ESP MERCEDES-BENZ SLC 2020 Owner's Manual

Remo
vingthe child res train tsyst em and deac -
ti vat ing thes pec ialseat beltretrac tor:
X Mak esurey ou obs ervethe child res train t
syst emman ufacturer'sins tal lation instruc-
ti on s.
X Pre ssther elease buttono fthe seat belt
buc kle,hold theb elt tong ue and guide it
bac ktow ards theb elt loop .
The spec ialseat beltretrac torisd eac tiva-
te d. Child
restrain tsystem
The useofseat beltsand child res train tsys-
te ms isreq uire dbylaw in:
R all 50 state s
R theU .S.t errito ries
R theD istri ct of Colum bia
R all Canad ianprovinces
You canobtain further inform ation about the
co rrec tc hild res train tsyst em from any auth or-
iz ed Mer cedes- BenzCenter. G
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NING
If th ec hild res train tsyst em isins talled
inc orrectlyo na suitable seat,itc anno tp ro-
te ct as intended. Thechild can notthe nb e
res train ed inthee vent ofan acc iden t,heav y
brak ingorsudde nchang es ofdire ction .
The reisan increas edrisko finjury, possibly
eve nfatal.
Mak esuret haty ou obs ervethe child
res train tsyst em man ufacturer'sins tal lation
ins truct ionsand then otes on use. Pleas e
en sur e,that theb ase ofthec hild res train t
syst emisalways resting comple tely on the
seat cushion .Never plac eobjec ts,e .g.c ush-
ion s,und eror behi ndthec hild res train tsys-
te m. Onlyuse child res train tsyst ems with
th eo rigin alco ver desi gned for them. Only
rep lace damag edcover sw ithg enuine cov-
ers . G
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NING
If th ec hild res train tsyst em isins talled
inc orrectlyo risn otsec ured ,itc an come
loos eint he eve ntofan acc iden t,heav y
brak ingoras udde nchang eind irection .The ch
ild res train tsyst em could bethrow n
about ,strik ing vehicleo ccup ant s.The reis
an increas edrisko finjury, possiblyeven
fat al.
Alw ays installchild res train tsyst ems prop-
erl y,eve nifthe ya renotb ein gu sed. Make
sur ethaty ou obs ervethe child res train tsys-
te mm anufac turer'sins tal lation instruct ions.
Fur ther inform ation onstowin gobjec ts,lug-
gage andloads securel ycan be foun dunder
“S towin goption s/stowage compar tments”
(Y page 226). G
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Child restrain tsyst ems ortheir sec urin gsys-
te ms whic hhaveb een damag edorsubj ec-
te dt oal oad inan acc iden tcan no longer
pro tect as intended. Thechild can notthe n
be res train ed inthee vent ofan acc iden t,
heav ybrak ing orsudde nchang es ofdire c-
ti on .The re isan increas edrisko finjury,
pos siblyevenf atal.
Replac echild res train tsyst ems whichhave
been damag edorsubj ectedt oal oad inan
acc iden tass oona spossible. Havethe
sec urin gsyst ems onthec hild res train tsys-
te mc hecked ataq ualif iedspec ialist work-
sho p,bef ore you installac hild res train tsys-
te ma gain .
The securin gsyst em ofchild res train tsyst ems
is thes eat belt system.
i If
you installac hild res train tsyst em on
th ef ront pass enger seat ,bes uret oo bserv e
th ei nstruct ionsand safetyn otes on the
"Oc cup ant Class ification Sys tem( OCS )"
(Y page 46).The reyou willalso findinfor-
mat ionondisab lingt he fron tp ass enger
fr on ta irbag.
All child res train tsyst ems mustmeetthe fol-
lowin gstand ards :
R U.S. Fed eral MotorVeh icleS afet yS tand ards
21 3a nd 225
R Canad ianMot orVeh icleS afet yS tand ards
21 3a nd 210.2
Con firmat ionthat thec hild res train tsyst em
co rrespo ndstot he stand ards canbefoun don
an instruct ion label onthec hild res train tsys- Child
reninthev ehicle
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tem.
Thisconfi rma tionc an also be fou ndin
the installatio ninstru ctio nstha tare incl uded
wi th the childres traint syste m.
Ob serve the warning labe lsin the vehiclei nte -
rio ra nd onthe childres traint syste m. Ch
ildr estrain tsystem onthe front-
pass engers eat
Ge neral notes If
yo ui nstal lac hild res traint syste mo nthe
fro nt-pa ssenge rseat,alwa ysobserve the
ins tructio nsand safety note sonthe "Occu -
pa nt Clas sific ati on Sys tem (OCS) "(Y pa ge 46) .
Yo uc an thu savoid the risks tha tcouldarise
as aresulto f:
R an inco rrectly cate gorized perso nint he
fro nt-pa ssenge rseat
R de acti vating thefrontpasse nge rfront air
ba gu nintenti onally
R the unsuitab lepo sitio ning ofthe child
res traint syste m, e.g.too closetothe dash-
bo ard
Rea rwa rd-fac ingc hild res train tsystem If
cir cum stances require yout os ecureac hild
in ar earw ard-fa cing childres traint syste mo n
the front-pa ssenge rseat,alwa ysma kesure
tha tthe frontpasse nge rfront airb ag isde acti -
va ted .Onlyi fthe PASSEN GERAIRBAG OFF
ind icator lamp islitc onti nuously(Y page 39),
is the frontpasse nge rfront airb ag deacti va-
ted .
Alw ayso bserve the childres traint syste m
ma nuf actu rer'sins tallatio na nd opera ting
ins tructio ns.
Fo rwa rd-fac ingc hild res train tsystem If
yo us ecureac hild inaf orwa rd-f acing child
res traint syste mo nthe front-pa ssenge rseat,
al wa ysmov ethe front-pa ssenge rseata sfar
ba ck aspossi ble. The entirebase ofthe child
res traint syste mm usta lway sr esto nt he seat
cus hion ofthe front-pa ssenge rseat.The back-
res tofthe childres traint syste mm ustlie as
fla ta sp ossibl ea gainst the backre stof the
fro nt-pa ssenge rseat.The childres traint sys-
tem mustnot touchthe rooforb es ubjected
to aloa db ythe head res traint. Adju stthe
ang leof the seat backre stand thehead res
traint positio na ccord ingly.A lway sm ake
su re tha tthe sho ulde rb elts tra pisc orr ectl y
rou ted fromt hefront-pa ssenge rseatb elt
gu idet ot he sho ulde rb eltg uide on the child
res traint syste m. Thes houlde rb elts tra pm ust
be rou ted forwa rdand down fromt hefront-
pa sse nge rseatb eltg uide .
Alw ayso bserve the childres traint syste m
ma nuf actu rer'sins tallatio na nd opera ting
ins tructio ns. Pe
ts inthe vehic le G
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If yo ul eave ani ma lsuns uperv ised oruns e-
cur edinthe vehicle, the ym aypre ssbuttons
or sw itch es,for ins tance .
In thi sw ay,a nima lsma y:
R acti vate veh iclee quipm ent and become
tra pped,for exa mpl e
R sw itch syste ms onoroff and thereb y
end angerothe rroa du sers
Fur thermo re,uns ecu red anima lsma ybe
flu ng arou nd insidet he veh iclei nt he eve nt
of an acc ident orabrupt ste ering orbra king
ma neu ver,and the reb yinju reveh icleo ccu -
pa nts. There isar isko faccident and injury.
Nev erleav ea nima lsuna ttend edinthe vehi-
cle .
Alw ayss ecurea nima lspro perly when driv-
ing ,for ins tance with as uita blep etcar rier. Dri
ving safety systems Ov
erv iewo fdriv ings afety systems
In thi ss ectio n,youw illf indi nform ation abou t
the followi ng drivin gs afety syste ms:
R ABS (Anti -lock Bra king Sys tem)
(Y page 57)
R BAS (Bra keAss istS ys tem) (Ypage 57)
R Activ eBrake Assi st(Y page 58)
R Ada ptive bra kelights (Ypage 60)
R ESP ®
(Ele ctroni cSta bility Pro gram)
(Y page 60) 56
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ivi ng safet ys ystemsSa fet y

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ph(7km/h) .Itu sesr ada rsensor technol-
ogy toasse ssthe traffic situation.
Up toas pee dofapp roxima tely155 mph
(250 km/h) ,Adap tive Brake Assist iscapa ble
of reacti ngtomoving objects thathave
al read ybeend etected assuch atlea stonce
over theperiodofobse rvatio n.
Up toas pee dofapp roxima tely44mph
(70 km/h) ,Adap tive Brake Assist reacts to
stationa ryobsta cles.
If Adap tiveBrake Assist demandsparti cularly
high braki ngforce, preventative passenger
protectio nmeasures (PRE-SAFE ®
)a re activa -
ted simu ltaneo usly(Ypag e53).
X Keep thebrake pedaldep resse duntil the
emerg encybrakingsitua tionisover.
ABS preve ntsthe whe elsfrom locking.
The brake swillw ork normal lyaga inif:
R you release thebrake pedal
R there isno longe rany dange rofac ollision
R no obsta cleisdetected infront ofyou rvehi -
cle
Adap tiveBrake Assist isthen deactivated .
Important safetynotes G
WARNING
Adap tiveBrake Assist cannot alwa ysclea rly
ide ntify objects andcompl extraffic situa-
tions.
In such cases ,Adap tive Brake Assist can:
R intervene unnecessarily
R not intervene
There isar isk ofan accid ent.
Alwa yspay carefu lattention tothe traffic
situa tionandberead ytob rake .Termi nate
the interventio nina non-critical drivingsit-
ua tion. G
WARNING
Adap tiveBrake Assist doesnotreact:
R to peop leor anima ls
R to oncoming vehicles
R to crossi ngtraffic
R whe ncornering As
aresu lt,the Adap tiveBrake Assist may
not intervene inallc ritica lconditio ns.There
is ar isk ofan accid ent.
Alwa yspay carefu lattention tothe traffic
situa tionandberead ytob rake .
Alwa ysada ptyou rspee dtos uitt he preva il-
ing road andtraffic conditio ns.
Due tothe nature ofthe system, particularly
compl icated butnon-critical drivingconditio ns
may also cau seAdap tiveBrake Assist tointer-
vene.
If Adap tiveBrake Assist isnot available due to
am alfunction inthe rada rsensor system, the
brake system remai nsava ilable with fullbrake
boos tingeffect andBAS. Adaptive
brakelights
i Obse
rvethe "Imp ortant safetynotes" sec-
tion (Ypag e57).
If you brake sharplyfrom aspee dofm ore than
50 km/h orifbraki ngisassi sted byBAS or
Brake Assist withCross-Traffi cAssist, the
brake lamps flash rapi dly.Int his way,traffic
travel ingbehi ndyou iswa rned inan even
more noticea blemanner.
If you brake sharplyfrom aspee dofm ore than
70 km/h toas tandsti ll,the haza rdwa rning
la mps areactiva tedautomatica lly.Ift he
brake sareapp lieda gain, the brake lamps light
up continuou sly.The haza rdwa rning lamps
swi tch offautomatica llyifyou travel faster
than 10km/h. Youcanalso swi tch offthe
haza rdwa rning lamps using the haza rdwa rn-
ing button (Ypag e99). ESP
®
(E lec tronic StabilityProgram)
Gene ralnote s i
Obse
rvethe "Imp ortant safetynotes" sec-
tion (Ypag e57).
ESP ®
monitors drivingstabi lityand traction,
i.e. pow ertransmis sionbetwe enthe tires and
the road surface.
If ESP ®
detects thatthevehi cleisdevi ating
from thedirection desiredbythe drive r,one or
more wheelsare brake dtos tabi lize thevehi -
cle. The engine outputisa lsom odified tokeep 60
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the
vehicleo nthe desired course withi np hysi-
cal limi ts. ESP ®
as sists the driver when pulling
aw ay on wetorslipper yroads.E SP ®
can also
sta bilize the vehicled uringb raking .
ETS (Electro nicT rac tionS ystem) i
Ob
serve the "Impo rtantsafety note s"sec-
tio n(Ypa ge 57).
ETS tractio ncontro lisp arto fESP ®
.
ETS brakes thedrive wheelsind ividu ally ifthe y
sp in. Thisenables yout op ulla wa ya nd acc el-
era teon slip pe ry surfa ces ,for exa mpl eifthe
roa dsurface isslip pe ry on one side .Ina ddi-
tio n,mor edrive torq ueistra nsfe rredtothe
wh eelo rw heelsw itht ractio n.
ETS remains acti vewhen youd eacti vate ESP ®
.
Impo rtant safety notes G
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If ESP ®
is ma lfunctio ningitwi llnot provide
any vehicles tabilizati on. Thereisan
incr easedr isko fskidd ing orofan acc ident.
Exerc isec autio nw henc onti nuing todrive.
Hav eESP®
che cked ataq ualifi ed speci alist
wo rksh op.
Wh entow ingthe vehiclew itht he rea raxle
ra ised ,observe the note sonE SP®
(Y page 265 ).
If the 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lamp lights up
conti nuously,t he nE SP®
is de acti vated .
If the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp and the00BB
ESP ®
OFF warning lamp arel itconti nuously,
ESP ®
is not availabl ed uetoam alfu nctio n.
Ob serve the inform ation on warning lamps
(Y page 212 )and disp laym essage sw hich
ma ybeshown inthe instrument cluste r
(Y page 184 ).
i Onl
yusewheelswith the reco mme nded
tire sizes .Onlyt henw illE SP ®
functio nprop-
erl y. Ch
arac teristics ofESP® Ge
neral info rmatio n
If the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp goes out
be for eb eginning thejourney ,ESP ®
is au to-
ma tica llya ctive.
If ESP ®
inte rvenes ,the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning
la mp flashe sint he instrument cluste r.
If ESP ®
inte rvenes :
X Do not deacti vate ESP ®
und erany circum -
sta nces .
X Onl ydepress the accelera tor pedalasf ar as
nece ssarywh en pulling away.
X Ada ptyour drivin gs tyle to suitthe prevailing
roa dand weath ercond itions .
EC Os tart/ stopfuncti on
The ECO start/sto pfunctio nswitch esthe
eng ineoffautoma ticallyw hent he veh icle
stop smoving .The engin estarts automa tically
wh en the driver wants topullaw ay again.
ESP ®
rem ains inits pre viouslyse lected status ,
e.g .ifE SP ®
wa sd eacti vated befor ethe eng ine
wa sa utoma ticallys witch edoff.
De activ atin g/activ atin gESP®
(e xc ept
Me rce des -AMG SLC4 3) Impo
rtant safety notes
i Ob
serve the "Impo rtantsafety note s"sec-
tio n(Ypa ge 57) .
Yo uc an select betwe enthe followi ng states of
ESP ®
:
R ESP ®
is acti vated
R ESP ®
is de acti vated G
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If yo ud eacti vate ESP ®
,E SP ®
no longe rsta-
bi lizes thevehicle. There isan incr easedr isk
of ski dding and anacc ident.
Onl ydeacti vate ESP ®
in the situa tions
de scri bedint he followi ng.
It ma ybeb esttod eacti vate ESP ®
in the fol-
lo wi ng situa tions:
R wh en using snowchains
R in de ep sno w
R on sand orgra vel Dr
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Spi
nning thewheel sresults inac utti ngacti on
wh ich provides bette rgrip.
i Activa
teESP ®
as soo nasthe situ ations
des crib edabove nolonger apply. ESP ®
wi ll
othe rwisenot beableto stab ilize the vehicle
if the vehicles tartsto skid oraw heelstar ts
to spi n.
! Avoi
dspinning thedriven wheel sfor an
extend edper iodw ithE SP®
dea ctiva ted.You
cou ldothe rwisedamag ethe drivetra in.
De acti vatin g/acti vatin gESP® X
To deac tivate :pre ssbutton 0043.
The 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lamp inthe
instru ment cluster lights up.
X To acti vate :pre ssbutton 0043.
The 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lamp inthe
instru ment cluster goesout.
Chara cteristi cswhe nESP®
is deac tiva-
ted
If ESP ®
is dea ctiva tedand one ormore wheel s
star ttos pin, the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp in
the instru ment cluster flashe s.In such situ a-
tions ,ESP ®
wi llnot stab ilize the vehicle.
If yo ud eactiva teESP ®
:
R ESP ®
no longer improve sdriving stability
R engi netorqu eisn olon ger limite dand the
dri ve wheel sareableto spi n
R tracti oncontrol isstil lacti vate d
R Active BrakeAssistisno longer availab le;
nor isitacti vate difyou bra kefirm lywith
as sis tance fromESP® R
PR E-SAFE ®
is no longer availab le,n or isit
acti vate difyou bra kefirm lyand ESP®
inter -
vene s
R ESP ®
stil lprovid es suppo rtwh en youb rake
firm ly
De acti vatin g/acti vatin gESP®
(e xc ept
Merc edes-AMG SLC4 3) Impo
rtant safetynotes
i Obs
erve the"Important safety notes "sec-
tion (Ypage 57).
You canselect betw eenthefollowi ng state sof
ESP ®
:
R ESP ®
is acti vate d
R SPOR Thandling mod eisa ctivate d
R ESP ®
is dea ctiva ted. G
WARNI
NG
Whe nSPOR Thandling mod eisa ctivate d,
there isag reate rrisko fskid ding and acci-
dents .
Only activate SPOR Thandling mod eint he
situ ations describ edinthe followi ng. G
WARNI
NG
If yo ud eactiva teESP ®
,E SP ®
no longer sta-
bi lizes thevehicle. The reisan incre ased risk
of skid ding and anacci dent.
Only deactiva teESP ®
in the situations
des crib edinthe followi ng.
In the followi ng situ ations, itmay bebette rto
acti vate SPOR Thandling mod eordeactiva te
ESP ®
:
R wh en using snow chains
R in dee psnow
R on sand orgra vel
R on spe ciallyd esignate droads when the
veh icle's owno verstee ringandunderste er-
ing characte ristics aredesired
Spi nning thewheel sresu ltsinac utti ngacti on
wh ich provides bette rgrip.
Drivi nginSPOR Thandling mod eorwithou t
ESP ®
req uires anextrem elyq ualifi ed and
expe rienced driver. 62
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Activa
teESP ®
as soo nasthe situa tions
de scri beda bove no longe rapply.E SP ®
wi ll
othe rwisenot beableto sta bilize the vehicle
if the vehicles tarts toski do raw heelsta rts
to spi n.
! Avoi
dspinning thedriven wheelsfor an
exte ndedperiodw ithE SP®
de acti vated .You
cou ldothe rwisedama gethe drivetra in.
De acti vati ng/ac tivatin gESP® X
To acti vate SPORThand ling mode :bri efly
pre ssbutton 0043.
The 0074 SPORThandling mod ewarning
la mp inthe instrum entcluster lights up.The
SPO RTHandling Mode SPO
RTHandling Modemes sage appe arsi n
the multifu nctio ndispl ay .
X To
deac tivate SPO RThand ling mode :
bri eflyp ress button 0043.
The 0074 SPORThandling mod ewarning
la mp inthe instrum entcluster goesout.
X To deac tivate ESP®
:pre ssbutton 0043unti l
the 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lamp lights up
in the instrum entcluster .
The 00E5 OFF OFF
message appe arsi nt he mu lti-
fu nctio ndispl ay .
X To acti vate ESP®
:bri eflyp ress button 0043.
The 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lamp inthe
ins trum entcluster goesout.T he 00E5 ESP®
ON ON
mes sage appe arsi nt he mu ltifu nctio n
di spl ay.
Cha racte risticso facti vate dSPORT han-
dli ng mode
If SPOR Thandling mod eisa ctivated and one
or more wheelssta rtto spi n,the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp inthe instrum entcluster flashe s.
ESP ®
onl ystabilizes thevehiclet oal imite d
de gre e. Whe
nSPOR Thandling mod eisa ctivated :
R ESP ®
onl yimp rove sdriving stability to a
li mite ddegree
R trac tionc ontro liss till acti vated
R eng inetorq ueisno longe rlim ite da nd the
dri ve wheelsarea blet os pin
R ESP ®
sti llpro vides supp ort when youb rake
fir mly
Cha racte risticsw henE SP®
is deac tiva-
ted
If ESP ®
is de acti vated and one ormore wheels
sta rtto spi n,the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp in
the instrum entcluster flashe s.In such situa -
tio ns, ESP ®
wi llnot stabilize the vehicle.
If yo ud eacti vate ESP ®
:
R ESP ®
no longe rimp rove sdriving stability
R eng inetorq ueisno longe rlim ite da nd the
dri ve wheelsarea blet os pin
R trac tionc ontro liss till acti vated
R Active BrakeAssi stisno longe ravailab le;
nor isitacti vated ifyo ub rake firmly with
as sista nce from ESP®
R PR E-SAFE ®
is no longe ravailab le,nor isit
acti vated ifyo ub rake firmly and ESP®
inte r-
vene s
R ESP ®
sti llpro vides supp ort when youb rake
fir mly EBD
(electro nicb rake force distrib u-
tio n)
Ge neral info rmatio n EBD
moni torsandcontro lsthe brakepre ssu re
on the rearwheelst oimp rove driving stability
wh ileb raking .
Impo rtant safetynotes i
Obs
ervethe "Impo rtant safety notes "sec-
tio nfor driving safety system s(Ypa ge57). G
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If EBD isma lfunctio ning,the rea rwheelsc an
lo ck, e.g.und er fullbra king .Thisi ncr eases
the risko fskidd ing and anacci dent.
Yo us houldt her eforeadapty ou rd riving
sty leto the differ ent handl ing characteri s- Dri
ving safe tysys tems
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ofthe front sidewindows duringtheclos-
ing process, theside window opensagain
automatically. Duringthemanual closingproc-
ess, theside window onlyopens againauto-
matically afterthecorrespon dingswitch is
released. However, theautomatic reversing
feature isonly anaid and does notrelieve you
of the responsibility ofpaying attentionwhen
closing aside window. G
WARNING
The reversing featuredoesnotrespond:
R to soft, lightandthin object s,e.g. fingers
R over thelast 1/6 in(4 mm) ofthe closing
movement
R while adjusting
R when closing theside window againman-
ually immediately afterautomatic revers-
ing
This means thatthereversing featurecan-
not prevent someone beingtrapped inthese
situations. Thereisar isk ofinjury.
Make surethatnobody parts areinclose
proximity duringtheclosing procedure. If
someone becomestrapped,pressthe
switch toopen theside window again. Opening
andclosi ngthe side win-
dows inthe front
The switches forthe front sidewindows are
located onthe driver's door.There isalso a
switch forthe front -passenger sidewindow on
the front -passenger door.
The switches onthe driver's doortakeprece-
dence. 0043
Left
0044 Right
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0047or0048 in
the ignition lock.
X To open manua lly:press andhold thecor-
responding switch.
X To open fully: press theswitch beyond the
pressure pointandrelease it.
Automat icoperation isstart ed.
X To close manua lly:pull thecorrespon ding
switch andhold it.
X To close fully:pulltheswitch beyond the
pressure pointandrelease it.
Automat icoperation isstart ed.
X To interr uptautom aticoperat ion:press
or pull thecorrespon dingswitch again.
You cancont inue tooperate theside windows
after youswitch offthe engine. Thisfunct ionis
availa bleforuptofive minutes oruntil the
driver's orfront -passenger doorisopened. Opening
andclosin gallside win-
dows
Using theswitch onthe center con-
sole G
WARNING
While opening theside windows, bodyparts
in the closing areacould become trapped.
There isar isk ofinjury.
Make surethatnobody parts areinclose
proximity duringtheclosing procedure. If
somebody becomestrapped,releasethe
switch orpress theswitch downtoopen the
side window again. 76
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You
canusetheswitc honthe cen tercon sole
to close allside windows simultaneously.
X Open thecoverinthe lower centercon sole.
The switc hfor all side windows isunder the
cov er. X
To open allside windows: pressbutton0043
to the point ofresist ance.
X To open allside windows fully:press
switc h0043 beyond thepoint ofresist ance.
X To close allside windows: pullswitc h0043.
All side windows begintheclosin gproc e-
dure simult aneously. Therear side windows
close afterthe fron tside windows.
If, afte ropenin gthe windows, youclose one
side window usingtheswitc hint he door con-
tr ol panel:
R the fron tside window closesfirs ta nd
R the nthe cor respon dingrearside window
close s.
Convenience closingwithKEYLESS-GO G
WARN
ING
When usingtheconvenienc eclosin gfeat ure,
part softhe body could betrapped inthe
closin garea when aside window isbeing
close d.There isar isk ofinjury.
Obser vethe com plete closin gproc edure
when theconvenienc eclosin gfeat ure is
operat ing.Make surethatnobody partsare
in close proximityduring theclosin gproc e-
dure. Proc
eedasfollows ifsomeo neistrapped:
X Release therecessed sensorsurfac eonthe
door handle.
X Imm ediately pulland hold thedoor handle
and keep thedoor handle pulled.
The side windows open.
With KEYLE SS-GO youcan close allside win-
dows simult aneously. TheKEYLE SS-GO key
must beoutsid ethe vehic le.All the doors
must beclose d. X
Touch recessed sensorsurfac e0043 onthe
door handle untilthe side windows arefully
close d.
i Make
sureyouonly touchrecessed sensor
surfac e0043.
X To inter rupt convenience closing:release
rec essed sensorsurfac e0043 onthe door
handle. Reset
tingthes ide windows
If as ide window cannolonge rbec lose dfully,
you must reset it.
X Close allthe doors .
X Turn theSmar tKey toposit ion0047or0048 in
the ignit ionlock .
X Pull thecorrespon dingswitc honthe door
con trol panel untilthe side window iscom -
pletely closed(Ypage 76).
X Hold theswitc hfor an addition alseco nd.
If the side window opensagainslightly:
X Imm ediately pullthecorrespon dingswitc h
on the door control panel untilthe side win-
dow iscom pletely closed(Ypage 76).
X Hold theswitc hfor an addition alseco nd.
If the respec tives ide window remains
close dafterthe butt onisreleased, thenit Side
windows
77Openingandclosing Z

has
been setcorrect ly.Ifthis isnot the
case, repeat thesteps above. Problems
withtheside window s G
WARNING
If you close aside window againimmediately afterithas been blocked, theside window closes
with increased ormaximum force.Thereversing functionisthen notactive. Partsofthe body
could betrapped inthe closing areainthe process. Thisposes anincreased riskofinjury or
even fatalinjury.
Make surethatnoparts ofthe body areinthe closing area.Tostop theclosing process,
release theswitch orpush theswitch againtoreopen theside window. Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions As
ide window cannot
be closed because itis
blocked byobject s,e.g.
leaves inthe window
guide. X
Remove theobject s.
X Close theside window. As
ide window cannot
be closed andyoucan-
not see thecause. If
as ide window isobstructed duringclosing andreopens again
slightly:
X Immediately afterthewindow blocks,pullthecorresponding
switch againuntiltheside window hasclosed.
The side window isclosed withincreased force.
If as ide window isobstructed againduring closing andreopens
again slightly:
X Immediately afterthewindow blocks,pullthecorresponding
switch againuntiltheside window hasclosed.
The side window isclosed without theautomatic reversingfunc-
tion. The
side windows can-
not beopened orclosed
using theconven ience
opening/closing fea-
ture. The
SmartKey batteryisdischarged ornearly discharged.
X Check theSmartKey battery(Ypage 69)and replace itifneces-
sary (Ypage 69). Roof
Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
If you donot fully open/close thesoft top,
the soft- tophydrau licsdepressurize aftera
short time.Thiscauses thesoft toptolower
unexpectedly andmay cause youorothers
to be trapped. Thereisar isk ofinjury. Always
openorclose thesoft topcom-
pletely. G
WARNING
Closing theroof manually isac omplicated
and techn ically demanding procedure,which
requires alot ofstrengt h.You orothers can
become trapped. Thereisar isk ofinjury. 78
RoofOpening
andclosing

or
R you press theStart /Stopbutton onceon
vehicles withKEYLE SS-GO
When youclose thedriver's doorwiththeigni-
tion switched on,the steering wheelisalso
automatically movedtothe previously set
position.
The lastposition ofthe steering columnis
stored whenyouswitch offthe ignition or
when youstore thesettingwith thememory
funct ion(Ypage 95).
Crash- responsive EASY-EXIT featur e If
the crash-r esponsive EASY-EXI Tfeature is
triggered inan accident ,the steering column
will move upwards whenthedriver's dooris
opened. Thisoccurs irrespect iveofthe posi-
tion ofthe Smart Keyinthe ignition lock.This
makes iteasier toexit thevehicle andrescue
the occupant s.
The crash-r esponsive EASY-EXI Tfeature isonly
operational ifthe EAS Y-EXI T/ENTRY featureis
activated inthe on-board computer
(Y page 179). Mirr
ors Inside
rearview mirror X
Anti-glare mode:flickanti-glare lever0043
forwards orback. Exterior
mirrors
Adjust ingthe exterior mirrors G
WARNING
You could losecontrolofyour vehicle ifyou
do the following whiledriving:
R adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint ,
steering wheelormirrors
R fasten theseat belt
There isar isk ofan accident .
Adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint ,
steering wheelandmirror andfasten your
seat beltbefore startingthe engine. G
WARNING
The exter iormirror onthe front -passenger
side reduces thesize ofthe image. Visible
object sareactually closerthantheyappear.
This means thatyoucould misjudge thedis-
tanc efrom road users traveling behind,e.g.
when changing lane.There isar isk ofan
accident .
For this reason, alwaysmake sure ofthe
actual distance fromtheroad users traveling
behind byglancing overyour shoulder. X
Make surethattheSmart Keyisin position
0047 or0048 inthe ignition lock.
X Press button 0043for the left exter iormirror
or button 0044for the right exteriormirror.
The indicator lampinthe correspon dingbut-
ton lights upinred.
The indicator lampgoesoutagain after
some time.Youcanadjust theselected 92
Mirr
orsSeats, steering wheelandmirrors