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WARNING Risk of accident du eto
object sinthe driver's foot we ll
Object sinthe driver's foot we ll ma yimp ede
pedal tr avel or bloc kadepressed pedal.
This jeopardizes theo perating and road
saf etyoft hevehicle. #
Stow all object sinthevehicle securely
so that they canno tget intot he driver's
fo ot we ll. #
Alwaysi ns tallth ef loor mats securely
and as prescribed in order toensure
th at ther eisa lway ss ufficient room for
th ep edals. #
Do no tuse loose floor mats and do not
place floor mats on topofo ne ano ther. *
NO
TEBatter ydisch arging from using
device sconnec tedtot he diagnostics
connection Using devices at
thed iagnostics connection
drains theb atter y. #
Chec kthe charge leve loft he batter y. #
Ifth ec har geleve lisl ow,char getheb at‐
te ry,e .g. bydriving aconsiderable dis‐
ta nce. Connecting equipment
tothed iagnostics connec‐
tion can lead toemissions monitoring information
being reset, fore xamp le. This ma ylead tothe
ve hicle failing tomee tthe requ irements of the
next emissions inspection du ring them ain
inspection. Note
sonc hanges tothee ngine output
Output inc reases can:
R chang ethe emission values.
R lead tomalfunctions.
R result in consequential damage.
The operating saf etyoft he engine is no tguaran‐
te ed in all situations.
An ytampering wit hthe engine management in
order toinc rease thee ngine output will lead to
th el oss of theN ew Vehicle Limited Warrant yand
ot her warrant yentitlements.
If yo us ellthev ehicle, infor mthe buyer of any
alterations tothev ehicle's engine output. If you
do no tinfor mthe buyer ,this ma yconstitut ea
punishable of fense under nationa llegis lation. Qualifie
dspeciali stwo rkshop
Aq ualified specialis tworks hop has then ecessary
special skills, tools and qualification stocorrectly
car ryout an ynecessar yworkony ourvehicle.
This particular lyapplies tosaf ety-re leva nt wo rks.
Alw aysh ave thef ollowing workon thev ehicle
car ried out at aqualified specialis tworks hop:
R safety-re leva nt wo rks
R service and maintenance work
R repair work
R modifications as well as ins tallation sand con‐
ve rsions
R workon electronic component parts
Mercedes-Benz recommends that youu se an
authorize dMercedes-Ben zCenter fort his pur‐
pose. Ve
hicl eregistration
Mercedes-Ben zmayask its service cen terto
car ryout tech nica linspections on cer tain vehi‐
cles. The quality or saf etyoft hevehicle is
impr ovedasar esult of thei nspection.
Mercedes-Benz can onl yinfor myou aboutv ehicle
ch ecks if it Mercedes-Benz has your registration
data.
In thef ollowing cases your vehicle ma ynotbe
re gis tere dtoy ouyet:
R Youd id no tpurch ase your vehicle at an
authorized specialis tdealer.
R Your vehicle has no tyet been inspected at an
au thorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
It is advisable toregis tery our vehicle wit han
authorized Mercedes-BenzC enter.
Infor mMercedes-Benzass oon as possible about
an yc hang eina ddress or vehicle ownership.
Yo uc an do this, fore xamp le, at an authorized
Mercedes-Ben zCenter. Cor
rect use of thev ehicle
If yo ur emo ve wa rning sticke rs,o ther sm ayfailto
re cognize thed angers. Lea ve warning sticke rs in
position.
Obser vethef ollowing information in particular
when operating thev ehicle:
R Safetyn otes in these Operating Instructions
R Tech nica ldataf or thev ehicle General no
tes23

R
Traf ficr ules and regulations
R Laws per tainin gtom otorvehicles and saf ety
st andards Multi Purpose
Vehicle &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoahigh
cen terofg ravity
As aresult of theh igh center of gr avity the
ve hicle can skid or rollo verint heeve nt of
ab rupt steering mo vements and/or inapp ro‐
priat espeed. #
Adaptthe speed and thed riving styleto
th ed riving characteristic softhevehicle
as well as thep reva iling road and
we ather conditions. Utilit
yvehicles ha veas ignificantl yhighe rrollo ver
ra te than other types of vehicles.
If th is vehicle is no toperated in asafem anner it
could result in an accident, rollo verasw ell asto
se vere or fata linjuries.
In ar ollo verc rash, an unbel tedp erson is signifi‐
cantly mor elikel ytod iethan ap erson wearing a
seat belt.
Yo ua nd all vehicle occupants should alw aysw ear
as eat belt. Information on problem
swithy our vehicle
If yo us houl dexpe rience aproblem wit hyour
ve hicle, particularly one that youb elie vemay
af fect its saf eoperation, weurge youtoc ontact
an au thorized Mercedes-Benz Center immediately
to have thep roblem diagnosed and rectified.
If th ep roblem is no tresolved to your satisfaction,
please con tact an au thorized Mercedes-Benz
Center again or writ etoone ofthef ollowing
addresses.
In theU SA:
Daimler VANS US A,LLC
Cus tomer Assis tance Center
One Mercedes-Benz Drive
Sand ySprings, GA 30328
In Canada:
Mercedes-Benz Canada, Inc.
Cu stomer Relation sDepartment
98 Vande rhoof Avenue
To ronto, Ontario M4G 4C9 Re
porting saf etyd efects
US Ao nly:
The following text is published as required of
manufacturer sunder Title 49, Code of U.S. Fed‐
eral Regulations, Part57 5p ursuant tothe
"National Traf fica nd Mo torV ehicle Saf etyA ct of
19 66".
If yo ub elie vethat your vehicle has adefect which
could cause acrash or could cause injur yor
death, yous houl dimmediatel yinfor mthe
Na tional Highw ayTraf ficS afet yA dmini stra tion
(NHT SA)ina ddition tonotifying Daimle rVANS
US A,LLC.
If NHT SAreceives simila rcomplaints, it ma yopen
an in vestigation ,and if it finds that as afety
defect exists in agroup ofvehicles, it ma yorder a
re cal land remedy campaign. Ho wever,NHT SA
canno tbecome in volved in indi vidual problems
between you, your dealer ,orDaimler VANS US A,
LLC.
To contact NHT SA,you ma ycall theV ehicle
Saf etyH otline toll-f reeat1 -888-327-4236
(TT Y:1-800-424-9 153);gotoh ttp://
www.safercar.gov, or writ etoAdministra to r,
NHT SA,400 Se venthS treet, SW.,Wa shington,
DC 20590, US A.
Yo uc an find mor einformation on vehicle saf ety
unde r:http://www.safercar.gov Limited
Warranty
* NO
TEDama getothev ehicle arising from
violation of these operating instructions. Damag
etothevehicle can arise from viola‐
tion of these operating instructions.
Suc hdamag eisnotcoveredbye itherthe
Limited Warrant yort he ne woru sed-vehicle
wa rrant y. #
Obser vethei nstruction sinthese oper‐
ating instructions on proper operation
of your vehicle as well as rega rding pos‐
sible vehicle damage. QR codes
forr escue card
The QR code sticke rs area ffixed totheB -pillar on
th ed rive r's and front-passen gers ide .Int heeve nt
of an accident, emergency service scan us ethe
QR code toquickl ydetermine thec orresponding
re scue car dfor your vehicle. The cur rent rescue 24
Generaln otes

Re
stra int sy stem Pr
otection byther estraint sy stem The
restra int sy stem includes thef ollowing com‐
ponents:
R Seat belt sy stem
R Airbags
R Child restra int sy stem
R Child seat securing sy stems
The restra int sy stem can help pr eventthev ehicle
occupants from coming int ocontact wit hparts of
th ev ehicle interior in thee vent of an accident. In
th ee vent of an accident, ther estraint sy stem can
also reduce thef orces towhic hthe vehicle occu‐
pants ar esubjected.
As eat belt can onl yprovide theb estleve lofp ro‐
te ction if it is worncor rectly .Depending on the
de tected accident situation, Emer gency Tension‐
ing Device sand/or airbags supplement thep ro‐
te ction of fere dbyac orrectl yw orns eat belt.
Emer gency Tensioning Device sand/or airbags
ar en otdepl oyed in everya ccident.
Ve hicles wit hafront passenger benc hseat :the
Emergenc yTensioning Devic eonthe front
passenger seat is triggered whe ther or no tthe
seat belt tongu eise ngaged in thes eat belt
buckle.
If th ev ehicle does no thavead rive r'sa irbag ,the
seat belt sy stem does no tinclude an Emer gency
Te nsioning Device or aseatb eltf orce limiter.
In order fort he restra int sy stem toprov ide the
intended le velofp rotection ,eachv ehicle occu‐
pant mus tobser vethef ollowing information:
R Fasten seat belts cor rectl y.
R Sit in an almos tupright seat position wi th
th eir bac kagains tthe seat backrest.
R Sit wit htheir feet resting on thef loor ,ifp ossi‐
ble.
R Alwayss ecur epersons under 5ft(1.50 m)
ta ll in an additional restra int sy stem suitable
fo rt his vehicle.
Ho wever,no sy stem available toda yc an com‐
ple tely eliminat einjuries and fata lities in every
acciden tsituation. In particular ,the seat belt and
airbag general lydo no tprotect agains tobjects
penetrating thev ehicle from theo utside. It is also
no tp ossible tocomple tely rule out ther isk of
injur ycaused bythea irbag deploying. Limited pr
otection from ther estraint sy stem &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hfrom
modifications tother estraint sy stem
The restra int sy stem can no longer function
cor rectly af tera lterations ha vebeen made.
The restra int sy stem ma ythen no tprotect the
ve hicle occupants as intended byfailing in an
accident or triggering unexpec tedly ,for exam‐
ple #
Nevera lter thep arts of ther estraint
sy stem. #
Nevertamper wit hthe wiring or any
electronic component parts or their
software. If it is necessar
ytoadjustthe vehicle toaccom‐
modat eaperson wit hdisabilities, con tact an
au thorized Mercedes-Benz Center ford etails.
US Ao nly: con tact ou rCustomer Assis tance Cen‐
te rat1 ‑877 ‑762‑826 7for de tails. Re
stra int sy stem functionality When
thei gnition is switched on, aself-tes tis
per form ed, during whic hthe 0075 restra int sys‐
te mw arning lam plight sup. It goes out no later
th an afew second safter thev ehicle is star ted.
The components of ther estraint sy stem ar ethen
functional. Malfunctioning
restra int sy stem Am
alfunction has occur redint herestra int sys‐
te mi f:
R The 0075 restra int sy stem warning lam pdoes
no tlight up when thei gnition is switched on
R The 0075 restra int sy stem warning lamp
light supc ontinuousl yorrepeatedly during a
journey &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tomalfunc‐
tions in ther estraint sy stem
If th er estraint sy stem is malfunctioning,
re stra int sy stem components ma ybetrig‐
ge redu nintentionall yormaynotd eplo yas
intended during an accident. This ma yaffect
th eE mer gency Tensioning Device sorairbags,
fo re xamp le. 28
Occupant saf ety

#
Have ther estraint sy stem checkeda nd
re paired immediatel yataqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop. Fu
nction of ther estraint sy stem in an acci‐
dent Ho
wt he restra int sy stem worksisd etermined by
th es eve rity of thei mp act de tected and thet ype
of accident anticipated:
R Frontal impact
R Rear impact
R Side impact
R Rollover
The activation thre sholds fort he components of
th er estraint sy stem ar edetermined based on the
ev aluatio nofthe sensor values measured at vari‐
ous points in thev ehicle. This process is pre-
em ptiveinn ature. The triggering/deployment of
th ec omponents of ther estraint sy stem must
ta ke place in good time at thes tart of thec olli‐
sion.
Fa ctor swhich can only be see nand measured
af te rac ollision has occur reddon otpla yad eci‐
siv erole in thed eployment of an airbag. Nordo
th ey prov ide an indication of airbag deployment.
The vehicle ma ybedeformed significantl ywith‐
out an airbag being deplo yed. This is thec ase if
onl yparts whic hare re latively easil ydeformed
ar ea ffected and ther ateofv ehicle deceleration
is no thigh. Con versely ,ana irbag ma ybe
deplo yede vent hough thev ehicle suf fers only
minor deformation. If very rigid vehicle parts such
as longitudinal member sarehit, fore xamp le,this
ma yresult in suf ficiently hig hleve ls of vehicle
deceleration.
The components of ther estraint sy stem can
be activated or deplo yedi ndependentl yof
eac hother: Component De
tected deploy‐
men tsituation
Emer gency Tensioning
Devices Fr
ontal impact, rear
impact ,side impact 1)
,
ro llo ver
Driver' sairbag, front
passenger front air‐
bag Fr
ontal impact Component De
tected deploy‐
men tsituation
Side airbag Side impact
Wi ndo wcurtain airbag Side impact ,rollo ver,
frontal impact 1)
Only if thev ehicle is equipped wit haside air‐
bag or windo wcurtain airbag. &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsf romh otair bag
components
The air bag parts ar ehotafte rana ir bag has
been depl oyed. #
Do no ttouc hthe air bag parts. #
Have ad eplo yeda ir bag replaced at a
qu alified specialis tworks hop as soon as
possible. Fo
ry our saf etya nd that of your passengers, it is
re commended that youh ave thev ehicle towe dto
aq ualified specialis tworks hop af terana ccident.
Ta ke this int oaccount ,particular lyif an Emer‐
ge ncy Tensioning Device is trig geredorana irbag
deplo yed.
If th eE mer gency Tensioning Device saretrig‐
ge redorana irbag is deplo yed, youw ill hear a
bang ,and asmal lamoun tofpowder ma yalso be
re leased:
R The bang will no tgenerall yaffect your hear‐
ing.
R Ingeneral ,the powder released is no thazard‐
ous tohealt hbut ma ycause short-term
breathing dif ficulties topersons suf fering
from as thma or other pulmonar yconditions.
Pr ov ided it is saf etodoso, leavethev ehicle
immediatel yoropenthew indo wino rder to
pr eve nt brea thing dif ficulties.
Airbags and pyrotech nic Emergency Tensioning
Device scontai nperch lorat ematerial, whic hmay
re qu ires pecial handlin gorenvironmental pr otec‐
tion measures. National guideline sregarding
wa sted isposal mus tbeobserved. In California,
see http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/HazardousWas te/
Pe rchlorate/index.cfm. Occupant saf
ety29

Seat belts
Pr
otection pr ovided bythes eat belt Alw
aysf asteny our seat belt cor rectl yb efore
st artin gajourney .As eatb eltc an only pr ovide
th eb estlev el of pr otection if it is worncor rectl y. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
incor rectl yfastened seat belt
If th es eat belt is no twornc orrectly ,itc annot
per form its intended pr otectiv efunction.
In addition, an incor rectly fastened seat belt
can also cause injuries, fore xamp le, inthe
eve nt of an accident or when braking or
ch anging direction sudden ly.#
Alwayse nsur ethat all vehicle occupants
ha ve their seat belts fastened cor rectly
and ar esitting prope rly. Alw
ayso bser vethei nstruction sabout thec orrect
driver's sea tpositio nand adjusting thes eats
(/ page59).
In order fort he cor rectly wornseat belt topro‐
vide thei ntended le velofp rotection ,eachv ehicle
occupant mus tobser vethef ollowing information:
R The seat belt mus tnotbe twis teda nd mus tfit
tightl yand snu glya cross theb ody.
R The seat belt mus tberouted across thec en‐
te roft he shoulder and as lo wdowna cross
th eh ips as possible.
R The shoulder section of thes eat belt should
no ttouc hyour nec knorbe routed unde ryour
ar morb ehindyour bac k.
R Avoid wearing bulk ycloth ing, e.g. awinter
coat.
R Push thel ap belt down as farasp ossible
across your hips and pull tight wit hthe shoul‐
der section of theb elt. Ne verrout ethe lap
belt across your abdomen.
Pregnant women mus talso take particular
car ew itht his.
R Neverrout ethe seat belt across sharp, poin‐
te d, abrasiv eorfragile objects.
R Onlyone person ma yuse eac hseat belt at
an yo ne time. Infants and children mus tnever
tr ave lsitting on thel ap of avehicle occupant.
R Nevers ecur eobjects wit haseat belt if the
seat belt is being used byone of thev ehicle's
occupants. Alw ayso bser vethei nstructions
fo rl oading thev ehicle when securing objects,
luggag eorloads (/ page72). Als
oe nsur ethat no objects, e.g. acushion,
ar ee verp laced between aperson and the
seat.
The seat belts on thef ollowing seats ar eequip‐
ped wit haspecial seatbelt retractor:
R Co-driver seat
R Rear seats
Ac tivat eord eacti vate thes pecial seatbelt retrac‐
to roft he seat belt (/ page35).
If ch ildren ar etrave ling in thev ehicle, be sur eto
obser vethei nstruction sand saf etyn otes on
"Children in thev ehicle" (/ page34). Limitations of
thep rote ction pr ovided bythe
seat belt &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
incor rect sea tposition
The sea tbeltd oesn otoffert he intended le vel
of pr otection if youh aven otmo vedt he seat
backres ttoana lmostvertical position.
When braking or in thee vent of an accident,
yo uc oul dslide unde rneat hthe seat belt and
sus tain abdominal or nec kinjuries, fore xam‐
ple. #
Adjus tthe seat properly befor ebegin‐
ning your journe y. #
Alwayse nsur ethat thes eat backres tis
in an almos tvertical position and that
th es houlder section of your seat belt is
ro uted across thec enter of your shoul‐
der. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hwhen
additional restra int sy stems ar enotused
fo rp ersons wit hasmaller build
Pe rsons under 5ft(1.50 m) tall canno twear
th es eat belt cor rectly wi thout asuitable addi‐
tional restra int sy stem.
If th es eat belt is no twornc orrectly ,itc annot
per form its intended pr otectiv efunction. In
addition, an incor rectly fastened seat belt can
also cause injuries, fore xamp le, inthee vent
of an accident or when braking or changing
direction suddenly. #
Alwayss ecur epersons under 5ft
(1.50 m) tall in asuitable restra int sys‐
te m. 30
Occupant saf ety

&
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
damaged or modified seat belts
Seat belts cann otprov ide pr otection in the
fo llowing situations:
R The seat belt is damaged, has been modi‐
fied, is extremely di rty, bleached or dyed
R The seat belt buckle is damaged or
ex treme lydirty
R Modification shave been made tothe
Emergency Tensioning Device ,sea tb elt
anchorag eorseatb eltr etra ctor
Sea tbelts ma ysustain non-visible damag ein
an accident, e.g .due toglass splin ters.
Modified or damaged seat belts could tear or
fa il in thee vent of an accident, fore xamp le.
Modified Emer gency Tensioning Device smay
be depl oyed unintentionally or no tfunction as
intended. #
Neverm odify thes eat belts, Emer gency
Te nsioning Devices, sea tbelta ncho‐
ra ge sors eat belt retractors. #
Makesur ethat thes eat belts ar enot
damaged, ar enotwo rnand ar eclean. #
Alwaysh ave thes eat belts checked
immediatel yafter an accident at aquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop. Only use seat belts
that ha vebeen appr ovedfor
yo ur vehicle bythes ales or ganization name don
th ei nside front co ver. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hfrom
deplo yedp yrot echni cEmergency Ten‐
sioning Devices
Py rotech nic Emergency Tensioning Devices
th at ha vebeen deplo yeda reno longer opera‐
tional and ar eunable toper form their inten‐
ded pr otectiv efunction. #
Therefore, ha vedeplo yedp yrot echnic
Emergenc yTensioning Devices immedi‐
ately replaced at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop. Fo
ry our saf etya nd that of your passengers, it is
re commended that youh ave thev ehicle towe dto
aq ualified specialis tworks hop af terana ccident. *
NO
TEDama gecaused bytrapping the
seat belt If an unused seat belt is no
tfully retracted ,it
ma ybecome trappe dinthe door or in the
seat mechanism. #
Alwayse nsur ethat an unused seat belt
is fully retracted. Fa
stening and adju sting thes eat belts If
th es eat belt is pulled quickl yors harply,the
seat belt retractor lo cks. The seat belt stra pc an‐
no tbep ulled out an yfurther. #
Alwayse ngag eseat belt tongue 2ofthe
seat belt int oseat belt buckle 1ofthec or‐
re sponding seat. #
Press and hold thes eat belt outle trelease
and slide seat belt outlet 3intot he desired
position. #
Letgooft he seat belt outle trelease and
ensur ethat seat belt outlet 3locksinto
position.
Ve hicles with single front passen gers eat:
* NO
TEDepl oyment of theE mer gency Ten‐
sioning Device when thef ront-passenger
seat is unoccupied If
th es eat belt tongu eise ngaged in thes eat
belt buckle of theu noccupied front-passen ger
seat, theE mer gency Tensioning Device may
also depl oyinthee vent of an accident along
wi th other sy stems. #
Onlyone person should use eac hseat
belt at an yone time. Occupant saf
ety31

Re
leasing seat belts #
Press ther elease button in thes eat belt
buckle and guide thes eat belt bac kwitht he
seat belt tongue. Fu
nction of thes eat belt warning sy stem for
driver and co-driver The
00E9 seatbeltw arning lam pinthe Instru‐
ment Displa yremind syou that all vehicle occu‐
pants mus tfas tent heir seat belts cor rectl y.
The 00E9 seat belt warning lam plight supf or six
seconds everytime af ters witching on thei gni‐
tion.
Aw arning tone ma yalsos ound.
Af tert he engine is star ted, thes eat belt warning
goes out as soon as thed rive r's and thef ront-
passenger seat belts ar efastened.
While driving thes eat belt warning light supin
th ef ollowing cases:
R ifth ev ehicle's speed is higher than 15 mph
(25 km/h) and thed rive r's or front-passenger
seat belt is no tfas tened
R ifth ed rive rorc o-driver unfas tent heir seat
belt during thej ourney Airbags
Overvie
wofairbags 1
Driver's airbag
2 Windo wcurtain airbag
3 front-passenger front airbag
4 Side airbag
An airbag's ins tallation location is identified by
th el abel AIRB AG.
When activated, an airbag can increase pr otec‐
tion fort he respectiv evehicle occupant. Pot
entia lprotection of eac hairbag: Airba
gP otentia lprotection for
…
Driver' sairbag,
front-passenger
front airbag: Hea
dand chest
Wi ndo wcurtain
airbag Head
Side airbag Ches tand pelvis Pr
otection bythea irbags Dependin
gonthe accident situation, an airbag
ma ysupplement thep rotection of fere dbyac or‐
re ctly fastened seat belt. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
incor rect sea tposition
If yo ud eviat ef romt he cor rect sea tposition,
th ea irbag cann otper form its intended pro‐
te ctiv efunction and deployment ma yeven
cause fur ther injuries.
In order toavo idrisks, eac hvehicle occupant
mus talway sm akes ureoft hefollowing:
R Fasten seat belts cor rectly .Pregnant
wo men mus ttak ep articular car eto
ensur ethat thel ap belt ne verliesa cross
th ea bdomen.
R Adoptthe cor rect sea tpositio nand keep
as fara wa yasp ossible from thea irbags.
R Obser vethef ollowing information. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat ther ea reno
object sbetwe en thea irbag and vehicle
occupant. To
avo idther isk sresulting from thed eployment
of an airbag, eac hvehicle occupant mus tobser ve
th ef ollowing information in particular:
R Befor estartin gy our journe y,adjus tyour seat
cor rectl y;thed rive r's seat and front
passenger seat should be mo vedasf ar back
as possible.
Whe ndoing so, alw ayso bser vethei nforma‐
tion on thec orrect driver's sea tposition
(/ page 59).
R Onlyhold thes teering wheel bythes teering
wheel rim. This allows thea irbag tobe fully
deplo yed. 32
Occupant saf ety

R
Alwaysl ean agains tthe seat backres twhen
th ev ehicle is in motion. Do no tlean forw ards
or agains tthe door or side windo w.Youm ay
ot herwise be in thed eployment area of the
airbags.
R Alwaysk eep your feet on thef loor .Don otput
yo ur feet on thec ockpit, fore xamp le.Your
fe et ma yotherwise be in thed eployment area
of thea irbag.
R Ifch ildren ar etrave ling in thev ehicle, obser ve
th ea dditional no tes( /pag e34).
R Alwayss towa nd secur eobject scorrectl y.
Objects in thev ehicle interior ma ypreve nt an air‐
ba gf romf unctioning cor rectly .Eachv ehicle
occupant mus talway sm akes ureoft hefollowing
in particular:
R Ther eareno people, animals or objects
between thev ehicle occupants and an airbag.
R Ther eareno objects between thes eat, door
and door pillar (B-pillar).
R Ther eareno har dobjects, e.g. coat hangers,
hanging on theg rabh andles or coat hooks.
R Ther eareno accessor yparts, suc hasmobile
navigation devices, mobile phones or cup
holders, attached tothev ehicle within the
deployment area of an airbag, e.g. on the
cockpit, on thed oor ,ont he side windo wor
on thes ide wall trim.
In addition ,noconnectin gcables, tensioning
st ra ps or retai ning stra ps mus tberouted or
atta ched tothev ehicle within thed eployment
area of an airbag. Alw aysc omply wit hthe
accessor ymanufacturer's ins tallation instruc‐
tion sand, in particular ,the no tesons uitable
places fori ns tallation.
R Ther eareno heavy ,sharp-edged or fragile
object sinthe poc kets of your clo thing. Store
suc hobjectsinas uitable place. Limited pr
otection from airbags &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tomodifica‐
tions tothea irbag co ver
If yo um odify thec ove rofana irbag or af fix
object ssuchass tickers to it,thea irbag may
no longer function cor rectly. #
Neverm odify thec over of an airbag and
do no taffix objectstoi t. The ins
tallation location of an airbag is identified
by theA IRB AG symbol (/ page32). &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
th eu se of unsuitable seat co vers
Un suitable seat co vers can obstruct or pre‐
ve nt thed eployment of thea irbags integrated
int ot he seats.
Consequentl y,thea irbags cann otprotect
ve hicle occupants as they ared esigned todo. #
Onlyuse seat co vers that ha vebeen
appr ovedfor your vehicle bythes ales
or ga nization name donthe inside front
co ver. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tomalfunc‐
tions of thes ensor sinthe door paneling
Sensor stocontrol thea irbags ar elocated in
th ed oors. Modification sorworkn otper‐
fo rm ed cor rectl ytot he door sordoor panel‐
ing, as well as damaged doors, can lead to
th ef unction of thes ensor sbeing impaired.
The airbags might therefor enotfunction
proper lyan ym ore.
Consequent ly,t he airbags canno tprotect
ve hicle occupants as they ared esigned todo. #
Neverm odify thed oor sorp arts of the
doors. #
Alwaysh ave workon thed oor sord oor
paneling car ried out at aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue todeplo yed
airbag
Ad eplo yeda irbag no longer has aprotective
function and cann otprotect as intended in
th ee vent of an accident. #
Have thev ehicle towe dtoaq ualified
specialis tworks hop in order tohave the
deplo yeda irbag replaced. Ha
ve deplo yeda irbags replaced immediately. Occupant saf
ety33

Child
renint hevehicle Note
sont he saf etransportation of children &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildren ar eleftu nat tende dint hevehicle,
th ey could:
R Ope ndoors,t hereb yendangering other
persons or road users.
R Getout and be stru ck byoncomin gtraf‐
fi c.
R Ope rate ve hicle equipment and become
trapped, fore xamp le.
In addition ,the children could also se tthe
ve hicle in motion, fore xamp leby:
R Releasing thep arking brake.
R Changing thet ransmission position.
R Startin gthe vehicle. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th ek eywit hyou and loc kthe vehicle. #
Keep thev ehicle keyo ut of reac hof
ch ildren. &
WARNING Risk offata linjur ydue to
ex posur etoextreme hea torcoldint he
ve hicle
If people –particular lych ildren –areexposed
to extreme temp eratures overane xtended
perio doft ime,ther eisar isk of serious or
eve nfatal injur y. #
Neverlea ve anyone –p articularly chil‐
dren –unat tende dint hevehicle. #
Neverlea ve animals in thev ehicle unat‐
te nded. &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsw hen thec hild
seat is exposed todirect sunlight
If th ec hild restra int sy stem is exposed to
direct sunlight or heat, parts could heat up.
Children could suf ferb urns from these parts,
particular lyon me tallic parts of thec hild
re stra int sy stem. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat thec hild
re stra int sy stem is no texpose dtodirect
sunlight. #
Protect it wit hablanket,for example. #
Ifth ec hild restra int sy stem has been
ex posed todirect sunlight ,allowitto
cool befor esecu ring achild int oit. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. The use of seat belts and
child restra int sy stems
is requ ired bylaw:
R in all 50 states
R inU.S. territories
R intheD istrict of Columbia
R in all Canadian pr ovinces
All child restra int sy stems mus tmeetthe follow‐
ing standards:
R U.S. Federal Mo torV ehicle Saf etyS tandards
21 3a nd 225
R Canadian Mo torV ehicle Saf etyS tandards 213
and 210.2
Yo uc an obtain fur ther information about thec or‐
re ct child restra int sy stem from an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
To impr oveprotection forc hildren younger than
12 yearso ld or unde r5ft(1.50 m) in height,
Mercedes-Ben zrecommends youa lway so bser ve
th ef ollowing no tes:
R Only secur echildren in achild restra int sys‐
te mw hichiss uitablea ndrecommended for
Mercedes-Benzv ehicles and whichisappro‐
priat efor thea ge,w eight and size of the
ch ild. Obser vethei nstruction sfor cor rect use
of thec hild restra int sy stem.
R If possible, ins tallth ec hild restra int sy stem
on arear seat.
R Onlyusethef ollowing securing sy stems for
ch ild restra int sy stems:
- thes eat belt sy stem
- theL ATCH -type (ISOFIX )secu ring rings
- theT op Tether anchorages
R Obser vethec hild restra int sy stem manufac‐
turer's ins tallation instructions.
R Obser vethew arning labels in thev ehicle
interior and on thec hild restra int sy stem. 34
Occupant saf ety

&
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hcaused
by incor rect ins tallation of thec hild
re stra int sy stem
If th ec hild restra int sy stem is incor rectly
ins talled on asuitable seatin gposition, it can‐
no tp erform its intended pr otectiv efunction.
The child canno tberestrained in thee vent of
an accident ,heavy braking or asudden
ch ang eofd irection. #
Alwaysc ompl ywitht he manufacturer's
ins tallation instructions fort he child
re stra int sy stem and its cor rect use. #
Mak esuret hat thee ntir ebase of the
ch ild restra int sy stem alw aysr ests on
th es itting sur face of thes eat. #
Neverp lace objects under or behind the
ch ild restra int sy stem, e.g. cushions. #
Alwaysu sechild restra int sy stems with
th eo riginal co verd esigned fort hem. #
Alwaysr eplace damaged co vers with
ge nuine co vers. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hfrom
unsecured child restra int sy stems in the
ve hicle
If th ec hild restra int sy stem is no tcorrectly
ins talled or secured, it could release in the
eve nt of an accident, sudden braking or a
sudden chang eind irection.
The child restra int sy stem could be flung
aroun dand hit vehicle occupants. #
Alwaysi ns tallch ild restra int sy stems
cor rectl y,eve nw henn otin use. #
Alwaysc ompl ywitht he child restra int
sy stem manufacturer's ins tallation
instructions. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hcaused
by theu se of damaged child restra int
sy stems
Child restra int sy stems or their retai ning sys‐
te ms that ha vebeen subjected toaload in an
acciden tmaythen no tbea bletoper form
th eir intended pr otectiv efunction.
The child canno tberestrained in thee vent of
an accident ,heavy braking or asudden
ch ang eofd irection. #
Alwaysr eplace child restra int sy stems
immediatel ythat ha vebeen damaged or
in vo lved in an ac cident. #
Have thes ecuring sy stems fort he child
re stra int sy stems checkedataq ualified
specialis tworks hop befor einstalling a
ch ild restra int sy stem again. Ab
oos ters eat ma ybenecessar ytoachieve
proper seat belt positioning forc hildren over
40 lbs (1 8kg) until they reac hah eightwher ea
th re e-point seat belt fits properly wi thout aboos‐
te rs eat.
The following no tesm ustbeo bserved:
R When ins talling achild restra int sy stem on
th ec o-driver seat, obser vethei nformation on
ch ild restra int sy stems on thec o-driver seat
(/ page38).
R Safetyn otes on thes eat belt (/ page30).
R Information on thec orrect use of thes eat
belt (/ page31). Ac
tivating/deactivatin gthe seat belt's child
special seat belt retractor &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hifa
seat belt is unfas tened whil ethe vehicle
is in motion
If th es eat belt is released while thev ehicle is
in motion, thec hild restra int sy stem is no lon‐
ge rc orrectly secu red. The child seat saf ety
fe atur eisd eactivated and thes eat belt is
dr aw nina bitbyt he inertia reel.
It is therefor enotpossible toengag ethe seat
belt again. #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as
soon as possible, paying attention to
ro ad and traf ficc onditions. #
Activat ethe child seat saf etyf eature
again and cor rectl ys ecu rethec hild
re stra int sy stem. When enabled,
thes pecial seat belt retractor
ensures that thes eat belts of thef ront passenger
seat and rear seat sdonotslac keno nce thec hild
re stra int sy stem is secured.
The seat belts on thef ollowing seats ar eequip‐
ped wit haspecial seat belt retractor:
R Front passenger seat
R Rear seats Occupant saf
ety35