belt MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 2019 MY19 with no MMS Operator’s Manual

Symbols
..................................................... 4At
ag lance ................................................. 6
Cockpit ........................................................ 6
Instrument clus ter. ...................................... 7
Overhead control panel ............................. 10
Doo rcontrol panel .................................... .14
Emergencies and breakdowns ................... 16Genera
lnotes .......................................... 18
Environmental pr otection .......................... 18
Mercedes-BenzG enuineParts. ..................18
Information abouta ttachments, add-
on equipment, ins tallation sand con‐
ve rsions .................................................... .19
Operating Instructions ...............................20
Service and vehicle operation ...................20
Operating saf ety. ...................................... .21
Declarations of conformity ........................ 22
Diagno stics connection ............................ .22
No tesonc hanges tothee ngine output ..... 23
Qualified specialis tworks hop .................... 23
Ve hicle registration ................................... 23
Cor rect us eoft hevehicle .........................23
Multi Purpose Vehicle ................................ 24
Information on problems wit hyour
ve hicle .......................................................24
Re portin gsafet yd efects ............................ 24
Limited Warrant y....................................... 24
QR codes forr escue car d.......................... 24
Dat astorage ..............................................25
Copyright .................................................. .27Occupant saf
ety...................................... 28
Re stra int sy stem ........................................28
Sea tbelts .................................................. 30
Airbag s...................................................... 32
Children in thev ehicle ...............................34
No tesonp etsint hevehicle ......................40 Opening and closing
...............................41
SmartK ey................................................... 41
Doo rs........................................................ 44
Sliding doo r............................................... 45
Electrica lsliding doo r................................ 46
Re ar-en ddoor s......................................... .50
Pa rtition sliding door .................................. 51
Electrica lstep. ........................................... 52
Side windo w..............................................53
Anti-thef tprotection ..................................55 Seats and
stowage .................................. 59
Co rrect driver's seat position .................... 59
Seats ......................................................... 59
Ad justing thes teering wheel ..................... 71
St ow agea reas .......................................... .72
Bottle holder .............................................. 74
Cup holder ................................................ .74
Ashtr ayand cigar ette lighter ...................... 74
Soc kets ...................................................... 75
Wi relessl ycharging them obile phone
and coupling wit hthe exterior antenna ..... 77
Ins talling or removing thef loor mats ......... 78 Light and vision
....................................... 79
Ex terior lighting ......................................... 79
Ad justing thei nterior lighting ..................... 81
Changin gbulbs .......................................... 83
Wi ndshield wipe rs..................................... 88
Mir rors ...................................................... 90
Using su nvisor s........................................ 92 Climat
econtrol ....................................... 93
Overvie wofclimatecontrol sy stems ......... 93
Operating climat econtrol sy stems ............ 95
Operating air vents .................................... 98
Au xilia ryheating ........................................99
Operating cargo compartment ventila‐
tio n.......................................................... 102 Drivin
gand pa rking .............................. 103
Driving .................................................... .103
Batter ymains witch................................. 11 4
Au tomatic transmission ........................... 11 5
All-whee ldrive .......................................... 11 8
DSR (Downhil lSpeed Regulation) ............ 12 0
Electroni cleve lcontrol ............................ 121
Re fueling ................................................ .125
Pa rking .................................................... 13 2
Driving and driving sa fety sy stems ..........1 36
Wo rkmode ............................................. .151
Tr ailer operation ...................................... .151 Instrument Displa
yand on-board
compu ter............................................... 15 8
Overvie wofInstrument Displa y............... 15 8
Overvie wofthe buttons on thes teer‐
ing wheel .................................................1 59
Operating theo n-boar dcomputer ........... 15 9
Overvie wofthe displa yson them ulti‐
function displa y....................................... 16 0
Setting thei nstrument lighting ................. 1612
Contents

Instrument Displa
y(color dis‐
play)
1 Speedome ter →
15 8
2 00E5 ESP®
→
267
3 00BA Distance warning →
273
4 00E9 Seatbeltn otfastened →
272
5 003E003D Turn signal indica‐
to rs →
80
6 Multifunction display →
267
7 0077 Tire pressur eloss warn‐
ing lamp →
267
8 00B9 CheckEngine →
273
9 0028 Preglo wand malfunction
in preglo wsystem
A Tach ome ter →
15 8
B 0049 and0024 (USA) or 0024
(Canada) parkin gbrake is
applied (red) →
267
C 0027 and004D (USA) or 004D
(Canada) brakes (red) →
267 D
003D Electrical malfunction →
273
E Coolan ttemperatur eindicator
and 00AC coolant tooh ot →
273
F 0024 Electric pa rking brake
(yellow) →
267
G 0075 Restra int sy stem →
28
H 0057 High beam →
80
I 0058 Lowb eam →
79
J 0060 Parking lights →
79
K Fuel le velindicator and 00D4
fuel reser vewit hfuel filler cap
location indicator →
273
L Fo
glight →
79
M 005E Rear fogl ight →
79
N 004D Brakes (yellow) →
267
O 0025 ABS malfunction →
267
P 00BB ESP®
deactivated →
267 At
ag lanc e–I nstrument clus ter7

Instrument Displa
y(bla ckand
whit edisplay) wit hsteering
wheel buttons
1 Speedome ter →
15 8
2 00E5 ESP®
→
267
3 00BA Distance warning →
273
4 00E9 Seatbeltn otfastened →
272
5 003E003D Turn signal indica‐
to rs →
80
6 Displ ayofwa rning and indica‐
to rlamps
003E Atleas tone door is not
comple tely closed
0077 Tire pressur eloss →
267
00CC Powe r-assis teds teering
malfunction →
273
003D Electrica lmalfunction →
273
0053 SOS/emergency cal lsys‐
te m( Mercedes-Benz emer‐
ge ncy cal lsyst em)
00D4 ActiveB rake Assi stdeac‐
tivated →
141
00D7 ATTENTION ASSIS Tdeac‐
tivated →
147
e OFF Lane Keeping Assist
inactive →
151
00CE Highbea mAssist →
81 e
(White) Lane Keeping
Assis tactiv eand ready toissue
wa rnings / e(Red) Lane
Ke eping Assis tissues warning →
151
7 00B9 CheckEngine →
273
8 0028 Preglo wand malfunction
in preglo wsystem
9 Tach ome ter
A 0049 and0024 (USA) or 0024
(Canada) parkin gbrake is
applied (red) →
267
B 0027 and004D (USA) or 004D
(Canada) brakes (red) →
267
C 00D4 Reser vefuel →
273
D DEF supply low →
127
E 002E LOWR ANGE active →
11 9
F 0024 Electric pa rking brake
(yellow) →
267
G Multifunction display →
267
H 0075 Restra int sy stem →
28
I 0057 High beam →
80
J 0058 Lowb eam →
79
K 0060 Parking lights →
79
L Fo
glight →
79
M 005E Rear fogl ight →
79 8
Atag lanc e–Instru ment clus ter

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

card contains, in compact
form ,the mos timp or‐
ta nt information abou tyour vehicle e.g. ther out‐
ing of electric cables.
Fu rther information can be found at http://
www.mercedes-benz.de/qr-code. Data
storage Electronic control units
Electronic control unit
sareins talled in your vehi‐
cle. Some of these ar enecessar yfor thes afe
operation of your vehicle, while some assis tyou
when driving (driver assis tance sy stems). In addi‐
tion, your vehicle pr ovides com fort and enter tain‐
men tfunctions, whic harealso made possible by
electronic cont rolu nits.
The elect ronic control units contai ndatam emo‐
ri es whic hcan temp orarily or permanently store
te ch nica linformation abou tthe vehicle's operat‐
ing state, component loads, main tenance requ ire‐
ments and tech nica leventsorm alfunctions.
In general ,this information documents thes tate
of ac omponent part, amodule, asystemort he
sur rounding ssucha s:
R operatin gstatesofs ystemc omponents (e.g.
fl uid le vels, batter ystatus ,tirep ressure)
R status messages concernin gthe vehicle and
its individual components (e.g. number of
wheel revo lutions/speed, deceleration, lateral
acceleration ,displa yoft hefast ened seat
belts)
R malfunctions or defects in impor tant sy stem
components (e.g. lights, brakes)
R information on events leading tovehicle dam‐
age
R system reaction sinspecial drivin gsituations
(e.g. airbag deployment, inter vention of sta‐
bilit ycontrol sy stems)
R ambient conditions (e.g. temp erature, rain
sensor)
In addition toprov iding thea ctual cont rolu nit
function ,this dat aassists them anufacturer in
de tecting and rectifying malfunctions and opti‐
mizing vehicle functions. The majority of this data
is temp orar yand is onl yprocessed in thev ehicle
itself. Onl yasmall portion of thed ataiss tore din
th ee vent or malfunction memo ry.
When your vehicle is serviced, tech nica ldata
from thev ehicle can be read out byservice net‐
wo rkemplo yees (e.g. workshops, manufacturers)
or thirdp arties (e.g. breakdown services). Serv‐ ices include
repair services, maintenanc epro‐
cesses, warrant yclaim sand quality assurance
measures, fore xamp le. The read out is per‐
fo rm ed via thel egally prescribed por tfor the
diagnostics connection in thev ehicle. The
re spectiv eservice networ klocations or thirdp ar‐
ties collect, proces sand use this data. They
document tech nica lstatuses of thev ehicle,
assis tinfinding malfunctions an dimp roving qual‐
ity and ar etransmitted tothem anufacturer ,if
necessar y.Fu rthermore, them anufacturer is sub‐
ject toproduct liability .For this, them anufacturer
re qu ires tech nica ldataf romv ehicles.
Malfunction memories in thev ehicle can be reset
by aservic eoutle tasp artofr epair or mainte‐
nanc ework.
Depending on thes elected equipment, youc an
impor tdatai ntov ehicle con venience and info‐
ta inment function syourself.
This includes, fore xamp le:
R multimedi adatas uchasm usic,films or pho‐
to sf or playbac kinanintegratedm ultimedia
sy stem
R address book dat afor use in connection with
an integrated hands-free sy stem or an inte‐
grated navigation sy stem
R entered navigation destinations
R dataabout theu se of Interne tservices
This dat acan be sa vedl ocall yint hevehicle or it
is located on adevice whic hyou ha veconnected
to thev ehicle (e.g. smartphone, USB flash drive
or MP3 pla yer). If this dat aisstore dint hevehi‐
cle, youc an dele teit at an ytime. This dat ais
sent tothirdp arties onl yatyourrequ est, particu‐
lar lywhen youu se online services in accordance
wit hthe settings that youh ave selected.
Yo uc an stor eorc hangeconvenience settings/
individualization in thev ehicle at an ytime.
Depending on thee quipment, this includes, for
ex ample:
R seat and steering wheel position settings
R suspension and climat econt rols ettings
R Individualization suc hasinterior lighting
If yo ur vehicle is accordingly equipped,y ou can
connec tyour smartphone or ano ther mobile end
device tothev ehicle. Youc an control this by
means of thec ont role lements integrated in the
ve hicle. Images and audio from thes martphone
can be output via them ultimedia sy stem. Cer tain General no
tes25

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

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

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