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wofsuitable seats in thev ehicle fori nstalling achild restra int sy stem Securing sy
stems forc hild restra int sy stems Ve
hicl eseat
Left/right rear seat
Preferreds ecuring sy stem:
® LATC H-type (ISOFIX )child
seat securing sy stem
(/ page41)
¯ Ifav ailable, also secur ewith
To pT ether (/ page42) Alternativ
esecuring sy stem:
R Seat belt on vehicle seat
Co-driver seat Securing system:
R Seat belt on vehicle seat
Center rear seat
Securing system:
R Seat belt on vehicle seat
¯ Ifav ailable, also secur ewith
To pT ether (/ page42) Ac
tivating/deactivatin gthe special seatbelt
re tractor of the seat belt &
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 orrectl ys ecu 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. Re
quirements
When enabled, thes pecial seatbelt retractor
ensures that thes eat belts on thec o-driver seat
and ther ear seats do no tslac keno nce thec hild
re stra int sy stem is secured.
The seat belts on thef ollowing seats ar eequip‐
ped wit haspecial seatbelt retractor:
R Co-driver seat
R Rear seats Installin
gachildrestra int sy stem #
When ins talling achild restra int sy stem,
alw ayso bser vethem anufacturer's ins talla‐
tion and operatin ginstructions fort he child
re stra int sy stem used as well as then otes in
th ese Operating Instructions. #
Pull thes eat belt smoo thly from thes eat belt
outlet. #
Enga gethes eat belt tongu eint he seat belt
buckle.
Ac tivatin gthe special seatbelt retractor #
Extend thes eat belt full yand then allo wthe
inertia reel to retract theb elt.
When thes pecial seatbelt retractor is acti va‐
te d, yous houl dhear aratcheting sound. #
Push thec hild restra int sy stem down until the
seat belt is tight.
Deactivating the special seatbelt retractor #
Press ther elease button of thes eat belt
buckle. #
Hold thes eat belt tongu eand guid ebackto
th es eat belt outlet. 40
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At
tachin gthe child restra int sy stem with
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX) tother ear seat Installing
aLATCH -type (ISOFIX) child
re stra int sy stem on ther ear seat &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hifthe
permissible gross mass of thec hild and
ch ild restra int sy stem is exceeded
Fo rL ATCH -type (ISOFIX )child restra int sys‐
te ms in whic hthe child is secured using the
integ rateds eat belt in thec hild restra int sys‐
te m, thep ermissible gross mass of thec hild
and child restra int sy stem is 73lb (33 kg).
If th ec hild and thec hild restra int sy stem
to ge ther we igh mor ethan 73lb (33 kg),the
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )child restra int sy stem
wit hintegrated seat belt does no toffer suf fi‐
cient pr otection .Anexcessiv eload ma ybe
placed on theL ATCH -type (ISOFIX )child seat
attachments and thec hild ma ynotbe
re stra ined in thee vent of an accident, for
ex ample. #
Ifth ec hild and thec hild restra int sys‐
te mt ogether weigh mor ethan 73lb
(33 kg), use onl yaLATCH -type (ISOFIX)
ch ild restra int sy stem that secures the
ch ild wit hthe vehicle seat belt. #
Also secur ethe child restra int sy stem
wit hthe TopT ether belt, if available. Alw
aysc ompl ywitht he information about the
mass of thec hild restra int sy stem:
R Inthem anufacturer's ins tallation and operat‐
ing instructions fort he child restra int sy stem
used
R Onalabel on thec hild restra int sy stem, if
av ailable
Chec kregularly that thep ermissible gross mass
of thec hild plus thec hild restra int sy stem is not
exc eeded.
When ins talling achild restra int sy stem, obser ve
th ef ollowing:
0073 Alw
ayso bser vethec orrect use and sui tabil‐
ity of thes eats fora ttaching achild restra int
sy stem.
0073 Alw
aysc ompl ywitht he manufacturer's
ins tallation and operatin ginstructions fort he
ch ild restra int sy stem used. 0073
Mak
esuret hat thec hild's feet do no ttouch
th ef ront seat. If necessar y,mo vethef ront
seat slightl yforwa rds.
® When ins talling aLATCH -type (ISOFIX )child
re stra int sy stem, also obser vethef ollowing:
0073 When using
acategor y0/0+ bab ycar
seat and acategor yIrearward-facing
ch ild restra int sy stem on arear sea t:the
re ar seat mus tbeinstalled in thed irection of
tra vel.Ad jus tthe rear seat and/or front seat
so that thef ront seat does no ttouc hthe
ch ild restra int sy stem.
0073 When using
acategor yIforwa rd-facing
ch ild restra int sy stem: theb ackres tofthe
ch ild restra int sy stem must, as farasp ossi‐
ble, lie flat agains tthe backres tofthevehi‐
cle seat.
0073 Fo
rc ertain child restra int sy stems of weight
categor yIIorIII,ther em aybe limitations for
th em aximum size setting, e.g. due topossi‐
ble con tact wi th theroof.
0073 The
child restra int sy stem mus tnotbe trap‐
ped between ther oof and thes eat and/or
twis tedw hen ins talled.
0073 The
child restra int sy stem mus tnotbe put
under stra in by theh ead restra ints. Adjust
th eh ead restra int sasa ppropriate. 1
LATC H-type (ISOFIX )mounting brac kets
Befor eevery journe y,mak esuret hat theL ATCH-
type (ISOFIX )child restra int sy stem is engaged
cor rectl yinb othm ounting brac kets in thev ehi‐
cle. Occupant saf
ety41

*
NO
TEBe careful no ttodamag ethe seat
belt fort he center seat when ins talling
th ec hild restra int sy stem #
Mak esuret hat thes eat belt is no ttrap‐
ped. #
Attach theL ATCH -type (ISOFIX )child restra int
sy stem toboth mounting brac kets 1 inthe
ve hicle. Securing
TopT ether &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue toincor rect
attachment of theT op Tether belt
If yo ua ttac hthe TopT ether belt incor rectl y,
e.g. on an eyeletint he cargo compartment,
th ec hild restra int sy stem will no thaveb een
secured cor rectly.
In an accident, it will therefor ebeu nableto
pr ov ide thei ntended le velofp rotection. #
Onlyevera ttac hthe TopT ether hook to
th ed esignated TopT ether anchorage. ¯
Ifth ec hild restra int sy stem is equipped
wit haT opTether belt:
The risk of injur ycan be reduced byTo p
Te ther.T he TopT ether belt enables an
additional connection between thec hild
re stra int sy stem attached wit hLATCH -type
(ISOFIX )and thev ehicle. To
pT ether anchorages 1arel ocated on the
bac koft herear ben chseat on theb enc hseat
legs. #
If necessar y,mo vetheh ead restra int
upwards (/ page75). #
Installth eL ATCH -type (ISOFIX )child restra int
sy stem wit hTop Tether.C ompl ywitht he child
re stra int sy stem manufacturer's ins tallation
instructions when doing so. #
Guide TopT ether belt 3under theh ead
re stra int between thet wo head restra int bars. #
Hook TopT ether hook 2intoT op Tether
anchorage 1without twisting. #
Tensio nTop Tether belt 3.Comply wit hthe
ch ild restra int sy stem manufacturer's ins talla‐
tion instructions when doing so. #
If necessar y,slide theh ead restra int down‐
wa rds( / pag e75). Mak esuret hat youdo
no tinter fere wit hthe cor rect routin gofT op
Te ther belt 3. Securing
thec hild restra int sy stem wit hthe
seat belt Secu
ring thec hild restra int sy stem wit hthe
seat belt on ther ear seat
Whe ninstalling abelt-secured child restra int sys‐
te m, obser vethef ollowing:
0073 Alw
aysc ompl ywitht he manufacturer's
ins tallation and operatin ginstructions fort he
ch ild restra int sy stem used.
0073 When using
acategor y0/0+ bab ycar
seat and acategor yIrearward-facing
ch ild restra int sy stem on arear sea t:
adju stthef ront seat so that thes eat does
no ttouc hthe child restra int sy stem.
0073 When using
acategor yIforwa rd-facing
ch ild restra int sy stem: remo vetheh ead
re stra int from ther espectiv eseat, if possi‐
ble.
Af tert he child restra int sy stem has been
re mo ved, replace theh ead restra int simme‐
diatel yand adjus tthem cor rectly. 42
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th
ev ehicle tothes houlder belt guide on the
ch ild restra int sy stem.
The shoulder belt stra pm ustber outed for‐
wa rdsa nd down wardsf romt he seat belt out‐
let. #
If necessar y,adjus tthe seat belt outle tand
th ec o-driver seat as appropriate. Child saf
etyl oc ks Ac
tivating/deactivatin gchild saf etyl oc ks for
th ed oors &
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 accident and injury
du etoc hildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildren ar etrave ling in thev ehicle, they
could, in pa rticular:
R Open doors, thereb yendangering other
persons or road users
R Getout and be stru ck byoncomin gtraffic
R Operat evehicle equipment and become
trapped, fore xamp le #
Alwaysa ctivat ethe child saf etyl oc ks
ins talled if children ar etrave ling in the
ve hicle. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle. The
following door shave child saf etyl oc ks:
R Sliding doo rs
The child saf etyl oc ks on thed oor ssecur eeach
door separatel y.The door scan no longer be
opened from thei nside (e xception: electric slid‐
ing door). When thev ehicle is unloc ked, thed oor
can be opened from theo utside.
If th ee lectric sliding door is secured, onl ythe
sliding door controls in ther ear compartment are
deactivated. The electric sliding door can be
opened at an ytimeu singthe switc hinthe center
console Example: sliding door
child saf etyl ock #
Slide child saf etyl oc kb olt 1 toposition 0048
(activate) or 0049(deactivate). 44
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#
Mak esuret hat thec hild saf etyl oc ks are
wo rking properly. Note
sonp etsint hevehicle &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due toanimals lef tunsecured or unat ten‐
de dint hevehicle
If yo ul eave animals in thev ehicle unattended
or unsecured, they could possib lypress down
buttons or switches.
Thereb yananimal may:
R activat evehicle equipment and become
trapped, fore xamp le
R swit chsystems on or of fand endanger
ot her road users
Un secured animals ma ybethrow na roun din
th ev ehicle in thee vent of an accident or sud‐
de ns teering and braking maneuver and injure
ve hicle occupants in thep rocess. #
Neverlea ve animals in thev ehicle unat‐
te nded. #
Alwaysc orrectly secu reanimals while
driving, fore xamp le usin gasuitable ani‐
mal car rier. Occupant saf
ety45

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ey Note
sonr adio connection softhekey &
DANG ER Risk of fata linjur ytop ersons
wit hm edical devices from thee lectro‐
magnetic radiation of thes tart/s topb ut‐
ton
Pe rsons wit hmedical devices, e.g. pacemak‐
er sord efibrillators:
When youo perat ethe start/ stop button, a
ra dio connection is es tablished between the
ke ya nd thev ehicle.
The electromagnetic radiation can af fect the
functionality of amedical device. #
Befor eoperating thev ehicle, consult
yo ur doc torort he manufacturer of the
medica ldevice abou tany possible
ef fects of emissions from suc hsystems. De
tection rang eofa ntenna of KEYLESS-
ST AR Tfunction Overvie
wofkeyfunctions &
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. *
NO
TEDama getothek eycaused bymag‐
netic fields #
Keep thek eyaway from strong mag‐
netic fields. 1
Tolock
2 Battery checkl amp
3 Tounlo ck
4 Tounlo ckcargo compa rtment (sliding doors
and rear-en ddoors)/ tounlo ckand open/
close electric slidin gdoors
5 Emer gency key
The key's factor ysetting enables youtoc entrally
loc ka nd unloc kthe following components:
R thed rive r's door and thec o-driver's door
R thes liding doors
R ther ear-end doors
% If
yo udon otopen thev ehicle within appr ox‐
imatel y40s econds of unlocking, thev ehicle
will loc kagain and anti-thef tprotection will
be armed again. 46
Opening and closing

Doors
Un
locking and opening thed oor from inside #
Tounlo ckand open thef ront door: pull
door handle 2.
Lockin gpin1 pops up when thed oor is
unloc ked. #
Open thed oor. The
0036 symbol indicates that ther ear door is
unloc ked. #
Tounlo ckand open ther ear door: pull
opening le ver1and open ther ear door.
When thed oor unloc ks,latch 2moves
fo rw ard.
The 0036 symbo lisvisible. #
Toclose: pullther ear door closed bythe
door handle. #
Tolock: slide latch 2down.
The 0037 symbol is visible. Locking
thed oor centrall yfromi nside &
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
du etoc hildren 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. Lo
cking and unlocking manually
Yo uc an use thec ent rallockin gbuttons tocen‐
trally loc kand unloc kthe entir evehicle from the
inside.
The central lockin gbuttons ar elocated in the
driver's and co-driver's doors. Openin
gand closing 49

Getting int
oand out of thev ehicle (e xample: front
door) Getting int
oand out of thev ehicle (e xample: slid‐
ing door) #
When getting int oand ou tofthevehicle, use
grab handles 1and steps. Sliding door
Opening/closing
thes liding door from out‐
side &
WARNING Risk of entrapment byopen
sliding door whic hisnotengaged
If th eo pen sliding door is no tengaged, it
could mo veon its ownift hevehicle is on a
slope.
This could trap youoro ther persons. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat theo pen sliding
door is engaged. Open thes liding door
as farasitw illg o. %
Yo
ur vehicle ma ybeequipped wit halong
sliding door wit hanintermediat edetent. Yo u
can also loc kthe sliding door in place around
halfw aywhen opening and closing. If youdo
th is, thed oor does no thave tobe opened
fully when getting int ooroutofthev ehicle.
The sliding door is no tfull ye ngaged when in
th ei ntermediat edetent. #
Toopen: pull door handle 1.
The slidin gdoor opens. #
Push bac kthe sliding door using door handle
1 until it engages. #
Chec kthe sliding door de tent. #
Toclose: pullthes liding door byhandle 1
and firm lyslide it forw ards until it closes. Opening/closing
thes liding door from inside &
WARNING Risk of entrapment byopen
sliding door whic hisnotengaged
When youo pen thes liding door ,the sliding
door could hit other people as it mo vesb ack‐
wa rds. #
Only open thes liding door when tra ffic
condition spermit. Opening and closing
51

%
Yo
ur vehicle ma ybeequipped wit halong
sliding door wit hanintermediat edetent. Yo u
can also loc kthe sliding door in place around
halfw aywhen opening and closing. If youdo
th is, thed oor does no thave tobe opened
fully when getting int ooroutofthev ehicle.
The sliding door is no tfull ye ngaged when in
th ei ntermediat edetent. #
Tounlo ck:pull lo cking pin 3upwards man‐
ually or use thec ent rallockin gbutton to
unlo ckthes liding door (/ page49). #
Toopen: press button 1. #
Slide thes liding door byhandle 2bac kto
th es top. #
Chec kthe sliding door de tent. The sliding
doo rmustb ee ngaged. #
Toclose: press button 1. #
Slidethe sliding door firm lyforw ards byhan‐
dle 2until it closes. #
Tolock: push lockin gpin3 down wards
manually or use thec ent rallockin gbutton to
loc kthe sliding door (/ page49). Note
sone lectrical closing assist If
yo ur vehicle is equipped wit hanelectrical clos‐
ing assist, youw illrequ irel ess forc etoc losethe
sliding door. Electric sliding door
Fu
nction of thee lectric sliding door Yo
ur vehicle can be equipped wit hanelectric
sliding door on thel efta nd/or right-han dside. Yo
uc an operat ethe electric sliding door in the
fo llowing ways:
R bypressing thes liding door buttons on the
center console
R bypressing thes liding door button on the
door sill (B-pillar)
R using thed oor handle (inside or outside)
R using thek ey
If th ee lectric sliding door is obstructed while
opening, it mo vesaf ewcentim eter sint he oppo‐
sit ed irection and stops.
If th es liding door is obstructed during thec losing
procedure, it opens fully again.
If th ee lectric mo toroft he sliding door is in dan‐
ge rofo verheating, e.g. due tofrequent opening
and closing within ashor tperiod, thes liding door
opens fully .The sliding door is then loc kedin
place. The sliding door is operational again af ter
appr oximatel y30seconds.
If th er eh as been amalfunction or if theb attery
has been disconnected, youc an use ther elease
catc htod isconnect thes liding door from the
electric mo tor.Then youc an open or close the
door manually (/ page54). Opening/closing
thee lectric sliding door
wit hthe button &
WARNING Risk of entrapment byopen
sliding door whic hisnotengaged
When youo pen thes liding door ,the sliding
door could hit other people as it mo vesb ack‐
wa rds. #
Only open thes liding door when tra ffic
condition spermit. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydespit eobstacle
de tection
Obs tacle de tection doe snotreact tosoft,
light and thin objects, suc hasfingers. These
or other parts of theb ody could be pressed
agains tthe door frame, fori ns tance. Obs tacle
de tection canno tpreve nt entrapment in these
ins tances. #
Whe nopening and closing thee lectric
sliding door ,makes uret hat nobody is
within theo perating rang eoft he sliding
door. 52
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#
If someone becomes trapped, press the
button again tostop thes liding door. Object
recognition:
If an object obstruct sthe closing of thes liding
door ,the sliding door is stopped. The object rec‐
ognition is only an aid. It canno treplace your
aw areness of thes ituation. Sliding door button on
thec enter console
1 Opens and closes thes liding door on the
ri ght side of thev ehicle Sliding door button on
thed oor sill (B-pillar)
On vehicles wit hapartition, button 3is loca‐
te dont he partition next tothed oor wayatt he
le ve loft he inside door handle. When
thes liding door is loc ked, it can onl ybe
opened from thei nside bymanually unlocking
locking pin 4. #
Tounlo ck:pull lo cking pin 4upwards man‐
ually or use thec ent rallockin gbutton to
unlo ckthes liding door (/ page49). #
Toopen: briefly press button 1,2or but‐
ton 3.
The sliding doo ropens au tomatical ly.
When youo pen thed oor using button 1or
2,y ou will additi onallyhear tw owarning sig‐
nals.
The indicator lam patthetopofb utton 1or
2 will flash and button 3will flash.
When thes liding door is comple tely open, the
indicator lam patthetopofb utton 1or2
will light up. #
Toclose: briefly press button 1,2or but‐
ton 3.
The sliding doo rcloses au tomatical ly.
When youc lose thed oor using button 1or
2,y ou will additi onallyhear tw owarning sig‐
nals.
The indicator lam patthetopofb utton 1or
2 will flash and button 3will flash.
When thes liding door is comple tely closed,
th ei ndicator lam patthetopofb utton 1or
2 will go out. #
Tosto pautomati coperation: brieflyp ress
but ton 1or2.
The sliding doo rstops moving. #
Tolock: push lockin gpin3 down wards
manually or use thec ent rallockin gbutton to
loc kthe sliding door (/ page49). Opening and closing
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