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Getting started

Adjusting

왔 Adjusting

Seats

The seats can be adjusted either manually

or electrically, depending on the vehicle’s

equipment.

Warning! G

All seat, head restraint, steering wheel, and

rear view mirror adjustments, as well as fas-

tening of seat belts, must be done before

the vehicle is put into motion.

Warning! G

Do not adjust the driver’s seat while driving.

Adjusting the seat while driving could cause

the driver to lose control of the vehicle.

Never ride in a moving vehicle with the seat

back in an excessively reclined position as

this can be dangerous. You could slide un-

der the seat belt in a collision. If you slide

under it, the belt would apply force at the ab-

domen or neck.

That could cause serious or fatal injuries.

The seat back and seat belts provide the

best restraint when the wearer is in a nearly

upright position and belts are properly posi-

tioned on the body. Your seat must be ad-

justed so that you can correctly fasten your

seat belt (

컄 page 43).

Never place hands under the seat or near

any moving parts while a seat is being ad-

justed.

Warning! G

When leaving the vehicle, always remove the

SmartKey from the starter switch, and lock

your vehicle.

Even with the SmartKey removed from the

starter switch, the power seats* can be

operated when the respective door is open.

Therefore, do not leave children unattended

in the vehicle, or with access to an unlocked

vehicle. Unsupervised use of vehicle equip-

ment may cause an accident and/or serious

personal injury.

Warning! G

Children 12 years old and under must never

ride in the front seat, except in a

Mercedes-Benz authorized BabySmart

TM1

compatible child seat, which operates with

the BabySmart

system installed in the

vehicle to deactivate the passenger front

air bag when it is properly installed. Other-

wise they will be struck by the air bag when

it inflates in a crash. If this happens, serious

or fatal injury will result.

According to accident statistics, children

are safer when properly restrained in the

rear seating positions than in the front seat-

ing positions. Infants and small children

must ride in back seats and be seated in an

appropriate infant or child restraint system,

which is properly secured with the vehicle’s

seat belt and top tether strap, or secured via

lower anchors and top tether strap, fully in

accordance with the child seat manufactur-

er’s instructions.

BabySmart

is a trademark of Siemens

Automotive Corp.

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Getting started

Adjusting

Manual seat adjustment

1 Seat fore and aft adjustment

2 Seat cushion tilt

3 Seat backrest tilt

4 Seat height

Seat fore and aft adjustment

왘 Lift handle 1.

왘 Slide seat to the desired position.

왘 Allow handle 1 to reengage.

왘 Check for proper engagement before

driving.

Adjust seat to a comfortable seating

position that still allows you to reach the

accelerator/brake pedal safely. The posi-

tion should be as far rearward as possible,

consistent with ability to properly operate

controls.

Seat cushion tilt

왘 Turn handwheel 2 forward or back-

ward until your upper legs are lightly

supported

Seat backrest tilt

왘 Switch on ignition (컄 page 33).

왘 Press switch 3 in direction of arrow

until your arms are slightly angled

when holding the steering wheel.

Seat height

왘 Switch on ignition (컄 page 33).

왘 Press switch 4 in direction of arrow

until your legs are lightly supported.

A child’s risk of serious or fatal injuries is

significantly increased if the child restraints

are not properly secured in the vehicle and

the child is not properly secured in the child

restraint.

When moving the seat, make sure that

there are no items in the footwell or

behind the seat. Otherwise you could

damage the seat.

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Getting started

Adjusting

Head restraint height

1 Release button

Raising:

왘 Manually adjust the height of the head

restraint by pulling it upward.

Lowering:

왘 To lower head the restraint, push

release button 1 and push down on

the head restraint.

Head restraint tilt

Manually adjust the angle of the head

restraint.

왘 Push or pull on the lower edge of the

head restraint cushion.

For more information, see “Seats”

(

컄 page 98).

Warning! G

For your protection, drive only with properly

positioned head restraints.

Adjust head restraint so that the center of

the head restraint supports the back of the

head at eye level. This will reduce the poten-

tial for injury to the head and neck in the

event of an accident or similar situation.

Do not drive the vehicle without the seat

head restraints. Head restraints are intend-

ed to help reduce injuries during an acci-

dent.

Adjust the head restraint in such a way

that it is as close to the head as

possible.

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Adjusting

Power seat* adjustment

The seat adjustment switches are located

in each front door.

1 Head restraint height

2 Seat height

3 Seat cushion tilt

4 Seat fore and aft adjustment

5 Seat backrest tilt

왘 Switch on ignition (컄 page 33).

왘 Open the respective door.

Seat fore and aft adjustment

왘 Press switch forward or backward in

direction of arrow 4.

Adjust seat to a comfortable seating

position that still allows you to reach the

accelerator/brake pedal safely. The posi-

tion should be as far rearward as possible,

consistent with ability to properly operate

controls.

Seat cushion tilt

왘 Press switch up or down in direction of

arrow 3 until your upper legs are

lightly supported.

Seat backrest tilt

왘 Press switch forward or backward in

direction of arrow 5 until your arms

are slightly angled when holding the

steering wheel.

Seat height

왘 Press switch up or down in direction of

arrow 2.

Head restraint height

왘 Press switch up or down in direction of

arrow 1.

When moving the seat, make sure that

there are no items in the footwell or

behind the seat. Otherwise you could

damage the seat.

The memory function* (컄 page 106)

lets you store the setting for the seat

position together with the settings for

the steering wheel and exterior rear

view mirrors.

Adjust the head restraint in such a way

that it is as close to the head as

possible.

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Adjusting

Head restraint tilt

Manually adjust the angle of the head

restraint.

왘 Push or pull on the lower edge of the

head restraint cushion.

For more information, see “Seats”

(

컄 page 98).

Steering wheel

Warning! G

For your protection, drive only with properly

positioned head restraints.

Adjust head restraint so that the center of

the head restraint supports the back of the

head at eye level. This will reduce the poten-

tial for injury to the head and neck in the

event of an accident or similar situation.

Do not drive the vehicle without the seat

head restraints. Head restraints are

intended to help reduce injuries during an

accident.

Warning! G

Do not adjust the steering wheel while

driving. Adjusting the steering wheel while

driving, or driving without the adjustment

locked could cause the driver to lose control

of the vehicle.

When leaving the vehicle, always remove the

SmartKey from the starter switch and lock

your vehicle.

Even with the SmartKey removed from the

starter switch, the electrical steering wheel

adjustment feature* can be operated when

the driver’s door is open. Therefore, do not

leave children unattended in the vehicle, or

with access to an unlocked vehicle. Unsu-

pervised use of vehicle equipment may

cause an accident and/or serious personal

injury.

Getting started

Adjusting

Steering wheel adjustment, manual

1 Handle

왘 To unlock the steering column, pull

handle 1 out to its stop limit.

왘 Move steering wheel to the desired

position.

왘 To lock the steering column, push

handle 1 all the way in until it

engages.

The steering wheel is once again

locked into position.

왘 Make sure the steering wheel is

securely locked by trying to move it up

and down, and in and out before driving

off.

Steering wheel adjustment, electrical*

The stalk for steering wheel adjustment is

located on the steering column (lower left).

1 Adjusting steering column, in or out

2 Adjusting steering column, up or down

왘 Switch on ignition (컄 page 33).

왘 Open the driver’s door.

Warning! G

Only adjust the steering wheel with the

vehicle at a standstill and make sure the

steering wheel is securely locked in place

before driving off.

Driving without the steering wheel adjust-

ment locked may cause an unexpected

steering wheel movement which could

cause the driver to lose control of the

vehicle. Make sure the steering wheel is

securely locked by trying to move it up and

down, and in and out before driving off.

Getting started

Adjusting

Adjusting steering column in or out

왘 Move stalk forward or back in the

direction of arrow 1 until a comfort-

able steering wheel position is reached

with your arms slightly bent at the

elbow.

Adjusting steering column up or down

왘 Move stalk up or down in the direction

of arrow 2.

Make sure your legs can move freely

and that all the displays (incl. malfunc-

tion and indicator lamps) on the instru-

ment cluster are clearly visible.

Mirrors

Adjust the interior and exterior rear view

mirrors before driving so that you have a

good view of the road and traffic condi-

tions.

Interior rear view mirror

왘 Manually adjust the interior rear view

mirror.

For more information, see “Rear view mir-

rors” (

컄 page 168).

Exterior rear view mirrors

The memory function* (컄 page 106)

lets you store the setting for the

steering wheel together with the

settings for the seat position and

exterior rear view mirrors.

Warning! G

In the case of an accident, liquid electrolyte

may escape the mirror housing if the mirror

glass breaks.

Electrolyte has an irritating effect. Do not al-

low the liquid to come into contact with

eyes, skin, clothing, or respiratory system.

In case it does, immediately flush affected

area with water, and seek medical help if

necessary.

Warning! G

Exercise care when using the passen-

ger-side exterior rear view mirror. The mirror

surface is convex (outwardly curved surface

for a wider field of view). Objects in mirror

are closer than they appear. Check your in-

terior rear view mirror or glance over your

shoulder before changing lanes.

Electrolyte drops coming into contact

with the vehicle paint finish can only be

completely removed while in their

liquid state and by applying plenty of

water.

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Adjusting

The buttons are located above the exterior

lamp switch.

1 Adjustment button

2 Passenger-side exterior rear view

mirror button

3 Driver’s side exterior rear view mirror

button

왘 Switch on ignition (컄 page 33).

왘 Press button 3 for the driver’s side

exterior rear view mirror or button 2

for passenger-side exterior rear view

mirror.

왘 Push adjustment button 1 up, down,

left, or right according to the desired

setting.

For more information, see “Rear view mir-

rors” (

컄 page 168).

If an exterior rear view mirror was

forcibly pushed forward (hit from the

rear) or forcibly pushed rearward (hit

from the front), reposition it by

applying firm pressure until it snaps

into place. The mirror housing is now

properly positioned and you can adjust

the mirror normally.

The memory function* (컄 page 106)

lets you store the setting for the

exterior rear view mirrors together with

the settings for the steering wheel and

seat position.

At low ambient temperatures, the

exterior rear view mirrors will be

heated automatically.

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