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Notes on grab handles

WARNING Risk of injury due to excessive

load on the grab handles

If you apply your full body weight to the grab

handle or pull it abruptly, the grab handle may

be damaged or come loose from its anchor-

age. This may result in injuries.

Use the grab handles only to stabilize the

seating position or to assist in getting in

and out of the seat.

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Adjusting the front seat manually (without Seat

Comfort Package)

WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if the

seats are adjusted by children

Children could become trapped if they adjust

the seats, particularly when unattended.

When leaving the vehicle, always take the

SmartKey with you and lock the vehicle.

Never leave children unattended in the

vehicle.

WARNING Risk of becoming trapped when

adjusting the seat

When you adjust a seat, you or other vehicle

occupants could become trapped, e.g. on the

seat guide rail.

When adjusting a seat, make sure that

no one has any part of their body within

the sweep of the seat.

Observe the safety notes on "Air bags" and "Chil-

dren in the vehicle".

WARNING Risk of accident due to the

driver's seat not being engaged

The driver's seat may move unexpectedly

while driving.

This could cause you to lose control of the

vehicle.

Always make sure that the driver's seat

is engaged before starting the vehicle.

WARNING Risk of accident due to adjust-

ing the vehicle settings while the vehicle is

in motion

You could lose control of the vehicle in the fol-

lowing situations in particular:

If you adjust the driver's seat, the head

restraint, the steering wheel or the mirror

while the vehicle is in motion

If you fasten your seat belt while the vehi-

cle is in motion

Before starting the vehicle: in particular,

adjust the driver's seat, head restraint,

steering wheel and mirror, and fasten

your seat belt.

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WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if the

seat height is adjusted carelessly

If you adjust the seat height carelessly, you or

other vehicle occupants could be trapped and

thereby injured.

Children in particular could accidentally press

the electrical seat adjustment buttons and

become trapped.

While moving the seats, make sure that

hands or other body parts do not get

under the lever assembly of the seat

adjustment system.

WARNING Risk of injury due to head

restraints not being installed or being

adjusted incorrectly

If head restraints have not been installed or

have not been adjusted correctly, there is an

increased risk of injury in the head and neck

area, e.g. in the event of an accident or when

braking.

Always drive with the head restraints

installed.

Before driving o, make sure for every

vehicle occupant that the center of the

head restraint supports the back of the

head at about eye level.

Do not interchange the head restraints of the

front and rear seats. Otherwise, you will not be

able to adjust the height and angle of the head

restraints correctly.

Adjust the head restraint fore-and-a position so

that it is as close as possible to the back of your

head.

WARNING Risk of injury or death due to

an incorrect seat position

The seat belt does not oer the intended level

of protection if you have not moved the seat

backrest to an almost vertical position.

In particular, you could slip beneath the seat-

belt and become injured.

Adjust the seat properly before begin-

ning your journey.

Always ensure that the seat backrest is

in an almost vertical position and that

the shoulder belt is routed across the

center of your shoulder.

WARNING Risk of injury due to excessive

load on the grab handles

If you apply your full body weight to the grab

handle or pull it abruptly, the grab handle may

be damaged or come loose from its anchor-

age. This may result in injuries.

Use the grab handles only to stabilize the

seating position or to assist in getting in

and out of the seat.

WARNING Risk of potentially fatal injuries

due to objects trapped under the front

passenger seat

Objects trapped under the front passenger

seat may interfere with the function of the

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automatic front passenger air bag shuto or

damage the system.

Do not stow any objects under the front

passenger seat.

When the front passenger seat is occu-

pied, ensure that no objects have

become trapped beneath the front

passenger seat.

Adjusting the seat fore-and-a position

Li lever 1 and slide the seat into the

desired position.

Make sure that the seat is engaged.

To adjust the seat height: push or pull lever 2

until the desired position has been reached.

To adjust the seat backrest inclination: turn

handwheel 3 forwards and backwards until

the desired position has been reached.

Adjusting the front seat mechanically (with Seat

Comfort Package)

WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if the

seats are adjusted by children

Children could become trapped if they adjust

the seats, particularly when unattended.

When leaving the vehicle, always take the

SmartKey with you and lock the vehicle.

Never leave children unattended in the

vehicle.

This also applies to the Digital Vehicle Key.

WARNING Risk of becoming trapped when

adjusting the seat

When you adjust a seat, you or other vehicle

occupants could become trapped, e.g. on the

seat guide rail.

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When adjusting a seat, make sure that

no one has any part of their body within

the sweep of the seat.

Observe the safety notes on "Airbags" and "Chil-

dren in the vehicle".

WARNING Risk of accident due to the

driver's seat not being engaged

The driver's seat may move unexpectedly

while driving.

This could cause you to lose control of the

vehicle.

Always make sure that the driver's seat

is engaged before starting the vehicle.

WARNING Risk of accident due to adjust-

ing the vehicle settings while the vehicle is

in motion

You could lose control of the vehicle in the fol-

lowing situations in particular:

If you adjust the driver's seat, the head

restraint, the steering wheel or the mirror

while the vehicle is in motion

If you fasten your seat belt while the vehi-

cle is in motion

Before starting the vehicle: in particular,

adjust the driver's seat, head restraint,

steering wheel and mirror, and fasten

your seat belt.

WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if the

seat height is adjusted carelessly

If you adjust the seat height carelessly, you or

other vehicle occupants could be trapped and

thereby injured.

Children in particular could accidentally press

the electrical seat adjustment buttons and

become trapped.

While moving the seats, make sure that

hands or other body parts do not get

under the lever assembly of the seat

adjustment system.

WARNING Risk of injury due to head

restraints not being installed or being

adjusted incorrectly

If head restraints have not been installed or

have not been adjusted correctly, there is an

increased risk of injury in the head and neck

area, e.g. in the event of an accident or when

braking.

Always drive with the head restraints

installed.

Before driving o, make sure for every

vehicle occupant that the center of the

head restraint supports the back of the

head at about eye level.

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Do not interchange the head restraints of the

front and rear seats. Otherwise, you will not be

able to adjust the height and angle of the head

restraints correctly.

Adjust the head restraint fore-and-a position so

that it is as close as possible to the back of your

head.

WARNING Risk of injury or death due to

an incorrect seat position

The seat belt does not oer the intended level

of protection if you have not moved the seat

backrest to an almost vertical position.

In particular, you could slip beneath the seat-

belt and become injured.

Adjust the seat properly before begin-

ning your journey.

Always ensure that the seat backrest is

in an almost vertical position and that

the shoulder belt is routed across the

center of your shoulder.

WARNING Risk of injury due to excessive

load on the grab handles

If you apply your full body weight to the grab

handle or pull it abruptly, the grab handle may

be damaged or come loose from its anchor-

age. This may result in injuries.

Use the grab handles only to stabilize the

seating position or to assist in getting in

and out of the seat.

WARNING Risk of potentially fatal injuries

due to objects trapped under the front

passenger seat

Objects trapped under the front passenger

seat may interfere with the function of the

automatic front passenger air bag shuto or

damage the system.

Do not stow any objects under the front

passenger seat.

When the front passenger seat is occu-

pied, ensure that no objects have

become trapped beneath the front

passenger seat.

Adjusting the seat fore-and-a position

Li lever 2 and slide the seat into the

desired position.

Make sure that the seat is engaged.

To adjust the seat cushion length (driver's

seat only): li lever 1 and slide the front sec-

tion of the seat cushion forwards or back-

wards.

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To adjust the seat cushion inclination: turn

handwheel 3 forwards and backwards until

the desired position has been reached.

To adjust the seat height: push or pull lever 4

until the desired position has been reached.

To adjust the seat backrest inclination: turn

handwheel 5 forwards and backwards until

the desired position has been reached.

Adjusting the front seat electrically

You can adjust the seats when the vehicle is

switched o.

Seat backrest inclination

Seat height

Seat cushion inclination

Seat fore-and-a position

Save the settings with the memory function

(/ page 106).

Adjusting the 4-way lumbar support

Higher

Soer

Lower

Firmer

Use buttons 1 to 4 to adjust the contour of

the backrest.

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Head restraints

▌Adjusting the front seat head restraints man-

ually

WARNING Risk of accident due to adjust-

ing the vehicle settings while the vehicle is

in motion

You could lose control of the vehicle in the fol-

lowing situations in particular:

If you adjust the driver's seat, the head

restraint, the steering wheel or the mirror

while the vehicle is in motion

If you fasten your seat belt while the vehi-

cle is in motion

Before starting the vehicle: in particular,

adjust the driver's seat, head restraint,

steering wheel and mirror, and fasten

your seat belt.

WARNING Risk of injury due to head

restraints not being installed or being

adjusted incorrectly

If head restraints have not been installed or

have not been adjusted correctly, there is an

increased risk of injury in the head and neck

area, e.g. in the event of an accident or when

braking.

Always drive with the head restraints

installed.

Before driving o, make sure for every

vehicle occupant that the center of the

head restraint supports the back of the

head at about eye level.

Do not interchange the head restraints of the

front and rear seats. Otherwise, you will not be

able to adjust the height and angle of the head

restraints correctly.

Adjust the head restraint fore-and-a position so

that it is as close as possible to the back of your

head.

For vehicles with sports seats, it is not possible to

adjust the front head restraints.

To raise: pull the head restraint up.

To lower: press release knob 1 in the direc-

tion of the arrow and push the head restraint

down.

To move forwards: press release knob 2 and

pull the head restraint forwards.

To move backwards: press release knob 2

and push the head restraint backwards.

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▌Adjusting the head restraints of the rear seats

manually

In vehicles with sports seats, it is not possible to

adjust the outer head restraints.

To raise: pull the head restraint up.

To lower: press release knob 1 and push the

head restraint down.

▌Installing/removing the rear seat head

restraints

Removing

Release the rear seat backrest and fold it for-

wards slightly (/ page 110).

Pull the head restraint upwards as far as it will

go.

Push release knob 1 in the direction of the

arrow and pull out the head restraint.

Installing

Insert the head restraint such that the notches

on the bar are on the le when viewed in the

direction of travel.

Push the head restraint down until it engages.

Fold the rear seat backrest back until it

engages.

Setting automatic seat adjustment

WARNING Risk of becoming trapped dur-

ing adjustment of the driver's seat aer

calling up a driver prole

Selecting a user prole may trigger an adjust-

ment of the driver's seat to the position saved

under the user prole. You or other vehicle

occupants could be injured in the process.

Make sure that when the position of driv-

er's seat is being adjusted using the mul-

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timedia system, no people or body parts

are in the seat's range of movement.

If there is a risk of someone becoming trap-

ped, immediately stop the adjustment process

by:

a) Pressing the warning message on the

central display.

b) Pressing a position button of the

memory function or a seat adjustment

switch in the driver's door.

The adjustment process is stopped.

Multimedia system:

Comfort

Seat

Automatic Seat Positioning

Manually adjusting driver's seat and steering

wheel position to body size

The vehicle calculates a suitable driver's seat and

steering wheel position on the basis of the driver's

body size and sets this directly.

To set the unit of measurement: select cm or

ft/in.

Set the size using the scale.

Select Start Positioning.

The driver's seat and steering wheel position

is adjusted to the body size that has been set.

You can also congure these settings via the

Mercedes me user account for your user pro-

le. By synchronizing the proles in the vehi-

cle and the Mercedes me connect proles,

you can carry over these settings for your

vehicle. Further information about synchroniz-

ing user proles .

If the driver's seat and steering wheel position

calculated by the vehicle is not practical or

comfortable, it can be manually adapted at

any time via the control buttons.

The outside mirrors are not set via this func-

tion. Instead, they have to be set manually via

the operating switches.

Resetting seat settings

Multimedia system:

Comfort

Seat

Select Reset.

Select ß for the desired seat.

The settings for the selected seat are reset.

Switching the seat heating on/o

WARNING Risk of burns due to repeatedly

switching on the seat heating

Repeatedly switching on the seat heating can

cause the seat cushion and seat backrest pad-

ding to become very hot.

In particular, the health of persons with limited

temperature sensitivity or a limited ability to

react to high temperatures may be aected or

they may even suer burn-like injuries.

Do not repeatedly switch on the seat

heating.

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To protect against overheating, the seat heating

may be temporarily deactivated aer it has been

switched on repeatedly.

NOTE Damage to the seats caused by

objects or documents when the seat heat-

ing is switched on

When the seat heating is switched on, over-

heating may occur due to objects or docu-

ments placed on the seats, e.g. seat cushions

or child seats. This could cause damage to the

seat surface.

Make sure that no objects or documents

are on the seats when the seat heating is

switched on.

Requirements

The power supply is switched on.

Press button 1 repeatedly until the desired

heating level is set.

Depending on the heating level, up to three

indicator lamps will light up. If all indicator

lamps are o, the seat heating is switched o.

The seat heating will automatically switch

down from the three heating levels aer 8, 10

and 20 minutes until the seat heating

switches o.

Switching the seat ventilation on/o

Requirements

The power supply is switched on.

Press button 1 repeatedly until the desired

blower setting has been reached.

Depending on the blower setting, up to three

indicator lamps will light up. If all indicator

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lamps are o, the seat ventilation is switched

o.

Steering wheel

Adjusting the steering wheel manually

WARNING Risk of accident due to adjust-

ing the vehicle settings while the vehicle is

in motion

You could lose control of the vehicle in the fol-

lowing situations in particular:

If you adjust the driver's seat, the head

restraint, the steering wheel or the mirror

while the vehicle is in motion

If you fasten your seat belt while the vehi-

cle is in motion

Before starting the vehicle: in particular,

adjust the driver's seat, head restraint,

steering wheel and mirror, and fasten

your seat belt.

WARNING Risk of entrapment for children

when adjusting the steering wheel

Children could injure themselves if they adjust

the steering wheel.

Never leave children unattended in the

vehicle.

When leaving the vehicle, always take the

key with you and lock the vehicle.

Unlocking

Fold release lever 1 down as far as it will go.

Adjust height 2 and distance 3 to the

steering wheel.

Locking

Fold release lever 1 up as far as it will go.

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