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Seats

When adjusting a seat, make sure that

no one has any body parts in the sweep

of the seat.

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WARNING Risk of injury from adjusting

the vehicle settings while the vehicle is in

motion

Adjusting the front seat mechanically and

electrically (without Seat Comfort Package)

You could lose control of the vehicle in the

following situations:

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

dren in the vehicle".

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WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if

the seats are adjusted by children

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if you adjust the driver's seat, the head

Children could become trapped if they adjust

the seats, particularly when unattended.

restraint, the steering wheel or the mirror

while the vehicle is in motion

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WARNING Risk of accident due to the

driver's seat not being engaged

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When leaving the vehicle, always take

the SmartKey with you and lock the

vehicle.

Never leave children unattended in the

vehicle.

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if you fasten your seat belt while the vehi‐

cle is in motion

If the driver's seat is not engaged, it could

move unexpectedly while the vehicle is in

motion.

This could cause you to lose control of the

vehicle.

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Before starting the engine: adjust the

driver's seat, the head restraint, the

steering wheel or the mirror and fasten

your seat belt.

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Always make sure that the driver's seat

is engaged before starting the vehicle.

The seats can be adjusted when the ignition is

switched off.

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WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if

the seat height is adjusted carelessly

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WARNING Risk of becoming trapped

when adjusting the seats

If you adjust the seat height carelessly, you

or other vehicle occupants could be trapped

and thereby injured.

When you adjust a seat, you or other vehicle

occupants could become trapped, e.g. on the

seat guide rail.

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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-aft position so

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

head.

Children in particular could accidentally

press the electrical seat adjustment buttons

and become trapped.

NOTE Damage to the seats when moving

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the seats back

The seats may be damaged by objects when

moving the seats back.

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While moving the seats, make sure that

hands or other body parts do not get

under the lever assembly of the seat

adjustment system.

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When moving the seats back, make

sure that there are no objects in the

footwell, under or behind the seats.

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WARNING Risk of injury or death due to

incorrect seat position

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WARNING Risk of injury due to head

restraints which are not installed or are

adjusted incorrectly

The seat belt does not offer the intended

level of protection if you have not moved the

seat backrest to an almost vertical position.

When braking or in the event of an accident,

you could slide underneath the seat belt and

sustain abdominal or neck injuries, for exam‐

ple.

If head restraints are not installed or are

adjusted incorrectly, the head restraints can‐

not provide protection as intended.

There is an increased risk of injury in the

head and neck area, e.g. in the event of an

accident or when braking.

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Adjust the seat properly before begin‐

ning your journey.

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Always drive with the head restraints

installed.

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Always ensure that the seat backrest is

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Before driving off, make sure for every

in an almost vertical position and that

the shoulder section of your seat belt is

routed across the center of your shoul‐

der.

vehicle occupant that the center of the

head restraint supports the back of the

head at about eye level.

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Adjusting the front seat electrically

Save the settings with the memory function

(/ page 105).

Adjusting the 4-way lumbar support

1

2

3

Seat backrest inclination

Seat height

Seat fore-and-aft position

1

2

3

4

5

6

Head restraint height

Seat backrest inclination

Seat height

Seat cushion length

Seat cushion inclination

Seat fore-and-aft position

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To adjust the seat fore-and-aft position:

lift lever 3 and slide the seat into the

desired position.

Make sure that the seat is engaged in posi‐

tion.

1

2

Raise

Soften

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3

4

Lower

Harden

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Using buttons 1 to 4, adjust the contour

of the backrest individually to suit your back.

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WARNING Risk of injury due to head

restraints which are not installed or are

adjusted incorrectly

Head restraints

If head restraints are not installed or are

adjusted incorrectly, the head restraints can‐

not provide protection as intended.

Adjusting the front seat head restraints

mechanically

There is an increased risk of injury in the

head and neck area, e.g. in the event of an

accident or when braking.

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WARNING Risk of injury from adjusting

the vehicle settings while the vehicle is in

motion

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Always drive with the head restraints

installed.

You could lose control of the vehicle in the

following situations:

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Before driving off, make sure for every

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vehicle occupant that the center of the

head restraint supports the back of the

head at about eye level.

if you adjust the driver's seat, the head

restraint, the steering wheel or the mirror

while the vehicle is in motion

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To raise: pull the head restraint up.

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if you fasten your seat belt while the vehi‐

cle is in motion

To lower: press release knob 1 in the direc‐

tion of the arrow and push the head restraint

down.

To move forwards: pull the head restraint

forwards.

To move backwards: press and hold release

knob 2.

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-aft position so

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

head.

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Before starting the engine: adjust the

driver's seat, the head restraint, the

steering wheel or the mirror and fasten

your seat belt.

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Installing/removing the rear seat head

restraints

Push the head restraint backwards and let go

of release knob 2.

Push release knob 1 in the direction of the

arrow and pull out the head restraint.

Adjusting the head restraints of the rear

seats mechanically

Removing

Installing

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Insert the head restraint such that the

notches on the bar are on the left when

viewed in the direction of travel.

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Push the head restraint down until it

engages.

Fold the rear seat backrest back until it

engages.

Configuring the seat settings

Multimedia system:

4

5

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Comfort

Seat Comfort

Adjusting the backrest contour in the lumbar

region of the seat backrest (lumbar)

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Select Lumbar.

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Release the rear seat backrest and fold it for‐

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Select the settings Z for the desired seat.

Adjust the air cushions.

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To raise: pull the head restraint up.

wards slightly (/ page 109).

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Pull the head restraint upwards as far as it

will go.

To lower: press the release knob 1 in the

direction of the arrow and push the head

restraint down.

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Adjusting the backrest side bolsters

side mirror and seat contour will automatically

be adapted to the driver.

If there is a risk of someone becoming trap‐

ped, stop the adjustment process immedi‐

ately:

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Select Side Bolsters.

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Select On or Off.

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Adjust the air cushion for the desired seat.

% This setting is available only for individual

user profiles. For the guest profile, auto‐

matic seat adjustment cannot be switched

on or off. Further information about user

profiles (/ page 297).

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a) Tap the warning message on the

Setting the seat heating balance

media display.

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Select Seat Heating Balance.

or

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Adjust the heat distribution for the desired

seat.

b) Press a memory position button or a

seat adjustment switch on the driver's

door.

Adjusting the driver's seat position to body

size

The vehicle will calculate a suitable driver's seat

position on the basis of the driver's body size

and set this directly.

Setting automatic seat adjustment

The adjustment process is stopped.

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WARNING Risk of becoming trapped

during adjustment of the driver's seat

after calling up a driver profile

Requirements:

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Adapting the driver's seat position to the

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Select SEAT POSITIONING.

body size: automatic seat adjustment has

been switched on.

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Selecting a profile may trigger an adjustment

of the driver's seat to the position saved

under the profile. You or other vehicle occu‐

pants could be injured in the process.

To set the unit of measurement: select cm

or ft/in.

Multimedia system:

4

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Set the size using the scale.

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Settings

Vehicle

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Select Start Positioning.

5

Auto. Seat Adjustment

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Make sure that when the position of

The driver's seat position will be adjusted to

the body size that has been set.

driver's seat is being adjusted using the

multimedia system, no people or body

parts are in the seat's range of move‐

ment.

Switching automatic seat adjustment on/off

When the active user profile is changed while

the vehicle is stationary, the driver's seat, out‐

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Switching the seat heating on/off

Selecting the massage program for the front

seats

% If the driver's seat position calculated by the

vehicle is not practical or comfortable, it can

be changed manually at any time via the

control buttons.

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WARNING Risk of burns due to repeat‐

edly switching on the seat heating

Multimedia system:

4

5

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Comfort

Massage

The outside mirrors are not set via this func‐

tion. Instead, they have to be set manually

via the switches.

Repeatedly switching on the seat heating can

cause the seat cushion and seat backrest

padding to become very hot.

The health of persons with limited tempera‐

ture sensitivity or a limited ability to react to

high temperatures may be affected or they

may even suffer burn-like injuries.

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Select Wave Massage or Pulsating Massage.

The selected program will start.

% You can also make these settings via the

Mercedes me portal for your user profile. By

synchronizing the profiles in the vehicle and

the Mercedes me connect profiles, you can

carry over these settings for your vehicle.

Further information about synchronizing user

profiles (/ page 299).

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Start the program for the desired seat ;.

To set the massage intensity: switch High

Intensity on or off.

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Do not repeatedly switch on the seat

heating.

Resetting seat settings

Multimedia system:

Setting the easy entry and exit feature

4

5

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Comfort

Seat Comfort

To protect against overheating, the seat heating

may be temporarily deactivated after it is

switched on repeatedly.

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Activate or deactivate the function.

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Select Reset.

Select ß for the desired seat.

The settings for the selected seat are reset.

% If you use an individual user profile and have

set your body size, this information is carried

over for the easy entry and exit feature. This

causes the driver's seat to automatically

move into the correct position

NOTE Damage to the seats caused by

objects or documents when the seat

heating is switched on

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(/ page 298).

When the seat heating is switched on, over‐

heating may occur due to objects or docu‐

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To switch off/reduce the level: press but‐

ton 1 repeatedly until the desired heating

level is set.

If all indicator lamps are off, the seat heating

is switched off.

ments placed on the seats, e.g. seat cush‐

ions or child seats. This could cause damage

to the seat surface.

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Make sure that no objects or docu‐

ments are on the seats when the seat

heating is switched on.

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down from the three heating levels after 8,

10 and 20 minutes until the seat heating is

switched off.

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The power supply is switched on.

Switching the seat ventilation on/off

Requirements:

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The power supply is switched on.

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To switch on/increase the level: press but‐

ton 1 repeatedly until the desired heating

level is set.

Depending on the heating level, up to three

indicator lamps will light up.

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To switch off/reduce the level: press but‐

ton 1 repeatedly until the desired ventila‐

tion level is set.

If all indicator lamps are off, the seat ventila‐

tion is switched off.

Steering wheel

Adjusting the steering wheel electrically

The steering wheel can be adjusted when the

power supply is switched off.

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To switch on/increase the level: press but‐

ton 1 repeatedly until the desired ventila‐

tion level is set.

Depending on the ventilation level, up to

three indicator lamps will light up.

1

2

Adjusts the distance to the steering wheel

Adjusts the height

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Save the settings with the memory function

(/ page 105).

Switching the steering wheel heater on/off

Requirements:

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