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Seats, mirrors, and steering wheel

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Seats, mirrors, and steering wheel

Vehicle features and options

Warning

With a backrest inclined too far to the

This chapter describes all standard, country-

specific and optional features offered with

the series. It also describes features and

functions that are not necessarily available

in your vehicle, e.g., due to the selected op-

tions or country versions. This also applies

to safety-related functions and systems.

When using these functions and systems,

the applicable laws and regulations must be

observed.

rear, the efficacy of the safety belt can no

longer be ensured. There is a risk of slid-

ing under the safety belt in an accident.

There is a risk of injuries or danger to life.

Adjust the seat prior to starting the trip.

Adjust the backrest so that it is in the

most upright position as possible and do

not adjust again while driving.

Warning

Sitting safely

There is a risk of jamming when moving

the seats. There is a risk of injury or risk

of damage to property. Make sure that the

area of movement of the seat is clear prior

to any adjustment.

An ideal seating position that meets the

needs of the occupants can make a vital

contribution to relaxed, fatigue-free driving.

In the event of an accident, the correct seat-

ing position plays an important role. Follow

the information in the following chapters:

Adjusting seats

Overview

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Seats, refer to page 85.

Safety belts, refer to page 87.

Head restraints, refer to page 89.

Airbags, refer to page 141.

Front seats

Safety information

Warning

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2

3

4

Forward/backward

Thigh support

Height

Seat adjustments while driving can lead to

unexpected movements of the seat. Vehi-

cle control could be lost. There is a risk of

accident. Only adjust the seat on the driv-

er's side when the vehicle is stationary.

Backrest tilt

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Lumbar support

Forward/backward

The curvature of the seat backrest can be

adjusted in a way that it supports the lum-

bar region of the spine. The lower back and

the spine are supported for upright posture.

Pull the lever and slide the seat in the de-

sired direction.

After releasing the lever, move the seat for-

ward or back slightly making sure it en-

gages properly.

Turn the wheel in order to increase or de-

crease the curvature.

Height

Thigh support

Pull the lever up or press it down as often as

needed to reach the desired height.

Pull the lever at the front of the seat and ad-

just the thigh support.

Backrest tilt

Entering the rear

Safety information

Warning

There is a risk of jamming when moving

the seats. There is a risk of injury or risk

of damage to property. Make sure that the

area of movement of the seat is clear prior

to any adjustment.

Pull the lever, and apply your weight to the

backrest or lift it off, as necessary.

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Front seat heating

Warning

Overview

Unexpected movements of the rear seat

backrest while driving may occur if the

rear seat backrest is unlocked. Vehicle

control could be lost. There is a risk of in-

jury. Fold back and lock the rear seat back-

rests before driving.

Fold the seat backrest forward

1. Pull lever up to the stop.

Seat heating

Switching on

Press the button once for each tem-

perature level.

The maximum temperature is reached when

three LEDs are lit.

2. Fold the seat backrest forward.

3. Push the seat forward.

If the trip is continued within approx.

15 minutes after a stop, seat heating is acti-

vated automatically with the temperature

selected last.

Original position

When GREEN Mode is activated, refer to

page 214, the heating output is reduced.

The driver's seat features a mechanical

memory function for forward/back and

backrest adjustment.

Switching off

1. Push the seat back into the original po-

sition.

Press and hold the button until the

LEDs go out.

2. Fold back the backrest to lock the seat.

If the backrest is folded back when the seat

is not yet in the original position, the seat

engages in the current position. In this

case, manually adjust longitudinal direction,

refer to page 86.

Safety belts

Number of safety belts and safety

belt buckles

The vehicle is fitted with four safety belts

to ensure occupant safety. However, they

can only offer protection when adjusted cor-

rectly.

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The safety belts or safety belt buckles

are damaged, soiled, or changed in

any other way.

General information

Always make sure that safety belts are be-

ing worn by all occupants before driving off.

Although airbags enhance safety by provid-

ing added protection, they are not a substi-

tute for safety belts.

Belt tensioners or belt retractors

were modified.

Safety belts can be imperceptibly damaged

in the event of an accident. There is a risk

of injuries or danger to life. Do not modify

safety belts, safety belt buckles, belt ten-

sioners, belt retractors or belt anchors and

keep them clean. Have the safety belts

checked after an accident at the dealer’s

service center or another qualified service

center or repair shop.

If needed, disengage the safety belt in the

rear from the belt buckle on the side.

The upper shoulder strap's anchorage point

will be correct for adult seat occupants of

every build if the seat is correctly adjusted.

Safety information

Warning

Correct use of safety belts

Use of a safety belt to buckle more than

one person will potentially defeat the abil-

ity of the safety belt to serve its protective

function. There is a risk of injuries or dan-

ger to life. Do not allow more than one per-

son to wear a single safety belt. Infants

and children are not allowed on an occu-

pant's lap, but must be transported and se-

cured in designated child restraint sys-

tems.

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Wear the safety belt twist-free and tight

to your body over your lap and should-

ers.

Wear the safety belt deep on your hips

over your lap. The safety belt may not

press on your stomach.

Do not rub the safety belt against sharp

edges, or guide it or jam it in across

hard or fragile objects.

–

Avoid thick clothing.

Re-tighten the safety belt frequently up-

ward around your upper body.

Warning

The efficacy of safety gear, including

safety belts, can be limited or lost when

safety belts are fastened incorrectly. An

incorrectly fastened safety belt can cause

additional injuries, for instance in the

event of an accident, braking or evasive

maneuvers. There is a risk of injuries or

danger to life. Make sure that all occu-

pants are wearing safety belts correctly.

Buckling the safety belt

1. Guide the safety belt slowly over

shoulder and hip to put it on.

Warning

The efficacy of safety gear, including

safety belts, may not be fully functional or

fail in the following situations:

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2. Insert the tongue plate into the safety

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Display in the instrument cluster

belt buckle. The safety belt buckle must

engage audibly.

The indicator light in the instrument cluster

illuminates after switching on the drive-

ready state.

Symbol Description

Green: the safety belt is buckled

on the corresponding rear seat.

Red: the safety belt is not buck-

led on the corresponding rear

seat.

Unbuckling the safety belt

1. Hold the safety belt firmly.

Front head restraints

Safety information

Warning

2. Press the red button in the belt buckle.

3. Guide the safety belt back into its roll-

up mechanism.

Safety belt reminder for driver's

seat and front passenger seat

A missing protective effect due to re-

moved or not correctly adjusted head re-

straints can cause injuries in the head and

neck area. There is a risk of injury.

Display in the instrument cluster

–

Before driving, install the removed

head restraints on the occupied seats.

The indicator light lights up and a

signal sounds. Make sure that the

safety belts are positioned correctly.

The safety belt reminder can also be acti-

vated if objects are placed on the front pas-

senger seat.

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Adjust the head restraint so its center

supports the back of the head at as

close to eye level as possible.

–

Adjust the distance so that the head

restraint is as close as possible to the

back of the head. Adjust the distance

via the backrest tilt as needed.

Safety belt reminder for rear seats

General information

The safety belt reminder is automatically

activated each time the drive-ready state is

switched on.

Warning

Body parts can be jammed when moving

the head restraint. There is a risk of injury.

Make sure that the area of movement is

clear when moving the head restraint.

The safety belt reminder is also activated

when a passenger unbuckles a rear seat

safety belt during the trip.

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Objects on the head restraint reduce the

protective effect in the head and neck

area. There is a risk of injury.

–

Do not use seat or head restraint cov-

ers.

–

Do not hang objects, for instance

clothes hangers, directly on the head

restraint.

1. If necessary, fold the rear seat backrest

forward.

–

Only use accessories that have been

determined to be safe for attachment

to a head restraint.

2. Pull head restraint up as far as possible.

3. Press the button, arrow 1, and pull the

head restraint out completely.

Do not use any accessories, for in-

stance pillows, while driving.

Installing

Proceed in the reverse order to install the

head restraint.

Adjusting the height

Rear head restraints

Safety information

Warning

A missing protective effect due to re-

moved or not correctly adjusted head re-

straints can cause injuries in the head and

neck area. There is a risk of injury.

–

To lower: press the button, arrow 1, and

push the head restraint down.

To raise: push the head restraint up.

–

Before driving, install the removed

head restraints on the occupied seats.

After setting the height, make sure that the

head restraint engages correctly.

–

Adjust the head restraint so its center

supports the back of the head at as

close to eye level as possible.

Removing

Only remove the head restraint if no one

will be sitting in the seat in question.

–

Adjust the distance so that the head

restraint is as close as possible to the

back of the head. Adjust the distance

via the backrest tilt as needed.

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Fold down

Warning

Body parts can be jammed when moving

the head restraint. There is a risk of injury.

Make sure that the area of movement is

clear when moving the head restraint.

Warning

Objects on the head restraint reduce the

protective effect in the head and neck

area. There is a risk of injury.

–

To fold down: press the button, arrow 1,

and press down the head restraint, ar-

row 2.

–

Do not use seat or head restraint cov-

ers.

Forward: fold the head restraint toward

the front as far as it will go. Make sure

that the head restraint engages cor-

rectly.

–

Do not hang objects, for instance

clothes hangers, directly on the head

restraint.

–

Only use accessories that have been

determined to be safe for attachment

to a head restraint.

Removing

Only remove the head restraint if no one

will be sitting in the seat in question.

Do not use any accessories, for in-

stance pillows, while driving.

Adjusting the height

1. Fold down the rear seat backrest, refer

to page 203, in question.

2. Pull head restraint up against the resist-

ance.

–

To lower: press the button, arrow 1, and

push the head restraint down.

3. Press the button, arrow 1, and pull the

head restraint out completely.

To raise: push the head restraint up.

After setting the height, make sure that the

head restraint engages correctly.

Installing

Proceed in the reverse order to install the

head restraint.

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Adjusting electrically

Mirrors

Press the button.

Exterior mirrors

The mirror movement follows the

button movement.

General information

The mirror on the front passenger side is

more curved than the driver's side mirror.

Malfunction

In case of an electrical malfunction, adjust

the mirror by pressing the edges of the mir-

ror glass.

Safety information

Folding in and out

Warning

Objects reflected in the mirror are closer

than they appear. The distance to the traf-

fic behind could be incorrectly estimated,

for instance while changing lanes. There is

a risk of accident. Estimate the distance to

the traffic behind by looking over your

shoulder.

NOTICE

Depending on the vehicle width, the vehi-

cle can be damaged in vehicle washes.

There is a risk of damage to property. Be-

fore washing, fold in the mirrors by hand

or with the button.

Press the button.

Overview

Folding is only possible up to a speed of ap-

prox. 15 mph/20 km/h.

Folding the mirrors in and out is helpful in

the following situations:

–

In vehicle washes.

On narrow roads.

Mirrors that were folded in are folded out

automatically at a speed of approx.

25 mph/40 km/h.

1

2

Adjusting

Selecting a mirror, Automatic Curb Mon-

itor

Automatic heating

3

Folding in and out

Both exterior mirrors are automatically

heated as needed and when the standby

state is switched on.

Selecting a mirror

To change over to the other mirror:

Slide the switch.

Automatic dimming feature

The exterior mirror on the driver's side is

automatically dimmed. Photocells in the

car's interior mirror, refer to page 93, are

used to control this.

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Turn knob

Automatic Curb Monitor, exterior

mirror

Concept

If reverse gear is engaged, the mirror glass

on the front passenger side is tilted down-

ward. This improves your view of the curb

and other formatting issue - low-lying ob-

stacles when parking, for instance.

Activating

Turn the knob to reduce the blinding effect

by the interior mirror.

1.

slide the switch to the driver's

side mirror position.

Interior mirror, automatic dimming

feature

2. Engage selector lever position R.

Deactivating

Slide the switch to the passenger's side mir-

ror position.

Overview

Interior mirror, manually dimmable

Flip lever

Photocells are used for control:

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In the mirror glass.

On the back of the mirror.

Functional requirements

To reduce the blinding effect of the interior

mirror, flip the lever forward.

–

Keep the photocells clean.

Do not cover the area between the inte-

rior mirror and the windshield.

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Steering wheel

Safety information

Warning

Steering wheel adjustments while driving

can lead to unexpected steering wheel

movements. Vehicle control could be lost.

There is a risk of accident. Adjustng the

steering wheel while the vehicle is sta-

tionary only.

Adjusting

1. Fold the lever down.

2. Move the steering wheel to the prefer-

red height and angle to suit your seating

position.

3. Fold the lever back up.

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