왔Adjusting
Seats
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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.
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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 backrest and seat belts provide the best restraint when the
Your seat must be adjusted so that you can correctly fasten your seat belt (컄page 40). Never place hands under the seat or near any moving parts while a seat is being ad- justed.
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When leaving the vehicle, always remove the SmartKey from the starter switch, take the SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO* with you, and lock your vehicle.
Even with the SmartKey removed from the starter switch or the SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO* removed from the vehicle, 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. Unsu- pervised use of vehicle equipment may cause an accident and/or serious personal injury.
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Children 12 years old and under must never ride in the front seat, except in a
Mercedes-Benz authorized BabySmartTM compatible child seat, which operates with the BabySmartTM system installed in the ve- hicle to deactivate the passenger front air- bag when it is properly installed. Otherwise they will be struck by the airbag when it in- flates 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.
Adjusting
Seat adjustment
The seat adjustment switches are located on the front doors.
1Head restraint height 2Seat height
3Seat cushion tilt 4Seat cushion depth
5Seat fore and aft adjustment
왘 Switch on ignition. or
왘 Open the respective door.
Seat fore and aft adjustment
왘 Press the switch forward or backward in the direction of arrow5.
Adjust seat to a comfortable seating position that still allows you to reach the accelerator/brake pedal safely. The position should be as far to the rear as possible, consistent with ability to properly operate controls.
Seat cushion tilt
왘 Press the switch up or down in the di- rection of arrow3until your upper legs are lightly supported.
Seat cushion depth
왘 Press the switch forward or backward in the direction of arrow4 until your legs are supported comfortably.
Seat backrest tilt
왘 Press the switch forward or backward in the direction of arrow6 until your arms are slightly angled when holding the steering wheel.
Seat height
왘 Press the switch up or down in the di- rection of arrow2.
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.
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When moving the seat, make sure there are no items in the footwell or be- hind the seats. Otherwise you could damage the seats.
The memory function (컄page 121) lets you store the setting for the seat posi- tion together with the settings for the steering wheel and the exterior rear
Adjusting
Head restraint height
왘 Press the switch up or down in the di- rection of arrow1.
Head restraint tilt
Manually adjust the angle of the head re- straint.
왘 Push or pull on the lower edge of the head restraint cushion.
For more information, see “Seats” (컄page 108).
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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.
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The feature below is deactivated at the factory. If you wish to have it activated, contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center:
The front passenger seat head restraint automatically lowers after a few sec- onds when the front passenger seat is not occupied. This improves the driver's outward view as well as the for- ward view from the rear passenger compartment.
When the front passenger seat is occu- pied again, the front passenger seat head restraint returns to the last set position within a few seconds.
If the front passenger seat was moved fore or aft while not being occupied, the front passenger seat head restraint returns to a position that corresponds best with the seat’s axial position when the seat is occupied again.
Adjusting
Steering wheel Steering wheel adjustment
The stalk for steering wheel adjustment is located on the steering column (lower left).
1Adjusting steering column, in or out 2Adjusting steering column, up or down 왘 Switch on ignition.
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왘 Open the driver’s door.
Adjusting steering column in or out
왘 Move stalk forward or back in the direc- tion of arrow1 until a comfortable steering wheel position is reached with your arms slightly bent at the elbow.
Adjusting steering column up or down
왘 Move the stalk up or down in the direc- tion of arrow2.
Make sure your legs can move freely and all the displays (incl. malfunction and indicator lamps) on the instrument cluster are clearly visible.
For more information, see “Heated steer- ing wheel*” (컄page 240).
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Do not adjust the steering wheel while driv- ing. Adjusting the steering wheel while driv- ing could cause the driver to lose control of the vehicle.
When leaving the vehicle, always remove the SmartKey from the starter switch, take the SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO* with you and lock your vehicle.
Even with the SmartKey removed from the starter switch or the SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO* removed from the vehicle, the 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. Unsupervised use of vehicle equip- ment may cause an accident and/or serious personal injury.
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The memory function (컄page 121) lets you store settings for the steering wheel together with the settings for the exterior rear view mirrors and the seat position.