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Controls in detail Panorama roof with power tilt/sliding panel* Operating rear roller sunblind from rear Opening and closing panorama roof with power tilt/sliding panel Warning! G Such an opening also presents a potential for injury for occupants wearing their seat belts properly as entire body parts or portions of them may protrude from the passenger compartment. When leaving the vehicle, always remove the SmartKey or SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO* from the starter switch, take it with you, and lock the vehicle. Do not leave children unattended in the vehicle, or with access to an unlocked vehicle. A child's unsupervised access to a vehicle could result in an accident and/or serious personal injury. When opening or closing the tilt/sliding panel, make sure that there is no danger of anyone being harmed by the opening or closing procedure. Rear door control panel The opening procedure of the tilt/sliding panel can be immediately halted by releasing the switch or, if the switch was moved past the resistance point and released, by moving the switch in any direction. The closing procedure of the tilt/sliding panel can be immediately halted by releasing the switch. The panorama roof with power tilt/sliding panel is made out of glass. In the event of an accident, the glass may shatter. This may result in an opening in the roof. In a vehicle rollover, occupants not wearing their seat belts or not wearing them properly may be thrown out of the opening. 1 Retracting 2 Extending Extending: Press button 2 on the rocker switch until the rear roller sunblind has reached the desired position. Retracting: Press button 1 on the rocker switch until the rear roller sunblind has reached the desired position. ! To avoid damaging the seals, do not transport any objects with sharp edges which can stick out of the tilt/sliding panel. Do not open the tilt/sliding panel if there is snow or ice on the roof, as this could result in malfunctions. Depending on vehicle production date your vehicle may be equipped with a crank to open or close the tilt/sliding sunroof manually should an electrical malfunction occur ( page 674). 490

Section	Page
Contents	4
Introduction	14
Product information	14
Service and warranty information	15
California retail buyers and lessees, important notice for	16
Maintenance	16
Roadside Assistance	17
Change of address or ownership	17
Operating your vehicle outside the USA or Canada	17
Symbols used in this operator’s manual	19
Operating safety	20
Proper use of the vehicle	20
Problems:With vehicle	21
Safety:Reporting defects;Reporting safety defects	22
Reporting safety defects	22
Vehicle data recording	23
Information regarding electronic recording devices	23
At a glance	24
Exterior view	25
Cockpit	27
Instrument cluster	29
f. At a glance/Pos. 11/ Center console	33
f. At a glance/Pos.11/Center console, upper part	33
Overhead control panel	34
Door:Control panel	35
Door:Control panel	36
Door:Control panel	39
Safety and Security	40
Occupant safety	41
Air bags	43
Occupant Classification System see OCS<$nopage>	48
Seat belts	53
Head restraints:Luxury active head restraints (S600only)	56
PRE-SAFE<V_Superscript>®<Default Para Font>	57
Children in the vehicle	58
Rear door window:Blocking operation;Power windows:Blocking of rear window operation	64
Panic alarm:Audible alarm and flashing exterior lamps;Panic alarm:Panic button	66
Activating	66
Deactivating	66
Driving:Safety systems;Driving systems:Driving safety systems	67
ABS:Indicator lamp;Lamps, indicator and warning:ABS;ABS	67
Driving safety systems:Adaptive Brake Lights (S600 and USA only);Adaptive Brake Lights (S600 and U	69
Driving safety systems:BAS;BAS;Brake assist system (BAS)	69
Driving safety systems:BAS Plus;Brake assist system (BAS Plus)	70
EBP	72
Driving safety systems:ESP<V_Superscript>®<Default Para Font>;ESP<V_Superscript>®<Default Para Font>	72
ESP®:Four wheel electronic traction system with ESP®	76
Anti-theft systems	82
Immobilizer	82
Alarm system see Anti-theft alarm system<$nopage>	82
Control systems	84
COMAND:Operating safety	85
Availability of functions while the vehicle is in motion	86
COMAND:Switching on or off	86
COMAND:Components	86
COMAND:Operating	91
COMAND:Main menus	97
Radio:FM/AM operation (COMAND)	101
Radio:Submenu overview, FM/AM (COMAND)	101
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Controls in detail

Panorama roof with power tilt/sliding panel*

Operating rear roller sunblind from rear

Rear door control panel

Retracting

Extending

Extending:

Press button

on the

rocker switch until the rear roller sun-

blind has reached the desired position.

Retracting:

Press button

on the

rocker switch until the rear roller sun-

blind has reached the desired position.

Opening and closing panorama roof

with power tilt/sliding panel

Warning!

When opening or closing the tilt/sliding pan-

el, make sure that there is no danger of any-

one being harmed by the opening or closing

procedure.

The opening procedure of the tilt/sliding

panel can be immediately halted by releas-

ing the switch or, if the switch was moved

past the resistance point and released, by

moving the switch in any direction.

The closing procedure of the tilt/sliding

panel can be immediately halted by releas-

ing the switch.

The panorama roof with power tilt/sliding

panel is made out of glass. In the event of an

accident, the glass may shatter. This may re-

sult in an opening in the roof.

In a vehicle rollover, occupants not wearing

their seat belts or not wearing them properly

may be thrown out of the opening.

Such an opening also presents a potential

for injury for occupants wearing their seat

belts properly as entire body parts or por-

tions of them may protrude from the pas-

senger compartment.

When leaving the vehicle, always remove the

SmartKey or SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO*

from the starter switch, take it with you, and

lock the vehicle. Do not leave children

unattended in the vehicle, or with access to

an unlocked vehicle. A child’s unsupervised

access to a vehicle could result in an acci-

dent and/or serious personal injury.

To avoid damaging the seals, do not trans-

port any objects with sharp edges which can

stick out of the tilt/sliding panel.

Do not open the tilt/sliding panel if there is snow

or ice on the roof, as this could result in malfunc-

tions.

Depending on vehicle production date your vehi-

cle may be equipped with a crank to open or

close the tilt/sliding sunroof manually should an

electrical malfunction occur (

page 674).