Safety guidelines for seat belts,Emergency Tensioning Devices (ETDs)and air bags

WARNING   • Damaged seat belts or seat belts that have been subjected to stress in an accident must be replaced. Their anchoring points must also be checked. Only use seat belts inst ...

Important safety notes

WARNING   Air bags are designed to reduce the incidence of injuries and fatalities in certain situations: • frontal impacts (driver's and frontpassenger front air bags and driver's k ...

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4MATIC (permanent four-wheel drive)
4MATIC ensures that all four wheels are permanently driven. Together with ESP® and 4ETS, it improves the traction of your vehicle whenever a drive wheel spins due to insufficient grip. WARNING&n ...

Brakes
Important safety notes WARNING   On slippery road surfaces, never downshift in order to obtain braking action. This could result in drive wheel slip and reduced vehicle control. Your ve ...

Engine Oil Life System
The engine oil life system calculates engine oil life based on vehicle use and displays the CHANGE ENGINE OIL SOON message when it is time to change the engine oil and filter. The oil life system ...