Mercedes-Benz R-Class 2008 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 242)

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Controls in detail
Power windows
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Power windows
The door windows and the hinged quarter
windows* are opened and closed electri-
cally. The switches for all door windows
and the hinged quarter windows* are
located on the driver’s door control panel.
The switches for the respective door win-
dows are located on the front passenger
door and the rear doors. The hinged
quarter windows* can be operated from
the driver’s seat only.
̈ Switch on the ignition ( ୴ page 39).
Warning!
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When closing the windows, make sure that
there is no danger of anyone being harmed
by the closing procedure.
Activate the override switch ( ୴ page 97)
when children are riding in the back seats of
the vehicle. The children could otherwise in-
jure themselves, e.g. by becoming trapped
in the window opening.
The closing of a door window can be imme-
diately halted by releasing the switch or, if
switch was pulled past the resistance point
and released, by either pressing or pulling
the respective switch.
If a door window encounters an obstruction
that blocks its path in a circumstance where
you pulled the switch past the resistance
point and released it to close the door win-
dow, the automatic reversal function will
stop the door window and open it slightly.
If a door window encounters an obstruction
that blocks its path in a circumstance where
you are closing a door window by pulling and
holding the switch, or by pressing and hold-
ing button ‹ on the SmartKey, by press-
ing and holding the lock button (vehicles
with KEYLESS-GO*) on the door handle, the
automatic reversal function will not operate.
When leaving the vehicle, always remove the
SmartKey or SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO*
from 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.
i You can also open or close the windows
using the SmartKey, see “Summer opening
feature” (
୴ page 244) and “Convenience
closing feature” ( ୴ page 245).
Depending on the current position, the power
windows may also open or close when the air
recirculation button
: on the control panel
of the climate control ( ୴ page 210) or automatic
climate control* ( ୴ page 224) is pressed and
held.
i After switching off the ignition ( ୴ page 39)
or removing the SmartKey from the starter
switch, the windows can be operated
ț until you open the driver’s or front passenger
door
ț for at least 5 minutes if nor door was opened