Ashtray in the front-compartment center console
You can remove the ashtray
insert and
use the resulting compartment for
stowage.
The stowage space under the
ashtray is
not heat resistant. Before placing lit
cigarettes in the ashtray, make sure that
the ashtray is properly engaged. Otherwise,
the stowage space could be damaged.

To open: slide cover 1
forwards until it
engages.
To remove insert: hold
insert 3 by the
ribbing at the sides and lift it up 2 and out.
To re-install the insert:
press insert 3
into the holder until it engages.
To close: press cover 1
briefly at the
front.
The cover moves back.
See also:
Activating/deactivating airrecirculation
mode
You can deactivate the flow of fresh air if
unpleasant odors are entering the vehicle
from outside. The air already inside the
vehicle will then be recirculated.
The operation of air-recirculat ...
General notes
DISTRONIC PLUS regulates the speed and
automatically helps you maintain the
distance to the vehicle detected in front. It
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exceeding the set speed.
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Body testing facility: the M-Class on the road simulator
A totally dependable body and chassis systems that can cope with high levels
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