2009 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON sensor

Boot
Automatic opening ..................... 73, 74
Emergency release ........................300
Locking separately ...........................73
Boot/luggage compartment load
(maximum) ........................................ .339
Boot lid Display message ............................ 263
Opening/closing .............................. 72
Bottle holder ...................................... 193
Brake Assist ......................................... 59
see BAS ........................................... 59
see BAS
Brake fluid .......................................... 338
Display message ............................ 266
Brake lamps
Adaptive .......................................... .60
Display message .................... 270, 271
Brakes
Display message ............................ 267
Parking brake ................................ 107
Warning lamp ................................. 284
Brake system
Display message ............................ 265
Bulbs .................................................. 304
Cornering light ............................... 307
Dipped-beam headlamps ...............306
Display message ............................ 273
Infrared light .................................. 307
Main-beam headlamps ................... 307
Overview ........................................ 306
Parking lamp .................................. 307
Replacing ....................................... 306
Side lamp ....................................... 307
Turn signal lamp ............................ 308
see Lamp C
Calling up a fault see Display message .....................251
Care
Automatic car wash .......................240
Care products ................................ 240
Cleaning agents ............................. 240
Dashboard ..................................... 244
Display ........................................... 244
Exterior .......................................... 240Headlamps ..................................... 242
High-pressure cleaners
..................241
Interior ........................................... 244
Matt paintwork .............................. 241
Night View Assist Plus ...................245
Paintwork ...................................... 242
Plastic trim .................................... 245
Reversing camera ..........................243
Seat covers .................................... 244
Sensors ......................................... 243
Steering wheel boss ......................244
Tail pipes ....................................... 243
Trailer tow hitch ............................. 243
Trim strips ..................................... 245
Wheels ........................................... 242
Windows ........................................ 242
Wiper blades .................................. 242
Wooden trim .................................. 245
Care products .................................... 240
CD player/CD changer Operating (on-board computer) .....127
Central locking
Automatic locking (on-board com-
puter) ............................................. 134
Key .................................................. 70
Central locking/unlocking button .....71
Central unlocking Key .................................................. 70
Centre console
Overview .......................................... 31
Changing a wheel
see Flat tyre
Child-proof locks
Rear doors ....................................... 57
Children
Fastening seat belts ......................... 54
In the vehicle ................................... 43
Restraint system .............................. 44
Child seat
Automatic recognition .....................45
Automatic recognition (malfunc-
tion) ............................................... 280
Display message ............................ 261
Integrated ........................................ 53
ISOFIX .............................................. 51
Recommendations ...........................49
Suitable seat position ......................46
Cigarette lighter ................................ 2086
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Garage door Opening/closing (with the remote
control) .......................................... 213
Garage door opener ..........................211
Clearing the memory .....................213
Frequencies ................................... 359
Programming the remote control ...212
Gear indicator ............................ 111, 112
Gear indicator (on-board com-
puter) ................................................. .122
Gearshift program SETUP (on-board computer) ..........123
Genuine Mercedes-Benz parts .........330
Glove compartment ..........................188 H
Headlamp cleaning system ..............222
Headlamps Cleaning ......................................... 242
Cleaning system .............................. 98
Misting up ...................................... 294
Head restraints
Adjusting (front) ......................... 77, 78
Adjusting (rear) ................................ 79
Luxury .............................................. 81
NECK-PRO ....................................... 43
Removing (rear) ............................... 79
Resetting triggered NECK-PRO
head restraints .............................. 303
Heating
see Air conditioning
High-pressure cleaners ....................241
Hill start assist .................................. 106
HOLD function ................................... 151
Display message ...........253, 257, 267
HomeLink ®
see Garage door opener
Hook ................................................... 200I
Immobiliser .......................................... 65
Indicator and warning lamp Automatic child seat recognition
(malfunction) ................................. 280
Brakes (red) ................................... 284PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF
........45, 280
Reserve fuel ................................... 287
SRS .......................................... 37, 283
Thermotronic (malfunction) ...........279
Indicator and warning lamps ...........281
Coolant .......................................... 284
Engine diagnostics .........................285
Seat belt ........................................ 286
Indicator lamps
see Warning and indicator lamps
Instrument cluster ............................117
On-board computer .......................131
Overview .......................................... 27
Instrument lighting .............................27
see Instrument cluster lighting
Integrated child seat ...........................53
Intelligent Light System Display message .................... 257, 272
On-board computer .......................133
Tourist mode .................................. 133
Interior lighting
Automatic control system ................99
Delayed switch-off (on-board
computer) ...................................... 134
Emergency lighting ..........................99
Manual control ................................ .99
Reading lamp ................................... 99
Setting ambient lighting (on-board
computer) ...................................... 133
Interior motion sensor ........................67
ISOFIX child seat securing system ....51 J
Jack Operation ....................................... 315
Storage location ............................ 249
Jump-starting ..................................... 323
Jump leads ..................................... 323 K
Key ........................................................ 70
Changing the battery .....................304
Checking the battery .....................304
Convenience closing ......................102
Convenience opening ....................102
Display message ............................ 27410
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Rain closing feature
.......................186
Resetting ....................................... 187
Park Assist
Parking Guidance ........................... 159
Parking ............................................... 107
Parking aid Exterior mirror on the front-
passenger side ................................. 88
PARKTRONIC ................................. 157
Reversing camera ..........................162
Parking brake .................................... 107
Display message ............................ 266
Parking Guidance .............................. 159
Display message ............................ 257
Trailer towing ................................. 162
Parking lamps
Display message ............................ 273
Parking lock
Releasing manually (automatic
transmission) ................................. 301
Parking position
Exterior mirror on the front-
passenger side ................................. 88
PARKTRONIC ...................................... 157
Activating/deactivating .................159
Malfunction ................................... .293
Range of the sensors .....................157
Trailer towing ................................. 159
Warning displa y............................. 158
PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF warning
lamp ............................................. 45, 280
Pelvisbag .............................................. 41
Permanent display (on-board com-
puter) ................................................. .132
Permanent four-wheel drive see 4MATIC ................................... 156
Permanent Speedtronic ....................150
Petrol Minimum grade ............................ .217
see Fuel
Plastic hooks ..................................... 197
Plastic trim Cleaning ......................................... 245
Power supply (trailer) .......................238
Power window switch see Side windows Pre-emptive occupant safety system
see PRE-SAFE ®
PRE-SAFE ®
Brake (vehicles with
Distronic Plus) Activating/deactivating (on-
board computer) ............................ 130
Display message ............................ 260
PRE-SAFE ®
system .............................. 42
Display message ............................ 260
PRE-SAFE Brake (vehicles with Dis-
tronic Plus) .......................................... .63
Program selector button ..................113
Pulling away ...................................... 105 R
RACE START (E 63 AMG) ...................153
RACETIMER (on-board computer) ....123
Radar sensor system Country overview ........................... 362
Display message ............................ 261
Radar system sensors
Switching on/off (on-board com-
puter) ............................................. 135
Radio
Selecting a station (on-board
computer) ...................................... 126
Rain closing feature
Panorama sliding sunroo f.............. 186
Sliding/tilting sunroof ...................185
Range
Calling up (on-board computer) .....121
Rear compartment
Setting the airflow .........................178
Setting the air vents ......................177
Setting the temperature ................176
Rear-compartment seat belt sta-
tus indicator ........................................ 91
Rear foglamp Display message ............................ 272
Rear seat backrest
Display message ............................ 277
Folding forwards/back ..................195
Rear-view mirror
Adjusting ......................................... 86
Anti-dazzle (manual) ......................... 86
Anti-dazzle mode (automatic) ..........87
Rear window blind ............................208 Index
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Rear window heating
........................179
Rear window wiper ...........................100
Replacing the wiper blade .............. 309
Refuelling ........................................... 216
Remote control Auxiliary heating ............................ 182
Changing the batteries (auxiliary
heating) ......................................... 304
Garage door opene r....................... 211
Programming (garage door
opener) .......................................... 212
Reserve fuel ....................................... 334
Display message ............................ 278
Fuel tank ........................................ 334
Warning lamp ................................. 287
Restraint system
See SRS .......................................... 37
Restraint systems
For children ..................................... 44
Rev counter ........................................ 117
Reverse gear Engaging (manual transmission) ....110
Reversing camera ............................. 162
Cleaning ......................................... 243
Reversing lamps
Display message ............................ 273
Roller blind
see Roller sunblind
Roller sunblind
Panorama sliding sunroo f.............. 187
Rear side windows .........................207
Rear window .................................. 208
Roof carrier ....................................... 206
Roof load (maximum) ........................339
Route see Route guidance .......................125
Route guidance
On-board computer .......................125 S
Safety net .......................................... .200
Seat Adjusting ................................... 76, 77
Correct driver's seat position ........... 92
Storing settings ............................... 87
Seat backrest (rear)
Folding forwards/back ..................196Seat belt
Adjusting the driver's and front-
passenger seat belt .........................90
Adjusting the height ......................... 91
Centre rear-compartment sea t........ 90
Display message ......................91, 263
Fastening ......................................... 89
Switching belt adjustment on/off
(on-board computer) ......................136
Warning lamp ........................... 91, 286
Seat covers
Cleaning ......................................... 244
Seat heating ........................................ .81
Seat ventilation ................................... 81
Malfunction indicator lamp ............279
Securing a load .................................. 197
Selector lever Display message ............................ 253
Selector lever positions ....................112
Sensors Cleaning ......................................... 243
Service indicator
see ASSYST PLUS service interval
displa y........................................... 239
Service products ............................... 333
AdBlue ®
additives .......................... 335
Brake fluid ..................................... 338
Coolant .......................................... 338
Engine oil ....................................... 336
Fuel ................................................ 334
Windscreen washer fluid ................339
Settings
Calling up a stored setting ...............88
Factory (on-board computer) .........137
On-board computer .......................131
SETUP (on-board computer) .............123
Shift ranges ....................................... 113
Sidebag ................................................ 41
Side marker lamp Display message ............................ 273
Side windows
Convenience closing ......................102
Convenience opening ....................102
Fault .............................................. 295
Opening/closing ............................ 100
Skibag ................................................ 193
Ski rack .............................................. 20614
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Overhead control panel
Function Page
:
u
To switch the rear
interior lighting on/off 99
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To switch the auto-
matic interior lighting con-
trol on/off 99
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To switch the right-
hand reading lamp on/off 99
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To deactivate tow-
away protection* 66
A
Rear-view mirror 86
B
3
To open/close the
sliding/tilting sunroof* 185 Function Page
3
To open/close the
panorama sliding sunroof
with roller sunblinds* 186
C
Transmitter buttons for the
garage door opener* 211
D
ê
To deactivate the
interior motion sensor* 67
E
p
To switch the left-
hand reading lamp on/off 99
F
c
To switch the front
interior lighting on/off 99Overhead control panel
33At a glance
* optional
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Never tamper with electronic components
and their software.
SRS (Supplemental Restraint System)
The SRS reduces the risk of occupants com-
ing into contact with the vehicle's interior in
the event of an accident. It can also reduce
the forces to which occupants are subjected
during an accident.
The SRS consists of:
R The 6 SRS warning lamp
R belt tensioners
R belt force limiters
R airbags
The 6 6 SRS warning lamp The SRS functions are checked regularly
when you turn on the ignition and when the
engine is running. Therefore, malfunctions
can be detected in good time.
The
6 SRS warning lamp in the instrument
cluster lights up when the ignition is switched
on. It goes out no later than a few seconds
after the engine is started. G
Risk of injury
If SRS is malfunctioning, individual systems
may be activated unintentionally or not be
deployed in the event of an accident with
heavy braking.
A malfunction has occurred if the 6SRS
warning lamp:
R does not light up when you switch on the
ignition
R does not go out after the engine has been
running for a few seconds
R lights up again once the engine is running
In this case, have SRS checked immediately
at a qualified specialist workshop. Triggering of belt tensioners, belt force
limiters and airbags In the event of a collision, the airbag control
unit evaluates important physical data such
as duration, direction and force of the vehicle
deceleration or acceleration. Based on the
evaluation of this data and in the event of lon-
gitudinal deceleration in a collision, the airbag
control unit pre-emptively triggers the belt
tensioners, depending on the rate of deceler-
ation, in the first stage.
i
The front belt tensioners can only be trig-
gered if the belt tongue is correctly
engaged in the seat belt buckle.
The front airbags are only deployed if there is
an even higher rate of vehicle deceleration in
a longitudinal direction.
Your vehicle has adaptive, dual stage front
airbags. When the first activation threshold is
reached, the front airbag is filled with enough
propellant gas to reduce the risk of injuries.
The front airbag is only fully inflated if a sec-
ond threshold is reached within a few milli-
seconds, due to the control unit having detec-
ted further deceleration.
Criteria for triggering belt tensioners and
airbags
In the first stage of a collision, the airbag con-
trol unit evaluates the duration and direction
of vehicle acceleration or deceleration in
order to determine whether it is necessary to
trigger the belt tensioner and/or airbag.
The belt tensioner and airbag triggering
thresholds are variable and are adapted to the
rate of deceleration of the vehicle. This proc-
ess is pre-emptive in nature as the airbag
must be deployed during – and not at the end
of – the collision.
i Airbags are not deployed in all types of
accidents. They are controlled by complex
sensor technology and evaluation logic.
This process is pre-emptive in nature as
airbag deployment must take place during
the impact and must be adapted to provide Occupant safety
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(Y
page 45). This means that there is not a
child restraint system with automatic child
seat recognition* fitted to the front-
passenger seat or that a child restraint sys-
tem with automatic child seat recognition*
has been fitted to the front-passenger seat
incorrectly.
Driver's knee airbag
i The driver's knee airbag is only available
in certain countries.
The driver's knee airbag can help reduce the
risk of injury to the knees, thighs and lower
legs. Driver's knee airbag
:is always deployed
along with the driver's front airbag and
inflates underneath the steering column.
Sidebags G
Risk of injury
If you wish to use seat covers, Mercedes-Benz
recommends that, for safety reasons, you
only use seat covers that have been approved
for Mercedes-Benz vehicles.
The seat covers must have a special tear seam
for sidebags/pelvisbags. Otherwise, the side-
bags/pelvisbags cannot deploy correctly and
would fail to provide the intended protection
in the event of an accident. Appropriate seat
covers can be obtained from a Mercedes-
Benz Service Centre. G
Risk of injury
Sensors to control the airbags are located in
the doors. Therefore, do not make any modi- fications to the doors or door trim, e.g. retro-
fitting loudspeakers. Damage to the doors
can affect operation of the sidebags.
The purpose of sidebag deployment is to
enhance the level of protection for the thorax
(but not the head, neck or arms) of the vehicle
occupants on the side of the vehicle on which
the impact occurs. Example: Saloon
Front sidebags
:or rear-compartment side-
bags* ;deploy next to the outer seat cush-
ions. They are deployed:
R on the side on which an impact occurs
R at the start of an accident with a high rate
of lateral vehicle deceleration or accelera-
tion, e.g. in a side impact
R independently of the seat belt use
R independently of the front airbags
R independently of the belt tensioners
Pelvisbags
i Pelvisbags are only available in certain
countries. G
Risk of injury
If you wish to use seat covers, Mercedes-Benz
recommends that, for safety reasons, you
only use seat covers that have been approved
for Mercedes-Benz vehicles.
The seat covers must have a special tear seam
for sidebags/pelvisbags. Otherwise, the side-
bags/pelvisbags cannot deploy correctly and
would fail to provide the intended protection Occupant safety
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* optional
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in the event of an accident. Appropriate seat
covers can be obtained from a Mercedes-
Benz Service Centre.
The purpose of pelvisbag deployment is to
enhance the level of protection of the vehicle
occupants on the side of the vehicle on which
the impact occurs. The pelvisbags
:deploy next to and below
the outer seat cushions. They are deployed:
R on the side on which an impact occurs
R at the start of an accident with a high rate
of lateral vehicle deceleration or accelera-
tion, e.g. in a side impact
R independently of the seat belt use
R independently of the front airbags
R independently of the belt tensioners
R if the vehicle overturns, but only if the sys-
tem detects high vehicle deceleration in a
lateral direction and determines that side-
bag deployment can offer additional pro-
tection to that provided by the seat belt
Windowbags
The purpose of the windowbags is to enhance
the level of protection for the head (but not
chest or arms) of the vehicle occupants on
the side of the vehicle on which the impact
occurs.
The windowbags are integrated into the side
of the roof frame and run from the front door
(A-pillar) to the rear door (C-pillar). Example: Saloon
Windowbags
:are deployed:
R at the start of an accident with a high rate
of vehicle acceleration or deceleration in a
lateral direction
R on the side on which an impact occurs
R independently of the front airbags
R regardless of whether the front-passenger
seat is occupied
R independently of the seat belt use
R if the vehicle overturns and the system
determines that windowbag deployment
can offer additional protection to that pro-
vided by the seat belt PRE-SAFE
®
system
PRE-SAFE ®
system takes pre-emptive meas-
ures to protect you in certain hazardous sit-
uations.
PRE-SAFE ®
intervenes in the event of:
R emergency braking situations, e.g. if Brake
Assist BAS is activated or Brake Assist BAS
PLUS* intervenes powerfully
R the radar sensor system detecting an
immediate danger of collision in certain sit-
uations (on vehicles with Distronic Plus*)
R critical situations involving driving dynam-
ics, e.g. if the vehicle oversteers or under-
steers significantly due to physical limits
being exceeded 42
Occupant safetySafety
* optional
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