2011 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS COUPE Owners Manual

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WARNING
Only use headr estraint covers which have
been tested and approved by Mercedes-Benz
for yourv ehicle model.
The use of non-approved head restraint cov-
ers may preven tNECK-PRO head restraints
from triggering properly. Consequently, the
NECK-PRO head restraints cannot provide the
intended level of protection.
Consult aMercedes-Benz Service Centre
regarding availability.
If the NECK-PRO head restraint shave been
triggered in an accident, reset the NECK-PRO
head restraint sonthe driver’s and front-
passenger seat (Y page 46). Otherwise, the
additional protection will not be available in
the event of another rear-en dcollision. You
can recognise when NECK-PRO head
restraint shave been triggered by the fact that
they have moved forwards and can no longer
be adjusted. Resetting triggered NECK-PRO head
restraints
Following arear-en dcollision, Mercedes-
Benz recommends that you have NECK-PRO
head restraint schecked at aqualified spe-
cialist workshop, e.g. aMercedes-Benz
Service Centre.
i Resetting the NECK-PRO head restraints
requires alot of strength. If you have diffi-
culty resetting the NECK-PRO head
restraints, have this work carried out at a
qualified specialist workshop, e.g. a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre. Example: Coupé
X
Tilt the top of the NECK-PRO head restraint
cushion forwards in the direction of
arrow :.
X Push the NECK-PRO head restraint cushion
down in the direction of arrow ;as far as
it will go.
X Firmly push the NECK-PRO head restraint
cushion back in the direction of arrow =
until the cushion engages.
X Repeat this procedure for the second
NECK-PRO head restraint. Seat belts
Important safety notes Seat belts are the most effective means of
restraining the movemen
tofvehicle occu-
pants in the event of an accident. This
reduces the risk of vehicle occupant scoming
into contact with parts of the vehicle interior. G
WARNING
As eat belt which is not worn correctly, or
which has not been engaged in the seat belt
buckle correctly, cannot perform its intended
protective function .Under certain circum-
stances, this could cause severe or even fatal
injuries in the event of an accident.
Make sure that all occupant s–inparticular,
pregnan twome n–w ear their seat belt cor-
rectly at all times.
R The seat belt must fit snugly on your body
and must no tbetwisted. Therefore, avoid 46
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wearin
gbulky clothing, e.g .awinter coat.
The shoulde rbelt section must be routed
across the centre of your shoulder –onno
account across your neck or under your
arm –and pulled tight against your upper
body .The lap belt must always pass across
your lap as low down as possible, i.e. over
your hip joints–n ot across your abdomen.
If necessary, push down the belt strap
slightly and then retighten it in the roll-up
direction.
R Do not route the belt strap across sharp
edges or fragile objects, especially if these
are located on or in your clothing, e.g. spec-
tacles, pens, keys, etc. The seat belt strap
could be damaged and tear in an accident,
and you or other vehicle occupant scould
be injured.
R Only one person should use each seat belt
at any one time. Children must never travel
sittin gont he lap of other occupants. It
would not be possible to restrain the child
in the event of asudden change in direc-
tion, braking or an accident .This could
result in severe or even fatal injuries to the
child and other occupants.
R Persons less than 1.50 mtall cannot wear
the seat belts correctly. For this reason,
secure persons less than 1.50 mtall in spe-
cially designed ,suitable restraint systems.
R Children less than 1.50 mtall or unde r12
years of age canno twear the seat belts
properly. Therefore, they should alway sbe
secured in asuitable child restraint system
on asuitable vehicle seat. You can find
more information under "Children in the
vehicle" in the "Safety" section of the Own-
er's Manual. Follow the manufacturer's
installation instructions when fitting achild
restraint system.
R Do not secure any objects with aseat belt
if the seat belt is also being used by one of
the vehicle's occupants. G
WARNING
The seat belt does not offer the intended level
of protection unless the backrest is almost
vertical. Under certain circumstances, this
could cause severe or even fatal injuries in the
event of an accident.
Befor estarting ajourney, make sure that the
seat is properly adjusted and that the back-
rest is almost vertical. G
WARNING
Ad irtyord amaged seat belt or aseat belt that
has been subjected to aload in an accident
or which has been modified no longer offers
the intended level of protection. Under certain
circumstances, this could cause sever eor
even fatal injuries in the even tofanaccident.
For this reason, check regularly that the seat
belts are not damaged or dirty.
Alway shaved am aged sea tbelts or seat belts
that have been subjected to aload in an acci-
dent replaced at aqualified specialist work-
shop. Consult aqualified specialist workshop
which has the necessary specialist knowledge
and tools to carry out the work required.
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you use a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centr efor this pur-
pose.
For safety reasons, Mercedes-Benz recom-
mends that you only use seat belts which have
been approved by Mercedes-Benz for your
vehicle.
Fastening seat belts The seat-belt extender for the driver and front
passenger helps you fasten your seat belt. Occupant safety
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Example: Coupé
Seat-belt extender
:is extende dwhent he
respective door is closed and the key is
turned to position 1or 2in the ignition lock.
Yo uc an also extend seat-belt extender :by
using the seat-belt extende rbutton in the
centre console. X
Press th eseat-belt extender button.
Seat-belt extender :extends. G
WARNING
The seat-belt extender must be retracted
when th evehicl eisinm otion.Only then can
the sea tbelt fit properly on the body and per-
form its protective function.
Seat-belt extender :is retracted again if:
R the belt tongue is engaged in the seat belt
buckle.
R the belt tongue is not engaged in the seat
belt buckle within 60 seconds.
R the respective door is opened.
R the key is turned to position 0in the ignition
lock. R
you release the seat backrest and fold it
forwards.
R nobody is sitting on the front-passenger
side after approximately five seconds.
If you press the seat-belt extender button
after this, seat-belt extender :will not
extend. Example: Coupé
X
Adjust the seat and move the backrest to
an almost vertical position (Y page 100).
X Pull the seat belt smoothly out of seat-belt
extender :.
X Without twistin git, guide the shoulder sec-
tion of the seat belt across the middle of
your shoulder and the lap section across
your hips.
X Engage belt tongue ;in buckle =.
Seat-belt adjustment:ifn ecessary, the
driver's and front-passenger seat belts
automatically adjust to the upper body
(Y page 49).
X If necessary, pull upwards on the shoulder
section of the seat belt to tighten the belt
across your body.
The rear seat belts are equipped with achild
seat lock (Y page 52). If you pull out the seat
belt fully and then allow the inertia reel to
retract it, the child-seat lock is activated. To
deactivat ethe child seat lock, unfasten the 48
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seat belt and guide the belt tongue to the belt
sash guide.
For more information aboutr eleasing the seat
belt with release button ?,see "Releasing
seat belts" (Y page 49).
Seat belt adjustment The seat-belt adjustment function adjusts the
driver's and front-passenger seat belt to the
upper body of the occupants.
The belt strap is tightened slightly when:
R you engage the belt tongue in the belt
buckle and you then turn the key to position
2 in the ignition lock.
R the key is in position 2in the ignition lock
and you then engage the belt tongue in the
buckle oncet he seat-belt extender has
retracted.
The seat-belt adjustment will apply acertain
tightening forc eifany slack is detected
between the occupan tand the sea tbelt. Do
not hold on to the seat belt tightly while it is
adjusting. You can switch the seat-belt
adjustment on and off in the on-board com-
puter (Y page 230).
The seat-belt adjustment is an integral part of
the PRE-SAFE ®
convenience function .More
information about PRE-SAFE ®
can be found
in the "PRE-SAFE ®
(preventativ eoccupant
protection)" section (Y page 45).
Releasing seat belts X
Press release button ?(Ypage 47) and
guide belt tongue ;back towards seat
belt extender :.
! Make sure that the seat belt is fully rolled
up. Otherwise, the seat belt or belt tongue
will be trapped in the door or in the seat
mechanism. This could damage the door,
the door trim panel and the seat belt. Dam-
aged seat belts can no longer fulfil their
protective function and must be replaced.
Consult aMercedes-BenzS ervice Centre. Belt warning for driver and front
passenger The
7 seat belt warning lamp in the instru-
ment cluster is areminder for all occupants
to fasten their seat belts. It may light up con-
tinuously or flash. In addition, ther emay be a
warning tone.
The 7 seat belt warning lamp goes out and
the warning tonec eases when the driver and
the fron tpassenger have fastened their seat
belt.
For certain countries only: regardless of
whether th edriver or th efront passenger
have fastened their seat belts, the 7seat
beltw arning lamp light supfor six seconds
after th eengineiss tarted. It then goes out if
th ed river and th efront pa ssenger have fas-
tene dtheir seat belts.
i For mor einformatio nonthe7 seat
belt warning lamp, see "Warning and indi-
cator lamps in th einstrumen tcluster, seat
belt" (Y page 255).
Rea rseat belt statu sindicator The rear-compartmen
tseat belt status indi-
cator tells you if the rear passengers have
their seat belts fastened.
The rear-compartment seat belt status indi-
cator indicates the rear seat on which the belt
is fastened.
The rear-compartment seat belt status indi-
cator appears in the multifunction display for
around 30 seconds if:
R you drive off and reach aspeed of approx-
imately 10 km/h.
R the rear passengers fasten or unfasten
their seat belts while the vehicle is in
motion.
R someon egets in or out of the vehicle and
the vehicle drives off again. Occupant safety
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Example: the passenge
ronthe right rear seat has
their seat belt fastened.
You can also cancel the rear seat belt status
indicator immediately (Y page 232).
i The status indicator for the rear-compart-
ment seat belts is only available for certain
countries.
Belt tensioners, belt force limiters The seat belts are fitted with belt tensioners.
The belt tensionerst ighten the seat belts in
an accident, pulling them close against the
body.
Belt tensionersdon ot correct incorrects eat
positions or incorrectly fastened seat belts.
Belt tensionersdon ot pull vehicle occupants
back towards the backrest.
If the seat belt is also fitted with abelt force
limiter and this is triggered, the force exerted
by the seat belt on the vehicle occupant is
reduced.
The belt force limiters for the front seats are
synchronised with the front airbags. These
take on apart of the deceleration force. Thus,
the force exerted on the occupant is distrib-
uted over agreater area.
The belt tensionersc an only be activated
when:
R the ignition is switched on.
R the restraint systems are operational; see
"SRS warning lamp" (Y page 39).
R the belt tongue is engaged in the buckle on
each of the three-point seat belts in the
front.
The belt tensionersont he seats in the rear
compartmenta re triggeredindependently of
the lock status of the seat belts. The beltt
ensioners are triggered depending
on the type and severit yofanaccident:
R if, in the event of ahead-on or rear-en dcol-
lision, the vehicle decelerates or acceler-
ates rapidly in alongitudinal direction dur-
ing the initial stages of the impact
R if, in the event of aside impact, on the side
opposite the impact the vehicle deceler-
ates or accelerates rapidly in alateral direc-
tion
R Cabriolet: in certain situation sifthe vehicle
overturns and the system determines that
it can provide additional protection.
If the airbags are deployed, you will hear a
bang, and asmall amount of powder may also
be released. Only in rare cases will the bang
affect your hearing. The powder that is
released generally does not constitute a
health hazard. The 6SRS warning lamp
lights up. G
WARNING
If the seat belt tensioners have been trig-
gered, they provide no additional protection
in the event of another accident. Therefore,
have belt tensioners which have been trig-
gered replaced at aqualified specialist work-
shop.
Comply with safety regulations when dispos-
ing of belt tensioners .Any Mercedes-Benz
Service Centr ecan provide details of these
regulations.
! If the front-passenger seat is not occu-
pied, do not engage the seat belt tongue in
the buckle on the front-passenger seat.
Otherwise, the belt tensioner could be trig-
gered in the event of an accident. 50
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evehicle Child restraint systems
Important safety notes G
WARNING
To reduc ethe riskofs erious or even fatal
injury to the child in the event of asudden
change in direction, braking or an accident:
R children less than 1.50mt all and under
twelve years of age must alway sbesecured
in special child restraint systems on asuit-
able vehicle seat. This is necessary
because the seat belts are not designed for
children.
R do not secure children less than 1.50mt all
or unde rtwelve years of age on th efront-
passenger seat .Exception: the vehicl eis
equipped with automatic child sea trecog-
nition on the front-passenger seat and the
child is secured in achild restraint system
with transponders for automatic child seat
recognition.
R if you secure aforward-facing child
restraint system to the front-passenger
seat, you must move the front-passenger
seat as far back as possible.
R children must never travel sitting on the lap
of another occupant .Due to the forces
which occur in the event of asudden
change of direction, heavy braking or an
accident, it would not be possible to
restrain the child. The child could be thrown
against parts of the vehicle interior and be
seriously or even fatally injured. G
WARNING
The child restraint system cannot perform its
protective function if it is not correctly fitted
to as uitable vehicle seat. The child cannot be
restrained in the event of an accident, heavy
braking or sudden changes of direction. The
child could be seriously or even fatally injured.
For this reason, when fitting achild restraint
system, observe the manufacturer's installa- tion instructions and the correct use of the
child restraint system.
Child restraint systems should be fitted to the
rear seats. Children are generally better pro-
tected there.
The entire base of the child restraint system
must alway
srest on the seat cushion. There-
fore, never place objects, e.g. acushion,
under the child restraint system.
Only use child restraint systems with the orig-
inal cover designed for them. Only replace
damaged cover swith genuine Mercedes-Benz
covers.
We recommend the use of child restraint sys-
tems which have been approved for
Mercedes-Benz vehicles.
If ac hild is travellin ginyour vehicle, secure
the child using achild restraint system which
is appropriate to the size, age and weight of
the child and recommended for Mercedes-
Benz vehicles. You should preferably fit the
restraint system to asuitable rear seat. Make
sure that the child is secured in achild
restraint system throughout the trip.
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you only
use the child restraint systems listed at
(Y page 59).
You can obtain further information about the
correct child restraint system from any
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
i It is advisable to use Mercedes-Benz care
product stoclean child restraint systems.
You can obtain information about this at
any Mercedes-Benz Service Centre. G
WARNING
Do not leave children unsupervised in the
vehicle, even if they are secured in achild
restraint system. They could injure them-
selves on parts of the vehicle. They could also
be seriously or even fatally injured by pro-
longed exposure to extreme heat or cold.
Do not expose the child restraint system to
direct sunlight. Parts of the child restraint sys- Children in the vehicle
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tem could heat up and the child could burn
herself/himself on them.
If ac hild opens adoor, the child or othe rper-
sons could be injured as aresult. They could
get out and injure themselves or be injured by
ap assing vehicle.
Also observe the notes on HOLD .Relevant
information can be found in the index. G
WARNING
Unsecured or incorrectly positioned loads
increase the risk of injury for children and all
other occupant sinthe event of:
R an accident
R ab raking manoeuvre
R as udden change of direction
Do not carry heavy or hard objects in the vehi-
cle interior unless they are secured. You will
find further information under "Loading guide-
lines" in the index.
Child seat lock The seat belts on the rear seats are fitted with
ac
hild seat lock. When enabled, the child-
seat lock function ensures that the belt does
not slacken oncet he child seat is secured.
Installing achild restraint system:
X Always comply with the manufacturer's
installation instructions.
X Pull the seat belt smoothly from the inertia
reel.
X Engage the seat belt tongue in the belt
buckle.
Activating the child seat lock:
X Pull the seat belt out fully and let the inertia
reel retract it again.
While the seat belt is retracting, you should
hear aratchetin gsound. The child-seat lock
function is enabled.
X Push down on the child restraint system to
take up any slack. Removing
achild restraint system/deactivat-
ing the child seat lock:
X Always comply with the manufacturer's
installation instructions.
X Press the seat belt release button and
guide the belt tongue to the belt outlet.
The child-seat lock function is deactivated.
Child seat on the front-passenger seat Warning notice on the front-passenger sun visor
Warning symbol for
arearward-facing child
restraint system G
WARNING
If the front-passenger airbag is not disabled:
R ac hild secured in achild restraint system
on the front-passenger seat could be seri-
ously and even fatally injured by the front-
passenger airbag deploying. This is espe-
cially arisk if the child is in the immediate
vicinit yofthe front-passenger airbag when
it deploys.
R never secure achild on the front-passenger
seat in arearward-facing child restraint sys- 52
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tem. Onl
ysecurear earward-facing child
restraint syste monasuitablerear seat.
R always move the front-passenger seat to
the rearmost position if you secure achild
in af orward-facing child restraint system
on the front-passenger seat.
The front-passenger airbag is not disabled:
R on vehicles without automatic child seat
recognition on the front-passenger seat
R in vehicles with automatic child seat rec-
ognition in the front-passenger seat, if no
special child restraint system with trans-
ponders for automatic child seat recogni-
tion in the front-passenger seat has been
fitted
R on vehicles with automatic child seat rec-
ognition on the front-passenger seat, if the
PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF indicator lamp
4 is not lit.
To make you aware of this danger, acorre-
sponding warning sticker has been affixed on
the dashboard and on both sides of the sun
visor on the front-passenger side.
Information about recommended child
restraint systems is available at any
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
Automatic child seat recognition on the
front-passengers eatIf your vehicle does no
thave automatic child
seat recognition 2
on th efront-pa ssenger seat
,thisisi ndicated by aspecial sticker. The
sticker is affixe dtotheside of th edashboard
on th efront-pa ssenger side. The sticker is
visible when you open th efront-pa ssenger
door. The front-passenger seat sensor system for
child restraint systems detect swhether a
special Mercedes-Ben zchild seat with a
transponder for automatic child seat recog-
nition has been fitted. In such cases,
PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF indicator lamp
4: lights up. The front-passenger airbag
is disabled. G
WARNING
If the 4 PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF indica-
tor lamp does not light up when the child
restraint system is fitted, the front-passenger
airbag has not been disabled. If the front-
passenger airbag deploys, the child could be
seriously or even fatally injured.
Proceed as follows:
R do not use arearward-facing child restraint
system on the front-passenger seat.
R fit arearward-facing child restraint system
on asuitable rear seat.
or
R only use aforward-facing child restraint
system on the front-passenger seat and
2 Vehicles without automatic child seat recognition on the front-passenger seat: if you turn the key to position
2int he ignition lock, the 4PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF indicator lamp lights up briefly but has no function.
It does not indicate that there is automatic child seat recognition on the front-passenger seat. Children in the vehicle
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