2015 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON warning

PASSENGERA
IR BAG OFF indicator lamp :
shows you whether the front-passenger front airbag is disabled.
X Turn the key to position 1or 2in the ignition
lock or, on vehicles with KEYLESS-GO,
press the Start/Stop button once or twice. The system carries out aself-diagnosis.
The PASSENGERA IR BAG OFF indicator lamp
must light up for approximately six seconds.
If, after the system self-test, the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp:
R lights up ,the front-passenger fronta irbag
is disabled. It will then not be deployed in
the event of an accident.
R is not lit,t he sensor system did not detect
ac hild restraint system with transponder
for automatic child seat recognition. If, in
the case of an accident ,all deployment cri-
teria are met, the front-passenger fronta ir-
bag is deployed. G
WARNING
Electronic devices on the front-passenger
seat can affect the function of the automatic
child seat recognition, for example:
R laptop
R mobile phone
R transponder cards such as ski passes or
access passes
The front-passenger fronta irbag could deploy
unintentionally or not function as intended
during an accident .This poses an increased
risk of injury or even fatal injury.
Do not place any of the devices mentioned
above or similar devices on the front-
passenger seat. Be aware of the status of the front-passenger fronta irbag both before and
during the journey. Child restraint system on the front-
passenger seat
General notes Accident statistics show that children
secured in the rear seats are safer than chil-
dren secured in the front-passenger seat. For
this reason, Mercedes-Benz strongly advises
that you install achild restraint system on a
rear seat.
Vehicles with automatic child seat recogni-
tion on the front-passenger seat: if it is abso- lutely necessary to fit achild restraint system
to the front-passenger seat, alway sobserve
the information on "Automatic child seat rec-
ognition on the front-passenger seat"
(Y page 65).
You can thus avoid the risks that could arise
as aresult of:
R ac hild restraint system that is not detected
by the automatic child seat recognition
sensor system
R the unintentional disabling of the front-
passenger fronta irbag
R the unsuitable positionin gofthe child
restraint system, e.g. too close to the dash-
board Please observe the warning notice on the
front-passenger sun visor; see the illustra-
tion.
G
WARNING
If you secure achild in achild restraint system
on the front-passenger seat and the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp is Children in the vehicle
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off, the front-passenger front airbag can
deploy in the event of an accident .The child
could be struck by the airbag. This poses an
increased risk of injury or even fatal injury.
Make sure that the front-passenger front air-
bag has been disabled. The PASSENGER AIR- BAG OFF indicator lamp must be lit.
NEVERu searearward facing child restraint
on aseat protected by an ACTIVE AIRBAGin
front of it; DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY to the
CHILD can occur.
Vehicles without automatic child seat
recognition on the front-passenger seat If the front-passenger seat of your vehicle is
not equipped with automatic child seat rec-
ognition
,this is indicated by aspecial sticker.
The sticker is affixed to the side of the dash-
board on the front-passenger side. The
sticker is visible when you open the front-
passenger door.
If you turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock, the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp lights up briefly. It has no function, how-ever, and does not indicate that the front-
passenger seat is equipped with automatic
child seat recognition.
Always fit the rearward-facing restraint sys-
tem to asuitable rear seat in this case
(Y page 70).
Observe the following information under
"Rearward-facing child restraint system" and
"Forward-facing child restraint system" as
well as information on the suitable position- ing of the child restraint system
(Y
page 70).
Rearward-facing child restraint system Warning symbol for
arearward-facing child
restraint system.
If it is absolutely necessary to fit arearward-
facing child restraint system to the front-
passenger seat, always make sure that the
front-passenger front airbag is disabled. Only if the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator
lamp is lit continuously (Y page 45) is the
front-passenger front airbag disabled.
Always observe the information on suitable
positioning of the child restraint system
(Y page 70) in addition to the child restraint
system manufacturer' sinstallation and oper-
ating instructions.
Forward-facing child restraint system If it is absolutely necessary to fit
aforward-
facing child restraint system to the front-
passenger seat, always move the front-
passenger seat as far back as possible. The
entire base of the child restraint system must
always rest on the seat cushion of the front-
passenger seat. The backrest of the child
restraint system must, as far as possible, lie
flat against the backrest of the front-
passenger seat. The child restraint system
must not touch the roof or be put under strain by the head restraint .Adjust the angle of the
seat backrest and the head restraint position accordingly. Always make sure that the shoul-
der belt strap is correctly routed from the 68
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Problems with automatic child seat recognition
Problem
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions The PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF indicator
lamp on the centre con-
sole is lit. As
pecial Mercedes-Benz child restraint system with atrans-
ponder for automatic child seat recognition has been fitted to the
front-passenger seat. The front-passenger front airbag has there- fore been disabledasd esired. G
WARNING
There is no child restraint system fitted to the front-passenger
seat. Automatic child seat recognition is malfunctioning, for exam-
ple due to electronic devices on the front-passenger seat.
There is arisk of injury.
X Remove electronic equipment from the front-passenger seat,
e.g.:
R laptop
R mobile phone
R ac ard with atransponder, such as aski pass or access pass
If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp remains lit, the
front-passenger seat may not be used.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. The
6 restraint sys-
tem warning lamp
lights up and/or the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF indicator lamp
does not light up briefly
when you switch the
ignition on. G
WARNING
Automatic child seat recognition is malfunctioning.
Do not install achild restraint system on the front-passenger seat.
It is recommended that you fit the child restraint system to asuit-
able rear seat.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop.
X Please also refer to the notes about the restraint system warning
lamp (Y page 306). Suitable positioning of the child
restraint system
Introduction Only child restraint systems which are
approved in accordance with the ECE stand-
ard ECE R44 are permitted for use in the vehi- cle.
For certain child restraint systems in weight
categories II or III, this can mean that the area of use is restricted. The maximum size setting of the child restraint system is not possible
due to possible contact with the roof.
"Universal" category child restraint systems
can be recognised by their orange approval
label and the text "Universal".70
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Weight cate-
gory Manufac-
turer Type Approval
number
(E1 ...) Order num-
ber
(A 000 ...) 3 Automatic
chil
dseat rec-
ognition 4y
ears and
12 years 04 301198 970 19 00 No
04 301198 970 22 00 Yes
Recommended "Universal"/"Semi-Universal" category ISOFIXc
hildr estraint sys-
tems Weight
category Size cate-
gory Manufac-
turer Type Approval
number
(E1 ...) Order
number 3 Automatic
chil
dseat
recognition Category
0+:
up to
13 kg
E Britax
Römer BABY
SAFE plus 03
301146
04
301146 B6
686
8224 No
Category
I:
9kgupto
18 kg
B1 Britax
Römer DUO plus 03
301133
04
301133 A0
00 970
11 00 Yes
03
301133
04
301133 A0
00 970
16 00 No
04
301133 A0
00 970
21 00 Yes
Child-proof locks
Important safety notes G
WARNING
If children are travelling in the vehicle, they
could:
R open doors, thus endangering other people
or road users
R exit the vehicl eand be caught by oncoming
traffic
R operate vehicl eequipment and become
trapped, for example There is
arisk of an accident and injury.
Always activate the child-proof locks and
override feature if children are travelling in the vehicle. When leaving the vehicle, alwayst ake
the key with you and lock the vehicle. Never
leave children unattende dinthe vehicle.
Overrid efeature for:
R the rear doors (Y page76)
R the rear side windows (Y page76)
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G
WARNING
If you leave children unattended in the vehi-
cle, they may be abletos et the vehiclein
motion if, for example, they:
R release the parking brake
R shift the automatic transmission out of park
position Por shift manua ltransmission into
neutral
R start the engine
In addition, they may operate vehicl eequip-
ment and become trapped. There is arisk of
an accident and injury.
When leaving the vehicle, alwayst ake the key
with you and lock the vehicle. Never leave
children unattended in the vehicle. G
WARNING
If persons (particularly children) are exposed
to heatorc old foraprolonged period, there is
ar isk of serious or even fatal injuries. Never
leave persons (particularly children) unatten-
ded in the vehicle. G
WARNING
If the child restraint system is placed in direct sunlight, the parts coul dbecome very hot.
Childre ncouldbes uffer burns by touching
these parts, in particular on the metallic parts
of the child restraint system. There is arisk of
injury.
If you and yourc hild leave the vehicle, always
make sure that the child restraint system is
not in direct sunlight. Cove ritwithablanket,
for example. If the child restraint system has
been expose dtodirect sunlight, leave it to
cool downb efore securing the child in it.
Never leave children unattended in the vehi-
cle. Child-proof locks for the rear doors Rea
rdoor child-proof lock (example: Saloon)
You secure each door individually with the
child-proof locks on the rear doors. Adoor
secure dwithachild-proof lock cannot be
opened from insid ethe vehicle. When the
vehicl eisunlocked ,the door can be opened
from the outside.
X To activate: press the child-proof lock
leve rupint he direction of arrow :.
X Make sure that the child-proof locks are
working properly.
X To deactivate: press the child-proof lock
leve rdow nint he direction of arrow ;.
Override feature for the rear side win-
dows X
To enable/disable: press button;.
If indicator lamp :is lit, operation of the
rear side windows is disabled. Operation is
only possible using the switches in the driv- er's door. If indicator lamp :is off, oper- 76
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nisp ossible usin gthe switches in the
rear compartment. Pet
sint hevehicle G
WARNING
If you leave animals unsupervised or unse-
cured in th evehicle ,the ym ay push abutton
or as witch ,for example.
They could:
R activat evehicle equipmen tand become
trapped, for example
R switch vehicle systems on or off ,thus
endangering other road users
In th eevent of an accident, sudde nbraking or
abrupt changes of direction ,unsecured ani-
mals could be flun garoun dthe vehicle ,injur-
ing th evehicle occupants .Ther eisar iskofan
acciden tand injury.
Never leave animals unattende dinthevehi-
cle .Always secure animals correctly durin ga
journey, e.g .inananimal transpor tbox. Driving safety systems
Driving safety systems overview
In this section, you will fin dinformatio nabout
th ef ollowin gdriving safety systems:
R AB S(Anti-lock Braking System)
(Y page 77)
R BA S(Brake AssistSystem) (Y page 78)
R BA SP LUS(Brake AssistSystem PLUS) with
Cross-Traffic Assist (Y page 78)
R COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST PLUS
(distanc ewarning function and Adaptive
Brake Assist )(Y page 80)
R Adaptive brak elamps (Y page 83)
R ESP ®
(E lectronic Stability Program)
(Y page 83)
R EB D( electronic brakeforce distribution)
(Y page 86)
R ADAPTIV EBRAKE (Y page 86) R
PRE-SAFE ®
Brake (Y page 87)
R STEE RCONTROL (Y page 89) Important safety notes
If you fail to adapt your driving style or if you
are inattentive, th edriving safety systems can
neither reduc ethe riskofana ccidentnor
override th elaws of physics. Drivin gsafety
systems are merely aids designe dtoassist
driving .You are responsible for maintaining
th ed istanc etothevehicle in front, for vehicle
speed, for braking in good time, and for stay- ing in lane .Always adapt your driving style to
suit th eprevailin groad and weather condi-
tions and maintain asafe distanc efromt he
vehicle in front. Drive carefully.
The driving safety systems describe donly
work as effectivel yaspossible when there is
adequat econtac tbetween th etyres and the
road surface. Pleas epay special attentio nto
th en otes on tyres, recommended minimum
tyr etread depths etc. (Y page 416).
In wintry driving conditions, always use winter
tyres (M+ Styres) and ,ifnecessary, snow
chains .Onlyint hisw ay will th edriving safety
systems describe dinthiss ectio nwork as
effectivel yaspossible. ABS (Anti-lock Braking System)
General notes AB
Sr egulate sbrak epressure in suc haway
that th ewheels do no tloc kw hen you brake.
This allows you to continue steering th evehi-
cle when braking.
The yellow !ABSw arning lamp in the
instrumen tcluste rlight supw hen th eignition
is switched on .Itgoes out when th eengineis
running.
Important safety notes i
Observ
ethe "Important safety notes" sec-
tio n(Ypage 77). Driving safety systems
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WARNING
If ABS is faulty, the wheels coul dlock when
braking. The steerability and braking charac-
teristics may be severely impaired .Addition-
ally, further driving safety systems are deac-
tivated. There is an increased dange rofskid-
ding and accidents.
Drive on carefully.H ave ABS checked imme-
diately at aqualified specialist workshop.
If ABS is malfunctioning, other systems,
including driving safety systems ,willa lso
become inoperative. Observe the information on the ABS warning lamp (Y page332) and
display messages which may be show ninthe
instrument cluster (Y page300).
ABS works from aspee dofa bout8km/h,
regardless of road-surface conditions. ABS
works on slippery surfaces, even when you
only brake gently.
Brakes X
If ABS intervenes: continue to depress the
brake peda lwith force until the braking sit-
uation is over.
X To make afull brake application:
depress the brake peda lwith full force.
If ABS intervenes when braking, you willf eel a
pulsing in the brake pedal.
The pulsating brake peda lcan be an indica-
tion of hazardous road conditions; this serves
as areminde rtotake extra care while driving. BAS (Brake Assist System)
General notes BAS operates in emergency braking situa-
tions. If you depress the brake peda lquickly,
BAS automatically boosts the braking force,
thus shortening the stopping distance. Important safety notes i
Observe the "Important safety notes" sec-
tion (Y page77). G
WARNING
If BAS is malfunctioning, the braking distance
in an emergency braking situation is
increased. There is arisk of accident.
In an emergency braking situation, depress
the brake peda lwith full force. ABS prevents
the wheels from locking.
Brakes X
Keep the brake peda ldepressed firmly until
the emergency braking situation is over.
ABS prevents the wheels from locking.
The brakes willf unction as usual once you
release the brake pedal. BAS is deactivated. BAS PLUS(
Brake Assist System
PLUS) with Cross-Traffic Assist
General notes i
Observe the "Important safety notes" sec-
tion (Y page77).
BAS PLUS is only available on vehicles with
the Driving Assistance package.
For BAS PLUS to assist you when driving, the
rada rsensor system and the camera system
must be operational.
With the help of asensor system and acam-
era system, BAS PLUS can detect obstacles:
R that are in the path of yourv ehiclefor an
extended period of time
R that cross the path of yourv ehicle
In addition, pedestrians in the path of your
vehicl ecan be detected.
BAS PLUS detects pedestrians using typical
characteristics such as the body contours
and posture of aperso nstanding upright.
If the rada rsensor system or the camera sys-
tem is malfunctioning, BAS PLUS functions
are restricted or no longer available.T he78
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brake system is still available with complete
brake boostin geffec tand BAS.
i Observ
ethe restrictions described in the
"Important safety notes" section
(Y page 79).
BASP LUS can help you to minimis ethe risk of
ac ollision with avehicle or apedestrian and
reduce the effects of such acollision .IfBAS
PLUS detects adanger of collision, you are
assisted when braking.
Importan tsafet ynotes G
WARNING
BASP LUS cannot always clearly identify
objects and complex traffic situations.
In such cases, BASP LUS may:
R interven eunnecessarily
R not intervene
There is arisk of an accident.
Always pay careful attention to the traffic sit- uation and be ready to brake. Terminate the
intervention in anon-critical drivin gsituation. G
WARNING
BASP LUS does not react:
R to small people, e.g. children
R to animals
R to oncoming vehicles
R when cornering
As aresult, BASP LUS may not interven einall
critical situations. There is arisk of an acci-
dent.
Always pay careful attention to the traffic sit- uation and be ready to brake.
In the event of snowfall or heavy rain, detec-
tion can be impaired.
Detection by the radar senso rsystem is also
impaired in the event of:
R dirt on the sensors or obscured sensors
R interferenc ebyother radar sources
R strong radar reflections, for example, in
multi-storey car parks R
an arro wvehicle travelling in front, e.g. a
motorcycle
R av ehicle travelling in fron tonadifferent
line
R vehicles quickly movin gintot he radar sen-
sor system detection range
Detection by the camera system is also
impaired in the event of:
R dirt on the camera or if the camera is cov-
ered
R glare on the camera system, e.g. from the
sun being low in the sky
R darkness
R if:
- pedestrians move quickly, e.g. int othe
path of the vehicle
- the camera system no longer detects a
pedestrian as aperson due to special
clothing or other objects
- ap edestrian is concealed by other
objects
- the typical outline of aperson is not dis-
tinguishable from the background
Following damage to the fron tend of the vehi-
cle, have the radar senso rsettings and oper-
ation checked at aqualified specialist work-
shop. This also applies to collisions at slow
speeds where ther eisnovisible damage to
the fron tofthe vehicle.
Following damage to the windscreen, have
the configuration and operation of the cam-
era system checked at aqualified specialist
workshop.
Function To avoid
acollision, BASP LUS calculates the
brake forc enecessary if:
R you approach an obstacle and
R BASP LUS has detected arisk of collision
When driving at aspeed under 30 km/h :if
you depress the brake pedal, BASP LUS is
activated. Braking assistance from BASP LUS
is carried out at the last possible moment. Driving safet
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