2015 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON belt

Problem
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions ֌
The yellow ESP
®
and
ESP ®
OFF warning
lamps are lit while the
engine is running. ESP
®
,B AS ,BAS PLUS with Cross-Traffic Assist ,COLLISION PRE-
VENTION ASSIST PLUS, PRE-SAFE ®
,P RE-SAFE ®
PLUS,
PRE‑SA FE®
Brake, the HOLD function, hill start assist, ESP ®
trailer
stabilisation and the adaptive brake lights are unavailabl edue to a
malfunction.
ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated.
G WARNING
The brake system continues to function normally, but without the functions listed above.
The braking distanc emay thus increase in an emergenc ybraking
situation.
If ESP ®
is not operational, ESP ®
is unable to stabilise the vehicle.
There is an increased danger of skidding and risk of an accident.
X Observe the additional display messages in the multifunction
display.
X Drive on carefully.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. 6
The red restraint sys-
tem warning lamp is lit
while the engine is run-
ning.
The restraint system is faulty.
G WARNING
The airbags or belt tensioners may either be triggered uninten-
tionally or, in the event of an accident ,may not be triggered.
This poses an increased risk of injury.
X Observe the additional display messages in the multifunction
display.
X Drive on carefully.
X Have the restraint system checked immediately at aqualified
specialist workshop.
Observe the additional information on the restraint system
(Y page 44). Warning and indicator lampsint
he instrument cluster
335On-board computer and displays Z

X
Open the boot lid or the tailgate.
X Press release catch :.
Flap ;folds down.
X Press catch =inwards and pull out
frame ?containing the skibag. Through-loading facility in the rear
compartment The through-loading facility is opened from
the boot.
X Fold down the rear seat armrest.
X Press release catch :.
The flap opens downwards.
Observe the loading guidelines (Y page 342).Through-loading facility in the rear
benchs eat (Saloon)
Important safety notes G
WARNING
If the rear bench seat/rear seat and seat
backrest are not engaged they could fold for- wards, e.g. when braking suddenly or in the
event of an accident.
R The vehicle occupant wouldt hereby be
pushed into the seat belt by the rear bench
seat/rear seat or by the seat backrest. The
seat belt cannot protect as intended and
could result in additional injury.
R Objects or loads in the boot cannot be
restrained by the seat backrest.
This poses an increased risk of injury. Before every trip, make sure that the seat
backrests and the rear bench seat/rear seat
are engaged before every trip.
Observe the loading guidelines (Y page 342).
The left-hand and right-hand rear seat backr- ests can be folded down separately to
increase the boot capacity.
Folding the seat backrest forwards !
Before you fold down the rear seat back-
rest, remove the side head restraints for
the integrated child seat; see the "Side
head restraints for integrated child seat"
section. The side head restraints could oth-
erwise be damaged. i
Vehicles with memory function: when you
fold one or both parts of the rear seat back- rest forwards, the respective front seat
moves forward slightly, when necessary, inorder to avoid contact.
X Vehicles without memory function: if nec-
essary, move the driver's or front-
passenger seat forwards.
X Open the boot.
X Pull right-hand or left-hand rear seat back-
rest release handle :.
The corresponding rear seat backrest is
released.
The seat backrest head restraints in the
rear compartment lower. 348
Stowage areasStowinga
nd features

X
Fold rea rseatb ackrest ;forwards.
X Move the driver' sorfront-passenger seat
back if necessary.
Folding bac kthe seat backrest !
Make sure that the sea
tbeltd oesn ot
become trapped whe nfolding the rea rseat
backrest back. Otherwise, it could be dam- aged. X
Move the driver' sorfront-passenger seat
forward if necessary.
X Fold rea rseatb ackrest :back unti lit
engages.
If the rea rsea tb ackrest is not engaged and
locked, this will be shown in the multifunc-
tion display in the instrument cluster. A
warning tone also sounds.
X Move the driver' sorfront-passenger seat
back if necessary.
i If yo
udon ot need the through-loading
feature ,you shoul dalway sengage the rear
sea tbackrests. Thi swillp revent unauthor- ise
da ccess to the boo tfrom the vehicle
interior. EASY-PACK through-loadin
gfacility in
the rear benc hseat(Es tate)
Important safety notes G
WARNING
If the rea rbench seat/rea rseata nd seat
backrest are not engaged they could fol dfor-
wards, e.g. whe nbraking suddenl yorinthe
event of an accident.
R The vehicle occupant would thereby be
pushe dinto the sea tbeltb ythe rea rbench
seat/rea rseatorb ythe sea tbackrest. The
sea tbeltc annot protect as intended and
could result in additiona linjury.
R Objects or loads in the boot/luggage com-
partment cannot be restrained by the seat
backrest.
Thi sp oses an increase driskofi njury.
Befor eevery trip ,make sur ethat the seat
backrests and the rea rbench seat/rea rseat
are engaged before every trip.
Observe the loading guidelines (Y page 342).
Folding the rear seat backres tforward !
Befor
eyou foldd ownthe rea rseatb ack-
rest, remove the sid eheadr estraints for
the integrate dchilds eat; see the "Side
hea drestraints for integrate dchilds eat"
section. The sid eheadr estraints could oth-
erwise be damaged.
! Whe
nfolding the rea rseatb ackrest for-
wards, ensure that there are no item slying
on the sea tcushions .These item scould
otherwise be damaged or could themselves
damag ethe rea rseats. Stowage areas
349Stowingand features Z

The left-hand and right-hand rear seat backr-
ests can be folded forwards separately to
increase the luggage compartment capacity.
The combined luggage cover and net can
remain installed.
i When you fold one or both parts of the
rear seat backrest sforwards, the headr-
ests are also lowered if necessary. In the
case of vehicles with memory function, the respective fronts eat is moved forwards
slightly to avoid contact with the seat
behind it.
X Vehicles without memory function: if nec-
essary, move the driver's or front-
passenger seat forwards.
X Pull the left-hand or right-hand release han-
dle at the rear in load compartment :or at
the side beside backrests ;.
The corresponding backrest folds for-
wards.
X Move the driver's or front-passenger seat
back if necessary. Folding the rear seat backrest back !
Make sure that the seat belt does not
become trapped when folding the rear seat backrest back. Otherwise, it could be dam- aged. X
Move the driver's or front-passenger seat
forward if necessary.
X Fold seat backrest :back until it engages.
If the rear seat backrest is not engaged and locked, this will be shown in the multifunc-
tion display in the instrument cluster. A
warning tonea lso sounds.
X Adjust the head restraints if necessary
(Y page 126).
X Move the driver's or front-passenger seat
back if necessary. Securing
aload
Plastic hooks (Saloon) On vehicles without
athrough-loading feature
in the rear bench seat, six plastic hooks are
fitted to the boot floor. You can use these to 350
Stowage areasStowing and features

Cleaning wooden trim and trim ele-
ments !
Do no
tuse solvent-based cleanin gagents
suc hast ar remover, wheel cleaners, pol-
ishe sorw axes. Ther eisotherwise ariskof
damaging th esurface.
X Wipe th ewoode ntrima nd trim elements
wit had amp, lint-free cloth ,e.g.am icrofi-
bre cloth.
X Heavy soiling: use car careand cleaning
product srecommended and approved by
Mercedes-Benz.
Cleaning th eseat covers General notes
! Do no
tuse microfibre cloth stoclean gen-
uine leather ,artificial leather or DINAMICA
covers. If used often ,the se can damag ethe
cover.
i Not
ethatregular car eisessential to
mak esure that th eappearanc eand com-
for toft hecover sare retaine dovertime.
Genuine leather seat covers
Leather is anatural product.
It has natural surface properties, e.g.: R unevenness in structure
R marks caused by growth and injury
R subtle colour differences
Thes eare characteristic sofleather and not
material faults.
! To retain th
enatural appearanc eofthe
leather ,observ ethe followin gcleaning
instructions:
R Clean genuine leather cover scarefully
wit had amp cloth and then wipe th ecov-
ers down wit hadry cloth.
R Mak esure that th eleather does not
become soaked. It may otherwise
become roug hand cracked.
R Only use leather car eagents that have
been tested and approved by Mercedes- Benz. You can obtain these from
aquali-
fied specialist workshop.
Seat cover sfromo ther materials
! Observ
ethe followin gwhen cleaning:
R clean artificial leather cover swithac loth
moistene dwithas olution containing 1%
detergen t(e.g. washing-up liquid).
R clean cloth cover switham icrofibre cloth
moistene dwithas olution containing 1%
detergen t(e.g. washing-up liquid). Rub
carefully, and always wipe entir eseat
sections to avoid leavin gvisible lines.
Leav ethe seat to dry afterwards. Clean-
ing results depen donthetype of dirt and
how lon githas been there.
R Clean DINAMICA cover swithad amp
cloth .Makes ure that you wipe entire
seat sections to avoid leavin gvisible
lines.
Cleaning th eseat belts G
WARNING
Seat belt smay be severely weakened if
bleached or coloured. This may lead to the
seat belts, for example ,tea rin gorf ailinginan
accident. Ther eisanincreased ris kofinjury,
possibly eve nfatal.
Never bleac horcolour seat belts.
! Do no
tclean th eseat belt susin gchemical
cleanin gagents .Donotdry th eseat belt sat
temperatures abov e80†or in direct sun-
light.
X Use clean, lukewarm wate rand soap solu-
tion.
Cleaning th eroof lining and carpets X
Roof lining: if it is verydirty, use asoft
brus hord ry shampoo.
X Carpets: use thecarpet and textile clean-
ing agents recommended and approved by
Mercedes-Benz. 392
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