2016 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON tow

&
WARNING Risk of inju ryor death due to
bloc ked seat belt buckle or seat belt
anchorage
Objects next tothe front seat that block the
seat belt buckle or the moving seat belt
anchorage on the front seat impair the func‐
tion of the seat belt tensioners.
The seat belt tensioners may not function as
intended and the seat belt may no longer
pr ov ide the intended pr otection. #
Before starting the journe y,make sure
th at there are no objects around the
seat belt buckle or between the front
seat and door. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor death due to
damaged or modified seat belts
Seat belts cann otprov ide pr otection in the
fo llowing situations:
R Ifth e seat belts are damaged, modified,
ex treme lydirty, bleached or dyed R
Ifth e seat belt buckle is damaged or
ex treme lydirty
R Ifth e seat belt tensioners, seat belt
anchorages or seat belt retractors ha ve
been modified
Seat belts may be damaged in an accident,
although the damage may not be visible, e.g.
due tosplinters of glass.
Modified or damaged seat belts may tear or
fa il, e.g. in an accident.
Modified seat belt tensioners could acciden‐
ta lly trigger or failto function as intended. #
Never modify the seat belts, seat belt
te nsioners, seat belt anchorages or seat
belt retractors. #
Makesure that the seat belts are
undamaged, not wornand clean. #
Alw ays ha vethe seat belts checked
immediately af ter an accident at a
qu alified specialist workshop. Mercedes-Benz
recommends that you on lyuse
seat belts which ha vebeen appr oved specifically
fo ryo ur vehicle byMercedes-Benz. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor death from
deplo yedpy rotech nic seat belt tension‐
ers
Py rotech nic seat belt tensioners that ha ve
been deplo yed are no longer operational and
are unable toper form their intended pr otec‐
tive function. #
Therefore, ha vedeplo yedpy rotech nic
seat belt tensioners immedia tely
re placed at a qualified specialist work‐
shop. Mercedes-Benz
recommends that you ha vethe
ve hicle towe dto aqu alified specialist workshop
af te r an accident. 34
Occupant saf ety

Airbags
Overview of airbags
1
Knee airbag
2 Driver's airbag
3 Front passenger airbag
4 Window airbag
5 Side impact airbag
The ins tallation location of an airbag is identified
by the AIRB AGsymbol. When activated, an airbag can pr
ovide addi‐
tional pr otection for the respective vehicle
occupant. AIRB
AG Potential pr otection for
…
Knee airbag Thigh, knee and lo wer leg
Driver's airbag,
front passenger
airbag Head and
ribcage
Wi ndow airba gHead
Side impact air‐
bag Ribcage, also pelvis
for
front seat occupants The front passenger airbag can only be depl
oyed
in an accident if thePA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF
indicator lamp is off. If the front passenger seat
is occupied, make sure, bo thbefore and during
th e journe y,that thest atus of the front
passenger airbag is cor rect (→ page 41). *
NO
TEImpo rtant points toremember if
th e front passenger seat is unoccupied In an accident,
the components of the
re stra int sy stem may deploy unnecessarily
on the front passenger side if:
R There are heavy objects on the front
passenger seat.
R The seat belt tongue is engaged in the
seat belt buckle of the front passenger
seat and the front passenger seat is
unoccupied. #
Stow objects in a suitable place. #
Only one person should use each seat
belt at any one time. Pr
otection bythe airbags Depending on
the accident situation, an airbag
may supplement the pr otection of fere dby a cor‐
re ctly fastened seat belt. Occupant saf
ety37

&
WARNING Risk of inju ryor death due to
incor rect seat position
If yo u deviate from the cor rect seat position,
th e airbag cann otper form its intended pro‐
te ctive function and deployment may even
cause fur ther injuries.
To avo id hazardous situations, alw ays make
sure that all vehicle occupants:
R Have their seat belt fastened cor rectly,
including pregnant women.
R Are seated properly and keep as faraw ay
as possible from the airbags.
R Obser vethefo llowing information. #
Alw ays make sure that there are no
objects between the airbag and vehicle
occupant. To
avo idrisks resulting from the deployment of
th e airbag:
R Before starting your journe y,adjust your seat
co rrectly ;th e driver's seat and front
passenger seat should be mo ved as far back
as possible. When doing so, alw
ays obser vethe informa‐
tion on the cor rect driver's seat position
(→ page 90).
R Only hold thesteering wheel bythesteering
wheel rim. This allows the airbag tobe fully
deplo yed.
R Alw ays lean against the seat backrest when
th eve hicle is in motion. Do not lean forw ards
or against the door or side windo w.You may
ot herwise be in the deployment area of the
airbags.
R Alw ayske ep your feet on thefloor. Do not
put your feet on the cockpit, forex ample.
Yo ur feet may otherwise be in the deploy‐
ment area of the airbag.
R Ifch ildren are tr avelling in theve hicle,
obser vethe additional no tes (→ page 45).
R Alw aysstow and secure objects cor rectl y. Objects in
theve hicle interior may pr event an
airbag from functioning cor rectl y.Therefore
alw ays ensure that:
R There are no people, animals or objects
between theve hicle occupants and an air‐
bag.
R There are no objects between the seat, door
and door pillar (B-pillar).
R There are no hard objects, e.g. coat hangers,
hanging on the grab handles or coat hooks.
R There are no accessories, such as cup hold‐
ers, attached totheve hicle within the
deployment area of an airbag, e.g. on doors,
side windo wsor side panelling.
R There are no heavy, sharp-edged or fragile
objects in the poc kets of your clo thing. Store
such objects in a suitable place. 38
Occupant saf ety

Re
duced airbag pr otection &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom modi fica‐
tions tothe airbag co ver
If yo u modify an airbag co ver or af fix objects
su ch assticke rs to it,the airbag can no lon‐
ge r function cor rectl y. #
Never modify an airbag co ver and do
not af fix objects toit. The ins
tallation location of an airbag is identified
by the AIRB AGsymbol (→ page37). &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor death due to
th e use of unsuitable seat co vers
Uns uitable seat co vers can obstruct or pre‐
ve nt the deployment of the airbags integra‐
te d into the seats.
Consequentl y,the airbags cann otprotect
ve hicle occupants as they are designed to
do. In addition, the operation of the auto‐
matic front passenger airbag shutoff could
be restricted. #
You should on lyuse seat co vers that
ha ve been appr oved forth e cor respond‐
ing seats byMercedes-Benz. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tomalfunc‐
tions of the sensors in the door panelling
Sensors tocontrol the airbags are located in
th e doors. Modifications or worknot per‐
fo rm ed cor rectly tothe doors or door panel‐
ling, as well as damaged doors, can lead to
th e function of the sensors being impaired.
The airbags might therefore not function
proper lyany more.
Consequent ly,th e airbags cann otprotect
ve hicle occupants as they are designed to
do. #
Never modify the doors or parts of the
doors. #
Alw ays ha vewo rkon the doors or door
panelling car ried out at a qualified spe‐
cialist workshop. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue todeplo yed
airbag
A deplo yed airbag no longer of fers any pro‐
te ction and cannot pr ovide the intended pro‐
te ctive function in theeve nt of an accident. #
Have theve hicle towe dto aqu alified
specialist workshop in order tohave the
deplo yed airbag replaced. Ha
ve deplo yed airbags replaced immediately. St
atus of the front passenger airbags Po
ints toremember when the front
passen ger seat is occupied
The au tomatic front passenger airbag shutoff is
able todetect whe ther the front passenger seat
is occupied bya person or a child restra int sys‐
te m. The front passenger airbag is enabled or
disabled accordingly.
When ins talling a child restra int sy stem on the
front passenger sea t:
R Ensu rethat thech ild restra int sy stem is posi‐
tioned cor rectly (→ page 52). Occupant saf
ety39

PRE-SAFE
®
sy stem Information on PRE-
SAFE®
(anticipa tory
occupant pr otection) PRE-
SAFE®
is able todetect cer tain critical driv‐
ing situations and implement pre-em ptive meas‐
ures toprotect theve hicle occupants.
PRE-SAFE ®
can implement thefo llowing meas‐
ures independently of each other:
R Tightening the seat belts on the driver's seat
and front passenger seat.
R Closing the side windo ws.
R Vehicles with sliding sunroof: Closethe
sliding sunroof.
R Vehicles with memory function: Moving
th e front passenger seat toa more favo ura‐
ble seat position.
R Vehicles with multicontour seat: Increas‐
ing the air pressure in the seat side bols ters
of the seat backrest.
R PRE-SAFE ®
Sound: Pr ovided that the multi‐
media sy stem is switched on, generates a brief noise signal
tostimulate the innate pro‐
te ctive mechanism of a person's hea ring.
* NO
TEDama gecaused byobjects in the
fo ot we ll or behind the seat The automatic adjustment of
the seat posi‐
tion may result in damage tothe seat and/or
th e object. #
Stow objects in a suitable place. Re
versing the PRE- SAFE®
measures If an accident did not occur,
the pre-em ptive
measures that we retaken are reve rsed. Yo u
will need toper form certain settings your‐
self. #
Ifth e seat belt pre-tensioning is not reduced,
mo vethe seat backrest back slightl y.
The locking mechanism releases. Information on PRE-
SAFE®
PLUS (anticipa‐
to ry occupant pr otection plus) PRE-
SAFE®
PLUS can de tect cer tain impacts,
particular lyan imminent rear impact, and take
pre-em ptive measures toprotect theve hicle
occupants. These measures cannot necessarily
pr eve nt an imminent impact.
PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS can implement thefo llowing
measures independently of each other:
R Tightening the seat belts on the driver's seat
and front passenger seat.
If an accident does not occur, the pre-emp‐
tive measures that we retake n are reve rsed .
R Activating there ar hazard warning lights at a
higher flashing frequenc y.
R Increasing brake pressure when theve hicle
is stationar y.This brake application is cancel‐
led automatically when theve hicle pulls
aw ay.
PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS sy stem limitations
R No me asures are implemented:
- Ifth eve hicle is reve rsing. 44
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or
- When theve hicle is towing a trailer and
th ere is a risk of a rear impact.
R The brakes are not applied:
- Whilst driving.
or
- When entering or exiting a parking space
using Parking Pilot. Information on PRE-
SAFE®
Impulse Side If an imminent side impact is de
tected, PRE-
SA FE®
Impulse Side can pre-emptively mo vethe
front-seat vehicle occupant's upper body
to wa rdsth e cent reoftheve hicle. It does this by
ra pidly inflating an air cushion in the outer seat
side bols ter of the seat backrest on the side on
which the impact is anticipated. This increases
th e dis tance between the door and theve hicle
occupant.
If PRE-SAFE ®
Impulse Side has been deplo yed or
is faulty, the display message PRE-SAFE impulse side inoperative See Owner's Manual
is dis‐
pla yed (→ page 438). Children in
theve hicle Note
s onthe safe transportation of children &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due tochildren left unat tended in the
ve hicle
If yo u lea vechildren unat tended in theve hi‐
cle, they may be able toset theve hicle in
motion, forex ample by:
R Releasing the parking brake.
R Shifting the automatic transmission out
of park position jor shifting the manual
transmission into neutral.
R Starting the engine.
In addition, they may operate vehicle equip‐
ment. #
Never lea vechildren and animals unat‐
te nded in theve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th eke y with you and lock theve hicle.
This also applies tomobile phones if the
"Digital Car Key in the smartphone"
function is activated via the Mercedes
connect me web app. &
WARNING This poses an increased risk
of death due toheat strokeorexposure
to cold in theve hicle
If persons – particularly children – ‑ experi‐
ence prolonged exposure toextremely high
or low temp eratures, this poses a risk of
injury or evenfa ta l injur y. #
Never lea veanyone – pa rticularly chil‐
dren – unat tended in theve hicle. &
WARNING Risk of bu rns when thech ild
seat is exposed todirect sunlight
If th ech ild restra int sy stem is exposed to
direct sunlight or heat, parts could heat up. Occupant saf
ety45

#
Todeactivate: pressthe& button on the
ke y twice in rapid succession.
The battery check lamp of theke yflashes
twice brief lyand lights up once. #
Toactivate: press any button on thekey.
% When theve hicle is star ted with theke y in
th estow age compartment of the cent recon‐
sole (→ page 155), theke y functions are
automatical lyactivated. Inserting/removing
the emer gency key #
Toremo ve:press release knob 1.
Emer gency key2 is pushed out slight ly. #
Pull out emer gency key2 until it en gage s in
th e intermediate position.
% You can use the intermediate position of
emer gency key2 toattach theke yto akey
ri ng. #
Press release knob 1again and fully
re mo veemer gency key2. #
Toinser t:press release knob 1. #
Insert emer gency key2 tothe intermediate
position or fully until it engages. Re
placing the key battery &
DANG ER Serious damage tohealth
caused byswallowing batteries
Batteries contain toxic and cor rosive sub‐
st ances. Swallowing bat teries may cause
serious damage tohealth.
There is a risk of fata l injur y. #
Keep batteries out of there ach of chil‐
dren. #
If batteries are swallo wed, seek medical
attention immediately. +
ENVIRONMEN
TALNO TEEnvironmental
dama gedue toimproper disposal of bat‐
te ries Batteries conta
in pollutants. It is
illegal todispose of them with the household
ru bbish. #
Dispose of batteries in an
environmen tally responsible manner.
Ta ke dischar ged batteries toaqu alified
specialist workshop or toa collection
point for used batteries. Re
quirements:
Yo ure qu ire a CR 2032 3 V cell batter y.66
Opening and closing

#
Todeactivate: press and hold button 1for
appr oximately five seconds until an acoustic
signal sounds. #
Toactivate: press and hold button 2for
appr oximately five seconds until an acoustic
signal sounds.
Danger of being loc ked out when the function is
activated:
R Ifth eve hicle is being tow star ted/pushed. R
On a roller dynamome ter. Un
locking/locking the driver's door using
th e emer gency key element %
Ifyo u wish tolock theve hicle entirely using
th e emer gency key,firs t press the button for
locking from the inside while the driver's
door is open. Then proceed tolock the driv‐
er's door using the emer gency key element. #
Insert the emer gency key in toopening 1in
th e co ver. #
Pull and hold the door handle. #
Pull the co ver on the emer gency key as
st ra ight as possible away from theve hicle
until it releases. #
Release the door handle. 72
Opening and closing