2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE Owners Manual

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Press remo teoperating switch 1fort he
ta ilgate. #
Press closing button 1onthet ailgate. #
Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO: press locking
button 2inthet ailgate.
If ak eyis de tected outsid ethe vehicle, the
ta ilgat ecloses and thev ehicle is loc ked.
Au tomatic reve rsing function fort he tail gate
The tailgat eise quipped wit hautomatic obs tacle
de tection wi threve rsing function .Ifasolid
object bloc ksorrestricts thet ailgat ewhen auto‐ matically closing,
thet ailgat eautomatically
open sagain slight ly.T he au tomatic obs tacle
de tection wi threve rsing function is onl yanaid.
It is no tasubstitut efor your attentiveness when
closin gthe tailgate. #
When closing, mak esuret hat no body parts
ar eint he closing area. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
despi tereve rsing function
The reve rsing function does no treact:
R tosoft, light and thin objects, e.g. fingers.
R overthe las t8mmoft he closing path.
In these situation sinparticular ,the reve rsing
function canno tpreve nt someone being trap‐
ped. #
Whe nclosing, ma kesur ethat no body
parts ar einthe closing area.
If someone is trapped:
R press thep button on thek ey,or 78
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press or pull ther emo teoperating switch
on thed rive r's door ,or
R press thec losing or locking button on the
ta ilgate, or
R Pull thet ailgat ehandle. HANDS-FREE
ACCESS function Wi
th HANDS-FREE ACCES Syou can open, close
or stop thec losing process of thet ailgat eby
per form ing akickin gmovement under ther ear
bumper.
The kicking mo vement trigger sthe opening or
closing process alternately.
Obser vethen otes when opening (→ page75)
an dc losin g(→ pag e77)thet ailgate.
% Twow arning tones sound when thet ailgate
is opening or closing. &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsc aused byah ot
ex haus tsystem
The vehicle exhaus tsystemc an become very
hot. If youu se HANDS-FRE EACCESS, you
could bu rnyourself by touchin gthe exhaust
sy stem. #
Alw ayse nsur ethat youo nly ma ke a
kicking mo vement within thed etection
ra ng eoft he sensors. *
NO
TEVehicle damag eduetounin ten‐
tional opening of thet ailgate R
when using an automatic car wash
R when using ahigh pressur ecleaner #
Deactivat eKEYLESS-GO or mak esure
th at thek eylocated is at leas t3m
aw ay from thev ehicle in suc hsitua‐
tions. When making
thek icking mo vement, mak esure
th at your feet aref irml yont he ground, other‐
wise youc ould lose your balance, e.g .onice.
Re quirements:
R The keyisb ehind thev ehicle.
R Stand at leas t30cmawayfromt hevehicle
while per form ing thek icking mo vement.
R Do no tcome int ocontact wit hthe bumper
while making thek icking mo vement.
R Do no tcarry out thek icking mo vement too
slowl y.
R The kicking mo vement mus tbetowards the
ve hicle and bac kagain. Opening and closing
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Senso rdetection range
If se veralc onsecutiv ekickin gmovements are
no ts uccessful, waitte ns econds.
Sy stem limitations
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
if:
R The area around thes ensor is dirty ,e.g. due
to road salt or sn ow.
R The kicking mo vement is made using apros‐
th etic leg. The
tailgat ecan open or clos eunintentional lyin
th ef ollowing situations:
R If persons' arms or legs mo veinthes ensor
de tection range, e.g .whenp olishing thev ehi‐
cle, sitting on thee dgeoft he luggag ecom‐
partment, or picking up objects.
R If objects ar emovedorp laced behind the
ve hicle, e.g. chargin gcables, tensioning
st ra ps or luggage.
R When working on thet railer coupling, trailers
or rear bicycle rack s.
Deactivat eKEYLESS-GO (→ page67) or do not
car rythek eyabout your person in suc hsitua‐
tions. Limiting
theo penin gangle of thet ailgate Ac
tivatin gthe opening angle limiter
Yo uc an limit theo pening angle of thet ailgat ein
th et op half of its opening range, toappr ox‐
imatel y20cmb eforethe end position. #
Stop theo pening procedur eofthetailgat eat
th ed esired position. #
Press and hold thec losing button in thet ail‐
ga te until youh ear ashortacoustic signal.
The opening angle limiter is activated. The
ta ilgat ethen stops in thes tore dp osition
when opened.
To open thet ailgat efully,pull theh andle on the
outside of thet ailgat eagain af terith asstopped
automaticall y.
Deactivating th eopening angle limiter #
Press and hold thec losing button in thet ail‐
ga te until tw oshortacoustic signals sound. Un
locking thet ailgat ewitht he eme rgency
key #
Foldther ear seat backres tfor wa rds. #
Remo vethec ombined luggag ecover and net
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Inser temergency keye lement 2into open‐
ing 1inthet rima nd push it in.
The tailgat eisu nlocked. Emer
gency release of thet ailgat efromt he
inside (vehiclesw ithaf olding benc hseat) #
Press thec over down in thed irection of
ar row 1and pull in thed irection of ar row
2 and remo veit. #
Pull thee mer gency release le verint he direc‐
tion of ar row3.
The tailgat eisu nlocked. Ro
ller sunblinds Extending
ther ear side windo wroller sun‐
blinds *
NO
TEDama getothei nertia reel due to
it snapping back If suddenly snappe
dback, thei nertia reel
ma ybed amaged. #
Alw aysm ove ther oller sun blind man‐
ually. #
Do no tdrive with th eroller sun blind
hooked in and one or mor eside win‐
do ws open at thes ame time. Openin
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Pull ther oller sunblind outbytab 1and
hook it ont obrack ets 2atthet op of the
windo w. Side windo
ws Opening and closing
thes ide windo ws &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
whe nopening asidew indow
Whe nyou open aside wind ow,parts of the
body could be dr awninorb ecome trapped
betwee nthe side windo wand windo wframe. #
When opening ,makes uret hat nobody
is touchin gthe side windo w. #
If someone is trapped, release theb ut‐
to ni mmedia tely or pull it in order to
clos ethe side windo wagain. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
whe nclosing asidew indow
Whe nclosing asidew indo w, body parts
could be trapped in thec losing area in the
process. #
When closing, mak esuret hat no body
parts ar einthe closing area. #
If someone is trapped, release theb ut‐
to ni mmedia tely or pres sthe button in
order toreopen thes ide windo w. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
whe nchildren opera tethes ide windo ws
Children could become trapped if they oper‐
at et he side windo ws,particularly when unat‐
te nded. #
Activat ethe ove rride featur efor the
re ar side wind ows. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th ek eywit hyou and loc kthe vehicle. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. Re
quirements:
R The po wersupply or thei gnition is switched
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Closing
2 Opening
The but tons on thed rive r's door take prece‐
dence. #
Tostar ta utomatic operation: pressthe
W button be yond thep oint of resis tance
or pull and release it. #
Tointer rupt automatic operation: press or
pul lthe W button again.
When thev ehicle is switched off, thes ide win‐
do ws can continu ebeing ope rated.
The function is available fora round five minutes
or until afront door is opened.
Au tomatic reve rsef unction of thes ide win‐
do ws
If an object bloc ksas ide wind owduring the
closing process, thes ide windo wopens again
automaticall y.The automatic reve rsef unction is
onl yana id and is no tasubstitut efor your atten‐
tiveness. #
When closing, mak esuret hat no body parts
ar eint he closing area. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
despi tether eb eing reve rsing pr otection
on thes ide window
The reve rsef unction does no treact:
R tosoft, light and thin objects, e.g. small
fi ngers R
during resetting
This means that ther eve rsef unction cann ot
pr eve nt someone from becoming trappe din
th ese situations. #
When closing, mak esuret hat no body
parts ar einthe closing area. #
If someone becomes trapped, press the
W button toopen thes ide window
again. Con
venience opening (ventilating thev ehicle
befor estarting ajourney) &
WARNING Risk of entrapment when
opening asidew indow
Whe nopening asidew indo w, parts of the
body could be dr awninorb ecome trapped
betwee nthe side windo wand windo wframe. #
When opening ,makes uret hat nobody
is touchin gthe side windo w. #
Release theb utton immediatel yif
somebody becomes trapped. Openin
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Press and hold the% button on thek ey.
The following function sareper form ed:
R The vehicle is unloc ked.
R The side windo wsareo pened.
R The slidin gsunroof is opened.
R The panoramic sliding sunroof is opened.
R The seat ventilation of thed rive r's seat is
switched on.
If th er oller sunblind softhe panoramic sliding
sunroof ar eclosed, ther oller sunblind sare
opened firs t. #
Tocontinue con venience opening: press
the % button again. #
Tointer rupt convenience opening: release
the % button. Con
venience closing (closing thev ehicle
from outside) &
WARNING Risk of entrapment caused by
inadver tent con venience closing
Whe nthe con venience closing featur eis
operating, parts of theb ody could become
trapped in thec losing area of thes ide win‐
do wa ndthes liding sunroof. #
Obser vethec omple teclosing proce‐
du re when using con venience closing. #
Whe nclosing, ma kesur ethat no body
parts ar einthe closing area. #
Press and hold the& button on thek ey.
The following function sareper form ed:
R The vehicle is loc ked. R
The side windo wsarec losed.
R The slidin gsunroof is closed.
R The panoramic sliding sunroof is closed. #
Toclose ther oller sunblinds: pressthe
& button again. #
Tointer rupt convenience closing: release
the & button.
% Con venience closing can also be operated
wi th KEYLESS-GO (→ page72). Problems with
thes ide windo ws Problem
Possible causes/consequences and M
M Solutions
As ide windo wcann otbe closed and
yo uc anno tsee thec ause. #
Chec ktos ee if an yobjects ar einthe windo wguide. 84
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Problem
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
& WARNING Risk of becoming trapped or fata llyi njured if reve rsing pr otection is no tactivated
If yo uc lose aside wind owagain immediatel yafter it has been bloc kedorr eset, thes ide windo wcloses
wit hincreased or maximum forc e. The reve rsing featur eist hen no tactive.
Pa rtsoft he body could become trapped in thec losing area in thep rocess. #
Mak esuret hat no parts of theb ody ar einthe closing area. #
Tostop thec losing process, release theb utton or press theb utton again toreopen thes ide win‐
do w. If
as ide windo wisobstructed during closing and reopens again slightly: #
Immediatel yafter thew indo wblocks,p ull thec orresponding button again until thes ide windo whas
closed, and hold theb utton forana dditional second.
The side windo wisclosed wit hincrease dforce.
If as ide windo wisobstructed again during closing and reopens again slightly: #
Repeat thep reviou sstep.
The side windo wisclosed without thea utomatic reve rsing function.
The side windo wscanno tbeo pened or
closed using thec onvenience opening
fe ature. The
keyb atte ry is dischar gedorn early dischar ged. #
Chec kthe batter yusing theb atter ychec klam pand replace if necessar y. Openin
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