2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE Owners Manual

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Tosetthe massa geintensit y:switch High
intensity onO or off ª. Re
setting seat and massa gesettings Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
a Seats .
Reset #
Select YesorNo.
Depending on whe ther thes ettings fort he driver
or front passenger seat ar eselected, onl ythe
selected seat can be reset. Switching
thes eat heater on/off &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsd ue torepeat‐
edl yswitching on thes eat heater
Re peatedly switching on thes eat heater can
cause thes eat cushion and seat backrest
padding tobecome very hot.
The healt hofpersons wit hlimited temp era‐
tur es ensitivity or alimited ability toreact to
exc essively high temp eratures ma ybeaffec‐
te dort heym ayeven suf ferb urn-lik einjuries. #
Do no trepeatedl yswitc hont he seat
heater. *
NO
TEDama getothes eats caused by
object sordocument swhen thes eat
heater is switched on When
thes eat heater is switched on, over‐
heating can occur due toobject sordocu‐
mentsp laced on thes eats e.g. seat cushions
or child seats .This could cause damag eto
th es eat sur face. #
Makesur ethat no objectsord ocu‐
ments ar eonthe seats when thes eat
heater is switched on. Re
quirements:
R The po wersupply is switched on. 102
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Toswitc hon/increase thel evel: press but‐
ton 1repeatedly until thed esired heating
le ve liss et.
Dependin gonthe heating le vel, up tothree
indicator lamps light up. #
Toswitc hoff/reduce thel evel: press but‐
ton 1repeatedly until thed esired heating
le ve liss et.
If all indicator lamps ar eoff,t he seat heater
is switched off.
% The seat heater automaticall yswitches down
from thet hree heating le vels af ter8,10a nd
20 minutes until thes eat heater is switched
off. Setting
thep anel heating Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
î Vehicle set-
tings .
Panel heating
When thes eat heater is switched on, thea rmr‐
ests in thev ehicle and thec ent reconsol ecan be
hea ted. #
Select Frontand rear, Frontonly, Rear only
or Off. Switching
thes eat ventilation on/off Re
quirements:
R The po wersupply is switched on. #
Toswitc hon/increase thel evel: press but‐
ton 1repeatedly until thed esired ventila‐
tio nleve liss et.
Dependin gontheventilation le vel, up to
th re ei ndicator lamps light up. Seats and
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Toswitc hoff/reduce thel evel: press but‐
ton 1repeatedly until thed esired ventila‐
tio nleve liss et.
If all indicator lamps ar eoff,t he seat ventila‐
tio niss witched off. Fo
lding benc hseat in thel oad compa rtment Note
sont hefolding benc hseat &
WARNING Risk of inju rywhen thes eat
backres tisnotupright and loc kedin
position
If th es eat backrests of ther ear benc hseat
ar en otloc kedint he upright position, the
seat backres tofthefolding benc hseat may
fo ld down while driving.
In this case, thes eat belts ma ynotper form
th eir intended pr otectiv efunction. #
Mak esuret hat thes eat backrests of
th er ear benc hseat ar eloc kedint he
uprigh tposition. Obser
vethen otes on "Seat belts" (→ page37),
"Head restra ints" (→ page98) and "Children in
th ev ehicle" (→ page46).
The folding benc hseat is onl yappr ove dfor use
wit hc hild seats designe dfor children up tosix
ye arso ld (→ page60).Informa tionons uitable
ch ild restra int sy stems on thef olding benc hseat
can be obtained at an yMercedes-Benz Service
Cent re.
The folding benc hseat ma yonlybeu sed when
th ec ombined luggag ecove rand ne tisinstalled.
The tailgat ecan be opened from thef olding
benc hseat. The switc hislocated on thew heel
ar ch on ther ight-hand side when vie wedint he
direction of tra vel.
Fo lding out thef olding benc hseat
Requ irements:
R The seat backrests of ther ear benc hseat are
loc kedint he upright position.
R The handle fort he combined luggag ecover
and ne thas been mo vedu p.To impr ovet he
re ar vie w,theu pper par tofthe plat ehas
been folded down. 104
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Pull release handle 1and fold thes eat
backres tofthefolding benc hseat upwards. #
Hook thes eat belts int oretainers 3. #
Secur ethe seat belt buckles in theb ackof
th es eat backrest. #
Pull release 2and fold thes eat cushion of
th ef olding benc hseat int othe seat position. #
Push down thes eat cushion until thes eat
backres tengages full y. #
Foldtheh ead restra int su pwards.
Re moving or fittin gthe seat cushion
If yo uw ant toopen thel oad compartmen tfloor
while thef olding benc hseat is folded bac k,you
mus tfirst of al lremo vethes eat cushion. #
Toremo ve: fold seat cushion 2vertically
upwards and remo veit from seat cushion
guide 1.
Fi tting #
Push sea tcushion 2intos eatc ushion
guide 1atas light angle from ther ear 3. #
Fold seat cushion 2bac kintoi ts starting
position 4until it engages. Seat
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Fo
lding bac kthe folding benc hseat #
Pull thes eat cushion upwards bytab 1and
fo ld it bac kintoi ts startin gposition until it
engages. *
NO
TEDama getothef olding benc hseat
when folding back The
folding benc hseat ma ybedamaged
when it is folded bac k. #
Fullyi nse rttheh ead restra int sintot he
guides. #
Mak esuret hat thes eat belt buckles
engages in their guides. #
Press ther elease knob 3and fold theh ead
re stra int sd own. #
Press ther elease knob 4and push the
head restra int sa llth ew ayin. #
Fold bac kseat backrest 2ofthef olding
benc hseat int oits startin gposition.
Opening/closing thel oad compa rtmen tfloor &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue toan open
load compartment floor
If yo ud rive when thel oad compartmen tfloor
is open, object scould be thro wn around and
th ereb ystrik evehicle occupants. Ther eisa
ri sk of injur y,particular lyin thee vent of sud‐
de nb raking or asudde nchang eind irection. #
Alw aysc lose thel oad compartment
fl oor befor eajourne y. Opening
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Press ther elease knob in them iddle of the
load compartment floor and tur ntothe
OPEN position. 106
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Pull thel oop on thel oad compartmen tfloor
and fold thel oad compartmen tfloor up.
% Ifth es eat cushions ar enotfitted
(→ page 105), thel oad compartmen tfloor
can be comple tely remo ved.
Closing #
Refitt he load compartment floor ,ifn eces‐
sar y,and fold down. #
Press ther elease knob and tur ntothe
CLOSE position. Ste
ering wheel Ad
justin gthe steering wheel manually &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh adjust‐
ing vehicle settings while thev ehicle is in
motion
Yo uc ould lose cont roloft hevehicle in the
fo llowing situations:
R ifyo ua djus tthe driver's seat, theh ead
re stra ints, thes teering wheel or them ir‐
ro rw hile thev ehicle is in motion
R ifyo uf asteny our seat belt whilet hevehi‐
cle is in motion #
Befor estarti ngthee ngine: adjus tthe
driver's seat, theh ead restra ints, the
st eering wheel or them irro ra nd fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
WARNING Risk of entrapment forc hil‐
dren when adjusting thes teering wheel
Children could injur ethemselves if they
adjus tthe steering wheel. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th ek eywit hyou and loc kthe vehicle.
This also applies tomobil ephones if the
"Digital Car Keyint he smartphone"
function is activated via theM ercedes
connect me weba pp. Seats and
stowing 107

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Push release le ver1down as farasitw ill
go.
The steering column is unloc ked. #
Adjus theight 2and di stance 3tothe
st eering wheel. #
Push release le ver1up as farasitw illg o.
The steering column is loc ked. #
Chec kand mak esuret hat thes teering col‐
umn is loc kedbym oving thes teering wheel. Ad
justin gthe steering wheel electrically The
steering wheel can be adjus tedw hen the
po we rsupp lyis switched off. 1
Adjusts thed ista nce tothes teering wheel
2 Adjusts theh eight #
Save thes ettings wit hthe memor yfunction
(→ pag e110). Swi
tchin gthe steering wheel heater on/off Re
quirements:
R The po wersupply or thei gnition is switched
on. #
Toswitc hon/off: turnthe le verint he direc‐
tion of ar row1or2.
If indicator lamp 3lights up, thes teering
wheel heater is switched on. 108
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Easy entr
yand exitfeature Fu
nction of thee asy entr yand exitfeature &
WARNING Risk of accident whe npulling
aw ay during thea djustmen tprocess of
th ee asy exitfeature
‑Ify ou pull away while thee asy entry and
ex itfeatur eism aking adjustments, youc ould
lose cont roloft hevehicle. #
Alw aysw ait until thea djustmen tproc‐
ess is comple tebefor epulling away. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
while adjusting thee asy entry andexit
fe ature
When thee asy entry andexitfeatur eadjusts
th es teering wheel, youa nd other vehicle
occupants –particularly children –could
becom etrapped. #
During thea djustmen tprocess of the
easy entry andexitfeature, mak esure th
at no on ehas an ybody parts in the
sweep of thes teering wheel. #
Movethea djustmen tleve roft hesteer‐
ing wheel if ther eisar isk of becoming
trapped bythes teering wheel.
The adjustmen tprocess is stopped. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th ek eywit hyou and loc kthe vehicle.
This also applies tomobil ephones if the
"Digital Car Keyint he smartphone"
function is activated via theM ercedes
connect me webA pp. Ve
hicles with memor yfunction: youc an stop
th ea djustmen tprocess bypressing one of the
memor yposition buttons of them emor yfunc‐
tion.
If th ee asy entry andexitfeatur eisa ctive, the
st eering wheel will mo veupwards in thef ollow‐
ing situations:
R yous wit ch thei gnition off R
youo pen thed rive r's door when thei gnition
is switched on
The steering wheel mo vesb acktot he las tdrive
position in thef ollowing cases:
R yous wit ch thei gnition on when thed rive r's
door is closed
R youc lose thed rive r's door when thei gnition
is switched on
The las tdrive position of thes teering wheel is
st ored in thef ollowing situations:
R yous wit ch thei gnition off
R Vehicles with memor yfunction: save the
seat settings via them emor yfunction.
Ve hicles with memor yfunction: press one of
th em emor yfunction sa vedp osition buttons to
st op thea djustmen tprocess.
Setting thee asy entr yand exitfeature
Multimedi asyst em:
, Vehicle .
î Vehicle set-
tings .
Easy Entry/Exit #
Select Steering wheel only orOff. Seats and
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