2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE towing

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Tomo vebackwards: pressrelease knob 1
and push theh ead restra int backwards.
Lo weri ngther ear seat head restra ints from
th ef ront #
Press button 1. Ad
justin gthe head restra ints of ther ear
seatsm echanically #
Toraise: pulltheh ead restra int up. #
Tolowe r:press release knob 1inthed irec‐
tion of thea rrow and push theh ead restra int
down. Fi
tting/ removing the ou terr ear seat head
re stra ints
Re moving #
Release ther ear seat backres tand fold it
slight lyforw ards (→ page113). #
Pullthe head restra int up tothes top. #
Push release knob 1inthed irection of the
ar row and pull out theh ead restra int. 100
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Fi
tting #
Inse rttheh ead restra int so that then otch es
on theb ar ar eont he leftwhen vie wedint he
direction of tra vel. #
Push theh ead restra int down until youh ear
it en gage in position. #
Foldther ear seat backres tbacku ntil it
engages. Configuring seat settings
Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
a Seats #
Select Driver's seat orPassenger seat .
Ad justin gthe backres tsideb olste rs #
Select Sidebolsters . #
Select thes etting.
Ad justin gthe seat contou rint he lumbar
re gion of thes eat backrest #
Select Lumbar . #
Adjus tthe air cushion. Memor
yfunction #
Save thes eat settings wit hthe memor yfunc‐
tion (→ page110). Setting automatic adjustment of
thel ateral
suppor t(activ emulticontour seat) Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
a Seats
Wi th th is function ,the lateral suppor tofthe
activ emulticontour seat is automaticall yadjus‐
te dtot he driving and cornering dynamics of the
ve hicle. #
Select Driver's seat orPassenger seat. #
Select Dynamic seat. #
Selects etting: Off,Level 1 orLevel 2. Overvie
wofmassageand workout prog rams Massag
eprograms
The following programs can be selec ted:
R Hot Relaxing back
R Hot Relaxing shoulder R
Activating Massage
R Classic Massage
R Wave Massage
R Mobilizing Massage
Ac tiv eW orko ut
The Act. Workout backrest andAct. Workout
cushion programmes requirey our activ ecooper‐
ation. Tensing and releasing also helps to
impr oveblood flow to yo ur muscles. Press
agains tapressur epointass oonasy oufeel it. Selecting
them assag eprogram fort he front
seats Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
a Seats #
Select Driver's seat orPassenger . #
Select Massage. #
Select amassag eprogram.
The massag eprogramme runs fora pprox‐
ima tely 9to15m inutes, depending on the
setting. Seats and
stowing 101

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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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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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