2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE airbag

Alw
ayse nsur ethat thef ront passenger air‐
bag is disabled. The PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF indicator lam pmustbel it.
NEVER use arear wardfacing child restra int
on aseat pr otected byan ACTIVE FRONT
AIRB AGin front of it ;DEATH or SERIOUS
INJUR YtotheCHILD can occur. If
th eP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FFindicator lamp
goes out ,the front passenger airbag is enabled.
Be sur etoobservethen otes on thes afet rans‐
por tatio nofc hildren (→ page46).
Note sonv ehicles withou tthe automatic
front passenger front airba gdeactivation
sy stem
Ve hicles without automatic front passenger front
airbag deactivation sy stem ha veas pecial sticker
af fixe dtot he side of thec ockpit on thef ront
passenger side. Ne
verins tallar ear ward-facing child restra int
sy stem on thef ront passenger seat:
Mak esurey ou obser vethef ollowing informa‐
tion:
R Onforw ard-facin gand rear wa rd-facing child
re stra int sy stems on thef ront passenger seat
(→ pag e53).
R On attaching suitable child restra int sy stems
(→ pag e54). Note
sonf orwa rd-facin gand rear wa rd-facing
ch ild restra int sy stems on thef ront
passenger seat
When using arear ward-facing child restra int sys‐
te mont he front passenger seat, thef ront
passenger front airbag mus talway sbed isabled.
This is onl ythe case if theP ASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF indicator lam pislit continuously
(→ pag e42).
When using thec hild restra int sy stem on the
front passenger seat, it is essentia ltoobserve
th ef ollowing:
R Movethef ront passenger seat as farb ackas
possible.
R Setthe seat backres ttoanalmostvertical
position.
R Retract thes eat cushion lengt hasfar as pos‐
sible.
R Thee ntir ebase of thec hild restra int sy stem
mus talway sr estont he sitting sur face of the
front passenger seat.
R The backres toftheforw ard-facin gchild
re stra int sy stem must, as farasp ossible, be
re sting on thes eat backres tofthe front Occupant saf
ety53

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Suitable forf or wa rd-facin gchild
re stra int sy stems of the" Un iversal" cat‐
egor yint hisweight categor y. L
Suitable fors emi-universal child
re stra int sy stems according tothet able
in "Recommended child restra int sys‐ te
ms", or if thev ehicle and thes eat are
lis tedint hechild restra int sy stem man‐
ufacturer's vehicle model list. Fr
ont passenger seat: We
ight categories Front passenger front airbag
enabled Fr
ont passenger front airbag disa‐
bled 1
Categor y0:upto10 kg XU,L
Categor y0+:up to13 kg XU,L
Categor yI:9to18k gU F,LU ,L
Categor yII:15 to25 kg UF,L U, L
Categor yIII: 22 to36 kg UF,L U, L
1 The vehicle is equipped wit hanautomatic front passenger front airbag deactivation sy stem. The PASSENGER AIR BAGO FFindicator lam pmustbel it. 56
Occupan tsafety

Note
sont he cor rect driver' sseat position &
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. Ensur
ethe following when adjustin gthe steering
wheel 1,seat belt 2and driver's seat 3:
R youa reas fara wa yfromt he driver's airbag
as possible
R youa resittin ginan ormalupright position
R your thighs ar eslight lysuppor tedbyt he seat
cushion R
your legs ar enotentirel ystret ch ed and you
can dep ress thep edals properly
R theb ackofy our head is suppor tedate ye
le ve lbyt he centre oftheh ead restra int
R youc an hold thes teering wheel wit hyour
arms slig htlybent
R youc an mo veyour legs freely
R youc an see all thed ispla yson thei nstru‐
ment clus terc learly
R youh ave agood overviewoft he traf ficc on‐
ditions
R thes eat belt is pulled snug lyagains tthe
body and is routed across thec ent reofyour
shoulder and across your hips in thep elvic
area Seats and
stowing 93

Seats
Ad
justin gthe fron tseatm echanicall yand
electricall y(withou tSeatC om fort Pa ckage) &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th es eats ar eadjus tedbyc hildren
Childre ncould becom etrapped if they adjust
th es eats, particularly when unattended. #
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. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. The seats can be adjus
tedw hen thei gnition is
switched off. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
whe nadjusting thes eats
When youa djus tas eat,you or other vehicle
occupants could become trapped, e.g. on the
seat guide rail. #
Mak esurew hen adjustin gaseatthat
no on ehas an ybody parts in thes weep
of thes eat. Obser
vethes afet yn otes on "Airbags "and "Chil‐
dren in thev ehicle". &
WARNING Risk of accident du etothe
driver's seat no tbeing engaged
If th ed rive r's seat is no tengaged, it could
mo veunexpectedl ywhile thev ehicle is in
motion.
This could cause youtol ose control of the
ve hicle. #
Alw aysm akes uret hat thed rive r's seat
is engaged befor estartin gt he vehicle. &
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 becoming trapped if
th es eat height is adjus tedc arelessly
If yo ua djus tthe seat height carelessly ,you
or other vehicle occupants could be trapped
and thereb yinjured. 94
Seats and stowing

#
Toindicat ebriefl y:press thec ombination
switc hbriefly up tothep ressur epoint in the
direction of ar row2or4.
The cor responding tur nsignal light flashes
th re et imes. #
Toindicat efor ad uration: pressthec ombi‐
nation switc hbeyond thep ressur epoint in
th ed irection of ar row2or4. Ac
tivating/deactivatin gthe hazardw arning
light #
Press the1button.
The hazar dwarning lamps switc honautomati‐
call yif:
R The airbag has been deplo yed.
R The vehicle brakes sharply from aspeed of
mor ethan 70 km/h toas tandstill. The hazar
dwarning lamps switc hoffautomati‐
call ywhen thev ehicle reaches aspee dexceed‐
ing 10km/h following maximum full-s topb rak‐
ing. Ad
aptiv efunctions ,MULTIBEA MLED Fu
nction of theI ntelligent Light Sy stem
The MULTIBEA MLEDheadlamps adap ttothe
driving and weather situatio nand pr ovide exten‐
de df unctions fori mp roving thei llumination of
th er oad.
The sy stem comprises thef ollowing functions:
R Activeh eadlamps function (→ page 138)
R Cornering light (→ page138)
R Motorw ay mode (→ page138)
R Enhanced fogl ight function (→ page139)
R Adversew eather light (→ page139)
R City lighting (→ page139)
The sy stem is onl yactiv ewhen it is dar k. Light and sight
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If an emergency call is una vailable, ames‐
sag etot his ef fect also appea rsinthem ulti‐
function displa yofthe instrument clus ter.
Au tomatic eme rgency call
Re quirements:
R thei gnition is switched on.
R thes tarter batter yissufficiently charge d.
If re stra int sy stems suc hasairbags or seat belt
te nsioner shave been activated af terana cci‐
dent, theM ercedes-Benz emer gency cal lsyst em
ma yautomaticall yinitiat eane mergency call.
The emergency cal lhas been made:
R Avoice connection is made totheM ercedes-
Benz emer gency cal lcentre.
R Am essa gewitha cciden tdataist ransmit ted
to theM ercedes-Benz emer gency cal lcentre.
The Mercedes-Benz emergency cal lcentre
can transmit thev ehicle position dat atoone
of thep ublic emer gency service scallc en‐
tres. R
In cer tain situations dat aisalso transmitted
in thes peec hchannel totheM ercedes-Benz
emer gency cal lcentre.
Thi sallow sm easu resf or rescue, reco very or
to wing toaM ercedes-Ben zServic eCentreto
be initiated quickl y.
If yo ur vehicle is equipped wit hanSOS button in
th eo verhead control panel, it flashes until the
emer gency cal lhas been compl eted.
It is no tpossible toimmediatel yend an auto‐
matic emer gency call.
If th eM ercedes-Benz emer gency cal lsyst em
cann otconnect totheM ercedes-Benz emer‐
ge ncy cal lcentre, thee mer gency cal lisautomat‐
icall ysent tothep ublic emer gency service scall
centre.
If no connectio ncan be made tothep ublic
emer gency services, acorresponding message
appears inthed ispla y. #
Dialthe emer gency cal lnumbe r999 or 11 2
on your mobile phone. If an eme
rgency call has been initiated:
R Remain in thev ehicle if ther oad and traf fic
conditions permit youtodosou ntilavoice
connection is es tablished wit hthe emer‐
ge ncy cal lcentr eoperato r.
R Ontheb asis of thec all, theo perator decides
whe ther it is necessar ytocallr escue teams
and/or thep olice tothea cciden tsite.
R If no vehicle occupant answers, an ambu‐
lance is sent tothev ehicle immediately.
Tr iggering amanual emer gency call #
Ifth ev ehicle has an SOS button in theo ver‐
head control panel :press and hold theb ut‐
to nf or at leas tone second.
The emer gency cal lhas been made:
R avoice connection is made totheM ercedes-
Benz emer gency cal lcentre.
R remain in thev ehicle if ther oad and traf fic
conditions permit youtodosou ntilavoice
connection is es tablished wit hthe emer‐
ge ncy cal lcentr eoperato r. Multimedia sy
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Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
6 Restraint sys. malfunction
Consult workshop *T
herestra int sy stem is faulty . &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor fata linjur ydue toam alfunctio nintherestra int sy stem
If th er estraint sy stem is malfunctioning, restra int sy stem components ma ybetriggered unintentionally or
might no tbetriggered at all in thee vent of an accident. Thi smayaffect thes eat belt tensioner or airbag, for
ex ample. #
Have ther estraint sy stem checkeda nd repaired immediately at aqualified specialis tworks hop. De
tection of arestraint sy stem malfunction:
R the 6 restra int sy stem warning lam pdoes no tlight up when thei gnition is switched on.
R the 6 restra int sy stem warning lam plight supc ontinuousl yorrepeatedl yduring ajourne y. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y. Displ
aymessa gesa nd warning/indicator lamps 47 9

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
6 Fron tleft malfunction Con-
sult workshop (exa mp le) *T
he cor responding restra int sy stem is malfunctioning . &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor fata linjur ydue toam alfunctio nintherestra int sy stem
If th er estraint sy stem is malfunctioning, restra int sy stem components ma ybetriggered unintentionally or
might no tbetriggered at all in thee vent of an accident. Thi smayaffect thes eat belt tensioner or airbag, for
ex ample. #
Have ther estraint sy stem checkeda nd repaired immediately at aqualified specialis tworks hop. De
tection of arestraint sy stem malfunction:
R the 6 restra int sy stem warning lam pdoes no tlight up when thei gnition is switched on.
R the 6 restra int sy stem warning lam plight supc ontinuousl yorrepeatedl yduring ajourne y. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
6
Left windowbag malfunc-
tion Consul twork-
shop (exa mp le) *T
he cor responding windowbag is malfunctioning . &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor fata linjur ydue toam alfunctio ninthe windo wairbag
The windo wairbag might be triggered unintentionally or might no tbetriggered at all in thee vent of an accident
wi th high deceleration. #
Have thew indo wairbag checkeda nd repaired immediately at aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.480
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps