2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE warning

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
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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
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Children in particular could acciden
tally
press thee lectrical seat adjustmen tbuttons
and become trapped. #
While moving thes eats, mak esuret hat
hands or other body parts do no tget
under thel eve rassembly of thes eat
adjustmen tsystem. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tohead
re stra int sw hicha renotfitted or are
adju sted incor rectly
If head restra int sa renotfitted or ar eadjus‐
te di ncor rectl y,they canno tprovide pr otec‐
tion as intended.
Ther eisani ncreased risk of injur yinthe
head and nec karea, e.g. in thee vent of an
accident or when braking. #
Alw aysd rive wit hthe head restra ints
fi tted. #
Befor edriving off, ma kesur efor every
ve hicle occupant that thec ent reofthe
head restra int supports theb ackoft he
head at about eyel eve l. Do no
tinter chang ethe head restra int soft he
front and rear seats. Otherwise, youc annot
adjus tthe height and angle of theh ead
re stra int sc orrectl y.
Ad jus tthe head restra int fore -and-af tposition so
th at it is as close as possible totheb ackofy our
head. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
incor rect sea tposition
The sea tbeltd oesn otoffert he intended
le ve lofp rotection if youh ave notm ove dthe
seat backres ttoanalmostvertical position.
When braking or in thee vent of an accident,
yo uc ould slide underneat hthe seat belt and
sus tain abdominal or nec kinjuries, fore xam‐
ple. #
Adjus tthe seat proper lybefor ebegin‐
ning your journe y. #
Alw ayse nsur ethat thes eat backres tis
in an almos tvertical position and that
th es houlder section of your seat belt is
ro uted across thec ent reofyour shoul‐
der. *
NO
TEDama getothes eats when moving
th es eats back The seats ma
ybedamaged byobject swhen
moving thes eats bac k. #
When moving thes eats bac k,make
sur ethat ther ea reno objects in the
fo ot we ll or under or behin dthe seats. Seats and
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#
Toselect thef ront passenger seat: press
button 1.
When thei ndicator lam plights up, thef ront
passenger seat is selected. #
Adjus tthe front passenger seat using the
buttons in thed oor control panel on thed riv‐
er's side. Ad
justin gthe 4-w aylumbar support 1
Toraise
2 Tosof ten
3 Tolower
4 Toharden #
Using buttons 1to4 ,adjus tthe contour
of theb ackres tindividuall ytosuityour bac k. Head
restra ints Ad
justin gthe fron tseath eadr estraints man‐
ually &
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. 98
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&
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tohead
re stra int sw hicha renotfitted or are
adju sted incor rectly
If head restra int sa renotfitted or ar eadjus‐
te di ncor rectl y,they canno tprovide pr otec‐
tion as intended.
Ther eisani ncreased risk of injur yinthe
head and nec karea, e.g. in thee vent of an
accident or when braking. #
Alw aysd rive wit hthe head restra ints
fi tted. #
Befor edriving off, ma kesur efor every
ve hicle occupant that thec ent reofthe
head restra int supports theb ackoft he
head at about eyel eve l. Do no
tinter chang ethe head restra int soft he
front and rear seats. Otherwise, youc annot
adjus tthe height and angle of theh ead
re stra int sc orrectl y.
Ad jus tthe head restra int fore -and-af tposition so
th at it is as close as possible totheb ackofy our
head. #
Toraise: pulltheh ead restra int up. #
Tolowe r:press release knob 1inthed irec‐
tion of thea rrow and push theh ead restra int
down. #
Tomo veforw ards: pullthe head restra int
fo rw ards. #
Tomo vebackwards: pressrelease knob 2
and push theh ead restra int backwards. Ad
justin gthe fron tseatluxur yhead
re stra ints manually #
Toadjus tthe sid ebolsters of theh ead
re stra int: pull or push right or left-hands ide
bols ter2. #
Tomo veforw ards: pullthe head restra int
fo rw ards. Seat
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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 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
#
Press ther elease knob in them iddle of the
load compartment floor and tur ntothe
OPEN position. 106
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