2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE warning

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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
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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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Using
them emor yfunction &
WARNING Risk of an accident if memo ry
function is use dwhile driving
If yo uu sethem emor yfunction on thed riv‐
er's side while driving, youc ould lose cont rol
of thev ehicle as aresult of thea djustments
being made. #
Onlyusethem emor yfunction on the
driver's side when thev ehicle is station‐
ar y. &
WARNING Risk of entrapment whe nset‐
ting thes eat wit hthe memor yfunction
If yo uu sethem emor yfunction tosetthe
seat or thes teering wheel, youa nd other
ve hicle occupants, especially children, could
be ent rapped. #
During thes etting procedur eofthe
memor yfunction, ensur ethat no body
parts ar einthe sweep of thes eat or
th es teering wheel. #
If somebody becomes trapped, immedi‐
atel yrelease them emor yfunction posi‐
tion button.
The adjustmen tprocess is stopped. &
WARNING Risk of entrapment if the
memor yfunction is activated bychildren
Children could becom etrapped if they acti‐
va te them emor yfunction ,particularly when
unattended. #
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. The memor
yfunction can be used when thei gni‐
tion is switched off. St
oring
Seat adjustment sfor up tothre ep eople can be
st ored and called up using them emor yfunction.
The following sy stems can be selected:
R Seat, backres tand head restra int
R Steering wheel
R Outside mir rors
R Head-up display 11 0
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Setthe seat, thes teering wheel, theh ead-up
displa yand theo utside mir rortot he desired
position. #
Press memor ybutton Mtogether wit hone of
th es torage position buttons 1,2or3.
An acou stic signal sounds. The settings are
st ored. #
Tocall up: press and hold ther ele vant pre‐
se tp osition button1,2or3u ntilthef ront
seat, thes teering wheel, head-up displa yand
outside mir rorisint hestored position. St
ow agea reas Note
sonl oading thev ehicle &
WARNING Risk ofexhaus tgas poisoning
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses suc hascarbon monoxide. Exhaust
ga ses can enter thev ehicle interior if thet ail‐
gate is open when thee ngine is running,
especially if thev ehicle is in motion. #
Alw ayss witc hoffthee ngine before
opening thet ailgate. #
Neverd rive wit hthe tailgat eopen. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom unsecu red
items in thev ehicle
If objects, luggag eorloads ar enotsecured
or no tsecured suf ficientl y,they could slip,
tip ove rorbet hrow na roun da nd thereb yhit
ve hicle occupants.
Ther eisar isk of inju ry,p articularly in the
ev ent of sudden braking or asudden change
in direction. #
Alw ayss towo bjectsins uchaw aythat
th ey canno tbethrow na round. #
Befor ethe journe y,secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge or loads agains tslipping or tipping
ove r. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue toobjects
being stowedincor rectly
If objects in thev ehicle interior ar estowed
incor rectly ,the yc an slide or be thrown
aroun dand hit vehicle occupants. In addi‐ tion, cup holders, open
stowages paces and
mobile phon ebrack etsc ann otalw aysr etain
all object stheyc ontain.
The reisar isk of inju ry,p articularly in the
ev ent of sudden braking or asudden change
in direction. #
Alw ayss towo bjectssot hatthey can‐
no tb ethrow na roun dins uchs itua‐
tions. #
Alw aysm akes uret hat objects do not
pr otru de from stowages paces, luggage
nets or stowagen ets. #
Close thel oc kable stow ages paces
befor estarti ngajou rney. #
Stow and secur eobject sthat ar eheavy,
hard, poin ted, sharp-edged, fragile or
to ol arge inthel oad compartment. &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsf romt ailpipes
and tailpipe trim
The tailpipe and tailpipe trim can become
ve ry hot. If youc om eintoc ontact wit hthese
parts of thev ehicle, youc ould bur nyourself. Seats and
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Opening
thes pectacles compa rtment #
Pres sbutton 1. Opening the
stowage compa rtmen tint he
re ar armrest #
Press release cat ch1 and swin gthe co ver
of thea rmrest upwards. Through-loading
featur eint herear ben ch
seat Fo
lding ther ear seat ba ckrestforw ards &
WARNING Risk of inju ryifth er ear
benc hseat/rear seat and seat backrest
ar en otengaged
If th er ear benc hseat/rear seat and seat
backres tare note ngaged they could fold for‐
wa rds, e.g. when braking suddenly or in the
ev ent of an accident.
R Ifth is is thec ase, thev ehicle occupant
wo uld be forc ed int othe seat belt bythe
re ar ben chseat/rear seat or bythes eat
backrest. The seat belt cann otprotect as
intended and could result in additional
injur y.
R Objects or loads in theb oot/load com‐
partmen tcann otbe restra ined bythe
seat backrest. #
Mak esuret hat thes eat backres tand
th er ear benc hseat/rear seat are
engaged befor eevery trip. Seats and
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Push seat backrest 2bac ktob ar1 until
th eb ackres tengages. Securing
thes ki/sn owboar dbag in thel oad
compa rtment &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tousin gthe
th ro ugh-load sk ibag incor rectly
The thro ugh-load sk ibag in conjunctio nwith
th el ashing stra ps cann otrestra in any
object sother than skis.
Ve hicle occupants could be stru ck inthe
ev ent of sudden braking or an acciden tinthe
fo llowing cases:
R Ifyo ut ranspo rtother heavy or sharp-
edged objects in thet hrough -load sk ibag
R Ifyo udon otsecur ethe thro ugh-load ski
bag wit hthe lashing stra ps #
Onlystore skis in thet hrough -load ski
bag. #
Alw ayss ecur ethe thro ugh-load sk ibag
wit hthe lashing stra ps so that it cannot
mo vearound. Am
aximum of four pair sofskisort wosnow‐
boards ma ybetranspor tedint he ski and snow‐
boar dbag. #
Foldthec ent re re ar seat backres tfor wa rds. #
Slid ethe ski and snowboar dbag between the
outer seat backrests int othe rear. #
Open zip 2. #
Load thes ki and snowboar dbag wit hthe
skis or snowboards. #
Close zip 2. #
Pull thet ensioning stra pt ight bythel oose
end. #
Cross lashing stra ps 1. #
Enga gehooks 3of lashing stra ps 1 in tie-
down eyes 4.M akes uret hat thef asteners
of hooks 3aref acing upwards. Loa
dcompartment co verw iths afet yn et
(combined luggag ecove rand net) Note
sont he loa dcompa rtmen tcover &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
object sbeing poorly secured
On its own,thel oad compartmen tcove rcan‐
no ts ecur eorr estrain heavy objects, items of
luggag eand heavy loads. Seat
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At
tachin gthe saf etyn et &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue topoorly
secured objects
On its own,thes afet yn etcanno tsecur eor
re stra in heavy objects, items of luggag eand
heavy loads.
Yo uc ould be hit byan unsecured load during
sudden changes in direction ,brakin gorin
th ee vent of an accident. Ther eisan
increased risk of injur yorevenf atal injur y. #
Alw ayss towo bjectsins uchaw aythat
th ey canno tbethrow na round. #
Secur eobjects, luggag eorloads
agains tslippin gortipping over,e.g. by
usin glashing material, evenify ou are
using thes afet yn et. Fo
rs afet yr easons, alw aysu seasafet yn etwhen
transporting aload.
Damaged saf etyn etsc an no lon gerfulfil their
pr otectiv efunction sand mus tbereplaced. Visit
aq ualified specialis tworks hop. Saf
etyn etwithout load compartment
enlar gement #
Pull thes afet yn etfrom ther ear benc hseat
bac ktot herear usin gtab 1. #
Hook thes afet yn etinto eye lets2,f irst on
th el eft, then on ther ight. Saf
etyn etwith load compartment enlar ge‐
ment #
Guid ethe saf etyn etupwards on thet ab 1. #
Hook thes afet yn etinto thee yelets 2. Overvie
wofthe tie-down eyes Obser
vethen otes on loading thev ehicle
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Tie-down eyes Overvie
wofbag hooks &
WARNING Risk of inju rywhen using bag
hook swithh eavy objects
The bag hook scanno trestrain heavy objects
or items of luggage. Object
soritems of luggag ecould be thrown
aroun dand thereb yhitve hicle occupants
when braking or abruptl ychanging direc‐
tions. #
Onlyhang light objectsont he bag
hooks. #
Neverh ang hard, sharp-edged or fragile
objects on theb ag hooks. Obser
vethen otes on loading thev ehicle
(→ pag e111).
The bag hook can bear amaximum load of 3kg.
Do no tuse itto secur eaload. 1
Bag hook Hooking
thel uggag enet &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue toobjects
being stowedincorr ectly
If objects in thev ehicle interior ar estowed
incor rectly ,the yc an slide or be thrown Seats and
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