2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE seats

At
ag lance .................................................... 6
Cockpit ........................................................... 6
Overvie wofwarning and indicator lamps .... .10
Overhead contro lpanel ................................ 14
Doo rcontrol panel and sea tadjustment ....... 16
Emergencies and breakdowns ...................... 18Digita
lOwner's Manual ............................. 20
Callin gupt he Digital Owner's Manual ..........20 Genera
lnotes ............................................. 21
Pr otection of thee nvironmen t......................21
Ta ke -ba ckof end-of-lif evehicles ...................21
Mercedes-BenzG enuineParts ....................... 22
Owner's Manual ...........................................23
Operating saf ety. .......................................... 23
Declarat ionofC onform ity ............................. 24
Diagno stics connection ................................ 26
Qualified specialis tworks hop ....................... 26
Ve hicle registration ....................................... 27
Cor rect us eoft hevehicle ............................. 27
Impliedw arrant y. .......................................... 27
QR code forr escue car d...............................27
Ve hicle dat astorage .....................................28 Copyright ...................................................... 30 Occupant saf
ety......................................... 31
Re stra int sy stem ...........................................31
Sea tbelts ..................................................... 33
Airbag s......................................................... 38
PRE-SAFE ®
sy stem ....................................... 45
Children in thev ehicle ..................................46
No tesonp etsint hevehicle .........................65 Opening and closing
.................................. 66
Ke y............................................................... 66
Do ors. ........................................................... 70
Loa dcompa rtment ....................................... 75
Ro ller sunblinds ............................................ 81
Sid ew indo ws ............................................... 82
Sliding sunroof ............................................. 86
Anti-thef tprotection .....................................90 Seats and
stowing ..................................... 93
No tesont he cor rect driver's sea tposition ... 93
Seats ............................................................ 94
St eering wheel ............................................ 107Using
them emor yfunction .........................1 10
St ow agea reas ............................................ .111
Cup holder s............................................... .126
Ashtr ayand cigar ette lighter ...................... .127
Soc kets ....................................................... 12 8
Wi reless chargin goft he mobile phone
and connection wit hthe exterior aerial .......1 31
Fitting or removing thef loor mats .............. 13 3 Light and sight
......................................... 134
Exterio rlighting .......................................... 13 4
Interior lighting ........................................... 14 3
Changin gbulbs (on lyforv ehicles with
halogen headlamps) ................................... 14 4
Wi ndsc reen wiper sand windscreen
wa sher sy stem ............................................ 14 6
Mir rors ........................................................ 14 9
Operating thes un visor s............................. 15 2
Infrared reflectiv ewindscreen .................... 15 3 Climat
econtrol ......................................... 15 4
Overvie wofclimatecontro lsystems ..........1 54
Operating thec limat econtrol sy stem ......... 15 5 2
Contents

Mercedes-Benz GenuineParts
+ ENVIRONMENTAL
NOTEEnvironmental
dama gecaused bynotu sing recycled
re conditione dcomponents Daimle
rAGoffer sr ecycled reconditioned
components and pa rtsw itht he same quality
as ne wparts .The same entitlemen tfromt he
implied warrant yisv alid as forn ew parts. #
Use recycle dreconditioned compo‐
nents and parts from Daimler AG.*
NO
TEImpairment of theo perating ef fi‐
ciency of ther estraint sy stems from
ins talling accessories or from repair sor
we lding Airbags and seat belt
tensioners, as well as
control unit sand sensor sfor ther estraint
sy stems, ma ybeinstalled in thef ollowing
areas of your vehicle:
R Doors
R Door pillars R
Doo rsills
R Seats
R Cockpit
R Instrument clus ter
R Centr econsole #
Do no tins tall accessories suc hasaudio
sy stems in these areas. #
Do no tcarry out repair sorw elding. #
Have accesso ries retrofitted at aquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop. Yo
uc ould jeopardise theo perating saf etyofy our
ve hicle if youu se parts ,tyres and wheel saswell
as accessories releva nt tosaf etyw hichh ave not
been appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz. Saf ety-re le‐
va nt sy stems, e.g. theb rake system, ma ymal‐
function .Onlyu se Mercedes-Benz GenuineParts
or parts of equal qualit y.Onl yuse tyres, wheels
and accessor yparts that ha vebeen specifically
appr ovedfor your vehicle model.
Mercedes-Benzt estsgenuine pa rtsa nd con ver‐
sion parts and accessor yparts that ha vebeen
specificall yappr ove dfor your vehicle model forth
eir reliability ,safet ya nd suitabilit y.Despite
ongoing ma rket resear ch,M ercedes-Ben zis
unable toasses sother parts. Mercedes-Benz
th erefor eaccepts no responsibility fort he use of
suc hparts in Mercedes-Benz vehicles, even if
th ey have been of ficially appr ovedori ndepend‐
ently appr oved byatesting centre.
Cer tain parts ar eonlyo fficially appr ovedfor
ins tallation or modification if they comply wi th
legal requirements. All Mercedes-Benz Genuine‐
Pa rtsm eetthe appr oval requ irements. The use
of non-appr ovedparts ma yinva lidat ethe vehi‐
cle's general operating pe rmit.
This is thec ase in thef ollowing situations:
R Achang eoft hevehicle type from that for
whic hthe vehicle's general operating pe rmit
wa sg ranted.
R Ifot her road user scoul dbee ndangered.
R Ifth ee xhau stgasorn oise le vels are
adversel yaffected.
Alw ayss pecify thev ehicle identification number
(VIN) (→ page450) when ordering Mercedes-
Benz GenuineParts. 22
General no tes

Re
duce dairbag pr otection &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom modi fica‐
tions tothea irbag co ver
If yo um odify an airbag co verora ffix objects
suc hass tickers to it,thea irbag can no lon‐
ge rfunction cor rectl y. #
Neverm odify an airbag co vera nd do
no ta ffix objectstoi t.The ins
tallation location of an airbag is identified
by theA IRB AG symbol (→ page38). &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
th eu se of unsuitable seat co vers
Uns uitable seat co vers can obstruct or pre‐
ve nt thed eployment of thea irbags integra‐
te di ntot he seats.
Consequentl y,thea irbags cann otprotect
ve hicle occupants as they ared esigned to
do. In addition, theo peration of thea uto‐
matic front passenger airbag shutof fcould
be restricted. #
Yous hould on lyuse seat co vers that
ha ve been appr oved fort he cor respond‐
ing seats byMercedes-Benz. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tomalfunc‐
tions of thes ensor sinthe door panelling
Sensor stocontrol thea irbags ar elocated in
th ed oors. Modification sorworkn otper‐
fo rm ed cor rectl ytot he door sordoor panel‐
ling, as well as damaged doors, can lead to
th ef unction of thes ensor sbeing impaired.
The airbags might therefor enotfunction
proper lyan ym ore.
Consequent ly,t he airbags canno tprotect
ve hicle occupants as they ared esigned to
do. #
Neverm odify thed oor sorp arts of the
doors. #
Alw aysh ave workon thed oor sord oor
panelling car ried out at aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue todeplo yed
airbag
Ad eplo yeda irbag no longer of fers anyp ro‐
te ction and canno tprovide thei ntended pro‐
te ctiv efunction in thee vent of an accident. #
Have thev ehicle towe dtoaq ualified
specialis tworks hop in order tohave the
deplo yeda irbag replaced. Ha
ve deplo yeda irbags replaced immediately. St
atus of thef ront passenger airbags Fu
nction of thea utomatic front passenger
front airbag deactivation sy stem
The automatic front passen gerfront airbag deac‐
tivation sy stem is able todetect whe ther the
front passenger sea tisoccupied byap erson or
ac hild restra int sy stem. The front passenger air‐
bag is enabled or disabled accordingly. 40
Occupant saf ety

#
If necessar y,mo vehead restra int 1
upwards Adjusting ther ear seat head
re stra ints(→ page100). #
FittheI SOFIX or i-Siz echild restra int sy stem
wit hTop Tether.A lway sc omply wit hthe child
re stra int sy stem manufacturer's ins tallation
instructions when doing so. #
RouteT op Tether belt 5under head
re stra int 1 between thet wo head restra int
bars. #
Guide TopT ether belt 5down wards
between combined luggag ecover and net 3
and backrest 2.#
Hook TopT ether hook 6ofTopT ether belt
5 without twisting int oTop Tether anchor‐
age 4. #
Tension TopT ether belt 5.Alway sc omply
wit hthe child restra int sy stem manufactur‐
er's ins tallation instructions when doing so. #
If necessar y,mo vehead restra int 1 down‐
wa rdsA dju sting ther ear seat head
re stra ints(→ page100) .Makes uret hat you
do no tinter fere wit hthe routin gofT op
Te ther belt 5. Child
restra int sy stems on thef ront
passenger seat Note
sonc hildrestra int sy stems on thef ront
passenger seat
Ac cident statistic sshowt hat children secured in
th er ear seats ar esafer than children secured in
th ef ront seats. Forthis reason ,Mercedes-Benz
stro ngly advises that youi nstallac hild restra int
sy stem on arear seat.
If it is absolutel ynecessar ytoinstallac hild
re stra int sy stem on thef ront passenger seat,
alw ayso bser vethei nformation on thea utomatic
front passenger airbag shutof f(→pag e40).
By doing this, youc an avo idrisk sc aused by:
R Achild restra int sy stem that is no tdetected
by thea utomatic front passenger airbag
shutoff.
R The unintentionally disabled front passenger
airbag.
R Incor rect positioning of thec hild restra int
sy stem. Wa
rning notic eonthe front-passenge rsun
visor: &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hfrom
using arear ward-facing child restra int
sy stem when thef ront passenger airbag
is enabled
If yo us ecur eac hild in arear ward-facing
ch ild restra int sy stem on thef ront passenger
seat and theP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FFindi‐
cator lam pisoff,t he front passenger airbag
can deplo yintheevent of an accident.
The child could be stru ck bythea irbag. 52
Occupant saf ety

passenger seat. The
child restra int sy stem
mus tnot to ucht he roof or be put under
st ra in by theh ead restra ints.
R If necessar y,adjus tthe angle of thes eat
backres tand theh ead restra int position
accordingly.
R Adjus tthe seat cushion inclination so that
th ef ront edg eofthe seat cushion is in the
highes tposition and ther ear edg eofthe
seat cushion is in thel ow estp osition.
R Alw aysm akes uret hat thes houlder belt
st ra pisc orrectly routed from thes eat belt
outle tofthevehicle tothes houlder belt
guide on thec hild restra int sy stem. The
shoulder belt stra pm ustber outed forw ards
and down wardsf romt he seat belt outlet.
R If necessar y,adjus tthe seat belt outle tand
th ef ront passenger seat according ly.
R Neverp lace objects under or behind the
ch ild restra int sy stem, e.g. cushions.
Alw aysc ompl ywitht he manufacturer's ins talla‐
tion and operatin ginstructions fort he child
re stra int sy stem used, and then otes on fitting
suitable child restra int sy stems (→ page54). Suitabilit
yofthe seats forc hild restra int sys‐
te ms Note
sona ttaching suitable child restra int
sy stems
Only child restra int sy stems wit hthe following
ECE standards ar epermit tedf or use in thev ehi‐
cle:
R ECE R44
R ECE-R129 (i-Size child restra int sy stems)
Examples of appr oval labels on child restra int
sy stems: Label
forc hild restra int sy stems in accord‐
ance wit hECE R44 54
Occupant saf ety

Label
forc hild restra int sy stems in accord‐
ance wit hECE R129
ISOFIX or i-Siz echild restra int sy stems of thef ol‐
lowing “Universal“ categor ycan be used, in
accordanc ewitht he tables on suitability of seats
fo rt he atta chment of child restra int sy stems, on
seats mar kedU,U F,IUF or i-U. Semi-universal
child restra int sy stems ar eindi‐
cated bythet ext" se mi-uni versal" on the
appr oval label. The ycan on ly beused if thev ehi‐
cle and thes eat ar eliste dint hechild restra int
sy stem manufacturer's vehicle model list.
Note sont he suitability of seats fora ttach‐
in gb elt-secured child restra int sy stems
Obser vethef ollowing information:
R When using ababyc ar seat of thec ate‐
gor y0/0+ and arear ward-facing child
re stra int sy stem on arear seat: adjustthe
driver's and front passenger seat suc hthat
th es eat does no ttouc hthe child restra int
sy stem.
R When using aforwa rd-facin gchild
re stra int sy stem of categor yI:remo vethe
head restra int from ther espectiv eseat, if
possible.Ina ddition,thes eat backres tofthe
ch ild restra int sy stem must, as farasp ossi‐
ble, lie flat agains tthe backres tofthevehicle
seat.
R When your emo vethec hild restra int sy stem,
fi tt he head restra int immediatel yand adjust
all theh ead restra int sa gain cor rectl y. R
Forc ertain child restra int sy stems in weight
categories II or III ,ther em ight be restrictions
in them aximum size setting, e.g. due topos‐
sible con tact wi th theroof.
R Mak esuret hat thec hild's feet do no ttouch
th ef ront seat. If necessar y,mo vethef ront
seat forw ards lightl y.
R The child restra int sy stem mus tnottouc ht he
ro of or be put under stra in by theh ead
re stra ints. Adjus tthe head restra int sa ccord‐
ingly.
R Obser vethem anufacturer's ins tallation
instructions fort he child restra int sy stem.
Legend fort he table:
X Notsuita blef or children in this we ight
categor y.
U Suitable forc hild restra int sy stems of
th e" Un iversal" categor yinthisweight
categor y. Occupant saf
ety55

Re
ar seats: We
ight categories Left,right
Centre1
Categor y0:upto10 kg U,LU ,L
Categor y0+:up to13 kg U,LU ,L
Categor yI:9to18k gU ,LU, L
Categor yII:15 to25 kg U,LU
Categor yIII: 22 to36 kg U,LU
1 Child restra int sy stems wit hasupporting brac keta re nots uita blef or this seat. Note
sont he suitability of seats fora ttach‐
in gI SOFI Xchild restra int sy stems
Obser vethef ollowing information:
R When using ababyc ar seat of cate‐
gor y0/0+ and arear ward-facing child
re stra int sy stem of categor yIonarear
seat: adjustthe driver's and front passenger
seat suc hthat thes eat does no ttouc hthe
ch ild restra int sy stem. R
When using aforwa rd-facin gchild
re stra int sy stem of categor yI:removethe
head restra int from ther espectiv eseat if
possible and position thes eat backres tof
th ec hild restra int sy stem as flat as possible
agains tthe seat backres tofthevehicle seat.
R When your emo vethec hild restra int sy stem
yo um ustins tallth eh ead restra int again
immediatel yand adjus tall of theh ead
re stra int sc orrectl y. R
Forc ertain child restra int sy stems in weight
categories II or III ,ther em ight be restrictions
in them aximum size setting, e.g. due topos‐
sible con tact wi th theroof.
R Mak esuret hat thec hild's feet do no ttouch
th ef ront seat. If necessar y,mo vethef ront
seat forw ards lightl y.
R The child restra int sy stem mus tnot to ucht he
ro of or be put under stra in by theh ead Occupant saf
ety57

We
ight categories Size categoryEquipment Rear seat
Left ,right
Categor yI:9to18kga nd between appr ox.9m onths and 4year sD
C
B
B1
A ISO/R2
ISO/R3
ISO/F2
ISO/F2X
ISO/F3IL
IL
1
IUF
IUF
IUF
1 Whe nusing achild restra int sy stem of size categor yC(ISO/R3), mo vethef ront seat totheh ighes tposition .Makes uret hat thes eat backres tofthe
front seat does no tres ta gains tthe child restra int sy stem. Note
sont he suitability of seats fora ttach‐
in gi ‑Size child restra int sy stems
Obser vethef ollowing information:
R When using arear ward-facing child
re stra int sy stem: adjus tthe front seat so
th at it does no ttouc hthe child restra int sys‐
te m.
R When using aforwa rd-facin gchild
re stra int sy stem: remo vetheh ead restra int
from ther espectiv eseat, if possible.Ina ddi‐tion,
thes eat backres tofthechild restra int
sy stem must, as farasp ossible, lie flat
agains tthe backres tofthevehicle seat.
R When your emo vethec hild restra int sy stem
yo um ustins tallth eh ead restra int again
immediatel yand adjus tallth eh ead
re stra int sc orrectl y.
R Mak esuret hat thec hild's feet do no ttouch
th ef ront seat. If necessar y,mo vethef ront
seat forw ards lightl y. R
Obser vethem anufacturer's ins tallation
instructions fort he child restra int sy stem.
Legend fort he table:
X Notsuita blef or an i-Siz echild restra int
sy stem in the" Universal" categor y.
i‑U Suitable forf or wa rd-facin gand rear‐
wa rd-facing i-Size child restra int sys‐
te ms in the" Universal" categor y. Occupant saf
ety59