2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE warning light

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

1
Displ ay(multimedia sy stem) →
287
2 Steering wheel gearshif tpaddle →
178
3 Combination swit ch →
13 6
4 DIRECT SELEC Tlever →
176
5 Control panel for:
Ac tiveS teering Assist →
216
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assist →
252
Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC →
225
Head-u pdisplay →
273
6 Light switch →
13 4
7 Electric pa rking brake →
191
8 Unloc kstheb onnet →
393
9 Control pane lfor them ultimedia sy stem →
262
A Adjusts thes teering wheel →
108
B Control panel fort he on-boar dcomputer →
262 C
Cruise control le ver →
207
D Hazard warning lights →
137
E DYNA MIC SELECT switch →
175
F Sets thev ehicle le vel →
221
G ActiveP arking Assist →
235
H ECOs tart/s topf unction →
174
I Lowe rsther ear seat head restra ints →
100
J Control elements fort he multimedia sy stem →
287
K Stow agec ompartment →
11 2
L Control panel fort he multimedia sy stem →
287
M Glovebox →
11 2
N Climat econtrol sy stems →
154
O PASSENGER AIRB AGindicator lamps →
42,
P Start/ stop button →
167 At
ag lanc e–C ockpit 9

1
Speedom eter →
261
2 ÷ ESP®
→
524
3 #! Turn signal light →
13 6
4 Ð Steering assis tance malfunction →
533
5 Multifunctio ndispl ay →
264
6 ! ABS malfunction →
524
7 ; Engine diagnosis →
535
8 Revc ounter →
261
9 % Diesel engine: preglow
A ! Electric parking brak eapplied( red) →
524
B J Brakes (red) →
524
C # Electrical fault →
535
D · Distance warning →
531
E ? Coolant tooh ot/cold →
535
F Coolant temp eratur edisplay →
261
G J Brakes (yellow) →
524 H
! Electricp arkin gb rake (yellow) →
524
I 6 Restra int sy stem →
32
J ü Seat belt is no tfas tened →
530
K j Trailer hit chis no toperational or is swivel‐
ling →
533
L T Standing lights →
13 4
M Fuel le veld isplay
8 Fuelreser vewit hfuel filler flap location
indicator →
535
N K Main beam →
13 6
O L Dippe dbeam →
13 4
P R Rear fogl ight →
13 5
Q AIR BOD YCONTROL/DYNAMIC BODY CONTROL
malfunctioning →
531
R h Tyre pressur emonitoring sy stem →
538
S å ESP®
OFF →
524 At
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1
Speedom eter →
261
2 AIR BODY CONTROL/DYNAMIC BODY CONTROL
malfunctioning →
531
3 #! Turn signal light →
13 6
4 Multifunction display →
264
5 Revc ounter →
261
6 å ESP®
OFF →
524
÷ ESP®
→
524
7 K Mainb eam →
13 6
L Dippe dbeam →
13 4
T Standing lights →
13 4
8 ? Coolan ttoo hot/cold →
535
9 Coolant temp eratur edisplay →
261
A · Distance warning →
531
B Ð Steering assis tance malfunction →
533
C # Electrica lfault →
535 D
J Brakes (red) →
524
E ü Seat belt is no tfas tened →
530
F Fuel le veld isplay
G 8 Fuelreser vewit hfuel filler flap location
indicator →
535
H R Rear fogl ight →
13 5
I 6 Restra int sy stem →
32
J % Diesel engine: preglow
K ; Engine diagnosis →
535
L J Brakes (yellow) →
524
M ! Electricp arkin gb rake applied (red) →
524
N h Tyre pressur emonitoring sy stem →
538
O ! ABS malfunction →
524
P ! Electricp arkin gb rake (yellow) →
524
Q j Trailer hit chis no toperational or is swivel‐
ling →
533 At
ag lanc e–O verviewofw arning and indicator lamps 13

Callin
gupthe Digita lOwner' sManual
Multimedia sy stem:
, Vehicle .
Õ Owner's Manual #
Select amenu item.
In addition, youc an also call up theO wner's
Manual within amain function (e.g. via Informa-
tion on phone).
The Digital Owner's Manual describes thef unc‐
tion and operation of:
R thev ehicle
R them ultimedia sy stem Fo
rs afet yr easons, theD igita lOwner's Manual is
deactivated while driving.
The Digital Owner's Manual conta insthef ollow‐
ing menu items:
R Search:a llows youtos earchprecisel yfor
ke ywords.
R Quic kstart:p rovide syou wit himp ortant
informatio nsothatyouc an star tu sin gyour
ve hicle immediatel y.
R Tips:p rovide stips on ho wtouseyour vehicle
in cer tain situations.
R Messages :provide syou wit hfurther informa‐
tion about them essages in thei nstrument
clus ter.
R Bookmarks :provide syou wit halistofa llthe
bookmar ksyouh ave stored yourself. 1
Picture
2 Menu
3 Navigation window
Some sections of theD igital Owner's Manual,
e.g. warnings ,can be made visible byhighlight‐
ing and pressing them.
% The Owner's Manual can also be found in the
Mercedes-BenzG uides App in all common
App Stores. 20
Digital Owner's Manual

Re
stra int sy stem functionality When
thei gnition is switched on, asystems elf-
te st is per form ed, during whic hthe 6
re stra int sy stem warning lam plight sup. It goes
out no later than afew second safter thev ehicle
is star ted. The components of ther estraint sys‐
te ma rethen functional. Malfunctioning
restra int sy stem Am
alfunction has occur redint herestra int sys‐
te mi f:
R The 6 restra int sy stem warning lamp
does no tlight up when thei gnition is
switched on.
R The 6 restra int sy stem warning lamp
light supc ontinuousl yorrepeatedly during a
journe y. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor fata linjury
due toam alfunctio nintherestra int sys‐
tem
If th er estraint sy stem is malfunctioning,
re stra int sy stem components ma ybetrig‐
ge redu nintentionall yormight no tbetrig‐
ge redata ll inthee vent of an accident. This
ma yaffect thes eat belt tensioner or airbag,
fo re xamp le. #
Have ther estraint sy stem checkeda nd
re paired immediatel yataqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop. Fu
nction of ther estraint sy stem in an acci‐
dent Ho
wt he restra int sy stem worksisd etermined by
th es eve rity of thei mp act de tected and thet ype
of acciden tanticipated:
R Frontal impact
R Rear impact
R Sideimp act
R Rollover The activation
thre sholds fort he components of
th er estraint sy stem ar edetermined based on
th ee valuatio nofthe sensor values measured at
va rious points in thev ehicle. This process is pre-
em ptiveinn ature. The triggering/deployment of
th ec omponents of ther estraint sy stem should
ta ke place in good time at thes tart of thec olli‐
sion.
Fa ctor swhich can only be see nand measu red
af te rac ollision has occur redc ann otpla yad eci‐
siv erole in airbag deployment, nor do they pro‐
vide an indication of airbag deployment.
The vehicle ma ybedeformed significantl ywith‐
out an airbag being deplo yed. This is thec ase if
onl yparts whic hare re lativel yeasil ydeformed
ar ea ffected and ther ateofv ehicle deceleration
is no thigh. Con versely ,ana irbag ma ybe
deplo yede vent hough thev ehicle suf fers only
minor deformation. If very rigid vehicle parts
suc hasl ongitudinal member sarehit, fore xam‐
ple, thev ehicle deceleration ma ybehigh enough
fo rt his tohappen. 32
Occupant saf ety

Ap
erso nint he front passenger seat could
th en, fore xamp le, com eintoc ontact wi th
th ev ehicle interior ,especially if thep erson is
sitting tooc lose tothec ockpit.
If th ef ront passenger seat is occupied,
alw ayse nsur ethat:
R The classification of thep erson in the
front passenger sea tiscorrect and the
front passenger airbag is enabled or disa‐
ble dina ccordance wit hthe person in the
front passenger seat.
R The front passenger sea thas been mo ved
as farb ackasp ossible.
R The person is seated cor rectl y. #
Ensu re,b othb efor eand during thej our‐
ne y,that thes tatus of thef ront
passenger airbag is cor rect. Fu
nction of theP ASSE NGER AIR BAGi ndica‐
to rlamps Sy
stem self- test
When thei gnition is switched on, asystems elf-
te st is per form ed during whic hthe two
PA SSENGER AIR BAGONa nd OFFindicator
lamps light up simultaneousl y.The
status of thef ront passenger airbag is dis‐
pla yeda fter thes ystem self-tes t:
R PASSENGER AIR BAGONl ightsupf or
60 seconds, subsequently bo thindicator
lamps ar eoff(PASSENGER AI RBAG ON and
OFF): thef ront passenger airbag is able to
deplo yintheeve nt of an accident.
R PASSENGER AIR BAGO FFlight supc ontinu‐
ously: thef ront passenger airbag is disabled.
It will then no tbed eployedint heeve nt of an
accident.
If th eP ASSENGER AIR BAGONi ndicator lam pis
off, on lytheP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FFindicator
lam pshows th estatus of thef ront passenger
airbag. The PASSENGER AIR BAGO FFindicator
lam pm aybe lit continuousl yorbeoff.
If th eP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FFindicator lamp
and the6 restra int sy stem warning lamp
light up simultaneousl y,thef ront passenger seat
ma ynotbe used. Also in this case, do no tins tall
ac hild restra int sy stem on thef ront passenger
seat. Ha vethea utomatic front passenger airbag
shutof fchec keda nd repaired immediately at a
qu alified specialis tworks hop. 42
Occupant saf ety

th
es eat belt outle tand thef ront
passenger seat accordingly. #
Alw ayso bser vethec hild restra int sys‐
te mm anufacturer's ins tallation instruc‐
tions. When
fitting achild restra int sy stem tothef ront
passenger seat, obser vethev ehicle-specific
information .
If ap erson is sitting in thef ront passenger
seat: PASSENGER AIR BAGO FFma ybel it con‐
tinuousl yorbeo ff,d ependin gonthe person's
st ature.
Ap erson on thef ront passenger seat must
alw ayso bser vethef ollowing information:
R Ifth ef ront passenger seat is occupied with
an adult or aperson wit hastatur ec orre‐
sponding tothat of an adult ,the PASSENGER
AIR BAGO FFindicator lam pmustbeo ff.T his
indicates that thef ront passenger airbag is
enabled.
If th eP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FFindicator
lam pisl it continuousl y,an adult or person
wit hab uild cor responding tothat of an adult shoul
dnotuse thef ront passenger seat.
Ins tead, they should use arear seat.
R Ifth ef ront passenger seat is occupied by a
person of smaller statur e(e.g. ateenager or
small adult), theP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FF
indicator lam peither light supcontinuously
or remains off, depending on ther esult of the
classi fication.
- PASSENGER AIRB AGOFF is off: mo vethe
front passenger sea tasfar ba ckas possi‐
ble or aperson of smaller statur eshould
use arear seat.
- Ifth eP ASSENGER AIRB AGOFF indicator
lam pisl it continuously: aperson of
smaller statur eshoul dnotuse thef ront
passenger seat. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hwhen
th eP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FFindicator
lam pisl it
If th eP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FFindicator
lam premain slit af tert he sy stem self-test,
th ef ront passenger airbag is disabled. It will
no tbed eployedint heevent of an accident. In
this case, thef ront passenger airbag can‐
no tp erform its intended pr otectiv efunction,
e.g. when aperson is seated in thef ront
passenger seat.
That person could, fore xamp le, com einto
con tact wi th thevehicle interior ,especially if
th ep erson is sitting tooc lose tothec ockpit.
If th ef ront passenger seat is occupied,
alw ayse nsur ethat:
R The classification of thep erson in the
front passenger sea tiscorrect and the
front passenger airbag is enabled or disa‐
ble dina ccordance wit hthe person in the
front passenger seat.
R The person is sea tedp roperly wit hacor‐
re ctl yfastened seat belt.
R The front passenger seat has been mo ved
as farb ackasp ossible. Fu
rther related subjects:
R Child restra int sy stem on thef ront passenger
seat (→ page52). 44
Occupant saf ety