2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE weight

Pr
otection of thee nvironment
+ ENVIRONMENTAL
NOTEEnvironmental
dama gedue tooperating conditions and
personal driving style The pollutant emission of
your vehicle is
directl yrelated tothew ay yo uoperat eyour
ve hicle.
Yo uc an help toprotect thee nvironmen tby
operating your vehicle in an environmentally-
re sponsible manner .Please obser vethef ol‐
lowing recommendations on ope rating condi‐
tions and pe rsonal driving style.
Operating conditions: #
Mak esuret hat thet yrep ressur eisc or‐
re ct. #
Do no tcarry anyu nnecessar yweight
(e.g. roof luggag eracks once youno
lon gern eed them). #
Adher etot he service inter vals.
Ar egularly serviced vehicle will contri b‐
ut etoe nvironmen talp rotection. #
Alw aysh ave service workcar ried out at
aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Pe rsonal driving style: #
Do no tdepress thea ccelera torp edal
when startin gthe engine. #
Do no twarmupt he engine while the
ve hicle is stationar y. #
Driv ecarefully and maintai nasuita ble
di st anc efromt hevehicle in front. #
Avoid frequent, sudden acceleration
and braking. #
Chang egear in good time and use each
ge ar on lyup toÔ of its maximum
engine speed. #
Switc hoffthee ngine in stationar ytraf‐
fi c, e.g. byusin gthe EC Ostart/s top
function. #
Driv einaf uel-efficient manne r. Ta
ke -bac kofe nd-of-lif evehicles
EU count ries onl y:
Mercedes-Benzw illtak eb acky our end-of-life
ve hicle fore nvironment-friendly disposal in
accordance wit hthe European Union (EU) End-
of-Lif eVehicles Directive.
An etwo rkofvehicle take -ba ckpoint sand dis‐
mantler shas been es tablished fory ou toreturn
yo ur vehicle. Youc an lea veit at an yofthese
points free of charge .T hism akes an impor tant
contribution toclosing ther ecycling circle and
conserving resources.
Fo rfurther information about ther ecycling and
disposal of end-of-lif evehicles, and thet ake-
bac kconditions, please visit then ational
Mercedes-Benz websit efor your count ry. Gene
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When
fitting achild restra int sy stem tothef ront
passenger seat, alw aysm akes ureoft hefollow‐
ing:
R Ensur ethat thec hild restra int sy stem is posi‐
tioned cor rectl y(→pag e54).
R Alw ayso bser vethec hild restra int sy stem
manufacturer's ins tallation instructions.
R Neverp lace objects, e.g. cushions, under or
behind thec hild restra int sy stem.
R Fullyr etra ct thes eat cushion lengt hadjust‐
ment.
R The entir 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
passenger seat.
R The child restra int sy stem mus tnot to ucht he
ro of or be put under stra in by theh ead
re stra ints. Adjus tthe seat backres tinclina‐
tion and theh ead restra int setting accord‐
ing ly. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
object sbetwe en thes itting sur face and
th ec hild restra int sy stem
Objects between thes itting sur face and the
ch ild restra int sy stem could af fect thef unc‐
tion of thea utomatic front passenger airbag
shutoff.
This could result in thef ront passenger air‐
bag no tfunctioning as intended during an
accident. #
Do no tplace an yobjects between the
sitting sur face and thec hild restra int
sy stem. #
The entir ebase of thec hild restra int
sy stem mus talway sr estont he sitting
sur face of thef ront passenger seat. #
The backres toftheforw ard-facin gchild
re stra int sy stem must, as farasp ossi‐
ble, be resting on thes eat backres tof
th ef ront passenger seat. #
Alw aysc ompl ywitht he child restra int
sy stem manufacturer's ins tallation
instructions. Ap
erson on thef ront passenger seat must
obser vethef ollowing information:
R Fasten seat belts cor rectl y.
R Sit in an almos tupright seat position wi th
th eir bac kagains tthe seat backrest.
R Sit wit htheir feet resting on thef loor ,ifp os‐
sible.
Otherwise, thef ront passenger airbag ma ybe
disabled bymis take ,for example in thef ollowing
situations:
R The front passenger transfer stheir weight by
supporting themselves on avehicle armrest.
R The front passenger sits in suc hawaythat
th eir weight is raised from thes itting sur‐
fa ce. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
deactivated front passenger airbag
If th eP ASSENGER AIRB AGOFF indicator
lam pisl it,thef ront passenger airbag is disa‐
bled. It will no tbedeployedint heeve nt of
an accident and canno tperform its intended
pr otectiv efunction. Occupant saf
ety41

Children could suf
ferb urns on these parts,
particularly on me tallic parts of thec hild
re stra int sy stem. #
Alw aysm akes uret hat thec hild
re stra int sy stem is no texpose dto
direct sunlight. #
Protect it wit hablanket,for example. #
Ifth ec hild restra int sy stem has been
ex posed todirect sunlight ,allowitto
cool befor esecu ring achild int oit. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. To
impr oveprotection forc hildren younger than
12 yearso ld or unde r1.50 minh eight,
Mercedes-Benz recommends youo bse rvet he
fo llowing information:
R Onlysecur echildren using achild restra int
sy stem whic hisappropriat etothe height,
ag ea nd weight of thec hild and suitable for
Mercedes-Benzv ehicles. Be suretoobserve
th ei nstruction sfor cor rect us eoft hechild
re stra int sy stem. R
Alw aysi ns tallac hild restra int sy stem on a
re ar seat if possible.
R Onlyuse thef ollowing securing sy stems for
ch ild restra int sy stems:
- thes eat belt sy stem
- theI SOFIX or i-Siz emounting brac kets
- theT op Tether anchorages
R The manufacturer's ins tallation instructions
fo rt he child restra int sy stem.
R The warning labels in thev ehicle interior and
on thec hild restra int sy stem. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hcaused
by incor rect ins tallation of thec hild
re stra int sy stem
If th ec hild restra int sy stem is incor rectly
ins talled on asuitable seatin gposition, it
canno tperform its intended pr otectiv efunc‐
tion.
The child canno tberestrained in thee vent of
an accident, heavy braking or asudden
ch ang eofd irection. #
Alw aysc ompl ywitht he manufacturer's
ins tallation instructions fort he child
re stra int sy stem and its cor rect use. #
Makesur ethat thee ntir ebase of the
ch ild restra int sy stem alw aysr ests on
th es itting sur face of thes eat. #
Neverp lace objects under or behind
th ec hild restra int sy stem, e.g. cush‐
ions. #
Alw aysu sechild restra int sy stems with
th eo riginal co verd esigned fort hem. #
Alw aysr eplace damaged co vers with
ge nuine co vers. &
WARNING Risk of accident caused by
incor rectl yins tal led child restra int sys‐
te ms
If th ec hild restra int sy stem is no tcorrectly
ins talled or secured, it could release in the
ev ent of an accident, sudden braking or a
sudden chang eind irection. Occupan
tsafety 47

The
child restra int sy stem could be flung
aroun dand hit vehicle occupants. This poses
an increased risk of injur yorevend eath! #
Alw aysi ns tallch ild restra int sy stems
cor rectl y,eve nw henn otin use. #
Alw aysc ompl ywitht he child restra int
sy stem manufacturer's ins tallation
instructions. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hcaused
by theu se of damaged child restra int
sy stems
Child restra int sy stems or their retainin gsys‐
te ms that ha vebeen subjec tedtoal oad in
an acciden tmaythen no tbea bletoper form
th eir intended pr otectiv efunction.
The child canno tberestrained in thee vent of
an accident, heavy braking or asudden
ch ang eofd irection. #
Alw aysr eplace child restra int sy stems
immediatel ythat ha vebeen damaged or
in vo lved in an accident. #
Have thes ecuring sy stems fort he child
re stra int sy stems checkedataq ualified
specialis tworks hop befor einstalling a
ch ild restra int sy stem again. %
Use Mercedes-Benz car eproducts recom‐
mended byMercedes-Benztoc leanchild
re stra int sy stems. Further information can
be obtained at aqualified specialis twork‐
shop.
The following no tesm ustbeo bserved:
R When ins talling achild restra int sy stem on
th ef ront passenger seat, thei nformation on
ins talling achild restra int sy stem on thef ront
passenger seat (→ page52).
R Notesona ttaching suitable child restra int
sy stems (→ page54).
R Notesonr ecommende dchild restra int sys‐
te ms (→ page61).
R Instructions and saf etyn otes on thea uto‐
matic front passenger airbag shutoff
(→ pag e40).
R Safetyn otes on thes eat belt (→ page33). R
Information on thec orrect us eoft he seat
belt (→ page37). ISOFIX and i-Size
child seat securing sy stems Information on
theI SOFIX and i-Siz echild
sea tsecuring sy stems &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor fata linjur yif
th ec hild secured weighs mor ethan the
permissible gross weight foranI SOFIX or
i‑Size child restra int sy stem
Fo rISOFIX or i‑Size child restra int sy stems in
whic hthe child is secured using thes eat belt
integrated in thec hild restra int sy stem, the
permissible gross weight of thec hild and
ch ild restra int sy stem is 33 kg.
If th ec hild and thec hild restra int sy stem
to get her weigh mor ethan 33 kg,the ISOFIX
or i‑Size child restra int sy stem wit hintegra‐
te ds eat belt does no toffer suf ficient pr otec‐
tion .Too muc hload ma ybeplaced on the
ISOFIX or i‑Size child restra int sy stems and
th ec hild ma ynotbe restra ined cor rectl yin
th ee vent of an accident, fore xamp le. 48
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Fi
ttin gISOFI Xand i-Size child seat attach‐
ments &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor fata linjur yif
th ec hild secured weighs mor ethan the
permissible gross weight foranI SOFIX or
i‑Size child restra int sy stem
Fo rISOFIX or i‑Size child restra int sy stems in
whic hthe child is secured using thes eat belt
integrated in thec hild restra int sy stem, the
permissible gross weight of thec hild and
ch ild restra int sy stem is 33 kg.
If th ec hild and thec hild restra int sy stem
to ge ther we igh mor ethan 33 kg,the ISOFIX
or i‑Size child restra int sy stem wit hintegra‐
te ds eat belt does no toffer suf ficient pr otec‐
tion .Too muc hload ma ybeplaced on the
ISOFIX or i‑Size child restra int sy stems and
th ec hild ma ynotbe restra ined cor rectly in
th ee vent of an accident, fore xamp le. #
Ifth ec hild and thec hild restra int sys‐
te mt ogether weigh mor ethan 33 kg,
onl yuse an ISOFIX or i‑Sizec hild re
stra int sy stem wit hwhichthe child is
secured wit hthe vehicle seat belt. #
Also secur ethe child restra int sy stem
wit hthe TopT ether belt, if available. Alw
aysc ompl ywitht he information about the
mass of thec hild restra int sy stem
R inthem anufacturer's ins tallation and operat‐
ing instructions fort he child restra int sy stem
used
R onalabel on thec hild restra int sy stem, if
present
Re gularly checkt hat thep ermissible gross mass
of thec hild and child restra int sy stem is still
being adhered to.
When using achild restra int sy stem, be sur eto
obser vethem anufacturer's ins tallation and
operatin ginstructions as well as its cor rect use
and thes uitability of thes eats fora ttaching a
ch ild restra int sy stem.
Befor eevery trip ,makes uret hat theI SOFIX
ch ild restra int sy stem or thei -Sizec hildrestra int
sy stem is engaged cor rectl yinb othI SOFIX or
i‑Size mounting brac kets. 1
ISOFIX mounting brac kets
2 i-Size mounting brac kets
* NO
TEDama getothes eat belt fort he
centr eseat Whe
nfittin gac hildrestra int sy stem, thes eat
belt fort he centre seat could be damaged. 50
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

UF
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

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