2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS airbag

Ap erso nint he front passenger seat could
th en, fo re xa mp le, com ei nt oc on ta ct wi th
th ev ehicle interior ,e specially if th ep erson is
sitting to oc lose to th ec ockpit.
If th ef ro nt passenger seat is occupied,
alw ay se nsur et hat:R
The classification of th ep erson in th e
front passenger sea tisc or re ct and th e
front passenger airbag is enabled or disa‐
ble dina ccordance wit ht he person in th e
front passenger seat. R
The front passenger sea th as been mo ve d
as fa rb ac kasp ossible.R
The person is seated cor re ctl y.

St atus display
If th ef ro nt passenger seat is occupied, ensure,
bo th befor ea nd during th ej ourne y, th at th es ta ‐
tus of th ef ro nt passenger air bag is cor re ct fo r
th ep re va ilin gs ituation.
Af te ri nstalling ar ear wa rd -facing ch ild
re st ra int sy st em on th ef ro nt passenger
seat: PA SSENGER AIR BA GO FF mus tbel it con‐
tinuousl y.
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WA RNING Risk of inju ry or deat hc aused
by usin gar ear wa rd -facing ch ild re st ra int
sy st em when th ef ro nt passenger airbag
is enabled
If yo us ecur eac hild in ar ear wa rd -facing
ch ild re st ra int sy st em on th ef ro nt passenger
seat and th eP ASSENGER AIR BA GO FF indi‐
cator lam piso ff ,t he front passenger airbag
can deplo yint he ev ent of an accident.
The ch ild could be st ru ck by th ea irbag.
Alw ay sm ak es ur et hat th ef ro nt passenger
airbag is disabled. The PA SSENGER AIR BA G
OFF indicator lam pm us tbel it. When ins ta lling ac hild re st ra int sy st em on th e
front passenger seat, obse rv et he ve hicle-spe‐
cific information ( →
pag e3 9).
Depending on th ec hild re st ra int sy st em and th e
st atur eoft he ch ild, th eP ASSENGER AIR BA G
OFF indicator lam pm ay be off. In th is case, do
no ti ns ta ll th er ear wa rd -facing ch ild re st ra int
sy st em on th ef ro nt passenger seat.
Ins te ad, ins ta ll th er ear wa rd -facing ch ild
re st ra int sy st em on as uitable re ar seat.
Af te ri nstalling af or wa rd -facin gc hild
re st ra int sy st em on th ef ro nt passenger
seat: depending on th ec hild re st ra int sy st em
and th es ta tur eoft he ch ild, PA SSENGER AIR
BA GO FF ma ybel it continuousl yorbeo ff .
Alw ay so bser ve th ef ollowing information. q
WA RNING Risk of inju ry or deat hd ue to
incor re ct positioning of th ef or wa rd -
fa cing ch ild re st ra int sy st em
If yo us ecur eac hild in af or wa rd -facin gc hild
re st ra int sy st em on th ef ro nt passenger seat
and yo up ositio nt he front passenger seat to o
clos etot he cockpit, in th ee ve nt of an acci‐
dent, th ec hild could: R
Come int oc on ta ct wi th parts of th ev ehi‐
cle interior if th eP ASSENGER AIR BA G
OFF indicator lam pisl it, fo re xa mp le.R
Be st ru ck by th ea irbag if th eP ASSENGER
AIR BA GO FF indicator lam piso ff

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Incor re ct positioning of th ec hild re st ra int
sy st em.
Fo rw ard-facin ga nd re ar wa rd -facing ch ild
re st ra int sy st ems on th ef ro nt passenger
seat
When using ar ear wa rd-f acin gc hild re st ra int sys‐
te mont he front passenger seat, th ef ro nt
passenger airbag mus ta lw ay sbed isabled. This
is only th ec ase if th eP ASSENGER AIR BA GO FF
indicator lam pisl it continuousl y( →
pag e4 1).
When usin gac hild re st ra int sy st em on th ef ro nt
passenger seat, it is essential to obser ve th ef ol‐
lowing: R
Mo ve th ef ro nt passenger seat as fa rb ac ka s
possible. R
Re tract th es eat cushion lengt hasf ar as pos‐
sible. R
Th ee ntir eb ase of th ec hild re st ra int sy st em
mus ta lw ay sr es tont he sitting sur fa ce of th e
front passenger seat. R
The backres toft he fo rw ard-facin gc hild
re st ra int sy st em mus tl ie as fl at as possible
agains tt he backres toft he front passenger
seat. The ch ild re st ra int sy st em mus tn ot to uc ht he ro of or be put under st ra in by th e
head re st ra ints. R
Ad jus tt he angle of th es eat backres ta nd th e
head re st ra int position according ly .R
Mo ve th es eat cushion inclination to th e
highest, mos tv ertical position.R
Alw ay sm ak es ur et hat th es houlder belt
st ra pisc or re ctl yr outed from th es eat belt
outle toft he ve hicle to th es houlder belt
guide on th ec hild re st ra in t sy st em. The
shoulder belt st ra pm us tber outed fo rw ards
and down wa rd sf ro mt he seat belt outlet.R
If necessar y, adjus tt he seat belt outle ta nd
th ef ro nt passenger seat according ly .R
Ne ve rp lace objects under or behind th e
ch ild re st ra int sy st em, e.g. ac ushion.
Alw ay sc omply wit ht he manufacturer's ins ta lla‐
tion and operatin gi nstructions fo rt he ch ild
re st ra int sy st em used. Child saf et yl oc ks
Ac tivating/deactivatin gt he ch ild saf et yl ock
fo rt he re ar doors
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WA RNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due to ch ildren lef tu nat te nde dint he
ve hicle
If yo ul ea ve ch ildren unat te nde dint he ve hi‐
cle, th ey ma ybea bl etos et th ev ehicle in
motion, fo re xamp le by : R
Re leasing th ep arking brake. R
Shifting th ea utomatic transmission out
of par kp osition ] or shifting th em anual
transmission int on eutral. R
St artin gt he engine.
In addition, th ey ma yo perat ev ehicle equip‐
ment.

Au to matic eme rg ency call
The emer ge ncy cal lisi nitia te d:R
when an airbag is deplo ye dR
when seat belt te nsioner sa re trig ge re d
Yo uc an en dana utomaticall yi nitiated emer‐
ge ncy cal ly ourself af te r60s econds.
Manual emer ge ncy call
An emer ge ncy cal lc an be initia te dm anuall yv ia
th eS OS button in th eo ve rh ead control panel
( →
pag e2 47 ).
If yo ul ea ve th ev ehicle immediately af te rp re ss‐
ing th eS OS button, yo udon ot kn ow if
Mercedes-Benz mbrace ®
has successfull ym ade
th ee mer ge ncy call.
Initiated eme rg ency call
Av oice connection between th eC us to mer Assis‐
ta nce Center and th ev ehicle occupants is es ta b‐
lished: R
if th ev ehicle occupants ar er esponsive, th e
Mercedes-Ben zC us to mer Assis tan ce Center
ask sf or mor ed et ailed informatio nont he
emer ge ncy. R
if no ve hicle occupant answers, an ambu‐
lance is sent to th ev ehicle immediatel y.
Tr ansmitted data
During th ev oice connection to th eC us to mer
Assis ta nce Center ,t he fo llowing dat aist ra nsfer‐
re d: R
cur re nt ve hicle location R
ve hicle identification number
Emer ge ncy call no tp ossibleR
if th em obile phone networ kisu na va ilable,
Mercedes-Benz mbrace ®
is no ta ble to make
an emergency call.
Am essa ge to th is ef fe ct is shown in th em ul‐
tifunction st eering wheel.
The indicator lam pf lashes continuousl y.
In th is case, seek assis ta nce by ot her means.
Information on th eM BI nf oc all
An In fo ca l lt ot he Mercedes-Benz Cus to mer
Assis ta nce Center ha sb ee ni nitia te dv ia th e
ov erhead control panel ( →
pag e2 47 ). Yo uc an fi nd informatio nont he fo llowing to pics:R
Ac tivating Me rc edes-Benz mbrace ®
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Operating th ev ehicle R
Neares tM ercedes-Ben zs ervice center R
Other products and services from
Mercedes-Benz
Dat aist ra nsmitted during th ec onnection to th e
Mercedes-Ben zC us to mer Assis ta nce Center .
In fo rm ation on th eR oadside Assistance call
AR oadside Assis ta nce cal ltot he Mercedes-
Benz Cus to mer Assis ta nce Center ha sb ee ni niti‐
ated via th eo ve rh ead control panel: R
The problem wit ht he ve hicle is analyzed
using re mo te diagnosis.
Ad ditional information is av ailable at http://
www.mbusa.com. R
Aq ualified Mercedes-Ben zt echnician ca rr ies
out re pair sons it ea nd/or th ev ehicle will be
to we dtot he neares tM ercedes-Benz service
center.
Yo um ay be ch ar ge df or th ese services.24 8
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Displa ym essages
Po ssible causes/consequences and P Solutions
u SRS Malfunction Service
Required *T he re st ra int sy st em is malfunctioning ( →
pag e3 1).
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WA RNING Risk of inju ry or fa ta li njur yd ue to am alfunctio nint he re st ra int sy st em
If th er estraint sy st em is malfunctioning, re st ra int sy st em components ma ybet ri ggered unintentionall yo r
might no tbet ri ggered at all in th ee ve nt of an accident. Thi sm ay af fe ct th eE mer ge ncy Te nsioning Device or
airbag, fo re xa mp le.

Displa ym essages
Po ssible causes/consequences and P Solutions
u Example: Front Left Mal-
function Servic eR equired *T he cor re sponding re st ra int sy st em is malfunctioning ( →
pag e3 1).
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WA RNING Risk of inju ry or fa ta li njur yd ue to am alfunctio nint he re st ra int sy st em
If th er estraint sy st em is malfunctioning, re st ra int sy st em components ma ybet ri ggered unintentionall yo r
might no tbet ri ggered at all in th ee ve nt of an accident. Thi sm ay af fe ct th eE mer ge ncy Te nsioning Device or
airbag, fo re xa mp le.

Displa ym essages
Po ssible causes/consequences and P Solutions
Fron tP assenger Airbag
Enabled See Operator's
Manual *T he front passenger air bag and knee air bags ar ee nabled during th ej ourney:R
Even when ac hild, as mall adult or an object we ighin gl ess th an th es ys te mw eight th re shold is located on th e
front passenger seat. R
Even when th ef ro nt passenger seat is no to ccupied.
The sy st em ma yd et ect objects or fo rc es th at ar ea ddin gtot he we ight applied to th es eat.
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WA RNING Risk of inju ry or fa ta li njur ybyu sin gac hild re st ra int sy st em wit ht he front passenger airbag
enabled
If yo us ecur eac hild in ac hild re st ra int sy st em on th ef ro nt passenger seat and th ef ro nt passenger airbag is
enabled, th ef ro nt passenger airbag can deplo yint he eve nt of an accident.
The ch ild could be st ru ck by th ea irbag.

Wa rn ing/indicator lamp
Po ssible causes/consequences and P Solutions
u Re st ra int sy st em wa rn ing
lamp The re dr estraint sy st em wa rn ing lam pisl it while th ee ngine is ru nning.
The re st ra int sy st em is malfunctioning.
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WA RNING Risk of inju ry or fa ta li njur yd ue to am alfunctio nint he re st ra int sy st em
If th er estraint sy st em is malfunctioning, re st ra int sy st em components ma ybet ri ggered unintentionall yorm ight not
be triggered at all in th ee ve nt of an accident. Thi sm ay af fe ct th eE mer ge ncy Te nsioning Device or airbag, fo re xa m‐
ple.