2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS Owners Manual

Canada: "The wireless devices of th is ve hicle
compl yw it hI ndustr yC anada license-e xe mp t
RSS st andard(s). Operatio niss ubject to th ef ol‐
lowing tw oc onditions: (1) These device sm ay
no tc ause inter fe re nce, and (2) These devices
mu st accep ta ny inter fe re nce, including inter fe r‐
ence th at ma yc aus eu ndesired operatio noft he
device."
Diagnostics connection
The diagnostics connection is onl yi ntended fo r
th ec onnection of diagnostic devices at aq uali‐
fi ed specialis tw or ks hop.
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WA RNING Risk of accident du etoc on‐
necting device stot he diagnostics con‐
nection
If yo uc onnec te qu ipment to ad iagnostics connectio nint he ve hicle, it ma ya ff ect th e
operation of ve hicle sy st ems.
As ar esult, th eo perating saf et yoft he ve hi‐
cle could be af fe cted.

yo ur ve hicle. This particularly applies to wo rk re l‐
ev ant to saf et y.
Fo rt he fo llowing, alw ay sh ave yo ur ve hicle
ch ec ke datana uthorized Mercedes-Ben zs ervice
cen te r:R
Wo rk re le va nt to saf et yR
Service and maintenance wo rkR
Re pair wo rkR
Modifications, ins ta llation sa nd con ve rs ionsR
Wo rk on electronic component parts
Cor re ct use of th ev ehicle
If yo ur emo ve an yw arning st ic ke rs ,y ou or ot hers
could fa il to re cognize cer ta in dangers. Lea ve
wa rn ing st ic ke rs in position.
Obser ve th ef ollowing information when driving
yo ur ve hicle:R
th es af et yn ot es in th is manualR
th ev ehicle te ch nica ld at aR
traf fi cr ules and re gulations R
la ws and saf et ys tanda rd sp er ta inin gt o
mo to rv ehicles
Problems with yo ur ve hicle
If yo us hould ex perience ap ro blem wit hy our
ve hicle, particularly one th at yo ub elie ve may
af fe ct its saf eo pe ra tion, we ur ge yo utoc ontact
an au th orized Mercedes-Benz service center
immediately to ha ve th ep ro blem diagnosed and
re ctified. If th ep ro blem is no tr esolved to yo ur
satisfaction ,p leas ed iscuss th ep ro blem again
wit ht he authorized Mercedes-Benz service cen‐
te ro r, if necessar y, contact us at one of th ef ol‐
lowing addresses.
In th eU SA :
Cus to mer Assis ta nce Center
Mercedes-Benz US A, LLC
3M ercedes Drive
Montvale ,NJ0 76 45-0350
In Canada:
Cu st omer Re lation sD epartment
Mercedes-Benz Canada, Inc. 98 Va nde rh oof Av enue
To ro nto, Ontario M4G 4C9
Re porting saf et yd efects
US Ao nl y:
The fo llowing te xt is published as re qu ired of
manufacturer su nder Ti tle 49, Code of U. S. Fe d‐
eral Re gulations, Pa rt 57 5p ursuant to th e
"National Tr af fi ca nd Mo to rV ehicle Saf et yA ct of
19 66".
If yo ub elie ve th at yo ur ve hicle has ad efect
whic hc ould cause ac ra sh or could cause injury
or death, yo us hould immediatel yi nfor mt he
Na tional Highw ay Tr af fi cS af et yA dmini st ra tion
(NHT SA )ina ddition to notifying Mercedes-Benz
US A, LLC.
If NHT SA re cei ve ss imilar complaints, it may
open an in ve st igation ,a nd if it fi nds th at as af et y
defect ex ists in ag ro up of ve hicles, it ma yo rd er
ar ecall and re medy campaign. Ho we ve r, NHT SA
canno tb ecome in vo lved in individual problems
between yo u, yo ur dealer ,orM ercedes-Benz
US A, LLC. General no te s 25

To contact NHT SA ,y ou ma yc all th eV ehicle
Saf et yH ot line to ll-f re eat1 -888-327-4236
(TT Y: 1-800-424-9 15 3);go to http://
www.safercar.go vorw ri te to :A dmini st ra to r,
NHT SA ,4 00 Se ve nt hS treet, SW ., Wa shington,
DC 20590, US A.
Yo uc an fi nd mor ei nformatio nonv ehicle saf et y
under :h ttp://w ww .safercar.g ov
Limited Wa rr anty
u NO TE Dama ge to th ev ehicle arising
from culpable violation of th ese operat‐
ing instructions.
Damag etot he ve hicle can arise from culpa‐
ble violation of th ese operating instructions.
This damag eisn ot co ve re de ither by th e
Mercedes-Ben zL imited Wa rr ant yorbyt he
Ne wV ehicle or Used Ve hicle Wa rr ant y.

This dat aisofane xc lusivel yt echnical nature
and can be used to :R
Assi st in de te cting and re ctifying malfunc‐
tions and defects. R
Analyze ve hicle functions, e.g. af te rana cci‐
dent. R
Optimize ve hicle functions.
The dat ac anno tbeu sed to trace th ev ehicle's
mo ve ments.
When yo ur ve hicle is serviced, te ch nica li nforma‐
tio nc an be re ad from th ee ve nt da ta memory
and malfunction dat am emor y.
Service si nclude, fo re xa mp le:R
Re pair servicesR
Service processes R
Wa rr ant yc ases
The ve hicle is re ad out by emplo ye es of th e
service networ k( including th em anufacturer)
using special diagnostic devices. Yo uc an obtain
mor ei nformation th ere, if requ ired. Af te ram alfunction has been re ctified, th ei nfor‐
mation is dele te df ro mt he malfunction memory
or is continuall yo ve rw ri tten.
When operating th ev ehicle, situations ar ec on‐
ceivable in whic ht his te ch nica ld ata, in co nn ec‐
tion wit ho th er information (if necessar y, af te r
consultation wi th an authorize de xpe rt ), could be
traced to ap erson.
Examples include: R
Ac cident re ports R
Damag etot he ve hicleR
Wi tnes ss ta te ments
Fu rt her additional functions th at ha ve been con‐
tractuall ya greed upon wit ht he cus to mer all ow
cer ta in ve hicle dat atobec on ve ye dbyt he ve hi‐
cle as we ll. The additional function si nclude, fo r
ex ample, ve hicle location in case of an emer‐
ge ncy.
COMAND/mbrace
If th ev ehicle is equipped wit hC OMAND or
mbrace, additional dat aa bout th ev ehicle's oper‐
at ion
, th eu se of th ev ehicle in cer ta in situations, and th el ocation of th ev ehicle ma ybec ompiled
th ro ugh CO MAND or th em brace sy st em.
Ad ditional information can be fo und in th em ulti‐
media sy st em section and/or th em brace Te rm s
and Conditions.
Event data re corders
This ve hicle is equipped wit hane ve nt da ta
re corder (EDR). The mai np urpose of an ED Ri s
to re cord, in cer ta in crash or near crash-lik es it‐
uations, suc hasana ir bag deployment or hitting
ar oad obs ta cle ,d at aw hic hw ill assis tinu nder‐
st anding ho wav ehicle's sy st ems per fo rm ed.
The ED Risd esigned to re cor dd at ar elated to
ve hicle dynamics and saf et ys ys te ms fo ras hort
period of time, typically 30 seconds or less.
The EDR in th is ve hicle is designed to re cord
su ch dat aa s: R
Ho wv arious sy st ems in yo ur ve hicle we re
operating; R
Whe th er or no tt he driver and passenger
saf et yb elt sw er eb uckled/fas te ned;R
Ho wf ar (i fata ll )t he driver wa sd epressing
th ea ccelerator and/or brak ep edal; and,General no te s 27

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Ho wf as tt he ve hicle wa st ra ve ling.
This dat ac an help pr ov ide ab et te ru nder st and‐
ing of th ec ircums ta nces in whic ha ccidents and
inju ri es occur .N OT E: ED Rd at aisr ecorded by
yo ur ve hicle onl yifan on-trivial crash situation
occurs; no dat aisr ecorded by th eE DR under
normal driving conditions and no personal data
(e.g. name, ge nde r, ag ea nd acciden tl ocation) is
re corded .H ow ev er ,o th er parties, suc hasl aw
enforcement ,c ould combine EDR dat aw it ht he
type of personall yi dentifying dat ar outinely
acquired during ac rash in ve st igation.
Ac cess to th ev ehicle and/or th eE DR is needed
to re ad dat at hat is re corded by th eE DR ,a nd
special equipment is re qu ired. In addition to th e
ve hicle manufacturer ,o th er parties th at ha ve th e
special equipment, suc hasl aw enforcement,
can re ad th ei nformation by accessing th ev ehi‐
cle or th eE DR .
ED Rd at am ay be used in civil and criminal mat‐
te rs as at ool in accident re construction, acci‐
dent claims and ve hicle saf et y. Since th eC ra sh
Dat aR et ri eva l( CDR) to ol th at is used to ex tract
da ta from th eE DR is commercially av ailable, Mercedes-Ben zU SA ,L LC ("MBUSA") ex pressly
disclaims an ya nd all liability arising from th e
ex traction of th is informatio nbyu nauthorized
Mercedes-Ben zp ersonne l.
MBUS Aw ill no ts har eE DR data wit ho th er sw ith‐
out th ec onsent of th ev ehicle ow ner o r ,i ft he
ve hicle is leased, without th ec onsent of th el es‐
see. Exception stot his re presentation include
re sponses to subpoenas by la we nforcement ;b y
fe deral, st at eorl ocal go ve rn ment ;inc onnection
wit hora ri sing out of litigation in vo lvin gM BU SA
or its subsidiaries and af fi liates; or ,asr equired
by la w.
Wa rn ing: th eE DR is ac omponen toft he
Re st ra int Sy st em Module. Ta mp ering with, alter‐
ing, modifying or re moving th eE DR component
ma yr esult in am alfunction of th eR estraint Sys‐
te mM odule and ot her sy st ems.
St at el aws or re gulations re ga rd ing EDRs th at
con fl ict wit hf ederal re gulation ar ep re -em pt ed.
This means th at in th ee ve nt of su ch conflict, th e
fe deral re gulation go ve rn s. As of Fe bruar y2 01 3,
13 st ates ha ve enacted la ws re latin gtoE DRs. Co py ri ght
Information on licenses fo rf re ea nd open-
source so ft wa re
Information on licenses fo rf re ea nd open-sou rc e
softwar eu sed in yo ur ve hicle and its electronic
component sisa va ilable online at:
http://www.mercedes-benz.com/opensource
Re gis tere dt ra demar ks R
Blu et oo th ®
is ar egis te re dt rademar kofB lue‐
toot hS IG Inc. R
DT S™ is ar egis te re dt ra demar kofD TS ,I nc.R
Dolby ®
and MLP ™a re re gis te re dt rademar ks
of DOLB YL aboratories. R
BabySmart™, ESP ®
and PRE-SAFE ®
ar er eg‐
is te re dt rademar ks of Daimler AG .R
HomeLink ®
is ar egis te re dt rademar ko f
Johnson Controls. R
iPod ®
and iT unes ®
ar er egis te re dt rademar ks
of Apple Inc.28
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Burmes te r ®
is ar egis te re dt ra demar ko f
Burmes te rA udiosy st eme GmbH.R
Microsoft ®
and Wi ndo ws Media ®
ar er egis‐
te re dt ra demar ks of Microsof tC orporation.R
SIRIUS ®
is ar egis te re dt rademar kofS irius
XM Ra dio Inc.R
HD Ra dio™ is ar egis te re dt ra demar kofi Biq‐
uity Digital Corporation. R
Graceno te ®
is ar egis te re dt rademar ko f
Graceno te ,I nc.R
ZAGA TS ur ve y ®
and re lated brands ar er egis‐
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Re st ra int sy st em
Pr ot ection by th er estraint sy st em
The re st ra int sy st em includes th ef ollowing:R
Seat belt sy st emR
Airbags R
Child re st ra int sy st emR
Child seat securing sy st em
In th ee ve nt of an accident, th er estraint sy st em
can: R
Re duce th er isk of ve hicle occupants coming
int oc ontact wit hp arts of th ev ehicle interior.R
Re duce th ef orces to whic ht he ve hicle occu‐
pants ar es ubjected.
As eat belt can onl yp ro vide th eb es tl eve lofp ro ‐
te ction if it is wo rn cor re ctl y. Depending on th e
de te cted accident situation, Emergency Te nsion‐
ing Device sa nd/or airbags supplement th ep ro ‐
te ction of fe re dbyac or re ctl yw or ns eat belt.
Emer ge ncy Te nsioning Device sa nd/or airbags
ar en ot depl oy ed in eve ry accident. So th at th er estraint sy st em can pr ov ide pr ot ec‐
tion ,e ac hv ehicle occupant mus t:R
Wi th th es eat belt fast ened cor re ctlyR
In an almos tu pright position wi th th eir back
agains tt he seat backrest R
Sit wit ht heir fe et re st ing on th ef loor ,ifp os‐
sible. R
Alw ay sbes ecured in an additional re st ra int
sy st em suitable fo rM ercedes-Benz ve hicles
if th ey ar eu nde r5f t( 1. 50 m) ta ll.
Ho we ve r, no sy st em av ailable to da yc an com‐
ple te ly eliminat ei njuries and fa ta lities in eve ry
acciden ts ituation. In particular ,t he seat belt
and airbag ge neral ly do no tp ro te ct against
objects penetrating th ev ehicle fr om th eo ut side.
Ar isk of inju ry caused by th ea irbag deploying
can also no tbec omple te ly ru led out. Re duce dr estraint sy st em pr ot ection
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WA RNING Risk of inju ry or deat hf ro m
modifications to th er estraint sy st em
Modification stot he re st ra int sy st em may
cause it to no longer wo rk as intended.
The re st ra int sy st em ma yt hen no tp ro te ct
th ev ehicle occupants as intended by fa iling
in an accident or triggering unexpec te dly ,f or
ex ample