2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS Owners Manual

Re duce da irbag pr ot ection
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WA RNING Risk of inju ry from modi fi ca‐
tions to th ea irbag co ve r
If yo um odify an airbag co ve rora ff ix objects
suc hass tic ke rs to it, th ea irbag can no lon‐
ge rf unction cor re ctl y.

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Alw ay so bser ve th ec hild re st ra int sy st em
manufacturer's ins ta llation instructions.R
Ne ve rp lace objects under or behind th e
ch ild re st ra int sy st em, e.g. cushions.R
Fu ll yr et ra ct th es eat cushion lengt ha djust‐
ment. R
The entir eb ase of th ec hild re st ra int sy st em
mus ta lw ay sr es tont he seat cushion 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-passen ge r
seat. R
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 eh ead
re st ra ints. Ad jus tt he seat backres ti nclina‐
tion and th eh ead re st ra int setting accord‐
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WA RNING Risk of inju ry or deat hd ue to
object sb et we en th es itting sur fa ce and
th ec hild re st ra int sy st em
Objects between th es itting sur fa ce and th e
ch ild re st ra int sy st em could af fe ct th ef unc‐
tion of th ea utomatic front passenger airbag
shutoff.
This could re sult in th ef ro nt passenger air‐
bag no tf unctioning as intended during an
accident.

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

th es eat belt outle ta nd th ef ro nt
passenger seat accordingly.

PRE-SAFE ®
Information on PRE-SAFE ®
(anticipatory
occupant pr ot ection)
PRE- SA FE ®
is able to de te ct cer ta in critical driv‐
ing situations and implemen tp re -em pt iv em eas‐
ures to pr ot ect th ev ehicle occupants.
PRE-SAFE ®
can implement th ef ollowing meas‐
ures independentl yofe ac ho th er:R
Ti ghten th es eat belts on th ed ri ve r's seat
and front passenger seat. R
Close th es ide windo ws .R
Ve hicles with sliding sunroof: Close th e
sliding sunroof. R
Ve hicles with memor yf unction: Mo ve th e
front passenger sea ttoa mor ef av orable
seat position. R
Ve hicles with multicontour seat: Increase
th ea ir pressur eint he seat side bols te rs of
th es eat backrest.R
PRE-SAFE ®
Sound: pr ov ided th at th em ulti‐
media sy st em is switched on, ge nerates a brie fn oise signa ltos timulat et he innat ep ro ‐
te ctiv em echanism of ap erson's hea ri ng.
u NO TE Dama ge caused by object sint he
fo ot we ll or behin dt he seat
The automatic adjustment of th es eat posi‐
tion ma yr esult in damag etot he seat and/or
th eo bject.

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When entering or ex itin gap arkin gs pace
using Pa rk ing Pilot.
Information on PRE- SA FE ®
Impulse Side
If an imminent side impact is de te cted, PRE-
SA FE ®
Impulse Side can pre-emptively mo ve th e
front-seat ve hicle occupant's upper body
to wa rd st he center of th ev ehicle. It does th is by
ra pidl yi nflating an air cushion in th eo uter seat
side bols te roft he seat backres tont he side on
whic ht he impact is anticipated. This increases
th ed is ta nce betwee nt he door and th ev ehicle
occupant.
If PRE-SAFE ®
Impulse Side has been deplo ye do r
is fa ulty ,t he displa ym essage PRE-SAFE Impulse
Side Inoperative See Operator's Manual is dis‐
pla ye d( →
pag e3 53). Children in th ev ehicle
Note sont he saf et ra nsportation of ch ildren
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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 unaccompanied in th e
ve hicle, 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 et ransmission out of park
position ] . R
St artin gt he engine.
In addition, th ey ma yo perat ev ehicle equip‐
ment.