2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON airbag off

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
Front-passenger airbag dis-
abled See Owner's Manual *T
he front passenger airbag is disabled, eventh ough an adult or a person with a build cor responding tothat of an
adult is seated on the front passenger seat. If additional forc es are applied tothe seat, thewe ight the sy stem
de tects may be too lo w. &
WARNING ‑ Risk of inju ryor eve nfa ta l injury when the front passenger airbag is disabled
If th e front passenger airbag is disabled, It will not be deplo yed in theeve nt of an accident and cannot pe rform
its intended pr otective function.
A person in the front passenger seat could then, forex ample, come into con tact wi th theve hicle interior, espe‐
cially if the person is sitting too close tothe dashboard. #
Beaware of thest atus of the front passenger airbag bo thbefore and during the journe y. #
Pull over and stop theve hicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf fic conditions. #
Check thest atus of the automatic front passenger airbag shutoff . #
If necessar y,consult a qualified specialist workshop immediatel y. Displ
aymessa ges and warning/indicator lamps 397

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
Front-passenger airbag
enabled See Owner's Man-
ual *T
he front passenger airbag is enabled while theve hicle is in motion:
R even when a child, a small adult or an object weighing less than the sy stem weight thre shold is located on the
front passenger seat
R even when the front passenger seat is not occupied
The sy stem may de tect objects or forc es that are adding tothewe ight applied tothe seat. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor fata l injury when using a child restra int sy stem while the front passenger airbag
is enabled
If yo u secure a child in a child restra int sy stem on the front passenger seat and the front passenger airbag is
enabled, the front passenger airbag can deploy in theev ent of an accident.
The child could be stru ck bythe airbag. #
Ensure, bo thbefore and during the journe y,that thest atus of the front passenger airbag is cor rect.
NEVER use a rear wa rdfacing child restra int on a seat pr otected byan ACTIVE FRONT AIRB AGin front of it;
DE ATH or SERIOUS INJU RYtotheCH ILD can occur. #
Pull over and stop theve hicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf fic conditions. #
Check thest atus of the automatic front passenger airbag shutoff . #
If necessar y,consult a qualified specialist workshop immediatel y.398
Display messages and warning/indicator lamps

Au
tomatic front passen ger airbag
shu toff ........................................................ 41
Fu nction of the automatic front
passenger airbag shutoff ....................... 41
Au tomatic front passen ger front air‐
bag deacti vation sy stem .................... .41, 42
PA SSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamp .... .42
Au tomatic front passen ger front air‐
bag deacti vation sy stem
see Automatic front passenger front
airbag deactivation sy stem
Au tomatic mir rorfo lding function
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .145
Au tomatic transmission
DIRECT SELECT le ver ........................... 172
Drive program display .......................... 17 0
Drive programs .................................... 17 0
DY NA MIC SELECT switch .................... 17 0
Engaging drive position ........................ 173
Engaging reve rsege ar ........................ .173
Kickdown ............................................. 175
Manual gearshifting ............................ .174
Selecting pa rkposition ........................ 173
Shifting toneutral ................................ 173St
eering wheel gearshift paddles ........ .174
Tr ansmission position display .............. 172
Tr ansmission positions ........................ 172
Axle load Perm issible .......................................... 366
Tr ailer operation .................................. 380 B
Ball neck Extending/r etra cting ........................... 24 5
BA S (Brake Assist Sy stem) .................... .191
Battery Charging (Remo teOnline) .................... 16 3
Ke y ........................................................ 69
Re mo tecontrol (s tationary heater) ...... 15 6
Battery (vehicle) Charging .............................................. 332
Notes .................................................. 330
St arting assis tance .............................. 332
Belt see Seat belt
Belt airbag Activation .............................................. 32 Fu
nction/no tes .....................................36
Bic ycle rack
Tr ailer operation .................................. 24 8
Blind Spot Assi st..................................... 239
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .241
Fu nction .............................................. 239
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 39
Blo wer
see Climate control
BlueTEC see AdBlue ®
Blue tooth ®
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .275
Settings ............................................... 274
Blue tooth ®
Au dio
Ac tivating ............................................ 300
Ad justing thevo lume .......................... .300
Displ aying device de tails .................... .301
Information .......................................... 299
Overview ............................................. 299
Sear ching for and auth orisingthe
device .................................................. 299 Index
459

Ending a call ........................................ 282
Incoming call du
ring an existing call .... 283
Making ................................................ 282
Vi ath eove rhead control panel
(Mercedes me connect) ......................2 88
Camera see 360° Camera
see Reversing camera
Car key
see Key
Car wash
see Care
Car wash (care) ........................................3 14
Care .......................................................... .319
AIR PANEL ............................................ 317
Car wash ..............................................3 14
Carpet .................................................. 319
Displ ay................................................. 319
EAS Y-PA CK boot box ............................ 319
Exhaust pipes ...................................... 317
Exterior lighting .................................... 317
Genuine wood/trim elements .............. 319
High-pressu recleaner .......................... 314
Matt finish ........................................... 316Pa
int wo rk ............................................. 316
Plastic trim ...........................................3 19
Re versing camera/360° Camera ........ .317
Ro of lining ............................................ 319
Seat belt .............................................. 319
Seat co ver ............................................ 319
Senso rs................................................ 317
Tr ailer tow hit ch................................... 317
Wa shing byhand ..................................3 15
Wheels/rims ........................................3 17
Wi ndo ws .............................................. 317
Wi per blades ........................................ 317
Carpet (Care) ............................................ 319
Changing bulbs ........................................ 137
Dipped beam ....................................... 13 8
Fitting/removing co ver (front wheel
ar ch ) .................................................... 13 8
Main beam ...........................................1 38
No tes ................................................... 137
Opening/closing the side trim pan‐
els .......................................................1 39
Overview .............................................. 137
Re versing light .................................... .139
Tu rn signal light (front) ........................ 13 8
Tu rn signal light (rear) .......................... 13 9Changing hub caps
.................................. 357
Changing the lights
Driving abroad (symm etrical dipped
beam) .................................................. 127
Channel tracking Setting ................................................ .303
Charging Battery (vehicle) .................................. 332
Mobile phone (wi reless) ...................... .124
USB port ..............................................1 24
Chassis le vel (AIR BODY CONT ROL)
Setting ................................................ .215
Child saf ety lock
Re ar side wind ows................................. 65
Child seat Attach ing (no tes) ................................... 54
Fr ont passenger seat (no tes) ................. 52
Fr ont passenger seat (rear ward-
fa cing/for ward-facing) .......................... 54
Fr ont passenger seat (without airbag
shutoff) .................................................. 53
ISOFIX/i-Size (fitting) ............................50
No tes ..................................................... 46
Re commended child restra int sy stems .. 61 Index
461

5
Engine oil le vel cannot be
measured ............................................ .414
4 Engine oil le velRe duce oil le vel.. 412
4 Engine oil le velSt op vehicle
Switch engine off ................................. 412
4 Engine oil pressure Stop
Switch off engine ................................. 413
6 Front left malfunction Consult
wo rkshop (e xample)............................ 396
Fr ont-passenger airbag disabled See
Owner's Manual ..................................3 97
Fr ont-passenger airbag enabled See
Owner's Manual ..................................3 98
! inoperative See Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 382
÷ inoperative See Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 385
T inoperative See Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 386
G Inoperati ve................................. 392 b
Intelligent Light Sy stem inoper‐
ative ....................................................4 35
ÂKe y not de tected (red displ ay
messa ge).............................................4 22
 Key not de tected (white dis‐
pl ay messa ge).....................................4 22
bLeft dipped beam (e xamp le) ........ 435
6Left windowbag malfunction
Consult workshop (e xample).............. .396
Let fresh air into theve hicle interior!
Air conditioning malf. Visit workshop .. 430
Limiter inoperative .............................. 406
Limiter passive .................................... 405
¢ Lowe ring .................................... 399
b Malfunction See Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 436
ðMaximum speed exceeded ..........4 06
N permanently active Risk of vehicle
ro lling .................................................. 426
ë Off.............................................. 404 Only select
Park (P) when vehicle is
st ationary ............................................ 426
j Operation on ly possible in
tr ansmission position N .......................429
j Operation only possible in
transmission position P ....................... 429
! Parking brake See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 388
 Place theke y in the mar ked
space See Owner's Manual ................. 423
PRE-SAFE impulse side inoperative
See Owner's Manual ........................... 394
PRE-SAFE inoperative See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 394
Ra dar sensors dirty See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 392
_Re ar left seat backrest not
loc ked (e xamp le)................................ .434
h Rectify tyre pressure ...................41 8466
Index

Flat ty
re.................................................... 324
MOExtended tyres ............................... 325
No tes ................................................... 324
TIREFIT kit ...........................................3 26
Wheel change ...................................... 357
Floor mats ................................................ 12 6
Fo g light (extended range) ......................1 32
Fr ag rance
see Fragrance sy stem
Fr ag rance sy stem .................................... 151
Ad justing the fragrance intensity ......... 151
Inserting/removing theflacon ............ .151
Switching on/off .................................. 151
Fr ee software ............................................ 30
Fr equencies
Mobile phone ...................................... 365
Tw o-w ayradio ...................................... 365
Fr equency band
Selecting (on-board computer) ............ 259
Fr ont airbag (driver, front passenger) .....38
Fr ont passenger seat
Ad justing from the driver's seat ............ 98 Fr
ont passenger seat
see Seat
Fr ont wheel ar ch
Fitting/removing the co ver .................. 13 8
Fr ont wheel ar chcover
Fitting/removing ................................. 13 8
Fu el
E10 ...................................................... 370
Pe trol ................................................... 370
Quality (petrol) .................................... 370
Re ser vefuel le vel ................................ 372
Sulphur content ................................... 370
Ta nk capacity ....................................... 372
Fu el consum ption
On-board computer ............................ .257
Fu elling .................................................... .371
Ad ditives .............................................. 371
Diesel .................................................. 371
Low outside temp eratures ...................3 71
Quality (diesel) ..................................... 371
Re fuelling ............................................. 176
Fu nction seat
see Door cont rol panel Fu
se insert
see Fuses
Fu ses ........................................................ 341
Assignment diagram ............................3 41
Before replacing a fuse ........................ 341
Fu se box in the boot ............................3 43
Fu se box in the engine compartment .. 342
Fu se box in the front-passen gerfo ot‐
we ll ...................................................... 343
Fu se box on the dashboard ................. 343
No tes ................................................... 341 G
Garage door opener Cleari ngthe memory ........................... 185
Opening/closing thega rage door ........ 184
Programming buttons .......................... 182
Ra dio equipment appr oval numbers .... 185
Re solving problems ............................. 184
Synchronising thero lling code ............ 183
Garmin ®
MAP PIL OTnavigation mod‐
ule
Activating ............................................ 277
Overview ..............................................2 76 Index
471

Calling up menus ................................
.268
Central control elements ..................... 264
Configu ring displ aysettings ................2 73
Main functions .................................... 268
Overview ............................................. 264
Re storing thefa ctory settings .............. 276
Switching the sound on/off ................. 271N
Na vigation
Menu (on-board computer) .................. 258
Na vigation messages
On-board computer ............................. 258
Ne arField Communication (NFC)
Locking theve hicle (digital vehicle
ke yst icke r) ............................................ 72
Locking theve hicle (mobile phone) .......72
St arting theve hicle (Digital Car Key
st icke r) ................................................. 161
St arting theve hicle (mobile phone) ..... 161
Un locking theve hicle (digital vehicle
ke yst icke r) ............................................ 72
Un locking theve hicle (mobile phone) ....72 Ne
utral
Selecting .............................................. 173 O
Occupant saf ety
Pe ts in theve hicle ................................. 65
Occupant saf ety
see Airbag
see Automatic front passenger air‐
bag shutoff
see PRE-SAFE ®
(anticipatory occu‐
pant pr otection)
see PRE-SAFE ®
Impulse Side
see PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS (anticipatory
occupant pr otection plus)
see Restra int sy stem
see Seat belt
Odome ter
see Total dis tance recorder
Oil see Engine oil
On-board co mputer ................................. 261
Assis tance graphic menu .................... 256
Displaying the service due date ........... 306 Media menu ........................................2
60
Menu designs ...................................... 262
Menus ................................................. 253
Multifunction display ........................... 255
Na vigation menu ................................. 258
Operating ............................................ 253
Ra dio menu .........................................2 59
Service menu ...................................... 256
Te lephone menu .................................. 260
Tr ip menu ............................................ 257
On-boa rddiagno stics inter face
see Diagno stics connection
On-boa rdelectronics
Engine electronics .............................. .364
No tes ................................................... 364
Tw o-w ayradios .................................... 364
Open-source software .............................. 30
Opening the boot lid using your foot
HANDS-FREE ACCESS .......................... .79
Operating fluids
Ad Blue ®
............................................... 372
Brake fluid .......................................... .374
Coolant (engine) .................................. 375
Fu el (petrol) ......................................... 370 Index
477

No
tes .................................................. 368
windscreen washer fluid ...................... 376
Operating saf ety
Declaration of Conformity (electro‐
magnetic compatibility) ........................ .24
Declaration of conformity (ja ck) ............ 24
Declaration of conformity (TIREFIT kit) .. 25
Declaration of conformity (wireless
ve hicle components) ............................. 24
Information ............................................23
Operating sy stem
On-board computer ............................ .253
Outside mir rors ....................... 142, 143, 14 4
Anti-dazzle mode (automatic) .............. 14 3
Au tomatic mir rorfo lding function ........ 14 5
Fo lding in/out .................................... .142
Pa rking position .................................. .144
Setting ................................................. 14 2
Using the memory function ................. 106
Overhead control panel Making calls (Mercedes me connect).............................................................2 88
Overview ................................................ 14Owner's Manual
Vehicle equipment ................................. 23
Owner's Manual (digital) .......................... 20 P
Pa int code ................................................ 366
Pa intwork (cleaning instructions) ..........316
Pa nic alarm ................................................ 68
Ac tivating/deactivating ......................... 68
Pa noramic sliding sunroof
see Sliding sunroof
Pa rk position
Selecting .............................................. 173
Selecting au tomatical ly........................ 173
Pa rking
see Electric parking brake
Pa rking aid
see Parking Assist PARKTRONIC
Pa rking Assist
Manoeuv ring assi stance ...................... 237
Pa rking Assist PARKTRONIC ................... 216
Ad justing warning tones ...................... 219Fu
nction ............................................... 216
Side impact pr otection .........................2 17
Switching off ........................................ 218
Switching on ........................................ 218
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 16
Pa rking assistance sy stems
see Active Parking Assist
Pa rking brake
see Electric parking brake
Pa rking lights .......................................... .127
Pa rking position
Outside mir rors ................................... 14 4
St oring the position of the passenger
outside mir ror using reve rsege ar ........ 14 4
Pa rking up ................................................ 189
PA SSENGER AIR BAGstatus display
see Automatic front passenger front
airbag deactivation sy stem
Pe destrian pr otection
see Active bonnet (pedestrian pr otection)
Pe rfume
see Fragrance sy stem 478
Index