2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN Start

Protection bythea irbags
Depending on thea ccidents ituation,anairbag
can add tothep rotection of fere dbyac orrectly
fast ened seat belt.
&
WARNING Risk of injury or deathdueto
incor rect seatp osition
If yo ud eviat ef romt he cor rect seatp osition,
th ea irbag cann otper form its intended pro‐
te ctiv efunction and deployment ma yeven
cause fur ther injuries.
To avo id hazardous situations ,alway sm ake
sur ethat all vehicle occupants:
RAres eated properly and keep as fara wa y
as possible from thea irbags.
RObser vethef ollowing information.
#Alw aysm akes uret hat ther ea reno
objects between thea irbag and the
ve hicle occupant.
To avo idrisk sr esulting from thed eployment of
th ea irbag:
RBefor estartin gy our journe y,adjus tyour seat
cor rectly ;the driver's seat and front
passenger seat should be mo vedasf ar back
as possible.
When doing so, alw ayso bser vethei nforma‐
tion on thec orrect driver's seatp osition
(
→page 81).
ROnl yhold thes teering wheel bythes teering
wheel rim. This all owsthe airbag tobe fully
deplo yed.
RAlw aysl ean agains tthe seat backres twhen
th ev ehicle is in motion. Do no tlean forw ards
or lean agains tthe door or side windo w.You
ma yotherwise be in thed eployment area of
th ea irbags.
RAlw aysk eep your feet on thef loor .Don ot
put your feet on thec ockpit, fore xamp le.
Yo ur feet ma yotherwise be in thed eploy‐
ment area of thea irbag.
RIfch ildren ar etrave ling in thev ehicle,
obser vethea dditional no tes(→pag e45).
RAlw ayss towa nd secur eobject scorrectly. Objects in
thev ehicle interior ma ypreve nt an
airba gfromf unctioning cor rectly .There fore
alw ayse nsur ethat:
RTher eareno people, animals or objects
between thev ehicle occupants and an air‐
bag.
RTher eareno objectsb etwe en thes eat, door
and door pillar (B-pillar).
RNo hardobjects, e.g. coat hangers, ar ehang‐
ing on theg rabh andles or coat hooks.
RNo accessories, suc hascup holders, are
attached tothev ehicle within thed eploy‐
men t area of an airbag, e.g. todoors, side
windo wsor side paneling.
RNo heavy ,sharp-edged or fragile objectsa re
in thep ockets of your clo thing. Stores uch
object sinas uitable place.
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Occupant saf ety

or
-When entering orexitin gap arkin gspace
using Parking Pilot.
Information on PRE- SAFE®Impulse Side
If an imminent side impact is de tected, PRE-
SA FE®Impulse Side can pre-emptively mo vethe
front-seat vehicle occupant's upper body
to wa rdst he center of thev ehicle. It does this by
ra pidl yinflating an air cushion in theo uter seat
side bols teroft he seat backres tonthe side on
whic hthe impact is anticipated. This increases
th ed ista nce betwee nthe door and thev ehicle
occupant.
If PRE-SAFE
®Impulse Side has been deplo yedo r
is faulty ,the displa ymessage PRE-SAFE Impulse
Side Inoperative See Operator's Manual is dis‐
pla yed(
→pag e353).
Children in thev ehicle
Note sont he saf etransportation of children
&
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If yo ul eave children unaccompanied in the
ve hicle, they ma ybea bletos etthev ehicle in
motion, fore xamp leby:
RRe leasing thep arking brake.
RShifting thet ransmission out of park
position j.
RStartin gthe engine.
In addition, they ma yoperat evehicle equip‐
ment.
#Ne verlea ve children and animals unat‐
te nde dint hevehicle.
#When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle.
&
WARNING Risk offata linjur ydue to
ex posur etoextreme heat or col dinthe
ve hicle
If people –particularly children –‑are
ex posed toextreme heat or col dovera n
ex tende dperio doft ime,ther eisar isk of
inju ryor eve nfatal injur y.
#Neverlea ve anyone –p articularly chil‐
dren –unat tende dint hevehicle.
&
WARNING Risk of burn swhen thec hild
seat is exposed todirect sunlight
If th ec hild restra int sy stem is exposed to
direct sunlight or heat, parts could heat up.
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 texposedt o
direct sunlight.
#Pr otect it wit hablanket,for example.
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RIncorrect positioning of thec hild restra int
sy stem.
Fo rw ard-facin gand rear wa rd-facing child
re stra int sy stems on thef ront passenger
seat
When using arear ward-f acin gchild restra int sys‐
te mont he front passenger seat, thef ront
passenger airbag mus talway sbed isabled. This
is only thec ase if theP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FF
indicator lam pislit continuousl y(
→page41).
When usingac hildrestra int sy stem on thef ront
passenger seat, it is essential toobser vethef ol‐
lowing:
RMo vethef ront passenger seat as farb acka s
possible.
RRe tract thes eat cushion lengt hasfar as pos‐
sible.
RThee ntirebase of thec hild restra int sy stem
mus talway sr estont he sitting sur face of the
front passenger seat.
RThe backres toftheforw ard-facin gchild
re stra int sy stem mus tlie as flat as possible
agains tthe backres tofthe front passenger
seat. The child restra int sy stem mus tnot to
uc ht he roof or be put under stra in by the
head restra ints.
RAd jus tthe angle of thes eat backres tand the
head restra int position according ly.
RMo vethes eat cushion inclination tothe
highest, mos tvertical position.
RAlw aysm akes uret hat thes houlder belt
st ra pisc orrectl yr outed from thes eat belt
outle tofthevehicle tothes houlder belt
guide on thec
hild restra in
t system. The
shoulder belt stra pm ustber outed forw ards
and down wardsf romt he seat belt outlet.
RIf necessar y,adjus tthe seat belt outle tand
th ef ront passenger seat according ly.
RNe verp lace objects under or behind the
ch ild restra int sy stem, e.g. acushion.
Alw aysc omply wit hthe manufacturer's ins talla‐
tion and operatin ginstructions fort he child
re stra int sy stem used.
Child saf etyl oc ks
Ac tivating/deactivatin gthe child saf etyl ock
fo rt he rear doors
&
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If yo ul eave children unatte ndedint hevehi‐
cle, they ma ybea bletos etthev ehicle in
motion, fore xamp leby:
RRe leasing thep arking brake.
RShifting thea utomatic transmission out
of par kposition jor shifting them anual
transmission int oneutral.
RStartin gthe engine.
In addition, they ma yoperat evehicle equip‐
ment.
#Ne verlea ve children and animals unat‐
te nde dint hevehicle.
#When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle.
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Occupant saf ety

SmartKey
Overvie wofkeyfunctions
&
WARNING ‑Danger of accident or injury
if ch ildren ar eleftu nat tende dint hevehi‐
cle
If ch ildren ar eleftu nat tende dint hevehicle,
th ey could:
Rope ndoors,t hereb yendangering other
persons or road users.
Rge to utofthev ehicle and be hit by
oncoming traf fic.
Rope rate ve hicle equipment.
Moreo ver,ch ildren could also se tthe vehicle
in motion by,for example:
Rreleasing thep arking brake.
Rshifting thea utomatic transmission out of
par kposition P jor shifting manual
transmission int oidle position.
Rstartin gthe engine.
#Ne verlea ve children and animals unat‐
te nde dint hevehicle.
#When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th ek eywit hyou and loc kthe vehicle.
#Ke ep thev ehicle keyo ut of ther eac hof
ch ildren.
* NO
TEDama getothek eycaused by
magnetic fields
#Ke ep thek eyaway from strong mag‐
netic fields.1Loc ks
2Batter ychec klamp
3Unloc ks
4Opens/closes thet runk lid
5Pa nic alarm
The keyloc ks and unlo ckst he following compo‐
nents:
RThe doors
RThe trunk lid
RThe fuel filler flap
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Ifyo udon otopen thev ehicle within appr ox‐
imatel y40seconds af teru nlocking:
RThe vehicle is loc keda gain
RAnti- theftp rotection is reactivated
Do no tkeep thek eytoget her wit helectronic
devices or me talo bjects. This can af fect the
ke y's functionalit y.
% If batter ychec klamp 2does no tlight up
af te rp ressing the% or& button, the
batter yisdischar ged.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gthe acoustic lo cking
ve rification signal
Multimedia sy stem:,Vehicle.Vehicle Settings.Acoustic
Lock
#Ac tivate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
Priming/deactivating thep anic ala rm
PrerequisitesRIgnition switched off.
#Toprime: press button 1fora pproxima tely
one second .
Av isual and audibl ealarmist riggered.
#To deactivate: brieflyp ress but ton1 again.
or
#Press thes tart/s topb utton on thec ockpit
(the SmartK eyis inside thev ehicle).
Changing theu nlocking settings
Possible unlocking functions of thek ey:
RCentral unlocking
RUnlocking thed rive r's door and fuel filler flap
#To switc hbetwe en settings: pressthe
% and& buttonss imultaneousl yfor
appr oximatel ysix seconds until theb attery
ch eckl am pflashes twice.
If th eu nlocking function fort he driver's door
and fuel filler flap has been selecte d:
RPressingthe% button asecondt ime cen‐
trally unloc ksthev ehicle.
RVehicles with KEYLESS-GO: Ifyo ut ouch
th ei nner sur face of thed oor handle on the
driver's door ,onlyt he driver's door and fuel
fi ller flap ar eunlocked.
Re ducing the energy consu mptionoft he
SmartK ey
Ifyo udon otintendtou sethev ehicle fora n
ex tende dperio doft ime,youc an deactivat ethe
fo llowing function sonthe SmartK ey.
RKEYLESS-GO startin gfunction
RKEYLESS-GO
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Opening and closing

Activating/deactivatin gthe trunk li dopening
height restriction
Multimedia sy stem:,Vehicle.Vehicle Settings.Trunk Lid
Restriction
Ac tivating thef unction allo wsyoutoa void
bumping thet runk lid on alow garage ceiling, for
ex ample.
#Ac tivate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
Ro ller sun blinds
Extending ther ear side windo wroller sun
blinds
* NO
TEDama getothei nertia reel due to
it snappin gback
If suddenly snappe dback, thei nertia reel
ma ybed amaged.
#Alwaysm ove ther oller sun blind by
hand.
#Do no tdrive wit hthe roller sun blind
hooked in and side windo wsopened at
th es ame time.
#Pull ther oller sun blind out bytab1 and
hook it ont obrack ets2.
Ex tending/r etra ctin gthe rear windo wroller
sunblind
& WARNING Risk of entrapment when
ex tending or retracting ther oller sun
blind
Body parts could become entrapped in the
sweep of ther oller sun blind when it is being
ex tende dorr etra cted.
#Make surethat no body parts ar einthe
sweep of ther oller sun blind when it is
being extende dorr etra cted.
#If someone become strapped ,brief ly
pres sthe button again.
The opening or closing process is
brief lystopped. The roller sun blind
th en returns toits startin gposition.
* NO
TEDama gecaused byobjects
#Mak esuret hat ther oller sun blind can
mo vefreely.
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1Closing
2Opening
The butto ns inthed rive r's door take prece‐
dence.
#To star ta utomatic operation: press/pull
th eW button be yond thep ressur epoint.
#Tointer rupt automatic operation: press or
pul lthe W button again. Au
tomatic reve rsing function fort he side
windo ws
If an object bloc ksas ide wind owduring the
closing process, thes ide windo wopens again
automaticall y.The automatic reve rsing function
is onl yana id and is no tasubstitut efor your
attentiveness.
#When closing, mak esuret hat no body parts
ar eint he closing area.
&
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
despite reve rsing pr otection on thes ide
window
The reve rsing function does no treact:
RTo soft, light and thin objects, e.g. small
fi ngers.
ROver thel ast ã(4 mm) of thec losing
mo vement.
RDuring resetting.
RWhen closing thes ide windo wagain man‐
uall yimmediately af tera utom aticreve rs‐
ing.
This meanst hatther eve rsing function can‐
no tp reve nt someonef romb eing trapped in
th ese situations.
#When closing, mak esuret hat no body
parts ar einthe closing area.
#If someone becomes trapped, press the
W button toopen thes ide window
again.
Ve ntilating thev ehicle befor estarting ajour‐
ne y( conve nience opening)
&
WARNING Risk of entrapment when
opening asidew indow
Whe nopening asidew indo w, parts of the
body could be dr awninorb ecome trapped
betwee nthe side windo wand windo wframe.
#When opening ,makes uret hat nobody
is touchingt he side windo w.
#Release theb utton immediatel yif
somebody becomes trapped.
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#When closing, makesuret hat no body
parts ar einthe closing area.
#Release theb utton immediatel yif
somebody becomes trapped.
or
#Press theb utton in an ydirection during
th ea utomatic closing process.
The closing process is stopped.
Au tomatic reve rsing function of ther oller
sunblind
If th er eisano bjectobstructin gthe roller sun‐
blind during thec losing process, ther oller sun‐
blind opens again automaticall y.The automatic
re ve rsing function is onl yanaid and is no tasub‐
st itut efor your attentiveness.
#When opening or closingt heroller sunblind,
mak esuret hat no body parts ar einthe
sweep.
& WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
despite ther eve rsing function being
active
In particular ,the reve rsing function does not
re act tosoft, light and thin objects, fore xam‐
ple small fingers.
Thi sm eans that ther eve rsing function can‐
no tp reve nt entrapment in these situations.
#When opening or closing ther oller sun
blind, mak esuret hat no body parts are
in thes weep.
#Release theb utton immediatel yif
somebody becomes trapped.
or
#Press theb utton in an ydirection during
th ea utomatic closing process.
The closing process is stopped.
Au tomatic features of thes liding sunroof
%
The term "slidings unroof" also refers to the
panoramic sliding sunroof. By pushing or pulling
the3 button youc an
inter rupt thea utomatic functions: "Rain closing
function when driving "and "Automatic lo wering
fe ature".
Ra in closing function when driving
Ve hicles with apanoramic sliding sunroof: if
it starts torain, ther aised slidings unroof is
automaticall ylowe redw hile thev ehicle is in
motion.
Au tomatic lo weringfeature
Ve hicles with apanoramic sliding sunroof: if
th es liding sunroof is raised at ther ear ,the slid‐
ing sunroof is automaticall ylowe reds lightl yat
higher speeds. Atlows peeds it is raised again
automaticall y.
&
WARNING Risk of entrapment byauto‐
matic lo wering of thes liding sunroof
At high speeds ther aised slidings unroof
automaticall ylow erss lightl yatt herear.
This coul dtrapy ou or other persons.
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Opening and closing