2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN lights

#Alwayse ngag eseat belt tongue 2ofthe
seat belt int oseat belt buckle 1ofthec or‐
re sponding seat.
#Press and hold thes eat belt outle trelease
and slide thes eat belt outle tint ot he desired
position.
#Le tgooft he belt outle trelease and ensure
th at thes eat belt outle tloc ks in position. Ve
hicles with PRE-SAFE
®:If th ef ront seat belt
is no tpulled tight across your body ,the seat belt
adjustment ma yautomaticall yapply acertain
tigh tening forc e. Do no thold thes eat belt tightly
while it is adjusting .You can activat eand deacti‐
va te thes eat belt adjustmen tfunction using the
multimedia sy stem.
* NO
TEDeployment of theE mer gency
Te nsioning Device when thef ront
passenger seat is unoccupied
If th es eat belt tongueise ngaged in thes eat
belt buckle of thef ront passenger seat and
th ef ront passenger seat is unoccupied, the
Emergency Tensioning Device ma ydeplo yin
th ee vent of an accident.
#Onl yone person should use eac hseat
belt at an yone time.
Releasing seat belts
#Press ther elease button in thes eat belt
buckle and guide thes eat belt bac kwitht he
seat belt tongue.
Ac tivatin gordeactivatin gseatb elta djust‐
men tviathe multimedi asystem
Multimedia sy stem:,Vehicle.î Vehicle Settings.Belt
Adjustment
#Ac tivate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
Seat belt warning fort he driver and front
passen ger
The ü seat belt warning lam pinthe Instru‐
ment Displa yisareminder that all vehicle occu‐
pants mus twear their seat belts cor rectly.
The ü seatb eltw arning lam plightsupf or six
seconds af tere very engine start.
In addition,t herem aybe aw arning tone.
Whe nthe front door sareclosed and thed rive r
and front passenger ha vefast ened their seat
belts, thes eat belt warning goes out.
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Occupant saf ety

Duringajou rney ,the seat belt warning lightsu p
if:
RThe vehicle speed exceed s15m ph
(25 km/h) and thed rive r's or front
passenger seat belt is no tfas tened.
RThe driver or front passenger unfas tens their
seat belt while thev ehicle is in motion.
Airbags
Overvie wofair bags
1Knee air bag
2Driver's air bag
3Front-passenger front air bag
4Wi ndo wcurtain air bag
5Side air bag
The ins tallation location of an air bag is identi‐
fi ed bytheA IRB AG symbol.
When activated, an air bag can pr ovide addi‐
tiona lprotection fort he respectiv evehicle
occupant.
AIRB AG Potentia lprotection for
…
Knee air bag Thigh,k nee and lowerleg
Driver's air bag,
front passenger
air bag Head and
ribcage
Wi ndo wcurtain
air bag Head
Side air bag Ribcage, also pelvis for
front seato ccupants
The front-passenger front air bag can only
deployin an accident if theP ASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lam
pisoff.I ft he front passenger
seat is occupied, mak esure, bo thbefor eand
during thej ourne y,that thes tatus of thef ront
passenger air bag is cor rect (
→page 41).
* NO
TEImpo rtant points toremember if
th ef ront passenger seat is unoccupied
In an accident, thec omponents of the
re stra int sy stem ma ydeplo yunnecessarily
on thef ront passenger side if:
RTher eareheavy objects on thef ront
passenger seat.
RThe seat belt tongueise ngaged in the
seat belt buckle of thef ront passenger
seat and thef ront passenger seat is
unoccupied.
#St ow object sinas uitable place.
#Onlyone person should use eac hseat
belt at an yone time.
Occupant saf ety 37

Aperso nint he front passenger seat could
th en, fore xamp le, com eintoc ontact wi th
th ev ehicle interior ,especially if thep erson is
sitting tooc lose tothec ockpit.
If th ef ront passenger seat is occupied,
alw ayse nsur ethat:
RThe classification of thep erson in the
front passenger seatisc orrect and the
front passenger airbag is enabled or disa‐
ble dina ccordance wit hthe person in the
front passenger seat.
RThe front passenger seath as been moved
as farb ackasp ossible.
RThe person is seated cor rectl y.
#Ensure ,bothb efor eand during thej our‐
ne y,that thes tatus of thef ront
passenger airbag is cor rect.
PA SSENGER AIR BAGi ndicator lamp
Sy stem self-te st
Whenthei gnition is switched on, asystems elf-
te st is per form ed during whic hthe two
PA SSENGER AIR BAGONa nd OFFi ndicator
lamps light up simultaneousl y.The
status of thef ront passenger airbag is then
displa yed:
RPA SSENGER AIR BAGONl ightsupf or
60 seconds, subsequentl ybothi ndicator
lamps ar eoff(PASSENGER AI RBAG ON and
OFF): thef ront passenger airbag is able to
deplo yintheeve nt of an accident.
RPASSENGER AIR BAGO FFlightsupc ontinu‐
ously: thef ront passenger airbag is disabled.
It will then no tbed eployedint heevent of an
accident.
If th eP ASSENGER AIR BAGONi ndicator lam pis
off, only theP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FFindicator
lam pshows thes tatus of thef ront passenger
airbag. The PASSENGER AIR BAGO FFindicator
lam pm aybe lit continuousl yorbeoff.
If th eP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FFindicator lamp
and the6 restra int sy stem warning lamp
light up simultaneousl y,thef ront passenger seat
ma ynotbe used. Also in this case, do no tins tall
ac hild restra int sy stem on thef ront passenger
seat. Ha vethea utomatic front passenger airbag
shutof fchec keda nd repaired immediatel yata
qu alified specialis tworks hop.
Occupant saf ety 41

thes eat belt outle tand thef ront
passenger seat accordingly.
#Alw ayso bser vethec hild restra int sys‐
te mm anufacturer's ins tallation instruc‐
tions.
When ins talling achild restra int sy stem on the
front passenger seat, observ ethe vehicle-spe‐
cific information (
→pag e39).
If ap erson is sitting in thef ront passenger
seat: PASSENGER AIR BAGO FFma ybel it con‐
tinuousl yorbeo ff,d ependingont he person's
st ature. Alw ayso bser vethef ollowing informa‐
tion.
If th ef ront passenger seat is occupied by:
RAn adul toraperson wit habuild cor respond‐
ing tothat of an adult,t hePASSENGER AIR
BA GO FFindicator lam pmustbeo ff.T his
indicates that thef ront passenger air bag is
enabled.
If th eP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FFindicator
lam pisl it continuousl y,an adult or person
wit hab uild cor responding tothat of an adult shouldn
otuse thef ront passenger seat.
Ins tead, they should use arear seat.
RAp erson wit hasmaller statur e(e.g. ateen‐
ager or small adult), theP ASSENGER AIR
BA GO FFindicator lam peither lightsupa nd
re mains lit depending on ther esult of the
classifi cation or ,alter natively ,goes out.
-PA SSENGER AIR BAGO FFis off: mo ve
th ef ront passenger seat as farb acka s
possible or aperson wit hasmaller stat‐
ur es houldu searear seat.
-Ifth eP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FFindicator
lam pisl it continuously: aperson wit ha
smaller statur eshouldn otuse thef ront
passenger seat.
& WARNING Risk of injury or deathwhen
th eP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FFindicator
lam pisl it
If th eP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FFindicator
lam premain slit af tert he sy stem self-test,
th ef ront passenger air bag is deactivated. It
will no tbedeployedint heeve nt of an acci‐
dent. In this case, thef ront passenger air bag
cannot perform its intended pr otectiv efunc‐
tion ,e.g. when aperson is seated in thef ront
passenger seat.
That person could, fore xamp le, com einto
con tact wi th thevehicle interior ,especially if
th ep erson is sitting tooc lose tothec ockpit.
If th ef ront passenger seat is occupied,
alw ayse nsur ethat:
RThe classification of thep erson in the
front passenger seatisc orrect and the
front passenger air bag is enabled or
deactivated in accordance wit hthe per‐
son in thef ront passenger seat.
RThe person is seated properly wit hacor‐
re ctl yfastened seat belt.
RThe front passenger seat has been mo ved
as farb ackasp ossible.
Further related subjects:RChild restra int sy stem on thef ront passenger
seat (→pag e51).
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#Todeactivate: pressthe& button on the
SmartK eytwice in rapid succession.
The batter ychec klam poft he SmartK ey
fl ashes twic ebrief ly and lightsupo nce.
#To activate: press anybutton on theS mart‐
Ke y.
% When thev ehicle is star tedw itht he Smart‐
Ke yint he stow agec ompartment of thec en‐
te rc onsole (
→pag e129) ,the SmartK ey
functions ar eautom atically activated.
Inserting/re moving the eme rgency key
#Press release knob 1.
Emer gency key2 is pushed out slight ly.
#Pull out emer gency key2 until it en gage s.
% Youc an use thee mer gency keyint his posi‐
tion toattac hthe SmartK eyont oak eyring.
#Press release knob 1again and remo vethe
emer gency key.
#Toinser t:inse rtthee mer gency keya lon g
th ei nside of theS martK eyuntil it enga ges.
#Press release knob 1and press in the
emer gency keyf ullyu ntil it en gage s.
Re placing the SmartK eybattery
&
DANG ER Serious damag etohealth
caused byswallowing batteries
Batteries contain toxic and cor rosiv es ub‐
st ances. Swallowing batte ries ma ycause
serious damag etohealth.
Ther eisar isk offata linjur y.
#Keep batteries out of ther eac hofc hil‐
dren.
#If batteries ar eswallowe d, seek medical
attention immediately.
* ENVIRONMEN
TALN OTEEnvironmental
damage causedbyimproper disposal of
batteries
Bat teries conta in pollutants. It is
illegal todispose of them wit hthe household
ru bbish.
#
Dispose of batteries in an
environmen tallyr esponsibl emanner.
Ta ke dischar gedb atteries toaq ualified
specialis tworks hop or toac ollection
pointf or used batteries.
Opening and closing 57

#Onlyuse dr yand damage-free connect‐
ing cables.
#When thei gnition is switched off,
ensur ethat the1 15 Vsocketisd ry.
#If th e1 15 Vsocketisd amaged or gets
pulled ou tofthe paneling, immediately
ha ve thes ocketc hec kedorr eplaced at
aq ualified specializ edworkshop.
#Ne verp lugt he connecting cable int oa
11 5Vs ocketthat is dama gedorh as
been pulled out of thet rim.
&
DANG ER Risk of fata linjur ydue toincor‐
re ct handling of thes ocket
Yo uc ouldreceive an electric shock:
Rifyo ur eac hintot he soc ket.
Rifyo ui nser tunsuit able de vices or objects
int ot he soc ket.
#Only connect suitable devices tothe
soc ket.
Re quirementsROnl yconnec tdevices wit hasuitable plug
whic hconform stot hestandards specific to
th ec ountry youa rein.
ROnly connect device suptoamaximum of
15 0w atts.
RDo no tuse multipl esocketo utlets.
#Open flap 3.
#Inser tthe plug of thed evice int o115 V
soc ket1.
When theo n-boar delectrical sy stem voltage
is suf ficient, indicator la mp2lightsu p.
Wirelesschargin goft he mobile phone and
connection with thee xterior antenna
&
WARNING Risk of injury duetoobjects
being stowedinco rrectly
If objects in thev ehicle interior ar estowe d
incor rectly ,the yc an slide or be throw n
arounda nd hitvehicle occupants. In addi‐
tion, cup holders, open stowages paces and
mobile phoner eceptacle scanno talway s
re tain all object stheyc ontain.
The reisar isk of inju ry,p articularly in the
ev ent of sudden braking or asudden change
in direction.
#Alw ayss towo bject ssot hatthey can‐
no tb ethrow na roundins uchs itua‐
tions.
Seats and stowing 10
7

Exterior lighting
Lighting systems and your responsibility
The various lighting sy stems of thev ehicle are
onl yaids. The driver of thev ehicle is responsible
fo rc orrect vehicle illumination in accordance
wit hthe pr evailing light and visibilityc onditions,
legal requirements and traf fics ituation.
Light switch
Opera tingthe light switch
#1 W Left-hand standing lights
#2 X Right-hand standing lights
#3 T Parking lightsa nd license plate
lighting
#4 Ã Automatic driving lights (prefer red
light switc hposition)
#5 L Lowb eam/high beam
#6 R Activates/deacti vatest he rear fog
light
When lo wbeam is activated, thei ndicator lamp
fo rt he parking lights is deactivated and replaced
by thel ow beam indicator lamp.
Alw aysp arky our vehicle safely and in awell-lit
area, in accordance wit hthe releva nt le galstipu‐
lations.
* NO
TEBatter ydisch arging byoperating
th es tanding lights
Operatin gthe standing lightso verap eriod of
hour sputs astrai nont he batter y.
#Wherepossible, switc honthe
ri ght X or left Wparking light.
Inthec ase of se vere batter ydischarging, the
parkin glights or standing lightsa reautomati‐
call yswitch ed offtofacilitat eafutureengine
st art.
11 0
Light and visibility

Theexterior lighting (e xcep tp arking lights and
st anding lights) switch es offautomaticall ywhen
th ed rive r's door is opened.
Au tomatic drivin glights
The pa rking lights, lo wbeam and daytime run‐
ning lights ar eswitched on au tomatically
depending on thei gnition status ,whether the
engine is running and on thel ight conditions.
&
WARNING Risk of accident whe nthe low
beam is switched of finpoor visibility
When thel ight switc hissetto Ã,t he low
beam ma ynotbe switched on automatically
if th er eisf og, sno worother causes of poor
visibility suc hasspray .
#In suc hcases, tur nthe light switc hto
L.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gthe rear fogl ight
Re quirement
The light switc hisintheL orà position.
#Press theR button. Please obser
vethec ountry -specific la wsonthe
use of rear fogl amps.
Operating thel ight combination switch
:High beam
;Turn signal light, right
=Headlam pflashing
?Turn signal light, left
#Pull or push thec ombination switc hinthe
re leva nt di rection following thea rrow .
Switching on theh igh beam manually
#Vehicles with Adaptiv eHighbeam Assis t:
Tu rn thel ight switc htotheL position.
Press thec ombination switc hbeyond the
pressur epoint in thed irection of ar row:.
When theh igh beam is activated, thei ndicator
lam pfor lo wbeamisd eactivated and replaced
by thei ndicator lam pfor theh igh beam.
#Toswitc hofftheh igh beam: movethe
combination switc hbacktoi tsstartin gposi‐
tion.
#To indicat ebriefl y:press thec ombination
switc hbriefly up tothep ressur epoint in the
direction of ar row;or?.
The cor responding tur nsignal light flashes
th re et imes.
#To indicat efor ad uration: pressthe combi‐
nation switc hbeyond thep ressur epoint in
th ed irection of ar row;or?.
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