2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN ron

#Remo vetrappe dplants or other flam‐
mable material, in particular.
#If th er eisd amage, consult aqualified
specialis tworks hop immediately.
&
WARNING Risk of accident or injury due
to incor rect modifications on electronic
component part s
Modification toelectronic components, their
softwar eorwiring could impair their function
and/or thef unction of other networ kedc om‐
ponen tparts. In particular ,systems releva nt
to saf etyc ould also be af fected.
As aresult, these ma ynolonger function
proper lyand/or jeopardizet he operating
saf etyoft hevehicle.
#Ne vertamper wit hthe wiring and elec‐
tronic component parts or their soft‐
wa re.
#Yo us hould ha veall workon electrical
and electronic componentsc arried out
at aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
* NO
TEDama getothev ehicle
Damag etothevehicle ma yoccur in thef ol‐
lowing cases:
RThe vehicle becomes grounded, e.g. on a
high curb or an unpa vedr oad.
RThe vehicle is driven toof asto vera n
obs tacle ,e.g. acurb ,speed bump or pot‐
hole.
RAh eavy object strike st he underbody or
parts of thec hassis.
In situations suc hasthis,theb ody ,the
underbody ,chassi sparts ,wheels or tires
coul dbed amaged without thed amag ebeing
visible. Components damaged in this wa y
can unexpectedly fail or ,int he case of an
accident, no longer withs tand thes trai nthey
ar ed esigned to.
If th eu nderbody paneling is damaged, flam‐
mable materials suc hasleaves, grass or
twigs can gather between theu nderbody and
th eu nderbody paneling. If these materials
come int oconta ct wi thhotp arts on the
ex haus tsyst em, they ma ycatc hfire.
#Ha ve thev ehicle checkeda nd repaired
immediatel yataqualified specialist
wo rkshop.
or
#If driving saf etyisi mpaired while con‐
tinuing your journe y,pull over and stop
th ev ehicle immediatel y,paying atten‐
tion toroad and traf ficc onditions ,and
contact aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Declaration of conformity forw ireles svehi‐
cle components
USA: "The wireless devices of this vehicle com‐
ply wit hPart15oft he FCC Rules. Operation is
subject tothef ollowing tw oconditions: 1) These
device smaynotc ause harmful inter fere nce, and
2) These device smusta ccep tany inter fere nce
re ceive d, includin ginter fere nce that ma ycause
undesired operation.C hangesorm odifications
no te xpressly appr ovedbyt he party responsible
fo rc ompliance could void theu ser's authority to
operat ethe equipment."
General no tes 23

your vehicle. This particularly applies towo rkrel‐
ev ant tosaf ety.
Fo rthe following, alw aysh ave your vehicle
ch eckedatana uthorized Mercedes-Benzs ervice
cente r:
RWorkreleva nt tosaf ety
RService and maintenance work
RRepair work
RModifications, ins tallation sand con versions
RWo rkon electronic component parts
Cor rect use of thev ehicle
If yo ur emo veanyw arning sticke rs,y ou or others
could failto recognize cer tain dangers. Lea ve
wa rning sticke rs in position.
Obser vethef ollowing information when driving
yo ur vehicle:
Rthes afet yn otes in this manual
Rthev ehicle tech nica ldata
Rtraf ficr ules and regulations
Rlaws and saf etys tanda rdsp ertainin gto
mo torv ehicles
Problems with your vehicle
If yo us hould experience aproblem wit hyour
ve hicle, particularly one that youb elie vemay
af fect its saf eoperation, weurge youtoc ontact
an au thorized Mercedes-Benz service center
immediately tohave thep roblem diagnosed and
re ctified. If thep roblem is no tresolved to your
satisfaction,p leasediscussthep roblem again
wit hthe authorized Mercedes-Benz service cen‐
te ro r,if necessar y,contact us at one of thef ol‐
lowing addresses.
In theU SA:
Cus tomer Assis tance Center
Mercedes-Benz US A,LLC
3M ercedes Drive
Montvale ,NJ07645-0350
In Canada:
Cu stomer Relation sDepartment
Mercedes-Benz Canada, Inc. 98
Vande rhoof Avenue
To ronto, Ontario M4G 4C9Re porting saf etyd efects
US Ao nly:
The following text is published as requ ired of
manufacturer sunder Title 49, Code of U.S. Fed‐
eral Regulations, Part57 5p ursuant tothe
"National Traf fica nd Mo torV ehicle Saf etyA ct of
19 66".
If yo ub elie vethat your vehicle has adefect
whic hcould cause acrash or could cause injury
or death, yous hould immediatel yinfor mthe
Na tional Highw ayTraf ficS afet yA dmini stra tion
(NHT SA)ina ddition tonotifying Mercedes-Benz
US A,LLC.
If NHT SAreceive ssimilar complaints, it may
open an in vestigation ,and if it finds that as afet y
defect exists in agroup of vehicles, it ma yorder
ar ecall and remedy campaign. Ho wever,NHT SA
canno tbecome in volved in individual problems
between you, your dealer ,orMercedes-Benz
US A,LLC.
General no tes 25

Tocontact NHT SA,you ma ycall theV ehicle
Saf etyH otline toll-f reeat1 -888-327-4236
(TT Y:1-800-424-9 153);go tohttp://
www.safercar.go vorwrite to:A dmini stra tor,
NHT SA,400 Se venthS treet, SW.,Wa shington,
DC 20590, US A.
Yo uc an find mor einformatio nonvehicle saf ety
under :http://w ww.safercar.g ov
LimitedWarranty
* NO
TEDama getothev ehicle arising
from culpable violation of these operat‐
ing instructions.
Damag etothevehicle can arise from culpa‐
ble violation of these operating instructions.
This damag eisnotcoverede ither bythe
Mercedes-BenzL imitedWarrant yorbyt he
Ne wV ehicle or Used Vehicle Warrant y.
#Followt he instructions in this manual
on proper operation of your vehicle as
we ll as on possible vehicle damage.
QR code forr escue card
The QR code is secured in thef uel filler flap and
on theo pposit eside on theB -pillar .Intheeve nt
of an accident, rescue services can use theQ R
code toquickl yfind thea ppropriat erescue card
fo ry our vehicle. The cur rent rescue car dcon‐
ta ins them ostimp ortant informatio nabout your
ve hicle in acompact form ,e.g. ther outing of the
electric lines.
Yo uc an find mor einformatio nunder
ww w.mercedes-benz.de/qr-code.
Ve hicl edata storage
Data acquisition
Aw iderang eofe lectronicc omponents in your
ve hicle contain dat amemories.
These dat amemories temp orarily or perma‐
nently stor et echnical in form ationa bout :
RThev ehicle's operating state
REvents
RMalfunctions In
general ,the tech nica linformatio ndocuments
th es tate ofac omponent part, amodule, asys‐
te mort he sur roundings.
Thesei nclude, fore xamp le:
ROperatingc onditionsofs ystemc omponents.
Fo re xamp le,fluid leve ls.
RThe vehicle's status messages and those of
its individual components. Fore xamp le,the
numbe rofwheelrevo lutions/speed, deceler‐
ation ,lateral acceleration ,accelerator pedal
position.
RMalfunctions and defect sinimportant sys‐
te mc omponents. Fore xamp le, lights,
brakes.
RVe hicle reactionsa nd operatingc onditionsin
special drivin gsituations .For example, air
bag deployment, inter ventio nofs tabilityc on‐
trol sy stems.
RAmbien tconditions .For example, outside
te mp erature.
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General no tes

RHowf astthe vehicle wastrave ling.
This dat acan help pr ovide abette ru nder stand‐
ing of thec ircums tances in whic haccidents and
inju ries occur .NOTE: ED Rdataisr ecorded by
yo ur vehicle onl yifanon-trivial crash situation
occurs; no dat aisrecorded bytheE DR under
normal driving conditions and no personal data
(e.g. name, gende r,ag ea nd accidentl ocation) is
re corded .How ever,o ther parties, suc haslaw
enforcement,c ould combine EDR dat awitht he
type of personall yidentifying dat aroutinely
acquired during acrash inve stigation.
Ac cess tothev ehicle and/or theE DR is needed
to read dat athat is recorded bytheE DR,and
special equipment is requ ired. In addition tothe
ve hicle manufacturer ,other parties that ha vethe
special equipment, suc haslawenforcement,
can read thei nformation byaccessing thev ehi‐
cle or theE DR.
ED Rd atam aybe used in civil and criminal mat‐
te rs as atool in accident reconstruction, acci‐
dent claims and vehicle saf ety. Since theC rash
Dat aRetrieva l(CDR) tool that is used toextract
da ta from theE DR is commercially available, Mercedes-Ben
zUSA,LLC ("MBUSA") expressly
disclaims an yand all liability arising from the
ex traction of this informatio nbyunauthorized
Mercedes-Ben zpersonne l.
MBUS Awill no tshar eEDR data wit hother sw ith‐
out thec onsent of thev ehicle owner o
r
,ifthe
ve hicle is leased, without thec onsent of thel es‐
see. Exception stothisrepresentation include
re sponses tosubpoenas bylawe nforcement ;by
fe deral, stat eorl ocal go vernment ;inconnection
wit hora rising out of litigation in volvingM BUSA
or its subsidiaries and af filiates; or ,asrequired
by law.
Wa rning: theE DR isac omponen tofthe
Re stra int Sy stem Module. Tamp ering with, alter‐
ing, modifying or removing theE DR component
ma yresult in amalfunction of theR estraint Sys‐
te mM odule and other sy stems.
St atel aws orregulations rega rding EDRs that
con flict wit hfederal regulation ar epre-em pted.
This means that in thee vent of such conflict,the
fe deral regulation go verns. As of Februar y2013,
13 states ha veenacted la wsrelatin gtoE DRs.
Copyright
Information on licenses forf reea nd open-
source so ftwa re
Information on licenses forf reea nd open-sourc e
softwar eused in your vehicle and its electronic
componentsisa vailable online at:
http://www.mercedes-benz.com/opensource
Re gis tere dtrademar ks
RBluetoo th®isar egis tere dt rademar kofBlue‐
toot hSIG Inc.
RDTS™ is aregis tere dt rademar kofDTS,Inc.
RDolby®and MLP™a reregis tere dt rademar ks
of DOLB YLaboratories.
RBabySmart™, ESP®and PRE-SAFE®arer eg‐
is te re dt rademar ksof Daimler AG.
RHomeLink®isar egis tere dt rademar kof
Johnson Controls.
RiPod®and iTunes®ar er egis tere dt rademar ks
of Apple Inc.
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Restra int sy stem
Pr otection byther estraint sy stem
The restra int sy stem includes thef ollowing:
RSeat belt sy stem
RAirbags
RChild restra int sy stem
RChild seat securing sy stem
In thee vent of an accident, ther estraint sy stem
can:
RRe duce ther isk of vehicle occupants coming
int oc ontact wit hparts of thev ehicle interior.
RReduce thef orces towhic hthe vehicle occu‐
pants ar esubjected.
As eat belt can onl yprovide theb estleve lofp ro‐
te ction if it is worncor rectl y.Depending on the
de tected accident situation, Emergency Tension‐
ing Device sand/or airbags supplement thep ro‐
te ction of fere dbyac orrectl yw orns eat belt.
Emer gency Tensioning Device sand/or airbags
ar en otdepl oyed in everyaccident. So
that ther estraint sy stem can pr ovide pr otec‐
tion ,eachv ehicle occupant mus t:
RWith th eseat belt fastened cor rectly
RIn an almos tupright position wi th their back
agains tthe seat backrest
RSit wit htheir feet resting on thef loor ,ifp os‐
sible.
RAlw aysbes ecured in an additional restra int
sy stem suitable forM ercedes-Benz vehicles
if th ey areu nde r5f t(1.50 m) tall.
Ho wever,no sy stem available toda yc an com‐
ple tely eliminat einjuries and fata lities in every
accidents ituation. In particular ,the seat belt
and airbag general lydo no tprotect against
objects penetrating thev ehicle fr om
theo ut
side.
Ar isk of inju rycaused bythea irbag deploying
can also no tbecomple tely ruled out.
Re duce drestraint sy stem pr otection
&
WARNING Risk of injury or deathfrom
modifications tother estraint sy stem
Modification stotherestra int sy stem may
cause it tono longer workas intended.
The restra int sy stem ma ythen no tprotect
th ev ehicle occupants as intended byfailing
in an accident or triggering unexpec tedly ,for
ex ample
#Ne vera lter thep arts of ther estraint
sy stem.
#Ne vertamper wit hthe wiring or any
electronic component parts or their
software.
If it is necessar ytomodifythev ehicle toaccom‐
modat eaperson wit hdisabilities, con tact a
qu alified specialis tworks hop. Mercedes-Benz
re commends that youo nly use seat beltsw hich
ha ve been appr oved specificall yfor your vehicle
by Mercedes-Benz.
RContact aMercedes-Benzs ervice centerfor
de tails.
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RUSAo nly: Ford etails, con tact ourC ustomer
Assis tance Center on 1-800-FOR-MERCedes
(1‑800‑367‑63 72).
Re stra int sy stem functionality
When thei gnition is switched on, asystems elf-
te st is per form ed, during whic hthe 6
re stra int sy stem warning lam plightsu p. It goes
out no later than afew second safter thev ehicle
is star ted. The components of ther estraint sys‐
te ma rethen functional.
Re stra int sy stem malfunction
RThe 6 restra int sy stem warning lamp
does no tlight up when thei gnition is
switched on.
RThe 6 restra int sy stem warning lamp
lightsupc ontinuousl yorrepeatedly during a
journe y.
&
WARNING Risk of injury orfata linjury
due toam alfunctio nintherestra int sys‐
te m
If th er estraint sy stem is malfunctioning,
re stra int sy stem components ma ybetrig‐
ge redu nintentionall yormight no tbetrig‐
ge redata ll inthee vent of an accident. This
ma yaffect theE mer gency Tensioning Device
or airbag, fore xamp le.
#Have ther estraint sy stem checkeda nd
re paired immediatel yataqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop.
Fu nction of ther estraint sy stem in an acci‐
dent
Ho wt he restra int sy stem worksisd etermined by
th es eve rity of thei mp act de tected and thet ype
of accidenta nticipated:
RFrontal impact
RRe ar impact
RSid eimp act
RRollover The activation
thre sholds fort he components of
th er estraint sy stem ar edetermined based on
th ee valuatio nofthe sensor values measured at
va rious points in thev ehicle. This process is pre-
em ptiveinn ature. The triggering/deployment of
th ec omponents of ther estraint sy stem should
ta ke place in good time at thes tart of thec olli‐
sion.
Fa ctor swhich can only be seena nd measured
af te rac ollision has occur redc ann otpla yad eci‐
siv erole in air bag deployment, nor do they pro‐
vide an indication of air bag deployment.
The vehicle ma ybedeformed significantl ywith‐
out an air bag being deplo yed. This is thec ase if
onl yparts whic hare re lativel yeasil ydeformed
ar ea ffected and ther ateofv ehicle deceleration
is no thigh. Con versely ,ana ir bag ma ybe
deplo yede vent hough thev ehicle suf fers only
minor deformation. If very rigid vehicle parts
suc hasl ongitudinal member sarehit, fore xam‐
ple, this ma yresult in suf ficiently hig hleve ls of
ve hicle deceleration.
Occupant saf ety 31

The componentsoft herestra int sy stem can
be activated or deplo yedi ndependentl yof
eac hother:
Component De tected deploy‐
men tsituation
Emer gency Tension‐
ing Devices Fr
ontal impact, rear
impact ,side impact,
ro llo ver
Driver' sairbag, front
passenger ai rbag,
knee ai rbag Fr
ontal impact
Side air bag Side impact
Wi ndo wairba gS ide impact,rollo ver,
frontal impact
Belt air bag Frontal impact
PRE-SAFE®Impulse
Side Side impact
The front passenger air bag can onl
ybe
deplo yedinana ccidentift hePASSENGER AIR
BA GO FFindicator lam pisoff.Ift he front passenger seat is occupied, mak
esure, bo th
befor eand during thej ourne y,that thes tatus of
th ef ront passenger air bag is cor rect
(
→page 41).
&
WARNING Risk of burn sfromh otairbag
components
The airbag parts ar ehotafte rana irbag has
been deploy ed.
#Do nottouc hthe airbag parts.
#Ha ve ad eplo yeda irbag replaced at a
qu alified specialis tworks hop as soon
as possible.
% Mercedes-Benz recommends that youh ave
th ev ehicle towe dtoaq ualified specialist
wo rkshop following an accident .This is par‐
ticularly impor tant when an Emergency Ten‐
sioning Device wastriggered or an air bag
wa sd eplo yed. If
th eE mer gency Tensioning Device saretrig‐
ge redorana ir bag is deplo yed, youw ill hear a
bang, and asmal lamoun tofpowder ma yalso be
re leased:
RThe bang will no tgene rallya ffect your hear‐
ing.
RIn general ,the powder released is no thaz‐
ardous tohealt hbut ma ycause short-term
breathing dif ficulties topersons suf fering
from as thma or other pulmonar yconditions.
Pr ov ided it is saf etodoso, leavethev ehicle
immediately or open thew indo wino rder to
pr eve nt brea thing dif ficulties.
Air bags and pyrotech nic Emergency Tensioning
Device scontai nperch lorat ematerial, whic hmay
re qu ires pecial handlin gorenvironmental pro‐
te ction measure s.Na tional guideline sregarding
wa sted isposal mus tbeobserved. In California,
see www.dtsc.ca.gov/HazardousWas te/
Pe rchlorate/index.cfm.
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Occupant saf ety

Seat belts
Protection pr ovided bythes eat belt
Alw aysf asteny our seat belt cor rectly before
st artin gajourney .As eatb eltc an only pr ovide
th eb estlev el of pr otection if it is worncor rectl y.
&
WARNING Risk of injury or deathdueto
incor rectl yfastened seat belt
If th es eat belt is no twornc orrectly ,itc an‐
no tp erform its intended pr otectiv efunction.
In addition, an incor rectly fastened seat belt
can also cause injuries, fore xamp le, in the
ev ent of an accidentorw hen braking or
ch anging direction suddenly .
#Alwayse nsur ethat all vehicle occu‐
pants ha vetheir seat belts fastened
cor rectl ya nd ar esitting prope rly.
RThe seat belt mus t:
-Notbet wisteda nd mus tfit tightl yand
snugl yacross your body .
-Berouted across thec enter of your
shoulder and as lo wdowna cross your
hips as possible.
RThe shoulder sectio nofthe seat belt should
no ttouc hyour nec knor be routed under
yo ur ar morb ehindy our bac k.
RAvoid wearing bulkyc loth ing, e.g. awinter
coat.
RPush thel ap belt down as farasp ossible
across your hips and pull tight withthe shoul‐
der section of theb elt. Ne verrout ethe lap
belt across your abdomen.
RNe verrout ethe seat belt across sharp, poin‐
te d, abrasiv eorfragile objects.
ROnl yone person should use eac hseat belt at
an yo ne time. Ne vera llow babies and chil‐
dren totrave lsitting on thel ap of ano ther
ve hicle occupant.
RNe vers ecur eobjects wit haseat belt if the
seat belt is also being used byone of the
ve hicle's occupants. Alw ayso bser vethe
instructions forl oading thev ehicle when
securing objects, luggag eorloads
(
→pag e94). All seatb
elts inthev ehicle exceptthe driver's
seat belt ar eequipped wit hachild seat saf ety
fe ature. Youc an find fur ther information under
"Child seat saf etyf eature" (
→pag e47).
If ch ildren ar etrave ling in thev ehicle, be sur eto
obser vethei nstruction sand saf etyn otes on
"Children in thev ehicle" (
→pag e45).
Reduce dprote ction
&
WARNING Risk of injury duetoan incor‐
re ct sea tposition
The seatb eltd oesn otoffert he intended
le ve lofp rotection if youh ave notm oved the
seat backres ttoanalmostvertical position.
When braking or in thee vent of an accident,
yo uc ouldslide underneat hthe seat belt and
sus tain abdomen or nec kinjuries, fore xam‐
ple. This posesani ncreased risk of injur yor
eve nfatal injur y.
#Adjus tthe seat cor rectly befor estarting
th ej ourne y.
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