2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN tic tac

*NO
TEDama getothet runk lid byobs ta‐
cle sabove thev ehicle
The trunk lid swings upwards when it is
opened.
#Therefore, mak esuret hat ther eiss uffi‐
cient clearance ab ovethet runk lid.
Yo uh ave thef ollowing options toopen thet runk
lid:
#Pull thet runk lid handle.
#Press and hold thep button on the
SmartK ey.
#Pull trunk lid remo teoperating switch 1.
#Vehicles with HANDS-FREE ACCESS: use
yo ur foot to kickb elow theb umper
(
→pag e66).
Ve hicles with trunk lid co nvenience closing:
if an object restricts thet runk lid during the
automatic opening process, theo bstacle de tec‐
tion stops thet runk lid.
Closing thet runk lid
&
WARNING Risk of injury from unsecured
items in thev ehicle
If objects, luggag eorloads ar enotsecured
or no tsecured suf ficientl y,they could slip,
tip ove rorbef lung around and thereb yhit
ve hicle occupants.
Ther eisar isk of inju ry,p articularly in the
ev ent of sudden braking or asudden change
in direction.
#Alw ayss tore object sinsuchaw aythat
th ey canno tbeflung around.
#Befor ethe journe y,secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge or loads agains tslipping or tipping
ove r.
&
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
duri ng au tomatic closing of thet runk lid
Pa rtsoft he body could become trapped dur‐
ing automatic closing of thet runk lid. More‐
ove r,people, e.g. children, ma ybestanding
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Opening and closing

Observethen otes when opening (→pag e63)
and closing (→pag e64)thet runk lid.
% Awarning tone sounds whil ethe trunk lid is
opening or closing.
& WARNING Risk of burn scaused byah ot
ex haus tsystem
The vehicle exhaus tsystemc an become very
hot. If youu se HANDS- FREEACCESS, you
could burn yourself by touchingt heexhaust
sy stem.
#Alw ayse nsur ethat youo nly ma kea
kicking mo vement within thed etection
ra ng eoft he sensors.
*NO
TEDama getothev ehicle caused by
unin tentional lyopening thet runk lid
RWhen using an automatic car wash
RWhen using ahigh pressur ecleaner
#Deactivat eKEYLESS-GO or mak esure
th at theS martK eylocated is at least
10 ft(3 m) away from thev ehicle in
suc hsituations.
When making thek icking mo vement, mak esure
th at youa restanding firm ly on theg round you
could otherwise lose your balance, e.g .onice.
Re quirements:
RThe keyisb ehind thev ehicle.
RStand at leas t12in(30 cm) away from the
ve hicle while per form ing thek icking mo ve‐
ment.
RDo no tcome int ocontact wit hthe bumper
while making thek icking mo vement.
RDo no tcarry out thek icking mo vement too
slowl y.
RThe kicking mo vement mus tbetowards the
ve hicle and bac k.
1Sensordetection range
If se veralc onsecutiv ekickin gmovements are
no ts uccessful, waitte ns econds.
Sy stem borders
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
if:
RThe area around thes ensor is dirty ,e.g. road
salt.
RThe kickin gmovement is made using apros‐
th etic leg.
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ProblemPossible causes/consequences and MSolutions
& WARNING Risk of entrapment if reve rsing pr otection is no tactivated
If yo uc lose aside wind owagain immediatel yafter it has been bloc kedorr eset, thes ide windo wcloses
wit hincreased or maximum forc e. The reve rsing function is then no tactive.
Pa rtsoft he body could be trapped in thec losing area in thep rocess.
#Mak esuret hat no parts of theb ody ar einthe closing area.
#Tostop thec losing process, release theb utton or press theb utton again toreopen thes ide win‐
do w.
Ifas ide windo wisobstructed during closing and reopens again slightly:
#Immediatel yafter thew indo wblocks,p ull thec orresponding button again until thes ide windo whas
closed, and hold theb utton forana dditional second.
The side windo wisclosed wit hincrease dforce.
If as ide windo wisobstructed again during closing and reopens again slightly:
#Re peat thep reviou sstep.
The side windo wisclosed without thea utomatic reve rsing function.
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#Makesuret hat nobody reaches int othe
sweep of thes liding sunroof whils tthe
ve hicle is in motion.
#If somebody becomes trapped, immedi‐
atel ypull bac kthe sliding sunroof but‐
to n.
The sliding sunroof li ftsd uring opening.
Problems with thes liding sunroof
%
The term "slidings unroof" also refers to the
panoramic sliding sunroof.
Problem Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
The sliding sunroof cann otbe closed
and youc anno tsee thec ause. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped byclosing thes liding sunroof again
If yo uc lose thes liding sunroof again immediatel yafter it has been bloc kedorr eset, thes liding sunroof
closes wit hincreased or maximum forc e.
The reve rsing function is then no tactive. Partsoft he body could be trapped in thec losing area in the
process. This poses an increased risk of injur yorevenf atal injur y.
#Makesuret hat no parts of theb ody ar einthe closing area.#Release theb utton immediatel yifsomebody becomes trapped.
or
#Press theb utton in an ydirection during thea utomatic closing process.
The closing process is stopped.
If th es liding sunroof is obstructed during closing and reopens again slightly:
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Anti-theftprotection
Immobilizer
The immobilizer pr events your vehicle from being
st ar tedw ithout thec orrect key.
The immobilizer is automaticall yactivated when
th ei gnition is switched of fand deactivated when
th ei gnition is switched on.
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst aket he key
wit hyou and loc kthe vehicle. An yone can start
th ee ngine if avalid keyh as been lef tins ide the
ve hicle.
% Inthee vent that thee ngine cannot bestar‐
te d( yetthe star terb atter yisc harged), the
sy stem is no toperational. Contact an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center or call
1-800-FO R-MERCedes (in theU SA)or
1-800-387-0 100( in Canada).
ATA (anti-thef talarm system)
Fu nction of theA TAsystem (anti-thef talarm
sy stem)
If th eA TAsystem is armed, avisual and audible
alar mist riggered in thef ollowing situations:
RAd oor is opened
RThe trunk lid is opened
RThe engin ehood is opened
The ATA system is armed automaticall yafter
appr oximatel y10seconds:
RAfterl ocking thev ehicle wit hthe SmartK ey.
RAf terl ocking thev ehicle using KEYLESS-GO.
When theA TAsystem is armed, indicator
lamp :flashes.
The ATAs ystem is automaticall ydeactivated:
RAfteru nlocking thev ehicle wit hthe Smart‐
Ke y.
RAfterp ressing thes tart/s topb utton wit hthe
Sma rtKe yinsid ethe vehicle.
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thro wn around ;this could result in vehicle
occupants being hit.
This also applies to:
RLu ggag eorl oads
RSeats that ha vebeen remo veda nd are
transpor tedint hevehicle as an excep‐
tion.
Ther eisar isk of inju ry,p articularly in the
ev ent of sudden braking or asudden change
in direction.
#Alw ayss towo bject sins uchaw aythat
th ey canno tbethrow na round.
#Befor ethe journe y,secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge or loads agains tslipping or tipping
ove r.
#Ifas eat has been remo ved, preferably
stow thes eat outside of thev ehicle.
&
WARNING Risk of injury from incorrectly
stowe dobjects
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 phoneb rack etsc ann otalw aysr etain
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.
#Alw aysm akes uret hat objectsdon ot
pr otru de from stowages paces, luggage
nets or stowagen ets.
#Close thel oc kable stow ages paces
befor estartin gaj ourney .
#Alw ayss towa nd secur eheavy ,hard,
pointe d, sharp-edged, fragile or bulky
objects in thet runk.
&
WARNING Risk of burn sfromt ailpipes
and tailpipe trim
The tailpipe and tailpipe trim can become
ve ry hot. If youc om eintoc ontact wit hthese
parts of thev ehicle, youc ould bur nyourself.
#Alw aysbep articular lycareful around
th et ailpipe and thet ailpipe trim.
#Allo wthe vehicle parts tocool down
befor eyou touc ht hem.
The handling characteristic sofyourvehicle are
dependent on thed istribution of thel oad within
th ev ehicle. Yous hould bear thef ollowing in
mind when loadin gthe vehicle:
RNe vere xceed them aximum permissible
gross mass or thep ermissible axle loads for
th ev ehicle (including occupants) .The values
ar es pecified on thev ehicle identification
plat eont hevehicle's B-pillar.
RThe load mus tnotprotru de abo vetheu pper
edg eoft he seat backrests.
RAlwaysp lace thel oad behind unoccupied
seats if possible.
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Attachin gthe roof rack
&
WARNING Risk of injury by exceeding
th em aximum roof load
When youl oad ther oof, thev ehicle center of
gr av ity rises and thed riving characteristics
ch ange.
If yo ue xceed them aximum roof load, the
driving characteristics, as well as thes teer‐
ing and braking, will be greatl yimp aired.
#Nevere xceed them aximum roof load
and adjus tyour driving style.
Yo uw illfind informatio nonthe maximum roof
load in the" Tech nical data" section.
Re quirements
ROnl yuseroof rack st esteda nd appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benz.
RMak esuret hat youc an raise thes liding sun‐
ro of full yand open thet runk lid full yonce
th er oof rack is ins talled.
RThe panoramic sliding sunroof canno tbe
opened if aroof rack is ins talled. The panor‐ amic sliding sunroof closes again automati‐
call
ywhen it encounter sresis tance.
* NO
TEDama getothec ove rs
The co vers ma ybed amageda nd scratched
when being opened.
#Do no tuse me tallic or har dobjects.
#Fold co vers 1 carefully up wardsint he
direction of thea rrow .
#Onl ysecur ethe roof rack tothea nchorage
point sunder co vers 1.
#Alw aysc ompl ywitht he roof rack manufac‐
turer's ins tallation instructions.
#Secur ethe load on ther oof rack .
Cup holder
Installing or removing the cu pholde rint he
center console
& WARNING ‑Riskofa ccident or injury
when using thec up holder while the
ve hicle is moving
The cup holder canno tsecur econtainers
while thev ehicle is moving.
If yo uu seac up holder while thev ehicle is
moving, thec onta iner ma ybeflung around
and liquids ma ybespilled. The vehicle occu‐
pants ma ycome int ocontact wit hthe liquid
and if it is hot, they could be scalded .You
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#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.
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