2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN time

1-800-FOR-MERCedes (1-800-367-6372)o rC us‐
to mer Service (Canada )on1-800-387-0 100.
Important notice forC alifornia retail bu yers
and lessee sofMercedes-Benz automobiles
Under California la wyou ma ybeentitled toa
re placemen tofyourvehicle or arefund of the
pur chase price or lease price ,ifafter areasona‐
ble number of repair attem ptsM ercedes-Benz
US A,LLCa nd/or its authorized repair or service
fa cilities failto fixo ne or mor esubstantial
defect sorm alfunctions in thev ehicle that are
co veredbyi tsexpress warrant y.
During aperio dof18m onths from originald eliv‐
er yoft hevehicle or akilome ter/milea geread‐
ing of 18,000 miles (29,000 km), whiche ver
occur sfirst ,v ehicle repair is presumed fora
re tail buyer or lessee if one or mor eofthefol‐
lowing occurs:
(1) thes erious defect or damag ecan result in
deadly or serious injur ytothevehicle occu‐
pants while driving AND this defect has
already been repaired at leas ttwice AND Mercedes‑Benz, LL
Chas been informed in
writing of then ecessity of arepair.
(2) thed efect or damage, though less serious
th an (1) abo ve,h as already been repaired at
leas tfour times AND Mercedes‑Benzh as
been informed in writing of then ecessity of
ar epair.
(3) thev ehicle canno tbeusedforl onger than
30 calendar da ysbecause of repair work
re sulting from this or other serious defects
or damage.
Please send your written notic eto:
Mercedes‑BenzU SA,LLC
Cus tomer Assis tance Center
3M ercede sDrive
Montvale, NJ 0764 5-0350
Operating saf ety
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetom al‐
functions or sy stem failures
If yo udon othave thep rescribed service/
maintenanc eworkora nyrequ iredrepairs
car ried out, this could result in malfunctions
or sy stem failures.
#Alw aysh ave thep rescribed service/
maintenanc eworkasw ell anyrequired
re pair scarried out at aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop.
&
WARNING Risk offire due toflammable
materials on ho tparts of thee xhaust
sy stem
Flammable material suc hasleaves, grass or
twigs ma yignit eift heyc ome int ocontact
wi th hotp arts of thee xhaust system.
#When driving on unpa vedr oads or off-
ro ad, regular lych eckt he vehicle under‐
side.
22 General no tes

This dataisofane xclusivel ytechnical nature
and can be used to:
RAssi stin de tecting and rectifying malfunc‐
tions and defects.
RAnalyze vehicle functions, e.g. af terana cci‐
dent.
ROptimize vehicle functions.
The dat acanno tbeu sedtotrace thev ehicle's
mo vements.
When your vehicle is serviced, tech nica linforma‐
tio nc an be read from thee vent da tamemory
and malfunction dat amemor y.
Service sinclude, fore xamp le:
RRepair services
RService processes
RWa rrant ycases
The vehicle is read out byemplo yees of the
service networ k(including them anufacturer)
using special diagnostic devices. Youc an obtain
mor einformation there, if required. Af
teram alfunction has been rectified, thei nfor‐
mation is dele tedf romt he malfunction memory
or is continuall yoverw ritten.
When operating thev ehicle, situations ar econ‐
ceivable in whic hthis tech nica ldata, in co nnec‐
tion wit hother information (if necessar y,afte r
consultation wi than authorize dexpe rt), could be
traced toap erson.
Examples include:
RAc cident reports
RDamag etothevehicle
RWi tnes sstatements
Fu rther additional functions that ha vebeen con‐
tractuall yagreed upon wit hthe cus tomer all ow
cer tain vehicle dat atobec onveye dbyt hevehi‐
cle as well. The additional function sinclude, for
ex ample, vehicle location in case of an emer‐
ge ncy.
COMAND/mbrace
If th ev ehicle is equipped wit hCOMAND or
mbrace, additional dat aabout thev ehicle's oper‐
at

ion, theu se of thev ehicle in cer tain situations, and
thel ocation of thev ehicle ma ybecompiled
th ro ugh COMAND or them brace sy stem.
Ad ditional information can be found in them ulti‐
media sy stem section and/or them brace Term s
and Conditions.
Event data recorders
This vehicle is equipped wit hanevent da ta
re corder (EDR). The mai npurpose of an ED Ris
to record, in cer tain crash or near crash-lik esit‐
uations, suc hasanair bag deployment or hitting
ar oad obs tacle ,dataw hichw ill assis tinunder‐
st anding ho wavehicle's sy stems per form ed.
The ED Risdesigned torecor ddatar elated to
ve hicle dynamics and saf etys ystems foras hort
period of time, typically 30 seconds or less.
The EDR in this vehicle is designed torecord
such dataas:
RHowv arious sy stems in your vehicle were
operating;
RWhe ther or no tthe driver and passenger
saf etyb eltsw ereb uckled/fas tened;
RHo wf ar (i fata ll)t he driver wasd epressing
th ea ccelerator and/or brak epedal; and,
General no tes 27

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

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.
Occupant saf ety 33

#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

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
56
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.
Opening and closing 69