2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN warning light

#Ifth ec hild restra int sy stem has been
ex posed todirect sunlight ,allowitt o
cool befor esecu ring achild int oit.
#Ne verlea ve children unatte ndedint he
ve hicle.
The use of seat belts and child restra int sy stems
is requ ired bylawi n:
Rall 50 states
Rth eU .S.territories
Rth eD istrict of Columbia
Rall Canadian pr ovinces
All child restra int sy stems mus tmeetthe follow‐
ing standards:
RU. S. Federal Mo torV ehicle Saf etyS tandards
21 3a nd 225
RCanadian Mo torV ehicle Saf etyS tandards
21 3a nd 210.2
Yo uc an obtain fur ther information about the
cor rect child restra int sy stem from an yauthor‐
ized Mercedes-Benz Center. To
impr oveprotection forc hildren younger than
12 yearso ld and unde r5ft(1.50 m) in height,
Mercedes-Ben zrecommends youo bserv ethe
fo llowing no tes:
ROnl ysecur echildren using achild restra int
sy stem whic hissuitable and recommended
fo rM ercedes-Benz vehicles, as well as appro‐
priat etot he size, ag eand weight of the
ch ild. Be sur etoobservethei nstruction sfor
cor rect us eoft hechild restra int sy stem.
RAlw aysi ns tallac hild restra int sy stem on a
re ar seat if possible.
ROnly usethef ollowing securing sy stems for
ch ild restra int sy stems:
-th es eat belt sy stem
-th eL ATCH -type (ISOFIX )mounting
brac ket
-theT op Tether anchorages
RThe manufacturer's ins tallation instructions
fo rt he child restra int sy stem.
RThe warning labels in thev ehicle interior an d
on thec hild restra int sy stem.
&
WARNING Risk of injury causedby
incor rect ins tallation of thec hild
re stra int sy stem
If th ec hild restra int sy stem is incor rectly
ins talled on asuitable seatin gposition, it
canno tperform its intended pr otectiv efunc‐
tion.
The child canno tberestrained in thee vent of
an accident, heavy braking or asudde n
ch ang eofd irection.T his posesani ncreased
ri sk of injur yorevenf atal injur y.
#Alwaysc ompl ywitht he manufacturer's
ins tallation instructions fort he child
re stra int sy stem and its cor rect use.
#Make surethat thee ntir ebase of the
ch ild restra int sy stem alw aysr ests on
th es itting sur face of thes eat.
#Neverp lace objects under or behind
th ec hild restra int sy stem, e.g. acush‐
ion.
#Alw aysu sechild restra int sy stems with
th eo riginal co verd esigned fort hem.
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Occupant saf ety

#Vehicles with HANDS-FREE ACCESS: use
yo ur foot to kickb elow theb umper
(
→pag e66).
Au tomatic reve rsing function of th etrunk lid
If an objec trestricts thet runk lid during the
automatic closingp rocess, thet runk lid opens
again automaticall y.The automatic reve rsing
function is onl yanaid and is no tasubstitut efor
yo ur attentiveness.
#When closing, mak esuret hat no body parts
ar eint he closing area.
&
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
despite reve rsing function
The reve rsing function does no treact:
Rto soft, light and thin objects, e.g. fingers.
Rove rthe last Óin (8 mm) of thec losing
path.
In these situation sinparticular ,the reve rsing
function canno tpreve nt someone being trap‐
ped.
#Whe nclosing, make surethat no body
parts ar einthe closing area.
If someone is trapped:
Rpress thep button on theS martK ey,
or
Rpress ther emo teoperating switc honthe
driver's door ,or
Rpress thec losing or locking button on the
trunk lid, or
Rpull thet runk lid handle.
HANDS-FREE ACCESS function
With HANDS-FREE ACCES Syou can open, close
or stop thec losing process of thet runk lid by
per form ing akickin gmovement unde rthe rear
bumper.
The kickin gmovement trigger sthe opening or
closing process alternately.
66 Opening and closing

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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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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1Toraise
2To open
3Toclose/lowe r
Use the3 button tooperat ethe sliding sun‐
ro of and ther oller sunbli nd.
RThe panoramic sliding sunroof can onl ybe
opened when ther oller sunbli ndis open.
RThe roller sunblin dcan onl ybeoperated
when thes liding sunroof is closed.
#To star ta utomatic operation: press/pull
th e3 button be yond thep ressur epoint.
#Tointer rupt automatic operation: press or
pul lthe 3 button again.
Re strictions:
RVe hicles without apanoramic sliding sun‐
ro of: thea utomatic opening and raising fea‐
tur eisa vailable only whenthes liding sun‐
ro of is closed.
RVe hicles without apanoramic sliding sun‐
ro of: thea utomatic raising featur eiso nly
av ailable when thes liding sunroof is closed
or raised.
RThe panoramic slidings unroof cannotbe
opened if aroof rack is ins talled. The panor‐
amic sliding sunroof closes again automati‐
call ywhen it encounter sresis tance.
Au tomatic reve rsing function of thes liding
sunroof
If th er eisano bjectobstructin gthe sliding sun‐
ro of during thec losing process, thes liding sun‐ ro
of opens again automatically .The automatic
re ve rsing function is onl yanaid and is no tasub‐
st itut efor your attentiveness.
#When closing, mak esuret hat no body parts
ar eint he closing area.
&
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
despite ther eve rsing function being
active
The reve rsing function does no treact:
Rto soft, light and thin objects, e. g. small
fi ngers
Rdu ring thel ast1 /6 in (4 mm) of thec los‐
ing path
Rduring resetting
Rwhen closing thes liding sunroof again
manuall yimmediately af tera utom atic
re ve rsing
This meanst hatther eve rsing function can‐
no tp reve nt someoneb eing trapped in these
situations.
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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

#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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Correct driver' sseat position
&
WARNING Risk of injury from adjusting
th ev ehicle settings while thev ehicle is in
motion
Yo uc ouldlose cont roloft hevehicle in the
fo llowing situations:
Rifyo ua djus tthe driver's seat, theh ead
re stra int ,the steering wheel or them irro r
while thev ehicle is in motion
Rifyo uf asteny our seat belt whil ethe vehi‐
cle is in motion
#Befor estarti ngthee ngine: adjus tthe
driver's seat, theh ead restra int ,the
st eering wheel or them irro ra nd fasten
yo ur seat belt.
Obser vethef ollowing when adjusting steering
wheel 1,seat belt 2and driver's seat 3:
RYoua reas fara wa yfromt he driver's airbag
as possible.
RYo ua resittin ginan ormalupright position.
RYour thighs ar eslightly suppor tedbyt he seat
cushion.
RYo ur legs ar enotentirel ystret ch ed and you
can dep ress thep edals proper ly.
RThe bac kofyour head is suppor tedate ye
le ve lbyt he center of theh ead restra int.
RYo uc an hold thes teering wheel wit hyour
arms slig htlybent.
RYouc an mo veyour legs freel y.
RYouc an see all thed ispla ysinthei nstrument
clus terc lea rly.
RYo us hould ha veag ood overviewoft raffic
conditions.
RThe seatb elti sp ulle dsnug lyagains tthe
body and mus tberouted across thec enter
of your shoulder and across your hips in the
pelvic area.
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