2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN ESP

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
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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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#SelectDynamic Seat.
#Select setting: Off,Leve l1orLeve l2.
#Sa ve thes ettings using them emor yfunction
(→pag e93).
Overvie wofmassageand workout prog rams
The following massag eprograms can be selected:
Massag eprogram fort he fron tseats Function
Ho tRelaxing Massag efor bac kR elaxing massageprogram startin gint he pelvic area. Warm pressur epoint scan be felt, full bac kmassage,
st re tching thep elvic area. Ending wit hgentle stroking motions.
Ho tRelaxing Massag efor shoulder sRelaxing massag eprogram startin gint he shoulder area. Warm pressur epoint scan be felt, full twin-w ave
bac km assage, stre tching thes houlder area. Ending wit hgentle stroking motions.
Ac tivating Massa ge Activating ba ckmassa gewithincreasingt win-wavesand then soo thing mo vements.
Classic Massa ge Massagewithi ncreasing twin-w avesand soo thing mo vements.
Wa veMassag eR elaxing and activating massageprogram, startin gony our bac kand continuing inthec ushion. Subse‐
qu ent stro king motions across thee ntir espinal column.
Mobilizing Massag eM obilization ofthes pinal column and upper body using pressur epoint sint he lumbar and bac k.Youc an
inc rease them obilization ef fect by relaxin gintot he pressur epoints. This process helps toimpr oveyour
posture.
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#Movethea djustmen tleve roft hesteer‐
ing wheel if ther eisar isk of becoming
trapped bythes teering wheel.
The adjustmen tprocess is stopped.
#Ne verlea ve children unatte ndedint he
ve hicle.
#When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th ek eywit hyou and loc kthe vehicle.
The easy entr yand exitfeatur emakes getting in
and ou tofyourvehicle easier.
If th ee asy ent ryand exitfeatur eisa ctive, the
st eering wheel will mo veupwar ds inthef ollow‐
ing situations:
RYo us wit ch thei gnition off
RYouo pen thed rive r's door when thei gnition
is switched on
The steering wheel mo vesb acktot he las tdrive
position in thef ollowing cases:
RYous wit ch th eignition on when thed rive r's
door is closed
RYo uc lose thed rive r's door when thei gnition
is switched on The las
tdrive position of thes teering wheel is
st ored:
RWhen yous wit ch offt he ignition
RUsing thel asts etting stored bythem emory
function
If yo up ress oneoft he memoryfunction position
buttons, thea djustmen tprocess is stopped.
The crash-responsiv eexit ai donlyf unctions
when thee asy ent ryand exitfeatur eisa ctive.
Setting thee asy entr yand exitfeature
Multimedi asystem:
,Vehicle.Vehicle Settings.Easy
Entry/Exit
#Ac tivate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
Using them emor yfunction
&
WARNING Risk of an accident if memo ry
function is use dwhile driving
If yo uu sethem emor yfunction on thed riv‐
er's side while driving, youc ouldlose cont rol
of thev ehicle as aresult of thea djustments
being made.
#Onl yusethem emor yfunction on the
driver's side when thev ehicle is station‐
ar y.
&
WARNING Risk of entrapment whe nset‐
ting thes eat wit hthe memor yfunction
When them emor yfunction adjusts thes eat
or steering wheel, youa nd other vehicle
occupants –particularly children –could
becom etrapped.
#During thes etting procedur eofthe
memor yfunction, ensur ethat no body
parts ar einthe sweep of thes eat or
th es teering wheel.
#If somebody becomes trapped, immedi‐
atel yrelease them emor yfunction posi‐
tion button.
The adjustmen tprocess is stopped.
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&WARNING Risk of entrapment if the
memor yfunction is activated bychildren
Children could becom etrapped if they acti‐
va te them emor yfunction ,particularly when
unattended.
#Ne verlea ve children unatte ndedint he
ve hicle.
#When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th ek eywit hyou and loc kthe vehicle.
The memor yfunction can be used when thei gni‐
tion is switched off.
Driver-seat comfor tposition sfor up tothre e
people can be stored and called up using the
memor yfunction.
The following sy stems can be operated using the
memor yfunction:
RSeat, backres tand head restra int
RSt eering wheel
REx terior mir rors
RHead-up Display
#To save :se tthe seat, thes teering wheel, the
Head-up Displa yand theo utside mir rort o
th ed esired position.
#Press them emor ybutton Mtogether with
one of thes torage position buttons 1,2or3 .
The settings ar estore d. An acknowledge‐
ment tone sounds.
#To call up: press and hold button 1,2or3
until al lthe driver-seat comfor tsystems are
in thes tore dp osition.
Stow agea reas
Note sonl oading thev ehicle
&
WARNING Risk ofexhaus tgas poisoning
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses suc hascarbon monoxide. Exhaust
ga ses can enter thev ehicle interior if the
trunk li disopenw hent he engine is running,
especial lyifth ev ehicle is in motion.
#Alw ayss witc hoffthee ngine before
opening thet runk lid.
#Ne verd rive wit hthe trunk lid open.
&
WARNING Risk of injury from unsecured
items in thev ehicle
If object sarenots ecured or no tsecured suf‐
fi cientl y,they could slip, tip over or be
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#Leftand right seat backres t:pull release
le ve r1.
#Cen ters eatb ackres t:pull release 3of
seat backrest 2forw ards.
#Foldthec orresponding seat backres tfor‐
wa rds. Fo
lding ther ear seat backre stback
* NO
TEDama getothes eat belt
The seat belt could become trapped and thus
damaged when folding bac kthe seat back‐
re st.
#Mak esuret hat thes eat belt is no ttrap‐
ped when folding bac kthe seat back‐
re st.
If th es eat backres tisnotengaged and loc ked,
th is will be shown in them ultifunction displa yin
th ei nstrument clus ter.
#Mo vethed rive r's or front passenger seat for‐
wa rds, if necessar y.
#Fold cor responding seat backrest 1back
until it engages.
Lef tand right seat backrests: ifth es eat
backres tisnotcor rectly loc ked, this will be
shown in them ultifunction displa yinthe
instrument clus ter.
Center seat backres t:ifth es eat backres tis
no tc orrectl yloc ked, redl ockv erification
ind icator 2will be visible.
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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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#Alwaysm akes uret hat objectsdon ot
pr otru de from stowages paces, luggage
nets or stowagen ets.
#Close thel oc kable stow ages paces
befor estarti ngajou rney .
#Alw ayss towa nd secur eheavy ,hard,
pointe d, sharp-edged, fragile or bulky
objects in thet runk/load compartment.
Obser vethen otes on loading thev ehicle.
&
WARNING Risk offire from placing
objects in them obile phone stowage
compartment
If yo up laceo bject sint he mobile phone
stow agec ompartment ,the ym ayheat up
exc essively and evencatc hfire.
#Do no tplace additional objects ,espe‐
cially those mode of me tal, in the
mobilep honestowagec ompartment.
* NO
TEDama getoobject scaused by
placing them in them obile phone stow‐
ag ec ompartment
Ifyo up laceo bjectsinthestow agec ompart‐
ment, these ma ybedamaged byelectromag‐
netic fields.
#Do no tplace credit cards, storage
media or other objectss ensitiveto
electromagnetic fields in them obile
phone stowagec ompartment.
#Do no tspill liquids int othe mobile
phone stowagec ompartment.
Requirements:RYour mobile phonem ustbes uitable forw ire‐
less charging( Qi-compatible mobile phone).
RDependingont hevehicle equipment, the
mobilep hone is connected tothev ehicle's
ex terior antenna via thec harging module.
RThe chargingf unction and wireless connec‐
tio noft he mobile phone tothev ehicle's
ex terior antenna ar eonlya vailable if thei gni‐
tion is switched on.
RTo ensur emoree fficient charginga nd con‐
nectio nwitht he exterior antenna, remo ve
th ep rotectiv ecover from them obile phone.
RSmall mobile phones ma ynotbe able tobe
ch arge dine very position of thes towa ge
compartment.
RLar gemobil ephones whic hdonotfiti nt ot he
stow agec ompartment ma ynotbe able tobe
ch arge dorc onnec tedw itht he exterior
antenna.
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