2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN Ses

Symbolfori ns tal ling aLATCH -type (ISOFIX)
ch ild restra int sy stem Installing
LATC H-type (ISOFIX) child seat
attachments
& WARNING Risk of injury when usingthe
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )child restra int sys‐
te ma ndexc eeding thep ermissible
we ight
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )child restra int sy stems
do no toffer suf ficient pr otection forc hildren
we ighingm oret han 49 lb (22 kg)w ho are
secured using thes eat belt integrated in the
ch ild restra int sy stem.
Fo re xamp le,thec hild ma ynotbe restra ined
cor rectly in thee vent of an accident. This
poses an increased risk of injur yoreven
fa ta linjur y.
#Ifth ec hild weighs mor ethan 49 lb
(22 kg),onl yuseLATC H-type (ISOFIX)
ch ild restra int sy stems wit hwhichthe
ch ild is secured using thes eat belt of
th ev ehicle seat.
#Also secur ethe child restra int sy stem
wit hthe TopT ether belt, if available.
When ins talling achild restra int sy stem, be sure
to obser vethem anufacturer's ins tallation
instructions and thei nstruction sfor cor rect use
of thec hild restra int sy stem.
Befor eevery trip, mak esuret hat theL ATCH -type
(ISOFIX )child restra int sy stem is engaged cor‐
re ctly in bo thLATC H-type (ISOFIX )mounting
brac kets.
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1LATC H-type (ISOFIX )mounting brac kets
* NO
TEDama getothes eat belt fort he
cente rseat
Whe ninstalling achild restra int sy stem, the
seat belt fort he center seat could be dam‐
aged.
#Mak esuret hat thes eat belt is no ttrap‐
ped.
#Re mo veeac hcover forL ATCH -type (ISOFIX)
mounting brac kets 1.
#Attach theL ATCH -type (ISOFIX )child
re stra int sy stem toboth LATC H-type (ISOFIX)
mounting brac kets 1.
#Afterr emoving thec hild seat, replace each
co verfor LATC H-type (ISOFIX )mounting
brac kets 1.
Secu ring TopT ether
&
WARNING Risk of injury ifth es eat
backrests of ther ear seats ar enot
loc keda fter ins talling theT op Tether
belts
If th er ear seat backrests ar enotloc ked, they
could fold forw ards in thee vent of an acci‐
dent, heavy braking or sudden changes of
direction.
As aresult, child restra int sy stems cannot
per form their intended pr otectiv efunction.
Re ar seat backrests that ar enotloc kedc an
also cause additional injuries, e.g. in the
ev ent of an accident. This poses an
increased risk of injur yorevenf atal injur y.
#Alwaysl oc kt he rear seat backrests
af te ri ns talling theT op Tether belts.
#Obser vethel oc kv erification ind icator.
If th es eat backres tisnotengaged and loc ked,
th is will be shown in them ultifunction displa yin
th ei nstrument clus ter.
The risk of injur ycan be reduced byTopT ether
as TopT ether pr ovides an additional connection
between thec hild restra int sy stem secured with
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )and thev ehicle.
The child restra int sy stem mus tbeequipped
wit haT opTether belt.
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#If necessary,mo vehead restra int 1
upwards (→pag e87).
#Fold up co ver2 ofTopT ether anchorage
3.
#Ins tallth eL ATCH -type (ISOFIX )child restra int
sy stem wit hTop Tether.A lway sc omply with
th ec hild restra int sy stem manufacturer's
ins tallation instructions when doing so.
#Ro uteT op Tether belt 5under head
re stra int 1 between thet wo head restra int
bars.
#Hook TopT ether hook 4ofTopT ether belt
5 without twisting int oTop Tether anchor‐
age 3.
#Tension TopT ether belt 5.Alway sc omply
wit hthe child restra int sy stem manufactur‐
er's ins tallation instructions when doing so.
#Fo ld down co ver2 ofTopT ether anchorage
3.
#If necessar y,mo vehead restra int 1 down‐
wa rds(→pag e87). Mak esuret hat youd o
notinter fere wit hthe cor rect routin gofT op
Te ther belt 5.
Childrestra int sy stems on thef ront
passenger seat
Note sonc hildrestra int sy stems on thef ront
passenger seat
Ac cident statistic sshowt hat children secured in
th er ear seats ar esafer than children secured in
front seats .For this reason,M ercedes-Benz
stro ngly advises that youi nstallac hild restra int
sy stem on arear seat.
If it is absolutel ynecessar ytoinstallac hild
re stra int sy stem on thef ront passenger seat,
alw ayso bser vethei nformation on thea utomatic
front passenger air bag shutof f(
→page39).
By doing this, youc an avo idrisk sc aused by:
RAc hild restra int sy stem that is no tdetected
by thea utomatic front passenger air bag
shutoff.
RThe unintentionally deactivated front
passenger air bag.
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SmartKey
Overvie wofkeyfunctions
&
WARNING ‑Danger of accident or injury
if ch ildren ar eleftu nat tende dint hevehi‐
cle
If ch ildren ar eleftu nat tende dint hevehicle,
th ey could:
Rope ndoors,t hereb yendangering other
persons or road users.
Rge to utofthev ehicle and be hit by
oncoming traf fic.
Rope rate ve hicle equipment.
Moreo ver,ch ildren could also se tthe vehicle
in motion by,for example:
Rreleasing thep arking brake.
Rshifting thea utomatic transmission out of
par kposition P jor shifting manual
transmission int oidle position.
Rstartin gthe engine.
#Ne verlea ve children and animals unat‐
te nde dint hevehicle.
#When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th ek eywit hyou and loc kthe vehicle.
#Ke ep thev ehicle keyo ut of ther eac hof
ch ildren.
* NO
TEDama getothek eycaused by
magnetic fields
#Ke ep thek eyaway from strong mag‐
netic fields.1Loc ks
2Batter ychec klamp
3Unloc ks
4Opens/closes thet runk lid
5Pa nic alarm
The keyloc ks and unlo ckst he following compo‐
nents:
RThe doors
RThe trunk lid
RThe fuel filler flap
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Prerequisites
Your equir eaCR2 0323Vc ell batter y.
Mercedes-Benzr ecommendsthat youh avet he
batter yreplaced at aqualified specialis twork‐
shop.
#Re mo vethee mer gency key(→pag e57).
#Press release button 2down full yand
re mo vecover1.
#Re mo vebatter ycompartment 3.
#Insertthe ne wbatter yintob atter ycompart‐
ment 3.O bservethep ositiv epole marking
in theb atter ycompartmen tand on theb at‐
te ry.
#Push in batter ycompartment 3.
#Replace co ver1 sothat it engages.
Problemsw itht he SmartK ey
Problem
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
Yo uc an no longe rloc koru nlockthe
ve hicle. Po
ssible causes are:
RThe SmartK eybatter yisdischar gedorn early dischar ged.
RTher eisi nterfere nce from apowe rful radio signal source.
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ProblemPossible causes/consequences and MSolutions
RThe SmartKeyisfaulty.
#Chec kthe batter yusing theb atter ychec klam pand replace if necessar y.
#Usethee mer gency keytol ockoru nlockthe vehicle .
#Ha ve theS martK eycheckedataq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Yo uh ave lostaS martK ey.
#Ha ve theS martK eydeactivated at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
#If necessar y,ha ve them echanical locking mechanism changed as well.
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#Tounlo ckthev ehicle: touc ht he inner sur‐
fa ce of thed oor handle.
#Toloc kthe vehicle: touc hs ensor sur face
1 or2.
#Co nvenience closing: touc hr ecessed sen‐
sor sur face 2 forane xtende dperiod.
% Forfurther information on con venience clos‐
ing (
→pa ge 72).
If yo up ulltheh andle of thet runk lid, thet runk
lid is automaticall yunloc ked.
Problems wit hKEYLESS-GO
Problem
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
Yo uc an no longe rloc koru nlockthe
ve hicle using KEYLESS-GO. Po
ssible causes are:
RKEYLESS-GO has been deactivated (→pag e56).
RThe SmartK eybatter yisdischar gedorn early dischar ged.
RTher eisi nterfere nce from astron gr adio signals ource.
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ProblemPossible causes/consequences and MSolutions
RThe SmartKeyisfaulty.
#Ac tivat eKEYLESS-GO.
#Chec kthe SmartK eybatter yusing theb atter ychec klam pand replace if necessar y.
#Usethee mer gency keytol ockoru nlockthe vehicle .
#Ha ve thev ehicle and SmartK eycheckedataq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Switching thea utomatic locking feature
on/off
The vehicle is loc keda utomatically when the
ignition is switched on and thew heels ar eturn‐
ing fast erthan walkin gpace.
#Todeactivate: press and holdb utton1 for
appr oximatel yfives econds until an acoustic
signal sounds.
#To activate: press and hold button 2for
appr oximatel yfives econds until an acoustic
signal sounds.
Danger of being loc kedo ut when thef unction is
activated:
RIf th ev ehicle is being tows tarted/pushed.
ROn aroller dynamome ter.
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