2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN time

Adjustin gthe gapb etwe en the head
re stra int and theb ackofy our head:
#Tomo veforw ards: pullthe head restra int
fo rw ards.
#To mo vebackwards: pressrelease knob 1
and push theh ead restra int backwards.
Ad justin gthe rear seat head restra ints
#To raise: pulltheh ead restra int up.
#To lowe r:press release knob 1inthed irec‐
tion of thea rrow and push theh ead restra int
down.
The head restra int sc an onl yberemovedo n
ve hicles wit hfolding rear seat backrests.
#Re lease ther ear seat backres tand fold it
slightly forw ards.
#To remo ve:pull theh ead restra int up tothe
st op.
#Push release knob 1inthed irection of the
ar row and pull out theh ead restra int.
#To install: insertthe head restra int so that
th en otch es on theb ar ar eont he leftwhen
vie we dint he direction of tra vel.
#Push theh ead restra int down until it
engages.
#Fo ldther ear seat backres tbacku ntil it
engages.
Configuring thes eat adju stment
Multimedia sy stem:,Vehicle.Seats
#Select Driver's Seat orFrontP assenger.
Ad justin gthe backres tsideb olste rs
#Select SideB olsters .
#Select thes etting.
Ad justin gthe seat contou rint he lumbar
re gion of thes eat backrest
#Select Lumbar.
#Adjus tthe air cushion.
#Sa ve thes ettings wit hthe memor yfunction
(→pag e93).
Adjustin gthe dynamic multicon tour seat
Multimedi asystem:,Vehicle.Seats
The dynamic lateral cornering suppor tcan be
adjus tedu sing this function.
#Select Driver'sS eatorFront Passenger.
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Activ eW orko ut prog rams
The ActiveW orko ut programs requ irey our active
cooperation and ar eaconvenient wayofe xercis‐ ing
your abdomen and bac kmuscles during a
traf ficj am, fore xamp le,bytensing and releasing
th es pecific muscle groups. Tensing and releas‐ ing also helps
toimpr oveblood flow inyour mus‐
cles. Press agains tapressur epointass oonas
yo uf eel it.
The following Activ eW orko ut prog rams ca nbes elected:
Wo rkout prog ramF unction
Ac tiveW orko ut backres tT ostimulat ethe muscles in your abdomen and back: press agains tthe pressur epoints in theb ackrest.
Ke ep thep ressur eunder your feet eve n. Continu etobreathe normally ;donothold your breath.
When thep ressur eint he seat backres tstops, stop pressing agains titandrelax brief ly.
Ac tiveW orko ut cushion Tostimulat ethe muscles in your lo werback: press agains tthe pressur epoint sint he seat cushion. Keep
th ep ressur eunder your feet even. Continue tobreathe normall y;do no thold your breath.
When thep ressur eint he seat cushion stops, stop pressing agains titandrelax briefly.
Selecting them assag eprogram fort he front
seats
Multimedia sy stem:,Vehicle.Seats
#Select Driver's Seat orFrontP assenger.
#SelectMassage.
#Selectamassag eprogram.
The massag eprogram runs fora pproxima tely
9to15m inutes, depending on thes etting.
#To setthe massag eintensity: switch High
Intensity onO or off ª.
Resetting seat and massa gesettings
Multimedia sy stem:,Vehicle.Seats.Reset
#Select YesorNo.
Depending on whe ther thes ettings fort he driver
or front passenger seat ar eselected, onl ythe
selected seat can be reset.
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Switchingthes eat heating on/off
&
WARNING Risk of burn sdue torepeat‐
edl yswitching on thes eat heater
Re peatedly switching on thes eat heater can
cause thes eat cushion and seat backrest
padding tobecome very hot.
The healt hofpersons wit hlimited temp era‐
tur es ensitivity or alimited ability toreact to
exc essively high temp eratures ma ybeaffec‐
te dort heym ayeven suf ferb urn-lik einjuries.
#Do no trepeatedl yswitc hont he seat
heater.
#To switc hon/increase thel evel: press but‐
to n1 repeatedly until thed esired heating
le ve liss et.
Dependin gonthe heating le vel, up tothre e
indicator lamps light up.
#To switc hoff/reduce thel evel: press but‐
to n1 repeatedly until all thei ndicator
lamps go out. %
The seat heater automaticall yswitches down
from thet hree heating le vels af terc ertain
periods of time: 8, 10and 20 minutes until
th es eat heater is switched off.
Switching thes eat ventilation on/off
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Seats and stowing

#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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RSecurethel oad using thet ie-down eyes and
distribut ethe load evenly.
Interior stow agec om partments
Overvie wofthe front stowage compa rt‐
ments
Observ ethe no tesonl oading thev ehicle
(
→pag e94).
1St ow agec ompartment in thed oors
2Stow age/telephonec ompartment inthe
armres twithm ultimedia connections and
stow agec ompartment ,e.g.f or an MP3
pla yer
3Stow agec ompartment in thef ront center
console wit haUSB por t(depending on the
ve hicle's equipment)
4Glo vebox
Locking/unlocking theg love box
Obser vethen otes on loading thev ehicle
(
→pag e94).
#Turn thee mer gency keyaq uartert urnc lock‐
wise 2(tol ock) or counter-clockwise 1(to
unlock).
Opening thee yeglasses box
Obser vethen otes on loading thev ehicle
(
→pag e94).
#Toopen: press button 1.
Opening thes towa ge compa rtmen tint he
re ar armrest
Observ ethe no tesonl oading thev ehicle
(
→pag e94).
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#Placethem obile phone as close tothec en‐
te rofm at1 as possible wit hthe display
fa cing up wards.
The mobile phone is charge da utomatically,
as is apparent from thew ayin whic hthe
mobile phone react sand from thec harging
symbol in them ultimedia sy stem displa y.
Malfunctions during thec harging process are
shown in them ultimedia sy stem displa y.
% The mobile phone ma yheat up during the
ch argingp rocess, especiall yifdatas ervices
ar eb eingu sed at thes ame time. Forthis
re ason,itisp ossibletocool them obile
phone depending on theo perating status of
th ea ir conditionin gsystem. Cooling output
depends on thep osition of thec ontroller for
th eg love boxc ooling sy stem (cooling output
is higher when thec ontroller is closed).
% Toclean, mat 1can be remo ved. If possi‐
ble, use them at when charging.Installing/removing floor mats
&
WARNING Risk of accident duet o
object sinthe driver's foot we ll
Object sinthe driver's foot we ll ma yimp ede
pedal tr avel or bloc kadepressed pedal.
This jeopardizes theo perating and road
saf etyoft hevehicle.
#Stow all object sinthevehicle securely
so that they canno tget intot he driver's
fo ot we ll.
#Alw aysi ns tallth ef loor mats securely
and as prescribed in order toensure
th at ther eisa lway ss ufficient room for
th ep edals.
#Do no tuse loose floor mats and do not
place floor mats on topofo ne ano ther.#To install: pressstuds 1onto holders 2.
#Toremo ve:pull thef loor mat of fthe holders
2.
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Theexterior lighting (e xcep tp arking lights and
st anding lights) switch es offautomaticall ywhen
th ed rive r's door is opened.
Au tomatic drivin glights
The pa rking lights, lo wbeam and daytime run‐
ning lights ar eswitched on au tomatically
depending on thei gnition status ,whether the
engine is running and on thel ight conditions.
&
WARNING Risk of accident whe nthe low
beam is switched of finpoor visibility
When thel ight switc hissetto Ã,t he low
beam ma ynotbe switched on automatically
if th er eisf og, sno worother causes of poor
visibility suc hasspray .
#In suc hcases, tur nthe light switc hto
L.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gthe rear fogl ight
Re quirement
The light switc hisintheL orà position.
#Press theR button. Please obser
vethec ountry -specific la wsonthe
use of rear fogl amps.
Operating thel ight combination switch
:High beam
;Turn signal light, right
=Headlam pflashing
?Turn signal light, left
#Pull or push thec ombination switc hinthe
re leva nt di rection following thea rrow .
Switching on theh igh beam manually
#Vehicles with Adaptiv eHighbeam Assis t:
Tu rn thel ight switc htotheL position.
Press thec ombination switc hbeyond the
pressur epoint in thed irection of ar row:.
When theh igh beam is activated, thei ndicator
lam pfor lo wbeamisd eactivated and replaced
by thei ndicator lam pfor theh igh beam.
#Toswitc hofftheh igh beam: movethe
combination switc hbacktoi tsstartin gposi‐
tion.
#To indicat ebriefl y:press thec ombination
switc hbriefly up tothep ressur epoint in the
direction of ar row;or?.
The cor responding tur nsignal light flashes
th re et imes.
#To indicat efor ad uration: pressthe combi‐
nation switc hbeyond thep ressur epoint in
th ed irection of ar row;or?.
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Onvery rare occasions, Adaptiv eHighbeam
Assis tmayfailto recognize other road users
wit htheir ownlighting, or ma yrecognize
th em tool ate.
In these or similar situations, thea utomatic
high beam is no tdeactivated or is activated
despit ethe presence of other road users.
#Alw ayso bser vethet raffic carefull yand
switc hofftheh igh beam in good time.
Adaptiv eHighbeam Assis tswitch es automati‐
cally between:
RLo wb eam
RHigh beam
At speeds abo ve19 mp h(30 km/h):
RIf no other road user saredetected, theh igh
beam is automaticall yswitched on. The high beam switches of
fautomatically:
RAt speeds belo w16mph (25 km/h).
RIfot her road user saredetected.
RIfstre et lighting is suf ficient.
At speeds abo veappr ox.31m ph (50 km/h):
RThe headlam prang eoft he lowbeam is regu‐
lated automatically based on thed ista nce to
ot her road users.
The sy stem's optical sensor is located behind
th ew indshield near theo verhead control panel.
Sy stem limitations
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tcanno ttak ei nto
account road, weather or traf ficc onditions.
De tection ma yberestricted if:
RVisibility is impaired, fore xamp le infog,
heavy rain or sno w.
RThereisd irtont he sensor sorifthe sensors
ar ec overed over.
Switching Adaptiv eHighbeam Assis ton/off
#To switc hon:tur nthe light switc hto
th eà position.
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