2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN ron

#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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Seats and stowing

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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Ashtraya nd cigar ette lighter
Using thea shtr ayinthef ront center console
* NO
TEDama getothes towa ge compart‐
mentu nderthe ashtr ay
Thestow agec ompartment unde rthe ashtray
is no theat resis tant and could be damaged if
yo ur estal it cigar ette on it.
#Mak esuret hat thea shtr ayis fully
engaged.
#To open: pushthec over of thea shtr ay
upwar dson its right 2or lef tside.
#To remo vethei nser t:press insert 1
upwards slightl yand pull it out upwards.
#To install thei nser t:press insert 1into
th eh older until thei nser tengages.
Using ther ear passenger compa rtment ash‐
tr ay
#To open: pull co ver2 out byits toph andle
edge.
#To remo vethei nser t:push ribbing 3from
th el efts ide and pull insert 1upwards and
out.
#To install thei nser t:ins tall inse rt1 from
abo veand press down int othe holder until it
engages.
Using thec igar ette lighter
&
WARNING ‑Riskoff irea nd injur yfrom
ho tc igar ette lighter
Yo uc an bur nyourself if yout ouc hthe hot
heating element or thes ocketoft he ciga‐
re ttel ighter.
In addition, flammable materials ma yignite
if:
Ryo ud ropt he ho tcigar ette lighter
Rac hild holds theh otcigar ette lighter to
objects, fore xamp le
#Alwaysh old thec igar ette lighter bythe
knob.
#Alw aysm akes uret hat thec igar ette
lighter is out of reac hofc hildren.
#Neverlea ve children unatte ndedint he
ve hicle.
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#Press in cigarette lighter 1.
The cigar ette lighter will pop out automati‐
call ywhen theh eating element is red-hot.
Soc kets
Usin gthe 12Vs ocketint he front cen ter
console
Re quirements:ROnl yconnec tdevices up toam aximum of
18 0W att (1 5A)
RIfyo uh avec onnected adevice tothe12V
soc ket, le avet he co veroft hestow agec om‐
partment open
#Lif to ut co ver1 ofthes ocketa nd inser tthe
plug of thed evice.
Using the12Vs ocketint herear passenger
co mp artment
Requirement
Onl yconnec tdevices up toam aximum of 180
wa tt (1 5A)
#Brie flyp ress thet rimofc over 2.
#Lifto ut co ver1 ofthes ocketa nd inser tthe
plug of thed evice.
Using the1 15 Vs ocketint he rear passen ger
compa rtment
&
DANG ER Risk of fata linjur ydue todam‐
aged connectin gcables or soc kets
If as uita bled eviceisc onnected ,the 115V
soc ketw illbec arrying ahigh voltage. If the
connecting cable or the1 15 Vsocketis
pulled ou tofthe trim or is damaged or wet,
yo uc ouldreceive an electric shoc k.
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Seats and stowing

#Onlyuse dr yand damage-free connect‐
ing cables.
#When thei gnition is switched off,
ensur ethat the1 15 Vsocketisd ry.
#If th e1 15 Vsocketisd amaged or gets
pulled ou tofthe paneling, immediately
ha ve thes ocketc hec kedorr eplaced at
aq ualified specializ edworkshop.
#Ne verp lugt he connecting cable int oa
11 5Vs ocketthat is dama gedorh as
been pulled out of thet rim.
&
DANG ER Risk of fata linjur ydue toincor‐
re ct handling of thes ocket
Yo uc ouldreceive an electric shock:
Rifyo ur eac hintot he soc ket.
Rifyo ui nser tunsuit able de vices or objects
int ot he soc ket.
#Only connect suitable devices tothe
soc ket.
Re quirementsROnl yconnec tdevices wit hasuitable plug
whic hconform stot hestandards specific to
th ec ountry youa rein.
ROnly connect device suptoamaximum of
15 0w atts.
RDo no tuse multipl esocketo utlets.
#Open flap 3.
#Inser tthe plug of thed evice int o115 V
soc ket1.
When theo n-boar delectrical sy stem voltage
is suf ficient, indicator la mp2lightsu p.
Wirelesschargin goft he mobile phone and
connection with thee xterior antenna
&
WARNING Risk of injury duetoobjects
being stowedinco rrectly
If objects in thev ehicle interior ar estowe d
incor rectly ,the yc an slide or be throw n
arounda nd hitvehicle occupants. In addi‐
tion, cup holders, open stowages paces and
mobile phoner eceptacle scanno talway s
re tain all object stheyc ontain.
The reisar isk of inju ry,p articularly in the
ev ent of sudden braking or asudden change
in direction.
#Alw ayss towo bject ssot hatthey can‐
no tb ethrow na roundins uchs itua‐
tions.
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#Switchont he high beam using thec ombina‐
tion switch.
When theh igh beam is switched on automat‐
icall yint he dar k,the_ indicator lam pin
th em ultifunction displa ycomes on.
#To switc hoff:switc hofftheh igh beam
using thec ombination switch.
Switching thed aytime running lights on/off
Multimedia sy stem:,Vehicle.÷ Light
Settings.Daytime Run. Lights
#Switc hthe function on Oor off ª.
Setting thes urround lighting
Prerequisite
The light switc hisintheà position. Multimedia sy
stem:
,Vehicle.÷ Light
Settings.Locator Lighting
Exterior switch-of fdela ytime: thee xterior
lighting is switched on foras horttime af tert he
ve hicle is switched off.
#Se tthe switch-of fdela ytime.
Locator lighting: ifas witch-of fdela ytime is
set, thee xterio rlighting remains lit for30s ec‐
onds af tert he vehicle is unloc ked. When you
st ar tt he vehicle, thel ocator lighting is switched
of fa nd automatic driving lights ar eactivated.
Interior lighting
Adjustin gthe in terior lighting
Fr ont overhead control panel
#1 p Switches thef ront left-hand reading
lam pon/off
#2 | Switches thea utomatic interior
lighting control on/off
#3 c Switches thef ront interior lighting
on/off
#4 u Switches ther ear interior lighting
on/off
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#5p Switches thef ront right-hand read‐
ing lam pon/off
Contro lpanel in theg rabh andle (rear
passenger co mpartment)
#1 p Switches ther eading lam pon/off
Ad justin gthe ambien tlighting
Multimedia sy stem:,Vehicle.÷ Light
Settings.Ambien tLight
Setting thec olor
#Select Color.
#Setting thec olor.
Setting theb rightness forz ones
#Select EntireVehicle ,Front ,Rear orDisplay .
#Setthe brightness value.
Setting thei nterior lighting switch-of fdelay
time
Multimedia sy stem:,Vehicle.÷ Light Settings.Int.
Light Delay Sw. off
#Se tthe switch-of fdela ytime.
Wi ndshield wiper and windshield washer
sy stem
Switching thew indshield wiper sonoroff
#1í Singlew ipe/ î wipes thew ind‐
shield using washer fluid
#1gWi ndshield wipe rsoff
#2 Ä Intermittent wiping, normal
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#Use button2tosetthe position of them ir‐
ro ry ou ha veselected.
An outside mir rorw hich has been pushed out of
position can be engaged in position again in the
fo llowing manner:
#Ve hicles without electrical lyfolding out‐
side mir rors:Manually mo vetheo utside
mir rorint ot he cor rect position.
#Ve hicles with electrical lyfolding outside
mir rors:Press and hol dbutton1.
Yo uw illhear aclicka nd them irro ra udibly
engag einposition .The mir roriss etintot he
cor rect position.
Au tomatic anti-glar emirrors
&
WARNING Risk of burn sand poisoning
due toelectrolyt eofthe anti-glar emirro r
Electrolyte mayescap eiftheglass in an
automatic anti-glar emirro rb reaks.
The electrolyt eisharmful and causes ir rita ‐
tion. It must notc ome int ocontact wi thyour
skin, eyes,respirator yorgans or clo thing or
be swallo wed.
If yo uc om eintoc ontact wit he lectrolyte,
observ ethe following:
RRinse thee lectrolyt efromy our skin and
seek medical attention immedia tely.
RIf electrolyt ecomes int ocontact with
yo ur eyes, rinse them thoroughly with
clean waterand seek medicala ttention
immediatel y.
RIfth ee lectrolyt eisswallowe d, immedi‐
ately rinse your mout houtthoroughl y.Do
no tinduce vomiting. Seek medica latten‐
tion immediately.
RImmediate lych ang eout of clo thing which
has com eintoc ontact wi thelectrolyte.
RIf an allergic reaction occurs, seek medi‐
cal attention immediatel y.
The outside and insiderearvie wmirro rs on the
driver's side automatically go int oanti- glare
mode if light from aheadlam phitst he inside
re arvie wmirro r. Sy
stem limitations
The mir rors do no tgointoa nti- glar em ode in the
fo llowing situations:
RThe engin eisswitched off.
RThereve rseg ear is engaged.
RThe interior lighting is switched on.
Parking position of thep assenger outside
mir ror
The parking position makes parking easier.
The passenger outside mir rort ilts down wards
and sho wsther ear wheel on thef ront passenger
side if:
RThe parking position is stored
RThe passenger mir roriss elected
RAndther eve rseg ear is engaged.
The passenger outside mir rorm oves bac ktoits
original position in thef ollowing situations:
RIfyo us hiftthe transmission toano ther trans‐
mission position
RIf yo ud rive fast erthan 15 km/h
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