2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN warning

Childreninparticular could acc identally
press thee lectrical seat adjustmen tbuttons
and become trapped.
#While moving thes eats, mak esuret hat
hands or other body parts do no tget
under thel eve rassembly of thes eat
adjustmen tsystem.
&
WARNING Risk of injury duetohead
re stra int sw hicha renotins talled or are
adjus tedi nco rrectly
If head restra int sa renotins talled or are
adjus tedi ncor rectly ,the head restra int sc an‐
no tp rovide pr otection as intended.
Ther eisani ncreased risk of injur yinthe
head and nec karea, e.g. in thee vent of an
accident or when braking.
#Alw aysd rive wit hthe head restra ints
ins talled.
#Befor edrivingo ff,m akes uref or every
ve hicle occupant that thec enter of the
head restra int supports theb ackoft he
head at about eyel eve l.
Do no texchang ethe head restra int soft he front
and rear seats. Otherwise, youc anno tadjus tthe
height and angle of theh ead restra int sc orrectl y.
Ad jus tthe head restra int fore -and-af tposition so
th at it is as close as possible totheb ackofy our
head.
& WARNING Risk of injury duetoan incor‐
re ct seatp osition
The seatb eltd oesn otoffert he intended
le ve lofp rotection if youh ave notm ove dthe
seat backres ttoanalmostvertical position.
When braking or in thee vent of an accident,
yo uc ould slide underneat hthe seat belt and
sus tain abdomen or nec kinjuries, fore xam‐
ple. This posesani ncreased risk of injur yor
ev en fata linjur y.
#Adjus tthe seat cor rectly befor estarting
th ej ourne y.
#Alwayse nsur ethat thes eat backres tis
in an almos tvertical position and that
th es houlder section of your seat belt is
ro uted across thec enter of your shoul‐
der.
* NO
TEDama getothes eats when moving
th es eats back
The seats ma ybedamaged byobject swhen
moving thes eats bac k.
#When moving thes eats bac k,make
sur ethat ther ea reno objects in the
fo ot we ll or under or behindt he seats.
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1Headrestraint height
2Seat backres tinclination
3Seat height
4Seat cushio nlength
5Seat cushio ninclination
6Seat fore -and-af tposition
#Save thes ettings wit hthe memor yfunction
(→pag e93).
Adjustin gthe 4-w aylumbar support
1Toraise
2To sof ten
3To lowe r
4To harden
#Using buttons 1to4,a djustthe contour
of theb ackres tindividuall ytosuityour bac k.
Headrestra ints
Ad justin gthe fron tseath eadr estraints man‐
ually
& 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.
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&WARNING Risk of injury duetohead
re stra int sw hicha renotins talled or are
adjus tedi ncor rectly
If hea drestraints ar enotins talled or are
adjus tedi ncor rectly ,the head restra int sc an‐
no tp rovide pr otection as intended.
Ther eisani ncreased risk of injur yinthe
head and nec karea, e.g. in thee vent of an
accident or when braking.
#Alw aysd rive wit hthe head restra ints
ins talled.
#Befor edrivingo ff,m akes uref or every
ve hicle occupant that thec enter of the
head restra int supports theb ackoft he
head at about eyel eve l.
Do no tinter chang ethe head restra int soft he
front and rear seats. Otherwise, youc annot
adjus tthe height and angle of theh ead
re stra int sc orrectl y.
Ad jus tthe head restra int fore -and-af tposition so
th at it is as close as possible totheb ackofy our
head.
#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.
Ad justin 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 2
and push theh ead restra int backwards.
Ad justin gthe fron tseatluxur yhead
re stra int manually
#To adjus tthe sid ebolsters of theh ead
re stra int: pull or push ther ight or left-hand
side bols ter2.
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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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#Toswitc hon/increase thel evel: press but‐
to n1 repeatedly until thed esired ventila‐
tio nleve liss et.
Dependin gontheventilation le vel, up to
th re ei ndicator lamps light up.
#To switc hoff/reduce thel evel: press but‐
to n1 repeatedly until all thei ndicator
lamps go out.
Ste ering wheel
Adjustin gthe steering wheel manually
&
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.
&
WARNING Risk of entrapment forc hil‐
dren when adjusting thes teering wheel
Children could injur ethemselves if they
adjus tthe steering wheel.
#Ne verlea ve children unatte ndedint he
ve hicle.
#When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th ek eywit hyou and loc kthe vehicle.
#To unlo ckthes teering column: push release
le ve r1 down comple tely.
#Ad jus theight 2and di stanc etos teering
wheel 3.
#Toloc kthe steering column: push release
le ve r1 up as farasitw illg o.
#Chec kand ensur ethat thes teering column is
loc kedbym oving thes teering wheel.
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Adjustin gthe steering wheel electrically
The steering wheel can be adjus tedw hen the
ignition is switched off.
1Ad justs thed ista nce tothes teering wheel
2Ad justs theh eight
#Save thes ettings using them emor yfunction
(→pag e93).
Switching thes teering wheel heater on/off
1To switc hon
2Toswitc hoff
3Indicator lamp
Easy entr yand exitfeature
Ho wt he eas yentr yand exitfeatur eoperates
&
WARNING Risk of accident whe ndriving
of fw hile adjusting thee asy exitfeature
‑Ify ou driv eoffwhile thee asy ent ryand exit
fe atur eism aking adjustments, youc ould
lose cont roloft hevehicle.
#Alw aysw ait until thea djustmen tproc‐
ess is comple tebefor edriving off.
&
WARNING Risk of entrapment when
adjusting thee asy ent ryand exitfeature
‑
‑W hen thee asy ent ryand exitfeature
adjusts thes teering wheel, youa nd other
ve hicle occupants –particular lych ildren –
could becom etrapped.
#‑W hile thee asy ent ryand exitfeature
is making adjustments, mak esuret hat
no one has an ybody parts in thes weep
of thes teering wheel.
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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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