2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN warning

thro wn around ;this could result in vehicle
occupants being hit.
This also applies to:
RLu ggag eorl oads
RSeats that ha vebeen remo veda nd are
transpor tedint hevehicle as an excep‐
tion.
Ther eisar isk of inju ry,p articularly in the
ev ent of sudden braking or asudden change
in direction.
#Alw ayss towo bject sins uchaw aythat
th ey canno tbethrow na round.
#Befor ethe journe y,secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge or loads agains tslipping or tipping
ove r.
#Ifas eat has been remo ved, preferably
stow thes eat outside of thev ehicle.
&
WARNING Risk of injury from incorrectly
stowe dobjects
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 phoneb rack etsc ann otalw aysr etain
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.
#Alw aysm akes uret hat objectsdon ot
pr otru de from stowages paces, luggage
nets or stowagen ets.
#Close thel oc kable stow ages paces
befor estartin gaj ourney .
#Alw ayss towa nd secur eheavy ,hard,
pointe d, sharp-edged, fragile or bulky
objects in thet runk.
&
WARNING Risk of burn sfromt ailpipes
and tailpipe trim
The tailpipe and tailpipe trim can become
ve ry hot. If youc om eintoc ontact wit hthese
parts of thev ehicle, youc ould bur nyourself.
#Alw aysbep articular lycareful around
th et ailpipe and thet ailpipe trim.
#Allo wthe vehicle parts tocool down
befor eyou touc ht hem.
The handling characteristic sofyourvehicle are
dependent on thed istribution of thel oad within
th ev ehicle. Yous hould bear thef ollowing in
mind when loadin gthe vehicle:
RNe vere xceed them aximum permissible
gross mass or thep ermissible axle loads for
th ev ehicle (including occupants) .The values
ar es pecified on thev ehicle identification
plat eont hevehicle's B-pillar.
RThe load mus tnotprotru de abo vetheu pper
edg eoft he seat backrests.
RAlwaysp lace thel oad behind unoccupied
seats if possible.
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#Toopen: pressrelease cat ch1 and swing
th ec over of thea rmrest upwards.
Through-loading featur eint herear ben ch
seat
Fo lding ther ear seat backre stsf orwa rd
&
WARNING Risk of injury ifth er ear
benc hseat/rear seat and seat backrest
ar en otengaged
If th er ear benc hseat/rear seat and seat
backres tare note ngaged they could fold for‐
wa rds, e.g. when braking suddenly or in the
ev ent of an accident.
RIfth is is thec ase, thev ehicle occupant
wo uld be forc ed int othe seat belt bythe
re ar bench seat/rear seat or bythes eat
backrest. The seat belt cann otprotect as
intended and could result in additional
injur y.
RObjects or loads in thet runk cannot be
re stra ined bythes eat backrest.
#Mak esuret hat thes eat backres tand
th er ear benc hseat/rear seat are
engaged befor eevery trip.
Ifth es eat backres tisnotengaged and loc ked,
th is will be shown in them ultifunction displa yin
th ei nstrument clus ter.
The center and outer seat backrests can be fol‐
ded forw ards separatel y.
#Fullyi nse rtther ear seat backres thead
re stra ints.
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EASY-PA CK trunk box
Adjustin gthe height of the EA SY-PAC Kt runk
bo xtoa nyposition
&
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
and injure dwhen moving thef loor up
When thef loor mo vesu p,your hands may
become trapped on thef rame of theE ASY-
PA CK trun kboxando bject sm aybe throw n
up.
#When thef loor mo vesu p, mak esure
th at your hands aren otwit hin the
sweep of thef loor.
#If someoneb ecomes trapped, carefully
push thec enter of thef loor down ward.
#Re mo veall object sfromt hefloor
befor emoving it up.
&
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
whe npressing theE ASY-PA CK trunk box
in
When theE ASY-PA CK tr unkboxisp ressed
int ot he retracted position, your hands may
become trapped. Children,inp articular,may
injur ethemselves when doing so.
#When pressing theE ASY-PA CK trunk
bo xin, mak esuret hat your hands are
no tw ithin thes weep of theE ASY-PA CK
tr unk box.
#When leavin gthe vehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle.
#Ne verlea ve children unatte ndedint he
ve hicle.
* NO
TEDama getothee xtende dEASY-
PA CK tr unk box
The EA SY-PAC Ktrunk bo xmaybe dama ged
when theE ASY-PA CK tr unk bo xisextended.
#Do no tplace an yobjects on or press
down on theE ASY-PA CK trunk box
frame.
#Do no tclose thet runk lid when the
EAS Y-PA CK tr unkboxise xtended.
*NO
TEDama getotheE ASY-PA CK trunk
bo xc ause dbyo bjectswhicha resharp-
edged, pointed, fragile, rounded or heavy
and object sthat roll
Object swhicha resharp-edged, pointed,
fragile, rounded or heavy and object sthat
ro ll can damag ethe EAS Y-PA CK trunk box
and be thro wn out.
#Do no ttranspor tobject swhicha re
sharp-edged, pointe d,rounded or frag‐
ile and object sthat roll in theE ASY-
PA CK tr unk box.
#Alwayss towa nd secur esucho bjects
outside of theb oxinthet runk.
#Alw ayso bser vethem aximum permitted
load of theE ASY-PA CK trunk box.
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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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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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#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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#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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#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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