2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN Passenger air bag

1Steering wheel gearshif tpaddle →
137
2 Combination switch →
111
3 DIRECT SELECTs elector lever →
135
4 Displ ay(multimedia sy stem) →
217
5 Start/ Stop button →
128
6 Control panel form ultimedia sy stem →
217
7 Climat econtrol sy stems →
122
8 Glovecompart ment →
96
9 Hazardw arning lights →
112
A Stow agec ompartment →
96
B Controls fort he multimedia sy stem →
217
C Rear wind ow roller sunblind →
69
D ECOs tart/s topf unction →
133
E Tosetthe vehicle le vel →
171
Pa rking Pilot →
181F
DYNA MIC SELECT switch →
134
G PASSENGER AIR BAGi ndicator lamps →
41
H Control panel form ultimedia sy stem →
195
I Adjusts thes teering wheel →
92
J Control panel foro n-board computer →
195
K Cruise cont rollev er →
158
L Tounlo cktheh ood →
278
M Electric pa rking brake →
144
N Light switch →
110
O Control panel for:
St eering Pilot →
167
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assist →
192
PA RKTRONI C →
173
Head-up Display →
205
Atag lanc e–C ockpit 7

This dataisofane xclusivel ytechnical nature
and can be used to:
RAssi stin de tecting and rectifying malfunc‐
tions and defects.
RAnalyze vehicle functions, e.g. af terana cci‐
dent.
ROptimize vehicle functions.
The dat acanno tbeu sedtotrace thev ehicle's
mo vements.
When your vehicle is serviced, tech nica linforma‐
tio nc an be read from thee vent da tamemory
and malfunction dat amemor y.
Service sinclude, fore xamp le:
RRepair services
RService processes
RWa rrant ycases
The vehicle is read out byemplo yees of the
service networ k(including them anufacturer)
using special diagnostic devices. Youc an obtain
mor einformation there, if required. Af
teram alfunction has been rectified, thei nfor‐
mation is dele tedf romt he malfunction memory
or is continuall yoverw ritten.
When operating thev ehicle, situations ar econ‐
ceivable in whic hthis tech nica ldata, in co nnec‐
tion wit hother information (if necessar y,afte r
consultation wi than authorize dexpe rt), could be
traced toap erson.
Examples include:
RAc cident reports
RDamag etothevehicle
RWi tnes sstatements
Fu rther additional functions that ha vebeen con‐
tractuall yagreed upon wit hthe cus tomer all ow
cer tain vehicle dat atobec onveye dbyt hevehi‐
cle as well. The additional function sinclude, for
ex ample, vehicle location in case of an emer‐
ge ncy.
COMAND/mbrace
If th ev ehicle is equipped wit hCOMAND or
mbrace, additional dat aabout thev ehicle's oper‐
at

ion, theu se of thev ehicle in cer tain situations, and
thel ocation of thev ehicle ma ybecompiled
th ro ugh COMAND or them brace sy stem.
Ad ditional information can be found in them ulti‐
media sy stem section and/or them brace Term s
and Conditions.
Event data recorders
This vehicle is equipped wit hanevent da ta
re corder (EDR). The mai npurpose of an ED Ris
to record, in cer tain crash or near crash-lik esit‐
uations, suc hasanair bag deployment or hitting
ar oad obs tacle ,dataw hichw ill assis tinunder‐
st anding ho wavehicle's sy stems per form ed.
The ED Risdesigned torecor ddatar elated to
ve hicle dynamics and saf etys ystems foras hort
period of time, typically 30 seconds or less.
The EDR in this vehicle is designed torecord
such dataas:
RHowv arious sy stems in your vehicle were
operating;
RWhe ther or no tthe driver and passenger
saf etyb eltsw ereb uckled/fas tened;
RHo wf ar (i fata ll)t he driver wasd epressing
th ea ccelerator and/or brak epedal; and,
General no tes 27

The componentsoft herestra int sy stem can
be activated or deplo yedi ndependentl yof
eac hother:
Component De tected deploy‐
men tsituation
Emer gency Tension‐
ing Devices Fr
ontal impact, rear
impact ,side impact,
ro llo ver
Driver' sairbag, front
passenger ai rbag,
knee ai rbag Fr
ontal impact
Side air bag Side impact
Wi ndo wairba gS ide impact,rollo ver,
frontal impact
Belt air bag Frontal impact
PRE-SAFE®Impulse
Side Side impact
The front passenger air bag can onl
ybe
deplo yedinana ccidentift hePASSENGER AIR
BA GO FFindicator lam pisoff.Ift he front passenger seat is occupied, mak
esure, bo th
befor eand during thej ourne y,that thes tatus of
th ef ront passenger air bag is cor rect
(
→page 41).
&
WARNING Risk of burn sfromh otairbag
components
The airbag parts ar ehotafte rana irbag has
been deploy ed.
#Do nottouc hthe airbag parts.
#Ha ve ad eplo yeda irbag replaced at a
qu alified specialis tworks hop as soon
as possible.
% Mercedes-Benz recommends that youh ave
th ev ehicle towe dtoaq ualified specialist
wo rkshop following an accident .This is par‐
ticularly impor tant when an Emergency Ten‐
sioning Device wastriggered or an air bag
wa sd eplo yed. If
th eE mer gency Tensioning Device saretrig‐
ge redorana ir bag is deplo yed, youw ill hear a
bang, and asmal lamoun tofpowder ma yalso be
re leased:
RThe bang will no tgene rallya ffect your hear‐
ing.
RIn general ,the powder released is no thaz‐
ardous tohealt hbut ma ycause short-term
breathing dif ficulties topersons suf fering
from as thma or other pulmonar yconditions.
Pr ov ided it is saf etodoso, leavethev ehicle
immediately or open thew indo wino rder to
pr eve nt brea thing dif ficulties.
Air bags and pyrotech nic Emergency Tensioning
Device scontai nperch lorat ematerial, whic hmay
re qu ires pecial handlin gorenvironmental pro‐
te ction measure s.Na tional guideline sregarding
wa sted isposal mus tbeobserved. In California,
see www.dtsc.ca.gov/HazardousWas te/
Pe rchlorate/index.cfm.
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Occupant saf ety

Duringajou rney ,the seat belt warning lightsu p
if:
RThe vehicle speed exceed s15m ph
(25 km/h) and thed rive r's or front
passenger seat belt is no tfas tened.
RThe driver or front passenger unfas tens their
seat belt while thev ehicle is in motion.
Airbags
Overvie wofair bags
1Knee air bag
2Driver's air bag
3Front-passenger front air bag
4Wi ndo wcurtain air bag
5Side air bag
The ins tallation location of an air bag is identi‐
fi ed bytheA IRB AG symbol.
When activated, an air bag can pr ovide addi‐
tiona lprotection fort he respectiv evehicle
occupant.
AIRB AG Potentia lprotection for
…
Knee air bag Thigh,k nee and lowerleg
Driver's air bag,
front passenger
air bag Head and
ribcage
Wi ndo wcurtain
air bag Head
Side air bag Ribcage, also pelvis for
front seato ccupants
The front-passenger front air bag can only
deployin an accident if theP ASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lam
pisoff.I ft he front passenger
seat is occupied, mak esure, bo thbefor eand
during thej ourne y,that thes tatus of thef ront
passenger air bag is cor rect (
→page 41).
* NO
TEImpo rtant points toremember if
th ef ront passenger seat is unoccupied
In an accident, thec omponents of the
re stra int sy stem ma ydeplo yunnecessarily
on thef ront passenger side if:
RTher eareheavy objects on thef ront
passenger seat.
RThe seat belt tongueise ngaged in the
seat belt buckle of thef ront passenger
seat and thef ront passenger seat is
unoccupied.
#St ow object sinas uitable place.
#Onlyone person should use eac hseat
belt at an yone time.
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Protection bythea irbags
Depending on thea ccidents ituation,anairbag
can add tothep rotection of fere dbyac orrectly
fast ened seat belt.
&
WARNING Risk of injury or deathdueto
incor rect seatp osition
If yo ud eviat ef romt he cor rect seatp osition,
th ea irbag cann otper form its intended pro‐
te ctiv efunction and deployment ma yeven
cause fur ther injuries.
To avo id hazardous situations ,alway sm ake
sur ethat all vehicle occupants:
RAres eated properly and keep as fara wa y
as possible from thea irbags.
RObser vethef ollowing information.
#Alw aysm akes uret hat ther ea reno
objects between thea irbag and the
ve hicle occupant.
To avo idrisk sr esulting from thed eployment of
th ea irbag:
RBefor estartin gy our journe y,adjus tyour seat
cor rectly ;the driver's seat and front
passenger seat should be mo vedasf ar back
as possible.
When doing so, alw ayso bser vethei nforma‐
tion on thec orrect driver's seatp osition
(
→page 81).
ROnl yhold thes teering wheel bythes teering
wheel rim. This all owsthe airbag tobe fully
deplo yed.
RAlw aysl ean agains tthe seat backres twhen
th ev ehicle is in motion. Do no tlean forw ards
or lean agains tthe door or side windo w.You
ma yotherwise be in thed eployment area of
th ea irbags.
RAlw aysk eep your feet on thef loor .Don ot
put your feet on thec ockpit, fore xamp le.
Yo ur feet ma yotherwise be in thed eploy‐
ment area of thea irbag.
RIfch ildren ar etrave ling in thev ehicle,
obser vethea dditional no tes(→pag e45).
RAlw ayss towa nd secur eobject scorrectly. Objects in
thev ehicle interior ma ypreve nt an
airba gfromf unctioning cor rectly .There fore
alw ayse nsur ethat:
RTher eareno people, animals or objects
between thev ehicle occupants and an air‐
bag.
RTher eareno objectsb etwe en thes eat, door
and door pillar (B-pillar).
RNo hardobjects, e.g. coat hangers, ar ehang‐
ing on theg rabh andles or coat hooks.
RNo accessories, suc hascup holders, are
attached tothev ehicle within thed eploy‐
men t area of an airbag, e.g. todoors, side
windo wsor side paneling.
RNo heavy ,sharp-edged or fragile objectsa re
in thep ockets of your clo thing. Stores uch
object sinas uitable place.
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Occupant saf ety

Reduce dairbag pr otection
&
WARNING Risk of injury from modifica‐
tions tothea irbag co ver
If yo um odify an airbag co verora ffix objects
suc hass tickers to it,thea irbag can no lon‐
ge rfunction cor rectl y.
#Ne verm odify an airbag co vera nd do
no ta ffix objectstoi t.
&
WARNING Risk of injury duetounsuita‐
ble seat co vers
Uns uitable seat co vers can obstruct or pre‐
ve nt thed eployment of thea irbags integra‐
te di ntot he seats.
Consequentl y,thea irbags cann otprotect
ve hicle occupants as they ared esigned to
do. In addition, theo peration of thea uto‐
matic front passenger airbag shutof fsyst em
could be restricted. Thisp oses an increased
ri sk of injur yorevenf atal injur y.
#Yous hould only use seat co vers that
ha ve been appr oved fort he cor respond‐
ing seats byMercedes-Benz.
&
WARNING Risk of injury duetomalfunc‐
tions of thes ensor sinthe door paneling
Sensor stocontrol thea irbags ar elocated in
th ed oors. Modification sorworkn otper‐
fo rm ed cor rectl ytot he door sordoor panel‐
ing, as well as damaged doors, can lead to
th ef unction of thes ensor sbeing impaired.
The airbags might therefor enotfunction
proper lyan ym ore.
Consequent ly,t he airbags canno tprotect
ve hicle occupants as they ared esigned to
do.
#Ne verm odify thed oor sorp arts of the
doors.
#Alw aysh ave workon thed oor sord oor
paneling car ried out at aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop.
&
WARNING Risk of injury duetodeplo yed
airbag
Ad eplo yeda irbag no longer has aprotective
function and cann otprotect as intended in
th ee vent of an accident.
#Ha ve thev ehicle towe dtoaq ualified
specialis tworks hop in order tohave the
deplo yeda irbag replaced.
Ha ve deplo yeda irbags replaced immediately.
St atus of thef ront passenger airbag
Po ints toremember when the front
passen gers eatiso ccupied
The au tomatic front passenger air bag shutof fis
abl etod etect whe ther thef ront passenger seat
is occupied byap erson or achild restra int sys‐
te m. The front passenger air bag is enabled or
deactivated accordingly.
When ins talling achild restra int sy stem on the
front passenger seat:
REnsure that thec hild restra int sy stem is posi‐
tioned cor rectl y.
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RAlwayso bser vethec hild restra int sy stem
manufacturer's ins tallation instructions.
RNe verp lace objects under or behind the
ch ild restra int sy stem, e.g. cushions.
RFu llyr etra ct thes eat cushion lengt hadjust‐
ment.
RThe entir ebase of thec hild restra int sy stem
mus talway sr estont he seat cushion of the
front-passenger seat.
RThe backres toftheforw ard-facin gchild
re stra int sy stem mus tlie as flat as possible
agains tthe backres tofthe front-passenge r
seat.
RThe child restra int sy stem mus tnot to ucht he
ro of or be put under stra in by theh ead
re stra ints. Adjus tthe seat backres tinclina‐
tion and theh ead restra int setting accord‐
ingly.
& WARNING Risk of injury or deathdueto
object sbetwe en thes itting sur face and
th ec hild restra int sy stem
Objects between thes itting sur face and the
ch ild restra int sy stem could af fect thef unc‐
tion of thea utomatic front passenger airbag
shutoff.
This could result in thef ront passenger air‐
bag no tfunctioning as intended during an
accident.
#Do no tplace an yobjects between the
sitting sur face and thec hild restra int
sy stem.
#The entir ebase of thec hild restra int
sy stem mus talway sr estont he sitting
sur face of thef ront passenger seat.
#The backres toftheforw ard-facin gchild
re stra int sy stem mus tlie as flat as pos‐
sible agains tthe backres tofthe front
passenger seat.
#Alw aysc ompl ywitht he child restra int
sy stem manufacturer's ins tallation
instructions.
Ap erson in thef ront passenger seat mus t:
RHave their seat belt fastened cor rectly.
RSit in an almos tupright position wi th their
bac kagains tthe seat backrest.
RSit wit htheir feet resting on thef loor ,ifp os‐
sible.
Otherwise, thef ront passenger air bag ma ybe
deactivated bymis take ,for example because the
front passenger:
RTr ans fers their weight bysupporting them‐
selves on avehicle armrest.
RSits in suc hawaythat their weight is raised
from thes itting sur face.
&
WARNING Risk of injury or deathdueto
deactivated front passenger airbag
If th eP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FFindicator
lam pisl it,the front passenger airbag is disa‐
bled. It will no tbedeployedint heeve nt of
an accident and canno tperform its intended
pr otectiv efunction.
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Occupant saf ety

Aperso nint he front passenger seat could
th en, fore xamp le, com eintoc ontact wi th
th ev ehicle interior ,especially if thep erson is
sitting tooc lose tothec ockpit.
If th ef ront passenger seat is occupied,
alw ayse nsur ethat:
RThe classification of thep erson in the
front passenger seatisc orrect and the
front passenger airbag is enabled or disa‐
ble dina ccordance wit hthe person in the
front passenger seat.
RThe front passenger seath as been moved
as farb ackasp ossible.
RThe person is seated cor rectl y.
#Ensure ,bothb efor eand during thej our‐
ne y,that thes tatus of thef ront
passenger airbag is cor rect.
PA SSENGER AIR BAGi ndicator lamp
Sy stem self-te st
Whenthei gnition is switched on, asystems elf-
te st is per form ed during whic hthe two
PA SSENGER AIR BAGONa nd OFFi ndicator
lamps light up simultaneousl y.The
status of thef ront passenger airbag is then
displa yed:
RPA SSENGER AIR BAGONl ightsupf or
60 seconds, subsequentl ybothi ndicator
lamps ar eoff(PASSENGER AI RBAG ON and
OFF): thef ront passenger airbag is able to
deplo yintheeve nt of an accident.
RPASSENGER AIR BAGO FFlightsupc ontinu‐
ously: thef ront passenger airbag is disabled.
It will then no tbed eployedint heevent of an
accident.
If th eP ASSENGER AIR BAGONi ndicator lam pis
off, only theP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FFindicator
lam pshows thes tatus of thef ront passenger
airbag. The PASSENGER AIR BAGO FFindicator
lam pm aybe lit continuousl yorbeoff.
If th eP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FFindicator lamp
and the6 restra int sy stem warning lamp
light up simultaneousl y,thef ront passenger seat
ma ynotbe used. Also in this case, do no tins tall
ac hild restra int sy stem on thef ront passenger
seat. Ha vethea utomatic front passenger airbag
shutof fchec keda nd repaired immediatel yata
qu alified specialis tworks hop.
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