2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN back seat

1Adjusts thes eats electrically →
84
2 Switches thes eat heating on/off →
90
3 Switches thes eat ventilation on/o ff →
90
4 Adjusts thef ront passenger seat from thed riv‐
er's seat
5 &%Loc ks/unloc ksthev ehicle →
60
6 Opens/closes thet runk lid →
63
7 Adjusts and folds theo utside mir rors out/in
electrically →
118
8 W Opens/closes ther ight side window →
70
9 W Opens/cl osesther ear right side window →
70
A Child saf etyl oc kf or ther ear side windo ws→
53
B W Opens/closes ther ear lef tside wind ow →
70CW Opens/closes thel efts ide window →
70
D Opens thed oor →
60
E Sets them emor yfunction →
93
F Sets thes eat fore -and-af tadjustment →
84
G Adjusts thes eat cushion length →
84
H Adjusts the4 -way lumbar support →
85
I Seat adjustment using them ultimedia sy stem →
87
J Adjusts theh ead restra ints →
85
K Adjusts thes eat cushion inclination →
84
L Adjusts thes eat height →
84
M Adjusts thes eat backres tinclination →
84
Atag lanc e–Door control pane land seat adjustment 15

Restra int sy stem
Pr otection byther estraint sy stem
The restra int sy stem includes thef ollowing:
RSeat belt sy stem
RAirbags
RChild restra int sy stem
RChild seat securing sy stem
In thee vent of an accident, ther estraint sy stem
can:
RRe duce ther isk of vehicle occupants coming
int oc ontact wit hparts of thev ehicle interior.
RReduce thef orces towhic hthe vehicle occu‐
pants ar esubjected.
As eat belt can onl yprovide theb estleve lofp ro‐
te ction if it is worncor rectl y.Depending on the
de tected accident situation, Emergency Tension‐
ing Device sand/or airbags supplement thep ro‐
te ction of fere dbyac orrectl yw orns eat belt.
Emer gency Tensioning Device sand/or airbags
ar en otdepl oyed in everyaccident. So
that ther estraint sy stem can pr ovide pr otec‐
tion ,eachv ehicle occupant mus t:
RWith th eseat belt fastened cor rectly
RIn an almos tupright position wi th their back
agains tthe seat backrest
RSit wit htheir feet resting on thef loor ,ifp os‐
sible.
RAlw aysbes ecured in an additional restra int
sy stem suitable forM ercedes-Benz vehicles
if th ey areu nde r5f t(1.50 m) tall.
Ho wever,no sy stem available toda yc an com‐
ple tely eliminat einjuries and fata lities in every
accidents ituation. In particular ,the seat belt
and airbag general lydo no tprotect against
objects penetrating thev ehicle fr om
theo ut
side.
Ar isk of inju rycaused bythea irbag deploying
can also no tbecomple tely ruled out.
Re duce drestraint sy stem pr otection
&
WARNING Risk of injury or deathfrom
modifications tother estraint sy stem
Modification stotherestra int sy stem may
cause it tono longer workas intended.
The restra int sy stem ma ythen no tprotect
th ev ehicle occupants as intended byfailing
in an accident or triggering unexpec tedly ,for
ex ample
#Ne vera lter thep arts of ther estraint
sy stem.
#Ne vertamper wit hthe wiring or any
electronic component parts or their
software.
If it is necessar ytomodifythev ehicle toaccom‐
modat eaperson wit hdisabilities, con tact a
qu alified specialis tworks hop. Mercedes-Benz
re commends that youo nly use seat beltsw hich
ha ve been appr oved specificall yfor your vehicle
by Mercedes-Benz.
RContact aMercedes-Benzs ervice centerfor
de tails.
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Occupant saf ety

Seat belts
Protection pr ovided bythes eat belt
Alw aysf asteny our seat belt cor rectly before
st artin gajourney .As eatb eltc an only pr ovide
th eb estlev el of pr otection if it is worncor rectl y.
&
WARNING Risk of injury or deathdueto
incor rectl yfastened seat belt
If th es eat belt is no twornc orrectly ,itc an‐
no tp erform its intended pr otectiv efunction.
In addition, an incor rectly fastened seat belt
can also cause injuries, fore xamp le, in the
ev ent of an accidentorw hen braking or
ch anging direction suddenly .
#Alwayse nsur ethat all vehicle occu‐
pants ha vetheir seat belts fastened
cor rectl ya nd ar esitting prope rly.
RThe seat belt mus t:
-Notbet wisteda nd mus tfit tightl yand
snugl yacross your body .
-Berouted across thec enter of your
shoulder and as lo wdowna cross your
hips as possible.
RThe shoulder sectio nofthe seat belt should
no ttouc hyour nec knor be routed under
yo ur ar morb ehindy our bac k.
RAvoid wearing bulkyc loth ing, e.g. awinter
coat.
RPush thel ap belt down as farasp ossible
across your hips and pull tight withthe shoul‐
der section of theb elt. Ne verrout ethe lap
belt across your abdomen.
RNe verrout ethe seat belt across sharp, poin‐
te d, abrasiv eorfragile objects.
ROnl yone person should use eac hseat belt at
an yo ne time. Ne vera llow babies and chil‐
dren totrave lsitting on thel ap of ano ther
ve hicle occupant.
RNe vers ecur eobjects wit haseat belt if the
seat belt is also being used byone of the
ve hicle's occupants. Alw ayso bser vethe
instructions forl oading thev ehicle when
securing objects, luggag eorloads
(
→pag e94). All seatb
elts inthev ehicle exceptthe driver's
seat belt ar eequipped wit hachild seat saf ety
fe ature. Youc an find fur ther information under
"Child seat saf etyf eature" (
→pag e47).
If ch ildren ar etrave ling in thev ehicle, be sur eto
obser vethei nstruction sand saf etyn otes on
"Children in thev ehicle" (
→pag e45).
Reduce dprote ction
&
WARNING Risk of injury duetoan incor‐
re ct sea tposition
The seatb eltd oesn otoffert he intended
le ve lofp rotection if youh ave notm oved the
seat backres ttoanalmostvertical position.
When braking or in thee vent of an accident,
yo uc ouldslide underneat hthe seat belt and
sus tain abdomen or nec kinjuries, fore xam‐
ple. This posesani ncreased risk of injur yor
eve nfatal injur y.
#Adjus tthe seat cor rectly befor estarting
th ej ourne y.
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#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.
& WARNING Risk of injury or deathwhen
additional restra int sy stems ar enotused
fo rp ersons wit hasmaller build
Pe rsons under 5ft(1.50 m)t all canno twear
th es eat belt cor rectly wi thout asuitable
additional restra int sy stem.
If th es eat belt is no twornc orrectly ,itc an‐
no tp erform its intended pr otectiv efunction.
In addition, an incor rectly fastened seat belt
can also cause injuries, fore xamp le, in the
ev ent of an accidentorw hen braking or
ch anging direction suddenly .
#Alwayss ecur epersons under 5ft
(1.50 m) tallinas uitable restra int sys‐
te m.
&
WARNING Risk of injury or deathdueto
bloc keds eat belt buckle or seat belt
anchorage
Objects next tothef ront seat that bloc kthe
seat belt buckle or them oving seat belt
anchorag eonthe front seat impair thef unc‐
tion of theE mer gency Tensioning Devices.
The Emergency Tensioning Device scan,
th en, no tfunction as intended and thes eat
belt can no longer pr ovide thei ntended pro‐
te ction.
#Befor estarti ngthej ourne y,mak esure
th at ther ea reno objects around the
seat belt buckle or between thef ront
seat and door.
& WARNING Risk of injury or deathdueto
damaged or modified seat belts
Seat belts cann otprov ide pr otection in the
fo llowing situations:
RIf th es eat belts ar edamaged, modified,
ex treme lydirty ,bleached or dyed
RIfth es eat belt buckle is damaged or
ex treme lydirty
RIfth eE mer gency Tensioning Devices,
sea tbelta nchorages or sea tbeltr etra c‐
to rs have been modified
Seat belts ma ybedamaged in an accident,
although thed amag emaynotbev isible, e.g.
due tosplinter sofglass.
Modified or damaged seat belts ma ytear or
fa il, e.g. in an accident.
Modified Emer gency Tensioning Devices
could accidental lytrig gerorf ailtofunction
as intended.
#Ne verm odify thes eat belts, Emer gency
Te nsioning Devices, sea tbelta ncho‐
ra ge sors eat belt retractors.
#Make surethat thes eat belts are
undamaged, no tworna nd clean.
#Alw aysh ave thes eat belts checked
immediatel yafter an accident at a
qu alified specialis tworks hop.
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Occupant saf ety

Onlyuse seat belts that ha vebeen appr ovedfor
yo ur vehicle byMercedes-Benz.
&
WARNING Risk of injury or deathfrom
deplo yedp yrot echni cEmergency Ten‐
sioning Devices
Pyro tech nic Emergency Tensioning Devices
th at ha vebeen deplo yeda reno longer opera‐
tional and ar eunable toper form their inten‐
ded pr otectiv efunction.
#Therefore, ha vedeplo yedp yrot echnic
Emer gency Tensioning Device simmedi‐
ately replaced at aqualified specialis t
wo rkshop.
Mercedes-Benz recommends that youh avet he
ve hicle towe dtoaq ualified specialis tworks hop
fo llowing an accident.
* NO
TEDama gecaused bytrapping the
seat belt
If an unused seat belt is no tfully retracted ,it
ma ybecome trappe dinthe door or in the
seat mechanism.
#Alw ayse nsur ethat an unused seat belt
is full yretra cted.
In fo rm ation on theb elt air bag in ther ear
seat belt
Th eB ELTB AGidentification indicates that ar ear
seat belt is equippe dwithab elt air bag.
When activated, theb elt air bag increases the
pr otected area of thev ehicle occupant's ribcage.
&
WARNING Risk of injury or death
th ro ugh theu se of anon-appr ovedchild
re stra int sy stem
In an accident, theb elt air bag ma ydamage
an on-appr ovedchild restra int sy stem or a
ch ild restra int sy stem whic hhas no tbeen
appr ovedfor use in conjunctio nwitht he belt
air bag.
As aresult, thec hild restra int sy stem may
no tbea bletoprov ide thei ntended le velo f
pr otection.
#Therefore, alw aysu seLATC H-type (ISO‐
FIX) tofast enachild seat equippedw ith
an integ ratedr estraint sy stem.
#Fo rv ehicles equipped wit hthe optional
re ar seat belt air bags ("beltbag"), only
use aMercedes-Ben zappr oved boos ter
seat wit hintegrated backrest.
#Ne veru se an air bag equipped seat belt
to fast enafront-orr ear-facing child
seat or anon-appr ovedboos ters eat.
#Please contact an au thorized Mercedes-
Benz Center fori nformation on
app rove dc hild restra int sy stems.
Fa stening and adju sting seat belts
Ifth es eat belt is pulled quickl yors harply,the
seat belt retractor lo cks. The seat belt stra pc an‐
no tbep ulled out an yfurther.
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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

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

PRE-SAFE®
Information on PRE-SAFE®(anticipatory
occupant pr otection)
PRE- SAFE®is able todetect cer tain critical driv‐
ing situations and implementp re-em ptivem eas‐
ures toprotect thev ehicle occupants.
PRE-SAFE
®can implement thef ollowing meas‐
ures independentl yofeacho ther:
RTighten thes eat belts on thed rive r's seat
and front passenger seat.
RClose thes ide windo ws.
RVehicles with sliding sunroof: Closethe
sliding sunroof.
RVe hicles with memor yfunction: Movethe
front passenger seattoa morefavorable
seat position.
RVe hicles with multicontour seat: Increase
th ea ir pressur einthe seat side bols ters of
th es eat backrest.
RPRE-SAFE®Sound: pr ovided that them ulti‐
media sy stem is switched on, generates a brie
fnoise signaltos timulatethe innat epro‐
te ctiv em echanism of aperson's hea ring.
* NO
TEDama gecaused byobject sinthe
fo ot we ll or behindt he seat
The automatic adjustment of thes eat posi‐
tion ma yresult in damag etothe seat and/or
th eo bject.
#Stow object sinas uitable place.
Reversing theP RE- SAFE®measures
If an accident did no toccur ,the pre-e mptive
measures that weretaken ar ereversed. You
will need toper form certain settings your‐
self.
#If th es eat belt pre-tensioning is no treduced,
mo vethes eat backres tbacks lightl y.
The locking mechanism releases.
PRE- SAFE®PLUS (anticipa tory occupant pro‐
te ction plus)
PRE-SAFE®PLUS can de tect cer tain impacts,
particularly an imminent rear impact ,and take
pre-e mptivem easure stoprotect thev ehicle
occupants. These measures canno tnecessarily
pr eve nt an imminent impact.
PRE-SAFE
®PLUS can implement thef ollowing
measures independentl yofeacho ther:
RTightening thes eat belts on thed rive r's seat
and front passenger seat.
If an accidentd oes notoccur ,the pre-emp‐
tiv em easures that we retake na re re versed .
RIncre asingb rake pressur ewhen thev ehicle
is stationar y.This brak eapplication is can‐
celed automatically when thev ehicle pulls
aw ay.
PRE-SAFE
®PLUS sy stem limitationsRNo me asures ar eimp lemented:
-Ifth ev ehicle is backing up.
RThe brakes ar enotapplied:
-Whils tdriving.
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