2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN height

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

#Ifth ec hild restra int sy stem has been
ex posed todirect sunlight ,allowitt o
cool befor esecu ring achild int oit.
#Ne verlea ve children unatte ndedint he
ve hicle.
The use of seat belts and child restra int sy stems
is requ ired bylawi n:
Rall 50 states
Rth eU .S.territories
Rth eD istrict of Columbia
Rall Canadian pr ovinces
All child restra int sy stems mus tmeetthe follow‐
ing standards:
RU. S. Federal Mo torV ehicle Saf etyS tandards
21 3a nd 225
RCanadian Mo torV ehicle Saf etyS tandards
21 3a nd 210.2
Yo uc an obtain fur ther information about the
cor rect child restra int sy stem from an yauthor‐
ized Mercedes-Benz Center. To
impr oveprotection forc hildren younger than
12 yearso ld and unde r5ft(1.50 m) in height,
Mercedes-Ben zrecommends youo bserv ethe
fo llowing no tes:
ROnl ysecur echildren using achild restra int
sy stem whic hissuitable and recommended
fo rM ercedes-Benz vehicles, as well as appro‐
priat etot he size, ag eand weight of the
ch ild. Be sur etoobservethei nstruction sfor
cor rect us eoft hechild restra int sy stem.
RAlw aysi ns tallac hild restra int sy stem on a
re ar seat if possible.
ROnly usethef ollowing securing sy stems for
ch ild restra int sy stems:
-th es eat belt sy stem
-th eL ATCH -type (ISOFIX )mounting
brac ket
-theT op Tether anchorages
RThe manufacturer's ins tallation instructions
fo rt he child restra int sy stem.
RThe warning labels in thev ehicle interior an d
on thec hild restra int sy stem.
&
WARNING Risk of injury causedby
incor rect ins tallation of thec hild
re stra int sy stem
If th ec hild restra int sy stem is incor rectly
ins talled on asuitable seatin gposition, it
canno tperform its intended pr otectiv efunc‐
tion.
The child canno tberestrained in thee vent of
an accident, heavy braking or asudde n
ch ang eofd irection.T his posesani ncreased
ri sk of injur yorevenf atal injur y.
#Alwaysc ompl ywitht he manufacturer's
ins tallation instructions fort he child
re stra int sy stem and its cor rect use.
#Make surethat thee ntir ebase of the
ch ild restra int sy stem alw aysr ests on
th es itting sur face of thes eat.
#Neverp lace objects under or behind
th ec hild restra int sy stem, e.g. acush‐
ion.
#Alw aysu sechild restra int sy stems with
th eo riginal co verd esigned fort hem.
46
Occupant saf ety

Activating/deactivatin gthe trunk li dopening
height restriction
Multimedia sy stem:,Vehicle.Vehicle Settings.Trunk Lid
Restriction
Ac tivating thef unction allo wsyoutoa void
bumping thet runk lid on alow garage ceiling, for
ex ample.
#Ac tivate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
Ro ller sun blinds
Extending ther ear side windo wroller sun
blinds
* NO
TEDama getothei nertia reel due to
it snappin gback
If suddenly snappe dback, thei nertia reel
ma ybed amaged.
#Alwaysm ove ther oller sun blind by
hand.
#Do no tdrive wit hthe roller sun blind
hooked in and side windo wsopened at
th es ame time.
#Pull ther oller sun blind out bytab1 and
hook it ont obrack ets2.
Ex tending/r etra ctin gthe rear windo wroller
sunblind
& WARNING Risk of entrapment when
ex tending or retracting ther oller sun
blind
Body parts could become entrapped in the
sweep of ther oller sun blind when it is being
ex tende dorr etra cted.
#Make surethat no body parts ar einthe
sweep of ther oller sun blind when it is
being extende dorr etra cted.
#If someone become strapped ,brief ly
pres sthe button again.
The opening or closing process is
brief lystopped. The roller sun blind
th en returns toits startin gposition.
* NO
TEDama gecaused byobjects
#Mak esuret hat ther oller sun blind can
mo vefreely.
Opening and closing 69

Seats
Adjustin gthe fron tseatm anuall yand elec‐
tricall y(withou tSeatC om fort Pa ckage)
&
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th es eats ar eadjus tedbyc hildren
Childre ncould becom etrapped if they adjust
th es eats, particularly when unattended.
#When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle.
#Ne verlea ve children unatte ndedint he
ve hicle.
The seats can be adjus tedw hen thei gnition is
switched off.
& WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
whe nadjusting thes eats
When youa djus tas eat,y ou or other vehicle
occupants could become trapped, e.g. on the
seat guide rail.
#Mak esurew hen adjustin gaseatthat
no oneh as anybody parts in thes weep
of thes eat.
Obser vethes afet yn otes on "Airbags "and "Chil‐
dren in thev ehicle".
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetot he
driver's seat no tbeing engaged
If th ed rive r's seat is no tengaged, it could
mo veunexpectedl ywhile thev ehicle is in
motion.
This could cause youtol ose control of the
ve hicle.
#Alw aysm akes uret hat thed rive r's seat
is engaged befor estartin gt he vehicle.
&
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 becoming trapped if
th es eat height is adjus tedc arelessly
If yo ua djus tthe seat height carelessly ,you
or other vehicle occupants could be trapped
and thereb yinjured.
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Seats and stowing

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.
Seats andstowing 83

1Seatbackres tinclination
2Seat height
3Seat fore -and-af tposition
#To adjus tthe sea tfore-and-a ftposition:
lif tl eve r3 and slid ethe seat int othe
desired position.
#Mak esuret hat thes eat is engaged.
Adjustin gthe fron tseatm anuall yand elec‐
tricall y(with Seat Comfor tPacka ge)
1Seat backres tinclination
2Seat height
3Seat cushion inclination
4Seat fore -and-af tposition
5Sea tcushion length
#To adjus tthe sea tfore-and-a ftposition:
lif tl eve r4 and slid ethe seat forw ards or
backwards.
#Mak esuret hat thes eat is engaged.
#To adjus tthe sea tcushion length: liftl eve r
5 and slide thef ront section of thes eat
cushion forw ards or backwards.
Ad justin gthe seats electrically
Thes eats can be adjus tedw hen thei gnition is
switched off.
Obser vethes afet yn otes on "Airbags "and "Chil‐
dren in thev ehicle".
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Seats and stowing

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.
Seats and stowing 85

&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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Seats and stowing