2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS COUPE child seat

Atagl ance .................................................... 6
Cockpit ........................................................... 6
Wa rning and indicator lamps .......................... 8
Overhead control panel ................................ 12
Door control panel and seat adjustment ....... 14
Emergencies and breakdowns ...................... 16
DigitalOperator' sManua l........................ .18
Callin g upthe Digital Operator's Manual ...... 18
General notes............................................. 19
Pr otecting the environment .......................... 19
Mercedes-Benz GenuineParts ....................... 19
Operator's Manual ........................................2 0
Service and vehicle operation ....................... 21
Operating saf ety.......................................... .22
Declaration of conformity for wireless
ve hicle components .....................................2 3
Diagnost ics connection ................................ 24
Qualified specialist workshop ....................... 25
Cor rect use of theve hicle ............................2 5
Problems with your vehicle ........................... 25
Re porting saf etydefects .............................. .25
Limited Warranty .......................................... 26 QR code
forre scue card ...............................2 6
Ve hicle data storage .....................................2 6
Copyright .. .................................................... 28
Occupant safety......................................... 30
Re stra int sy stem .......................................... .30
Seat belts ..................................................... 32
Airbags ......................................................... 37
PRE-SAFE
®sy stem ....................................... 44
Childr en intheve hicle ..................................4 5
Pe ts in theve hicle ........................................5 4
Opening and closing.................................. 55
SmartK ey...................................................... 55
Doors ............................................................ 59
Tr unk ............................................................ 63
Ro ller sun blinds .......................................... .69
Side windo ws............................................... 70
Sliding sunroof .............................................. 73
Anti-theft pr otection .................................... .78
Seats and stowing .................................... .80
Cor rect driver's seat position ....................... 80 Seats ............................................................
81
St eering wheel ............................................. .90
Using the memory function .......................... 92
St ow age areas .............................................. 94
Cup holder .................................................. 101
Ashtr ayand cigar ette lighter ...................... .102
Soc kets ....................................................... 103
Wi reless charging of the mobile phone
and connection with theex terior antenna .. 105
Ins talling/ removing thefloor mats .............1 07
Light and visibility................................... 108
Exterior lighting .......................................... 108
Interior lighting ............................................ 113
Wi ndshield wiper and windshield washer
sy stem ........................................................ 114
Mir rors ........................................................ 117
Operating the sun visors ............................. 119
Infrared reflective windshield ..................... .120
Climate control ......................................... 121
Overview of climate cont rol sy stems ......... .121
Operating the climate control sy stem ......... 122
2
Conte nts

1Adjusts the seats electrically →
83
2 Switches the seat heating on/off →
88
3 Switches the seat ventilation on/off →
90
4 Adjusts the front passenger seat from the driv‐
er's seat →
83
5 &% Locks/unloc kstheve hicle →
60
6 Opens/closes the trunk lid →
63
7 Adjusts and folds the outside mir rors out/in
electrically →
117
8 W Opens/closes theright side window →
70
9 W Opens/closes there ar right side window →
70
A Child saf etyloc kfo rth ere ar side wind ows →
53
B W Opens/closes there ar left side wind ow→
70CW Opens/closes the left side window →
70
D Opens the door →
59
E Sets the memory function →
92
F Sets the seat fore -and-aft adjustment →
81
G Adjusts the seat cushion length →
81
H Adjusts the 4-w aylumbar support →
84
I Seat adjustment using the multimedia sy stem →
86
J Adjusts the head restra ints →
84
K Adjusts the seat cushion inclination →
81
L Adjusts the seat height →
81
M Adjusts the seat backrest inclination →
81
Ataglance – Door control panel and seat adjustment 15

Restra int sy stem
Pr otection bythere stra int sy stem
The restra int sy stem includes thefo llowing:
RSeat belt sy stem
RAir bags
RChild restra int sy stem
RChild seat securing sy stem
In theev ent of an accident, there stra int sy stem
can:
RRe duce therisk of vehicle occupants coming
into contact with parts of theve hicle interior.
RRe duce thefo rc es towhich theve hicle occu‐
pants are subjected.
A seat belt can only pr ovide the best le vel of pro‐
te ction if it is worncor rectl y.Depending on the
de tected accident situation, Emergency Tension‐
ing Devices and/or air bags supplement the pro‐
te ction of fere dby a cor rectly wornseat belt.
Emer gency Tensioning Devices and/or air bags
are not depl oyed in everyaccident. In order
forth ere stra int sy stem toprov ide pro‐
te ction, each vehicle occupant mus t:
RHave their seat belt fastened cor rectly.
RSit in an almost up right seat position with
th eir back against the seat backrest.
RSit with their feet resting on thefloor, if pos‐
sible.
RAlw ays be secured in an additional restra int
sy stem suitable for Mercedes-Benz vehicles
if th ey are under 5 ft(1.50 m) tall.
Ho wever,no sy stem available today can com‐
ple tely eliminate injuries and fata lities in every
accident situation. In particular, the seat belt
and air bag gener all
y do not pr
otect against
objects penetrating theve hicle from the outside.
It is also not possible tocomplet elyrule out the
ri sk of injury caused bythe air bag deploying.
Re duced restra int sy stem pr otection
&
WARNING Risk of injury or death from
modifications tothere stra int sy stem
The restra int sy stem can no longer function
cor rectly af ter alterations ha vebeen made.
The restra int sy stem may then not pr otect
th eve hicle occupants as intended byfailing
in an accident or triggering unexpec tedly, for
ex ample
#Ne ver alter the parts of there stra int
sy stem.
#Ne verta mp er with the wiring or any
electronic component parts or their
software.
RIf it is necessary tomodify theve hicle to
accommodate a person with disabilities, con‐
ta ct an au thorized Mercedes-Benz Center for
de tails.
RUSA only: for de tails, con tact our Cu stomer
Assis tance Center on 1-800-FOR-MERCedes
(1‑800‑367‑63 72).
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Occupant saf ety

&WARNING Risk of injury or death dueto
incor rectly fastened seat belt
If th e seat belt is not worncor rectly, it can‐
not per form its intended pr otective function.
In addition, an incor rectly fastened seat belt
can also cause injuries, forex ample, in the
ev ent of an accident or when braking or
ch anging direction suddenly .
#Always ensure that all vehicle occu‐
pants ha vetheir seat belts fastened
cor rectly and are sitting prope rly.
RThe seat belt mus t:
-Not be twisted and must fit tightly and
snugl yacross your body .
-Berouted across the center of your
shoulder and as low down across your
hips as possible.
RThe shoulder section of the seat belt should
not touch your ne cknor be routed under
yo ur arm or behind your bac k.
RAvoid wearing bulky clo thing, e.g. a winter
coat.
RPush the lap belt down as far as possible
across your hips and pull tight withth e shoul‐
der section of the belt. Ne verro ute the lap
belt across your abdomen.
RNe verro ute the seat belt across sharp, poin‐
te d, abrasive or fragile objects.
ROnly one person should use each seat belt at
any one time. Ne ver all owbabies and chil‐
dren totrave l sitting on the lap of ano ther
ve hicle occupant.
RNe ver secure objects with a seat belt if the
seat belt is also being used byone of the
ve hicle's occupants. Alw ays obser vethe
instructions for loading theve hicle when
securing objects, luggage or loads
(
→page 94).
The seat belts on thefo llowing seats are equip‐
ped with a child seat saf etyfe ature:
RFr ont-passenger seat
RRe ar seats
Ac tivate or deacti vate thech ild seat saf etyfe a‐
ture of the seat belt (
→page 47). If
ch ildren are tra veling in theve hicle, be sure to
obser vethe instructions and saf
etyno tes on
"Children in theve hicle" (
→page 45).
Re duced pr otection
&
WARNING Risk of injury or death dueto
incor rect seat position
The seat belt does not of ferth e intended
le ve l of pr otection if you ha venot mo vedth e
seat backrest toan almost vertical position.
When braking or in theeve nt of an accident,
yo u could slide underneath the seat belt and
sus tain abdominal or neck injuries, forex am‐
ple.
#Ad just the seat proper lybefore begin‐
ning your journe y.
#Always ensure that the seat backrest is
in an almost vertical position and that
th e shoulder section of your seat belt is
ro uted across the center of your shoul‐
der.
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&WARNING Risk of injury duetodeplo yed
airbag
A deplo yed airbag no longer has a pr otective
function and cann otprotect as intended in
th eev ent of an accident.
#Ha ve theve hicle towe dto aqu alified
specialist workshop in order tohave the
deplo yed airbag replaced.
Ha ve deplo yed air bags replaced immediately.
St atus of the front passenger airbag
Po ints toremember when the front
passen ger seat is occupied
The au tomatic front passenger air bag shutoff is
able todetect whe ther the front passenger seat
is occupied bya person or a child restra int sys‐
te m. The front passenger air bag and front
passenger knee air bag are then cor responding ly
either enabled or disabled. When ins
talling a child restra int sy stem on the
front passenger seat:
REnsure that thech ild restra int sy stem is posi‐
tioned cor rectly (→page 45).
RAlways obser vethech ild restra int sy stem
manufacturer's ins tallation instructions.
RNe ver place objects under or behind the
ch ild restra int sy stem, e.g. cushions.
RFu lly retract the seat cushion length adjust‐
ment.
RThe entire base of thech ild restra int sy stem
must alw aysre st on the seat cushion of the
front passenger seat.
RThe backrest of thefo rw ard-facing child
re stra int sy stem must, as far as possible, be
re sting on the seat backrest of the front
passenger seat.
RThe child restra int sy stem must not touch the
ro of or be put under stra in by the head
re stra ints. Adjust the seat backrest inclina‐
tion and the head restra int setting accord‐
ing ly.
&
WARNING Risk of injury or death dueto
objects between the sitting sur face and
th ech ild restra int sy stem
Objects between the sitting sur face and the
ch ild restra int sy stem could af fect the func‐
tion of the automatic front passenger airbag
shutoff.
This could result in the front passenger air‐
bag not functioning as intended during an
accident.
#Do not place any objects between the
sitting sur face and thech ild restra int
sy stem.
#The entire base of thech ild restra int
sy stem must alw aysre st on the sitting
sur face of the front passenger seat.
#The backrest of thefo rw ard-facing child
re stra int sy stem must lie as flat as pos‐
sible against the backrest of the front
passenger seat.
#Alw ays comply with thech ild restra int
sy stem manufacturer's ins tallation
instructions.
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Thestatus of the front passenger airbag is then
displa yed:
RPA SSENGER AIR BAG ON lights up for
60 seconds, subsequently bo thindicator
lamps are off (PASSENGER AIR BAG ON and
OFF): the front passenger airbag is able to
deploy in theeve nt of an accident.
RPASSENGER AIR BAG OFF lights up continu‐
ously: the front passenger airbag is disabled.
It will then not be deplo yed in theev ent of an
accident.
If th ePA SSENGER AIR BAG ON indicator lamp is
off, only thePA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator
lamp sho wsthest atus of the front passenger
airbag. The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator
lamp may be lit continuously or be off.
If th ePA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp
and the6 restra int sy stem warning lamp
light up simultaneousl y,the front passenger seat
may not be used. Also in this case, do not ins tall
a ch ild restra int sy stem on the front passenger
seat. Ha vethe automatic front passenger airbag
shutoff checked and repaired immediately at a
qu alified specialist workshop. St
atus display
If th e front passenger seat is occupied, ensure,
bo th before and during the journe y,that thest a‐
tus of the front passenger air bag is cor rect for
th e pr evailing situation.
Af ter in stalling a rear wa rd-facing child
re stra int sy stem on the front passenger
seat: PASSENG ER AIRBAG OFF must be lit con‐
tinuousl y.
&
WARNING Risk of injury or death caused
by using a rear wa rd-facing child restra int
sy stem when the front passenger airbag
is enabled
If yo u secure a child in a rear wa rd-facing
ch ild restra int sy stem on the front passenger
seat and thePA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF indi‐
cator lamp is off, the front passenger airbag
can deploy in theeve nt of an accident.
The child could be stru ck bythe airbag.
Alw ays make sure that the front passenger
airbag is disabled. The PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF indicator lamp must be lit.
When ins talling a child restra int sy stem on the
front passenger seat, observ eth eve hicle-spe‐
cific information .
Depending on thech ild restra int sy stem and the
st ature of thech ild, thePA SSENGER AIR BAG
OFF indicator lamp may be off. In this case, do
not ins tallth ere ar wa rd-facing child restra int
sy stem on the front passenger seat.
Ins tead, ins tallth ere ar wa rd-facing child
re stra int sy stem on a suitable rear seat.
Af ter in stalling a forw ard-facing child
re stra int sy stem on the front passenger
seat: depending on thech ild restra int sy stem
and thest ature of thech ild, PASSENGER AIR
BA G OFF may be lit continuously or be off.
Alw ays obser vethefo llowing information.
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Occupant saf ety

&WARNING Risk of injury or death dueto
incor rect positioning of thefo rw ard-
fa cing child restra int sy stem
If yo u secure a child in a forw ard-facing child
re stra int sy stem on the front passenger seat
and you position the front passenger seat too
close tothe cockpit, in theeve nt of an acci‐
dent, thech ild could:
RCome into con tact wi th theve hicle inte‐
ri or if thePA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF indi‐
cator lamp is lit, forex ample.
RBe stru ck bythe air bag if the
PA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp
is off.
#Alw ays mo vethe front passenger seat
as far back as possible and fully retract
th e seat cushion length adjustment.
Alw ays make sure that the shoulder belt
st ra p is cor rectly routed from the seat
belt outlet on theve hicle tothe shoul‐
der belt guide on thech ild restra int sys‐
te m. The shoulder belt stra p must be
ro uted forw ards and down wards from
th eve hicle belt outlet. If necessar y,
adjustthe seat belt outlet and the front
passenger seat accordingly.
#Alw ays obser vethech ild restra int sys‐
te m manufacturer's ins tallation instruc‐
tions.
When ins talling a child restra int sy stem on the
front passenger seat, observ eth eve hicle-spe‐
cific information .
If a person is sitting in the front passenger
seat: PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF may be lit con‐
tinuously or be off, depending on the person's
st ature. Alw ays obser vethefo llowing informa‐
tion.
If th e front passenger seat is occupied by:
RAn adult or a pe rson with a build cor respond‐
ing tothat of an adult, thePA SSENGER AIR
BA G OFF indicator lamp must be off. This
indicates that the front passenger air bag is
enabled.
If th ePA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator
lamp is lit continuousl y,an adult or person
with a build cor responding tothat of an adult should not use
the front passenger seat.
Ins tead, they should use a rear seat.
RA person with a smaller build (e.g. a teenager
or small adult), thePA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF
indicator lamp either lights up and remains lit
depending on there sult of the classification
or, alternativel y,goes out.
-PA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF is off: mo ve
th e front passenger seat as far back as
possible or a person of smaller stature
should use a rear seat.
-Ifth ePA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator
lamp is lit continuously: a person of
smaller stature should not use the front
passenger seat.
& WARNING Risk of injury or death when
th ePA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator
lamp is lit
If th ePA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator
lamp remains lit af terth e sy stem self-test,
th e front passenger air bag is deactivated. It
will not be deplo yed in theeve nt of an acci‐
dent. In this case, the front passenger air bag
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cannot perform its intended pr otective func‐
tion, e.g. when a person is seated in the front
passenger seat.
That person could, forex ample, come into
con tact wi th theve hicle interior, especially if
th e person is sitting too close tothe cockpit.
If th e front passenger seat is occupied,
alw ays ensure that:
RThe classification of the person in the
front passenger seat is cor rect and the
front passenger air bag is enabled or
deactivated in accordance with the per‐
son in the front passenger seat.
RThe person is seated proper lywith a cor‐
re ctly fastened seat belt.
RThe front passenger seat has been mo ved
as far back as possible.
Fu rther related subjects:RChild restra int sy stem on the front passenger
seat (→page 52).
PRE-SAFE®sy stem
Information on PRE- SAFE®(anticipa tory
occupant pr otection)
PRE- SAFE®is able todetect cer tain critical driv‐
ing situations and implement pre-em ptive meas‐
ures toprotect theve hicle occupants.
PRE-SAFE
®can implement thefo llowing meas‐
ures independently of each other:
RTightening the seat belts on the driver's seat
and front passenger seat.
RClosing the side windo ws.
RVehicles with sliding sunroof: Closingthe
sliding sunroof.
RVe hicles with memory function: Adjusting
th e front passenger seat toa more favo rable
seat position.
RVe hicles with multicontour seat: Increas‐
ing the air pressure in the seat side bols ters
of the seat backrest.
RPRE-SAFE®Sound: pr ovided that the multi‐
media sy stem is switched on, generates a brief noise signal
tostimulate the innate pro‐
te ctive mechanism of a person's heari ng.
* NO
TEDama gecaused byobjects in the
fo ot we ll or behind the seat
The automatic adjustment of the seat posi‐
tion may result in damage tothe seat and/or
th e object.
#St ow objects in a suitable place.
Reversing PRE- SAFE®measures
If an accident did not occur, the pre-em ptive
measures that we retaken ar ere ve rsed. You
will need toper form certain settings your‐
self.
#If th e seat belt pre-tensioning is not reduced,
mo vethe seat backrest back slightl y.
The locking mechanism releases.
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Occupant saf ety