2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS belt

dent .Int his case, th ef ro nt passenger air bag
cann ot per fo rm its intended pr ot ectiv ef unc‐
tion ,e .g. when ap erson is seated in th ef ro nt
passenger seat.
That person could, fo re xa mp le, com ei nto
con ta ct wi th th ev ehicle interior ,e specially if
th ep erson is sitting to oc lose to th ec ockpit.
If th ef ro nt passenger seat is occupied,
alw ay se nsur et hat:R
The classification of th ep erson in th e
front passenger sea tisc or re ct and th e
front passenger air bag is enabled or
deactivated in accordance wit ht he per‐
son in th ef ro nt passenger seat.R
The person is seated proper ly wit hac or‐
re ctly fa st ened seat belt.R
The front passenger seat has been mo ve d
as fa rb ac kasp ossible.
Fu rt her re lated subjects:R
Child re st ra int sy st em on th ef ro nt passenger
seat ( →
pag e5 3). PRE-SAFE ®
sy st em
PRE- SA FE ®
(Pre-Crash Saf et y- Sy st em)
PRE- SA FE ®
is able to de te ct cer ta in critical driv‐
ing situations and implemen tp re -em pt iv em eas‐
ures to pr ot ect th ev ehicle occupants.
PRE-SAFE ®
can implement th ef ollowing meas‐
ures independentl yofe ac ho th er:R
Ti ghtening th es eat belts on th ed ri ve r's seat
and front passenger seat. R
Closing th es ide windo ws .R
Ve hicles with sliding sunroof: closing th e
sliding sunroof. R
Ve hicles with memor yf unction: moving
th ef ro nt passenger seat to am or ef avo ra ble
seat position. R
Ve hicles with multicontour seat: increas‐
ing th ea ir pressur eint he seat side bols te rs
of th es eat backrest. R
PRE-SAFE ®
Sound: pr ov ided th at th em ulti‐
media sy st em is switched on, ge nerates a
brie fn oise signa ltos timulat et he innat ep ro ‐
te ctiv em echanism of ap erson's hea ri ng. u NO TE Dama ge caused by object sint he
fo ot we ll or behin dt he seat
The automatic adjustment of th es eat posi‐
tion ma yr esult in damag etot he seat and/or
th eo bject.

occupants. These measures cann ot necessa ri ly
pr eve nt an imminent impact.
PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS can implement th ef ollowing
measures independentl yofe ac ho th er:R
Ti ghtening th es eat belts on th ed ri ve r's seat
and front passenger seat. R
Inc re asin gb ra ke pressur ew hen th ev ehicle
is st ationar y. This brak ea pplication is can‐
celed automaticall yw hen th ev ehicle pulls
aw ay .
If an accident did no to ccur ,t he pre-em pt ive
measures th at we re ta ke na re re ve rs ed.
Sy st em limitations
The sy st em will no ti nitiat ea ny action in th ef ol‐
lowing situations: R
when re ve rs ing
The sy st em will no ti nitiat ea ny braking applica‐
tion in th ef ollowing situations:R
whils td ri ving
or R
when entering or ex itin gap arkin gs pace
while using Ac tiv eP arking Assist
Information on PRE- SA FE ®
Impulse Side
If an imminent side impact is de te cted, PRE-
SA FE ®
Impulse Side can pre-emptively mo ve th e
front-seat ve hicle occupant's upper body
to wa rd st he center of th ev ehicle. It does th is by
ra pidl yi nflating an air cushion in th eo uter seat
side bols te roft he seat backres tont he side on
whic ht he impact is anticipated. This increases
th ed is ta nce betwee nt he door and th ev ehicle
occupant.
If PRE-SAFE ®
Impulse Side has been deplo ye do r
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shown ( →
pag e3 97 ). Children in th ev ehicle
Note sont he saf et ra nsportation of ch ildren
q
WA RNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due to ch ildren lef tu nat te nde dint he
ve hicle
If yo ul ea ve ch ildren unaccompanied in th e
ve hicle, th ey ma ybea bl etos et th ev ehicle in
motion, fo re xamp le by : R
Re leasing th ep arking brake. R
Shifting th et ransmission out of park
position ] . R
St artin gt he engine.
In addition, th ey ma yo perat ev ehicle equip‐
ment.

R
Instructions and saf et yn ot es on th ea uto‐
matic front passenger airbag shutoff
( →
pag e4 1).R
Saf et yn ot es on th es eat belt ( →
pag e3 3).R
Information on th ec or re ct us eoft he seat
belt ( →
pag e3 7) .
Ac tivating/deactivatin gt he ch ild seat saf et y
fe atur eoft he sea tb elt
q
WA RNING Risk of inju ry or deat hifa
seat belt is unfas te ned whil et he ve hicle
is in motion
If th es eat belt is re leased while th ev ehicle is
in motion, th ec hild re st ra int sy st em is no
longer cor re ctly secu re d. The ch ild seat
saf et yf eatur eisd eactivated and th es eat
belt is dr aw nina bi tbyt he inertia re el.
It is th erefor en ot possible to engag et he seat
belt again.

LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )c hild re st ra int sy st em
wit hi ntegrated seat belt does no to ff er suf fi ‐
cient pr ot ection. An exc essiv el oad ma yb e
placed on th eL AT CH -type (ISOFIX )c hild seat
attachments and th ec hild ma yn ot be
re st ra ined in th ee ve nt of an accident, fo r
ex ample.

Installin gL AT CH -type (ISOFIX) ch ild seat
attachments
q
WA RNING Risk of‑ inju ry or deat hift he
maximum permissible gross mass fo r
usin gaL AT CH -type (ISOFIX )c hild
re st ra int sy st em is exc eeded
Fo rL AT CH -type (ISOFIX )c hild re st ra int sys‐
te ms in whic ht he ch ild is secured using th e
integrated seat belt integrated in th ec hild
re st ra int sy st em, th ep ermissible gross mass
of th ec hild and ch ild re st ra int sy st em is
73 lb (33 kg ).
If th ec hild and th ec hild re st ra int sy st em
to ge th er we igh mor et han 73 lb (33 kg ), th e
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )c hild re st ra int sy st em
wit hi ntegrated seat belt does no to ff er suf fi ‐
cient pr ot ection. An exc essiv el oad ma yb e
placed on th eL AT CH -type (ISOFIX )c hild seat
attachments and th ec hild ma yn ot be
re st ra ined in th ee ve nt of an accident, fo r
ex ample.

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The backres toft he fo rw ard-facin gc hild
re st ra int sy st em mus tl ie as fl at as possible
agains tt he seat backres toft he front
passenger seat. The ch ild re st ra int sy st em
mus tn ot to uc ht he ro of or be put under
st ra in by th eh ead re st ra ints.R
If necessar y, adjus tt he angle of th es eat
backres ta nd th eh ead re st ra int position
according ly .R
Ad jus tt he seat cushion inclination so th at
th ef ro nt edg eoft he seat cushion is in th e
highes tp osition and th er ear edg eoft he
seat cushion is in th el owest position.R
Alw ay sm ak es ur et hat th es houlder belt
st ra pisc or re ctl yr outed from th es eat belt
outle toft he ve hicle to th es houlder belt
guide on th ec hild re st ra int sy st em. The
shoulder belt st ra pm us tber outed fo rw ards
and down wa rd sf ro mt he seat belt outlet.R
If necessar y, adjus tt he seat belt outle ta nd
th ef ro nt passenger seat accordingly.R
Ne ve rp lace objects under or behind th e
ch ild re st ra int sy st em, e.g. cushions. Alw ay sc omply wit ht he manufacturer's ins ta lla‐
tion and operatin gi nstructions fo rt he ch ild
re st ra int sy st em used.
Child saf et yl oc ks
Ac tivating/deactivatin gt he ch ild saf et yl ock
fo rt he re ar doors
q
WA RNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due to ch ildren lef tu nat te nde dint he
ve hicle
If yo ul ea ve ch ildren unaccompanied in th e
ve hicle, th ey ma ybea bl etos et th ev ehicle in
motion, fo re xa mp le by :R
Re leasing th ep arking brake. R
Shifting th et ransmission out of park
position ] . R
St artin gt he engine.
In addition, th ey ma yo perat ev ehicle equip‐
ment.

Note sont he cor re ct driver' ss eat position
q
WA RNING Risk of inju ry from adju st ing
th ev ehicle settings while th ev ehicle is in
motion
Yo uc ou ld lose cont ro loft he ve hicle in th e
fo llowing situations: R
if yo ua dj us tt he driver's seat, th eh ead
re st ra int ,t he st eering wheel or th em ir ro r
while th ev ehicle is in motionR
if yo uf as te ny our seat belt whil et he ve hi‐
cle is in motion

st eering wheel or th em ir ro ra nd fa st en
yo ur seat belt .
q
WA RNING Risk of entrapment fo rc hil‐
dren when adjusting th es te ering wheel
Children could injur et hemselves if th ey
adjus tt he st eering wheel.