2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS light

Re st ra int sy st em functionality
When th ei gnition is switched on, as ys te ms elf-
te st is per fo rm ed, during whic ht he u
re st ra int sy st em wa rn ing lam pl ight su p. It goes
out no later th an af ew second sa ft er th ev ehicle
is st ar te d. The components of th er estraint sys‐
te ma re th en functional.
Malfunctioning re st ra int sy st em
Am alfunction has occur re dint he re st ra int sys‐
te mi f:R
The u re st ra int sy st em wa rn ing lamp
does no tl ight up when th ei gnition is
switched on. R
The u re st ra int sy st em wa rn ing lamp
light supc ontinuousl yorr epeatedly during a
journe y. q
WA RNING Risk of inju ry or fa ta li njury
due to am alfunctio nint he re st ra int sys‐
te m
If th er estraint sy st em is malfunctioning,
re st ra int sy st em components ma ybet ri g‐
ge re du nintentionall yorm ight no tbet ri g‐
ge re data ll in th ee ve nt of an accident. This
ma ya ff ect th eE mer ge ncy Te nsioning Device
or airbag, fo re xa mp le.

The st atus of th ef ro nt passenger air bag is dis‐
pla ye da ft er th es yst em self-tes t:R
PA SSENGER AIR BA GONl ight supf or
60 seconds, subsequently bo th PA SSENGER
AIR BA GONa nd OF Fi ndicator lamps ar eo ff :
th ef ro nt passenger air bag is able to deploy
in th ee ve nt of an accident.R
PA SSENGER AIR BA GO FF light supc ontinu‐
ously: th ef ro nt passenger air bag is deactiva‐
te d. It will th en no tbed eplo ye dint he eve nt
of an accident.
If th eP ASSENGER AIR BA GONi ndicator lam pi s
off, on ly th eP ASSENGER AIR BA GO FF indicator
lam ps ho ws th es ta tus of th ef ro nt passenger air
bag. The PA SSENGER AIR BA GO FF indicator
lam pm ay be lit continuousl yorbeo ff .
If th eP ASSENGER AIR BA GO FF indicator lamp
and th e u re st ra int sy st em wa rn ing lamp
light up simultaneousl y, th ef ro nt passenger seat
ma yn ot be used. Also in th is case, do no ti ns ta ll
ac hild re st ra int sy st em on th ef ro nt passenger
seat. Ha ve th ea utomatic front passenger air bag
shutof fc hec ke da nd re paired immediatel yata
qu alified specialis tw or ks hop. St atus display
If th ef ro nt passenger seat is occupied, ensure,
bo th befor ea nd during th ej ourne y, th at th es ta ‐
tus of th ef ro nt passenger air bag is cor re ct fo r
th ep re va iling situation.
Af te ri nstalling ar ear wa rd -facing ch ild
re st ra int sy st em to th ef ro nt passenger
seat : PA SSENGER AIR BA GO F
F mus tbel it con‐
tinuousl y.
q
WA RNING Risk of inju ry or deat hf ro m
using ar ear wa rd -facing ch ild re st ra int
sy st em when th ef ro nt passenger air bag
is enabled
If yo us ecur eac hild in ar ear wa rd -facing
ch ild re st ra int sy st em on th ef ro nt passenger
seat and th eP ASSENGER AIR BA GO FF indi‐
cator lam piso ff ,t he front passenger air bag
can deplo yint he ev ent of an accident.
The ch ild could be st ru ck by th ea ir bag.
Alw ay se nsur et hat th ef ro nt passenger air
bag is disabled. The PA SSENGER AIR BA G
OFF indicator lam pm us tbel it. NEVER use ar ear wa rd fa cing ch ild re st ra int
on as eat pr ot ected by an AC TIVE FRONT AIR
BA Ginf ro nt of it ;D EA TH or SERIOUS INJURY
to th ec hild can occur.
When ins ta lling ac hild re st ra int sy st em to th e
front passenger seat, obse rv et he ve hicle-spe‐
cific information .
Depending on th ec hild re st ra int sy st em and th e
st atur eoft he ch ild, th eP ASSENGER AIR BA G
OFF indicator lam pm ay be off. In th is case, do
no tf it th er ear wa rd -facing ch ild re st ra int sy st em
to th ef ro nt passenger seat.
Ins te ad, fi tt he re ar wa rd -facing ch ild re st ra int
sy st em to as uitable re ar seat.
Af te ri nstalling af or wa rd -facin gc hild
re st ra int sy st em to th ef ro nt passenger
seat: depending on th ec hild re st ra int sy st em
and th es ta tur eoft he ch ild, PA SSENGER AIR
BA GO FF ma ybel it continuousl yorbeo ff .
Alw ay so bser ve th ef ollowing information. Occupant saf et y 43

Au to matic lo weri ng fe ature
Ve hicles with ap anoramic sliding sunroof: If
th es liding sunroof is ra ised at th er ear ,t he slid‐
ing sunroof is automaticall yl owe re ds lightl ya t
higher speeds. At lo ws peeds, it is ra ised again
automaticall y.
q
WA RNING Risk of entrapment by auto‐
matic lo we ri ng of th es liding sunroof
At high speeds th er aised sliding sunroof
automaticall yl ow er ss lightl yatt he re ar. This coul dt ra py ou or ot her persons.

Exterior lighting
Lighting sy st ems and yo ur re sponsibility
The va ri ous lighting sy st ems of th ev ehicle are
onl ya ids. The driver of th ev ehicle is re sponsible
fo rc or re ct ve hicle illumination in accordance
wit ht he pr eva iling light and visibilit yc onditions,
legal requ irements and traf fi cs ituation. Light switch
Ope ra tin gt he light switch
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c Left-hand pa rk ing lights
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d Right-hand parkin gl ights
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` Pa rk ing light sa nd license plat el ighting
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X Au to matic driving lights (prefer re dl ight
switc hp osition) K
X Lo wb eam/high beam6
^ Switches th er ear fo gl ight on or off
When lo wb eam is activated, th e ` indicator
lam pf or th ep arking lights is deactivated and
re placed by th e X indicator lam pf or th el ow
beam.

The ex te ri or lighting (e xc ep tp arking and st and‐
ing lights) swit ch es of fa utomaticall yw hen th e
driver's door is opened. R
Obser ve th en ot es on sur ro und lighting
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Au to matic drivin gl ig hts function
The pa rk ing lights, lo wb eam and daytime ru n‐
ning lights ar es wi tched on au to matically
depending on th ei gnition st atus ,w he th er th e
engine is ru nning and th el ight conditions.
q
WA RNING Risk of accident whe nt he low
beam is switched of finp oor visibility
When th el ight switc hiss et to X ,t he low
beam ma yn ot be switched on automatically
if th er eisf og, sno woro th er causes of poor
visibility suc hass pr ay .

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At speeds between 25 mp h( 40 km/h )a nd
45 mp h( 70 km/h )w he nt he st eering wheel
is turned.
Tr af fi cc ircle and intersection function: th e
cornering light is acti va te donb ot hs ides th ro ugh
an eva luation of th ec ur re nt GP Sp osition of th e
ve hicle. It re mains activ eu ntil af te rt he ve hicle
has lef tt he tra ff ic circle or th ei ntersection.
Ad aptiv eH ighbeam Assist
Fu nction of Ad aptiv eH ighbeam Assist
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WA RNING Risk of accident despi te
Ad aptiv eH ighbeam Assist
Ad aptiv eH ighbeam Assis td oes no tr ecog‐
niz et he fo llowing ro ad users:R
Ro ad user sw ithout lights, e.g .p edes‐
trians R
Ro ad user sw it hp oor lighting ,e .g.
cyclists R
Ro ad user sw hos el ighting is obstructed,
e.g .bya bar ri er On ve ry ra re occasions, Ad aptiv eH ighbeam
Assis tm ay fa il to re cognize ot her ro ad users
wit ht heir ow nl ig hting, or ma yr ecognize
th em to ol ate.
In th ese or similar situations, th ea utomatic
high beam is no td eactivated or is activated
despit et he presence of ot her ro ad users.

High bea ms witches of fa utom atically:R
At speeds belo w16m ph (25 km/h).R
If ot her ro ad user sa re de te cted.R
If st re et lighting is suf fi cient.
At speeds abo ve appr ox .3 1m ph (50 km/h):R
The headlam pr ang eofl ow beam is re gulated
automaticall yb ased on th ed is ta nce to ot her
ro ad users.
The sy st em's optical sensor is located behind
th ew indshield near th eo ve rh ead control panel.
Switching Ad aptiv eH ighbeam Assis to n/off

Area sp ermeable to ra dio wav es 1 ar eb es tv isi‐
ble from outside th ev ehicle when th ew indshield
is illuminated using an ex te rn al light source.12 6
Light and visibility