2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS Owners Manual

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WA RNING Risk of fa ta li njur yd ue to
ex posur etoe xtreme heat or col dint he
ve hicle
If people –p articularly ch ildren –a re
ex posed to ex treme heat or col do ve ra n
ex te nde dp erio doft ime, th er eisar isk of
inju ry or eve nf atal injur y.

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WA RNING Risk of inju ry or deat hc aused
by incor re ct ins ta llation of th ec hild
re st ra int sy st em
If th ec hild re st ra int sy st em is incor re ctly
ins ta lled on as uitable seatin gp osition, it
canno tp er fo rm its intended pr ot ectiv ef unc‐
tion.
The ch ild canno tber estrained in th ee ve nt of
an accident, heavy braking or as udde n
ch ang eofd irection.

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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
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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
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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
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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.