2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS child seat

At ag lance ...... .. ............................................ 6
Cockpit ........................................................... 6
Overvie wofw arning and indicator lamps ...... .8
Overhead cont ro lp anel ................................ 12
Doo rc ontrol panel and sea ta dj ustment ....... 14
Emergencies and breakdowns ...................... 16
Digita lO pe ra to r' sM an ua l ........................ . 18
Callin gupt he Digital Operator's Manual ...... 18
Gene ra ln ot es ............................................. 19
Pr ot ecting th ee nv ironmen t. ......................... 19
Mercedes-Ben zG enuineParts ....................... 19
Operator's Manual ....................................... .2 0
Service and ve hicle operation ....................... 21
Operating saf et y. .......................................... 22
Declarat io nofc onformity fo rw ireless
ve hicle component s. ................................... .2 3
Diagno st ics connection ................................ 24
Qualified specialis tw or ks hop ....................... 25
Cor re ct us eoft he ve hicle ........................... .2 5
Problems wit hy our ve hicle ........................... 25
Re portin gs af et yd efects .............................. .2 5
Limited Wa rr ant y. ........................................ .2 6 QR codes fo rt he re scue car d. ...................... 26
Ve hicle dat as to ra ge .................................... .2 6
Copyright .. .................................................... 29
Occupant saf et y ......................................... 31
Re st ra int sy st em .......................................... .3 1
Sea tb elts ..................................................... 33
Airbag s. ........................................................ 38
PRE-SAFE ®
sy st em ....................................... 45
Children in th ev ehicle ................................. .4 6
No te sonp et sint he ve hicle ........................ .5 6
Opening and closing .................................. 57
SmartK ey ...................................................... 57
Doo rs ............................................................ 62
Tr unk ............................................................ 65
Ro ller sun blinds .......................................... .7 1
Sid ew in do ws ................................................ 72
Sliding sunroof .............................................. 76
Anti-thef tp ro te ction .................................... .8 1
Seats and sto wing .................................... . 83
No te sont he cor re ct driver's sea tp osition ... 83 Seats ............................................................ 84
St eering wheel ............................................. .9 3
Using th em emor yf unction .......................... 96
St ow ag ea re as .............................................. 97
Cup holder .................................................. 10 5
Ashtr ay and cigar et te lighter ...................... .1 06
Soc ke ts ....................................................... 107
Wi re less ch argin goft he mobile phone
and connection wit ht he ex te ri or antenna ... 11 0
Ins ta lling or re moving th ef loor mats ........... 11 2
Light and visibility .................................... 11 4
Exterio rl ig hting ........................................... 11 4
Interior lighting ............................................ 11 8
Wi ndshield wipe ra nd windshield wa sher
sy st em ........................................................ 12 0
Mir ro rs ........................................................ 12 2
Operating th es un visor s. ............................ 12 5
Infrared re fl ectiv ew indshield ..................... .1 25
Climat ec on trol ......................................... 12 7
Overvie wofc limat ec ont ro ls ys te ms ......... .1 27
Operating th ec limat ec ontrol sy st em ......... 12 82
Con te nts

1
Ad justs th es eats electrically →
87
2
Switches th es eat heating on/off →
92
3
Switches th es eat ve ntilation on/o ff →
93
4
Ad justs th ef ro nt passenger seat from th ed ri v‐
er's seat →
87
5
76 Loc ks /unloc ks th ev ehicle →
62
6
Opens/closes th et ru nk lid →
65
7
Ad justs and fo lds th eo utside mir ro rs out/in
electrically →
12 2
8
b Opens/closes th er ight side window →
72
9
b Opens/closes th er ear ri ght side window →
72
A
Child saf et yl oc kf or th er ear side windo ws →
55
B
b Opens/closes th er ear lef ts ide wind ow →
72 C
b Opens/closes th el ef ts ide window →
72
D
Opens th ed oor →
62
E
Sets th em emor yf unction →
96
F
Sets th es eat fo re -and-af tp osition →
86
G
Ad justs th es eat cushion length →
86
H
Ad justs th e4 -w ay lumbar support →
88
I
Seat adjustment using th em ultimedia sy st em →
90
J
Ad justs th eh ead re st ra ints →
88
K
Ad justs th es eat cushion inclination →
86
L
Ad justs th es eat height →
86
M
Sets th es eat backres ti nclination →
86At ag lanc e– Door control pane la nd seat adjustment 15

Re st ra int sy st em
Pr ot ection by th er estraint sy st em
The re st ra int sy st em includes th ef ollowing:R
Seat belt sy st emR
Air bags R
Child re st ra int sy st emR
Child seat securing sy st em
The re st ra int sy st em can re duce th er isk of ve hi‐
cle occupants coming int oc ontact wit hp arts of
th ev ehicle interior in th ee ve nt of an accident. In
th ee ve nt of an accident, th er estraint sy st em
can also re duce th ef orces to whic ht he ve hicle
occupants ar es ubjected.
As eat belt can onl yp ro vide th eb es tl eve lofp ro ‐
te ction if it is wo rn cor re ctl y. Depending on th e
de te cted accident situation, Emergency Te nsion‐
ing Device sa nd/or ai rb ag ss upplem ent th ep ro ‐
te ction of fe re dbyac or re ctl yw or ns eat belt.
Emer ge ncy Te nsioning Device sa nd/or ai rb ag s
ar en ot depl oy ed in eve ry accident. In order fo rt he re st ra int sy st em to pr ov ide th e
intended le ve lofp ro te ction, eac hv ehicle occu‐
pant mus to bser ve th ef ollowing information:R
Fa st en seat belts cor re ctl y.R
Sit in an almos tu pright seat position wi th
th eir bac ka ga ins tt he seat backrest.R
Sit wit ht heir fe et re st ing on th ef loor ,ifp os‐
sible. R
Alw ay ss ecur ep ersons under 5ft( 1. 50 m)
ta ll in an additional re st ra int sy st em suitable
fo rM ercedes-Benz ve hicles.
Ho we ve r, no sy st em av ailable to da yc an com‐
ple te ly elimin at ei njuries and fa ta lities in eve ry
ac c
iden ts ituation. In particular ,t he seat belt
and air bag ge nerally do no tp ro te ct against
objects penetrating th ev ehicle from th eo utside.
It is also no tp ossible to compl et el yr ule out th e
ri sk of injur yc aused by th ea ir bag deploying. Re duce dr estraint sy st em pr ot ection
q
WA RNING Risk of inju ry or deat hf ro m
modifications to th er estraint sy st em
The re st ra int sy st em can no longer function
cor re ctly af te ra lterations ha ve been made.
The re st ra int sy st em ma yt hen no tp ro te ct
th ev ehicle occupants as intended by fa iling
in an accident or triggering unexpec te dly ,f or
ex ample

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
is defective, th e 35(6$)( ,PSXOVH 6LGH ,QRSHUD
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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
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.

Seats
Ad justin gt he fron ts ea tm echanicall ya nd
electricall y( wi thou tS ea tC om fo rt Pa ck age)
q
WA RNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th es eats ar ea djus te dbyc hildren
Child re nc ould becom et ra pped if th ey adjust
th es eats, particularly when unattended.

Childr en in particular could acc iden ta lly
press th ee lectrical seat adjustmen tb uttons
and become trapped.