2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS seats

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

u NO TE Impairment of th eo perating ef fi ‐
ciency of th er estraint sy st ems from
ins ta lling accessories or from re pair so r
we lding
Airbags, Emer ge ncy Te nsioning Devices, as
we ll as control unit sa nd sensor sf or th e
re st ra int sy st ems, ma ybei ns ta lled in th ef ol‐
lowing areas of yo ur ve hicle:R
Doors R
Door pilla rsR
Doo rs illsR
Seats R
Co ck pitR
Instrument clus te rR
Cen te rc onsole

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)
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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.

The tir ep re ssur et able sho ws th er ecommended
tir ep re ssur ef or all tires appr ove df or th is ve hi‐
cle. The re commended tir ep re ssures apply fo r
cold tires under va ri ous operating conditions, i.e.
loading and/or speed of th ev ehicle.
If one or mor et ir es izes precede at ir ep re ssure,
th et ir ep re ssur ei nformation fo llowing is only
va lid fo rt hose tir es izes.
The load conditions "partially laden" and "fully
laden" ar ed efined in th et able fo rd if fe re nt num‐
be rs of passenger sa nd amounts of luggage. The
actual number of seats ma yd if fe rf ro mt his. Some tir ep re ssur et ables onl ys ho wt he ri m
diame te ri ns te ad of th ec omple te tir es iz e, e.g.
R18 .T he ri md iame te risp ar toft he tir es ize and
can be fo und on th et ir es ide wa ll ( →
pag e3 69).
Be sur etoa lso obse rv et he fo llowing fur th er
re lated subjects: R
No te sont ir ep re ssur e( →
pag e3 56)R
Ti re and Loading In fo rm atio np lacard
( →
pag e3 61 ) R
Maximum tir ep re ssur e( →
pag e3 69 )
Checking tir ep re ssu re sm anually

th ese ar ei ns ta lled on th ev ehicle, but does not
include passenger sorl uggage.
Maximum tir el oad: th em aximum tir el oad is
th em aximum permissible we ight in kilog ra ms or
lbs fo rw hi ch at ir eisa ppr ove d.
Maximum permissible tir ep re ssure: maxi‐
mum permissible tir ep re ssur ef or one tire.
Maximum load on one tire: maxim um loa do n
one tire. This is calculated by dividing th em axi‐
mum axle load of one axle by two.
PSI (pounds per squar ei nch) : st andar du nit of
measuremen tf or tir ep re ssu re .
Aspect ra tio: ra tio betwee nt ire height and tire
widt hinp er cent.
Tir ep re ss ure: pressur ei nside th et ir ea pplying
an outwar df orce to eve ry squar ei nc hoft he tire.
The tir ep re ssur eiss pecified in pounds per
squar ei nc h( psi), in kilopascals (kPa) or in bar.
The tir ep re ssur es hould onl ybec or re cted when
th et ires ar ec old.
Cold tir ep re ssure: th et ires ar ec old when th e
ve hicle has been par ke df or at leas t3h ou rs without direct sunlight on th et ires or th ev ehicle
has been driven fo rl ess th an 1m ile (1.6 km).
Ti re contact sur fa ce: th ep ar toft he tir et hat
comes int oc on ta ct wi th th er oad.
Ti re bead: th ep urpose of th et ir eb ead is to
ensur et hat th et ir es its securel yont he wheel
ri m. Ther ea re se ve ra lw ir ec ores in th et ir eb ead
to pr eve nt th et ir ef ro mc hanging lengt hont he
whee lr im.
Sid e w al l: th ep ar toft he tir eb et we en th et re ad
and th et ir eb ead.
We ight of optiona le qu ipment: th ec ombined
we ight of th eo pt ional equipment we ighin gm ore
th an th er eplaced st andar dp arts and mor et han
5l bs (2. 3k g) .T his optional equipment, suc ha s
high-per fo rm anc eb ra ke s, le ve lc ontrol sy st em, a
ro of luggag er ac korh igh-per fo rm anc eb at te ri es,
is no ti ncluded in th ec urb we ight and th ew eight
of th ea ccessories.
TIN (Tir eI dentification Nu mber): au ni qu e
identification number whic hc an be used by a
tir em an ufactu re rtoi dentify tires, fo re xa mp le,
in ap ro duc tr ecall, and th us identif yt he pur‐
ch asers. The TIN is made up of th em anufactur‐ er's identit yc ode, tir es ize, tir et ype code and
th em anufacturing date.
Load-bearing index: th el oad-bearing inde xisa
code th at con ta ins th em aximum load-bearing
capacity of at ire.
Tr action: traction is th eg ri pr esulting from fric‐
tion between th et ires and th er oad sur fa ce.
We ar indicator: nar row bar s( tread we ar bars)
th at ar ed istributed ove rt he tir ec on ta ct su rf ace.
If th et ir et re ad is le ve lw it ht he bars, th ew ear
limit of 1/1 6in( 1. 6m m) has been re ached.
Distribution of ve hicl eo cc upants: distribution
of ve hicle occupants ov er designated seat posi‐
tion sinav ehicle.
Maximum permissible pa yl oad we ight: nomi‐
nal load and luggag el oad plus 15 0lb( 68 kg )
mu ltip lie dbyt he number of seats in th ev ehicle.Wheels and tires 37 3

Loads
Securing ................................................ 97
Locator lighting
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .1 18
Locking/unlocking
KEYLESS-GO .......................................... 62
Un lockin ga nd opening door sf ro m
th ei nside ............................................. .6 2
Lo wb eam
Swit ch ing on/of f. ................................ .1 14
Lu bricant additives
see Ad ditives
Lu ggage
Lu ggag en et ......................................... 10 3
Secu ri ng ................................................ 97
Lu mbar support
se eL umbar su ppor t( 4-w ay )
Lu mbar suppor t( 4- wa y) ........................... 88
M
Maintenance
Menu (on-boar dc ompu te r) .................. 207
Ve hicle ................................................... 21 Maintenance
see ASS YS TP LU S
Making ac all via th eo ve rh ead con‐
trol panel
Mercedes-Benz mbrace ®
(USA) .......... .2 86
Malfunction
Re st ra int sy st em ................................... 32
Map .......................................... 265, 267, 268
Av oiding an area ................................. .2 70
Av oiding an area (o ve rv iew) ................ .2 70
Changing an area ................................ 27 0
Del et ing an area .................................. 27 1
Displ ay ing th ec ompass ....................... 27 2
Displ ay ing th em ap ve rs ion ................ .2 70
Displ ay ing th en ex ti ntersecting
st re et ................................................... 27 0
Displ ay ing th es atellit em ap ................. 27 2
Displ ay ing th et ra ff ic ma p. .................. 265
Displaying we ather information .......... .2 72
Map dat a. ............................................ 27 1
Moving ................................................ 268
Overvie w. ............................................ 267
Selecting POI symbols ........................ .2 69
Selecting te xt information ................... 269
Selecting th em ap orientation ............ .2 69 Setting th em ap scale ...... ..... ............... 268
Se tting th em ap scale automatically ... .2 72
Switching highw ay information
on/of f. ................................................ 26 9
Upd ating .............................................. 27 1
Map and compass
Overvie w. ............................................ 267
Massag ep ro gr am
Selecting th ef ro nt seats ........................ 91
Massag ep ro gr ams
Overvie w. ............................................... 91
Massag es et tings
Re settin g. .............................................. 91
Matt fi nish (cleaning instructions) ........ 328
Maximum load ra ting .............................. 368
Maximum permissibl el oa d
Calculatio ne xamp le ............................ 363
De te rm inin g. ...................................... .3 62
Maximu mt ir ep re ssure .......................... 368
Mechanical ke y
Inserting/removing ............................... 59
Locking ad oor ....................................... 65
Unlocking ad oor ................................... 6547 6
Index