2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN ECU

mustaccep tany inter fere nce, including inter fer‐
ence that ma ycaus eundesired operatio nofthe
device."
USA: "Wireless chargings ystemf or mobile devi‐
ces (Model: D-WMI20 15A): this device complies
wit hP art18oft he FCC Rules."
The name and address of ther esponsibl eparty
is:
Continental Automotiv eSystems US Inc.
24 00 Executiv eHillsD rive
Au bur nH ills, MI 48326-2980
Uni tedS tatesofA merica
Diagnostics connection
The diagnostic sconnectio nisonly intende dfor
th ec onnection of diagnostic devices at aquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop.
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetoc on‐
necting device stothe diagnostics con‐
nection
If yo uc onnec tequipment toad iagnostics
connectio ninthevehicle, it ma yaffect the
operation of vehicle sy stems.
As aresult, theo perating saf etyoft hevehi‐
cle could be af fected.
#Onl yconnect equipment toad iagnos‐
tic sc onnectio ninthevehicle whic his
appr ovedfor your vehicle byMercedes-
Benz.
& WARNING Risk of accident duet o
object sinthe driver's foot we ll
Object sinthe driver's foot we ll ma yimp ede
pedal tr avel or bloc kadepressed pedal.
This jeopardizes theo perating and road
saf etyoft hevehicle.
#Stow all object sinthevehicle securely
so that they canno tget intot he driver's
fo ot we ll.
#Alw aysi ns tallth ef loor mats securely
and as prescribed in order toensure
th at ther eisa lway ss ufficient room for
th ep edals.
#Do no tuse loose floor mats and do not
place floor mats on topofo ne ano ther.
* NO
TEBatter ydisch arging from using
device sconnected tothed iagnostics
connection
Using devices at thed iagnostics connection
drains theb atter y.
#Chec kthe charge leve loft he batter y.
#Ifth ec har geleve lisl ow,charg ethe
batter y,e.g. bydriving aconsiderable
dis tance.
Connecting equipment tothed iagnostics con‐
nection can lead toemissions monitoring infor‐
mation being reset, fore xamp le. This ma ylead
to thev ehicle failing tomee tthe requ irements of
th en exte missions inspection during them ain
inspection.
24 Generaln otes

If NHTSAreceive ssimilar complaints, it may
open an in vestigation ,and if it finds that as afet y
defect exists in agroup ofvehicles, it ma yorder
ar ecall and remedy campaign. Ho wever,NHT SA
canno tbecome in volved in individual problems
between you, your dealer ,orMercedes-Benz
US A,LLC.
To contact NHT SA,you ma ycall theV ehicle
Saf etyH otline toll-f reeat1 -888-327-4236
(TT Y:1-800-424-9 153) (inside theU SA); go to
http://www.safercar.gov; or writ eto:Ad minis‐
trator ,NHTSA ,400 Se venthS treet, SW.,Wa sh‐
ington, DC 20590, US A.
Fu rther information on vehicle saf etyc an be
fo und at :http://w ww.safercar.g ov
LimitedWarranty
* NO
TEDama getothev ehicle arising
from violation of these operating instruc‐
tions.
Damag etothevehicle can arise from viola‐
tion of these operating instructions.
This damag eisnotcoverede ither bythe
Mercedes-Benzi mplied warrant yorbyt he
New‑ or Used- Vehicle Warrant y.
#Followt he instructions in these operat‐
ing instruction sonproper operation of
yo ur vehicle as well as on possible vehi‐
cle damage.
QR codes fort he rescue card
The QR code is secured in thef uel filler flap and
on theo pposit eside on theB -pillar .Intheeve nt
of an accident, rescue services can use theQ R
code toquickl yfind thea ppropriat erescue card
fo ry our vehicle. The cur rent rescue car dcon‐
ta ins them ostimp ortant informatio nabout your
ve hicle in acompact form ,e.g. ther outing of the
electric lines.
Fu rther information can be obtained at http://
www.mercedes-benz.de/qr-code.
Ve hicl edata storage
Information from electronic control units
Yo ur vehicle is equipped wit helectronic contro l
units. Some of these ar enecessar yfor thes afe
operation of your vehicle, while some assis tyou
when driving (driver assis tance sy stems). In
addition, your vehicle pr ovides con venience and
enter tainment functions, whic harealso made
possible byelectronic control units.
Elect ronic control units contai ndatam emories
whic hcan temp orarily or permanently store
te ch nica linformatio nabout thev ehicle's operat‐
ing status ,component loads, mainte nance
re qu irements and tech nica levents or malfunc‐
tions.
In general ,this information documents thes tate
of ac omponent part, amodule, asystemort he
sur roundings, fore xamp le:
Roperatin gstatuses of sy stem components
(e.g. fluid leve ls, batter ystatus ,tirep ressure)
Rstatus messages concernin gthe vehicle and
its individualc omponents(e.g. number of
wheel revo lutions/speed, decele ration, lat‐
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General no tes

Depending onther espectiv eintegration type,
th is includes, fore xamp le:
Rgeneral vehicle information
Rposition data
This enables theu se of selected smartphone
Apps, e.g. navigation or music playbac k.Ther eis
no fur ther interaction between thes martphone
and thev ehicle; in particular ,vehicle dat aisnot
directl yaccessible. The type of fur ther dat apro‐
cessingisd etermined bythep rovideroft he App
used. The respectiv eApp and your smartphone's
operatin gsystemd etermine whe ther changes
can be made tothes ettings and whic hsettings
can be changed.
Service pr oviders
Wire less networ kconnection
If yo ur vehicle has awireless networ kconnec‐
tion, it enables dat atobeexchanged between
yo ur vehicle and additional sy stems. The wire‐
less networ kconnection is enabled via thev ehi‐
cle's transmission and reception uni torvia con‐
nected mobil eend device s(e.g .smart phones). Onlin
efunction scan be used via thew ireless
networ kconnection. This includes online serv‐
ices and applications/Apps pr ovided bythe
manufacturer or other pr oviders.
Manufa cturer's se rvices
The manufacturer describes ther espectiv efunc‐
tions and cor responding legal dat aprotection
information when suitable fort he manufacturer's
online services. Personal dat amaybe used for
th ep rovision of online services. Dat ais
ex ch anged via asecur econnection, e.g .tothe
manufacturer's designated IT sy stems. Personal
dat aisc ollected, processed and used via the
pr ov ision of service sexclusivel yonthe basis of
legal permissions or wit hprior consent.
The services and function s(sometimes subject
to afee) can usually be activated or deactivated.
In some cases, this also applies tothee ntire
ve hicle's dat aconnection. This excludes, in par‐
ticular ,legally prescribed function sand services.
Thir dparty se rvices
If it is possibletou se onlineservices from other
pr ov iders, these services ar esubject tothed ata
pr otection and term sofu se ofther esponsible pr
ov ider .The manufactur er has n
o influenc
eon
th ec onte ntexc hanged.
Please enquire, therefore, about thet ype, scope
and purpose of thec ollection and use of per‐
sonal dat aaspartoft hirdp arty service sfrom
th eir respectiv eprovider.
COMAND/mbrace
Ifth ev ehicle is equipped wit hCOMAND or
mbrace, additional dat aabout thev ehicle's oper‐
ation, theu se of thev ehicle in cer tain situations,
and thel ocation of thev ehicle ma ybecompiled
th ro ugh COMAND or them brace sy stem.
Fo ra dditional information please refertot he
ch ap terM ultimedias ystema nd/or them brace
Te rm sa nd Conditions.
Event Data Recorders
This vehicle is equipped wit hanevent da ta
re corder (EDR). The mai npurpose of an ED Ris
to record, in cer tainc rash or nea rcrash -likes it‐
uations, such as an air bag deploymen torhitting
ar oad obstacle, dat athat will assi stin under‐
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Generaln otes

Restra int sy stem
Pr otection byther estraint sy stem
The restra int sy stem includes thef ollowing:
RSeat belt sy stem
RAir bags
RChild restra int sy stem
RChild seat securing sy stem
The restra int sy stem can reduce ther isk of vehi‐
cle occupants coming int ocontact wit hparts of
th ev ehicle interior in thee vent of an accident. In
th ee vent of an accident, ther estraint sy stem
can also reduce thef orces towhic hthe vehicle
occupants ar esubjected.
As eat belt can onl yprovide theb estleve lofp ro‐
te ction if it is worncor rectl y.Depending on the
de tected accident situation, Emergency Tension‐
ing Device sand/or ai rbagss upplem entthep ro‐
te ction of fere dbyac orrectl yw orns eat belt.
Emer gency Tensioning Device sand/or ai rbags
ar en otdepl oyed in everyaccident. In order
fort he restra int sy stem toprov ide the
intended le velofp rotection, eac hvehicle occu‐
pant mus tobser vethef ollowing information:
RFasten seat belts cor rectl y.
RSit in an almos tupright seat position wi th
th eir bac kagains tthe seat backrest.
RSit wit htheir feet resting on thef loor ,ifp os‐
sible.
RAlw ayss ecur epersons under 5ft(1.50 m)
ta ll in an additional restra int sy stem suitable
fo rM ercedes-Benz vehicles.
Ho wever,no sy stem available toda yc an com‐
ple tely elimin atei njuries and fata lities in eve
ry
ac

cidents ituation. In particular ,the seat belt
and air bag generally do no tprotect against
objects penetrating thev ehicle from theo utside.
It is also no tpossible tocomplet elyr ule out the
ri sk of injur ycaused bythea ir bag deploying.
Reduce drestraint sy stem pr otection
&
WARNING Risk of injury or deathfrom
modifications tother estraint sy stem
The restra int sy stem can no longer function
cor rectly af tera lterations ha vebeen made.
The restra int sy stem ma ythen no tprotect
th ev ehicle occupants as intended byfailing
in an accident or triggering unexpec tedly ,for
ex ample
#Ne vera lter thep arts of ther estraint
sy stem.
#Ne vertamper wit hthe wiring or any
electronic component parts or their
software.
RIf it is necessar ytomodifythev ehicle to
accommodat eaperson wit hdisabilities, con‐
ta ct an au thorized Mercedes-Benz Center for
de tails.
RUS Ao nly: ford etails, con tact ourC ustomer
Assis tance Center on 1-800-FOR-MERCedes
(1‑800‑367‑63 72).
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&WARNING Risk of injury or deathdueto
incor rectl yfastened seat belt
If th es eat belt is no twornc orrectly ,itc an‐
no tp erform its intended pr otectiv efunction.
In addition, an incor rectly fastened seat belt
can also cause injuries, fore xamp le, in the
ev ent of an accidentorw hen braking or
ch anging direction suddenly .
#Alwayse nsur ethat all vehicle occu‐
pants ha vetheir seat belts fastened
cor rectl ya nd ar esitting prope rly.
In order fort he cor rectly wornseat belt topro‐
vide thei ntended le velofp rotection, eac hvehi‐
cle occupant mus tobser vethef ollowing infor‐
mation:
RThe seat belt mus tnotbe twis teda nd must
fi tt ightly and snugl yacross theb ody.
RThe seat belt mus tberouted across thec en‐
te roft he shoulder and as lo wdowna cross
th eh ips as possible.
RThe shoulder section of thes eat belt should
no ttouc hyour nec knor be routed under
yo ur ar morb ehindy our bac k.
RAvoid wearing bulkyc loth ing, e.g. awinter
coat.
RPush thel ap belt down as farasp ossible
across your hips and pull tight wit hthe shoul‐
der section of theb elt. Ne verrout ethe lap
belt across your abdomen.
RNe verrout ethe seat belt across sharp, poin‐
te d, abrasiv eorfragile objects.
ROnl yone person should use eac hseat belt at
an yo ne time. Ne vera llow babies and chil‐
dren totrave lsitting on thel ap of ano ther
ve hicle occupant.
RNe vers ecur eobjects wit haseat belt if the
seat belt is also being used byone of the
ve hicle's occupants. Alw ayso bser vethe
instructions forl oading thev ehicle when
securing objects, luggag eorloads
(
→pag e97).
Also ensu rethat no objects, e.g .acushion,
ar ee verp laced between aperson and the
seat. The seat belts on
thef ollowing seats ar eequip‐
ped wit hachild seat saf etyf eature:
RFront passenger seat
RRe ar seats
Ac ti
vat eord eacti vate thec hild seat saf etyf ea‐
tur eoft he seat belt (
→page49).
If ch ildren ar etrave ling in thev ehicle, be sur eto
obser vethei nstruction sand saf etyn otes on
"Children in thev ehicle" (
→pag e46).
Reduce dseatb eltp rote ction
&
WARNING Risk of injury or deathdueto
incor rect seatp osition
The seatb eltd oesn otoffert he intended
le ve lofp rotection if youh ave notm oved the
seat backres ttoanalmostvertical position.
When braking or in thee vent of an accident,
yo uc ould slide underneat hthe seat belt and
sus tain abdominal or nec kinjuries, fore xam‐
ple.
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#Adjus tthe seat proper lybefor ebegin‐
ning your journe y.
#Alwayse nsur ethat thes eat backres tis
in an almos tvertical position and that
th es houlder section of your seat belt is
ro uted across thec enter of your shoul‐
der.
& WARNING Risk of injury or deathwhen
additional restra int sy stems ar enotused
fo rp ersons wit hasmaller build
Pe rsons under 5ft(1.50 m) tall canno twear
th es eat belt cor rectly wi thout asuitable
additional restra int sy stem.
If th es eat belt is no twornc orrectly ,itc an‐
no tp erform its intended pr otectiv efunction.
In addition, an incor rectly fastened seat belt
can also cause injuries, fore xamp le, in the
ev ent of an accidentorw hen braking or
ch anging direction suddenly .
#Alwayss ecur epersons under 5ft
(1.50 m) tallinas uitable restra int sys‐
te m.
&
WARNING Risk of injury or deathdueto
bloc keds eat belt buckle or seat belt
anchorage
Objects next tothef ront seat that bloc kthe
seat belt buckle or them oving seat belt
anchorag eonthe front seat impair thef unc‐
tion of theE mer gency Tensioning Devices.
The Emergency Tensioning Device scan,
th en, no tfunction as intended and thes eat
belt can no longer pr ovide thei ntended pro‐
te ction.
#Befor estarti ngthej ourne y,mak esure
th at ther ea reno objects around the
seat belt buckle or between thef ront
seat and door.
& WARNING Risk of injury or deathdueto
damaged or modified seat belts
Seat belts cann otprov ide pr otection in the
fo llowing situations:
RIf th es eat belts ar edamaged, modified,
ex treme lydirty ,bleached or dyed
RIfth es eat belt buckle is damaged or
ex treme lydirty
RIfth eE mer gency Tensioning Devices,
sea tbelta nchorages or sea tbeltr etra c‐
to rs have been modified
Seat belts ma ybedamaged in an accident,
although thed amag emaynotbev isible, e.g.
due tosplinter sofglass.
Modified or damaged seat belts ma ytear or
fa il, e.g. in an accident.
Modified Emer gency Tensioning Device scan
accidental lytrig gerorf ailtofunction as
intended.
#Ne verm odify thes eat belts, Emer gency
Te nsioning Devices, sea tbelta ncho‐
ra ge sors eat belt retractors.
#Make surethat thes eat belts are
undamaged, no tworna nd clean.
#Alw aysh ave thes eat belts checked
immediatel yafter an accident at a
qu alified specialis tworks hop.
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RAlwayss towa nd secur eobject scorrectl y.
Objects in thev ehicle interior ma ypreve nt an air
ba gf romf unctioning cor rectly .Eachv ehicle
occupant mus talway sm akes ureoft hefollow‐
ing:
RTher eareno people, animals or objects
between thev ehicle occupants and an air
bag.
RTher eareno objectsb etwe en thes eat, door
and door pillar (B-pillar).
RTher eareno har dobjects, e.g. coat hangers,
hanging on theg rabh andles or coat hooks.
RTher eareno accessor yparts, suc hascup
holders, attached tothev ehicle within the
deployment area of an air bag, e.g. on doors,
side windo wsor side trim.
RTher eareno heavy ,sharp-edged or fragile
object sinthe poc kets of your clo thing. Store
suc hobject sinas uitable place.
Reduce dair bag pr otection
&
WARNING Risk of injury from modifica‐
tions tothea irbag co ver
If yo um odify an airbag co verora ffix objects
suc hass tickers to it,thea irbag can no lon‐
ge rfunction cor rectl y.
#Ne verm odify an airbag co vera nd do
no ta ffix objectstoi t.
The installation location of an air bag is identi‐
fi ed bytheA IRB AG symbol (→pag e38).
&
WARNING Risk of injury or deathdueto
th eu se of unsuitable seat co vers
Uns uitable seat co vers can obstruct or pre‐
ve nt thed eployment of air bags integrated
int ot he seats.
Consequentl y,thea ir bags cann otprotect
ve hicle occupants as they ared esigned to
do. In addition, operation of thea utomatic
front passenger air bag shutof fmaybe
re stricted.
#Yo us hould only use seat co vers that
ha ve been appr oved fort he cor respond‐
ing seats byMercedes-Benz.
&
WARNING Risk of injury duetomalfunc‐
tions of thes ensor sinthe door paneling
Sensor stocontrol thea irbags ar elocated in
th ed oors. Modification sorworkn otper‐
fo rm ed cor rectl ytot he door sordoor panel‐
ing, as well as damaged doors, can lead to
th ef unction of thes ensor sbeing impaired.
The airbags might therefor enotfunction
proper lyan ym ore.
Consequent ly,t he airbags canno tprotect
ve hicle occupants as they ared esigned to
do.
#Ne verm odify thed oor sorp arts of the
doors.
#Alw aysh ave workon thed oor sord oor
paneling car ried out at aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop.
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Occupant saf ety

Thestatus of thef ront passenger air bag is dis‐
pla yeda fter thes ystem self-tes t:
RPASSENGER AIR BAGONl ightsupf or
60 seconds, subsequently bo thPASSENGER
AIR BAGONa nd OFFi ndicator lamps ar eoff:
th ef ront passenger air bag is able todeploy
in thee vent of an accident.
RPA SSENGER AIR BAGO FFlightsupc ontinu‐
ously: thef ront passenger air bag is deactiva‐
te d. It will then no tbed eployedint heeve nt
of an accident.
If th eP ASSENGER AIR BAGONi ndicator lam pis
off, only theP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FFindicator
lam pshows thes tatus of thef ront passenger air
bag. The PASSENGER AIR BAGO FFindicator
lam pm aybe lit continuousl yorbeoff.
If th eP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FFindicator lamp
and the6 restra int sy stem warning lamp
light up simultaneousl y,thef ront passenger seat
ma ynotbe used. Also in this case, do no tins tall
ac hild restra int sy stem on thef ront passenger
seat. Ha vethea utomatic front passenger air bag
shutof fchec keda nd repaired immediatel yata
qu alified specialis tworks hop. St
atus display
If th ef ront passenger seat is occupied, ensure,
bo th befor eand during thej ourne y,that thes ta‐
tus of thef ront passenger air bag is cor rect for
th ep reva iling situation.
Af teri nstalling arear ward-facing child
re stra int sy stem tothef ront passenger
seat :
PA SSENGER AIR BAGO FFmus tbel it con‐
tinuousl y.
&
WARNING Risk of injury or deathfrom
using arear ward-facing child restra int
sy stem when thef ront passenger air bag
is enabled
If yo us ecur eac hild in arear ward-facing
ch ild restra int sy stem on thef ront passenger
seat and theP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FFindi‐
cator lam pisoff,t he front passenger air bag
can deplo yintheevent of an accident.
The child could be stru ck bythea ir bag.
Alw ayse nsur ethat thef ront passenger air
bag is disabled. The PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF indicator lam pmustbel it.
NEVER use arear wardfacing child restra int
on aseat pr otected byan ACTIVE FRONT AIR
BA Ginf ront of it ;DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY
to thec hild can occur.
When ins talling achild restra int sy stem tothe
front passenger seat, observ ethe vehicle-spe‐
cific information .
Depending on thec hild restra int sy stem and the
st atur eoft hechild, theP ASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF indicator lam pmaybe off. In this case, do
no tfitth er ear ward-facing child restra int sy stem
to thef ront passenger seat.
Ins tead, fitt he rear wa rd-facing child restra int
sy stem toas uitable rear seat.
Af teri nstalling aforwa rd-facin gchild
re stra int sy stem tothef ront passenger
seat: depending on thec hild restra int sy stem
and thes tatur eoft hechild, PASSENGER AIR
BA GO FFma ybel it continuousl yorbeoff.
Alw ayso bser vethef ollowing information.
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