2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN Owner's Manual

Unlocking thet runk wit hthe eme rgency
re lease from inside
Re quirementsRThe 12‑V‑vehicle batter yisconnected and
ch arge d.
#Press emer gency release button 1brief ly.
The trunk lid unloc ksand opens.
Activating/deactivatin gthe trunk li dopening
hight restriction
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This function allo wsyoutoa void bumping the
trunk li donal owgarage ceiling, fore xamp le.
#Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
Ro ller sun blinds
Extending ther ear side windo wroller sun‐
blinds
* NO
TEDama getothei nertia reel due to
it snapping back
If suddenly snappe dback, thei nertia reel
ma ybed amaged.
#Alwaysm ove ther oller sun blind by
hand.
#Do no tdrive wit hthe roller sun blind
hooked in and side windo wsopened at
th es ame time.
#Pull ther oller sunbli ndout bytab1 and
hook it ont obrack ets2 atthet op of the
windo w.
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Extending/retra ctin gthe rear windo wroller
sunblind
& WARNING Risk of entrapment when
ex tending or retracting ther oller sun
blind
Body parts could become entrapped in the
sweep of ther oller sun blind when it is being
ex tende dorr etra cted.
#Make surethat no body parts ar einthe
sweep of ther oller sun blind when it is
being extende dorr etra cted.
#If someone become strapped ,brief ly
pres sthe button again.
The opening or closing process is
brief lystopped. The roller sun blind
th en returns toits startin gposition.
* NO
TEDama gecaused byobjects
#Mak esuret hat ther oller sun blind can
mo vefreely.
#To extend or retract: press button 1.
Side windows
Opening and closing thes ide windo ws
&
WARNING Risk of entrapment when
opening asidew indow
Wheno peningasidew indo w, parts of the
body could be dr awninorb ecome trapped
betwee nthe side windo wand windo wframe.
#When opening ,makes uret hat nobody
is touchingt he side windo w.
#If someone is trapped, release theb ut‐
to ni mmedia tely or pull it in order to
clos ethe side windo wagain.
&
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
whe nclosing asidew indow
Whenc losingasidew indo w, body parts
could be trapped in thec losing area in the
process.
#When closing, mak esuret hat no body
parts ar einthe closing area.
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#If someone is trapped,release theb ut‐
to ni mmedia tely or pres sthe button in
order toreopen thes ide windo w.
&
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
whe nchildren opera tethes ide windo ws
Childr en could become trapped ifth ey oper‐
at et he side windo ws,particularly when unat‐
te nded.
#Ac tivat ethe child saf etyl oc kf or the
re ar side wind ows.
#When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle.
#Ne verlea ve children unatte ndedint he
ve hicle.
Re quirementsRThe po wersupply or thei gnition is switched
on.
1Closes
2Opens
The buttons on thed rive r's door take prece‐
dence.
#To star ta utomatic operation: pressthe
W button be yond thep oint of resis tance
or pull and release it.
#To inter rupt automatic operation: press or
pul lthe W button again.
When thev ehicle is switched off, thes ide win‐
do ws can continu ebeing ope rated.
The function is available fora round five minutes
or until afront door is opened.
Au tomatic reve rsing function of thes ide win‐
do ws
If an object bloc ksas ide wind owduring the
closing process, thes ide windo wopens again
automaticall y.The automatic reve rsing function
is onl yana id and is no tasubstitut efor your
attentiveness.
#When closing, mak esuret hat no body parts
ar eint he closing area.
&
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
despite ther eb eing reve rsing pr otection
on thes ide window
The reve rsing function does no treact:
Rto soft, light and thin objects, e.g. small
fi ngers
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Rduringresetting
This means that ther eve rsef unction cannot
pr eve nt someone from becoming trappe din
th ese situations.
#When closing, mak esuret hat no body
parts ar einthe closing area.
#If someone becomes trapped, press the
W button toopen thes ide window
again.
Con venience opening (ventilating thev ehicle
befor estarting ajourney)
&
WARNING Risk of entrapment when
opening asidew indow
Wheno peningasidew indo w, parts of the
body could be dr awninorb ecome trapped
betwee nthe side windo wand windo wframe.
#When opening ,makes uret hat nobody
is touchingt he side windo w.
#Release theb utton immediatel yif
somebody becomes trapped.
#Press and hold the% button on the
SmartK ey.
The following function sareper form ed:
RThe vehicle is unloc ked.
RThe side windo wsareo pened.
RThe slidings unroof is opened.
RThe panoramic sliding sunroof is opened.
RThe seat ventilation of thed rive r's seat is
switched on.
If th er oller sunbli ndsoft he panoramic sliding
sunroof ar eclosed, ther oller sunbli ndsa re
opened firs t.
#To continue con venience opening: press
th e% button again.
#Tointer rupt convenience opening: release
th e% button.
Convenience closing (closing thev ehicle
from outside)
& WARNING Risk of entrapment caused by
inadver tent con venience closing
Whe nthe con venience closing featur eis
operating, parts of theb ody could become
trapped in thec losing area of thes ide win‐
do wa ndthes liding sunroof.
#Obser vethec omple teclosing proce‐
dure when using con venience closing.
#Whe nclosing, make surethat no body
parts ar einthe closing area.
#Press and hold the& button on the
SmartK ey.
The following function sareper form ed:
RThe vehicle is loc ked.
RThe side windo wsarec losed.
RThe slidings unroof is closed.
RThe panoramic sliding sunroof is closed.
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#Toclose ther oller sunblinds: pressthe
& button again.#Tointer rupt convenience closing: release
th e& button. %
Con venience closing can also be operated
wi th KEYLESS-GO (→pag e62).
Problems with thes ide windo ws
Problem
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
As ide windo wcann otbe closed and
yo uc anno tsee thec ause.
#Chec ktos ee if an yobjects ar einthe windo wguide.
& WARNING Risk of becoming trapped or fata llyi njured if reve rsing pr otection is no tactivated
If yo uc lose aside wind owagain immediatel yafter it has been bloc kedorr eset, thes ide windo wcloses
wit hincreased or maximum forc e. The reve rsing featur eist hen no tactive.
Pa rtsoft he body could become trapped in thec losing area in thep rocess.
#Mak esuret hat no parts of theb ody ar einthe closing area.
#Tostop thec losing process, release theb utton or press theb utton again toreopen thes ide win‐
do w.
Ifas ide windo wisobstructed during closing and reopens again slightly:
#Immediatel yafter thew indo wblocks,p ull thec orresponding button again until thes ide windo whas
closed, and hold theb utton forana dditional second.
The side windo wisclosed wit hincrease dforce.
If as ide windo wisobstructed again during closing and reopens again slightly:
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ProblemPossible causes/consequences and MSolutions
#Repeat thep reviouss tep.
The side windo wisclosed without thea utomatic reve rsing function.
The side windo wscanno tbeo pened or
closed using thec onvenience opening
fe ature. The SmartK
eybatter yisdischar gedorn early dischar ged.
#Chec kthe batter yusing theb atter ychec klam pand replace if necessar y.
Sliding sunroof
Opening and closing thes liding sunroof
%
The term "slidin gsunro of" also refers to the
panoramic sliding sunroof.
& WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
while opening and closing thes liding
sunroof
During opening and closing, parts of the
body could getcaught in thes weep of the
sliding sunroof.
#When opening or closing, mak esure
th at no body parts ar einthe sweep.
#Release theb utton immediatel yif
somebody becomes trapped.
or
#Press theb utton in an ydirection during
th ea utomatic opening/closingp rocess.
The opening/closingp rocess is stop‐
ped.
& WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th es liding sunroof is operated bychil‐
dren
Children operatin gthe sliding sunroof could
get caught in them oving parts, particularly if
unattended.
#Ne verlea ve children unatte ndedint he
ve hicle.
#When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th ek eywit hyou and loc kthe vehicle.
&
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
while opening and closing ther oller sun
blind
When opening or closing, mak esuret hat no
body parts become trapped between the
ro ller sun blind and frame or thes liding sun‐
ro of.
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#When opening or closing, makesure
th at no body parts ar einthe sweep of
th er oller sun blind.
#Release theb utton immediatel yif
somebody becomes trapped.
or
#Press theb utton in an ydirection during
th ea utomatic opening/closingp rocess.
The opening/closingp rocess is stop‐
ped.
* NO
TEMalfunctio ncaused bysno wand
ice
Sno wand ice ma ylead toam alfunctio nof
th es liding sunroof.
#Onl yopen thes liding sunroof if it is free
of sno wand ice.
* NO
TEDama gecaused byprotru ding
objects
Objects that pr otru de from thes liding sun‐
ro of ma ydamag ethe sealing strips.
#Do no tallowa nything toprotru de from
th es liding sunroof.
1Toraise
2To open
3Toclose/lowe r
Use the3 button tooperat ethe panoramic
sliding sunroof and ther oller sunbli nd.
RThe panoramic slidings unroof can be
opened onl ywhen ther oller sunbli ndis open.
RThe roller sunblin dcan be opera tedo nly
when thep anoramic sliding sunroof is
closed.
#To star ta utomatic operation: pressthe
3 button be yond thep ressur epoint or
pull and release it.
#To inter rupt automatic operation: briefly
press the3 button in an ydirection.
The opening/closingp rocess is stopped.
RVe hicles with apanoramic sliding sun‐
ro of: The automatic raising featur eisa vaila‐
ble only when thes liding sunroof is closed or
ra ised.
RVe hicles without apanoramic sliding sun‐
ro of: The automatic opening and raising fea‐
tur eisa vailable only when thes liding sun‐
ro of is closed.
Au tomatic reve rsing function of th esliding
sunroof
If th er eisano bjectobstructin gthe sliding sun‐
ro of during thec losing process, thes liding sun‐
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roof opens again automaticall y.The automatic
re ve rsef unction is onl yanaid and is no tasub‐
st itut efor your attentiveness.
#When closing, mak esuret hat no body parts
ar eint he closing area.
&
WARNING Risk of entrapment evenw ith
th er eve rsing featur eactive
The reve rsef unction does no treact in partic‐
ular:
Rto soft, light and thin objects, e.g. small
fi ngers
Rove rthe last ãin (4 mm) of thec losing
path
Rduring resetting
This means that ther eve rsef unction cannot
pr eve nt someone from becoming trappe din
th ese situations.
#When closing, mak esuret hat no body
parts ar einthe closing area.
#Release theb utton immediatel yif
somebody becomes trapped.
or
#Brief lypress theb utton in an ydirection
during automatic operation.
The closing process is stopped.
Au tomatic reve rsing function of ther oller
sunblind
If th er eisano bjectobstructin gthe roller sun‐
blind during thec losing process, ther oller sun‐
blind opens again automaticall y.The automatic
re ve rsef unction is onl yanaid and is no tasub‐
st itut efor your attentiveness.
#When closingt heroller sunblind, mak esure
th at no body parts ar eintherang eofm ove‐
ment.
& WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
despite reve rsing function
In particular ,the reve rsing function does not
re act tosoft, light and thin objects, e.g. small
fi ngers.
Thi sm eans that ther eve rsing function can‐
no tp reve nt entrapment in these situations.
#When closing ther oller sunbli nd,m ake
sur ethat no body parts ar eintherange
of mo vement.
#Re lease theb utton immediatel yif
somebody becomes trapped.
or
#Press theb utton in an ydirection during
th ea utomatic closing process.
The closing process is stopped.
Au tomatic features of thes liding sunroof
%
The term "slidings unroof" also refers to the
panoramic sliding sunroof.
By pushing or pulling the3 button, youc an
inter rupt thea utomatic functions: "Rain closing
function when driving" and "Automatic lo wering
fe ature".
Ra in closing function when driving
Ve hicles with apanoramic sliding sunroof: If
it starts torain, ther aised slidings unroof is
automaticall ylowe redw hile thev ehicle is in
motion.
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