2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN tow

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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&WARNING Risk of injury duetodeplo yed
airbag
Ad eplo yeda irbag no longer has aprotective
function and cann otprotect as intended in
th ee vent of an accident.
#Ha ve thev ehicle towe dtoaq ualified
specialis tworks hop in order tohave the
deplo yeda irbag replaced.
Ha ve deplo yeda ir bags replaced immediately.
St atus of thef ront passenger airbag
Fu nction of thef ront passenger front air bag
shuto ff
The automatic front passenger front air bag
shutof fisabletodetect whe ther thef ront
passenger seat is occupied byap erson or a
ch ild restra int sy stem. The front passenger air
bag is enabled or deactivated accordingly. When ins
talling achild restra int sy stem tothe
front passenger seat, alw aysm akes ureoft he
fo llowing:
REnsur ethat thec hild restra int sy stem is posi‐
tioned cor rectl y(→pag e46).
RAlw ayso bser vethec hild restra int sy stem
manufacturer's ins tallation instructions.
RNe verp lace objects, e.g. cushions, under or
behind thec hild restra int sy stem.
RFu llyr etra ct thes eat cushion lengt hadjust‐
ment.
RThe entir ebase of thec hild restra int sy stem
mus talway sr estont he sitting sur face of the
front passenger seat.
RThe backres toftheforw ard-facin gchild
re stra int sy stem must, as farasp ossible, be
re sting on thes eat backres tofthe front
passenger seat.
RThe child restra int sy stem mus tnot to ucht he
ro of or be put under stra in by theh ead
re stra ints. Adjus tthe seat backres tinclina‐
tion and theh ead restra int setting accord‐
ing ly.
&
WARNING Risk of injury or deathdueto
object sbetwe en thes itting sur face and
th ec hild restra int sy stem
Objects between thes itting sur face and the
ch ild restra int sy stem could af fect thef unc‐
tion of thea utomatic front passenger airbag
shutoff.
This could result in thef ront passenger air‐
bag no tfunctioning as intended during an
accident.
#Do no tplace an yobjects between the
sitting sur face and thec hild restra int
sy stem.
#The entir ebase of thec hild restra int
sy stem mus talway sr estont he sitting
sur face of thef ront passenger seat.
#The backres toftheforw ard-facin gchild
re stra int sy stem mus tlie as flat as pos‐
sible agains tthe backres tofthe front
passenger seat.
#Alw aysc ompl ywitht he child restra int
sy stem manufacturer's ins tallation
instructions.
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dent.Inthis case, thef ront passenger air bag
cannot perform its intended pr otectiv efunc‐
tion ,e.g. when aperson is seated in thef ront
passenger seat.
That person could, fore xamp le, com einto
con tact wi th thevehicle interior ,especially if
th ep erson is sitting tooc lose tothec ockpit.
If th ef ront passenger seat is occupied,
alw ayse nsur ethat:
RThe classification of thep erson in the
front passenger seatisc orrect and the
front passenger air bag is enabled or
deactivated in accordance wit hthe per‐
son in thef ront passenger seat.
RThe person is seated proper lywit hac or‐
re ctly fastened seat belt.
RThe front passenger seat has been mo ved
as farb ackasp ossible.
Further related subjects:RChild restra int sy stem on thef ront passenger
seat (→pag e53).
PRE-SAFE®system
PRE- SAFE®(Pre-Crash Saf ety-Sy stem)
PRE- SAFE®is able todetect cer tain critical driv‐
ing situations and implementp re-em ptivem eas‐
ures toprotect thev ehicle occupants.
PRE-SAFE
®can implement thef ollowing meas‐
ures independentl yofeacho ther:
RTightening thes eat belts on thed rive r's seat
and front passenger seat.
RClosing thes ide windo ws.
RVehicles with sliding sunroof: closingthe
sliding sunroof.
RVe hicles with memor yfunction: moving
th ef ront passenger seat toam oref avo rable
seat position.
RVe hicles with multicontour seat: increas‐
ing thea ir pressur einthe seat side bols ters
of thes eat backrest.
RPRE-SAFE®Sound: pr ovided that them ulti‐
media sy stem is switched on, generates a
brie fnoise signaltos timulatethe innat epro‐
te ctiv em echanism of aperson's heari ng.*
NO
TEDama gecaused byobject sinthe
fo ot we ll or behindt he seat
The automatic adjustment of thes eat posi‐
tion ma yresult in damag etothe seat and/or
th eo bject.
#Stow object sinas uitable place.
Reversing theP RE- SAFE®system measures
If an accidentd id notoccur ,the pre-em ptive
measures that we retake na re re versed.
Yo uw ill need toper form certains ettingsy our‐
self.
#If th es eat belt pre-tensioning is no treduced,
mo vethes eat backres tbacks lightl y.
The locking mechanism releases.
Fu nction of PRE-SAFE®PLUS (anticipatory
occupant pr otection plus)
PRE- SAFE®PLUS can de tect cer tain impacts,
particular lyan imminent rear impact ,and take
pre-em ptivem easures toprotect thev ehicle
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respectiv eSmartK ey.Todos o, deactivat ethe
Sma rtKe yfunctions.
#To deactivate: pressthe& button on the
SmartK eytwice in rapid succession.
The batter ychec klam poft he SmartK ey
fl ashes twic ebrief ly and lightsupo nce.
#To activate: press anybutton on theS mart‐
Ke y.
% When thev ehicle is star tedw itht he Smart‐
Ke yint he stow agec ompartment of thec en‐
te rc onsole, theS martK eyfunctions are
au tomatical lyactivated (
→pag e136).
Removing/insertin gthe mechanical key
#To remo ve:press release knob 1.
Mechanical key2 is pushed out slight ly.
#Pull ou tmechanical key2 until it en gage sin
th ei ntermediat eposition.
% Youc an use thei ntermediat eposition of
mechanical key2 toattac hthe keytoak ey
ri ng.
#Press release knob 1again and fully
re mo vemechanica lkey 2.
#To inser t:press release knob 1.
#Insertmechanical key2 tothei ntermediate
position or full yuntil it engages.
Replacing the SmartK eybattery
&
DANG ER Serious damag etohealth
caused byswallowing batteries
Batteries contain toxic and cor rosiv es ub‐
st ances. Swallowing batte ries ma ycause
serious damag etohealth.
Ther eisar isk offata linjur y.
#Keep batteries out of ther eac hofc hil‐
dren.
#If batteries ar eswallowe d, seek medical
attention immediately.
+ENVIRONMEN TALN OTEEnvironmental
damage causedbyimproper disposal of
batteries
Bat teries conta in pollutants. It is
illegal todispose of them wit hthe household
ru bbish.
#
Dispose of batteries in an
environmen tallyr esponsibl emanner.
Ta ke dischar gedb atteries toaq ualified
specialis tworks hop or toac ollection
pointf or used batteries.
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ProblemPossible causes/consequences and MSolutions
RThe SmartKeyis defective.
#Activat eKEYLESS-GO.
#Chec kthe batter yusing theb atter ychec klam pand replace if necessar y.
#Usethem echanical keytol ockoru nlockthe vehicle .
#Ha ve thev ehicle and SmartK eycheckedataq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gthe automati cloc k‐
ing feature
The vehicle is loc keda utomatically when the
ignition is switched on and thew heels ar eturn‐
ing fast erthan walkin gpace.
#Toactivate: press and hold button 2for
appr oximatel yfives econds until an acoustic
signal sounds.
#To deactivate: press and holdb utton1 for
appr oximatel yfives econds until an acoustic
signal sounds.
Ther eisad anger of being loc kedo ut if thef unc‐
tion is activated:
RWhile thev ehicle is being tows tarted/
pushed.
ROn aroller dynamome ter.
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Thereisar isk of inju ry,p articularly in the
ev ent of sudden braking or asudden change
in direction.
#Alw ayss towo bject sins uchaw aythat
th ey canno tbethrow na round.
#Befor ethe journe y,secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge or loads agains tslipping or tipping
ove r.
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WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
duri ng au tomatic closing of thet runk lid
Pa rtsoft he body could become trapped dur‐
ing automatic closing of thet runk lid. More‐
ove r,people, e.g. children, ma ybestanding
in thec losing area or ma yenter thec losing
area during thec losing process.
#Mak esuret hat nobody is in thev icinity
of thec losing area during thec losing
process.
#Use one of thef ollowing options tostop
th ec losing process:
RPress thep button on the
SmartK ey.
RPress or pull ther emo teoperating
switc hont he driver's door.
RPress thec losing or locking button
on thet runk lid.
RPull thet runk lid handle.
Ve hicles with HANDS-FREE ACCESS: it is also
possible tostop thec losing process bymoving
yo ur foot inak ickin gmotion under ther ear
bumper.
Yo uh ave thef ollowing options toclose the
trunk lid:
#Pull thet runk lid down using theh andle
re cess and push it closed.
#Ve hicles with HANDS-FREE ACCESS: with
th et runk lid comple tely opened ,kicky our
fo ot belo wthe bumper (
→pag e69).
#Vehicles with trunk lid co nvenience clos‐
ing: pullthet runk lid handle.
#Ve hicles with trunk lid co nvenience clos‐
ing and KEYLESS-GO: withthe trunk lid
comple tely opened, press and hold thep
button on theS martK ey(wit hthe SmartK ey
in thev icinit yoft hevehicle).
#Ve hicles with trunk lid co nvenience clos‐
ing: press trunk lid remo teoperating switch
1.
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HANDS-FREEACCESS function
With HANDS-FREE ACCES Syou can open, close
or inter rupt trunk li dmovement byper form ing a
kickin gmovement unde rthe rear bumper.
The kickin gmovement trigger sthe opening or
closing process alternately.
Obser vethen otes when opening (
→pag e65)
and closing (→pag e66)thet runk lid. %
Awarning tone sounds whil ethe trunk lid is
opening or closing.
& WARNING Risk of burn scaused byah ot
ex haus tsystem
The vehicle exhaus tsystemc an become very
hot. If youu se HANDS- FREEACCESS, you
could burn yourself by touchingt heexhaust
sy stem.
#Alw ayse nsur ethat youo nly ma kea
kicking mo vement within thed etection
ra ng eoft he sensors.
*NO
TEDama getothev ehicle caused by
unin tentional lyopening thet runk lid
RWhen using an automatic car wash
RWhen using ahigh pressur ecleaner
#Deactivat eKEYLESS-GO or mak esure
th at theS martK eylocated is at least
10 ft(3 m) away from thev ehicle in
suc hsituations.
When making thek icking mo vement, mak esure
th at your feet aref irml yont he ground, other‐
wise youc ouldlose your balance, e.g .onice.
Re quirements:
RThe SmartK eyis behindt hevehicle.
RStand at leas t12in(30 cm) away from the
ve hicle while per form ing thek icking mo ve‐
ment.
RDo no tcome int ocontact wit hthe bumper
while making thek icking mo vement.
RDo no tcarry out thek icking mo vement too
slowl y.
RThe kicking mo vement mus tbetowards the
ve hicle and bac k.
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Anti-theftprotection
Fu nction of thei mmobilizer
The immobilizer pr events your vehicle from being
st ar tedw ithout thec orrect SmartK ey.
The immobilizer is automaticall yactivated when
th ei gnition is switched of fand deactivated when
th ei gnition is switched on.
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst aket he Smart‐
Ke yw ithy ou and loc kthe vehicle. An yone can
st ar tt he engine if avalid SmartK eyhas been left
inside thev ehicle.
% Inthee vent thee ngine cannot bestar ted
(y et thev ehicle ’sstar terb atter yisc harged),
th es ystemisn otoperational. Contact an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center or call
1-800-FO R-MERCedes (in theU SA)or
1-800-387-0 100( in Canada).
ATA (anti-thef talarm system)
Fu nction of theA TAsystem
If th eA TAsystem is armed, avisual and audible
alar mist riggered in thef ollowing situations:
RWhen adoor is opened
RWhen thet runk lid is opened
RWhen theh ood is opened
The ATAs ystem is armed automaticall yafter
appr oximatel y10seconds:
RAfterl ocking thev ehicle wit hthe SmartK ey.
RAf terl ocking thev ehicle using KEYLESS-GO.
Indicator lamp 1flashes when theA TAsystem
is activated.
The ATAs ystem is automaticall ydeactivated:
RAfteru nlocking thev ehicle wit hthe Smart‐
Ke y
RAfterp ressing thes tart/s topb utton wit hthe
Sma rtKe yint hestow agec ompartment
(
→pag e136)
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