2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN tow
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#Tomo vebackwards: pressrelease knob 1
and push theh ead restra int backwards.
Ad justin gthe head restra ints of ther ear
seatsm echanically
#Toraise: pulltheh ead restra int up.
#To lowe r:press release knob 1inthed irec‐
tion of thea rrow and push theh ead restra int
down. Installing/removing
ther ear seat head
re stra ints
Re moving
The head restra int sc an onl yberemovedo n
ve hicles wit hfolding rear seat backrests.#Re lease ther ear seat backres tand fold it
slightly forw ards (→pag e100).
#Pull theh ead restra int upwards as farasi t
wil lgo.
#Push release knob 1inthed irection of the
ar row and pull out theh ead restra int.
Installing
#Inser tthe head restra int suc hthat the
notches on theb ar ar eont he leftwhen
vie we dint he direction of tra vel.
#Push theh ead restra int down until youh ear
it enga gein position.
#Foldther ear seat backres tbacku ntil it
engages.
Configuring seat settings
Multimedia sy stem:
, 9 H K L F O H.a 6 H D W V
#Select ' U L Y H U
V 6 H D W or 3 D V V H Q J H U 6 H D W .
Ad justin gthe backres tsideb olste rs
#Select 6 L G H % R O V W H U V .
#Select thes etting.
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Adjustin gthe seat contou rint he lumbar
re gion of thes eat backrest
#Select / X P E D U.
#Adjus tthe air cushion.
Memor yfunction
#Save thes eat settings wit hthe memor yfunc‐
tion (→pag e96).
Setting automatic adjustment of thel ateral
suppor t(activ emulticontour seat)
Multimedia sy stem:
, 9 H K L F O H.a 6 H D W V
Wi th th is function ,the lateral suppor tofthe
activ emulticontour seat is automaticall yadjus‐
te dtot he driving and cornering dynamics of the
ve hicle.
#Select ' U L Y H U
V 6 H D W or 3 D V V H Q J H U 6 H D W.
#Select ' \ Q D P L F 6 H D W.
#Selects etting: 2 I I, / H Y H O or / H Y H O .
Overvie wofmassageand workout prog rams
Massag eprograms
The following programs can be selecte d:
R + R W 5 H O D [ L Q J % D F N
R + R W 5 H O D [ L Q J 6 K R X O G H U
R $ F W L Y D W L Q J 0 D V V D J H
R & O D V V L F 0 D V V D J H
R : D Y H 0 D V V D J H
R 0 R E L O L ] L Q J 0 D V V D J H
Ac tiv eW orko ut
The $ F W : R U N R X W % D F N and $ F W : R U N R X W & X V K
L R Q prog rams requ irey our activ ecooperation.
Te nsing and releasing also helps toimpr ove
blood flow to yo ur muscles. Press agains tapres‐
sur epointass oonasyoufeel it.
Selecting them assag eprogram fort he front
seats
Multimedia sy stem:
, 9 H K L F O H.a 6 H D W V
#Select ' U L Y H U
V 6 H D W or 3 D V V H Q J H U.
#Select 0 D V V D J H.
#Selectamassag eprogram.
The massag eprogram runs fora pproxima tely
9to15m inutes, depending on thes etting.
#To setthe massa geintensity: switch + L J K
, Q W H Q V L W \ onO or off ª.
Resetting seat and massa gesettings
Multimedia sy stem:
, 9 H K L F O H.a 6 H D W V. 5 H V H W
#Select < H Vor 1 R.
Depending on whe ther thes ettings fort he driver
or front passenger seat ar eselected, onl ythe
selected seat can be reset.
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Switchingthes eat heating on/off
&
WARNING Risk of burn sdue torepeat‐
edl yswitching on thes eat heater
Re peatedly switching on thes eat heater can
cause thes eat cushion and seat backrest
padding tobecome very hot.
The healt hofpersons wit hlimited temp era‐
tur es ensitivity or alimited ability toreact to
exc essively high temp eratures ma ybeaffec‐
te dort heym ayeven suf ferb urn-lik einjuries.
#Do no trepeatedl yswitc hont he seat
heater.
* NO
TEDama getothes eats caused by
object sordocumentsw henthes eat
heater is switched on
When thes eat heater is switched on, over‐
heating can occur due toobject sordocu‐
mentsp laced on thes eats e.g. seat cushions
or child seats .This could cause damag eto
th es eat sur face.
#Make surethat no objectsord ocu‐
ments ar eonthe seats when thes eat
heater is switched on.
Re quirementsRThe po wersupply is switched on.
#To switc hon/increase thel evel: press but‐
to n1 repeatedly until thed esired heating
le ve liss et.
Dependin gonthe heating le vel, up tothre e
indicator lamps light up.
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#Toswitc hoff/reduce thel evel: press but‐
to n1 repeatedly until thed esired heating
le ve liss et.
If all indicator lamps ar eoff,t he seat heating
is switched off.
% The seat heating automaticall yswitches
down from thet hree heating le vels af ter8 ,
10 and 20 minutes until thes eat heating is
switched off.
Switching thes eat ventilation on/off
Re quirements:RThe po wersupply is switched on.
#To switc hon/increase thel evel: press but‐
to n1 repeatedly until thed esired ventila‐
tio nleve liss et.
Dependin gontheventilation le vel, up to
th re ei ndicator lamps light up.
#To switc hoff/reduce thel evel: press but‐
to n1 repeatedly until thed esired ventila‐
tio nleve liss et.
If all indicator lamps ar eoff,t he seat ventila‐
tio niss witched off.
Ste ering wheel
Adjustin gthe steering wheel manually
&
WARNING Risk of injury from adjusting
th ev ehicle settings while thev ehicle is in
motion
Yo uc ouldlose cont roloft hevehicle in the
fo llowing situations:
Rifyo ua djus tthe driver's seat, theh ead
re stra int ,the steering wheel or them irro r
while thev ehicle is in motion
Rifyo uf asteny our seat belt whil ethe vehi‐
cle is in motion
#Befor estarti ngthee ngine: adjus tthe
driver's seat, theh ead restra int ,the
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steering wheel or them irro ra nd fasten
yo ur seat belt.
&
WARNING Risk of entrapment forc hil‐
dren when adjusting thes teering wheel
Children could injur ethemselves if they
adjus tthe steering wheel.
#Ne verlea ve children unatte ndedint he
ve hicle.
#When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle.
#Push release le ver1 down as farasitw ill
go.
The steering column is unloc ked.
#Ad jus theight 2and di stance 3tothe
st eering wheel.
#Push release le ver1 up as farasitw illgo.
The steering column is loc ked.
#Chec kand mak esuret hat thes teering col‐
umn is loc kedbym oving thes teering wheel.
Ad justin gthe steering wheel electrically
The steering wheel can be adjus tedw hen the
po we rsupp lyis switched off.
1Ad justs thed ista nce tothes teering wheel
2Ad justs theh eight
#Save thes ettings wit hthe memor yfunction
(→pag e96).
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Switchingthes teering wheel heater on/off
Re quirementsRThe po wersupply or thei gnition is switched
on.
#To switc hon/off: turnthe le verint he direc‐
tion of ar row1or2.
If indicator lamp 3lights up, thes teering
wheel heater is switched on.
Easy entr yand exitfeature
Fu nction of thee asy entr yand exitfeature
&
WARNING Risk of accident whe ndriving
of fw hile adjusting thee asy exitfeature
‑Ify ou driv eoffwhile thee asy ent ryand exit
fe atur eism aking adjustments, youc ould
lose cont roloft hevehicle.
#Alw aysw ait until thea djustmen tproc‐
ess is comple tebefor edriving off.
&
WARNING Risk of entrapment when
adjusting thee asy ent ryand exitfeature
‑
‑W hen thee asy ent ryand exitfeature
adjusts thes teering wheel, youa nd other
ve hicle occupants –particular lych ildren –
could becom etrapped.
#‑W hile thee asy ent ryand exitfeature
is making adjustments, mak esuret hat
no one has an ybody parts in thes weep
of thes teering wheel.
#Mo vethea djustmen tleve roft hesteer‐
ing wheel if ther eisar isk of becoming
trapped bythes teering wheel.
The adjustmen tprocess is stopped.
#Ne verlea ve children unatte ndedint he
ve hicle.
#When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th ek eywit hyou and loc kthe vehicle.
Ve hicles with memor yfunction: youc an stop
th ea djustmen tprocess bypressing one of the
memor yposition buttons of them emor yfunc‐
tion.
If th ee asy ent ryand exitfeatur eisa ctive, the
st eering wheel will mo veupwards in thef ollow‐
ing situations:
RYo us wit ch thei gnition off.
RYouo pen thed rive r's door when thei gnition
is switched on.
The steering wheel mo vesb acktot he las tdrive
position in thef ollowing cases:
RYous wit ch thei gnition on when thed rive r's
door is closed.
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RYouc lose thed rive r's door when thei gnition
is switched on.
The las tdrive position of thes teering wheel is
st ored in thef ollowing situations:
RYous wit ch thei gnition off.
RVe hicles with memor yfunction: save the
seat settings via them emor yfunction.
Ve hicles with memor yfunction: press one of
th em emor yfunction sa vedp osition buttons to
st op thea djustmen tprocess.
Setting thee asy entr yand exitfeature
Multimedias ystem:
, 9 H K L F O H.î 9 H K L F O H 6 H W
W L Q J V. ( D V \ ( Q W U \ ( [ L W
#Select 6 W H H U L Q J : K H H O 2 Q O \ or 2 I I.
Using them emor yfunction
&
WARNING Risk of an accident if memory
function is use dwhile driving
If yo uu sethem emor yfunction on thed riv‐
er's side while driving, youc ould lose cont rol
of thev ehicle as aresult of thea djustments
being made.
#Onl yusethem emor yfunction on the
driver's side when thev ehicle is station‐
ar y.
&
WARNING Risk of entrapment whe nset‐
ting thes eat wit hthe memor yfunction
When them emor yfunction adjusts thes eat
or steering wheel, youa nd other vehicle
occupants –particularly children –could
becom etrapped.
#During thes etting procedur eofthe
memor yfunction, ensur ethat no body
parts ar einthe sweep of thes eat or
th es teering wheel.
#If somebody becomes trapped, immedi‐
atel yrelease them emor yfunction posi‐
tion button.
The adjustmen tprocess is stopped.
&
WARNING Risk of entrapment if the
memor yfunction is activated bychildren
Children could becom etrapped if they acti‐
va te them emor yfunction ,particularly when
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.
The memor yfunction can be used when thei gni‐
tion is switched off.
St oring
Seat adjustment sfor up tothre ep eople can be
st ored and called up using them emor yfunction.
The following sy stems can be selected:
RSeat, backres tand head restra int
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RSteering wheel
ROutside mir rors
RHead-up Display
#Se tthe seat, thes teering wheel, theh ead-up
displa yand theo utside mir rortot he desired
position.
#Press memor ybutton Mtogether wit hone of
th em emor yposition switches 1,2or3 .
An acou stic signal sounds. The settings are
st ored.
#To call up: press and hold ther ele vant pre‐
se tp osition button1,2or3u ntilthef ront
seat, thes teering wheel, Head-up Display
and outside mir rorisint hestored position.
St ow agea reas
Note sonl oading thev ehicle
&
WARNING Risk ofexhaus tgas poisoning
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses suc hascarbon monoxide. Exhaust
ga ses can enter thev ehicle interior if the
trunk li disopenw hent he engine is running,
especially if thev ehicle is in motion.
#Alw ayss witc hoffthee ngine before
opening thet runk lid.
#Ne verd rive wit hthe trunk lid open.
&
WARNING Risk of injury from unsecured
items in thev ehicle
If objects, luggag eorloads ar enotsecured
or no tsecured suf ficientl y,they could slip,
tip ove rorbet hrow na roun da nd thereb yhit
ve hicle occupants.
Ther eisar 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.
&
WARNING Risk of injury from incorrectly
stowe dobjects
If objects in thev ehicle interior ar estowe d
incor rectly ,the yc an slide or be throw n
arounda nd hitvehicle occupants. In addi‐
tion, cup holders, open stowages paces and
mobile phoneb rack etsc ann otalw aysr etain
all object stheyc ontain.
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