2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN seats

Atag lance .................................................... 6
Cockpit ........................................................... 6
Overvie wofwarning and indicator lamps ...... .8
Overhead contro lpanel ................................ 12
Doorc ontrol panel and sea tadjustment ....... 14
Emergencies and breakdowns ...................... 16
DigitalOperato r'sM anua l........................ .18
Callin gupt he Digital Operator's Manual ...... 18
Generalnotes ............................................. 19
Pr otecting thee nvironment. ......................... 19
Mercedes-BenzG enuineParts ....................... 19
Operator's Manual ........................................2 0
Service and vehicle operation ....................... 21
Operating saf ety. .......................................... 22
Declarat ionofc onformity forw ireless
ve hicle components. ....................................2 3
Diagnost ics connection ................................ 24
Qualified specialis tworks hop ....................... 25
Cor rect us eoft hevehicle ............................2 5
Problems wit hyour vehicle ........................... 25
Re portin gsafet yd efects .............................. .25
Limited Warrant y......................................... .26 QR codes
fort he rescue car d....................... 26
Ve hicle dat astorage .....................................2 6
Copyright .. .................................................... 29
Occupant safety......................................... 31
Re stra int sy stem .......................................... .31
Seatb elts ..................................................... 33
Airbag s......................................................... 38
PRE-SAFE
®sy stem ....................................... 45
Children in thev ehicle ................................. .46
No tesonp etsint hevehicle .........................5 6
Opening and closing.................................. 57
SmartK ey...................................................... 57
Doors ............................................................ 62
Tr unk ............................................................ 65
Ro ller sun blinds .......................................... .71
Sid ew indo ws ................................................ 72
Sliding sunroof .............................................. 76
Anti-thef tprotection .................................... .81
Seats and stowing .................................... .83
No tesont he cor rect driver's seatp osition ... 83Seats ............................................................
84
St eering wheel ............................................. .93
Using them emor yfunction .......................... 96
St ow agea reas .............................................. 97
Cup holder .................................................. 105
Ashtr ayand cigar ette lighter ...................... .106
Soc kets ....................................................... 107
Wi reless chargingoft he mobile phone
and connection wit hthe exterior antenna ... 110
Ins talling or removing thef loor mats ........... 112
Light and visibility .................................... 114
Exterio rlighting ........................................... 114
Interior lighting ............................................ 118
Wi ndshield wipe rand windshield washer
sy stem ........................................................ 120
Mir rors ........................................................ 122
Operating thes un visor s............................. 125
Infrared reflectiv ewindshield ..................... .125
Climat econtrol ......................................... 127
Overvie wofclimatecontro lsystems ......... .127
Operating thec limat econtrol sy stem ......... 128
2
Conte nts

*NO
TEImpairment of theo perating ef fi‐
ciency of ther estraint sy stems from
ins talling accessories or from repair sor
we lding
Airbags, Emer gency Tensioning Devices, as
we ll as control unit sand sensor sfor the
re stra int sy stems, ma ybeinstalled in thef ol‐
lowing areas of your vehicle:
RDoors
RDoor pillars
RDoors ills
RSeats
RCockpit
RInstrument clus ter
RCente rconsole
#Do no tins tall accessories suc hasaudio
sy stems in these areas.
#Do no tcarry out repair sorw elding.
#Have accessori esretrofitted at aquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop.
Yo uc ould je opardizet he operating saf etyofy our
ve hicle if youu se parts ,tires and wheelsasw ell
as accessories releva nt tosaf etyw hichh ave not
been appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz. Saf ety-re le‐
va nt sy stems, e.g. theb rake system, ma ymal‐
function .Onlyu se Mercedes-Benz GenuineParts
or parts of equal quality. Onlyuse tires, wheels
and accessor yparts that ha vebeen specifically
appr ovedfor your vehicle model.
Mercedes-BenzG enuineParts aresubject to
st rict qualityc ontrol. Eac hparth as been spe‐
ciall ydeve loped, manufactured or selecte dfor
Mercedes-Benzv ehicles andfine-tuned fort hem.
Therefore, onl yMercedes-Benz GenuineParts
should be used.
Mor ethan 300,000 dif fere nt Mercedes-Benz
GenuineParts ar eavailable forM ercedes-Benz
models.
All au thorized Mercedes-Benz Center smaintain
as upply of Mercedes-Benz GenuineParts for
necessary service and repair work.Ina ddition,
st ra tegically located parts-deliver ycenter spro‐
vide forq uic ka nd reliable parts service. Alw
ayss pecify thev ehicle identification number
(VIN) (→pag e386) when ordering Mercedes-
Benz GenuineParts.
Operator's Manual
This Operator's Manual describes all models and
all standar dand optional equipment available for
yo ur vehicle at thet ime of this Opera tor's Man‐
ua lgoing topress. Countr y-specific dif fere nces
ar ep ossible. No tethat your vehicle ma ynotbe
equipped wit hallfe atures descri bed. This also
applies tosaf ety-re leva nt sy stems and functions.
Therefore, thee quipment on your vehicle may
dif ferf romt hat in thed escription sand illustra‐
tions.
The original pur chase contract documentation
fo ry our vehicle contains alistofa ll ofthes ys‐
te ms in your vehicle.
Should youh ave anyq uestion sconcerning
equipment and operation, please consult an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
The Operator's Manual and Maintenanc eBooklet
ar ei mp ortant documents and shoul dbekeptin
th ev ehicle.
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General no tes

&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.
34 Occupant saf ety

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

RInstructions and safetyn otes on thea uto‐
matic front passenger airbag shutoff
(
→pag e41).
RSaf etyn otes on thes eat belt (→pag e33).
RInformation on thec orrect us eoft he seat
belt (→pag e37).
Ac tivating/deactivatin gthe child seat saf ety
fe atur eoft he sea tbelt
&
WARNING Risk of injury or deathifa
seat belt is unfas tened whil ethe vehicle
is in motion
If th es eat belt is released while thev ehicle is
in motion, thec hild restra int sy stem is no
longer cor rectly secure d. Thechild seat
saf etyf eatur eisd eactivated and thes eat
belt is dr awnina bitbyt he inertia reel.
It is therefor enotpossible toengag ethe seat
belt again.
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as
soon as possible, paying attention to
ro ad and traf ficc onditions.
#Activat ethe child seat saf etyf eature
again and cor rectl ys ecure thec hild
re stra int sy stem.
When enabled, thec hild seat saf etyf eature
ensures that thes eat belts of thef ront
passenger seat and rear seatsdon otslac ken
once thec hild restra int sy stem is secured.
Installing achild restra int sy stem:
#Alw aysc ompl ywitht he manufacturer's
ins tallation instructions when ins talling and
re moving thec hild restra int sy stem.
#Pull thes eat belt smoo thly from thes eat belt
outlet.
#En gage thes eat belt tongueint he seat belt
buckle.
Ac tivatin gthe child seat saf etyf eature:
#Pull thes eat belt out fully and le tthe inertia
re el retract it again.
When thec hild seat saf etyf eatur eisa ctiva‐
te d,you should hear aratcheting sound.
#Pusht hechild restra int sy stem down until
th es eat belt sits tightly. Deactivating the
child seat saf etyf eature:
#Pres sthe release button of thes eat belt
buckle.
#Hold thes eat belt tonguea nd guid eitback
to thes eat belt outlet.
LATC H-type (ISOFIX) child seat attachment
Note sonL ATCH-type (ISOFIX) child seat
attachments
& WARNING Risk of‑ injury or deathifthe
maximum permissible gross mass for
usingaL ATCH -type (ISOFIX)c hild
re stra int sy stem is exceeded
Fo rL ATCH -type (ISOFIX)c hildrestra int sys‐
te ms in whic hthe child is secured using the
integrated seat belt integrated in thec hild
re stra int sy stem, thep ermissible gross mass
of thec hild and child restra int sy stem is
73 lb (33 kg).
If th ec hild and thec hild restra int sy stem
to ge ther we igh mor ethan 73lb (33 kg),th e
Occupant saf ety 49

#RouteT op Tether belt 5under head
re stra int 1 between thet wo head restra int
bars.
#Hook TopT ether hook 4ofTopT ether belt
5 without twisting int oTop Tether anchor‐
age 3.
#Tension TopT ether belt 5.Alway sc omply
wit hthe child restra int sy stem manufactur‐
er's ins tallation instructions when doing so.
#Fo ld down co ver2 ofTopT ether anchorage
3.
#If necessar y,slide head restra int 1 down‐
wa rds(→pag e90). Mak esuret hat youd o
notinter fere wit hthe routin gofT opTether
belt 5.
Child restra int sy stems on thef ront
passenger seat
Note sonc hildrestra int sy stems on thef ront
passenger seat
Ac cident statistic sshowt hat children secured in
th er ear seats ar esafer than children secured in
th ef ront seats. Forthis reason,M ercedes-Benz
stro ngly advises that youi nstallac hild restra int
sy stem on arear seat.
If it is absolutel ynecessar ytoinstallac hild
re stra int sy stem on thef ront passenger seat,
alw ayso bser vethei nformation on thea utomatic
front passenger airbag shutof f(
→page41).
By doing this, youc an avo idrisk sc aused by:
RAc hild restra int sy stem that is no tdetected
by thea utomatic front passenger airbag
shutoff.
RThe unintentionally deactivated front
passenger airbag.
RIncor rect positioning of thec hild restra int
sy stem.
Note sonf orwa rd-facin gand rear wa rd-facing
ch ild restra int sy stems on thef ront
passenger seat
When using arear ward-facing child restra int sys‐
te mont he front passenger seat, thef ront
passenger front air bag mus talway sbed eactiva‐
te d. This is onl ythe case if theP ASSENGER AIR
BA GO FFindicator lam pislit continuously
(
→pag e42).
When usingt hechild restra int sy stem on the
front passenger seat, it is essentialtoo bserve
th ef ollowing:
RMo vethef ront passenger seat as farb acka s
possible.
RSe tthe seat backres tto analmos tvertical
position.
RRe tract thes eat cushion lengt hasfar as pos‐
sible.
RThee ntirebase of thec hild restra int sy stem
mus talway sr estont he sitting sur face of the
front passenger seat.
Occupant saf ety 53

Notesont he cor rect driver' sseat position
&
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
st eering wheel or them irro ra nd fasten
yo ur seat belt.
Ensur ethe following when adjustin gthe steering
wheel 1,seat belt 2and driver's seat 3:
Ryoua reas fara wa yfromt he driver's air bag
as possible
Ryo ua resittin ginan ormalupright position
Ryour thighs ar eslightly suppor tedbyt he seat
cushion
Ryo ur legs ar enotentirel ystret ch ed and you
can dep ress thep edals properly
Rtheb ackofy our head is suppor tedate ye
le ve lbyt he center of theh ead restra int
Ryo uc an hold thes teering wheel wit hyour
arms slig htlybent
Ryouc an mo veyour legs freely
Ryouc an see all thed ispla yson thei nstru‐
ment clus terc learl y
Ryouh ave agood overviewoft he traf ficc on‐
ditions
Rth es eat belt is pulled snug lyagains tthe
body and is routed across thec enter of your
shoulder and across your hips in thep elvic
area
Seats and stowing 83

Seats
Adjustin gthe fron tseatm echanicall yand
electricall y(withou tSeatC om fort Pa ckage)
&
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th es eats ar eadjus tedbyc hildren
Childre ncould becom etrapped if they adjust
th es eats, particularly when unattended.
#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.
The seats can be adjus tedw hen thei gnition is
switched off.
& WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
whe nadjusting thes eats
When youa djus tas eat,y ou or other vehicle
occupants could become trapped, e.g. on the
seat guide rail.
#Mak esurew hen adjustin gaseatthat
no oneh as anybody parts in thes weep
of thes eat.
Obser vethes afet yn otes on "Air bags" and "Chil‐
dren in thev ehicle".
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetot he
driver's seat no tbeing engaged
If th ed rive r's seat is no tengaged, it could
mo veunexpectedl ywhile thev ehicle is in
motion.
This could cause youtol ose control of the
ve hicle.
#Alw aysm akes uret hat thed rive r's seat
is engaged befor estartin gt he vehicle.
&
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
st eering wheel or them irro ra nd fasten
yo ur seat belt.
&
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th es eat height is adjus tedc arelessly
If yo ua djus tthe seat height carelessly ,you
or other vehicle occupants could be trapped
and thereb yinjured.
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Seats and stowing