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

#Toselect the front passenger seat: press
button 1.
When the indicator lamp lights up, the front
passenger seat is selected.
#Ad just the front passenger seat using the
buttons in the door control panel on the driv‐
er's side.
Ad justing the 4-w aylumbar support
1Toraise
2To sof ten
3To lowe r
4To harden
#Using buttons 1to4, adjust the conto ur
of the backrest individually tosuit your bac k.
Headrestra ints
Ad justing the front seat head restra ints man‐
ually
& WARNING Risk of injury from adjusting
th eve hicle settings while theve hicle is in
motion
Yo u could lose cont rol of theve hicle in the
fo llowing situations:
Rifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re stra int, thesteering wheel or the mir ror
while theve hicle is in motion
Rifyo ufa sten your seat belt while theve hi‐
cle is in motion
#Before starting the engine: adjust the
driver's seat, the head restra int, the
st eering wheel or the mir ror and fasten
yo ur seat belt.
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&WARNING Risk of injury duetohead
re stra ints which are not ins talled or are
adjus ted incor rectly
If head restra ints are not ins talled or are
adjus ted incor rectly, the head restra ints can‐
not pr ovide pr otection as intended.
There is an increased risk of injury in the
head and neck area, e.g. in theeve nt of an
accident or when braking.
#Alw ays drive with the head restra ints
ins talled.
#Before driving off, make sure forev ery
ve hicle occupant that the center of the
head restra int supports the back of the
head at about eye le vel.
Do not rotate the head restra ints of the front and
re ar seats. Otherwise, you cannot adjust the
height and angle of the head restra ints cor rectl y.
Ad just the head restra int fore -and-aft position so
th at the head restra int is as close as possible to
th e back of your head.
#To raise: pullthe head restra int up.
#To lowe r:press release knob 1inthe direc‐
tion of the ar row and push the head restra int
down.
#To mo veforw ards: pullthe head restra int
fo rw ards.
#To mo vebackwards: pressrelease knob 2
and push the head restra int backwards. Ad
justing the front seat luxury head
re stra ints manually
#To adjust the side bols ters of the head
re stra int: pull or push right or left-hand side
bols ter2.
#To mo veforw ards: pullthe head restra int
fo rw ards.
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#Tomo vebackwards: pressrelease knob 1
and push the head restra int towa rdsth ere ar.
Lo weri ngthere ar seat head restra ints from
th e front
#Press button 1. Ad
justing the head restra ints of there ar
seats mechanically
#To raise: pullthe head restra int up.
#To lowe r:press release knob 1inthe direc‐
tion of the ar row and push the head restra int
down. Installing/removing
there ar seat head
re stra ints
#Re lease there ar seat backrest and fold it
slightly forw ards (→page 104).
#To remo ve:pull the head restra int up tothe
st op.
#Push release knob 1inthe direction of the
ar row and pull out the head restra int.
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#Toinstall: insertthe head restra int so that
th e notches on the bar appear on the left
when vie wed in the direction of tra vel.
#Push the head restra int down until you hear
it enga gein position.
#Foldthere ar seat backrest back until it
engages.
Configuring seat settings
Multimedia sy stem:
,9HKLFOH.a 6HDWV
#Select 'ULYHU
V 6HDW or3DVVHQJHU 6HDW .Ad
justing the backrest side bols ters
#Select 6LGH %ROVWHUV .
#Selectthe setting.
Ad justing the seat contour in the lumbar
re gion of the seat backrest
#Select /XPEDU.
#Adjust the air cushion.
Memory function
#Sa ve the seat settings with the memory func‐
tion (→page 100).
Se tting automatic adjustment of the lateral
suppo rt(active multicontour seat)
Multimedia sy stem:
,9HKLFOH.a 6HDWV
Wi th th is function, the lateral support of the
active multicontour seat is automatically adjus‐
te dto the driving and cornering dynamics of the
ve hicle.
#Select 'ULYHU
V 6HDW or3DVVHQJHU 6HDW.
#Select '\QDPLF 6HDW.
#Select setting: 2II,/HYHO  or/HYHO .
Overview of massage and workout prog rams
The following massage prog ram can be selected:
Massage prog ram for the front seats Function
Hot Relaxing Massage for bac kR elaxing massage prog ram starting in the pelvic area. Warm pressure points can be felt, full back massage,
st re tching the pelvic area. Ending with gentle stroking motions.
Hot Relaxing Massage for shoulder sR elaxing massage prog ram starting in the shoulder area. Warm pressure points can be felt, full twin-w ave
back massage, stre tching the shoulder area. Ending with gentle stroking motions.
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Massage program for the front seats Function
Ac tivating Massa ge Activating ba ckmassa gewith inc reasing twin-w aves and then soo thing mo vements.
Classic Massage Massage with increasing twin-waves and soo thing mo vements.
Wa veMassag eR elaxing and activating massage program, starting on your back and continuing in the cushion. Subse‐
qu ent stro king motions across the entire spinal column.
Mobilizing Massag eM obilization ofthe spinal column and upper body using pressure points in the lumbar and bac k.You can
inc rease the mobilization ef fect by relaxing into the pressure points. This process helps toimpr oveyour
posture.
Ac tive Workout prog rams
The Active Workout programs requ ire your act ive
cooperation and are a co nvenient wayof exe rcis‐ ing
your abdomen and back muscles during a
traf fic jam, forex ample, bytensing and releasing
th e specific muscle groups. Tensing and releas‐ ing also helps
toimpr oveblood flow to yo ur
muscles. Press against a pressure point as soon
as youfe el it.
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Thefollowing Active Workout prog rams can be selected:
Wo rkout prog ramF unction
Ac tive Workout backres tT ostimulate the muscles in your abdomen and back: press against the pressure points in the backrest.
Ke ep the pressure under your feet eve n. Continue tobreathe normally; do not hold your breath.
When the pressure in the seat backrest recedes, stop pressing against it and relax briefly.
Ac tive Workout cushion Tostimulate the muscles in your lo wer back: press against the pressure points in the seat cushion. Keep
th e pressure under your feet even. Continue tobreathe normall y;do not hold your breath.
When the pressure in the seat cushion recedes, stop pressing against it and relax briefly.
Selecting the massage prog ram for the front
seats
Multimedia sy stem:
,9HKLFOH.a 6HDWV
#Select 'ULYHU
V 6HDW or3DVVHQJHU.
#Select 0DVVDJH.
#Select a massage program.
The massage program runs for app roxima tely
9 to 15 minutes, depending on the setting.
#To set the massage intensity: switch+LJK
,QWHQVLW\ onO or off ª.
Resetting seat and massa gesettings
Multimedia sy stem:
,9HKLFOH.a 6HDWV.5HVHW
#Select <HVor1R.
Depending on whe ther the settings forth e driver
or front passenger seat are selected, only the
selected seat can be reset.
Switching the seat heater on/off
&
WARNING Risk of burn s duetorepeat‐
edly switching on the seat heater
Re peatedly switching on the seat heater can
cause the seat cushion and seat backrest
padding tobecome very hot.
The health of persons with limited temp era‐
ture sensitivity or a limited ability toreact to
exc essively high temp eratures may be af fec‐
te d or they may even suf fer burn-like injuries.
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#Do notrepeatedly switch on the seat
heater.
Re quirement:RThe po wer supp lyis switched on
#To switch on/increase the le vel:press but‐
to n1 repeatedly until the desired heating
le ve l is set.
Depending on the heating le vel, up tothre e
indicator lamps light up.
#To switch off/reduce the le vel:press but‐
to n1 repeatedly until the desired heating
le ve l is set.
If all indicator lamps are off, the seat heater
is switched off.
% The seat heater automatically switches down
from theth re e heating le vels af ter 8, 10and
20 minutes until the seat heater is switched
off.
Switching the seat ventilation on/off
Re quirement:Rthe po wer supp lyis switched on
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#Toswitch on/increase the le vel:press but‐
to n1 repeatedly until the desired ventila‐
tion le vel is set.
Depending on theve ntilation le vel, up to
th re e indicator lamps light up.
#To switch off/reduce the le vel:press but‐
to n1 repeatedly until the desired ventila‐
tion le vel is set.
If all indicator lamps are off, the seat ventila‐
tion is switched off.
Fo lding bench seat in the cargo compa rt‐
ment
Note s onthefo lding bench seat
&
WARNING Risk of injury whenthe seat
backrest is not upright and loc ked in
position
If th e seat backrests of there ar bench seat
are not loc ked in the upright position, the
seat backrest of thefo lding bench seat may
fo ld down while driving.
In this case, the seat belts may not per form
th eir intended pr otective function.
#Make sure that the seat backrests of
th ere ar bench seat are loc ked in the
upright position.
Obser vethe no tes on "Seat belts" (→page 37),
"Head restra ints" (→page 87) and "Children in
th eve hicle" (→page 46).
The folding bench seat is only appr ovedfo r use
with child seats designed forch ildren up tosix
ye ars old . Info rmation on suitable child restra int
sy stems on thefo lding bench seat can be
obtained at any authorized Mercedes-Benz Cen‐
te r.
The folding bench seat may only be used when
th e combined cargo co ver and net is ins talled.
The tailgate can be opened from thefo lding
bench seat. The switch is located on the wheel
ar ch on theright-hand side when vie wed in the
direction of tr avel.
Fo lding out the folding bench seat
Requ irements
RThe seat backrests of there ar bench seat are
loc ked in the upright position.
RThe handle forth e combined cargo co ver and
net has been mo ved up. The upper part of
th e plate has been folded down toimpr ove
th e view tothere ar.
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