2019 MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS towing

\nWARNINGRisk of injuryduetoheadrestraints which are not installed or areadjusted incorrectly
If headrestraints are not installed or areadjusted incorrectly,the headrestraints can‐not provide protection as intended.
There is an increasedrisk of injury inthehead and neck area, e.g. intheevent of anaccident or when braking.
Always drive withthe headrestraintsinstalled.
Before driving off, make sureforeveryvehicle occupantthatthe center oftheheadrestraint supportsthe back ofthehead at abouteye level.
Do not interchangethe headrestraints ofthefront andrear seats. Otherwise,you will not beabletoadjustthe height and angle ofthe headrestraints correctly.
Adjustthe headrestraintfore-and-aft position sothat it is as close as possibletothe back ofyourhead.
Toraise:pullthe headrestraint up.
Tolower:pressrelease knob1and pushthe headrestraint down.
Tomoveforwards:pullthe headrestraintforwards.
Tomovebackwards:pressrelease knob1and pushthe headrestraint backwards.
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Adjusting therear seat headrestraints
Toraise:pullthe headrestraint up.
Tolower:pressrelease knob1inthe direc‐tion ofthe arrowand pushthe headrestraintdown.
Configuringthe seat settings
Multimedia system:
VehicleaSeats
SelectDriver's SeatorPassenger Seat.
Adjusting the backrest side bolsters
SelectSide Bolsters.
Adjustthe air cushions.
Adjusting the seat contour in the lumbarregion ofthe seat backrest (lumbar)
SelectLumbar.
Adjustthe air cushions.
Memory function
Savethe seat settings withthe memory func‐tion (→page101).
Overviewof massage program
Massage program
Thefollowing program can be selected:
RRelaxing Massage
RActivating Massage
RClassic Massage
RMobilizing Massage
Selectingthe massage programfor the frontseats
Multimedia system:
VehicleaSeats
SelectDriver's SeatorFront Passenger.
SelectMassage.
Select a massage program.The massage programrunsfor approximately9to22 minutes, depending onthe setting.
Tosetthe massage intensity: switchHighIntensityonsor offS.
Resetting seat adjustments
Multimedia system:
VehicleaSeats Reset
SelectYesorNo.
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Depending on whetherthe settingsforthe driveror front passenger seat are selected, onlytheselected seat can bereset.
Foldingthe front seat backrestforwards/back (vehicles with memoryfunction)
With the EASY-ENTRY function,the seat willmoveforwards ifyou havefoldedthe seat back‐restforwards. This makes it easierfor passen‐gerstoget into and out oftherear ofthevehi‐cle.
Tofoldforwards:pull seatrelease handle1andfoldthe seat backrestforwards asfaras it will go.The seat will moveautomaticallytothefore‐most position.
Tofold back:swing backthe seat backresthorizontally.Ifthe seat backrest is not engaged,this willbe shown onthe multifunction display ofthe
instrument cluster.Awarningtone will alsosound.
The seat will moveautomaticallytothestored position.Ifthe set seat position can no longer bereached,e.g. because of luggage intherearfootwell orafter occupants haveenteredtherear ofthevehicle:
Pull seatrelease handle1again andreturnthe seat backresttoan upright position.The seat will lock inthe newfore-and-aftposition.
Switching the seat heating on and off
\nWARNINGRisk of burns duetorepeat‐edly switching onthe seat heating
Repeatedly switching onthe seat heating cancausethe seat cushion and seat backrestpaddingtobecomeveryhot.
The health of persons with limitedtempera‐ture sensitivity or a limited abilitytoreacttohightemperatures may be affected ortheymayeven suffer burn-like injuries.
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Do notrepeatedly switch onthe seatheating.
NOTEDamagetothe seats causedbyobjects or documents whenthe seatheater is switched on
Whenthe seat heater is switched on,over‐heating can occur duetoobjects or docu‐ments placed onthe seats e.g. seat cushionsorchild seats. This could cause damagetothe seat surface.
Makesurethat no objects or docu‐ments are onthe seats whenthe seatheater is switched on.
Requirements:RThe power supply is switched on
Toswitch on/increasethe level:press but‐ton1repeatedly untilthe desired heatinglevel is set.Depending onthe heating level, uptothreeindicator lamps will light up.
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Toswitch off/reducethe level:press but‐ton1repeatedly untilthe desired heatinglevel is set.If all indicator lamps are off,the seat heatingis switched off.
The seat heating will automatically switchdown fromthethree heating levels after 8,10and 20 minutes untilthe seat heating isswitched off.
Settingthe panel heating
RequirementsRThe seat heating is activated (→page 95).
Multimedia system:
VehicleîVehicle SettingsPanel
Heating
Select one or more seats.The armrests ofthe selected seats andthecenter console are heated.
Switchingthe seatventilation on/off
Requirements:RThe power supply is switched on
Toswitch on/increasethe level:press but‐ton1repeatedly untilthe desiredventila‐tion level is set.Depending ontheventilation level, uptothree indicator lamps light up.
Toswitch off/reducethe level:press but‐ton1repeatedly untilthe desiredventila‐tion level is set.If all indicator lamps are off,the seatventila‐tion is switched off.
Switching AIRSCARF on/off
\nWARNINGRisk of burns causedbytheheating output from AIRSCARF beingtoohigh
When AIRSCARF is switched on,veryhot aircanflowfromthe outlet opening inthe headrestraints.
This couldresult in burns inthe immediatevicinity ofthe outlet opening.
Turnthe heating output down in goodtime.
Maintain a suitable distance fromtheoutlet opening.
Requirements:RThe power supply is switched on
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AIRSCARFwarmsthe head and neck area ofvehicle occupants withwarmair. Thewarmairflows out ofthevents inthe headrestraints.
Toswitch on/increasethe level:press but‐ton1repeatedly untilthe desired heatinglevel is set.Depending onthe heating level, uptothreeindicator lamps will light up.
Toswitch off/reducethe level:press but‐ton1repeatedly untilthe desired heatinglevel is set.If allthe indicator lamps are off, AIRSCARF isswitched off.
When switching on,the blower willstart uponlyafter a preheating phase lasting afewseconds.After switching off,the blower will continuetorunfor afew secondstocool downtheheating elements.
Ifthevehicle batteryvoltage istoo low,AIR‐SCARF may switch off.
Adjustthe AIRSCARFvent (→page137).
Makesurethatthere are no objects coveringtheintakegrille onthe back ofthe headrestraint.
Steering wheel
Adjusting thesteering wheel manually
\nWARNINGRisk of injuryfrom adjustingthevehicle settings whilethevehicle is inmotion
You could lose control ofthevehicle inthefollowing situations:
Rifyou adjustthe driver's seat,the headrestraint,thesteering wheel orthe mirrorwhilethevehicle is in motion
Rifyoufastenyour seat belt whilethevehi‐cle is in motion
Beforestartingthe engine: adjustthedriver's seat,the headrestraint,thesteering wheel orthe mirror andfastenyour seat belt.
\nWARNINGRisk of entrapmentforchil‐dren when adjustingthesteering wheel
Children could injurethemselves iftheyadjustthesteering wheel.
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Never leavechildren unattended inthevehicle.
When leavingthevehicle, alwaystakethe SmartKeywithyou and lockthevehicle.
Pushrelease lever1down asfar as it willgo.Thesteering column is unlocked.
Adjust height2and distance3tothesteering wheel.Pushrelease lever1up asfar as it will go.Thesteering column is locked.
Check and make surethatthesteering col‐umn is lockedbymovingthesteering wheel.
Adjusting thesteering wheel electrically
Thesteering wheel can be adjusted whenthepower supplyis switched off.
1Adjuststhe distancetothesteering wheel
2Adjuststhe height
Savethe settings withthe memory function(→page101).
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Switchingthesteering wheel heater on or off
Requirements:RThe power supply orthe ignition is switchedon.
Turnthe lever inthe direction of arrow1or2.If indicator lamp3lights up,thesteeringwheel heater is switched on.
Easy entry andexitfeature
Usingthe easy entry andexitfeature
\nWARNINGRisk of accident when drivingoff while adjustingthe easyexitfeature
‑ Ifyou drive off whilethe easy entryandexitfeature is making adjustments,you couldlose control ofthevehicle.
Alwayswait untilthe adjustment proc‐ess is completebefore driving off.
\nWARNINGRisk of becoming trappedwhile adjustingthe easy entryandexitfeature
Whenthe easy entryandexitfeature adjuststhesteering wheel andthe driver's seat,youandothervehicle occupants – particularlychildren – could become trapped.
Duringthe adjustment process oftheeasy entryandexitfeature, make surethat no one has any body parts inthesweep ofthe seat orthesteering wheel.
Ifthere is arisk of becoming trappedbythesteering wheel:
Movethe adjustment lever ofthesteer‐ing wheel.The adjustment process isstopped.
Ifthere is arisk of becoming trappedbythedriver's seat:
Pressthe seat adjustment switch.The adjustment process isstopped.
Vehicles with memory function:You canstopthe adjustment processbypressing one ofthememory function position buttons.
\nWARNINGRisk of becoming trappedduring activation ofthe easy entryandexitfeaturebychildren
Ifchildren activatethe easy entryandexitfeature,theycan become trapped, particu‐larlywhen unattended.
Never leavechildren unattended inthevehicle.
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