2019 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN ECU

Decla
ratio nof confor mity forwi reless vehi‐
cle comp onent s
US A:"The wireless devic es ofthis vehicle com‐
ply withPa rt15 oftheFCC Rules. Opera tionis
subje ctto thefo llo wing twocon dition s:1) These
de vice sma yno tcause harmful interfere nce, and
2) The sedevice smu stacc eptan yint erfere nce
re cei ved, includin gint erfere nce that ma ycaus e
unde sired operation .Chan gesor modif ications
no tex pressl yappr ovedby thepar tyresponsible
fo rcom pliance could void theuser's author ityto
oper ateth eeq uipment. "
Canada :"The wireless devices ofthis vehicle
com plywit hIndus try Canada license-e xemp t
RSS standar d(s).Operationis subj ecttothefo l‐
lo wing twocon dition s:(1) These device sma y
no tcause interfere nce, and(2)The sedevice s
mu stacc eptan yint erfere nce, including interfer‐
ence that ma ycaus eunde sired oper ationof the
de vice. "
US A:"W ireless chargin gsy stem formobil ede vi‐
ces (Mod el:D-WMI20 15A): this de vice complies
wit hPa rt18 oftheFCC Rules." The
name andaddr essofthere sponsible party
is:
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ostics connect ion
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th econ nect ionofdiagnos ticdevices ataqu ali‐
fi ed specialis two rkshop. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto con‐
necting device sto thediagnos ticscon‐
nect ion
If yo uco nn ect equipme nttoadiagn ostic s
con nectionin theve hicle, itma yaf fect the
oper ation ofvehicle systems.
As are sult, theoper ating safetyof theve hi‐
cle could beaffect ed. 0007
Onlyconnect equipmenttoadiagn os‐
tic scon nectionin theve hicle whichis appr
ovedfo ryo ur vehicle byMer cedes-
Benz . 000A
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object sin thedr iver's foot we ll
Obj ectsin thedr iver's foot we llma yim pede
pedal trav el or bloc kadepr essed pedal.
This jeopar dizestheoper ating androad
saf etyof theve hicle. 0007
Stow allobj ect sin theve hicle secur ely
so that they canno tget intoth edr iver's
fo ot we ll. 0007
Alw aysins tallth efloor mats securely
and asprescr ibed inorder toensur e
th at ther eis alw ayssuf ficie ntroom for
th epedals. 0007
Donotuse loose floor mats anddonot
place floor mats ontopof one another. 24
Generalno tes

Mer
cedes-Ben zCanada ,Inc.
Cus tomer Relation sDepar tment
98 Vande rhoof Avenue
To ronto, Ont ario M4G 4C9 Re
por ting safetydef ects
US Aonl y:
The follo wing text ispu blished asrequ ired of
manuf acturersunder Title 49, Code ofU.S. Fed‐
er al Re gulations, Part57 5pur sua nttothe
"N atio nalTraf fic and MotorVe hicle SafetyAc tof
19 66".
If yo ubelie vethat your vehicle hasadef ect
whic hcould cause acr ash orcould cause injury
or deat h,yousho uld imm ediat elyinf orm the
Na tional HighwayTraf fic Saf etyAd minis tration
(NHT SA)in addition tonotify ing Mer cedes-Be nz
US A,LLC.
If NHT SArecei vessimilar complaints, itma y
open aninve stigation ,and ifit finds that asaf ety
def ect exists inagr ou pof vehicles, itma yor der
a re cal land remedy campaign. However,NHT SA
canno tbeco meinvo lved inindividual problems be
tween you, your dealer ,or Mer cedes-Ben z
US A,LLC.
To cont actNHT SA,yo uma ycall theVe hicle
Saf etyHo tlin e to ll-f reeat 1-8 88-327-4 236
(TT Y:1-800-42 4-9153) (insi detheUS A); goto
http: //www .safercar .go v;or write to :Ad minis‐
tr at or ,NHT SA,400 SeventhSt reet,SW .,Wa sh‐
ingt on,DC20590, USA.
Fu rther information onvehicle safetycan be
fo und at:ht tp :/ /www .saf er car .gov Limit
edWa rranty
000E NO
TEDama getotheve hicle arising
fr om violation ofthese oper ating instruc‐
tion s. Damag
eto theve hicle canarise from viola‐
tion ofthese oper ating instruction s.
This damag eis no tco veredeit her bythe
Mer cedes-Ben zim plied warrant yor by the
Ne w‑ orUsed- Vehicle Warrant y. 0007
Followtheins truction sin these oper at‐
ing instruction son proper operation of yo
ur vehicle aswellas on possible vehi‐
cle damag e. QR
code forre scue card
The QRcode issecur edinthefuel filler flap and
on theopposit eside ontheB-pillar .In theeve nt
of an acci dent, rescue services canusetheQR
code toquickl yfind theappr opriatere scue card
fo ryo ur vehicle. Thecurrent rescue cardcon‐
ta ins themos tim por tant informa tionab ou tyo ur
ve hicle inacom pact form ,e.g. thero utin gof the
electr iclines.
Fu rther information canbeobt ained athttp: //
www .mercedes-benz .de/qr-code. Data
storage Electr
oniccontr olunit s Ele
ctro nic contr oluni tsareins talled inyour vehi‐
cle. Some ofthese areneces saryfo rth esaf e
oper ation ofyour vehicle, whilesome assistyo u
when drivin g(dr iver assis tance systems). In
addition, your vehicle prov ides comfort and 26
Generalno tes

or
MP3 player). Ifth is dat ais stor ed intheve hi‐
cle, youcan deleteitat anytim e.This datais
sen tto third par ties onlyat your requ est,par tic‐
ular lywhen youuse onlineser vices inacc ord‐
anc ewit hth ese ttings that youha ve select ed.
Yo ucan stor eor chang econ venie nce settings /
ind ividu aliza tionin theve hicle atanytime.
Depending ontheeq uipment, this inc ludes, for
ex am ple:
R setting sfo rth eseat andsteer ing wheel posi‐
tion s
R suspension andclimat econ trol settings
R customizations suchas interior ligh ting
If yo ur vehicle isaccor dinglyeq uipped ,yo ucan
co nn ect your smar tphon eor ano ther mobile end
de vice totheve hicle. Youcan contro lth is by
means ofthecon trol element sint egr ated inthe
ve hicle. Imagesand audiofrom thesmar tphon e
can beoutput viathemultimedia system. Cer‐
tai ninf orma tionis simu ltane ously trans ferred to
yo ur smar tphon e. De
pen dingon thetype ofintegr ation, this can
inc lude:
R gener alvehicle data
R position data
This allowsyouto use selected apps onyour
smar tphon e,suc has navig atio nor musi cpla y‐
bac k.Ther eis no further interaction between the
smar tphone andtheve hicle; inpar ticular ,ve hi‐
cle datais no tdir ectl yaccessible. Whichtype of
fur ther dat apr ocessin goccur sis de term ined by
th epr ov ider ofthespecif icapp used. Whichse t‐
ting syo ucan make,ifan y,depends onthespe‐
cif icapp andtheoper ating system ofyour
smar tphon e. Onlin
eser vices Wi
reless netw orkconnection
If yo ur vehicle hasawir eless networkconn ec‐
tion, itenables datato be exc hang edbetween
yo ur vehicle andadditional systems. Thewire‐
less networkcon nect ionisenabled viatheve hi‐
cle's transmission andrecep tion unitor via con‐
nect edmob ile end device s(e.g .sma rtphones). Onlin
efunc tionscan beused viathewir eless
ne tworkcon nect ion.This includes onlineserv‐
ices andapplications/ appsprov ided bytheman‐
uf actur eror other prov ider s.
Manu factu rer's services
Re garding onlin eser vice sof themanuf acturer,
th eindividual functionsar edescr ibedbythe
manuf acturerinasui table place (e.g.Operator's
Manual, websit eof themanuf acturer)along with
th ere leva nt data protect ion information .Pe r‐
sonal datama ybe used forth epr ov ision of
onlin eser vice s.Dat ais exc hang edvia asecur e
conn ection, e.g.themanuf acturer'sdesignat ed
IT systems. Personal datais collect ed,pro‐
cessed andused viathepr ov ision ofser vice s
exc lusiv elyon thebasis ofleg alper missions or
wit hpr ior con sent .
The services andfunc tions(some times subject
to afe e) can usually beactiv ated ordeactiv ated.
In some cases, this also applies totheent ire
ve hicle's dataconn ection. Thisexcludes, inpar‐
tic ular ,leg allypr escr ibed functionsand service s. 28
General notes

Re
stra int system Pr
otection bythere stra int system The
restra int system includes thefo llo wing com‐
pone nts:
R Seat beltsystem
R Airbags
R Child restra int system
R Child seatsecur ingsystem
The restra int system can reduce therisk ofvehi‐
cle occupants comingintocont actwithpar tsof
th eve hicle's interior intheeve ntofan acci dent.
The restra int system can also reduce thefo rc es
to whic hve hicle occupants aresubject edinthe
eve ntofan acci dent.
Only asea tbe ltwh ich is wo rncor rectly can pro‐
vid eth eint ended leve lof protect ion. Depen ding
on thede tected acci dent situation, Emerg ency
Te nsi oni ng Device sand /or airba gssupp lement a
cor rectly wornseat belt. Emer gency Tensi oni ng
De vice sand /or airba gsare notde ploy ed in
eve ryacc iden t. Fo
rth ere stra int system toprov ide itsfull protec‐
tion ,eac hoccupant mustobser vethefo llo wing:
R Fasten theseat beltcorrectl y.
R Beinan almos tup right position withth eir
bac kag ains tth eseat backres t.
R Sitwithth eir feet resting onthefloor ,if pos‐
sible.
R Alw ayssecur eper sons under 5ft (1.50 m)
ta llin an addition alrestra int system suitable
fo rMer cedes-Benz vehicles.
Ho we ver,no system available toda ycan com‐
ple tely eliminat einjur iesand fata lities inevery
acciden tsituation .In par ticular ,th eseat belt
and airbag gener ally do notpr otect agains t
objec tspene trating theve hicle from theoutside.
The risk ofan injur yre sulting from airbag
deplo yment alsocanno tbe ruled out entirel y. Limit
edprotection from there stra int system 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hfrom
modif ications tothere stra int system
The restra int system can nolong erfunc tion
cor rectly afte ralt erations have been made.
The restra int system mayth en notpr otect
th eve hicle occupants asintended byfailing
in an acc ident ortrigg ering une xpec tedly ,fo r
ex am ple 0007
Neveralt er thepar tsof there stra int
sy stem. 0007
Neverta mp erwit hth ewir ing orany
electr oniccomponen tpar tsor their
sof tware. If
it is neces saryto adjus tth eve hicle toacc om‐
modat eaper son withdisabil ities, con tact an
au thor ized Mercedes-B enzCent erforde tails.
US Aonl y:forfur ther information contact our
Cu stomer Assistance Center at
1-800-F OR-MER Cedes(1 ‑800‑36 7‑6372). Occ
upant safety 31

Seat
belts Pr
otection prov ided bytheseat belt Alw
aysfa sten your seat beltcorrect lybef ore
st ar tin gajo ur ne y.Asea tbe ltcan only prov ide
th ebes tle ve lof protect ion ifit is wo rncor rectl y. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
inc orrectl yfa stened seatbelt
If th eseat beltisno two rncor rectly ,it can‐
no tper form itsintended protect ive func tion.
In addition, anincor rectly fastened seatbelt
can also cause injuries,forex am ple, inthe
ev ent ofan acciden tor when braking or
ch ang ingdirect ion sudden ly. 0007
Alw aysensur eth at all vehicle occu‐
pants have their seat belts fastened
cor rectl yand aresitti ngprope rly. Alw
aysobser vetheins truction sabout thecor‐
re ct driver's seatpos ition and adjus ting theseat
(0013 page88). In
order forth ecor rectl ywo rnseat belttopro‐
vide theint ended leve lof protect ion, eachve hi‐
cle occupant mustobser vethefo llo wing infor‐
matio n:
R The seat beltmustno tbe twis tedand must
fi t tig htly and snuglyacr oss thebody .
R The seat beltmustbe routed acr oss thecen‐
te rof theshoulder andaslow do wn across
th ehips aspossible.
R The shoulder sectionoftheseat beltshould
no tto uc hyo ur neck nor berouted unde r
yo ur arm or behin dyo ur bac k.
R Avoid wearing bulk yclo thing, e.g. awint er
coat .
R Push thelap belt down asfaras possi ble
acr oss your hips andpulltight wit hth eshoul‐
der sect ionofthebelt. Neverro uteth elap
belt across your abdom en.
R Neverro uteth eseat beltacross shar p,poin‐
te d, abr asiv eor fragile objec ts.
R Onlyone person should useeachseat beltat
an yone time. Neverall ow babies andchil‐
dr en totrave lsitt ing onthelap ofano ther
ve hicle occupant. R
Neversecur eobjects withaseat beltifth e
seat beltisalso being usedbyone ofthe
ve hicle's occupants. Alwaysobser vethe
ins truct ions forloa ding theve hicle when
secur ingobject s,lugg ageor loads
(0013 page10 2).
Als oensu rethat no obj ect s,e.g .a cus hion ,
ar eeve rpla ced between aper son and the
seat.
The seat belts onthefo llo wing seats areeq uip‐
ped withaspec ialseat beltretract or:
R front-p asse ng er seat
R Rear seat s
Ac tivateor deacti vate thespecial seatbelt
re tract or(0013 page 52).
If ch ildr enaretrave ling intheve hicle, besur eto
obser vetheins truction sand safetyno teson
"Chi ldren intheve hicle" (0013 page48). 34
Occupant safety

Re
duce dse at beltpr otection 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
inc orrect sea tpos ition
The seatbel tdoe sno tof ferth eint ended
le ve lof protect ion ifyo uha ve notmo vedth e
seat backres tto an almos tve rtical posit ion.
When brakin gor intheeve ntofan acci dent,
yo uco uld slide underne athth eseat beltand
sus tain abdomin alor nec kinj uries, forex am‐
ple. 0007
Adjus tth eseat proper lybef orebegin‐
ning your jour ne y. 0007
Alw aysensur eth at theseat backres tis
in an almos tve rtical posit ionand that
th eshoulder sectionofyour seat beltis
ro uted acr oss thecent erofyour sho ul‐
der . 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hwhen
additional restra int systems areno tused
fo rper sons withasmal lerbuild
Pe rsons under 5ft (1.50 m)tallcan notwe ar
th eseat beltcorrectly without asuit able
additional restra int system.
If th eseat beltisno two rncor rectly ,it can‐
no tper form itsintended protect ive func tion.
In addition, anincor rectly fastened seatbelt
can also cause injuries,forex am ple, inthe
ev ent ofan acciden tor when braking or
ch ang ingdirect ion sudden ly. 0007
Alw ayssecur eper sons under 5ft
(1 .50 m)tallin asuit able restra int sys‐
te m. 000A
WARNIN GDang erofinju ryor deat hdue
to bloc kedseat beltanchorages
The restra int effect of theseat beltis
im pair edifobjec tsbetween thefront seat
and thedoor arebloc king themo vable seat
belt anchorageon thefront seat. The
seat beltmayno tth en prov ide the
pr oper protect ion. 0007
Beforest ar tin gajo ur ne y,mak esur e
th at ther ear eno objec tsbetween the
fr ont seatand thedoor . 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
damag edormodif iedseat belts
Seat belts cannotprov ide protect ion inthe
fo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifth eseat belts aredamag ed,modif ied,
ex treme lydir ty,bleac hedordyed
R Ifth eseat beltbuckleisdamag edor
ex treme lydir ty
R Ifth eEmer gency Tensi oni ng Device s,
sea tbe ltanc horages orsea tbe ltre trac‐
to rs have been modif ied
Seat belts maybe damag edinan acciden t,
alt hough thedamag ema yno tbe visible, e.g.
due tosplint ersof glass.
Modif iedordamag edseat beltsma yte ar or
fa il, e.g. inan acc ident . Occ
upant safety 35

passeng
erseat should bemo vedas farbac k
as possi ble.
When doingso,alwaysobser vetheinf orma‐
tion onthecor rect driver's seatpos ition
(0013 page 88).
R Onlyhold thesteer ing wheel bythesteer ing
wheel rim. This allows theairbag tobe fully
deplo yed.
R Alw ayslean agains tth eseat backres twhen
th eve hicle isin mo tion. Donotlean forw ards
or agains tth edoor orside windo w.Youma y
ot her wise beinthedeplo yment area ofthe
airbag s.
R Alw ayske ep your feet on thefloor .Do not
put your feet on thecoc kpit, forex am ple.
Yo ur feet ma yot her wise beinthedeplo y‐
ment area oftheairbag.
R Ifch ildr enaretra veling intheve hicle,
obser vetheadditional notes
( 0013 page48).
R Alw aysst ow and secureobj ect scor rectl y. Objects
intheve hicle interior maypr ev ent an
airbag from func tioningcorrectl y.Eac hve hicle
occupant mustalw aysmak esur eof thefo llo w‐
ing:
R Ther ear eno people, animals orobje cts
be tween theve hicle occupants andanair‐
bag.
R Ther ear eno object sbe tween theseat, door
and door pillar (B-pillar).
R Ther ear eno har dobjec ts,e.g. coat hangers,
hanging onthegr ab handles orcoat hooks.
R Ther ear eno accessor ypar ts,suc has PNDs
(P er sonal Navig ation Devices) ,mobil e
phones orcup hold ersatt ached totheve hi‐
cle within thedeplo yment area ofan airbag,
e.g. onthecoc kpit, ondoor s,side windo ws
or side paneling.
In addition, noconn ectin gcable, tensi oni ng
st ra por retainin gst ra pma ybe routed
th ro ugh oratt ached inthedeplo yment area
of an airbag. Alwaysobser vetheaccessor y
manuf acturer'sinstallation instruct ions ,in
par ticular theinf ormation onsuit able places
fo rins tallation . R
Ther ear eno hea vy,shar p-edg edorfra gile
obje ctsin thepoc kets of your clo thing. Store
suc hobject sin asuit able place. Limit
edprotection from airbags 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomodif i‐
cations totheairbag cover
If yo umod ifytheco verof an airb agoraffix
object ssuc has sticke rs to it,theairbag may
no long erfunc tion correctly . 0007
Nevermodify theco verof an airb agand
do notaf fix obje ctstoit. The
installation locationofan airbag isident ified
by theAIRB AGsymbol (0013page38). 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
th euse ofunsuit ableseat covers
Un suit able seat covers can obstruct orpre‐
ve nt thedeplo yment ofair bags integr ated
int oth eseats. 40
Occupant safety

pla
yth est atus ofthefront passeng erfront air‐
bag.
Alw aysobser vetheno teson thefunc tion ofthe
PA SSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam ps
(0013 page43).
Fu nction ofthePA SSEN GERAIRBAGindic a‐
to rlam ps Se
lf-te st of aut oma ticfront passeng erfront
air bag shutoff
When theignition isswitc hedon,aself-t estis
per form ed dur ing whic hth etw oPA SSENGER
AIR BAGON and OFFind icat orlam pslight up
simul taneou sly.
The status ofthefront passeng erfront airbag is
displa yedaf te rth eself-t est:
R PASSENGER AIRBAGON light sup for
60 seconds ,sub sequently both indic ator
lam psareof f(P AS SENGER AIR BA GON and
OF F): thefront passeng erfront airbag isable
to deplo yin theeve ntofan acci dent.
R PASSENGER AIRBAGOF Flight sup con tinu‐
ousl y:thefront passeng erfront airbag isdis‐
abled. Itwill then notbe deplo yedin the
eve ntofan acci dent.
If th ePA SSENGER AIRBAGON indicat orlam pis
of f,on lythePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat or
lam psho wsthest atus ofthefront passeng er
fr ont airbag. ThePASSENGER AIRBAGOF Find i‐
cat orlam pma ybe litcon tinuousl yor be off.
If th ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat orlam p
and the0075 restra int system warning lam p light
upsimultaneousl y,thefront passeng erseat
ma yno tbe used. Alsointhis case, donotins tall
a ch ild restra int system onthefront passeng er
seat. Have aut omat icfron tpasse nger fron tair‐
bag shut offch eckedand repair edimmediat elyat
a qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
St atus displa y
If th efront passeng erseat isoccupied, ensure,
bo th bef oreand during thejour ney,that thest a‐
tus ofthefront passeng erfront airbag iscor rect
fo rth ecur rent situa tion.
Af terin st alli ng are ar wa rd-faci ng child
re stra int system onthefront passeng er
seat :PA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Fmus tbe litcon ‐
tin uousl y. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hfrom
using are ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem when thefront passeng erfront
airbag isenabled
If yo usec ureach ild inare ar wa rd-faci ng
ch ild restra int system onthefront passeng er
seat andthePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find i‐ Oc
cupan tsaf ety 43