2019 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS WAGON ECU

0007
Ifnecessar y,mo vehead restra int 1
upw ards (0013 page94 ). 0007
Installth eLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild restra int
sy stem withTo pTe ther.Alw ayscom plywith
th ech ild restra int system manuf acturer's
ins tallation instruct ions when doing so. 0007
Guide TopTe ther belt 5under head
re stra int 1 between thetw ohead restra int
bar s. 0007
Guide TopTe ther belt 5down wards
be tween combin edcar gocoverand net3
and seat backres t2. 0007
Hook TopTe ther hook 6ofTopTe ther belt
5 without twisting intoTo pTe ther anc hor‐
ag e4. 0007
Tensi on TopTe ther belt 5.Alwayscom ply
wit hth ech ild restra int system manuf actur‐
er's installation instruct ions when doing so. 0007
Ifnec essar y,slide head restra int 1 down‐
wa rds(0013 page94 ).Mak esur eth at you
do notint erfere wit hth ecor rect routin gof
To pTe ther belt 5. Secur
ingthech ild restra int system withth e
seat belt Secur
ingthech ild restra int system withth e
seat beltonthere ar seat 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryifth ere ar
ben chseat/r earseat andseat backres t
ar eno teng aged
If th ere ar ben chseat/r earseat andseat
bac kres tar eno teng aged they cou ldfold for‐
wa rds, e.g. when braking suddenly orinthe
ev ent ofan acciden t.
R Ifth is isthecase, theve hicle occupant
wo uld beforc ed intoth eseat beltbythe
re ar ben chseat/r earseat orby theseat
bac kres t.The seat beltcann otprotect as
int ended andcould result inadditional
injur y.
R Objects orloads inthetrunk/ cargocom‐
par tmen tcann otbe restra ined bythe
seat backres t. 0007
Mak esur eth at theseat backres tand
th ere ar ben chseat/r earseat are
eng aged bef oreeve rytrip . If
th eseat backres tis no teng aged and locked,
th is will besho wnonthemultifunc tiondispla y
on theins trument cluster.
When installing abelt- secur edchild restra int
sy stem, obser vethefo llo wing:
0073 Alw
ayscom plywit hth emanuf acturer's
ins tallation andoper atingins truct ions for
th ech ild restra int system used.
0073 When
usingacat egor y0/0+ babycar
seat andacat egor yIre ar wa rd-faci ng
ch ild restra int system onare ar seat :
adju stthefront seat sothat theseat does
no tto uc hth ech ild restra int system.
0073 When
usingacat egor yIfo rw ard-f acin g
ch ild restra int system: remo vethehead
re stra int from there spectiv eseat, ifpossi‐
ble.
Af terre mo ving thech ild restra int system,
re place thehead restra int sag ain immed i‐
at elyand adjus tth em correctly . 56
Occup antsafety

0073
The
backres tof thefo rw ard-f acin gch ild
re stra int system mus t,as faras possi ble,be
re sting ontheseat backres tof there ar
seat .
0073 Fo
rcer tain child restra int systems inwe ight
cat egor yII or III,th er ema ybe restrictions in
th emaximum sizesetting, e.g. due topossi‐
ble con tact with thero of.
0073 The
child restra int system mus tno tbe put
under stra in be tween thero of and theseat
cushion and/orbeinstalled facing the
wr ong direct ion. Wher eposs ible, adjus tth e
seat cushion inclination accordingly.
0073 The
child restra int system mus tno tbe put
under stra in by thehead restra int s.Ad jus t
th ehead restra int sacc ording ly.
0073 Mak
esur eth at thech ild's feet do notto uc h
th efront seat. Ifneces sary,mo vethefront
seat forw ardsligh tly.
The seat belts onthefo llo wing seats areeq uip‐
ped withaspec ialseat beltretract or:
R Front passeng erseat
R Rear seat s The
seat beltsfo rth efo lding benchseat inthe
cargo compartment areno teq uip ped withaspe‐
cial seat beltretract or.
Wh enena bled ,th especial seatbeltretract or
ens ures that theseat belts ofthefront
passeng erseat andrear seat sdo notslac ken
once thech ild restra int system issecur ed
(0013 page52). 0007
Installth ech ild restra int system.
The entire base ofthech ild restra int system
mus talw aysre st on thesitt ing surface ofthe
re ar seat . 0007
Alw aysmak esur eth at theshoulder belt
st ra pis cor rectly routed from theseat belt
outle tof theve hicle totheshoulder belt
guide onthech ild restra int system.
The shoulder beltstra pmus tbe routed for‐
wa rdsand down wardsfrom theseat beltout‐
le t. No
teson rear wa rd-faci ng and forw ard-f acin g
ch ild restra int systems onthefront
pa sseng erseat 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‐
cat orlam pis off,th efront passeng erairbag
can deplo yin theev ent ofan acciden t.
The child could bestru ck bytheairbag.
Alw aysensur eth at thefront passeng erair‐
bag isdeactiv ated. The PASSENGER AIRBAG
OFF indicat orlam pmus tbe lit.
NEVER useare ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem onaseat protect edbyan ENABLED
FR ONT AIRB AG infront ofit,DE ATHor SERI‐
OUS INJURYtotheCH ILD can occur . Occupant
safety 57

Obser
vethespecif icins truction sfo rth ere ar‐
wa rd-faci ng and forw ard-f acin gch ild restra int
sy stems (0013 page58).
Wa rning notic eon thefront passeng ersun visor
Alw aysobser vethest atus ofthefront passeng er
fr ont airbag onthePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF F
ind icat orlam p:
R When usingare ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem onthefront passeng erseat, thefront
passeng erfront airbag mustalw aysbe disa‐
bled. Thisisonly thecase ifth ePA SSENGER
AIR BAGOF Find icat orlam pis lit con tinu‐
ousl y(0013 page42 ).
R Ifth ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat or
lam pis off,th efront passeng erfront airbag
is enabled. Thefront passeng erfront airbag
ma ydeplo ydur ing anacciden t. Secur
ingthech ild restra int system withth e
seat beltonthefront passeng erseat
When installing abelt- secur edchild restra int
sy stem onthefront passeng erseat, always
obser vethefo llo wing:
0073 Obser
vethech ild restra int system manuf ac‐
tur er's installation andopera tingins truc‐
tion s.
0073 When
usingafo rw ard-f acin gch ild restra int
sy stem inGroup I:re mo vethehead
re stra int from there spectiv eseat, ifpossi‐
ble.
When youre mo vethech ild restra int sys‐
te m, installth ehead restra int again immed i‐
at elyand adjus tall thehead restra int scor ‐
re ctl y.
0073 The
backres tof thefo rw ard-f acin gch ild
re stra int system mus tlie asflat as poss ible
ag ains tth ebac kres tof thefront passeng er
seat.
0073 Fo
rcer tain child restra int systems inwe ight
gr ou pIIor III, th er ema ybe restrictions in
th emaximum sizesetting, e.g. due topossi‐
ble con tact with thero of. 0073
The
child restra int system mus tno tbe put
under stra in be tween thero of and theseat
cushion and/orbeinstalled facing the
wr ong direct ion. Adjus tth eseat backres t
inclin ation accordingly.
0073 The
child restra int system mus tno tbe put
under stra in by thehead restra int s.Ad jus t
th ehead restra int sacc ording ly.
0073 Ne
verpla ceobjects underorbehi ndthe
ch ild restra int system, e.g.cushions .
The seat beltonthefront passeng erside is
eq uipped withaspecial seatbelt retract or.
Wh enacti vated, thespecial seatbelt retract or
ens ures that theseat beltdoes notslac kenonce
th ech ild restra int system issecur ed
(0013 page52). 0007
Setth efront passeng erseat asfarbac kas
possi bleand movetheseat intoth ehighes t
position . 0007
Fully re tract theseat cushion lengthadjus t‐
ment . 0007
Adjus tth eseat cushion inclination sothat
th efront edgeof theseat cushion isin the 58
Occupant safety

R
withindic ator lam p1 off:via theswitc h
on thecor responding rear door ordriv‐
er' sdoor
0009 Vehicl eswith folding benchseat :th e
switc hfo ropening theta ilg atewhic his loca‐
te don theright- hand wheel arch when
vie we din thedir ect ion oftrav el isalso
secur ed. No
teson pets intheve hicl e 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due toanim alsleftuns ecur edorunat ‐
te nde din theve hicle
If yo ulea veanim alsintheve hicle unatten‐
ded orunsecur ed,they cou ldpos siblypress
do wn butt ons orswitc hes.
Ther ebyan animal may:
R activ ateve hicle equipment andbecome
tr apped, forex am ple
R swit chsystems onoroffand endang er
ot her road user s Uns
ecur edanimals maybe throw nar ou nd in
th eve hicle intheeve ntofan acci dent or
su dd en steer ing and braking maneuv erand
injur eve hicle occupants inthepr ocess. 0007
Neverlea veanim alsintheve hicle unat‐
te nde d. 0007
Alw ayscor rectly secu reanim alswhile
dr ivin g,forex am ple usin gasuit able
anim alcar rier . Occ
upant safety 61

0007
Ifth eta ilg ateis unloc ked, pull theta ilg ate
handle andrelease itag ain immed iately. 0007
Fora ta ilg atestopped inan intermediat e
position, pullitupw ards and release itas
soon asitstar ts to open. 0007
Vehicl eswith folding benchseat :Pull but‐
to n1 forth eta ilg atetwic e.
The tailg ateis unloc ked. If
th eta ilg atehas been lockedfrom theoutside,
or thech ild safetyloc khas been activat ed, the
ta ilg atecan notbe unloc kedwit hbutt on1.
The tailg ateis eq uipped withan aut omat ic
obs tacle detection functi on.Ifasol idobje ct
bl oc ks orrestricts theta ilg atewhen opening
aut omat ically,this proces sis stopped. Theauto‐
matic obstacle detection functi onisonly anaid.
It is no ta su bs titu teforyo ur att entiven ess when
open ingtheta ilg ate. Closing
thetailg ate 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom unsecu red
it ems intheve hicle
If object s,lugg ageor loads areno tsecur ed
or notsecur edsuf ficie ntly,they cou ldslip,
tip ove ror be throw nar ou nd and ther eb yhit
ve hicle occupants.
Ther eis arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. 0007
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn around. 0007
Beforeth ejour ney,secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge orloads agains tslipping ortipping
ove r. Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du ring automatic closing oftheta ilg ate
Pa rts of thebody could become trapped dur‐
ing automatic closing oftheta ilg ate. Mor e‐
ove r,people, e.g.childr en, maybe standi ng
in theclosing area orma yent ertheclosing
ar ea dur ing theclosing process. 0007
Mak esur eth at nobody isin thevicin ity
of theclosing area dur ing theclosing
pr ocess.
Use oneofthefo llo wing option sto stop the
clos ingproces s:
R Press the008B buttonontheSmar tKey . 72
Opening andclosing

Obser
vetheno teswhen opening
(0013 page71 )and closing(0013 page72 )th e
ta ilg ate.
0009 Twowa rning tones soundwhen thetai lgat e
is open ingorclos ing. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofburnscaused byaho t
ex haus tsy stem
The vehicle exhaus tsy stem can become very
ho t.Ifyo uuse HAND S-FRE EAC CES S,you
cou ldbu rn yourself bytouc hin gth eex haus t
sy stem. 0007
Alw aysensur eth at youon lyma kea
kic king movement within thede tection
ra ng eof thesensor s. 000E
NO
TEVehicle damag edue tounin ten‐
tio nal openi ng oftheta ilg ate R
when usinganaut omat iccar wash
R when usingahigh pressur ecleaner 0007
Deactiv ateKEYLES S-GOormak esur e
th at theke yloc ated isat leas t10 ft (3
m) away from theve hicle insuc hsit‐
uations. When
making thekic king movement, makesur e
th at your feet arefirm lyon thegr ound, other‐
wise youco uld lose your balan ce,e.g.on ice.
Re quiremen ts:
R The Smar tKey isbehin dth eve hicle.
R Stand atleas t12 in(30 cm) away from the
ve hicle while perform ing thekic king move‐
ment.
R Donotcome intocont actwithth ebum per
while making thekic king movement.
R Donotcar ryout thekic king movement too
slo wly.
R The kicking movement mustbe towa rdsth e
ve hicle andbackag ain. 1
Detection rang eof thesensor s
If se veralcon secut ive kic kin gmo vements are
no tsuccessfu l,wa itte nseco nds.
Sy stem limita tions
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
if:
R Sno wor dir t,e.g. from road salt ,co vers the
sensor area.
R The kicking movement ismade using apr os‐
th etic leg. Open
ingand closing 75

The
tailg atecan open orclos eunin tentio nallyin
th efo llo wing situat ions:
R Aper son 'sarms orlegs aremo vingin the
sensor detection rang e, e.g .wh en polishi ng
th eve hicle orpic king upobject s.
R Object sar emo vedor placed behind theve hi‐
cle, e.g. tensi oni ng stra ps orlugg age.
R Clam pingstra ps, tarp sor other coverings are
pu lled ove rth ebum per.
R Apr otect ive mat withalengt hre ac hin gove r
th etrunk silldown intoth ede tection rang e
of thesensor sis used.
R The protect ive mat isno tsecur edcor rectl y.
R Workisbeing undertake non thetrailer hitch,
on trailer sor rear bicy clerack s.
Deactiv ateth eSmar tKey functions
(0013 page63) ordo notcar rytheSmar tKey
about your per son insuc hsit uatio ns. Lim
iting theopenin gang leof thetailg ate Ac
tiv atin gthe opening ang lelimit er
Yo ucan limit theopening angleof theta ilg atein
th eto phalf ofits openin gra ng eto appr ox‐
imat ely8 in (20 cm) beforeth eend position . 0007
Stop theopening procedur eof theta ilg ateat
th edesir edposition . 0007
Press and hold theclosing buttonintheta il‐
ga te unt ilyo uhear asho rtacous ticsign al.
The open ingang lelimit erwill beact ivat ed.
The tailg atewill then stop inthestor ed posi‐
tion when opened.
To open theta ilg atefull y,pull thehandle onthe
outside oftheta ilg ateag ain afte rit has stopped
aut omaticall y.
Deact ivat ing theopen inganglelim iter 0007
Press and hold theclosing buttonintheta il‐
ga te unt iltw osho rtacous ticsign alssoun d. Un
loc king thetailg atewit hth eemer gency
ke y 0007
Foldthere ar seat backres tfo rw ards. 0007
Remo vethecombin edcar gocoverand net
(0013 page11 2). 0007
Inse rtemer gency key2 into opening 1in
th etrim and push itin.
The tailg atewill beunloc ked. 76
Opening andclosing

Indicat
orlam p1 flashes whentheAT Asy stem
is armed.
The ATAsy stem isdeactiv ated aut omaticall yin
th efo llo wing situat ions:
R afte runloc kingtheve hicle withth eSmar tKey
R afte rpr essing thest ar t/ stop butt onwithth e
Smar tKey inthestow agecom partment
(0013 page15 0) R
afte runloc kingtheve hicle using KEYLES S-
GO
0009 When theMer cedes‑ Benzemergency call
sy stem isactiv eand thealar mstay son for
mor eth an 30 sec onds, ames sageis aut o‐
mat icall ysen tto theCus tomer Assis tance
Ce nter (0013 page 327).
De activ ating theATA 0007
Press the0036, 0037or008B buttononthe
Smar tKey .
or 0007
Press thest ar t/ stop butt onwithth eSmar t‐
Ke yin thestow agecom partment
(0013 page15 0)
Dea ctivat ingth eala rm using KEYLESS-GO : 0007
Grasp theoutside doorhandle withth e
Smar tKey outside theve hicle. Opening
andclosing 87