2020 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON seat adjustment

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Select the settings Zforth e desired seat. #
Adjust the air cushions.
Ad justing the backrest side bols ters #
Select Side bolsters . #
Adjust the air cushion forth e desired seat.
Setting the seat heating balance #
Select Seat heating balance. #
Adjust the heat distribution forth e desired
seat. Setting automatic seat adjustment
&
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
du ring adjustment of the driver's seat
af te r calling up a driver profile
Selecting a profile may trigger an adju stment
of the driver's seat tothe position sa ved
under the profile. You or other vehicle occu‐
pants could be injured in the process. #
Make sure that when the position of
driver's seat is being adjus ted using the
multimedia sy stem, no people or body parts are in
the seat's range of mo ve‐
ment.
If th ere is a risk of someone becoming trap‐
ped, stop the adjustment process immedi‐
ately: #
a)Tapth ewa rning message on the
media displa y.
or #
b) Press a memory position button or a
seat adjustment switch on the driver's
door.
The adjustment process is stopped. Re
quirements:
R Adapting the driver's seat position tothe
body size: automatic seat adjustment has
been switched on. Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Vehicle
5 Automatic seat adjustment
Switching automatic seat adjustment on/off
When the active user profile is changed while
th eve hicle is stationar y,the driver's seat, out‐
side mir ror and seat contour will auto matically
be adap tedto the driver. #
Select OnorOff.
% This setting is available on lyfor individual
user profiles. Forth e guest profile, auto‐
matic seat adjustment cann otbe switched
on or off. Further information about user
profiles .
Ad justing the driver's seat position tobody
size
The vehicle will calculate a suitable driver's seat
position on the basis of the driver's body size
and set this direct ly. #
Toset the unit of measurement: selectcm
or ft/in. #
Set the size using the scale. Seats and
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The po wer supp lyor the ignition is switched
on. #
Turn the le ver in the direction of ar row1or
2.
If indicator lamp 3lights up, thesteering
wheel heater is switched on.
When you swit ch the ignition off, thesteering
wheel heater will switch off. Easy entry and
exitfeature Using
the easy entry and exitfeature &
WARNING Risk of accident when pulling
aw ay during the adjustment process for
th e easy exitfeature
Yo u could lose cont rol of theve hicle. #
Alw ayswa it until the adjustment proc‐
ess is comple tebefore pulling away. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
du ring adjustment of the easy entry and
ex itfeature
Yo u and other vehicle occupants – particu‐
lar lych ildren – could become trapped. #
Ensure that no one has a body part in
th e sweep of thesteering wheel or driv‐
er's seat.
If th ere is a risk of becoming trapped bythe
st eering wheel: #
Movethe adjustment le ver of thesteer‐
ing wheel.
The adjustment process will be stop‐
ped.
If th ere is a risk of becoming trapped bythe
driver's seat: #
Press the seat adjustment switch.
The adjustment process will be stop‐
ped. #
Never lea vechildren unat tended in the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th eke y with you and lock theve hicle. This also applies
tothe Digital Vehicle Key
st icke r.
Ve hicles with memory function: you can stop
th e adjustment process bypressing one of the
memory function position switches. 108
Seats and stowing

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WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
ch ildren activate the easy entry andexit
fe ature‑
Children could become trapped if they acti‐
va te the easy entry ‑ andexitfeature, particu‐
lar lywhen unat tended. #
Never lea vechildren unat tended in the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th eke y with you and lock theve hicle. This also applies
tothe Digital Vehicle Key
st icke r.
If th e easy entry andexitfeature is active, the
st eering wheel will mo veupwards and the driv‐
er's seat will mo veback in thefo llowing situa‐
tions:
R You swit chthe ignition off with the driver's
door open.
R You open the driver's door with the ignition
switched off.
% The steering wheel will then mo veupwards
on ly if it is not already as high as it will go. The driver's seat will
then mo vebackwards
only if it is not already in there armost posi‐
tion.
The steering wheel and the driver's seat will
mo veback tothe last drive position in thefo l‐
lowing cases:
R You swit chthe po wer supp lyor the ignition
on when the driver's door is closed
R You close the driver's door with the ignition
switched on.
The last drive position will be sa ved when:
R You swit chthe ignition off.
R Vehicles with memory function: you call
up the seat settings via the memory function.
R Vehicles with memory function: you sa ve
th e seat settings via the memory function.
Ve hicles with memory function: press one of
th e memory function memory position switches
to stop the adjustment process. Setting
the easy entry and exitfeature Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Vehicle
5 Automatic seat adjustment
5 Easy Entry/Exit #
Activate or deacti vate the function. Memory function
Fu
nction of the memory function &
WARNING Risk of an accident if the
memory function is used while driving
If yo u use the memory function on the driv‐
er's side while driving, you could lose cont rol
of theve hicle as a result of the adjustments
being made. #
Only use the memory function on the
driver's side when theve hicle is station‐
ar y. Seats and
stowing 109

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WARNING Risk of entrapment when set‐
ting the seat with the memory function
When the memory function adjusts the seat,
yo u and other vehicle occupants – particu‐
lar lych ildren – could become trapped. #
During the adjustment process of the
memory function, make sure that no
one has any body parts in the sweep of
th e seat. #
If someone becomes trapped, press a
preset position button or seat adjust‐
ment switch immediately. &
WARNING Risk of entrapment if the
memory function is activated bychildren
Children could become trapped if they acti‐
va te the memory function, particularly when
unattended. #
Never lea vechildren unat tended in the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th eke y with you and lock theve hicle. This also applies
tothe Digital Vehicle Key.
Yo u can use the memory function when the igni‐
tion is switched off.
Seat adjustments for up tothre e people can be
st ored and called up using the memory function.
Yo u can sa vesettings forth efo llowing sy stems:
R Seat, backrest and head restra int
R Steering wheel
R Outside mir rors
R Head-up display Operating
the memory function St
oring #
Set the desired position for all sy stems. #
Brief lypress theV memory button and
th en press preset position 4,Tor
U within thre e seconds.
An acoustic signal sounds. The settings are
st ored. 11 0
Seats and stowing

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The transmission is shif tedto position j.
R The vehicle is secured with the electric park‐
ing brake.
In thefo llowing situations, theve hicle is held by
transmission position jand/or bythe electric
parking brake:
R The seat belt is unfas tened and the driver's
door is opened.
R The vehicle is switched off.
R There is a malfunction in the sy stem or the
po we r supply is insuf ficient. DY
NA MIC BODY CONT ROL function DY
NA MIC BODY CONTROL continuously adjusts
th ech aracteristics of the suspension dampers to
th e cur rent operating and driving conditions.
The da mping is tuned individually for each wheel
and is af fected bythefo llowing factors:
R The road sur face conditions
R Vehicle load
R The drive program selected R
The driving style
The drive program can be adjus ted using the
DY NA MIC SELECT switch. AIR
BODY CONT ROL AIR
BODY CONT ROL function
* NO
TEMercedes-AMG vehicles #
Obser vethe no tes in the Supplement.
Yo u could otherwise failto recognise
dangers. AIR BODY
CONTROL is an air suspension sy stem
with variable damping for impr oved driving com‐
fo rt. The all-round le vel control sy stem ensures
th e best possible suspension and const ant
ground clearance, even wi tha laden vehicle.
When driving at speed, theve hicle is lo wered
automatically toimpr ovedriving saf ety and to
re duce fuel consum ption. You also ha vethe
option of manually adjusting theve hicle le vel. AIR
BODY CONTROL includes thefo llowing com‐
ponents and functions:
R Air suspension with variable spring rate
R Automatic le vel control sy stem
R Speed-dependent lo wering toreduce fuel
consum ption
R Manually selec table high-le vel setting for
grea ter ground clea rance
R ADS PLUS (Ada ptive Damping Sy stem with
const ant damping forc e adjustment)
R DYNA MIC SELECT switch and le vel button
Suspension settings and vehicle le vel per
drive prog ram
Drive program A:
R The suspension setting is comfor table.
R The vehicle is set tothe normal le vel.
R When driving at speeds of appr oximately
12 5 km/h or abo ve,th eve hicle is lo wered.
R When driving at speeds below appr oximately
80 km/h, theve hicle is raised again. Driving and parking
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The seat belt on the front passenger seat
must notbe inser ted in the seat belt buckle.
Switching there ading light on and off #
Brief lymo vea hand up or down beneath the
inside rearview mir ror.
The reading light is swit ched on or off forthe
driver or front passenger. Switching
the sear chlight on and off #
Toswitch on: reach across the front
passenger seat with a hand.
The sear chlight is switched on forth e driver. #
Toswitch off: take a hand back away from
th e front passenger seat.
The sear chlight is switched off again. Information on profiles,
themes, suggestions
and favo urites Fo
r electrical lyadjus table seats obser vethefo l‐
lowing no tes. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
du ring adjustment of the driver's seat
af te r calling up a driver profile
Selecting a profile may trigger an adju stment
of the driver's seat tothe position sa ved
under the profile. You or other vehicle occu‐
pants could be injured in the process. #
Make sure that when the position of
driver's seat is being adjus ted using the
multimedia sy stem, no people or body
parts are in the seat's range of mo ve‐
ment.
If th ere is a risk of someone becoming trap‐
ped, stop the adjustment process immedi‐
ately: #
a)Tapth ewa rning message on the
media displa y.
or #
b) Press a memory position button or a
seat adjustment switch on the driver's
door.
The adjustment process is stopped. MBUX multimedia sy
stem 263

Au
tomatic distance control
see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
Au tomatic driving lights .........................127
Au tomatic engine start (ECO start/
sto p function) .......................................... 16 2
Au tomatic engine stop (ECO start/
sto p function) .......................................... 16 2
Au tomatic front passen ger front air‐
bag deacti vation sy stem
see Automatic front passenger front
airbag shutoff
Au tomatic front passen ger front air‐
bag shu toff .......................................... 44, 46
Fu nction of the automatic front
passenger front airbag deactivation
sy stem ................................................... 44
PA SSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamp .... .46
Au tomatic mir rorfo lding function
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .141
Au tomatic seat adjustment
Setting ................................................. 103
Au tomatic transmission
DIRECT SELECT le ver ........................... 16 8Drive program display ..........................
167
Drive programs .................................... 16 6
DY NA MIC SELECT switch .................... 16 6
Engaging drive position ....................... 17 0
Engaging neutral .................................. 16 9
Engaging pa rkposition ........................ 17 0
Engaging reve rsege ar ........................ .169
Kickdown ............................................. 171
Manual gear changing ........................ .170
St eering wheel gearshift paddles ........ .170
Tr ansmission position display .............. 16 8
Tr ansmission positions ........................ 16 8
Axle load Perm issible .......................................... 353
Tr ailer operation .................................. 368 B
Ball neck Extending/r etra cting ........................... 24 0
Extending/r etra cting (MBUX multi‐
media sy stem) .....................................2 41
BA S (Brake Assist Sy stem) .................... .188
Battery Key ........................................................ 73Re
mo tecontrol (s tationary heater) ...... 151
Battery see Battery (vehicle)
Battery (vehicle) ...................................... 327
Charging .............................................. 326
Charging (Remo teOnline) .................... 157
No tes .................................................. 322
No tes (s tarting assis tance and
ch arging) ............................................ .324
Re placing .............................................3 27
St arting assis tance .............................. 326
Belt see Seat belt
Bic ycle rack
Load capacity ...................................... 367
Tr ailer operation .................................. 24 4
Blind Spot Assi st..................................... 233
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .236
Fu nction .............................................. 233
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 33
Blo wer
see Climate control 442
Index

Ru
n-flat characteristics
MOExtended tyres ............................... 316
Ru nning-in no tes .....................................1 58S
Saf ety sy stems
see Driving saf ety sy stem
Saf etyve st ............................................... 314
Sear chlight
Swit ching on/off with hand mo ve‐
ments .................................................. 262
Seat ............................................... 96, 97,11 3
4-w aylumbar support .......................... 100
Ad justing (electrically) ........................ .100
Ad justing (me chanically and electri‐
cally) ...................................................... 97
Ad justing (Seat Comfort) ....................... 99
Au tomatic seat adju stment ................. 103
Backrest (rear) locking ......................... 11 5
Con figuring the settings ......................1 02
Cor rect driver's seat position ................ 96
Fo lding the backrest (rear) back ..........1 15
Fo lding the backrest (rear) forw ards .... 11 3
Massage programme overview ............ 104Operating
the memory function ........... 11 0
Pa nel heating ....................................... 106
Re setting the settings .......................... 104
Setting options ...................................... 14
Wo rkout programme overview ............ .104
Seat belt ............................................... 37, 40
Ac tivating/deactivating seat belt
adjustment ............................................ 40
Ad justing the height .............................. 39
Care ..................................................... 312
Fa stening ............................................... 39
Pr otection ..............................................37
Re ar seat belt status display .................. 41
Re duced pr otection ...............................38
Re leasing .............................................. .40
Seat belt adjustment (function) ............. 40
Wa rning lamp ........................................ 40
Seat belt adju stment
Ac tivating/deactivating ......................... 40
Fu nction ................................................ 40
Seat belt tensioners
Ac tivation .............................................. 36
Seat belt warning
see Seat belt Seat co
ver (Care) .................................... .312
Seat heater Activating/deactivating ...................... .105
Seat ventilation
Switching on/o ff................................. 106
Selecting a gear
see Changing gears
Selector le ver
see DIRECT SELECT le ver
Self-test Automatic front passenger front air‐
bag shutoff ............................................ 46
Sensors (care) .......................................... 310
Service see ASS YST PLUS
Service centre see Qualified specialist workshop
Service inter val display
see AS SYST PLUS
Setting a speed see Cruise control 464
Index