2020 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS WAGON child seat

Childr
eninpar ticular could acciden tally
pr ess theelectr icalseat adjus tmentbutt ons
and become trapped. #
While moving theseats, makesur eth at
han dsorother body partsdo notget
und ertheleve rasse mbly oftheseat
adjus tmentsy stem. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tohead
re stra int swhic har eno tins talled orare
adjus tedinco rrect ly
If head restra int sar eno tins talled orare
adjus tedincor rectly ,th ehead restra int scan ‐
no tpr ov ide protect ion asintended.
Ther eis an incr eased risk ofinjur yin the
head andneckar ea, e.g. intheeve ntofan
acci dent or wh en braki ng. #
Alw aysdr ive wit hth ehead restra int s
ins talled. #
Beforedr ivin gof f,mak esur efo rev ery
ve hicle occupant that thecent erofthe
head restra int suppor tsthebac kof the
head atabout eyeleve l. Do
notint erch ang eth ehead restra int sof the
fr ont and rear seat s.Ot her wise, youwill notbe
able toadjus tth eheight andangleof thehead
re stra int scor rectl y.
Ad jus tth ehead restra int fore -and -aftpo sitio nso
th at itis as clo seasposs ibletothebac kof your
head. &
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. #
Adjus tth eseat proper lybef orebegin‐
ning your jour ne y. #
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 . *
NO
TEDama getotheseats when moving
th eseats back The
seats maybe damag edbyobject swhen
mo ving theseats back. #
When moving theseats back,mak e
sur eth at ther ear eno objec tsinthe
fo ot we ll,under orbehin dth eseats. Seats
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ments
placed ontheseats, e.g.seat cush‐
ions orchild seats .This could cause damag e
to theseat surface. #
Makesur eth at no obj ect sor doc u‐
men tsareon theseats when theseat
heating isswitc hedon. Re
quirement s:
R The powe rsupp lyis switc hedon. #
Toswitc hon/incr easetheleve l:pr ess but‐
to n1 repeat edly until thedesir edheating
le ve lis set.
Depe ndingon theheating leve l,up tothre e
indic ator lam pswill light up. #
Toswitc hof f/r educe theleve l:pr ess but‐
to n1 repeat edly until thedesir edheating
le ve lis set.
If all indic ator lam psareof f,th eseat heating
is switc hedoff.
% The seat heating willautomatic allyswitc h
do wn from theth re eheating leve ls afte r8,
10 and 20min utes unt ilth eseat heating is
switc hedoff. Switc
hingtheseat ventilat ionon/of f Re
quirement s:
R The powe rsupp lyis swi tched on. 10
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Toswitc hon/incr easetheleve l:pr ess but‐
to n1 repeat edly until thedesir edventil a‐
tio nleve lis set.
Depe ndingon theve ntil ation leve l,up to
th re eindicat orlam pswill light up. #
Toswitc hof f/r educe theleve l:pr ess but‐
to n1 repeat edly until thedesir edventil a‐
tio nleve lis set.
If all indic ator lam psareof f,th eseat ventil a‐
tio nis sw itched off. Fo
lding benchseat inthecar gocom part‐
men t No
teson thefo lding benchseat &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rywhen theseat
bac kres tis no tupr ight andlockedin
position
If th eseat backres ts of there ar ben chseat
ar eno tloc kedin theupr ight position ,th e
seat backres tof thefo lding benchseat may
fo ld do wn while drivin g.
In this case, theseat belts mayno tper form
th eir intended protect ive func tion. #
Mak esur eth at theseat backres ts of
th ere ar ben chseat areloc kedin the
upr ight position. Obs
erve theno teson "Seat belts" (/page39),
"Head restra int s" (/ page98) and "Childr enin
th eve hicle" (/page50).
The folding benchseat isonl yappr ovedfo ruse
wit hch ild seats design edforch ildr enup tosix
ye arsold .In fo rm atio non suitable child restra int
sy stems onthefo lding benchseat canbe
obt ained atanyaut hor ized Mercedes -Benz Cen‐
te r.
The folding benchseat mayonl ybe used when
th ecombin edcar gocoverand netis ins talled.
The tailg atecan beopen edfrom thefo lding
benc hseat. Theswitc his locat edon thewheel
ar ch on theright-h andside when viewe din the
dir ect ion oftra vel.
Fo lding outthefo lding benchseat
Re quirement s:
R The seat backres ts of there ar ben chseat are
loc kedin theupr ight position .
R The handle forth ecombin edlugg ageco ver
and nethas been movedup. Toimprov eth e
re ar vie w, theupper partof theplat ehas
been folded down. Seat
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Toremo ve:fo ld seat cushio n2 verticall y
upw ards and remo veitfrom seat cushio n
guide 1. Ins
talling #
Push seatcushio n2 intoseat cushio n
guide 1ataslight anglefrom there ar 3. #
Foldseat cushio n2 bac kint oits star tin g
posit ion4untilit eng ages. Ste
ering wheel Ad
jus tingthe steer ing wheel mechanicall y &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom adju sting
th eve hicle settin gswhile theve hicle isin
mo tion
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ions:
R ifyo uadj ustth edr iver's seat, thehead
re stra int ,th esteer ing wheel orthemir ror
while theve hicle isin mo tion
R ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion #
Beforest ar tin gth eengine: adjustth e
dr iver's seat, thehead restra int ,th e
st eer ing wheel orthemir rorand fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment forch il‐
dr en when adjustingth esteer ing wheel
Childr encould injureth emselv esifth ey
adjus tth esteer ing wheel. 10
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#
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. #
Push release leve r1 down asfaras itwil l
go.
The steer ing column isunloc ked. #
Adjus the ight 2 and dist anc e3 tothe
st eer ing wheel. #
Push release leve r1 upasfaras itwil lgo.
The steer ing column isloc ked. #
Chec kand makesur eth at thesteer ing col‐
umn isloc kedby mo ving thesteer ing wheel. Ad
jus tingthe steer ing wheel electrically The
steer ing wheel canbeadjus tedwhen the
po we rsupp lyis switc hedoff. 1
Adjus tsthedis tance tothesteer ing wheel
2 Adjus tstheheight #
Save these ttings withth ememor yfunc tion
(/ page10 9). Swi
tching thest eer ing wheel heateron/of f Re
quirement s: Seat
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The powe rsupp lyor theignition isswitc hed
on. #
Turn theleve rin thedir ect ion ofarrow 1or
2.
If indicat orlam p3 lights up,thesteer ing
wheel heaterisswitc hedon.
When youswit chtheignition off,th esteer ing
wheel heaterwill switc hof f. Easy
entryand exitfeatur e Usi
ngtheeasy entryand exitfeatur e &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whendr ivi ng
of fwhi lead jus ting theeasy exitfeatur e
‑ If yo udr ive of fwhile theeasy entryand exit
fe atur eis mak ingadjus tment s,yo uco uld
lose contro lof theve hicle. #
Alw ayswa itunt ilth eadjus tmentpr oc‐
ess iscom pletebef oredr iving off. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whi lead jus ting theeasy entryand exit
fe atur e
When theeasy entryand exitfeatur eadjus ts
th esteer ing wheel andthedr iver's seat, you
and other vehicle occupants –par ticular ly
ch ildr en–could becom etrapped. #
Dur ing theadjus tmentpr ocess ofthe
easy entryand exitfeatur e,mak esur e
th at no onehas anybody partsinthe
sw eep oftheseat orthesteer ing wheel. If
th er eis arisk ofbecoming trapped bythe
st eer ing wheel: #
Movetheadjus tmentle ve rof thesteer‐
ing wheel.
The adjus tmentpr ocess isstopped.
If th er eis arisk ofbecoming trapped bythe
dr iver's seat: #
Press theseat adjus tmentswitc h.
The adjus tmentpr ocess isstopped. Ve
hicl eswith memor yfuncti on:Youcan stop
th eadjus tmentpr ocess bypressing oneofthe
memor yfunction position switc hes. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du ring acti vatio nof theeasy entryand
ex itfeatur eby childr en
If ch ildr enact ivat eth eeasy entryand exit
fe atur e,they can beco metrap ped ,pa rticu‐
lar lywhen unattende d. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. 10
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Ifsomeone becomestrappe d,press a
pr ese tpositio nbutt onorseat adjus t‐
ment switchimmedi ately . &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment ifth e
memor yfunction isactiv ated bychildr en
Childr encould becom etrapped ifth ey act i‐
va te thememor yfunc tion,par ticular lywhen
unatt ended. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. The
memor yfunct ioncan beused when theigni‐
tion isswitc hedoff.
St oring
Seat adjus tment sfo rup tothre epeople canbe
st or ed and called upusing thememor yfunc tion.
The follo wing systems canbeselect ed:
R Seat, backres tand head restra int R
Steer ing wheel
R Outside mirrors
R Hea d-up Display #
Setth eseat, thesteer ing wheel, theHead-up
Displa yand theoutside mirrors to the
desir edposition . #
Press memor ybutt onMtoge ther wit hone of
pr ese tposition buttons 1,2or 3.
An acou stic sign alsound s.The settings are
st or ed. #
Tocall up:pr ess orbrief lyhold prese tposi‐
tion button1,2or 3.
The front seat,th esteer ing column, the
Hea d-up Display and theoutside mirrormo ve
to thestor ed position. St
ow agear eas No
teson loading theve hicl e &
DANG ER Risk ofexhaus tga spoisoning
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Exhaus t
ga ses can entertheve hicle interior ifth eta il‐
ga te isopen when theengine isrunning ,
esp ecially ifth eve hicle isin mo tion. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth eengine before
opening theta ilg ate. #
Neverdr ive wit hth eta ilg ateopen . 11
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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. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn around . #
Beforeth ejour ney,secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge orloads agains tslipping ortipping
ove r. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toobject s
being stowe dincor rectl y
If yo udo notadeq uatelyst ow object sin the
ve hicle interior ,th ey cou ldslipor be tossed
ar ound andther eb yst rike vehicle occupants.
In addition, cupholder s,open stow age
spac esand mobi lephon ebr ac kets cann ot alw
aysre stra in theobjec tsthey cont ain in
th eev ent ofan acciden t.
Ther eis arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe tossed about inthese or
similar situation s. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at obj ect sdo not
pr oject from stow agespac es,parcel
ne ts or stow agene ts. #
Close theloc kable stow agespac es
bef orest ar tin gajo ur ne y. #
Stow and secureobj ect sth at arehea vy,
har d,poin ted, shar p-edg ed,fragile or
to olar ge inthecar gocom partmen t. &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom theta il‐
pipe andtailpipe trims
The exhaus tta ilpipe andtailpipe trims can
becom eve ry hot.Ifyo uco me intoco ntact
wit hth ese partsof theve hicle, youco uld
bur nyo urself . #
Alw aysbe par ticular lycareful arou nd
th eta ilpipe andtheta ilpipe trims and
super visechildr enespec iallycloselyin
th is area. #
Allo wvehicle partsto cool down before
to uc hin gth em. The
driving charact eristic sof your vehicle are
dependent onthedis tribution oftheload within
th eve hicle. Yousho uld bear thefo llo wing in
min dwhen loading theve hicle:
R Neverex ceed theper missible gross mass or
th egr oss axle weight rating forth eve hicle
(including occupants). Thevalues arespec i‐
fi ed on theve hicle identif ication plateon the
ve hicle's B-pillar.
R The load mustno tpr otru de abo vetheupper
edg eof theseat backres ts.
R When transpor tingobjec tsinthecar gocom‐
par tmen t,alw aysins tallth ecombin edcar go
co verand net(car gocom partment coverand
par tition net).
R alwaysplace theload behind unoccupied
seats ifpossible. Seats
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