2020 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS WAGON ignition

Re
stra int system functiona lity When
theignition isswitc hedon,aself-t estis
per form ed, during whic hth e0075 restra int sys‐
te m wa rning lam plight sup. Itgoes outnolater
th an afe w sec ond saf te rth eve hicle isstar ted.
The com ponen tsof there stra int system areth en
func tional. Malfu
nctioning restra int system A
malfun ction has occurredin there stra int sys‐
te m if:
R The 0075 restra int system warning lam p
does notlight upwhen theignition is
switc hedon
R The 0075 restra int system warning lam p
light sup con tinuousl yor repeat edly during a
jour ney &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomalfu nc‐
tions inthere stra int system
If th ere stra int system ismalfunct ioning,
re stra int system com ponen tsma ybe trig‐ ge
redunint entionall yor ma yno tdeplo yas
int ended during anacciden t.This mayaf fect
th eEmer gency Tensi oni ng Device sor air‐
ba gs, forex am ple. #
Have there stra int system checkedand
re pair edimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop. Fu
nction ofthere stra int system inan acci‐
dent Ho
wthere stra int system worksis de term ined by
th ese verity of theim pact detected and thetype
of acciden tantic ipated:
R Front alim pact
R Rear impact
R Sideim pact
R Rollover
The activ ation thre sholds forth ecom ponen tsof
th ere stra int system arede term ined based on
th eev aluatio nof thesensor values measur edat
va rious points intheve hicle. Thisprocess ispre-
em ptive in nat ure. The trigg ering/ deplo yment ofth
ecom ponen tsof there stra int system mus t
ta ke place ingood timeatthest ar tof thecolli‐
sion.
Fa ctor swhi chcan only besee nand measured
af te ra colli sion hasoccur reddo notpla ya deci‐
siv ero le in thedeplo yment ofan airbag. Nordo
th ey prov ide anindic ation ofairbag deployment .
The vehicle maybe def ormed signif icantl ywit h‐
out anairbag beingdeployed. This isthecase if
onl ypar tswhic har ere lativ elyeasil ydef ormed
ar eaf fect ed and thera te ofvehicle deceler ation
is no thigh. Conversely ,an airbag maybe
deplo yedev en though theve hicle suffers onl y
minor deformation. Ifve ry rigid vehicle parts
suc has longitudinal membersar ehit, forex am‐
ple, this ma yre sult insuf ficie ntly highleve ls of
ve hicle deceler ation. 34
Occupant safety

Fu
nction ofthePA SSEN GERAIRBAGindic a‐
to rlam ps Se
lf-te st of aut oma ticfront passeng erair bag
shu toff
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 erairbag isdis‐
pla 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 erairbag isable to
deplo yin theev ent ofan acciden t.
R PASSENGER AIRBAGOF Flight sup con tinu‐
ousl y:thefront passeng erairbag isdisabled.
It will then notbe deplo yedin theeve 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
airbag. ThePASSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat or
lam 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 upsimult aneousl 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 airbag
shut offch eckedand repair edimmediat elyata
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 erairbag iscor rect for
th 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. &
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-facin g
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 theeve ntofan acci dent.
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. Occupant
safety 45

&
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. #
Mak esur eth at nobody isin thevicinit y
of theclosing area dur ing theclosing
pr ocess.
Use oneofthefo llo wing option sto stop the
clos ingproces s:
R Press the008B buttonontheSmar tKey .
R Press orpull there mo teoper ating switch
on thedr iver's door .
R Press theclosing orloc king buttononthe
ta ilg ate.
R Pull theta ilg atehandle. #
Vehicl eswith HANDS -FREEACCESS: itis
also possibletostop theclosing process by making
akic king movement belowthere ar
bum per. #
Swit chon thepo we rsupp lyor theignition . #
Press there mo teoper ating switch1 forth e
ta ilg ate. #
Press clos ingbutt on1 ontheta ilg ate.
Ve hicl eswith KEYLESS-GO #
Press theloc king button2 ontheta ilg ate.
If aSmar tKey isde tected outsid eth eve hicle,
th eta ilg atewill clos eand theve hicle willbe
loc ked. 76
Opening andclosing

Emer
gency release ofthetailg atefrom
insid e(v ehicles withafo lding benchseat ) #
Press theco verdo wn inthedir ect ion of
ar row 1and pullinthedir ect ion ofarrow
2 toremo veit. #
Pull theemer gency release leve rin thedir ec‐
tion ofarrow 3.
The tailg atewill beunloc ked. Side
windo ws Opening
andclosing theside windo ws &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment when
ope ning asid ewi ndo w
Whe nope ning asid ewi ndo w,par tsof the
body could bedraw nin or become trap pe d
be twee nth eside windo wand windo wframe. #
When opening ,mak esur eth at nobody
is touc hin gth eside windo w. #
Ifsomeone istrappe d,release thebut‐
to nimm ediate ly or pullit in order to
clos eth eside windo wag ain. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nclos ingasid ewi ndo w
Whe nclos ingasid ewi ndo w,body parts
could betrapped intheclosing area inthe
pr ocess. #
When closing,mak esur eth at no body
par tsarein theclosing area. #
Ifsomeon eis tra pped, release thebut‐
to nimm ediate ly or pres sth ebutt onin
or der toreopen theside windo w. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nch ildr enopera tetheside windo ws
Childr encould become trapped ifth ey oper‐
at eth eside windo ws,par ticular lywhen unat‐
te nde d. #
Activateth ech ild safetyloc kfo rth e
re ar side windows. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. Re
quirement s:
R The powe rsupp lyor theignition isswitc hed
on. 80
Openin gand closing

#
Toextend orretract: press button 1. An
ti-thef tpr otection Fu
nction oftheimm obiliz er The
immo bilizerpreve nts your vehicle from being
st ar tedwit hout thecor rect Smar tKey . The
immobilizer isaut omaticall yactiv ated when
th eignition isswitc hedoffand deactiv ated when
th eignition isswitc hedon.
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke theSmar t‐
Ke ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. Anyone can
st ar tth eengine ifava lid Smar tKey has been left
inside theve hicle.
% Intheeve nttheengine cannotbe star ted
(y et theve hicle ’sbatt eryis ch arge d), the
sy stem isno toper ational. Contactan
aut hor ized Mercedes- BenzCenteror call
1-8 00- FOR-MER Cedes (intheUS A)or
1-8 00- 387-0 100(in Canada). ATA
(anti-thef tala rm system) Fu
nction oftheATA system
If th eATA system isarmed, avisual andaudible
alar mistrigg ered inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R When adoor isopen ed
R When theta ilg ateis open ed
R When thehood isopened
R When theint erior motion sensor istrigg ered
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When theto w- aw ay alar mistrigg ered
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The ATA system isarmed automatic allyafte r
appr oximat elyte nseco ndsinthefo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R Afterloc king theve hicle withth eSmar tKey
R Afterloc king theve hicle using KEYLES S-GO 90
Opening andclosing

Seats
Ad
jus tingthe fron tse at mec hanicall yand
el ec tric all y(w ithou tSe at Co mf ortPa ckag e) &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th eseats areadjus tedby childr en
Childr encould becom etrapped ifth ey adjus t
th eseats, particular lywhen unattended. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. The
seats canbeadjus tedwhen theignition is
switc hedoff. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nad jus ting theseats
When youadj usta seat ,yo uor other vehicle
occupants couldbecome trapped, e.g.onthe
seat guide rail. #
When adjustingaseat, makesur eth at
no onehas anybody partsinthesw eep
of theseat. Obser
vethesaf etyno teson "Airbags" and"Chil‐
dr en intheve hicle". &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto the
dr iver's seat notbeing engaged
If th edr iver's seat isno teng aged, itcould
mo veune xpectedl ywhile theve hicle isin
mo tion.
This could cause youto lose control of the
ve hicle. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at thedr iver's seat
is eng aged bef orest ar tin gth eve hicle. &
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 ofbeco ming trap ped if
th eseat height isadjus tedcar elessl y
If yo uadj ustth eseat height carelessly ,yo u
or other vehicle occupants couldbetrapped
and ther eb yinjur ed. 94
Seatsand stow ing

R
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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Sea tsand stow ing

#
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. If
th eeasy entryand exitfeatur eis act ive, the
st eer ing wheel willmoveupw ards and thedr iv‐
er's seat willmovebac kin thefo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R Youswit chtheignition offwit hth edr iver's
door open
R Youopen thedr iver's door withth eignition
switc hedoff
% The steer ing wheel willmoveupw ards onlyif
it is no talr eady ashigh asitwill go.The driv‐
er's seat willmovebac kwards onl yif it is no t
alr eady inthere ar mos tposit ion.
The steer ing wheel andthedr iver's seat will
mo vebac kto thelas tdr ive position inthefo l‐
lo wing cases :
R Youswit chthepo we rsupp lyor theignition
on when thedr iver's door isclosed
R Youclo sethedr iver's door withth eignition
switc hedon. The
lastdr ive position willbestor ed when:
R Youswit chtheignition off.
R Vehicl eswith memor yfuncti on:Youcall
up theseat settings viathememor yfunc tion.
R Vehicl eswith memor yfuncti on:Yousa ve
th eseat settings viathememor yfunc tion.
Ve hicl eswith memor yfuncti on:Press one of
th ememor yfunc tion save dposition buttons to
st op theadjus tmentpr ocess. Se
tting theeasy entryand exitfeatur e Mul
timedi asy stem:
4 Vehicle 5
î Vehicle Setting s
5 Easy Entry/E xit #
Select Steering Wheel&Seat, Steering
Wheel OnlyorOff. Oper
ating themem oryfun ction &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent ifth e
memor yfunction isused whiledr iving
If yo uuse thememor yfunc tion onthedr iv‐
er's side while driving, youco uld lose contro l
of theve hicle asare sult oftheadjus tments
being made. #
Onlyuse thememor yfunc tion onthe
dr iver's side when theve hicle isstatio n‐
ar y. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment whense t‐
ting theseat withth ememor yfunc tion
When thememor yfunc tion adjus tstheseat,
yo uand other vehicle occupants –par ticu‐
lar lych ildr en–could becom etrapped. #
Dur ing theadjus tmentpr ocess ofthe
memor yfunction, makesur eth at no
on ehas anybody partsinthesw eep of
th eseat. Seats
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