2022 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE light

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he corr ect dr
ect driv
iver's seat position
er's seat position &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due toadjust-
ing theve hicle settings while theve hicle is
in motion
Yo u could lose control of theve hicle in thefo l-
lowing situations in particular:
R ifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re straint, the steering wheel or the mir ror
while theve hicle is in motion
R ifyo ufa sten your seat belt while theve hi-
cle is in motion #
Before starting theve hicle: in particular,
adjust the driver's seat, head restraint,
stee ring wheel and mir ror,and fasten
yo ur seat belt. Ensure
thefo llowing when adjusting the steering
wheel 1, seat belt 2and driver's seat 3:
R You are sitting as farawa y from the driver's
airbag as possible, taking thefo llowing points
into consideration:
R You are sitting in an upright position
R Your thighs are slightly suppor tedby the seat
cushion R
Your legs are not fully extended and you can
depress the pedals proper ly
R The back of your head is suppor ted at eye
le ve lby the centre of the head restraint
R You can hold the steering wheel with your
arms slightly bent
R You can mo veyour legs freely
R You can see all the displa yson the inst rument
cluster clear ly
R You ha vea good overview of the tra1c condi-
tions
R Your seat belt sits snugly against your body
and passes across the centre of your shoulder
and across your hips in the pelvic area Seats and st
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F
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itting/r emo
emo ving t
ving t he out
he out er r
er rear seat head
ear seat head
r
r es
estr traints
aints
R
R emo
emo ving
ving #
Release there ar seat backrest and fold it for-
wa rds slightly (/ page 129). #
Pull the head restraint up wards as far as it will
go. #
Push release knob 1inthe direction of the
ar ro w and pull out the head restraint.
Inst
Inst alling
alling #
Inse rtthe head restraint su chthat the notches
on the bar are on the leT when vie wed in the
direction of tr avel. #
Push the head restraint down until it engages. #
Foldthere ar seat backrest back until it
engages. Con/gur
Con/gur
ing
ingt
the seat se
he seat se ttings
ttings Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Comfort 5
Seat comfort
A
A djus
djusting t ting t he bac
he bac kr
kres
es t cont
t cont our in t
our in t he lumbar
he lumbar
r
r egion of t
egion of t he seat bac
he seat bac kr
kres
es t (lumbar)
t (lumbar) #
Select Lumbar. #
Select the settings Zforth e desired seat. #
Adjust the air cushions.
A
A djus
djus ting t
ting t he bac
he bac kr
kres
est side bolst t side bolst ers
ers #
Select Side bolsters. #
Adjust the air cushion forth e desired seat.
Se
Se tting t
tting t he seat heating balance
he seat heating balance #
Select Seat heating balance. #
Adjust the heat distribution forth e desired
seat. Se Se
tting aut tting aut omatic seat adjus
omatic seat adjustment tment &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped dur-
ing adjustment of the driver's seat aTer
calling up a driver pro/le
Selecting a user pro/le may trigger an adjust-
ment of the driver's seat tothe position sa ved
under the user pro/le. You or other vehicle
occupants could be injured in the process. #
Make sure that when the position of the
driver's seat is being adjus ted via the
multimedia system, no people or body
parts are in the seat's range of mo ve-
ment. 114 114
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ments placed on
the seats e.g. seat cushions
or child seats. This could cause damage tothe
seat sur face. #
Make sure that no objects or documents
are on the seats when the seat heater is
switched on. R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The po wer supply is switched on. #
Press button 1repeatedly until the desired
heating le vel is set.
Depending on the heating le vel, up tothree
indicator lamps will light up. If all indicator
lamps are o., the seat heating is switched o..
% The seat heating will automatically switch
down from theth re e heating le vels aTer 8, 10
and 20 minutes until the seat heating is
switched o.. Se Se
tting t
tting t he panel heating
he panel heating Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Vehicle
5 Panel heating
When the seat heater is switched on, the armrests
and the centre console can be heated. #
Switch the function forth e desired seats on or
o.. Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he seat v
he seat v entilation
entilation on/o.
on/o. R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The po wer supply is switched on. Seats and st
owing
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#
Press button 1repeatedly until the desired
blo wer setting has been reached.
Depending on the blo wer setting, up tothree
indicator lamps will light up. If all indicator
lamps are o., the seat ventilation is switched
o.. F F
olding benc
olding benc h seat in t
h seat in the load com
he load com par
partment
tment N
No
ot
tes on t
es on t he f
he folding benc
olding benc h seat
h seat &
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WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of injury when the seat
backrest is not upright and loc ked in posi-
tion
The seat backrest of thefo lding bench seat
may fold down while theve hicle is in motion.
In this case, the seat belts may not per form
th eir intended pr otective function. #
Make sure that the seat backrests of the
re ar ben chseat are loc ked in the upright
position. Obser
vethe no tes on "Seat belts" (/ page 51),
"Head restraints" (/ page 112) and "Children in
th eve hicle" (/ page 61).
The folding bench seat is appr oved for use only
with child seats designed forch ildren up tosix
ye ars old (/ page 72). Information on suitable
ch ild restraint systems on thefo lding bench seat
can be obtained at a Mercedes-Benz Service
Centre. The
folding bench seat may be used only when
th e combined luggage co ver and net is installed.
The tailgate can be opened from thefo lding
bench seat. The switch is located on the wheel
ar ch on theright-hand side when vie wed in the
direction of tr avel.
F
F olding out t olding out t he f
he folding benc
olding benc h seat
h seat
R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The seat backrests of there ar ben chseat are
loc ked in the upright position.
R The handle forth e combined luggage co ver
and net has been mo ved up. Toimpr ovethe
re ar vie w,the upper part of the plate has been
fo lded down. 118
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#
T To r o r emov
emov e:
e:fold seat cushion 2vertically
upwards and remo veit from seat cushion
guide 1. F
F
itting
itting #
Push seat cushion 2into seat cushion guide
1 at a slight angle from there ar 3. #
Fold seat cushion 2back into its starting
position 4until it engages. S
S
t
teer
eer ing wheel
ing wheel A
A
djus
djusting t ting t he st
he steer
eering wheel manually
ing wheel manually &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due toadjust-
ing theve hicle settings while theve hicle is
in motion
Yo u could lose control of theve hicle in thefo l-
lowing situations in particular:
R ifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re straint, the steering wheel or the mir ror
while theve hicle is in motion
R ifyo ufa sten your seat belt while theve hi-
cle is in motion #
Before starting theve hicle: in particular,
adjust the driver's seat, head restraint,
stee ring wheel and mir ror,and fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of entrapment forch ildren
when adjusting the steering wheel
Children could injure themsel ves if they adjust
th e steering wheel. Seats and st
owing
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Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he st
he steer
eering wheel heat
ing wheel heat er
er on/o.
on/o. R R
eq equir uir ements:
ements:
R The po wer supply or theve hicle has been
switched on. #
Turn the le ver in the direction of ar row 1 or
2.
If indicator lamp 3lights up, the steering
wheel heater is switched on. When
you switch theve hicle o., the steering
wheel heater will switch o.. Easy entr Easy entr
y and e
y and exit f
xit feature
eature Using t
Using t
he easy entr
he easy entr y and e
y and exit f
xit feature
eature &
W WARNING ARNING Risk of accident when pulling
awa y during the adjustment process of
th e easy entry and exitfeature
Yo u could lose control of theve hicle. #
Alwayswa it until the adjustment process
is comple tebefore driving o.. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped dur-
ing adjustment of the easy entry and exit
fe ature
Yo u and other vehicle occupants – particular ly
ch ildren – could become trapped. #
Ensure that no one has a body part in
th e sweep of the steering wheel or driv-
er's seat. If
th ere is a risk of becoming trapped bythe
stee ring wheel: #
Movethe adjustment le ver of the steer-
ing wheel.
The adjustment process will be stopped.
If th ere is a risk of becoming trapped bythe
driver's seat: #
Press the seat adjustment switch.
The adjustment process will be stopped. #
Never lea vechildren unattended in the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke the
ke y with you and lock theve hicle. V V
ehicles wit
ehicles wit h memor
h memory function:
y function: you can stop the
adjustment process bypressing one of the mem-
ory function position switches. Seats and st
owing
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WARNI NG
ARNI NG‑ Risk of /re and injury from the
hot cigar ette lighter
Yo u can burn yourself if youto uch the hot
heating element or the soc ket of the cigar ette
lighter.
In addition, 0ammable materials may ignite if:
R you drop the hot cigar ette lighter
R ach ild holds the hot cigar ette lighter to
objects, forex ample #
Always hold the cigar ette lighter bythe
knob. #
Always make sure that the cigar ette
lighter is out of reach of children. #
Never lea vechildren unattended in the
ve hicle. &
W WARNING
ARNING Risk of burns from theta ilpipe
and tailpipe trims
The exhaust tailpipe and tailpipe trims can
become very hot. If you come into contact
with these parts of theve hicle, you could burn
yo urself. #
Always be particular lycareful around the
ta ilpipe and theta ilpipe trims and super-
vise children especially closely in this
area. #
Allow vehicle parts tocool down before
to uching them. The driving
characteristics of your vehicle are
dependent on the distribution of the load within
th eve hicle. You should bear thefo llowing in mind
when loading theve hicle:
R neverex ceed the permissible gross mass or
th e permissible axle loads forth eve hicle
(including occupants).
Information can be found on theve hicle identi-
/cation plate (/ page 413).
R the load must not pr otru de abo vethe upper
edge of the seat backrests.
R when transporting objects in the load com-
partment, alw ays ins tallth e combined luggage
co ver and net (load compartment co ver and
partitioning net).
R always place the load behind unoccupied
seats if possible. R
secure the load using the tie-down eyes and
distribute the load evenl y.
No tes on driving with a roof load
R Evenly dist ribute thero of load, and place
heavy objects at the bottom. Also comply with
th e no tes on loading theve hicle.
R Drive attentivel y,and avoid suddenly pulling
awa y,braking and steering as well as rapid
cornering.
R When transporting roof loads and when the
ve hicle is fully loaded or fully occupied, select
drive prog rams ; andA. These are
designed tofocus on stability (/ page 198).
% For more information on st owage compart-
ments and st owage areas, please referto the
Digital Owner's Manual. 128 128
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V Vehicles wit ehicles wit hout a memor
hout a memor y function:
y function:movethe
driver's or front passenger seat forw ards, if
necessar y. #
V Vehicles wit ehicles wit h a memor
h a memor y function:
y function: if at least
one section of there ar seat backrest is folded
fo rw ards, the cor responding front seat will
mo veforw ards slightl y,if necessar y,to avo id a
collision. #
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T o f
o f old t
old t he
heleT
leT and r
and r ight seat bac
ight seat bac kr
kres
ests ts
f
f orw
orw ar
ard:
d: pull right or leT button 1. #
T
T o f
o f old t
old t he centr
he centr e seat bac
e seat bac kr
kres
est f t forw
orw ar
ards:
ds: pull
re lease catch 3of seat backrest 2for-
wa rds. #
Fold seat backrest 2forw ards. F
F
olding t
olding t he r
he rear seat bac
ear seat bac kr
kres
es t bac
t bac kw
kw ar
ards
ds
* NO
NOTE
TE Damage caused bytrapping the
seat belt when folding back the seat bac k-
re st The seat belt could become trapped and
thus
be damaged when the seat backrest is folded
bac k. #
Make sure that the seat belt is not trap-
ped when folding back the seat backrest. #
V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit hout a memor
hout a memor y function:
y function:movethe
driver's or front passenger seat forw ards, if
necessar y. #
V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h a memor
h a memor y function:
y function: if at least
one part of the seat backrest in there ar is fol-
ded bac k, the cor responding front seat will
automatically return tothe most recent origi-
nal position. 130
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