2022 MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS ECU

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Alwaysst ow objects insuc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn aroun d. #
Beforeth ejour ney,secur eobj ects, lug-
ga ge orloads agains tslipping ortipping
ove r. Obser
vetheno teson loadin gth eve hicle.
N No o
t t
es on closin gt es
on closin gthe tr he
trunk lid: unk
lid:your vehicle is
eq uipp edwithaut omati cSmar tKey recogn ition.If
a Smar tKey belongin gto theve hicle isde tected in
th eve hicle, thetrunk lidwill notbe lockedand will
pop open again.
No tethat thetrunk lidwill notbe lockedifth efo l-
lo wing situation occurs:
R Youha ve loc kedth eve hicle andclose the
tr unk lidwhi leaSmar tKey belongin gto the
ve hicle isinsi detheve hicle.
and
R Asecon dSmar tKey belongin gto theve hicle is
no tde tected outsi detheve hicle.
Au tomatic SmartKey recogn itionis onl yan aid
and isno ta subs titutefo ryo ur att entiv eness. #
Beforeloc king, ensur eth at atleas tone
Smar tKey belongin gto theve hicle isoutsi de
th eve hicle. #
T T
o close t o
close the tr he
trunk lid: unk
lid:pull thetrunk liddown-
wa rdsusin gth ehandle recess andpush it
closed.
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ehicles wit ehicles
withtr h
trunk lidcon v unk
lidcon venie nce closin g enie
nce closin g &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofbecomin gtrapped dur-
ing automatic closingof thetrunk lid
Pa rts of thebody could become trapped.
Ther ema ybe people intheclosing area. #
Mak esur eth at nob ody isin thevicinity
of theclosing area dur ing theclosing
pr ocess. #
Use oneofthefo llo wing options tostop
th eclosing process:
R Press the008B buttonontheSmar t-
Ke y.
R Press orpul lth ere mo teoper ating
switc hon thedr iver's door .
R Press theclosing orloc king button
on thetrunk lid. R
Pull thetrunk lidhandle. VV
ehicles wit ehicles
withHANDS- FREEA h
HANDS- FREEACCESS: CCESS:
itis also
possible tostop theclosing process bymaking a
kic king movement belowthere ar bum per. #
T T
o close t o
close the tr he
trunk lid: unk
lid:pull thetrunk lidhandle.
Re lease itas soon asitbegins toclose. #
Ifth etrunk lidisstopped inan intermediat e
position, pushitdo wn wards.
The trunk lidwill cont inueto close. Openi
ngand closin g
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Mak esur eth at theSmar tKey isat amin-
imum distance of10 T(3 m) away from
th eve hicle. When
makingth ekic king movement, makesur e
th at youar estanding /rml yon thegr ound. You
could other wise loseyour balance, e.g.onice.
Obser vethefo llo wing notes:
R The Smar tKey isbehind theve hicle.
R Stand atleas t12 in(30 cm) awayfrom 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 mustbetowa rdsth e
ve hicle andbackag ain. 1
Detection rang eof thesensor s
If se veralconsecutiv ekic king movements areno t
successful, waitte nsec onds .
Sy st Sy
stem limits em
limits
The system maybe impai redor ma yno tfun ction
in thefo llo wing cases :
R The sensor sar edir ty,e.g. duetoroad salt or
sno w.
R The kicking movement ismade usingapr os-
th etic leg. The
trunk lidcould beopened orclosed uninten-
tionall y,in thefo llo wing situations:
R Aper son's arms orlegs aremo ving inthesen-
sor detection rang e, e.g. when polishing the
ve hicle orpic king upobj ects.
R Objects aremo vedor placed behind theve hi-
cle, e.g.th ehose ofafuel dispenser ,a ch arg-
ing cable, orlug gage
R Clam pingstraps, tarp sor other coverings are
pull edove rth ebum per.
R Apr otectiv emat withalengt hre ac hing over
th etrunk silldown intoth ede tection rang eof
th esensor sis used.
R The protectiv emat isno tsecur edcor rectl y.
Deactiv ateth efunction oftheSmar tKey
( / pag e65) ordo notcar rytheSmar tKey about
yo ur per son insuc hsituations. SwitcSwitc
hingsepar hing
separ at at
etr e
trunk loc unk
locking onor king
onoro. o.
If
yo ucentr allyunloc kth eve hicle while separate
loc king isactiv ated, thetrunk willremain locked. 7676
Opening
andclosing

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When theMer cedes‑Benz emergency callsy s-
te m isactiv eand thealar mstay son formor e
th an 30 secon ds,amessag eis aut omati cally
sent totheCust omer Assist anceCenter
(/ page264).
% Inthecase ofsevere batt erydisc harging ,th e
anti-theT alarmsystem isaut omati callydeac-
tiv ated tofacilit ateth ene xt engine star t.
Deactiv Deactiv
atingt ating
the ATA he
ATA #
Press theÜ, ßor008B buttononthe
Sma rtKe y.
or #
Press thestar t/s topbutt onwithth eSmar tKey
in thestow agecom partmen t(/ page144)
Deact iv Deact
ivatin gt atin
gthe alar he
alar musin gKEY LESS-GO m
usin gKEY LESS-GO #
Grasp theoutside doorhandle withth eSmar t-
Ke yout side theve hicle. FF
unct ionoft unct
ionofthe tow he
tow-a wa -a
wa yalar m y
alar m %
Thisfu nct ion mayno tbe availabl ein all coun -
tr ies. An
audib leand visualalar mistrigg ered ifan alter-
atio nto your vehicle' sang leof incl inat ionis
de tected while theto w- awa yalar misarmed.
The tow- awa yalar misaut omat icallyarmed aTer
appr oximat ely60 seconds:
R ATer locking theve hicle withth eSmar tKey
R ATe rlo ck ing theve hicle usingKEY LESS-GO
The tow- awa yalar misonl yar med when thefo l-
lo wing components areclosed:
R Door s
R Trunk lid
The tow- aw ay alar misaut omati callydeact ivat ed:
R ATer pressin gth eÜ or008B buttononthe
Sma rtKe y
R ATe rpr ess ing th estar t/s topbutt onwithth e
Sma rtKe yin themar kedspace (/page144)
R ATer unlockingtheve hicle usingKEY LESS-GO
R When usingHA NDS- FREE ACCESS
Inf ormation oncollision detection onapar ked
ve hicle (/page168) . ArAr
min g/disar min
g/disar mingt min
gthe tow he
tow-a wa -a
wa yalar m y
alar m Mu
ltimedi asy stem :
4 © 5
Setting s5
Quick Acces s #
Arm or disar mTow-a wayPro tecti on.
The tow- awa yalar misarmed again inthefo llo w-
ing cases :
R The vehicle isunl ockedag ain.
R Adoor isopened.
R The vehicle isloc kedag ain.
% Ifqu ick acces sis una vailable, select theVehi-
cle submenu intheSettings mainmenu to
ar m or disar mtheto w- awa yalar m. FF
un cti on oft un
cti on ofthe int he
inter er
ior mo ior
motionsen sor tio
nsen sor %
Thisfu nct ion mayno tbe availabl ein all coun -
tr ies.
When theint erior motion sensor isactiv ated, a
visual andaudible alarmistrigg ered ifmo vement
is de tected intheve hicle interior . Open
ingand closin g
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T T
o call up: o
call up:press orbrie0y hold prese tposition
butt on0037, TorU.
ATer releasing thebutt on,allsystems are
mo vedint oth estor ed position. SS
t t
o o
w w
ag ag
ear e
ar eas eas
NNo o
t t
es on loading t es
on loading the v he
vehicle ehicle
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AN AN
GER GER
Riskofexhaus tga spoison ing
Combu stion enginesemit poison ousexhaus t
ga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Exhaus t
ga ses can entertheve hicle interior ifth etrunk
lid isopen when theve hicle isrunning, espe-
cia lly if th eve hicle isin mo tion . #
Alwaysswitc ho. theve hicle before
open ingthetrunk lid. #
Neverdr ive wit hth etrunk lidopen. &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur yfrom unsecur ed
it ems intheve hicle
If obj ects, luggage orloads areno tsecur edor
no tsecur edsu1cient ly,th ey could slip,tip ov
er or be thro wn aroun dand ther eb yhit vehi-
cle occupan ts.
Ther eis arisk ofinjury, par ticular lyin the
eve ntofsud den brak ing orasud den chang e
in dir ecti on. #
Alwaysst ow objects insuc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn aroun d. #
Beforeth ejour ney,secur eobj ects, lug-
ga ge orloads agains tslipping ortipping
ove r. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofinjur ydue toobjects
being stowe dincor rectl y
If obje ctsintheve hicle interior arestowe d
incor rectl y,they can slide orbe thro wn aroun d
and hitvehicle occupan ts.Inaddit ion,cup
holder s,open stor ag espaces andmobil e
phone brac kets canno talw aysre tain all
objects they cont ain.
Ther eis arisk ofinjury, par ticular lyin the
eve ntofsud den brak ing orasud den chang e
in dir ecti on. #
Alwaysst ow objects insuc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn aroun din suc h
situ ation s. #
Alwaysmak esur eth at obj ects donot
pr otru de from stor ag espaces, parcel
ne ts or stor ag ene ts. #
Close theloc kable stor ag espaces before
st ar ting ajour ney. #
Alwaysst ow and secur ehea vy,har d,
poin ted, shar p-edg ed,fragile orbulky
objects inthetrunk . VV
ehicles wit ehicles
withaut h
aut omatic fr omatic
front passeng ont
passeng erairbag er
airbag
shut shut
o.: o.:
Objects trapped underthefront
passeng erseat mayint erfere wit hth efunction of
th eaut omatic front passeng erairbag shuto.or
damag eth esy stem. Please observetheno teson
th efunction oftheaut omatic front passeng erair-
bag shuto.(/ page44). 104104
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ARNI NG ARNI
NG‑Risk ofacc ident orinjur y
whe nusing thecup holder whiletheve hi-
cle ismo ving
The cup holder cannotsecur econt ainers
while theve hicle ismo ving.
If yo uuse acup holder whiletheve hicle is
mo ving,thecont ainer maybe 0un gar ound
and liquids maybe spilled. Thevehicle occu-
pant sma ycome intocont actwithth eliq uid
and ifit is ho t,they could bescalded. You
could bedistract ed from tra1c condi tionsand
yo uma ylose contr olof theve hicle. #
Onlyuse thecup holder whentheve hicle
is station ary. #
Onlyuse thecup holder forcont ainer sof
th eright size. #
Clos eth econt ainer ,par ticular lyifth e
liq uid isho t. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto thecup holder When
there ar armr estis folded backth ecup
holder couldbecome damaged. #
Onlyfo ld there ar armr estbac kwhen the
cup holder isclosed. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto there ar armr estdue to
body weight When
folded out,there ar armr est can be
damag edbybody weight. #
Donotsit orsuppor tyo urself onthere ar
seat armr est. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto thehandle inthetrunk
0oor If
th ehandle inthetrunk isleT protru ding, the
handl ema ybe damag ed. #
Beforeclosin gth etrunk lid,detach the
handl eand press itdo wn closed again. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto thestow agecom part-
men tund ertheashtr aydue tointense
heat The
stow agecom partmen tund ertheashtr ay
is no theat resis tant and couldbe dam aged if
yo ure st alit ci ga rette on it. #
Mak esur eth at theashtr ayisfull y
eng aged. &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
G‑Risk of/reand injur yfrom hot
cig arette light er
Yo ucan burnyo urself ifyo uto uc hth eho t
heating element orthesoc ketof thecig arette
light er.
In addition, 0ammablematerials mayignit eif:
R youdr op theho tcig arette light er
R ach ild holds theho tcig arette light erto
objects, forex am ple #
Alwayshold thecig arette light erby the
knob . Se
ats and stow ing
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Alwaysmak esur eth at thecig arette
light erisout ofreac hof childr en. #
Neverlea vechildr enunatt ended inthe
ve hicle. &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofbur nsfrom theta ilpipe
and tailpipe trims
The exhaus tta ilpipe andtailpipe trims can
become very hot.Ifyo ucome intocont act
wit hth ese partsof theve hicle, youcould burn
yo urself. #
Alwaysbe par ticu larlycar efular ound the
ta ilpipe andtheta ilpipe trims and super -
vise childr enespecia lly closel yin this
ar ea. #
Allo wvehicle partsto cool down before
to uc hing them. The
driving charact eristics ofyour vehicle are
depen denton thedistr ibution oftheload within
th eve hicle. Youshould bearthefo llo wing inmind
when loading theve hicle:
R Neverex ceed theper missible gross mass or
th egr oss axle weight rating forth eve hicle
(incl udin goccupan ts).The values arespeci/ ed
on theve hicle identi/cation plateon theve hi-
cle's B-pill ar.
R The load mustno tpr otru de abo vetheupper
edg eof theseat backrests.
R Alwaysplace theload behind unoccupied
seats ifpossible.
R Secur eth eload using thetie-do wneyes and
distr ibuteth eload evenly.
No teson drivi ng witharo of load
R Evenl ydist ribut eth ero of load, andplace
hea vyobjects atthebo ttom. Also complywit h
th eno teson loadin gth eve hicle
(/ page104) .
R Drive att ent ivel y, and avoidsuddenl ypulling
awa y,braking andsteer ing aswellas rapid
cor ner ing. R
When transpor tingroof loads andwhen the
ve hicle isfully loaded orfully occupi ed,select
dr ive pr og rams ; andA. Theseare
design edtofocus onstabilit y(/ page154) .
% Formor einf ormation onstow agecom part-
men tsand stow agear eas, please referto the
Digit alOper ator's Manual. 106106
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The rear seat backres thead restr aints areful ly
inser ted.
R Tofold thecent erseat backrest forw ards: the
cent erseat backres thas been unlocked.
R The armr est onthesecond row of seats isfol-
ded backand thecup holder sar eem pty.
F F
olding t olding
the he
leT leT
and r and
right seat bac ight
seat backr kr
es est
sf ts
for w or
war ar
ds ds
Yo ucan fold thecent erand outerseat backrests
fo rw ards separ ately. #
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withamemor h
amemor yfunction : y
function :If at least
one section ofthere ar seat backres tis folded
fo rw ards, thecor respond ingfront seat will
mo veforw ards slig htly,ifnecessar y,to avo ida
collision. #
Ifnecessar y,full yins ertth ehead restr aints in
th ere ar seat backres t. #
Pullre lease leve r1.
The correspond ingseat backres twill fold for-
wa rds.
F F
oldin gt oldin
gthe cent he
cent erseat bac er
seat backr kr
es es
tf t
for w or
war ar
ds ds
#
Pullre lease catch3 forseat backrest 2for-
wa rds. #
Foldthecor respond ingseat backres tfo r-
wa rds. 108108
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ats and stow ing

FF
olding bac olding
backt k
the r he
rear seat bac ear
seat backr kr
est est
&
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped when
adjus tingtheseats
When youadjust aseat, youma ytrap yourself
or ave hicle occupan t. #
When adjusting aseat, makesur eth at
no one hasanybody partsinthesw eep
of theseat. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag ecaused bytrapp ingthe
seat beltwhen folding backth eseat back-
re st Th
ese at beltco uld be come trap pe dan dth us
damag edwhen theseat backrest isfolded
bac k. #
Mak esur eth at theseat beltisno ttr ap-
ped when folding backth eseat backrest. #
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withamemor h
amemor yfunction : y
function :If at least
one section oftheseat backrest isfolded
bac k,thecor respond ingfront seat willauto- matical
lyretur nto themost recent origin al
positi on. #
Foldthecor respond ingseat backres t1 back
unt ilit eng ages.
LeT LeT
andr and
right seat bac ight
seat backr kr
es es
ts: ts:
ifth eseat back-
re st isno teng aged andlock ed inplace, this
will besho wnonthemultifun ctiondispla yon
th einst rument cluster. CentCent
erseat bac er
seat backr kr
est est: :
if th eseat backrest is
no teng aged and lockedin place, there dloc k
ve ri/catio nindic ator 2 willbe visib le.
Loc Loc
kingt kin
gthe r he
rele ase catc ele
ase catch of t h
of the cen t he
cen ter r er
rear seat ear
seat
bac bac
kr kr
es t es
t
R R
eq equir ui
reme nts: eme
nts:
R The leTand centerseat backrests are
eng aged and joined toget her.
Yo ucan lockth ecent erseat backrest release
catc hifyo uwa nttosecur eth etrunk against
unaut horized access .The cent erseat backrest
can then be folded forw ards onl yto ge ther wit h
th eleT seat backrest. Seats
andstow ing
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