airbag MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS 2017 User Guide

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Incor re ct positioning of th ec hild re st ra int
sy st em.
Fo rw ard-facin ga nd re ar wa rd -facing ch ild
re st ra int sy st ems on th ef ro nt passenger
seat
When using ar ear wa rd-f acin gc hild re st ra int sys‐
te mont he front passenger seat, th ef ro nt
passenger airbag mus ta lw ay sbed isabled. This
is only th ec ase if th eP ASSENGER AIR BA GO FF
indicator lam pisl it continuousl y( →
pag e4 1).
When usin gac hild re st ra int sy st em on th ef ro nt
passenger seat, it is essential to obser ve th ef ol‐
lowing: R
Mo ve th ef ro nt passenger seat as fa rb ac ka s
possible. R
Re tract th es eat cushion lengt hasf ar as pos‐
sible. R
Th ee ntir eb ase of th ec hild re st ra int sy st em
mus ta lw ay sr es tont he sitting sur fa ce of th e
front passenger seat. R
The backres toft he fo rw ard-facin gc hild
re st ra int sy st em mus tl ie as fl at as possible
agains tt he backres toft he front passenger
seat. The ch ild re st ra int sy st em mus tn ot to uc ht he ro of or be put under st ra in by th e
head re st ra ints. R
Ad jus tt he angle of th es eat backres ta nd th e
head re st ra int position according ly .R
Mo ve th es eat cushion inclination to th e
highest, mos tv ertical position.R
Alw ay sm ak es ur et hat th es houlder belt
st ra pisc or re ctl yr outed from th es eat belt
outle toft he ve hicle to th es houlder belt
guide on th ec hild re st ra in t sy st em. The
shoulder belt st ra pm us tber outed fo rw ards
and down wa rd sf ro mt he seat belt outlet.R
If necessar y, adjus tt he seat belt outle ta nd
th ef ro nt passenger seat according ly .R
Ne ve rp lace objects under or behind th e
ch ild re st ra int sy st em, e.g. ac ushion.
Alw ay sc omply wit ht he manufacturer's ins ta lla‐
tion and operatin gi nstructions fo rt he ch ild
re st ra int sy st em used. Child saf et yl oc ks
Ac tivating/deactivatin gt he ch ild saf et yl ock
fo rt he re ar doors
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WA RNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due to ch ildren lef tu nat te nde dint he
ve hicle
If yo ul ea ve ch ildren unat te nde dint he ve hi‐
cle, th ey ma ybea bl etos et th ev ehicle in
motion, fo re xamp le by : R
Re leasing th ep arking brake. R
Shifting th ea utomatic transmission out
of par kp osition ] or shifting th em anual
transmission int on eutral. R
St artin gt he engine.
In addition, th ey ma yo perat ev ehicle equip‐
ment.

Au to matic eme rg ency call
The emer ge ncy cal lisi nitia te d:R
when an airbag is deplo ye dR
when seat belt te nsioner sa re trig ge re d
Yo uc an en dana utomaticall yi nitiated emer‐
ge ncy cal ly ourself af te r60s econds.
Manual emer ge ncy call
An emer ge ncy cal lc an be initia te dm anuall yv ia
th eS OS button in th eo ve rh ead control panel
( →
pag e2 47 ).
If yo ul ea ve th ev ehicle immediately af te rp re ss‐
ing th eS OS button, yo udon ot kn ow if
Mercedes-Benz mbrace ®
has successfull ym ade
th ee mer ge ncy call.
Initiated eme rg ency call
Av oice connection between th eC us to mer Assis‐
ta nce Center and th ev ehicle occupants is es ta b‐
lished: R
if th ev ehicle occupants ar er esponsive, th e
Mercedes-Ben zC us to mer Assis tan ce Center
ask sf or mor ed et ailed informatio nont he
emer ge ncy. R
if no ve hicle occupant answers, an ambu‐
lance is sent to th ev ehicle immediatel y.
Tr ansmitted data
During th ev oice connection to th eC us to mer
Assis ta nce Center ,t he fo llowing dat aist ra nsfer‐
re d: R
cur re nt ve hicle location R
ve hicle identification number
Emer ge ncy call no tp ossibleR
if th em obile phone networ kisu na va ilable,
Mercedes-Benz mbrace ®
is no ta ble to make
an emergency call.
Am essa ge to th is ef fe ct is shown in th em ul‐
tifunction st eering wheel.
The indicator lam pf lashes continuousl y.
In th is case, seek assis ta nce by ot her means.
Information on th eM BI nf oc all
An In fo ca l lt ot he Mercedes-Benz Cus to mer
Assis ta nce Center ha sb ee ni nitia te dv ia th e
ov erhead control panel ( →
pag e2 47 ). Yo uc an fi nd informatio nont he fo llowing to pics:R
Ac tivating Me rc edes-Benz mbrace ®
R
Operating th ev ehicle R
Neares tM ercedes-Ben zs ervice center R
Other products and services from
Mercedes-Benz
Dat aist ra nsmitted during th ec onnection to th e
Mercedes-Ben zC us to mer Assis ta nce Center .
In fo rm ation on th eR oadside Assistance call
AR oadside Assis ta nce cal ltot he Mercedes-
Benz Cus to mer Assis ta nce Center ha sb ee ni niti‐
ated via th eo ve rh ead control panel: R
The problem wit ht he ve hicle is analyzed
using re mo te diagnosis.
Ad ditional information is av ailable at http://
www.mbusa.com. R
Aq ualified Mercedes-Ben zt echnician ca rr ies
out re pair sons it ea nd/or th ev ehicle will be
to we dtot he neares tM ercedes-Benz service
center.
Yo um ay be ch ar ge df or th ese services.24 8
Multimedia sy st em

Displa ym essages
Po ssible causes/consequences and P Solutions
u SRS Malfunction Service
Required *T he re st ra int sy st em is malfunctioning ( →
pag e3 1).
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WA RNING Risk of inju ry or fa ta li njur yd ue to am alfunctio nint he re st ra int sy st em
If th er estraint sy st em is malfunctioning, re st ra int sy st em components ma ybet ri ggered unintentionall yo r
might no tbet ri ggered at all in th ee ve nt of an accident. Thi sm ay af fe ct th eE mer ge ncy Te nsioning Device or
airbag, fo re xa mp le.

Displa ym essages
Po ssible causes/consequences and P Solutions
u Example: Front Left Mal-
function Servic eR equired *T he cor re sponding re st ra int sy st em is malfunctioning ( →
pag e3 1).
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WA RNING Risk of inju ry or fa ta li njur yd ue to am alfunctio nint he re st ra int sy st em
If th er estraint sy st em is malfunctioning, re st ra int sy st em components ma ybet ri ggered unintentionall yo r
might no tbet ri ggered at all in th ee ve nt of an accident. Thi sm ay af fe ct th eE mer ge ncy Te nsioning Device or
airbag, fo re xa mp le.

Displa ym essages
Po ssible causes/consequences and P Solutions
Fron tP assenger Airbag
Enabled See Operator's
Manual *T he front passenger air bag and knee air bags ar ee nabled during th ej ourney:R
Even when ac hild, as mall adult or an object we ighin gl ess th an th es ys te mw eight th re shold is located on th e
front passenger seat. R
Even when th ef ro nt passenger seat is no to ccupied.
The sy st em ma yd et ect objects or fo rc es th at ar ea ddin gtot he we ight applied to th es eat.
q
WA RNING Risk of inju ry or fa ta li njur ybyu sin gac hild re st ra int sy st em wit ht he front passenger airbag
enabled
If yo us ecur eac hild in ac hild re st ra int sy st em on th ef ro nt passenger seat and th ef ro nt passenger airbag is
enabled, th ef ro nt passenger airbag can deplo yint he eve nt of an accident.
The ch ild could be st ru ck by th ea irbag.

Wa rn ing/indicator lamp
Po ssible causes/consequences and P Solutions
u Re st ra int sy st em wa rn ing
lamp The re dr estraint sy st em wa rn ing lam pisl it while th ee ngine is ru nning.
The re st ra int sy st em is malfunctioning.
q
WA RNING Risk of inju ry or fa ta li njur yd ue to am alfunctio nint he re st ra int sy st em
If th er estraint sy st em is malfunctioning, re st ra int sy st em components ma ybet ri ggered unintentionall yorm ight not
be triggered at all in th ee ve nt of an accident. Thi sm ay af fe ct th eE mer ge ncy Te nsioning Device or airbag, fo re xa m‐
ple.

Ad justin gt he treble ,m id- ra ng ea nd
bass
Burmes te r ®
high-end 3D sur ro und
soun ds ys te m. ..................................... 27 6
Burmes te r ®
sur ro und soun ds ys te m. .. .2 75
Air bag
Ac tivation .............................................. 31
Belt ai rb ag ............................................ 35
AI RB OD YC ONT RO L ................................ 16 9
Setting ................................................. 17 1
Suspensio n. ......................................... 16 9
Air conditioning sy st em
see Climat ec ontrol
Air distribution ........................................ 12 2
Air freshener sy st em
see Fr ag ra nce sy st em
Air suspension
see AIR BO DY CO NTROL
Air ve nts ................................................... 12 5
Ad justing (front) .................................. 12 5
Ad justing (rea rp as senger compart‐
ment) ................................................... 12 6
Glo ve bo x. ............................................ 12 6 Air ve nts
see Air ve nts
Ai r- re circulation mode ............................ 12 3
Airb ag
Fr ont airbag .......................................... .3 7
Ins tal lation locations ............................ .3 7
Knee airbag ........................................... 37
Overvie w. .............................................. 37
Pr ot ection ............................................. .3 8
Re duced pr ot ection ............ ..... ............. .3 9
Si
d ea ir ba g. ........................................... 37
Wi ndo wa ir ba g. ...................................... 37
Air fl ow ...................................................... 12 2
AIRP ANEL (Care) ................ ...................... 287
Alarm
see Pa nic alarm
Alar ms ys te m
see Anti- th ef tp ro te ction
Ambient lighting ...................................... 11 5
Android Au to ™
Connecting am obile phon e. ................ 24 5
Ending ................................................. 24 6
Overvie w. ............................................ 24 5 Sound settings .................................... 24 5
Anti-thef tp rote ction ................................ .7 9
ATA (Anti-Thef tA lar ms ys te m) ............... 79
Deactivating th ea lar m( AT A) ................. 80
Immobilizer ............................................ 79
Appl eC arPlay™
Connecting an iPhone ®
....................... 24 4
Ending ................................................ .2 45
Overvie w. ............................................ 24 4
Sound settings .................................... 24 4
Asht ra y
Fr ont center console ........................... 10 5
Re ar passenger compartment ............ .1 05
Assistance gr aphic
Menu (on-boa rd compu te r) .................. 19 8
ASS YS TP LU S ........................................... 27 7
Batter yd is connection period s. ............ 27 8
Displ ay ing th es ervice due dat e. .......... 27 7
Re gular service wo rk ........................... 27 7
Special service requ irements .............. 27 7
ASS YS TP LU Ss ervice in te rv al display ... 27 7
ATA (Ant i-Thef tA lar ms ys te m )
Deactivatin gt he alar m. ......................... 80 Index 41 3

Entering ad estination
Na vigation .......................................... .2 33
Entering ch aracters
On th ec ontroller ................................. 223
On th et ouchpad .................................. 224
ESP ®
(Electronic St ability Prog ra m)
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .1 52
Crosswind Assis t. ................................ 15 2
Fu nction/no te s. .................................. 14 9
ESP ®
(Electronic St ability Prog ra m)
Crosswin dA ssis t ..................................... 15 2
Exterior lighting
see Lights
Exterior lighting (Care) .......................... .2 87
Eyeglasses box .......................................... 96
F
Favo ri te s
Ad ding ................................................ .2 21
Callin gu p. .......................................... .2 21
De le tin g. .............................................. 22 2
Moving ................................................ 22 2
Overvi ew ............................................. 220 Re naming ............................................ 221
Firs t-aid kit (sof ts id ed) .......................... 293
Flat tire
Changing aw heel ................................ 334
MOExtended tires ................................ 294
No te s. .................................................. 294
TIREFIT kit .......................................... .2 95
Floor mats ................................................ 10 9
Fr ag ra nce
see Fr ag ra nce sy st em
Fr ag ra nce sy st em .................................... 12 4
Inserting/removing af lacon ................ 12 4
Setting ................................................. 12 3
Fr equencies
Tw o-w ay ra dio ...................................... 340
Fr equency band
Dial (on-boar dc omputer) .................... .2 01
Fr ont airbag .............................................. .3 7
Fr ont passenger air bag shu to ff .............. 39
PA SSENGER AIR BA Gi ndicator lam p. .... 41
Po int stor emember when th ef ro nt
passenger seat is occupied .. ................ .3 9
St at
us displa y. ...................................... .4 1 Sy st em self-tes t. ................................... .4 1
Fr ont passenger seat
see Seat
Fu el .......................................................... .3 46
Ad ditives ............................................ .3 46
Consu mp tio n. ...................................... 346
E1 0. ..................................................... 345
Gasoline .............................................. 345
Quality (gasoline ). ............................... 345
Re fueling ............................................. 13 8
Re ser ve fuel le ve l. .............................. .3 46
Sulfur con te nt ..................................... 345
Ta nk capacity ...................................... 346
Fu el consum pt ion
On-boar dc omputer ............................ .1 99
Fu se insert
see Fu ses
Fu ses ........................................................ 308
Assignment diagram ........................... .3 08
Befor ec hanging .................................. 308
Cockpit fuse bo x. ................................ .3 10
Fu se bo xint he engine compartment .. 308
Fu se bo xint he front-passen ge rf oot‐
we ll ...................................................... 31 0422
Index

Un lockin gs et ti ng .................................. 56
Un lockin gt he ve hicle ........................... .6 0
Kic kd ow n ................................................ .1 38
Using ................................................... 13 8
Knee airbag ................................................ 37
L
Labelin g( tires)
see Ti re labeling
Laden
Definitions .......................................... .3 28
Lamp
see Interior lighting
Lam p( in st ru men td isplay)
se eW arning /i ndicator lamps
Language
No te s. ................................................. 229
Settin g. ............................................... .2 29
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX) ch ild seat
attachment
Ins ta lling ................................................ 49
No te s. .................................................... 48 Light and visibility
Infrared re fl ectiv ew indshield ............... 12 1
Lighting
see Lights
Lights ........................................................ 11 0
Ad aptiv eH ighbeam Assis t. .................. 11 2
Au to matic driving lights ........................ 111
Combination swit ch ............................. 111
Corne ri ng light functio n. ...................... 11 2
Haza rd wa rn ing light s. .......................... 11 2
Headla mp fl ashin g. .............................. 111
High bea m. ........................................... 111
Instrument displ ay ............................... 19 7
Light switc h. ....................................... .1 10
Lo wb eam ............................................ 11 0
Pa rk ing light s. ...................................... 11 0
Re ar fo gl ight ... .................................... .1 11
R e sponsibility fo rl i ghting sy st ems ...... .1 10
St anding light s. .................................... 11 0
Tu rn signal light .................................... 111
Limited Wa rr anty
Ve hicle .................................................. 26
Load inde x( tires) .................................... 326
Load ra tin g( ti re s) ................................... 326 Loading guidelines .................................... 94
Loading information table ...................... 31 9
Loads
Securing ................................................ 94
Lo wb eam
Swit ch ing on/of f. ................................ .1 10
Lo weri ng
Ve hicle ................................................ 338
Lu bricant additives
see Ad ditives
Lu ggage
Securing ................................................ 94
Lu mbar support
se eL umbar suppor t( 4-w ay )
Lu mbar suppor t( 4- wa y) ........................... 85
M
Main function
Calling up ............................................ 220
Maintenance
Ve hicle ................................................... 21Index 425

Messag em emory .................................... 352
Messages
see Te xt messa ge s
Mir ro rs
see Outside mir ro r
see Outside mir ro rs
Mobile (multimedia sy st em)
see Te lephone
Mobile phone
Wi re less ch argin g. .............................. .1 07
Mobile phone (multimedia sy st em)
see Te lephone
MOExtended tires .................................... 294
Multifunction displa y( on-boa rd com‐
pu te r) ........................................................ 19 7
Multifunction st eering wheel
see St eering wheel
Multimedia sy st em
Ad justing th ev olume ........................... 223
Calling up lists and menu s. ................. 220
Overvie w. ............................................. 21 7
Re st oring th ef actor ys et tings ............. 232
Switching th es ound on/of f. .............. .2 22 Using th ec haracter input function ...... 223
N
Na vigation
Calculating ar out e. ............................ .2 33
Command s( Vo ic eC ontrol Sy st em) ..... 21 0
Entering ad es tinatio n. ........................ 23 3
Ma pf unctions ..................................... 233
Menu (on-boa rd compu te r) .................. 200
Operating ............................................ 233
Ro ut eg uidance .................................. .2 33
Ro ut eg uidance wit ht raf fi cr eports .... .2 33
Selecting ro ut es et ti ng s. .................... .2 33
Na vigation messages
On-boar dc omputer ............................. 200
Ne ar Fi eld Communication .................... .2 38
Connecting th em obile phone to th e
multimedia sy st em .............................. 238
Switching mobile phones .................... 238
Switching to Blu et oo th ®
audio equip‐
men t. .................................................. .2 66
Ne utral
Selecting ............................................. 13 6 NFC
see Nea rF ield Communication
No ise
Wheels and tires .................................. 31 1
Note sonb re aking-in an ew ve hicle ...... .1 30
O
Occupant saf et y
Airbag s. ................................................. 37
Childr en in th ev ehicle ........................... 45
Fr ont passenger air bag shutof f. ........... .3 9
PA SSENGER AIR BA Gi ndicator lam p. .... 41
Pe ts in th ev ehicle ................................. 54
PRE-SAFE ®
(anticipator yo ccupant
pr ot ection) ............................................. 44
PRE-SAFE ®
Impulse Side ....................... 45
PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS (anticipator yo ccu‐
pant pr ot ection plus) ............................. 44
Sea tb elts .............................................. 33
Odome te r
see To ta ld is ta nce
Oil
see Engine oil Index 427