MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS 2017 Owner's Guide

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Re st ra int sy st em
Pr ot ection by th er estraint sy st em
The re st ra int sy st em includes th ef ollowing:R
Seat belt sy st emR
Airbags R
Child re st ra int sy st emR
Child seat securing sy st em
In th ee ve nt of an accident, th er estraint sy st em
can: R
Re duce th er isk of ve hicle occupants coming
int oc ontact wit hp arts of th ev ehicle interior.R
Re duce th ef orces to whic ht he ve hicle occu‐
pants ar es ubjected.
As eat belt can onl yp ro vide th eb es tl eve lofp ro ‐
te ction if it is wo rn cor re ctl y. Depending on th e
de te cted accident situation, Emergency Te nsion‐
ing Device sa nd/or airbags supplement th ep ro ‐
te ction of fe re dbyac or re ctl yw or ns eat belt.
Emer ge ncy Te nsioning Device sa nd/or airbags
ar en ot depl oy ed in eve ry accident. So th at th er estraint sy st em can pr ov ide pr ot ec‐
tion ,e ac hv ehicle occupant mus t:R
Wi th th es eat belt fast ened cor re ctlyR
In an almos tu pright position wi th th eir back
agains tt he seat backrest R
Sit wit ht heir fe et re st ing on th ef loor ,ifp os‐
sible. R
Alw ay sbes ecured in an additional re st ra int
sy st em suitable fo rM ercedes-Benz ve hicles
if th ey ar eu nde r5f t( 1. 50 m) ta ll.
Ho we ve r, no sy st em av ailable to da yc an com‐
ple te ly eliminat ei njuries and fa ta lities in eve ry
acciden ts ituation. In particular ,t he seat belt
and airbag ge neral ly do no tp ro te ct against
objects penetrating th ev ehicle fr om th eo ut side.
Ar isk of inju ry caused by th ea irbag deploying
can also no tbec omple te ly ru led out. Re duce dr estraint sy st em pr ot ection
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WA RNING Risk of inju ry or deat hf ro m
modifications to th er estraint sy st em
Modification stot he re st ra int sy st em may
cause it to no longer wo rk as intended.
The re st ra int sy st em ma yt hen no tp ro te ct
th ev ehicle occupants as intended by fa iling
in an accident or triggering unexpec te dly ,f or
ex ample

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Re st ra int sy st em functionality
When th ei gnition is switched on, as ys te ms elf-
te st is per fo rm ed, during whic ht he u
re st ra int sy st em wa rn ing lam pl ight su p. It goes
out no later th an af ew second sa ft er th ev ehicle
is st ar te d. The components of th er estraint sys‐
te ma re th en functional.
Re st ra int sy st em malfunctionR
The u re st ra int sy st em wa rn ing lamp
does no tl ight up when th ei gnition is
switched on. R
The u re st ra int sy st em wa rn ing lamp
light supc ontinuousl yorr epeatedly during a
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WA RNING Risk of inju ry or fa ta li njury
due to am alfunctio nint he re st ra int sys‐
te m
If th er estraint sy st em is malfunctioning,
re st ra int sy st em components ma ybet ri g‐
ge re du nintentionall yorm ight no tbet ri g‐
ge re data ll in th ee ve nt of an accident. This
ma ya ff ect th eE mer ge ncy Te nsioning Device
or airbag, fo re xa mp le.

The co mp onent soft he re st ra int sy st em can
be activated or deplo ye di ndependentl yo f
eac ho th er:
Component De te cted deploy‐
men ts ituation
Emer ge ncy Te nsion‐
ing Devices Fr ontal impact, re ar
impact ,s ide impact,
ro llo ve r
Driver' sa ir bag, front
passenger ai rb ag ,
knee ai rb ag Fr ontal impact
Side air bag Side impact
Wi ndo wa ir ba gS ide impact ,r ollo ve r,
frontal impact
Belt air bag Fr ontal impact
PRE-SAFE ®
Impulse
Side Side impact
The front passenger air bag can onl yb e
deplo ye dinana cciden tift he PA SSENGER AIR
BA GO FF indicator lam piso ff .Ift he front passenger seat is occupied, mak es ure, bo th
befor ea nd during th ej ourne y, th at th es ta tus of
th ef ro nt passenger air bag is cor re ct
( →
pa ge 41 ).
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WA RNING Risk of bu rn sf ro mh ot airbag
components
The airbag parts ar eh ot af te rana irbag has
been depl oy ed.

Seat belts
Pr ot ection pr ov ided by th es eat belt
Alw ay sf as te ny our seat belt cor re ct ly before
st artin gaj ou rn ey .As ea tb el tc an only pr ov ide
th eb es tl ev el of pr ot ection if it is wo rn cor re ctl y.
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WA RNING Risk of inju ry or deat hd ue to
incor re ctl yf as te ned seat belt
If th es eat belt is no tw or nc or re ctly ,itc an‐
no tp er fo rm its intended pr ot ectiv ef unction.
In addition, an incor re ctly fast ened seat belt
can also cause injuries, fo re xa mp le, in th e
ev ent of an acciden torw hen braking or
ch anging direction sudden ly .

Onl yu se seat belts th at ha ve been appr ove df or
yo ur ve hicle by Mercedes-Benz.
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WA RNING Risk of inju ry or deat hf ro m
deplo ye dp yr ot echni cE mergency Te n‐
sioning Devices
Py ro te ch nic Emergency Te nsioning Devices
th at ha ve been deplo ye da re no longer opera‐
tional and ar eu nable to per fo rm th eir inten‐
ded pr ot ectiv ef unction.

During aj ou rn ey ,t he seat belt wa rn ing light su p
if: R
The ve hicle speed ex ceed s1 5m ph
(25 km/h) and th ed ri ve r's or front
passenger seat belt is no tf as te ned.R
The driver or front passenger unfas te ns th eir
seat belt while th ev ehicle is in motion.
Airbags
Overvie wofa ir bags
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Knee air bag
2
Driver's air bag 3
Fr ont-passenger front air bag4
Wi ndo wc ur ta in air bag5
Side air bag
The ins ta llation location of an air bag is identi‐
fi ed by th eA IRB AG symbol.
When activated, an air bag can pr ov ide addi‐
tiona lp ro te ction fo rt he re spectiv ev ehicle
occupant.
AIRB AG Pot entia lp ro te ction fo r
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Knee air bag Thigh ,k nee and lo we rl eg
Driver's air bag,
front passenger
air bag Head and ri bcage
Wi ndo wc ur ta in
air bag Head
Side air bag Ribcage, also pelvis fo r
front sea to ccupants
The front-passenger front air bag can only
depl oy in an accident if th eP ASSENGER AIR BA G OFF indicator lam piso ff .I ft he front passenger
seat is occupied, mak es ure, bo th befor ea nd
during th ej ourne y, th at th es ta tus of th ef ro nt
passenger air bag is cor re ct ( →
pa ge 41 ).
u NO TE Impo rt ant points to re member if
th ef ro nt passenger seat is unoccupied
In an accident, th ec omponents of th e
re st ra int sy st em ma yd eplo yu nnecessarily
on th ef ro nt passenger side if: R
Ther ea re heavy objects on th ef ro nt
passenger seat. R
The seat belt to ngu eise ngaged in th e
seat belt buckle of th ef ro nt passenger
seat and th ef ro nt passenger seat is
unoccupied.

Pr ot ection by th ea irbags
Depending on th ea cciden ts ituation ,ana irbag
can add to th ep ro te ction of fe re dbyac or re ctly
fast ened seat belt.
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WA RNING Risk of inju ry or deat hd ue to
incor re ct sea tp osition
If yo ud ev iat ef ro mt he cor re ct sea tp osition,
th ea irbag cann ot per fo rm its intended pro‐
te ctiv ef unction and deployment ma ye ve n
cause fur th er injuries.
To avo id hazardous situations ,a lw ay sm ake
sur et hat all ve hicle occupants:R
Ar es eated properly and ke ep as fa ra wa y
as possible from th ea irbags.R
Obser ve th ef ollowing information.