belt MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS 2018 User Guide

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Instructions and saf et yn ot es on th ea uto‐
matic front passenger airbag shutoff
( →
pag e4 1).R
Saf et yn ot es on th es eat belt ( →
pag e3 3).R
Information on th ec or re ct us eoft he seat
belt ( →
pag e3 7) .
Ac tivating/deactivatin gt he ch ild seat saf et y
fe atur eoft he sea tb elt
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WA RNING Risk of inju ry or deat hifa
seat belt is unfas te ned whil et he ve hicle
is in motion
If th es eat belt is re leased while th ev ehicle is
in motion, th ec hild re st ra int sy st em is no
longer cor re ctly secu re d. The ch ild seat
saf et yf eatur eisd eactivated and th es eat
belt is dr aw nina bi tbyt he inertia re el.
It is th erefor en ot possible to engag et he seat
belt again.

LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )c hild re st ra int sy st em
wit hi ntegrated seat belt does no to ff er suf fi ‐
cient pr ot ection. An exc essiv el oad ma yb e
placed on th eL AT CH -type (ISOFIX )c hild seat
attachments and th ec hild ma yn ot be
re st ra ined in th ee ve nt of an accident, fo r
ex ample.

Installin gL AT CH -type (ISOFIX) ch ild seat
attachments
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WA RNING Risk of‑ inju ry or deat hift he
maximum permissible gross mass fo r
usin gaL AT CH -type (ISOFIX )c hild
re st ra int sy st em is exc eeded
Fo rL AT CH -type (ISOFIX )c hild re st ra int sys‐
te ms in whic ht he ch ild is secured using th e
integrated seat belt integrated in th ec hild
re st ra int sy st em, th ep ermissible gross mass
of th ec hild and ch ild re st ra int sy st em is
73 lb (33 kg ).
If th ec hild and th ec hild re st ra int sy st em
to ge th er we igh mor et han 73 lb (33 kg ), th e
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )c hild re st ra int sy st em
wit hi ntegrated seat belt does no to ff er suf fi ‐
cient pr ot ection. An exc essiv el oad ma yb e
placed on th eL AT CH -type (ISOFIX )c hild seat
attachments and th ec hild ma yn ot be
re st ra ined in th ee ve nt of an accident, fo r
ex ample.

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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 seat 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 eh ead re st ra ints.R
If necessar y, adjus tt he angle of th es eat
backres ta nd th eh ead re st ra int position
according ly .R
Ad jus tt he seat cushion inclination so th at
th ef ro nt edg eoft he seat cushion is in th e
highes tp osition and th er ear edg eoft he
seat cushion is in th el owest 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 int 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 accordingly.R
Ne ve rp lace objects under or behind th e
ch ild re st ra int sy st em, e.g. cushions. 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 unaccompanied in th e
ve hicle, th ey ma ybea bl etos et th ev ehicle in
motion, fo re xa mp le by :R
Re leasing th ep arking brake. R
Shifting th et ransmission out of park
position ] . R
St artin gt he engine.
In addition, th ey ma yo perat ev ehicle equip‐
ment.

Note sont he cor re ct driver' ss eat position
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WA RNING Risk of inju ry from adju st ing
th ev ehicle settings while th ev ehicle is in
motion
Yo uc ou ld lose cont ro loft he ve hicle in th e
fo llowing situations: R
if yo ua dj us tt he driver's seat, th eh ead
re st ra int ,t he st eering wheel or th em ir ro r
while th ev ehicle is in motionR
if yo uf as te ny our seat belt whil et he ve hi‐
cle is in motion

st eering wheel or th em ir ro ra nd fa st en
yo ur seat belt .
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WA RNING Risk of entrapment fo rc hil‐
dren when adjusting th es te ering wheel
Children could injur et hemselves if th ey
adjus tt he st eering wheel.

Re ar ben ch seat th ro ugh-loading fe ature
Fo lding th er ear seat ba ckre st sf or wa rd
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WA RNING Risk of inju ry if th er ear
benc hs eat/rear seat and seat backrest
ar en ot engaged
If th er ear benc hs eat/rear seat and seat
backres ta re no te ngaged th ey could fo ld fo r‐
wa rd s, e.g. when braking suddenly or in th e
ev ent of an accident. R
If th is is th ec ase, th ev ehicle occupant
wo uld be fo rc ed int ot he seat belt by th e
re ar ben ch seat/rear seat or by th es eat
backrest. The seat belt cann ot pr ot ect as
intended and could re sult in additional
injur y.R
Objects or loads in th et ru nk cann ot be
re st ra ined by th es eat backrest.

shif tf ro mt ra nsmission position ] to [ or
^ .R
If th et ra nsmission is in position ^ ,t he
trunk lid mus tbec losed.
If th es eat belt to ngu eisn ot inser te di nt ot he
seat belt buckle of th ed ri ve r's seat, th ef ollow‐
ing condition sm us tbef ulfilled:R
The driver's door is closed. R
Yo um ov et he transmission out of transmis‐
sion position ] or yo uh ave pr ev iously
driven fast er th an 2m ph (3 km/h).R
If th et ra nsmission is in position ^ ,t he
trunk lid mus tbec losed.
If th ee lectric parking brak eisr eleased, th e
I (USA) or $ (CANADA) indicator lam pi n
th ei nstrument clus te rg oes out. Applying or re leasing th ee lectric pa rk ing
brak em an ually
Applying

Re qu irements:R
The ve hicle is st ationar y.R
The driver's door is closed or th es eat belt on
th ed ri ve r's side is fast ened.R
The engine is ru nning or ha sb ee na ut omati‐
cally switched of fbyt he EC Os ta rt /s to p
function. R
The electric parking brak eisr eleased.R
Ac tiv eD is ta nce Assi st DISTRONI Ci sn ot acti‐
va te d.R
Ve hicles with automatic transmission:
The transmission is in position [ , ^ or \\ .
Ac tivatin gt he HOL Df unction

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If yo uu nfas te ny our seat belt and open th e
driver's door (e.g. ch ang ed ri ve rs or ta ke a
break).
Setting AT TENTION ASSI ST
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