MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS 2018 Owner's Guide

st anding ho wav ehicle's sy st ems per fo rm ed.
The ED Risd esigned to re cor dd at ar elated to
ve hicle dynamics and saf et ys ys te ms fo ras hort
period of time, typically 30 seconds or less.
The EDR in th is ve hicle is designed to re cord
su ch dat aa s:R
Ho wv arious sy st ems in yo ur ve hicle we re
operating R
Whe th er or no tt he driver and front
passenger seat belts we re buckled/fas te nedR
Ho wf ar (i fata ll )t he driver wa sd epressing
th ea ccelera to ra nd/or brak ep eda la ndR
Ho wf as tt he ve hicle wa st ra ve ling.
This dat ac an help pr ov ide ab et te ru nder st and‐
ing of th ec ircums ta nces in whic ha ccidents and
inju ri es occur .N OT E: ED Rd at aisr ecorded by
yo ur ve hicle onl yifan on-trivial crash situation
occurs; no dat aisr ecorded by th eE DR under
normal driving conditions and no personal data
(e.g. name, ge nde r, ag ea nd crash location) is
re corded .H owe ve r, ot her parties, suc hasl aw
enforcement ,c ould combine th eE DR dat aw ith
th et ype of personall yi dentifying dat ar outinely
acquired during ac ra sh in ve st igation. Ac cess to th ev ehicle and/or th eE DR is needed
to re ad dat at hat is re corded by an EDR, and
special equipment is re qu ired. In addition to th e
ve hicle manufacturer ,o th er parties th at ha ve th e
special equipment, suc hasl aw enforcement,
can re ad th ei nformation by accessing th ev ehi‐
cle or th eE DR .
ED Rd at am ay be used in civil and crimin al
mat‐
te rs as at ool in accident re construction, acci‐
dent claims and ve hicle saf et y. Since th eC ra sh
Dat aR et ri eva l( CDR) to ol th at is used to ex tract
da ta from th eE DR is commerciall ya va ilable,
Mercedes-Ben zU SA ,L LC ("MBUSA") ex pressly
disclaims an ya nd all liability arising from th e
ex traction of th is informatio nbyu nauthorized
Mercedes-Ben zp ersonnel.
MBUS Aw ill no ts har eE DR dat aw it ho th er sw ith‐
out th ec onsent of th ev ehicle ow ner or ,ift he
ve hicle is leased, without th ec onsent of th el es‐
see. Exception stot his re presentation include
re sponses to subpoenas by la we nforcement ;b y
fe deral, st at eorl ocal go ve rn ment ;inc onnection
wit hora ri sing out of litigation in vo lvin gM BUSA
or its subsidia ri es and af fi liates; or ,asr equired
by la w. Wa rn ing: th eE DR is ac omponen toft he
Re st ra int Sy st em Module. Ta mp ering with, alter‐
ing, modifying or re moving th eE DR component
ma yr esult in am alfunction of th eR estraint Sys‐
te mM odule and ot her sy st ems.
St at el aws or re gulations re ga rd ing EDRs th at
con fl ict wit hf ederal re gulation ar ep re -em pte d.
This means th at in th ee ve nt of su ch conflict, th e
fe deral re gulation go ve rn s. As of Fe bruar y2 01 3,
13 st ates ha ve enacted la ws re latin gtoE DRs.
Co py ri ght
Fr ee and open source software
In fo rm atio nonf re ea nd open source software
licenses fo ry our ve hicle's softwar ec an be fo und
on th ed at as to ra ge medium in yo ur ve hicle
document wa lle ta nd on th eI nterne tt og et her
wit hu pdates:
http://www.mercedes-benz.com/opensource General no te s 29

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General no te s

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
Air bags R
Child re st ra int sy st emR
Child seat securing sy st em
The re st ra int sy st em can re duce th er isk of ve hi‐
cle occupants coming int oc ontact wit hp arts of
th ev ehicle interior in th ee ve nt of an accident. In
th ee ve nt of an accident, th er estraint sy st em
can also re duce th ef orces to whic ht he ve hicle
occupants 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 ai rb ag ss upplem ent 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 ai rb ag s
ar en ot depl oy ed in eve ry accident. In order fo rt he re st ra int sy st em to pr ov ide th e
intended le ve lofp ro te ction, eac hv ehicle occu‐
pant mus to bser ve th ef ollowing information:R
Fa st en seat belts cor re ctl y.R
Sit in an almos tu pright seat position wi th
th eir bac ka ga ins tt he seat backrest.R
Sit wit ht heir fe et re st ing on th ef loor ,ifp os‐
sible. R
Alw ay ss ecur ep ersons under 5ft( 1. 50 m)
ta ll in an additional re st ra int sy st em suitable
fo rM ercedes-Benz ve hicles.
Ho we ve r, no sy st em av ailable to da yc an com‐
ple te ly elimin at ei njuries and fa ta lities in eve ry
ac c
iden ts ituation. In particular ,t he seat belt
and air bag ge nerally do no tp ro te ct against
objects penetrating th ev ehicle from th eo utside.
It is also no tp ossible to compl et el yr ule out th e
ri sk of injur yc aused by th ea ir bag deploying. Re duce dr estraint sy st em pr ot ection
q
WA RNING Risk of inju ry or deat hf ro m
modifications to th er estraint sy st em
The re st ra int sy st em can no longer function
cor re ctly af te ra lterations ha ve been made.
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

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.
Malfunctioning re st ra int sy st em
Am alfunction has occur re dint he re st ra int sys‐
te mi f:R
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
journe y. q
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 Fr ontal impact
Knee air bag 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 be deplo ye di n
an acciden to nl yift 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 tatus of th ef ro nt
passenger air bag is cor re ct ( →
pa ge 42).
q
WA RNING Risk of bu rn sf ro mh ot air bag
components
The air bag parts ar eh ot af te rana ir bag has
been depl oy ed.

q
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.
q
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.

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