airbag MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS 2018 Owners Manual

At ag lance ...... .. ............................................ 6
Cockpit ........................................................... 6
Overvie wofw arning and indicator lamps ...... .8
Overhead cont ro lp anel ................................ 12
Doo rc ontrol panel and sea ta dj ustment ....... 14
Emergencies and breakdowns ...................... 16
Digita lO pe ra to r' sM an ua l ........................ . 18
Callin gupt he Digital Operator's Manual ...... 18
Gene ra ln ot es ............................................. 19
Pr ot ecting th ee nv ironmen t. ......................... 19
Mercedes-Ben zG enuineParts ....................... 19
Operator's Manual ....................................... .2 0
Service and ve hicle operation ....................... 21
Operating saf et y. .......................................... 22
Declarat io nofc onformity fo rw ireless
ve hicle component s. ................................... .2 3
Diagno st ics connection ................................ 24
Qualified specialis tw or ks hop ....................... 25
Cor re ct us eoft he ve hicle ........................... .2 5
Problems wit hy our ve hicle ........................... 25
Re portin gs af et yd efects .............................. .2 5
Limited Wa rr ant y. ........................................ .2 6 QR codes fo rt he re scue car d. ...................... 26
Ve hicle dat as to ra ge .................................... .2 6
Copyright .. .................................................... 29
Occupant saf et y ......................................... 31
Re st ra int sy st em .......................................... .3 1
Sea tb elts ..................................................... 33
Airbag s. ........................................................ 38
PRE-SAFE ®
sy st em ....................................... 45
Children in th ev ehicle ................................. .4 6
No te sonp et sint he ve hicle ........................ .5 6
Opening and closing .................................. 57
SmartK ey ...................................................... 57
Doo rs ............................................................ 62
Tr unk ............................................................ 65
Ro ller sun blinds .......................................... .7 1
Sid ew in do ws ................................................ 72
Sliding sunroof .............................................. 76
Anti-thef tp ro te ction .................................... .8 1
Seats and sto wing .................................... . 83
No te sont he cor re ct driver's sea tp osition ... 83 Seats ............................................................ 84
St eering wheel ............................................. .9 3
Using th em emor yf unction .......................... 96
St ow ag ea re as .............................................. 97
Cup holder .................................................. 10 5
Ashtr ay and cigar et te lighter ...................... .1 06
Soc ke ts ....................................................... 107
Wi re less ch argin goft he mobile phone
and connection wit ht he ex te ri or antenna ... 11 0
Ins ta lling or re moving th ef loor mats ........... 11 2
Light and visibility .................................... 11 4
Exterio rl ig hting ........................................... 11 4
Interior lighting ............................................ 11 8
Wi ndshield wipe ra nd windshield wa sher
sy st em ........................................................ 12 0
Mir ro rs ........................................................ 12 2
Operating th es un visor s. ............................ 12 5
Infrared re fl ectiv ew indshield ..................... .1 25
Climat ec on trol ......................................... 12 7
Overvie wofc limat ec ont ro ls ys te ms ......... .1 27
Operating th ec limat ec ontrol sy st em ......... 12 82
Con te nts

u NO TE Impairment of th eo perating ef fi ‐
ciency of th er estraint sy st ems from
ins ta lling accessories or from re pair so r
we lding
Airbags, Emer ge ncy Te nsioning Devices, as
we ll as control unit sa nd sensor sf or th e
re st ra int sy st ems, ma ybei ns ta lled in th ef ol‐
lowing areas of yo ur ve hicle:R
Doors R
Door pilla rsR
Doo rs illsR
Seats R
Co ck pitR
Instrument clus te rR
Cen te rc onsole

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.

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Alw ay ss to wa nd secur eo bject sc or re ctl y.
Objects in th ev ehicle interior ma yp re ve nt an air
ba gf ro mf unctioning cor re ctly .E ac hv ehicle
occupant mus ta lw ay sm ak es ur eoft he fo llow‐
ing: R
Ther ea re no people, animals or objects
between th ev ehicle occupants and an air
bag. R
Ther ea re no object sb et we en th es eat, door
and door pillar (B-pillar). R
Ther ea re no har do bjects, e.g. coat hangers,
hanging on th eg ra bh andles or coat hooks.R
Ther ea re no accessor yp arts, suc hasc up
holders, attached to th ev ehicle within th e
deployment area of an air bag, e.g. on doors,
side windo ws or side trim.R
Ther ea re no heavy ,s harp-edged or fragile
object sint he poc ke ts of yo ur clo th ing. St ore
suc ho bject sinas uitable place. Re duce da ir bag pr ot ection
q
WA RNING Risk of inju ry from modi fi ca‐
tions to th ea irbag co ve r
If yo um odify an airbag co ve rora ff ix objects
suc hass tic ke rs to it, th ea irbag can no lon‐
ge rf unction cor re ctl y.

q
WA RNING Risk of inju ry due to deplo ye d
airbag
Ad eplo ye da irbag no longer has ap ro te ctive
function and cann ot pr ot ect as intended in
th ee ve nt of an accident.

Ap erso nont he front passenger seat must
obser 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.
Otherwise, th ef ro nt passenger air bag ma yb e
deactivated by mis ta ke ,f or ex ample in th ef ol‐
lowing situations: R
The front passenger transfer st heir we ight by
supporting th emselves on av ehicle armrest.R
The front passenger sits in suc haw ay th at
th eir we ight is ra ised from th es itting sur‐
fa ce.
q
WA RNING Risk of inju ry or deat hd ue to
deactivated front passenger airbag
If th eP ASSENGER AIR BA GO FF indicator
lam pisl it ,t he front passenger airbag is disa‐
bled. It will no tbed eplo ye dint he eve nt of
an accident and canno tp er fo rm its intended
pr ot ectiv ef unction. Ap erson in th ef ro nt passenger seat could
th en, fo re xa mp le, com ei nt oc on ta ct wi th
th ev ehicle interior ,e specially if th ep erson is
sitting to oc lose to th ec ockpit.
If th ef ro nt passenger seat is occupied,
alw ay se nsur et hat: R
The classification of th ep erson in th e
front passenger sea tisc or re ct and th e
front passenger airbag is enabled or disa‐
ble dina ccordance wit ht he person in th e
front passenger seat. R
The front passenger sea th as been mo ve d
as fa rb ac kasp ossible.R
The person is seated cor re ctl y.

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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
q
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.

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If th er estraint sy st em is malfunctioning, re st ra int sy st em components ma ybet ri ggered unintentionally or
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.

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If th er estraint sy st em is malfunctioning, re st ra int sy st em components ma ybet ri ggered unintentionally or
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.

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XDO *T he front passenger air bag and th ek ne ea ir bag ar ed eactivated, eve nt hough an adult or ap erson wit hab uild
cor re sponding to th at of an adult is seated on th ef ro nt passenger seat. If additional fo rc es ar ea pplied to th es eat,
th ew eight th es yst em de te cts ma ybet oo lo w.
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WA RNING Risk of inju ry or fa ta li njur yd ue to ad isable df ro nt passenger airbag
If th ef ro nt passenger airbag is disabled, th ef ro nt passenger airbag will no tbed eplo ye dint he ev ent of an acci‐
dent and cann ot per fo rm its intended pr ot ectiv ef unction.
Ap erson in th ef ro nt passenger seat could th en, fo re xa mp le, com ei nt oc on ta ct wi th th ev ehicle's interior,
especially if th ep erson is sitting to oc lose to th ec ockpit.