seat adjustment MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON 2022 Owners Manual

Symbols
Symbols
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t a glance
t a glance ...................................................... 6 6
Co ckpit ........................................................... 6
Cockpit (plug-in hybrid) ................................ .10
Indicator and warning lamps .......................... 12
Overhead control panel ................................. 14
Door operating unit and seat adjustment .......16
Emer gencies and breakdowns ....................... 18 Digit
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al Owner's Manual
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Calling up the Digital Owner's Manual ............ 20 Gener
Gener
al not
al notes
es............................................... 22 22
Pr otection of the environment ....................... 22
Ta ke -back of end-of-life vehicles .................... 22
Mercedes-Benz Genuine Parts ........................ 23
Operator's manual ....................................... .24
Mercedes me App ........................................ .24
Operating saf ety ............................................ 25
Declarations of con form ity and no tes on
driving in di.erent countries .......................... 28
Diagnostics connection ................................. 37 Quali/ed specialist
workshop ........................ 38
Ve hicle registration ....................................... 38
Cor rect use of theve hicle ............................. 39
Information on the REACH regulation ............. 39
No tesfo r persons with electronic medical
aids .............................................................. 39
Implied warranty .......................................... .40
QR code forre scue card .............................. .40
Data storage .................................................40
Copyright ...................................................... 44 Occupant safe Occupant safe
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ty............................................ 45 45
Re straint system .......................................... .45
Seat belts .................................................... .47
Airbags ......................................................... 52
PRE-SAFE ®
system ........................................ 59
Safely transporting children in theve hicle ...... 60
No tes on pets in theve hicle .......................... 79 Opening and closing
Opening and closing
...................................... 81 81
Ke y .............................................................. .81
Doors ............................................................ 84
Boot .............................................................. 89
Side windo ws................................................ 94 Sliding sunroof .............................................. 97
Ro
ller sunblinds ...........................................1 01
Anti-theT pr otection ....................................1 02 Seats and sto Seats and sto
wing
wing....................................... 106 106
No tes on the cor rect driver's seat position .. 106
Seats ......................................................... .107
St eering wheel ............................................ 117
Easy entry and exitfeature .......................... 119
Memory function ......................................... 120
St owa geareas ............................................ 121
Soc kets ....................................................... 132
Wi reless charging of the mobile phone
and connection with theex terior aerial ........ 134
Fi tting and removing the 0oor mats ............. 136 Light and sight Light and sight
............................................ 137 137
Exterior lighting ........................................... 137
Interior lighting ............................................ 145
Wi ndsc reen wipers and windscreen
wa sher system ............................................ 147
Mir rors ........................................................ 149
Area permeable toradio waves on the
windscreen ................................................ .152 2 2
Contents

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At
a glance – Door operating unit and seat adjustment

1
Adjusts the seats electrically →
110
2 w Switches the seat heating on/o. →
115
3 s Switches the seat ventilation on/o. →
116
4 &% Locks/unlo cksth eve hicle →
85
5 p Opens/closes the boot lid →
89
6 Í Operates the outside mir rors →
149
7 W Opens/closes theright side wind ow →
94
8 W Opens/closes there ar right side wind ow→
94
9 T Child saf ety lock forth ere ar side win-
do ws →
79
A W Opens/closes there ar leT side wind ow→
94
B W Opens/closes the leT side window →
94 C
Opens the door →
85
D V Operates the memory function →
121
E Adjusts the head restraints →
111
F Con/guring the seat settings →
113
G Adjusting the seat fore -and-aT position →
109
H Adjusts the seat cushion length →
109
I Adjusting the 4-w aylumbar support →
110
J Adjusting the seat backrest inclination →
109
K Adjusts the seat height →
109
L Adjusts the seat cushion inclination →
109 At
a glance – Door operating unit and seat adjustment
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Seat belt adjus
Seat belt adjustment function
tment function V
V
ehicles wit
ehicles wit h PRE-S
h PRE-SAFE
AFE®
®
:
:aTer a front seat belt
has been fastened, the automatic seat belt adjust-
ment may apply a cer tain tightening forc e. Do not
hold the seat belt tightly while it is adjusting.
Yo u can activate and deactivate the seat belt
adjustment function using the multimedia system
(/ page 51). A
A
ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating seat belt adjus
ating seat belt adjustment via tment via
t
t he multimedia syst
he multimedia syst em
em Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Vehicle #
Activate or deactivate Belt adjustment.R
R
eleasing seat belts
eleasing seat belts #
Press there lease button in the seat belt
buckle and guide the seat belt back with the
seat belt tongue. Seat belt w
Seat belt w
ar
arning function f
ning function f or t
or the dr
he dr iv
iver and fr
er and fr ont
ont
passeng
passeng er
er The
ü seat belt warning lamp in the Instru-
ment Display is a reminder that all vehicle occu-
pants must weartheir seat belts cor rectl y.
In addition, a warning tone may sound.
As soon as the driver and front passenger fasten
th eir seat belts, the seat belt warning goes out. F
F
unction of t
unction of t he r
he r ear seat belt st
ear seat belt st atus display
atus display The
rear seat belt status displ ayis only available
fo r cer tain countries. When
theve hicle is switched on, there ar seat
belt status displ ayinforms youfo r a cer tain
amount of time which rear seat belt is not fas-
te ned.
Yo u can immediately dismiss there ar seat belt
status displ ayusing the back button on the leT-
hand side of the steering wheel (/ page 285).
If a vehicle occupant unfastens a seat belt in the
re ar while theve hicle is motion, there ar seat belt
status displ ayappears again.
In addition, a warning tone may sound. In this
case, there ar seat belt status displ aycann otbe
hidden using the back button on the leT-hand side
of the steering wheel. Occupant saf
ety
51
51

#
Always mo vethe front passenger seat as
fa r back as possible and fully retract the
seat cushion length adjustment. While
doing so, alw ays make sure that the
shoulder belt st rap is cor rectly routed
from the seat belt outlet of theve hicle to
th e shoulder belt guide on thech ild
re straint system. The shoulder belt strap
must be routed forw ards and down wards
from the seat belt outlet. If necessar y,
adjust the seat belt outlet and the front
passenger seat accordingl y.#
Always comply with thech ild restraint
system manufactu rer's installation
inst ructions. When /tting a
child restraint system tothe front
passenger seat, obser vetheve hicle-speci/c infor-
mation (/ page 75).
If a per If a per son is sitting on t
son is sitting on t he fr
he front passeng
ont passeng er seat
er seat::
PA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF may be lit continuous ly
or be o., depending on the person's stature. A person on
the front passenger seat must alw ays
obser vethefo llowing information:
R Ifth e front passenger seat is occupied byan
adult or a person with a stature cor responding
to that of an adult, thePA SSENGER AIR BAG
OFF indicator la mpmust be o.. This indicates
th at the front passenger airbag is enabled.
If th ePA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator
la mp is lit continuousl y,an adult or person
with a build cor responding tothat of an adult
must not use the front passenger seat.
Instead, they should use a rear seat.
R Ifth e front passenger seat is occupied by a
person of smaller stature (e.g. a teenager or
small adult), thePA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF
indicator la mpis either lit continuously or
re mains o., depending on the classi/cation.
- Ifth ePA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator
la mp is o.: mo vethe front passenger seat
as far back as possible, or the person of
smaller stature should use a rear seat.
- Ifth ePA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator
la mp is lit continuousl y:the person of smaller stature should not use
the front
passenger seat. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury or death when
th ePA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator
la mp is lit
If th ePA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator
la mp remains lit aTer the self-test, the front
passenger airbag is disabled.
If th e front passenger seat is occupied, alw ays
ensure that:
R The classi/cation of the person in the front
passenger seat is cor rect and the front
passenger airbag is enabled or disabled in
accordance with the person in the front
passenger seat.
R The person is seated proper lywith a cor-
re ctly fastened seat belt.
R The front passenger seat has been mo ved
as far back as possible. 58 58
Occupant saf
ety

Be su
retoalso obser vethefo llowing fur ther rela-
te d subjects:
R Child restraint system on the front passenger
seat (/ page 75)
R Suitable positioning of thech ild restraint sys-
te m (/ page 65) PRE-S
PRE-S
AFE
AFE®
®
syst
syst em
em F
F
unction of PRE-S
unction of PRE-S AFE
AFE®
®
(anticipat
(anticipat or
ory occupant
y occupant
pr ot
pr otection)
ection) PRE-SAFE
®
is able todetect cer tain critical driv-
ing situations and implement pre-em ptive meas-
ures toprotect theve hicle occupants.
PRE-SAFE ®
can implement thefo llowing meas-
ures independently of each other:
R Tightening the seat belts on the driver's seat
and front passenger seat.
R Closing the side windo ws.
R V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h sliding sunr
h sliding sunr oof:
oof:closing the slid-
ing sunroof. R
V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h memor
h memory function:
y function: movingthe
front passenger seat toa more favo urable seat
position.
R V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h multicont
h multicont our seat
our seat:
:increasing the
air pressure in the seat side bolsters of the
seat backrest.
R PRE-SAFE ®
Sound: pr ovided that the multime-
dia system is switched on, generating a brief
noise signal tostimula tethe innate pr otective
mechanism of a person's hearing.
* NO
NOTE
TEDamage caused byobjects in the
fo ot we ll or behind the seat The automatic adjustment of
the seat position
may result in damage tothe seat and/or the
object. #
Stow objects in a suitable place. R
R
e
e v
ver
er sing t
sing t he PRE-S
he PRE-S AFE
AFE®
®
syst
syst em measur
em measur es
es If an accident did not occur,
the pre-em ptive
measures that we re ta ken are reve rsed.
Yo u will need toper form certain settings yourself. #
Ifth e seat belt pre-tensioning is not reduced,
mo vethe seat backrest back slightl y.
The locking mechanism releases. F
F
unction of PRE-S
unction of PRE-S AFE
AFE®
®
PL
PL US (anticipat
US (anticipat or
ory occu-
y occu-
pant pr ot
pant pr otection plus)
ection plus) PRE-SAFE
®
PLUS can de tect cer tain impacts, par-
ticular lyan imminent rear impact, and take pre-
em ptive measures toprotect theve hicle occu-
pants. These measures cann otnecessarily pre-
ve nt an imminent impact.
PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS can implement thefo llowing
measures independently of each other:
R Tightening the seat belts on the driver's seat
and front passenger seat.
R Activating there ar hazard warning lights at a
higher 0ashing frequency.
R Increasing brake pressure when theve hicle is
stationar y.This brake application is cancelled
automatically when theve hicle pulls away.
If an accident did not occur, the pre-em ptive
measures that we re ta ken are reve rsed. Occupant saf
ety
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59

Seats
Seats
A
A
djus
djusting t ting t he fr
he front seat manuall
ont seat manuall y and electr
y and electrically
ically
(wit
(wit hout Seat Comf
hout Seat Comf or
ort P
t P ack
ack ag
age)
e) &
W
W ARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped if the
seats are adjusted bychildren
Children could become trapped if they adjust
th e seats, particular lywhen unat tended. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke the
ke y with you and lock theve hicle. #
Never lea vechildren unattended in the
ve hicle. Yo
u can adjust the seats when theve hicle is
switched o.. &
W
W ARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped dur-
ing seat adjustment
When you adjust a seat, you or other vehicle
occupants could become trapped, e.g. on the
seat guide rail. #
Make sure when adjusting a seat that no
one has any body parts in the sweep of
th e seat. Obser
vethe saf ety no tes on "Airbags" and "Chil-
dren in theve hicle". &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due tothe
driver's seat not being engaged
The driver's seat may mo veunexpectedly
while driving.
This could cause youto lose control of the
ve hicle. #
Always make sure that the driver's seat
is engaged before starting theve hicle. &
W WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due toadjust-
ing theve hicle settings while theve hicle is
in motion
Yo u could lose control of theve hicle in thefo l-
lowing situations in particular:
R ifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re straint, the steering wheel or the mir ror
while theve hicle is in motion
R ifyo ufa sten your seat belt while theve hi-
cle is in motion #
Before starting theve hicle: in particular,
adjust the driver's seat, head restraint,
stee ring wheel and mir ror,and fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped if the
seat height is adjusted carelessly
If yo u adjust the seat height carelessl y,yo u or
ot her vehicle occupants could be trapped and
th ereby injured. Seats and st
owing
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107

Children in particular could accidentally press
th e electrical seat adjustment buttons and
become trapped. #
While moving the seats, make sure that
hands or other body parts do not get
under the le ver assembly ofthe seat
adjustment system. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury due tohead
re straints not being /tted or being adjus-
te d incor rectly
If head restraints ha venot been installed or
ha ve not been adjusted cor rectl y,there is an
increased risk of injury in the head and neck
area, e.g. in theeve nt of an accident or when
braking. #
Always drive with the head restraints /t-
te d. #
Before driving o., make sure forev ery
ve hicle occupant that the centre of the
head restraint supports the back of the
head at about eye le vel. Do not inter
change the head restraints of the
front and rear seats. Otherwise, you will not be
able toadjust the height and angle of the head
re straints co rrectl y.
Ad just the head restraint fore -and-aT position so
th at it is as close as possible tothe back of your
head. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury or death due to
incor rect seat position
The seat belt will not o.er the intended le vel
of pr otection if you ha venot mo vedth e seat
backrest toan almost vertical position.
In particular, you may slip under the seatbelt
and injure yourself. #
Adjust the seat proper lybefore begin-
ning your journe y. #
Always ensu rethat the seat backrest is
in an almost vertical position and that
th e shoulder section of your seat belt is
ro uted across the centre of your shoul-
der. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury due toexcessive
st ra in on thegr ab handle
If yo u apply your full body weight tothegr ab
handle or pull it abruptl y,thegr ab handle may
be damaged or become loose from its anchor-
age. #
Use thegr ab handles only tostabilise
th e seating position or toassist in get-
ting in and out of the seat. &
W WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury or death due to
objects under the co-driver seat
Objects trapped under the co-driver seat can
inter fere with the function of the automatic
co-driver airbag shuto. or damage the system. #
Do not store any objects under the co-
driver seat. #
When the co-driver seat is occupied,
make sure that no objects are trapped
under the co-driver seat. 108
108
Seats and st
owing

#
Release there ar seat backrest and fold it for-
wa rds slightly (/ page 125). #
Pull the head restraint up wards as far as it will
go. #
Push release knob 1inthe direction of the
ar ro w and pull out the head restraint.
Inst
Inst alling
alling #
Inse rtthe head restraint su chthat the notches
on the bar are on the leT when vie wed in the
direction of tr avel. #
Push the head restraint down until it engages. #
Foldthere ar seat backrest back until it
engages. Con/gur
Con/gur
ing
ingt
the seat se
he seat se ttings
ttings Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Comfort 5
Seat comfort
A
A djus
djusting t ting t he bac
he bac kr
kr es
es t cont
t cont our in t
our in t he lumbar
he lumbar
r
r egion of t
egion of t he seat bac
he seat bac kr
kres
es t (lumbar)
t (lumbar) #
Select Lumbar. #
Select the settings Zforth e desired seat. #
Adjust the air cushions.
A
A djus
djus ting t
ting t he bac
he bac kr
kres
est side bolst t side bolst ers
ers #
Select Side bolsters. #
Adjust the air cushion forth e desired seat.
Se
Se tting t
tting t he seat heating balance
he seat heating balance #
Select Seat heating balance. #
Adjust the heat distribution forth e desired
seat. Se
Se
tting aut
tting aut omatic seat adjus
omatic seat adjustment tment &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped dur-
ing adjustment of the driver's seat aTer
calling up a driver pro/le
Selecting a user pro/le may trigger an adjust-
ment of the driver's seat tothe position sa ved
under the user pro/le. You or other vehicle
occupants could be injured in the process. #
Make sure that when the position of the
driver's seat is being adjus ted via the
multimedia system, no people or body parts are in
the seat's range of mo ve-
ment.
If th ere is a risk of someone becoming trap-
ped, stop the adjustment process immedi-
atel y: #
a)Tapth ewa rning message onthe
media displa y.
or #
b) Press a memory function position but-
ton or a seat adjustment switch on the
driver's door.
The adjustment process will be stopped. R R
eq eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R Adapting the driver's seat position tobody
size: automatic seat adjustment has been
switched on. Seats and st
owing
113 113

Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Vehicle
5 Automatic seat adjustment
Switc
Switc hing aut
hing aut omatic seat adjus
omatic seat adjustment tmenton/o.
on/o.
When the active user pro/le is changed while the
ve hicle is stationar y,the driver's seat, outside mir-
ro rs and seat contour will automatically be adap-
te dto the driver. #
Select OnorOff.
% This setting is available only for individual user
pro/les. Forth e guest pro/le, automatic seat
adjustment cannot be switched on or o..
A
A djus
djus ting t
ting t he dr
he dr iv
iver's seat position t
er's seat position t o body size
o body size
The vehicle will calculate a suitable driver's seat
position on the basis of the driver's body size and
set this directl y. #
T
To se
o se t t
t the unit of measur
he unit of measur ement
ement::select cmor
ft/in. #
Set the size using the scale. #
Select Start positioning .
The driver's seat position will be adjusted to
th e body size that has been set. %
Ifth e driver's seat position calculated bythe
ve hicle is not practical or comfor table, it can
be changed manually at any time via the but-
to ns.
The exterior mir rors are not set via this func-
tion. Instead, they have tobe set manually via
th e switches.
% You can also con/gure these settings via the
Mercedes me por talfo ryo ur user pro/le. By
synchronising the pro/les in theve hicle and
th e Mercedes me connect pro/les, you can
car ryover these settings foryo ur vehicle. Fur-
th er information about synchronising user
pro/les .
Se
Se tting t
tting t he easy entr
he easy entr y and e
y and exit f
xit feature
eature #
Activate or deactivate the function.
% Ifyo u use an individual user pro/le and ha ve
set your body size, this information is car ried
ove rfo rth e easy entry and exitfeature. This
causes the driver's seat toautomatically mo ve
into the cor rect position . Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of massag
w of massag e pr
e progr
ogrammes
ammes R
Hot Relaxing back Combination of heat and
massage. It starts bymassaging the bac k.In
addition, warm pressure points become
noticeable, starting in the pelvic area.
R Hot Relaxing shoulder Combination of heat
and massage . It startsbymassaging the
shoulde rs. In addition, warm pressure points
become noticeable, starting in the pelvic area.
R Activating Massage Activating massage pro-
gr amme with upward-moving massaging
wa ves.
R Classic Massage Calming back massage pro-
gr amme.
R Wave Massage Regenerating massage pro-
gr amme via massaging waves across the back
and in the seat cushion.
R Mobilizing Massage Mobilising massagepro-
gr amme with upward-moving massaging
wa ves. Can promo teslo wer,deeper respira-
tion. This can impr ovethe supply of oxygen to
cells and the brain. 114
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owing