belt MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS 2017 User Guide

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LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )m ounting brac ke ts
u NO TE Dama ge to th es eat belt fo rt he
cen te rs eat
Whe ni ns ta lling ac hild re st ra int sy st em, th e
seat belt fo rt he center seat could be dam‐
aged.

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Incor re ct positioning of th ec hild re st ra int
sy st em.
Fo rw ard-facin ga nd re ar wa rd -facing ch ild
re st ra int sy st ems on th ef ro nt passenger
seat
When using ar ear wa rd-f acin gc hild re st ra int sys‐
te mont he front passenger seat, th ef ro nt
passenger airbag mus ta lw ay sbed isabled. This
is only th ec ase if th eP ASSENGER AIR BA GO FF
indicator lam pisl it continuousl y( →
pag e4 1).
When usin gac hild re st ra int sy st em on th ef ro nt
passenger seat, it is essential to obser ve th ef ol‐
lowing: R
Mo ve th ef ro nt passenger seat as fa rb ac ka s
possible. R
Re tract th es eat cushion lengt hasf ar as pos‐
sible. R
Th ee ntir eb ase of th ec hild re st ra int sy st em
mus ta lw ay sr es tont he sitting sur fa ce of th e
front passenger seat. R
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 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 e
head re st ra ints. R
Ad jus tt he angle of th es eat backres ta nd th e
head re st ra int position according ly .R
Mo ve th es eat cushion inclination to th e
highest, mos tv ertical 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 in t 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 according ly .R
Ne ve rp lace objects under or behind th e
ch ild re st ra int sy st em, e.g. ac ushion.
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
q
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 unat te nde dint he ve hi‐
cle, th ey ma ybea bl etos et th ev ehicle in
motion, fo re xamp le by : R
Re leasing th ep arking brake. R
Shifting th ea utomatic transmission out
of par kp osition ] or shifting th em anual
transmission int on eutral. R
St artin gt he engine.
In addition, th ey ma yo perat ev ehicle equip‐
ment.

Cor re ct driver' ss eat position
q
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

The electric parking brak eisa pplied if th et rans‐
mission is in position ] and one of th ef ollow‐
ing condition sisf ulfilled:R
The engin eiss witched off.R
The seat belt to ngu eisn ot inser te dint he
seat belt buckle and th ed ri ve r's door is
opened.

Au to matic eme rg ency call
The emer ge ncy cal lisi nitia te d:R
when an airbag is deplo ye dR
when seat belt te nsioner sa re trig ge re d
Yo uc an en dana utomaticall yi nitiated emer‐
ge ncy cal ly ourself af te r60s econds.
Manual emer ge ncy call
An emer ge ncy cal lc an be initia te dm anuall yv ia
th eS OS button in th eo ve rh ead control panel
( →
pag e2 47 ).
If yo ul ea ve th ev ehicle immediately af te rp re ss‐
ing th eS OS button, yo udon ot kn ow if
Mercedes-Benz mbrace ®
has successfull ym ade
th ee mer ge ncy call.
Initiated eme rg ency call
Av oice connection between th eC us to mer Assis‐
ta nce Center and th ev ehicle occupants is es ta b‐
lished: R
if th ev ehicle occupants ar er esponsive, th e
Mercedes-Ben zC us to mer Assis tan ce Center
ask sf or mor ed et ailed informatio nont he
emer ge ncy. R
if no ve hicle occupant answers, an ambu‐
lance is sent to th ev ehicle immediatel y.
Tr ansmitted data
During th ev oice connection to th eC us to mer
Assis ta nce Center ,t he fo llowing dat aist ra nsfer‐
re d: R
cur re nt ve hicle location R
ve hicle identification number
Emer ge ncy call no tp ossibleR
if th em obile phone networ kisu na va ilable,
Mercedes-Benz mbrace ®
is no ta ble to make
an emergency call.
Am essa ge to th is ef fe ct is shown in th em ul‐
tifunction st eering wheel.
The indicator lam pf lashes continuousl y.
In th is case, seek assis ta nce by ot her means.
Information on th eM BI nf oc all
An In fo ca l lt ot he Mercedes-Benz Cus to mer
Assis ta nce Center ha sb ee ni nitia te dv ia th e
ov erhead control panel ( →
pag e2 47 ). Yo uc an fi nd informatio nont he fo llowing to pics:R
Ac tivating Me rc edes-Benz mbrace ®
R
Operating th ev ehicle R
Neares tM ercedes-Ben zs ervice center R
Other products and services from
Mercedes-Benz
Dat aist ra nsmitted during th ec onnection to th e
Mercedes-Ben zC us to mer Assis ta nce Center .
In fo rm ation on th eR oadside Assistance call
AR oadside Assis ta nce cal ltot he Mercedes-
Benz Cus to mer Assis ta nce Center ha sb ee ni niti‐
ated via th eo ve rh ead control panel: R
The problem wit ht he ve hicle is analyzed
using re mo te diagnosis.
Ad ditional information is av ailable at http://
www.mbusa.com. R
Aq ualified Mercedes-Ben zt echnician ca rr ies
out re pair sons it ea nd/or th ev ehicle will be
to we dtot he neares tM ercedes-Benz service
center.
Yo um ay be ch ar ge df or th ese services.24 8
Multimedia sy st em

Obser ve th ef ollowing information:
Information on cleaning and car eA vo iding ve hicl ed amage
Seat belts
Clean wit hw ar mw ater an ds oap solution. R
Do no tu se ch emical cleanin ga ge nts.R
Do no td ry seat belts by heating th em to ove r1 76 °F
(80 °C) or ex posing th em to direct sunlight.
Display
Clean th es ur fa ce carefully wi th am ic ro fi ber clo th and
TFT/LCD displa yc leaner. R
Swit ch of ft he displa ya nd allo wtoc ool.R
Do no tu se an yo th er cleaning products.
Plastic trim R
Clea nw it had am pm icrofiber clo th .R
If th et ri misv er yd irty: use ac leanin ga ge nt re commen‐
ded by Mercedes-Benz. R
Do no ta ppl ys tic ke rs ,f ilms et c.R
Do no ta ll ow cosmetics, insect re pellent or sun cream to
come in contact wi th th ep lastic trim.
Genuine wo od/t ri m
elements R
Clea nw it ham ic ro fi ber clo th .R
Bla ck piano-lac qu er look: clean wit had am pc lo th and
soap solution. R
If th et ri misv er yd irty: use ac leanin ga ge nt re commen‐
ded by Mercedes-Benz. Do no tu se sol ve nt-based cleaning agents, polishe sorw axes.
Ro of lining
Clean wit hab ru sh or dr ys hampoo.
Carpet
Use carpe ta nd te xtil ec leaning agents re commended by
Mercedes-Benz.290
Maintenance and care

Preceding letter 1 :R
Wi th out :p assenger ve hicle tires according to
Europea nm an ufactu ri ng st andards.R
"P": passenger ve hicle tires according to US
manufacturing st andards.R
"LT": light truc kt ires accordin gtoUSm anu‐
fa cturing st andards.R
"T": compact emer ge ncy spa re wheels with
high tir ep re ssur et hat ar eo nly designe df or
te mp orar yu se in an emer ge ncy.
Aspec tr atio 3 :
Ra tio betwee nt ir eh eight and tir ew id th in per‐
cent (ti re height divided by tir ew id th ).
Tir ec od e 4 (ti re type):R
"R "r adial tireR
"D": bias ply tire R
"B": bias belted tires R
"ZR": ra dial tir ew it ham aximum speed abo ve
14 9m ph (240 km/h) (optional) Rim diame te r 5 :
The diam et er of th eb ead seat (no tt he diame te r
of th er im fl ange). The ri md iame te riss pecified
in inches (in).
Load-bearing index 6
Numerical code th at specifies th em aximum
load-bearing capacity of at ir e( e.g. "91" cor re ‐
sponds to 13 56 lbs (6 15 kg )).
The load-bearing capacity of th et ir em us tbea t
leas th alf th ep ermissible axle load of yo ur ve hi‐
cle. Do no to ve rl oad th et ires by exc eeding th e
specified load limit.
See also: R
Maximum permissible load on th eT ir ea nd
Loading In fo rm atio np lacar d( →
pag e3 19 )R
Maximum tir el oa d( →
pag e3 25)R
Load index
Spee dr ating 7 :
Specifies th ea ppr ove dm aximum speed of th e
tire.

Inde xS pee dr ating
ZR...Y 1
up to 18 6m ph (300 km/h)
ZR...(..Y) 1
ove r1 86 mp h( 300 km/h )
ZR 1
ove r1 49 mp h( 24 0k m/h)R
Specifying th es peed ra ting as th e" ZR" index
in tir ec ode 4 is optional fo rt ires up to
18 6m ph (300 km/h).R
If yo ur tir ec od e 4 includes "ZR" and th ere
is no speed ra ting 7 ,f ind out what th em ax‐
imum speed is from th et ir em anufacturer.R
If load-bearing index 6 and speed ra ting 7
ar einb ra ck et s, th em aximum speed ra ting of
yo ur tir eisa bo ve 18 6m ph (300 km/h). To
fi nd ou tt he maximum speed, ask th et ire
manufacturer. All-weather tires and winter tires
Inde xS pee dr ating
QM +S 2
up to 10 0m ph (160 km/h)
TM +S 2
up to 11 8m ph (190 km/h)
HM +S 2
up to 13 0m ph (2 10 km/h)
VM +S 2
up to 14 9m ph (240 km/h)
Wi nter tires bear th e M snowflak es ymbol
and fulfill th er equirements of th eR ubber Manu‐
fa cturer sA ssociation (RMA) and th eR ubber
Associatio nofC anada (RAC) re ga rd ing traction
on sno w.
Load index 8 : R
No specification given: st andar dl oad (SL)
tire R
"XL" or "Extra Load": ex tr al oa dt ir eorr ein‐
fo rc ed tire R
"Light Load": light load tire R
"C", "D", "E": al oad ra ng et hat depe nd so n
th em aximum load th at th et ir ec an car ry at a
cer ta in pressure
Definitions fo rt ires and loading
Ti re stru ctu re and ch aracteristics: describes
th en umber of la ye rs or th en umber of ru bber-
coated belts in th et ir ec on ta ct su rf ace and th e
tir ew all. These ar em ade of st eel, ny lon, poly‐
es te ra nd ot her materials.
Bar: metric unit fo rt ir ep re ssu re .
14 .5038 pounds per squar ei nc h( ps i) and
10 0k ilopasca l( kPa) is th ee qu ivalent of one bar.
DO T( Department of Tr anspo rt ation): DOT
mar ke dt ires fulfill th er equirements of th e
US Department of Tr anspor ta tio n.
Av erag ew eight of th ev ehicle occupants: th e
numbe rofv ehicle occupants fo rw hi ch th ev ehi‐
cle is designed, multiplied by 15 0lb( 68 kg ).
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"ZR" st ated in th et ir ec ode.2
Or "M+S M "f or winter tires328
Wheels and tires

Seat belts
Wa rn ing/indicator lamp
Po ssible causes/consequences and P Solutions
v Seat belt wa rn ing lamp Af te rs ta rt in gt he engine, th er ed seat belt wa rn ing lam pl ight supf or 6s econds.
In addition, an acou st ic wa rn ing to ne ma ys ound.
The sea tb el tw arning lam pr emind st he driver and front passenger to fast en th eir seat belts.

Ad justin gt he treble ,m id- ra ng ea nd
bass
Burmes te r ®
high-end 3D sur ro und
soun ds ys te m. ..................................... 27 6
Burmes te r ®
sur ro und soun ds ys te m. .. .2 75
Air bag
Ac tivation .............................................. 31
Belt ai rb ag ............................................ 35
AI RB OD YC ONT RO L ................................ 16 9
Setting ................................................. 17 1
Suspensio n. ......................................... 16 9
Air conditioning sy st em
see Climat ec ontrol
Air distribution ........................................ 12 2
Air freshener sy st em
see Fr ag ra nce sy st em
Air suspension
see AIR BO DY CO NTROL
Air ve nts ................................................... 12 5
Ad justing (front) .................................. 12 5
Ad justing (rea rp as senger compart‐
ment) ................................................... 12 6
Glo ve bo x. ............................................ 12 6 Air ve nts
see Air ve nts
Ai r- re circulation mode ............................ 12 3
Airb ag
Fr ont airbag .......................................... .3 7
Ins tal lation locations ............................ .3 7
Knee airbag ........................................... 37
Overvie w. .............................................. 37
Pr ot ection ............................................. .3 8
Re duced pr ot ection ............ ..... ............. .3 9
Si
d ea ir ba g. ........................................... 37
Wi ndo wa ir ba g. ...................................... 37
Air fl ow ...................................................... 12 2
AIRP ANEL (Care) ................ ...................... 287
Alarm
see Pa nic alarm
Alar ms ys te m
see Anti- th ef tp ro te ction
Ambient lighting ...................................... 11 5
Android Au to ™
Connecting am obile phon e. ................ 24 5
Ending ................................................. 24 6
Overvie w. ............................................ 24 5 Sound settings .................................... 24 5
Anti-thef tp rote ction ................................ .7 9
ATA (Anti-Thef tA lar ms ys te m) ............... 79
Deactivating th ea lar m( AT A) ................. 80
Immobilizer ............................................ 79
Appl eC arPlay™
Connecting an iPhone ®
....................... 24 4
Ending ................................................ .2 45
Overvie w. ............................................ 24 4
Sound settings .................................... 24 4
Asht ra y
Fr ont center console ........................... 10 5
Re ar passenger compartment ............ .1 05
Assistance gr aphic
Menu (on-boa rd compu te r) .................. 19 8
ASS YS TP LU S ........................................... 27 7
Batter yd is connection period s. ............ 27 8
Displ ay ing th es ervice due dat e. .......... 27 7
Re gular service wo rk ........................... 27 7
Special service requ irements .............. 27 7
ASS YS TP LU Ss ervice in te rv al display ... 27 7
ATA (Ant i-Thef tA lar ms ys te m )
Deactivatin gt he alar m. ......................... 80 Index 41 3