ECU MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS 2017 Owners Manual

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
Airbags R
Child re st ra int sy st emR
Child seat securing sy st em
In th ee ve nt of an accident, th er estraint sy st em
can: R
Re duce th er isk of ve hicle occupants coming
int oc ontact wit hp arts of th ev ehicle interior.R
Re duce th ef orces to whic ht he ve hicle occu‐
pants 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 airbags supplement 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 airbags
ar en ot depl oy ed in eve ry accident. So th at th er estraint sy st em can pr ov ide pr ot ec‐
tion ,e ac hv ehicle occupant mus t:R
Wi th th es eat belt fast ened cor re ctlyR
In an almos tu pright position wi th th eir back
agains tt he seat backrest R
Sit wit ht heir fe et re st ing on th ef loor ,ifp os‐
sible. R
Alw ay sbes ecured in an additional re st ra int
sy st em suitable fo rM ercedes-Benz ve hicles
if th ey ar eu nde r5f t( 1. 50 m) ta ll.
Ho we ve r, no sy st em av ailable to da yc an com‐
ple te ly eliminat ei njuries and fa ta lities in eve ry
acciden ts ituation. In particular ,t he seat belt
and airbag ge neral ly do no tp ro te ct against
objects penetrating th ev ehicle fr om th eo ut side.
Ar isk of inju ry caused by th ea irbag deploying
can also no tbec omple te ly ru led out. Re duce dr estraint sy st em pr ot ection
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WA RNING Risk of inju ry or deat hf ro m
modifications to th er estraint sy st em
Modification stot he re st ra int sy st em may
cause it to no longer wo rk as intended.
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

St atus display
If th ef ro nt passenger seat is occupied, ensure,
bo th befor ea nd during th ej ourne y, th at th es ta ‐
tus of th ef ro nt passenger air bag is cor re ct fo r
th ep re va ilin gs ituation.
Af te ri nstalling ar ear wa rd -facing ch ild
re st ra int sy st em on th ef ro nt passenger
seat: PA SSENGER AIR BA GO FF mus tbel it con‐
tinuousl y.
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WA RNING Risk of inju ry or deat hc aused
by usin gar ear wa rd -facing ch ild re st ra int
sy st em when th ef ro nt passenger airbag
is enabled
If yo us ecur eac hild in ar ear wa rd -facing
ch ild re st ra int sy st em on th ef ro nt passenger
seat and th eP ASSENGER AIR BA GO FF indi‐
cator lam piso ff ,t he front passenger airbag
can deplo yint he ev ent of an accident.
The ch ild could be st ru ck by th ea irbag.
Alw ay sm ak es ur et hat th ef ro nt passenger
airbag is disabled. The PA SSENGER AIR BA G
OFF indicator lam pm us tbel it. When ins ta lling ac hild re st ra int sy st em on th e
front passenger seat, obse rv et he ve hicle-spe‐
cific information ( →
pag e3 9).
Depending on th ec hild re st ra int sy st em and th e
st atur eoft he ch ild, th eP ASSENGER AIR BA G
OFF indicator lam pm ay be off. In th is case, do
no ti ns ta ll th er ear wa rd -facing ch ild re st ra int
sy st em on th ef ro nt passenger seat.
Ins te ad, ins ta ll th er ear wa rd -facing ch ild
re st ra int sy st em on as uitable re ar seat.
Af te ri nstalling af or wa rd -facin gc hild
re st ra int sy st em on th ef ro nt passenger
seat: depending on th ec hild re st ra int sy st em
and th es ta tur eoft he ch ild, PA SSENGER AIR
BA GO FF ma ybel it continuousl yorbeo ff .
Alw ay so bser ve th ef ollowing information. q
WA RNING Risk of inju ry or deat hd ue to
incor re ct positioning of th ef or wa rd -
fa cing ch ild re st ra int sy st em
If yo us ecur eac hild in af or wa rd -facin gc hild
re st ra int sy st em on th ef ro nt passenger seat
and yo up ositio nt he front passenger seat to o
clos etot he cockpit, in th ee ve nt of an acci‐
dent, th ec hild could: R
Come int oc on ta ct wi th parts of th ev ehi‐
cle interior if th eP ASSENGER AIR BA G
OFF indicator lam pisl it, fo re xa mp le.R
Be st ru ck by th ea irbag if th eP ASSENGER
AIR BA GO FF indicator lam piso ff

Symbol fo ri ns tal ling aL AT CH -type (ISOFIX)
ch ild re st ra int sy st em Installing LA TC H-type (ISOFIX) ch ild seat
attachments
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WA RNING Risk of inju ry when using th e
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )c hild re st ra int sys‐
te ma nd exc eeding th ep ermissible
we ight
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )c hild re st ra int sy st ems
do no to ff er suf fi cient pr ot ection fo rc hildren
we ighin gm or et han 49 lb (22 kg )w ho are
secured using th es eat belt integrated in th e
ch ild re st ra int sy st em.
Fo re xa mp le, th ec hild ma yn ot be re st ra ined
cor re ctly in th ee ve nt of an accident. This
poses an increased ri sk of injur yore ve n
fa ta li njur y.

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Secu re th el oad using th et ie-down ey es and
distribut et he load eve nl y.
Interior st ow ag ec om partments
Overvie woft he front sto wage compa rt ‐
ments
Obse rv et he no te sonl oading th ev ehicle
( →
pag e9 4) .
1
St ow ag ec ompartment in th ed oors
2
St ow age/telephon ec ompartment in th e
armres tw it hm ultimedia connections and
stow ag ec ompartment ,e .g .f or an MP3
pla ye r 3
St ow ag ec ompartment in th ef ro nt center
console wit haU SB por t( depending on th e
ve hicle's equipment)4
Glo ve box
Locking/unlocking th eg lo ve box
Obser ve th en ot es on loading th ev ehicle
( →
pag e9 4).

Locking th ec enter re ar seat backrest
Loc kt he center seat backres tify ou wa nt to
secur et he cargo compartment agains tu nau‐
th orized access. It can th en onl ybef olded fo r‐
wa rd st og et her wit ht he lef ts eat backrest.
Bo th seat backrests mus tbee ngaged and joined
to ge th er.

The Wi -Fi connectio ni se st ablished wit ha
Wi -Fi-enable dd ev ice ,e .g .tot he cus to mer's
mobil ep hone or ta ble tP C.R
Multimedia sy st em as aW i-F ih ot spot
Using th is function ,at able tPCorn ot ebook
fo re xa mp le can be connec te d.
To es ta blish ac onnection ,y ou can use th ef ol‐
lowing me th ods:R
WPS PIN
The connection to as ecur eW i-F in et wo rk is
mad ev ia aP IN.R
WPS PBC
The connectio ntoa secur eW i-F in et wo rk is
mad ebyp re ssing ab utton (push button).R
Security ke y
The connection to as ecur eW i-F in et wo rk is
mad ev ia as ecu ri ty key.
Setting up Wi -Fi
Re qu irement:
The device to be connec te ds upports one of th e
th re em eans of connection described. Multimedia sy st em:

When an ew security ke yiss ave d, all ex isting
Wi -Fi connections ar et hen disconnected.

th ese ar ei ns ta lled on th ev ehicle, but does not
include passenger sorl uggage.
Maximum tir el oad: th em aximum tir el oad is
th em aximum permissible we ight in kilog ra ms or
lbs fo rw hi ch at ir eisa ppr ove d.
Maximum permissible tir ep re ssure: maxi‐
mum permissible tir ep re ssur ef or one tire.
Maximum load on one tire: maxim um loa do n
one tire. This is calculated by dividing th em axi‐
mum axle load of one axle by two.
PSI (pounds per squar ei nch) : st andar du nit of
measuremen tf or tir ep re ssu re .
Aspect ra tio: ra tio betwee nt ire height and tire
widt hinp er cent.
Tir ep re ss ure: pressur ei nside th et ir ea pplying
an outwar df orce to eve ry squar ei nc hoft he tire.
The tir ep re ssur eiss pecified in pounds per
squar ei nc h( psi), in kilopascals (kPa) or in bar.
The tir ep re ssur es hould onl ybec or re cted when
th et ires ar ec old.
Cold tir ep re ssure: th et ires ar ec old when th e
ve hicle has been par ke df or at leas t3h ou rs without direct sunlight on th et ires or th ev ehicle
has been driven fo rl ess th an 1m ile (1.6 km).
Ti re contact sur fa ce: th ep ar toft he tir et hat
comes int oc on ta ct wi th th er oad.
Ti re bead: th ep urpose of th et ir eb ead is to
ensur et hat th et ir es its securel yont he wheel
ri m. Ther ea re se ve ra ls te el wires in th eb ead to
pr eve nt th et ir ef ro mc omin gl oose from th e
wheel ri m.
Side w a ll: th ep ar to ft he tir eb et we en th et re ad
and th et ir eb ead.
We ight of optiona le qu ipment: th ec ombined
we ight of th eo pt ional equipment we ighin gm ore
th an th er eplaced st andar dp arts and mor et han
5l bs (2. 3k g) .T his optional equipment, suc ha s
high-per fo rm anc eb ra ke s, le ve lc ontrol sy st em, a
ro of luggag er ac korh igh-per fo rm anc eb at te ri es,
is no ti ncluded in th ec urb we ight and th ew eight
of th ea ccessories.
TIN (Tir eI dentification Nu mber): au ni qu e
identification number whic hc an be used by a
tir em an ufactu re rtoi dentify tires, fo re xa mp le,
in ap ro duc tr ecall, and th us identif yt he pur‐
ch asers. The TIN is made up of th em anufactur‐ er's identit yc ode, tir es ize, tir et ype code and
th em anufacturing date.
Load-bearing index: th el oad-bearing index
(also load index) is ac ode th at con ta ins th em ax‐
imum load-bearing capacity of at ire.
Tr action: traction is th eg ri pr esulting from fric‐
tion between th et ires and th er oad sur fa ce.
We ar indicator: nar row bar s( tread we ar bars)
th at ar ed istributed ove rt he tir ec on ta ct su rf ace.
If th et ir et re ad is le ve lw it ht he bars, th ew ear
limit of 1/1 6in( 1. 6m m) has been re ached.
Distribution of ve hicl eo cc upants: distribution
of ve hicle occupants ov er designated seat posi‐
tion sinav ehicle.
Maximum permissible pa yl oad we ight: nomi‐
nal load and luggag el oad plus 15 0lb( 68 kg )
mu ltip lie dbyt he number of seats in th ev ehicle.330
Wheels and tires

Displa ym essages
Po ssible causes/consequences and P Solutions
Fron tP assenger Airbag
Enabled See Operator's
Manual *T he front passenger air bag and knee air bags ar ee nabled during th ej ourney:R
Even when ac hild, as mall adult or an object we ighin gl ess th an th es ys te mw eight th re shold is located on th e
front passenger seat. R
Even when th ef ro nt passenger seat is no to ccupied.
The sy st em ma yd et ect objects or fo rc es th at ar ea ddin gtot he we ight applied to th es eat.
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WA RNING Risk of inju ry or fa ta li njur ybyu sin gac hild re st ra int sy st em wit ht he front passenger airbag
enabled
If yo us ecur eac hild in ac hild re st ra int sy st em on th ef ro nt passenger seat and th ef ro nt passenger airbag is
enabled, th ef ro nt passenger airbag can deplo yint he eve nt of an accident.
The ch ild could be st ru ck by th ea irbag.

Un lockin gs et ti ng .................................. 56
Un lockin gt he ve hicle ........................... .6 0
Kic kd ow n ................................................ .1 38
Using ................................................... 13 8
Knee airbag ................................................ 37
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Labelin g( tires)
see Ti re labeling
Laden
Definitions .......................................... .3 28
Lamp
see Interior lighting
Lam p( in st ru men td isplay)
se eW arning /i ndicator lamps
Language
No te s. ................................................. 229
Settin g. ............................................... .2 29
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX) ch ild seat
attachment
Ins ta lling ................................................ 49
No te s. .................................................... 48 Light and visibility
Infrared re fl ectiv ew indshield ............... 12 1
Lighting
see Lights
Lights ........................................................ 11 0
Ad aptiv eH ighbeam Assis t. .................. 11 2
Au to matic driving lights ........................ 111
Combination swit ch ............................. 111
Corne ri ng light functio n. ...................... 11 2
Haza rd wa rn ing light s. .......................... 11 2
Headla mp fl ashin g. .............................. 111
High bea m. ........................................... 111
Instrument displ ay ............................... 19 7
Light switc h. ....................................... .1 10
Lo wb eam ............................................ 11 0
Pa rk ing light s. ...................................... 11 0
Re ar fo gl ight ... .................................... .1 11
R e sponsibility fo rl i ghting sy st ems ...... .1 10
St anding light s. .................................... 11 0
Tu rn signal light .................................... 111
Limited Wa rr anty
Ve hicle .................................................. 26
Load inde x( tires) .................................... 326
Load ra tin g( ti re s) ................................... 326 Loading guidelines .................................... 94
Loading information table ...................... 31 9
Loads
Securing ................................................ 94
Lo wb eam
Swit ch ing on/of f. ................................ .1 10
Lo weri ng
Ve hicle ................................................ 338
Lu bricant additives
see Ad ditives
Lu ggage
Securing ................................................ 94
Lu mbar support
se eL umbar suppor t( 4-w ay )
Lu mbar suppor t( 4- wa y) ........................... 85
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Main function
Calling up ............................................ 220
Maintenance
Ve hicle ................................................... 21Index 425