ECU MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS 2018 Owners Manual

mus ta ccep ta ny inter fe re nce, including inter fe r‐
ence th at ma yc aus eu ndesired operatio noft he
device."
USA: "Wireless ch argin gs ys te mf or mobile devi‐
ces (Model: D-WMI20 15 A): th is device complies
wit hP ar t18oft he FCC Ru les."
The name and address of th er esponsibl ep arty
is:
Continental Au to motiv eS ys te ms US Inc.
24 00 Executiv eH ill sD ri ve
Au bur nH ills, MI 48326-2980
Uni te dS ta te sofA me ri ca
Diagnostics connection
The diagnostic sc onnectio niso nly in te nde df or
th ec onnection of diagnostic devices at aq uali‐
fi ed specialis tw or ks hop. q
WA RNING Risk of accident du etoc on‐
necting device stot he diagnostics con‐
nection
If yo uc onnec te qu ipment to ad iagnostics
connectio nint he ve hicle, it ma ya ff ect th e
operation of ve hicle sy st ems.
As ar esult, th eo perating saf et yoft he ve hi‐
cle could be af fe cted.

Depending on th er espectiv ei ntegration type,
th is includes, fo re xa mp le:R
ge neral ve hicle informationR
position data
This enables th eu se of selected smartphone
Apps, e.g. navigation or music playbac k. Ther ei s
no fur th er interaction between th es martphone
and th ev ehicle; in particular ,v ehicle dat aisn ot
directl ya ccessible. The type of fur th er dat ap ro ‐
cessin gisd et ermined by th ep ro vide roft he App
used. The re spectiv eA pp and yo ur smartphone's
operatin gs ys te md et ermine whe th er ch anges
can be made to th es et ti ngs and whic hs et ti ngs
can be ch anged.
Service pr ov iders
Wire less networ kc onnection
If yo ur ve hicle has aw ireless networ kc onnec‐
tion, it enables dat atobee xc hanged between
yo ur ve hicle and additional sy st ems. The wire‐
less networ kc onnection is enabled via th ev ehi‐
cle's transmission and re ception uni torv ia con‐
nected mobil ee nd device s( e.g .s ma rt phones). Onlin ef unction sc an be used via th ew ireless
networ kc onnection. This includes online serv‐
ices and applications/Apps pr ov ided by th e
manufacturer or ot her pr ov iders.
Manu fa ctu re r's se rv ices
The manufacturer describes th er espectiv ef unc‐
tions and cor re sponding legal dat ap ro te ction
information when suitable fo rt he manufacturer's
online services. Pe rs onal dat am ay be used fo r
th ep ro vision of online services. Dat ai s
ex ch anged via as ecur ec onnection, e.g .tot he
manufacturer's designated IT sy st ems. Pe rs onal
dat aisc ollected, processed and used via th e
pr ov ision of service se xc lusivel yo nt he basis of
legal permissions or wit hp ri or consent.
The services and function s( sometimes subject
to af ee) can usually be activated or deactivated.
In some cases, th is also applies to th ee ntire
ve hicle's dat ac onnection. This exc ludes, in par‐
ticular ,l egally prescribed function sa nd services.
Thir dp arty se rv ices
If it is possibl etou se onlin es ervices from ot her
pr ov iders, th ese services ar es ubject to th ed ata
pr ot ection and te rm sofu se of th er esponsible pr ov ider .T he manufactur er has n o influenc eo n
th ec on
te nt exc hanged.
Please enquire, th erefore, about th et ype, scope
and purpose of th ec ollection and use of per‐
sonal dat aasp ar toft hir dp arty service sf ro m
th eir re spectiv ep ro vide r.
COMAND/mbrace
If th ev ehicle is equipped wit hC OMAND or
mbrace, additional dat aa bout th ev ehicle's oper‐
ation, th eu se of th ev ehicle in cer ta in situations,
and th el ocation of th ev ehicle ma ybec ompiled
th ro ugh CO MAND or th em brace sy st em.
Fo ra dditional information please re fe rtot he
ch ap te rM ultimedi as ys te ma nd/or th em brace
Te rm sa nd Conditions.
Event Data Re corders
This ve hicle is equipped wit hane ve nt da ta
re corder (EDR). The mai np urpose of an ED Ri s
to re cord, in cer tai nc ra sh or nea rc rash -lik es it ‐
uations, su ch as an air bag deploymen torh itting
ar oad obstacle, dat at hat will assi st in under‐28
Gene ra ln ot es

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

R
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.

The st atus of th ef ro nt passenger air bag is dis‐
pla ye da ft er th es yst em self-tes t:R
PA SSENGER AIR BA GONl ight supf or
60 seconds, subsequently bo th PA SSENGER
AIR BA GONa nd OF Fi ndicator lamps ar eo ff :
th ef ro nt passenger air bag is able to deploy
in th ee ve nt of an accident.R
PA SSENGER AIR BA GO FF light supc ontinu‐
ously: th ef ro nt passenger air bag is deactiva‐
te d. It will th en no tbed eplo ye dint he eve nt
of an accident.
If th eP ASSENGER AIR BA GONi ndicator lam pi s
off, on ly th eP ASSENGER AIR BA GO FF indicator
lam ps ho ws th es ta tus of th ef ro nt passenger air
bag. The PA SSENGER AIR BA GO FF indicator
lam pm ay be lit continuousl yorbeo ff .
If th eP ASSENGER AIR BA GO FF indicator lamp
and th e u re st ra int sy st em wa rn ing lamp
light up simultaneousl y, th ef ro nt passenger seat
ma yn ot be used. Also in th is case, do no ti ns ta ll
ac hild re st ra int sy st em on th ef ro nt passenger
seat. Ha ve th ea utomatic front passenger air bag
shutof fc hec ke da nd re paired immediatel yata
qu alified specialis tw or ks hop. 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 iling situation.
Af te ri nstalling ar ear wa rd -facing ch ild
re st ra int sy st em to th ef ro nt passenger
seat : PA SSENGER AIR BA GO F
F mus tbel it con‐
tinuousl y.
q
WA RNING Risk of inju ry or deat hf ro m
using ar ear wa rd -facing ch ild re st ra int
sy st em when th ef ro nt passenger air bag
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 air bag
can deplo yint he ev ent of an accident.
The ch ild could be st ru ck by th ea ir bag.
Alw ay se nsur et hat th ef ro nt passenger air
bag is disabled. The PA SSENGER AIR BA G
OFF indicator lam pm us tbel it. NEVER use ar ear wa rd fa cing ch ild re st ra int
on as eat pr ot ected by an AC TIVE FRONT AIR
BA Ginf ro nt of it ;D EA TH or SERIOUS INJURY
to th ec hild can occur.
When ins ta lling ac hild re st ra int sy st em to th e
front passenger seat, obse rv et he ve hicle-spe‐
cific information .
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 tf it th er ear wa rd -facing ch ild re st ra int sy st em
to th ef ro nt passenger seat.
Ins te ad, fi tt he re ar wa rd -facing ch ild re st ra int
sy st em to as uitable re ar seat.
Af te ri nstalling af or wa rd -facin gc hild
re st ra int sy st em to 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. Occupant saf et y 43

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 th ev ehicle inte‐
ri or if th eP ASSENGER AIR BA GO FF indi‐
cator lam pisl it ,f or ex ample.R
Be st ru ck by th ea ir bag if th e
PA SSENGER AIR BA GO FF indicator lamp
is off.

R
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.

Installin gL AT CH -type (ISOFIX) ch ild seat
attachments
q
WA RNING Risk of‑ inju ry or deat hift he
maximum permissible gross mass fo r
usin gaL AT CH -type (ISOFIX )c hild
re st ra int sy st em is exc eeded
Fo rL AT CH -type (ISOFIX )c hild re st ra int sys‐
te ms in whic ht he ch ild is secured using th e
integrated seat belt integrated in th ec hild
re st ra int sy st em, th ep ermissible gross mass
of th ec hild and ch ild re st ra int sy st em is
73 lb (33 kg ).
If th ec hild and th ec hild re st ra int sy st em
to ge th er we igh mor et han 73 lb (33 kg ), th e
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )c hild re st ra int sy st em
wit hi ntegrated seat belt does no to ff er suf fi ‐
cient pr ot ection. An exc essiv el oad ma yb e
placed on th eL AT CH -type (ISOFIX )c hild seat
attachments and th ec hild ma yn ot be
re st ra ined in th ee ve nt of an accident, fo r
ex ample.

R
Wi th indicator lamp 1 off: via th es witch
on th ec or re sponding re ar door or driv‐
er' sd oor.
Note sonp et sint he ve hicle
q
WA RNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due to animals lef tu nsecured or unat‐
te nde dint he ve hicle
If yo ul ea ve animals in th ev ehicle unatten‐
ded or unsecured, th ey could possib ly press
down buttons or switches.
Thereb yana nimal may:R
activat ev ehicle equipment and become
trapped, fo re xa mp leR
swit ch sy st ems on or of fa nd endanger
ot her ro ad users
Uns ecured animals ma ybet hr ow na ro un di n
th ev ehicle in th ee ve nt of an accident or
sudden st eering and braking maneuver and
injur ev ehicle occupants in th ep ro cess.

1
Senso rd et ection ra nge
If se ve ra lc onsecutiv ek ickin gm ove ments are
no ts uccessful, wa it te ns econds.
Sy st em limitations
The sy st em ma ybei mp aired or ma yn ot function
if: R
Sno word irt, e.g. from ro ad salt ,c ove rs th e
sensor area. R
The kicking mo ve ment is made using ap ro s‐
th et ic leg. The trunk lid could be opened or closed unin te n‐
tional ly ,int he fo llowing situations: R
If ap erson's arms or legs ar em ov in gint he
sensor de te ction ra nge, e.g .w he np olishing
th ev ehicle, sitting on th ee dg eoft he trunk,
or picking up objects. R
If objects ar em ove dorp laced behind th e
ve hicle, e.g. ch argin gc ables, te nsioning
st ra ps or luggage. R
When wo rk ing on th et railer coupling, trailers
or re ar bicycle ra ck s.
Deactivat eK EYLESS-GO ( →
pag e5 8) or do not
car ry th eS martK ey about yo ur person in such
situations.
Swit ch ing separat et ru nk locking on or off
If yo uc entrall yu nlo ck th ev ehicle while separate
locking is activated, th et ru nk re mains loc ke d.