headrest MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS 2019 User Guide

\nWARNINGRisk of injuryduetoheadrestraints which are not installed or areadjusted incorrectly
If headrestraints are not installed or areadjusted incorrectly,the headrestraints can‐not provide protection as intended.
There is an increasedrisk of injury inthehead and neck area, e.g. intheevent of anaccident or when braking.
Always drive withthe headrestraintsinstalled.
Before driving off, make sureforeveryvehicle occupantthatthe center oftheheadrestraint supportsthe back ofthehead at abouteye level.
Do not interchangethe headrestraints ofthefront andrear seats. Otherwise,you will not beabletoadjustthe height and angle ofthe headrestraints correctly.
Adjustthe headrestraintfore-and-aft position sothat it is as close as possibletothe back ofyourhead.
Toraise:pullthe headrestraint up.
Tolower:pressrelease knob1and pushthe headrestraint down.
Tomoveforwards:pullthe headrestraintforwards.
Tomovebackwards:pressrelease knob1and pushthe headrestraint backwards.
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Adjusting therear seat headrestraints
Toraise:pullthe headrestraint up.
Tolower:pressrelease knob1inthe direc‐tion ofthe arrowand pushthe headrestraintdown.
Configuringthe seat settings
Multimedia system:
VehicleaSeats
SelectDriver's SeatorPassenger Seat.
Adjusting the backrest side bolsters
SelectSide Bolsters.
Adjustthe air cushions.
Adjusting the seat contour in the lumbarregion ofthe seat backrest (lumbar)
SelectLumbar.
Adjustthe air cushions.
Memory function
Savethe seat settings withthe memory func‐tion (→page101).
Overviewof massage program
Massage program
Thefollowing program can be selected:
RRelaxing Massage
RActivating Massage
RClassic Massage
RMobilizing Massage
Selectingthe massage programfor the frontseats
Multimedia system:
VehicleaSeats
SelectDriver's SeatorFront Passenger.
SelectMassage.
Select a massage program.The massage programrunsfor approximately9to22 minutes, depending onthe setting.
Tosetthe massage intensity: switchHighIntensityonsor offS.
Resetting seat adjustments
Multimedia system:
VehicleaSeats Reset
SelectYesorNo.
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Toswitch off/reducethe level:press but‐ton1repeatedly untilthe desired heatinglevel is set.If all indicator lamps are off,the seat heatingis switched off.
The seat heating will automatically switchdown fromthethree heating levels after 8,10and 20 minutes untilthe seat heating isswitched off.
Settingthe panel heating
RequirementsRThe seat heating is activated (→page 95).
Multimedia system:
VehicleîVehicle SettingsPanel
Heating
Select one or more seats.The armrests ofthe selected seats andthecenter console are heated.
Switchingthe seatventilation on/off
Requirements:RThe power supply is switched on
Toswitch on/increasethe level:press but‐ton1repeatedly untilthe desiredventila‐tion level is set.Depending ontheventilation level, uptothree indicator lamps light up.
Toswitch off/reducethe level:press but‐ton1repeatedly untilthe desiredventila‐tion level is set.If all indicator lamps are off,the seatventila‐tion is switched off.
Switching AIRSCARF on/off
\nWARNINGRisk of burns causedbytheheating output from AIRSCARF beingtoohigh
When AIRSCARF is switched on,veryhot aircanflowfromthe outlet opening inthe headrestraints.
This couldresult in burns inthe immediatevicinity ofthe outlet opening.
Turnthe heating output down in goodtime.
Maintain a suitable distance fromtheoutlet opening.
Requirements:RThe power supply is switched on
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AIRSCARFwarmsthe head and neck area ofvehicle occupants withwarmair. Thewarmairflows out ofthevents inthe headrestraints.
Toswitch on/increasethe level:press but‐ton1repeatedly untilthe desired heatinglevel is set.Depending onthe heating level, uptothreeindicator lamps will light up.
Toswitch off/reducethe level:press but‐ton1repeatedly untilthe desired heatinglevel is set.If allthe indicator lamps are off, AIRSCARF isswitched off.
When switching on,the blower willstart uponlyafter a preheating phase lasting afewseconds.After switching off,the blower will continuetorunfor afew secondstocool downtheheating elements.
Ifthevehicle batteryvoltage istoo low,AIR‐SCARF may switch off.
Adjustthe AIRSCARFvent (→page137).
Makesurethatthere are no objects coveringtheintakegrille onthe back ofthe headrestraint.
Steering wheel
Adjusting thesteering wheel manually
\nWARNINGRisk of injuryfrom adjustingthevehicle settings whilethevehicle is inmotion
You could lose control ofthevehicle inthefollowing situations:
Rifyou adjustthe driver's seat,the headrestraint,thesteering wheel orthe mirrorwhilethevehicle is in motion
Rifyoufastenyour seat belt whilethevehi‐cle is in motion
Beforestartingthe engine: adjustthedriver's seat,the headrestraint,thesteering wheel orthe mirror andfastenyour seat belt.
\nWARNINGRisk of entrapmentforchil‐dren when adjustingthesteering wheel
Children could injurethemselves iftheyadjustthesteering wheel.
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If someone becomes trapped, press amemory position switch or seat adjust‐ment switch immediately.
\nWARNINGRisk of entrapment ifthememory function is activatedbychildren
Children could become trapped iftheyacti‐vatethe memory function, particularly whenunattended.
Never leavechildren unattended inthevehicle.
When leavingthevehicle, alwaystakethekey withyou and lockthevehicle.
The memory function can be used whenthe igni‐tion is switched off.
StoringSeat adjustmentsfor uptothree people can bestored and called up usingthe memory function.
Thefollowing systems can be selected:
RSeat, backrest and headrestraint
RSteering wheel
ROutside mirrors
RHead-up Display
Setthe seat,thesteering wheel,the Head-upDisplay andthe outside mirrorstothedesired position.
Press memory button Mtogether with one ofpreset position buttons1,2 or 3.An acoustic signal sounds. The settings arestored.Tocall up:press or brieflyhold preset posi‐tion button1,2 or 3.The front seat,thesteering column,theHead-up Display andthe outside mirror movetothestored position.
Stowage areas
Notes on loadingthevehicle
\nDANGERRisk ofexhaustgas poisoning
Combustion engines emit poisonousexhaustgases such as carbon monoxide. Exhaustgases can enterthevehicle interior ifthetrunk lid is open whenthe engine isrunning,especially ifthevehicle is in motion.
Always switch offthe engine beforeopeningthe trunk lid.
Never drive withthe trunk lid open.
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RIfthiswerethe case,thevehicle occu‐pantwould beforced intothe seat beltbytherear benchseat/rear seat orbytheseat backrest. The seat beltwould not beabletoprovidethe intended protectionand could cause additional injury.
RObjects or loads inthe trunk cannotberestrainedbythe seat backrest.
Make surethatthe seat backrest andtherear benchseat/rear seat areengaged beforeeverytrip.
Requirements:RTherear seat backrest headrestraints arefully inserted.
The center and outer seat backrests can befol‐dedforwards separately.
Left andright seat backrests:pullreleaselever1.
Center seat backrest:pullrelease catch3of seat backrest2forwards.
Foldthe corresponding seat backrestfor‐wards.
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1Airvent controller
2Airvent
Toopen or close:turn controller1totheleft orright.
Adjusting the AIRSCARFvents
\nWARNINGRisk of burns causedbytheheating output from AIRSCARF beingtoohigh
When AIRSCARF is switched on,veryhot aircanflowfromthe outlet opening inthe headrestraints.
This couldresult in burns inthe immediatevicinity ofthe outlet opening.
Turnthe heating output down in goodtime.
Maintain a suitable distance fromtheoutlet opening.
NOTEDamagecausedtoAIRSCARFbythe use of protective covers
If a protective cover is placedoverthe frontseat headrestraints,theflowof air fromtheAIRSCARFvent is hindered.
This can cause AIRSCARFtooverheat and bedamaged.
Do not use protective coverson headrestraints with AIRSCARF.
Make surethatthere are no objects coveringtheintakegrille onthe back ofthe headrestraint.
You can adjustthe blower output of AIR‐SCARFvents1usingthe AIRSCARF button(→page97).
Adjustthe height of AIRSCARFvents1andthe current of airbyadjustingthe height ofthe headrestraint (→page 92).
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Fuse assignment diagram ...................380Fuse box inthe engine compartment .. 381Fuse box inthe front-passengerfoot‐well ...................................................... 382Fuse box inthe trunk ........................... 383Notes .................................................. 380
FusesseeFuses
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Garage door openerClearingthe memory ...........................161Opening or closingthe door ................160Programming buttons ..........................15 8Radio equipment approval numbers .....161Resolving problems .............................16 0Synchronizingtherolling code .............159
Gasstation searchStarting automatic search...................274Switching automatic search on/off ..... 281Using automatic search....................... 281
Gasoline................................................... 420
Gearshiftrecommendation....................15 2
Genuine parts............................................19
Glide mode...............................................15 3
GloveboxAirvent ................................................13 6Locking/unlocking ..............................104
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Handbrakesee Electric parking brake
Handlingcharacteristics (unusual)....... 384
HANDS-FREEACCESS................................74
Hazardwarning lights.............................119
Head level heating (AIRSCARF)................97
HeadrestraintFront (adjusting mechanically) .............. 92Rear passenger compartment(adjusting) .............................................94
Head-up Display...................................... 230Adjusting display elements (on-boardcomputer) ............................................ 230Adjustingthe brightness (on-boardcomputer) ............................................ 230Function .............................................. 231Menu (on-board computer) .................. 230
Operatingthe memory function ...........101Settingthe position (on-board com‐puter) .................................................. 230Switching on/off ................................. 232
Headliner (care)....................................... 361
Heatingsee Climate control
High beamSwitching on/off ..................................118
High-beam flasher...................................11 8
High-beam headlampsAdaptive Highbeam Assist ...................120
Hillstart assist........................................188
HOLD function.........................................189Function/notes ...................................189Switching on/off .................................189
HoodFunction (active hood) .........................348Opening/closing ................................. 349Resetting (active hood) ........................ 348
Hookingthe luggage net........................108
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