airbag MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS 2021 Owner's Manual

0073
The
child restra int system mus tno tbe put
under stra in by thehead restra int .Ad jus t
th ehead restra int sas appr opriate.
0073 Mak
esur eth at thech ild's feet do notto uc h
th efront seat. Ifneces sary,mo vethefront
seat slightl yfo rw ards.
The seat beltson thefo llo wing seats areeq uip‐
ped withaspec ialseat beltretract or:
R Front passeng erseat
R Rear seat s
When enabled,thespecial seatbeltretract or
ens ures that theseat belts ofthefront
passeng erseat andrear seat sdo notslac ken
once thech ild restra int system issecur ed
(/ page56). #
Installth ech ild restra int system.
The entire base ofthech ild restra int system
mus talw aysre st on thesitt ing surface ofthe
re ar seat . #
Alw aysmak esur eth at theshoulder belt
st ra pis cor rectly routed from theseat belt outle
tof theve hicle totheshoulder belt
guide onthech ild restra int system.
The shoulder beltstra pmus tbe routed for‐
wa rdsand down wardsfrom theseat beltout‐
le t.
No teson rear wa rd-faci ng and forw ard-f acin g
ch ild restra int systems onthefront
pa sseng erseat &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hwhen
using are ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem while thefront passeng erairbag
is enabled
If yo usec ureach ild inare ar wa rd-faci ng
ch ild restra int system onthefront passeng er
seat andthePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find i‐
cat orlam pis off,th efront passeng erairbag
can deplo yin theev ent ofan acciden t.
The child could bestru ck bytheairbag.
Alw aysensur eth at thefront passeng erair‐
bag isdisabled. ThePASSENGER AIRBAG
OFF indicat orlam pmus tbe lit. NEVER
useare ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem onaseat withan ENABL EDFRONT
AIRB AG;DE ATHor SERIOU SINJU RYtothe
CH ILD can occur . Obser
vethespecif icins truction sfo rth ere ar‐
wa rd-faci ng and forw ard-f acin gch ild restra int
sy stems (/page62).
Alw aysobser vethest atus ofthefront passeng er
airbag onthePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find ica‐
to rlam p:
R When using are ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem onthefront passeng erseat, thefront
passeng erairbag mustalw aysbe disabl ed.
This isonl yth ecase ifth ePA SSENGER AIR
BA GOF Find icat orlam pis lit con tinuousl y
(/ page47 ).
R Ifth ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat or
lam pis off,th efront passeng erairbag isena‐
bled. Thefront passeng erairbag maydeplo y
dur ing anacciden t. Occ
upant safety 61

No
teson thecor rect driver' sseat position &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
adjus tingve hicle settin gswhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ionsinpar ticular :
R Ifyo uadj ustth edr iver's seat, thehead
re stra int s,thesteer ing wheel orthemir‐
ro rwhi letheve hicle isin mo tion.
R Ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion. #
Beforest ar tin gth eengine: adjustth e
dr iver's seat, thehead restra int s,the
st eer ing wheel andthemir rorand fas‐
te nyo ur seat belt. En
sur eth efo llo wing when adjustingst eer ing
wheel 1,seat belt2and driver's seat 3:
R Youar esit tin gas faraw ay from thedr iver's
airbag aspossible, taking thefo llo wing
point sint ocon sider ation .
R Youar esit tin gin an upr ight position
R Your thighs areslight lysuppor tedby theseat
cushion R
Your legs areno tfull yex tende dand youcan
depr essthepedals proper ly
R The backof your head issuppo rted ateye
le ve lby thecent erofthehead restra int
R Youcan hold thesteer ing wheel withyo ur
ar ms sligh tly ben t
R Youcan moveyour legs freel y
R Youcan seeallthedispla yson theins tru‐
ment clusterclea rly
R Youha ve agood overvie wof thetra ffic con ‐
dition s
R Your seat beltsitssn ug lyag ains tyo ur body
and pass esacr oss thecent erofyour sho ul‐
der and across your hips inthepelvic area Seats
andstow ing 91

Seats
Ad
jus tingthe fron tse at mec hanicall yand
el ec tric all y(w ithou tSe at Co mf ortPa ckag e) &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th eseats areadjus tedby childr en
Childr encould becom etrapped ifth ey adjus t
th eseats, particular lywhen unattended. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. Yo
ucan adjustth eseats when theignition is
switc hedoff. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nad jus ting theseat
When youadj usta seat ,yo uor other vehicle
occupants couldbecome trapped, e.g.onthe
seat guide rail. #
When adjustingaseat, makesur eth at
no onehas anypar tof their body within
th esw eep oftheseat. Obser
vethesaf etyno teson "Airbags" and"Chil‐
dr en intheve hicle". &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto the
dr iver's seat notbeing engaged
The driver's seat maymo veune xpectedl y
while drivin g.
This could caus eyo uto lose control of the
ve hicle. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at thedr iver's seat
is eng aged bef orest ar tin gth eve hicle. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
adjus tingve hicle settin gswhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ionsinpar ticular :
R Ifyo uadj ustth edr iver's seat, thehead
re stra int s,thesteer ing wheel orthemir‐
ro rwhi letheve hicle isin mo tion.
R Ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion. #
Beforest ar tin gth eengine: adjustth e
dr iver's seat, thehead restra int s,the
st eer ing wheel andthemir rorand fas‐
te nyo ur seat belt. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th eseat height isadjus tedcar elessl y
If yo uadj ustth eseat height carelessly ,yo u
or other vehicle occupants couldbetrapped
and ther eb yinjur ed. 92
Seats andstow ing

Switc
hingonhigh beam #
Turn thelight switc hto the0058 or0058
position . #
Push thecombin ationswitchbe yond the
point ofresis tance inthedir ect ion ofarrow
1 .
When thehigh beam isactiv ated, the0058
indicat orlam pfo rlo w bea mwil lbe dea ctiva‐
te dand replaced bythe0057 indicat orlam p
fo rhigh beam.
Swi tching offhigh beam #
Movethecombin ationswitchbac kto its
st ar tin gposit ion.
High -beamflash er #
Pull thecombin ationswitchin thedir ect ion
of arrow 3.
Tu rn signal light #
Toindicat ebr iefl y:push thecombin ation
switc hbr ief lyto thepoint ofresis tance inthe
dir ect ion ofarrow 2or4.
The corresponding turnsignal lightwillflash
th re etimes. #
Toindicat eper manentl y:push thecombi‐
nation switchbe yond thepoint ofresis tance
in thedir ect ion ofarrow 2or4.
Ve hicles withAc tiveLa ne Chang eAssi st:
R Atur nsigna lind icatoractiv ated bythe
dr iver ma ycon tinue tooper atefo rth e
dur ation ofthelane chang e.
R Ifth edr iver indicat eddirect lybef orehand
but alane chang ewa sno timmediat ely
possible ,th etur nsignal indicat orma y
activ ateaut omaticall y. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe hazar dwa rning
light s #
Press butt on1.
The hazar dwa rning light swill switc hon aut o‐
matic allyif:
R The airbag hasbeen deployed. Light
andvisibility 12
3

%
eCall canbedeactiv ated byan aut hor ized
Mer cedes-Ben zdealer .Please note that in
th eeve ntow ner shipof theve hicle istrans‐
fe rred toano ther ow ner inits deacti vated
st at e, eCall willremain deactivated unles s
th ene wow ner visits an author ized
Mer cedes-B enzdealer shiptoreact ivat eth e
sy stem. Ov
ervie wof theMer cedes- Benzemergency
call system eCall
canhelp toreduce thetime between an
acciden tand thear riva lof emer gency service s
at thesit eof theacciden t.Ithelps locatean
acciden tsit ein places that aredif ficul tto
acc ess. However,eve nif ave hicle iseq uipped
wit heCal l,th is does notmean thesy stem isON.
As suc h,eCall doesnotre place dialing 911in the
eve ntofan acci dent.
An eme rgency callcan bemade automatical ly
( / pag e263) ormanuall y(/ page26 4) Onl y
mak eemer gency callsifyo uor other sar ein
need ofrescue. Onl
ymak eemerg encycallsifyo uor other sar e
in need ofrescue. Donotmak ean emerg ency
call intheeve ntofabr ea kdo wnorasimil arsit‐
ua tio n.
Mes sageson the displa y
SOS NOT READY :th eignition isno ton oreCall
no tav ailable.
Dur ing anact ive emer gency call,0053 appe ars
in thedispla y.
Yo ucan find mor einf orma tionon there gional
av ailabilit yof eCall at:ht tp s:// www .merced es-
ben z-mobi le.com /extra /eca ll/
% Ifth er eis amalfunct ionintheMer cedes-
Benz emergency callsy stem (e.g. afa ult with
th espeak er,micr ophone, airbag,SOSbut‐
to n), acor responding messageappea rsin
th emultifunc tiondispla yof theins trument
clus ter. Tr
igg ering anaut omat icMer cedes‑B enz
emer gency call Re
quirement s:
R The ignit ionisswitc hedon. R
The star terbatt eryis suf ficie ntly charge d.
The Mercedes‑ Benzemer gency callsy stem trig‐
ge rs an emer gency callau tomatical lyin thefo l‐
lo wing cases :
R Afteractiv ation ofthere stra int systems such
as airbags orEmer gency Tensi oni ng Device s
af te ran accide nt
R Afteran automatical lyinitia tedemer gency
st op byActiveEmerg encyStop Assis t
The emer gency callha sbe en ma de:
R Avo ice con nection ismade tothe
Mer cedes‑Ben zemer gency callcent er.
R Ames sage withacc iden tdat ais transm itted
to theMer cedes‑ Benzemergency callcent er.
The Mercedes‑B enzeme rgency callcent er
can trans mit theve hicle position datato one
of theemer gency callcent ers.
The SOS button intheove rhead control panel
fl ashes untilth eemer gency callis finis hed .
It is no tpo ssi ble to immed iatelyend anaut o‐
matic emergency call. MBUX
multimed iasystem 263

Sensor
s
R Clean thesensor sin thefront and rear
bum perswit hasof tclo thand carsham poo
(/ page17 2).
R Whenusing apo we rwa sher ,maint ainamini‐
mum distance of11.8 in(30 cm).
Re ar vie wcamer aand surround viewcamer a
R Toopen there ar vie wcam eraco ver,switc h
on theignition .
R Use clean waterand asof tclo thtocle an the
came ralens .
R Donotuse apo we rwa sher .
Ta ilpip es
R Clean withaclean ingagent recomme nded
fo rMer cedes-Benz, especiallyin thewint er
and afte rwa shing theve hicle.
R Donotuse acidic cleaning agents. No
teson car eof theint erior &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom plastic
par tsbreakin gof faf te rth euse ofsol‐
ve nt-ba sedcarepr od ucts
Ca reand cleanin gpr oduc tscon tainin gsol‐
ve nts can causesurfaces inthecoc kpit to
become porous. When theairbags are
deplo yed, plas ticpar tsma ybr eak away. #
Donotus ean ycar eor cle ani ng prod ‐
ucts containing solvents tocle an the
coc kpit. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hfrom
bleac hedseat belts
Bleac hingordyeing seat belts canseverely
we aken them.
This can, forex am ple, caus eseat beltsto
te ar or failin an acc ident . #
Neverblea chordyeseat belts. To
avo iddamag eto theve hicle, observethefo l‐
lo wing noteson cleaning andcare: Seat
belts
R Clea nwit hluk ewa rmand soap ywa ter.
R Donotus ech emical cleaningag ent s.
R Donotdr yby heating them toove r17 6°F
(80°C )or exposing them todirect sunlight .
Displa y
R Switc hof fth edispla yand letit cool down.
R Clean thesur face car efu llywith amic rofiber
clo thand asuit able displa ycar epr oduc t
(TF T-LC D).
R Donotus ean yot her agents.
Plas tictrim
R Clea nwit hadam pmicr ofiber cloth.
R Forhea vysoil ing: useaclea nerrecomme n‐
ded forMer cedes-Benz.
R Donotatt achsticke rs,fi lms orsimilar mate‐
ri als.
R Donotallo wcos metics,ins ect repellent or
sun cream tocome incont actwith theplas‐
tic trim.
Re alwo od and trim elemen ts
R Clean withamic rofiber cloth. 286
Maintenanc eand care

Occupant
safety Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0075 SRS Malfunct ionServic e
Required *T
herestra int system ismalfunct ioning(/page37 ). &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomalfu nctions inthere stra int system
Com ponen tsinthere stra int system maybe activ ated unint entionally ornotdeplo yas planned inan acciden t. #
Have there stra int system checkedand repair edimmediat elyataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 0075
Front LeftMalfunction
Service Required(exa mp le) *T
hecor responding restra int system ismalfunct ioning(/page37 ). &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomalfu nctions inthere stra int system
Com ponen tsinthere stra int system maybe activ ated unint entionally ornotdeplo yas planned inan acciden t. #
Have there stra int system checkedand repair edimmediat elyataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 0075
Left Side Curtain Airbag
Malfunction Service
Requ ired(exa mp le) *T
hecor responding windowcur tain airbag ismalfun ctionin g(/ page37 ). &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor fata linj urydue toamalf unctionin thewindo wcur tain airbag
The windo wcur tain airbag mightbetrigg ered unin tentio nallyor might notbe trigg ered atall intheev ent ofan
acciden t. #
Have thewindo wcur tain airbag checkedand repair edimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 353

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Fron tPassenger AirbagDis-
abled SeeOperator' sMan-
ual *T
hefront passeng erairbag hasbeen disabl edeve nth ough anadult oraper son ofadult statur eis on thefront
passeng erseat. Ifadditional forc es areapplied totheseat, thewe ight thesy stem detects maybe toolow. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor fata linj urydue toadisable dfron tpasse nger airbag
If th efront passeng erairbag isdisabled, thefront passeng erairbag willnotbe deplo yedin theev ent ofan acci‐
dent andcann otper form itsintended protect ive func tion.
A per son inthefront passeng erseat could then, forex am ple, com eint ocon tact with theve hicle's interior ,
especially ifth eper son issitt ing tooclose tothecoc kpit. #
Mak esur e,bo th bef oreand during thejour ney,that thest atus ofthefront passeng erairbag iscor rect. #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions. #
Makesur eth at no obj ect sar etrapped underth efront passeng erseat. #
Chec kth est atus oftheaut omatic front passeng erairbag actuation (/page47 ). #
Ifnec essar y,consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
Front Passeng erAirb ag
Enabl edSee Operator 's
Manu al *T
hefront passeng erairbag willbeenabled whiletheve hicle isin mo tion inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R Even when ach ild, asmall adultoran obje ctwe ighin gless than thesy stem weight thre shold islocat edon the
fr ont passeng ersea t
R Even when thefront passeng erseat isno toccupied
The system mayde tect obje ctsorforc es that areaddin gto thewe ight applied totheseat. 35
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Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hwhen usingach ild restra int system while thefront passeng erairbag is
enabled
If yo usec ureach ild inach ild restra int system onthefront passeng erseat andthefront passeng erairbag is
enabled, thefront passeng erairbag candeplo yin theeve ntofan acci dent.
The child could bestru ck bytheairbag. #
Ensur e,bo th bef oreand during thejour ney,that thest atus ofthefront passeng erairbag iscor rect.
NEVER useare ar wa rdfacing child restra int onaseat protect edbyan ACTIVE AIRBAGinfront ofit,DE ATHor
SERIOU SINJU RYtotheCH ILD can occur . #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions. #
Makesur eth at no obj ect sar etrapped underth efront passeng erseat. #
Chec kth est atus oftheaut omatic front passeng erairbag actuation (/page47 ). #
Ifnec essar y,consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
PRE-S AFEInoperat iveSee
Operator's Manual *
The PRE‑S AFE®
funct ionsaremalfunct ioning. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
PRE-SA FEImpulse Side
Inoperative SeeOperator's
Manual *
The PRE‑S AFE®
Im pulse Sidesystem ismalfunct ioningorinoper ativeaf te rha ving alread ybeen trigg ered. #
Consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 355

Ac
tiv eSpe edLimit Assist <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 187
Dis play <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 187
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>187
Ac tiv eSte ering Assis t.............................1 90
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............192
Ac tiveEmerg encyStop Assis t.............1 92
Ac tiveLa ne Chang eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 192
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>190
Sy stem limits ....................................... 190
Ac tiv eTr af fic Jam Assis t
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............190
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>189
Ad aptiv ecr uise contr ol
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Ad aptiv eHighb eamAssist
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>126
Swi tching on/of f<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 127
Ad aptiv eHighb eamAssistPlus
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............128
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>127
Ad diti ves.................................................. 346
En gine oil............................................ 346
Fu el ..................................................... 346 Ad
diti ves(engine oil)
see Additiv es
Ad diti ves(fuel)
see Fuel
ADS PLUS dam ping system
see AIR BO DY CONTR OL
Ad versewe ather light ....... ......................125
Af ter-sales service center
see ASSYSTPL US
Air bag
Re duced protect ion ...............................4 5
AIR BODY CONT ROL................................ 207
Se tting ............................................ .....2 08
Suspe nsion .......................................... 207
Air conditio ningmenu
Ca lling up ....... ................................... ..138
Air distribut ion
Se tting ............................................ .....1 37
Se tting (MBU Xmul time diasy stem) ..... 139
Air freshen ersystem
see Perfume atomiz er
Air inle t
see Air-water duct Air
pressu re
see Tire pressur e
Air suspension
see AIRBODY CONTR OL
Air vents ................................................... 142
Ad jus ting (front) ............ ...................... 142
Ad jus ting (rea r) ............ ........................ 143
Glo vebox.............................................1 43
Air vents
see Airvents
Ai r-condi tioningsystem
see Climat econ trol
Air -recir cula tion mode............................ 140
Air -water duct .......................................... 281
Ke eping free ........................................2 81
Airb ag.........................................................4 2
Ac tivati on ........... ...................................37
Fr ont airbag (driver ,fr ont passeng er)....4 2
Ins tallation locations .............................4 2
Knee airbag........................................... 42
Ov ervie w ..... .......................................... 42
PA SSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam p.....4 7
Pr otect ion ..............................................4 3 Inde
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