key MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE 2015 User Guide

Automati
cmeasures after an acci-
dent
Immediately after an accident, th efollowing
measures are implemented, depending on
th et ypea nd severity of th eimpact:
R theh azard warning lamp sare activated
R thee mergenc ylighting is activated
R thev ehicl edoor sare unlocked
R thef ront side windows are lowered
R vehicles wit hamemory function :the elec-
trically adjustable steering whee lisraised
R thee ngineiss witched off and th efuel sup-
ply is cut off
R vehicles wit hthe Mercedes-Benz emer-
gency call system: automatic emergency
call
R vehicles wit hthe hybrid driv esystem: the
hybrid system and th ehigh-voltage electri-
cal system are deactivated Children in th
evehicle Important safety notes
Acciden tstatistics sho wthatc hildren
secured in th erear seat sare safer than chil-
dre nsecured in th efront seats. Fo rthisr ea-
son ,Mercedes-Benz strongly advises that you
instal lachild restrain tsystem on arear seat.
Children are generally bette rprotected there.
If ac hild younger than twelve years old and
under 1.50 minh eight is travellin ginthe
vehicle:
R always secure th echild in achild restraint
system suitable for Mercedes-Benz vehi-
cles. The child restrain tsystem mus tbe
appropriat etotheage, weigh tand siz eof
th ec hild
R be sur etoobservethe instruction sand
safet ynotes in this section in addition to
th ec hild restrain tsystem manufacturer's
installation instructions
Do no tfitar earward-facing child restraint
system on th ecentre rear seat. G
WARNING
If you leav echildren unattended in th evehi-
cle ,the ym ay be able to set th evehicl ein
motion if, for example, they:
R release th eparking brake
R shif tthe automatic transmission out of park
position Por shif tmanual transmission into
neutral
R start th eengine
In addition ,the ym ay operate vehicl eequip-
men tand become trapped .There is ariskof
an acciden tand injury.
When leaving th evehicle, always tak ethe key
wit hyou and loc kthe vehicle. Never leave
children unattended in th evehicle. G
WARNING
If person s(particularly children )are exposed
to heat or cold for aprolonged period, there is
ar iskofs erious or eve nfatal injuries. Never
leav eperson s(particularly children )unatten-
ded in th evehicle. G
WARNING
If th echild restrain tsystem is placed in direct
sunlight, th epartsc ould become ver yhot.
Children could be suffer burn sbytouching
these parts, in particular on th emetallic parts
of th echild restrain tsystem. There is ariskof
injury.
If you and your child leav ethe vehicle, always
mak esuret hatthe child restrain tsystem is
no tind irectsunlight. Cove ritwithab lanket,
for example. If th echild restrain tsystem has
been exposed to direc tsunlight, leav eitto
cool down before securin gthe child in it.
Never leav echildren unattended in th evehi-
cle.
Always ensur etha tall vehicl eoccupant shave
their seat belt sfastene dcorrectly and are sit-
ting properly. Particular attention mus tbe
paid to children.
Observ ethe safet ynotes on th eseat belt
(Y page 46) and th enotes on how to use the
seat belt properly (Y page 47).58
Childre
ninthevehicleSafety

PASSENGERA
IR BAG OFF indicator lamp :
shows you whether the front-passenger front airbag is disabled.
X Turn the key to position 1or 2in the ignition
lock or, on vehicles with KEYLESS-GO,
press the Start/Stop button once or twice. The system carries out aself-diagnosis.
The PASSENGERA IR BAG OFF indicator lamp
must light up for approximately six seconds.
If, after the system self-test, the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp:
R lights up ,the front-passenger fronta irbag
is disabled. It will then not be deployed in
the event of an accident.
R is not lit,t he sensor system did not detect
ac hild restraint system with transponder
for automatic child seat recognition. If, in
the case of an accident ,all deployment cri-
teria are met, the front-passenger fronta ir-
bag is deployed. G
WARNING
Electronic devices on the front-passenger
seat can affect the function of the automatic
child seat recognition, for example:
R laptop
R mobile phone
R transponder cards such as ski passes or
access passes
The front-passenger fronta irbag could deploy
unintentionally or not function as intended
during an accident .This poses an increased
risk of injury or even fatal injury.
Do not place any of the devices mentioned
above or similar devices on the front-
passenger seat. Be aware of the status of the front-passenger fronta irbag both before and
during the journey. Child restraint system on the front-
passenger seat
General notes Accident statistics show that children
secured in the rear seats are safer than chil-
dren secured in the front-passenger seat. For
this reason, Mercedes-Benz strongly advises
that you install achild restraint system on a
rear seat.
Vehicles with automatic child seat recogni-
tion on the front-passenger seat: if it is abso- lutely necessary to fit achild restraint system
to the front-passenger seat, alway sobserve
the information on "Automatic child seat rec-
ognition on the front-passenger seat"
(Y page 65).
You can thus avoid the risks that could arise
as aresult of:
R ac hild restraint system that is not detected
by the automatic child seat recognition
sensor system
R the unintentional disabling of the front-
passenger fronta irbag
R the unsuitable positionin gofthe child
restraint system, e.g. too close to the dash-
board Please observe the warning notice on the
front-passenger sun visor; see the illustra-
tion.
G
WARNING
If you secure achild in achild restraint system
on the front-passenger seat and the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp is Children in the vehicle
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off, the front-passenger front airbag can
deploy in the event of an accident .The child
could be struck by the airbag. This poses an
increased risk of injury or even fatal injury.
Make sure that the front-passenger front air-
bag has been disabled. The PASSENGER AIR- BAG OFF indicator lamp must be lit.
NEVERu searearward facing child restraint
on aseat protected by an ACTIVE AIRBAGin
front of it; DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY to the
CHILD can occur.
Vehicles without automatic child seat
recognition on the front-passenger seat If the front-passenger seat of your vehicle is
not equipped with automatic child seat rec-
ognition
,this is indicated by aspecial sticker.
The sticker is affixed to the side of the dash-
board on the front-passenger side. The
sticker is visible when you open the front-
passenger door.
If you turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock, the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp lights up briefly. It has no function, how-ever, and does not indicate that the front-
passenger seat is equipped with automatic
child seat recognition.
Always fit the rearward-facing restraint sys-
tem to asuitable rear seat in this case
(Y page 70).
Observe the following information under
"Rearward-facing child restraint system" and
"Forward-facing child restraint system" as
well as information on the suitable position- ing of the child restraint system
(Y
page 70).
Rearward-facing child restraint system Warning symbol for
arearward-facing child
restraint system.
If it is absolutely necessary to fit arearward-
facing child restraint system to the front-
passenger seat, always make sure that the
front-passenger front airbag is disabled. Only if the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator
lamp is lit continuously (Y page 45) is the
front-passenger front airbag disabled.
Always observe the information on suitable
positioning of the child restraint system
(Y page 70) in addition to the child restraint
system manufacturer' sinstallation and oper-
ating instructions.
Forward-facing child restraint system If it is absolutely necessary to fit
aforward-
facing child restraint system to the front-
passenger seat, always move the front-
passenger seat as far back as possible. The
entire base of the child restraint system must
always rest on the seat cushion of the front-
passenger seat. The backrest of the child
restraint system must, as far as possible, lie
flat against the backrest of the front-
passenger seat. The child restraint system
must not touch the roof or be put under strain by the head restraint .Adjust the angle of the
seat backrest and the head restraint position accordingly. Always make sure that the shoul-
der belt strap is correctly routed from the 68
Children in the vehicleSafety

Weight cate-
gory Manufac-
turer Type Approval
number
(E1 ...) Order num-
ber
(A 000 ...) 3 Automatic
chil
dseat rec-
ognition 4y
ears and
12 years 04 301198 970 19 00 No
04 301198 970 22 00 Yes
Recommended "Universal"/"Semi-Universal" category ISOFIXc
hildr estraint sys-
tems Weight
category Size cate-
gory Manufac-
turer Type Approval
number
(E1 ...) Order
number 3 Automatic
chil
dseat
recognition Category
0+:
up to
13 kg
E Britax
Römer BABY
SAFE plus 03
301146
04
301146 B6
686
8224 No
Category
I:
9kgupto
18 kg
B1 Britax
Römer DUO plus 03
301133
04
301133 A0
00 970
11 00 Yes
03
301133
04
301133 A0
00 970
16 00 No
04
301133 A0
00 970
21 00 Yes
Child-proof locks
Important safety notes G
WARNING
If children are travelling in the vehicle, they
could:
R open doors, thus endangering other people
or road users
R exit the vehicl eand be caught by oncoming
traffic
R operate vehicl eequipment and become
trapped, for example There is
arisk of an accident and injury.
Always activate the child-proof locks and
override feature if children are travelling in the vehicle. When leaving the vehicle, alwayst ake
the key with you and lock the vehicle. Never
leave children unattende dinthe vehicle.
Overrid efeature for:
R the rear doors (Y page76)
R the rear side windows (Y page76)
3 Colour code 9H95. Children in the vehicle
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G
WARNING
If you leave children unattended in the vehi-
cle, they may be abletos et the vehiclein
motion if, for example, they:
R release the parking brake
R shift the automatic transmission out of park
position Por shift manua ltransmission into
neutral
R start the engine
In addition, they may operate vehicl eequip-
ment and become trapped. There is arisk of
an accident and injury.
When leaving the vehicle, alwayst ake the key
with you and lock the vehicle. Never leave
children unattended in the vehicle. G
WARNING
If persons (particularly children) are exposed
to heatorc old foraprolonged period, there is
ar isk of serious or even fatal injuries. Never
leave persons (particularly children) unatten-
ded in the vehicle. G
WARNING
If the child restraint system is placed in direct sunlight, the parts coul dbecome very hot.
Childre ncouldbes uffer burns by touching
these parts, in particular on the metallic parts
of the child restraint system. There is arisk of
injury.
If you and yourc hild leave the vehicle, always
make sure that the child restraint system is
not in direct sunlight. Cove ritwithablanket,
for example. If the child restraint system has
been expose dtodirect sunlight, leave it to
cool downb efore securing the child in it.
Never leave children unattended in the vehi-
cle. Child-proof locks for the rear doors Rea
rdoor child-proof lock (example: Saloon)
You secure each door individually with the
child-proof locks on the rear doors. Adoor
secure dwithachild-proof lock cannot be
opened from insid ethe vehicle. When the
vehicl eisunlocked ,the door can be opened
from the outside.
X To activate: press the child-proof lock
leve rupint he direction of arrow :.
X Make sure that the child-proof locks are
working properly.
X To deactivate: press the child-proof lock
leve rdow nint he direction of arrow ;.
Override feature for the rear side win-
dows X
To enable/disable: press button;.
If indicator lamp :is lit, operation of the
rear side windows is disabled. Operation is
only possible using the switches in the driv- er's door. If indicator lamp :is off, oper- 76
Children in the vehicleSafety

You can prevent the intervention of PRE-
SAFE ®
Brak eata ny tim eby:
R depressing the accelerator pedal further
R activatin gkickdown
R releasin gthe brak epedal
The braking action of PRE-SAFE ®
Brak eis
ended automatically if:
R you manoeuvre to avoid the obstacle
R there is no longer arisk of collision
R there is no longer an obstacle detected in
front of your vehicle STEER CONTROL
General notes STEER CONTROL helps you by transmitting a
noticeable steerin gforce to the steering
wheel in the direction required for vehicle
stabilisation.
This steerin gsupport is provided in particular
if:
R both right wheels or both left wheels are on
as lippery road surfac ewhen you brake
heavily
R the vehicle starts to skid
Important safet ynotes i
Observe the "Importan
tsafet ynotes" sec-
tion (Y page 77).
No steerin gsupport is provided by STEER
CONTROL ,if:
R ESP ®
is malfunctioning
R the steerin gisfaulty
Power steerin gwill, however ,continue to
function. Protection against theft
Immobiliser
The immobiliser prevent syour vehicle from
being started without the correc tkey. X
To activat ewith th ekey: remove the key
fro mt he ignition lock.
X To activat ewith KEYLESS-GO: switchthe
ignition off and open the driver's door.
X To deactivate: switchont he ignition.
When leavin gthe vehicle, always tak ethe key
with you and lock the vehicle. Anyone can
star tthe engin eifavalid key has been left
inside the vehicle.
i The immobiliser is always deactivated
when you star tthe engine. ATA (Anti-Theft Alar
msystem) X
To prime: lock the vehicle with the key or
KEYLESS-GO.
Indicator lamp :flashes .The alarm sys-
tem is prime dafter approximately
15 seconds.
X To deactivate: unlockthe vehicle with the
key or KEYLESS-GO.
or X Insert the key int othe ignition lock.
Av isual and audible alarm is triggered if the
alarm system is primed and you open:
R ad oor
R the vehicle with the emergenc ykey ele-
ment
R the boot lid/tailgate
R the bonnet Protection against theft
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X
To switc hthe alarm of fwitht he key:
press the %or& button on the key.
The alar misswitched off.
or
X Remov ethe Start/Stop button from the
ignition lock.
X Insert the key into the ignition lock.
The alar misswitched off.
X To switc hthe alarm of fusing KEYLESS-
GO: grasp the outside door handle. The key
must be outside the vehicle.
The alar misswitched off.
or X Press the Start/Stop button on the dash-
board. The key must be insid ethe vehicle.
The alar misswitched off.
The alar misnot switched off, eve nifyou
close the open door tha thas triggered it, for
example. Tow-away protection
Function An audibl
eand visua lalarm is triggered if your
vehicle's angle of inclinatio nisa ltere dw hile
tow-away protection is primed .Thisc an occur
if the vehicl eisjacke dupono ne side,for
example.
Priming X
Make sure that:
R the doors ar eclosed
R the boot lid/tailgate is closed
Onl ythen is the tow-away protection
primed.
X Lock the vehicl ewitht he key or KEYLESS-
GO.
Tow-away protection is primed after
approximatel y30s econd s. De
activating X
Unlock the vehicle with the key or KEY-
LESS-GO.
or X Insert the key into the ignition lock.
Tow-awa yprotection is deactivated auto-
matically.
Deactivating X
Remove the key from the ignition lock.
X Press button :.
Indicator lamp ;lights up briefly.
X Lock the vehicle with the key or KEYLESS-
GO.
Tow-awa yprotection is deactivated.
Tow-awa yprotection remains deactivated
until:
R the vehicle is unlocked again and
R ad oor is opened and close dagain and
R the vehicle is locked again
To prevent afalse alarm, deactivate tow-away
protection if you lock you rvehicle and it:
R is being transported
R is being loaded onto aferry or car trans-
porter, for example
R is parked on amovable surface, e.g. in a
split-leve lgarage 90
Protection against theftSafety

Interior motion sensor
Function When th
einterio rmotion sensor is primed, a
visual and audible alarm is triggered if move-
men tisd etecte dinthevehicl einterior. This
can occur if someon ereaches int othe vehicle
interior, for example.
Priming X
Mak esure that:
R thes ide windows are closed
R thes liding sunroof/panoram asliding
sunroo fisclosed
R there are no objects ,e.g.m ascots ,hang-
ing on th erear-view mirror or on th egrab
handles on th erooftrim
This will preven tfals ea larms.
X Mak esure that:
R thed oor sare closed
R thes liding sunroof/panoram asliding
sunroo fisclosed
R theb oot lid/tailgat eisclosed
Only then is th einterio rmotion sensor
primed.
X Loc kthe vehicl ewitht he keyorK EYLESS-
GO.
The interio rmotion sensor is primed after
approximately 30 seconds.
Deactivating X
Unloc kthe vehicl ewitht he keyorK EY-
LESS-GO.
or X Inser tthe keyintot he ignition lock.
The interio rmotion sensor is automatically
switched off.
X Unloc kthe vehicl ewitht he key.
or
X Inser tthe keyintot he ignition lock.
The interio rmotion sensor is automatically
switched off. X
Unloc kthe vehicl ewithK EYLESS-GO or
wit hthe key.
or X Inser tthe keyintot he ignition lock.
The interio rmotion sensor is automatically
switched off.
Deactivating X
Remove th ekeyfrom th eignition lock.
X Press button :.
Indicato rlamp ;flashes several times in
rapid succession.
X Loc kthe vehicl ewitht he keyorK EYLESS-
GO.
The interio rmotion sensor is deactivated.
The interio rmotion sensor remains deactiva-
te du ntil:
R thev ehicl eisu nlocked again and
R ad oor is opened and closed again and
R thev ehicl eislocke dagain
To preven tafalsea larm ,deactivat ethe inte-
rio rm otion sensor if you loc kyour vehicle
and:
R people or animals remain in th evehicle
R thes liding sunroof/panoram asliding sun-
roo fremain sopen
R thes ide windows remain open
i UK only:
your vehicl eisequipped wit ha
double-lock function .The door scanno tbe
opened from th einside if th evehicl ehas
been locke dwitht he keyorw ithK EYLESS-
GO (Y page 101). Deactivat ethe interior
motion sensor before you loc kthe vehicle. Protection against theft
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Useful information
..............................94
Key ........................................................ 94
Doors .................................................. 100
Boot/luggage compartment ............103
Side windows .................................... 110
Sliding sunroof .................................. 114 93Opening and closing

Useful information
i This Owner's Manual describes all mod-
els, series and optional equipment for your
vehicle that were available at the time of
going to press. National variation sare pos-
sible. Not ethat your vehicle may not be
equipped with all of the function sdescri-
bed. This is also the case for system sand
function srelevan ttosafety.
i Read the information on qualified special-
ist workshops: (Y page 27). Key
Important safet
ynotes
United Kingdom only: G
WARNING
When the double lock sare activated, the
doors can no longer be opened from the
inside. People in the vehicle can no longer get out, e.g. in hazardous situations. There is a
risk of injury.
Therefore, do not leave any people unsuper-
vised in the vehicle, particularly children ,eld-
erly people or people in need of special assis-
tance. Do not activate the double lock when
people are in the vehicle.
If the vehicle has been locked from the out-
side, the double lock function is activated as
standard. It is then not possible to open the
doors from inside the vehicle. You can deac-
tivat ethe double lock function by deactivat-
ing the interior motion sensor (Y page 91).
The doors can then be opened from the inside after the vehicle has been locked from the
outside.
The anti-theft alarm system is triggered if thedoor is opened from the inside. Switc hoff the
alarm (Y page 89).
All countries: G
WARNING
If children are left unsupervised in the vehicle, they could:
R open doors, thereby endangering other per-
sons or road users
R get out and be struck by oncoming traffic
R operate vehicle equipment and become
trapped, for example
In addition ,the children could also set the
vehicle in motion, for example, if they:
R release the parkin gbrake
R shift the automatic transmission out of park
position Porshift manual transmission into
neutral
R start the engine
There is arisk of an acciden tand injury.
When leaving the vehicle, always tak ethe key
with you and lock the vehicle. Never leave
children and animals unattended in the vehi-
cle. Keep the keys out of the reach of children. G
WARNING
If you attach heavy or large objects to the key, the key could be unintentionally turned in the
ignition lock .This could cause the engin eto
be switched off. There is arisk of an accident.
Do not attach any heavy or large objects to the
key. Remove any bulky keyrings before insert-
ing the key int othe ignition lock.
! Keep the key away from strong magnetic
fields. Otherwise, the remot econtro lfunc-
tion could be affected.
Stron gmagnetic fields can occur in the
vicinity of powerful electrical installations.
Do not keep the key: R with electronic devices ,e.g. am obile
phone or another key
R with metallic objects, e.g. coin sormetal
film
R inside metallic objects, e.g. ametal case
This can affec tthe key's functionality. 94
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