fold seats MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE 2015 Owners Manual

Folding the backrest (rear com-
partment) forwards/back .............. 349
Sea tbelt
Centre rear-compartment sea t........ 48
Correct usag e.................................. 47
Switching belt adjustment on/off
(on-board computer) ...................... 295
Seat belts
Adjusting the driver' sand front-
passenger sea tbelt. ........................ 49
Adjusting the height ......................... 48
Cleaning ......................................... 392
Displa ymessage ............................ 305
Fastening ......................................... 48
Important safety guideline s............. 46
Introduction ..................................... 46
Rear sea tbelts tatus indicator ......... 49
Releasing ......................................... 49
Warning lamp ................................. 329
Warning lamp (function) ................... 49
Seats
Adjusting (electrically) ................... 124
Adjusting (manuall yand electri-
cally ).............................................. 124
Adjusting the 4-wa ylum bars up-
por t................................................ 128
Adjusting the hea drestraint .......... 125
Cleaning the cove r......................... 392
Correct driver' sseatp osition ........ 122
Important safety notes .................. 123
Overview ........................................ 123
Sea theating problem .................... 132
Sea tventilation problem ................ 133
Storing settings (memory func-
tion) ............................................... 139
Switching sea theating on/of f....... 130
Switching the sea tventilation on/
off .................................................. 132
Securing luggage ............................... 350
Selecto rlever
Cleaning ......................................... 391
Sensors (cleaning instructions) ....... 389
Service
see ASSYST PLUS
Servic eCentre
see Qualifie dspecialist workshop
Servic emenu( on-board com-
puter) .................................................. 288 Servic
eproducts
AdBlue ®
specia laddit ives.............. 477
Brake fluid ..................................... 479
Coolant (engine) ............................ 479
Engine oi l....................................... 478
Fue l................................................ 473
Important safety notes .................. 473
Washe rfluid ................................... 480
Settin gthe air distribution ............... 163
Setting the airflow ............................ 164
Settings
Factory (on-board computer) ......... 295
On-board compute r....................... 289
SETUP (on-board computer) ............. 296
Shiftin gtoneutral (manual trans-
mission) ............................................. 189
Side hea drestraints
Integrate dchild sea t........................ 65
Side lamps
Switching on/of f........................... 144
Side marker lamp Display mes-
sage .................................................... 309
Side windows
Convenience closing ...................... 112
Convenience opening .................... 111
Important safety notes .................. 110
Opening/closing ............................ 111
Problem (malfunction) ................... 114
Resetting ....................................... 113
Sidebag ................................................ 52
Skibag ................................................ 346
Sliding sunroof
Important safety information ......... 114
Opening/closing ............................ 115
Problem (malfunction) ................... 119
Rain closing feature ....................... 116
Resetting ....................................... 116
see Panorama sliding sunroof
Sno wchains ...................................... 419
Socket
Luggage compartment ................... 366
Sockets
Centre console .............................. 366
Genera lnotes ................................ 366
Rear compartment ......................... 366
Spare wheel
Storing ........................................... 466 Index
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Door contro
lpanel Function Page
:
r
45=
Store ssettings for the seat,
exterio rmirrors and steer-
ing wheel 139
;
Adjusts the seats electri-
cally
124
=
%&
Unlocks/locks
the vehicle 101
?
Opens the door 101
A
7Zö
\
Adjusts and folds the exte-
rio rm irrors in/out electri-
cally 136 Function Page
B
W
Opens/close sthe
sid ew indows 111
C
n
Activates/deacti-
vate sthe override feature
for the sid ewindow sint he
rea rcompartment 76
D
p
Opens/close sthe
boo tlid/tailgate 10842
Door control panelAt
ag lance

Infants and childre
nmust never travel sit-
ting on the lap of avehicle occupant. In the
event of an accident, they could be crushed betwee nthe vehicle occupant and seat
belt.
R objects are never secured with aseat belt if
the seat belt is also being used by one of the vehicle's occupants.
Seat belts are only intended to secure and
restrain vehicle occupants. Alwayso bserve
the "Loading guidelines" for securing objects,
luggage or loads (Y page 342).
Fastening and adjusting the seat belts Observe the safety notes on the seat belt
(Y page 46) and the notes on correct use of
seat belts (Y page 47).
If ap assenger is wearing the centre rear seat
belt, also observe the information on the seat belt for the centre rear seat (Y page 48).X
Adjust the seat (Y page 122).
The seat backrest must be in an almost
vertical position.
X Pullt he seat belt smoothly from belt outlet
= and engage belt tongue ;into belt
buckle :.
The seat belt on the driver's seat and the
front-passenger seat may be tightened automatically; see "Belt adjustment"
(Y
page 49).
X If necessary ,pullu pwards on the shoulder
section of the seat belt to tighten the belt
across yourb ody. Estate:
you can also adjustt he belt heighton
the outer rear bench seats.
The shoulder section of the seat belt must
alwaysber outed across the centre of the
shoulder. Adjust the belt outlet if necessary.
X To raise: slidethe belt outlet upwards.
The belt outlet wille ngage in variousposi-
tions.
X To lower: hold belt outlet release ?and
slideb elt outlet downwards.
X Let go of belt outlet release ?in the
desire dpositio nand make sure that the
belt outlet engages.
Seat beltf or the centre rear seat If the left-hand rear seat backrest is folded
down and back up again, the rear centre seat
belt may lock. The seat belt can then not be
pulled out.
X To release the rear centre seat belt: pull
the seat belt out approximately 20 mm at
the belt outlet on the backrest and then
release it again.
The seat belt is retracted and released. 48
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accident. This pose
sanincreased risk of
injury or even fatal injury.
If th echild weigh smoret han2 2kg,only use
ISOFIX child restraint systems with whic hthe
child is also secured with th evehicle seat belt.
Als osecure th echild restraint system with the
Top Tether belt ,ifavailable.
When fittin gachild restraint system, be sure
to observ ethe manufacturer' sinstallation
and operatin ginstruction sand th einstruc-
tions for correc tuse of th echild restraint sys-
te m( Ypage 70).
Before ever ytrip, mak esure that th eISOFIX
child restraint system is engaged correctly in bot hISOFI Xsecurin grings.
! When fittin
gthe child restraint system,
mak esure that th eseat belt for th ecentre
seat does no tget trapped. Otherwise, the
seat belt coul dbedamaged. When installing th
eISOFI Xchild restraint sys-
tem, fold protective caps ;of ISOFIX secur-
ing rings :inwards.
X Install th eISOFI Xchild restraint system on
bot hISOFI Xsecurin grings :.
ISOFIX is astandardised securin gsystem for
specially designed child restraint systems on
th er ear seats. ISOFIX securin grings :for
two ISOFIX child restraint systems are fitted
on th eleft and righ toftherear seats.
Secure child restraint systems without an
ISOFIX child seat securin gsystem usin gthe
seat belt sinthevehicle .When fittin gachild
restraint system, be sure to observ ethe man-
ufacturer' sinstallation and operatin ginstruc- tions and th
einstruction sfor correc tuse of
th ec hild restraint system (Y page 70). Top Tether
Introduction Top Tether provides an additional connection
between th echild restraint system secured
with ISOFIX and th evehicle .Ithelps reduce
th er isk of injury even further. If th echild
restraint system is fitte dwithaTop Tether
belt ,thiss houl dalways be used.
Important safety notes G
WARNING
If th erear seat backrests are no tlocked, they
coul dfold forwards in th eeven tofana cci-
dent, heav ybraking or sudden changes of
direction .Asaresult, child restraint systems
canno tperform their intended protective
function .Rear seat backrests that are not
locke dcan also caus eadditional injuries ,e.g.
in th eeven tofana ccident. This pose san
increased risk of injury or even fatal injury.
Always loc krear seat backrests after fittin ga
Top Tether belt .Observ ethe lockverification
indicator. Adjust th erear seat backrests so
that they are in an upright position.
If th erear seat backres tisnotengaged and
locked, this will be show ninthemultifunction
display in th einstrumen tcluster. Awarning
tone also sounds.
Top Tether anchorages Saloon
The Top Tether anchorage points are fitte
din
th er ear compartmen tbehin dthe outer head
restraints. 60
Children in th
evehicleSafety

X
Move head restraint :upwards.
X Fold up cover ;of Top Tether anchorage
A.
X Fit the ISOFIXc hild restraint system with
Top Tether. Always comply with the child
restraint system manufacturer's installa-
tion instructions when doing so.
X Route Top Tether belt =under head
restraint :between the two head restraint
bars.
X Hook Top Tether hook ?into Top Tether
anchorage A.
X Make sure that Top Tether belt =is not
twisted.
X Tension Top Tether belt =.Always comply
with the child restraint system manufactur- er's installation instructions when doing so.
X Fold down cover ;of Top Tether anchor-
age A.
X If necessary, move head restraint :back
down again slightly (Y page 126). Make
sure that you do not interfere with the cor-
rect routing of Top Tether belt =.Estate
The Top Tether anchorage points are located
on the rear side of the backrests on both
outer rear seats. X
Move head restraint :upwards.
X Remove combined luggage cover and net
= (Ypage 352).
X Fit the ISOFIXc hild restraint system with
Top Tether. Always comply with the child
restraint system manufacturer's installa-
tion instructions when doing so.
X Route Top Tether belt Bunder head
restraint :between the two head restraint
bars.
X Hook Top Tether hook Ainto Top Tether
anchorage ?on the back of rear seat
backrest ;.
X Make sure that Top Tether belt Bis not
twisted.
X Tension Top Tether belt B.Always comply
with the child restraint system manufactur- er's installation instructions when doing so.
X If necessary, move head restraint :back
down again slightly (Y page 126). Make Children in the vehicle
61Safety Z

sure that you do not interfere with the cor-
rect routing of Top Tether belt B.
X Install combined luggage cover and net =
(Y page 352). Integrated child seat (ICS)
Important safety notes G
WARNING
If the integrated child seat or the ICS padded play table is modified, damaged or subjected
to aload in an accident, it cannot perform its
intended protective function. Achild there-
fore cannot be restrained in the event of an
accident, heavy braking or asudden change of
direction. This poses an increased risk of
injury or even fatal injury.
Immediately replace an integrated child seat
or ICS padded play table that has been modi- fied, damaged or subjected to aheavy load as
the result of an accident. Only use the ICS
padded play table with its original cover or
with acover that has been approved by the
manufacturer, and do not used aprotective
cover. G
WARNING
If the ICS padded play table is exposed to
direct sunlight or heat, parts could heat up.
Children could suffer burns on these parts,
particularly on metallic parts. There is arisk of
injury.
If you and your child leave the vehicle, cover
the ICS padded play table so that it is not
exposed to direct sunlight and heat. If the ICS padded play table has been exposed to direct sunlight, allow it to cool before securing a
child to it. Never leave children unattended in
the vehicle.
Observe the notes on the ICS paddedp lay
table (Y page 63).
The integrated child seats are integrated into the seat cushions of the outer rear seats. In
conjunction with the componentsl isted in thefollowing table, they comply with the legal
requirements of ECE-R44.04.
Recommen-
ded for weight category I: from 24 months
up to 18 kg
Weight category I: 9to18kg Integrated
child seat ICS padded
play table Side head
restraints
Folded out Mandatory Mandatory
Weight category II: 15 to 25 kg
Integrated
child seat ICS padded
play table Side head
restraints
Folded out Not permis-
sible Mandatory
Weight category III:2
2to36kg Integrated
child seat ICS padded
play table Side head
restraints
Folded out Not permis-
sible Recommen-
ded
Mercedes-Benz recommends using the inte-
grated child seat for children from the age of
24 months who weigh up to 36 kg.
For children from the age of 24 months who
weigh up to 18 kg: an ICS paddedp lay table
and aside head restraint which have been
speciallya pproved for the integrated child
seat must also be used.
Note that children younger than 24 months
old require adifferent child restraint system.
Drive with the head restraints in the correct
position when the integrated child seat is
occupied. If the head restraint is correctly
adjusted, the back of the head is supported by the centre of the head restraint at aboute ye
level. G
WARNING
The head restraints cannot provide the inten-
ded protection unless they are fitted and
adjusted correctly. There is an increased risk 62
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G
WARNING
If the ICS padded playt able has been incor-
rectly fitted to the integrated child seat, it
cannot perform its intended protective func-
tion. Achild therefore cannot be restrained in
the event of an accident, heavy braking or a
sudden change of direction. In addition, the
ICS padded playt able couldbecome loose
and be thrown around, endangering vehicle
occupants. This pose sanincreased risk of
injury or even fatal injury.
Fit the ICS padded playt able as described.
After fitting the ICS padded playt able,make
sure that it is secure dcorrectly. For safety
reasons, only use the ICS padded playt able
that has been tested and approved for your
vehicle.
The ICS padded playt able is only suitable for
use with the folded-out integrated child seat.
On the rear seats with an integrated child
seat, only use the ICS padded playt able that
is recommende dfor Mercedes-Benz vehicles.
Only use the ICS padded playt able with its
original cover. Withou tthe original cover, the
officia lapproval is invalidated.
Use the ICS padded playt able in accordance
with the instructions in the table in the "Inte-
grated child seat( ICS)"section (Y page62).
Note that children under two years old and
children who weigh less than 12.5 kg require ad ifferent and suitable child restraint system.
Information about other child restraint sys-
tems is available at any Mercedes-Benz Ser-
vice Centre.
You must not use the integrated child seat
with ICS padded playt able asadirect attach-
ment to ababyc ar seatf or which abody
weight of up to 10 kg is permissible. Note that
children younger than 24 months old require
ad ifferent child restraint system
(Y page7 4).
If you are not using the ICS padded playt able,
stow it in an appropriate place, e.g. in the
boot/luggage compartment. You willf ind fur-
ther information on stowing objects, luggage and loads securely under "Loading guide-
lines".
Fittin gthe ICSp added play table ICS padded pla
ytable (example: Saloon)
: Side headr estraints
; ICS padded playt able
= Seat beltg uide points
? Left leg
A Integrated child seat
B Right leg
X Fold out integrated child seat A
(Y page6 2).
X Place the child on integrated child seat A.
X Fold both legs ?and Bdown.
X Place ICS padded playt able;over inte-
grated child seat A.
X Pullt he seat belts moothly from the belt
outlet.
X Insert the upper and lower sections of the
belti nto seat beltg uide point=on the
door side.
X Guide both sections of the beltt owards
seat beltg uide point =in the centre of the
vehicl eand insert.
X Engage the beltt ongue into the buckle of
the corresponding seat.
X Slide ICS padded playt able;close to the
child's body. 64
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Suitability of the seats for attaching belt-secured child restraint systems
If you use
ababy car seat of category 0or0+orarearward-facing child restraint system of
category Ionarear seat, you must adjust the driver's or front-passenger seat so that the seat
does not touch the child restraint system.
If you use acategory I, forward-facing child restraint system, you should remove the head
restraint of the respective seat (Y page 127), if possible. The backrest of the child restraint
system must, as far as possible, lie flat against the backrest of the seat.
Always observe the notes in the "Childr estraint system" section (Ypage 59) and the child
restraint system manufacturer's installation instructions.
When you remove the child restraint system you must replace the head restraint sagain
immediately. All vehicle occupants must adjust their head restraint scorrectly before begin-
ning the journey (Y page 125).
Legend for the table:
XS eat which is unsuitable for children in this weight category.
US uitable for child restraint systems in th e"Universal" categor ytha tare approve dfor use in
this weigh tcategory.
LS uitable for child restraint systems as recommended, see th etable "Recommended child
restraint systems "(Ypage 74). Suitable for semi-universal child restraint systems if the
vehicl eand th eseat are listed in th echild restraint system manufacturer' svehicl emodel
list. Weight category Front-passenger seat Rea
rseat Front-
passenger
front airbag activated Th
ef ront-
passenger
front airbag is disabled Left
,right Centre
1 0
up to 10 kg X X U U
0+
up to 13 kg X
L
2 U U
I
9kgupt
o18kg L L U U
II
15 kg up to 25 kg U, L L U U
III
22 kg up to 36 kg U, L L U U
i
Vehicles wit
hafoldin gbench seat in th eload compartmen t(Estate): information on child
restraint systems on th efoldin gbench seat can be obtaine datany Mercedes-Ben zService
Centre.
1 Child restrain tsystems wit hasupporting bracke tare no tsuitable for this seat.
2 Vehicles wit hautomatic child seat recognition in th efront-pa ssenger seat :achild restrain tsystem of the
"Universal" categor ywithat ransponder for automatic child seat recognition mus tbefitted. The PASSENGER
AIRBA GOFFindicator lamp in th ecentr econsol emustbel it. 72
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?
Sea tfore-and-aft adjustment
A Backrest angle
i Vehicles with memory function: if PRE-
SAFE ®
is activate dand the front-passenger
sea tisinanu nfavourable position, it is
move dtoab etter position.
i Yo
uc an store the sea tsettings using the
memory function (Y page 139).
i Vehicles with the through-loading feature
and memory function: if yo ufoldd owna
rea rseatb ackrest, the respective front
sea tism ovedforward sslightl yifneces-
sary.
i Vehicles with memory function: when the
sea tism ovedforward sorbackwards ,the
headrest is move dupordowna utomati-
cally. Adjustin
gthe hea drestraints
Important safety notes G
WARNING
Yo uc ould lose contro lofthe vehicl ewhile
driving if you:
R adjus tthe driver' sseat, steering wheel or
mirrors
R fasten the sea tbelt
There is ariskofana ccident.
Adjust the driver' sseat, hea drestraint, steer-
ing wheel and mirrors and fasten your seat
belt before starting the engine. G
WARNING
The hea drestraints canno tprovid ethe inten-
de dp rotectio nunless they are fitte dand
adjusted correctly .There is an increased risk
of injury to the hea dand neck in the event of
an accident or sudden braking, for example.
Alway sdrive with the hea drestraints fitted.
Ensur ethatthe centre of the hea drestraints
support the back of each vehicl eoccupant's
hea date yelevel before driving off. Do not interchange the hea
drestraints of the
front and rea rseats. Otherwise, yo uwilln ot
be able to adjus tthe height and angle of the
hea drestraints to the correct position.
Adjust the hea drestraint fore-and-aft posi-
tion so tha titisasc lose as possible to the
back of your head.
Observe the important safety notes regarding the seats (Y page 123).
Adjustin gthe hea drestraints manually Adjustin
gthe hea drestrain theight Vehicles withou
tRearS eatE ntertainment System Vehicles with Rear Sea
tEntertainment System
X To raise: pull the hea drestraint up to the
desired position.
X To lower: press release catch :in the
direction of the arrow and push the head
restraint dow ntothe desired position. Seats
125Seats, steering whee land mirrors Z

Adjusting th
emulticontour seat :
To adjust th ethigh cushion
; To adjust th ebackrest contour in th elum-
bar region
= To adjust th ebackrest contour in the
upper bac kregion
? To adjust th eside bolsters of th eseat
backrest
You can adjust th econtou rofthefron tseat
individually so as to provide optimum support
for your bac kand sides.
X Turn th ekeyto position 2in th eignition
loc k(Ypage 179). Adjusting th
eactive multicontour
seat
You can adjust th eactive multicontour seat
usin gCOMAND Onlin eorAudio 20 .You can
fin df urther information in th eseparate
COMAND Onlin eorAudio 20 operating
instructions. Adjusting th
e4-wa ylumbar support :
To rais ethe backrest contour
; To softe nthe backrest contour
= To lower th ebackrest contour
? To harden th ebackrest contour
You can adjust th econtou rofthefron tseat
backrest sindividually to provide optimum
support for your back. Folding bench sea
tintheluggage
compartmen t(Estate)
Important safety notes G
WARNING
If th ebackrest softherear bench seat are not
locke dintheupright position ,the backrest
may fol ddown while driving. In this case, the
seatbelt may no tperfor mitsintended protec-
tive function .This poses an increased ris kof
injury.
Mak esuret hatthe backrest softherear
bench seat are locke dintheupright position.
The foldin gbench seat in th eluggag ecom-
partmen tisonlys uitable for person snomore
than 1.40 mtalla nd weighing amaximum of
50 kg.
observ ethe loadin gguidelines (Y page 342).
The maximum permissible weigh tavailable
for passenger smay be reduce dby:
R extensive optional extras
R vehicl eload
R towin gatrailer 128
SeatsSeats
,steering wheel and mirrors