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

Protection of the environment
General notes
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Environmental note
Daimler's declared policy is one of compre-
hensive environmental protection.
Our objectives are to use the natural resour-
ces which form the basis of our existence on
this planet sparingly and in amanner which
takes the requirements of both nature and
humanity into consideration.
You too can help to protect the environment
by operating your vehicle in an environmen-
tally-responsible manner.
Fuel consumption and the rate of engine,
transmission, brake and tyre wear depend on
the following factors:
R operating condition sofyour vehicle
R your personal driving style
You can influence both factors. Therefore,
please bear the following in mind:
Operating conditions:
R avoid short trips, as these increase fuel
consumption.
R observe the correct tyre pressure.
R do not carry any unnecessary weight in the
vehicle.
R remove the roof rack once you no longer
need it.
R ar egularly serviced vehicle will contribute
to environmental protection. You should
therefore adhere to the service intervals.
R all maintenance work should be carried out
at aq ualified specialist workshop.
Personal driving style:
R do not depress the accelerator pedal when
startingt he engine.
R do not warm up the engine when the vehicle
is stationary.
R drive carefully and maintain asafe distance
from the vehicle in front.
R avoid frequent, sudden acceleration and
braking. R
change gear in good time and use each gear
only up to Ôof its maximum engine speed.
R switch off the engine in stationary traffic.
R monitor the vehicle's fuel consumption. Returning an end-of-life vehicle
EU countries only:
Mercedes-Benz will take back your old vehicle to dispose of it in an environmentally-respon-sible manner in accordance with the Euro-
pean Union (EU) End of Life Vehicles Direc-
tive.
There is anetwork of return points and dis-
assembly plants available. You can return
your vehicle to these plants free of charge.
This makes avaluable contribution to the
recycling process and the conservation of
resources.
For further information on recycling old vehi- cles, recovery and the terms of the policy,
visit the Mercedes-Benz homepage. Genuine Mercedes-Benz parts
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Environmental note
Daimler AG also suppliesr econditioned
assemblies and parts which are of the same
quality as new parts. For these, the same war-
ranty appliesasf or new parts.
! Airbags and seat belt tensioners, as well
as control units and sensors for these
restraint systems, may be installed in the
following areas of your vehicle:
R doors
R door pillars
R door sills
R seats
R dashboard
R instrumen tcluster
R centre console 24
Introduction

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
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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
Children in th
evehicleSafety

Suitability of the seats for attaching ISOFIXc
hild restraint systemsIf 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:
XI SOFIX position tha tisn ot suitabl efor ISOFIX child restraint systems in this weight cat-
egory and/or size category.
IUF Suitable for forward-facing ISOFIX child sea tsecuring systems tha tbelong to the "Uni-
versal "categor ywhich are approved for us einthis weight category.
IL Suitable for ISOFIX child restraint systems as recommended ;see the following table of
"Recommended child restraint systems "(Ypage 74).
The manufacturer will also recommend asuitabl eISOFIX child restraint system. For this,
your vehicl eand the sea tmustb elisted in the child restraint system manufacturer's
model list. For more information, contact the child restraint system manufacturer or visit
thei rwebsite. Weight category Siz
ec ategory Equipment Rear seat,
left/right Carry-cot
F ISO/L1 X
G ISO/L2 X
0
up to 10 kg
up to approximatel
y6months E ISO/R1 IL
0+
up to 13 kg
up to approximatel
y15m onths E ISO/R1 IL
D ISO/R2 IL
C ISO/R3 IL
I
9t
o18kg
between approximately
9m onths and 4years D ISO/R2 IL
C ISO/R3 IL
B ISO/F2 IUF
B1 ISO/F2X IUF
A ISO/F3 IUFChildre
ninthe vehicle
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seat cushions, e.g. knives, nails or tools.
The seats should only be occupied by
passengers, if possible.
R when the seat heating is in operation, do
not cover the seats with insulating mate-
rials, e.g. blankets, coats, bags, seat cov- ers, child seats or booster seats.
! Make sure that there are no objects in the
footwell under or behind the seats when
moving the seats back. There is arisk that
the seats and/or the objects could be dam- aged.
i The head restraints in the front seats are
fitted with the NECK-PRO system
(Y page 55). For this reason, it is not pos-
sible to remove the head restraints from
the front seats.
Vehicles without the through-loading fea-
ture: the head restraints cannot be
removed from the rear-compartment
seats.
For more information, contact aqualified
specialist workshop.
i Further related subjects:
R Through-loading facility in the rear bench
seat (Saloon)
R EASY-PACK through-loading facility in
the rear bench seat (Estate)
(Y page 349) Adjusting the seats manually and
electrically
:
Seat cushion angle
; Seat height
= Backrest angle
? Seat fore-and-aft adjustment
X Seat fore-and-aft adjustment: lift
lever ?and slide the seat forwards or
backwards.
X Release lever ?again.
Make sure that you hear the seat engage in
position. Adjusting the seats electrically
:
Head restraint height
; Seat cushion angle
= Seat height 124
SeatsSeats, steering wheela
nd mirrors

X
To raise: pull the hea drestraint up to the
desired height.
X To lower: press release catch :and push
the hea drestraint down unti litisinthe
desired position. Luxur
yheadr estraints (vehicle swithl uxuryi ndi-
vidua lrea rs eats)
On certain vehicles, onl ythe outer head
restraints ar eheight-adjustable.
X To raise: pull the hea drestraint up to the
desired height.
X To lower: press release catch :and push
the hea drestraint down unti litisinthe
desired position.
i If yo
upullt he hea drestraint forward
slightly, less effort is required to adjus tit.
Adjusting the rear seat hea drestraint
angle X
Pull or push the top of the hea drestraint
unti litisint he desired position. Removing and fitting the rear seat head
restraints G
WARNING
The hea drestraints canno tprovid ethe inten-
de dp rotection unless they ar efitte 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.
Ensure tha tthe centre of the hea drestraints
support the back of each vehicl eoccupant's
hea date yelevel before driving off. Yo
uc an onl yremove and refit the rea rhead
restraints on vehicles with athrough-loading
facility.
X Releas ethe rea rseatb ackres tand fol dit
slightl yforwards (Y page 348)(Saloon) or
(Y page 349 )(Estate).
X To remove: pull the headrestraint up to
the stop.
X Press release catch :and pull the head
restraint ou tofthe guides.
X To refit: insert the hea drestraint so that
the notche sonthe barappea ront he left
when viewe dinthe direction of travel.
X Push the hea drestraint down unti litaudi-
bl ye ngages in position.
X Fol db ackt he rea rseatb ackres tuntilit
engages. Seats
127Seats, steering wheel andmirrors Z

The combined luggage cover and net must be
fitted if you are using the folding bench seat
(Y page 352).
Folding out the folding bench seat X
Make sure that the backrest softhe rear
bench seat are locked in the upright posi-
tion.
X Move the handle for the combined luggage
cover and net upwards (Y page 352).
X Pull release handle :and fold the back-
rest of the folding bench seat upwards. X
Hook the seat belts into retainers =.
X Pull release handle ;and fold the folding
bench seat cushion into the sitting posi-
tion.
X Push down the seat cushion until the back-
rest engages fully.
X Fold the head restraints upwards. Fitting and removing the seat cushion
You must remove the seat cushion if you wish
to lift the luggage compartment floor if the
vehicle has aflat tyre, for example.
X To remove: fold seat cushion ;upwards
and remove it from seat cushion guides :. X
To fit: push seat cushion ;into seat cush-
ion guides :atas light angle from the rear
=.
X Fold seat cushion ;back into its original
position ?until it engages.
Folding back the folding bench seat Seats
129Seats, steering wheel and mirrors Z

Adjusting th
esteering wheel electri-
cally :
To adjust th esteering whee lheight
; To adjust th esteering whee lposition
(fore-and-af tadjustment)
i Further relate dsubjects:
R EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature
(Y page 135)
R Storing setting s(Ypage 139) Steering wheel heating
Switchin gon/off X
Turn th ekeyto position 2in th eignition
loc k(Ypage 179).
X To switch on/off: turnthe lever in the
direction of arrow :or;.
Indicato rlamp =lights up or goes out.
Vehicles without KEYLESS-GO :when you
remove th ekeyfrom th eignition lock, the
steering whee lheating is switched off. Vehicles wit
hKEYLESS-GO :when you switch
off th eignition and open th edriver' sdoor ,the
steering whee lheating is switched off.
i The steering whee
lheating does not
switch off automatically. 134
Steering wheelSeats
,steering wheel and mirrors

Problems with the steering wheel heating
Problem
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions The steering wheel
heating has switched
itself off prematurely or
cannot be switched on. The on-board voltage is too low because too many electrical con-
sumers are switched on.
X Switch off electrical consumers that you do not need, such as
the rear window heating or interior lighting.
Once the battery is sufficiently charged, the steering wheel
heating will switch back on automatically. EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature
Important safety notes G
WARNING
When the EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature adjusts
the steering wheel, you and other vehicle
occupants –particularly children –could
become trapped. There is arisk of injury.
While the EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature is mak-
ing adjustments, make sure that no one has
any body parts in the sweep of the steering
wheel.
Move the steering wheel adjustment lever if
there is arisk of entrapment by the steering
wheel. The adjustment process is stopped.
Vehicles with amemory function: if there is a
risk of becoming trapped by the steering
wheel, you can also press one of the memory
function position buttons.T he adjustment
process is stopped. G
WARNING
If children activate the EASY-ENTRY/EXIT fea- ture, they can become trapped, particularly
when unattended. There is arisk of injury.
When leaving the vehicle, always take the key with you and lock the vehicle. Never leave
children unattended in the vehicle. G
WARNING
If you drive off while the EASY-ENTRY/EXIT
feature is making adjustments, you could lose
control of the vehicle. There is arisk of an
accident. Always wait until the adjustment process is
complete before driving off.
The EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature makes getting in and out of your vehicle easier.
You can activate and deactivate the EASY-
ENTRY/EXI Tfeature in the on-board com-
puter (Y page 294).
Position of the steering wheel when the
EASY-ENTRY/EXIT featureisa ctive The steering wheel tilts upwards if you:
R remove the key from the ignition lock
R with KEYLESS-GO: open the driver's door;
KEYLESS-GO must be in position 1
R with the key: open the driver's door; the
key must be in position 0or 1in the ignition
lock (Y page 179)
i The steering wheel only moves upwards if
it has not already reached the upper stop.
Position of the steering wheel for driv-
ing The steering wheel is moved to the previously
set position if:
R the driver's door is closed and
R with KEYLESS-GO: you press the Start/
Stop button once
or
R with the key: you insert the key into the
ignition lock Steering wheel
135Seats, steering wheela nd mirrors Z

X
Fold rea rseatb ackrest ;forwards.
X Move the driver' sorfront-passenger seat
back if necessary.
Folding bac kthe seat backrest !
Make sure that the sea
tbeltd oesn ot
become trapped whe nfolding the rea rseat
backrest back. Otherwise, it could be dam- aged. X
Move the driver' sorfront-passenger seat
forward if necessary.
X Fold rea rseatb ackrest :back unti lit
engages.
If the rea rsea tb ackrest is not engaged and
locked, this will be shown in the multifunc-
tion display in the instrument cluster. A
warning tone also sounds.
X Move the driver' sorfront-passenger seat
back if necessary.
i If yo
udon ot need the through-loading
feature ,you shoul dalway sengage the rear
sea tbackrests. Thi swillp revent unauthor- ise
da ccess to the boo tfrom the vehicle
interior. EASY-PACK through-loadin
gfacility in
the rear benc hseat(Es tate)
Important safety notes G
WARNING
If the rea rbench seat/rea rseata nd seat
backrest are not engaged they could fol dfor-
wards, e.g. whe nbraking suddenl yorinthe
event of an accident.
R The vehicle occupant would thereby be
pushe dinto the sea tbeltb ythe rea rbench
seat/rea rseatorb ythe sea tbackrest. The
sea tbeltc annot protect as intended and
could result in additiona linjury.
R Objects or loads in the boot/luggage com-
partment cannot be restrained by the seat
backrest.
Thi sp oses an increase driskofi njury.
Befor eevery trip ,make sur ethat the seat
backrests and the rea rbench seat/rea rseat
are engaged before every trip.
Observe the loading guidelines (Y page 342).
Folding the rear seat backres tforward !
Befor
eyou foldd ownthe rea rseatb ack-
rest, remove the sid eheadr estraints for
the integrate dchilds eat; see the "Side
hea drestraints for integrate dchilds eat"
section. The sid eheadr estraints could oth-
erwise be damaged.
! Whe
nfolding the rea rseatb ackrest for-
wards, ensure that there are no item slying
on the sea tcushions .These item scould
otherwise be damaged or could themselves
damag ethe rea rseats. Stowage areas
349Stowingand features Z