MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE 2017 Owners Manual

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Push release le ver1down as farasitw ill
go.
The steering column is unloc ked. #
Adjus theight 2and di stance 3tothe
st eering wheel. #
Push release le ver1up as farasitw illg o.
The steering column is loc ked. #
Chec kand mak esuret hat thes teering col‐
umn is loc kedbym oving thes teering wheel. Ad
justin gthe steering wheel electrically The
steering wheel can be adjus tedw hen the
po we rsupp lyis switched off. 1
Adjusts thed ista nce tothes teering wheel
2 Adjusts theh eight #
Save thes ettings wit hthe memor yfunction
(→ pag e110). Swi
tchin gthe steering wheel heater on/off Re
quirements:
R The po wersupply or thei gnition is switched
on. #
Toswitc hon/off: turnthe le verint he direc‐
tion of ar row1or2.
If indicator lamp 3lights up, thes teering
wheel heater is switched on. 108
Seats and stowing

Easy entr
yand exitfeature Fu
nction of thee asy entr yand exitfeature &
WARNING Risk of accident whe npulling
aw ay during thea djustmen tprocess of
th ee asy exitfeature
‑Ify ou pull away while thee asy entry and
ex itfeatur eism aking adjustments, youc ould
lose cont roloft hevehicle. #
Alw aysw ait until thea djustmen tproc‐
ess is comple tebefor epulling away. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
while adjusting thee asy entry andexit
fe ature
When thee asy entry andexitfeatur eadjusts
th es teering wheel, youa nd other vehicle
occupants –particularly children –could
becom etrapped. #
During thea djustmen tprocess of the
easy entry andexitfeature, mak esure th
at no on ehas an ybody parts in the
sweep of thes teering wheel. #
Movethea djustmen tleve roft hesteer‐
ing wheel if ther eisar isk of becoming
trapped bythes teering wheel.
The adjustmen tprocess is stopped. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th ek eywit hyou and loc kthe vehicle.
This also applies tomobil ephones if the
"Digital Car Keyint he smartphone"
function is activated via theM ercedes
connect me webA pp. Ve
hicles with memor yfunction: youc an stop
th ea djustmen tprocess bypressing one of the
memor yposition buttons of them emor yfunc‐
tion.
If th ee asy entry andexitfeatur eisa ctive, the
st eering wheel will mo veupwards in thef ollow‐
ing situations:
R yous wit ch thei gnition off R
youo pen thed rive r's door when thei gnition
is switched on
The steering wheel mo vesb acktot he las tdrive
position in thef ollowing cases:
R yous wit ch thei gnition on when thed rive r's
door is closed
R youc lose thed rive r's door when thei gnition
is switched on
The las tdrive position of thes teering wheel is
st ored in thef ollowing situations:
R yous wit ch thei gnition off
R Vehicles with memor yfunction: save the
seat settings via them emor yfunction.
Ve hicles with memor yfunction: press one of
th em emor yfunction sa vedp osition buttons to
st op thea djustmen tprocess.
Setting thee asy entr yand exitfeature
Multimedi asyst em:
, Vehicle .
î Vehicle set-
tings .
Easy Entry/Exit #
Select Steering wheel only orOff. Seats and
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Using
them emor yfunction &
WARNING Risk of an accident if memo ry
function is use dwhile driving
If yo uu sethem emor yfunction on thed riv‐
er's side while driving, youc ould lose cont rol
of thev ehicle as aresult of thea djustments
being made. #
Onlyusethem emor yfunction on the
driver's side when thev ehicle is station‐
ar y. &
WARNING Risk of entrapment whe nset‐
ting thes eat wit hthe memor yfunction
If yo uu sethem emor yfunction tosetthe
seat or thes teering wheel, youa nd other
ve hicle occupants, especially children, could
be ent rapped. #
During thes etting procedur eofthe
memor yfunction, ensur ethat no body
parts ar einthe sweep of thes eat or
th es teering wheel. #
If somebody becomes trapped, immedi‐
atel yrelease them emor yfunction posi‐
tion button.
The adjustmen tprocess is stopped. &
WARNING Risk of entrapment if the
memor yfunction is activated bychildren
Children could becom etrapped if they acti‐
va te them emor yfunction ,particularly when
unattended. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th ek eywit hyou and loc kthe vehicle.
This also applies tomobil ephones if the
"Digital Car Keyint he smartphone"
function is activated via theM ercedes
connect me weba pp. The memor
yfunction can be used when thei gni‐
tion is switched off. St
oring
Seat adjustment sfor up tothre ep eople can be
st ored and called up using them emor yfunction.
The following sy stems can be selected:
R Seat, backres tand head restra int
R Steering wheel
R Outside mir rors
R Head-up display 11 0
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Setthe seat, thes teering wheel, theh ead-up
displa yand theo utside mir rortot he desired
position. #
Press memor ybutton Mtogether wit hone of
th es torage position buttons 1,2or3.
An acou stic signal sounds. The settings are
st ored. #
Tocall up: press and hold ther ele vant pre‐
se tp osition button1,2or3u ntilthef ront
seat, thes teering wheel, head-up displa yand
outside mir rorisint hestored position. St
ow agea reas Note
sonl oading thev ehicle &
WARNING Risk ofexhaus tgas poisoning
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses suc hascarbon monoxide. Exhaust
ga ses can enter thev ehicle interior if thet ail‐
gate is open when thee ngine is running,
especially if thev ehicle is in motion. #
Alw ayss witc hoffthee ngine before
opening thet ailgate. #
Neverd rive wit hthe tailgat eopen. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom unsecu red
items in thev ehicle
If objects, luggag eorloads ar enotsecured
or no tsecured suf ficientl y,they could slip,
tip ove rorbet hrow na roun da nd thereb yhit
ve hicle occupants.
Ther eisar isk of inju ry,p articularly in the
ev ent of sudden braking or asudden change
in direction. #
Alw ayss towo bjectsins uchaw aythat
th ey canno tbethrow na round. #
Befor ethe journe y,secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge or loads agains tslipping or tipping
ove r. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue toobjects
being stowedincor rectly
If objects in thev ehicle interior ar estowed
incor rectly ,the yc an slide or be thrown
aroun dand hit vehicle occupants. In addi‐ tion, cup holders, open
stowages paces and
mobile phon ebrack etsc ann otalw aysr etain
all object stheyc ontain.
The reisar isk of inju ry,p articularly in the
ev ent of sudden braking or asudden change
in direction. #
Alw ayss towo bjectssot hatthey can‐
no tb ethrow na roun dins uchs itua‐
tions. #
Alw aysm akes uret hat objects do not
pr otru de from stowages paces, luggage
nets or stowagen ets. #
Close thel oc kable stow ages paces
befor estarti ngajou rney. #
Stow and secur eobject sthat ar eheavy,
hard, poin ted, sharp-edged, fragile or
to ol arge inthel oad compartment. &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsf romt ailpipes
and tailpipe trim
The tailpipe and tailpipe trim can become
ve ry hot. If youc om eintoc ontact wit hthese
parts of thev ehicle, youc ould bur nyourself. Seats and
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Alw aysbep articular lycareful around
th et ailpipe and thet ailpipe trim. #
Allo wthe vehicle parts tocool down
befor eyou touc ht hem. The handling
characteristic sofyourvehicle are
dependent on thed istribution of thel oad within
th ev ehicle. Yous hould bear thef ollowing in
mind when loadingt hevehicle:
R nevere xceed them aximum permissible
gross mass or thep ermissible axle loads for
th ev ehicle (including occupants).
R thel oad mus tnotprotru de abo vetheu pper
edg eoft he seat backrests.
R when transporting objects in thel oad com‐
partment, thec ombined luggag ecove rand
ne tm usta lway sbei nstalled (load compart‐
men tcover and saf etyn et).
R alwaysp lace thel oad behind unoccupied
seats if possible.
R secur ethe load using thet ie-down eyes and
distribut ethe load evenly. St
ow ages pace sint hevehicl einterior Overvie
wofthe front stowage compa rt‐
ments 1
Stow agec ompartment in thed oors
2 Stow age/telephon ecompartment in the
armres twithm ultimedia connections and
stow agec ompartment ,e.g. foranM P3
pla yer
3 Stow agec ompartment in thef ront cent re
consol ewithaU SBpor t(depending on the
ve hicle's equipment)
4 Glovebox Locking or unlocking
theg love box #
Turn thee mer gency keyaq uartert urnc lock‐
wise 2(tol ock) or anti-clockwise 1(to
unlock). 11 2
Seats and stowing

Opening
thes pectacles compa rtment #
Pres sbutton 1. Opening the
stowage compa rtmen tint he
re ar armrest #
Press release cat ch1 and swin gthe co ver
of thea rmrest upwards. Through-loading
featur eint herear ben ch
seat Fo
lding ther ear seat ba ckrestforw ards &
WARNING Risk of inju ryifth er ear
benc hseat/rear seat and seat backrest
ar en otengaged
If th er ear benc hseat/rear seat and seat
backres tare note ngaged they could fold for‐
wa rds, e.g. when braking suddenly or in the
ev ent of an accident.
R Ifth is is thec ase, thev ehicle occupant
wo uld be forc ed int othe seat belt bythe
re ar ben chseat/rear seat or bythes eat
backrest. The seat belt cann otprotect as
intended and could result in additional
injur y.
R Objects or loads in theb oot/load com‐
partmen tcann otbe restra ined bythe
seat backrest. #
Mak esuret hat thes eat backres tand
th er ear benc hseat/rear seat are
engaged befor eevery trip. Seats and
stowing 11 3

If
th es eat backres tisnotengaged and loc ked,
th is will be shown on them ultifunction display
on thei nstrument clus ter.
Re quirements:
R The rear seat backres thead restra int sa re
full yinse rted.
The cent reand outer seat backrests can be fol‐
ded forw ards separatel y.
The right seat backres tcan onl ybefolded for‐
wa rdst ogether wit hthe centre seat backrest.
The outer seat backrests ar eunloc kede lect ri‐
cally .Depending on thee quipment, ther elease
buttons ar elocated either in thel oad compart‐
ment or beside thes eat backrests. #
Leftand right seat backres t:press the
ri ght or lef tbutton 1.
The cor responding seat backres tfolds for‐
wa rds. 11 4
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Centr eseat backres t:pull release 3of
seat backrest 2forw ards. #
Fold seat backrest 2forw ards. Fo
lding ther ear seat ba ckrestback
* NO
TEDama getothes eat belt The seat belt could become trapped and
thus
damaged when folding bac kthe seat back‐
re st. #
Mak esuret hat thes eat belt is no ttrap‐
ped when folding bac kthe seat back‐
re st. #
Movethed rive r's or front passenger seat for‐
wa rds, if necessar y. #
Fold cor responding seat backrest 1back
until it engages.
Lef tand right seat backrests: ifth es eat
backres tisnotengaged and loc ked, this will
be shown in them ultifunction displa yinthe
instrument clus ter.
Centr eseat backres t:ifth es eat backres tis
no te ngaged and loc ked, redl ockv erification
ind icator 2will be visible. Seats and
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Blo
ckther elease catc hofthe centr erear
seat ba ckrest
Re quirements:
R The lef tand centr eseat backres tare
engaged and joined toge ther.
Loc kthe centre seat backres trelease catc hif
yo uw ant tosecur ethe load compartment from
unauthorised access. The centre seat backrest
can then onl ybefolded forw ards toge ther with
th el efts eat backrest. #
Foldthec ent reand lef tseat backres tfor‐
wa rds. #
Tolock: slide cat ch1 upwards.
The release mechanis mofthe centre seat
backres tislocked. #
Tounlo ck:slidecatch 1down wards. Ad
justin gthe angle of the rear seat backr‐
ests (cargo position)
To enlar gethel oad compartment, youc an adjust
th es eat backrests so that they are10d egrees
st eeper (cargo position). #
Foldthes eat backres tfor wa rds
( → pag e113). #
Movebar 1inthed irection of thea rrow. 11 6
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Push seat backrest 2bac ktob ar1 until
th eb ackres tengages. Securing
thes ki/sn owboar dbag in thel oad
compa rtment &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tousin gthe
th ro ugh-load sk ibag incor rectly
The thro ugh-load sk ibag in conjunctio nwith
th el ashing stra ps cann otrestra in any
object sother than skis.
Ve hicle occupants could be stru ck inthe
ev ent of sudden braking or an acciden tinthe
fo llowing cases:
R Ifyo ut ranspo rtother heavy or sharp-
edged objects in thet hrough -load sk ibag
R Ifyo udon otsecur ethe thro ugh-load ski
bag wit hthe lashing stra ps #
Onlystore skis in thet hrough -load ski
bag. #
Alw ayss ecur ethe thro ugh-load sk ibag
wit hthe lashing stra ps so that it cannot
mo vearound. Am
aximum of four pair sofskisort wosnow‐
boards ma ybetranspor tedint he ski and snow‐
boar dbag. #
Foldthec ent re re ar seat backres tfor wa rds. #
Slid ethe ski and snowboar dbag between the
outer seat backrests int othe rear. #
Open zip 2. #
Load thes ki and snowboar dbag wit hthe
skis or snowboards. #
Close zip 2. #
Pull thet ensioning stra pt ight bythel oose
end. #
Cross lashing stra ps 1. #
Enga gehooks 3of lashing stra ps 1 in tie-
down eyes 4.M akes uret hat thef asteners
of hooks 3aref acing upwards. Loa
dcompartment co verw iths afet yn et
(combined luggag ecove rand net) Note
sont he loa dcompa rtmen tcover &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
object sbeing poorly secured
On its own,thel oad compartmen tcove rcan‐
no ts ecur eorr estrain heavy objects, items of
luggag eand heavy loads. Seat
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