warning light MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE 2017 User Guide

Children could suf
ferb urns on these parts,
particularly on me tallic parts of thec hild
re stra int sy stem. #
Alw aysm akes uret hat thec hild
re stra int sy stem is no texpose dto
direct sunlight. #
Protect it wit hablanket,for example. #
Ifth ec hild restra int sy stem has been
ex posed todirect sunlight ,allowitto
cool befor esecu ring achild int oit. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. To
impr oveprotection forc hildren younger than
12 yearso ld or unde r1.50 minh eight,
Mercedes-Benz recommends youo bse rvet he
fo llowing information:
R Onlysecur echildren using achild restra int
sy stem whic hisappropriat etothe height,
ag ea nd weight of thec hild and suitable for
Mercedes-Benzv ehicles. Be suretoobserve
th ei nstruction sfor cor rect us eoft hechild
re stra int sy stem. R
Alw aysi ns tallac hild restra int sy stem on a
re ar seat if possible.
R Onlyuse thef ollowing securing sy stems for
ch ild restra int sy stems:
- thes eat belt sy stem
- theI SOFIX or i-Siz emounting brac kets
- theT op Tether anchorages
R The manufacturer's ins tallation instructions
fo rt he child restra int sy stem.
R The warning labels in thev ehicle interior and
on thec hild restra int sy stem. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hcaused
by incor rect ins tallation of thec hild
re stra int sy stem
If th ec hild restra int sy stem is incor rectly
ins talled on asuitable seatin gposition, it
canno tperform its intended pr otectiv efunc‐
tion.
The child canno tberestrained in thee vent of
an accident, heavy braking or asudden
ch ang eofd irection. #
Alw aysc ompl ywitht he manufacturer's
ins tallation instructions fort he child
re stra int sy stem and its cor rect use. #
Makesur ethat thee ntir ebase of the
ch ild restra int sy stem alw aysr ests on
th es itting sur face of thes eat. #
Neverp lace objects under or behind
th ec hild restra int sy stem, e.g. cush‐
ions. #
Alw aysu sechild restra int sy stems with
th eo riginal co verd esigned fort hem. #
Alw aysr eplace damaged co vers with
ge nuine co vers. &
WARNING Risk of accident caused by
incor rectl yins tal led child restra int sys‐
te ms
If th ec hild restra int sy stem is no tcorrectly
ins talled or secured, it could release in the
ev ent of an accident, sudden braking or a
sudden chang eind irection. Occupan
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If
th et ailgat ehas been loc kedf romt he outside,
or thec hild saf etyl oc kh as been activated, the
ta ilgat ecanno tbeu nlockedw ithb utton 1.
The tailgat eise quipped wit hanautomatic
obs tacle de tection function. If asolid object
bloc ksorrestricts thet ailgat ewhen automati‐
call yopening, this proces sisstopped. The auto‐
matic obs tacle de tection function is only an aid.
It is no tasubstitu te fory our attentiveness when
opening thet ailgate. Closing
thet ailgate &
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 becoming trapped
du ring au tomatic closing of thet ailgate
Pa rtsoft he body could become trapped dur‐
ing automatic closing of thet ailgate. More‐
ove r,people, e.g. children, ma ybestanding
in thec losing area or ma yenter thec losing
area during thec losing process. #
Mak esuret hat nobody is in thev icinity
of thec losing area during thec losing
process.
Use one of thef ollowing options tostop the
closing process:
R press thep button on thek ey.
R press or pull ther emo teoperating switch
on thed rive r's door. R
press thec losing or locking button on the
ta ilgate.
R Pull thet ailgat ehandle. Ve
hicles with HANDS-FREE ACCESS: it is also
possible tostop thec losing process bymoving
yo ur foot inak ickin gmotion under ther ear
bumper.
To close thet ailgate, thef ollowing options
ar ea vailable: #
Pullthe tailgat edownwards slightly .Release
it as soon as it begins toclose. #
Vehicles with HANDS-FREE ACCESS: move
yo ur foot belo wthe bumper (→ page79). #
Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO: press and hold
the p button on thek ey(wit hthe keyin
th ev icinit yoft hevehicle). Opening and closing
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#
Press remo teoperating switch 1fort he
ta ilgate. #
Press closing button 1onthet ailgate. #
Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO: press locking
button 2inthet ailgate.
If ak eyis de tected outsid ethe vehicle, the
ta ilgat ecloses and thev ehicle is loc ked.
Au tomatic reve rsing function fort he tail gate
The tailgat eise quipped wit hautomatic obs tacle
de tection wi threve rsing function .Ifasolid
object bloc ksorrestricts thet ailgat ewhen auto‐ matically closing,
thet ailgat eautomatically
open sagain slight ly.T he au tomatic obs tacle
de tection wi threve rsing function is onl yanaid.
It is no tasubstitut efor your attentiveness when
closin gthe tailgate. #
When closing, mak esuret hat no body parts
ar eint he closing area. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
despi tereve rsing function
The reve rsing function does no treact:
R tosoft, light and thin objects, e.g. fingers.
R overthe las t8mmoft he closing path.
In these situation sinparticular ,the reve rsing
function canno tpreve nt someone being trap‐
ped. #
Whe nclosing, ma kesur ethat no body
parts ar einthe closing area.
If someone is trapped:
R press thep button on thek ey,or 78
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1
Closing
2 Opening
The but tons on thed rive r's door take prece‐
dence. #
Tostar ta utomatic operation: pressthe
W button be yond thep oint of resis tance
or pull and release it. #
Tointer rupt automatic operation: press or
pul lthe W button again.
When thev ehicle is switched off, thes ide win‐
do ws can continu ebeing ope rated.
The function is available fora round five minutes
or until afront door is opened.
Au tomatic reve rsef unction of thes ide win‐
do ws
If an object bloc ksas ide wind owduring the
closing process, thes ide windo wopens again
automaticall y.The automatic reve rsef unction is
onl yana id and is no tasubstitut efor your atten‐
tiveness. #
When closing, mak esuret hat no body parts
ar eint he closing area. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
despi tether eb eing reve rsing pr otection
on thes ide window
The reve rsef unction does no treact:
R tosoft, light and thin objects, e.g. small
fi ngers R
during resetting
This means that ther eve rsef unction cann ot
pr eve nt someone from becoming trappe din
th ese situations. #
When closing, mak esuret hat no body
parts ar einthe closing area. #
If someone becomes trapped, press the
W button toopen thes ide window
again. Con
venience opening (ventilating thev ehicle
befor estarting ajourney) &
WARNING Risk of entrapment when
opening asidew indow
Whe nopening asidew indo w, parts of the
body could be dr awninorb ecome trapped
betwee nthe side windo wand windo wframe. #
When opening ,makes uret hat nobody
is touchin gthe side windo w. #
Release theb utton immediatel yif
somebody becomes trapped. Openin
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Problem
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
& WARNING Risk of becoming trapped or fata llyi njured if reve rsing pr otection is no tactivated
If yo uc lose aside wind owagain immediatel yafter it has been bloc kedorr eset, thes ide windo wcloses
wit hincreased or maximum forc e. The reve rsing featur eist hen no tactive.
Pa rtsoft he body could become trapped in thec losing area in thep rocess. #
Mak esuret hat no parts of theb ody ar einthe closing area. #
Tostop thec losing process, release theb utton or press theb utton again toreopen thes ide win‐
do w. If
as ide windo wisobstructed during closing and reopens again slightly: #
Immediatel yafter thew indo wblocks,p ull thec orresponding button again until thes ide windo whas
closed, and hold theb utton forana dditional second.
The side windo wisclosed wit hincrease dforce.
If as ide windo wisobstructed again during closing and reopens again slightly: #
Repeat thep reviou sstep.
The side windo wisclosed without thea utomatic reve rsing function.
The side windo wscanno tbeo pened or
closed using thec onvenience opening
fe ature. The
keyb atte ry is dischar gedorn early dischar ged. #
Chec kthe batter yusing theb atter ychec klam pand replace if necessar y. Openin
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1
Toraise
2 Toopen
3 Toclose/l ower
Use the3 button tooperat ethe panoramic
sliding sunroof and ther oller sunblind.
R The panoramic sliding sunroof can be
opened onl ywhen ther oller sunblind is open.R
The roller sunblin dcan be opera tedo nly
when thep anoramic sliding sunroof is
closed. #
Tostar ta utomatic operation: pressthe
3 button be yond thep oint of resis tance
or pull and release it. #
Tointer rupt automatic operation: briefly
press the3 button in an ydirection.
The opening/closin gprocess is stopped.
R Chec kwhether thep anoramic sliding sunroof
can be raised or opened when aroof rack is
fi tted.
Au tomatic reve rsing function of thes liding
sunroof
If th er eisano bjectobstructin gthe sliding sun‐
ro of during thec losing process, thes liding sun‐
ro of opens again automatically .The automatic
re ve rsef unction is onl yanaid and is no tasub‐
st itut efor your attentiveness. #
When closing, mak esuret hat no body parts
ar eint he closing area. &
WARNING Risk of entrapment evenw ith
th er eve rsing featur eactive
The reve rsef unction does no treact in partic‐
ular:
R tosoft, light and thin objects, e.g. small
fi ngers
R overthe las t4mmoft he closing path
R during resetting
This means that ther eve rsef unction cann ot
pr eve nt someone from becoming trappe din
th ese situations. #
When closing, mak esuret hat no body
parts ar einthe closing area. #
Release theb utton immediatel yif
somebody becomes trapped.
or #
Brief lypress theb utton in an ydirection
during automatic operation.
The closing process is stopped. Opening and closing
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Au
tomatic reve rsing function of ther oller
sunblind
If th er eisano bjectobstructin gthe roller sun‐
blind during thec losing process, ther oller sun‐
blind opens again automaticall y.The automatic
re ve rsef unction is onl yanaid and is no tasub‐
st itut efor your attentiveness. #
When closin gthe roller sunblind, mak esure
th at no body parts ar eintherang eofm ove‐
ment. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
despi tereve rsing function
In particular ,the reve rsing function does not
re act tosoft, light and thin objects, e.g. small
fi ngers.
Thi sm eans that ther eve rsing function can‐
no tp reve nt entrapment in these situations. #
When closing ther oller sunblind ,make
sur ethat no body parts ar eintherange
of mo vement. #
Release theb utton immediatel yif
somebody becomes trapped. or
#
Press theb utton in an ydirection during
th ea utomatic closing process.
The closing process is stopped. Au
tomatic features of thes liding sunroof %
The term "slidin gsunroof" also refers to the
panoramic sliding sunroof.
By pushing or pulling the3 button, youc an
inter rupt thea utomatic functions: "Rain closing
function when driving" and "Automatic lo wering
fe ature".
Au tomatic closin gwhent he vehicl eiss ta‐
tiona ry
R if it starts torain (de tection byther ain sen‐
sor on thew indscreen)
R afte rs ix hours
R ifth er eisam alfunction in thep owe rsupply
The rear of thes liding sunroof is then raised. Ra
in closing function when driving
Ve hicles with apanoramic sliding sunroof: If
it starts torain, ther aised slidin gsunroof is
automaticall ylowe redw hile thev ehicle is in
motion.
Au tomatic lo weringfeature
Ve hicles with apanoramic sliding sunroof: If
th es liding sunroof is raised at ther ear ,the slid‐
ing sunroof is automaticall ylowe reds lightl yat
higher speeds. Atlows peeds, it is raised again
automaticall y. &
WARNING Risk of entrapment byauto‐
matic lo wering of thes liding sunroof
At high speeds ther aised slidin gsunroof
automaticall ylowe rsslightly at ther ear.
This could trap youoro ther persons. #
Mak esuret hat nobody reaches int othe
sweep of thes liding sunroof whils tthe
ve hicle is in motion. 88
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#
If somebod ybecomes trapped, briefly
push thes liding sunroof button for‐
wa rdsorb ackwards.
The sliding sunroof lifts during opening. Problems with
thes liding sunroof %
The term "slidin gsunroof" also refers to the
panoramic sliding sunroof. Problem
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
The sliding sunroof cann otbe closed
and youc anno tsee thec ause. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped or fata linjur ybyc losing thes liding sunroof again
If yo uc lose thes liding sunroof again immediatel yafter it has been bloc kedorr eset, thes liding sunroof
closes wit hincreased forc e.
Pa rtsoft he body could become trapped in thec losing area in thep rocess. #
Mak esuret hat no parts of theb ody ar einthe closing area. #
Release theb utton immediatel yifsomebody becomes trapped.
or #
Press theb utton in an ydirection during thea utomatic closing process.
The closing process is stopped. If
th es liding sunroof is obstructed during closing and reopens again slightly: #
Immediatel yafter automati creve rsing, pull and hold the3 button down again tothep oint of resist‐
ance until thes liding sunroof is closed.
The sliding sunroof is closed wit hincreased forc e. Openin
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Note
sont he cor rect driver' sseat position &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh adjust‐
ing vehicle settings while thev ehicle is in
motion
Yo uc ould lose cont roloft hevehicle in the
fo llowing situations:
R ifyo ua djus tthe driver's seat, theh ead
re stra ints, thes teering wheel or them ir‐
ro rw hile thev ehicle is in motion
R ifyo uf asteny our seat belt whilet hevehi‐
cle is in motion #
Befor estarti ngthee ngine: adjus tthe
driver's seat, theh ead restra ints, the
st eering wheel or them irro ra nd fasten
yo ur seat belt. Ensur
ethe following when adjustin gthe steering
wheel 1,seat belt 2and driver's seat 3:
R youa reas fara wa yfromt he driver's airbag
as possible
R youa resittin ginan ormalupright position
R your thighs ar eslight lysuppor tedbyt he seat
cushion R
your legs ar enotentirel ystret ch ed and you
can dep ress thep edals properly
R theb ackofy our head is suppor tedate ye
le ve lbyt he centre oftheh ead restra int
R youc an hold thes teering wheel wit hyour
arms slig htlybent
R youc an mo veyour legs freely
R youc an see all thed ispla yson thei nstru‐
ment clus terc learly
R youh ave agood overviewoft he traf ficc on‐
ditions
R thes eat belt is pulled snug lyagains tthe
body and is routed across thec ent reofyour
shoulder and across your hips in thep elvic
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#
Toselect thef ront passenger seat: press
button 1.
When thei ndicator lam plights up, thef ront
passenger seat is selected. #
Adjus tthe front passenger seat using the
buttons in thed oor control panel on thed riv‐
er's side. Ad
justin gthe 4-w aylumbar support 1
Toraise
2 Tosof ten
3 Tolower
4 Toharden #
Using buttons 1to4 ,adjus tthe contour
of theb ackres tindividuall ytosuityour bac k. Head
restra ints Ad
justin gthe fron tseath eadr estraints man‐
ually &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh adjust‐
ing vehicle settings while thev ehicle is in
motion
Yo uc ould lose cont roloft hevehicle in the
fo llowing situations:
R ifyo ua djus tthe driver's seat, theh ead
re stra ints, thes teering wheel or them ir‐
ro rw hile thev ehicle is in motion
R ifyo uf asteny our seat belt whilet hevehi‐
cle is in motion #
Befor estarti ngthee ngine: adjus tthe
driver's seat, theh ead restra ints, the
st eering wheel or them irro ra nd fasten
yo ur seat belt. 98
Seats and stowing