warning light MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE 2017 Owner's Manual

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Tie-down eyes Overvie
wofbag hooks &
WARNING Risk of inju rywhen using bag
hook swithh eavy objects
The bag hook scanno trestrain heavy objects
or items of luggage. Object
soritems of luggag ecould be thrown
aroun dand thereb yhitve hicle occupants
when braking or abruptl ychanging direc‐
tions. #
Onlyhang light objectsont he bag
hooks. #
Neverh ang hard, sharp-edged or fragile
objects on theb ag hooks. Obser
vethen otes on loading thev ehicle
(→ pag e111).
The bag hook can bear amaximum load of 3kg.
Do no tuse itto secur eaload. 1
Bag hook Hooking
thel uggag enet &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue toobjects
being stowedincorr ectly
If objects in thev ehicle interior ar estowed
incor rectly ,the yc an slide or be thrown Seats and
stowing 121

#
Toopen: push up thec over 2 ofthea sh‐
tra yoni tsright or lef tside. #
Toremo vethei nser t:press insert 1
upwards slightl yand pull it out upwards. #
Torefitt he inse rt:press insert 1intot he
holder until it engages. Using
ther ear asht ray #
Toopen: pull co ver2out byits toph andle
edge. #
Toremo vethei nser t:push ribbing 3from
th el efts ide and pull insert 1upwards and
out. #
Tofitt he inse rt:fiti nsert 1from ab ove
and press down int othe holder until it
engages. Using
thec igar ette lighter &
WARNING ‑Riskoff irea nd injur yfrom
th eh otcigar ette lighter
Yo uc an bur nyourself if yout ouc hthe hot
heating element or thes ocketoft he ciga‐
re ttel ighter.
In addition, flammable materials ma yignite
if:
R youd ropt he ho tcigar ette lighter
R achild holds theh otcigar ette lighter to
objects, fore xamp le #
Alw aysh old thec igar ette lighter bythe
knob. #
Alw aysm akes uret hat thec igar ette
lighter is out of reac hofc hildren. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. Re
quirements:
R thei gnition is switched on. #
Press in cigar ette lighter 1.
The cigar ette lighter will pop out automati‐
call ywhen theh eating element is red-hot. Soc
kets 12
Vs ocketint he front centr econsole Re
quirements:
R Onlyconnec tdevices up toam aximum of
18 0w atts(15 A). 12 8
Seats and stowing

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L Dippe dbeam/ main beam
6 R Switche sthe rear fogl ight on or off
When dipped beam is activated, thei ndicator
lam pfor thes tanding lights Tis deactivated
and replaced bythed ipped beam indicator lamp
L. #
Alw aysp arky our vehicle safely and in awell-
lit area, in accordance wit hthe releva nt le gal
st ipulations.
* NO
TEBatter ydisch arging byoperating
th es tanding lights Operatin
gthe standing light soverap eriod of
hour sputs astrai nont he batter y. #
Wher epossible, switc honthe
ri ght X or left Wparking light. In
thec ase of se vere batter ydischarging, the
st anding light sorparkinglight sareautomati‐
call yswit ched of ftofacilitat ethe next engine
st art. The
exterior lighting (e xcep ts tanding and park‐
ing lights) swit ches of fautomaticall ywhen the
driver's door is opened.
R Obser vethen otes on sur round lighting
(→ pag e142).
Au tomatic drivin glights function
The standing lights, dipped beam and daytime
ru nning lights ar eswitched on au tomatical ly
dependin gonthe ignition status ,whether the
engine is running and thel ight conditions. &
WARNING Risk of accident whe nthe
dipped beam is switched of finpoor visi‐
bility
When thel ight switc hissetto à ,the
dipped beam ma ynotbe switched on auto‐
matically if ther eisf og, sno worother causes
of poor visibility suc hasspray. #
In suc hcases, tur nthe light switc hto
L . The automatic driving lights ar
eonlyana id.Yo u
ar er esponsibl efor vehicle lighting. Ac
tivating/deactivatin gthe rear fogl ight
Re quirements:
R The light switc hisintheL orà posi‐
tion. #
Press theR button.
Please obser vethec ount ry-specific la wsonthe
use of rear fogl amps.
Ad justin gthe headlam prang e(halogen
headla mpsw ithout activ esuspension)
The headlam prang eadjus tera llows youto
adjus tthe cone of light from theh eadlamps in
re lation tothev ehicle's load condition. Light and sight
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Toindicat ebriefl y:press thec ombination
switc hbriefly up tothep ressur epoint in the
direction of ar row2or4.
The cor responding tur nsignal light flashes
th re et imes. #
Toindicat efor ad uration: pressthec ombi‐
nation switc hbeyond thep ressur epoint in
th ed irection of ar row2or4. Ac
tivating/deactivatin gthe hazardw arning
light #
Press the1button.
The hazar dwarning lamps switc honautomati‐
call yif:
R The airbag has been deplo yed.
R The vehicle brakes sharply from aspeed of
mor ethan 70 km/h toas tandstill. The hazar
dwarning lamps switc hoffautomati‐
call ywhen thev ehicle reaches aspee dexceed‐
ing 10km/h following maximum full-s topb rak‐
ing. Ad
aptiv efunctions ,MULTIBEA MLED Fu
nction of theI ntelligent Light Sy stem
The MULTIBEA MLEDheadlamps adap ttothe
driving and weather situatio nand pr ovide exten‐
de df unctions fori mp roving thei llumination of
th er oad.
The sy stem comprises thef ollowing functions:
R Activeh eadlamps function (→ page 138)
R Cornering light (→ page138)
R Motorw ay mode (→ page138)
R Enhanced fogl ight function (→ page139)
R Adversew eather light (→ page139)
R City lighting (→ page139)
The sy stem is onl yactiv ewhen it is dar k. Light and sight
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The GPS.
The function is no tactive:
R Atspeeds belo w80km/h.
Enhanced fogl ight function
The enhanced fogl ight function reduces glare
fo rt he driver and impr ovesthe illumination of
th ee dgeoft he car riag ewa y. The function is active:
R Atspeeds belo w70km/h when ther ear fog
light is switched on.
The function is no tactive:
R Atspeeds abo ve100k m/h af tera ctivation. R
When ther ear fogl ight is switched off.
Ad versew eathe rlight function
The adverse weather light reduces reflections in
ra inyc ondition sbydimming individual LED sin
th eh eadlamps. This reduces theg larefor the
driver and other road users.
Fu nction of City lighting
City lighting impr ovesthe illumination of road‐
sides within built-up areas usin gabroader distri‐
bution of light.
The function is active:
R at lo werspeeds
R in illumina tedp arts of built-up areas.
Switching theI ntelligent Light Sy stem
on/off
Requ irement:
R thei gnition is switched on.
Multimedia sy stem:
, Vehicle .
÷ Light settings .
Intell.
Light System #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction. Ad
aptiv eHighbeam Assist Fu
nction of Adaptiv eHighbeam Assist &
WARNING Risk of accident despi te
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assist
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tdoes no trecog‐
nis ethe following road users:
R Road user swithout lights, e.g .pedes‐
trians
R Road user swithp oor lighting ,e.g.
cyclists
R Road user swhos elighting is obstructed,
e.g .bya barrier
On very rare occasions, Adaptiv eHighbeam
Assis tmayfailto recognise other road users
wit htheir ownlighting, or ma yrecognise
th em tool ate.
In this, or in similar situations ,the automatic
main beam will no tbedeactivated or will be
activated despit ethe presence of other road
users. Ligh
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Ad
aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus Ad
aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus function &
WARNING Risk of accident despi te
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus does no trec‐
ognise thef ollowing road users:
R Road user swithout lights, e.g .pedes‐
trians
R Road user swithp oor lighting ,e.g.
cyclists
R Road user swhos elighting is obstructed,
e.g .bya barrier
On very rare occasions, Adaptiv eHighbeam
Assis tPlus ma yfail torecognise other road
user sthat ha velights, or ma yrecognise
th em tool ate.
In this, or in similar situations ,the automatic
main beam will no tbedeactivated or will be
activated despit ethe presence of other road
users. #
Alw ayso bser vethet raffic carefull yand
switc hoffthem ain beam in good time. Sy
stem limitations
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus canno ttak ei nto
account road, weather or traf ficc onditions.
De tection ma yberestricted if:
R Visibility is impaired, fore xamp le in fog,
heavy rain or sno w.
R Ther eisd irtont he sensor sorthe sensors
ar eo bscured.
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus is on lyan aid.
Yo ua re re sponsible fora dju sting thev ehicle's
lighting tothep reva ilin glight ,visibilit yand traf‐
fi cc onditions. Ad
aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus swit ches auto‐
maticall ybetwe en:
R Dipped beam
R Partial main beam
R Main beam
The partial main beam uses them ain beam to
shine pas tother road user srather than dazzling Ligh
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Ac
tivatin gclimate-dependen tlighting #
Select Climate. #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
The colour of thea mbient lighting adapts to
suit thea ir conditionin gsetting.
Ac tivatin gwelcome lighting #
Select Welcome. #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
When thev ehicle is unloc ked, as pecial inte‐
ri or lighting sequence runs. Settin
gthe in terior lighting switch-of fdelay
time Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
÷ Light settings .
Inte-
rior light shut-off #
Setthe switch-of fdela ytime. Changing bulbs (onl
yfor vehicles with halo‐
ge nh eadla mps) Note
sonc hanging bulbs &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsf romh otcom‐
ponent parts whils treplacing abulb
Bulbs, lamps and plugs can become very hot
during operation.
When replacing abulb, youc ould bur nyour‐
self on these componen tparts. #
Allo wthe component parts tocool
down befor ereplacing theb ulb. R
Do no tuse ab ulb if it has been dropped or if
its glass has been sc ratched. The bulb may
ot herwise explode.
R Do no ttouc hthe glass bulb wit hyour bare
hands.
R Protect bulbs from moistur eand do no tallow
bulbs tocome int ocontact wi thliquids. Overvie
woflight source types The
following bulbs can be replaced. Halogen headlamps
1 Turn signal light :PY21W
2 Main beam: H7 55 W
3 Dipped beam: H7 55 W 14 4
Light and sight

Switching
ther ear windo wwiper on/off 1
b Wiping wit hwashe rfluid
2 ° Switches on intermittent wiping
3 gSwitches of fintermittent wiping
4 b Wiping wit hwashe rfluid #
Turn the 1è switchtot he cor rect posi‐
tion 1-4.
If th er ear windo wwiper is swit ched on, the
è symbol appears onthei nstrument clus‐
te r. Re
placing the windsc reen wiper blades &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th ew indscreen wiper sareswitched on
while wiper blades ar ebeing replaced
If th ew indscreen wiper sbegin tomo vewhile
yo ua rechanging thew iper blades, youc an
be trapped bythew iper arm. #
Alw ayss witc hoffthew indscreen wip‐
er sa nd ignition befor echanging the
wiper blades. Moving
thew iper arms toav ertical position #
Setthe windscreen wiper stothe° slow
continuous wiping position on thec ombina‐
tion switch. #
As soon as thew iper arms ar evertical rela‐
tiv etot he engine bonnet, switc hoffthei gni‐
tion.
Re moving the wiper blades #
Foldthew iper arms away from thew ind‐
shield. Light and sight
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The duration of thec olour chang evaries
depending on theu sag econditions. Re
placing the rear windo wwiper blades Re
moving the wiper blade #
Switc hthe ignition off. #
Fold wiper arm 4away from ther ear win‐
do w. #
Press bo threlease clips 2. #
Fold wiper blade 1inthed irection of ar row
3 away from wiper arm 4. #
Remo vewiper blade 1inthed irection of
ar row 5.
Fi ttin gthe wiper blades #
Position ne wwiper blade 1withrecess 6
on lug 5. #
Fold wiper blade 1inthed irection of ar row
3 ontothe wiper ar muntilretainin gclips
2 engag einbrack et 4 . #
Makesur ethat wiperb lade1sitsc orrectl y. #
Foldthew iper ar mbacko ntot he rear win‐
do w. Mir
rors Operating
theo utside mir rors &
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 Light and sight
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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. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etomis‐
judgement of dis tances whe nusing the
outside mir ror
The outside mir rors reflect objects on a
smaller scale. The objects in vie wareinfact
closer than they appear.
As aresult, youm aymisjud gethed ista nce
betwee nyou and ther oad user driving
behi ndyou, e.g .when changing lanes. #
Therefore, alw aysl ook over your shoul‐
der in order toensur ethat youa re
aw areoft he actual dis tance between
yo ua nd ther oad user sdrivin gb ehind
yo u. Fo
lding theo utside mir rors in/out #
Brief lypress switch 1.
% Ifth eb atter yhas been disconnected or com‐
ple tely discharged ,the outside mir rors must
be reset. Onl ythen will thea utomatic mir ror
fo lding function workproperly. Ad
justin gthe outside mir rors #
Press the3or4 buttons toselect theo ut‐
side mir rortobes et. #
Press the2button tosetthe position of the
mir rorg lass.
Engaging theo utside mir rors #
Vehicles without electricall yfolding outside
mir rors:m anually mo vetheo utside mir ror
int ot he cor rect position. #
Vehicles wit helectricall yfolding outside mir‐
ro rs:p ress and hol dbutton 1.
Yo uw ill hear aclicka nd them irro ra udibly
engag einposition .The outside mir roriss et
in thec orrect position. Au
tomatic anti-dazzl emirro rs function &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsa nd poisoning
due tothea nti-dazzle mir rore lectrolyte
Electrolyt emayescap eiftheglass in an
automatic anti-dazzle mir rorb reaks. 15 0
Light and sight