belt MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE 2017 Owners Manual

At
ag lance .................................................... 6
Cockpit ........................................................... 6
Overvie wofwarning and indicator lamps .... .10
Overhead contro lpanel ................................ 14
Doo rcontrol panel and sea tadjustment ....... 16
Emergencies and breakdowns ...................... 18Digita
lOwner's Manual ............................. 20
Callin gupt he Digital Owner's Manual ..........20 Genera
lnotes ............................................. 21
Pr otection of thee nvironmen t......................21
Ta ke -ba ckof end-of-lif evehicles ...................21
Mercedes-BenzG enuineParts ....................... 22
Owner's Manual ...........................................23
Operating saf ety. .......................................... 23
Declarat ionofC onform ity ............................. 24
Diagno stics connection ................................ 26
Qualified specialis tworks hop ....................... 26
Ve hicle registration ....................................... 27
Cor rect us eoft hevehicle ............................. 27
Impliedw arrant y. .......................................... 27
QR code forr escue car d...............................27
Ve hicle dat astorage .....................................28 Copyright ...................................................... 30 Occupant saf
ety......................................... 31
Re stra int sy stem ...........................................31
Sea tbelts ..................................................... 33
Airbag s......................................................... 38
PRE-SAFE ®
sy stem ....................................... 45
Children in thev ehicle ..................................46
No tesonp etsint hevehicle .........................65 Opening and closing
.................................. 66
Ke y............................................................... 66
Do ors. ........................................................... 70
Loa dcompa rtment ....................................... 75
Ro ller sunblinds ............................................ 81
Sid ew indo ws ............................................... 82
Sliding sunroof ............................................. 86
Anti-thef tprotection .....................................90 Seats and
stowing ..................................... 93
No tesont he cor rect driver's sea tposition ... 93
Seats ............................................................ 94
St eering wheel ............................................ 107Using
them emor yfunction .........................1 10
St ow agea reas ............................................ .111
Cup holder s............................................... .126
Ashtr ayand cigar ette lighter ...................... .127
Soc kets ....................................................... 12 8
Wi reless chargin goft he mobile phone
and connection wit hthe exterior aerial .......1 31
Fitting or removing thef loor mats .............. 13 3 Light and sight
......................................... 134
Exterio rlighting .......................................... 13 4
Interior lighting ........................................... 14 3
Changin gbulbs (on lyforv ehicles with
halogen headlamps) ................................... 14 4
Wi ndsc reen wiper sand windscreen
wa sher sy stem ............................................ 14 6
Mir rors ........................................................ 14 9
Operating thes un visor s............................. 15 2
Infrared reflectiv ewindscreen .................... 15 3 Climat
econtrol ......................................... 15 4
Overvie wofclimatecontro lsystems ..........1 54
Operating thec limat econtrol sy stem ......... 15 5 2
Contents

1
Speedom eter →
261
2 ÷ ESP®
→
524
3 #! Turn signal light →
13 6
4 Ð Steering assis tance malfunction →
533
5 Multifunctio ndispl ay →
264
6 ! ABS malfunction →
524
7 ; Engine diagnosis →
535
8 Revc ounter →
261
9 % Diesel engine: preglow
A ! Electric parking brak eapplied( red) →
524
B J Brakes (red) →
524
C # Electrical fault →
535
D · Distance warning →
531
E ? Coolant tooh ot/cold →
535
F Coolant temp eratur edisplay →
261
G J Brakes (yellow) →
524 H
! Electricp arkin gb rake (yellow) →
524
I 6 Restra int sy stem →
32
J ü Seat belt is no tfas tened →
530
K j Trailer hit chis no toperational or is swivel‐
ling →
533
L T Standing lights →
13 4
M Fuel le veld isplay
8 Fuelreser vewit hfuel filler flap location
indicator →
535
N K Main beam →
13 6
O L Dippe dbeam →
13 4
P R Rear fogl ight →
13 5
Q AIR BOD YCONTROL/DYNAMIC BODY CONTROL
malfunctioning →
531
R h Tyre pressur emonitoring sy stem →
538
S å ESP®
OFF →
524 At
ag lanc e–O verviewofw arning and indicator lamps 11

1
Speedom eter →
261
2 AIR BODY CONTROL/DYNAMIC BODY CONTROL
malfunctioning →
531
3 #! Turn signal light →
13 6
4 Multifunction display →
264
5 Revc ounter →
261
6 å ESP®
OFF →
524
÷ ESP®
→
524
7 K Mainb eam →
13 6
L Dippe dbeam →
13 4
T Standing lights →
13 4
8 ? Coolan ttoo hot/cold →
535
9 Coolant temp eratur edisplay →
261
A · Distance warning →
531
B Ð Steering assis tance malfunction →
533
C # Electrica lfault →
535 D
J Brakes (red) →
524
E ü Seat belt is no tfas tened →
530
F Fuel le veld isplay
G 8 Fuelreser vewit hfuel filler flap location
indicator →
535
H R Rear fogl ight →
13 5
I 6 Restra int sy stem →
32
J % Diesel engine: preglow
K ; Engine diagnosis →
535
L J Brakes (yellow) →
524
M ! Electricp arkin gb rake applied (red) →
524
N h Tyre pressur emonitoring sy stem →
538
O ! ABS malfunction →
524
P ! Electricp arkin gb rake (yellow) →
524
Q j Trailer hit chis no toperational or is swivel‐
ling →
533 At
ag lanc e–O verviewofw arning and indicator lamps 13

Mercedes-Benz GenuineParts
+ ENVIRONMENTAL
NOTEEnvironmental
dama gecaused bynotu sing recycled
re conditione dcomponents Daimle
rAGoffer sr ecycled reconditioned
components and pa rtsw itht he same quality
as ne wparts .The same entitlemen tfromt he
implied warrant yisv alid as forn ew parts. #
Use recycle dreconditioned compo‐
nents and parts from Daimler AG.*
NO
TEImpairment of theo perating ef fi‐
ciency of ther estraint sy stems from
ins talling accessories or from repair sor
we lding Airbags and seat belt
tensioners, as well as
control unit sand sensor sfor ther estraint
sy stems, ma ybeinstalled in thef ollowing
areas of your vehicle:
R Doors
R Door pillars R
Doo rsills
R Seats
R Cockpit
R Instrument clus ter
R Centr econsole #
Do no tins tall accessories suc hasaudio
sy stems in these areas. #
Do no tcarry out repair sorw elding. #
Have accesso ries retrofitted at aquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop. Yo
uc ould jeopardise theo perating saf etyofy our
ve hicle if youu se parts ,tyres and wheel saswell
as accessories releva nt tosaf etyw hichh ave not
been appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz. Saf ety-re le‐
va nt sy stems, e.g. theb rake system, ma ymal‐
function .Onlyu se Mercedes-Benz GenuineParts
or parts of equal qualit y.Onl yuse tyres, wheels
and accessor yparts that ha vebeen specifically
appr ovedfor your vehicle model.
Mercedes-Benzt estsgenuine pa rtsa nd con ver‐
sion parts and accessor yparts that ha vebeen
specificall yappr ove dfor your vehicle model forth
eir reliability ,safet ya nd suitabilit y.Despite
ongoing ma rket resear ch,M ercedes-Ben zis
unable toasses sother parts. Mercedes-Benz
th erefor eaccepts no responsibility fort he use of
suc hparts in Mercedes-Benz vehicles, even if
th ey have been of ficially appr ovedori ndepend‐
ently appr oved byatesting centre.
Cer tain parts ar eonlyo fficially appr ovedfor
ins tallation or modification if they comply wi th
legal requirements. All Mercedes-Benz Genuine‐
Pa rtsm eetthe appr oval requ irements. The use
of non-appr ovedparts ma yinva lidat ethe vehi‐
cle's general operating pe rmit.
This is thec ase in thef ollowing situations:
R Achang eoft hevehicle type from that for
whic hthe vehicle's general operating pe rmit
wa sg ranted.
R Ifot her road user scoul dbee ndangered.
R Ifth ee xhau stgasorn oise le vels are
adversel yaffected.
Alw ayss pecify thev ehicle identification number
(VIN) (→ page450) when ordering Mercedes-
Benz GenuineParts. 22
General no tes

Ve
hicl edata storage Information from electronic control units
Electronic control unit
sarefitted in your vehicle.
Some of these ar enecessar yfor thes afeo pera‐
tion of your vehicle, while some assis tyou when
driving (driver assi stanc esystems). In addition,
yo ur vehicle pr ovides con venience and enter tain‐
men tfunctions, whic harealso made possible by
electronic control units.
Elect ronic control units contai ndatam emories
which cantemp orarily or permanently store
te ch nica linformatio nabout thev ehicle's operat‐
ing status ,component loads, main tenance
re qu irements and tech nica levents or faults.
In general ,this information documents thes tate
of ac omponent part, amodule, asystemort he
sur rounding ssucha s:
R operatin gstatuses of sy stem components
(e.g. fluid le vels, batter ystatus ,tyrep res‐
sure)
R status messages concernin gthe vehicle and
its individualc omponents(e.g. number of
wheel revo lutions/speed, decele ration, lat‐ eral acceleration, displa
yofthefastened seat
belts)
R malfunctions or defectsini mportant sy stem
components (e.g. lights, brakes)
R information on vehicle damag eevents
R system reaction sinspecial drivin gsituations
(e.g. airbag deployment, inter ventio nofs ta‐
bilit ycontrol sy stems)
R ambient conditions (e.g. temp erature, rain
sensor)
In addition toprov iding thea ctual control unit
function ,this dat aassists them anufacturer in
de tecting and rectifying faults and optimising
ve hicle functions. The majority of this dat ais
te mp orar yand is onl yprocessed in thev ehicle
itself. Onl yasmall portion of thed ataiss tored
in thee vent or fault memor y.
When your vehicle is serviced, tech nica ldata
from thev ehicle can be read out byservice net‐
wo rkemplo yees or thirdp arties .Services
include repair services, maintenanc eprocesses,
wa rrant yevents and qualit yassurance meas‐
ures, fore xamp le. The read out is per form ed via
th el egall yprescribed por tfor OBD ("on-board diagnostics"
)inthevehicle. The respective
service networ klocations or thirdp arties col‐
lect ,proces sand use thed ata. The ydocument
te ch nica lstatuses of thev ehicle, assis tinfind‐
in gf aults and impr oving qualit yand ar etrans‐
mit tedtot he manufacturer ,ifnecessar y.Fu r‐
th ermore, them anufacturer is subject toprod‐
uct liability .For this, them anufacturer requ ires
te ch nica ldataf romv ehicles.
Fa ult memories in thev ehicle can be rese tbya
service outle taspartofr epair or maintenance
wo rk.
The ycan enter dat aintot he vehicle's con veni‐
ence and inf otainment function sthemselves as
par toft he selected equipment.
This includes, fore xamp le:
R multimedia dat asuchasm usic,films or pho‐
to sf or playbac kinanintegrated multimedia
sy stem
R address book dat afor use in connection with
an integrated hands-free sy stem or an inte‐
grated navigation sy stem
R entered navigation destinations
R dataabout theu se of Interne tservices 28
General no tes

Re
stra int sy stem Pr
otection byther estraint sy stem The
restra int sy stem includes thef ollowing:
R Seat belt sy stem
R Airbags
R Child restra int sy stem
R Child seat securing sy stem
The restra int sy stem can reduce ther isk of vehi‐
cle occupants coming int ocontact wit hparts of
th ev ehicle interior in thee vent of an accident. In
th ee vent of an accident, ther estraint sy stem
can also reduce thef orces towhic hthe vehicle
occupants ar esubjected.
As eat belt can onl yprovide theb estleve lofp ro‐
te ction if it is worncor rectl y.Depending on the
de tected accident situation, sea tbeltt ensione rs
and/or airbags supplement thep rotection
of fere dbyac orrectly wornseat belt. Seat belt
te nsioner sand/or airbags ar enotdepl oyed in
ev erya ccident. In order
fort he restra int sy stem toprov ide the
intended le velofp rotection, eac hvehicle occu‐
pant mus tobser vethef ollowing information:
R Fasten seat belts cor rectl y.
R Sit in an almos tupright seat position wi th
th eir bac kagains tthe seat backrest.
R Sit wit htheir feet resting on thef loor ,ifp os‐
sible.
R Alw ayss ecur epersons under 1.50 mt all in
an additional restra int sy stem suitable for
Mercedes-Benzv ehicles.
Ho wever,no sy stem available toda yc an com‐
ple tely eliminat einjuries and fata lities in every
acciden tsituation .Inparticular ,the seat belt
and airbag generally do no tprotect against
objects penetrating thev ehicle from theo utside.
It is also no tpossible tocompl etelyr ule out the
ri sk of injur ycaused bythea irbag deploying. Re
duce drestraint sy stem pr otection &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hfrom
modifications tother estraint sy stem
The restra int sy stem can no longer function
cor rectly af tera lterations ha vebeen made.
The restra int sy stem ma ythen no tprotect
th ev ehicle occupants as intended byfailing
in an accident or triggering unexpec tedly ,for
ex ample #
Nevera lter thep arts of ther estraint
sy stem. #
Nevertamper wit hthe wiring or any
electronic component parts or their
software. If it is necessar
ytomodifythev ehicle toaccom‐
modat eaperson wit hdisabilities, con tact a
qu alified specialis tworks hop.
Mercedes-Benz recommends that youo nly use
drivin gaids whic hhaveb een appr ovedspecifi‐
cally fory our vehicle byMercedes-Benz. Occupant saf
ety31

Re
stra int sy stem functionality When
thei gnition is switched on, asystems elf-
te st is per form ed, during whic hthe 6
re stra int sy stem warning lam plight sup. It goes
out no later than afew second safter thev ehicle
is star ted. The components of ther estraint sys‐
te ma rethen functional. Malfunctioning
restra int sy stem Am
alfunction has occur redint herestra int sys‐
te mi f:
R The 6 restra int sy stem warning lamp
does no tlight up when thei gnition is
switched on.
R The 6 restra int sy stem warning lamp
light supc ontinuousl yorrepeatedly during a
journe y. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor fata linjury
due toam alfunctio nintherestra int sys‐
tem
If th er estraint sy stem is malfunctioning,
re stra int sy stem components ma ybetrig‐
ge redu nintentionall yormight no tbetrig‐
ge redata ll inthee vent of an accident. This
ma yaffect thes eat belt tensioner or airbag,
fo re xamp le. #
Have ther estraint sy stem checkeda nd
re paired immediatel yataqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop. Fu
nction of ther estraint sy stem in an acci‐
dent Ho
wt he restra int sy stem worksisd etermined by
th es eve rity of thei mp act de tected and thet ype
of acciden tanticipated:
R Frontal impact
R Rear impact
R Sideimp act
R Rollover The activation
thre sholds fort he components of
th er estraint sy stem ar edetermined based on
th ee valuatio nofthe sensor values measured at
va rious points in thev ehicle. This process is pre-
em ptiveinn ature. The triggering/deployment of
th ec omponents of ther estraint sy stem should
ta ke place in good time at thes tart of thec olli‐
sion.
Fa ctor swhich can only be see nand measu red
af te rac ollision has occur redc ann otpla yad eci‐
siv erole in airbag deployment, nor do they pro‐
vide an indication of airbag deployment.
The vehicle ma ybedeformed significantl ywith‐
out an airbag being deplo yed. This is thec ase if
onl yparts whic hare re lativel yeasil ydeformed
ar ea ffected and ther ateofv ehicle deceleration
is no thigh. Con versely ,ana irbag ma ybe
deplo yede vent hough thev ehicle suf fers only
minor deformation. If very rigid vehicle parts
suc hasl ongitudinal member sarehit, fore xam‐
ple, thev ehicle deceleration ma ybehigh enough
fo rt his tohappen. 32
Occupant saf ety

The co
mponent softherestra int sy stem can
be activated or deplo yedi ndependentl yof
eac hother: Component De
tected deploy‐
men tsituation
Seat belt tensioner sFrontal impact, rear
impact ,side impact,
ro llo ver
Driver' sairbag, front
passenger airbag Fr
ontal impact Knee airbag
Frontal impact Side impact airbag Side impact
Wi ndo wairba gS ide impact,rollo ver,
frontal impact PRE-SAFE
®
Impulse
Side Side impactThe front passenger airbag can onl
ybedeployed
in an acciden tifthePASSENGER AIR BAGO FF
indicator lam pisoff.Ift he front passenger seat
is occupied, mak esure, bo thbefor eand during th
ej ourne y,that thes tatus of thef ront
passenger airbag is cor rect (→ page 42). &
WARNING Rick of burns from ho tairbag
components
The airbag parts ar ehotafte rana irbag has
been depl oyed. #
Do no ttouc hthe airbag parts. #
Have ad eplo yeda irbag replaced at a
qu alified specialis tworks hop as soon
as possible. Mercedes-Benz
recommends that youh avet he
ve hicle towe dtoaq ualified specialis tworks hop
af te rana ccident. Take this int oaccount ,partic‐
ularly if aseat belt tensioner is trig geredoran
airbag deplo yed.
If th es eat belt tensioner saretrig geredorana ir‐
bag is deplo yed, youw ill hear abang, and a
smal lamoun tofpowder ma yalso be released:
R The bang will no tgene rallya ffect your hear‐
ing.
R Ingeneral ,the powder released is no thaz‐
ardous tohealt hbut ma ycause short-term breathing dif
ficulties topersons suf fering
from as thma or other pulmonar yconditions.
Pr ov ided it is saf etodoso, leavethev ehicle
immediately or open thew indo wino rder to
pr eve nt brea thing dif ficulties. Sea
tbelts Pr
otection pr ovided bythes eat belt Alw
aysf asteny our seat belt cor rectly before
st artin gajourney .As eatb eltc an only pr ovide
th eb estleve lofp rotection if it is worncor rectly. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
incor rectly fastened seat belt
If th es eat belt is no twornc orrectly ,itc an‐
no tp erform its intended pr otectiv efunction.
In addition, an incor rectly fastened seat belt
can also cause injuries, fore xamp le, in the
ev ent of an acciden torwhen braking or
ch anging direction sudden ly. Occ
upan tsafety 33

#
Alw ayse nsur ethat all vehicle occu‐
pants ha vetheir seat belts fastened
cor rectl ya nd ar esitting prope rly. In order
fort he cor rectly wornseat belt topro‐
vide thei ntended le velofp rotection, eac hvehi‐
cle occupant mus tobser vethef ollowing infor‐
mation:
R The seat belt mus tnotbe twis teda nd must
fi tt ightly and snu glya cross theb ody.
R The seat belt mus tberouted across the
centr eofthe shoulder and as lo wdown
across theh ips as possible.
R The shoulder section of thes eat belt should
no ttouc hyour nec knor be routed under
yo ur ar morb ehindyour bac k.
R Avoid wearing bulk ycloth ing, e.g. awinter
coat.
R Push thel ap belt down as farasp ossible
across your hips and pull tight wit hthe shoul‐
der section of theb elt. Ne verrout ethe lap
belt across your abdomen.
R Neverrout ethe seat belt across sharp, poin‐
te d, abrasiv eorfragile objects. R
Onlyone person should use eac hseat belt at
an yo ne time. Ne vera llow babies and chil‐
dren totrave lsitting on thel ap of ano ther
ve hicle occupant.
R Nevers ecur eobjects wit haseat belt if the
seat belt is also being used byone of the
ve hicle's occupants. Alw ayso bser vethe
instructions forl oading thev ehicle when
securing objects, luggag eorloads
(→ pag e111).
Also ensur ethat no objects, e.g. acushion,
ar ee verp laced between aperson and the
seat.
If ch ildren ar etrave lling in thev ehicle, be sur eto
obser vethei nstruction sand saf etyn otes on
"Children in thev ehicle" (→ page46). Re
duce dseatb eltp rote ction &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
incor rect sea tposition
The sea tbeltd oesn otoffert he intended
le ve lofp rotection if youh ave notm ove dthe
seat backres ttoanalmostvertical position.
When braking or in thee vent of an accident,
yo uc ould slide underneat hthe seat belt and
sus tain abdominal or nec kinjuries, fore xam‐
ple. #
Adjus tthe seat proper lybefor ebegin‐
ning your journe y. #
Alw ayse nsur ethat thes eat backres tis
in an almos tvertical position and that
th es houlder section of your seat belt is
ro uted across thec ent reofyour shoul‐
der. 34
Occupant saf ety

&
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hwhen
additional restra int sy stems ar enotused
fo rp ersons wit hasmaller build
Pe rsons under 1.50 mt all canno twear the
seat belt cor rectly wi thout asuitable addi‐
tional restra int sy stem.
If th es eat belt is no twornc orrectly ,itc an‐
no tp erform its intended pr otectiv efunction.
In addition, an incor rectly fastened seat belt
can also cause injuries, fore xamp le, in the
ev ent of an acciden torwhen braking or
ch anging direction sudden ly.#
Alw ayss ecur epersons under 1.50 m
ta ll in asuitable restra int sy stem. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
bloc keds eat belt buckle or seat belt
anchorage
Objects next tothef ront seat that bloc kthe
seat belt buckle or them oving seat belt
anchorag eonthe front seat impair thef unc‐
tion of thes eat belt tensioners. The sea
tbeltt ensione rsma ynotfunctio nas
intended and thes eat belt ma ynolonger
pr ov ide thei ntended pr otection. #
Befor estarti ngthej ourne y,mak esure
th at ther ea reno objects around the
seat belt buckle or between thef ront
seat and door. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
damaged or modified seat belts
Seat belts cann otprov ide pr otection in the
fo llowing situations:
R Ifth es eat belts ar edamaged, modified,
ex treme lydirty ,bleached or dyed
R Ifth es eat belt buckle is damaged or
ex treme lydirty
R Ifth es eat belt tensioners, sea tbelt
anchorages or sea tbeltr etra ctor shave
been modified
Seat belts ma ybedamaged in an accident,
although thed amag emaynotbev isible, e.g.
due tosplinter sofglass. Modified or damaged seat belts ma
ytear or
fa il, e.g. in an accident.
Modified seat belt tensioner scould acciden‐
ta llyt rigger or failto function as intended. #
Neverm odify thes eat belts, seat belt
te nsioners, sea tbelta nchorages or seat
belt retractors. #
Makesur ethat thes eat belts are
undamaged, no tworna nd clean. #
Alw aysh ave thes eat belts checked
immediatel yafter an accident at a
qu alified specialis tworks hop. Mercedes-Benz
recommends that youo nly use
seat belt swhichh aveb een appr ovedspecifically
fo ry our vehicle byMercedes-Benz. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hfrom
deplo yedp yrot echni cseatb eltt ension‐
ers
Pyr otechni cseatb eltt ensione rsthat ha ve
been deplo yeda reno longer operational and
ar eu nable toper form their intended pr otec‐
tiv ef unction. Occupant saf
ety35