height MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE 2017 Owners Manual

1
Adjusts thes eats electrically →
97
2 Switches thes eat heater on/off →
102
3 Switches thes eat ventilation on/o ff →
103
4 Adjusts thef ront passenger seat from thed riv‐
er's seat →
97
5 &%Loc ks/unloc ksthev ehicle →
71
6 Opens/closes thet ailgate →
75
7 Adjusts and folds theo utside mir rors out/in
electrically →
14 9
8 W Opens/closes ther ight side window →
82
9 W Opens/ closes ther ear right side window →
82
A Child saf etyl oc kf or ther ear side windo ws→
65
B W Opens/closes ther ear lef tside wind ow →
82 C
W Opens/closes thel efts ide window →
82
D Opens thed oor →
70
E Sets them emor yfunction →
11 0
F Sets thes eat fore -and-af tadjustment →
96
G Adjusts thes eat cushion length →
96
H Adjusts the4 -way lumbar support →
98
I Seat adjustment using them ultimedia sy stem →
101
J Adjusts theh ead restra ints →
98
K Adjusts thes eat cushion inclination →
96
L Adjusts thes eat height →
96
M Sets thes eat backres tinclination →
96 At
ag lanc e–Door control pane land seat adjustment 17

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
tsafety 47

Seats
Ad
justin gthe fron tseatm echanicall yand
electricall y(withou tSeatC om fort Pa ckage) &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th es eats ar eadjus tedbyc hildren
Childre ncould becom etrapped if they adjust
th es eats, particularly when unattended. #
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. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. The seats can be adjus
tedw hen thei gnition is
switched off. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
whe nadjusting thes eats
When youa djus tas eat,you or other vehicle
occupants could become trapped, e.g. on the
seat guide rail. #
Mak esurew hen adjustin gaseatthat
no on ehas an ybody parts in thes weep
of thes eat. Obser
vethes afet yn otes on "Airbags "and "Chil‐
dren in thev ehicle". &
WARNING Risk of accident du etothe
driver's seat no tbeing engaged
If th ed rive r's seat is no tengaged, it could
mo veunexpectedl ywhile thev ehicle is in
motion.
This could cause youtol ose control of the
ve hicle. #
Alw aysm akes uret hat thed rive r's seat
is engaged befor estartin gt he vehicle. &
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. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th es eat height is adjus tedc arelessly
If yo ua djus tthe seat height carelessly ,you
or other vehicle occupants could be trapped
and thereb yinjured. 94
Seats and stowing

Children in particular could acciden
tally
press thee lectrical seat adjustmen tbuttons
and become trapped. #
While moving thes eats, mak esuret hat
hands or other body parts do no tget
under thel eve rassembly of thes eat
adjustmen tsystem. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tohead
re stra int sw hicha renotfitted or are
adju sted incor rectly
If head restra int sa renotfitted or ar eadjus‐
te di ncor rectl y,they canno tprovide pr otec‐
tion as intended.
Ther eisani ncreased risk of injur yinthe
head and nec karea, e.g. in thee vent of an
accident or when braking. #
Alw aysd rive wit hthe head restra ints
fi tted. #
Befor edriving off, ma kesur efor every
ve hicle occupant that thec ent reofthe
head restra int supports theb ackoft he
head at about eyel eve l. Do no
tinter chang ethe head restra int soft he
front and rear seats. Otherwise, youc annot
adjus tthe height and angle of theh ead
re stra int sc orrectl y.
Ad jus tthe head restra int fore -and-af tposition so
th at it is as close as possible totheb ackofy our
head. &
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. *
NO
TEDama getothes eats when moving
th es eats back The seats ma
ybedamaged byobject swhen
moving thes eats bac k. #
When moving thes eats bac k,make
sur ethat ther ea reno objects in the
fo ot we ll or under or behin dthe seats. Seats and
stowing 95

1
Seatbackres tinclination
2 Seat height
3 Seat fore -and-af tadjustment #
Toadjus tthe sea tfore-and-a ftposition:
lif tl ever 3and slid ethe seat int othe
desired position. #
Mak esuret hat thes eat is engaged. Ad
justin gthe fron tseatm anuall yand elec‐
tricall y(with Seat Comfor tPacka ge) 1
Seat backres tinclination
2 Seat height
3 Seat cushion inclination
4 Seat fore -and-af tadjustment
5 Seatcushion length #
Toadjus tthe sea tfore-and-a ftposition:
lif tl ever 4and slid ethe seat int othe
desired position. #
Mak esuret hat thes eat is engaged. #
Toadjus tthe sea tcushion length: liftl ever
5 and slide thef ront section of thes eat
cushion forw ards or backwards. 96
Seatsand stow ing

Ad
justin gthe fron tseate lect rica lly 1
Headrestraint height
2 Seat backres tinclination
3 Seat height
4 Seat cushio nlength
5 Seat cushio ninclination
6 Seat fore -and-af tadjustment #
Save thes ettings wit hthe memor yfunction
(→ pag e110). Ad
justin gthe fron tpassen gers eatfromt he
driver' sseate lect rica lly Re
quirements:
R The po wersupply is switched on.
This function is only available on vehicles wit han
electrically adjus table front passenger seat. Yo
uc an call up thef ollowing function sfor the
front passenger sea t:
R Sea tadjustment
R Sea theater
R Sea tventilation
R Memor yfunction Seats and
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&
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tohead
re stra int sw hicha renotfitted or are
adju sted incor rectly
If head restra int sa renotfitted or ar eadjus‐
te di ncor rectl y,they canno tprovide pr otec‐
tion as intended.
Ther eisani ncreased risk of injur yinthe
head and nec karea, e.g. in thee vent of an
accident or when braking. #
Alw aysd rive wit hthe head restra ints
fi tted. #
Befor edriving off, ma kesur efor every
ve hicle occupant that thec ent reofthe
head restra int supports theb ackoft he
head at about eyel eve l. Do no
tinter chang ethe head restra int soft he
front and rear seats. Otherwise, youc annot
adjus tthe height and angle of theh ead
re stra int sc orrectl y.
Ad jus tthe head restra int fore -and-af tposition so
th at it is as close as possible totheb ackofy our
head. #
Toraise: pulltheh ead restra int up. #
Tolowe r:press release knob 1inthed irec‐
tion of thea rrow and push theh ead restra int
down. #
Tomo veforw ards: pullthe head restra int
fo rw ards. #
Tomo vebackwards: pressrelease knob 2
and push theh ead restra int backwards. Ad
justin gthe fron tseatluxur yhead
re stra ints manually #
Toadjus tthe sid ebolsters of theh ead
re stra int: pull or push right or left-hands ide
bols ter2. #
Tomo veforw ards: pullthe head restra int
fo rw ards. Seat
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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
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Wi
th an anticipator ydrivin gs tyle ,glide mode
helps youtor educe fuel consum ption.
Glide mode is characterised bythef ollowing:
R thec ombustion engine is disconnected from
th ed rive train and thev ehicle continues to
ro ll in neut ral.
R thet ransmission position his displa yedin
green in them ultifunction displa y.
Glide mode is activated if thef ollowing condi‐
tions ar emet:
R driv eprogram Eis selected.
R thes peed is within asuitable range.
R thec ourse of ther oad is suitable,e .g.no
st eep uphill or downhill gradients or tight
bends.
R ther eisnot railer coupled totheb all coupling
of thet railer towh itch ,a nd no bicycle rack
fi tted.
R youa reno lon gerd epressing thea ccelerator
or brak epedal.
% Glide mode can also be activated if youh ave
selected the" Eco" setting fort he drive (engine management) when in driv
eprogram
I.
Glide mode is deactivated again if one of the
conditions is no longer met.
Ve hicles with Drivin gAssistanc ePacka ge,
Ac tiv eD ista nce Assis tDISTR ON IC or Active
Brak eAssis t:Glid emodeisa lsod eacti vated
dependin gonthe traf fics ituation and thev ehi‐
cle then switches to overru nm ode. Thi sfurther
re duces fuel consum ption.
Glide mode can also be pr evented bythef ollow‐
ing parame ters:
R uphill gradient
R downhill gradient
R temp erature
R height
R speed
R obstruction de tection
R ope rating conditions of thee ngine Re
fuelling Re
fuelling thev ehicle &
WARNING ‑Riskoff ireore xplosion
caused byfuel
Fu els ar ehighly inflammable. #
Youm usta void fire ,n aked flames ,cre‐
atin gspar ksand smoking. #
Befor erefuelling ,switc hoffthee ngine
and auxiliar yheating if your vehicle is
equipped wit hauxiliary heating. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom fuel
Fu els ar epoisonous and harmful to your
health #
Do no tswa llowf uel or le titcomeinto
contact wit hskin, eyes or clo thing. #
Do no tinhale fuel vapour. #
Keep children away from fuel.
If yo uoro ther people come int ocontact with
fuel, obser vethef ollowing: 18 0
Driving and pa rking

ri
ses slightly and then returns tothes etlevel
shortl yafter wa rds.
Yo uora nyone else in thev icinit yoft he
whee larches or theu nderbody could thus
become trapped.
The vehicle can also be lo wereda fter being
loc ked. #
When leaving thev ehicle, mak esure
th at nobody is in thev icinit yoft he
whee larches or theu nderbody. Re
quirements:
R The vehicle has been star ted.
R Allvehicles exceptA ll-Te rrain vehicles:
th ev ehicle mus tnotbe moving fasterthan
60 km/h.
R All-Terrain vehicles: thev ehicle mus tnotbe
moving fasterthan 35 km/h. Ra
ising thev ehicle #
Press but ton1.
Indica torlamp 2lights up.
All vehicles without 4MATIC exceptA ll-
Te rrain vehicles: thev ehicle is raised by
25 mm compared tothen ormal le vel. All
vehicles with 4MATIC exceptA ll-Te r‐
ra in vehicles: thev ehicle is raised by35 mm
compared tothen ormal le vel.
All- Terrain vehicles: thev ehicle is raised by
20 mm compared tothen ormal le vel.
Yo ur selection is sa ved.
% In driv eprogram All-Terrain,T hevehicle
canno tberaised fur ther by usin gbutton 1.
The vehicle is lo wereda gain in thef ollowing sit‐
uations:
R Allvehicles exceptA ll-Te rrain vehicles:
when driving fasterthan 80 km/h.
R Allvehicles exceptA ll-Te rrain vehicles:
when driving between 60 km/h and
80 km/h fora pproxima tely thre em inutes.
R All-Terrain vehicles: when driving faster
th an 35 km/h.
R Afters electing adrive program using the
DY NA MIC SELECT switch.
The vehicle is adjus tedtot he height of thel ast
activ edrive program. 222
Driving and parking