towing 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

What
todo in thee vent of an accident
1 QR cod efor accessing ther escue card →
27
2 Safetyv ests →
407
3 Button fort he SOS emer gency cal lsyst em and
breakdown assis tance →
354
4 Checking and topping up service products →
452
5 Tow- startin gand towing away →
420
6 Flat tyre →
409
7 Jump -sta rting →
417
8 Haza rdwa rning lamps →
137 9
Firee xtinguisher →
408
A Fuelfiller flap wit hinstruction labels fort yre
pressu re,fuel type and QR code fora ccessing
th er escue card →
180
B Tow- startin gand towing away →
420
C Warning triangle →
407
D Tyre-chang etool kit →
440
E TIREFIT kit →
411
F First-ai dk it (so ftsided) →
408 At
ag lanc e–E merg encies an dbreak downs 19

Sy
stem limitations
The sy stem will no tinitiat eanyaction in thef ol‐
lowing situations:
R when reve rsing
or
R when thev ehicle is towing atrailer and there
is ar isk of arear impact
The sy stem will no tinitiat eanybraking applica‐
tion in thef ollowing situations:
R whils tdriving
or
R when entering or exitin gap arkin gspace
while using ActiveP arking Assist Information on PRE-
SAFE®
Impulse Side If an imminent side impact is de
tected, PRE-
SA FE®
Impulse Side can pre-emptively mo vethe
front-seat vehicle occupant's upper body
to wa rdst he centre ofthev ehicle. It does this by
ra pidl yinflating an air cushion in theo uter seat
side bols teroft he seat backres tonthe side on
whic hthe impact is anticipated. This increases th
ed ista nce betwee nthe door and thev ehicle
occupant.
If PRE-SAFE ®
Impulse Side has been deplo yedor
is faulty ,the PRE-SAFE impulse side inoperative
See Owner's Manual displaymessag eisshown
(→ pag e466). Children in
thev ehicle Note
sont he saf etransportation of children &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If yo ul eave children unat tende dint hevehi‐
cle, they ma ybea bletos etthev ehicle in
motion, fore xamp leby:
R Releasing thep arking brake.
R Shifting thet ransmission out of park
position j.
R Startin gthe engine.
In addition, they ma yoperat evehicle equip‐
ment. #
Neverlea ve children and animals unat‐
te nde dint hevehicle. #
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
me connect weba pp. &
WARNING Thisp oses an increased risk
of deat hduetoheat strokeorexposure
to cold in thev ehicle
If persons –particularly children –expe ri‐
enc eprolonged exposur etoextremely high
or lo wtemperatures, this poses arisk of
inju ryor eve nfatal injur y. #
Neverlea ve anyone –p articularly chil‐
dren –unat tende dint hevehicle. &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsw hen thec hild
seat is exposed todirect sunlight
If th ec hild restra int sy stem is exposed to
direct sunlight or heat, parts could heat up. 46
Occupant saf ety

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
area Seats and
stowing 93

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

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
stowing 97

#
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

#
Tomo vebackwards: pressrelease knob 1
and push theh ead restra int backwards.
Lo weri ngther ear seat head restra ints from
th ef ront #
Press button 1. Ad
justin gthe head restra ints of ther ear
seatsm echanically #
Toraise: pulltheh ead restra int up. #
Tolowe r:press release knob 1inthed irec‐
tion of thea rrow and push theh ead restra int
down. Fi
tting/ removing the ou terr ear seat head
re stra ints
Re moving #
Release ther ear seat backres tand fold it
slight lyforw ards (→ page113). #
Pullthe head restra int up tothes top. #
Push release knob 1inthed irection of the
ar row and pull out theh ead restra int. 100
Seats and stowing

Fi
tting #
Inse rttheh ead restra int so that then otch es
on theb ar ar eont he leftwhen vie wedint he
direction of tra vel. #
Push theh ead restra int down until youh ear
it en gage in position. #
Foldther ear seat backres tbacku ntil it
engages. Configuring seat settings
Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
a Seats #
Select Driver's seat orPassenger seat .
Ad justin gthe backres tsideb olste rs #
Select Sidebolsters . #
Select thes etting.
Ad justin gthe seat contou rint he lumbar
re gion of thes eat backrest #
Select Lumbar . #
Adjus tthe air cushion. Memor
yfunction #
Save thes eat settings wit hthe memor yfunc‐
tion (→ page110). Setting automatic adjustment of
thel ateral
suppor t(activ emulticontour seat) Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
a Seats
Wi th th is function ,the lateral suppor tofthe
activ emulticontour seat is automaticall yadjus‐
te dtot he driving and cornering dynamics of the
ve hicle. #
Select Driver's seat orPassenger seat. #
Select Dynamic seat. #
Selects etting: Off,Level 1 orLevel 2. Overvie
wofmassageand workout prog rams Massag
eprograms
The following programs can be selec ted:
R Hot Relaxing back
R Hot Relaxing shoulder R
Activating Massage
R Classic Massage
R Wave Massage
R Mobilizing Massage
Ac tiv eW orko ut
The Act. Workout backrest andAct. Workout
cushion programmes requirey our activ ecooper‐
ation. Tensing and releasing also helps to
impr oveblood flow to yo ur muscles. Press
agains tapressur epointass oonasy oufeel it. Selecting
them assag eprogram fort he front
seats Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
a Seats #
Select Driver's seat orPassenger . #
Select Massage. #
Select amassag eprogram.
The massag eprogramme runs fora pprox‐
ima tely 9to15m inutes, depending on the
setting. Seats and
stowing 101