ESP MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN 2017 W213 User Guide

#Toactivate/deacti vate:press button 2.
Opening/closing ther ear side windo wsis
possible:
RWi th indicator lamp 1lit:v ia thes witch
on thed rive r's door.
RWi th indicator lamp 1off: via thes witch
on thec orresponding rear door or driv‐
er'sd oor.
Pets in the vehicle
&
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due toanimals lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If yo ul eave animals in thev ehicle unatten‐
ded or unsecured, they could possib lypress
down buttons or switches.
Thereb yananimal may:
Ractivat evehicle equipment and become
trapped, fore xamp le.
Rswitch systems on or of fand endanger
ot her road users.
Uns ecured animals ma ybethrow na roundi n
th ev ehicle in thee vent of an accidento r
sudden steering and braking maneuver sand
injur evehicle occupants in thep rocess.
#Ne verlea ve animals in thev ehicle unat‐
te nded.
#Alw aysc orrectly secu reanimals while
driving, e.g .usingas uitable animal car‐
ri er.
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Occupant saf ety

#Todeactivate: pressthe& button on the
SmartK eytwice in rapid succession.
The batter ychec klam poft he SmartK ey
fl ashes twic ebrief ly and lightsupo nce.
#To activate: press anybutton on theS mart‐
Ke y.
% When thev ehicle is star tedw itht he Smart‐
Ke yint he stow agec ompartment of thec en‐
te rc onsole (
→pag e129) ,the SmartK ey
functions ar eautom atically activated.
Inserting/re moving the eme rgency key
#Press release knob 1.
Emer gency key2 is pushed out slight ly.
#Pull out emer gency key2 until it en gage s.
% Youc an use thee mer gency keyint his posi‐
tion toattac hthe SmartK eyont oak eyring.
#Press release knob 1again and remo vethe
emer gency key.
#Toinser t:inse rtthee mer gency keya lon g
th ei nside of theS martK eyuntil it enga ges.
#Press release knob 1and press in the
emer gency keyf ullyu ntil it en gage s.
Re placing the SmartK eybattery
&
DANG ER Serious damag etohealth
caused byswallowing batteries
Batteries contain toxic and cor rosiv es ub‐
st ances. Swallowing batte ries ma ycause
serious damag etohealth.
Ther eisar isk offata linjur y.
#Keep batteries out of ther eac hofc hil‐
dren.
#If batteries ar eswallowe d, seek medical
attention immediately.
* ENVIRONMEN
TALN OTEEnvironmental
damage causedbyimproper disposal of
batteries
Bat teries conta in pollutants. It is
illegal todispose of them wit hthe household
ru bbish.
#
Dispose of batteries in an
environmen tallyr esponsibl emanner.
Ta ke dischar gedb atteries toaq ualified
specialis tworks hop or toac ollection
pointf or used batteries.
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Unlocking/locking thed rive r'sd oor using
th ee mer gency key
%
Ifyo uw ish toloc kthe vehicle entirely using
th ee mer gency key,firs tp ress theb utton for
lockin gfromt he inside while thed rive r's
door is open. Then proceed toloc kthe driv‐
er's door using thee mer gency key.
#Inser tthe emer gency keyintoo pening 1in
th ec over.
#Pull and hold thed oor handle.
#Pull thec over on thee mer gency keya s
st ra ight as possible away from thev ehicle
until it releases.
#Re lease thed oor handle.
#Tounlo ck:tur nthe emer gency keyc ounter -
clo ckwise toposition 1.
#Tolock: turnthe emer gency keyc lock wise to
position 1.
#Carefully press thec ove rontot he loc kcylin‐
der until it engages and is seated firm ly.
Tr unk
Opening thet runk lid
&
WARNING Risk ofexhaus tgas poisoning
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses suc hascarbon monoxide. Exhaust
ga ses can enter thev ehicle interior if the
trunk li disopenw hent he engine is running,
especial lyifth ev ehicle is in motion.
#Alw ayss witc hoffthee ngine before
opening thet runk lid.
#Ne verd rive wit hthe trunk lid open.
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#Vehicles with HANDS-FREE ACCESS: use
yo ur foot to kickb elow theb umper
(
→pag e66).
Au tomatic reve rsing function of th etrunk lid
If an objec trestricts thet runk lid during the
automatic closingp rocess, thet runk lid opens
again automaticall y.The automatic reve rsing
function is onl yanaid and is no tasubstitut efor
yo ur attentiveness.
#When closing, mak esuret hat no body parts
ar eint he closing area.
&
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
despite reve rsing function
The reve rsing function does no treact:
Rto soft, light and thin objects, e.g. fingers.
Rove rthe last Óin (8 mm) of thec losing
path.
In these situation sinparticular ,the reve rsing
function canno tpreve nt someone being trap‐
ped.
#Whe nclosing, make surethat no body
parts ar einthe closing area.
If someone is trapped:
Rpress thep button on theS martK ey,
or
Rpress ther emo teoperating switc honthe
driver's door ,or
Rpress thec losing or locking button on the
trunk lid, or
Rpull thet runk lid handle.
HANDS-FREE ACCESS function
With HANDS-FREE ACCES Syou can open, close
or stop thec losing process of thet runk lid by
per form ing akickin gmovement unde rthe rear
bumper.
The kickin gmovement trigger sthe opening or
closing process alternately.
66 Opening and closing

1Closing
2Opening
The butto ns inthed rive r's door take prece‐
dence.
#To star ta utomatic operation: press/pull
th eW button be yond thep ressur epoint.
#Tointer rupt automatic operation: press or
pul lthe W button again. Au
tomatic reve rsing function fort he side
windo ws
If an object bloc ksas ide wind owduring the
closing process, thes ide windo wopens again
automaticall y.The automatic reve rsing function
is onl yana id and is no tasubstitut efor your
attentiveness.
#When closing, mak esuret hat no body parts
ar eint he closing area.
&
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
despite reve rsing pr otection on thes ide
window
The reve rsing function does no treact:
RTo soft, light and thin objects, e.g. small
fi ngers.
ROver thel ast ã(4 mm) of thec losing
mo vement.
RDuring resetting.
RWhen closing thes ide windo wagain man‐
uall yimmediately af tera utom aticreve rs‐
ing.
This meanst hatther eve rsing function can‐
no tp reve nt someonef romb eing trapped in
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.
Ve ntilating thev ehicle befor estarting ajour‐
ne y( conve nience opening)
&
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 touchingt he side windo w.
#Release theb utton immediatel yif
somebody becomes trapped.
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ProblemPossible causes/consequences and MSolutions
& WARNING Risk of entrapment 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 function is then no tactive.
Pa rtsoft he body could be 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.
Ifas 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:
#Re peat thep reviou sstep.
The side windo wisclosed without thea utomatic reve rsing function.
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1Toraise
2To open
3Toclose/lowe r
Use the3 button tooperat ethe sliding sun‐
ro of and ther oller sunbli nd.
RThe panoramic sliding sunroof can onl ybe
opened when ther oller sunbli ndis open.
RThe roller sunblin dcan onl ybeoperated
when thes liding sunroof is closed.
#To star ta utomatic operation: press/pull
th e3 button be yond thep ressur epoint.
#Tointer rupt automatic operation: press or
pul lthe 3 button again.
Re strictions:
RVe hicles without apanoramic sliding sun‐
ro of: thea utomatic opening and raising fea‐
tur eisa vailable only whenthes liding sun‐
ro of is closed.
RVe hicles without apanoramic sliding sun‐
ro of: thea utomatic raising featur eiso nly
av ailable when thes liding sunroof is closed
or raised.
RThe panoramic slidings unroof cannotbe
opened if aroof rack is ins talled. The panor‐
amic sliding sunroof closes again automati‐
call ywhen it encounter sresis tance.
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 rsing function 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 becoming trapped
despite ther eve rsing function being
active
The reve rsing function does no treact:
Rto soft, light and thin objects, e. g. small
fi ngers
Rdu ring thel ast1 /6 in (4 mm) of thec los‐
ing path
Rduring resetting
Rwhen closing thes liding sunroof again
manuall yimmediately af tera utom atic
re ve rsing
This meanst hatther eve rsing function can‐
no tp reve nt someoneb eing trapped in these
situations.
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#When closing, makesuret hat no body
parts ar einthe closing area.
#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 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 rsing function is onl yanaid and is no tasub‐
st itut efor your attentiveness.
#When opening or closingt heroller sunblind,
mak esuret hat no body parts ar einthe
sweep.
& WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
despite ther eve rsing function being
active
In particular ,the reve rsing function does not
re act tosoft, light and thin objects, fore xam‐
ple small fingers.
Thi sm eans that ther eve rsing function can‐
no tp reve nt entrapment in these situations.
#When opening or closing ther oller sun
blind, mak esuret hat no body parts are
in thes weep.
#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 "slidings unroof" 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".
Ra in closing function when driving
Ve hicles with apanoramic sliding sunroof: if
it starts torain, ther aised slidings unroof 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 slidings unroof
automaticall ylow erss lightl yatt herear.
This coul dtrapy ou or other persons.
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Opening and closing

#SelectDynamic Seat.
#Select setting: Off,Leve l1orLeve l2.
#Sa ve thes ettings using them emor yfunction
(→pag e93).
Overvie wofmassageand workout prog rams
The following massag eprograms can be selected:
Massag eprogram fort he fron tseats Function
Ho tRelaxing Massag efor bac kR elaxing massageprogram startin gint he pelvic area. Warm pressur epoint scan be felt, full bac kmassage,
st re tching thep elvic area. Ending wit hgentle stroking motions.
Ho tRelaxing Massag efor shoulder sRelaxing massag eprogram startin gint he shoulder area. Warm pressur epoint scan be felt, full twin-w ave
bac km assage, stre tching thes houlder area. Ending wit hgentle stroking motions.
Ac tivating Massa ge Activating ba ckmassa gewithincreasingt win-wavesand then soo thing mo vements.
Classic Massa ge Massagewithi ncreasing twin-w avesand soo thing mo vements.
Wa veMassag eR elaxing and activating massageprogram, startin gony our bac kand continuing inthec ushion. Subse‐
qu ent stro king motions across thee ntir espinal column.
Mobilizing Massag eM obilization ofthes pinal column and upper body using pressur epoint sint he lumbar and bac k.Youc an
inc rease them obilization ef fect by relaxin gintot he pressur epoints. This process helps toimpr oveyour
posture.
88 Seats and stowing

#Movethea djustmen tleve roft hesteer‐
ing wheel if ther eisar isk of becoming
trapped bythes teering wheel.
The adjustmen tprocess is stopped.
#Ne verlea ve children unatte ndedint he
ve hicle.
#When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th ek eywit hyou and loc kthe vehicle.
The easy entr yand exitfeatur emakes getting in
and ou tofyourvehicle easier.
If th ee asy ent ryand exitfeatur eisa ctive, the
st eering wheel will mo veupwar ds inthef ollow‐
ing situations:
RYo us wit ch thei gnition off
RYouo pen thed rive r's door when thei gnition
is switched on
The steering wheel mo vesb acktot he las tdrive
position in thef ollowing cases:
RYous wit ch th eignition on when thed rive r's
door is closed
RYo uc lose thed rive r's door when thei gnition
is switched on The las
tdrive position of thes teering wheel is
st ored:
RWhen yous wit ch offt he ignition
RUsing thel asts etting stored bythem emory
function
If yo up ress oneoft he memoryfunction position
buttons, thea djustmen tprocess is stopped.
The crash-responsiv eexit ai donlyf unctions
when thee asy ent ryand exitfeatur eisa ctive.
Setting thee asy entr yand exitfeature
Multimedi asystem:
,Vehicle.Vehicle Settings.Easy
Entry/Exit
#Ac tivate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
Using them emor yfunction
&
WARNING Risk of an accident if memo ry
function is use dwhile driving
If yo uu sethem emor yfunction on thed riv‐
er's side while driving, youc ouldlose cont rol
of thev ehicle as aresult of thea djustments
being made.
#Onl yusethem emor yfunction on the
driver's side when thev ehicle is station‐
ar y.
&
WARNING Risk of entrapment whe nset‐
ting thes eat wit hthe memor yfunction
When them emor yfunction adjusts thes eat
or steering wheel, youa nd other vehicle
occupants –particularly children –could
becom etrapped.
#During thes etting procedur eofthe
memor yfunction, ensur ethat no body
parts ar einthe sweep of thes eat or
th es teering wheel.
#If somebody becomes trapped, immedi‐
atel yrelease them emor yfunction posi‐
tion button.
The adjustmen tprocess is stopped.
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