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

Status display
If th ef ront passenger seat is occupied, ensure,
bo th befor eand during thej ourne y,that thes ta‐
tus of thef ront passenger air bag is cor rect for
th ep reva ilings ituation.
Af teri nstalling arear ward-facing child
re stra int sy stem on thef ront passenger
seat: PASSENGER AIR BAGO FFmus tbel it con‐
tinuousl y.
&
WARNING Risk of injury or deathcaused
by usingar earward-facing child restra int
sy stem when thef ront passenger airbag
is enabled
If yo us ecur eac hild in arear ward-facing
ch ild restra int sy stem on thef ront passenger
seat and theP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FFindi‐
cator lam pisoff,t he front passenger airbag
can deplo yintheevent of an accident.
The child could be stru ck bythea irbag.
Alw aysm akes uret hat thef ront passenger
airbag is disabled. The PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF indicator lam pmustbel it.
When ins talling achild restra int sy stem on the
front passenger seat, observ ethe vehicle-spe‐
cific information (
→pag e39).
Depending on thec hild restra int sy stem and the
st atur eoft hechild, theP ASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF indicator lam pmaybe off. In this case, do
no tins tallth er ear ward-facing child restra int
sy stem on thef ront passenger seat.
Ins tead, ins tallth er ear ward-facing child
re stra int sy stem on asuitable rear seat.
Af teri nstalling aforwa rd-facin gchild
re stra int sy stem on thef ront passenger
seat: depending on thec hild restra int sy stem
and thes tatur eoft hechild, PASSENGER AIR
BA GO FFma ybel it continuousl yorbeoff.
Alw ayso bser vethef ollowing information.
&
WARNING Risk of injury or deathdueto
incor rect positioning of thef orwa rd-
fa cing child restra int sy stem
If yo us ecur eac hild in aforwa rd-facin gchild
re stra int sy stem on thef ront passenger seat
and youp ositio nthe front passenger seat too
clos etot he cockpit, in thee vent of an acci‐
dent, thec hild could:
RCome int ocontact wi thparts of thev ehi‐
cle interior if theP ASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF indicator lam pislit,fore xamp le.
RBe stru ck bythea irbag if theP ASSENGER
AIR BAGO FFindicator lam pisoff
#Alwaysm ove thef ront passenger seat
as farb ackasp ossible and fully retract
th es eat cushion lengt hadjustment.
Alw aysm akes uret hat thes houlder belt
st ra pisc orrectly routed from thes eat
belt outle tonthevehicle tothes houl‐
der belt guide on thec hild restra int sys‐
te m. The shoulder belt stra pm ustb e
ro uted forw ards and down wardsf rom
th es eat belt outlet. If necessar y,adjust
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Occupan tsafet y

RIncorrect positioning of thec hild restra int
sy stem.
Fo rw ard-facin gand rear wa rd-facing child
re stra int sy stems on thef ront passenger
seat
When using arear ward-f acin gchild restra int sys‐
te mont he front passenger seat, thef ront
passenger airbag mus talway sbed isabled. This
is only thec ase if theP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FF
indicator lam pislit continuousl y(
→page41).
When usingac hildrestra int sy stem on thef ront
passenger seat, it is essential toobser vethef ol‐
lowing:
RMo vethef ront passenger seat as farb acka s
possible.
RRe tract thes eat cushion lengt hasfar as pos‐
sible.
RThee ntirebase of thec hild restra int sy stem
mus talway sr estont he sitting sur face of the
front passenger seat.
RThe backres toftheforw ard-facin gchild
re stra int sy stem mus tlie as flat as possible
agains tthe backres tofthe front passenger
seat. The child restra int sy stem mus tnot to
uc ht he roof or be put under stra in by the
head restra ints.
RAd jus tthe angle of thes eat backres tand the
head restra int position according ly.
RMo vethes eat cushion inclination tothe
highest, mos tvertical position.
RAlw aysm akes uret hat thes houlder belt
st ra pisc orrectl yr outed from thes eat belt
outle tofthevehicle tothes houlder belt
guide on thec
hild restra in
t system. The
shoulder belt stra pm ustber outed forw ards
and down wardsf romt he seat belt outlet.
RIf necessar y,adjus tthe seat belt outle tand
th ef ront passenger seat according ly.
RNe verp lace objects under or behind the
ch ild restra int sy stem, e.g. acushion.
Alw aysc omply wit hthe manufacturer's ins talla‐
tion and operatin ginstructions fort he child
re stra int sy stem used.
Child saf etyl oc ks
Ac tivating/deactivatin gthe child saf etyl ock
fo rt he rear doors
&
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If yo ul eave children unatte ndedint hevehi‐
cle, they ma ybea bletos etthev ehicle in
motion, fore xamp leby:
RRe leasing thep arking brake.
RShifting thea utomatic transmission out
of par kposition jor shifting them anual
transmission int oneutral.
RStartin gthe engine.
In addition, they ma yoperat evehicle equip‐
ment.
#Ne verlea ve children and animals unat‐
te nde dint hevehicle.
#When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle.
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Occupant saf ety

Correct driver' sseat position
&
WARNING Risk of injury from adjusting
th ev ehicle settings while thev ehicle is in
motion
Yo uc ouldlose cont roloft hevehicle in the
fo llowing situations:
Rifyo ua djus tthe driver's seat, theh ead
re stra int ,the steering wheel or them irro r
while thev ehicle is in motion
Rifyo uf asteny our seat belt whil ethe vehi‐
cle is in motion
#Befor estarti ngthee ngine: adjus tthe
driver's seat, theh ead restra int ,the
st eering wheel or them irro ra nd fasten
yo ur seat belt.
Obser vethef ollowing when adjusting steering
wheel 1,seat belt 2and driver's seat 3:
RYoua reas fara wa yfromt he driver's airbag
as possible.
RYo ua resittin ginan ormalupright position.
RYour thighs ar eslightly suppor tedbyt he seat
cushion.
RYo ur legs ar enotentirel ystret ch ed and you
can dep ress thep edals proper ly.
RThe bac kofyour head is suppor tedate ye
le ve lbyt he center of theh ead restra int.
RYo uc an hold thes teering wheel wit hyour
arms slig htlybent.
RYouc an mo veyour legs freel y.
RYouc an see all thed ispla ysinthei nstrument
clus terc lea rly.
RYo us hould ha veag ood overviewoft raffic
conditions.
RThe seatb elti sp ulle dsnug lyagains tthe
body and mus tberouted across thec enter
of your shoulder and across your hips in the
pelvic area.
Seats and stowing 81

Seats
Adjustin gthe fron tseatm anuall yand elec‐
tricall 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 eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle.
#Ne verlea ve children unatte ndedint 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,y ou or other vehicle
occupants could become trapped, e.g. on the
seat guide rail.
#Mak esurew hen adjustin gaseatthat
no oneh as anybody parts in thes weep
of thes eat.
Obser vethes afet yn otes on "Airbags "and "Chil‐
dren in thev ehicle".
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetot he
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 injury from adjusting
th ev ehicle settings while thev ehicle is in
motion
Yo uc ouldlose cont roloft hevehicle in the
fo llowing situations:
Rifyo ua djus tthe driver's seat, theh ead
re stra int ,the steering wheel or them irro r
while thev ehicle is in motion
Rifyo uf asteny our seat belt whil ethe vehi‐
cle is in motion
#Befor estarti ngthee ngine: adjus tthe
driver's seat, theh ead restra int ,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.
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Seats and stowing

1Seatbackres tinclination
2Seat height
3Seat fore -and-af tposition
#To adjus tthe sea tfore-and-a ftposition:
lif tl eve r3 and slid ethe seat int othe
desired position.
#Mak esuret hat thes eat is engaged.
Adjustin gthe fron tseatm anuall yand elec‐
tricall y(with Seat Comfor tPacka ge)
1Seat backres tinclination
2Seat height
3Seat cushion inclination
4Seat fore -and-af tposition
5Sea tcushion length
#To adjus tthe sea tfore-and-a ftposition:
lif tl eve r4 and slid ethe seat forw ards or
backwards.
#Mak esuret hat thes eat is engaged.
#To adjus tthe sea tcushion length: liftl eve r
5 and slide thef ront section of thes eat
cushion forw ards or backwards.
Ad justin gthe seats electrically
Thes eats can be adjus tedw hen thei gnition is
switched off.
Obser vethes afet yn otes on "Airbags "and "Chil‐
dren in thev ehicle".
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Seats and stowing

Automatic eme rgency call
The emer gency cal lisinitia ted:
Rwhen an airbag is deplo yed
Rwhen seat belt tensioner saretrig gered
Yo uc an endana utomaticallyinitiated emer‐
ge ncy cal lyourself af ter60s econds.
Manual emer gency call
An emer gency cal lcan be initia tedm anuall yvia
th eS OS button in theo verhead control panel
(
→pag e247).
If yo ul eave thev ehicle immediately af terp ress‐
ing theS OS button, youdon otknow if
Mercedes-Benz mbrace
®has successfull ymade
th ee mer gency call.
Initiated eme rgency call
Av oice connection between theC ustomer Assis‐
ta nce Center and thev ehicle occupants is es tab‐
lished:
Rif th ev ehicle occupants ar eresponsive, the
Mercedes-BenzC ustomer Assis tance Center
ask sfor mor edetailed informatio nonthe
emer gency.
Rif no vehicle occupant answers, an ambu‐
lance is sent tothev ehicle immediatel y.
Tr ansmitted data
During thev oice connection totheC ustomer
Assis tance Center ,the following dat aistransfer‐
re d:
Rcur rent vehicle location
Rvehicle identification number
Emer gency call no tpossible
Rifth em obile phone networ kisunavailable,
Mercedes-Benz mbrace®is no table tomake
an emergency call.
Am essage tothis ef fect is shown in them ul‐
tifunction steering wheel.
The indicator lam pflashes continuousl y.
In this case, seek assis tance by ot her means.
Information on theM BInfoc all
An In fo
ca
l ltothe Mercedes-Benz Cus tomer
Assis tance Center hasb eeni nitia tedv iathe
ov erhead control panel (
→pag e247). Yo
uc an find informatio nonthefollowing topics:
RAc tivating Merc edes-Benz mbrace®
ROperatingthev ehicle
RNeares tMercedes-Benzs ervice center
ROther products and services from
Mercedes-Benz
Dat aist ransmitted during thec onnection tothe
Mercedes-BenzC ustomer Assis tance Center .
In fo rm ation on theR oadside Assistance call
AR oadside Assis tance cal ltothe Mercedes-
Benz Cus tomer Assis tance Center hasb eeni niti‐
ated via theo verhead control panel:
RThe problem wit hthe vehicle is analyzed
using remo tediagnosis.
Ad ditional information is available at http://
www.mbusa.com.
RAq ualified Mercedes-Ben ztechnician ca rries
out repair sons itea nd/or thev ehicle will be
to we dtot he neares tMercedes-Benz service
center.
Yo um aybe charge df or these services.
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Multimedia sy stem

Displaymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
6
SRS Malfunction Service
Required*T
herestra int sy stem is malfunctioning (
→pag e31).
&
WARNING Risk of injury orfata linjur ydue toam alfunctio nintherestra int sy stem
If th er estraint sy stem is malfunctioning, restra int sy stem components ma ybetriggered unintentionall yor
might no tbetriggered at all in thee vent of an accident. Thi smayaffect theE mer gency Tensioning Device or
airbag, fore xamp le.
#Have ther estraint sy stem checkeda nd repaired immediately at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Re cognizing arestraint sy stem malfunction
RThe 6 restra int sy stem warning lam pdoes no tlight up when thei gnition is switched on.
RThe 6 restra int sy stem warning lam plightsupc ontinuousl yorrepeatedly during ajourne y.
#Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
Displaymessage sand warning/indicator lamps 365

Displaymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
6
Example:Front Left Mal-
function ServiceRequired*T
he cor responding restra int sy stem is malfunctioning (
→pag e31).
&
WARNING Risk of injury orfata linjur ydue toam alfunctio nintherestra int sy stem
If th er estraint sy stem is malfunctioning, restra int sy stem components ma ybetriggered unintentionall yor
might no tbetriggered at all in thee vent of an accident. Thi smayaffect theE mer gency Tensioning Device or
airbag, fore xamp le.
#Have ther estraint sy stem checkeda nd repaired immediately at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Re cognizing arestraint sy stem malfunction
RThe 6 restra int sy stem warning lam pdoes no tlight up when thei gnition is switched on.
RThe 6 restra int sy stem warning lam plightsupc ontinuousl yorrepeatedly during ajourne y.
#Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
6
Example:Left Sid eCurtain
Airba gMalfunctio nService
Required *T
he cor responding windo wairbag is malfunctioning (
→pag e37).
&
WARNING Risk of injury orfata linjur ydue tomalfunctions in thew indo wairbag
If th ew indo wairbag is malfunctioning, it might be triggered unintentionally or might no tbetriggered at all in
th ee vent of an accidentw ithh igh deceleration.
#Have thew indo wairbag checkeda nd repaired immediately at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
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Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps

Displaymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
G
Inoperative*O
ne or mor emainf eatures of them brace sy stem ar emalfunctioning.
#Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Front Passenger Airbag Dis-
abled See Operator's Man-
ual *T
he front passenger air bag and thek neea ir bag ar edeactivated, eventhough an adult or aperson wit habuild
cor responding tothat of an adult is seated on thef ront passenger seat. If additional forc es ar eapplied tothes eat,
th es ystemm ayinterpr ettheo ccupant's weight as lo werthan it actually is.
&
WARNING Risk of injury orfata linjur ydue toad isabledf ront passenger airbag
If th ef ront passenger airbag is disabled, thef ront passenger airbag will no tbedeployedint heevent of an acci‐
dent and cann otper form its intended pr otectiv efunction.
Ap erson in thef ront passenger seat could then, fore xamp le, com eintoc ontact wi th thevehicle's interior,
especially if thep erson is sitting tooc lose tothec ockpit.
#Mak esure, bo thbefor eand during thej ourne y,that thes tatus of thef ront passenger airbag is cor rect.
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions.
#Chec kthe status of thea utomatic front passenger air bag shutof f.
#If necessary,consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
Displaymessage sand warning/indicator lamps 367

Displaymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
FrontP assenger Airbag
Enabled See Operator's
Manual *T
he front passenger air bag and knee air bags ar eenabled during thej ourney:
REven when achild, asmall adult or an object weighingl essthan thes ystemw eight thre shold is located on the
front passenger seat.
REven when thef ront passenger seat is no toccupied.
The sy stem ma ydetect objects or forc es that ar eaddingtot heweight applied tothes eat.
&
WARNING Risk of injury orfata linjur ybyu singac hildrestra int sy stem wit hthe front passenger airbag
enabled
If yo us ecur eac hild in achild restra int sy stem on thef ront passenger seat and thef ront passenger airbag is
enabled, thef ront passenger airbag can deplo yintheeve nt of an accident.
The child could be stru ck bythea irbag.
#Mak esure, bo thbefor eand during thej ourne y,that thes tatus of thef ront passenger airbag is cor rect.
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions.
#Chec kthe status of thea utomatic front passenger air bag shutof f.
#If necessary,consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
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Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps