button MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN 2017 W213 Owner's Guide

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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ProblemPossible causes/consequences and MSolutions
#Immediatelyafter automati creve rsing, pull and hold the3 button down again tothep oint of resist‐
ance until thes liding sunroof is closed.
The sliding sunroof is closed wit hincreased forc e.
If th es liding sunroof is obstructed again and reopens again slightly:
#Re peat thep reviou sstep.
The sliding sunroof is closed again wit hincreased forc e.
Ve hicles without apanoramic slid‐
ing sunroof: thes liding sunroof does
no to perat esmoo thly.
#Ra ise thes liding sunroof full yattherear.
#Press the3 button fora nother second.
#Use automatic operation tofully raise and then close thes liding sunroof.
Ve hicles with apanoramic sliding
sunroof :the sliding sunroof or the
ro ller sunblin ddoes no topera te
smoo thly.
#Pull the3 button down repeatedly tothep oint of resis tance unti lthe sliding sunroof is fully closed.
#Pull the3 button fora nother second.
#Pull and hold the3 button down until ther oller sunbli ndis comple tely closed.
#Pull the3 button fora nother second.
#Use automatic operation tofully open and then close thes liding sunroof.
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RAfteru nlocking thev ehicle using KEYLESS-
GO.
% Ifth em brace service (
→page247)isa ctive
and thea larms tays on form oret han 30 sec‐
onds, amessag eisautomaticall ysenttot he
Cus tomer Assis tance Center.
Deacti vatin gthe ATA (anti-thef talarm sys‐
te m) ala rm
#Pressthe%, &orp button on the
SmartK ey.
or
#Press thes tart/s topb utton on thec ockpit
(the SmartK eyis inside thev ehicle).
St opping thea larm using KEYLESS-GO
#Grasp theo utside door handle (wit hthe
Sma rtKe yo utside thev ehicle).
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Childreninparticular could acc identally
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 injury duetohead
re stra int sw hicha renotins talled or are
adjus tedi nco rrectly
If head restra int sa renotins talled or are
adjus tedi ncor rectly ,the head restra int sc an‐
no tp rovide pr otection 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
ins talled.
#Befor edrivingo ff,m akes uref or every
ve hicle occupant that thec enter of the
head restra int supports theb ackoft he
head at about eyel eve l.
Do no texchang ethe head restra int soft he front
and rear seats. Otherwise, youc anno tadjus tthe
height and angle of theh ead restra 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 injury duetoan incor‐
re ct seatp osition
The seatb eltd 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 abdomen or nec kinjuries, fore xam‐
ple. This posesani ncreased risk of injur yor
ev en fata linjur y.
#Adjus tthe seat cor rectly befor estarting
th ej ourne y.
#Alwayse 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 enter of your 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 behindt he seats.
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1Headrestraint height
2Seat backres tinclination
3Seat height
4Seat cushio nlength
5Seat cushio ninclination
6Seat fore -and-af tposition
#Save thes ettings wit hthe memor yfunction
(→pag e93).
Adjustin gthe 4-w aylumbar support
1Toraise
2To sof ten
3To lowe r
4To harden
#Using buttons 1to4,a djustthe contour
of theb ackres tindividuall ytosuityour bac k.
Headrestra ints
Ad justin gthe fron tseath eadr estraints man‐
ually
& 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.
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#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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&WARNING Risk of entrapment if the
memor yfunction is activated bychildren
Children could becom etrapped if they acti‐
va te them emor yfunction ,particularly when
unattended.
#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 memor yfunction can be used when thei gni‐
tion is switched off.
Driver-seat comfor tposition sfor up tothre e
people can be stored and called up using the
memor yfunction.
The following sy stems can be operated using the
memor yfunction:
RSeat, backres tand head restra int
RSt eering wheel
REx terior mir rors
RHead-up Display
#To save :se tthe seat, thes teering wheel, the
Head-up Displa yand theo utside mir rort o
th ed esired position.
#Press them emor ybutton Mtogether with
one of thes torage position buttons 1,2or3 .
The settings ar estore d. An acknowledge‐
ment tone sounds.
#To call up: press and hold button 1,2or3
until al lthe driver-seat comfor tsystems are
in thes tore dp osition.
Stow agea reas
Note sonl oading thev ehicle
&
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.
&
WARNING Risk of injury from unsecured
items in thev ehicle
If object sarenots ecured or no tsecured suf‐
fi cientl y,they could slip, tip over or be
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RSecurethel oad using thet ie-down eyes and
distribut ethe load evenly.
Interior stow agec om partments
Overvie wofthe front stowage compa rt‐
ments
Observ ethe no tesonl oading thev ehicle
(
→pag e94).
1St ow agec ompartment in thed oors
2Stow age/telephonec ompartment inthe
armres twithm ultimedia connections and
stow agec ompartment ,e.g.f or an MP3
pla yer
3Stow agec ompartment in thef ront center
console wit haUSB por t(depending on the
ve hicle's equipment)
4Glo vebox
Locking/unlocking theg love box
Obser vethen otes on loading thev ehicle
(
→pag e94).
#Turn thee mer gency keyaq uartert urnc lock‐
wise 2(tol ock) or counter-clockwise 1(to
unlock).
Opening thee yeglasses box
Obser vethen otes on loading thev ehicle
(
→pag e94).
#Toopen: press button 1.
Opening thes towa ge compa rtmen tint he
re ar armrest
Observ ethe no tesonl oading thev ehicle
(
→pag e94).
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