fold seats MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN 2017 W213 Owner's Manual

1LATC H-type (ISOFIX )mounting brac kets
* NO
TEDama getothes eat belt fort he
cente rseat
Whe ninstalling achild restra int sy stem, the
seat belt fort he center seat could be dam‐
aged.
#Mak esuret hat thes eat belt is no ttrap‐
ped.
#Re mo veeac hcover forL ATCH -type (ISOFIX)
mounting brac kets 1.
#Attach theL ATCH -type (ISOFIX )child
re stra int sy stem toboth LATC H-type (ISOFIX)
mounting brac kets 1.
#Afterr emoving thec hild seat, replace each
co verfor LATC H-type (ISOFIX )mounting
brac kets 1.
Secu ring TopT ether
&
WARNING Risk of injury ifth es eat
backrests of ther ear seats ar enot
loc keda fter ins talling theT op Tether
belts
If th er ear seat backrests ar enotloc ked, they
could fold forw ards in thee vent of an acci‐
dent, heavy braking or sudden changes of
direction.
As aresult, child restra int sy stems cannot
per form their intended pr otectiv efunction.
Re ar seat backrests that ar enotloc kedc an
also cause additional injuries, e.g. in the
ev ent of an accident. This poses an
increased risk of injur yorevenf atal injur y.
#Alwaysl oc kt he rear seat backrests
af te ri ns talling theT op Tether belts.
#Obser vethel oc kv erification ind icator.
If th es eat backres tisnotengaged and loc ked,
th is will be shown in them ultifunction displa yin
th ei nstrument clus ter.
The risk of injur ycan be reduced byTopT ether
as TopT ether pr ovides an additional connection
between thec hild restra int sy stem secured with
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )and thev ehicle.
The child restra int sy stem mus tbeequipped
wit haT opTether belt.
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#If necessary,mo vehead restra int 1
upwards (→pag e87).
#Fold up co ver2 ofTopT ether anchorage
3.
#Ins tallth eL ATCH -type (ISOFIX )child restra int
sy stem wit hTop Tether.A lway sc omply with
th ec hild restra int sy stem manufacturer's
ins tallation instructions when doing so.
#Ro uteT op Tether belt 5under head
re stra int 1 between thet wo head restra int
bars.
#Hook TopT ether hook 4ofTopT ether belt
5 without twisting int oTop Tether anchor‐
age 3.
#Tension TopT ether belt 5.Alway sc omply
wit hthe child restra int sy stem manufactur‐
er's ins tallation instructions when doing so.
#Fo ld down co ver2 ofTopT ether anchorage
3.
#If necessar y,mo vehead restra int 1 down‐
wa rds(→pag e87). Mak esuret hat youd o
notinter fere wit hthe cor rect routin gofT op
Te ther belt 5.
Childrestra int sy stems on thef ront
passenger seat
Note sonc hildrestra int sy stems on thef ront
passenger seat
Ac cident statistic sshowt hat children secured in
th er ear seats ar esafer than children secured in
front seats .For this reason,M ercedes-Benz
stro ngly advises that youi nstallac hild restra int
sy stem on arear seat.
If it is absolutel ynecessar ytoinstallac hild
re stra int sy stem on thef ront passenger seat,
alw ayso bser vethei nformation on thea utomatic
front passenger air bag shutof f(
→page39).
By doing this, youc an avo idrisk sc aused by:
RAc hild restra int sy stem that is no tdetected
by thea utomatic front passenger air bag
shutoff.
RThe unintentionally deactivated front
passenger air bag.
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Adjustin gthe gapb etwe en the head
re stra int and theb ackofy our head:
#Tomo veforw ards: pullthe head restra int
fo rw ards.
#To mo vebackwards: pressrelease knob 1
and push theh ead restra int backwards.
Ad justin gthe rear seat head restra ints
#To raise: pulltheh ead restra int up.
#To lowe r:press release knob 1inthed irec‐
tion of thea rrow and push theh ead restra int
down.
The head restra int sc an onl yberemovedo n
ve hicles wit hfolding rear seat backrests.
#Re lease ther ear seat backres tand fold it
slightly forw ards.
#To remo ve:pull theh ead restra int up tothe
st op.
#Push release knob 1inthed irection of the
ar row and pull out theh ead restra int.
#To install: insertthe head restra int so that
th en otch es on theb ar ar eont he leftwhen
vie we dint he direction of tra vel.
#Push theh ead restra int down until it
engages.
#Fo ldther ear seat backres tbacku ntil it
engages.
Configuring thes eat adju stment
Multimedia sy stem:,Vehicle.Seats
#Select Driver's Seat orFrontP assenger.
Ad justin gthe backres tsideb olste rs
#Select SideB olsters .
#Select thes etting.
Ad justin gthe seat contou rint he lumbar
re gion of thes eat backrest
#Select Lumbar.
#Adjus tthe air cushion.
#Sa ve thes ettings wit hthe memor yfunction
(→pag e93).
Adjustin gthe dynamic multicon tour seat
Multimedi asystem:,Vehicle.Seats
The dynamic lateral cornering suppor tcan be
adjus tedu sing this function.
#Select Driver'sS eatorFront Passenger.
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#Leftand right seat backres t:pull release
le ve r1.
#Cen ters eatb ackres t:pull release 3of
seat backrest 2forw ards.
#Foldthec orresponding seat backres tfor‐
wa rds. Fo
lding ther ear seat backre stback
* NO
TEDama getothes eat belt
The seat belt could become trapped and thus
damaged when folding bac kthe seat back‐
re st.
#Mak esuret hat thes eat belt is no ttrap‐
ped when folding bac kthe seat back‐
re st.
If th es eat backres tisnotengaged and loc ked,
th is will be shown in them ultifunction displa yin
th ei nstrument clus ter.
#Mo vethed rive r's or front passenger seat for‐
wa rds, if necessar y.
#Fold cor responding seat backrest 1back
until it engages.
Lef tand right seat backrests: ifth es eat
backres tisnotcor rectly loc ked, this will be
shown in them ultifunction displa yinthe
instrument clus ter.
Center seat backres t:ifth es eat backres tis
no tc orrectl yloc ked, redl ockv erification
ind icator 2will be visible.
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Lockingthec enter rear seat backrest
Loc kthe center seat backres tifyouwantto
secur ethe cargo compartment agains tunau‐
th orized access. It can then onl ybefolded for‐
wa rdst ogether wit hthe lef tseat backrest.
Bo th seat backrests mus tbeengaged and joined
to ge ther.#Fo ldthec enter and lef tseat backres tfor‐
wa rds.
#To lock: slide catch 1upwards.
The release mechanis mofthe center seat
backres tislocked.
#To unlo ck:slid ecatch 1down wards.
Overvie wofthe tie-down eyes
Obser vethen otes on loading thev ehicle
(→pag e94).
1Tie-down eyes (vehicles wit hthrough -loading
fe atur eint herear bench seat)
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#Do notuse theE ASY-PA CK trunk box
when ther ear seats ar efolded for‐
wa rds.
The maximum permitted load of theE ASY-PA CK
trun kboxis 22 lb s(10 kg).To prev ent theb ox
from being overloaded, theb oxfloor lo wersonto
th et runk floor when thel oad reaches appr ox‐
imatel y11lbs (5 kg).
#Pull theb oxout using handle 2.
#Toincrease thel oad capacit y:press the
center of floor 1down wardstot he desired
position and bo xsize.
#To reduce the load capacity: press button
3.
#To sto w:press theb oxin comple tely using
handle 2,until it locksin place.
% Obser vethen otes on cleaning theE ASY-
PA CK tr unk bo x(
→page289). Ins
talling/removing theE ASY-PA CK trun k
bo x
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Attachin gthe roof rack
&
WARNING Risk of injury by exceeding
th em aximum roof load
When youl oad ther oof, thev ehicle center of
gr av ity rises and thed riving characteristics
ch ange.
If yo ue xceed them aximum roof load, the
driving characteristics, as well as thes teer‐
ing and braking, will be greatl yimp aired.
#Nevere xceed them aximum roof load
and adjus tyour driving style.
Yo uw illfind informatio nonthe maximum roof
load in the" Tech nical data" section.
Re quirements
ROnl yuseroof rack st esteda nd appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benz.
RMak esuret hat youc an raise thes liding sun‐
ro of full yand open thet runk lid full yonce
th er oof rack is ins talled.
RThe panoramic sliding sunroof canno tbe
opened if aroof rack is ins talled. The panor‐ amic sliding sunroof closes again automati‐
call
ywhen it encounter sresis tance.
* NO
TEDama getothec ove rs
The co vers ma ybed amageda nd scratched
when being opened.
#Do no tuse me tallic or har dobjects.
#Fold co vers 1 carefully up wardsint he
direction of thea rrow .
#Onl ysecur ethe roof rack tothea nchorage
point sunder co vers 1.
#Alw aysc ompl ywitht he roof rack manufac‐
turer's ins tallation instructions.
#Secur ethe load on ther oof rack .
Cup holder
Installing or removing the cu pholde rint he
center console
& WARNING ‑Riskofa ccident or injury
when using thec up holder while the
ve hicle is moving
The cup holder canno tsecur econtainers
while thev ehicle is moving.
If yo uu seac up holder while thev ehicle is
moving, thec onta iner ma ybeflung around
and liquids ma ybespilled. The vehicle occu‐
pants ma ycome int ocontact wit hthe liquid
and if it is hot, they could be scalded .You
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could be distracted from traf ficc onditions
and youm aylose cont roloft hevehicle.
#Onl yusethec up holder when thev ehi‐
cle is stationar y.
#Onlyusethec up holder forc ontainers
of ther ight size.
#Close thec onta iner,particular lyifth e
liquid is hot.
#To remo ve:slid ecatch 2forw ards and pull
out cup holder 1.
#Toinstall: insertcup holder 1and slide
bac kcatch 2.
% The rubber mat of thec up holder can be
re mo vedf or cleaning, e.g. using clean, luke‐
wa rm wate r.
Opening thec up holder in ther ear armrest
* NO
TEDama getothec up holder
When ther ear armres tisfolded bac kthe cup
holder could become damaged.
#Onl yfold ther ear armres tbackw hen
th ec up holder is closed.#To open: press on cup holder 1or2.
#To fold in or out: place orremo veac on‐
ta iner from cup holder 1or2.
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