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

#Ifth ec hild restra int sy stem has been
ex posed todirect sunlight ,allowitt o
cool befor esecu ring achild int oit.
#Ne verlea ve children unatte ndedint he
ve hicle.
The use of seat belts and child restra int sy stems
is requ ired bylawi n:
Rall 50 states
Rth eU .S.territories
Rth eD istrict of Columbia
Rall Canadian pr ovinces
All child restra int sy stems mus tmeetthe follow‐
ing standards:
RU. S. Federal Mo torV ehicle Saf etyS tandards
21 3a nd 225
RCanadian Mo torV ehicle Saf etyS tandards
21 3a nd 210.2
Yo uc an obtain fur ther information about the
cor rect child restra int sy stem from an yauthor‐
ized Mercedes-Benz Center. To
impr oveprotection forc hildren younger than
12 yearso ld and unde r5ft(1.50 m) in height,
Mercedes-Ben zrecommends youo bserv ethe
fo llowing no tes:
ROnl ysecur echildren using achild restra int
sy stem whic hissuitable and recommended
fo rM ercedes-Benz vehicles, as well as appro‐
priat etot he size, ag eand weight of the
ch ild. Be sur etoobservethei nstruction sfor
cor rect us eoft hechild restra int sy stem.
RAlw aysi ns tallac hild restra int sy stem on a
re ar seat if possible.
ROnly usethef ollowing securing sy stems for
ch ild restra int sy stems:
-th es eat belt sy stem
-th eL ATCH -type (ISOFIX )mounting
brac ket
-theT op Tether anchorages
RThe manufacturer's ins tallation instructions
fo rt he child restra int sy stem.
RThe warning labels in thev ehicle interior an d
on thec hild restra int sy stem.
&
WARNING Risk of injury causedby
incor rect ins tallation of thec hild
re stra int sy stem
If th ec hild restra int sy stem is incor rectly
ins talled on asuitable seatin gposition, it
canno tperform its intended pr otectiv efunc‐
tion.
The child canno tberestrained in thee vent of
an accident, heavy braking or asudde n
ch ang eofd irection.T his posesani ncreased
ri sk of injur yorevenf atal injur y.
#Alwaysc ompl ywitht he manufacturer's
ins tallation instructions fort he child
re stra int sy stem and its cor rect use.
#Make surethat thee ntir ebase of the
ch ild restra int sy stem alw aysr ests on
th es itting sur face of thes eat.
#Neverp lace objects under or behind
th ec hild restra int sy stem, e.g. acush‐
ion.
#Alw aysu sechild restra int sy stems with
th eo riginal co verd esigned fort hem.
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It istherefor enotpossible toengag ethe seat
belt again.
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as
soon as possible, paying attention to
ro ad and traf ficc onditions.
#Activat ethe child seat saf etyf eature
again and cor rectl ys ecu rethec hild
re stra int sy stem.
When enabled, thes pecial seatbelt retractor
ensures that thes eat belts of ther ear seats do
no ts lac keno nce thec hild restra int sy stem is
secured.
Alw aysc ompl ywitht he manufacturer's ins talla‐
tion instructions when ins talling and removing
th ec hild restra int sy stem.
Ac tivatin gthe child seat saf etyf eature:
#Pull thes eat belt out fully and le tthe inertia
re el retract it again.
When thec hild seat saf etyf eatur eisa ctiva‐
te d,you should hear aratcheting sound.
#Pusht hechild restra int sy stem down until
th es eat belt sits tightly. Deactivating the
child seat saf etyf eature:
#Pres sthe release button of thes eat belt
buckle.
#Hold thes eat belt tonguea nd guid ebackt o
th es eat belt outlet.
LATC H-type (ISOFIX) child seat attachment
Note sonL ATCH-type (ISOFIX) child seat
attachments
& WARNING Risk of injury when usingthe
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )child restra int sys‐
te ma ndexc eeding thep ermissible
we ight
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )child restra int sy stems
do no toffer suf ficient pr otection forc hildren
we ighingm oret han 49 lb (22 kg)w ho are
secured using thes eat belt integrated in the
ch ild restra int sy stem.
Fo re xamp le,thec hild ma ynotbe restra ined
cor rectly in thee vent of an accident. This
poses an increased risk of injur yoreven
fa ta linjur y.
#Ifth ec hild weighs mor ethan 49 lb
(22 kg),onl yuseLATC H-type (ISOFIX)
ch ild restra int sy stems wit hwhichthe
ch ild is secured using thes eat belt of
th ev ehicle seat.
#Also secur ethe child restra int sy stem
wit hthe TopT ether belt, if available.
When ins talling achild restra int sy stem, be sure
to obser vethem anufacturer's ins tallation
instructions and thei nstruction sfor cor rect use
of thec hild restra int sy stem.
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )isastandardized securing
sy stem fors pecialr estraint sy stems. LATC H-type
(ISOFIX )child restra int sy stems ar eappr oved in
accordance wit hECE R-44 .
Onl ychild restra int sy stems that ha vebeen
appr ovedina ccordance wit hECE R-44 maybe
attached toLATC H-type (ISOFIX )mounting
brac kets.
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Occupant safe ty

Symbolfori ns tal ling aLATCH -type (ISOFIX)
ch ild restra int sy stem Installing
LATC H-type (ISOFIX) child seat
attachments
& WARNING Risk of injury when usingthe
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )child restra int sys‐
te ma ndexc eeding thep ermissible
we ight
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )child restra int sy stems
do no toffer suf ficient pr otection forc hildren
we ighingm oret han 49 lb (22 kg)w ho are
secured using thes eat belt integrated in the
ch ild restra int sy stem.
Fo re xamp le,thec hild ma ynotbe restra ined
cor rectly in thee vent of an accident. This
poses an increased risk of injur yoreven
fa ta linjur y.
#Ifth ec hild weighs mor ethan 49 lb
(22 kg),onl yuseLATC H-type (ISOFIX)
ch ild restra int sy stems wit hwhichthe
ch ild is secured using thes eat belt of
th ev ehicle seat.
#Also secur ethe child restra int sy stem
wit hthe TopT ether belt, if available.
When ins talling achild restra int sy stem, be sure
to obser vethem anufacturer's ins tallation
instructions and thei nstruction sfor cor rect use
of thec hild restra int sy stem.
Befor eevery trip, mak esuret hat theL ATCH -type
(ISOFIX )child restra int sy stem is engaged cor‐
re ctly in bo thLATC H-type (ISOFIX )mounting
brac kets.
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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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Occupant saf ety

#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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Care.......................................................... 289
AIRPANEL ............................................ 287
Car wash ............................................. 284
Carpe t.................................................2 89
Displ ay................................................ 289
EAS Y-PA CK tr unkbox. ........................ .289
Ex terior lighting ................................... 287
Genuine wood/trim elements .............2 89
Matt finis h. .......................................... 286
Pa int .................................................... 286
Plastic trim .......................................... 289
Po we rw asher. ..................................... 284
Re versing camera/360° Camer a....... .2 87
Ro of lining ...........................................2 89
Seat belts ............................................ 289
Seat co ver. .......................................... 289
Sensor s............................................... 287
Ta ilpipes .............................................. 287
Tr ailer hitch ......................................... 287
Wa shing byhand ................................. 285
Wheels/rims ....................................... 287
Wi ndo ws .............................................. 287
Wi per blades .............................. .........2
87
Ca

rpe t(Care) .......................................... .289
Chang eofaddress ..................................... 21Chang
eofownership ................................ 21
Changing awheel .................................... 334
Changing hu bcaps ................................ .334
Charging 12Vb atter y.........................................3 01
Child saf etyl ock
Re ar door .............................................. 52
Re ar side wind ows................................. 53
Child seat Front passenger seat (no tes) ................. 51
Fr ont passenger seat (rear ward-
fa cing/for ward-facing) .......................... 52
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )(ins talling) ............ 49
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )(no tes) .................. 48
To pT ether ..............................................5 0
Child seat saf etyf eature .......................... 47
Child ren
Child seat saf etyf eatur e....................... .47
Re stra int sy stems ................................. .45
Cigar ette lighter ...................................... 105
Cleaning see Care Climat
econtrol ........................................ 122
Ac tivating/deactivating .......................1 22
Ac tivating/deactivating th
eA /C
fun

ction (cont rolp anel) ...................... .122
Ac tivating/deactivating thes ynchro‐
nization function (cont rolp anel) .......... 123
Ad justing ai rvent s............................... 125
Air di stribution settings ...................... .123
Air-recirculation mode ......................... 123
Au tomatic control ................................ 122
Defrosting thew indo ws....................... 123
Defrosts thew indshield ....................... 122
Dual-zone au tomatic clima tecontrol
panel ................................................... 122
Fr agranc esystem. ............................... 123
Ionization ............................................. 123
PA Go il capacity .................................. 349
Re frigerant .......................................... 349
Re frigerant filling capacity .................. .349
Sets thea irflow ................................... 122
Setting thea ir distribution .................. .122
Setting thet emperatur e..................... .122
Switching ther ear windo wheater
on/of f.................................................1 22
Wi ndshield hea ter. ............................... 125
416
Index

Unlockin gsetting .................................. 56
Un lockin gthe vehicle ............................6 0
Kic kdow n................................................ .138
Using ................................................... 138
Knee airbag ................................................ 37
L
Labelin g(tires)
see Tire labeling
Laden Definitions .......................................... .328
Lamp see Interior lighting
Lam p(inst ru men tdisplay)
seeW arning /indicator lamps
Language Notes. ................................................. 229
Setting. ................................................2 29
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX) child seat
attachment
Installing ................................................ 49
No tes. .................................................... 48 Light and visibility
Infrared reflectiv ewindshield ............... 121
Lighting see Lights
Lights ........................................................ 110
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis t................... 112
Au tomatic driving lights ........................ 111
Combination switch .............................111
Corne ring light functio n....................... 112
Hazard warning lights. .......................... 112
Headla mpflashing. .............................. 111
High bea m............................................ 111
Instrument display ............................... 197
Light switc h.........................................1 10
Lo wb eam ............................................ 110
Pa rking lights. ...................................... 110
Re ar fogl ight ... .....................................1
11
R

e sponsibility forl ighting sy stems ...... .110
St anding lights. .................................... 110
Tu rn signal light .................................... 111
Limited Warranty
Ve hicle .................................................. 26
Load inde x(tires) .................................... 326
Load ratin g(tire s) ................................... 326 Loading guidelines
.................................... 94
Loading information table ......................319
Loads Securing ................................................ 94
Lo wb eam
Swit ching on/of f................................. .110
Lo weri ng
Ve hicle ................................................ 338
Lu bricant additives
see Additives
Lu ggage
Securing ................................................ 94
Lu mbar support
seeL umbar suppor t(4-w ay)
Lu mbar suppor t(4-wa y) ........................... 85
M
Main function Calling up ............................................ 220
Maintenance Vehicle ................................................... 21
Index425