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

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.
Seats and stowing 85

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.
Seat sand stow ing 87

#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

Rthee nergy supply or theo n-boar delectri‐
cal sy stem is malfunctioning.
When your vehicle is then towe da way,signif‐
icantly mor eeffor tm aybe requ iredtosteer
and brak ethan is normally required.
#Useatow bar.
#Mak esuret hat thes teering wheel can
mo vefreely ,befor etow ing thev ehicle
aw ay.
* NO
TEDama gedue to to wing away at
exc essivel yhigh speeds or overlong dis‐
ta nces
The driv etra in could be damaged when tow‐
ing at excessively high speeds or over long
dis tances.
#At ow ing speed of 31mp h(50 km/h)
mus tnotbe exc eeded.
#Atow ing dis tance of 31mile s(50 km)
mus tnotbe exc eeded.
Ifav ehicle mus tbetow st artedort owedaway,
its weight mus tnotexc eed thep ermissible gross
mass of thet ow ing vehicle.
&
WARNING Risk of accident whe ntow ing
av ehicle whic histoo heavy
If th ev ehicle being tow- star tedort owed
aw ay is heavier than thep ermissible gross
mass of your vehicle, thef ollowing situations
can occur:
RThe towing eyem aybecome de tach ed.
RThe vehicle/trailer combination may
swer veoreve noverturn.
#If ano ther vehicle is tow- star tedo r
to we da way,its weight mus tnotexc eed
th ep ermissible gross mass of your ow n
ve hicle.
#Information on thep ermissible gross mass of
th ev ehicle can be found on thev ehicle iden‐
tification plat e(
→page342). During
thet ow ing procedure, obser vethef ollow‐
ing:
RDeactivat ethe DISTRONIC dis tance pilot.
RDo no tactivate theH OLD function.
RVehicles with automatic transmission: Do
no to pen thed rive r's door or front passenger
door ,otherwise thea utomatic transmission
automaticall yshifts toposition j.
#Makesuret hat theb atter yisc onnected and
ch arge d.
When theb atter yisd ischar ged:
RThe engin ecann otbe star ted.
RThe elect ricp arkin gb rake canno tbe
re leased or applied.
RVe hicles with automatic transmission:
The au tomatic transmission canno tbeshif‐
te dtop osition iorj.
#Ins tallth et ow ing eye(→pag e307).
#Attach thet ow bar.
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