ECU MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN 2018 User Guide

&WARNING Risk of injury or deathcaused
by 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.
#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. cush‐
ions.
#Alw aysu sechild restra int sy stems with
th eo riginal co verd esigned fort hem.
#Alw aysr eplace damaged co vers with
ge nuine co vers.
&
WARNING Risk of accident caused by
incor rectl yins talled child restra int sys‐
te ms
If th ec hild restra int sy stem is no tcorrectly
ins talled or secured, it could release in the
ev ent of an accident, sudden braking or a
sudden chang eind irection.
The child restra int sy stem could be flung
arounda nd hitvehicle occupants. This poses
an increased risk of injur yorevenf atal
injur y.
#Alwaysi ns tallch ild restra int sy stems
cor rectl y,eve nw henn otin use.
#Alw aysc ompl ywitht he child restra int
sy stem manufacturer's ins tallation
instructions.
& WARNING Risk of injury or deathcaused
by theu se of damaged child restra int
sy stems
Child restra int sy stems or their retainin gsys‐
te ms that ha vebeen subjec tedtoal oad in
an accidentm aythen no tbea bletoper form
th eir intended pr otectiv efunction.
The child canno tberestrained in thee vent of
an accident, heavy braking or asudde n
ch ang eofd irection.
#Alwaysr eplace child restra int sy stems
immediatel ythat ha vebeen damaged or
in vo lved in an accident.
#Ha ve thes ecuring sy stems fort he child
re stra int sy stems checkedataq ualified
specialis tworks hop befor einstalling a
ch ild restra int sy stem again.
Ab oos ters eat ma ybenecessar ytoachieve
proper seat belt positioning forc hildren over
40 lbs (1 8kg) in weight or until they reac ha
heightw hereat hree-point seat belt can be fitted
proper lywithout aboos ters eat.
The following no tesm ustbeo bserved:
RWhen ins talling achild restra int sy stem on
th ef ront passenger seat, thei nformation on
ins talling achild restra int sy stem on thef ront
passenger seat (
→pag e53).
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Occupant saf ety

RInstructions and safetyn otes on thea uto‐
matic front passenger airbag shutoff
(
→pag e41).
RSaf etyn otes on thes eat belt (→pag e33).
RInformation on thec orrect us eoft he seat
belt (→pag e37).
Ac tivating/deactivatin gthe child seat saf ety
fe atur eoft he sea tbelt
&
WARNING Risk of injury or deathifa
seat belt is unfas tened whil ethe vehicle
is in motion
If th es eat belt is released while thev ehicle is
in motion, thec hild restra int sy stem is no
longer cor rectly secure d. Thechild seat
saf etyf eatur eisd eactivated and thes eat
belt is dr awnina bitbyt he inertia reel.
It is therefor 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 ecure thec hild
re stra int sy stem.
When enabled, thec hild seat saf etyf eature
ensures that thes eat belts of thef ront
passenger seat and rear seatsdon otslac ken
once thec hild restra int sy stem is secured.
Installing achild restra int sy stem:
#Alw aysc ompl ywitht he manufacturer's
ins tallation instructions when ins talling and
re moving thec hild restra int sy stem.
#Pull thes eat belt smoo thly from thes eat belt
outlet.
#En gage thes eat belt tongueint he seat belt
buckle.
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 eitback
to thes eat belt outlet.
LATC H-type (ISOFIX) child seat attachment
Note sonL ATCH-type (ISOFIX) child seat
attachments
& WARNING Risk of‑ injury or deathifthe
maximum permissible gross mass for
usingaL ATCH -type (ISOFIX)c hild
re stra int sy stem is exceeded
Fo rL ATCH -type (ISOFIX)c hildrestra int sys‐
te ms in whic hthe child is secured using the
integrated seat belt integrated in thec hild
re stra int sy stem, thep ermissible gross mass
of thec hild and child restra int sy stem is
73 lb (33 kg).
If th ec hild and thec hild restra int sy stem
to ge ther we igh mor ethan 73lb (33 kg),th e
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LATC H-type (ISOFIX)c hildrestra int sy stem
wit hintegrated seat belt does no toffer suf fi‐
cient pr otection. An excessiv eload ma ybe
placed on theL ATCH -type (ISOFIX)c hild seat
attachments and thec hild ma ynotbe
re stra ined in thee vent of an accident, for
ex ample.
#Ifth ec hild and thec hild restra int sys‐
te mt ogether weigh mor ethan 73lb
(33 kg),onl yuseaL ATCH -type (ISOFIX)
ch ild restra int sy stem whic hsecures
th ec hild wit hthe vehicle seat belt.
#Also secur ethe child restra int sy stem
wit hthe TopT ether belt, if available.
Alw aysc ompl ywitht he information about the
mass of thec hild restra int sy stem:
Rin them anufacturer's ins tallation and operat‐
ing instructions fort he child restra int sy stem
used
Ron alabel on thec hild restra int sy stem, if
present Re
gular lych eckt hat thep ermissible gross mass
of thec hild and child restra int sy stem is still
being adhered to.
When using achild restra int sy stem, be sur eto
obser vethem anufacturer's ins tallation and
operatin ginstructions as well as its cor rect use
and thes uitability of thes eats fora ttaching a
ch ild restra int sy stem.
ISOFIX is astandardized securing sy stem for
specially designed restra int sy stems. LATC H-
type (ISOFIX)c hildrestra int sy stems are
appr ovedina ccordance wit hECE R44.
Onl ychild restra int sy stems that ha vebeen
appr ovedina ccordance wit hECE R4 4maybe
attached toLATC H-type (ISOFIX)m ounting
brac kets.
Symbo lfor fitting aLATCH -type (ISOFIX)c hild
re stra int sy stem
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Occupant saf ety

InstallingLATCH -type (ISOFIX) child seat
attachments
& WARNING Risk of‑ injury or deathifthe
maximum permissible gross mass for
usingaL ATCH -type (ISOFIX)c hild
re stra int sy stem is exceeded
Fo rL ATCH -type (ISOFIX)c hildrestra int sys‐
te ms in whic hthe child is secured using the
integrated seat belt integrated in thec hild
re stra int sy stem, thep ermissible gross mass
of thec hild and child restra int sy stem is
73 lb (33 kg).
If th ec hild and thec hild restra int sy stem
to ge ther we igh mor ethan 73lb (33 kg),th e
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX)c hildrestra int sy stem
wit hintegrated seat belt does no toffer suf fi‐
cient pr otection. An excessiv eload ma ybe
placed on theL ATCH -type (ISOFIX)c hild seat
attachments and thec hild ma ynotbe
re stra ined in thee vent of an accident, for
ex ample.
#Ifth ec hild and thec hild restra int sys‐
te mt ogether weigh mor ethan 73lb
(33 kg),onl yuseaL ATCH -type (ISOFIX)
child restra int sy stem whic hsecures
th ec hild wit hthe vehicle seat belt.
#Also secur ethe child restra int sy stem
wit hthe TopT ether belt, if available.
Alw aysc ompl ywitht he information about the
mass of thec hild restra int sy stem:
Rin them anufacturer's ins tallation and operat‐
ing instructions fort he child restra int sy stem
used
Ron alabel on thec hild restra int sy stem, if
present
Re gular lych eckt hat thep ermissible gross mass
of thec hild and child restra int sy stem is still
being adhered to.
When using achild restra int sy stem, be sur eto
obser vethem anufacturer's ins tallation and
operatin ginstructions as well as its cor rect use
and thes uitability of thes eats fora ttaching a
ch ild restra int sy stem.
Befor eevery trip ,makes uret hat theL ATCH -type
(ISOFIX)c hildrestra int sy stem is engaged cor‐
re ctly in bo thLATC H-type (ISOFIX)m ounting
brac kets.
1LA TC H-type (ISOFIX)m ounting brackets
* NO
TEDama getothes eat belt fort he
cente rseat
Wheni nstalling achild restra int sy stem, the
seat belt fort he center seat could be dam‐
aged.
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#Makesuret 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)c hild
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)m ounting
brac kets 1.
Secu ring TopT ether
&
WARNING Risk of injury or deathifthe
re ar seat backrests ar enotloc keda fter
ins talling TopT ether belts
If th er ear seat backrests ar enotloc ked, they
could fold forw ards in thee vent of an acci‐
dent or du ring 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.
#Alw aysl oc kr ear seat backrests af ter
ins talling TopT ether belts.
#Obser vethel oc kv erification ind icator.
If th es eat backres tisnotengaged and loc ked,
th is will be shown on them ultifunction display
on thei 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)a ndthev ehicle.
The child restra int sy stem mus tbeequipped
wit haT opTether belt.
#If necessar y,mo vehead restra int 1
upwards (→pag e90).
#Fold up co ver2 ofTopT ether anchorage
3.
#Ins tallth eL ATCH -type (ISOFIX)c hildrestra 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.
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Occupant saf ety

#RouteT 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,slide head restra int 1 down‐
wa rds(→pag e90). Mak esuret hat youd o
notinter fere wit hthe routin gofT opTether
belt 5.
Child restra 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
th ef ront seats. Forthis 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 airbag shutof f(
→page41).
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 airbag
shutoff.
RThe unintentionally deactivated front
passenger airbag.
RIncor rect positioning of thec hild restra int
sy stem.
Note sonf orwa rd-facin gand rear wa rd-facing
ch ild restra int sy stems on thef ront
passenger seat
When using arear ward-facing child restra int sys‐
te mont he front passenger seat, thef ront
passenger front air bag mus talway sbed eactiva‐
te d. This is onl ythe case if theP ASSENGER AIR
BA GO FFindicator lam pislit continuously
(
→pag e42).
When usingt hechild restra int sy stem on the
front passenger seat, it is essentialtoo bserve
th ef ollowing:
RMo vethef ront passenger seat as farb acka s
possible.
RSe tthe seat backres tto analmos tvertical
position.
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.
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RGetout of thev ehicle and be hit by
oncoming traf fic.
ROpe rate ve hicle equipment and become
trapped, fore xamp le.
#Alwaysa ctivat ethe child saf etyl oc ks
av ailable if children ar etrave ling in the
ve hicle.
#Ne verlea ve children unatte ndedint he
ve hicle.
#When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle.
Child saf etyl oc ks fort he rear door sand an over‐
ri de featur efor ther ear side windo wsarea vaila‐
ble.
The child saf etyl oc kont herear door ssecures
eac hdoor separatel y.The door scan no longer
be opened from thei nside.
#Press thel eve rind irection 1(activate) or
2 (deactivate).
#Mak esuret hat thec hild saf etyl oc ks are
wo rking properly. Ac
tivating/deactivatin gthe ove rride feature
fo rt he rear side windo ws#Toactivate/deacti vate:press button 2.
Opening/closing thes ide windo wintherear
is possible:
RWi th indicator lamp 1lit:v ia thes witch
on thed rive r's door.
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RWith indicator lamp 1off: via thes witch
on thec orresponding rear door or driv‐
er'sd oor.
Notesonp etsint hevehicle
&
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due toanimals lef tunsecured or unat‐
te nde dint hevehicle
If yo ul eave animals in thev ehicle unatten‐
ded or unsecured, they could possib lypress
down buttons or switches.
Thereb yananimal may:
Ractivat evehicle equipment and become
trapped, fore xamp le
Rswitch systems on or of fand endanger
ot her road users
Uns ecured animals ma ybethrow na roun din
th ev ehicle in thee vent of an accident or
sudden steering and braking maneuver and
injur evehicle occupants in thep rocess.
#Ne verlea ve animals in thev ehicle unat‐
te nded.
#Alw aysc orrectly secure animals while
driving, fore xamp le usingas uitable
animal car rier.
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Occupant saf ety

*NO
TEDama getothet runk lid byobs ta‐
cle sabove thev ehicle
The trunk lid swings upwards when it is
opened.
#Therefore, mak esuret hat ther eiss uffi‐
cient clearance ab ovethet runk lid.
Yo uh ave thef ollowing options toopen the
trunk lid:
#Pull trunk lid remo teoperating switch 1.
#Press and holdthep button on the
SmartK ey.
#Pull thet runk lid handle.
#Ve hicles with HANDS-FREE ACCESS: use
yo ur foot to kickb elow theb umper
(
→pag e69).
#Vehicles with trunk lid co nvenience clos‐
ing feature: withthe trunk lid stopped in an
intermediat eposition, pull it upwards and
re lease as soon as it beginstoo pen.
Wi th th etrunk lid opening limiter switched
on, manuall ypullthes topped trunk lid
upwards.
Ve hicles with trunk lid co nvenience closing:
if an object restricts thet runk lid during the
automatic opening process, theo bstacle de tec‐
tion stops thet runk lid. The obs tacle de tection
function is only an ai dand is no tasubstitute for
yo ur attentiveness.
Closing thet runk lid
&
WARNING Risk of injury from unsecured
items in thev ehicle
If objects, luggag eorloads ar enotsecured
or no tsecured suf ficientl y,they could slip,
tip ove rorbet hrow na roun da nd thereb yhit
ve hicle occupants.
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Opening and closing

Thereisar isk of inju ry,p articularly in the
ev ent of sudden braking or asudden change
in direction.
#Alw ayss towo bject sins uchaw aythat
th ey canno tbethrow na round.
#Befor ethe journe y,secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge or loads agains tslipping or tipping
ove r.
&
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
duri ng au tomatic closing of thet runk lid
Pa rtsoft he body could become trapped dur‐
ing automatic closing of thet runk lid. More‐
ove r,people, e.g. children, ma ybestanding
in thec losing area or ma yenter thec losing
area during thec losing process.
#Mak esuret hat nobody is in thev icinity
of thec losing area during thec losing
process.
#Use one of thef ollowing options tostop
th ec losing process:
RPress thep button on the
SmartK ey.
RPress or pull ther emo teoperating
switc hont he driver's door.
RPress thec losing or locking button
on thet runk lid.
RPull thet runk lid handle.
Ve hicles with HANDS-FREE ACCESS: it is also
possible tostop thec losing process bymoving
yo ur foot inak ickin gmotion under ther ear
bumper.
Yo uh ave thef ollowing options toclose the
trunk lid:
#Pull thet runk lid down using theh andle
re cess and push it closed.
#Ve hicles with HANDS-FREE ACCESS: with
th et runk lid comple tely opened ,kicky our
fo ot belo wthe bumper (
→pag e69).
#Vehicles with trunk lid co nvenience clos‐
ing: pullthet runk lid handle.
#Ve hicles with trunk lid co nvenience clos‐
ing and KEYLESS-GO: withthe trunk lid
comple tely opened, press and hold thep
button on theS martK ey(wit hthe SmartK ey
in thev icinit yoft hevehicle).
#Ve hicles with trunk lid co nvenience clos‐
ing: press trunk lid remo teoperating switch
1.
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