ESP MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN 2018 User Guide

Aperso nont he front passenger seat must
obser vethef ollowing information:
RFasten seat belts cor rectl y.
RSit in an almos tupright seat position wi th
th eir bac kagains tthe seat backrest.
RSit wit htheir feet resting on thef loor ,ifp os‐
sible.
Otherwise, thef ront passenger air bag ma ybe
deactivated bymis take ,for example in thef ol‐
lowing situations:
RThe front passenger transfer stheir weight by
supporting themselves on avehicle armrest.
RThe front passenger sits in suc hawaythat
th eir weight is raised from thes itting sur‐
fa ce.
&
WARNING Risk of injury or deathdueto
deactivated front passenger airbag
If th eP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FFindicator
lam pisl it,the front passenger airbag is disa‐
bled. It will no tbedeployedint heeve nt of
an accident and canno tperform its intended
pr otectiv efunction.
Ap erson in thef ront passenger seat could
th en, fore xamp le, com eintoc ontact wi th
th ev ehicle interior ,especially if thep erson is
sitting tooc lose tothec ockpit.
If th ef ront passenger seat is occupied,
alw ayse nsur ethat:
RThe classification of thep erson in the
front passenger seatisc orrect and the
front passenger airbag is enabled or disa‐
bledina ccordance wit hthe person in the
front passenger seat.
RThe front passenger seath as been moved
as farb ackasp ossible.
RThe person is seated cor rectl y.
#Ensure ,bothb efor eand during thej our‐
ne y,that thes tatus of thef ront
passenger airbag is cor rect.
Fu nction of theP ASSE NGER AIR BAGi ndica‐
to rlamps
Sy stem self-te st
When thei gnition is switched on, asystems elf-
te st is per form ed during whic hthe two
PA SSENGER AIR BAGONa nd OFFi ndicator
lamps light up simultaneousl y.
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Occupant saf ety

&WARNING Risk of injury or deathdueto
incor rect positioning of thef orwa rd-
fa cing child restra int sy stem
If yo us ecur eac hild in aforwa rd-facin gchild
re stra int sy stem on thef ront passenger seat
and youp ositio nthe front passenger seat too
clos etot he cockpit, in thee vent of an acci‐
dent, thec hild could:
RCome int ocontact wi th thevehicle inte‐
ri or if theP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FFindi‐
cator lam pislit,forexample.
RBe stru ck bythea ir bag if the
PA SSENGER AIR BAGO FFindicator lamp
is off.
#Alw aysm ove thef ront passenger seat
as farb ackasp ossible and fully retract
th es eat cushion lengt hadjustment.
Alw aysm akes uret hat thes houlder belt
st ra pisc orrectly routed from thes eat
belt outle tonthevehicle tothes houl‐
der belt guide on thec hild restra int sys‐
te m. The shoulder belt stra pm ustb e
ro uted forw ards and down wardsf rom
th ev ehicle belt outlet. If necessar y,
adjustthe seat belt outle tand thef ront
passenger seat accordingly.
#Alw ayso bser vethec hild restra int sys‐
te mm anufacturer's ins tallation instruc‐
tions.
When ins talling achild restra int sy stem tothe
front passenger seat, observ ethe vehicle-spe‐
cific information .
If ap erson is sitting in thef ront passenger
seat: PASSENGER AIR BAGO FFma ybel it con‐
tinuousl yorbeo ff,d ependingont he person's
st ature.
Ap erson on thef ront passenger seat must
alw ayso bser vethef ollowing information:
RIfth ef ront passenger seat is occupied with
an adult or aperson wit hastatur ec orre‐
sponding tothat of an adult,t hePASSENGER
AIR BAGO FFindicator lam pmustbeo ff.T his
indicates that thef ront passenger air bag is
enabled.
If th eP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FFindicator
lam pisl it continuousl y,an adult or person
wit hab uild cor responding tothat of an adult shouldn
otuse thef ront passenger seat.
Ins tead, they should use arear seat.
RIfth ef ront passenger seat is occupied bya
person of smaller statur e(e.g. ateenager or
small adult), theP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FF
indicator lam peither lightsupc ontinuously
or remains off, depending on ther esult of the
classifi cation.
-PASSENGER AIRB AGOFF is off: mo vethe
front passenger seatasf ar backas possi‐
ble or aperson of smaller statur eshould
use arear seat.
-Ifth eP ASSENGER AIRB AGOFF indicator
lam pisl it continuously: aperson of
smaller statur eshouldn otuse thef ront
passenger seat.
& WARNING Risk of injury or deathwhen
th eP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FFindicator
lam pisl it
If th eP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FFindicator
lam premain slit af tert he sy stem self-test,
th ef ront passenger air bag is deactivated. It
will no tbedeployedint heevent of an acci‐
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dent.Inthis case, thef ront passenger air bag
cannot perform its intended pr otectiv efunc‐
tion ,e.g. when aperson is seated in thef ront
passenger seat.
That person could, fore xamp le, com einto
con tact wi th thevehicle interior ,especially if
th ep erson is sitting tooc lose tothec ockpit.
If th ef ront passenger seat is occupied,
alw ayse nsur ethat:
RThe classification of thep erson in the
front passenger seatisc orrect and the
front passenger air bag is enabled or
deactivated in accordance wit hthe per‐
son in thef ront passenger seat.
RThe person is seated proper lywit hac or‐
re ctly fastened seat belt.
RThe front passenger seat has been mo ved
as farb ackasp ossible.
Further related subjects:RChild restra int sy stem on thef ront passenger
seat (→pag e53).
PRE-SAFE®system
PRE- SAFE®(Pre-Crash Saf ety-Sy stem)
PRE- SAFE®is able todetect cer tain critical driv‐
ing situations and implementp re-em ptivem eas‐
ures toprotect thev ehicle occupants.
PRE-SAFE
®can implement thef ollowing meas‐
ures independentl yofeacho ther:
RTightening thes eat belts on thed rive r's seat
and front passenger seat.
RClosing thes ide windo ws.
RVehicles with sliding sunroof: closingthe
sliding sunroof.
RVe hicles with memor yfunction: moving
th ef ront passenger seat toam oref avo rable
seat position.
RVe hicles with multicontour seat: increas‐
ing thea ir pressur einthe seat side bols ters
of thes eat backrest.
RPRE-SAFE®Sound: pr ovided that them ulti‐
media sy stem is switched on, generates a
brie fnoise signaltos timulatethe innat epro‐
te ctiv em echanism of aperson's heari ng.*
NO
TEDama gecaused byobject sinthe
fo ot we ll or behindt he seat
The automatic adjustment of thes eat posi‐
tion ma yresult in damag etothe seat and/or
th eo bject.
#Stow object sinas uitable place.
Reversing theP RE- SAFE®system measures
If an accidentd id notoccur ,the pre-em ptive
measures that we retake na re re versed.
Yo uw ill need toper form certains ettingsy our‐
self.
#If th es eat belt pre-tensioning is no treduced,
mo vethes eat backres tbacks lightl y.
The locking mechanism releases.
Fu nction of PRE-SAFE®PLUS (anticipatory
occupant pr otection plus)
PRE- SAFE®PLUS can de tect cer tain impacts,
particular lyan imminent rear impact ,and take
pre-em ptivem easures toprotect thev ehicle
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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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respectiv eSmartK ey.Todos o, deactivat ethe
Sma rtKe yfunctions.
#To deactivate: pressthe& button on the
SmartK eytwice in rapid succession.
The batter ychec klam poft he SmartK ey
fl ashes twic ebrief ly and lightsupo nce.
#To activate: press anybutton on theS mart‐
Ke y.
% When thev ehicle is star tedw itht he Smart‐
Ke yint he stow agec ompartment of thec en‐
te rc onsole, theS martK eyfunctions are
au tomatical lyactivated (
→pag e136).
Removing/insertin gthe mechanical key
#To remo ve:press release knob 1.
Mechanical key2 is pushed out slight ly.
#Pull ou tmechanical key2 until it en gage sin
th ei ntermediat eposition.
% Youc an use thei ntermediat eposition of
mechanical key2 toattac hthe keytoak ey
ri ng.
#Press release knob 1again and fully
re mo vemechanica lkey 2.
#To inser t:press release knob 1.
#Insertmechanical key2 tothei ntermediate
position or full yuntil it engages.
Replacing the SmartK eybattery
&
DANG ER Serious damag etohealth
caused byswallowing batteries
Batteries contain toxic and cor rosiv es ub‐
st ances. Swallowing batte ries ma ycause
serious damag etohealth.
Ther eisar isk offata linjur y.
#Keep batteries out of ther eac hofc hil‐
dren.
#If batteries ar eswallowe d, seek medical
attention immediately.
+ENVIRONMEN TALN OTEEnvironmental
damage causedbyimproper disposal of
batteries
Bat teries conta in pollutants. It is
illegal todispose of them wit hthe household
ru bbish.
#
Dispose of batteries in an
environmen tallyr esponsibl emanner.
Ta ke dischar gedb atteries toaq ualified
specialis tworks hop or toac ollection
pointf or used batteries.
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Locking/unlockingthed rive r'sd oor wit hthe
me chanical key
%
Ifyo uw ish toloc kthe vehicle entirely using
th em echanical key,firs tp ress theb utton for
lockin gfromt he inside while thed rive r's
door is open. Then proceed toloc kthe driv‐
er's door using them echanical key.
#Insertthe mechanical keyasf ar as it will go
into opening 1inthec over.
#Pull and hold thed oor handle.
#Pull thec over on them echanical keya s
st ra ight as possible away from thev ehicle
until it releases.
#Re lease thed oor handle.
#Tounlock :tur nthe mechanical keyc ounter -
clo ckwise toposition 1.
#Tolock: turnthe mechanical keyc lock wise
to position 1.
#Carefully press thec ove rontot he loc kcylin‐
der until it engages and is seated firm ly.
Tr unk
Opening thet runk lid
&
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,
especially if thev ehicle is in motion.
#Alw ayss witc hoffthee ngine before
opening thet runk lid.
#Ne verd rive wit hthe trunk lid open.
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#Vehicles with trunk lid co nvenience clos‐
ing: press closing button 1inthet runk lid.
#Ve hicles with trunk lid co nvenience clos‐
ing and KEYLESS-GO: press lockingbutton
2 inthet runk lid.
If aS martK eyis de tected outsid ethe vehicle,
th et runk lid closes and thev ehicle is loc ked. Au
tomatic reve rsing function of thet runk lid
If an object restricts thet runk lid during the
automatic closingp rocess, thet runk lid opens
again automaticall y.The automatic reve rsing
function is onl yanaid and is no tasubstitut efor
yo ur attentiveness.
#When closing, mak esuret hat no body parts
ar eint he closing area.
&
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
despite ther eve rsing function
The reve rsing function does no treact:
Rto soft, light and thin objects, e.g. fingers.
Rove rthe last Óin (8 mm) of thec losing
path.
In these situation sinparticular ,the reve rsing
function canno tpreve nt someone being trap‐
ped.
#Whe nclosing, make surethat no body
parts ar einthe closing area.
#If someone is trapped, use one of the
fo llowing options:
RPress thep button on the
SmartK ey.
RPress ther emo teoperating switch
on thed rive r's door.
RPress thec losing or locking button
on thet runk lid.
RPull thet runk lid handle.
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#If someone is trapped,release theb ut‐
to ni mmedia tely or pres sthe button in
order toreopen thes ide windo w.
&
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
whe nchildren opera tethes ide windo ws
Childr en could become trapped ifth ey oper‐
at et he side windo ws,particularly when unat‐
te nded.
#Ac tivat ethe child saf etyl oc kf or the
re ar side wind ows.
#When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle.
#Ne verlea ve children unatte ndedint he
ve hicle.
Re quirementsRThe po wersupply or thei gnition is switched
on.
1Closes
2Opens
The buttons on thed rive r's door take prece‐
dence.
#To star ta utomatic operation: pressthe
W button be yond thep oint of resis tance
or pull and release it.
#To inter rupt automatic operation: press or
pul lthe W button again.
When thev ehicle is switched off, thes ide win‐
do ws can continu ebeing ope rated.
The function is available fora round five minutes
or until afront door is opened.
Au tomatic reve rsing function of thes ide win‐
do ws
If an object bloc ksas ide wind owduring the
closing process, thes ide windo wopens again
automaticall y.The automatic reve rsing function
is onl yana id and is no tasubstitut efor your
attentiveness.
#When closing, mak esuret hat no body parts
ar eint he closing area.
&
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
despite ther eb eing reve rsing pr otection
on thes ide window
The reve rsing function does no treact:
Rto soft, light and thin objects, e.g. small
fi ngers
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#Toclose ther oller sunblinds: pressthe
& button again.#Tointer rupt convenience closing: release
th e& button. %
Con venience closing can also be operated
wi th KEYLESS-GO (→pag e62).
Problems with thes ide windo ws
Problem
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
As ide windo wcann otbe closed and
yo uc anno tsee thec ause.
#Chec ktos ee if an yobjects ar einthe windo wguide.
& WARNING Risk of becoming trapped or fata llyi njured 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 featur eist hen no tactive.
Pa rtsoft he body could become 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:
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roof opens again automaticall y.The automatic
re ve rsef unction 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 entrapment evenw ith
th er eve rsing featur eactive
The reve rsef unction does no treact in partic‐
ular:
Rto soft, light and thin objects, e.g. small
fi ngers
Rove rthe last ãin (4 mm) of thec losing
path
Rduring resetting
This means that ther eve rsef unction cannot
pr eve nt someone from becoming trappe din
th ese situations.
#When closing, mak esuret hat no body
parts ar einthe closing area.
#Release theb utton immediatel yif
somebody becomes trapped.
or
#Brief lypress theb utton in an ydirection
during automatic operation.
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 rsef unction is onl yanaid and is no tasub‐
st itut efor your attentiveness.
#When closingt heroller sunblind, mak esure
th at no body parts ar eintherang eofm ove‐
ment.
& WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
despite reve rsing function
In particular ,the reve rsing function does not
re act tosoft, light and thin objects, e.g. small
fi ngers.
Thi sm eans that ther eve rsing function can‐
no tp reve nt entrapment in these situations.
#When closing ther oller sunbli nd,m ake
sur ethat no body parts ar eintherange
of mo vement.
#Re lease 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.
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