light MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN 2018 Owner's Guide

#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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Automatic lo weringfeature
Ve hicles with apanoramic sliding sunroof: If
th es liding sunroof is raised at ther ear ,the slid‐
ing sunroof is automaticall ylowe reds lightl yat
higher speeds. Atlows peeds, it is raised again
automaticall y.
&
WARNING Risk of entrapment byauto‐
matic lo wering of thes liding sunroof
At high speeds ther aised sliding sunroof
automaticall ylow erss lightl yatt herear.
This coul dtrapy ou or other persons.
#Mak esuret hat nobody reaches int othe
sweep of thes liding sunroof whils tthe
ve hicle is in motion.
#If somebody becomes trapped, briefly
push thes liding sunroof button for‐
wa rdsorb ackwards.
The sliding sunroof lifts during opening.
Problems with thes liding sunroof
%
The term "slidings unroof" also refers to the
panoramic sliding sunroof.
Problem Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
The sliding sunroof cann otbe closed
and youc anno tsee thec ause. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped or fata linjur ybyc losing thes liding sunroof again
If yo uc lose thes liding sunroof again immediatel yafter it has been bloc kedorr eset, thes liding sunroof
closes wit hincreased forc e.
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.#Release theb utton immediatel yifsomebody becomes trapped.
or
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ProblemPossible causes/consequences and MSolutions
#Presstheb utton in an ydirection during thea utomatic closing process.
The closing process is stopped.
If th es liding sunroof is obstructed during closing and reopens again slightly:
#Immediatel yafter automati creve rsing, pull and hold the3 button down again tothep ressur epoint
until thes liding sunroof is closed.
The sliding sunroof is closed wit hincreased forc e.
If th es liding sunroof is obstructed again and reopens again slightly:
#Re peat thep reviouss tep.
The sliding sunroof is closed again wit hincreased forc e.
Ve hicles without apanoramic slid‐
ing sunroof: The sliding sunroof does
no to perat esmoo thly.
#Pull the3 button up repeatedl ytothe pressur epoint until thes liding sunroof is full yopen.
#Press the3 button fora nother second.
#Close thes liding sunroof.
Ve hicles with apanoramic sliding
sunroof: The sliding sunroof or the
ro ller sunblin ddoes no topera te
smoo thly.
#Pull and hold the3 button little bylittle until thes liding sunroof is full yclosed.
#Pull and hold the3 button little bylittle until ther oller sunbli ndis full yclosed.
#Use automatic operation tofully open and then close thes liding sunroof.
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Notesont he cor rect driver' sseat position
&
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.
Ensur ethe following when adjustin gthe steering
wheel 1,seat belt 2and driver's seat 3:
Ryoua reas fara wa yfromt he driver's air bag
as possible
Ryo ua resittin ginan ormalupright position
Ryour thighs ar eslightly suppor tedbyt he seat
cushion
Ryo ur legs ar enotentirel ystret ch ed and you
can dep ress thep edals properly
Rtheb ackofy our head is suppor tedate ye
le ve lbyt he center of theh ead restra int
Ryo uc an hold thes teering wheel wit hyour
arms slig htlybent
Ryouc an mo veyour legs freely
Ryouc an see all thed ispla yson thei nstru‐
ment clus terc learl y
Ryouh ave agood overviewoft he traf ficc on‐
ditions
Rth es eat belt is pulled snug lyagains tthe
body and is routed across thec enter of your
shoulder and across your hips in thep elvic
area
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#Toselect thef ront passenger seat: press
button 1.
When thei ndicator lam plights up, thef ront
passenger seat is selected.
#Ad jus tthe front passenger seat using the
buttons in thed oor control panel on thed riv‐
er's side.
Ad justin 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.
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Seats and stowing

#Tomo vebackwards: pressrelease knob 1
and push theh ead restra int backwards.
Ad justin gthe head restra ints of ther ear
seatsm echanically
#Toraise: pulltheh ead restra int up.
#To lowe r:press release knob 1inthed irec‐
tion of thea rrow and push theh ead restra int
down. Installing/removing
ther ear seat head
re stra ints
Re moving
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 (→pag e100).
#Pull theh ead restra int upwards as farasi t
wil lgo.
#Push release knob 1inthed irection of the
ar row and pull out theh ead restra int.
Installing
#Inser tthe head restra int suc hthat the
notches on theb ar ar eont he leftwhen
vie we dint he direction of tra vel.
#Push theh ead restra int down until youh ear
it enga gein position.
#Foldther ear seat backres tbacku ntil it
engages.
Configuring seat settings
Multimedia sy stem:
,9HKLFOH.a 6HDWV
#Select 'ULYHU
V 6HDW or3DVVHQJHU 6HDW .
Ad justin gthe backres tsideb olste rs
#Select 6LGH% ROVWHUV .
#Select thes etting.
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Switchingthes eat heating on/off
&
WARNING Risk of burn sdue torepeat‐
edl yswitching on thes eat heater
Re peatedly switching on thes eat heater can
cause thes eat cushion and seat backrest
padding tobecome very hot.
The healt hofpersons wit hlimited temp era‐
tur es ensitivity or alimited ability toreact to
exc essively high temp eratures ma ybeaffec‐
te dort heym ayeven suf ferb urn-lik einjuries.
#Do no trepeatedl yswitc hont he seat
heater.
* NO
TEDama getothes eats caused by
object sordocumentsw henthes eat
heater is switched on
When thes eat heater is switched on, over‐
heating can occur due toobject sordocu‐
mentsp laced on thes eats e.g. seat cushions
or child seats .This could cause damag eto
th es eat sur face.
#Make surethat no objectsord ocu‐
ments ar eonthe seats when thes eat
heater is switched on.
Re quirementsRThe po wersupply is switched on.
#To switc hon/increase thel evel: press but‐
to n1 repeatedly until thed esired heating
le ve liss et.
Dependin gonthe heating le vel, up tothre e
indicator lamps light up.
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#Toswitc hoff/reduce thel evel: press but‐
to n1 repeatedly until thed esired heating
le ve liss et.
If all indicator lamps ar eoff,t he seat heating
is switched off.
% The seat heating automaticall yswitches
down from thet hree heating le vels af ter8 ,
10 and 20 minutes until thes eat heating is
switched off.
Switching thes eat ventilation on/off
Re quirements:RThe po wersupply is switched on.
#To switc hon/increase thel evel: press but‐
to n1 repeatedly until thed esired ventila‐
tio nleve liss et.
Dependin gontheventilation le vel, up to
th re ei ndicator lamps light up.
#To switc hoff/reduce thel evel: press but‐
to n1 repeatedly until thed esired ventila‐
tio nleve liss et.
If all indicator lamps ar eoff,t he seat ventila‐
tio niss witched off.
Ste ering wheel
Adjustin gthe steering wheel manually
&
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
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