warning MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN 2018 Service Manual

#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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Rduringresetting
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.
#If someone becomes trapped, press the
W button toopen thes ide window
again.
Con venience opening (ventilating thev ehicle
befor estarting ajourney)
&
WARNING Risk of entrapment when
opening asidew indow
Wheno peningasidew indo w, parts of the
body could be dr awninorb ecome trapped
betwee nthe side windo wand windo wframe.
#When opening ,makes uret hat nobody
is touchingt he side windo w.
#Release theb utton immediatel yif
somebody becomes trapped.
#Press and hold the% button on the
SmartK ey.
The following function sareper form ed:
RThe vehicle is unloc ked.
RThe side windo wsareo pened.
RThe slidings unroof is opened.
RThe panoramic sliding sunroof is opened.
RThe seat ventilation of thed rive r's seat is
switched on.
If th er oller sunbli ndsoft he panoramic sliding
sunroof ar eclosed, ther oller sunbli ndsa re
opened firs t.
#To continue con venience opening: press
th e% button again.
#Tointer rupt convenience opening: release
th e% button.
Convenience closing (closing thev ehicle
from outside)
& WARNING Risk of entrapment caused by
inadver tent con venience closing
Whe nthe con venience closing featur eis
operating, parts of theb ody could become
trapped in thec losing area of thes ide win‐
do wa ndthes liding sunroof.
#Obser vethec omple teclosing proce‐
dure when using con venience closing.
#Whe nclosing, make surethat no body
parts ar einthe closing area.
#Press and hold the& button on the
SmartK ey.
The following function sareper form ed:
RThe vehicle is loc ked.
RThe side windo wsarec losed.
RThe slidings unroof is closed.
RThe panoramic sliding sunroof is closed.
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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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ProblemPossible causes/consequences and MSolutions
#Repeat thep reviouss tep.
The side windo wisclosed without thea utomatic reve rsing function.
The side windo wscanno tbeo pened or
closed using thec onvenience opening
fe ature. The SmartK
eybatter yisdischar gedorn early dischar ged.
#Chec kthe batter yusing theb atter ychec klam pand replace if necessar y.
Sliding sunroof
Opening and closing thes liding sunroof
%
The term "slidin gsunro of" also refers to the
panoramic sliding sunroof.
& WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
while opening and closing thes liding
sunroof
During opening and closing, parts of the
body could getcaught in thes weep of the
sliding sunroof.
#When opening or closing, mak esure
th at no body parts ar einthe sweep.
#Release theb utton immediatel yif
somebody becomes trapped.
or
#Press theb utton in an ydirection during
th ea utomatic opening/closingp rocess.
The opening/closingp rocess is stop‐
ped.
& WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th es liding sunroof is operated bychil‐
dren
Children operatin gthe sliding sunroof could
get caught in them oving parts, particularly if
unattended.
#Ne verlea ve children unatte ndedint he
ve hicle.
#When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th ek eywit hyou and loc kthe vehicle.
&
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
while opening and closing ther oller sun
blind
When opening or closing, mak esuret hat no
body parts become trapped between the
ro ller sun blind and frame or thes liding sun‐
ro of.
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Opening and closing

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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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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Seats
Adjustin gthe fron tseatm echanicall yand
electricall y(withou tSeatC om fort Pa ckage)
&
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th es eats ar eadjus tedbyc hildren
Childre ncould becom etrapped if they adjust
th es eats, particularly when unattended.
#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.
The seats can be adjus tedw hen thei gnition is
switched off.
& WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
whe nadjusting thes eats
When youa djus tas eat,y ou or other vehicle
occupants could become trapped, e.g. on the
seat guide rail.
#Mak esurew hen adjustin gaseatthat
no oneh as anybody parts in thes weep
of thes eat.
Obser vethes afet yn otes on "Air bags" and "Chil‐
dren in thev ehicle".
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetot he
driver's seat no tbeing engaged
If th ed rive r's seat is no tengaged, it could
mo veunexpectedl ywhile thev ehicle is in
motion.
This could cause youtol ose control of the
ve hicle.
#Alw aysm akes uret hat thed rive r's seat
is engaged befor estartin gt he vehicle.
&
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.
&
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th es eat height is adjus tedc arelessly
If yo ua djus tthe seat height carelessly ,you
or other vehicle occupants could be trapped
and thereb yinjured.
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Childreninparticular could acc identally
press thee lectrical seat adjustmen tbuttons
and become trapped.
#While moving thes eats, mak esuret hat
hands or other body parts do no tget
under thel eve rassembly of thes eat
adjustmen tsystem.
&
WARNING Risk of injury duetohead
re stra int sw hicha renotins talled or are
adjus tedi nco rrectly
If head restra int sa renotins talled or are
adjus tedi ncor rectly ,the head restra int sc an‐
no tp rovide pr otection as intended.
Ther eisani ncreased risk of injur yinthe
head and nec karea, e.g. in thee vent of an
accident or when braking.
#Alw aysd rive wit hthe head restra ints
ins talled.
#Befor edrivingo ff,m akes uref or every
ve hicle occupant that thec enter of the
head restra int supports theb ackoft he
head at about eyel eve l.
Do no tinter chang ethe head restra int soft he
front and rear seats. Otherwise, youc annot
adjus tthe height and angle of theh ead
re stra int sc orrectl y.
Ad jus tthe head restra int fore -and-af tposition so
th at it is as close as possible totheb ackofy our
head.
& WARNING Risk of injury or deathdueto
incor rect seatp osition
The seatb eltd oesn otoffert he intended
le ve lofp rotection if youh ave notm ove dthe
seat backres ttoanalmostvertical position.
When braking or in thee vent of an accident,
yo uc ould slide underneat hthe seat belt and
sus tain abdominal or nec kinjuries, fore xam‐
ple.
#Ad jus tthe seat proper lybefor ebegin‐
ning your journe y.
#Alwayse nsur ethat thes eat backres tis
in an almos tvertical position and that
th es houlder section of your seat belt is
ro uted across thec enter of your shoul‐
der.
* NO
TEDama getothes eats when moving
th es eats back
The seats ma ybedamaged byobject swhen
moving thes eats bac k.
#When moving thes eats bac k,make
sur ethat ther ea reno objects in the
fo ot we ll or under or behindt he seats.
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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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