warning MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN 2018 Workshop Manual

&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.
#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.
#To mo veforw ards: pullthe head restra int
fo rw ards.
#To mo vebackwards: pressrelease knob 2
and push theh ead restra int backwards. Ad
justin gthe fron tseatluxur yhead
re stra ints manually
#To adjus tthe sid ebolsters of theh ead
re stra int: pull or push right or left-han dside
bols ter2.
#To mo veforw ards: pullthe head restra int
fo rw ards.
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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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steering wheel or them irro ra nd fasten
yo ur seat belt.
&
WARNING Risk of entrapment forc hil‐
dren when adjusting thes teering wheel
Children could injur ethemselves if they
adjus tthe steering wheel.
#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.
#Push release le ver1 down as farasitw ill
go.
The steering column is unloc ked.
#Ad jus theight 2and di stance 3tothe
st eering wheel.
#Push release le ver1 up as farasitw illgo.
The steering column is loc ked.
#Chec kand mak esuret hat thes teering col‐
umn is loc kedbym oving thes teering wheel.
Ad justin gthe steering wheel electrically
The steering wheel can be adjus tedw hen the
po we rsupp lyis switched off.
1Ad justs thed ista nce tothes teering wheel
2Ad justs theh eight
#Save thes ettings wit hthe memor yfunction
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Switchingthes teering wheel heater on/off
Re quirementsRThe po wersupply or thei gnition is switched
on.
#To switc hon/off: turnthe le verint he direc‐
tion of ar row1or2.
If indicator lamp 3lights up, thes teering
wheel heater is switched on.
Easy entr yand exitfeature
Fu nction of thee asy entr yand exitfeature
&
WARNING Risk of accident whe ndriving
of fw hile adjusting thee asy exitfeature
‑Ify ou driv eoffwhile thee asy ent ryand exit
fe atur eism aking adjustments, youc ould
lose cont roloft hevehicle.
#Alw aysw ait until thea djustmen tproc‐
ess is comple tebefor edriving off.
&
WARNING Risk of entrapment when
adjusting thee asy ent ryand exitfeature
‑
‑W hen thee asy ent ryand exitfeature
adjusts thes teering wheel, youa nd other
ve hicle occupants –particular lych ildren –
could becom etrapped.
#‑W hile thee asy ent ryand exitfeature
is making adjustments, mak esuret hat
no one has an ybody parts in thes weep
of thes teering wheel.
#Mo vethea djustmen tleve roft hesteer‐
ing wheel if ther eisar isk of becoming
trapped bythes teering wheel.
The adjustmen tprocess is stopped.
#Ne verlea ve children unatte ndedint he
ve hicle.
#When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th ek eywit hyou and loc kthe vehicle.
Ve hicles with memor yfunction: youc an stop
th ea djustmen tprocess bypressing one of the
memor yposition buttons of them emor yfunc‐
tion.
If th ee asy ent ryand exitfeatur eisa ctive, the
st eering wheel will mo veupwards in thef ollow‐
ing situations:
RYo us wit ch thei gnition off.
RYouo pen thed rive r's door when thei gnition
is switched on.
The steering wheel mo vesb acktot he las tdrive
position in thef ollowing cases:
RYous wit ch thei gnition on when thed rive r's
door is closed.
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RYouc lose thed rive r's door when thei gnition
is switched on.
The las tdrive position of thes teering wheel is
st ored in thef ollowing situations:
RYous wit ch thei gnition off.
RVe hicles with memor yfunction: save the
seat settings via them emor yfunction.
Ve hicles with memor yfunction: press one of
th em emor yfunction sa vedp osition buttons to
st op thea djustmen tprocess.
Setting thee asy entr yand exitfeature
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Using them emor yfunction
&
WARNING Risk of an accident if memory
function is use dwhile driving
If yo uu sethem emor yfunction on thed riv‐
er's side while driving, youc ould lose cont rol
of thev ehicle as aresult of thea djustments
being made.
#Onl yusethem emor yfunction on the
driver's side when thev ehicle is station‐
ar y.
&
WARNING Risk of entrapment whe nset‐
ting thes eat wit hthe memor yfunction
When them emor yfunction adjusts thes eat
or steering wheel, youa nd other vehicle
occupants –particularly children –could
becom etrapped.
#During thes etting procedur eofthe
memor yfunction, ensur ethat no body
parts ar einthe sweep of thes eat or
th es teering wheel.
#If somebody becomes trapped, immedi‐
atel yrelease them emor yfunction posi‐
tion button.
The adjustmen tprocess is stopped.
&
WARNING Risk of entrapment if the
memor yfunction is activated bychildren
Children could becom etrapped if they acti‐
va te them emor yfunction ,particularly when
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.
The memor yfunction can be used when thei gni‐
tion is switched off.
St oring
Seat adjustment sfor up tothre ep eople can be
st ored and called up using them emor yfunction.
The following sy stems can be selected:
RSeat, backres tand head restra int
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RSteering wheel
ROutside mir rors
RHead-up Display
#Se tthe seat, thes teering wheel, theh ead-up
displa yand theo utside mir rortot he desired
position.
#Press memor ybutton Mtogether wit hone of
th em emor yposition switches 1,2or3 .
An acou stic signal sounds. The settings are
st ored.
#To call up: press and hold ther ele vant pre‐
se tp osition button1,2or3u ntilthef ront
seat, thes teering wheel, Head-up Display
and outside mir rorisint hestored position.
St ow agea reas
Note sonl oading thev ehicle
&
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.
&
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.
Ther eisar 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 injury from incorrectly
stowe dobjects
If objects in thev ehicle interior ar estowe d
incor rectly ,the yc an slide or be throw n
arounda nd hitvehicle occupants. In addi‐
tion, cup holders, open stowages paces and
mobile phoneb rack etsc ann otalw aysr etain
all object stheyc ontain.
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Thereisar isk of inju ry,p articularly in the
ev ent of sudden braking or asudden change
in direction.
#Alw ayss towo bject ssot hatthey can‐
no tb ethrow na roun dins uchs itua‐
tions.
#Alw aysm akes uret hat objectsdon ot
pr otru de from stowages paces, luggage
nets or stowagen ets.
#Close thel oc kable stow ages paces
befor estarti ngajou rney .
#Alw ayss towa nd secur eheavy ,hard,
pointe d, sharp-edged, fragile or bulky
objects in thet runk.
&
WARNING Risk of burn sfromt ailpipes
and tailpipe trim
The tailpipe and tailpipe trim can become
ve ry hot. If youc om eintoc ontact wit hthese
parts of thev ehicle, youc ouldbur nyourself.
#Alw aysbep articular lycareful around
th et ailpipe and thet ailpipe trim.
#Allo wthe vehicle parts tocool down
befor eyou touc ht hem.
The handling characteristic sofyourvehicle are
dependent on thed istribution of thel oad within
th ev ehicle. Yous hould bear thef ollowing in
mind when loadin gthe vehicle:
Rne vere xceed thep ermissible gross mass or
th ep ermissible axle loads fort he vehicle
(including occupants). The values ar especi‐
fi ed on thev ehicle identification plat eonthe
ve hicle's B-pillar.
Rthel oad mus tnotprotru de abo vetheu pper
edg eoft he seat backrests.
Ralwaysp lace thel oad behind unoccupied
seats if possible.
Rsecur ethe load using thet ie-down eyes and
distribut ethe load evenly.
St ow ages pace sint hevehicl einterior
Overvie wofthe front stowage compa rt‐
ments
1St ow agec ompartment in thed oors
2Stow age/telephonec ompartment inthe
armres twithm ultimedia connections and
stow agec ompartment ,e.g.f or an MP3
pla yer
3Stow agec ompartment in thef ront center
console wit haUSB por t(depending on the
ve hicle's equipment)
4Glo vebox
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Rear ben chseat through-loading feature
Fo lding ther ear seat backre stsf orwa rd
&
WARNING Risk of injury ifth er ear
benc hseat/rear seat and seat backrest
ar en otengaged
If th er ear benc hseat/rear seat and seat
backres tare note ngaged they could fold for‐
wa rds, e.g. when braking suddenly or in the
ev ent of an accident.
RIfth is is thec ase, thev ehicle occupant
wo uld beforc ed int othe seat belt bythe
re ar bench seat/rear seat or bythes eat
backrest. The seat belt cann otprotect as
intended and could result in additional
injur y.
RObjects or loads in thet runk cannot be
re stra ined bythes eat backrest.
#Mak esuret hat thes eat backres tand
th er ear benc hseat/rear seat are
engaged befor eevery trip.
Re quirementsRThe rear seat backres thead restra int sa re
full yinse rted.
RThe center seat backres thas been unloc ked.
If th es eat backres tisnotengaged and loc ked,
th is will be shown on them ultifunction display
on thei nstrument clus ter.
The center and outer seat backrests can be fol‐
ded forw ards separatel y.
#Leftand right seat backres t:pull release
le ve r1.
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Hookingthel uggag enet
&
WARNING Risk of injury from incorrectly
stowe dobjects
If objects in thev ehicle interior ar estowe d
incor rectly ,the yc an slide or be throw n
arounda nd hitvehicle occupants. In addi‐
tion, cup holders, open stowages paces and
mobile phoneb rack etsc ann otalw aysr etain
all object stheyc ontain.
There isar isk of inju ry,p articularly in the
ev ent of sudden braking or asudden change
in direction.
#Alw ayss towo bject ssot hatthey can‐
no tb ethrow na roun dins uchs itua‐
tions.
#Alw aysm akes uret hat objectsdon ot
pr otru de from stowages paces, luggage
nets or stowagen ets.
#Close thel oc kable stow ages paces
befor estarti ngajou rney .
#Alw ayss towa nd secur eheavy ,hard,
pointe d, sharp-edged, fragile or bulky
objects in thet runk.
Obser vethen otes on loading thev ehicle.
#Vehicles with through-loading featur ein
th er ear benc hseat: Fold up thet ie-down
ey e.
#Hook thel uggag enet1 intot he front and
re ar tie-down eyes.
#Ve hicles without athrough-loading fea‐
tur eint herear ben chseat: Hook ther ings
in to luggag enet's hoo ks1.
#Hook ther ing sintot he hook sonthe trunk
fl oor.
Opening thes towa ge space under thet runk
floor
* NO
TEDama getotheh andle in thet runk
fl oor
If th eh andle in thet runk is lef tprotruding,
th eh andle ma ybedamaged.
#Unhing ethe handle befor eyou close
th et runk lid and press theh andle
closed again.
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