E-Class - Interactive Owner's Manual
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Introduction
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Safety
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Seats
Steering wheel
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Memory functions*
Seat belts
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Practical advice
Technical data

Seats

Quick Access

Points to remember
Adjusting the seats manually and electrically
Adjusting the seat electrically*
Lumbar support
Rear seat head restraints
Multi-contour seat*
Dynamic multi-contour seat*
Seat ventilation*
Seat heating*
Folding bench seat in the luggage compartment* (Estate)

Points to remember

You will find information about folding down the rear bench seat in the following sections:

  • Through-loading feature in the rear bench seat (Saloon) more

  • Luggage compartment enlargement (Estate) more

Depending on the vehicle's equipment, the seats can adjusted either manually/electrically or electrically*.

Risk of injury

The seats can still be adjusted when there is no key in the ignition lock. For this reason, children should never be left unsupervised in the vehicle. They could become trapped when adjusting a seat.
Risk of accident

Only adjust the driver's seat when the vehicle is stationary. You will otherwise be distracted from the road and traffic conditions and you could lose control of the vehicle as a result of the seat moving. This could cause an accident.
Risk of injury

Make sure that nobody can become trapped when you adjust the seat.

Observe the notes concerning the airbag system.

Secure children as recommended; see "Children in the vehicle" section.

When you move the seats, make sure that there are no objects in the footwell or behind the seats. Otherwise, you could damage the seats and the objects.

The head restraints in the front seats are fitted with the NECK-PRO system more. For this reason, it is not possible to remove the head restraints from the front seats.

For design reasons, some rear-compartment head restraints cannot be removed more.

Please contact a Mercedes-Benz Service Centre for more information.
 

Adjusting the seats manually and electrically

Seat cushion angle
Seat height
Backrest angle
Seat fore-and-aft adjustment

Seat fore-and-aft adjustment

  

Lift handle and slide the seat forwards or backwards.
  

Release handle again.

 

Make sure that you hear the seat engage into position.

Backrest angle

  

Slide the button forwards or back in direction of arrow .

Seat height

  

Slide the button up or down in direction of arrow .

Seat cushion angle

Adjust the angle so that your thighs are gently supported.

  

Slide the button up or down in direction of arrow .

Head restraint height

Risk of injury

Make sure that the central area of the head restraint supports the back of your head at about eye level. You could seriously injure your neck if your head is not correctly supported by the head restraint in the event of an accident. Never travel without a correctly adjusted and engaged head restraint.
Release catch
  

To raise: pull the head restraint up to the desired position.
  

To lower: press release catch in direction of arrow and push the head restraint down to the desired position.

Head restraint position

  

Push or pull the head restraint in direction of the arrow.

Luxury head restraint*

Risk of injury

When folding back the head restraint side bolsters, do not put your hands between the side bolster and the cushion holder. There is a danger of becoming trapped.
To adjust the head restraint side bolsters
To move the head restraint back and forth
  

To adjust the side bolsters of the head restraint: push or pull the right and/or left-hand side bolster into the desired position.
  

To move the head restraint back and forth: push or pull the head restraint in direction of arrow .
 

Adjusting the seat electrically*

Head restraint height
Seat cushion angle
Seat height
Seat fore-and-aft adjustment
Backrest angle

On vehicles with the memory function*, if PRE-SAFE® is triggered, the front-passenger seat will be moved to a better position if it was previously in an unfavourable position.

Seat fore-and-aft adjustment

  

Slide the button forwards or back in the direction of arrow .

Estate with memory function*/saloon with the through-loading feature* and memory function*:

When the rear seat backrest is folded forward, the front-passenger seat is moved forwards slightly if necessary to prevent contact with the backrest.

Seat height

  

Slide the button up or down in the direction of arrow .

Seat cushion angle

Adjust the angle so that your thighs are gently supported.

  

Slide the button up or down in the direction of arrow .

Backrest angle

  

Slide the button forwards or back in the direction of arrow .

Head restraint height

Risk of injury

Make sure that the central area of the head restraint supports the back of your head at about eye level. You could seriously injure your neck if your head is not correctly supported by the head restraint in the event of an accident. Never travel without a correctly adjusted and engaged head restraint.
  

Slide the button up or down in the direction of arrow .

Head restraint position

  

Push or pull the head restraint in the direction of the arrow.

Luxury head restraint*

Risk of injury

When folding back the head restraint side bolsters, do not put your hands between the side bolster and the cushion holder. There is a danger of becoming trapped.
To adjust the head restraint side bolsters
To move the head restraint back and forth
  

To adjust the side bolsters of the head restraint: push or pull right-hand and/or left-hand side bolster into the desired position.
  

To move the head restraint back and forth: push or pull the head restraint in the direction of arrow .
 

Lumbar support

The lumbar support for the driver's seat can be adjusted to provide optimum support for your back.

Adjustment lever
  

Move adjustment lever in the direction of the arrow until the desired backrest contour is achieved.
 

Rear seat head restraints

Risk of injury

Occupants should only travel sitting on seats which have the head restraints fitted. On a seat which is occupied, pull the head restraint up into the upright position. This reduces the risk of injury to the passenger in the event of an accident.

Folding up the head restraints

  

Pull the head restraint in direction of arrow until it engages.

Folding back the head restraints from the front (Saloon)

Button for folding back the rear seat head restraints
  

Make sure that the key is in position 2 in the ignition lock.
  

Press button .

Folding back the head restraints from the rear (Estate)

Release catch
  

Press release catch .

Adjusting the head restraint height (Estate)

Risk of injury

Make sure that the central area of the head restraint supports the back of your head at about eye level. You could seriously injure your neck if your head is not correctly supported by the head restraint in the event of an accident. Never travel without a correctly adjusted and engaged head restraint.
Release catch

If the head restraint is fully inserted, it is necessary to press release catch .

  

To raise: pull the head restraint up to the desired height.
  

To lower: press release catch and push the head restraint down until it is in the desired position.

Adjusting the head restraint angle (Estate)

Adjust the head restraint so that it is as close as possible to your head.

You can engage the two outer head restraints in two positions.

Release catch
  

Press release catch and adjust the head restraint to the desired angle.

Removing and fitting the head restraints

Risk of injury

Occupants should only travel sitting on seats which have the head restraints installed. This reduces the risk of injury to the passengers in the rear in the event of an accident.
Saloon*

The release catches are on the back of the rear-seat backrest.

Release catches for the rear-seat head restraints
  

To remove: fold the backrest forward more.
  

Fold the head restraint forward.
  

Press release catches and pull the head restraints out of the guides.
  

Fold the backrest back again until it engages.
 

When refitting the head restraints, make sure that you fit the correct head restraint to the centre seat. It is marked with the letter "M" on the outer sides of the support bars. Make sure that the head restraints engage fully.
  

To refit: place the head restraint in the guides and push it in.
Estate
Release catch

You must pull the outer head restraints firmly upwards to remove them.
  

To remove: pull the head restraint up to the stop.
  

Press release catch and pull the head restraint out of the guides.

When refitting the head restraints, make sure that you fit the correct head restraint to the centre seat. This has shorter guide rods.
  

To refit: insert the head restraint so that the notches on the bar are on the left when viewed in the direction of travel.
  

Push the head restraint down until you hear it click into place.
 

Multi-contour seat*

You can set the contour of the seat to provide optimum support for your back.

Backrest side cushions
Upper back support
Lumbar region support
Thigh cushion

Manually and electrically adjustable front seat

Backrest side cushions
Upper back support
Lumbar region support
Thigh cushion

Electrically adjustable front seat*

Adjusting the contour of the backrest

  

Make sure that the key is in position 1 in the ignition lock.
  

Use switch to move the thigh cushion into the desired position.
  

Press the or button to adjust the contour of the backrest to suit your back.
  

Press button to move the point of greatest backrest curvature downwards to the lumbar region and press button to move it upwards to the upper back region.
  

Adjust the side cushions of the backrest using button so that you have good lateral support.
 

Dynamic multi-contour seat*

The dynamic multi-contour seat automatically adapts the sides of the backrest to your current driving style. You can set the backrest-side adaptation to Gentle or Vigorous in the on-board computer more.

To switch dynamic multi-contour seat on or off
Backrest side cushions
Massage function
Upper back support
Lumbar region support
Seat cushion length
  

To activate/deactivate: press button .
 

The indicator lamp in the button lights up/goes out.
When switched on, the message Driving dynamics seat adjustment appears in the multi-function display for five seconds.

Massage function (PULSE)

The massage function helps you to prevent muscle tension on long journeys.

  

Press button .
 

The indicator lamp in the button lights up. The air cushions in the lumbar region vibrate for approximately five minutes.
 

Seat ventilation*

The three blue indicator lamps in the button indicate the ventilation level you have selected.

Seat ventilation
  

Make sure that the key is in position 1 or 2 in the ignition lock.
  

To switch on: press button repeatedly until the required ventilation level is set.

If you open the side windows and the sliding sunroof* using the key more, the driver's seat ventilation automatically switches to the highest level.
  

To switch off: press button repeatedly until all the indicator lamps go out.

If the battery voltage is too low, the seat ventilation may switch off.

 

Seat heating*

The three red indicator lamps in the button indicate the heating level you have selected.

Front-seat heating
Rear-seat heating

The system automatically switches down from level 3 to level 2 after approximately five minutes.

The system automatically switches down from level 2 to level 1 after approximately ten minutes.

The system automatically switches off approximately 20 minutes after it is set to level 1.
  

Make sure that the key is in position 1 or 2 in the ignition lock.
  

To switch on: press button repeatedly until the desired heating level is set.
  

To switch off: press button repeatedly until all indicator lamps go out.

If the battery voltage is too low, the seat heating may switch off.

 

Folding bench seat in the luggage compartment* (Estate)

The folding bench seat in the luggage compartment* is only suitable for persons no more than 1.40 m tall and weighing a maximum of 50 kg.

Secure children as recommended more.

The combined luggage cover and net must be fitted if you are using the folding bench seat.
Risk of injury

If you are using the folding bench seat in the luggage compartment, the backrests on the rear bench seat must be upright and locked.

Only start the journey once the head restraints for the folding bench seat are correctly positioned. Adjust the head restraint so that the back of the seat occupant's head is supported at about eye level. This reduces the risk of injury to the child in an accident.

Make sure that the seat belt is correctly routed across the body and that the seat belt tongue is engaged in the buckle.
Risk of injury

Only replace damaged covers with genuine Mercedes-Benz covers.

Never leave children unsupervised in the vehicle. This applies even if they are secured by a child restraint system.

Make sure that luggage and other items are adequately secured.

People could otherwise be injured as a result of the load being thrown around in the event of sharp braking, a sudden change in direction or an accident.

Folding out the folding bench seat

Backrest release handle
Seat cushion release handle
  

Make sure that the backrests of the rear bench seat are locked in the upright position.

You can move the rear bench seat backrest to a more upright position in order to be able to sit more comfortably on the folding bench seat more.

  

Move the handle for the combined luggage cover and net upwards more.
  

Pull release handle and fold the backrest of the folding bench seat upwards.
Seat belt retainers
  

Hook the seat belts into retainers .
  

Pull release handle and fold the folding bench seat cushion into the sitting position.
  

Push down the seat cushion until the backrest engages fully.
  

Fold the head restraints upwards.

Fitting and removing the seat cushion

You must remove the seat cushion if you wish to lift the luggage compartment floor, e.g. if the vehicle has a flat tyre.
Seat guides
Seat cushion
  

To remove: fold seat cushion upwards and remove it from seat guides .
  

To fit: guide seat cushion into seat guides at a slight angle from the rear .
  

Fold seat cushion back into its original position until it engages.

Folding back the folding bench seat

Tab
Backrest
  

Pull the seat cushion upwards by tab and fold it back into its original position until it engages.
Release button on the bottom of the head restraint
  

Press release button and fold the head restraints down.

To prevent damage, you must insert the head restraints fully into their guides and engage the belt buckles in their guides.
Release catch
Backrest
  

Press release catch and push the head restraints in fully.
  

Fold backrest of the folding bench seat into its original position until it engages.