General notes -> Operating safety for Your Mercedes E Class 4 Door 2022

General notes  
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can then reach you in a timely fashion, if neces-  
sary.  
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WARNING Risk of accident or injury due  
to incorrect modiꢀcations on electronic  
component parts  
If you sell your Mercedes, please leave all litera-  
ture in the vehicle so that it is available to the next  
owner. If you have purchased a used vehicle,  
please send us the "Notice of Purchase of Used  
Car" in the Service and Guarantee booklet or sim-  
ply call the Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance  
Center (USA) at the hotline number  
Modiꢀcation of electronic components, their  
soꢁware or wiring could impair their function  
and/or the function of other networked com-  
ponent parts or safety-relevant systems.  
This can endanger the operating safety of the  
vehicle.  
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1-800-FOR-MERCedes (1-800-367-6372) or Cus-  
tomer Service (Canada) at 1-800-387-0100.  
Never tamper with the wiring and elec-  
tronic component parts or their soꢁ-  
ware.  
You should have all work on electrical  
and electronic components carried out  
at a qualiꢀed specialist workshop.  
Operating safety  
Possible danger due to substances hazardous to  
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WARNING Risk of accident due to mal-  
functions or system failures  
In compliance with Proposition 65 ("Prop65"), the  
following detachable label has been added to  
each vehicle sold in California:  
To avoid malfunctions or system failures:  
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Always have the prescribed service and  
Observe the "On-board electronics" section in  
"Technical data".  
maintenance work as well any required  
repairs carried out at a qualiꢀed special-  
ist workshop.  
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underbody paneling. These materials may  
ignite if they come into contact with hot parts  
of the exhaust system.  
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WARNING Risk of ꢀre due to ꢂammable  
materials on hot parts of the exhaust sys-  
tem  
NOTE Damage to the vehicle due to driv-  
ing too fast and due to impacts to the  
vehicle underbody or suspension compo-  
nents  
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Have the vehicle checked and repaired  
immediately at a qualiꢀed specialist  
workshop.  
Flammable material such as leaves, grass or  
twigs may ignite if they come into contact with  
hot parts of the exhaust system.  
In the following situations, in particular, there  
is a risk of damage to the vehicle:  
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When driving on unpaved roads or oꢃ-  
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The vehicle becomes grounded, e.g. on a  
high curb or an unpaved road  
The vehicle is driven too fast over an  
obstacle, e.g. a curb, speed bump or pot-  
hole  
A heavy object strikes the underbody or  
suspension components  
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road, regularly check the vehicle under-  
If driving safety is impaired while con-  
side.  
tinuing your journey, pull over and stop  
the vehicle immediately, while paying  
attention to road and traꢄc conditions,  
and contact a qualiꢀed specialist work-  
shop.  
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Remove trapped plants or other ꢂamma-  
ble material, in particular.  
If there is damage, consult a qualiꢀed  
specialist workshop immediately.  
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Vehicles with a 48 V on-board electrical system  
In situations such as these, damage to the  
body, underbody, suspension components,  
wheels or tires may not be visible. Compo-  
nents damaged in this way can unexpectedly  
fail or, in the case of an accident, may no lon-  
ger absorb the resulting force as intended.  
If the underbody paneling is damaged, ꢂam-  
mable materials such as leaves, grass or twigs  
can collect between the underbody and the  
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DANGER Risk of fatal injury by touching  
damaged high-voltage components  
Vehicles with a 48 V on-board electrical sys-  
tem contain individual high-voltage compo-  
nents. These high-voltage components are  
under high voltage.  
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undesired operation.Changes or modiꢀcations not  
expressly approved by the party responsible for  
compliance could void the user’s authority to  
operate the equipment."  
If you modify component parts of these high-  
voltage components or touch damaged com-  
ponent parts, you may be electrocuted.  
High voltage components may be damaged in  
an accident, although the damage may not be  
visible.  
Canada: "This vehicle contains licence-exempt  
transmitter(s)/receiver(s) that comply with Inno-  
vation, Science and Economic Development Can-  
ada’s licence-exempt RSS(s). Operation is subject  
to the following two conditions: (1) These devices  
may not cause interference. (2) These devices  
must accept any interference, including interfer-  
ence that may cause undesired operation of the  
devices." "Les émetteurs/récepteurs dans cette  
véhicule sont conforme aux CNR d’Innovation,  
Sciences et Développement économique Canada  
applicables aux appareils radio exempts de  
licence. Lexploitation est autorisée aux deux con-  
ditions suivantes : 1) Ces appareils ne doivent pas  
produire de brouillage; 2) Ces appareils doivent  
accepter tout brouillage radioélectrique subi,  
même si le brouillage est susceptible d’en com-  
promettre le fonctionnement."  
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Never perform modiꢀcations to compo-  
nent parts of high-voltage components.  
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Never touch damaged component parts  
of high-voltage components.  
Never touch component parts of high-  
voltage components aꢁer an accident.  
All work on high voltage components must be car-  
ried out at a qualiꢀed specialist workshop.  
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Declaration of conformity for vehicle installed  
radio components  
Vehicles with a 48 V on-board electrical system  
contain high voltage components. These compo-  
nents are marked with a high voltage label:  
USA: "Radio based devices of this vehicle comply  
with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is sub-  
ject to the following two conditions: 1) These devi-  
ces may not cause harmful interference, and 2)  
These devices must accept any interference  
received, including interference that may cause