MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS COUPE 2020 Owner's Manual

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Ifth is we rethecase, theve hicle occu‐
pant would beforc ed intoth eseat beltby
th ere ar ben chseat/r earseat orby the
seat backres t.The seat beltwould notbe
able toprov ide theint ended protect ion
and could cause additional injury.
R Objects orloads inthetrunk cann otbe
re stra ined bytheseat backres t. #
Mak esur eth at theseat backres tand
th ere ar ben chseat/r earseat are
eng aged bef oreeve rytrip . Re
quirement s:
R The rear seat backres thead restra int sar e
full yinse rted.
The cent erand outerseat backres ts can befol‐
ded forw ards separat ely. #
Vehicl eswithout amemor yfuncti on:
Mo vethedr iver's orfront passeng erseat for‐
wa rds, ifnecessar y. #
Vehicl eswith amemor yfuncti on:Ifat
lea stone section ofthere ar seat backres tis
fo lded forw ards, thecor responding front seat
will moveforw ards sligh tly, ifnec essar y,to
av oid acollision. #
Leftand right seat backres ts: pull release
le ve r1. #
Cen terse at bac kres t:pull release catch3
of seat backres t2 forw ards. #
Foldthecor responding seatbackres tfo r‐
wa rds. Seats
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Fo
lding there ar seat backres tbac k
* NO
TEDama getotheseat belt The
seat beltcould become trapped andthus
damag edwhen folding backth eseat back‐
re st. #
Mak esur eth at theseat beltisno ttra p‐
ped when folding backth eseat back‐
re st. #
Vehicl eswithout amemor yfuncti on:
Mo vethedr iver's orfront passeng erseat for‐
wa rds, ifnecessar y. #
Vehicl eswith amemor yfuncti on:Ifone or
mor epar tsof theseat backres tin there ar
passe nger com partment arefo lded back,the
cor responding front seat willautomaticall y
re tur nto themos tre cent origi nal pos ition. #
Foldcor responding seatbackres t1 bac k
until iteng ages.
Lef tand right seat backres ts: ifth eseat
bac kres tis no teng aged and locked, this will
be sho wnonthemultifunc tiondispla yon the
ins trumen tclus ter.
Cent erseat backres t:ifth eseat backres tis
no teng aged and locked, redloc kve rificati on
indi cator2 willbe visible. Lo
cking there lease catchof thecent errear
seat backres t
Re quirement s:
R The leftand centerseat backres ts are
eng aged and joined toge ther.
Yo ucan lockth ecent erseat backres tre lease
cat chifyo uwa nttosecur eth etrunk agains t
unaut horized access. Thecent erseat backres t
can then be folded forw ards onlytoge ther wit h
th elef tseat backres t. 11
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Foldthecent erand leftseat backres ts for‐
wa rds. #
Toloc k:slide catch1 upw ards.
The release catchofthecent erseat backres t
will belocked. #
Tounlo ck:sl id e catc h1 down wards. Ov
ervie wof thetie- down eyes Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle
(/ page10 6).
This equipment isonly available invehicles with
th eth ro ugh- loadin gfe atur ein there ar ben ch
seat. 1
Tie-do wneyes Using
thebag hook s &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rywhen usingbag
hook swit hhea vyobj ect s
The bag hook scan notre stra in hea vyobje cts
or items oflugg age.
Obj ectsor items oflugg agecould bethrow n
ar oun dand ther eb yhit vehicle occupants
when braking orabr uptly ch ang ingdirec‐
tio ns. #
Onlyhang lightobject son thebag
hook s. #
Neverhang hard,shar p-edg edorfragi le
objects onthebag hook s. Seats
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Pull bag hook 2down bytab1.
% Obser vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle
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tac hin gth epa rcel ne t &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toobject s
being stowe dincor rectl y
If yo udo notadeq uatelyst ow object sin the
ve hicle interior ,th ey cou ldslipor be tossed
ar ound andther eb yst rike vehicle occupants.
In addition, cupholder s,open stow age
spac esand mobi lephon ebr ac kets cann ot
alw aysre stra in theobjec tsthey cont ain in
th eev ent ofan acciden t.
Ther eis arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe tossed about inthese or
similar situation s. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at obj ect sdo not
pr oject from stow agespac es,parcel
ne ts or stow agene ts. #
Close theloc kable stow agespac es
bef orest ar tin gajo ur ne y. #
Alw aysst ow and secureobj ect sth at
ar ehea vy,har d,poin ted, shar p-edg ed,
fr agile ortoolarg ein thetrunk . Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle. #
Foldup thetie-do wneyes. #
Hook parcel net1 intoth efront and rear
tie -do wn eyes. 11
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Opening
thesto wage space underthetrunk
floor *
NO
TEDama getothehandle inthetrunk
fl oor If
th ehandle inthetrunk islef tpr otru ding,
th ehandle maybe damag ed. #
Unhing eth ehandle beforeyo uclo se
th etrunk lidand press thehandle
closed again. #
Pull handle 1upand hook itint odr ip rail
2. At
tac hin garo of rack &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryifth emaximum
ro of load isexc eeded
When youload thero of, thecent erofgrav ity
of theve hicle rises and theusual driving
ch aract eristic sas wellas thesteer ing and
br aking charact eristic sch ang e.Dur ing cor‐
ner ing,th eve hicle tiltsmorest ro ng lyand
ma yre act mor eslugg ishlyto steer ing move‐
ments.
If yo uexc eed themaximum roof load, the
dr iving charact eristic s,as wellas thesteer‐
ing and braking charact eristic s,will be
gr eat lyim pair ed. #
Alw ayscom plywit hth emaximum roof
load andadjus tyo ur drivin gst yle. Yo
uwill find informa tionon themaximum roof
load inthe"T ec hnical data"sect ion. Seats
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NO
TEVehicle damag efrom non-
appr ovedro of rack s The
vehicle could bedamag edbyroof rack s
whic hha ve notbe en tested and appr ovedby
Mer cedes-Ben z. #
Use onlyro of rack ste sted and
appr ovedfo rMer cedes-Benz. #
Dependi ngon theve hicle equipment,
ensur eth at when thero of rack isins tal‐
led, thesliding sunroofcan befully
ra ised. #
Depe ndingon theve hicle equipment,
ensur eth at when thero of rack isins tal‐
led, thetrunk lidcan befully opened. #
Position theload onthero of rack in
suc hawa yth at theve hicle willnotsus‐
ta in damag eev en when itis in mo tion . *
NO
TEDama getothesliding sunroof
when aro of rack isins talled The
slidin gsunr oofmaybe damag edbythe
ro of rack ifyo uatt em pttoopen itwhen the
ro of rack isins talled. #
Donotopen thesliding sunroofwhen
th ero of rack isins talled.
In order toallo wventil ation oftheve hicle
int erior ,yo ucan raise thesliding sunroof. *
NO
TEDama getotheco vers The
covers ma ybe dama gedand scratc hed
when being opened. #
Donotuse metallic orhar dobje cts. #
Carefull yfo ld covers 1 upw ards inthe
dir ect ion ofthear row . 11
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#
Secu rethero of rack totheanc horagepoint s
under covers 1 . #
Com plywit hth ero of rack manuf acturer's
ins tallation instruct ions . #
Sec ureth eload onthero of rack . Cup
holder Ins
talling thecup hold erinor remo ving it
fr om the center console(au tomatic trans ‐
mis sion ) &
WARNIN G‑Ri sk ofacci dent orinju ry
when usingthecup holder whilethe
ve hicle ismo ving
The cup holder cannotsecur econt ainer s
while theve hicle ismo ving.
If yo uuse acup hold erwhile theve hicle is
mo ving, thecon tainer maybe flung aroun d
and liquids maybe spill ed.The vehicle occu‐
pants maycome intocont actwithth eliq uid
and ifit is ho t,th ey cou ldbe scal ded.Yo u
cou ldbe dist ra cted from traf fic condi tions
and youma ylose contro lof theve hicle. #
Onlyuse thecup holder whentheve hi‐
cle isstatio nary. #
Onlyuse thecup holder forcont ainer s
of theright size. #
Close thecon tainer ,par ticular lyifth e
liq uid isho t. #
Toremo ve:sl id e catc h2 forw ards and pull
out cup holde r1. #
Toins tall: inser tcup holder 1and slide
bac kcat ch2.
% The cup holder rubber matcanberemo ved
fo rclea ning, e.g.using clea n,luk ewa rm
wa ter. Fu
nction ofthecup hold erinthere ar ben ch
seat Ther
eis room fortw ocups ofup to17 fl.oz.
(0.5 l)in thecup holder1. Seats
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Asht
rayand cigarette light er Using
theash tray inthefront cent erconsole *
NO
TEDama getothestow agecom part‐
men tunde rth eashtr aydue tointens e
heat The
stow agecom partment unde rth eashtra y
is no theat resis tant and couldbe damag edif
yo ure st alit cig arette on it. #
Mak esur eth at theashtr ayisfull y
eng aged. #
Toopen: pushupcover2 oftheashtr ayon
its right orleftside. #
Toremo vetheinser t:press inser t1 for‐
wa rdsslightly andpullitout upw ards. #
Tore-ins tallth einser t:press inser t1 into
th eholder untiliteng ages. Using
there ar passe nger comp artment ash‐
tr ay #
Toopen: pullcover2 out byits tophandle
edg e. #
Toremo vetheinser t:push ribbing 3from
th elef tside andpullinser t1 upw ards and
out. #
Toins tall theinser t:ins tallinse rt1 from
abo veand press down intoth eholder untilit
eng ages. Using
thecig arette light er &
WARNIN G‑Ri sk offire and injuryfrom
ho tcig arette light er
Yo ucan burnyo urself ifyo uto uc hth eho t
heating element orthesoc ketof thecig a‐
re tte light er.
In additio n,flammab lemat erials mayign ite
if:
R youdr op theho tcig arette light er
R ach ild holds theho tcig arette light erto
object s,forex am ple #
Alw ayshold thecig arette light erby the
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#
Alw aysmak esur eth at thecig arette
light erisout ofreac hof childr en. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. Re
quirement s:
R The ignit ionisswitc hedon. #
Press incig arette light er1.
The cigarette light erwill pop outautomat i‐
call ywhen theheating element isred-ho t. Soc
kets Us
ingthe 12Vso cket inthere ar passe nger
co mp artment Re
quirement s:
R Onlycon nectde vices uptoamax imum of
18 0wa tts (15 A). #
Pullco ver2 out byits handle edge. #
Remo veblind plug1from thesoc ketand
ins ertth eplug ofthede vice. Using
the12 Vso cket inthefront passeng er
fo ot we ll Re
quirement s:
R Onlycon nectde vices uptoamax imum of
18 0W (15 A). #
Liftup soc ketcap 1. #
Makesur eth at no cable sar eru nning
th ro ugh orsec ured intheairbag deployment Seats
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ar
ea when usingth esoc ket.Als oob serveth e
no teson airbag protect ion (/ page43). Wi
reless chargin gof themobil eph one and
connecti onwit hth eex terior ant enna No
teson wir elessl ych argin gth emobil e
ph one &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toobject s
being stowe dincor rectl y
If yo udo notadeq uatelyst ow object sin the
ve hicle interior ,th ey cou ldslipor be tossed
ar ound andther eb yst rike vehicle occupants.
In addition, cupholder s,open stow age
spac esand mobi lephon ebr ac kets cann ot
alw aysre stra in theobjec tsthey cont ain in
th eev ent ofan acciden t.
Ther eis arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe tossed about inthese or
similar situation s. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at obj ect sdo not
pr oject from stow agespac es,parcel
ne ts or stow agene ts. #
Close theloc kable stow agespac es
bef orest ar tin gajo ur ne y. #
Alw aysst ow and secureobj ect sth at
ar ehea vy,har d,poin ted, shar p-edg ed,
fr agile ortoolarg ein thetrunk . Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle. &
WARNIN GRisk offire from placing
objects inthemobile phonestow age
com partment
Ther eis arisk offire ,in par ticular ,if yo u
place moreth an onemobi lephon ein the
mobil ephone stow agecom partment . #
Apar tfr om amobi lephon e,do not
place anyot her object sin themobile
phone stow agecom partment ,espe ‐
ciall yth ose made ofme tal. *
NO
TEDama getoobject scaused by
placing them inthemobile phonestow ‐
ag ecom partment If
obj ect sar eplace din themobile phone
st ow agecom partment ,th ey ma ybe dam‐
ag ed byelectr omagne ticfields. #
Donotplace credit cards, stor ag e
media orother object ssensitiv eto
electr omagne ticfields inthemobile
phone stow agecom partment . *
NO
TEDama getothemobile phone
st ow agecom partment caus edbyliquids If
liq uids enterthemobile phonestow age
com partment ,th ecom partmen tma ybe
damag ed. #
Ensur eth at no liquids enterthemobile
phone stow agecom partment . R
Depen dingon theve hicle equipment, the
mobil ephone isconnect edtotheve hicle's
ex terior ant enna viathech argin gmodul e. 11
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