warning MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE 2017 Owners Manual

Extending/r
etra ctin gthe bal lneckf ullye lec‐
trically #
Pull swit ch2.
Indicator lamp 1flashes and theTrailer
coupling extending… displaymessage
appear sonthe multifunction displa y.
The ball nec kextends fully electrically. #
Wait until theb all nec khas loc kedinp lace.
The ball nec kissecurel yloc kedi ntop lace
onc eindicator lamp 1goes out.
If th eb all nec kisnotsecurel yloc kedin
place, indicator lamp 1flashes and the
Chec ktrailer hitch lock displaymessa ge
appear sonthe multifunction displa y. #
Pull switch 2.
Indicator lamp 1flashes and theTrailer
coupling extending… displaymessage
appear sonthe multifunction displa y.
The ball nec kretra cts fully electrically. #
Wait until theb all nec khas loc kedinp lace.
The ball nec kissecurel yloc kedi ntop lace
onc eindicator lamp 1goes out.
If th eb all nec kisnotsecurel yloc kedin
place, indicator lamp 1flashes and the
Chec ktrailer hitch lock displaymessa ge
appear sonthe multifunction displa y.
Obser vethei nformation on thed ispla ysinthe
instrumen tclus ter:
R Warning and indicator lamps (→ page522)
R Displa ymessages (→ page465) Drivin
gand parking 255

Coupling up/uncouplin
gatrailer &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom thev ehicle
le ve lb eing changed
Ve hicles with le velc ontrol sy stem: the
ve hicle le velm aybe changed unin tentional ly,
e.g. by ot her persons. Youm aybecome trap‐
ped if youc ouple up or uncouple atrailer
while thev ehicle le velisc hanging. In addi‐
tion, other people could become trapped if
th eir limbs ar ebetwe en thev ehicle body and
th et yres or underneat hthe vehicle.
When coupling up or uncoupling atrailer,
mak esuret hat: #
The door sortailgat earenoto pened or
closed. #
Do no tinitiat ethe le velc ontrol sy stem
and do no toperat ethe DYNA MIC
SELECT switch. #
The vehicle is no tloc kedoru nlocked. Re
quirements:
R theb all nec kmustbee xtende dfully electri‐
cal lyand engaged in thes ecurel yloc ked
position.
R All-Terrain vehicles: couplethe trailer in the
Comfort driveprogram. (→ page175)
R All-Ter rain vehicles: ensurethe vehicle is at
normal le vel.
Tr ailer switha7 -pin plug can be connec tedto
th ev ehicle wit hthe following adap ters:
R adap terp lug
R adapte rcable
The trailer willo nly be correctly de tected bythe
ve hicle if thef ollowing condition sareme t:
R thet railer is connected cor rectly
R thet railer lighting sy stem is in working order
The operation of thef ollowing sy stems depends
on thet railer being connected cor rectly:
R ActiveL aneK eeping Assist
R ESP ®
R Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC R
ActiveP arking Assist
R Blin dSpotA ssis torA ctiveBlind Spo tAssist
Coupling up atrailer
* NO
TEDama getotheb atter ydue tofull
discharge Charging
thet railer batter yusing thep ower
supply of thet railer can damag ethe batter y. #
Do no tuse thep owe rsupp lyto charge
th et railer batter y. #
Remo vethec ove rfromt he ball head and
st or eitinas afep lace (→ page111). #
Position thet railer on alevel sur face behind
th ev ehicle and couple it up tothev ehicle. 256
Driving and parking

#
Open thes ocketc ove r. #
Inser tthe plug connector wit hlug 1 into
groo ve3 onthes ocket. #
Turn bayone tc oupling 2clockwise tothe
st op. #
Letthe co vere ngage. #
Secur ethe cable tothet railer wit hcable ties
(if youa reusin gana dapterc able). #
Mak esuret hat cabl eisalway ss lac kfor ease
of mo vement when cornering. #
Push thec ombination switc hupwards and
down wardsa nd checkw hether thec orre‐ sponding tur
nsignal light on thet railer is
fl ashing.
Ad ispla ymessag emayappear on them ultifunc‐
tion displa yevenift he trailer has been connec‐
te dc orrectly:
R LEDs ha vebeen ins talled on thet railer light‐
ing sy stem
R thec urrent ha sfallen belo wthe trailer light‐
ing sy stem's minimum cur rent (50 mA)
% Accessorie scan be connected tothep erma‐
nentp owersupp lyup to180W,a ndtothe
po we rsupp lythat is swit ched on via thei gni‐
tion loc k.
Un coupling atrailer &
WARNING Risk of being crushed and
becoming trapped whe nuncoupling a
trailer
Whe nuncoupling atrailer with an engaged
ine rtia-activated brake, your han dmay
become trapped between thev ehicle and the
traile rdrawbar. #
Do no tuncouple trailer swithan
engaged overrunb rake. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
whe ndisconnecting thet railer cable
Ve hicles with le velc ontrol sy stem: the
ve hicle lo werswhen thet railer cable is dis‐
connected.
This could result in youoro ther people
becoming trapped if your or their limbs are
between thev ehicle body and thet yres or
underneat hthe vehicle. #
Mak esuren obody is underneat hthe
ve hicle or in thei mmediat evicinity of
th ew heel ar ches when youd isconnect
th et railer cable. Driving and parking
257

*
NO
TEDama getother ear bumper from
ins talling adap terc ables or adapte rplugs The
following parts could be damaged when
re tracting theb all nec kfullye lectrically:
R bumper
R adap terc able
R adapte rplug #
Alw aysr emo vethea dap terc ableor
adapte rplugb efor eretra cting theb all
nec kfullye lectrically. #
Safeguar dthe trailer agains trolling away. #
Disconnect thee lectrical connection
between thev ehicle and thet railer. #
Uncoupl ethe trailer. #
Place thec over on theb all head. Bicycle
rack &
WARNING Risk of an accident when
using theb icycle rack incor rectly
The bicycle rack ma ybecome de tach ed from
th ev ehicle in thef ollowing cases:
R thep ermissible load capacity of the
traile rhitch isexceeded.
R theb icycle rack is used incor rectl y.
R theb icycle rack is secured totheb all
nec kbeneat hthe ball head.
Obser vethef ollowing fory our owns afety
and that of other road users:
R alwaysa dher etot he permissible load
capacity of thet railer hitch.
R onlyusetheb icycle rack totranspo rt
bicycles.
R alwaysm ount theb icycle rack properly by
attachin gtothe ball head and theb all
nec kguide pin, if possible. R
when transporting four bic ycles, alw ays
use bic ycle rack sw hichh ave additional
suppo rton theb all nec kguide pin.
R onlyuse bicycle rack sa ppr ove dby
Mercedes-Benz.
R alwayso bser vetheb icycle rack operating
instructions. *
NO
TEDama getoor crac kson thet railer
hitc hduetounsuitable bic ycle rack sor
bicycle rack sb eing used incor rectly #
Onlyusebicycle rack sa ppr ove dby
Mercedes-Benz. 258
Driving and parking

Instrument displa
yoverview
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: be suretoobserve
th en otes in theS upplement .Otherwise, you
ma yfail torecognise dangers. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoan
instrumen tdispla ymalfunction
If th ei nstrument displa yhasfailed or mal‐
functioned, youm aynotrecognise function
re strictions applying tosaf etyr ele vant sys‐
te ms.
The operating saf etyofy ourvehicle ma ybe
impaired. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have thev ehicle checkedi mmediately
at aq ualified specialis tworks hop. If
th eo perating saf etyofy ourvehicle is
impaired, par kthe vehicle safel yassoon as pos‐
sible. Contact aqualified specialis tworks hop. Instrument displa
y(standard) 1
Speedome ter
2 Multifunction display
3 Revc ounter
4 Coolant temp eratur edisplay
5 Fuel le vela nd fuel filler flap locatio nindica‐
tor Instrument displa
yinthe widesc reen cockpit 1
Speedome ter
2 Multifunction display
3 Example: area fora dditional values
4 Coolant temp eratur edisplay
5 Fuel le vela nd fuel filler flap locatio nindica‐
tor
% Further displa ycontent can be shown in dis‐
play 3fora dditional values (→ page264).
The segment sinspeedom eter 1 indicat ethe
sy stem status fort he following:
R Cruise control (→ page206) Instrumen
tDispla yand on-boar dcomputer 261

R
Limiter (→ page206)
R ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
(→ page 209)
* NO
TEEngine dama gedue toexc essively
high engine speeds The engine will be damaged if
youd rive with
th ee ngine in theo verrev ving range. #
Do no tdrive with th eengine in theo ver‐
re vving range. The fue
lsuppl yisi nterrupted toprotect the
engine when ther ed band in revc ounter 3
(o ve rrev ving range) is reached.
During no rmal operatin gconditions, coolant
te mp eratur edisplay 4mayrise to120° C. &
WARNING Danger of bu rnsw hen open‐
ing theb onnet
If yo uo pen thee ngine bonn etwhen the
engine has overheated or during afireint he
engine compartment, youc ould come into
contact wit hhotgases or other escaping
operating fluids. #
Befor eopening theb onnet ,allowt he
engine tocool down. #
Inthee vent of afireint he engine com‐
partment, keep thee ngine bonn et
closed and cal lthe fire service. Overvie
wofthe buttons on thes teering
wheel 1
Buttong roup:
¤ Main menu and ba ckbutton (on-board
computer)
8 Switches sound off/on W
Increases thev olume
X Decreases thev olume
2 Touc hC ontrol (on-boar dcompu ter)
3 Touc hC ontrol (multimedia sy stem)
4 Button group:
¤ Main menu and bac kbutton (multime‐
dia sy stem)
£ LINGU ATRO NIC or voice control sys‐
tem
6 Makes/accepts acall
~ Rejects/end sacall Ope
ratin gthe on-boar dcom puter &
WARNING Risk of di stra ction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo uo perat einformation and communica‐
tio ne quipment integ ratedint hevehicle
when driving, youw ill be distracted from the
traf fics ituation. Thi scould also cause youto
lose control of thev ehicle. 262
Instrument Displa yand on-boar dcomputer

Fu
rther displa yson them ultifunction display:
Z Gearshif
trecommendatio n(→pa ge179)
ë ActiveP arking Assis tactivated
(→ pag e235)
é Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC deactivated
(→ page 225)
¯ Cruise control (→
page206)
È Limiter (→
page206)
ç ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
(→ page 209)
è ActiveS teering Assis t(→ pag e215 )
è EC
Os tart/s topf unction (→ page173)
ë HOLD function (→
page218)
_ Ad
aptiv eHighbeam Assis t(→pag e139)
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus
(→ pag e141 )
ð Maximum permissible spee
dexceeded
(for cer tain countries only)
Ve hicles with Traf ficS ign Assis t:de tected
instructions and traf fics igns (→ page 246). Ad
justin gthe in stru men tlighting #
Turn brightness control 1up or down.
The lightin gofthe instrument displa yand in
th ec ontrol element sinthevehicle interior is
adjus ted. Menus and submenus
Fu
nctions on theS ervice menu of theo n-
boar dcompu ter On-boar
dcomputer:
, Service #
Toselect thef unction: swipe upwards or
down wardsont he left-hand touc hc ontrol. #
Pres sthe left-hand touc hc ontrol.
Fu nctions on theService menu:
R Messag ememor y(→pag e465)
R AdBlue :Adblue ®
ra nge
R Tyres:
- Restartin gthe tyr epressur eloss warning
sy stem (→ page436)
- Checking tyr epressur ewitht he tyre
pressur emonitoring sy stem
(→ pag e432)
- Restartin gthe tyr epressur emonitoring
sy stem(→ page432)
R ASSYST PLUS:C alling upthes ervice due
dat e(→pag e391 ) Instrument Displa
yand on-boar dcomputer 265

#
Toselect aradio station: swipe upwards or
down wardsont he left-hand touc hc ontrol.
Selectin gthe frequency rang eors tationpre‐
set #
Press thel eft-hand touc hc ontrol. #
Toselect thef requ ency range/station
prese t:swipe upwards or down wardsont he
left-hand touc hc ontrol. #
Pres sthe left-hand touc hc ontrol. Medi
aplaybac kusing theo n-boa rdcompu ter On-boar
dcomputer:
, Media 1
Media source
2 Current trac kand trac knumber
3 Name of artis t(ex ample)
4 Name of album #
Tochang etrack sonana ctivem edia
source: swipe upwards or down wardsont he
left-hand touc hc ontrol.
% This is ho wtochangethe channel on theTV
media source. Changing
amedia source #
Press thel eft-hand touc hc ontrol. #
Toselect amedia source: swipe upwards
or down wardsont he left-hand touc hc ontrol. #
Pres sthe left-hand touc hc ontrol. Dialling
telephone number susing theo n-
boar dcompu ter Re
quirements:
R The mobile phon eisconnec tedtot he multi‐
media sy stem.
On-boar dcomputer:
, Telephone &
WARNING Risk of di stra ction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo uo perat einformation and communica‐
tio ne quipment integ ratedint hevehicle
when driving, youw ill be distracted from the
traf fics ituation. Thi scould also cause youto
lose control of thev ehicle. 270
Instrument Displa yand on-boar dcomputer

1
Setting cur rently selected
2 Digital speedome ter
3 Traf ficS ign Assi st
4 Navigation displa ys Setting
thed esign On-boar
dcomputer
, Design
% This function is onl yavailable forv ehicles
wit haw idescreen cockpit.
The following design scan be selec ted:
R Sport
R Classic
R Progressive #
Toselect adesign: swipe upwards or down‐
wa rdsont he left-hand Touc hC ontrol. #
Press thel eft-hand Touc hC ontrol.
The instrumen tdispl ayis shown in thes elec‐
te dd esign. Head-up Display
Fu
nction of theh ead-up display Mercedes-AMG
vehicles: be suretoobserve
th en otes in theS upplement .Otherwise, you
ma yfail torecognise dangers. The head-u
pdispl ay projects int othe driver's
fi eld of vision:
R Information from then avigation sy stem
R Information from thed rive ra ssis tance sys‐
te ms
R Some warning messages
Displa yelements 1
Navigation messa ges
2 Current speed
3 Detected instructions and traf fics igns
4 Setspeed in thed rive ra ssis tance sy stem
(e.g. cruise control) 272
Instrument Displa yand on-boar dcomputer

Note
sono perating saf ety &
WARNING Risk of di stra ction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo uo perat einformation and communica‐
tio ne quipment integ ratedint hevehicle
when driving, youw ill be distracted from the
traf fics ituation. Thi scould also cause youto
lose control of thev ehicle. #
Onlyoperat ethis equipment when the
traf fics ituation permits. #
Ifyo uc anno tbes ureoft his,stop the
ve hicle whils tpaying attention toroad
and traf ficc onditions and ope rate the
equipment wit hthe vehicle stationar y. &
WARNING Risk of di stra ction from oper‐
ating mobil ecommunication equipment
while thev ehicle is in motion
If yo uo perat ecommun icationequipment
integrated in thev ehicle when driving, you
will be distracted from thet raffic situation. This could also cause
youtol ose control of
th ev ehicle.
Onl yoperat ethis equipment when thev ehi‐
cle is stationar y. Fo
ry our owns afet y, alwa ys obser vethef ollow‐
ing points when operating mobile communica‐
tions equipment and especiall yyour voice con‐
trol sy stem:
R Obser vethel egal requ irements fort he coun‐
tr yinw hichyou ar edriving.
R While driving, on ly operatem obile communi‐
cation sequipment and your voice control
sy stem when thet raffic condition spermit it.
Yo um ayotherwise be distracted from the
traf ficc onditions and cause an accident,
inju ring yourself and others.
R Do no tuse thev oice control sy stem in an
emer gency as your voice can chang eand
yo ur telephon ecall can be unnecessarily
dela yed.
R Familiarise yourself wit hthe voice control
sy stem function sbefor estartin gt he journe y. Operation
Operating
them ultifunction steering wheel LINGU
ATRO NIC is operational appr oximately
th irty seconds af tert he ignition is switched on. 1
8 Switches thes ound off/on (ends LIN‐
GU ATRO NIC)
2 ó Starts LINGU ATRO NIC
3 6 Makes/accepts acall
4 ~ Rejects/end sacall( en ds LINGUA‐
TRONIC)
5 W Increases thev olume
6 X Decreases thev olume 274
LINGU ATRO NIC