warning MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE 2017 Repair Manual

Opening
thes pectacles compa rtment #
Pres sbutton 1. Opening the
stowage compa rtmen tint he
re ar armrest #
Press release cat ch1 and swin gthe co ver
of thea rmrest upwards. Through-loading
featur eint herear ben ch
seat Fo
lding ther ear seat ba ckrestforw ards &
WARNING Risk of inju ryifth 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.
R Ifth is is thec ase, thev ehicle occupant
wo uld be forc ed int othe seat belt bythe
re ar ben chseat/rear seat or bythes eat
backrest. The seat belt cann otprotect as
intended and could result in additional
injur y.
R Objects or loads in theb oot/load com‐
partmen tcann otbe restra ined bythe
seat backrest. #
Mak esuret hat thes eat backres tand
th er ear benc hseat/rear seat are
engaged befor eevery trip. Seats and
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Push seat backrest 2bac ktob ar1 until
th eb ackres tengages. Securing
thes ki/sn owboar dbag in thel oad
compa rtment &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tousin gthe
th ro ugh-load sk ibag incor rectly
The thro ugh-load sk ibag in conjunctio nwith
th el ashing stra ps cann otrestra in any
object sother than skis.
Ve hicle occupants could be stru ck inthe
ev ent of sudden braking or an acciden tinthe
fo llowing cases:
R Ifyo ut ranspo rtother heavy or sharp-
edged objects in thet hrough -load sk ibag
R Ifyo udon otsecur ethe thro ugh-load ski
bag wit hthe lashing stra ps #
Onlystore skis in thet hrough -load ski
bag. #
Alw ayss ecur ethe thro ugh-load sk ibag
wit hthe lashing stra ps so that it cannot
mo vearound. Am
aximum of four pair sofskisort wosnow‐
boards ma ybetranspor tedint he ski and snow‐
boar dbag. #
Foldthec ent re re ar seat backres tfor wa rds. #
Slid ethe ski and snowboar dbag between the
outer seat backrests int othe rear. #
Open zip 2. #
Load thes ki and snowboar dbag wit hthe
skis or snowboards. #
Close zip 2. #
Pull thet ensioning stra pt ight bythel oose
end. #
Cross lashing stra ps 1. #
Enga gehooks 3of lashing stra ps 1 in tie-
down eyes 4.M akes uret hat thef asteners
of hooks 3aref acing upwards. Loa
dcompartment co verw iths afet yn et
(combined luggag ecove rand net) Note
sont he loa dcompa rtmen tcover &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
object sbeing poorly secured
On its own,thel oad compartmen tcove rcan‐
no ts ecur eorr estrain heavy objects, items of
luggag eand heavy loads. Seat
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At
tachin gthe saf etyn et &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue topoorly
secured objects
On its own,thes afet yn etcanno tsecur eor
re stra in heavy objects, items of luggag eand
heavy loads.
Yo uc ould be hit byan unsecured load during
sudden changes in direction ,brakin gorin
th ee vent of an accident. Ther eisan
increased risk of injur yorevenf atal injur y. #
Alw ayss towo bjectsins uchaw aythat
th ey canno tbethrow na round. #
Secur eobjects, luggag eorloads
agains tslippin gortipping over,e.g. by
usin glashing material, evenify ou are
using thes afet yn et. Fo
rs afet yr easons, alw aysu seasafet yn etwhen
transporting aload.
Damaged saf etyn etsc an no lon gerfulfil their
pr otectiv efunction sand mus tbereplaced. Visit
aq ualified specialis tworks hop. Saf
etyn etwithout load compartment
enlar gement #
Pull thes afet yn etfrom ther ear benc hseat
bac ktot herear usin gtab 1. #
Hook thes afet yn etinto eye lets2,f irst on
th el eft, then on ther ight. Saf
etyn etwith load compartment enlar ge‐
ment #
Guid ethe saf etyn etupwards on thet ab 1. #
Hook thes afet yn etinto thee yelets 2. Overvie
wofthe tie-down eyes Obser
vethen otes on loading thev ehicle
(→ pag e111). 12 0
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1
Tie-down eyes Overvie
wofbag hooks &
WARNING Risk of inju rywhen using bag
hook swithh eavy objects
The bag hook scanno trestrain heavy objects
or items of luggage. Object
soritems of luggag ecould be thrown
aroun dand thereb yhitve hicle occupants
when braking or abruptl ychanging direc‐
tions. #
Onlyhang light objectsont he bag
hooks. #
Neverh ang hard, sharp-edged or fragile
objects on theb ag hooks. Obser
vethen otes on loading thev ehicle
(→ pag e111).
The bag hook can bear amaximum load of 3kg.
Do no tuse itto secur eaload. 1
Bag hook Hooking
thel uggag enet &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue toobjects
being stowedincorr ectly
If objects in thev ehicle interior ar estowed
incor rectly ,the yc an slide or be thrown Seats and
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#
Toremo ve: press release knob 3on
re spectiv ebrack et 2 and remo ve te lescopic
rod 1bypulling it upward sand out. Opening or closing
thes towa ge space under
th el oad compa rtmen tfloor &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue toan open
load compartment floor
If yo ud rive when thel oad compartmen tfloor
is open, object scould be thro wn around and
th ereb ystrik evehicle occupants. Ther eisa
ri sk of injur y,particular lyin thee vent of sud‐
de nb raking or asudde nchang eind irection. #
Alw aysc lose thel oad compartment
fl oor befor eajourne y. Opening
#
Pull handle 1upwards. #
Liftthe load compartment floor upwards by
handle 1. #
Fold out hook on theu nderside of thel oad
compartmen tfloor. #
Clip hook int odripr ail. Closing #
Unhook theh ook from thed ripr ail and fas‐
te nittot he brac ketont he underside of the
load compartment floor. #
Foldthel oad compartmen tfloor down wards
and then press handle 1down until it
engages. At
tachin gthe roof rack &
WARNING Risk of inju ryby ex ceeding
th em aximum roof load
When youl oad ther oof, thev ehicle cent reof
gr av ity rises and thed riving characteristics
ch ange.
If yo ue xceed them aximum roof load, the
driving characteristics, as well as thes teer‐
ing and braking, will be greatl yimp aired. #
Nevere xceed them aximum roof load
and adjus tyour driving style. Yo
uw illfind informatio nonthe maximum roof
load in the" Tech nical data" section. Seats and
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*
NO
TEVehicle damag efromn on-
appr ovedroof racks The
vehicle could be damaged byroof racks
whic hhave notb eent esteda nd appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benz. #
Onlyuseroof rack st esteda nd
appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz. #
Depending on thev ehicle equipment,
ensur ethat when ther oof rack isfitted:
R thes liding sunroof can be fully
ra ised.
R thet ailgat ecan be opened com‐
ple tely. #
Position thel oad on ther oof rack in
suc haw aythat thev ehicle will no tsus‐
ta in damag eevenw hen it is in motion. *
NO
TEDama getothep anoramic sliding
sunroof when aroof rack isfitted The panoramic sliding sunroo
fmaybe dam‐
aged byther oof rack ifyo ua ttem pttoopen
it when ther oof rack isfitted. #
Do no topent he panoramic sliding sun‐
ro of if aroof rack isfitted.
In order toallo wventilation of thev ehicle
interior ,you can raise thep anoramic sliding
sunroof. #
Secur ethe roof rack tother oof railing. #
Obser vethem anufacturer's ins tallation
instructions. Cup holders
Fi
ttin gthe cup holder in or removing it from
the centr econsole (automatic transmission) &
WARNING ‑Riskofa ccident or inju ry
when using thec up holder while the
ve hicle is in motion
The cup holder canno thold acontainer
secur ewhile thev ehicle is in motion.
If yo uu seac up holder while thev ehicle is in
motion, thec ontainer ma ybeflung around
and liquids could be spilled. The vehicle occupants ma
ycome int ocontact wit hthe
liquid and if it is hot, they could be scalded.
Yo uc ould be distracted from traf ficc ondi‐
tions and youm aylose cont roloft hevehicle. #
Onlyusethec up holder when thev ehi‐
cle is stationar y. #
Onlyusethec up holder forc ontainers
of ther ight size. #
Alw aysc lose thec ontainer ,particularly
if th el iquid is hot. 12 6
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#
Toopen: push up thec over 2 ofthea sh‐
tra yoni tsright or lef tside. #
Toremo vethei nser t:press insert 1
upwards slightl yand pull it out upwards. #
Torefitt he inse rt:press insert 1intot he
holder until it engages. Using
ther ear asht ray #
Toopen: pull co ver2out byits toph andle
edge. #
Toremo vethei nser t:push ribbing 3from
th el efts ide and pull insert 1upwards and
out. #
Tofitt he inse rt:fiti nsert 1from ab ove
and press down int othe holder until it
engages. Using
thec igar ette lighter &
WARNING ‑Riskoff irea nd injur yfrom
th eh otcigar ette lighter
Yo uc an bur nyourself if yout ouc hthe hot
heating element or thes ocketoft he ciga‐
re ttel ighter.
In addition, flammable materials ma yignite
if:
R youd ropt he ho tcigar ette lighter
R achild holds theh otcigar ette lighter to
objects, fore xamp le #
Alw aysh old thec igar ette lighter bythe
knob. #
Alw aysm akes uret hat thec igar ette
lighter is out of reac hofc hildren. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. Re
quirements:
R thei gnition is switched on. #
Press in cigar ette lighter 1.
The cigar ette lighter will pop out automati‐
call ywhen theh eating element is red-hot. Soc
kets 12
Vs ocketint he front centr econsole Re
quirements:
R Onlyconnec tdevices up toam aximum of
18 0w atts(15 A). 12 8
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USB por
tintherear Yo
uc an charge aU SBdevice, e.g .amobile
phone, at US Bports 1usin gas uitable charg‐
ing cable .The devices can be charge dw ith5V
(2. 1A)a nd when thei gnition is switched on. Wire
lesschargin goft he mobile phone and
connection with thee xterior aerial Note
sonw ireless chargin goft he mobile
phone &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue toobjects
being stowedincor rectly
If objects in thev ehicle interior ar estowed
incor rectly ,the yc an slide or be thrown
aroun dand hit vehicle occupants. In addi‐
tion, cup holders, open stowages paces and
mobile phon ebrack etsc ann otalw aysr etain
all object stheyc ontain.
The reisar isk of inju ry,p articularly in the
ev ent of sudden braking or asudden change
in direction. #
Alw ayss towo bjectssot 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 estartin gaj ourney. #
Stow and secur eobject sthat ar eheavy,
hard, poin ted, sharp-edged, fragile or
to ol arge inthel oad compartment. Obser
vethen otes on loading thev ehicle. &
WARNING Risk offire from placing
objects in them obile phone stowage
compartment
If yo up laceo bject sinthe mobile phone
stow agec ompartment ,the ym ayheat up
exc essively and evencatc hfire. #
Do no tplace additional objects ,espe‐
ciall ythose mode of me tal, in the
mobil ephone stowagec ompartment. Seat
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#
Place them obile phone as close tothe
centr eofm at1 as possible wi th thedisplay
fa cing up wards.
When thec harging symbol is shown in the
multimedia sy stem, them obile phone is
being charge d.
Malfunctions during thec harging process are
shown in them ultimedia sy stem displa y.
% The mat can be remo vedf or cleaning, e.g.
using clean, luk ewarmwate r. Fi
ttin gorr emovin gthe floor mats &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
object sinthe driver's foot we ll
Object sinthe driver's foot we ll ma yimp ede
pedal tr avel or bloc kadepressed pedal.
This jeopardises theo perating and road
saf etyoft hevehicle. #
Stow all object sinthevehicle securely
so that they canno tget intot he driver's
fo ot we ll. #
Alw aysf itth ef loor mats securel yand
as prescribed in order toensur ethat
th er eisa lway ss ufficient room fort he
pedals. #
Do no tuse loose floor mats and do not
place floor mats on topofo ne ano ther. #
Tofit: press stud 1 intoh older 2. #
Toremo ve: pull thef loor mat of fthe holders
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L Dippe dbeam/ main beam
6 R Switche sthe rear fogl ight on or off
When dipped beam is activated, thei ndicator
lam pfor thes tanding lights Tis deactivated
and replaced bythed ipped beam indicator lamp
L. #
Alw aysp arky our vehicle safely and in awell-
lit area, in accordance wit hthe releva nt le gal
st ipulations.
* NO
TEBatter ydisch arging byoperating
th es tanding lights Operatin
gthe standing light soverap eriod of
hour sputs astrai nont he batter y. #
Wher epossible, switc honthe
ri ght X or left Wparking light. In
thec ase of se vere batter ydischarging, the
st anding light sorparkinglight sareautomati‐
call yswit ched of ftofacilitat ethe next engine
st art. The
exterior lighting (e xcep ts tanding and park‐
ing lights) swit ches of fautomaticall ywhen the
driver's door is opened.
R Obser vethen otes on sur round lighting
(→ pag e142).
Au tomatic drivin glights function
The standing lights, dipped beam and daytime
ru nning lights ar eswitched on au tomatical ly
dependin gonthe ignition status ,whether the
engine is running and thel ight conditions. &
WARNING Risk of accident whe nthe
dipped beam is switched of finpoor visi‐
bility
When thel ight switc hissetto à ,the
dipped beam ma ynotbe switched on auto‐
matically if ther eisf og, sno worother causes
of poor visibility suc hasspray. #
In suc hcases, tur nthe light switc hto
L . The automatic driving lights ar
eonlyana id.Yo u
ar er esponsibl efor vehicle lighting. Ac
tivating/deactivatin gthe rear fogl ight
Re quirements:
R The light switc hisintheL orà posi‐
tion. #
Press theR button.
Please obser vethec ount ry-specific la wsonthe
use of rear fogl amps.
Ad justin gthe headlam prang e(halogen
headla mpsw ithout activ esuspension)
The headlam prang eadjus tera llows youto
adjus tthe cone of light from theh eadlamps in
re lation tothev ehicle's load condition. Light and sight
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