ESP MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON 2021 Owner's Manual

#
Always make sure that the cigar ette
lighter is out of reach of children. #
Never lea vechildren unattended in the
ve hicle. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of burns from theta ilpipe
and tailpipe trims
The exhaust tailpipe and tailpipe trims can
become very hot. If you come into contact
with these parts of theve hicle, you could burn
yo urself. #
Always be particular lycareful around the
ta ilpipe and theta ilpipe trims and super-
vise children especially closely in this
area. #
Allow vehicle parts tocool down before
to uching them. The driving
characteristics of your vehicle are
dependent on the distribution of the load within
th eve hicle. You should bear thefo llowing in mind
when loading theve hicle:
R neverex ceed the permissible gross mass or
th e permissible axle loads forth eve hicle
(including occupants).
Information can be found on theve hicle identi-
/cation plate (/ page 415).
R the load must not pr otru de abo vethe upper
edge of the seat backrests.
R always place the load behind unoccupied
seats if possible.
R secure the load using the tie-down eyes and
distribute the load evenl y.
No tes on driving with a roof load
R Evenly dist ribute thero of load, and place
heavy objects at the bottom. Also comply with
th e no tes on loading theve hicle
(/ page 118).
R Drive attentivel y,and avoid suddenly pulling
awa y,braking and steering as well as rapid
cornering. R
When transporting roof loads and when the
ve hicle is fully loaded or fully occupied, select
drive prog rams ; andA. These are
designed tofocus on stability (/ page 183).
% For more information on st owage compart-
ments and st owage areas, please referto the
Digital Owner's Manual. 120 120
Seats and st
owing

R
The rear seat backrest head restraints are ful ly
inser ted.
R Tofold the centre seat backrest forw ards: the
cent reseat backrest has been unloc ked.
R The armrest on the second row of seats is fol-
ded back and the cup holders are em pty.
F
F olding t
olding t he
heleT
leT and r
and r ight seat bac
ight seat bac kr
kres
ests f ts f orw
orw ar
ards
ds
Yo u can fold the centre and outer seat backrests
fo rw ards separatel y. #
V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit hout a memor
hout a memor y function:
y function:movethe
driver's or front passenger seat forw ards, if
necessar y. #
V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h a memor
h a memor y function:
y function: if at least
one section of there ar seat backrest is folded
fo rw ards, the cor responding front seat will
mo veforw ards slightl y,if necessar y,to avo id a
collision. #
If necessar y,fully insert the head restraints in
th ere ar seat backrest. #
Pull release le ver1.
The cor responding seat backrest will fold for-
wa rds.
F
F olding t
olding t he centr
he centr e seat bac
e seat bac kr
kres
es t f
t forw
orw ar
ards
ds #
Pull release catch 3for seat backrest 2for-
wa rds. 122
122
Seats and st
owing

#
Foldthe cor responding seat backrest for-
wa rds.
F
F olding bac
olding bac k t
k the r
he r ear seat bac
ear seat bac kr
krest
est &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped when
adjusting the seats
When you adjust a seat, you may trap yourself
or a vehicle occupant. #
When adjusting a seat, make sure that
no one has any body parts in the sweep
of the seat. *
N
NO OTE
TE Damage caused bytrapping the
seat belt when folding back the seat bac k-
re st The seat belt could become trapped and
thus
be damaged when the seat backrest is folded
bac k. #
Make sure that the seat belt is not trap-
ped when folding back the seat backrest. #
V Vehicles wit ehicles wit hout a memor
hout a memor y function:
y function:movethe
driver's or front passenger seat forw ards, if
necessar y. #
V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h a memor
h a memor y function:
y function: if at least
one section of the seat backrest is folded
bac k, th e cor responding front seat will auto-
matical ly return tothe most recent original
position. #
Foldthe cor responding seat backrest 1back
until it engages.
LeT LeT and r
and r ight seat bac
ight seat bac kr
kres
es ts:
ts: ifth e seat bac k-
re st is not engaged and lo cked in place, this
will be shown on the multifunction display on
th e inst rument cluster.
Centr Centr e seat bac e seat bac kr
krest:
est: ifth e seat backrest is
not engaged and loc ked in place, there d lock
ve ri/cation indicator 2will be visible.
Loc
Loc king t
king t he r
he release catc
elease catc h of t
h of the centr
he centr e r
e rear seat
ear seat
bac
bac kr
krest
est
R
R eq
equir uir ements:
ements:
R The leT and centre seat backrests are
en gage d and joined toget her.
Yo u can lock the centre seat backrest release
catch if youwa nttosecure the boot against unau-
th orised access. The centre seat backrest can
th en be folded forw ards only toge ther with the leT
seat backrest. Seats and st
owing
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123

#
Always st owobjects so that they cannot
be thro wn around in such situations. #
Always make sure that objects do not
pr otru de from st owage spaces, lug gage
nets or st owage nets. #
Close the loc kable st owage spaces
before starting a jou rney. #
Always st owand secure heavy, hard,
poin ted, sharp-edged, fragile or bulky
objects in the boot/load compartment. Obser
vethe no tes on loading theve hicle. &
W
W ARNING
ARNING Risk of /re from placing objects
in the mobile phone st owage compart-
ment
Placing other objects in the mobile phone
st ow age compartment could constitute a /re
hazard. #
Apart from a mobile phone, do not place
any other objects in the mobile phone
st ow age compartment, especially those
made of me tal. *
N NOOTE
TE Damage toobjects caused byplac-
ing them in the mobile phone st owage
compartment If objects are placed in
the mobile phone
st ow age compartment, these may be dam-
aged byelectromagnetic /elds. #
Do not place credit cards, storage
media, ski passes or other objects sensi-
tive toelectromagnetic /elds in the
mobile phone st owage compartment. *
N NOOTE
TE Damage tothe mobile phone st ow-
age compartment caused byliquids If liquids enter
the mobile phone st owage
compartment, the compartment may be dam-
aged. #
Ensure that no liquids enter the mobile
phone st owage compartment. R
Depending on theve hicle equipment, the
mobile phone is connected totheve hicle's
ex terior aerial via thech arging module. R
The charging function and wireless connection
of the mobile phone totheve hicle's exterior
aerial are only available if theve hicle is
switched on.
R Small mobile phones may not be able tobe
ch arge d in every position of the mobile phone
st ow age compartment.
R Largemobile phones which do not rest 0at in
th e mobile phone st owage compartment may
not be able tobe charge d or connected with
th eve hicle's exterior aerial.
R The mobile phone may heat up during the
ch arging process. This depends on the appli-
cations (apps) cur rently running.
The mobile phone can be cooled in the mobile
phone st owage compartment when the air
conditioning system is switched on. The cool-
ing output in the mobile phone st owage com-
partment is highest when the controller in the
glo vebox is closed.
R Toensure more e1cient charging and connec-
tion with theve hicle's exterior aerial, remo ve
th e pr otective co ver from the mobile phone. Seats and st
owing
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131

Ext
Ext
er
erior lighting
ior lighting N
No
ot
tes on adjus
es on adjus ting t
ting the lights when dr
he lights when dr iving abr
iving abroad
oad V
V
ehicles wit
ehicles wit h st
h static LED headlam
atic LED headlamps: ps:It is not nec-
essary tocon vert the headlamps. The legal
re qu irements are also met in countries in which
tra1c drives on theot her side of thero ad.
V V ehicles wit ehicles wit h Int
h Intellig
elligent Light Syst
ent Light Syst em:
em:before
crossing the border into countries in which tra1c
drives on theot her side of thero ad, it is neces-
sary toset the headlamps tosymmetrical low
beam (/ page 142).
Once the headlamps ha vebeen con verted:
R Oncoming tra1c will not be dazzled.
R The edge of thero ad will not be illuminated as
fa r or as high.
R The "mo torw ay mode" and "enhanced fog
light" functions will not be available.
The headlamps must be reset toasymmetrical low
beam when youre turn from abroad. Inf
Inf
or
ormation about lighting syst
mation about lighting syst ems and y
ems and your
our
r
r esponsibility
esponsibility The
various lighting systems of theve hicle are
only aids. The driver of theve hicle is responsible
fo r cor rect vehicle illumination in accordance with
th e pr evailing light and visibility conditions, legal
re qu irements and tra1c situation. Light switch
Light switch
Oper
Oper
ating t
ating t he light switch
he light switch 0047
0063 LeT-hand parking lights
0048 0064 Right-hand parking lights
0049 0060 Standing lights and licence plate light-
ing
004A 0058 Automatic driving lights (prefer red light
switch position) 134
134
Light and sight

004B
0058 Low beam/high beam
6 005E Switches there ar fog light on/o.
When low beam is activated, the0060 indicator
lamp forth e standing lights will be deactivated
and replaced bythe0058 low- beam indicator
lamp. #
Always park your vehicle safely using su1cient
lighting, in accordance with there leva nt legal
stipulations.
* N
NO OTE
TE Battery dis charging byoperating the
standing lights Operating
the standing lights over a period of
hours puts a strain on the batter y. #
Where possible, switch on theright 0064
or leT 0063parking light. Fo
rve hicles that are wider than 2 m or lon ger
th an 6 m,single-sided parking lighting is not per-
mitted in some countries. In this case, the stand-
ing lights are also switched on in the parking
lights position. If
th e battery is insu1cient lych arge d, the stand-
ing lights or parking lights will be switched o.
automatically tofacilitate the next engine start.
The exterior lighting (e xcept standing and parking
lights) will switch o. automatically when the driv-
er's door is opened.
R Obser vethe no tes on sur round lighting
(/ page 142).
A
A ut ut omatic dr
omatic dr iving lights function
iving lights function
When theve hicle is switched on, the standing
lights, low beam and daytime running lights are
switched on automatically depending on the light
conditions. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident when the
dipped beam is switched o. in poor visi-
bility
When the light switch is set to0058 ,the
dipped beam may not be switched on auto-
matically if there is fog, snow or other causes
of poor visibility such as spr ay. #
In such cases, turn the light switch to
0058 . The automatic driving lights are only an aid.
Yo u
are responsible forve hicle lighting.
Switc Switc hing t
hing t he r
he rear f
ear f og lights on or
og lights on or o.
o.
R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The light switch is in the0058 or0058 posi-
tion. #
Press the 005E button.
Please obser vethe count ry-speci/c la wsonthe
use of rear fog lamps. Light and sight
135
135

Oper
Oper
ating t
ating t he combination switc
he combination switc h f
h for t
or t he lights
he lights 1
High beam
2 Turn signal light, right
3 Headlamp 0ashing
4 Turn signal light, leT #
Use the combination switch toactivate the
desired function. Switc
Switc
hing on high beam
hing on high beam #
Turn the light switch tothe0058 or0058
position. #
Push the combination switch be yond the point
of resis tance in the direction of ar row 1.
When the high beam is activated, the indicator
lamp for low beam 0058will be deactivated
and replaced bythe indicator lamp for high
beam 0057.
Switc
Switc hing
hingo.
o.high beam
high beam #
Movethe combination switch back toits start-
ing position.
Headlam
Headlam p
p0ashing
0ashing #
Pull the combination switch in the direction of
ar ro w 3.
T
T ur
ur n signal light
n signal light #
T
T o indicat o indicat e
ebr
br ie0y:
ie0y: push the combination
switch brie0y tothe point of resis tance in the
direction of ar row 2 or4.
The cor responding turn signal light will 0ash
th re e times. #
T
To indicat o indicat e per
e permanentl y:
manent ly:push the combina-
tion switch be yond the point of resistance in
th e direction of ar row 2 or4. A
A
ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating t
ating the hazar
he hazar d w
d war
arning lights
ning lights #
Press button 1. 136
136
Light and sight

Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Lights
5 Intelligent Light System #
Switch the function on or o.. A
A
dap
dap tiv
tive Highbeam Assist
e Highbeam Assist A A
dap dap tiv
tive Highbeam Assis
e Highbeam Assist function t function &
W
W ARNING
ARNING Risk of accident despite Adap-
tive Highbeam Assist
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist does not react to:
R road users without lights, e.g. pedestrians
R road users with poor lighting, e.g. cyclists
R road users whose lighting is obstructed,
e.g. bya bar rier
On very rare occasions, Adaptive Highbeam
Assist may failto recognise other road users
with their own lighting, or may recognise them
to o late.
In these, or in similar situations, the automatic
high beam will not be deactivated or will be activated despite
the presence of other road
users. #
Always obser vethero ad and tra1c con-
ditions carefully and switch o. the high
beam in good time. Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist cann ottake into
account road, weather or tra1c conditions.
De tection may be restric ted in thefo llowing
cases:
R In poor visibility, e.g. fog, heavy rain or snow
R Ifth ere is dirt on the sensors or the sensors
are obscured
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist is only an aid. You are
re sponsible for adjusting theve hicle's lighting to
th e pr evailing light, visibility and tra1c conditions. Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist automatically switches
between thefo llowing types of light:
R Low beam
R High beam
At speeds greater than 30 km/h:
R If no other road users are de tected, the high
beam will switch on automaticall y. Light and sight
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The high beam will switch o. automatically in
the
fo llowing cases:
R Atspeeds below 25 km/h
R Ifot her road users are de tected
R If st reet lighting is su1cient
% The system's optical sensor is located behind
th e windscreen near theove rhead control
panel.
Switc
Switc hing A
hing A dap
daptiv
tive Highbeam Assis
e Highbeam Assist ton/o.
on/o.
Switc
Switc hing on
hing on #
Turn the light switch tothe0058 position. #
Switch on the high beam using the combina-
tion switch.
If Ad aptive Highbeam Assist is activated,
th e00CE indicator lamp will light up on the
cent ral display section of the inst rument dis-
pla y.
Switc Switc hing
hingo.
o. #
Switch o. the high beam using the combina-
tion switch. A
A
dap
dap tiv
tive Highbeam Assis
e Highbeam Assist Plus t Plus A
A
dap
dap tiv
tive Highbeam Assis
e Highbeam Assist Plus function t Plus function &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident despite Adap-
tive Highbeam Assist Plus
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus does not react
to:
R road users without lights, e.g. pedestrians
R road users with poor lighting, e.g. cyclists
R road users whose lighting is obstructed,
e.g. bya bar rier
On very rare occasions, Adaptive Highbeam
Assist Plus may failto recognise other road
users with their own lighting, or may recognise
th em too late.
In these, or in similar situations, the automatic
high beam will not be deactivated or will be
activated despite the presence of other road
users. #
Always obser vethero ad and tra1c con-
ditions carefully and switch o. the high
beam in good time. Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist Plus cann ottake into
account road, weather or tra1c conditions.
De tection may be restric ted in thefo llowing
cases:
R in poor visibility, e.g. fog, heavy rain or snow
R ifth ere is dirt on the sensors or the sensors
are obscured
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus is only an aid. Yo u
are responsible for adjusting theve hicle's lighting
to the pr evailing light, visibility and tra1c condi-
tions. 140 140
Light and sight

F
F
olding t
olding t he outside mirr
he outside mirr or
ors in/out
s in/out #
Brie0y press button 1.
R
R ese
ese tting t
tting t he outside mirr
he outside mirr ors
ors
% Ifth e battery has been disconnected or com-
ple tely dischar ged, the outside mir rors must
be reset. Only then will the automatic mir ror
fo lding function workproper ly. #
Brie0y press but ton1. A
A
djus
djusting t ting t he outside mirr
he outside mirr ors
ors #
Press button 3or4 toselect the outside
mir rorto be adjus ted. #
Press button 2toadjust the position of the
mir ror glass.
Eng
Eng aging t
aging t he outside mirr
he outside mirr ors
ors #
Vehicles without elect rically folding outside
mir rors: manually mo vethe outside mir ror into
th e cor rect position. #
Vehicles with elect rically folding outside mir-
ro rs: press and hold button 1.
Yo u will hear a click and the mir ror will audibly
click into place. The outside mir ror will now be
set tothe cor rect position. A
A
ut
ut omatic anti-dazzle mirr
omatic anti-dazzle mirr or
ors function
s function &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of acid burns and poison-
ing due tothe anti-dazzle mir ror electro-
ly te
Electrolyte may escape if the glass in an auto-
matic anti-dazzle mir ror breaks. The electrolyte is hazardous
tohealth and cau-
ses ir rita tion. It must not come into contact
with your skin, eyes, respiratory or gans or
clo thing or be swallo wed. #
Ifyo u come into contact with electrolyte,
obser vethefo llowing:
R Immediate lyrinse the electrolyte
from your skin with water and seek
medical attention.
R If electrolyte comes into contact with
yo ur eyes, immediately rinse them
th oroughly with clean water and seek
medical attention.
R Ifth e electrolyte is swallo wed, imme-
diately rinse your mouth out thor-
oughl y.Do not induce vomiting. Seek
medical attention immediatel y.
R Immediately change out of clo thing
which has been contaminated with
electrolyte.
R If an allergic reaction occurs, seek
medical attention immediatel y. Light and sight
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