MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN 2021 Owner's Manual

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Objects orloads inthetrunk cann otbe
re stra ined bytheseat backres t. #
Mak esur eth at there ar ben chseat, the
re ar seat andtheseat backres tar e
eng aged bef oreeve rytrip . If
th elef tseat backres tis no teng aged and
loc kedin place, this will besho wnonthemulti‐
func tion displa yon theins trument cluster.If th e
cent ersea tba ckrest isno teng aged and locked
in place, there dloc kve rificati onindi catorwill
be visible.
Alw aysensur eth at all vehicle occupants have
th eir seat belts fastened correctl yand aresitti ng
pr ope rly. Pa rticular attent ion mus tbe paid to
ch ildr en.
If yo uno longerre qu ire th efo lded-d ownsea t
ba ckrest as aloadin gar ea, fold thebac kres t
bac kint oplace.
Re quirement s:
R The area intowhic hth eseat backres tis fol‐
ded isclear . R
The rear seat backres thead restra int sar e
full yinse rted.
R Tofold thecent erseat backres tfo rw ards:
th ecent erseat backres thas been unlocked.
R The armr eston thesecon dro w of seat sis
fo lded backand thecup holder sar eem pty.
Yo ucan fold thecent erand outerseat backres ts
fo rw ards separat ely. #
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. #
Ifnecessar y,fully inser tth ehead restra int s
in there ar seat backres t. #
Tofold thelef tand right seat backres ts
fo rw ards: pullre lease leve r1.
The corresponding seatbackres twill fold for‐
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Tofold thecent erseat backres tfo r‐
wa rds: pull release catch3 ofseat back‐
re st 2 forw ards. #
Foldthecor responding seatbackres tfo r‐
wa rds. Fo
lding backth ere ar seat backres t
* NO
TEDama gecau sed bytrap ping the
seat beltwhen folding backth eseat
bac kres t The
seat beltcould become trapped andthus
damag edwhen theseat backres tis folded
bac k. #
Mak esur eth at theseat beltisno ttra p‐
ped when folding backth eseat back‐
re st. #
Vehicl eswith amemor yfuncti on:Ifat
lea stone section oftheseat backres tis fol‐
ded back,thecor responding front seat will
aut omaticall yre tur nto themos tre cent origi ‐
nal position. #
Foldthecor responding seatbackres t1
bac kuntil iteng ages.
Lef tand right seat backres ts: ifth eseat
bac kres tis no teng aged and lockedin place,
th is will besho wnonthemultifunc tiondis‐
pla yon theins trument cluster.
Cent erseat backres t:ifth eseat backres tis
no teng aged and lockedin place, redloc k
ve rificati onindi cator2 willbe visible. 11
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Loc
king 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. #
Foldthecent erand leftseat backres ts for‐
wa rds. #
Toloc kor unloc k:slide catch1 upor
do wn. Ov
ervie wof thetie- down eyes Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle
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Tie-do wneyes (vehicles withth ro ugh- loadin g
fe atur ein there ar ben chseat) Seats
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At
tac hin gth epa rcel ne t &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toobject s
being stowe dincor rectl y
If obje ctsintheve hicle interior arestowe d
inc orrectly ,th ey can slide orbe throw n
ar oun dand hitvehicle occupants. Inaddi‐
tion, cupholder s,open stor ag espaces and
mobile phonebrac kets cann otalw aysre tain
all obje ctsth ey cont ain.
The reisarisk 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 thro wn around insuc h
sit uation s. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at obj ect sdo not
pr otru de from stor ag espaces, parcel
ne ts or stor ag ene ts. #
Close theloc kable stor ag espaces
bef orest ar tin gajo ur ne y. #
Alw aysst ow and securehea vy,har d,
poin ted, shar p-edg ed,fragile orbulky
objec tsinthetrunk . Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle.
The parcel netis available forall vehicles except
hy brid vehicles. #
Vehicles withth ro ugh- loadin gfe atur ein the
re ar ben chseat :fo ld up thetie-do wneyes. #
Hook parcel net1 intoth efront and rear
tie -do wn eyes. #
Vehicles without ath ro ugh- loadin gfe atur ein
th ere ar ben chseat :hook therings intoth e
par cel nethook s1. #
Place therings intoth ehook son thetrunk
fl oor . EAS
Y-PA CK trunk box Ad
jus tingthe height ofthe EASY-PAC Ktrunk
bo xto anyposi tion &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
and injuredwhen raising thefloor
Yo ur han dsma ybec ome trapped onthe
fr ame oftheEA SY-PAC Ktrunk boxand
objects maybe throw nup wa rds. #
Ensur eth at your han dsareno tin the
ra ng eof mo vement ofthefloor . #
Ifsomeone becomestrapped, carefully
push thecent erofthefloor down ward. #
Remo veall obj ect sfrom thefloor
bef orera ising it. 11
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&
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe npr ess ing theEA SY-PAC Ktrunk box
in
Yo ur han dsma ybec ome trapped whenyou
ar epr essi ngthetrunk boxint oth ere tract ed
po sitio n.Ch ildr en, inpa rticular ,ma yinj ure
th emselv eswhen doing so. #
Ensur eth at your han dsareno tin the
ra ng eof mo vement oftheEA SY-PAC K
tr unk box. #
Whenleav ing theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. *
NO
TEDama getotheex tende dEAS Y-
PA CK trunk box The
EASY-PAC Ktrunk boxma ybe dama ged
when itis ex tende d. #
Donotpl ace anyob jects onorpress
do wn ontheEA SY-PAC Ktrunk box
fr ame. #
Donotclose thetrunk lidwhen the
EAS Y-PA CK trunk boxis ex tende d. *
NO
TEDama getotheEA SY-PAC Ktrunk
bo xby object s Object
sth at areshar p-edged, poin ted, frag‐
ile, round edorhea vyand object sth at roll
can damag eth eEA SY-PAC Ktrunk boxand be
th ro wn out. #
Donottranspor tobj ect sth at areshar p-
edg ed, poin ted, round edorfragile and
obj ect sth at rollin theEA SY- PACK trunk
bo x. #
Alw aysst ow and securesuc hobj ect s
out side ofthebo xin thetrunk . #
Alw aysobser vethemaximum permitt ed
load oftheEA SY-PAC Ktrunk box. #
Donotuse theEA SY-PAC Ktrunk box
when there ar seat sar efo lded for‐
wa rds. The
maximum permitt edload oftheEA SY-PAC K
tr unk boxis 22 lbs(1 0 kg ).To prev ent thebo x
fr om being overloaded, thebo xfloor willlowe r
ont oth etrunk floor when theload reac hes
appr oximat ely11 lbs (5kg). #
Toremo ve:pu llha ndl e2 onthebo x. Seats
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Toincr ease theload capacit y:push the
cent eroffloor 1down wardsto thedesir ed
position andboxsize. #
Toreduce theload capac ity:pr ess button
3. #
Tosto re:pu sh thebo xin com pletely usin g
han dle2untilit loc ksinplace.
% Obser vetheno teson cleaning theEA SY-
PA CK trunk box(/ page28 6). Ins
tallin gand remo ving the EASY-PAC Ktrunk
bo x
Ins tallin g #
Turn rotating catches6 outward. #
Inse rtretainer s2 ofbox1 intoout er
holes 3. #
Raise box1 and press hook s5 intoth e
anc horag esofrear shel f4. #
Turn rotating catches6 inwa rd. 11
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mo ving #
Turn rotating catches6 outward. #
Lowe rbo x1 and pullit out oftheanc ho‐
ra ge son rear shel f4. #
Pull box1 bac kout ofopen ings3. At
tac hin garo of lugg agera ck &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
exc eeding themaximum roof load
The vehicle centerofgrav ity and theusual
dr iving charact eristic sas wellas thesteer ing
and braking charact eristic salt er.
If yo uexc eed themaximum roof load, the
dr iving charact eristic s,as wellas steer ing
and braking, willbegreatl yim pair ed. #
Neverexc eed themaximum roof load
and adjus tyo ur drivin gst yle. Yo
uwill find informa tionon themaximum roof
load inthe"T ec hnical data"sect ion.
* NO
TEVehicle damag efrom non-
appr ovedro of lugg agera ck s The
vehicle could bedamag edbyroof lug‐
ga ge rack sth at have notbe en tested and
appr ovedfo rMer cedes-Benz. #
Use onlyro of lugg agera ck ste sted and
appr ovedfo rMer cedes-Benz. #
Dependi ngon theve hicle equipment,
ensur eth at thesliding sunroofcan be
full yra ised when thero of lugg agera ck
is ins talled. #
Depe ndingon theve hicle equipment,
ensur eth at thetrunk lidcan befully
opened whenthero of lugg agera ck is
ins talled. #
Position theload onthero of lugg age
ra ck insuc hawa yth at theve hicle will
no tsus tain damag eev en when itis in
mo tion . *
NO
TEDama getothepanor amaroof wit h
po we rtilt/sli dingpanel duetonon-
ap prove dro of lugg agera ck s The
panor amaroof wit hpo we rtilt/sli ding
panel maybe dama gedby thero of lugg age
ra ck ifyo uatt em pttoopen itwhen usinga
ro of lugg agera ck notte sted and appr oved
fo rMer cedes-Benz. #
When aro of lugg agera ck isins talled,
open thepanor amaroof wit hpo we r Sea
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t/sl iding panel only ifth is has been
te sted and appr oved forMer cedes-
Benz.
The panor amaroof wit hpo we rtilt/sli ding
panel maybe raised toallo wventil ation of
th eve hicle interior . *
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 . #
Secu rethero of lugg agera ck tothefa stening
point sbeneat hco vers 1 . #
Com plywit hth eins tallation instruct ions of
th ero of lugg agera ck manuf acturer. #
Secur eth eload onthero of lugg agera ck . Soc
kets Us
ingthe 12Vso cket Re
quirement s:
R Onlycon nectde vices uptoamax imum of
18 0W (15 A).
Dependi ngon theve hicle equipment, theve hicle
has a12 Vsoc ketin thestor ag ecom partmen tin
th efront cent ercon sole. Inaddition, depending on
theve hicle equipment, theve hicle hasa12 V
soc ketin thestor ag ecom partmen tin there ar
passe nger com partment centerconsole. Ex
am ple: 12Vsoc ketin thestor ag ecom partmen t
in thefront cent ercons ole #
Brief lypress thetrim element oftheco veron
th efront .
The coveropens inthedir ect ion ofthear ro w. #
Liftup cap 1ofthesoc ketand insertth e
plug ofthede vice.
If yo uha ve connect edade vice tothe12 V
soc ket,leave theco verof thestor ag ecom part‐
ment open. 11
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Using
the11 5V soc ketin the rear passe nger
co mp artment &
DANG ER Risk offata linj urydue todam‐
ag ed con nectingcables orsoc kets
Yo uco uld recei vean elec tric shoc kif th e
connecti ngcab leor the11 5V po we rsoc ket
is pulled outofthetrim orisdamag edor
we t. #
Use only conne ctingcablesth at aredr y
and free ofdamag e. #
When theignition isswitc hedoff,mak e
sur eth at the11 5V po we rsoc ketis dry. #
Immedia tely ha ve the11 5V po we r
soc ketch eckedor replaced ataqu ali‐
fi ed specialized workshop ifit is dam‐
ag ed orhas been pulledout ofthetrim. #
Neverplu gth econ nect ingcable intoa
11 5V po we rsoc ketth at isdamag edor
has been pulled outofthetrim. &
DANG ER Risk offata linj urydue toinc or‐
re ct handli ngofthesoc ket
Yo uco uld recei vean elec tric shoc kin par tic‐
ular :
R Ifyo ure ac hint oth esoc ket.
R Ifyo uins ertuns uitable devic es orobj ect s
int oth esoc ket. #
Donotre ac hint oth esoc ket. #
Only conne ctsuitab lede vic es tothe
soc ket. Re
quirement s:
R Onlycon nectde vices withasuit able plug
whic hcon form sto thest andar dsspec ific to
th ecount ryyouar ein.
R Onlyco nne ctdevice sup toamax imum of
15 0W.
R Donotus emu ltiple soc ketou tle ts. #
Open flap 3. #
Inser tth eplug ofthede vice into11 5V
soc ket1.
Wh entheon- boar delectr icalsystem voltag e
is suf ficie nt, indi catorlamp 2light sup. Seat
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USB
portin there ar passe nger comp artment Yo
ucan charge aUS Bde vic e,suc has amobi le
phon e,at theUSB portsusing asuit able charg‐
ing cable .
The devic es can becharge dwit h5 V (up to3A)
and whenth eignition isswitc hedon. 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 obje ctsintheve hicle interior arestowe d
inc orrectly ,th ey can slide orbe throw n
ar oun dand hitvehicle occupants. Inaddi‐
tion, cupholder s,open stow agespac esand
mobi lephon ere cep tacle scanno tal wa ys
re tain all obje ctswit hin.
Ther eis arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. #
Alw aysst ow object sso that they can‐
no tbe throw nar ou nd insuch situa‐
tions. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at obj ect sdo not
pr otru de 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 securehea vy,har d,
poin ted, shar p-edg ed,fragile orbulky
objec tsinthetrunk/ cargocom part‐
ment . Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle. &
WARNIN GRisk offire from placing
objects inthemobile phonestor ag e
com partmen t
Placing other object sin themobile phone
st or ag ecom partmen tcould constituteafire
hazar d. #
Apar tfr om amobile phone, donot
place anyot her object sin themobile phone
stor ag ecom partmen t,especiall y
th ose made ofme tal. *
NO
TEDama getoobject scaused by
placing them inthemobile phonestor‐
ag ecom partmen t If
object sar eplaced inthemobile phone
st or ag ecom partmen t,th ey ma ybe dama ged
by electr omagne ticfields. #
Donotplace credit cards, datast or ag e
de vices, skipasses orother objects
sensitiv eto electr omagne ticfields in
th emobile phonestor ag ecom part‐
ment . *
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
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