tow MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS 2021 User Guide

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Toactiv ate: press and hold button2 for
appr oximat elyfive seconds untilanacous tic
signal sounds. #
Todeac tivate: press and holdbu tton 1 for
appr oximat elyfive seconds untilanacous tic
signal sounds. In
thefo llo wing situat ions,th er eis adang erof
being lockedout when thefunc tion isactiv ated:
R While theve hicle isbeing tow star ted/
pushed.
R Ifth eve hicle isbeing tested on aro ller dyna‐
mome ter. Po
we rcl os ingfun ction &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nth edoor sclose automaticall y
Body partsor objec tscan become trapped,
causing injuries. #
Ensur eth at no body partsor obj ect s
ar ein theclosing area. #
Automatic closing ofthedoor scan be
canc eled bypulling theout eror inner
door handle. If
yo upush thedoor intoth eloc kto thefirs t
de tent positio n,thepo we rclosi ngfunction will
au tomatical lypull thedoor intoth eloc k. Loc
king/u nlocking thedr iver' sdoor withth e
emer gency key %
Ifyo uwish toloc kth eve hicle entirelyusing
th eemer gency key,firs tpr es sth ebutt onfor
loc kin gfrom theinside whilethedr iver's
door isopen. Thenproceed toloc kth edr iv‐
er's door using theemer gency key. #
Remo vetheemer gency key(/ pag e68 ). 72
Opening andclosing

Smar
tKey mus tbe inthevicinit yof theve hi‐
cle.
Ve hicl eswith HANDS -FREEACCESS #
With thetrunk lidcom pletely op ened ,ma kea
kic king movement withyo ur foot belo wthe
bum per(/ page76 ).
Tr unk lidaut omatic reve rsing funct ion
The trunk lidiseq uipped withaut omat icbloc k‐
ag ede tection with are ve rsing func tion.If an
obs tacle stops thetrunk liddur ing theaut omatic
closing procedur e,itwill automaticall yopen
ag ain. Theautomatic reve rsing func tion isonl y
an aid and isno ta subs titutefo ryo ur att entive‐
ne ss. #
Dur ing theclosing process, makesur eth at
no body partsarein theclosing area. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
des pite reve rsing func tion
The reve rsing func tion willnotre act :
R Tosof t,light andthin obje cts, e.g. fing ers
R Towa rdsth eend oftheclosing procedur e In
these situation sin par ticular ,th ere ve rsing
func tion cannotpr ev ent someon ebeing trap‐
ped. #
Ensur eth at no body partsarein the
clos ingarea . #
Ifsome oneistrap ped ,us eone ofthe
fo llo wing option s:
R Press the008B buttononthe
Smar tKey .
R Press there mo teoper ating switch
on thedr iver's door .
R Press theclosing orloc king button
on thetrunk lid.
R Pull thetrunk lidhandle. HANDS-FREE
ACCESS function Wi
th HANDS-FREE ACCES Syo ucan open ,clo se
or interru pt trunk lid mo vement byper form ing a
kic kin gmo vement under there ar bum per.
The kickin gmo vement trigg ersth eopening or
closing process alternat ely.
Obser vetheno teswhen opening (/page73 )
and closing(/ page74 )th etrunk lid. 76
Opening andclosing

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Awa rning tone sou nds while th etrunk lidis
opening orclosing. &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnscaused byaho t
ex haus tsy stem
The vehicle exhaus tsy stem can become very
ho t.Ifyo uuse HAND S-FRE EAC CES S,you
cou ldbu rn yourself bytouc hin gth eex haus t
sy stem. #
Alw aysensur eth at youon lyma kea
kic king movement within thede tection
ra ng eof thesensor s. *
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle caused by
unin tentio nallyopening thetrunk lid R
When usinganaut omatic carwash
R When usingahigh pressur ecleaner #
Deactiv ateKEYLES S-GOormak esur e
th at theSmar tKey locat edisat leas t
10 ft(3 m) away from theve hicle in
suc hsituations. When
making thekic king movement, makesur e
th at youar est andi ngfirm lyon thegr ound. You
cou ldother wise loseyour balan ce,e.g.on ice.
Obs erve thefo llo wing notes:
R The Smar tKey isbehin dth eve hicle.
R Stand atleas t12 in(30 cm) away from the
ve hicle while perform ing thekic king move‐
ment.
R Donotcome intocont actwithth ebum per
while making thekic king movement.
R Donotcar ryout thekic king movement too
slo wly.
R The kicking movement mustbe towa rdsth e
ve hicle andbackag ain. 1
Detection rang eof thesensor s
If se veralcon secut ive kic kin gmo vements are
no tsuccessfu l,wa itte nseco nds.
Sy stem limit s
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing cases :
R The sensorsar edir ty,e.g. due toroad salt or
sn ow .
R The kicking movement ismade using apr os‐
th etic leg. Open
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ing
and raising featur esareav ailable onlywh en
th esliding sunroofisclosed.
Au tomatic reve rsing funct ionoftheslidi ng
sunr oof
If an obs tacle obs tructs thesliding sunroofdur‐
ing theclosing process, thesliding sunroofwill
open again automaticall y.The automatic reve rs‐
ing func tion isonl yan aid and isno ta subs titute
fo ryo ur att entiven ess . #
Dur ing theclosing process, makesur eth at
no body partsarein theclosing area. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
des pite there ve rsing func tion being
act ive
In par ticular ,th ere ve rsing func tion does not
re act :
R Tosof t,light andthin obje cts, e.g. fin‐
ge rs.
R Towa rdsth eend oftheclosing proce‐
dur e.
R Dur ing rese ttin g. #
Dur ing theclosing process, makesur e
th at no body partsarein theclosing
ar ea. #
Release thebutt onimmediat elyif
somebody becomestrapped.
or #
Brief lypress thebutt oninanydir ect ion
dur ing automatic operation.
The closing process willbestopped. Au
tomatic reve rsing funct ionofthero ller
sunblind
If an obs tacle obs tructs thero ller sunblin ddur‐
ing theclosing process, thero ller sunblin dwill
open again automat ically.The automatic reve rs‐
ing func tion isonl yan aid and isno ta subs titute
fo ryo ur att entiven ess . #
When closingth ero ller sunblin d,mak esur e
th at no body partsarein thera ng eof mo ve‐
ment. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
des pite reve rsing func tion
In par ticular ,th ere ve rsing func tion does not
re act tosof t,light andthin obje cts, e.g. fin‐
ge rs. #
When closing thero ller sunblin d,mak e
sur eth at no body partsarein thera ng e
of mo vement. #
Release thebutt onimmediat elyif
somebody becomestrapped.
or #
Brief lypress thebutt oninanydir ect ion
dur ing theaut omatic closing process.
The closing process willbestopped. Au
tomatic functionsof the slidi ng sun roof %
The term "slidin gsun roof" also refers to the
panor amaroof wit hpo we rtilt/sli dingpanel .
Ra inclosing functionwhen driving
Ve hicl eswith apanor amaroof wit hpo we r
til t/s lidin gpane l:If it star ts to rain, thera ised 84
Opening andclosing

R
When theto w- aw ay alar mistrigg ered
(/ page88 )
The ATA system isarmed automaticall yaf te r
appr oximat elyte nseco ndsinthefo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R Afterloc king theve hicle withth eSmar tKey
R Afterloc king theve hicle using KEYLES S-GO Indicat
orlam p1 flashes whentheAT Asy stem
is armed.
The ATAsy stem isdeactiv ated aut omaticall yin
th efo llo wing situat ions:
R Afterunloc kingtheve hicle withth eSmar t‐
Ke y
R Afterunloc kingtheve hicle using KEYLES S-
GO
R Afterpr essing thest ar t/ stop butt onwithth e
Smar tKey inthestor ag ecom partmen t
(/ page14 6)
% WhentheMer cedes‑ Benzemergency call
sy stem isactiv eand thealar mstay son for
mor eth an 30 sec onds, ames sageis aut o‐
mat icall ysen tto theCus tomer Assis tance
Ce nter (/ page 263) .
% Inthecase ofsevere batt erydisc harging,
th eanti- theftalar msystem isaut omaticall y
deactiv ated tofacil itat eth ene xt engine
st ar t.
Deact ivat ing theATA #
Press theÜ, ßor008B buttononthe
Smar tKey . or #
Press thest ar t/ stop butt onwithth eSmar t‐
Ke yin themar kedspace (/page14 6)
Dea ctivat ingth eala rm using KEYLESS-GO #
Grasp theoutside doorhandle withth e
Smar tKey outside theve hicle. Fu
nction oftheto w- aw ay alar m %
This function mayno tbe available inall
coun tries.
An audible andvisual alarmistrigg ered ifan
alt eratio nto your vehicle's angleof inclination is
de tected whi letheto w- aw ay alar misarmed.
The tow- aw ay alar misaut omat icallyar med afte r
appr oximat ely60 seco nds:
R Afterloc king theve hicle withth eSmar tKey
R Afterloc king theve hicle using KEYLES S-GO
The tow- aw ay alar mison lyarmed when thefo l‐
lo wing compone ntsar eclos ed:
R The door s
R The trunk lid 88
Openingand closing

The
tow- aw ay alar misaut omat icallydeac tiva‐
te d:
R Afterpr essing theÜ or008B buttonon
th eSmar tKey
R Afterpr essing thest ar t/ stop butt onwithth e
Smar tKey inthestor ag ecom partmen t
(/ page14 6)
R Afterunloc kingtheve hicle using KEYLES S-
GO
R When usingHAND S-FREE ACCES S
In fo rm atio non collision detection onapa rked
ve hicle (/page17 1). Ar
ming/ disarming theto w- aw ay alar m Mul
timedi asy stem:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Quick Access #
Arm or disar mTow-away Protection.
The tow- aw ay alar misarmed again inthefo llo w‐
ing cases :
R The vehicle isunloc kedag ain.
R Adoor isopened. R
The vehicle isloc kedag ain.
% Ifqu ick acc ess isuna vailable, selectth e
Vehicle submenu intheSet ting smain menu
to arm or disar mtheto w- aw ay alar m. Fu
nction oftheint erior motion sensor %
This function mayno tbe available inall
coun tries.
When theint erior motion sensor isactiv ated, a
visual andaudible alarmistrigg ered ifmo ve‐
ment isde tected intheve hicle interior .
The interior motion sensor isactiv ated aut omati‐
cally afte rapp roxima tely tenseco nds:
R Afterloc king theve hicle withth eSmar tKey
R Afterloc king theve hicle using KEYLES S-GO
The interior motion sensor isonl yactiv ated
when thefo llo wing compone ntsar eclos ed:
R The door s
R The trunk lid The
interior motion sensor isaut omat icallydeac‐
tiv ated:
R Afterpr essing theÜ or008B buttonon
th eSmar tKey
R Afterpr essing thest ar t/ stop butt onwithth e
Smar tKey inthestor ag ecom partmen t
(/ page14 6)
R Afterunloc kingtheve hicle using KEYLES S-
GO
R When usingHAND S-FREE ACCES S
The follo wing situat ionscanlead toafa lse
alar m:
R Movingobje ctssuc has masc otsin theve hi‐
cle interior
R When theside windo wisopen
R When thesliding sunroofisopen
R When thepanor amicsliding sunroofisopen Openin
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No
teson thecor rect driver' sseat position &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
adjus tingve hicle settin gswhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ionsinpar ticular :
R Ifyo uadj ustth edr iver's seat, thehead
re stra int s,thesteer ing wheel orthemir‐
ro rwhi letheve hicle isin mo tion.
R Ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion. #
Beforest ar tin gth eengine: adjustth e
dr iver's seat, thehead restra int s,the
st eer ing wheel andthemir rorand fas‐
te nyo ur seat belt. En
sur eth efo llo wing when adjustingst eer ing
wheel 1,seat belt2and driver's seat 3:
R Youar esit tin gas faraw ay from thedr iver's
airbag aspossible, taking thefo llo wing
point sint ocon sider ation .
R Youar esit tin gin an upr ight position
R Your thighs areslight lysuppor tedby theseat
cushion R
Your legs areno tfull yex tende dand youcan
depr essthepedals proper ly
R The backof your head issuppo rted ateye
le ve lby thecent erofthehead restra int
R Youcan hold thesteer ing wheel withyo ur
ar ms sligh tly ben t
R Youcan moveyour legs freel y
R Youcan seeallthedispla yson theins tru‐
ment clusterclea rly
R Youha ve agood overvie wof thetra ffic con ‐
dition s
R Your seat beltsitssn ug lyag ains tyo ur body
and pass esacr oss thecent erofyour sho ul‐
der and across your hips inthepelvic area Seats
andstow ing 91

Seats
Ad
jus tingthe fron tse at mec hanicall yand
el ec tric all y(w ithou tSe at Co mf ortPa ckag e) &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th eseats areadjus tedby childr en
Childr encould becom etrapped ifth ey adjus t
th eseats, particular lywhen unattended. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. Yo
ucan adjustth eseats when theignition is
switc hedoff. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nad jus ting theseat
When youadj usta seat ,yo uor other vehicle
occupants couldbecome trapped, e.g.onthe
seat guide rail. #
When adjustingaseat, makesur eth at
no onehas anypar tof their body within
th esw eep oftheseat. Obser
vethesaf etyno teson "Airbags" and"Chil‐
dr en intheve hicle". &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto the
dr iver's seat notbeing engaged
The driver's seat maymo veune xpectedl y
while drivin g.
This could caus eyo uto lose control of the
ve hicle. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at thedr iver's seat
is eng aged bef orest ar tin gth eve hicle. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
adjus tingve hicle settin gswhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ionsinpar ticular :
R Ifyo uadj ustth edr iver's seat, thehead
re stra int s,thesteer ing wheel orthemir‐
ro rwhi letheve hicle isin mo tion.
R Ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion. #
Beforest ar tin gth eengine: adjustth e
dr iver's seat, thehead restra int s,the
st eer ing wheel andthemir rorand fas‐
te nyo ur seat belt. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th eseat height isadjus tedcar elessl y
If yo uadj ustth eseat height carelessly ,yo u
or other vehicle occupants couldbetrapped
and ther eb yinjur ed. 92
Seats andstow ing

Childr
eninpar ticular could acciden tally
pr ess theelectr icalseat adjus tmentbutt ons
and become trapped. #
While moving theseats, makesur eth at
han dsorother body partsdo notget
und ertheleve rasse mbly oftheseat
adjus tmentsy stem. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tohead
re stra int sno tbeing installed orbeing
adjus tedinco rrect ly
If head restra int sha ve notbe en installed or
ha ve notbe en adjus tedcor rectly ,th er eis an
incr eased risk ofinjur yin thehead andneck
ar ea, e.g. intheev ent ofan acciden tor when
br aking. #
Alw aysdr ive wit hth ehead restra int s
ins talled. #
Beforedr ivin gof f,mak esur efo rev ery
ve hicle occupant that thecent erofthe
head restra int suppor tsthebac kof the
head atabout eyeleve l. Do
notint erch ang eth ehead restra int sof the
fr ont and rear seat s.Ot her wise, youwill notbe
able toadjus tth eheight andangleof thehead
re stra int scor rectl y.
Ad jus tth ehead restra int fore -and -aftpo sitio nso
th at itis as clo seasposs ibletothebac kof your
head. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
an incorrect sea tpos ition
The seatbel tdoe sno tof ferth eint ended
le ve lof protect ion ifyo uha ve notmo vedth e
seat backres tto an almos tve rtical posit ion.
Yo uco uld slip beneathth eseat beltand
injur eyo urself . #
Adjus tth eseat proper lybef orecom‐
menc ingyour jour ne y. #
Alw aysensur eth at theseat backres tis
in an almos tve rtical posit ionand that
th eshoulder beltisrouted acr oss the
cent erofyour sho ulder . *
NO
TEDama getotheseats when moving
th eseats back The
seats maybe damag edbyobject swhen
mo ving theseats back. #
When moving theseats back,mak e
sur eth at ther ear eno objec tsinthe
fo ot we ll,under orbehin dth eseats. Seats
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1
Seatba ckrest inc linat ion
2 Seat height
3 Seat fore -and -aftpos ition #
Toadjus tth eseat fore -and-af tposi tion:
lif tle ve r3 and slideth eseat intoth e
desir edposition . #
Mak esur eth at theseat iseng aged. Ad
jus tingthe fron tse at mec hanicall yand
el ec tric all y(w ith Seat Co mf ortPa ckag e) 1
Seat backres tincli nation
2 Seat height
3 Seat cushi onincli nation
4 Seat fore -and -aftpos ition
5 Seatcus hion lengt h #
Toadjus tth eseat fore -and-af tposi tion:
lif tle ve r4 and slideth eseat intoth e
desir edposition . #
Mak esur eth at theseat iseng aged. #
Toadjus tth eseat cushionlengt h:liftle ve r
5 and slide thefront sect ionoftheseat
cushion forw ards orbac kwards. 94
Seatsand stow ing