towing MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS 2021 User Guide

R
Maximum permissible load3com prises the
gr os swe ight ofall vehicle occupants, load
and luggage.
R Recomme ndedtirepr ess ure 1forcold
tir es. The recomme ndedtirepr ess ures are
va lid forth emaximum permissible loadand
up tothemaximum permissible vehicle
speed.
Please alsonote:
R Information onper missib lewe ight sand loads
on theve hicle identif ication plate
(/ page342).
R Information ontirepr essur ein thetir epr es‐
sur eta ble (/ page31 2).
Fu rther relat ed subje cts:
R Determ inin gth emaximum permissible load
(/ page31 8)
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page31 0). Ste
psforDe term ining Correct Load Limit The
follo wing steps have been developed as
re qu ired ofall manuf acturersunder Title 49, Co
de ofU.S. Feder alRe gulations, Part57 5, pur‐
sua nttothe"N ational Traf fic and MotorVe hicle
Saf etyAc tof 1966". #
(1):Locat eth est at emen t“T he combined
we ight ofocc upant sand cargoshould never
exc eed XXX kgorXXX lbs.”on your vehicle's
placar d. #
(2): Determ ine thecombin edweight ofthe
dr iver and passeng ersth at will beriding in
yo ur vehicle. #
(3): Subtr actthecombin edweight ofthe
dr iver and passeng ersfrom XXX kgor
XXX lbs. #
(4): The resulting figur eeq uals theav ailable
amoun tof car goand luggageload capac ity.
Fo rex am ple, ifth e"XXX" amount equals
1, 400 lbs.and ther ewill befive 150lb pas ‐
seng ersin your vehicle, theamount ofavaila‐
ble cargoand luggageload capac ityis
65 0lbs. (1,40 0-75 0(5 x15 0) =650 lbs.) #
(5):De term ine thecombin edweight oflug‐
ga ge and cargobein gloaded ontheve hicle.
That weight mayno tsaf elyexc eed theav aila‐ ble
cargoand luggageload capac itycalc ula‐
te din Step 4. #
(6): Ifyo ur vehicle willbetowing atrailer ,
load from your trailer willbetrans ferred to
yo ur vehicle. Consult this manual todeter‐
mine howthis reduces theav ailable cargo
and luggageload capac ityofyour vehicle.
% Notall vehicles areper mitt edtotow a
trailer .To wing atrailer isonl yper mittedifa
tra iler -hit chisins talled. Please consult an
aut hor ized Mercedes -Benz dealer ifyo uha ve
an yqu estion sabout towing atrailer with
yo ur vehicle.
Ev en ifyo uha ve cal cul ated thetot alload care‐
full y,yo usho uld still mak esur eth at themaxi‐
mum permissible gross weight andthemaxi‐
mum gross axle weight rating ofyour vehicle are
no texc eeded. Details can befound ontheve hi‐
cle identif ication plate. 31
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Wheels andtires

ESP
®
Cr osswi ndAssis t.................................1 76
ESP ®
(Electr onicStabil ityProg ram) ....... 175
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ........... .176
Fu nctio n/no tes .................................... 175
Ext erior light ing
see Ligh ts
Ext erior light ing(car e)............................ 285
Ext erior mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 133, 134
Anti-g lare mode (automatic) ................1 34
Au tomatic mirrorfo lding function ........ 136
Fo lding in/out .....................................1 33
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion ..........1 05
Pa rking posit ion.............................. .....1 35
Se tting ................................................. 133 F
Fa tig ue detection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Fi re extin gui she r<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> ...............289
Fi rs t-aid kit(sof tsi ded) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> ....289
Fl aco n
Inse rting/ remo ving .............................. 141 Flat
tire .....................................................2 90
Cha nging awhe el....... .........................333
MOExt ended tires ....... .........................290
No tes .................................................. 290
TIREFIT kit...........................................2 92
Flat towing
see Tow- bar system
Floor mats................................................ 120
Fo glight (ext ended rang e) ......................1 25
Fo ilco vering
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors........ ...... 172
Fr ag rance
see Perfume atomiz er
Fr ee sof tware ............................................ 34
Fr eq uencies
Tw o-w ayradio ................................ ...... 341
Fr ont airbag (driver ,fr ont passeng er).....4 2
Fr ont passeng erseat
see Seat
Fu el ...........................................................3 46
Ad ditiv es........................................ .....3 46
E1 0 ....... .......................................... ..... 345 Fu
elreser ve <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 346
Ga sol ine <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 345
Qua lity (gas oline )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 345
Re fuel ing ............................................. 162
Sul fur cont ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 345
Ta nk cont ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ...............346
Fu nction seat
see Door controlpanel
Fu ses ........................................................ 305
Bef orere placing afuse ........................ 305
Dashboar dfuse box.............................3 07
Fu se assignment diagram...................3 05
Fu se boxin theengine compartmen t.. 306
Fu se boxin thefront -passen gerfo ot ‐
we ll...................................................... 307
Fu se boxin thetrunk ........................... 308
No tes .................................................. 305
Fu ses
see Fuses G
Gar agedoor opener
Clea ring thememor y........................... 168
Opening orclosing thedoor ................1 68 Inde
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Oper
ator's Manua l(digital) ....................... 18
Op timiz edacceler ation........................... 148
Ac tivati ng ........... ................................. 148
Ov erhead controlpanel
Ov ervie w ................................................ 12 P
Pa int code ................................................ 342
Pa intw ork(cleaning instructions) .........2 83
Pa nel heating
Se tting .................................................1 01
Pa nic alar m................................................ 67
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ..............67
Pa nor ama roof wit hpo we rtil t/s lidin g
pane l
see Sliding sunroo f
Pa rk pos ition
Inser ting<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> ...........159
Sel ecting automatical ly<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 159
Pa rking
see Elec tric par kingbr ak e Pa
rking aid
see Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C
Pa rking Assis tPA RK TRONI C<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 215
Ac tivati ng ........... ................................. .218
Ad jus ting warning tones <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 219
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>215
Swi tching off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 218
Sy stem limit ations ........................... ....2 15
Pa rking assis tance systems
see ActivePa rking Assist
Pa rking brak e
see Elec tric par kingbr ak e
Pa rking foran extended period .............. 171
Pa rking light s...........................................1 21
Pa rking posit ion
Ex terior mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 135
St or ing theposition ofthefront -
passeng eroutside mirrorusi ng
re ve rsege ar .................................... .....1 35
PA SSEN GERAIRBAGstatus displa y
see Automatic front pass engerfront
airb agshut off Pa
yload
Calculat ionexam ple .............................3 19
De term inin gth emaximum ...................3 18
Pe rfume
see Perfume atomiz er
Pe rfume atomizer .................................... 141
Inser ting/r emoving theflacon .............1 41
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 140
Pe rfume vial
see Perfume atomiz er
Pe riod out ofuse
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating standb y
mode ...................................................1 72
St andb ymode function ........................ 171
Pe rm itted towing methods .....................3 01
Pe ts inthe vehicl e...... ...............................64
Plas tictrim (Car e)................................... 286
Po we rcl os ingfun ction
Doo r............ ............. .............................72
Po we rsupp ly
Swi tching on(Start/S topbutt on) ........ 144
Po we rwa sher (care)...............................2 83 43
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