ECU MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS 2021 Owner's Guide

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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‐
wa rds. Seats
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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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til
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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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
phone stow agecom partment . 11
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Ins
tallin gand remo ving the floor mats &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
object sin thedr iver's foot we ll
Obj ectsin thedr iver's foot we llma yim pede
pedal trav el or bloc kadepr essed pedal.
This jeopar dizestheoper ating androad
saf etyof theve hicle. #
Stow allobj ect sin theve hicle secur ely
so that they canno tget intoth edr iver's
fo ot we ll. #
Alw aysins tallth efloor mats securely
and asprescr ibed inorder toensur e
th at ther eis alw ayssuf ficie ntroom for
th epedals. #
Donotuse loose floor mats anddonot
place floor mats ontopof one another. #
Toins tall: press studs 1onto holder s2. #
Toremo ve:pu llth efloor mat offholder s2. 12
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Cha
rging thest ar terbatt erybe fore star ting
th ejou rney
If th eve hicle batteryis disc harged, youcan
re cei veames sageon your smar tphon e.Youcan
th en star tth eve hicle withth esmar tphon eto
ch arge thebatt ery. The vehicle isaut omatically
switc hedoffaf te rte nminu tes.
Ensur eth efo llo wing beforest ar tin gth eengine:
R The legalstipulation sin thear ea wher eyo ur
ve hicle ispar kedallo wengin est ar tin gvia
smar tphon e.
R Itis saf eto star tand runth eengine where
yo ur vehicle ispar ked.
R The fuel tank issu fficien tly full.
St arting theve hicl e(R emo teOnline) &
WARNIN GRisk ofcrus hing orentr ap‐
ment dueto unin tentio nalstar tin gof the
engine
Limbs couldbecrushed ortrapped ifth e
engine isstar tedunint entionall ydur ing
ser vice ormaint enanc ewo rk. #
Alw ayssecur eth eengine agains tunin‐
te ntio nalstar tin gbef orecar rying out
maint enanceorrepair work. Re
quirement s:
R Park position 005Disselect ed.
R The anti- theftalar msystem isno tactiv ated.
R The panic alarmisno tactiv ated.
R The hazar dwa rning light system isswitc hed
of f.
R The hood isclosed.
R The door sar eclosed andlocked.
R The windo wsand slidin gsun roof areclosed. #
Startth eve hicle using thesmar tphon e.
Af tereve ryengine star t,th eengine runs for
te nminu tes.
Yo ucan carryout amaximum oftwoconsec u‐
tiv est ar tin gatt em pts. Yo umus tst ar tth eve hicle
once withth eSmar tKey bef oretrying tostar t
th eengine again withth esmar tphon e.youcan
st op theve hicle again atanytime. %
Further information canbefound inthe
smar tphone app.
Secur ingtheengine agains tst ar ting before
car rying out maintenance orrepair work: #
Swi tchon thehazar dwa rning light system.
or #
Unloc kth edoor s.
or #
Open aside windo wor thesliding sunroof. Br
eaking-in notes To
preser vetheengine during thefirs t
10 00 mile s(1 500 km):
R Drive at varying road spee dsand engine
spee ds.
R Donotdr ive at spee dsgrea terth an 85 mph
(1 40 km/ h).
R Drive th eve hicle indrive pr ogr am A
or ;.
R Shif tto thene xt highes tge ar attheve ry lat‐
es twhen theneedle reac hes thelas tth ird
bef oreth ere dar ea intheta ch ome ter. Dr
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#
Movethesteer ing wheel tothest ra ight -
ahead position. #
Selec tth espor tiestav ailable drive pr ogram
B orC(/ page15 7). #
Dea ctivateESP ®
(/ page 176). #
Dep ress and hold thebr ak epedal firm lywith
yo ur leftfo ot . #
With your right foot ,full ydepr esstheaccel‐
er ator pedal. #
Afterno mor eth an five seconds, take your
lef tfo ot quickl yof fth ebr ak e, but keep the
acc elerat orpedal depresse d.
The vehicle pullsaway atmax imum acceler a‐
tio n. #
Swit chon ESP ®
once theaccelera tionproce‐
dur eis com plete.
Endin gop tim ized acceler ation #
Remo veyour foot from theacceler ator pedal. #
React ivat eth eES P®
.
% Afteryo upull away wit hop tim ized accelera‐
tio n,com ponentsof thedr ivet ra in can
becom eve ry hot,whic hmeans that opti‐ miz
edacc eleration values maybe reac hed
ag ain onlyafte ra fe w min utes. No
teson driving &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
object sin thedr iver's foot we ll
Obj ectsin thedr iver's foot we llma yim pede
pedal trav el or bloc kadepr essed pedal.
This jeopar dizestheoper ating androad
saf etyof theve hicle. #
Stow allobj ect sin theve hicle secur ely
so that they canno tget intoth edr iver's
fo ot we ll. #
Alw aysins tallth efloor mats securely
and asprescr ibed inorder toensur e
th at ther eis alw ayssuf ficie ntroom for
th epedals. #
Donotuse loose floor mats anddonot
place floor mats ontopof one another. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto inc or‐
re ct foot we ar
In cor rect foot we arinc ludes, forex am ple:
R Shoes withplat form soles
R Shoes withhigh heels
R Slipper s #
Alw ayswe arsuit able foot we arso that
yo ucan operat eth epedals safely. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifth eignition
is switc hedoffwhile driving
If yo uswit choffth eignition whiledriving,
saf etyfun ction sar ere strict ed orno long er
av ailable.
Yo uwill need touse considerably morefo rc e
to steer and brak e, forex am ple. #
Donotswit choffth eignition whiledriv‐
ing. Dr
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The
letter ing inthesegment willlight upbrightl y,
th eout eredg ewill light upand thesegment will
fi ll up when thefo llo wing drivin gst yle is adop‐
te d:
R 1 Steady speed
R 2 Gentle deceler ationandrolling
R 3 Moderat eacc eler ation
The letter ing inthesegment willbegra y,the
out eredg ewill bedar kand thesegment will
em ptywhen thefo llo wing drivin gst yle is adop‐
te d:
R 1 Fluct uations inspeed
R 2 Hea vybraking
R 3 Spor tyaccelera tion
The ECOdispla ywill showyo uwhen youha ve
dr iven econ omicall y:
R The thre esegment swill fill up com pletely at
th esame time
R The edgesaround allthre esegment swill
light up The
additional rang eac hieve das are sult ofyour
dr ivin gst yle in com parison withadr iver wit ha
ve ry spor tydriving style will besho wninthe
cent erofdispl ay4 .The rang edispl ayed does
no tindicat eafixe dre duction incon sum ption. ECO
Assis tfunct ion *
NO
TEPlug -in hybrid #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement .
Yo uco uld other wise failto recogni ze
da ngers. Ve
hicl eswith a48 Von-b oardele ctrical sys‐
te m (EQ Boo sttech nology):
EC OAssis tanalyz esdat afo rth eve hicle's expec‐
te dro ute. This allowsthesy stem tooptimally
adjus tth edr iving style fo rth ero uteahead, save
fuel andrecup erate. Ifth esy stem detects an
eve ntahead, e.g .a spe edlimit oraro und about ,
it will appear onthemultifunc tiondispla y.The
fo llo wing symbols canbedispla yed: Ex
am ples ofan eve ntahead 1
Event ahead
2 Distance displ ayforth eev ent ahead
3 "Foo tof fth eacceler ator" prom pt 15
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Driving and parking