LED MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS 2021 Owner's Guide

Re
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
tsand stow ing 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
sand stow ing 11
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Ad
aptiv efuncti ons,MUL TIBEA MLED Int
elligent LightSystem function (Cana da)
The MUL TIBEAMLEDheadlam psadap tto the
dr iving andweather situatio nand prov ide exten‐
de dfunc tions forim prove dillumination ofthe
ro ad.
The system com prises thefo llo wing functions:
R Activehe adlamp s(/ page12 4)
R Cor nering light (/ page 124)
R High wa ymod e(/ page12 5)
R Enhanced foglight funct ion(/ page12 5)
R Adversewe ather light (/page12 5)
R City lighting (/page12 5)
The system isactiv eonl ywhen itis dar k. Ac
tiv ehea dlam psfunc tion(C anada ) Fu
nctio nsoftheactiv eheadlam ps:
R The headlam psfollo wthesteer ing move‐
ments.
R Releva nt area sar ebe tter illu mina teddur ing
a jour ney.
The funct ionsareactiv ewhen thelow beam is
switc hedon.
Depen dingontheve hicle's equipment, the
cou rseof thelane inwhic hyo uar edr ivin gwill
also beevaluat edand theactiv eheadlam ps
func tion willadjus tth elight inadv ance. Cor
nering light function The
corner ing light improve sth eillumination of
th ero ad ove ra wid eang lein thetur ning direc‐
tion ,enabling better visibility ontight curves, for
ex am ple. Itcan beact ivat ed onlywhen thelow
beam isswitc hedon.
The func tion isactiv ein thefo llo wing cases :
R Atspeeds below25 mph(4 0km/h) when
th etur nsignal lightisswitc hedonorthe
st eer ing wheel istur ned
R Atspeeds between 25mph(40 km/h) and
43 mph(70 km/h) andwhen thesteer ing
wheel istur ned 12
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Light andvisib ility

Ro
undabout andintersec tion functi on:the
cor ner ing light willbe acti vatedon both sides
based onanevaluatio nof theve hicle's current
GP Spo sitio n.Itwi llre main activeuntil afte rth e
ve hicle hasleftth ero und about ortheint ersec‐
tion .
Highw aymode function (Cana da)
Hig hwaymode increase sth era ng eand bright‐
ness ofthecon eof light, enabling better visibil‐
ity . The
func tion isactiv eif afree wa yjo ur ne yis
de tected bymeans of:
R The vehicle's speed R
The multifunction camera
R Orthena vig ation system
The func tion isno tactiv ein thefo llo wing cases :
R Atspeeds below50 mph(80 km/h)
Enhanced foglight funct ion(Canad a)
The enhan cedfoglight funct ionreduces reflec‐
tion sand improve sth eillumination oftheedg e
of thero ad. The
function isaut omat icallyact ivat ed unde rth e
fo llo wing condition s:
R Atspeeds below43 mph(70 km/h) and
when there ar foglight isswitc hedon. The
funct ionisaut omaticall ydeactiv ated under
th efo llo wing condition s:
R Atspeeds above62 mph(1 00 km/h) afte r
act ivatio n.
R When there ar foglight isswitc hedoff.
Fu nction ofthead versewe ather light (Can‐
ada)
The adverse weather light reduces reflect ions in
ra inycon dition sby dimming individual LEDsin
th eheadlam ps.The driver and other road user s
ar eblin ded less asare sult.
The city lighting function (Canada)
City lighting improve sth eillumination ofroad‐
sides inurban areas usin gabr oad distribut ionof
light .
The function isact ive in thefo llo wing cases :
R Atlow speeds
R Inilluminat edpar tsof urban areas
Switc hingtheInt ellig entLight System
on/of f(Cana da)
Re quirement s:
R The ignit ionisswitc hedon. Light
andvisibilit y12
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Se
tting thelo w beam (vehicles withMUL TI‐
BEAM LEDhead lampsonl y) Multi
media system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Light
5 Low-beam Headlamps #
Select Right-side Traffic,Left -side Traffic or
Autom atic. Switc
hingtheda ytime running lampson/of f Multimedia
system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Light
5 Daytime Run.Lights #
Switc hth efunc tion onoroff. Se
tting theex terior light ingswitc h-of fdela y
tim e Re
quirement s:
R The light switc his in the0058 position . Multimedia
system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Light
5 Exterior Lightin gDelay #
Setth eswitc h-offdela ytime.
When theve hicle engine isswitc hedoff,th e
ex terior lighting willbeactiv ated forth ese t
time. Switc
hingthesur round lighting on/off Mul
timedi asy stem:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Light
5 Locat orLightin g
When LocatorLightin gis activ e,theex terior
lighting lightsupfor40 seconds afte rth eve hicle
is unloc ked. When youstar tth eve hicle, thesur‐
ro und lightingisdeac tivated and theaut omatic
dr iving lights areactiv ated. #
Activateor deacti vate thefunc tion. Int
erior lighting Ad
jus tingthe inte rior light ing Fr
ont overhead contr olpa nel 1
003D Front leftre adin glam p
2 S Automatic interior ligh ting contr ol
3 004A Front interior lighting
4 0042 Rear interior light ing
5 003D Front right readin glam p #
Toswitc hon/of f:pr ess butt on1 –5
accor dingly. Light
andvisibility 12
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Maint
enanc edispla y #
Remo veprotect ive film 1 from themaint e‐
nanc edispla yon thetip ofthene wlyins tal‐
led wiper blades.
When thecolor ofthemaint enanc edispla y
ch ang esfrom blac kto yello w, thewiper blades
should bereplaced. %
The duration untilthecolor chang esvaries
depending ontheusag econ ditions . Mir
rors Oper
ating theout side mirrors &
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 ofacci dent dueto mis‐
judgment ofdis tance when using the
fr ont-passe nger mir ror
The outside mirroron thefront passeng er
side reflect sobjec tson asmaller scale.The
objec tsinvie warein fact clos erthan they
appear . #
Ther efor e, alw ayslook over your sho ul‐
der inorder toensur eth at youar e
aw areof theactual distance betwee n
yo uand thero ad user sdr ivin gbehin d
yo u. Ligh
tand visibilit y13
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Callin
gup #
Sele ctthefront -passen geroutsi demir ror
usin gbut ton2. #
Eng agere ve rsege ar.
The fron t-passe nger out side mirrorwil lmo ve
to thestor ed par king position. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe automati cmir ror
fo lding function Multime
diasystem:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Vehicle #
Switc hAutom aticFolding onoroff. Ar
ea per meable toradio wav eson the
wind shield Ra
dio-co ntro lled equipmen t,e.g. tollsy stems,
can bemount edonlyon areas ofthewindshield
th at areper meabl eto radio wav es1.
The area per meable toradio wav es1 isbes t
visible from outside theve hicle when thewind‐
shield isilluminat edwithan additional light
sour ce. Infr
ared-r eflectiv ewindshield function
The infra red-r eflectiv ewindshield iscoat edand
re duces thebuild-up ofheat intheve hicle inte‐
ri or .
The coating shieldstheve hicle interior from
ra dio waves. 13
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Light andvisib ility

Ov
ervie wof climat econtr olsystems No
teson climat econtr ol An
interior airfilt er incom binat ionwithth epr e‐
fi lt er intheengine compartmen tmus talw aysbe
used sothat theair con ditionin gsy stem, pollu‐
tion leve lmon itor ing and theair filtration work
cor rectl y.Mak esur eth at thefilt er isins talled
cor rectl yand thefilt er housin gin theengine
com partmen tis closed correctl yus ing thecap
and alwaystightl ysealed wheninoper ation. Use
fi lt er sre comme ndedandapprove dby
Mer cedes-Ben z.Alw aysha ve ser vice workcar‐
ri ed out ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Ov
ervie wof theair condit ioning control
pa nel *
NO
TEPlug -in hybrid #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement .
Yo uco uld other wise failto recogni ze
da ngers. The
indicatorlamp son thebutt ons indicat eth at
th ecor responding functionisactiv ated. Contr
olpanel fordua l-zone automatic climatecon‐
tr ol with/wi thout statio naryheat er(exa mp le)
1 0082 Setsthete mp eratur e,lef t
2 008F Setstheair distribution
3 H Setstheair flow orswitc hesoffclimat e
cont rol 4
0058 Setsclimat econtr olto aut omat ic
(/ page13 9)
5 0064 Defrosts thewindshield
6 Vehicles withcont rolpanel fordua l-zone
au tomatic climatecontr ol(withou tst atio n‐
ar yheat er):008A callsuptheair con dition‐
ing menu
Ve hicles withcont rolpanel fordua l-zone
au tomatic climatecontr ol(with statio nary
heat er)or3-zo ne aut omat icclim atecon trol
(wit h/w ithout statio naryheat er):! calls
up theair con ditionin gmenu, switchesresid‐
ual heat on/of f(/ page14 0)
7 006C Switches there ar wind owheat er
on/of f
8 Vehicles withcont rolpanel fordua l-zone
au tomatic climatecontr olwithout statio nary
heat er:0 switches sync hroniz ation
on/ off(/ page13 9)
Ve hicles withcont rolpanel for3-zone auto‐
matic climatecontr olwithout statio nary
heat er:005A switches theA/C function
on/ off(/ page13 8) Cli
ma tecontr ol13
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Callin
gup theair -cond itioningmenu using
th ebut tonon theclima tecont rolpan el #
Press theA buttonontheclimat econ trol
panel. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe A/Cfun ction via
the multi mediasy stem The
A/Cfun ction heat s,coo lsand dehumi difies
th eve hicle's interior air. #
Call uptheair -co ndition ingmenu
(/ page13 8). #
Select FirstRowofSeats . #
Select A/C. Se
tting climat eco ntr olto aut omatic mode In
automatic mode, these tte mp eratur eis con ‐
tr olled andmaint ained atacon stant leve lby the
air suppl y. #
Press the 0058 button. #
Toswitc hto manu almode :pr es sth e H
or 008F button. Climat
est yle Clim
atest yle fun ction
The follo wing climat est yles areav ailable inaut o‐
mat icmode :
R FOCUS: highairflow ,slight lycooler setting
R MEDIUM: mediumairflow ,st andar dse tting
R DIFFUSE: low air flow ,slight lywa rmerand
dr aft-fr ee setting
Ad jus tingthe climat emode settin gs #
Callup theair con ditionin gmenu
(/ page13 8). #
Select FirstRowofSeats orSecond Rowof
Seats. #
Callup theCLIMATE MODEmenu. #
Select aclimat est yle. Se
tting theair distribut ion #
Call uptheair con ditionin gmenu
(/ page13 8). #
Select arow ofseats. #
Tosetth eair distribut ion: selec t0061,
009C or009B. #
Setth eair flow .
% Severalair distribution option scan beselec ‐
te dat thesame time,forex am ple tosetth e
cli mat econtr olforth ewindshield andthe
fo ot we llssimult aneousl y.
The 0061 climat econt rolfo rth ewindshield
can onlybe select edforth efirs tse at row . Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe climat eco ntr ol
syn chronizat ionfunction viatheair condi‐
tioni ngcontr olpa nel Climat
econ trol can besetcen trall yusing the
sync hronization function.Thetemp eratur eand
air distribution settings forth edr iver's side will
be adop tedaut omatic allyfo rth efront passeng er
side. #
Press the0 button.
The sync hroniz ation function willbedeactiv ated
if th ese ttings forone oftheot her climat econ‐
tr ol zones arech ang ed. Climat
econ trol 13
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#
Ifth eve hicle still does notst ar tand the
Place theKey inthe Marked SpaceSee
Operator's Manualdisplaymessag ealso
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y:star t
th eve hicle withth eSmar tKey inthemar ked
space (emergency operati on mod e)
(/ page 146).
% Youcan switchoffth eengine whiledriving
by pressing button1 forabo utthre esec‐
onds orby pressing button1 thre etimes
wit hin thre esecon ds.Besureto obser vethe
saf etyno tesunder "Driving tips"
(/ page14 9).
St arting theve hicl ewith theSm artK ey inthe
ma rked spa ce(emer gency oper ation mode)
If th eve hicle does notst ar tand thePlace the
Key inthe Marked SpaceSeeOperator 'sManual
messag eappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y,
yo ucan star tth eve hicle inemer gency operati on
mod e. #
Makesur eth at mar kedspace 2isem pty. #
Remo veSmar tKey 1 from theke yring. #
Place Sma rtKe y1 inmar kedspace 2.
The vehicle willstar taf te ra shor ttime.
If yo ure mo veSmar tKey 1 from mar ked
space 2theengine continues running .Fo r
fur ther vehicle star ts howe ver,Smar tKey 1
mus tbe locat edinmar kedspace 2during
th eent ire jour ney. #
Have Smar tKey 1 checkedat aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop. If
th eve hicl edoes notst ar t: #
Place SmartKey 1 inmar kedspace 2and
lea veitth er e. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal andstar tth eve hi‐
cle using thest ar t/ stop butt on.
% Youcan also switchon thepo we rsupp lyor
th eignition withth est ar t/ stop butt on. St
arting theve hicl evia Remo teOnline serv‐
ices Cooling
orheating theve hicl eint erior before
co mmenci ngyour jour ney
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.
R The star terbatt eryis suf ficie ntly charge d. 14
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Driving and parking