towing MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS 2022 User Guide

Ins
t Ins
talli ng and r alli
ng and remo emo
vingt vin
gthe to he
towing eye wing
eye #
Press themar kon cover1 inwa rdsand
re mo ve. #
Screw intheto wing eyecloc kwise asfaras it
will goand tight en. #
Mak esur eth at cover1 engages inthe
bum perwhen youre mo vetheto wing eye. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto theve hicle duetoincor -
re ct use oftheto wing eyeor trailer hitch When
ato wing eyeor trailer hitchis used to
re co vera ve hicle, theve hicle maybe damag ed
in thepr ocess. #
Onlyuse theto wing eyeor trailer hitchto
to w awa yor tow star tth eve hicle. #
Donotuse theto wing eyeor trailer hitch
to tow theve hicle during reco very. TT
o o
w w
-st -st
ar ar
ting t ting
the v he
vehic le ehic
le VV
ehic leswit ehic
leswithaut h
aut oma tictr oma
tictransm ission ansm
ission
* NO NO
TE TE
Dam ageto theaut omatic transmis-
sion duetotow star tin g The
automati ctransmissi onmaybe damag ed
in thepr ocess oftow star tin gve hicles with
aut omati ctransmi ssion. #
Vehicles withaut omati ctransmi ssion
mus tno tbe tow star ted. #
Vehicles withan aut omati ctransmi ssionmust
no tbe tow- star ted. ElectrElectr
icalfuses ical
fuses NNo o
t t
es on electr es
on electr icalfuses ical
fuses &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident andinjurydue
to ove rloaded lines
If yo umanipulat eor bridg eafa ulty fuse orif
yo ure place itwit hafuse withahigher amper -
ag e, theelectr icline could beove rloaded.
This could result ina/r e. #
Alwaysre place faulty fuses withspeci-
/ed newfuses containing thecor rect
am per age. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag edue toincor rect fuse s Electr
icalcom pone ntsorsystems maybe
damag edbyincor rect fuse s,or their function -
ality maybe sign i/can tly im pair ed. Br
eakdo wnassist ance
305 305

th
e"N ational Tra1c andMotorVe hicle SafetyAc t
of 1966". #
(1): (1):
Locat eth estat ement “The combin ed
we ight ofoccupa ntsand cargoshould never
ex ceed XXXkgorXXX lbs.”on your vehicle' s
placar d. #
(2): (2):
Determ ine thecombined weight ofthe
dr iver and passeng ersth at will beriding in
yo ur vehicle. #
(3): (3):
Subtr act thecombined weight ofthe
dr iver and passeng ersfrom XXX kgorXXX lbs. #
(4): (4):
The result ing /gur eeq uals theav ailabl e
amoun tof car goand luggage load capac ity.
Fo rex am ple, ifth e"XXX" amount equals
1,400 lbs.and ther ewill be/ve150 lbpas-
seng ersin your vehicle, theamount ofavaila-
ble cargoand luggage load capac ityis
650 lbs.(1,400 -750 (5x150) =650 lbs.) #
(5): (5):
Determ ine thecombined weight oflug-
ga ge and cargobein gloaded ontheve hicle.
That weight mayno tsaf elyex ceed theav aila- ble
cargoand luggage load capac itycalcula -
te din Step 4. #
(6): (6):
Ifyo ur vehicle willbetowing atrailer ,load
fr om your trailer willbetransf erredto your
ve hicle. Consult this manual todeterm ine how
th is reduces theav ailabl ecar goand luggage
load capac ityofyour vehicle.
% Notall vehicles areper mitt edtotow atrailer .
To wing atrailer isonl yper mitt edifatrailer -
hitc his ins talled. Please consult anaut hor ized
Mer cedes-Benz dealerifyo uha ve anyqu es-
tions about towing atrailer withyo ur vehicle.
Ev en ifyo uha ve calculat edtheto ta lload carefull y,
yo ushould stillmak esur eth at themaximum per-
missible gross weight andthemaximum gross
axle weight rating ofyour vehicle areno tex cee-
ded. Details can befound ontheve hicle identi/-
cation plate. #
Have your loaded vehicle –incl udin gdr iver ,
occupan tsand load –we ighed onave hicle
we ighbr idge.
The measur edvalues mayno tex ceed the
maximum permissible values stat ed on the
ve hicle identi/cation plate. Fu
rther relat ed subjects:
R Calculation exam ple forde term ining themaxi-
mum load(/page318)
R Tire and Loadi ngInformatio nplacar d
(/ page316)
R Tire pressur eta ble (/ page312)
R Vehicle identi/cation plate(/ page343) Calcul
ationex Calculation
exam am
ple f ple
for det or
deter er
min ingt min
ingthe maximum he
maximum
load load
The
follo wing table showsexam ples ofhowto cal-
culat eto ta land load capac itieswithva rying seat-
ing con/ gurations anddi.er entnumber sand
sizes ofoccupa nts.Thefollo wing exam ples usea
maximum loadof1500 lbs(680 kg).This isf This
isfor or
illu s illu
str tr
atio npur atio
npur poses only. poses
only.Mak esur eyo uar e
using theactual loadlimit foryo ur vehicle stat ed
on your vehicle' sTire and Loadi ngInformatio n
placar d(/ page316).
The highe rth ewe ight ofall theoccupants, the
smaller themaximum loadforlugg age. 318318
Wheels
andtires

FF
F F
atig uedet atig
uedetecti on ecti
on
see ATTEN TIONASSIS T
F F
ir s ir
st-aid kit t-ai
dkit (soT (s
oT sided) sid
ed)..... ............................290
Flacon Flacon
Inser ting/r emoving.. ..............................139
Flat tire Flat
tire
Changing awheel..... ..............................332
MOExt ended tires... ....... ........................291
No tes... .................................................. 290
TI RE FITkit.. ............................................ 292
Fl at to Flat
towing wing
see Tow- bar system
Floor mats Floor
mats.. ........ .........................................1 18
F F
og light (enhanced) og
light (enhanced).... ................................. 123
F F
oil cov oil
cover er
ing ing
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors................. 170
Fr Fr
ag r ag
rance ance
see Frag rance system
Fr Fr
ag r ag
rance syst ance
system em
Inser ting/ remo vingth e0aco n..... ...........1 39
Fr Fr
ee ee
soTw soTw
are ar
e..... ............................................ 34 F F
r r
eq eq
uencies uencies
Tw o-w ayradio ........................................ 341
Fr Fr
ont airbag (dr ont
airbag (driv iv
er er
,fr ,
fr ont passeng ont
passeng er) er)
.............. 41
Fr Fr
ont passeng ont
passeng erseat er
seat
see Seat
F F
uel uel
Additiv es..... ........................................... 347
E10.... .................... ................................ 346
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Gas <0050004D004A004F0046000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
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Qual ity(gaso <004D004A004F0046000A000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
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Re fuel ing................ ............................... 160
Sulfu rco ntent ........ ................................ 346
Ta nk cont ent.......... ................................347
F F
uel cons ump uel
cons umption indic at tion
indic ator or
Cal ling up.... .......... ................................156
F F
uncti onsea t uncti
onsea t
see Doorcont rolpanel
F F
uses uses
Bef orere placing afuse.. ........................ 305
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Fu se boxin theengine compartment ......3 06 Fu
se boxin thefront-passeng erfoot -
we ll...... ..................................................307
Fu se boxin thetrunk. ............................ 308
No tes... .................................................. 305
F F
us es us
es
se eFu ses GG
Gar Gar
ag ag
edoor opener e
door opener
Clear ingthememor y........ ......................166
Gar Gar
ag ag
edoor opener s e
door opener s
Opening/ closingthedoor...... ................1 66
Pr og ramming buttons.. ........................... 164
Re sol vingpr oblem s................................ 166
Syn chronizing thero lling code......... .......165
Gasoline Gasoline......
.............. .................................. 346
Gear Gear
shiT shiT
r r
ecommendation ecommendation.....
......................159
Genuine par Genuine
parts ts..
....... ....................................... 20
Glide mode Glide
mode.... .............. ................................ 159
Glo v Glo
ve bo x e
bo x
Air vent. .......... ....................................... 141 Ind
ex
435 435

PP
ar ar
king aid king
aid
see Parking Assist PARK TRON IC
P P
ar ar
king Assis king
AssistP t
PARK ARK
TR TR
ON IC ON
IC
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Ad justing warning tones.. .......... .............215
Fu nctio n........... ..................................... 211
Switc hingo......... ..........................214,215
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P P
ar ar
king assist king
assistance syst ance
systems ems
see ActivePa rking Assist
P P
ar ar
king br king
brak e ak
e
see Electr icpar king brak e
P P
ar ar
king f king
for an e or
an ext xt
ended per ended
period iod..
...................169
P P
ar ar
king lights king
lights........ ....................................... 119
P P
ar ar
king op king
option tion
Selecting....... ........................................ 249
P P
ar ar
king position king
position
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St oring theposition ofthefront-
passeng eroutside mirrorusing
re ve rsege ar...........................................1 33
P P
ar ar
king ser king
service vice
Selecting parking options....... ................249 P P
ASS EN ASS
ENGER AIRBA GER
AIRBAGst G
status displa y atus
displa y
see Automatic front passeng erairbag shuto.
Pa y Pa
yload load
Calculation exam ple...............................3 18
De term ining themaximum..... ................3 17
P P
er er
fume fume
see Frag rance system
P P
er er
fume at fume
atomi zer omi
zer
Se tting .......... .......... ...............................138
P P
er er
fume vial fume
vial
see Frag rance system
P P
er er
iod out ofuse iod
out ofuse
Ac tivating/dea ctivating standb ymode... 169
St andb ymode funct ion.......................... 169
P P
er er
missib leto missible
towing met wing
methods hods
.........................3 01
Pe Pe
ts int ts
inthe v he
vehic le ehic
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Plas Plastic
tr tic
trim (Ca r im
(Ca re) e)
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Po w Po
wer closing function er
closing function
Door...... .................... .............................. 70
Po w Po
wer suppl y er
suppl y
Switc hingon(start/s topbutt on)............ 142
Po w Po
wer w er
washer (car asher
(care) e)
..... ................................282 PRE-S PRE-S
AFE AFE
® ®
(anticipat (anticipat
or or
yoccupant prot y
occu pantpr otection) ection)
Fu nctio n.......... ........................................ 48
PRE-S AFE®
Sound.. .................................48
Re versing measur es................................. 48
PRE-S PRE-S
AFE AFE
® ®
Im Im
pulse Side pulse
Side
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Fu nctio n.......... ........................................ 49
PRE-S PRE-S
AFE AFE
® ®
PL PL
US (antici pat US
(antici pator or
yocc upa nt y
occ upa nt
pr ot pr
otection plus) ection
plus)
Fu nctio n.......... ........................................ 48
Re versing measur es................................. 48
Pr ev Pr
ev ent ent
ativ ativ
eoccupant prot e
occupant protection syst ection
system em
see PRE-S AFE®
(anticipat oryoccu-
pant protection)
see PRE-S AFE®
PL US (anticipat ory
occupant protection plus)
Pr Pr
o/le o/le
Cr eating ane wpro/le... ......................... 239
No tes... .................................................. 238
Sel ecting pro/ leop tion s.... ..................... 239
Pr Prog
r og
ram s am
s
se eDY NAMI CSEL ECT 44
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