towing MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS COUPE 2009 User Guide

Distroni
cPlusm aydetect vehicles tha tare
crossing your lane by mistake. Activating Dis-
troni cPlusatt rafficlight swithc rossing traf-
fic ,for example, could cause your vehicl eto
pull away unintentionally. SPEEDTRONIC
Speedtroni cbrakes automaticall ysothatyou
do not exceed the se tspeed. On long and
steep downhil lgradients ,especially if the
vehicl eisladen or towing atrailer, yo umust
shift to alower gear in good tim eorselect
shift range 1,2or 3on vehicles with auto-
matic transmission* .Bydoing so, yo uwill
make us eofthe braking effect of the engine,
which relieves the load on the brake system
and prevents the brakes fro moverheating
and wearing too quickly. If yo uneeda ddi-
tional braking ,depress the brake pedal
repeatedly rathe rtha nc ontinuously. G
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Never depress the brake peda lcontinuously
whil ethe vehicl eisinmotion, e.g .neve rcause
the brakes to ru bbyapplyingconstant slight
peda lpressure. This cause sthe brake system
to overheat, increase sthe braking distance
and can lead to the brakes failing completely. G
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Do not change down for additional engine
braking on aslipper yroads urface. This could
cause the drive wheels to lose their gri pand
the vehicl ecould skid.
Yo uc an se tavariable or permanent limit
speed:
R variable for speedlimit s, e.g .inbuilt-up
areas
R permanent for long-term spee drestric-
tions, e.g .for driving on winter tyres
(Y page 135) G
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Speedtroni ciso nlyana iddesigne dtoassist
driving. Yo uareresponsibl efor the vehicle's
spee dand for braking in good time.
i Thes peed indicated in the speedometer
ma ydiffe rs ligh tlyf romt he limi tspeed
stored.
Variabl eSpeedtronic With the cruis
econtro llev er,y ou can operate
cruis econtrol, Distroni cPlus* and variable
Speedtronic.
Th eL IM indicator lamp on the cruis econtrol
lever indicates which syste myouhave selec-
ted:
R LIM indicator lamp off:
Cruise contro lorDistroni cPlus* is selec-
ted.
R LIM indicator lamp lit:
Variable Speedtroni ciss elect ed.
Yo uc an us ethe cruis econtro llev er to limit
the spee dtoany spee dabove 30 km/h while
the engine is running. 0046
To stor ethe current spee dorahigher
speed
0047 LIM indicator lamp
008A To stor ethe current spee dortocallup
the last stored speed
0088 To stor ethe current spee doralower
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R
the driver's door is close doryourseatb elt
is fastened.
R the parking brake is not applied.
R the bonnet is closed.
R on vehicles with automatic transmission*,
D, Ror Nis selected.
R Distroni cPlus* is deactivated
Activatin gthe HOL Dfunction X
Make sure tha tthe activatio nconditions
ar em et.
X Depres sthe brake. Vehicle
switha utomatic transmission* (example)
X With increase dforce depress the brake
peda lfur the runtil HOLD 0046appear sinthe
multi-functio ndisplay.
Th eH OLDf unctio nisa ctivated .You can
release the brake pedal.
i If depressing the brake peda lthe first
tim edoesn ot activate the HOL Dfunction,
wait briefl yand the ntry again. G
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Th ev ehicle' sbrakes ar eapplied when the
HOL Dfunctio nisa ctivated. For thi sreason,
deactivate the HOL Dfunctio nift he vehicl eis
to be se tinmotion by other means (e.g. in a
car wash or by towing). Deactivatin
gthe HOL Dfunction Th
eH OLDf unctio nisd eactivated automati-
cally if:
R yo ua ccelerate. On vehicles with automatic
transmission* ,thiso ccurs onl yifDorRis
selected.
R on vehicles with automatic transmission*,
yo um ovet he selector lever to P.
R yo ua ctivate Distroni cPlus*.
R yo ur elease the brakes and appl ythem
agai nwithac ertainamount of pressure
unti lthe HOLD message in the multi-func-
tio nd isplay goes out. G
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Never ge toutof the vehicl ewhent he HOLD
functio nisa ctivated.
Th eH OLDf unctio nm ustn eve rbeo perated
or deactivated by apassenge rorfromo utside
the vehicle.
Th eH OLDfunctio ndoesn ot replace the park-
ing brake and must not be used for parking.
Th eb raking effect of the HOL Dfunctio nis
cancelle dand the vehicl ecould rol lawa yif:
R the HOL Dfunctio nisd eactivate dby
depressing the accelerator peda lorthe
brake pedal.
R there is amalfunctio nint he syste moran
interruption in the powe rsupply, e.g.bat-
tery failure.
R the electrica lsystemint he engine com-
partment, the battery or the fuse saretam-
pered with.
R the battery is disconnected. G
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If yo uleave the vehicl eorparki t, deactivate
the HOL Dfunctio nand secure the vehicle
against rolling away. 136
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One or more segments light up as the vehicle
approaches an obstacle, depending on the
vehicle's distance to the obstacle.
From the:
R
sixth segment onwards, you will hear an
intermittent warning tone for approx-
imately two seconds.
R seventh segment onwards, you will hear a
warning tone for approximately two sec-
onds. You have reached the minimum dis-
tance.
Deactivating/activating PARKTRONIC 0046
Indicator lamp
0047 To deactivate/activate PARKTRONIC
If indicator lamp 0046lights up, PARKTRONIC is
deactivated. Parking Guidance is also deacti-
vated.
i PARKTRONIC is automaticallya ctivated
when you turn the key to position 2in the
ignition lock.
Trailer towing* PARKTRONIC is deactivated for the rear area
when you establish an electrical connection
between your vehicle and atrailer.
! Fold in the ball coupling if the trailer tow
hitch is not required.P ARKTRONIC meas-
ures the minimum detection range to an
obstacle from the bumper, not the ball cou-
pling. Parking Guidance*
Parking Guidance is an electronic parking aid
with ultrasound. Ultrasound is used to meas-
ure the road on both sides of the vehicle. A
suitablep arking space is indicated by the
parking symbol. You receive steering instruc-
tions when parking. You may also use PARK-
TRONIC (Y page 138). G
Risk of accident
Parking Guidance is merely an aid and may
recommend parking spaces that are not suit-
able for parking. For example, these might be
spaces where parking is prohibited, drive-
ways, unsuitables urfaces, etc.
Parking Guidance measures the parking
space as you drive past it. Any later changes
to the parking space are not taken into
account. For instance, this may be the case
when the vehicle parked in front of or behind
the space changes its position or when an
obstacle is moved into the parking space.
Parking Guidance does not relieve you of the
responsibility for paying attention. If you rely
solely on Parking Guidance, you could cause
an accident and injure yourselfa nd others.
You are always responsible for safety and
must continue to pay attention to your imme-
diate surroundings when parking and
manoeuvring. G
Risk of accident
Objects located above the height range of
Parking Guidance will not be detected when
the parking space is measured. These are not
taken into account when the parking proce-
dure is calculated, e.g. overhanging loads, tail
sections or loading ramps of goods vehicles.
In some circumstances, Parking Guidance
might therefore issue steering instructions
too soon. This may lead to acollision. For this
reason, you should avoid using Parking Guid-
ance in such situations. 140
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in the multi-function display will direc
tyou
to the final position.
X Manoeuvre, if necessary.
X Always observe the warnin gmessages dis-
played by PARKTRONI C(Ypage 138).
Cancelling Parking Guidance X
Press the PARKTRONI Cbutton on the
centr econsole (Y page 138).
Parking Guidanc eiscancelled immediately
and PARKTRONI Cisdeactivated.
Parking Guidanc eiscancelled automatically
if it is no longer possible to guide you int othe
parking space, or if amalfunction occurs.
The parking space symbol disappears and the
Parking Guidance cancelled message
appears in the multi-function display.
Trailer towing* For vehicles with
atrailer coupling, the mini-
mum length for parking spaces is slightly
increased.
If you have attached atrailer to your vehicle,
you should not use Parking Guidance. When
the electrical connection is established
between your vehicle and the trailer, Parking
Guidanc ecease stobea vailable. PARK-
TRONI Cisdeactivated for the rear area. Reversing camera*
The reversin gcamera is an optical aid. It
shows the area behin dyour vehicle in the
COMAND APS display. G
Risk of injury
Make sure that no persons or animals are in
the manoeuvrin grange. Otherwise, they
could be injured. The reversin
gcamera is located in the handle
strip of the boot lid. Example: Coupé
0046
Reversing camera
View through th ecamera The area behin
dthe vehicle is displayed in a
mirrored fashion, as in the rear-view mirror. G
Risk of accident
The reversin gcamera is only an aid and may
display obstacles in adistorted or incorrect
manner, or may not even display the matall.
The reversin gcamera does not reliev eyou of
the responsibility to pay attention. The cam-
era cannot show objects:
R very near to the rear bumper
R below the rear bumper
R in the area immediately above the boot lid
handle
You are always responsible for safet yand
must continue to pay attention to your imme-
diate surroundings when parking and
manoeuvring. This applies to the areas
behind, in front of and nex ttothe vehicle. You
could otherwise endanger yourself and oth-
ers. G
Risk of accident
Under the followin gcircumstances, the
reversin gcamera will not function ,orfunction
in alimited manner:
R if the boot lid is open
R in heavy rain, sno worfog Driving systems
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Wind deflector
0047extends. The head
restraints on the rear bench seats and AIR-
CAP draught stop 008Amove to the centre posi-
tion simultaneously.
If one or two passengers in the rear compart-
ment then fasten their seat belts, the head
restraints in the rear bench seats and AIRCAP
draught stop 008Amove to the upper position.
i If, when AIRCAP is extended, you park
your vehicle with the soft top down and
remove the key, the wind deflector and the
head restraints in the rear compartment
retract automatically. When you return to
your vehicle and start the engine again, the
wind deflector and the head restraints in
the rear compartment are extended again.
i AIRCAP cannot be extended or retracted
if the vehicle speed exceeds 160 km/h. Retracting AIRCAP X
Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
X Press button 0046.
The two indicato rlamps on the AIRCAP but-
ton go out. Wind deflector 0047retracts. The
head restraints on the rear bench seats and
AIRCAP draught stop 008Amove to the low-
est position simultaneously.
i If there are passengers wearing seat belts
in the rear compartment ,the head
restraints on the rear bench seats and the
AIRCAP draught stop remain in the upper
position.
Retracting the head restraints on the
rear bench seats from the driver's seat To improve the rear view, you can retract the
head restraints on the rear bench seats indi-
vidually (Y
page 69). The wind deflector
remains in its curren tposition. Loading and stowing
Loading guidelines (Coupé)
G
Risk of injury
Secure and position the load as described in
the loading guidelines.
Otherwise, vehicle occupant scould
be injured by the load being thrown around in
the event of sharp braking, asudden change
in direction or an accident.
You will find further information in the "Secur-
ing aload" section.
Even if you follow all the loading guidelines,
the load will increase the risk of injury in the
event of an accident. G
Risk of poisoning
Keep the boot lid closed while the vehicle is
in operation .Otherwise, you could be pois-
oned by exhaust fumes entering the vehicle. Loading and stowing
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The handling characteristics of
aladen vehi-
cle are dependent on the distribution of the
load within the vehicle. For this reason, you
should observe the following notes when
transportin gaload:
R never exceed the maximum permissible
gross vehicle weight or the permissible axle
loads for the vehicle (including occupants).
R position heavy loads as far forwards and as
low in the boot as possible.
R the load must not protrude above the upper
edge of the seat backrests.
R alway splace the load against the rear or
fronts eat backrests. Make sure that the
seat backrest sare securely locked into
place.
R alway splace the load behind unoccupied
seats if possible.
R secure the load with sufficiently stron gand
wear-resistan tload restraints. Pad sharp
edges for protection.
i Load restraints are available at any quali-
fied specialist workshop, e.g. aMercedes-
Benz Servic eCentre. Stowage compartments
G
Risk of injury
The stowage compartmentsm ust be closed
when items are stored in them. Luggage nets
are not designed to secure heavy items of
luggage.
You or other vehicle occupant scould be
injured by object sbeing thrown around if you:
R brake sharply
R change direction suddenly
R are involved in an accident
Sharp-edged and fragile object smust not be
placed in the luggage net. Do not place hard object
sinthe map pockets.
Object smust not protrude from the map
pockets.
Glove compartment i
Dependin gonthe vehicle's equipment,
there is an AUX-IN connection installed in
the glove compartment,oraM edia Inter-
face*, which is auniversal interface for
portable audio equipment, e.g. for an iPod
or USB device; see the separate Audio or
COMAND APS* operating instructions. X
To open: pull handle 0046and fold out glove
compartment flap 0047.
X To close: fold glove compartment flap 0047
upwards until it engages. X
To lock: insert the emergenc ykey element
(Y page 249) into the lock and turn it 90°
clockwise to position 004B.
X To unlock: insert the emergenc ykey ele-
ment (Y page 249) into the lock and turn
it 90° anti-clockwise to position 004A.166
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Stowage compartment in the centre
console Coupé shown as an example
X
To open: slide cover 0046back.
Stowage compartment/telephone
compartment under the armrest Coupé shown as an example
X
To open: press left-handb utton0047or right-
hand button 0046.
The stowage compartmen topens. Through-loading facility in the rear com-
partment (Cabriolet) X
Fold down rear seat armrest 008A.
X Pull handle 0046and fold cover 0047down-
wards. Cup holder
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Risk of injury
The stowage compartments must be closed
during the journey when items are stored in
them. Otherwise, vehicle occupants could be
injured by objectsb eing thrown around if you:
R brake sharply
R change direction suddenly
R are involved in an accident
Only use the cup holders for containers of a
suitable size and which have lids. Otherwise,
the drinks could spill.
Cup holders should not be used for hot drinks.
Otherwise, you may scald yourself. Loading and stowing
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Cup holder* in th
ecentre console Example
:Coupé
0046 Cup holder
0047 Cover
X To open: slide cover 0047back.
Fitting/removing th ecup holder
Removing X
Inser tasuitable tool int ogroove 0047and
carefully release th ecup holde ronthe
front-passenger side so that retainer 008Ais
visible.
X Pull th ecup holde rslightly upwards until
th es top.
X Inser tasuitable tool int ogroove 0046and
carefully release th ecup holde ronthedriv-
er' ss ide. At th esame time, pull th ecup
holde rupwards slightly until th estop.
X Alternately pris eout th ecup holde ratthe
groove on passenger side 0046and driver's
side 0047.S imultaneously pull th ecup holder
upwards until it can be removed. Fitting
X
Inser tleft and righ tgrooves 0047of th ecup
holde rint os ide tongues 008A.Simultane-
ously insert th ecup holde rinsuchaw ay
that th ewedge of th eupper sectio nofcup
holder 0046faces forwards.
X Press th ecup holde rdown until it engages
on th efront-pa ssenger side.
Cup holder in th erear-compartment
console Coupé (doubl
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Cabriolet (double cup holder, lengthways)
X
To open (Coupé): slide cover0046forwards.
X To open (Cabriolet): slide thecover in the
direction of arrow 0047for th efront cup
holde rand in th edirection of arrow 0046for
th er ear cup holder. Luggage net in th
efront-passenger
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Only place lightweigh tobject sintheluggage
net .Don otuse it to transport heavy, sharp-
edged or fragile objects. The luggage net can-
no tsecure th eobject ssufficiently in th eevent
of an accident. Through-loading feature for rear
bench seat (Coupé)
The left-hand and right-han drear seat backr-
est scan be folded down to increas ethe boot
capacity. G
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Do no tcarry heav yorhard object sinside the
vehicle or in th eboot unless they are secured.
Otherwise, you and other vehicle occupants
coul dbei njured by object sbein gthrown
aroun dthe vehicle in th eeven tofs harpbrak-
ing ,as udden chang eindirection or an acci-
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Always driv ewith th eboot lid closed. Exhaust
fumes coul dotherwise enter th evehicle inte-
rior.
Foldin gthe rea rseat backres tforwards i
Vehicles with aMemory function*: when
you fold on eorbothp artsoft herear seat
backres tforwards ,the respectiv efront
seat moves forward slightly, when neces-
sary, in orde rtoavoid contact.
X Vehicles without Memory function*: if nec-
essary, mov ethe driver' sorfront-
passenger seat forwards.
X Open th eboot/luggage compartment.
X Pull right-han dorleft-hand release han-
dle 0046on th erear seat backrest.
The correspondin grear seat backres tisnot
engaged. X
Fol drear seat backrest 0047forward.
X If necessary, mov ethe driver' sorfront-
passenger seat back. Loading and stowing
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Folding th
erears eat backres tback X
If necessary, mov ethe driver' sorfront-
passenger seat forward.
! Mak esure that th eseat belt does not
become trapped when foldin gthe rear seat
backrest back. Otherwise, it could be dam-
aged.
X Swin grear seat backrest 0046bac kuntil it
engages. G
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Mak esure that th erear seat backrest is cor-
rectl yengage dinp osition .Otherwise, vehicle
occupant scould be injured by object sbeing
thrown aroun difyou:
R brak esharply
R chang edirection suddenly
R are involved in an accident
If th erear seat backrest is no tengaged, it will
appear in th emulti-function display in the
instrumen tcluster.
i You should always engage th erear seat
backrest sifyou do no tneedt he through-
loadin gfeature. This will preven taccess to
th eb oot from th evehicl einterior.
X If necessary, mov ethe driver' sorfront-
passenger seat back. Securing
aload
Lashing eyelets G
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Distribut ethe load on th elashing eyelets
evenly.
Otherwise, vehicl eoccupant scould be
injured by object sbein gthrown aroun difyou:
R brak esharply
R chang edirection suddenly
R are involved in an accident
Pleas eobserv ethe loadin gguidelines.
Observ ethe followin gpoints or guidelines
when securin gloads:
R secure th eload usin gthe lashing eyelets.
R do no tuse elastic straps or nets to secure
al oad, as these are only intended as an
anti-slip protection for light loads.
R do no trout elashing material sacross sharp
edge sorc orners.
R pad shar pedge sfor protection.
The are four lashing eyelet sintheboot on the
Coupé and two lashing eyelet sintheboot sill
on th eCabriolet. Coupé shown as an example
X
Coupé: foldupt helashing eyelets 0046next
to th erear seat backrest and put them
throug hthe slitsint hecarpet. 170
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