MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE 2017 Owners Manual

Yo
uc ould be hit byan unsecured load during
sudden changes in direction ,brakin gorin
th ee vent of an accident. #
Alw ayss towo bjectsins uchaw aythat
th ey canno tbethrow na round. #
Secur eobjects, luggag eorloads
agains tslippin gortipping over,e.g. by
usin glashing material, evenify ou are
using thel oad compartmen tcover. *
NO
TEDama getothel oad compartment
co verw hen loading thev ehicle The load compartment co
verm aybe dam‐
aged when loading thev ehicle. #
Do no tplace an yobjectsa bove the
lo we redgeoft he side windo wsor on
th el oad compartmen tcover. The load compartmen
tcove rand thes afet yn et
fo rm thec ombined luggag ecover and net.
When thel oad compartmen tcover is clipped in,
no objects in thel oad compartmen tshould
obstruct thed ownwards mo vement of thec over when
thet ailgat eisclosed. The load compart‐
men tcover will otherwise be raised again auto‐
matically.
Extending/r etra ctin gthe loa dcompa rtment
co ver #
Toextend: pull load compartmen tcover 1
bac kbyg rabh andle 2and clip it int othe
brac kets on thel efta nd right.
The load compartmentc overraises automati‐
call ywhen thet ailgat eisopened and lo wers
again when thet ailgat eisclosed. Re
traction #
Remo vethel oad compartmen tcover 1
from theb rack etsont he lef tand right. #
Guide thel oad compartmen tcover 1 for‐
wa rdsont he grab handle 2until it is fully
re tracted.
The contou rplate ofthee xtende dloa dc ompa rt‐
ment co ver1can be used in thre ep ositions:
R folded up by45° (loading position)
R horizontal position (driving position)
R folded down and loc kedinp lace (rattle-free
position when driving)
Installing/removing thec ombined luggage
co vera nd net
Requ irements:
R The load compartment co vera nd saf etyn et
ar er etra cted.
Re moving
Re mo vethec ombined luggag ecover and net
from thel oad compartment, or from thel eft-
hand rear door if thes eat backrests ar efolded
fo rw ards. 11 8
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#
Press button 2. #
Foldthec ombined luggag ecove rand net
backwards wit hthe seat backres tfolded up. #
First,d etac ht he combined luggag ecover
and ne tfroml eft-han dcatch 1 and then
re mo veit from right-hand brac ket4. Fi
tting #
Slide thec ombined luggag ecover and net
int or ight-hand brac ket4uptothes top. #
Place thec ombined luggag ecover and net
int ot he left-hand brac keta nd slid eitinto
catch 1unti lthe combined luggag ecover
and ne tengages audibl y.
Re dlockv erification ind icator 3mus tno
longer be visible.
At tachin gthe combined lug gage covera nd
ne ttot herear seat backrest
* NO
TEDama getothec ombined luggage
co vera nd ne twhen attaching it tothe
seat backrest When
thec ombined luggag ecover and ne tis
attached tothes eat backrest, it ma ybe
damaged when thes eat backres tisfolded
bac k. #
Do no tfold thes eat backrests bac k. Re
quirements:
R The seat backrests ar efolded forw ards. #
Inser tcombined luggag ecover and net 2
int ob othg uides 1and push it up tothe
st op in thed irection of thea rrow.
To disassemble thec ombined luggag ecove rand
net, follo wt he instructions in reve rseo rder. Seats and
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At
tachin gthe saf etyn et &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue topoorly
secured objects
On its own,thes afet yn etcanno tsecur eor
re stra in heavy objects, items of luggag eand
heavy loads.
Yo uc ould be hit byan unsecured load during
sudden changes in direction ,brakin gorin
th ee vent of an accident. Ther eisan
increased risk of injur yorevenf atal injur y. #
Alw ayss towo bjectsins uchaw aythat
th ey canno tbethrow na round. #
Secur eobjects, luggag eorloads
agains tslippin gortipping over,e.g. by
usin glashing material, evenify ou are
using thes afet yn et. Fo
rs afet yr easons, alw aysu seasafet yn etwhen
transporting aload.
Damaged saf etyn etsc an no lon gerfulfil their
pr otectiv efunction sand mus tbereplaced. Visit
aq ualified specialis tworks hop. Saf
etyn etwithout load compartment
enlar gement #
Pull thes afet yn etfrom ther ear benc hseat
bac ktot herear usin gtab 1. #
Hook thes afet yn etinto eye lets2,f irst on
th el eft, then on ther ight. Saf
etyn etwith load compartment enlar ge‐
ment #
Guid ethe saf etyn etupwards on thet ab 1. #
Hook thes afet yn etinto thee yelets 2. Overvie
wofthe tie-down eyes Obser
vethen otes on loading thev ehicle
(→ pag e111). 12 0
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1
Tie-down eyes Overvie
wofbag hooks &
WARNING Risk of inju rywhen using bag
hook swithh eavy objects
The bag hook scanno trestrain heavy objects
or items of luggage. Object
soritems of luggag ecould be thrown
aroun dand thereb yhitve hicle occupants
when braking or abruptl ychanging direc‐
tions. #
Onlyhang light objectsont he bag
hooks. #
Neverh ang hard, sharp-edged or fragile
objects on theb ag hooks. Obser
vethen otes on loading thev ehicle
(→ pag e111).
The bag hook can bear amaximum load of 3kg.
Do no tuse itto secur eaload. 1
Bag hook Hooking
thel uggag enet &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue toobjects
being stowedincorr ectly
If objects in thev ehicle interior ar estowed
incor rectly ,the yc an slide or be thrown Seats and
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aroun
dand hit vehicle occupants. In addi‐
tion, cup holders, open stowages paces and
mobile phon ebrack etsc ann otalw aysr etain
all object stheyc ontain.
The reisar isk of inju ry,p articularly in the
ev ent of sudden braking or asudden change
in direction. #
Alw ayss towo bjectssot hatthey can‐
no tb ethrow na roun dins uchs itua‐
tions. #
Alw aysm akes uret hat objectsdon ot
pr otru de from stowages paces, luggage
nets or stowagen ets. #
Close thel oc kable stow ages paces
befor estarti ngajou rney. #
Stow and secur eobject sthat ar eheavy,
hard, poin ted, sharp-edged, fragile or
to ol arge inthel oad compartment. Obser
vethen otes on loading thev ehicle.
The luggag enetisavailable fora llve hicles
exc epth ybrid vehicles. #
Vehicles wit haload compartment pac kage:
inse rttheb rack etsw itht he tie-down eyes
int ot he load rails (→ page123). #
Fold up thet ie-down eyes. #
Hook thel uggag enet1 intot he front and
re ar tie-down eyes. EAS
Y-PA CK load-securing kit Note
sont he EAS Y-PA CK load-securing kit
The EA SY-PAC Kload-securing kit allows youto
use your load co mpartment forav ariety of pur‐
poses. The component sarelocated in thes tow‐
ag es pac eunde rthe load compartment floor. 1
Bag containing theb rack etsa nd luggage
holder
2 Telescopic rod 12 2
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Insertin
gthe brac kets in tothel oad rail #
Inser tbrack et 1 intot he centre of loadrail
5. #
Press release knob 3and slide brac ket1
int ot he desired position in load rail5. #
Letgoofr elease knob 3. #
Press locking button 4.
The brac ket1hasb eens ecured in the
selected position in thel oad rail5. #
If necessar y,fold tie-down eye2upwards.
Installing or removing the lug gage holder
Re quirements:
R Selec taload size that can be secured bythe
luggag eholder.
The luggag eholder is used tosecur eloads
agains tthe side wall of thel oad compartmen tto
pr ev ent them from moving around.
Yo uc an subject thel oad holder toam aximum
load of 7kg. #
Inser ttwo brac kets 5 intot he load rail
(→ pag e123). #
Press and hold ther elease knob 1onthe
luggag eholder 2. #
Pull theb elt on theh andle out slightl y. #
Letgoofr elease knob 1. Seats and
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Fi
tting #
Press and hol dthe release knob 3ofthe
fi rs tb rack et 5 . #
Inse rtthel uggag eholder 2intot he first
brac ket5and slid eitdownw ards until it
engages. #
Letgoofr elease knob 3. #
Repeat thep rocess wit hthe second brac ket
5 and theh andle.
Loading #
Press and hold ther elease knob 1onthe
luggag eholder 2. #
Pull theb elt on theh andle out. #
Place thel oad between thes trap an dthe
load compartment side wall. #
Press and hold ther elease knob 1onthe
luggag eholder 2. #
Hold theb elt on theh andle firm lyand slowly
guide it bac kuntil thel oad has been
secured. #
Letgoofr elease knob 1. #
On bo thbrac kets 5,p ressthel ocking but‐
ton 4. #
Toremo ve: press release knob 3onthe
brac ket5and remo veluggag eholder 2by
pulling it out.
Installing or removing the telescopic rod
Fi tting
The telescopic rodisu sedtosecur eloads
agains tthe rear seat stopreve nt them from
moving around. #
Inser tone brac ket2intob otht he lef tand
ri ght load rails and slide it tothed esired
position. #
Press and hold ther elease knob 3. #
Inser tthe telescopic rod1intot he brac kets
2 and slid eitdownw ards until it engages. #
On bo thbrac kets 5,p ressthel ocking but‐
ton 4. 124
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#
Toremo ve: press release knob 3on
re spectiv ebrack et 2 and remo ve te lescopic
rod 1bypulling it upward sand out. Opening or closing
thes towa ge space under
th el oad compa rtmen tfloor &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue toan open
load compartment floor
If yo ud rive when thel oad compartmen tfloor
is open, object scould be thro wn around and
th ereb ystrik evehicle occupants. Ther eisa
ri sk of injur y,particular lyin thee vent of sud‐
de nb raking or asudde nchang eind irection. #
Alw aysc lose thel oad compartment
fl oor befor eajourne y. Opening
#
Pull handle 1upwards. #
Liftthe load compartment floor upwards by
handle 1. #
Fold out hook on theu nderside of thel oad
compartmen tfloor. #
Clip hook int odripr ail. Closing #
Unhook theh ook from thed ripr ail and fas‐
te nittot he brac ketont he underside of the
load compartment floor. #
Foldthel oad compartmen tfloor down wards
and then press handle 1down until it
engages. At
tachin gthe roof rack &
WARNING Risk of inju ryby ex ceeding
th em aximum roof load
When youl oad ther oof, thev ehicle cent reof
gr av ity rises and thed riving characteristics
ch ange.
If yo ue xceed them aximum roof load, the
driving characteristics, as well as thes teer‐
ing and braking, will be greatl yimp aired. #
Nevere xceed them aximum roof load
and adjus tyour driving style. Yo
uw illfind informatio nonthe maximum roof
load in the" Tech nical data" section. Seats and
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*
NO
TEVehicle damag efromn on-
appr ovedroof racks The
vehicle could be damaged byroof racks
whic hhave notb eent esteda nd appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benz. #
Onlyuseroof rack st esteda nd
appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz. #
Depending on thev ehicle equipment,
ensur ethat when ther oof rack isfitted:
R thes liding sunroof can be fully
ra ised.
R thet ailgat ecan be opened com‐
ple tely. #
Position thel oad on ther oof rack in
suc haw aythat thev ehicle will no tsus‐
ta in damag eevenw hen it is in motion. *
NO
TEDama getothep anoramic sliding
sunroof when aroof rack isfitted The panoramic sliding sunroo
fmaybe dam‐
aged byther oof rack ifyo ua ttem pttoopen
it when ther oof rack isfitted. #
Do no topent he panoramic sliding sun‐
ro of if aroof rack isfitted.
In order toallo wventilation of thev ehicle
interior ,you can raise thep anoramic sliding
sunroof. #
Secur ethe roof rack tother oof railing. #
Obser vethem anufacturer's ins tallation
instructions. Cup holders
Fi
ttin gthe cup holder in or removing it from
the centr econsole (automatic transmission) &
WARNING ‑Riskofa ccident or inju ry
when using thec up holder while the
ve hicle is in motion
The cup holder canno thold acontainer
secur ewhile thev ehicle is in motion.
If yo uu seac up holder while thev ehicle is in
motion, thec ontainer ma ybeflung around
and liquids could be spilled. The vehicle occupants ma
ycome int ocontact wit hthe
liquid and if it is hot, they could be scalded.
Yo uc ould be distracted from traf ficc ondi‐
tions and youm aylose cont roloft hevehicle. #
Onlyusethec up holder when thev ehi‐
cle is stationar y. #
Onlyusethec up holder forc ontainers
of ther ight size. #
Alw aysc lose thec ontainer ,particularly
if th el iquid is hot. 12 6
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#
Toremo ve: slidecatch 2forw ards and pull
out cup holder 1. #
Tofit: inse rtcup holder 1and slide ba ck
catch 2.
% The cup holder rubber mat can be remo ved
fo rc leaning, e.g. using clean, luk ewarm
wate r. Opening
thec up holder in ther ear armrest *
NO
TEDama getothec up holder When
ther ear armres tisfolded bac kthe cup
holder could become damaged. #
Onlyfold ther ear armres tbackw hen
th ec up holder is closed. #
Press cup holder 1or2. #
Place acontainer in or remo veac ontainer
from cup holder 1or2. Asht
raya nd cigar ette lighter Using
thea shtr ayinthef ront centr econsole *
NO
TEDama getothes towa ge compart‐
men tunde rthe ashtr ay The
stow agec ompartment unde rthe ashtray
is no theat resis tant and could be dama gedif
yo ur estlit cigar ette soni t. #
Ensur ethat thea shtr ayis full yengaged. Seat
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