MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE 2017 Owners Manual

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Toopen: push up thec over 2 ofthea sh‐
tra yoni tsright or lef tside. #
Toremo vethei nser t:press insert 1
upwards slightl yand pull it out upwards. #
Torefitt he inse rt:press insert 1intot he
holder until it engages. Using
ther ear asht ray #
Toopen: pull co ver2out byits toph andle
edge. #
Toremo vethei nser t:push ribbing 3from
th el efts ide and pull insert 1upwards and
out. #
Tofitt he inse rt:fiti nsert 1from ab ove
and press down int othe holder until it
engages. Using
thec igar ette lighter &
WARNING ‑Riskoff irea nd injur yfrom
th eh otcigar ette lighter
Yo uc an bur nyourself if yout ouc hthe hot
heating element or thes ocketoft he ciga‐
re ttel ighter.
In addition, flammable materials ma yignite
if:
R youd ropt he ho tcigar ette lighter
R achild holds theh otcigar ette lighter to
objects, fore xamp le #
Alw aysh old thec igar ette lighter bythe
knob. #
Alw aysm akes uret hat thec igar ette
lighter is out of reac hofc hildren. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. Re
quirements:
R thei gnition is switched on. #
Press in cigar ette lighter 1.
The cigar ette lighter will pop out automati‐
call ywhen theh eating element is red-hot. Soc
kets 12
Vs ocketint he front centr econsole Re
quirements:
R Onlyconnec tdevices up toam aximum of
18 0w atts(15 A). 12 8
Seats and stowing

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Liftu pc ap 1 ofthes ocketa nd inser tthe
plug of thed evice.
If yo uh ave connected adevice tothe12V
soc ket, le ave thec over of thes towa ge compart‐
men topen. Using
the12Vs ocketint herear passenger
comp artment Re
quirements:
R Onlyconnec tdevices up toam aximum of
18 0w atts(15 A). #
Brie flyp ress thet rime lement of co ver2. #
Liftu pc ap 1 ofthes ocketa nd inser tthe
plug of thed evice. Using
the2 30 Vsocketint he rear comp art‐
ment &
DANG ER Risk of fata linjur ydue todam‐
aged connectin gcables or soc kets
When asuita bled eviceisc onnected ,the
230 Vpowe rsocketw illbec arrying ahigh
vo ltage. Youc ouldrecei vean electric shock
if th ec onnecting cable or the2 30 Vp ower soc
ketisp ulle doutofthet rimorisd amaged
or we t. #
Use only connecting cable sthat ar edry
and free of damage. #
When thei gnition is switched off, make
sur ethat the2 30 Vp owe rsocketisd ry. #
Immedia tely ha ve the2 30 Vp ower
soc ketc hec kedorr eplaced at aquali‐
fi ed specialised workshop if it is dam‐
aged or has been pulled out of thet rim. #
Neverp lugt he connecting cable int oa
230 Vpowe rsocketthat is dama gedor
has been pulled out of thet rim. &
DANG ER Risk of fata linjur ydue toincor‐
re ct handling of thes ocket
Yo uc ouldrecei vean electric shock:
R ifyo ur eac hintot he soc ket.
R ifyo ui nser tunsuitable devices or objects
int ot he soc ket. #
Only connect suitable devices tothe
soc ket. Seats and
stowing 12 9

Re
quirements:
R Onlyconnec tdevices wit hasuitable plug
whic hconform stot hestandards specific to
th ec ount ryyoua rein.
R Only connect device suptoamaximum of
15 0w atts.
R Do no tuse multipl esocketo utlets. #
Open flap 3. #
Inser tthe plug of thed evice int o230 V
soc ket 1.
When theo n-boar delectrical sy stem voltage
is suf ficient, indicator la mp2light sup. Using
the12Vs ocketint he loa dcompa rt‐
ment Re
quirements:
R Onlyconnec tdevices up toam aximum of
18 0w atts(15 A). #
Lift up cap 1ofthes ocketa nd inser tthe
plug of thed evice. 13 0
Seats and stowing

USB por
tintherear Yo
uc an charge aU SBdevice, e.g .amobile
phone, at US Bports 1usin gas uitable charg‐
ing cable .The devices can be charge dw ith5V
(2. 1A)a nd when thei gnition is switched on. Wire
lesschargin goft he mobile phone and
connection with thee xterior aerial Note
sonw ireless chargin goft he mobile
phone &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue toobjects
being stowedincor rectly
If objects in thev ehicle interior ar estowed
incor rectly ,the yc an slide or be thrown
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 estartin gaj ourney. #
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. &
WARNING Risk offire from placing
objects in them obile phone stowage
compartment
If yo up laceo bject sinthe mobile phone
stow agec ompartment ,the ym ayheat up
exc essively and evencatc hfire. #
Do no tplace additional objects ,espe‐
ciall ythose mode of me tal, in the
mobil ephone stowagec ompartment. Seat
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NO
TEDama getoobject scaused by
placing them in them obile phone stow‐
ag ec ompartment If
yo up laceo bject sinthe mobile phone
stow agec ompartment ,these ma ybedam‐
aged byelectromagnetic fields. #
Do no tplace credit cards, storage
media or other objectss ensitiveto
electromagnetic fields in them obile
phone stowagec ompartment. *
NO
TEDama getothem obile phone
stow agec ompartment caused byliquids If liquids enter
them obile phone stowage
compartment ,the compartment ma ybe
damaged. #
Ensur ethat no liquids enter them obile
phone stowagec ompartment. R
Dependin gonthevehicle equipment, the
mobil ephone is connected tothev ehicle's
ex terior aerial via thec harging module. R
The chargin gfunction and wireless connec‐
tio noft he mobile phone tothev ehicle's
ex terior aerial ar eonlya vailable if thei gnition
is switched on.
R Small mobile phones ma ynotbe able tobe
ch arge dine very position of them obile
phone stowagec ompartment.
R Largemobil ephones whic hdonotrest flat in
th em obile phone stowagec ompartment may
no tbea bletobe charge dorc onnec tedw ith
th ev ehicle's exterior aerial.
R The mobile phone ma yheat up during the
ch argin gprocess. This depends on thea ppli‐
cation s(apps) cur rently running.
The mobil ephone can be cooled in the
mobil ephone stowagec ompartment when
th ea ir conditionin gsystemiss witched on.
The cooling output in them obile phone stow‐
ag ec ompartment is highes twhen thec on‐
troller in theg love boxisc losed.
R Toensur emoree fficient chargin gand con‐
nectio nwitht he vehicle's exterior aerial,
re mo vethep rotectiv ecover from them obile phone. Pr
otectiv ecoversw hicha redesigned
fo rw ireles scharging ar eexcluded.
R Whe ncharging, them at should be used if
possible. Wire
lesschargin goft he mobile phone in the
front Requ
irements:
R The mobile phon eissuitable forw ireless
ch argin g(Qi compatible mobile phone).
% AlistofQic ompatible mobile phones can be
fo und at :http://w ww.mercedes-benz.com/
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Place them obile phone as close tothe
centr eofm at1 as possible wi th thedisplay
fa cing up wards.
When thec harging symbol is shown in the
multimedia sy stem, them obile phone is
being charge d.
Malfunctions during thec harging process are
shown in them ultimedia sy stem displa y.
% The mat can be remo vedf or cleaning, e.g.
using clean, luk ewarmwate r. Fi
ttin gorr emovin gthe floor mats &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
object sinthe driver's foot we ll
Object sinthe driver's foot we ll ma yimp ede
pedal tr avel or bloc kadepressed pedal.
This jeopardises theo perating and road
saf etyoft hevehicle. #
Stow all object sinthevehicle securely
so that they canno tget intot he driver's
fo ot we ll. #
Alw aysf itth ef loor mats securel yand
as prescribed in order toensur ethat
th er eisa lway ss ufficient room fort he
pedals. #
Do no tuse loose floor mats and do not
place floor mats on topofo ne ano ther. #
Tofit: press stud 1 intoh older 2. #
Toremo ve: pull thef loor mat of fthe holders
2. Seats and
stowing 13 3

Exterior lighting
Note
sonc hanging thel ight swhen driving
abroad Ve
hicles with halogen or static LEDh ead‐
lamps: It is notnecessa ryto chang ethe head‐
lamps. The legal requ irements ar ealso me tin
countries wher epeople driv eontheother side
of ther oad.
Ve hicles with Intelligent Light Sy stem: Before
crossin gthe border int ocount ries wher ethey
driv eont heother side, it is necessar ytosetthe
headlamp stosymmetrical dipped beam
(→ pag e142).
Af terc hanging theh eadlamps:
R Oncoming tra ffic is no tdazzled.
R The edg eoftheroad is no tilluminated as far
or as high.
R The "mo torw ay mode" and "enhanced fog
light "function sarenota vailable.
The headlamps mus tberesettoa symm etrical
dippe dbeama fter returning from ab road. Lighting sy
stems and your responsibility The
various lighting sy stems of thev ehicle are
onl yaids. The driver of thev ehicle is responsible
fo rc orrect vehicle illumination in accordance
wit hthe pr evailing light and visibilit yconditions,
legal requirements and traf fics ituation. Light switch
Ope
ratin gthe light switch 1
W Left-hand pa rking lights
2 X Right-hand parkin glights
3 T Standing light sand licenc eplatelight‐
ing
4 Ã Automatic driving lights (prefer redl ight
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L Dippe dbeam/ main beam
6 R Switche sthe rear fogl ight on or off
When dipped beam is activated, thei ndicator
lam pfor thes tanding lights Tis deactivated
and replaced bythed ipped beam indicator lamp
L. #
Alw aysp arky our vehicle safely and in awell-
lit area, in accordance wit hthe releva nt le gal
st ipulations.
* NO
TEBatter ydisch arging byoperating
th es tanding lights Operatin
gthe standing light soverap eriod of
hour sputs astrai nont he batter y. #
Wher epossible, switc honthe
ri ght X or left Wparking light. In
thec ase of se vere batter ydischarging, the
st anding light sorparkinglight sareautomati‐
call yswit ched of ftofacilitat ethe next engine
st art. The
exterior lighting (e xcep ts tanding and park‐
ing lights) swit ches of fautomaticall ywhen the
driver's door is opened.
R Obser vethen otes on sur round lighting
(→ pag e142).
Au tomatic drivin glights function
The standing lights, dipped beam and daytime
ru nning lights ar eswitched on au tomatical ly
dependin gonthe ignition status ,whether the
engine is running and thel ight conditions. &
WARNING Risk of accident whe nthe
dipped beam is switched of finpoor visi‐
bility
When thel ight switc hissetto à ,the
dipped beam ma ynotbe switched on auto‐
matically if ther eisf og, sno worother causes
of poor visibility suc hasspray. #
In suc hcases, tur nthe light switc hto
L . The automatic driving lights ar
eonlyana id.Yo u
ar er esponsibl efor vehicle lighting. Ac
tivating/deactivatin gthe rear fogl ight
Re quirements:
R The light switc hisintheL orà posi‐
tion. #
Press theR button.
Please obser vethec ount ry-specific la wsonthe
use of rear fogl amps.
Ad justin gthe headlam prang e(halogen
headla mpsw ithout activ esuspension)
The headlam prang eadjus tera llows youto
adjus tthe cone of light from theh eadlamps in
re lation tothev ehicle's load condition. Light and sight
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Lowe rsthec oneofl ight of theh eadlamps
when thel oad compartmen tisheavily
laden and when using them aximum per‐
missible rear axle load tothef ull
g Normal position
- 1
Raises thec oneofl ight of theh eadlamps
when all seats ar eoccupied #
Turn theh eadlam prang eadjus tertot he
position whic hcorresponds tothel oad con‐
dition of your vehicle. Operating
thel ight combination switch 1
Main beam
2 Turn signal light, right 3
Headlam pflashing
4 Turn signal light, left #
Pull or push thec ombination switc hinthe
re leva nt di rection following thea rrow.
Switching on them ainb eam manually #
Vehicles with Adaptiv eHighbeam Assis t:
Tu rn thel ight switc htotheL position.
R Press thec ombination switc hbeyond the
pressur epoint in thed irection of
ar row 1. #
Vehicles with Adaptiv eHighbeam Assist
Plus: Turn thel ight switc htotheL posi‐
tion. R Press thec ombination switc hbeyo ndthe
pressur epoint in thed irection of
ar row 1.
When them ain beam is activated, thei ndicator
lam pfor dipped beam is deactivated and
re placed bythei ndicator lam pfor them ain
beam. #
Toswitc hoffthem ainb eam: movethe
combination switc hbacktoi tsstartin gposi‐
tion. 13 6
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Toindicat ebriefl y:press thec ombination
switc hbriefly up tothep ressur epoint in the
direction of ar row2or4.
The cor responding tur nsignal light flashes
th re et imes. #
Toindicat efor ad uration: pressthec ombi‐
nation switc hbeyond thep ressur epoint in
th ed irection of ar row2or4. Ac
tivating/deactivatin gthe hazardw arning
light #
Press the1button.
The hazar dwarning lamps switc honautomati‐
call yif:
R The airbag has been deplo yed.
R The vehicle brakes sharply from aspeed of
mor ethan 70 km/h toas tandstill. The hazar
dwarning lamps switc hoffautomati‐
call ywhen thev ehicle reaches aspee dexceed‐
ing 10km/h following maximum full-s topb rak‐
ing. Ad
aptiv efunctions ,MULTIBEA MLED Fu
nction of theI ntelligent Light Sy stem
The MULTIBEA MLEDheadlamps adap ttothe
driving and weather situatio nand pr ovide exten‐
de df unctions fori mp roving thei llumination of
th er oad.
The sy stem comprises thef ollowing functions:
R Activeh eadlamps function (→ page 138)
R Cornering light (→ page138)
R Motorw ay mode (→ page138)
R Enhanced fogl ight function (→ page139)
R Adversew eather light (→ page139)
R City lighting (→ page139)
The sy stem is onl yactiv ewhen it is dar k. Light and sight
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