ECU MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE 2017 Owner's Manual

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Senso rdetection range
If se veralc onsecutiv ekickin gmovements are
no ts uccessful, waitte ns econds.
Sy stem limitations
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
if:
R The area around thes ensor is dirty ,e.g. due
to road salt or sn ow.
R The kicking mo vement is made using apros‐
th etic leg. The
tailgat ecan open or clos eunintentional lyin
th ef ollowing situations:
R If persons' arms or legs mo veinthes ensor
de tection range, e.g .whenp olishing thev ehi‐
cle, sitting on thee dgeoft he luggag ecom‐
partment, or picking up objects.
R If objects ar emovedorp laced behind the
ve hicle, e.g. chargin gcables, tensioning
st ra ps or luggage.
R When working on thet railer coupling, trailers
or rear bicycle rack s.
Deactivat eKEYLESS-GO (→ page67) or do not
car rythek eyabout your person in suc hsitua‐
tions. Limiting
theo penin gangle of thet ailgate Ac
tivatin gthe opening angle limiter
Yo uc an limit theo pening angle of thet ailgat ein
th et op half of its opening range, toappr ox‐
imatel y20cmb eforethe end position. #
Stop theo pening procedur eofthetailgat eat
th ed esired position. #
Press and hold thec losing button in thet ail‐
ga te until youh ear ashortacoustic signal.
The opening angle limiter is activated. The
ta ilgat ethen stops in thes tore dp osition
when opened.
To open thet ailgat efully,pull theh andle on the
outside of thet ailgat eagain af terith asstopped
automaticall y.
Deactivating th eopening angle limiter #
Press and hold thec losing button in thet ail‐
ga te until tw oshortacoustic signals sound. Un
locking thet ailgat ewitht he eme rgency
key #
Foldther ear seat backres tfor wa rds. #
Remo vethec ombined luggag ecover and net
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#
Pull release handle 1and fold thes eat
backres tofthefolding benc hseat upwards. #
Hook thes eat belts int oretainers 3. #
Secur ethe seat belt buckles in theb ackof
th es eat backrest. #
Pull release 2and fold thes eat cushion of
th ef olding benc hseat int othe seat position. #
Push down thes eat cushion until thes eat
backres tengages full y. #
Foldtheh ead restra int su pwards.
Re moving or fittin gthe seat cushion
If yo uw ant toopen thel oad compartmen tfloor
while thef olding benc hseat is folded bac k,you
mus tfirst of al lremo vethes eat cushion. #
Toremo ve: fold seat cushion 2vertically
upwards and remo veit from seat cushion
guide 1.
Fi tting #
Push sea tcushion 2intos eatc ushion
guide 1atas light angle from ther ear 3. #
Fold seat cushion 2bac kintoi ts starting
position 4until it engages. Seat
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#
Setthe seat, thes teering wheel, theh ead-up
displa yand theo utside mir rortot he desired
position. #
Press memor ybutton Mtogether wit hone of
th es torage position buttons 1,2or3.
An acou stic signal sounds. The settings are
st ored. #
Tocall up: press and hold ther ele vant pre‐
se tp osition button1,2or3u ntilthef ront
seat, thes teering wheel, head-up displa yand
outside mir rorisint hestored position. St
ow agea reas Note
sonl oading thev ehicle &
WARNING Risk ofexhaus tgas poisoning
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses suc hascarbon monoxide. Exhaust
ga ses can enter thev ehicle interior if thet ail‐
gate is open when thee ngine is running,
especially if thev ehicle is in motion. #
Alw ayss witc hoffthee ngine before
opening thet ailgate. #
Neverd rive wit hthe tailgat eopen. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom unsecu red
items in thev ehicle
If objects, luggag eorloads ar enotsecured
or no tsecured suf ficientl y,they could slip,
tip ove rorbet hrow na roun da nd thereb yhit
ve hicle occupants.
Ther eisar isk of inju ry,p articularly in the
ev ent of sudden braking or asudden change
in direction. #
Alw ayss towo bjectsins uchaw aythat
th ey canno tbethrow na round. #
Befor ethe journe y,secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge or loads agains tslipping or tipping
ove r. &
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 objects do not
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. &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsf romt ailpipes
and tailpipe trim
The tailpipe and tailpipe trim can become
ve ry hot. If youc om eintoc ontact wit hthese
parts of thev ehicle, youc ould bur nyourself. Seats and
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#
Alw aysbep articular lycareful around
th et ailpipe and thet ailpipe trim. #
Allo wthe vehicle parts tocool down
befor eyou touc ht hem. The handling
characteristic sofyourvehicle are
dependent on thed istribution of thel oad within
th ev ehicle. Yous hould bear thef ollowing in
mind when loadingt hevehicle:
R nevere xceed them aximum permissible
gross mass or thep ermissible axle loads for
th ev ehicle (including occupants).
R thel oad mus tnotprotru de abo vetheu pper
edg eoft he seat backrests.
R when transporting objects in thel oad com‐
partment, thec ombined luggag ecove rand
ne tm usta lway sbei nstalled (load compart‐
men tcover and saf etyn et).
R alwaysp lace thel oad behind unoccupied
seats if possible.
R secur ethe load using thet ie-down eyes and
distribut ethe load evenly. St
ow ages pace sint hevehicl einterior Overvie
wofthe front stowage compa rt‐
ments 1
Stow agec ompartment in thed oors
2 Stow age/telephon ecompartment in the
armres twithm ultimedia connections and
stow agec ompartment ,e.g. foranM P3
pla yer
3 Stow agec ompartment in thef ront cent re
consol ewithaU SBpor t(depending on the
ve hicle's equipment)
4 Glovebox Locking or unlocking
theg love box #
Turn thee mer gency keyaq uartert urnc lock‐
wise 2(tol ock) or anti-clockwise 1(to
unlock). 11 2
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ckther elease catc hofthe centr erear
seat ba ckrest
Re quirements:
R The lef tand centr eseat backres tare
engaged and joined toge ther.
Loc kthe centre seat backres trelease catc hif
yo uw ant tosecur ethe load compartment from
unauthorised access. The centre seat backrest
can then onl ybefolded forw ards toge ther with
th el efts eat backrest. #
Foldthec ent reand lef tseat backres tfor‐
wa rds. #
Tolock: slide cat ch1 upwards.
The release mechanis mofthe centre seat
backres tislocked. #
Tounlo ck:slidecatch 1down wards. Ad
justin gthe angle of the rear seat backr‐
ests (cargo position)
To enlar gethel oad compartment, youc an adjust
th es eat backrests so that they are10d egrees
st eeper (cargo position). #
Foldthes eat backres tfor wa rds
( → pag e113). #
Movebar 1inthed irection of thea rrow. 11 6
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#
Push seat backrest 2bac ktob ar1 until
th eb ackres tengages. Securing
thes ki/sn owboar dbag in thel oad
compa rtment &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tousin gthe
th ro ugh-load sk ibag incor rectly
The thro ugh-load sk ibag in conjunctio nwith
th el ashing stra ps cann otrestra in any
object sother than skis.
Ve hicle occupants could be stru ck inthe
ev ent of sudden braking or an acciden tinthe
fo llowing cases:
R Ifyo ut ranspo rtother heavy or sharp-
edged objects in thet hrough -load sk ibag
R Ifyo udon otsecur ethe thro ugh-load ski
bag wit hthe lashing stra ps #
Onlystore skis in thet hrough -load ski
bag. #
Alw ayss ecur ethe thro ugh-load sk ibag
wit hthe lashing stra ps so that it cannot
mo vearound. Am
aximum of four pair sofskisort wosnow‐
boards ma ybetranspor tedint he ski and snow‐
boar dbag. #
Foldthec ent re re ar seat backres tfor wa rds. #
Slid ethe ski and snowboar dbag between the
outer seat backrests int othe rear. #
Open zip 2. #
Load thes ki and snowboar dbag wit hthe
skis or snowboards. #
Close zip 2. #
Pull thet ensioning stra pt ight bythel oose
end. #
Cross lashing stra ps 1. #
Enga gehooks 3of lashing stra ps 1 in tie-
down eyes 4.M akes uret hat thef asteners
of hooks 3aref acing upwards. Loa
dcompartment co verw iths afet yn et
(combined luggag ecove rand net) Note
sont he loa dcompa rtmen tcover &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
object sbeing poorly secured
On its own,thel oad compartmen tcove rcan‐
no ts ecur eorr estrain heavy objects, items of
luggag eand heavy loads. Seat
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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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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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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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