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

Opening
thes pectacles compa rtment #
Pres sbutton 1. Opening the
stowage compa rtmen tint he
re ar armrest #
Press release cat ch1 and swin gthe co ver
of thea rmrest upwards. Through-loading
featur eint herear ben ch
seat Fo
lding ther ear seat ba ckrestforw ards &
WARNING Risk of inju ryifth er ear
benc hseat/rear seat and seat backrest
ar en otengaged
If th er ear benc hseat/rear seat and seat
backres tare note ngaged they could fold for‐
wa rds, e.g. when braking suddenly or in the
ev ent of an accident.
R Ifth is is thec ase, thev ehicle occupant
wo uld be forc ed int othe seat belt bythe
re ar ben chseat/rear seat or bythes eat
backrest. The seat belt cann otprotect as
intended and could result in additional
injur y.
R Objects or loads in theb oot/load com‐
partmen tcann otbe restra ined bythe
seat backrest. #
Mak esuret hat thes eat backres tand
th er ear benc hseat/rear seat are
engaged befor eevery trip. Seats and
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If
th es eat backres tisnotengaged and loc ked,
th is will be shown on them ultifunction display
on thei nstrument clus ter.
Re quirements:
R The rear seat backres thead restra int sa re
full yinse rted.
The cent reand outer seat backrests can be fol‐
ded forw ards separatel y.
The right seat backres tcan onl ybefolded for‐
wa rdst ogether wit hthe centre seat backrest.
The outer seat backrests ar eunloc kede lect ri‐
cally .Depending on thee quipment, ther elease
buttons ar elocated either in thel oad compart‐
ment or beside thes eat backrests. #
Leftand right seat backres t:press the
ri ght or lef tbutton 1.
The cor responding seat backres tfolds for‐
wa rds. 11 4
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#
Centr eseat backres t:pull release 3of
seat backrest 2forw ards. #
Fold seat backrest 2forw ards. Fo
lding ther ear seat ba ckrestback
* NO
TEDama getothes eat belt The seat belt could become trapped and
thus
damaged when folding bac kthe seat back‐
re st. #
Mak esuret hat thes eat belt is no ttrap‐
ped when folding bac kthe seat back‐
re st. #
Movethed rive r's or front passenger seat for‐
wa rds, if necessar y. #
Fold cor responding seat backrest 1back
until it engages.
Lef tand right seat backrests: ifth es eat
backres tisnotengaged and loc ked, this will
be shown in them ultifunction displa yinthe
instrument clus ter.
Centr eseat backres t:ifth es eat backres tis
no te ngaged and loc ked, redl ockv erification
ind icator 2will be visible. Seats and
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Blo
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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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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