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

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NO
TEDama getother ear bumper from
ins talling adap terc ables or adapte rplugs The
following parts could be damaged when
re tracting theb all nec kfullye lectrically:
R bumper
R adap terc able
R adapte rplug #
Alw aysr emo vethea dap terc ableor
adapte rplugb efor eretra cting theb all
nec kfullye lectrically. #
Safeguar dthe trailer agains trolling away. #
Disconnect thee lectrical connection
between thev ehicle and thet railer. #
Uncoupl ethe trailer. #
Place thec over on theb all head. Bicycle
rack &
WARNING Risk of an accident when
using theb icycle rack incor rectly
The bicycle rack ma ybecome de tach ed from
th ev ehicle in thef ollowing cases:
R thep ermissible load capacity of the
traile rhitch isexceeded.
R theb icycle rack is used incor rectl y.
R theb icycle rack is secured totheb all
nec kbeneat hthe ball head.
Obser vethef ollowing fory our owns afety
and that of other road users:
R alwaysa dher etot he permissible load
capacity of thet railer hitch.
R onlyusetheb icycle rack totranspo rt
bicycles.
R alwaysm ount theb icycle rack properly by
attachin gtothe ball head and theb all
nec kguide pin, if possible. R
when transporting four bic ycles, alw ays
use bic ycle rack sw hichh ave additional
suppo rton theb all nec kguide pin.
R onlyuse bicycle rack sa ppr ove dby
Mercedes-Benz.
R alwayso bser vetheb icycle rack operating
instructions. *
NO
TEDama getoor crac kson thet railer
hitc hduetounsuitable bic ycle rack sor
bicycle rack sb eing used incor rectly #
Onlyusebicycle rack sa ppr ove dby
Mercedes-Benz. 258
Driving and parking

Distribution of
thel oad on theb icycle rack
1 Vertical dis tance betwee nthe centre of grav‐
ity and ball head
2 Horizon tald ista nce betwee ncentreofg rav‐
ity and ballh ead
3 The centr eofgravity is on thev ehicle's cen‐
tral axis Obser
vethef ollowing information when
loading theb icycle rack: Nu
mber
of bicy‐
cles To
tal
we ight
of bicy‐
cle rack
and load Max. dis‐
tance
1 1Max. dis‐
tance
2 2
3U pto
75 kg 420 mm 300 mm
4 1
Upto
90 kg1 420 mm 400 mm
4 1
Upto
10 0kg 1 420 mm 400 mm
1 When transpo rting four bic ycles or wit ha
tot alwe ight between 75kgand 100k g,
alw aysu se bicycle rack sw itha dditional sup‐
por tont he trailer hitc hguide pin. 1
When transporting four bicycles or wit hatotal we ight between 75kgand 100k g, al ways use bicycle rack sw itha dditional suppor tonthe trailer hitc hguide pin. 260
Driving and parking

Note
sonc leaning and car eA voiding vehicl edamage
Exhaus tpipes
Clean withcleaning agents recommended byMercedes-Benz,
particular lyin thew inter and af terw ashing thev ehicle. Do no
tuse acidic cleaning agents.
Tr aile rtow hitch R
Remo vetrace sofrustont he ball, e.g. wit hawireb rush.
R Remo vedirtw ithal int-free clo th.
R Afterc leaning, oil or grease theb all coupling lightl y.
R Obser vethen otes on car einthe trailer towh itch manu‐
fa cturer's ope rating instructions. Do no
tclean theb all coupling wit hahigh-pressur ecleaner or
solvent. Note
sonc areoft he interior &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom pla stic
parts breakin goffafte rt he use of sol‐
ve nt-based car eprodu cts
Ca reand cleanin gproducts con tainin gsol‐
ve nts can cause su rfaces in thec ockpit to
become porous. When
thea irbags ar edeplo yed, plastic parts
ma ybreak away. #
Do no tuse anyc areorc leaning prod‐
ucts containing sol vents toclean the
cockpit. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hfrom
bleached seat belts
Bleaching or dyeing seat belts can se verely
we aken them.
This can, fore xamp le, caus eseat belt sto
te ar or fail in an accident. #
Neverb lea ch or dy eseat belts. 404
Maintenance and care

Ve
hicles with ADSP LUS(Ad aptiv eDamping
Sy stem PLUS) &
WARNING Risk of an accident when
transporting vehicles wit hAdaptive
Damping Sy stem PLUS
The reduced damping forc es on thev ehicle
being transpor tedc an cause thev ehicle/
trailer combinatio ntostart to swing.
As aresult, when transporting vehicles with
th eA daptiv eDampin gSystemP LUS,the
ve hicle/trailer combination ma ystart to skid.
Consequentl y,yo uc ould lose cont rolofy our
ve hicle. #
When transporting, ensur ethat:
R thev ehicle has been loaded onto
th et ranspor terc orrectly
R thev ehicle is secured at all four
wheel swiths uitable tensioning
st ra ps
R them aximum permissible speed of
60 km/hisn otexc eeded when
transporting *
NO
TEDama getothev ehicle from secur‐
ing it incor rectly #
Afterl oading, thev ehicle mus tbe
secured on all four wheels. Otherwise,
th ev ehicle could be damaged. #
Am inimum dis tance of 20 cm up wards
and 10cm down wardsm ustbek eptto
th et ranspor tplatform. #
Secur ethe vehicle on all four wheel safter
loading.
4MATIC vehicles/ vehicles with automatic
transmission #
Mak esuret hat thef ront and rear axle scome
to rest on thes ame transpor tatio nv ehicle.
* NO
TEDama getothed rive trai ndueto
incor rect positioning #
Do no tposition thev ehicle abo vethe
connection point of thet ranspor tvehi‐
cle. To
wing eyes torage location To
wing eye1is attached tothee dgeoft he
load compartment under thel oad compartment
fl oor. Breakdown assis
tance 423

Ve
hicles with folding benc hseat: thet ow ing
ey eisl ocated under acove r. Installin
gthe towing eye #
Press them arkonc over 1 inwa rdsa nd
re mo ve. #
Screw inthet ow ing eye clockwise as farasit
willgoa nd tighten. Ve
hicles with atrailert owhitch: vehicles with
at railer hitc hdonothave arear brac ketfor the
to wing eye. Fasten thet ow bar tothet railer tow
hitch.
% Mak esuret hat co ver1engages in the
bumper when your emo vethet ow ing eye.
* NO
TEDama gedue toincor rect us eof
th et ow ing eye When
atow ing eyeisu sedtoreco verav ehi‐
cle, thev ehicle ma ybedamaged in thep roc‐
ess. #
Onlyusethet ow ing eyetot owaway or
to ws tartthe vehicle. To
w- starting thev ehicle (emer gency engine
st arting) Ve
hicles with automatic transmission
* NO
TEDama getothea utomatic trans‐
mission due to tow-starting The automatic transmissio
nmaybe damaged
in thep rocess of tow- startin gvehicles with
automatic transmission. #
Vehicles wit hautomatic transmission
mus tnotbe tow- star ted. #
Vehicles wit hautomatic transmission must
no tbet ow-sta rted. Electrical fuses
Note
sone lectrical fuses &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due to ov erloaded lines
If yo um anipulat eorbridg eaf aulty fuse or if
yo ur eplace it wit hafuse wit hahigher 424
Breakdown assis tance

Ve
hicl eheight Model
E2
00 4MATIC
E2 20 d4MATIC 14
81 mm
E3 50 d1 476mm
E3 50 d4MATIC 1482 mm
E4 00 4MATIC 14 67mm
All other models 1475 mm We
ight sand loads Please no
tethat fort he specified vehicle data:
R items of optional equipment increase the
unladen weight and reduce thep ayload.
R vehicle-specific weight informatio ncan be
fo und on thev ehicle identification plat e.
Ro of load All models
Maximum
roof load 100kg Tr
aile rhitch Gene
raln otes on thet railer hit ch No
tall models can be used to towat railer
(→ pag e254).
Modifications tothee ngine cooling sy stem may
be necessar y,dependin gonthevehicle model.
The retrofitting of atrailer hitchiso nly pe rmissi‐
ble if atow ing capacity is specified in your vehi‐
cle documents.
Fu rther information can be obtained at aquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop. Mounting dimensions
1
Fastening point
2 Overhang dimension
3 Rear axle centr eline 462
Tech nica ldata

The
overhang dimension and fastening points
ar ev alid forat railer hitc hinstalled at thef ac‐
to ry. Model
2 2Over‐
hang dimen‐ sion
All model s1 253 mmPe
rm issible towing capacity Pe
rm issible towing capacit y,braked (at a
minimum start-of fgradeability of 8%) Model
Perm issible
to wing capa‐
cit y,braked
All models 2100 kg Pe
rm issible towing capacit y,braked (at a
minimum start-of fgradeability of 12%) Model
Perm issible
to wing capa‐
cit y,braked
All models 2100 kg Pe
rm issible towing capacit y,unbraked Model
Perm issible towing
capacit y,unbraked
All model s7 50kg Maximum
tongue weight *
NO
TEDama gecaused bythet railer
comin gloose If
th et ongue weight used is tool ow ,the
trailer ma ycome loose. #
Thet ongue weight mus tnotbe below
50 kg. #
Use atongue weight that is as close as
possible tothem aximum permissible
to ngu eweight. To
ngue weight Model
Maximumtongue
we ight
All models 84 kg Maximum
rear axle load during traile ropera‐
tion Axl
eload Model
Axleload
E2 00 1455 kg
E2 00 4MATIC 1465 kg
E2 00 d1 480kg
E2 20 d4MATIC 1470 kg
E2 20 d4MATIC All-
Te rrain 14
90 kg Te
ch nica ldata 463

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions Fault Drive at max. 80
km/h
*T
he AIR BODY CONTROL function is restricted. The vehicle's handling characteristic smaybe af fected. #
Driv einam annerappropria tefort he cur rent le vel, but do no texceed 80 km/h. #
Consul taqualified specialis tworks hop.
DY NA MIC BODY CONT ROLism alfunctioning. The vehicle's handling characteristic smaybe af fected. #
Do no tdrive at speeds grea tert han 80 km/h. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Á Compressor is cooling *
All- Terrain vehicles: duetofrequent le velc hanges within ashor tspac eoft ime,thec ompressor firs tn eeds tocool
down in order tosetthe selected vehicle le vel. #
Driv eoninam anner appropriat efor thec urrent le vel. Mak esuret hat ther eiss ufficient ground clearance.
Whe nthe compressor has cooled down, thev ehicle will continue rising tothes elected vehicle le vel.
Rises orlowersmax. speed
35 km/h *
All- Terrain vehicles: thew hited ispla ymessag eremind syou no ttodrive at speeds greater than 35 km/h in the
All -Ter rain driv eprogram.
If th ed ispla ymessag eisred,youa redrivin gtoo quickl yfor theA ll-Te rrain driv eprogram. #
Do no tdrive at speed sgreater than 35 km/h in theA ll-Te rrain driv eprogram.
Please reduc espeed *
All- Terrain vehicles: youa redrivin gtoo quickl yfor thes elected vehicle le vel. #
In order toadjus tthe vehicle le vel,yo um ustn otdriv eats peeds greater than 35 km/h. #
In order toadjus tthe vehicle le veld uring trailer operation ,you mus tnotdriv eats peeds greater than 30 km/h. Displa
ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 485

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
Active Blind Spot Assist
currently unavailable See
Owner's Manual *A
ctiv eBlind Spo tAssististemp orarily una vailable.
The sy stem border shave been reached (→ page248). #
Driv eon.
Once thec ause of thep roblem is no longer present ,the sy stem will be available again. #
Ifth ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear ,stopt he vehicle while paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions
and restar tt he engine.
Blind Spot Assist not availa-
ble when towing atrailer
See Owner's Manual *W
hen youe stablish thee lectrical connection tothet railer ,Blind Spo tAssis tisu navailable. #
Press thel eft-hand side of touc hc ontrol an dacknowl edgethe displa ymessage.
Active Blind Spot Assist
not available when towing
at railer See Owner's Man-
ual *W
hen youe stablish thee lectrical connection tothet railer ,Activ eBlind Spo tAssistis una vailable. #
Press thel eft-hand side of touc hc ontrol an dacknowl edgethe displa ymessage.
Blind Spot Assist inopera-
tive *B
lind Spo tAssis tism alfunctioning. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Active Blind Spot Assist
inoperative *A
ctiveBlind Spo tAssistis malfunctioning. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. 488
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
 Place the key in the
marked space See Owner's
Manual *T
hekeyd etection function is malfunctioning. #
Chang ethe location of thek eyinthev ehicle. #
Startt he vehicle wit hthe keyint he stow agec ompartment . Ve
hicle Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M MSolutions
j Trailer coupling extending… *R
etra ct or extend theb all nec k.
Do no tattem pttospeed up, slo wdownori nitiatethe retracting or extending process using your hand, foot or other
aids. During ther etra cting or extending process, do no tcoupl eat railer.
When theb all nec khasreached an operational position ,the displa ymessag edisappears. 508
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps