tow MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE 2017 Owner's Guide

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Toswitc hon/increase thel evel: press but‐
ton 1repeatedly until thed esired heating
le ve liss et.
Dependin gonthe heating le vel, up tothree
indicator lamps light up. #
Toswitc hoff/reduce thel evel: press but‐
ton 1repeatedly until thed esired heating
le ve liss et.
If all indicator lamps ar eoff,t he seat heater
is switched off.
% The seat heater automaticall yswitches down
from thet hree heating le vels af ter8,10a nd
20 minutes until thes eat heater is switched
off. Setting
thep anel heating Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
î Vehicle set-
tings .
Panel heating
When thes eat heater is switched on, thea rmr‐
ests in thev ehicle and thec ent reconsol ecan be
hea ted. #
Select Frontand rear, Frontonly, Rear only
or Off. Switching
thes eat ventilation on/off Re
quirements:
R The po wersupply is switched on. #
Toswitc hon/increase thel evel: press but‐
ton 1repeatedly until thed esired ventila‐
tio nleve liss et.
Dependin gontheventilation le vel, up to
th re ei ndicator lamps light up. Seats and
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Toswitc hoff/reduce thel evel: press but‐
ton 1repeatedly until thed esired ventila‐
tio nleve liss et.
If all indicator lamps ar eoff,t he seat ventila‐
tio niss witched off. Fo
lding benc hseat in thel oad compa rtment Note
sont hefolding benc hseat &
WARNING Risk of inju rywhen thes eat
backres tisnotupright and loc kedin
position
If th es eat backrests of ther ear benc hseat
ar en otloc kedint he upright position, the
seat backres tofthefolding benc hseat may
fo ld down while driving.
In this case, thes eat belts ma ynotper form
th eir intended pr otectiv efunction. #
Mak esuret hat thes eat backrests of
th er ear benc hseat ar eloc kedint he
uprigh tposition. Obser
vethen otes on "Seat belts" (→ page37),
"Head restra ints" (→ page98) and "Children in
th ev ehicle" (→ page46).
The folding benc hseat is onl yappr ove dfor use
wit hc hild seats designe dfor children up tosix
ye arso ld (→ page60).Informa tionons uitable
ch ild restra int sy stems on thef olding benc hseat
can be obtained at an yMercedes-Benz Service
Cent re.
The folding benc hseat ma yonlybeu sed when
th ec ombined luggag ecove rand ne tisinstalled.
The tailgat ecan be opened from thef olding
benc hseat. The switc hislocated on thew heel
ar ch on ther ight-hand side when vie wedint he
direction of tra vel.
Fo lding out thef olding benc hseat
Requ irements:
R The seat backrests of ther ear benc hseat are
loc kedint he upright position.
R The handle fort he combined luggag ecover
and ne thas been mo vedu p.To impr ovet he
re ar vie w,theu pper par tofthe plat ehas
been folded down. 104
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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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Fo
lding bac kthe folding benc hseat #
Pull thes eat cushion upwards bytab 1and
fo ld it bac kintoi ts startin gposition until it
engages. *
NO
TEDama getothef olding benc hseat
when folding back The
folding benc hseat ma ybedamaged
when it is folded bac k. #
Fullyi nse rttheh ead restra int sintot he
guides. #
Mak esuret hat thes eat belt buckles
engages in their guides. #
Press ther elease knob 3and fold theh ead
re stra int sd own. #
Press ther elease knob 4and push the
head restra int sa llth ew ayin. #
Fold bac kseat backrest 2ofthef olding
benc hseat int oits startin gposition.
Opening/closing thel 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
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Press ther elease knob in them iddle of the
load compartment floor and tur ntothe
OPEN position. 106
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Pull thel oop on thel oad compartmen tfloor
and fold thel oad compartmen tfloor up.
% Ifth es eat cushions ar enotfitted
(→ page 105), thel oad compartmen tfloor
can be comple tely remo ved.
Closing #
Refitt he load compartment floor ,ifn eces‐
sar y,and fold down. #
Press ther elease knob and tur ntothe
CLOSE position. Ste
ering wheel Ad
justin gthe steering wheel manually &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh adjust‐
ing vehicle settings while thev ehicle is in
motion
Yo uc ould lose cont roloft hevehicle in the
fo llowing situations:
R ifyo ua djus tthe driver's seat, theh ead
re stra ints, thes teering wheel or them ir‐
ro rw hile thev ehicle is in motion
R ifyo uf asteny our seat belt whilet hevehi‐
cle is in motion #
Befor estarti ngthee ngine: adjus tthe
driver's seat, theh ead restra ints, the
st eering wheel or them irro ra nd fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
WARNING Risk of entrapment forc hil‐
dren when adjusting thes teering wheel
Children could injur ethemselves if they
adjus tthe steering wheel. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th ek eywit hyou and loc kthe vehicle.
This also applies tomobil ephones if the
"Digital Car Keyint he smartphone"
function is activated via theM ercedes
connect me weba pp. Seats and
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Push release le ver1down as farasitw ill
go.
The steering column is unloc ked. #
Adjus theight 2and di stance 3tothe
st eering wheel. #
Push release le ver1up as farasitw illg o.
The steering column is loc ked. #
Chec kand mak esuret hat thes teering col‐
umn is loc kedbym oving thes teering wheel. Ad
justin gthe steering wheel electrically The
steering wheel can be adjus tedw hen the
po we rsupp lyis switched off. 1
Adjusts thed ista nce tothes teering wheel
2 Adjusts theh eight #
Save thes ettings wit hthe memor yfunction
(→ pag e110). Swi
tchin gthe steering wheel heater on/off Re
quirements:
R The po wersupply or thei gnition is switched
on. #
Toswitc hon/off: turnthe le verint he direc‐
tion of ar row1or2.
If indicator lamp 3lights up, thes teering
wheel heater is switched on. 108
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Easy entr
yand exitfeature Fu
nction of thee asy entr yand exitfeature &
WARNING Risk of accident whe npulling
aw ay during thea djustmen tprocess of
th ee asy exitfeature
‑Ify ou pull away while thee asy entry and
ex itfeatur eism aking adjustments, youc ould
lose cont roloft hevehicle. #
Alw aysw ait until thea djustmen tproc‐
ess is comple tebefor epulling away. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
while adjusting thee asy entry andexit
fe ature
When thee asy entry andexitfeatur eadjusts
th es teering wheel, youa nd other vehicle
occupants –particularly children –could
becom etrapped. #
During thea djustmen tprocess of the
easy entry andexitfeature, mak esure th
at no on ehas an ybody parts in the
sweep of thes teering wheel. #
Movethea djustmen tleve roft hesteer‐
ing wheel if ther eisar isk of becoming
trapped bythes teering wheel.
The adjustmen tprocess is stopped. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th ek eywit hyou and loc kthe vehicle.
This also applies tomobil ephones if the
"Digital Car Keyint he smartphone"
function is activated via theM ercedes
connect me webA pp. Ve
hicles with memor yfunction: youc an stop
th ea djustmen tprocess bypressing one of the
memor yposition buttons of them emor yfunc‐
tion.
If th ee asy entry andexitfeatur eisa ctive, the
st eering wheel will mo veupwards in thef ollow‐
ing situations:
R yous wit ch thei gnition off R
youo pen thed rive r's door when thei gnition
is switched on
The steering wheel mo vesb acktot he las tdrive
position in thef ollowing cases:
R yous wit ch thei gnition on when thed rive r's
door is closed
R youc lose thed rive r's door when thei gnition
is switched on
The las tdrive position of thes teering wheel is
st ored in thef ollowing situations:
R yous wit ch thei gnition off
R Vehicles with memor yfunction: save the
seat settings via them emor yfunction.
Ve hicles with memor yfunction: press one of
th em emor yfunction sa vedp osition buttons to
st op thea djustmen tprocess.
Setting thee asy entr yand exitfeature
Multimedi asyst em:
, Vehicle .
î Vehicle set-
tings .
Easy Entry/Exit #
Select Steering wheel only orOff. Seats and
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Using
them emor yfunction &
WARNING Risk of an accident if memo ry
function is use dwhile driving
If yo uu sethem emor yfunction on thed riv‐
er's side while driving, youc ould lose cont rol
of thev ehicle as aresult of thea djustments
being made. #
Onlyusethem emor yfunction on the
driver's side when thev ehicle is station‐
ar y. &
WARNING Risk of entrapment whe nset‐
ting thes eat wit hthe memor yfunction
If yo uu sethem emor yfunction tosetthe
seat or thes teering wheel, youa nd other
ve hicle occupants, especially children, could
be ent rapped. #
During thes etting procedur eofthe
memor yfunction, ensur ethat no body
parts ar einthe sweep of thes eat or
th es teering wheel. #
If somebody becomes trapped, immedi‐
atel yrelease them emor yfunction posi‐
tion button.
The adjustmen tprocess is stopped. &
WARNING Risk of entrapment if the
memor yfunction is activated bychildren
Children could becom etrapped if they acti‐
va te them emor yfunction ,particularly when
unattended. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th ek eywit hyou and loc kthe vehicle.
This also applies tomobil ephones if the
"Digital Car Keyint he smartphone"
function is activated via theM ercedes
connect me weba pp. The memor
yfunction can be used when thei gni‐
tion is switched off. St
oring
Seat adjustment sfor up tothre ep eople can be
st ored and called up using them emor yfunction.
The following sy stems can be selected:
R Seat, backres tand head restra int
R Steering wheel
R Outside mir rors
R Head-up display 11 0
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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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