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

Fi
tting #
Press and hol dthe release knob 3ofthe
fi rs tb rack et 5 . #
Inse rtthel uggag eholder 2intot he first
brac ket5and slid eitdownw ards until it
engages. #
Letgoofr elease knob 3. #
Repeat thep rocess wit hthe second brac ket
5 and theh andle.
Loading #
Press and hold ther elease knob 1onthe
luggag eholder 2. #
Pull theb elt on theh andle out. #
Place thel oad between thes trap an dthe
load compartment side wall. #
Press and hold ther elease knob 1onthe
luggag eholder 2. #
Hold theb elt on theh andle firm lyand slowly
guide it bac kuntil thel oad has been
secured. #
Letgoofr elease knob 1. #
On bo thbrac kets 5,p ressthel ocking but‐
ton 4. #
Toremo ve: press release knob 3onthe
brac ket5and remo veluggag eholder 2by
pulling it out.
Installing or removing the telescopic rod
Fi tting
The telescopic rodisu sedtosecur eloads
agains tthe rear seat stopreve nt them from
moving around. #
Inser tone brac ket2intob otht he lef tand
ri ght load rails and slide it tothed esired
position. #
Press and hold ther elease knob 3. #
Inser tthe telescopic rod1intot he brac kets
2 and slid eitdownw ards until it engages. #
On bo thbrac kets 5,p ressthel ocking but‐
ton 4. 124
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Toremo ve: press release knob 3on
re spectiv ebrack et 2 and remo ve te lescopic
rod 1bypulling it upward sand out. Opening or closing
thes towa ge space under
th el 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
#
Pull handle 1upwards. #
Liftthe load compartment floor upwards by
handle 1. #
Fold out hook on theu nderside of thel oad
compartmen tfloor. #
Clip hook int odripr ail. Closing #
Unhook theh ook from thed ripr ail and fas‐
te nittot he brac ketont he underside of the
load compartment floor. #
Foldthel oad compartmen tfloor down wards
and then press handle 1down until it
engages. At
tachin gthe roof rack &
WARNING Risk of inju ryby ex ceeding
th em aximum roof load
When youl oad ther oof, thev ehicle cent reof
gr av ity rises and thed riving characteristics
ch ange.
If yo ue xceed them aximum roof load, the
driving characteristics, as well as thes teer‐
ing and braking, will be greatl yimp aired. #
Nevere xceed them aximum roof load
and adjus tyour driving style. Yo
uw illfind informatio nonthe maximum roof
load in the" Tech nical data" section. Seats and
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NO
TEVehicle damag efromn on-
appr ovedroof racks The
vehicle could be damaged byroof racks
whic hhave notb eent esteda nd appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benz. #
Onlyuseroof rack st esteda nd
appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz. #
Depending on thev ehicle equipment,
ensur ethat when ther oof rack isfitted:
R thes liding sunroof can be fully
ra ised.
R thet ailgat ecan be opened com‐
ple tely. #
Position thel oad on ther oof rack in
suc haw aythat thev ehicle will no tsus‐
ta in damag eevenw hen it is in motion. *
NO
TEDama getothep anoramic sliding
sunroof when aroof rack isfitted The panoramic sliding sunroo
fmaybe dam‐
aged byther oof rack ifyo ua ttem pttoopen
it when ther oof rack isfitted. #
Do no topent he panoramic sliding sun‐
ro of if aroof rack isfitted.
In order toallo wventilation of thev ehicle
interior ,you can raise thep anoramic sliding
sunroof. #
Secur ethe roof rack tother oof railing. #
Obser vethem anufacturer's ins tallation
instructions. Cup holders
Fi
ttin gthe cup holder in or removing it from
the centr econsole (automatic transmission) &
WARNING ‑Riskofa ccident or inju ry
when using thec up holder while the
ve hicle is in motion
The cup holder canno thold acontainer
secur ewhile thev ehicle is in motion.
If yo uu seac up holder while thev ehicle is in
motion, thec ontainer ma ybeflung around
and liquids could be spilled. The vehicle occupants ma
ycome int ocontact wit hthe
liquid and if it is hot, they could be scalded.
Yo uc ould be distracted from traf ficc ondi‐
tions and youm aylose cont roloft hevehicle. #
Onlyusethec up holder when thev ehi‐
cle is stationar y. #
Onlyusethec up holder forc ontainers
of ther ight size. #
Alw aysc lose thec ontainer ,particularly
if th el iquid is hot. 12 6
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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
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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
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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/
connect. 13 2
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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
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from
thea ctiv etop assivestatus ,the è sym‐
bol is shown as enlar geda nd flashes yello w.
Once thes ystemisp assivethe è symbol is
shown as gr eyinthem ultifunction displa y.
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
in thef ollowing ins tances:
R Ifth er eisp oor visibility ,e.g. due toinsuf fi‐
cient illumination of ther oad, or due tosno w,
ra in, fogorh eavy spr ay.
R Ifth er eisg lare, e.g. from oncoming traf fic,
di re ct sunlight or reflection from other vehi‐
cles (e.g. if thec arriag ew ay iswe t).
R Ifth ew indscreen is dirty ,miste du p, dam‐
aged or co vered, fori ns tance byasticker,in
th ev icinit yoft he camera.
R If no, or se veral, unclear lane markings are
presen tfor one lane, e.g. in aconstruction
area.
R Ifth el ane marking sarewo rnaw ay,d arkor
co veredu p, e.g. bydirtors now.
R The dis tance tothev ehicle in front is too
small and thel ane marking sthus canno tbe
de tected. R
Ifth el ane marking schang equickl y,e.g.
lanes branc hoff,c ross one ano ther or
mer ge.
R The car riag ewa yisn arrow and winding.
R Ifth er ea rehighly variable shade conditions
on thec arriag ewa y.
R Ifth er ea reobs tacle ssuchaso bject mar kers
on thel ane or projecting out int othe lane.
The sy stem does no tprovide assis tance in the
fo llowing conditions:
R Onvery shar pbends.
R When towing atrailer.
R Ifyo ua ctivel ychang elane without swit ching
on thet urns ignal indicator.
R Ifyo us wit ch on thet urns ignal indicator and
th ec onditions fora ctivating ActiveL ane
Chang eAssistaren otfulfilled.
Ac tivatin gActive Ste ering Assist
Requ irements:
R ESP ®
mus tbea ctivated, but no tinter vening. R
ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cisactiva‐
te d. #
If indicator lamp 1is off: press button 2.
Fu nction of Activ eL aneC hang eAssist
Ac tiveS teering Assis tisonlyana id.Youa re
re sponsible fort he dis tance tothev ehicle in
front, forv ehicle speed, forb raking in good time
and fors tayi ng in lane. Befor echanging lanes, 216
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R
Activating or deacti vating ActiveS teering
Assis torD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
The driver mu stbe ready totake control of the
ve hicle at an ytime. Information on Hill
StartA ssist Hill
StartA ssisth olds thev ehicle foras hort
time when pulling away on ahill under thef ol‐
lowing conditions:
R The transmission is in position hork.
R The electric parking brak eisreleased.
This gives youe nough tim etomoveyour foot
from theb rake pedal tothea ccelerator pedal
and depress it befor ethe vehicle begins toroll. &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
caused bythev ehicle rolling away
Af teras horttime, Hill StartA ssistnol onger
holds thev ehicle and it can rollaw ay. #
Therefore, swiftl ymove your foot from
th eb rake pedal tothea ccelerator pedal. Ne
vera ttem pttolea vethev ehi‐
cle if it is being held byHillStart Assist. HOLD function
HOLD function
The HOL
Dfunction holds thev ehicle at astand‐
st ill without requ iring youtod epress theb rake
pedal, e.g. when pulling away on steep slopes.
Sy stem limitations
R The incline mus tnotbe grea tert han 30%.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gthe HOL Dfunction &
WARNING Risk of an accident du etothe
HOLD function being acti vatedw heny ou
lea vethev ehicle
If yo ul eave thev ehicle while onl ythe HOLD
function is braking thev ehicle, thev ehicle
can rollaw ay inthef ollowing situations:
R Ifth er eisam alfunction in thes ystemor
in thep owe rsupply. R
Ifth eH OLD function is deactivated by
depressing thea ccelera torp eda lort he
brak epedal, e.g. byavehicle occupant.
R Ifth ee lectrics in thee ngine compart‐
ment ,the batter yorthe fuses ar etam‐
pered wit horifthe batter yisdisconnec‐
te d. #
Alw aysd eactivat ethe HOLD function
and secur ethe vehicle agains trolling
aw ay befor eleaving thev ehicle. *
NO
TEDama gefrom auto matic braking When
ActiveB rake Assi st,A ctiv eDista nce
Assi stDISTRONI Corthe HOLD function are
activated, thev ehicle brakes autonomously
in cer tain situations.
To avo id damag etothevehicle, deactivate
th ese sy stems in thef ollowing or similars it‐
uations: #
During towing #
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