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

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
j Check trailer hitch lock *T
he trailer hitc hisnotoperational when youa redrivin gwithat railer. #
Stop thev ehicle immediately ,paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions ,and switc hoffthee ngine. #
Uncoupl ethe trailer and safeguar ditagains trolling away. #
Initiat eanewswivelling procedur e. #
Ifth eb all nec kisextended, press and hol dthe button on thet ailgat euntil theb all nec kengages beneat hthe
bumper. #
When thed ispla ymessag edisappears, couple up thet railer and driv eon. &
WARNING Risk of an accident if theb all nec kisnotloc ked
If th eb all nec kisnotinthel oc kedp osition ,the trailer ma ycome loose. #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions.
Do no tcontinu edriving under an ycircums tances. #
Uncoupl ethe trailer and secur eitagains trolling away. #
Initiat eanewswivelling procedur eand do no tre-couple thet railer until thed ispla ymessag edisappears. If
th ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear ,the trailer hitc hisdefectiv eand theb all nec kisnotloc ked. #
Do no tcouple up thet railer .Drive on without thet railer .Notet he reduced ground clearance due tothe
unlo cked ball nec k. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
The trailerh itchisn otoperational when thev ehicle is at astandstill. Displa
ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 509

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions #
Uncoupl ethe coupled trailer and safeguar ditagains trolling away. #
Initiat eanewswivelling procedur e. #
Ifth eb all nec kisretra cted: press and hol dthe button on thet ailgat euntil theb all nec kengages verticall yin
th el oc kedp osition and then engages beneat hthe bumper. #
Ifth eb all nec kisextended: press and hold theb utton on thet ailgat euntil theb all nec kengages beneat hthe
bumper.
If th ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear ,the trailer hitc hisdefectiv eand theb all nec kisnotloc ked. #
Do no tcouple up thet railer .Drive on without thet railer .Notet he reduced ground clearance due tothe
unlo cked ball nec k. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Apply brake to deselect
Park (P) position *
Yo uh ave attem ptedtos hiftthe transmission out of position jand int oanother transmission position. #
Depress theb rake pedal.
To shift out of PorN,
depress brake and start
engine *
Yo uh ave attem ptedtos hiftthe transmission out of position jori intoa nother transmission position. #
Depress theb rake pedal. #
Startt he engine.
Risk of vehicle rolling
Driver door open and trans-
mission not in P *
The driver's door is no tfully closed and thet ransmission is in position k,iorh. #
Shif tthe transmission toposition jwhen youp arkt he vehicle. 51 0
Displaymessa gesa nd warning/indicator lamps

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
b Malfunction See Owner's
Manual *T
heexterior lighting is faulty. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Ve hicles with atrailerh itch:afuse ma yhave blown. #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions. #
Chec kthe fuses and replace them if necessar y.
b AUTO lights inoperative *T
he light sensor is faulty. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
b Switch off lights *Y
ou ar eleaving thev ehicle and thel ights ar estills witched on. #
Turn thel ight switc htotheà position.
b Switch on headlamps *Y
ou ar edriving without dipped-beam headlamps. #
Turn thel ight switc htotheL orà position.
Adaptive Highbeam Assist
Plus inoperative *A
daptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus is faulty. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. 520
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps

Ve
hicle Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
j Tr ailer hit chwarning lamp The
redt railer hitc hwarning lam pison.
The trailer hitc hisnotoperational or swivels. &
WARNING Risk of an accident if theb all nec kisnotloc ked
If th eb all nec kisnotinthel oc kedp osition ,the trailer ma ycome loose. #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions .Do
no tc ontinu edriving under an ycircums tances. #
Uncoupl ethe trailer and secur eitagains trolling away. #
Initiat eanewswivelling procedur eand do no tre-couple thet railer until thed ispla ymessag edisappears. #
Obser vethem essages in them ultifunction displa y.
If th et railer hitc hswivels: #
Wait until theb all nec khasreached theo perational position. Displa
ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 533

Shifting
toneutral ................................ 17 7
Display Care................................................... .404
Displa y(mu ltimedi asystem)
No tes. .................................................. 287
Settings ............................................... 295
Displa y(on-boar dcomputer)
Displa ysinthem ultifunction displa y... 264
Displa ycontent
(Additional value range) ....................... 264
Displ aymessage ..................................... 465
Calling up (on-board compu ter) ........... 465
No tes. ................................................. 465
Displa ymessages
? ...........................................4 99,517
A ................................................... 51 8
C ................................................... 517
¯ .................................................... 491
Ac tiveB lind Spo tAssistcur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........488
Ac tiveB lind Spo tAssistinope rative .... 488 Ac
tiveB lind Spo tAssistnota vailable
when towing atrailer See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 488
Ac tiveb onnetm alfunctio nSee Own‐
er' sM anual .......................................... 516
Ac tiveB rake Assi stFunctions cur‐
re ntl ylim ited See Owner' sManual ...... 477
Ac tiveB rake Assi stFunctions limited
See Owner' sManual ............................ 478
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stavailable
again .................................................. .490
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stcur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........490
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stinope rative ...... 490
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assis tCamera
vie wr estricted See Owner's Manual ... 487
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assis tcurrently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........486
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assis tinopera‐
tive ...................................................... 486 bAc
tiveL ight Sy stem inoperative ...519
Ac tiveP arking Assis tand
PA RKTRONI Cinoperati veSee Own‐
er's Manual ......................................... 489
èAc tiveS teering Assis tcurrently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........491
è ActiveS teering Assis tinopera‐
tive ...................................................... 491
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tCamera
vie wr estricted See Owner's Manual ... 522
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tcurrently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........522
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tinopera‐
tive ...................................................... 521
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus Cam‐
er av iewr estricted See Owner's
Manual ................................................5 21
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus cur‐
re ntl yu navailable See Owner's Man‐
ual ...................................................... .521 Index
549

Ad
aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus inop‐
erative ................................................ .520
4Ad d1litree ngin eoil when next
re fuelling ............................................. 497
Air conditioning Malfunction See
Owner's Manual ................................... 512
App lybrak etod eselect Park (P)
position ................................................ 51 0
App lybrak etos elect R ........................ 513
À ATTENTION ASSIS Tinoperative ... 483
ÀAT TENTION ASSIS T:Take a
break! .................................................. 483
bAU TOlight sinope rative ............... 520
Au xilia rybatter ymalfunction ...............5 12
Blind Spo tAssistcur rentl yu navaila‐
ble See Owner's Manual ...................... 487
Blin dSpotA ssis tinope rative ............... 488
Blind Spo tAssistnota vailable when
to wing atrailer See Owner's Manual ...4 88
ÂChang ekeybat teries ...................5 07Ø
CheckAdBlue See Owner ’s
Manual ................................................ 500
JChec kbrake fluid le vel................ 475
4 Checkeng.o il le v.when next
re fuelling ............................................. 496
jChe cktraile rhitch lock ............... 509
hCh eckt yre(s) ............................... 503
!Clea nthe fuel filter .................... .498
ÁCo mpressor is cooling ................485
?Coolant Stop vehicle Switch
engine off ............................................ 493
Cruise contro land Limiter inope ra‐
tive ...................................................... 492
Cruise control inope rative ................... 491
Cruise control off ................................. 491
!cu rrently unavailable See Own‐
er's Manual .......................................... 467
÷cur rentl yu navailable See Own‐
er's Manual ........................................ .468
È .................................................... 492 ØEng.
star tn otpossible in XXX
km ...................................................... .500
ØEng. star tn otpossible ................ .501
5 Engine oi lleve lcanno tbe
measured ............................................ 498
4Engine oil le velR educe oil le vel...4 97
4 Engine oi lleve lStopv ehicle
Switc hengine off ................................ 496
4Engineo il pressureStopS witch
of fe ngine ............................................ 498
Fa ult Driv eatmax.80k m/h .............. .485
6Fr ont leftmalfunction Consult
wo rkshop (e xample)............................ 480
Fr ont-passenger airbag disabled See
Owner's Manual ................................... 481
Fr ont-passenger airbag enabled See
Owner's Manual ..................................4 82
!inoperativ eSee Owner' sMan‐
ual ....................................................... 466 550
Index

Distance
recorder
see Trip dis tance
DI STRO NIC
see ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
Door Additional door loc k............................. .70
Lockin g(emer gency key) ...................... .75
Opening (from thei nside) ......................70
Un lockin g(emer gency key) .................... 75
Un lockin g(from thei nside) ...................70
Door cont rolp anel .................................... .16
Driv eAwayA ssist .................................... 24 3
Driv eposition
Selecting .............................................. 178
Driv eprogram display ............................ .175
Driv eprograms
see DYNA MIC SELECT
Driver's seat see Seat
Driving lights see Automatic driving lights Drivin
gsafet ys ystem ............................ .194
ABS (Anti-lo ckBraking Sy stem) ........... 19 5
Ac tiveB rake Assi st.............................. 201
Ad aptiv ebrake light s........................... 205
BA S(Brak eAssistSystem) .................. 19 6
EBD (Electroni cBrake forc eD istribu‐
tion )..................................................... 200
ESP ®
(Elect ronic Stabilit yProgram)
Crosswind Assis t................................. 200
ESP ®
(Electronic Stabilit yProgram)
trailer stabilisation .............................. 200
Overvie w............................................. 19 5
Ra dar sensor s..................................... .195
Re sponsibility ...................................... 194
ST EER CONTROL ................................. 201
Drivin gsystem
DY NA MIC BODY CONTROL .................. 219
Drivin gsystem
see 360° Camera
see ActiveB lind Spo tAssist
see ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
see ActiveL aneK eeping Assist
see ActiveP arking Assist
see ActiveS peed Limi tAssist
see ActiveS teering Assist see AIR
BODY CONTROL
see ATTENTION ASSIST
see Blind Spo tAssist
see Cruise contro l:
see Drivin gsafet ys ystem
see HOLD function
see Limiter
see Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC
se eR emo teParking Assist
see Reversing camera
see Traf ficS ign Assi st
Drivin gtips
Drivin gabroad (changin gthe lights) ....1 34
Gene rald rivin gtips .............................. 171
Ru nning-in no tes. .................................1 70
Dr ows iness de tection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
DY NA MIC BODY CONT ROL
Suspensio n.......................................... 219
Dynami chandl ing cont rols ystem
see ESP ®
(Elect ronic Stabilit yProgram)
DY NA MIC SELECT .................................... 175
Con figuring driv eprogram I................. 176
Displ aying engin edata. ........................ 176 Index
553

HANDS-FREE
ACCES S........................... 79
Limiting theo pening angle .................... 80
Openin g.................................................75
Opening dimensions ............................4 61
Un lockin g(emer gency key) .................. .80
Ta ilgate
see Locking/unlocking
Ta ke -bac kofe nd-of-lif evehicles .............. 21
Pr otection of thee nvironmen t............... 21
Ta nk capacity
Ad Blue ®
............................................... 457
Fu el ..................................................... 456
Re ser ve(fuel) ...................................... 456
Te ch nical data
Axle load (trailer operation) ................. 463
Fa stening point (trailer hitch) .............. 462
Information .......................................... 448
Mounting dimensions (trailer hitch) ..... 462
No tes( trailerh itch) ............................. 462
Overhang dimension (trailerh itch) ...... 462
To ngu eweight .................................... .463
To wing weight (t owing atrailer) .......... .463
Ty re pressur emonitoring sy stem ........ 433
Ve hicle identification plat e.................. 450 Te
lephone ........................................ 270, 335
Ac tivating functions du ring acall. ....... 342
Au thorising amobile phone (Remo te
Pa rking Assist) .................................... .242
Business telephon ysettings ................ 339
Call and ringtone volume .................... .341
Calls wit hseveral participant s............. 342
Connecting amobile phone (busi‐
ness telephony) .................................. .338
Connecting amobile phone (Near
Fiel dCommunicatio n(NFC)) .............. .340
Connecting amobile phone (Pass‐
ke y) .................................................... .337
Connecting amobile phon e(Secure
Simple Pairing) .................................... 337
Disconnecting amobile phon e........... .340
Importin gcontacts .............................. 343
Incoming cal ldurin gane xisting call .... 342
In fo rm atio n......................................... .336
Lockin gthe vehicle (mobile phone) .......71
Menu (on-boar dcomputer) .................. 270
Mobile phone voice recognition ........... 341
No tes. ................................................. 336
Operating modes ................................. 336
Re ception and transmission volume .... 341
St artin gthe vehicle (mobile phone) ..... 16 8Switching mobil
ephones .................... 339
Switching mobil ephones (Near Field
Communication (NFC)) ........................ 340
Symbol sfor business telephon y......... .339
Te lephon emenuo verview. ..................3 35
Te lephon eoperation ............................ 341
Un lockin gthe vehicle (mobile phone) ....71
Using aSIM car dfor business tel‐
ephon y............................................... .338
Usin gNear Field Communication
(NFC) .................................................. .340
Vo ice command s(LINGU ATRO NIC) .....2 80
Wi reless chargin g(mobile phone) ........ 13 2
Te lephone number
Dialling (on-boar dcomputer) .............. .270
Te lephone operation
see Calls
Te lephon yoperating modes
Blue tooth ®
Te lephon y......................... .336
Business telephon y............................. 336
Te lete xt
Displaying ............................................ 387
Overvie w............................................. 387 Index
573

Te
levision
see TV
Te mp erature ............................................ 154
Te xt messages ......................................... 345
calling amessag esender .................... 346
Changing folder s................................. 347
Composing .......................................... 346
Con figuring thed ispla yedt extm es‐
sa ge s. .................................................. 345
Deleting ............................................... 347
Drafts .................................................. 347
No tes. ................................................. 345
Options ................................................ 347
Outbo x.................................................3 47
Re ad-aloud function ............................ 346
Re adin g............................................... 346
Re plying .............................................. 346
Sending ...............................................3 46
Vo ice command s(LINGU ATRO NIC) .....2 84
Through-loadin gfeature
se eS eat
Ti e-d owne yes .......................................... 12 0
Time Manual time setting. ............................ 297 Settings
ummer time ........................... 296
Settingt he time and dat eautomati‐
call y..................................................... 296
Setting thet ime zone. ......................... 296
Setting thet ime/dat eformat .............. 297
TIREFIT kit ................................................ 41 0
Declaration of Conformity ..................... 25
St orag elocation ................................... 41 0
Using .................................................... 411
To ne settings ...........................................3 88
Ad justing treble ,mid and bass set‐
ting s................................................... .389
Calling up thes ound menu .................. 388
Information .......................................... 388
To ngue weight ........................................ .463
To ol
see Vehicle tool kit
To pT ether ................................................... 51
To tal di stance recorder .......................... .266
Displ aying ............................................ 266
To uc hC ontrol
On-board computer ............................. 262
Operating ............................................ 288 Setting
thes ensitivity .......................... 288
To uchpad
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .289
Ac tivating/deactivating ha ptic oper‐
ation feedbac k.................................... 290
Operating ............................................ 289
Re adin gthe handwriting recognition
alou d................................................... 290
Selecting astatio na nd trac k............... 290
Settin gthe sensitivity .......................... 290
To w- aw ay protection
Ac tivating/deactivating ......................... 92
Fu nctio n................................................ 91
To w- starting ............................................. 424
To wing atrailer
Ex tending/r etra cting theb all nec k...... 254
To wing away ............................................ 420
To wing eye
Ins talling .............................................. 424
St orag elocation ..................................4 23
To wing me thods ...................................... .419
Tr ack
Selecting (audio mode )....................... 369 574
Index

Tr
af fica nnouncements
Swit ching on/of f................................. 380
Tr af fica nnouncement svolume
increase
Setting ................................................ .380
Tr af fici nformation .................................. 325
Displaying thet raffic map .................. .327
Displ aying traf fici ncidents .................. 328
Issuing hazar dalerts. .......................... 328
Liv eT raffic In form ation ....................... 326
Overvie w............................................. 325
Tr af ficm ap
see Map
Tr af ficS ign Assist .................................. .246
Fu nction/no tes. .................................. 24 6
Setting ................................................. 247
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 46
Tr aile rhitch
Axle loa d............................................. 463
Bicycle rack ......................................... 258
Extending/r etra cting theb all nec k...... 254
Fa stening point .................................... 462
General no tes. ..................................... 462
Mounting dimensions .......................... 462 No
tes. .................................................. 254
Overhang dimension ........................... 462
Po we rsocket. ...................................... 256
To ngu eweight .................................... .463
Tr aile roperation
Ac tiveB lind Spo tAssist ....................... 24 9
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assis t................. 250
Bicycle rack ......................................... 258
Coupling up/uncoupling atrailer ........ 256
No tes. .................................................. 254
Po we rsocket. ...................................... 256
Tr aile rstabilisation
Fu nction/no tes. .................................. 200
Tr aile rtow hitch
Car e................................................... .402
To wing weight .................................... .463
Tr ansfer redv ehicle data
And roid Au to ....................................... 350
Appl eCarPlay ™. .................................. 350
Tr ansmissio nposition display ................176
Tr anspo rting
Ve hicle ................................................ 422
Tr im element (Care) ................................ 404 Tr
ip
Menu (on-boar dcomputer) .................. 266
Tr ip computer
Displaying ............................................ 266
Re setting. ............................................ 268
Tr ip distance ............................................ 266
Displaying ............................................ 266
Re setting. ............................................ 268
Tr ip me ter
see Trip dis tance
Tu rn signal indicator
see Turn signal light
Tu rn signal light ....................................... 13 6
Changin gbulbs (front) ........................ .145
Switching on/of f................................. 13 6
TV .............................................................. 281
Calling up them enu (C Amodule) ........ 388
Displaying telete xt ............................... 387
Displa ysintheTVc ontrol menu .......... 384
Fu nction/no tes( audio language,
subtitles) ............................................. 386
Information .......................................... 380
Inserting theCAm odule ...................... 388
Overvie w............................................. 383 Index
575