tow MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE 2017 Workshop Manual

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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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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#
Toremo ve: slidecatch 2forw ards and pull
out cup holder 1. #
Tofit: inse rtcup holder 1and slide ba ck
catch 2.
% The cup holder rubber mat can be remo ved
fo rc leaning, e.g. using clean, luk ewarm
wate r. Opening
thec up holder in ther ear armrest *
NO
TEDama getothec up holder When
ther ear armres tisfolded bac kthe cup
holder could become damaged. #
Onlyfold ther ear armres tbackw hen
th ec up holder is closed. #
Press cup holder 1or2. #
Place acontainer in or remo veac ontainer
from cup holder 1or2. Asht
raya nd cigar ette lighter Using
thea shtr ayinthef ront centr econsole *
NO
TEDama getothes towa ge compart‐
men tunde rthe ashtr ay The
stow agec ompartment unde rthe ashtray
is no theat resis tant and could be dama gedif
yo ur estlit cigar ette soni t. #
Ensur ethat thea shtr ayis full yengaged. Seat
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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
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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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USB por
tintherear Yo
uc an charge aU SBdevice, e.g .amobile
phone, at US Bports 1usin gas uitable charg‐
ing cable .The devices can be charge dw ith5V
(2. 1A)a nd when thei gnition is switched on. Wire
lesschargin goft he mobile phone and
connection with thee xterior aerial Note
sonw ireless chargin goft he mobile
phone &
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 objectsdon ot
pr otru de from stowages paces, luggage
nets or stowagen ets. #
Close thel oc kable stow ages paces
befor estartin gaj ourney. #
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. &
WARNING Risk offire from placing
objects in them obile phone stowage
compartment
If yo up laceo bject sinthe mobile phone
stow agec ompartment ,the ym ayheat up
exc essively and evencatc hfire. #
Do no tplace additional objects ,espe‐
ciall ythose mode of me tal, in the
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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/
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