towing MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE 2020 Owner's Manual

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The steering wheel will then mo veupwards
on ly if it is not already as high as it will go.
The driver's seat will then mo vebackwards
only if it is not already in there armost posi‐
tion.
The steering wheel and the driver's seat will
mo veback tothe last drive position in thefo l‐
lowing cases:
R You swit chthe po wer supp lyor the ignition
on when the driver's door is closed
R You close the driver's door with the ignition
switched on.
The last drive position will be sa ved when:
R You swit chthe ignition off.
R Vehicles with memory function: you call
up the seat settings via the memory function.
R Vehicles with memory function: you sa ve
th e seat settings via the memory function.
Ve hicles with memory function: press one of
th e memory function memory position switches
to stop the adjustment process. Setting
the easy entry and exitfeature Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Vehicle
5 Automatic seat adjustment
5 Easy Entry/Exit #
Activate or deacti vate the function. Memory function
Fu
nction of the memory function &
WARNING Risk of an accident if the
memory function is used while driving
If yo u use the memory function on the driv‐
er's side while driving, you could lose cont rol
of theve hicle as a result of the adjustments
being made. #
Only use the memory function on the
driver's side when theve hicle is station‐
ar y. &
WARNING Risk of entrapment when set‐
ting the seat with the memory function
When the memory function adjusts the seat,
yo u and other vehicle occupants – particu‐
lar lych ildren – could become trapped. #
During the adjustment process of the
memory function, make sure that no
one has any body parts in the sweep of
th e seat. #
If someone becomes trapped, press a
preset position button or seat adjust‐
ment switch immediately. &
WARNING Risk of entrapment if the
memory function is activated bychildren
Children could become trapped if they acti‐
va te the memory function, particularly when
unattended. #
Never lea vechildren unat tended in the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke
th eke y with you and lock theve hicle. 11 4
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This also applies
tothe Digital Vehicle Key.
Yo u can use the memory function when the igni‐
tion is switched off.
Seat adjustments for up tothre e people can be
st ored and called up using the memory function.
Yo u can sa vesettings forth efo llowing sy stems:
R Seat, backrest and head restra int
R Steering wheel
R Outside mir rors
R Head-up display Operating
the memory function St
oring #
Set the desired position for all sy stems. #
Brief lypress theV memory button and
th en press preset position 4,Tor
U within thre e seconds.
An acoustic signal sounds. The settings are
st ored. #
Tocall up: press or brief lyhold preset posi‐
tion button 4,TorU.
Af terre leasing the button, all sy stems are
mo ved into thestored position. St
ow age areas Note
s on loading theve hicle &
DANG ER Risk of exhaust gas poisoning
Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses such as carbon monoxide. Exhaust
ga ses can enter theve hicle interior if theta il‐
gate is open when the engine is running,
especially if theve hicle is in motion. #
Alw ays switch off the engine before
opening theta ilgate. #
Never drive with theta ilgate open. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom unsecu red
items in theve hicle
If objects, luggage or loads are not secured
or not secured suf ficientl y,they could slip, Seats and
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tip
ove r or be throw n around and thereby hit
ve hicle occupants.
There is a risk of injur y,particularly in the
ev ent of sudden braking or a sudden change
in direction. #
Alw aysstow objects in such a wayth at
th ey cannot be thro wn around. #
Before the journe y,secure objects, lug‐
ga ge or loads against slipping or tipping
ove r. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue toobjects
being stowed incor rectly
If objects in theve hicle interior are stowed
incor rectly, they can slide or be thrown
around and hit vehicle occupants. In addi‐
tion, cup holders, open stowage spaces and
mobile phone brac kets cann otalw aysre tain
all objects they contain.
The reis a risk of injur y,particularly in the
ev ent of braking manoeuvres or abrupt
ch anges in direction. #
Alw aysstow objects so that they can‐
not be throw n around in su chsitua‐
tions. #
Alw ays make sure that objects do not
pr otru de from stowage spaces, luggage
nets or stowage nets. #
Close the loc kable stow age spaces
before starting a journe y. #
Stow and secure objects that are heavy,
hard, poin ted, sharp-edged, fragile or
to o lar geinthe load compartment. &
WARNING ‑ Risk of accident or inju ry
when using the cup holder while the
ve hicle is in motion
The cup holder cannot hold a container
secure while theve hicle is in motion.
If yo u use a cup holder while theve hicle is in
motion, the conta iner may be flung around
and liquids could be spilled. The vehicle
occupants may come into contact with the
liquid and if it is hot, they could be scalded. Yo
u could be distracted from traf fic condi‐
tions and you may lose cont rol of theve hicle. #
Only use the cup holder when theve hi‐
cle is stationar y. #
Only use the cup holder for containers
of theright size. #
Alw ays close the conta iner, particularly
if th e liquid is hot. *
NO
TEDama getothe cup holder When
there ar armrest is folded back the cup
holder could become damaged. #
Only fold there ar armrest back when
th e cup holder is closed. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue toan open
load compartment floor
If yo u drive with the load compartment floor
open, objects could be flung around and hit
ve hicle occupants as a result. There is a risk
of injur y,particularly in theeve nt of sudden
braking or a sudden change in direction. 11 6
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#
Alw ays close the load compartment
fl oor before a journe y. *
NO
TEDama getothestow age compart‐
ment under the ashtr aydue tointense
heat The
stow age compartment under the ashtray
is not heat resis tant and could be damaged if
yo ure st a lit cigar ette on it. #
Make sure that the ashtr ayis fully
engaged. &
WARNING ‑ Risk of fire and injury from
th e hot cigar ette lighter
Yo u can burn yourself if youto uch the hot
heating element or the soc ket of the ciga‐
re tte lighter.
In addition, flammable materials may ignite
if:
R you drop the hot cigar ette lighter
R ach ild holds the hot cigar ette lighter to
objects, forex ample #
Alw ays hold the cigar ette lighter bythe
knob. #
Alw ays make sure that the cigar ette
lighter is out of reach of children. #
Never lea vechildren unat tended in the
ve hicle. &
WARNING Risk of bu rns from theta il‐
pipe and tailpipe trims
The exhaust tailpipe and tailpipe trims can
become very hot. If you come into contact
with these parts of theve hicle, you could
burn yourself. #
Alw ays be particular lycareful around
th eta ilpipe and theta ilpipe trims and
supervise children especially closely in
th is area. #
Allow vehicle parts tocool down before
to uching them. The driving
characteristics of your vehicle are
dependent on the distribution of the load within
th eve hicle. You should bear thefo llowing in
mind when loading theve hicle:
R neverex ceed the permissible gross mass or
th e permissible axle loads forth eve hicle
(including occupants).
Information can be found on theve hicle iden‐
tification plate (/ page 363).
R the load must not pr otru de abo vethe upper
edge of the seat backrests.
R when transporting objects in the load com‐
partment, alw ays ins tallth e combined lug‐
ga ge cover and net (load compartment co ver
and partitioning net).
R always place the load behind unoccupied
seats if possible.
R secure the load using the tie-down eyes and
distribute the load evenly. Seats and
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St
ow age spaces in theve hicle interior Overview of
the front stowage compa rt‐
ments 1
Stow age space in the doors
2 Stow age compartment in the armrest with
USB ports and stowage space, e.g. for an
MP3 pla yer
3 Stow age compartment in the front cent re
console wi tha USB port
4 Glovecompa rtment Through-loading
feature in there ar ben ch
seat (EAS Y-PA CK Quickfold) Fo
lding there ar seat backrest forw ards &
WARNING Risk of accident if there ar
ben chseat, rear seat and seat backrest
are not engaged
The rear ben chseat, rear seat and seat back‐
re st may fold forw ards, even while theve hi‐
cle is in motion.
R As a result, theve hicle occupant will be
pressed into the seat belt with increased
fo rc e. The seat belt will not be able to
pr otect as intended and could cause
additional injur y.
R Objects or loads in the boot or load com‐
partment cann otbe restra ined bythe
seat backrest. #
Make sure that there ar ben chseat, the
re ar seat and the seat backrest are
engaged before everytrip. If
th e seat backrest is not engaged and loc ked,
th is will be shown on the multifunction display
on the instrument clus ter.
Re quirements:
R The rear seat backrest head restra ints are
fully inse rted.
Yo u can fold the cent reand outer seat backrests
fo rw ards separatel y.
The right seat backrest can be folded forw ards
on lytoge ther with the cent reseat backrest.
The outer seat backrests are unloc ked elect ri‐
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#
Vehicles without a memory function:
mo vethe driver's or front passenger seat for‐
wa rds, if necessar y. #
Vehicles with a memory function: if at
lea stone section of there ar seat backrest is
fo lded forw ards, the cor responding front seat
will mo veforw ards slightl y,if necessar y,to
av oid a collision. #
Tofold the left and right seat backrests
fo rw ard: pullright or left button 1. #
Tofold the centre seat backrest for‐
wa rds: pull release cat ch3 of seat back‐
re st 2 forw ards. #
Fold seat backrest 2forw ards. Fo
lding back there ar seat backrest
* NO
TEDama gecaused bytrapping the
seat belt when folding back the seat
backrest The seat belt could become trapped and
thus
be damaged when the seat backrest is folded
bac k. #
Make sure that the seat belt is not trap‐
ped when folding back the seat back‐
re st. #
Vehicles without a memory function:
mo vethe driver's or front passenger seat for‐
wa rds, if necessar y. #
Vehicles with a memory function: if at
lea stone part of the seat backrest in there ar
is folded bac k,the cor responding front seat
will automatically return tothe most recent
original position. Seats and
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#
Foldthe cor responding seat backrest 1
back until it engages.
Left and right seat backrests: ifth e seat
backrest is not engaged and loc ked, this will
be shown on the multifunction display on the
instrument clus ter.
Centre seat backres t:ifth e seat backrest is
not engaged and loc ked, there d lock verifi‐
cation indicator 2will be visible. Lo
cking there lease catch of the centre rear
seat backrest
Re quirements:
R The left and centre seat backrests are
engaged and joined toge ther.
Lock the cent reseat backrest release cat chif
yo uwa nttosecure the load compartment
against unauthorised access. The cent reseat
backrest can then be folded forw ards on ly
to get her with the left seat backrest. #
Foldthe cent reand left seat backrests for‐
wa rds. #
Tolock: slide cat ch1 upwards.
The release cat chofthe cent reseat backrest
will be loc ked. #
Tounlo ck:slide catch 1down wards. 12 0
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Ad
justing the angle of the rear seat backr‐
ests (cargo position)
To enlar gethe load compartment, you can adjust
th e seat backrests so that they are ten degrees
st eeper (cargo position). #
Foldthe seat backrest forw ards
(/ page 118). #
Movebrac ket1 inthe direction of the
ar row. #
Push seat backrest 2back tobrac ket1
until the backrest engages. Load compartment co
ver with partition net
(combined ca rgo co ver and net) Note
s onthe load compa rtment co ver &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor death due to
poorly secured objects
The load compartment co ver alone cannot
secure or restra in heavy objects, items of
luggage or heavy loads.
Yo u could be hit byan unsecured load, par‐
ticular lyin theev ent of abrupt changes in
direction, sudden braking or an accident. #
Alw aysstow objects in such a wayth at
th ey cannot be thro wn around. #
Secure objects, luggage or loads
against slipping or tipping over,e.g. by using lashing material,
even if you are
using the load compartment co ver. *
NO
TEDama getothe load compartment
co ver when loading theve hicle The load compartment co
ver may be dam‐
aged when theve hicle is being loaded. #
Do not place any objects abo vethe
lo we r edge of the side windo wsor on
th e load compartment co ver. The load compartment co
ver and the partition‐
ing net form the combined luggage co ver and
net.
When the load compartment co ver is clipped in,
no objects in the load compartment should
obstruct the lo wering mo vement of the co ver
when theta ilgate is closed. The load compart‐
ment co ver will otherwise be raised again auto‐
matically. Seats and
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Extending/r
etra cting the load compa rtment
co ver #
Toextend: pull load compartment co ver1
back byhandle 2and clip it into the brack‐
et s on the left and right.
The load compartment co verra ises automat‐
ically when theta ilgate is opened and lo wers
again when theta ilgate is closed.
Re tracting #
Remo veload compartment co ver1 from
th e brac kets on the left and right. #
Guide load compartment co ver1 forw ards
by handle 2until it is fully retracted. The handle
strip of there tracted load compa rt‐
ment co ver1 can be used in thefo llowing posi‐
tions: 1
Folded up by45° (loading position)
2 Horizontal position (driving position)
3 Folded down and loc ked in place (rattle-free
position when driving)
Installing/removing the combined luggage
co ver and net
Requ irements:
R The load compartment co ver and partition
net are retracted. Re
moving
Re mo vethe combined luggage co ver and net
from the load compartment, or from the left-
hand rear door if the seat backrests are folded
fo rw ards. #
Press button 2. #
Foldthe combined luggage co ver and net
backwards with the seat backrest folded up. 12 2
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#
First, de tach th e combined luggage co ver
and net from left-hand cat ch1 and then
re mo veit from right-hand brac ket4.
In stalling #
Slide the combined luggage co ver and net
into right-hand brac ket4 asfar as it will go. #
Place the combined luggage co ver and net
into the left-hand brac ket and slide it into
catch 1until the combined luggage co ver
and net engages audibl y.
Re d lock verification indicator 3must no
longer be visible.
At taching the combined luggage co ver and
net tothere ar seat backrest
* NO
TEDama getothe combined luggage
co ver and net when attaching it tothe
seat backrest When
the combined luggage co ver and net is
attached tothe seat backrest, it may be
damaged when the seat backrest is folded
bac k. #
Do not fold the seat backrests bac k. Re
quirements:
R The seat backrests are folded forw ards. #
Insert combined luggage co ver and net 2
into bo thguides 1and push it as far as it
will go in the direction of the ar row.
To disassemble the combined luggage co ver and
net, follow the instructions in reve rse order. At
taching the pa rtitioning net &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor death due to
poorly secured objects
The partitioning net alone cann otsecure or
re stra in heavy objects, items of luggage or
heavy loads.
Yo u could be hit byan unsecured load, par‐
ticular lyin theev ent of abrupt changes in
direction, sudden braking or an accident. #
Alw aysstow objects in such a wayth at
th ey cannot be thro wn around. #
Secure objects, luggage or loads
against slipping or tipping over,e.g. by
using lashing material, even if you are
using the partitioning net. Fo
r saf etyre asons, alw ays use a partitioning net
when transporting a load.
Damaged partitioning nets can no longer fulfil
th eir pr otective functions and must be replaced.
Vi sit a qualified specialist workshop. Seats and
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