light MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON 2022 Owners Manual

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Open the soc ket cap. #
Inse rtthe plug with lug 1ingroo ve 3 on
th e soc ket. #
Turn bayonet coupling 2totheright as far as
it will go. #
Let the cap engage. #
Secure the cable tothe trailer with cable ties
(only if you are using an adap ter cable). #
Make sure that the cable is alw ays slack for
ease of mo vement during cornering. Under
thefo llowing conditions, a message may
appear on the inst rument display even if the
trailer has been connec ted cor rectl y:
R LEDs ha vebeen ins talled in the trailer lighting
system.
R The cur rent has fallen below the trailer lighting
system's minimum cur rent (50 mA).
% Accessories can be connected tothe perma-
nent po wer supply up to180 W and tothe
po we r supply that is switched on via the igni-
tion loc k.
U
U ncoupling a tr
ncoupling a tr ailer
ailer &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of being crushed and
becoming trapped when uncoupling a
trailer
When uncoupling a trailer with an engaged
inertia-activated brake, your hand may
become trapped between theve hicle and the
trailer dr awbar. #
Do not uncouple trailers with an engaged
ove rrun brake. *
N NOOTE
TE Damage during uncoupling with an
engaged overrun brake The
vehicle may be damaged if you uncouple
with an engaged overrun brake. #
Do not uncouple trailers with an engaged
ove rrun brake. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped when
disconnecting the trailer cable
V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h lev
h level contr
el contr ol syst
ol system:
em:Thevehicle
may lo wer when the trailer cable is disconnec-
te d.
This could result in you or other people
becoming trapped if your or their limbs are
between theve hicle body and the tyres or
underneath theve hicle. #
Make sure that nobody is underneath the
ve hicle or in the immediate vicinity of the
wheel ar ches when you disconnect the
trailer cable. 278
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Driving and parking

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N
N O
OTE
TE Damage tothere ar bumper from
ins talling adap ter cables or adap ter plugs The
following parts could be damaged when
swiveling the ball neck fully electricall y:
R Bumper
R Adapter cable
R Adapter plug #
Alwaysre mo vethe adap ter cable or
adap ter plug before swiveling the ball
neck fully electricall y.#
Secure the trailer against rolling away. #
Disconnect the electrical connection between
th eve hicle and the trailer. #
Uncouple the trailer. #
Place the co ver cap on the ball head.
% T Tr railer
ailer s wit
s wit h LED lighting:
h LED lighting: aTer uncoupling the
traile r,switch theve hicle on and then o.
again. Bicy
Bicy
cle r
cle r ac
ack function
k function &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of an accident if the bicy-
cle rack is used incor rectly
The bicycle rack may become de tach ed from
th eve hicle in thefo llowing cases:
R the permissible load capacity of the trailer
hitch is exceeded.
R the bicycle rack is used incor rectl y.
R the bicycle rack is secured tothe ball neck
beneath the ball head.
Obser vethefo llowing foryo ur ow n sa fety and
th at of other road users:
R always adhere tothe permissible load
capacity of the trailer hitch.
R always obser vethe permissible rear axle
load of theto wing vehicle.
R use the bicycle rack only totransport bicy-
cles. R
always mount the bicycle rack proper lyby
attaching tothe ball head and the ball
neck guide pin, if possible.
R when transporting four bicycles, alw ays
use bicycle rack s which ha veadditional
support on the ball neck guide pin.
R use only bicycle rack s appr oved by
Mercedes-Benz.
R always obser vethe bicycle rack operating
instructions. *
N NOOTE TE Damage toor breakage of the trailer
hitch due tounsuitable or improper lyused
bicycle rack. #
Only use bicycle rack s appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benz prope rly as described
bel ow. *
N
NO
OTE
TE Increased risk of damage toprop-
erty due tofolded-out ball neck #
When the trailer is not coupled or the
bicycle rack is attached, fold in the ball Driving and parking
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neck or, in
the case of a fully electric
trailer hitch, retract the ball nec k. *
N
NO
OTE
TE The ope rating permit may be in vali-
dated due tothe illegal installation of
trailer hitches The installation – including
retro/tting – of a
non- folding or non-remo vable trailer hitch that
eve n partial lyconceals the license plate or the
lighting system is prohibited. #
Obser vethe applicable legal regulations
fo rth e installation of trailer hitches. Tr
ailer hitch (example with additional guide pin)
Depending on the bicycle rack 's design, di.erent
numbers of bicycles can be transpor ted.
The following bicycle rack designs are possible:
R When mounted byattaching toball head 1,
th e maximum load capacity is 75 kg. You can
transport up tothre e bicycles. R
When mounted on ball head 1and guide pin
2, the maximum load capacity is 100 kg. Yo u
can transport up tofour bicycles.
The maximum load capacity is calculate d fromthe
we ight of the bicycle rack and the bicycle rack
load.
Obser vethe no tes on driving with a roof load,
trailer or fully laden vehicle (/ page 175).
When using a bicycle rack , set the tyre pressure
fo r increased load on there ar axle of theve hicle.
Fu rther information on the tyre pressure can be
fo und in the tyre pressure table (/ page 379).
N No ot tes on loading
es on loading
The lar gerth e distance between the load's centre
of grav ity and the ball head, thegr eater the load
on the trailer hitch.
Obser vethefo llowing no tes:
R mount heavy bicycles as close totheve hicle
as possible
R always distribute the load on the bicycle rack
as evenly as possible across theve hicle's lon-
gitudinal axis 280
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support and
recuperation po wer of the elec-
tric mo tor)
Plug-in hybrid: cur rent state of charge ofthe
high- voltage battery
7 Selected drive prog ram
8 Selected transmission position
9 Centre display area of the inst rument display
(e xamp le: standard display for a trip): assis-
ta nce/telephone/navigation/trip/media/
ra dio/styles and displa ys/service/possible
settings for head-up display
A Fuel le vel and fuel /ller 0ap location indicator Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of butt
w of butt ons on t
ons on the st
he steer
eering wheel
ing wheel
Depending on the equipment, the la yout and the
design of the control elements on the steering
wheel may di.er. 1
Control panel for cruise control/limiter or
Ac tive Distance Assist DISTRONIC
(/ page 227)
2 G Back button, on-boa rdcomputer
3 Touch Control, on-board computer
To navigate: swipe
To con/rm: press a
4 ò Main menu, on-board computer 5
ò Home screen, MBUX multimedia system
6 Touch Control, MBUX multimedia system
To navigate: swipe
To con/rm: press a
7 G Back button, MBUX multimedia system
8 Cont rol panel forth e MBUX multimedia sys-
tem
£ LINGU ATRO NIC
9 Toadjust the brightness of the inst rument
lighting Oper Oper
ating t
ating t he on-boar
he on-boar d com
d com put
puter
er
Obser vethe legal requ irements forth e country in
which you are cur rently driving when ope rating
th e on-board computer. Instrument display and on-board computer
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being used. The combustion engine is
switched on at a percentage of 100%. If
the
combustion engine is running, boost mode
sh ow sth e electrical po wer assistance of the
drive.
R Area 3–4 shows th ere cuperation and
ch arging behaviour using the combustion
engine.
R From point 3,the maximum recuperated
energy has been reached.
% Due tovarious system limits, the displa yed
va lue in area 3–4 may temp orarily di.er
slightly from the actual value. Displa Displa
ying t
ying t he pow
he pow er met
er meter (plug-in h
er (plug-in h ybr
ybrid)
id)
On-board computer: 4 Content #
Select Power meter. Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of display
w of display s on t
s on the ins
he instr trument display
ument display
Displa yson the inst rument displa y:
u Active Parking Assist activated
(/ page 267)
é Parking Assist PARKTRONIC deactivated
(/ page 264)
h Cruise control (/ page 226)
È Limiter (/ page 226)
ç Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
(/ page 229)
ê Active Brake Assist (/ page 244)
à Active Steering Assist (/ page 237)
¬ Active Stop-and-Go Assist (/ page 236)
à Active Lane Keeping Assist (/ page 249)
õ PLUG‑IN HYBRID operation activated
ñ Operating mode, other operating mode dis-
pla ys
è Electric range
° Haptic accelerator pedal
(/page 185, 183, 180) ò
Sound generator inoperative (/ page 427)
è ECO start/stop function (/ page 178)
ë HOLD function (/ page 223)
_ Adaptive Highbeam Assist (/ page 142)
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus
(/ page 143)
ð Maximum permissible speed exceeded (for
cer tain countries only)
V
V ehicles wit ehicles wit h
hTr
Tra1c
a1c Sign Assist:
Sign Assist: detected instruc-
tions and tra1c signs (/ page 244).
Fo r an overview of the indicator and warning
lamps, see (/ page 481). Head-up display
Head-up display
F
F
unction of t
unction of t he head-up display
he head-up display *
N
NOOTE
TE Mercedes-AMG vehicles #
Obser vethe no tes in the Supplement.
Yo u could otherwise failto recognise
dangers. 288
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Instrument display and on-board computer

The head-up display projects
thefo llowing infor-
mation into the driver's /eld of vision abo vethe
cockpit, forex ample:
R The vehicle speed
R Information from the navigation system
R Information from the driving systems and driv-
ing saf ety sy stems
R Some warning messages
Depending on theve hicle's equipment, di.erent
content can be shown in theth re e areas of the
head-up displ ay (/page 289). Displa
Displa y cont
y content
ent 1
Navigation instructions
2 Current speed
3 Detected instructions and tra1c signs
4 Set speed in the driving system (e.g. cruise
control)
Syst
Syst em limits
em limits
The visibility of the displa yswill be a.ected bythe
fo llowing conditions:
R Seat position
R Image position setting
R Light conditions R
Wetro ad sur face
R Objects on the display co ver
R Polarisation in sunglasses
% Inextreme sunlight, sections of the display
may appear washed out. You can cor rect this
by switching the head-up display o. and on
again. Se
Se
tting t
tting t he head-up displa
he head-up displa y using t
y using the on-board
he on-board
com
com put
puter
er On-board computer:
4 HEAD-UP DISPLAY
The following head-up display settings or displa ys
can be selected or shown:
R Position
R Brightness
R Messages
R Assis tance status
R Telephone
R Audio
R LINGU ATRO NIC Instrument displ
ayand on-board computer
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Int
Int
er
eraction ar
action ar ea
ea Int
Inter
eraction
action Descr
Descrip
iption
tion
Below the inside rearview mir ror Brief up and down movements With brief up and down mo vements below the inside rearview mir rorth ere ad-
ing light forth e driver or the front passenger is switched on or o..
Ab ove the front passenger seat Stretching out a hand abo vethe front
passenger seat By str
etch ing out a hand abo vethe front passenger seat the sear chlight is
switched on. If you withdr awa hand from this area, the sear chlight is
switched o. again. Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he r
he reading light and searc
eading light and searc h light and
h light and
on or
on or o.
o. R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R F
For t
or t he r
he r eading light
eading light: :
- The function is available when it is dar k.
- The hand mo vement take s place in the
interaction area below the inside rearview
mir ror.
R F
F or t
or t he searc
he searc h light
h light::
- The function is available when it is dar k.
- The hand mo vement take s place in the
interaction area abo vethe front passenger
seat. -
The seat belt on the front passenger seat
must no not
tbe inser ted in the seat belt
buckle.
Switc
Switc hing t
hing t he r
he reading light on and
eading light on and o.
o. #
Brie0y mo vea hand up or down beneath the
inside rearview mir ror.
The reading light is switched on or o. forthe
driver or the front passenger.
Switc
Switc hing t
hing t he searc
he searc h light on and
h light on and o.
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#
T
To switc
o switc h on:
h on:reach across the front
passenger seat with a hand.
The sear chlight is switched on forth e driver. #
T To switc
o switc h
ho.:
o.: take a hand back away from the
front passenger seat.
The search light is switched o. again. Inf
Inf
or
ormation on
mation on pr
pro/les,
o/les, t
themes, sugg
hemes, sugg es
estions andtions and
fav
fav our
our it
ites
es Fo
r electrically adjustable seats obser vethefo l-
lowing no tes. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped dur-
ing adjustment of the driver's seat aTer
calling up a driver pro/le
Selecting a user pro/le may trigger an adjust-
ment of the driver's seat tothe position sa ved
under the user pro/le. You or other vehicle
occupants could be injured in the process. #
Make sure that when the position of the
driver's seat is being adjus ted via the
multimedia system, no people or body parts are in
the seat's range of mo ve-
ment.
If th ere is a risk of someone becoming trap-
ped, stop the adjustment process immedi-
atel y: #
a)Tapth ewa rning message onthe
media displa y.
or #
b) Press a memory function position but-
ton or a seat adjustment switch on the
driver's door.
The adjustment process will be stopped. The driver's seat is equipped with an access pre-
ve
nter.
If th e driver's door is open, the driver's seat will
not not be set aTer calling up the driver's pro/le.
Pro/les store your vehicle settings and settings
fo rth e multimedia system. If theve hicle is used
by several drivers, the driver can select their own
pro/le without changing the stored pro/le settings
of other drivers. %
Information on pro/les from Mercedes me
connect can be found in the Digital Opera-
to r's Manual.
Ve hicle settings are, forex ample, driver's seat,
steering wheel and mir ror settings, climate control
and ambient lighting. Forth e settings of the multi-
media system, you can select, forex ample, radio
stations, pr evious destinations as well as themes,
suggestions and favo urites.
Fo rre cur ring driving situations, such as long
drives on the mo torw ay,yo u can sa veyour prefer-
re d settings in a theme in theve hicle. In a theme
yo u can sa vethe display of the digital map, your
prefer redra dio station and prefer red drive pro-
gr am, forex ample.
The vehicle can learn the habits of the driver. It
th en o.ers suggestions forth e most probable
navigation destinations, media sources, radio sta-
tions or contacts. The pre-requirements forth at
are the selection of a pro/le, your consent tothe
re cording of data and su1cient collected data.
Fa vourites pr ovide quick access toapplications
th at are used oTen. You can select favo urites MBUX multimedia system
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Syst
Syst
em se
em se ttings
ttings Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of t
w of t he sy
he syst
stem se
em se ttings menu
ttings menu In
the system settings menu, you can make set-
tings in thefo llowing menus and control ele-
ments:
R Displa y:
- Styles
- Instrument lighting
- Display brightness
- Edge lighting
- Day/night design
R Control elements:
- Keyboard language and handwriting recog-
nition
- Sensitivity of theto uchpad
- Sensitivity of theTo uch Controls
R LINGU ATRO NIC
R Sound
- Enter tainment
- Navigation and tra1c announcements -
Telephone
- Voice ampli/cation tothere ar
R Connectivity:
- Wi-Fi, Blue tooth ®
, NFC
R Time & date
R Language
R Units for distance
R SoTware updates
R Data import/export
R PIN pr otection
R System reset Inf
Inf
or
ormation on im
mation on im port
portant syst
ant syst em updat
em updat es
es Impor
tant system updates may be necessary for
th e security of your multimedia system's data.
Install these updates, or else the security of your
multimedia system cannot be ensured.
A system update consists of thre e steps:
R Downloading or copying of the data requ ired
fo r installation
R Installation of the downloaded system update R
Activation of the downloaded system update
by restarting the system
% If automatic soTware updates are activated,
th e system updates will be downloaded auto-
maticall y.
The multimedia system pr ovides a message when
a system update is available.
Yo u ha vethefo llowing selection options:
R Accept and install
The system update will be downloaded in the
background.
R Information
Information about the pending system update
is displa yed.
R Later
The system update can be downloaded man-
ually at a later time.
Deep syst Deep syst em updat
em updates
es
Deep system updates access vehicle or system
settings and can therefore only be car ried out
when theve hicle is stationary and the ignition is
switched o.. MBUX multimedia system
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F
F
unctions of t
unctions of t he ener
he energy
gy0ow
0ow display
display 1
State of charge ofthe high-voltage battery
2 Combustion engine
3 Energy 0ow
4 High-voltage battery
5 Status of thero ute-based operating-mode
strategy (/ page 185)
The active components of thehy brid system are
highlighted on the energy 0ow displa y.The energy
0ow between the individual components is shown
in colour. The energy 0ow is shown in di.erent colours
depending on
the operating status:
R Whit
Whit e: e:constant energy 0ow
R R
Red:
ed: high energy 0ow (boost e.ect)
R Gr
Green:
een: low- emission energy 0ow in the case of
re cuperation, elect ric mode and charging the
high- voltage battery N
N
a
avig
vig ation
ation N
No
ot
tes on na
es on na vig
vigation
ation R
R
out
out e guidance wit
e guidance wit h augment
h augmented r
ed reality
eality &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident and injury as a
re sult of distraction, inco rrect depiction or
wrong interpr etation of the display
The camera image of the augmented reality
displ ayis not suitable as a guide for driving. #
Alwayske ep an eye on the actual tra1c
situation. #
Avoid extended obser vation of the cam-
era image. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident and injury due
to imprecise positioning of additional
information
The additional information from the augmen-
te dre ality displ aymay be inaccurate and is
not a substitute for observing and assessing
th e actual driving situation. #
Alwayske ep an eye on the actual tra1c
situation when car rying out all driving
manoeuvres. Switc
Switc
hing na
hing na vig
vig ation on
ation on Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Navigation (Navigation) #
Alternativel y:press thez button.
The map displa ys the cur rent vehicle position.
The navigation menu is shown.
The navigation menu is hidden if route guid-
ance is active. #
T
T o show o show :
:ta p on theto uchscreen.
The menu is hidden automaticall y.308
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