trunk MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN 2018 User Guide

Hookingthel uggag enet
&
WARNING Risk of injury from incorrectly
stowe dobjects
If objects in thev ehicle interior ar estowe d
incor rectly ,the yc an slide or be throw n
arounda nd hitvehicle occupants. In addi‐
tion, cup holders, open stowages paces and
mobile phoneb rack etsc ann otalw aysr etain
all object stheyc ontain.
There isar isk of inju ry,p articularly in the
ev ent of sudden braking or asudden change
in direction.
#Alw ayss towo bject ssot 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 estarti ngajou rney .
#Alw ayss towa nd secur eheavy ,hard,
pointe d, sharp-edged, fragile or bulky
objects in thet runk.
Obser vethen otes on loading thev ehicle.
#Vehicles with through-loading featur ein
th er ear benc hseat: Fold up thet ie-down
ey e.
#Hook thel uggag enet1 intot he front and
re ar tie-down eyes.
#Ve hicles without athrough-loading fea‐
tur eint herear ben chseat: Hook ther ings
in to luggag enet's hoo ks1.
#Hook ther ing sintot he hook sonthe trunk
fl oor.
Opening thes towa ge space under thet runk
floor
* NO
TEDama getotheh andle in thet runk
fl oor
If th eh andle in thet runk is lef tprotruding,
th eh andle ma ybedamaged.
#Unhing ethe handle befor eyou close
th et runk lid and press theh andle
closed again.
Seats and stowing 10
3

#Pull handle1up and hook it int odripr ail
2.
At tachin gthe roof rack
&
WARNING Risk of injury by exceeding
th em aximum roof load
When youl oad ther oof, thev ehicle center of
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.
* NO
TEVehicle damag efromn on-
appr ovedroof rack s
The vehicle could be damaged byroof rack s
whic hhave notb eent esteda nd appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benz.
#Onl yuseroof rack st esteda nd
appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz.
#Depending on thev ehicle equipment,
ensur ethat when ther oof rack is ins tal‐
led:
RThe sliding sunroof can be fully
ra ised.
RThe trunk lid can be full yopened.
#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.
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Seats and stowing

Usingthe12Vs ocketint he trunk
RequirementsROnl yconnec tdevices up toam aximum of
18 0w atts(15 A).
#Lift up cap 1ofthes ocketa nd inser tthe
plug of thed evice.
USB por tintherear passenger co mpartment
Youc an charge aU SBdevice, e.g .amobile
phone, at USBp orts1usingas uitablecharg‐
ing cable .The devices can be charge dw ith5V
(2. 1A)a nd when thei gnition is switched on.
Wire lesschargingoft he mobile phone and
connection with thee xterior antenna
Note sonw ireless chargingoft he mobile
phone
& WARNING Risk of injury from incorrectly
stowe dobjects
If objects in thev ehicle interior ar estowe d
incor rectly ,the yc an slide or be throw n
arounda nd hitvehicle occupants. In addi‐
tion, cup holders, open stowages paces and
mobile phoneb rack etsc ann otalw aysr etain
all object stheyc ontain.
There isar isk of inju ry,p articularly in the
ev ent of sudden braking or asudden change
in direction.
#Alw ayss towo bject ssot hatthey can‐
no tb ethrow na roun dins uchs itua‐
tions.
#Alw aysm akes uret hat objects do not
pr otru de from stowages paces, luggage
nets or stowagen ets.
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Seats and stowing

shiftfromt ransmission position jtoh or
k.
RIf th et ransmission is in position k,the
trunk lid mus tbeclosed.
If th es eat belt tongueisn otinser tedi ntot he
seat belt buckle of thed rive r's seat, thef ollow‐
ing condition smustbef ulfilled:
RThe driver's door is closed.
RYoum ovet he transmission out of transmis‐
sion position joryouh ave prev iously
driven fasterthan 2m ph (3 km/h).
RIfth et ransmission is in position k,the
trunk lid mus tbeclosed.
If th ee lectric parking brak eisreleased, the
F (USA) or !(CANADA) indicator lam pin
th ei nstrument clus terg oes out. Applying or
releasing thee lectric pa rking
brak emanually
Applying
#Push handle 1.
The F (USA) or !(Canada) indicator
lam pappear sinthe instrument clus ter. %
The electric parking brak eisonlys ecurely
applied if thei ndicator lam pislit continu‐
ously.
Re leasing
#Swit chon thei gnition.
#Pull handle 1.
The F (USA) or !(Canada) indicator
lam pint he instrument clus terg oes out.
Emer gency braking
#Press and hold handle 1.
When thev ehicle has been braked toa
st andstill, thee lectric parking brak eis
applied. The F(USA) or !(Canada)
indicator lam pappear sinthe instrument
clus ter.
Note sonp arking thev ehicle foral ong
period
If yo ul eave thev ehicle par kedf or longer than
fo ur we eks, thed isconnected batter ymaybe
damaged bydeep dischar ge.
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Driving and pa rking

Theresponsibility fors afem aneu vering and
pa rking remains wit hyou. Mak esuret hat no
persons, animals or objectse tc. areinthe
maneuvering range.
Ar isk of acollision ma yarise in thef ollowing sit‐
uations, fore xamp le:
RIfth ed rive rm ixes up thea ccelera tora nd
brak epedals.
RIfth ew rong gear is selecte d.
The Driv eAwayA ssist function is activ eunder
th ef ollowing conditions:
RIfPa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC is activated.
REver ytimet he gear is changed tok orh
when thev ehicle is at astandstill.
RIfth ed etected obs tacle is less than appr ox.
3.3 ft(1.0 m) away.
RIfth em aneuvering assis tant functio nisa cti‐
va tedint he multimedia sy stem.
Sy stem limitations
Driv eAwayA ssist is notavailable on inclines. Fu
nction of Cross Traf ficA lert
% Alsoread thei nstruction sonBlind Spot
Assis t(
→page197).
Ve hicles with Blind Spo tAssis t:Dr iver scan
also be warned of an ycrossing traf ficw hen
back ing out of aparkin gspace. If acritical situa‐
tion is de tected, awarning symbol appear son
th ec amer aimag eoft he multimedia sy stem. If
th ed rive rd oes no trespond tothew arning ,the
ve hicle's brakes can be applied automaticall y.To
do this, thef unction uses ther adar sensors in
th eb umper .The area adjacen ttothevehicle is
continually monitored.
If th er adar sen

sors areo bstructed byvehicles
or other objects, de tection is no tpossible.
The Cross Traf ficA lertfunction is acti veunder
th ef ollowing conditions:
RIf Blind Spo tAssis tisa ctivated.
RIfth ev ehicle is backing up at walkin gpace.
RIfth em aneuvering assis tant functio nisa cti‐
va tedint he multimedia sy stem.
The Cross Traf ficA lertfunction is no tavailable
on inclines. Deactivating/activating
them aneuvering
assistant
Multimedia sy stem:
,9HKLFOH.k $VVLVWDQFH.&DPHUD
3 DUNLQJ.0DQHXYHULQ J$VVLVW
#Switc hthe function on Oor off ª.
ATTENTION ASSIST
Fu nction of ATTENTION ASSIST
AT TENTION ASSIS Tassists youo nlong, mon oto‐
nous journe ys,e .g. on free ways and trunk roads.
If AT TENTION ASSIS Tdetects ind icator soff ati‐
gue or increasing lapse sinconcentration on the
par toft he driver ,itsuggests taking abreak .
AT TENTION ASSIS Tisonlyana id. It cann ot
alw aysd etect fatigue or lapses in concentration
unti ltoo late. The sy stem is no tasubstitut efor a
we ll-res teda nd attentiv edrive r.On long jour‐
ne ys,tak er egular break singood time that allow
fo ra dequ ater ecuperation.
Yo uc an choose between tw osettings.
RSt andard: normal sy stem sensitivity.
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Information on cleaning and careAvoiding vehicl edamage
Clo thseat co vers
Cleanwithad ampcloth and 1% soap solution and allo wto
dr y.
EAS Y-PA CK trunk
box Clea
nwithad ampcloth .D onotuse an yalcohol-based thinners, gasoline or abrasive
cleaning agents.
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RThevehicle has been loaded onto
th et ranspor terc orrectly
RThe vehicle is secured at all four
wheelsw iths uitable tensioning
st ra ps
RThe maximum permissible speed of
35 mph(60 km/h) is no texceeded
whe ntransporting
* NO
TEDama getothev ehicle from secur‐
ing it incor rectly
#Af terl oading, thev ehicle mus tbe
secured at all four wheels. Otherwise,
th ev ehicle could be damaged.
#Am inimum dis tance of 8in( 20 cm) up
and 4in( 10cm) down must bekept to
th et ranspor tplatform.
#Secur ethe vehicle on all four wheelsa fter
loading. 4MATIC
vehicles/ve hicles with automatic
transmission
#Mak esuret hat thef ront and rear axle scome
to rest on thes ame transpor tatio nv ehicle.
* NO
TEDama getothed rive trai ndueto
incor rect positioning
#Do no tposition thev ehicle abo vethe
connection point of thet ranspor tvehi‐
cle.
To wing eyes torage location
Towing eye1 is attached tothee dgeoft he
trunk under thet runk floor.
Breakdown assis tance 34
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partmentand trunk ,onlyu sethose fuses
mar kedw ithan" S". The fuse rating sarelist ed in
th ef use assignmen tdiagram.
Fu se assignment diag ram: onthef use bo xin
th et runk (
→pag e353).
* NO
TEDama geor malfunctions caused
by moisture
Moistur emaycause dama getothee lectrical
sy stem or cause it tomalfunction.
#When thef use bo xisopen, mak esure
th at no moistur ecan enter thef use
box.
#When closing thef use box, mak esure
th at thes eal of thel id is positioned cor‐
re ctly on thef use box.
Ifth en ewlyinser tedf use also blo ws,have the
cause trace dand rectifie dataq ualified special‐
is tw orks hop, e.g. aMercedes-Benz Service Cen‐
te r.
Ensure thef ollowing befor ereplacing afuse:
RThe vehicle is secured agains trolling away.
RAll electrica lconsumer sareswitched off.
RThe ignition is switched off.
The electrica lfus es ar eloc ated in various fuse
bo xes:
RFu se bo xont he driver's side of thee ngine
compartmen t(→page351)
RFu se bo xont he driver's side of thec ockpit
(→pag e352)
RFuse bo xinthe front passenger foot we ll
(→pag e352)
RFuse bo xinthe trunk on ther ight-hand side
of thev ehicle, when vie wedint he direction
of tr avel(
→pag e353)
Fuse bo xinthe engine compartment
Obser vethen otes on electrical fuses
(→pag e350).
Re quirements:
RYoun eedad ryclo thand ascrew driver. Opening
&
WARNING Risk of injury from usingthe
windshield wiper swhile thee ngine hood
is open
When thee ngine hood is open and thew ind‐
shield wiper saresetinm otion ,you can be
trappe dbythe wiper linkage.
#Alw ayss witc hoffthew indshield wipers
and ignition befor eopening thee ngine
hood.
Breakdown assis tance 351

#Open cover1 inthed irection of thea rrow
and remo veit.
Fuse bo xinthe trunk
Obser vethen otes on electrical fuses
(→pag e350).
#Fold co ver1 down in thed irection of the
ar row .
The fuse assignment diagram is in areces son
th es ide of thef use box.
Breakdown assis tance 353

Thewear patte rnsont he front and rear wheels
dif fer:
RFr ont wheels wear mor eonthe shoulder of
th et ire
RRear wheels wear mor einthe center of the
tire
On vehicles that ha vethes ame size front and
re ar wheels,r otatet he wheels according tothe
inter vals in thet irem anufacturer's warranty
book in your vehicle documents. If this is not
av ailable, rotate thet ires every
3,000 to6,000 miles( 5,000to10,000 km),
dependin gonthewear.E nsuret hat thed irection
of rotatio nism aintained.
It is impe rativ etoo bservethei nstruction sand
saf etyn otes on "Wheel change" when doings o.
Notesons toring wheels
RAf terr emoving wheels, stor et hem in acool,
dr ya nd preferably dar kplace.
RProtect thet ires from conta ct withoil, grease
or fuel.
Overvie wofthe tire-chang etool kit
Apar tfromc ertain countr y-specific variations,
th ev ehicles ar enotequipped wit hatire-change
to ol kit. Form orei nformation on which tire-
ch anging tool kit ar erequired and appr ovedfor
per form ing awheel chang eony ourvehicle, con‐
sult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Re quired tire-chang etool kit ma yinclude, for
ex ample:
RJack
RWheelc hock
RWheel wrench
RCentering pin
The tire-chang etool kit is located under the
trunk floor.
1Jack
2Glo ves
3Wheel wrench
4Centering pin
5Fo lding wheel chock
6Ra tche tfor jack
Wheels and tires 37
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