towing MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS WAGON 2018 Workshop Manual

&WARNING Risk of accident due tolimi‐
te d saf ety-re lated functions during the
to wing process
Saf ety-re lated functions are limited or no lon‐
ge rav ailable in thefo llowing situations:
Rth e ignition is switched off.
Rthe brake sy stem or po werst eering sys‐
te m is malfunctioning.
Rth e energy supply or the on-board electri‐
cal sy stem is malfunctioning.
When your vehicle is then towe daw ay, signif‐
icantly more ef fort may be requ ired tosteer
and brake than is no rmally requ ired.
#Use a tow bar.
#Make sure that thesteering wheel can
mo vefreely, before towing theve hicle
aw ay.
* NO
TEDama gedue toexcessive tracti ve
po we r
Ifyo u pull away sharpl y,the tractive po wer
may be too high and theve hicles could be
damaged.
#Pull away slowly and smoo thly.
Loading the vehicle for transport
#Obser vethe no tes on towing away
(→page 352).
#Connect theto w bar totheto wing eyeto
load theve hicle.
#Ve hicles with automatic transmission:
Shift the automatic transmission toposition
i.
% Ve
hicles with automatic transmission:
The au tomatic transmission may be loc ked
in position jintheeve nt of damage tothe
electrical sy stem. Toshift toi, pr ovide the
on-board electrical sy stem with po wer
(
→page 348).
#Load theve hicle onto the transpor ter.
#Ve hicles with automatic transmission:
Shift the automatic transmission toposition
j.
#Use the electric parking brake tosecure the
ve hicle and pr event it from rolling away.
#Only secure theve hicle bythe wheels.
Ve hicles with ADS PLUS (Adaptive Damping
Sy stem PLUS)
&
WARNING Risk of an accident when
transporting vehicles with Adaptive
Damping Sy stem PLUS
The reduced damping forc es on theve hicle
being transpor ted can cause theve hicle/
trailer combination tostart toswing.
As a result, when transporting vehicles with
th eAd aptive Damping Sy stem PLUS, the
ve hicle/trailer combination may start toskid.
Consequentl y,yo u could lose cont rol of your
ve hicle.
#When transporting, ensure that:
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RThevehicle has been loaded onto
th e transpor ter cor rectly
RThe vehicle is secured at all four
wheels with suit abletensioning
st ra ps
RThe maximum permissible speed of
35 mph (60 km/h) is not exceeded
when transporting
* NO
TEDama getotheve hicle from secur‐
ing it incor rectly
#Af ter loading, theve hicle must be
secured at all four wheels. Otherwise,
th eve hicle could be damaged.
#A minimum dis tance of 8 in (20 cm) up
and 4 in (10 cm) down must bekept to
th e transport platform.
#Secure theve hicle on all four wheels af ter
loading. 4MATIC
vehicles/ve hicles with automatic
transmission
#Make sure that the front and rear axles come
to rest on the same transport vehicle.
* NO
TEDama getothe driv etra in due to
incor rect positioning
#Do not position theve hicle abo vethe
connection point of the transport vehi‐
cle.
To wing eyesto rage location
Towing eye1 is attached tothe edge of the
cargo compart ment underthe cargo compart‐
ment floor.
Ve hicles with folding bench seat: Thetowing
ey e is located under a co ver.
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Installingtheto wing eye
#Press the mark on co ver1 inwa rds and
re mo ve.
#Scr ew intheto wing eyeclockwise tothe
st op.
% Make sure that co ver1 engages in the
bumper when youre mo vetheto wing eye. *
NO
TEDama gedue toincor rect use of
th eto wing eye
When a towing eye is used toreco ver a vehi‐
cle, theve hicle may be damaged in the proc‐
ess.
#Only use theto wing eyeto to waw ay or
to w start theve hicle.
To w starting theve hicle (eme rgency engine
st art)
Ve hicles with automatic transmission
* NO
TEDama getothe automatic trans‐
mission due to towstarting
The automatic transmission may be damaged
in the process of tow starting vehicles with
automatic transmission.
#Ve hicles with automatic transmission
must not be tow star ted.
#Ve hicles with automatic transmission must
not be tow star ted.
Electrical fuses
Note s on electrical fuses
&
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due to ov erloaded lines
If yo u manipulate or bridge a faulty fuse or if
yo ure place it with a fuse with a higher
amperage, the electric line could be overloa‐
ded.
This could result in a fire .
#Alw aysre place faulty fuses with speci‐
fi ed new fuses conta iningthe cor rect
amperage.
* NO
TEDama gecaused byincor rect fuses
Incor rect fuses may cause damage toelectri‐
cal components or sy stems.
#Only use Mercedes-Benz appr oved
fuses with the cor rect fuse rating.
Blown fuses must bereplaced with fuses of the
same rating, which you can recognize bythe
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Display
Car e.................................................... 33 8
Displa y(multimedi asy stem)
No tes .................................................. 239
Settings ............................................... 247
Displa y(on-boa rdcompu ter)
Displ ays in the multifunction display ... .218
Displa ymessag e.................................... .402
Calling up (on-board computer) ........... 402
No tes .................................................. 402
Display messages ? .......................................... 434, 445
A ................................................... 446
C ................................................... 445
¯ .................................................... 430
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi stCur rently
Un available See Operator's Manual .....4 25
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi stInoperative .... 427
Ac tive Blind Spot Asst. Not Available
When Towing a Trailer See Opera‐
to r's Manual ........................................ 425 Ac
tive Brake Assi stFunctions Cur‐
re ntly Limited See Ope rator's Man‐
ual ........................................................ 413
Ac tive Brake Assi stFunctions Limi‐
te d See Operator's Manual ..................414
Ac tive Dis tance Assist Currently
Un available See Operator's Manual .....4 29
Ac tive Dis tance Assist Inoperative ......429
Ac tive Dis tance Assist NowAvailable
.. ...
....................................................... .428
bAc tive Headlamps Inoperati ve..... 447
Ac tive Hood Malfunction See Opera‐
to r's Manual ........................................ 445
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist Camera
Vi ew Restricted See Ope rator's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 424
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist Cur rently
Un available See Operator's Manual .....4 23
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist Inopera‐
tive ...................................................... 423 Ac
tive Parking Assist and
PA RKTRONI CInoperati veSee Opera ‐
to r's Manual ........................................ 427
Ac tive Parking Assist Maneuvering
Assis tance Restricted See Ope ra‐
to r's Manual ........................................ 427
Ac tive Parking Assist Parking Can‐
celed (Example) .................................. .427
èAc tiveSteering Assist Cur rently
Un available See Operator's Manual .....4 29
èAc tiveSteering Assist Inopera‐
tive ...................................................... 429
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Camera
Vi ew Restricted See Ope rator's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 449
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Cur rently
Un available See Operator's Manual
...
.449
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Inopera‐
tive ...................................................... 448
476
Index

Panic alarm ................................................ 57
Ac tivating/deactivating ......................... 57
Pa noramic sliding sunroof
see Sliding sunroof
Pa rk position
Selecting ............................................. 153
Selecting au tomatical ly....................... 153
Pa rking .................................................... .165
Pa rking
see Electric parking brake
Pa rking aid
see Parking Assist PARKTRONI C
Pa rking Assist
Maneuvering assis tance ...................... 205
Pa rking Assist PARKTRONIC ................... 190
Ac tivating ............................................ 192
Ad justing warning tones ...................... 193
Deactivating ........................................ 192
Fu nction .............................................. 190
Side impact pr otection ........................ .191
Sy stem limitations .............................. .190
Pa rking assistance sy stems
see Active Parking Assist Pa
rking brake
see Electric parking brake
Pa rking lights .......................................... .123
Pa rking position
Outside mir rors ................................... 134
St oring the position of the passenger
outside mir ror using reve rsege ar ........ 134
Pa yload
Calculation example ............................ 369
De term ining the maximum .................. 368
Pe destrian pr otection
see Active hood (pedestrian pr otection)
Pe rfume
see Fragrance sy stem
Pe rf
ume ato
mizer
Setting .................................................1 39
Pe rfume vial
see Fragrance sy stem
Pe riod out of use
Ac tivating/deactivating standby
mode .................................................. .165
Pe rm itted towing me thods .................... .351 Pe
rsonalization
see User profile
Pe ts in the vehicle .....................................5 5
Phone book see Contacts
Picture form ats
see Video mode
Picture settings see Video mode
PIN pr otection
Ac tivating/deactivating .......................2 53
Plastic trim (Care) ................................... 338
Playback options Selecting ............................................. 308
POI symbols Custom ................................................ 277
Po we r supp ly
Switching on (s tart/s top button) .........1 43
PRE-SAFE
®(anticipatory occupant
pr otection) ................................................ .45
Fu nction ................................................ 45
PRE-SAFE
®Sound ................................. 45
490 Index