ecu MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS WAGON 2019 Owner's Guide

0007
Ifth eta ilg ateis unloc ked, pull theta ilg ate
handle andrelease itag ain immed iately. 0007
Fora ta ilg atestopped inan intermediat e
position, pullitupw ards and release itas
soon asitstar ts to open. 0007
Vehicl eswith folding benchseat :Pull but‐
to n1 forth eta ilg atetwic e.
The tailg ateis unloc ked. If
th eta ilg atehas been lockedfrom theoutside,
or thech ild safetyloc khas been activat ed, the
ta ilg atecan notbe unloc kedwit hbutt on1.
The tailg ateis eq uipped withan aut omat ic
obs tacle detection functi on.Ifasol idobje ct
bl oc ks orrestricts theta ilg atewhen opening
aut omat ically,this proces sis stopped. Theauto‐
matic obstacle detection functi onisonly anaid.
It is no ta su bs titu teforyo ur att entiven ess when
open ingtheta ilg ate. Closing
thetailg ate 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom unsecu red
it ems intheve hicle
If object s,lugg ageor loads areno tsecur ed
or notsecur edsuf ficie ntly,they cou ldslip,
tip ove ror be throw nar ou nd and ther eb yhit
ve hicle occupants.
Ther eis arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. 0007
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn around. 0007
Beforeth ejour ney,secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge orloads agains tslipping ortipping
ove r. Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du ring automatic closing oftheta ilg ate
Pa rts of thebody could become trapped dur‐
ing automatic closing oftheta ilg ate. Mor e‐
ove r,people, e.g.childr en, maybe standi ng
in theclosing area orma yent ertheclosing
ar ea dur ing theclosing process. 0007
Mak esur eth at nobody isin thevicin ity
of theclosing area dur ing theclosing
pr ocess.
Use oneofthefo llo wing option sto stop the
clos ingproces s:
R Press the008B buttonontheSmar tKey . 72
Opening andclosing

Obser
vetheno teswhen opening
(0013 page71 )and closing(0013 page72 )th e
ta ilg ate.
0009 Twowa rning tones soundwhen thetai lgat e
is open ingorclos ing. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofburnscaused byaho t
ex haus tsy stem
The vehicle exhaus tsy stem can become very
ho t.Ifyo uuse HAND S-FRE EAC CES S,you
cou ldbu rn yourself bytouc hin gth eex haus t
sy stem. 0007
Alw aysensur eth at youon lyma kea
kic king movement within thede tection
ra ng eof thesensor s. 000E
NO
TEVehicle damag edue tounin ten‐
tio nal openi ng oftheta ilg ate R
when usinganaut omat iccar wash
R when usingahigh pressur ecleaner 0007
Deactiv ateKEYLES S-GOormak esur e
th at theke yloc ated isat leas t10 ft (3
m) away from theve hicle insuc hsit‐
uations. When
making thekic king movement, makesur e
th at your feet arefirm lyon thegr ound, other‐
wise youco uld lose your balan ce,e.g.on ice.
Re quiremen ts:
R The Smar tKey isbehin dth eve hicle.
R Stand atleas t12 in(30 cm) away from the
ve hicle while perform ing thekic king move‐
ment.
R Donotcome intocont actwithth ebum per
while making thekic king movement.
R Donotcar ryout thekic king movement too
slo wly.
R The kicking movement mustbe towa rdsth e
ve hicle andbackag ain. 1
Detection rang eof thesensor s
If se veralcon secut ive kic kin gmo vements are
no tsuccessfu l,wa itte nseco nds.
Sy stem limita tions
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
if:
R Sno wor dir t,e.g. from road salt ,co vers the
sensor area.
R The kicking movement ismade using apr os‐
th etic leg. Open
ingand closing 75

The
tailg atecan open orclos eunin tentio nallyin
th efo llo wing situat ions:
R Aper son 'sarms orlegs aremo vingin the
sensor detection rang e, e.g .wh en polishi ng
th eve hicle orpic king upobject s.
R Object sar emo vedor placed behind theve hi‐
cle, e.g. tensi oni ng stra ps orlugg age.
R Clam pingstra ps, tarp sor other coverings are
pu lled ove rth ebum per.
R Apr otect ive mat withalengt hre ac hin gove r
th etrunk silldown intoth ede tection rang e
of thesensor sis used.
R The protect ive mat isno tsecur edcor rectl y.
R Workisbeing undertake non thetrailer hitch,
on trailer sor rear bicy clerack s.
Deactiv ateth eSmar tKey functions
(0013 page63) ordo notcar rytheSmar tKey
about your per son insuc hsit uatio ns. Lim
iting theopenin gang leof thetailg ate Ac
tiv atin gthe opening ang lelimit er
Yo ucan limit theopening angleof theta ilg atein
th eto phalf ofits openin gra ng eto appr ox‐
imat ely8 in (20 cm) beforeth eend position . 0007
Stop theopening procedur eof theta ilg ateat
th edesir edposition . 0007
Press and hold theclosing buttonintheta il‐
ga te unt ilyo uhear asho rtacous ticsign al.
The open ingang lelimit erwill beact ivat ed.
The tailg atewill then stop inthestor ed posi‐
tion when opened.
To open theta ilg atefull y,pull thehandle onthe
outside oftheta ilg ateag ain afte rit has stopped
aut omaticall y.
Deact ivat ing theopen inganglelim iter 0007
Press and hold theclosing buttonintheta il‐
ga te unt iltw osho rtacous ticsign alssoun d. Un
loc king thetailg atewit hth eemer gency
ke y 0007
Foldthere ar seat backres tfo rw ards. 0007
Remo vethecombin edcar gocoverand net
(0013 page11 2). 0007
Inse rtemer gency key2 into opening 1in
th etrim and push itin.
The tailg atewill beunloc ked. 76
Opening andclosing

Indicat
orlam p1 flashes whentheAT Asy stem
is armed.
The ATAsy stem isdeactiv ated aut omaticall yin
th efo llo wing situat ions:
R afte runloc kingtheve hicle withth eSmar tKey
R afte rpr essing thest ar t/ stop butt onwithth e
Smar tKey inthestow agecom partment
(0013 page15 0) R
afte runloc kingtheve hicle using KEYLES S-
GO
0009 When theMer cedes‑ Benzemergency call
sy stem isactiv eand thealar mstay son for
mor eth an 30 sec onds, ames sageis aut o‐
mat icall ysen tto theCus tomer Assis tance
Ce nter (0013 page 327).
De activ ating theATA 0007
Press the0036, 0037or008B buttononthe
Smar tKey .
or 0007
Press thest ar t/ stop butt onwithth eSmar t‐
Ke yin thestow agecom partment
(0013 page15 0)
Dea ctivat ingth eala rm using KEYLESS-GO : 0007
Grasp theoutside doorhandle withth e
Smar tKey outside theve hicle. Opening
andclosing 87

000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom unsecu red
it ems intheve hicle
If object s,lugg ageor loads areno tsecur ed
or notsecur edsuf ficie ntly,they cou ldslip,
tip ove ror be throw nar ou nd and ther eb yhit
ve hicle occupants.
Ther eis arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. 0007
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn around . 0007
Beforeth ejour ney,secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge orloads agains tslipping ortipping
ove r. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toobject s
being stowe dincor rectl y
If yo udo notadeq uatelyst ow object sin the
ve hicle interior ,th ey cou ldslipor be tossed
ar ound andther eb yst rike vehicle occupants.
In addition, cupholder s,open stow age
spac esand mobi lephon ebr ac kets cann ot alw
aysre stra in theobjec tsthey cont ain in
th eev ent ofan acciden t.
Ther eis arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. 0007
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe tossed about inthese or
similar situation s. 0007
Alw aysmak esur eth at obj ect sdo not
pr oject from stow agespac es,parcel
ne ts or stow agene ts. 0007
Close theloc kable stow agespac es
bef orest ar tin gajo ur ne y. 0007
Stow and secureobj ect sth at arehea vy,
har d,poin ted, shar p-edg ed,fragile or
to olar ge inthecar gocom partmen t. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofburning from theta il‐
pipe ortailpipe trim
The tailpipe andtailpipe trim can becom e
ve ry hot.Ifyo uco me intoco ntact withth ese
car parts,youco uld burnyo urself . 0007
Alw aysbe par ticular lycareful whenin
th evicinit yof theta ilpipe andtailpipe
tr ims and super visechildr envery
clos elywhe nin this area. 0007
Beforean ycon tact, allo w thecar parts
to cool down. The
drivi ng charact eristic sof your vehicle are
dependent onthedis tribution oftheload within
th eve hicle. Yousho uld bear thefo llo wing in
min dwhen loading theve hicle:
R neverex ceed theper missible gross mass or
th egr oss axle weight rating forth eve hicle
(including occupants). Thevalues arespec i‐
fi ed on theve hicle identif ication plateon the
ve hicle's B-pillar.
R theload mustno tpr otru de abo vetheupper
edg eof theseat backres ts.
R when transpor tingobjec tsinthecar gocom‐
par tmen t,alw aysins tallth ecombin edcar go
co verand net(car gocom partment coverand
par tition net).
R alwaysplace theload behind unoccupied
seats ifpossible. 10
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Sea tsand stow ing

R
secur eth eload using thetie-do wneyes and
dis tribut eth eload evenly. St
ow agespace sin theve hicl eint erior Ov
ervie wof thefront stowage com part‐
men ts 1
Stow agecom partment inthedoor s
2 Stow age/t eleph onecom partment inthe
ar mr estwit hmult imed iacon nections and
st ow agecom partment ,e.g. foran MP3
pla yer 3
Stow agecom partment inthefront cent er
con sole withaUSB port(depending onthe
ve hicle's equipment)
4 Glovebox
Loc king andunloc kingthegl ove box 0007
Turn themec hanical keya qu artertur ncloc k‐
wis e0048 (to loc k)or count er-cloc kwise 0047(to
unloc k). Openi
ngtheey eg lasses compartmen t 0007
Pres sbu tton 1. Sea
tsand stow ing 10
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0007
Foldcor responding seatbackres t1 bac k
until iteng ages.
Lef tand right seat backres ts: ifth eseat
bac kres tis no teng aged and locked, this will
be sho wnonthemultifunc tiondispla yon the
ins trumen tclus ter.
Cent erseat backres t:ifth eseat backres tis
no teng aged and locked, redloc kve rificati on
indi cator2 willbe visible. Lo
cking there lease catchof thecent errear
seat backres t
Re quirement s:
R The leftand centerseat backres ts are
eng aged and joined toge ther.
Loc kth ecent erseat backres tre lease catchif
yo uwa nttosecur eth ecar gocom partmen tfr om
unaut horized access. Thecent erseat backres t
can then onlybe folded forw ards toge ther wit h
th elef tseat backres t. 0007
Foldthecent erand leftseat backres ts for‐
wa rds. 0007
Toloc k:slide catch1 upw ards.
The release catchofthecent erseat backres t
is loc ked. 0007
Tounlo ck:sl id e catc h1 down wards. 11
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Sea tsand stow ing

Ad
jus tingthe angleof the rear seat backr‐
es ts (car go posi tion)
To enlar gethecar gocom partmen t,yo ucan
adj ustth eseat backres ts so that they arete n
degr eessteeper (cargoposition ). 0007
Foldtheseat backres tfo rw ards
(0013 page10 8). 0007
Movebrac ket1 inthedir ect ion ofthe
ar row . 0007
Push seatbackres t2 bac kto brac ket1
unti lth ebac kres teng ages. Car
gocom partment coverwi th par tition net
(c omb ined cargoco verand net) No
teson thecar gocom partmen tco ver 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
object sbeing poorlysecur ed
On itsown,thecar gocom partmen tco ver
canno tsecu reor restra in hea vyobje cts,
it ems oflugg ageand heavyloads.
Yo uco uld behit byan uns ecur edload during
sudden chang esindir ect ion,br akin gor in
th eev ent ofan acciden t. 0007
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn around . 0007
Sec ureobj ect s,lugg ageor loads
ag ains tslippin gor tipp ingover,e.g. by usin
gtie -do wns ,eve nif yo uar eusin g
th ecar gocom partmen tco ver. 000E
NO
TEDama getothecar gocom part‐
ment coverwhen loading theve hicle The
cargocom partment coverma ybe dam‐
ag ed when loading theve hicle. 0007
Donotplace anyobject sabo vethe
lo we redg eof theside windo wsoron
th ecar gocom partmen tco ver. The
cargocom partmen tco verand thedividing
ne tfo rm thecombin edcar gocoverand net.
When thecar gocom partmen tco veris clipp ed
in, no objects inthecar gocom partmen tshould
obs truct thedo wn wardmo vement oftheco ver
when theta ilg ateis clos ed.The cargocom part‐
men tco verwil lot her wise beraised again auto‐
matic ally. Seat
sand stow ing 111

0007
First,de tach thecombin edcar gocoverand
ne tfr om left-hand catch1 and then remo ve
it from right- hand brac ket4.
In stalli ng 0007
Slid eth ecombin edcar gocoverand netint o
ri ght- hand brac ket4 uptothestop. 0007
Place thecombin edcar gocoverand netint o
th elef t-hand brac ketand slid e it int ocatc h
1 unti lth ecombin edcar gocoverand net
eng ages audib ly.
Re dloc kve rificati onindi cator3 mus tno
long erbe visible.
At tac hin gth ecombin edcar gocoverand net
to there ar seat backres t
000E NO
TEDama getothecombin edlugg age
co verand netwhen attaching itto the
seat backres t When
thecombin edlugg ageco verand netis
att ached totheseat backres t,itma ybe
damag edwhen theseat backres tis folded
bac k. 0007
Donotfo ld theseat backres ts bac k. Re
quirement s:
R The seat backres ts arefo lded forw ards. 0007
Inser tcom bined car gocoverand net2 into
bo th guides 1and push itup tothestop in
th edir ect ion ofthear row .
To disassemble thecombin edcar gocoverand
ne t,follo wtheins truction sin reve rseor der . At
tac hin gth epa rtition net 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
object sbeing poorlysecur ed
On itsown,thepar tition netcann otsecur e
or restra in hea vyobje cts, items oflugg age
and heavyloads.
Yo uco uld behit byan uns ecur edload during
sudden chang esindir ect ion,br akin gor in
th eev ent ofan acciden t. 0007
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn around. 0007
Sec ureobj ect s,lugg ageor loads
ag ains tslippin gor tipp ingover,e.g. by
usin glashi ngmat erial, evenwh en you
ar eusin gth epar tition net. Fo
rsaf etyre ason s,alw aysuse apar tition net
when transpor tingaload.
Damag edpar tition nets can nolong erfulf illtheir
pr otect ive func tionsand mustbe replaced. Visit
a qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Seats
andstow ing 11
3

Ov
ervie wof bag hook s 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rywhen usingbag
hook swit hhea vyobj ect s
The bag hook scan notre stra in hea vyobje cts
or items oflugg age.
Obj ectsor items oflugg agecould bethrow n
ar oun dand ther eb yhit vehicle occupants
when braking orabr uptly ch ang ingdirec‐
tio ns. 0007
Onlyhang lightobject son thebag
hook s. 0007
Neverhang hard,shar p-edg edorfragi le
objects onthebag hook s. Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle
(0013 page10 5).
The bag hook scan beara maximu mloa dof
6.6 lbs(3kg).Do notuse them tosecur eaload. 1
Bag hook Hooking
inthepa rcel ne t 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toobject s
being stowe dincor rectl y
If yo udo notadeq uatelyst ow object sin the
ve hicle interior ,th ey cou ldslipor be tossed ar
ound andther eb yst rike vehicle occupants.
In addition, cupholder s,open stow age
spac esand mobi lephon ebr ac kets cann ot
alw aysre stra in theobjec tsthey cont ain in
th eev ent ofan acciden t.
Ther eis arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. 0007
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe tossed about inthese or
similar situation s. 0007
Alw aysmak esur eth at obj ect sdo not
pr oject from stow agespac es,parcel
ne ts or stow agene ts. 0007
Close theloc kable stow agespac es
bef orest ar tin gajo ur ne y. 0007
Stow and secureobj ect sth at arehea vy,
har d,poin ted, shar p-edg ed,fragile or
to olar ge inthecar gocom partmen t. Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle. Seats
andstow ing 11
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