2009 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS COUPE Owners Manual

The handling characteristics of
aladen vehi-
cle are dependent on the distribution of the
load within the vehicle. For this reason, you
should observe the following notes when
transportin gaload:
R never exceed the maximum permissible
gross vehicle weight or the permissible axle
loads for the vehicle (including occupants).
R position heavy loads as far forwards and as
low in the boot as possible.
R the load must not protrude above the upper
edge of the seat backrests.
R alway splace the load against the rear or
fronts eat backrests. Make sure that the
seat backrest sare securely locked into
place.
R alway splace the load behind unoccupied
seats if possible.
R secure the load with sufficiently stron gand
wear-resistan tload restraints. Pad sharp
edges for protection.
i Load restraints are available at any quali-
fied specialist workshop, e.g. aMercedes-
Benz Servic eCentre. Stowage compartments
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The stowage compartmentsm ust be closed
when items are stored in them. Luggage nets
are not designed to secure heavy items of
luggage.
You or other vehicle occupant scould be
injured by object sbeing thrown around if you:
R brake sharply
R change direction suddenly
R are involved in an accident
Sharp-edged and fragile object smust not be
placed in the luggage net. Do not place hard object
sinthe map pockets.
Object smust not protrude from the map
pockets.
Glove compartment i
Dependin gonthe vehicle's equipment,
there is an AUX-IN connection installed in
the glove compartment,oraM edia Inter-
face*, which is auniversal interface for
portable audio equipment, e.g. for an iPod
or USB device; see the separate Audio or
COMAND APS* operating instructions. X
To open: pull handle 0046and fold out glove
compartment flap 0047.
X To close: fold glove compartment flap 0047
upwards until it engages. X
To lock: insert the emergenc ykey element
(Y page 249) into the lock and turn it 90°
clockwise to position 004B.
X To unlock: insert the emergenc ykey ele-
ment (Y page 249) into the lock and turn
it 90° anti-clockwise to position 004A.166
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Stowage compartment in the centre
console Coupé shown as an example
X
To open: slide cover 0046back.
Stowage compartment/telephone
compartment under the armrest Coupé shown as an example
X
To open: press left-handb utton0047or right-
hand button 0046.
The stowage compartmen topens. Through-loading facility in the rear com-
partment (Cabriolet) X
Fold down rear seat armrest 008A.
X Pull handle 0046and fold cover 0047down-
wards. Cup holder
G
Risk of injury
The stowage compartments must be closed
during the journey when items are stored in
them. Otherwise, vehicle occupants could be
injured by objectsb eing thrown around if you:
R brake sharply
R change direction suddenly
R are involved in an accident
Only use the cup holders for containers of a
suitable size and which have lids. Otherwise,
the drinks could spill.
Cup holders should not be used for hot drinks.
Otherwise, you may scald yourself. Loading and stowing
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Cup holder* in th
ecentre console Example
:Coupé
0046 Cup holder
0047 Cover
X To open: slide cover 0047back.
Fitting/removing th ecup holder
Removing X
Inser tasuitable tool int ogroove 0047and
carefully release th ecup holde ronthe
front-passenger side so that retainer 008Ais
visible.
X Pull th ecup holde rslightly upwards until
th es top.
X Inser tasuitable tool int ogroove 0046and
carefully release th ecup holde ronthedriv-
er' ss ide. At th esame time, pull th ecup
holde rupwards slightly until th estop.
X Alternately pris eout th ecup holde ratthe
groove on passenger side 0046and driver's
side 0047.S imultaneously pull th ecup holder
upwards until it can be removed. Fitting
X
Inser tleft and righ tgrooves 0047of th ecup
holde rint os ide tongues 008A.Simultane-
ously insert th ecup holde rinsuchaw ay
that th ewedge of th eupper sectio nofcup
holder 0046faces forwards.
X Press th ecup holde rdown until it engages
on th efront-pa ssenger side.
Cup holder in th erear-compartment
console Coupé (doubl
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Cabriolet (double cup holder, lengthways)
X
To open (Coupé): slide cover0046forwards.
X To open (Cabriolet): slide thecover in the
direction of arrow 0047for th efront cup
holde rand in th edirection of arrow 0046for
th er ear cup holder. Luggage net in th
efront-passenger
footwell G
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Only place lightweigh tobject sintheluggage
net .Don otuse it to transport heavy, sharp-
edged or fragile objects. The luggage net can-
no tsecure th eobject ssufficiently in th eevent
of an accident. Through-loading feature for rear
bench seat (Coupé)
The left-hand and right-han drear seat backr-
est scan be folded down to increas ethe boot
capacity. G
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Do no tcarry heav yorhard object sinside the
vehicle or in th eboot unless they are secured.
Otherwise, you and other vehicle occupants
coul dbei njured by object sbein gthrown
aroun dthe vehicle in th eeven tofs harpbrak-
ing ,as udden chang eindirection or an acci-
dent. G
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Always driv ewith th eboot lid closed. Exhaust
fumes coul dotherwise enter th evehicle inte-
rior.
Foldin gthe rea rseat backres tforwards i
Vehicles with aMemory function*: when
you fold on eorbothp artsoft herear seat
backres tforwards ,the respectiv efront
seat moves forward slightly, when neces-
sary, in orde rtoavoid contact.
X Vehicles without Memory function*: if nec-
essary, mov ethe driver' sorfront-
passenger seat forwards.
X Open th eboot/luggage compartment.
X Pull right-han dorleft-hand release han-
dle 0046on th erear seat backrest.
The correspondin grear seat backres tisnot
engaged. X
Fol drear seat backrest 0047forward.
X If necessary, mov ethe driver' sorfront-
passenger seat back. Loading and stowing
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Folding th
erears eat backres tback X
If necessary, mov ethe driver' sorfront-
passenger seat forward.
! Mak esure that th eseat belt does not
become trapped when foldin gthe rear seat
backrest back. Otherwise, it could be dam-
aged.
X Swin grear seat backrest 0046bac kuntil it
engages. G
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Mak esure that th erear seat backrest is cor-
rectl yengage dinp osition .Otherwise, vehicle
occupant scould be injured by object sbeing
thrown aroun difyou:
R brak esharply
R chang edirection suddenly
R are involved in an accident
If th erear seat backrest is no tengaged, it will
appear in th emulti-function display in the
instrumen tcluster.
i You should always engage th erear seat
backrest sifyou do no tneedt he through-
loadin gfeature. This will preven taccess to
th eb oot from th evehicl einterior.
X If necessary, mov ethe driver' sorfront-
passenger seat back. Securing
aload
Lashing eyelets G
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Distribut ethe load on th elashing eyelets
evenly.
Otherwise, vehicl eoccupant scould be
injured by object sbein gthrown aroun difyou:
R brak esharply
R chang edirection suddenly
R are involved in an accident
Pleas eobserv ethe loadin gguidelines.
Observ ethe followin gpoints or guidelines
when securin gloads:
R secure th eload usin gthe lashing eyelets.
R do no tuse elastic straps or nets to secure
al oad, as these are only intended as an
anti-slip protection for light loads.
R do no trout elashing material sacross sharp
edge sorc orners.
R pad shar pedge sfor protection.
The are four lashing eyelet sintheboot on the
Coupé and two lashing eyelet sintheboot sill
on th eCabriolet. Coupé shown as an example
X
Coupé: foldupt helashing eyelets 0046next
to th erear seat backrest and put them
throug hthe slitsint hecarpet. 170
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Bag hooks (Coupé)
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Onl yhanglight load sonthe bagholders. Do
not us ethem to transport heavy ,sharp-edged
or fragile objects. Whe nbraking sharply,
changing direction quickl yorinthe event of
an accident, the ba ghooks will not secure the
items sufficiently .Thisc ould resul tininjury to
yoursel forothers.
! The ba ghookc an bear amaximu mload
of 3k g. Do not us eittosecureaload. 0046
Bag hook Stowage well unde
rthe boot floor
TIREFIT, the vehicl etool kit, etc. ar eloc ated
in the stowag ewell. X
To open: pull handle 0046upwards. Example: Coupé
X
Coupé: hookhandle 0046into rain
trough 0047.
X Cabriolet: pull the boot floor slightly
towards yo uand then hoo khandle 0046into
rain trough 0047.
! Remove the handl eagain before closing
the boot li dand sna pitint ightlytop revent
the handl eflapf rom protruding .Otherwise,
yo uc ould damage the handle. Roo
frack *(Co upé) G
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kofa ccident and injury
An incorrectly secured roo frack, ski rac kor
load could work loose from the vehicle. These
objects ma ythen be thrown around and can
injure yo uorothers or cause an accident. Fol-
lo wt he roo frack/ski rac kmanufacturer's
installatio ninstructions and specia linstruc-
tions for use.
The roo floa dr aises the vehicle's centre of
gravity ,thereb yaffecting vehicl ehandling.
Yo um usta lway sobserve the maximu mroof
load of 100 kg. Alway sadapt your driving style
to the prevailing road, traffic and weather
conditions and drive with particula rcareift he
roo fisl aden.
! Mercedes-Benz recommends tha tyou
onl yuseroo frac ks ystem swhich have
been teste dand approved for Mercedes- Loadin
gand stowing
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Benz vehicles. Thi
shelps to prevent dam-
ag etot he vehicle.
Position the loa donthe roof rack in such a
wa ythat the vehicle will not sustai ndam-
ag ee venw henitisinm otion.
Depending on the vehicle's equipment,
make sure that yo ucan:
R ope nthe panorama sliding sunroof* fully
R ope nthe boo tlid fully Vehicles with
astee lroof Vehicles with
apanorama sliding sunroof*
! To avoid damaging or scratching the cov-
ers, do not us emetallic or hard objects to
ope nthem.
X Ope ncovers 0046carefully in the direction of
the arrow.
X Fold covers 0046upwards.
X Only secure the roof carrie rtothe anchor-
ag ep oints under covers 0046.
Observe the manufacturer' sinstallation
instructions. Features
Sun visors
G
Risk of accident
Kee pthe mirrors in the su nvisors covered
while driving .You could otherwise be dazzled,
which may impai ryourv iewoft rafficcondi-
tions and as aresult could cause an accident. Example: Coupé
0046
Mirror light
0047 Bracket
008A Retaining clip, e.g. for acar park ticket
0088 Vanity mirror
0086 Mirror cover
Vanity mirror in the sun visor Mirror light
0046only functions if the su nvisor
is clippe dinto retainer 0047and mirror cover
0086 hasb eenf olded up.
Glare from the side X
Fold dow nthe su nvisor.
X Pull the su nvisor from retainer 0047.
X Swing the su nvisor to the side. 172
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Rear-window rolle
rsunblind*
(Coupé) !
Make sure that the rolle rsunblind can
move freely .Otherwise, the rolle rsunblind
or othe robjects could be damaged.
X To exten dorretract: brieflypress but-
ton 0046.
The rolle rsunblind fully extend sorfully
retracts. Ashtray*
Ashtray in the dashboard X
To open: slide cover 0046forward suntilit
engages.
X To remove the insert: holdinsert 008Aby
the ribbing at the sides and lift it up and
out 0047. X
To refi tthe insert: press insert 008Ainto the
holder unti litengages.
X To close: press cover 0046briefl yatthe
front.
The cove rmove sback.
Ashtray in the rear compartment X
To open: pull cover 0047outb yits top edge.
X To remove the insert: press release but-
ton 008Athen pull the insert upwards and
remove it.
X To refi tthe insert: press insert 0046into the
holder unti litengages. Cigarette lighter*
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Only hol dthe hot cigarette lighte rbyits knob.
Otherwise, yo umight burn yourself.
Make sure that children travelling in the vehi-
cle are not able to injure themselves on the
hot cigarette lighte rorcause afire with it. Features
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