2009 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON towing

X
Press button :.
Flap ;folds down.
X Press catch =in and pull out frame ?
containing the skibag. G
Risk of poisoning
When the skibag has been removed, always
drive with the boot lid closed. Otherwise,
exhaust fumes could enter the vehicle inte-
rior. Through-loading feature in the rear
bench seat* (Saloon)
The left-hand and right-hand rear seat backr-
ests can be folded down to increase the boot
capacity. G
Risk of injury
Do not carry heavy or hard objects inside the
vehicle or in the boot unless they are secured.
Otherwise, you and other vehicle occupants
could be injured by objects being thrown
around the vehicle in the event of sharp brak-
ing, a sudden change in direction or an acci-
dent. G
Risk of poisoning
Always drive with the boot lid closed. Exhaust
fumes could otherwise enter the vehicle inte-
rior.
Folding the rear seat backrest forwards !
Before you fold down the rear seat back-
rest, remove the side head restraints for
the integrated child seat*, see the "Side
head restraints for integrated child seat*"
section. Otherwise, the side head
restraints could be damaged.
i Vehicles with a Memory function*: when
you fold one or both parts of the rear seat
backrest forwards, the respective front
seat moves forward slightly, when neces-
sary, in order to avoid contact.
X Vehicles without Memory function*: if nec-
essary, move the driver's or front-
passenger seat forwards.
X Open the boot/luggage compartment.
X Pull right-hand or left-hand release han-
dle :on the rear seat backrest.
The corresponding rear seat backrest is
released and the rear seat head restraints
are lowered. X
Fold rear seat backrest ;forward.
X If necessary, move the driver's or front-
passenger seat back. Loading and stowing
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Folding the rear seat backrest back
X
If necessary, move the driver's or front-
passenger seat forward.
! Make sure that the seat belt does not
become trapped when folding the rear seat
backrest back. Otherwise, it could be dam-
aged.
X Swing rear seat backrest :back until it
engages. G
Risk of injury
Make sure that the rear seat backrest is cor-
rectly engaged in position. Otherwise, vehicle
occupants could be injured by objects being
thrown around if you:
R brake sharply
R change direction suddenly
R are involved in an accident
If the rear seat backrest is not engaged, it will
appear in the multi-function display in the
instrument cluster.
i You should always engage the rear seat
backrests if you do not need the through-
loading feature. This will prevent access to
the boot from the vehicle interior.
X Adjust the head restraints if necessary.
X If necessary, move the driver's or front-
passenger seat back. EASY-PACK through-loading feature
in the rear bench seat (Estate)
The left-hand and right-hand rear seat backr-
ests can be folded down separately to
increase the luggage compartment capacity.
The combined luggage cover and net can
remain installed. G
Risk of injury
Do not carry heavy or hard objects inside the
vehicle or in the luggage compartment unless
they are secured.
Otherwise, you and other vehicle occupants
could be injured by objects being thrown
around the vehicle in the event of sharp brak-
ing, a sudden change in direction or an acci-
dent.
When using the enlarged luggage compart-
ment, always clip in the safety net. G
Risk of poisoning
Always drive with the tailgate closed. Exhaust
fumes could otherwise enter the vehicle inte-
rior.
Folding the rear seat backrest forwards !
Before you fold down the rear seat back-
rest, remove the side head restraints for
the integrated child seat*, see the "Side
head restraints for integrated child seat*"
section. Otherwise, the side head
restraints could be damaged.
! When folding the rear seat backrest for-
wards, ensure that there are no items lying
on the seat cushions. These items could
otherwise be damaged or could themselves
damage the rear seats.
i When you fold one or both parts of the
rear seat backrest forwards, the respective
head restraints will lower if necessary and,
on vehicles with a Memory function*, the
respective front seat moves forwards
slightly, when necessary, in order to avoid
contact. 196
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X
Vehicles without Memory function*: if nec-
essary, move the driver's or front-
passenger seat forwards.
X Pull the left-hand or right-hand release han-
dle at the rear in load compartment :or
at the side beside backrests ;.
The corresponding backrest folds for-
wards.
X If necessary, move the driver's or front-
passenger seat back.
Folding back the rear seat backrest X
If necessary, move the driver's or front-
passenger seat forward.
! Make sure that the seat belt does not
become trapped when folding the rear seat
backrest back. Otherwise, it could be dam-
aged.
X Fold seat backrest :back until it engages. G
Risk of injury
Make sure that the rear seat backrest is cor-
rectly engaged in position. Otherwise, vehicle
occupants could be injured by objects being
thrown around if you:
R brake sharply
R change direction suddenly
R are involved in an accident
If the rear seat backrest is not engaged, it will
appear in the multi-function display in the
instrument cluster.
X Adjust the head restraints if necessary
(Y page 79).
X If necessary, move the driver's or front-
passenger seat back. Securing a load
Plastic hooks (Saloon) On vehicles without a through-loading feature
in the rear bench seat*, four plastic hooks are
fitted to the boot floor. You can use these to
attach the luggage securing feature, which is
available as an accessory.
Lashing eyelets*
G
Risk of injury
Distribute the load on the lashing eyelets
evenly. Loading and stowing
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Otherwise, vehicle occupants could be
injured by objects being thrown around if you:
R brake sharply
R change direction suddenly
R are involved in an accident
Please observe the loading guidelines.
Observe the following points or guidelines
when securing loads:
R secure the load using the lashing eyelets.
R do not use elastic straps or nets to secure
a load, as these are only intended as an
anti-slip protection for light loads.
R do not route lashing materials across sharp
edges or corners.
R pad sharp edges for protection.
There are six lashing eyelets in the boot/lug-
gage compartment. Saloon
:
Lashing eyelets Estate
:
Lashing eyelets EASY-PACK luggage compartment
cover and safety net (Estate)
G
Risk of accident and injury
The luggage compartment cover is not a
restraint system. Secure the load under the
luggage compartment cover by suitable
means. Make sure that the luggage compart-
ment cover is engaged securely. If luggage is
not sufficiently secured, it can be thrown over
the backrest into the passenger compart-
ment, for instance during heavy braking, sud-
den changes of direction or in the event of an
accident. You could cause an accident or
cause injury to yourself and others.
! When loading the vehicle, make sure that
you do not stack the load in the luggage
compartment higher than the lower edge of
the side windows. Do not place heavy
objects on top of the luggage compartment
cover.
The luggage compartment cover and the
safety net are attached to anchorages on the
right and left in the luggage compartment as
a combined luggage cover and net.
When the tailgate is opened, the luggage
compartment cover is automatically raised to
make loading easier. It is automatically low-
ered again when the tailgate is closed.
When the luggage compartment cover is clip-
ped in, there should be no objects obstructing
the downwards movement of the cover in the
luggage compartment when the tailgate is
closed. The luggage compartment cover will
otherwise be raised again. 198
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Luggage compartment cover
Pulling out the luggage compartment
cover X
Pull luggage compartment cover :back
by grab handle ;and clip it into the retain-
ers on the left and right.
Rolling up the luggage compartment
cover X
Unclip luggage compartment cover :and
guide it forwards by grab handle ;until it
is completely rolled up.
Installing/removing the combined lug-
gage cover and net
You can reach the combined luggage cover
and net to install and remove it from the lug-
gage compartment and, with the seat back-
rest folded forwards, from the left-hand rear
door.
X Make sure that the safety net and the lug-
gage compartment cover are rolled up. X
To remove: press button ;.
X Fold the combined luggage cover and net
forwards on the left-hand side with the seat
backrest folded forwards and fold it back-
wards with the seat backrest folded up.
X First, detach the combined luggage cover
and net from left-hand catch :and then
remove it from right-hand fixture =.
X To install: push the combined luggage
cover and net up to the stop into right-hand
fixture =.
X Place the combined luggage cover and net
into the left-hand fixture and push it into
catch :until the combined luggage cover
and net engages. Make sure that red lock verification indica-
tor
?is no longer visible. The combined lug-
gage cover and net will otherwise not be
locked in place.
Attaching the combined luggage cover
and net to the rear seat backrest
X Fold the left and right seat backrest for-
wards ( Ypage 196). Loading and stowing
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X
Insert combined luggage cover and net ;
into the two guides :and push it up to the
stop in the direction of the arrow.
! If you have attached the combined lug-
gage cover and net to a rear seat backrest
that is folded forwards, do not fold the
backrest back.
Safety net G
Risk of injury
The safety net cannot secure heavy loads. You
should therefore always lash down the load.
You could otherwise be injured by objects
which have not been sufficiently secured
being thrown around in the event of sharp
braking, a sudden change of direction or an
accident. G
Risk of injury
In the event of sharp braking, a sudden
change of direction, or an accident, light loads
can be thrown about.
This could result in injury to yourself or others.
Therefore, if you are transporting light loads,
use the safety net. Safety net without luggage compartment
enlargement X
Pull the safety net up by tab :and hook it
into eyelets ;.
Safety net with luggage compartment
enlargement X
Make sure that the safety net is attached
to the rear seat backrest (Y page 199).
X Guide the safety net up by tab :and hook
it into eyelets ;. Bag hooks in the boot/luggage com-
partment
G
Risk of injury
Only hang light loads on the bag holders. Do
not use them to transport heavy, sharp-edged
or fragile objects. When braking sharply,
changing direction quickly or in the event of
an accident, the bag hooks will not secure the 200
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items sufficiently. This could result in injury to
yourself or others.
! The bag hook can bear a maximum load
of 3 kg. Do not use it to secure a load.
Saloon X
Pull down bag hook ;by tab :.
Estate There is a bag hook on both the right and the
left of the luggage compartment.
X
To open: press bag hook :(arrow).
Bag hook :slides out.
X To close: press bag hook :until it
engages. Coat hooks on the tailgate
G
Risk of injury
The tailgate may close if too great a load is
placed on the coat hooks.
This could cause you or others to be trapped
and injured.
If you use the coat hooks, only hang light
clothing on them. Make sure that nobody can
become trapped. :
Coat hooks EASY-PACK boot box* (Saloon)
G
Risk of injury
Only load the EASY-PACK convenience box to
the maximum permissible load of 10 kg. To
prevent overloading, the floor of the box
moves down onto the boot floor mat when
loaded with more than approx. 5 kg.
Do not transport sharp-edged and fragile
objects in the box.
Otherwise, e.g. in the event of a rapid change
of direction or heavy braking, the objects
could be thrown out of the EASY-PACK con-
venience box and injure you and others.
! When the EASY-PACK convenience box is
pulled out, no objects may be placed on the
frame of the box or pushed onto the frame
from above. Otherwise, the box could be
damaged. Loading and stowing
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Adjusting the height to any position
X
Pull the box out by handle :in the direc-
tion of the arrow all the way to the rear
stops.
X Push the centre of load surface ;down by
hand in the direction of the arrow until load
surface ;has reached the desired posi-
tion and the box is the desired size. G
Risk of injury
Make sure that your hands are not inside the
EASY-PACK convenience box when the load
surface moves up. Otherwise, you could be
injured.
X Press button =.
Load surface ;of the box moves up auto-
matically.
Removing and installing :
Rotating catch
; Hook X
To remove: turn rotating catches :clock-
wise by 90°.
X Move the box downwards and pull it out
from the anchorages.
i Store the EASY-PACK convenience box on
a flat surface after removal, e.g. on a suit-
able shelf.
X To fit: insert the box into the anchorages.
X Move the box upwards and turn rotating
catches :anti-clockwise by 90°. EASY-PACK load-securing kit*
(Estate)
The EASY-PACK load-securing kit allows you
to use your luggage compartment for a variety
of purposes. The accessory parts are located
under the luggage compartment floor.
X Open the luggage compartment floor
(Y page 204). EASY-PACK load-securing kit accessory parts
:
Telescopic rod
; Bag containing the brackets and luggage
holder
= Folding box 202
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