
Befor
etowing away ,make sur ethat the steer-
ing can be mov edand is not locked.
If yo utow or tow- start another vehicle, its
weigh tmustn ot excee dthe maximum per-
missible gross vehicle weigh tofyour vehicle. G
Risk of accident
The vehicle is braked when the HOL Dfunction
or DISTRONIC PLUS is activated. Therefore,
deactivate HOLD and DISTRONIC PLUS if the
vehicle is to be towed.
It is better to have the vehicle transported
than to have it towed.
! Whe ntowing, pull away slowly and
smoothly. If the tractive power is too high,
the vehicles coul dbedamaged.
! Do not use the towing eye for recovery,
as this could damage the vehicle. If in
doubt, recover the vehicle with acrane.
! Youm ay tow the vehicle for amaximum
of 50 km. Atowing speed of 50 km /h must
no tbee xceeded.
For towing distances over 50 km, the entire
vehicl emust be lifted up and transported.
! On vehicles with KEYLESS-GO, use the
key instead of the Start/Stop button .Turn
the key to position 2in the ignition lock and
shif tthe automatic transmission to N.
Then, turn the key back to 0and leave it in
the ignitio nlock.
! Only secur ethe tow cable or towing bar
to the towing eyes. You could otherwise
damage the vehicle.
Please note:
R vehicles with an automatic transmission
must not be tow-started.
R if you ar etowing the vehicle over alonger
distance, this must be done with the rear
axle raised.
R the ignition must be switched off if you are
towin gthe vehicle with the rea raxle raised. Intervention by ESP
®
could otherwis edam-
age the brake system.
R if the vehicle has suffered transmission
damage, only tow it with the propelle rshaft
disconnected.
R if the engin edoes not start, tr yjump-start-
ing it (Y page 289).
R if it is not possible to jump-start the vehicle,
have it towed to the nearest qualified spe-
cialist workshop, e.g. aMercedes-Benz
Servic eCentre.
R the automatic transmission must be in
position Nwhen the vehicle is being towed.
Before towing the vehicle, mak esure that the
battery is connected and charged. You will
otherwis ebeunable to switch on the ignition
or shift the transmissio ntoNin vehicles with
an automatic transmission.
i Switch off the automatic locking feature
before the vehicle is towed (Y page 208).
You could otherwise be locked out when
pushing or towing the vehicle. Fitting the towing eye
Vehicles with atrailer to whitch: if you intend
to use the vehicle for towing, fold out the ball
coupling and connect the towbar to it
(Y page 186).
X Take the towing eye and the wheel wrench
from the vehicle tool kit (Y page 274).
The mountings for the removable towing eyes
are located in the bumpers. They are at the
front and at the rear ,under the covers. Towing and tow-starting
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Cabriolet (example)
X
Press the mark on cover :inwards, in the
direction of the arrow.
X Take cover :off the opening.
X Screw in the towing eye clockwise to the
stop.
X Insert the wheel wrench handle into the
towin geye and tighte nit. Removing the towing eye
X Take the whee lwrenc hfrom th evehicle
tool kit (Y page 274).
X Insert the wheel wrench handle into the
towing eye and tur nthe towing eye anti-
clockwise.
X Unscrew the towing eye.
X Attach cover :to the bumper and press
until it engages.
X Return the towing eye and the wheel
wrenc htothe vehicle tool kit. Towing th
evehicle
! You may tow the vehicle for amaximum
of 50 km. Atowing speed of 50 km/h must
not be exceeded.
For towin gdistances over 50 km, the entire
vehicle must be lifted up and transported.
! The ignition must be switched off if you
are towing the vehicle with the rear axle
raised. Interven tion by ESP ®
coul dother-
wise damage the brake system.
X Vehicles with manua ltransmission:
turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
X Fully depress the clutch pedal.
X Shift to neutral.
X Vehicles with automatic transmission:
turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
X Shift the transmission to position N. Transporting the vehicle
The towing eyes or trailer tow hitch can be
used to pull the vehicle onto atrailer or trans-
porter if yo uwish to transport it.
X Vehicles with manu altransmission:
shift to neutral.
X Vehicles with automatic transmission:
turn the key to position 2(Y page 135) in
the ignition lock.
X Move the selector lever to N.
As soon as the vehicl eisloaded:
X Prevent the vehicle from rolling away by
applying the parking brake.
X Vehicles with manua ltransmission:
shift to first gear or reverse gear.
X Vehicles with automatic transmission:
move the selector lever to P.
X Switch off the ignition.
X Secure the vehicle. 292
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Only lash the vehicle down by the wheels
or wheel rims, not by parts of the vehicle
suc hasa xle or steering components. Oth-
erwise, the vehicl ecould be damaged. Tow-star
ting (emergency engine
starting)
Please note:
R vehicles with an automatic transmission
must not be tow-started.
R the batter ymust be connected.
R the engine and catalytic converter must be
cold.
R avoid repeated and lengthy starting
attempts.
Vehicles with manual transmission:
X Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
X Fully depres sthe clutc hpedal.
X Shif tton eutral.
X Tow the vehicle or let it roll.
X Shif ttoas uitable gear and bring the clutch
pedal up slowly. Do not depres sthe accel-
erator pedal.
The engin eisstarted. Fuses
Important safet
ynotes
The fuses in your vehicle serve to close down
faulty circuits. If afuse blows, all the compo-
nen tson th ecircuit and their function swill
fail. G
Ris
koff ire
Only use fuses that have been approve dfor
Mercedes-Ben zvehicles and which have the
cor rect fuse rating for the systems con-
cerned. Do not attempt to repai rorbridge
faulty fuses .Otherwise, acircuit overload
could cause afire. Have the cause traced and
rectified at aqualified specialist workshop,
e.g. aMercedes-Benz Ser vice Centre. Blow
nfuses must be replaced with fuses of
the same rating, which you can recognise by
the colour and value. The fuse ratings are lis-
ted in the fuse allocation chart .AMercedes-
Ben zService Cent rewill be happy to advise
you.
If the newly inserted fuse also blows, have the
cause traced and rectified at aqualified spe-
cialist workshop, e.g. aMercedes-Benz
Ser vice Centre.
! Onlyuse fuses that hav ebeen approved
for Mercedes-Ben zvehicles and which
have the cor rect fuse rating for the system
concerned. Otherwise, compo nentso rsys-
tems could be damaged. Befor
echangin gafuse
X Park th evehicle and apply the parking
brake.
X Swit choff all elect rical consumers.
X Remove the key from the ignitio nlock.
The fuses ar elocated in variou sfuse boxes:
R fuse box on the driver' sside of the dash-
board
R fuse box in the engin ecompartmen tonthe
driver's side
R fuse box in the boot on the right when
viewed in the direction of travel
The fuse allocation char tisl ocated in the
vehicle tool kit (Y page 274)in the stowage
compar tment under the boot floor. Fuse box under the dashboard
! Do not use apointed objec tsuch as a
screwdriver to open the cover in the dash-
board. You could damage the dashboard or
the cover. Fuses
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Vehicl
eweigh ts Unlade
nweigh t(in accordance with EC
Directiv e),m anual tran smission Coupé
1660 kg
Cabriolet
1785 kg
Unladen weight (i
naccordance with EC
Directive), automatic transmis sionCoupé
167
0kg Cabriolet
179
5kg The unladen weight inc
ludesthe driver
(68 kg), luggage (7 kg) and all fluid s(fuel
tank 90% full) .Items of optional equipment
incre aset he unladen weight and reduce the
maximum payload. Ma
ximum roof
load, Coupé only 100 kg
Maximum boot
load
100 kg
Veh
icle-specific weight information can be
found on th evehicle identi ficatio nplate
(Y page 312). Vehicle data,
E250 CDI BlueEFFI-
CIENCY Vehicle dimensions
Vehicle length (ECE)
Coupé
46
98 mm Cabriolet
469
8mm Vehicle width including exterior mirrors
Coupé
202
8mm Cabriolet
201
5mm Vehicle dimensions
Vehicle height
68 Coupé
139
7mm Cabriolet
140
2mm Wheelbase
Coupé
2760 mm
Cabriolet
2760 mm
Vehicle weights
Unlade
nweight (in accord ance with EC
Directive), manual transmission Coupé
169
5kg Cabriolet
181
5kg Unladen weigh
t(in accordance with EC
Directive), au tomatic transmission Coupé
169
0kg Cabriolet
181
0kg The unladen weight includes the driver
(68 kg), luggage (7 kg) and all fluids (fuel
tan
k90% full). Items of optional equipment
increas ethe unladen weight and reduce the
maximum payload. Maximum roof
load, Coupé only
10
0kg Maximum boot
load
100 kg
Vehicle-specific weight info
rmation can be
found on the vehicle identification plate
(Y page 312). 68
The values specified may differ from the actual values, depending on the tyres, load, optional equipment
and the stat eofthe suspension. Vehicle data
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Permissible rea
raxle loa dwhen towin gatrailer Coupé Cabriolet
Manual trans-
mission Automatic
transmission Manual trans-
mission Automatic
transmission E2
00 CGI BlueEFFI-
CIENCY 114
0kg 1135 kg 1210 kg 1205 kg
E2
50 CGI BlueEFFI-
CIENCY – 115
0kg – 1215 kg
E3
5072 – 115
0kg – 1240 kg
E3
50 CGI BlueEFFI-
CIENCY – 115
5kg – 1240 kg
E5
00 – 1170 kg – 1240 kg
E2
20 CDIBlueEFFI-
CIENCY 1150 kg 1160 kg 1220 kg 1230 kg
E2
50 CDIBlueEFFI-
CIENCY 1165 kg 1165 kg 1240 kg 1240 kg
E3
50 CDIBlueEFFI-
CIENCY – 1155 kg – 1240 kg
24-GHz radar sensor syste
m(coun try overview)
Th e24G Hz radar sensor system requires separate approval for each country. Whe nyou are
dri ving in acoun tryinw hichthe ra dar sensor system is no tapproved, you must deacti vate
the syste musing the on-boar dcompu ter( Ypage 20 8).T he curren tcountry over view can be
obtain ed fromaMercedes-Benz Ser vice Centre.
Th er adar sensor sys temi sautomatically deactivated near radi otelescope facilities. If DIS-
TRONIC PLUS, Blind Spot Assist or PRE-SAFE ®
Brake are activa tedatt hisp oint, acorre-
spondin gmessage appears in th emultifunction display to tell you that th eradar sensor system
is being switche doff. BAS PLUS is then also unavailable. If the deactivation doe snot occur
automatically, you must deactivate the radar sensor system using the on-board computer
(Y page 208). Country Radio telescope
facilities Geographical latitude and
longitude Distance to be
maintained
from the facility Egypt – – –
Andorra – – –
72
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