2012 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE light

X
Move the driver's or front-passenger seat
forward if necessary.
X Fold rear seat backrest :back until it
engages.
X Adjust the head restraints if necessary
(Y page 110).
X Move the driver's or front-passenger seat
back if necessary.
i You should always engage the rear seat
backrests if you do not need the through-
loading feature. This will prevent unauthor-
ised access to the boot from the vehicle
interior. EASY-PACK through-loading facility in
the rear bench seat (Estate)
Important safety notes G
WARNING
Do not carry heavy or hard objects inside the
vehicle or in the luggage compartmen tunless
they are secured.
Otherwise, you and othe rvehicle 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
WARNING
Always drive with the tailgate closed. Exhaust
fumes could otherwise enter the vehicle inte-
rior.
Folding the rear seat backrest forward !
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. The side head restraints could oth-
erwise 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. The left-hand and right-hand rear seat backr-
ests can be folded forwards separately to
increase the luggage compartmentc
apacity.
The combined luggage cover and ne tcan
remain installed.
i When you fold one or bot hparts of the
rear seat backrests forwards, the headr-
ests are also lowered if necessary. In the
case of vehicles with memory function, the
respective fron tseat is moved forwards
slightly to avoid contact with the seat
behind it. Stowage areas
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Observe the following notes on 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.
Boot/luggage compartment Saloon
:
Lashing eyelets Estate
:
Lashing eyelets
There are six lashing eyelets in the boot/lug-
gage compartment.
Bag hook G
WARNING
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
items sufficiently. This could result in injury to
yourselforo
thers.
! The bag hoo kcan bear a maximum load
of 3 kg. Do not use it to secure a load. Saloon
X
Pull bag hook ;down by tab :. Estate
X
To open: press bag hook :(arrow).
Bag hook :slides out.
X To close: press bag hook :until it
engages. EASY-PACK luggage compartment
cover
Important safety notes G
WARNING
The luggage compartmen tcover is not a
restraint system. Secure the load under the Stowage areas
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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 audibly. X
Make sure that red lock status indica-
tor ?is no longer visible .The combined
luggage cover and net will otherwise not be
locked in place.
Attaching the combined luggage cover
and net to the rear seat backrest !
If you have attached the combined lug-
gage cover and net to arear seat backrest
that is folded forwards, do not fold the
backrest back. X
Fold the left and right seat backrest for-
wards (Y page 317).
X Inser tcombined luggage cover and net ;
into two guides :and push it up to the
stop in the direction of the arrow. Safety net (Estate)
Important safety notes G
WARNING
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
WARNING
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 compart-
ment enlargement X
Pull the safety net up by tab :and hook it
into eyelets ;. Stowage areas
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Safety net with luggage compartment
enlargement
X
Make sure that the safety net is attached
to the rear seat backrest (Y page 320).
X Guide the safety net up by tab :and hook
it into eyelets ;. Coat hooks on the tailgate
G
WARNING
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 hook EASY-PACK boot box
Important safety notes G
WARNING
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. 5kg.
Do not transpor tsharp-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.
Adjusting the height to any position G
WARNING
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
Pull the box out by handle :in the direc-
tion of the arrow all the way to the stop.
X Lowering the load surface:p ush the
centre of load surface ;down by hand in
the direction of the arrow until load sur- 322
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X
Insert bracket :into the centre of loading
rail ?.
X Press release button ;and push
bracket :into the desired positio ninload-
ing rail ?.
X Let go of release button ;.
X Press locking button =.
Bracket :is locked in loading rail ?.
X If necessary, fold lashing eyelet A
upwards.
Luggage holder !
Only use the luggage holder to secure
loads with a maximum weight of 7kg and
with dimensions that allow the loads to be
safely and securely retained by the luggage
holder. The luggage holder can be used to secure
light loads against the side wall of the luggage
compartment to prevent them from moving
around. X
To install: insert two brackets Ainto the
left or right loading rail (Y page 323).
X Press release button :of the luggage
holder and pull the strap out slightly.
X Insert luggage holder ;into brackets A
and, while doing so, press release button
= and push the luggage holder downwards
until it engages.
X Press release button :of the luggage
holder and pull the strap out in the direction
of the arrow.
X Place the load between the strap and the
luggage compartment side wall.
X Using one hand, press locking button :of
the luggage holder.
X With your other hand, let the strap go slowly
until the load is secured.
X Make sure that locking button ?on brack-
ets Ais pressed.
This keeps brackets Ain place on the
loading rail.
X To remove: press release button =on
respective bracket Aand remove luggage
holder ;by pulling upwards and out.
Telescopic rod The telescopic rod can be used to secure the
load against the rear seats to prevent it from
moving around.324
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Fold dow nthe rear seat armrest.
X To open: raise the rear seat armrest cover.
X Press release catch :.
Cup holder ;folds out forwards.
X Fold the cover of the rear seat armrest back
down again if necessary.
X To close: lift the cover of the rear seat arm-
rest.
Swing cup holder ;back until it engages. Vehicles with luxury single seats in the rear com-
partment
X To open: press lightly on the upper section
of cup holder :and fold down the cover.
Cup holder in the folding bench seat X
To open: press the front of cup holder :.
Cup holder :is released.
X Pull cup holder :out to the stop. bottle holders
G
WARNING
Do not transport heavy, sharp-edged and frag-
ile bottles in the bottle holder. In the event of
an accident, the bottle holder can not secure
the bottles adequately.
! Make sure that any bottles weighing more
than 0.5 kg that are stored in the bottle
holder rest on the vehicle floor. The bottle
holder could otherwise be damaged. X
Press the outer edge of button :and slide
in the direction of the arrow until the bottle
fits into the opening.
X Insert the bottle into the bottle holder.
The bottle holder is suitable for bottles with a
capacity from 0.7 l to 1.5 l.
The bottle holder does not secure bottles; it
merely prevents them from tipping over. Sun visors
Overview G
WARNING
Keep the vanity mirrors in the sun visors cov-
ered while driving. You could otherwise be
dazzled, which may impair your view of traffic
conditions and as a result could cause an
accident. Features
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Mirror light
; Additional sun visor
= Bracket
? Retaining clip, e.g. for a car park ticket
A Vanity mirror
B Mirror cover
Vanity mirror in the sun visor Mirror light
:only functions if the sun visor
is clipped into retainer =and mirror cover
B has been folded up.
Glare from the side X
Fold down sun visor :.
X Pull sun visor :out of retainer =.
X Swing sun visor :to the side.
X Vehicles with an additional sun visor:
slide sun visor :horizontally as desired.
X Fold down additional sun visor ;to the
windscreen. Sunblinds on the rear side windows
! Always guide the roller sunblind by hand.
Do not let it snap back suddenly as this
would damage the automatic roller mech-
anism.
! Do not drive the vehicle with the roller
sunblind hooked in and the side windows
opened simultaneously .The roller sunblind
can jump out of the retainers and spring
back suddenly when driving at high speeds,
e.g. when driving on the motorway. This
could damage the inertia reel. Therefore,
either close the side window or retract the
roller sunblind before driving at high
speeds. X
To extend: pull the roller sunblind out by
tab :and hook it onto retainers ;at the
top of the window. Rear window roller sunblind (Saloon)
Extending/retracting the roller sun-
blind !
Make sure that the roller sunblind can
move freely. Otherwise, the roller sunblind
or other objects could be damaged. 330
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Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock (Y page 161).
X To extend or retract: briefly press but-
ton :.
The roller sunblind fully extends or fully
retracts. Ashtray
Front ashtray !
The stowage space under the ashtray is
not heat resistant .Before placing lit ciga-
rettes in the ashtray, make sure that the
ashtray is properly engaged. Otherwise, the
stowage space could be damaged. X
To open: slide cover :forwards until it
engages.
X To remove the insert: hold insert=by
the indentation at the sides and lift it
up ; and out. X
To refit the insert: press insert=into the
holder until it engages.
X To close: briefly press cover :at the
front.
The cover moves back.
i You can remove the ashtray insert and
use the resulting compartment for stow-
age.
Rear-compartment ashtray X
To open: briefly press cover ;at the top.
The ashtray opens.
X To remove the insert: press release but-
ton =and lift the insert up and out.
X To fit the insert: fit insert:from above
into the holder and press down into the
holder until it engages. Cigarette lighter
G
WARNING
Only hold the hot cigarette lighter by its knob.
Otherwise, you might burn yourself.
Make sure that children travelling in the vehi-
cle are not able to injure themselves on the
hot cigarette lighter or cause a fire with it. Features
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