2015 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON tow

Stowage compartments in the centre
console Front stowage compartmen
t(vehicles with
DIRECT SELECT lever)
X To open: slide cover :forwards until it
engages.
X To close: briefly press cover :at the
front.
Cover :moves back. Rear stowage compartmen
t(vehicles with
DIRECT SELECT lever)
X To open: slide cover :forwards until it
engages.
X To close: briefly press cover :at the
front.
Cover :moves back. Vehicles with manual transmission and AMG
vehicles
X To open: slide cover :back.
Stowage compartment/telephone
compartment under the armrest Vehicles with manual transmission and AMG
vehicles
X To open: press left-handb utton;or right-
hand button :.
The stowage compartmen topens. 344
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Vehicles with DIRECT SELECT lever
X To open: pull handle :up.
The armrest folds out.
Depending on the vehicle's equipment, the
following may be in the stowage space:
R am ultimediac onnector unit with an SD
card slot and 2USB ports (MediaI nterface),
e.g. for use with an iPod ®
,i Phone ®
or MP3
player; see the separate operating instruc-
tions
R am obile phone bracket (Y page 367)
Stowage compartment under the front
seats G
WARNING
If you exceed the maximum permitted load of the stowage compartment, the cover is
unable to restrain the objects. Objects may be
thrown out of the stowage compartment and
hit vehicle occupants as aresult. There is a
risk of injury, particularly in the event of sud-
den braking or asuddenc hange in direction.
Alwayso bserve the maximum load of the
stowage compartment. Stow and secure
heavy objects in the boot/luggage compart-
ment.
The maximum permissible load of the stow-
age compartment is 1.5 kg. X
To open: pull handle :up and fold
cover ;forwards. i
On vehicles with
afire extinguisher, the
fire extinguisher is located in the stowage
compartment under the driver's seat.
Stowage compartment in the rear com-
partment Vehicles with
arear bench seat
X To open: fold down seat armrest ;.
X Fold cover :of the armrest upwards. Vehicles with luxury single seats in the rear
compartment
X Pull handle :upwards.
The armrest folds out. Stowage areas
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Stowage net in the rear compartment
Vehicles with
arear bench seat
: Stowage net Vehicles with luxury single seats in the
rear compartment
: Handle strip
; Stowage net
X Pull handle strip :on the upper edge of
the cover forwards until it is released from
its anchorage.
X Fold down the cover in the direction of the
arrow. Stowage nets
Stowage nets are located in the front-
passenger footwell and on the left-hands ide
of the boot/luggage compartment.
Observe the loading guidelines (Y page 342)
and the safety notes regarding stowage
spaces (Y page 343). Skibag
Unfolding the skibag and loading skis G
WARNING
The skibag in conjunction with the lashing
straps cannot restrain any objectso ther than
skis.
Vehicle occupants could be struck in the
event of sudden braking or an accident, for
instance, if you:
R transport other heavy or sharp-edged
objectsint he skibag
R do not secure the skibag with the lashing
straps
There is arisk of accident and injury.
Storeo nly skis in the skibag. Always secure
the skibag with the lashing straps so that it
cannot move around. X
Fold down the rear seat armrest.
X Press release catches ;together and fold
down cover :.346
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X
Pull skibag :into the vehicle interior and
unfold it.
X Open the boot lid or the tailgate. X
Press release catch :.
The flap opens downwards.
X Slide the skis into the skibag from the boot
or the luggage compartment. X
Pull strap :tight by the loose end until the
skis are held firmly inside the skibag. X
Engage hook :in securing ring ;.
X Pull the strap tight by the loose end. Removing the skis and folding up the
skibag
X
Loosen the two straps.
X Remove hook :from securing ring ;.
X Take the skis out of the skibag.
X Close the flap in the boot or luggage com-
partment.
X Smoot hout the skibag and fold it up.
X Put the skibag into the backrest.
X Fold the cover back up.
i You should alway
sclose the flap in the
boot or luggage compartment if you do not require the skibag. This will prevent unau-
thorised access to the boot or the luggage
compartment from the interior.
Removing the skibag You can remove the skibag if you would like to
clean or dry it. Stowage areas
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X
Open the boot lid or the tailgate.
X Press release catch :.
Flap ;folds down.
X Press catch =inwards and pull out
frame ?containing the skibag. Through-loading facility in the rear
compartment The through-loading facility is opened from
the boot.
X Fold down the rear seat armrest.
X Press release catch :.
The flap opens downwards.
Observe the loading guidelines (Y page 342).Through-loading facility in the rear
benchs eat (Saloon)
Important safety notes G
WARNING
If the rear bench seat/rear seat and seat
backrest are not engaged they could fold for- wards, e.g. when braking suddenly or in the
event of an accident.
R The vehicle occupant wouldt hereby be
pushed into the seat belt by the rear bench
seat/rear seat or by the seat backrest. The
seat belt cannot protect as intended and
could result in additional injury.
R Objects or loads in the boot cannot be
restrained by the seat backrest.
This poses an increased risk of injury. Before every trip, make sure that the seat
backrests and the rear bench seat/rear seat
are engaged before every trip.
Observe the loading guidelines (Y page 342).
The left-hand and right-hand rear seat backr- ests can be folded down separately to
increase the boot capacity.
Folding the 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. The side head restraints could oth-
erwise be damaged. i
Vehicles with memory function: when you
fold one or both parts of the rear seat back- rest forwards, the respective front seat
moves forward slightly, when necessary, inorder to avoid contact.
X Vehicles without memory function: if nec-
essary, move the driver's or front-
passenger seat forwards.
X Open the boot.
X Pull right-hand or left-hand rear seat back-
rest release handle :.
The corresponding rear seat backrest is
released.
The seat backrest head restraints in the
rear compartment lower. 348
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X
Fold rea rseatb ackrest ;forwards.
X Move the driver' sorfront-passenger seat
back if necessary.
Folding bac kthe seat backrest !
Make sure that the sea
tbeltd oesn ot
become trapped whe nfolding the rea rseat
backrest back. Otherwise, it could be dam- aged. X
Move the driver' sorfront-passenger seat
forward if necessary.
X Fold rea rseatb ackrest :back unti lit
engages.
If the rea rsea tb ackrest is not engaged and
locked, this will be shown in the multifunc-
tion display in the instrument cluster. A
warning tone also sounds.
X Move the driver' sorfront-passenger seat
back if necessary.
i If yo
udon ot need the through-loading
feature ,you shoul dalway sengage the rear
sea tbackrests. Thi swillp revent unauthor- ise
da ccess to the boo tfrom the vehicle
interior. EASY-PACK through-loadin
gfacility in
the rear benc hseat(Es tate)
Important safety notes G
WARNING
If the rea rbench seat/rea rseata nd seat
backrest are not engaged they could fol dfor-
wards, e.g. whe nbraking suddenl yorinthe
event of an accident.
R The vehicle occupant would thereby be
pushe dinto the sea tbeltb ythe rea rbench
seat/rea rseatorb ythe sea tbackrest. The
sea tbeltc annot protect as intended and
could result in additiona linjury.
R Objects or loads in the boot/luggage com-
partment cannot be restrained by the seat
backrest.
Thi sp oses an increase driskofi njury.
Befor eevery trip ,make sur ethat the seat
backrests and the rea rbench seat/rea rseat
are engaged before every trip.
Observe the loading guidelines (Y page 342).
Folding the rear seat backres tforward !
Befor
eyou foldd ownthe rea rseatb ack-
rest, remove the sid eheadr estraints for
the integrate dchilds eat; see the "Side
hea drestraints for integrate dchilds eat"
section. The sid eheadr estraints could oth-
erwise be damaged.
! Whe
nfolding the rea rseatb ackrest for-
wards, ensure that there are no item slying
on the sea tcushions .These item scould
otherwise be damaged or could themselves
damag ethe rea rseats. Stowage areas
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The left-hand and right-hand rear seat backr-
ests can be folded forwards separately to
increase the luggage compartment capacity.
The combined luggage cover and net can
remain installed.
i When you fold one or both parts of the
rear seat backrest sforwards, the headr-
ests are also lowered if necessary. In the
case of vehicles with memory function, the respective fronts eat is moved forwards
slightly to avoid contact with the seat
behind it.
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 Move the driver's or front-passenger seat
back if necessary. Folding the rear seat backrest back !
Make sure that the seat belt does not
become trapped when folding the rear seat backrest back. Otherwise, it could be dam- aged. X
Move the driver's or front-passenger seat
forward if necessary.
X Fold seat backrest :back until it engages.
If the rear seat backrest is not engaged and locked, this will be shown in the multifunc-
tion display in the instrument cluster. A
warning tonea lso sounds.
X Adjust the head restraints if necessary
(Y page 126).
X Move the driver's or front-passenger seat
back if necessary. Securing
aload
Plastic hooks (Saloon) On vehicles without
athrough-loading feature
in the rear bench seat, six plastic hooks are
fitted to the boot floor. You can use these to 350
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attach th
eluggag esecurin gfixture, whic his
availabl easana ccessory.
Lashing eyelets General notes
Observ
ethe followin gnotes on securing
loads:
R observ ethe loadin gguidelines
(Y page 342).
R secure th eload usin gthe lashin geyelets.
R distribut ethe load on th elashin geyelets
evenly.
R do no tuse elastic straps or nets to secure a
load. Thes eare only intended as an anti-slip
protection for light loads.
R do no trout elashin gmaterials across sharp
edge sorc orners.
R pad shar pedge sfor protection.
Boot/luggage compartment Lashing eyelets
:(Saloon) Lashing eyelets
:(Estate) EASY-PACK luggage compartment
cover (Estate)
Important safety notes G
WARNING
On its own ,the luggag ecom partmen tcover
canno tsecure or restrain heav yobjects,
items of luggag eand heav yloads .You could
be hit by an unsecured load durin gsudden
changes in direction ,braking or in th eevent of
an accident. Ther eisanincreased ris kof
injury or eve nfatal injury.
Always store object ssothatthe yc anno tbe
flun garound. Secure objects, luggag eor
loads against slipping or tippin gover, e.g .by
usin glashing material ,evenify ou are using
th el uggag ecom partmen tcover.
! When loadin
gthe vehicle ,makes ure that
you do no tstack th eload in th eluggage
compartmen thigher than th elower edge of
th es ide windows. Do no tplac eh eavy
object sontopof th eluggag ecom partment
cover.
The luggag ecom partmen tcover and the
safety ne tare attached to anchorages on the
righ tand left in th eluggag ecom partmen tasa
combined luggag ecover and net.
When th etailgat eisopened, th eluggage
compartmen tcover is automaticall yraised to
mak eloadin geasier .Itisa utomaticall ylow-
ere dagain when th etailgat eisclosed.
When th eluggag ecom partmen tcover is clip-
ped in, there should be no object sobstructing
th ed ownwards movement of th ecover in the
luggag ecom partmen twhen th etailgat eis
closed. The luggag ecom partmen tcover will
otherwise be raised again. Stowage areas
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