2015 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON tow

Features
Cup holders
Important safety notes Vehicles wit
hmanual transmission or AMG
vehicles: G
WARNING
The cup holder canno tsecure adrinks con-
taine rinp laced urin gaj ourney. If you use a
cup holder durin gajourney, th edrinks con-
taine rcould be flun garoun dand liquid could
be spilt .Vehicl eoccupant scould come into
contact wit hthe liquid and ,inparticular, be
scalded by hot liquid. You could be distracted
from th etraffic situation and lose control of
th ev ehicle. Ther eisariskofana ccidentand
injury.
Only use th ecup holder when th evehicl eis
stationary. Only plac econtaine rs ofasuitable
siz eint hecup holder. Seal th econtaine r, in
particular when it contains hot liquid.
! Only use th
ecup holders for containers of
th er ight siz eand whic hhave lids. The
drinks could otherwise spill. G
WARNING
If object sinthepassenger compartmen tare
stowed incorrectly, they can slide or be
thrown aroun dand hit vehicl eoccupants.
Ther eisar iskofi njury, particularly in the
event of sudde nbraking or asudde nchange
in direction.
R Always stow object ssothatthe yc anno tbe
thrown aroun dinsuchs ituations.
R Always mak esure that object sdonotpro-
trude from stowage spaces, luggag enetsor
stowage nets.
R Close th elockable stowage spaces while
driving.
R Always stow and secure heavy, hard ,poin-
ted, sharp-edged, fragile or bulk yobject sin
th eb oot/luggage compartment.
! Do no
texpose drinks bottles in th ecup
holder in th ecentre console to continuous, stron
gand direct sunlight .The passenger
compartmen tinthearea of th ecentre con-
sole can otherwise be damaged by th econ-
centrated and reflecte dsunlight.
Observ ethe loadin gguideline s(Ypage 342).
Cup holders in th efront centre console Vehicles wit
hmanual transmission or AM Gvehi-
cles
: Cup holders
; Cover
You can remove th ecup holder to clean it.
Wash it wit hclean, lukewarm wate ronly.
X To open: slide cover ;back. Vehicles wit
hDIRECT SELECT lever
You can remove th ecup holder to clean it.
Wash it wit hclean, lukewarm wate ronly.
X To open: slide cover =forwards until it
engages.
X To remove: slide catch;forwards and
pull out cup holder :.360
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X
To insert: insert cup holder :and slide
back catch ;.
X To close: brieflypress cover =at the
front.
Cover =moves back.
Removing/fitting the cu pholder in the
centre consol e(vehicles with manual
transmission or AM Gvehicles) Removing
X
Prise groove ;away carefull yonthe front-
passenge rsideu sing asuitabl etool until
lug =become svisible.
X Pull the cup holde rupwar ds slightl ytothe
stop.
X Prise groove :away carefull yonthe driv-
er' ss ideu sing asuitabl etool .Att he same
time ,pullthe cup holde rupwar ds slightl yto
the stop.
X Prise groove on driver's side :and front-
passenge rside ;away alternately. When
doing so, lift the cup holde rupwar ds unti lit
can be removed. Fitting X
Insert left-hand and right-hand grooves ;
of the cup holde rinto side-mounted springs
=.I nsert the cup holde rsothatthe wedge
of the uppe rsectio nofc up holder :faces
forwards.
X Press the cup holde rdow nwards unti lit
engages on the front-passenger side.
Cu ph older in the rear seat armrest !
Do not si
tonorsupport your body weight
on the rea rseata rm rest when it is folded
down, as yo ucould otherwise damage it.
! Close the cup holde
rbefore folding the
rea rseata rm rest up .Otherwise, the cup
holde rcould be damaged. Vehicles with
arearb ench seat
X Fol dd ownthe rea rseata rm rest.
X To open: lift the cove rofthe rea rsea ta rm-
rest.
X Press release catch :.
Cu ph older ;folds ou tforwards. Features
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X
Fold the cover of the rea rsea tarmrest back
dow nagain if necessary.
X To close: lift the cover of the rea rsea ta rm-
rest.
Swing cup holder ;back unti litengages. X
Fold dow nthe rea rseata rmrest.
X To open: lift the cover of the rea rsea ta rm-
rest.
X Pres srelease catch :.
Cu ph older ;folds ou tforwards.
X Fold the cover of the rea rsea tarmrest back
dow nagain if necessary.
X To close: lift the cover of the rea rsea ta rm-
rest.
Swing cup holder ;back unti litengages. Vehicles with luxury single seats in the rea
rcom-
partment
X To open: press lightl yonthe upper section
of cup holder :and fol ddownthe cover. Cup holder in the folding benc
hseat
(Estate) X
To open: press the front of cup holder :.
Cu ph older :is released.
X Pull cup holder :outtot he stop. Bottle holders
G
WARNING
If objects in the passenger compartment are
stowed incorrectly ,they can slide or be
throw naround and hit vehicle occupants.
There is ariskofi njury, particularly in the
event of sudden braking or asudden change
in direction.
R Alway sstow objects so that they cannot be
throw naround in such situations.
R Alway smake sur ethat objects do not pro-
trud efrom stowag espaces, luggage nets or
stowag enets.
R Close the lockabl estowag espaces while
driving.
R Alway sstow and secure heavy, hard, poin-
ted, sharp-edged ,fragil eorb ulky objects in
the boot/luggage compartment.
observe the loading guidelines (Y page 342).
! Make sure that any bottles weighing more
than 0.5 kg that are store dinthe bottle
holder rest on the vehicle floor. The bottle
holder could otherwise be damaged. 362
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X
Press the outer edge of button :and slide
in the direction of the arrow until the bottle
fits into the opening.
X Inser tthe bottle into the bottle holder.
The bottle holder is suitable for bottles with a
capacity of 0.7 lto1 .5l.
The bottle holder does not secure bottles; it
merely prevent sthem from tipping over. Sun visors
Overview :
Mirror light
; Additional sun visor
= Retainer
? Retaining clip, e.g. for acar park ticket
A Vanity mirror
B Mirror cover
Vanit ymirror 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 retrac tthe
roller sunblind before driving at high
speeds. Features
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Ashtray
Fron tashtray !
The stowage spac
eunder th eashtray is
no th eat resistant .Befor ep lacing lit ciga-
rette sint heashtray, mak esuret hatthe
ashtray is properly engaged. Otherwise, the
stowage spac ecould be damaged. X
To open: slide cover :forwards until it
engages.
X To remove th einsert: hold insert =by
th er ibbing at th eside sand lift it up ;and
out.
X To refit th einsert: press insert =intothe
holder until it engages.
X To close: briefly press cover :at the
front.
The cover retracts.
You can remove th eashtray insert and use
th er esulting compartmen tfor stowage.
Rear-compartmen tashtray X
To open: briefly press th etop of cover ;.
The ashtray opens.
X To remove th einsert: press release but-
ton =and lift th einsert up and out.
X To fit th einsert: fit insert :intot he
holder from abov eand press down int othe
holder until it engages. Cigarette lighter
Important safety notes G
WARNING
You can burn yourself if you touch th ehot
heating elemen torthesocke tofthecigarette
lighter.
In addition ,flammabl ematerials can ignit eif:
R theh ot cigarette lighte rfalls
R ac hild hold sthe hot cigarette lighte rto
objects ,for example
There is ariskoff irea nd injury.
Always hold th ecigarette lighte rbytheknob.
Always mak esuret hatthe cigarette lighte ris
out of reac hofchildren .Never leav echildren
unattended in th evehicle.
Your attention mus talways be focused on the
traffic conditions. Only use th ecigarette
lighte rwhen road and traffic condition sper-
mit.
Cigarette lighter in th efront compart-
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X
Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock (Y page 179).
X To open: slide cover :forwards until it
engages.
X Press in cigarett elighter ;.
Cigarette lighter ;will pop out automati-
cally when the heating element is red-hot.
X To close: briefly press cover :at the
front.
The cover retracts. 12
Vsockets
General notes X
Turn the key to position 1in the ignition
lock (Y page 179).
The sockets can be used for accessories with am aximum draw of 180 W(15 A). Accesso-
ries include such items as mobile phone
chargers.
If you use the sockets for long periods when
the engine is switched off, the battery may
discharge.
An emergenc ycut-off ensures that the on-
board voltage does not drop too low. If the on-
board voltage is too low, the power to the
sockets is automatically cut. This ensures
that there is sufficient power to start the
engine.
Socket in the front centre console X
To open: slide cover :forwards until it
engages.
X Lift up the cover of socket ;.
X To close: briefly press cover :at the
front.
The cover retracts.
Socket in the rear-compartment centre
console X
Briefly press cover ;at the top.
The cover opens.
X Lift up the cover of socket :.
Socket in the luggage compartment
(Estate) X
Lift up the cover of socket :. Mercedes-Benz emergency call sys-
tem
Information on these requirement scan be
found in the separate COMAND Online oper-
ating instructions. 366
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X
To open: press cover :briefly.
X To make an emergenc ycall: press SOS
button ;briefly.
The indicator lamp in SOS button ;
flashe suntilthe emergency cal lisconclu-
ded.
X Wait for avoice connectio ntothe
Mercedes-Benz emergency cal lcentre.
X After the emergency call, close cover :.
Yo uw ills ee am essage if:
R ac onnectio ntothe Mercedes-Benz
emergency cal lcentre canno tbem ade
R ac allh as not been automaticall yforwar-
de dtot he public emergency cal lcentre
In thi scase, dial the 112emergency num-
be rony ourm obil ephone.
Yo uc an find mor einformatio nonthe
Mercedes-Benz emergency cal lsys tem in the
separate COMAND Online operating instruc-
tions. Mobil
ephone
Important safety notes G
WARNING
Operating mobil ecommunications equip-
ment whil edriving distracts yo ufrom paying
attentio ntotraffic conditions. Thi scould also
cause yo utolosec ontro lofthe vehicle. There
is ar iskofana ccident.
Use thi sdeviceo nlyw hent he vehicl eissta-
tionary. Yo
um usto bserve the lega lrequirements for
the country in which yo uarecurrentl ydriving
when operating mobil ecommunications
equipment in the vehicle.
If it is permitted by la wtooperate communi-
cations equipment whil ethe vehicl eisin
motion, yo umayonl ydosoift he traffic sit-
uatio npermits. Yo umayotherwise be dis-
tracted from the traffic conditions, cause an
accident and injure yoursel fand others.
Excessive level sofelectromagnetic radiation
ma ycause damage to your health and to the
health of others. The us eofanexterioraerial
take sinto consideratio nthe scientific discus-
sion surrounding the possibl ehealth risk
posed by electromagnetic fields.
Mercedes-Benz recommends the us eofan
approved exterio raerial. Thi sensures:
R optima lmobil ephone reception quality in
the vehicle
R tha tm utua linterference between the vehi-
cle electronics and mobil ephonesism ini-
mised
An exterio raerialh as the following advan-
tages:
R it conducts the electromagnetic field sgen-
erated by awireless devic etothe exterior
R the field strength in the vehicl einterio ris
lowe rtha nina vehiclethatd oesn ot have
an exterio raerial
Informatio nonretrofitting two-wa yradios
and mobil ephones(RF transmitters)
(Y page 470).
General notes There ar
evarious mobil ephone brackets that
ma ybef ittediny ourv ehicle; in som ecases,
thes earecountry-specific. Features
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More information on suitable mobile phones,
mobile phone brackets and on connecting
Bluetooth ®
-capable mobile phones to
COMAND Online/Audio 20 can be obtained:
R at your Mercedes-Ben zService Centre
R on the Internet at http://www.mercedes-
benz.com/connect
The functions and services available when
you use the phone depend on your mobile
phone model and service provider.
Using amobile phone To connect
amobile phone to the exterior
aerial and charge it, insert it into the mobile
phone bracket.
X Open the telephone compartment
(Y page 344).
X Place the mobile phone bracket into the
pre-installed fitting; see the separate instal-
lation instructions for the mobile phone fit-
ting.
X Insert the mobile phone into the mobile
phone bracket; see the separate installa-
tion instructions for the mobile phone fit-
ting.
i The mobile phone can also be operated
without being in the bracket. However, the charging function and aerial function are
not available.
In order to use Bluetooth ®
(SAP profile) on
your telephone module, you must first insert
the telephone module into the pre-installed
fitting. This connects it to the exterior aerial.
If you wish to charge the mobile phone, then
you must connect it to aUSB port.
Further information on the telephone module
with Bluetooth ®
(SAP profile) can be found in
the Digital Owner's Manual.
Operating the mobile phone You can operate the telephone using the
6 and~ buttons on the multifunction
steering wheel. You can operate other mobile phone functions via the on-board computer
(Y page 284).
When you remove the key from the ignition
lock, the mobile phone is disconnected from
the hands-free system. Active calls will first
be transferred to the mobile phone directly.
Mobile phone bracket in the stowage
compartment You can fold the pre-installed bracket up to
improve access to the stowage space
beneath it. Depending on the vehicle equip-
ment,aU
SB port or aMedia Interface is
installed in the stowage compartment.
X To fold the bracket up: press button:.
X To fold the bracket down: press the
bracket down and allow it to engage. Garage door opener
General notes The HomeLink
®
garage door opener integra-
ted in the rear-view mirror allowsy ou to oper-
ate up to three different door and gate sys-
tems.
Once programmed, the integrated garage
door opener in the rear-view mirror will
assume the function of the garage door sys-
tem's remote control. Please also read the
operating instructions for the garage door
system.
When programming agarage door opener,
park the vehicle outside the garage. Do not
run the engine while programming. 368
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