2015 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON lock

Problem
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions X
Leave the vehicle and keep asafe distance from the vehicle until
the engine has cooled down.
X Check the coolant level and top up the coolant, observing the
warning notes (Y page 382).
X If you have to top up the coolant frequently, have the engine
cooling system checked.
X Make sure that the air supply to the engine radiator is not
blocked, e.g. by frozen slush.
X If the coolant temperature is below 120 †, you can continue
driving to the nearest qualified specialist workshop.
X Avoid putting the engine under heavy load as you do so, e.g.
driving in mountainous terrain and stop-start traffic. Driving systems
Problem
Possible causes/consequences and
M MSolutions ·
The red distance warn-
ing lamp lights up while
the vehicle is in motion. The distance to the vehicle in front is too small for the speed
selected.
X Increase the distance. ·
The red distance warn-
ing lamp lights up while
the vehicle is in motion. Aw arning tone also
sounds. You are approaching
avehicle, apedestrian or astationary obsta-
cle in your line of travel at too high aspeed.
X Be prepared to brake immediately.
X Pay careful attention to the traffic situation. You may have to
brake or take evasive action.
Observe the additional information on PRE‑ SAFE®
Brake
(Y page 87).
Observe the additional information on the distance warning func-
tion of COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST PLUS (Y page 80).338
Warning and indicator lampsint
he instrument clusterOn-board computer and displays

Useful information
i This Owner's Manual describes all mod-
els, series and optional equipment for your
vehicle that were available at the time of
going to press. National variation sare pos-
sible. Not ethat your vehicle may not be
equipped with all of the function sdescri-
bed. This is also the case for system sand
function srelevan ttosafety.
i Read the information on qualified special-
ist workshops: (Y page 27). Stowage areas
Loading guidelines
G
WARNING
If objects, luggage or loads are not secured or not secured sufficiently, they could slip, tip
over or be flung around and thereby hit vehicle
occupants .There is arisk of injury, especially
when brakin gorabruptly changing directions.
Always stor eobjects so that they cannot be
flung around. Secure objects, luggage or
loads against slipping or tippin gbefore the
journey. G
WARNING
Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust
gases such as carbon monoxide. Exhaust
gases can enter the vehicle interior if the boot
lid/tailgat eisopen when the engin eisrun-
ning, especially if the vehicle is in motion.
There is arisk of poisoning.
Always switc hoff the engin ebefore opening
the boot lid/tailgate. Never drive with the
boot lid/tailgat eopen. G
WARNING
The exhaust tail pipe and tail pipe trim can
becom every hot. If you come int ocontact
with thes eparts of the vehicle, you could burn
yourself. There is arisk of injury. Always be particularly careful around the
exhaust tail pipe and the tail pipe trim .Allow
thes ecomponents to cool down before touch-
ing them.
The handling characteristic sofaladen vehi-
cle are dependen tonthe distribution of the
load within the vehicle. For this reason ,you
should observ ethe following notes when
transporting aload:
R neve rexceed the maximum permissible
gross vehicle weight or the permissible axle loads for the vehicle (includin goccupants).
R the boot/luggage compartment is the pre-
ferred place to stor eobjects.
R position heavy loads as far forwards as pos-
sible and as low down in the boot/luggagecompartment as possible.
R the load must not protrude above the upper
edge of the seat backrests.
R always place the load against the rear or
fron tseat backrests .Make sure that the
seat backrests are securely locked into
place.
R always place the load behind unoccupied
seats if possible.
R use the lashing eyelets and the luggage
net stot ransport loads and luggage.
R only use lashing eyelets and fastenin gcom-
ponents that are suitable for the weight and size of the load.
R when transporting objects in the luggage
compartment,t he combined luggage cover
and net must always be installed (luggage
compartment cove rand safet ynet).
R secure the load with sufficiently strong and
wear-resistan tlashing material. Pad sharp
edges for protection.
i Load restraint
sare available at any quali-
fied specialist workshop, e.g. aMercedes-
Ben zService Centre. 342
Stowage areasStowing and features

Stowage compartments
Important safety notes G
WARNING
If objectsint he passenger compartmen tare
stowed incorrectly, they can slide or be
thrown around and hit vehicle occupants.
There is arisk of injury, particularly in the
event of sudden braking or asudden change
in direction.
R Always stow objectssot hat they cannot be
thrown around in such situations.
R Always make sure that objectsdon ot pro-
trude from stowage spaces, luggage nets or stowage nets.
R Close the lockable stowage spaces while
driving.
R Always stow and secure heavy, hard, poin-
ted, sharp-edged, fragile or bulky objectsin
the boot/luggage compartment.
Observe the loading guidelines (Y page 342).
Glove compartment X
To open: pull handle :and open glove
compartmen tflap ;.
X To close: fold glove compartmen tflap ;
upwards until it engages.
i The glove compartmen
tcan be ventilated
(Y page 174). The glove compartmen
tcan only be locked
and unlocked using the emergency key ele-
ment.
X To lock: insert the emergency key element
into the lock and turn it 90° clockwise to
position 2.
X To unlock: insert the emergency key ele-
ment into the lock and turn it 90° anti-
clockwise to position 1.
Spectacles compartment There is
acompartmen ttostow spectacles in
the roof lining on the driver's side.
X To open: pull down spectacles compart-
ment :by the handle. Stowage areas
343Stowing and features Z

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
349Stowingand features Z

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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Extending and retractin
gthe luggage
compartment cover X
To extend: pull luggage compartment
cover :back by grab handle ;and clip it
int or etainers on th eleft and right. X
To retract: unhook luggage compartment
cover :from th eretainers on th eleft and
righ tand guide it forwards by grab han-
dle ;until it is fully retracted.
Fitting and removing th ecombined lug-
gage cover and net You can reac
hthe combined luggage cover
and ne ttoinstall and remove it from th elug-
gage compartmen tand, with th eseat back-
res tfolded forwards ,fro mt heleft-hand rear
door.
X Mak esure that th esafety ne tand th elug-
gage compartmen tcover are rolled up.
X To remove: pressbutton ;.
X Fol dthe combined luggage cover and net
forwards on th eleft-hand side with th eseat
backres tfolded forwards ,and fold it back-
wards with th eseat backres tfolded up.
X First ,detach th ecombined luggage cover
and ne tfroml eft-hand catch :and then
remove it from right-han dfixture =.
X To install: push thecombined luggage
cover and ne tuptothestop int oright-hand
fixture =.
X Plac ethe combined luggage cover and net
int ot he left-hand fixtur eand push it into
catch :until th ecombined luggage cover
and ne tengages audibly. X
Mak esure that red loc kstatus indicator ?
is no longer visible. The combined luggage
cover and ne twill otherwise no tbelocked
in place.
Attaching th ecombined luggage cover
and net to th erears eat backrest !
If you have attached th
ecombined lug-
gage cover and ne ttoarear seat backrest
that is folded forwards ,donotfold the
backres tback. 352
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Removin
gand fitting X
To install: insert retainer ;of box :into
slots =. X
Raise box :and press hooks Ainto
anchorage ?as far as they will go.
X Turn left-hand rotating catch Bclockwise
and right-hand rotating catch Banti-clock-
wise by 90°.
X To remove: turn left-hand rotating catch
B anti-clockwise and right-hand rotating
catch Bclockwise by 90°.
X Move box :downwards and pull it out
from anchorages ?.
i Store the EASY-PAC
Kbootb ox on aflat
surface afte rremoval ,e.g. on asuitable
shelf. EASY-PACK load-securing kit (Estate)
Components and storage The EASY-PAC
Kload-s ecuring kit allows you
to us eyourlug gage compartment for avariety of purposes
.The accessory parts are located
under the luggage compartment floor.
X Ope nthe EASY-PAC Kfolding luggage-com-
partment floor (Y page 357). EASY-PAC
Kload-securing kit accessory parts
: Telescopi crod
; Bag containing the brackets and luggage
holder
Inserting the brackets into the loading
rail X
Insert bracket :into the centre of loading
rail ?.
X Press release button ;and push
bracket :into the desire dposition in load-
ing rail ?.
X Let go of release button ;.
X Press locking button =.
Bracket :is locked in loading rail ?.
X If necessary ,foldl ashing eyelet A
upwards. Stowage areas
355Stowingand features Z

Luggage holder
!
Only use th
eluggage holde rtosecure
loads with amaximum weight of 7kgand
with dimension sthata llow th eloads to be
safely and securely retained by th eluggage
holder. The luggage holde
rcan be used to secure
light loads against th eside wall of th eluggage
compartmen ttoprevent them from moving
around.
X To install: insert two brackets Aintot he
left or righ tloadin grail (Y page 355).
X Pres sreleas ebutton :of th eluggage
holde rand pull th estrap out slightly.
X Inser tluggage holder ;intob rackets A
and, while doin gso, pres sreleas ebutton
= and push th eluggage holde rdownwards
until it engages.
X Pres sreleas ebutton :of th eluggage
holde rand pull th estrap out in th edirection
of th earrow.
X Place th eload between th estrap and the
luggage compartmen tside wall.
X Usin gone hand, pres slocking button :of
th el uggage holder.
X Wit hyour other hand, let th estrap go slowly
until th eload is secured.
X Mak esure that locking button ?on brack-
ets Ais pressed.
This keeps brackets Ain place on the
loadin grail.
X To remove: pressreleas ebutton =on
respectiv ebracket Aand remove luggage
holder ;by pullin gupwards and out. Telescopic rod
The telescopic rod can be used to secure the
load agains tthe rear seat stoprevent it from
moving around.
X To install: insert onebracket ;intob oth
th el eft and th erigh tloadin grails and slide
it to th edesired position (Y page 355).
X Inser ttelescopic rod :intob rackets ;
and, while doin gso, pres sreleas ebut-
ton ?and push th erod downwards until it
engages.
X Mak esure that locking button =on brack-
ets ;is pressed.
This keeps brackets ;in place on the
loadin grail.
X To remove: pressreleas ebutton ?on
respectiv ebracket ;and remove tele-
scopic rod :by pullin gitupwards and out. Stowage well under th
eboot floor
(Saloon)
! Remov
ethe handle again before closing
th eb oot lid and snap it in tightly to prevent
th eh andle flap from protruding. Otherwise,
you could damage th ehandle. 356
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