2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE Owners Manual

Tr
aile rhitch Tr
aile roperation no tes Mercedes‑AMG
vehicles: alwayso bser vethe
no tesint he Supplement. Otherwise, youm ay
fa ilto recognise dangers.
Obser vethef ollowing no tesont hetongue
we ight:
R use atongue weight as clos easpossible to
th em aximum tongu eweight
R do no tuse atongue weight that exc eeds or
fa lls belo wthe permissible tongu eweight
Do no texceed thef ollowing values:
R thep ermissible towing capacity
R thep ermissible rear axle load of thet ow ing
ve hicle
R thep ermissible gross mass of thet ow ing
ve hicle
R thep ermissible gross mass of thet railer
R them aximum permissible speed of thet railer Mak
esureoft hefollowing befor estartin gaj our‐
ney:
R thet yrep ressur eont herear axle of thet ow‐
ing vehicle is se tfor am aximu mload
R thel ighting of thec onnected trailer is opera‐
tional
R Vehicles without LED headlamps or MUL‐
TIBEA MLED headlamps: The headlamps
ha ve been se tcorrectly.
In thee vent of increased rear axle load, thec ar/
trailer combination ma ynot exc eedamaximum
speed of 100k m/h forr easons concerning the
operating permit. This also applies in countri es
in whic hthe permissible maximum speed for
car/traile rcombinations is ab ove1 00 km/h. Extending/
retracting the bal lneckf ullye lec‐
trically &
WARNING Risk of accident du etothe
ball nec knotbeing engaged
If th eb all nec kisnotengaged, thet railer
ma ycome loose. #
Mak esuret hat theb all nec ksecurely
engages and loc ksintop lace. *
NO
TEDama getothef ully-electric trailer
hitch The fully-elect
rict railer hitchcould be
mechanically damaged byapplying additional
pressur ewhen theb all nec kisbeingexten‐
de dorr etra cted. #
Do no tmaket he ball nec kextend/
re tract faster by applying additional
pressure. Re
quirements:
Mak esureoft hefollowing befor eextending/
re tracting theb all nec kfullye lectrically:
R Shif tthe transmission toposition jori.
R The rang eofm ovement is clear.
R Onl yw hen retracting: remo vethet railer
cables or adap terp lugs. 254
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Extending/r
etra ctin gthe bal lneckf ullye lec‐
trically #
Pull swit ch2.
Indicator lamp 1flashes and theTrailer
coupling extending… displaymessage
appear sonthe multifunction displa y.
The ball nec kextends fully electrically. #
Wait until theb all nec khas loc kedinp lace.
The ball nec kissecurel yloc kedi ntop lace
onc eindicator lamp 1goes out.
If th eb all nec kisnotsecurel yloc kedin
place, indicator lamp 1flashes and the
Chec ktrailer hitch lock displaymessa ge
appear sonthe multifunction displa y. #
Pull switch 2.
Indicator lamp 1flashes and theTrailer
coupling extending… displaymessage
appear sonthe multifunction displa y.
The ball nec kretra cts fully electrically. #
Wait until theb all nec khas loc kedinp lace.
The ball nec kissecurel yloc kedi ntop lace
onc eindicator lamp 1goes out.
If th eb all nec kisnotsecurel yloc kedin
place, indicator lamp 1flashes and the
Chec ktrailer hitch lock displaymessa ge
appear sonthe multifunction displa y.
Obser vethei nformation on thed ispla ysinthe
instrumen tclus ter:
R Warning and indicator lamps (→ page522)
R Displa ymessages (→ page465) Drivin
gand parking 255

Coupling up/uncouplin
gatrailer &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom thev ehicle
le ve lb eing changed
Ve hicles with le velc ontrol sy stem: the
ve hicle le velm aybe changed unin tentional ly,
e.g. by ot her persons. Youm aybecome trap‐
ped if youc ouple up or uncouple atrailer
while thev ehicle le velisc hanging. In addi‐
tion, other people could become trapped if
th eir limbs ar ebetwe en thev ehicle body and
th et yres or underneat hthe vehicle.
When coupling up or uncoupling atrailer,
mak esuret hat: #
The door sortailgat earenoto pened or
closed. #
Do no tinitiat ethe le velc ontrol sy stem
and do no toperat ethe DYNA MIC
SELECT switch. #
The vehicle is no tloc kedoru nlocked. Re
quirements:
R theb all nec kmustbee xtende dfully electri‐
cal lyand engaged in thes ecurel yloc ked
position.
R All-Terrain vehicles: couplethe trailer in the
Comfort driveprogram. (→ page175)
R All-Ter rain vehicles: ensurethe vehicle is at
normal le vel.
Tr ailer switha7 -pin plug can be connec tedto
th ev ehicle wit hthe following adap ters:
R adap terp lug
R adapte rcable
The trailer willo nly be correctly de tected bythe
ve hicle if thef ollowing condition sareme t:
R thet railer is connected cor rectly
R thet railer lighting sy stem is in working order
The operation of thef ollowing sy stems depends
on thet railer being connected cor rectly:
R ActiveL aneK eeping Assist
R ESP ®
R Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC R
ActiveP arking Assist
R Blin dSpotA ssis torA ctiveBlind Spo tAssist
Coupling up atrailer
* NO
TEDama getotheb atter ydue tofull
discharge Charging
thet railer batter yusing thep ower
supply of thet railer can damag ethe batter y. #
Do no tuse thep owe rsupp lyto charge
th et railer batter y. #
Remo vethec ove rfromt he ball head and
st or eitinas afep lace (→ page111). #
Position thet railer on alevel sur face behind
th ev ehicle and couple it up tothev ehicle. 256
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#
Open thes ocketc ove r. #
Inser tthe plug connector wit hlug 1 into
groo ve3 onthes ocket. #
Turn bayone tc oupling 2clockwise tothe
st op. #
Letthe co vere ngage. #
Secur ethe cable tothet railer wit hcable ties
(if youa reusin gana dapterc able). #
Mak esuret hat cabl eisalway ss lac kfor ease
of mo vement when cornering. #
Push thec ombination switc hupwards and
down wardsa nd checkw hether thec orre‐ sponding tur
nsignal light on thet railer is
fl ashing.
Ad ispla ymessag emayappear on them ultifunc‐
tion displa yevenift he trailer has been connec‐
te dc orrectly:
R LEDs ha vebeen ins talled on thet railer light‐
ing sy stem
R thec urrent ha sfallen belo wthe trailer light‐
ing sy stem's minimum cur rent (50 mA)
% Accessorie scan be connected tothep erma‐
nentp owersupp lyup to180W,a ndtothe
po we rsupp lythat is swit ched on via thei gni‐
tion loc k.
Un coupling atrailer &
WARNING Risk of being crushed and
becoming trapped whe nuncoupling a
trailer
Whe nuncoupling atrailer with an engaged
ine rtia-activated brake, your han dmay
become trapped between thev ehicle and the
traile rdrawbar. #
Do no tuncouple trailer swithan
engaged overrunb rake. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
whe ndisconnecting thet railer cable
Ve hicles with le velc ontrol sy stem: the
ve hicle lo werswhen thet railer cable is dis‐
connected.
This could result in youoro ther people
becoming trapped if your or their limbs are
between thev ehicle body and thet yres or
underneat hthe vehicle. #
Mak esuren obody is underneat hthe
ve hicle or in thei mmediat evicinity of
th ew heel ar ches when youd isconnect
th et railer cable. Driving and parking
257

*
NO
TEDama getother ear bumper from
ins talling adap terc ables or adapte rplugs The
following parts could be damaged when
re tracting theb all nec kfullye lectrically:
R bumper
R adap terc able
R adapte rplug #
Alw aysr emo vethea dap terc ableor
adapte rplugb efor eretra cting theb all
nec kfullye lectrically. #
Safeguar dthe trailer agains trolling away. #
Disconnect thee lectrical connection
between thev ehicle and thet railer. #
Uncoupl ethe trailer. #
Place thec over on theb all head. Bicycle
rack &
WARNING Risk of an accident when
using theb icycle rack incor rectly
The bicycle rack ma ybecome de tach ed from
th ev ehicle in thef ollowing cases:
R thep ermissible load capacity of the
traile rhitch isexceeded.
R theb icycle rack is used incor rectl y.
R theb icycle rack is secured totheb all
nec kbeneat hthe ball head.
Obser vethef ollowing fory our owns afety
and that of other road users:
R alwaysa dher etot he permissible load
capacity of thet railer hitch.
R onlyusetheb icycle rack totranspo rt
bicycles.
R alwaysm ount theb icycle rack properly by
attachin gtothe ball head and theb all
nec kguide pin, if possible. R
when transporting four bic ycles, alw ays
use bic ycle rack sw hichh ave additional
suppo rton theb all nec kguide pin.
R onlyuse bicycle rack sa ppr ove dby
Mercedes-Benz.
R alwayso bser vetheb icycle rack operating
instructions. *
NO
TEDama getoor crac kson thet railer
hitc hduetounsuitable bic ycle rack sor
bicycle rack sb eing used incor rectly #
Onlyusebicycle rack sa ppr ove dby
Mercedes-Benz. 258
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Tr
ailer hit ch(examp le withadditional guide pins)
Depending on thed esign, up tofour bic ycles can
be transpor tedont he bicycle rack:
R when moun tedbya ttachin gtoball head 1,
th em aximum load capacity is 75kg.Upto
th re eb icycles can be transpor ted. R
when mounted on ball head 1and guide pin
2,t he maximum load capacity is 100k g.
Up tofour bic ycles can be transpo rted.
The load capacity is calculated from thew eight
of theb icycle rack and theb icycle rack load.
Fo rb icycles weighin gatotal of between 75kg
and 100k gonlyu se bicycle rack sw itha ddi‐
tional suppor tonguide pin 2.
The vehicle's handling characteristic schange
when abicycle rack isfitted .The vehicle:
R is heavier
R isrestricted in its accele ratio na nd slope
climbing ability.
R hasani ncrease dbraking di stance
This can impair thev ehicle's handling character‐
istics. Adapty our driving stylea ccordingly .Drive
carefully and maintain asafed ista nce.
Whe nusing abicyc le rack ,set thet yrep ressure
fo rm aximu mloadont herear axle of thev ehicle.
Fu rther information on thet yrep ressur ecan be
fo und in thet yrep ressur etable (→ page430). Note
sonl oads
The larger thed ista nce betwee nthe load's
centre of gravity and theb all head, theg reater
th el oad on thet railer hitch.
Obser vethef ollowing no tes:
R mount heavy bicycles as close tothev ehicle
as possible.
R alwaysd istribut ethe load on theb icycle rack
as evenl yasp ossible across thev ehicle's
longitudinal axis.
Mercedes-Ben zrecommends removing all
de tac hable parts from theb icycles, e.g. bask ets,
ch ild seats or rech arge able bat teries, before
loading them ont othe bicycle rack .T his
impr ovesthe wind resis tance and centr eofgrav‐
ity of theb icycle rack.
Alw ayss ecur ethe bicycles topreve ntthem from
moving around and checkt heya resecured at
re gular inter vals.
Do no tuse tarp aulins or other co vers.T he han‐
dling characteristic sand rear vie wmaybe
impaired. In addition ,the wind resis tance and
load on thet railer hitc hincrease. Driving and parking
259

Distribution of
thel oad on theb icycle rack
1 Vertical dis tance betwee nthe centre of grav‐
ity and ball head
2 Horizon tald ista nce betwee ncentreofg rav‐
ity and ballh ead
3 The centr eofgravity is on thev ehicle's cen‐
tral axis Obser
vethef ollowing information when
loading theb icycle rack: Nu
mber
of bicy‐
cles To
tal
we ight
of bicy‐
cle rack
and load Max. dis‐
tance
1 1Max. dis‐
tance
2 2
3U pto
75 kg 420 mm 300 mm
4 1
Upto
90 kg1 420 mm 400 mm
4 1
Upto
10 0kg 1 420 mm 400 mm
1 When transpo rting four bic ycles or wit ha
tot alwe ight between 75kgand 100k g,
alw aysu se bicycle rack sw itha dditional sup‐
por tont he trailer hitc hguide pin. 1
When transporting four bicycles or wit hatotal we ight between 75kgand 100k g, al ways use bicycle rack sw itha dditional suppor tonthe trailer hitc hguide pin. 260
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Instrument displa
yoverview
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: be suretoobserve
th en otes in theS upplement .Otherwise, you
ma yfail torecognise dangers. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoan
instrumen tdispla ymalfunction
If th ei nstrument displa yhasfailed or mal‐
functioned, youm aynotrecognise function
re strictions applying tosaf etyr ele vant sys‐
te ms.
The operating saf etyofy ourvehicle ma ybe
impaired. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have thev ehicle checkedi mmediately
at aq ualified specialis tworks hop. If
th eo perating saf etyofy ourvehicle is
impaired, par kthe vehicle safel yassoon as pos‐
sible. Contact aqualified specialis tworks hop. Instrument displa
y(standard) 1
Speedome ter
2 Multifunction display
3 Revc ounter
4 Coolant temp eratur edisplay
5 Fuel le vela nd fuel filler flap locatio nindica‐
tor Instrument displa
yinthe widesc reen cockpit 1
Speedome ter
2 Multifunction display
3 Example: area fora dditional values
4 Coolant temp eratur edisplay
5 Fuel le vela nd fuel filler flap locatio nindica‐
tor
% Further displa ycontent can be shown in dis‐
play 3fora dditional values (→ page264).
The segment sinspeedom eter 1 indicat ethe
sy stem status fort he following:
R Cruise control (→ page206) Instrumen
tDispla yand on-boar dcomputer 261