2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE ECU

Blo
ckther elease catc hofthe centr erear
seat ba ckrest
Re quirements:
R The lef tand centr eseat backres tare
engaged and joined toge ther.
Loc kthe centre seat backres trelease catc hif
yo uw ant tosecur ethe load compartment from
unauthorised access. The centre seat backrest
can then onl ybefolded forw ards toge ther with
th el efts eat backrest. #
Foldthec ent reand lef tseat backres tfor‐
wa rds. #
Tolock: slide cat ch1 upwards.
The release mechanis mofthe centre seat
backres tislocked. #
Tounlo ck:slidecatch 1down wards. Ad
justin gthe angle of the rear seat backr‐
ests (cargo position)
To enlar gethel oad compartment, youc an adjust
th es eat backrests so that they are10d egrees
st eeper (cargo position). #
Foldthes eat backres tfor wa rds
( → pag e113). #
Movebar 1inthed irection of thea rrow. 11 6
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#
Push seat backrest 2bac ktob ar1 until
th eb ackres tengages. Securing
thes ki/sn owboar dbag in thel oad
compa rtment &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tousin gthe
th ro ugh-load sk ibag incor rectly
The thro ugh-load sk ibag in conjunctio nwith
th el ashing stra ps cann otrestra in any
object sother than skis.
Ve hicle occupants could be stru ck inthe
ev ent of sudden braking or an acciden tinthe
fo llowing cases:
R Ifyo ut ranspo rtother heavy or sharp-
edged objects in thet hrough -load sk ibag
R Ifyo udon otsecur ethe thro ugh-load ski
bag wit hthe lashing stra ps #
Onlystore skis in thet hrough -load ski
bag. #
Alw ayss ecur ethe thro ugh-load sk ibag
wit hthe lashing stra ps so that it cannot
mo vearound. Am
aximum of four pair sofskisort wosnow‐
boards ma ybetranspor tedint he ski and snow‐
boar dbag. #
Foldthec ent re re ar seat backres tfor wa rds. #
Slid ethe ski and snowboar dbag between the
outer seat backrests int othe rear. #
Open zip 2. #
Load thes ki and snowboar dbag wit hthe
skis or snowboards. #
Close zip 2. #
Pull thet ensioning stra pt ight bythel oose
end. #
Cross lashing stra ps 1. #
Enga gehooks 3of lashing stra ps 1 in tie-
down eyes 4.M akes uret hat thef asteners
of hooks 3aref acing upwards. Loa
dcompartment co verw iths afet yn et
(combined luggag ecove rand net) Note
sont he loa dcompa rtmen tcover &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
object sbeing poorly secured
On its own,thel oad compartmen tcove rcan‐
no ts ecur eorr estrain heavy objects, items of
luggag eand heavy loads. Seat
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Yo
uc ould be hit byan unsecured load during
sudden changes in direction ,brakin gorin
th ee vent of an accident. #
Alw ayss towo bjectsins uchaw aythat
th ey canno tbethrow na round. #
Secur eobjects, luggag eorloads
agains tslippin gortipping over,e.g. by
usin glashing material, evenify ou are
using thel oad compartmen tcover. *
NO
TEDama getothel oad compartment
co verw hen loading thev ehicle The load compartment co
verm aybe dam‐
aged when loading thev ehicle. #
Do no tplace an yobjectsa bove the
lo we redgeoft he side windo wsor on
th el oad compartmen tcover. The load compartmen
tcove rand thes afet yn et
fo rm thec ombined luggag ecover and net.
When thel oad compartmen tcover is clipped in,
no objects in thel oad compartmen tshould
obstruct thed ownwards mo vement of thec over when
thet ailgat eisclosed. The load compart‐
men tcover will otherwise be raised again auto‐
matically.
Extending/r etra ctin gthe loa dcompa rtment
co ver #
Toextend: pull load compartmen tcover 1
bac kbyg rabh andle 2and clip it int othe
brac kets on thel efta nd right.
The load compartmentc overraises automati‐
call ywhen thet ailgat eisopened and lo wers
again when thet ailgat eisclosed. Re
traction #
Remo vethel oad compartmen tcover 1
from theb rack etsont he lef tand right. #
Guide thel oad compartmen tcover 1 for‐
wa rdsont he grab handle 2until it is fully
re tracted.
The contou rplate ofthee xtende dloa dc ompa rt‐
ment co ver1can be used in thre ep ositions:
R folded up by45° (loading position)
R horizontal position (driving position)
R folded down and loc kedinp lace (rattle-free
position when driving)
Installing/removing thec ombined luggage
co vera nd net
Requ irements:
R The load compartment co vera nd saf etyn et
ar er etra cted.
Re moving
Re mo vethec ombined luggag ecover and net
from thel oad compartment, or from thel eft-
hand rear door if thes eat backrests ar efolded
fo rw ards. 11 8
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At
tachin gthe saf etyn et &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue topoorly
secured objects
On its own,thes afet yn etcanno tsecur eor
re stra in heavy objects, items of luggag eand
heavy loads.
Yo uc ould be hit byan unsecured load during
sudden changes in direction ,brakin gorin
th ee vent of an accident. Ther eisan
increased risk of injur yorevenf atal injur y. #
Alw ayss towo bjectsins uchaw aythat
th ey canno tbethrow na round. #
Secur eobjects, luggag eorloads
agains tslippin gortipping over,e.g. by
usin glashing material, evenify ou are
using thes afet yn et. Fo
rs afet yr easons, alw aysu seasafet yn etwhen
transporting aload.
Damaged saf etyn etsc an no lon gerfulfil their
pr otectiv efunction sand mus tbereplaced. Visit
aq ualified specialis tworks hop. Saf
etyn etwithout load compartment
enlar gement #
Pull thes afet yn etfrom ther ear benc hseat
bac ktot herear usin gtab 1. #
Hook thes afet yn etinto eye lets2,f irst on
th el eft, then on ther ight. Saf
etyn etwith load compartment enlar ge‐
ment #
Guid ethe saf etyn etupwards on thet ab 1. #
Hook thes afet yn etinto thee yelets 2. Overvie
wofthe tie-down eyes Obser
vethen otes on loading thev ehicle
(→ pag e111). 12 0
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1
Tie-down eyes Overvie
wofbag hooks &
WARNING Risk of inju rywhen using bag
hook swithh eavy objects
The bag hook scanno trestrain heavy objects
or items of luggage. Object
soritems of luggag ecould be thrown
aroun dand thereb yhitve hicle occupants
when braking or abruptl ychanging direc‐
tions. #
Onlyhang light objectsont he bag
hooks. #
Neverh ang hard, sharp-edged or fragile
objects on theb ag hooks. Obser
vethen otes on loading thev ehicle
(→ pag e111).
The bag hook can bear amaximum load of 3kg.
Do no tuse itto secur eaload. 1
Bag hook Hooking
thel uggag enet &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue toobjects
being stowedincorr ectly
If objects in thev ehicle interior ar estowed
incor rectly ,the yc an slide or be thrown Seats and
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aroun
dand hit vehicle occupants. In addi‐
tion, cup holders, open stowages paces and
mobile phon ebrack etsc ann otalw aysr etain
all object stheyc ontain.
The reisar isk of inju ry,p articularly in the
ev ent of sudden braking or asudden change
in direction. #
Alw ayss towo bjectssot hatthey can‐
no tb ethrow na roun dins uchs itua‐
tions. #
Alw aysm akes uret hat objectsdon ot
pr otru de from stowages paces, luggage
nets or stowagen ets. #
Close thel oc kable stow ages paces
befor estarti ngajou rney. #
Stow and secur eobject sthat ar eheavy,
hard, poin ted, sharp-edged, fragile or
to ol arge inthel oad compartment. Obser
vethen otes on loading thev ehicle.
The luggag enetisavailable fora llve hicles
exc epth ybrid vehicles. #
Vehicles wit haload compartment pac kage:
inse rttheb rack etsw itht he tie-down eyes
int ot he load rails (→ page123). #
Fold up thet ie-down eyes. #
Hook thel uggag enet1 intot he front and
re ar tie-down eyes. EAS
Y-PA CK load-securing kit Note
sont he EAS Y-PA CK load-securing kit
The EA SY-PAC Kload-securing kit allows youto
use your load co mpartment forav ariety of pur‐
poses. The component sarelocated in thes tow‐
ag es pac eunde rthe load compartment floor. 1
Bag containing theb rack etsa nd luggage
holder
2 Telescopic rod 12 2
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Insertin
gthe brac kets in tothel oad rail #
Inser tbrack et 1 intot he centre of loadrail
5. #
Press release knob 3and slide brac ket1
int ot he desired position in load rail5. #
Letgoofr elease knob 3. #
Press locking button 4.
The brac ket1hasb eens ecured in the
selected position in thel oad rail5. #
If necessar y,fold tie-down eye2upwards.
Installing or removing the lug gage holder
Re quirements:
R Selec taload size that can be secured bythe
luggag eholder.
The luggag eholder is used tosecur eloads
agains tthe side wall of thel oad compartmen tto
pr ev ent them from moving around.
Yo uc an subject thel oad holder toam aximum
load of 7kg. #
Inser ttwo brac kets 5 intot he load rail
(→ pag e123). #
Press and hold ther elease knob 1onthe
luggag eholder 2. #
Pull theb elt on theh andle out slightl y. #
Letgoofr elease knob 1. Seats and
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Fi
tting #
Press and hol dthe release knob 3ofthe
fi rs tb rack et 5 . #
Inse rtthel uggag eholder 2intot he first
brac ket5and slid eitdownw ards until it
engages. #
Letgoofr elease knob 3. #
Repeat thep rocess wit hthe second brac ket
5 and theh andle.
Loading #
Press and hold ther elease knob 1onthe
luggag eholder 2. #
Pull theb elt on theh andle out. #
Place thel oad between thes trap an dthe
load compartment side wall. #
Press and hold ther elease knob 1onthe
luggag eholder 2. #
Hold theb elt on theh andle firm lyand slowly
guide it bac kuntil thel oad has been
secured. #
Letgoofr elease knob 1. #
On bo thbrac kets 5,p ressthel ocking but‐
ton 4. #
Toremo ve: press release knob 3onthe
brac ket5and remo veluggag eholder 2by
pulling it out.
Installing or removing the telescopic rod
Fi tting
The telescopic rodisu sedtosecur eloads
agains tthe rear seat stopreve nt them from
moving around. #
Inser tone brac ket2intob otht he lef tand
ri ght load rails and slide it tothed esired
position. #
Press and hold ther elease knob 3. #
Inser tthe telescopic rod1intot he brac kets
2 and slid eitdownw ards until it engages. #
On bo thbrac kets 5,p ressthel ocking but‐
ton 4. 124
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