2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON tow bar

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Toselect the front passenger seat: press
button 1.
When the indicator lamp lights up, the front
passenger seat is selected. #
Adjust the front passenger seat using the
buttons in the door control panel on the driv‐
er's side. Ad
justing the 4-w aylumbar support 1
Toraise
2 Tosof ten
3 Tolower
4 Toharden #
Using buttons 1to4 , adjust the conto ur
of the backrest individually tosuit your bac k. Head
restra ints Ad
justing the front seat head restra ints man‐
ually &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh adjust‐
ing vehicle settings while theve hicle is in
motion
Yo u could lose cont rol of theve hicle in the
fo llowing situations:
R ifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re stra ints, thesteering wheel or the mir‐
ro r while theve hicle is in motion
R ifyo ufast enyour seat belt while theve hi‐
cle is in motion #
Before starting the engine: adjust the
driver's seat, the head restra ints, the
st eering wheel or the mir ror and fasten
yo ur seat belt. Seats and
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Tomo vebackwards: pressrelease knob 1
and push the head restra int backwards.
Ad justing the head restra ints of there ar
seats mechanically #
Toraise: pullthe head restra int up. #
Tolowe r:press release knob 1inthe direc‐
tion of the ar row and push the head restra int
down. Fi
tting/ removing the rear seat head
re stra ints
Re moving
The head restra ints can only be remo ved on
ve hicles with folding rear seat backrests. #
Release there ar seat backrest and fold it
slight lyforw ards (→ page110). #
Pull the head restra int upwards as far as it
will go. #
Push release knob 1inthe direction of the
ar row and pull out the head restra int.
Fi tting #
Inse rtthe head restra int such that the
notches on the bar are on the left when
vie we d in the direction of tra vel. #
Push the head restra int down until you hear
it en gage in position. #
Foldthere ar seat backrest back until it
engages. Swit
ching the seat heater on/off &
WARNING Risk of bu rns due torepeat‐
edly switching on the seat heater
Re peatedly switching on the seat heater can
cause the seat cushion and seat backrest
padding tobecome very hot.
The health of persons with limited temp era‐
ture sensitivity or a limited ability toreact to Seats and
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On
the controller #
Select a character in thech aracter bar.
Depending on theta rget entry , either a full
set of characters is available or, alternativel y,
only those characters that are available on
th e basis of thech aracters that ha vealready
been entered.
On theto uchpad #
Write thech aracters on theto uch-sensitive
sur face of theto uchpad.
Handwriting recognition suppo rts yo uby
means of character suggestions and a read-
aloud function.
Swit ching between central control elements #
Toactivate Touch Control: pressTouch
Control. #
Toactivate the controller: pressthe con‐
troller. #
Toactivate theto uchpad: presstheto uch‐
pad.
Examples of character ent ry:
R using a keyword sear chfor a track or artist R
connecting the mobile phone tothe multime‐
dia sy stem byentering the passk ey
R entering a phone number
R entering a web address
Entering characters using the controller
Entering characters #
Turn 3 , slide 1 or4 and press
th e controller.
Use thefo llowing editing functions:
R * orE
Swit ches toupper-case or lo wer-case letters
R Ä
Switches tospecial characters and symbols.
R B
Chan gesth e language
R 45
Selects the input line
R 23
Movesth e cursor within the input line
R F Dele
tes a character or an ent ry
R &
Cancels character ent ry
Deleting a character or an entry #
Todel ete a character: whenFis highligh‐
te d, press the controller. #
Todel ete an entr y:when Fis highlighted,
press and hold the controller until the entry
has been dele ted.
Confirming an entry #
Select ¡.
Entering characters on theto uchpad
Entering characters #
Use one finger towrite characters on the sur‐
fa ce.
The character is entered in the input line. If
dif fere nt interpr etations are possible, charac‐
te r suggestions are displa yed.
Selecting a character suggestion #
Turn the controller. 272
Multimedia sy stem

Re
moving #
Press the SD memory card. #
Remo vethe SD memory card.
Overview of the audio mode 1
Active da tastorage medium
2 Playback mode
3 Track
4 Track number and number of trac ksinthe
track li st
5 Artist and album
6 Time with elapsed time/time remaining bar
7 Cover Connecting USB devices
* NO
TEDama gecaused byhigh temp era‐
tures High
temp eratures can damage USB devices. #
Remo vethe USB device af ter use and
ta ke it out of theve hicle. The multimedia connection unit is
found in the
stow age compartment under the armrest and
has two USB ports. Depending on theve hicle's
equipment, additional USB ports may be found
in thestow age compartment of the cent recon‐
sole or rear folding compartment. #
Connect the USB device tothe USB port.
Pla yable music files are pla yed back only if
th e cor responding media display is activated.
Selecting a track
Multimedia sy stem:
, Media .
Media #
Select the media source.
Pla yable music files are pla yed bac k. Selecting a track using
the cur rent track list #
Todispl aythe cur rent track lis t:press the
to uchpad and cont roller. #
Select a trac k.
Selecting a track byskipping toa track #
Toskip backwards or forw ards toa
track: navigate tothe left or right.
Selecting playback options
Multimedia sy stem:
, Media .
Options
Playback mode #
Select Play mode . #
Select Normal track sequence.
The cur rent track li stis pla yed in the order it
appears on the data storage medium. #
Select Random track list.
The cur rent track li stis pla yed in random
orde r. #
Select Random media.
All trac kson the data storage medium are
pla yed in random orde r. Multimedia sy
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vehicles with automatic transmission: if
th e automatic transmission cann otbe shif‐
te dto position i, orthe multifunction dis‐
play in the instrument clus ter does not show
anything, ha vetheve hicle transpor ted
aw ay( →page 338). A towing vehicle with lift‐
ing equipment is requiredforve hicle trans‐
por tation.
* NO
TEDama gedue to to wing away at
exc essively high speeds or over long dis‐
ta nces The driv
etra in could be damaged when tow‐
ing at excessively high speeds or over long
dis tances. #
Atowing speed of 50 km/h must not
be exc eeded. #
Atowing dis tance of 50 km must not be
exc eeded. &
WARNING Risk of accident when towing
a ve hicle which is too heavy
If th eve hicle being tow- star ted or towed
aw ay is heavier than the permissible gross
mass, thefo llowing situations can occur:
R theto wing eye may become de tach ed.
R the car/t railer combination may swer ve
or eve nove rturn. #
If ano ther vehicle is tow- star ted or
to we daw ay, its weight must not exceed
th e permissible gross mass of your own
ve hicle. If a
vehicle must be tow- star ted or towe daw ay,
its weight must not exceed the permissible gross
mass of theto wing vehicle. #
Information on the permissible gross weight
of theve hicle can be found on theve hicle
identification plate . #
Vehicles with automatic transmission: do
not open the driver's door or front passenger
door, otherwise the automatic transmission
automatically shifts toposition j. #
Fittheto wing eye (→ page 340). #
Attach theto w bar.
* NO
TEDama gedue toincor rect connec‐
tion #
Only connect theto w rope or tow bar to
th eto wing eyes. #
Deactivate the automatic locking mechanism
(→ page 75). #
Do not activate the HOLD function. #
Deactivate theto w- aw ay protection
(→ page 93). #
Deactivate Active Brake Assi st (→page 201). #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shift the automatic transmission toposition
i. #
Vehicles with manual transmission: shift
to neutral i. #
Release the electric parking brake. Breakdown assis
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Vehicles with manual transmission:
switch on the ignition, otherwise thesteering
wheel locking may engage. &
WARNING Risk of accident due tolimi‐
te d saf ety-re lated functions during the
to wing process
Saf ety-re lated functions are limited or no lon‐
ge rav ailable in thefo llowing situations:
R the ignition is switched off.
R the brake sy stem or po werst eering sys‐
te m is malfunctioning.
R the energy supply or the on-board electri‐
cal sy stem is malfunctioning.
When your vehicle is then towe daw ay, signif‐
icantly more ef fort may be requ ired tosteer
and brake than is no rmally requ ired. #
Use a tow bar. #
Make sure that thesteering wheel can
mo vefreely, before towing theve hicle
aw ay. *
NO
TEDama gedue toexcessive tracti ve
po wer If
yo u pull away sharpl y,the tractive po wer
may be too high and theve hicles could be
damaged. #
Pull away slowly and smoo thly. Loading the
vehicle for transport #
Obser vethe no tes on towing away
( → page 336). #
Connect theto w bar totheto wing eyeto
load theve hicle.
% You can also attach theto w bar tothe trailer
hitch. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shift the automatic transmission toposition
i.
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hicles with automatic transmission:
th e automatic transmission may be loc ked in
position jintheeve nt of dama getothe
electrical sy stem. Toshift toi , pr ovide the on-board electrical sy
stem with po wer
( → page 332). #
Vehicles with manual transmission: shift
to neutral. #
Load theve hicle onto the transpor ter. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shift the automatic transmission toposition
j. #
Vehicles with manual transmission:
engage firs t or reve rsege ar. #
Use the electric parking brake tosecure the
ve hicle and pr event it from rolling away. #
Only secure theve hicle bythe wheels.
Ve hicles with ADS PLUS (Adaptive Damping
Sy stem PLUS) &
WARNING Risk of an accident when
transporting vehicles with Adaptive
Damping Sy stem PLUS
The reduced damping forc es on theve hicle
being transpor ted can cause theve hicle/
trailer combination tostart toswing. 338
Breakdown assis tance

Installing
theto wing eye #
Press the mark on co ver1 inwa rds and
re mo ve. #
Screw intheto wing eyeclockwise as far as it
will go and tighten.
Ve hicles with a trailer tow hit ch:ve hicles with
a trailer hitch do not ha veare ar brac ketfo rthe to
wing eye. Fasten theto w bar tothe trailer tow
hitch.
% Make sure that co ver1 engages in the
bumper when youre mo vetheto wing eye.
* NO
TEDama gedue toincor rect use of
th eto wing eye When a
towing eye is used toreco ver a vehi‐
cle, theve hicle may be damaged in the proc‐
ess. #
Only use theto wing eyeto to waw ay or
to w start theve hicle. To
w- starting theve hicle (eme rgency engine
st arting) Ve
hicles with automatic transmission
* NO
TEDama getothe automatic trans‐
mission due to tow-starting The automatic transmission may be damaged
in the process of tow- starting vehicles with
automatic transmission. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission
must not be tow- star ted. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission must
not be tow- star ted.
Ve hicles with manual transmission #
Obser vethe no tes on towing away
( → page 336). #
If necessar y,allow the engine and exhaust
sy stem tocool down. #
Switch the ignition on. #
Enga gesecond gear. #
Release the electric parking brake. #
Tow- start theve hicle while the clutch pedal
is fully depressed. #
Slowly release the clutch pedal. #
Immediately shift toneutral if the engine
st arts. #
Pull over and stop theve hicle, in accordance
with the traf fic conditions. #
Remo vetheto w bar. 340
Breakdown assis tance