2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN Owner's Manual

thro wn around ;this could result in vehicle
occupants being hit.
This also applies to:
RLu ggag eorl oads
RSeats that ha vebeen remo veda nd are
transpor tedint hevehicle as an excep‐
tion.
Ther eisar isk of inju ry,p articularly in the
ev ent of sudden braking or asudden change
in direction.
#Alw ayss towo bject sins uchaw aythat
th ey canno tbethrow na round.
#Befor ethe journe y,secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge or loads agains tslipping or tipping
ove r.
#Ifas eat has been remo ved, preferably
stow thes eat outside of thev ehicle.
&
WARNING Risk of injury from incorrectly
stowe dobjects
If objects in thev ehicle interior ar estowe d
incor rectly ,the yc an slide or be throw n
arounda nd hitvehicle occupants. In addi‐
tion, cup holders, open stowages paces and
mobile phoneb rack 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 bject ssot hatthey can‐
no tb ethrow na roundins 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 estartin gaj ourney .
#Alw ayss towa nd secur eheavy ,hard,
pointe d, sharp-edged, fragile or bulky
objects in thet runk.
&
WARNING Risk of burn sfromt ailpipes
and tailpipe trim
The tailpipe and tailpipe trim can become
ve ry hot. If youc om eintoc ontact wit hthese
parts of thev ehicle, youc ould bur nyourself.
#Alw aysbep articular lycareful around
th et ailpipe and thet ailpipe trim.
#Allo wthe vehicle parts tocool down
befor eyou touc ht hem.
The handling characteristic sofyourvehicle are
dependent on thed istribution of thel oad within
th ev ehicle. Yous hould bear thef ollowing in
mind when loadin gthe vehicle:
RNe vere xceed them aximum permissible
gross mass or thep ermissible axle loads for
th ev ehicle (including occupants) .The values
ar es pecified on thev ehicle identification
plat eont hevehicle's B-pillar.
RThe load mus tnotprotru de abo vetheu pper
edg eoft he seat backrests.
RAlwaysp lace thel oad behind unoccupied
seats if possible.
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RSecurethel oad using thet ie-down eyes and
distribut ethe load evenly.
Interior stow agec om partments
Overvie wofthe front stowage compa rt‐
ments
Observ ethe no tesonl oading thev ehicle
(
→pag e94).
1St ow agec ompartment in thed oors
2Stow age/telephonec ompartment inthe
armres twithm ultimedia connections and
stow agec ompartment ,e.g.f or an MP3
pla yer
3Stow agec ompartment in thef ront center
console wit haUSB por t(depending on the
ve hicle's equipment)
4Glo vebox
Locking/unlocking theg love box
Obser vethen otes on loading thev ehicle
(
→pag e94).
#Turn thee mer gency keyaq uartert urnc lock‐
wise 2(tol ock) or counter-clockwise 1(to
unlock).
Opening thee yeglasses box
Obser vethen otes on loading thev ehicle
(
→pag e94).
#Toopen: press button 1.
Opening thes towa ge compa rtmen tint he
re ar armrest
Observ ethe no tesonl oading thev ehicle
(
→pag e94).
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#Toopen: pressrelease cat ch1 and swing
th ec over of thea rmrest upwards.
Through-loading featur eint herear ben ch
seat
Fo lding ther ear seat backre stsf orwa rd
&
WARNING Risk of injury ifth er ear
benc hseat/rear seat and seat backrest
ar en otengaged
If th er ear benc hseat/rear seat and seat
backres tare note ngaged they could fold for‐
wa rds, e.g. when braking suddenly or in the
ev ent of an accident.
RIfth is is thec ase, thev ehicle occupant
wo uld be forc ed int othe seat belt bythe
re ar bench seat/rear seat or bythes eat
backrest. The seat belt cann otprotect as
intended and could result in additional
injur y.
RObjects or loads in thet runk cannot be
re stra ined bythes eat backrest.
#Mak esuret hat thes eat backres tand
th er ear benc hseat/rear seat are
engaged befor eevery trip.
Ifth es eat backres tisnotengaged and loc ked,
th is will be shown in them ultifunction displa yin
th ei nstrument clus ter.
The center and outer seat backrests can be fol‐
ded forw ards separatel y.
#Fullyi nse rtther ear seat backres thead
re stra ints.
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#Leftand right seat backres t:pull release
le ve r1.
#Cen ters eatb ackres t:pull release 3of
seat backrest 2forw ards.
#Foldthec orresponding seat backres tfor‐
wa rds. Fo
lding ther ear seat backre stback
* NO
TEDama getothes eat belt
The seat belt could become trapped and thus
damaged when folding bac kthe seat back‐
re st.
#Mak esuret hat thes eat belt is no ttrap‐
ped when folding bac kthe seat back‐
re st.
If th es eat backres tisnotengaged and loc ked,
th is will be shown in them ultifunction displa yin
th ei nstrument clus ter.
#Mo vethed rive r's or front passenger seat for‐
wa rds, if necessar y.
#Fold cor responding seat backrest 1back
until it engages.
Lef tand right seat backrests: ifth es eat
backres tisnotcor rectly loc ked, this will be
shown in them ultifunction displa yinthe
instrument clus ter.
Center seat backres t:ifth es eat backres tis
no tc orrectl yloc ked, redl ockv erification
ind icator 2will be visible.
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Lockingthec enter rear seat backrest
Loc kthe center seat backres tifyouwantto
secur ethe cargo compartment agains tunau‐
th orized access. It can then onl ybefolded for‐
wa rdst ogether wit hthe lef tseat backrest.
Bo th seat backrests mus tbeengaged and joined
to ge ther.#Fo ldthec enter and lef tseat backres tfor‐
wa rds.
#To lock: slide catch 1upwards.
The release mechanis mofthe center seat
backres tislocked.
#To unlo ck:slid ecatch 1down wards.
Overvie wofthe tie-down eyes
Obser vethen otes on loading thev ehicle
(→pag e94).
1Tie-down eyes (vehicles wit hthrough -loading
fe atur eint herear bench seat)
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EASY-PA CK trunk box
Adjustin gthe height of the EA SY-PAC Kt runk
bo xtoa nyposition
&
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
and injure dwhen moving thef loor up
When thef loor mo vesu p,your hands may
become trapped on thef rame of theE ASY-
PA CK trun kboxando bject sm aybe throw n
up.
#When thef loor mo vesu p, mak esure
th at your hands aren otwit hin the
sweep of thef loor.
#If someoneb ecomes trapped, carefully
push thec enter of thef loor down ward.
#Re mo veall object sfromt hefloor
befor emoving it up.
&
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
whe npressing theE ASY-PA CK trunk box
in
When theE ASY-PA CK tr unkboxisp ressed
int ot he retracted position, your hands may
become trapped. Children,inp articular,may
injur ethemselves when doing so.
#When pressing theE ASY-PA CK trunk
bo xin, mak esuret hat your hands are
no tw ithin thes weep of theE ASY-PA CK
tr unk box.
#When leavin gthe vehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle.
#Ne verlea ve children unatte ndedint he
ve hicle.
* NO
TEDama getothee xtende dEASY-
PA CK tr unk box
The EA SY-PAC Ktrunk bo xmaybe dama ged
when theE ASY-PA CK tr unk bo xisextended.
#Do no tplace an yobjects on or press
down on theE ASY-PA CK trunk box
frame.
#Do no tclose thet runk lid when the
EAS Y-PA CK tr unkboxise xtended.
*NO
TEDama getotheE ASY-PA CK trunk
bo xc ause dbyo bjectswhicha resharp-
edged, pointed, fragile, rounded or heavy
and object sthat roll
Object swhicha resharp-edged, pointed,
fragile, rounded or heavy and object sthat
ro ll can damag ethe EAS Y-PA CK trunk box
and be thro wn out.
#Do no ttranspor tobject swhicha re
sharp-edged, pointe d,rounded or frag‐
ile and object sthat roll in theE ASY-
PA CK tr unk box.
#Alwayss towa nd secur esucho bjects
outside of theb oxinthet runk.
#Alw ayso bser vethem aximum permitted
load of theE ASY-PA CK trunk box.
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#Do notuse theE ASY-PA CK trunk box
when ther ear seats ar efolded for‐
wa rds.
The maximum permitted load of theE ASY-PA CK
trun kboxis 22 lb s(10 kg).To prev ent theb ox
from being overloaded, theb oxfloor lo wersonto
th et runk floor when thel oad reaches appr ox‐
imatel y11lbs (5 kg).
#Pull theb oxout using handle 2.
#Toincrease thel oad capacit y:press the
center of floor 1down wardstot he desired
position and bo xsize.
#To reduce the load capacity: press button
3.
#To sto w:press theb oxin comple tely using
handle 2,until it locksin place.
% Obser vethen otes on cleaning theE ASY-
PA CK tr unk bo x(
→page289). Ins
talling/removing theE ASY-PA CK trun k
bo x
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1

#Toinstall: openrotating catch 6and tur nit
outwards.
#Inse rtretainer 2of box 1intoo uter holes
3.
#Ra ise box 1and press hooks 5intor ear
shelf 4.
#Turn rotating catch 6inwa rdstot hestop.
#To remo ve:tur nleft-hand rotating catch 6
clo ckwise and right-hand rotating catch 6
counter-clo ckwise by90°.
#Lowe rbox 1 and pul litout of anchorages
4,t hen pull box 1backwards and out of
holes 3.
Opening thes towa ge space under thet runk
floor
* NO
TEDama getotheh andle in thet runk
fl oor
If th eh andle in thet runk is lef tprotruding,
th eh andle ma ybedamaged.
#Unhing ethe handle befor eyou close
th et runk lid and clip it in place.#Pull handle 1up and hook it int orain
trough 2.
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