2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN towing

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
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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
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#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
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#Toopen: press button 1.
Opening thes towa ge compa rtmen tint he
re ar armrest
Observ ethe no tesonl oading thev ehicle
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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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#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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Attachin gthe roof rack
&
WARNING Risk of injury by exceeding
th em aximum roof load
When youl oad ther oof, thev ehicle center of
gr av ity rises and thed riving characteristics
ch ange.
If yo ue xceed them aximum roof load, the
driving characteristics, as well as thes teer‐
ing and braking, will be greatl yimp aired.
#Nevere xceed them aximum roof load
and adjus tyour driving style.
Yo uw illfind informatio nonthe maximum roof
load in the" Tech nical data" section.
Re quirements
ROnl yuseroof rack st esteda nd appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benz.
RMak esuret hat youc an raise thes liding sun‐
ro of full yand open thet runk lid full yonce
th er oof rack is ins talled.
RThe panoramic sliding sunroof canno tbe
opened if aroof rack is ins talled. The panor‐ amic sliding sunroof closes again automati‐
call
ywhen it encounter sresis tance.
* NO
TEDama getothec ove rs
The co vers ma ybed amageda nd scratched
when being opened.
#Do no tuse me tallic or har dobjects.
#Fold co vers 1 carefully up wardsint he
direction of thea rrow .
#Onl ysecur ethe roof rack tothea nchorage
point sunder co vers 1.
#Alw aysc ompl ywitht he roof rack manufac‐
turer's ins tallation instructions.
#Secur ethe load on ther oof rack .
Cup holder
Installing or removing the cu pholde rint he
center console
& WARNING ‑Riskofa ccident or injury
when using thec up holder while the
ve hicle is moving
The cup holder canno tsecur econtainers
while thev ehicle is moving.
If yo uu seac up holder while thev ehicle is
moving, thec onta iner ma ybeflung around
and liquids ma ybespilled. The vehicle occu‐
pants ma ycome int ocontact wit hthe liquid
and if it is hot, they could be scalded .You
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could be distracted from traf ficc onditions
and youm aylose cont roloft hevehicle.
#Onl yusethec up holder when thev ehi‐
cle is stationar y.
#Onlyusethec up holder forc ontainers
of ther ight size.
#Close thec onta iner,particular lyifth e
liquid is hot.
#To remo ve:slid ecatch 2forw ards and pull
out cup holder 1.
#Toinstall: insertcup holder 1and slide
bac kcatch 2.
% The rubber mat of thec up holder can be
re mo vedf or cleaning, e.g. using clean, luke‐
wa rm wate r.
Opening thec up holder in ther ear armrest
* NO
TEDama getothec up holder
When ther ear armres tisfolded bac kthe cup
holder could become damaged.
#Onl yfold ther ear armres tbackw hen
th ec up holder is closed.#To open: press on cup holder 1or2.
#To fold in or out: place orremo veac on‐
ta iner from cup holder 1or2.
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