2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN towing

Ashtraya nd cigar ette lighter
Using thea shtr ayinthef ront center console
* NO
TEDama getothes towa ge compart‐
mentu nderthe ashtr ay
Thestow agec ompartment unde rthe ashtray
is no theat resis tant and could be damaged if
yo ur estal it cigar ette on it.
#Mak esuret hat thea shtr ayis fully
engaged.
#To open: pushthec over of thea shtr ay
upwar dson its right 2or lef tside.
#To remo vethei nser t:press insert 1
upwards slightl yand pull it out upwards.
#To install thei nser t:press insert 1into
th eh older until thei nser tengages.
Using ther ear passenger compa rtment ash‐
tr ay
#To open: pull co ver2 out byits toph andle
edge.
#To remo vethei nser t:push ribbing 3from
th el efts ide and pull insert 1upwards and
out.
#To install thei nser t:ins tall inse rt1 from
abo veand press down int othe holder until it
engages.
Using thec igar ette lighter
&
WARNING ‑Riskoff irea nd injur yfrom
ho tc igar ette lighter
Yo uc an bur nyourself if yout ouc hthe hot
heating element or thes ocketoft he ciga‐
re ttel ighter.
In addition, flammable materials ma yignite
if:
Ryo ud ropt he ho tcigar ette lighter
Rac hild holds theh otcigar ette lighter to
objects, fore xamp le
#Alwaysh old thec igar ette lighter bythe
knob.
#Alw aysm akes uret hat thec igar ette
lighter is out of reac hofc hildren.
#Neverlea ve children unatte ndedint he
ve hicle.
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#Press in cigarette lighter 1.
The cigar ette lighter will pop out automati‐
call ywhen theh eating element is red-hot.
Soc kets
Usin gthe 12Vs ocketint he front cen ter
console
Re quirements:ROnl yconnec tdevices up toam aximum of
18 0W att (1 5A)
RIfyo uh avec onnected adevice tothe12V
soc ket, le avet he co veroft hestow agec om‐
partment open
#Lif to ut co ver1 ofthes ocketa nd inser tthe
plug of thed evice.
Using the12Vs ocketint herear passenger
co mp artment
Requirement
Onl yconnec tdevices up toam aximum of 180
wa tt (1 5A)
#Brie flyp ress thet rimofc over 2.
#Lifto ut co ver1 ofthes ocketa nd inser tthe
plug of thed evice.
Using the1 15 Vs ocketint he rear passen ger
compa rtment
&
DANG ER Risk of fata linjur ydue todam‐
aged connectin gcables or soc kets
If as uita bled eviceisc onnected ,the 115V
soc ketw illbec arrying ahigh voltage. If the
connecting cable or the1 15 Vsocketis
pulled ou tofthe trim or is damaged or wet,
yo uc ouldreceive an electric shoc k.
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Seats and stowing

#Onlyuse dr yand damage-free connect‐
ing cables.
#When thei gnition is switched off,
ensur ethat the1 15 Vsocketisd ry.
#If th e1 15 Vsocketisd amaged or gets
pulled ou tofthe paneling, immediately
ha ve thes ocketc hec kedorr eplaced at
aq ualified specializ edworkshop.
#Ne verp lugt he connecting cable int oa
11 5Vs ocketthat is dama gedorh as
been pulled out of thet rim.
&
DANG ER Risk of fata linjur ydue toincor‐
re ct handling of thes ocket
Yo uc ouldreceive an electric shock:
Rifyo ur eac hintot he soc ket.
Rifyo ui nser tunsuit able de vices or objects
int ot he soc ket.
#Only connect suitable devices tothe
soc ket.
Re quirementsROnl yconnec tdevices wit hasuitable plug
whic hconform stot hestandards specific to
th ec ountry youa rein.
ROnly connect device suptoamaximum of
15 0w atts.
RDo no tuse multipl esocketo utlets.
#Open flap 3.
#Inser tthe plug of thed evice int o115 V
soc ket1.
When theo n-boar delectrical sy stem voltage
is suf ficient, indicator la mp2lightsu p.
Wirelesschargin goft he mobile phone and
connection with thee xterior antenna
&
WARNING Risk of injury duetoobjects
being stowedinco rrectly
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 phoner eceptacle scanno talway s
re tain 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.
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#Alwaysm 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 .
#Alw ayss towa nd secur eheavy ,hard,
pointe d, sharp-edged, fragile or bulky
objects in thet runk/load compartment.
Obser vethen otes on loading thev ehicle.
&
WARNING Risk offire from placing
objects in them obile phone stowage
compartment
If yo up laceo bject sint he mobile phone
stow agec ompartment ,the ym ayheat up
exc essively and evencatc hfire.
#Do no tplace additional objects ,espe‐
cially those mode of me tal, in the
mobilep honestowagec ompartment.
* NO
TEDama getoobject scaused by
placing them in them obile phone stow‐
ag ec ompartment
Ifyo up laceo bjectsinthestow agec ompart‐
ment, these ma ybedamaged byelectromag‐
netic fields.
#Do no tplace credit cards, storage
media or other objectss ensitiveto
electromagnetic fields in them obile
phone stowagec ompartment.
#Do no tspill liquids int othe mobile
phone stowagec ompartment.
Requirements:RYour mobile phonem ustbes uitable forw ire‐
less charging( Qi-compatible mobile phone).
RDependingont hevehicle equipment, the
mobilep hone is connected tothev ehicle's
ex terior antenna via thec harging module.
RThe chargingf unction and wireless connec‐
tio noft he mobile phone tothev ehicle's
ex terior antenna ar eonlya vailable if thei gni‐
tion is switched on.
RTo ensur emoree fficient charginga nd con‐
nectio nwitht he exterior antenna, remo ve
th ep rotectiv ecover from them obile phone.
RSmall mobile phones ma ynotbe able tobe
ch arge dine very position of thes towa ge
compartment.
RLar gemobil ephones whic hdonotfiti nt ot he
stow agec ompartment ma ynotbe able tobe
ch arge dorc onnec tedw itht he exterior
antenna.
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Seats and stowing

#Placethem obile phone as close tothec en‐
te rofm at1 as possible wit hthe display
fa cing up wards.
The mobile phone is charge da utomatically,
as is apparent from thew ayin whic hthe
mobile phone react sand from thec harging
symbol in them ultimedia sy stem displa y.
Malfunctions during thec harging process are
shown in them ultimedia sy stem displa y.
% The mobile phone ma yheat up during the
ch argingp rocess, especiall yifdatas ervices
ar eb eingu sed at thes ame time. Forthis
re ason,itisp ossibletocool them obile
phone depending on theo perating status of
th ea ir conditionin gsystem. Cooling output
depends on thep osition of thec ontroller for
th eg love boxc ooling sy stem (cooling output
is higher when thec ontroller is closed).
% Toclean, mat 1can be remo ved. If possi‐
ble, use them at when charging.Installing/removing floor mats
&
WARNING Risk of accident duet o
object sinthe driver's foot we ll
Object sinthe driver's foot we ll ma yimp ede
pedal tr avel or bloc kadepressed pedal.
This jeopardizes theo perating and road
saf etyoft hevehicle.
#Stow all object sinthevehicle securely
so that they canno tget intot he driver's
fo ot we ll.
#Alw aysi ns tallth ef loor mats securely
and as prescribed in order toensure
th at ther eisa lway ss ufficient room for
th ep edals.
#Do no tuse loose floor mats and do not
place floor mats on topofo ne ano ther.#To install: pressstuds 1onto holders 2.
#Toremo ve:pull thef loor mat of fthe holders
2.
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RWhenthes ystemisa ctivelysteering, the
è symbol is shown in green in them ulti‐
function displa y.
St eering Pilo tsysteml imitations
St eering Pilo thas alimited steering torque for
lateral guidance. In some cases ,the steering
inter ventio nisn otsuff icien ttok eepthev ehicle
in thel ane.
If de tection of lane markings and vehicles ahead
is impaired, Steering Pilo tswitches topassive
mode. The èsymbol in them ultifunction dis‐
pla yiss hown in gr ay.T he sy stem pr ovides no
suppor tinthis case.
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
in thef ollowing situations:
RIfth er eisp oor visibility ,e.g. due toinsuf fi‐
cient illumination of ther oad, or due tosno w,
ra in, fogors pray .
RIfth er eisg lare, e.g. from oncoming traf fic,
dire ct sunlight or reflection from other vehi‐
cles (e.g. if ther oad sur face is wet).
RIfth ew indshield is dirty ,fogged up, damaged
or co vered, fori ns tance byasticker,in the
vicinity of thec amera.
RIf no, or se veral, unclear lane markings are
presentf or one lane, e.g. in aconstruction
area.
RIf th el ane marking sarewo rnaw ay,d arko r
co veredu p, e.g. bydirtors now.
RIfth ed ista nce tothev ehicle in front is too
small and thel ane markings thus canno tbe
de tected.
RIfth el ane marking schang equickl y,e.g.
lan
es branc hoff,c ross one ano ther or
mer ge.
RIfth er oad is nar rowa nd winding.
Rifth er ea rehighly variable shade conditions
on ther oad.
RObs tacle ssuchast raffic wa rning signsl oca‐
te dont he lane or projecting out int othe lane
ar en otdetected.
The sy stem does no tprovide assis tance in the
fo llowing conditions:
ROn very shar pbends.
RWhen towing atrailer.
RIfyo ua ctivel ychang elane without switch ing
on thet urns ignal indicator.
RIfyo us witch onthet urns ignal indicator and
th ec onditions fora ctivating ActiveL ane
Chang eAssistaren otfulfilled.
Information on theS teering Pilot
St eering Pilo tisonlyana id.Youa re re sponsible
fo rt he dis tance tothev ehicle in front, forv ehi‐
cle speed, forb raking in good time and fors tay‐
ing in your lane .Befor echanging lanes, make
sur ethat then eighboring lane is free (shoulder
view).
Ac tiv eL aneC hang eAssis t
% Thea vailabilityoft hefollowing function is
countr y-dependent.
St eering Pilo tremain sactiv eevenift he tur nsig‐
nal indicator is switched on. Steering Pilo tthen
assists thed rive rw hen changing lane sbyapply‐
ing steering torques toinitiat ethe lane change.
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Driving and pa rking

RDistance Pilo tDISTRONIC must be activated.
#If indicator lamp 1is off: press button 2.
HOLD function
HOLD function
The HOLD function holds thev ehicle at astand‐
st ill without requ iring youtod epress theb rake pedal, suc
haswhen pulling away on steep
slopes.
Sy stem borders
The incline mus tnotbe grea tert han 30%.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gthe HOL Dfunction
&
WARNING Risk of an accident duetot he
HOLD function being acti vewhe nyou
lea vethev ehicle
If yo ul eave thev ehicle while onl ythe HOLD
function is braking thev ehicle, thev ehicle
can rollaw ay inthef ollowing situations:
RIfth er eisam alfunction in thes ystemo r
in thep owe rsupp ly.
RIf th eH OLD function is deactivated by
depressing thea ccelera torp edalort he
brak epedal, e.g. byavehicle occupant.
RIfth ee lectrics in thee ngine compart‐
ment ,the batter yorthe fuses ar etam‐
pered with.
RIf th eb atter yisd isconnected.
#Alwaysd eactivat ethe HOLD function
and secur ethe vehicle agains trolling
aw ay befor eleaving thev ehicle.
* NO
TEDama gefrom au tomatic braking
IfAc tiveB rake Assi st,D ista nce Pilot
DISTRONIC or theH OLD function is activa‐
te d, thev ehicle brakes automatically in cer‐
ta in situations.
To avo id damag etothevehicle, deactivate
th ese sy stems in thef ollowing or simila rsit‐
uations:
#During towing
#In ac arwa sh
PrerequisitesRThe vehicle is stationar y.
RThe engine is running or hasb eena utomati‐
cally switched of fbythe EC Ostart/s top
function.
RThe electric parking brak eisreleased.
RDistance Pilo tDISTRONIC is no tactivated.
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Driving and pa rking

#Pull cap1offbyt hetab.
#Re fill wa sher fluid.
Cleaning and care
Inf ormatio nonw ashingthe vehicl einac ar
wa sh
&
WARNING Risk of accident duet o
re duced braking ef fect af terw ashing the
ve hicle
The braking ef fect is reduced af terw ashing
th ev ehicle.
#Aftert he vehicle has been washed,
brak ecarefully while paying attention to
th et raffic condition suntilthe braking
ef fect hasb eenf ully restored.
To avo id damag etoyourvehicle when using a
car wash, ensur ethe following beforehand:
RDis tance Pilo tDISTRONIC and theH OLD
function ar eswitched off.
RThe 360° Camer aorthereve rsing camera is
switched off.
RThe side windo wsand slidings unroof are
comple tely closed .
RTheb lowe rfor thev entilation/heating is
swit ched off.
RThe windshield wipe rswitchisinp osition0.
RIn car washes wit hatowing mechanism: neu‐
tral iis engaged.
RThe SmartK eyis at adista nce of at least
10 ft(3 m) away from thev ehicle, otherwise
th et runk lid could open unintentionall y.
% If, af tert he car wash, your emo vethew ax
from thew indshield and wiper rubber ,this
will pr event smearing and reduce wiper
noise.
Note sonu sing high-pre ssurecleaning equip‐
ment
& WARNING Risk of accident whe nusing
high-pressur ecleaning equipment wi th
ro und-spr aynozzles
The wate rjet from around-spr aynozzle( dirt
grinder) ma ycause damage totires and sus‐
pension components that is no tvisible.
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Mainte nance and care