2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN tow

#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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Starting thev ehicle using asmartphone
&
WARNING Risk of crushing or entrap‐
ment duetou nintentional startin goft he
engine
Limbs could be crushed or trapped if the
engine is star tedu nintentionall yduring
service or maintenanc ework.
#Alw ayss ecur ethe engine agains tunin‐
te ntional startin gbefor ecarrying out
maintenance or repair work.
Re quirementsRPark position jis selected.
RThe anti- thefta larms ystemisn otarmed.
RThe panic alar misnotarmed.
RThe hazar dwarning lightsa reswitched off.
RThe engin ehood is closed.
RThe door sareclosed and loc ked.
RThe windo wsand slidings unroof ar eclosed.
#Startt he vehicle using thes martphone:
RYouc an car ryout amaximum of tw oconsec‐
utiv estartin ga ttem pts.
RYo uc an stop thea gain vehicle an ytime.
Securing thee ngine agains tstarting be fore
car rying out maintenance or repair work:
#Switc hont he hazar dwarning lights.
or
#Un loc kthe doors.
or
#Open theh ood.
St arting thev ehicle in eme rgency operation
mode
If th ev ehicle canno tbestarted, thePlace the
Key in the Marked Space See Operator's Manual
displa ymessag eappear sinthe multifunction
displa y.#Makesuret hat stow ages pace 2is em pty.
#Re mo veSmartK ey1 from thek eyring.
#Place Smart Key1 inthes towa ge space 2.
The vehicle will star ta fter as hor twhile.
If yo ur emo veSmartK ey1 from stowage
space 2thee ngine continues running .For
fur ther vehicle starts ho wever,SmartK ey1
mus tbel ocated in stowages pace 2during
th ee ntir ejourne y.
#Have SmartK ey1 checkedataq ualified
specialis tworks hop.
If th ev ehicle doe snotstar t:
#Lea veSmartK ey1 instow ages pace 2.
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#Depress theb rake pedal and star tt he vehicle
using thes tart/s topb utton.
% Youc an also switchon thep ower suppl yor
th ei gnition wit hthe start/ stop button.
Information on Hill StartA ssist
Hill StartA ssisth olds thev ehicle when pulling
aw ay on ahill under thef ollowing conditions:
RThe transmission is in position hork.
RThe electric parking brak eisreleased.
&
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
caused bythev ehicle rolling away
Af teras horttime, Hill StartA ssistnol onger
holds thev ehicle and it can rollaw ay.
#Therefore, swiftl ymove your foot from
th eb rake pedal tothea ccelerator
pedal. Ne vera ttem pttolea vethev ehi‐
cle if it is being held byHillStart Assist.
Driving tips
Note sonb reaking-in anew vehicle
To preser vethee ngine during thef irst
1, 000 mile s(1,500 km):
Rdriv eatv arying road speeds and engine
speeds.
Rdriv ethe vehicle in driv eprogram Cor E.
Rdo no tshif td ow nag ear manually in order to
brake.
Ravo idove rstraining thev ehicle, e.g. driving at
full thro ttle.
Rdo no tdepress thea ccelera torp edalp ast
th ep ressur epoint (kickdown).
Rgradually increase thee ngine speed only
af te r1 ,000 miles (1,500k m).
Please also observ ethe following breaking-in
no tes:
RIn cer tain drivinga nd drivings afet ys ystems,
th es ensor sadjus tautomaticall ywhile acer‐
ta in dis tance is being driven af tert he vehicle
has been delivered or af terr epairs. Full sys‐ te
me ffecti venes sisn otachie vedu ntil the
end of this teach-in process.
RBrak elinings, brak edisksa nd tires that are
either ne worhavebeen replaced onl yach‐
ie ve optimum braking ef fect and grip af ter
se veralh undred kilom eter sofd riving. Com‐
pensat efor ther educed braking ef fect by
applying greaterf orce totheb rake pedal.
Driving tips
& 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 avelorb lockad epressed 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.
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#Ifyo ue ngaget he transmission position
h ork alwaysd epress theb rake
pedal firm lyand do no taccelerat eat
th es ame time.
* NO
TEDama getothea utomatic trans‐
mission caused bychanging thet rans‐
mission position during thej ourney
#Onl ychang ethe transmission position
when thev ehicle is stationar y.
UsetheD IRECT SELECT le vertos hiftthe trans‐
mission position. The cur rent transmission posi‐
tio nisd ispl ay ed in them ultifunction displa y.
jPark position
kReverseg ear
iNeutral
hDrive Engaging
reve rseg ear R
#Depres sthe brak epedal and push the
DIRECT SELECTs elector leverupp astthe
fi rs tp oint of resis tance.
Tr ansmission position display kis shown in
th em ultifunction displa y.
Shifting toneutral N
#Depress theb rake pedal and push the
DIRECT SELECTl everupord owntot hefirs t
point of resis tance.
Tr ansmission position display iis shown in
th em ultifunction displa y.
Re leasing theb rake pedal will allo wyoutomo ve
th ev ehicle freely ,e.g. topush it or towita way.
If yo uw ant thea utomatic transmission to
re main in neutral Nevenift he ignition is
switched off:
#St artt he vehicle.
#Depress theb rake pedal and shif ttoneutral
i.
#Re lease theb rake pedal.
#Switc hthe ignition off.
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#In particular,do no tparkond rygrass‐
land or har vested grain fields.
&
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If yo ul eave children unaccompanied in the
ve hicle, they ma ybea bletos etthev ehicle in
motion, fore xamp leby:
RRe leasing thep arking brake.
RShifting thet ransmission out of park
position j.
RStartin gthe engine.
In addition, they ma yoperat evehicle equip‐
ment.
#Ne verlea ve children and animals unat‐
te nde dint hevehicle.
#When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle.
* NO
TEDama getothev ehicle or thed riv‐
et ra in caused bythev ehicle rolling away
#Alw aysp roper lysecur ethe vehicle
agains trolling away.
#On uphillord ownhill gradients, tur nthe front
wheels towa rdst he curb.
#Press button 1(USA) or 2(Canada) once. %
When yous witch offt he vehicle, youc an still
opera tethes ide windo wandthep anoramic
sliding sunroof forf ivem inutes.
Garag edoor opener
Prog rammin gbutton sfor th egarag edoor
opener
& WARNING Risk ofexhaus tgas poisoning
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses suc hascarbon monoxide. Inhaling
th ese exhaus tgases causes poisoning.
#Ne verlea ve thee ngine running in an
enclose dspace wi thout suf ficient venti‐
lation.
& WARNING Risk of injury and entrapment
when openin gthe garage door using the
ga rage door opener
When youo perat eorp rogram theg arage
door wit hthe integrated garage door opener,
persons in ther ang eofm ovement of the
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garage door can become trapped or stru ck
by theg arag edoor.
#When using thei ntegrated garage door
opener ,alway sm akes uret hat nobody
is within thes weep of theg arag edoor.
Onl yoperat ethe garage door opener on thef ol‐
lowing garage doors:
RGarag edoor sw ithas afet ys topa nd reve rs‐
ing feature.
RGarag edoor sw hichc onform tothec urrent
U. S. safe tystandards.
When programmingag aragedoor opener ,park
th ev ehicle outside theg arage.
#Chec kifthe transmitter frequency of the
re mo tecontrol hast he frequency rang eo f
280 to868 MHz.
#Press and hold buttons 1,2or3.
Indica torlamp 4flashes yello w.
% It can take up to20 seconds befor ethe indi‐
cator lam pflashes yello w.
#Re lease thep reviousl ypressed button.
Indicator lamp 4continues toflash yello w.
#Po int remo tecontrol 5atad ista nc eof1i n
(1 cm )to3in(8c m)towa rdsb uttons 1,2
or 3.
#Press and hold button 6ofremo tecontrol
5.
RIndicator la mp4lightsupg reen :p ro‐
gr amming is finished.
RIndicator la mp4flashes green:p ro‐
gr amming has been successful. Addition‐
all y,synchronization of ther olling code
mus talso take place.
RIndicator lamp 4goes out, without light‐
ing up green or flashing: repeat thep ro‐
cedure.
#Re lease button 6onremo tecontrol 5.
% The remo tecontrol fort he garage door drive
is no tincluded in thes cope of deliver yofthe
ga rage door opener.
Synchronizing ther olling code
Prerequisites
RThe garage door sy stem uses arolling code.
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