2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN Owner's Manual

Hookingthel uggag enet
&
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.
There isar 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 roun dins 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 estarti ngajou rney .
#Alw ayss towa nd secur eheavy ,hard,
pointe d, sharp-edged, fragile or bulky
objects in thet runk.
Obser vethen otes on loading thev ehicle.
#Vehicles with through-loading featur ein
th er ear benc hseat: Fold up thet ie-down
ey e.
#Hook thel uggag enet1 intot he front and
re ar tie-down eyes.
#Ve hicles without athrough-loading fea‐
tur eint herear ben chseat: Hook ther ings
in to luggag enet's hoo ks1.
#Hook ther ing sintot he hook sonthe trunk
fl oor.
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 press theh andle
closed again.
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3

#Pull handle1up and hook it int odripr ail
2.
At tachin 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.
* NO
TEVehicle damag efromn on-
appr ovedroof rack s
The vehicle could be damaged byroof rack s
whic hhave notb eent esteda nd appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benz.
#Onl yuseroof rack st esteda nd
appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz.
#Depending on thev ehicle equipment,
ensur ethat when ther oof rack is ins tal‐
led:
RThe sliding sunroof can be fully
ra ised.
RThe trunk lid can be full yopened.
#Position thel oad on ther oof rack in
suc haw aythat thev ehicle will no tsus‐
ta in damag eevenw hen it is in motion.
* NO
TEDama getothep anoramic sliding
sunroof when aroof rack isfitted
The panoramic sliding sunroo fmaybe dam‐
aged byther oof rack ifyo ua ttem pttoopen
it when ther oof rack isfitted.
#Do no topent he panoramic sliding sun‐
ro of if aroof rack isfitted.
In order toallo wventilation of thev ehicle
interior ,you can raise thep anoramic sliding
sunroof.
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*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 .
#Secure ther oof rack tothea nchorag epoints
under co vers 1.
#Compl ywitht he roof rack manufacturer's
ins tallation instructions.
#Secur ethe load on ther oof rack .
Cup holder
Installing thec up holder in or removing it
from the center consol e(automatic trans‐
mission)
& 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
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.
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5

#Toremo ve:slid ecatch 2forw ards and pull
out cup holder 1.
#Toinstall: insertcup holder 1and slide
bac kcatch 2.
% The cup holder rubber mat can be remo ved
fo rc leaning, e.g. using clean, luk ewarm
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.#Press cup holder 1or2.
#Place aconta iner in or remo veac ontainer
from cup holder 1or2.
Ashtra yand 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 damage dif
yo ur estal it cigar ette on it.
#Mak esuret hat thea shtr ayis fully
engaged.
#To open: push up thec over 2 ofthea sh‐
tra yoni tsright or lef tside.
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#Toremo vethei nser t:press insert 1
upwards slightl yand pull it out upwards.
#To refitt he inse rt:press insert 1intot he
holder until it engages.
Using ther ear ashtra y
#Toopen: 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
#Alw aysh 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.
Re quirements:Rthei gnition is switched on.
#Press in cigar ette lighter 1.
The cigar ette lighter will pop out automati‐
call ywhen theh eating element is red-hot.
Soc kets
12 Vs ocketint he front cen terc onsole
RequirementsROnl yconnec tdevices up toam aximum of
18 0w atts(15 A).
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7

#Liftu pc ap 1 ofthes ocketa nd inser tthe
plug of thed evice.
If yo uh ave connected adevice tothe12V
soc ket, le ave thec over of thes towa ge compart‐
mento pen.
Usingthe12Vs ocketint herear passenger
co mp artment
RequirementsROnl yconnec tdevices up toam aximum of
18 0w atts(15 A).
#Brie flyp ress thet rime lement of co ver2.
#Lif tu pc ap 1 ofthes ocketa nd inser tthe
plug of thed evice.
Using the12Vs ocketint he front passenger
fo ot we ll
RequirementsROnl yconnec tdevices up toam aximum of
18 0w atts(15 A).
#Lift up soc ketc ap 1.
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Usingthe1 15 Vs ocketint he rear passenger
co mp artment
&
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.
#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 tunsuitable devices 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 ount ryyoua 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.
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Usingthe12Vs ocketint he trunk
RequirementsROnl yconnec tdevices up toam aximum of
18 0w atts(15 A).
#Lift up cap 1ofthes ocketa nd inser tthe
plug of thed evice.
USB por tintherear passenger co mpartment
Youc an charge aU SBdevice, e.g .amobile
phone, at USBp orts1usingas uitablecharg‐
ing cable .The devices can be charge dw ith5V
(2. 1A)a nd when thei gnition is switched on.
Wire lesschargingoft he mobile phone and
connection with thee xterior antenna
Note sonw ireless chargingoft he mobile
phone
& 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.
There isar 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 roun dins uchs itua‐
tions.
#Alw aysm akes uret hat objects do not
pr otru de from stowages paces, luggage
nets or stowagen ets.
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