2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN trunk

RSteering wheel
ROutside mir rors
RHead-up Display
#Se tthe seat, thes teering wheel, theh ead-up
displa yand theo utside mir rortot he desired
position.
#Press memor ybutton Mtogether wit hone of
th em emor yposition switches 1,2or3 .
An acou stic signal sounds. The settings are
st ored.
#To call up: press and hold ther ele vant pre‐
se tp osition button1,2or3u ntilthef ront
seat, thes teering wheel, Head-up Display
and outside mir rorisint hestored position.
St ow agea reas
Note sonl oading thev ehicle
&
WARNING Risk ofexhaus tgas poisoning
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses suc hascarbon monoxide. Exhaust
ga ses can enter thev ehicle interior if the
trunk li disopenw hent he engine is running,
especially if thev ehicle is in motion.
#Alw ayss witc hoffthee ngine before
opening thet runk lid.
#Ne verd rive wit hthe trunk lid open.
&
WARNING Risk of injury from unsecured
items in thev ehicle
If objects, luggag eorloads ar enotsecured
or no tsecured suf ficientl y,they could slip,
tip ove rorbet hrow na roun da nd thereb yhit
ve hicle occupants.
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.
&
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.
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Blocking ther elease catc hofthe cen terr ear
seat backre st
Re quirements
RThe lef tand cen ters eat backres tare
engaged and joined toget her.
Loc kthe center seat backres trelease catc hif
yo uw ant tosecur ethe trunk from unauthorized
access. The center seat backres tcan then only
be folded forw ards toge ther wit hthe lef tseat
backrest.
#Fo ldthec enter and lef tseat backres tfor‐
wa rds.
#To lock: slide catch 1upwards.
The release mechanis mofthe center seat
backres tislocked.
#To unlock :slid ecatch 1down wards.
Overvie wofthe tie-down eyes
Obser vethen otes on loading thev ehicle
(→pag e97).
1Tie-down eyes (vehicles wit hthrough -loading
fe atur eint herear bench seat)
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Seats and stowing

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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Seats and stowing

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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Seats and stowing

shiftfromt ransmission position jtoh or
k.
RIf th et ransmission is in position k,the
trunk lid mus tbeclosed.
If th es eat belt tongueisn otinser tedi ntot he
seat belt buckle of thed rive r's seat, thef ollow‐
ing condition smustbef ulfilled:
RThe driver's door is closed.
RYoum ovet he transmission out of transmis‐
sion position joryouh ave prev iously
driven fasterthan 2m ph (3 km/h).
RIfth et ransmission is in position k,the
trunk lid mus tbeclosed.
If th ee lectric parking brak eisreleased, the
F (USA) or !(CANADA) indicator lam pin
th ei nstrument clus terg oes out. Applying or
releasing thee lectric pa rking
brak emanually
Applying
#Push handle 1.
The F (USA) or !(Canada) indicator
lam pappear sinthe instrument clus ter. %
The electric parking brak eisonlys ecurely
applied if thei ndicator lam pislit continu‐
ously.
Re leasing
#Swit chon thei gnition.
#Pull handle 1.
The F (USA) or !(Canada) indicator
lam pint he instrument clus terg oes out.
Emer gency braking
#Press and hold handle 1.
When thev ehicle has been braked toa
st andstill, thee lectric parking brak eis
applied. The F(USA) or !(Canada)
indicator lam pappear sinthe instrument
clus ter.
Note sonp arking thev ehicle foral ong
period
If yo ul eave thev ehicle par kedf or longer than
fo ur we eks, thed isconnected batter ymaybe
damaged bydeep dischar ge.
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Driving and pa rking

Theresponsibility fors afem aneu vering and
pa rking remains wit hyou. Mak esuret hat no
persons, animals or objectse tc. areinthe
maneuvering range.
Ar isk of acollision ma yarise in thef ollowing sit‐
uations, fore xamp le:
RIfth ed rive rm ixes up thea ccelera tora nd
brak epedals.
RIfth ew rong gear is selecte d.
The Driv eAwayA ssist function is activ eunder
th ef ollowing conditions:
RIfPa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC is activated.
REver ytimet he gear is changed tok orh
when thev ehicle is at astandstill.
RIfth ed etected obs tacle is less than appr ox.
3.3 ft(1.0 m) away.
RIfth em aneuvering assis tant functio nisa cti‐
va tedint he multimedia sy stem.
Sy stem limitations
Driv eAwayA ssist is notavailable on inclines. Fu
nction of Cross Traf ficA lert
% Alsoread thei nstruction sonBlind Spot
Assis t(
→page197).
Ve hicles with Blind Spo tAssis t:Dr iver scan
also be warned of an ycrossing traf ficw hen
back ing out of aparkin gspace. If acritical situa‐
tion is de tected, awarning symbol appear son
th ec amer aimag eoft he multimedia sy stem. If
th ed rive rd oes no trespond tothew arning ,the
ve hicle's brakes can be applied automaticall y.To
do this, thef unction uses ther adar sensors in
th eb umper .The area adjacen ttothevehicle is
continually monitored.
If th er adar sen

sors areo bstructed byvehicles
or other objects, de tection is no tpossible.
The Cross Traf ficA lertfunction is acti veunder
th ef ollowing conditions:
RIf Blind Spo tAssis tisa ctivated.
RIfth ev ehicle is backing up at walkin gpace.
RIfth em aneuvering assis tant functio nisa cti‐
va tedint he multimedia sy stem.
The Cross Traf ficA lertfunction is no tavailable
on inclines. Deactivating/activating
them aneuvering
assistant
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#Switc hthe function on Oor off ª.
ATTENTION ASSIST
Fu nction of ATTENTION ASSIST
AT TENTION ASSIS Tassists youo nlong, mon oto‐
nous journe ys,e .g. on free ways and trunk roads.
If AT TENTION ASSIS Tdetects ind icator soff ati‐
gue or increasing lapse sinconcentration on the
par toft he driver ,itsuggests taking abreak .
AT TENTION ASSIS Tisonlyana id. It cann ot
alw aysd etect fatigue or lapses in concentration
unti ltoo late. The sy stem is no tasubstitut efor a
we ll-res teda nd attentiv edrive r.On long jour‐
ne ys,tak er egular break singood time that allow
fo ra dequ ater ecuperation.
Yo uc an choose between tw osettings.
RSt andard: normal sy stem sensitivity.
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Information on cleaning and careAvoiding vehicl edamage
Clo thseat co vers
Cleanwithad ampcloth and 1% soap solution and allo wto
dr y.
EAS Y-PA CK trunk
box Clea
nwithad ampcloth .D onotuse an yalcohol-based thinners, gasoline or abrasive
cleaning agents.
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