2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN tow

Thereisar 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.
&
WARNING Risk of burn sfromt ailpipes
and tailpipe trim
The tailpipe and tailpipe trim can become
ve ry hot. If youc om eintoc ontact wit hthese
parts of thev ehicle, youc ouldbur nyourself.
#Alw aysbep articular lycareful around
th et ailpipe and thet ailpipe trim.
#Allo wthe vehicle parts tocool down
befor eyou touc ht hem.
The handling characteristic sofyourvehicle are
dependent on thed istribution of thel oad within
th ev ehicle. Yous hould bear thef ollowing in
mind when loadin gthe vehicle:
Rne vere xceed thep ermissible gross mass or
th ep ermissible axle loads fort he vehicle
(including occupants). The values ar especi‐
fi ed on thev ehicle identification plat eonthe
ve hicle's B-pillar.
Rthel oad mus tnotprotru de abo vetheu pper
edg eoft he seat backrests.
Ralwaysp lace thel oad behind unoccupied
seats if possible.
Rsecur ethe load using thet ie-down eyes and
distribut ethe load evenly.
St ow ages pace sint hevehicl einterior
Overvie wofthe front stowage compa rt‐
ments
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
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Seats and stowing

Locking or unlockingtheg love box
#Turn them echanical keyaq uartert urnc lock‐
wise 2(tol ock) or counter-clockwise 1(to
unlock). Opening
thes pectacles compa rtment
#Pres sbutton1. Opening the
stowage compa rtmen tint he
re ar armrest
#Press release cat ch1 and swingt he cover
of thea rmrest upwards.
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Rear ben chseat through-loading feature
Fo lding ther ear seat backre stsf orwa rd
&
WARNING Risk of injury ifth er ear
benc hseat/rear seat and seat backrest
ar en otengaged
If th er ear benc hseat/rear seat and seat
backres tare note ngaged they could fold for‐
wa rds, e.g. when braking suddenly or in the
ev ent of an accident.
RIfth is is thec ase, thev ehicle occupant
wo uld beforc ed int othe seat belt bythe
re ar bench seat/rear seat or bythes eat
backrest. The seat belt cann otprotect as
intended and could result in additional
injur y.
RObjects or loads in thet runk cannot be
re stra ined bythes eat backrest.
#Mak esuret hat thes eat backres tand
th er ear benc hseat/rear seat are
engaged befor eevery trip.
Re quirementsRThe rear seat backres thead restra int sa re
full yinse rted.
RThe center seat backres thas been unloc ked.
If th es eat backres tisnotengaged and loc ked,
th is will be shown on them ultifunction display
on thei nstrument clus ter.
The center and outer seat backrests can be fol‐
ded forw ards separatel y.
#Leftand right seat backres t:pull release
le ve r1.
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Seats and stowing

#Center seat backrest:pull release cat ch3
of 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.
#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 tisnotengaged and loc ked, this will
be shown on them ultifunction displa yonthe
instrument clus ter.
Center seat backres t:ifth es eat backres tis
no te ngaged and loc ked, redl ockv erification
ind icator 2will be visible.
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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

*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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