2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS WAGON tow bar
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#Toselect the front passenger seat: press
button 1.
When the indicator lamp lights up, the front
passenger seat is selected.
#Ad just the front passenger seat using the
buttons in the door control panel on the driv‐
er's side.
Ad justing the 4-w aylumbar support
1Toraise
2To sof ten
3To lowe r
4To harden
#Using buttons 1to4, adjust the conto ur
of the backrest individually tosuit your bac k.
Headrestra ints
Ad justing the front seat head restra ints man‐
ually
& WARNING Risk of injury from adjusting
th eve hicle settings while theve hicle is in
motion
Yo u could lose cont rol of theve hicle in the
fo llowing situations:
Rifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re stra int, thesteering wheel or the mir ror
while theve hicle is in motion
Rifyo ufa sten your seat belt while theve hi‐
cle is in motion
#Before starting the engine: adjust the
driver's seat, the head restra int, the
st eering wheel or the mir ror and fasten
yo ur seat belt.
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#Toinstall: insertthe head restra int so that
th e notches on the bar appear on the left
when vie wed in the direction of tra vel.
#Push the head restra int down until you hear
it enga gein position.
#Foldthere ar seat backrest back until it
engages.
Configuring seat settings
Multimedia sy stem:
, 9 H K L F O H.a 6 H D W V
#Select ' U L Y H U
V 6 H D W or 3 D V V H Q J H U 6 H D W .Ad
justing the backrest side bols ters
#Select 6 L G H % R O V W H U V .
#Selectthe setting.
Ad justing the seat contour in the lumbar
re gion of the seat backrest
#Select / X P E D U.
#Adjust the air cushion.
Memory function
#Sa ve the seat settings with the memory func‐
tion (→page 100).
Se tting automatic adjustment of the lateral
suppo rt(active multicontour seat)
Multimedia sy stem:
, 9 H K L F O H.a 6 H D W V
Wi th th is function, the lateral support of the
active multicontour seat is automatically adjus‐
te dto the driving and cornering dynamics of the
ve hicle.
#Select ' U L Y H U
V 6 H D W or 3 D V V H Q J H U 6 H D W.
#Select ' \ Q D P L F 6 H D W.
#Select setting: 2 I I, / H Y H O or / H Y H O .
Overview of massage and workout prog rams
The following massage prog ram can be selected:
Massage prog ram for the front seats Function
Hot Relaxing Massage for bac kR elaxing massage prog ram starting in the pelvic area. Warm pressure points can be felt, full back massage,
st re tching the pelvic area. Ending with gentle stroking motions.
Hot Relaxing Massage for shoulder sR elaxing massage prog ram starting in the shoulder area. Warm pressure points can be felt, full twin-w ave
back massage, stre tching the shoulder area. Ending with gentle stroking motions.
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Massage program for the front seats Function
Ac tivating Massa ge Activating ba ckmassa gewith inc reasing twin-w aves and then soo thing mo vements.
Classic Massage Massage with increasing twin-waves and soo thing mo vements.
Wa veMassag eR elaxing and activating massage program, starting on your back and continuing in the cushion. Subse‐
qu ent stro king motions across the entire spinal column.
Mobilizing Massag eM obilization ofthe spinal column and upper body using pressure points in the lumbar and bac k.You can
inc rease the mobilization ef fect by relaxing into the pressure points. This process helps toimpr oveyour
posture.
Ac tive Workout prog rams
The Active Workout programs requ ire your act ive
cooperation and are a co nvenient wayof exe rcis‐ ing
your abdomen and back muscles during a
traf fic jam, forex ample, bytensing and releasing
th e specific muscle groups. Tensing and releas‐ ing also helps
toimpr oveblood flow to yo ur
muscles. Press against a pressure point as soon
as youfe el it.
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#Foldthe center and left seat backrest
fo rw ard.
#To lock: slide catch 1up.
The release mechanism of the center seat
backrest is loc ked.
#To unlock :slide catch 1down.
Ad justing the angle of the rear seat backr‐
ests (cargo position)
To enlar gethe cargo compartment, you can
adjust the seat backrests so that they are 10
degrees steeper (cargo position).
#Fo ldthe seat backrest forw ard (→page 104).
#Mo vebar 1inthe direction of the ar row.
#Push seat backrest 2back tobar 1until
th e backrest engages.
Load compartment co ver with saf ety net
(combined cargo co ver and net)
Note s onthe cargo compa rtment co ver
&
WARNING Risk of injury or death dueto
objects being poorly secured
On its own,the cargo compartment co ver
cannot secure orrestra in heavy objects,
items of luggage and heavy loads.
Yo u could be hit byan unsecured load during
sudden changes in direction, braking or in
th eev ent of an accident.
#Alw aysstow objects in such a wayth at
th ey cannot be thro wn around.
#Secure objects, luggage or loads
against slipping or tipping over,e.g. by
using tie-do wns,eve n if you are using
th e cargo compartment co ver.
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Connecting USB devices* NO
TEDama gecaused byhigh temp era‐
tures
High temp eratures can damage USB devices.
#Remo vethe USB device af ter use and
ta ke it out of theve hicle.
The multimedia connection unit is found inthe
stow age compartment under the armrest and
has two USB ports. Depending on theve hicle's
equipment, additional USB ports can be found in
th estow age compartment of the front center
console or rear folding compartment.
#Connect the USB device tothe USB port.
Pla yable music files are pla yed back only if
th e cor responding media display is activated.
% Use the USB port identified byç touse
Ap ple CarPlay™ and An droid Auto. Selecting a track
Multimedia sy
stem:
, 0 H G L D
Selecting a track byskipping toa track
#To skip backwards or forw ards toa track:
navigate up or down.
Selecting a track using the cur rent track list
#Select è.
#Select & X U U H Q W 7 U D F N / L V W .
#Select a track.
Selecting playback options
Multimedia sy stem:
, 0 H G L D.Z 2 S W L R Q V
Playing back similar trac ks
#Select 3 O D \ 6 L P L O D U 7 U D F N V.
A track li stwith similar trac ksis created and
pla yed bac k. Playback mode
#Select
5 D Q G R P 0 R G H & X U U H Q W 3 O D \ O L V W .
The cur rent track li stis pla yed in random
orde r.
#Select 5 D Q G R P 0 R G H & X U U H Q W 0 H G L X P.
All trac kson the active data storage medium
are pla yed in random orde r.
#Select 1 R U P D O 7 U D F N 6 H T X H Q F H .
The cur rent track li stis pla yed in the order it
appears on the data storage medium.
Controlling media playback
Multimedia sy stem:
, 0 H G L D.y _ _ 3 O D \ E D F N & R Q W U R O
A bar with playback controls is shown.
#To pause playback: press the controller.
The Ë symbol is displa yed.
#To continue playback : pressthe controller
again.
The Ì symbol is displa yed.
To fast forw ard/r ewind
#Mo veË onthe timeline: turn the control‐
ler
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%Vehicles with automatic transmission: if
th e automatic transmission cannot be shif‐
te dto position i, havetheve hicle trans‐
por tedaw ay (
→page 354). A towing vehicle
with lifting equipment is requiredforve hicle
transpor tation.
* NO
TEDama gedue to to wing away at
exc essively high speeds or over long dis‐
ta nces
The driv etra in could be damaged when tow‐
ing at excessively high speeds or over long
dis tances.
#A towing speed of 30 mph (50 km/h)
must not be exceeded.
#Atowing dis tance of 30 miles (50 km)
must not be exceeded.
&
WARNING Risk of accident when towing
a ve hicle which is too heavy
If th eve hicle being tow- star ted or towe d
aw ay is heavier than the permissible gross
mass of your vehicle, thefo llowing situations
can occur:
RThe towing eye may become de tach ed.
RThe vehicle/trailer combination may
swer veoreve nov erturn.
#If ano ther vehicle is tow- star ted or
to we daw ay, its weight must not exceed
th e permissible gross mass of your ow n
ve hicle.
If a vehicle must be tow star ted or towe daw ay,
its weight must not exceed the permissible gross
mass of theto wing vehicle.
#Information on the permissible gross mass of
th eve hicle can be found on theve hicle iden‐
tification plate .
#Ve hicles with automatic transmission: do
not open the driver's door or front passenger
door, otherwise the automatic transmission
automatically shifts toposition j.
#Installth eto wing eye (→page 356).
#Attach theto w bar.
* NO
TEDama gedue toincor rect connec‐
tion
#Only connect theto w rope or tow bar to
th eto wing eyes.
#Deactivate the automatic locking mechanism
(→page 63).
#Do not activate the HOLD function.
#Deactivate Active Brake Assi st(→page 174).
#Ve hicles with automatic transmission:
shift the automatic transmission toposition
i.
#Re lease the electric parking brake.
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&WARNING Risk of accident due tolimi‐
te d saf ety-re lated functions during the
to wing process
Saf ety-re lated functions are limited or no lon‐
ge rav ailable in thefo llowing situations:
Rth e ignition is switched off.
Rthe brake sy stem or po werst eering sys‐
te m is malfunctioning.
Rth e energy supply or the on-board electri‐
cal sy stem is malfunctioning.
When your vehicle is then towe daw ay, signif‐
icantly more ef fort may be requ ired tosteer
and brake than is no rmally requ ired.
#Use a tow bar.
#Make sure that thesteering wheel can
mo vefreely, before towing theve hicle
aw ay.
* NO
TEDama gedue toexcessive tracti ve
po we r
Ifyo u pull away sharpl y,the tractive po wer
may be too high and theve hicles could be
damaged.
#Pull away slowly and smoo thly.
Loading the vehicle for transport
#Obser vethe no tes on towing away
(→page 352).
#Connect theto w bar totheto wing eyeto
load theve hicle.
#Ve hicles with automatic transmission:
Shift the automatic transmission toposition
i.
% Ve
hicles with automatic transmission:
The au tomatic transmission may be loc ked
in position jintheeve nt of damage tothe
electrical sy stem. Toshift toi, pr ovide the
on-board electrical sy stem with po wer
(
→page 348).
#Load theve hicle onto the transpor ter.
#Ve hicles with automatic transmission:
Shift the automatic transmission toposition
j.
#Use the electric parking brake tosecure the
ve hicle and pr event it from rolling away.
#Only secure theve hicle bythe wheels.
Ve hicles with ADS PLUS (Adaptive Damping
Sy stem PLUS)
&
WARNING Risk of an accident when
transporting vehicles with Adaptive
Damping Sy stem PLUS
The reduced damping forc es on theve hicle
being transpor ted can cause theve hicle/
trailer combination tostart toswing.
As a result, when transporting vehicles with
th eAd aptive Damping Sy stem PLUS, the
ve hicle/trailer combination may start toskid.
Consequentl y,yo u could lose cont rol of your
ve hicle.
#When transporting, ensure that:
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