2019 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS COUPE towing

To
wing theve hicl ewith both axle son the
gr ound 0007
Obser vetheno teson theper mitt edtowing
me thods (→pag e37 5). 0007
Makesur eth at thebatt eryis con nect edand
ch arge d.
Obser vethefo llo wing pointswhen thebatt eryis
disc harged:
R The engin ecann otbe star ted
R The electr icpar king brak ecann otbe
re leased orapplied
R Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
The automatic transmiss ioncanno tbe shif‐
te dto position 005Cor005D.
0009 Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:If
th eaut omatic transmiss ioncann otbe shif‐
te dto position 005C,orthemultifunc tiondis‐
pla yin theins trument clusterdoes notsho w
an ything, have theve hicle transpor tedaw ay
( → pag e37 8). Atowing vehicle withlifting
eq uipment isrequ ired forve hicle transpor ta‐
tio n. 000E
NO
TEDama gedue totowing away at
exc essiv elyhigh speeds orover long dis‐
ta nces The
drivet ra in could bedamag edwhen tow‐
ing atexc essiv elyhigh speeds orover long
dis tances. 0007
Atowing speed of30 mph(50 km/h)
mus tno tbe exc eeded. 0007
Atowing distance of30 miles(50 km)
mu stnotbe exc eeded. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whento wing
a ve hicle whichis toohea vy
If th eve hicle being tow- star tedor towe d
aw ay ishea vier than theper missible gross
mass ofyour vehicle, thefo llo wing situat ions
can occur:
R The towing eyema ybecome detach ed.
R The vehicle/tr ailercombination may
sw erve oreve nov ertur n. 0007
Ifano ther vehicle istow- star tedor
to we daw ay,its weight mustno texc eed th
eper missible gross mass ofyour ow n
ve hicle. If
ave hicle mustbe tow star tedor towe daw ay,
its per missib legross mass mustno texc eed the
per missible gross mass oftheto wing vehicle. 0007
Information ontheper missible gross mass of
th eve hicle canbefound ontheve hicle iden‐
tif ication plate(→ pag e41 7). 0007
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:Do
no topen thedr iver's door orfront passeng er
door ,ot her wise theaut omatic transmiss ion
aut omaticall yshif tsto position 005D. 0007
Installing theto wing eye(→ pag e380). 0007
Fasten theto w bar .
000E NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect connec‐
tion 0007
Onlyconnect theto w rope ortow bar to
th eto wing eyes. 0007
Deact ivating theaut omatic locking mecha‐
nism (→pag e69). Br
eakdo wnassis tance 37
7

0007
Donotacti vate theHOLD function. 0007
Deact ivat eAc tiveBr ak eAssi st(→ pag e17 4). 0007
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005C. 0007
Release theelectr icpar king brak e. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto limi‐
te dsaf ety-re lat ed func tionsdur ing the
to wing proce ss
Saf ety-re lat ed func tionsar elimit edorno lon‐
ge rav ailable inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R theignition isswitc hedoff.
R thebr ak esy stem orpowe rst eer ing sys‐
te m ismalfu nctioning.
R theener gysupply ortheon- boar delectr i‐
cal system ismalfunct ioning.
When your vehicle isthen towe daw ay,signif ‐
icant lymor eef fort ma ybe requ ired tosteer
and brak eth an isno rm allyre qu ired. 0007
Use ato w bar . 0007
Mak esur eth at thesteer ing wheel can
mo vefreely ,bef oreto wing theve hicle
aw ay. 000E
NO
TEDama gedue toexcess ive tracti ve
po we r If
yo upull away shar ply, thetractiv epo we r
ma ybe toohigh andtheve hicles couldbe
damag ed. 0007
Pull away slo wlyand smoo thly. Lo
adi ng the vehicl efo rtr ans port 0007
Obser vetheno teson towing away
( → pag e37 7). 0007
Con nect theto w bar totheto wing eyein
or der toload theve hicle. 0007
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005C.
0009 Ve
hicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
The automatic transmiss ionmaybe locked in
posit ion005Dintheeve ntofdama getothe
electr icalsystem. Toshif tto 005C ,pr ov ide the
on-boar delectr icalsystem withpo we r
( → pag e37 4). 0007
Load theve hicle ontoth etra nspor ter. 0007
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005D. 0007
Use theelectr icpar king brak eto secur eth e
ve hicle agains tro lling away. 0007
Onlysecur eth eve hicle bythewheels.
Ve hicl eswith ADSPL US (Adap tiveDam ping
Sy stem PLUS) 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent when
tr ansp orting vehicles withAd aptive
Dam pingSy stem PLUS
The reduced damping forc es on theve hicle
being transpor tedcan cause theve hicle/
tr ailer combination tostar tto swing.
As are sult, when transpor tingvehicles with
th eAd aptiveDam pingSy stem PLUS, the 37
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Brea kdo wnassista nce

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Check BrakePadsSee
Operator' sManual *T
hebrak epads have reac hed thewe arlimit . 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto restrict ed braki ng powe r
When thebr ak epads have reac hed their wearlimit ,th ebr aking powe rma ybe restrict ed. 0007
Drive on car efu lly. 0007
Have thebr ak esy stem checkedimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 0007
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Dr
iving systems Displa
ymess ages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Act ive Blind SpotAsst.Not
Available WhenTowing a
Trailer SeeOperator' sMan-
ual *W
hen youes tablish theelectr icalconnect iontothetra iler ,Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stisuna vailable. 0007
Press thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol and ackn ow ledg eth edispla ymessag e.
Drive MoreSlowly *Y
ouaredr iving toofa st forth eselect edvehicle leve l. 0007
Inorder toadjus tth eve hicle leve l,yo umus tno tdr ive at spee dsgreat erthan 37 mph(6 0km/h). 0007
Inorder toadjus tth eve hicle leve ldur ing trailer operation ,yo umus tno tdr ive at spee dsgreat erthan 19 mp h
(30 km/ h). 44
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Dis play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions 0007
Clean thewindshield.
Act ive Lane Keeping Assist
Inoper ative *A
ctiveLane Keeping Assistis malfunct ioning. 0007
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Malfunction
DriveatMax.
50 mph *T
heAIR BODY CONTR OLfunction isrestrict ed. The vehicle's handling charact eristic sma ybe affect ed. 0007
Drive in amanne rap propr iate forth ecur rent leve l,but donotex ceed 50mph(80 km/h). 0007
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
DY NA MIC BODY CONT ROLis malfu nctioning. Thevehicle's handling charact eristic sma ybe affect ed. 0007
Donotdr ive at spe eds grea terth an 50 mph(80 km/h). 0007
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Blind SpotAssist NotAvail-
able When Towing aTrailer
See Operator's Manual *W
hen youes tablish theelectr icalconnect iontothetra iler ,Blind SpotAssis tis una vailable. 0007
Press thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol and ackn ow ledg eth edispla ymessag e.
00CC St op Vehicle Vehicle Too
Low *Y
ouhave pulled away despit eth eve hicle leve lbeing toolow. 0007
Pull overand stop theve hicle, paying attention toroad and traffic condi tions.
The vehicle israised totheselect edvehicle leve l. 0007
Waitunt ilth edispla ymessag edisappear sbef orepulling away.
If th edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear andawa rning tone also sou nds, AIRBOD YCO NTR OLismalfu nctioning: 0007
Donotdr ive fa ster than 50 mph(80 km/h) andconsult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely. 44
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Dis play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Se
tting aspe ed <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 176
St or ing aspeed .................................... 176
Swi tching off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 176
Swi tching on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 176
Sy stem limit ations ...............................1 75
Cup holder
Re ar ben chseat .............................. ..... 111
Cup holderinthecent erconsole
In stallin g/remo ving(aut omat ic
transm ission).................................. .....1 11
Cus tomer Assist ance Center (CAC ).........2 5
Cus tomer Relat ions Depar tment .............2 5 D
Dash board
see Cockpit
Dashboar dlighting
see Instrument clusterlig hting
Dat aacq uisiti on
Ve hicle .................................................. 26
Data impor t/expor t................................ 263
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 263
Im por ting/e xporting ........................... 263 Data
storage
Ele ctroni ccontr oluni ts ............. ............ 26
Onl ine services ............. ......................... 28
Ve hicle ............................................. ..... 26
Dat e
Se ttin gth etime anddateaut omati‐
call y................................................ ..... 258
Da ytim eru nning lampmode
see Daytime running lights
Da ytime running lights ............................1 21
Swi tching on/of f<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 121
Deact ivat ing theala rm (ATA ).................... 87
Deale rship
see Qualified speci alist wo rkshop
Dec laration ofconf ormity
Wi reless vehicle component s......... .......2 3
Decor ative fo il(cleaning instructions)
.. .................................................................3 58
De finitions (tiresand loading) ............... 402
Designs Menu (on-bo ardcom puter) ............ ...... 222 Des
tinat ion..............................................2 86
Editing intermedi atedes tinatio ns....... .275
Edi ting thepr ev ious destination s........ 286
Ex tern al ...............................................2 86
Sa ving (current vehicle position) ......... 286
Sa ving asglobal favo rite <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 286
St or ing amap position ........................ 286
Des tinat ionentr y.....................................2 71
Ent ering 3wo rdaddr esse s.................. 276
Ent ering aPOI oraddress ............ ........271
Ent ering anintermed iate des tination ...2 75
Ent ering geo-coor dinates..................... 276
Sel ecting acont act<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 276
Sel ecting aPOI <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 274
Sel ecting from themap ....................... 277
Sel ecting prev ious destination s...........2 73
De tectin ginat tentiv eness
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Diagnos ticsconnec tion............................2 4
Digita lOp erator' sMa nua l.........................1 8
Digita lsp eedo meter ............. ..................225
Di ng hy towing
see Tow- bar system Inde
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DIRECT
SELECT leve r............ ...................150
Eng aging drive po sitio n............ ............ 151
Eng aging neu tral ............ ...................... 151
Eng aging park position .........................1 51
Eng aging park position automatic ally .. 151
Eng aging reve rsege ar .......................... 151
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>150
Disp lay
Car e................................................ .....3 61
Disp lay(m ult imedi asy stem)
Se ttings ...............................................2 57
Disp lay(on- boardcom puter)
Dis play son themultifunc tiondispla y.. 223
Displa ycont ent
Se tting theadditional value rang e ....... 222
Di spl aymes sage........... ..........................427
Ca lling up(on-bo ardcom puter) ...... ..... 427
No tes ................................................... 427
Displa ymessag es
00B2 -- -mp h...... ...............................4 49
ç ---mp h...... ...............................4 48
003D12 VBatt erySee Oper ator's
Manual ................................................ 452 003D48
VBatt erySee Oper ator's
Manual ................................................ 454
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stCur rently
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....4 50
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stInoper ative.... 447
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAss t.No tAv ailable
When Towing aTr ailer SeeOpera‐
to r's Manua l...... .................................. 442
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stFunctio nsCur‐
re ntl yLim ited See Operator's Man‐
ua l...... ................................................. 441
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stFunctio nsLim i‐
te dSee Oper ator's Manual .................. 439
Ac tiveDis tance AssistCur rently
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.... 448
Ac tiveDis tance AssistInoper ative..... .4 48
Ac tiveDis tance AssistNo wAv ailable
.. .. .........................................................4 49
0049Ac tiveHea dlamps Inoperati ve ..... 471 Ac
tiveHoo dMa lfunctio nSee Opera‐
to r's Manua l...... .................................. 468
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping AssistCamer a
Vi ew Restrict ed See Operator's Man‐
ua l...... ................................................. 450
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping AssistCur rentl y
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.... 444
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping AssistInopera‐
tiv e ...................................................... 446
Ac tivePa rking Assistand
PA RK TRONI CInoper ative See Opera‐
to r's Manua l...... .................................. 450
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis tCur rentl y
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.... 443
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis tInoperativ e.......4 43
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tCamer a
Vi ew Restrict ed See Operator's Man‐
ua l...... ................................................. 473
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tCur rently
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....4 72 496
Index

ESP
®
Cr osswi ndAssis t.................................1 70
ESP ®
(E lec troni cSt abil ityProg ram) ....... 167
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ........... .170
Fu nctio n/no tes .................................... 167
Ext erior light ing
Car e................................................ .... 360
Ext erior light ing
see Ligh ts
Ext erior mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 126, 127
Anti-g lare mode (automatic) ................1 27
Au tomatic mirrorfo lding function ........ 129
Fo lding in/out .....................................1 26
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion ........... 101
Pa rking posit ion...................................1 28
Se tting ................................................. 126
Ext ernal device
Loc king(c hild safetyloc k) ...................2 62
Ey eg lass escomp artment .......................104 F
Fa tig ue detection
see ATTENTION ASSIST Favo
rite s
Ad ding .................................................2 53
Ca lling up ....... ................................... ..252
Dele ting .......................................... ..... 253
Mo ving ................................................ 253
Ov ervie w ....... ................................... ...252
Re nam ing<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011>253
Fl aco n
Inse rting/ remo ving ......................... .... 134
Flat tire .....................................................3 64
Chan gingawheel ................................ 409
MOE xten ded tires ................................ 365
No tes ................................................... 364
TIREFIT kit...........................................3 66
Flat towing
see Tow- bar system
Floor mats................................................ 115
Fo ilco vering
Ra dar sensor s...................................... 165
Fr ag rance
see Perfume atomiz er
Fr ee sof tware ............................................ 30 Fr
eq uencies
Tw o-w ayradio ...................................... 416
Fr eq uency band
Dialin g(on -boardcom puter) ................ 228
Fr ont airbag (driver ,fr ont passeng er).....3 9
Fr ont passeng erseat
see Seat
Fu el ...........................................................4 21
Ad ditiv es.............................................. 421
E1 0 ...................................................... 420
Fu elreser ve <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 421
Ga sol ine <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 420
Qua lity (gas oline )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 420
Re fuel ing ............................................. 154
sulfur content ...................................... 420
Ta nk cont ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> ...............421
Fu elconsum ption
On- boar dcom puter .............................2 25
Fu nction seat
see Door controlpanel
Fu ses ........................................................ 380
Bef orere placing afuse ........................ 380
Dashboar dfuse box............................ 382 502
Index

Pa
yload
Calculat ionexam ple ............................ 395
De term inin gth emaximum .................. 394
Pe des trian protection
see Activehoo d(p ed estria n pr otect ion)
Pe rfume
see Perfume atomiz er
Pe rfume atomizer .................................... 134
Inser ting/r emoving theflacon .............1 34
Se tting ..................... ............................ 134
Pe rfume vial
see Perfume atomiz er
Pe rm itted towing methods .....................3 75
Pe rsonaliz ation
see User profile
Pe ts inthe vehicl e...... ...............................61
Phone book
see Cont acts
Pictur efo rm ats
see Video mode
Pictur ese ttings
see Video mode PIN
protection
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............264
Plas tictrim (Car e).................................... 361
Pla ybac kop tions
Selectin g.......................................... ... 327
POI Selectin g.......................................... ....2 74
POI symbols
Selectin g.......................................... ... 291
Po we rsupp ly
Swi tching on(Start/S topbutt on) ........ 138
Po we rwa sher (care)...............................3 56
Po we rwi ndo ws
see Side windo ws
PRE-S AFE®
(anticipat oryoccupant
pr otection) .................................................4 6
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>46
PR E-S AFE ®
Sou nd<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> .......46
Re versing measur es.............................. 47
PRE-S AFE®
PL US (anticipat oryoccu‐
pant protection plus)................................ 47
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>47Re
versing measur es.............................. 47
Pr ev entat ive occupa ntprotection sys‐
te m
see PRE-S AFE®
(anticipat oryoccu‐
pant protect ion)
Pr ev ious destina tions
Selec ting.............................................2 73
Pr og rams
se eDY NA MIC SELE CT
Pr otecting theen vir onmen t
No tes ..................................................... 19 Q
QR code
Re scue card.......................................... 26
Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop ................. 25 R
Ra dar senso rs
Fo ilco vering <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ................165
Ra dio
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating radio text ....... 339
Ca lling upthest atio nlis t.....................3 38 Inde
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