2019 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN Owner's Manual

0007
Alw aysbe par ticular lycareful whenin
th evicinit yof theta ilpipe andtailpipe
tr ims and super visechildr envery
clos elywhe nin this area. 0007
Beforean ycon tact, allo w thecar parts
to cool down. The
drivi ng charact eristic sof your vehicle are
dependent onthedis tribution oftheload within
th eve hicle. Yousho uld bear thefo llo wing in
min dwhen loading theve hicle:
R neverex ceed theper missible gross mass or
th egr oss axle weight rating forth eve hicle
(including occupants). Thevalues arespec i‐
fi ed on theve hicle identif ication plateon the
ve hicle's B-pillar.
R theload mustno tpr otru de abo vetheupper
edg eof theseat backres ts.
R alwaysplace theload behind unoccupied
seats ifpossible.
R secur eth eload using thetie-do wneyes and
dis tribut eth eload evenly. St
ow agespace sin theve hicl eint erior Ov
ervie wof thefront stowage com part‐
men ts 1
Stow agecom partment inthedoor s
2 Stow age/t eleph onecom partment inthe
ar mr estwit hmult imed iacon nections and
st ow agecom partment ,e.g. foran MP3
pla yer
3 Stow agecom partment inthefront cent er
con sole withaUSB port(depending onthe
ve hicle's equipment)
4 Glovebox Loc
king andunloc kingthegl ove box 0007
Turn themec hanical keya qu artertur ncloc k‐
wis e0048 (to loc k)or count er-cloc kwise 0047(to
unloc k). Seats
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Opening
theey eg lasses compartmen t 0007
Pres sbu tton 1. Ope
ning the stowage com partmen tin the
re ar armr est 0007
Press release catch1 and swin gth eco ver
of thear mr estupw ards. Thr
ough-load ingfeatur ein there ar ben ch
seat Fo
lding there ar seat backres tfo rw ards 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjuryif
th ere ar ben chseat/r earseat andseat
bac kres tar eno teng aged
If th ere ar ben chseat/r earseat andseat
bac kres tar eno teng aged, they cou ldfold for‐
wa rds, e.g. during sudden braking orinthe
ev ent ofan acciden t.
R Ifth is we rethecase, theve hicle occu‐
pant would beforc ed intoth eseat beltby
th ere ar ben chseat/r earseat orby the
seat backres t.The seat beltwould notbe
able toprov ide theint ended protect ion
and could cause additional injury.
R Objects orloads inthetrunk cann otbe
re stra ined bytheseat backres t. 0007
Mak esur eth at theseat backres tand
th ere ar ben chseat/r earseat are
eng aged bef oreeve rytrip . 10
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Re
quirement s:
R The rear seat backres thead restra int sar e
full yinse rted.
R The cent erseat backres thas been unlocked.
If th eseat backres tis no teng aged and locked,
th is will besho wnonthemultifunc tiondispla y
on theins trument cluster.
The cent erand outerseat backres ts can befol‐
ded forw ards separat ely. 0007
Leftand right seat backres ts: pull release
le ve r1. 0007
Cen terse at bac kres t:pull release catch3
of seat backres t2 forw ards. 0007
Foldthecor responding seatbackres tfo r‐
wa rds. Seats
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Fo
lding there ar seat backres tbac k
000E NO
TEDama getotheseat belt The
seat beltcould become trapped andthus
damag edwhen folding backth eseat back‐
re st. 0007
Mak esur eth at theseat beltisno ttra p‐
ped when folding backth eseat back‐
re st. 0007
Movethedr iver's orfront passeng erseat for‐
wa rds, ifnecessar y. 0007
Foldthecor responding seatbackres t1
bac kuntil iteng ages.
Lef tand right seat backres ts: ifth eseat
bac kres tis no teng aged and locked, this will
be sho wnonthemultifunc tiondispla yon the
ins trumen tclus ter.
Cent erseat backres t:ifth eseat backres tis
no teng aged and locked, redloc kve rificati on
indi cator2 willbe visible. Lo
cking there lease catchof thecent errear
seat backres t
Re quirement s:
R The leftand centerseat backres ts are
eng aged and joined toge ther.
Yo ucan lockth ecent erseat backres tre lease
cat chifyo uwa nttosecur eth etrunk agains t
unaut horized access. Thecent erseat backres t
can then be folded forw ards onlytoge ther wit h
th elef tseat backres t. 10
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0007
Foldthecent erand leftseat backres ts for‐
wa rds. 0007
Toloc k:slide catch1 upw ards.
The release catchofthecent erseat backres t
will belocked. 0007
Tounlo ck:sl id e catc h1 down wards. Ov
ervie wof thetie- down eyes Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle
(0013 page10 2). 1
Tie-do wneyes (vehicles withth ro ugh- loadin g
fe atur ein there ar ben chseat) Hooking
inthepa rcel ne t 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toobject s
being stowe dinco rrect ly
If yo udo notadeq uatelyst ow object sin the
ve hicle interior ,th ey cou ldslipor be tossed
ar ound andther eb yst rike vehicle occupants.
In addition, cupholder s,open stow age
spac esand mobi lephon ebr ac kets cann ot
alw aysre stra in theobjec tsthey cont ain in
th eev ent ofan acciden t.
Ther eis arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. 0007
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe tossed about inthese or
similar situation s. 0007
Alw aysmak esur eth at obj ect sdo not
pr oject from stow agespac es,parcel
ne ts or stow agene ts. 0007
Close theloc kable stow agespac es
bef orest ar tin gajo ur ne y. Sea
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0007
Alw aysst ow and secureobj ect sth at
ar ehea vy,har d,poin ted, shar p-edg ed,
fr agile ortoolarg ein thetrunk . Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle.
The parcel netis available forall vehicles except
hy brid vehicles. 0007
Vehicl eswith through-lo adingfeatur ein
th ere ar ben chseat :Fo ldup thetie-do wn
ey es. 0007
Hook parcel net1 intoth efront and rear
tie -do wn eyes. 0007
Vehicl eswithout ath rough-lo adingfea‐
tur ein there ar ben chseat :Hook therings
int oth epar cel net's hook s1. 0007
Hook therings intoth ehook son thetrunk
fl oor . Opening
thesto wage space underthetrunk
floor 000E
NO
TEDama getothehandle inthetrunk
fl oor If
th ehandle inthetrunk islef tpr otru ding,
th ehandle maybe damag ed. 0007
Unhing eth ehandle beforeyo uclo se
th etrunk lidand press thehandle
closed again. 0007
Pull handle 1upand hook itint odr ip rail
2. 10
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At
tac hin gth ero of car rier 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryifth emaximum
ro of load isexc eeded
When youload thero of, thecent erofgrav ity
of theve hicle rises and theusual driving
ch aract eristic sas wellas thesteer ing and
br aking charact eristic sch ang e.Dur ing cor‐
ner ing,th eve hicle tiltsmorest ro ng lyand
ma yre act mor eslugg ishlyto steer ing move‐
ments.
If yo uexc eed themaximum roof load, the
dr iving charact eristic s,as wellas thesteer‐
ing and braking charact eristic s,will be
gr eat lyim pair ed. 0007
Alw ayscom plywit hth emaximum roof
load andadjus tyo ur drivin gst yle. Yo
uwill find informa tionon themaximum roof
load inthe"T ec hnical data"sect ion. 000E
NO
TEVehicle damag efrom non-
appr ovedro of rack s The
vehicle could bedamag edbyroof rack s
whic hha ve notbe en tested and appr ovedby
Mer cedes-Ben z. 0007
Onlyuse roof rack ste sted and
appr ovedby Mer cedes-Ben z. 0007
Depending ontheve hicle equipment,
ensur eth at when thero of rack isins tal‐
led:
R The slidin gsunr oofcan befully
ra ised.
R The trunk lidcan befullyopen ed. 0007
Position theload onthero of rack in
suc hawa yth at theve hicle willnotsus‐
ta in damag eev en when itis in mo tion . 000E
NO
TEDama getothepanor amicsliding
sunr oofwhen aro of rack isfitt ed The
panor amicslid ing sunroo fma ybe dam‐
ag ed bythero of rack ifyo uatt em pttoopen
it when thero of rack isfitt ed . 0007
Donotop en thepanor amicsliding sun‐
ro of ifaro of rack isfitt ed .
In order toallo wventil ation oftheve hicle
int erior ,yo ucan raise thepanor amicsliding
sunr oof. Seats
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000E
NO
TEDama getotheco vers The
covers ma ybe dama gedand scratc hed
when being opened. 0007
Donotuse metallic orhar dobje cts. 0007
Carefull yfo ld covers 1 upw ards inthe
dir ect ion ofthear row . 0007
Secu rethero of rack totheanc horagepoint s
under covers 1 . 0007
Com plywit hth ero of rack manuf acturer's
ins tallation instruct ions . 0007
Sec ureth eload onthero of rack . Cup
holder Ins
talling thecup hold erinor remo ving it
fr om the center console(au tomatic trans ‐
mis sion ) 000A
WARNIN G‑Ri sk ofacci dent orinju ry
when usingthecup holder whilethe
ve hicle ismo ving
The cup holder cannotsecur econt ainer s
while theve hicle ismo ving.
If yo uuse acup hold erwhile theve hicle is
mo ving, thecon tainer maybe flung aroun d
and liquids maybe spill ed.The vehicle occu‐
pants maycome intocont actwithth eliq uid
and ifit is ho t,th ey cou ldbe scal ded.Yo u
cou ldbe dist ra cted from traf fic condi tions
and youma ylose contro lof theve hicle. 0007
Onlyuse thecup holder whentheve hi‐
cle isstatio nary. 0007
Onlyuse thecup holder forcont ainer s
of theright size. 0007
Close thecon tainer ,par ticular lyifth e
liq uid isho t. 0007
Toremo ve:sl id e catc h2 forw ards and pull
out cup holde r1. 0007
Toins tall: inser tcup holder 1and slide
bac kcat ch2.
0009 The cup holder rubber matcanberemo ved
fo rclea ning, e.g.using clea n,luk ewa rm
wa ter. 11
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