2019 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS WAGON ESP

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withindic ator lam p1 off:via theswitc h
on thecor responding rear door ordriv‐
er' sdoor
0009 Vehicl eswith folding benchseat :th e
switc hfo ropening theta ilg atewhic his loca‐
te don theright- hand wheel arch when
vie we din thedir ect ion oftrav el isalso
secur ed. No
teson pets intheve hicl e 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due toanim alsleftuns ecur edorunat ‐
te nde din theve hicle
If yo ulea veanim alsintheve hicle unatten‐
ded orunsecur ed,they cou ldpos siblypress
do wn butt ons orswitc hes.
Ther ebyan animal may:
R activ ateve hicle equipment andbecome
tr apped, forex am ple
R swit chsystems onoroffand endang er
ot her road user s Uns
ecur edanimals maybe throw nar ou nd in
th eve hicle intheeve ntofan acci dent or
su dd en steer ing and braking maneuv erand
injur eve hicle occupants inthepr ocess. 0007
Neverlea veanim alsintheve hicle unat‐
te nde d. 0007
Alw ayscor rectly secu reanim alswhile
dr ivin g,forex am ple usin gasuit able
anim alcar rier . Occ
upant safety 61

0007
Tounlo ck:tur nth eemer gency keyco unt er-
clo ckwise toposition 0047. 0007
Toloc k:tur nth eemer gency keyclo ckwise to
position 0047. 0007
Carefully press theco veront oth eloc kcyli n‐
der until iteng ages and isseat edfirm ly. Car
gocom partmen t Ope
ning the tailga te 000A
DANG ER Risk ofexhaus tga spoisoning
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Exhaus t
ga ses can entertheve hicle interior ifth eta il‐
ga te isopen when theengine isrunning ,
esp ecially ifth eve hicle isin mo tion. 0007
Alw aysswitc hof fth eengine before
opening theta ilg ate. 0007
Neverdr ive wit hth eta ilg ateopen . 000E
NO
TEDama getotheta ilg atecaused by
obs tacle sab ove theve hicle The
tailg ateswing sre ar wa rdsand upwards
when itis opened. 0007
Mak esur eth at ther eis suf ficie ntspa ce
beh indand above theta ilg ate. To
open thetailg ate, thefo llo wing options
ar eav ailab le: 0007
Pullre mo teopening switch1 forth eta il‐
ga te. 0007
Press and hold the008B buttononthe
Smar tKey . 0007
Vehicl eswith HANDS -FREEACCESS: Use
yo ur foot to kic kbe low thebum per
(0013 page74 ). Openin
gand closin g71

Pr
oblem
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions 0007
Mak esur eth at no par tsof thebody arein theclosing area. 0007
Tostop theclosing process, release thebutt onorpress thebutt onagain toreopen theside win‐
do w. If
aside windo wisobs truct eddur ing closing andreopens again slightl y: 0007
Immediat elyaf te rth ewindo wisbloc ked, pull thecor responding switchag ain until theside windo whas
closed, andhold theswitc hfo ran add itional second.
The side windo wwil lbe closed withincr ease dfo rc e.
If aside windo wisobs truct edagain during closing andreopens again slightly: 0007
Repeat thepr ev ious step.
The side windo wisclosed without theaut omatic reve rsing func tion.
The side windo wscanno tbe ope ned or
clos edusing thecon venie nce openi ng
fe atur e. The
SmartK ey batt eryis disc hargedor near lydisc harged. 0007
Chec kth ebatt eryusing thebatt erych ecklam pand replace ifnec essar y(0013 page64 ). Sliding
sunroof Opening
andclosing theslidi ngsunr oof 0009
The term "slidin gsun roof" also refers to the
panor amicsliding sunroof. Openin
gand closin g81

0007
Ifsomeone becomestrappe d,press a
memor ypositio nswitc hor seat adjus t‐
ment switchimmedi ately . 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment ifth e
memor yfunction isactiv ated bychildr en
Childr encould becom etrapped ifth ey act i‐
va te thememor yfunc tion,par ticular lywhen
unatt ended. 0007
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. 0007
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eke ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. The
memor yfunct ioncan beused when theigni‐
tion isswitc hedoff.
St oring
Seat adjus tment sfo rup tothre epeople canbe
st or ed and called upusing thememor yfunc tion.
The follo wing systems canbeselect ed:
R Seat, backres tand head restra int
R Steer ing wheel R
Outside mirrors
R Hea d-up Display 0007
Setth eseat, thesteer ing wheel, theHead-up
Displa yand theoutside mirrors to the
desir edposition . 0007
Press memor ybutt onMtoge ther wit hone of
pr ese tposition buttons 1,2or 3.
An acou stic sign alsound s.The settings are
st or ed. 0007
Tocall up:pr ess orbrief lyhold prese tposi‐
tion button1,2or 3.
The front seat,th esteer ing column, the
Hea d-up Display and theoutside mirrormo ve
to thestor ed position. St
ow agear eas No
teson loading theve hicl e 000A
DANG ER Risk ofexhaus tga spoisoning
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Exhaus t
ga ses can entertheve hicle interior ifth eta il‐
ga te isopen when theengine isrunning ,
esp ecially ifth eve hicle isin mo tion. 0007
Alw aysswitc hof fth eengine before
opening theta ilg ate. 0007
Neverdr ive wit hth eta ilg ateopen . Seat
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000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom unsecu red
it ems intheve hicle
If object s,lugg ageor loads areno tsecur ed
or notsecur edsuf ficie ntly,they cou ldslip,
tip ove ror be throw nar ou nd and ther eb yhit
ve hicle occupants.
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 thro wn around . 0007
Beforeth ejour ney,secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge orloads agains tslipping ortipping
ove r. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toobject s
being stowe dincor rectl y
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. 0007
Stow and secureobj ect sth at arehea vy,
har d,poin ted, shar p-edg ed,fragile or
to olar ge inthecar gocom partmen t. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofburning from theta il‐
pipe ortailpipe trim
The tailpipe andtailpipe trim can becom e
ve ry hot.Ifyo uco me intoco ntact withth ese
car parts,youco uld burnyo urself . 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 when transpor tingobjec tsinthecar gocom‐
par tmen t,alw aysins tallth ecombin edcar go
co verand net(car gocom partment coverand
par tition net).
R alwaysplace theload behind unoccupied
seats ifpossible. 10
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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). Openi
ngtheey eg lasses compartmen t 0007
Pres sbu tton 1. Sea
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Butt
oninthecar gocom partmen t 0007
Leftand right seat backres t:pull thebut‐
to non theright orleft1.
The corresponding seatbackres twill fold for‐
wa rds. 0007
Cent erseat backres t:pull release catch3
of seat backres t2 forw ards. 0007
Foldseat backres t2 forw ards. 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. Sea
tsand stow ing 10
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0007
Foldcor responding seatbackres t1 bac k
until 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.
Loc kth ecent erseat backres tre lease catchif
yo uwa nttosecur eth ecar gocom partmen tfr om
unaut horized access. Thecent erseat backres t
can then onlybe folded forw ards toge ther wit h
th elef tseat backres t. 0007
Foldthecent erand leftseat backres ts for‐
wa rds. 0007
Toloc k:slide catch1 upw ards.
The release catchofthecent erseat backres t
is loc ked. 0007
Tounlo ck:sl id e catc h1 down wards. 11
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