2020 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS COUPE towing
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NO
TEDama gedue totowing away at
exc essiv elyhigh speeds orove rlong dis‐
ta nces The
drivet ra in could bedamag edwhen tow‐
ing atexc essiv elyhigh speeds orover long
dis tances. #
Atowing speed of30 mph(50 km/h)
mus tno tbe exc eeded. #
Atowing distan ceof30 miles(50 km)
mus tno tbe exc eeded. &
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. #
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 weight mustno texc eed the
per missible gross weight oftheto wing vehicle. #
Information ontheper missible gross mass of
th eve hicle canbefound ontheve hicle iden‐
tif ication plate(/ page432). #
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. #
Installth eto wing eye(/ page392). #
Fasten theto w bar .
* NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect connec‐
tion oftheto w bar #
Onlyconnect theto w rope ortow bar to
th eto wing eyes. #
Deact ivat eth eaut omatic locking mechanism
(/ page72 ). #
Donotactiv ateth eHOLD function. #
Deact ivat eth eto w- aw ay alar m(/ page90) . #
Deact ivat eAc tiveBr ak eAssi st
( / pag e18 2). #
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005C. #
Release theelectr icpar king brak e. &
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. 390
Breakdo wnassis tance
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#
Use ato w bar . #
Mak esur eth at thesteer ing wheel can
mo vefreely ,bef oreto wing theve hicle
aw ay. *
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. #
Pull away slo wlyand smoo thly. Lo
adi ng the vehicl efo rtr ans port #
Obser vetheno teson towing away
( / pag e389). #
Connec tth eto w bar totheto wing eyein
or der toload theve hicle. #
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005C. %
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 e386). #
Load theve hicle ontoth etra nspor ter. #
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005D. #
Use theelectr icpar king brak eto secur eth e
ve hicle agains tro lling away. #
Onlysecur eth eve hicle bythewheels.
Ve hicl eswith ADSPL US (Adap tiveDam ping
Sy stem PLUS) &
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
ve hicle/tr ailercombination mayst ar tto skid.
Conseq uently,yo uco uld lose contro lof your
ve hicle. #
When transpor ting,ensur eth at:
R The vehicle hasbeen loaded onto
th etranspor tercor rectl y
R The vehicle issecur edatall four
wheel swit hsuit able tensi oni ng
st ra ps
R The maximum permissible speedof
35 mph(6 0km/h) isno texc eeded
when transpor ting *
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle from secur‐
ing itincor rectl y #
Afterloa ding, theve hicle mustbe
secur edon allfour wheel s.Ot her wise,
th eve hicle could bedamag ed. #
Aminimum distance of8in (20 cm)
up wa rdsand 4in (10 cm) down wards
mus tbe kept tothetranspor tplatf orm. Br
eakdo wnassis tance 39
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(1): Locateth est at emen t"The combined
we ight ofocc upant sand cargoshould never
exc eed XXX kgorXXX lbs." onyour vehicle's
placar d. #
(2): Determ ine thecombin edweight ofthe
dr iver and passeng ersth at will beriding in
yo ur vehicle. #
(3): Subtr actthecombin edweight ofthe
dr iver and passeng ersfrom XXX kgor
XXX lbs. #
(4): The resulting figur eeq uals theav ailable
amoun tof car goand luggageload capac ity.
Fo rex am ple, ifth e"XXX" amount equals
14 00 lbs. and ther ewill befive 150lb pas ‐
seng ersin your vehicle, theamount ofavaila‐
ble cargoand luggageload capac ityis
65 0lbs. (140 0-75 0(5 x15 0) =650 lbs.) #
(5):De term ine thecombin edweight oflug‐
ga ge and cargobein gloaded ontheve hicle.
The weight mayno tsaf elyexc eed theav aila‐
ble cargoand luggageload capac itycalc ula‐
te din Step 4. #
(6): Ifyo ur vehicle willbetowing atrailer ,
load from your trailer willbetrans ferred to yo
ur vehicle. Consult this manual todeter‐
mine howthis reduces theav ailable cargo
and luggageload capac ityofyour vehicle.
% Notall vehicles areper mitt edtotow a
trailer .To wing atrailer isonl yper mittedifa
tra iler -hit chisins talled. Please consult an
aut hor ized Mercedes -Benz dealer ifyo uha ve
an yqu estion sabout towing atrailer with
yo ur vehicle.
Ev en ifyo uha ve cal cul ated thetot alload care‐
full y,yo usho uld still mak esur eth at themaxi‐
mum permissible gross weight andthemaxi‐
mum gross axle weight rating ofyour vehicle are
no texc eeded. Details can befound ontheve hi‐
cle identif ication plate. #
Have your loaded vehicle –including driver ,
occupants andload –we ighed onave hicle
we ighbr idge.
The measur edvalues mayno texc eed the
maximu mper missi blevalues stat ed on the
ve hicle identif ication plate. Fu
rther relat ed subje cts:
R Calculation exam ple forde term inin gth emax‐
imum load(/page408)
R Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
(/ page40 6)
R Tire pressur eta ble (/ page400 )
R Vehicle identif ication plate Calculation
exam ple forde term ining the
ma ximum load The
follo wing table showsexam ples ofhowto
cal cul ateto ta land load capac itieswithva rying
seatin gcon figur ations anddiffere nt num bers
and sizes ofocc upant s.The follo wing exam ples
use amax imum loadof1500 lbs (680 kg).This
is forillus tratio npur pos esonly.Mak esur e
yo uar eusin gth eactual loadlimit foryo ur vehi‐
cle stat ed on your vehicle's Tire and Loadi ng
In fo rm atio nplacar d(/ page40 6).
The high erthewe ight ofall theoccupant s,the
smaller themaximum loadforlug gage . 408
Wheels andtires
Page 520 of 550
Digita
lsp eed ome ter ............ ...................236
Di ng hy towing
see Tow- bar system
DIRECT SELECT leve r............ ...................156
Eng aging drive po sitio n............ ........... 158
Eng aging neu tral ............ ...................... 157
Eng aging park position ........................ 158
Eng aging park position automatic ally .. 158
Eng aging reve rsege ar .........................1 57
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>156
Disp lay(Car e).......................................... 373
Disp lay(m ult imedi asy stem)
Se ttings .......................................... .....2 68
Di spla y(on -boar dco mp uter)
Displ ayson themultifunc tiondispla y.. 234
Displa ycont ent
Se tting theadditional value rang e ....... 233
Di spl aymes sage........... ..........................443
Callin gup (on -boardco mp uter) ...........4 43
No tes .................................................. 443
Disp laymes sages
00B2 ---mp h...................................... 476
ç ---mp h...................................... 475 003D
12VBatt erySee Oper ator's
Manual ................................................ 483
00D7 48VBatt erySee Oper ator's
Manual ................................................ 485
0049 ActiveHea dlamps Inoperati ve .... 450
é ATTENTION ASSISTInoper ative
... ... .......................................................4 68
é ATTENTION ASSIST: Take a
Br ea k! <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>.........468
0049 Automatic HeadlampMode
Inoper ative..... ..................................... 450
0027 CheckBr ak eFlui dLe vel.............4 66
0026 CheckBrak ePa ds See Oper a‐
to r's Manua l...... .................................. 467
00BD CheckCool antLevelSee Oper‐
at or's Manual ...................................... 457
00B3 CheckEn gine OilAtNe xtRe fu‐
eli ng ...... ............................................... 491
00B3 CheckEngi neOilLe vel(A dd 1
qu art) ...................................................4 91 0049
CheckLef tLo wBeam (exa m‐
ple) ...................................................... 449
0077 CheckTire s ................................ 487
00B2 CheckWa sher Fluid ...................4 56
ÿ Coolant TooHo tSt op Vehicle
Tu rn Engi neOff............ ........................ 457
0025 Current lyUn available See
Operat or'sMan ual...............................4 77
00E5 Currentl yUna vailable See
Opera tor's Manua l..... ..........................4 78
Á Don't Forget Your Key................ 449
00B3 EngineOilLe velCann otBe
Mea sured <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>..493
00B3 Engine OilLevelLo wStop Vehi‐
cle Turn Engi neOff............ ..................492
00B3 EngineOilPr ess ureSt op
Switc hOf fEngin e................................ 493
00B3 EngineOil Reduce OilLevel........ 492
0075 Front LeftMalfunction Service
Re quired (exa mp le) .............................4 44 51
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ESC
(Electr onicStabil ityContr ol)
see ESP®
(Electr onicStabilit yPr og ram)
ESP ®
Cr osswi ndAssis t..... ............................ 177
ESP ®
(Electr onicStabil ityProg ram) ....... 174
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ........... .177
Fu nctio n/no tes .................................... 174
Ext erior light ing
Car e................................................ .....3 72
Ext erior light ing
see Ligh ts
Ext erior mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 131, 132
Anti-g lare mode (automatic) ................1 32
Au tomatic mirrorfo lding function ........ 133
Fo lding in/out ...................................... 131
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion ..........1 05
Pa rking posit ion.............................. .....1 33
Se tting ................................................. 131
Ext ernal device
Loc king(c hild safetyloc k) ...................2 73
Ey eg lass escom partmen t........... ............108 F
Fa tig ue detection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Fa vo rite s
Ad ding .................................................2 64
Callin gup ........................................ .... 264
De letin g.......................................... .....2 64
Mo ving ................................................ 264
Ov ervie w .......................................... ... 263
Re nam ing<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011>264
Fl aco n
Inse rting/ remo ving ......................... .... 140
Flat tire .....................................................3 76
Chan gingawheel ................................ 423
MOE xten ded tires ................................ 377
No tes ................................................... 376
TIREFIT kit...........................................3 78
Flat towing
see Tow- bar system
Floor mats................................................ 119
Fo ilco vering
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors.............. 172 Fr
ag rance
see Perfume atomiz er
Fr ee sof tware ............................................ 32
Fr eq uencies
Tw o-w ayradio ...................................... 431
Fr eq uency band
Dialin g(on -boardcom puter) ................ 239
Fr ont airbag (driver ,fr ont passeng er).....4 2
Fr ont passeng erseat
see Seat
Fu el ...........................................................4 36
Ad ditiv es.............................................4 36
E1 0 ....... ............................................... 435
Fu elreser ve <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 436
Ga sol ine <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 435
Qua lity (gas oline )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 435
Re fuel ing .............................................. 161
Sul fur cont ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 435
Ta nk cont ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> ..............436
Fu elconsum ption
On- boar dcom puter .............................2 36
Fu nction seat
see Door controlpanel 52
4
Ind ex
Page 535 of 550
Pa
rking brak e
see Elec tric par kingbr ak e
Pa rking foran extended period .............. 171
Pa rking light s...........................................1 21
Pa rking posit ion
Ex terior mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 133
St or ing theposition ofthefront -
passeng eroutside mirrorusi ng
re ve rsege ar .........................................1 33
PA RK TRONI C
Ma lfunction <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ............205
PA SSEN GERAIRBAGstatus displa y
see Automatic front pass engerfront
airb agshut off
Pa yload
Calculat ionexam ple ............................ 408
De term inin gth emaximum .................. 407
Pe des trian protection
see Activehoo d(p ed estria n pr otect ion)
Pe rfume
see Perfume atomiz er
Pe rfume atomizer .................................... 140
Inser ting/r emoving theflacon .............1 40 Se
tting ................................................. 139
Pe rfume vial
see Perfume atomiz er
Pe rm itted towing methods .....................3 88
Pe rsonaliz ation
see User profile
Pe ts inthe vehicl e...... ...............................64
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 ........... ............275
Plas tictrim (Car e)................................... 373
Pla ybac kop tions
Selectin g.......................................... ... 340
POI Selectin g.......................................... ... 286
POI symbols
Selectin g.......................................... ... 303 Po
we rcl os ingfun ction
Doo r............ ..........................................73
Po we rsupp ly
Swi tching on(Start/S topbutt on) ........ 143
Po we rwa sher (care)...............................3 68
Po we rwi ndo ws
see Side windo ws
PRE-S AFE®
(anticipat oryoccupant
pr otection) .................................................4 9
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 49
PR E-S AFE ®
Sou nd<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> .........49
Re versing measur es.............................. 50
PRE- SAFE®
PL US (ant icipa tory occu‐
pa nt protection plus)................................ 50
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 50
Re versing measur es.............................. 50
Pr ev entat ive occupa ntprotection sys‐
te m
see PRE-S AFE®
(anticipat oryoccu‐
pant protect ion)
Pr ev ious destina tions
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