2020 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS COUPE towing

Symbols
........................................................ 5 At
agl ance ....................................................6
Coc kpit ....... ..................... ..................... ..........6
Indica torand warning lam ps(stan dar d)........ 10
Indicat orand warning lam ps(Wide‐
scr een Cockpit)............................................ 12
Ov erhead controlpanel ................................ 14
Doo rcontr olpa nel and seatad jus tment .......16
Emerg enciesand brea kdo wns ............ .......... 18 Digita
lOp erator' sMa nua l......................... 20
Callin gup theDigit alOper ator's Manual ...... 20 Gener
alno tes... .......................................... 21
Pr otect ion oftheen vironmen t... ...................2 1
Mer cedes-Ben zGenuine Parts ... ...................2 1
Oper ator's Manual ........................... .............2 2
Ser vice andvehicle operation ......... .............2 3
Oper ating safety...........................................2 4
Decl arati on ofconf ormity forwireless
ve hicle component s... ..................................2 6
Dia gno stics con nection ................................ 26 Qualif
iedspec ialistwo rkshop ....................... 27
Cor rect useof theve hicle ............................. 27
Pr oblems withyo ur vehicle ............... ............ 28
Re por tingsaf etydef ects ...............................2 8
Limit edWarrant y.......................................... 28
QR cod efo rre scue card... ............... .............2 9
Dat ast or ag e... ..............................................2 9
Cop yright ...................................................... 32 Occup
antsafety.... .....................................34
Re stra int system .............................. .............3 4
Sea tbel ts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Airb ags<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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PR E-S AFE ®
sy stem ....................................... 49
Saf elytranspor tingchildr enintheve hi‐
cle ...... ........................................................... 51
No teson pets intheve hicle ............ .............6 4 Opening
andclosing .................................. 65
Smar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 65
Door s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Tr unk ................................................ .............7 4
Sid ewi ndo ws<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 79
Sli ding sunroof <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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ller sun blinds ...........................................8 8
Anti-t heftpr otect ion .....................................8 9 Seats
andstowing ..................................... 92
No teson thecor rect driver's seatpos i‐
tion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011>.......92
Sea ts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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St eer ing wheel ............................................ 102
Eas yentr yand exitfeatur e.........................1 04
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion .................. 105
St ow agear eas ............................................ 106
Cup holder.................................................. 115
Ashtr ayand cigarette light er.......................1 16
Soc kets ........... ............................................ 117
Wi reless chargin gof themobile phone
and connect ionwithth eex terior ant enna ...118
Ins talling andremo ving thefloor mats ........ 119 Light
andvisibili ty.................................... 121
Ext eriorlighti ng............. ..............................121
Int erior ligh ting ........................................... 126
Wi ndsh ield wipe rand windsh ield wa sher
sy stem ........................................................ 127
Mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Contents

Oper
ating thesun visor s... .......................... 134
Ar ea perm eable toradio wav eson the
winds hield.................................................. 134
Infr ared-r eflectiv ewindshi eldfunction ........ 135 Clim
atecontr ol........................................ 136
Ov ervie wof climat econt rolsy stems ..........1 36
Oper ating theclimat econ trol system ......... 137 Dr
ivin gand parking ................................. 143
Dr iving ............ ............ ........................ ........143
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h... ............... ......... 155
Au tomatic transmiss ion.............................. 156
Fu nctio nof 4MA TIC<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> ...........160
Re fuel ing...... ............................................... 161
Pa rking .......................................................1 63
Dr iving anddriving safetysy stems .............. 172
Ve hicle towing instruct ions .........................2 29 Ins
trument Displa yand on-b oard
co mp uter ...... ............................................230
Ins trument Displayove rview ...................... 230 Ov
ervie wof thebutt ons onthesteer ing
wheel ..........................................................2 31
Oper ating theon- boar dcom puter.............. 232
Se tting thedesign ...................................... 233
Se tting thear ea foradd itional values .........2 33
Ov ervie wof disp lays on themultifunc ‐
tion displa y... .................................... ..........2 34
Ad jus ting theins trument lighting ............... 235
Menus andsubmenus ................................ 235
Head-up Display... ...................................... 242 Vo
ice Contr olSy stem .............................. 244
No teson oper ating safety...........................2 44
Oper ation .......................................... ......... 245
Using theVo ice Cont rolSy stem effec‐
tiv ely <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011>...246
Esse ntialvo ice com mand s.......................... 247 Multimedia
system .................................. 259
Ov ervie wand oper ation .................. ............ 259
Sy stem settings .............................. ............ 268
Fit &Healt hy<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Na vig ation .......................................... ........282
Te lephon e........................................ ...........3 07 Online
andInterne tfunctions ..................... 330
Media ......................................................... 335
Ra dio .......................................................... 348
Sound .........................................................3 56 Maint
enanceand care....... ......................359
ASS YSTPL US service interva ldispla y........ 359
En gine compartment .................................. 360
Cleanin gand care.......................................3 67 Br
eak down assista nc e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Emerg ency............. .....................................376
Fla ttir e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011><0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011>....376
Batt ery(v ehi cle) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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To w star tin gor towing away <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ele ctrica lfus es<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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elsand tires <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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No teson noise orunusua lhandling char‐
act eristic s...................................................3 97
No teson regular lyinsp ecting wheels and
tir es ............................................................ 397
No teson sno wch ains ................................ 398 Con
tents 3

1
QRcode foraccessi ngthere scue card →
29
2 Safetyve sts →
376
3 mebutt onand SOS button →
324
4 Chec kingandaddingoper ating fluids →
434
5 Tow- star tin gand towing away →
389
6 Flat tire →
376
7 Startin gassis tance →
386 8
Haza rdwa rning light s →
123
9 Fuelfiller flap withins truct ion labels fortir e
pr essu re,fuel type andQRcode foraccessi ng
th ere scue card →
161
A Tow- star tin gand towing away →
389
B TIREFIT kit →
378 At
aglanc e– Em erge ncie sand brea kdo wns 19

The
driven speed isadjus tedwhen theve hicle is
le ve lwit hth etraf fic sig nat thelat est.In the
case ofsig ns indi cati ngentr yint oan urb anarea ,
th espeed isadap tedaccor dingtothespeed
per mitt edwithin theurban area. The speed limit
displa yin theIns trument Displayis alw aysupda ‐
te dwhen theve hicle isleve lwit hth etra ffic sign .
If th er eis no speed restriction onanunlimited
st re tchof road (e.g.on afree wa y), there com‐
mend edspe edisau tomatical lyadop tedas the
st or ed speed. Thesystem uses thespeed stor ed
on anunlimit edstre tchof road asthere com‐
mend edspe ed. Ifyo udo notalt er thestor ed
speed onanunlimit edstre tchof road, there c‐
omme ndedspeedis80 mph(1 30 km/h) .
If Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cha sbe en
pu tint opa ssi ve mode bypressing theacceler a‐
to rpeda l,onl yspee dlimi tswhi charehigh er
th an these tspeed areadop ted.
Ac tiveSpe edLimi tAssi stisonl yan aid. The
dr iver isresponsible forke eping asaf edis tance
fr om theve hicle infront, forve hicle speed and
fo rbr aking ingood time. Themaximu mper missi ‐
ble spee dals odepe ndsonfact or ssu ch asthe
ro ad sur face and traf fic condi tions. Sy
stem limit s
Te mp oraryspeed restrictions (e.g.fo ra cer tain
tim eor due towe ather condition s)can notbe
pr oper lyde tected bythesy stem. Themaximum
per missible speedapplying toave hicle witha
tr ailer isno tde tected bythesy stem. Inthese sit‐
uations youmus tadj ustyo ur spee dyo urself . &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto Active
Spe edLimi tAssi stadap tingth eve hicle's
speed
The speed adoptedby ActiveSpe edLimi t
Assi stma ybe toohigh orincor rect insome
indi vidualcase s,su ch as:
R Inthewe tor infog
R When towing atrailer #
Ensur eth at thedr iven speed complies
wit htraf fic re gulations. #
Adjus tth edr iving speed tosuit current
tr af fic and weather condition s. Fu
nction ofrout e-base dspee dadap tation %
The follo wing function iscoun try- dependen t
and onlyav ailable incon junction withth e
Dr iving Assi stanc ePa ckag e.
When ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti ‐
va ted, theve hicle speed willbeadjus tedaccor d‐
ing lyto thero uteev ent sahead. Dependingon
th edr ive pr og ram sele cted, theve hicle negoti‐
at es aro uteeve ntaheadin afue l-saving, com ‐
fo rtable ordynam icman ner.When thero ute
eve nthasbe en passe d,theve hicle acceler ates
ag ain tothestor ed speed. Thesetdis tance to
th eve hicle infront, vehicles detected aheadand
spe edrestrictions aheadar eta ke nint oacco unt.
Ro ute-based speedadap tatio ncan beconf ig‐
ur ed inthemultimedia system (/ page19 2).
The follo wing routeeve nts areta ke nint o
acco unt:
R Bend s
R T-int ersect ions,tr af fic cir cle sand tollst a‐
tio ns
R Turnsand exits Dr
ivin gand parking 19
1

*
NO
TEDama gefrom automatic braking If
one ofthefo llo wing functionsis switc hed
on, theve hicle brak es aut omatically incer‐
ta in situat ions:
R ActiveBr ak eAssi st
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
R HOLD functio n
R ActivePa rking Assist
To avo iddamag eto theve hicle, deactiv ate
th ese systems inthefo llo wing orsimilar sit‐
uation s: #
Dur ing towing #
Inacar wash Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle isstatio nary.
R The driver's door isclosed ortheseat belton
th edr iver's side isfastened.
R The engine isrunning orhasbe en automati‐
cally switc hedoffby theEC Ostar t/ stop
funct ion. R
The electr icpar king brak eis released.
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis de acti ‐
va ted.
R The transmis sionisin position 005B,005Eor005C.
Ac tiv atin gthe HOL Dfunc tion #
Dep ress thebr ak epedal andafte ra shor t
time quickl ydepr essfurther until the00D9
displa yappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y. #
Release thebr ak epedal.
Deactiv atingtheHOLD function #
Depr esstheacceler ator pedal topull away.
or #
Depr essthebr ak epedal untilthe00D9 dis‐
pla ydisappear sfrom themultifunc tiondis‐
pla y.
The HOLD functionisdeactiv ated inthefo llo w‐
ing situat ions:
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti va‐
te d.
R The transmission isswitc hedtoposition 005D.R
The vehicle issecur edwithth eelectr icpar k‐
ing brak e.
In thefo llo wing situat ions,th eve hicle isheld by
tr ans missi on positio n005D and /or bytheelectr ic
par king brak e:
R The seat beltisunf astened andthedr iver's
door isopened.
R The vehicle isswitc hedoff.
R Ther eis amalfunction inthesy stem orthe
po we rsupp lyis insuf ficie nt. DY
NA MIC BODY CONT ROLfun ction DY
NA MIC BODY CONTR OLcontinuously adjusts
th ech aract eristic sof thesuspension dampersto
th ecur rent operati ng and drivi ng cond itions.
The damp ing istun edindiv idually foreac hwhee l
and isaffect ed bythefo llo wing fact or s:
R The road sur face condi tions
R Vehicle load
R The drive pr ogr am select ed
R The driving style 200
Driving andparking

Be
sureto obser vethesy stem limit ations of
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assist. #
Press butt on2.
If indicat orlam p1 lights up,ActiveLa ne
Ke eping Assistis activ ated, thelane mark‐
ings aresho wnaslight intheassis tance
gr ap hic. Whe nAc tiveLa ne Keeping Assistis
activ e,thelane marking sar esho wningreen
in theassis tance grap hic. Ve
hicl eto wing instruct ions
The vehicle isno tsuit able forth euse oftow bar
sy stems that areused forflat towing ording hy
to wing, forex am ple. Attach ing and using tow bar
sy stems canlead todamag eon theve hicle.
When youar eto wing ave hicle withto w bar sys‐
te ms, safedr iving charact eristic scan notbe
guar anteed forth eto wing vehicle ortheto we d
ve hicle. Thevehicle-tr ailercombination may
sw erve from side toside. Complywithth eper‐
mitt edtowing methods (/page388) andthe
ins truct ions forto wing withbo th axle son the
gr ou nd (/ page 389). Dr
iving andparking 229

Obser
vethefo llo wing notesif yo uwa ntto
re place thebatt eryyo urself :
R Alw aysre place afa ulty battery wit habatt ery
whic hmee tsthespecif icvehicle requ ire‐
men ts.
The vehicle iseq uipped withan AGMtech nol ‐
ogy batter y(A bso rbentGlas sMa t)or alith ‐
ium-io nbatt ery. Fu llve hicle functionality is
onl yguar anteed withan AGMbatt eryor lith‐
ium-ion battery. Fo rsaf etyre ason s,
Mer cedes-Ben zre comme ndsthat youon ly
use batteries whic hha ve been tested and
appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle byMer cedes-Ben z.
R Carryove rde tach able parts,suc has vent
hos es,elbo wfitting orterm inal covers from
th ebatt erybeing replaced. R
Mak esur eth at theve nt hos eis alwa ys con‐
nect edtotheor iginal opening ontheside of
th ebatt ery.
Ins tallan yex istin gor supplied cellcaps.
Ot her wise, gases orbatt eryacid could
escape.
R Mak esur eth at detach able partsarere con‐
nect edinthesame way. To
w star ting ortowing away Pe
rm itted towing methods Mer
cede s-Ben zre comme ndstransp orting your
ve hicle inthecase ofabr eakdo wn,rath er than
to wing itaw ay. Fo
rto wing, useato w rope ortow bar withbo th
axle son thegr ound. Donotuse tow bar sys‐
te ms.
* NO
TEDama getotheve hicle duetotow‐
ing away inc orrectl y #
Obs erve theins truction sand noteson
to wing away. 388
Breakdo wnassis tance

Pe
rm itted towing methods Ve
hicl eeq uipment/ towing
me thod Bo
th axle son thegr ound Fr
ont axle raised Re
ar axle raised
Ve hicles withaut omatic transmis‐
sion Ye
s,maximum 31mile s(50 km) at
31 mp h(50 km/h) No
Yes,ifth esteer ing wheel isfixe din
th ecent erposition withast eer ing
wheel lock.
4MA TICvehicles Yes,maximum 31mile s(50 km) at
31 mp h(50 km/h) No
NoTo
tow wit hara ised axle: towing should be
per form ed byato wing company. To
wing theve hicl ewith both axle son the
gr ound #
Obser vetheno teson theper mitt edtowing
me thods (/page388). #
Mak esur 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. %
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 e39 1). Atowing vehicle withlifting
eq uipment isrequ ired forve hicle transpor ta‐
tio n. Br
ea kdo wnassist anc e389