2020 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS COUPE ESP

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b) Press a memory position button or a
seat adjustment switch on the driver's
door.
The adjustment process is stopped. Re
quirements:
R Adapting the driver's seat position tothe
body size: automatic seat adjustment has
been switched on.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Vehicle
5 Automatic seat adjustment
Switching automatic seat adjustment on/off
When the active user profile is changed while
th eve hicle is stationar y,the driver's seat, out‐
side mir ror and seat contour will auto matically
be adap tedto the driver. #
Select OnorOff.
% This setting is available on lyfor individual
user profiles. Forth e guest profile, auto‐
matic seat adjustment cann otbe switched
on or off. Further information about user
profiles . Ad
justing the driver's seat position tobody
size
The vehicle will calculate a suitable driver's seat
position on the basis of the driver's body size
and set this direct ly. #
Toset the unit of measurement: selectcm
or ft/in. #
Set the size using the scale. #
Select Start positioning .
The driver's seat position will be adjus tedto
th e body size that has been set.
% Ifth e driver's seat position calculated bythe
ve hicle is not practical or comfor table, it can
be changed manually at any time via the but‐
to ns.
The exterior mir rors are not set via this func‐
tion. Ins tead, they have tobe set manually
via the switches.
% You can also make these settings via the
Mercedes me por talfo ryo ur user profile. By
syn chro nising the profiles in theve hicle and
th e Mercedes me connect profiles, you can
car ryove rth ese settings foryo ur vehicle. Fu
rther information about synchronising
user profiles .
Setting the easy entry and exitfeature #
Activate or deacti vate the function.
% Ifyo u use an individual user profile and ha ve
set your body size, this information is car ried
ove rfo rth e easy entry andexitfeature. This
causes the driver's seat toautomatically
mo veinto the cor rect position . Overview of massage prog
rams The
following programmes can be selec ted:
R Relaxing Massage Itstarts bymassaging the
bac k,beginning in the pelvic area.
R Activating Massage Activating massa gewith
upward-m oving massage waves.
R Classic Massage Relaxing back massage.
R Mobilizing Massage Mobilising massage with
upward-m oving massage waves. Can pro‐
mo teslo wer,deeper respiration. This can
impr ovethe supply of oxygen tocells and the
brain. Seats and
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Tocall up: press or brief lyhold preset posi‐
tion button 4,TorU.
Af terre leasing the button, all sy stems are
mo ved into thestored position. St
ow age areas Note
s on loading theve hicle &
DANG ER Risk of exhaust gas poisoning
Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses such as carbon monoxide. Exhaust
ga ses can enter theve hicle interior if the
boot lid is open when the engine is running,
especially if theve hicle is in motion. #
Alw ays switch off the engine before
opening the boot lid. #
Never drive with the boot lid open. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom unsecu red
items in theve hicle
If objects, luggage or loads are not secured
or not secured suf ficientl y,they could slip, tip
ove r or be throw n around and thereby hit
ve hicle occupants.
There is a risk of injur y,particularly in the
ev ent of sudden braking or a sudden change
in direction. #
Alw aysstow objects in such a wayth at
th ey cannot be thro wn around. #
Before the journe y,secure objects, lug‐
ga ge or loads against slipping or tipping
ove r. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue toobjects
being stowed incor rectly
If objects in theve hicle interior are stowed
incor rectly, they can slide or be thrown
around and hit vehicle occupants. In addi‐
tion, cup holders, open stowage spaces and
mobile phone brac kets cann otalw aysre tain
all objects they contain.
The reis a risk of injur y,particularly in the
ev ent of sudden braking or a sudden change
in direction. #
Alw aysstow objects in such a wayth at
th ey cannot be thro wn around in such
situations. #
Alw ays make sure that objects do not
pr otru de from stowage spaces, luggage
nets or stowage nets. #
Close the loc kable stow age spaces
before starting a journe y. #
Alw aysstow and secure heavy, hard,
poin ted, sharp-edged, fragile or bulky
objects in the boot. &
WARNING ‑ Risk of accident or inju ry
when using the cup holder while the
ve hicle is in motion
The cup holder cannot hold a container
secure while theve hicle is in motion.
If yo u use a cup holder while theve hicle is in
motion, the conta iner may be flung around
and liquids could be spilled. The vehicle
occupants may come into contact with the
liquid and if it is hot, they could be scalded. Seats and
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Yo
u could be distracted from traf fic condi‐
tions and you may lose cont rol of theve hicle. #
Only use the cup holder when theve hi‐
cle is stationar y. #
Only use the cup holder for containers
of theright size. #
Alw ays close the conta iner, particularly
if th e liquid is hot. *
NO
TEDama getothe handle in the boot
fl oor If
th e handle in the boot is left pr otru ding,
th e handle may be damaged. #
Before closing the boot lid, de tach the
handle and press it down closed again. *
NO
TEDama getothestow age compart‐
ment under the ashtr aydue tointense
heat The
stow age compartment under the ashtray
is not heat resis tant and could be damaged if
yo ure st a lit cigar ette on it. #
Make sure that the ashtr ayis fully
engaged. &
WARNING ‑ Risk of fire and injury from
th e hot cigar ette lighter
Yo u can burn yourself if youto uch the hot
heating element or the soc ket of the ciga‐
re tte lighter.
In addition, flammable materials may ignite
if:
R you drop the hot cigar ette lighter
R ach ild holds the hot cigar ette lighter to
objects, forex ample #
Alw ays hold the cigar ette lighter bythe
knob. #
Alw ays make sure that the cigar ette
lighter is out of reach of children. #
Never lea vechildren unat tended in the
ve hicle. &
WARNING Risk of bu rns from theta il‐
pipe and tailpipe trims
The exhaust tailpipe and tailpipe trims can
become very hot. If you come into contact
with these parts of theve hicle, you could
burn yourself. #
Alw ays be particular lycareful around
th eta ilpipe and theta ilpipe trims and
supervise children especially closely in
th is area. #
Allow vehicle parts tocool down before
to uching them. The driving
characteristics of your vehicle are
dependent on the distribution of the load within
th eve hicle. You should bear thefo llowing in
mind when loading theve hicle:
R neverex ceed the permissible gross mass or
th e permissible axle loads forth eve hicle
(including occupants).
Information can be found on theve hicle iden‐
tification plate (/ page 349).11 2
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Yo
u can fold the cent reand outer seat backrests
fo rw ards separatel y.#
Vehicles without a memory function:
mo vethe driver's or front passenger seat for‐
wa rds, if necessar y. #
Vehicles with a memory function: if at
lea stone section of there ar seat backrest is
fo lded forw ards, the cor responding front seat will mo
veforw ards slightl y,if necessar y,to
av oid a collision. #
Tofold the left and right seat backrests
fo rw ards: pullrelease le ver1. #
Tofold the centre seat backrest for‐
wa rds: pull release cat ch3 of seat back‐
re st 2 forw ards. #
Foldthe cor responding seat backrest for‐
wa rds.
Fo lding back there ar seat backrest
* NO
TEDama gecaused bytrapping the
seat belt when folding back the seat
backrest The seat belt could become trapped and
thus
be damaged when the seat backrest is folded
bac k. #
Make sure that the seat belt is not trap‐
ped when folding back the seat back‐
re st. #
Vehicles without a memory function:
mo vethe driver's or front passenger seat for‐
wa rds, if necessar y. #
Vehicles with a memory function: if at
lea stone part of the seat backrest in there ar
is folded bac k,the cor responding front seat
will automatically return tothe most recent
original position. 11 4
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Foldthe cor responding seat backrest 1
back until it engages.
Left and right seat backrests: ifth e seat
backrest is not engaged and loc ked, this will
be shown on the multifunction display on the
instrument clus ter.
Centre seat backres t:ifth e seat backrest is
not engaged and loc ked, there d lock verifi‐
cation indicator 2will be visible. Lo
cking there lease catch of the centre rear
seat backrest
Re quirements:
R The left and centre seat backrests are
engaged and joined toge ther.
Yo u can lock the cent reseat backrest release
cat chifyo uwa nttosecure the boot against
unauthorised access. The cent reseat backrest
can then be folded forw ards on lytoge ther with
th e left seat backrest. #
Foldthe cent reand left seat backrests for‐
wa rds. #
Tolock or unlock: slidethe catch 1
upwards or down wards. Overview of
the tie-down eyes Obser
vethe no tes on loading theve hicle
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Close the loc kable stow age spaces
before starting a journe y. #
Alw aysstow and secure heavy, hard,
poin ted, sharp-edged, fragile or bulky
objects in the boot/load compartment. Obser
vethe no tes on loading theve hicle. &
WARNING Risk offire from placing
objects in the mobile phone stowage
compartment
Placing other objects in the mobile phone
stow age compartment could con stitute a fire
hazard. #
Apart from a mobile phone, do not
place any other objects in the mobile
phone stowage compartment, espe‐
cially those made of me tal. *
NO
TEDama getoobjects caused by
placing them in the mobile phone stow‐
age compartment If objects are placed in
the mobile phone
stow age compartment, they may be dam‐
aged byelectromagnetic fields. #
Do not place credit cards, data storage
devices, ski passes or other objects
sensitive toelectromagnetic fields in
th e mobile phone stowage compart‐
ment. *
NO
TEDama getothe mobile phone
stow age compartment caused byliquids If liquids enter
the mobile phone stowage
compartment, the compartment may be
damaged. #
Ensure that no liquids enter the mobile
phone stowage compartment. R
Depending on theve hicle equipment, the
mobile phone is connected totheve hicle's
ex terior aerial via thech arging module. R
The charging function and wireless connec‐
tion of the mobile phone totheve hicle's
ex terior aerial are only available if the ignition
is switched on.
R Small mobile phones may not be able tobe
ch arge d in everyposition of the mobile
phone stowage compartment.
R Largemobile phones which do not rest flat in
th e mobile phone stowage compartment may
not be able tobe charge d or connec ted with
th eve hicle's exterior aerial.
R The mobile phone may heat up during the
ch arging process. The mobile phone can be
cooled in the mobile phone stowage com‐
partment when the air conditioning sy stem is
switched on. The cooling output in the
mobile phone stowage compartment is high‐
est when the controller in theglove box is
closed.
R Toensure more ef ficient charging and con‐
nection with theve hicle's exterior aerial,
re mo vethe pr otective co ver from the mobile
phone. 12 0
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Exterior lighting
Note
s on adjusting the lights when driving
abroad Ve
hicles with static LED headlamps: it is not
necessa ryto con vert the headlamps. The legal
re qu irements are also met in countries in which
traf fic drives on theot her side of thero ad.
Ve hicles with Intelligent Light Sy stem: before
crossing the border into count ries in which traf‐
fi c drives on theot her side of thero ad, it is nec‐
essary toset the headlamps tosymmetrical low
beam (/ page131).
On ce the headlamps ha vebeen con verted:
R Oncoming tra ffic will not be dazzled.
R The edge of thero ad will not be illuminated
as far or as high.
R The "mo torw ay mode" and "enhanced fog
light" functions will not be available.
The headlamps must be reset toasymm etrical
low beam when youre turn from ab road. Information about lighting sy
stems and your
re sponsibility The
various lighting sy stems of theve hicle are
only aids. The driver of theve hicle is responsible
fo r cor rect vehicle illumination in accordance
with the pr evailing light and visibility conditions,
legal requirements and traf fic situation. Light switch
Ope
rating the light switch 1
W Left-hand pa rking lights
2 X Right-hand parking lights
3 T Standing lights and licence plate light‐
ing
4 Ã Automatic driving lights (prefer red light
switch position) Light and sight
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L Low beam/high beam
6 R Switches there ar fog light on/off
When low beam is activated, the indicator lamp
fo rth est anding lights Twill be deactivated
and replaced bythe lo w-beam indicator lamp
L. #
Alw ays park your vehicle safely using suf fi‐
cient lighting, in acco rdance with there le‐
va nt le galst ipulations.
* NO
TEBattery discharging byoperating
th est anding lights Operating
thest anding lights over a period of
hours puts a stra in on the batter y. #
Where possible, switch on the
ri ght X or left Wparking light. In
theeve nt of se vere battery discharging, the
st anding lights or parking lights will be swit ched
off automatically tofacilitate the next engine
st art. The
exterior lighting (e xcept standing and park‐
ing lights) will swit choff automatically when the
driver's door is opened.
R Obser vethe no tes on sur round lighting
(/ page 131).
Au tomatic driving lights function
The standing lights, low beam and daytime run‐
ning lights are switched on au tomatically
depending on the ignition status and the light
conditions. &
WARNING Risk of accident when the
dipped beam is switched off in poor visi‐
bility
When the light switch is set toà ,the
dipped beam may not be switched on auto‐
matically if there is fog, snow or other causes
of poor visibility such as spr ay. #
In such cases, turn the light switch to
L . The automatic driving lights are only an aid.
Yo u
are responsible forve hicle lighting. Switching
there ar fog lights on or off
Re quirements:
R The light switch is in theL orà posi‐
tion. #
Press the R button.
Please obser vethe count ry-specific la wsonthe
use of rear fog lamps. 124
Light and sight