2020 MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS tow

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(/page409)
R Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
(/ page40 7)
R Tire pressur eta ble (/ page40 1)
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 7).
The high erthewe ight ofall theoccupant s,the
smaller themaximum loadforlug gage .
Ste p1 Ex
am ple 1E xamp le2
Combine dmaxim umweight ofocc upant sand
load (datafrom theTire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio n
placar d) 15
00 lbs (680 kg)1 500lbs(680 kg) Wheels
andtires 409

*
NO
TEPrema ture wearthro ugh unleaded
re gular gasoline Un
leade dre gular gasoline cancause the
engine towe armor equ ickl yand impair lon‐
ge vity and perform anc e.
If unle aded premium grade gasoline is
una vailable andyouha ve torefuel using
unle adedre gular gasoline: #
Onlyfill th efuel tank tohalf fullwith
unleaded regular gasoline andfill up as
soon aspossible withunleaded pre‐
mium grade gasoline. #
Donotdr ive at themaximum design
speed. #
Avoid sudden accelerationandengine
speeds over3000 rpm. Fu
rther information onfuel isavailable atthefo l‐
lo wing locations:
R ataga sst atio n
R Ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
R USAonly: athttp: //www .mbusa.com Inf
ormat iononaddit ives ingasoline
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page43 4).
* NO
TEDama gefrom use ofunsu itabl e
add itives Ev
en smal lamou ntsofthewr ong additiv e
ma ylead tomalfu nctions occurring. #
Only addcle ani ng additiv es recomme n‐
ded byMer cedes-Ben zto thefuel. Mer
cedes- Benzrecomme ndsthat youuse fuel
br and sth at have addit ives.
In som ecoun tries, thefuel available mayno t
ha ve suf ficie ntadditiv es. Residue could buildup
in thefuel injec tionsystem asare sult. Inthis
case, incon sult ation withan aut hor ized
Mer cedes -Benz Cent er,th efuel maybe mix ed
wit hth ecleanin gadditiv ere comme ndedby
Mer cedes-Ben z.Be sureto obser vetheno tes
and mixing ratio ssp eci fied on thecon tainer .
Ta nk cont entand fuel reser ve
The totalcapac ityofthefuel tank mayva ry,
dependin gon theve hicle equipment. Capacity Model
Total cap acity
E 45 04M ATIC 21.1ga l(80. 0liter s)
All other models 17.4 gal(66. 0liter s) Model
Ofwhic hre ser ve
E 450 4MATIC 3.2gal(1 2. 0liter s)
All other models 1.8 ga l(7 .0 liter s) Engine
oil No
teson engine oil
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page43 4). 436
Tech nica lda ta

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
* The yello w0024 indicator lam pis lit and there d0049 indicat orlam p(US Aonl y)or 0024 indicat orlam p(Can‐
ada only)flashes forapp roxima tely tenseco ndsafte rth eelectr icpar king brak ehas been applied orreleased. It
th en remains litor goes out.Theelectr icpar king brak eis malfu nctioning.
If th ebat tery charge leve lis toolo w: #
Char gethebatt ery.
To appl y: #
Swi tchof fth eignition .
The electr icpar king brak ewill beapplied automaticall y.
If th eelectr icpar king brak eis no tto be applied, e.g.atan aut omatic carwash orwhen theve hicle isbeing towe d,
lea vetheignition switchedon.This does notinclude having theve hicle towe dwit hth ere ar axle raised.
If th eelectr icpar king brak eis no tapplied automaticall y: #
Switc hth eignition offand switc hit bac kon. #
Release andthen apply theelectr icpar king brak emanuall y(/ page17 2).
If it is still no tpossible toappl yth eelectr icpar king brak e: #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Wher enecessar y,also secureth epar kedve hicle agains tro lling away.
To release: Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 463

Asht
ray
Fr ont cent erconsole ............................1 18
Re ar passe nger com partment .............. 118
Assis tance
Men u(on -boardco mp uter) .................. 235
Assis tance systems
see Drivin gsaf etysy stem
ASS YSTPL US <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011>359
Batt erydi sconne ctionpe riods .............3 60
Displ aying theser vice duedate........... 359
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 359
Re gular maint enance work <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 359
Spec ialser vice requ iremen ts.............. 359
ATA (anti-thef tala rm system) ...................9 1
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating theint erior
mo tion sensor ....................................... 93
Ar ming/ disarming theto w- aw ay
alar m.............................................. .......9 2
Dea ctivating thealar m........................... 91
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 91
Fu nctio nof theint erior motion sensor ..92
The tow- aw ay alar mfun ction .......... .......9 2
AT TENTI ONASSIST <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 220,222
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>220Se
tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011>222
Sy stem limit ations ........................... ....2 20
At tention assistant
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Au dio mode
Ac tivati ng med iamod e........... .............337
Co nnecti ngUSB devic es ........... .......... 339
Co pyrights ...........................................3 37
Inf ormation ...................................... .... 335
Inser ting/r emoving anSD card.... ....... 337
Media search<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 343
Ov ervie w <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 339
Pa use and playbac kfun ction ...............3 40
Selecti ngatrac k ....... .......................... 340
Selecti ngplayba ckoptions ............ ...... 340
Tr ac klis t.............................................. 340
Au thorized Mercedes- BenzCenter
see Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop
Au thorized workshop
see Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop
Au tomatic distanc eco ntr ol
se eAc tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Au tomatic drivin glights ........... ............ ..125 Au
tomatic engine star t(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> ........152
Au tomatic engine sto p(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> ........152
Au tomatic fron tpass engerfr on tair‐
bag shutoff <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 45,46
Fu nctio nof theaut omatic front
passeng erfront airbag shutoff.............. 45
PA SSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam p.....4 6
Au tomatic fron tpass engerfr on tair‐
bag shutoff
see Automatic front pass engerfront
airb agshut off
Au tomatic lateral supp ortadjus tment
Se tting ............ .....................................101
Au tomatic mirrorfo lding function
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............135
Au tomatic trans mis sion
DIR ECT SELEC Tleve r..... ......................158
Dr ive pr ogr am disp lay ............ ..............157
Dr ive pr ogr ams............ ........................ 156
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.................... 156
Eng aging drive po sitio n............ ........... 159
Eng aging neu tral ............ ...................... 159 Inde
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Des
tinat ion entry<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 283
Ent ering 3wo rdaddr esse s.................. 288
En tering aPOI oraddress <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 283
Ent ering anintermed iate des tination ...2 87
Ent ering geo-coor dinates.................... 288
Select ingacont act............................. 288
Select ingaPOI .................................... 286
Select ingfrom themap ....................... 289
Select ingprev ious destination s...........2 85
De tectin ginat tentiv eness
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Diagnos ticsconnec tion............................2 6
Digita lOp erator' sMa nua l........................ 20
Digita lsp eed ome ter ............ ...................236
Di ng hy towing
see Tow- bar system
DIRECT SELECT leve r............ ...................158
Eng aging drive po sitio n............ ........... 159
Eng aging neu tral ............ ...................... 159
Eng aging park position ........................ 159
Eng aging park position automatic ally .. 159
Eng aging reve rsege ar .........................1 59
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>158 Disp
lay
Car e................................................ .....3 74
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...................................... 475
ç ---mp h...................................... 474
003D 12VBatt erySee Oper ator's
Manual ................................................ 482
00D7 48VBatt erySee Oper ator's
Manual ................................................ 484
0049 ActiveHea dlamps Inoperati ve .... 450
é ATTENTION ASSISTInoper ative
... ..........................................................4 67 é
ATTENTION ASSIST: Take a
Br ea k! <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>........467
0049 Automatic HeadlampMode
Inoper ative..... ..................................... 450
0027 CheckBr ak eFlui dLe vel.............4 65
0026 CheckBrak ePa ds See Oper a‐
to r's Manua l..... ................................... 466
00BD CheckCool antLevelSee Oper‐
at or's Manual ...................................... 456
00B3 CheckEn gine OilAtNe xtRe fu‐
eli ng ...... .............................................. 490
00B3 CheckEngi neOilLe vel(A dd 1
qu art) .................................................. 490
0049 CheckLef tLo wBeam (exa m‐
ple) ...................................................... 449
0077 CheckTire s ................................ 486
00B2 CheckWa sher Fluid ...................4 56
ÿ Coolant TooHo tSt op Vehicle
Tu rn Engi neOff............ ........................ 457 Inde
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Door
Child safetyloc k(rear door)............ ...... 63
Loc king (em erge ncy key) ................ .......7 4
Opening (from theinside) ......................7 1
Po we rclosing function ........... ................ 74
Un loc kin g(emer gency key) .................... 74
Un loc kin g(fr om theinside) .................... 71
Door controlpan el.....................................1 6
DO T,Tire Iden tificat ionNumbe r(TI N) .... 412
Dr aw bar
see Tow- bar system
Dr inking anddriving ................................ 149
Dr ive Awa yAssis t.... ................................ 219
Dr ive pos ition
In ser ting ........ ................................ ...... 159
Dr ive pr og ram dis pla y........... ..................157
Dr ive pr og rams
se eDY NA MIC SELE CT
Dr iver's seat
see Seat
Dr iving lights
see Automatic driving lights Dr
ivin gsaf etysy stem .............................. 174
ABS (Anti-lock Braki ng System) ........... 175
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 179
BA S(Br akeAssi stSystem) ............... ....1 75
EBD (electr oni cbr ak efo rc edis tribu‐
tion )..................................................... 179
ESP ®
Cr oss wind Assi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 179
Ov ervie w .......................................... ....1 74
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors........ .......1 74
Re sponsibili ty....................................... 174
ST EER CONTR OL............. ....................179
Dr ivin gsy stem
see 360° Camer a
see ActiveBli nd Spo tAssi st
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
see ActiveEmerg encyStop Assis t
see ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi st
see ActiveLa ne Keeping Assist
see ActivePa rking Assist
see ActiveSpe edLimi tAssi st
see ActiveSt eer ing Assis t
see AIRBODY CONTR OL
see ATTENTION ASSIST
see Blind SpotAssis t
see Cruise control see
Driving safetysy stem
see HOLD function
see Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C
see Rear vie wcam era
see Traf fic Sign Assist
Dr ivin gtips
Dr ink ing and drivin g............................ 149
Gene raldr ivin gtips .............................1 49
No teson breaking-in ane wvehicle ..... 147
Dr ow siness detection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Dynamic handlingcontrolsystem
see ESP®
(Ele ctro nic Stabilit yPr og ram)
DY NA MIC SELECT ....................................1 56
Conf iguring drive pr ogr am I<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 157
Dis play ing engin edat a.........................1 57
Dis play ing vehicle data........................ 157
Dr ive pr og ram disp lay ..... .....................1 57
Dr ive pr og rams ....................................1 56
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 156
Oper ating (DYN AMIC SELECTswitc h)
... ..........................................................1 57
Sel ecting thedr ive pr ogr am ................. 157
Sho wing ope ratio nfe edbac k............... 157 Inde
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Chec
kingth eoil leve lusing theoil
dips tick......... ................................. ..... 362
Chec kingtheoil leve lusing theon-
boar dcom puter .............................. ..... 363
MB- Freig abe orMB- Appr oval ...............4 37
Qua lity .......... ....................................... 437
To pping up.... .......................................3 63
Ent ering charact ers ....... ......................... 266
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 266
EQ boos t
Oper ating safety .................................... 24
ESC (Electr onicStabil ityContr ol)
see ESP®
(Electr onicStabilit yPr og ram)
ESP ®
Cr osswi ndAssis t..... ............................ 179
ESP ®
(Electr onicStabil ityProg ram) ....... 176
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ........... .179
Fu nctio n/no tes .................................... 176
Ext erior light ing
Car e.....................................................3 72
Ext erior light ing
see Ligh ts Ext
erior mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 133, 134
Anti-g lare mode (automatic) .......... ......1 34
Au tomatic mirrorfo lding function ........ 135
Fo lding in/out .....................................1 33
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion ........... 107
Pa rking posit ion.............................. .....1 34
Se tting ................................................. 133
Ext ernal device
Loc king(c hild safetyloc k) ...................2 73
Ey eg lass escom partmen t........... .............110 F
Fa tig ue detection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Favo 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 ......................... ..... 141 Flat
tire .....................................................3 77
Chan gingawheel ................................ 423
MOE xten ded tires ................................ 378
No tes ................................................... 377
TIREFIT kit...........................................3 79
Flat towing
see Tow- bar system
Floor mats................................................ 123
Fo ilco vering
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors...............1 74
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)...... 41
Fr ont passeng erseat ................................ 97
Ad jus ting from thedr iver's seat ............ 97
Fr ont passeng erseat
see Seat In
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Pa
rking foran extended period .............. 173
Pa rking light s...........................................1 24
Pa rking posit ion
Ex terior mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 134
St or ing theposition ofthefront -
passeng eroutside mirrorusi ng
re ve rsege ar .........................................1 35
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 ............................ 409
De term inin gth emaximum .................. 408
Pe rfume
see Perfume atomiz er
Pe rfume atomizer .................................... 141
Inser ting/r emoving theflacon .............1 41
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 140
Pe rfume vial
see Perfume atomiz er
Pe rm itted towing methods .....................3 89 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).................................... 374
Pla ybac kop tions
Selectin g.......................................... ... 340
POI Selectin g.......................................... ... 286
POI symbols
Selectin g.......................................... ... 303
Po we rcl os ingfun ction
Doo r............ ............. .......................... ...74
Po we rsupp ly
Swi tching on(Start/S topbutt on) ........ 144 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
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 49
PR E-S AFE ®
Sou nd<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> .........49
Re versing measur es.............................. 50
PRE- SAFE®
Im pulse Side...........................5 0
Ac tivati on ........... ...................................35
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 50
PRE -SAF E®
PL US (anticipat oryoc cu‐
pant protection plus)................................ 50
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 50
Re versing measur es.............................. 50
Pr eve ntativ eoccupant protection sys‐
te m
see PRE-S AFE®
(anticipat oryoccu‐
pant protect ion)
Pr ev ious destina tions
Selec ting.............................................2 85
Pr og rams
se eDY NA MIC SELE CT 532
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