2020 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS WAGON Owner's Manual

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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. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn around . #
Beforeth ejour ney,secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge orloads agains tslipping ortipping
ove r. &
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. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe tossed about inthese or
similar situation s. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at obj ect sdo not
pr oject from stow agespac es,parcel
ne ts or stow agene ts. #
Close theloc kable stow agespac es
bef orest ar tin gajo ur ne y. #
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. &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom theta il‐
pipe andtailpipe trims
The exhaus tta ilpipe andtailpipe trims can
becom eve ry hot.Ifyo uco me intoco ntact
wit hth ese partsof theve hicle, youco uld
bur nyo urself . #
Alw aysbe par ticular lycareful arou nd
th eta ilpipe andtheta ilpipe trims and
super visechildr enespec iallycloselyin
th is area. #
Allo wvehicle partsto cool down before
to uc hin gth em. The
driving 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 The load 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. Seats
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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/unloc kingthegl ove box #
Turn theemer gency keya qu artertur ncloc k‐
wise 0048(to loc k)or count er-cloc kwise 0047(to
unloc k). Openi
ngtheey eg lasses compartmen t #
Pres sbu tton 1. 11
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Opening
thesto wage com partmen tin the
re ar armr est #
Press release catch1 and swin gth eco ver
of thear mr estupw ards. Thr
ough-load ingfeatur ein there ar ben ch
seat Fo
lding there ar seat backres tfo rw ards &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryifth ere ar
ben chseat/r earseat andseat backres t
ar eno teng aged
If th ere ar ben chseat/r earseat andseat
bac kres tar eno teng aged they cou ldfold for‐
wa rds, e.g. when braking suddenly orinthe
ev ent ofan acciden t.
R Ifth is isthecase, theve hicle occupant
wo uld beforc ed intoth eseat beltbythe
re ar ben chseat/r earseat orby theseat
bac kres t.The seat beltcann otprotect as
int ended andcould result inadditional
injur y.
R Objects orloads inthetrunk/ cargocom‐
par tmen tcann otbe restra ined bythe
seat backres t. #
Mak esur eth at theseat backres tand
th ere ar ben chseat/r earseat are
eng aged bef oreeve rytrip . If
th eseat backres tis no teng aged and lockedin
place, this will besho wnonthemultifunc tion
displa yon theins trument cluster.
Re quirement s:
R The rear seat backres thead restra int sar e
full yinse rted.
The cent erand outerseat backres ts can befol‐
ded forw ards separat ely.
The right seat backres tcan befolded forw ards
on lytoge ther wit hth ecent erseat backres t.
The outerseat backres ts areunloc kedelect ri‐
cal ly.Depe nding ontheeq uipment, there lease
butt ons arelocat edeither inthecar gocom part‐
ment orbeside theseat backres ts. Seats
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Butt
oninthecar gocom partmen t #
Vehicl eswith amemor yfuncti on:Ifat
lea stone section ofthere ar seat backres tis
fo lded forw ards, thecor responding front seat
will moveforw ards sligh tly, ifnec essar y,to
av oid acollision. #
Leftand right seat backres t:pull thebut‐
to non theright orleft1.
The corresponding seatbackres twill fold for‐
wa rds. #
Cent erseat backres t:pull release catch3
of seat backres t2 forw ards. #
Foldseat backres t2 forw ards. Fo
lding there ar seat backres tbac k
* NO
TEDama gecau sed bytrap ping the
seat beltwhen folding backth eseat
bac kres t The
seat beltcould become trapped andthus
damag edwhen theseat backres tis folded
bac k. #
Mak esur eth at theseat beltisno ttra p‐
ped when folding backth eseat back‐
re st. #
Vehicl eswith amemor yfuncti on:Ifat
lea stone partof theseat backres tin there ar
passe nger com partment isfolded back,the
cor responding front seat willautomaticall y
re tur nto themos tre cent origi nal pos ition. 11
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#
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 be folded forw ards onlytoge ther wit h
th elef tseat backres t. #
Foldthecent erand leftseat backres ts for‐
wa rds. #
Toloc k:slide catch1 upw ards.
The release catchofthecent erseat backres t
will belocked. #
Tounlo ck:sl id e catc h1 down wards. Seats
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Ad
jus tingthe angleof the rear seat backr‐
es ts (car go posi tion)
To enlar gethecar gocom partmen t,yo ucan
adj ustth eseat backres ts so that they arete n
degr eessteeper (cargoposition ). #
Foldtheseat backres tfo rw ards
(/ page11 3). #
Movebrac ket1 inthedir ect ion ofthe
ar row . #
Push seatbackres t2 bac kto brac ket1
unti lth ebac kres teng ages. Car
gocom partment coverwi th par tition net
(c omb ined cargoco verand net) No
teson thecar gocom partmen tco ver &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
object sbeing poorlysecur ed
On itsown,thecar gocom partmen tco ver
canno tsecu reor restra in hea vyobje cts,
it ems oflugg ageand heavyloads.
Yo uco uld behit byan uns ecur edload during
sudden chang esindir ect ion,br akin gor in
th eev ent ofan acciden t. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn around . #
Sec ureobj ect s,lugg ageor loads
ag ains tslippin gor tipp ingover,e.g. by usin
gtie -do wns ,eve nif yo uar eusin g
th ecar gocom partmen tco ver. *
NO
TEDama getothecar gocom part‐
ment coverwhen loading theve hicle The
cargocom partment coverma ybe dam‐
ag ed when loading theve hicle. #
Donotplace anyobjects abovethe
lo we redg eof theside windo wsoron
th ecar gocom partmen tco ver. The
cargocom partmen tco verand thedividing
ne tfo rm thecombin edcar gocoverand net.
When thecar gocom partmen tco veris clipp ed
in, no objects inthecar gocom partmen tshould
obs truct thedo wn wardmo vement oftheco ver
when theta ilg ateis clos ed.The cargocom part‐
men tco verwil lot her wise beraised again auto‐
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Ext
endin g/retra ctin gth ecar gocom part‐
men tco ver #
Toextend: pull cargocom partmen tco ver1
bac kby grab han dle2and clipitint oth e
br ac kets on thelef tand right.
The cargocom partmen tco verra ises auto‐
matic allywhen theta ilg ateis open edand
lo we rsagain when theta ilg ateis clos ed.
Re tracti ng #
Remo vecargo compartment cover1 from
th ebr ac kets on thelef tand right. #
Guide cargocom partmen tco ver1 forw ards
by grab handle 2until itis fully retract ed. The
handl est rip of theex tende dcargo compart‐
ment cover1 can beused inthefo llo wing posi‐
tion s: 0047
Folded upby45° (loadi ng posi tion)
0048 Horizont alposi tion (driving position)
0049 Folded down and lockedin place (rattle- free
position whendriving)
Ins talling/r emoving thecombin edcar go
co verand net
Re quirement s:
R The cargocom partment coverand partition
ne tar ere tract ed. Re
mo val
Re mo vethecombin edcar gocoverand netfr om
th ecar gocom partmen t,or from thelef t-hand
re ar door ifth eseat backres ts arefo lded for‐
wa rds. #
Press butt on2. #
Foldthecombin edcar gocoverand netbac k‐
wa rdswit hth eseat backres tfo lded up. Seat
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#
First,de tach thecombin edcar gocoverand
ne tfr om left-hand catch1 and then remo ve
it from right- hand brac ket4.
In stalli ng #
Slid eth ecombin edcar gocoverand netint o
ri ght- hand brac ket4 asfaras itwil lgo. #
Placethecombin edcar gocoverand netint o
th elef t-hand brac ketand slid e it int ocatc h
1 unti lth ecombin edcar gocoverand net
eng ages audib ly.
Re dloc kve rificati onindi cator3 mus tno
long erbe visible.
At tac hin gth ecombin edcar gocoverand net
to there ar seat backres t
* NO
TEDama getothecombin edlugg age
co verand netwhen attaching itto the
seat backres t When
thecombin edlugg ageco verand netis
att ached totheseat backres t,itma ybe
damag edwhen theseat backres tis folded
bac k. #
Donotfo ld theseat backres ts bac k. Re
quirement s:
R The seat backres ts arefo lded forw ards. #
Inser tcom bined car gocoverand net2 into
bo th guides 1and push itas faras itwil lgo
in thedir ect ion ofthear row .
To disassemble thecombin edcar gocoverand
ne t,follo wtheins truction sin reve rseor der . At
tac hin gth epa rtitioning net &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
object sbeing poorlysecur ed
On itsown,thepar tition netcann otsecur e
or restra in hea vyobje cts, items oflugg age
and heavyloads.
Yo uco uld behit byan uns ecur edload during
sudden chang esindir ect ion,br akin gor in
th eev ent ofan acciden t. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn around. #
Sec ureobj ect s,lugg ageor loads
ag ains tslippin gor tipp ingover,e.g. by
usin glashi ngmat erial, evenwh en you
ar eusin gth epar tition net. Fo
rsaf etyre ason s,alw aysuse apar titioning net
when transpor tingaload.
Damag edpar titioning nets can nolong erfulf ill
th eir protect ive func tionsand mustbe replaced.
Vi sit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 11
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