2020 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS WAGON towing

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Donotacti vate theHOLD function. #
Deact ivat eth eto w- aw ay alar m(/ page91 ). #
Deac tivateAc tiveBr ak eAssi st(/ pag e19 1). #
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. #
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 e39 7). #
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 e39 4). #
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. 398
Breakdo wnassis tance

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The datasho wnintheillus tration isexam ple
dat a.
The Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar dsho ws:
R Maximum numberofseats 2accor dingto
th emaximum numberofpeople permitt edto
tr ave lin theve hicle.
R Maximum permissible load3com prises the
gr os swe ight ofall vehicle occupants, load
and luggage. R
Recomme ndedtirepr ess ures 1 forcold
tir es. The recomme ndedtirepr ess ures are
va lid forth emaximum permissible loadand
up tothemaximum permissible vehicle
speed.
Please alsonote:
R Information onper missib lewe ight sand loads
on theve hicle identif ication plate
(/ page43 7).
R Information ontirepr essur ein thetir epr es‐
sur eta ble (/ page40 7).
Fu rther relat ed subje cts:
R Determ inin gth emaximum permissible load
(/ page41 3)
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page406). St
eps forDe term ining Correct Load Limit The
follo wing steps have been developed as
re qu ired ofall manuf acturersunder Title 49,
Co de ofU.S. Feder alRe gulations, Part57 5, pur‐
sua nttothe"N ational Traf fic and MotorVe hicle
Saf etyAc tof 1966". #
(1):Locat eth 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 Wheels
andtires 41
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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(/page41 4)
R Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
(/ page41 2)
R Tire pressur eta ble (/ page40 7)
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(/ page41 2).
Th ehigh er thewe 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) 41
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Wheels andtires

Pa
rking posit ion.............................. .....1 42
Se tting .............. ................................... 140
Ext ernal device
Loc king(c hild safetyloc k) .............. .....2 80
Ey eg lass escomp artment ........................112 F
Fa tig ue detection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Fa vo rite s
Ad ding .......... .......................................2 71
Callin gup .............................................2 71
Del eting .......................................... .....2 71
Mo ving ......... ........................................2 71
Ov ervie w ...... .................................... ... 270
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Flacon Inser ting/r emo ving.............................1 49
Flat tire ....... ....... .......................................384
Cha nging awhe el....... .........................428
MOExt ended tires ....... .........................385
No tes ............ ....................................... 384
TIREFIT kit...........................................3 86 Flat
towing
see Tow- bar system
Floor mats................................................ 129
Fo ilco vering
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors.............. 180
Fo lding benchseat .................................. 103
Fo lding back.................................. ...... 104
Fo lding out.......................................... 103
Ins talling andremo ving theseat
cushion ................................................ 105
No tes ................................................... 103
Opening andclosing thecar gocom‐
par tmen tfloor .....................................1 05
Fr ag rance
see Perfume atomiz er
Fr ee sof tware .............................................3 1
Fr eq uencies
Tw o-w ayradio ................................ ...... 436
Fr eq uency band
Dialin g(on -boardcom puter) ................ 246
Fr ont airbag (driver ,fr ont passeng er).....4 0
Fr ont passeng erseat ................................ 96
Ad jus ting from thedr iver's seat ...... ...... 96 Fr
ont passeng erseat
see Seat
Fu el ...........................................................4 41
Ad ditiv es.............................................. 441
E1 0 ............ ..........................................440
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Gasolin e.............................................. 440
Qua lity(gaso line ).......... ......................440
Re fuel ing ............................................. 168
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Ta nk cont ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Fu elconsum ption
On- boar dcom puter .............................2 43
Fu nction seat
see Door controlpanel
Fu ses ........................................................ 400
Bef orere placing afuse ........................ 400
Dashboar dfuse box............................ 402
Fu se assignment diagram...................4 00
Fu se boxin thecar gocom partmen t....4 03
Fu se boxin theengine compartmen t.. 401
Fu se boxin thefront -passen gerfo ot ‐
we ll...................................................... 402
No tes .................................................. 400 Inde
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St
or ing theposition ofthefront -
passeng eroutside mirrorusi ng
re ve rsege ar ........................................ 142
PA RK TRONI C
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Pa rtitioning net
At tach ing .............................................1 18
PA SSEN GERAIRBAGstatus displa y
see Automatic front pass engerfront
airb agshut off
Pa yload
Calculat ionexam ple .............................4 14
De term inin gth emaximum ...................4 13
Pe des trian protection
see Activehoo d(p ed estria n pr otect ion)
Pe rfume
see Perfume atomiz er
Pe rfume atomizer .................................... 149
Inser ting/r emoving theflacon .............1 49
Se tting ................................................. 148
Pe rfume vial
see Perfume atomiz er
Pe rm itted towing methods .....................3 96 Pe
rsonaliz ation
see User profile
Pe ts inthe vehicl e...... ...............................63
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 ........... ............282
Plas tictrim (Care) ....... ............................ 382
Pla ybac kop tion s
Selecti ng....... ................................... ...348
POI Selecti ng....... ................................... ...293
POI symbo ls
Selecti ng....... ................................... ....310
Po we rcl os ingfun ction
Doo r............ ............. .......................... ...73
Po we rsupp ly
Swi tching on(Start/S topbutt on) ........ 152 Po
we rwa sher (care)...............................3 75
Po we rwi ndo ws
see Side windo ws
PRE-S AFE®
(anticipat oryoccupant
pr otection) .................................................4 7
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PRE-S AFE®
Sound ................................. 47
Re versing measur es.............................. 48
PRE- SAFE®
Im pulse Side...........................4 8
Ac tivati on ........... ...................................34
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PRE -SAF E®
PL US (anticipat oryoc cu‐
pant protection plus)................................ 48
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Re versing measur es.............................. 48
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 92
Pr og rams
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