2021 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS COUPE towing
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Atowing distan ceof30 miles(50 km)
mus tno tbe exc eeded. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whento wing
a ve hicle whichis toohea vy
If ano ther vehicle istow- star tedor towe d
aw ay,its weight mustno texc eed theper mis‐
sible gross mass ofyour ow nve hicle, other‐
wise thefo llo wing could occur:
R The towing eyema ybecome detach ed.
R The vehicle/tr ailercombination may
sw erve oreve nro llo ver. #
Ifano ther vehicle istow- star tedor
to we daw ay,its weight mustno texc eed
th eper missible gross mass ofyour ow n
ve hicle. If
ave hicle mustbe tow- star tedor towe daw ay,
its per missib legross weight mustno texc eed the
per missible gross weight oftheto wing vehicle. #
Information ontheper missible gross mass of
th eve hicle canbefound ontheve hicle iden‐
tif ication plate(/ page33 7). #
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:Do
no topen thedr iver's door orfront passeng er
door ,ot her wise theaut omatic transmiss ion
aut omaticall yshif tsto position 005D. #
Installth eto wing eye(/ page299). #
Fasten theto w bar .
* NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect connec‐
tion oftheto w bar #
Onlyconnect theto w rope ortow bar to
th eto wing eyes. #
Deact ivat eth eaut omatic locking mechanism
(/ page70). #
Donotactiv ateth eHOLD function. #
Deact ivat eth eto w- aw ay alar m(/ page87 ). #
Deac tivateAc tiveBr ak eAssi st
( / pag e19 3). #
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 The ignit ionisswitc hedoff.
R The brak esy stem orpowe rst eer ing sys‐
te m ismalfu nctioning.
R The ener gysupp lyor theon- 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 beforeto wing theve hicle
aw ay. Br
ea kdo wnassista nce 29
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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 e296). #
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 e29 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
When transpor tingvehicles withAd aptive
Dam pingSy stem PLUS, theve hicle/tr ailer
combination maybegin torock and star tto
skid. #
Load theve hicle correctl yont oth e
tr ans porter . #
Secur eth eve hicle onallfour wheel s
wit hsuit able tensi oni ng stra ps. #
Donotexc eed themaximum permissi‐
ble speed of35 mph(6 0km/h) when
tr anspo rting. *
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle from secur‐
ing itincor rectl y #
Afterloa ding, theve hicle mustbe
secur edon allfour wheel s.Ot her wise,
th eve hicle could bedamag ed. #
Aminimum distance of8in (20 cm)
up wa rdsand 4in (10 cm) down wards
mus tbe kept tothetranspor tplatf orm. #
Secur eth eve hicle onallfour wheel saf te r
loading . 298
Breakdo wnassis tance
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Maximum permissible load3com prises the
gr os swe ight ofall vehicle occupants, load
and luggage.
R Recomme ndedtirepr ess ure 1forcold
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
(/ page33 7).
R Information ontirepr essur ein thetir epr es‐
sur eta ble (/ page30 7).
Fu rther relat ed subje cts:
R Determ inin gth emaximum permissible load
(/ page31 3)
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page305). 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“T he combined
we ight ofocc upant sand cargoshould never
exc eed XXX kgorXXX lbs.”on your 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
1, 400 lbs.and ther ewill befive 150lb pas ‐
seng ersin your vehicle, theamount ofavaila‐
ble cargoand luggageload capac ityis
65 0lbs. (1,40 0-75 0(5 x15 0) =650 lbs.) #
(5):De term ine thecombin edweight oflug‐
ga ge and cargobein gloaded ontheve hicle.
That 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
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. Wheels
andtires 31
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F
Fa tig ue detection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
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Fl aco n
Inse rting/ remo ving .............................. .1 36
Flat tire
Cha nging awhe el....... ........................... 328
MOExt ended tires ....... ........................... 285
No tes... .................................................2 84
TIREFIT kit............................................. 286
Flat towing
see Tow- bar system
Floor mats.................................................. 115
Fo glight (ext ended rang e)........................ 120
Fo ilco vering
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors................ 168
Fr ag rance
see Perfume atomiz er
Fr ee sof tware.. ............................................ 34
Fr eq uencies
Tw o-w ayradio .......................................3 36 Fr
ont airbag (driver ,fr ont passeng er).......4 2
Fr ont passeng erseat
see Seat
Fu el
Ad ditiv es.......................................... ...... 341
E1 0.... .................................................... 340
Fu elreser ve<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ga sol <004C005100480011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Qua lity (gas oline ).<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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0011> 340
Re fuel ing.... ...........................................1 58
Sulfu rcont ent............ ........................... 340
Ta nk cont ent<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ................341
Fu nction seat
see Door controlpanel
Fu ses
Bef orere placing afuse .................... ...... 300
Dashboar dfuse box.............................. 302
Fu se assignment diagram..................... 300
Fu se boxin theengine compartmen t.... 301
Fu se boxin thefront -passen gerfo ot ‐
we ll................................................... .... 302
Fu se boxin thetrunk... .........................3 02
No tes... ............................................. ....3 00 Fu
ses
see Fuses G
Gar agedoor opener
Clea ring thememor y.... .........................1 64
Opening orclosing thedoor.. ................1 64
Pr ogr amming buttons. ........................... 162
Re sol ving problems ...............................1 63
Sync hronizing thero lling code.. .............1 63
Gasol ine......... ............................................340
Gear shiftre comm endation......................1 57
Genuin epar ts........ ...................................... 20
Genuin ewo od (Car e).................................2 81
Glide mode...... ........................................... 157 H
Handbr ake
see Electr icpar king brak e
Handlin gch aract eristics (unus ual)....... ..304
HAND S-FREEAC CESS .................................. 75
Hazar dwa rning light s...............................1 18 Inde
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Pa
rking Assis tPA RK TRONI C
Ac tivati ng........... ................................. ...214
Ad jus ting warning tones <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Swi tching off.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Sy stem limit ations. ........................... ..... 211
Pa rking assis tance systems
see ActivePa rking Assist
Pa rking brak e
see Elec tric par kingbr ak e
Pa rking foran extended period.. .............. 166
Pa rking light s.............................................1 16
Pa rking posit ion
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St or ing theposition ofthefront -
passeng eroutside mirrorusi ng
re ve rsege ar...................................... .... 132
PA SSEN GERAIRBAGstatus displa y
see Automatic front pass engerfront
airb agshut off
Pa yload
Calculat ionexam ple.............................. 314
De term inin gth emaximum... .................. 313 Pe
rfume
see Perfume atomiz er
Pe rfume atomizer
Inser ting/r emoving theflacon.. .............1 36
Se <00570057004C0051004A00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Pe rfume vial
see Perfume atomiz er
Pe riod out ofuse
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating standb ymode. .167
St andb ymode function.. .................. ...... 167
Pe rm itted towing methods.. .................... 295
Pe ts inthe vehicl e...... .................................63
Plas tictrim (Car e)............ .........................2 81
Po we rcl os ingfun ction
Doo r......... ............. ..................................71
Po we rsupp ly
Swi tching on(Start/S topbutt on).... ...... 140
Po we rwa sher (care)................................. 277
Po we rwi ndo ws
see Side windo ws PRE-S
AFE®
(anticipat oryoccupant
pr otection)
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PR E-S AFE ®
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Re versing measur es................................ 50
PRE- SAFE®
PL US (ant icipa tory occu‐
pa nt protection plus)
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Re versing measur es................................ 50
Pr ev entat ive occupa ntprotection sys‐
te m
see PRE-S AFE®
(anticipat oryoccu‐
pant protect ion)
Pr ofile
Cr eating ane wprofile ........................... 237
No tes... .................................................2 35
Selecti ngprofile options.......... .............. 237
Pr og rams
se eDY NA MIC SELE CT
Pr otecting theen vir onmen t
No tes... ....................................................2 0
Pr otection agains tcollision .............. 219, 22 0 43
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