2021 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS COUPE light

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railer hitch
ailer hitch N
No
ot
tes on tr
es on tr ailer oper
ailer oper ation
ation *
N
NOOTE
TE Mercedes-AMG vehicles #
Obser vethe no tes in the Supplement.
Yo u could otherwise failto recognise
dangers. Obser
vethefo llowing no tes on theto ngue weight:
R Do not use a tongue weight that exceeds or
fa lls below the permissible tongue weight
R Use a tongue weight as close as possible to
th e maximum tongue weight
Do not exceed thefo llowing values:
R Perm issible towing capacity
R Perm issible rear axle load of theto wing vehi-
cle
R Perm issible gross weight of theto wing vehicle
R Perm issible gross weight of the trailer
R Maximum permissible speed of the trailer Ensure
thefo llowing before starting a journe y:
R The tyre pressure on there ar axle of theto w-
ing vehicle is set for a maximum load
R The lighting of the connected trailer is opera-
tional
R V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit hout LED headlam
hout LED headlam ps or MUL
ps or MULTI-
TI-
BEAM LED headlam
BEAM LED headlam ps:
ps:the headlamps ha ve
been set cor rectly
In theev ent of increased rear axle load, the car/
trailer combination must not exceed a maximum
speed of 100 km/h forre asons conce rning the
operating permit. This also applies in countries in
which the permissible maximum speed for car/
trailer combinations is abo ve100 km/h.
% When you are reve rsing with a trailer, remem-
ber touse theTrailer Manoeuvering Assist
function (/ page 239). F F
olding t
olding t he ball nec
he ball nec k out and in
k out and in &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due tothe ball
neck not being engaged
If th e ball neck is not engaged, the trailer may
come loose. #
Always engage the ball neck as descri-
bed. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury from ball neck
swinging outwards
The ball neck may swing outwards when
unlocking or when it has not been proper ly
engaged.
There is a risk of injury within the ball neck's
ra nge of mo vement! #
Unlock the ball neck only when its range
of mo vement is unobstructed. #
Always be sure the ball neck is engaged
when folding in wards. Driving and parking
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Make sure
that the ball on the ball neck is clean.
Check that it is either greased or dry (g rease-
free), depending on the inst ructions forth e trailer.
F
F olding t
olding t he ball nec
he ball nec k in
k in #
Pull switch 2until the ball neck unloc ks.
The ball neck will fold up under there ar
bumper.
Indicator lamp 1will 0ash. #
Push the ball neck in the direction of the
ar ro w until it engages audibly behind the
bumper.
Indicator lamp 1will go out and the message
on the inst rument display will disappear.
Obser vethe information about the displa yson the
inst rument clus ter:
R Indicator and warning lamps (/ page 427)
R Display message s (/page 371) Coupling up/uncoupling a tr Coupling up/uncoupling a tr
ailer
ailer &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury due toach ange
in vehicle le vel
V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h lev
h lev el contr
el contr ol:
ol:theve hicle le vel
may be changed unintentionall y,e.g. by ot her
people. If you couple or uncouple the trailer
during this time, you may become trapped. In
addition, other people could become trapped
if parts of their body are between theve hicle
body and the tyres or underneath theve hicle.
Obser vethefo llowing when coupling or
uncoupling: #
Do not open or close any doors or the
boot lid. #
Do not initiate the le vel control and do
not operate theDY NAMIC SELECT
switch. #
Do not lo ckor unlock theve hicle. R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The ball neck is extended and engaged in a
securely loc ked position. Tr
ailers with a 7-pin plug can be connected tothe
ve hicle with thefo llowing adap ters:
R Adapter plug
R Adapter cable
The trailer will be cor rectly de tected bytheve hi-
cle only if thefo llowing conditions are met:
R The trailer is connected cor rectl y.
R The trailer lighting system is in working order.
The functions of thefo llowing systems will be
a.ec tedbya cor rectly connected trailer:
R ESP ®
trailer stabilisation
R Trailer Manoeuvering Assist
R Active Lane Keeping Assist
R Parking Assist PARKTRONIC
R Active Parking Assist
R Blind Spot Assist or Active Blind Spot Assist
R Drive Away Assist
R Cross Tra1c Ale rt
R Reversing camera
R 360° camera Driving and parking
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AIR BODY CONTROL
Coupling up a tr
Coupling up a tr ailer
ailer
* NO
NO TE
TEDamage tothe star ter battery due
to full dis charge Charging
the trailer battery using the po wer
supply of the trailer can damage the star ter
batter y. #
Do not use theve hicle's po wer supply to
ch arge the trailer batter y.#
Remo vethe co ver cap from the ball head and
store it in a safe place. #
Position the trailer on a le vel sur face behind
th eve hicle and couple it up totheve hicle. #
Open the soc ket cap. #
Inse rtthe plug with lug 1ingroo ve 3 on
th e soc ket. #
Turn bayonet coupling 2totheright as far as
it will go. #
Let the cap engage. #
Secure the cable tothe trailer with cable ties
(only if you are using an adap ter cable). #
Make sure that the cable is alw ays slack for
ease of mo vement during cornering. Under
thefo llowing conditions, a message may
appear on the inst rument display even if the
trailer has been connec ted cor rectl y:
R LEDs ha vebeen ins talled in the trailer lighting
system.
R The cur rent has fallen below the trailer lighting
system's minimum cur rent (50 mA).
% Accessories can be connected tothe perma-
nent po wer supply up to180 W and tothe
po we r supply that is switched on via the igni-
tion loc k.
U
U ncoupling a tr
ncoupling a tr ailer
ailer &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of being crushed and
becoming trapped when uncoupling a
trailer
When uncoupling a trailer with an engaged
inertia-activated brake, your hand may
become trapped between theve hicle and the
trailer dr awbar. #
Do not uncouple trailers with an engaged
ove rrun brake. 244 244
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Centre display area of the inst rument display
(e xamp le: standard display for a trip): assis-
ta nce/telephone/navigation/trip/media/
ra dio/styles and displa ys/service/possible
settings for head-up display
A Fuel le vel and fuel /ller 0ap location indicator Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of butt
w of butt ons on t
ons on the st
he steer
eering wheel
ing wheel
Depending on the equipment, the la yout and the
design of the control elements on the steering
wheel may di.er. 1
Control panel for cruise control/limiter or
Ac tive Distance Assist DISTRONIC
(/ page 194)
2 G Back button, on-boa rdcomputer
3 Touch Control, on-board computer
To navigate: swipe
To con/rm: press a
4 ò Main menu, on-board computer 5
ò Main menu, MBUX multimedia system
6 Touch Control, MBUX multimedia system
To navigate: swipe
To con/rm: press a
7 G Back button, MBUX multimedia system
8 Cont rol panel forth e MBUX multimedia sys-
tem
£ LINGU ATRO NIC
9 Toadjust the brightness of the inst rument
lighting Oper Oper
ating t
ating t he on-boar
he on-boar d com
d comput
puter
er
Obser vethe legal requ irements forth e country in
which you are cur rently driving when ope rating
th e on-board computer. 250
250
Instrument display and on-board computer

Displa
Displa
y cont
y content
ent 1
Navigation instructions
2 Current speed
3 Detected instructions and tra1c signs
4 Set speed in the driving system (e.g. cruise
control)
Syst
Syst em limits
em limits
The visibility of the displa yswill be a.ected bythe
fo llowing conditions:
R Seat position
R Image position setting
R Light conditions R
Wetro ad sur face
R Objects on the display co ver
R Polarisation in sunglasses
% Inextreme sunlight, sections of the display
may appear washed out. You can cor rect this
by switching the head-up display o. and on
again. Se
Se
tting t
tting t he head-up displa
he head-up displa y using t
y using the on-board
he on-board
com
com put
puter
er On-board computer:
4 HEAD-UP DISPLAY
The following head-up display settings or displa ys
can be selected or shown:
R Position
R Brightness
R Messages
R Assis tance status
R Telephone
R Audio
R LINGU ATRO NIC #
T
To select t
o select t he Se
he Settings menu:
ttings menu: swipetotheright
on the leT-hand Touch Control.
The Settings menu 5will be selected. #
T
To call up t
o call up t he Se
he Settings menu:
ttings menu: pressthe leT-
hand Touch Control. #
T
To adjus
o adjust t t the position:
he position: swipe upwards or
down wards on the leT-hand Touch Control. #
T To adjus o adjust t t the br
he br ightness:
ightness: swipetothe leT or
ri ght on the leT-hand Touch Control.
Se
Se tting messag
tting messag es, assist
es, assistance st
ance status, t
atus, telephone,
elephone,
audio and LIN
audio and LIN GUA
GUATR
TRONIC
ONIC #
Press the leT-hand Touch Control.
The list of setting options will be displa yed. #
Swipe upwards or down wards on the leT-hand
To uch Control and select a setting bypressing
th e leT-hand Touch Control. Instrument display and on-board computer
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Int
Int
er
eraction ar
action ar ea
ea Int
Inter
eraction
action Descr
Descrip
iption
tion
Below the inside rearview mir ror Brief up and down movements With brief vertical up and down mo vements below the inside rearview mir ror
th ere ading light forth e driver or the front passenger is switched on and o..
Ab ove the front passenger seat Stretching out a hand abo vethe front
passenger seat By str
etch ing out a hand abo vethe front passenger seat the sear chlight is
switched on. If you withdr awa hand from this area, the sear chlight is
switched o. again. Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he r
he reading light and searc
eading light and searc h light and
h light and
on or
on or o.
o. R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R F
For t
or t he r
he r eading light
eading light: :th e function is available
when it is dar k.
R The hand mo vement take s place in the inter-
action area below the inside rearview mir ror.
R F
F or t
or t he searc
he searc h light
h light::th e function is available
when it is dar k.
R The hand mo vement take s place in the inter-
action area abo vethe front passenger seat.
R The seat belt on the front passenger seat must
not
not be inser ted in the seat belt buckle. Switc Switc
hing t hing t he r
he reading light on and
eading light on and o.
o. #
Brie0y mo vea hand up or down beneath the
inside rearview mir ror.
The reading light is switched on or o. forthe
driver or the front passenger. Switc Switc
hing t hing t he searc
he searc h light on and
h light on and o.
o. #
T
To switc
o switc h on:
h on:reach across the front
passenger seat with a hand.
The sear chlight is switched on forth e driver. MBUX multimedia system
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#
T
To switc
o switc h
ho.:
o.: take a hand back away from the
front passenger seat.
The search light is switched o. again. Inf
Inf
or
ormation on
mation on pr
pro/les,
o/les, t
themes, sugg
hemes, sugg es
estions andtions and
fav
fav our
our it
ites
es Fo
r electrically adjustable seats obser vethefo l-
lowing no tes. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped dur-
ing adjustment of the driver's seat aTer
calling up a driver pro/le
Selecting a user pro/le may trigger an adjust-
ment of the driver's seat tothe position sa ved
under the user pro/le. You or other vehicle
occupants could be injured in the process. #
Make sure that when the position of the
driver's seat is being adjus ted via the
multimedia system, no people or body
parts are in the seat's range of mo ve-
ment. If
th ere is a risk of someone becoming trap-
ped, stop the adjustment process immedi-
atel y: #
a)Tapth ewa rning message onthe
media displa y.
or #
b) Press a memory function position but-
ton or a seat adjustment switch on the
driver's door.
The adjustment process will be stopped. The driver's seat is equipped with an access pre-
ve
nter.
If th e driver's door is open, the driver's seat will
not not be set aTer calling up the driver's pro/le.
Pro/les store your vehicle settings and settings
fo rth e multimedia system. If theve hicle is used
by several drivers, the driver can select their own
pro/le without changing the stored pro/le settings
of other drivers.
% Information on pro/les from Mercedes me
connect can be found in the Digital Opera-
to r's Manual. Ve
hicle settings are, forex ample, driver's seat,
steering wheel and mir ror settings, climate control
and ambient lighting. Forth e settings of the multi-
media system, you can select, forex ample, radio
stations, pr evious destinations as well as themes,
suggestions and favo urites.
Fo rre cur ring driving situations, such as long
drives on the mo torw ay,yo u can sa veyour prefer-
re d settings in a theme in theve hicle. In a theme
yo u can sa vethe display of the digital map, your
prefer redra dio station and prefer red drive pro-
gr am, forex ample.
The vehicle can learn the habits of the driver. It
th en o.ers suggestions forth e most probable
navigation destinations, media sources, radio sta-
tions or contacts. The pre-requirements forth at
are the selection of a pro/le, your consent tothe
re cording of data and su1cient collected data.
Fa vourites pr ovide quick access toapplications
th at are used oTen. You can select favo urites
from categories or add them directly toan appli-
cation. 264
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-
Instrument lighting
- Displ aybrightness
- Edge lighting
- Day/night design
R Control elements
- Keyboard language and handwriting recog-
nition
- Sensitivity of theto uchpad
- Sensitivity of theTo uch Controls
R LINGU ATRO NIC
R Sound
- Enter tainment
- Navigation and tra1c announcements
- Telephone
- Voice ampli/cation tothere ar
R Connectivity
- Wi-Fi, Blue tooth ®
, NFC
R Time & date
R Language
R Units for distance R
SoTware updates
R Data import/export
R PIN pr otection
R System Reset Inf
Inf
or
ormation on im
mation on im port
portant syst
ant syst em updat
em updat es
es Impor
tant system updates may be necessary for
th e security of your multimedia system's data.
Install these updates, or else the security of your
multimedia system cannot be ensured.
A system update consists of thre e steps:
R Downloading or copying of the data requ ired
fo r installation
R Installation of the downloaded system update
R Activation of the downloaded system update
by restarting the system
% If automatic soTware updates are activated,
th e system updates will be downloaded auto-
maticall y.
The multimedia system pr ovides a message when
a system update is available. Yo
u ha vethefo llowing selection options:
R Accept and install
The system update will be downloaded in the
background.
R Information
Information about the pending system update
is displa yed.
R Later
The system update can be downloaded man-
ually at a later time.
Deep syst
Deep syst em updat em updates
es
Deep system updates access vehicle or system
settings and can therefore only be car ried out
when theve hicle is stationary and the ignition is
switched o..
If th e download of a deep system update is com-
ple ted and the downloaded system update is
re ady for installation, you will be informed of this
aTer the next ignition cycle, forex ample.
% Park theve hicle safely in a suitable location
before starting the installation. 266 266
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