2021 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE transmission

a
ch arging capacity of 10 kW or highe r,th eva lue
in thech arge leve l display is rounded o. and
shown without a decimal place.
% The value in item 3varies depending on the
setting of thech arging process. It displ aysthe
ch arging prediction, e.g. the time at which the
selected charge leve l will be reached or the
ch arge leve l at the pre-selected departure
time. P
P
ar
ar king
king P
P
ar
ar king t
king t he v
he vehicle
ehicle &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident and injury
caused byan insu1ciently secured vehi-
cle rolling away
If th eve hicle is not securely par ked su1-
cient ly,it can rollawa y in an uncontrolled way
eve n at a slight downhill gradient. #
On uphill or downhill gradients, turn the
front wheels so that theve hicle rolls
to wa rdsth eke rb if it starts moving. #
apply the parking brake. #
Switch the transmission toposition j. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of /re caused byhot
ex haust system parts
Flammable materials such as lea ves, grass or
twigs may ignite. #
Park theve hicle so that no 0ammable
material can come into contact with hot
ve hicle components. #
In particular, do not park on dry grass-
land or har vested grain /elds. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident and injury due
to leaving children unattended in theve hi-
cle
If ch ildren are leT unattended in theve hicle,
th ey could, in particular:
R open doors, thereby endangering other
persons or road users.
R get out and be struck byoncoming tra1c. R
operate vehicle equipment and become
trapped, forex ample.
In addition, thech ildren could also set the
ve hicle in motion by,fo rex ample:
R releasing the parking brake.
R changing the transmission position.
R starting theve hicle. #
Never lea vechildren unattended in the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke the
ke y with you and lock theve hicle. #
Keep theve hicle key out of there ach of
ch ildren. *
N
NOOTE
TE Damage totheve hicle due toitro ll-
ing away #
Always secure theve hicle against rolling
awa y. 222
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N
N O
OTE
TE Damage due totheve hicle lo wering V
V
ehicles wit
ehicles wit h AIR BOD
h AIR BODY C
Y CONTR
ONTR OL or lev
OL or lev el
el
contr
contr ol:
ol:The vehicle can lo wer because of tem-
perature di.erences or longer non-operational
times. This can cause damage toparts of the
body. #
When stopping theve hicle and when
driving o., make sure that there are no
obstacles such as curbs under or in the
immediate vicinity of the body. #
Bring theve hicle toa standstill bypressing the
brake pedal. #
Ongradients, turn the front wheels so that the
ve hicle will rollto wa rdsth eke rb if it starts
moving. #
Apply the electric parking brake. #
Engage transmission position jin a station-
ary vehicle with the brake pedal applied
(/ page 201). #
Switch o. theve hicle bypressing the1 but-
to n. #
Release the service brake slo wly. #
Get out of theve hicle and lock it.
% When you park theve hicle, you can still oper-
ate the side windo wsand the sliding sunroof
fo r appr oximately four minutes if the driver's
door is closed.
% When you park theve hicle, you can still oper-
ate the side windo wsand the panoramic slid-
ing sunroof for appr oximately four minutes if
th e driver's door is closed. Driving and parking
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#
Point remo tecont rol6 from a distance of
1 cm to8 cm towa rds button 1,2or3. #
Press and hold button 5ofremo tecont rol
6 until one of thefo llowing signals appears:
R Indicator lamp 4lights up green continu-
ousl y.Prog ramming is comple te.
R Indicator lamp 40ashes green. Prog ram-
ming was successful. Additionall y,syn-
ch ronisation of thero lling code with the
door system must be car ried out. #
If indicator lamp 4does not light up or 0ash
gr een: repeat the procedure. #
Release all of the buttons.
% The remo tecont rolfo rth e door drive is not
included in the scope of delivery of thega rage
door opener.
Sync
Sync hr
hronising t
onising t he r
he rolling code
olling code
R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The door system uses a rolling code.
R The vehicle must be within range of thega rage
door or door drive. R
The vehicle as well as persons and objects are
located outside thera nge of mo vement of the
door. #
Press the prog ramming button on the door
drive unit.
Initiate the next step within appr oximately
30 seconds. #
Press pr eviously prog rammed button 1,2
or 3 repeatedly until the door closes.
When the door closes, prog ramming is com-
ple ted.
% Please also read the operating inst ructions for
th e door drive.
T T r
roubleshoo
oubleshoo ting when pr
ting when progr ogramming t
amming t he r
he remo te
emo te
contr
contr ol
ol #
Check if the transmitter frequency of remo te
cont rol6 is suppor ted. #
Replace the batteries in remo tecont rol6. #
Hold remo tecont rol6 atvarious angles from
a distance of 1 cm to8 cm front of the inside
re arview mir ror.Yo u should test every position
fo r at least 25 seconds before trying ano ther
position. #
Hold remo tecont rol6 atthe same angles at
va rious distances in front of the inside rear
view mir ror.Yo u should test every position for
at least 25 seconds before trying ano ther
position. #
Onremo tecont rolsth at transmit only for a
limited period, press button 5onremo te
cont rol6 again before transmission ends. #
Angle the aerial line of thega rage door opener
unit towa rdsth ere mo tecont rol.
% Support and additional information on pro-
gramming:
R Onthe HomeLink ®
Hotline on (0) 08000
466 354 65 or +49 (0) 6838 907-277
R Onthe Internet at https://
www.homelink.com
Opening or closing t
Opening or closing t he g he gar
arag
ag e door
e door
R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The cor responding button is prog rammed to
operate the door. #
Press and hold buttons 1,2or3 until the
door opens or closes. Driving and parking
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#
If indicator lamp 40ashes yellow aTer
appr oximately 20 seconds: press and hold the
pr ev iously pressed button again until the door
opens or closes.
Clear
Clear ing t
ing the g
he gar
arag
ag e door opener memory
e door opener memory #
Press and hold buttons 1and 3.
Indicator lamp 4lights up yello w. #
If indicator lamp 40ashes green: release
buttons 1and 3.
The entire memory has been dele ted. Electr
Electr
ic par
ic parking br
king br ake
ake F
F
unction of t
unction of t he electr
he electric par
ic parking br
king br ak
ake (appl
e (appl ying
ying
aut
aut omaticall
omaticall y)
y) &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident and inju rydue
to leaving children unattended in theve hi-
cle
If ch ildren are leT unattended in theve hicle,
th ey could, in particular:
R open doors, thereby endangering other
persons or road users.
R get out and be struck byoncoming tra1c.
R operate vehicle equipment and become
trapped, forex ample.
In addition, thech ildren could also set the
ve hicle in motion by,fo rex ample:
R releasing the parking brake.
R changing the transmission position.
R starting theve hicle. #
Never lea vechildren unattended in the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke the
ke y with you and lock theve hicle. #
Keep theve hicle key out of there ach of
ch ildren. The electr
The electr
ic par
ic parking br
king br ak
ake is applied if t
e is applied if t he tr
he trans-
ans-
mission is in position
mission is in position j
jand one of t
and one of t he f
he follo
ollowing
wing
conditions is
conditions is ful/lled:
ful/lled:
R The vehicle is switched o..
R The seat belt tongue is not inse rted in the seat
belt buckle of the driver's seat and the driver's
door is opened.
% Toprev ent application: pull the handle of the
electric parking brake (/ page 227).
In t
In t he f
he f ollo
ollowing situations, t
wing situations, t he electr
he electric par
ic parking
king
br
br ak
ak e is also applied:
e is also applied:
R The HOLD function is keeping theve hicle sta-
tionar y.
R Active Parking Assist is keeping theve hicle
stationar y.
R Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC is bringing
th eve hicle toa standstill. 226
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In addition, one of t
In addition, one of t he f
he follo
ollowing conditions
wing conditions
mus
mus t be
t be ful/lled:
ful/lled:
- The vehicle is switched o..
- The seat belt tongue is not inse rted in the
seat belt buckle of the driver's seat and
th e driver's door is opened.
- There is a system malfunction.
- The po wer supply is insu1cient.
- The vehicle is stationary for a lengt hy
period.
When the electric parking brake is applied, the
re d! indicator lamp lights up in the inst ru-
ment clus ter.
% The electric parking brake is not automatically
applied if theve hicle is switched o. bythe
ECO start/s top function.
F
F unction of t unction of t he electr
he electric par
ic par king br
king br ak
ake (r
e (r eleasing
eleasing
aut
aut omaticall
omaticall y)
y)
The electr
The electr ic par
ic parking br
king br ak
ake is r
e is r eleased when t
eleased when t he
he
f
f ollo
ollo wing conditions ar
wing conditions ar e
eful/lled:
ful/lled:
R The driver's door is closed.
R The vehicle has been star ted. R
The transmission is in position hork and
yo u depress the accelerator pedal or you shiT
from transmission position jtoh ork
when on le velgr ound.
R Ifth e transmission is in position k,theta il-
ga te must be closed.
R The seat belt tongue is inse rted into the seat
belt buckle of the driver's seat.
If th e seat belt tongue is not inse rted into the
seat belt buckle of the driver's seat, one of the
fo llowing conditions must be ful/lled:
- You shiT from transmission position j.
or
- You ha veprev iously driven at speeds
gre ater than 3 km/h.
When the electric parking brake is released, the
re d! indicator lamp in the inst rument cluster
goes out. Appl
Appl ying/r
ying/r eleasing t
eleasing t he electr
he electric par
ic parking br
king br ake
ake
manually
manually
Appl Appl ying
ying #
Push handle 1.
The red! indicator lamp lights up in the
inst rument cluster. Driving and parking
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This steering
recommendation is given in thefo l-
lowing situations:
R both right wheels or bo thleT wheels are on a
we t or slippery road sur face when you brake
R theve hicle starts toskid
Syst
Syst em limits
em limits
ST EER CONTROL may be impaired or may not
function in thefo llowing situations:
R ESP ®
is deactivated.
R ESP ®
is malfunctioning.
R The steering is malfunctioning.
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning, you will be assisted fur-
th er by the electric po wer steering. HOLD function
HOLD function
HOLD function
HOLD function
The HOLD function holds
theve hicle at a stand-
still without requ iring youto depress the brake
pedal, e.g. while waiting in tra1c. The HOLD function is only an aid. The
responsibil-
ity forth eve hicle safely standing still remains with
th e driver.
Syst
Syst em limits em limits
The HOLD function is only intended toprov ide
assistance when driving and is not a su1cient
means of safeguarding theve hicle against rolling
awa y when stationa ry.
R The incline must not be greater than 30%.
A A ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating t
ating the HOLD function
he HOLD function &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of an accident due tothe
HOLD function being active when you
lea vetheve hicle
If th eve hicle is only braked with the HOLD
function it could, in thefo llowing situations,
ro llawa y:
R Ifth ere is a malfunction in the system or in
th e po wer suppl y.
R Ifth e HOLD function is deactivated by
depressing the accelerator pedal or brake
pedal, e.g. byave hicle occupant. #
Always secure theve hicle against rolling
awa y before you lea veit. R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The vehicle is stationar y.
R The driver's door is closed or the seat belt on
th e driver's side is fastened.
R The vehicle has been star ted or has been
automatically switched o. bythe ECO start/
stop function.
R The vehicle has been star ted.
R The electric parking brake is released.
R Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC is deactiva-
te d.
R The transmission is in position h,kori.
A
A ctiv
ctiv ating t
ating t he HOLD function
he HOLD function #
Depress the brake pedal, and aTer a short
time quickly depress fur ther until theë
display appears in the Instrument Displa y. #
Release the brake pedal. Driving and parking
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Deactiv
Deactiv
ating t
ating the HOLD function
he HOLD function #
Depress the accelerator pedal topull away.
or #
Depress the brake pedal until theë display
disappears from the Instrument Displa y.
The HOLD function is deactivated in thefo llowing
situations:
R Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC is acti va-
te d.
R The transmission is shiTed toposition j.
R The vehicle is secured with the electric par k-
ing brake.
In thefo llowing situations, theve hicle is held by
transmission position jand/or bythe electric
parking brake:
R The seat belt is unfastened and the driver's
door is opened.
R The vehicle is switched o..
R There is a system malfunction.
R The po wer supply is insu1cient. F F
unction of Hill St
unction of Hill Star
art Assist
t Assist Hill
Start Assist holds theve hicle for a short time
when pulling away on a hill under thefo llowing
conditions:
R The transmission is in position hork.
R The electric parking brake is released.
This gives you enough time tomo veyour foot
from the brake pedal tothe accelerator pedal and
depress it before theve hicle begins torollawa y. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident and injury due
to theve hicle rolling away
ATer a sho rttime, Hill Start Assist no lon ger
holds theve hicle. #
SwiTly mo veyour foot from the brake
pedal tothe accelerator pedal. Do not
lea vetheve hicle when it is being held by
Hill Start Assist. F
F
unction of A
unction of A dap
daptiv
tive Br
e Br ak
ake Lights
e Lights Ad
aptive Brake Lights warnfollowing tra1c in an
emer gency braking situation with thefo llowing
actions:
R By 0ashing the brake lamps
R By activating the hazard warning lights
If th eve hicle is braked sharply from speeds abo ve
50 km/h, the brake lamps 0ash rapidl y.This pro-
vides tra1c tr avelling behind you with an even
more noticeable warning.
If th eve hicle is tr avelling at speeds of more than
70 km/h at the beginning of the brake applica-
tion, the hazard warning lights switch on once the
ve hicle is stationar y.When you pull away again,
th e hazard warning lights will switch o. automati-
cally at appr oximately 10 km/h. You can also
switch o. the hazard warning lights using the haz-
ard warning button. A
A
TTENTION ASSIST
TTENTION ASSIST F
F
unction of A
unction of A TTENTION ASSIST
TTENTION ASSIST
AT TENTION ASSIST assists you on long, mono to-
nous journe ys, e.g. on mo torw ays and trunk 236
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Do not use cruise control in
thefo llowing situa-
tions:
R in tra1c situations which requ ire frequent
ch anges of speed, e.g. in heavy tra1c, on
winding roads
R on slippery roads. Accelerating can cause the
drive wheels tolose traction and theve hicle
could then skid.
R when visibility is poor
F
F unction of t
unction of t he limit
he limiter
er
The limiter restricts the speed of theve hicle. To
re duce the speed tothe set speed, the limiter
applies the brakes automaticall y.
Yo u can limit the speed as follo ws:
R V
V ar
ar iable:
iable: for a short-term speed restriction,
e.g. in built-up areas
R P
Per
er manent
manent :
:fo r a longer-term speed restric-
tion, e.g. in winter ty remode
Yo u can store any speed abo ve20 km/h up tothe
maximum design speed or up tothe set winter
tyre limit. You can also per form settings while the
ve hicle is stationary if theve hicle has been star-
te d. Obser
vethe no tes on driving systems and your
re sponsibility; you may otherwise failto recognise
dangers (/ page 229).
Mer
Mer cedes‑
cedes‑ AMG v
AMG vehicles:
ehicles: the limiter is available
up toa maximum speed of 250 km/h.
Displ ay
Display s in t
s in the Ins
he Instr trument Display
ument Display
R È (gre y): variable limi ter is selected but not
yet activated.
R È (0ashes grey ):va riable limi ter is temp o-
rari lypassive.
R È (gre en): variable limi ter is activated.
A stored speed appears along with theÈ dis-
pla y.The segments in the speedome ter light up,
up tothe cur rently stored speed.
If yo u depress the accelerator pedal be yond the
pressure point (kickdown), theva riable limi ter
switches topassive mode. The Limiter passive
message appears in the Instrument Display and
th eÈ display 0ashes. The
variable limi ter is reactivated in thefo llowing
situations:
R Ifth eve hicle speed drops below the stored
speed.
R Ifth e stored speed is called up.
R Ifyo u store a new speed.
Oper
Oper ating cr
ating cr uise contr
uise control or t ol or the v
he var
ariable limit
iable limit er
er &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due tostored
speed
If yo u call up the stored speed and this is
lo we rth an your cur rent speed, theve hicle
decelerates. #
Take into account the tra1c situation
before calling up the stored speed. R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
Cruise control R Cruise control is selected.
R ESP ®
must be activated, but not inter vening.
R The vehicle speed is at least 20 km/h.
R The transmission is in position h. Driving and parking
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