2021 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE battery

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The electric parking brake is only securely
applied if there d! indicator lamp is lit
continuousl y.
R
R eleasing eleasing #
Switch on theve hicle. #
Pull handle 1.
The red! indicator lamp in the inst rument
clus ter goes out.
Emerg
Emerg ency br
ency br aking
aking #
Press and hold handle 1.
As long as theve hicle is in motion, the
Release parking brake message is displayed
and there d! indicator lamp 0ashes.
When theve hicle has been braked toa stand-
still, the electric parking brake is applied. The
re d! indicator lamp lights up in the inst ru-
ment clus ter. Inf
Inf
or
ormation on collision det
mation on collision det ection on a park
ection on a park ed
ed
v
v ehicle
ehicle If a collision is de
tected when theto w- awa y pro-
te ction is primed on a loc kedve hicle, you will re
ceive a noti/cation in the multimedia system
when you switch theve hicle on.
Yo u will receive information about thefo llowing
points:
R The area of theve hicle that may ha vebeen
damaged.
R The forc e of the impact.
The following situation can lead toinadver tent
activation:
R The par kedve hicle is mo ved, forex ample, in a
two-s tore yga rage.
% Deactivate tow- awa y protection in order to
pr ev ent inadver tent activation. If you deacti-
va te to w-awa y protection, collision de tection
will also be deactivated.
Syst
Syst em limits em limits
De tection may be restric ted in thefo llowing situa-
tions:
R theve hicle is damaged without impact, for
ex ample, if an outside mir ror is torn o. or the
paint is damaged byakey
R an impact occurs at low speed R
the electric parking brake is not applied N No
ot
tes on par
es on par king up t
king up the v
he vehicle
ehicle If
yo u lea vetheve hicle par ked up for longer than
six weeks, it may su.er damage thro ugh disuse.
The 12 V battery may also be impaired or dam-
aged byheavy discharging.
% Further information can be obtained at a
qu ali/ed specialist workshop. S
S
t
tandb
andb y mode (e
y mode (e xt
xtension of t
ension of t he st
he start
arter batt
er batt er
ery's
y's
per
per iod out of use)
iod out of use) S
S
t
tandb
andb y mode function
y mode function
% This function is not available for all models.
If standby mode is activated, energy loss will be
minimised during extended periods of non-opera-
tion.
St andby mode is characterised bythefo llowing:
R The star ter battery is preser ved.
R The maximum non-operational time appears in
the media displa y.228 228
Driving and parking

R
The connection toonline services is inter rup-
te d.
R The ATA (anti-theT alarm system) is not availa-
ble.
R The interior pr otection and tow- awa y protec-
tion functions are not available.
R The function for de tecting collisions on a
par kedve hicle is not available.
If th efo llowing conditions are ful/lled, standby
mode can be activated or deactivated using the
multimedia system:
R The vehicle is switched on.
R The vehicle has not been star ted.
Exceeding theve hicle's displ ayed non-operational
time may cause incon venience; i.e. it cannot be
guaranteed that the star ter battery will reliably
start theve hicle.
Char gethe star ter battery in thefo llowing situa-
tions:
R The vehicle's non-ope rational time must be
ex tended. R
The Battery charge insufficient for standby
mode messa geappears in the media displa y.
% Standby mode is automatically deactivated
when theve hicle is switched on.
A
A ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating st
ating standb
andby mode (par
y mode (par king up
king up
t
t he v
he v ehicle)
ehicle)
R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The engine is switched o..
Multimedia system: 4 © 5
Settings 5
Vehicle #
Activate or deactivate Standby mode. #
Select Yes. Dr
Dr
iving and dr
iving and dr iving safe
iving safety sy
ty syst
stems
ems Dr
Dr
iving syst
iving syst ems and y
ems and y our r
our responsibility
esponsibility Yo
ur vehicle is equipped with driving systems
which assist you in driving, parking and manoeu-
vring theve hicle. The driving systems are only
aids. They are not a substitute foryo ur attention
to the sur roundings and do not relie ve you of your
re sponsibility per taining toroad tra1c la w.The driver is alw
aysre sponsible for maintaining a safe
distance totheve hicle in front, forve hicle speed,
fo r braking in good time and for st aying in lane.
Pa y attention tothe tra1c conditions at all times
and inter vene when necessar y.Be awa reofthe
limitations rega rding the safe use of these sys-
te ms.
Driving systems can neither reduce therisk of
accident if youfa ilto adapt your driving style nor
ove rride the la wsof ph ysics. They cannot alw ays
ta ke into account road, weather or tra1c condi-
tions. Inf
Inf
or
ormation on v
mation on v ehicle sensor
ehicle sensor s and camer
s and cameras
as Some driving and driving saf
ety sy stems use cam-
eras as well as radar or ultrasonic sensors to
monitor the area in front of, behind or next tothe
ve hicle. Driving and parking
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#
Do not lock or 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.
R All-T
All-T err
errain v
ain v ehicles:
ehicles: couple up the trailer in the
Comfort drive prog ram A. (/ page 197)
R All-T
All-T err
errain v
ain v ehicles:
ehicles: ensuretheve hicle is at
th e normal le vel. (/ page 266)
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
R AIR BODY CONTROL
Coupling up a tr
Coupling up a tr ailer
ailer
* NO
NOTE
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. Driving and parking
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support and
recuperation po wer of the elec-
tric mo tor)
Plug-in hybrid: cur rent state of charge ofthe
high- voltage battery
7 Selected drive prog ram
8 Selected transmission position
9 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 239)
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 (/ page 305)
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. 298
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Instrument display and on-board computer

4
Start of the display range of there cuperated
energy
5 Current state of charge ofthe high-voltage
battery
R In electric mode, the area 1-2 shows
what percentage of the electrical drive is cur-
re ntly being used. The combustion engine is
switched on at a percentage of 100%. If the
combustion engine is running, boost mode
sh ow sth e electrical po wer assistance of the
drive.
R The area 34shows th ere cuperation and
ch arging behaviour using the combustion
engine.
R From point 3,the maximum recuperated
energy has been reached.
R The cur rent state of charge of high-voltage
battery 5is displa yed.
% Due tovarious system limits, the displa yed
va lue in the area 34may temp orarily dif-
fe r slightly from the actual value. Displa
Displa
ying t
ying the pow
he pow er met
er meter (plug-in h
er (plug-in h ybr
ybrid)
id)
On-board computer: 4 Content #
Select Power meter. Ov Ov
er ervie
vie w of display
w of display s on t
s on the ins
he instr trument display
ument display
Displa yson the inst rument displa y:
u Active Parking Assist activated
(/ page 281)
é Parking Assist PARKTRONIC deactivated
(/ page 278)
h Cruise control (/ page 238)
È Limiter (/ page 239)
ç Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
(/ page 241)
ê Active Brake Assist (/ page 257)
à Active Steering Assist (/ page 250)
¬ Active Stop-and-Go Assist (/ page 248)
à Active Lane Keeping Assist (/ page 262)
õ PLUG‑IN HYBRID operation activated ñ
Operating mode, other operating mode dis-
pla ys
è Electric range
° Haptic accelerator pedal
(/page 190, 195, 193)
ò Sound generator inoperative (/ page 462)
è ECO start/stop function (/ page 188)
ë HOLD function (/ page 235)
_ Adaptive Highbeam Assist (/ page 147)
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus
(/ page 148)
ð Maximum permissible speed exceeded (for
cer tain countries only)
V
V ehicles wit ehicles wit h
hTr
Tra1c
a1c Sign Assist:
Sign Assist: detected instruc-
tions and tra1c signs (/ page 257).
Fo r an overview of the indicator and warning
lamps, see (/ page 517). Instrument display and on-board computer
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Home scr
Home scr
eenov
een overerview
view 1
Depending on the displa y,calls up the /rst
th re e applications or the home screen
2 Calls up the pro/le
3 Calls up the global sear ch
4 SOS NOT REA DY(only when the Mercedes-
Benz emer gency call system is not available)
5 Mercedes me connect active
6 Transmission of vehicle position active 7
Signal st rength of the mobile phone networ k,
network displa y,battery status of the mobile
phone connected, time
8 Calls up theNo ti/cations Cent re
9 Calls up an application using the symbol
A Application and cur rent information
B Quic k-access, e.g. enter home address
C Index points and selected displ ayarea D
Calls up the air conditioning menu
E Calls up SUGGESTIONS, THEMESand
FAVOURITES 328
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MBUX multimedia system

Plug-in h
Plug-in h
ybr
ybr id se
id se ttings
ttings Con/gur
Con/gur
ing
ingse
settings f
ttings f or plug-in h
or plug-in h ybr
ybrid v
id v ehicles
ehicles Multimedia system:
4 © 5
EQ
Se
Se tting t
tting t he c
he char
harging pr
ging pr ocess
ocess #
Select Departure time.
The following charging times can be selected:
R Once
R Week profile #
Select a setting.
Se
Se tting a single depar
tting a single depar tur
ture time
e time #
Select Departure time . #
Select Edit single time . #
Set a departure time.
Se
Se tting t
tting t he w
he week
eekpr
pro/le
o/le #
Select Departure time . #
Select Edit week profile. #
Add new time #
Set the desired departure times, e.g. every
day at 8 a.m. #
Select a.
Se
Se tting t
tting t he maximum c
he maximum c har
harging curr
ging curr ent
ent #
Select Maximum charge current. #
Select Maximum, 8 ampsor6 amps.
When the battery is charge d, thech arging cur-
re nt is limi tedto the selected amperage.
% For saf etyre asons, only use thech arging
cable supplied with theve hicle or an original
Mercedes-Benz charging cable. Mercedes-
Benz thoroughly tests these original charging
cables forth eir suitability forth e high-voltage
ch arging of your vehicle. Pur chase these parts
from your Mercedes-Benz Service Centre and
obtain advice there.
A
A ctiv
ctiv ating or deactiv
ating or deactiv ating r
ating rout
oute-based oper
e-based oper ating
ating
mode s
mode str trat
at egy
egy #
Select Electric in city .
Depending on the pr evious status, the func-
tion is activated or deactivated. Calling up t
Calling up t
he ener
he energy
gy0ow
0ow display
display Multimedia system:
4 © 5
EQ #
Select Energy flow.
The visualisation of the energy 0ow in theve hi-
cle is displ ayed.
In addition tothe energy 0o w,information on the
status of thehy brid system and the cur rent state
of charge ofthe high-voltage battery is also dis-
pla yed. MBUX multimedia system
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F
F
unctions of t
unctions of t he ener
he energy
gy0ow
0ow display
display 1
State of charge ofthe high-voltage battery
2 Combustion engine
3 Energy 0ow
4 High-voltage battery
5 Status of thero ute-based operating-mode
strategy (/ page 194)
The active components of thehy brid system are
highlighted in the energy 0ow displa y.The energy
0ow between the individual components is shown
in colour. The energy 0ow is shown in di.erent colours
depending on the operating status:
R Whit
Whit e:
e:constant energy 0ow
R R
Red:
ed: high energy 0ow (boost e.ect)
R Gr
Green:
een: low- emission energy 0ow in the case of
re cuperation, elect ric mode and when charg-
ing the high-voltage battery N
N
a
avig
vig ation
ation N
No
ot
tes on na
es on na vig
vigation
ation R
R
out
out e guidance wit
e guidance wit h augment
h augmented r
ed reality
eality &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident and injury as a
re sult of distraction, inco rrect depiction or
wrong interpr etation of the display
The camera image of the augmented reality
displ ayis not suitable as a guide for driving. #
Alwayske ep an eye on the actual tra1c
situation. #
Avoid extended obser vation of the cam-
era image. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident and injury due
to imprecise positioning of additional
information
The additional information from the augmen-
te dre ality displ aymay be inaccurate and is
not a substitute for observing and assessing
th e actual driving situation. #
Alwayske ep an eye on the actual tra1c
situation when car rying out all driving
manoeuvres. Switc
Switc
hing na
hing na vig
vig ation on
ation on Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Navigation (Navigation) #
Alternativel y:press thez button.
The map displa ys the cur rent vehicle position.
The navigation menu is shown.
The navigation menu is hidden if route guid-
ance is active. #
T
T o show o show :
:ta p on theto uchscreen.
The menu is hidden automaticall y.342
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MBUX multimedia system