2021 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE trailer

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N
N O
OTE
TE Damage due toexcessive tractive
po wer If
yo u pull away sharpl y,the tractive po wer
may be too high and theve hicles could be
damaged. #
Pull away slo wlyand smoo thly. Loading t
Loading t
he v
he vehicle f
ehicle f or tr
or transport
anspo rt Hybr
Hybr
id v
id vehicles:
ehicles: transpor tation of vehicles should
only be car ried out byprofessional reco very com-
panies. #
Obser vethe no tes on towing away
( / page 403). #
Connect theto wing device totheto wing eye
in order toload theve hicle.
% You can also attach theto w bar tothe trailer
hitch. #
V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h aut
h automatic tr
omatic tr ansmission:
ansmission: shiTthe
automatic transmission toposition i.
% V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h aut
h automatic tr
omatic tr ansmission:
ansmission: the
automatic transmission may be loc ked in posi- tion
jintheev ent of damage tothe electri-
cal system. ToshiT toi , pr ovide the on-
board electrical system with po wer
( / page 400). #
Load theve hicle onto the transpor ter. #
V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h aut
h automatic tr
omatic tr ansmission:
ansmission: shiTthe
automatic transmission toposition j. #
Use the electric parking brake tosecure the
ve hicle against rolling away. #
Only secure theve hicle bythe wheels.
V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h ADS PL
h ADS PLUS (A
US (A dap
daptiv
tiv e Dam
e Dam ping Sy
ping Sy s-
s-
t
t em PL
em PL US)
US) &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of an accident when trans-
porting vehicles with Adaptive Damping
System PLUS
When transpo rting vehicles with Adaptive
Damping System PLUS, theve hicle/trailer
combination may begin torock and start to
skid. #
Load theve hicle cor rectly onto the
transpor ter. #
Secure theve hicle on all four wheels
with suitable tensioning straps. #
Do not exceed the maximum permissible
speed of 60 km/h when transporting. *
N
NOOTE
TE Damage totheve hicle from secur-
ing it inco rrectly #
ATer loading, theve hicle must be
secured on all four wheels. Otherwise,
th eve hicle could be damaged. #
A minimum dis tance of 20 cm upwards
and 10 cm down wards must be kept to
th e transport platform. #
Secure theve hicle on all four wheels aTer
loading. Breakdown assistance
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405

4MA
4MA
TIC v
TIC v ehicles/v
ehicles/v ehicles wit
ehicles wit h aut
h aut omatic tr
omatic tr ans-
ans-
mission
mission #
Make sure that the front and rear axles come
to rest on the same transpor tation vehicle.
* N
NOOTE
TE Damage tothe drive train due to
incor rect positioning of theve hicle #
Do not position theve hicle abo vethe
connection point of the transport vehi-
cle. T
T
o
o wing ey
wing eye st
e st or
or ag
ag e location
e location To
wing eye1 is attached tothe edge of the load
compartment under the load compartment 0oor.
V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h f
h folding benc
olding benc h seat
h seat:
: th eto wing eye is
located under a co ver. F
F
itting and r
itting and r emo
emoving t
ving t heto
he towing eye
wing eye #
Press the mark on co ver1 inwa rds and
re mo ve. #
Screw intheto wing eye clockwise as far as it
will go and tighten.
V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h a tr
h a trailer hitc
ailer hitc h:
h:vehicles with a trailer
hitch do not ha veare ar brac ketfo rth eto wing
ey e. Fasten theto w bar tothe trailer hitch. 406
406
Breakdown assistance

#
Make sure that co ver1 engages in the
bumper when youre mo vetheto wing eye.
* N
NOOTE
TE Damage totheve hicle due toincor-
re ct use of theto wing eye or trailer hitch When a
towing eye or trailer hitch is used to
re co ver a vehicle, theve hicle may be damaged
in the process. #
Only use theto wing eye or trailer hitch to
to w awa y or tow start theve hicle. #
Do not use theto wing eye or trailer hitch
to to wtheve hicle during reco very. T
T
o
o w
w -st
-st ar
arting t
ting t he v
he vehicle
ehicle V
V
ehicles wit
ehicles wit h aut
h aut omatic tr
omatic tr ansmission
ansmission
* NO
NOTE
TEDamage tothe automatic transmis-
sion due to tow-starting The au
tomatic transmission may be damaged
in the process of tow- starting vehicles with
automatic transmission. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission
must not be tow- star ted. #
Vehicles with an automatic transmission must
not be tow- star ted. Electr
Electr
ical fuses
ical fuses N
No
ot
tes on electr
es on electr ical fuses
ical fuses &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident and inju rydue
to ove rloaded lines
If yo u manipulate or bridge a faulty fuse or if
yo ure place it with a fuse with a higher amper-
age, the electric line could be overloaded.
This could result in a /re. #
Alwaysre place faulty fuses with speci-
/ed new fuses containing the cor rect
amperage. *
N
NOOTE
TE Damage due toincor rect fuses Electrical components or systems may be
damaged byincor rect fuses, or their function-
ality may be signi/cantly impaired. #
Only use fuses that ha vebeen appr oved
by Mercedes-Benz and which ha vethe
cor rect fuse rating. Blown fuses must be
replaced with fuses of the
same rating, whi chyou can recognise bythe col-
our and the label. The fuse ratings and fur ther
information tobe obser ved can be found in the
fuse assignment dia gram.
F
F use assignment diagr
use assignment diagr am:
am:onthe fuse box in the
load compartment (/ page 409).
* NO
NOTE
TE Damage or malfunctions caused by
moisture Moisture may cause damage
tothe electrical
system or cause it tomalfunction. #
When the fuse box is open, make sure
th at no moisture can enter the fuse box. Breakdown assistance
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407

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The values displa yed in the on-board com-
puter may deviate from those of the tyre pres-
sure gauge as they referto sea le vel.At high
ele vations, the tyre pressure values indicated
by a pressure gauge are higher than those
shown bythe on-board computer. In this case,
do not reduce the tyre pressure.
R
R est
est ar
arting t
ting t he tyr
he tyr e pr
e pressur
essur e monit
e monit or
oring syst
ing syst em
em
R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The recommended tyre pressure is cor rectly
set forth ere specti veoperating status on all of
th e wheels (/ page 412).
Re start the tyre pressure monitoring system in the
fo llowing situations:
R The tyre pressure has changed.
R The wheels or tyres ha vebeen changed or
ne wly /tted. On-board computer:
4 Service 5
Tyres #
Swipe down wards on Touch Control on the
leT-hand side of the steering wheel.
The Use current pressures as new reference
values? message is shown in the Instrument
Displa y. #
Torestart, press Touch Control on the leT-
hand side of the steering wheel.
The Tyre press. monitor restarted message is
shown in the Instrument Displa y.
Cur rent wa rning message s are deleted and
th eye llow h warning lamp goes out.
ATer you ha vebeen driving for a few minutes,
th e system checks whe ther the cur rent tyre
pressures are within the speci/ed range. The
cur rent tyre pressures are then accep ted as
re fere nce values and monitored.
Be sure toalso pay attention tothefo llowing rela-
te dto pic:
R Notes on tyre pressure (/ page 412) T
T
yr
yr e pr
e pr essur
essur e loss w
e loss w ar
arning syst
ning syst em
em F
F
unction of t
unction of t he tyr
he tyre pr
e pressur
essur e loss w
e loss w ar
arning syst
ning syst em
em
The tyre pressure loss warning system warnsthe
driver bymeans of display messages when there
is a se vere tyre pressure loss.
Syst
Syst em limits
em limits
The system may be impaired or may not function
particula rly in thefo llowing situations:
R incor rect refere nce values were ta ught in
R sudden pressure loss caused byafo re ign
object penetrating the tyre, forex ample
R aneven pressure loss on more than one tyre
occurs
The system has a restric ted or dela yed function
particular lyin thefo llowing situations:
R poor ground conditions, e.g. snow or grav el
R driving with snow chains
R when adopting a very sporty driving st yle with
high cornering speeds or sudden acceleration
R driving with a very heavy or lar getrailer
R driving with a high load Wheels and tyres
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perature and
thech arging capacity of the batter y.
The charging capacit y,in turn, depends on the
supply voltage, the cur rent intensity and the type
of po wer suppl y.
The nominal voltage range foryo ur vehicle can be
fo und on the information label in the soc ket co ver
( / page 210). T
T
r
railer hitch
ailer hitch Gener
Gener
al not
al not es on t
es on t he tr
he trailer hitch
ailer hitch Modi/cations
tothe engine cooling system may
be necessar y,depending on theve hicle model.
The retro/tting of a trailer hitch is on lypermissi-
ble if a towing capacity is speci/ed in your vehicle
documents.
Fu rther information can be obtained at a quali/ed
specialist workshop.
Also obser vethe no tes on towing a trailer
(/ page 287). Mounting dimensions of t Mounting dimensions of t
he tr he trailer hitch
ailer hitch 1
Fastening points
2 Overhang dimension
3 Rear axle cent reline The
overhang dimension and fastening points are
va lid for a trailer hitch installed at thefa ctor y.
N N o ot
tes on t
es on t he maximum t
he maximum t ongue w
ongue w eight and load
eight and load
capacity
capacity
* NO
NOTE
TEDamage caused bythe trailer com-
ing loose If
th eto ngue weight used is too lo w,the trailer
may come loose. #
The tongue weight must not be below
50 kg. #
Use a tongue weight that is as close as
possible tothe maximum permissible
to ngue weight. *
N
NOOTE
TE Damage caused bythe bicycle rack
coming loose When using a bicycle
rack , bo th th e maximal
to ngue weight and the maximal load capacity
should be obser ved. #
Do not exceed the permissible load
capacity. 446
446
Te
ch nical data

When using a bicycle
rack , obser vethe informa-
tion on the function of the bicycle rack and the
additional no tes on the maximum load capacity
(/ page 293).
Te ch nical data on theto ngue weight and load
capacity (/ page 447, 448). Ov
Ov
er
erhang dimension f
hang dimension f or t
or the tr
he tr ailer hitc
ailer hitc h (plug-in
h (plug-in
h
h ybr
ybr id)
id) The
overhang dimension is valid for a trailer hitch
installed at thefa ctor y.
Ov
Ov er
erhang dimension leng th
hang dimension length Model
Model
Ov
Over
erhang dimension
hang dimension
All model s1 253 mmOv
Ov
er
erhang dimension f
hang dimension f or t
or the tr
he tr ailer hitc
ailer hitc h (no
h (not f
t for
or
plug-in h
plug-in h ybr
ybrid)
id) The
overhang dimension is valid for a trailer hitch
installed at thefa ctor y. Ov
Ov
er
erhang dimension leng th
hang dimension length Model
Model
Ov
Over
erhang dimension
hang dimension
All model s1 253 mm T
T
r
railer load (plug-in h
ailer load (plug-in h ybr
ybrid)
id) The
tongue weight is not included in theto wing
capacity.
T T o
o wing capacity
wing capacity , br
, brak
aked (at a minimum
ed (at a minimum st
starar t-o.
t-o.
gr
gr adeability of 12%)
adeability of 12%) Model
To
Mode lT owing capacity
wing capacity
All model s2 100 kg T
T
o
o wing capacity
wing capacity , unbr
, unbrak
aked
ed Model
To
Mode lT owing capacity
wing capacity
All model s7 50 kg T
T
r
railer load (no
ailer load (no t f
t for plug-in h
or plug-in h ybr
ybrid)
id) The
tongue weight is not included in theto wing
capacity. T
T
o
o wing capacity
wing capacity , br
, brak
aked (at a minimum
ed (at a minimum st
starar t-o.
t-o.
gr
gr adeability of 12%)
adeability of 12%) Model
To
Mode lT owing capacity,
wing capacity,
br
brak
ak ed
ed
All model s2 100 kg T T
o
o wing capacity wing capacity , unbr
, unbrak
aked
ed Model
To
Mode lT owing capacity,
wing capacity,
unbr
unbr ak
aked
ed
All model s7 50 kg Maximum t
Maximum t
ongue w
ongue weight and load capacity (plug-
eight and load capacity (plug-
in h
in h ybr
ybrid)
id) Obser
vethe additional no tes on load capacity
(/ page 293).
T
T ongue w
ongue w eight
eight Model
Model
Maximum t
Maximum tongue
ongue
w
w eight
eight
All model s8 4 kg Te
ch nical data
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447

Displa
Displa
y messag
y messag es P
es Possible causes/conseq
ossible causes/consequences and uences andM
MSolutions
Solutions
Place the key in the
marked space See Owner's
Manual *K
eydetection is malfunctioning. #
Change the location of theke y in theve hicle. #
Place theke y in the slot for starting the engine with theke y (/ page 178). Lights Lights
Displa
Displa
y messag
y messag es P
es Possible causes/conseq
ossible causes/conseq uences and
uences andM
MSolutions
Solutions
:
Left dipped beam (examp le) *T
he cor responding light source is defecti ve. #
Drive on carefull y. #
Consult a quali/ed specialist workshop immediatel y.
% LED light sources: the display message forth e cor responding light appears only when all the light-emitting diodes
in the light are faulty.
: Malfunction See Owner's
Manual *T
heexterior lighting is malfunctioning. #
Consult a quali/ed specialist workshop.
*V Vehicles wit ehicles wit h a tr
h a trailer hitc
ailer hitc h:
h:a fuse may ha veblown. #
Stop theve hicle in accordance with the tra1c conditions. #
Check the fuses and replace them if necessary (/ page 407).456
456
Display messages and
warning/indicator lamps

Displa
Displa
y messag
y messag es P
es Possible causes/conseq
ossible causes/consequences and uences andM
MSolutions
Solutions
&
Pre-entry climate control
(via key) inoperative HV-
battery low *T
hecharge ofthe high-voltage battery is too lo w.Pre-entry clima tecont rol cannot be switched on. #
Char gethe high-voltage batter y.
When the high-voltage battery is su1ciently charge d, pre-ent ryclimate cont rol will be operational again. Hybr Hybr
id syst
id syst em
em Displa
Displa
y messag
y messag es P
es Possible causes/conseq
ossible causes/conseq uences and
uences andM
MSolutions
Solutions
u
Towing not permitted See
Owner's Manual *T
he drive system is malfunctioning. #
Have theve hicle transpo rted only using a transpor ter or trailer (/ page 402).462 462
Display messages and
warning/indicator lamps