2021 MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS tow

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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(/ page305). #
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
(/ page71 ). #
Donotactiv ateth eHOLD function. #
Deact ivat eth eto w- aw ay alar m(/ page89) . #
Deact ivat eAc tiveBr ak eAssi st
( / pag e19 8). #
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. *
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 e302). #
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 e299). Br
eakdo wnassis tance 30
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To
wing eyesto rage location The
towing eyeis locat edinthestow agespac e
unde rth etrunk floor . Ins
talling theto wing eye #
Press themar kon cover1 inwa rdsand
re mo ve. #
Screw intheto wing eyecloc kwiseasfaras it
wil lgo and tight en.
% Mak esur eth at cover1 eng ages inthe
bum perwhen youre mo vetheto wing eye.
* NO
TEDama getotheve hicle dueto
inc orrect useof theto wing eye When
ato wing eyeis used toreco vera ve hi‐
cle, theve hicle maybe damag edinthepr oc‐
ess. #
Onlyuse theto wing eyeto tow aw ay or
to w star tth eve hicle. To
w star ting theve hicl e(eme rgency engine
st ar t) Ve
hicl eswith automatic transmiss ion
* NO
TEDama getotheaut omatic trans‐
mission duetotow star tin g The
automat ictransm issionma ybe damag ed
in thepr ocess oftow star tin gve hicles with
aut omatic transmission. #
Vehicles withaut omatic transmission
mus tno tbe tow star ted. #
Vehicles withaut omatic transmission must
no tbe tow- star ted. Electr
icalfuses No
teson electr icalfuses &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tooverloaded lines
If yo uman ipulat eor bridg eafa ulty fuse orif
yo ure place itwit hafuse withahigher
am per age, theelectr icline could beove rloa‐
ded.
This could result inafire . #
Alw aysre place faulty fuseswit hspec i‐
fi ed newfuses containin gth ecor rect
am per age. Br
ea kdo wnassista nce 30
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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
(/ page342).
R Information ontirepr essur ein thetir epr es‐
sur eta ble (/ page31 2).
Fu rther relat ed subje cts:
R Determ inin gth emaximum permissible load
(/ page31 8)
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page31 0). Ste
psforDe 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. 31
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Wheels andtires

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
To appl y: #
Swi tchth eignition off.
The electr icpar king brak ewill beapplied automaticall y.
If yo udo notwa nttheelectr icpar king brak eto be applied, e.g.atan aut omatic carwash orwhen theve hicle is
being towe d,lea vetheignition switchedon.This does notinclude having theve hicle towe dwit hth ere ar axle
ra ised.
If th eelectr icpar king brak eis no tapplied automaticall y: #
Switc hth eignition offand switc hit bac kon. #
Release andthen apply theelectr icpar king brak emanuall y(/ page17 0).
If it is still no tpossible toappl yth eelectr icpar king brak e: #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Wher enecessar y,also secureth epar kedve hicle agains tro lling away.
To release: #
Ifth econ ditions forau tomatic release arefulf illed andtheelectr icpar king brak eis no tre leased automat ically,
re lease theelectr icpar king brak emanuall y(/ page17 0).
If it is still no tpossible torelease theelectr icpar king brak e: #
Donotcon tinue driving. Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 37
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Sid
eairba g<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 42
Wi ndo wcur tain airbag ...........................4 2
Air flow
Se tting ................ ............................ .....1 37
Alar m
see Panic alar m
Al ar m system
see ATA(anti-t heftal ar m system)
All-wheel drive
see 4MA TIC
Ambient lighting
Se tting (multimedia system) ................1 30
Andr oidAuto
see Smar tphone integr ation
Animals Pets intheve hicle ........................... ...... 64
Ant i-loc kbr ak ing system
see ABS(An ti-loc kBr akin gSy stem)
Anti-skid chains
see Snowch ains
Anti -thef tpr otection
Imm obiliz er.................................... ........ 87 Ant
icip ator yoccup antprotection
see PRE- SAFE®
(anticip ator yoccu‐
pa nt protect ion)
see PRE-S AFE®
PL US (antic ipatory
occupant protect ion plus)
Apple CarPla y®
see Smar tphon eint egr ation
Assis tance systems
see Drivin gsaf etysy stem
ASS YSTPL US <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011>274
Batt erydi sconnecti onper iods............. 275
Dis play ing theser vice duedate........... 274
Fu nctio n/no tes .................................... 274
Re gular maint enance work <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 274
Speci alser vice requ iremen ts.......... .....2 74
ATA (anti-thef tala rm system) ...................8 7
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating theint erior
mo tion sensor ................................. ...... 90
Ar ming/ disarming theto w- aw ay
alar m.............................................. .......8 9
Dea ctivating thealar m.......................... 88
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>87
Fu nctio nof theint erior motion sensor ..89
The tow- aw ay alar mfun ction .................8 8 AT
TENTI ONASSIST <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 178, 180
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>178
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 180
Sy stem limit ations ...............................1 78
At tention assistant
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Au thorized Mercedes- BenzCenter
see Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop
Au thorized workshop
see Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop
Au tomatic distanc eco ntr ol
se eAc tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Au tomatic drivin glights ........... ..............122
Au tomatic engine star t(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> ........152
Au tomatic engine sto p(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> ........152
Au tomatic fron tpass engerfr on tair‐
bag shutoff <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 45,47
Fu nctio nof theaut omatic front
passeng erfront airbag shutoff.............. 45
PA SSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam p.....4 7 41
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Com
puter
see On-boar dcom puter
Conne ctingthepa rcel ne t.......................1 12
Consum ption indicat or
Calling up............................................ 158
Con venience closing featur e....... ............. 81
Con venience opening ................................ 80
Coolant (engine)
Capacity .......................................... ....3 48
Che ckleve l.......................................... 280
No tes ..................... ............................. 348
Cool ing
see Clima tecontr ol
Co pyrights
Licen se................ .................................. 34
Tr ademar ks<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 34
Co rnering light ........ .................................1 24
Cr oss Traf fic Aler t...................................2 24
Cr osswind Assist
Fu nctio n/no tes .................................... 176
Cr uise contr ol.......................................... 180
Ac tivati ng ........... ..................................181 Butt
ons <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>........181
Callin gup aspee d...............................1 81
Dea ctivating ............. ............................181
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>180
Re quiremen ts................................ ...... 181
Sel ecting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 181
Se tting aspe ed <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 181
St or ing aspeed .............................. ...... 181
Sy stem limit ations ........................... ....1 80
Cus tomer Assist ance Center (CAC ).........2 8
Cus tomer Relat ions Depar tment .............2 8 D
Dash board
see Cockpit
Data acquisition
Ve hicle ............................................. ..... 30
Data protection rights
Dat ast or ag e .......................................... 33
Data storage
Dat apr otect ion rights ..................... ...... 33
Elect ronic contr oluni ts <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 30
Onl ine service s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ............32
Ve hicle ............................................. ..... 30 Da
ytime running lampmode
see Daytime running lights
Da ytime running lights ........................... 129
Swi tching on/of f<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 129
Deact ivat ing theala rm (ATA ).................... 88
Dealer ship
see Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop
Dec laration ofconf ormity
Wi reless vehicle component s................2 5
Decor ative fo il(cleaning instructions)
.. .................................................................2 84
Def initions (tiresand loading) ............... 326
Des tinat ionentr y.....................................2 47
Ent ering aPOI oraddress ............ ........247
De tectin ginat tentiv eness
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Diagnos ticsconnec tion............................2 6
Digita lOp erator' sMa nua l.........................1 8
Dingh yto wing
see Tow- bar system
DIRECT SELECT leve r............. ..................158
Eng aging drive po sitio n............ ........... 160 420
Index

Fr
ont Passeng erAirbag Enabled See
Oper ator's Manual ...............................3 54
Haza rdWa rning Flashe rsMalfunc‐
tioning .................................................3 60
Mer cedes meconnect Services Limi‐
te dSee Oper ator's Manual .................. 388
N Pe rm anen tly Ac tiveRi sk ofRo lling
Aw ay <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 367
Only Shiftto 'P' when Vehicle isSta‐
tio nar y.................................................3 66
Pla cetheKe yin theMar kedSpace
See Oper ator's Manual ........................ 357
PRE-S AFEImpulse SideInoperativ e
See Oper ator's Manual ........................ 355
PRE-S AFEInoper ativeSee Oper a‐
to r's Manua l..... ........... ........................ 355
Re versing NotPo ssible Service
Re quired .............................................. 367
Ru nFla tIndi catorInop erati ve ............. 396 Ser
vice Required Do NotShif tGear s
Vi sit Dealer .......................................... 367
St op Vehicle LeaveEngi neRunning
Wa itTrans miss ionCoolin g.................. 368
Ti re Press. Monit orCur rently
Un available .......................................... 392
Ti re Press. Monit orInopera tive ........... 392
Ti re Pressur eMonit orInopera tiveNo
Wheel Sensors .................................... 392
Ti re sOv erheat ed................................. 394
To Dese lect Por N, Dep ress Brak e
and StartEn gin e.................................. 366
To switc hengine off,pr ess and hold
St art/ Stop butt onforat lea st3sec‐
onds orpress 3times. .........................364
Tr af fic Sign AssistCur rently Unavail‐
able SeeOperat or'sMan ual................ 378
Tr af fic Sign AssistInoper ative..... ........ 378
Tr ans miss ionMalfun ction Stop ............ 367 Displa
yon thewindsh ield
see Head- upDis play
Dis tance control
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
DI ST RO NIC
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Do or
Ch ild sa fety lock (rear door s)................ 63
Loc king(emer gency key) .......................7 2
Opening (from inside) ............................7 0
Po we rclosi ngfunction ..........................7 2
Un loc kin g(emer gency key) .................... 72
Un loc kin g(fr om insid e).........................7 0
Door controlpan el.....................................1 4
DO T,Tire Iden tificat ionNumbe r(TI N) ... 322
Dr aw bar
see Tow- bar system
Dr inking anddriving ................................ 149
Dr ive Awa yAssis t.... ................................ 223
Dr ive Awa yAssis t
see Protect ion agains tcollision 42
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ESP
®
Cr osswi ndAssis t.................................1 76
ESP ®
(Electr onicStabil ityProg ram) ....... 175
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ........... .176
Fu nctio n/no tes .................................... 175
Ext erior light ing
see Ligh ts
Ext erior light ing(car e)............................ 285
Ext erior mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 133, 134
Anti-g lare mode (automatic) ................1 34
Au tomatic mirrorfo lding function ........ 136
Fo lding in/out .....................................1 33
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion ..........1 05
Pa rking posit ion.............................. .....1 35
Se tting ................................................. 133 F
Fa tig ue detection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Fi re extin gui she r<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> ...............289
Fi rs t-aid kit(sof tsi ded) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> ....289
Fl aco n
Inse rting/ remo ving .............................. 141 Flat
tire .....................................................2 90
Cha nging awhe el....... .........................333
MOExt ended tires ....... .........................290
No tes .................................................. 290
TIREFIT kit...........................................2 92
Flat towing
see Tow- bar system
Floor mats................................................ 120
Fo glight (ext ended rang e) ......................1 25
Fo ilco vering
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors........ ...... 172
Fr ag rance
see Perfume atomiz er
Fr ee sof tware ............................................ 34
Fr eq uencies
Tw o-w ayradio ................................ ...... 341
Fr ont airbag (driver ,fr ont passeng er).....4 2
Fr ont passeng erseat
see Seat
Fu el ...........................................................3 46
Ad ditiv es........................................ .....3 46
E1 0 ....... .......................................... ..... 345 Fu
elreser ve <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 346
Ga sol ine <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 345
Qua lity (gas oline )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 345
Re fuel ing ............................................. 162
Sul fur cont ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 345
Ta nk cont ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ...............346
Fu nction seat
see Door controlpanel
Fu ses ........................................................ 305
Bef orere placing afuse ........................ 305
Dashboar dfuse box.............................3 07
Fu se assignment diagram...................3 05
Fu se boxin theengine compartmen t.. 306
Fu se boxin thefront -passen gerfo ot ‐
we ll...................................................... 307
Fu se boxin thetrunk ........................... 308
No tes .................................................. 305
Fu ses
see Fuses G
Gar agedoor opener
Clea ring thememor y........................... 168
Opening orclosing thedoor ................1 68 Inde
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