2021 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON Owners Manual

Bicy
Bicy
cle r
cle r ac
ack function
k function &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of an accident if the bicy-
cle rack is used incor rectly
The bicycle rack may become de tach ed from
th eve hicle in thefo llowing cases:
R the permissible load capacity of the trailer
hitch is exceeded.
R the bicycle rack is used incor rectl y.
R the bicycle rack is secured tothe ball neck
beneath the ball head.
Obser vethefo llowing foryo ur ow n sa fety and
th at of other road users:
R always adhere tothe permissible load
capacity of the trailer hitch.
R always obser vethe permissible rear axle
load of theto wing vehicle.
R use the bicycle rack only totransport bicy-
cles. R
always mount the bicycle rack proper lyby
attaching tothe ball head and the ball
neck guide pin, if possible.
R when transporting four bicycles, alw ays
use bicycle rack s which ha veadditional
support on the ball neck guide pin.
R use only bicycle rack s appr oved by
Mercedes-Benz.
R always obser vethe bicycle rack operating
instructions. *
N NOOTE TE Damage to, or crac kson, the trailer
hitch due tounsuitable bicycle rack s or
bicycle rack s being used inco rrectly #
use only bicycle rack s appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benz. *
N
NOOTE
TE Increased risk of damage toprop-
erty due tofolded-out ball neck #
When the trailer is not coupled or the
bicycle rack is attached, fold in the ball neck or, in
the case of a fully electric
trailer hitch, retract the ball nec k. Tr
ailer hitch (example with additional guide pin)
Depending on the bicycle rack 's design, di.erent
numbers of bicycles can be transpor ted. 278
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The
following bicycle rack designs are possible:
R When mounted byattaching toball head 1,
th e maximum load capacity is 75 kg. You can
transport up tothre e bicycles.
R When mounted on ball head 1and guide pin
2, the maximum load capacity is 100 kg. Yo u
can transport up tofour bicycles.
The maximum load capacity is calculate d fromthe
we ight of the bicycle rack and the bicycle rack
load.
Obser vethe no tes on driving with a roof load,
trailer or fully laden vehicle (/ page 172).
When using a bicycle rack , set the tyre pressure
fo r increased load on there ar axle of theve hicle.
Fu rther information on the tyre pressure can be
fo und in the tyre pressure table (/ page 397).
N
No ot tes on loading
es on loading
The lar gerth e distance between the load's centre
of grav ity and the ball head, thegre ater the load
on the trailer hitch. Obser
vethefo llowing no tes:
R mount heavy bicycles as close totheve hicle
as possible
R always distribute the load on the bicycle rack
as evenly as possible across theve hicle's lon-
gitudinal axis
Mercedes-Benz recommends removing all de tach-
able parts from bicycles (e.g. bask ets, ch ild seats,
re ch arge able batteries) before loading them onto
th e bicycle rack . This will impr ovethe aerody-
namic resis tance and centre of grav ity of the bicy-
cle rack.
Alw ays secure the bicycles toprev ent them from
moving around and check them at regular inter-
va ls to ensure that they are secure.
Do not use tarp aulins or other co vers. The driving
ch aracteristics and rear view may be impaired. In
addition, aerodynamic resis tance and the load on
th e trailer hitch will increase. Load distribution on
the bicycle rack
1 Vertical distance between centre of grav ity
and ball head
2 Horizontal distance between centre of grav ity
and ball head
3 The centre of grav ity is on theve hicle's cent re
axis
Obser vethefo llowing information when loading
th e bicycle rack: Driving and parking
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Loading t
Loading t
he bicy
he bicycle r
cle rack
ack 3 bicy
3 bicy cles
cles 4 bicy
4 bicycles
cles
To talwe ight of
bicycle rack and
load Up
to75 kg Up to100 kg
Max. distance
1 420 mm 420 mm
Max. distance
2 300 mm 400 mmWhen transporting
four bicycles or a tota lwe ight
between 75 kg and 100 kg, alw ays use bicycle
ra ck s with additional support on the trailer hitch
guide pin. V V
ehicle to
ehicle towing ins
wing ins tr
tructions
uctions
The vehicle is not suitable forth e use of tow bar
systems that are used for 0at towing or dinghy
to wing, forex ample. Attach ing and using tow bar
systems can result in damage totheve hicle.
When you are towing a vehicle with tow bar sys-
te ms, safe driving characteristics cann otbe guar- anteed
forth eto wing vehicle or theto we dve hicle.
The vehicle-trailer combination may swer vefrom
side toside.
Obser vethefo llowing information:
R Perm itted towing me thods (/ page 387)
R The no tes on towing theve hicle with bo th
axles on thegr ound (/ page 388) 280
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N
N
o
ot
tes on t
es on t he ins
he instrtrument displa
ument displa y and on-board
y and on-board
com
com put
puter
er &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident if the inst ru-
ment display fails
If th e inst rument display has failed or is mal-
functioning, function restrictions in systems
re leva nt tosaf ety cann otbe de tected.
The operating saf ety of your vehicle may be
impaired. #
Drive on carefull y. #
Have theve hicle checked immediately at
a qu ali/ed specialist workshop. If
th e operating saf ety of your vehicle is impaired,
park theve hicle immediately and safel y.Contact a
qu ali/ed specialist workshop.
Plug-in h
Plug-in h ybr
ybrid:
id: &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident if the inst ru-
ment display fails
In theeve nt of a failure or malfunction of the
inst rument displa y,yo u will not recognise limi- ta
tions in the functions of systems releva nt to
saf ety. This may impair ope rating saf ety. #
Park theve hicle safely as soon as possi-
ble and notify a quali/ed specialist work-
shop. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of distraction due toinfor-
mation systems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information systems and com-
munications equipment integ rated in theve hi-
cle when driving, you could be distracted from
th e tra1c situation. This could also cause you
to lose control of theve hicle. #
Only operate this equipment when the
tra1c situation pe rmits. #
Ifyo u cannot be sure of this, stop the
ve hicle in accordance with the tra1c
conditions and operate the equipment
with theve hicle stationar y. *
N NO
OTE
TE Mercedes-AMG vehicles #
Obser vethe no tes in the Supplement.
Yo u could otherwise failto recognise
dangers. Yo
u must obser vethe legal requ irements forthe
count ryin which you are cur rently driving when
ope rating the on-board computer.
The on-board computer sho wsonly display mes-
sages and warnings from speci/c systems on the
inst rument displa y.Yo u must therefore ensure
th at your vehicle is alw aysre liable.
If th e operating saf ety of your vehicle is impaired,
park theve hicle immediately and in accordance
with the tra1c conditions. Contact a quali/ed
specialist workshop. Instrument display and on-board computer
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Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of ins
w of ins tr
trument display
ument display 1
Speedome ter
The segments on the speedome ter indicate
th e statuses of thefo llowing systems: cruise
control/limiter/Active Distance Assist
DISTRONIC
2 Index points
3 Outside temp erature 4
Time
5 Area for additional values (e xample:rev coun-
te r): rev counter/navigation/ECO display/
consum ption/G-me ter/date
The fuel supply will be inter rupted toprotect
th e engine when there d mark on therev
counter (o verrev ving range) is reached. Plug-in
hybrid: electric mo tor po werav ailabil-
ity displ ayor po wer me ter
6 Coolant temp erature display
During normal operation, the coolant temp er-
ature display is permitted torise to120°C.
Ve hicles with 48 V on-board elect rical system:
POWER and CHARGE displa ys(electrical drive 282 282
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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 226)
2 G Back button, on-boa rdcomputer
3 Touch Control, on-board computer
To navigate: swipe
To con/rm: press 0076
4 00E2 Main menu, on-board computer 5
00E2 Main menu, MBUX multimedia system
6 Touch Control, MBUX multimedia system
To navigate: swipe
To con/rm: press 0076
7 G Back button, MBUX multimedia system
8 Cont rol panel forth e MBUX multimedia sys-
tem
£ LINGU ATRO NIC (/ page 290)
9 Toadjust the brightness of the inst rument
lighting Oper Oper
ating t
ating t he on-boar
he on-boar d com
d com put
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. Instrument display and on-board computer
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The on-board computer is ope
rated using the leT-
hand Touch Control and the leT-hand back/home
button.
When the on-board computer is being operated,
di.erent acoustic signals will sound as operating
fe edbac k,e.g. when the end of a list is reached or
when you are scrolling thro ugh a list.
% Tooperate theTo uch Control in the most
e.ective way,use the tip of your thumb if pos-
sible.
The following menus are available:
R Assistance
R Telephone R
Navigation
R Trip
R Radio
R Media
R Service
R V
V ehicles wit ehicles with an ins h an instr
trument displa
ument displa y in t
y in the
he
widescr
widescr een coc
een coc kpit:
kpit:Design
% You can /nd information about the possible
settings and selections on the menus in the
Digital Owner's Manual.
The menus can be called up from the menu bar
on the inst rument displa y. #
T
T o call up t
o call up t he menu bar:
he menu bar: pressthe leT-hand
back button until the menu bar is displa yed.
% V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit hout A
hout Activ
ctive Dist
e Dist ance Assis
ance Assist t
DIS
DIS TR
TRONIC:
ONIC: pressthe00E2 button tocall up
th e menu bar of the on-board computer. #
T
T o scr
o scr oll on t
oll on t he menu bar
he menu bar :
:swipe leT or right
on the leT-hand Touch Control. #
T
To call up a menu, submenu or possible se
o call up a menu, submenu or possible se t-
t-
tings on t
tings on t he menu, or
he menu, or con/rm
con/rma selection or
a selection or
se
se tting:
tting: press the leT-hand Touch Control. #
T
To scr
o scr oll t
oll thr
hrough display
ough display s or lis
s or lists on tts on the
he
menu, or select displa
menu, or select displa y cont
y content, a function,
ent, a function,
an entr
an entr y or a display
y or a display :
:swipe upwards or down-
wa rds on the leT-hand Touch Control. #
T
To e
o e xit a submenu:
xit a submenu: pressthe leT-hand back
button.
Selecting t
Selecting t he head-up display
he head-up display #
T
To switc
o switc h on t
h on t he head-up display
he head-up display :
:switch on
th e head-up display via the multimedia system
or activate it on the menu bar byswiping
upwards on the leT-hand Touch Control.
The head-up display menu will be selected on
th e head-up displa y. #
T To switc
o switc h t
h t o t
o t he head-up display
he head-up display :
:press the
leT-hand Touch Control or swipe upwards on
th e leT-hand Touch Control. #
T
To se
o se t t
t the t
he t hr
hree displa
ee displa y r
y rang
ang es of t
es of t he head-up
he head-up
display
display :
:swipe upwards or down wards on the
leT-hand Touch Control. 284
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F
F
ull-scr
ull-scr een menus
een menus
Yo u can display thefo llowing menus full-screen on
th e inst rument displa y:
R Assistance
R Trip
R Navigation #
Onthe cor responding menu, use the leT-hand
To uch Control toscroll tothe end of the list. #
Press the leT-hand Touch Control.
The selected menu will be displa yed full-
screen. F
F
unction of t
unction of t he pow
he power met
er meter (plug-in h
er (plug-in h ybr
ybrid)
id) 1
Combustion engine and electric mo tor
switched o.
2 Position in the display range of there co vered
energy
3 Start of the display range of there cuperated
energy
4 End of the display range of the combined out-
put of thehy brid system
The po wer me ter has thefo llowing functions:
R The po wer me ter displa ys the output obtained
from thehy brid system. R
Area 2-3 shows th ere ga ined energy.
R When the po wer me ter needle is at position
1, theve hicle is switched o.. The combus-
tion engine and the electric mo tor are
switched o..
R Powe rra nge 3–4 show sth e combined
output of thehy brid system. F
F
unction of t
unction of t he electr
he electric mot
ic motor pow
or pow erav
er availability
ailability
displa
displa y (plug-in h
y (plug-in h ybr
ybrid)
id) 1
Start of the POWER display range
2 End of the POWER display range
3 Maximum recuperated energy Instrument display and on-board computer
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