2021 MERCEDES-BENZ E WAGON tow bar

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Seatba ckrest inc linat ion
2 Seat height
3 Seat fore -and -aftpos ition #
Toadjus tth eseat fore -and-af tposi tion:
lif tle ve r3 and slideth eseat intoth e
desir edposition . #
Mak esur eth at theseat iseng aged. Ad
jus tingthe fron tse at elec tric all y 1
Headre stra int height
2 Seat backres tinc linat ion
3 Seat height
4 Seat cushio nlengt h
5 Seat cushio ninc linat ion
6 Seat fore -and -aftpos ition #
Save these ttings withth ememor yfunc tion
(/ page107 ). Ad
jus tingthe 4-waylum bar support 1
Higher
2 Softer
3 Lowe r
4 Firmer Sea
tsand stow ing 93

Ins
tallin g/remo ving theout errear seat head
re stra ints
Re mo ving #
Release there ar seat backres tand fold itfor‐
wa rdsslightly (/page11 0). #
Pullth ehead restra int upw ards asfaras it
wil lgo. #
Push release knob 1 inthedir ect ion ofthe
ar row and pulloutthehead restra int .
Ins talling #
Insertth ehead restra int suc hth at the
no tches onthebar areon thelef twhen
vie we din thedir ect ion oftra vel. #
Push thehead restra int down untilit
eng ages. #
Foldthere ar seat backres tbac kunt ilit
eng ages. Conf
iguringtheseat settings Multi
media system:
4 © 5
Comfort 5
Seat Comfort
Ad jus tingthe backres tco ntou rin the lumb ar
re gion oftheseat backres t(lum bar) #
Sele ctLumbar . #
Sele ctthese ttings Z forth edesir edseat. #
Adjus tth eair cushions . Ad
jus tingthe backres tsi de bolste rs #
Select SideBol sters . #
Adjus tth eair cushion forth edesir edseat.
Se tting theseat heatingbala nce #
Sele ctSeat HeatingBalan ce. #
Adjus tth eheat distribution forth edesir ed
seat. Se
tting automat icseat adjustm ent &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du ring adjus tment ofthedr iver's seat
af te rcall ing upadr iver profile
Selecting auser profile ma ytrigg eran
adju stment ofthedr iver's seat totheposi‐
tion save dunder theuser profile. Youor
ot her vehicle occupants couldbeinjur edin
th epr ocess. #
Mak esur eth at when theposition of
dr iver's seat isbeing adjustedusing the
multime diasystem, nopeople orbody 96
Seats andstow ing

ing
and parkingre mains withyo u. Mak esur e
th at no per son s,anim alsorobj ect set c. arein
th emaneuv ering rang e. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent caused by
limit eddetection bythemaneuv ering
br ak efunc tion
The maneuv ering brak efunc tion cann ot
alw aysclear lyde tect peo ple. Other obstacle s
ar eno tde tected bythefunc tion.
In these cases, thefunc tion maybr ak e
unnec essarilyornotbr ak eat all. #
Alw ayspa ycar eful attention tothetra f‐
fi c situ ation; donotre ly on themaneu‐
ve ring brak efunc tionalone. #
Beready tobrak e. Sy
stem limit s
Obser vethesy stem limits ofthefo llo wing func‐
tion s:
R ActivePa rking Assist(/ page230 )
R Surround viewcam era(/ page22 3) The
man euvering brak efun ction isno tav ailable
in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Oninclines
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe mane uvering
ass ista nt
Mu ltimed iasystem:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Assist ance
5 Camera &Parkin g #
Switc hManeuverin gAssist anceonoroff.
% ForDr ive Aw ayAssi st(/ pag e234) tofunc‐
tion, maneu vering assist ant mus tbe act ive. Ve
hicl eto wing instruct ions
The vehicle isno tsuit able forth euse oftow bar
sy stems that areused forflat towing ording hy
to wing, forex am ple. Attach ing and using tow bar
sy stems canlead todamag eon theve hicle.
When youar eto wing ave hicle withto w bar sys‐
te ms, safedr iving charact eristic scan notbe
guar anteed forth eto wing vehicle ortheto we d
ve hicle. Thevehicle-tr ailercombination may
sw erve from side toside. Complywithth eper‐
mitt edtowing methods (/page31 3) andth e ins
truct ions forto wing withbo th axle son the
gr ou nd (/ page 313). 23
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Driving and parking

To
w star ting ortowing away Pe
rm itted towing methods *
NO
TEDama gefrom automatic braking If
one ofthefo llo wing functionsis switc hed
on, theve hicle brak es aut omatically incer‐
ta in situat ions:
R ActiveBr ak eAssi st
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
R HOLD functio n
R ActivePa rking Assist
To avo iddamag eto theve hicle, deactiv ate
th ese systems inthefo llo wing orsimilar sit‐
uation s: #
Dur ing towing #
Inacar wash Mer
cedes-Benz recomme ndstransp orting your
ve hicle inthecase ofabr eakdo wn,rath er than
to wing itaw ay. Fo
rto wing, useato w rope ortow bar withbo th
axle son thegr ound. Donotuse tow bar sys‐
te ms.
* NO
TEDama getotheve hicle duetotow‐
ing away inc orrectl y #
Obs erve theins truction sand noteson
to wing away. Ve
hicl eswith rear whe eldrive
Bo th axle son
th egr ound Ye
s,max. 50km at50 km/h
Fr ont axle
ra ised No
Re ar axle
ra ised Ye
s,ifth esteer ing wheel is
fi xe din thecent erposition
wit hast eer ing wheel lock 4MA
TICvehicl es
Bo th axle son
th egr ound Ye
s,max. 50km at50 km/h
Fr ont axle
ra ised No
Re ar axle
ra ised No To
tow wit hara ised axle: towing should be
per form ed byato wing company. To
wing theve hicl ewith both axle son the
gr ound #
Obser vetheno teson theper mitt edtowing
me thods (/page31 3). #
Mak esur eth at thebatt eryis con nect edand
ch arge d.
Obser vethefo llo wing pointswhen thebatt eryis
disc harged:
R The engin ecann otbe star ted Br
ea kdo wnassista nce 31
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R
The electr icpar king brak ecann otbe
re leased orapplied
R Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
The automatic transmiss ioncanno tbe shif‐
te dto position 005Cor005D
% Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:If
th eaut omatic transmiss ioncann otbe shif‐
te dto position 005C,orthemultifunc tiondis‐
pla yin theins trument clusterdoes notsho w
an ything, have theve hicle transpor tedaw ay
( / pag e31 5). Atowing vehicle withlifting
eq uipment isrequ ired forve hicle transpor ta‐
tio n.
* NO
TEDama gedue totowing away at
exc essiv elyhigh speeds orove rlong dis‐
ta nces The
drivet ra in could bedamag edwhen tow‐
ing atexc essiv elyhigh speeds orover long
dis tances. #
Atowing speed of30 mph(50 km/h)
mus tno tbe exc eeded. #
Atowing distan ceof30 miles(50 km)
mus tno tbe exc eeded. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whento wing
a ve hicle whichis toohea vy
If ano ther vehicle istow- star tedor towe d
aw ay,its weight mustno texc eed theper mis‐
sible gross mass ofyour ow nve hicle, other‐
wise thefo llo wing could occur:
R The towing eyema ybecome detach ed.
R The vehicle/tr ailercombination may
sw erve oreve nro llo ver. #
Ifano ther vehicle istow- star tedor
to we daw ay,its weight mustno texc eed
th eper missible gross mass ofyour ow n
ve hicle. If
ave hicle mustbe tow- star tedor towe daw ay,
its per missib legross weight mustno texc eed the
per missible gross weight oftheto wing vehicle. #
Information ontheper missible gross mass of
th eve hicle canbefound ontheve hicle iden‐
tif ication plate(/ page35 4). #
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(/ page31 7). #
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
(/ page70). #
Donotactiv ateth eHOLD function. #
Deact ivat eth eto w- aw ay alar m(/ page88) . #
Deact ivat eAc tiveBr ak eAssi st
( / pag e209). #
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005C. #
Release theelectr icpar king brak e. 31
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Brea kdo wnassista nce

&
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 e31 3). #
Con nect theto 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 e31 1). #
Load theve hicle ontoth etra nspor ter. #
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005D. #
Use theelectr icpar king brak eto secur eth e
ve hicle agains tro lling away. #
Onlysecur eth eve hicle bythewheels.
Ve hicl eswith ADSPL US (Adap tiveDam ping
Sy stem PLUS) &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent when
tr ansp orting vehicles withAd aptive
Dam pingSy stem PLUS
When transpor tingvehicles withAd aptive
Dam pingSy stem PLUS, theve hicle/tr ailer
combination maybegin torock and star tto
skid. #
Load theve hicle correctl yont oth e
tr ans porter . #
Secur eth eve hicle onallfour wheel s
wit hsuit able tensi oni ng stra ps. Br
eakdo wnassis tance 31
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Decor
ative fo il(cleaning instructions)
.. .................................................................2 95
De finitions (tiresand loading) ............... 338
Des tinat ionentr y.................................... 258
En tering aPOI oraddress <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 258
De tectin ginat tentiv eness
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Diagnos ticsconnec tion............................2 5
Digita lOp erator' sMa nua l.........................1 8
Dingh yto wing
see Tow- bar system
DIRECT SELECT leve r............ ...................168
Eng aging drive po sitio n............ ........... 169
Eng aging neu tral ............ ...................... 169
Eng aging park position ........................ 169
Eng aging park position automatic ally .. 169
Eng aging reve rsege ar .........................1 69
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>168
Disp lay(car e)...........................................2 97
Disp lay(MB UXmultim edi asy stem)
Hom escr een .......................................2 45 Di
spla y(multime diasystem) .................. 246
Oper ating ............................................ 246
Disp lay(on- boardcom puter)
Dis play son themultifunc tiondispla y... 241
Disp laymes sage.....................................3 64
Callin gup (on -boardco mp uter) ...........3 64
No tes ................................................... 364
Displa ymessag es
00B2 ---mp h...................................... 387
ç ---mp h...................................... 387
003D 12VBatt erySee Oper ator's
Manual ................................................ 404
00D7 48VBatt erySee Oper ator's
Manual ................................................ 405
: ActiveHea dlamps Inoperati ve .... 371
é ATTENTION ASSISTInoper ative
... ... .......................................................3 86
é ATTENTION ASSIST: Take a
Br ea k! <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>.........387
: Automatic HeadlampMode
Inoper ative..... ..................................... 370 0027
CheckBr ak eFluid Level.............3 85
0026 CheckBrak ePa ds See Oper a‐
to r's Manua l...... .................................. 386
00BD CheckCool antLevelSee Oper‐
at or's Manual .......................................3 76
00B3 CheckEn gin eOil AtNe xtRe fu‐
eli ng ...... ............................................... 412
00B3 CheckEn gin eOil Level(A dd 1
qu art) ...................................................4 12
: CheckLef tLo wBeam (exa m‐
ple) ...................................................... 370
0077 CheckTire s ................................ 408
00B2 CheckWa sher Fluid .................... 375
00CC Compress orIsCoolin g...............3 97
ÿ Coolan tTo oHo tSt op Vehicle
Tu rn Engi neOff............ ........................ 376
00CE Currentl yUna vailable Camer a
Vi ew Restrict ed <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> .......394
ç Current lyUn available Radar
Sen sorsDir ty ...................................... 393 436
Index

Tr
af fic Sign AssistInoper ative..... ........ 391
Tr ans miss ionMalfun ction Stop ........... 379
Disp layon 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).......... ...... 62
Loc king(emer gency key) ................ .......7 1
Opening (from inside) ............................6 9
Po we rclosing function ..........................71
Un loc kin g(emer gency key) .................... 71
Un loc kin g(fr om inside ).........................6 9
Door controlpan el.....................................1 4
DO T,Tire Iden tificat ionNumbe r(TI N) ... 334
Do wn hilldr ivin gass ista nc e
se eDSR
Dr aw bar
see Tow- bar system
Dr inking anddriving ................................ 156 Dr
ive Awa yAssis t.... ................................ 234
Dr ive Awa yAssis t
see Protect ion agains tcollision
Dr ive position
Inser ting.......................................... ....1 69
Dr ive pr og ram dis pla y........... ............ ......166
Dr ive pr og rams
se eDY NA MIC SELE CT
Dr iver's seat
see Seat
Dr iving safetysy stem .............................1 81
ABS (Anti-lock Braki ng System) ........... 183
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 204
BA S(Br akeAssi stSystem) ............... ... 183
Cameras ........................................ ...... 182
EBD (electr oni cbr ak efo rc edis tribu‐
tion )..................................................... 185
ESP ®
Cr oss wind Assi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 185
Ov ervie w .......................................... ... 182
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors........ ...... 182
Re sponsibili ty...................................... 181
ST EER CONTR OL............. ....................186 Dr
ivin gsy stem
see 360° Camer a
see ActiveBli nd Spo tAssi st
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
see ActiveEmerg encyStop Assis t
see ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi st
see ActiveLa ne Keeping Assist
see ActivePa rking Assist
see ActiveSpe edLimi tAssi st
see ActiveSt eer ing Assis t
see AIRBODY CONTR OL
see ATTENTION ASSIST
see Blind SpotAssis t
see Cruise control
see Driving safetysy stem
see DSR
see HOLD function
see Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C
see Rear vie wcam era
see Traf fic Sign Assist
Dr ivin gtips .............................................. 155
Dr inki ngand drivi ng ............ ................156
Gene raldr ivin gtips .............................1 56
No teson breaking-in ane wvehicle ..... 154
Op timized acceleration........................ 155 44
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