Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe 2022 Owner's Manual page 249

246 Driving and parking
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Pull the ball neck in the direction of the arrow
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until it engages audibly in a vertical position.
Indicator lamp 1 on the ball neck release
switch will go out.
If the ball neck is not securely locked in place,
the Trailer coupling Check lockmessage will
appear on the instrument display.
Remove the cover cap from the ball head and
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store it in a safe place.
Make sure that the ball on the ball neck is clean.
Check that it is either greased or dry (grease-
free), depending on the instructions for the trailer.
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Pull switch 2 until the ball neck unlocks.
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The ball neck will fold up under the rear
bumper.
Indicator lamp 1 will ash.
Push the ball neck in the direction of the
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arrow until it engages audibly behind the
bumper.
Indicator lamp 1 will go out and the message
on the instrument display will disappear.
Observe the information about the displays on the
instrument cluster:
Indicator and warning lamps (
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Display messages ( page 375)
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Coupling up/uncoupling a trailer Coupling up/uncoupling a tr
& W W ARNING
ARNING Risk of injury due to a change
in vehicle level
V V ehicles wit ehicles with lev
may be changed unintentionally, e.g. by other
people. If you couple or uncouple the trailer
during this time, you may become trapped. In
addition, other people could become trapped
if parts of their body are between the vehicle
body and the tyres or underneath the vehicle.
Observe the following when coupling or
uncoupling:
Do not open or close any doors or the
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boot lid.
Do not initiate the level control and do
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page 433)
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not operate the DYNAMIC SELECT
switch.
Do not lock or unlock the vehicle.
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The ball neck is extended and engaged in a
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securely locked position.
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