Trailer Hitch - Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe 2017 Owner's Manual

216 Driving and parking
In both the standard and adaptive settings, no
warning vibration occurs in the following situa‐
tions:
You have switched on the turn signal indica‐
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tor.
A driving safety system intervenes, such as
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ABS, BAS or ESP ® .
In the adaptive setting, there will also be no
warning vibration in the following situations:
The vehicle is accelerated or braked consid‐
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erably.
You steer actively, e.g. swerve to avoid an
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obstacle or change lane quickly.
You cut the corner on a sharp bend.
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Setting the sensitivity of Active Lane Keep‐
ing Assist
Multimedia system:
Vehicle Assistance
, . .
Keeping Assist
Selection options
Select Adaptive or Standard.
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Trailer hitch

Trailer operation notes
Trailer operation is not possible on the following
models:
AMG Line vehicles
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Observe the following notes on the tongue
weight:
use a tongue weight as close as possible to
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the maximum tongue weight
do not use a tongue weight that exceeds or
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falls below the permissible tongue weight
Do not exceed the following values:
permissible towing capacity
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the permissible rear axle load of the towing
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vehicle
the permissible gross mass of the towing
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Active Lane
vehicle
the permissible gross mass of the trailer
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the maximum permissible speed of the trailer
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Make sure of the following before starting a jour‐
ney:
the tyre pressure on the rear axle of the tow‐
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ing vehicle is set for a maximum load
the headlamps are adjusted correctly
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Folding the ball neck in/out
& WARNING Risk of accident due to the
ball neck not being engaged
If the ball neck is not engaged, the trailer
may come loose.
Always engage the ball neck as descri‐
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bed.
& WARNING Risk of injury from ball neck
swinging outwards
The ball neck may swing outwards when
unlocking or when it has not been properly
engaged.
There is a risk of injury within the ball neck's
range of movement!