Mercedes-Benz E 2008 Series Owner's Manual page 245

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Operation
Trailer towing
Telescopic lever
1
Indicator lamp
2
Place the protective cap on the ball cou-
X
pling.
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Make sure that no persons or animals are
in the pivoting range of the ball coupling.
Otherwise, they could be injured.
Pull telescopic lever 1 out forwards.
X
Pull telescopic lever 1 upwards.
X
The ball coupling disengages and folds
down under the rear bumper. Indicator
lamp 2 flashes.
Guide telescopic lever 1
X
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Press the ball coupling in the direction of
X
the arrow by hand until it engages behind
the bumper.
Indicator lamp
sage in the multi-function display disap-
pears.
back again.
The trailer socket of your vehicle is equipped
at the factory with a permanent power supply.
The permanent power supply is supplied via
trailer socket pin 9.
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You can obtain further information about
installing the trailer electrics from a qualified
specialist workshop, e.g. a Mercedes-Benz
2 goes out and the mes-
Service Centre.
If your trailer has a 7-pin connector, you can
connect it to the 13-pin socket on the ball
coupling using an adapter or, if necessary, an
adapter cable. Both of these can be obtained
at a qualified specialist workshop, e.g. at a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
Trailer power supply
You can connect accessories with a max-
imum power consumption of 240 W to the
permanent power supply.
You must not charge a trailer battery using
the power supply.
Trailer with 7-pin connector