E-Class Wagon in the Market

The E350 wagon joins a redesigned E-Class that's been a success by any measure. The wagon comes up short in terms of execution, but given the car's pedigree — and the fact that there's an E63 AMG wagon on the way — that probably won't hurt early sales.

Longstanding popularity will demand a few changes, however. The marvelous quality about the E550 sedan is that it's a large, comfortable car, and it's not trying to be anything else. In straying outside those confines, the E350 wagon squanders the platform's strengths without creating any new ones.

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    Calling up a stored parking position setting
    •► Turn the SmartKey to position 2 in the ignition lock.•► Adjust the exterior mirror on the frontpassenger side with the corresponding button•► Engage reverse gear. The exter ...

    Important safety notes
    WARNING Make sure the tailgate is closed when the engine is running and while driving. Among other dangers, deadly carbon monoxide (CO) gases may enter vehicle interior resulting in unconsci ...

    Activating the rear view camera
    •► Make sure that the SmartKey is in position 2 in the ignition lock. •► Make sure that the "rear view camera" function is selected in COMAND (see the separate operating i ...