Not Crossing Over
From Honda to BMW, the handbook on wagon styling evidently calls for anything but a wagon — which leads to sleek, quasi-crossover profiles that lead to minimal cargo room and even worse blind spots. Good news: Mercedes ignored that trend. Like its predecessor, the E350 wagon looks like a proper family-hauler, complete with a flat roofline, large rear windows and a massive tail. Bumper to bumper, the wagon is about an inch longer than the sedan — and 4.5 inches longer than Mercedes' M-Class SUV.
A year in, the E-Class' newly angular quad headlights have worn well, though the standard quad fog lights look out of place, and cheesy. Upgrade to the E-Class' optional xenon headlights, and a strip of LEDs replace the fog lights. Much better.
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Closing
- Replace the fuel filler cap and turn it
clockwise. The fuel filler cap audibly
engages.
- Close the fuel filler flap.
If you drive with the fuel filler cap open,
reserve fuel warning la ...
Compass
Calling up the compass
► Press the
button on the
multifunction steering wheel repeatedly
until the Offroad menu appears in the
multifunction display.
The compass shows which direction t ...
2-zone automatic climate control
Different temperatures can be set for the
driver's and front-passenger sides.
•► Turn the SmartKey to position 2 in the
ignition lock.
•► To increase/reduce: press button 9 or
12 u ...