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Mercedes-Benz E-Class Estate (2003-2008) boot space, practicality and safety

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Practicality rating: 5 out of 55.0

Written by David Ross Published: 6 June 2019

The E-Class scored a maximum five stars for occupant protection in the Euro NCAP crash tests and cars built from 2006 onwards have extra safety features including Pre-Safe. First seen in the Mercedes S-Class in 2002 this works with the stability control to adjust the seating position of the front passenger (to maximise the benefit of the airbag) as well as closing any open windows or the sunroof and activating the seatbelt pretensioners.

There are also anti-whiplash head restraints, adaptive brakes which prime themselves to act quicker in an emergency as well as provide a self-drying system (both features available in the 2003 version of the car), and a hill-hold function to prevent the car rolling backwards during hill starts.

With the rear seats in place the E-Class offers a considerable 690-litres of boot space, a figure few alternatives can match. For instance, the Audi A6 Avant has just 565 litres. The boot floor itself is wide and deep, allowing you to carry larger objects than you’d at first think possible. The rear seats fold down flat to boost the maximum space to almost 2,000 litres plus there’s the option of a sliding boot floor, making loading and unloading heavy objects much easier.

It is also possible to choose rear-facing child seats for the boot.

Euro NCAP rating

Ratings for this model not available

Equipment and options

Each trim level will have different equipment offerings.
Basic equipment (28)
  • 3x3 point rear seat belts
  • ABS
  • Alarm
  • Body coloured bumpers
  • CD
  • Climate control
  • Cruise control
  • Driver`s airbag
  • Electric driver`s seat
  • Electric mirrors
  • Electric passenger`s seat
  • Folding rear seats
  • Front electric windows
  • Front fog lights
  • Heated mirrors
  • Height adjustable drivers seat
  • Lumbar support
  • PAS
  • Passenger`s airbag
  • Rear electric windows
  • Remote locking
  • Roof rails
  • Service indicator
  • Side airbags
  • Space saver spare wheel
  • Steering wheel rake adjustment
  • Steering wheel reach adjustment
  • Traction control
Standard Equipment
Optional Equipment
Avantgarde Standard Equipment (3)
  • Alloy wheels
  • Headlight washers
  • Metallic Paint
Avantgarde Optional Equipment (8)
  • Audio remote
  • CD Multichanger
  • Cloth seat trim
  • DVD
  • Isofix child seat anchor points
  • Leather seat trim
  • Partial leather seat trim
  • Sat Nav
Classic Standard Equipment (2)
  • Alloy wheels
  • Cloth seat trim
Classic Optional Equipment (7)
  • Audio remote
  • CD Multichanger
  • DVD
  • Isofix child seat anchor points
  • Leather seat trim
  • Metallic Paint
  • Sat Nav
Elegance Standard Equipment (3)
  • Alloy wheels
  • Headlight washers
  • Metallic Paint
Elegance Optional Equipment (7)
  • Audio remote
  • CD Multichanger
  • Cloth seat trim
  • DVD
  • Isofix child seat anchor points
  • Leather seat trim
  • Sat Nav
Sport Standard Equipment (4)
  • Audio remote
  • Headlight washers
  • Metallic Paint
  • Sports seats
Sport Optional Equipment (5)
  • CD Multichanger
  • DVD
  • Isofix child seat anchor points
  • Leather seat trim
  • Sat Nav

Dimensions

Length 4850mm - 4884mm
Width 1990mm - 2063mm
Height 1421mm
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