brake MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS 2017 User Guide

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At te mp eratures belo w45° F(7° C), use win‐
te rt ires or all-seaso nt ires mar ke dM +S fo r
all wheels.
Wi nter tires bearing th e M snowflak es ym‐
bol in addition to th eM +S marking pr ov ide
th eb es tp ossible grip in wintr yr oad condi‐
tions. R
Fo rM +S tires, only use tires wit ht he same
tread. R
Obser ve th em aximum permissible speed fo r
th eM +S tir em ounted.
If th is is belo wt he ve hicle's maximum speed,
th is mus tbei ndicated in an appropriat el abel
in th ed ri ve r's fi eld of vision.R
Break-in ne wt ires at moderat es peeds fo r
th ef ir st 60 mile s( 10 0k m).R
Re place th et ires af te rs ix ye ar satt he latest,
re ga rd less of we ar.R
When re placing with tires that do no tf ea‐
tu re ru n-flat ch aracteristics: ve hicles with
MOExtended tires ar en ot equipped wit ha
TIREFIT kit at th ef actor y. Equi pt he ve hicle
wit haT IREFIT kit af te rr eplacing wit ht ires th at do no tf eatur er un- fl at ch aracteristics,
e.g .w inter tires.
Fo rm or ei nformation on wheels and tires, con‐
ta ct aq ualified specialis tw or ks hop.
Be sur etoa lso obse rv et he fo llowing fur th er
re lated subjects: R
No te sont ir ep re ssur e( →
pag e3 12 )R
Ti re and Loading In fo rm atio np lacard
( →
pag e3 19 ) R
Ti re pressur et able ( →
pag e3 14 )
Note sonr ot ating wheels
q
WA RNING Risk of inju ry th ro ugh dif fe r‐
ent whee ls izes
Inter ch anging th ef ro nt and re ar wheels if th e
wheels or tires ha ve dif fe re nt dimensions
ma ys ev erel yi mp air th ed ri ving ch aracteris‐
tics.
The wheel brakes or wheel suspension com‐
ponent sm ay also be damaged.

Displa ym essages
Po ssible causes/consequences and P Solutions
' (USA
only)
M (Can‐
ada only)
Check Brake Fluid Level *T her eisn ot enough brak ef luid in th eb ra ke fl uid re ser vo ir.
q
WA RNING Risk of an accident du etol ow brak ef luid le ve l
If th eb ra ke fl uid le ve list oo lo w, th eb ra king ef fe ct and th eb ra king ch aracteristic sm ay be impaired.

Displa ym essages
Po ssible causes/consequences and P Solutions
Active Brake Assist Func-
tions Limited See Opera-
tor's Manual *
Ac tiv eB ra ke Assi st wit hc ro ss-traf fi cf unction, Evasi ve St eering Assis torP RE‑SAFE ®
PLUS is malfunctioning.

Displa ym essages
Po ssible causes/consequences and P Solutions
I (USA
only)
$ (Can‐
ada only)
Turn On the Ignition to
Release the Parking Brake *
The re d I (US Ao nly) or $ (Canada only) indicator lam pisl it.
Yo uh ave attem pte dtor elease th ee lectric parking brak ew it ht he ignition is switched.

Displa ym essages
Po ssible causes/consequences and P Solutions
I (USA
only)
$ (Can‐
ada only)
Parking Brake See Opera-
tor's Manual *
The ye llow $ indicator lam pisl it. The elect ri cp ar kin gb ra ke is malfunctioning.
To appl y:

Saf et ys ys te ms
Wa rn ing/indicator lamp
Po ssible causes/consequences and P Solutions
' Brak ew arning lam p( USA)
M Brakes wa rn ing lam p( Can‐
ada) The re db ra ke sy st em wa rn ing lam pisl it while th ee ngine is ru nning.
Po ssible causes are: R
The brak ef orce boosting is malfunctioning and th eb ra king ch aracteristic sm ay be af fe cted.R
The re is no te noug hb ra ke fl uid in th eb ra ke fl uid re ser vo ir.
q
WA RNING The re is ar isk of an accident if brak ef orce boosting is malfunctioning
If brak ef orce boosting is malfunctioning, th ew heels ma yl oc kw hen braking. Braking ch aracteristic sm ay be
impaired. The brakin gd is ta nce in an eme rg ency braking situation can increase.

Blue to ot h ®
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .2 26
Settings ............................................... 226
Blue to ot h ®
Au dio
Ac tivating ............................................ 266
De-authorizing (de-regis te ri ng) th e
device .................................................. 268
Information .......................................... 265
Overvie w. ............................................ 26 7
Se ar ch ing fo ra nd au th orizing th e
device .................................................. 265
Switching device via NFC .................... 266
Brak ef luid
No te s. .................................................. 347
Brakes
HOLD function .................................... .1 68
Breakdown
Changing aw heel ................................ 334
Flat tir e. ............................................... 294
Overvie woft he help function s. ............. 16
Ro adside Assis ta nce .............................. 21
To ws ta rt in g. ........................................ 30 7
To wing aw ay ........................................ 304
Tr ansportin gt he ve hicle ..................... .3 06 Burmes te r ®
high-end 3D sur ro und
soun ds ys te m
Ad justing th eb alance/fader ............... .2 76
Ad justing th es ound optimization ........ 27 6
Ad justing th et re ble, mid-rang ea nd
bass ...... ..... .......................................... 27 6
Calls
up th es ound menu ..................... 27 6
Information .......................................... 27 6
Setting th es ound profile ..................... 27 6
Burmes te r ®
sur ro und soun ds ys te m
Ad justing th eb alance/fader ............... .2 75
Ad justing th es ound fo cus ................... 27 5
Ad justing th et re ble, mid-rang ea nd
bass ..................................................... 27 5
Calls up th es ound menu ..................... 27 5
Information .......................................... 27 5
Switching th es ur ro und soun do n/ off
............................................................ .2 75
Buttons
St eering wheel .................................... .1 95
C
Calculating ar oute
Na vigation .......................................... .2 33 Cali fo rn ia
Impor tan ti nformatio nf or private
cus to mer sa nd lessees ......................... .2 2
Call list
Making ac all ...................................... .2 42
Options in th ec all lis t. ......................... 24 2
Overvie w. ............................................ 24 2
Calls .......................................................... 239
Ac cepting ............................................ 239
Call sw it hs eve ra lp articipant s. ............ 23 9
Declin in g. ............................................ 239
Ending ac all ........................................ 239
Incoming call during an ex istin gc all .... 24 0
Making ................................................ 239
Calls up th es ound menu
Burmes te r ®
high-end 3D sur ro und
soun ds ys te m. ..................................... 27 6
Burmes te r ®
sur ro und soun ds ys te m. .. .2 75
Camera
Assigning as af avo ri te ......................... 17 9
Car ke y
see Ke y
Car wa sh
see Care Index 41 5

Operating (DYNAMIC SELECT switch)
............................................................ .1 34
E
Easy entr yf eature
Operation/n ot es ................................... 92
Settin g. .................................................. 93
Easy ex it fe ature
Operation/no te s. .................................. 92
Settin g. .................................................. 93
EAS Y- PA CK trunk box .............................. 10 1
Ad justing th eh eight to an yp osition .... 10 0
Car e. .................................................. .2 89
In st alling/removin g. ............................ 10 1
EBD (Electronic Brak ef orce Distribu‐
tion) .......................................................... 15 2
ECO display
Fu nctio n. ............................................. 13 3
Re settin g. ............................................ 200
ECO st art/s to pf unction ................. 13 2, 13 3
Au to matic engine st ar t. ...................... .1 32
Au to matic engine st op ........................ .1 32
Operatio n. ........................................... 13 2
Switching off/on ................................. 13 3 Electric pa rk ing brake ............ .1 44 ,1 45, 14 6
App ly ing automaticall y. ...................... .1 44
App ly ing or re leasing manuall y. .......... .1 46
Emergency braking .............................. 14 6
Re leasing automaticall y. ...................... 14 5
Elec trical fuses
see Fu ses
Emer ge ncy
Fir st -a i dk it (so ft sided) ....................... 293
Overvie woft he help function s. ............. 16
Saf et yv es t. ......................................... 292
Eme rg ency braking ................................ .1 46
Emer ge ncy engine st art .......................... 307
Emer ge ncy ke y
Inserting/removing ............................... 57
Locking ad oor ....................................... 63
Un lockin gad oor .................................. .6 3
Emer ge ncy operation mode
St artin gv ehicle .................................... 12 9
Emer ge ncy re lease
Tr unk lid (from inside) .. .................. .. ...... 68
Emer ge ncy Te nsioning Devices
Ac tivation .............................................. 31 Energy consum pt ion
Ke y. ...................................................... .5 6
Engin e
EC Os ta rt /s to pf unction ..................... .1 32
Engine numbe r. .................................. .3 42
St artin g( eme rg ency operation
mode) .................................................. 12 9
St artin g( smartphone) ........................ .1 29
St artin g( st art/ st op button) ................ .1 28
St artin ga ssis ta nce .............................. 301
Switching of f( st art/ st op button) ........ 14 0
Engine data
Displaying .......................................... .. 13 5
Engine hood
Openin g /closin g. ................................ .2 78
Engine number ........................................ 342
Engine oil .................................................. 281
Ad ditives ............................................ .3 46
Capacity .............................................. 346
Che ck ing th eo il le ve lu sing th eo il
dipstic k. ............................................... 281
MB- Fr eigabe or MB-Appr ov al .............. .3 46
To pping up .......................................... .2 81Index 421

Fu se bo xint he trunk ........................... 31 0
No te s. ................................................. 308
G
Garag ed oor opener
Clea ri ng th em emor y. .......................... 14 4
Opening or closing th eg arag ed oor .... .1 43
Programming buttons .......................... 14 1
Re solving problems ............................. 14 3
Synchronizing th er olling code ............ .1 42
Gearshif tr ecommendation .................... 13 8
Genuin ep arts ............................................ 19
Genuin ew ood (Care) .............................. 289
Glo ve box
Air ve nt ................................................ 12 6
Glo ve compa rt ment
Locking/unlo ck ing ................................ 96
H
Handbrake
see Electric parkin gb ra ke
Handling ch aracteristics (unusual) ....... .3 11
HANDS-FREE AC CESS ................................ 66 Haza rd wa rn ing lights ............................ .1 12
Head re st ra int
Fr ont (adjusting manually) ..................... 85
Fr ont (luxur yh ead re st ra int ). ................ .8 6
Re ar passenger compartment
(adjusting) ............................................ .8 7
Re ar passenger compartment
(removing/ins ta lling) ............................ .8 7
Head-up display
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .2 05
Fu nctio n. ............................................. 205
Menu (on-board compu te r) .................. 204
Setting displa ye lements (on-boa rd
compu te r) ............................................ 204
Setting th eb ri ghtness (on-board
computer) ............................................ 204
Setting th ep osition (on-boar dc om‐
puter) .................................................. 204
Using th em emor yf unction .................. .9 3
Headlam pf lashing ...... .. ........................... 111
Heating
see Climat ec ontrol
High beam
Ac tivating/deactivating ........................ 111 High-beam headlamps
Ad aptiv eH ighbeam Assis t. .................. 11 2
High-pressur ec leaning equipment
(care) ........................................................ 284
Hill st ar ta ssi st ........................................ 13 0
HOLD functio n
Ac ti v
ating/deactivating ...................... .1 68
Me th od of operation ........................... .1 68
I
Identification plate
Engine ................................................. 342
Re frigerant .......................................... 349
Ve hicle ................................................ 342
Identification plate
see Ve hicle identification plate
Ignition
Switching on (s ta rt /s to pb utton) ........ .1 27
Immobilizer ................................................ 79
Indicator lamp
see Wa rn ing/indicator lamps
Individual driv ep ro gr am
Configuring .......................................... 13 5Index 423

On-boar dc omputer
Assis ta nce graphi cm enu ..................... 19 8
Displ ay ing th es ervice due dat e. .......... 27 7
Head-up Displa ym enu ........................ 204
Media menu ........................................ 202
Menu content ...................................... 203
Menu s. ............................................... .1 95
Multifunction displa y. .......................... 19 7
Na vigation sy st em menu ..................... 200
Operating ............................................ 19 5
Ra dio menu ........................................ .2 01
Service menu ...................................... 19 8
Te lephon em en u. ................................ .2 03
Tr ip men u. .......................................... .1 99
Operatin gf luids
Ad ditiv e( fuel) ...................................... 346
Brak ef luid .......................................... .3 47
Coolan t( engine) .................................. 347
Engin eo il ............................................ 346
Fu el (gasoline) .................................... .3 45
No te s. ................................................. 344
Re frigerant (ai rc onditioning sy st em) ... 349
Wi ndshield wa sher fl uid ...................... 348 Ope ra tin gs af et y
Declaration of conformity (wireless
ve hicle components) ... .......................... 23
Information ............................................ 22
Operator's Manual
Ve hicle equipment ................................. 20
Outside mir ro r .......................................... 11 9
Pa rk in g position .................................. .1 19
Outsid em ir ro rs ................................ 11 8, 11 9
Anti-gla re mode (au to matic) ................. 11 9
Fo lding in/out ...................................... 11 8
Setting ................................................. 11 8
Using th em emor yf unction .................. .9 3
Overhead control panel ........................... .1 2
Overview
Au dio mode ........................................ .2 58
Blue toot h ®
Au dio ................................ .2 67
Call lis t. .............................................. .2 42
Centra lc ontrol s. .................................. 21 7
Connection st atus .............................. .2 52
Fa vo ri te s. ............................................ 220
Interne tr adio ...................................... 255
Media Inter fa ce ................................... 264
Multimedia sy st em .............................. .2 17 Ra dio .................................................. .2 69
Sa t
ellit er adio ...................................... 27 2
Te lephon em en u. ................................ .2 35
Vi deo mode ........................................ .2 61
We bb row ser ....................................... 253
Wi -Fi .................................................... 226
P
Pa int (cleaning instructions) .................. 286
Pa nic alarm ................................................ 56
Ac tivating/deactivating ......................... 56
Pa noramic sliding sunroof
see Sliding sunroof
Pa rk position
Selecting ............................................. 13 7
Selecting au to matical ly ....................... 13 7
Pa rk ing .................................................... .1 46
Pa rk ing aid
see Driving sy st em
Pa rk ing assistance sy st ems
see Drivin gs ys te m
Pa rk ing brake
see Electric parkin gb ra ke428
Index