wheel MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS 2017 User Guide

and ac ourse-cor re cting brak ea ppli cation guides
yo ub ac ki nt oy our lane.
Yo ua re wa rn ed by vibration pulses in th es te er‐
ing wheel in th ef ollowing circums ta nces:R
Ac tiv eL an eK eeping Assis td et ects lane
markings. R
Af ro nt wheel passe so ve rt he lane markings.
Yo uw ill also be guided bac ki nt oy our lane by
means of ac ourse-cor re cting brak ea ppli cation
if th ef ollowing condition sa re me t:R
Ac tiv eL an eK eeping Assis td et ects lane
markings on bo th sides.R
Af ro nt wheel drives ove ras oli dl ane mark‐
ing.
Whe th er aw arning is issued and when th is
occur sa lso depends on th es elected sensitivity
setting (s ta nda rd or adaptive).
If yo uf ail to adap ty our driving st yl e, Ac tiv eL an e
Ke eping Assis tc an neither re duce th er isk of an
accident nor ov er ri de th el aw sofp hy sics. It can‐
no tt ak ei nt oa ccount ro ad, we ather or traf fi c
conditions .A ctiv eL an eK eeping Assis tiso nl ya n
aid. Yo ua re re sponsible fo rt he dis ta nce to th e ve hicle in front, fo rv ehicle speed, fo rb ra king in
good time and fo rs ta ying in lane.
Ve hicles with Lane Tr acking Pa ck age: If th e
lane markings ar es olid lines and yo udon ot
re act to th ew arning ,al ane-cor re cting brake
application can bring th ev ehicle bac ki nt ot he
original lane.
Ve hicles with Drivin gA ssistanc eP ac ka ge or
Driving Assistance Plus Pa ck age: If yo udon ot
re ac t to th ew ar ning ,al ane-cor re cting brake
application can bring th ev ehicle bac ki nt ot he
original lane. In th ec ase of ab ro ke nl ane mark‐
ing being de te cted, ab ra ke application will only
be mad eifav ehicle has been de te cted in th e
adjacent lane .O nc oming ve hicles, ove rt aking
ve hicles and ve hicles in adjacent lanes can be
de te cted.
The brak ea ppli cation is av ailable in th es peed
ra ng eb et we en 40 mp h( 60 km/h )a nd 12 0m ph
(200 km/h). If al ane-cor re cting brak ea ppli cation occu rs ,d is‐
play 1 appear sint he multifunction displa y.
Sy st em borders
No lane-cor re cting brak ea ppli cation occu rs in
th ef ollowing situations: R
Yo uc lear ly and activel ys te er ,b ra ke or accel‐
erate. R
Yo uh ave switched on th et ur ns ignal indica‐
to r. R
Ad ri ving sa fe ty sy st em inter ve nes, su ch as
ESP ®
,A ctiv eB ra ke Assi st or Ac tiv eB lind
Spo tA ssi st . Driving and pa rk ing 19 1

Au to matic eme rg ency call
The emer ge ncy cal lisi nitia te d:R
when an airbag is deplo ye dR
when seat belt te nsioner sa re trig ge re d
Yo uc an en dana utomaticall yi nitiated emer‐
ge ncy cal ly ourself af te r60s econds.
Manual emer ge ncy call
An emer ge ncy cal lc an be initia te dm anuall yv ia
th eS OS button in th eo ve rh ead control panel
( →
pag e2 47 ).
If yo ul ea ve th ev ehicle immediately af te rp re ss‐
ing th eS OS button, yo udon ot kn ow if
Mercedes-Benz mbrace ®
has successfull ym ade
th ee mer ge ncy call.
Initiated eme rg ency call
Av oice connection between th eC us to mer Assis‐
ta nce Center and th ev ehicle occupants is es ta b‐
lished: R
if th ev ehicle occupants ar er esponsive, th e
Mercedes-Ben zC us to mer Assis tan ce Center
ask sf or mor ed et ailed informatio nont he
emer ge ncy. R
if no ve hicle occupant answers, an ambu‐
lance is sent to th ev ehicle immediatel y.
Tr ansmitted data
During th ev oice connection to th eC us to mer
Assis ta nce Center ,t he fo llowing dat aist ra nsfer‐
re d: R
cur re nt ve hicle location R
ve hicle identification number
Emer ge ncy call no tp ossibleR
if th em obile phone networ kisu na va ilable,
Mercedes-Benz mbrace ®
is no ta ble to make
an emergency call.
Am essa ge to th is ef fe ct is shown in th em ul‐
tifunction st eering wheel.
The indicator lam pf lashes continuousl y.
In th is case, seek assis ta nce by ot her means.
Information on th eM BI nf oc all
An In fo ca l lt ot he Mercedes-Benz Cus to mer
Assis ta nce Center ha sb ee ni nitia te dv ia th e
ov erhead control panel ( →
pag e2 47 ). Yo uc an fi nd informatio nont he fo llowing to pics:R
Ac tivating Me rc edes-Benz mbrace ®
R
Operating th ev ehicle R
Neares tM ercedes-Ben zs ervice center R
Other products and services from
Mercedes-Benz
Dat aist ra nsmitted during th ec onnection to th e
Mercedes-Ben zC us to mer Assis ta nce Center .
In fo rm ation on th eR oadside Assistance call
AR oadside Assis ta nce cal ltot he Mercedes-
Benz Cus to mer Assis ta nce Center ha sb ee ni niti‐
ated via th eo ve rh ead control panel: R
The problem wit ht he ve hicle is analyzed
using re mo te diagnosis.
Ad ditional information is av ailable at http://
www.mbusa.com. R
Aq ualified Mercedes-Ben zt echnician ca rr ies
out re pair sons it ea nd/or th ev ehicle will be
to we dtot he neares tM ercedes-Benz service
center.
Yo um ay be ch ar ge df or th ese services.24 8
Multimedia sy st em

ASS YS TP LU Ss ervice in te rv al display
Fu nction of th eA SS YS TP LU Ss ervice in te rv al
display
The ASS YS TP LU Ss ervice inter va ld ispla yint he
instrument displ ay pr ov ides informatio nont he
re maining time or dis ta nce be fo re th en ex t
service due date.
Yo uc an hide th is service messag eu sing th e
bac kb utton on th el eft-hand side of th es te ering
wheel.
Yo uc an obtain fur th er information concerning
th es ervicing of yo ur ve hicle from aq ualified
spec ialis tw or ks hop, e.g. an authorized
Mercedes-Benz service center.
Displaying th es ervice du ed at e
On-boa rd computer:

Fi rs t-aid kit (sof ts id ed)
Fir st -ai dk it (so ft sided) 1 is in th et ru nk in th e
left-hand stow ag en et . Ve hicl et ool kit
Overvie woft he tire-chang et ool kit
Apar tf ro mc er ta in countr y- specific va ri ations,
th ev ehicles ar en ot equipped wit hat ire-change
to ol kit.
The tire-chang et ool kit is located under th e
trunk fl oor.
1
Jack
2
Glo ve s
3
Wheel wrench
4
Alignment bolt
5
To wing ey e 6
Fo lding wheel ch ock7
Ra tche tw re nch
All ve hicles ar ee qu ipped wit ht ow ing ey e 5 .
Fu rt her information on th er equired tire-change
to ol kit can be obtained at aq ualified specialist
wo rk shop.
Setting up th ec hock Breakdown assis ta nce 293

q
WA RNING Risk of accident whe nu si ng
tir es ealant
In th ef ollowing situations, th et ir es ealant is
unable to pr ov ide suf fi cient breakdown assis‐
ta nce, as it is unabl etos eal th et ir ep ro per ly :R
Ther ea re cuts or punctures in th et ire
lar ge rt han th ose pr ev iousl ym entioned.R
The wheel ri misd ama ge d.R
Yo uh av ed ri ve natv er yl ow tir ep re ssures
or on af lat tire.

No ise or unusual handling ch aracteristics
Whil ed ri ving ,p ay attention to vibrations, noises
and unusual handling ch aracteristics, e.g .p ulling
to one side. This ma yi ndicat et hat th ew heels or
tires ar ed amaged. If yo us uspect th at at ir ei s
defective, re duce yo ur spee di mmediatel y. St op
th ev ehicle as soon as possible to ch ec kt he
wheels and tires fo rd ama ge .H idden tir ed am ‐
ag ec ould also be causing th eu nusual handling
ch aracteristics. If yo uf ind no sign sofd am age,
ha ve th et ires and wheels ch ec ke dataq ualified
spec ialis tw or ks hop.
Re gular ch ecking of wheels and tires
q
WA RNING Risk of accident from dam‐
aged tires
Dama ge dt ires can cause tir ep re ssur el oss.
As ar esult, yo uc ou ld lose cont ro lofy our
ve hicle.

q
WA RNING Risk of accident caused by
re peated drop in tir ep re ssure
If th et ir ep re ssur ed ro ps re peatedl y, th e
wheel, va lv eort ir em ay be damaged.
Insuf fi cient tir ep re ssur ec an cause th et ires
to bur st .

The tir ep re ssur et able sho ws th er ecommended
tir ep re ssur ef or all tires appr ove df or th is ve hi‐
cle. The re commended tir ep re ssur ea pp ly fo r
cold tires under va ri ous operating conditions, i.e.
loading and/or speed of th ev ehicle.
If one or mor et ir es izes precede at ir ep re ssure,
th et ir ep re ssur ei nformation fo llowing is only
va lid fo rt hose tir es izes.
The load conditions "partially laden" and "fully
laden" ar ed efined in th et able fo rd if fe re nt num‐
be rs of passenger sa nd amounts of luggage. The
actual number of seats ma yd if fe rf ro mt his. Some tir ep re ssur et ables onl ys ho wt he ri m
diame te ri ns te ad of th ec omple te tir es iz e, e.g.
R18 .T he ri md iame te risp ar toft he tir es ize and
can be fo und on th et ir es ide wa ll ( →
pag e3 26).
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 ) Wheels and tires 31 5

th es yst em is no to perating properly .T he
TPMS malfunction indicator is combined with
th el ow tir ep re ssur ei ndicator lamp. When
th es yst em de te cts am alfunction, th ei ndica‐
to rl amp wil lf lash fo ra pp ro xima te ly am inute
and th en re main continuously illumina te d.
This sequence will continue upon subsequent
ve hicle st art-ups as lon gast he malfunction
ex ists.
When th em alfunction indicator is illumina‐
te d, th es ys te mm ay no tbea ble to de te ct or
signal lo wt ir ep re ssur easi ntended. TPMS
malfunctions ma yo ccu rf or av ariety of re a‐
sons, includin gt he ins tal lation of incompati‐
ble re placemen tora lternat et ires or wheels
on th ev ehicle th at pr ev ent th eT PMS from
functioning proper ly .
Alw ay sc hec kt he TPMS malfunction wa rn ing
lam pa ft er re placing one or mor et ires or
wheels on yo ur ve hicle to ensur et hat th e
re placemen tora lternat et ires and wheels
allo wt he TPMS to continu etof unction prop‐
er ly . Using at ir ep re ssur es ensor ,t he sy st em ch ec ks
th et ir ep re ssur eoft he tires ins ta lled on th e
ve hicle.
Ne wt ir ep re ssur es ensors, e.g. in winter tires,
ar ea utomaticall yt aught-in th ef ir st tim et he
ve hicle is driven.
The tir ep re ssur ea ppea rs in th em ultifunction
displa y( →
pag e1 97 ).
If th er eisas ubs ta ntia lp re ssure loss or if th e
tir et emperatur eise xc essive, aw arning will be
given: R
Vi ad ispla ym essages ( →
pag e3 82 ).R
Vi at he w wa rn ing lam pint he instrument
clus te r( →
pag e4 10 ).
It is th ed ri ve r's re sponsibility to se tt he tire
pressur etot he re commended cold tir ep re ssure
suitable fo rt he operating situation. Se tt he tire
pressur ef or cold tires using at ir ep re ssu re
ga uge. No te th at th ec or re ct tir ep re ssur ef or th e
cur re nt operating situatio nm us tf ir st be ta ught-
in to th et ir ep re ssur em onitoring sy st em.
In mos tc ases, th et ir ep re ssur em onitoring sys‐
te mw il la utom atically updat et he ne wr eference va lues af te ry ou ha ve ch anged th et ir ep re ssure.
Yo uc an ,h ow ev er ,a lso updat et he re fe re nce va l‐
ues by re st artin gt he tir ep re ssur em onitoring
sy st em manuall y( →
pag e3 18 ).
Sy st em borders
The tir ep re ssur em onitoring sy st em does not
issue aw arning: R
If th et ir ep re ssur eiss et incor re ctly.R
If th er eisas udden pressur el oss caused, fo r
ex ample, by af oreign object penetratin gt he
tire. R
If th er eisam alfunction caused by ano th er
ra dio signal source.
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 )
Checking th et ir ep re ssur ew it ht he tir ep re s‐
sur em oni to ri ng sy st em
Requ irements R
The ignition is switched on. Wheels and tires 317

Preceding letter 1 :R
Wi th out :p assenger ve hicle tires according to
Europea nm an ufactu ri ng st andards.R
"P": passenger ve hicle tires according to US
manufacturing st andards.R
"LT": light truc kt ires accordin gtoUSm anu‐
fa cturing st andards.R
"T": compact emer ge ncy spa re wheels with
high tir ep re ssur et hat ar eo nly designe df or
te mp orar yu se in an emer ge ncy.
Aspec tr atio 3 :
Ra tio betwee nt ir eh eight and tir ew id th in per‐
cent (ti re height divided by tir ew id th ).
Tir ec od e 4 (ti re type):R
"R "r adial tireR
"D": bias ply tire R
"B": bias belted tires R
"ZR": ra dial tir ew it ham aximum speed abo ve
14 9m ph (240 km/h) (optional) Rim diame te r 5 :
The diam et er of th eb ead seat (no tt he diame te r
of th er im fl ange). The ri md iame te riss pecified
in inches (in).
Load-bearing index 6
Numerical code th at specifies th em aximum
load-bearing capacity of at ir e( e.g. "91" cor re ‐
sponds to 13 56 lbs (6 15 kg )).
The load-bearing capacity of th et ir em us tbea t
leas th alf th ep ermissible axle load of yo ur ve hi‐
cle. Do no to ve rl oad th et ires by exc eeding th e
specified load limit.
See also: R
Maximum permissible load on th eT ir ea nd
Loading In fo rm atio np lacar d( →
pag e3 19 )R
Maximum tir el oa d( →
pag e3 25)R
Load index
Spee dr ating 7 :
Specifies th ea ppr ove dm aximum speed of th e
tire.