MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS 2017 Owner's Manual

Pr ot ection of th ee nv ironment
u ENVIRONMENTAL NO TE Environmental
dama ge due to operating conditions and
personal driving st yl e
The pollutant emission of yo ur ve hicle is
directl yr elated to th ew ay yo uo perat ey our
ve hicle.
Yo uc an help to pr ot ect th ee nv ironmen tb y
operating yo ur ve hicle in an environmentally-
re sponsible manner .P lease obser ve th ef ol‐
lowing re commendations on ope ra ting condi‐
tions and pe rs onal driving st yl e.
Operating conditions:

u NO TE Impairment of th eo perating ef fi ‐
ciency of th er estraint sy st ems from
ins ta lling accessories or from re pair so r
we lding
Airbags, Emer ge ncy Te nsioning Devices, as
we ll as control unit sa nd sensor sf or th e
re st ra int sy st ems, ma ybei ns ta lled in th ef ol‐
lowing areas of yo ur ve hicle:R
Doors R
Door pilla rsR
Doo rs illsR
Seats R
Co ck pitR
Instrument clus te rR
Cen te rc onsole

Service and ve hicl eo peration
Ve hicl eo peration outside th eU SA or Canada
When yo ua re abroad wit hy our ve hicle, obser ve
th ef ollowing points: R
Service points or re placemen tp arts ma yn ot
be av ailable immediatel y.R
Un leaded fuel ma yn ot be av ailable fo rv ehi‐
cles wit hac atalytic con ve rt er .L eaded fuel
ma yc ause damag etot he catalytic con ve rt er.R
The fuel ma yh ave an ex treme ly lo wo ctane
number .U nsui ta ble fuel can cause engine
damage.
Some Mercedes-Benz models ar ea va ilable in
Europe th ro ugh our European De liv er yP ro gr am.
Fo rm or ei nformation, please consult an au th or‐
ized Mercedes‑Benz service center ,orw ri te to
one of th ef ollowing address:
In th eU SA :
Mercedes-Benz US A, LLC
Europea nD eliver yD epartment
One Mercedes Drive
Montvale ,NJ0 76 45-0350 In Canada:
Mercedes-Benz Canada ,I nc.
Europea nD eliver yD epartment
98 Va nde rh oof Av enue
To ro nto, Ontario M4G 4C9
Maintenance
Alw ay sb ri ng th eM aintenanc eB ookle tw it hy ou
when bringing th ev ehicle to an authorized
Mercedes-Ben zC enter .T he cus to mer service
advisor wil lr ecor de ve ry service fo ry ou in th e
Maintenance Booklet.
Ro adside Assistance
The Mercedes-Benz Ro adside Assis ta nce Pro‐
gram of fe rs te ch nica lh el pint he case of a
breakdown. Yo ur calls to th et oll-free Ro adside
Assis ta nce Hotline ar ea ns we re dbyo ur agents
24 hour sad ay ,3 65 da ys ay ear.
1-800-FOR-MERCedes (1-800-367-63 72 )( USA)
1-800-387-0 10 0( Canada) Yo uc an fi nd fur th er information in th e
Mercedes-Ben zR oadside Assis ta nce Program
brochu re (USA) or th e" Ro adside Assis ta nce"
section in th em aintenanc ea nd wa rr ant yi nfor‐
mation bookle t( Canada). Yo uw ill fi nd bo th in
th ev ehicle document wa llet.
Chang eofa dd re ss or ch ang eofo wnership
In th ee ve nt of ac hang eofa ddress, please send
us th e" Notification of address ch ange" in th e
Service and Guarantee bookle tors imply cal lt he
Mercedes-Ben zC us to mer Assis ta nce Center
(USA) on th eh ot line number
1-800- FO R- MERCedes (1-800-367-63 72 )o rC us‐
to mer Service (Canada )o n1 -800-387-0 10 0. We
can th en re ac hy ou in at imel yf ashion, if neces‐
sar y.
If yo us ell yo ur Mercedes, pleas el ea ve th ee ntire
literatur eint he ve hicle so th at it is av ailable to
th en ex to wne r. If yo uh ave pur ch ased au sed
car ,p lease sen dust he "Notice of Pur ch ase of
Used Car" in th eS ervice and Guarantee booklet
or simpl yc all th eM ercedes-Benz Cus to mer
Assis ta nce Center (USA) on th eh ot line numberGeneral no te s 21

1-800-FOR-MERCedes (1-800-367-63 72 )o rC us‐
to mer Service (Canada )on1 -800-387-0 10 0.
Important notice fo rC alifornia re tail bu ye rs
and lessee sofM ercedes-Benz automobiles
Under California la wy ou ma ybee nt it led to a
re placemen tofy our ve hicle or ar efund of th e
pur ch ase price or lease price ,ifa ft er ar easona‐
ble number of re pair attem pt sM ercedes-Benz
US A, LL Ca nd/or its authorized re pair or service
fa cilities fa il to fi xo ne or mor es ub st antial
defect sorm alfunctions in th ev ehicle th at are
co ve re dbyi ts ex press wa rr ant y.
During ap erio dof18m onths from origina ld eliv‐
er yoft he ve hicle or ak ilome te r/milea ge re ad‐
ing of 18 ,000 miles (29,000 km), whiche ve r
occur sf ir st ,v ehicle re pair is presumed fo ra
re ta il buyer or lessee if one or mor eoft he fo l‐
lowing occurs:
(1) th es erious defect or damag ec an re sult in
deadly or serious injur ytot he ve hicle occu‐
pants while driving AND th is defect has
already been re paired at leas tt wice AND Mercedes‑Benz, LL Ch as been informed in
writing of th en ecessity of ar epair.
(2) th ed efect or damage, th ough less serious
th an (1) abo ve ,h as already been re paired at
leas tf our times AND Mercedes‑Ben zh as
been informed in wr iting of th en ecessity of
ar epair.
(3) th ev ehicle canno tbeu sed fo rl onger th an
30 calendar da ys because of re pair wo rk
re sulting from th is or ot her serious defects
or damage.
Please send yo ur wr itten notic et o:
Mercedes‑Ben zU SA ,L LC
Cus to mer Assis ta nce Center
3M ercede sD ri ve
Montvale, NJ 07 64 5-0350 Operating saf et y
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WA RNING Risk of accident du etom al‐
functions or sy st em fa ilures
If yo udon ot ha ve th ep re scribed service/
maintenanc ew or kora ny requ ired re pairs
car ri ed out, th is could re sult in malfunctions
or sy st em fa ilures.

Canada: "The wireless devices of th is ve hicle
compl yw it hI ndustr yC anada license-e xe mp t
RSS st andard(s). Operatio niss ubject to th ef ol‐
lowing tw oc onditions: (1) These device sm ay
no tc ause inter fe re nce, and (2) These devices
mu st accep ta ny inter fe re nce, including inter fe r‐
ence th at ma yc aus eu ndesired operatio noft he
device."
Diagnostics connection
The diagnostics connection is onl yi ntended fo r
th ec onnection of diagnostic devices at aq uali‐
fi ed specialis tw or ks hop.
q
WA RNING Risk of accident du etoc on‐
necting device stot he diagnostics con‐
nection
If yo uc onnec te qu ipment to ad iagnostics connectio nint he ve hicle, it ma ya ff ect th e
operation of ve hicle sy st ems.
As ar esult, th eo perating saf et yoft he ve hi‐
cle could be af fe cted.

yo ur ve hicle. This particularly applies to wo rk re l‐
ev ant to saf et y.
Fo rt he fo llowing, alw ay sh ave yo ur ve hicle
ch ec ke datana uthorized Mercedes-Ben zs ervice
cen te r:R
Wo rk re le va nt to saf et yR
Service and maintenance wo rkR
Re pair wo rkR
Modifications, ins ta llation sa nd con ve rs ionsR
Wo rk on electronic component parts
Cor re ct use of th ev ehicle
If yo ur emo ve an yw arning st ic ke rs ,y ou or ot hers
could fa il to re cognize cer ta in dangers. Lea ve
wa rn ing st ic ke rs in position.
Obser ve th ef ollowing information when driving
yo ur ve hicle:R
th es af et yn ot es in th is manualR
th ev ehicle te ch nica ld at aR
traf fi cr ules and re gulations R
la ws and saf et ys tanda rd sp er ta inin gt o
mo to rv ehicles
Problems with yo ur ve hicle
If yo us hould ex perience ap ro blem wit hy our
ve hicle, particularly one th at yo ub elie ve may
af fe ct its saf eo pe ra tion, we ur ge yo utoc ontact
an au th orized Mercedes-Benz service center
immediately to ha ve th ep ro blem diagnosed and
re ctified. If th ep ro blem is no tr esolved to yo ur
satisfaction ,p leas ed iscuss th ep ro blem again
wit ht he authorized Mercedes-Benz service cen‐
te ro r, if necessar y, contact us at one of th ef ol‐
lowing addresses.
In th eU SA :
Cus to mer Assis ta nce Center
Mercedes-Benz US A, LLC
3M ercedes Drive
Montvale ,NJ0 76 45-0350
In Canada:
Cu st omer Re lation sD epartment
Mercedes-Benz Canada, Inc. 98 Va nde rh oof Av enue
To ro nto, Ontario M4G 4C9
Re porting saf et yd efects
US Ao nl y:
The fo llowing te xt is published as re qu ired of
manufacturer su nder Ti tle 49, Code of U. S. Fe d‐
eral Re gulations, Pa rt 57 5p ursuant to th e
"National Tr af fi ca nd Mo to rV ehicle Saf et yA ct of
19 66".
If yo ub elie ve th at yo ur ve hicle has ad efect
whic hc ould cause ac ra sh or could cause injury
or death, yo us hould immediatel yi nfor mt he
Na tional Highw ay Tr af fi cS af et yA dmini st ra tion
(NHT SA )ina ddition to notifying Mercedes-Benz
US A, LLC.
If NHT SA re cei ve ss imilar complaints, it may
open an in ve st igation ,a nd if it fi nds th at as af et y
defect ex ists in ag ro up of ve hicles, it ma yo rd er
ar ecall and re medy campaign. Ho we ve r, NHT SA
canno tb ecome in vo lved in individual problems
between yo u, yo ur dealer ,orM ercedes-Benz
US A, LLC. General no te s 25

To contact NHT SA ,y ou ma yc all th eV ehicle
Saf et yH ot line to ll-f re eat1 -888-327-4236
(TT Y: 1-800-424-9 15 3);go to http://
www.safercar.go vorw ri te to :A dmini st ra to r,
NHT SA ,4 00 Se ve nt hS treet, SW ., Wa shington,
DC 20590, US A.
Yo uc an fi nd mor ei nformatio nonv ehicle saf et y
under :h ttp://w ww .safercar.g ov
Limited Wa rr anty
u NO TE Dama ge to th ev ehicle arising
from culpable violation of th ese operat‐
ing instructions.
Damag etot he ve hicle can arise from culpa‐
ble violation of th ese operating instructions.
This damag eisn ot co ve re de ither by th e
Mercedes-Ben zL imited Wa rr ant yorbyt he
Ne wV ehicle or Used Ve hicle Wa rr ant y.

This dat aisofane xc lusivel yt echnical nature
and can be used to :R
Assi st in de te cting and re ctifying malfunc‐
tions and defects. R
Analyze ve hicle functions, e.g. af te rana cci‐
dent. R
Optimize ve hicle functions.
The dat ac anno tbeu sed to trace th ev ehicle's
mo ve ments.
When yo ur ve hicle is serviced, te ch nica li nforma‐
tio nc an be re ad from th ee ve nt da ta memory
and malfunction dat am emor y.
Service si nclude, fo re xa mp le:R
Re pair servicesR
Service processes R
Wa rr ant yc ases
The ve hicle is re ad out by emplo ye es of th e
service networ k( including th em anufacturer)
using special diagnostic devices. Yo uc an obtain
mor ei nformation th ere, if requ ired. Af te ram alfunction has been re ctified, th ei nfor‐
mation is dele te df ro mt he malfunction memory
or is continuall yo ve rw ri tten.
When operating th ev ehicle, situations ar ec on‐
ceivable in whic ht his te ch nica ld ata, in co nn ec‐
tion wit ho th er information (if necessar y, af te r
consultation wi th an authorize de xpe rt ), could be
traced to ap erson.
Examples include: R
Ac cident re ports R
Damag etot he ve hicleR
Wi tnes ss ta te ments
Fu rt her additional functions th at ha ve been con‐
tractuall ya greed upon wit ht he cus to mer all ow
cer ta in ve hicle dat atobec on ve ye dbyt he ve hi‐
cle as we ll. The additional function si nclude, fo r
ex ample, ve hicle location in case of an emer‐
ge ncy.
COMAND/mbrace
If th ev ehicle is equipped wit hC OMAND or
mbrace, additional dat aa bout th ev ehicle's oper‐
at ion
, th eu se of th ev ehicle in cer ta in situations, and th el ocation of th ev ehicle ma ybec ompiled
th ro ugh CO MAND or th em brace sy st em.
Ad ditional information can be fo und in th em ulti‐
media sy st em section and/or th em brace Te rm s
and Conditions.
Event data re corders
This ve hicle is equipped wit hane ve nt da ta
re corder (EDR). The mai np urpose of an ED Ri s
to re cord, in cer ta in crash or near crash-lik es it‐
uations, suc hasana ir bag deployment or hitting
ar oad obs ta cle ,d at aw hic hw ill assis tinu nder‐
st anding ho wav ehicle's sy st ems per fo rm ed.
The ED Risd esigned to re cor dd at ar elated to
ve hicle dynamics and saf et ys ys te ms fo ras hort
period of time, typically 30 seconds or less.
The EDR in th is ve hicle is designed to re cord
su ch dat aa s: R
Ho wv arious sy st ems in yo ur ve hicle we re
operating; R
Whe th er or no tt he driver and passenger
saf et yb elt sw er eb uckled/fas te ned;R
Ho wf ar (i fata ll )t he driver wa sd epressing
th ea ccelerator and/or brak ep edal; and,General no te s 27

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Ho wf as tt he ve hicle wa st ra ve ling.
This dat ac an help pr ov ide ab et te ru nder st and‐
ing of th ec ircums ta nces in whic ha ccidents and
inju ri es occur .N OT E: ED Rd at aisr ecorded by
yo ur ve hicle onl yifan on-trivial crash situation
occurs; no dat aisr ecorded by th eE DR under
normal driving conditions and no personal data
(e.g. name, ge nde r, ag ea nd acciden tl ocation) is
re corded .H ow ev er ,o th er parties, suc hasl aw
enforcement ,c ould combine EDR dat aw it ht he
type of personall yi dentifying dat ar outinely
acquired during ac rash in ve st igation.
Ac cess to th ev ehicle and/or th eE DR is needed
to re ad dat at hat is re corded by th eE DR ,a nd
special equipment is re qu ired. In addition to th e
ve hicle manufacturer ,o th er parties th at ha ve th e
special equipment, suc hasl aw enforcement,
can re ad th ei nformation by accessing th ev ehi‐
cle or th eE DR .
ED Rd at am ay be used in civil and criminal mat‐
te rs as at ool in accident re construction, acci‐
dent claims and ve hicle saf et y. Since th eC ra sh
Dat aR et ri eva l( CDR) to ol th at is used to ex tract
da ta from th eE DR is commercially av ailable, Mercedes-Ben zU SA ,L LC ("MBUSA") ex pressly
disclaims an ya nd all liability arising from th e
ex traction of th is informatio nbyu nauthorized
Mercedes-Ben zp ersonne l.
MBUS Aw ill no ts har eE DR data wit ho th er sw ith‐
out th ec onsent of th ev ehicle ow ner o r ,i ft he
ve hicle is leased, without th ec onsent of th el es‐
see. Exception stot his re presentation include
re sponses to subpoenas by la we nforcement ;b y
fe deral, st at eorl ocal go ve rn ment ;inc onnection
wit hora ri sing out of litigation in vo lvin gM BU SA
or its subsidiaries and af fi liates; or ,asr equired
by la w.
Wa rn ing: th eE DR is ac omponen toft he
Re st ra int Sy st em Module. Ta mp ering with, alter‐
ing, modifying or re moving th eE DR component
ma yr esult in am alfunction of th eR estraint Sys‐
te mM odule and ot her sy st ems.
St at el aws or re gulations re ga rd ing EDRs th at
con fl ict wit hf ederal re gulation ar ep re -em pt ed.
This means th at in th ee ve nt of su ch conflict, th e
fe deral re gulation go ve rn s. As of Fe bruar y2 01 3,
13 st ates ha ve enacted la ws re latin gtoE DRs. Co py ri ght
Information on licenses fo rf re ea nd open-
source so ft wa re
Information on licenses fo rf re ea nd open-sou rc e
softwar eu sed in yo ur ve hicle and its electronic
component sisa va ilable online at:
http://www.mercedes-benz.com/opensource
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