suspension MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS 2017 Owners Manual

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ge ntle deceleration and ro lling
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consis te nt speed
The inne rs egment is gr ay and th eo uter seg‐
ment em pt ies:
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sporty acceleration
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heavy braking
3
Fluctuation sins peed
Yo uh ave driven economicall yw hen:R
th et hree outer segments ar ec omple te ly fi l‐
led simultaneousl y.R
th eE CO displa yb order lights up.
The additional ra ng ea ch ie ve dasar esult of yo ur
drivin gs tyle in co mp arison to ad ri ve rw it ha
ve ry sporty driving st yl eiss hown under Bonus
fr. Start .T he ra ng ed is pl ay ed does no ti ndicat ea
fi xe dc onsum pt ion re duction. DY NA MIC SELECT switch
Fu nction of th eD YNAMI CS ELECT switch
Use th eD YNAMI CS ELECT switc htoc hang et he
fo llowing driv ep ro gr ams:R
I( Individual): individua ls et tingsR
S+ (Spor tP lus): particula rl ys po rt yd ri vin g
st yl e R
S( Sport): sporty driving st yl eR
C( Comfort): com fo rt able and economical
drivin gs tyle R
E( Economy): particularly economical driving
st yl e
Depending on th ed ri ve program selected, th e
fo llowing ve hicle ch aracteristic sw ill ch ange:R
Driv es ys te m -
Engine and transmission management -
ESP ®
-
Dis ta nce Pilo tD ISTRONICR
Suspension R
St eering R
The av ailabilit yoft he EC Os ta rt /s to pf unc‐
tion
Operating th eD YNAMI CS ELECT switch

Av ailable suspension settings
Driv ep ro gr am Characteristics
C
(Comfort) R
Comfor ta ble suspension tuning R
Normal le ve lR
When driving at speeds abo ve 77 mp h( 12 5k m/h) th ev ehicle is lo we re db y0 .6 in (1 5m m).R
When driving at speeds bel ow 49 mp h( 80 km/h), th ev ehicle is ra ised again.
E
(Econo my ) R
Comfor ta ble suspension tuning R
The ve hicle is lo we re db y0 .6 in (1 5m m) compared to th en ormal le ve l.
S
(Sport) R
Firmer suspension tuning R
The ve hicle is lo we re db y0 .6 in (1 5m m) compared to th en ormal le ve l.R
The ve hicle is no tl owe re da ny fur th er if yo ua re tra ve ling at higher speeds.
S+
(Spor tP lus) R
Even fi rm er suspension tuning R
The ve hicle is lo we re db y0 .6 in (1 5m m) compared to th en ormal le ve l.R
The ve hicle is no tl owe re da ny fur th er if yo ua re tra ve ling at higher speeds.17 0
Driving and pa rk ing

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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.

Fi lling capacities
Model Re frigerant
All model s2 2.2 ±0 .4 oz
(630 ±10g )
Model PA Go il
All model s2 .8 ±0 .4 oz
(80 ±10g )
Ve hicl ed ata
Ve hicl ed imensions
The heights speci fi ed ma yv ar yasar esult of th e:R
Ti re sR
Load R
Conditio noft he suspensionR
Optional equipment Model
1 Opening
height
E3 00 72 .4 in
(1839 mm)
E3 00 4MATIC 72 .7 in
(1 84 6m m) All models
Ve hicle lengt h1 93.8 in
(4923 mm)
Ve hicle widt hi ncluding out‐
side mir ro rs 81 .3 in
(206 5m m)
Wheelbase 11 5.7 in
(2939 mm)
Model Ve hicle
height
E3 00 57 .8 in
(1468 mm)
All ot her models 58.0 in
(1 47 4m m)
Model Tu rn ing
ra dius
E3 00 38. 1f t
(1 1. 60 m)
All ot her models 39.0 ft
(1 1. 90 m)350
Te ch nica ld at a

1, 2, 3. ..
12 Vb attery
Charging .............................................. 301
No te s. ................................................. 299
St artin ga ssis ta nce .............................. 301
360° came ra ............................................ 17 7
Car e. .................................................. .2 87
Fu nctio n. ............................................. 17 7
Selecting av ie w. .................................. 17 9
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A/C function
Ac tivating/deactivating (control
panel ). ................................................. 12 2
ABS (Anti-loc kB ra ki ng Sy st em) ............ .1 48
Ac celeration
see Kickdown
Ac cess data
Editing ................................................ .2 51
Setting ................................................. 250
Ac oustic locking ve ri fi cation signal
Swit ch ing on/of f. .................................. 56 Ac tiv eB lind Spo tA ssis t
Brak ea ppli cation ................................. 18 9
Fu nction/no te s. .................................. 18 8
Sy st em limitations .............................. .1 88
Ac tiv eB ra ke Assi st
Driving sa fe ty sy st em .......................... 15 2
Setting ................................................. 15 6
Ac tiv eE me rg ency St op Assist .............. .1 66
Ac tiv eh oo d( pedestrian pr ot ection) ...... 27 8
Me th od of operation ........................... .2 78
Re settin g. ............................................ 27 8
Ac tiv eL an eC hang eA ssis t ..................... 16 6
Ac tiv eL an eK eeping Assist
Fu nctio n. ............................................. 19 0
Sensitivity ............................................ 19 3
Setting th es ensitivity .......................... 19 3
Switching on/of f. ................................ 19 2
Sy st em border s. .................................. 19 0
Ad aptiv ec ru ise control
see Driving sy st em
Ad aptiv eD amping Sy st em
Suspension ........ ... ............................... 16 9 Ad ap tiv eH ighbeam Assist
Fu nctio n. .............................................. 11 2
Switching on/of f. ................................. 11 3
Ad ded sub st ance s( fuel)
see Fu el
Ad diti ve s .................................................. 346
Engine oil ............................................ 346
Ad diti ve s( engine oil)
see Ad ditives
Ad dres sb oo k
see Contacts
Ad justin gt he balance/ fa der
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
Ad justin gt he sound fo cus
Burmes te r ®
sur ro und soun ds ys te m. .. .2 75
Ad justin gt he sound optimization
Burmes te r ®
high-end 3D sur ro und
soun ds yst em ...................................... 27 641 2
Index

Ad justin gt he treble ,m id- ra ng ea nd
bass
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
Air bag
Ac tivation .............................................. 31
Belt ai rb ag ............................................ 35
AI RB OD YC ONT RO L ................................ 16 9
Setting ................................................. 17 1
Suspensio n. ......................................... 16 9
Air conditioning sy st em
see Climat ec ontrol
Air distribution ........................................ 12 2
Air freshener sy st em
see Fr ag ra nce sy st em
Air suspension
see AIR BO DY CO NTROL
Air ve nts ................................................... 12 5
Ad justing (front) .................................. 12 5
Ad justing (rea rp as senger compart‐
ment) ................................................... 12 6
Glo ve bo x. ............................................ 12 6 Air ve nts
see Air ve nts
Ai r- re circulation mode ............................ 12 3
Airb ag
Fr ont airbag .......................................... .3 7
Ins tal lation locations ............................ .3 7
Knee airbag ........................................... 37
Overvie w. .............................................. 37
Pr ot ection ............................................. .3 8
Re duced pr ot ection ............ ..... ............. .3 9
Si
d ea ir ba g. ........................................... 37
Wi ndo wa ir ba g. ...................................... 37
Air fl ow ...................................................... 12 2
AIRP ANEL (Care) ................ ...................... 287
Alarm
see Pa nic alarm
Alar ms ys te m
see Anti- th ef tp ro te ction
Ambient lighting ...................................... 11 5
Android Au to ™
Connecting am obile phon e. ................ 24 5
Ending ................................................. 24 6
Overvie w. ............................................ 24 5 Sound settings .................................... 24 5
Anti-thef tp rote ction ................................ .7 9
ATA (Anti-Thef tA lar ms ys te m) ............... 79
Deactivating th ea lar m( AT A) ................. 80
Immobilizer ............................................ 79
Appl eC arPlay™
Connecting an iPhone ®
....................... 24 4
Ending ................................................ .2 45
Overvie w. ............................................ 24 4
Sound settings .................................... 24 4
Asht ra y
Fr ont center console ........................... 10 5
Re ar passenger compartment ............ .1 05
Assistance gr aphic
Menu (on-boa rd compu te r) .................. 19 8
ASS YS TP LU S ........................................... 27 7
Batter yd is connection period s. ............ 27 8
Displ ay ing th es ervice due dat e. .......... 27 7
Re gular service wo rk ........................... 27 7
Special service requ irements .............. 27 7
ASS YS TP LU Ss ervice in te rv al display ... 27 7
ATA (Ant i-Thef tA lar ms ys te m )
Deactivatin gt he alar m. ......................... 80 Index 41 3

Re ar armres t. ........................................ 96
St ow ag es pace under th et ru nk floor .... 10 2
Sun visor
Operating ............................................ 12 0
Sur ro und lighting
Setting ................................................ .1 14
Sur ro und Vi ew
see 360° camera
Suspension
Ad aptiv eD ampin gS ys te m. ................. .1 69
AIR BO DY CO NTROL ............................ 16 9
Setting th es uspension le ve l. .............. .1 71
Suspension le ve l
Setting ................................................. 17 1
Switch-of fd ela yt ime
Interior ................................................ .1 15
Switching th es ur ro und soun do n/off
Burmes te r ®
sur ro und soun ds yst em ... .2 75
Synchronization function
Ac tivating/deactivating (control
panel ). ................................................. 12 3 Sy st em settings
Ac tivating/deactivating Blu et oo th ®
..... 226
Blu et oo th ®
settings ............................. 226
Creating au ser profile ........................ .2 31
Dat ai mp or t/expor tf unction ............... 230
Importing/exporting da ta ................... 230
Importing/exporting user profiles ....... 231
Information on softwar eu pdates .. .. .... 232
Languag e. ............................................ 229
No te sonl angua ge selection ............... 229
PIN pr ot ection fo rd at ae xpo rt ............ .2 30
Re se tf unction .............................. ...... .2 32
Selecti ng au se rp ro fi le ........................ 231
Setting th ed is ta nce uni t. .................... 230
Softwar eu pdat e. ................................. 232
Use rp ro fi le options ............................. 231
T
Ta ilgate
see Tr unk lid
Ta ilpipes (Care) ........................................ 287
Ta nk capacit y( fuel) ................................. 346
Te ch nical data
Information .......................................... 340 Ti re pressur em onitoring sy st em ......... .3 19
TELEAID
Emergency cal ls yst em ........................ 24 7
Making ac all via th eo ve rh ead con‐
trol panel ............................................. 24 7
MB Inf oc all ......................................... 24 8
Ro adside Assis ta nce cal l. .................... 24 8
Tr ansmit te dd at a. ................................ 24 9
Te lephone ................................................ .2 35
Ac tivating functions du ri ng ac al l. ....... 239
Call and ri ngtone vo lume .................... .2 39
Commands (Voice Control Sy st em) ..... 21 2
Connecting am obile phon e( Near
Fie ld Communication) ........................ .2 38
Connecting am obile phone (Pass‐
ke y) .................................................... .2 37
Connecting am obile phon e( Secure
Simple Pa iring) .................................... 237
Disconnecting th em obile phone ......... 237
Menu (on-boar dc omputer) ......... ..... .... 203
No te s. .................................................
236
Re ception and transmission vo lume .... 238
Swit ch ing mobile phones .................... 238
Swit ch ing mobile phones (Near Field
Communication) .................................. 238434
Ind ex