transmission MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS 2017 Owners Manual

Drivin ga nd pa rk ing .................................. 12 7
Driving ........................................................ 12 7
DY NA MIC SELECT switc h. .......................... .1 34
Au to matic transmission .............................. 13 5
Manual ge arshiftin g. .................................. .1 37
Gearshif tr ecommendatio n. ........................ 13 8
Using kickdown .......................................... 13 8
Re fueling .................................................... 13 8
Pa rk ing ...................................................... .1 40
Driving and driving saf et ys ys te ms .............. 14 7
Instrument Displa ya nd on-board
compu te r .................................................. 19 4
Instrument displ ay ove rv ie w. ...................... 19 4
Overvie woft he buttons on th es te ering
wheel ......................................................... .1 95
Operating th eo n-boar dc omputer .............. 19 5
Displ ay sint he multifunction displa y. .......... 19 7
Ad justing th ei nstrument lighting ............... .1 97
Menus and submenus ................................. 19 8
Head-up Displa y. ........................................ 205
Vo ice Control Sy st em .............................. 206
Operating saf et y. ........................................ 20 6 Operatio n. .................................................. 206
Using Vo ice Cont ro lS ys te me ff ecti ve ly ...... 208
Essential commands .................................. 208
Multimedi as ys te m ................................... 21 7
Overvie wa nd operation .............................. 21 7
Sy st em settings .......................................... 225
Na vigation .................................................. 233
Te lephon e. .................................................. 23 5
Online an dI nterne tf unctions ..................... 24 9
Media ......................................................... 256
Ra dio .......................................................... 268
Sound ........................................................ .2 74
Maintenanc ea nd care ............................. 27 7
ASS YS TP LU Ss ervice inter va ld ispla y. ...... .2 77
Engine compartment .................................. 27 8
Cleaning and car e. ...................................... 28 4
Brea kd ow na ssistance ............................ 292
Emergency .................................................. 292
Ve hicle to ol kit ............................................ 293
Flat tir e. ..................................................... .2 94 Batter y( ve hicle) ......................................... 299
To ws ta rt in gort ow ing aw ay ....................... 304
Electrica lf uses ........................................... 308
Wheel sa nd tires ....................................... 31 1
No ise or unusual handlin gc haracteristics ... 31 1
Re gular ch ecking of wheels and tires ......... .3 11
No te sons no wc hains ................................ .3 12
Ti re pressur e. .............................................. 31 2
Loading th ev ehicle .................................... .3 19
Ti re labeling ................................................ 323
Definitions fo rt ires and loading ................. 328
Changing aw hee l. ...................................... 331
Te ch nical data .......................................... 34 0
No te sont echnical dat a. ............................. 340
Ve hicle electronics .................................... .3 40
Ve hicle identification plate, VIN and
engine number .......................................... .3 42
Operating fl uids .......................................... 344
Ve hicle dat a. ............................................... 350 Contents 3

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Incor re ct positioning of th ec hild re st ra int
sy st em.
Fo rw ard-facin ga nd re ar wa rd -facing ch ild
re st ra int sy st ems on th ef ro nt passenger
seat
When using ar ear wa rd-f acin gc hild re st ra int sys‐
te mont he front passenger seat, th ef ro nt
passenger airbag mus ta lw ay sbed isabled. This
is only th ec ase if th eP ASSENGER AIR BA GO FF
indicator lam pisl it continuousl y( →
pag e4 1).
When usin gac hild re st ra int sy st em on th ef ro nt
passenger seat, it is essential to obser ve th ef ol‐
lowing: R
Mo ve th ef ro nt passenger seat as fa rb ac ka s
possible. R
Re tract th es eat cushion lengt hasf ar as pos‐
sible. R
Th ee ntir eb ase of th ec hild re st ra int sy st em
mus ta lw ay sr es tont he sitting sur fa ce of th e
front passenger seat. R
The backres toft he fo rw ard-facin gc hild
re st ra int sy st em mus tl ie as fl at as possible
agains tt he backres toft he front passenger
seat. The ch ild re st ra int sy st em mus tn ot to uc ht he ro of or be put under st ra in by th e
head re st ra ints. R
Ad jus tt he angle of th es eat backres ta nd th e
head re st ra int position according ly .R
Mo ve th es eat cushion inclination to th e
highest, mos tv ertical position.R
Alw ay sm ak es ur et hat th es houlder belt
st ra pisc or re ctl yr outed from th es eat belt
outle toft he ve hicle to th es houlder belt
guide on th ec hild re st ra in t sy st em. The
shoulder belt st ra pm us tber outed fo rw ards
and down wa rd sf ro mt he seat belt outlet.R
If necessar y, adjus tt he seat belt outle ta nd
th ef ro nt passenger seat according ly .R
Ne ve rp lace objects under or behind th e
ch ild re st ra int sy st em, e.g. ac ushion.
Alw ay sc omply wit ht he manufacturer's ins ta lla‐
tion and operatin gi nstructions fo rt he ch ild
re st ra int sy st em used. Child saf et yl oc ks
Ac tivating/deactivatin gt he ch ild saf et yl ock
fo rt he re ar doors
q
WA RNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due to ch ildren lef tu nat te nde dint he
ve hicle
If yo ul ea ve ch ildren unat te nde dint he ve hi‐
cle, th ey ma ybea bl etos et th ev ehicle in
motion, fo re xamp le by : R
Re leasing th ep arking brake. R
Shifting th ea utomatic transmission out
of par kp osition ] or shifting th em anual
transmission int on eutral. R
St artin gt he engine.
In addition, th ey ma yo perat ev ehicle equip‐
ment.

SmartK ey
Overvie wofk ey functions
q
WA RNING ‑D anger of accident or inju ry
if ch ildren ar el ef tu nat te nde dint he ve hi‐
cle
If ch ildren ar el ef tu nat te nde dint he ve hicle,
th ey could: R
ope nd oo rs ,t hereb ye ndangering ot her
persons or ro ad users.R
ge to ut of th ev ehicle and be hit by
oncoming traf fi c.R
ope ra te ve hicle equipment.
Moreo ve r, ch ildren could also se tt he ve hicle
in motion by ,f or ex ample:R
re leasing th ep arking brake.R
shifting th ea utomatic transmission out of
par kp osition P ] or shifting manual
transmission int oi dle position.R
st artin gt he engine.

The engine is re st ar te da utomatically if:R
In transmission position [ or \\ th eb ra ke
pedal is re leased when th eH OLD function is
no ta ctive.R
Yo us hif tf ro mt ransmission position ] .R
Yo ue ng ag er eve rs eg ear ^ .R
Yo ud epress th ea ccelerator pedal.R
Yo us wit ch to driv ep ro gr am S+ .R
An automatic engine st ar tisn ecessar y. Deactivating or activating th eE CO st art/
st op function

2
ge ntle deceleration and ro lling
3
consis te nt speed
The inne rs egment is gr ay and th eo uter seg‐
ment em pt ies:
1
sporty acceleration
2
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

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Ve hicles with automatic transmission:
The transmission is in position [ , ^ or \\ .
Ac tivatin gt he HOL Df unction

1
Fr ont ro of area
2
Re ar ro of area
3
Re ar fe nder
4
Tr unk lid
On ve hicles wit hap anoramic sliding sunroof,
ins ta lling an antenn aont he front or re ar ro of
area is no tp ermitted. On th er ear fe nde rs ,itisr ecommende dtop osi‐
tion th ea ntenn aont he side of th ev ehicle clos‐
es ttot he center of th er oad.
Use Te ch nica lS pecificatio nI SO/T S2 16 09 (Road
Ve hicles –E MC guidelines fo ri ns ta llation of
af te rm ar ke tr adio frequency transmittin ge qu ip‐
ment )w hen re trofitting RF (radio frequency)
transmitters. Co mp ly wi th th el egal requ irements
fo rd et achable parts.
If yo ur ve hicle has ins ta llation sf or two-w ay ra dio
equipment ,u se th ep ow er suppl yora ntenna
connection si ntended fo ru se wit ht he basic wir‐
ing. Be sur etoo bser ve th em anufacturer's addi‐
tional instruction sw hen ins ta lling.
The maximum transmission output (PEAK) at th e
base of th ea ntenn am us tn ot exc eed th ev alues
in th ef ollowing ta ble: Fr equency band and maximum transmission
output
Fr equency band Maximu mt ra nsmis‐
sion output
Sho rt wa ve
3-54M Hz 10 0W
4mb and
74 -88M Hz 30 W
2mb an d
14 4-1 74 MHz 50 W
Tr unked ra dio sys‐
te m/T et ra
380 -4 60 MHz 10 W
70 cm band
400 -4 60 MHz 35 W
Mobile communica‐
tions (2G/3G/4G) 10 WTe ch nica ld at a 34 1

The fo llowing can be used in th ev ehicle without
re st ri ctions:R
RF transmitter wi th am aximum transmission
output of up to 10 0m WR
RF transmitter sw it ht ra nsmitter frequencies
in th e3 80 -4 10 MHz frequency band and a
maximu mt ra nsmissio no utpu tofu pto2 W
(trunked ra dio sy st em/T et ra )R
Mobile phones (2G/3G/4G)
Ther ea re no re st ri ctions whe np ositioning th e
antenn ao nt he outside of th ev ehicle fo rt he fo l‐
lowing frequenc yb ands:R
Tr unked ra dio sy st em/T et raR
70 cm band R
2G/3G/4G Ve hicl ei dentification plate, VIN and engine
number
Ve hicl ei dentification plate
Ve hicle identification plat e( US Ao nly)
1
Pe rm issible gros sm as s
2
Pe rm issible front axle load
3
Pe rm issible re ar axle load
4
Pa int code
5
VIN (vehicle identification number)34 2
Te ch nica ld at a

Displa ym essages
Po ssible causes/consequences and P Solutions
Driver's Door Open &
Transmission Not in PR isk
of Vehicle Rolling Away *
The driver's door is no tf ully closed and th et ra nsmission is in position ^ , \\ or [ .

Displa ym essages
Po ssible causes/consequences and P Solutions
Stop Vehicle Leave Engine
Running Wait Transmission
Cooling *T he transmission has ove rh eated. Pulling aw ay can be te mp orarily impaired or no tp ossible.