high beam MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS 2018 Owners Manual

Exterior lighting
Lighting sy st ems and yo ur re sponsibility
The va ri ous lighting sy st ems of th ev ehicle are
onl ya ids. The driver of th ev ehicle is re sponsible
fo rc or re ct ve hicle illumination in accordance
wit ht he pr eva iling light and visibilit yc onditions,
legal requ irements and traf fi cs ituation. Light switch
Ope ra tin gt he light switch
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c Left-hand pa rk ing lights
H
d Right-hand parkin gl ights
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` Pa rk ing light sa nd license plat el ighting
J
X Au to matic driving lights (prefer re dl ight
switc hp osition) K
X Lo wb eam/high beam6
^ Switches th er ear fo gl ight on or off
When lo wb eam is activated, th e ` indicator
lam pf or th ep arking lights is deactivated and
re placed by th e X indicator lam pf or th el ow
beam.

High-beam headlamps

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At speeds between 25 mp h( 40 km/h )a nd
45 mp h( 70 km/h )w he nt he st eering wheel
is turned.
Tr af fi cc ircle and intersection function: th e
cornering light is acti va te donb ot hs ides th ro ugh
an eva luation of th ec ur re nt GP Sp osition of th e
ve hicle. It re mains activ eu ntil af te rt he ve hicle
has lef tt he tra ff ic circle or th ei ntersection.
Ad aptiv eH ighbeam Assist
Fu nction of Ad aptiv eH ighbeam Assist
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WA RNING Risk of accident despi te
Ad aptiv eH ighbeam Assist
Ad aptiv eH ighbeam Assis td oes no tr ecog‐
niz et he fo llowing ro ad users:R
Ro ad user sw ithout lights, e.g .p edes‐
trians R
Ro ad user sw it hp oor lighting ,e .g.
cyclists R
Ro ad user sw hos el ighting is obstructed,
e.g .bya bar ri er On ve ry ra re occasions, Ad aptiv eH ighbeam
Assis tm ay fa il to re cognize ot her ro ad users
wit ht heir ow nl ig hting, or ma yr ecognize
th em to ol ate.
In th ese or similar situations, th ea utomatic
high beam is no td eactivated or is activated
despit et he presence of ot her ro ad users.

High bea ms witches of fa utom atically:R
At speeds belo w16m ph (25 km/h).R
If ot her ro ad user sa re de te cted.R
If st re et lighting is suf fi cient.
At speeds abo ve appr ox .3 1m ph (50 km/h):R
The headlam pr ang eofl ow beam is re gulated
automaticall yb ased on th ed is ta nce to ot her
ro ad users.
The sy st em's optical sensor is located behind
th ew indshield near th eo ve rh ead control panel.
Switching Ad aptiv eH ighbeam Assis to n/off

Fu nctio n. .............................................. 17 2
Sy st em limitations .............................. .1 72
Ad aptiv ec ru ise control
see Ac tiv eD is ta nce Assi st DISTRONIC
Ad aptiv eH ighbeam Assist
Fu nctio n. .............................................. 11 7
Switching on/of f. ................................. 11 8
Ad diti ve s .................................................. 390
Engine oil ............................................ 390
Fu el ..................................................... 390
Ad diti ve s( engine oil)
see Ad ditives
Ad diti ve s( fuel)
see Fu el
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. ..................................... 31 8
Burmes te r ®
sur ro und soun ds ys te m. .. .3 17 Ad justin gt he bass, mid- ra ng ea nd
treble
Burmes te r ®
high-end 3D sur ro und
soun ds yst em ....................................... 31 7
Ad justin gt he mid- ra nge, treble and
bass
Burmes te r ®
high-end 3D sur ro und
soun ds yst em ....................................... 31 7
Ad justin gt he sound fo cus
Burmes te r ®
sur ro und soun ds ys te m. .. .3 17
Ad justin gt he sound optimization
Burmes te r ®
high-end 3D sur ro und
soun ds yst em ...................................... 31 8
Ad justin gt re ble, mid- ra ng ea nd bass
settings
Burmes te r ®
high-end 3D sur ro und
soun ds yst em ................. ...................... 31 7
ADS PL US da mp ing sy st em
see AI RB OD YC ONTROL
Af te r- sales service center
see ASS YS TP LU S
Air bag ........................................................ 38
Ac tivation .............................................. 32 Bel ta ir ba g. ........................................... 36
Fr ont air bag (driver ,f ro nt passenger) ... 38
Ins tal lation locations ............................ .3 8
Knee airbag ........................................... 38
Overvie w. .............................................. 38
Pr ot ection ............................................. .3 9
Re duced pr ot ection .............................. .4 0
Sid ei mp ac ta ir ba g. .............................. 38
Wi ndo wc ur ta in air bag .......................... 38
AIR BO DY CONT RO L ................................ .1 76
Setting ................................................. 17 8
Suspensio n. ......................................... 17 6
Air conditioning sy st em
see Climat ec ontrol
Air distribution ........................................ .1 27
Air freshener sy st em
see Fr ag ra nce sy st em
Air pressure
see Ti re pressure
Air suspension
see AIR BO DY CO NTROL
Air ve nts ................................................... 13 2
Ad justing (front) .................................. 13 2Index 459

Gearshif tp addles
see St eering wheel paddle shif te rs
Gearshif tr ecommendation .................... 14 6
Genuin ep arts ............................................ 19
Genuin ew ood (Care) .............................. .3 31
Glide mode ............................................... 14 6
Glo ve box
Air ve nt ................................................ 13 3
Locking/unlocking ................................ 99
H
Handbrake
see Electric parking brake
Handling ch aracteristics (unusual) ....... 354
HANDS-FRE EA CCESS ................................ 69
Haza rd wa rn ing lights ............................ .1 16
Head re st ra int .......................................... .8 8
Fr ont (adjusting manually) ..................... 88
Fr ont (luxur yh ead re st ra int ). ................ .8 9
Re ar (adjusting) .................................... .9 0
Re ar (in st alling/removing) .................... .9 0 Head-up Display ....................................... 21 3
Ad justing brightness (on-board com‐
pu te r) ................................................... 21 3
Ad justing displa ye le ments (on-board
compu te r) ............................................ 21 3
Fu nctio n. .............................................. 21 4
Menu (on-boar dc omputer) .................. 21 3
Setting th ep osition (on-boar dc om‐
puter) ................................................... 21 3
Switching on/of f. ................................ 21 5
Using th em emor yf unction .................. .9 6
Heating
see Climat ec ontrol
High-beam flasher ................................... 11 5
High-beam headlamps
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .1 15
Ad aptiv eH ighbeam Assis t. .................. .1 17
Hill st ar ta ssi st ........................................ 17 5
HOLD function ......................................... 17 5
Ac tivating/deactiv ating ...................... .1 75
Fu ncti o n/no te s. ................................... 17 5
Hood
Fu nctio n( ac tiv eh ood) ......................... 320
Opening/closing ................................. 320 Re settin g( activ eh ood) ........................ 320
Hooking th el uggag en et ........................ 10 3
Hotspot
Setting up (Wi-Fi) ................................. 24 1
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Identification pla te
Engine ................................................. 386
Re frigerant .......................................... 393
Ve hicle ................................................ 386
Ignition
Switching on (S ta rt /S to pb utton) ........ 13 4
Ignition ke y
see SmartK ey
Immobilizer ................................................ 81
Indicator lamp
see Wa rn ing/indicator lamps
Individual driv ep ro gr am
Configuring .......................................... 14 2
Selecting ............................................. 14 2
Instrument clus te r
see Instrument Display
see Wa rn ing/indicator lamps Index 47 3

K
KEYLESS- GO
Lockin gt he ve hicle ................................ 62
Problem ................................................ .6 3
Un lockin gs et ti ng .................................. 58
Un lockin gt he ve hicle ........................... .6 2
Kic kd ow n ................................................ .1 46
Using ................................................... 14 6
Knee air bag .............................................. .3 8
L
Labelin g( tires)
see Ti re labeling
Laden ........................................................ 10 2
St ow ag es pac eu nde rt he trunk fl oor ... 10 3
Ti e-down eye s. ..................................... 10 2
Lam p( Instrument Display)
see Wa rn ing/indicator lamps
Lamps
see Interior lighting
Lane Ke eping Assist
see Ac tiv eL an eK eeping Assist Language
No te s. .................................................. 24 3
Setting ................................................. 24 3
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX) ch ild seat
attachment
Ins ta lling ................................................ 51
No te s. .................................................... 49
Le ve lc ontrol sy st em
see AI RB OD YC ONTROL
Light switch
Overvie w. ............................................. 11 4
Lighting .................................................... .1 18
Lighting
see Lights
Lights ................................................ 11 4, 11 8
Ad aptiv eH ighbeam Assis t. .................. .1 17
Ad justing th ei nstrument lighting ........ 207
Au to matic driving lights ....................... 11 5
Combination swit ch ............................. 11 5
Corne ri ng light functio n. ...................... 11 6
Haza rd wa rn ing light s. .......................... 11 6
High-bea mf lasher . ............................... 11 5
Hi
gh-bea mh eadla mp s. ....................... .1 15
Light switc h. ....................................... .1 14 Lo wb eam ............................................ 11 4
Pa rk ing light s. ...................................... 11 4
Re ar fo gl ight ....................................... .1 15
Re sponsibility fo rl ighting sy st ems ...... .1 14
Setting th es ur ro und lighting ................ 11 8
St anding light s. .................................... 11 4
Tu rn signals .......................................... 11 5
Limited Wa rr anty
Ve hicle .................................................. 26
Liv eT ra ff ic Information
Displaying subscription information .... 265
Displaying th et ra ff ic map .................. .2 65
Displ ay ing traf fi ci ncidents .................. 266
Extending as ub scription ..................... 265
Issuing hazar da le rt s. .......................... 267
Load inde x( ti re s) .................................... 369
Load-bearing capacity (tires) ................. 369
Loading
Definition s. ......................................... .3 71
No te s. .................................................... 97
Ro of ra ck ............................................. 10 4
Loading guidelines .................................... 97
Loading information table .......... ... ......... 361 Index 47 5