tires MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS 2018 Owners Manual

Drivin ga nd pa rk ing ................................. 13 4
Driving ........................................................ 13 4
DY NA MIC SELECT switc h. .......................... .1 42
Au to matic transmission .............................. 14 3
Re fueling ..................................................... 14 7
Pa rk ing ...................................................... .1 49
Driving and driving saf et ys ys te ms .............. 15 7
Instrument Displa ya nd on-board
compu te r .................................................. 203
Instrument Displ ay ove rv ie w. .................... .2 03
Overvie woft he buttons on th es te ering
wheel ......................................................... .2 04
Operating th eo n-boar dc omputer .............. 204
Setting th ea dditional va lue ra ng e. ............. 206
Overvie wofd is pl ay sont he multifunc‐
tion displa y. ............................................... .2 06
Ad justing th ei nstrument lighting ............... .2 07
Menus and submenus ................................ 207
Head-up Displa y. ......................................... 21 4
Vo ice Control Sy st em ............................... 21 6
No te sono perating saf et y. .......................... 21 6
Operation ................................................... .2 16 Using th eV oice Control Sy st em ef fe c‐
tively ........................................................... 21 8
Essentia lv oice commands .......................... 21 8
Multimedia sy st em .................................. 229
Overvie wa nd operation .............................. 229
Sy st em settings .......................................... 237
Na vigation .................................................. 24 9
Te lephon e. .................................................. 27 3
Online and Interne tf unctions ..................... 289
Media ......................................................... 296
Ra dio .......................................................... 308
Sound ........................................................ .3 16
Maintenanc ea nd care ............................. 31 9
ASS YS TP LU Ss ervice inter va ld ispla y. ........ 31 9
Engine compartment .................................. 320
Cleaning and car e. ...................................... 326
Breakdown assistance ............................ 334
Emergency .................................................. 334
Fla tt ir e. ...................................................... 334
Batter y( ve hi cle) ......................................... 340 To ws ta rt in gort ow ing aw ay ....................... 345
Electrica lf uses ........................................... 350
Wheel sa nd tires ...................................... 354
No te sonn oise or unusua lh andling ch ar‐
acteristic s. .................................................. 35 4
Re gular ch ecking of wheels and tires ......... 354
No te sons no wc hains ................................ 355
Ti re pressur e. ............................................ .3 56
Loading th ev ehicle .................................... .3 61
Ti re labeling ................................................ 366
Definition of te rm sf or tires and loading ..... 37 2
Changin gaw heel .. ...................................... 37 4
Te ch nical data .......................................... 384
No te sont echnical dat a. ............................. 384
Ve hicle electronics .................................... .3 84
Ve hicle identification plate, VIN and
engine number .......................................... .3 86
Operating fl uids .. ........................................ 388
Ve hicle dat a. ............................................... 394 Contents 3

Damaged tires and at ir ep re ssur et hat is to o
lo wc an significantl yi mp air brakin ga nd han‐
dling ch aracteristics.

Note sonn oise or unusua lh andling ch arac‐
te ri st ics
While driving ,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.

The minimum tread dep th fo rs ummer tires is

Ti re pressure
Note sont ir ep re ssure
q
WA RNING Risk of accident du etoi nsuf‐
fi cient or ex cessiv et ir ep re ssure
Underinfla te doro ve ri nfla te dt ires pose th e
fo llowing ri sks:R
The tires ma yb ur st ,e speciall yast he
load and ve hicle speed increase.R
The tires ma yw ear exc essivel ya nd/or
une ve nl y, whic hm ay greatly impair tire
traction. R
The drivin gc haracteristics, as we ll as
st eering and braking, ma ybeg re atly
impaired.

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 ssures apply 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 69).
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 56)R
Ti re and Loading In fo rm atio np lacard
( →
pag e3 61 ) R
Maximum tir ep re ssur e( →
pag e3 69 )
Checking tir ep re ssu re sm anually

Fu rt her re lated subjects:R
No te sont ir ep re ssur e( →
pag e3 56)R
Ti re pressur et able ( →
pag e3 57 )R
Ti re and Loading In fo rm atio np lacard
( →
pag e3 61 )
Ti re pressur em oni to ri ng sy st em
Fu nction of th et ir ep re ssur em oni to ri ng sys‐
te m
q
DA NG ER Risk of acciden td ue to incor‐
re ct tir ep re ssure
Ever yt ire, including th es par e( if pr ov ided),
should be ch ec ke dw hen cold at leas to nc ea
mont ha nd inflated to th ep re ssur er ecom‐
mended by th ev ehicle manufacturer (see
Ti re and Loading In fo rm atio np lacar dont he
B-pi llar on th ed ri ve r’ ss ide or th et ir ep re s‐
sur el abel on th ei nside of th ef uel fi ller fl ap
of yo ur ve hicle). If yo ur ve hicle has tires of a
dif fe re nt size th an th es ize indicated on th e
Ti re and Loading In fo rm atio np lacar dort he tir ep re ssur et able, yo un ee dtod et ermine
th ep ro per tir ep re ssur ef or th ose tires.
As an added saf et yf eature, yo ur ve hicle has
been equipped wit hat ir ep re ssur em onitor‐
ing sy st em (TPMS) th at illuminates al ow tire
pressur ei ndicator lam pw hen on eorm or eo f
yo ur tires ar es ign if icantl yu nderinflated.
Ac cordingly ,ift he lo wt ir ep re ssur ei ndicator
lam pl ights up, yo us hould st op and ch eck
yo ur tires as soo nasp ossible, and inflate
th em to th ep ro per pressure. Driving on a
significantly underinflated tir ec auses th et ire
to ove rh eat and can lead to tir ef ailure.
Und erinflation also increases fuel consump‐
tion and re duces tir et re ad life, and may
af fe ct th ev ehicle's handling and braking abil‐
ity .P lease no te th at th eT PMS is no tas ubsti‐
tut ef or proper tir em aintenance, and it is th e
driver's re sponsibility to maintain cor re ct tire
pressure, eve nifu nderinflatio nh as not
re ached th el ev el to trig ge ri llumination of
th eT PMS lo wt ir ep re ssur ei ndicator lamp.
Yo ur ve hicle has also been equipped wit ha
TPMS malfunction indicator to indicat ew hen th es ys te misn ot operating properly .T he
TPMS malfunction indicator is combined with
th el ow tir ep re ssur ei ndicator lamp. When
th es ys te md et ects 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 yst em ma yn ot be able 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 ta llation of incompati‐
ble re placemen tora lternat et ires or wheels
on th ev ehicle th at pr eve nt th eT PMS from
functioning properly.
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 . Wheels and tires 359

The sy st em ch ec ks th et ir ep re ssur ea nd th et ire
te mp eratur eoft he tires fi tted to th ev ehicle by
means of at ir ep re ssu re sensor.
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 ya re
driven.
The tir ep re ssur ea nd th et ir et emperature
appear in th em ultifunction display
( →
pag e2 06).
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 e4 26 ).R
Vi at he w wa rn ing lam pint he instrument
clus te r( →
pag e4 56).
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 61 ).
Sy st em limitations
The sy st em ma ybei mp air ed or ma yn ot function
in th ef ollowing situations: 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.
Mak es ur etoo bser ve th ef ollowing fur th er re la‐
te ds ubjec t: R
No te sont ir ep re ssur e( →
pag e3 56)
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 irement: R
The ignition is switched on. On-boar dc omputer:

Ste p1
Example 1E xa mp le 2
Combine dm aximum we ight of occupant sa nd
load (dat af ro mt he Ti re and Loading In fo rm ation
placard) 15 00 lbs (680 kg )1 500 lbs (680 kg )
Ste p2
Example 1E xa mp le 2
Numb er of people in th ev ehicle (driver and
occupants) 51
Distribution of th eo ccupant sF ro nt :2
Re ar :3 Fr ont :1
We ight of occupant sO ccupant 1: 15 0l bs (68 kg )
Occupant 2: 18 0l bs (82 kg )
Occupant 3: 16 0l bs (7 3k g)
Occupant 4: 14 0l bs (63 kg )
Occupant 5: 12 0l bs (5 4k g) Occupant 1: 200 lbs (9 1k g)
To ta lw eight of all occupant s7 50 lbs (340 kg )2 00 lbs (9 1k g)364
Wheels and tires

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 61 )R
Maximum tir el oad ( →
pag e3 68 )R
Load ind ex
Speed ra ting 7 :
Specifie st he appr ov ed maximum speed of th e
tire.