ESP MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE 2017 Owners Manual

Obser
vethef ollowing when selecting, fitting and
re placing tyres:
R Countr y-specific requirements fort yre
appro valthat define aspecific tyr etype for
yo ur vehicle.
Fu rthermore, theu se of cer tain tyr etypes in
cer tain regions and areas of operation can
be highl ybeneficial.
R Onlyuse tyres and wheels of thes ame type
(summer tyres, winter tyres, MOEx tended
tyres) and thes ame make.
R Onlyfit wheel softhe same size on one axle
(lef tand right).
It is onl ypermissible tofitad iffe re nt wheel
size in thee vent of aflat tyr einorder to
driv etot he specialis tworks hop.
R Onlyfit ty resoft he cor rect size ont othe
wheels.
R Do no tmakea nymodifications totheb rake
sy stem, thew heels or thet yres.
The use of shims or brak edusts hields is not
permitted and ma yinva lidat ethe vehicle's
ge neral operating pe rmit. R
Vehicles with atyrep ressur emonitoring
sy stem: allfitted wheels mu stbe equipped
wit hfunctioning sensor sfor thet yrep res‐
sur em onitoring sy stem.
R Attemp eratures belo w7°C, use winter tyres
or all-season tyres mar kedM +Sfora ll
wheels.
Wi nter tyres bearing thei snowflake
symbol in addition totheM +S marking pro‐
vide theb estp ossible grip in wintr yroad
conditions.
R ForM +S tyres, only use tyres wit hthe same
tread.
R Obser vethem aximum permissible speed for
th eM +S tyres fitted.
If th is is belo wthe vehicle's maximum speed,
th is mus tbeindicated in an appropriat elabel
in thed rive r's field of vision.
R Runinn ewtyres at moderat espeed sfor the
fi rs t1 00 km.
R Replace thet yres af ters ixyearsatt he latest,
re ga rdless of wear. R
When replacing with tyres that do not
fe atur erun-flat characteristics: vehicles
wit hM OExtended tyres ar enotequipped
wit haT IREFIT kit at thef actor y.Equi pthe
ve hicle wit haTIREFIT kit af terr eplacing with
tyres that do no tfeatur erun- flat characteris‐
tics, e.g .winter tyres.
Fo rm orei nformation on wheels and tyres, con‐
ta ct aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Be sur etoalso obse rvet he following fur ther
re lated subjects:
R Notesont yrep ressur e(→pag e429)
R Tyre pressur etable (→ page430)
R Notesont he emer gency spa rewheel
(→ pag e446) Note
soni nterchanging wheels &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh dif fer‐
ent whee lsizes
Inter changing thef ront and rear wheels if the
wheels or tyres ha vediffere nt dimensions Wheel
sand tyres 439

&
WARNING Risk of accident du etoincor‐
re ct tigh tening torque
Th ew heel scould come loose if thew heel
bolts or wheel nuts ar enottightened tothe
prescribed torque. #
Have thet ightening torque checked
immediatel yataqualified specialist
wo rkshop af terc hanging awheel. #
Chec kthe tyr epressur eoft he newl ymoun‐
te dw heel and adjus taccording ly. #
Vehicles with tyr epressur elossw arning
sy stem: restar tt he tyr epressur eloss warn‐
ing sy stem (→ page436).
Exception: then ew wheel is an emer gency
spa rewheel. #
Vehicles with atyrep ressur emonitoring
sy stem: restar tt he tyr epressur emonitoring
sy stem (→ page432).
Exception: then ew wheel is an emer gency
spa rewheel. Mak
esuretoo bservethef ollowing fur ther rela‐
te ds ubjec t:
R Notesont yrep ressur e(→pag e429) Emer
gency spar ewheel Note
sont he eme rgency spar ewheel &
WARNING Risk of accident caused by
incor rect wheel and tyr edimensions
The wheel or tyr esize and thet yret ype of
th ee mer gency spa rewheel or spar ewheel
and thew heel tobe replaced ma ydiffe r.
Mounting an emer gency spa rewheel/spare
wheel ma yseve rely impair thed riving char‐
acteristics.
To preve nt hazardous situations: #
Adapty our driving stylea ccording lyand
driv ecarefull y. #
Neverfit mo rethan on eemer gency
spa rewheel or spar ewheel that dif fers
in size. #
Onlyuse an emer gency spa rewheel or
spar ewheel of adiffe re nt size brie fly. #
Do no tswitcho ffESP ®
. #
>Ha vethee mer gency spa rewheel or
spar ewheel of adiffe re nt size replaced
at then eares tqualified specialis twork‐
shop. The ne wwheel mus thave the
cor rect dimensions. Chec
kthe tyr epressur eoft he emer gency spa re
wheel fitted .Correct thep ressur easn ecessar y.
The maximum permissible speed wit hanemer‐
ge ncy spa rewheel fitted is 80 km/h.
Do no tfitth ee mer gency spa rewheel wit hsnow
ch ains.
Re place thee mer gency spa rewheel af ters ix
ye arsatt he latest, rega rdless of wear.
% Ve
hicles with atyrep ressur elossw arn‐
ing sy stem: If an emer gency spa rewheel is
fi tted thet yrep ressur eloss warning sy stem
cann otfunction reliabl y.Onl yrestart thes ys‐
te ma gain when thee mer gency spa rewheel
has been replaced wit hanewwheel. 446
Wheels and tyres

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ENVIRONMENTAL
NOTEEnvironmental
pollution caused byenvironmen tally ir re‐
sponsible disposal #
Dispose of operating fluids in an envi‐
ro nmentally responsible manner. Service products include
thef ollowing:
R fuels
R exhaus tgas af tertre atment additives, e.g.
Ad Blue ®
R lubricants
R coolant
R brak efluid
R washer fluid
R climat econtrol sy stem refrigerant
Only use products app rove dbyM ercedes-Benz.
Damag ecaused bytheu se of products that ha ve
no tb eena pprove disn otcoveredbyt he
Mercedes-Benzw arrant yorg oodwill gestures.
Yo uc an identif yservic eproducts appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benzbyt hefollowing insc ript ion on
th ec ontainers: R
MB- Freigabe (e.g. MB-Fr eigabe 229.51 )
R MB-Appr oval (e.g. MB-App rova l2 29.51)
Fu rther information on appr ovedservice prod‐
ucts:
R intheM ercedes-Benz Specification sfor
Servic eProducts at http://b evo.mercedes-
benz.co m(byentering thed esignation)
R intheM ercedes-Benz Specification sfor
Servic eProducts in theM ercedes-Benz BeVo
app (b yentering thed esignation)
R ataq ualified specialis tworks hop &
WARNING ‑Riskoff ireore xplosion
caused byfuel
Fu els ar ehighl yinflammable. #
Youm usta void fire ,n aked flames ,cre‐
atin gspar ksand smoking. #
Befor erefuelling ,switc hoffthee ngine
and auxiliar yheating if your vehicle is
equipped wit hauxiliary heating. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom fuel
Fu els ar epoisonous and harmful to your
health #
Do no tswa llowf uel or le titcomeinto
contact wit hskin, eyes or clo thing. #
Do no tinhale fuel vapour. #
Keep children away from fuel.
If yo uoro ther people come int ocontact with
fuel, obser vethef ollowing: #
Immediatel yrins efueloffyo ur skin with
soap and water. #
If fuel comes int ocontact wit hyour
ey es, immediatel yrins ethem thor‐
oughl ywithc lean water.Seek medical
attentio nimmediately. #
Ifyo us wallowf uel, seek medical atten‐
tio nimmediatel y.Do no tinduce vomit‐
ing. #
Chang eimmediately out of clo thing that
has com eintoc ontact wi thfuel. Te
ch nica ldata 453

#
Avoid impurities in AdBlue ®
. +
ENVI
RONMENTAL NOTEContamination
caused byAdBlue ® Ad
Blue ®
re sidues cr ystallise af terap eriod of
time, and contamina tethes urfaces wi th
whic htheyc ome int ocontact. #
Surfaces that ha vecome int ocontact
wi th Ad Blue®
while refilling mus tbe
immediatel yrinsed wit hwater ,or
Ad Blue ®
mus tberemo vedw ithad amp
clo thand col dwater.
If Ad Blue ®
has al ready cr ystallised, clean it
wit has pongeand col dwater. When
youo pen theA dBlue ®
tank ,small
amounts of ammoni avapour ma yescape. Do
no tinhale an yammonia vapour sthat ma ybe
re leased. Onl yfilltheA dBlue ®
tank in well-venti‐
lated areas. Ad
Blue ®
capacity
To tal capacity of AdBlue ®
tank Mode
lT otal capacity
All models 23.5 l Engine oil
Note
sone ngine oil
Obser vethen otes on service products
(→ pag e452). *
NO
TEEngine dama gecaused byan
incor rect oil filter ,incor rect oil or addi‐
tives #
Do no tuse engine oil soroilfilters
whic hdon otcor respond tothes pecifi‐
cation sexplicit lyprescribed fort he
service inter vals. #
Do no talter thee ngine oil or oil filter in
order toachie velonger chang einter vals
th an presc ribed. #
Do no tuse additives. #
Have thee ngine oil rene we datr egular
inter vals. Mercedes-Benz
recommends that youh avet he
oil chang ecarried out at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop.
Onl yM ercedes-Benz appr ovedengin eoils may
be used in Mercedes-Ben zengines.
Fu rther information on engine oils and oil filters:
R intheM ercedes-Benz Specification sfor
Servic eProducts at http://b evo.mercedes-
benz.co m(byentering thed esignation) Te
ch nica ldata 457

*
NO
TEOverheating at high outsid etem‐
peratures If an inappropriat
ecoolant is used, the
engine cooling sy stem is no tsufficientl ypro‐
te cted agains toverheating and cor rosion at
high outside temp eratures. #
Alw aysu se coolant appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benz. #
Obser vethei nstruction sinthe
Mercedes-BenzS pecificationsforO per‐
ating Fluids 310.1. Ha
ve thec oolant regularly replaced at aqualified
specialis tworks hop.
The proportion of cor rosion inhibitor/antifreeze
concentrat einthe engine cooling sy stem should
be:
R am inimum of 50% (antifreeze pr otection
down toappr oximatel y-37 °C).
R am aximum of 55% (antifreeze pr otection
down to-45 °C). Note
sonw indscreen washer fluid Obser
vethen otes on operating fluids
(→ pag e452). &
WARNING ‑Riskoff irea nd injur ydue to
windscreen washer concentrate
Wi ndsc reen washer concentrat eishighly
fl ammable. It coul dignit eifitc omes into
con tact wi thhote ngine component parts or
th ee xhau stsystem. #
Mak esuret hat no windscreen washer
concentrat espills out next tothef iller
opening. *
NO
TEDama getothee xterio rlighting
due tounsuitable windsc reen washer
fl uid Uns
uitable windsc reen washer fluids may
damag ethe plastic sur face of thee xterior
lighting. #
Only use windsc reen washer fluids
whic harealso suitable foru se on plas‐ tic sur
faces, e.g. MB SummerFi torMB
Wi nterFit. *
NO
TEBlocked spr aynozzles caused by
mixing windscreen washer fluids #
Do no tmix MB SummerFit and MB Win‐
te rFit wit hother windscreen washer flu‐
ids. Do no
tuse distilled or de-ionised waterast hefill
le ve ls ensor ma ybetriggered er roneously.
Re commended windscreen washer fluid:
R Abo vefreezing point :e.g. MB SummerFit
R Belo wfreezing point :e.g. MB WinterFit
Fo rthe cor rect mixing ratio refertot he informa‐
tion on thea ntifre eze conta iner.
Mix thew ashe rfluid wit hthe windscreen washer
fl uid all year round. 460
Tech nica ldata

Displa
ymessages Int
roduction Note
sond isplaymessages
Displa ymessages appear on them ultifunction
displa y.
Displ aymessa gesw ithg raphic symbols ar esim‐
plified in theO wner's Manual and ma ydiffer
from thes ymbols on them ultifunction displa y.
The multifunction displa yshows high-priority dis‐
pla ym essages in red. Cer tain displa ymessages
ar ea ccompanied byaw arning tone.
Please respond in accordance wit hthe display
messages and follo wt he additional no tesint his
Owner's Manual.
Fo rs ome displa ymessa ges,as ymbol is also
shown:
R ¤ Further information R
O Hide displa ymessage
Yo uc an select thed esired symbol byswiping
lef torr ight on thel eft-hand touc hc ontrol .Press
the ¤ symbol tosho wfurther information on
th em ultifunction displa y.Press theO symbol
to hide thed ispla ymessage.
Yo uc an hide lo w-priority displa ymessages by
pressing the¤ button or thel eft-hand touch
cont rol. The displa ymessages ar ethen stored in
th em essag ememor y.
Re ctify thec ause of adispla ymessag eas
qu ickl yasp ossible.
High-priority displa ymessages canno tbehid‐
den. The multifunction displa yshows th ese dis‐
pla ym essages continuousl yuntil thec ause of
th em essag ehas been rectified. Calling up
storedd ispl aymessages
On-boa rdcompu ter:
, Service .
1m essage
If th er ea reno displa ymessages, No messages
appear sonthe multifunction displa y. #
Scrol lthrough thed ispla ymessages byswip‐
ing upwards or down wardsont he left-hand
to uc hc ontrol. #
Toexitth em essag ememor y:press the
¤ button. Displa
ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 465

Saf
etys ystems Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
!
÷ inoperative See Owner's
Manual *
ABS and ESP ®
arem alfunctioning.
Other driving and driving saf etys ystems ma yalso be malfunctioning.
The brak esystemc ontinues tooperat enormally .The braking dis tance ma yincrease in an emergency braking situa‐
tion. &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ABS and ESP ®
arem alfunctioning
If ABS and ESP ®
arem alfunctioning ,the wheels could loc kwhen braking and ESP ®
cann otcar ryout vehicle
st abilisation.
The steering capability and braking characteristic sarethus se verely impaired .The brakin gdista nce may
increase in an emergency braking situation. In addition, other driving saf etys ystems ar eswitched off. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have ABS and ESP ®
ch eckedi mmediately at aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Driv eonc arefully. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.466
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
!
÷ currently unavailable See
Owner's Manual *
ABS and ESP ®
aret emporaril yunavailable.
Other drivin gsystems and driving saf etys ystems ma yalso be temp orarily una vailable.
The brak esystemc ontinues tooperat enormally .The braking dis tance ma yincrease in an emergency braking situa‐
tion. &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ABS and ESP ®
arem alfunctioning
If ABS and ESP ®
arem alfunctioning ,the wheels could loc kwhen braking and ESP ®
cann otcar ryout vehicle
st abilisation.
The steering capability and braking characteristic sarethus se verely impaired .The brakin gdista nce may
increase in an emergency braking situation. In addition, other driving saf etys ystems ar eswitched off. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have ABS and ESP ®
ch eckedi mmediately at aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Driv ecarefully on asuitable stre tchofr oad, making slight steering mo vements at aspeed abo ve30 km/h. #
Ifth ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear ,consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediately .Drive carefully. Displa
ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 467

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
÷ currently unavailable See
Owner's Manual *
ESP ®
is temp orarily una vailable.
Other drivin gand drivin gsafet ys yst ems ma yalso be malfunctioning. &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ESP ®
is malfunctioning
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning ,ESP ®
canno tcarry out vehicle stabilisation .Inaddition ,other driving saf etys ystems
ar es witched off. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedataq ualified specialis tworks hop. #
Carefully driv eonasuitablestre tchofr oad, making slight steering mo vements at aspeed abo ve30 km/h. #
Ifth ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear ,consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediately .Drive carefully. 468
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
÷ inoperativ eSee Owner's
Manual *
ESP ®
is malfunctioning.
Other driving and driving saf etys yst ems ma yalso be malfunctioning.
The brak esystemc ontinues tooperat enormally .The braking dis tance ma yincrease in an eme rgency braking situa‐
tion. &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ESP ®
is malfunctioning
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning ,ESP ®
canno tcarry out vehicle stabilisation .Inaddition ,other driving saf etys ystems
ar es witched off. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedataq ualified specialis tworks hop. #
Driv eonc arefully. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y. Displ
aymessa gesa nd warning/indicator lamps 469