MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE 2017 Owners Manual

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Ifyo ut hen exitth ev ehicle leaving thek eyin
th ev ehicle, thea utomatic transmission
re mains in neutral i.
Engaging par kpositio nP #
Press button 1.
The transmission position displa yshows j
in them ultifunction displa y. Pa
rk position jis engaged automaticall yifone
of thef ollowing condition sismet:
R yous wit ch thee ngine of fwitht he transmis‐
sion in position hork.
R youo pen thed rive r's door when thev ehicle
is stationar yorwhen drivin gataveryl ow
speed and thet ransmission is in position h
or k.
Engaging driv eposition D #
Depress theb rake pedal and push the
DIRECT SELEC Tleve rdow np astthe first
point of resis tance.
The transmission positio ndispl ay sho wsh
in them ultifunction displa y.
When thea utomatic transmission is in transmis‐
sion position h,itshiftstheg ear sautomati‐
call y.This depends on thef ollowing factors:
R thes elected driv eprogram
R thep osition of thea ccelera torp edal
R ther oad speed Manual
gearshifting &
WARNING Risk of skidding and of an
accident du etoshifting down on slippery
ro ad sur faces
If yo us hiftd ow nons lipperyroad sur faces to
inc rease thee ngine braking ef fect, thed rive
wheels ma ylose traction. #
Do no tshif td ow nons lipperyroad sur‐
fa ces toinc rease thee ngine braking
ef fect. 17 8
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Toactivate: pullsteering wheel gearshift
paddle 1or2.
Manual gearshiftin gisactivated foras hort
time. The cur rent gear is displa yedint he
multifunction displa y.#
Toshif tup:pull steering wheel gearshift
paddle 2. #
Toshif tdow n:pull steering wheel gearshift
paddle 1. #
Todeactivate: pullsteering wheel gearshift
paddle 2and hold it in place.
The transmissio nposition happear sinthe
multifunction displa y.
% Ifyo us elect theManual drivesetting in
driv eprogram I,m anua lgearshifting is per‐
manently activated.
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: observet he no tesin
th eS upplement .Otherwise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ognise dangers. Gearshi
ftrecommendation Mercedes
-AMG vehicles: observet he no tesin
th eS upplement .Otherwise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ognise dangers.
The gearshif trecommendations assis tyou in
adopting an economical driving style. #
Ifge arshif trecommendatio nmessage 1is
shown in them ultifunction displa y,shif tto
th er ecommende dgear. Using kickdown
Mercedes-AMG
vehicles: observet he no tesin
th eS upplement .Otherwise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ognise dangers. #
Maximum acceleration: depress thea ccel‐
erator pedal be yond thep ressur epoint.
During kickdown, youc anno tshif tgear susing
th es teering wheel gearshif tpaddles .The auto‐
matic transmissio nshifts up tothen extg ear
when them aximum engine speed is reached to
pr otect thee ngine from overrev ving. #
Ease of fthe accelera torp eda lonce the
desired speed is reached. Glid
emodef un ction Plug-in
hybrid: obser vethen otes in theS upple‐
ment .Otherwise, youm ayfailto recognise dan‐
ge rs.
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: observet he no tesin
th eS upplement .Otherwise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ognise dangers. Driving and pa
rking 17 9

Wi
th an anticipator ydrivin gs tyle ,glide mode
helps youtor educe fuel consum ption.
Glide mode is characterised bythef ollowing:
R thec ombustion engine is disconnected from
th ed rive train and thev ehicle continues to
ro ll in neut ral.
R thet ransmission position his displa yedin
green in them ultifunction displa y.
Glide mode is activated if thef ollowing condi‐
tions ar emet:
R driv eprogram Eis selected.
R thes peed is within asuitable range.
R thec ourse of ther oad is suitable,e .g.no
st eep uphill or downhill gradients or tight
bends.
R ther eisnot railer coupled totheb all coupling
of thet railer towh itch ,a nd no bicycle rack
fi tted.
R youa reno lon gerd epressing thea ccelerator
or brak epedal.
% Glide mode can also be activated if youh ave
selected the" Eco" setting fort he drive (engine management) when in driv
eprogram
I.
Glide mode is deactivated again if one of the
conditions is no longer met.
Ve hicles with Drivin gAssistanc ePacka ge,
Ac tiv eD ista nce Assis tDISTR ON IC or Active
Brak eAssis t:Glid emodeisa lsod eacti vated
dependin gonthe traf fics ituation and thev ehi‐
cle then switches to overru nm ode. Thi sfurther
re duces fuel consum ption.
Glide mode can also be pr evented bythef ollow‐
ing parame ters:
R uphill gradient
R downhill gradient
R temp erature
R height
R speed
R obstruction de tection
R ope rating conditions of thee ngine Re
fuelling Re
fuelling thev ehicle &
WARNING ‑Riskoff ireore xplosion
caused byfuel
Fu els ar ehighly inflammable. #
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: 18 0
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Immedia tely rinse fue loffyo 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. &
WARNING Risk offire and explosion due
to electros tatic charge
Electros taticch arge can cause spa rksa nd
th ereb yignit efuel vapours. #
Touc ht he me talvehicle body before
opening thef uel filler cap or touching
th ep um pn ozzle.
This dischar gesa ny electros tatic charge that
ma yhave built up. &
WARNING Risk offire from fuel mixture
Ve hicles wit hadiesel engine:
If yo um ix diese lfuel wit hpetro l,th ef lash
point of thef uel mixtur eislowerthan that of
pur ediese lfuel.
While thee ngine is running ,component
pa rtsint heexhaus tsystemm ayoverheat
without warning. #
Neverrefuel using petrol. #
Neverm ix petrol wit hdiesel fuel. *
NO
TEDama gecaused bythew rong fuel Fu
elthat does no tconform tother equired
qu alit ycan lead toinc reased wear as well as
damag etothe engine and exhaus tsystem. #
Onlyusethef uel recommended. *
NO
TEDama gecaused bythew rong fuel Ve
hicles wit hapetro le ngine: ev
en small amounts of thew rong fuel could
re sult in damag etothe fuel sy stem, the
engine and thee mission control sy stem. #
Onlyrefuel using unleaded fuel that
con form stoEN2 28, or an equivalent
speci fication. #
The RONr equirement is located in the
fuel filler flap.
Fu el of this specification ma ycontain up to
10 %e thanol. Your vehicle is suitable foru se
wit hE 10 fuel.
Do no trefuel using:
R diesel
R E85, E100
R petrol containing me thano l(M15, M30,
M85 ,M100)
R petrol wit hadditives con tainin gm etal
If yo ua cciden tally refuel wit hthe wrong fuel: #
do no tswitc hthe ignition on. #
consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. Driving and parking
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NO
TEDama gecaused bythew rong fuel Ve
hicles wit hadiesel engine:
Even small amounts of thew rong fuel could
re sult in damag etothe fuel sy stem, the
engine and thee mission control sy stem. #
Onlyrefuel using diesel fuel that con‐
fo rm stoEN5 90, or an equivalent spec‐
ification. #
Vehicles with diese lparticulat efil‐
ters: In countrie soutside theE U,only
use lo w-sulphurE urod iesel wit hasul‐
phur content of under 50 ppm.
Do no tuse thef ollowing:
R Petrol
R Marine diesel
R Heating oil
R Bio-diesel
R Vegetable oil
R Paraffin
R Kerosene If
yo ua cciden tally refuel wit hthe wrong fuel: #
Do no tswitc hthe ignition on. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. *
NO
TEDo no tuse diese ltorefuel vehi‐
cles wit hapetro le ngine. If
yo ua cciden tally refuel wit hthe wrong fuel:
R Do no tswitc hont he ignition. Otherwise
fuel can enter thee ngine.
Even small amounts of thew rong fuel
could result in damag etothe fuel sy stem
and thee ngine. The repair costs ar ehigh. #
Contact aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Have thef uel tank and fue llin es
drained compl etely. *
NO
TEDo no tuse petrol torefuel vehi‐
cles wit hadiesel engine. If
yo ua cciden tally refuel wit hthe wrong fuel:
R Do no tswitc hont he ignition. Otherwise,
fuel can enter thef uel sy stem.
Even small amounts of thew rong fuel
could result in damag etothe fuel sy stem
and thee ngine. The repair costs ar ehigh. #
Contact aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Have thef uel tank and fue llin es
drained compl etely. *
NO
TEDama getothef uel sy stem caused
by ove rfilled fuel tanks. #
Only fill th ef uel tank unti lthe pump
nozzle switches off. *
NO
TEFuel ma yspray out when you
re mo vethef uel pum pnozzle. #
Onlyfillthef uel tank unti lthe pump
nozzle switches off. 18 2
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Re
quirements:
R unloc kthe vehicle.
% Do no tget intot he vehicle again during the
re fuelling process. Otherwise, electros tatic
ch arge could buil dupagain.
Obser vethen otes on operating fluids
(→ pag e452). 1
Fuelfiller flap
2 Brac ketfor thef uel filler cap
3 Tyre pressur etable
4 QR code forr escue card
5 Fuel type #
Press fuel filler flap 1. #
Turn thef uel filler cap anti-clockwise and
re mo veit. #
Inser tthe fuel filler cap int oholder 2. #
Comple tely inse rtthef uel pum pnozzle into
th et ank filler nec k,hook in place and refuel. #
Onlyfillthef uel tank unti lthe fuel pum pnoz‐
zle switches off.
% Vehicles with adiesel engine: thef iller
nec kisd esigned forr efuelling at diesel fill‐
ing pumps.
% Vehicles with adiesel engine: whenthe
fuel tank is compl etelye mp ty,r efuel wit hat
lea st5lofd iesel.
% Vehicles with adiesel engine: useafiller
nec kwithal arge diame terf or vehicles with
ad iesel engine when topping up fuel from a
fuel can. Otherwise thef iller nec kcannot
slide int othe tank. Driving and pa
rking 18 3

Ad
Blue ®
(diesel engine vehicles only) Note
sonA dBlue®
* NOTEWhe nyou open theA dBlue ®
tank,
small amounts of ammoni avapour may
escape. #
OnlyfilltheA dBlue ®
tank in well-venti‐
lated areas. #
Do no tlet Ad Blue ®
come int ocontact
wi th skin, eyes or clo thes. #
Keep AdBlue ®
aw ay from children. *
NOTEDo no tinges tAdBlue ®
. If
Ad Blue ®
is swallo wed: #
Immediatel yrins eo utyour mout hthor‐
oughl y. #
Drink plenty of water. #
Seek medica lattentio nimmediately. Please also obser
vethen otes on service prod‐
ucts and fuels (→ page452). Ad
Blue ®
is af luid urea solution fore xhau stgas
af te rtre atment of diese lengines. In order fort he
ex haus tgas af tertre atment tofunction properly,
only use AdBlue ®
in accordance wi thISO 222 41 .
Ad Blue ®
is ch aracterised bythef ollowing:
R non-t oxic
R colourless and odourless
R non-flammable
Ad Blue ®
av ailability:
R AdBlue ®
ma ybet opped up byfast service at
aq ualified specialis tworks hop, e.g. a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
R AdBlue ®
is available at man yfilling stations
from AdBlue ®
filling pumps.
R Alternativel y,Ad Blue ®
is available at qualified
specialis tworks hops, e.g. Mercedes-Benz
Service Centres, and at man yfilling stations
in Ad Blue ®
re fill canis ters or AdBlue ®
re fill
bottles. %
Ensur ethe connection between ther efill
conta iner and vehicle filler nec kdoes not
drip.
To pping up AdBlue ®
* NOTEEngine dama gedue toAd Blue ®
in
th ef uel #
AdBlue ®
mus tnotbe use dtofillthe
fuel tank. #
Only us eAdBlue ®
to fill th eA dBlue ®
ta nk. #
Do no toverfill theA dBlue ®
tank. *
NO
TEContaminatio nofthevehicle inte‐
ri or due toAd Blue ®
lea kage #
Aftert opping up, carefully close the
Ad Blue ®
re fill con tainer. #
Avoid car rying AdBlue ®
re fill con tainers
permanently in thev ehicle. Re
quirements:
R unloc kthe vehicle. 184
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The
following announcements appear in order in
th em ultifunction displa ywhen theA dBlue ®
tank
requ iresrefilling:
R Refill AdBlue See Owner's Manual .The
Ad Blue ®
re ser voir is down tother eser ve
le ve l.
R Refill AdBlue No star tinXXX km .You can
onl ydrive thev ehicle overthe dis tance
shown. TopupA dBlue®
as soon as possible.
R Refill AdBlue Start not possible.T hevehicle
can no longer be star ted. Opening
theA dBlue ®
filler cap #
Press fuel filler flap 1. #
Turn AdBlue ®
filler cap 2anti-clockwise and
re mo veit. Preparing
theA dBlue ®
re fill canis ter #
Screw onthef astener of AdBlue ®
re fill canis‐
ter 2. #
Screw disposable hose 1ontothe opening
of Ad Blue ®
re fill canis ter2 until finger-tight. Driving and pa
rking 18 5

To
pping up AdBlue ® #
Screw disposable hose 1ontothe filler
nec koft hevehicle until finger-tight. #
Liftu pa nd tip AdBlue ®
re fill canis ter2.
The filling proces sstops when theA dBlue ®
ta nk is compl etelyf ull.
Ad Blue ®
re fill canis ter2 can be remo ved
when it has been onl ypartiall yemp tied. #
Unscr ew and close disposable hose 1and
Ad Blue ®
re fill canis ter2 inreve rseo rder. #
Switc hont he ignition foratl east 60 sec‐
onds. #
Startt he vehicle. %
Avoid storing AdBlue ®
re fill con tainer sper‐
manently in thev ehicle. Pa
rking Switching of
fthe vehicle &
WARNING Risk offire caused byhot
ex haus tsystemp arts
Flammable material suc hasleaves, grass or
twigs ma yignit eift heyc ome int ocontact
wi th hotp arts of thee xhau stsystem or
ex haus tgas flow. #
Park thev ehicle so that no flammable
material can com eintoc ontact wi thhot
ve hicle components. #
In particular ,donotpar kond rygrass‐
land or har vested grain fields. &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If yo ul eave children unat tende dint hevehi‐
cle, they ma ybea bletos etthev ehicle in
motion, fore xamp leby:
R Releasing thep arking brake.
R Shifting thet ransmission out of park
position j.
R Startin gthe engine.
In addition, they ma yoperat evehicle equip‐
ment. #
Neverlea ve children and animals unat‐
te nde dint hevehicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th ek eywit hyou and loc kthe vehicle.
This also applies tomobil ephones if the
"Digital Car Keyint he smartphone"
function is activated via theM ercedes
me connect weba pp. 18 6
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NO
TEDama getothev ehicle or thed riv‐
et ra in caused bythev ehicle rolling away #
Alw aysp roper lysecur ethe vehicle
agains trolling away. #
On uphillord ownhill inclines, tur nthe front
wheels towa rdst he kerb. #
Select transmission position j. #
Appl ythe electric parking brake. #
Press button 1once.
% When yous wit ch offt he vehicle, youc an still
opera tethes ide windo wsand thep anorama
sliding sunroof forf ivem inutes. Garag
edoor opener Prog
rammin gbutton sfor th egarag edoor
opener &
WARNING Risk ofexhaus tgas poisoning
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses suc hascarbon monoxide. Inhaling
th ese exhaus tgases causes poisoning. #
Neverlea ve thee ngine running in an
enclose dspace wi thout suf ficient venti‐
lation. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryand ent rapment
when openin gthe garage door using the
ga rage door opener
When youo perat eorp rogram theg arage
door wit hthe integrated garage door opener,
persons in ther ang eofm ovement of the
ga rage door can become trapped or stru ck
by theg arag edoor. #
When using thei ntegrated garage door
opener ,alway sm akes uret hat nobody
is within thes weep of theg arag edoor. Re
quirements:
R The vehicle is par kedo utside of theg arage.
R The engine is swit ched off. Driving and parking
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