transmission MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE 2017 Owners Manual

Drivin
gand pa rking ................................. 16 6
Driving ........................................................ 16 6
DY NA MIC SELECT switc h............................1 75
Au tomatic transmission .............................. 176
Re fuelling .................................................... 180
Pa rking ...................................................... .186
Driving and driving saf etys ystems .............. 194
Tr ailer hit ch................................................ 254
Bicycle rack ................................................ 258 In
stru men tDispl ay and on-board
comp uter.................................................. 261
Instrument displa yoverview. ...................... 261
Overvi ewoftheb uttons on thes teering
wheel ..........................................................2 62
Operating theo n-boar dcomputer .............. 262
Setting thea dditional value rang e. ............. 264
Overvie wofdispl ay sont he multifunc‐
tion displa y.................................................2 64
Ad justing thei nstrument lighting ............... 265
Menus and submenus ................................ 265
Head-up Displa y......................................... 272 LINGU
ATRO NIC ......................................... 274
No tesono perating saf ety. .......................... 274
Operation ....................................................2 74
Using LINGU ATRO NIC ef fectively ................ 276
Essentia lvoice commands .......................... 276 Multimedia sy
stem .................................. 287
Overvie wand operation .............................. 287
Sy stem settings .......................................... 295
ENERG IZING comfor t.................................. 307
Na vigation .................................................. 309
Te lephon e................................................... 335
Online an dInterne tfunctions ..................... 357
Medi a........................................................ .365
Ra dio .......................................................... 377
TV ............................................................... 380
Sound ......................................................... 388 Main
tenance and care ............................. 391
ASS YSTP LUSs ervice inter vald ispla y......... 391
Engine compartmen t.................................. 392
Cleaning and car e....................................... 399 Breakdown assistance
............................407
Emergency ................................................. .407
Fla ttyre. ..................................................... 409
Batter y(vehicle) .......................................... 41 5
To w- startin gort owing away ........................ 419
Electrica lfus es ........................................... 424 Wheel
sand tyres ..................................... 428
No tesonn oise or unusualh andlingchar‐
acteristic s................................................... 428
Re gular checking of wheels and tyres ........ 428
No tesons nowc hains ................................ 429
Ty re pressur e............................................. .429
Wheel chang e............................................. 436
Emer gency spa rewheel .............................. 446 Te
ch nical data .......................................... 448
No tesont echnical dat a.............................. 448
On-boar delectronics ..................................4 48
Ve hicle identification plate, VIN and
engine number ...........................................4 50
Operating fluids .......................................... 452
Ve hicle dat a................................................ 461
Tr ailer hit ch................................................ 462 Contents
3

This dat
acan be stored locall yinthevehicle or
is located on adevice whic hyou ha veconnected
to thev ehicle. If this dat aisstore dint hevehi‐
cle, youc an dele teit at an ytime. This dat acan
onl ybet ransmit tedtot hirdp arties upon your
re qu estw ithp articular rega rd tothes cope of
use of online services according toyour selected
settings.
Yo uc an stor eorc hangeconvenience settings/
individualisations in thev ehicle at an ytime.
Depending on thee quipment, this includes, for
ex ample:
R seat and steering wheel position settings
R suspension and climat econtrol settings
R individualisations suc hasinterior lighting
If yo ur vehicle is accordingly equipped,y ou can
connect your smartphon eoranother mobile end
device tothev ehicle. Youc an cont rolthem via
th ec ontrol element sintegrated in your vehicle.
Images and audiof romt he smartphone can be
output via them ultimedia sy stem. Cer tain infor‐
matio nissimultaneousl ytransmit tedtoy our
smartphone. Dependin
gontherespectiv eintegration type,
th is includes, fore xamp le:
R general vehicle information
R position data
This enables theu se of selected smartphone
Apps, e.g. navigation or music playbac k.Ther eis
no fur ther interaction between thes martphone
and thev ehicle; in particular ,vehicle dat aisnot
directl yaccessible. The type of fur ther dat apro‐
cessin gisdetermined bythep rovide roft he App
used. The respectiv eApp and your smartphone's
operatin gsystemd etermine whe ther changes
can be made tothes ettings and whic hsettings
can be changed. Service pr
oviders Wi
reless networ kconnection
If yo ur vehicle has awireless networ kconnec‐
tion, it enables dat atobeexchanged between
yo ur vehicle and additional sy stems. The wire‐
less networ kconnection is enabled via thev ehi‐
cle's transmission and reception uni torvia con‐
nected mobil eend device s(e.g .sma rtphones). Onlin
efunction scan be used via thew ireless
networ kconnection. This includes online serv‐
ices and applications/Apps pr ovided bythe
manufacturer or other pr oviders.
Manu factu rer's se rvices
The manufacturer describes ther espectiv efunc‐
tions and cor responding legal dat aprotection
information when suitable fort he manufacturer's
online services. Personal dat amaybe used for
th ep rovision of online services. Dat ais
exc hanged via asecur econnection, e.g. tothe
manufacturer's designated IT sy stems. Personal
dat aisc ollected, processed and used via the
pr ov ision of service sexclusivel yonthe basis of
legal permissions or wit hprior consent.
The services and function s(sometimes subject
to afee) can usually be activated or deactivated.
In some cases, this also applies tothee ntire
ve hicle's dat aconnection. This excludes ,inpar‐
ticula r,legall yprescribed function sand services.
Thir dparty se rvices
If it is possibletou se onlineservices from other
pr ov iders, these services ar esubject tothed ata
pr otection and term sofu se ofther esponsible General no
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Key
Overvie
wofkeyfunctions &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildren ar eleftu nat tende dint hevehicle,
th ey could:
R ope ndoors,t hereb yendangering other
persons or road users.
R geto utofthev ehicle and be hit by
oncoming traf fic.
R ope rate ve hicle equipment and become
trapped, fore xamp le.
In addition ,children could also se tthe vehi‐
cle in motion, fore xamp le,by:
R releasing thep arking brake.
R shifting thea utomatic transmission out of
par kposition jor shifting manual trans‐
mission int oneutral.
R startin gthe engine. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th ek eywit hyou and loc kthe vehicle. #
Neverlea ve children and animals unat‐
te nde dint hevehicle. #
Keep thev ehicle keyo ut of reac hof
ch ildren. *
NO
TEDama getothek eycaused by
magnetic fields #
Keep thek eyaway from strong mag‐
netic fields. 1
Locks
2 Batter ychec klamp
3 Unloc ks
4 Opens/closes thet ailgate
The keyloc ks and unlo ckst he following compo‐
nents:
R The doors
R The tailgate
R The fuel filler flap
If yo udon otopen thev ehicle within appr ox‐
imatel y40seconds af teru nlocking:
R The vehicle is loc keda gain 66
Openin gand closing

*
NO
TEVehicle damag efromn on-
appr ovedroof racks The
vehicle could be damaged byroof racks
whic hhave notb eent esteda nd appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benz. #
Onlyuseroof rack st esteda nd
appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz. #
Depending on thev ehicle equipment,
ensur ethat when ther oof rack isfitted:
R thes liding sunroof can be fully
ra ised.
R thet ailgat ecan be opened com‐
ple tely. #
Position thel oad on ther oof rack in
suc haw aythat thev ehicle will no tsus‐
ta in damag eevenw hen it is in motion. *
NO
TEDama getothep anoramic sliding
sunroof when aroof rack isfitted The panoramic sliding sunroo
fmaybe dam‐
aged byther oof rack ifyo ua ttem pttoopen
it when ther oof rack isfitted. #
Do no topent he panoramic sliding sun‐
ro of if aroof rack isfitted.
In order toallo wventilation of thev ehicle
interior ,you can raise thep anoramic sliding
sunroof. #
Secur ethe roof rack tother oof railing. #
Obser vethem anufacturer's ins tallation
instructions. Cup holders
Fi
ttin gthe cup holder in or removing it from
the centr econsole (automatic transmission) &
WARNING ‑Riskofa ccident or inju ry
when using thec up holder while the
ve hicle is in motion
The cup holder canno thold acontainer
secur ewhile thev ehicle is in motion.
If yo uu seac up holder while thev ehicle is in
motion, thec ontainer ma ybeflung around
and liquids could be spilled. The vehicle occupants ma
ycome int ocontact wit hthe
liquid and if it is hot, they could be scalded.
Yo uc ould be distracted from traf ficc ondi‐
tions and youm aylose cont roloft hevehicle. #
Onlyusethec up holder when thev ehi‐
cle is stationar y. #
Onlyusethec up holder forc ontainers
of ther ight size. #
Alw aysc lose thec ontainer ,particularly
if th el iquid is hot. 12 6
Seats and stowing

The electrolyt
eisharmful and causes ir rita‐
tion. It mu stnotc ome int ocontact wi thyour
skin, eyes,respirator yorgans or clo thing or
be swallo wed. #
Ifyo uc om eintoc ontact wit helectro‐
ly te ,o bser vethef ollowing:
R Rinse thee lectrolyt efromy our skin
and seek medical attention immedi‐
atel y.
R If electrolyt ecomes int ocontact
wit hyour eyes, rinse them thor‐
oughl ywithc lean waterand seek
medica lattention immediately.
R Ifth ee lectrolyt eisswallowe d,
immediatel yrins eyour mout hout
th oroughly .Donotinduce vomiting.
Seek medica lattention immediately.
R Immedia tely ch ang eout of clo thing
whic hhas com eintoc ontact wi th
electrolyte.
R If an allergic reaction occurs, seek
medical attention immediatel y. The inside
rear-vie wmirro ra nd theo utside mir‐
ro ront he driver's side automaticall ygointo
anti-dazzle mode if light from aheadlam phits
th ei nside rear-vie wmirro r.
Sy stem limitations
The sy stem does no tgointoa nti-dazzle mode in
th ef ollowing situations:
R thee ngine is switched off.
R reve rseg ear is engaged
R thei nterior lighting is switched on Fu
nction of thep assenger outside mir ror
parkin gposition %
The pa rking position is available on ly invehi‐
cles wit hamemoryfunction.
The parking position makes parking easier.
The passenger outside mir rort ilts down wards
and sho ws therear wheel on thef ront passenger
side in thef ollowing situations:
R thep arking position is stored (→ page152)
R thep assenger mir roriss elected
R reve rseg ear is engaged The passenger outside mir
rorm oves bac ktoits
original position in thef ollowing situations:
R ifyo us hiftthe transmission toano ther trans‐
mission position
R at speeds greater than 15 km/h
R ifyo up ress theb utton fort he outside mir ror
on thed rive r's side Light and sight
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#
Ta
ke dischar gedb atteries to a
qu alified specialis tworks hop or to a
collectio npoint foru sed batteries. Re
quirements:
R aCR2450 lithium battery #
Press apointed objec tint or ecess 1. #
Slide batter ycover 2backwards in the
direction of thea rrow. #
Inser tnew battery 3withthe lettering
fa cing up wards. #
Slide batter ycover 2intheo pposit edirec‐
tion tothea rrow ontothe remo tecontrol
unti lthe batter ycover engages.
Problems with ther emo tecont rolfor th estationar yheater/stationar yventilation Problem
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
FA IL¨ The signal transmission between
thet ransmit tera nd thev ehicle is faulty. #
Chan geyour positio ninrelation tothev ehicle, moving closer if necessar y.
FA IL Thestar terb atter yisn otsuf ficiently charge d. #
Char gethes tarter batter y.
The fuel tank content is belo wthe reser vefuel le vel. #
Refuel at then eares tfilling station.
FA IL¯ The
stationar yheater is malfunctioning. #
Have thes tationar yheater checkedataq ualified specialis tworks hop. Climate
control 16 3

&
WARNING Risk offire caused byflam‐
mable material on thee xhau stsystem
Flammable materials brought in byeither ani‐
mals or environmen talinfluences ma yignite
if th ey come int ocontact wi thhotp arts of
th ee ngine or exhaus tsyst em. #
Therefore, checkr egularly that there
ar enof lammable materials in the
engine compartmen torontheexhaust
sy stem. Re
quirements:
R thek eyis located in thev ehicle and thek ey
batter yisnotdischar ged.
R or,ift he "Digital Vehicle Key" function is acti‐
va tedv iatheM ercedes me connect weba pp:
th em obile phone is in thes towa ge space
(→ pag e168). #
Toswitc hont he powersupp ly:press but‐
ton 1once.
Yo uc an activat ethe windscreen wiper ,for
ex ample.
The po wersupp lyis switched of fagain if thef ol‐
lowing condition sareme t:
R youo pen thed rive r's door.
R youp ress but ton1twice. #
Toswitc hont he ignition: press button1
twice.
The indicator lamps in thei nstrument clus ter
light up.
The ignition is switched of fagain if one of the
fo llowing condition sismet:
R youdon otstar tt he vehicle within
15 minutes.
The transmission is in position j.
or
The electric parking brak eisapplied.
R youp ress but ton1once. St
arting the vehicle St
arting the vehicl ewiththes tart/ stop but‐
ton
Requ irements:
R thek eyis located in thev ehicle and thek ey
batter yisnotdischar ged.
R or,ift he "Digital Vehicle Key" function is acti‐
va tedv iatheM ercedes me connect weba pp: Driving and parking
167

th
em obile phone is in them arke ds pace
(→ pag e168). #
Shif tthe transmission toposition jori. #
Depress theb rake pedal and push button 1
once. #
Ifth ev ehicle does no tstart:s witc hoffnon-
essential consumer sand press button 1
once. #
Ifth ev ehicle still does no tstart and the
Place the key in the marked space See Own-
er's Manual displaymessag ealso appear sin
th em ultifunction display: star tt he vehicle in
emer gency operation mode.
Yo uc an swit chofft he engine while driving by
pressing button 1fora bout thre es econds. Be
sur etoo bservethes afet yn otes under "Driving
tips".
St arting avehicle using amobilep hone
Re quirements:
R thev ehicle is equipped wit hthe "Digital Car
Ke y" function. R
the" Digital Car Key" function is activated via
th eM ercedes me connect weba pp: http://
www.mercedes.me.
R suitable mobile phone wit hNFC aerial (Near
Field Communication) and Secur eElement.
R sufficient charge leve loft he mobile
phone. On somemobile phones, thef unction
is also available when theb atter yisd is‐
ch arge d.
% Youc an checkt he suitability of your mobile
phon ebye ntering thep hone number at
http://www.mercedes.me.
Information about suitable mobile phones
can be obtained from your Mercedes-Benz
servic ecentr eorath ttp://www.mercedes-
benz.com/connect.
% Mercedes-Ben zrecommends that youc arry
th ee mer gency keyinc aseoff unction
re strictions.
% The function is only available in combination
wit hM ercedes me connec tand on lyin cer‐
ta in countries. %
Protectiv ecases around them obile phone
can impair thef unctionality. #
Mak esuret hat thec har geleve loft he mobile
phone is suf ficient. If necessar y,ch arge the
mobil ephone befor estarti ngthej ourne y.
St arting thev ehicle fort he firs tt ime af ter
activating the function #
Mak esuret hat ther eisav alidvehicle keyin
th ev ehicle. #
Place them obile phone in mar keds pace 1
so that theN FC aerial areas touc he ach
ot her. 16 8
Driving and pa rking

#
Dep ress theb rake pedal and star tt he vehicle
using thes tart/s topb utton.
% The keyisn otneeded fora ny further starts.
An yfurther starts #
Place them obile phone in mar keds pace 1
so that theN FC aerial areas touc he ach
ot her ,and lea veitth er ew hile driving. #
Depress theb rake pedal and star tt he vehicle
using thes tart/s topb utton.
The "Digital Vehicle Key" servic ecan be deacti‐
va tedinM ercedes me connec tath ttp://
www.mercedes.me. The function is then deacti‐
va tedint he smartphone via an online connec‐
tion. If connection totheI nterne tisnotpossible,
e.g. af tert he mobile phone has been stolen, the
ke yf unction can be deacti vatedataM ercedes-
Ben zService Centre.
St arting thev ehicle in eme rgency operation
mode
If th ev ehicle does no tstart and thePlace the
key in the marked space See Owner's Manual
displa ymessag eappear sinthe multifunction displa
y,yo uc an star tt he vehicle in emer gency
operation mode. #
Ensu rethat them arke ds pace 2is em pty. #
Remo vekey 1from thek eyring. #
Layt he key 1inthem arke ds pace 2.
The vehicle will star ta fter as hor twhile.
If yo ur emo vethek ey1 from them arked
space 2,the engine starts again. Forfur‐
th er vehicle starts ,howe ver,key 1mus tbe
located in them arke ds pace 2during the
entir ejourne y. #
Have thek ey1 checkedataq ualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop. If
th ev ehicle doe snotstar t: #
leavethek ey1 inthem arke ds pace 2. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
depress theb rake pedal. #
Startt he vehicle using thes tart/s topb utton.
% Youc an also swit chon thep ower suppl yor
th ei gnition wit hthe start/ stop button. St
arting thev ehicle via Remo teOnline serv‐
ices Cooling or heating
thev ehicle interior before
st arting thej ou rney
% This function is no tavailable in all countries.
If yo us tart thev ehicle via your smartphone, the
pr ev iousl yselec teda ir conditioning setting is
active.
Ensur ethe following befor estartin gt he engine:
R thel egal stipulation sinthe area wher eyour
ve hicle is par keda llowe ngin estartin gv ia
smartphone.
R it is saf etostart and runt he engine where
yo ur vehicle is par ked. Driving and parking
16 9

#
Touse brakin geffect of thee ngine,
shif ttoa lowe rgear in good time. *
NO
TEDama getothed rive trai nand
engin ewhen pulling away #
Do no twarmupt he engine when sta‐
tionar y.Pull away immediatel y. #
Avoid high engine speeds and full thro t‐
tle unti lthe engine has reached its
operatin gtemperature. #
Do no tallowt he wheels tospin. *
NO
TEDama getothec atalytic con verter
due tonon-combu sted fuel The engine is no
trunnin gsmo othly and is
misfiring.
Non-combus tedf uel ma ygetintot he cata‐
lytic con verter. #
Onlydepress thea ccelera torp edal
slightl y. #
Have thec ause rectifie dimmediately at
aq ualified specialis tworks hop. Limited braking ef
fect on salt-trea tedr oads:
R due tosalt build-up on theb rake discs and
brak elining, theb raking dis tance can
increase conside rably or result in braking
onl yono ne side.
R maintain amuchg reater saf edista nce tothe
ve hicle in front.
To preve nt salt build-up:
R brak eoccasionally whil epayinga ttention to
th et raffic conditions.
R carefull ydepress theb rake pedal at thee nd
of thej ourne yand when startin gthe next
journe y. ECO
start/s topf unction Ope
ratin gthe EC Ostart/ stopfunction
Plug-i nhybrid: observethen 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. The engine is au
tomatically switched of fifthe
fo llowing condition sareme t:
R youb rake thev ehicle toas tandstil lintrans‐
mission position hori.
R allvehicle conditions forana utomatic engine
st op ar emet.
The è symbol appear sinthe multifunction
displa ywhen thev ehicle is stationar y.If no tall
th ev ehicle conditions ar emet,t he ç symbol
appear sinthe multifunction displa y.
The engine is restar teda utomatically if:
R your elease theb rake pedal in transmission
position hwhen theH OLD function is not
active.
R yous hiftfromt ransmission position j.
R youe ngaget ransmission position hork.
R youd epress thea ccelera torp edal.
R youc hang ethe vehicle le vel.
R an automatic engin estart is necessar y.
If th ee ngine wasswitched of fbythe EC Ostart/
st op function and youl eave thev ehicle, awarn‐
ing tone sounds. The Vehicleisoperational Driving and pa
rking 17 3