ESP MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON 2021 Owners Manual
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Before you /r stdrive o., read this Owner's Man-
ual carefully and familiarise yourself with your
ve hicle. Foryo ur ow n sa fety and a longer operat-
ing lifespan of theve hicle, follow the inst ructions
and warning notices in this Owner's Manual. Dis-
re ga rding them may lead todamage totheve hicle
or injury topeople.
The standard equipment and product description
of your vehicle may vary and depends on thefo l-
lowing factors:
R model
R order
R national version
R availability
Yo ur vehicle may therefore di.er, in individual
cases, from that shown in the descriptions and
illust rations.
The illustrations in this Owner's Manual show a
leT-hand drive vehicle. On right-hand-d rive ve hi-
cles, the la yout of car parts and control elements
di.ers accordingl y. Mercedes-Benz is constantly de
veloping its vehi-
cles fu rther.
Mercedes-Benz therefore reser vesth eright to
introduce changes in thefo llowing areas:
R design
R equipment
R tech nical features
The following documents are integ ral parts of the
ve hicle:
R Digital Owner's Manual
R printed Owner's Manual
R service booklet
R equipment-dependent supplements
R supplemen tary documents
Ke ep these documents in theve hicle at all times.
Ensu rethat all documents are in theve hicle or
passed on in theev ent of sale or rental.
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this Owner's Manual, you will /nd thefo llowing
symbols: &
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wa rning notices
Wa rning notices dr awyour attention tohaz-
ards that may endanger your health or life, or
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fu rther information that could be helpful to
yo u.
# Instruction
(/ page) Further information on a topic
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play/media display
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selected in the multimedia system
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003E003D Turn signal lights →
136
2 ï Trailer hitch →
503
3 0075 Restraint system →
501
4 00BB ESP®
OFF →
511
00E5 ESP®
→
511
5 005E Rear fog light →
135
6 0057 High beam →
136
0058 Low beam →
134
0060 Standing lights →
134
7 ÿ Coolant temp erature →
505
8 Coolant temp erature display →
282
9 0024 Electric parking brake (yellow) →
508
A 004D Brakes (yellow) →
508
B L Distance warning →
510 C
003D Electrical fault →
505
D Ù Electric po wer steering →
503
E 0025 ABS →
511
F 0077 Tyre pressure monitoring system →
514
G 0028 Diesel engine: preglow
H 00B6 Reser vefuel wi thfuel /ller 0ap location
indicator →
505
I Fuel le vel →
282
J 0024 Electric parking brake (red) →
508
K 004D Brakes (red) →
508
L 00E9 Seat belt →
501
M 00B9 Engine diagnostics →
505
N ä Suspension →
510 At
a glance – Indicator and warning lamps
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disposal of end-of-life vehicles, and theta ke -back
conditions, please visit the national
Mercedes-Benz website foryo ur countr y. Mer
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damage caused bynot using recycled
re conditioned components Mercedes‑Benz
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tioned components and parts with the same
qu ality as new parts. The same entitlement
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ciency of there straint systems from
installing accessor y parts or fromrepairs
or we lding Airbags and seat belt
tensioners, as well as
control units and sensors forth ere straint sys-
te ms, may be ins talled in thefo llowing areas
of your vehicle:
R Doors
R Door pillars
R Door sills
R Seats
R Cockpit
R Instrument clus ter
R Centre console
R Lateral roof frame #
Do not ins tall accessory parts such as
audio systems in these areas. #
Do not car ryout repairs or welding. #
Have accessory parts retro/tted at a
qu ali/ed specialist workshop. Yo
u could jeopardise the operating saf ety of your
ve hicle if you use parts, tyres and wheels as well
as accessories releva nt tosaf ety which ha venot
been app rove dby Mercedes-Benz. Saf ety-re leva nt
systems, e.g. the brake system, may malfunction.
Only use Mercedes-Benz GenuineParts or parts of
equal qualit y.Only use tyres, wheels and acces-
sory parts that ha vebeen speci/cally appr oved
fo ryo ur vehicle model.
Mercedes-Benz tests original pa rts and con ver-
sion parts and accessory parts that ha vebeen
speci/cally appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle model for
th eir reliability, saf ety and suitability. Despite
ongoing mar ketre sear ch, Mercedes-Benz is
unable toassess other parts. Mercedes-Benz
th erefore accepts no responsibility forth e use of
such parts in Mercedes-Benz vehicles, even if
th ey have been o1cially appr oved or independ-
ently appr ovedby ate sting centre.
Ce rtain parts are only o1cial lyappr ovedfor
installation or modi/cation if they comply with
legal requ irements. All Mercedes-Benz Genuine-
Pa rts meet the appr oval requ irements. The use of
non-appr oved parts may in validate theve hicle's
ge neral ope rating permit. 24 24
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GSM (E-GSM 1800 / E-GSM 1900, Class 4)< +32.5 dBm (±1 dB)
< +29.5 dBm (±1 dB)
UMTS (WCDMA FDD I, II, III, IV, V,VIII, XIX, Class
3) < +23.5 dBm (±1 dB)
LT E (FDD B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B7, B8, B9, B18,
B19, B21, B28, Class 3) < +23 dBm (±1 dB)
LT E (TDD B38, B40, B41, Class 3) < +23 dBm (±1 dB)
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DA I RS E1 .8 W/kg 2 W/kg
Ta blet PC SM-T230NZ 0.7 W/kg4 W/kg
NRCS2P 0.003 W/kg2 W/kg
NTG7RSU 0.07 W/kg2 W/kg
NTG7 0.08 W/kg2 W/kg
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EU and EFT A countr
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th e REACH regulation (Regulation (EC) No.
1907/2006, Article 33) stipula tes a duty tosup-
ply information about subs tances of very high
conce rn(SVHCs).
Me rcedes‑Benz AGacts tothe best of its kno wl-
edge toprev ent these SVHCs from being used
and toenable customers tosafely handle these
substances. There are SVHCs known to
Mercedes‑Benz AG, according tosupplier informa-
tion and internal product information, found in
individual components of this vehicle in quantities
of ove r 0.1 percent byweight.
Fu rther information can be obtained at thefo llo w-
ing addresses:
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es f or per
or per sons wit
sons wit h electr
h electronic medical aids
onic medical aids
Mercedes-Benz AGcannot, despite carefully
de veloping vehicle systems, comple tely rule out th
e interaction of vehicle systems with elect ronic
medical aids such as ca rdiac pacemake rs.
In addition, there are components installed in the
ve hicle that, rega rdless of the operating status of
th eve hicle, can generate magnetic /elds on a par
with permanent magnets. These /elds can be
fo und, forex ample, in the area around the multi-
media and sound system or also in the area of the
seats, depending on theve hicle equipment.
Fo rth is reason, thefo llowing can occur in isolated
cases, depending on the aids used:
R Medical aids malfunctioning
R Adve rse health e.ects
Obser vethe no tes and warnings of the manufac-
turer of the medical aids; if in doubt, contact the
device manufacturer and/or your doctor. If there
is continuing uncer tainty concerning the possibil-
ity of medical aids malfunctioning, Mercedes-
Benz AGrecommends using only fewelectrical
ve hicle systems and/or main taining a distance
from the components.
Plug-in h
Plug-in h ybr ybrid
id When
charging the high-voltage batter y,ke ep a
distance of at least an arm's length between the
medical aid and thefo llowing components:
R the po wer supply equipment
This includes charging stations in thefo rm of a
wa llbox or a public charging point, forex am-
ple.
R vehicle components car rying live voltage
This includes thech arging cable and the
ch arging cont rol box, forex ample.
Only ha verepairs and maintenance workinthe
area of thefo llowing components car ried out by a
qu ali/ed specialist workshop:
R vehicle components car rying live voltage
R transmission aerials
R multimedia system and sound system
If yo u ha veany queries or suggestions, consult a
qu ali/ed specialist workshop. 38
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Gene
ral no tes
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R
There are no ha rdobjects, e.g. coat hangers,
hanging on thegr ab handles or coat hooks.
R There are no accessory parts, such as mobile
navigation devices, mobile phones or cup
holders, within the deployment area of an air-
bag, e.g. on the cockpit, on the door, on the
side wind owor on the side trim.
In addition, no connecting cables, tensioning
straps or retaining straps must be routed or
attached totheve hicle within the deployment
area of an airbag. Alw ays comply with the
accessory manu facturer's ins tallation inst ruc-
tions and, in particular, the no tes on suitable
places for installation.
R There are no heavy, sharp-edged or fragile
objects in the poc kets of your clo thing. Store
such objects in a suitable place. Limit Limit
ations of t
ations of t he prot
he pr otection pro
ection pro vided b
vided by airbags
y airbags &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury due tomodi/ca-
tions tothe co ver of an airbag
If yo u modify the co ver of an airbag or a1x
objects such as stic kers to it,the airbag may
no longer function cor rectl y. #
Never modify the co ver of an airbag and
do not a1x objects toit. The installation location of an airbag is identi/ed
by the AIRB AGsymbol (/ page 50). &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury or death due to
th e use of unsuitable seat co vers
Due tounsuitable seat co vers,th e airbags
cannot pr otect vehicle occupants as intended.
In addition, the operation of the automatic
front passenger airbag shuto. could be
re stric ted. #
You should only use seat co vers that
ha ve been appr oved forth e cor respond-
ing seats byMercedes-Benz. &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of injury due tomalfunc-
tioning sensors in the door
The function of the airbags can be impaired
due tomodi/cations or incor rect wo rkper-
fo rm ed on the doors or door trim, or if the
doors are damaged. #
Never modify the doors or parts of the
doors. #
Always ha veworkon the doors or door
trim car ried out at a quali/ed specialist
wo rkshop. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury due todeplo yed
airbag
A depl oyed airbag no longer o.ers any pr otec-
tion. #
Have theve hicle towe dto a quali/ed
specialist workshop in order tohave the
deplo yed airbag replaced. Ha
ve deplo yed airbags replaced immediatel y.52
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Occupant saf
ety
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shut o.
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The automatic front passen ger airbag shuto. is
able todetect whe ther the front passenger seat is
occupied bya person or a child restraint system.
The front passenger airbag is enabled or disabled
acco rdingl y. &
W WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of injury or dea thdue to
objects under the co-driver seat
Objects trapped under the co-driver seat can
inter fere with the function of the automatic
co-driver airbag shuto. or damage the system. #
Do not store any objects under the co-
driver seat. #
When the co-driver seat is occupied,
make sure that no objects are trapped
under the co-driver seat. When /tting a
child restraint system tothe front
passenger seat, obser vetheve hicle-speci/c infor-
mation (/ page 74). Also, alw ays obser vethe
no tes on rear wa rd-facing or forw ard-facing child re
straint systems on the front passenger seat
(/ page 73).
A person on the front passenger seat must
obser vethefo llowing information:
R Fasten seat belts co rrectly (/ page 45).
R Sit in an almost upright seat position with their
back against the seat backrest.
R Sit with their feet resting on the 0oor, if possi-
ble.
The front passenger airbag may otherwise be dis-
abled bymistake, forex ample, in thefo llowing sit-
uations:
R The front passenger transfers their weight by
supporting themsel ves on a vehicle armrest.
R The front passen ger sits in such a wayth at
th eir weight is raised from the seat sur face. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury or death due to a
disabled front passenger airbag
The front passenger airbag is disabled when
th ePA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator la mp
is lit. A person in
the front passenger seat could
th en, forex ample, come into contact with the
ve hicle interior, especially if the person is sit-
ting too close tothe cockpit.
If th e front passenger seat is occupied, alw ays
ensure that:
R the classi/cation of the person in the front
passenger seat is cor rect and the front
passenger airbag is enabled or disabled in
accordance with the person in the front
passenger seat.
R the front passenger seat has been mo ved
as far back as possible.
R the person is seated cor rectl y. #
Both before and during the journe y,
ensure that the status of the front
passenger airbag is cor rect. If
th e front passenger seat is occupied, the classi-
/cation of the person or child restraint system on
th e front passenger seat take s place aTer the
front passenger airbag shuto. self-test. The
PA SSENGER AIR BAG indicator la mps displ aythe
status of the front passenger airbag. Occupant saf
ety
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