MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN 2017 W213 Owner's Manual

#Use button2tosetthe position of them ir‐
ro ry ou ha veselected.
An outside mir rorw hich has been pushed out of
position can be engaged in position again in the
fo llowing manner:
#Ve hicles without electrical lyfolding out‐
side mir rors:Manually mo vetheo utside
mir rorint ot he cor rect position.
#Ve hicles with electrical lyfolding outside
mir rors:Press and hol dbutton1.
Yo uw illhear aclicka nd them irro ra udibly
engag einposition .The mir roriss etintot he
cor rect position.
Au tomatic anti-glar emirrors
&
WARNING Risk of burn sand poisoning
due toelectrolyt eofthe anti-glar emirro r
Electrolyte mayescap eiftheglass in an
automatic anti-glar emirro rb reaks.
The electrolyt eisharmful and causes ir rita ‐
tion. It must notc ome int ocontact wi thyour
skin, eyes,respirator yorgans or clo thing or
be swallo wed.
If yo uc om eintoc ontact wit he lectrolyte,
observ ethe following:
RRinse thee lectrolyt efromy our skin and
seek medical attention immedia tely.
RIf electrolyt ecomes int ocontact with
yo ur eyes, rinse them thoroughly with
clean waterand seek medicala ttention
immediatel y.
RIfth ee lectrolyt eisswallowe d, immedi‐
ately rinse your mout houtthoroughl y.Do
no tinduce vomiting. Seek medica latten‐
tion immediately.
RImmediate lych ang eout of clo thing which
has com eintoc ontact wi thelectrolyte.
RIf an allergic reaction occurs, seek medi‐
cal attention immediatel y.
The outside and insiderearvie wmirro rs on the
driver's side automatically go int oanti- glare
mode if light from aheadlam phitst he inside
re arvie wmirro r. Sy
stem limitations
The mir rors do no tgointoa nti- glar em ode in the
fo llowing situations:
RThe engin eisswitched off.
RThereve rseg ear is engaged.
RThe interior lighting is switched on.
Parking position of thep assenger outside
mir ror
The parking position makes parking easier.
The passenger outside mir rort ilts down wards
and sho wsther ear wheel on thef ront passenger
side if:
RThe parking position is stored
RThe passenger mir roriss elected
RAndther eve rseg ear is engaged.
The passenger outside mir rorm oves bac ktoits
original position in thef ollowing situations:
RIfyo us hiftthe transmission toano ther trans‐
mission position
RIf yo ud rive fast erthan 15 km/h
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RIfyo up ress theb utton fort he outside mir ror
on thed rive r's side.
Saving thep arki ng position of thep assenger
outside mir ror
Prerequisite
Re verseg ear mus tnotbe engaged when storing
using them emor ybutton.
#To sto reusing them emor ybutto n:select
th ep assenger outside mir roru sing button
2.
#Mo vethep assenger outside mir rorint ot he
desired parking position using button 1.
#Press memorybutton M.
#Confir mimmediatel yusing button 1to
st or et he setting.
% No mor ethan thre es econds ma ypass
between pressing memor ybutton Mand
button 1.The mir rors etting process is can‐
celed af tert hree seconds.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gthe automati cmirro r
fo lding function
Multimedia sy stem:,Vehicle.î Vehicle
Settings.Autom .Mirror Folding
#Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
Operating thes un visors
#Glare fromthef ront: fold sun visor 1
down.
#Glar efromt he side: swing sun visor 1to
th es ide.
#Slide sun visor 1horizon tally as required.
#Vehicles with an additional sun visor: fold
additional sun visor 2down.
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Light and visibility

Infraredreflectiv ewindshield
The inf rare dr eflectiv ewindshield is coated and
pr eve nts an excessiv ebuild-up of heat in the
ve hicle interior.
The coating shields thev ehicle interior against
ra dio wavesupi ntot he gigahertz range.
Ra dio-cont rolled equipments ucha stoll sy stems
can onl ybemounted on areas of thew indshield
whic harepermeable toradio wav es1.
Areas permeable toradio wav es1 areb estv isi‐
ble from outside thev ehicle when thew indshield
is illuminated using an extern al light source.
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Overviewofclimatecontrol sy stems
Dual-zone automatic clima tecontro lpanel
ove rview
The indicator lamps in theb uttons indicat ethat
th ec urrent functio nisa ctivated.
1To setthe driver's side temp erature
2Tosetthe air distribution
3To setthe air flow or switc hoffclimat econ‐
trol
4To setc limat econtro ltoautomatic mode
(→pag e122)
5Todefros tthe windshield
6To cal lupt he climat econtrol menu of the
multimedia sy stem
7To switc hthe rear wind owheater on/off
80 Toactivat eordeactivat esynchro niza‐
tio n(→pag e123)
9Toswitc hair-recirculation mode on/off
(→pag e123)
AToswitc hthe A/C function on/off
(→pag e122)
BTosetthe front passenger side temp erature
Operating thec lima tecontro lsystem
Ac tivating/deactivatin gclimat econtrol
#To activate: setthe air flow toleve l1o r
higher using theH button.
#Todeactivate: setthe air flow toleve l0
using theH button. %
If climat econtrol is deactivated, thew in‐
do ws can fogupm oreq uickl y.Deactivate
climate control only brie fly.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gthe A/ Cfunctio nvia
the control panel
The A/C functio ncools ,heats and dehumidifies
th ei nterior air in thev ehicle.
#Press the¿ button.
Deactivat ethe A/C function onl ybriefly other‐
wise thew indo wscan fogupm oreq uickl y.
Condensation ma ydripf romt he underside of
th ev ehicle when cooling mode is active. This is
no tas ignthat ther eisam alfunction.
Setting climat econtrol toautomatic mode
In au tomatic mode, thes ettemp eratur eiscon‐
trolled and maintained at aconstant le velbyt he
air supp ly.
#Press the à button.
#Toswitc htom anual mode: pressthe H
or _ button.
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Climat econtrol

Air distribution settings
The symbolsinthed ispla yindicat ewhichvents
th ea irflow is being directed thro ugh:
R¯ Defros terv ent
RP Center an dsidea irve nts
RO Footwe llve nts
RS Center ,sidea nd foot we llve nts
Ra Defros tera nd foot we llve nts
R_ Allvents
Rb Defros ter,middlea nd side air vents
RW Automatic air distribution
Ac tivating/deactivatin gthe climat econtrol
syn chro nization function via thec ontrol
panel
Climat econtrol can be se tcentrally using the
synchronization function. The temp eratur eand
air distribution setting fort he driver's side is
adop teda utomaticall yfor thef ront passenger
side.
#Press the0 button. The synchronization function is deactivated if
the
settings foro ne of theo ther climat ezones are
ch anged.
Defrostin gthe windo ws
Windo ws fo gged up on thei nside
#Press the à button.
#Ifth ew indo wscontinu etofog up: press the
¬ button.
Wi ndo ws fo gged up on theo utside
#Swit chon thew indshield wipers.
#Press the à button.
Switching air-recirculation mode on/off
#Press theg button.
The interior air will be recirculated.
Air-recirc ulation mod eisswitched of fautomati‐
cally.
% If air-recirculation mode is switched on, the
windo wsmayfog up mor equickl y.Switc hon
ai r-re circulation modeo nly briefly.
Ac tivatin gand deactivatin gioniz ation
Multimedia sy stem:,Vehicle.b Climate
Control.Ionization
Ionization cleans and refreshes thei nterior air of
th ev ehicle. The ionization of thei nterior air is
odorless.
#Switc hthe function on Oor off ª.
Perfume atomizer
Setting thef ragr ance sy stem
Re quirements
RAutomatic clima tecontrol is acti vated.
RThe glov eb oxis closed.
Multimedia sy stem:
,Vehicle.b Climate Control.Air
Freshener
The fragrance sy stem distributes apleasant fra‐
grance thro ughout thev ehicle interior from afla‐
con located in theg love box.
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#Tosetthe intensity: selectHigh,Medium,
Low orOff.
Inserting or removing afragr ance sy stem fla‐
con
& WARNING Risk of injury from liquid per‐
fume
If ch ildren open thef lacon ,the yc ould drink
th el iquid perfume or it could come int ocon‐
ta ct wi th theireyes.
#Consult adoctor immediately if liquid
perfume has been drunk.
#If liquid perfume comes int oconta ct
wi th your eyes or skin ,rins eyour eyes
wit hc lean water.
#If sym ptoms continue, consult adoctor.
* ENVIRONMENTAL
NOTEEnvironmental
damage duetoimproper disposal of full
fl acons
Fu llflacon smustn otbe disposed
of wit hhousehold waste.
#
Fu llflacon smustbet aken to
ah armful subs tance collectio npoint.
1Co ver
2Flacon
#To inser t:slide thef lacon int othe holder as
fa rasitw illg o.
#To remo ve:pull ou tthe flacon.
If yo udon otuse genuine Mercedes-Benz interior
pe rfumes ,observ ethe manufacturers' saf ety
notice sonthe perfume pac kaging.
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Climat econtrol

Dispose oftheg enuine Me rcedes-Benz interior
pe rfume flacon when it is em ptya nd do no trefill
it.
Re fillable flacon
#Un scr ew thec over of thee mp tyflacon.
#Fill thef lacon wit hamaximum of 0. 5fl. oz.
(1 5m l).
#Screw thec ove rbackontot heflacon.
Alw aysr efill thee mp tyrefillable flacon wit hthe
same perfume. Obser vethes eparat einforma‐
tion shee tattached tothef lacon.
Information on thew indshield heater
The windshield heater is switch ed on automati‐
cally:
RIf th e ¬ button is activated.
Af tert he vehicle is star tedt he windshield heater
is switched on automatically as needed.
Air vents
Ad justin gthe fron tairve nts
&
WARNING ‑Danger of burn sorfrostbite
due tobeing tooc lose tothea irve nts
Ve ry hotorv eryc old ai rcan flow from thea ir
ve nts.
Thi scould result in burns or frostbit einthe
immediat evicinity of thea irve nts.
#Make surethat all vehicle occupants
alw aysm aintain asufficient dist anceto
th ea irve nts.
#If necessa ry,d irect thea irflow to
ano ther area of thev ehicle interior.
#To open or close: turnc ontroller 2tothe
lef torr ight as farasitw illg o.
#To adjus tthe airflo wdirection: hold air
ve nt 1 inthec enter and mo veit up or down
or tothel eftorr ight.
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Adjustin gthe rear air vents
#To open or close: turnc ontroller 2tothe
lef torr ight as farasitw illg o.
#To adjus tthe airflo wdirection: holdrear
air vent 1 inthec enter and mo veit up or
down or tothel eftorr ight.
Opening/closing thea irve nt in theg love box
* NO
TEDama geto te mperature-sensitive
objects in theg love box
Temp erature-sensitiv eobjects stored in the
gl ove boxm aybe damaged bythea irve nt
located insid eit.
#Close thea irve nt when youh eat the
ve hicle.
#At high outside temp eratures, open the
air vent and switc honthe A/C func‐
tion.
Re quirement:
Au tomatic clima tecontrol is acti vated.
1Air vent controller
2Air vent
#To open or close: turnc ontroller 1tothe
lef torr ight.
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Climat econtrol

Driving
Switching on thep owe rsupp lyor ignition
using thes tart/ stopbutton
&
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildren ar eleftu nat tende dint hevehicle,
th ey could:
ROpe ndoors,t hereb yendangering other
persons or road users
RGe tout of thev ehicle and be hit by
oncoming traf fic
ROperat evehicle equipment
In addition, thec hildren could also se tthe
ve hicle in motion, fore xamp le,by:
RRe leasing thep arking brake
RShifting thet ransmission out of park
position j
RStartin gthe engine.
#Ne verlea ve children and animals unat‐
te nde dint hevehicle.
#When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle.
#Ke ep theS martK eyout of ther eac hof
ch ildren.
&
WARNING Risk ofexhaus tgas poisoning
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses suc hascarbon monoxide. Inhaling
th ese exhaus tgases causes poisoning.
#Ne verlea ve thee ngine running in an
enclose dspace wi thout suf ficient venti‐
lation.
& WARNING Risk offire caused byflam‐
mable material on thee xhaust system
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 quirementsRThe SmartK eyis located in thev ehicle and
th eS martK eybatter yisnotdischar ged.
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#Toswitc hont he powersupp ly:press but‐
to n1 (USA) or 2(Canada )once.
Yo uc an no wactivat et he windshield wiper,
fo re xamp le.
The po wersupp lyis switched of fagain if thef ol‐
lowing condition sareme t:
RThe driver's door is open.
RYoup ress butto n1 (USA) or 2(Canada)
twice.
#To switc hont he ignition: press button1
(USA) or 2(Canada) 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:
RYo udon otstar tt he vehicle within
15 minutes.
RYoup ress butto n1 (USA) or 2(Canada)
once.
St arting thev ehicle
Starting thev ehicle wit hthe start/s topb ut‐
to n
Requ irements
RThe SmartK eyis located in thev ehicle and
th eS martK eybatter yisnotdischar ged.
#Shif tthe transmission toposition jori.
#Depress theb rake pedal and push button 1
(USA) or 2(Canada) once.
#Ifth ev ehicle does no tstart:s witc hoffnon-
essential consumer sand press button 1
(USA) or 2(Canada) once.
#Ifth ev ehicle still does no tstart:s tart the
ve hicle in emer gency operation mode.
Coolin gorheatingthe vehicl einterior before
st arting thej ou rney
If yo us tart thev ehicle via your smartphone, the
pr ev iousl yselecte dclimat econtrol setting is
active.
Befor estarting, mak esure:
RThe legal stipulation sinthe area wher eyour
ve hicle is par kedp ermit engin estartin gv ia
smartphone.
RIt is saf etostart and runt he engine where
yo ur vehicle is par ked.
RThe fuel tank is suff icientlyfilled.
RThe star terb atter yhas been suf ficiently
ch arge d.
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