MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN 2018 Owner's Manual

&DANG ER Risk of fata linjur ydue topoi‐
sonous exhaus tgases
If th et ailpipe is bloc kedors ufficient ventila‐
tio nisn otpossible, poisonou sexhaust gases
suc hasc arbon monoxide ma yenter thev ehi‐
cle. This is thec ase if thev ehicle getsstuck
in sno w,fore xamp le.
#Keep thet ailpipe and thea reaa round
th ev ehicle free from sno wwhen the
engine or thes tationar yheater ar erun‐
ning.
#Open awindo wont he windwar dside of
th ev ehicle toensur eana dequat esup‐
pl yoff resh air.
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WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due tobeing under thei nfluence of alco‐
hol and drugs while driving
Driving when under thei nfluence of alcohol
and/or drugs is an extreme lydangerous
combination. Even small quantities of alcohol
or drugs ma yaffect your reflexe s, perception
and judgment.
The probability of aserious or even fata la cci‐
dent greatl yinc reases if youd rive when
under thei nfluence of alcohol or drugs.
#Do no tdrink alcohol or take drugs while
driving, and do no tallowa nyone to
driv ewho has been drinking alcohol or
ta king drugs.
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WARNING Risk of accident duetot he
brak esystemo verheating
If yo ul eave your foot on theb rake pedal
when driving, theb rake system ma yover‐
heat.
This increases theb raking dis tance and the
brak esystemm ayeve nfail.
#Ne veru se theb rake pedal as afootrest.
#Do no tdepress theb rake pedal and the
accelerator pedal at thes ame time
while driving.
* NO
TEWearing out theb rake linings by
continuously dep ressing theb rake pedal
#Do no tdepress theb rake pedal contin‐
uousl ywhils tdriving.
#To use theb raking ef fect of thee ngine,
shif ttoa lowe rgear in good time.
* NO
TEDama getothed rive trai nand the
engine when pulling away
#Do no twarmupt he engine when the
ve hicle is stationar y.Pull away immedi‐
atel y.
#Avoid high engine speeds and driving at
full thro ttle unti lthe engine has reached
operatingt emperature.
#Do notallowt he wheels tospin.
* NO
TEDama getothec atalytic con verter
due tonon-combu sted fuel
The engine is no trunnin gsmoot hly and is
misfiring.
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Non-combustedf uel ma ygetintot he cata‐
lytic con verter.
#Onl ydepress thea ccelera torp edal
slightl y.
#Have thec ause rectifie dimmediately at
aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Limited braking ef fect on salt-treate droads:
Rdue 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.
Rmaintain amuchg reater saf edista nce tothe
ve hicle in front.
To preve nt salt build-up:
Rbrak eoccasionally whil epayinga ttention to
th et raffic conditions.
Rcarefull ydepress theb rake pedal at thee nd
of thej ourne yand when startin gthe next
journe y.
ECOstart/s topf unction
Opera tingthe EC Ostart/ stopfunction
Mercedes -AMG vehicles: observethe no tesi n
th eS upplement .Otherwise, youm aynotrecog‐
niz ed angers.
The engine is au tomatical lyswitched of fifthe
fo llowing condition sareme t:
RYoub rake thev ehicle toas tandstil lintrans‐
mission position hori.
RAll vehicle conditions forana utomatic
engine stop ar emet.
The è symbol appear sinthe multifunction
displa ywhen thev ehicle is stationar y.
The engine is restar teda utomatically if:
RYour elease theb rake pedal in transmission
position hwhen theH OLD function is not
active.
RYo us hiftfromt ransmission position j.
RYoue ngaget ransmission position hork.
RYoud epress thea ccelerator pedal
RYouc hang ethe vehicle le vel.
RAn 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 9HKLFOH2SHUDWLRQDO6 ZLWFK
WKH ,JQLWLR Q2II %HIRUH ([LWLQJ displaymessage
also appear sinthe multifunction displa y.Ifyo u
do no tswitc hoffthei gnition ,the ignition is
automatically switched of fafter one minu te.
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Deactivating or activatingtheE CO start/
sto pfunction
#Press button 1.
If indicator la mp2lightsu p,theE CO start/
st op function is switched on.
% Depending on them odel, theb utton may
also be located at adiffe re nt positio ninthe
cente rconsole.
Fu nction of theE CO display
The EC Odispla ysummarizes thed riving style
from thes tart of thej ourne ytoits completion
and assists youina chievin gthe mos teconomi‐
cal driving style.
Yo uc an influence consum ption if you:
Rdrivew ithp articular care
Rdriv ethe vehicle in driv eprogram E
Robservetheg earshif trecommendations
The inner segment light supgreen and theo uter
segment fills up:
R1 Moderat eacceleration
R2 Gentle decele ratio na nd rolling
R3 Consis tent speed
The inne rsegment is gr eyand theo uter seg‐
ment em pties:
R1 Sporty acceleration
R2Heavy braking
R3Fluctuation sinspeed
Yo uh ave driven economicall ywhen:
Rthet hree outer segments ar ecomple tely fil‐
led simultaneousl y.
RtheE CO displa yborder lights up.
The additional rang ea chieve dasar esult of your
drivin gstyle in co mparison toad rive rw itha
ve ry sporty driving styleiss hown under %RQXV
IU 6WDUW .The rang ed ispl ay ed does no tindicat ea
fi xe dr eduction in consum ption.
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DYNA MIC SELECT switch
Function of theD YNAMI CSELECT switch
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: observethe no tesi n
th eS upplement .Otherwise, youm aynotrecog‐
niz ed angers.
Use theD YNAMI CSELECT switc htochange
between thef ollowing driv eprograms:
RI( Individual): individual settings
RS+ (SportPlus): particular lysporty driving
st yle
RS( Sport): sporty driving style
RC( Comfort): comfortable and economical
drivin gstyle
RE(Eco): particular lyeconomical driving style
Depending on thed rive program selected thef ol‐
lowing vehicle characteristic swillch ange:
RDrive:
-Enginea nd transmissionm anagement
-ActiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONIC
RESP®
RVehicles with AI RBODYC ONT ROLo r
DY NA MIC BODY CONT ROL:Suspension
RSteering
Selecting thed rive prog ram
#Press DYNA MIC SELECT switch 1forw ards
or backwards.
The driv eprogram selected appea rsinthe
multifunction displa y.
Configuring driveprogram I
Multimedia sy stem:
,9HKLFOH.e '<1$0,&
6(/(&7.,QGLYLGXDO
#Select thei ndividual setting.
Displaying vehicl edata
Multimedias ystem:
,9HKLFOH.e '<1$0,& 6(/(&7
#Select 9HKLFOH 'DWD.
Displaying engine data
Multimedia sy stem:
,9HKLFOH.e '<1$0,& 6(/(&7
#Select (QJLQH 'DWD.
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%The values fore ngine outpu tand engine tor‐
qu em aydeviat efromt he nominal values.
Items that can influence this are, fore xam‐
ple:
REngines peed
RSea level
RFu el grade
ROutside temp erature
Automatic transmission
DIREC TSELECT leve r
Fu nction of theD IRECT SELECT le ver
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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.
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WARNING Risk of accident duetoi ncor‐
re ct gearshifting
If th ee ngine speed is higher than thei dle
speed and youe ngaget he transmission posi‐
tion hork,t hevehicle ma yaccelerate
sharply.
#If yo ue ngaget he transmission position
h ork alwaysd epress theb rake
pedal firm lyand do no taccelerat eat
th es ame time.
Use theD IRECT SELECT le vertos hiftthe trans‐
mission position. The cur rent transmission posi‐
tio nisd ispl ay ed in them ultifunction displa y.
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jPark position
kReverseg ear
iNeutral
hDriv eposit ion En
gaging reve rseg ear R
#Depres sthe brak epedal and push the
DIRECT SELECTl everupp astthe firs tp oint
of resis tance.
The transmission positio ndispl ay sho wsk
in them ultifunction displa y.
Shifting toneutral N
#Depress theb rake pedal and push the
DIRECT SELECTl everupord owntot hefirs t
point of resis tance.
The transmission positio ndispl ay sho wsi
in them ultifunction displa y.
Subsequently releasing theb rake pedal will
allo wyoutomo vethev ehicle freel y,e.g. topush
it or towita way.
If yo uw ant thea utomatic transmission to
re main in neutral Nevenift he ignition is
switched off:
#St artt he vehicle.
#Depress theb rake pedal and shif ttoneutral
i.
#Re lease theb rake pedal.
#Switc hthe ignition off. %
Ifyo ut hen exitth ev ehicle leaving thek eyin
th ev ehicle, thea utomatic transmission
re mains in neutral i.
Engaging par kpositionP
#Press button 1.
The transmission position displa yshows j
in them ultifunction displa y.
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Park position jis engaged automaticall yifone
of thef ollowing condition sismet:
Ryo us wit ch thee ngine of fwitht he transmis‐
sion in position hork.
Ryouo pen thed rive r&#39;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 SELECTl everdow np astthe firs t
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:
Rth es elected driv eprogram
Rthep osition of thea ccelera torp edal
Rther oad speed
Manual gearshifting
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WARNING Risk of skidding and of an
accident duetos hifting 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.
#To activate: 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 transmissionp ositionhappear sinthe
multifunction displa y.
% Ifyo us elect theManual drivesetting in
driv eprogram I,m anua lgearshifting is per‐
manently activated.
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: observethe no tesi n
th eS upplement .Otherwise, youm aynotrecog‐
niz ed angers.
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Shiftrecommendation
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: observethe no tesi n
th eS upplement .Otherwise, youm aynotrecog‐
niz ed angers.
The gearshif trecommendations assis tyou in
adopting an economical driving style.
#If ge arshif trecommendatio nmessage 1is
shown in them ultifunction displa y,shif tto
th er ecommende dgear.
Using kickdown
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: observethe no tesi n
th eS upplement .Otherwise, youm aynotrecog‐
niz ed angers.
#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.T he auto‐
matic transmissions hifts uptothen extg ear
when them aximum engine speed is reached to
pr otect thee ngine from overrev ving.
#Ease of fthe accelera torp edalo ncethe
desired speed is reached.
Glidem odef un ction
Mercedes -AMG vehicles: observethe no tesi n
th eS upplement .Otherwise, youm aynotrecog‐
niz ed angers.
Wi th an anticipator ydrivin gs tyle ,glide mode
helps youtor educe fuel consum ption. Glide mode is
characterize dbythefollowing:
RThe combustion engin eisdisconnected from
th ed rive trai nand thev ehicle continues to
ro ll in neut ral.
RThe transmission position his displa yedi n
green in them ultifunction displa y.
Glide mode is activated if thef ollowing condi‐
tions ar emet:
RDriv eprogram Eis selected.
RThe spee diswithinas uitable range
RThe cours eoftheroad is suitable, e.g .no
st eep uphill or downhill gradients or tight
bends.
RYo ua reno longe rdepressing thea ccelera tor
or brak epedal.
% Glide mode can also be activated if youh ave
selected the&#34; Eco&#34; 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.
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Vehicles with DrivingA ssistancePacka ge,
Ac tiv eD ista nce Assis tDISTR ON IC or Active
Brak eAssis t:glide mode is also deactivated
depending on thet raffic situation an dthe vehi‐
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:
RUp hill gradient
RDownhill gradient
RTemp erature
RHeight
RSpeed
RObstruction de tection
ROpe rating status of thee ngine
Refueling
Refueling thev ehicle
&
WARNING Risk offire and explosion
caused byfuel
Fu els ar ehighly inflammable.
#Youm usta void fire ,o pen flames,c reat‐
ing spar ksand smoking.
#Befor erefueling, switc hoffthee ngine
and, if ins talled in your vehicle, thes ta‐
tionar yheater.
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WARNING Risk of injury from 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 vapors.
#Ke ep 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.
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WARNING Risk ofexplosion or fire due
to electros tatic charge
Electros tatic charge can cause spa rksa nd
th ereb yignit efuel vapors.
#Alw ayst ouc hthe me talv ehicle body
befor eopening thef uel filler cap or
to uchingt he pumpnozzle.
This dischar gesa ny electros tatic charge that
ma yhave built up.
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*NO
TEDama gecaused bythew rong fuel
Ve hicles wit hagasoline engine:
Even small amountsoft he wrong fuel could
re sult in damag etothe fuel sy stem, the
engine and thee mission control sy stem.
#The RONo ctane rating can be found on
th ef uel filler flap.
#Only re fuel wit hlow -sulfur unlead ed
fuel.
This fuel ma ycontain up to10 %e thanol.
Yo ur vehicle is suitable foru se wit hE10 fuel.
Do no trefuel using:
RDiesel
RE15, E85, E100
RGasoline containing me thano l(M15, M30,
M85 ,M100)
RGasolinew itha dditives 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.
* NO
TEDo no tuse diese ltorefuel vehi‐
cles wit hagasoline engine.
Ifyo ua ccidenta llyrefuel wit hthe wrong fuel:
RDo 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.
#Ha ve 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.
#Onl yfillthef uel tank unti lthe pump
nozzle switches off.
Re quirements:RUn loc kthe vehicle.
% Do no tget intot he vehicle again during the
re fueling process. Otherwise, electros tatic
ch arge could buil dupagain.
Please also obser vethen otes on operating flu‐
ids and fuels (
→pag e388).
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