engine MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN 2018 Owner's Guide

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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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:
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#Select thei ndividual setting.
Displaying vehicl edata
Multimedias ystem:
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#Select 9HKLFOH 'DWD.
Displaying engine data
Multimedia sy stem:
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#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
&
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 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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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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*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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Refueling
1Fuelfiller flap
2Brac ketfor thef uel filler cap
3Ti re pressur etable
4QR code forr escue card
5Fu el type
#Press fuel filler flap 1.
#Turn thef uel filler cap coun ter-clockwise and
re mo veit.
#Inser tthe fuel filler cap int obrack et 2.
#Co mp lete ly inse rtthef uel pum pnozzle into
th et ank filler nec k,hook in place and refuel.
#Onl ytop up thef uel tank unti lthe fuel pump
nozzle switches off.
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 xhaust system 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 injury
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If yo ul eave children unaccompanied in the
ve hicle, they ma ybea bletos etthev ehicle in
motion, fore xamp leby:
RRe leasing thep arking brake.
RShifting thet ransmission out of park
position j.
RStartin gthe engine.
In addition, they ma yoperat evehicle equip‐
ment.
#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.
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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 curb.
#Select transmission position j.
#Applythe electric parking brake.
#Press button 1(USA) or 2(Canada) once.
% When yous witch offt he vehicle, youc an still
opera tethes ide windo wsand thep anoramic
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.
#Ne verlea ve thee ngine running in an
encloseds pace without suf ficient venti‐
lation.
& WARNING Risk of injury and entrapment
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.
Onl yoperat ethe garage door opener on thef ol‐
lowing garage doors:
RGarag edoor sw ithas afet ys topa nd reve rs‐
ing feature.
RGarag edoor sw hichc onform tothec urrent
U. S. safe tystandards.
Re quirements:
RThe vehicle is par kedo utside of theg arage.
RThe engine is switch ed off.
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Electric parking brake
Electric parking brak efunction (app lying
automatically)
& WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If yo ul eave children unaccompanied in the
ve hicle, they ma ybea bletos etthev ehicle in
motion, fore xamp leby:
RRe leasing thep arking brake.
RShifting thet ransmission out of park
position j.
RStartin gthe engine.
In addition, they ma yoperat evehicle equip‐
ment.
#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.
The electric parking brak eisapplied if thet rans‐
mission is in position jand one of thef ollow‐
ing condition sisfulfilled:
RThe engin eisswitched off.
RThe seat belt tongueisn otinser tedint he
seat belt buckle of thed rive r&#39;s seat and the
driver&#39;s door is opened.
% Toprev ent application: pull theh andle of the
electric parking brake.
In thef ollowing situations, thee lectric parking
brak eisa lso engaged:
RActiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONICisb ringing
th ev ehicle toas tandstill.
RThe HOL Dfunction is keeping thev ehicle sta‐
tionar y.
RActiveP arking Assis tiskeeping thev ehicle
st ationar y.
This is onl ythe case if one of thef ollowing con‐
ditions is also fulfilled:
RThe engine is switched off.
RThe seat belt tongueisn otinser tedint he
seat belt buckle of thed rive r&#39;s seat and the
driver&#39;s door is opened.
RTher eisas ystem malfunction.
RThe po wersupply is insuf ficient.
RThe vehicle is stationar yfor alengt hyperiod.
When thee lectric parking brak eisapplied, the
F (USA) or !(Canada) indicator lamp
lights up in thei nstrument clus ter.
The electric parking brak eisnotautomatically
applied if thee ngine is switched of fbythe ECO
st art/ stop function.
Electric parking brak efunction (releasing
automatically)
The electric parking brak eisreleased when the
fo llowing condition sarefulfilled:
RThe engin eisrunning.
RThes eatb eltt ongue is inser tedi nt othe seat
belt buckle of thed rive r&#39;s seat.
RThe transmission is in position hork and
yo ud epress thea ccelera torp edalory ou
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Ifyo ul eave thev ehicle par kedf or longer than six
we eks, it ma ysufferd ama geasaresult of lack
of use.
% Further information can be obtained at a
qu alified specialis tworks hop.
St andb ymode (extension of the star terb at‐
te ry &#39;s period out of use)
St andb ymode function
If standb ymode is activated, thev ehicle can be
par kedf or an extende dperio doft ime without
losing po wer.
St andb ymode is characterize dbythefollowing:
Rth es tarter batter yispreser ved.
Rthem aximum period out of use is displa yed
in them ultimedia sy stem displa y.
Rfunctions suc hasinterior pr otection or tow-
aw ay protection ar enotavailable.
Rthec onnection toonline services is inter rup‐
te d. If
th ef ollowing condition sarefulfilled, standby
mode can be activated or deactivated usingt he
multimedia sy stem:
Rth ee ngine is switched off.
Rthei gnition is switched on.
Exceeding thev ehicle&#39;s displa yedp eriod out of
use ma ycause incon venience, i.e .itcanno tbe
guarantee dthat thes tarter batter ywillr eliably
st ar tt he engine.
The star terb atter ymustbec harged firs tint he
fo llowing situations:
Rth ev ehicle&#39;s period out of use mus tbe
ex tended.
Rth e%DWWHU\ &KDUJH ,QVXIILFLHQW IRU 6WDQGE\
0RGH messag eappear sinthe multimedia
sy stem displa y.
% Standb ymode is automaticall ydeactivated
when thei gnition is switched on. Ac
tivatin gordeactivatin gstandb ymode
Multimedias ystem:
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#Ac tivate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
When youa ctivat ethe function,ap romp t
appears.
#Select <HV.
St andb ymode is activated.
Driving and driving saf etys ystems
Driving sy stems and your responsibility
Yo ur vehicle is equipped wit hdriving sy stems
whic hassis tyou in driving, parking and maneu‐
ve ring thev ehicle. The driving sy stems ar etools
and do no trelie veyouofy ourresponsibility .Pay
attention tothet raffic condition satall times
and inter vene when necessary .Beawareofthe
limitation sregarding thes afeu se of these sys‐
te ms.
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System limitationsRAB Sisa ctivefroms peeds of appr ox.5m ph
(8 km/h).
RAB Sm aybe impaired or ma ynotfunction if a
malfunction has occur reda nd they el‐
low ! ABSwarning lam plightsupc ontin‐
uousl yinthe instrument clus tera fter the
engine is star ted.
Fu nction of BAS(Brak eAssis tSystem)
&
WARNING Risk of an accident caused by
am alfunctio ninBAS (Brak eAssist Sys‐
te m)
If BA Sism alfunctioning ,the braking dis tance
in an eme rgency braking situation is
increased.
#Depress theb rake pedal wit hfull forc e
in emer gency braking situations. ABS
pr eve nts thew heels from locking.
BASs uppo rtsy our emer gency braking situation
wit ha dditional brak eforce. If
yo ud epress theb rake pedal quickl y,BA Sis
acti vated:
RBA Sa utomatically boosts theb rake pres‐
sure.
RBA Sc an short entheb raking dis tance.
RABS pr events thew heels from locking.
The brakes will function as usual oncey ou
re lease theb rake pedal. BASisd eactivated.
Activating/deactivatin gESP®(Electronic Sta‐
bility Prog ram)
Multimedia sy stem:
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Mercedes‑AMG vehicles: observethe no tesi n
th eS upplement .Otherwise, youm aynotrecog‐
niz ed angers.
#Ac tivate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
ESP
®is deactivated if theå ESP®OFFwarn‐
ing lam plightsupc ontinuousl yinthe instrument
clus ter. Obser
vethei nformation on warning lamps and
displa ymessages whic hmaybe shown in the
instrumentc luster.
Fu nctions of ESP®Crosswind Assist
ESP®Crosswind Assis tdetects sudden gusts of
side wind and helps thed rive rtok eepthev ehi‐
cle in thel ane:
RESP®Crosswind Assis tisactiveatv ehicle
speeds between 50 mph(80 km/h) and
12 5m ph (200 km/h) when driving stra ight
ahead or cornering slightly.
RThe vehicle is stabilized bymeans of individ‐
ua lb rake application on one side.
Function of EBD (Electronic Brak eforce Dis‐
tribution)
EB Disc haracterized bythef ollowing:
RMonitoring and regulating theb rake pressure
on ther ear wheel s.
RImproveddriving stabilityw hen braking,
especiall yonb ends.
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