MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN 2018 Owner's Manual
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Notesonc areofc ar parts
&
WARNING Risk of entrapment if the
windshield wiper sareswitch ed on while
th ew indshield is being cleaned
If th ew indshield wiper saresetinm otion
while youa recleanin gthe windshield or
wiper blades, youc an be trapped bythe
wiper arm.
#Alw ayss witc hoffthew indshield wipers
and thei gnition befor ecleanin gthe
windshield or wiperb lades.
&
WARNING Risk of burn sfromt ailpipes
and tailpipe trim
The tailpipe and tailpipe trim can become
ve ry hot. If youc om eintoc ontact wit hthese
parts of thev ehicle, youc ouldbur nyourself.
#Alw aysbep articular lycareful around
th et ailpipe and thet ailpipe trim.
#Allo wthe vehicle parts tocool down
befor eyou touc ht hem.
Obser vethef ollowing information:
Note sonc leaning and car eA voiding vehicl edamage
Wheels/rims Usewate rand acid-free wheelc leaners.
RDo notuse acidic wheelc leanerstoremovebrak edust.
This could damag ewheel bolts and brak ecomponents.
RToavoid cor rosion of theb rake discs and brak epads,
driv ethe vehicle foraf ewminutes af terc leaning before
parking it. The brak ediscs and brak epadsw armupa nd
dr yo ut.
Wi ndo ws
Cleanthew indo wsonthei nside and outside using adamp
clo thand cleanin gagentsr ecommende dbyMercedes-Benz. Do no
tuse dr ycloth sora brasiv eorsolve nt-based cleaning
agents toclean thei nside of windo ws.
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Notesonc leaning and car eA voiding vehicl edamage
Wi per blades
Fold out thew iper blades and clean them using adam pcloth .D onotclean thew iper blades tooo ften.
Exterior lighting Cleanthel enses wit hawetspong eand mild cleaning agent,
e.g .car sha mpoo. Onl
yuse cleaning agents or cleaning clo thst hat ar esuitable
fo rp last ic lenses.
AIRPANEL Ifth ev ehicle is very dusty or ther ea resalt deposits in the
AIRPA NEL mechanics, thea djustmen trang eoft he shutter sin
th er adiator grille ma yberestricted.
RSwitchont he ignition, and thes hutter sopen automati‐
call yafter appr oxima tely 12 0s econds.
RClean theb earing point softhe shutter swithap ower
wa sher. When using
apowe rwasher, maintain aminimum dis tance of
11 .8 in (30 cm).
Senso rs
Cleanthes ensor sinthe front and rear bumper and in the
ra diator grille wit hasoftc loth and car shampoo. When usingap
owerwasher, maintain aminimum dis tance of
11 .8 in (30 cm).
Re versing camera
and 360° Camera
ROpen thec amer acover wit hthe multimedia sys‐
te m(→pag e188) .
RUse clearw ater andas oftc loth toclean thec amer alens. Do no
tuse ap owe rwasher.
Ta ilpipes
Clean withcleaning agent srecommende dbyMercedes-Benz,
particular lyin thew inter and af terw ashing thev ehicle. Do no
tuse acidic cleaning agents.
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Notesonc areoft he interior
&
WARNING Risk of injury from plastic
parts breakin goffafte rt he use of sol‐
ve nt-based car eprodu cts
Ca reand cleanin gproducts con tainin gsol‐
ve nts can cause surf aces inthec ockpit to
become porous.
When thea irbags ar edeplo yed, plastic parts
ma ybreak away.
#Do no tuse anyc areorc leaning prod‐
ucts containing sol vents toclean the
cockpit.
& WARNING Risk of injury or deathfrom
bleached seat belts
Bleaching or dyeing seat belts can se verely
we aken them.
This can, fore xamp le, caus eseat beltst o
te ar or fail in an accident.
#Ne verb leach or dyeseat belts.
Obser vethef ollowing information:
Information on cleaning and car eAvoiding vehicl edamage
Seat belts Clean withwarmw ater ands oap solution.
RDo notuse chemical cleanin gagents.
RDo no tdryseat belts byheating them toove r176 °F
(80 °C) or exposing them todirect sunlight.
Display Cleanthes urface carefully wi tham icro fiber clo thand
TFT/LCD displa ycleaner.
RSwit chofft he displa yand allo wtocool.
RDo notuse anyo ther cleaning products.
Plastic trim
RCleanw ithad ampm icrofiber clo th.
RIfth et rimisv eryd irty: use acleanin gagent recommen‐
ded byMercedes-Benz.
RDo no tappl ystickers,f ilms etc.
RDo no tallow cosmetics, insect repellent or sun cream to
come in contact wi th theplastic trim.
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Information on cleaning and careAvoiding vehicl edamage
Genuine wood/t rim
elements
RClea nwitham icro fiber clo th.
RBla ckpiano-lac quer look: clean wit hadampcloth and
soap solution.
RIf th et rimisv eryd irty: use acleanin gagent recommen‐
ded byMercedes-Benz. Do no
tuse solvent-based cleaning agents, polishes or waxes.
Ro of lining
Clean withabrush or dr yshampoo.
Carpet Use carpetand textil ec leaning agents recommended by
Mercedes-Benz.
Genuine leather
seat co vers
RClean withad ampcloth and then wipe wit hadryclo th.
RLeather care: use leath er careagentst hat ha vebeen rec‐
ommended byMercedes-Benz. Do no
tallowt he leather tobecome tood amp.
Do no tuse am icrofiber clo th.
DINAMIC Aseatc ov‐
er s Clean wit
hadampcloth .D onotuse amicrofiber clo th.
Ar tificial leather
seat co vers Clean
withad ampcloth and 1% soap solution.D onotuse amicrofiber clo th.
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Information on cleaning and careAvoiding vehicl edamage
Clo thseat co vers
Cleanwithad ampcloth and 1% soap solution and allo wto
dr y.
EAS Y-PA CK trunk
box Clea
nwithad ampcloth .D onotuse an yalcohol-based thinners, gasoline or abrasive
cleaning agents.
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Emergency
Re moving the saf etyv est
The saf etyv ests ar elocated in thes afet yv est
compartments in thed rive r's and front
passenger door stowagec ompartments.
#To remo ve:pull ou tsafet yj acketb ag 1 by
loop 2.
#Open saf etyv estb ag 1 and pull out the
saf etyv est.
% Ther earealso saf etyv estc ompart ments in
th er ear door stowagec ompartment sin
whic hsafet yv ests can be stowed.
1Maximum number of washes
2Maximum wash temp erature
3Do no tbleach
4Do no tiro n
5Do no tuse alaundr ydryer
6Do no tdry-clean
7Thi sisac lass2jacket The
requ irements defined bythel egal standard
ar eo nly fulfille difthe saf etyv estist he cor rect
size and is fully closed.
Re place thes afet yv estif:
Rit is damaged or dir tonthereflectiv estrips
cannol onger be remo ved
Rthem aximum number of washes is exceeded
Rthef luorescence of thes afet yv esth as faded
Flat tire
Note sonf lat tires
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetoaf lat
tire
Af lat tir eseve rely affects thed riving charac‐
te rist ics as well as thes teering and braking
of thev ehicle.
Ti re sw ithout run-flat characteristics:
#Do no tdrive on wit haflat tire.
#Chang ethe flat tir eimmediatel ywith
th ee mer gency spa rewheel or spare
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wheel. Alternatively,consult aqualified
specialis tworks hop.
Ti re sw ithrun-flat characteristics:
#Observ ethe information and warning
no tesonM OExtended tires (run-flat
tires).
In thee vent of aflat tire, thef ollowing options
ar ea vailable dependingony ourvehicle's equip‐
ment:
RVe hicles with MOExtendedt ires:it is pos‐
sibletoc ontinuethe journe yfor as hort
period of time. Mak esurey ou obser vethe
no tesonM OExtended tires (run-flat tires)
(
→pag e335).
RVehicles with aTIREFIT kit: youc an repair
th et iresot hat it is possibletoc ontinuethe
journe yfor as hor tperiod of time. Todo this,
use theT IREFI Tkit (
→pag e336).
RVehicles with Mercedes-Benz
mbrace®(US Aonly): youc an mak eacallfor
Ro adside Assis tance via theo verhead control panel in
thec ase of abreakdown
(
→pag e286).
RAll vehicles: chang ethe wheel
(→pag e378).
MOEx tended tires (run-flat tires)
&
WARNING Risk of accident whe ndriving
in li mp-hom emode
Whe ndriving in eme rgency mode theh an‐
dling characteristic sareimpaired, e.g .when
cornering ,when acceleratin gstron glya nd
when braking.
#Do no texceed thes pecified maximum
speed.
#Av oid an yabrup tsteering and driving
maneuver saswell as driving over
obs tacle s(curbs, po tholes, off-road).
Thisa pplies ,inparticular ,toal oaded
ve hicle.
#Stop driving in thee mer gency modei f
yo un otice:
Rbangingn oise
Rve hicle vibration
Rsmok ewhichs mells lik erubber
Rcontinuous ESP®inter vention
Rcrac ksin tir eside walls
#Afterd riving in emergency mode ha ve
th er ims checkedbyaq ualified special‐
is tw orks hop wit hregar dtot heir fur ther
use.
#The defectiv etirem ustber eplaced in
eve rycase.
With MOExtended tires (run-flat tires), youc an
continue todriv eyour vehicle evenift hereisa
tot al loss of pressur einoneor mor etires. How‐
eve r,th et irea ffected mus tnotsho wanyclearly
visible damage.
Yo uc an recognize MOExtende dtires bythe
MOExtended marking whic happear sonthe side
wa ll of thet ire.
Ve hicles with tir epressur emonitoring sys‐
te m: MOExtended tires ma yonly be used in con‐
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junction withan activated tir epressur emonitor‐
ing sy stem.
If ap ressur eloss warning messag eappear sin
th em ultifunction display:
RChec kthe tir efor damage.
RIf driving on, obser vethef ollowing no tes.
Driving distance possible in limp-home mode
af te rt he pressur elossw arning:
Loa dcondition Driving distance pos‐
sible in limp-homemode
Pa rtiall yladen 50 miles (80 km)
Fu llyl aden 19miles( 30 km)
RThe driving dis tance possibl einlimp-home
modem ayvary dependin gonthe driving
st yle.
RMaximum permissible speed 50 mph
(80 km/h).
If at ireh as gone flat and canno tbereplaced
wit hanM OExtende dtire, youc an use astand‐
ar dt ireasat emporar ymeasure.
TIREFIT kit storage location
The TIREFIT kit is located under thet runk floor.
1Ti re sealant bottle
2Tire inflation compressor
Using theT IREFIT kit
Requirements
Ha ve thef ollowing tools readil yavailable:
RTire sealant bottle
RSticke rT IREFIT
RTire inflation compressor Yo
uc an use TIREFI Ttires ealanttos eal perfora ‐
tio nd amag eofupto0 .16in(4m m), particularly
th ose in thet irec onta ct surf ace.Youc an use
TIRE FITino utside temp eratures down to-4 °F
(-20 °C).
& WARNING Risk of accident whe nusing
tir es ealant.
In thef ollowing situations, thet ires ealant is
unable toprov ide suf ficient breakdown assis‐
ta nce, as it is unabl etosealthet irep roperly:
RTher earecuts or punctures in thet ire
lar gerthan those pr eviousl ymentioned.
RThe wheel rimisd amage d.
RYouh ave driven at averyl ow tirep res‐
sur eoronaf lat tire.
#Do notcontinue driving.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
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&WARNING Risk of injury and poisoning
from tir esealant
The tir esealantish armful and causes ir rita ‐
tion. Do no tallow itto come int ocontact
wi th th eskin ,eyesorc loth ing, and do not
swallo wit. Do no tinhale tir esealant fumes.
Ke ep thet ires ealant away from children.
If yo uc om eintoc ontact wit hthe tir esealant,
obser vethef ollowing:
#Rinse of fthe tir esealant from your skin
immediatel yusingw ater.
#If tiresealant gets int oyour eyes, thor‐
oughl yrins eo utthee yesu sing clean
wate r.
#If tiresealant has been swallowe d,
immediatel yrins eo utthem ouththor‐
oughl yand drink plenty of water.Do not
induce vomiting and seek medical
attention immediately.
#Chang eout of an ycloth es conta mina‐
te dw itht ires ealant immediatel y.
#If allergicreactionso ccur,seek medical
attention immediatel y.
*NO
TEOverheating du etothe tir einfla‐
tion compressor running tool ong
#Do no trun thet irei nflation compressor
fo rl onger than tenm inutesw ithout
inter ruption.
Compl ywitht he manufacturer's saf etyn otes on
th es tickeront he tireinflation compressor.
Ha ve thet ires ealant bottle replaced in aquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop everyf ivey ears.
#Do no tremo veanyforeign object swhich
ha ve entered thet ire.
#Affixp art1 oftheT IREFI Tstickertot he
instrument clus terw ithin thed rive r's field of
vision.
#Af fixp art2 oftheT IREFI Tstickern ear the
va lveont he wheel wit hthe defectiv etire.
#Pull plug 4withthe cable and hose 5out
of thet irei nflation compressor housing.
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#Pushthep lug of hose 5intof lange 6of
tir es ealantb ottle 1 until thep lug engages.
#Place tir esealant bottle 1head down wards
int or ecess 2ofthet irei nflation compres‐
sor.
#Re mo vethev alvec ap from valve 7 onthe
defectiv etire.
#Scr ew filling hose 8ontovalve 7.
#Inser tplug 4intoa12Vs ocketiny our
ve hicle.
#Switc hont he ignition.
#Press on and of fswitch 3onthet irei nfla‐
tion compressor.
The tir einflation compressor is switched on.
The tir eisinflated. Fir st,t ires ealant is pum‐
ped int othe tire. The pressur emaybrief ly
ri se toappr oximatel y500 kP a(5bar/73psi).
Do no tswitc hoffthet irei nflation compres‐
sor du ring this phase.
#Le tthe tir einflation compressor runf or a
maxim umoftenm inutes.
The tir eshould then ha veattaine datire
pressur eofatl east200 kPa( 2.0b ar/
29 psi).
If tir esealantl eaksout,m akes urey ou clean the
af fected areasasq uicklyasp ossible.Itisp ref‐
erable touse clean water.
If yo ug ettires ealan tony our clo thing, ha veit
cleaned as soon as possible wit hperch loroe thy‐
lene. If, af
tert en minutes, atirep ressur eof
200 kP a(2.0 bar/29 psi) has no tbeen ach‐
ie ve d:
#Switc hoffthet irei nflation compressor.
#Un scr ew thef illing hose from thev alveoft he
defectiv etire.
Please no tethat tir esealantm ayleak out when
unscr ewing thef illing hose.
#Very slowl ydrive thev ehicle forw ards or
re ve rsea ppr oximatel y33ft( 10m).
#Pum pupt he tireagain.
Af teram aximu moften minutes thet ire
pressur emustbeatl east200 kP a(2.0 bar/
29 psi).
& WARNING Risk of accident duetot he
specified tir epressur enotbeing reached
If th es pecified tir epressur eisn otreached
af te rt he specified time, thet ireist oo badly
damaged. The tir esealant cannot repair the
tir eint his ins tance.
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