MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN 2018 Owner's Manual
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Aluminum hubcap
#Toremo ve:positio nsocket2 on hubc ap
1.
% The soc ketc an be found inthet ire-change
to ol kit.
#Po sition wheel spanner 3on soc ket2.
#Using whee lspa nner 3,turnh ub cap 1
counter-clo ckwise and remo veit.
#To install: position hub cap 1and tur nuntil
it is comple tely flush withthe wheel.
#Position soc ket2 on hubc ap1.
#Attach wheel spanner 3tosoc ket2 and
tighten theh ub cap clockwise.
Specified tightening torq ue: 18lb-ft
(25 Nm).
#Ra ise thev ehicle (→pag e379).
Raising thev ehicle when changing awheel
Requirements:RTher eareno persons in thev ehicle.
RThe vehicle has been prepared foraw heel
ch ang e(→pag e378).
RThe hub caps ha vebeen remo ved
(→pag e378).
Impo rtant no tesonu singthej ack:
Ronl yusethev ehicle-specific jac kthat has
been tested and appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz
to raise thev ehicle.
Rthej ackiso nlyd esigned forr aising and hold‐
ing thev ehicle foras horttime while awheel
is being changed and no tfor maintenance
wo rkunder thev ehicle.
Rthej ackm ustbep laced on afirm, flat and
non-slip sur face. If necessar y,use alarge ,
load-bearing, non-slip underla y.
Rthef ootoft he jac kmustbep ositioned verti‐
call yunder thej acks uppor tpoint.
Rules of conduct when thev ehicle is raised:
RNe verp lace your hands or feet under the
ve hicle.
RDo no tlie under thev ehicle.
RDo no tstar tthe engine and do no trelease
th ee lectric parking brake.
RDo no topen or close an ydoor sort he trunk
lid.
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#Usingthew heel wrench, loosen thew heel
bolts on thew heel youw ish tochang eby
about onef ull turn. Do no tunscr ewtheb olts
comple tely.Po sition of jac ksuppor tpoints
&
WARNING Risk of injury from incorrect
positioning of thej ack
If yo udon otpositio nthe jac kcorrectly at
th ea ppropriat ejacking point of thev ehicle,
th ej ackc ould tip wit hthe vehicle raised.
#Onl yposition thej ackatt he appropri‐
at ej acking point of thev ehicle. The
base of thej ackm ustbep ositioned ver‐
tically under thej acking point of the
ve hicle.
* NO
TEVehicle damag efromt he jack
Ifyo udon otpositio nthe jac kcorrectl ya t
th ea ppropriat ejacks uppor tpoint of the
ve hicle, thej ackc ould tip overwitht he vehi‐
cle raised.
#The jac kisdesigned exclusively for
jacking up thev ehicle at thej acks up‐
por tpoints.
#Take ther atche tring sp anner outoft he tire-
ch ang etool kit and place it on theh exagon
nut of thej acksot hatthel ette ring "AUF" is
visible.
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#Position jack 2at jac ksuppor tpoint 1.
#Turn ratche tring sp anner 3clockwise until
jack 2sitsc omple tely on ja cksuppor tpoint
1 and theb ase of thej ackl ies evenlyo n
th eg round.
#Continue totur nratche tring sp anner 3
unti lthe tir eisraised amaximum of 1.2i n
(3 cm) of fthe ground.
#Loosen and remo vethew heel (→pag e381).
Re moving awheel
Requirement:RThe vehicle is raised (→pag e379).
When changing awheel, avoid applying an yforce
to theb rake discs, since this could impair the
le ve lofc omfort when braking.
* NO
TEDama getothre adingf romd irto n
wheel bolts
#Do no tplace wheel boltsins andoron
ad irty sur face.
#Un scr ew theu ppermos twheel bolt com‐
ple tely.
#Scr ew centering pin 1instead of thew heel
bolt int othe thre ading.
#Un scr ew ther emaining wheel bolt sfully.
#Re mo vethew heel.
#Installth en ew wheel (→pag e381).
Installing anew wheel
Requirement:RThe wheel is remo ved(→pag e381).
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&WARNING Risk of accident from losing a
wheel
Oiled, greased or damaged wheel bolt/wheel
nut thre ads or wheel hub/wheel mounting
bolt thre ads can caus ethe wheel bolts/
wheel nuts tocome loose.
As aresult, youc ouldlose awheel while dr iv‐
ing.
#Ne vero il or grease thet hreads.
#Inthee vent of damag etothethre ads,
con tact aq ualified specialis tworks hop
immediatel y.
#Have thed amaged wheel bolts or dam‐
aged hub thre ads replaced.
#Do no tcontinue driving.
#Obser vethei nformation on thec hoice of
tires (→pag e374).
Fo rtires wit haspecified direction of rotation, an
ar row onthes ide wall of thet irei ndicates the
cor rect dire ction of rotation. Observ ethe direc‐
tion of rotatio nw heninstalling.
#Slide thew heel tobe mounted ont othe cen‐
te ring pi nand push it on.
&
WARNING Risk of injury from tightening
wheelb olts and nuts
If yo ut ighten thew heel bolts or wheel nuts
when thev ehicle is raised, thej ackc ould tip.
#Onl ytighten wheel bolts or wheel nuts
when thev ehicle is on theg round.
#Fo rs afet yr easons, onl yuse wheel bolts
whic hhaveb een appr ovedbyM ercedes-
Benz and fort he wheel in question.
* NO
TEDama getopaintwor kofthe wheel
ri mw hen scr ewing on thef irst whee lbolt
If th ew heel has toom uchp layw hen scr ew‐
ing in thef irst whee lbolt, th ew heel rimp aint
can be dama ged.
#Press thew heel firm lyagains tthe
whee lhub when scr ewing on thef irst
wheel bolt.
#Ti ghten thew heel bolts until they aref inger-
tight.
#Un scr ew thec entering pin.
#Tighten thel astw heel bolt until it is finger-
tight.
#Lo we rthe vehicle (→pag e382).
Loweri ngthev ehicle af teraw heelchange
Re quirements:RThe ne wwheel has been ins talled
(→pag e381).
#Place ther atche tring sp anner ont othe he xa‐
gon nut of thej acksot hatthel ette ring "AB"
is visible.
#To lowe rthe vehicle: turnthe ratche tring
sp an ner of thej acka nti-clockwise.
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#Tighten thew heel bolts evenlyinad iagonal
patter ninthe order indicated (1 to5).
Specified tightening torq ue: 111 lb-ft
(150 Nm).
& WARNING Risk of accident duetoi ncor‐
re ct tigh tening torque
Th ew heelsc ould come loose if thew heel
bolts or wheel nuts ar enottightened tothe
prescribed tightenin gtorque.
#Ha ve thet ightening torque checked
immediatel yataqualified specialis t
wo rkshop af terc hanging awheel.
#Chec kthe tir epressur eoft he newl ymoun‐
te dw heel and adjus taccording ly.
#Ve hicles with atirep ressur emonitoring
sy stem: Restar tt he tir epressur emonitoring
sy stem (
→pag e361).
Mak esuretoo bservethef ollowing fur ther rela‐
te ds ubjec t:
RNotesont irep ressur e(→page356)
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Notesont echnical data
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: be suretoobserve
th en otes in theS upplement .Otherwise, you
ma ynotrecognize dangers.
The data stated only appliestovehicles with
st andar dequipment .You can obtain fur ther
information from an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center.
Ve hicl eelectronics
Two-w ayradios
Note soni nstalling two-w ayradios
&
WARNING Risk of accident duet o
improper workon two-w ayradios
The electro magneticradiation from two-w ay
ra dios can inter fere wit hthe on-boar delec‐
tronics if RF transmit ters arem anipulated or
re trofitted inco rrectly.
This could jeopardize theo perating saf etyo f
th ev ehicle.
#Yous hould ha veall workon electrical
and electronic componentsc arried out
at aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
&
WARNING Risk of accident from incor‐
re ct ope ratio noft wo-way radios
If yo uo perat etwo -way radios incor rectl yin
th ev ehicle, thee lectromagnetic radiation
could inter fere wit hthe on-boar delectronics,
e.g.:
Rif th et wo -way radio is no tconnec tedt o
an exterior antenna
Rif th ee xterio rantenna is no tcorrectly
mounted or is no toflowreflection
This could jeopardies theo perating saf etyo f
th ev ehicle.
#Have thel ow -reflectio nexterior
antenn ainstalled at aqualified special‐
is tw orks hop.
#When operating two-w ayradios in the
ve hicle, alw aysc onnect them tothe
lo w- reflection exterior antenna.
* NO
TEInva lidation of theo perating per‐
mit due tofailur etoc omply wi th the
instructions fori ns tallation and use
The operatin gpermit ma ybeinvalidated if
th ei nstruction sfor ins tallation and use of
two-w ayradios ar enotobser ved.
#Onl yuse appr oved frequency bands.
#Obser vethem aximum permissible out‐
put po werint hese frequency bands.
#Onlyuse appr oved antenn apositions.
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1Front roof area
2Re ar roof area
3Re ar wing
4Trunk lid
On vehicles wit hapanoramic sliding sunroof,
ins talling an antenn atothe front or rear roof
area is no tpermitted. On
ther ear wings, it is recommended that you
ins tallth ea ntenn aonthe side of thev ehicle
closes ttothe center of ther oad.
Use Tech nica lSpecificatio nISO/T S21609 (Road
Ve hicles –"EMCs fori ns tallation of af term arke t
ra dio frequency transmittin gequipment") when
ins talling two-w ayradios. Comply wit hthe legal
re qu irements ford etachable parts.
If yo ur vehicle has ins tallation sfor two-w ayradio
equipment ,use thep ower suppl yorantenna
connector sintended foru se wit hthe basic wir‐
ing. Be sur etoobservethem anufacturer's Sup‐
plement swhen ins talling.
Tw o-w ayradio transmission output
The maximum transmission output( PEAK) atthe
base of thea ntenn amustn otexc eed thev alues
in thef ollowing table: frequency band and maximum transmission
output
Fr
equency band Maximu mtransmis‐
sion output
Sho rtwa ve
3-54M Hz 10
0W
4mf requency band
74 -88M Hz 30 W
2mf requency band
14 4-1 74MHz 50 W
Tr unked radio sys‐
te m/T etra
380 -460 MHz 10
W
70 cm frequency
band
420 -450 MHz 35 W
Tw o-w ayradio
(2G/3G/4G) 10
W
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Thefollowing can be used in thev ehicle without
re strictions:
Rtwo-w ayradios wit hamaximum transmission
output of up to100m W
Rtwo-w ayradios wit htransmit terf requ encies
in the3 80 -410 MHz frequency band and a
maximu mtransmissiono utputofu pto2 W
(trunked radio sy stem/T etra )
Rmobilep hones (2G/3G/4G)
Ther eareno restrictions whe npositioning the
antenn aonthe outside of thev ehicle fort he fol‐
lowing frequenc ybands:
RTrunked radio sy stem/T etra
R70 cm frequency band
R2G/3G/4G
Ve hicl eidentification plate, VIN and engine
number
Ve hicl eidentification plate
Vehicle identification plat e(US Ao nly)
1Perm issible grossmass
2Pe rm issible front axle load
3Perm issible rear axle load
4Pa int code
5VIN (vehicle identification number)
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Vehicle identification plat e(Canada only)
1Perm issible grossmass
2Pe rm issible front axle load
3Perm issible rear axle load
4Pa int code
5VIN (vehicle identification number)
The maximum permissible gross vehicle weight
is made up of thev ehicle weight,a llve hicle
occupants, thef uel and thel oad. The maximum
permissible axle load is them aximum weight
th at can be car ried on one axle (front or rear
axle). Ne
vere xceed them aximum gross vehicle weight
or them aximum permissible axle load fort he
front or rear axle.
VIN in front of ther ight-hand front seat
1VIN (vehicle identification number)
2Floor co vering Ad
ditional plates
1Pla tewit hinformation about emissions test‐
ing, including con firm atio nofe missions
guidelines at theU .S.federal le velasw ell as
fo rC alifornia
2Engine number (s tamp ed int othe crankcase)
3VIN (vehicle identification number)
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Operatingfluids
Note sono perating fluids
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: be suretoobserve
th en otes in theS upplement .Otherwise, you
ma ynotrecognize dangers.
&
WARNING Risk of injury from operating
fl uids harmful to your health
Operatin gfluids ma ybepoisonous and harm‐
ful to yo ur health.
#Obser vethet extont he original con‐
ta iner swhen using, storing or disposing
of operating fluids.
#Alw ayss tore operating fluids sealedi n
th eir original conta iners.
#Alwaysk eep children away from operat‐
ing fluids.
+ENV IRON MENTALN OTEEnvironmental
pollution caused byenvironmen tally ir re‐
sponsible disposal
#Dispose of operating fluids in an envi‐
ro nmentally responsible manner.
Operating fluids include thef ollowing:
RFuels
RLubricants
RCoolant
RBrak efluid
RWindshield washer fluid
RClimat econtrol sy stem refrigerant
Only use products app rove dbyM ercedes-Benz.
Damag ecaused bytheu se of products on the
ve hicle that ha venotb eena pprove disn otcov‐
ered bytheM ercedes-Benz warrant yorg oodwill
ge stures.
Yo uc an identif yoperatin gfluids appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benzbyt hefollowing insc ript ion on
th ec onta iners:
RMB-Freigabe (e.g. MB-Fr eigabe 229.51)
RMB-Approval (e.g. MB-App rova l2 29.51)
Fu rther information on appr oved operating flu‐
ids:
Rin theM ercedes-Benz Specification sfor
Operating Fluids at http://be vo.mercedes-
benz.co m(byentering thed esignation)
RintheM ercedes-Benz Specification sfor
Operating Fluids in theM ercedes-Benz BeVo
app (b yentering thed esignation)
Rataq ualified specialis tworks hop
&
WARNING Risk offire and explosion
caused byfuel
Fu els ar ehighl yinflammable.
#Yo um 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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