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

Drivingand pa rking ................................. 134
Driving ........................................................ 134
DY NA MIC SELECT switc h............................1 42
Au tomatic transmission .............................. 143
Re fueling ..................................................... 147
Pa rking ...................................................... .149
Driving and driving saf etys ystems .............. 157
Instrument Displa yand on-board
compu ter.................................................. 203
Instrument Displ ayove rview. .................... .203
Overvie wofthe buttons on thes teering
wheel ......................................................... .204
Operating theo n-boar dcomputer .............. 204
Setting thea dditional value rang e. ............. 206
Overvie wofdispl ay sont he multifunc‐
tion displa y................................................ .206
Ad justing thei nstrument lighting ............... .207
Menus and submenus ................................ 207
Head-up Displa y.......................................... 214
Vo ice Control Sy stem ............................... 216
No tesono perating saf ety. .......................... 216
Operation ....................................................2 16Using
theV oice Control Sy stem ef fec‐
tively ........................................................... 218
Essentia lvoice commands .......................... 218
Multimedia sy stem .................................. 229
Overvie wand operation .............................. 229
Sy stem settings .......................................... 237
Na vigation .................................................. 249
Te lephone. .................................................. 273
Online and Interne tfunctions ..................... 289
Media ......................................................... 296
Ra dio .......................................................... 308
Sound .........................................................3 16
Maintenanceand care............................. 319
ASS YSTP LUSs ervice inter vald ispla y......... 319
Engine compartment .................................. 320
Cleaning and car e....................................... 326
Breakdown assistance ............................334
Emergency .................................................. 334
Fla ttire. ...................................................... 334
Batter y(vehicle) ......................................... 340 To
ws tartin gort owing away ....................... 345
Electrica lfuses ........................................... 350
Wheel sand tires ...................................... 354
No tesonn oise or unusualh andlingchar‐
acteristic s................................................... 35 4
Re gular checking of wheels and tires ......... 354
No tesons nowc hains ................................ 355
Ti re pressur e............................................. .356
Loading thev ehicle .....................................3 61
Ti re labeling ................................................ 366
Definition of term sfor tires and loading ..... 372
Changingaw heel........................................ 374
Te ch nical data .......................................... 384
No tesont echnical dat a.............................. 384
Ve hicle electronics .....................................3 84
Ve hicle identification plate, VIN and
engine number ...........................................3 86
Operating fluids .. ........................................ 388
Ve hicle dat a................................................ 394
Contents 3

1Speedom eter →
203
2 ÷ ESP
®→
443
3 #! Turn signal light →
115
4 Ð Steering assis tance malfunction →
451
5 Multifunctio ndispl ay →
206
6 ! ABS malfunction →
443
7 ; CheckEngine →
452
8 Tach ome ter →
203
9 % This indicator lamp has no function
A Electric parking brak eapplied (red) →
443
F USAo nly
! Canada only
B Brakes (red) →
443
$ USAo nly
J Canada only
C # Electrical defect →
452
D· Distance warning →
450
E ? Coolant tooh ot/cold →
452
F Coolant temp eratur edisplay →
203
G J Brakes (yellow) →
443
H ! Electric pa rking brak e(yellow) →
443
I 6 Restra int sy stem →
32
J ü Seat belt is no tfas tened →
450
K T Parking lights →
114
L Fuel le velindicator
8 Fuelreser vewit hfuel filler flap location
indicator →
452
M K Highbeam →
115
N L Lowb eam →
114
O R Rear fogl ight →
115
P AIR BOD YCONTROL malfunctioning →
450
Q h Tire pressur emonitoring sy stem →
456
R å ESP
®OFF →
443
At ag lanc e–O verviewofw arning and indicator lamps 9

1Speedom eter →
203
2 AIR BODY CONTROL malfunctioning →
450
3 #! Turn signal light →
115
4 Multifunction display →
206
5 Tach ome ter →
203
6 å ESP
®OFF →
443
÷ ESP
®→
443
7 K High beam →
115
L Lowb eam →
114
T Parking lights →
114
8 ? Coolantt oo hot/cold →
452
9 Coolant temp eratur edisplay →
203
A · Distance warning →
450
B Ð Steering assis tance malfunction →
451
C # Electrica ldefec t →
452
D Brakes (red ) →
443
$ USAo nly
J Canada only
E ü Seat belt is no tfas tened →
450
F Fuel le velindicator
G 8 Fuelreser vewit hfuel filler flap location
indicator →
452
H R Rear fogl ight →
115
I 6 Restra int sy stem →
32
J % This indicator lam phas no function
K ; CheckEngine →
452
L J Brakes (yellow) →
443
M Electric pa rking brak eapplied (red) →
443
F USAo nly
! Canada only
N h Tire pressur emonitoring sy stem →
456
O ! ABS malfunction →
443
P ! Electric pa rking brak e(yellow) →
443
At ag lanc e–O verviewofw arning and indicator lamps 11

Protecting thee nvironment
+ENVIRONMENTAL NOTEEnvironmental
damage duetooperating conditions and
personal driving style
The pollutant emission of your vehicle is
directl yrelated tothew ay yo uoperat eyour
ve hicle.
Yo uc an help toprotect thee nvironmentb y
operating your vehicle in an environmentally
re sponsible manner .Please obser vethef ol‐
lowing recommendations on ope rating condi‐
tions and pe rsonal driving style.
Operating conditions:
#Mak esuret hat thet irep ressur eisc or‐
re ct.
#Do no tcarry anyu nnecessar yweight
(e.g. roof luggag eracks once youn o
longe rneed them).
#Ad her etot he service inter vals.
Ar egularly serviced vehicle will contri b‐
ut etoe nvironmenta lprotection.
#Alw aysh ave service workcar ried out at
aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Pe rsonal driving style:
#Do no tdepress thea ccelera torp edal
when startin gthe engine.
#Do no twarmupt he engine while the
ve hicle is stationar y.
#Drivecarefully and maintai nasuita ble
di st anc efromt hevehicle in front.
#Av oid frequent, sudden acceleration
and braking.
#Chang egear in good time and use each
ge ar only uptoÔ of its maximum
engine speed.
#Switc hoffthee ngine in stationar ytraf‐
fi c, e.g. byusingt he ECOstart/s top
function.
#Driv einaf uel-efficient manne r.
Environmental issues and recommendations:
It is recommended that your e-use or recycle
materials ins tead of jus tdisposingoft hem. The
releva nt environmental guideline sand regu‐
lations ser vetoprotect thee nvironmenta nd
mus tbes trictlyo bserved.
Mercedes-Benz GenuineParts
+ENVIRONMEN TALN OTEEnvironmental
damage causedbynotu sing recycled
re conditione dcomponents
Daimle rAGoffer sr ecycled reconditioned
components and part switht he same quality
as ne wparts .The same entitlementf romt he
Limited Warrant yisv alid as forn ew parts.
#Use recycle dreconditioned compo‐
nents and parts from Daimler AG.
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Service andvehicl eoperation
Vehicl eoperation outside theU SAor Canada
When youa reabroad withyour vehicle, obser ve
th ef ollowing points:
RService points or replacemen tparts ma ynot
be available immediatel y.
RUnleaded fuel ma ynotbe available forv ehi‐
cles wit hacatalytic con verter .L eaded fuel
ma ycause damag etothe catalytic con verter.
RThe fuel ma yhave anextreme lylowo ctane
number .Unsuita ble fuel can cause engine
damage.
Some Mercedes-Benz models ar eavailable in
Europe thro ugh our European De liveryP rogram.
Fo rm orei nformation, please consult an au thor‐
ized Mercedes‑Benz service center ,orwrite to
one of thef ollowing address:
In theU SA:
Mercedes-Benz US A,LLC
EuropeanD eliveryDepartment
One Mercedes Drive
Montvale,NJ0 7645-0350 In Canada:
Mercedes-Benz Canada
,Inc.
EuropeanD eliveryDepartment
98 Vande rhoof Avenue
To ronto, Ontario M4G 4C9
Maintenance
Yo ur cus tomer advisor confirms thes ervice in
th es ervice report.
Ro adside Assistance
The Mercedes-Benz Roadside Assis tance Pro‐
gram of fers tech nica lhelpint he case of a
breakdown. Your calls tothet oll-free Roadside
Assis tance Hotline ar eanswe redbyo ur agents
24 hour sad ay,3 65 da ysay ear.
1-800-FOR-MERCedes (1-800-367-63 72)(USA)
1-800-387-0 100( Canada)
Yo uc an find fur ther information in the
Mercedes-BenzR oadside Assistance Program
brochure (USA) orthe" Roadside Assis tance" section in
them aintenanc eand warrant yinfor‐
mation bookle t(Canada). Youw illfind bo thin
th ev ehicle document wallet.
Chang eofaddress or chang eofo wnership
Inthee vent of achang eofa ddress, please send
us the" Notification of address change" in the
Service and Guarantee bookle torsimply cal lthe
Mercedes-BenzC ustomer Assis tance Center
(USA) on theh otline number
1-800-FO R-MERCedes (1-800-367-63 72)o rC us‐
to mer Service (Canada )on1 -800-387-0 100. We
can then reac hy ou in atimel yfashion, if neces‐
sar y.
If yo us ellyour Mercedes, pleasel eave all litera‐
tur eint hevehicle so that it is available tothe
next owner .Ify ou ha vepur chased aused vehi‐
cle, please send us the" Notice of Pur chase of
Used Car" in theS ervice and Guarantee booklet
or simpl ycall theM ercedes-Benz Cus tomer
Assis tance Center (USA) at theh otline number
1-800-FO R-MERCedes (1-800-367-63 72)o rC us‐
to mer Service (Canada )at1 -800-387-0 100.
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Activatin gordeactivatin gseatb elta djust‐
men tviathe multimedi asystem
Multimedia sy stem:
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#Ac tivate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
Seat belt warning function fort he driver and
fron tpassen ger
The ü seat belt warning lam pinthe Instru‐
ment Displa yisareminder that all vehicle occu‐
pants mus twear their seat belts cor rectly.
The ü seatb eltw arning lam plightsupf or six
seconds af tere very engine start.
In addition,ana cousticwarning tone ma ysound.
Whe nthe driver's and front passenger door sare
closed and thed rive ra nd front passenger ha ve
fast ened their seat belts, thes eat belt warning
goes out. During
ajourne y,thes eat belt warning lightsu p
if:
RThe vehicle speed exceed s15m ph
(25 km/h) and thed rive r's or front
passenger seat belt is no tfas tened.
RThe driver or front passenger unfas tens their
seat belt while thev ehicle is in motion.
Airbags
Overvie wofair bags
1Knee air bag
2Driver's air bag
3Front passenger front air bag
4Wi ndo wcurtain air bag
5Side impact air bag
The ins tallation location of an air bag is identi‐
fi ed bytheA IRB AG symbol.
When activated, an air bag can pr ovide addi‐
tiona lprotection fort he respectiv evehicle
occupant.
AIRB AG Potentia lprotection for
…
Knee air bag Thigh,k nee and lowerleg
Driver's air bag,
front passenger
front air bag Head and
ribcage
Wi ndo wcurtain
air bag Head
Side impact air
bag Ribcage, also pelvis
for
front seato ccupants
The front passenger front air bag can onl ybe
deploy ed in an accidentift hePASSENGER AIR
38
Occupant safe ty

occupants. These measures cannotnecessarily
pr eve nt an imminent impact.
PRE-SAFE
®PLUS can implement thef ollowing
measures independentl yofeacho ther:
RTightening thes eat belts on thed rive r's seat
and front passenger seat.
RIncre asingb rake pressur ewhen thev ehicle
is stationar y.This brak eapplication is can‐
celed automaticall ywhen thev ehicle pulls
aw ay.
If an accident did no toccur ,the pre-em ptive
measures that we retake na re re versed.
Sy stem limitations
The sy stem will no tinitiat eanyaction in thef ol‐
lowing situations:
Rwhen reve rsing
The sy stem will no tinitiat eanybraking applica‐
tion in thef ollowing situations:
Rwhils tdriving
or
Rwhen entering or exitin gap arkin gspace
while using ActiveP arking Assist
Information on PRE- SAFE®Impulse Side
If an imminent side impact is de tected, PRE-
SA FE®Impulse Side can pre-emptively mo vethe
front-seat vehicle occupant's upper body
to wa rdst he center of thev ehicle. It does this by
ra pidl yinflating an air cushion in theo uter seat
side bols teroft he seat backres tonthe side on
whic hthe impact is anticipated. This increases
th ed ista nce betwee nthe door and thev ehicle
occupant.
If PRE-SAFE
®Impulse Side has been deplo yedo r
is defective, the35(6$)( ,PSXOVH 6LGH ,QRSHUD
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shown (
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Children in thev ehicle
Note sont he saf etransportation of children
&
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.
46
Occupant saf ety

RThe backrestoftheforw ard-facin gchild
re stra int sy stem mus tlie as flat as possible
agains tthe seat backres tofthe front
passenger seat. The child restra int sy stem
mus tnot to ucht he roof or be put under
st ra in by theh ead restra ints.
RIf necessar y,adjus tthe angle of thes eat
backres tand theh ead restra int position
according ly.
RAd jus tthe seat cushion inclination so that
th ef ront edg eofthe seat cushion is in the
highes tposition and ther ear edg eofthe
seat cushion is in thel owest position.
RAlwaysm akes uret hat thes houlder belt
st ra pisc orrectl yr outed from thes eat belt
outle tofthevehicle tothes houlder belt
guide on thec hild restra int sy stem. The
shoulder belt stra pm ustber outed forw ards
and down wardsf romt he seat belt outlet.
RIf necessar y,adjus tthe seat belt outle tand
th ef ront passenger seat accordingly.
RNe verp lace objects under or behind the
ch ild restra int sy stem, e.g. cushions. Alw
aysc omply wit hthe manufacturer's ins talla‐
tion and operatin ginstructions fort he child
re stra int sy stem used.
Child saf etyl oc ks
Ac tivating/deactivatin gthe child saf etyl ock
fo rt he rear doors
&
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.
&
WARNING Risk offata linjur ydue to
ex posur etoextreme heat or coldint he
ve hicle
If people –particularly children –are
ex posed toextreme heat or col dovera n
ex tende dperio doft ime,ther eisar isk of
inju ryor eve nfatal injur y.
#Neverlea ve anyone –p articularly chil‐
dren –unat tende dint hevehicle.
&
WARNING Thereisar isk of accident
and inju ryifyo ul eave children unatte n‐
de dint hevehicle
If ch ildren ar etrave ling in thev ehicle, they
could:
ROpe ndoors,t hereb yendangering other
persons or road users.
54
Occupant saf ety

SmartKey
Overvie wofSmartK eyfunctions
&
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.
ROpe rate ve hicle equipment and become
trapped, fore xamp le.
In addition,c hildren could also se tthe vehi‐
cle in motion, fore xamp le,by:
RRe leasing thep arking brake.
RShifting thea utomatic transmission out
of par kposition jor shifting manual
transmission int oneutral.
RStartin gthe engine
#When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle.
#Ne verlea ve children and animals unat‐
te nde dint hevehicle.
#Ke ep theS martK eyout of reac hofc hil‐
dren.
* NO
TEDama getothek eycaused by
magnetic fields
#Ke ep thek eyaway from strong mag‐
netic fields.
1Loc ks
2Batter ychec klamp
3Unloc ks
4Opens/closes thet runk lid
5Pa nic alarm
The Smart Keyloc ks and unlo ckst he following
components:
RThe doors
RThe trunk lid
RThe fuel filler flap
Opening and closing 57

Locking/unlockingthed rive r'sd oor wit hthe
me chanical key
%
Ifyo uw ish toloc kthe vehicle entirely using
th em echanical key,firs tp ress theb utton for
lockin gfromt he inside while thed rive r's
door is open. Then proceed toloc kthe driv‐
er's door using them echanical key.
#Insertthe mechanical keyasf ar as it will go
into opening 1inthec over.
#Pull and hold thed oor handle.
#Pull thec over on them echanical keya s
st ra ight as possible away from thev ehicle
until it releases.
#Re lease thed oor handle.
#Tounlock :tur nthe mechanical keyc ounter -
clo ckwise toposition 1.
#Tolock: turnthe mechanical keyc lock wise
to position 1.
#Carefully press thec ove rontot he loc kcylin‐
der until it engages and is seated firm ly.
Tr unk
Opening thet runk lid
&
WARNING Risk ofexhaus tgas poisoning
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses suc hascarbon monoxide. Exhaust
ga ses can enter thev ehicle interior if the
trunk li disopenw hent he engine is running,
especially if thev ehicle is in motion.
#Alw ayss witc hoffthee ngine before
opening thet runk lid.
#Ne verd rive wit hthe trunk lid open.
Opening and closing 65