air condition MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS 2017 Owners Manual

This dat aisofane xc lusivel yt echnical nature
and can be used to :R
Assi st in de te cting and re ctifying malfunc‐
tions and defects. R
Analyze ve hicle functions, e.g. af te rana cci‐
dent. R
Optimize ve hicle functions.
The dat ac anno tbeu sed to trace th ev ehicle's
mo ve ments.
When yo ur ve hicle is serviced, te ch nica li nforma‐
tio nc an be re ad from th ee ve nt da ta memory
and malfunction dat am emor y.
Service si nclude, fo re xa mp le:R
Re pair servicesR
Service processes R
Wa rr ant yc ases
The ve hicle is re ad out by emplo ye es of th e
service networ k( including th em anufacturer)
using special diagnostic devices. Yo uc an obtain
mor ei nformation th ere, if requ ired. Af te ram alfunction has been re ctified, th ei nfor‐
mation is dele te df ro mt he malfunction memory
or is continuall yo ve rw ri tten.
When operating th ev ehicle, situations ar ec on‐
ceivable in whic ht his te ch nica ld ata, in co nn ec‐
tion wit ho th er information (if necessar y, af te r
consultation wi th an authorize de xpe rt ), could be
traced to ap erson.
Examples include: R
Ac cident re ports R
Damag etot he ve hicleR
Wi tnes ss ta te ments
Fu rt her additional functions th at ha ve been con‐
tractuall ya greed upon wit ht he cus to mer all ow
cer ta in ve hicle dat atobec on ve ye dbyt he ve hi‐
cle as we ll. The additional function si nclude, fo r
ex ample, ve hicle location in case of an emer‐
ge ncy.
COMAND/mbrace
If th ev ehicle is equipped wit hC OMAND or
mbrace, additional dat aa bout th ev ehicle's oper‐
at ion
, th eu se of th ev ehicle in cer ta in situations, and th el ocation of th ev ehicle ma ybec ompiled
th ro ugh CO MAND or th em brace sy st em.
Ad ditional information can be fo und in th em ulti‐
media sy st em section and/or th em brace Te rm s
and Conditions.
Event data re corders
This ve hicle is equipped wit hane ve nt da ta
re corder (EDR). The mai np urpose of an ED Ri s
to re cord, in cer ta in crash or near crash-lik es it‐
uations, suc hasana ir bag deployment or hitting
ar oad obs ta cle ,d at aw hic hw ill assis tinu nder‐
st anding ho wav ehicle's sy st ems per fo rm ed.
The ED Risd esigned to re cor dd at ar elated to
ve hicle dynamics and saf et ys ys te ms fo ras hort
period of time, typically 30 seconds or less.
The EDR in th is ve hicle is designed to re cord
su ch dat aa s: R
Ho wv arious sy st ems in yo ur ve hicle we re
operating; R
Whe th er or no tt he driver and passenger
saf et yb elt sw er eb uckled/fas te ned;R
Ho wf ar (i fata ll )t he driver wa sd epressing
th ea ccelerator and/or brak ep edal; and,General no te s 27

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EBD ( E lectronic B rak ef orce D istribution)
( →
pag e1 52)R
ESP ®
( E lectronic S ta bility P ro gram)
( →
pag e1 49)R
DRIVE PIL OT ( →
pag e1 65)R
HOLD function ( →
pag e1 68)R
St eering Pilo t( →
pag e1 65)R
Pa rk ing Pilo t( →
pag e1 79)R
PA RKTRONI C( →
pag e1 72 )R
Re ve rs ing camera ( →
pag e1 74 )R
Cruise control ( →
pag e1 57 )R
Blind Spo tA ssi st and Ac tiv eB lind Spo tA ssi st
( →
pag e1 88)R
Tr af fi cS ign Assi st ( →
pag e1 86)
Fu nctions of ABS (anti-loc kb ra king sy st em)
AB Sr egulates th eb ra ke pressur einc ri tical driv‐
ing situations: R
During braking, th ew heels ar ep re ve nted
from blocking ,e .g. due to maximu mf ull-s to p
braking or insuf fi cient traction of th et ires. R
Ve hicle st eerability while braking is ensured. R
ABS is activ ef ro ms peeds of appr ox .5m ph
(8 km/h).
If AB Si nter ve nes when braking, yo uw ill fe el a
pulsing in th eb ra ke pedal. The pulsating brake
pedal can be an indication of hazardous ro ad
condition sa nd can ser ve as ar eminder to ta ke
ex tr ac ar ew hile driving.
Sy st em borders
AB Sm ay be impaired or ma yn ot function if a
malfunction has occur re da nd th ey ellow %
ABS wa rn ing lam pl ight supc ontinuousl yint he
instrument clus te ra ft er th ee ngine is st ar te d.
Fu nction of BA S( Brak eA ssis tS ys te m)
q
WA RNING Risk of an accident caused by
am alfunctio ninB AS (Brak eA ssi st Sys‐
te m)
If BA Sism alfunctioning ,t he braking dis ta nce
ma yi ncrease in an eme rg ency braking situa‐
tion.

ro ad, th ev ehicle fo llo ws up to 30 seconds
behind th ev ehicle ahead, without th ed ri ve r
needing to inter ve ne. If an ob st acle is de te cted
in front of th ev ehicle during th ed ri ving-of fp ro ‐
cedure, at akeo ve rw arning is given. Ac celeration
is re duced, th ed ri ve risg iven av isual and acous‐
tic wa rn ing and mus ts to pt he ve hicle before
re achin gt he obs ta cle or ta ke ev asiv ea ction.
Ve hicles with th eD ri ving Assistance Pa ck ‐
age: In conjunction wit hn av igatio ns ys te ms, Dis‐
ta nce Pilo tD ISTRONIC pr eve nts prohibi te do ve r‐
ta king on th er ight at speeds ove r50m ph
(80 km/h) in ri ght-hand traf fi ca nd ov er ta king on
th el ef tinl eft-side tra ff ic on highw ay sa nd high-
speed major ro ads.
If yo ua ct iv at et he tur ns ignal indicator to ch ange
lanes, th ev ehicle will accelerat em or eb ri skly to
th es et speed under th ef ollowing conditions:R
Dis tan ce Pil ot DISTRONI Ci sa cti va te d.R
If th ed ri ving speed is higher th an 45 mp h
(70 km/h). R
If th ed ri ve ns peed drops belo wt he st ored
speed. R
If th et ra ff ic situation in th eo ve rt akin gl ane
permit sas af el ane ch ange.
Ve hicles with Drivin gA ssistanc eP ac ka ge
and Tr af fi cS ign Assis t: Di st anc eP ilot
DI ST RO NIC also has th eS peed Limit Pilo tf unc‐
tion .T his function can be con fi gured in th em ul‐
timedia sy st em. If ac hang eint he speed limit is
de te cte d and Dis ta nce Pilo tD ISTRONIC is acti va ‐
te d, Dis ta nce Pilo tD ISTRONIC assumes th is new
speed.
The driven speed is adap te dw hen th ev ehicle is
le ve lw it ht he tra ff ic signs. The speed limit dis‐
pla yint he Instrument Displa yisa lw ay su pda te d
when th ev ehicle is le ve lw it ht he tra ff ic sign.
If th eD is ta nce Pilo tD ISTRONIC ha sb ee np ut
int op as si ve mode by pressing th ea ccelerator
pedal, onl ys peed limits whic ha re higher th an
th es et speed ar ea dop te d.
Pulling th ec ru ise control le ve rw il ls et th ed is‐
pla ye ds peed limit as th es peed, pr ov ided th at:R
The Speed Limit Pilo th as been activated in
th em ultimedia sy st em and R
Dis ta nce Pilo tD ISTRONIC ha sb ee na cti va ‐
te d.
If no speed limit is displa ye dw hen th el ev er is
operated, th es peed se tbyt he driver is adop te d.
Driv ep ro gr am
The DY NA MIC SELECT switc ha llo ws yo ut o
ch ang et he driving st yl eofD is ta nce Pilot
DISTRONIC .D epending on whic hd ri ve program
is selected ,t he driving ch aracteristic sc an be
ge ared to wa rd sf uel econom y, comfor to r
dynami cp er fo rm anc e( →
pag e1 34).
Sy st em limitations
Dis ta nce Pilo tD ISTRONIC is acti ve in th e0 mp h
(0 km/h) to 12 0m ph (200 km/h) speed ra nge.
Ve hicles with th eD ri ving Assistance Pa ck ‐
age : Di
s ta nce Pilo tD ISTRONIC is acti ve in th e
0m ph (0 km/h) to 13 0m ph (2 10 km/h) speed
ra nge.
The sy st em ma ybei mp aired or ma yn ot function
in th ef ollowing situations: R
in sno w, ra in, fo g, heavy spr ay ,ift her ei s
gl are, in direct sunlight or in great ly va ry ing
light conditions.16 0
Driving and pa rk ing

th e ç symbol is displa ye dc yc licall yw hen th e
ve hicle is re ady to pull aw ay .
Ve hicles with Spee dL imit Pilo t: If as peed
limi tisa utomatical ly adop te d, th is is shown as
th es to re ds peed wit ht he ê symbol.
Operating Distance Pilo tD ISTRONIC
q
WA RNING Risk of accident if de te ction
function of Dis ta nce Pilo tD ISTRONIC is
impaired
The Dis ta nce Pilo tD ISTRONIC does not
re act: R
To people or animals.R
To st ationar yo bstacles on th er oad, e.g.
st opped or par ke dv ehicles (vehicles with‐
out th eD ri ving Assis ta nce Pa ck age).R
To st ationar yo bstacles on th er oad, e.g.
st opped or par ke dv ehicles, if conditions
ar en ot suf fi cient to enable de te ction
(vehicle sw it ht he Driving Assis ta nce
Pa ck age).R
To oncoming ve hicles and crossing traf‐
fi c. As ar esult, Dis ta nce Pilo tD ISTRONIC may
nei th er giv ew arning sn or inter ve ne in su ch
situations.

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When th es ys te misa ctivel ys te ering, th e
è symbol is shown in green in th em ulti‐
function displa y.
St eering Pilo ts ys te ml imitations
St eering Pilo th as al imited st eering to rque fo r
lateral guidance. In some cases ,t he st eering
inter ve ntio ni sn ot su ff icien ttok eep th ev ehicle
in th el ane.
If de te ction of lane markings and ve hicles ahead
is impaired, St eering Pilo ts witches to passive
mode. The è symbol in th em ultifunction dis‐
pla yiss hown in gr ay .T he sy st em pr ov ides no
suppor tint his case.
The sy st em ma ybei mp aired or ma yn ot function
in th ef ollowing situations:R
If th er eisp oor visibility ,e .g. due to insuf fi ‐
cient illumination of th er oad, or due to sno w,
ra in, fo gors pr ay .R
If th er eisg lare, e.g. from oncoming traf fi c,
di re ct sunlight or re fl ection from ot her ve hi‐
cles (e.g. if th er oad sur fa ce is we t).R
If th ew indshield is dirty ,f ogged up, damaged
or co ve re d, fo ri ns ta nce by as tic ke r, in th e
vicinity of th ec amera. R
If no, or se ve ra l, unclear lane markings are
presen tf or one lane, e.g. in ac onstruction
area. R
If th el ane marking sa re wo rn aw ay ,d ar ko r
co ve re du p, e.g. by dir tors no w.R
If th ed is ta nce to th ev ehicle in front is to o
small and th el ane markings th us canno tb e
de te cted. R
If th el ane marking sc hang eq uickl y, e.g.
lanes branc ho ff ,c ro ss one ano th er or
mer ge . R
If th er oad is nar ro wa nd winding.R
if th er ea re highly va ri able shade conditions
on th er oad. R
Obs ta cle ss uc hast ra ff ic wa rn ing sign sl oca‐
te dont he lane or projecting out int ot he lane
ar en ot de te cted.
The sy st em does no tp ro vide assis ta nce in th e
fo llowing conditions: R
On ve ry shar pb ends.R
When to wing at ra iler. R
If yo ua ctivel yc hang el ane without swit ch ing
on th et ur ns ignal indicator. R
If yo us wit ch on th et ur ns ignal indicator and
th ec onditions fo ra ctivating Ac tiv eL an e
Chang eA ssi st ar en ot fulfilled.
Information on th eS te ering Pilot
St eering Pilo tiso nl yana id. Yo ua re re sponsible
fo rt he dis ta nce to th ev ehicle in front, fo rv ehi‐
cle speed, fo rb ra king in good time and fo rs ta y‐
ing in yo ur lane .B efor ec hanging lanes, make
sur et hat th en eighboring lane is free (shoulder
view).
Ac tiv eL an eC hang eA ssis t

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Yo uh av ea dop te das porty driving st yl ew ith
high cornering speeds or high ra te sofa ccel‐
eration. R
ESP ®
is deactivated.R
When driving wit hat ra ile r, th ee lectrical con‐
nection to th et ra iler has been cor re ctly
es ta blished.R
If al oss of tir ep re ssur eorad efectiv et ire
has been de te cted and displ ay ed.
The sy st em ma ybei mp aired or ma yn ot function
in th ef ollowing situations:R
Ther eisp oor visibilit y, e.g. due to insuf fi cient
illumination of th er oad, highly va ri able shade
conditions, or due to ra in, sno w, fo gorh eavy
spr ay .R
Ther eisg lare, e.g. from th es un, re fl ections
or oncoming tra ff ic.R
Ther eisd ir tont he windshield in th ev icinity
of th em ultifunction camer aort he camer ai s
fo gged up, damaged or obscured.R
No or se ve ra l, unclear lane markings are
presen tf or one lane, e.g. in ac onstruction
area. R
The lane markings ar ew orn, dar korc ov ered.R
The dis ta nce to th ev ehicle in front is to o
small and th el ane markings th us canno tb e
de te cted. R
The lane markings ch ang eq uickl y, e.g. lanes
branc ho ff ,c ro ss one ano th er or mer ge .R
The ro ad is ve ry nar ro wa nd winding.
Ve hicles with Drivin gA ssistanc eP ac ka ge or
Driving Assistance Plus Pa ck age: Ac tiv eL an e
Ke eping Assis tu ses ra dar sensor stom onitor
se ve ra la re as around th ev ehicle. If th er adar
senso rs in th er ear bumper ar ed irt y
or co ve re d
wit hs no w, th es ys te mm ay be impaired or may
no tf unction .Ifano bs ta cle in th el ane in which
yo ua re dr ivin gh as been de te cted, no lane-cor‐
re cting brak ea ppli cation occu rs .
Ac tivatin gA cti ve Lan eK eeping Assist
q
WA RNING Risk of accident despi te
wa rn ing from Ac tiv eL an eK eeping Assist
Al ane-cor re cting brak ea ppli cation cannot
al wa ys bring th ev ehicle bac ki nt ot he origi‐
nal lane.

Ad justin gt he treble ,m id- ra ng ea nd
bass
Burmes te r ®
high-end 3D sur ro und
soun ds ys te m. ..................................... 27 6
Burmes te r ®
sur ro und soun ds ys te m. .. .2 75
Air bag
Ac tivation .............................................. 31
Belt ai rb ag ............................................ 35
AI RB OD YC ONT RO L ................................ 16 9
Setting ................................................. 17 1
Suspensio n. ......................................... 16 9
Air conditioning sy st em
see Climat ec ontrol
Air distribution ........................................ 12 2
Air freshener sy st em
see Fr ag ra nce sy st em
Air suspension
see AIR BO DY CO NTROL
Air ve nts ................................................... 12 5
Ad justing (front) .................................. 12 5
Ad justing (rea rp as senger compart‐
ment) ................................................... 12 6
Glo ve bo x. ............................................ 12 6 Air ve nts
see Air ve nts
Ai r- re circulation mode ............................ 12 3
Airb ag
Fr ont airbag .......................................... .3 7
Ins tal lation locations ............................ .3 7
Knee airbag ........................................... 37
Overvie w. .............................................. 37
Pr ot ection ............................................. .3 8
Re duced pr ot ection ............ ..... ............. .3 9
Si
d ea ir ba g. ........................................... 37
Wi ndo wa ir ba g. ...................................... 37
Air fl ow ...................................................... 12 2
AIRP ANEL (Care) ................ ...................... 287
Alarm
see Pa nic alarm
Alar ms ys te m
see Anti- th ef tp ro te ction
Ambient lighting ...................................... 11 5
Android Au to ™
Connecting am obile phon e. ................ 24 5
Ending ................................................. 24 6
Overvie w. ............................................ 24 5 Sound settings .................................... 24 5
Anti-thef tp rote ction ................................ .7 9
ATA (Anti-Thef tA lar ms ys te m) ............... 79
Deactivating th ea lar m( AT A) ................. 80
Immobilizer ............................................ 79
Appl eC arPlay™
Connecting an iPhone ®
....................... 24 4
Ending ................................................ .2 45
Overvie w. ............................................ 24 4
Sound settings .................................... 24 4
Asht ra y
Fr ont center console ........................... 10 5
Re ar passenger compartment ............ .1 05
Assistance gr aphic
Menu (on-boa rd compu te r) .................. 19 8
ASS YS TP LU S ........................................... 27 7
Batter yd is connection period s. ............ 27 8
Displ ay ing th es ervice due dat e. .......... 27 7
Re gular service wo rk ........................... 27 7
Special service requ irements .............. 27 7
ASS YS TP LU Ss ervice in te rv al display ... 27 7
ATA (Ant i-Thef tA lar ms ys te m )
Deactivatin gt he alar m. ......................... 80 Index 41 3

Ra diator shutters
see AIRPANEL (Care)
Ra dio
Ac tivating ............................................ 268
Calling up th es ta tio nl is t. .................... 27 0
Commands (Voice Control Sy st em) ..... 21 3
Del et es ta tio n. .................................... .2 70
Direct frequency entr y. ....................... 27 0
Displ ay ing informatio n. ........................ 27 1
Editing st atio np re sets ........................ .2 70
Menu (on-boa rd compu te r) .................. 201
Moving st ations .................................. .2 70
Overvie w. ............................................ 269
Sear ch ing fo rs tations ........................ .2 70
Setting as ta tio n. ................................ .2 70
Setting th ef re qu ency band ................. 27 0
St oring st ations .................................. .2 70
Switching HD ra dio on/of f. ................ .2 70
Ta gging music trac ks ........................... 27 1
To displa yr adio te xt ............................. 27 1
Ra dio st ation list
Calling up ............................................ 27 0
Ra dio st ations
Dial (on-boa rd compu te r) ..................... 201 Ra in closing function
Slidin gs unroof ...................................... .7 6
Ra nge ........................................................ 19 9
Re ading l am p
see Interior lighting
Re ar door (child saf et yl ock) .................... 52
Re ar fo gl ight ............................................ 111
Re ar seat
see Seat
Re ar vie wc amera
Fu nctio n. .............................................. 17 4
Re ar window
Ro ller sun blind ...................................... 69
Re ar windo wh eater ................................ 12 2
Re ar-vie wm ir ro r
see Outside mir ro rs
Re frigerant (air conditioning sy st em)
No te s. ................................................. 349
Re fueling
Re fueling th ev ehicle ........................... 13 8
Re porting malfunction sr ele va nt to
saf et y .......................................................... 25 Re scue card ............................................... 26
Re se tf unction (multimedia sy st em) .... .2 32
Re st oring (factor ys et ti ngs)
see Re se tf unction (multimedia sy st em)
Re st ra int sy st em
Children ................................................ .4 5
Fu nctio ninana ccident ........................ .3 1
Fu nctionality .......................................... 31
Malfunction .......................................... .3 1
Pr ot ection ............................................. .3 0
Re duced pr ot ection .............................. .3 0
Sy st em self-tes t. ................................... .3 1
Wa rn ing lam p. .. ...................................... 31
Re st ri ct ion s
In te rn et connection ............................ .2 49
Re ve rs eg ear
Selecting ...... .. ..................................... 13 6
Re ve rs ing camera
Car e. .................................................. .2 87
Openin gt he camer ac ov er .... .. ............. 17 9
RF transmitters
see Tw o-w ay ra dios
Rims (Care) .............................................. 287430
Index