brake MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS 2018 User Guide

Changing aw heel
Note sons electing, installing and re placing
tires
Mercedes -A MG ve hicles: obse rv et he no te si n
th eS upplement .O th erwise, yo um ay no tr ecog‐
niz ed an ge rs .
Yo uc an ask fo ri nformation re ga rd ing permit te d
wheel/tir ec ombinations at an authorized
Mercedes-Ben zC enter.
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WA RNING Risk of accident du etoi ncor‐
re ct dimensions of wheel sa nd tires
If wheel sa nd tires of th ew ro ng size are
ins ta lled, th ew heel brakes or wheel suspen‐
sion components ma ybed amaged.

Obser ve th ef ollowing when selecting, ins ta lling
and re placing tires:R
Onl yu se tires and wheels of th es ame type
(summer tires, winter tires, MOEx te nded
tires) and th es ame make.R
Onl yi ns tal lw heels of th es ame size on one
axle (lef ta nd ri ght).
It is onl yp ermissible to ins ta ll ad if fe re nt
whee ls iz eint he eve nt of af lat tir eino rd er
to driv etot he specialis tw or ks hop.R
Onl yi ns ta ll tires of th ec or re ct size ont ot he
wheels. R
Ve hicles with at ir ep re ssur em onitoring
sy st em: all moun te dw heels mus tbee qu ip‐
ped wit hf unctioning sensor sf or th et ire
pressur em onitoring sy st em.R
At te mp eratures belo w45° F(7° C), use win‐
te rt ires or all-seaso nt ires mar ke dM +S fo r
all wheels.
Wi nter tires bearing th e M snowflak es ym‐
bol in addition to th eM +S marking pr ov ide
th eb es tp ossible grip in wintr yr oad condi‐
tions. R
Fo rM +S tires, only use tires wit ht he same
tread. R
Obser ve th em aximum permissible speed fo r
th eM +S tires ins ta lled.
If th is is belo wt he ve hicle's maximum speed,
th is mus tbei ndicated in an appropriat el abel
in th ed ri ve r's fi eld of vision.R
Ru ninn ew tires at moderat es peed sf or th e
fi rs t60m iles (1 0 0k m).R
Re place th et ires af te rs ix ye ar satt he latest,
re ga rd less of we ar.R
When re placing with tires that do no tf ea‐
tu re ru n-flat ch arac t
eristics: ve hicles with
MOExtended tires ar en ot equipped wit ha
TIREFIT kit at th ef actor y. Equi pt he ve hicle
wit haT IREFIT kit af te rr eplacing wit ht ires
th at do no tf eatur er un- fl at ch aracteristics,
e.g .w inter tires.
Fo rm or ei nformation on wheels and tires, con‐
ta ct aq ualified specialis tw or ks hop.
Be sur etoa lso obse rv et he fo llowing fur th er
re lated subjects: R
No te sont ir ep re ssur e( →
pag e3 56) R
Ti re and Loading In fo rm atio np lacard
( →
pag e3 61 ) R
Ti re size designation, load-bea ri ng capacity,
speed ra ting and load ind ex ( →
pag e3 69)R
Ti re pressur et able ( →
pag e3 57 )
Note sonr ot ating wheels
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WA RNING Risk of inju ry th ro ugh dif fe r‐
ent whee ls izes
Inter ch anging th ef ro nt and re ar wheels if th e
wheels or tires ha ve dif fe re nt dimensions
ma ys eve re ly impair th ed ri ving ch aracteris‐
tics.
The wheel brakes or wheel suspension com‐
ponent sm ay also be damaged.

Saf et ys ys te ms
Wa rn ing/indicator lamp
Po ssible causes/consequences and P Solutions
' Brak ew arning lam p( USA)
M Brakes wa rn ing lam p( Can‐
ada) The re db ra ke sy st em wa rn ing lam pisl it while th ee ngine is ru nning.
Po ssible causes are: R
The brak ef orce boosting is malfunctioning and th eb ra king ch aracteristic sm ay be af fe cted.R
The re is insuf fi cient brak ef luid in th eb ra ke fl uid re ser vo ir.
q
WA RNING The re is ar isk of an accident if brak ef orce boosting is malfunctioning
If brak ef orce boosting is malfunctioning, increased brak ep edal fo rc em ay be necessar yf or braking .B ra king ch ar‐
acteristic sm ay be impaired. The brakin gd is ta nce in an emergency braking situatio nc an increase.

Switching profil e( DUN/PAN) .............. 291
Blue to ot h ®
audio
Ac tivating ............................................ 308
De-authorizing (de-regis te ri ng) th e
device .................................................. 308
Information .......................................... 305
Overvie w. ............................................ 30 6
Searchi ng fo rat ra ck ........................... 308
Sear ch ing fo ra nd au th orizing th e
device .................................................. 307
Selecting am usic pla ye r. .................... 308
Switching device via NFC .................... 308
Brak eA ssis tS ys te m
see BA S( Brak eA ssi st Sy st em)
Brak ef luid
No te s. .................................................. 391
Brak ef orce distribution
EB D( Elect ro nic Brak ef orce Distribu‐
tion) ..................................................... 15 9
Brakes
ABS (Anti-loc kB ra king Sy st em) ........... 15 8
Ac tiv eB ra ke Assi st .............................. 16 0
BA S( Brak eA ssi st Sy st em) .................. 15 9
Driving tip s. ......................................... 13 8 EBD (Electroni cB ra ke fo rc eD istribu‐
tion ). .................................................... 15 9
HOLD functio n. ................................... .1 75
Limited braking ef fe ct (salt-tr ea te d
ro ads) . .
................................................ 13 8
New/replaced brak ep ads/brake
discs .................................................... 13 7
No te sonb re aking-in an ew ve hicle ..... 13 7
Brakin ga ssistance
see BA S( Brak eA ssi st Sy st em)
Breakdown
Changing aw heel ................................ 37 8
Overvie woft he help function s. ............. 16
Ro adside Assis ta nce .............................. 21
To w- st artin g. ...................................... .3 50
To wing aw ay ........................................ 346
Tr ansportin gt he ve hicle ..................... .3 48
Breakdown
see Flat tire
Burmes te r ®
high-end 3D sur ro und
soun ds ys te m
Ad justing th eb alance/fader ............... .3 18
Ad justing th es ound optimization ......... 31 8 Ad justing treble ,m id-rang ea nd bass
setting s. ............................................... 31 7
Au to matic vo lume adjustment ............ .3 18
Callin gupt he sound menu .................. 31 7
Information .......................................... 31 7
Setting th es ound profile ..................... 31 8
Burmes te r ®
sur ro und soun ds ys te m .... .3 16
Ad justing th eb alance/fader ............... .3 17
Ad justing th es ound fo cus ................... 31 7
Ad justing treble ,m id-rang ea nd bass
setting s. ............................................... 31 7
Au to matic vo lume adjustment ............ .3 17
C a
llin gupt he sound menu .................. 31 6
Information ......................................... .3 16
Switching th es ur ro und soun do n/ off
.............. .............................................. .3 17
Buttons
St eering wheel .................................... 204
C
California
Impor tan ti nformatio nf or private
cus to mer sa nd lessees ......................... .2 2462
Index

Me th od of operation ........................... .1 40
Switching off/on .................................. 14 1
Electric pa rk ing brake .................... .1 55, 15 6
App ly ing automaticall y. ...................... .1 55
Applying or re leasing manuall y. .......... .1 56
Emergency braking .............................. 15 6
Re leasing automaticall y. ...................... 15 5
Electrical fuses
Befor er eplacing af use ........................ 350
Electrical fuses
see Fu ses
Electronics ............................................... 384
Emer ge ncy
Overvie woft he help function s. ............. 16
Saf et yv es t. ......................................... 334
Eme rg ency braking ................................ .1 56
Emer ge ncy call sy st em
Mercedes-Benz mbrace ®
(USA) .......... .2 87
Emer ge ncy engine st art ......................... 350
Emer ge ncy operation mode
St artin gt he ve hicle ............................. 13 6 Emer ge ncy re lease
Tr unk lid (from inside) .................... .. ...... 71
Emer ge ncy Te nsioning Devices
Ac tivation .............................................. 32
Energy consum pt ion
SmartK ey ............................................... 58
Engine
EC Os ta rt /s to pf unction ..................... .1 40
Engine numbe r. .................................. .3 86
Ju mp -s ta rt ing ...................................... 342
St artin g( eme rg ency operation
mode) ......... ..... .................................... 13 6
St ar tin g( Re mo te Online) ..................... 13 6
St artin g( st art/ st op button) ................ .1 35
Switching of f( st art/ st op button) ........ 14 9
Engine data
Displaying ............................................ 14 2
Engine number ........................................ 386
Engine oil ................................................ .3 23
Ad ding ................................................ .3 23
Ad ditives ............................................ .3 90
Capacity .............................................. 391
Che ck ing th eo il le ve lu sing th eo il
dipstic k. .............................................. 323 MB- Fr eigabe or MB-Appr ov al .............. .3 91
Quality ................................................. 391
ESP ®
Crosswind Assis t. ................................ 15 9
ESP ®
(Electronic St ability Prog ra m)
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .1 59
Exhaus tp ipes (Care) ............................... 329
Exterior lighting
Ca re .................................................... 329
Ex te ri or lighting
see Lights
External device
Lockin g. .............................................. .2 43
Eyeglasses co mp artme nt ......................... 99
F
Fa tigue de te ction
see AT TENTION ASSIST
Fa ult message
see Displ ay messa ge
Favo ri te s
Ad ding ................................................ .2 33Index 47 1

Gearshif tp addles
see St eering wheel paddle shif te rs
Gearshif tr ecommendation .................... 14 6
Genuin ep arts ............................................ 19
Genuin ew ood (Care) .............................. .3 31
Glide mode ............................................... 14 6
Glo ve box
Air ve nt ................................................ 13 3
Locking/unlocking ................................ 99
H
Handbrake
see Electric parking brake
Handling ch aracteristics (unusual) ....... 354
HANDS-FRE EA CCESS ................................ 69
Haza rd wa rn ing lights ............................ .1 16
Head re st ra int .......................................... .8 8
Fr ont (adjusting manually) ..................... 88
Fr ont (luxur yh ead re st ra int ). ................ .8 9
Re ar (adjusting) .................................... .9 0
Re ar (in st alling/removing) .................... .9 0 Head-up Display ....................................... 21 3
Ad justing brightness (on-board com‐
pu te r) ................................................... 21 3
Ad justing displa ye le ments (on-board
compu te r) ............................................ 21 3
Fu nctio n. .............................................. 21 4
Menu (on-boar dc omputer) .................. 21 3
Setting th ep osition (on-boar dc om‐
puter) ................................................... 21 3
Switching on/of f. ................................ 21 5
Using th em emor yf unction .................. .9 6
Heating
see Climat ec ontrol
High-beam flasher ................................... 11 5
High-beam headlamps
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .1 15
Ad aptiv eH ighbeam Assis t. .................. .1 17
Hill st ar ta ssi st ........................................ 17 5
HOLD function ......................................... 17 5
Ac tivating/deactiv ating ...................... .1 75
Fu ncti o n/no te s. ................................... 17 5
Hood
Fu nctio n( ac tiv eh ood) ......................... 320
Opening/closing ................................. 320 Re settin g( activ eh ood) ........................ 320
Hooking th el uggag en et ........................ 10 3
Hotspot
Setting up (Wi-Fi) ................................. 24 1
I
Identification pla te
Engine ................................................. 386
Re frigerant .......................................... 393
Ve hicle ................................................ 386
Ignition
Switching on (S ta rt /S to pb utton) ........ 13 4
Ignition ke y
see SmartK ey
Immobilizer ................................................ 81
Indicator lamp
see Wa rn ing/indicator lamps
Individual driv ep ro gr am
Configuring .......................................... 14 2
Selecting ............................................. 14 2
Instrument clus te r
see Instrument Display
see Wa rn ing/indicator lamps Index 47 3

Pa rk ing aid
see Pa rk ing Assis tP ARKTRONIC
Pa rk ing Assist
Maneuvering assis ta nce ...................... 19 3
Pa rk ing Assis tP ARKTRON IC .................. .1 79
Ad justing wa rn ing to nes ...................... 18 2
Fu nctio n. ............................................. 17 9
Sid ei mp ac tp ro te ction ........................ 18 0
Switching of f. ....................................... 18 1
Switching on ........................................ 18 1
Sy st em limitations .............................. .1 79
Pa rk ing assistance sy st ems
see Ac tiv eP arking Assist
Pa rk ing brake
see Electric parkin gb ra ke
Pa rk ing lights .......................................... .1 14
Pa rk ing position
Outside mir ro rs ................................... 12 3
St oring th ep osition of th ep assenger
outside mir ro ru sing re ve rs eg ear ........ 12 4
PA SSENGER AIR BA Gs tatus displa y
se eA utomati cf ro nt passenger front
air bag shutoff Pa yl oad
Calculation ex ample ............................ 363
De te rm inin gt he maximum .................. 362
Pe destrian pr ot ection
see Ac tiv eh oo d( pede st ri an pr ot ection)
Pe rf ume
see Fr agranc es ys te m
Pe rf ume atomizer
Setting ................................................ .1 30
Pe rf ume vial
see Fr agranc es ys te m
Pe ri od out of use
Ac tivating/deactivating st andby
mode .................................................. .1 57
Pe rm itted to wing me th ods ... ................. .3 45
Pe rs ona
lization
see User profile
Pe ts in the ve hicle .................................... .5 6
Phone book
see Contacts
Pictur ef ormats
se eV ideo mode Pictur es et ti ngs
see Vi deo mode
PIN pr ot ection
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .2 44
Plastic trim (Care) ................................... 331
Playbac ko pt ions
Selectin g. ............................................ 300
POI symbols
Cus to m. ............................................... 269
Po we rs upp ly
Switching on (S ta rt /S to pb utton) ........ 13 4
Po we rw asher (care) ............................... 327
PRE-SAFE ®
(anticipator yo ccupant
pr ot ection) ................................................ .4 5
Fu nctio n. ............................................... 45
PRE-SAFE ®
Sound ................................. 45
Re ve rs ing th em easures ........................ 45
PRE-SAFE ®
Impulse Side ........................... 46
Ac tivation .............................................. 32
Fu nctio n. ............................................... 46480
Index

Ve hicl eo peration
Outside th eU SA or Canada .................. .2 1
Ve hicl ep osition
Tr ansmittin g. ...................................... .2 39
Ve hicl et ool kit ........................................ 336
TIREFIT kit .......................................... .3 36
To wing ey e. ......................................... 349
Ve ntilating
Con ve nience opening ............................ 74
Ve ntilation
see Climat ec ont ro l
Ve nts
see Air ve nts
Vi deo mode .............................................. 303
Ac tivating ............................................ 301
Ac tivating/deactivating full-screen
mod e. .................................................. 303
Overvie w. ........................................... .3 02
Settings ............................................... 303
VIN ............................................................ 386
Identification pla te .............................. 386
Sea t. .................................................... 386
Wi ndshield ........................................... 386 Vi sibility
Defrosting th ew indo ws ....................... 13 0
Wi ndshield hea te r. ............................... 13 2
Vo ice command types (Voice Control
Sy st em) .................................................... .2 17
Vo ice Control Sy st em .............................. 21 6
Application specific vo ice command s. .2 17
Au dible help function s. ........................ 21 8
Entering numbe rs ................................ 21 8
Global vo ice command s. ...................... 21 7
Impr ov ing speec hq ualit y. .................... 21 8
La ngu
a ge settin g. ................................ 21 8
Media pla ye rv oice commands ............ 224
Messag ev oice commands .................. 226
Multifunction st eering wheel (operat‐
ing) ...................................................... 21 6
Na vigation vo ice command s. .............. .2 20
Operable function s. ............................ .2 17
Operating saf et y. ................................ .2 16
Ra dio vo ice command s. ...................... 22 3
Swit ch vo ice command s. .................... .2 18
Te lephon ev oice controls .................... .2 22
Te xt messa ge vo ice command s. .......... 22 6
Ty pes of vo ice command s. .................. .2 17
Ve hicle vo ice command s. .................... 22 7 Vo ice prom pt ing .................................. .2 17
W
Wa rn ing lamp
see Wa rn ing/indicator lamps
Wa rn ing sy st em
see AT A( an ti-thef ta la rm sy st em)
Wa rn ing/indicator lamp
% AB Sw arning lam p. ...................... 44 5
' Brak ew arning lam p( USA) .......... .4 43
M Brakes wa rn ing lam p( Canada) .... 44 3