belt MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS 2018 Owner's Manual

Preceding letter 1 :R
Wi th out :p assenger ve hicle tires according to
Europea nm an ufactu ri ng st andards.R
"P": passenger ve hicle tires according to US
manufacturing st andards.R
"LT": light truc kt ires accordin gtoUSm anu‐
fa cturing st andards.R
"T": compact emer ge ncy spa re wheels with
high tir ep re ssur et hat ar eo nly designe df or
te mp orar yu se in an emer ge ncy.
Aspec tr atio 3 :
Ra tio betwee nt ir eh eight and tir ew id th in per‐
cent (ti re height divided by tir ew id th ).
Tir ec od e 4 (ti re type):R
"R "r adial tireR
"D": bias ply tire R
"B": bias belted tires R
"ZR": ra dial tir ew it ham aximum speed abo ve
14 9m ph (240 km/h) (optional) Rim diame te r 5 :
The diam et er of th eb ead seat (no tt he diame te r
of th er im fl ange). The ri md iame te riss pecified
in inches (in).
Load-bearing index 6 :
Numerical code th at specifies th em aximum
load-bearing capacity of at ir e( e.g. "91" cor re ‐
sponds to 13 56 lbs (6 15 kg )).
The load-bearing capacity of th et ir em us tbea t
leas th alf th ep ermissible axle load of yo ur ve hi‐
cle. Do no to ve rl oad th et ires by exc eeding th e
specified load limit.
See also: R
Maximum permissible load on th eT ir ea nd
Loading In fo rm atio np lacar d( →
pag e3 61 )R
Maximum tir el oad ( →
pag e3 68 )R
Load ind ex
Speed ra ting 7 :
Specifie st he appr ov ed maximum speed of th e
tire.

Inde xS pee dr ating
ZR...Y 1
up to 18 6m ph (300 km/h)
ZR...(..Y) 1
ove r1 86 mp h( 300 km/h )
ZR 1
ove r1 49 mp h( 24 0k m/h)R
Specifying th es peed ra ting as th e" ZR" index
in tir ec ode 4 is optional fo rt ires up to
18 6m ph (300 km/h).R
If yo ur tir ec od e 4 includes "ZR" and th ere
is no speed ra ting 7 ,f ind out what th em ax‐
imum speed is from th et ir em anufacturer.R
If load-bearing index 6 and speed ra ting 7
ar einb ra ck et s, th em aximum speed ra ting of
yo ur tir eisa bo ve 18 6m ph (300 km/h). To
fi nd ou tt he maximum speed, ask th et ire
manufacturer. All-weather tires and winter tires
Inde xS pee dr ating
QM +S 2
up to 10 0m ph (160 km/h)
TM +S 2
up to 11 8m ph (190 km/h)
HM +S 2
up to 13 0m ph (2 10 km/h)
VM +S 2
up to 14 9m ph (240 km/h)
Wi nter tires bear th e M snowflak es ymbol
and fulfill th er equirements of th eR ubber Manu‐
fa cturer sA ssociation (RMA) and th eR ubber
Associatio nofC anada (RAC) re ga rd ing th et ire
traction on sno w.
Load index 8 : R
No specification given: st andar dl oad (SL)
tire R
"XL" or "Extra Load": ex tr al oa dt ir eorr ein‐
fo rc ed tire R
"Light Load": light load tire R
"C", "D", "E": al oad ra ng et hat depe nd so n
th em aximum load th at th et ir ec an car ry at a
cer ta in pressure
Definition of term sf or ti re sa nd loading
Ti re stru ctu re and ch aracteristics: describes
th en umber of la ye rs or th en umber of ru bber-
coated belts in th et ir ec on ta ct su rf ace and th e
tir ew all. These ar em ade of st eel, ny lon, poly‐
es te ra nd ot her materials.
Bar: metric unit fo rt ir ep re ssu re .
14 .5038 pounds per squar ei nc h( ps i) and
10 0k ilopasca l( kPa) is th ee qu ivalent of one bar.
DO T( Department of Tr anspo rt ation): DO T-
mar ke dt ires fulfill th er equirements of th e
US Department of Tr anspor ta tio n.
Av erag ew eight of th ev ehicle occupants: th e
numbe rofv ehicle occupants fo rw hi ch th ev ehi‐
cle is designed, multiplied by 15 0lb( 68 kg ).
1
"ZR" st ated in th et ir ec ode.2
Or "M+S M "f or winter tires Wheels and tires 37 1

Seat belts
Wa rn ing/indicator lamp
Po ssible causes/consequences and P Solutions
v Seat belt wa rn ing lamp
light su p Af te rt he engine is st ar te d, th er ed seat belt wa rn ing lam pl ight supf or six seconds.
In addition, an acoustic wa rn ing to ne ma ys ound.
The sea tb el tw arning lam pr emind st he driver and front passenger to fast en th eir seat belts.

At te ntion assistant
see AT TENTION ASSIST
Au dio mode
Ac tivating media mod e. ....................... 298
Connecting USB devices ..................... 300
Co py ri ght ............................................. 297
Information .......................................... 296
Inserting/ re moving an SD car d. ......... .2 98
Medi as ea rc h. ...................................... 303
Overvie w. ............................................ 299
Pa use and pla ybac kf unction .............. .3 00
Selecting at ra ck ................................. 300
Selecting playba ck options .................. 300
Tr ac kl is t. ............................................ .3 00
Au th orized wo rk shop
see Qualified specialis tw or ks hop
Au to matic distanc ec on trol
se eA ctiv eD is ta nce Assi st DISTRONIC
Au to matic drivin gl ig hts .......................... 11 5
Au to matic engine st ar t( EC Os tart/
sto pf unction) .......................................... 14 0
Au to matic fron tp assen ge rf ro nt air
bag shu to ff ........................................... 41 ,4 2
PA SSENGER AIR BA Gi ndicator lam p. .... 42 Au to matic front-passenger fron ta ir
bag deacti va tio ns ys te m .......................... .4 1
Fu nctio noft he automatic front
passenger air bag shutof f. .................... .4 1
Au to matic lateral suppor ta djustment
Setting ................................................... 91
Au to matic mir ro rf olding function
Ac tiv ating /deactivating ...................... .1 24
Au to mati
c transmission
DIRECT SELEC Tl eve r. .......................... 14 3
Driv ep ro gram displa y. ......................... 14 2
Driv ep ro gram s. ................................... 14 2
DY NA MIC SELECT switc h. ................... 14 2
Engaging driv ep osit io n. ...................... 14 5
Engaging re ve rs eg ear ........................ .1 44
Kickdown ............................................. 14 6
Manual ge arshiftin g. ............................ 14 5
Selecting par kp osition ........................ 14 4
Shifting to neutral ................................ 14 4
St eering wheel paddle shif te rs ............ 14 5
Tr ansmission position displa y. ............ .1 43
Tr ansmission position s. ...................... .1 43 B
BA S( Brak eA ssis tS ys te m) .................... .1 59
Battery
SmartK ey ............................................... 59
Batter y( ve hicle)
Charging .............................................. 342
Ju mp -s tar ting ...................................... 342
No te s. ................................................. 340
Belt
see Seat belts
Belt air bag
Ac tivation .............................................. 32
Fu nction/no te s. ................................... .3 6
Blind Spo tA ssis t ..................................... 19 7
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .1 99
Fu nctio n. ............................................. 19 7
Sy st em limitations .............................. .1 97
Blo we r
see Clima te control
Blue to ot h ®
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .2 39
Setting up an Interne tc onnection ....... 290
Settings ............................................... 239 Index 461

see PRE-SAFE ®
(anticipator yo ccu‐
pant pr ot ection)
see PRE-SAFE ®
Impulse Side
see PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS (anticipatory
occupant pr ot ection plus)
see Re st ra int sy st em
see Seat belts
Odome te r
see To ta ld is ta nce
Oil
see Engine oil
On-boar dc om puter ................................. 21 3
Assi st anc eg ra phic men u. .................. .2 08
Displaying th es ervice due dat e. .......... 31 9
Media menu ......................................... 21 2
Menu designs ...................................... 21 4
Menus ................................................ .2 04
Multifunction displa y. .......................... 206
Na vigation sy st em menu ..................... .2 10
Operating ............................................ 204
Ra dio menu .......................................... 21 1
Service menu ...................................... 207
Te lephon em en u. ................................ .2 12
Tr ip men u. .......................................... .2 08 On-boa rd diagno st ics inter fa ce
see Diagno st ics connection
Open-source software .............................. 29
Opening th et ru nk lid using yo ur fo ot
HANDS-FREE AC CES S. .......................... 69
Operating fl uids
Ad ditives (fuel) .................................... 390
Brak ef luid .................... ... ................... .3 91
Coolan t( engine) .. .......................... .. .... 392
Engin eo il ............................................ 390
Fu el (gasoline) .................................... .3 89
No te s. ................................................. 388
Re frigerant (ai rc onditioning sy st em) ... 393
Wi ndshield wa sher fl uid ...................... 393
Ope ra tin gs af et y
Declaration of conformity (wireless
ve hicle components) ............................. 23
Information ............................................ 22
Operating sy st em
On-boar dc omputer ............................ .2 04
Operator's Manual
Ve hicle equipment ................................. 20
Operator's Manual (digital) ....................... 18 Outsid em ir ro rs ............................... 12 2, 12 3
Anti-gla re mode (au to matic) ............... .1 23
Au to matic mir ro rf olding function ........ 12 4
Fo lding in/out .................................... .1 22
Pa rk ing position .................................. .1 23
Setting ................................................. 12 2
Using th em emor yf unction .................. .9 6
Overhead control panel ........................... .1 2
P
Pa int code ................................................ 386
Pa intwor k( cleaning instructions) ........ .3 28
Pa nic alarm ................................................ 58
Ac tivating/deactivating ......................... 58
Pa noramic sliding sunroof
see Sliding sunroof
Pa rk position
Selecting ............................................. 14 4
Selecting au to matical ly ....................... 14 4
Pa rk ing .................................................... .1 56
Pa rk ing
see Electric parkin gb ra ke Index 47 9

S
Saf et ys ys te ms
see Drivin gs af et ys ys te m
Saf et yv est .............................................. .3 34
Satelli te map ............................................ 27 2
Satellit er adio
Ac tivating/deactivating Tu ne St ar t. .... .3 15
Ad ding ac hannel to Smar tF avo ri te s. .. 31 5
Del et ing ac hannel ............................... 31 4
Displ ay ing EPG informatio n. ................ .3 14
Displ ay ing service informatio n. ............ 31 6
Information ......................................... .3 11
Information on smar tf avo ri te sa nd
Tu ne St ar t. .......................................... .3 15
Logging in ............................................ 31 1
Moving ac hannel ................................ .3 14
Music and spor ta lerts function ........... 31 4
Overvie w. ............................................ .3 13
Pa use and pla ybac kf unction .............. .3 15
Re st ri ctions .......................................... 31 1
Selecting ac atego ry ............................ 31 4
Selecting ac hannel ............................ .3 14
Setting music and spo rt alerts ............ .3 14
Setting th ep arental control ................. 31 4 St oring ac hannel ................................ .3 14
Switching on ........................................ 31 2
SD card
Inserting/removing ............................. 298
Seat ................................................... .8 4, 10 0
4-w ay lumbar suppor t. .......................... 88
Ad ju s ting (electrically ). ......................... .8 7
Ad justing (manually and electrically) ..... 84
Ad justing (Seat Comfort) ....................... 86
Backres t( re ar )l oc kin g. ...................... .1 02
Co rr ect driver' ss ea tp osition ................ 83
Fo lding backres t( re ar) fo rw ards .......... 10 0
Fo lding th eb ackres t( re ar) bac k. ........ .1 01
Massag ep ro gram ove rv ie w. .................. 91
Re settin gt he settings ........................... .9 1
Selecting am assa ge program ................ 91
Setting au to matic lateral support
adju st ment ............................................ 91
Setting options ...................................... 14
Using th em emor yf unction .................. .9 6
Seat
see Head re st ra int
Seat adju st ment
Configuring ............................................ 90 Seat belt
Bel ta ir ba g. ........................................... 36
Re leasing .............................................. .3 7
Seat belt adjustment
Ac tivating/deactivating ......................... 38
Fu nctio n. ............................................... 36
Seat belt wa rn ing
see Seat belts
Seat belts ............................................ .3 3, 38
Ac tivating/deactivating seat belt
adjustment ............................................ 38
Ad justing th eh eight .............................. 36
Car e. ........... ..... .................................... 331
Fa st en ing ............................................... 36
Pr ot ection ............................................. .3 3
Re duced pr ot ection .............................. .3 4
Sea tb el ta dj ustment (function) ............. 36
Wa rn ing lam p. ...................................... .3 8
Seat co ve r( Ca re ) .................................... .3 31
Seat heating
Ac tivating/deactivating ......................... 92
Seat ve ntilation
Switching on/o ff ................................... 93 Index 483