light MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS 2018 Owner's Manual

Re ve rs ing camera
Fu nction of th er ear vi ew camera
When yo ue ng ag er eve rs eg ear ,t he imag ef ro m
re ar vie wc amera 1 is shown in th em ultimedia
sy st em. Dynamic guide lines sho wt he pat ht he
ve hicle will ta ke wit ht he st eering wheel in its
cur re nt position. Thi sh elps yo utoo ri entate yo urself and to avo id obs ta cle sw he nb ac king
up.
Th er ear vie wc amer aiso nly an aid. It is no ta
substitut ef or yo ur attentio ntot he sur ro undings.
The re sponsibility fo rs af em aneu ve ri ng and
pa rk ing re mains wit hy ou. Mak es ur et hat th ere
ar enop ersons, animals or objects in th em aneu‐
ve ri ng area whil em an eu ve ri ng and pa rk ing in
parkin gs paces.
Yo uc an select from th ef ollowing vie ws :R
No rm al view R
Wi de-angle view R
Tr ailer view
The area behin dt he ve hicle is displa ye dasa
mir ro ri mage, as in th ei nside re arvie wm ir ro r.
Sy st em limitations
The re ar vie wc amer aw ill no tf unction or will
on ly pa rt ially function in th ef ollowing situations:R
If th et ru nk lid or ta ilgat eiso pen.R
Ther eish eavy ra in, sno worf og.R
The light conditions ar ep oor ,e .g. at night. R
The camer al ens is obstructed, dirty or mis‐
te du p. Obser ve th en ot es on cleaning th e
re ar camer a( →
pag e3 29 ). R
The camer aorr ear of yo ur ve hicle is dam‐
aged. In th is case, ha ve th ec amer aa nd its
position and setting ch ec ke da taq ualified
specialis tw or ks hop.
The fi eld of vision and ot her functions of th er ear
vie wc amer am a y be re st ri ct
ed du etoa dditional
accesso ri es on th er ear of th ev ehicle (e.g.
license plat eb ra ck et or bicycle ra ck ).

ma ybei nter ru pte data ny time if yo us te er
slightl yint he opposit ed irection or accelera te .
Sy st em limitations
Either ac ourse-cor re cting brak ea ppli cation
appropria te to th ed ri ving situation ,orn on ea t
all, ma yo ccur in th ef ollowing situations:R
Ve hicles or obs ta cles, e.g. crash ba rr iers, are
located on bo th sides of yo ur ve hicle.R
Av ehicle approaches to oc losely on th es ide.R
Yo uh av ea dop te das porty driving st yl ew ith
high cornering speeds. R
Yo ub ra ke or accelerat es ign if icantl y.R
Ad ri ving sa fe ty sy st em inter ve nes, su ch as
ESP ®
or Ac tiv eB ra ke Assi st .R
ESP ®
is deacti va te d.R
Al oss of tir ep re ssur eorad efectiv et ir ei s
de te cted. Ac tivatin gord eactivatin gB lind Spo tA ssis t
or Ac tiv eB lind Spo tA ssis t
Multimedia sy st em:

When yo ur eceiv eac all, th e a ,QFRPLQJ &DOO
messag ea ppear sont he Head-up Displa y.
In audio mode, th es ta tio nn am eort ra ck is te m‐
porarily shown when th ea ctiv ea udio source is
being operated.
Sy st em limitations
The visibility is influenced by th ef ollowing condi‐
tions: R
Seat position R
The positioning of th ed ispla yi mageR
Light conditions R
We tr oadsR
Object sont he displa yc ov erR
Po larization in sunglasses

Vo ice command Fu nction
7H[W PHVVDJH WR 1DPH! To crea te am essage. All address book names ar ea va ilable.
5HSO\ To re ply to am essage
)RUZDUG WH[W PHVVDJH To fo rw ar dam essage
Overvie wofv ehicle vo ice commands
Yo uc an use th ev ehicle vo ice command st o
directly call up th ec or re sponding menus fo rt he
ve hicle settings.
Vo ice command Fu nction
$PELHQ WO LJKW PHQX To displa ya mbient light settings
$PELHQ WO LJKW EOXH To displa yt he blue ambient light
'LVSOD\ DQG VW\OHV PHQX To sho wd ispla ys et tings
$VVLVWDQFH PHQX To displa ya ssis ta nce settings
6FHQW PHQX To displa yf ra grance settings
(QHUJ\ IORZ To displa ye nergy fl ow settings
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The map appear sinf ull-screen mode.R
Announcemen tp hase
The multimedia sy st em announces th e
upcomin gc hang eofd irection ,e .g .b y
announcin g" Tu rn ri ght in 300 fe et (100 m)".
The displa yiss plit int ot wo parts. The map is
displa ye dont he lef t; on th er ight, th er eisa
de ta iled imag eoft he junction or a3 Di mage
of th eu pcoming ch ang eofd irection.R
Chan ge -of-direction phase
The multimedia sy st em announces th ei mmi‐
nen tc hang eofd irection ,e .g .bya nnouncing
"No wt ur nr ight".
The displa yiss plit int ot wo parts.
The ve hicle has successfully ch anged direc‐
tio nw hen th el ight-colored bar on th er ight
drops down to 0f ee t(0m et ers) and th ec ur‐
re nt ve hicle position symbol has re ached th e
highlighted ch ange-of-direction point.
When th ec hang eofd irection is comple te ,
th em ap appear sinf ull-screen mode.

Note sonp aint wo rk /matt fi nish paint work care
Obser ve th ef ollowing information:
Cleaning and car eA vo iding paintwor kd amage
Pa intwork R
Insect re mains: soak wit hi nsect re mo ve ra nd ri nse of ft he
treated areas af te rw ards.R
Bir dd ro ppings: soak wit hw ater an dr ins eo ff af te rw ards.R
Coolant, brak ef luid, tree re sins, oils, fuel and greases:
re mo ve by ge ntly ru bbing wit hac lo th soaked in petroleum
et her or lighter fl uid.R
Ta rs ta ins :u se ta rr emo ve r.R
Wa x: us es ilico ne re mo ve r. R
Do no ta ttac hs tic ke rs ,f ilms or similar. R
Re mo ve dir ti mmediatel y, wher ep ossible.
Mat tf inish R
Onl yu se car ep ro ducts appr ov ed by Mercedes-Benz. R
Do no tp olish th ev ehicle and light-allo yw heels.R
Onl yu se car wa shes th at cor re spond to th el ates te ngi‐
neering st andards. R
Do no tu se car wa sh programs wit haf ina lh ot wa xt re at ‐
ment. R
Do no tu se paint cleane rs ,b uf fi ng or polishing products,
gl oss preser ve rs ,e .g. wa x. R
Alw ay sh ave paintwor kr epair sc ar ri ed out at aq ualified
specialis tw or ks hop.328
Maintenance and care

Note sonc leaning and car eA vo iding ve hicl ed amage
Wi per blades
Fo ld out th ew iper blades and clean th em using ad am pc lo th .D on ot clean th ew iper blades to oo ft en.
Exterior lighting
Clean th el enses wit haw et spong ea nd mild cleaning agent,
e.g .c ar sha mp oo. Onl yu se cleaning agents or cleaning clo th st hat ar es uitable
fo rp la st ic lenses.
AIRPANEL
If th ev ehicle is ve ry dusty or th er ea re salt deposits in th e
AIR PA NEL mechanics, th ea djustmen tr ang eoft he shutter si n
th er adiator grille ma yber estricted.R
Switc hont he ignition, and th es hutter so pen automati‐
call ya ft er appr ox ima te ly 12 0s econds.R
Clean th eb earing point soft he shutter sw it hap owe r
wa sher. When using ap owe rw ashe r, maintain am inimum dis ta nce of
11 .8 in (30 cm).
Senso rs
Clean th es ensor sint he front and re ar bumper and in th e
ra diator grille wit has of tc lo th and car shampoo. When usin gap owe rw ashe r, maintain am inimum dis ta nce of
11 .8 in (30 cm).
Re ve rs ing camera
and 360° Camera R
Open th ec amer ac ov er wit ht he multimedia sys‐
te m( →
pag e1 88) .R
Use clea rw ater an das of tc lo th to clean th ec amer al ens. Do no tu se ap owe rw ashe r.
Ta ilpipes
Clean wit hc leaning agent sr ecommende dbyM ercedes-Benz,
particular ly in th ew inter and af te rw ashing th ev ehicle. Do no tu se acidic cleaning agents.330
Maintenance and care

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

th ese ar ei ns ta lled on th ev ehicle, but does not
include passenger sorl uggage.
Maximum tir el oad: th em aximum tir el oad is
th em aximum permissible we ight in kilog ra ms or
lbs fo rw hi ch at ir eisa ppr ove d.
Maximum permissible tir ep re ssure: maxi‐
mum permissible tir ep re ssur ef or one tire.
Maximum load on one tire: maxim um loa do n
one tire. This is calculated by dividing th em axi‐
mum axle load of one axle by two.
PSI (pounds per squar ei nch) : st andar du nit of
measuremen tf or tir ep re ssu re .
Aspect ra tio: ra tio betwee nt ire height and tire
widt hinp er cent.
Tir ep re ss ure: pressur ei nside th et ir ea pplying
an outwar df orce to eve ry squar ei nc hoft he tire.
The tir ep re ssur eiss pecified in pounds per
squar ei nc h( psi), in kilopascals (kPa) or in bar.
The tir ep re ssur es hould onl ybec or re cted when
th et ires ar ec old.
Cold tir ep re ssure: th et ires ar ec old when th e
ve hicle has been par ke df or at leas t3h ou rs without direct sunlight on th et ires or th ev ehicle
has been driven fo rl ess th an 1m ile (1.6 km).
Ti re contact sur fa ce: th ep ar toft he tir et hat
comes int oc on ta ct wi th th er oad.
Ti re bead: th ep urpose of th et ir eb ead is to
ensur et hat th et ir es its securel yont he wheel
ri m. Ther ea re se ve ra lw ir ec ores in th et ir eb ead
to pr eve nt th et ir ef ro mc hanging lengt hont he
whee lr im.
Sid e w al l: th ep ar toft he tir eb et we en th et re ad
and th et ir eb ead.
We ight of optiona le qu ipment: th ec ombined
we ight of th eo pt ional equipment we ighin gm ore
th an th er eplaced st andar dp arts and mor et han
5l bs (2. 3k g) .T his optional equipment, suc ha s
high-per fo rm anc eb ra ke s, le ve lc ontrol sy st em, a
ro of luggag er ac korh igh-per fo rm anc eb at te ri es,
is no ti ncluded in th ec urb we ight and th ew eight
of th ea ccessories.
TIN (Tir eI dentification Nu mber): au ni qu e
identification number whic hc an be used by a
tir em an ufactu re rtoi dentify tires, fo re xa mp le,
in ap ro duc tr ecall, and th us identif yt he pur‐
ch asers. The TIN is made up of th em anufactur‐ er's identit yc ode, tir es ize, tir et ype code and
th em anufacturing date.
Load-bearing index: th el oad-bearing inde xisa
code th at con ta ins th em aximum load-bearing
capacity of at ire.
Tr action: traction is th eg ri pr esulting from fric‐
tion between th et ires and th er oad sur fa ce.
We ar indicator: nar row bar s( tread we ar bars)
th at ar ed istributed ove rt he tir ec on ta ct su rf ace.
If th et ir et re ad is le ve lw it ht he bars, th ew ear
limit of 1/1 6in( 1. 6m m) has been re ached.
Distribution of ve hicl eo cc upants: distribution
of ve hicle occupants ov er designated seat posi‐
tion sinav ehicle.
Maximum permissible pa yl oad we ight: nomi‐
nal load and luggag el oad plus 15 0lb( 68 kg )
mu ltip lie dbyt he number of seats in th ev ehicle.Wheels and tires 37 3