Ice MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS 2018 Workshop Manual

No n-operational times wit ht he batter yd is‐
connected
The AS SY ST PLUS service inter va ld isplay
can onl yc alculat et he servic ed ue da te when
th eb at te ry is connected.

and one-half times as we ll on th eg ove rn ment
te st trac ka sat ir eg ra de d1 00.
The re lativ ep er fo rm anc eoft ires depends upon
th ea ctual conditions of th eir use, ho we ve r, and
ma yd epar ts ignificantl yf ro mt he nor md ue to
va ri ations in drivin gh abits, servic ep ra ctice sa nd
dif fe re nces in ro ad ch aracteristic sa nd climate
conditions.
Tr actio ng ra de
q
DA NG ER Risk of acciden td ue to inade‐
qu at et ra ction
The traction gr ade assigned to th is tir ei s
based on st ra ight-ahead brakin gt ra ction
te st s, and does no ti nclude either accelera‐
tion, cornering, hy droplaning or peak traction
ch aracteristics.

Displa ym essages
Po ssible causes/consequences and P Solutions
u 656 0DOIXQFWLRQ 6HUYLFH
5HTXLUHG *T he re st ra int sy st em is defectiv e.
q
WA RNING Risk of inju ry or fa ta li njur yd ue to am alfunctio nint he re st ra int sy st em
If th er estraint sy st em is malfunctioning, re st ra int sy st em components ma ybet ri ggered unintentionally or
might no tbet ri ggered at all in th ee ve nt of an accident. Thi sm ay af fe ct th eE mer ge ncy Te nsioning Device or
airbag, fo re xa mp le.

Displa ym essages
Po ssible causes/consequences and P Solutions
u )URQ W/ HIW 0DOIXQFWLRQ
6HUYLF H5 HTXLUHG (Example) *T he cor re sponding re st ra int sy st em is malfunctioning.
q
WA RNING Risk of inju ry or fa ta li njur yd ue to am alfunctio nint he re st ra int sy st em
If th er estraint sy st em is malfunctioning, re st ra int sy st em components ma ybet ri ggered unintentionally or
might no tbet ri ggered at all in th ee ve nt of an accident. Thi sm ay af fe ct th eE mer ge ncy Te nsioning Device or
airbag, fo re xa mp le.

Wa rn ing/indicator lamp
Po ssible causes/consequences and P Solutions
u Re st ra int sy st em wa rn ing
lamp The re dr estraint sy st em wa rn ing lam pisl it while th ee ngine is ru nning.
The re st ra int sy st em is malfunctioning.
q
WA RNING Risk of inju ry or fa ta li njur yd ue to am alfunctio nint he re st ra int sy st em
If th er estraint sy st em is malfunctioning, re st ra int sy st em components ma ybet ri ggered unintentionall yorm ight not
be triggered at all in th ee ve nt of an accident. Thi sm ay af fe ct th eE mer ge ncy Te nsioning Device or airbag, fo re xa m‐
ple.

Fu nctio n. .............................................. 17 2
Sy st em limitations .............................. .1 72
Ad aptiv ec ru ise control
see Ac tiv eD is ta nce Assi st DISTRONIC
Ad aptiv eH ighbeam Assist
Fu nctio n. .............................................. 11 7
Switching on/of f. ................................. 11 8
Ad diti ve s .................................................. 390
Engine oil ............................................ 390
Fu el ..................................................... 390
Ad diti ve s( engine oil)
see Ad ditives
Ad diti ve s( fuel)
see Fu el
Ad dres sb oo k
see Contacts
Ad justin gt he balance/ fa der
Burmes te r ®
high-end 3D sur ro und
soun ds ys te m. ..................................... 31 8
Burmes te r ®
sur ro und soun ds ys te m. .. .3 17 Ad justin gt he bass, mid- ra ng ea nd
treble
Burmes te r ®
high-end 3D sur ro und
soun ds yst em ....................................... 31 7
Ad justin gt he mid- ra nge, treble and
bass
Burmes te r ®
high-end 3D sur ro und
soun ds yst em ....................................... 31 7
Ad justin gt he sound fo cus
Burmes te r ®
sur ro und soun ds ys te m. .. .3 17
Ad justin gt he sound optimization
Burmes te r ®
high-end 3D sur ro und
soun ds yst em ...................................... 31 8
Ad justin gt re ble, mid- ra ng ea nd bass
settings
Burmes te r ®
high-end 3D sur ro und
soun ds yst em ................. ...................... 31 7
ADS PL US da mp ing sy st em
see AI RB OD YC ONTROL
Af te r- sales service center
see ASS YS TP LU S
Air bag ........................................................ 38
Ac tivation .............................................. 32 Bel ta ir ba g. ........................................... 36
Fr ont air bag (driver ,f ro nt passenger) ... 38
Ins tal lation locations ............................ .3 8
Knee airbag ........................................... 38
Overvie w. .............................................. 38
Pr ot ection ............................................. .3 9
Re duced pr ot ection .............................. .4 0
Sid ei mp ac ta ir ba g. .............................. 38
Wi ndo wc ur ta in air bag .......................... 38
AIR BO DY CONT RO L ................................ .1 76
Setting ................................................. 17 8
Suspensio n. ......................................... 17 6
Air conditioning sy st em
see Climat ec ontrol
Air distribution ........................................ .1 27
Air freshener sy st em
see Fr ag ra nce sy st em
Air pressure
see Ti re pressure
Air suspension
see AIR BO DY CO NTROL
Air ve nts ................................................... 13 2
Ad justing (front) .................................. 13 2Index 459

Ad justing (rea rp as senger compa rt ‐
ment) .................................................. .1 33
Gl ove bo x. ............................................ 13 3
Air ve nts
see Air ve nts
Ai r- re circulation mode ............................ 13 0
Airflow ...................................................... 12 7
AIRP ANEL (Care) ...................................... 329
Alarm
see Pa nic alarm
Alar ms ys te m
see AT A( an ti-thef ta la rm sy st em)
Alternativ er oute
see Ro ute
Amb ient lighting ...................................... 11 9
Android Au to ............................................ 284
Connecting am obil ep hone ................. 285
Ending ................................................. 285
No te .................................................... 284
Overvie w. ............................................ 284
Sound settings .................................... 285
Tr ans fe rr ed ve hicle dat a. .................... .2 86 Animals
Pe ts in th ev ehicle ................................. 56
Anti-loc kb ra king sy st em
see AB S( Anti-loc kB ra ke Sy st em)
Anti-skid ch ains
see Sno wc hains
Anti-thef ta la rm sy st em
see AT A( an ti-thef ta la rm sy st em)
Anti-thef tp ro te ction
Immobilizer ............................................ 81
Anti-thef tp ro te ction
see AT A( an ti-thef ta la rm sy st em)
Anticipator yo ccupant pr ot ection
see PRE- SA FE ®
(anticipator yo ccu‐
pant pr ot ection )
see PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS (anticipatory
occupant pr ot ection plus)
Apple CarPlay™ ....................................... 283
Connecting an iPhone ®
....................... 283
Ending ................................................ .2 84
No te s. ................................................. 283
Overvie w. ............................................ 283
Sound settings .................................... 284 Tr ans fe rr ed ve hicle dat a. .................... .2 86
Ashtr ay
Fr ont center console ........................... 10 6
Re ar passenger compartment ............ .1 07
Assistance gr aphic
Menu (on-boa rd compu te r) .................. 208
Assistanc es ys te ms
see Drivin gs af et ys yst em
ASS YS TP LU S ............................................ 31 9
Displ ay ing th es ervice due dat e. .......... 31 9
Fu nction/no te s. ................................... 31 9
Non-operational times wit ht he bat‐
te ry disconnec te d. .............................. 32 0
Re gular maintenance wo rk .................. 31 9
Special service re qu irements .............. .3 19
ATA (anti-thef ta la rm sy st em) .................. .8 1
Deactivating th ea lar m. ......................... 82
Fu nctio n. ................................................ 81
AT TENTION ASSI ST .......................... 19 3, 19 5
Fu nctio n. ............................................. 19 3
Setting ................................................. 19 5
Sy st em limitations .............................. .1 93460
Index

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

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

Child seat
Fr ont passenger seat (no te s) ................. 53
Fr ont passenger seat (rear wa rd -
fa cing/for wa rd -facing) .......................... 53
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )( ins ta lling) ............ .5 1
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )( no te s) .................. 49
No te s. .................................................... 46
To pT et her ............................................. .5 2
Child seat saf et yf eature ...... .. .................. 49
Children
Child sea ts af et yf eatur e. ...................... .4 9
Re st ra int sy st ems ................................. .4 6
Cigar et te lighter
Fr ont center console ........................... .1 07
Cleaning
see Care
Climat ec ontrol ........................................ 12 7
3-zone au to matic clima te control
panel ................................................... 12 7
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .1 28
Ac tivating/deactivating th eA /C
function (cont ro lp anel) ...................... .1 28
Ac tivating/deactivating th eA /C
function (multimedia sy st em) .............. 12 8 Ac tivating/deactivating th es ynchro‐
nization function (cont ro lp anel) .......... 12 9
Ac tivating/deactivating th es ynchro‐
nization function (multimedia sys‐
te m) ..................................................... 13 0
Ad justing th ec limat es tyle settings ..... 12 9
Air di st ri bution settings .............. ........ .1 29
Ai r-recirculation mode ......................... 13 0
Au to matic control ................................ 12 8
Climat es tyle function .......................... 12 9
Defrosting th ew indo ws ....................... 13 0
Defrosts th ew indshield ....................... 12 7
Dual-zone au to matic clima te control
panel ................................................... 12 7
Filling capacity fo rP AG oil .................. .3 94
Fr ont air ve nts ..................................... 13 2
Glo ve bo xa ir ve nt ................................ 13 3
Inserting/removing th ef lacon (fra‐
gr anc es ys te m) .................................... 13 1
Ionization ............................................. 13 0
Re ar air ve nts ...................................... 13 3
Re ar operatin gu nit .............................. 12 7
Re frigerant .......................................... 393
Re frigerant fi lling capacity .................. .3 94
Re sidua lh eat ....................................... 13 0
Sets th ea ir fl ow ................................... 12 7 Setting th ea ir distribution .................. .1 27
Setting th ef ra grance sy st em ............... 13 0
Setting th et emperatur e. .................... .1 27
Switching th er ear windo wh eater
on/of f. ................................................. 12 7
Ve ntilating th ev ehicle (con ve nience
opening) ................................................. 74
Wi ndshield hea te r. ............................... 13 2
Climat es tyle
Fu nctio n. ............................................. 12 9
Setting ................................................. 12 9
Cockpit ...... ... ............................................... .6
Ov ervie w. ............................................... .6
COMAND
see Multimedi as ys te m
COMAND To uch
Managing devices ................................ 24 2
Combination switch
see Tu rn signals
Compass .................................................. 27 2
Compu te r
On-boar dc omputer ............................. 204464
Index