automatic transmission MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS 2018 Owners Manual

Re qu irements:R
The ve hicle is st ationar y.R
The driver's door is closed or th es eat belt on
th ed ri ve r's side is fast ened.R
The engine is ru nning or ha sb ee na ut omati‐
cally switched of fbyt he EC Os ta rt /s to p
function. R
The electric parking brak eisr eleased.R
Ac tiv eD is ta nce Assi st DISTRONI Ci sn ot acti‐
va te d.R
Ve hicles with automatic transmission:
The transmission is in position [ , ^ or \\ .
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Displa ym essages
Po ssible causes/consequences and P Solutions
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The transmission is malfunctioning. The transmission shifts to position \\ automaticall y.

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

Connection st atus
Displ ay ing ............................................ 292
Overvie w. ............................................ 29 2
Contacts ................................................... 27 8
Callin gu p. .......................................... .2 79
Deleting ............................................... 280
Downloading (from mobile phone) ....... 27 8
Importing ............................................ 280
Information ......................................... .2 78
Making ac all ....................................... 280
Na me fo rm at ...................................... .2 79
Options ................................................ 280
St oring ................................................ 280
Controller
Operating ............................................ 230
Con ve nience closing fe ature .................... 74
Con ve nience opening ................................ 74
Coolant (engine)
Fillin gc apacity .................................... 393
Le ve lc hec k. ........................................ 324
No te s. ................................................. 392
Cooling
see Clima te control Co py ri ght
Licenses ................................................ 29
Tr ademar ks ............................................ 30
Co rn ering light fun ction . ......................... 11 6
Co ve r ........................................................... 71
Cr
oss Tr af fi cA lert .................................. .1 93
Crosswind Assist
Fu nction/no te s. .................................. 15 9
Cruise control .......................................... 16 4
Ac tivating ............................................ 16 5
Callin gupas pee d. .............................. 16 5
Deactivating ........................................ 16 5
Fu nctio n. ............................................. 16 4
Le ve r. .................................................. 16 5
Prerequisites ....................................... 16 5
Selecting ............................................. 16 5
Setting as peed ................................... 16 5
St oring as peed ................................... 16 5
Sy st em limitations .............................. .1 64
Cup holder
Re ar passenger compartment ............ .1 06 Cup holde rint he cen te rc onsole
In st alling/removin g( automatic
transmission) ...................................... .1 05
Cus to mer Assi st ance Center (C AC ) ........ .2 5
Cus to mer Re lations Department ............ .2 5
D
Dashboa rd
see Cockpit
Dashboar dl ighting
see Instrument lighting
Data acquisition
Ve hicle .................................................. 26
Data import/export
Fu nction/no te s. .................................. 24 3
Importing/exporting ............................ 24 4
Dat e
Setting th et ime and dat ea utomati‐
call y. .................................................... 238
Daytim er unnin gl ights ........................... .1 18
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .1 18
Daytim er unnin gl ights mode
see Daytime ru nning lights Index 465