oil MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS 2018 Owners Manual

Engine oil
Checking th ee ngine oil le ve lu sing th eo il
dip st ick
q
WA RNING Risk of bu rn sf ro mh ot com‐
ponent parts in th ee ngine compartment
Cer ta in component parts in th ee ngine com‐
partmen tc an be ve ry hot, e.g. th ee ngine,
th ec ooler and parts of th ee xhau st sy st em.

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

Un ifor mT ir eQ uality Grading St andards: a
unifor ms ta ndar dtog ra de th eq ualit yoft ires
wit hr egar dtot re ad qu alit y, tir et ra ction and
te mp eratur ec haracteristics. The qu alit yg ra ding
assessment is made by th em anufacturer fo llow‐
ing specifications from th eU .S. go ve rn ment. The
qu alit yg ra de of at ir eisi mp ri nted on th es ide
wa ll of th et ire.
Re commende dt ir ep re ssu re : th er ecommen‐
ded tir ep re ssur eist he tir ep re ssur es pecified
fo rt he tires mounted to th ev ehicle at th ef ac‐
to ry .
The tir ea nd information ta ble con ta ins th er ec‐
ommended tir ep re ssures fo rc old tires, th em ax‐
imum permissible load and th em aximum per‐
missible ve hicle speed.
The tir ep re ssur et able con ta ins th er ecommen‐
ded tir ep re ssures fo rc old tires under va ri ous
operating conditions, i.e. loading and/or speed
of th ev ehicle.
Increased ve hicl ew eight due to optional
equipment: th ec ombined we ight of all st andard
and optional equipment av ailable fo rt he ve hicle, re ga rd less of whe th er it is actually ins ta lled on
th ev ehicle or not.
Rim: th ep ar toft he wheel on whic ht he tir ei s
ins ta lled.
GA WR (Gross Axl eW eight Ra ting): th eG AW R
is th em aximum permissible axle load. The
actual load on an axle mus tn ev er exc eed th e
gros sa xle we ight ra ting .T he gross axl ew eight
ra ting can be fo und on th ev ehicle identification
plat eont he B‑pillar on th ed ri ve r's side.
Speed ra ti n
g: th es peed ra ting is pa rt of th et ire
identification .Its pecifies th es peed ra ng ef or
whic hat ir eisa ppr ove d.
GV W( Gross Ve hicl eW eight): th eg ro ss ve hicle
we ight comprises th ew eight of th ev ehicle
including fuel, to ols, th es par ew heel, accesso‐
ri es ins ta lled, occupants, luggag ea nd th et ra iler
dr aw bar nose we ight ,ifa pplicable. The gros s
ve hicle we ight mus tn ot exc eed th eg ro ss ve hicle
we ight ra ting GV WR as specified on th ev ehicle
identification plat eont he B‑pillar on th ed ri ve r's
side.
GV WR (Gross Ve hicl eW eight Ra ting): th e
GV WR is th em aximum permitted gross we ight of th ef ully laden ve hicle (weight of th ev ehicle
including all accessories, occupants, fuel, lug‐
ga ge and th et ra iler dr aw bar nose we ight if appli‐
cable). The gros sv ehicle we ight ra ting is speci‐
fi ed on th ev ehicle identification plat eont he
B‑pi llar on th ed ri ve r's side.
Maximum we ight of th el aden ve hicle: th e
maximu mw eight is th es um of th ec urb we ight
of th ev ehicle, th ew eight of th ea ccessories, th e
maximu ml oa da nd th ew eight of optional equip‐
ment ins ta lled at th ef actor y.
Kilopasca l( kP a): metr ic unit fo rt ir ep re ssu re .
6.9 kP ac or re sponds to 1p si .A no th er unit fo r
tir ep re ssur eisb ar .1 00 kilopasca l( kPa) equals
1b ar.
Load index: in addition to th el oad-bearing
index, th el oad inde xm ay also be imprinted on
th es ide wa ll of th et ire. This specifies th el oad-
bearing capacit y
of th et ir em or ep re cisel y.
Cur bw eight: th ew eight of av ehicle wit hs ta nd‐
ar de qu ipment includin gt he maximum capacity
of fuel, oil and coolant. It also includes th ea ir
conditionin gs ys te ma nd optional equipment if37 2
Wheels and tires

The we ar pat te rn sont he front and re ar wheels
dif fe r: R
Fr ont wheels we ar mor eont he shoulder of
th et ireR
Re ar wheels we ar mor eint he center of th e
tire
On ve hicles th at ha ve th es ame size front and
re ar wheels ,r ot at et he wheels according to th e
inter va ls in th et ir em anufacturer's wa rr anty
book in yo ur ve hicle documents. If th is is not
av ailable, ro ta te th et ires ev ery
3,000 to 6,000 mile s( 5,000 to 10 ,000 km),
dependin gont he we ar .E ns ur et hat th ed irection
of ro ta tio ni sm ai ntained.
It is impe ra tiv etoo bser ve th ei nstruction sa nd
saf et yn ot es on "Wheel ch ange" when doin gs o.
Note sons to ri ng wheelsR
Af te rr emoving wheels, st or et hem in ac ool,
dr ya nd preferably dar kp lace.R
Pr ot ect th et ires from con ta ct wi th oil, grease
or fuel. Overvie woft he tire-chang et ool kit
Apar tf ro mc er ta in countr y- specific va ri ations,
th ev ehicles ar en ot equipped wit hat ire-change
to ol kit. Fo rm or ei nformation on whi ch tire-
ch anging to ol kit ar er equired and appr ove df or
per fo rm ing aw heel ch ang eony our ve hicle, con‐
sult aq ualified specialis tw or ks hop.
Re qu ired tire-chang et ool kit ma yi nclude, fo r
ex ample: R
Jack R
Whee lc hock R
Wheel wrench R
Centering pin
The tire-chang et ool kit is located under th e
trunk fl oor. 1
Jack 2
Glo ve s
3
Wheel wrench
4
Centering pin
5
Fo lding wheel ch ock
6
Ra tche tf or jack Wheels and tires 37 7

q
WA RNING Risk of accident from losing a
wheel
Oiled, greased or damaged wheel bolt/wheel
nut th re ads or wheel hub/wheel mounting
bolt th re ads can caus et he wheel bolts/
wheel nuts to come loose.
As ar esult, yo uc ou ld lose aw heel while dr iv‐
ing.

u NO TE Engine dama ge caused by an
incor re ct oil fi lter ,i ncor re ct oil or addi‐
tives

Displa ym essages
Po ssible causes/consequences and P Solutions
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2SHUDWRU
V0 DQXDO *T he ra dar sensor sy st em is malfunctioning. Po ssible causes are:R
soiling of th es ensorsR
heavy ra in R
ex te nde dc ountr yd ri ving wi th out ot her traf fi c, e.g. in th ed esert
Driving sy st ems and driving saf et ys ys te ms ma ybem alfunctioning or te mp oraril yu na va ilable.
Onc et he cause of th ep ro blem is no longer present ,d ri ving sy st ems and driving saf et ys ys te ms ar ea va ilable again.
If th ed ispla ym essag ed oes no td isappear:

Displa ym essages
Po ssible causes/consequences and P Solutions
5DGDU 6HQVRUV 'LUW \6 HH
2SHUDWRU
V0 DQXDO *T he ra dar sensor sy st em is malfunctioning. Po ssible causes are:R
Soiling of th es ensorsR
Heavy ra in R
Ex te nde dc ountr yd ri ving wi th out moving traf fi c, e.g. in th ed esert
Driving sy st ems and driving saf et ys ys te ms ma ybem alfunctioning or te mp oraril yu na va ilable.
Onc et he cause of th ep ro blem is no longer present ,d ri ving sy st ems and driving saf et ys ys te ms ar ea va ilable again.
If th ed ispla ym essag ed oes no td isappear:

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

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