air condition MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS 2020 User Guide

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freq uent operation inmount ainouste rrain or
on poor road sur faces
R whe nth eengine isoftenleft idling forlong
per iods
R oper ation inpar ticula rly dus tycond ition s
and /orif air -rec ircula tion mod eis freq uen tly
used
In these orsimilar operating conditions ,ha ve the
int erior airfilt er ,engin eair clean er,engin eoil
and oilfilt er etc. chang edmor efreq uent ly.The
tir es mus tbe checkedmor efreq uentl yif th e
ve hicle isoper ated under increased loads. Fur‐
th er information canbeobt ained ataqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop. Batt
erydisconne ctionperiods The
ASSYSTPL US service interva ldisp lay
can onlycalculat eth eser vice dueda te when
th ebat tery isconnect ed. #
Notedown theser vice duedatedispla yedon
th eins trument displaybef orediscon necting
th ebatt ery(/ page359). Engine
compartment Opening/closing
thehood &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifth eengine
hood isunlatc hedwhile driving
An unloc kedengin ehood mayopen upwhen
th eve hicle isin mo tion andblockyo ur vie w. #
Neverunla tchth eengine hoodwhile
dr iving. #
Beforeev erytrip, ensur eth at the
engine hoodislatc hed. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
when openingand closingtheengine
hood
When opening orclosing theengine hood,it
ma ysuddenl ydr op intoth eend position .
Ther eis arisk ofinjur yfo ran yone inthe
engine hood's rang eof mo vement. #
Onlyopen orclose theengine hood
when ther ear eno per sons inthe
engine hood's rang eof mo vement. &
WARNIN GDang erofburnswhen open‐
ing thehood
If yo uopen thehood when theengine has
ove rheat edordur ing afire intheengine
com partmen t,yo uco uld come intoco ntact
wit hho tga ses orother escaping operating
fl uids. #
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowthe
engine tocool down. #
Intheeve ntofafire intheengine com‐
par tmen t,ke ep thehood closed and
call thefire ser vice. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomo ving
par ts
Cer tain com pone ntsin theengine compart‐
ment maycon tinue tomo veorsuddenly
mo veagain evenaf te rth eignition hasbeen
switc hedoff,e.g. thecooler fan.
Ma kesur eof thefo llo wing beforeper form ing
ta sk sin theengine compartmen t: #
Swi tchth eignition off. 360
Maintenanc eand care

Obser
vethefo llo wing informa tion: Cleaning
Avoiding dama getothedecor ative fo il
R Forclea ning, useplenty ofwa terand amild cleaning agent without
add itivesorabr asive subs tances, e.g.a car shampooappr ovedfo r
Mer cedes-Ben z.
R Remo vedirtimmediat ely,wher epossible, whilstavo iding rubbing
to ohar d.Ther eis other wise arisk ofdamagi ngthedecor ativefo il
ir re par ably .
R Ifth er eis dir ton thefinis hor ifth edecor ativefo ilis dull: usethe
Pa int Cleaner recomme ndedandapprove dfo rMer cedes-Benz.
R Insect remains: soakwithinsect remo verand rinse offth etreat ed
ar eas afte rw ards.
R Birddr oppin gs:soak withwa terand rinse offaf te rw ards.
R Toprev ent waterst ains ,dr ya fo il-wr apped vehicle withasof t,
absorbent clothafte reve rycar wash. R
The service life and color ofdecor ativefo ils areim pair edby:
- Sunl ight
- Temp eratur e,e.g. hotair blower
- Weather condition s
- Stone chipping sand dirt
- Chemic alclean ingagent s
- Oilypr oduct s
R Donotuse polish onmatt edecorativ efo il. Po lishin gwill have theef fect
of shi ning thefo il-wrapped surface.
R Donottr ea tmatt eor stru ctur eddeco rativ efo ils wit hwa x.Pe rm anen t
st ains mayocc ur. Sc
ratche s,cor rosiv edeposits, areas affect ed by
cor rosion anddamag ecaused byinc orrect car e
canno tal wa ys be com pletely repair ed.Insuc h
cases, visitaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Yo ucan obtain mor einf ormat iononcar eand
cle anin gpr oduc tsfrom themanuf acturer. In
thecase offoil-wrapped surfaces, optica ldi f‐
fe re nces mayoccu rbe twee nth esur faces that
we renotpr otect edbyadec orativ efo ilaf te r
re mo ving adecor ativefo il. %
Have wo rkor repair sto decor ativefo ils car‐
ri ed out ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop,
e.g. inan aut hor ized Mercedes-Benz Center. Maint
enance andcare37
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Ti
re pres sur e No
teson tirepr essur e &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto insuf ‐
fi cie ntor excess ive tir epr ess ure
Under inflate dor ove rinf late dtir es pose the
fo llo wing risk s:
R The tires ma ybur st,especiall yas the
load andvehicle speed increase.
R The tires ma ywe arexc essiv elyand/or
une venly, whic hma ygr ea tly impair tire
traction .
R The drivin gch aract eristic s,as wellas
st eer ing and braking, maybe greatl y
im pair ed. #
Com plywithth ere comme ndedtire
pr ess ureand checkth etir epr essur eof
all tires including thespar ewheel regu‐
lar ly:
R atleas tonce amont h
R when theload chang es R
beforeembar kingon alon gerjour ney
R ifoper ating conditions chang e,e.g .of f-
ro ad drivin g #
Adjus tth etir epr essur eas neces sary. Ti
re pressur ewhic his toohigh ortoolow can:
R Shor tenth eser vice life of thetir es.
R Cause increased tiredamag e.
R Adversely affect drivi ng charact eristic sand
th us drivin gsaf ety, e.g. due tohydroplaning. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto
insuf ficie nttirepr ess ure
Ti re swit hpr essur eth at istoolow can over‐
heat andburstas are sult.
In addition, they also sufferfr om excessiv e
and/or irre gular wear,whic hcan significan tly
im pair thebr aking proper tiesand thehan‐
dling charact eristic s. #
Avoid excessiv elylow tirepr essur esin
all thetir es, including thespar ewheel. Ti
re pressur ewhic his toolow can cause:
R Tire def ectsas are sult ofove rheating.
R Impair edhandling charact eristic s.
R Irre gular wear.
R Incr eased fuelconsum ption. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from exces‐
siv etir epr essur e
Ti re swit hexc essiv elyhigh pressur ecan
bur stbecause they aredamag edmor eeasil y
by highw ayfill, po tholes etc.
In addition, they also sufferfr om irre gular
we ar,whic hcan significan tly im pair thebr ak‐
ing proper tiesand thehandling charact eris‐
tic s. #
Avoid excessiv elyhigh tirepr essur esin
all thetir es, including thespar ewheel. Ti
re pressur ewhic his toohigh cancause:
R Increased brakin gdis tance.
R Impaired handl ing charact eristic s.
R Irre gular wear. 400
Wheelsand tires

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
R Hea vyrain, sno wor fog
Dr iving systems anddriving safetysy stems maybe malfunct ioningortemp orarily una vailable.
Onc eth ecause ofthepr oblem isno long erpresent ,th edr iving systems anddriving safetysy stems willbeavailable
ag ain.
If th edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear : #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions. #
Clea nth ewindshield.
Hazard Warning Flashers
Malfunct ioning *T
hehazar dwa rning lam pswitc his malfun ctionin g. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Climat
econtr ol Displa
ymessag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Air Condition ingMalfunc-
tion SeeOperator' sManual *O
peration oftheclimat econ trol system istemp orarily restrict ed. Airflow and fresh airsuppl yar ese tto aut omat ic
mode . #
Have theclimat econ trol system checkedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Let fresh airinto thevehi-
cle interior. AirCondition-
ing Malf. VisitWorkshop *T
heclimat econt rolsy stem ismalfunct ioning. 452
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Decr
ease Spe ed............ ...................... 488
Dr ive More Slowly ............ ...................468
Dr iver' sDoo rOp en &Trans miss ion
No tin PRisk ofVehicle Rolling Away ..459
Engine CanNo wBe Started ................ 484
Fr ont Passeng erAirbag Disabled See
Oper ator's Manual .............................. 445
Fr ont Passeng erAirbag Enabled See
Oper ator's Manual .............................. 446
Haza rdWa rning Flashe rsMalfunc‐
tioning ............... ..................................4 52
Le tfr esh airint oth eve hicle interior .
Air Conditioning Malf.Visit Wo rk‐
shop ....................................................4 52
Mer cedes meconnect Services Limi‐
te dSee Oper ator's Manual .................. 481
N Pe rm anen tly Ac tiveRi sk ofRo lling
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Only Shiftto 'P' when Vehicle isSta‐
tio nar y.................................................4 59 Pla
cetheKe yin theMar kedSpace
See Oper ator's Manual ........................ 449
PRE-S AFEImpulse SideInopera tive
See Oper ator's Manual ........................ 447
PRE-S AFEInoper ativeSee Oper a‐
to r's Manua l...... .................................. 447
Ra dar SensorsDir tySee Oper ator's
Manual ................................................ 480
Re versing NotPo ssible Service
Re quired .............................................. 460
Ru nFla tIndi catorInop erati ve ............. 489
Ser vice Required Do NotShif tGear s
Vi sit Dealer .......................................... 460
St op Vehicle LeaveEngi neRunning
Wa itTrans miss ionCoolin g.................. 460
Ti re Press. Monit orCur rently
Un available .......................................... 485
Ti re Press. Monit orInopera tive ........... 485
Ti re Pressur eMonit orInopera tiveNo
Wheel Sensors .................................... 486 Ti
re sOv erheat ed................................. 488
To Dese lect Por N, Dep ress Brak e
and StartEn gin e.................................. 459
To switc hengine off,pr ess and hold
St art/ Stop butt onforat lea st3
secs. orpress 3times. ........................ 458
Tr af fic Sign AssistCamer aVi ew
Re strict ed See Operato r's Manua l..... ..473
Tr af fic Sign AssistCur rently Unavail‐
able SeeOperat or'sMan ual................ 473
Tr af fic Sign AssistInoper ative.... .........4 73
Tr ans miss ionMalfun ction Stop ........... 460
Displa yon thewindsh ield
see Head- upDis play
Dis tance control
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Di stance recor der
see Trip dis tance
DI ST RO NIC
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C 52
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Pr
otecting theen vir onmen t
No tes ..................................................... 21
Pr otection agains tcollision
see Drive Aw ayAssi st
Pr otection agains tth eft
see ATA(anti-t heftal ar m system)
Pulling away
see Notes Q
QR code
Re scue card.......................................... 29
Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop .................. 27 R
Ra dar and ultrasonic senso rs
Dam age ............ ................................... 174
Ra diat orshutt ers
see AIRP ANEL (Care)
Ra dio
Ac tivati ng ........... ................................. 348
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating radio text ....... 351
Ca lling upthest atio nlis t.....................3 50 Dele
tingstatio ns.................................3 50
Dir ect freq uency entry....... .................350
Displ aying informatio n.........................3 51
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Edi ting statio npr ese ts.................... .....3 50
Menu (on-boa rdcom puter) ..... .......... ... 239
Mo ving statio ns.............................. .....3 50
Ov ervie w ....... ................................... ...349
Sear ching forst atio ns.........................3 50
Se tting ach ann el................................ 350
Se tting thewa veband .................... ...... 350
St or ing radio statio ns.......................... 350
Swit ching theHD Radio func tion
on/ off.................................................3 50
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Vo ice com mand s(V oice ControlSy s‐
te m) .................................................. ... 252
Ra dio station s
Dial ing(on-boa rdcom puter) ..... ...........2 39
Ra inclosing function
Slidin gsunr oof ...................................... 87
Ra nge
Displa ying....................................... ..... 236 Re
ading light
see Interior lighting
Re alwo od (Car e)...................................... 374
Re ar climat eco ntr ol
Se tting ................................................. 139
Re ar door (child safetyloc k) .................... 63
Re ar foglam p
Switc hingon/off.................................1 25
Re ar seat
see Seat
Re ar vie wcamer a....... .............................209
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Ope ning thecamer aco ver(360°
Ca mer a)..... ..........................................214
Se tting favo rite s(360° Camer a)..........2 14
Re ar windo w
Ro ller sunblin d...................................... 90
Re ar windo wdefr oster ............. ...............137
Re fle ctive sa fety vest <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Re frig er ant (air conditioni ngsystem)
No tes .................................................. 439 Inde
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