air condition MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS 2021 User Guide

R
Anoutside mir roris no tcom pletely folded
out.
R The trunk lidisopen .
R The weather condition sar epoor ,e.g .hea vy
ra in, sno w,fog, stor m or spr ay.
R The ambient lightcondit ionsarepoor ,e.g. at
night.
R The camer alens isobs truct ed, dirtyor fog‐
ge dup.
R Ifcamera sor vehicle component sin whic h
th ecamer asareins talled aredamag ed.In
th is eve nt,have thecamer as,their position s
and their setting checkedat aqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop.
% Donotuse thesur round viewcam eraunde r
suc hcir cum stanc es.Youco uld other wise
injur eot her sor collide withobject swhen
par king theve hicle.
Fo rte ch nica lre ason s,thest andar dheigh tof the
ve hicle maybe altered ifth eve hicle iscar rying a
hea vyload andcanresult ininaccur aciesinthe
guide linesandinthedispla yof thege ner ated
ima ges. The
field ofvision andother funct ionsofthe
came rasystem maybe restrict ed dueto addi‐
tio nal attachme ntson theve hicle (e.g.license
plat ebr ac ket,bicy cle rack ).
% The contras tof thedispla yma ybe impair ed
by abr upt,dir ect sunlight orby other light
sour ces, e.g.when driving outofaga rage .In
th is case, paypar ticular attent ion.
% Have thedispla yre pair edorreplaced if,for
ex am ple, pixelerro rs consi derablyrestrict its
us e.
See theno teson cleaning thesur round view
cam era(/ page28 5).
Calli ngup thevie wof thesur round view
camer ausing reve rsege ar #
Shif tto reve rsege ar. #
Select thedesir edviewin themultimedia
sy stem (/ page21 2). #
If,afte rshif ting toreve rsege ar,th eimag eof
th ere ar vie wcam erais no tsho wn: switchoff
th eignition ,pr ess and hold thec button,
switc hon theignition andengagere ve rse
ge ar again. Pa
rking Assis tPA RK TRONI C Fu
nction ofParking Assis tPA RK TRONI C
Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis an elec tron ic
par kingassi stanc esy stem whic hmonit orsth e
ar ea sur round ingyour vehicle andshowsyouth e
dis tance betwee nth eve hicle andade tected
obs tacle visually and audibly .
Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis on lyan aid. Itis
no ta subs titutefo ryo ur att entio nto thesur‐
ro und ings.The responsibili tyforsaf emaneu ver‐
ing and parking remains withyo u. Mak esur e
th at ther ear eno per sons, animals orobjec tsin
th emaneuv ering area while maneuv ering and
par king in/exitingpar king spaces.
The passiv eside impact protect ion also warns
yo uof obs tacle sto theside. During thepar king
pr ocedur eor maneuv ering, objec tsarede tected
as theve hicle drives pas t.Ifyo usteer inthe
dir ect ion ofade tected obs tacle and ther eis a
ri sk ofalat eral collision, awa rning isissued. In
or der foran object ontheside tobe detected,
th esensor sin thefront and rear bum permus t
fi rs tde tect theobjec twhile youar edr ivin gpas t
it. Dr
ivin gand parking 21
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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(/ page27 4). Eng
inecom partment Ope
ningand clos ing the hood &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto driv‐
ing withth ehood unlocked
The hood mayopen andblockyo ur vie w. #
Neverre lease thehood when driving. #
Beforeev erytrip, ensur eth at thehood
is loc ked. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
when openingand closingthehood
The hood maysuddenl ydr op intoth eend
position .
Ther eis arisk ofinjur yfo ran yone inthe
hood's rang eof mo vement. #
Open orclose thehood onlywhen ther e
is nobody inthehood's rang eof mo ve‐
ment. &
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
Com ponents intheengine compartmen tma y
con tinue running orstar tup sudden ly,ev en if
th eignition isswitc hedoff.
Mak esur eof thefo llo wing beforeper form ing
ta sk sin theengine compartmen t: #
Swi tchth eignition off. Maint
enanc eand care27
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Tree resin, oils, fuels andgreases: remo veby
ru bbing gentl ywi th aclo thsoak edinpe tro‐
leum ether orlight erfluid.
R Coolan tand brak efluid: remo vewit hadam p
clo thand clean water.
R Tarst ains :use tarre mo ver.
R Wax:usesilicone remo ver.
R Donotatt achsticke rs,fi lms orsimilar mate‐
ri als.
R Remo vedirtimmediat ely,wher epossible.
Mat tefinish
R Onlyuse carepr oducts approvedfo r
Mer cedes-Ben z.
R Donotpolish theve hicle andalloywheels.
R Onlyuse carwashes that cor respond tothe
lat estengin eering standar ds.
R Donotuse carwash progr ams withafinal
ho twa xtrea tment.
R Donotus epa int cleane rs,buf fing orpolish‐
ing prod ucts ,gl oss preser vers,e.g. wax.
R Alw aysha ve paintw orkre pair scar ried out at
a qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. No
teson cleaning decorativefo ils Obser
vetheno teson matt efinis hcar ein the
ch ap ter"No teson paintw ork/matt efinis hpa int‐
wo rkcar e"(/ page 283). Theyal so app lyto
matt edecor ativefo ils.
Obser vetheno teson cleaning decorativefo ils to
av oid vehicle damag e.
Cleaning
R Forclea ning, useplenty ofwa terand amild
clea ning agent without additivesorabr asive
subs tances, e.g.a car shampooappr ovedfo r
Mer cedes-Ben z.
R Remo vedirtimmediat ely, wher eposs ible,
whils tavo iding rubbing toohar d.Ther eis
ot her wise arisk ofdamagi ngthedecor ative
fo ilirre par ably.
R Ifth er eis dir ton thefinis hor ifth edecor a‐
tiv efo ilis dull: usethePa int Cleaner recom‐
mend edand approv ed forMer cedes-Benz.
R Insect remains: soakwithinsect remo verand
ri nse offth etreat edareas afte rw ards.
R Birddr oppin gs:soak withwa terand rinse off
af te rw ards. R
Topreve ntwa terst ains ,dr ya fo il-wr apped
ve hicle withasof t,absorbent clothafte r
eve rycar wash.
Av oiding dama getothedecor ative fo il
R The service life and color ofdecor ativefo ils
ar eim 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 edecor ativefo il.
Po lishin gwill have theef fect of shi ning the
fo il-wr apped surface.
R Donottr ea tmatt eor stru ctur eddeco rativ e
fo ils wit hwa x.Pe rm anen tst 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. 28
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Maint enance andcare

No
teson sno wch ains &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto inc or‐
re ct mou nting ofsno wch ains
If yo uha ve mount edsno wch ains tothefront
wheels, thesno wch ains maydr ag agains t
th eve hicle body orchassis components.
This couldcaus edamag eto theve hicle or
th etir es. #
Nevermount snowch ains onthefront
wheels. #
Onlymount snowch ains onthere ar
wheels inpair s. Obse
rveth efo llo wing noteswhen usingsnow
ch ains :
R Snow chains areon lype rm issible forcer tain
wheel/t ire com binat ions.Yo ucan obtain
inf ormat ionabout this from anaut hor ized
Mer cedes -Benz Cent er.
R Forsaf etyre ason s,on lyuse snow chains that
ha ve been specif icallyapproved foryo ur ve
hicle byMer cedes-Ben z,or sno wch ains
wit hth esame qualit yst andar d.
R Ifsn ow chains areins talled, themaximum
per missible speedis30 mph(50 km/h).
R Vehicl eswith Activ ePa rking Assis t:Do
no tuse ActivePa rking Assistwhen snow
ch ains areins talled.
R Vehicl eswith leve lcontr ol:Ifsno wch ains
ar eins talled, onlydr ive at raised vehicle leve l
( / pag e208 ).
% Youcan deac tivateES P®
to pull away
( / pag e17 6).Thi sal lo ws thewheels to
spin, achie ving anincr eased driving forc e. 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
Ti re swit heit her toolow or toohigh apr es‐
sur epr esent thefo llo wing hazar ds:
R thetir es could burst
R thetir es could wearexcess ively and /or
une venly
R thedr iving charact eristic sas wellas
st eer ing and braking charact eristic sma y
be severely im pa ired #
Observeth ere comme ndedtirepr es‐
su resand checkth etir epr essur eof all
tir es including thespar ewheel:
R mont hly
R ifalt ering theload ontheve hicle
R prior tolong journeys
R ifth eoper ating conditions chang e,for
ex am ple when drivin gof f-ro ad 31
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Wheels andtires

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 007A
0025
00E5
Inoperative SeeOperator's
Manual *
EBD ,ABS andESP®
aremalfunctioning.
Ot her driving systems anddriving safetysy stems (e.g. BAS)ma yal so be mal functi oning. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifEBD, ABSandESP®
are malfuncti oning
The wheelsma ybl oc kdu ring braki ng and ESP®
do es notpe rfor m anyve hicle stabiliz ation.
The steer ability andbraking charact eristic sar ehea vilyim pair edand thebr aking distance mayincr ease. Inaddi‐
tio n,other driving safetysy stems areswitc hedoff. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have thebr ak esy stem checkedimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Act
ive Brake Assist Func-
tions Currently LimitedSee
Operator's Manual *
Ve hicl eswith theDr iving Assistance Packag e:Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stwit hcr oss- traf fic functi on,Evasi ve Steer ing
Assis tor PRE‑S AFE®
PL US arete mp orarily una vailable oronl ypar tiall yav ailable.
Ve hicl eswithout theDr iving Assistance Packag e:Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stistemp orarily una vailable. #
Drive on.
As soon astheambient conditions arewit hin thesy stem limits, thesy stem will become available again. #
Ifth edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear ,st op theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition sand restar t
th eengine. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 38
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Dr
ivin gsaf etysy stems Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0025 ABS warning lam p *T
he yello wAB Swa rning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
ABS isma lfunctio ning.
If th er eis an additional warning tone, EBD isma lfunctio ning.
Ot her drivi ng systems anddriving safetysy stems mayalso bemalfunct ioning. #
Notethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. &
WA RNIN GThe reisarisk ofskidding ifEBD orABS ismalfunctioning
The wheels mayloc kdur ing braking.
The steer ability andbraking charact eristic sar ehea vilyim pair edand thebr aking distan cema yincr ease. Inaddi‐
tion, other driving safetysy stems areswitc hedoff. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have thebr ak esy stem checkedimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 00E5
ESP ®
wa rning lam pflashes *
The yello wES P®
wa rning lam pflashes whiletheve hicle isin mo tion.
One ormor ewheels hasreac hed itsgrip limit (/page17 5). #
Adaptyo ur drivin gst yle to suit thero ad and weather condition s. 41
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Display messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Po
we rwi ndo ws
see Side windo ws
PRE-S AFE®
(anticipat oryoccupant
pr otection) .................................................5 0
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 50
PR E-S AFE ®
Sou nd<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> ........50
Re versing measur es.............................. 50
PRE- SAFE®
Im pulse Side...........................5 1
Ac tivati on ........... ...................................37
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 51
PRE-S AFE®
PL US (anticipat oryoccu‐
pant protection plus).................................5 1
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 51
Re versing measur es.............................. 50
Pr eve ntativ eoccupant protection sys‐
te m
see PRE-S AFE®
(anticipat oryoccu‐
pant protect ion)
Pr ofile ............... ........................................2 39
Cr eati ngane wprofile ....... ................... 241
No tes ............... ................................... 239
Selecting profile options .................. ....2 41 Pr
og rams
se eDY NA MIC SELE CT
Pr otecting theen vir onmen t
No tes ..................................................... 20
Pr otection agains tcollision ............ 223,224
Pullin gaw ay
see Driving tips Q
QR code
Re scue card.......................................... 30
Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop .................. 27 R
Ra dar and ultrasonic senso rs
Dam age ............. ..................................172
Ra dio
Ov ervie wof thefunc tionsand sym‐
bols ..................................................... 268
Ra dio ope ratin gper mits <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> ..342
Ra in-closing featur e
Slid ingsunr oof ......................................84 Re
ading lamp
see Interior lighting
Re ading light
Switc hingon/of fwit hhand move‐
ments .................................................. 239
Re ar door s(c hild safetyloc k) .................. 63
Re ar foglam p
Switc hingon/off.................................1 22
Re ar seat
see Seat
Re ar vie wcamer a....... .............................210
Car e.................................................... 285
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 210
Re ar windo w
Ro ller sunblin d.......................................8 7
Re ar windo wheat er....... ......................... 137
Re flectiv esaf etyve st <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 288
Re frig er ant (air conditioni ngsystem)
No tes .................................................. 349
Re fueli ng
Re fuel ingtheve hicle ........................... 162 Inde
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