buttons MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE 2015 Owners Manual

Specialist workshop
............................27
Spectacles compartment ................. 343
Speed, controlling
see Cruise control
Speedometer
Activating/deactivating the addi-
tional speedometer ........................ 289
Digital ............................................ 281
In the Instrument cluster ................. 34
Segments. ..................................... 277
Selectingt he unit of measure-
ment ..............................................2 89
see Instrument cluster
SPEEDTRONIC
Deactivating variabl e..................... 217
Display message ............................ 320
Function/notes ............................ .215
Important safety notes .................. 215
LIM indicator lamp ......................... 215
Permanent ..................................... 217
Selecting ........................................ 216
Storing the current spee d.............. 216
Variabl e......................................... 215
SPORT handlin gmode
Activating/deactivating (AMG
vehicles) .......................................... 85
Warning lamp ................................. 334
Start/sto pfunction
see ECO start/stop function
Startin g(engine) ................................ 181
STEER CONTROL .................................. 89
Steering (display message) .............. 327
Steering Assist and Stop&Go Pilot
(DISTRONI CPLUS)
Activating/deactivating ................. 288
Displa ymessage ............................ 320
Steering assistant STEER CON-
TROL
see STEER CONTROL
Steering wheel
Adjusting (electrically) ................... 134
Adjusting (manually) ...................... 133
Butto noverview ............................... 36
Buttons (on-board computer) ......... 277
Cleaning ......................................... 391
Gearshift paddle s........................... 195
Important safety notes .................. 133 Steering whee
lheating .................. 134
Storing settings (memory func-
tion) ............................................... 139
Steering whee lgearshift paddles .... 195
Steering whee lheating
Problem (malfunction) ................... 135
Switching on/of f........................... 134
Stopwatch (RACETIMER) ................... 296
Stowag eareas ................................... 342
Stowag ecom partments
Armrest (under )............................. 344
Centre console .............................. 344
Cu ph olde r..................................... 360
Glove compartment ....................... 343
Important safety information ......... 343
Rear ............................................... 345
Spectacles compartment ............... 343
Unde rdriver' sseat/front-
passenger sea t.............................. 345
Stowag enet....................................... 346
Stowag espace
Stowag enet ................................... 346
Stowag ewellb enea th the boot
floor .................................................... 356
Summe rtyres .................................... 418
Sun blind
Rear sid ewindow s......................... 363
Sun visor ............................................ 363
Surround lighting (on-board com-
puter) .................................................. 292
Suspension tuning
AIRMATI C...................................... 232
AMG RIDE CONTROL sports sus-
pensio n.......................................... 233
SETUP (on-board computer) .......... 296 T
Tail lamps Displa ymessage ............................ 308
Tailgate
Displa ymessage ............................ 326
Emergency unlocking ..................... 110
Important safety notes .................. 103
Limiting the opening angle ............. 108
Opening dimensions ...................... 481
Opening/closing (automatically
from inside )................................... 108 20
Index

Overhea
dcontrol panel Function Page
:
u
Switches the rear
interior lighting on/off 149
;
|
Switches the auto-
matic interior lighting con-
trol on/off 149
=
p
Switches the right-
hand reading lamp on/off 148
?
ë
Deactivates tow-
away protection 90
A
3
Opens/closes the
sliding sunroof 115
3
Opens/closes the
panorama sliding sunroof
with roller sunblinds 117 Function Page
B
G
SOS button
(Mercedes-Benz emer-
genc ycall system) 366
C
Rear-view mirror 137
D
Buttons for the garage door
opener 369
E
ê
Deactivates the inte-
rior motion sensor 91
F
p
Switches the left-
hand reading lamp on/off 148
G
c
Switches the front
interior lighting on/off 149Overhea
dcontrol panel
41Atag lance

Example: Saloon
X To unloc kthe boot lid/tailgate: pull the
handl eont he boot lid/tailgate.
The vehicl eonlyu nlocks the boot lid/tail-
gate.
Deactivatin gand activating If yo
udon ot intend to us eakey for an exten-
de dp eriodoft ime,you can deactivate the
KEYLESS-GO functio nofthe key .The key will
then us everyl ittle power, thereb yconserving
battery power. For the purposes of activa-
tion/deactivation, the vehicl edoesn ot have
to be nearby.
X To deactivate: press the&button on
the key twice in rapi dsuccession.
The battery check lamp of the key
(Y page 97 )flashe stwice briefl yand
lights up once ,then KEYLESS-GO is deac-
tivated.
X To activate: press any button on the key or
insert the key into the ignition lock.
KEYLESS-GO and al lofits associate dfea-
tures ar eavailable again. Changin
gthe settings of the locking
system
Yo uc an change the settings of the locking
system .Thism eans tha tonlyt he driver's door
and the fuel fille rflapa reunlocke dwhent he
vehicl eisunlocked. Thi sisusefulify oufre-
quentl ytravel alone. X
To chang ethe setting: simultaneously
press the %and& buttons on the
key for approximatel ysixsecond suntilthe
battery check lamp flashe stwice
(Y page 97).
i If the setting of the locking system is
change dwithi nt he signa lran ge of the vehi-
cle ,pressing the &or% button:
R locks or
R unlocks the vehicle
The key now functions as follows:
X To unloc kthe driver' sdoor: press the
% button once.
X To unloc kcentrally: press the %but-
ton twice.
X To lock centrally: press the&button.
The KEYLESS-GO functio nisc hange dasfol-
lows:
X To unloc kthe driver' sdoor: touch the
inne rsurface of the door handl eonthe
driver's door.
X To unloc kcentrally: touch the inne rsur-
face of the door handl eonthe front-
passenge rdoorort he rea rdoor.
X To lock centrally: touch the outer sensor
surface on one of the door handles.
X To restore the factory settings: press
and hol ddownthe % and& buttons
simultaneously for approximatel ysixsec-
ond suntilthe battery check lamp flashes
twice (Y page 97). Emergenc
ykeyelement
General notes If the vehicl
ecan no longe rbelocked or
unlocke dwitht he key ,use the emergency
key element.
If yo uusethe emergency key element to
unlock and open the driver's door or the boot
lid/tailgate, the anti-thef talarm system will
be triggered (Y page 89).96
KeyOpening and closing

tivate the double lock functio
nbydeactivat-
ing the interior motion senso r(Ypage 91).
Fo ra ll countries: Youc an onl yopent he rear
doors fro minsid ethe vehicl eiftheya renot
secured by the child-proo floc ks (Y page 76).
When aloc ked door is opene dfromi nsid ethe
vehicle, the previou sunlocking proces swill
be observe difthe vehicl ehasbeen:
R locked with the locking button for the cen-
tra lloc king or
R locked automatically
Th ev ehicl ewillbef ullyunlocke difithadpre-
viousl ybeenf ully unlocked. Onl ythe door
which ha sbeeno penedf romt he insid eis
unlocke difonlyt he driver's door ha dbeen
previousl yunlocked. Automatic lockin
gfeature X
To deactivate: press and hold button :
for abou tfives econd suntilat one sounds.
X To activate: press and hold button ;for
abou tfives econd suntilat one sounds.
i If yo
upress one of the two buttons and do
not hear atone ,the relevant setting has
already been selected.
Th ev ehicl eislocked automaticall ywhent he
ignition is switched on and the wheels are
turning. Yo
uc ould therefore be locked ou tif:
R the vehicl eisbeing pushed.
R the vehicl eisbeing towed.
R the vehicl eisbeing tested on adynamom-
eter.
Yo uc an also switch the automatic locking
functio nonand off using the on-board com-
puter (Y page 293). Unlockin
gthe driver' sdoor(em er-
genc ykeyelement)
If the vehicl ecan no longe rbeunlocke dwith
the key ,use the emergency key element.
X Take the emergency key element ou tofthe
key (Y page 97).
X Insert the emergency key element into the
lock of the driver's door as fa rasitwillg o. X
Turn the emergency key element anti-
clockwise to position 1.
Th ed oorisu nlocked.
i On right-hand-drive vehicles
,tur nt he
emergency key element clockwise.
X Turn the emergency key element back and
remove it.
X Insert the emergency key element into the
key.
If yo uusethe emergency key element to
unlock and open the driver's door, the anti-
theft alar msystemw illbet riggered
(Y page 89). 102
DoorsOpenin
gand closing

Problems with the seat heating
Problem
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions The seat heating has
switched off prema-
turely or cannot be
switched on. The on-board voltage is too low because too many electrical con-
sumers are switched on.
X Switch off electrical consumers that you do not need, such as
the rear window heating or interior lighting.
Once the battery is sufficiently charged, the seat heating will
switch back on automatically. Switching the seat ventilation on/off
Switching on/off Driver's and front-passenger seat
The three blue indicator lamps in the buttons
indicate the ventilation level you have selec-
ted.
X Turn the key to position 1or 2in the ignition
(Y page 179).
X To switch on: press button:repeatedly
until the desired ventilation level is set.
X To switch off: press button:repeatedly
until all the indicator lamps go out.
i If the battery voltage is too low, the seat
ventilation may switch off.
i You can open the side windows and the
sliding sunroof using the convenience
opening feature (Y page 111). The seat
ventilation of the driver's seat automati-
cally switches to the highest level. 132
SeatsSeats, steering wheela
nd mirrors

Problems with the steering wheel heating
Problem
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions The steering wheel
heating has switched
itself off prematurely or
cannot be switched on. The on-board voltage is too low because too many electrical con-
sumers are switched on.
X Switch off electrical consumers that you do not need, such as
the rear window heating or interior lighting.
Once the battery is sufficiently charged, the steering wheel
heating will switch back on automatically. EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature
Important safety notes G
WARNING
When the EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature adjusts
the steering wheel, you and other vehicle
occupants –particularly children –could
become trapped. There is arisk of injury.
While the EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature is mak-
ing adjustments, make sure that no one has
any body parts in the sweep of the steering
wheel.
Move the steering wheel adjustment lever if
there is arisk of entrapment by the steering
wheel. The adjustment process is stopped.
Vehicles with amemory function: if there is a
risk of becoming trapped by the steering
wheel, you can also press one of the memory
function position buttons.T he adjustment
process is stopped. G
WARNING
If children activate the EASY-ENTRY/EXIT fea- ture, they can become trapped, particularly
when unattended. There is arisk of injury.
When leaving the vehicle, always take the key with you and lock the vehicle. Never leave
children unattended in the vehicle. G
WARNING
If you drive off while the EASY-ENTRY/EXIT
feature is making adjustments, you could lose
control of the vehicle. There is arisk of an
accident. Always wait until the adjustment process is
complete before driving off.
The EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature makes getting in and out of your vehicle easier.
You can activate and deactivate the EASY-
ENTRY/EXI Tfeature in the on-board com-
puter (Y page 294).
Position of the steering wheel when the
EASY-ENTRY/EXIT featureisa ctive The steering wheel tilts upwards if you:
R remove the key from the ignition lock
R with KEYLESS-GO: open the driver's door;
KEYLESS-GO must be in position 1
R with the key: open the driver's door; the
key must be in position 0or 1in the ignition
lock (Y page 179)
i The steering wheel only moves upwards if
it has not already reached the upper stop.
Position of the steering wheel for driv-
ing The steering wheel is moved to the previously
set position if:
R the driver's door is closed and
R with KEYLESS-GO: you press the Start/
Stop button once
or
R with the key: you insert the key into the
ignition lock Steering wheel
135Seats, steering wheela nd mirrors Z

Control panel for THERMATIC automatic climat
econtrol (2-zone) :
To activate/deactivat eair-recirculation mod e(Ypage 166)
; To demist th ewindscree n(Ypage 164)
= To switch th eZONE function on/of f(Y page 164)
? Display
A To set climate control to automatic mod e(Ypage 162)
B To activate/deactivat ecoolingw itha ir dehumidification (Y page 160)
C To switch th erear window heating on/of f(Ypage 165)
D To activate/deactivat ethe air conditionin g(Ypage 160)
E To set th etem perature, righ t(Ypage 163)
F To set th eair distribution (Y page 163)
G To set th eairflow (Y page 164)
H To set th etem perature, left (Y page 163) Information on usin
gTHERMATIC
automatic climat econtrol
Automatic climat econtrol The followin
gcontai ns note sand recommen-
dation sonoptimum use of THERMATIC auto-
matic climate control.
R Activate climate control usin gthe à and
¿ buttons .The indicator lamps above
the à and¿ buttons light up.
R Set th etem peratur eto22†.
R Only use th e"Windscree ndemisting "func-
tio nb riefly until th ewindscree nisclear
again.
R Only use air-recirculation mod ebriefly, e.g.
if there are unpleasan toutside odour sor
when in atunnel. The windows could oth-
erwis emistupasnof resh air is drawn into
th ev ehicle in air-recirculation mode. R
Use th eZONE function to adopt th etem-
perature settings on th edriver' sside for
th ef ront-pa ssenger side as well. The indi-
cator lamp abov ethe á buttongoes
out.
R If you chang ethe settings of th eclimate
control system, th eclimate status display
appear sfor approximately three seconds
at th ebotto moft hescree nintheAudi oor
COMAND display (see separate operating
instructions). You will see th ecurren tset-
tings of th evarious climate control func-
tions.
ECO start/stop function During automatic engin
eswitch-off ,the cli-
mat econtro lonlyo perate satareduced capa-
city. If you require th efull climate control out-
put ,you can switch off th eECO start/stop Overview of climat
econtrol systems
157Climate control

Information on using THERMOTRONIC
automatic climat econtrol
automatic climat econtrol The followin
gcontai ns instruction sand rec-
ommendation stoenable you to get th emost
out of your THERMOTRONI Cautomatic cli-
mat econtrol.
R Activat eclimat econtro lusin gthe à and
¿ buttons .The indicator lamps above
the à and¿ buttons ligh tup.
R In automatic mode, you can also set the
climat emode( FOCUS ,MEDIU MorD IF-
FUSE). The MEDIUM leve lisrecommended.
R Se tthe temperature to 22 †.
R Only use th e"Windscree ndemisting "func-
tion briefly until th ewindscree nisclear
again.
R Only use air-recirculation mod ebriefly, e.g.
if there are unpleasan toutside odour sor
when in atunnel. The windows could oth-
erwise mis tupasnof resh air is drawn into
th ev ehicl eina ir-recirculation mode.
R Use th eZON Efunction to adopt th etem-
peratur esetting sonthedriver' sside for
th ef ront-pa ssenger side and th erear com-
partmen taswell. The indicator lamp above
the á buttongoes out.
R Use th eresidual heat function if you want to
heat or ventilat ethe vehicl einterio rwhen
th ei gnition is switched off .The residual
heat function can only be activated or deac- tivated wit hthe ignition switched off.
R If you chang ethe setting softheclimate
control system, th eclimat estatus display
appear sfor approximately three seconds
at th ebotto moft hescree nintheAudio or
COMAND display (see th eseparate oper-
ating instructions). You will see th ecurrent
setting softhevarious climat econtro lfunc-
tions.
ECO start/stop function During automatic engin
eswitch-off ,the cli-
mat econtro lonlyo perate satareducedcapa- city. If you require th
efull climat econtro lout-
put ,you can switch off th eECO start/stop
function by pressin gthe ECO button
(Y page 185). Operating th
eclimat econtrol system Activating/deactivating th
eair condi-
tioning
General notes When th
eclimat econtro lisswitched off ,the
air suppl yand air circulation are also
switched off .The windows could mis tup.
Therefore, only switch off climat econtrol
briefly.
i Switc
honc limatecontro lprimarily using
the à button(Ypage 162).
Switchin gon/off X
Turn th ekeyto position 2in th eignition
loc k(Ypage 179).
X To switch on: press theÃbutton.
The indicator lamp abov ethe à button
lights up. Airflo wand air distribution are set
to automatic mode.
or
X Press the ^button.
The indicator lamp abov ethe ^ button
goes out .The previous setting sare reacti-
vated.
X To deactivate: press the^button.
The indicator lamp abov ethe ^ button
lights up. Switchin
gcooling with air dehumidi-
fication on/off
General notes If you deactivat
ethe "Coolin gwitha ir-dehu-
midification "function ,the air inside th evehi-
cle will no tbecooled. The air inside th evehi-
cle will also no tbedehumidified. The win-
dows can mis tupmoreq uickly. Therefore, 160
Operating th
eclimat econtrol systemClimat econt rol

X
Briefly press the ubutton.
X Press the ,or. button repeatedly
unti lthe time to be changed appears in the
display.
X Press the uand^ buttons simulta-
neously.
The Îsymbo linthe remote control dis-
play flashes.
X Press the ,or. button to set the
desire ddeparture time.
i The longer yo
upress the ,or.
button, the faster the time changes.
X Press the uand^ button simulta-
neously.
The new departure time is stored.
Activating the se tdeparture time
X Briefly press the ubutton.
X Press the ,or. button repeatedly
unti lthe desire ddeparture time appears in
the display.
X Press the ubutton.
The Ísymbol, the departure time and,
depending on the selected departure time, the letter A, BorCappea rinthe display.
Deactivatin gthe se tdeparture time
X Briefly press the ubutton.
The statu softhe auxiliary heating is shown
in the display.
X Press the .button.
The firs tdeparture time store dappears in
the display.
X Press the ^button.
OFF
OFF is shown in the remote control display.
Replacing the remote control battery Important safety notes
G
WARNING
Batterie scontai ntoxic and corrosiv esubstan-
ces. If batterie sare swallowed, it can result in
severe health problems. There is ariskoff atal
injury. Kee
pbatterie soutof the reach of children. If
ab attery is swallowed, see kmedica lattention
immediately. H
Environmental note Batterie
scontai npollutants.
It is illega ltodispose of them
with the household rubbish.
The ym ustb ec ollected sep-
arately and disposed of in an environmentally responsible
recycling system. Dispose of batterie
sinan
environmentally responsible
manner. Take discharged
batterie stoaqualified spe-
cialist worksho portoacol-
lection point for used batter-
ies.
Replacing the battery If the battery need
stobereplaced, the bat-
tery symbo lonthe left of the display is shown
as empty. ACR2450 lithiu mbattery is
required whe nreplacing the battery.
X Press apointed object into recess :.
X Slide battery cover ;backwards in the
direction of the arrow.
X Remove old battery =.
X Inser tthe new battery with the lettering
facing upwards. Operating the climate control system
171Climate control Z

In the
Heating
Heating submenu, you can select a
stored departure time or change adeparture
time.
The auxiliary heating timer function calcu-
lates the switch-on time according to the out-
side temperature so that the vehicle is pre-
heated by the departure time. When the
departure time is reached ,the auxiliary heat-
ing continues to heat for afurther five
minutes and then switches off. The auxiliary
heating adopts the THERMATIC or
THERMOTRONIC temperature setting.
You can switch off the auxiliary heating by
using the remote control or the auxiliary heat- ing button on the centre console.
i Switch the auxiliary heating on regularly
once amonth for aboutt en minutes.
Further information on auxiliary heating
(Y page 168).
Selecting the departur etime or deactivat-
ing aselected departur etime
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheeltos elect theSettings
Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Heating
Heating submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
You wills ee the selected setting.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select
one of the three departure times or Timer Timer
off
off (no timer active).
X Press ato confirm.
If ad eparture time is selected, the yellow
indicator lamp lights up on the auxiliary
heating button.
Changing the departur etime
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheeltos elect theSettings Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Heating
Heating submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
You wills ee the selected setting. X
Press the :or9 button to select A A,B B
or Change C
Change C.
X Press ato confirm.
You can now change the departure time.
X Press the =or; button to select the
display to be changed: hours, minutes.
X Press the :or9 button to set the
selected display.
X Press the abutton to store the entry.
The yellow indicator lamp on the auxiliary
heating button lights up.
Comfort Activating/deactivating the EASY-
ENTRY/EXIT feature
G
WARNING
When the EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature adjusts
the steering wheel, you and other vehicle
occupants –particularly childre n–could
become trapped .There is arisk of injury.
Whilet he EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature is mak-
ing adjustments, make sure that no one has
any body parts in the sweep of the steering
wheel.
If someone is trapped:
R press one of the memory function position
buttons, or
R move the switch for steering wheela djust-
ment in the opposite direction to that in
which the steering wheelism oving.
The adjustment process is stopped.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheeltos elect theSettings Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Convenience
Convenience submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Easy Entry/Exit:
Easy Entry/Exit: function.
If the Easy Entry/Exit
Easy Entry/Exit function is activa-
ted, the vehicle steering wheelisd isplayed
in orange in the multifunction display.
X Press the abutton to save the setting. 294
Menus and submenusOn-board computer and displays