warning MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE 2016 Owners Manual

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Before youfirs t drive off, read this Owner's Man‐
ual carefully and familiarise yourself with your
ve hicle. Foryo ur ow n sa fety and a longer vehicle
life, follow the instructions and warning notices
in this manual. Disregarding them may lead to
damage totheve hicle or personal injur y.
The equipment or model designation of your
ve hicle may vary according to:
R model
R order
R national version
R availability
The illustrations in this manual show a left-hand
drive vehicle. On right-hand drive vehicles, the
la yo ut of co mponents and contro ls differs
accordin gly.
Mercedes-Benz is cons tantly updating its vehi‐
cles tothest ate of the art.
Mercedes-Benz therefore reser vesth eright to
int roduce changes in thefo llowing areas:
R design R
equipment
R tech nical features
The equipment in your vehicle may therefore dif‐
fe r from that shown in the descriptions and illus‐
trations.
The following are integral parts of theve hicle:
R Digital Owner's Manual
R Printed Owner's Manual
R Service Booklet
R Equipment-dependent Supplements
Ke ep these documents in theve hicle at all
times. If you sell theve hicle, alw ays pass all of
th e documents on tothe new owner.
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Display messages and
warning/indi‐
cator lamps .............................................. 445
Displ aymessa ges ....................................... 445
Wa rning and indicator lamps ...................... 501 Index
.......................................................... 5184
Contents

1
Displ ay(multimedia sy stem) →
279
2 Steering wheel gearshift paddle →
173
3 Combination swit ch →
13 3
4 DIRECT SELECT le ver →
171
5 Control panel for:
St eering Pilot →
212
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist →
24 6
Pa rking Assist PARKTRONIC →
220
Head-up display →
266
6 Light swit ch →
131
7 Electric pa rking brake →
184
8 Tounlo ckthe bonn et →
374
9 Control panel for multimedia sy stem →
255
A Toadjust thesteering wheel →
105
B Control panel for on-board computer →
255 C
Cruise control le ver →
200
D Hazard warning lights →
13 4
E DYNA MIC SELECT switch →
16 9
F Setting theve hicle le vel →
216
G Parking Pilot →
229
H ECO start/ stop function →
167
I Tolowe rth ere ar seat head restra ints →
97
J Controls forth e multimedia sy stem →
279
K Stow age compartment →
109
L Control panel for multimedia sy stem →
279
M Glovebox →
11 0
N Climate cont rol sy stems →
15 0
N PASSENGER AIRB AGindicator lamp →
,41
P Start/ Stop button →
16 2 At
aglance – Cockpit 9

Instrument display
(sta nda rd) 10
Ataglance – Warning and indicator lamps

1
Speedom eter →
254
2 ÷ ESP®
3 #! Turn signal light →
13 3
4 Ð Steering assis tance malfunction
5 Multifunction displ ay →
257
6 ! ABS malfunction
7 ; Engine diagnosis
8 Rev counter →
254
9 % Diesel engine: preglow
A ! Electric parking brake applied (red)
B J Brakes (red)
C # Electrical fault
D · Distance warning
E ? Coolant too hot/cold
F Coolant temp erature display →
254 G
J Brakes (yellow)
H ! Electric pa rking brake (yellow)
I 6 Restra int sy stem →
31
J ü Seat belt is not fastened
K j Trailer hit chis not operational or is swivel‐
ling
L T Standing lights →
131
M Fuel le vel display
8 Fuelreser vewith fuel filler cap location
indicator
N K Main beam →
13 3
O L Dipped beam →
131
P R Rear fog light →
13 2
Q h Tyre pressure monitoring sy stem
R å ESP®
OFF At
aglance – Warning and indicator lamps 11

Instrument display
inthe widescreen cockpit 12
Ataglance – Warning and indicator lamps

1
Speedom eter →
254
2 ü Seat belt is not fastened
3 #! Turn signal light →
13 3
4 Multifunction display →
257
5 Rev counter →
254
6 å ESP®
OFF
÷ ESP®
7 K Main beam →
13 3
L Dipped beam →
131
T Standing lights →
131
8 ? Coolant too hot/cold
9 Coolant temp erature display →
254
A · Distance warning
B Ð Steering assis tance malfunction
C # Electrical fault D
J Brakes (red)
E Fuel le vel display
F 8 Fuelreser vewith fuel filler cap location
indicator
G R Rear fog light →
13 2
H 6 Restra int sy stem →
31
I % Diesel engine: preglow
J ; Engine diagnosis
K J Brakes (yellow)
L ! Electric pa rking brake applied (red)
M h Tyre pressure monitoring sy stem
N ! ABS malfunction
O ! Electric pa rking brake (yellow)
P j Trailer hit chis not operational or is swivel‐
ling At
aglance – Warning and indicator lamps 13

What
todo in theeve nt of an accident
1 QR code for accessing there scue card →
27
2 Safetyve sts →
388
3 Button forth e SOS emer gency call sy stem and
breakdown assis tance →
329
4 Checking and topping up operating fluids →
433
5 Tow- starting and towing away →
401
6 Flat tyre →
390
7 Starting assis tance →
398
8 Haza rdwa rning lights →
13 4 9
Fire extinguisher →
389
A Fuelfiller flap with instruction labels for tyre
pressu re, fuel type and QR code for accessing
th ere scue card →
175
B Tow- starting and towing away →
401
C Warning triangle →
388
D Tyre-change tool kit →
421
E TIREFIT kit →
392
F First-aid kit (so ftsided) →
389 At
aglance – Emer gencies and breakdowns 19

Calling up
the Digital Owner's Manual
Multimedia sy stem:
, Vehicle .
Õ Owner's Manual #
Select a menu item.
In addition, you can also call up the Owner's
Manual within a main function (e.g. via Informa-
tion on phone).
The Digital Owner's Manual describes the func‐
tion and operation of:
R theve hicle
R the multimedia sy stem Fo
r saf etyre asons, the Digital Owner's Manual is
deactivated while driving.
The Digital Owner's Manual conta insthefo llow‐
ing menu items:
R Search: allo wsyouto sear chprecisely for
ke ywords.
R Quick start: pr ovides you with impor tant
information so that you can start using your
ve hicle immediatel y.
R Tips: pr ovides tips on how touse your vehicle
in cer tain situations.
R Highlights : showsyouve hicle highlights
using pictures and animations.
R Bookmarks: pr ovides you with a list of all the
bookmar ksyou ha vestored yourself. 1
Picture
2 Menu
3 Navigation window
Some sections of the Digital Owner's Manual,
such as warning no tes, can be made visible by
highlighting and pressing them.
% The Owner's Manual can also be found in the
Mercedes-Benz Guides App in all common
App Stores. 20
Digital Owner's Manual

Owner's Manual
This Owner's Manual describes all models and
all standard and optional equipment available for
yo ur vehicle at the time of this Owner's Manual
going topress. Countr y-specific dif fere nces are
possible. No tethat your vehicle may not be fit‐
te d with all features desc ribed. This is also the
case for sy stems and functions releva nt to
saf ety. Therefore, the equipment on your vehicle
may dif fer from that in the descriptions and illus‐
trations.
The original pur chase contract documentation
fo ryo ur vehicle contains a list of all of the sys‐
te ms in your vehicle.
Should you ha veany questions concerning
equipment and operation, please consult a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
The Owner's Manual and Service Booklet are
impor tant documents and should be kept inthe
ve hicle. Operating saf
ety &
WARNING Risk of accident due tomal‐
functions or sy stem failures
If yo u do not ha vethe prescribed service/
maintenance workor any requiredrepairs
car ried out, this could result in malfunctions
or sy stem failures. #
Alw ays ha vethe prescribed service/
maintenance workas well any required
re pairs car ried out at a qualified spe‐
cialist workshop. &
WARNING Risk offire due toflammable
materials on hot parts of theex haust
sy stem
Flammable material such as lea ves, grass or
twigs may ignite if they come into contact
wi th hot parts of theex haust sy stem. #
When driving on unpa vedro ads or off-
ro ad, regular lych eck theve hicle under‐
side. #
Remo vetrapped plants or other flam‐
mable material, in particular. #
Ifth ere is damage, consult a qualified
specialist workshop immediately. &
WARNING Risk of accident or inju rydue
to incor rect modifications on electronic
component pa rts
Modification toelectronic components, their
software or wiring could impair their function
and/or the function of other networ ked com‐
ponent parts. In particular, sy stems releva nt
to saf ety could also be af fected.
As a result, these may no longer function
proper lyand/or jeopardise the operating
saf ety of theve hicle. #
Neverta mp er with the wiring and elec‐
tronic component parts or their soft‐
wa re. #
You should ha veall workon electrical
and electronic components car ried out
at a qualified specialist workshop. General no
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