tow MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE 2017 Owners Manual

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
If th ee lectric parking brak eshould no tbeapplied, e.g. when washing thev ehicle in an automatic car wash or when
having thev ehicle towe d, lea vethei gnition switched on. Do no tdothis when having thev ehicle towe dw itht he
re ar axle raised.
If th ee lectric parking brak eisnotapplied automatically: #
Switc hoffthei gnition and switc hitbacko n. #
Release and then apply thee lectric parking brak emanuall y.
If it is still no tpossible toappl ythe electric parking brake: #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Wher enecessar y,also safeguar dthe par kedv ehicle agains trolling away.
To release: #
Ifth ec onditions fora utom aticrelease ar efulfilled and thee lectric parking brak eisnotreleased automaticall y,
re lease thee lectric parking brak emanuall y.
If it is still no tpossible torelease thee lectric parking brake: #
Do no tcontinue driving under an ycircums tances. Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. 474
Displaymessa gesa nd warning/indicator lamps

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
Active Blind Spot Assist
currently unavailable See
Owner's Manual *A
ctiv eBlind Spo tAssististemp orarily una vailable.
The sy stem border shave been reached (→ page248). #
Driv eon.
Once thec ause of thep roblem is no longer present ,the sy stem will be available again. #
Ifth ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear ,stopt he vehicle while paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions
and restar tt he engine.
Blind Spot Assist not availa-
ble when towing atrailer
See Owner's Manual *W
hen youe stablish thee lectrical connection tothet railer ,Blind Spo tAssis tisu navailable. #
Press thel eft-hand side of touc hc ontrol an dacknowl edgethe displa ymessage.
Active Blind Spot Assist
not available when towing
at railer See Owner's Man-
ual *W
hen youe stablish thee lectrical connection tothet railer ,Activ eBlind Spo tAssistis una vailable. #
Press thel eft-hand side of touc hc ontrol an dacknowl edgethe displa ymessage.
Blind Spot Assist inopera-
tive *B
lind Spo tAssis tism alfunctioning. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Active Blind Spot Assist
inoperative *A
ctiveBlind Spo tAssistis malfunctioning. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. 488
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
 Change key batteries *T
hekeyb atte ry is dischar ged. #
Replace theb atter y.
Â
Key not detected (white
displa ymessage) *T
hekeyisc urrently und etected. #
Chang ethe location of thek eyinthev ehicle. #
Ifth ek eyisstill no trecognised, star tt he engine wit hthe keyint he stow agec ompartment .
 Key no tdetected (red dis‐
pla ym essage) *T
hekeyc anno tbed etected and ma ynolonger be in thev ehicle.
The keyisn olon gerint hevehicle and yous wit ch offt he engine:
R youc an no lon gers tart thee ngine.
R youc anno tcentrally loc kthe vehicle. #
Ensur ethat thek eyis in thev ehicle.
If th ek eydetection function ha samalfunction du etoastrongradio signal source: #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions. #
Place thek eyinthes towa ge compartment fors tartin gt he engine wit hthe key. Displa
ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 507

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
 Place the key in the
marked space See Owner's
Manual *T
hekeyd etection function is malfunctioning. #
Chang ethe location of thek eyinthev ehicle. #
Startt he vehicle wit hthe keyint he stow agec ompartment . Ve
hicle Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M MSolutions
j Trailer coupling extending… *R
etra ct or extend theb all nec k.
Do no tattem pttospeed up, slo wdownori nitiatethe retracting or extending process using your hand, foot or other
aids. During ther etra cting or extending process, do no tcoupl eat railer.
When theb all nec khasreached an operational position ,the displa ymessag edisappears. 508
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps

Knee airbag ........................................... 38
Overvie w............................................... 38
Pr otection ..............................................38
Re duced pr otection ...............................40
Sid eimp acta irba g. ............................... 38
Wi ndowbag ............................................ 38
Ai rflow ...................................................... 154
AIRPANEL (Care) ...................................... 402
Alarm see Panic alarm
Alar msystem
see ATA( anti-thef talarm system)
Alternativ eroute
see Route
Ambient lighting ...................................... 14 3
Android Auto ............................................ 349
Connecting amobilephone ................. 349
Ending ................................................. 350
No te .................................................... 349
Overvie w............................................. 349
Sound settings .................................... 350
Tr ans ferred vehicle dat a......................3 50Animals
Pets in thev ehicle ................................. 65
Anti-loc kbraking sy stem
see AB S(Anti-loc kBrakin gS ystem)
Anti-skid chains
see Sno wchains
Anti-thef talarm system
see ATA( anti-thef talarm system)
Anti-thef tprotection
Ad ditional door loc k............................. .70
Immobiliser ...........................................90
Anti-thef tprotection
see ATA( anti-thef talarm system)
Anticipator yoccupant pr otection
see PRE- SAFE®
(anticipator yoccu‐
pant pr otection)
see PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS (anticipatory
occupant pr otection plus)
Apple CarPlay™ ....................................... 348
Connecting an iPhone ®
....................... 348
Ending .................................................3 49
No tes. ................................................. 348
Overvie w............................................. 348 To
ne settings ....................................... 349
Tr ans ferred vehicle dat a......................3 50
Ashtr ay
Fr ont centre console ............................ 127
Re ar passenger compartment ............ .128
Assistance graphic
Menu (on-boa rdcompu ter) .................. 266
Assistanc esystems
see Drivin gsafet ys yst em
ASS YSTP LUS ........................................... 391
Batter ydisconnectio nperiods .. ...........3 92
Displ aying thes ervice due dat e........... 391
Fu nction/no tes. .................................. 391
Re gular maintenance work .................. 391
Specia lservice requ irements .............. 391
ATA (anti-thef talarm system) .................. 90
Ac tivating/deactivating interio rpro‐
te ction ................................................... 92
Deacti vating thea larm. .......................... 91
Fu nctio n................................................ 90
Fu nctio nofi nterio rprotection ............... 92
Priming/deactivating tow- aw ay pro‐
te ction ................................................... 92
To w- aw ay protection function ................91 542
Index

Ad
justing thes ound focus ................... 390
Ad justing treble ,mid and bass set‐
ting s.................................................... 389
Au tomatic volume adjustment ............ .389
Calling up thes ound menu .................. 389
Information .......................................... 389
Switching thes urround soun don/off
............................................................ .390
Business telephony
Setting up an Interne tconnection ...... .358
Buttons Steering wheel .................................... 262 C
CA module (TV) ........................................ 388
Calling up amenu ................................ 388
Inse rting .............................................. 388
Call list Makin gacall ...................................... .345
Options in thec all lis t.......................... 345
Overvie w............................................. 345
Calling up thes ound menu
Burmes ter®
sur round soun dsystem ... 389 Calls
..........................................................3 41
Ac cepting ............................................. 341
Ac tivating functions du ring acall. ....... 342
Call swiths everal participant s............. 342
Declin ing. ............................................. 341
Ending acall ........................................ 341
Incoming call during an existin gcall .... 342
Makin g................................................. 341
Vi at he overhead control panel
(Mercedes me connect )......................3 52
Camera see 360° Camera
see Reversing camera
Car key
see Key
Car wash
see Care
Car wash (care) ....................................... 399
Care ..........................................................4 04
AIRPANEL ............................................ 402
Carw ash ............................................. 399
Carpe t.................................................4 04
Displ ay................................................ 404
EAS Y-PA CK boo tbox ...........................4 04Exhaus
tpipes ...................................... 402
Exterior lighting ................................... 402
High-p ressur ecleaner .........................3 99
Matt finis h. .......................................... 401
Pa int wo rk ............................................ 401
Plastic trim .......................................... 404
Re alwo od/trim elements ...................4 04
Re versing camera/360 °Camer a....... .4 02
Ro of lining ...........................................4 04
Seat bel t.............................................. 404
Seat co ver. .......................................... 404
Sensor s............................................... 402
Tr ailer towh itch ................................... 402
Wa shing byhand ................................. 400
Wheels/rims ....................................... 402
Wi ndo ws .............................................. 402
Wi per blades .......................................4 02
Carpe t(Ca re) .......................................... .404
Changing bulbs ........................................ 14 4
Dippe dbeam. ...................................... 14 5
Fitting/removing co ver(front wheel
ar ch ). .................................................. .145
Main beam .......................................... 14 5
No tes. .................................................. 14 4
Overvie w............................................. 14 4 Index
545

Shifting
toneutral ................................ 17 7
Display Care................................................... .404
Displa y(mu ltimedi asystem)
No tes. .................................................. 287
Settings ............................................... 295
Displa y(on-boar dcomputer)
Displa ysinthem ultifunction displa y... 264
Displa ycontent
(Additional value range) ....................... 264
Displ aymessage ..................................... 465
Calling up (on-board compu ter) ........... 465
No tes. ................................................. 465
Displa ymessages
? ...........................................4 99,517
A ................................................... 51 8
C ................................................... 517
¯ .................................................... 491
Ac tiveB lind Spo tAssistcur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........488
Ac tiveB lind Spo tAssistinope rative .... 488 Ac
tiveB lind Spo tAssistnota vailable
when towing atrailer See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 488
Ac tiveb onnetm alfunctio nSee Own‐
er' sM anual .......................................... 516
Ac tiveB rake Assi stFunctions cur‐
re ntl ylim ited See Owner' sManual ...... 477
Ac tiveB rake Assi stFunctions limited
See Owner' sManual ............................ 478
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stavailable
again .................................................. .490
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stcur rently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........490
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stinope rative ...... 490
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assis tCamera
vie wr estricted See Owner's Manual ... 487
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assis tcurrently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........486
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assis tinopera‐
tive ...................................................... 486 bAc
tiveL ight Sy stem inoperative ...519
Ac tiveP arking Assis tand
PA RKTRONI Cinoperati veSee Own‐
er's Manual ......................................... 489
èAc tiveS teering Assis tcurrently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........491
è ActiveS teering Assis tinopera‐
tive ...................................................... 491
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tCamera
vie wr estricted See Owner's Manual ... 522
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tcurrently
una vailable See Owner's Manual .........522
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tinopera‐
tive ...................................................... 521
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus Cam‐
er av iewr estricted See Owner's
Manual ................................................5 21
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus cur‐
re ntl yu navailable See Owner's Man‐
ual ...................................................... .521 Index
549

Pa
rking Assis tPARKTRONIC .................. 223
Ad justing warning tones ...................... 226
Fu nctio n.............................................. 223
Sid eimp actp rotection ........................ 224
Switching of f....................................... 225
Switching on ....................................... 225
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 23
Pa rking assistance sy stems
see ActiveP arking Assist
Pa rking brake
see Electric parkin gbrake
Pa rking lights .......................................... .134
Pa rking position
Outside mir rors .................................... 151
St oring thep osition of thep assenger
outside mir roru sing reve rseg ear ........ 15 2
Pa rking up ................................................ 194
PA SSENGER AIR BAGs tatus display
se eA utomati cfront passenger front
airbag deactivation sy stem
Pe destrian pr otection
see Activeb onnet(pede strian protection) Pe
rfume
see Fragranc esystem
Pe rfume vial
see Fragranc esystem
Pe riod out of use
Ac tivating/deactivating standby
mode .................................................. .194
Pe rm issible axle load .............................. 450
Pe rm itted towing me thods .................... .419
Pe rsonalisation
see User profile
Pe trol ........................................................ 454
Pe ts in the vehicle .................................... .65
Phone book see Contacts
Pictur eformats
se eV ideo mode
Pictur esettings
see Video mode
PIN pr otection
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .302
Plastic trim (Care) ................................... 404 Playbac
koptions
Selecting ............................................. 369
POI symbols Cust om ................................................ 330
Po we rsupp ly
Switching on (S tart/S topb utton) ........ 16 6
Po we rw indo ws
see Side windo ws
PRE-SAFE ®
(anticipator yoccupant
pr otection) ................................................ .45
Fu nctio n................................................ 45
PRE-SAFE ®
Sound ................................. 45
Re versing measures .............................. 45
PRE- SAFE®
Impulse Side .......................... .46
Ac tivation .............................................. 32
Fu nctio n................................................ 46
PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS (anticipator yoccu‐
pant pr otection plus) ................................ 45
Fu nctio n................................................ 45
Re versing measures .............................. 45 566
Index

St
ationar yheater/ventilation
Displ ays( remo tecontrol) .................... 16 2
Problems (remo tecontrol) ................... 16 3
Setting (remo tecontrol) ....................... 161
Setting (using them ultimedia sys‐
te m) ..................................................... 161
Switching on/of f(control panel )......... 15 9
ST EER CONT ROL
Fu nction/no tes. .................................. 201
Ste ering wheel ........................................ 262
Ad justing (electrically). ........................108
Ad justing (manually). ...........................107
Buttons ................................................ 262
St eering wheel heater .......................... 108
Using them emor yfunction .................. 11 0
Ste ering wheel gearshif tpaddles ..........178
Ste ering wheel heater
Swit ching on/of f................................. 108
St ow agea reas
see Laden
see Stow agec ompartment
St ow agec om partment ............................ 11 2
Armres t................................................ 11 2
Centr econsol e..................................... 11 2Doo
r..................................................... 11 2
Glo vebox. ............................................ 11 2
Re ar armres t....................................... .113
Spectacles compa rtment .................... .113
St ow agec om partments
see Laden
see Stow agec ompartment
St ow ages pace underneath thel oad
compa rtmen tfloor .................................. 12 5
Sulphur content ...................................... 454
Sun visor Operating ............................................ 15 2
Sur round View
see 360° Camera
Suspension Adjusting thec hassi sleve l(AIR
BO DY CONTROL) .................................2 21
Damping characteristic s..................... .219
DY NA MIC BODY CONTROL .................. 219
Suspension see AIR BODY CONTROL
Switch-of fdela ytime
Exterior ................................................ 14 2Interior ................................................
14 4
Switching thes urround soun don/off
Burmes ter®
sur round soun dsystem ... 390
Synchronisation function Activating/deactivating (control
panel ).................................................. 157
Ac tivating/deactivating (multimedia
sy stem) ................................................ 157
Sy stem self- test
Au tomatic front passenger front air‐
bag deactivation sy stem ........................ 42
Sy stem settings
Languag e............................................. 301
No tesonl anguage selection ................3 01
Re setfunction (multimedia sy stem) ....3 06
Setting thed ista nce uni t...................... 301
Softwar eupdat e.................................. 305
Sy stem settings
see Multimedia sy stem T
Ta ilgate ...................................................... .75
Closin g................................................. .77
Emergency release from thei nside ........ 81572
Index

Tr
af fica nnouncements
Swit ching on/of f................................. 380
Tr af fica nnouncement svolume
increase
Setting ................................................ .380
Tr af fici nformation .................................. 325
Displaying thet raffic map .................. .327
Displ aying traf fici ncidents .................. 328
Issuing hazar dalerts. .......................... 328
Liv eT raffic In form ation ....................... 326
Overvie w............................................. 325
Tr af ficm ap
see Map
Tr af ficS ign Assist .................................. .246
Fu nction/no tes. .................................. 24 6
Setting ................................................. 247
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 46
Tr aile rhitch
Axle loa d............................................. 463
Bicycle rack ......................................... 258
Extending/r etra cting theb all nec k...... 254
Fa stening point .................................... 462
General no tes. ..................................... 462
Mounting dimensions .......................... 462 No
tes. .................................................. 254
Overhang dimension ........................... 462
Po we rsocket. ...................................... 256
To ngu eweight .................................... .463
Tr aile roperation
Ac tiveB lind Spo tAssist ....................... 24 9
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assis t................. 250
Bicycle rack ......................................... 258
Coupling up/uncoupling atrailer ........ 256
No tes. .................................................. 254
Po we rsocket. ...................................... 256
Tr aile rstabilisation
Fu nction/no tes. .................................. 200
Tr aile rtow hitch
Car e................................................... .402
To wing weight .................................... .463
Tr ansfer redv ehicle data
And roid Au to ....................................... 350
Appl eCarPlay ™. .................................. 350
Tr ansmissio nposition display ................176
Tr anspo rting
Ve hicle ................................................ 422
Tr im element (Care) ................................ 404 Tr
ip
Menu (on-boar dcomputer) .................. 266
Tr ip computer
Displaying ............................................ 266
Re setting. ............................................ 268
Tr ip distance ............................................ 266
Displaying ............................................ 266
Re setting. ............................................ 268
Tr ip me ter
see Trip dis tance
Tu rn signal indicator
see Turn signal light
Tu rn signal light ....................................... 13 6
Changin gbulbs (front) ........................ .145
Switching on/of f................................. 13 6
TV .............................................................. 281
Calling up them enu (C Amodule) ........ 388
Displaying telete xt ............................... 387
Displa ysintheTVc ontrol menu .......... 384
Fu nction/no tes( audio language,
subtitles) ............................................. 386
Information .......................................... 380
Inserting theCAm odule ...................... 388
Overvie w............................................. 383 Index
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