automatic transmission MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE 2017 User Guide

If
th ei ndicator/warning lamps in thei nstrument
clus terdon otlight up at lo wtemperatures, it is
ve ry likel ythat thed ischar gedb atter yhas fro‐
zen. &
WARNING Risk ofexplosion from afro‐
zen battery
Ad ischar gedb atter ymayfreeze at temp era‐
tures slightl yabove or belo wfreezing point.
During startin gassis tance or batter ycharg‐
ing, batter ygas ma ybereleased. #
Alw ayst hawaf roze nb atte ry out first
befor echarging it or per form ing start‐
ing assis tance. The service li
feof ab atter ythat has been
th awe dmaybe dramaticall yshor tened.
It is recommended that youh ave athawe db at‐
te ry checkedataq ualified specialis tworks hop. All
vehicles
* NO
TEDama gecaused bynumerou sor
ex tende dattem ptstos tart thee ngine Nume
rous or extende dattem ptstos tart the
engine ma ydamag ethe catalytic con verter
due tonon-combu sted fuel. #
Avoid numerous and extende dattem pts
to star tt he engine. Obser
vethef ollowing points during starting
assis tance and when chargin gthe battery:
R Onlyuse undamaged jum plead/charging
cables wit hasufficient cross-section and
insula tedt erminal clamps.
R Non- insulated parts of thet erminal clamps
mus tnotcom eintoc ontac twitho ther me tal
parts while thej um plead/charging cable is
connected totheb attery/jump-s tart connec‐
tion point.
R The jum plead/c harging cable mus tnot
come int ocontact wi thanyp arts whic hmay
mo vewhen thee ngine is running. R
Alw aysm akes uret hat neither youn orthe
batter yiselectrost aticall ychar ged.
R Keep away from fire and naked flames.
R Do no tlean overthe batter y.
R When charging: only use batter ychargers
te sted and appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benza nd
re ad theb atter ychar ger's operating instruc‐
tions befor echarging theb atter y.
Obser vethea dditional following point sduring
st artin gassis tance:
R Startin gassis tance ma yonly be pr ovided
using batteries wit hanominal voltag eof
12 V.
R The vehicles mus tnottouch.
R Petrol engine: only acceptstartin gassis‐
ta nce if thee ngine and exhaus tsystema re
cold. #
Secur ethe vehicle byapplying thee lectric
parking brake. #
Automatic transmission: shiftthet ransmis‐
sion toposition j. 41 8
Breakdown assis tance

*
NO
TEDama getothev ehicle due to tow‐
ing away incor rectly #
Obser vethei nstruction sand no teson
to wing away. Pe
rm itted towing me thods Ve
hicl eequipment/t owing
me thod Bo
th axle sont heground Fr
ont axle raised Re
ar axle raised
Ve hicles wit hmanual transmission Yes, maximum 50 km at 50 km/h Yes, maximum 50 km at 50 km/h Yes, maximum 50 km at 50 km/h
Ve hicles wit hautomatic transmis‐
sion Ye
s, maximum 50 km at 50 km/h No Yes, if thes teering wheel is fixe din
th ec ent reposition wit hasteering
wheel loc k.
4MATIC vehicles Yes, maximum 50 km at 50 km/h No NoTo
wing wit haraisedaxle: towing should be
per form ed byatow ing compan y. To
wing thev ehicle wit hbotha xlesont he
gr ound #
Obser vethen otes on thep ermitted towing
me thods (→ page419)(→pag e420). 420
Breakdown assis tance

#
Mak esuret hat theb atter yisc onnected and
ch arge d.
When theb atter yisd ischar ged:
R thee ngine cann otbe star ted.
R thee lectric parking brak ecann otbe released
or applied.
R vehicles with automatic transmission: the
automatic transmission canno tbeshiftedto
position iorj.
% vehicles with automatic transmission: if
th ea utomatic transmission cann otbe shif‐
te dtop osition i,ort he multifunction dis‐
pla yint he instrument clus terd oes no tshow
anything, ha vethev ehicle transpor ted
aw ay( →pag e422). Atow ing vehicle wit hlift‐
ing equipment is requiredforv ehicle trans‐
por tation. *
NO
TEDama gedue to to wing away at
exc essively high speeds or over long dis‐
ta nces The driv
etra in could be damaged when tow‐
ing at excessively high speeds or over long
dis tances. #
Atow ing speed of 50 km/h mus tnot
be exc eeded. #
Atow ing dis tance of 50 km mu stnotbe
exc eeded. &
WARNING Risk of accident whe ntow ing
av ehicle whic histoo heavy
If th ev ehicle being tow- star tedort owed
aw ay is heavier than thep ermissible gross
mass, thef ollowing situations can occur:
R thet ow ing eyem aybecome de tach ed.
R thec ar/t railer combination ma yswe rve
or eve noverturn. #
If ano ther vehicle is tow- star tedor
to we da way,its weight mus tnotexc eed th
ep ermissible gross mass of your own
ve hicle. If
av ehicle mus tbetow-sta rted or towe da way,
its weight mus tnotexc eed thep ermissible gross
mass of thet ow ing vehicle. #
Information on thep ermissible gross weight
of thev ehicle can be found on thev ehicle
identification plat e. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission: do
no to pen thed rive r's door or front passenger
door ,otherwise thea utomatic transmission
automaticall yshifts toposition j. #
Fitthet ow ing eye( →pag e424). #
Attach thet ow bar.
* NO
TEDama gedue toincor rect connec‐
tion #
Onlyconnect thet ow ro pe or towb arto
th et ow ing eyes. #
Deactivat ethe automatic locking mechanism
(→ pag e74). Breakdown assis
tance 421

#
Do no tactivate theH OLD function. #
Deactivat ethe tow- aw ay protection
(→ pag e92). #
Deactivat eActiv eBrake Assi st (→pag e205). #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe automatic transmission toposition
i. #
Release thee lectric parking brake. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etolimi‐
te ds afet y-re lated function sduring the
to wing process
Saf ety-re lated function sarelimited or no lon‐
ge ra vailable in thef ollowing situations:
R thei gnition is switched off.
R theb rake system or po wersteering sys‐
te mism alfunctioning.
R thee nergy supply or theo n-boar delectri‐
cal sy stem is malfunctioning.
When your vehicle is then towe da way,signif‐
icantly mor eeffor tm aybe requ ired tosteer
and brak ethan is normall yrequired. #
Use atow bar. #
Mak esuret hat thes teering wheel can
mo vefreely ,befor etow ing thev ehicle
aw ay. *
NO
TEDama gedue toexcessiv etracti ve
po wer If
yo up ullaway sharpl y,thet ractiv epower
ma ybet oo high and thev ehicles could be
damaged. #
Pull away slowl yand smoo thly. Loading the
vehicl efor transport #
Obser vethen otes on towing away
( → pag e420). #
Connec tthe towb arto thet ow ing eyeto
load thev ehicle.
% Youc an also attac hthe towb arto thet railer
hitch. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe automatic transmission toposition
i.
% Ve
hicles with automatic transmission:
th ea utomatic transmission ma ybelockedin
position jinthee vent of dama getothe
electrical sy stem. Toshif tto i,provide the
on-boar delectrical sy stem wit hpower
( → pag e417). #
Load thev ehicle ont othe transpor ter. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe automatic transmission toposition
j. #
Use thee lectric parking brak etosecurethe
ve hicle and pr event it from rolling away. #
Onlysecur ethe vehicle bythew heels. 422
Breakdown assis tance

Ve
hicles with ADSP LUS(Ad aptiv eDamping
Sy stem PLUS) &
WARNING Risk of an accident when
transporting vehicles wit hAdaptive
Damping Sy stem PLUS
The reduced damping forc es on thev ehicle
being transpor tedc an cause thev ehicle/
trailer combinatio ntostart to swing.
As aresult, when transporting vehicles with
th eA daptiv eDampin gSystemP LUS,the
ve hicle/trailer combination ma ystart to skid.
Consequentl y,yo uc ould lose cont rolofy our
ve hicle. #
When transporting, ensur ethat:
R thev ehicle has been loaded onto
th et ranspor terc orrectly
R thev ehicle is secured at all four
wheel swiths uitable tensioning
st ra ps
R them aximum permissible speed of
60 km/hisn otexc eeded when
transporting *
NO
TEDama getothev ehicle from secur‐
ing it incor rectly #
Afterl oading, thev ehicle mus tbe
secured on all four wheels. Otherwise,
th ev ehicle could be damaged. #
Am inimum dis tance of 20 cm up wards
and 10cm down wardsm ustbek eptto
th et ranspor tplatform. #
Secur ethe vehicle on all four wheel safter
loading.
4MATIC vehicles/ vehicles with automatic
transmission #
Mak esuret hat thef ront and rear axle scome
to rest on thes ame transpor tatio nv ehicle.
* NO
TEDama getothed rive trai ndueto
incor rect positioning #
Do no tposition thev ehicle abo vethe
connection point of thet ranspor tvehi‐
cle. To
wing eyes torage location To
wing eye1is attached tothee dgeoft he
load compartment under thel oad compartment
fl oor. Breakdown assis
tance 423

Ve
hicles with folding benc hseat: thet ow ing
ey eisl ocated under acove r. Installin
gthe towing eye #
Press them arkonc over 1 inwa rdsa nd
re mo ve. #
Screw inthet ow ing eye clockwise as farasit
willgoa nd tighten. Ve
hicles with atrailert owhitch: vehicles with
at railer hitc hdonothave arear brac ketfor the
to wing eye. Fasten thet ow bar tothet railer tow
hitch.
% Mak esuret hat co ver1engages in the
bumper when your emo vethet ow ing eye.
* NO
TEDama gedue toincor rect us eof
th et ow ing eye When
atow ing eyeisu sedtoreco verav ehi‐
cle, thev ehicle ma ybedamaged in thep roc‐
ess. #
Onlyusethet ow ing eyetot owaway or
to ws tartthe vehicle. To
w- starting thev ehicle (emer gency engine
st arting) Ve
hicles with automatic transmission
* NO
TEDama getothea utomatic trans‐
mission due to tow-starting The automatic transmissio
nmaybe damaged
in thep rocess of tow- startin gvehicles with
automatic transmission. #
Vehicles wit hautomatic transmission
mus tnotbe tow- star ted. #
Vehicles wit hautomatic transmission must
no tbet ow-sta rted. Electrical fuses
Note
sone lectrical fuses &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due to ov erloaded lines
If yo um anipulat eorbridg eaf aulty fuse or if
yo ur eplace it wit hafuse wit hahigher 424
Breakdown assis tance

R
Centring pin
R Folding wheel chock
R Ratche tfor jack
Setting up thef olding wheel chock Prepa
ring thev ehicle foraw heelchange Re
quirements:
R The requ ired tyre-chang etool kit is available.
If yo ur vehicle is no tequipped wit hthe tyre-
ch ang etool kit, consult aqualified specialist
wo rkshop tofind ou tabout suitable tools.
R The vehicle is no tonaslope.
R The vehicle is on solid, non-slipper yand le vel
ground. #
Apply thee lectric parking brak emanually. #
Movethef ront wheels tothes traight-ahead
position. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tint op osition j. #
Vehicles with AIRB ODYC ONT ROL:setthe
normal vehicle le vel(→pag e221). #
Swit chofft he engine. #
Mak esuret hat thee ngine cann otbe star ted. #
Place choc ks orother suitable items under
th ef ront and rear of thew heel that is diago‐
nall yopposit ethe wheel youw ish tochange. #
Remo vetheh ub caps if necessary
(→ pag e441). #
Raising thev ehicle (→ page442). Re
moving and fittin ghub caps Re
quirement:
R The vehicle is prepared foraw heelchange
(→ pag e441).
Plastic hub cap #
Toremo ve: turnthe centre coveroft he hub
cap anti-clockwise and remo vetheh ub cap. #
Tofit: mak esuret hat thec ent recoveroft he
hub cap is turned anti-clockwise. #
Position theh ub cap and tur nthe centre
co verc lockwise until theh ub cap engages
ph ysicall yand audibly. Wheels and tyres
441

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
Transmission Malfunction
Stop *
The transmission is malfunctioning. The transmission shifts toposition iautomaticall y. #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions. #
Switc hthe transmission toposition j. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Reversing not poss. Con-
sult workshop *T
he transmission is malfunctioning. Reverseg ear can no longer be engaged. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Stop vehicle Leave engine
running Wait Transmission
cooling *T
he transmission is overheating. Pulling away ma ybet emporaril yimp aired or no tpossible. #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions .Donot
continu edriving under an ycircums tances. #
Lea vethee ngine running. #
Wait until thed ispla ymessag edisappear sbefor epulling away.
Auxiliar ybattery malfunc-
tion *T
he auxiliary batteryfor thet ransmission is no longer being charge d. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Untilthen, alw aysm anually se tthe transmission toposition jbefor eyou switc hoffthee ngine. #
Befor eleaving thev ehicle, apply thee lectric parking brake.
Air conditionin gMalfunc-
tion See Owner's Manual *O
peration of thec limat econtrol sy stem is temp orarily restricted. Air flow and fresh air suppl yaresettoa utomatic
mode. #
Have thec limat econtrol sy stem checkedataq ualified specialis tworks hop. 512
Displaymessa gesa nd warning/indicator lamps

AT
TENTION ASSI ST.......................... 244,24 5
Fu nctio n.............................................. 24 4
Setting ................................................. 24 5
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 44
At tention assistant
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Au dio mode
Ac tivating media mod e........................ 366
Connecting USB devices ..................... 369
Co pyright ............................................. 366
Information .......................................... 365
Inserting/re moving an SD car d.......... .366
Medi asearch. ...................................... 372
Overvie w............................................. 368
Pa use and playbac kfunction .............. .369
Selecting atrack ................................. 369
Selecting playba ckoptions .................. 369
Tr ac kl ist. ............................................ .369
Au thorised workshop
see Qualified specialis tworks hop
Au tomatic distanc econtrol
se eA ctiv eDista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
Au tomatic drivin glights ......................... 13 5Au
tomatic engine star t( EC Os tart/
sto pfunction) .......................................... 173
Au tomatic engine stop(EC Os tart/
sto pfunction) .......................................... 173
Au tomatic fron tpassen gera irbag
shu toff ........................................................ 40
Fu nctio noft he automatic front
passenger airbag shutof f....................... 40
Au tomatic fron tpassen gerfront air‐
bag deacti vatio ns ystem .................... 40, 42
PA SSENGER AIR BAGi ndicator lam p..... 42
Au tomatic fron tpassen gerfront air‐
bag deacti vatio ns ystem
see Automatic front passenger front
airbag deactivation sy stem
Au tomatic lateral suppor tadjustment
Setting ................................................ .101
Au tomatic mir rorf olding function
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .152
Au tomatic transmission
DIRECT SELEC Tleve r........................... 176
Driv eprogram displa y.......................... 175
Driv eprogram s.................................... 175DY
NA MIC SELECT switc h..................... 175
Engaging driv eposit ion. ....................... 178
Engaging reve rseg ear ........................ .177
Kickdown ............................................. 17 9
Manual gearshiftin g............................. 178
Selecting pa rkposition ........................ 178
Shifting toneutral ................................ 17 7
St eering wheel gearshif tpaddles ........ .178
Tr ansmission position displa y............. .176
Tr ansmission position s......................... 176
Axle load Perm issible .......................................... 450
Tr ailer operation .................................. 463 B
Ba gh ook .................................................. .121
Ball ne ck
Extending/r etra cting ........................... 254
BA S(Brak eAssis tSystem) .................... .196
Battery Cha rging (Remo teOnline) .................... 17 0
Ke y. ...................................................... .68
Re mo tecontrol (s tationar yheater) ...... 16 2 Index
543

Cup holder
Rear .................................................... .127
Cup holder in thec entr econsole
ins talling/ removing (auto matic
transmission) ....................................... 12 6D
Damag edetection (pa rked vehicle) .......193
Dashboard see Cockpit
Dashboar dlighting
see Instrument lighting
Dat aacquisition
Ve hicle .................................................. 28
Data import/export Function/no tes. .................................. 302
Importing/exporting ........................... 302
Date Settingt he time and dat eautomati‐
call y..................................................... 296
Deactivating the alar m(ATA ) .................... 91
Decla ratio nofc onform ity
Electromagnetic compatibility ............... 24Jac
k. ...................................................... 24
TIREFIT kit ............................................. 25
Wi reless vehicle components. ...............24
Designs Men u(on-boar dcompu ter) .................. 272
Destination .............................................. 323
Editing intermediat edestination s....... .3 14
Editing thel astd estinations ................3 24
External ............................................... 325
Savin g(current vehicle position) ......... 323
Saving as global favo urit e................... .324
St oring amap position ........................ 324
Using intelligent destination sugges‐
tions ....................................................3 24
Destination ent ry............................. 310, 312
Enter geo-coordinates .......................... 315
Entering aPOI or address .................... 310
Entering an intermedia tedestination ...3 13
Selecting acontact .............................. 314
Selecting aPOI .................................... 312
Selecting from them ap ....................... 315
Selecting pr evious destination s........... 312
De tectin ginat tentiveness
see ATTENTION ASSIST Diagnostics connection
............................26
Diesel Lowo utside temp eratures ...................4 55
No tes. ................................................. 455
Digital Car Keys ticker
Locking thev ehicle ................................ 71
St artin gthe vehicle ............................. 16 8
Un lockin gthe vehicle ............................71
Digita lOwner's Manual ............................ 20
Digita lspe edome ter............................... 266
Digita lTV
see TV
Dipped beam Activating/deactivating ...................... .134
Changing bulbs ................................... .145
Setting ................................................. 14 2
Setting fora broad ................................ 13 4
DIRECT SELECT le ver............................... 176
Engaging driv eposit ion. ....................... 178
Engaging pa rkposition automaticall y..1 78
Engaging reve rseg ear ........................ .177
Fu nctio n............................................... 176
Selecting pa rkposition ........................ 178548
Index