transmission MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE 2017 User Guide

Yo
uh ave driven economicall ywhen:
R thet hree outer segments ar ecomple tely fil‐
led simultaneousl y.
R theE CO displa yborder lights up.
The additional rang ea chieve dasar esult of your
drivin gstyle in co mparison toad rive rw itha
ve ry sporty driving styleiss hown under Bonus
from start.T herang ed ispl ay ed does no tindicate
af ixed reduction in consum ption. DY
NA MIC SELECT switch Fu
nction of theD YNAMI CSELECT switch Plug-i
nhybrid: observethen otes in theS upple‐
ment .Otherwise, youm ayfailto recognise dan‐
ge rs.
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: observet he no tesin
th eS upplement .Otherwise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ognise dangers.
Use theD YNAMI CSELECT switc htochange
between thef ollowing driv eprograms:
R I(Individual): individual settings R
Allvehicles exceptA ll‑Ter rain vehicles: S
+( Spo rtPlus): particularly sporty driving
st yle
R S(Sport): sporty driving style
R C(Comfort): comfortable and economical
drivin gstyle
R E(Eco): particular lyeconomical driving style
R All‑Ter rain vehicles: All‑Ter rain: thed rive
prog ramf or all sur faces
Depending on thed rive program selected, the
fo llowing vehicle characteristic swillch ange:
R driv esystem
- engine and transmission management
- ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
R ESP ®
R chassis
R steering Selecting
thed rive prog ram #
Press DYNA MIC SELECT switch 1forw ards
or backwards.
The driv eprogram selected appea rsinthe
multifunction displa y. Driving and pa
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Configuring driv
eprogram I Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
e DYNAMIC
SELECT .
Individual #
Select thei ndividual setting. Displaying
vehicl edata Multimedi
asystem:
, Vehicle .
e DYNAMIC SELECT #
Select Vehicle data. Displaying engine data
Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
e DYNAMIC SELECT #
Select Engine data.
% The values fore ngine outpu tand engine tor‐
qu em aydeviat efromt he nominal values.
Items that can influence this are, fore xam‐
ple:
R engine speed R
sea le vel
R fuel grade
R outside temp erature Au
tomatic transmission DIREC
TSELECT lever Fu
nction of theD IRECT SELECT le ver &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildren ar eleftu nat tende dint hevehicle,
th ey could:
R Ope ndoors,t hereb yendangering other
persons or road users.
R Getout of thev ehicle and be hit by
oncoming traf fic.
R Ope rate ve hicle equipment. Moreo
ver,ch ildren could also se tthe vehicle
in motion by,for example:
R Releasing thep arking brake.
R Shifting thet ransmission out of park
position j.
R Startin gthe engine. #
Neverlea ve children and animals unat‐
te nde dint hevehicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th ek eywit hyou and loc kthe vehicle.
This also applies tomobil ephones if the
"Digital Car Keyint he smartphone"
function is activated via theM ercedes
me connect weba pp. #
Keep thek eyso ut of ther eac hofc hil‐
dren. This also applies tomobile
phones if the" Digital Car Keyint he
smartphone" function is activated via
th eM ercedes me connect weba pp. 176
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&
WARNING Risk of accident du etoincor‐
re ct gearshifting
If th ee ngine speed is higher than thei dle
speed and youe ngaget he transmission posi‐
tion hork,t hevehicle ma yaccelerate
sharply. #
Ifyo ue ngaget he transmission position
h ork alwaysd epress theb rake
pedal firm lyand do no taccelerat eat
th es ame time. Use
theD IRECT SELECT le vertos hiftthe trans‐
mission position. The cur rent transmission posi‐
tio nisd ispl ay ed in them ultifunction displa y. j
Park position
k Reverseg ear
i Neutral
h Driv eposit ion En
gaging reve rseg ear R #
Depres sthe brak epedal and push the
DIRECT SELEC Tleve rupp astthe firs tp oint
of resis tance.
The transmission positio ndispl ay sho wsk
in them ultifunction displa y.
Shifting toneutral N #
Depress theb rake pedal and push the
DIRECT SELEC Tleve rupord owntot hefirst
point of resis tance.
The transmission positio ndispl ay sho wsi
in them ultifunction displa y.
Subsequently releasing theb rake pedal will
allo wyoutomo vethev ehicle freel y,e.g. topush
it or towita way.
If yo uw ant thea utomatic transmission to
re main in neutral Nevenift he ignition is
switched off: #
Startt he vehicle. #
Depress theb rake pedal and shif ttoneutral
i. #
Release theb rake pedal. #
Switc hoffthei gnition. Driving and parking
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Ifyo ut hen exitth ev ehicle leaving thek eyin
th ev ehicle, thea utomatic transmission
re mains in neutral i.
Engaging par kpositio nP #
Press button 1.
The transmission position displa yshows j
in them ultifunction displa y. Pa
rk position jis engaged automaticall yifone
of thef ollowing condition sismet:
R yous wit ch thee ngine of fwitht he transmis‐
sion in position hork.
R youo pen thed rive r's door when thev ehicle
is stationar yorwhen drivin gataveryl ow
speed and thet ransmission is in position h
or k.
Engaging driv eposition D #
Depress theb rake pedal and push the
DIRECT SELEC Tleve rdow np astthe first
point of resis tance.
The transmission positio ndispl ay sho wsh
in them ultifunction displa y.
When thea utomatic transmission is in transmis‐
sion position h,itshiftstheg ear sautomati‐
call y.This depends on thef ollowing factors:
R thes elected driv eprogram
R thep osition of thea ccelera torp edal
R ther oad speed Manual
gearshifting &
WARNING Risk of skidding and of an
accident du etoshifting down on slippery
ro ad sur faces
If yo us hiftd ow nons lipperyroad sur faces to
inc rease thee ngine braking ef fect, thed rive
wheels ma ylose traction. #
Do no tshif td ow nons lipperyroad sur‐
fa ces toinc rease thee ngine braking
ef fect. 17 8
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NO
TEDama getothev ehicle or thed riv‐
et ra in caused bythev ehicle rolling away #
Alw aysp roper lysecur ethe vehicle
agains trolling away. #
On uphillord ownhill inclines, tur nthe front
wheels towa rdst he kerb. #
Select transmission position j. #
Appl ythe electric parking brake. #
Press button 1once.
% When yous wit ch offt he vehicle, youc an still
opera tethes ide windo wsand thep anorama
sliding sunroof forf ivem inutes. Garag
edoor opener Prog
rammin gbutton sfor th egarag edoor
opener &
WARNING Risk ofexhaus tgas poisoning
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses suc hascarbon monoxide. Inhaling
th ese exhaus tgases causes poisoning. #
Neverlea ve thee ngine running in an
enclose dspace wi thout suf ficient venti‐
lation. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryand ent rapment
when openin gthe garage door using the
ga rage door opener
When youo perat eorp rogram theg arage
door wit hthe integrated garage door opener,
persons in ther ang eofm ovement of the
ga rage door can become trapped or stru ck
by theg arag edoor. #
When using thei ntegrated garage door
opener ,alway sm akes uret hat nobody
is within thes weep of theg arag edoor. Re
quirements:
R The vehicle is par kedo utside of theg arage.
R The engine is swit ched off. Driving and parking
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#
Press pr eviousl yprogramme dbutton 1,2
or 3 repeatedl y,until thed oor closes.
When thed oor closes, programming is com‐
ple ted.
% Please also read theo perating instructions
fo rt he garage door drive.
Tr oubleshooting when prog rammin gthe
re mo tecont rol #
Chec kifthe transmitter frequency of remo te
control 5is suppo rted. #
Replace theb atteries in remo tecontrol 5. #
Hold remo tecontrol 5atvarious angles at
ad ista nce betwee n1cmto8cminf ront of th
ei nside rearvie wmirro r.Yo us hould test
eve ryposition foratl east 25 seconds before
trying ano ther position. #
Hold remo tecontrol 5atthes ame angles
at various dis tances in front of thei nside rear
vie wm irro r.Yo us hould test eve ryposition
fo ratl east 25 seconds befor etryinga nother
position. #
Notethat som eremo tecontrols transmit
only foral imitedp eriod, press button 6on
re mo tecontrol 5agai nbefor etransmission
ends. #
Align thea erial line of theg arag edoor
opener unit wit hthe remo tecontrol.
% Suppor tand additiona linformation on pro‐
gramming:
R OntheH omeLink ®
Hotline on (0) 08000
466 35 465or+ 49 (0) 6838 907-2 77.
R OntheI nterne tath ttp://
www.homelin k.com. Opening/closing the
garage door
Requ irements:
R The cor responding button is programmed to
operat ethe garage door. #
Press and hold buttons 1,2or3 until
th eg arag edoor opens or closes. #
If indicator lamp 4flashes yello wa fter
appr oximatel y20seconds :press and hold Drivin
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function is activated via
theM ercedes
me connect weba pp. The elect
ricp arkin gb rake is applied if thet rans‐
mission is in position jand one of thef ollow‐
ing condition sisfulfilled:
R The engin eisswitched off.
R The seat belt tongu eisn otinser tedint he
seat belt buckle of thed rive r's seat and the
driver's door is opened.
% Toprev ent application: pull theh andle of the
electric parking brake.
In thef ollowing situations, thee lectric parking
brak eisa lso engaged:
R ActiveD ista nce Assi stant DI STRO NIC is
bringing thev ehicle toas tandstill.
R The HOL Dfunction is keeping thev ehicle sta‐
tionar y.
R ActiveP arking Assis tiskeeping thev ehicle
st ationar y. This is onl
ythe case if one of thef ollowing con‐
ditions is also fulfilled:
R The engine is switched off.
R The seat belt tongu eisn otinser tedint he
seat belt buckle of thed rive r's seat and the
driver's door is opened.
R Ther eisas ystemm alfunction.
R The po wersupply is insuf ficient.
R The vehicle is stationar yfor alengt hyperiod.
When thee lectric parking brak eisapplied,
the ! indicator lam plights up in thei nstru‐
ment clus ter.
The electric parking brak eisnotautomatically
applied if thee ngine is switched of fbythe ECO
st art/ stop function.
Electric parking brak efunction (releasing
automatically)
The electric parking brak eisreleased when the
fo llowing condition sarefulfilled:
R The engin eisrunning.
R Thes eatb eltt ongue is inser tedi ntot he seat
belt buckle of thed rive r's seat. R
The transmission is in position hork and
yo ud epress thea ccelera torp eda lory ou
shif tfromt ransmission position jtoh or
k.
R Ifth et ransmission is in position k,thetail‐
ga te mus tbec losed.
If th es eat belt tongu eisn otinser tedi ntot he
seat belt buckle of thed rive r's seat, thef ollow‐
ing condition smustbef ulfilled:
R The driver's door is closed.
R Youm ovet he transmission out of transmis‐
sion position joryouh ave prev iously
driven fasterthan 3k m/ h.
R Ifth et ransmission is in position k,thetail‐
ga te mus tbec losed.
If th ee lectric parking brak eisreleased,
the ! indicator lam pinthe instrument clus‐
te rg oes out. 19 2
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Continue drivin gwithc area nd be ready
to brake, particular lyifAc tiveD ista nce
Assi stDISTRONI Cwarns you. &
WARNING Risk of accident from acceler‐
ation or braking byActiveD ista nce
Assi stDISTRONIC
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cmayaccel‐
erat eorb rake inthef ollowing cases, for
ex ample:
R Ifth ev ehicle pulls away usin gActiv eDis‐
ta nce Assi stDISTRONIC.
R Ifth es tore ds peed is called up and is
considerabl yfasterors lowe rthan the
cur rently driven speed.
R IfAc tiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cno
longer de tects avehicle in front or does
no treact toreleva nt objects. #
Alw aysc arefully obser vethet raffic con‐
dition sand be ready tobrak eata ll
times. #
Take intoa ccount thet raffic situation
befor ecallin gupt hestored speed. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoinsuf‐
fi cient decele ratio nbyA ctiveDista nce
Assi stDISTRONIC
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cbrakes
yo ur vehicle wit hupto50%oft he maximum
possible deceleration. If this decele ratio nis
no ts ufficient, ActiveD ista nce Assi st
DISTRONI Calertsy ou wit havisual and
acoustic warning. #
Inthese cases, adjus tyour speed and
ke ep asufficient di stance. #
Brak ethe vehicle yourself and/or take
ev asiv eaction. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoActive
Dis tance Assi stDISTRONI Cstillb eing
activated when youl eave thed rive r's
seat
If yo ul eave thed rive r's seat while thev ehicle
is being braked byActiveD ista nce Assi st
DISTRONI Conly,the vehicle can rollaw ay. #
Alw aysd eactivat eActiv eDista nce
Assi stDISTRONI Cand secur ethe vehi‐
cle topreve nt it from rolling away
befor eyou lea vethed rive r's seat. Re
quirements:
R The vehicle has been star ted.
R The elect ricp arkin gb rake isreleased.
R ActiveP arking Assis tisnotbeing used to
par kthe vehicle or toexit from aparking
space.
R ESP ®
is activated, but is no tinter vening.
R The transmission is in position h.
R The driver' sdoor,front passenger door and
th er ear door sareclosed.
R The bonne tisclosed. Drivin
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Activating or deacti vating ActiveS teering
Assis torD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
The driver mu stbe ready totake control of the
ve hicle at an ytime. Information on Hill
StartA ssist Hill
StartA ssisth olds thev ehicle foras hort
time when pulling away on ahill under thef ol‐
lowing conditions:
R The transmission is in position hork.
R The electric parking brak eisreleased.
This gives youe nough tim etomoveyour foot
from theb rake pedal tothea ccelerator pedal
and depress it befor ethe vehicle begins toroll. &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
caused bythev ehicle rolling away
Af teras horttime, Hill StartA ssistnol onger
holds thev ehicle and it can rollaw ay. #
Therefore, swiftl ymove your foot from
th eb rake pedal tothea ccelerator pedal. Ne
vera ttem pttolea vethev ehi‐
cle if it is being held byHillStart Assist. HOLD function
HOLD function
The HOL
Dfunction holds thev ehicle at astand‐
st ill without requ iring youtod epress theb rake
pedal, e.g. when pulling away on steep slopes.
Sy stem limitations
R The incline mus tnotbe grea tert han 30%.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gthe HOL Dfunction &
WARNING Risk of an accident du etothe
HOLD function being acti vatedw heny ou
lea vethev ehicle
If yo ul eave thev ehicle while onl ythe HOLD
function is braking thev ehicle, thev ehicle
can rollaw ay inthef ollowing situations:
R Ifth er eisam alfunction in thes ystemor
in thep owe rsupply. R
Ifth eH OLD function is deactivated by
depressing thea ccelera torp eda lort he
brak epedal, e.g. byavehicle occupant.
R Ifth ee lectrics in thee ngine compart‐
ment ,the batter yorthe fuses ar etam‐
pered wit horifthe batter yisdisconnec‐
te d. #
Alw aysd eactivat ethe HOLD function
and secur ethe vehicle agains trolling
aw ay befor eleaving thev ehicle. *
NO
TEDama gefrom auto matic braking When
ActiveB rake Assi st,A ctiv eDista nce
Assi stDISTRONI Corthe HOLD function are
activated, thev ehicle brakes autonomously
in cer tain situations.
To avo id damag etothevehicle, deactivate
th ese sy stems in thef ollowing or similars it‐
uations: #
During towing #
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Re
quirements:
R The vehicle is stationar y.
R The driver's door is closed or thes eat belt on
th ed rive r's side is fastened.
R The engine is running or ha sbeena utomati‐
cally switched of fbythe EC Ostart/s top
function.
R The electric parking brak eisreleased.
R ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cisnotacti‐
va ted.
R The transmission is in position h,kori.
Ac tivatin gthe HOL Dfunction #
Dep ress theb rake pedal and af teras hort
time depress fur ther until theë display
appear sinthe multifunction displa y.#
Release theb rake pedal.
Deactivating the HOLD function #
Depress thea ccelerator pedal topull away.
or #
Depress theb rake pedal until theë dis‐
pla yd isappear sfromt he multifunction dis‐
pla y. The HOLD function is deactivated in
thef ollow‐
ing situations:
R When ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cis
acti vated.
R The transmission is switched toposition j.
R When thev ehicle is secured wit hthe electric
parking brake.
In thef ollowing situations, thev ehicle is held by
th et ransmission position jorby thee lectric
parking brake:
R When thes eat belt is unfas tened and the
driver's door is opened.
R When thee ngine is switched off.
R When ther eisam alfunction in thes ystemor
if th ep ower suppl yisinsufficient. DY
NA MIC BODY CONT ROL DY
NA MIC BODY CONTROL has thef ollowing
ch aracteristics:
R Variable dampin gcharacteristics
R Continual adju stme nt of thed amping forc es The damping
characteristic sadap ttot he cur rent
operating and driving situation.
The da mping is tuned individuall yfor eac hwheel
and is af fected bythef ollowing factors:
R The road sur face conditions
R Vehicle load
R The driv eprogram selected
The driv eprogram can be adjus tedu sing the
DY NA MIC SELECT switch. AIR
BODY CONT ROL AIR
BODY CONT ROLfunction
AI RB ODYC ONTROL is an air suspension sy stem
wit hvariable dampin gfor impr oveddriving com‐
fo rt.T he all-round le velc ontrol sy stem ensures
th eb estp ossible suspension and const ant
groun dclearance, even wit haladen vehicle.
When driving at speed, thev ehicle is lo wered
automaticall ytoimprove driving saf etya nd to
re duce fuel consum ption. The option of manually
adjustin gthe vehicle le velisa lsoavailable. Drivin
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