MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE 2017 Owners Manual
Manufacturer: MERCEDES-BENZ, Model Year: 2017, Model line: E-CLASS ESTATE, Model: MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE 2017Pages: 585, PDF Size: 11.8 MB
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#
Press and hold button 1,2or3 that you
wish toprog ram.
Indicator lamp 4flashes yello w.
% It can take up to20 seconds befor ethe indi‐
cator lam pflashes yello w. #
Release thep reviousl ypressed button.
Indicator lamp 4continues toflash yello w. #
Point remo tecontrol 5atad ista nc eof
1cmto8cmt owards but tons 1, 2or3. #
Press and hold button 6ofremo tecontrol
5 until:
R Indicator la mp4light supg reen contin‐
uousl y.Programming is comple te.
R Indicator lamp 4flashes green. Pro‐
gr amming wassuccessful. Additionally,
synchronisation of ther olling code with
th eg arag edoor sy stem mus talso be car‐
ri ed out. #
If indicator lamp 4does no tlight up or flash
green: repeat thep rocedure. #
Release all of theb uttons.
% The remo tecontrol fort he garage door drive
is no tincluded in thes cope of deliver yofthe
ga rage door opener.
Synchronising ther olling code
Re quirements:
R The garage door sy stem uses arolling code.
R The vehicle mus tbewithinrang eoft he
ga rage door or exterior gate drive. R
The vehicle as well as person sand objects,
ar el ocated outside thes weep of theg arage
door. #
Press thep rogramming button on thed oor
driv eunit.
Initiat ethe next step within appr oximately
30 seconds. 18 8
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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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th
ep reviously pressed but tona gain until the
ga rage door opens or closes.
Clearing theg arag edooro pene rmemo ry #
Press and hold buttons 1and 3.
Indicator lamp 4lights up yello w. #
If indicator lamp 4flashes green: release
buttons 1and 3. Ra
dio equipment appr oval number sfor the
ga rage doo ropener
Ra dio equipment appr oval numbers Countr
yRadio equipment appr oval
number
Egyp tT AC.25 111 51293.WIR
Andor ra CE
Au stra lia R-NZ
Barbados MED1 578
Chile 2488/DFRS205 76/F-74
European
Union CE
Gibral tarCE
Iceland CE
Jordan TRC/LPD/20 15/299
Canad aI C:4112 A-MUAHL5
Ku wa it CE Count
ryRadio equipment appr oval
number
Liechten‐
st ein CE
Mexico RCPGEMU15-0448
Monaco CE
Ne wZ ea‐
land R-
NZ
Nor wayCE
Ru ssian
Fe dera‐
tion no
trequired
Saudi Ara‐
bia TA
10525
Switzer‐
land CE 19 0
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Count
ryRadio equipment appr oval
number
South
Africa TA
-20 15/1386
Tu rkey notrequired
Uni ted
Arab Emi‐
ra tes ER4
1849/15
Dealer No: DA35176/14
United
St ates FCC ID
:NZLM UAHL5 Brazil
Es
te equipament ooper aemc aráter secundário,
is to é, não temd ireit oàp roteção contr ainter fer‐
ência prejudicial ,mesmo de es tações do mesmo
tipo ,en ão pod ecausar inter ferê ncia asiste mas
operando em caráter primário.
Pa ra maio resi nformações acessar
www.anatel.go v.br
Fu rther information on thed eclaration of con‐
fo rm ity forw ireles svehicle components
(→ pag e24). Electric parkin
gbrake Electric parking brak
efunction (app lying
automatically) &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If yo ul eave children unat tende dint hevehi‐
cle, they ma ybea bletos etthev ehicle in
motion, fore xamp leby:
R Releasing thep arking brake.
R Shifting thet ransmission out of park
position j.
R Startin gthe engine.
In addition, they ma yoperat evehicle equip‐
ment. #
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" Driving and parking
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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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App
lying or releasing thee lectric pa rking
brak emanually
Applying #
Push handle 1.
The ! indicator lam pappear sinthe
instrument clus ter. %
The electric parking brak eisonlys ecurely
applied if thei ndicator lam pislit continu‐
ously.
Re leasing #
Swit chthei gnition on. #
Pull handle 1.
The ! indicator lam pinthe instrument
clus terg oes out.
Emer gency braking #
Press and hold handle 1.
When thev ehicle has been braked to a
st andstill, thee lectric parking brak eis
applied. The !indicator lam pappear sin
th ei nstrument clus ter. Information on de
tectin gdamag eona
pa rked vehicle If
ac ollision is de tected whe nthe tow- aw ay pro‐
te ction is acti vatedonal ockedv ehicle, youw ill
re cei venotification:
R onyour smartphone R
inthem ultimedia sy stem when yous wit ch
on thei gnition
Yo uw illrecei veinformatio nabout thef ollowing:
R thea reaoft hevehicle that ma yhave been
damaged
R thef orce of thei mp act
The following situations can lead toinadver tent
acti vation:
R thep arke dv ehicle is mo ved, e.g. in adouble-
dec kerg arage
% Deactivat etow -awa yp rotection in order to
pr eve nt inadver tent acti vation. If youd eacti‐
va te tow- aw ay protection, damag edetection
will also be deacti vated.
Sy stem limitations
De tection ma yberestricted in thef ollowing sit‐
uations:
R thev ehicle is damaged without impact, e.g. if
an outside mir rorist orno ffor thep aint is
damaged byakey
R an impact occur satlowspeed Drivin
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R
thee lectric parking brak eisnotapplied
Information on Mercedes me connect and other
services: http://www.mercedes.me. Note
sonp arking up thev ehicle If
yo ul eave thev ehicle par kedupf or longer than
fo ur we eks, thed isconnected batter ymaybe
damaged bydeep dischar ge.
If yo ul eave thev ehicle par kedupf or longer than
six weeks, it ma ysufferd ama geasaresult of
lac kofu se.
% Further information can be obtained at a
qu alified specialis tworks hop. St
andb ymode (extension of the star terb at‐
te ry 's period out of use) St
andb ymode function
If standb ymode is activated, thev ehicle can be
par kedf or an extende dperio doft ime without
losing po wer.
St andb ymode is characterised bythef ollowing:
R thes tarter batter yispreser ved. R
them aximum period out of use is displa yed
in them ultimedia sy stem displa y.
R functions suc hasinterior pr otection or tow-
aw ay protection ar enotavailable.
R thec onnection toonline services is inter rup‐
te d.
If th ef ollowing condition sarefulfilled, standby
mode can be activated or deactivated usin gthe
multimedia sy stem:
R thee ngine is switched off.
R thei gnition is switched on.
Exceeding thev ehicle's displa yedp eriod out of
use ma ycause incon venience, i.e .itcanno tbe
guarantee dthat thes tarter batter ywillr eliably
st ar tt he engine.
The star terb atter ymustbec hargedf irst inthe
fo llowing situations:
R thev ehicle's period out of use mus tbe
ex tended.
R the Battery charge insufficient for standby
mode messag eappear sinthe multimedia
sy stem displa y. %
Standb ymode is automaticall ydeactivated
when thei gnition is switched on.
Ac tivatin gordeactivatin gstandb ymode
Multimedi asystem:
, Vehicle .
î Vehicle set-
tings .
Standby mode #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
When youa ctivat ethe function,ap rompt
appears. #
Select Yes.
St andb ymode is activated. Driving and driving saf
etys ystems Driving sy
stems and your responsibility Yo
ur vehicle is equipped wit hdriving sy stems
whic hassis tyou in driving, parking and manoeu‐
vring thev ehicle. The driving sy stems ar etools
and do no trelie veyouofy ourresponsibility .Pay
attention tothet raffic condition satall times
and inter vene when necessa ry.Bea wareofthe
limitation sregarding thes afeu se of these sys‐
te ms. 194
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Fu
nction of ther adar senso rs Some driving and driving sa
fety sy stems use
ra dar sensor stomonitor thea reainf ront of,
behind or next tothev ehicle (depending on the
ve hicle's equipment).
Depending on thev ehicle's equipment, ther adar
senso rsarei ntegrated behind theb umpers
and/or behind ther adiator grille. Keep these
parts free of dirt, ice and slush (→ page402).
The sensor smustn otbe co vered, fore xamp le
by bicycle rack s, ove rhanging loads or radar-
re flecting sticke rs.F ollowing an impact and in
th ee vent of associated dama ge,w hic hm aynot
be visible, totheb umper sorradiator grille, ha ve
th ef unction of ther adar senso rscheckedata
qu alified specialis tworks hop. The driver assis‐
ta nce sy stem ma ynolonger workproperly. Overvie
wofdriving sy stems and driving
saf etys ystems In
this section, youw illfind informatio nabout
th ef ollowing driving sy stems and driving saf ety
sy stems:
R 360° Camer a(→pag e229)
R ABS (A nti-lock Braking System)
(→ pag e195)
R ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
(→ page 209)
R Adaptiv ebrake light s(→pag e205)
R AIRB ODYC ONTROL (→ page219 )
R ActiveB rake Assi st (→pag e201 )
R ActiveL aneK eeping Assis t(→pag e250)
R ATTENTION ASSIS T(→ pag e244)
R BAS(Brake Assist System) (→ page196)
R DYNA MIC BODY CONTROL (→ page219 )
R EBD ( Electronic Brakeforce Distribution)
(→ pag e200)
R ESP ®
(Elect ronic Stability Program)
(→ pag e196) R
Hill StartA ssist
R HOL Dfunction (→ page218)
R STEER CONTROL (→ page 201)
R ActiveS teering Assis t(→ pag e215 )
R Limi ter( →pag e206)
R ActiveP arking Assis t(→pag e233)
R Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC (→ page 223)
R Reversing camer a(→pag e227)
R Cruise control (→ page206)
R Blin dSpotA ssis tand ActiveB lind Spo tAssist
( → pag e248)
R Traf ficS ign Assi st (→pag e246) Fu
nctions of ABS (anti-loc kbraking sy stem) AB
Sr egulates theb rake pressur eincritical driv‐
ing situations:
R During braking, e.g. at maximum full-s top
braking or insuf ficient traction of thet yres,
th ew heels ar epreve nted from blocking.
R Vehicle steerability while braking is ensured. Driving and parking
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If ABS inter
venes when braking, youw illfeel a
pulsing in theb rake pedal. The pulsating brake
pedal can be an indication of hazardous road
condition sand can ser veas areminder totake
ex trac arew hile driving.
Sy stem limitations
R ABSisa ctivefroms peeds of appr ox.
8k m/h.
R ABS ma ybeimpaire dorm aynotfunction if a
malfunction has occur reda nd they el‐
low ! ABSwarning lam plight supc ontin‐
uousl yinthe instrument clus tera fter the
engine is star ted. Fu
nction of BAS(Brak eAssis tSystem) &
WARNING Risk of an accident caused by
am alfunctio ninBAS (Brak eAssistSys‐
te m)
If BA Sism alfunctioning ,the braking dis tance
in an emergency braking situatio nis
increased. #
Dep ress theb rake pedal wit hfull force
in emer gency braking situations. ABS
pr eve nts thew heels from locking. BA
Ss uppo rtsy our emer gency braking situation
wit ha dditional brak eforce.
If yo ud epress theb rake pedal quickl y,BA Sis
acti vated:
R BASa utomatically boosts theb rake pres‐
sure.
R BASc an sho rten theb raking dis tance.
R ABS pr events thew heels from locking.
The brakes will function as usual oncey ou
re lease theb rake pedal. BASisd eactivated. Fu
nctions of ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Pro‐
gr am) &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ESP ®
is
malfunctioning
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning ,ESP ®
canno tcarry
out vehicle stabilisation .Inaddition ,other
driving saf etys ystems ar eswitched off. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedataq ualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop. &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ESP ®
is
deactivated
If yo ud eactivat eESP®
,E SP ®
canno tcarry
out vehicle stabilisation. #
ESP ®
shoul donly be deacti vatedint he
fo llowing situations. 19 6
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ESP
®
can moni tora nd impr ovedriving stability
and traction in thef ollowing situations, within
ph ysical limits:
R When pulling away on wetors lipper ycarria‐
ge wa ys.
R When braking.
R Vehicles with traile rhitch: In trailer opera‐
tion from speeds of 65 km/h ,ifthevehicle/
trailer combination begins tosw ay from side
to side.
R Instro ng sidewinds when youa redriving
fa ster than 80 km/h.
If th ev ehicle deviates from thed irection desired
by thed rive r,ESP ®
can stabilise thev ehicle by
inter vening in thef ollowing ways:
R One or mor ewheels ar ebrake d.
R The engine output is adap teda ccording to
th es ituation.
ESP ®
is deactivated if theE SP®
OFF å warn‐
ing lam plight supc ontinuousl yinthe instrument
clus ter:
R Driving stabilit ywill no lon gerbei mprove d. R
Vehicles with traile rhitch: Stabilisation of
th ev ehicle/trailer combinatio nisnol onger
active.
R Crosswind Assis tisnolonger active.
R The driv ewheels could spin.
R ETS/4ETS traction control is still active.
% Even when ESP ®
is deactivated, youa restill
assis tedbyE SP®
when braking.
ESP ®
is inter vening if theE SP®
÷ warning
lam pflashes in thei nstrument clus ter:
R Do no tdeacti vate ESP ®
.
R Only depress thea ccelera torp eda lasf ar as
is necessar y.
R Adapty our driving styletos uitthec urrent
ro ad and weather conditions.
Deactivat eESP®
in thef ollowing situations to
impr ovetraction:
R When using sno wchains.
R In deep sno w.
R On sand or gr avel. %
Spinning thew heels results in acutting
action whic hprovide sbette rg rip.
ESP ®
is deactivated if theå ESP®
OFF warn‐
ing lam plight supc ontinuousl yinthe instrument
clus ter.
If th eE SP®
÷ warning lam plight supc ontinu‐
ousl y,ESP ®
is no tavailable due toam alfunction.
Obse rvea nyinformation whic hmaybe displa yed
in thei nstrument clus ter:
R Warning and indicator lamps (→ page522)
R Displa ymessages (→ page465)
ETS/4ET S(Electronic Tractio nSystem)
ETS/4E TStraction control is pa rtof ESP ®
and
makes it possible topull away or accelerat eona
slipper ysurface.
ETS/4ET Scan impr ovethev ehicle's traction by
inter vening in thef ollowing ways:
R The driv ewheels ar ebrake di ndividually if
th ey spin.
R Mor edrive torque is transferred tothew heel
or wheels wit htraction. Driving and parking
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