wheel MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE 2017 Owner's Manual

Changing
thef ront bulbs (vehicles wit hhalo‐
ge nh eadla mps) Fi
tting/ removing the co vero nthe front
whee larch
Re quirements:
R The lightin gsystemiss witched off.
R The appropriat efront wheel is turned
in wa rds. #
Remo val(left-hand side of thev ehicle):
using ascrew driver ,tur nr otating catches 1
clockwise as farast heyw ill go.
Co ver 2isreleased. #
Remo val(right-hand side of thev ehicle):
using ascrew driver ,tur nr otating catches 1
anti-clockwise as farast heyw ill go.
Co ver 2isreleased. #
Remo vecover 2. #
Tofit: inse rtco ver 2intot he wheel ar ch
liner.
R Left-hand side of thev ehicle: using a
scr ewdriver ,tur nr otating catches 1
anti-clockwise as farast heyw ill go.
R Right-han dside of thev ehicle: using a
scr ewdriver ,tur nr otating catches 1
clockwise as farast heyw ill go.
Co ver 2is loc ked.
Re placing bulbs in the halo genh eadla mp
Requ irements:
R Main beam/dipped beam: bulb, type
H7 55 W. R
Turn signal light: bulb, type PY 21W.
R The lighting sy stem is switched off.
R The co verint he front wheel ar chhas been
re mo ved.
R The engin ebonn etis open. 1
Dipped beam
2 Main beam/tur nsignal light Light and sight
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Turn ther ele vant housing co vera nti-clock‐
wise and remo veit. #
Main beam/dipped beam: turnthe soc ket
anti-clockwis eand remo veit. #
Turn signal light: turnthe soc keta nti-clo ck‐
wise, unloc kand remo veit. #
Pull theb ulb out of thes ocket. #
Inse rtthen ew bulb int othe soc ketsot hat
th ee ntir ebase of theb ulb is resting on the
bottom of thes ocket. #
Inse rtsoc keta nd tur nitclock wise. #
Press on theh ousing co vera nd tur nitclock‐
wise. #
Replace thec over in thef ront wheel ar ch. Wi
ndscreen wiper sand windscreen washer
sy stem Switching
thew indscreen wiper son/off 1
gWindsc reen wiper soff
2 Ä Intermittent wiping, normal
3 Å Intermittent wiping, frequent 4
° Continuous wiping, slow
5 ¯ Continuous wiping, fast #
Turn thec ombination switc htothe cor rect
position 1-5. #
Singlew ipe /washing: pushtheb utton on
th ec ombination switc hinthe direction of
ar row 1.
R í Single wipe
R î Wiping wit hwashe rfluid 14 6
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The duration of thec olour chang evaries
depending on theu sag econditions. Re
placing the rear windo wwiper blades Re
moving the wiper blade #
Switc hthe ignition off. #
Fold wiper arm 4away from ther ear win‐
do w. #
Press bo threlease clips 2. #
Fold wiper blade 1inthed irection of ar row
3 away from wiper arm 4. #
Remo vewiper blade 1inthed irection of
ar row 5.
Fi ttin gthe wiper blades #
Position ne wwiper blade 1withrecess 6
on lug 5. #
Fold wiper blade 1inthed irection of ar row
3 ontothe wiper ar muntilretainin gclips
2 engag einbrack et 4 . #
Makesur ethat wiperb lade1sitsc orrectl y. #
Foldthew iper ar mbacko ntot he rear win‐
do w. Mir
rors Operating
theo utside mir rors &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh adjust‐
ing vehicle settings while thev ehicle is in
motion
Yo uc ould lose cont roloft hevehicle in the
fo llowing situations:
R ifyo ua djus tthe driver's seat, theh ead
re stra ints, thes teering wheel or them ir‐
ro rw hile thev ehicle is in motion
R ifyo uf asteny our seat belt whilet hevehi‐
cle is in motion Light and sight
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Befor estarti ngthee ngine: adjus tthe
driver's seat, theh ead restra ints, the
st eering wheel or them irro ra nd fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etomis‐
judgement of dis tances whe nusing the
outside mir ror
The outside mir rors reflect objects on a
smaller scale. The objects in vie wareinfact
closer than they appear.
As aresult, youm aymisjud gethed ista nce
betwee nyou and ther oad user driving
behi ndyou, e.g .when changing lanes. #
Therefore, alw aysl ook over your shoul‐
der in order toensur ethat youa re
aw areoft he actual dis tance between
yo ua nd ther oad user sdrivin gb ehind
yo u. Fo
lding theo utside mir rors in/out #
Brief lypress switch 1.
% Ifth eb atter yhas been disconnected or com‐
ple tely discharged ,the outside mir rors must
be reset. Onl ythen will thea utomatic mir ror
fo lding function workproperly. Ad
justin gthe outside mir rors #
Press the3or4 buttons toselect theo ut‐
side mir rortobes et. #
Press the2button tosetthe position of the
mir rorg lass.
Engaging theo utside mir rors #
Vehicles without electricall yfolding outside
mir rors:m anually mo vetheo utside mir ror
int ot he cor rect position. #
Vehicles wit helectricall yfolding outside mir‐
ro rs:p ress and hol dbutton 1.
Yo uw ill hear aclicka nd them irro ra udibly
engag einposition .The outside mir roriss et
in thec orrect position. Au
tomatic anti-dazzl emirro rs function &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsa nd poisoning
due tothea nti-dazzle mir rore lectrolyte
Electrolyt emayescap eiftheglass in an
automatic anti-dazzle mir rorb reaks. 15 0
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The electrolyt
eisharmful and causes ir rita‐
tion. It mu stnotc ome int ocontact wi thyour
skin, eyes,respirator yorgans or clo thing or
be swallo wed. #
Ifyo uc om eintoc ontact wit helectro‐
ly te ,o bser vethef ollowing:
R Rinse thee lectrolyt efromy our skin
and seek medical attention immedi‐
atel y.
R If electrolyt ecomes int ocontact
wit hyour eyes, rinse them thor‐
oughl ywithc lean waterand seek
medica lattention immediately.
R Ifth ee lectrolyt eisswallowe d,
immediatel yrins eyour mout hout
th oroughly .Donotinduce vomiting.
Seek medica lattention immediately.
R Immedia tely ch ang eout of clo thing
whic hhas com eintoc ontact wi th
electrolyte.
R If an allergic reaction occurs, seek
medical attention immediatel y. The inside
rear-vie wmirro ra nd theo utside mir‐
ro ront he driver's side automaticall ygointo
anti-dazzle mode if light from aheadlam phits
th ei nside rear-vie wmirro r.
Sy stem limitations
The sy stem does no tgointoa nti-dazzle mode in
th ef ollowing situations:
R thee ngine is switched off.
R reve rseg ear is engaged
R thei nterior lighting is switched on Fu
nction of thep assenger outside mir ror
parkin gposition %
The pa rking position is available on ly invehi‐
cles wit hamemoryfunction.
The parking position makes parking easier.
The passenger outside mir rort ilts down wards
and sho ws therear wheel on thef ront passenger
side in thef ollowing situations:
R thep arking position is stored (→ page152)
R thep assenger mir roriss elected
R reve rseg ear is engaged The passenger outside mir
rorm oves bac ktoits
original position in thef ollowing situations:
R ifyo us hiftthe transmission toano ther trans‐
mission position
R at speeds greater than 15 km/h
R ifyo up ress theb utton fort he outside mir ror
on thed rive r's side Light and sight
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Cap
2 Flacon #
Toinser t:slide thef lacon int othe holder as
fa rasitw illg o. #
Toremo ve: pull ou tthe flacon.
If yo udon otuse genuine Mercedes-Benz interior
pe rfumes ,obse rvet he manufacturers' saf ety
notice sonthe perfume pac kaging. Dispose of
theg enuine Me rcedes-Benz interior
pe rfume flacon when it is em ptya nd do no trefill
it.
Re fillable flacon #
Unscr ew thec ap of thee mp tyflacon. #
Fillthef lacon wit hamaximum of 15ml. #
Screw thec ap bac kontot heflacon.
Alw aysr efill thee mp tyrefillable flacon wit hthe
same perfume. Obser vethes eparat einforma‐
tion shee tattached tothef lacon. Information on
thew indscreen heater The windscreen heater is swit
ched on automati‐
cally if the¬ button is activated.
Af tert he vehicle is star tedt he windscreen
heater is switched on automatically as needed. St
ationar yheater/ventilation Fu
nction of thes tationar yheater/stationary
ve ntilation
R The air in thev ehicle interior is heated or
ve ntilated tothes ettemp erature.
R The air in thev ehicle interior canno tbe
cooled down totemp eratures belo wthe out‐
side temp erature.
R Ifth eo utside temp eratur echanges, ventila‐
tio nm odea utomatically switches toheating
mode or from heating mode toventilation
mode.
The stationar yheater and thee xhau stgaso utlet
ar es ituated at ther ight-hand front wheel.
Switching thes tationar yheater/stationary
ve ntilation on/of fviatheo perating unit &
DANG ER Risk of fata linjur ydue topoi‐
sonous exhaus tgases
If th et ailpipe is bloc kedors ufficient ventila‐
tio nisn otpossible, poisonou sexhau stgases
suc hasc arbon monoxide ma yenter thev ehi‐ Climat
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WARNING Risk of accident if thei gnition
is switched of fwhile driving
If yo us wit ch offt he ignition while driving,
functionsr elevant tosaf etya re re stricted or
no longer available. This ma yeffect, for
ex ample, thep owe rsteering sy stem and the
brak eforce boosting.
Yo uw illthen need touse considerabl ymore
fo rc etos teer and brake. #
Do no tswitc hoffthei gnition while driv‐
ing. &
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 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. &
DANG ER Risk of fata linjuries due topoi‐
sonous exhaus tgases
If th et ailpipe is bloc kedors ufficient ventila‐
tio nisn otpossible, poisonou sexhau stgases
suc hasc arbon monoxide ma yenter thev ehi‐
cle. This is thec ase, fore xamp le, if thev ehi‐
cle is stuc kins now. #
When thee ngine or thes tationary
heater ar erunning, keep thet ailpipe
and thea reaa round thev ehicle clear of
sno w. #
Open awindo wont he side of thev ehi‐
cle facing thew ind toensur eana de‐
qu ates uppl yoff resh air. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etothe
brak esystemo verheating
If yo ul eave your foot on theb rake pedal
when driving, theb rake system ma yover‐
heat.
This increases theb raking dis tance and the
brak esystemm ayeve nfail. #
Neveru se theb rake pedal as afootrest. #
Do no tdepress theb rake pedal and the
accelerator pedal at thes ame time
while driving. *
NO
TECausing wearto theb rake linings
by permanentl ydepressing theb rake
pedal #
Do no tpermanentl ydepress theb rake
pedal while driving. 17 2
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Touse brakin geffect of thee ngine,
shif ttoa lowe rgear in good time. *
NO
TEDama getothed rive trai nand
engin ewhen pulling away #
Do no twarmupt he engine when sta‐
tionar y.Pull away immediatel y. #
Avoid high engine speeds and full thro t‐
tle unti lthe engine has reached its
operatin gtemperature. #
Do no tallowt he wheels tospin. *
NO
TEDama getothec atalytic con verter
due tonon-combu sted fuel The engine is no
trunnin gsmo othly and is
misfiring.
Non-combus tedf uel ma ygetintot he cata‐
lytic con verter. #
Onlydepress thea ccelera torp edal
slightl y. #
Have thec ause rectifie dimmediately at
aq ualified specialis tworks hop. Limited braking ef
fect on salt-trea tedr oads:
R due tosalt build-up on theb rake discs and
brak elining, theb raking dis tance can
increase conside rably or result in braking
onl yono ne side.
R maintain amuchg reater saf edista nce tothe
ve hicle in front.
To preve nt salt build-up:
R brak eoccasionally whil epayinga ttention to
th et raffic conditions.
R carefull ydepress theb rake pedal at thee nd
of thej ourne yand when startin gthe next
journe y. ECO
start/s topf unction Ope
ratin gthe EC Ostart/ stopfunction
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. The engine is au
tomatically switched of fifthe
fo llowing condition sareme t:
R youb rake thev ehicle toas tandstil lintrans‐
mission position hori.
R allvehicle conditions forana utomatic engine
st op ar emet.
The è symbol appear sinthe multifunction
displa ywhen thev ehicle is stationar y.If no tall
th ev ehicle conditions ar emet,t he ç symbol
appear sinthe multifunction displa y.
The engine is restar teda utomatically if:
R your elease theb rake pedal in transmission
position hwhen theH OLD function is not
active.
R yous hiftfromt ransmission position j.
R youe ngaget ransmission position hork.
R youd epress thea ccelera torp edal.
R youc hang ethe vehicle le vel.
R an automatic engin estart is necessar y.
If th ee ngine wasswitched of fbythe EC Ostart/
st op function and youl eave thev ehicle, awarn‐
ing tone sounds. The Vehicleisoperational Driving and pa
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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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Toactivate: pullsteering wheel gearshift
paddle 1or2.
Manual gearshiftin gisactivated foras hort
time. The cur rent gear is displa yedint he
multifunction displa y.#
Toshif tup:pull steering wheel gearshift
paddle 2. #
Toshif tdow n:pull steering wheel gearshift
paddle 1. #
Todeactivate: pullsteering wheel gearshift
paddle 2and hold it in place.
The transmissio nposition happear sinthe
multifunction displa y.
% Ifyo us elect theManual drivesetting in
driv eprogram I,m anua lgearshifting is per‐
manently activated.
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: observet he no tesin
th eS upplement .Otherwise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ognise dangers. Gearshi
ftrecommendation Mercedes
-AMG vehicles: observet he no tesin
th eS upplement .Otherwise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ognise dangers.
The gearshif trecommendations assis tyou in
adopting an economical driving style. #
Ifge arshif trecommendatio nmessage 1is
shown in them ultifunction displa y,shif tto
th er ecommende dgear. Using kickdown
Mercedes-AMG
vehicles: observet he no tesin
th eS upplement .Otherwise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ognise dangers. #
Maximum acceleration: depress thea ccel‐
erator pedal be yond thep ressur epoint.
During kickdown, youc anno tshif tgear susing
th es teering wheel gearshif tpaddles .The auto‐
matic transmissio nshifts up tothen extg ear
when them aximum engine speed is reached to
pr otect thee ngine from overrev ving. #
Ease of fthe accelera torp eda lonce the
desired speed is reached. Glid
emodef un ction Plug-in
hybrid: obser vethen 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. Driving and pa
rking 17 9