light MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE 2017 Workshop Manual

Ac
tivatin gclimate-dependen tlighting #
Select Climate. #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
The colour of thea mbient lighting adapts to
suit thea ir conditionin gsetting.
Ac tivatin gwelcome lighting #
Select Welcome. #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
When thev ehicle is unloc ked, as pecial inte‐
ri or lighting sequence runs. Settin
gthe in terior lighting switch-of fdelay
time Multimedia sy
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, Vehicle .
÷ Light settings .
Inte-
rior light shut-off #
Setthe switch-of fdela ytime. Changing bulbs (onl
yfor vehicles with halo‐
ge nh eadla mps) Note
sonc hanging bulbs &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsf romh otcom‐
ponent parts whils treplacing abulb
Bulbs, lamps and plugs can become very hot
during operation.
When replacing abulb, youc ould bur nyour‐
self on these componen tparts. #
Allo wthe component parts tocool
down befor ereplacing theb ulb. R
Do no tuse ab ulb if it has been dropped or if
its glass has been sc ratched. The bulb may
ot herwise explode.
R Do no ttouc hthe glass bulb wit hyour bare
hands.
R Protect bulbs from moistur eand do no tallow
bulbs tocome int ocontact wi thliquids. Overvie
woflight source types The
following bulbs can be replaced. Halogen headlamps
1 Turn signal light :PY21W
2 Main beam: H7 55 W
3 Dipped beam: H7 55 W 14 4
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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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Switching
ther ear windo wwiper on/off 1
b Wiping wit hwashe rfluid
2 ° Switches on intermittent wiping
3 gSwitches of fintermittent wiping
4 b Wiping wit hwashe rfluid #
Turn the 1è switchtot he cor rect posi‐
tion 1-4.
If th er ear windo wwiper is swit ched on, the
è symbol appears onthei nstrument clus‐
te r. Re
placing the windsc reen wiper blades &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th ew indscreen wiper sareswitched on
while wiper blades ar ebeing replaced
If th ew indscreen wiper sbegin tomo vewhile
yo ua rechanging thew iper blades, youc an
be trapped bythew iper arm. #
Alw ayss witc hoffthew indscreen wip‐
er sa nd ignition befor echanging the
wiper blades. Moving
thew iper arms toav ertical position #
Setthe windscreen wiper stothe° slow
continuous wiping position on thec ombina‐
tion switch. #
As soon as thew iper arms ar evertical rela‐
tiv etot he engine bonnet, switc hoffthei gni‐
tion.
Re moving the wiper blades #
Foldthew iper arms away from thew ind‐
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Hold thew iper ar mwitho ne hand. With the
ot her hand, tur nthe wiper blade in thed irec‐
tion of ar row1away from thew iper ar mto
th es top. #
Slide catch 2inthed irection of ar row3
until it engages in ther emo valp osition. #
Remo vethew iper blade in thed irection of
ar row 4away from thew iper arm. Fi
ttin gthe wiper blades #
Inse rtthen ew wiper blade int othe wiper
ar mint he direction of ar row1. #
Slide catch 2inthed irection of ar row3
until it engages in thel ocking position. #
Mak esuret hat thew iper blade sits cor rectly. #
Foldthew iper arms bac kontot he wind‐
screen. Maintenance display
#
Remo veprotectiv efilm 1ofthem ainte‐
nanc edispla yont he tip of then ewlyfitted
wipe rblades.
If th ec olour of them aintenanc edispla ychanges
from blac ktoyello w, thew iper blades should be
re placed. 14 8
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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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St
oring thep arki ng position of the
pa ssenger outside mir roru sing reve rseg ear St
oring #
Select thep assenger outside mir roru sing
button 2. #
Engag ereve rseg ear. #
Movethep assenger outside mir rorint ot he
desired parking position using button 1.Calling up #
Select thep assenger outside mir roru sing
button 2. #
Engag ereve rseg ear.
The passenger outside mir rorm ove stot he
st ored parking position. Ac
tivating/deactivatin gthe automati cmirror
fo lding function Multimedia sy
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î Vehicle set-
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Auto. fold-in mirrors #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction. Operating
thes un visors
Using thes ingle sun visor #
Glarefrom thef ront: fold sun visor 1
down. #
Glar efromt he side: swing sun visor 1to
th es ide. 15 2
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Vehicles wit hanextendabl esun visor :slide
su nv isor 1horizontal lyas requ ired.
Using thea dditional sun visor #
Vehicles wit hanadditional sun visor :fold
additional sun visor 2down. Infrared
reflectiv ewindscreen The inf
rare dr eflectiv ewindscreen is coated and
pr eve nts an excessiv ebuild-up of heat in the
ve hicle interior.
The coating shields thev ehicle interior against
ra dio wavesupi ntot he gigahertz range.
Ra dio-contro lled equipment, suc hastoll sys‐
te ms, can onl ybemounted on areas of thew ind‐
screen whic harepermeable toradio waves 1. Areas permeable
toradio wav es1 areb estv isi‐
ble from outside thev ehicle when thew ind‐
screen is illuminated using an extern al light
source. Ligh
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