service MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE 2017 Workshop Manual

Opening/closing
theb onnet &
WARNING Risk of accident du etodriv‐
ing wit hthe engine bonne tunlo cked
An unloc kede ngin ebonn etma yopen up
when thev ehicle is in motion and bloc kyour
vie w. #
Neveru nloc kthe engine bonne twhen
driving. #
Befor eevery trip, ensur ethat the
engine bonn etis loc ked. &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
when opening and closing thee ngine
bonn et
When opening or closing thee ngine bonn et,
it ma ysuddenly drop int othe end position.
Ther eisar isk of inju ryfora nyo ne in the
engine bonn et's rang eofm ovement. #
Onlyopen or close thee ngine bonn et
when ther ea reno persons in the
engine bonn et's rang eofm ovement. &
WARNING Danger of bu rnsw hen open‐
ing theb onnet
If yo uo pen thee ngine bonn etwhen the
engine has overheated or during afireint he
engine compartment, youc ould come into
contact wit hhotgases or other escaping
operating fluids. #
Befor eopening theb onnet ,allowt he
engine tocool down. #
Inthee vent of afireint he engine com‐
partment, keep thee ngine bonn et
closed and cal lthe fire service. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tomoving
parts
Cer tain component sinthe engine compart‐
ment ma ycontinue tomo veor suddenly
mo veagain evenafter thei gnition has been
switched off, e.g. thec ooler fan.
Ma kesur eoft hefollowing befor eperform ing
ta sk sint he engine compartment: #
Switc hthe ignition off. #
Nevertouc hthe danger zone sur round‐
ing movin gcomponent pa rts, e.g. the
ro tatio na reaoft hefan. #
Remo vejewe ller yand watches. #
Keep items of clo thing and hair away
from moving parts. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom touching
co mp onent parts under voltage
The ignition sy stem and thef uel injection
sy stem workunder high voltage. If yout ouch
component parts whic hareunder voltage,
yo uc ouldrecei vean electric shoc k. #
Nevertouc hcomponents of thei gnition
sy stem or thef uel injection sy stem
when thei gnition is switched on. &
WARNING Danger of bu rnsf romh ot
component parts in thee ngine compart‐
ment
Cer tain component parts in thee ngine com‐
partmen tmaybe very hot, e.g. thee ngine, Maintenanc
eand care 393

It is no
tpossible tocor rectl ym easu retheo il
le ve lif:
R thev ehicle is no tleve lduring them easure‐
ment process.
R theb onnet wasp reviousl yopened.
The engin emustber estarted and thee ngine oil
le ve lw ill be de term ined again when driving.
On-boar dcomputer:
, Service .
Engine oil level:
Yo uw ills ee one of thef ollowing display
messa gesint he multifunction dis play: #
Engine oi llev el Measuring now:m easure‐
ment of theo il le velisn otyetp ossible.
Re peat ther eques tafter am aximu mof30
minutes' driving. #
Engine oil level OK andtheb ar displa yfor
indicating theo il le velint he multifunction
displa yisgreen and is between "min" and
"max": theo il le velisc orrect. #
Engine oil level Add 1.0 l andtheb ar display
fo ri ndicating theo il le velint he multifunction displa
yisorang ea nd is belo w"min": topup
wit h1lofe ngineoil. #
Reduce engin eoil level andtheb ar display
fo ri ndicating theo il le velint he multifunction
displa yisorang ea nd is abo ve"max": drain
of ft he exc ess engine oil. Consult aqualified
specialis tworks hop. #
For engine oil level turn on ignition:s witchon
th ei gnition tocheckt he engine oil le vel. #
Engine oil level System inoperative :sensor
fa ulty or no tconnec ted. Consult aqualified
specialis tworks hop. #
Engine oil level System currently unavail. :
close theb onnet.
To pping up engine oil &
WARNING Danger of bu rnsf romh ot
component parts in thee ngine compart‐
ment
Cer tain component parts in thee ngine com‐
partmen tmaybe very hot, e.g. thee ngine,
th er adiator and parts of thee xhau stsystem. #
Letthe engine cool down and only
to uc ht he component parts described
below: &
WARNING Risk offire and injur yfrom
engine oil
If engine oil comes int ocontact wi thhot
component parts in thee ngine compart‐
ment ,itmayignite. #
Mak esuret hat no engine oil is spilled
next tothef iller opening. #
Allo wthe engine tocool of fand thor‐
oughl yclean thee ngine oil from compo‐
nentp arts befor estartin gt he vehicle. *
NO
TEEngine dama gecaused byan
incor rect oil filter ,incor rect oil or addi‐
tives #
Do no tuse engine oil soroilfilters
whic hdon otcor respond tothes pecifi‐
cation sexplicit lyprescribed fort he
service inter vals. 396
Maintenance and care

#
Slowly tur nthe cap half aturntoa llow
pressur etoescape. #
Park thev ehicle on alevel sur face. #
Chec kthe coolant temp eratur edispla yint he
instrument clus ter.
The coolant temp eratur emustbeb elow
70 °C. #
Slowl yturnc ap 1 anti-clockwise torelie ve
exc ess pressure. #
Continue turning cap 1anti-clockwise and
re mo veit.
The coolan tleve lisc orrect:
R ifth ee ngine is cold up tomar kerb ar2
R ifth ee ngine is warm upto1.5c mo ver
mar kerb ar2 #
If necessar y,topupw ithc oolant that has
been appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz.
R Further information on coolant (→ page459) To
pping up the windsc reen washer sy stem &
WARNING Danger of bu rnsf romh ot
component parts in thee ngine compart‐
ment
Cer tain component parts in thee ngine com‐
partmen tmaybe very hot, e.g. thee ngine,
th er adiator and parts of thee xhau stsystem. #
Letthe engine cool down and only
to uc ht he component parts described
below: &
WARNING Danger of bu rnsw hen open‐
ing theb onnet
If yo uo pen thee ngine bonn etwhen the
engine has overheated or during afireint he
engine compartment, youc ould come into
contact wit hhotgases or other escaping
operating fluids. #
Befor eopening theb onnet ,allowt he
engine tocool down. #
Inthee vent of afireint he engine com‐
partment, keep thee ngine bonn et
closed and cal lthe fire service. &
WARNING ‑Riskoff irea nd injur ydue to
windscreen washer concentrate
Wi ndsc reen washer concentrat eishighly
fl ammable. It coul dignit eifitc omes into
con tact wi thhote ngine component parts or
th ee xhau stsystem. 398
Maintenanc eand care

#
Therefore, place thef illing hose in the
plastic bag that con tained theT IREFIT
kit. +
ENVIRONMEN
TALN OTE Environmental
pollution caused byenvironmen tally ir re‐
sponsible disposal Ty
re sealant contains polluta nts.#
Have thet yres ealant bottle disposed of
professionall y,e.g. at aMercedes-Benz
Service Centre. #
Switc hoffthet yrei nflation compressor. #
Unscr ew thef iller hose from thev alveoft he
defectiv etyre. #
Storet he tyr esealant bottle, thet yrei nfla‐
tion compressor and thew arning triangle. #
Pull away immediatel y. #
Stop af terd riving fora pproxima tely ten
minutes and checkt he tyr epressur eusing
th et yrei nflation compressor.
The tyr epressur emustn ow be at least
13 0k Pa(1.3 bar/1 9psi). &
WARNING Risk of accident du etothe
specified tyr epressur enotbeing ach‐
ie ved
If th es pecified tyr epressur eisn otachie ved
af te rab rief drive, thet yreist oo badly dam‐
aged. The tyr esealant cannot repair thet yre
in this ins tance.
Dama gedt yres and atyrep ressur ethat is
to ol ow can significantl yimp air braking and
handling characteristics. #
Do no tdrive on. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. Countries
that ha veMercedes-Benz
Service24h: astickerw itht he phone number
can also be found in your vehicle, e.g. on the
B‑pilla ronthe driver's side. #
Cor rect thet yrep ressur eifitiss tillatl east
13 0k Pa(1.3 bar/1 9psi).S ee thet yrep res‐
sur etable on thef uel filler flap forv alues. #
Toincrease thet yrep ress ure: switc hon
th et yrei nflation compressor. #
Toreduce the tyr epress ure: press pres‐
su re re lease button 1next tomanome ter
2 . #
When thet yrep ressur eisc orrect, unscr ew
th ef iller hose from thev alveoft he sealed
tyre. #
Screw thev alvec ap ont othe tyr evalveof
th es ealed tyre. #
Pull thet yres ealant bottle out of thet yre
inflation compressor.
The filler hose stay sont he tyr esealant bot‐
tle. 414
Breakdown assis tance

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

amperage,
thee lectric line could be overloa‐
ded.
This could result in afire. #
Alwa ys replace faulty fuse swiths peci‐
fi ed ne wfuses conta iningthe cor rect
amperage. *
NO
TEDama gecaused byincor rect fuses Incor
rect fuses ma ycause damag etoelectri‐
cal components or sy stems. #
Onlyuse Mercedes-Benz appr oved
fuse switht he cor rect fus erating. Bl
ow nfuses mustbe replaced wit hfuses of the
same rating ,which youc an recognise bythec ol‐
our and fuse rating .For engin ecompartment
and loadc ompartment fuses ,onlyu sethose
fuses mar kedw ithan" S". The fuse rating sare
li st ed in thef use assignmen tdiagram.
Fu se assignment diag ram: onthef use bo xin
th el oad compartmen t(→ pag e427). *
NO
TEDama geor malfunctions caused
by moisture Moistur
emaycause dama getothee lectrical
sy stem or cause it tomalfunction. #
When thef use bo xisopen, mak esure
th at no moistur ecan enter thef use
box. #
When closing thef use box, mak esure
th at thes eal of thel id is positioned cor‐
re ctly on thef use box. If
th en ewlyinser tedf use also blo ws,have the
cause trace dand rectifie dataq ualified special‐
is tw orks hop, e.g. aMercedes-Benz Service
Centre.
Ensur ethe following befor ereplacing afuse:
R The vehicle is secured agains trolling away.
R All electrica lconsumer sareswitched off.
R The ignition is switched off. The electrica
lfus es ar eloc ated in various fuse
bo xes:
R Fuse bo xont he driver's side of thee ngine
compartmen t(→pag e425)
R Fuse bo xont he driver's side of thec ockpit
(→ pag e427)
R Fuse bo xinthe front-passenge rfootwell
(→ pag e427)
R Fuse bo xinthe load compartment on the
ri ght-hand side of thev ehicle, when vie wed
in thed irection of tr avel (→ page427) Fu
se bo xinthe engine compartment Obser
vethen otes on electrical fuses
(→ pag e424).
Re quirements:
R Youn eedad ryclo thand ascrew driver. Breakdown assis
tance 425

#
Inser tthe lid int othe brac ketatt herear of
th ef use box. #
Fold down lid of thef use bo xand tighten
scr ews 4. #
Inser tcover 1on bo thsides and engage
th es afet yc lips. #
Turn clip 2on co ver1one quarter-tur nto
th er ight. #
Close thee ngine bonn et. Fu
se bo xont he dashboard The fuse bo
xisonthe side of thed ashboard
under acover. #
Contact aMercedes-Benz Service Centr efor
fur ther information. Fu
se bo xinthe front-passenger foot we ll Obser
vethen otes on electrical fuses
(→ pag e424). #
Open co ver1inthed irection of thea rrow
and remo veit. Fu
se bo xinthe loa dcompa rtment Obse
rvet he no tesone lectrical fuses
(→ pag e424). #
Fold down thes ide co ver. #
Fold co ver2down in thed irection of the
ar row. #
Remo vecover 1.
The fuse assignment diagram is in areces son
th es ide of thef use box. Breakdown assis
tance 427

Note
sons nowc hains &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoincor‐
re ct sno wchain fitting
If yo uh ave fitted sno wchains tothef ront
wheels, thes nowc hains ma ydraga gainst
th ev ehicle body or chassis components.
This coul dcaus edamag etothevehicle or
th et yres. #
Neverfit sn ow ch ains on thef ront
wheels. #
Onlyfit sn ow ch ains on ther ear wheels
in pairs. *
NO
TEDama getothew heel trim from fit‐
te ds nowc hains If sno
wchains ar efitted tosteel wheels, the
wheel trims can be damaged. #
Remo vethew heel trims of steel wheels
befor efittin gsnowc hains. R
Sno wchains ar eonly pe rmissible forc ertain
wheel/tyr ecombinations .You can obtain information aboutt
his fromaMercedes-Benz
Service Cent re.
R Fors afet yr easons, onl yuse sn owchains that
ha ve been specifically appr ovedfor your
ve hicle byMercedes-Benz, or sno wchains
wit hthe same qualit ystandard.
R If sn owchains ar efitted, them aximum per‐
missible speed is 50 km/h.
R Vehicles with Activ eP arking Assis t:do
no tu se ActiveP arking Assis twhen snow
ch ains ar efitted.
R Vehicles with AIRB ODYC ONT ROL:only
driv eatr aised vehicle le velw hen snow
ch ains ar efitted.
% Youc an permanentl ylimit them aximum
ve hicle speed ford riving wit hwinter tyres
(→ pag e209).
% Youc an deactivat eESP®
to pull away
( → pag e200). This allo wsthew heels to
spin, achieving an increased driving forc e. Ty
re pressure Note
sont yrep ressure &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoinsuf‐
fi cient or excessiv etyrep ressure
Underinfla tedoro verinfla tedt yres pose the
fo llowing risks:
R The tyres ma yburst,e speciall yasthe
load and vehicle speed increase.
R The tyres ma ywear excessivel yand/or
une venly, whic hmaygreatly impair tyre
traction.
R The drivin gcharacteristics, as well as
st eering and braking, ma ybegreatly
impaired. #
Comply wit hthe recommended tyre
pressur eand checkt he tyr epressur eof
all tyres including thes par ew heel regu‐
larly:
R at leas tonce amonth
R when thel oad changes Wheels and tyres
429

Sy
stem limitations
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
in thef ollowing situations:
R Ifth et yrep ressur eiss etincor rectly.
R Ifth er eisas udden pressur eloss caused, for
ex ample, byaforeign object penetratin gthe
tyre.
R Ifth er eisam alfunction caused byano ther
ra dio signal source.
Mak esuretoo bservethef ollowing fur ther rela‐
te ds ubjec t:
R Notesont yrep ressur e(→pag e429)
Checking thet yrep ress urew itht he tyre
pressur emonitoring sy stem
Re quirement:
R The ignition is switched on.
On-boar dcomputer:
, Service .
Tyres
One of thef ollowing displa ysappears:
R Cur rent tyr epressur eand tyr etemperature
of thei ndividual wheels: R
Tyre pressures will be displayed after afew
minutes of driving
R Tyre pressure monitor active:t heteach-in
process of thes ystemisn ot yetcompl ete.
The tyr epressures ar ealready being moni‐
to re d. #
Compar ethe tyr epressur ewitht he recom‐
mended tyr epressur efor thec urrent operat‐
ing condition (→ page 430). Obse rvet he
no tesont yret emperatur e(→pag e429).
% The values displa yedint he multifunction dis‐
pla ym aydeviat efromt hose of thet yrep res‐
sur egaug east heyr efer tosea le vel.At high
altitudes, thet yrep ressur evalues indicated by
pressur egauges ar ehigher than those
shown bytheo n-boar dcomputer .Inthis
case, do no treduce thet yrep ressure.
Mak esuretoo bservethef ollowing fur ther rela‐
te ds ubjec t:
R Notesont yrep ressur e(→pag e429)
Rest arting thet yrep ress urem onitoring sys‐
tem
Requ irement:
R The recommended tyr epressur eisc orrectly
se tfor ther espectiv eoperating condition on
eac hoft hefour wheel s(→pag e429).
Re star tt he tyr epressur emonitoring sy stem in
th ef ollowing situations:
R The tyr epressur ehaschanged.
R The wheels or tyres ha vebeen changed or
newl yfitted. 432
Wheels an dtyres

On-boar
dcomputer:
, Service .
Tyres #
Swipe down wardsonT ouchControl on the
left-hand side of thes teering wheel.
The Use curren tpressures as new reference
values messag eisshown in them ultifunction
displa y. #
Press atoconfir mtherestart.
The Tyre press. monito rrestarted messageis
shown in them ultifunction displa y.
Cur rent wa rning messages ar edeleteda nd
the h yello ww arning lam pgoes out.
Af tery ou ha vedriven foraf ewminutes, the
sy stem checks whe ther thec urrent tyr epres‐
su resa rewithin thes pecified range. The cur‐
re nt tyr epressures ar ethen accep tedasr ef‐
erence values and monitored.
Mak esuretoo bservethef ollowing fur ther rela‐
te ds ubjec t:
R Notesont yrep ressur e(→pag e429) Ra
dio-equipment appr oval of thet yrep res‐
sur em onitoring sy stem
Ra dio equipment appr oval numbers Countr
yRadio equipment appr oval
number
Ab uD habi TRA
REGISTERED NO: ER3 7156/15.
DEALER NO: DA00470 74/10
Argentina AFTIC:H1 4788
Duba iT RA
REGI STERED NO: ER3 7156/15.
DEALER NO: DA00470 74/10
European
Union Schrader Electronics Ltd.
11
Te ch nology Park,
Belfas tRoad, Antrim BT4 11QS,
Nor ther nI reland Countr
yRadio equipment appr oval
number
Jordan Kingdo mofJordan Type appr oval
fo rT yreP ressur esensor.
Manufacturer :Schrader Elect ron‐
ics Ltd. Model :AG5SP4
Ty pe Appr oval Numb er:
TRC/LPD/20 15/21
Kingdom of Jo rdan Type appr oval
fo rT yreP ressur esensor.
Manufacturer :Schrader Elect ron‐
ics Ltd. Model :MFR
Ty pe Appr oval Numb er:
TRC/LPD/20 15/223
Mal aysia RCDD/04A/0 615/S(15-2095)
Morocco AGREE PARL 'ANR TMAROC
Nume rod'agrement :MR 10216
ANR T2015
Dat ed'agrement :18/3/20 15 Wheels and tyres
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