ignition MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE 2017 Owners Manual

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Anti-thef tprotection is reactivated
Do no tkeep thek ey to gether wit helectronic
devices or me talo bjects. This can af fect the
ke y's functionalit y.
% If batter ychec klamp 2does no tlight up
af te rp ressing the% or& button, the
batter yisdischar ged.
Changing thek eybat tery ( →pag e68). Ac
tivating/deactivatin gthe acoustic lo cking
ve rification signal Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
î Vehicle set-
tings .
Acoustic lock #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction. Ac
tivating/deactivatin gthe pani calarm Re
quirements:
% The panic alar mfunction is onl yavailable in
cer tain countries.
R The ignition is switched off. #
Toactivate: press button 1fora pprox‐
ima tely one second.
Av isual and audibl ealarmist riggered. #
Todeactivate: brieflyp ress but ton1again.
or #
Press thes tart/s topb utton on thec ockpit
(the keyisi nside thev ehicle). Changing
theu nlocking settings Po
ssible unlocking functions of thek ey:
R Central unlocking
R Unlocking thed rive r's door and fuel filler flap #
Toswitc hbetwe en settings: pressthe
% and& button ssimultaneousl yfor
appr oximatel ysix seconds until theb attery
ch eckl am pflashes twice.
If th eu nlocking function fort he driver's door
and fuel filler flap has been selec ted:
R Pressing the% button asecon dtime cen‐
trally unloc ksthev ehicle.
R Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO: ifyo ut ouch
th ei nner sur face of thed oor handle on the
driver's door ,onlyt he driver's door and fuel
fi ller flap ar eunlocked. Re
ducing the energy consu mptionoft hekey All
vehicles: ifyo udon otuse thev ehicle or a
ke yf or an extende dperio doft ime,youc an
re duce thee nergy consum ption of ther espec‐
tiv ek ey.T odos o, deactivat ethe keyf unctions. #
Todeactivate: pressthe& button on the
ke yt wice in rapid succession.
The batter ychec klam poft hekeyf lashes
twic ebrief ly and light suponce. #
Toactivate: press anybutton on thek ey. Opening and closing
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Problem
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
R The keyisf aulty. #
Activat eKEYLESS-G O. #
Chec kthe batter yusing theb atter ychec klam pand replace if necessar y. #
Use thee mer gency keytol ockoru nlockthe vehicle . #
Have thev ehicle and keyc hec kedataq ualified specialis tworks hop. Ac
tivating/deactivatin gthe automati cloc k‐
ing feature The
vehicle is loc keda utomatically when the
ignition is switched on and thew heels ar eturn‐
ing fast erthan walkin gpace. #
Toactivate: press and hold button 2for
appr oximatel yfives econds until an acoustic
signal sounds. #
Todeactivate: press and hol dbutton 1for
appr oximatel yfives econds until an acoustic
signal sounds.
Ther eisad anger of being loc kedo ut if thef unc‐
tion is activated:
R While thev ehicle is being tows tarted/
pushed.
R Onaroller dynamome ter. 74
Opening and closing

5
L Dippe dbeam/ main beam
6 R Switche sthe rear fogl ight on or off
When dipped beam is activated, thei ndicator
lam pfor thes tanding lights Tis deactivated
and replaced bythed ipped beam indicator lamp
L. #
Alw aysp arky our vehicle safely and in awell-
lit area, in accordance wit hthe releva nt le gal
st ipulations.
* NO
TEBatter ydisch arging byoperating
th es tanding lights Operatin
gthe standing light soverap eriod of
hour sputs astrai nont he batter y. #
Wher epossible, switc honthe
ri ght X or left Wparking light. In
thec ase of se vere batter ydischarging, the
st anding light sorparkinglight sareautomati‐
call yswit ched of ftofacilitat ethe next engine
st art. The
exterior lighting (e xcep ts tanding and park‐
ing lights) swit ches of fautomaticall ywhen the
driver's door is opened.
R Obser vethen otes on sur round lighting
(→ pag e142).
Au tomatic drivin glights function
The standing lights, dipped beam and daytime
ru nning lights ar eswitched on au tomatical ly
dependin gonthe ignition status ,whether the
engine is running and thel ight conditions. &
WARNING Risk of accident whe nthe
dipped beam is switched of finpoor visi‐
bility
When thel ight switc hissetto à ,the
dipped beam ma ynotbe switched on auto‐
matically if ther eisf og, sno worother causes
of poor visibility suc hasspray. #
In suc hcases, tur nthe light switc hto
L . The automatic driving lights ar
eonlyana id.Yo u
ar er esponsibl efor vehicle lighting. Ac
tivating/deactivatin gthe rear fogl ight
Re quirements:
R The light switc hisintheL orà posi‐
tion. #
Press theR button.
Please obser vethec ount ry-specific la wsonthe
use of rear fogl amps.
Ad justin gthe headlam prang e(halogen
headla mpsw ithout activ esuspension)
The headlam prang eadjus tera llows youto
adjus tthe cone of light from theh eadlamps in
re lation tothev ehicle's load condition. Light and sight
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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‐
shield. Light and sight
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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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Driving
Note
sonM ercedes-AMG vehicles Obser
vethen otes on thef ollowing topics in the
Supplement. Otherwise, youm ayfailto recog‐
nise dangers.
R Rear axle lockin gdiffe re ntial
R AMG Performance exhaus tsystem
R AMG ceramic high-per form anc ecomposite
brak esystem
R RACE START
R DRIFT MODE
R AMG RIDE CONTROL Switching on
thep owe rsupp lyor ignition
using theS tart/ Stopbutton &
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. &
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. 16 6
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WARNING Risk offire caused byflam‐
mable material on thee xhau stsystem
Flammable materials brought in byeither ani‐
mals or environmen talinfluences ma yignite
if th ey come int ocontact wi thhotp arts of
th ee ngine or exhaus tsyst em. #
Therefore, checkr egularly that there
ar enof lammable materials in the
engine compartmen torontheexhaust
sy stem. Re
quirements:
R thek eyis located in thev ehicle and thek ey
batter yisnotdischar ged.
R or,ift he "Digital Vehicle Key" function is acti‐
va tedv iatheM ercedes me connect weba pp:
th em obile phone is in thes towa ge space
(→ pag e168). #
Toswitc hont he powersupp ly:press but‐
ton 1once.
Yo uc an activat ethe windscreen wiper ,for
ex ample.
The po wersupp lyis switched of fagain if thef ol‐
lowing condition sareme t:
R youo pen thed rive r's door.
R youp ress but ton1twice. #
Toswitc hont he ignition: press button1
twice.
The indicator lamps in thei nstrument clus ter
light up.
The ignition is switched of fagain if one of the
fo llowing condition sismet:
R youdon otstar tt he vehicle within
15 minutes.
The transmission is in position j.
or
The electric parking brak eisapplied.
R youp ress but ton1once. St
arting the vehicle St
arting the vehicl ewiththes tart/ stop but‐
ton
Requ irements:
R thek eyis located in thev ehicle and thek ey
batter yisnotdischar ged.
R or,ift he "Digital Vehicle Key" function is acti‐
va tedv iatheM ercedes me connect weba pp: Driving and parking
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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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Switch off the ignition before exiting
displaymes‐
sag ealsoa ppear sinthe multifunction displa y.If
yo udon otswit chofft he ignition, thei gnition is
automaticall yswitched of fafter one minu te.
Switching theE CO start/s topf unction
off/on #
Press button 1.
If indicator la mp2light sup,theE CO start/
st op function is switched on.
% Depending on them odel, theb utton may
also be located at adiffe re nt positio ninthe
centr econsole. Fu
nction of theE CO display The EC
Odispla ysummarises thed riving style
from thes tart of thej ourne ytoits completion
and assists youina chievin gthe mos teconomi‐
cal driving style.
Yo uc an influence consum ption if you:
R driv ewithp articular care
R driv ethe vehicle in driv eprogram E
R obser vetheg earshif trecommendations The inner segment light
supgreen and theo uter
segment fills up:
R 1 Moderat eacceleration
R 2 Gentle decele ratio na nd rolling
R 3 Consis tent speed
The inne rsegment is gr eyand theo uter seg‐
ment em pties:
R 1 Sporty acceleration
R 2 Heavy braking
R 3 Fluctuation sinspeed 174
Driving and pa rking

&
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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