MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON 2011 Owners Manual

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Useful information
............................230
Important safety notes ....................230
Displays and operation ....................230
Menus and submenus ......................234
Display messages ............................. 253
Warning and indicator lamps in the
instrument cluster ............................280 229On-board computer and displays

Useful information
i This Owner's Manual describes all models
and all standard and optional equipment
available to your vehicle at the time of pub-
lication of the Owner's Manual. Country-
specific deviations are possible. Please
note that your vehicle may not be equipped
with all features described. This also
applies to safety-relevan tsystems and
functions.
i Please read the information on qualified
specialist workshops (Y page 25).Important safety notes
You will find an illustration of the instrument
cluster in the "At a glance" section
(Y page 30). G
WARNING
Only use the on-board computer when road
and traffic conditions permit .You would oth-
erwise be distracted and unable to concen-
trate properly on driving, and could cause an
accident. G
WARNING
No messages will be displayed if either the
instrument cluster or the multifunction dis-
play is inoperative.
As a result, you will not be able to see infor-
mation about your driving conditions, such as
speed, outside temperature, warning and indi-
cator lamps, display messages or system fail-
ures. Driving characteristics may be impaired.
Adjust your driving style and vehicle speed
accordingly.
Contact a qualified specialist workshop
immediately. G
WARNING
The on-board computer only records and dis-
plays malfunctions and warnings from certain
systems. For this reason, you should always make sure that your vehicle is safe to use. You
could otherwise cause an accident by driving
an unsafe vehicle.
G
WARNING
The operating safety of your vehicle could be
impaired if maintenance work is carried out
incorrectly. This could cause you to lose con-
trol of your vehicle and cause an accident.
Moreover, the safety systems may no longer
be able to protect you or others as they are
designed to do.
Always have service work carried out at a
qualified specialist workshop. Displays and operation
Coolant temperature gauge
The coolant temperature gauge is in the
instrument cluster on the right-hand side.
The reading may rise up to 120 †undernor-
mal driving conditions if the coolant has been
filled correctly.
At high outside temperatures and when driv-
ing uphill, the coolant temperature may rise
to the end of the scale. Rev counter
The red band in the rev counter indicates the
engine's overrevving range.
! Do not drive in the overrevving range.
Doing so will damage the engine.
The fuel supply is interrupted to protec tthe
engine when the red band is reached. Outside temperature display
The outside temperature displayi s in the mul-
tifunction display (Y page 232). G
WARNING
At temperatures just above freezing point, the
street may be icy, especially in wooded areas 230
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or on bridges. If you do not adapt your driving
style to the conditions, the vehicle could skid.
For this reason, adapt your driving style and
speed to the weather conditions.
Changes in the outside temperature are dis-
played after a short delay. Speedometer with segments
The segments in the speedometer indicate
which speed range is available.
Cruise control (Y page 181) activated:
The segments light up from the stored speed
to the maximum speed.
Variable SPEEDTRONIC (Y page 183) activa-
ted:
The segments light up from the start of the
scale to the selected limit speed.
DISTRONIC PLUS (Y page 185) activated:
One or two segments in the set speed range
light up.
DISTRONIC PLUS detects a vehicle in front:
The segments between the speed of the vehi-
cle in front and the stored speed light up. Operating the on-board computer
Overview The on-board computer is activated as soon
as you turn the key to position 1in the ignition
lock.
You can control the multifunction display and
the settings in the on-board computer using
the buttons on the multifunction steering
wheel. :
Multifunction display
; Right control panel
= Switches on LINGUATRONIC; see the sep-
arate operating instructions
? Back button
A Left control panel
Left control panel =
; R
Calls up the menu and menu bar 9
:
Press briefly:
R
Scrolls through lists
R Selects a submenu or function
R In the Audio menu: selects a
stored station, an audio track or
a video scene
R In the Tel (telephone) menu:
switches to the phone book and
selects a name or telephone
number Displays and operation
231On-board computer and displays Z

9
:
Press and hold:
R
In the Audio menu: selects the
previous/next station or selects
an audio track or a video scene
using rapid scrolling
R In the Tel (telephone) menu:
starts rapid scrolling through the
phone book a R
Confirms selection/display mes-
sage
R In the Tel (telephone) menu:
switches to the telephone book
and starts dialling the selected
number
R In the Audio menu: stops the
station search function at the
desired station Right control panel
~ R
Rejects or ends a call
R Exits telephone book/redial
memory 6 R
Makes or accepts a call
R Switches to the redial memory W
X R
Adjusts the volume 8 R
Mute Back button
%
Press briefly:
R
Back
R Switches off LINGUATRONIC;
see the separate operating
instructions
R Hides display messages or calls
up the last Trip menu function
used
R Exits the telephone book/redial
memory %
Press and hold:
R
Calls up the standard display in
the Trip menu
Multifunction display
Values and settings as well as display mes-
sages are shown in the multifunction display. Example: DIRECT SELECT automatic transmission
multifunction display
:
Description field
; Menu bar
= Drive program
? Transmission position
A Outside temperature or speed
(Ypage 243)
X To show menu bar ;:press the =
or ; button on the steering wheel.
The indicators in the lower part of the display
differ from those shown here, depending on
the transmission. 232
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The following messages can appear in the
multifunction display:
Z Shift recommendation
(Ypage 164)
XjY Parking Guidance (Y page 203)
è Rear window wiper
(Ypage 133)
_ Adaptive Highbeam Assist
(Ypage 127)
À ATTENTION ASSIST
(Ypage 207)
¤ ECO start/stop function
(Ypage 158)
Ä Speed Limit Assist
(Ypage 208)
à Lane Keeping Assist
(Ypage 214) or Active Lane
Keeping Assist (Y page 218)
ë HOLD function (Y page 194)
Ä PRE-SAFE®
Brake (Y page 75)
120 km/h! Maximum permissible speed
exceeded (only for certain coun-
tries) Displays and operation
233On-board computer and displays Z

Menus and submenus
Menu overview
The number of menus show ndepends on the optional equipment in the vehicle. Function
:
Trip (Y
page 235)menu ;
Navi menu (navigation instructions) (Y
page 236)=
Audio menu (Y
page 237) ?
Tel menu (telephone) (Y
page 239)A
Assist. menu (assistance) (Y
page 240)B
Serv. (Y
page 242)menu
R calls up display messages ( Ypage 253)
R tyre pressure loss warning (Y page 367) or checks the tyre pressure electron-
ically (Y page 368)
R ASSYST PLUS service interval display (Y page 325)C
Settings menu (Y
page 243) D
AMG menu in AMG vehicles (Y
page 249)The
Audio ,
Navi and
Tel menus differ slightly in vehicles with an audio system and in vehicles
with COMAND APS.T he examples given in this Owner's Manual apply to vehicles equipped
with COMAND APS. 234
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Trip menu
Standard display X
Press and hold the %button on the
steering wheel until the Trip: menu with
trip meter 1 and total distance recorder 2
is shown. ;
Trip computer "From start" or "From
reset" The values in the
From start submenu are
calculated fro mthe start of a journey, whilst
the values in the From reset submenu are
calculated from the last time the submenu
was reset (Y page 236).
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
From start or
From reset .
Example: "From start" trip computer
:
Distance
; Time
= Average speed
? Average fuel consumption
The From start trip computer is reset auto-
matically when: R
the ignition has been switched off for more
than four hours.
R 999 hours have been exceeded.
R 9999kilometres have been exceeded.
The From reset trip computer is reset if
9999 hours or 99,999 kilometres are excee-
ded.
Displaying the range and current fuel
consumption X
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select the
current fuel consumption and the approxi-
mate range (except for AMG vehicles). The approximate range which can be covered
depends on the fuel level and your current
driving style. If there is only a small amount
of fuel left in the fuel tank, the display shows
a vehicle being refuelled
Cinstead of the
range.
Digital speedometer X
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select the
digital speedometer. :
Shift recommendation
; Digital speedometer Menus and submenus
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i
If the gearshift recommendation is shown
in the multifunction display, it is not shown
in the status bar.
For further information on gearshift recom-
mendations, see (Y page 164).
Resetting values You can reset the values of the following func-
tions:
R
trip meter
R trip computer "From start"
R trip computer "From reset"
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select the
function that you wish to reset.
X Press a. Example: resetting the trip computer "From start"
X
Press :to select Yes and press
a
to confirm. Navigation menu
Displaying navigation instructions In the
Navi menu, the multifunction display
shows navigation instructions. For more
information, see the separate operating
instructions.
X Switch on the audio system or COMAND
APS (see the separate operating instruc-
tions).
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Navi menu.Route guidance not active :
Direction of travel
; Current street
Activated route guidance No change of direction announced
:
Distance to the destination
; Distance to the next change of direction
= Current street
? Symbol "follow the road's course"
Change of direction announced without a
lane recommendation :
Road to which the change of direction
leads
; Distance to change of direction and visual
distance display
= Current street
? Change-of-direction icon
When a change of direction has been
announced, you will see visuald istance dis-
play ;next to the symbol for change of
direction ?.This shortens from the bottom 236
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to the top of the display as you approach the
point of the announced change of direction.
Change of direction announced with a
lane recommendation
Lane recommendations are only displayed if
the relevant data is availabl eonthe digital
map. :
Road to which the change of direction
leads
; Distance to change of direction and visual
distance display
= Lane recommendation
? Change-of-direction icon
On multi-lane roads, lane recommendation
= may be shown for the next change of
direction. During the change of direction,
additional lanes may be displayed. Example: lane recommendation display
:
Lane continues through change of direc-
tion
; New lane during a change of direction
Other status indicators of the naviga-
tion system R
O:y ou have reached the destination or an
intermediate destination.
R New route... or
Calculating route : a
new route is being calculated. R
Off map or
Off road :t
he vehicle position
is outside the area of the digital map (off-
map position).
R No route :n
o route could be calculated to
the selected destination. Audio menu
Selecting aradio station You can only change the waveband and store
new stations using the audio system or
COMAND Online.
X
Switch on the audio system or COMAND
APS and select Radio (see the separate
operating instructions).
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Audio menu.
:
Waveband
; Station 22
X To selectas toredstation: briefly press
the 9 or: button.
X To select a station from the station
list: press and briefly hold the 9
or : button.
X To select astation using station
search 23
:press and briefly hold the 9
or : button.
i DAB radio mode ( DigitalAudioBroadcast-
ing); see the separate operating instruc-
tions.
22 If the statio nhas been stored, the memory position will also be displayed.
23 Only if no statio nlist is received. Menus and submenus
237On-board computer and displays Z