ESP MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON 2015 Owners Manual
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To avoid hazardous situations:
R make sure to check the noseweight before
each journey
R use adrawbar noseweight as close as pos-
sible to the maximum noseweight
R do not exceed the maximum permissible
noseweight
R do not use anoseweight lower than the
minimum noseweight
When reversin gthe vehicle towards the
trailer, make sure there is nobody between
the trailer and the vehicle.
Couple and uncouple the trailer carefully. If
you do not couple the trailer to the towing
vehicle correctly, the trailer could become
detached.
Make sure that the following values are not
exceeded:
R the permissible trailer drawbar noseweight
R the permissible trailer load
R the permissible rear axle load of the towing
vehicle
R the maximum permissible gross vehicle
weight of both the towing vehicle and the
trailer
You will find the applicable permissible val-
ues, which must not be exceeded, in the vehi-
cle documents.
You will find the values approved by the man- ufacturer on the vehicle identification plates
and those for the towing vehicle under "Tech-
nical data" (Y page 484).
When towing atrailer, your vehicle's handling
characteristics will be different in comparison to when driving without atrailer.
The vehicle/trailer combination:
R is heavier
R is restricted in its acceleration and gradi-
ent-climbin gcapability
R has an increased braking distance
R is affected more by stron gcrosswinds
R demands more sensitive steering
R has alarger turnin gcircle This can impair the vehicle's handling char-
acteristics. Adapt your driving style accord-
ingly. Maintain
asafe distance. Drive care-
fully.
When towing atrailer, alway sadjust your
speed to the curren troad and weather con-
ditions. Do not exceed the maximum permis- sible speed for your vehicle/trailer combina-
tion. Notes on towing
atrailer
General notes Trailer towing is not permissible on the fol-
lowing models:
R E2 20 BlueTEC BlueEFFICIENCY Edition
R E1 80
R E63A MG
R E63A MG S-MODEL
R E63A MG 4MATIC
R E63A MG S-MODEL4 MATIC
i When towing
atrailer, set the tyre pres-
sure on the rear axle of the towing vehicle
for am aximum load; see the tyre pressure
table in the fuel filler flap (Y page 420).
Please notet hat when towing atrailer,
PARKTRONIC (Y page 235), Active Parking
Assist (Y page 239) and Blind Spot Assist
(Y page 257) are only available with limita-
tions, or not at all.
i On vehicles without level control, the
height of the ball coupling will alter accord-
ing to the load placed on the vehicle. If nec- essary, use atrailer with aheight-adjusta-
ble drawbar.
You will find fitting dimensions and loads
under "Technical data" (Y page 482).
Driving tips i
Observe the notes on ESP ®
trailer stabi-
lisation (Y page 86). Towing
atrailer
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X
Pull the ball coupling in the direction of the
arrow until it engages in avertical position.
Indicator lamp =goes out. The trailer
power socket is integrated in the ball cou-
pling and swivels out with it.
Saloon: indicator lamp ?goes out.
Estate: indicator lamp =goes out.
The multifunction display shows the
Trailer Trailer hitch
hitch Check
Checklock
lockmech.
mech. mes-
sage until the ball coupling is engaged.
X Remove the protective coverin gfrom the
ball coupling and store it in asafe place.
X Make sure that the ball of the ball coupling
is clean and greased.
HYBRID vehicles :make sure that you read
the "HYBRID" Supplement included in the
vehicle literature. Otherwise, you may not
recognise dangers. Coupling up
atrailer
X Make sure that the transmission is in posi-
tion P.
X Apply the parking brake.
X Position the trailer horizontally behind the
vehicle.
X Couple up the trailer.
X Establish the electric connection between
the vehicle and the trailer.
X Check that the trailer lighting system is
working.
Ac onnected trailer is only recognised when
the electrical connection is established
correctly and when the lighting system is
working properly. The function of other sys-
tems, such as ESP ®
,P ARKTRONIC and
Active Parking Assist also depends on this. Uncoupling
atrailer G
WARNING
If you uncouple atrailer with an engaged over-
run brake, you could trap your hand between the vehicle and the trailer drawbar. This poses
ar isk of injury.
Do not uncouple atrailer with an engaged
overrun brake. G
WARNING
Vehicles with level control:
If you disconnect the trailer cable, the vehicle is lowered. This can cause you or others to
become trapped between the vehicle body
and tyres, or underneat hthe vehicle. This
poses arisk of injury.
Make sure that no-one is in the immediate
vicinit yofthe wheel arch or underneat hthe
vehicle when disconnectin gthe trailer cable.
! Do not disconnect
atrailer with an
engaged overrun brake. Otherwise, your
vehicle could be damaged by the rebound- ing of the overrun brake.
X Make sure that the transmission is in posi-
tion P.
X Apply the parking brake.
X Secure the trailer against rolling away.
X Remove the trailer cable and decouple the
trailer. Folding in the ball coupling
G
WARNING
If you release the ball coupling or it does not
engage correctly when folding in, it will swing out. Within pivoting range of the ball coupling,
there is an increased risk of an accident and
injury.
Only release the ball coupling if the pivoting
range is unobstructed. Always make sure that the ball coupling engages when folding in.
X Place the protective coverin gonthe ball
coupling. 270
Towing
atrailerDriving and parking
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Saloon
Estate
X Press the ball coupling in the direction of
the arrow unti litengages behind the
bumper.
Saloon: indicator lamp ?goe soutand the
messag einthe multifunction display dis-
appears.
Estate: indicator lamp =goe soutand the
messag einthe multifunction display dis-
appears.
i Fol
dthe ball coupling back in if yo uare not
using the traile rtow hitch. Traile
rpower supply
! You can connect accessorie
switha
power rating of up to 240 Wtothe perma-
nent power suppl yand with apower rating
of up to 180 Wtothe power suppl ythat is
switched on via the ignition lock.
The traile rbattery may not be charge dfrom
the power supply. X
To switc hthe connecte dpower supply
on or off: turn the key in the ignition lock to
position 2or 0respectivel y(Ypage 179).
Whe nitleavest he factory, your vehicle's
traile rsocke tise quipped with apermanent
power suppl yand apower suppl ythat is
switched on via the ignition lock.
The permanent power suppl yissupplie dvia
traile rsocke tpin9.
The power suppl ythat is switched on via the
ignition lock is supplie dvia traile rsocke tpin
10.
The trailer's permanent power suppl yis
switched off in the event of low vehicle supply
voltage and afte rsix hours at the latest.
You can find more information abou tinstal-
ling the traile relectrics at aquali fied special-
ist workshop. Failure check for LEDs
i If LED lamps are fitted in the trailer, a
malfunction messag emay appea rinthe
multifunction display eve nifthere is no
fault. The reason for the erro rmessag emay
be that the current ha sfalle nbelow the
minimum of 50 mA.
To ensure reliabl eindication of the failure,
each LED chain in the traile rlighting mus tbe
guaranteed aminimum current of 50 mA. Traile
rwith7 -pinc onnector
General notes Traile
rwith7 -pinc onnector: youc an con-
nect to the 13-pi nsocke tont he ball coupling
using an adapter or, if necessary, an adapter
cable .Both can be obtained at aquali fied
specialist workshop.
Fitting the adapter !
Make sure that there is sufficient cable
play so that the cable cannot become
detached when cornering. 272
Towin
gatrailerDrivin gand parking
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Back button
% Press briefly:
R Back
R Vehicles with Audio 20:
Switches off voice-operated con-
trol for navigatio n(seem anufac-
turer's operating instructions)
R Vehicles with COMAND Online:
Switches off LINGUATRONIC
(se ethe separate operating
instructions)
R Hides display messages or calls
up the last Trip Tripmenu function
used
R Exits the telephone book/redial
memory % Press and hold:
R Call supt he standard display in
the Trip
Trip menu Multifunctio
ndisplay Example: DIRECT SELEC
Tautomatic transmission
multifunctio ndisplay
: Text field
; Menu bar
= Driving program, vehicles with aDIRECT
SELECT selector lever (Y page 190)or
AMG vehicles (Y page 190) ?
Transmission position, vehicles with a
DIRECT SELECT selector lever
(Ypage 190 )orAMG vehicles
(Y page 190)
A Permanent display :outsid etemperature
or speed (Y page 290)
X To display men ubar;:p ress the =
or ; button on the steering wheel.
Menu bar ;disappears afte rafew sec-
onds.
Text field :shows the selecte dmenu or
submenu as well as display messages.
The following messages ma yappea rinthe
multifunctio ndisplay:
Z Gearshift recommendatio nfor
manua ltransmission
(Y page 189 )orfor automatic
transmission (shifting manually)
(Y page 197)
XjY Active Parking Assist
(Ypage 239)
¯ cruisecontro l(Ypage 212)
È SPEEDTRONIC (Y page 215)
_ Adaptive Highbeam Assist Plus
(Ypage 147)
¤ ECO start/sto pfunction
(Y page 183)
ë HOLD functio n(Ypage 228)
120 km/h! 120 km/h! Maximu
mpermissibl espeed
exceeded (only for certain coun-
tries) Menus and submenus
Men
uoverview
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing whee ltocallupt he menu ba rand select a
menu.
Operating the on-boar dcomputer
(Y page 277). Menus and submenus
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Depending on the equipment fitte
dinthe
vehicle, yo ucan cal lupthe following menus:
R Trip
Trip menu (Y page 280)
R Navi
Navi menu (navigatio ninstructions)
(Y page 281)
R Audio
Audio menu (Y page 283)
R Tel
Tel menu (telephone )(Ypage 284)
R Assist.
Assist. menu (assistance) (Y page 286)
R Serv.
Serv. menu (Y page 288)
R Settings
Settings menu (settings )(Y page 289)
R AMG
AMG menu in AMG vehicles (Y page 296)
The Audio
Audio, Navi
NaviandTel
Tel menu sdiffe rs ligh tly
in vehicles with Audio 20 and in vehicles with
COMAND Online .The examples given in this
Owner' sManualapply to vehicles equipped
with COMAND Online. Trip menu
Standard display X
Press and hold the %button on the
steering whee lunti lthe Trip Trip menu with
tri pm eter :and tota ldistance
recorder ;is shown.
Trip compute r"From start" or "From
reset" :
Distance
; Driving time =
Averag espeed
? Averag efuelconsumption
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing whee ltoselect theTrip Trip menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
Fro mstart
Fro mstart orFro mreset
Fro mreset.
Th ev alues in the Fromstart
Fro mstart submenu are
calculate dfromt he start of ajourney whilst
the values in the Fromreset
Fro mreset submenu are
calculate dfromt he last tim ethe submenu
wa sreset (Y page 281).
The Fromstart
Fro mstart tripc ompute risautomati-
cally reset if:
R the ignition ha sbeens witched off for more
tha nfourh ours
R 999 hour shaveb eene xceeded
R 9,999 kilometres have been exceeded
The Fromreset
Fro mreset tripc ompute risautomati-
cally reset if the valu eexceed s9,999 hour sor
99,999 kilometres.
EC Od isplay X
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing whee ltoselect theTrip Trip menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
ECO DISPLAY
ECO DISPLAY.
If the ignition remains switched off for longer
tha nfourh ours, the ECO displa ywillbea uto-
maticall yreset.
Furthe rinformation on the ECO display
(Y page 208). 280
Menus and submenusOn-board computer and displays
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X
Press the 6ora button to start dial-
ling.
or
X To exit the redial memory: press the
~ or% button. Assistance menu
Introduction Dependin
gonthe equipment fitted in the
vehicle, you have the following options in the
Assist.
Assist. menu:
R Showing the assistanc egraphic
(Y page 286)
R Activating/deactivatin gthe Traffic Sign
Assist display (Y page 286)
R Activating/deactivatin gESP®
(except AMG
vehicles) (Y page 287)
R Activating/deactivatin gSteering Assist
and Stop&Go Pilot of DISTRONIC PLUS
(Y page 288)
R Activating/deactivatin gPRE-SAFE ®
Brake
(Y page 287)
R Activating/deactivatin gCOLLISION PRE-
VENTION ASSIST PLUS (Y page 287)
R Activating/deactivatin gATTENTION
ASSIST (Y page 288)
R Activating/deactivatin gBlind Spot Assist
or Active Blind Spot Assist (Y page 288)
R Activating/deactivatin gLane Keeping
Assist or Active Lane Keeping Assist
(Y page 288) Showing the assistance graphic X
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Assist. Assist.menu.
X Press 9or: to select Assist.
Assist.
graphic
graphic.
X Press the abutton.
The multifunction display shows the
DISTRONIC PLUS distanc edisplay in the
assistanc egraphic.
The assistanc egraphic shows you the sta-
tus and further information on the following
driving systems or driving safety systems:
R Traffic Sign Assist (Y page 255)
R DISTRONIC PLUS (Y page 224)
R PRE-SAFE ®
Brake (Y page 87)
R COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST PLUS
(Y page 80)
R ATTENTION ASSIST (Y page 253)
R Lane Keeping Assist (Y page 259)
R Active Lane Keeping Assist
(Y page 263)
R Rear window wiper (Y page 152)
X Press :to display the ATTEN-
TION ASSIST assessment.
Activating/deactivating the Traffic Sign
Assist display X
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Assist. Assist.menu.
X Using 9or:,s electTraffic
Traffic Sign
Sign
Assist
Assist. 286
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X
Press a.
The curren tselection is displayed.
X To activat eordeactivate: pressa.
When the display is activated, detected
traffic signs are displaye dinthe multifunc-
tion display for five seconds.
Further information about Traffic Sign Assist
(Y page 255).
Deactivating/activating ESP ®i
Observe the importan
tsafety notes on
ESP ®
(Y page 83). G
WARNING
If you deactivat eESP®
,E SP ®
no longer sta-
bilises the vehicle. There is an increased risk
of skidding and an accident.
Only deactivate ESP ®
in the situations descri-
bed in the following.
It may be best to deactivate ESP ®
in the fol-
lowing situations:
R when using snow chains
R in deep snow
R on sand or gravel
Deactivating/activating ESP ®
on AMG vehi-
cles (Y page 85).
For further information about ESP ®
,s ee
(Y page 83).
X Start the engine.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Assist.
Assist.menu.
X Press 9or: to select ESP
ESP.
X Press the abutton.
The curren tselection appears.
X To activate/deactivate: press thea
button again.
ESP ®
is deactivated if the åwarning lamp
in the instrument cluster lights up continu-
ously when the engine is running.
If the ÷ warning lamp and the åwarn-
ing lamp are lit continuously, ESP ®
is not
availabl edue to amalfunction. Observe the information on warning lamps
(Y
page 333).
Observe the information on display messages (Y page 300).
Activating/deactivating PRE-SAFE ®
Brake PRE‑SAFE
®
Brake is only availabl einvehicles
with DISTRONIC PLUS.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Assist. Assist.menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
PRE-SAFE Brake
PRE-SAFE Brake.
X Press the abutton.
The curren tselection is displayed.
X To activate/deactivate: press thea
button again.
When PRE-SAFE ®
Brake is deactivated, the
assistanc egraphic shows the æsymbol
in the multifunction display.
For more information on PRE‑SAFE ®
Brake,
see (Y page 87).
Activating/deactivating COLLISION
PREVENTION ASSIST PLUS X
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Assist. Assist.menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
Collision Prevent.
Collision Prevent..
X Press the abutton.
The curren tselection is displayed.
X To activate/deactivate: press thea
button again.
If COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST PLUS is deactivated, the assistanc egraphic shows
the æ symbol in the multifunction dis-
play.
For further information about COLLISION
PREVENTION ASSIST PLUS, see (Y page 80). Menus and submenus
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R
Callin gupd isplay message sinthemes-
sage memory (Y page 299)
R Restarting th etyrep ressur eloss warning
system (Y page 422)
R Checkin gthe tyrep ressur eelectronically
(Y page 423)
R Callin gupt heservic edue date
(Y page 384) Settings menu
Introduction Dependin
gontheequipmen tfitte dint he
vehicle ,Int he Settings
Settings menuyou have the
followin goptions:
R Changin gthe instrumen tcluste rsettings
(Y page 289)
R Changin gthe light settings (Y page 290)
R Changin gthe vehicle settings
(Y page 292)
R Changin gthe heating settings
(Y page 293)
R Changin gthe convenience settings
(Y page 294)
R Restoring th efactory settings
(Y page 295)
Instrumen tcluster Selecting th
eunitofm easurement for dis-
tance
The Displa yunitS peed-/odometer:
Displa yunitS peed-/odometer:
function allows you to choos ewhether cer-
tai nd isplays appear in kilometres or mile sin
th em ultifunction display. X
Press the =or; buttononthesteer-
ing wheel to select the Settings Settingsmenu.
X Press the :or9 buttontoselect the
Inst. cluster Inst. cluster submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 buttontoselect the
Displa yunitS peed-/odometer:
Displa yunitS peed-/odometer: func-
tion.
You will see th eselected setting: km kmor
miles
miles.
X Press the abuttontos ave th esetting.
The selected unit of measuremen tfor dis-
tance applie stothe:
R digital speedometer in the Trip
Trip menu
R total distanc erecorder and th etripm eter
R trip computer
R curren tconsum ption and th erange
R navigation instruction sintheNavi
Navi menu
R cruise control
R SPEEDTRONIC
R DISTRONI CPLUS
R ASSYS TPLUSs ervic einterval display
Switchin gthe additiona lspe edometer
on/off
Vehicle sfor th eUnite dKingdom :thisf unc-
tion is unavailable.
Only vehicle swithm anual transmission have
this function.
The Addit. speedo [km/h]: Addit. speedo [km/h]:or Addit.
Addit.
speedo [mph]:
speedo [mph]: function allows you to
choos ewhether th emultifunction display in
th es tatus area always shows th espee din
mph
mph or in km/h
km/h instead of th eoutside temper-
ature.
The Addit. Addit. speedo
speedo[mph]:
[mph]:function allows
you to choos ewhether th emultifunction dis-
play in th estatus area always shows the
spee dinmph
mph instead of th eoutside tempera-
ture.
X Press the =or; buttononthesteer-
ing wheel to select the Settings
Settingsmenu.
X Press the :or9 buttontoselect the
Inst. cluster
Inst. cluster submenu. Menu
sand submenus
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ting switches permanent SPEEDTRONIC
off.
X Press the abutton to store the entry.
Observe the additional information on per-
manent SPEEDTRONIC (Y page 217).
Activating/deactivating the automatic
lockin gfeature
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing whee ltoselect theSettings Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Vehicle
Vehicle submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Auto. doo rlocks
Auto. doo rlocks function.
When the Auto. doo rlocks
Auto. doo rlocks functio nis
switched on, the vehicl edoors ar edis-
played in orange in the multifunctio ndis-
play.
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
If yo uactivate the Auto. doorlocks
Auto. doo rlocks func-
tion, the vehicl eiscentrally locked above a
spee dofa round 15 km/h.
Furthe rinformation on the automatic locking
featur e(Ypage 102).
Activating/deactivating the acoustic
lockin gconfirmation
If yo uswitch on the Acoustic
Acoustic Lock Lockfunction,
an acoustic signa lsou nd sw heny ou lock the
vehicle.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing whee ltoselect theSettings
Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Vehicle
Vehicle submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Acoustic Lock
Acoustic Lock function.
If the Acoustic
Acoustic Lock
Lockfunctio nisa ctivated,
the & symbo linthe multifunctio ndis-
play lights up orange.
X Press the abutton to save the setting. Heating Auxiliary heating departure time
G
DANGER
If the exhaust pipe is blocke dorsufficient
ventilation is not possible, toxi cexhaust
fumes can ente rthe vehicle, especiall ycar-
bo nm onoxide. This is the case, e.g .in
enclose dspaces, or if the vehicl eisstuck in
snow. There is ariskoff atal injuries.
Yo us houl dswitch off the auxiliary heating in
enclose dspacesw hich do not have an extrac-
tio ns ystem, e.g .agarage. If the vehicl eis
stuck in sno wand yo umustleave the auxiliary
heating running ,kee pt he exhaust pipe and
the area around the vehicl eclear of snow. To
guarante easufficient supply of fresh air, open
aw indo wont he side of the vehicl eawayfrom
the wind. G
WARNING
When the auxiliary heating is switched on,
parts of the vehicl ecan becom everyh ot.
Flammabl ematerial ssuchasl eaves, grass or
twigs ma yign ite if the ycom einto contact
with:
R ho tp arts of the exhaust system
R the exhaust ga sitself
There is ariskoff ire.
When the auxiliary heating is switched on,
make sure that:
R no flammabl ematerial scom einto contact
with ho tvehicl ecomponents
R the exhaust ga scan escap efromt he
exhaust pipe unhindered
R the exhaust ga sdoesn ot com einto contact
with flammabl ematerials.
! Operating the auxiliary heating/ventila-
tio nd raws on the vehicl ebattery .After you
have heate dorventilated the vehicl ea
maximum of two times ,drive for alon ger
distance.
Onl yvehicles with auxiliary heating have this
function. Menus and submenus
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AMG men
uinAMG vehicles
AMG displays :
Digital speedometer
; Gear indicator
= Upshif tindicator
? Engin eoil temperature
A Coolan ttem perature
B Status indicator for ECO start/sto pfunc-
tion (Y page 183)
X Press the =or; buttononthesteer-
ing whee ltos elect the AMG
AMG menu.
Upshift indicator: upshift indicatorUP
UP=
indicates that th eengineh as reached the
overrevving range when in th emanual drive
program.
Engin eoil temperature: when theengine
and transmission are at normal operating
temperature, oil temperature ?is displayed
in whit einthemultifunction display.
If th emultifunction display shows oil temper-
ature ?in blue, th eengineort hetransmis-
sion are no tyet at normal operating temper-
ature. Avoid usin gthe full output of th eengine
during this time. SETUP :
Drive program (C C/SS+ SS+ /MM)
; ESP ®
mode ON
ON/OFF
OFF or SPORT handling
mode SPORT
SPORT
= Suspension setting COMFORT
COMFORT/SPORT
SPORT/
SPORT +
SPORT +
SETUP shows th edrivep rogram ,the ESP ®
(Electronic Stabilit yProgram )modea nd the
suspension setting.
X Press the =or; buttononthesteer-
ing whee ltos elect the AMG
AMG menu.
X Press the 9buttonrepeatedly until
SETUP is displayed.
or
X Briefly press th eAMG butto nont hecentre
console (Y page 233).
RACETIMER Displaying and starting th
eRACETIMER :
Lap
; RACETIMER
The RACETIMER is only intended for use on a closed rac ecircuit .Don otuse th efunction on
public roads. 296
Menu
sand sub menusOn-boardcomputer an ddisplays