ECU MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON 2015 Owner's Manual

Example: approva
llabel on the child restraint
system
"Universal "category child restraint systems
can be used on the seats indicated with U, UF
or IUF according to the table s"Suitability of
the seats for attaching belt-secured child
restraint systems" or "Suitability of the seats
for attaching an ISOFIX child restraint sys-
tem".
Semi-universal child restraint systems are
indicated by the text "semi-universal" on the
approva llabel .These can be used if the vehi-
cle and the seat ar eliste dint he child restraint
syste mmanufacturer's vehicl emodel list. For
mor einformation, contact the child restraint
syste mmanufacturer or visi ttheir website.
Chil drestrain tsystem on the front-
passenge rsea t–if it is absolutely necessary
to secur eachild in achild restraint syste mon
the front-passenge rseat:
X Alway spayattentio ntothe instructions
under "Child restraint syste monthe front-
passenge rseat" (Y page 67).
There yo uwillf indi nstructions on ho wto
correctl yroute the shoulde rbelts tra pfrom
the vehicl ebelto utlettot he shoulde rbelt
guid eont he child restraint system
(Y page 68).
X Move the front-passenge rseatasf arback
as possibl eand into the lowest position.
X Move the belt height adjustment to the low-
es tp osit ion.
X Move the backrest to an almos tvertical
position. Th
ee ntire base of the child restraint sys-
tem must always res tonthe seat cushion of
the front-passenge rseat. Th ebackrest of
the forward-facing child restraint system
must, as fa raspossible, be resting on the
backrest of the front-passenge rseat. The
child restraint syste mmustn ot touch the
roo forbep utunder strain by the head
restraint. Adjust the angle of the seat back- res tand the head restraint positio naccord-
ingly .Alsoo bser ve the child restraint sys-
tem manufacturer's installatio ninstruc-
tions. Children in the vehicle
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Suitability of the seats for attaching belt-secured child restraint systems
If you use
ababy car seat of category 0or0+orarearward-facing child restraint system of
category Ionarear seat, you must adjust the driver's or front-passenger seat so that the seat
does not touch the child restraint system.
If you use acategory I, forward-facing child restraint system, you should remove the head
restraint of the respective seat (Y page 127), if possible. The backrest of the child restraint
system must, as far as possible, lie flat against the backrest of the seat.
Always observe the notes in the "Childr estraint system" section (Ypage 59) and the child
restraint system manufacturer's installation instructions.
When you remove the child restraint system you must replace the head restraint sagain
immediately. All vehicle occupants must adjust their head restraint scorrectly before begin-
ning the journey (Y page 125).
Legend for the table:
XS eat which is unsuitable for children in this weight category.
US uitable for child restraint systems in th e"Universal" categor ytha tare approve dfor use in
this weigh tcategory.
LS uitable for child restraint systems as recommended, see th etable "Recommended child
restraint systems "(Ypage 74). Suitable for semi-universal child restraint systems if the
vehicl eand th eseat are listed in th echild restraint system manufacturer' svehicl emodel
list. Weight category Front-passenger seat Rea
rseat Front-
passenger
front airbag activated Th
ef ront-
passenger
front airbag is disabled Left
,right Centre
1 0
up to 10 kg X X U U
0+
up to 13 kg X
L
2 U U
I
9kgupt
o18kg L L U U
II
15 kg up to 25 kg U, L L U U
III
22 kg up to 36 kg U, L L U U
i
Vehicles wit
hafoldin gbench seat in th eload compartmen t(Estate): information on child
restraint systems on th efoldin gbench seat can be obtaine datany Mercedes-Ben zService
Centre.
1 Child restrain tsystems wit hasupporting bracke tare no tsuitable for this seat.
2 Vehicles wit hautomatic child seat recognition in th efront-pa ssenger seat :achild restrain tsystem of the
"Universal" categor ywithat ransponder for automatic child seat recognition mus tbefitted. The PASSENGER
AIRBA GOFFindicator lamp in th ecentr econsol emustbel it. 72
Children in th
evehicleSafety

Suitability of the seats for attaching ISOFIXc
hild restraint systemsIf you use
ababy car seat of category 0or0+orarearward-facing child restraint system of
category Ionarear seat, you must adjust the driver's or front-passenger seat so that the seat
does not touch the child restraint system.
If you use acategory I, forward-facing child restraint system, you should remove the head
restraint of the respective seat (Y page 127), if possible. The backrest of the child restraint
system must, as far as possible, lie flat against the backrest of the seat.
Always observe the notes in the "Childr estraint system" section (Ypage 59) and the child
restraint system manufacturer's installation instructions.
When you remove the child restraint system you must replace the head restraint sagain
immediately. All vehicle occupants must adjust their head restraint scorrectly before begin-
ning the journey (Y page 125).
Legend for the table:
XI SOFIX position tha tisn ot suitabl efor ISOFIX child restraint systems in this weight cat-
egory and/or size category.
IUF Suitable for forward-facing ISOFIX child sea tsecuring systems tha tbelong to the "Uni-
versal "categor ywhich are approved for us einthis weight category.
IL Suitable for ISOFIX child restraint systems as recommended ;see the following table of
"Recommended child restraint systems "(Ypage 74).
The manufacturer will also recommend asuitabl eISOFIX child restraint system. For this,
your vehicl eand the sea tmustb elisted in the child restraint system manufacturer's
model list. For more information, contact the child restraint system manufacturer or visit
thei rwebsite. Weight category Siz
ec ategory Equipment Rear seat,
left/right Carry-cot
F ISO/L1 X
G ISO/L2 X
0
up to 10 kg
up to approximatel
y6months E ISO/R1 IL
0+
up to 13 kg
up to approximatel
y15m onths E ISO/R1 IL
D ISO/R2 IL
C ISO/R3 IL
I
9t
o18kg
between approximately
9m onths and 4years D ISO/R2 IL
C ISO/R3 IL
B ISO/F2 IUF
B1 ISO/F2X IUF
A ISO/F3 IUFChildre
ninthe vehicle
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G
WARNING
If you leave children unattended in the vehi-
cle, they may be abletos et the vehiclein
motion if, for example, they:
R release the parking brake
R shift the automatic transmission out of park
position Por shift manua ltransmission into
neutral
R start the engine
In addition, they may operate vehicl eequip-
ment and become trapped. There is arisk of
an accident and injury.
When leaving the vehicle, alwayst ake the key
with you and lock the vehicle. Never leave
children unattended in the vehicle. G
WARNING
If persons (particularly children) are exposed
to heatorc old foraprolonged period, there is
ar isk of serious or even fatal injuries. Never
leave persons (particularly children) unatten-
ded in the vehicle. G
WARNING
If the child restraint system is placed in direct sunlight, the parts coul dbecome very hot.
Childre ncouldbes uffer burns by touching
these parts, in particular on the metallic parts
of the child restraint system. There is arisk of
injury.
If you and yourc hild leave the vehicle, always
make sure that the child restraint system is
not in direct sunlight. Cove ritwithablanket,
for example. If the child restraint system has
been expose dtodirect sunlight, leave it to
cool downb efore securing the child in it.
Never leave children unattended in the vehi-
cle. Child-proof locks for the rear doors Rea
rdoor child-proof lock (example: Saloon)
You secure each door individually with the
child-proof locks on the rear doors. Adoor
secure dwithachild-proof lock cannot be
opened from insid ethe vehicle. When the
vehicl eisunlocked ,the door can be opened
from the outside.
X To activate: press the child-proof lock
leve rupint he direction of arrow :.
X Make sure that the child-proof locks are
working properly.
X To deactivate: press the child-proof lock
leve rdow nint he direction of arrow ;.
Override feature for the rear side win-
dows X
To enable/disable: press button;.
If indicator lamp :is lit, operation of the
rear side windows is disabled. Operation is
only possible using the switches in the driv- er's door. If indicator lamp :is off, oper- 76
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atio
nisp ossible usin gthe switches in the
rear compartment. Pet
sint hevehicle G
WARNING
If you leave animals unsupervised or unse-
cured in th evehicle ,the ym ay push abutton
or as witch ,for example.
They could:
R activat evehicle equipmen tand become
trapped, for example
R switch vehicle systems on or off ,thus
endangering other road users
In th eevent of an accident, sudde nbraking or
abrupt changes of direction ,unsecured ani-
mals could be flun garoun dthe vehicle ,injur-
ing th evehicle occupants .Ther eisar iskofan
acciden tand injury.
Never leave animals unattende dinthevehi-
cle .Always secure animals correctly durin ga
journey, e.g .inananimal transpor tbox. Driving safety systems
Driving safety systems overview
In this section, you will fin dinformatio nabout
th ef ollowin gdriving safety systems:
R AB S(Anti-lock Braking System)
(Y page 77)
R BA S(Brake AssistSystem) (Y page 78)
R BA SP LUS(Brake AssistSystem PLUS) with
Cross-Traffic Assist (Y page 78)
R COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST PLUS
(distanc ewarning function and Adaptive
Brake Assist )(Y page 80)
R Adaptive brak elamps (Y page 83)
R ESP ®
(E lectronic Stability Program)
(Y page 83)
R EB D( electronic brakeforce distribution)
(Y page 86)
R ADAPTIV EBRAKE (Y page 86) R
PRE-SAFE ®
Brake (Y page 87)
R STEE RCONTROL (Y page 89) Important safety notes
If you fail to adapt your driving style or if you
are inattentive, th edriving safety systems can
neither reduc ethe riskofana ccidentnor
override th elaws of physics. Drivin gsafety
systems are merely aids designe dtoassist
driving .You are responsible for maintaining
th ed istanc etothevehicle in front, for vehicle
speed, for braking in good time, and for stay- ing in lane .Always adapt your driving style to
suit th eprevailin groad and weather condi-
tions and maintain asafe distanc efromt he
vehicle in front. Drive carefully.
The driving safety systems describe donly
work as effectivel yaspossible when there is
adequat econtac tbetween th etyres and the
road surface. Pleas epay special attentio nto
th en otes on tyres, recommended minimum
tyr etread depths etc. (Y page 416).
In wintry driving conditions, always use winter
tyres (M+ Styres) and ,ifnecessary, snow
chains .Onlyint hisw ay will th edriving safety
systems describe dinthiss ectio nwork as
effectivel yaspossible. ABS (Anti-lock Braking System)
General notes AB
Sr egulate sbrak epressure in suc haway
that th ewheels do no tloc kw hen you brake.
This allows you to continue steering th evehi-
cle when braking.
The yellow !ABSw arning lamp in the
instrumen tcluste rlight supw hen th eignition
is switched on .Itgoes out when th eengineis
running.
Important safety notes i
Observ
ethe "Important safety notes" sec-
tio n(Ypage 77). Driving safety systems
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In addition, the childre
ncould also set the
vehicle in motion, for example ,ifthey:
R release the parking brake
R shift the automatic transmission out of park
positio nPors hift manualt ransmission into
neutral
R start the engine
There is arisk of an accident and injury.
When leaving the vehicle ,always take the key
with you and lock the vehicle .Never leave
childre nand animal sunattended in the vehi-
cle. Keep the keys out of the reach of children.
Stow luggage or loads preferably in the boot/
luggage compartment. Observe the loading
guidelines (Y page 342). Unlockinga
nd opening the doors
from the inside
For all countries except the United King-
dom: you can open adoor from inside the
vehicle even if it has been locked.
If the vehicle has previously been locked from
the outside, opening adoor from the inside
willt rigger the anti-theft alarm system.
Switch off the alarm (Y page 89).
United Kingdom only: if the vehicle has
been locked with the key from the outside,
the double-lock function is activated as
standard. It is then not possible to open the
doors from inside the vehicle .You can deac-
tivate the double lock function by deactivat-
ing the interior motion sensor (Y page 91).
The doors can then be opened from the inside after the vehicle has been locked from the
outside. The anti-theft alarm system is trig-
gered if the door is opened from the inside.
Switch off the alarm (Y page 89).
For all countries: you can only open the rear
doors from inside the vehicle if they are not
secured by the child-proo flocks (Y page 76). X
Pulld oor handle ;.
If the door is locked, locking knob :pops
up. The door is unlocked and can be
opened. Centrally locking and unlocking the
vehicle from the inside
You can centrally lock or unlock the vehicle
from the inside. X
To unlock: press button :.
X To lock: press button ;.
If all the doors are closed, the vehicle locks.
This does not lock or unlock the fuel filler flap.
If the vehicle has been locked from the out-
side, it cannot be centrally unlocked from the inside.
For all countries except the United King-
dom: you can open adoor from inside the
vehicle even if it has been locked.
United Kingdom only: you can only open a
door from inside the vehicle if the double-lock
function has been deactivated. You can deac- Doors
101Opening and closing Z

tivate the double lock functio
nbydeactivat-
ing the interior motion senso r(Ypage 91).
Fo ra ll countries: Youc an onl yopent he rear
doors fro minsid ethe vehicl eiftheya renot
secured by the child-proo floc ks (Y page 76).
When aloc ked door is opene dfromi nsid ethe
vehicle, the previou sunlocking proces swill
be observe difthe vehicl ehasbeen:
R locked with the locking button for the cen-
tra lloc king or
R locked automatically
Th ev ehicl ewillbef ullyunlocke difithadpre-
viousl ybeenf ully unlocked. Onl ythe door
which ha sbeeno penedf romt he insid eis
unlocke difonlyt he driver's door ha dbeen
previousl yunlocked. Automatic lockin
gfeature X
To deactivate: press and hold button :
for abou tfives econd suntilat one sounds.
X To activate: press and hold button ;for
abou tfives econd suntilat one sounds.
i If yo
upress one of the two buttons and do
not hear atone ,the relevant setting has
already been selected.
Th ev ehicl eislocked automaticall ywhent he
ignition is switched on and the wheels are
turning. Yo
uc ould therefore be locked ou tif:
R the vehicl eisbeing pushed.
R the vehicl eisbeing towed.
R the vehicl eisbeing tested on adynamom-
eter.
Yo uc an also switch the automatic locking
functio nonand off using the on-board com-
puter (Y page 293). Unlockin
gthe driver' sdoor(em er-
genc ykeyelement)
If the vehicl ecan no longe rbeunlocke dwith
the key ,use the emergency key element.
X Take the emergency key element ou tofthe
key (Y page 97).
X Insert the emergency key element into the
lock of the driver's door as fa rasitwillg o. X
Turn the emergency key element anti-
clockwise to position 1.
Th ed oorisu nlocked.
i On right-hand-drive vehicles
,tur nt he
emergency key element clockwise.
X Turn the emergency key element back and
remove it.
X Insert the emergency key element into the
key.
If yo uusethe emergency key element to
unlock and open the driver's door, the anti-
theft alar msystemw illbet riggered
(Y page 89). 102
DoorsOpenin
gand closing

Control panel for THERMATIC automatic climat
econtrol (2-zone) :
To activate/deactivat eair-recirculation mod e(Ypage 166)
; To demist th ewindscree n(Ypage 164)
= To switch th eZONE function on/of f(Y page 164)
? Display
A To set climate control to automatic mod e(Ypage 162)
B To activate/deactivat ecoolingw itha ir dehumidification (Y page 160)
C To switch th erear window heating on/of f(Ypage 165)
D To activate/deactivat ethe air conditionin g(Ypage 160)
E To set th etem perature, righ t(Ypage 163)
F To set th eair distribution (Y page 163)
G To set th eairflow (Y page 164)
H To set th etem perature, left (Y page 163) Information on usin
gTHERMATIC
automatic climat econtrol
Automatic climat econtrol The followin
gcontai ns note sand recommen-
dation sonoptimum use of THERMATIC auto-
matic climate control.
R Activate climate control usin gthe à and
¿ buttons .The indicator lamps above
the à and¿ buttons light up.
R Set th etem peratur eto22†.
R Only use th e"Windscree ndemisting "func-
tio nb riefly until th ewindscree nisclear
again.
R Only use air-recirculation mod ebriefly, e.g.
if there are unpleasan toutside odour sor
when in atunnel. The windows could oth-
erwis emistupasnof resh air is drawn into
th ev ehicle in air-recirculation mode. R
Use th eZONE function to adopt th etem-
perature settings on th edriver' sside for
th ef ront-pa ssenger side as well. The indi-
cator lamp abov ethe á buttongoes
out.
R If you chang ethe settings of th eclimate
control system, th eclimate status display
appear sfor approximately three seconds
at th ebotto moft hescree nintheAudi oor
COMAND display (see separate operating
instructions). You will see th ecurren tset-
tings of th evarious climate control func-
tions.
ECO start/stop function During automatic engin
eswitch-off ,the cli-
mat econtro lonlyo perate satareduced capa-
city. If you require th efull climate control out-
put ,you can switch off th eECO start/stop Overview of climat
econtrol systems
157Climate control

Information on using THERMOTRONIC
automatic climat econtrol
automatic climat econtrol The followin
gcontai ns instruction sand rec-
ommendation stoenable you to get th emost
out of your THERMOTRONI Cautomatic cli-
mat econtrol.
R Activat eclimat econtro lusin gthe à and
¿ buttons .The indicator lamps above
the à and¿ buttons ligh tup.
R In automatic mode, you can also set the
climat emode( FOCUS ,MEDIU MorD IF-
FUSE). The MEDIUM leve lisrecommended.
R Se tthe temperature to 22 †.
R Only use th e"Windscree ndemisting "func-
tion briefly until th ewindscree nisclear
again.
R Only use air-recirculation mod ebriefly, e.g.
if there are unpleasan toutside odour sor
when in atunnel. The windows could oth-
erwise mis tupasnof resh air is drawn into
th ev ehicl eina ir-recirculation mode.
R Use th eZON Efunction to adopt th etem-
peratur esetting sonthedriver' sside for
th ef ront-pa ssenger side and th erear com-
partmen taswell. The indicator lamp above
the á buttongoes out.
R Use th eresidual heat function if you want to
heat or ventilat ethe vehicl einterio rwhen
th ei gnition is switched off .The residual
heat function can only be activated or deac- tivated wit hthe ignition switched off.
R If you chang ethe setting softheclimate
control system, th eclimat estatus display
appear sfor approximately three seconds
at th ebotto moft hescree nintheAudio or
COMAND display (see th eseparate oper-
ating instructions). You will see th ecurrent
setting softhevarious climat econtro lfunc-
tions.
ECO start/stop function During automatic engin
eswitch-off ,the cli-
mat econtro lonlyo perate satareducedcapa- city. If you require th
efull climat econtro lout-
put ,you can switch off th eECO start/stop
function by pressin gthe ECO button
(Y page 185). Operating th
eclimat econtrol system Activating/deactivating th
eair condi-
tioning
General notes When th
eclimat econtro lisswitched off ,the
air suppl yand air circulation are also
switched off .The windows could mis tup.
Therefore, only switch off climat econtrol
briefly.
i Switc
honc limatecontro lprimarily using
the à button(Ypage 162).
Switchin gon/off X
Turn th ekeyto position 2in th eignition
loc k(Ypage 179).
X To switch on: press theÃbutton.
The indicator lamp abov ethe à button
lights up. Airflo wand air distribution are set
to automatic mode.
or
X Press the ^button.
The indicator lamp abov ethe ^ button
goes out .The previous setting sare reacti-
vated.
X To deactivate: press the^button.
The indicator lamp abov ethe ^ button
lights up. Switchin
gcooling with air dehumidi-
fication on/off
General notes If you deactivat
ethe "Coolin gwitha ir-dehu-
midification "function ,the air inside th evehi-
cle will no tbecooled. The air inside th evehi-
cle will also no tbedehumidified. The win-
dows can mis tupmoreq uickly. Therefore, 160
Operating th
eclimat econtrol systemClimat econt rol

Useful information
i This Owner's Manual describes all mod-
els, series and optional equipment for your
vehicle that were available at the time of
going to press. National variation sare pos-
sible. Not ethat your vehicle may not be
equipped with all of the function sdescri-
bed. This is also the case for system sand
function srelevan ttosafety.
i Read the information on qualified special-
ist workshops: (Y page 27). Running-in notes
Important safet
ynotes
In certain drivin gand drivin gsafet ysystems,
the sensors adjust automatically while acer-
tain distance is being driven after the vehicle has been delivered or after repairs. Full sys-
tem effectiveness is not reached until the end
of this teach-in process.
Brak epads/linings and discs that are either
new or have been replaced only achieve opti- mum brakin geffec tafter several hundred kil-
ometres of driving. Compensate for the
reduced brakin geffec tbya pplying greater
forc etot he brake pedal. The first 1,500 km
If you treat the engin ewith sufficient care
from the very start ,you will be rewarded with
excellent performanc efor the remainder of
the engine's life.
R Driv eatv arying road speeds and engine
speeds for the first 1,50 0km.
R Avoid overstraining the vehicle during this
period, e.g. drivin gatfull throttle.
R Change gear in good time, before the rev
counter needle is Ôof the way to the red
area of the rev counter. R
Do not shift down agear manually in order
to brake.
R Vehicles with automatic transmission:
try to avoid depressin gthe accelerator
pedal beyond the point of resistance (kick-
down).
Additional running-in notes for AMG vehicles:
R Do not drive at speeds above 140 km/ hfor
the first 1,500 km.
R Only allow the engine to reach amaximum
engine speed of 4,500 rpm briefly.
After 1,500 km, you may graduall yaccelerate
the vehicle to full road and engine speeds.
i You should also observe these notes on
running-in if the engine or parts of the drive
train on your vehicle have been replaced. AMG vehicles with self-locking rear
axle differential
Your vehicle is equipped with aself-locking
differential on the rear axle.
Change the oil to improve protection of the
rear axle differential:
R after arunning-in period of 3,000 km
R every 50,000 km or 3years
These oil changes prolong the service life of
the differential. Have the oil change carried
out at aqualified specialist workshop. Driving
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
Object sinthe driver's footwell may restrict
the clearance around the pedals or block a
depressed pedal. This jeopardises the oper-
ating and road safety of the vehicle. There is a risk of an accident.
Stow all object ssecurely in the vehicle so that
they do not get into the driver's footwell.
Always fit the floormats securely and as pre-
scribed in order to ensure that there is always 178
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