engine MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON 2015 Workshop Manual

If drive program
S,S+ orMis active, the
automatic transmission switches to drive
program C.
If all conditions for automatic engine
switch-off (Y page 184) are fulfilled,t he
¤ symboliss hown in green in the mul-
tifunction display.Ina ddition, theStop/
Stop/
Start active
Start active messageisshown in the
AMG menu in the multifunction display.
If the conditions for automatic engine
switch-off are not all fulfilled (Y page 184),
the ¤ symboliss hown in yellow. If this
is the case, the ECO start/stop function is
not available. In addition, the Stop/Start
Stop/Start
inactive
inactive display messag eisshown in the
AMG menu in the multifunction display.
i If indicator lamp
;is off, the ECO start/
stop function has been deactivated man-
ually or as the resultofa malfunction. The
engine willt hen not be switched off auto-
matically when the vehicle stops. 186
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Problems with the engine
Problem
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions The engine does not
start. The HOLD function or DISTRONIC PLUS is activated.
X Deactivat ethe HOLD function (Y page 228) or DISTRONIC
PLUS (Y page 224).
X Try to start the engine again. The engine does not
start. The starter motor
can be heard. R
There is amalfunction in the engine electronics.
R There is amalfunction in the fuel supply.
Before attempting to start the engine again:
X Turn the key back to position 0in the ignition lock.
or
X Press the Start/Stop button repeatedly until all indicator lamps
in the instrumen tcluster go out.
X Try to start the engine again (Y page 181). Avoid excessively
long and frequent attemptstos tart the engine, as this will drain
the battery.
If the engine does not start after several attempts: X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. The engine does not
start. The starter motor
can be heard. The
reserve fuel warning
lamp is lit and the fuel
gauge display shows 0. The fuel tank is empty.
X Refuel the vehicle. The engine does not
start. You cannot hear
the starter motor. The on-board voltage is too low because the battery is too weak or
discharged.
X Jump-start the vehicle (Y page 405).
If the engine does not start despite attemptstoj ump-start it:
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. The starter motor was exposed to
athermal load that was too high.
X Allow the starter motor to cool down for approximately two
minutes.
X Try to start the engine again.
If the engine still does not start:
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. Driving
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Problem
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions Vehicles with
apetrol
engine:
The engine is not run-
ning smoothly and is
misfiring. There is
amalfunction in the engine electronics or in amechanical
componentoft he engine management system.
X Only depress the accelerator pedal slightly.
Otherwise, non-combusted fuel may get into the catalytic con-
verter and damage it.
X Have the cause rectified immediately at aqualified specialist
workshop. The coolant tempera-
ture display is showing
more than 120 †. The
coolant warning lamp
may also be on and a
warning tone may
sound. The coolant level is too low. The coolant is too hot and the engine
is no longer being cooled sufficiently.
X Stop as soon as possible and allow the engine and the coolant to
cool down.
X Check the coolant level (Y page 382). Observe the warning
notes as you do so and top up the coolant if necessary. If the coolant level is correct,t
he engine radiator fan may be faulty.
The coolant is too hot and the engine is no longer being cooled
sufficiently.
X If the coolant temperature is below 120 †, you can continue
driving to the nearest qualified specialist workshop.
X Avoid heavy loads on the engine as you do so, e.g. driving in
mountainous terrain and stop-start traffic. Manual transmission
Gear lever
! Only engage gear when the clutch pedal is
depressed.
! When shifting between
5thand 6thgear,
you should always push the gear lever all
the way to the right. Otherwise, you could
shift unintentionally into 3rdor4th gear
and damage the transmission.
If you shift down at too high aspeed (trans-
mission braking), this can cause the engine to overrev, leading to engine damage.
Do not use the clutch bite point to keep the
vehicle stationary on uphill gradients.
There is otherwise arisk of damaging the
clutch.
! On long and steep downhill gradients,
especially if the vehicle is laden or towing a trailer, you must shift into gear
1, 2or3in
good time. This uses the engine's braking
effect.T his relieves the load on the brake
system and preventst he brakes from over-
heating and wearing too quickly. k
Reverse gear
1 -6
Forward gears 188
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Shifting to neutralN
X
Depress the clutch pedal fully.
X Shift the gear lever to position N:. Engaging reverse gear
! Only shift into reverse gear
Rwhen the
vehicle is stationary. Otherwise, you could
damage the transmission.
X Move the gear lever firmly to the left,
beyond the point of resistance, then for-
wards.
The ECO start/stop function is not available
when reverse gear is engaged. For further
information on the ECO start/stop function;
see (Y page 183). Gearshift recommendation
X
Shift gear according to gearshift recom-
mendation :when shown in the multi-
function display of the instrumen tcluster.
The gearshift recommendations assist you in adopting an economical driving style. The rec- ommended gear is shown in the multifunctiondisplay. Automatic transmission
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
If the engine speed is above the idling speed
and you engage transmission position Dor R,
the vehicle could pull away suddenly. There is ar isk of an accident.
When engaging transmission position Dor R,
always firmly depress the brake pedal and do not simultaneously accelerate. G
WARNING
The automatic transmission switches to neu-
tral position Nwhen you switch off the engine.
The vehicle may roll away.T here isarisk of an
accident.
After switching off the engine, always switch
to parking position P.Prevent the parked vehi-
cle from rolling away by applying the parking
brake.
HYBRID vehicles :make sure that you read
the "HYBRID" supplement included in the
vehicle literature. Otherwise, you may not
recognise dangers. Selector lever (AMG vehicles)
Overview of transmission positions j
Park position with parking lock
k Reverse gear
i Neutral
h Drive Automatic transmission
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:
Transmission position display
; Drive program display
Engaging parkp osition P !
If the engine speed is too high, do not shift
the automatic transmission directly from D
to R,f rom Rto Dor directly to P.Otherwise,
the automatic transmission could be dam-
aged. j
Park position with parking lock
k Reverse gear
i Neutral
h Drive
X Push the DIRECT SELECT lever in the direc-
tion of arrow P.
Transmission position display Pis shown in
the multifunction display.
Depressin gthe brake and pushing the
DIRECT SELECT lever up or down disengages the parking lock. The transmission is in neu-
tral N.
In order to shift from park position Pdirectly
into Ror D:
R depress the brake pedal and
R push the DIRECT SELECT lever up or down
past the first point of resistance Engaging parkp
ositionPautomatically Park position
Pis automatically engaged if:
R you switch off the engine using the key and
remove the key
R you switch off the engine using the key or
using the Start/Stop button and open the
driver's door or front-passenger door
R you open the driver's door when the vehicle
is stationary or driving at very low speed
and the transmission is in position Dor R
Under certain conditions, the automatic
transmission shifts automatically to transmis-
sion position Pif the HOLD function or
DISTRONIC PLUS is activated. Observe the
information on the HOLD function
(Y page 229) and on DISTRONIC PLUS
(Y page 222).
Engaging reverse gear R !
Only shift the automatic transmission to
R
when the vehicle is stationary.
X If the transmission is in position Dor N:
push the DIRECT SELECT lever up past the first point of resistance.
X If the transmission is in position P:depress
the brake pedal and push the DIRECT
SELECT lever up past the first point of
resistance.
The ECO start/stop function is not available
when reverse gear is engaged. For further
information on the ECO start/stop function;
see (Y page 183).
Shifting to neutral N G
WARNING
If children are left unsupervised in the vehicle, they can:
R open doors and endanger other persons or
road users
R climb out and be injured by the traffic
R operate vehicle equipment and, for exam-
ple, trap themselves. Automatic transmission
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Z

Children could also set th
evehicle in motion,
for example by:
R releasin gthe parking brake
R shiftin gthe automatic transmission out of
park position P
R starting th eengine.
Ther eisar iskofana ccidentand injury.
When leaving th evehicle ,always tak ethe key
wit hyou and loc kthe vehicle .Never leave
children unattende dinthevehicle .Always
keep th ekeyout of reac hofchildren.
X If th etransmission is in position Dor R:
push th eDIRECT SELECT leve rupordown
to th efirst poin tofresistance.
X If th etransmission is in position P:depress
th eb rak epedal and push th eDIRECT
SELECT leve rupordown to th efirst poin tof
resistance.
If you switch th eengineo ff wit hthe trans-
mission in position Ror D,t heautomatic
transmission shifts to Nautomatically.
Wit hthe key: if you then open th edriver's
door or th efront-pa ssenger door or remove
th ek eyfrom th eignition ,the automatic trans-
mission shifts to Pautomatically.
Wit hKEYLESS-GO: if you then open th edriv-
er' sorf ront-pa ssenger door ,the automatic
transmission shifts to P.
If you want th eautomatic transmission to
remain in neutral N,e.g.w hen havin gthe
vehicle cleane dinanautomatic car wash with
at ow ing system:
Wit hthe key:
X Switch th eignition on.
X Depres sthe brak epedal and keep it
depressed.
X Shift to neutral N.
X Release th ebrak epedal.
X Release th eparking brake.
X Switch off th eignition and leave th ekeyin
th ei gnition lock. Wit
hKEYLESS-GO:
X Remove th eStart/Sto pbutto nfromt he
ignition lock.
X Inser tthe keyintot he ignition lock.
X Switch th eignition on.
X Depres sthe brak epedal and keep it
depressed.
X Shift to neutral N.
X Release th ebrak epedal.
X Release th eparking brake.
X Switch off th eignition and leave th ekeyin
th ei gnition lock.
Engaging drive position D X
If th etransmission is in position Ror N:
push th eDIRECT SELECT leve rdown past
th ef irst poin tofresistance.
X If th etransmission is in position P:depress
th eb rak epedal and push th eDIRECT
SELECT leve rdown past th efirst poin tof
resistance. 192
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Transmission positions
B Park position
Thi
sprevents the vehicl efromr oll-
ing away when stopped. Onl yshift
the transmission into position P
when the vehicl eisstationary
(Y page 244).
Park position Pis automatically
engaged if:
R yo us witch off the engine using
the key and remove the key
R yo us witch off the engine using
the key or using the Start/Stop
button and open the driver's
door or front-passenge rdoor
R yo uo pent he driver's door when
the vehicl eisstationar yordriv-
ing at ver ylow spee dand the
transmission is in position Dor R C Revers
egear
Onl yshift the transmission into
position Rwhen the vehicl eissta-
tionary. A Neutral
Do not shift the transmission to
N
whil edriving .Otherwise, the auto-
matic transmission could be dam-
aged.
No powe ristransmitted fro mthe
engine to the drive wheels.
Releasing the brakes will allo wyou
to mov ethe vehicl efreely, e.g .to
push it or tow it.
If ESP ®
is deactivated or faulty:
shift the transmission onl ytoposi-
tion Nif the vehicl eisindangerof
skidding ,e.g.oni cy roads.
If yo uswitch the engine off with the
transmission in position Ror D,t he
automatic transmission shifts to N
automatically.
! Rolling in neutral
Ncan lead to
damage to the transmission. 7 Drive
The automatic transmission
change sgeara utomatically. All
forward gear sareavailable. Driving tips
Changin ggear The automatic transmission shifts to the indi-
vidua lgears automaticall ywhenitisint rans-
mission position D.Gearshifting is deter-
mined by:
R the selected drive progra m(Ypage 194)
R the positio nofthe accelerator pedal
(Y page 193)
R the roa dspeed
Accelerator peda lposition Your style of driving influences how the auto-
matic transmission shifts gear:
R little throttle :early upshifts
R mor ethrottle :lat eu pshifts Automati
ctransmission
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AMG vehicles
When shifting down
,the double-clutch func-
tion is active regardless of th ecurrentl yselec-
te dd rivep rogram .The double-clutch function
reduce sload chang ereaction sand is condu-
civ etoas portydriving style. The soun dgen-
erated by th edouble-clutch function depends
on th edrivep rogram selected.
Kickdown Use kickdown for maximum acceleration:
X Depress th eaccelerato rpedal beyon dthe
pressur epoint.
The transmission shifts to alower gear
depending on th eengines peed.
X Eas eoff th eaccelerato rpedal once the
desired spee disreached.
The automatic transmission shifts bac kup.
Towing atrailer Towin
gatrailer is no tpossible wit hall mod-
els. Fo rfurther information ,see
(Y page 267).
X Drive in th emiddle of th eengines peed
range on uphill gradients.
X Manua ldrive program: depending on the
uphill or downhill gradient, shif tint oag ear
(Y page 197) in whic hthe engin ewill run in
th em iddle of th eengines pee drange. This
also applie sifcruise control ,DISTR ONIC
PLU SorS PEEDTR ONICare activated. Program selector button
Genera lnotes The program selector butto
nallows you to
choos ebetween differen tdriving character-
istics. All vehicles (except
E300 BlueTEC,
E3 50 BlueTEC, AM Gvehicles and vehicles
wit hthe AM Gsport spackage)
X Press program selector button :.
The selected driv eprogram appear sinthe
multifunction display. E3
00 BlueTE CandE3 50 BlueTEC
X Press program selector button :.
The selected driv eprogram appear sinthe
multifunction display. 194
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missionDriving andparking

Vehicles with the AMG sports package
X Press program selector button :.
The selected drive program appears in the
multifunction display.
i Further information aboutp
ermanent
drive program M(Y page 198).
As well as this permanent drive program M,
you can also activate temporary drive pro-
gram M(Y page 197). E
Economy Comfortable,e
conomical
driving E+
Economy
Plus Comfortable,p
articularly
economical driving S
Sport Sporty driving style
M
Manual Manualg
earshifting i
Further information on the automatic
drive program (Y page 196).
i The automatic transmission switches to
automatic drive program Eeach time the
engine is started.
AMG vehicles X
Turn drive program selector :.
The selected drive program appears in the
multifunction display.
The drive program indicator on drive pro-
gram selector :lights up in red.
i Further information aboutp
ermanent
drive program M(Y page 198). As well as this permanent drive program
M,
you can also activate temporary drive pro-
gram M(Y page 197). C
Controlled
Efficiency Comfortable,e
conomical
driving S
Sport Sporty driving style
S+
SportPlus Extremely sporty driving
style
M
Manual Manualg
earshifting RS
RACE
START Optimal vehicle accelera-
tion from
astandstill i
Further information on the automatic
drive program (Y page 196).
i The automatic transmission switches to
automatic drive program Ceach time the
engine is started.
i RS
cannot be selected during normal driv-
ing. Further information on RACE START
(Y page 230). Steering wheelg
earshift paddles In the manual drive program, you can change
gears manually using steering wheel gearshift
paddles :and ;.
Further information aboutp ermanent drive
program M(Y page 198).
Further information aboutt emporary drive
program M(Y page 197). Automatic transmission
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You can only change gear with the steer-
ing wheel gearshift paddles when the trans- missio nisinp ositionD. Automatic drive program
Automatic drive progra mEDrive program
E(drive program Con AMG
vehicles) is characterised by the following:
R comfort-oriented engin esettings.
R optimal fuel consumption resulting from
the automatic transmission shifting up
sooner.
R the vehicle pulling away more gently in
forward and reverse gears unless the accel-
erator pedal is depressed fully.
R increased sensitivity. This improves driving
stabilit yonslippery road surfaces, for
example.
R the automatic transmission shifting up
sooner. This result sinthe vehicle being
drive natl ower engin espeeds and the
wheels being less likely to spin.
Automatic drive progra mE+
(E 300 BlueTEC and E350 BlueTEC) Drive program
E+is characterised by the fol-
lowing:
R comfort-oriented engin eand automatic
transmission settings.
R optimal fuel consumption resulting from
the automatic transmission shifting up
sooner.
R the vehicle pulling away more gently in
forward and reverse gears unless the accel- erator pedal is depressed fully.
R increased sensitivity. This improves driving
stabilit yonslippery road surfaces, for
example.
R the automatic transmission shifting up
sooner. This result sinthe vehicle being drive
natl ower engin espeeds and the
wheels being less likely to spin.
R overrun mode up to aspeed of 160 km/h:
- the combustio nengin eisd isconnected
fro mt he drive train
- the engin espeed is equal to the engine
idling speed
Overrun mode can be activate dunder the fol-
lowing conditions:
R the type of road is suitable, e.g. no steep
gradients
R you are drivin gslower than 160 km/h
R you are no longer depressing the accelera-
tor pedal
Overrun mode is deactivate dunder the fol-
lowing conditions:
R you are drivin gfaster than 160 km/h
R you depres sthe accelerator pedal
R you depres sthe brak epedal
R you use the DIRECT SELECT lever to switch
the transmission position (Y page 190)
R you switc htodrive program Eor S
(Y page 194)
R ad rive assist or safet ysystem is required,
e.g. COLLISIO NPREVENTIO NASSISTP LUS
Automatic drive progra mS Drive program
S(or, in the case of AMG vehi-
cles, drive programs Sand S+)isc haracter-
ised by the following:
R sport yengin eand automatic transmission
settings.
R the automatic transmission shifting up
later.
R as aresult of the later automatic transmis-
sion shift points, the fuel consumption pos- sibly being higher. 196
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