transmission MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON 2015 Repair Manual

Distance
smeasured by PARKTRONI Cwill
also be opticall ydisplayed:
R as red or yellow brackets around the vehi-
cle symbo lintop view in split-screen mode
or
R at the bottom righ tasred or yellow brack-
ets around the vehicl esym bolinf ull-s creen
mode
Th elinet hicknes sand colou rofthe brackets
sho whow fart he vehicl eisfromano bject.
R yellow brackets with thi nlines:
PARKTRONI Cisactive
R yellow brackets with normal lines :an
object is present in close range of the vehi-
cle
R red line: an object is present in the imme-
diate close range of the vehicle
Important safety notes Th
e3 60° camera is onl yanaidand ma yshow
ad istorted view of obstacles, sho wthem
incorrectly or not at all. Th e360° camera is
not asubst itute for attentiv edriving.
Th er esponsibility for safe manoeuvring and
parking remains with you. Make sure that
there ar enopersons, animals or objects in
range whil emanoeuvring and parking.
Yo ua realways responsibl efor safety ,and
must always pa yattentio ntoyours urround-
ing sw henp arking and manoeuvring. This
applie stothe area sbehin d, in front of and
beside the vehicle. Yo ucould otherwise
endanger yourself and others.
Th e3 60° camera will not functio norwill
functio nonlyinal imited manner:
R if the doors ar eopen
R if the exterior mirrors ar efolde din
R if the boot lid/tailgate is open
R in heav yrain, sno worfog
R at night or in ver ydarkp laces
R if the camera sareexpose dtoveryb right
light
R if the area is li tbyfluorescent bulb sorLED
lighting (th edisplay mayflicker) R
if there is asudde nchange in temperature,
e.g .whend riving into aheatedg arag ein
winter
R if the camera lense saredirty or covered
R if the vehicl ecomponents in which the
camera sarefitte daredamaged. In this
event, have the camera positio nand setting
checked at aquali fied specialis tworkshop.
Do not us ethe 360° under such circumstan-
ces .You could otherwis einjure others or
damage objects when parking the vehicle.
Guid elines ar ealway sshown at roa dlevel.In
trailer mode, the guid elines ar eshown at the
level of the trailer coupling.
On vehicles with height-adjustabl echassis,
depending on technica lconditions ,leavi ng
the standard height can resul tin:
R inaccuracie sinthe guid elines
R inaccuracie sinthe displa yofgenerated
images (to pview)
Activatio nconditions Th
e3 60° camera imag ecan be displaye dif:
R your vehicl eisequippe dwitha3 60° cam-
era
R the key is in position 2in the ignition lock
R COMAND Online/Audi o20isswitched on
R the 360°camera
360 °camera functio niss witched on
Activatin gthe 360° camera X
Press the Øbutton in the centr econ-
sol efor longe rtha nt wo seconds.
Th ef ollowing appear sdepen ding on
whether transmission position Dor Ris
selected:
R as plit- screen with top view and the
imag efromt he front camera or
R as plit- screen with top view and the
imag efromt he reversing camera
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Driving systemsDriving an
dparking

X
Press the Øbutton in the centre con-
sole.
The vehicle menu appears.
X Select 360° camera
360° camera and press7to con-
firm.
The following appears depending on
whether transmission position Dor Ris
selected:
R as plit-screen with top view and the
image from the frontc amera or
R as plit-screen with top view and the
image from the reversin gcamera
Activating the 360° camera using
reverse gear You can show images from the 360° camera
automatically by engaging reverse gear.
X Make sure that the key is in position 2in the
ignition lock.
X Make sure that the ActivationbyR
Activatio nbyR
gear
gear function is selected in COMAND
Online/Audio 20 (see the separate
COMAND Online/Audio 20 operating
instructions).
X To show the 360° camera image: engage
reverse gear.
The area behind the vehicle is shown in the
COMAND/Audio 20 display in split-screen
mode. You see the top view of the vehicle
and the image from the reversin gcamera.
Selecting the split-screen and full
screen displays Switching between split screen views
X To switch to the line with the vehicle icons:
slide 5the controller.
X To select one of the vehicle icons: turn
3 the controller.
X To switch to 180° view
180° view: turn3 the
controller to select 180° view 180° viewand press
7 to confirm.
i The
180° view
180° view option is only availabl ein
the following views: R
Top view with image from the reversing
camera
R Top view with image from the frontc am-
era
Displays in the COMAND/Audio 20 dis-
play Important safety notes
The camera system may show
adistorted
view of obstacles or show them incorrectly or
not at all. Obstacles are not shown by the
system in the following locations:
R under the fronta nd rear bumpers
R very close to the fronta nd rear bumpers
R in the area immediately above the tailgate
handle/boot lid handle
R very close to the exterior mirrors
R in the transitional areas between the vari-
ous cameras in the virtual top view
! Objects not at ground level may appear to
be further away than they actually are, e.g.:
R the bumper of aparked vehicle
R the drawbar of atrailer
R the ball coupling of atrailer tow hitch
R the rear section of an HGV
R as lanted post
Use the guidelines only for orientation.
Approach object snofurther than the bot-
tom-most guideline. Driving systems
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This view assists you in estimatin
gthe dis-
tancetot he vehicle behind you.
i This setting can also be selected as an
enlarged frontv iew.
Top view with image from the side mirror cameras :
Symbol for the top view and forward-
facing side mirror camera setting
; Yellow guide line for the vehicle width
including the exterior mirror (right side of vehicle)
= Yellow guide line for the vehicle width
including the exterior mirror (left side of
vehicle)
i You can also select the side mirror cam-
era setting for the rear-facing view.
Top view with trailer view :
Symbol for the trailer view setting
; Trailer drawbar locating aid
= Ball coupling
? Red guide line at adistanc eofapprox-
imately 0.30m from the ball coupling The lines are shown at the level of the trailer
coupling.
180° view :
Symbol for the full-screen setting with the
reversin gcamera image
; Own vehicle
= PARKTRONIC warning displays
i 180° view can also be selected as front
view.
Select this view when you are driving out of an
exit and the view of crossin gtraffic is restric-
ted, for example.
Stopping the 360° camera display The 360° camera display is stopped
R when you select transmission position P,or
R when you are driving at moderate speeds
The previous display appears on the
COMAND/Audio 20 display .You can also
switch the display by selectin gthe & sym-
bol in the display and pressing 7the con-
troller to confirm. ATTENTION ASSIST
General notes ATTENTION ASSIST helps you during long,
monotonous journeys such as on motorways
and trunk roads. It is active in the 60 km/hto
200 km/h spee drange .IfATTENTION ASSIST
detects typical indicators of fatigue or Driving systems
253Driving and parking Z

Alway
ssteer, brake or accelerate yourself,
especially if Active Lane Keeping Assist warns
yo uorm akes alan e-correcting brake appli-
cation. G
WARNING
Active Lane Keeping Assist onl ydetects traf-
fic conditions or roa dusers to alim ited
extent. In ver yrarec ases, the system may
make an inappropriate brake application, e.g. afte rintentionally driving ove rasolid lane
marking .There is ariskofana ccident.
An inappropriate brake applicatio nmaybe
interrupte datany time if yo ustee rslightly in
the opposite direction. Alway smakes uret hat
ther eiss ufficient distance to the side for
othe rtraffic or obstacles. Example: Saloon
If yo uleave your lane under certain circum-
stances, the vehicl ewillb rake briefl yonone
side .Thisisi ntende dtohelpy ou return the
vehicl etothe original lane.
If al an e-correcting brake applicatio noccurs,
display :appear sinthe multifunctio ndis-
play.
Al ane-correcting brake applicatio ncan be
made afte rdriving ove ralanem arking detec-
ted as being solid or broken. Before this, a
warning must have been issued by means of
intermittent vibratio nthroug hthe steering
wheel. In addition, alan ew ithl an em arkings
on both side smustbed etected.
In the cas eofabroken lane marking being
detected, alan e-correcting brake application
can onl ybemadeifav ehiclehasbeen detec- ted in the adjacent lane. The following vehi-
cle scan have an influence on brake applica-
tion: oncoming traffic, vehicles tha tare over-
taking and vehicles tha tare driving parallel to
your vehicle.
i Af
urthe rlan e-correcting brake applica-
tio nc an onl yoccu rafte ryourv ehicl ehas
returned to the original lane.
No lane-correcting brake applicatio noccurs
if:
R yo uc learly and activel ysteer, brake or
accelerate
R yo uc ut the corne ronasharp bend
R yo uh avea dopt edasporty driving style with
high cornering speed sorhighr ates of
acceleration
R yo uh aves witched on the turn signals
R ad riving safety system intervenes, such as
ESP ®
,P RE -SAFE ®
Brake or Active Blind
Spo tAssist
R ESP ®
is deactivated
R the transmission is not in position D
R on vehicles with atraile rtow hitch, the
electrical connectio ntothe traile rhas been
correctl yestablished
R an obstacle ha sbeend etecte dint he lane in
which yo uaredriving
R al ossoft yrep ressure or adefective tyre
ha sb eend etecte dand displayed
There is apossibility tha tthe Active Lane
Keeping Assist could misjudge the given traf-
fic situation. An inappropriate brake applica-
tio nm aybe interrupte datany time if:
R yo us tee rslightly in the opposite direction
R yo us witch on the turn signal
R yo uc learly brake or accelerate
Al ane-correcting brake applicatio nisinter-
rupte dautomaticall yif:
R ad riving safety system intervenes, such as
ESP ®
,P RE -SAFE ®
Brake or Active Blind
Spo tAssist
R lane marking sareno longe rdetected Driving systems
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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

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
279On-board computer and displays Z

Displaying th
erange an dcurrent fuel
consumption Fue
lconsu mption is no tdisplayed in AMG
vehicles.
X Press the =or; buttononthesteer-
in gw hee ltos elec tthe Trip
Trip menu.
X Press the 9or: buttontoselectthe
curren tfue lconsu mption and approximate
range.
The approximat erange that can be covered is
calculated accordin gtoyour curren tdriving
style and th eamount of fue linthetank .If
there is only asma ll amount of fue llef tint he
fue ltank, thed isplay shows avehicle being
refuelled Cinstead of th erange.
Digital speedometer X
Press the =or; buttononthesteer-
in gw hee ltos elec tthe Trip
Trip menu.
X Press the 9or: buttontoselectthe
digita lspeedometer.
In addition ,the multifunction display may
sho wag earshift recommendation Z.
Observ ethe information on gearshift rec-
ommendation Zfo rm anual transmission
(Y page 189) or fo rautomatic transmission
(shiftin gmanually) (Y page 197).
AM Gvehicles :agearshift recommendation
is shown in th estatu sbar of th emultifunc-
tion display and no tinthedigita lspeedom-
eter display. Reset
svalues X
Press the =or; buttononthesteer-
in gw hee ltos elec tthe Trip
Trip menu.
X Press the 9or: buttontoselectthe
function that you wish to reset.
X Press the abutton.
X Press the :buttontos electYes
Yesand
press the abuttontoc onfirm.
You can reset th evalues of th efollowing func-
tions:
R Trip meter
R "From start "tripc om puter
R "From reset "tripc om puter
R EC Od isplay
i If you reset th
evalues in th e"EC Od is-
play", th evalues in th e"From start "trip
compute rare also reset .Ifyou reset the
values in th e"From start "tripc om puter,
th ev alues in th e"EC Od isplay" are also
reset. Navigation menu
Displaying navigation instructions In the
Navi
Navimenu, th emultifunction display
shows navigation instructions.
Observ ethe additional information on navi-
gation in th eseparat eAudio 20 or COMAND
Onlin eoperatin ginstructions.
X Switc honA udio 20 or COMAN DOnline;
see th eseparat eoperatin ginstructions.
X Press the =or; buttononthesteer-
in gw hee ltos elec tthe Navi Navi menu. Menus an
dsubmenus
281On-boardcompu tera nd displays Z

An
ew route is calculated.
R Roa dnot mapped
Roa dnot mapped
The vehicl eposit ioni sinsid ethe area of the
digital ma pbutthe roa disnot recognised,
e.g .new roads ,car parks or private land.
R No route
No route
No route could be calculate dtothe selec-
ted destination.
R O:y ouhave reache dthe destination or an
intermediate destination. Audio menu
Selecting aradio station :
Activ estatio nlist
; Channe lwithp reset position
i The menu shows station
;with station
frequency or statio nname. The preset posi-
tio niso nlyd isplayed along with station ;
if thi shasbeen stored.
X Switch on Audio 20 or COMAND Online and
select Radi o(seet he separate operating
instructions).
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing whee ltoselect the Audio Audiomenu.
Vehicle swithA udio 20:
X To select astation in the preset list:
briefl ypress the 9or: button.
X To select astation from the station list:
press and briefl yholdt he 9 or:
button.
Vehicle swithC OMAN DOnline:
X To select apreset list or station list:
press and briefl yholdt he 9 or: button unti
lthe preset list or statio nlistin
the desired frequency range is shown.
X To select astation: brieflypress 9
or :.
i DAB radi
omode(Digit alAudio Broadcast-
ing )isano ptimised digital transmission
standard designe dfor the mobil ereception
of radi otransmissions.
Audio player or audi omediaoperation Audio files fro
mvarious audi oplayer sor
media can be played ,depen ding on the equip-
ment fitte dinthe vehicle.
X Switch on Audio 20 or COMAND Online and
select audi oCDorMP3 mode; see the sep-
arate operating instructions.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing whee ltoselect the Audio
Audiomenu.
X To select the next/previous track:
briefl ypress the 9or: button.
X To select atrack fro mthe track list
(rapi dscrolling): press and hol dthe 9
or : button unti ldesir ed track :
appears.
If yo upress and hol dthe 9 or:
button, the rapi dscrolling spee dis
increased .Not al laudio players or media
support thi sfun ction.
If track informatio niss tored on the audio
player or media ,the multifunctio ndisplay will
sho wthe numbe rand titl eofthe track. 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
289On-boardcomputer and displays Z

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