ECO mode MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON 2015 Owners Manual

AIRMATIC
Display message ............................ 315
Function/notes ............................ .231
Alarm
ATA (Anti-Theft Alarm system) ......... 89
Switching off (ATA) .......................... 89
Switching the function on/off
(ATA) ................................................ 89
Alarm system
see ATA (Anti-Theft Alarm system)
Ambient lighting
Setting the brightness (on-board
computer) ...................................... 291
Setting the colou r(on-board com-
puter) ............................................. 291
AMG RID ECONTROL sports sus-
pension ............................................... 233
Animals in the vehicle ......................... 77
Anti-glare film ................................... .375
Anti-loc kbraking system
see ABS (Anti-lock Braking System)
Anti-Theft Alarm system
see ATA (Anti-Theft Alarm system)
Aquaplaning ....................................... 210
Ashtray ............................................... 365
Assistanc edisplay (on-board com-
puter) ................................................. .286
Assistanc emenu (on-board com-
puter) ................................................. .286
ASSYST PLUS
Displaying aservice message ....... .384
Hiding aservice message .............. 384
Notes ............................................. 384
Resetting the service interva ldis-
pla y................................................ 384
Service message ............................ 384
Specia lservice requirements ......... 385
ATA (Anti-Theft Alarm system)
Activating/deactivating ................... 89
Function .......................................... .89
Switching off the alarm .................... 89
ATTENTIO NASSIST
Activating/deactivating ................. 288
Displa ymessage ............................ 315
Function/note s............................. 253
Authorise dworkshop
see Qualifie dspecialist workshop AUTO lights
Displa ymessage ............................ 310
see Lights
Automatic engine start (ECO start/
sto pfunction) .................................... 184
Automatic engine switch-off (ECO
start/sto pfunction) .......................... 184
Automatic headlamp mode .............. 143
Automatic transmission
Accelerator peda lposition ............. 193
Automati cdrive progra m............... 196
Changing gea r............................... 193
DIREC TSELECT lever ..................... 190
Displa ymessage ............................ 324
Drive progra mdisplay .................... 190
Driving tip s.................................... 193
Emergency running mod e.............. 200
Engaging drive position .................. 192
Engaging neutral ............................ 191
Engaging park position (AMG vehi- cles) ............................................... 190
Engaging park position automati-
cally ............................................... 191
Engaging reverse gea r................... 191
Engaging the park position ............ 191
Kickdow n....................................... 194
Manua ldrive progra m.................... 197
Manua ldrive progra m(AMG vehi-
cles) ............................................... 198
Manua ldrive progra m(vehicles
with Sports packag eAMG )............ 198
Overview ........................................ 189
Problem (fault) ............................... 200
Progra mselector button ................ 194
Pulling away ................................... 182
Selector lever ................................ 189
Starting the engine ........................ 182
Steering whee lgearshift paddle s... 195
Trailer towing ................................. 194
Transmission position display ........ 190
Transmission position display
(DIRECT SELECT lever) ................... 190
Transmission positions .................. 193
Automatic transmissio nemer-
genc yrunnin gmode ......................... 200
Auxiliary heating
Activating/deactivating ................. 168 Index
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Warning lamp ................................. 330
Breakdown
see Flat tyre
Brightness control (instrument
cluster lighting) ................................... 34
Bulbs
see Replacing bulbs C
Calling up afault
see Display messages
Car
see Vehicle
Car key
see Key
Car wash (care) ................................. 386
Care
360° camera ................................. 390
Automatic car wash ....................... 386
Carpets .......................................... 392
Display ...........................................3 91
Exhaus tpipe. ................................. 390
Exterior lighting ............................ .389
Gea rors elector leve r.................... 391
High-pressure cleaner .................... 387
Interior .......................................... .391
Matt paintwork .............................. 388
Notes ............................................. 385
Paint .............................................. 387
Plastic trim ................................... .391
Reversing camera .......................... 390
Roo flining ...................................... 392
Seat bel t........................................ 392
Seat cover ..................................... 392
Sensors ......................................... 389
Steering wheel ............................... 391
Trim pieces ................................... .392
Washing by hand ........................... 387
Wheels .......................................... .388
Windows ........................................ 388
Wiper blades .................................. 389
Wooden trim .................................. 392
CD player (on-board computer) ........283
Central locking
Automatic locking (on-board com-puter) ............................................. 293
Locking/unlocking (key ).................. 95 Centre console
Lowe rsection .................................. 39
Lowe rsection (AMG vehicles) .......... 40
Uppe rsection .................................. 38
Changing bulbs
Main-beam headlamps ................... 150
Turn signals (front) ......................... 151
Child
Restraint system .............................. 59
Child seat
Automatic recognition ..................... 65
Forward-facing restraint system ...... 68
Integrated ........................................ 62
Integrated ,ICS padded pla ytable. ... 63
Integrated, side hea drestraints ....... 65
ISOFIX .............................................. 59
On the front-passenger sea t............ 67
Problem (malfunction) ..................... 70
Rearward-facing restraint system .... 68
Recommendations ........................... 74
Suitable positions ............................ 70
Top Tether ....................................... 60
Child-proof locks
Important safety notes .................... 75
Rear doors ....................................... 76
Children
Fastening sea tbelts ......................... 63
Cigarette lighter ................................ 365
Cleaning
Mirror turn signa l........................... 389
Trailer tow hitch ............................. 390
Climate control
Auxiliary heating/ventilation .......... 168
Controlling automaticall y............... 162
Convenience opening/closing
(air-recirculation mode) ................. 166
Cooling with ai rdehumidifica tion .. 160
Demisting the window s.................. 165
Demisting the windscree n............. 164
Indicato rlam p................................ 162
Information abou tusing
THERMATI Cautomatic climate
control ........................................... 157
Information on using
THERMOTRONIC automatic cli-
mate control .................................. 160
Overview of system s...................... 156 Index
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Problem with the rear window
heating .......................................... 166
Problems with cooling with air
dehumidification ............................1 62
Rea rcontrol pane l......................... 159
Setting the aird istribution ............. 163
Setting the airv ents ..................... .173
Setting the airflow ......................... 164
Setting the climate mode .............. .162
Setting the temperature ................ 163
Setting the temperature,
THERMATI C................................... 163
Setting the temperature,
THERMOTRONIC ............................ 163
Switching air-recirculation mode
on/off ............................................ 166
Switching on/off ........................... 160
Switching residua lheato n/off ...... 167
Switching the rear window heat-
ing on/off ...................................... 165
Switching the ZONE function on/
off ................................................. .164
THERMATI Cautomatic climate
control (2-zone) ............................ .157
THERMOTRONIC (3-zone) auto-
matic climate control ..................... 159
Coat hooks ......................................... 354
Cockpit
Overview .......................................... 32
see Instrument cluster
Collapsibl eemergency spare
wheel
see Emergency spare wheel
COLLISIO NPREVENTION ASSIST
PLUS
Activating/deactivating ................. 287
Display message ............................ 303
Operation/notes .............................. 80
COMAND display
Cleaning ......................................... 391
COMAND Online
see separate operating instructions
Combination switch .......................... 144
Combine dluggage cover and net .... 352
Consumptio nstatistic s(on -board
computer) .......................................... 280
Convenience box ............................... 354 Convenience closing feature
............ 112
Convenience opening feature .......... 111
Convenience opening/closing (air-
recirculation mode) ........................... 166
Coolan t(en gine)
Checking the leve l......................... 382
Display message ............................ 311
Important safety notes .................. 479
Temperature (on-board computer, AMG vehicles) ................................ 296
Temperature gauge ........................ 276
Warning lamp ................................. 336
Cooling
see Climate control
Copyright ............................................. 29
Cornerin glight function
Display message ............................ 307
Function/notes ............................ .146
Crash-responsive emergency light-
ing ....................................................... 149
Cruis econtrol
Activatio nconditions ..................... 213
Cruise control leve r....................... 212
Deactivating ................................... 214
Display message ............................ 320
Driving system ............................... 212
Important safety notes .................. 212
LIM indicator lamp ......................... 212
Selecting ........................................ 213
Setting aspee d.............................. 214
Storing and maintaining current
spee d............................................. 213
Cup holder
Centre console .............................. 360
Folding bench sea t........................ 362
Important safety notes .................. 360
Rea rcompartment ......................... 361 D
Dashboard see Instrument cluster
Data
see Technical data
Daytime drivin glights
Display message ............................ 309
Function/notes ............................ .143 8
Index

Specialist workshop
............................27
Spectacles compartment ................. 343
Speed, controlling
see Cruise control
Speedometer
Activating/deactivating the addi-
tional speedometer ........................ 289
Digital ............................................ 281
In the Instrument cluster ................. 34
Segments. ..................................... 277
Selectingt he unit of measure-
ment ..............................................2 89
see Instrument cluster
SPEEDTRONIC
Deactivating variabl e..................... 217
Display message ............................ 320
Function/notes ............................ .215
Important safety notes .................. 215
LIM indicator lamp ......................... 215
Permanent ..................................... 217
Selecting ........................................ 216
Storing the current spee d.............. 216
Variabl e......................................... 215
SPORT handlin gmode
Activating/deactivating (AMG
vehicles) .......................................... 85
Warning lamp ................................. 334
Start/sto pfunction
see ECO start/stop function
Startin g(engine) ................................ 181
STEER CONTROL .................................. 89
Steering (display message) .............. 327
Steering Assist and Stop&Go Pilot
(DISTRONI CPLUS)
Activating/deactivating ................. 288
Displa ymessage ............................ 320
Steering assistant STEER CON-
TROL
see STEER CONTROL
Steering wheel
Adjusting (electrically) ................... 134
Adjusting (manually) ...................... 133
Butto noverview ............................... 36
Buttons (on-board computer) ......... 277
Cleaning ......................................... 391
Gearshift paddle s........................... 195
Important safety notes .................. 133 Steering whee
lheating .................. 134
Storing settings (memory func-
tion) ............................................... 139
Steering whee lgearshift paddles .... 195
Steering whee lheating
Problem (malfunction) ................... 135
Switching on/of f........................... 134
Stopwatch (RACETIMER) ................... 296
Stowag eareas ................................... 342
Stowag ecom partments
Armrest (under )............................. 344
Centre console .............................. 344
Cu ph olde r..................................... 360
Glove compartment ....................... 343
Important safety information ......... 343
Rear ............................................... 345
Spectacles compartment ............... 343
Unde rdriver' sseat/front-
passenger sea t.............................. 345
Stowag enet....................................... 346
Stowag espace
Stowag enet ................................... 346
Stowag ewellb enea th the boot
floor .................................................... 356
Summe rtyres .................................... 418
Sun blind
Rear sid ewindow s......................... 363
Sun visor ............................................ 363
Surround lighting (on-board com-
puter) .................................................. 292
Suspension tuning
AIRMATI C...................................... 232
AMG RIDE CONTROL sports sus-
pensio n.......................................... 233
SETUP (on-board computer) .......... 296 T
Tail lamps Displa ymessage ............................ 308
Tailgate
Displa ymessage ............................ 326
Emergency unlocking ..................... 110
Important safety notes .................. 103
Limiting the opening angle ............. 108
Opening dimensions ...................... 481
Opening/closing (automatically
from inside )................................... 108 20
Index

Do not instal
laccessorie ssuchasa udio
systems in these areas. Do not carry out
repairs or welding .You could impair the
operating efficiency of the restraint sys-
tems.
Have accessorie sretrofitted at aquali fied
specialis tworkshop.
Yo uc ould jeopardise the operating safety of
your vehicl eifyouusep arts, tyres and wheels
as well as accessorie srelevant to safety
which have not been approved by Mercedes. This could lead to malfunctions in safety-rel-
evant systems, e.g .the brake system. Only
us eg enuine Mercedes-Benz parts or parts of
equa lquali ty.O nlyu setyres ,wheel sand
accessorie sthath aveb eens pecifically
approved for your vehicle.
Mercedes-Benz tests genuine parts and con-
version parts and accessorie stha th aveb een
specifically approved for your vehicl efor their
reliability, safety and suitability. Despite
ongoing market research, Mercedes-Benz is
unabl etoassessother parts. Mercedes-Benz
therefore accepts no responsibility for the
us eofs uchp arts in Mercedes-Benz vehicles,
eve nift heyh aveb eeno fficially approved or
independentl yapproved by atesting centre.
In Germany, certai nparts ar eonlyo fficially
approved for installatio normodification if
the ycomply with lega lrequirements .This
also applie stosomeother countries .All gen-
uine Mercedes-Benz parts mee tthe approval
requirements .The useofn on-approved parts
ma yinvalidate the vehicle' sgenera lope rating
permit.
This is the case:
R if the ycause achange of the vehicl etype
fro mt hatfor which the vehicle' sgeneral
operating permi twasgranted
R if other roa dusers could be endangered
R if the emission or noise level sareadversely
affected
Alway sspecify the vehicl eide ntification num-
be r(VIN) when ordering genuine Mercedes-
Benz parts (Y page 472). Owner's Manual
Vehicle equipment
This Owner' sManuald escribe sallmodels
and al lstandard and optional equipment
availabl efor your vehicl eatthe tim eofpub-
lication of the Owner' sManual. Country-spe-
cific differences ar epossible. Note tha tyour
vehicl emaynot be fitte dwitha llfeatures
described. This is also the cas efor systems
and functions relevant to safety .The refore,
the equipment on your vehicl emaydiffe rfrom
tha tint he descriptions and illustrations.
Th eo riginal purchase contract documenta-
tio nfor your vehicl econtains alistofa llof the
systems in your vehicle.
Shoul dyou have any questions concerning
equipment and operation, please consul ta
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
Th eO wner'sM anualand Service Bookle tare
important documents and shoul dkeptint he
vehicle. Operatin
gsafety Important safety notes
G
WARNING
If yo udon ot have the prescribe dservice/
maintenanc eworkorn ecessary repairs car-
ried out, thi scould resul tinmalfunctions or
syste mfailures. There is ariskofana ccident.
Alway shavet he prescribe dservice/mainte-
nanc eworkasw ellasn ecessary repairs car-
ried ou tataqualified specialis tworkshop. G
WARNING
Flammabl ematerial such as leaves ,grass or
twigs ma yign ite if the ycome into contact with
ho tparts of the exhaust system. There is arisk
of fire.
When driving off roa doronunpaved roads,
check the vehicle' sundersid eregularly .In
particular ,remove parts of plants or other
flammabl ematerial swhich have become Introduction
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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
73Safety Z

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). Exterior lighting
Genera
lnotes
For reason sofsafety, Mercedes-Benz recom-
mends that you drive with the lights switched
on even during the daytime. Therefore, your
vehicle is equipped with special daytime driv- ing lamps. In some countries, operation of the
headlamps varies due to legal requirements
and self-imposed obligations. Driving abroad
Genera lnotes If your journey takes you to countries where
vehicles are driven on the opposite side of the
road to the country in which the vehicle is
registered, your headlamps must be switched to symmetrical dipped beam as soon as pos-sible after crossing the border (exception:
vehicles with static LED headlamps). This pre-
vent soncoming traffic from being dazzled.
Symmetrical lights do not illuminate as large
an area of the edge of the carriageway.
Vehicles with static LED headlamps It is not necessary to switc
hyour headlamps
to symmetrical dipped beam when drivin gin
countries where vehicles are driven on the
opposite side of the road to the country in
which the vehicle is registered. Legal require- ment
sare fulfilled without switching the
headlamps to symmetrical dipped beam.
Vehicles with Intelligent Light System X
Before crossing the border, set the head-
lamps to symmetrical dipped beam and
after returnin gback to asymmetrical
dipped beam via the "Dipped-beam head-
lamps for drivin gonthe right/left "function
in the on-board computer (Y page 291).
If the headlamps are converted to symmetri-
cal dipped beam, the "motorway mode" and
"extended range foglamps" function sare not
available. Setting the exterior lighting
Setting options Exterior lightin
gcan be set by:
R using the light switch
R using the combination switch
(Y page 144)
R using the on-board computer
(Y page 290)
Light switch Operation
1
W
Left-han dparkin glamps
2 X
Right-hand parkin glamps
3 T
Side lamps, licenc eplate and instru-
ment cluster lighting 142
Exterior lightingLights and windscreen wipers

way, relevant areas remain illuminated while
you are driving .This allows you to recognise
pedestrians ,cyclist sand animals.
Active: when thelight sare switche don.
Cornering light function The cornering light function improves th
eillu-
minatio noftheroad over awide angle in the
directio nyou are turning, enabling better vis-
ibilit yint ight bends, for example. It can only
be activated when th edipped-beam head-
lamps are switche don.
Active:
R if you are driving at speed sbelow 40 km/h
and switch on th eturns ignal or tur nthe
steerin gwheel.
R if you are driving at speed sbetween
40 km/h and 70 km/h and tur nthe steer-
ing wheel.
The cornering light function may remain lit for as hor ttime, but is automatically switche doff
after no mor ethant hree minutes.
Motorwa ymode Active:
if you are driving at aspeed above
11 0k m/ hand do not mak eany large steering
movements for at least 1,000 morify ou are
driving at aspee dabove 130 km/h
Not active: if you are driving at speeds below
80 km/h following activation.
Extended range foglamps The extended range foglamps reduce the
glare experienced by the drive
rand improve
the illumination of the edge of the carriage-
way.
Active: if you are driving at speeds below
70 km/h and you switch on the rear foglamp.
Not active: if, following activation, you are
driving at speeds above 100 km/h or if you
switch off the rear foglamp. 146
Exterio
rlightingLights and windscreen wipers

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). Overview of climat
econtrol systems Genera
lnotes
Observ ethe settings recommende donthe
following pages. The windows could other-
wise mist up.
To preven tthe windows from misting up:
R switc hoff climat econtro lonly briefly
R switc hona ir-recirculation mode only
briefly
R switc hont he coolin gwith air dehumidifi-
cation function
R switc hont he windscreen demisting func-
tion briefly, if required
Climate contro lregulates the temperature
and the humidity in the vehicle interior and
filter sundesirable substances out of the air.
Climate contro lisonly operational when the
engin eisrunning. Optimum operation is only
achieved when the side windows and the roof
are closed.
The residual heat function can only be acti-
vated or deactivated with the ignition
switched off (Y page 167).
i Ventilate the vehicle for
abrief period
during warm weather, e.g. using the con-
venience openin gfeature (Y page 111).
This will speed up the coolin gprocess and
the desired interior temperature will be
reached more quickly. i
The integrated filter filter
sout most par-
ticles of dust and soot and completely fil-
ter sout pollen. It also reduces gaseous pol-
lutant sand odours. Aclogged filter reduces
the amount of air supplied to the vehicle
interior. For this reason ,you should always
observ ethe interval for replacin gthe filter,
which is specified in the Service Booklet. As this depends on environmental conditions,
e.g. heavy air pollution, the interval may be shorter than stated in the Service Booklet.
i It is possible that the residual heat func-
tion may be activated automatically an hour
after the key has been removed. The vehi-
cle is then ventilated for 30 minutes to dry the automatic climat econtrol. 156
Overview of climat
econtrol systemsClimat econtrol