rear view mirror MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON 2015 Owners Manual

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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F
Fault message see Display messages
Filler cap
see Fuel fille rflap
Fire extinguisher .............................. .395
First-aid kit ......................................... 394
Fitting awheel
Fitting awheel ............................... 430
Lowering the vehicle ..................... .430
Preparing the vehicle ..................... 426
Raising the vehicle ......................... 427
Removing awheel .......................... 429
Securing the vehicle against roll-
ing away ........................................ 427
Flat tyre
MOExtended tyres ......................... 398
Preparing the vehicle ..................... 397
TIREFIT kit ...................................... 399
see Emergency spare wheel
Floormat ............................................. 374
Foglamps
Extended range .............................. 146
Foldin gbench seat (luggage com-
partment) .......................................... .128
Frequencies
Garage door opene r....................... 371
Mobil ephone ................................. 470
Two-way radio ................................ 470
Fuel
Additives ........................................ 475
Consumption information .............. 476
Consumption statistics .................. 280
Displaying the current consump-
tion ................................................ 281
Displaying the rang e...................... 281
E10 ................................................ 474
Fue lgauge ....................................... 34
Grade (petrol) ................................ 474
Important safety notes .................. 473
Note sfor AMG vehicles ................. 475
Problem (malfunction) ................... 204
Quality (diesel )............................... 476
Refuelling ....................................... 200
Tank content/reserve fue l............. 474
Fue lfille rflap
Emergency release ........................ 202 Opening ......................................... 202
Fue lfilter (white display message) .. 314
Fue llevel
Calling up the rang e(on-board
computer) ...................................... 281
Gaug e.............................................. 34
Fue lreserve
see Fuel
Fue ltank
Capacity ........................................ 474
Problem (malfunction) ................... 204
Fus eallocatio nchart (vehicl etool
kit) ...................................................... 395
Fuses
Allocation chart ............................. 411
Before changing ............................. 411
Fusebox in the boo t...................... 412
Fus ebox in the engine compart-
ment .............................................. 412
Fus ebox in the luggage compart-
ment .............................................. 413
Important safety notes .................. 411 G
Garag edooro pener
Clearing the memory ..................... 371
Frequencie s................................... 371
Genera lnotes ................................ 368
Important safety notes .................. 369
Opening/closing the garag edoor..3 71
Programming (button in the rear-
view mirror) ................................... 369
Synchronising the rolling code ....... 370
Gear indicator (on-board com-
puter, AMG vehicles) ......................... 296
Gearshift program
SETUP (on-board computer) .......... 296
Genuine Mercedes-Benz parts ........... 24
Glove compartment .......................... 343 H
HANDS-FRE EACCESS ....................... 106
Hazard warning lamps ......................145
Head restraints
Adjusting ....................................... 125
Adjusting (electrically). .................. 12612
Index

Sliding sunroo
f............................... 116
Reading lamp ..................................... 148
Rear benc hseat
Folding the backres tforwards/
back ............................................... 348
Rear compartment
Setting the ai rvents ...................... 174
Setting the airflow ......................... 164
Setting the temperature ................ 163
Rear foglamp
Displa ymessage ............................ 309
Switching on/of f........................... 143
Rear seat
Displa ymessage ............................ 326
Rear windo wblind ............................ 364
Rear windo wheating
Problem (fault) ............................... 166
Switching on/of f........................... 165
Rear windo wwiper
Replacing the wipe rblade .............. 153
Switching on/of f........................... 152
Rear-compartment seat belt sta-
tus indicator ........................................ 49
Rear-vie wmirror
Anti-dazzle mod e(automatic) ........ 137
Dipping (manual) ........................... 136
Refuelling
Fuelgauge ....................................... 34
Important safety notes .................. 200
Note sfor AMG vehicles ................. 475
Refuelling process ......................... 201
see Fuel
Remote control
Auxiliary heating/ventilation .......... 169
Changing the batteries (auxiliary
heating) ......................................... 171
Garag edooro pener ....................... 368
Programming (garage door
opener) .......................................... 369
Replacing bulbs
Important safety notes .................. 149
Overview of bulb types .................. 150
Replacing the battery (auxiliary
heatin gremote control) .................... 171
Rescue card ......................................... 28
Reserve (fuel tank)
see Fuel Reserve fuel
Displa ymessage ............................ 313
Warning lamp ................................. 336
Residual hea t(clim ate control) ........ 167
Restrain tsystem
Displa ymessage ............................ 306
Introduction ..................................... 44
Warning lamp ................................. 335
Warning lamp (function) ................... 45
Rev counter ........................................ 276
Revers egear
Engaging (automati ctransmis-
sion) ............................................... 189
Engaging (manua ltransmission) .... 189
Reversin gcamera
Cleaning instructions ..................... 390
Displays in the Audio display ......... 246
Displays in the COMAND display ... 246
Function/note s............................. 244
Switching on/of f........................... 245
Reversin gfeature
Panorama sliding sunroo f.............. 115
Roller sunblind s............................. 117
Sid ew indow s................................. 110
Sliding sunroo f............................... 115
Reversin gfunction
Boot lid/tailgate ............................ 104
Reversin glamp (display message) .. 309
Rolle rsunblind
Panorama sliding sunroo f.............. 117
Rear window .................................. 364
Roo flinin gand carpets (cleaning
instructions) ...................................... 392
Roo floa d( maximum) ........................ 481 S
Safety Childre ninthe vehicl e..................... 58
Safety net
Attaching ....................................... 353
Important safety information ......... 353
Safety system
see Driving safety systems
Seat
Adjusting the active multicontour
seat............................................... 128
Adjusting the multicontou rseat..... 128 18
Index

Overhea
dcontrol panel Function Page
:
u
Switches the rear
interior lighting on/off 149
;
|
Switches the auto-
matic interior lighting con-
trol on/off 149
=
p
Switches the right-
hand reading lamp on/off 148
?
ë
Deactivates tow-
away protection 90
A
3
Opens/closes the
sliding sunroof 115
3
Opens/closes the
panorama sliding sunroof
with roller sunblinds 117 Function Page
B
G
SOS button
(Mercedes-Benz emer-
genc ycall system) 366
C
Rear-view mirror 137
D
Buttons for the garage door
opener 369
E
ê
Deactivates the inte-
rior motion sensor 91
F
p
Switches the left-
hand reading lamp on/off 148
G
c
Switches the front
interior lighting on/off 149Overhea
dcontrol panel
41Atag lance

Interior motion sensor
Function When th
einterio rmotion sensor is primed, a
visual and audible alarm is triggered if move-
men tisd etecte dinthevehicl einterior. This
can occur if someon ereaches int othe vehicle
interior, for example.
Priming X
Mak esure that:
R thes ide windows are closed
R thes liding sunroof/panoram asliding
sunroo fisclosed
R there are no objects ,e.g.m ascots ,hang-
ing on th erear-view mirror or on th egrab
handles on th erooftrim
This will preven tfals ea larms.
X Mak esure that:
R thed oor sare closed
R thes liding sunroof/panoram asliding
sunroo fisclosed
R theb oot lid/tailgat eisclosed
Only then is th einterio rmotion sensor
primed.
X Loc kthe vehicl ewitht he keyorK EYLESS-
GO.
The interio rmotion sensor is primed after
approximately 30 seconds.
Deactivating X
Unloc kthe vehicl ewitht he keyorK EY-
LESS-GO.
or X Inser tthe keyintot he ignition lock.
The interio rmotion sensor is automatically
switched off.
X Unloc kthe vehicl ewitht he key.
or
X Inser tthe keyintot he ignition lock.
The interio rmotion sensor is automatically
switched off. X
Unloc kthe vehicl ewithK EYLESS-GO or
wit hthe key.
or X Inser tthe keyintot he ignition lock.
The interio rmotion sensor is automatically
switched off.
Deactivating X
Remove th ekeyfrom th eignition lock.
X Press button :.
Indicato rlamp ;flashes several times in
rapid succession.
X Loc kthe vehicl ewitht he keyorK EYLESS-
GO.
The interio rmotion sensor is deactivated.
The interio rmotion sensor remains deactiva-
te du ntil:
R thev ehicl eisu nlocked again and
R ad oor is opened and closed again and
R thev ehicl eislocke dagain
To preven tafalsea larm ,deactivat ethe inte-
rio rm otion sensor if you loc kyour vehicle
and:
R people or animals remain in th evehicle
R thes liding sunroof/panoram asliding sun-
roo fremain sopen
R thes ide windows remain open
i UK only:
your vehicl eisequipped wit ha
double-lock function .The door scanno tbe
opened from th einside if th evehicl ehas
been locke dwitht he keyorw ithK EYLESS-
GO (Y page 101). Deactivat ethe interior
motion sensor before you loc kthe vehicle. Protection against theft
91Safety Z

The seat belt should:
R fit snugly across your body
R be routed across the middle of your shoul-
der
R be routed across your hips in the pelvic
area
X Before starting off, adjust the rear-view mir-
ror and the exterior mirrors so that you
have agood view of road and traffic condi-
tions (Y page 136).
X Vehicles with amemor yfunction: save
the seat, steerin gwheel and exterior mirror
settings with the memory function
(Y page 139). Seats
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
If children adjust the seats, they could
become trapped, especially if they are unat-
tended. There is arisk of injury.
When leaving the vehicle, alway stake the key
with you and lock the vehicle. Never leave
children unattended in the vehicle.
The seats can still be adjusted when there is
no key in the ignition lock. G
WARNING
The head restraints cannot provide the inten-
ded protection unless they are fitted and
adjusted correctly. There is an increased risk of injury to the head and neck in the event of
an accident or sudden braking, for example.
Always drive with the head restraints fitted.
Ensure that the centre of the head restraints
support the back of each vehicle occupant's
head at eye level before driving off.
Observe the safety notes on "Airbags"
(Y page 50) and "Children in the vehicle"
(Y page 58). G
WARNING
You could lose control of the vehicle while
driving if you:
R adjust the driver's seat, steerin gwheel or
mirrors
R fasten the seat belt
There is arisk of an accident.
Adjust the driver's seat, head restraint, steer-
ing wheel and mirrors and fasten your seat
belt before starting the engine. G
WARNING
If you adjust the seat height carelessly, you or other vehicle occupant scould be trapped and
thereby injured. Children in particular could
accidentally press the electrical seat adjust-
ment button sand become trapped. There is a
risk of injury.
While moving the seats, make sure that your
hands or other body parts do not get under the
lever assembly of the seat adjustmen tsys-
tem. G
WARNING
When adjusting aseat, you or another vehicle
occupant could become trapped by the guide rail of the seat, for instance. There is arisk of
injury.
Make sure that no one has any part of their
body within the sweep of the seat when
adjusting it.
! To avoid damage to the seats and the seat
heating, observe the following information:
R do not spill any liquids on the seats. If
liquid is spilled on the seats, dry them as
soon as possible.
R if the seat covers are damp or wet, do not
switch on the seat heating. The seat
heating should also not be used to dry
the seats.
R clean the seat covers as recommended;
see "Interior care".
R do not transport heavy loads on the
seats. Do not place sharp object sonthe Seats
123Seats, steering wheel and mirrors Z

X
To raise: pull the hea drestraint up to the
desired height.
X To lower: press release catch :and push
the hea drestraint down unti litisinthe
desired position. Luxur
yheadr estraints (vehicle swithl uxuryi ndi-
vidua lrea rs eats)
On certain vehicles, onl ythe outer head
restraints ar eheight-adjustable.
X To raise: pull the hea drestraint up to the
desired height.
X To lower: press release catch :and push
the hea drestraint down unti litisinthe
desired position.
i If yo
upullt he hea drestraint forward
slightly, less effort is required to adjus tit.
Adjusting the rear seat hea drestraint
angle X
Pull or push the top of the hea drestraint
unti litisint he desired position. Removing and fitting the rear seat head
restraints G
WARNING
The hea drestraints canno tprovid ethe inten-
de dp rotection unless they ar efitte dand
adjusted correctly. There is an increased risk of injury to the hea dand neck in the event of
an accident or sudden braking ,for example.
Alway sdrive with the hea drestraints fitted.
Ensure tha tthe centre of the hea drestraints
support the back of each vehicl eoccupant's
hea date yelevel before driving off. Yo
uc an onl yremove and refit the rea rhead
restraints on vehicles with athrough-loading
facility.
X Releas ethe rea rseatb ackres tand fol dit
slightl yforwards (Y page 348)(Saloon) or
(Y page 349 )(Estate).
X To remove: pull the headrestraint up to
the stop.
X Press release catch :and pull the head
restraint ou tofthe guides.
X To refit: insert the hea drestraint so that
the notche sonthe barappea ront he left
when viewe dinthe direction of travel.
X Push the hea drestraint down unti litaudi-
bl ye ngages in position.
X Fol db ackt he rea rseatb ackres tuntilit
engages. Seats
127Seats, steering wheel andmirrors Z

If you close the driver's door with the key
inserted in the ignition lock, the steering
wheelisa utomaticall ymoved to the previ-
ouslys et position.
The last positio nofthe steering wheelis
stored when you switch off the ignition or
when you store the setting with the memory
function (Y page 139).
Crash-responsive EASY-EXIT feature If the crash-responsive EASY-EXIT feature is
triggered in an accident, the steering column
willm ove upwards when the driver's door is
opened. This occurs irrespective of the posi-
tion of the key in the ignition lock. This makes it easier to exit the vehicle and rescue the
occupants.
The crash-responsive EASY-EXIT feature is
only operational if the EASY-EXIT/ENTRY fea-
ture is activated in the on-board computer
(Y page 294). Mirrors
Rear-view mirror
X
Anti-dazzle mode: pivot anti-dazzle
switch :forward sorback. Exterio
rmirrors
Adjusting the exterio rmirrors G
WARNING
You could lose control of the vehicle while
driving if you:
R adjust the driver's seat, steering wheelor
mirrors
R fasten the seat belt
There is arisk of an accident.
Adjust the driver's seat, head restraint, steer-
ing wheela nd mirrors and fasten yours eat
belt before starting the engine. G
WARNING
The exterior mirrors reduce the size of the
image.O bjects visible in the mirrors are
closer than they appear. You could misjudge
the distance from road users driving behind
you when changing lanes, for instance. There is ar isk of an accident.
You shouldt herefore always look over your
shoulder to determine the actual distance
from road users driving behind you. X
Turn the key to position 1or 2in the ignition
(Y page 179).
X Press button :for the left-hand exterior
mirror or button ;for the right-hand exte-
rior mirror.
The indicator lamp in the corresponding
button lights up in red.
The indicator lamp goes out again after
some time. You can adjustt he selected136
MirrorsSeats, steeringw
heel and mirrors

harmful and causes irritation. It must not
come into contact with your skin, eyes, res-
piratory organs or clothing or be swallowed.
There is arisk of injury.
If you come into contact with electrolyte,
observe the following:
R immediately rinse off electrolyte from your
skin with water.
R immediately and thoroughly rinse electro-
lyte out of eyes using clean water.
R if electrolyte is swallowed, immediately
rinse out your mouth thoroughly. Do not
induce vomiting.
R if electrolyte comes into contact with skin
or eyes or is swallowed, seek medical atten-
tion immediately.
R immediately change out of clothing that has
been in contact with electrolyte.
R if an allergic reaction occurs, seek medical
attention immediately.
The rear-view mirror and the exterior mirror
on the driver's side automatically go into anti- dazzle mode if the following conditionsa re
met simultaneously:
R the ignition is switched on and
R incident light from headlamps strikes the
sensor in the rear-view mirror
The mirrors do not dip if reverse gear is
engaged or if the interior lighting is switched
on. Parking position of the exterior mirror
on the front-passenger side
Setting and storing the parking position Using reverse gear
:
Button for the exterior mirror on the driv-
er's side
; Button for the exterior mirror on the front-
passenger side
= Adjustment button
? Memory button M
You can set the front-passenger side exterior
mirror so that you can see the rear wheel on
that side as soon as you engage reverse gear.
You can store this position.
X Stop the vehicle and turn the key to posi-
tion 2in the ignition lock (Y page 179).
X Press button ;for the exterior mirror on
the front-passenger side.
X Engage reverse gear.
The exterior mirror on the front-passenger
side moves to the preset parking position.
X Use adjustment button =to adjust the
exterior mirror to aposition that allowsy ou
to see the rear wheel and the kerb.
The parking position is stored.
i If you shift the transmission to another
position, the exterior mirror on the front-
passenger side returns to the driving posi-
tion. 138
MirrorsSeats, steering wheela
nd mirrors

Once you have exited the parking space com-
pletely,t he steering wheel is moved to the
straight-ahead position. You hear atone and
the Park Assist switched off
Park Assist switched off message
appears in the multifunction display. You will
then have to steer and merge into traffic on
your own. PARKTRONIC is still available. You
can take over the steering before the vehicle has exited the parking space completely. This
is useful,f or example when you recognise
that it is already possibletop ull out of the
parking space.
Cancelling Active Parking Assist You can cancel Active Parking Assist at any
time.
X Stop the movement of the multifunction
steering wheel or steer yourself.
Active Parking Assist will be cancelled at
once. The Park Assist cancelled
Park Assist cancelled mes-
sage appears in the multifunction display
and you hear atone.
or X Press the PARKTRONIC button on the
centre console (Y page 237).
PARKTRONIC is switched off and Active
Parking Assist is immediately cancelled.
The Park Assist cancelled
Park Assist cancelled message
appears in the multifunction displaya nd
you hear atone.
Active Parking Assist is cancelled automati-
cally if:
R the transmission is shifted too early
R transmission position Pis selected
R parking using Active Parking Assist is no
longer possible
R you are driving faster than 10 km/h
R aw heel spins and ESP ®
intervenes or fails.
In such cases the ÷warning lamp lights
up in the instrument cluster.
Aw arning tone sounds. The parking symbol
disappears and the multifunction display
shows the Park Assist cancelled Park Assist cancelled mes-
sage. When Active Parking Assist is cancelled, you
must steer and brake againy
ourself.
Vehiclesw ith automatic transmission: if a
system malfunction occurs, the vehicle is
braked to astandstill. To drive on, depress the
accelerator pedal again.
Towing atrailer For vehicles with
atrailer tow hitch, the min-
imum length for parking spaces is slightly
increased.
If you have attached atrailer to your vehicle,
you should not use Active Parking Assist.
Once the electrical connection is established between your vehicle and the trailer, Active
Parking Assist is no longer available.
PARKTRONIC is deactivated for the rear area. Reversing camera
General notes Example: Saloon
Reversing camera :is an optical parking
and manoeuvring aid. It shows the area
behind your vehicle with guidelines in the
Audio 20 or COMAND Online display.
The area behind the vehicle is displayed as a
mirror image, as in the rear-view mirror.
i The text shown in the Audio 20 or
COMAND Online displayd epends on the
language setting. The following are exam-
ples of reversing camera messages in the
COMAND Online display. 244
Driving systemsDriving and parking