MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON 2016 Owners Manual

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Use button 2toset the position of the mir‐
ro ryo u ha veselected.
An outside mir ror which has been pushed out of
position can be engaged in position again in the
fo llowing manner: #
Vehicles without electrical lyfolding out‐
side mir rors:manually mo vethe outside
mir ror into the cor rect position. #
Vehicles with electrical lyfolding outside
mir rors:press and hold button 1.
Yo u will hear a click and the mir ror audibly
engage in position. The mir ror is set into the
cor rect position. Au
tomatic anti-dazzle mir rors &
WARNING Risk of bu rns and poisoning
due tothe anti-dazzle mir ror electrolyte
Electrolyte may escape if theglass in an
automatic anti-dazzle mir ror breaks.
The electrolyte is harmful and causes ir rita‐
tion. It mu stnot come into contact wi thyour skin,
eyes,respiratory organs or clo thing or
be swallo wed. #
Ifyo u come into contact with electro‐
ly te , obser vethefo llowing:
R Rinse the electrolyte from your skin
and seek medical attention immedi‐
atel y.
R If electrolyte comes into contact
with your eyes, rinse them thor‐
oughly with clean water and seek
medical attention immediately.
R Ifth e electrolyte is swallo wed,
immediately rinse your mouth out
th oroughly. Do not induce vomiting.
Seek medical attention immediately.
R Immedia tely ch ange out of clo thing
which has come into con tact wi th
electrolyte.
R If an allergic reaction occurs, seek
medical attention immediatel y. The outside mir
rors and inside rearview mir rors
on the driver's side automatically go into anti- dazzle mode if light from a headlamp hits
the
inside rearview mir ror.
Sy stem limitations
The mir rors do not go into anti-dazzle mode in
th efo llowing situations:
R the engine is switched off
R reve rsege ar is engaged
R interior lighting is swit ched on Pa
rking position of the passenger outside
mir ror The parking position makes parking easier.
The passenger outside mir ror tilts down wards
and sho wsthere ar wheel on the front passenger
side if:
R the parking position is stored
R the passenger mir ror is selected
R reve rsege ar is engaged
The passenger outside mir ror mo ves back toits
original position in thefo llowing situations: 13 8
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ifyo u shift the transmission toano ther trans‐
mission position
R when driving fasterthan 15 km/h
R ifyo u press the button forth e outside mir ror
on the driver's side Saving
the pa rking position of the passenger
outside mir ror Requ
irement:
Re versege ar must not be engaged when storing
using the memory button. #
Tosto reusing the memory but ton: select
th e passenger outside mir ror using button
2. #
Movethe passenger outside mir ror into the
desired parking position using button 1. #
Press memory button M. #
Confirm immediately using button 1to
st ore the setting. %
No more than thre e seconds may pass
between pressing memory button M and
button 1. The mir ror setting process is can‐
celled af terth re e seconds. Ac
tivating/deactivating the automatic mir ror
fo lding function Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
î Vehicle set-
tings .
Auto. fold-in mirrors #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª the function. Operating
the sun visors Light and sight
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Glare from the front: fold sun visor 1
down. #
Glare from the side: swing sun visor 1to
th e side. #
Slide sun visor 1horizon tally as required. #
Fold down additional sun visor 2.Infrared
reflective windscreen The inf
rare dre flective windscreen is coated and
pr eve nts an excessive build-up of heat in the
ve hicle interior.
The coating shields theve hicle interior against
ra dio waves up into the gigahertz range. Ra
dio-contro lled equipment, such as toll sys‐
te ms, can only be mounted on areas of the wind‐
screen which are permeable toradio waves1.
Areas permeable toradio wav es1 are best visi‐
ble from outside theve hicle when the wind‐
screen is illuminated using an extern al light
source. 14 0
Light and sight

Overview of climate control sy
stems THERM
ATIC cont rol panel overview The indicator lamps in
the buttons indicate that
th e cur rent function is acti vated.
Plug-in hybrid: obser vethe no tes on climate
contro l inthe separate Owner's Manual. 1
Toset the driver's side temp erature
2 Toset the air distribution
3 Toset the air flow or switch off climate con‐
trol
4 Toset climate contro lto automatic mode
(→ page 143)
5 Todemist the windscreen
6 Tocall up the air conditioning menu of the
multimedia sy stem Ve
hicles with a stationary heater: !to
switch there sidual heat on/off
(→ page 144)
7 Toswitch there ar wind owheater on/off
8 0 Toactivate or deactivate syn chronisa‐
tion (→ page 144)
Ve hicles with a stationary heater: &to
switch thest ationary heater on/off
(→ page 146)
9 Toswitch air-recirculation mode on/off
(→ page 144)
A Toswitch the A/C function on/off
(→ page 143)
B Toset the front passenger side temp erature THERMOTRONIC control panel
overview The indicator lamps in
the buttons indicate that
th e cur rent function is acti vated.
Plug-in hybrid: obser vethe no tes on climate
contro l inthe separate Owner's Manual. Climate control
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1
Toset the driver's side temp erature
2 Toset the driver's side air distribution
3 Toset the air flow or switch off climate con‐
trol
4 Toset climate contro lto automatic mode
(→ page 143)
5 Todemist the windscreen
6 Tocall up the air conditioning menu of the
multimedia sy stem To
switch there sidual heat on/off
(→ page 144)
7 Toswitch there ar wind owheater on/off
8 ¿ Toswitch the A/C function on/off
(→ page 143)
Ve hicles with a stationary heater: &to
switch thest ationary heater on/off
(→ page 146)
9 Toswitch air-recirculation mode on/off
(→ page 144)
A Toset the front passenger side air distribu‐
tion
B Toset the front passenger side temp erature Re
ar operating unit 1
Toset thete mp erature
2 Display
3 Toset the air flow Operating
the clima tecont rol sy stem Switching clima
tecont rol on/off #
Toswitch on: setthe air flow toleve l 1 or
higher using theH button. #
Toswitch off: setthe air flow toleve l 0 using
th eH button. 14 2
Climate cont rol

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When the climate control is switched off, the
windo wscan mist up faster. Only switch off
th e climate control brief ly.Ac
tivating/deactivating the A/C function via
the control panel The A/C function cools, heats and dehumidifies
th
e interior air in theve hicle. #
Press button ¿.
Deactivate the A/C function only briefly other‐
wise the windo wscan mist up more quickl y.
Condensation may drip from the underside of
th eve hicle when cooling mode is active. This is
not a sign that there is a malfunction. Ac
tivating/deactivating the A/C function
using the multimedia sy stem Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
b Climate control .
A/C
The A/C function heats, cools and dehumidifies
th eve hicle's interior air. #
Switch the function on Oor off ª. Setting climate control
toautomatic mode In auto
matic mode, the set temp erature is con‐
trolled and maintained at a const ant levelby the
air suppl y. #
Press the à button. #
Toswitch tomanual mode: presstheH
or _ button. Climate
style Climate
style function
In automatic mode you can select thefo llowing
climate style settings forth e driver's and front
passenger areas:
R FOCUS: high air flow , slightly cooler setting
R MEDIUM: medium air flow ,st andard setting
R DIFFUSE: low airflow , slightly warmer and
draught-f ree setting Setting
the clima testyle
Requ irements:
R THERMOTRONIC automatic climate control is
fitted.
R The à button has been pressed.
Multimedia sy stem:
, Vehicle .
b Climate control .
Cli-
mate mode #
Select FOCUS, MEDIUM orDIFFUSE . Air distribution settings
The symbols in
the display indicate which vents
th e air flow is being directed thro ugh:
R ¯ demis terve nts
R P centre and side air vents
R O foot we llve nts
R S centre, side and foot we llve nts
R a defros ter and foot we llve nts
R _ allvents
R b defros ter,middle and side air vents Clima
tecontrol 14 3

R
W automatic air distribution Ac
tivating/deactivating the climate control
syn chro nisation function via the control
panel Climate control can be set centrally using
the
synchronisation function. The temp erature and
air distribution setting forth e driver's side is
adop ted automatically forth e front passenger
side. #
Press button 0.
The synchronisation function is deactivated if
th e settings for one of theot her climate zones
are changed. Ac
tivating/deactivating the climate control
syn chro nisation function using the multime‐
dia sy stem Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
b Climate con-
trol .
SYNC
Climate control can be set cent rally using the
synchronisation function. The temp erature set‐
ting is automatically adop tedfo r all clima te
zones. #
Switch the function on Oor off ª. Demisting
the windo ws Wi
ndo wsmis ted up on the inside #
Press the à button. #
Ifth e windo wscontinue tomist up: press the
¬ button.
Wi ndo wsmis ted up on the outside #
Switch on the windscreen wipers. #
Press the à button. Switching air-recirculation mode on/off
#
Press theg button.
The interior air will be recirculated.
Air-reci rculation mode is swit ched off automati‐
cally.
% If air-recirculation mode is switched on, the
windo wsmay mist up more quickl y.Switch
on ai r-re circulation mode only brie fly. Switching
residual heat on/off Re
quirement
The vehicle must be switched off.
Using there sidual heat of the engine, it is possi‐
ble tocontinue heating or ventilating the front
compartment of theve hicle, depending on the
set temp erature, for appro ximately 30 minutes. #
Toswitch on: pressthe! button.
Re sidual heat is switched off automaticall y.14 4
Climate cont rol

Ac
tivating and deactivating ionisation Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
b Climate control .
Ioni-
sation
Ionisation cleans and refreshes the interior air of
th eve hicle. The ionisation of the interior air is
odourless. #
Switch the function on Oor off ª. Fr
ag rance sy stem Setting
the frag rance sy stem
Re quirements:
R Automatic clima tecontrol is acti vated.
R The glove box is closed.
Multimedia sy stem:
, Vehicle .
b Climate control .
Air
freshener
The fragrance sy stem distributes a pleasant fra‐
grance thro ughout theve hicle interior from a fla‐
con located in theglove box. #
Toset the intensit y:select High,Medium,
Low orOff.
Inserting or removing the flacon ofthe fra‐
gr ance sy stem &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom liquid per‐
fume
If ch ildren open theflacon, they could drink
th e liquid perfume or it could come into con‐
ta ct wi th theireyes. #
Consult a doctor immediately if liquid
perfume has been drunk. #
If liquid perfume comes into conta ct
wi th your eyes or skin, rinse your eyes
with clean water. #
If sym ptoms continue, consult a doctor. +
ENVIRONMENTAL
NOTEEnvironmental
dama gedue toimproper disposal of full
fl acons Fu
llflacons must not be disposed
of with household waste. #
Fu
llflacons must be take nto
a harmful subs tance collection point. Clima
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1
Cap
2 Flacon #
Toinser t:slide theflacon into the holder as
fa r as it will go. #
Toremo ve:pull out theflacon.
If yo u do not use genuine Mercedes-Benz interior
pe rfumes, obse rveth e manufacturers' saf ety
notices on the perfume pac kaging. Dispose of
thege nuine Mercedes-Benz interior
pe rfume flacon when it is em pty and do not refill
it.
Re fillable flacon #
Unscr ew the cap of the em ptyflacon. #
Filltheflacon with a maximum of 15ml. #
Screw the cap back on totheflacon.
Alw aysre fill th e em ptyre fillable flacon with the
same perfume. Obser vethe separate informa‐
tion sheet attached totheflacon. Information on
the windscreen heater The windscreen heater is swit
ched on automati‐
cally:
R ifth e ¬ button is activated
Af terth eve hicle is star tedth e windscreen
heater is switched on automatically as needed. St
ationary heater/ventilation Fu
nction of thest ationary heater/stationary
ve ntilation
R The air in theve hicle interior is heated or
ve ntilated tothe set temp erature.
R The air in theve hicle interior cannot be
cooled down totemp eratures below the out‐
side temp erature.
R Ifth e outside temp erature changes, ventila‐
tion mode au tomatical lyswitches toheating
mode or from heating mode toventilation
mode.
The stationary heater and theex haust gas outlet
are situated at theright-hand front wheel.
Switching thest ationary heater/stationary
ve ntilation on/off via the control panel &
DANG ER Risk of fata l injury due topoi‐
sonous exhaust gases
If th eta ilpipe is bloc ked or suf ficient ventila‐
tion is not possible, poisonous exhaust gases
such as carbon monoxide may enter theve hi‐ 14 6
Climate cont rol

cle. This is
the case in enclosed spaces or if
th eve hicle getsst uck in sn ow,fo rex ample. #
Alw ays switch thest ationary heater off
in enclosed spaces without an air
ex traction sy stems, e.g. in garage s. #
Keep theta ilpipe and the area around
th eve hicle free from snow when the
engine or thest ationary heater are run‐
ning. #
Open a window on the windward side of
th eve hicle toensure an adequate sup‐
ply of fresh air. &
WARNING Risk offire due tohot station‐
ary heater components
When thest ationary heater is swit ched on,
parts of theve hicle can become very hot,
e.g. theex haust sy stem.
Flammable materials such as lea ves, grass or
twigs may ignite if they come into contact
wi th:
R hot parts of theex haust sy stem R
theex haust gas itself #
When thest ationary heater is swit ched
on, make sure that:
R hot vehicle parts do not come into
contact with flammable materials
R theex haust gas can flow out of the
ta ilpipe unhindered
R theex haust gas does not come into
contact with flammable materials *
NO
TEBattery discharge caused bysta‐
tionary heater or stationary ventilation
operation Ope
rating thest ationary heater or stationary
ve ntilation drains the batter y. #
After heating or ventilating theve hicle
twice, drive for a longer period of time. Re
quirement:
The fuel tank is filled toat least reser vefuel
le ve l. #
Set the desired temp erature using thew
button. #
Press button 1.
The red or blue indicator lamp in button 1
lights up or goes out.
Indicator lamp colours: R blue: stationary ventilation is switched on
R red: stationary heater is activated Climate control
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