fuel MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON 2016 Owner's Manual

Pulling
the cruise control le ver will set the dis‐
pla yed speed limit as the speed, pr ovided that:
R The Speed Limit Pilot has been activated in
the multimedia sy stem and
R Distance Pilot DISTRONIC has been acti va‐
te d.
If no speed limit is displa yed when the le ver is
operated, the speed set bythe driver is adop ted.
Drive prog ram
The DYNA MIC SELECT switch allo wsyouto
ch ange the driving style of Dis tance Pilot
DISTRONIC. Depending on which drive program
is selected, the driving characteristics can be
ge ared towa rds fuel econom y,comfort or
dynamic per form ance (→ page160).
Sy stem limits
Dis tance Pilot DISTRONIC is acti veinthe
0 km/h to200 km/h speed range.
Ve hicles with the Driving Assistance Pack‐
age: Distance Pilot DISTRONIC is acti veinthe
0 km/h to210 km/h speed range. The sy
stem may be impaired or may not function
in thefo llowing situations:
R In sno w,rain, fog, heavy spr ay, if there is
gl are, in direct sunlight or in great lyvarying
light conditions.
R Ifth e windscreen in the area of the camera is
dirty, mis ted up, damaged or co vered.
R Ifth era dar sensors are dirty or co vered.
Do not use Dis tance Pilot DISTRONIC in thefo l‐
lowing situations:
R Inroad and traf fic conditions whi chdo not
allow youto maintain a cons tant speed, e.g.
in heavy traf fic or on winding roads.
R On slippe ryroads. Braking or accelerating
can cause the drive wheels tolose traction
and theve hicle could then skid.
R When there is poor visibility, e.g. due tofog,
heavy rain or sno w.
R In multi-s torey car par ksor at tollst ations.
R Onroads with steep uphill or downhill gradi‐
ents. Ti
ps
Pa y particular attention in thefo llowing traf fic
situations. In such situations, brake if necessar y.
Dis tance Pilot DISTRONIC is then deactivated:
R When cornering, entering and exiting a bend.
R When not driving in the cent reofthe lane.
R When other vehicles are changing lane.
R Ifth ere are nar row vehicles.
R Ifth ere are obs tacles and stationary vehi‐
cles.
R Ifth ere are crossing vehicles, pedestrians,
mo torcyc lists or cyclists. Driving and parking
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Once you ha veswitched off the engine, you
cannot restart the engine until you ha ve
deactivated the HOLD function. DY
NA MIC BODY CONT ROL DY
NA MIC BODY CONTROL has thefo llowing
ch aracteristics:
R Variable damping characteristics
R Continual adjustment of the damping forc es
The damping characteristics adapt tothe cur rent
operating and driving situation.
The da mping is tuned individually for each wheel
and is af fected bythefo llowing factors:
R The road sur face conditions R
The drive program selected
R Vehicle load
The drive program can be adjus ted using the
DY NA MIC SELECT switch. AIR
BODY CONT ROL AIR
BODY CONT ROL function
AIR BODY CONTROL is an air suspension sy stem
with variable damping for impr oved driving com‐
fo rt. The all-round le vel control sy stem ensures
th e best possible suspension and const ant
ground clea rance, even wi tha laden vehicle.
When driving at speed, theve hicle is lo wered
automatically toimpr ove driving saf ety and to re
duce fuel consum ption. The option of manually
adjusting theve hicle le vel is also available.
AIR BODY CONTROL comprises:
R Air suspension with variable spring rate
R Automatic le vel control sy stem
R Speed-dependent lo wering toreduce fuel
consum ption
R Manual le vel adjustment
R ADS PLUS (Adaptive Damping Sy stem with
const ant damping forc e adjustment)
R DYNA MIC SELECT switch and le vel button Driving and parking
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Instrument display
overview &
WARNING Risk of accident due toan
instrument display malfunction
If th e instrument display has failed or mal‐
functioned, you may not recognise function
re strictions applying tosaf etyre leva nt sys‐
te ms.
The operating saf ety of your vehicle may be
impaired. #
Drive on carefull y.#
Have theve hicle checked immediately
at a qualified specialist workshop. If
th e operating saf ety of your vehicle is
impaired, park theve hicle safely as soon as pos‐
sible. Contact a qualified specialist workshop. Instrument display (standard) 1
Speedome ter
2 Multifunction display
3 Rev counter
4 Coolant temp erature display
5 Fuel le vel and fuel filler flap location indica‐
tor Instrument display in
the widescreen cockpit 1
Speedome ter
2 Multifunction display
3 Rev counter
4 Coolant temp erature display
5 Fuel le vel and fuel filler flap location indica‐
tor
The segments in speedome ter1 indica tethe
sy stem status forth efo llowing:
R Cruise control (→ page190)
R Limi ter (→ page 190)
R Distance Pilot DISTRONIC (→ page 193) 244
Instrument Display and on-board computer

Ve
hicles with Traf fic Sign Assist and wide‐
screen cockpit: detected instructions and traf‐
fi c signs appear in the speedome ter
( → page 229).
* NO
TEEngine dama gedue toexc essively
high engine speeds The engine will be damaged if
you drive with
th e engine in theov errevving range. #
Do not drive wi th the engine in theove r‐
re vving range. The fuel supply is inter
rupted toprotect the
engine when there d band in rev counter 3
(o ve rrev ving range) is reached.
During no rmal operating conditions, coolant
te mp erature display 4may rise to120 °C. &
WARNING Danger of bu rns when open‐
ing the bonn et
If yo u open the engine bonn etwhen the
engine has overheated or during a fire inthe
engine compartment, you could come into contact with hot
gases or other escaping
operating fluids. #
Before opening the bonn et, allow the
engine tocool down. #
Intheeve nt of a fire inthe engine com‐
partment, keep the engine bonn et
closed and call thefire service. Plug-in
hybrid: make sure that youre ad the
separate Owner's Manual. Otherwise, you may
fa ilto recognise dangers. Overview of the buttons on the
steering
wheel 1
Button group:
% Main menu and ba ckbutton (on-board
computer)
8 Switches sound off/on
W Increases thevo lume
X Decreases thevo lume
2 Touch Control (on-board co mputer)
3 Touch Control (multimedia sy stem)
4 Button group:
% Main menu and back button (multime‐
dia sy stem) Instrument Display and on-board computer
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St
atus displa ysinthe Assis tance graphic:
R é: ATTENTION ASSIST deactivated
R æ: Active Brake Assi stdeactivated
R Light lane markings: Active Lane Keeping
Assist activated
R Green lane markings: Active Lane Keeping
Assist actived R
Grey radar waves next tovehicle: Blind Spot
Assist activated
R Green radar waves next tovehicle: Blind Spot
Assist actived
R Display of Dis tance Pilot DISTRONIC
(→ page 193) Calling up displa
ysintheTr ip menu On-board computer:
, Trip
% Ve
hicles with the instrument display in
th e widescreen cockpit: whenyou ha veset
th e progressive display setting, you can view
information on the journey in theContent
menu. #
Toselect a displa y:swipe upwards or down‐
wa rds on the left-hand Touch Control.
Displa ysintheTrip menu:
R Standard display
R Range and cur rent fuel consu mption
A recuperation displ ayis also available for
cer tain engines. If there is only a small amount of fuel left in
the fuel tank, the dis‐
play sho wsave hicle being refuelled ins tead
of thera nge.
R ECO displ ay (→page 159)
R Trip computer From startandFrom reset
R Digital speedom eter
% Ve
hicles with an instrument display in
th e widescreen cockpit: the digital speed‐
ome ter only appears in the Classic or Sport
display setting. Example:
standard display
1 Trip dis tance
2 Total dis tance recorder Instrument Display and on-board compu
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Example: trip computer
1 Total dis tance recorder
2 Driving time
3 Average speed
4 Average fuel consum ption Re
setting values in theTr ip menu of the on-
board compu terOn-board computer:
, Trip
% The spelling may dif fer in the main menu dis‐
pla yed. Therefore, obser vethe menu over‐ view
forth e instrument display
(→ page 246).
Yo u can reset theva lues of thefo llowing func‐
tions:
R Trip dis tance
R Trip computer "F rom start" and "F rom reset"
R ECO display #
Toselect the function tobe rese t:swipe
upwards or down wards on the left-hand
To uch Control. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control. #
Select Yes. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control.
If yo u press and hold the left-hand side of Touch
Control, the function will be reset immediately. Calling up navigation instructions in
the on-
board compu ter On-board computer:
, Navigation Example: no
change of direction announced
1 Distance tothe next destination
2 Estimated ar riva l time
3 Distance tothe next change of direction
4 Current road 250
Instru ment Display and on-board computer

Multimedia sy
stem:
, Navigation .
¬ Destination .
Inter-
mediate destinations
Changing the order of the destinations #
Highlight the destination or intermediate des‐
tination. #
Select ¥Move. #
Movethe intermediate destination tothe
desired position. #
Press theTo uch Control, the controller or the
to uchpad.
Deleting a destination #
Highlight the destination or intermediate des‐
tination. #
Select ¥Delete.
St arting an automatic filling station sear ch
Re quirements:
The automatic filling station sear chis activated
O (→page 293).
Ro ute guidance is active. The fuel le vel in the
fuel tank reaches there ser vefuel le vel. The
Fuel tank reserve level Do you want to start
the search for filling stations? message is
shown. #
Select Yes.
The automatic filling station sear chbegins.
The available filling stations along thero ute
or in the vicinity of theve hicle's cur rent posi‐
tion are displ ayed. #
Select thefilling station.
The address of thefilling station is displa yed. #
Variant 1: if a route has not been calculated,
select Start route guidance.
The selected filling station is set as the desti‐
nation. Route guidance begins. #
Variant 2: if a route has been calculated,
select Start new route guidance orSet as
next intermediate destination.
Start new route guidance: the selected filling
st ation is set as a new destination. The pr evi‐
ous destinations and intermediate destina‐
tions are dele ted. Ro ute guidance tothefill‐
ing station begins. Set as next intermediate destination:
the
selected filling station is set as the next inter‐
mediate destination. Route guidance begins.
If th ere are already four intermediate desti‐
nations: #
Select Yesinthe prom pt.
The selected filling station is entered into
position 1 of the intermediate destinations
menu. Intermediate destination 4 is dele ted.
Ro ute guidance begins. Ro
ute Calculating a
route
Re quirement:
The destination is entered. The destination
address is shown. #
Variant 1: if a route has not been calculated,
select Start route guidance.
The route tothe destination is calculated.
The map sho ws thero ute. Route guidance
th en begins. 290
Multimedia sy stem

Selecting an alternative
route
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation .
À Route #
Select Alternative route.
The routes are displ ayed in accordance with
th e setting made in thero ute settings.
The cur rently selected route is shown with a
dark blue line. #
Select an alternative route.
Swit ching the automatic filling station
sear chon/off
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation .
Z Options #
Switch Reserve fuel level onO or off ª.
Switched on O: whenthe fuel reser velevel
is reached, a prom ptappears asking whe ther
yo uwa nttostart sear ching forfilling sta‐
tions. Ro
ute guidance Note
s onroute guidance
Ro ute guidance begins once a route has been
calculated.
The road and traf fic ru les and regulations alw ays
ha ve priority over multimedia sy stem driving rec‐
ommendations.
Driving recommendations are:
R Navigation announcements
R Route guidance displ ays
R Lane recommendations
If yo u do not follow the navigation announce‐
ments or if you lea vethe calculated route, a new
ro ute is calculated automaticall y.
Driving recommendations may di ffer from the
actual road and traf fic conditions if:
R thero ute is diver ted
R the direction of a one- wayst re et has
ch anged
Fo rth is reason, you must alw ays obser veroad
and traf fic ru les and regulations during your
journe y. The
route may dif fer from the ideal route due to
th efo llowing:
R roadwor ks
R incomple tedigital map data
Changing direction There are
thre e phases when changing direction:
R Preparation phase Multimedia sy
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#
Toselect a traf fic re port symbol: select
Next orPrevious. #
Press on theto uchpad or cont roller.
The traf fic re port de tails are displa yed.
Issuing hazard alerts
Multimedia sy stem:
, Naviga-
tion .
Z Options .
Announcements #
Activate OAnnounce traffic warnings .
Wa rning messages are issued and approach‐
ing tailbac kswhich pose a risk are
announced. Map and compass
Map and compass
overview 1
Toset the map scale
2 Toselect the map orientation and map view
3 Tomo vethe map
4 Tocall up the navigation map
5 Tocall up the tra ffic map The map and satellite images are shown in
globe
projection. This allo wsfor a realistic map display
in all map scales. The map uses ele vation model‐
ling.
In small map scales (20 m, 50 m), impor tant
buildings are depicted realistically on the map in
many cities; other buildings are shown as mod‐
els.
If online information is available, fuel prices and
th eav ailability of parking spaces in multi-s torey
car pa rks are displa yed, forex ample.
% Requirements:
R You ha vea Mercedes me account.
R The service has been activated at a
Mercedes-Benz Service Cent re.
Fu rther information can be found at http://
www.mercedes.me. Multimedia sy
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Opening/closing
the bonnet &
WARNING Risk of accident due todriv‐
ing with the engine bonn etunlo cked
An unloc ked engine bonn etmay open up
when theve hicle is in motion and block your
vie w. #
Never unlock the engine bonn etwhen
driving. #
Before every trip, ensure that the
engine bonn etis loc ked. &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
when opening and closing the engine
bonn et
When opening or closing the engine bonn et,
it may suddenly drop into the end position.
There is a risk of injury for an yone in the
engine bonn et's range of mo vement. #
Only open or close the engine bonn et
when there are no persons in the
engine bonn et's range of mo vement. &
WARNING Danger of bu rns when open‐
ing the bonn et
If yo u open the engine bonn etwhen the
engine has overheated or during a fire inthe
engine compartment, you could come into
contact with hot gases or other escaping
operating fluids. #
Before opening the bonn et, allow the
engine tocool down. #
Intheeve nt of a fire inthe engine com‐
partment, keep the engine bonn et
closed and call thefire service. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tomoving
parts
Cer tain components in the engine compart‐
ment may continue tomo veor suddenly
mo veagain even af terth e ignition has been
switched off, e.g. the cooler fan.
Ma kesure of thefo llowing before per form ing
ta sks in the engine compartmen t: #
Switch the ignition off. #
Neverto uch the danger zone sur round‐
ing moving co mponent parts, e.g. the
ro tation area of thefa n. #
Remo vejewe llery and watches. #
Keep items of clo thing and hair away
from moving parts. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom touching
co mp onent parts under voltage
The ignition sy stem and the fuel injection
sy stem workunder high voltage. If youto uch
co mp onent parts which are under voltage,
yo u could recei vean electric shoc k. #
Neverto uch co mponents of the ignition
sy stem or the fuel injection sy stem
when the ignition is switched on. &
WARNING Danger of bu rns from hot
component parts in the engine compart‐
ment
Cer tain component parts in the engine com‐
partment may be very hot, e.g. the engine, Maintenance and care
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