ESP MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON 2017 Owners Manual

Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
å ESP ®
OFF warning lamp The
yellow ESP ®
OFF warning lamp is lit while the engine is running.
ESP ®
is deacti vated. &
WARNING Risk of skidding when driving wi thESP ®
deacti vated
If ESP ®
is deactivated, ESP ®
cannot car ryout vehicle stabilisation. The availability of fur ther driving saf ety sy stems
is also limited. #
Drive on carefull y. #
Only deactivate ESP ®
for as long as the situation requ ires.
If ESP ®
cannot be activated, ESP ®
is malfunctioning. #
Have ESP ®
ch ecked immediately at a qualified specialist workshop. #
Obser vethe no tes on deactivating ESP ®
. 444
Displaymessa ges and warning/indicator lamps

Ty
res Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
h Ty re pressure monitoring
sy stem warning lamp lights
up The
yellow tyre pressure monitoring sy stem warning lamp (pressure loss/malfunction) is lit.
The tyre pressure monitoring sy stem has de tected tyre pressure loss in at least one of the tyres. &
WARNING Risk of an accident due toinsuf ficient tyre pressure
Ty res with insuf ficient tyre pressure pose thefo llowing risks:
R The tyres may bur st, especially as the load and vehicle speed increase.
R The tyres may wearexc essively and/or une venly, which may greatly impair tyre traction.
R ‑ The driving characteristics, steering and braking may be greatly impaired.
Yo u could then lose control of theve hicle. #
Obser vethere commended tyre pressures. #
Adjust the tyre pressure if necessar y. #
Stop theve hicle, paying attention toroad and traf fic conditions. #
Check the tyre pressure and the tyres. 454
Display messages and warning/indicator lamps

h
Warning tyre defect ....................419
h Wheel sensor(s) missing ............ 420
Wi thout changing gear, consult work‐
shop ....................................................4 26
Display on the windscreen
see Head-up display
Distance control see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
Di stance recorder
see Trip dis tance
DI STRO NIC
see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
Door Additional door lock ...............................71
Locking (emergency key) ...................... .76
Opening (from the inside) ......................71
Un locking (emer gency key) .................... 76
Un locking (from the inside) .................... 71
Door cont rol panel .................................... .16
Drive Away Assist .................................... 236
Drive position Selecting .............................................. 173Drive prog
ram display ............................. 17 0
Drive prog rams
see DYNA MIC SELECT
Driver's seat see Seat
Driving lights see Automatic driving lights
Driving saf ety sy stem ............................ .190
ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy stem) ........... 191
Ac tive Brake Assi st.............................. 19 6
Ad aptive brake lights .......................... .201
BA S (Brake Assi stSystem) ...................1 91
EBD (Electronic Brake forc e Distribu‐
tion) ..................................................... 19 6
ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Prog ram)
Crosswind Assist ................................. 19 5
ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Prog ram)
trailer stabilisation .............................. .195
Overview .............................................. 191
Ra dar sensors ...................................... 19 0
Re sponsibility ...................................... 19 0
ST EER CONTROL ................................. 19 6
Driving sy stem
DY NA MIC BODY CONTROL .................. 213Driving sy
stem
see 360° Camera
see Active Blind Spot Assi st
see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
see Active Lane Keeping Assist
see Active Parking Assist
see Active Steering Assist
see AIR BODY CONTROL
see ATTENTION ASSIST
see Blind Spot Assist
see Cruise contro l:
see Driving saf ety sy stem
see HOLD function
see Limiter
see Parking Assist PARKTRONIC
see Remo teParking Assist
see Reversing camera
Driving tips Driving abroad (changing the lights) ....1 27
Gene ral driving tips ............................ .164
Ru nning-in no tes ..................................1 64
Dr ows iness de tection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
DY NA MIC BODY CONT ROL
Suspension .......................................... 213468
Index

Dynamic handling cont
rol sy stem
see ESP ®
(Elect ronic Stability Prog ram)
DY NA MIC SELECT .................................... 17 0
Con figuring drive program I ................. 17 0
Drive program display .......................... 17 0
Drive programs .................................... 17 0
Fu nction .............................................. 17 0
Operating (DYNAMIC SELECT switch) .............................................................1 70
Selecting the drive prog ram ............... .170 E
E-mails see Messa ges
E10 ............................................................ 370
Easy entry feature
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 105
Setting ................................................. 106
Easy exitfeature
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 105
Setting ................................................. 106
EAS Y-PA CK boot box ................................ 11 6
Ad justing the height toany position .... .114
Care .................................................... .319 Ins
talling/ removing .............................. 11 6
EBD (Electronic Brake forc e Distribu‐
tion)
Function/no tes ................................... 19 6
ECO Assist Displaying ............................................ 16 9
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 16 8
ECO display Function .............................................. 16 8
Re setting ............................................. 258
ECO start/s top function ................. 166, 167
Au tomatic engine start ........................ 16 6
Au tomatic engine stop .........................1 66
Operation ............................................ 16 6
Switching off/on ................................. 167
Electric pa rking brake .....1 86, 187, 188, 189
App lying automatically ........................ 186
App lying or releasing manually ............ 188
Emergency braking .............................. 189
Re leasing automatically ...................... .187
Electrical fuses see Fuses Electromagnetic compatibility
Declaration of conformity ......................24
Electronic Stability Prog ram
see ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Prog ram)
Electronics ............................................... 364
Emer gency
Assis tance overview .............................. 18
Fire extinguisher ................................. .324
Fir st-aid kit (so ftsided) ....................... 323
Re moving thewa rning triangle ............ 323
Saf etyve st .......................................... 322
Setting up thewa rning triangle .......... .323
Emer gency braking ................................. 189
Emer gency call sy stem
see Mercedes-Benz emer gency call sy stem
Emer gency engine start ......................... 340
Emer gency key element
Inserting/removing ............................... 69
Locking a door ....................................... 76
Un locking a door .................................. .76
Emer gency operation mode
St arting theve hicle ............................. 16 2 Index
469

Emer
gency spare wheel .........................3 62
No tes .................................................. 362
Re moving ............................................ 363
Energ y consum ption
Ke y ........................................................ 68
Engine ECO start/ stop function ......................1 66
Engine number ................................... .366
St arting (Digital Car Keyst icke r) .......... 161
St arting (eme rgency operation
mode) .................................................. 16 2
St arting (mobile phone) ...................... .161
St arting (Remo teOnline) ..................... 16 3
St arting (s tart/s top button) .................1 60
St arting assis tance .............................. 332
Switching off (s tart/s top button) .........1 81
Engine bonnet Function (active bonnet) ...................... 307
Opening/closing ................................. 308
Re setting (active bonnet) ..................... 307
Engine electronics Notes ................................................... 364
Engine number ........................................3 66Engine oil
................................................. .311
Ad ditives .............................................. 373
Checking the oil le vel using the oil
dipstick ................................................ 310
Checking the oil le vel using the on-
board computer ................................... 310
Filling capacity ..................................... 374
MB-F reigabe or MB-Appr oval .............. .374
Quality ................................................. 374
To pping up ...........................................3 11
Entering characters
Fu nction/no tes .................................... 271
On theto uchpad .................................. 272
Using the controller ............................. 272
ESC (Electronic Stability Control)
see ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Prog ram)
ESP ®
Crosswind Assist ................................. 19 5
Tr ailer stabilisation .............................. 19 5
ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Prog ram) ...... 19 2
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 19 2
Switching on/off ................................. 19 5
EU general operating permit number ....366 Exhaust pipes (Care)
...............................317
Exterior lighting Care .................................................... .317
Exterior lighting see Lights F
Fa tigue de tection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Fa ult message
see Displ aymessa ge
Favo urites
Ad ding .................................................2 70
Calling up ............................................ 269
Deleting ............................................... 270
Moving ................................................ 270
Overview ............................................. 269
Re naming ............................................ 270
Fi re extinguisher ..................................... 324
Firs t-aid kit (soft sided) .......................... 323
Flacon Inse rting/ removing .............................. 15147 0
Index

Ve
nts
see Air vents
VIN ............................................................ 366
Identification plate .............................. 366
Seat ..................................................... 366
Wi ndsc reen ......................................... 366
Vi sibility
Demisting the windo ws....................... 15 0
Wi ndsc reen heater .............................. 15 2W
Wa rning lamp
see Warning/indicator lamps
Wa rning sy stem
see ATA (anti-theft alarm sy stem)
Wa rning triangle
Re moving ............................................ 323
Setting up ............................................ 323
Wa rning/indicator lamp
!ABS warning lamp ...................... .442
JBrake sy stem warning lamp
(red) .................................................... .441 J
Brake sy stem warning lamp
(yellow) ................................................ 440
? Coolant warning lamp ................ .452
·Dis tance warning warning lamp .. 448
# Electrical fault warning lamp ...... .451
; Engine diagnosis warning lamp .... 451
åESP ®
OFF warning lamp .............. 444
÷ ESP®
wa rning lamp flashes ........ .443
÷ESP ®
wa rning lamp lights up ...... .443
8Fu elreser vewarning lamp .......... .451
Ð Powe rst eering sy stem warning
lamp .................................................... 450
!Re d indicator lamp, elect ric
parking brake applied .......................... 445
6 Restra int sy stem warning lamp .. .446
7Seat belt warning lamp flashes .. .447
7 Seat belt warning lamp lights
up ........................................................ 446
à Suspension warning lamp .......... .447
j Trailer hit chwarning lamp .......... .449 hTy
repressure monitoring sys‐
te m wa rning lamp flashes .................. .455
hTy repressure monitoring sys‐
te m wa rning lamp lights up ................ .454
! Yellow elect ric pa rking brake
indicator lamp is malfunctioning ........ .445
Wa rning/indicator lamps .................10, 438
In stru ment display (o verview) ................ 10
Overview ............................................. 438
PA SSENGER AIR BAG ............................ 42
Wa rranty .................................................... 27
Wa sher fluid
see Windsc reen washer fluid
Wa shing byhand (care) ........................... 315
Wheel change
Fitting a new wheel ............................ .360
Lo we ring theve hicle ............................3 61
Preparation .......................................... 357
Ra ising theve hicle .............................. 358
Re moving a wheel .............................. .360
Re moving/fitting hub caps .................. 357 Index
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