belt MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON 2017 Workshop Manual

Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
7 Seat belt warning lamp
fl ashes The
red seat belt warning lamp flashes and an intermit tent wa rning tone sounds.
The driver or front passenger has not fastened their seat belt while theve hicle is in motion. #
Fasten your seat belt .
There are objects on the front passenger seat. #
Remo vethe objects from the front passenger seat. Driving sy
stems Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
à Suspension warning lamp The
yellow AIR BODY CONTROL warning lamp is on.
The yellow DYNA MIC BODY CONTROL warning lamp is on.
AIR BODY CONTROL is faulty.
There is a fault in theDY NA MIC BODY CONTROL. #
Obser vethe messages on the multifunction displa y. Displ
aymessa ges and warning/indicator lamps 447

Ad
aptive functions, MULTIBEAM LED
see Intelligent Light Sy stem
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .133
Fu nction .............................................. 13 2
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .135
Fu nction .............................................. 13 4
Ad Blue ®
.................................................... 372
Ad ditives .............................................. 372
Filling capacity ..................................... 373
No tes ................................................... 17 9
Purity ................................................... 372
To pping up ...........................................1 79
Ad ditional door lo ck.................................. 71
Ad diti ves.................................................. 373
Ad Blue ®
............................................... 372
Engine oil ............................................. 373
Fu elling ................................................ 371
Ad diti ves (AdBlue ®
)
see AdBlue ®
Ad diti ves (engine oil)
see Additives Ad
diti ves (fuel)
see Fuelling
Ad justing the balance/ fader
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem ... 305
Ad justing the headlamp range ............... 12 8
Ad justing the sound optimisation
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem ... 305
ADS PLUS damping sy stem
see AIR BODY CONTROL
Ad versewe ather light ............................ .132
Af ter-sales service centre
see ASS YST PLUS
AIR BODY CONT ROL................................ .213
Setting ................................................. 215
Suspension .......................................... 213
Air conditioning sy stem
see Climate control
Air distribution ........................................ .147
Air freshener sy stem
see Frag rance sy stem
Air suspension see AIR BODY CONTROL Air
vents ................................................... 157
Ad justing (front) ................................... 157
Ad justing (rear) .................................... 15 8
Glo vebox .............................................1 58
Air vents
see Air vents
Ai r-re circulation mode ............................ 15 0
Airbag ........................................................ .38
Ac tivation .............................................. 32
Belt airbag ............................................ .36
Fr ont airbag (driver, front passenger) ....38
Ins tallation locations ............................ .38
Knee airbag ........................................... 38
Overview ............................................... 38
Pr otection ..............................................39
Re duced pr otection ...............................40
Side impact airbag ................................ 38
Wi ndowbag ............................................ 38
Ai rflow ...................................................... 147
AIRPANEL (Care) ...................................... 317
Alarm see Panic alarm Index
457

Au
tomatic front passen ger airbag
shu toff ........................................................ 41
Fu nction of the automatic front
passenger airbag shutoff ....................... 41
Au tomatic front passen ger front air‐
bag deacti vation sy stem .................... .41, 42
PA SSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamp .... .42
Au tomatic front passen ger front air‐
bag deacti vation sy stem
see Automatic front passenger front
airbag deactivation sy stem
Au tomatic mir rorfo lding function
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .145
Au tomatic transmission
DIRECT SELECT le ver ........................... 172
Drive program display .......................... 17 0
Drive programs .................................... 17 0
DY NA MIC SELECT switch .................... 17 0
Engaging drive position ........................ 173
Engaging reve rsege ar ........................ .173
Kickdown ............................................. 175
Manual gearshifting ............................ .174
Selecting pa rkposition ........................ 173
Shifting toneutral ................................ 173St
eering wheel gearshift paddles ........ .174
Tr ansmission position display .............. 172
Tr ansmission positions ........................ 172
Axle load Perm issible .......................................... 366
Tr ailer operation .................................. 380 B
Ball neck Extending/r etra cting ........................... 24 5
BA S (Brake Assist Sy stem) .................... .191
Battery Charging (Remo teOnline) .................... 16 3
Ke y ........................................................ 69
Re mo tecontrol (s tationary heater) ...... 15 6
Battery (vehicle) Charging .............................................. 332
Notes .................................................. 330
St arting assis tance .............................. 332
Belt see Seat belt
Belt airbag Activation .............................................. 32 Fu
nction/no tes .....................................36
Bic ycle rack
Tr ailer operation .................................. 24 8
Blind Spot Assi st..................................... 239
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .241
Fu nction .............................................. 239
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 39
Blo wer
see Climate control
BlueTEC see AdBlue ®
Blue tooth ®
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .275
Settings ............................................... 274
Blue tooth ®
Au dio
Ac tivating ............................................ 300
Ad justing thevo lume .......................... .300
Displ aying device de tails .................... .301
Information .......................................... 299
Overview ............................................. 299
Sear ching for and auth orisingthe
device .................................................. 299 Index
459

Ending a call ........................................ 282
Incoming call du
ring an existing call .... 283
Making ................................................ 282
Vi ath eove rhead control panel
(Mercedes me connect) ......................2 88
Camera see 360° Camera
see Reversing camera
Car key
see Key
Car wash
see Care
Car wash (care) ........................................3 14
Care .......................................................... .319
AIR PANEL ............................................ 317
Car wash ..............................................3 14
Carpet .................................................. 319
Displ ay................................................. 319
EAS Y-PA CK boot box ............................ 319
Exhaust pipes ...................................... 317
Exterior lighting .................................... 317
Genuine wood/trim elements .............. 319
High-pressu recleaner .......................... 314
Matt finish ........................................... 316Pa
int wo rk ............................................. 316
Plastic trim ...........................................3 19
Re versing camera/360° Camera ........ .317
Ro of lining ............................................ 319
Seat belt .............................................. 319
Seat co ver ............................................ 319
Senso rs................................................ 317
Tr ailer tow hit ch................................... 317
Wa shing byhand ..................................3 15
Wheels/rims ........................................3 17
Wi ndo ws .............................................. 317
Wi per blades ........................................ 317
Carpet (Care) ............................................ 319
Changing bulbs ........................................ 137
Dipped beam ....................................... 13 8
Fitting/removing co ver (front wheel
ar ch ) .................................................... 13 8
Main beam ...........................................1 38
No tes ................................................... 137
Opening/closing the side trim pan‐
els .......................................................1 39
Overview .............................................. 137
Re versing light .................................... .139
Tu rn signal light (front) ........................ 13 8
Tu rn signal light (rear) .......................... 13 9Changing hub caps
.................................. 357
Changing the lights
Driving abroad (symm etrical dipped
beam) .................................................. 127
Channel tracking Setting ................................................ .303
Charging Battery (vehicle) .................................. 332
Mobile phone (wi reless) ...................... .124
USB port ..............................................1 24
Chassis le vel (AIR BODY CONT ROL)
Setting ................................................ .215
Child saf ety lock
Re ar side wind ows................................. 65
Child seat Attach ing (no tes) ................................... 54
Fr ont passenger seat (no tes) ................. 52
Fr ont passenger seat (rear ward-
fa cing/for ward-facing) .......................... 54
Fr ont passenger seat (without airbag
shutoff) .................................................. 53
ISOFIX/i-Size (fitting) ............................50
No tes ..................................................... 46
Re commended child restra int sy stems .. 61 Index
461

Seats suitable
for belt-secu redch ild
re stra int sy stems ................................... 55
Seats suitable for i‑Size child
re stra int sy stems ................................... 60
Seats suitable for ISOFIX child
re stra int sy stems ................................... 58
To pTe ther ..............................................51
Child seat see i-Size child seat securing sy stem
see ISOFIX child seat securing sy stem
Child-sa fety lock
Re ar door .............................................. 63
Child ren
Re stra int sy stems ..................................46
Chock ...................................................... .356
St orage location ..................................3 56
Cigar ette lighter
Fr ont centre console ............................ 121
City lighting ............................................ .132
Cleaning see Care Climate control
........................................ 147
Ac tivating/deactivating the A/C
function (cont rol panel) ...................... .149
Ac tivating/deactivating the A/C
function (multimedia sy stem) .............. 14 9
Ac tivating/deactivating the synchro‐
nisation function (cont rol panel) .......... 15 0
Ac tivating/deactivating the synchro‐
nisation function (multimedia sys‐
te m) ..................................................... 15 0
Air di stribution settings .......................1 50
Air-recirculation mode ......................... 15 0
Au tomatic control ................................ 14 9
Climate style function .......................... 14 9
Demi sting the windo ws....................... 15 0
Demi sting the windscreen ...................1 47
Fr agrance sy stem ................................ 151
Fr ont air vents ..................................... 157
Glo vebox air vent ................................ 15 8
Inserting/removing theflacon (fra‐
gr ance sy stem) .................................... 151
ionisation ............................................ .151
No te ..................................................... 147
Re ar air vents ...................................... 15 8
Re ar operating unit .............................. 147
Re sidual heat ....................................... 151Setting
the air distribution ...................1 47
Setting the air flow ............................... 147
Setting the climate style ......................1 49
Setting thete mp erature ......................1 47
St ationary heater/ ventilation .............. 15 3
Switching on/off ................................. 14 8
Switching there ar wind owheater
on/off .................................................. 147
THERMATIC contro l panel .................... 147
THERMOTRONIC contro l panel ............147
Ve ntilating theve hicle (con venience
opening) ................................................ 84
Wi ndsc reen heater .............................. 15 2
Climate style
Fu nction .............................................. 14 9
Setting ................................................. 14 9
Cockpit ........................................................ .6
Overview .................................................6
Combination switch see Turn signal light
Computer On-board computer ............................. 253
Connection status
Displ ays ............................................... 295 462
Index

Calling up menus ................................
.268
Central control elements ..................... 264
Configu ring displ aysettings ................2 73
Main functions .................................... 268
Overview ............................................. 264
Re storing thefa ctory settings .............. 276
Switching the sound on/off ................. 271N
Na vigation
Menu (on-board computer) .................. 258
Na vigation messages
On-board computer ............................. 258
Ne arField Communication (NFC)
Locking theve hicle (digital vehicle
ke yst icke r) ............................................ 72
Locking theve hicle (mobile phone) .......72
St arting theve hicle (Digital Car Key
st icke r) ................................................. 161
St arting theve hicle (mobile phone) ..... 161
Un locking theve hicle (digital vehicle
ke yst icke r) ............................................ 72
Un locking theve hicle (mobile phone) ....72 Ne
utral
Selecting .............................................. 173 O
Occupant saf ety
Pe ts in theve hicle ................................. 65
Occupant saf ety
see Airbag
see Automatic front passenger air‐
bag shutoff
see PRE-SAFE ®
(anticipatory occu‐
pant pr otection)
see PRE-SAFE ®
Impulse Side
see PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS (anticipatory
occupant pr otection plus)
see Restra int sy stem
see Seat belt
Odome ter
see Total dis tance recorder
Oil see Engine oil
On-board co mputer ................................. 261
Assis tance graphic menu .................... 256
Displaying the service due date ........... 306 Media menu ........................................2
60
Menu designs ...................................... 262
Menus ................................................. 253
Multifunction display ........................... 255
Na vigation menu ................................. 258
Operating ............................................ 253
Ra dio menu .........................................2 59
Service menu ...................................... 256
Te lephone menu .................................. 260
Tr ip menu ............................................ 257
On-boa rddiagno stics inter face
see Diagno stics connection
On-boa rdelectronics
Engine electronics .............................. .364
No tes ................................................... 364
Tw o-w ayradios .................................... 364
Open-source software .............................. 30
Opening the boot lid using your foot
HANDS-FREE ACCESS .......................... .79
Operating fluids
Ad Blue ®
............................................... 372
Brake fluid .......................................... .374
Coolant (engine) .................................. 375
Fu el (petrol) ......................................... 370 Index
477

Calling up
thest ation list .................... .302
Deleting stations ................................ .303
Displ aying information ........................ .304
Displ aying radio text ............................ 304
Displaying the artist and track ............ 304
Editing station presets ........................ .303
Fr equency fix ....................................... 303
Menu (on-boa rdcompu ter) .................. 259
Moving stations .................................. .303
Overview .............................................. 301
Sear ching forst ations .......................... 301
Setting a station .................................. 301
Setting station tracking ...................... .303
Setting the frequency band ................. 301
Sorting thest ation list ........................ .302
St oring radio stations .......................... 302
Swit ching traf fic announcements
on/off ................................................. 304
Ta gging music trac ks........................... 303
Ra dio station list
Sorting ................................................ 302
Ra dio stations
Selecting (on-boa rdcompu ter) ............ 259
Ra in-closing feature
Sliding sunroof ...................................... 89 Ra
nge
Displaying ............................................ 257
Re ading light
see Interior lighting
Re ar door (child saf ety lock) .................... 63
Re ar fog light ...........................................1 28
Re ar seat
see Seat
Re ar seat belt
St atus display ........................................ 37
Re ar seat belt status display .................... 37
Re ar window
Ro ller sunblind ...................................... 82
Re ar window heater ................................ 147
Re ar-view mir ror
see Outside mir rors
Re cycling
see Take -ba ckof end-of-life vehicles
Re ducing agent
see AdBlue ®
Re fuel
Re fuelling theve hicle ........................... 176Re
fuelling
To pping up AdBlue ®
............................. 17 9
Re gistration
Ve hicle ................................................... 27
Re mo tecont rol (stationa ryheater)
Displ ays ............................................... 15 5
Problems ............................................. 157
Re placing the battery .......................... 15 6
Setting ................................................. 154
Re mo teOnline
Charging the battery ............................1 63
Cooling or heating theve hicle inte‐
ri or .......................................................1 62
St arting theve hicle ............................. 16 3
Re mo teParking Assist ............................ 231
Auth orising a mobile phone ................. 236
Fu nction .............................................. 231
Ope rating ............................................ 233
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 31
Re placing a bulb
see Changing bulbs
Re scue card ............................................... 27480
Index

Re
ser ve
Fu el ..................................................... 372
Re set function (multimedia sy stem) ...... 276
Re sidual heat ...........................................1 51
Re storing (factory settings)
see Reset function (multimedia sy stem)
Re stra int sy stem ...................................... .31
Children ................................................ .46
Fu nction in an accident ......................... 32
Fu nctionality .......................................... 32
Malfunction ........................................... 32
Pr otection ..............................................31
Re duced pr otection ...............................31
Sy stem self-test .....................................32
Wa rning lamp ........................................ 32
Re versege ar
Selecting .............................................. 173
Re versing camera .................................. .220
Care ..................................................... 317
Fu nction .............................................. 220
Opening the camera co ver .................. 223
Switching auto matic mode on/off ..... .222 Re
versing camera (Active Parking
Assist)
Opening the camera co ver .................. 226
Switching auto matic mode on/off ..... .226
Re versing light (changing bulbs) ...........139
Rims (Care) ............................................... 317
Ro llaw ay protection
see HOLD function
Ro ller sunblind
Re ar wind ow.......................................... 82
Side windo ws......................................... 81
Ro ller sunblind
see Co ver
Ro of lining (care) .................................... .319
Ro of load .................................................. 378
Ro ofrack .................................................. 11 7
Ru n-flat characteristics
MOExtended tyres ............................... 325
Ru nning-in no tes ...................................... 16 4 S
Saf ety sy stems
see Driving saf ety sy stem
Saf etyve st ............................................... 322
SD memo rycard
Inserting/removing ............................ .296
Seat ..................................................... 95, 11 0
4-w aylumbar support .......................... .99
Ad justing (electrically) ........................... 98
Ad justing (manually and electrically) ..... 95
Ad justing (Seat Comfort) ....................... 97
Backrest (rear) locking ......................... 11 2
Cor rect driver's seat position ................ 94
Fo lding backrest (rear) forw ards .......... 11 0
Fo lding the backrest (rear) back ........... 111
Setting options ...................................... 16
Using the memory function ................. 106
Seat see Head restra int
Seat belt .............................................. .33,37
Ac tivating/deactivating seat belt
adjustment ............................................ 37
Ad justing the height .............................. 36 Index
481

Belt airbag ............................................. 36
Ca re ..................................................... 319
Fa stening ............................................... 36
Pr otection ..............................................33
Re ar seat belt status display .................. 37
Re duced pr otection ...............................34
Re leasing .............................................. .37
Seat belt adjustment (function) ............. 36
Wa rning lamp ........................................ 37
Seat belt adjustment Activating/deactivating ......................... 37
Fu nction ................................................ 36
Seat belt tensioners
Ac tivation .............................................. 32
Seat belt warning
see Seat belt
Seat co ver (Care) .................................... .319
Seat heater Activating/deactivating ...................... .101
Seat ventilation
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .103
Selecting a gear
see Shifting gears Selector le
ver
see DIRECT SELECT le ver
Sensors (Care) .......................................... 317
Service Menu (on-board computer) .................. 256
Service see ASS YST PLUS
Service call ..............................................2 89
Breakd own assi stance call .................. 289
MB In focall ......................................... 288
Service Centre see Quali fied specialist workshop
Service inter val display
see AS SYST PLUS
Service product Engine oil ............................................. 373
Service products Additives (fuel) .....................................3 71
Fu el (diesel) ......................................... 371
Setting a speed see Cruise contro l:
Setting summer time ..............................273Setting
the da teform at ........................... 274
Setting the distance unit and temper‐
ature unit ................................................ .275
Settings Messages ............................................ 286
Shifting gears .......................................... .174
Gearshift recommendation ........... 171, 174
Manual .................................................1 74
Short text messages
see Messages
Side impact airbag .................................... 38
Side impact pr otection ............................ 217
Side windo ws............................................. 83
Child sa fety lo ckinthere ar .................. .65
Closing .................................................. 83
Closing using theke y ............................ 85
Con venience closing .............................. 84
Con venience opening ............................ 84
Opening .................................................83
Opening with theke y ............................ .84
Problem .................................................85
Ro ller sunblind ...................................... .81
Ski/snowboard bag ................................. 11 2482
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
489