transmission MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON 2017 Repair Manual

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
Ð Steering malfunction See
Owner's Manual *
Ve hicles with manual transmissions: the electric steering lock is malfunctioning. The steering may be loc kedby
th e electric steering loc k. &
WARNING Risk of accident if steering capability is impaired
If th esteering does not function as intended, theve hicle's operating saf ety is jeopardised. #
Pull over and stop theve hicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf fic conditions.
Do not continue driving under any circums tances. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop. #
Pull over and stop theve hicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf fic conditions. Do not
continue driving under any circums tances. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop.
Let fresh air into the vehi-
cle interior! Air condition-
ing malf. Visit workshop *T
he climate contro l system is malfunctioning. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryand accident due toan insuf ficient supply of fresh air
If th e climate control sy stem is malfunctioning, carbon dioxide le vels may inc rease in the passenger compart‐
ment. Breathing in carbon dioxide may cause dizziness. #
Open the window toensure that there is a suf ficient supply of fresh ai r. #
Open the window toensure that there is an adequate supply of fresh air. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop immediatel y.430
Display messages and warning/indicator lamps

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

Overview ............................................. 295
Controller Operating ............................................ 266
Con venience closing ................................. 85
Con venience opening ................................ 84
Coolant (engine) Levelch eck .......................................... 312
No tes ................................................... 375
Cooling see Climate control
Copyright .................................................. .30
Cornering light ........................................ .131
Co ver........................................................... 81
Cross Traf fic Alert .................................. .237
Crosswind Assist Function/no tes ................................... 19 5
Cruise control Activating ............................................ 203
Calling up a speed ............................... 203
Deactivating ........................................ 203
Le ver ................................................... 203
Re quirements ...................................... 203 Selecting ............................................
.203
Setting a speed ................................... 203
St oring a speed ................................... 203
Cruise control: ......................................... 201
Fu nction .............................................. 201
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 01
Cup holder Rear .................................................... .120
Cup holder in the centre console
In stalling/removing .............................. 11 9
ins talling/ removing (auto matic
transmission) ....................................... 11 8 D
Damage de tection (pa rked vehicle) .......189
Dashboard see Cockpit
Dashboard lighting see Instrument lighting
Data acquisition Vehicle .................................................. 28
Data import/export Importing/exporting ............................2 75PIN pr
otection for data export .............2 76
Deactivating the ala rm(ATA ).................... 92
Declaration of conformity Electromagn etic compatibility .............. .24
Jack ...................................................... .24
TIREFIT kit ............................................. 25
Wi reless vehicle components ................24
Designs Menu (on-board co mputer) .................. 262
Diagnostics connection ............................ 26
Diesel Low outside temp eratures ...................3 71
No tes ................................................... 371
Digital Car Keyst icker
Locking theve hicle ................................ 72
St arting theve hicle .............................. 161
Un locking theve hicle ............................72
Digital Owner's Manual ............................ 20
Digital speedome ter ................................ 257
Dipped beam Activating/deactivating ...................... .127
Changing bulbs .................................... 13 8
Setting ................................................. 13 5 Index
463

5
Engine oil le vel cannot be
measured ............................................ .414
4 Engine oil le velRe duce oil le vel.. 412
4 Engine oil le velSt op vehicle
Switch engine off ................................. 412
4 Engine oil pressure Stop
Switch off engine ................................. 413
6 Front left malfunction Consult
wo rkshop (e xample)............................ 396
Fr ont-passenger airbag disabled See
Owner's Manual ..................................3 97
Fr ont-passenger airbag enabled See
Owner's Manual ..................................3 98
! inoperative See Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 382
÷ inoperative See Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 385
T inoperative See Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 386
G Inoperati ve................................. 392 b
Intelligent Light Sy stem inoper‐
ative ....................................................4 35
ÂKe y not de tected (red displ ay
messa ge).............................................4 22
 Key not de tected (white dis‐
pl ay messa ge).....................................4 22
bLeft dipped beam (e xamp le) ........ 435
6Left windowbag malfunction
Consult workshop (e xample).............. .396
Let fresh air into theve hicle interior!
Air conditioning malf. Visit workshop .. 430
Limiter inoperative .............................. 406
Limiter passive .................................... 405
¢ Lowe ring .................................... 399
b Malfunction See Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 436
ðMaximum speed exceeded ..........4 06
N permanently active Risk of vehicle
ro lling .................................................. 426
ë Off.............................................. 404 Only select
Park (P) when vehicle is
st ationary ............................................ 426
j Operation on ly possible in
tr ansmission position N .......................429
j Operation only possible in
transmission position P ....................... 429
! Parking brake See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 388
 Place theke y in the mar ked
space See Owner's Manual ................. 423
PRE-SAFE impulse side inoperative
See Owner's Manual ........................... 394
PRE-SAFE inoperative See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 394
Ra dar sensors dirty See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 392
_Re ar left seat backrest not
loc ked (e xamp le)................................ .434
h Rectify tyre pressure ...................41 8466
Index

Ø
Refill Ad Blue Eng. start not
possible .............................................. .415
Ø Refill Ad Blue No start in XXX
km ...................................................... .415
Ø Refill Ad Blue See Owne r’s
Manual .................................................4 15
! Release parking brake ................ 387
¸ Replace air cleaner .....................414
, Replace key See Owner's Man‐
ual ...................................................... .421
 Replace key ................................ 421
8 Reser vefuel le vel........................ 414
6 Restra int sys. malfunction Con‐
sult workshop ...................................... 395
Re versing not poss. Consult work‐
shop ....................................................4 27
Risk of vehicle rolling Driver door
open and transmission not in P ...........425
# See Owner's Manual .................. 408
Speed limit (winter tyres) XXX km/h ... 406#St
art engine See Owner's Man‐
ual ...................................................... .408
Ð Steering malfunction Drive
carefully Visit workshop ....................... 431
Ð Steering malfunction Incre ased
ph ysical ef fort See Owner's Manual .... 432
Ð Steering malfunction See Own‐
er's Manual ......................................... 430
Ð Steering malfunction Stop
immediately See Owner's Manual ........ 431
St op vehicle Lea veengine running
Wa itTransmission cooling ...................427
# Stop vehicle Lea veengine run‐
ning ...................................................... 411
# Stop vehicle See Owner's Man‐
ual .......................................................4 09
É Stop vehicle Vehicle too low .......4 00
b Switch off lights ......................... 436
b Switch on headla mps................. 436 To
shift out of P or N,depress brake
and start engine .................................. 425
To p up coolant See Owner ’sManual ... 407
¥ Top up washer fluid .................... 434
j Trailer coupling extending… ........ 423
Tr ansmission Malfunction Stop ........... 427
! Turn on the ignition torelease
th e parking brake ................................ 386
Ty re press. monitor cur rently una vail‐
able ...................................................... 419
Ty re press. monitor inoperative ...........420
Ty re press. monitor inoperative No
wheel sensors .................................... .420
Ty re pressure Check tyres ....................417
Ty re(s) ove rheated ...............................4 20
Ty re(s) ove rheated Reduce speed ........ 421
d Vehicle is operational Switch
off the ignition before exiting .............. 426
É Vehicle rising Please wait.......... .400
É Vehicle rising .............................. 399 Index
467

Loads
Securing .............................................. 107
Locator lighting Swit ching on/off ................................ .135
Lock ing/unlocking
Ad ditional door lock ...............................71
Digital Car Keyst icke r ........................... 72
KEYLESS-GO .......................................... 73
Mobile phone ......................................... 72
Smartphone ........................................... 72
Un locking/opening the doors from
th e inside ............................................... 71
Lu bricant additives
see Additives
Lu ggage
Lu ggage net ......................................... 11 4
Secu ring .............................................. 107
Lu mbar support
see Lumbar support (4-w ay)
Lu mbar support (4-w ay).......................... .99 M
Main beam Activating/deactivating ...................... .129
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist .................. .132
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus .......... .134
Changing bulbs ................................... .138
Maintenance see ASS YST PLUS
Malfunction Restra int sy stem ................................... 32
Manual transmission Operating thege arshift le ver ............... 17 0
Matt finish (cleaning instructions) .........316
Maximum gross vehicle weight ............ .366
Maximum speed see Limi ter
MB Info call see Service call
Media Menu (on-boa rdcompu ter) .................. 260
Sear ching ............................................ 298 Media Inter
face
In fo rm ation .......................................... 298
Overview ............................................ .299
Switching on ....................................... 299
Media mode Activating ............................................ 296
Media playba ck
Operating (on-board computer) ........... 260
Media sear ch
St arting .............................................. .298
Media source Dialling (on-boa rdcompu ter) ............... 260
Memory function Head-up display — Calling up sa ved
settings ............................................... 106
Head-up Display — Saving settings ...... 106
Operating ............................................ 106
Outside mir ror — Calling up sa ved
settings ............................................... 106
Outside mir ror — Saving settings ......... 106
Seat — Calling up sa ved settings .........1 06
Seat — Saving settings ......................... 106
St eering wheel — Calling up sa ved
settings ............................................... 106 Index
475

Te
ch nical data
Axle load (trailer operation) ................. 380
Fa stening point (trailer hitch) ............... 378
Information ..........................................3 64
Mounting dimensions (trailer hitch) ..... 378
No tes (trailer hitch) ............................. 378
Overhang dimension (trailer hitch) ...... 378
To ngue weight .................................... .379
To wing weight (t owing a trailer) .......... .379
Ty re pressure monitoring sy stem ........ 349
Ve hicle identification plate .................. 366
Te lephone ........................................ 260, 277
Ac tivating functions du ring a call ........ 282
Au thorising a mobile phone (Remo te
Pa rking Assist) .................................... 236
Calls with se veral participants ............ .282
Connecting a mobile phone (Pass‐
ke y) .................................................... .279
Connecting a mobile phone (Secu re
Simple Pairing) .................................... 279
Disconnecting a mobile phone ............ 280
Incoming call du ring an existing call .... 283
Information .......................................... 279
Locking theve hicle (mobile phone) .......72
Menu (on-board computer) .................. 260 No
tes ................................................... 278
Re ception and transmission volume .... 280
St arting theve hicle (mobile phone) ..... 161
Switching mobile phones .................... 280
Te lephone menu overview ...................2 77
Te lephone operation ............................ 282
Un locking theve hicle (mobile phone) ....72
Wi reless charging (mobile phone) ........ 12 5
Te lephone number
Dialling (on-board computer) .............. .260
Te lephone operation
see Calls
Te mp erature ............................................ .147
Te xt messages
see Messages
Through-loading feature
see Seat
Ti e-d owney es .......................................... .113
Time Manual time setting ............................. 274
Setting summer time ........................... 273
Setting the time and date automati‐
cally ..................................................... 273Setting
the time zone .......................... 273
Setting the time/date form at .............. 274
TIREFIT kit ................................................ 326
Declaration of Conformity ..................... 25
St orage location ..................................3 26
Using ................................................... 326
To ne settings ...........................................3 04
Ad justing the balance/fader ............... 304
Ad justing treble, mid and bass ............ 304
Calling up the sound menu .................. 304
Information .......................................... 304
To ngue weight ........................................ .379
To ol
see Vehicle tool kit
To pTe ther .................................................. .51
To tal di stance recorder .......................... .257
Displ aying ............................................ 257
To uch Control
On-board computer ............................. 253
Operating ............................................ 265
Setting the sensitivity .......................... 266
To uchpad
Operating ............................................ 267 Index
485