air suspension MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON 2017 Owners Manual

DY
NA MIC SELECT switch Fu
nction of theDY NA MIC SELECT switch Mercedes-AMG
vehicles: observeth e no tes in
th e Supplement. Otherwise, you may failto rec‐
ognise dangers.
Use theDY NA MIC SELECT switch tochange
between thefo llowing drive programs:
R I (Individual): individual settings
R S+ (Sport Plus): particularlysporty driving
st yle
R S (Sport): sporty driving style
R C (Comfort): comfortable and economical
driving style
R E (Eco): particular lyeconomical driving style
Depending on the drive program selected, the
fo llowing vehicle characteristics will change:
R drive
-
engine and transmission management
- Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
R ESP ® R
Vehicles with AIR BODY CONT ROL or
DY NA MIC BODY CONT ROL:suspension
R steering Selecting
the drive prog ram #
Press DYNA MIC SELECT switch 1forw ards
or backwards.
The drive prog ram selected appears in the
multifunction displa y. Configuring drive prog
ram I Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
DYNAMIC SELECT .
Individ-
ual #
Select the individual setting. Manual transmission
Operating
thege arshift le ver *
NO
TEDama getothe engine and trans‐
mission byshifting toage ar that is too
low #
When changing between gears 5and
6 push thege arshift le verto theright. #
Do not shift down at high speeds. 17 0
Driving and pa rking

The HOLD function is deactivated in
thefo llow‐
ing situations:
R When Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC is
acti vated.
R Vehicles with automatic transmission:
when transmission position jis selected.
R When theve hicle is secured with the electric
parking brake.
In thefo llowing situations, theve hicle is held by
th e transmission position jorby the electric
parking brake:
R When the seat belt is unfas tened and the
driver's door is opened.
R When the engine is switched off.
R When there is a malfunction in the sy stem or
if th e po wer supply is insuf ficient.
Ve hicles with manual transmission:
The Brake immediately message may also
appear in the multifunction displa y:#
Immedia tely depress the brake pedal firm ly
until thewa rning message disappears.
The HOLD function is deactivated. A horn sounds at
regular inter vals if you turn off
th e engine, remo veyour seat belt and open the
driver's door while the HOLD function is activa‐
te d. If you attem pttolock theve hicle, the horn
to ne becomes louder. The vehicle cannot be
loc ked until you ha vedeactivated the HOLD
function.
% 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 Vehicle load R
The drive program selected
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 ovedriving 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 Manually selec table high-le vel setting for
grea ter ground clea rance Driving and pa
rking 213

may se
verely impair the driving characteris‐
tics.
The disk brakes or wheel suspension compo‐
nents may also be damaged. #
Rotate front and rear wheels on lyifthe
wheels and tyres are of the same
dimensions. Inter
changing the front and rear wheels if the
wheels or tyres ha vediffere nt dimensions can
re nder thege neral operating pe rmit in valid.
The wear pat tern s on the front and rear wheels
dif fer:
R Front wheels wear more on the shoulder of
th e tyre
R Rear wheels wear more in the cent reofthe
tyre
On vehicles with the same front and rear wheel
size, you can inter change the wheels every
5,000 to10,000 km, depending on thewe ar.
Ensure the direction of rotation is maintained for
th e wheels. It is imperative
toobser vethe instructions and
saf ety no tes on "Wheel change" when doing so. Note
s onstoring wheels R
Afterre moving wheels, store them in a cool,
dry and preferably dark place.
R Protect the tyres from conta ct withoil,
grease or fuel. Overview of
the ty re-change tool kit Apart from some countr
y-specific variants, vehi‐
cles are not equipped with a tyre-change tool kit.
Fo r more information on which tyre-changing
to ol kit are requ ired and appr ovedfo r per form ing
a wheel change on your vehicle, consult a quali‐
fi ed specialist workshop.
Re quired tyre-change tool kit may include, for
ex ample:
R jack
R chock
R wheel wrench
R centri ng pin %
The jack weighs appr oximately 3.4 kg.
The maximum pa yload of the jack can be
fo und on thest icke r af fixe dto the jac k.
The jack is maintenance-free. If there is a
malfunction, please conta ct aqualified spe‐
cialist workshop.
The tyre-change tool kit is located under the
boot floor. 1
Jack
2 Gloves
3 Wheel wrench
4 Centring pin 356
Wheels and tyres

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

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

Setting (using
the multimedia sys‐
te m) ..................................................... 154
Switching on/off (control panel) ......... 15 3
ST EER CONT ROL
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 19 6
Ste ering wheel ........................................ 252
Ad justing (electrically) ........................ .104
Ad justing (manually) ............................ 103
Buttons ................................................ 252
St eering wheel heater .......................... 105
Using the memory function ................. 106
Ste ering wheel gearshift paddles ..........174
Ste ering wheel heater
Swit ching on/off ................................ .105
St ow age areas
see Laden
see Stow age compartment
St ow age comp artment........................... 108
Armrest ............................................... 108
Centre console .................................... 108
Door .................................................... 108
Glo vebox .............................................1 08
Re ar armrest ...................................... .109
Spectacles compartment .................... 109St
ow age comp artments
see Laden
see Stow age compartment
St ow age space under the boot floor ......11 7
Sulphur content ....................................... 370
Sun visor Operating ............................................ 14 5
Sur round View
see 360° Camera
Suspension Adjusting thech assis le vel (AIR
BO DY CONTROL) .................................2 15
Damping characteristics ...................... 213
DY NA MIC BODY CONTROL .................. 213
Suspension see AIR BODY CONTROL
Switch-off delay time Exterior ................................................ 13 5
Interior ................................................. 13 6
Switching the sur round sound on/off
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem ... 305 Synchronisation function
Activating/deactivating (control
panel) .................................................. 15 0
Ac tivating/deactivating (multimedia
sy stem) ................................................ 15 0
Sy stem self- test
Au tomatic front passenger front air‐
bag deactivation sy stem ........................ 42
Sy stem settings
Language ............................................ .275
Re set function (multimedia sy stem) ..... 276
Setting the dis tance unit and tem‐
perature unit ........................................ 275
Sy stem settings
see Multimedia sy stem T
Ta ke -back of end-of-life vehicles .............. 21
Pr otection of the environment ............... 21
Ta nk capacity
Ad Blue ®
............................................... 373
Fu el ..................................................... 372
Re ser ve(fuel) ...................................... 372484
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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