warning MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON 2017 Owners Manual

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Before youfirs t drive off, read this Owner's Man‐
ual carefully and familiarise yourself with your
ve hicle. Foryo ur ow n sa fety and a longer vehicle
life, follow the instructions and warning notices
in this manual. Disregarding them may lead to
damage totheve hicle or personal injur y.
The equipment or model designation of your
ve hicle may vary according to:
R model
R order
R national version
R availability
The illustrations in this manual show a left-hand
drive vehicle. On right-hand drive vehicles, the
la yo ut of co mponents and contro ls differs
accordin gly.
Mercedes-Benz is cons tantly updating its vehi‐
cles tothest ate of the art.
Mercedes-Benz therefore reser vesth eright to
int roduce changes in thefo llowing areas:
R design R
equipment
R tech nical features
The equipment in your vehicle may therefore dif‐
fe r from that shown in the descriptions and illus‐
trations.
The following are integral parts of theve hicle:
R Digital Owner's Manual
R Printed Owner's Manual
R Service Booklet
R Equipment-dependent Supplements
Ke ep these documents in theve hicle at all
times. If you sell theve hicle, alw ays pass all of
th e documents on tothe new owner.
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At
agl ance .................................................... 6
Cockpit ........................................................... 6
Overview of warning and indicator lamps .... .10
Overhead contro l panel ................................ 14
Door control panel and seat adjustment ....... 16
Emergencies and breakdowns ...................... 18Digital Owner's Manual
.............................20
Calling up the Digital Owner's Manual ..........20 Genera
l notes............................................. 21
Pr otection of the environment ......................21
Ta ke -ba ckof end-of-life vehicles ...................21
Mercedes-Benz GenuineParts ....................... 22
Owner's Manual ...........................................23
Operating saf ety .......................................... .23
Declaration of Conformity ............................. 24
Diagno stics connection ................................ 26
Qualified specialist workshop ....................... 26
Ve hicle registration ....................................... 27
Cor rect use of theve hicle ............................. 27
Implied warranty .......................................... .27
QR code forre scue card ...............................27
Ve hicle data storage .....................................28 Copyright ...................................................... 30 Occupant saf
ety......................................... 31
Re stra int sy stem ...........................................31
Seat belts ..................................................... 33
Airbags ......................................................... 38
PRE-SAFE ®
sy stem ....................................... 45
Children in theve hicle ..................................46
No tes on pets in theve hicle .........................65 Opening and closing
.................................. 67
Ke y ................................................................ 67
Doo rs............................................................ 71
Boot .............................................................. 76
Ro ller sunblinds ............................................ 81
Side windo ws............................................... 83
Sliding sunroof ............................................. 86
Anti-theft pr otection .....................................91 Seats and
stowing ...................................... 94
No tes on the cor rect driver's seat position ... 94
Seats ............................................................ 95
St eering wheel ............................................ 103Using
the memory function ........................ 106
St ow age areas ............................................ 107
Cup holders ................................................ .118
Ashtr ayand cigar ette lighter ...................... .120
Soc kets ....................................................... 121
Wi reless charging of the mobile phone
and connection with theex terior aerial .......1 24
Fitting or removing thefloor mats .............. 12 6 Light and sight
......................................... 127
Exterior lighting .......................................... 127
Interior lighting ........................................... 13 6
Changing bulbs (on lyforve hicles with
halogen headlamp s) .................................... 137
Wi ndsc reen wipers and windscreen
wa sher sy stem ............................................ 14 0
Mir rors ........................................................ 14 2
Operating the sun visors ............................. 14 5
Infrared reflective windscreen .................... 14 6 Climate control
......................................... 147
Overview of climate contro l systems ..........1 47
Operating the climate control sy stem ......... 14 8 2
Contents

Driving and pa
rking ................................. 15 9
Driving ........................................................ 15 9
DY NA MIC SELECT switch ............................1 70
Manual transmission .................................. 17 0
Au tomatic transmission .............................. 172
Re fuelling .................................................... 176
Pa rking ........................................................ 181
Driving and driving sa fety sy stems .............1 90
Tr ailer hit ch................................................. 24 4
Bicycle rack ................................................ 24 8Instrument Display and on-board
compu ter.................................................. 251
Instrument display overview ...................... .251
Overview of the buttons on thesteering
wheel ..........................................................2 52
Operating the on-board computer .............. 253
Setting the additional value range .............. 254
Overview of displ ays on the multifunc‐
tion display .................................................2 55
Ad justing the instrument lighting ............... 255
Menus and submenus ................................ 256
Head-up Display ......................................... 262 Multimedia sy
stem .................................. 264
Overview and operation .............................. 264
Sy stem settings .......................................... 273
Garmin ®
MAP PIL OTnavigation module ...... 276
Te lephone .................................................. .277
Online and Internet functions ..................... 293
Media ......................................................... 295
Ra dio .......................................................... 301
Sound .........................................................3 04 Maintenance and care
.............................306
ASS YST PLUS service inter val display ........ 306
Engine compartment .................................. 307
Cleaning and care ...................................... .314 Breakdown assistance
............................322
Emergency .................................................. 322
Flat tyre ...................................................... 324
Battery (vehicle) ......................................... 330
To w- starting or towing away ....................... 335
Electrical fuses ........................................... 341 Wheels and tyres
..................................... 344
No tes on noise or unusual handling char‐
acteristics .................................................. .344
Re gular checking of wheels and tyres ........ 344
No tes on snow chains ................................ 345
Ty re pressure .............................................. 345
Wheel change ............................................ .352
Emergency spa rewheel .............................. 362 Te
ch nical data .......................................... 364
No tes on tech nical da ta.............................. 364
On-board electronics .................................. 364
Ve hicle identification plate, VIN and
engine number ...........................................3 66
Operating fluids .......................................... 368
Ve hicle data ................................................ 376
Tr ailer hit ch................................................. 378 Display messages and
warning/indi‐
cator lamps ............................................... 381
Display messages ...................................... .381
Wa rning and indicator lamps ...................... 438 Contents
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1
Displ ay(multimedia sy stem) →
264
2 Steering wheel gearshift paddle →
174
3 Combination swit ch →
12 9
4 DIRECT SELECT le ver →
172
5 Control panel for:
Ac tive Steering Assist →
211
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist →
24 3
Pa rking Assist PARKTRONIC →
218
Head-up display →
263
6 Light switch →
127
7 Electric pa rking brake →
186
8 Unloc ksthe bonn et →
308
9 Control panel forth e multimedia sy stem →
252
A Adjusts thesteering wheel →
104
B Control panel forth e on-board computer →
252 C
Cruise control le ver →
203
D Hazard warning lamps →
13 0
E DYNA MIC SELECT switch →
17 0
F Sets theve hicle le vel →
215
G Active Parking Assist →
228
H ECO start/ stop function →
167
I Rear wind ow roller sunblind →
82
J Cont rol elements forth e multimedia sy stem →
264
K Stow age compartment →
108
L Control panel forth e multimedia sy stem →
264
M Glovebox →
109
N Climate cont rol sy stems →
147
O PASSENGER AIRB AGindicator lamps →
42,
P Start/ stop button →
16 0 At
aglance – Cockpit 9

Instrument display
(sta nda rd) 10
Ataglance – Overview of warning and indicator lamps

1
Speedom eter →
251
2 ÷ ESP®
→
440
3 #! Turn signal light →
12 9
4 Ð Steering assis tance malfunction →
449
5 Multifunction display →
255
6 ! ABS malfunction →
440
7 ; Engine diagnosis →
451
8 Rev counter →
251
9 % Diesel engine: preglow
A ! Electric parking brake applied (red) →
440
B J Brakes (red) →
440
C # Electrical fault →
451
D · Distance warning →
447
E ? Coolant too hot/cold →
451
F Coolant temp erature display →
251
G J Brakes (yellow) →
440 H
! Electric pa rking brake (yellow) →
440
I 6 Restra int sy stem →
32
J ü Seat belt is not fastened →
446
K j Trailer hit chis not operational or is swivel‐
ling →
449
L T Standing lights →
127
M Fuel le vel display
8 Fuelreser vewith fuel filler flap location
indicator →
451
N K Main beam →
12 9
O L Dipped beam →
127
P R Rear fog light →
12 8
Q AIR BODY CONTROL/DYNAMIC BODY CONTROL
malfunctioning →
447
R h Tyre pressure monitoring sy stem →
454
S å ESP®
OFF →
440 At
aglance – Overview of warning and indicator lamps 11

Instrument display
inthe widescreen cockpit 12
Ataglance – Overview of warning and indicator lamps

1
Speedom eter →
251
2 AIR BODY CONTROL/DYNAMIC BODY CONTROL
malfunctioning →
447
3 #! Turn signal light →
12 9
4 Multifunction display →
255
5 Rev counter →
251
6 å ESP®
OFF →
440
÷ ESP®
→
440
7 K Main beam →
12 9
L Dipped beam →
127
T Standing lights →
127
8 ? Coolant too hot/cold →
451
9 Coolant temp erature display →
251
A · Distance warning →
447
B Ð Steering assis tance malfunction →
449
C # Electrical fault →
451 D
J Brakes (red) →
440
E ü Seat belt is not fastened →
446
F Fuel le vel display
G 8 Fuelreser vewith fuel filler flap location
indicator →
451
H R Rear fog light →
12 8
I 6 Restra int sy stem →
32
J % Diesel engine: preglow
K ; Engine diagnosis →
451
L J Brakes (yellow) →
440
M ! Electric pa rking brake applied (red) →
440
N h Tyre pressure monitoring sy stem →
454
O ! ABS malfunction →
440
P ! Electric pa rking brake (yellow) →
440
Q j Trailer hit chis not operational or is swivel‐
ling →
449 At
aglance – Overview of warning and indicator lamps 13

What
todo in theeve nt of an accident
1 QR code for accessing there scue card →
27
2 Safetyve sts →
322
3 Button forth e SOS emer gency call sy stem and
breakdown assis tance →
290
4 Checking and topping up service products →
368
5 Tow- starting and towing away →
336
6 Flat tyre →
324
7 Jump -sta rting →
332 8
Hazard warning lamps →
13 0
9 Fire extinguisher →
324
A Fuelfiller flap with instruction labels for tyre
pressu re, fuel type and QR code for accessing
th ere scue card →
176
B Tow- starting and towing away →
336
C TIREFIT kit →
326
D First-aid kit (so ftsided) →
323
E Warning triangle →
323 At
aglance – Emer gencies and breakdowns 19

Owner's Manual
This Owner's Manual describes all models and
all standard and optional equipment available for
yo ur vehicle at the time of this Owner's Manual
going topress. Countr y-specific dif fere nces are
possible. No tethat your vehicle may not be fit‐
te d with all features desc ribed. This is also the
case for sy stems and functions releva nt to
saf ety. Therefore, the equipment on your vehicle
may dif fer from that in the descriptions and illus‐
trations.
The original pur chase contract documentation
fo ryo ur vehicle contains a list of all of the sys‐
te ms in your vehicle.
Should you ha veany questions concerning
equipment and operation, please consult a
Mercedes-Benz service cent re.
The Owner's Manual and Service Booklet are
impor tant documents and should be kept inthe
ve hicle. Operating saf
ety &
WARNING Risk of accident due tomal‐
functions or sy stem failures
If yo u do not ha vethe prescribed service/
maintenance workor any requiredrepairs
car ried out, this could result in malfunctions
or sy stem failures. #
Alw ays ha vethe prescribed service/
maintenance workas well any required
re pairs car ried out at a qualified spe‐
cialist workshop. &
WARNING Risk of accident or inju rydue
to incor rect modifications on electronic
component pa rts
Modification toelectronic components, their
software or wiring could impair their function
and/or the function of other networ ked com‐
ponent parts. In particular, sy stems releva nt
to saf ety could also be af fected. As a
result, these may no longer function
proper lyand/or jeopardise the operating
saf ety of theve hicle. #
Neverta mp er with the wiring and elec‐
tronic component parts or their soft‐
wa re. #
You should ha veall workon electrical
and electronic components car ried out
at a qualified specialist workshop. If
yo u modify the on-board electronics, thege n‐
eral operating pe rmit is rende red in valid. &
WARNING Risk offire due toflammable
materials on hot parts of theex haust
sy stem
Flammable material such as lea ves, grass or
twigs may ignite if they come into contact
wi th hot parts of theex haust sy stem. #
When driving on unpa vedro ads or off-
ro ad, regular lych eck theve hicle under‐
side. General no
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