engine MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON 2020 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.
Other driving sy stems and driving saf ety sy stems may also be inoperative. &
WARNING Risk of skidding when driving wi thESP ®
deacti vated
ESP ®
does not act tostabilise theve hicle. The availability of fur ther driving saf ety sy stems is also limited. #
Drive on carefull y. #
Deactivate ESP ®
only 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 ®
(/ page 188). 436
Displaymessa ges and warning/indicator lamps

Ac
tive Se rvice Sy stem PLUS
see AS SYST PLUS
Ac tive Speed Limit Assi st....................... 204
Display ................................................ 204
Fu nction .............................................. 204
Ac tive Steering Assist ............................ .206
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .208
Ac tive Emergency Stop Assist .............2 08
Fu nction .............................................. 206
Sy stem limits ....................................... 206
Ac tive Traf fic Jam Assist
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .209
Fu nction .............................................. 209
Ad aptive brake lights ..............................19 6
Ad aptive cruise control
see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist
Fu nction ............................................... 131
Switching on/off ................................. 13 2
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus
Fu nction .............................................. 13 2
Switching on/off ................................. 13 4Ad
Blue ®
.................................................... 360
Ad ditives .............................................3 60
Capacity .............................................. 360
No tes ................................................... 176
Purity ................................................... 360
To pping up ...........................................1 77
Ad ditional door lo ck.................................. 74
Ad diti ves.................................................. 361
Ad Blue ®
............................................... 360
Engine oil ............................................. 361
Fu el ..................................................... 358
Ad diti ves (AdBlue ®
)
see AdBlue ®
Ad diti ves (engine oil)
see Additives
Ad diti ves (fuel)
see Fuel
ADS PLUS damping sy stem
see AIR BODY CONTROL
Ad versewe ather light ............................ .131
Af ter-sales service centre
see ASS YST PLUS AIR
BODY CONT ROL................................ .211
Setting ................................................. 212
Suspension .......................................... 211
Air conditioning menu Calling up ............................................ 14 4
Air distribution Setting ................................................ .143
Setting (MBUX multimedia sy stem) ..... 14 5
Air freshener sy stem
see Frag rance sy stem
Air inlet see Air-water duct
Air pressure see Tyre pressure
Air suspension see AIR BODY CONTROL
Air vents ................................................... 15 2
Ad justing (front) .................................. 15 2
Ad justing (rear) .................................... 15 3
Glo vebox .............................................1 53
Air vents
see Air vents 440
Index

Au
tomatic distance control
see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
Au tomatic driving lights .........................127
Au tomatic engine start (ECO start/
sto p function) .......................................... 16 2
Au tomatic engine stop (ECO start/
sto p function) .......................................... 16 2
Au tomatic front passen ger front air‐
bag deacti vation sy stem
see Automatic front passenger front
airbag shutoff
Au tomatic front passen ger front air‐
bag shu toff .......................................... 44, 46
Fu nction of the automatic front
passenger front airbag deactivation
sy stem ................................................... 44
PA SSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamp .... .46
Au tomatic mir rorfo lding function
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .141
Au tomatic seat adjustment
Setting ................................................. 103
Au tomatic transmission
DIRECT SELECT le ver ........................... 16 8Drive program display ..........................
167
Drive programs .................................... 16 6
DY NA MIC SELECT switch .................... 16 6
Engaging drive position ....................... 17 0
Engaging neutral .................................. 16 9
Engaging pa rkposition ........................ 17 0
Engaging reve rsege ar ........................ .169
Kickdown ............................................. 171
Manual gear changing ........................ .170
St eering wheel gearshift paddles ........ .170
Tr ansmission position display .............. 16 8
Tr ansmission positions ........................ 16 8
Axle load Perm issible .......................................... 353
Tr ailer operation .................................. 368 B
Ball neck Extending/r etra cting ........................... 24 0
Extending/r etra cting (MBUX multi‐
media sy stem) .....................................2 41
BA S (Brake Assist Sy stem) .................... .188
Battery Key ........................................................ 73Re
mo tecontrol (s tationary heater) ...... 151
Battery see Battery (vehicle)
Battery (vehicle) ...................................... 327
Charging .............................................. 326
Charging (Remo teOnline) .................... 157
No tes .................................................. 322
No tes (s tarting assis tance and
ch arging) ............................................ .324
Re placing .............................................3 27
St arting assis tance .............................. 326
Belt see Seat belt
Bic ycle rack
Load capacity ...................................... 367
Tr ailer operation .................................. 24 4
Blind Spot Assi st..................................... 233
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .236
Fu nction .............................................. 233
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 33
Blo wer
see Climate control 442
Index

Ac
tivating/deactivating the synchro‐
nisation function (cont rol panel) .......... 14 5
Ac tivating/deactivating the synchro‐
nisation function (MBUX multimedia
sy stem) ................................................ 14 6
Air-reci rculation mode ........................ .146
Au tomatic control ................................ 14 5
Calling up the air conditioning menu ... 14 4
Climate style function .......................... 14 5
Demi sting the windscreen ...................1 43
Demisting wind ows............................. 14 6
Fr ont air vents ..................................... 15 2
Glo vebox air vent ................................ 15 3
Inserting/removing theflacon (fra‐
gr ance sy stem) .................................... 147
Ionisation ............................................. 14 6
No te .................................................... 14 3
Re ar air vents ...................................... 15 3
Re sidual heat ....................................... 14 6
Setting (MBUX multimedia sy stem) ..... 14 4
Setting the air distribution ...................1 43
Setting the air flow ............................... 14 3
Setting the climate style ......................1 45
Setting the fragrance sy stem ............... 14 6
Setting thete mp erature ......................1 43
St ationary heater/ ventilation .............. 14 8Switching on/off .................................
14 4
Switching there ar wind owheater
on/off .................................................1 43
THERMATIC control panel .................... 14 3
THERMOTRONIC contro l panel ............14 3
Ve ntilating theve hicle (con venience
opening) ................................................ 86
Wi ndsc reen heating ............................. 14 8
Climate style
Fu nction .............................................. 14 5
Setting ................................................. 14 5
Cockpit ........................................................ .6
Overview .................................................6
Cof fee cup symbol
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Collision de tection (pa rked vehicle) ......184
Combination switch ................................12 8
Compu ter
see On-board computer
Consum ption indicator
Calling up ............................................ 16 8
Con venience closing ................................. 86
Con venience opening ................................ 86 Coolant (engine)
Check le vel .......................................... 305
No tes .................................................. 363
Cooling see Climate control
Co pyright ...................................................34
Cornering light ........................................ .129
Cross Traf fic Alert .................................. .229
Crosswind Assist Function/no tes ................................... 19 0
Cruise control .......................................... 19 6
Ac tivating ............................................ .197
Buttons ................................................ 197
Calling up a speed .............................. .197
Deactivating ......................................... 197
Fu nction .............................................. 19 6
Re quirements ...................................... 197
Selecting .............................................. 197
Setting a speed .................................... 197
St oring a speed .................................... 197
Sy stem limitations ...............................1 96 Index
445

¯
AdBlue sy stem fault Emer. op.:
max. XXX km/h Start not poss. in
XXX km .............................................. .420
¯ AdBlue sy stem fault Emer‐
ge ncy op. in XXX miles See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 420
¯ AdBlue sy stem fault Engine
st art not possible ................................ .421
¯ AdBlue sy stem fault See Own‐
er's Manual ........................................ .420
5 Add 1 litre engine oil when
next refuelling .................................... .422
é ATTENTION ASSIST inoperative .. 401
é ATTENTION ASSIS T:Take a
break! .................................................. 401
: Automatic driving lights inoper‐
ative ..................................................... 375
Á Changekey bat teries .................. 373
J Check brake fluid le vel.............. .393 #
Checkbrake pads See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 393
5 Check eng. oil le v.when next
re fuelling ............................................. 421
ï Checktrailer hitch lo ck.............. 380
h Check tyre(s) .............................. 41 5
! Clean the fuel filter .................... .386
ÿ Coolant Stop vehicle Switch
engine off ............................................ 385
_ Currently una vailable Camera
view restricted ..................................... 405
ç Currently unavailable Radar
sensors dirty .......................................4 04
! currently una vailable See Own‐
er's Manual ........................................ .406
÷ currently una vailable See Own‐
er's Manual ........................................ .407
5 Engine oil le vel cannot be
measured ............................................ 424 5
Engine oil le velRe duce oil le vel
............................................................. 422
5 Engine oil le velSt op vehicle
Switch engine off ................................ 422
5 Engine oil pressure Stop
Switch off engine ................................ 423
ä Fault Drive at max. 80 km/h ...... 398
6 Front left malfunction Consult
wo rkshop (e xample)............................ 370
& inoperative Battery low ...............378
& inoperative Refuel vehicle ........... 378
& inoperative See Owner's Man. ....378
! inoperative See Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 407
÷ inoperative See Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 408
T inoperative See Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 409
G Inoperati ve.................................. 41 0 Index
447

:
Intellige nt Light Sy stem inoper‐
ative ..................................................... 376
Á Key not de tected (red displ ay
messa ge).............................................3 74
Á Key not de tected (white displ ay
messa ge).............................................3 74
: Left dipped beam (e xamp le) ...... .375
6 Left windowbag malfunction
Consult workshop (e xample).............. .370
¢ Lowe ring .................................... 399
: Malfunction See Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 375
ð Maximum speed exceeded ......... 396
Ø ................................................... 419
ç Off..............................................3 95
ë Off.............................................. 398
ï Operation only possible in
transmission position P .......................379
! Parking brake See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 389 É
Please reduce speed .................. 400
Ý Please wait 48 V battery charg‐
ing ........................................................ 413
_ Rear left seat backrest not
loc ked (Example) .................................3 83
h Rectify tyre pressure ...................41 5
Ø Refill Ad Blue See Owne r’s
Manual .................................................4 18
! Release parking brake ................ 392
¸ Replace air cleaner .....................386
À Replace key See Owner's Man‐
ual ...................................................... .373
Á Replace key ................................ 373
8 Reser vefuel le vel...................... .386
6 Restra int sys. malfunction Con‐
sult workshop ...................................... 370
# See Owner's Manual ...................411
Ù Steering malfunction Incre ased
ph ysical ef fort See Owner's Manual .... 381Ù
Steering malfunction Stop
immediately See Owner's Manual .......382
# Stop vehicle Lea veengine run‐
ning ...................................................... 412
# Stop vehicle See Owner's Man‐
ual ........................................................ 412
É Stop vehicle Vehicle too low .......3 99
ç suspended ................................. 395
: Switch off lights .......................... 376
: Switch on headlamps .................376
Ø Top up AdBlue Emergency op.
in XXX miles See Owner's Manual .......419
+ Top up coolant See Owner ’s
Manual ................................................ 384
¥ Top up washer fluid .................... 384
ï Trailer coupling extending… ........379
! Turn on the ignition torelease
th e parking brake ................................ 393
d Vehicle is operational Switch
off ignition before exiting .................... 379448
Index

Blind Spot Assi
stnot available when
to wing a trailer See Owner's Manual ...4 02
Cannot start engine See Owner's
Manual ................................................ .413
Check tyre pressures then restart
Ru n Flat Indicator ................................. 41 8
Cruise cont rol and Limiter inope ra‐
tive ...................................................... 394
Cruise control inope rative ................... 394
Cruise control off ................................ 394
Fr ont-passenger airbag disabled See
Owner's Manual ................................... 371
Fr ont-passenger airbag enabled See
Owner's Manual ................................... 371
Haza rdwa rning lamps malfunction‐
ing ...................................................... .377
Limiter inoperative .............................. 395
Limiter passive .................................... 394
Mercedes me connect Services limi‐
te d See Owner's Manual ......................41 0Mo
tor can be star ted again .................. 413
N permanently active Risk of vehicle
ro lling .................................................. 388
Only select Park (P) when vehicle is
st ationary ............................................ 386
Place theke y in the mar ked space
See Owner's Manual ............................374
PRE-SAFE impulse side inoperative
See Owner's Manual ............................372
PRE-SAFE inoperative See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 372
Re duce speed ...................................... 417
Re versing not poss. Consult work‐
shop ....................................................3 88
Risk of vehicle rolling Driver door
open and transmission not in P ...........387
Ru n Flat Indicator inope rative .............. 41 8
Speed limit (winter tyres) XXX km/h ... 396
St op vehicle Lea veengine running
Wa itTransmission cooling ...................389 To
shift out of P or N,depress brake
and start engine .................................. 387
To switch off the engine, press the
St art/ Stop button for at least 3 sec‐
onds or 3 times. .................................. 384
Tr af fic Sign Assi stcur rently una vaila‐
ble See Owner's Manual ...................... 401
Tr af fic Sign Assi stinope rative ............. 401
Tr ansmission Malfunction Stop ........... 388
Ty re press. monitor cur rently una vail‐
able ...................................................... 414
Ty re press. monitor inoperative ............414
Ty re press. monitor inoperative No
wheel sensors ...................................... 414
Ty re pressure Check tyres ....................417
Ty re(s) ove rheated ...............................4 16
Wi thout changing gear, consult work‐
shop ....................................................3 88
Display on the windscreen
see Head-up display 450
Index

Dynamic handling cont
rol sy stem
see ESP ®
(Elect ronic Stability Prog ram)
DY NA MIC SELECT .................................... 16 6
Con figuring drive program I ................. 167
Displ aying engine data ........................ 16 8
Displ aying vehicle data ........................ 16 8
Drive program display .......................... 167
Drive programs .................................... 16 6
Fu nction .............................................. 16 6
Operating (DYNAMIC SELECT switch) .............................................................1 67
Selecting the drive prog ram ................. 167E
E10 ............................................................ 357
Easy entry feature
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 108
Setting ................................................. 109
Easy exitfeature
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 108
Setting ................................................. 109
EAS Y-PA CK boot box ................................ 11 9
Ad justing the height toany position .... .117
Care .................................................... .312 Ins
talling/ removing .............................. 11 9
EBD (Electronic Brake forc e Distribu‐
tion)
Function/no tes .................................... 191
ECO Assist Displaying ............................................ 16 6
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 16 5
ECO display Function .............................................. 16 4
ECO start/s top function ......................... 16 2
Au tomatic engine start ........................ 16 2
Au tomatic engine stop .........................1 62
Operation ............................................ 16 2
Switching off/on ................................. 16 4
Electric pa rking brake ............................ .182
Applying auto matically ........................ 182
App lying or releasing manually ............ 184
Emergency braking .............................. 184
Re leasing automatically ...................... .183
Electrical fuses see Fuses
Electromagnetic compatibility Declaration of conformity ......................24 Electronic
Stability Prog ram
see ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Prog ram)
Emer gency
Fire extinguisher ................................. .315
Fir st-aid kit (so ftsided) ........................ 315
Overview of the help functions .............. 16
Re moving thewa rning triangle ............ .314
Saf etyve st ........................................... 314
Setting up thewa rning triangle ............ 315
Emer gency braking ................................. 184
Emer gency braking
see BAS (Brake Assi stSystem)
Emer gency engine start ......................... 332
Emer gency key
Inserting/removing ............................... 72
Locking a door .......................................78
Un locking a door .................................. .78
Emer gency operation mode
St arting theve hicle ............................. 15 6
Emer gency spare wheel .........................3 50
No tes .................................................. 350
Engine ECO start/ stop function ......................1 62452
Index

Engine number .................................... 353
St arting (Digital Vehicle Keyst icke r) .... 15 6
St arting (eme rgency operation
mode) .................................................. 15 6
St arting (Remo teOnline) ..................... 157
St arting (s tart/s top button) ................ 15 5
St arting assis tance .............................. 326
Switching off (s tart/s top button) ........ 17 9
Engine bonnet Function (active bonnet) ...................... 300
Opening/closing .................................. 301
Engine data Displaying ............................................ 16 8
Engine electronics Notes ................................................... 351
Engine number ........................................3 53
Engine oil ................................................. 304
Ad ditives .............................................. 361
Capacity .............................................. 361
Checking the oil le vel using the oil
dipstick ............................................... 303
Checking the oil le vel using the on-
board computer ................................... 303
MB-Fr eigabe or MB-Appr oval .............. .361 Quality ................................................. 361
To
pping up ...........................................3 04
EQ Boost Operating saf ety .................................... 22
Quali fied specialist workshop ................29
ERA-GLONASS test mode
St arting/ending .................................. 290
ESC (Elect ronic Stability Control)
see ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Prog ram)
ESP ®
Crosswind Assist ................................. 19 0
Tr ailer stabilisation .............................. 19 0
ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Prog ram) ...... 188
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .190
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 188
EU general operating permit number ....353
Exterior lighting see Lights
Exterior lighting (care) ............................310 F
Fa tigue de tection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Fa ult message
see Displ aymessa ge
Fire extinguisher ...................................... 315
Fi rs t-aid kit (soft sided) ...........................315
Flacon Inserting/removing ............................ .147
Flat towing
see Tow- bar sy stem
Flat tyre ....................................................3 16
MOExtended tyres ...............................3 16
No tes ................................................... 316
TIREFIT kit ............................................ 318
Wheel change ...................................... 345
Floor mats ................................................ 124
Fo g light (extended range) ......................1 30
Fo il co vering
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors .............. 186
Fr ag rance
see Fragrance sy stem Index
453

Fr
ag rance sy stem .................................... 147
Inserting/removing theflacon ............ .147
Setting ................................................. 14 6
Fr ee software ............................................ 34
Fr equencies
Mobile phone ...................................... 352
Tw o-w ayradio ...................................... 352
Fr ont airbag (driver, front passenger) ......41
Fr ont passenger seat
see Seat
Fu el .......................................................... .358
Ad ditives .............................................3 58
Diesel ................................................. .358
E10 ...................................................... 357
Fu elreser ve ........................................ 359
Low outside temp eratures ...................3 58
Pe trol ................................................... 357
Quality (diesel) .................................... 358
Quality (p etro l) .................................... 357
Re fuelling ............................................. 173
Sulphur content ................................... 357
Ta nk content ....................................... 359
Fu nction seat
see Door cont rol panel Fu
ses ........................................................ 332
Before replacing a fuse ........................ 332
Fu se assignment diagram ...................3 32
Fu se box in the boot ............................3 34
Fu se box in the engine compartment .. 333
Fu se box in the front passenger foot‐
we ll ...................................................... 334
Fu se box on the dashboard ................. 334
No tes .................................................. 332 G
Garage door opener Cleari ngthe memory ........................... 182
Opening or closing the door ................1 82
Programming buttons .......................... 180
Re solving problems ............................. 182
Synchronising thero lling code ............ .181
Gearshift recommendation .....................171
Genera l operating permit number
(EU) .......................................................... .353
Genuine parts ............................................ 21
Genuine wood (Care) .............................. .312
Glide mode ............................................... 172Glo
vebox
Air vent ................................................ 15 3 H
Handbrake see Electric parking brake
Handling characteristics (unusual) ....... 335
HANDS-FREE ACCESS ................................ 82
Haza rdwa rning lights ............................ .128
Head restra int
Fr ont (adjusting mechanically) .............1 00
Fr ont (luxury head restra int) ................ 101
Re ar (adjusting) .................................. .102
Re ar (fitting/removing) ........................ 102
Head-up display ....................................... 253
Ad justing display elements (on-board
compu ter) ............................................ 253
Ad justing the brightness (on-board
computer) ............................................ 253
Fu nction .............................................. 252
Menu (on-board compu ter) .................. 253
Operating the memory function ........... 11 0
Setting the position (on-board com‐
puter) .................................................. 253 454
Index