warning light MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON 2021 Owner's Manual

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DAN
AN GER
GER Risk of dea thdue tousing the
soc ket incor rectly
In particular, you could receive an elect ric
shock:
R ifyo uto uch the inside of the soc ket
R ifyo u insert unsuitable devices or objects
into the soc ket #
Do not touch the inside of the soc ket. #
Only connect suitable devices tothe
soc ket. Make sure
that no liquids getinto the 230 V
soc ket.
When the 230 V soc ket is not in use, keep the
soc ket 0ap closed.
R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R Only connect devices with a suitable plug
whi chconforms tothe standards speci/c to
th e country you are in.
R Only connect devices up toa maximum of
150 W.
R Do not use multiple soc ket outlets. #
Open soc ket 0ap 3. #
Inse rtthe plug of the device into 230 V soc ket
1 .
When the on-board electrical system voltage is
su1cient, indicator lamp 2lights up. USB por
USB por
t in t
t in the r
he rear passeng
ear passeng er com
er compar
partment
tment Yo
u can charge a USB device, such as a mobile
phone, at the USB ports using a suitable charging
cable.
When theve hicle is switched on, the devices can
be charge d with 5 V (up to3 A). W W
ir
ireless c
eless c har
harging of t
ging of t he mobile phone and con-
he mobile phone and con-
nection wit
nection wit h t
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er ior aer
ior aer ial
ial N
No
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tes on wir
es on wir elessl
elessly c
y char
har ging t
ging t he mobile phone
he mobile phone &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury due toobjects
being st owed incor rectly
If objects in theve hicle interior are st owed
incor rectl y,they can slide or be thro wn around
and hit vehicle occupants. In addition, cup
holders, open st owage spaces and mobile
phone recep tacles cannot alw aysreta in all
objects within.
There is a risk of injur y,particular lyin the
eve nt of sudden braking or a sudden change
in direction. 130 130
Seats and st
owing

004B
0058 Low beam/high beam
6 005E Switches there ar fog light on/o.
When low beam is activated, the0060 indicator
lamp forth e standing lights will be deactivated
and replaced bythe0058 low- beam indicator
lamp. #
Always park your vehicle safely using su1cient
lighting, in accordance with there leva nt legal
stipulations.
* N
NO OTE
TE Battery dis charging byoperating the
standing lights Operating
the standing lights over a period of
hours puts a strain on the batter y. #
Where possible, switch on theright 0064
or leT 0063parking light. Fo
rve hicles that are wider than 2 m or lon ger
th an 6 m,single-sided parking lighting is not per-
mitted in some countries. In this case, the stand-
ing lights are also switched on in the parking
lights position. If
th e battery is insu1cient lych arge d, the stand-
ing lights or parking lights will be switched o.
automatically tofacilitate the next engine start.
The exterior lighting (e xcept standing and parking
lights) will switch o. automatically when the driv-
er's door is opened.
R Obser vethe no tes on sur round lighting
(/ page 142).
A
A ut ut omatic dr
omatic dr iving lights function
iving lights function
When theve hicle is switched on, the standing
lights, low beam and daytime running lights are
switched on automatically depending on the light
conditions. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident when the
dipped beam is switched o. in poor visi-
bility
When the light switch is set to0058 ,the
dipped beam may not be switched on auto-
matically if there is fog, snow or other causes
of poor visibility such as spr ay. #
In such cases, turn the light switch to
0058 . The automatic driving lights are only an aid.
Yo u
are responsible forve hicle lighting.
Switc Switc hing t
hing t he r
he rear f
ear f og lights on or
og lights on or o.
o.
R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The light switch is in the0058 or0058 posi-
tion. #
Press the 005E button.
Please obser vethe count ry-speci/c la wsonthe
use of rear fog lamps. Light and sight
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135

The hazard
warning lights will switch on automati-
cally if:
R the airbag has been deplo yed.
R theve hicle is heavily braked from a speed of
more than 70 km/h toa standstill.
When you pull away again, the hazard warning
light system will switch o. automatically at
appr oximately 10 km/h. You can also switch o.
th e hazard warning light system using button 1.A
A
dap
dap tiv
tive functions, MUL
e functions, MUL TIBEAM LED
TIBEAM LED Int
Int
ellig
ellig ent Light Syst
ent Light Syst em function
em function
The MULTIBEAM LED headlamp s adapttothe
driving and weather situation and pr ovide exten-
ded functions for impr oved illumination of the
ro ad.
The system comprises thefo llowing functions:
R Active headlamps (/ page 137)
R Cornering light (/ page 137)
R Motorw ay mode (/ page 138)
R Enhanced fog light function (/ page 138)R
Bad weather light (/ page 138)
R City lighting (/ page 138)
The system is active only when it is dar k.
A
A ctiv
ctiv e headlam
e headlamps function ps function R
The headlamps follow the steering mo ve-
ments.
R Releva nt areas are better illumina ted during a
journe y.
The functions are active when the low beam is
switched on.
Depending on theve hicle's equipment, the course
of the lane in which you are driving will also be ev
aluated and the active headlamps function will
adjust the light in advance.
Cor
Cor ner nering light function
ing light function The cornering light impr
ovesth e illumination of
th e car riag ewa yove r a wide angle in the turning
direction, enabling better visibility on tight bends,
fo rex ample. It can be activated only when the low
beam is switched on.
The function is active in thefo llowing cases:
R Atspeeds below 40 km/h when the turn sig-
nal light is switched on or the steering wheel
is turned Light and sight
137 137

The high beam will switch o. automatically in
the
fo llowing cases:
R Atspeeds below 25 km/h
R Ifot her road users are de tected
R If st reet lighting is su1cient
% The system's optical sensor is located behind
th e windscreen near theove rhead control
panel.
Switc
Switc hing A
hing A dap
daptiv
tive Highbeam Assis
e Highbeam Assist ton/o.
on/o.
Switc
Switc hing on
hing on #
Turn the light switch tothe0058 position. #
Switch on the high beam using the combina-
tion switch.
If Ad aptive Highbeam Assist is activated,
th e00CE indicator lamp will light up on the
cent ral display section of the inst rument dis-
pla y.
Switc Switc hing
hingo.
o. #
Switch o. the high beam using the combina-
tion switch. A
A
dap
dap tiv
tive Highbeam Assis
e Highbeam Assist Plus t Plus A
A
dap
dap tiv
tive Highbeam Assis
e Highbeam Assist Plus function t Plus function &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident despite Adap-
tive Highbeam Assist Plus
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus does not react
to:
R road users without lights, e.g. pedestrians
R road users with poor lighting, e.g. cyclists
R road users whose lighting is obstructed,
e.g. bya bar rier
On very rare occasions, Adaptive Highbeam
Assist Plus may failto recognise other road
users with their own lighting, or may recognise
th em too late.
In these, or in similar situations, the automatic
high beam will not be deactivated or will be
activated despite the presence of other road
users. #
Always obser vethero ad and tra1c con-
ditions carefully and switch o. the high
beam in good time. Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist Plus cann ottake into
account road, weather or tra1c conditions.
De tection may be restric ted in thefo llowing
cases:
R in poor visibility, e.g. fog, heavy rain or snow
R ifth ere is dirt on the sensors or the sensors
are obscured
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus is only an aid. Yo u
are responsible for adjusting theve hicle's lighting
to the pr evailing light, visibility and tra1c condi-
tions. 140 140
Light and sight

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W
indscr
indscr een wiper
een wiper s and windscr
s and windscr een w
een washer sy
asher sy s-
s-
t
t em
em Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he windscr
he windscr een wiper
een wipers
s on/o.
on/o. 0047
005AWindsc reen wipers o.
0048 0062 Intermittent wiping, normal
0049 0063 Intermittent wiping, frequent 004A
00AA Continuous wiping, slow
004B 00A9 Continuous wiping, fast #
Turn the combination switch tothe cor re-
sponding position 0047-004B. #
Single wipe/w
Single wipe/w ashing:
ashing: pushthe button on the
combination switch in the direction of ar row
1 .
R 00D3 Single wipe
R 00D4 Wiping with washer 0uid
% Obser vethe no tes on washing theve hicle in a
car wash (/ page 367). R
R
eplacing t
eplacing t he windscr
he windscr een wiper blades
een wiper blades &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped if the
windscreen wipers are switched on while
wiper blades are being replaced
If th e windscreen wipers begin tomo vewhile
yo u are changing the wiper blades, you can be
trapped bythe wiper arm. #
Always switch o. the windscreen wipers
and vehicle before changing the wiper
blades. Mo Mo
ving t
ving t he wiper ar
he wiper ar ms int
ms into t
o the r
he r eplacement posi-
eplacement posi-
tion
tion #
Switch theve hicle on and then o. again
immediatel y. #
Within around 15 seconds, press and hold the
00D4 button on the combination switch for
appr oximately thre e seconds (/ page 144).
The wiper arms will mo veinto there placement
position.
R R emo emo ving t
ving t he wiper blades
he wiper blades #
Foldthe wiper arms away from the wind-
screen. 144
144
Light and sight

Maint
Maint
enance display
enance display #
Remo veprotective /lm 1from the mainte-
nance displa yson the tips of the ne wly/tted
wiper blades.
When the colour of the maintenance displa ys
ch anges from black toyello w, replace the wiper
blades. %
The duration until the colour changes varies
depending on the usage conditions. Mirr
Mirr
ors
ors Oper
Oper
ating t
ating t he outside mirr
he outside mirr ors
ors &
W WARNING ARNING Risk of accident due toadjust-
ing theve hicle settings while theve hicle is
in motion
Yo u could lose control of theve hicle in thefo l-
lowing situations in particular:
R ifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re straint, the steering wheel or the mir ror
while theve hicle is in motion
R ifyo ufa sten your seat belt while theve hi-
cle is in motion #
Before starting theve hicle: in particular,
adjust the driver's seat, head restraint,
stee ring wheel and mir ror,and fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due tomis-
judgement of distance when using the
outside mir ror
The outside mir rors re0ect objects on a
smaller scale. The objects in vi eware in fact
closer than they appear. #
Therefore, alw ays look overyo ur shoul-
der in order toensure that you are aware
of the actual distance between you and
th ero ad users driving behind you. 146
146
Light and sight

F
F
olding t
olding t he outside mirr
he outside mirr or
ors in/out
s in/out #
Brie0y press button 1.
R
R ese
ese tting t
tting t he outside mirr
he outside mirr ors
ors
% Ifth e battery has been disconnected or com-
ple tely dischar ged, the outside mir rors must
be reset. Only then will the automatic mir ror
fo lding function workproper ly. #
Brie0y press but ton1. A
A
djus
djusting t ting t he outside mirr
he outside mirr ors
ors #
Press button 3or4 toselect the outside
mir rorto be adjus ted. #
Press button 2toadjust the position of the
mir ror glass.
Eng
Eng aging t
aging t he outside mirr
he outside mirr ors
ors #
Vehicles without elect rically folding outside
mir rors: manually mo vethe outside mir ror into
th e cor rect position. #
Vehicles with elect rically folding outside mir-
ro rs: press and hold button 1.
Yo u will hear a click and the mir ror will audibly
click into place. The outside mir ror will now be
set tothe cor rect position. A
A
ut
ut omatic anti-dazzle mirr
omatic anti-dazzle mirr or
ors function
s function &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of acid burns and poison-
ing due tothe anti-dazzle mir ror electro-
ly te
Electrolyte may escape if the glass in an auto-
matic anti-dazzle mir ror breaks. The electrolyte is hazardous
tohealth and cau-
ses ir rita tion. It must not come into contact
with your skin, eyes, respiratory or gans or
clo thing or be swallo wed. #
Ifyo u come into contact with electrolyte,
obser vethefo llowing:
R Immediate lyrinse the electrolyte
from your skin with water and seek
medical attention.
R If electrolyte comes into contact with
yo ur eyes, immediately rinse them
th oroughly with clean water and seek
medical attention.
R Ifth e electrolyte is swallo wed, imme-
diately rinse your mouth out thor-
oughl y.Do not induce vomiting. Seek
medical attention immediatel y.
R Immediately change out of clo thing
which has been contaminated with
electrolyte.
R If an allergic reaction occurs, seek
medical attention immediatel y. Light and sight
147 147

In
theeve nt of an accident or impact tothe
ve hicle underbod y,components of the high-
vo ltage electrical system may be damaged
although the damage is not visible. #
Never make any modi/cations tothe
high- voltage on-board electrical system. #
Do not switch on or use theve hicle if its
high- voltage on-board electrical system
components ha vebeen modi/ed or dam-
aged. #
Neverto uch damaged components of
th e high-voltage on-board electrical sys-
te m. #
ATer an accident, do not touch any com-
ponents of the high-voltage on-board
electrical system. #
ATer an accident, ha vetheve hicle trans-
por tedawa y. #
Have the components of the high-voltage
on-board electrical system checked at a
qu ali/ed specialist workshop and
re placed if necessar y. R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
Only disconnect the high-voltage on-board electri-
cal system manually in thefo llowing situations:
R The 0075 restraint system warning lamp lights
up in the Instrument Displa y,e.g. aTer an
accident.
R The vehicle is badly damaged, e.g. aTer an
accident, and there straint system co mpo-
nents ha venot been triggered. Oper
Oper
ating t
ating t he high-v
he high-v olt
oltag
age disconnect de
e disconnect de vice
vice #
Switch o. theve hicle. #
ShiT the transmission toposition 005D. #
Apply the electric parking brake. #
Secure theve hicle against rolling away. #
Open the bonnet. 166
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Driving and parking

#
Always secure the engine against unin-
te ntional starting before ca rrying out
main tenance or repair work. R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R Park position 005Dis selected.
R The anti-theT alarm system is not activated.
R The hazard warning light system is switched
o..
R The bonnet is closed.
R The doors are closed and loc ked.
R The windo wsand sliding sunroof are closed. #
Start theve hicle using the smartphone.
ATer every engine start, the engine runs for
te n minutes.
Yo u can car ryout a maximum of two consecutive
starting attem pts. You must start the engine with
th eke y before trying tostart theve hicle again
with the smartphone.
Yo u can switch o. theve hicle at any time as fol-
lo ws:
R Viath e Smartphone App R
By pressing theÜ orß button on the
key
% Further information can be found in the
smartphone app.
Secur
Secur ing t
ing the v
he vehicle ag
ehicle ag ains
ainst st
t star
arting bef
ting bef or
ore car ry-
e car ry-
ing out maint
ing out maint enance or r
enance or repair w
epair wor
ork:
k: #
Switch on the hazard warning light system.
or #
Unlock the doors.
or #
Open a side window or the sliding sunroof. R
R
unning-in not
unning-in not es
es To
preser vethe engine during the /rst 1,500 km:
R Drive at varying road speeds and engine
speeds.
R Do not drive at speeds greater than
140 km/h.
R Drive theve hicle in drive prog ram A
or ;. R
ShiT tothe next highest gear at theve ry latest
when the needle reaches the last third before
th ere d area in there v counter.
R Do not shiT down manual lyin order tobrake.
R Avoid overstraining theve hicle, e.g. driving at
full thro ttle.
R do not depress the accelerator pedal past the
pressure point (kickdown).
R Only increase the engine speed gradually and
accelerate theve hicle tofull speed aTer
1,500 km.
This also applies when the engine or parts of the
driv etra in ha vebeen replaced.
Please also obser vethefo llowing running-in
no tes:
R In cer tain driving and driving saf ety sy stems,
th e sensors adjust automatically while a cer-
ta in distance is being driven aTer theve hicle
has been deli vered or aTer repairs. Full sys-
te m e.ectiveness is not reached until the end
of this teach-in process.
R Brakepads, brake disks and tyres that are
either new or ha vebeen replaced only achie ve170
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Driving and parking

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theve hicle rolls on a downhill gradient and
does not automatically enter glide mode at
20 km/h.
ECO start/stop function symbols in the inst ru-
ment displa y:
R the symbol 00D6(gre en) appears when the
ve hicle is at a standstill: the engine was
switched o. bythe ECO start/s top function.
R the symbol 00D5(yellow) appears when the
ve hicle is at a standstill: not all vehicle condi-
tions for an engine stop ha vebeen met.
R neither the symbol 00D6nor00D5 appears
when theve hicle is at a standstill: an intelli-
ge nt stop inhibitor was de tected, e.g. a stop
sign.
R the symbol sappears: the ECO start/s top
function is deactivated or there is a malfunc-
tion.
If th e engine was switched o. bythe ECO start/
stop function and you lea vetheve hicle, a warning
to ne sounds and the engine is not restar ted. In
addition, thefo llowing display message appears in
th e instrument displa y: Vehicle is operational Switch off ignition before
exiting
If yo u do not switch o. theve hicle, it is automati-
cally switched o. aTer thre e minutes.
Deactiv
Deactiv ating or activ ating or activ ating t
ating the EC
he ECO st
O star
art/st
t/st op
op
function
function #
Press button 1.
If indicator lamp 2lights up, the ECO start/
stop function is activated.
% Depending on the model and theve hicle
equipment, the button may also be located at
a di.erent position in the centre console. EC
EC
O displa
O displa y function
y function The ECO display summarises
your driving charac-
te ristics from the start of the journey toits com-
pletion and assists you in achieving the most eco-
nomical driving style.
Yo u can in0uence consum ption bydoing thefo l-
lowing:
R driving with particular care.
R following thege arshiT recommendations. 176 176
Driving and parking