climate control MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON 2021 Owners Manual

Infrared-re0ective windscreen function ........ 149
Climat
Climat
e contr
e contr ol
ol.......................................... .150
150
Overview of climate control systems ............ 150
Operating the climate control system .......... 151 Dr
Dr
iving and par
iving and par king
king..................................... 164 164
Driving ........................................................1 64
DY NAMIC SELECT switch ........................... .183
Au tomatic transmission .............................. .186
Fu nction of the 4MATIC ...............................1 90
Re fuelling .................................................... 190
Charging the high-voltage battery (plug-in
hy brid) ........................................................ 196
Pa rking .......................................................2 08
Driving and driving saf ety sy stems ............... 216
Tr ailer hitch ................................................ .272
Bicycle rack function ................................... 278
Ve hicle towing instructions .......................... 280 Ins
Ins
tr
trument displa
ument displa y and on-boar
y and on-boar d com-
d com-
put
put er
er........................................................... 281 281
No tes on the inst rument display and on-
board computer .......................................... 281
Overview of instrument display .................... 282
Overview of buttons on the steering wheel ... 283
Operating the on-board computer ................2 83
Fu nction of the po wer me ter (plug-in
hy brid) ........................................................ 285
Fu nction of the electric mo tor po wer
av ailability displ ay(plug-in hybrid) ................ 285
Displaying the po wer me ter (plug-in
hy brid) ........................................................ 286
Overview of displa yson the inst rument
display ........................................................ 286
Head-up display .......................................... 287 LIN LIN
GUA
GUA TR
TRONIC
ONIC .......................................... .290
290
No tes on operating saf ety .......................... .290
Operation .................................................... 290
Using LINGU ATRO NIC e.ectively ................ .292
Essential voice commands .......................... 293 MBUX multimedia syst
MBUX multimedia syst
em
em............................ 311 311
Overview and operation ...............................3 11
System settings .......................................... 321
Plug-in hybrid settings ................................ .326
Na vigation .................................................. .327
Te lephone ................................................... 335
Mercedes me app ....................................... 338
Mercedes-Benz emer gency call system ....... 347
Ra dio, media & TV....................................... 351
Sound settings ............................................ 357 Maint Maint
enance and car
enance and car e
e................................. 359 359
ASS YST PLUS service inter val display .......... 359
Engine compartment ................................... 360
Cleaning and care ....................................... 367 Br Br
eakdo
eakdo wn assist
wn assist ance
ance................................. 374 374
Emer gency .................................................. 374
Flat tyre ...................................................... 376
Battery (vehicle) .......................................... 381
To w- starting or towing away ........................ 387
Electrical fuses ............................................ 392 Contents
3 3

1
Steering wheel gearshiT paddles →
188
2 Combination switch →
136
3 Instrument displ ay →
282
4 DIRECT SELECT le ver →
186
5 Media display →
311
6 Start/stop but ton →
168
7 Calls up MBUX multimedia system applications →
314
8 Climate control systems →
151
9 Glovecompartment →
121
A 002F Hazard warning light system →
136
B Stow age compartment →
121
C Touchpad →
314
D 0063 Controller forvo lume and switching
sound on/o. →
311
E 00D0 Switches the MBUX multimedia system
on/o. →
311
F D Rear-window roller sunblind →
99 G
00D6 ECO start/s top function →
176
H c Active Parking Assist →
266
I 00CC Setstheve hicle le vel →
251
J DYNAMIC SELECT switch →
184
K PASSENGER AIR BAG indicator la mps→
54
L Control panel forth e MBUX multimedia system →
283
M Adjusts the steering wheel manually →
113
N Adjusts the steering wheel electrically →
114
ý Switches the steering wheel heater
on/o. →
115
O Control panel:
On-board computer →
283
Cruise control or variable limi ter →
226
I Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC →
230
P Diagnostics connection →
35
Q Opens the bonnet →
360 At
a glance – Cockpit
7
7

1
Instrument displ ay:
õ Operational readiness →
281
Po we rav ailability displ ay →
285
Po we r me ter →
285
Tr ip computer →
281
ECO Assist →
177
2 Media displa y:
Plug-in hybrid settings →
326
Energy 0ow display →
326 3
! Sets pre-ent ryclimate cont rolfo r depar-
ture time →
157
4 003B Switches immediate pre-entry climate
control on/o. →
157
5 DYNAMIC SELECT switch →
183
6 ° Haptic accelerator pedal →
182
7 0064Reduces recuperation →
179
8 0058Increases recuperation →
179
9 00B4 Depressurises the fuel tank →
190 At
a glance – Cockpit (Plug-in-Hybrid)
11
11

Conv
Conv
enience and inf ot
enience and inf otainment functions
ainment functions
Yo u can store con venience settings and individual
settings in theve hicle and change or reset them
at any time.
Depending on theve hicle equipment, this
includes thefo llowing settings, forex ample:
R seat and steering wheel positions
R suspension and climate cont rol settings
R individual settings, such as interior lighting
Depending on the selected equipment, you can
import data into vehicle inf otainment functions
yo urself.
Depending on theve hicle equipment, this
includes thefo llowing data, forex ample:
R multimedia data, such as music, /lms or pho-
tosfo r playback in an integ rated multimedia
system
R address book data for use in connection with
an integ rated hands-free system or an integ ra-
te d navigation system
R entered navigation destinations
R data about the use of Internet services These data
for con venience and inf otainment
functions may be sa ved locally in theve hicle or
th ey may be located on a device which you ha ve
connected totheve hicle, such as a smartphone,
USB 0ash drive or MP3 pla yer.Ifyo u ha veentered
th ese data yourself, you can dele tethem at any
time.
This data is transmitted from theve hicle tothird
parties only at your requ est. This applies, in par-
ticular, when you use online services in accord-
ance with the settings that you ha veselected.
Smar Smar tphone int tphone int egr
egration (e.g. Andr
ation (e.g. Andr oid A
oid Aut
uto or
o or
Apple CarPlay
Apple CarPlay ®
®
)
)
If yo ur vehicle is accordingly equipped, you can
connect your smartphone or ano ther mobile end
device totheve hicle. You can then control them
by means of the control elements integ rated in
th eve hicle. Images and audio from the smart-
phone can be output via the multimedia system.
Cer tain information is simultaneously transfer red
to your smartphone. Depending on the type and
integ ration, this includes position data, day/night
mode and other general vehicle statuses. For
more information please consult the Owner's
Manual of theve hicle/inf otainment system. This integ
ration allo ws the use of selected smart-
phone apps, such as navigation or music pla yer
apps. There is no fu rther interaction between the
smartphone and theve hicle; in particular, vehicle
data is not directly accessible. The type of addi-
tional data processing is de term ined bythe pro-
vider of the app being used. Which settings you
can make, if an y,depends on the speci/c app and
th e operating system of your smartphone. Online ser Online ser
vices
vices W
W
ir
ireless ne
eless ne tw
twor
ork connection
k connection
If yo ur vehicle has a wireless network connection,
it enables data tobe exch anged between your
ve hicle and additional systems. The wireless net-
wo rkconnection is made possible bytheve hicle's
ow n transmitter and receiver or bya mobile end
device that you ha vebrought into theve hicle, for
ex ample, a smartphone. Online functions can be
used via the wireless network connection. This
includes online services and applications/apps
pr ov ided toyouby the manufacturer or by other
pr ov iders. General no
tes
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Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of climat
w of climat e contr
e control syst
ol systems
ems N
No
ot
tes on climat
es on climat e contr
e control
ol An interior air /lter in combination with
the pre/l-
ter inthe engine compartment must alw ays be
used so that the air conditioning system, pollution
le ve l monitoring and the air /lt ration workcor-
re ctl y.Use /lters recommended and appr oved by
Mercedes-Benz. Alw ays ha vemaintenance work
car ried out at a quali/ed specialist workshop. Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of t
w of t he air conditioning contr
he air conditioning contr ol panel
ol panelThe indicator lamps on
the buttons indicate that
th e cor responding function is activated. THERM
ATIC air conditioning cont rol panel with/with-
out stationary heater (e xample)
1 0082 Setsthete mp erature, leT
2 008F Setsthe air distribution
3 H Setsthe air0ow or switches o. climate
control
4 0058 Sets climate control toautomatic mode
(/ page 152)
5 0064 Demists the windscreen 6
Vehicles with THERM ATIC air conditioning
cont rol panel (without stationary heater):
008A calls up the air conditioning menu
Ve hicles with THERM ATIC air conditioning
cont rol panel (with stationary heater, plug-in
hy brid) or THERMOTRONIC air conditioning
control panel (with/without stationary heater,
plug-in hybrid): ! calls up the air condi-
tioning menu, switches residual heat on/o.
(/ page 153)
7 006C Switches there ar wind owheater on/o.
8 Vehicles with THERM ATIC air conditioning
cont rol panel without stationary heater: 0
switches synchronisation on/o.
(/ page 152)
Ve hicles with THERM OTRO NIC air condition-
ing control panel without stationary heater:
005A switches the A/C function on/o.
(/ page 151)
Ve hicles with a stationary heater: 003B
switches the stationary heater on/o.
(/ page 158) 150 150
Climate control

Plug-in
hybrid: 003B activates/deactivates
"Immediate pre-ent ryclimate cont rol"
(/ page 157)
9 0072 Switches air-recirculation mode on/o.
(/ page 153)
A Vehicles with THERM ATIC air conditioning
cont rol panel: 005Aswitches the A/C func-
tion on/o. (/ page 151)
Ve hicles with THERM OTRO NIC air condition-
ing control panel: 008Fadjusts the air distri-
bution, right
B 0082 Setsthete mp erature, right R
R
ear oper
ear oper ating unit in v
ating unit in v ehicles with
ehicles with
THERMO
THERMO TR
TRONIC air conditioning contr
ONIC air conditioning control panel ol panel 1
Sets thete mp erature
2 Display
3 Sets the air0ow Oper
Oper
ating t
ating t he climat
he climat e contr
e control syst
ol system
em Switc
Switc
hing climat
hing climat e contr
e control
olon/o.
on/o. #
T
To switc
o switc h on:
h on:setthe air0ow toleve l 1 or
higher using theH button. #
T
To switc
o switc h
ho.:
o.: setthe air0ow toleve l 0 using
th eH button. If climate control is switched o.,
the windo ws
may mist up more quickl y.Switch climate control
o. only brie0 y. Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he A/C function
he A/C function on/o.
on/o. using t
using the air
he air
conditioning contr
conditioning contr ol panel
ol panel The A/C
function heats, cools and dehumidi/es
th eve hicle's interior air. #
Press the005A button.
Switch o. the A/C function only brie0y; other-
wise, the windo wsmay mist up more quickl y.
Condensation may drip from the underside of the
ve hicle when cooling mode is active. This is not
indicati veof a fault. Calling up t
Calling up t
he air conditioning menu
he air conditioning menu Calling up t
Calling up t
he air conditioning menu using t
he air conditioning menu using t he
he
multimedia syst
multimedia syst em
em #
Select one of thete mp erature displa ysatthe
lo we r edge of the media displa y. Climate control
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Calling up t
Calling up t
he air
he air-conditioning menu using t
-conditioning menu using t he
he
butt
butt on on t
on on t he climat
he climat e contr
e control panel
ol panel #
Press the! button on the climate control
panel. A
A
ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating t
ating the A/C function via t
he A/C function via t he
he
multimedia syst
multimedia syst em
emThe A/C function heats, cools and dehumidi/es
th eve hicle's interior air. #
Call up the air-conditioning menu
(/ page 151). #
Select First row of seats. #
Select A/C. Se
Se
tting climat
tting climat e contr
e control t
ol to aut
o aut omatic mode
omatic mode In automatic mode,
the set temp erature is con-
trolled and maintained at a constant le velby the
air suppl y. #
Press the 0058 button. #
T
To switc
o switc h t
h to manual mode:
o manual mode: pressthe H or
008F button. Climat
Climat
e s
e stytyle
le Climat
Climat
e s
e stytyle function
le function
The following climate styles are available in auto-
matic mode:
R F
FOCUS:
OCUS: high air0o w,slightly cooler setting
R MEDIUM: MEDIUM: medium air0o w,standa rdsetting
R DIFFUSE: DIFFUSE: low air0ow,slightly warmer and
draught-free setting
Se
Se tting t
tting t he climat
he climat e s
e stytyle
le #
Call up the air conditioning menu
(/ page 151). #
Select First row of seats orSecond row of
seats. #
Call up theCLIMATE MODE menu. #
Select a climate style. Se
Se
tting t
tting t he air dis
he air distr tribution
ibution #
Call up the air conditioning menu
(/ page 151). #
Select a row of seats. #
T
To se
o se t t
t the air dis
he air dis tr
tribution: select
ibution: select 0061,009C
or 009B. #
Set the air0o w.
% Several air distribution options can be selec-
te d at the same time, forex ample toset the
climate cont rolfo rth e windscreen and the
fo ot we lls simultaneousl y.
The 0061 climatecont rolfo rth e windscreen
can only be selected forth e /rst seat row. A
A
ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating t
ating the climat
he climat e contr
e control syn-
ol syn-
c
c hr
hr onisation function via t
onisation function via t he air conditioning con-
he air conditioning con-
tr
tr ol panel
ol panel Climate cont
rol can be set centrally using the syn-
ch ronisation function. The temp erature and air
distribution settings forth e driver's side will be
adop ted automatically forth e front passenger
side. #
Press the0 button.
The synchronisation function will be deactivated if
th e settings for one of theot her climate cont rol
zones are changed. 152
152
Climate cont
rol

A
A
ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating t
ating the climat
he climat e contr
e control syn-
ol syn-
c
c hr
hr onisation function via t
onisation function via t he multimedia syst
he multimedia system
em Climate cont
rol can be set centrally using the syn-
ch ronisation function. The driver's settings for
te mp erature, air quantity and air distribution are
adop ted automatically for all climate zones. #
Call up the air conditioning menu
(/ page 151). #
Select First row of seats. #
Select SYNC. Demis
Demisting t
ting the windo ws
he wind ows W
W
indow
indow s mist
s mist ed up on t
ed up on t he inside
he inside #
Press the0058 button. #
Ifth e windo wscontinue tomist up: press the
0064 button.
W
W indow
indow s mist
s mist ed up on t
ed up on t he outside
he outside #
Switch on the windscreen wipers. #
Press the0058 button. Switc
Switc
hing air
hing air -r
-recir
ecir culation mode
culation mode on/o.
on/o. #
Press the0072 button.
The interior air will be recirculated.
Air-recirculation mode automatical lyswitches to
fresh air mode aTer a while.
% If air-re circulation mode is switched on, the
wind ows may mist up more quickl y.Switch on
ai r-re circulation mode only brie0y. Switc Switc
hing t
hing t he r
he residual heat
esidual heat on/o.
on/o. R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The vehicle is par ked.
It is possible tomake use of there sidual heat
from the engine tocontinue heating or ventilating
th e front compartment of theve hicle for appr ox-
imately 30 minutes. #
T
To switc
o switc h on:
h on:press the! button.
Re sidual heat is switched o. automaticall y. A
A
ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating ionisation
ating ionisation Ionisation impr
ovesth e quality of theve hicle's
interior air. Ionisation of the interior air is odour-
less. #
Call up the air conditioning menu
(/ page 151). #
Select Air quality. #
Select IONISATION. F
F
r
ragr
agr ance syst
ance syst em
em Se
Se
tting t
tting t he fr
he fragr
agr ance syst
ance syst em
em
R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R Automatic climate control is activated.
R The glo vecompartment is closed.
The frag rance system distributes a pleasant fra-
gr ance thro ughout theve hicle interior from a 0a-
con located in the glo vebox. #
Call up the air conditioning menu
(/ page 151). #
Select Air quality. Climate control
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#
Select AIR FRESHENER. #
Keep pressing until the desired intensity is
re ached.
Inser
Inser ting or r
ting or r emo
emoving t
ving t he
he0acon
0acon of t
of the fr
he fr agr
agrance
ance
syst
syst em
em &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury from liquid per-
fume
If ch ildren open the 0acon, they could drink
th e liquid perfume or it could come into con-
ta ct with their eyes. #
Do not lea vechildren unattended in the
ve hicle. #
Consult a doctor immediately if liquid
perfume has been drunk. #
If liquid perfume comes into contact with
your eyes or skin, rinse your eyes with
clean water. #
If sym ptoms continue, consult a doctor. +
ENVIR ENVIR
ONMENT
ONMENT AL NO
AL NOTE
TEEnvironmental
damage due toimproper disposal of full
0acons Fu
ll 0acons must not be disposed of
with household waste. #
Fu
ll 0acons must be take nto a
harmful subs tance collection point. 1
Cap
2 Flacon #
T
To inse rt
o insert: :slide the 0acon into the holder as far
as it will go. #
T
To r
o r emov
emov e:
e:pull out the 0acon.
If yo u do not use genuine Mercedes-Benz interior
perfumes, obser vethe manufacturers' saf ety noti-
ces on the perfume pac kaging. 154
154
Climate control

Dispose of
thege nuine Mercedes-Benz interior
perfume 0acon when it is em pty and do not re/ll
it.
R R e/llable
e/llable 0acon
0acon #
Unscr ewthe cap of the em pty 0acon. #
Fillth e 0acon with a maximum of 15 ml. #
Screw the cap back on tothe 0acon.
Alw aysre /ll the em ptyre /llabl e0acon with the
same perfume. Obser vethe separate information
sheet with the 0acon. Inf
Inf
or
ormation on t
mation on t he windscr
he windscreen heat
een heat er
er The windscreen heater is switched on automati-
cally if
the 0064 button is activated.
ATer theve hicle is star ted, the windscreen heater
will be switched on automatically as requ ired. Pr Pr
e-entr
e-entr y climat
y climat e contr
e control using t
ol using t hekey
he key F
F
unction of pr
unction of pr e-entr
e-entry climat
y climat e contr
e control using t
ol using t he
he
key
key
Before entering theve hicle, the driver's seat area
or the whole vehicle interior can be brie0y pre-
wa rmed or pre-cooled.
When pre-cooling, thefo llowing functions are acti-
va ted as needed:
R Automatic climate control
R Blower
R Seat ventilation
When pre-heating, thefo llowing functions are acti-
va ted as needed:
R Automatic climate control
R Blower
R Seat heater
R Steering wheel heater
R Panel heating
R Mirror heater
R Rear wind owheater
R Frag rancing R
Ionisation
Se Se tting pr
tting pr e-entr
e-entry climat
y climat e contr
e control viakey
ol via key #
Call up the air conditioning menu. #
Select Pre-entry climate ctrl.
T
T ur
ur ning
ning on/o.
on/o. #
Select Z. #
Select Pre-entry climate control via key.
Switc
Switc hing pr
hing pr e-entr
e-entry climat
y climat e contr
e control via t
ol via thekey
he key
on/o.
on/o.
R R eq eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The high-voltage battery is charge d su1-
cient ly.
R The function has been activated via the multi-
media system. #
T
To switc
o switc h on:
h on:unlock theve hicle.
The climate cont rol functions are activated for
up to/ve minutes for pre-heating and pre-
cooling. Climate control
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