brakes MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN 2017 W213 User Guide

Arisk of acollision ma yarise in thef ollowing sit‐
uations, fore xamp le:
RIfth ed rive rm ixes up thea ccelera tora nd
brak epedals.
RIfth ew rong gear is selecte d.
The Driv eAwayA ssistfunction is activ eunder
th ef ollowing conditions:
RIfPA RKTRONI Cisa ctivated.
REver ytimet he gear is changed toRor D
when thev ehicle is at astandstill.
RIfth eo bstacle is less than 3. 3ft(1.0m )
aw ay.
RIfth em aneuvering assis tance functio nis
acti vatedint he multimedia sy stem.
Driv eAwayA ssistis una vailable on inclines and
when drivingw ithat railer.
Cross Traf ficA lert
Ve hicles with Blind Spo tAssis t:Driver scan
also be warned of an ycrossing tra ffic when
backin gupout ofaparkin gspace. If acritical
situation is de tected, awarning symbol appears
on thec amer aimag eoft he multimedia sy stem. If
th ed rive rd oes no trespond tothew arning,
th ev ehicle's brakes can be applied automati‐
call y.To do this, thef unction uses ther adar sen‐
sor sint he bumper .The area adjacen ttothe
ve hicle is continually monitored.
If th er adar sensors areo bstructed byvehicles
or other objects, de tection is no tpossible.
The Cross Traf ficA lertfunction is acti veunder
th ef ollowing conditions:
RIf Blind Spo tAssis tisa ctivated.
RIfth ev ehicle is backing up at walkin gpace.
RIfth em aneuvering assis tance functio nis
acti vatedint he multimedia sy stem.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gmaneuverin gassis‐
tance
Multimedia sy stem:
,Vehicle.k Assistance.Parking
Pilot.Maneuverin gAssist.
#Switc hthe function on Oor off ª.
ATTENTION ASSIST
Fu nction of ATTENTION ASSIST
AT TENTION ASSIS Tassists youo nlong, mon oto‐
nous journe ys,e .g. on highw aysa nd trunk roads.
If AT TENTION ASSIS Tdetects ind icator soff ati‐
gue or increasing lapse sinconcentration on the
par toft he driver ,itsuggests taking abreak .
AT TENTION ASSIS Tisonlyana id. It cann ot
alw aysd etect fatigue or lapses in concentration
unti ltoo late. The sy stem is no tasubstitut efor a
we ll-res teda nd attentiv edrive r.On long jour‐
ne ys,tak er egular break singood time that allow
fo ra dequ ater ecuperation.
Yo uc an choose between tw osettings.
RSt andard: normal sy stem sensitivity
RSensitive: higher system sensitivity .The
driver is warned earlier and thea ttention
le ve ld etected byATTENTION ASSIS Tisadap‐
te da ccordingly.
If dr owsines sori ncreasingl apses in concentra‐
tio na redetected, theATTENTION ASSIST: Take
aB reak! warning appear sinthe Instrument Dis‐
pla y.Yo uc an ackn owledg ethe messag eand
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Driving and pa rking

Changingawheel
Note sons electing, mounting and replacing
tires
Yo uc an ask fori nformation rega rding permitte d
wheel-tir ecombinations at an authorized
Mercedes-Ben zcenter.
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetoi ncor‐
re ct dimensions of wheelsa nd tires
If wheelsa nd tires of thew rong size are
ins talled, thew heel brakes or wheel suspen‐
sion components ma ybedamaged.
#Alwaysr eplace wheels and tires with
th ose that fulfill thes pecification sof
th eo riginal part.
When replacing wheels, mak esuretof itth e
cor rect:
RDesignation
RModel
Whe nreplacing tires, mak esuretoi nstallth e
cor rect:
RDesignation
RManufactu rer
RModel
&
WARNING Risk of accident duet o
exc eeding thes tatedt irel oad rating or
th ea ppr ove dspeed rating
Exceeding thes pecified tir eload rating or
th ep ermissible speed rating ma ylea dtot ire
damage andtothet ires bur sting.
#Therefore, onl yuse tir etypes and sizes
appr ovedfor your vehicle model.
#Obser vethet irel oad rating and speed
ra ting requ ired fory our vehicle.
* NO
TEDama getovehicle and tires due to
non-app rove dt iret ypes and sizes
Fors afet yr easons, onl yuse wheels, tires
and accessories whic hhave been appr oved
fo ry our vehicle byMercedes-Benz.
These tires ha vebeen speciall yadap tedf or
use wit hthe control sy stems, e.g. ABS or
ESP
®,a nd ar emarke dasf ollows:
RMO = Mercedes-BenzO riginal
RMOE = Mercedes-BenzO riginal Extended
(run-flat tires onl yfor cer tain wheels)
RMO1 = Mercedes-Benz Original (onl ycer‐
ta in AMG tires)
Cer tain characteristics, e.g .handling, vehicle
noise emissions or fuel consum ption, may
ot herwise be adversely af fected. In addition,
whe ndriving wi thaload, tir edimension var‐
iations could caus ethe tires tocome into
contact wi th thebody and axle components.
This could result in damag etothe tires or the
ve hicle.
Wheels and tires 331

RAttemp eratures belo w45°F(7°C), use win‐
te rt ires or all-seaso ntires mar kedM +Sfor
all wheels.
Wi nter tires bearing thei snowflak esym‐
bol in addition totheM +S marking pr ovide
th eb estp ossible grip in wintr yroad condi‐
tions.
RFo rM +S tires, only use tires wit hthe same
tread.
RObser vethem aximum permissible speed for
th eM +S tir emounted.
If th is is belo wthe vehicle's maximum speed,
th is mus tbeindicated in an appropriat elabel
in thed rive r's field of vision.
RBreak-in ne wtires at moderat espeeds for
th ef irst 60 mile s(10 0k m).
RReplace thet ires af ters ixyearsatt he latest,
re ga rdless of wear.
RWhen replacing with tires that do no tfea‐
tu re run-flat characteristics: vehicles with
MOExtended tires ar enotequipped wit ha
TIREFIT kit at thef actor y.Equi pthe vehicle
wit haT IREFIT kit af terr eplacing wit htires th
at do no tfeatur erun- flat characteristics,
e.g .winter tires.
Fo rm orei nformation on wheels and tires, con‐
ta ct aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Be sur etoalso observ ethe following fur ther
re lated subjects:
RNo tesont irep ressur e(→page312)
RTire and Loading Info rmatio nplacard
(→pag e319)
RTire pressur etable (→pag e314)
Note sonr otating wheels
&
WARNING Risk of injury thro ugh dif fer‐
ent whee lsizes
Inter changing thef ront and rear wheels if the
wheels or tires ha vediffere nt dimensions
ma yseverel yimp air thed riving characteris‐
tics.
The wheel brakes or wheel suspension com‐
ponent smayalso be damaged.
#Rotate front and rear wheels only ifth e
wheels and tires ar eofthe same dimen‐
sions.
The wear patte rnsont he front and rear wheels
dif fer:
RFr ont wheels wear mor eonthe shoulder of
th et ire
RRear wheels wear mor einthe center of the
tire
On vehicles that ha vethes ame size front and
re ar wheels,r otatet he wheels according tothe
inter vals in thet irem anufacturer's warranty
book in your vehicle documents. If this is not
av ailable, rotate thet ires every
3000 to6000 mile s(5000to1 0000 km),
depending on thew ear.Ensuret hat thed irection
of rotatio nism aintained.
It is impe rativ etoo bservethei nstruction sand
saf etyn otes on "Wheel change" when doings o.
Wheels and tires333

RRe
ar fogl ight (→pag e110)
ü Seat beltisn
otfastened
(
→pag e404)
$ USA: brakes (
→pag
e398)
J Canada: brakes (
→pag
e398)
! ABS malfunction (
→pag
e398)
÷ ESP
®(→page398)
å ESP
®OFF (→page398) F
USA: electric parking brak
eapplied
(red) (
→pag e398)
! Canada: electric parking brake
applied (red) (
→pag
e398)
! Elect
ricp arkin gb rake (yellow)
(
→pag e398)
Ð St
eering assis tance malfunction
(
→pa ge 406)
# Electrical malfunction (
→pag
e407) 6
Re
stra int sy stem (
→pag e398)
; Engine diagnosis (
→pag
e407)
8 Fu
elreser vewit hfuel filler cap loca‐
tion indicator (
→pag e407)
? Coolant
tooh ot/cold (
→pag e407)
· Dis
tance warning(
→pag e405)
h Ti
re pressur emonitoring sy stem
(
→pag e410)
Displ aymessage sand warning/indicator lamps 397

Safetys ystems
Wa rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
$
Brakewarning lam p(USA)
J
Brakes warning lam p(Can‐
ada) The
redb rake system warning lam pislit while thee ngine is running.
Po ssible causes are:
RThe brak eforce boosting is malfunctioning and theb raking characteristic smaybe af fected.
RThe reis no tenoug hbrake fluid intheb rake fluid reser voir.
&
WARNING Thereisar isk of an accident if brak eforce boosting is malfunctioning
If brak eforce boosting is malfunctioning, thew heels ma yloc kw hen braking. Braking characteristic smaybe
impaired. The brakin gdista nce in an eme rgency braking situation can increase.
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions .Do
no tc ontinu edriving under an ycircums tances.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
&
WARNING Risk of an accident duetol owbrak efluid le vel
If th eb rake fluid leve list oo lo w,theb raking ef fect and theb raking characteristic smaybe impaired.
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions .Do
no tc ontinu edriving under an ycircums tances.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Do no tadd brak efluid.
398
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps

Bluetooth®
Ac tivating/deactivating .......................2 26
Settings ............................................... 226
Blue tooth
®Au dio
Ac tivating ............................................ 266
De-authorizing (de-regis tering) the
device .................................................. 268
Information .......................................... 265
Overvie w............................................. 26 7
Se arch ing fora nd au thorizing the
device .................................................. 265
Switching device via NFC .................... 266
Brak efluid
No tes. .................................................. 347
Brakes HOLD function .....................................1 68
Breakdown Changing awheel ................................ 334
Flat tir e................................................ 294
Overvie wofthe help functions. .............16
Ro adside Assis tance .............................. 21
To ws tartin g. ........................................ 30 7
To wing away ........................................ 304
Tr ansportin gthe vehicle ......................3 06Burmes
ter
®high-end 3D sur round
soun dsystem
Ad justing theb alance/fader ............... .276
Ad justing thes ound optimization ........ 276
Ad justing thet reble, mid-rang eand
bass ...... .....
..........................................
276
Calls up thes ound menu ..................... 276
Information .......................................... 276
Setting thes ound profile ..................... 276
Burmes ter
®sur round soun dsystem
Ad justing theb alance/fader ............... .275
Ad justing thes ound focus ................... 275
Ad justing thet reble, mid-rang eand
bass ..................................................... 275
Calls up thes ound menu ..................... 275
Information .......................................... 275
Switching thes urround soundo n/off
............................................................ .275
Buttons Steering wheel .................................... .195
C
Calculating aroute
Na vigation ...........................................2 33Cali
forn ia
Impor tantinformatio nfor private
cus tomer sand lessees ..........................2 2
Call list Making acall ...................................... .242
Options in thec all lis t.......................... 242
Overvie w............................................. 242
Calls .......................................................... 239
Ac cepting ............................................ 239
Call swiths eve ralp articipant s............. 23 9
Declin ing. ............................................ 239
Ending acall ........................................ 239
Incoming call during an existin gcall .... 240
Making ................................................ 239
Calls up thes ound menu
Burmes ter
®high-end 3D sur round
sounds ystem. ..................................... 276
Burmes ter
®sur round sounds ystem. ...2 75
Camera Assigning as afavo rite ......................... 179
Car key
see Key
Car wash
see Care
Index 41
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Operable functions .............................. 207
Operating safety. ................................ .206
Ra dio commands .................................2 13
Switc hcommands ............................... 208
Te lephonec ommands......................... .212
Te xt message commands ..................... 214
Ve hicle commands ...............................2 15
Vo ice prom pting .................................. 207
Vo ice control sy stem
see Voice Cont rolS ystem
W
Wa rning and indicator lamps
PA SSENGER AIR BAG. ............................ 41
Wa rning lamp
see Warning/indicator lamps
Wa rning sy stem
see Anti- theftp rotection
Wa rning/indicator lamp
!AB Swarning lam p....................... 40 2
$ Bra ke warning lam p(USA) .......... .398
JBrakes warning lam p(Canada) .... 398
?Coolantw arning lamp................. 40 8·
Dis ta nce warning lam p............... .405
#Elect rical malfunction warning
lam p................................................... .409
;Engine diagnosis warning lam p... 40 7
å ESP
®OF Fw arning lam p............. .403
÷ESP®wa rning lam p............. 399, 40 2
8 Fuelreser ve wa rning lam p......... .409
ÐPo wersteering sy stem warning
lam p................................................... .406
!Re dindicator lamp, elect ric
parkin gbrake applied (Canada only) .. .400
FRe dindicator lamp, elect ric
parkin gbrake applied (US Aonly) ........ 400
6Re stra int sy stem warning lam p... 40 1
7 Sea tb eltw arning lam p............... 40 4
h Tire pressur emonitoring sys‐
te mw arning lam p.........................
410, 411
!

Ye llo we lect ricp arkin gb rake
indicator lam pismalfunctionin g......... 40 0Wa
rning/indicator lamps .......................396
Instrument displa y(ove rview) .................. 8
Overvie w............................................. 39 6
Wa rranty .................................................... 26
Wa sher fluid
see Windshield washer fluid
Wa shing byhand (care) .......................... 285
We bbrows er
Calling up awebsit e........................... .253
Calling up option s............................... 25 3
Call ingups ettings ............................... 254
Closing ................................................ 254
Deleting Interne tfavo rite s. ..................2 54
Del eting theI nterne thisto ry ................ 254
Overvie w............................................. 253
Setting Interne tfavo rite s. .................... 254
We bsite
Calling up ............................................ 253
Wheel chock
St orag elocation ..................................2 93
Whee lrotation ........................................ .333
Wheels Care .................................................... 287
Index 439