door MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN 2017 W213 Owner's Guide

RAfteru nlocking thev ehicle using KEYLESS-
GO.
% Ifth em brace service (
→page247)isa ctive
and thea larms tays on form oret han 30 sec‐
onds, amessag eisautomaticall ysenttot he
Cus tomer Assis tance Center.
Deacti vatin gthe ATA (anti-thef talarm sys‐
te m) ala rm
#Pressthe%, &orp button on the
SmartK ey.
or
#Press thes tart/s topb utton on thec ockpit
(the SmartK eyis inside thev ehicle).
St opping thea larm using KEYLESS-GO
#Grasp theo utside door handle (wit hthe
Sma rtKe yo utside thev ehicle).
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Opening and closing

#Movethea djustmen tleve roft hesteer‐
ing wheel if ther eisar isk of becoming
trapped bythes teering wheel.
The adjustmen tprocess is stopped.
#Ne verlea ve children unatte ndedint he
ve hicle.
#When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th ek eywit hyou and loc kthe vehicle.
The easy entr yand exitfeatur emakes getting in
and ou tofyourvehicle easier.
If th ee asy ent ryand exitfeatur eisa ctive, the
st eering wheel will mo veupwar ds inthef ollow‐
ing situations:
RYo us wit ch thei gnition off
RYouo pen thed rive r's door when thei gnition
is switched on
The steering wheel mo vesb acktot he las tdrive
position in thef ollowing cases:
RYous wit ch th eignition on when thed rive r's
door is closed
RYo uc lose thed rive r's door when thei gnition
is switched on The las
tdrive position of thes teering wheel is
st ored:
RWhen yous wit ch offt he ignition
RUsing thel asts etting stored bythem emory
function
If yo up ress oneoft he memoryfunction position
buttons, thea djustmen tprocess is stopped.
The crash-responsiv eexit ai donlyf unctions
when thee asy ent ryand exitfeatur eisa ctive.
Setting thee asy entr yand exitfeature
Multimedi asystem:
,Vehicle.Vehicle Settings.Easy
Entry/Exit
#Ac tivate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
Using them emor yfunction
&
WARNING Risk of an accident if memo ry
function is use dwhile driving
If yo uu sethem emor yfunction on thed riv‐
er's side while driving, youc ouldlose cont rol
of thev ehicle as aresult of thea djustments
being made.
#Onl yusethem emor yfunction on the
driver's side when thev ehicle is station‐
ar y.
&
WARNING Risk of entrapment whe nset‐
ting thes eat wit hthe memor yfunction
When them emor yfunction adjusts thes eat
or steering wheel, youa nd other vehicle
occupants –particularly children –could
becom etrapped.
#During thes etting procedur eofthe
memor yfunction, ensur ethat no body
parts ar einthe sweep of thes eat or
th es teering wheel.
#If somebody becomes trapped, immedi‐
atel yrelease them emor yfunction posi‐
tion button.
The adjustmen tprocess is stopped.
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Theexterior lighting (e xcep tp arking lights and
st anding lights) switch es offautomaticall ywhen
th ed rive r's door is opened.
Au tomatic drivin glights
The pa rking lights, lo wbeam and daytime run‐
ning lights ar eswitched on au tomatically
depending on thei gnition status ,whether the
engine is running and on thel ight conditions.
&
WARNING Risk of accident whe nthe low
beam is switched of finpoor visibility
When thel ight switc hissetto Ã,t he low
beam ma ynotbe switched on automatically
if th er eisf og, sno worother causes of poor
visibility suc hasspray .
#In suc hcases, tur nthe light switc hto
L.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gthe rear fogl ight
Re quirement
The light switc hisintheL orà position.
#Press theR button. Please obser
vethec ountry -specific la wsonthe
use of rear fogl amps.
Operating thel ight combination switch
:High beam
;Turn signal light, right
=Headlam pflashing
?Turn signal light, left
#Pull or push thec ombination switc hinthe
re leva nt di rection following thea rrow .
Switching on theh igh beam manually
#Vehicles with Adaptiv eHighbeam Assis t:
Tu rn thel ight switc htotheL position.
Press thec ombination switc hbeyond the
pressur epoint in thed irection of ar row:.
When theh igh beam is activated, thei ndicator
lam pfor lo wbeamisd eactivated and replaced
by thei ndicator lam pfor theh igh beam.
#Toswitc hofftheh igh beam: movethe
combination switc hbacktoi tsstartin gposi‐
tion.
#To indicat ebriefl y:press thec ombination
switc hbriefly up tothep ressur epoint in the
direction of ar row;or?.
The cor responding tur nsignal light flashes
th re et imes.
#To indicat efor ad uration: pressthe combi‐
nation switc hbeyond thep ressur epoint in
th ed irection of ar row;or?.
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Driving
Switching on thep owe rsupp lyor ignition
using thes tart/ stopbutton
&
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildren ar eleftu nat tende dint hevehicle,
th ey could:
ROpe ndoors,t hereb yendangering other
persons or road users
RGe tout of thev ehicle and be hit by
oncoming traf fic
ROperat evehicle equipment
In addition, thec hildren could also se tthe
ve hicle in motion, fore xamp le,by:
RRe leasing thep arking brake
RShifting thet ransmission out of park
position j
RStartin gthe engine.
#Ne verlea ve children and animals unat‐
te nde dint hevehicle.
#When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle.
#Ke ep theS martK eyout of ther eac hof
ch ildren.
&
WARNING Risk ofexhaus tgas poisoning
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses suc hascarbon monoxide. Inhaling
th ese exhaus tgases causes poisoning.
#Ne verlea ve thee ngine running in an
enclose dspace wi thout suf ficient venti‐
lation.
& WARNING Risk offire caused byflam‐
mable material on thee xhaust system
Flammable materials brought in byeither ani‐
mals or environmen talinfluences ma yignite
if th ey come int ocontact wi thhotp arts of
th ee ngine or exhaus tsyst em.
#Therefore, checkr egularly that there
ar enof lammable materials in the
engine compartmen torontheexhaust
sy stem.
Re quirementsRThe SmartK eyis located in thev ehicle and
th eS martK eybatter yisnotdischar ged.
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7

#Toswitc hont he powersupp ly:press but‐
to n1 (USA) or 2(Canada )once.
Yo uc an no wactivat et he windshield wiper,
fo re xamp le.
The po wersupp lyis switched of fagain if thef ol‐
lowing condition sareme t:
RThe driver's door is open.
RYoup ress butto n1 (USA) or 2(Canada)
twice.
#To switc hont he ignition: press button1
(USA) or 2(Canada) twice.
The indicator lamps in thei nstrument clus ter
light up.
The ignition is switched of fagain if one of the
fo llowing condition sismet:
RYo udon otstar tt he vehicle within
15 minutes.
RYoup ress butto n1 (USA) or 2(Canada)
once.
St arting thev ehicle
Starting thev ehicle wit hthe start/s topb ut‐
to n
Requ irements
RThe SmartK eyis located in thev ehicle and
th eS martK eybatter yisnotdischar ged.
#Shif tthe transmission toposition jori.
#Depress theb rake pedal and push button 1
(USA) or 2(Canada) once.
#Ifth ev ehicle does no tstart:s witc hoffnon-
essential consumer sand press button 1
(USA) or 2(Canada) once.
#Ifth ev ehicle still does no tstart:s tart the
ve hicle in emer gency operation mode.
Coolin gorheatingthe vehicl einterior before
st arting thej ou rney
If yo us tart thev ehicle via your smartphone, the
pr ev iousl yselecte dclimat econtrol setting is
active.
Befor estarting, mak esure:
RThe legal stipulation sinthe area wher eyour
ve hicle is par kedp ermit engin estartin gv ia
smartphone.
RIt is saf etostart and runt he engine where
yo ur vehicle is par ked.
RThe fuel tank is suff icientlyfilled.
RThe star terb atter yhas been suf ficiently
ch arge d.
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Driving and pa rking

Starting thev ehicle using asmartphone
&
WARNING Risk of crushing or entrap‐
ment duetou nintentional startin goft he
engine
Limbs could be crushed or trapped if the
engine is star tedu nintentionall yduring
service or maintenanc ework.
#Alw ayss ecur ethe engine agains tunin‐
te ntional startin gbefor ecarrying out
maintenance or repair work.
Re quirementsRPark position jis selected.
RThe anti- thefta larms ystemisn otarmed.
RThe panic alar misnotarmed.
RThe hazar dwarning lightsa reswitched off.
RThe engin ehood is closed.
RThe door sareclosed and loc ked.
RThe windo wsand slidings unroof ar eclosed.
#Startt he vehicle using thes martphone:
RYouc an car ryout amaximum of tw oconsec‐
utiv estartin ga ttem pts.
RYo uc an stop thea gain vehicle an ytime.
Securing thee ngine agains tstarting be fore
car rying out maintenance or repair work:
#Switc hont he hazar dwarning lights.
or
#Un loc kthe doors.
or
#Open theh ood.
St arting thev ehicle in eme rgency operation
mode
If th ev ehicle canno tbestarted, thePlace the
Key in the Marked Space See Operator's Manual
displa ymessag eappear sinthe multifunction
displa y.#Makesuret hat stow ages pace 2is em pty.
#Re mo veSmartK ey1 from thek eyring.
#Place Smart Key1 inthes towa ge space 2.
The vehicle will star ta fter as hor twhile.
If yo ur emo veSmartK ey1 from stowage
space 2thee ngine continues running .For
fur ther vehicle starts ho wever,SmartK ey1
mus tbel ocated in stowages pace 2during
th ee ntir ejourne y.
#Have SmartK ey1 checkedataq ualified
specialis tworks hop.
If th ev ehicle doe snotstar t:
#Lea veSmartK ey1 instow ages pace 2.
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9

&WARNING Risk of accident duetoa n
ove rheated brak esystem
If yo ur esty our foot on theb rake pedal whilst
driving, theb rake system ma yoverheat.
This increases theb raking dis tance and the
brak esystemm ayfail.
#Ne veru se theb rake pedal as afootrest.
* NO
TEWearing out theb rake linings by
continuously dep ressing theb rake pedal
#Do no tdepress theb rake pedal contin‐
uousl ywhils tdriving.
#To use theb raking ef fect of thee ngine,
shif ttoa lowe rgear in good time.
* NO
TEDama getothed rive trai nand the
engine when pulling away
#Do no twarmupt he engine when the
ve hicle is stationar y.Pull away immedi‐
atel y.
#Avoid high engine speeds and driving at
full thro ttle unti lthe engine has reached
operatingt emperature.
#Do notallowt he wheels tospin.
* NO
TEDama getothec atalytic con verter
due tonon-combu sted fuel
The engine is no trunn ings moot hly and is
misfiring.
Non-combus tedf uel ma ygetintot he cata‐
lytic con verter.
#Onl ydepress thea ccelera torp edal
slightl y.
#Have thec ause rectifie dimmediately at
aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Limited braking ef fect on salt-treate droads:
Rtheb raking dis tance can increase conside ra‐
bl yd ue tosalt build-up on theb rake disks
and brak elining.
Rmaintain amuchg reater dis tance tothev ehi‐
cle in front. To
preve nt salt build-up:
Rbrak eoccasionally whil epayinga ttention to
th et raffic conditions.
Rcarefull ydepress theb rake pedal at thee nd
of thej ourne yand when startin gthe next
journe y.
ECOstart/s topf unction
Opera tionoft he EC Ostart/ stopfunction
The engine is switched of fautom atical ly:
RIf yo ub rake thev ehicle toas tandstil lin
transmissionp ositionhori.
RIf all vehicle conditions forana utomatic
engine stop ar emet.
The è symbol appear sinthe multifunction
displa ywhen thev ehicle is stationar y.
If th ee ngine is switched of fbythe EC Ostart/
st op function and youo pen thed rive r's door ,a
wa rning tone sounds. The Driver'sDoor Ope n&
Transmission Not in PRiskofV ehicleRolling
Away displaymessage also appear sinthe multi‐
function displa y.
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Configuring driveprogram I
Multimedia sy stem:,Vehicle.e DYNAMIC
SELECT.Individual
#Select Drive,Suspension ,Steering orECO
Start/Stop .
#Selectthei ndividual setting.
Displaying vehicl edata
Multimedi asystem:,Vehicle.e DYNAMIC SELECT
#Select Vehicle Data.
Displaying engine data
Multimedia sy stem:,Vehicle.e DYNAMIC SELECT
#Select Engine Data.
% The values fore ngine outpu tand engine tor‐
qu em aydeviat efromt he nominal values. Items
that can influence this are, fore xamp le:
REngines peed
RSea level
RFu el grade
ROutside temp erature
Automatic transmission
DIREC TSELECT selector le ver
Fu nction of theD IRECT SELECT le ver
&
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildren ar eleftu nat tende dint hevehicle,
th ey could:
ROpe ndoors,t hereb yendangering other
persons or road users
RGe tout of thev ehicle and be hit by
oncoming traf fic
ROperat evehicle equipment
In addition, thec hildren could also se tthe
ve hicle in motion, fore xamp le,by:
RRe leasing thep arking brake
RShifting thet ransmission out of park
position j
RStartin gthe engine.
#Ne verlea ve children and animals unat‐
te nde dint hevehicle.
#When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle.
#Ke ep theS martK eyout of ther eac hof
ch ildren.
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetoi ncor‐
re ct gearshifting
If th ee ngine speed is higher than thei dle
speed and youe ngaget he transmission posi‐
tion hork,t hevehicle ma yaccelerate
sharply.
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5

%Automatic transmission remains in neutral
i,w henyoul eave thev ehicle and the
SmartK eyremains in thev ehicle.
Engaging par kposition P
#Press button 1.
Tr ansmission position display jis shown in
th em ultifunction displa y. Pa
rk position jis engaged automaticall yifone
of thef ollowing condition sismet:
RIfyo us witch thee ngine of fwitht he trans‐
mission in position hork.
RIfyo uo pen thed rive r's door when thev ehi‐
cle is stationar yorwhen drivin gataveryl ow
speed and thet ransmission is in position h
or k.
Engaging driv eposition D
#Depress theb rake pedal and push the
DIRECT SELECTl everdow np astthe firs t
point of resis tance.
Tr ansmission position display his shown in
th em ultifunction displa y.
When thea utomatic transmission is in transmis‐
sion position h,itshiftstheg ear sautomati‐
call y.This is de term ined by:
RThe selected driv eprogram
RThe position of thea ccelerator pedal
RThe road speed
Manua lgearshifting
&
WARNING Risk of skidding and of an
accident duetos hifting down on slippery
ro ad sur faces
If yo us hiftd ow nons lipperyroad sur faces to
inc rease thee ngine braking ef fect, thed rive
wheels ma ylose traction.
#Do no tshif td ow nons lipperyroad sur‐
fa ces toinc rease thee ngine braking
ef fect.
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7

#In particular,do no tparkond rygrass‐
land or har vested grain fields.
&
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If yo ul eave children unaccompanied in the
ve hicle, they ma ybea bletos etthev ehicle in
motion, fore xamp leby:
RRe leasing thep arking brake.
RShifting thet ransmission out of park
position j.
RStartin gthe engine.
In addition, they ma yoperat evehicle equip‐
ment.
#Ne verlea ve children and animals unat‐
te nde dint hevehicle.
#When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle.
* NO
TEDama getothev ehicle or thed riv‐
et ra in caused bythev ehicle rolling away
#Alw aysp roper lysecur ethe vehicle
agains trolling away.
#On uphillord ownhill gradients, tur nthe front
wheels towa rdst he curb.
#Press button 1(USA) or 2(Canada) once. %
When yous witch offt he vehicle, youc an still
opera tethes ide windo wandthep anoramic
sliding sunroof forf ivem inutes.
Garag edoor opener
Prog rammin gbutton sfor th egarag edoor
opener
& WARNING Risk ofexhaus tgas poisoning
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses suc hascarbon monoxide. Inhaling
th ese exhaus tgases causes poisoning.
#Ne verlea ve thee ngine running in an
enclose dspace wi thout suf ficient venti‐
lation.
& WARNING Risk of injury and entrapment
when openin gthe garage door using the
ga rage door opener
When youo perat eorp rogram theg arage
door wit hthe integrated garage door opener,
persons in ther ang eofm ovement of the
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