MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN 2017 W213 Owner's Manual

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#Avoiding high loads on thee ngine, driv eontothe neares tqualified specialis tworks hop. In doing so, ensur ethat
th ec oolant temp eratur edispla yremain sbelo w2 48 °F (120 °C).
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See Operator's Manual *T
he batter yisnotbeing charge d.
* NO
TEPossible engine damag eifyou continue driving#Do no tcontin ue dr ivingunder an ycircum stances.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
#Stop thev ehicle immediately ,paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions ,and switc hoffthee ngine.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
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Start Engine See Opera-
tor's Manual *T
he engine is of fand theb atter ychar geleve list oo lo w.
#Switc hoffelectrica lconsumer sthat ar enotrequ ired.
#Leavethee ngine running foraf ewminutes, or driv efor alonger dis tance.
The batter yisbeing charge d.
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Stop vehicle See Opera-
tor's Manual*T
he batter yisnolonger being charge da nd theb atter ychar geleve list oo lo w.
* NO
TEPossible engine damag eifyou continue driving#Do no tcontin uedrivingu nder an ycircum stances.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions .Donot
continu edriving under an ycircums tances.
#Switc hoffthee ngine.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
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Stop Vehicle Leave Engine
Running *T
he batter ychar geleve list oo lo w.
#Pulloverand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions .Donot
continu edriving under an ycircums tances.
#St artt he engine.
#Wa it until thed ispla ymessag edisappear sbefor epulling away.
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Check Engine Oil At Next
Refueling*T
he engine oil le velh as dropped tothem inimum le vel.
* NO
TEEngine damage causedbydriving wit hinsuf ficient engine oil#Av oid long journe yswit hinsuf ficient engine oil.
#Chec kthe engine oil le velw hen next refueling.
Ad de ngin eoil (
→pag e281).
No tesone ngine oil (
→page346).
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Gas Cap Loose *T
her ehas been pressur eloss in thef uel sy stem. The fuel filler cap is no tclosed cor rectl yort he fuel sy stem is
leaking.
#Close thef uel filler cap.
#If th ef uel filler cap wasa lready proper lyclosed: consultaqualified specialis tworks hop.
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Fuel Level Low *T
he fuel le velh as dropped int othe reser verange.
#Re fuel.
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Tire s
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Tire Press. Monitor Cur-
rently Unavailable *A
strongradio signal source is inter fering so that no signals can be receive dfromt he tir epressur esensors. The
tir ep ressur emonitoring sy stem is temp oraril yunavailable.
#Driv eon.
The tir epressur emonitoring sy stem switches itself on automaticall yassoon as thec ause has been rectified.
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Check Tires *T
he tir epressur eino ne or mor etires has dropped significantl y.The wheel position is displa yed.
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WARNING Risk of an accident duetoi nsufficient tir epressure
Ti re pressures that ar etoo lo wpose thef ollowing hazards:
RThe tires ma yburst,e speciall yasthe load and vehicle speed increase.
RThe tires ma ywear excessively and/or une venly, whic hmaygreatl yimp air tir etraction.
RThe drivin gcharacteristics, as well as steering and braking, ma ybegreatl yimp aired.
Yo uc ouldthen lose control of thev ehicle.
#Obser vether ecommende dtirep ressure.
#Ad jus tthe tir epressur eifn ecessar y.
#Stop thev ehicle, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions.
#Chec kthe tir epressur eand thet ires.
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Please Correct Tire Pres-
sure*T
he tir epressur eist oo lo winatl eastone of thet ires, or thet irep ressur ediffe re nce betwee nthe wheels is too
great.
#Chec kthe tir epressur eand add air ,ifnecessar y.
#Whenthet irep ressur eisc orrect, restar tt he tir epressur emonitoring sy stem .
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Warning Tire Malfunction *T
he tir epressur eino ne or mor etires has dropped suddenly .The wheel position is displa yed.
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WARNING Risk of an accident from driving wi thaflat tire
Flat tires ar edangerous in thef ollowing ways:
RThe tires can overheat and cause afire.
RThe driving characteristics, as well as steering and braking, ma ybegreatl yimp aired.
Yo uc ouldthen lose control of thev ehicle.
#Do no tdrive wit haf lat tire.
#Obser vethen otes on flat tires.
No tesf or aflat tir e(→page294).
#Stop thev ehicle, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions.
#Chec kthe tires.
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Tires Overheated Decrease
Speed *A
tlea st one tire is overheated.
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WARNING Risk of an accident from driving wi thove rheated tires
Overheated tires ma yburst,p articularly at high speeds.
#Re duce speed so that thet ires cool down.
#Reduce speed so that thet ires cool down.
Tires Overheated *A
tlea st one tire is overheated. The af fected tires ar edispl aye dinr ed.Attemp eratures close tothel imit value, the
tires ar edispl ayed in yello w.
#Driv emores lowl y.
Tire Press. Monitor Inopera-
tive *T
he tir epressur emonitoring sy stem is faulty.
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WARNING Thereisar isk of an accident if thet irep ressur emonitoring sy stem is malfunctioning
If th et irep ressur emonitoring sy stem is malfunctioning, it is no table toissue awarning if ther eisp ressur eloss
in one or mor eofthe tires.
Underinflated tires ma y,fore xamp le, impair thed riving, steering and braking characteristics.
#Ha ve thet irep ressur emonitoring sy stem checkedataq ualified specialis tworks hop.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
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Tire Pressure Monitor Inop-
erative No Wheel Sensors *T
he wheels mounted do no thaves uitable tir epressur esensors. The tir epressur emonitoring sy stem is deactiva‐
te d.
#Mount wheels wit hsuitable tir epressur esensors.
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Wheel Sensor(s) Missing *T
her eisnos ignal from thet irep ressur esensor of one or se veralw heels. The tir eaffected displa ysno pressure
va lue.
#Ha ve thef aulty tir epressur esensor replaced at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
SmartK ey
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Place the Key in the
Marked Space See Opera-
tor's Manual*T
he SmartK eydetection function is malfunctioning.
#Chang ethe location of theS martK eyinthev ehicle.
#Startt he vehicle wit hthe SmartK eyinthes towa ge compartment .
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Key Not Detected(red dis‐
pla ym essage) *T
he SmartK eycanno tbed etected and ma ynolonger be in thev ehicle.
The SmartK eyis no longer in thev ehicle and yous witch offt he engine:RYo uc an no longe rstart thee ngine.
RYouc anno tcentrall yloc kt he vehicle.
#Ensur ethat theS martK eyis in thev ehicle.
If th eS martK eydetection function hasam alfunction duetoastrongradio signal source:
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions.
#Place theS martK eyinthes towa ge compartment fors tartin gt he engine wit hthe SmartK ey.
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Key Not Detected (white
displa ymessage) *T
he SmartK eyis cur rently und etected.
#Chang ethe location of theS martK eyinthev ehicle.
#Ifth eS martK eyisstill no tbeing recognized, star tt he engine wit hthe SmartK eyinthes towa ge compartment .
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Don' tForget Your Key *A
warning tone also sounds. Thi smessage reminds youtot akey our keyw ithy ou when youl eave thev ehicle.
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Replace Key Battery*T
he SmartK eybatter yisdischar ged.
#Chang ethe batter y.
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ObtainaNew Key *T
he SmartK eyneeds tobe replaced.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Ve hicle
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Apply Brake to Shift from
'P' *
Yo uh ave attem ptedtos hiftthe transmission out of position jand int oanother transmission position.
#Depress theb rake pedal.
To Deselec tPorN,
Depress Brakea nd Start
Engine *
Yo uh ave attem ptedtos hiftthe transmission out of position jori intoa nother transmission position.
#Depress theb rake pedal.
#Startt he engine.
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Driver's Door Open &
Transmission Not in PRisk
of Vehicle Rolling Away *
The driver's door is no tfully closed and thet ransmission is in position k,iorh.
#Switc hthe transmission toposition jwhen youp arkt he vehicle.
NP ermanently Active Risk
of Rolling Away *
While thev ehicle is rolling or while youa redrivin g,youh aves hiftedt he transmission toposition i.
#Depress theb rake pedal tostop and, when thev ehicle is stationar y,shif tthe transmission toposition j.
#Tocontinu eyour journe y,shif tthe transmission toposition h.
Only Shift to 'P' when Vehi-
cle is Stationary *
The transmission can onl ybeshiftedtop osition jwhen thev ehicle is stationar y.
Service Require dDoNot
Shif tGears Visit Dealer *T
he transmission is malfunctioning. The transmission position can no longer be shif ted.
#When thet ransmission is in position h,consult aqualified specialis tworks hop and do no tshif tthe transmis‐
sion position.
#Fo ra llot her transmission positions, par kthe vehicle safely.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop or breakdown service.
Transmission Malfunction
Stop *
The transmission is malfunctioning. The transmission switches toposition iautomatically.
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions.
#Switc hthe transmission toposition j.
#Consultaqualified specialis tworks hop.
Reversing Not Possible
Service Required *T
he transmission is malfunctioning. Reverseg ear can no longer engaged.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
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