9g gear MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN 2017 W213 Owner's Manual

Drivingand pa rking .................................. 127
Driving ........................................................ 127
DY NA MIC SELECT switc h............................1 34
Au tomatic transmission .............................. 135
Manual gearshiftin g................................... .137
Gearshif trecommendatio n......................... 138
Using kickdown .......................................... 138
Re fueling .................................................... 138
Pa rking ...................................................... .140
Driving and driving saf etys ystems .............. 147
Instrument Displa yand on-board
compu ter.................................................. 194
Instrument display overview. ...................... 194
Overvie wofthe buttons on thes teering
wheel ......................................................... .195
Operating theo n-boar dcomputer .............. 195
Displ aysint he multifunction displa y........... 197
Ad justing thei nstrument lighting ............... .197
Menus and submenus ................................. 198
Head-up Displa y......................................... 205
Vo ice Control Sy stem .............................. 206
Operating saf ety. ........................................ 20 6Operatio
n................................................... 206
Using Voice Cont rolS ysteme ffecti vely ...... 208
Essential commands .................................. 208
Multimedias ystem ................................... 217
Overvie wand operation .............................. 217
Sy stem settings .......................................... 225
Na vigation .................................................. 233
Te lephone. .................................................. 23 5
Online an dInterne tfunctions ..................... 249
Media ......................................................... 256
Ra dio .......................................................... 268
Sound .........................................................2 74
Maintenanceand care ............................. 277
ASS YSTP LUSs ervice inter vald ispla y....... .2 77
Engine compartment .................................. 278
Cleaning and car e....................................... 28 4
Breakdow na ssistance ............................ 292
Emergency .................................................. 292
Ve hicle tool kit ............................................ 293
Flat tir e.......................................................2 94Batter
y(vehicle) ......................................... 299
To ws tartin gort owing away ....................... 304
Electrica lfuses ........................................... 308
Wheel sand tires ....................................... 311
No ise or unusual handlin gcharacteristics ... 311
Re gular checking of wheels and tires ......... .311
No tesons nowc hains .................................3 12
Ti re pressur e............................................... 312
Loading thev ehicle .................................... .319
Ti re labeling ................................................ 323
Definitions fort ires and loading ................. 328
Changing awheel. ...................................... 331
Tech nical data .......................................... 340
No tesont echnical dat a.............................. 340
Ve hicle electronics .....................................3 40
Ve hicle identification plate, VIN and
engine number ...........................................3 42
Operating fluids .......................................... 344
Ve hicle dat a................................................ 350
Contents 3

1Steering wheel gearshif tpaddle →
137
2 Combination switch →
111
3 DIRECT SELECTs elector lever →
135
4 Displ ay(multimedia sy stem) →
217
5 Start/ Stop button →
128
6 Control panel form ultimedia sy stem →
217
7 Climat econtrol sy stems →
122
8 Glovecompart ment →
96
9 Hazardw arning lights →
112
A Stow agec ompartment →
96
B Controls fort he multimedia sy stem →
217
C Rear wind ow roller sunblind →
69
D ECOs tart/s topf unction →
133
E Tosetthe vehicle le vel →
171
Pa rking Pilot →
181F
DYNA MIC SELECT switch →
134
G PASSENGER AIR BAGi ndicator lamps →
41
H Control panel form ultimedia sy stem →
195
I Adjusts thes teering wheel →
92
J Control panel foro n-board computer →
195
K Cruise cont rollev er →
158
L Tounlo cktheh ood →
278
M Electric pa rking brake →
144
N Light switch →
110
O Control panel for:
St eering Pilot →
167
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assist →
192
PA RKTRONI C →
173
Head-up Display →
205
Atag lanc e–C ockpit 7

Protection of thee nvironment
* ENVIRONMENTAL
NOTEEnvironmental
damage duetooperating conditions and
personal driving style
The pollutant emission of your vehicle is
directl yrelated tothew ay yo uoperat eyour
ve hicle.
Yo uc an help toprotect thee nvironmentb y
operating your vehicle in an environmentally-
re sponsible manner .Please obser vethef ol‐
lowing recommendations on ope rating condi‐
tions and pe rsonal driving style.
Operating conditions:
#Mak esuret hat thet irep ressur eisc or‐
re ct.
#Do no tcarry anyu nnecessar yweight
(e.g. roof luggag eracks once youn o
longe rneed them).
#Ad her etot he service inter vals.
Ar egularly serviced vehicle will contri b‐
ut etoe nvironmenta lprotection.
#Alw aysh ave service workcar ried out at
aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Pe rsonal driving style:
#Do no tdepress thea ccelera torp edal
when startin gthe engine.
#Do no twarmupt he engine while the
ve hicle is stationar y.
#Drivecarefully and maintai nasuita ble
di st anc efromt hevehicle in front.
#Av oid frequent, sudden acceleration
and braking.
#Chang egear in good time and use each
ge ar only uptoÔ of its maximum
engine speed.
#Switc hoffthee ngine in stationar ytraf‐
fi c.
#Ke ep an eyeont hevehicle's fuel con‐
sum ption.
Environmenta lissues and recommendations:
It is recommended that your e-use or recycle
materials firs ti ns tead of jus tdisposingoft hem.The
releva nt environmental regulations and
guidelines ser vetoprotect thee nvironmenta nd
mus tbes trictlyo bserved.
Mercedes-Benz GenuineParts
* ENVIRONMEN
TALN OTEEnvironmental
damage causedbythen on-use of recon‐
ditione dcomponents.
Daimle rAGoffer sr ecycled reconditioned
components and part switht he same quality
as ne wparts .The same entitlementf romt he
limited warrant yisv alid as forn ew parts.
#Use recycle dreconditioned compo‐
nents and parts from Daimler AG.
Gene raln otes 19

&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.
Driving and parking 13
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.
Driving and park ing13
7

#Toactivate: pullsteering wheel gearshift
paddle 1or2.
Manual gearshiftin gisactivated foras hort
time. The cur rent gear is displa yedint he
multifunction displa y.
#Toshif tup:pull steering wheel gearshift
paddle 2.
#Toshif tdow n:pull steering wheel gearshift
paddle 1.
#Todeactivate: pullsteering wheel gearshift
paddle 2and hold it in place.
The transmissionp ositionhappear sinthe
multifunction displa y.
% Ifyo us elect themanual drivesetting in
driv eprogram I,m anua lgearshifting is per‐
manently activated.
Gearshif trecommendation
The gearshif trecommendations assis tyou in
adopting an economical driving style.
#If ge arshif trecommendatio nmessage 1is
shown in them ultifunction displa y,shif tto
th er ecommende dgear.
Using kickdown
#Maximum acceleration: depressthea ccel‐
erator pedal be yond thep ressur epoint.
During kickdown, youc anno tshif tgear susing
th es teering wheel gearshif tpaddles.T he auto‐
matic transmissions hifts uptothen extg ear
when them aximum engine speed is reached to
pr otect thee ngine from overrev ving.
#Ease of fthe accelera torp edalo ncethe
desired speed is reached.
Re fueling
Refueling thev ehicle
&
WARNING Risk offire and explosion
caused byfuel
Fu els ar ehighly inflammable.
#Youm usta void fire ,o pen flames,c reat‐
ing spar ksand smoking.
#Befor erefueling, switc hoffthee ngine
and, if ins talled in your vehicle, thes ta‐
tionar yheater.
&
WARNING Risk of injury from fuel
Fu els ar epoisonous and harmful to your
health
#Do no tswa llowf uel or le titcomeinto
contact withs kin, eyes or clo thing.
#Do no tinhale fuel vapors.
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Operating cruise control
&WARNING Risk of accident duet o
unkno wnstored speed
If yo uc all up thes tore ds peed and this is
lo we rthan your cur rent speed ,the vehicle
decelerates.
If yo udon otknow thes tore ds peed, the
ve hicle could decelerat eunexpectedl y.
#Take intoa ccount thet raffic situation
befor ecallingupt hestored speed.
#If th es tore ds peed is no tknown, store
th ed esired speed again.
Chang eintoal owergear in good time on long
and steep downhill gradients. This is especially
impor tant if thev ehicle is laden. By doing so,
yo uw illmak euse of theb raking ef fect of the
engine. This relie vest he load on theb rake sys‐
te ma nd pr events theb rake sf romo verheating
and wearing tooq uickl y.
Prerequisites
RCruise contro lisselecte d.
RESP®mustbes witched on, but no tinter ven‐
ing.
RThe driving speed must be at least15m ph
(20 km/h).
#To stor ec urrent speed ;(once af ters tart‐
ing thev ehicle).
or
#To cal lups tore ds peed ;.
#Todeactivat ecruise control :.
#Pressthel eve rbrief ly:s tore ds peed is
increased =orreduced ?by1m ph
(1 km/h).
or
#Press and hold thel eve r:stored speed is
increased =orreduced ?in1m ph
(1 km/h) increments.
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Driving and pa rking

temi ndependentl ylocates and measu resp aral‐
lel and perpendicularp arking spaces on both
sides of thev ehicle in thed irection of tr avel. If
Pa rking Pilo tisactivated, suitable parking
spaces ar edispla yedint he multimedia sy stem.
The ë symbol appear sinthe multifunction
displa y.The ar rowsshoww hichs ide of ther oad
free parking spaces ar elocated. The parking
spacea nd parkin gdirection can be selecte das
desired. Parking Pilo tcalculates asuitable vehi‐
cle pat hand assists youint he parking and exit‐
ing procedure. Parking Pilo tchanges gear,a ccel‐
erates, brakes and steer sthe vehicle.
Pa rking Pilo tisonlyana id. It is no tasubstitute
fo ry our attention tothei mmediat esurround‐
ings. The responsibility fors afem aneu vering and
pa rking remains wit hyou. Mak esuret hat no
persons, animals or objectsa reinthem aneuver‐
ing range.
Pa rking Pilo tiscanceled if one of thef ollowing
actions is car ried out:
RYo ud eactivat ePARKTRONIC.
RYous wit ch offP arking Pilot.
RYoub egin steering.
RYo ua ppl ythe parking brake.
RYoue ngaged rive range j.
RESP®inter venes.
Pa rking Pilo tsysteml imitations
Object slocated abo veor belo wthe de tection
ra ng eofP arking Pilo tare notd etected when the
parkin gspace is being measured. These ar ealso
no ttaken in toaccount wh en
thep ark
ing proce‐
dur eisc alculated, e.g. overhanging loads, over‐
hangs or loading ramp soft ruck sort he bounda‐
ri es of thep arking space. In some circums tan‐
ces, Parking Pilo tmaytherefor eguide youi nto
th ep arking space prematurel y.
&
WARNING Risk of accident duet o
object slocated abo veor belo wthe
de tection rang eofP arking Pilot
If th er ea reobjects abo veor belo wthe
de tection range, thef ollowing situations may
arise:
RPa rking Pilo tmaysteer tooe arly.
RThe vehicle ma ynotstop in front of these
objects.
This could cause acollision.
#Inthese situations, do no tuse Parking
Pilot.
Sn owfa ll or heavy rain ma ylead toap arking
spaceb eingmeasured inaccuratel y.Pa rking
spaces that ar epartial lyoccupied bytrailer
dr aw bar sm ight no tbeidentified as suc horbe
measured incor rectly .Only us eParking Pilo ton
le ve l, high-grip ground.
Do no tuse Parking Pilot, fore xamp le, in thef ol‐
lowing situations:
RIn extreme weather conditionss uchasi ce or
pac keds noworinh eavyrain.
RIfyo ua retranspo rting aload that pr otru des
be yond thev ehicle.
RIfth ep arking space is on asteep downhill or
uphill gradient.
RIf yo uh ave installed sno wchains.
Pa rking Pilo tmayalso displa yparkin gspaces
th at ar enotsuitable forp arking, e.g.:
RParking spaces wher eparkin gisp rohibited.
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Driving and pa rking

#Ifyo uh ave driven pas tasuitable parking
space: bring thev ehicle toas tandstill.
#Select desired parkin gspace 4.
#Wherenecessar y,select thep arking direc‐
tion :for wa rdsorr everse.
Ve hicle path 3is shown, depending on the
selected parking space and parking direc‐
tion.
#Confir mthe selected parking space.
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetov ehi‐
cle swinging out while parking or pulling
out of aparking space
While parking or pulling out of aparking
space, thev ehicle swings out and can drive
ont oareas of theo ncoming lane.
This could cause youtoc ollidewitho bjects
or other road users.
#Pa ya ttention toobject sand other road
users.
#Wher enecessar y,stop thev ehicle or
cancel thep arking procedur ewithP ark‐
ing Pilot.
#If, fore xamp le,them essage Engage Reverse
Gear appear sinthe displa yofthe multimedia
sy stem: select thec orresponding transmis‐
sion position.
The vehicle drives automatically int othe
selected parking space. On completion of the
parkin gprocedure, theParkin gPilot Fin-
ished, Take Control of the Vehicle display
messag eappears. Further maneuvering may
st ill be necessar y.
#Afterc ompletion of thep arking procedure,
safeguar dthe vehicle agains trolling away.
Tu rn thew heels towa rdst he curb if requ ired
by legal requ irements.
% Youc an stop thev ehicle and chang ethe
transmiss ionp osit iond urin gthe parking pro‐
cedure. The sy stem then calculates anew
ve hicle path. The parking procedur ecan
th en be continued. If no ne wvehicle pat his
av ailable, thet ransmission position will be
ch anged again. If thev ehicle has no tyet
re ached thep arking space, thep arking pro‐
cedur ewill be canceled if agear change
ta ke sp lace.
Exiting aparking space with Parking Pilot
Prerequisite
Yo uc an only exitap arkin gspace wit hParking
Pilo tify ou ha veprev iousl yparke dt he vehicle
wit hP arking Pilot.
Please no tethat youa re re sponsible fort he vehi‐
cle during thee ntir eparking procedure.
#Startt he vehicle.
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Driving and pa rking