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

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Daimler AG
Mercedesstrasse 137
7032 7Stuttgart
Ge rmany
Symbols
In this Operator's Manual, youw illfind thef ol‐
lowing symbols:
& DANG ER Dan gerd ue tofailur eto
obser vewarning notices
Wa rning notices dr awyour attentio ntohaz‐
ards that ma yendanger your healt horlife, or
th eh ealt horl ifeofo thers.
#Please obser vethew arning notices in
th ese instructions.
* ENVIRONMEN
TALN OTEEnvironmental
damage duetofailur etoo bserveenvi‐
ro nmental no tes
Environmental no tesi nclude information on
environmentally responsible behavior or envi‐
ro nmentally responsible disposal.
#Obser veenvironmen taln otes.
* NO
TEDama getoproperty due tofailure
to obser venotesonm aterial damage
Notesonm aterial damag einfor myou of
ri sk sw hichm aylead to yo urvehicle being
damaged.
#Obser venotesonm aterial damage.
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Useful instructions or fur ther information
th at coul dbehelpfulto you.
RXInst ruction
R(Q Page)F urther information on atopic
RDisplay Information in them ultifunction dis‐
play/multimedia display
Rï Highes tmenu le vel, whic histob e
selected in them ultimedia sy stem
Rí Corresponding submenus, whic hareto
be selected in them ultimedia sy stem
R*I ndicates acause
As at 30.11.15

1Speedom eter →
194
2 ÷ ESP
®
3
#! Turn signal light →
111
4 Ð Steering assis tance malfunction
5 Multifunctio ndispl ay →
197
6 ! ABS malfunction
7 ; Engine diagnosis
8 Tach ome ter →
194
9 % Diesel engine :pregl ow
A Electric pa rking brak eapplied (red)
F USAo nly
! Canada only
B Brakes (red)
$ USAo nly
J Canada only
C # Electrical fault
D
· Distance warning
E ? Coolant tooh ot/cold
F Coolant temp eratur edisplay →
194
G J Brakes (yell ow)
H ! Electric pa rking brak e(yellow)
I 6 Restra int sy stem →
31
J ü Seatb elti sn otfastened
K T Parking lights →
110
L Fuel le veld isplay
8 Fuelreser vewit hfuel filler cap location
indicator
M K High beam →
111
N L Lowb eam →
110
O R Rear fogl ight →
111
P h Tire pressur emonitoring sy stem
Q å ESP
®OFF
Atag lanc e–W arning and indicator lamps 9

1Speedom eter →
194
2 Foglight
3 ü Seat belt is no tfas tened
4 #! Turn signal light →
111
5 Multifunction display →
197
6 Tach ome ter →
194
7 å ESP
®OFF
÷ ESP
®
8
K Highbeam →
111
L Lowb eam →
110
T Parking lights →
110
9 ? Coolantt oo hot/cold
A Coolant temp eratur edisplay →
194
B · Distance warning
C Ð Steering assis tance malfunction
D # Electrica lfault
E
Brakes (red)
$ USAo nly
J Canad aonly
F Fuel le veld isplay
G 8 Fuelreser vewit hfuel filler cap location
indicator
H R Rear fogl ight →
111
I 6 Restra int sy stem →
31
J % Diesel engine :pregl ow
K ; Engine diagnosis
L J Brakes (yellow)
M Electric pa rking brak eapplied (red)
F USAo nly
! Canada only
N h Tire pressur emonitoring sy stem
O ! ABS malfunction
P ! Electricp arkin gb rake (yellow)
Atag lanc e–W arning and indicator lamps 11

#Remo vetrappe dplants or other flam‐
mable material, in particular.
#If th er eisd amage, consult aqualified
specialis tworks hop immediately.
&
WARNING Risk of accident or injury due
to incor rect modifications on electronic
component part s
Modification toelectronic components, their
softwar eorwiring could impair their function
and/or thef unction of other networ kedc om‐
ponen tparts. In particular ,systems releva nt
to saf etyc ould also be af fected.
As aresult, these ma ynolonger function
proper lyand/or jeopardizet he operating
saf etyoft hevehicle.
#Ne vertamper wit hthe wiring and elec‐
tronic component parts or their soft‐
wa re.
#Yo us hould ha veall workon electrical
and electronic componentsc arried out
at aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
* NO
TEDama getothev ehicle
Damag etothevehicle ma yoccur in thef ol‐
lowing cases:
RThe vehicle becomes grounded, e.g. on a
high curb or an unpa vedr oad.
RThe vehicle is driven toof asto vera n
obs tacle ,e.g. acurb ,speed bump or pot‐
hole.
RAh eavy object strike st he underbody or
parts of thec hassis.
In situations suc hasthis,theb ody ,the
underbody ,chassi sparts ,wheels or tires
coul dbed amaged without thed amag ebeing
visible. Components damaged in this wa y
can unexpectedly fail or ,int he case of an
accident, no longer withs tand thes trai nthey
ar ed esigned to.
If th eu nderbody paneling is damaged, flam‐
mable materials suc hasleaves, grass or
twigs can gather between theu nderbody and
th eu nderbody paneling. If these materials
come int oconta ct wi thhotp arts on the
ex haus tsyst em, they ma ycatc hfire.
#Ha ve thev ehicle checkeda nd repaired
immediatel yataqualified specialist
wo rkshop.
or
#If driving saf etyisi mpaired while con‐
tinuing your journe y,pull over and stop
th ev ehicle immediatel y,paying atten‐
tion toroad and traf ficc onditions ,and
contact aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Declaration of conformity forw ireles svehi‐
cle components
USA: "The wireless devices of this vehicle com‐
ply wit hPart15oft he FCC Rules. Operation is
subject tothef ollowing tw oconditions: 1) These
device smaynotc ause harmful inter fere nce, and
2) These device smusta ccep tany inter fere nce
re ceive d, includin ginter fere nce that ma ycause
undesired operation.C hangesorm odifications
no te xpressly appr ovedbyt he party responsible
fo rc ompliance could void theu ser's authority to
operat ethe equipment."
General no tes 23

Canada:"The wireless devices of this vehicle
compl ywithI ndustr yCanada license-e xemp t
RSS standard(s). Operatio nissubject tothef ol‐
lowing tw oconditions: (1) These device smay
no tc ause inter fere nce, and (2) These devices
must accep tany inter fere nce, including inter fer‐
ence that ma ycaus eundesired operatio nofthe
device."
Diagnostics connection
The diagnostics connection is onl yintended for
th ec onnection of diagnostic devices at aquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop.
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetoc on‐
necting device stothe diagnostics con‐
nection
If yo uc onnec tequipment toad iagnostics connectio
ninthevehicle, it ma yaffect the
operation of vehicle sy stems.
As aresult, theo perating saf etyoft hevehi‐
cle could be af fected.
#Onl yconnect equipment toad iagnos‐
tic sc onnectio ninthevehicle whic his
appr ovedfor your vehicle byMercedes-
Benz.
& WARNING Risk of accident duet o
object sinthe driver's foot we ll
Object sinthe driver's foot we ll ma yimp ede
pedal tr avel or bloc kadepressed pedal.
This jeopardizes theo perating and road
saf etyoft hevehicle.
#Stow all object sinthevehicle securely
so that they canno tget intot he driver's
fo ot we ll.
#Alw aysi ns tallth ef loor mats securely
and as prescribed in order toensure
th at ther eisa lway ss ufficient room for
th ep edals.
#Do no tuse loose floor mats and do not
place floor mats on topofo ne ano ther.
* NO
TEBatter ydisch arging from using
device sconnected tothed iagnostics
connection
Using devices at thed iagnostics connection
drains theb atter y.
#Chec kthe charge leve loft he batter y.
#Ifth ec har geleve lisl ow,charg ethe
batter y,e.g. bydriving aconsiderable
dis tance.
Connecting equipment tothed iagnostics con‐
nection can lead toemissions monitoring infor‐
mation being reset, fore xamp le. This ma ylead
to thev ehicle failing tomee tthe requ irements of
th en exte missions inspection during them ain
inspection.
Qualified specialis tworks hop
An authorized Mercedes-Benz service center is a
qu alified specialis tworks hop. It has then eces‐
sar yspecialis tknowledge, tools and qualifica‐
tions tocor rectl yc arry out thew orkr equired on
24
Generaln otes
devices
(Model: D-WMI2015A):
complies with Part 18 of the FCC Rules."
The name and adress of the responsibl eparty
is:
Continental Automotive Systems US Inc. 2400 Executiv eHills Drive
Aubur nHills, MI 48326-2980
United States of America
USA:
"Wireles scharging system
formobile
This device

RHowf astthe vehicle wastrave ling.
This dat acan help pr ovide abette ru nder stand‐
ing of thec ircums tances in whic haccidents and
inju ries occur .NOTE: ED Rdataisr ecorded by
yo ur vehicle onl yifanon-trivial crash situation
occurs; no dat aisrecorded bytheE DR under
normal driving conditions and no personal data
(e.g. name, gende r,ag ea nd accidentl ocation) is
re corded .How ever,o ther parties, suc haslaw
enforcement,c ould combine EDR dat awitht he
type of personall yidentifying dat aroutinely
acquired during acrash inve stigation.
Ac cess tothev ehicle and/or theE DR is needed
to read dat athat is recorded bytheE DR,and
special equipment is requ ired. In addition tothe
ve hicle manufacturer ,other parties that ha vethe
special equipment, suc haslawenforcement,
can read thei nformation byaccessing thev ehi‐
cle or theE DR.
ED Rd atam aybe used in civil and criminal mat‐
te rs as atool in accident reconstruction, acci‐
dent claims and vehicle saf ety. Since theC rash
Dat aRetrieva l(CDR) tool that is used toextract
da ta from theE DR is commercially available, Mercedes-Ben
zUSA,LLC ("MBUSA") expressly
disclaims an yand all liability arising from the
ex traction of this informatio nbyunauthorized
Mercedes-Ben zpersonne l.
MBUS Awill no tshar eEDR data wit hother sw ith‐
out thec onsent of thev ehicle owner o
r
,ifthe
ve hicle is leased, without thec onsent of thel es‐
see. Exception stothisrepresentation include
re sponses tosubpoenas bylawe nforcement ;by
fe deral, stat eorl ocal go vernment ;inconnection
wit hora rising out of litigation in volvingM BUSA
or its subsidiaries and af filiates; or ,asrequired
by law.
Wa rning: theE DR isac omponen tofthe
Re stra int Sy stem Module. Tamp ering with, alter‐
ing, modifying or removing theE DR component
ma yresult in amalfunction of theR estraint Sys‐
te mM odule and other sy stems.
St atel aws orregulations rega rding EDRs that
con flict wit hfederal regulation ar epre-em pted.
This means that in thee vent of such conflict,the
fe deral regulation go verns. As of Februar y2013,
13 states ha veenacted la wsrelatin gtoE DRs.
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source so ftwa re
Information on licenses forf reea nd open-sourc e
softwar eused in your vehicle and its electronic
componentsisa vailable online at:
http://www.mercedes-benz.com/opensource
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28 General no tes

Duringajou rney ,the seat belt warning lightsu p
if:
RThe vehicle speed exceed s15m ph
(25 km/h) and thed rive r's or front
passenger seat belt is no tfas tened.
RThe driver or front passenger unfas tens their
seat belt while thev ehicle is in motion.
Airbags
Overvie wofair bags
1Knee air bag
2Driver's air bag
3Front-passenger front air bag
4Wi ndo wcurtain air bag
5Side air bag
The ins tallation location of an air bag is identi‐
fi ed bytheA IRB AG symbol.
When activated, an air bag can pr ovide addi‐
tiona lprotection fort he respectiv evehicle
occupant.
AIRB AG Potentia lprotection for
…
Knee air bag Thigh,k nee and lowerleg
Driver's air bag,
front passenger
air bag Head and
ribcage
Wi ndo wcurtain
air bag Head
Side air bag Ribcage, also pelvis for
front seato ccupants
The front-passenger front air bag can only
deployin an accident if theP ASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lam
pisoff.I ft he front passenger
seat is occupied, mak esure, bo thbefor eand
during thej ourne y,that thes tatus of thef ront
passenger air bag is cor rect (
→page 41).
* NO
TEImpo rtant points toremember if
th ef ront passenger seat is unoccupied
In an accident, thec omponents of the
re stra int sy stem ma ydeplo yunnecessarily
on thef ront passenger side if:
RTher eareheavy objects on thef ront
passenger seat.
RThe seat belt tongueise ngaged in the
seat belt buckle of thef ront passenger
seat and thef ront passenger seat is
unoccupied.
#St ow object sinas uitable place.
#Onlyone person should use eac hseat
belt at an yone time.
Occupant saf ety 37

Reduce dairbag pr otection
&
WARNING Risk of injury from modifica‐
tions tothea irbag co ver
If yo um odify an airbag co verora ffix objects
suc hass tickers to it,thea irbag can no lon‐
ge rfunction cor rectl y.
#Ne verm odify an airbag co vera nd do
no ta ffix objectstoi t.
&
WARNING Risk of injury duetounsuita‐
ble seat co vers
Uns uitable seat co vers can obstruct or pre‐
ve nt thed eployment of thea irbags integra‐
te di ntot he seats.
Consequentl y,thea irbags cann otprotect
ve hicle occupants as they ared esigned to
do. In addition, theo peration of thea uto‐
matic front passenger airbag shutof fsyst em
could be restricted. Thisp oses an increased
ri sk of injur yorevenf atal injur y.
#Yous hould only use seat co vers that
ha ve been appr oved fort he cor respond‐
ing seats byMercedes-Benz.
&
WARNING Risk of injury duetomalfunc‐
tions of thes ensor sinthe door paneling
Sensor stocontrol thea irbags ar elocated in
th ed oors. Modification sorworkn otper‐
fo rm ed cor rectl ytot he door sordoor panel‐
ing, as well as damaged doors, can lead to
th ef unction of thes ensor sbeing impaired.
The airbags might therefor enotfunction
proper lyan ym ore.
Consequent ly,t he airbags canno tprotect
ve hicle occupants as they ared esigned to
do.
#Ne verm odify thed oor sorp arts of the
doors.
#Alw aysh ave workon thed oor sord oor
paneling car ried out at aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop.
&
WARNING Risk of injury duetodeplo yed
airbag
Ad eplo yeda irbag no longer has aprotective
function and cann otprotect as intended in
th ee vent of an accident.
#Ha ve thev ehicle towe dtoaq ualified
specialis tworks hop in order tohave the
deplo yeda irbag replaced.
Ha ve deplo yeda irbags replaced immediately.
St atus of thef ront passenger airbag
Po ints toremember when the front
passen gers eatiso ccupied
The au tomatic front passenger air bag shutof fis
abl etod etect whe ther thef ront passenger seat
is occupied byap erson or achild restra int sys‐
te m. The front passenger air bag is enabled or
deactivated accordingly.
When ins talling achild restra int sy stem on the
front passenger seat:
REnsure that thec hild restra int sy stem is posi‐
tioned cor rectl y.
Occupant saf ety 39

Aperso nint he front passenger seat could
th en, fore xamp le, com eintoc ontact wi th
th ev ehicle interior ,especially if thep erson is
sitting tooc lose tothec ockpit.
If th ef ront passenger seat is occupied,
alw ayse nsur ethat:
RThe classification of thep erson in the
front passenger seatisc orrect and the
front passenger airbag is enabled or disa‐
ble dina ccordance wit hthe person in the
front passenger seat.
RThe front passenger seath as been moved
as farb ackasp ossible.
RThe person is seated cor rectl y.
#Ensure ,bothb efor eand during thej our‐
ne y,that thes tatus of thef ront
passenger airbag is cor rect.
PA SSENGER AIR BAGi ndicator lamp
Sy stem self-te st
Whenthei gnition is switched on, asystems elf-
te st is per form ed during whic hthe two
PA SSENGER AIR BAGONa nd OFFi ndicator
lamps light up simultaneousl y.The
status of thef ront passenger airbag is then
displa yed:
RPA SSENGER AIR BAGONl ightsupf or
60 seconds, subsequentl ybothi ndicator
lamps ar eoff(PASSENGER AI RBAG ON and
OFF): thef ront passenger airbag is able to
deplo yintheeve nt of an accident.
RPASSENGER AIR BAGO FFlightsupc ontinu‐
ously: thef ront passenger airbag is disabled.
It will then no tbed eployedint heevent of an
accident.
If th eP ASSENGER AIR BAGONi ndicator lam pis
off, only theP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FFindicator
lam pshows thes tatus of thef ront passenger
airbag. The PASSENGER AIR BAGO FFindicator
lam pm aybe lit continuousl yorbeoff.
If th eP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FFindicator lamp
and the6 restra int sy stem warning lamp
light up simultaneousl y,thef ront passenger seat
ma ynotbe used. Also in this case, do no tins tall
ac hild restra int sy stem on thef ront passenger
seat. Ha vethea utomatic front passenger airbag
shutof fchec keda nd repaired immediatel yata
qu alified specialis tworks hop.
Occupant saf ety 41

thes eat belt outle tand thef ront
passenger seat accordingly.
#Alw ayso bser vethec hild restra int sys‐
te mm anufacturer's ins tallation instruc‐
tions.
When ins talling achild restra int sy stem on the
front passenger seat, observ ethe vehicle-spe‐
cific information (
→pag e39).
If ap erson is sitting in thef ront passenger
seat: PASSENGER AIR BAGO FFma ybel it con‐
tinuousl yorbeo ff,d ependingont he person's
st ature. Alw ayso bser vethef ollowing informa‐
tion.
If th ef ront passenger seat is occupied by:
RAn adul toraperson wit habuild cor respond‐
ing tothat of an adult,t hePASSENGER AIR
BA GO FFindicator lam pmustbeo ff.T his
indicates that thef ront passenger air bag is
enabled.
If th eP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FFindicator
lam pisl it continuousl y,an adult or person
wit hab uild cor responding tothat of an adult shouldn
otuse thef ront passenger seat.
Ins tead, they should use arear seat.
RAp erson wit hasmaller statur e(e.g. ateen‐
ager or small adult), theP ASSENGER AIR
BA GO FFindicator lam peither lightsupa nd
re mains lit depending on ther esult of the
classifi cation or ,alter natively ,goes out.
-PA SSENGER AIR BAGO FFis off: mo ve
th ef ront passenger seat as farb acka s
possible or aperson wit hasmaller stat‐
ur es houldu searear seat.
-Ifth eP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FFindicator
lam pisl it continuously: aperson wit ha
smaller statur eshouldn otuse thef ront
passenger seat.
& WARNING Risk of injury or deathwhen
th eP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FFindicator
lam pisl it
If th eP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FFindicator
lam premain slit af tert he sy stem self-test,
th ef ront passenger air bag is deactivated. It
will no tbedeployedint heeve nt of an acci‐
dent. In this case, thef ront passenger air bag
cannot perform its intended pr otectiv efunc‐
tion ,e.g. when aperson is seated in thef ront
passenger seat.
That person could, fore xamp le, com einto
con tact wi th thevehicle interior ,especially if
th ep erson is sitting tooc lose tothec ockpit.
If th ef ront passenger seat is occupied,
alw ayse nsur ethat:
RThe classification of thep erson in the
front passenger seatisc orrect and the
front passenger air bag is enabled or
deactivated in accordance wit hthe per‐
son in thef ront passenger seat.
RThe person is seated properly wit hacor‐
re ctl yfastened seat belt.
RThe front passenger seat has been mo ved
as farb ackasp ossible.
Further related subjects:RChild restra int sy stem on thef ront passenger
seat (→pag e51).
Occupant saf ety 43