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

Switchingthes eat heating on/off
&
WARNING Risk of burn sdue torepeat‐
edl yswitching on thes eat heater
Re peatedly switching on thes eat heater can
cause thes eat cushion and seat backrest
padding tobecome very hot.
The healt hofpersons wit hlimited temp era‐
tur es ensitivity or alimited ability toreact to
exc essively high temp eratures ma ybeaffec‐
te dort heym ayeven suf ferb urn-lik einjuries.
#Do no trepeatedl yswitc hont he seat
heater.
#To switc hon/increase thel evel: press but‐
to n1 repeatedly until thed esired heating
le ve liss et.
Dependin gonthe heating le vel, up tothre e
indicator lamps light up.
#To switc hoff/reduce thel evel: press but‐
to n1 repeatedly until all thei ndicator
lamps go out. %
The seat heater automaticall yswitches down
from thet hree heating le vels af terc ertain
periods of time: 8, 10and 20 minutes until
th es eat heater is switched off.
Switching thes eat ventilation on/off
90
Seats and stowing

Adjustin gthe steering wheel electrically
The steering wheel can be adjus tedw hen the
ignition is switched off.
1Ad justs thed ista nce tothes teering wheel
2Ad justs theh eight
#Save thes ettings using them emor yfunction
(→pag e93).
Switching thes teering wheel heater on/off
1To switc hon
2Toswitc hoff
3Indicator lamp
Easy entr yand exitfeature
Ho wt he eas yentr yand exitfeatur eoperates
&
WARNING Risk of accident whe ndriving
of fw hile adjusting thee asy exitfeature
‑Ify ou driv eoffwhile thee asy ent ryand exit
fe atur eism aking adjustments, youc ould
lose cont roloft hevehicle.
#Alw aysw ait until thea djustmen tproc‐
ess is comple tebefor edriving off.
&
WARNING Risk of entrapment when
adjusting thee asy ent ryand exitfeature
‑
‑W hen thee asy ent ryand exitfeature
adjusts thes teering wheel, youa nd other
ve hicle occupants –particular lych ildren –
could becom etrapped.
#‑W hile thee asy ent ryand exitfeature
is making adjustments, mak esuret hat
no one has an ybody parts in thes weep
of thes teering wheel.
92
Seats and stowing

Overviewofclimatecontrol sy stems
Dual-zone automatic clima tecontro lpanel
ove rview
The indicator lamps in theb uttons indicat ethat
th ec urrent functio nisa ctivated.
1To setthe driver's side temp erature
2Tosetthe air distribution
3To setthe air flow or switc hoffclimat econ‐
trol
4To setc limat econtro ltoautomatic mode
(→pag e122)
5Todefros tthe windshield
6To cal lupt he climat econtrol menu of the
multimedia sy stem
7To switc hthe rear wind owheater on/off
80 Toactivat eordeactivat esynchro niza‐
tio n(→pag e123)
9Toswitc hair-recirculation mode on/off
(→pag e123)
AToswitc hthe A/C function on/off
(→pag e122)
BTosetthe front passenger side temp erature
Operating thec lima tecontro lsystem
Ac tivating/deactivatin gclimat econtrol
#To activate: setthe air flow toleve l1o r
higher using theH button.
#Todeactivate: setthe air flow toleve l0
using theH button. %
If climat econtrol is deactivated, thew in‐
do ws can fogupm oreq uickl y.Deactivate
climate control only brie fly.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gthe A/ Cfunctio nvia
the control panel
The A/C functio ncools ,heats and dehumidifies
th ei nterior air in thev ehicle.
#Press the¿ button.
Deactivat ethe A/C function onl ybriefly other‐
wise thew indo wscan fogupm oreq uickl y.
Condensation ma ydripf romt he underside of
th ev ehicle when cooling mode is active. This is
no tas ignthat ther eisam alfunction.
Setting climat econtrol toautomatic mode
In au tomatic mode, thes ettemp eratur eiscon‐
trolled and maintained at aconstant le velbyt he
air supp ly.
#Press the à button.
#Toswitc htom anual mode: pressthe H
or _ button.
122
Climat econtrol

Dispose oftheg enuine Me rcedes-Benz interior
pe rfume flacon when it is em ptya nd do no trefill
it.
Re fillable flacon
#Un scr ew thec over of thee mp tyflacon.
#Fill thef lacon wit hamaximum of 0. 5fl. oz.
(1 5m l).
#Screw thec ove rbackontot heflacon.
Alw aysr efill thee mp tyrefillable flacon wit hthe
same perfume. Obser vethes eparat einforma‐
tion shee tattached tothef lacon.
Information on thew indshield heater
The windshield heater is switch ed on automati‐
cally:
RIf th e ¬ button is activated.
Af tert he vehicle is star tedt he windshield heater
is switched on automatically as needed.
Air vents
Ad justin gthe fron tairve nts
&
WARNING ‑Danger of burn sorfrostbite
due tobeing tooc lose tothea irve nts
Ve ry hotorv eryc old ai rcan flow from thea ir
ve nts.
Thi scould result in burns or frostbit einthe
immediat evicinity of thea irve nts.
#Make surethat all vehicle occupants
alw aysm aintain asufficient dist anceto
th ea irve nts.
#If necessa ry,d irect thea irflow to
ano ther area of thev ehicle interior.
#To open or close: turnc ontroller 2tothe
lef torr ight as farasitw illg o.
#To adjus tthe airflo wdirection: hold air
ve nt 1 inthec enter and mo veit up or down
or tothel eftorr ight.
Climat econtro l12
5

#Do notuse loose floor mats and do not
place floor mats on topofo ne ano ther.
&
WARNING Risk of accident duet o
unsuit ablefoot we ar
Operatio nofthe pedals ma yberestricted
due tounsuitable foot we ar suc has:
RShoes wit hplatfo rmsoles
RShoes wit hhigh heels
RSlippers
#When driving alw aysw ear suitable
shoes in order tobe able tooperat ethe
pedals safel y.
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetot he
ignition being switched of fwhils tthe
ve hicle is in motion
If yo us wit ch offt he ignition whils tthe vehi‐
cle is in motion saf ety-re leva nt functions will
be restricted or no longer available. This may
ef fect thep owe rsteering sy stem and brake
fo rc eb oosting ,for example.
Yo uw ill need touse considerably mor eforce
to steer and brake.
#Do no tswitc hoffthei gnition whils tthe
ve hicle is in motion.
&
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.
& DANG ER Risk of fata linjur ydue topoi‐
sonous exhaus tgases
If th et ailpipe is bloc kedors ufficient ventila‐
tio nisn otpossible, poisonou sexhaust gases
suc hasc arbon monoxide ma yenter thev ehi‐
cle. This is thec ase if thev ehicle getsstuck
in sno w,fore xamp le.
#Keep thet ailpipe and thea reaa round
th ev ehicle free from sno wwhen the
engine or thes tationar yheater ar erun‐
ning.
#Open awindo wont he windwar dside of
th ev ehicle toensur eana dequat esup‐
pl yoff resh air.
&
WARNING Risk of accident or injury due
to driving under thei nfluence of alcohol
and drugs
Driving and thec onsum ption of alcohol
and/or drugs ar eanextreme lydangerous
combination. Even small quantities of alcohol
or drugs can compromis eyour reflexe s, per‐
ception and judgment.
The possibility of aserious or evenfatal acci‐
dent is greatl yinc reased when youd rink or
ta ke drugs and drive.
#Do no tdrink or take drugs and driv eor
allo wanyo netodriv ewho has been
drinking alcohol or taking drugs.
Driving and pa rking 13
1

#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.
13 8
Driving and pa rking

#Connect positiveterminal 2onyour vehicle
to thep ositiv epole of thed onor battery
using thej umper cable/charging cable.
Alw aysb egin wit hpositiv eclamp 2onyour
ow nv ehicle firs t.
#Du ring thes tarting assistance proce ‐
du re:st ar tt he engine of thed onor vehicle
and runati dles peed.
#Connect then egativ epole of thed onor vehi‐
cle and ground point 3ofyour ow nv ehicle
by usingt he jumper cable/charging cable.
Begin wit hthe donor batter yfirst .
#Du ring starting assist ance:star tt he
engine of your ow nv ehicle.
#During thec hargingp roce ss: star tt he
ch argingp rocess.
#During starting assist ance:lett he engines
ru nf or se veralm inutes.
#During starting assist ance:beforediscon‐
necting thej umper cables, switc honanelec‐
trical consumer on your ow nv ehicle, e.g. the
re ar wind owheater or thel ighting. When
thes tartin ga ssis tance/charging process
is compl ete:
#Fir st,r emo vethej umper cables/charging
cables from ground point 3and then ega‐
tiv ep ole of thed onor batter y,then from pos‐
itiv eterminal 2and thep ositiv epole of the
donor batter y.Begi neacht imew itht he con‐
ta cts on your ow nv ehicle firs t.
#Af terr emoving thej umper cables/charging
cables, close co ver1 of positiv eterminal
2.
Yo uc an obtain fur ther information on starting
assis tance at an yqualified specialis tworks hop.
To ws tarting or towing away
Towing away thev ehicle
Mercedes-Ben zrecommends transportin gyour
ve hicle in thec ase of abreakdown, rath er than
to wing it away. *
NO
TEDama getothev ehicle due to tow‐
ing away incor rectly
#Obser vethei nstruction sand no teso n
to wing away.
Pe rm itted towing me thods
RVe hicles wit htransmission damag emustb e
transpor ted(→pag e306).
RVehicles with automatic transmission:
onl yw ithb otha xlesont he ground.
R4MATIC vehicles: only wit hbotha xleso n
th eg round.
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetol imi‐
te ds afet y-re lated function sduring the
to wing process
Saf ety-re lated function sarelimited or no lon‐
ge ra vailable in thef ollowing situations:
Rthei gnition is switched off.
Rtheb rake system or po wersteering sys‐
te mism alfunctioning.
304
Breakdown assi stance

Operatingfluids
Note sono perating fluids
&
WARNING Risk of injury from operating
fl uids harmful to your health
Operatin gfluids ma ybepoisonous and harm‐
ful to yo ur health.
#Obser vethet extont he original con‐
ta iner swhen using, storing or disposing
of operating fluids.
#Alw ayss tore operating fluids sealedi n
th eir original conta iners.
#Alwaysk eep children away from operat‐
ing fluids.
* ENV
IRONMEN TALN OTEEnvironmental
pollution caused byenvironmen tally ir re‐
sponsible disposal
#Dispose of operating fluids in an envi‐
ro nmentally responsible manner.
Operating fluids include thef ollowing:
RFuels
RLubricants
RCoolant
RBrak efluid
RWindshield washer fluid
RClimat econtrol sy stem refrigerant
Only use products recommended byMercedes-
Benz.D amagecaused byusingv ehicle products
whic hhave notb eenr ecommende disnotcov‐
ered bytheM ercedes-Benz guarantee, warranty
or goodwill gestures.
Yo uc an identif yoperatin gfluids appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benzbyt hefollowing insc ript ion on
th ec onta iners:
RMB-Freigabe (e.g. MB-Fr eigabe 229.51)
RMB-Approval (e. g. MB-App rova l2 29.51) Fu
rther information on appr ovedoperating flu‐
ids:
RIn theM ercedes-Benz Specification sfor
Operating Fluids at http://be vo.mercedes-
benz.co m(byentering thed esignation)
RAtaq ualified specialis tworks hop
&
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.
34 4
Tech nica ldata

Care.......................................................... 289
AIRPANEL ............................................ 287
Car wash ............................................. 284
Carpe t.................................................2 89
Displ ay................................................ 289
EAS Y-PA CK tr unkbox. ........................ .289
Ex terior lighting ................................... 287
Genuine wood/trim elements .............2 89
Matt finis h. .......................................... 286
Pa int .................................................... 286
Plastic trim .......................................... 289
Po we rw asher. ..................................... 284
Re versing camera/360° Camer a....... .2 87
Ro of lining ...........................................2 89
Seat belts ............................................ 289
Seat co ver. .......................................... 289
Sensor s............................................... 287
Ta ilpipes .............................................. 287
Tr ailer hitch ......................................... 287
Wa shing byhand ................................. 285
Wheels/rims ....................................... 287
Wi ndo ws .............................................. 287
Wi per blades .............................. .........2
87
Ca

rpe t(Care) .......................................... .289
Chang eofaddress ..................................... 21Chang
eofownership ................................ 21
Changing awheel .................................... 334
Changing hu bcaps ................................ .334
Charging 12Vb atter y.........................................3 01
Child saf etyl ock
Re ar door .............................................. 52
Re ar side wind ows................................. 53
Child seat Front passenger seat (no tes) ................. 51
Fr ont passenger seat (rear ward-
fa cing/for ward-facing) .......................... 52
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )(ins talling) ............ 49
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )(no tes) .................. 48
To pT ether ..............................................5 0
Child seat saf etyf eature .......................... 47
Child ren
Child seat saf etyf eatur e....................... .47
Re stra int sy stems ................................. .45
Cigar ette lighter ...................................... 105
Cleaning see Care Climat
econtrol ........................................ 122
Ac tivating/deactivating .......................1 22
Ac tivating/deactivating th
eA /C
fun

ction (cont rolp anel) ...................... .122
Ac tivating/deactivating thes ynchro‐
nization function (cont rolp anel) .......... 123
Ad justing ai rvent s............................... 125
Air di stribution settings ...................... .123
Air-recirculation mode ......................... 123
Au tomatic control ................................ 122
Defrosting thew indo ws....................... 123
Defrosts thew indshield ....................... 122
Dual-zone au tomatic clima tecontrol
panel ................................................... 122
Fr agranc esystem. ............................... 123
Ionization ............................................. 123
PA Go il capacity .................................. 349
Re frigerant .......................................... 349
Re frigerant filling capacity .................. .349
Sets thea irflow ................................... 122
Setting thea ir distribution .................. .122
Setting thet emperatur e..................... .122
Switching ther ear windo wheater
on/of f.................................................1 22
Wi ndshield hea ter. ............................... 125
416
Index

Radiator shutters
see AIRPANEL (Care)
Ra dio
Ac tivating ............................................ 268
Calling up thes tatio nlist. .................... 270
Commands (Voice Control Sy stem) ..... 213
Del etes tatio n. .................................... .270
Direct frequency entr y........................ 270
Displ aying informatio n......................... 271
Editing statio npresets ........................ .270
Menu (on-board computer) .................. 201
Moving stations .................................. .270
Overvie w............................................. 269
Sear ching fors tations ........................ .270
Setting astatio n. ................................ .270
Setting thef requ ency band ................. 270
St oring stations .................................. .270
Switching HD radio on/of f................. .270
Ta gging music trac ks........................... 271
To displa yradio text ............................. 271
Ra dio station list
Calling up ............................................ 270
Ra dio stations
Dial (on-boa rdcompute r) ..................... 201 Ra
in closing function
Slidin gsunroof ...................................... .76
Ra nge ........................................................ 199
Re ading l

amp
see Interior lighting
Re ar door (child saf etyl ock) .................... 52
Re ar fogl ight ............................................ 111
Re ar seat
see Seat
Re ar vie wcamera
Fu nctio n............................................... 174
Re ar window
Ro ller sun blind ...................................... 69
Re ar windo wheater ................................ 122
Re ar-vie wmirro r
see Outside mir rors
Re frigerant (air conditioning sy stem)
No tes. ................................................. 349
Re fueling
Re fueling thev ehicle ........................... 138
Re porting malfunction srele vant to
saf ety .......................................................... 25 Re
scue card ............................................... 26
Re setfunction (multimedia sy stem) .....2 32
Re storing (factor ysettings)
see Resetfunction (multimedia sy stem)
Re stra int sy stem
Children ................................................ .45
Fu nctio ninana ccident .........................3 1
Fu nctionality .......................................... 31
Malfunction ...........................................3 1
Pr otection ............................................. .30
Re duced pr otection .............................. .30
Sy stem self-tes t.....................................3 1
Wa rning lam p.........................................
31
Re strict

ions
Inte rnet connection .............................2 49
Re verseg ear
Selecting ........ ..................................... 136
Re versing camera
Car e................................................... .287
Openin gthe camer acover ...... ............. 179
RF transmitters see Two-w ayradios
Rims (Care) .............................................. 287
430
Index