Sound MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN 2017 W213 Owner's Manual
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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
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PRE-SAFE®
Information on PRE-SAFE®(anticipatory
occupant pr otection)
PRE- SAFE®is able todetect cer tain critical driv‐
ing situations and implementp re-em ptivem eas‐
ures toprotect thev ehicle occupants.
PRE-SAFE
®can implement thef ollowing meas‐
ures independentl yofeacho ther:
RTighten thes eat belts on thed rive r's seat
and front passenger seat.
RClose thes ide windo ws.
RVehicles with sliding sunroof: Closethe
sliding sunroof.
RVe hicles with memor yfunction: Movethe
front passenger seattoa morefavorable
seat position.
RVe hicles with multicontour seat: Increase
th ea ir pressur einthe seat side bols ters of
th es eat backrest.
RPRE-SAFE®Sound: pr ovided that them ulti‐
media sy stem is switched on, generates a brie
fnoise signaltos timulatethe innat epro‐
te ctiv em echanism of aperson's hea ring.
* NO
TEDama gecaused byobject sinthe
fo ot we ll or behindt he seat
The automatic adjustment of thes eat posi‐
tion ma yresult in damag etothe seat and/or
th eo bject.
#Stow object sinas uitable place.
Reversing theP RE- SAFE®measures
If an accident did no toccur ,the pre-e mptive
measures that weretaken ar ereversed. You
will need toper form certain settings your‐
self.
#If th es eat belt pre-tensioning is no treduced,
mo vethes eat backres tbacks lightl y.
The locking mechanism releases.
PRE- SAFE®PLUS (anticipa tory occupant pro‐
te ction plus)
PRE-SAFE®PLUS can de tect cer tain impacts,
particularly an imminent rear impact ,and take
pre-e mptivem easure stoprotect thev ehicle
occupants. These measures canno tnecessarily
pr eve nt an imminent impact.
PRE-SAFE
®PLUS can implement thef ollowing
measures independentl yofeacho ther:
RTightening thes eat belts on thed rive r's seat
and front passenger seat.
If an accidentd oes notoccur ,the pre-emp‐
tiv em easures that we retake na re re versed .
RIncre asingb rake pressur ewhen thev ehicle
is stationar y.This brak eapplication is can‐
celed automatically when thev ehicle pulls
aw ay.
PRE-SAFE
®PLUS sy stem limitationsRNo me asures ar eimp lemented:
-Ifth ev ehicle is backing up.
RThe brakes ar enotapplied:
-Whils tdriving.
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Occupant saf ety
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It istherefor enotpossible toengag ethe seat
belt again.
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as
soon as possible, paying attention to
ro ad and traf ficc onditions.
#Activat ethe child seat saf etyf eature
again and cor rectl ys ecu rethec hild
re stra int sy stem.
When enabled, thes pecial seatbelt retractor
ensures that thes eat belts of ther ear seats do
no ts lac keno nce thec hild restra int sy stem is
secured.
Alw aysc ompl ywitht he manufacturer's ins talla‐
tion instructions when ins talling and removing
th ec hild restra int sy stem.
Ac tivatin gthe child seat saf etyf eature:
#Pull thes eat belt out fully and le tthe inertia
re el retract it again.
When thec hild seat saf etyf eatur eisa ctiva‐
te d,you should hear aratcheting sound.
#Pusht hechild restra int sy stem down until
th es eat belt sits tightly. Deactivating the
child seat saf etyf eature:
#Pres sthe release button of thes eat belt
buckle.
#Hold thes eat belt tonguea nd guid ebackt o
th es eat belt outlet.
LATC H-type (ISOFIX) child seat attachment
Note sonL ATCH-type (ISOFIX) child seat
attachments
& WARNING Risk of injury when usingthe
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )child restra int sys‐
te ma ndexc eeding thep ermissible
we ight
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )child restra int sy stems
do no toffer suf ficient pr otection forc hildren
we ighingm oret han 49 lb (22 kg)w ho are
secured using thes eat belt integrated in the
ch ild restra int sy stem.
Fo re xamp le,thec hild ma ynotbe restra ined
cor rectly in thee vent of an accident. This
poses an increased risk of injur yoreven
fa ta linjur y.
#Ifth ec hild weighs mor ethan 49 lb
(22 kg),onl yuseLATC H-type (ISOFIX)
ch ild restra int sy stems wit hwhichthe
ch ild is secured using thes eat belt of
th ev ehicle seat.
#Also secur ethe child restra int sy stem
wit hthe TopT ether belt, if available.
When ins talling achild restra int sy stem, be sure
to obser vethem anufacturer's ins tallation
instructions and thei nstruction sfor cor rect use
of thec hild restra int sy stem.
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )isastandardized securing
sy stem fors pecialr estraint sy stems. LATC H-type
(ISOFIX )child restra int sy stems ar eappr oved in
accordance wit hECE R-44 .
Onl ychild restra int sy stems that ha vebeen
appr ovedina ccordance wit hECE R-44 maybe
attached toLATC H-type (ISOFIX )mounting
brac kets.
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Occupant safe ty
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ProblemPossible causes/consequences and MSolutions
RThe SmartKeyisfaulty.
#Ac tivat eKEYLESS-GO.
#Chec kthe SmartK eybatter yusing theb atter ychec klam pand replace if necessar y.
#Usethee mer gency keytol ockoru nlockthe vehicle .
#Ha ve thev ehicle and SmartK eycheckedataq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Switching thea utomatic locking feature
on/off
The vehicle is loc keda utomatically when the
ignition is switched on and thew heels ar eturn‐
ing fast erthan walkin gpace.
#Todeactivate: press and holdb utton1 for
appr oximatel yfives econds until an acoustic
signal sounds.
#To activate: press and hold button 2for
appr oximatel yfives econds until an acoustic
signal sounds.
Danger of being loc kedo ut when thef unction is
activated:
RIf th ev ehicle is being tows tarted/pushed.
ROn aroller dynamome ter.
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Openin gand closing
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Observethen otes when opening (→pag e63)
and closing (→pag e64)thet runk lid.
% Awarning tone sounds whil ethe trunk lid is
opening or closing.
& WARNING Risk of burn scaused byah ot
ex haus tsystem
The vehicle exhaus tsystemc an become very
hot. If youu se HANDS- FREEACCESS, you
could burn yourself by touchingt heexhaust
sy stem.
#Alw ayse nsur ethat youo nly ma kea
kicking mo vement within thed etection
ra ng eoft he sensors.
*NO
TEDama getothev ehicle caused by
unin tentional lyopening thet runk lid
RWhen using an automatic car wash
RWhen using ahigh pressur ecleaner
#Deactivat eKEYLESS-GO or mak esure
th at theS martK eylocated is at least
10 ft(3 m) away from thev ehicle in
suc hsituations.
When making thek icking mo vement, mak esure
th at youa restanding firm ly on theg round you
could otherwise lose your balance, e.g .onice.
Re quirements:
RThe keyisb ehind thev ehicle.
RStand at leas t12in(30 cm) away from the
ve hicle while per form ing thek icking mo ve‐
ment.
RDo no tcome int ocontact wit hthe bumper
while making thek icking mo vement.
RDo no tcarry out thek icking mo vement too
slowl y.
RThe kicking mo vement mus tbetowards the
ve hicle and bac k.
1Sensordetection range
If se veralc onsecutiv ekickin gmovements are
no ts uccessful, waitte ns econds.
Sy stem borders
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
if:
RThe area around thes ensor is dirty ,e.g. road
salt.
RThe kickin gmovement is made using apros‐
th etic leg.
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&WARNING Risk of entrapment if the
memor yfunction is activated bychildren
Children could becom etrapped if they acti‐
va te them emor yfunction ,particularly when
unattended.
#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 memor yfunction can be used when thei gni‐
tion is switched off.
Driver-seat comfor tposition sfor up tothre e
people can be stored and called up using the
memor yfunction.
The following sy stems can be operated using the
memor yfunction:
RSeat, backres tand head restra int
RSt eering wheel
REx terior mir rors
RHead-up Display
#To save :se tthe seat, thes teering wheel, the
Head-up Displa yand theo utside mir rort o
th ed esired position.
#Press them emor ybutton Mtogether with
one of thes torage position buttons 1,2or3 .
The settings ar estore d. An acknowledge‐
ment tone sounds.
#To call up: press and hold button 1,2or3
until al lthe driver-seat comfor tsystems are
in thes tore dp osition.
Stow agea reas
Note sonl oading thev ehicle
&
WARNING Risk ofexhaus tgas poisoning
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses suc hascarbon monoxide. Exhaust
ga ses can enter thev ehicle interior if the
trunk li disopenw hent he engine is running,
especial lyifth ev ehicle is in motion.
#Alw ayss witc hoffthee ngine before
opening thet runk lid.
#Ne verd rive wit hthe trunk lid open.
&
WARNING Risk of injury from unsecured
items in thev ehicle
If object sarenots ecured or no tsecured suf‐
fi cientl y,they could slip, tip over or be
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Seats and stowing
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&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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&WARNING Risk of an accident caused by
limited de tection per form anc eofA ctive
Brak eAssist
Ac tiveB rake Assi stcanno talway sc lear ly
identify object sand comple xtraf fics itua‐
tions.
In such cases,ActiveB rake Assi stmight:
Rgiv eanu nnecessa rywa rning or brak ethe
ve hicle
Rno tg iveaw arning or no tbrake thev ehi‐
cle.
#Alw aysp aycareful attention tothet raf‐
fi cs ituation; do no trely on ActiveB rake
Assi stalone.
#Be ready tobrak eand take evasive
action if necessar y.
Alsoo bserve thes ystemb order sofA ctiveBrake
Assi st.
The individua lsubfunctions ar eavailable in
th ef ollowing speed ranges:
Distance warning function
The dis tance warning function issues awarning
at speeds:
RFr om appr oximatel y18m ph (30 km/h), if
ove rseveral seconds thed ista nce main‐
ta ined tothev ehicle tr aveling in front is
insuf ficient fort he driven speed. The dis‐ ta
nce warning lam pthen lights up in the
instrumentc luster·.
RFr om appr oximatel y4mph (7 km/h), if your
ve hicle is criticall yclose toav ehicle or
pedestrian. An intermittent warning tone
sounds and thed ista nce warning lam plights
up in thei nstrument clus ter·.
Brak eimmediatel yortakee vasiv ea ction,p rovi‐
ded it is saf etodoso.
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or
#Accelerat ebrief ly.
Yo ur vehicle pulls away and adapts its speed
to that of thev ehicle in front. If no vehicle is
de tected in front, your vehicle accelerates to
th es etspeed.
Ad opting thes peed limit as thes toreds peed
Re quirements:
RSpeed Limit Pilo tisactivated in them ultime‐
dia sy stem (→pag e187).
RDis tance Pilo tDISTRONIC is acti vated.
RThe sy stem de tects atraffic sign indicating a
speed limit.
#Brief lypull thec ruise control le vertow ards
yo u3.
The displ ayed speed limit is adop tedast he
st ored speed. Your vehicle adapts its speed
to that of thev ehicle in front, but onl yupto
th es tore ds peed. If Speed Limit Pilo tisacti‐
va ted, an ydetected changes in thes peed
limit ar eadop tedbyt he system. Collision
warning
If Dis tance Pilo tDISTRONIC is unabl etosuffi‐
ciently decele rate thev ehicle in order topreve nt
it from approach ingthev ehicle in front, youw ill
be warned visually and acousticall y.An intermit‐
te nt wa rning tone will then sound and thed is‐
ta nce warning lam pwill light up in thei nstru‐
ment clus ter.
#Brak eimmediately in order toinc rease the
dis tance from thev ehicle in front.
or
#Ta ke evasiv eaction pr ovided it is saf etodo
so.
Fu nction of DRIVE PIL OT
The DRIVE PILOTfunctio nisavailable only
on vehicles with aDrivingA ssistanc ePack‐
age.
DRIVE PIL OTincludes thef ollowing driving and
driving saf etys ystems:
RSt eering Pilo twithA ctiv eLaneC hangeA ssist
(→pag e165)
RDis tance Pilo tDISTRONIC (→page 159)
RSpeed Limi tPilot (→pag e157)
Ste ering Pilot
Function of Steering Pilot
Ste ering Pilo tisonlya vailable forv ehicles
wit hthe Driving Assistance Package.
RSteering Pilo tisoperational at speeds up to
13 0m ph (2 10km/h) and helps youtos tayi n
th ec enter of thel ane bymeans of moderate
st eering inter ventions.
RIt uses as areferenc ethe vehicle in front or
th el ane markings, depending on thed rive n
speed.
RSt eering Pilo trequires youast he driver ,to
ke ep your hands onthes teering wheel at all
times so that youa reable tointer vene at any
time tocor rect thec ourse of thev ehicle and
ke ep it in lane.
RThe Steering Pilo tcan be overridden at any
tim ebys teering thev ehicle yourself.
RIfth es ystemd etects that ther ea reno lane
markings ,itusesthev ehicle ahead as aref‐
erence up toas peedo f80mph (130 km/h).
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Assistanc ewhen changing lane sisprovide difa ll
th ef ollowing condition sareme t:
RYoua redrivin gonah ighwayorhigh-speed
multi-lan emajor road wit hmultiple lane sin
th ed irection of tr avel.
RThe neighboring lane is free and separated
byab roke nl ane marking.
RThe driven speedisb etwe en 45 mph
(7 5k m/h) and 110m ph (180 km/h).
RThe tur nsigna lindicator is switched on for
longer than tw oseconds.
Ste ering and contact de tection
St eering Pilo trequires youast he driver ,tokeep
yo ur hands onthes teering wheel at all times so
th at youa reable tointer vene at an ytime tocor‐
re ct thec ourse of thev ehicle and keep it in lane.
The driver mus texpect achang efroma ctiveto
passiv emode or vice versaata nytime.Ifyo ua renots teering yourself or ifyo ut ake
yo ur hands offt he steering wheel forap ro‐
longed period of time, thes ystemw ill, depend‐
ing on thes ituation ,first aler tyou wit havisual
wa rning. 1appear sinthe multifunction displa y.
If yo ua restill no tsteering thev ehicle yourself or
if yo uh ave nottaken hold of thes teering wheel,
aw arning tone sounds in additio ntothewarning
messag etoremind youtot akec ontrol of the
ve hicle.
The warning messag edoes no tappear or disap‐
pear sifo ne of thef ollowing condition sareme t:
RThe driver steer sthe vehicle.
RThe driver presses asteering wheel button or
operates Touc hC ontrol.
Ac tiv eE me rgency Stop Assist
If th ed rive rc ontinues toigno rethea coustic
wa rning, Dis tance Pilo tDISTRONIC reduces the
speed. If thed rive rs tilld oes no trespond, the
ve hicle is decelerated in stages toas tandstill.
The driver can cancel thed eceleration at any
time byper form ing one of thef ollowing actions:
RSteering
RBraking or accelerating
RPressing asteering wheel button or operat‐
ing Touc hC ontrol
RActivating or deacti vating Steering Pilo tor
Dis tance Pilo tDISTRONIC
The driver must beready totake control of the
ve hicle at an ytime.
Ac tivatin gSteering Pilot
Requ irements
RESP®mustbes witched on, but no tinter ven‐
ing.
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