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

Atag lance .................................................... 6
Cockpit ........................................................... 6
Wa rning and indicator lamps .......................... 8
Overhead control panel ................................ 12
Doorc ontrol panel and sea tadjustment ....... 14
Emergencies and breakdowns ...................... 16
DigitalOperato r'sM anua l........................ .18
Callin gupt he Digital Operator's Manual ...... 18
Generalnotes ............................................. 19
Pr otection of thee nvironment. .................... .19
Mercedes-BenzG enuineParts ....................... 19
Operator's Manual ........................................2 0
Service and vehicle operation ....................... 21
Operating saf ety. .......................................... 22
Declarat ionofc onformity forw ireless
ve hicle components. ....................................2 3
Diagno stics connection ................................ 24
Qualified specialis tworks hop ....................... 24
Cor rect us eoft hevehicle ............................2 5
Problems wit hyour vehicle ........................... 25
Re portin gsafet yd efects .............................. .25
Limited Warrant y......................................... .26 QR cod
efor rescue car d...............................2 6
Ve hicle dat astorage .....................................2 6
Copyright .. .................................................... 28
Occupant safety......................................... 30
Re stra int sy stem .......................................... .30
Seatb elts ..................................................... 33
Airbag s......................................................... 37
PRE-SAFE
®................................................... 44
Childr eninthev ehicle ................................. .45
Pe ts in thev ehicle ....................................... .54
Opening and closing .................................. 55
SmartK ey...................................................... 55
Door s............................................................ 60
Tr unk ............................................................ 63
Ro ller sun blinds .......................................... .69
Sid ew indo ws ............................................... 70
Sliding sunroof .............................................. 74
Anti-thef tprotection .................................... .79
Seats and stowing ...................................... 81
Cor rect driver's seatp osition ........................ 81Seats ............................................................ 82
St
eering wheel ............................................. .91
Using them emor yfunction .......................... 93
St ow agea reas .............................................. 94
Cup holder .................................................. 103
Ashtr ayand cigar ette lighter ...................... .105
Soc kets ....................................................... 106
Wi reless chargingoft he mobile phone
and connection wit hthe exterior antenna .. 107
Ins talling/ removing floor mats ...................1 09
Light and visibility.................................... 110
Exterio rlighting ........................................... 110
Interior lighting ............................................ 114
Wi ndshield wipe rand windshield washer
sy stem ........................................................ 115
Mir rors ........................................................ 118
Operating thes un visor s............................. 120
Infrared reflectiv ewindshield ..................... .121
Climat econtrol ......................................... 122
Overvie wofclimatecontro lsystems ......... .122
Operating thec limat econtrol sy stem ......... 122
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Conte nts

#5p Switches thef ront right-hand read‐
ing lam pon/off
Contro lpanel in theg rabh andle (rear
passenger co mpartment)
#1 p Switches ther eading lam pon/off
Ad justin gthe ambien tlighting
Multimedia sy stem:,Vehicle.÷ Light
Settings.Ambien tLight
Setting thec olor
#Select Color.
#Setting thec olor.
Setting theb rightness forz ones
#Select EntireVehicle ,Front ,Rear orDisplay .
#Setthe brightness value.
Setting thei nterior lighting switch-of fdelay
time
Multimedia sy stem:,Vehicle.÷ Light Settings.Int.
Light Delay Sw. off
#Se tthe switch-of fdela ytime.
Wi ndshield wiper and windshield washer
sy stem
Switching thew indshield wiper sonoroff
#1í Singlew ipe/ î wipes thew ind‐
shield using washer fluid
#1gWi ndshield wipe rsoff
#2 Ä Intermittent wiping, normal
Light and visibility 11
5

#3Å Intermittent wiping, frequent
#4° Continuou swiping, slow
#5 ¯ Continuou swiping, fast
Changing thew indshield wiper blades
&
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th ew indshield wiper sareswitched on
while wiper blades ar ebeing replaced
If th ew indshield wiper sbegin tomo vewhile
yo ua rechanging thew iper blades, youc an
be trapped bythew iper arm.
#Alw ayss witc hoffthew indshield wipers
and thei gnition befor echanging the
wiper blades.
Moving thew iper arms toav ertical position
#Setthe windshield wiper tothe° slow
continuous wiping position on thec ombina‐
tion switch.
#As soon as thew iper arms ar evertical tothe
engine hood, switc hoffthei gnition.
#Fo ldthew iper ar mawayfromt he windshield. Re
moving the wiper blades
#Hol dthe wiper ar mwitho ne hand. With th e
ot her hand, tur nthe wiper blade in thed irec‐
tion of ar row1away from thew iper ar mto
th es top.
#Slide catch 2inthed irection of ar row 3
until it engages in ther emo valp osition.
#Re mo vethew iper blade in thed irection of
ar row 4away from thew iper arm.
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Light and visibility

Installingthe wiper blades
#Inser tthe ne wwiper blade int othe wiper
ar mint he direction of ar row1.
#Slide catch 2inthed irection of ar row 3
until it engages in thel ocking position.
#Mak esuret hat thew iper blade sits cor rectly.
#Fo ldthew iper ar mbacko ntot he windshield. Maintenance display
#Re
mo veprotectiv efilm 1ofthem ainte‐
nanc edispla yont he tip of then ewlyins tal‐
led wiper blade.
If th ec olor of them aintenanc edispla ychanges
from blac ktoyello w, thew iper blades should be
re placed.
Light and visibility 11
7

Infraredreflectiv ewindshield
The inf rare dr eflectiv ewindshield is coated and
pr eve nts an excessiv ebuild-up of heat in the
ve hicle interior.
The coating shields thev ehicle interior against
ra dio wavesupi ntot he gigahertz range.
Ra dio-cont rolled equipments ucha stoll sy stems
can onl ybemounted on areas of thew indshield
whic harepermeable toradio wav es1.
Areas permeable toradio wav es1 areb estv isi‐
ble from outside thev ehicle when thew indshield
is illuminated using an extern al light source.
Lighta nd visibility 12
1

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.
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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
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#Toswitc hont he powersupp ly:press but‐
to n1 (USA) or 2(Canada )once.
Yo uc an no wactivat et he windshield wiper,
fo re xamp le.
The po wersupp lyis switched of fagain if thef ol‐
lowing condition sareme t:
RThe driver's door is open.
RYoup ress butto n1 (USA) or 2(Canada)
twice.
#To switc hont he ignition: press button1
(USA) or 2(Canada) twice.
The indicator lamps in thei nstrument clus ter
light up.
The ignition is switched of fagain if one of the
fo llowing condition sismet:
RYo udon otstar tt he vehicle within
15 minutes.
RYoup ress butto n1 (USA) or 2(Canada)
once.
St arting thev ehicle
Starting thev ehicle wit hthe start/s topb ut‐
to n
Requ irements
RThe SmartK eyis located in thev ehicle and
th eS martK eybatter yisnotdischar ged.
#Shif tthe transmission toposition jori.
#Depress theb rake pedal and push button 1
(USA) or 2(Canada) once.
#Ifth ev ehicle does no tstart:s witc hoffnon-
essential consumer sand press button 1
(USA) or 2(Canada) once.
#Ifth ev ehicle still does no tstart:s tart the
ve hicle in emer gency operation mode.
Coolin gorheatingthe vehicl einterior before
st arting thej ou rney
If yo us tart thev ehicle via your smartphone, the
pr ev iousl yselecte dclimat econtrol setting is
active.
Befor estarting, mak esure:
RThe legal stipulation sinthe area wher eyour
ve hicle is par kedp ermit engin estartin gv ia
smartphone.
RIt is saf etostart and runt he engine where
yo ur vehicle is par ked.
RThe fuel tank is suff icientlyfilled.
RThe star terb atter yhas been suf ficiently
ch arge d.
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Driving and pa rking

RYouh avea dop tedas porty driving stylew ith
high cornering speeds or high ratesofa ccel‐
eration.
RESP®is deactivated.
RWhen driving wit hatrailer, thee lectrical con‐
nection tothet railer has been cor rectly
es tablished.
RIfal oss of tir epressur eorad efectivetire
has been de tected and displ ayed.
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
in thef ollowing situations:
RTher eisp oor visibility, e.g. duetoinsuf ficient
illumination of ther oad, highly variable shade
conditions, or due torain, sno w,fogorh eavy
spr ay.
RTher eisg lare, e.g. from thes un, reflections
or oncoming tra ffic.
RTher eisd irtont he windshield in thev icinity
of them ultifunction camer aorthe camer ais
fo gged up, damaged or obscured.
RNo or se veral, unclear lane markings are
presentf or one lane, e.g. in aconstruction
area.
RThe lane markings ar eworn, dar korcovered.
RThe dis tance tothev ehicle in front is too
small and thel ane markings thus canno tbe
de tected.
RThe lane markings chang equickl y,e.g. lanes
branc hoff,c ross one ano ther or mer ge.
RThe road is very nar rowa nd winding.
Ve hicles with Drivin gAssistanc ePacka ge or
Driving Assistance Plus Package: ActiveL ane
Ke eping Assis tuses radar sensor stomonitor
se verala reas around thev ehicle. If ther adar
senso rs
inther ear bumper ar edirt
y or covered
wit hs now, thes ystemm aybe impaired or may
no tfunction .Ifano bstacle in thel ane in which
yo ua redrivin ghas been de tected, no lane-cor‐
re cting brak eappli cation occurs .
Ac tivatin gActive Lan eKeeping Assist
&
WARNING Risk of accident despite
wa rning from ActiveL aneK eeping Assist
Al ane-cor recting brak eappli cation cannot
al wa ys bring thev ehicle bac kintot he origi‐
nal lane.
#Alw ayss teer,b rake or accelera teyour‐
self,e speciall yifActiveLaneK eeping
Assis twarns youorm akesalane-cor‐
re cting brak eappli cation.
&
WARNING Risk of accident despite inter‐
ve ntio nofA ctiveLaneK eeping Assist
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assis tdoes no tdetect
traf ficc onditions or road users. In very rare
cases, thes ystem ma ymakeani nappropri‐
at eb rake application, e.g. af teri ntentional ly
driving overas olidl ane marking.
The brak eapplication can be inter rupte dat
an yt ime if yous teer slightl yinthe opposite
direction.
#Alw aysm akes uret hat ther eiss uffi‐
cient dist ancetot he side foro ther traf‐
fi coro bstacles.
&
WARNING Risk of accident despite Lane
Ke eping Assist
Lane Keeping Assis tcannot alwaysc learly
de tect lane markings.
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Driving and pa rking

&WARNING Risk of injury from usingthe
windshield wiper swhile thee ngine hood
is open
When thee ngine hood is open and thew ind‐
shield wiper saresetinm otion ,you can be
trappe dbythe wiper linkage.
#Alw ayss witc hoffthew indshield wipers
and ignition befor eopening thee ngine
hood.
#To open: pull lever1 torelease thee ngine
hood.#Push hood catch 1upwards and lif tthe
engine hood appr oximatel y15in( 40 cm).
#Toclose: lowe rthe engine hood and le titfall
wit hal ittle momentum from aheight of
appr oximatel y8in (20 cm).
#Ifth ee ngine hood can still be lif teds lightl y,
open thee ngine hood again and close it with
al ittle mor eforce until it engages cor rectly.
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Maintenance and care