buttons 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

#Toactivate/deacti vate:press button 2.
Opening/closing ther ear side windo wsis
possible:
RWi th indicator lamp 1lit:v ia thes witch
on thed rive r's door.
RWi th indicator lamp 1off: via thes witch
on thec orresponding rear door or driv‐
er'sd oor.
Pets in the vehicle
&
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due toanimals lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If yo ul eave animals in thev ehicle unatten‐
ded or unsecured, they could possib lypress
down buttons or switches.
Thereb yananimal may:
Ractivat evehicle equipment and become
trapped, fore xamp le.
Rswitch systems on or of fand endanger
ot her road users.
Uns ecured animals ma ybethrow na roundi n
th ev ehicle in thee vent of an accidento r
sudden steering and braking maneuver sand
injur evehicle occupants in thep rocess.
#Ne verlea ve animals in thev ehicle unat‐
te nded.
#Alw aysc orrectly secu reanimals while
driving, e.g .usingas uitable animal car‐
ri er.
54
Occupant saf ety

Ifyo udon otopen thev ehicle within appr ox‐
imatel y40seconds af teru nlocking:
RThe vehicle is loc keda gain
RAnti- theftp rotection is reactivated
Do no tkeep thek eytoget her wit helectronic
devices or me talo bjects. This can af fect the
ke y's functionalit y.
% If batter ychec klamp 2does no tlight up
af te rp ressing the% or& button, the
batter yisdischar ged.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gthe acoustic lo cking
ve rification signal
Multimedia sy stem:,Vehicle.Vehicle Settings.Acoustic
Lock
#Ac tivate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
Priming/deactivating thep anic ala rm
PrerequisitesRIgnition switched off.
#Toprime: press button 1fora pproxima tely
one second .
Av isual and audibl ealarmist riggered.
#To deactivate: brieflyp ress but ton1 again.
or
#Press thes tart/s topb utton on thec ockpit
(the SmartK eyis inside thev ehicle).
Changing theu nlocking settings
Possible unlocking functions of thek ey:
RCentral unlocking
RUnlocking thed rive r's door and fuel filler flap
#To switc hbetwe en settings: pressthe
% and& buttonss imultaneousl yfor
appr oximatel ysix seconds until theb attery
ch eckl am pflashes twice.
If th eu nlocking function fort he driver's door
and fuel filler flap has been selecte d:
RPressingthe% button asecondt ime cen‐
trally unloc ksthev ehicle.
RVehicles with KEYLESS-GO: Ifyo ut ouch
th ei nner sur face of thed oor handle on the
driver's door ,onlyt he driver's door and fuel
fi ller flap ar eunlocked.
Re ducing the energy consu mptionoft he
SmartK ey
Ifyo udon otintendtou sethev ehicle fora n
ex tende dperio doft ime,youc an deactivat ethe
fo llowing function sonthe SmartK ey.
RKEYLESS-GO startin gfunction
RKEYLESS-GO
56
Opening and closing

Childreninparticular could acc identally
press thee lectrical seat adjustmen tbuttons
and become trapped.
#While moving thes eats, mak esuret hat
hands or other body parts do no tget
under thel eve rassembly of thes eat
adjustmen tsystem.
&
WARNING Risk of injury duetohead
re stra int sw hicha renotins talled or are
adjus tedi nco rrectly
If head restra int sa renotins talled or are
adjus tedi ncor rectly ,the head restra int sc an‐
no tp rovide pr otection as intended.
Ther eisani ncreased risk of injur yinthe
head and nec karea, e.g. in thee vent of an
accident or when braking.
#Alw aysd rive wit hthe head restra ints
ins talled.
#Befor edrivingo ff,m akes uref or every
ve hicle occupant that thec enter of the
head restra int supports theb ackoft he
head at about eyel eve l.
Do no texchang ethe head restra int soft he front
and rear seats. Otherwise, youc anno tadjus tthe
height and angle of theh ead restra int sc orrectl y.
Ad jus tthe head restra int fore -and-af tposition so
th at it is as close as possible totheb ackofy our
head.
& WARNING Risk of injury duetoan incor‐
re ct seatp osition
The seatb eltd oesn otoffert he intended
le ve lofp rotection if youh ave notm ove dthe
seat backres ttoanalmostvertical position.
When braking or in thee vent of an accident,
yo uc ould slide underneat hthe seat belt and
sus tain abdomen or nec kinjuries, fore xam‐
ple. This posesani ncreased risk of injur yor
ev en fata linjur y.
#Adjus tthe seat cor rectly befor estarting
th ej ourne y.
#Alwayse nsur ethat thes eat backres tis
in an almos tvertical position and that
th es houlder section of your seat belt is
ro uted across thec enter of your shoul‐
der.
* NO
TEDama getothes eats when moving
th es eats back
The seats ma ybedamaged byobject swhen
moving thes eats bac k.
#When moving thes eats bac k,make
sur ethat ther ea reno objects in the
fo ot we ll or under or behindt he seats.
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1Headrestraint height
2Seat backres tinclination
3Seat height
4Seat cushio nlength
5Seat cushio ninclination
6Seat fore -and-af tposition
#Save thes ettings wit hthe memor yfunction
(→pag e93).
Adjustin gthe 4-w aylumbar support
1Toraise
2To sof ten
3To lowe r
4To harden
#Using buttons 1to4,a djustthe contour
of theb ackres tindividuall ytosuityour bac k.
Headrestra ints
Ad justin gthe fron tseath eadr estraints man‐
ually
& WARNING Risk of injury from adjusting
th ev ehicle settings while thev ehicle is in
motion
Yo uc ouldlose cont roloft hevehicle in the
fo llowing situations:
Rifyo ua djus tthe driver's seat, theh ead
re stra int ,the steering wheel or them irro r
while thev ehicle is in motion
Rifyo uf asteny our seat belt whil ethe vehi‐
cle is in motion
#Befor estarti ngthee ngine: adjus tthe
driver's seat, theh ead restra int ,the
st eering wheel or them irro ra nd fasten
yo ur seat belt.
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#Movethea djustmen tleve roft hesteer‐
ing wheel if ther eisar isk of becoming
trapped bythes teering wheel.
The adjustmen tprocess is stopped.
#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 easy entr yand exitfeatur emakes getting in
and ou tofyourvehicle easier.
If th ee asy ent ryand exitfeatur eisa ctive, the
st eering wheel will mo veupwar ds inthef ollow‐
ing situations:
RYo us wit ch thei gnition off
RYouo pen thed rive r's door when thei gnition
is switched on
The steering wheel mo vesb acktot he las tdrive
position in thef ollowing cases:
RYous wit ch th eignition on when thed rive r's
door is closed
RYo uc lose thed rive r's door when thei gnition
is switched on The las
tdrive position of thes teering wheel is
st ored:
RWhen yous wit ch offt he ignition
RUsing thel asts etting stored bythem emory
function
If yo up ress oneoft he memoryfunction position
buttons, thea djustmen tprocess is stopped.
The crash-responsiv eexit ai donlyf unctions
when thee asy ent ryand exitfeatur eisa ctive.
Setting thee asy entr yand exitfeature
Multimedi asystem:
,Vehicle.Vehicle Settings.Easy
Entry/Exit
#Ac tivate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
Using them emor yfunction
&
WARNING Risk of an accident if memo ry
function is use dwhile driving
If yo uu sethem emor yfunction on thed riv‐
er's side while driving, youc ouldlose cont rol
of thev ehicle as aresult of thea djustments
being made.
#Onl yusethem emor yfunction on the
driver's side when thev ehicle is station‐
ar y.
&
WARNING Risk of entrapment whe nset‐
ting thes eat wit hthe memor yfunction
When them emor yfunction adjusts thes eat
or steering wheel, youa nd other vehicle
occupants –particularly children –could
becom etrapped.
#During thes etting procedur eofthe
memor yfunction, ensur ethat no body
parts ar einthe sweep of thes eat or
th es teering wheel.
#If somebody becomes trapped, immedi‐
atel yrelease them emor yfunction posi‐
tion button.
The adjustmen tprocess is stopped.
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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

garage door can become trapped or stru ck
by theg arag edoor.
#When using thei ntegrated garage door
opener ,alway sm akes uret hat nobody
is within thes weep of theg arag edoor.
Onl yoperat ethe garage door opener on thef ol‐
lowing garage doors:
RGarag edoor sw ithas afet ys topa nd reve rs‐
ing feature.
RGarag edoor sw hichc onform tothec urrent
U. S. safe tystandards.
When programmingag aragedoor opener ,park
th ev ehicle outside theg arage.
#Chec kifthe transmitter frequency of the
re mo tecontrol hast he frequency rang eo f
280 to868 MHz.
#Press and hold buttons 1,2or3.
Indica torlamp 4flashes yello w.
% It can take up to20 seconds befor ethe indi‐
cator lam pflashes yello w.
#Re lease thep reviousl ypressed button.
Indicator lamp 4continues toflash yello w.
#Po int remo tecontrol 5atad ista nc eof1i n
(1 cm )to3in(8c m)towa rdsb uttons 1,2
or 3.
#Press and hold button 6ofremo tecontrol
5.
RIndicator la mp4lightsupg reen :p ro‐
gr amming is finished.
RIndicator la mp4flashes green:p ro‐
gr amming has been successful. Addition‐
all y,synchronization of ther olling code
mus talso take place.
RIndicator lamp 4goes out, without light‐
ing up green or flashing: repeat thep ro‐
cedure.
#Re lease button 6onremo tecontrol 5.
% The remo tecontrol fort he garage door drive
is no tincluded in thes cope of deliver yofthe
ga rage door opener.
Synchronizing ther olling code
Prerequisites
RThe garage door sy stem uses arolling code.
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Driving and pa rking

Prerequisite
The corresponding button is programmed to
operat ethe garage door.
#Press and hold buttons 1,2or3 until
th eg arag edoor opens or closes.
#When indicator lamp 4flashes yellow: press
th ep reviously pressed but tona gain until the
ga rage door opens or closes. Clearing
theg arag edooro penerm emory
#Press and hold buttons :and ;.
Indicator lamp =lights up yello w.
#If indicator lamp =flashes green: release
buttons :and ;.
Electric pa rking brake
Au tomaticall yapplying the electric parking
brake
& WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If yo ul eave children unaccompanied in the
ve hicle, they ma ybea bletos etthev ehicle in
motion, fore xamp leby:
RRe leasing thep arking brake.
RShifting thet ransmission out of park
position j.
RStartin gthe engine.
In addition, they ma yoperat evehicle equip‐
ment.
#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.
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Driving and pa rking

*NO
TEEngine damage duetoexcessively
hig he ngine speeds
The engine will be damaged if youd rive wit h
th ee ngine in theo verrev ving range.
#Do no tdrive with th eengine in theo ver‐
re vving range.
The fue lsuppl yisi nterrupted toprotect the
engine when ther ed band in tach ome ter3
(o ve rrev ving range) is reached.
During no rmal operatin gconditions, coolant
te mp eratur edisplay 4mayrise to248° F
(120 °C).
& WARNING Danger of burn swhen open‐
ing thee ngine hood
If yo uo pen thee ngine hood when thee ngine
has overheated or during afireint he engine
compartment, youc ouldcome int ocontact
wit hh otgases or other escaping operating
fl uids.
#Befor eopening thee ngine hood, allow
th ee ngine tocool down.
#Inthee vent of afireint he engine com‐
partment, keep thee ngine hood closed
and call thef ires ervice.
Overvie wofthe buttons on thes teering
wheel
1But tong roup :
% Main menu and ba ckbutton (on-board
computer)
8 Switches sound off/on
W Increases thev olume
X Decreases thev olume
2Touc hC ontrol (on-boar dcompu ter)
3To uc hC ontrol (multimedia sy stem)
4Button group:
% Main menu and bac kbutton (multime‐
dia sy stem)
ó LINGU ATRO NIC or Voice Cont rolS ys‐
te m
6 Makes/accepts acall
~ Rejects/end sacall
Operatin gthe on-boar dcom puter
&
WARNING Risk of dist raction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo uo perat einformation and communica‐
tions equipment integ ratedint hevehicle
when driving, youw ill be distracted from the
traf fics ituation. Thi scould also cause yout o
lose control of thev ehicle.
#Onl yoperat ethis equipment when the
traf fics ituation permits.
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