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

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Ve hicl em anufacturer
Daimler AG
Mercedesstrasse 137
7032 7Stuttgart
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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

Welcome tothew orld of Me rced es-Benz
Befor eyou firs td rive off, read this Operator's
Manual carefull yand familiarize yourself with
yo ur vehicle. Fory our owns afet ya nd alon ger
ve hicle life, follo wt he instructions and warning
notices in this manual. Disregarding them may
lead todamag etothevehicle or personal injur y.
Ve hicle damag eresulting from thei nstructions
being ignored is no tcove redbyt he Mercedes-
Benz Limited Warrant y.
The equipment or product designation of your
ve hicle ma yvarya ccordingt o:
RModel
ROrder
RNational version
RAv ailability
Mercedes-Ben zreser vest he right tointroduce
ch anges in thef ollowing areas:
RDesign
REquipment
RTech nica lfeatures Therefore,
thed escription given ma yvaryinc er‐
ta in cases from thee quipment in your vehicle.
The following ar eintegral parts of thev ehicle:
RDigital Operator's Manual
RPrinted Operator's Manual
RMaintenance Booklet
REquipment-dependent Supplements
Ke ep these documents in thev ehicle at all
times. If yous ellthev ehicle, alw aysp ass all of
th ed ocuments on tothen ew owner.
Mercedes-Benz US A,LLC
Mercedes-Benz Canada, Inc.
AD aimle rCompany
2135847801
2135847801

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

1Steering wheel gearshif tpaddle →
137
2 Combination switch →
111
3 DIRECT SELECTs elector lever →
135
4 Displ ay(multimedia sy stem) →
217
5 Start/ Stop button →
128
6 Control panel form ultimedia sy stem →
217
7 Climat econtrol sy stems →
122
8 Glovecompart ment →
96
9 Hazardw arning lights →
112
A Stow agec ompartment →
96
B Controls fort he multimedia sy stem →
217
C Rear wind ow roller sunblind →
69
D ECOs tart/s topf unction →
133
E Tosetthe vehicle le vel →
171
Pa rking Pilot →
181F
DYNA MIC SELECT switch →
134
G PASSENGER AIR BAGi ndicator lamps →
41
H Control panel form ultimedia sy stem →
195
I Adjusts thes teering wheel →
92
J Control panel foro n-board computer →
195
K Cruise cont rollev er →
158
L Tounlo cktheh ood →
278
M Electric pa rking brake →
144
N Light switch →
110
O Control panel for:
St eering Pilot →
167
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assist →
192
PA RKTRONI C →
173
Head-up Display →
205
Atag lanc e–C ockpit 7

1Adjusts thes eats electrically →
84
2 Switches thes eat heating on/off →
90
3 Switches thes eat ventilation on/o ff →
90
4 Adjusts thef ront passenger seat from thed riv‐
er's seat
5 &%Loc ks/unloc ksthev ehicle →
60
6 Opens/closes thet runk lid →
63
7 Adjusts and folds theo utside mir rors out/in
electrically →
118
8 W Opens/closes ther ight side window →
70
9 W Opens/cl osesther ear right side window →
70
A Child saf etyl oc kf or ther ear side windo ws→
53
B W Opens/closes ther ear lef tside wind ow →
70CW Opens/closes thel efts ide window →
70
D Opens thed oor →
60
E Sets them emor yfunction →
93
F Sets thes eat fore -and-af tadjustment →
84
G Adjusts thes eat cushion length →
84
H Adjusts the4 -way lumbar support →
85
I Seat adjustment using them ultimedia sy stem →
87
J Adjusts theh ead restra ints →
85
K Adjusts thes eat cushion inclination →
84
L Adjusts thes eat height →
84
M Adjusts thes eat backres tinclination →
84
Atag lanc e–Door control pane land seat adjustment 15

Callingupthe Digita lOperator' sManual
Multimedia sy stem:
,Vehicle.Õ Operator's Manual
#Select amenu item.
In addition, youc an also call up theO perator's
Manual within amain function (e.g. via Infoo n
Phone).
The Digital Operator's Manual describes the
function and operation of:
RThe vehicle
RThe multimedia sy stem Fo
rs afet yr easons, theD igital Operator's Man‐
ual is deactivated while driving.
The DigitalO perator's Manual conta insthef ol‐
lowing menu items:
RSearch:a llows youtos earchprecisel yfor
ke ywords.
RQuic kstart:p rovide syou wit himp ortant
informatio nsothatyouc an star tu singy our
ve hicle immediatel y.
RTips:provide stips on ho wtouseyour vehicle
in cer tain situations.
RHighlights :sho ws youv ehicle highlights
using pictures and animations.
RMessages:p rovide syou wit hfurther informa‐
tion about them essages in thei nstrument
clus ter.
RBookmarks :provide syou wit halistofa llth e
bookmar ksyouh ave stored yourself.
1Picture
2Menu
3Na vigation window
Some sections of theD igital Operator's Manual,
suc hasw arning no tesc an be made visible by
highlighting and pressing them.
% The Operator's Manual can also be found in
th eM ercedes-Benz Guides App in all com‐
mon App Stores.
18
Digital Operator' sManual

Protection of thee nvironment
* ENVIRONMENTAL
NOTEEnvironmental
damage duetooperating conditions and
personal driving style
The pollutant emission of your vehicle is
directl yrelated tothew ay yo uoperat eyour
ve hicle.
Yo uc an help toprotect thee nvironmentb y
operating your vehicle in an environmentally-
re sponsible manner .Please obser vethef ol‐
lowing recommendations on ope rating condi‐
tions and pe rsonal driving style.
Operating conditions:
#Mak esuret hat thet irep ressur eisc or‐
re ct.
#Do no tcarry anyu nnecessar yweight
(e.g. roof luggag eracks once youn o
longe rneed them).
#Ad her etot he service inter vals.
Ar egularly serviced vehicle will contri b‐
ut etoe nvironmenta lprotection.
#Alw aysh ave service workcar ried out at
aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Pe rsonal driving style:
#Do no tdepress thea ccelera torp edal
when startin gthe engine.
#Do no twarmupt he engine while the
ve hicle is stationar y.
#Drivecarefully and maintai nasuita ble
di st anc efromt hevehicle in front.
#Av oid frequent, sudden acceleration
and braking.
#Chang egear in good time and use each
ge ar only uptoÔ of its maximum
engine speed.
#Switc hoffthee ngine in stationar ytraf‐
fi c.
#Ke ep an eyeont hevehicle's fuel con‐
sum ption.
Environmenta lissues and recommendations:
It is recommended that your e-use or recycle
materials firs ti ns tead of jus tdisposingoft hem.The
releva nt environmental regulations and
guidelines ser vetoprotect thee nvironmenta nd
mus tbes trictlyo bserved.
Mercedes-Benz GenuineParts
* ENVIRONMEN
TALN OTEEnvironmental
damage causedbythen on-use of recon‐
ditione dcomponents.
Daimle rAGoffer sr ecycled reconditioned
components and part switht he same quality
as ne wparts .The same entitlementf romt he
limited warrant yisv alid as forn ew parts.
#Use recycle dreconditioned compo‐
nents and parts from Daimler AG.
Gene raln otes 19

Service andvehicl eoperation
Vehicl eoperation outside theU SAor Canada
When youa reabroad withyour vehicle, obser ve
th ef ollowing points:
RService points or replacemen tparts ma ynot
be available immediatel y.
RUnleaded fuel ma ynotbe available forv ehi‐
cles wit hacatalytic con verter .L eaded fuel
ma ycause damag etothe catalytic con verter.
RThe fuel ma yhave anextreme lylowo ctane
number .Unsuita ble fuel can cause engine
damage.
Some Mercedes-Benz models ar eavailable in
Europe thro ugh our European De liveryP rogram.
Fo rm orei nformation, please consult an au thor‐
ized Mercedes‑Benz service center ,orwrite to
one of thef ollowing address:
In theU SA:
Mercedes-Benz US A,LLC
EuropeanD eliveryDepartment
One Mercedes Drive
Montvale ,NJ07645-0350 In Canada:
Mercedes-Benz Canada
,Inc.
EuropeanD eliveryDepartment
98 Vande rhoof Avenue
To ronto, Ontario M4G 4C9
Maintenance
Alw aysb ring theM aintenanc eBookle twithy ou
when bringing thev ehicle toan authorized
Mercedes-Ben zCenter .The cus tomer service
advisor wil lrecor devery service fory ou in the
Maintenance Booklet.
Ro adside Assistance
The Mercedes-Benz Roadside Assis tance Pro‐
gram of fers tech nica lhelpint he case of a
breakdown. Your calls tothet oll-free Roadside
Assis tance Hotline ar eanswe redbyo ur agents
24 hour sad ay,3 65 da ysay ear.
1-800-FOR-MERCedes (1-800-367-63 72)(USA)
1-800-387-0 100( Canada) Yo
uc an find fur ther information in the
Mercedes-BenzR oadside Assistance Program
brochure (USA) orthe" Roadside Assis tance"
section in them aintenanc eand warrant yinfor‐
mation bookle t(Canada). Youw illfind bo thin
th ev ehicle document wallet.
Chang eofaddress or chang eofo wnership
Inthee vent of achang eofa ddress, please send
us the" Notification of address change" in the
Service and Guarantee bookle torsimply cal lthe
Mercedes-BenzC ustomer Assis tance Center
(USA) on theh otline number
1-800-FO R-MERCedes (1-800-367-63 72)o rC us‐
to mer Service (Canada )on1 -800-387-0 100. We
can then reac hy ou in atimel yfashion, if neces‐
sar y.
If yo us ellyour Mercedes, pleasel eave thee ntire
literatur einthevehicle so that it is available to
th en exto wne r.If yo uh ave purchased aused
car ,please sendust he "Notice of Pur chase of
Used Car" in theS ervice and Guarantee booklet
or simpl ycall theM ercedes-Benz Cus tomer
Assis tance Center (USA) on theh otline number
General no tes 21

1-800-FOR-MERCedes (1-800-367-6372)o rC us‐
to mer Service (Canada )on1-800-387-0 100.
Important notice forC alifornia retail bu yers
and lessee sofMercedes-Benz automobiles
Under California la wyou ma ybeentitled toa
re placemen tofyourvehicle or arefund of the
pur chase price or lease price ,ifafter areasona‐
ble number of repair attem ptsM ercedes-Benz
US A,LLCa nd/or its authorized repair or service
fa cilities failto fixo ne or mor esubstantial
defect sorm alfunctions in thev ehicle that are
co veredbyi tsexpress warrant y.
During aperio dof18m onths from originald eliv‐
er yoft hevehicle or akilome ter/milea geread‐
ing of 18,000 miles (29,000 km), whiche ver
occur sfirst ,v ehicle repair is presumed fora
re tail buyer or lessee if one or mor eofthefol‐
lowing occurs:
(1) thes erious defect or damag ecan result in
deadly or serious injur ytothevehicle occu‐
pants while driving AND this defect has
already been repaired at leas ttwice AND Mercedes‑Benz, LL
Chas been informed in
writing of then ecessity of arepair.
(2) thed efect or damage, though less serious
th an (1) abo ve,h as already been repaired at
leas tfour times AND Mercedes‑Benzh as
been informed in writing of then ecessity of
ar epair.
(3) thev ehicle canno tbeusedforl onger than
30 calendar da ysbecause of repair work
re sulting from this or other serious defects
or damage.
Please send your written notic eto:
Mercedes‑BenzU SA,LLC
Cus tomer Assis tance Center
3M ercede sDrive
Montvale, NJ 0764 5-0350
Operating saf ety
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetom al‐
functions or sy stem failures
If yo udon othave thep rescribed service/
maintenanc eworkora nyrequ iredrepairs
car ried out, this could result in malfunctions
or sy stem failures.
#Alw aysh ave thep rescribed service/
maintenanc eworkasw ell anyrequired
re pair scarried out at aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop.
&
WARNING Risk offire due toflammable
materials on ho tparts of thee xhaust
sy stem
Flammable material suc hasleaves, grass or
twigs ma yignit eift heyc ome int ocontact
wi th hotp arts of thee xhaust system.
#When driving on unpa vedr oads or off-
ro ad, regular lych eckt he vehicle under‐
side.
22 General no tes

This dataisofane xclusivel ytechnical nature
and can be used to:
RAssi stin de tecting and rectifying malfunc‐
tions and defects.
RAnalyze vehicle functions, e.g. af terana cci‐
dent.
ROptimize vehicle functions.
The dat acanno tbeu sedtotrace thev ehicle's
mo vements.
When your vehicle is serviced, tech nica linforma‐
tio nc an be read from thee vent da tamemory
and malfunction dat amemor y.
Service sinclude, fore xamp le:
RRepair services
RService processes
RWa rrant ycases
The vehicle is read out byemplo yees of the
service networ k(including them anufacturer)
using special diagnostic devices. Youc an obtain
mor einformation there, if required. Af
teram alfunction has been rectified, thei nfor‐
mation is dele tedf romt he malfunction memory
or is continuall yoverw ritten.
When operating thev ehicle, situations ar econ‐
ceivable in whic hthis tech nica ldata, in co nnec‐
tion wit hother information (if necessar y,afte r
consultation wi than authorize dexpe rt), could be
traced toap erson.
Examples include:
RAc cident reports
RDamag etothevehicle
RWi tnes sstatements
Fu rther additional functions that ha vebeen con‐
tractuall yagreed upon wit hthe cus tomer all ow
cer tain vehicle dat atobec onveye dbyt hevehi‐
cle as well. The additional function sinclude, for
ex ample, vehicle location in case of an emer‐
ge ncy.
COMAND/mbrace
If th ev ehicle is equipped wit hCOMAND or
mbrace, additional dat aabout thev ehicle's oper‐
at

ion, theu se of thev ehicle in cer tain situations, and
thel ocation of thev ehicle ma ybecompiled
th ro ugh COMAND or them brace sy stem.
Ad ditional information can be found in them ulti‐
media sy stem section and/or them brace Term s
and Conditions.
Event data recorders
This vehicle is equipped wit hanevent da ta
re corder (EDR). The mai npurpose of an ED Ris
to record, in cer tain crash or near crash-lik esit‐
uations, suc hasanair bag deployment or hitting
ar oad obs tacle ,dataw hichw ill assis tinunder‐
st anding ho wavehicle's sy stems per form ed.
The ED Risdesigned torecor ddatar elated to
ve hicle dynamics and saf etys ystems foras hort
period of time, typically 30 seconds or less.
The EDR in this vehicle is designed torecord
such dataas:
RHowv arious sy stems in your vehicle were
operating;
RWhe ther or no tthe driver and passenger
saf etyb eltsw ereb uckled/fas tened;
RHo wf ar (i fata ll)t he driver wasd epressing
th ea ccelerator and/or brak epedal; and,
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