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

Seat belts
Protection pr ovided bythes eat belt
Alw aysf asteny our seat belt cor rectly before
st artin gajourney .As eatb eltc an only pr ovide
th eb estlev el of pr otection if it is worncor rectl y.
&
WARNING Risk of injury or deathdueto
incor rectl yfastened seat belt
If th es eat belt is no twornc orrectly ,itc an‐
no tp erform its intended pr otectiv efunction.
In addition, an incor rectly fastened seat belt
can also cause injuries, fore xamp le, in the
ev ent of an accidentorw hen braking or
ch anging direction suddenly .
#Alwayse nsur ethat all vehicle occu‐
pants ha vetheir seat belts fastened
cor rectl ya nd ar esitting prope rly.
RThe seat belt mus t:
-Notbet wisteda nd mus tfit tightl yand
snugl yacross your body .
-Berouted across thec enter of your
shoulder and as lo wdowna cross your
hips as possible.
RThe shoulder sectio nofthe seat belt should
no ttouc hyour nec knor be routed under
yo ur ar morb ehindy our bac k.
RAvoid wearing bulkyc loth ing, e.g. awinter
coat.
RPush thel ap belt down as farasp ossible
across your hips and pull tight withthe shoul‐
der section of theb elt. Ne verrout ethe lap
belt across your abdomen.
RNe verrout ethe seat belt across sharp, poin‐
te d, abrasiv eorfragile objects.
ROnl yone person should use eac hseat belt at
an yo ne time. Ne vera llow babies and chil‐
dren totrave lsitting on thel ap of ano ther
ve hicle occupant.
RNe vers ecur eobjects wit haseat belt if the
seat belt is also being used byone of the
ve hicle's occupants. Alw ayso bser vethe
instructions forl oading thev ehicle when
securing objects, luggag eorloads
(
→pag e94). All seatb
elts inthev ehicle exceptthe driver's
seat belt ar eequipped wit hachild seat saf ety
fe ature. Youc an find fur ther information under
"Child seat saf etyf eature" (
→pag e47).
If ch ildren ar etrave ling in thev ehicle, be sur eto
obser vethei nstruction sand saf etyn otes on
"Children in thev ehicle" (
→pag e45).
Reduce dprote ction
&
WARNING Risk of injury duetoan incor‐
re ct sea tposition
The seatb eltd oesn otoffert he intended
le ve lofp rotection if youh ave notm oved the
seat backres ttoanalmostvertical position.
When braking or in thee vent of an accident,
yo uc ouldslide underneat hthe seat belt and
sus tain abdomen or nec kinjuries, fore xam‐
ple. This posesani ncreased risk of injur yor
eve nfatal injur y.
#Adjus tthe seat cor rectly befor estarting
th ej ourne y.
Occupant saf ety 33

#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.
& WARNING Risk of injury or deathwhen
additional restra int sy stems ar enotused
fo rp ersons wit hasmaller build
Pe rsons under 5ft(1.50 m)t all canno twear
th es eat belt cor rectly wi thout asuitable
additional restra int sy stem.
If th es eat belt is no twornc orrectly ,itc an‐
no tp erform its intended pr otectiv efunction.
In addition, an incor rectly fastened seat belt
can also cause injuries, fore xamp le, in the
ev ent of an accidentorw hen braking or
ch anging direction suddenly .
#Alwayss ecur epersons under 5ft
(1.50 m) tallinas uitable restra int sys‐
te m.
&
WARNING Risk of injury or deathdueto
bloc keds eat belt buckle or seat belt
anchorage
Objects next tothef ront seat that bloc kthe
seat belt buckle or them oving seat belt
anchorag eonthe front seat impair thef unc‐
tion of theE mer gency Tensioning Devices.
The Emergency Tensioning Device scan,
th en, no tfunction as intended and thes eat
belt can no longer pr ovide thei ntended pro‐
te ction.
#Befor estarti ngthej ourne y,mak esure
th at ther ea reno objects around the
seat belt buckle or between thef ront
seat and door.
& WARNING Risk of injury or deathdueto
damaged or modified seat belts
Seat belts cann otprov ide pr otection in the
fo llowing situations:
RIf th es eat belts ar edamaged, modified,
ex treme lydirty ,bleached or dyed
RIfth es eat belt buckle is damaged or
ex treme lydirty
RIfth eE mer gency Tensioning Devices,
sea tbelta nchorages or sea tbeltr etra c‐
to rs have been modified
Seat belts ma ybedamaged in an accident,
although thed amag emaynotbev isible, e.g.
due tosplinter sofglass.
Modified or damaged seat belts ma ytear or
fa il, e.g. in an accident.
Modified Emer gency Tensioning Devices
could accidental lytrig gerorf ailtofunction
as intended.
#Ne verm odify thes eat belts, Emer gency
Te nsioning Devices, sea tbelta ncho‐
ra ge sors eat belt retractors.
#Make surethat thes eat belts are
undamaged, no tworna nd clean.
#Alw aysh ave thes eat belts checked
immediatel yafter an accident at a
qu alified specialis tworks hop.
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Occupant saf ety

#Alwayse ngag eseat belt tongue 2ofthe
seat belt int oseat belt buckle 1ofthec or‐
re sponding seat.
#Press and hold thes eat belt outle trelease
and slide thes eat belt outle tint ot he desired
position.
#Le tgooft he belt outle trelease and ensure
th at thes eat belt outle tloc ks in position. Ve
hicles with PRE-SAFE
®:If th ef ront seat belt
is no tpulled tight across your body ,the seat belt
adjustment ma yautomaticall yapply acertain
tigh tening forc e. Do no thold thes eat belt tightly
while it is adjusting .You can activat eand deacti‐
va te thes eat belt adjustmen tfunction using the
multimedia sy stem.
* NO
TEDeployment of theE mer gency
Te nsioning Device when thef ront
passenger seat is unoccupied
If th es eat belt tongueise ngaged in thes eat
belt buckle of thef ront passenger seat and
th ef ront passenger seat is unoccupied, the
Emergency Tensioning Device ma ydeplo yin
th ee vent of an accident.
#Onl yone person should use eac hseat
belt at an yone time.
Releasing seat belts
#Press ther elease button in thes eat belt
buckle and guide thes eat belt bac kwitht he
seat belt tongue.
Ac tivatin gordeactivatin gseatb elta djust‐
men tviathe multimedi asystem
Multimedia sy stem:,Vehicle.î Vehicle Settings.Belt
Adjustment
#Ac tivate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
Seat belt warning fort he driver and front
passen ger
The ü seat belt warning lam pinthe Instru‐
ment Displa yisareminder that all vehicle occu‐
pants mus twear their seat belts cor rectly.
The ü seatb eltw arning lam plightsupf or six
seconds af tere very engine start.
In addition,t herem aybe aw arning tone.
Whe nthe front door sareclosed and thed rive r
and front passenger ha vefast ened their seat
belts, thes eat belt warning goes out.
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Occupant saf ety

&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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Driving and pa rking

#Keep children away from fuel.
If yo uoro ther people come int ocontact with
fuel, obser vethef ollowing:
#Immediatel yrins efueloffyo ur skin wit h
soap and water.
#If fuel comes int ocontact wit hyour
ey es, immediatel yrins ethem thor‐
oughl ywithc lean water.Seek medical
attentio nimmediately.
#Ifyo us wallowf uel, seek medical atten‐
tio nimmediatel y.Do no tinduce vomit‐
ing.
#Chang eimmediately out of clo thing that
has com eintoc ontact wi thfuel.
&
WARNING Risk ofexplosion or fire due
to electros tatic charge
Electros taticch arge can cause spa rksa nd
th ereb yignit efuel vapors.
#Alw ayst ouc hthe me talv ehicle body
befor eopening thef uel filler cap or
to uchingt he pumpnozzle.
This dischar gesa ny electros tatic charge that
ma yhave built up.
* NO
TEDama gecaused bythew rong fuel
Fu elthat does no tconform tother equired
qu alityc an lead toinc reased wear as well as
damag etothe engine and exhaus tsystem.
#Onl yusethef uel recommended.
* NO
TEDama gecaused bythew rong fuel
Ve hicles wit hagasoline engine:
Even small amountsoft he wrong fuel could
re sult in damag etothe fuel sy stem, the
engine and thee mission control sy stem.
#Onl yrefuel wit hlow -sulfur premium
grade fuel.
Thi sfuel ma ycontain up to10 %e thanol.
Yo ur vehicle is suitable foru se wit hE10 fuel.
Do no trefuel using:
RDiesel
RE15, E85, E100
RGasoline containing me thano l(M15, M30,
M85 ,M100)
RGasolinew itha dditives con tainin gm etal
If yo ua ccidenta llyrefuel wit hthe wrong fuel:
#Do no tswitc hthe ignition on.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
* NO
TEDo no tuse diese ltorefuel vehi‐
cles wit hagasoline engine.
#Do no tswitc hont he ignition if you
accidenta llyr efuel wit hthe wrong fuel.
Otherwise, fuel can enter thef uel sys‐
te m. Even smal lamounts of thew rong
fuel could result in damag etothe fuel
sy stem and thee ngine. Notify aquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop and ha vethe
fuel tank and fue llin es drained com‐
pl et ely.
Driving and parking 13
9

Operating cruise control
&WARNING Risk of accident duet o
unkno wnstored speed
If yo uc all up thes tore ds peed and this is
lo we rthan your cur rent speed ,the vehicle
decelerates.
If yo udon otknow thes tore ds peed, the
ve hicle could decelerat eunexpectedl y.
#Take intoa ccount thet raffic situation
befor ecallingupt hestored speed.
#If th es tore ds peed is no tknown, store
th ed esired speed again.
Chang eintoal owergear in good time on long
and steep downhill gradients. This is especially
impor tant if thev ehicle is laden. By doing so,
yo uw illmak euse of theb raking ef fect of the
engine. This relie vest he load on theb rake sys‐
te ma nd pr events theb rake sf romo verheating
and wearing tooq uickl y.
Prerequisites
RCruise contro lisselecte d.
RESP®mustbes witched on, but no tinter ven‐
ing.
RThe driving speed must be at least15m ph
(20 km/h).
#To stor ec urrent speed ;(once af ters tart‐
ing thev ehicle).
or
#To cal lups tore ds peed ;.
#Todeactivat ecruise control :.
#Pressthel eve rbrief ly:s tore ds peed is
increased =orreduced ?by1m ph
(1 km/h).
or
#Press and hold thel eve r:stored speed is
increased =orreduced ?in1m ph
(1 km/h) increments.
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Driving and pa rking

ASSYSTP LUSs ervice in terv al display
Fu nction of theA SSYSTP LUSs ervice in terv al
display
The ASS YSTP LUSs ervice inter vald ispla yint he
instrument displ ayprov ides informatio nonthe
re maining time or dis tance be fore then ext
service due date.
Yo uc an hide this service messag eusing the
bac kbutton on thel eft-hand side of thes teering
wheel.
Yo uc an obtain fur ther information concerning
th es ervicing of your vehicle from aqualified
specialis tworks hop, e.g. an authorized
Mercedes-Benz service center.
Displaying thes ervice du edate
On-boa rdcomputer:,Service.ASSYST PLUS
The next service due dat eisdisplayed.
#To exitth ed ispla y:press theb ackb utton
on thel eft-hand side of thes teering wheel. Mak
esuretoo bservethef ollowing fur ther rela‐
te ds ubjec t:
ROperating theo n-boar dcomputer
(→pag e195).
Car rying out service workatregular inter‐
va ls
* NO
TEPrematur ewear thro ugh failur eto
obser veservice due dates
Service workwhic hisn otcar ried out at the
ri ght time or incomple tely can lead to
inc reased wear and damag etothevehicle.
#Alw ayso bser vethep rescribed service
inter vals.
#Alw aysh ave thep rescribed service
wo rkcar ried out at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop.
Special service requ irements
The prescribed service inter valisb ased on nor‐
mal operation of thev ehicle. Service workwill
nee dtobep erform ed mor eoften if thev ehicle
is operated under arduous conditions or
increased loads, fore xamp le:
Rregular city driving wit hfrequ ent intermedi‐
at es tops.
Rifth ev ehicle is primaril yused totrave lshort
dis tances.
Rforf requent operation in mountainou sterrain
or on poor road sur faces.
Rif th ee ngine is of tenl eftidling forl ong peri‐
ods.
Rin particula rlyd usty condition sand/o rifair-
re circulation modeisf requently used.
In these or similar operating conditions ,have ,for
ex ample, thei nterior air filter ,engin eairfilter,
engin eoil and oil filter changed mor efrequ ent ly.
The tires mus tbecheckedm oref requ entl yift he
ve hicle is operated under increased loads. Fur‐
th er information can be obtained at aqualified
specialis tworks hop.
Maintenance and care 27
7

openthec ap, youc ould be scalded byhot
coolant spr aying out.
#Le tthe mo torc ool down befor eopening
th ec ap.
#When opening thec ap, wearglove sand
pr otectiv eeyewe ar.
#Slowl yturnt he cap half aturntoa llow
pressur etoescape.
#Park thev ehicle on aflat sur face.
#Chec kthe coolant temp eratur edispla yint he
instrument clus ter.
The coolant temp eratur emustbeb elow
15 8°F( 70 °C).
#Slowly tur ncap 1 counter-clockwise to
re lie ve ove rpressure.
#Continue turning cap 1counter-clockwise
and remo veit.
The coolan tleve lisc orrect:
RIfth ee ngine is cold, up tomar kerb ar2
RIfth ee ngine is warm,upt o0.6 in (1.5 cm)
ove rmarke rb ar2
#If necessar y,add coolant that has been tes‐
te da nd appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz.
RFurther information on coolant (→pag e347)
Re filling thew indshield washer sy stem
&
WARNING Risk of burn sfromh otcom‐
ponent parts in thee ngine compartment
Cer tain component parts in thee ngine com‐
partmen tcan be very hot, e.g. thee ngine,
th ec ooler and parts of thee xhaust system.
#Le tthe engine cool down and only
to uc ht he component parts described
as follo ws .
&
WARNING ‑Riskoff irea nd injur yfrom
windshield washer concentrate
Wi ndshield washer concentrat eishighly
fl ammable. It coul dignit eifitc omes into
con tact wi thhote ngine component parts or
th ee xhaust system.
#Mak esuret hat no windshield washer
concentrat espills out next tothef iller
opening.
Maintenance and care 283

specialist workshop or toac ollection
pointf or used batteries.
Ifyo uh ave toconnect the12v olt batter y,con‐
ta ct aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Compl ywiths afet yn otes and take protective
measures when handling batteries.
Risk of explosion
Fire, open flames and smokin gare
prohibite dwhen handling theb atter y.
Av oid creating spar ks.
Electrolyte or batteryacid is cor ro‐
sive. Avoid contact wit hskin, eyes or
clo thing. Wear suitable pr otective
clo thing, in particular glove s, an
apron and aface mask .Immediate ly
ri nse electrolyte or acid splashes off
wit hc lean water.Conta ctap hysician
if necessar y.
Weareyep rotection.
Ke ep children away.
Obser vethis Opera tor's Manual.
If yo udon otintendtou sethev ehicle overan
ex tende dperio doft ime:
RActivat estandb ymode ,or
RConnec tthe batter ytoabatterycharge r
appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz, or
RConsult aqualified specialis tworks hop to
disconnec tthe battery
St arting assist ance andchargin gthe 12V
battery
Ve hicles with alithium-ion battery
#When chargingt he batter yand during start‐
ing assis tance, al ways use thej ump-s tart
connection point in thee ngine compartment.
* NO
TEDama getotheb atter yfromo ver‐
vo ltage
When chargingu singabatterycharge rw ith‐
out amaximu mcharging voltage, theb attery
or theo n-boar delectronics ma ybedamaged.
#Onlyuse batter ycharger switham axi‐
mum chargingv oltageof1 4.4V.
Allother vehicles
#When chargingt he batter yand during start‐
ing assis tance, al ways use thej ump-s tart
connection point in thee ngine compartment.
Breakdown assis tance 301

Noise or unusual handling characteristics
Whil edriving ,pay attention tovibrations, noises
and unusual handling characteristics, e.g .pulling
to one side. This ma yindicat ethat thew heels or
tires ar edamaged. If yous uspect that at irei s
defective, reduce your speedi mmediatel y.Stop
th ev ehicle as soon as possible tocheckt he
wheels and tires ford ama ge.H idden tir edam‐
ag ec ould also be causing theu nusual handling
ch aracteristics. If youf ind no sign sofdamage,
ha ve thet ires and wheels checkedataq ualified
specialis tworks hop.
Re gular checking of wheels and tires
&
WARNING Risk of accident from dam‐
aged tires
Dama gedt ires can cause tir epressur eloss.
As aresult, youc ouldlose cont rolofy our
ve hicle.
#Chec kthe tires regularly fors igns of
dama geand replace an ydamaged tires
immediatel y.
&
WARNING Risk of aquaplaning duet o
insuf ficient tir etread
Insuff icienttiret read will result in reduced
tir eg rip. The tir etread is no longer able to
dissipat ewater.
This meanst hat in heavyrain or slush the
ri sk of hydroplaning is increased, in particu‐
lar if vehicle speed is no tadap tedtos uitthe
conditions.
If th et irep ressur eist oo high or tool ow ,
tires ma yexhibit dif fere nt le vels of wear at
dif fere nt locations on thet irec onta ct sur‐
fa ce.
#Thus, yous hould regularly checkt he
tread dep thand thec ondition of thet ire
conta ct surf ace across thee ntir ew idth
of all tires.
Minimum tread dep thfor:
RSummer tires: âin (3 mm)
RM+S tires: ãin (4 mm)
#Fors afet yr easons, replace thet ires
befor ethe legally prescribed limit for
th em inimum tread dep thisreached.
Car ryout thef ollowing checks on all wheels reg‐
ularly ,atleastonce amonthorasr equired, e. g.
prior toalongj ourney or drivin goff-roa d:
RChec kthe tir epressur e(→page312).
RVisual checkofw heels and tires ford ama ge.
RChec kthe valvec aps.
The valves mus tbeprotected agains tmois‐
tur ea nd dir tbythevalvec aps appr oved
especiall yfor your vehicle byMercedes-Benz.
RVisual checkoft he tread dep thand thet ire
conta ct surf ace across thee ntir ew idth.
The minimum tread dep thfors ummer tires is
â in (3 mm) and forw inter tires ãin
(4 mm).
Wheels and tires 31
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