light MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN 2018 Owner's Manual

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Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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he camer aviewisr estricted. Possible causes are:
Rdir tont he windshield in thec amera's field of vision
Rheavy rain, sno worfog
Driv ings ystems and driving saf etys ystems ma ybem alfunctioning or temp orarily una vailable.
Onc ethe cause of thep roblem is no longer present ,driving sy stems and driving saf etys ystems will become availa‐
ble again.
If th ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear:
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions.
#Cleant he windshield.
Warning and indicator lamps
Overvie wofwarninga nd indicator lamps
Somesystems per form aself-tes twhen thei gni‐
tion is switched on. Some warning and indicator
lamps ma ybriefly light up or flash. This behav‐
iour is non-critical. Thesew arning and indicator
lamps indicat eamalfunction onl yiftheylight up
or flash af tert he engine is star tedord uring a
journe y.
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Displ aymessage sand warning/indicator lamps

Instrument Display(standard)
Instrument Displa yintheWidescree nCock‐
pit
Prog ressiv esetting in theW idescreen Cock‐
pit
If yo us elect thep rogressiv edispla ysetting in
ve hicles wit haWidescreen Cockpit ,the posi‐
tions of thei ndicator lamps on theI nstrument
Displa ychange.
Wa rning and indicator lamps:
L Lo
wb eam (
→pag e114)
T Pa
rking lights(
→pag e114)
K High beam(
→pag
e115)
#! Tu
rn signal light (
→pag e115)
R Re
ar fogl ights (
→pag e114) ü
Seatb
elti sn otfast ened
(
→pag e450)
$ USA: brakes (red) (
→pag
e443)
J Canada: brakes (red) (
→pag
e443)
! ABS malfunction (
→pag
e443)
à AIR
BODY CONTROL malfunction
(
→pag e450)
÷ ESP
®(→page443)
å ESP
®OFF (→page443)
F USA: electric parking brak
eapplied
(red) (
→pag e443)
! Canada
:electric parking brake
applie d(red) (
→pag e443)
! Electric parking brak
e(yellow)
(
→pag e443)
Ð St
eering assis tance malfunction
(
→pa ge 451)
# Electrical
fault (
→pag e452)
6 Re
stra int sy stem (
→pag e443)
; Che
ckEngine (
→page 452)
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Warning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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ESP®warning lam plights
up The
yello wE SP
®warning lam pislit while thee ngine is running.
ESP
®is malfunctioning.
Other driving and driving safe ty systems ma yalso be malfunctioning.
&
WARNING Risk of skidding if ESP®is malfunctioning
If ESP
®is malfunctioning ,ESP®canno tcarry out vehicle stabilization. In addition,o ther driving saf etys ystems are
switched off.
#Driv eonc arefull y.
#Have ESP®checkedataq ualified specialis tworks hop.
#Driv eonc arefully.
#Observethem essages in them ultifunction displa y.
#Consultaqualified specialis tworks hop.
44 6
Displ aymessage sand warning/indicator lamps

Seat belts
Warning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
7
Seat beltwarning lamp
lightsu p Af
tert he engine is star ted, ther ed seat belt warning lam plightsupf or six seconds.
In addition, an acoustic warning tone ma ysound.
The sea tbeltw arning lam premind sthe driver and front passenger tofast entheir seat belts.#Fa sten your seat belt.
If yo uh ave placed objects on thef ront passenger seat, thes eat belt warning lam pmayremain lit.
7
Seat belt warning lamp
fl ashes The
reds eat belt warning lam pflashes and an intermitte ntwa rning tone sounds.
The driver or front passenger hasn otfast ened their seat belt while thev ehicle is in motion.#Fasten your seat belt.
Ther eareobject sonthe front passenger seat.
#Remo vetheo bjects from thef ront passenger seat.
Driving sy stems
Wa rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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Suspensionwarning lamp The
yello wA IRBO DY CONTROL warning lam pison.
AI RB ODYC ONTROL is faulty.#Obser vethem essages on them ultifunction displa y.
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Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps

Warning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
·
Distance warning lamp The
redd istan cewarning lam plightsupw hilethev ehicle is in motion.
The dis tance tothev ehicle in front is toos mall fort he speed selected.
If th er eisana dditional warning tone, youa reapproachingano bstacle at tooh igh aspeed.#Be prepared tobrak eimmediatel y.
#Increasethed ista nce.
Ac tiveB rake Assi st.
Ve hicle
Wa rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
Ð
Powe rsteering sy stem
wa rning lamp The
redp owe rsteering sy stem warning lam pislit while thee ngine is running.
The po wersteering assis tance or thes teering itself is malfunctioning.&
WARNING Risk of accident if steering capability is impaired
If th es teering does no tfunction as intended, thev ehicle's operating saf etyisj eopardized.
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions .Do
no tc ontinu edriving under an ycircums tances.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
#Obser vethem essages in them ultifunction displa y.
Displaymessage sand warning/indicator lamps 451

Engine
Warning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
;
Engine diagnosiswarning
lamp The
yello wC heckEngine warning lam pislit while thee ngine is running.
Am alfunctio nhasoccurr ed inthee ngine, thee xhaust system or thef uel sy stem.
The emissions limit value ma yhave been exceeded and thee ngine ma yberunningine mergency operation mode.
In some states, legal requ irements stipulat ethat youm ustimmediatel yconsul taqualified specialis tworks hop as soon
as they ello wC heckEngine warning lam plightsu p.
#Have thev ehicle checkedass oon as possible at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
#
Electrical malfunction warn‐
ing lamp The
rede lectri calfault warning lam pislit.
Ther eisaf ault in thee lectrics.#Obser vethem essages in them ultifunction displa y.
8
Fuelreser vewarning lamp The
yello wf uel reser ve wa rning lam plightsupw hile driving.
Ther ehas been pressur eloss in thef uel sy stem. The fuel filler cap is no tclosed cor rectl yort he fuel sy stem is leaking.#Close thef uel filler cap.
If th ef uel filler cap has already been closed cor rectly:
#Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
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Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps

Tire s
Wa rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
h
Tire pressur emonitoring
sy stem warning lam plights
up The
yello wt irep ressur emonitoring sy stem warning lam p(pressur eloss/malfunction) is lit.
The tir epressur emonitoring sy stem has de tected tir epressur elossinatl east one of thet ires.&
WARNING Risk of an accident duetoi nsufficient tir epressure
Ti re pressures that ar etoo lo wpose thef ollowing hazards:
RThe tires ma yburst,e speciall yasthe load and vehicle speed increase.
RThe tires ma ywear excessively and/or une venly, whic hmaygreatl yimp air tir etraction.
RThe drivin gcharacteristics, as well as steering and braking, ma ybegreatl yimp aired.
Yo uc ouldthen lose control of thev ehicle.
#Obser vether ecommende dtirep ressure.
#Ad jus tthe tir epressur eifn ecessar y.
#Stop thev ehicle, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions.
#Chec kthe tir epressur eand thet ires.
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Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps

Adjusting (rea rpassenger compa rt‐
ment) ...................................................1 33
Gl ove box. ............................................ 133
Air vents
see Air vents
Ai r-re circulation mode ............................ 130
Airflow ...................................................... 127
AIRP ANEL (Care) ...................................... 329
Alarm see Panic alarm
Alar msystem
see ATA( anti-thef talarm system)
Alternativ eroute
see Route
Amb ient lighting ...................................... 119
Android Auto ............................................ 284
Connecting amobilephone ................. 285
Ending ................................................. 285
No te .................................................... 284
Overvie w............................................. 284
Sound settings .................................... 285
Tr ans ferred vehicle dat a......................2 86Animals
Pets in thev ehicle ................................. 56
Anti-loc kbraking sy stem
see AB S(Anti-loc kBrake System)
Anti-skid chains
see Sno wchains
Anti-thef talarm system
see ATA( anti-thef talarm system)
Anti-thef tprotection
Immobilizer ............................................ 81
Anti-thef tprotection
see ATA( anti-thef talarm system)
Anticipator yoccupant pr otection
see PRE- SAFE
®(anticipator yoccu‐
pant pr otection)
see PRE-SAFE®PLUS (anticipatory
occupant pr otection plus)
Apple CarPlay™ ....................................... 283
Connecting an iPhone
®....................... 283
Ending ................................................ .284
No tes. ................................................. 283
Overvie w............................................. 283
Sound settings .................................... 284 Tr
ans ferred vehicle dat a......................2 86
Ashtr ay
Fr ont center console ........................... 106
Re ar passenger compartment ............ .107
Assistance graphic
Menu (on-boa rdcompute r) .................. 208
Assistanc esystems
see Drivings afet ys yst em
ASS YSTP LUS............................................ 319
Displ aying thes ervice due dat e........... 319
Fu nction/no tes. ................................... 319
Non-operational times wit hthe bat‐
te ry disconnec ted. .............................. 32 0
Re gular maintenance work .................. 319
Special service requ irements .............. .319
ATA (anti-thef talarm system) .................. .81
Deactivating thea larm. ......................... 82
Fu nctio n................................................. 81
AT TENTION ASSIST ..........................193, 195
Fu nctio n.............................................. 193
Setting ................................................. 195
Sy stem limitations .............................. .193
460
Index

Attention assistant
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Au dio mode
Ac tivating media mod e........................ 298
Connecting USB devices ..................... 300
Co pyright ............................................. 297
Information .......................................... 296
Inserting/ removing an SD car d...........2 98
Medias earch....................................... 303
Overvie w............................................. 299
Pa use and playbac kfunction .............. .300
Selecting atrack ................................. 300
Selecting playba ckoptions .................. 300
Tr ac kl ist. ............................................ .300
Au thorized workshop
see Qualified specialis tworks hop
Au tomatic distanc econtrol
seeA ctiveDista nce Assist DISTRONIC
Au tomatic drivin glights .......................... 115
Au tomatic engine star t( EC Os tart/
sto pfunction) .......................................... 140
Au tomatic fron tpassen gerfront air
bag shu toff ........................................... 41,4 2
PA SSENGER AIR BAGi ndicator lam p..... 42 Au
tomatic front-passenger fron tair
bag deacti vatio ns ystem .......................... .41
Fu nctio noft he automatic front
passenger air bag shutof f......................4 1
Au tomatic lateral suppor tadjustment
Setting ................................................... 91
Au tomatic mir rorf olding function
Ac tivating
/deactivating .......................1
24
Au tomatic transmission
DIRECT SELECTl ever........................... 143
Driv eprogram displa y.......................... 142
Driv eprogram s.................................... 142
DY NA MIC SELECT switc h.................... 142
Engaging driv eposit ion. ...................... 145
Engaging reve rseg ear ........................ .144
Kickdown ............................................. 146
Manual gearshiftin g............................. 145
Selecting par kposition ........................ 144
Shifting toneutral ................................ 144
St eering wheel paddle shif ters ............ 145
Tr ansmission position displa y............. .143
Tr ansmission positions. .......................143
B
BA S(Brak eAssis tSystem) .................... .159
Battery SmartK ey............................................... 59
Batter y(vehicle)
Charging .............................................. 342
Ju mp -star ting ...................................... 342
No tes. ................................................. 340
Belt see Seat belts
Belt air bag Activation .............................................. 32
Fu nction/no tes. ....................................3 6
Blind Spo tAssis t..................................... 197
Ac tivating/deactivating .......................1 99
Fu nctio n.............................................. 197
Sy stem limitations .............................. .197
Blo wer
see Climate control
Blue tooth
®
Ac tivating/deactivating .......................2 39
Setting up an Interne tconnection ....... 290
Settings ............................................... 239
Index 461

Call listMaking acall ...................................... .281
Options in thec all lis t.......................... 281
Overvie w............................................. .281
Callin gupthe sound menu
Burmes ter
®high-end 3D sur round
sounds ystem. ...................................... 317
Burmes ter
®sur round sounds ystem. ...3 16
Calls .......................................................... 277
Ac cepting ............................................ 277
Ac tivating functions du ring acall. ........ 277
Calls wit hseveral participant s............. 278
Declining ............................................. 277
Ending acall. ....................................... 277
Incoming call during an existin gcall .... 278
Making ................................................ 277
Camera see 360° Camera
see Rear vie wcamera
Car key
see SmartK ey
Car wash
see Care
Car wash (care) ....................................... 326 Care
..........................................................3 31
AIRPA NEL ............................................ 329
Car wash ............................................. 326
Carpe t.................................................3 31
Displ ay................................................. 331
EAS Y-PA CK tr unkbox. ........................ .331
E

xhaus tpipes .. .................................... 329
Ex terior lighting ................................... 329
Genuine wood/trim elements .............3 31
Matt finis h. .......................................... 328
Pa int wo rk ............................................ 328
Plastic trim .......................................... 331
Po we rw asher. ..................................... 327
Re ar vie wcamera/360 °Camera ........ 329
Ro of lining ...........................................3 31
Seatb elts ............................................ 331
Seatc over........................................... 331
Sensor s............................................... 329
Wa shing byhand ................................. 327
Wheels/rims ....................................... 329
Wi ndo ws .............................................. 329
Wi per blades .......................................3 29
Carpe t(Ca re)............................................ 331
Chang eofaddress ..................................... 21
Chang eofownership ................................ 21Changing
awheel
Lo we ring thev ehicle ........................... 382
Mounting anew wheel .........................3 81
Preparation .......................................... 378
Ra ising thev ehicle .............................. .379
Re moving awheel. ............................... 381
Re moving/ins talling hub caps ............ .378
Changing hu bcaps .................................. 378
Cha nnel list
Callin
g up ............................................ .310
Cha racter entry
Fu nction/no tes. .................................. 236
On thet ouchpad .................................. 237
Using thec ontroller ............................. 236
Charging Batter y(vehicle) ................................. .342
Mobile phone (wi reless) ...................... .110
USB por t..............................................1 10
Chassis le vel(AIR BODY CONT ROL)
Setting ................................................ .178
Child saf etyl ock
Re ar door .............................................. 54
Re ar side wind ows. ................................ 55
Setting. ................................................2 43
Index463