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

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#Alternatively: if them ap is displa yedinf ull
screen mode, press theT ouc hControl, the
controller or thet ouchpad.
The map menu appears.
#Ac tivate ºO.
The traf ficm ap sho ws thefollowing information,
fo re xamp le:
Rtraffici ncidents ,for example:
-roadwor ks
-road bloc ks
-warning messages
The symbols fort raffic incident saredis‐
play ed in color (on ther oute) or gr ay(offthe
ro ute).
Rtraf ficf lowi nformation:
-traf ficj am (red line)
-conges tedt raffic condition s(orang eline)
-slo w-moving traf fic( yellow line)
-free-flowing traf fic( green line)
Rdispl ay fo rtraffic dela yson ther out elasting
at leas tone minute
Rwarning messag esymbols:
-symbol Ô
-additional road saf etyn otes when
approaching atraffic incident ,e.g. the
end of atraffic jam
If th ev ehicle approaches adanger area
on ther oute, awarning messag eisdis‐
pla yedont he map. Awarning message
ma yalso be issued (
→pag e267).
Displaying traf fici ncidents
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(e.g. fog) and warning messages ar edis‐
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ro ute. Traf ficd elay sl asting one minut eor
longer ar etaken in toconside ration.
Displ aying details
#Displaying thet raffic map (→pag e265).
#Movingt he map (→page268).#When atraffic repor tsymbol is under the
crosshair ,press theT ouc hControl, thec on‐
troller or thet ouchpad.
The traf ficr epor tdetails ar edispla yed.
or
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th ev icinit y.
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st atus line:
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Multimedia sy stem

Bluetooth®profil eoverview
Blue tooth®profile
of the mobile phone Fu
nction
PBAP (Phone Book
Access Profile) Contact
sareauto‐
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th em ultimedia sys‐
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MAP (Message
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Te lephon yoperating modes overview
Depending on your equipment ,the following tel‐
ephon yoperatin gmodes ar eavailable:
RAm obile phoneisc onnectedtot he multime‐
dia sy stem via Blue tooth®(→page275). Note
sont elephony
&
WARNING Risk of dist raction from oper‐
ating integrated communication equip‐
ment while thev ehicle is in motion
If yo uo perat ecommun icatio nequipment
integrated in thev ehicle when driving, you
will be distracted from thet raffic situation.
This could also cause youtol ose control of
th ev ehicle.
#Onl yoperat ethis equipment when the
traf fics ituation permits.
#Ifyo uc anno tbes ureoft his,stop the
ve hicle whils tpaying attention toroad
and traf ficc onditions and ope rate the
equipment wit hthe vehicle stationar y.
&
WARNING Risk of dist raction from oper‐
ating mobil ecommunication equipment
while thev ehicle is in motion
If yo uo perat ecommun icatio nequipment
integrated in thev ehicle when driving, you
will be distracted from thet raffic situation.
This could also cause youtol ose control of
th ev ehicle.
Onl yoperat ethis equipment when thev ehi‐
cle is stationar y.
Youm usto bserv ethe legal requ irements fort he
countr yinwhich youa recur rentl yd riving when
operating mobil ecommunication equipment in
th ev ehicle.
Fu rther information can be obtained from an
authorized Mercedes-BenzC enter or at:http://
www.mercedes-benz.com/connect.
Information on telephony
The following situations can lead tothec all
being disconnected while thev ehicle is in
motion:
Rth er eisi nsufficient networ kcove rage inthe
area
Ryo um ovef romo ne GSM or MUS Ttransmit‐
te r/receiver area (cell)i ntoa nother and no
communication channels ar efree
RtheS IM car dused is no tcompatible wit hthe
networ kavailable
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Multimedia sy stem

#Tomak eane mergency call: press SOS
button co ver2 briefly toopen.
#Press and hold SOS button 4foratl east
one second.
This initiates acalltotheM ercedes-Benz
Cus tomer Assis tance Center.
#To mak eanMBI nfoc all: press button 3.
This initiates acalltotheM ercedes-Benz
Cus tomer Assis tance Center.
An emergency cal lcan be initia tede venifa
Ro adside Assis tance or MB Inf ocallisa ctive.
This has priority overallot her activ ecalls.
Callsv iatheo verhead control panel ar eonly
possible wit hanavailable mobile phonen et‐
wo rk.
Fu rther information on Mercedes-Benzm brace
®
andother services can be found at :http://
www .mbusa.com Inf
ormatio nonthe eme rgency call sy stem
&
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
despit epressing theS OS button
Even if youp ress theS OS button in an emer‐
ge ncy ,remaining in thev ehicle ma ybedan‐
ge rous fort he following reasons:
Ryo us ee smo keinside or outside of the
ve hicle, e.g. if ther eisaf irea fter an acci‐
dent
Rth ev ehicle is on adangerous section of
ro ad
Rthev ehicle is no tvisible or canno teasily
be seen by otherroad users, particular ly
when dar korinpoor visibility conditions
#Leavethev ehicle immediately in this or
similar situations as soon as it is saf eto
do so.
#Mo vetoas afel ocatio nalongw itho ther
ve hicle occupants.
#In suc hsituations, secur ethe vehicle in
accordance wit hnational regulations,
e.g. wit hawarning triangle.
Automatic eme rgency call
The emer gency cal lisinitia tedint hefollowing
situations:
Rth ea ir bag is deplo yed.
RtheE mer gency Tensioning Device saretrig‐
ge red.
Yo uc an endana utomaticallyinitiated emer‐
ge ncy cal lyourself af ter60s econds.
Manual emer gency call
An emer gency cal lcan be initia tedm anuall yvia
th eS OS button in theo verhead control panel
(
→pag e286).
If yo ul eave thev ehicle immediately af terp ress‐
ing theS OS button, youdon otknow if
Mercedes-Benz mbrace
®has successfull ymade
th ee mer gency call.
Initiated eme rgency call
When avoice connection is es tablished between
th eC ustomer Assis tance Center and thev ehicle
occupants, thef ollowing options apply:
RIfth ev ehicle occupants ar eresponsive: the
Mercedes-BenzC ustomer Assis tance Center
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Overviewoftransfer redd ata
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MB Inf ocall
Ro adside Assis tance
call
RCu rrent vehicle
location
RVe hicle identifica‐
tion number
RService code
RSelected data
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Online and Interne tfunctions
Interne tconnection
Information on connecting totheI nternet
&
WARNING Risk of dist raction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo uo perat einformation and communica‐
tio ne quipme nt integ ratedint hevehicle
when driving, youw ill be dis tracted from the
traf fics ituation. Thisc ould also cause yout o
lose control of thev ehicle.
#Onl yoperat ethis equipment when the
traf fics ituation permits.
#Ifyo uc anno tbes ureoft his,stop the
ve hicle whils tpaying attention toroad
and traf ficc onditions and ope rate the
equipment wit hthe vehicle stationar y.
Youm usto bserv ethe legal requirements fort he
countr yinwhich youa recur rentl yd riving when
operating them ultimedia sy stem.
USA: touse Mercedes-Ben zAppsa nd access
th eI nternet, Mercedes-Benz mbrace
®mus tbe
activated and operational. Furthermore,
mbrace
®mus tbea ctivated forM ercedes-Benz
Apps and Interne taccess.
Canada: them ultimedia sy stem mus tbecon‐
nected toam obile phonev ia Bluetooth
®or toan
ex tern al devic eacting as aWi-Fihotspot. Fur‐
th ermore, youn eedav alid mobile service con‐
tract wit hadatao ption ,whic hisu sedtocalcu‐
la te thea ssociated connection costs. The Interne
tfunction scan onl ybeusedtoalimi‐
te dd egree whils tdriving.
Setting up an Interne tconnection via Wi-Fi
Requ irements
RtheW i-Fifunctio nisa ctivatedont he multi‐
media sy stem (→pag e240).
RtheW i-Fifunctio nisa ctivatedont heextern al
devic e(see them anufacturer's operating
instructions).
RInterne taccess via Wi-Fi is acti vated( see the
manufacturer's operating instructions).
The Interne tconnection via Wi-Fi is restricted or
doe snotfunction if:
Rthem obile phone is switched off
Rmobile dat ause is deactivated on them obile
phone
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media sy stem
Rth eW i-Fifunctio nisd eacti vatedont heexter‐
nal device
RInterne taccess via Wi-Fi is deacti vatedo n
th ee xternal device
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#Press and holdthet ouchpad or contro ller
until an audible signal sounds.
The ß symbol appear sbythestation
name.
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or
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(TuneIn radio) and then log in on them ulti‐
media sy stem.
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sy stem.
Deleting favo rite s
#Select ß)DYRULWHV .
#Selectastation.
#Press and hold thet ouchpad or contro ller
until an audible signal sounds.
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pears. Setting
theI nterne tradio options
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Media
Au dio mode
Info rm ation on thea udio mode
&
WARNING Risk of dist raction whe nhan‐
dling data storag emedia
If yo uh andle adatas torage medium while
driving, your attentio nisdivertedf romt he
traf ficc onditions .Thisc ould also cause you
to lose control of thev ehicle.
#Onl yhandle adatas tora ge medium
when thev ehicle is stationar y.
Perm issible file sy stems:
RFA T32
RexFA T
RNTFS
Pe rm issible dat astorage medium:
RSD card
RUSB storag edevice
RiPod®/iPhone®
RMTP devices
RBlue tooth®audio equipment
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of up to50,000 files.
RDat astorage media up to2TBa resup‐
por ted( 32-bit address space).
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Non-operational times wit hthe batter ydis‐
connected
The AS SYST PLUS service inter vald isplay
can onl ycalculat ethe serviced uedate when
th eb attery is connected.
#Notedown thes ervice due dat edispla yedo n
th ei nstrument displa ybefor edisconnecting
th eb atter y(
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Engine co mpartment
Activ eh ood( pedestrian pr otection)
Operation of thea ctiv ehood (pedestrian pro‐
te ction)
In cer tain accident situations ,the risk of injury
to pedestrians can be reduced bythea ctuation
of thea ctiv ehood. The rear area of thee ngine
hood is raised byappr oximatel y85m m.
Fo rthe driv etotheworkshop, rese tthe trig‐
ge reda ctiv ehood yourself.Ift he activehood
has been triggered, pedestrian pr otection may
be limited. Aq
ualified specialis tworks hop mus tre-ins tate
th ef ull functionality of thea ctiv ehood.
The activ ehood is no tavailable in all countries.
Re setting thea ctiv ehood
&
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 .
#With your handf lat, push down activ ehood
1 inthea reaa round theh inges on bo th
sides (ar rows).
The hood mus tengag einp osition.
#Ifth ea ctiv ehood can be raised slightly at
th er ear in thea reaoft he hinges, repeat the
st ep until it engages cor rectl y.
Opening/closing theh ood
&
WARNING Risk of accident if thee ngine
hood is unlatched while driving
An unloc kede ngin ehood ma yopen up when
th ev ehicle is in motion and bloc kyour vie w.
#Neveru nlatc hthe engine hood while
driving.
#Befor eevery trip, ensur ethat the
engine hood is latched.
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&WARNING Risk of accident and injury
when opening and closing thee ngine
hood
When opening or closing thee ngine hood, it
ma ysuddenl ydropi ntot he end position.
Ther eisar isk of inju ryfora nyo ne in the
engine hood's rang eofm ovement.
#Onlyopen or close thee ngine hood
when ther ea reno persons in the
engine hood's rang eofm ovement.
&
WARNING Danger of burn swhen open‐
ing theh ood
If yo uo pen theh ood when thee ngine has
ove rheated or during afireint he engine
compartment, youc ouldcome int ocontact
wit hh otgases or other escaping operating
fl uids.
#Befor eopening theh ood, allo wthe
engine tocool down.
#Inthee vent of afireint he engine com‐
partment, keep theh ood closed and
call thef ires ervice.
&
WARNING Risk of injury duetomoving
parts
Cer tain component sinthe engine compart‐
ment ma ycontinue tomo veor suddenly
mo veagain evenafter thei gnition has been
switched off, e.g. thec ooler fan.
Make sureoft hefollowing befor eperform ing
ta sk sint he engine compartment:
#Switc hthe ignition off.
#Ne vertouc hthe danger zone sur round‐
ing movin gcomponent pa rts, e.g. the
ro tatio na reaoft hefan.
#Re mo vejewe lrya nd watches.
#Keep items of clo thing and hair away
from moving parts.
& WARNING Risk of injury fromtouching
co mp onent parts under voltage
The ignition sy stem and thef uel injection
sy stem workunder high voltage. If yout ouch
component parts whic hareunder voltage,
yo uc ouldreceive an electric shoc k.
#Nevertouc hcomponent pa rtso fthe
ignition sy stem or thef uel injection sys‐
te mw hen thei gnition is switched on.
&
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 .
Maintenance and care 321

&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
hood byappr oximatel y15in( 40 cm).
#Toclose: lowe rthe hood and le titfall from a
height of appr oximatel y8in (20 cm).
#Ifth eh ood can still be lif teds lightl y,open
th eh ood again and close it wit halittle more
fo rc eu ntil it engages cor rectl y.
322
Maintenanc eand care

Engine oil
Checkingthee ngine oil le velu sing theo il
dip stick
&
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 .
Depending on thee ngine, theo il dipstic kmaybe
ins talled in thee ngine compartmen tindiffe re nt
locations.
Wa itin gtimeb efor echecking theo il le vel:
REngine at normal operatin gtemperature: five
minutes.
#Pa rk thev ehicle on aflat sur face.
#Re mo veoil dipstick 1and wipe off.
#Slowl yslide oil dipstick 1intot he guide
tube tothes top, and take it out again af ter
appr oximatel ythree seconds.
ROil le velisc orrect:o il le velisb etwe en 2
and 3.
ROil le veltoo low: oil le velisa t3 or
belo w.
ROil le veltoo high: oil le velisa bove 2.
#Ifth eo il le velist oo lo w,topupw ith
1. 1USq t(1l)ofe ngine oil.
#Ifth eo il le velist oo high, drain of fexcess
engine oil. Consult aqualified specialist
wo rkshop.
Ad ding engine oil
&
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 Risk offire and injur yfrom
engine oil
If engine oil comes int ocontact wi thhot
component parts in thee ngine compart‐
ment ,itmayignite.
Maintenanc eand care 323

#Makesuret hat no engine oil is spilled
next tothef iller opening.
#Allo wthe engine tocool of fand thor‐
oughl yclean thee ngine oil from compo‐
nen tparts befor estartin gt he vehicle.
* NO
TEEngine damag ecaused byan
incor rect oil filter ,incor rect oil or addi‐
tives
#Do no tuse engine oil soroilfilters
whic hdon otcor respond tothes pecifi‐
cation sexplicit lyprescribed fort he
service inter vals.
#Do no talter thee ngine oil or oil filter in
order toachie velonger chang einter vals
th an prescri bed.
#Do notuse additives.
#Followt he instructions in thes ervice
inter vald ispla yregarding theo il
ch ange.
* NO
TEDama gecaused bytopping up too
muc hengine oil
Adding toom uche ngine oil can cause dam‐
ag etot he engine or thec atalytic con verter.
#Ha ve excess engine oil remo vedata
qu alified specialis tworks hop.
#Tu rn cap 1counter-clockwise and remo ve
it.
#Ad de ngin eoil.
#Replace cap 1and tur nitclockwise as far
as it will go.
#Chec kthe oil le vela ga in (→pag e323).
Checking thec oolant le vel
&
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 Danger of burn sfromh ot
coolant
The engine cooling sy stem is pressurized,
particularly when thee ngine is warm.Ify ou
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Maintenance and care