ignition MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN 2018 User Guide

Ifth ed ownload is comple teda nd theu pdat eis
re ady fori ns tallation ,you will be informed of this
af te rt he next ignition cycle, fore xamp le.
Re quirements fort he ins tallation:
RThe ignition is switched off.
RNo tesa nd warnings ha vebeen read and
accep ted.
RThe elect ricp arkin gb rake is applied.
If all requirements ar emet,t he updat ewill be
ins talled. The multimedia sy stem cannot be
operated while theu pdat eisb eing ins talled and
ve hicle functions ar erestricted.
If er rors should occur during thei nstallation ,the
multimedia sy stem automaticall yattem ptst o
re stor et he pr evious version. If restoration of the
pr ev ious version is no tpossible,as ymbol
appear sonthe center console displa y.Please
consult aqualified specialis tworks hop to
re solv ethe problem.
Re setfunction
Multimedia sy stem:
,6\VWHP.5HVHW
Pe rsonal dat aisdeleted, fore xamp le:
Rstatio npresets
Rconnec tedm obile phones
#Select <HV.
If PIN pr otection is activated, apromp tappears
asking if youa lso wish torestor et his tothef ac‐
to ry settings during areset.
#Select <HV
#Enterthec urrent PIN.
The PIN is reset.
Or
#Select 1R.
The cur rent PIN stay st he same af terr eset‐
ting.
% Ifyo uh ave forg otteny our PIN ,anauthorized
Mercedes-Ben zCente rcan deactivat eyour
PIN pr otection fory ou. Ap
romp tappear sagain asking whe ther you
re all yw ish toreset.
#Select <HV.
The multimedia sy stem is rese ttot hefactory
settings.
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Multimedia sy stem

&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

Notesonc leaning and car eA voiding vehicl edamage
Wi per blades
Fold out thew iper blades and clean them using adam pcloth .D onotclean thew iper blades tooo ften.
Exterior lighting Cleanthel enses wit hawetspong eand mild cleaning agent,
e.g .car sha mpoo. Onl
yuse cleaning agents or cleaning clo thst hat ar esuitable
fo rp last ic lenses.
AIRPANEL Ifth ev ehicle is very dusty or ther ea resalt deposits in the
AIRPA NEL mechanics, thea djustmen trang eoft he shutter sin
th er adiator grille ma yberestricted.
RSwitchont he ignition, and thes hutter sopen automati‐
call yafter appr oxima tely 12 0s econds.
RClean theb earing point softhe shutter swithap ower
wa sher. When using
apowe rwasher, maintain aminimum dis tance of
11 .8 in (30 cm).
Senso rs
Cleanthes ensor sinthe front and rear bumper and in the
ra diator grille wit hasoftc loth and car shampoo. When usingap
owerwasher, maintain aminimum dis tance of
11 .8 in (30 cm).
Re versing camera
and 360° Camera
ROpen thec amer acover wit hthe multimedia sys‐
te m(→pag e188) .
RUse clearw ater andas oftc loth toclean thec amer alens. Do no
tuse ap owe rwasher.
Ta ilpipes
Clean withcleaning agent srecommende dbyMercedes-Benz,
particular lyin thew inter and af terw ashing thev ehicle. Do no
tuse acidic cleaning agents.
330
Maintenance and care

#Pushthep lug of hose 5intof lange 6of
tir es ealantb ottle 1 until thep lug engages.
#Place tir esealant bottle 1head down wards
int or ecess 2ofthet irei nflation compres‐
sor.
#Re mo vethev alvec ap from valve 7 onthe
defectiv etire.
#Scr ew filling hose 8ontovalve 7.
#Inser tplug 4intoa12Vs ocketiny our
ve hicle.
#Switc hont he ignition.
#Press on and of fswitch 3onthet irei nfla‐
tion compressor.
The tir einflation compressor is switched on.
The tir eisinflated. Fir st,t ires ealant is pum‐
ped int othe tire. The pressur emaybrief ly
ri se toappr oximatel y500 kP a(5bar/73psi).
Do no tswitc hoffthet irei nflation compres‐
sor du ring this phase.
#Le tthe tir einflation compressor runf or a
maxim umoftenm inutes.
The tir eshould then ha veattaine datire
pressur eofatl east200 kPa( 2.0b ar/
29 psi).
If tir esealantl eaksout,m akes urey ou clean the
af fected areasasq uicklyasp ossible.Itisp ref‐
erable touse clean water.
If yo ug ettires ealan tony our clo thing, ha veit
cleaned as soon as possible wit hperch loroe thy‐
lene. If, af
tert en minutes, atirep ressur eof
200 kP a(2.0 bar/29 psi) has no tbeen ach‐
ie ve d:
#Switc hoffthet irei nflation compressor.
#Un scr ew thef illing hose from thev alveoft he
defectiv etire.
Please no tethat tir esealantm ayleak out when
unscr ewing thef illing hose.
#Very slowl ydrive thev ehicle forw ards or
re ve rsea ppr oximatel y33ft( 10m).
#Pum pupt he tireagain.
Af teram aximu moften minutes thet ire
pressur emustbeatl east200 kP a(2.0 bar/
29 psi).
& WARNING Risk of accident duetot he
specified tir epressur enotbeing reached
If th es pecified tir epressur eisn otreached
af te rt he specified time, thet ireist oo badly
damaged. The tir esealant cannot repair the
tir eint his ins tance.
338
Breakdown assist ance

partmentand trunk ,onlyu sethose fuses
mar kedw ithan" S". The fuse rating sarelist ed in
th ef use assignmen tdiagram.
Fu se assignment diag ram: onthef use bo xin
th et runk (
→pag e353).
* NO
TEDama geor malfunctions caused
by moisture
Moistur emaycause dama getothee lectrical
sy stem or cause it tomalfunction.
#When thef use bo xisopen, mak esure
th at no moistur ecan enter thef use
box.
#When closing thef use box, mak esure
th at thes eal of thel id is positioned cor‐
re ctly on thef use box.
Ifth en ewlyinser tedf use also blo ws,have the
cause trace dand rectifie dataq ualified special‐
is tw orks hop, e.g. aMercedes-Benz Service Cen‐
te r.
Ensure thef ollowing befor ereplacing afuse:
RThe vehicle is secured agains trolling away.
RAll electrica lconsumer sareswitched off.
RThe ignition is switched off.
The electrica lfus es ar eloc ated in various fuse
bo xes:
RFu se bo xont he driver's side of thee ngine
compartmen t(→page351)
RFu se bo xont he driver's side of thec ockpit
(→pag e352)
RFuse bo xinthe front passenger foot we ll
(→pag e352)
RFuse bo xinthe trunk on ther ight-hand side
of thev ehicle, when vie wedint he direction
of tr avel(
→pag e353)
Fuse bo xinthe engine compartment
Obser vethen otes on electrical fuses
(→pag e350).
Re quirements:
RYoun eedad ryclo thand ascrew driver. Opening
&
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.
Breakdown assis tance 351

The system checks thet irep ressur eand thet ire
te mp eratur eofthe tires fitted tothev ehicle by
means of atirep ressure sensor.
Ne wt irep ressur esensors, e.g. in winter tires,
ar ea utomaticall ytaught-in thef irst tim etheya re
driven.
The tir epressur eand thet iret emperature
appear in them ultifunction display
(
→pag e206).
If th er eisas ubstantia lpressure loss or if the
tir et emperatur eisexcessive, awarning will be
given:
RVi ad ispla ymessages (→page426).
RViat he h warning lam pinthe instrument
clus ter(→pag e456).
It is thed rive r's responsibility tosetthe tire
pressur etotherecommended cold tir epressure
suitable fort he operating situation. Se tthe tire
pressur efor cold tires using atirep ressure
ga uge. Notethat thec orrect tir epressur efor the
cur rent operating situatio nmustfirst be taught-
in to thet irep ressur emonitoring sy stem. In mos
tcases, thet irep ressur emonitoring sys‐
te mw illautom atically updat ethe ne wreference
va lues af tery ou ha vechanged thet irep ressure.
Yo uc an,h ow ever,a lso updat ethe refere nce val‐
ues byrestartin gthe tir epressur emonitoring
sy stem manuall y(
→page361).
Sy stem limitations
The sy stem ma y
bei mpaired or ma ynotfunction
in thef ollowing situations:
RIfth et irep ressur eiss etincor rectly.
RIfth er eisas udden pressur eloss caused, for
ex ample, byaforeign object penetratin gthe
tire.
RIf th er eisam alfunction caused byano ther
ra dio signal source.
Mak esuretoo bservethef ollowing fur ther rela‐
te ds ubjec t:
RNotesont irep ressur e(→page356)
Checking thet irep ressur ewitht he tir epres‐
sur em onitoring sy stem
Requ irement:
RThe ignition is switched on. On-boar
dcomputer:
,6HUYLFH.7LUHV
One of thef ollowing displa ysappears:
RCur rent tir epressur eand tir etemperatur eof
th ei ndividual wheels:
R7LUH SUHVVXUH ZLOO EH GLVSOD\HG DIWHU GULYLQJ D
IHZ PLQXWHV
R7LUH 3UHVVXUH 0RQLWRU $FWLYH:t heteach-in
process of thes ystemisn ot yetcomple te.
The tir epressures ar ealready being moni‐
to re d.
#Compar ethe tir epressur ewitht he recom‐
mended tir epressur efor thec urrent operat‐
360
Wheel sand tires

&WARNING Risk of injury from fuel
Fu els ar epoisonous and harmful to your
health
#Do no tswa llowf uel or letitc omeinto
contact withs kin, eyes or clo thing.
#Do no tinhale fuel vapors.
#Ke ep 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.
Fuel
Information on fuel grades forv ehicles with
ag asoline engine
Observ ethe no tesono perating fluids
(
→pag e388).
* NO
TEDama gecaused bythew rong fuel
Even small amounts of thew rong 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.
Ifth ea vailable fuel is no tsufficiently lo winsul‐
fur ,this can produce unpleasant odors.
Onl yrefuel wit hfuel that has at leas tthe octane
number specified in thei nstruction label in the
fuel filler flap (
→pag e147).
If yo uw ant maxi mume ngine output: only
re fuel wit hunleade dpremiumg rade gasoline
wit hano ctane number of at leas t91AKI/
95 RON.
As atemporar ymeasure, if ther ecommended
fuel is no tavailable, youm ayalso refuel with
unleade dregular gasoline wit hanoctane num‐
ber of at leas t87AKI/91RON. This ma yreduce
engine output and increase fuel consum ption.
Ne verrefuel using gasoline wit halowerRON.
Tech nica ldata 38
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Displaymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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(USAonly)
!
(Canada only)
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The redF (USAonly) or !(Canada only) indicator lam pislit.
Yo uh ave attem ptedtor elease thee lectric parking brak ewitht he ignition switched off.
#Switc hont he ignition.
F
(USAonly)
!
(Canada only)
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The redF (USAonly) or !(Canada only) indicator lam pflashes.
The electric parkin gbrake is applied while youa redriving:
RAc ondi tion fora utom aticrelease of thee lectric parking brak eisnotfulfilled.
RYoua reper form ing emer gency braking using thee lectric parking brake.
#Chec kthat thec onditions fora utom aticrelease of thee lectric parking brak earefulfilled.
#Release thee lectric parking brak emanually.
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Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps

Displaymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
F
(USAonly)
!
(Canada only)
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The yellow ! indicator lam pislit. The elect ricp arkin gb rake is malfunctioning.
To appl y:
#Switc hoffthei gnition and tur nitbacko n.
#Appl ythe electric parking brak emanually.
If it is no tpossible toappl ythe electric parking brake:
#Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
#Wher enecessar y,also safeguar dthe par kedv ehicle agains trolling away.
The yellow ! andther ed F (USAonly) or !(Canada only) indicator lamps ar elit. The electri cparking
brak eism alfunctioning.
To release:
#Swit chofft he ignition and tur nitbacko n.
#Release thee lectric parking brak emanually.
or
#Re lease thee lectric parking brak eautomaticall y.
If it is still no tpossible torelease thee lectric parking brake:
#Do no tcontinue driving under an ycircums tances. Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
The yellow ! indicator lam pislit and ther ed F (USAonly) or !(Canada only) indicator lam pisflashing.
The electric parkin gbrake is malfunctioning.
The electric parkin gbrake coul dnotbe applied or released.
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 403