MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN 2018 Owner's Manual
Manufacturer: MERCEDES-BENZ, Model Year: 2018, Model line: E-CLASS SEDAN, Model: MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN 2018Pages: 498, PDF Size: 6.54 MB
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tlea st one tire is overheating.
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WARNING Risk of an accident from driving wi thove rheated tires
Overheated tires ma yburst,p articularly at high speeds.
#Re duce speed so that thet ires cool down.
#Reduce speed so that thet ires cool down.
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he SmartK eyneeds tobe replaced.
#Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
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he SmartK eybatter yisdischar ged.
#Re place theb atter y.
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he SmartK eyis cur rently und etected.
#Chang ethe location of theS martK eyinthev ehicle.
#Ifth eS martK eyisstill no trecognized, star tt he engine wit hthe SmartK eyinthes towa ge compartment.
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he SmartK eycanno tbed etected and ma ynolonger be in thev ehicle.
The SmartK eyis no longer in thev ehicle and yous wit ch offt he engine:Ryo uc an no longe rstart thee ngine.
Ryouc anno tcentrall yloc kt he vehicle.
#Ensur ethat theS martK eyis in thev ehicle.
If th eS martK eydetection function hasam alfunction duetoastrongradio signal source:
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions.
#Place theS martK eyinthes towa ge compartment fors tartin gt he engine wit hthe SmartK ey.
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warning tone also sounds. Thi smessage reminds youtot akey our SmartK eywit hyou when youl eave thev ehicle.
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he SmartK eydetection function is malfunctioning.
#Chang ethe location of theS martK eyinthev ehicle.
#Startt he vehicle wit hthe SmartK eyinthes towa ge compartment.
Vehicle
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Yo uh ave attem ptedtos hiftthe transmission out of position jand int oanother transmission position.
#Depress theb rake pedal.
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Yo uh ave attem ptedtos hiftthe transmission out of position jori intoa nother transmission position.
#Depress theb rake pedal.
#Startt he engine.
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The driver's door is no tfully closed and thet ransmission is in position k,iorh.
#Shif tthe transmission toposition jwhen youp arkt he vehicle.
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While thev ehicle is rolling or while youa redrivin g,thet ransmission has been shif tedtop osition i.
#Depress theb rake pedal tostop and, when thev ehicle is stationar y,shif tthe transmission toposition j.
#Tocontinu eyour journe y,shif tthe transmission toposition hork.
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The transmission can be shif tedtop osition jonlyw hen thev ehicle is stationar y.
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he transmission is malfunctioning. The transmission position can no longer be shif ted.
#When thet ransmission is in position h,consult aqualified specialis tworks hop and do no tshif tthe transmis‐
sion position.
#Fo ra llot her transmission positions, par kthe vehicle safely.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop or breakdown service.
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ou ar eleaving thev ehicle when it is in aready-to-driv estate.
#When youl eave thev ehicle, switc hoffthei gnition and take theS martK eywit hyou.
#Ifyo udon otlea vethev ehicle, switc hoffthee lectrical consumers, e.g. thes eat heating. Otherwise, the12V
batter ymaydischar geand it will then be possible tostar tt he vehicle onl yusing adonor batter y(startinga ssis‐
ta nce).
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The transmission is malfunctioning. The transmission shifts toposition iautomaticall y.
#Pulloverand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions.
#Switc hthe transmission toposition j.
#Consultaqualified specialis tworks hop.
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he transmission is malfunctioning. Reverseg ear can no longer be engaged.
#Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
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he transmission is overheating. Pulling away ma ybet emporaril yimp aired or no tpossible.
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions .Donot
continu edriving under an ycircums tances.
#Lea vethee ngine running.
#Wa it until thed ispla ymessag edisappear sbefor epulling away.
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he auxiliary batteryfor thet ransmission is no longer being charge d.
#Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
#Un tilthen, alw aysm anually se tthe transmission toposition jbefor eyou switc hoffthee ngine.
#Befor eleaving thev ehicle, apply thee lectric parking brake.
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peration of thec limat econtrol sy stem is temp orarily restricted. Air flow and fresh air suppl yaresettoa utomatic
mode.
#Ha ve thec limat econtrol sy stem checkedataq ualified specialis tworks hop.
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Yo uh ave attem ptedtos hiftthe transmission out of position hand int otransmission position k.
#Depresstheb rake pedal.
#Switc hthe transmission toposition k.
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he po werassi stanc efor thes teering is malfunctioning. Youm ayneed touse mor eforce tosteer.
#Driv eonc arefull y.
#Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
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he climat econtro lsystemism alfunctioning.
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WARNING Risk of injury and accidentd uetoan insuf ficient supply of fresh air
If th ec limat econtrol sy stem is malfunctioning, carbon dioxide le vels ma yinc rease in thev ehicle interior.
Breathing in carbon dioxide ma ycause dizziness.
#Open thew indo wtoe nsurethat ther eisas ufficient supply of fresh ai r.
#Openthew indo wtoe nsurethat ther eisana dequatesupply of fresh air.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
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hesteering is malfunctioning. Steering capability is considerabl yimp aired.
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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 tcontinu edriving under an ycircums tances.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions .Donot
continu edriving under an ycircums tances.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
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he po werassi stanc efor thes teering is malfunctioning.
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WARNING Risk of an accident duetoa lteredsteering characteristics
If th ep owe rassi stanc eoft hesteering fails partiall yorcomple tely,y ou will need touse mor eforce tosteer.
#If saf esteering is possible, driv eoncarefully.
#Visit or consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
#If safesteering is possible, driv eoncarefully.
#Visit or consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
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he activ ehood (pedestrian pr otection) is malfunctioning or inoperativ eafter having already been triggered.
#Vi sit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
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*T he hood is open.
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WARNING Risk of accident if thee ngine hood is unlatched while driving
An unloc kede ngin ehood ma yopen up when thev ehicle is in motion and bloc kyour vie w.
#Neveru nlatc hthe engine hood while driving.
#Befor eevery trip, ensur ethat thee ngine hood is latched.
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible.
#Close theh ood.
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*A tlea st one door is open.
#Close al ldoo rs.
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*The trunk lid is open.
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WARNING Risk ofexhaus tgas poisoning
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaus tgases suc hascarbon monoxide. Exhaus tgases can enter the
ve hicle interior if thet runk lid is open when thee ngine is running ,especially if thev ehicle is in motion.
#Alw ayss witc hoffthee ngine befor eopening thet runk lid.
#Ne verd rive wit hthe trunk lid open.
#Close thet runk lid.
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he cor responding seat backres toftherear bench seat is no tengaged.
#Foldthec orresponding seat backres tbacku ntil it engages.
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hewasher fluid le velint hewasher fluid reser voir has dropped belo wthe minimum.
#Topupt hewasher fluid.
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Lights
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he cor responding light source is defective.
#Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
% LED light bulbs: thed ispla ymessag efor thec orresponding lam pappears onlyw hen all thel ight-emitting diodes
in thel am ph avef ailed.
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he activ eheadlamp saredefective.
#Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
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