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

Warning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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Restra int sy stem warning
lamp The
redr estraint sy stem warning lam pislit while thee ngine is running.
The restra int sy stem is malfunctioning.&
WARNING Risk of injury orfata linjur ydue toam alfunctio nintherestra int sy stem
If th er estraint sy stem is malfunctioning, restra int sy stem components ma ybetriggered unintentionall yormight not
be triggered at all in thee vent of an accident. Thi smayaffect theE mer gency Tensioning Device or airbag, fore xam‐
ple.
#Ha ve ther estraint sy stem checkeda nd repaired immediately at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
#Driv eonc arefully.
#Observethem essages in them ultifunction displa y.
#Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
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Seat belts
Warning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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Engine
Warning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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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.
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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.
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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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Warning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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Fuelreser ve wa rning lamp The
yello wf uel reser vewarning lam pislit while thee ngine is running.
The fue lsuppl yhasdroppe dintot he reser verange.#Re fuel.
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Warning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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Coolantwarning lamp The
redc oolant warning lam pislit while thee ngine is running.
Po ssible causes are:RThe temp eratur esensor is malfunctioning
RCoolant le veltoo low
RThe air suppl ytotheradiator is obstructed
RThe radiator fani sd efecti ve
If th er eisana dditional warning tone, thec oolant temp eratur ehasexc eeded them aximum permissible temp erature.
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WARNING Danger of burn swhen opening theh ood
If yo uo pen theh ood when thee ngine has overheated or during afireint he engine compartment, youc ould come
int oc ontact wit hh otgases or other escaping operating fluids.
#Befor eopening theh ood, allo wthe engine tocool down.
#Inthee vent of afireint he engine compartment, keep theh ood closed and call thef ires ervice.
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely and switc hoffthee ngine, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions .Do
no tc ontinu edriving under an ycircums tances.
#Obser vethem essages in them ultifunction displa y.
If th ec oolant temp eratur edispla yisatt he lowerend of thet emperatur escale:
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
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Warning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
Otherwise:
#Lea vethev ehicle and keep asafed ista nce from thev ehicle until thee ngine has cooled down.
#Chec kthe coolant le vel.
#Mak esuret hat thea ir supply tother adiator is no tobstructed.
#Avoiding high loads on thee ngine, driv eontothe neares tqualified specialis tworks hop. In doing so, ensur ethat the
coolant temp eratur edispla yremain sbelo wt he reda rea.
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Tire s
Wa rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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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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Warning/indicator lamp
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Tire pressur emonitoring
sy stem warning lamp
fl ashes The
yello wt irep ressur emonitoring sy stem warning lam p(pressur eloss/malfunction) flashes fora pproxima tely one
minut eand then remains lit.
The tir epressure monitoring sy stem is malfunctioning.&
WARNING Thereisar isk of an accident if thet irep ressur emonitoring sy stem is malfunctioning
If th et irep ressur emonitoring sy stem is malfunctioning, it is no table toissue awarning if ther eisp ressur eloss in
one or mor eofthe tires.
Un derinflated tires ma y,fore xamp le, impair thed riving, steering and braking characteristics.
#Ha ve thet irep ressur emonitoring sy stem checkedataq ualified specialis tworks hop.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
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1,2, 3. ..
12 Vs ocket
see Soc ket(12 V)
11 5Vs ocket
see Soc ket(11 5V )
360° Camera ........................................... 185
Assigning as afavo rite ......................... 188
Car e................................................... .329
Fu nctio n.............................................. 185
Selecting aview. .................................. 188
A
A/C function Activating/deactivating (control
panel ).................................................. 128
Ac tivating/deactivating (multimedia
sy stem) ................................................ 128
ABS (Anti-loc kBrake System) ................ 158
Ac celeration
see Kickdown
Ac cess data
Editing ................................................ .291
Setting ................................................. 290 Ac
oustic locking verification signal
Ac tivating/deactivating ......................... 58
Ac tiv eB lind Spo tAssis t.......................... 197
Ac tivating/deactivating .......................1 99
Brak eapplication ................................. 198
Fu nctio n.............................................. 197
Sy stem limitations .............................. .197
To wing atrailer .................................... 198
Ac tiv eB rake Assi st
Fu nction/no tes. .................................. 160
Setting ................................................. 164
Ac tiv eD ista nce Assis tDISTR ON IC ........ 166
Ac tiveE mergency Stop Assis t.............. 174
Ac tiveL aneC hangeA ssist ................... 173
Callin gupas peed............................... 169
Fu nctio n.............................................. 166
Increasing/decreasing speed ..............1 69
Re quirements ...................................... 169
St eering wheel buttons ........................ 169
St oring aspeed ......... ..........................
169
Sw

itching off/deacti vating .................. 169
Switching on/activating ...................... 169
Sy stem limitations .............................. .166
Ac tiv eE me rgency Stop Assist ................ 174 Ac
tiv eh ood( pedestrian pr otection) ...... 320
Me thod of operation ............................3 20
Re setting. ............................................ 320
Ac tiv eL aneC hang eAssis t
Fu nctio n............................................... 173
Ac tiv eL aneK eeping Assist ....................199
Fu nctio n.............................................. 199
Sensitivity (function/no tes) ................. 202
Settingt he sensitivity .......................... 202
Switching on/of f................................. 201
Sy stem limitations .............................. .199
Ac tiv eP arking Assist .............................. 188
Cross Traf ficA lert. ............................... 193
Driv eAwayA ssist ................................ 192
Exiting aparkin gspace ........................ 191
Fu nctio n.............................................. 188
Pa rking ................................................ 189
Sy stem limitations .............................. .188
Ac tiv eS peed Limit Assi st....................... 196
Setting ................................................. 196
Ac tiv eS teering Assist ............................ .172
Ac tivating/deactivating .......................1 73
Ac tiveE merg ency
Stop Assis t.............. 174
Ac ti

v eL aneC hangeA ssist ................... 173
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