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

Functio n............................................... 172
Sy stem limitations .............................. .172
Ad aptiv ecruise control
see ActiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONIC
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assist
Fu nctio n............................................... 117
Switching on/of f.................................. 118
Ad ditive s.................................................. 390
Engine oil ............................................ 390
Fu el ..................................................... 390
Ad ditive s(engine oil)
see Additives
Ad ditive s(fuel)
see Fuel
Ad dres sbook
see Contacts
Ad justin gthe balance/ fader
Burmes ter
®high-end 3D sur round
sounds ystem. ..................................... 318
Burmes ter
®sur round sounds ystem. ...3 17 Ad
justin gthe bass, mid- rang ea nd
treble
Burmes ter
®high-end 3D sur round
sounds ystem ....................................... 317
Ad justin gthe mid- range, treble and
bass
Burmes ter
®high-end 3D sur round
sounds ystem ....................................... 317
Ad justin gthe sound focus
Burmes ter
®sur round sounds ystem. ...3 17
Ad justin gthe sound optimization
Burmes ter
®high-end 3D sur round
sounds ystem ...................................... 318
Ad justin gtreble, mid- rang ea nd bass
settings
Burmes ter
®high-end 3D sur round
sounds ystem ............ ........................... 317
ADS PL USdamp ing sy stem
see AI RBODYC ONTROL
Af ter-sales service center
see ASS YSTP LUS
Air bag ........................................................ 38
Ac tivation .............................................. 32 Bel
tairba g. ........................................... 36
Fr ont air bag (driver ,fro nt passenger) ... 38
Ins tallation locations ............................ .38
Knee airbag ........................................... 38
Overvie w............................................... 38
Pr otection ............................................. .39
Re duced pr otection .............................. .40
Sid eimpac tairba g. .............................. 38
Wi ndo wcurtain air bag .......................... 38
AIR BODY CONT ROL................................ .176
Setting ................................................. 178
Suspensio n.......................................... 176
Air conditioning sy stem
see Climat econtrol
Air distribution ........................................ .127
Air freshener sy stem
see Frag rance sy stem
Air pressure see Tire pressure
Air suspension see AIR BODY CONTROL
Air vents ................................................... 132
Ad justing (front) .................................. 132
Index 459

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

Switching profile(DUN/PAN) .............. 291
Blue tooth
®audio
Ac tivating ............................................ 308
De-authorizing (de-regis tering) the
device .................................................. 308
Information .......................................... 305
Overvie w............................................. 30 6
Searchi ngforat rack ........................... 308
Sear ching fora nd au thorizing the
device .................................................. 307
Selecting amusic pla yer. .................... 308
Switching device via NFC .................... 308
Brak eAssis tSystem
see BAS(Brak eAssist System)
Brak efluid
No tes. .................................................. 391
Brak eforce distribution
EB D( Elect ronic Brak eforce Distribu‐
tion) ..................................................... 159
Brakes ABS (Anti-loc kBraking Sy stem) ........... 158
Ac tiveB rake Assi st.............................. 160
BA S(Brak eAssist System) .................. 159
Driving tip s.......................................... 138 EBD (Electroni
cBrake forc eD istribu‐
tion )..................................................... 159
HOLD functio n.....................................1 75
Limited braking ef fect (salt-tr eate
d
ro ads) .

................................................. 138
New/replaced brak epads/brake
discs .................................................... 137
No tesonb reaking-in anew ve hicle ..... 137
Brakin gassistance
see BAS(Brak eAssist System)
Breakdown Changing awheel ................................ 378
Overvie wofthe help functions. .............16
Ro adside Assis tance .............................. 21
To w- startin g....................................... .350
To wing away ........................................ 346
Tr ansportin gthe vehicle ......................3 48
Breakdown see Flat tire
Burmes ter
®high-end 3D sur round
sounds ystem
Ad justing theb alance/fader ............... .318
Ad justing thes ound optimization ......... 318 Ad
justing treble ,mid-rang eand bass
setting s................................................ 317
Au tomatic volume adjustment ............ .318
Callingupt he sound menu .................. 317
Information .......................................... 317
Setting thes ound profile ..................... 318
Burmes ter
®sur round soun dsystem .....3 16
Ad justing theb alance/fader ............... .317
Ad justing thes ound focus ................... 317
Ad justing treble ,mid-rang eand bass
setting s................................................ 317
Au tomatic volume adjustment ............ .3
17
C

allin gupt he sound menu .................. 316
Information ..........................................3 16
Switching thes urround soundo n/off
.............. .............................................. .317
Buttons Steering wheel .................................... 204
C
California Impor tantinformatio nfor private
cus tomer sand lessees ..........................2 2
462
Index

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

Child seatFront passenger seat (no tes) ................. 53
Fr ont passenger seat (rear ward-
fa cing/for ward-facing) .......................... 53
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX)( installing) ............ .51
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX)( notes) .................. 49
No tes. .................................................... 46
To pT ether ..............................................5 2
Child seat saf etyf eature .......................... 49
Children Child seats afet yf eatur e....................... .49
Re stra int sy stems ................................. .46
Cigar ette lighter
Fr ont center console ............................1 07
Cleaning see Care
Climat econtrol ........................................ 127
3-zone au tomatic climate control
panel ................................................... 127
Ac tivating/deactivating .......................1 28
Ac tivating/deactivating theA /C
function (cont rolp anel) ...................... .128
Ac tivating/deactivating theA /C
function (multimedia sy stem) .............. 128 Ac
tivating/deactivating thes ynchro‐
nization function (cont rolp anel) .......... 129
Ac tivating/deactivating thes ynchro‐
nization function (multimedia sys‐
te m) ..................................................... 130
Ad justing thec limat estyle settings ..... 129
Air di stribution settings .............. .....
....1
29
Air-recirculation mode ......................... 130
Au tomatic control ................................ 128
Climat estyle function .......................... 129
Defrosting thew indo ws....................... 130
Defrosts thew indshield ....................... 127
Dual-zone au tomatic climate control
panel ................................................... 127
Filling capacity forP AG oil .................. .394
Fr ont air vents ..................................... 132
Glo veboxa irve nt ................................ 133
Inserting/removing thef lacon (fra‐
gr anc esystem) .................................... 131
Ionization ............................................. 130
Re ar air vents ...................................... 133
Re ar operatin gunit .............................. 127
Re frigerant .......................................... 393
Re frigerant filling capacity .................. .394
Re sidualh eat ....................................... 130
Sets thea irflow ................................... 127 Setting
thea ir distribution .................. .127
Setting thef ragrance sy stem ............... 130
Setting thet emperatur e..................... .127
Switching ther ear windo wheater
on/of f.................................................. 127
Ve ntilating thev ehicle (con venience
opening) ................................................. 74
Wi ndshield hea ter. ............................... 132
Climat estyle
Fu nctio n.............................................. 129
Setting ................................................. 129
Cockpit .........
...............................................
.6
Overvie w.................................................6
COMAND see Multimedias ystem
COMAND Touch
Managing devices ................................ 242
Combination switch see Turn signals
Compass .................................................. 272
Compu ter
On-boar dcomputer ............................. 204
464
Index

Connectionstatus
Display ing ............................................ 292
Overvie w............................................. 29 2
Contacts ................................................... 278
Callin gup. .......................................... .279
Deleting ............................................... 280
Downloading (from mobile phone) ....... 278
Importing ............................................ 280
Information ..........................................2 78
Making acall ....................................... 280
Na me form at ...................................... .279
Options ................................................ 280
St oring ................................................ 280
Controller Operating ............................................ 230
Con venience closing feature .................... 74
Con venience opening ................................ 74
Coolant (engine) Fillin gcapacity .................................... 393
Le velc hec k......................................... 324
No tes. ................................................. 392
Cooling see Climate control Co
pyright
Licenses ................................................ 29
Tr ademar ks............................................ 30
Co rnering light fun ction
.
......................... 116
Co ver........................................................... 71
Cross Traf ficA lert .................................. .193
Crosswind Assist Function/no tes. .................................. 159
Cruise control .......................................... 164
Ac tivating ............................................ 165
Callingupas peed............................... 165
Deactivating ........................................ 165
Fu nctio n.............................................. 164
Le ver. .................................................. 165
Prerequisites ....................................... 165
Selecting ............................................. 165
Setting aspeed ................................... 165
St oring aspeed ................................... 165
Sy stem limitations .............................. .164
Cup holder Rear passenger compartment ............ .106 Cup holde
rinthe cen terc onsole
Inst alling/removin g(automatic
transmission) ...................................... .105
Cus tomer Assi stance Center (C AC)........ .25
Cus tomer Relations Department .............25
D
Dashboa rd
see Cockpit
Dashboar dlighting
see Instrument lighting
Data acquisition Vehicle .................................................. 26
Data import/export Function/no tes. .................................. 243
Importing/exporting ............................ 244
Dat e
Setting thet ime and dat eautomati‐
call y..................................................... 238
Daytim erunningl ights........................... .118
Ac tivating/deactivating .......................1 18
Daytim erunningl ights mode
see Daytime running lights
Index 465

Deactivating thealarm (ATA ).................... 82
Declaration of conformity Wireless vehicle components. ...............23
Definitions (ti resa nd loading) ................371
Design s
Men u(on-boar dcompu ter) .................. 214
Destination .............................................. 26 3
Editing intermediat edestination s....... .254
Editing thep reviousd estination s....... .2 63
Ex tern al .............................................. .264
Saving (cu rrent vehicle position) ......... 263
Saving as global favo rite ...................... 263
St oring amap position ........................ 263
Using intelligent destination sugges‐
tions ....................................................2 64
Destination ent ry............................ 250 ,252
Enter geo-coordinates .........................2 54
Entering aPOI or address .................... 250
Entering an intermedia tedestination .. 253
Selecting acontact ............................. 254
Selecting aPOI .................................... 252
Selecting from them ap ....................... 255
Selecting pr evious destination s........... 25 2De
tectin ginat tentiveness
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Diagnostics connection ............................24
Digita lOperato r'sM anua l........................ .18
Digita lspe edome te
r ............................... 208
D

IREC TSELECT leve r............................... 143
Engaging driv eposit ion. ...................... 145
Engaging pa rkposition automaticall y..1 44
Engaging reve rseg ear ........................ .144
Fu nctio n.............................................. 143
Selecting pa rkposition ........................ 144
Shifting toneutral ................................ 144
Displa y
Car e..................................................... 33 1
Displa y(mu ltimedi asystem)
No tes. ................................................. 229
Settings ............................................... 237
Displa y(on-boar dcomputer)
Displa ysinthem ultifunction displa y... 206
Displa ycontent
(Additional value range) ....................... 206
Display message ..................................... 396
Calling up (on-board compu ter) ...........3 96No
tes. ................................................. 396
Displa ymessages
? ................................................... 425
C ................................................... 436
M ................................................... 436
N ................................................... 437
¯ ....................................................4 21
Ac tiveB lind Spo tAssistCur rently
Un available See Operator' sManual .....4 18
Ac tiveB lind Spo tAssistInoperative .....4
18
Ac ti

v eB lind Spo tAsst. No tAvailable
When Towing aTrailer See Opera‐
to r's Manual ......................................... 418
Ac tiveB rake Assi stFunctions Cur‐
re ntl yL imited See Ope rator's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 408
Ac tiveB rake Assi stFunctions Limi‐
te dS ee Operator's Manual .................. 409
Ac tiveD ista nce Assist Currently
Un available See Operator' sManual .....4 20
466
Index

ActiveD ista nce Assist Inoperative ......420
Ac tiveD ista nce Assist NowA vailable
............................................................ .420
bAc tiveH eadlamps Inoperati ve..... 438
Ac tiveH oodM alfunctio nSee Opera‐
to r's Manual ........................................ 436
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assis tCamera
Vi ew Restricted See Ope rator's Man‐
ual ........................................................ 417
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assis tCurrently
Un available See Operator' sManual .....4 16
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assis tInopera‐
tive ...................................................... .416
Ac tiveP arking Assis tand
PA RKTRONI CInoperati veSee Opera ‐
to r's Manual ......................................... 419
èAc tiveS teering Assis tCurrently
Un available See Operator' sManual .....4 20
èAc tiveS teering Assis tInopera‐
tive ...................................................... 421 Ad
aptiv eHighbeam Assis tCamera
Vi ew Restricted See Ope rator's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 440
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tCurrently
Un available See Operator' sManual .....4 39
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tIno pera‐
tive ...................................................... 439
Air Conditioning Malfunction See
Operator
' sManual .............................. .433
Apply Brak etoShiftfrom' P' ................ 431
ÀAT TENTION ASSIS TInoperative ...414
ÀAT TENTION ASSIS T:Take a
Break! .................................................. 414
bAu toLam pFunction Inopera tive
............................................................. 439
Au xilia ryBatter yMalfunction .............. 433
Blind Spo tAssist Currentl yU navaila‐
ble See Opera tor's Manual ...................4 17
Blind Spo tAssist Inoperative ...............418 Blind Spo
tAssist NotAvailable When
To wing aTrailer See Operator' sMan‐
ual ........................................................ 418
$Chec kBrake Fluid Le vel.............. 406
Chec kCoolant Le velS ee Operator's
Manual ................................................ 422
4Chec kEngine Oil AtNext Refu‐
eling .................................................... 425
bChe ckLef tLow Beam (Exam‐
ple) ...................................................... 438
hChec kTires ................................. 426
¥Che ckWa sher Fluid ..................... 437
?Coolant TooH otStop Vehicle
Tu rn Engine Off .................................... 422
Cruise Control Canceled ...................... 421
Cruise Control Inoperati ve................... 421
!Cu rrent lyUna vailable See Oper‐
ator's Manual ...................................... 398
÷Cur rentl yU na
vailable S
ee Oper‐
ator's Manual ...................................... 399
Index467

ÂDon'tForget Your Key................ .430
Driver's Door Open &Transmission
No tinPR isk ofVehicle Rolling Away ... 431
6Fr ont LeftMalfunction Service
Re quired (Example) .............................. 411
Fr ont Passenger Airbag Disabled See
Operator's Manual ...............................4 12
Fr ont Passenger Airbag Enabled See
Operator's Manual ...............................4 13
8Fu el LevelL ow ............................ 425
8Gas Cap Loose ............................ 425
!Inoperativ eSee Opera tor's
Manual ................................................ 397
÷Inoperativ eSee Operator's
Manual ................................................ 400
TInoperativ eSee Operator's
Manual ................................................ 401
GInoperative .................................. 406
ÂKe yNotDe tected (whit edis‐
play message ).................................... .430 ÂKe
yNotDe tected (red displ ay
message )............................................ .430
6Lef tSide Cu rtain Airbag Mal‐
function Servic eRequired (Example) ....411
Le tfresh air int othe vehicle interior.
Air Conditioning Malf. Visit Wo rk‐
shop ....................................................4 34
¢ Lowe ring ..................................... 414
Malfunction Driv eatMax. 50 mp
h.......4 16
b

Malfunction See Operator ’s
Manual ................................................ 438
NP ermanentl yActiv eRiskofR olling
Aw ay ................................................... 432
ÂObta inaN ew Key........................ 42 9
ëOf f.............................................. .420
Onl yShiftto' P' when Vehicle is Sta‐
tionary ................................................ .432
FPa rking Brak eSee Opera tor's
Manual ................................................ 403 ÂPlace
theK eyintheM arke d
Space See Opera tor's Manual ............. 431
hPlease Cor rect Tire Pressure .......426
FPlease Release Parking Brake .....4 02
PRE-SAFE Impulse Side Inoperative
See Operator's Manual ........................ 409
PRE-SAFE Inoperativ eSee Opera‐
to r's Manual ........................................ 409
Ra dar Sensor sDirty See Operator's
Manual ........................................ 407, 408
_Re ar LeftBackres tNot
Latc hed (Example) ...............................4 37
ÂRe placeKeyB atte ry .................... 429
Re versing No tPossible Service
Re quired .............................................. 433
#See Opera tor's Manual ............... 423
Service Required Do No tShiftG ears
Vi sit Dealer ........................
.................. 432
6

SRS Malfunction Service
Re quired .............................................. 410
468
Index