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

see PRE-SAFE®(anticipatoryoccu‐
pant pr otection)
see PRE-SAFE
®Impulse Side
see PRE-SAFE®PLUS (anticipatory
occupant pr otection plus)
see Restra int sy stem
see Seat belts
Odome ter
see Totald ista nce
Oil see Engine oil
On-boar dcom puter ................................. 213
Assist ancegraphic menu. ...................208
Displaying thes ervice due dat e........... 319
Media menu ......................................... 212
Menu designs ...................................... 214
Menus .................................................2 04
Multifunction displa y........................... 206
Na vigation sy stem menu ..................... .210
Operating ............................................ 204
Ra dio menu .......................................... 211
Service menu ...................................... 207
Te lephonem enu................................. .212
Tr ip menu. .......................................... .208 On-board
diagnostics interface
see Diagno stics connection
Open-source software .............................. 29
Opening thet runk lid using your foot
HANDS-FREE ACCES S........................... 69
Operating fluids
Ad ditives (fuel) .................................... 390
Brak efluid .................... ...
...................
.391
Coolant( engine) .. .......................... ...... 392
Engineo il............................................ 390
Fu el (gasoline) .................................... .389
No tes. ................................................. 388
Re frigerant (ai rconditioning sy stem) ... 393
Wi ndshield washer fluid ...................... 393
Ope ratin gs afet y
Declaration of conformity (wireless
ve hicle components) ............................. 23
Information ............................................ 22
Operating sy stem
On-boar dcomputer ............................ .204
Operator's Manual Vehicle equipment ................................. 20
Operator's Manual (digital) .......................18Outsid
emirro rs ............................... 122, 123
Anti-gla remode (auto matic) ................1 23
Au tomatic mir rorf olding function ........ 124
Fo lding in/out .................................... .122
Pa rking position .................................. .123
Setting ................................................. 122
Using them emor yfunction .................. .96
Overhead control panel ............................12
P
Pa int code ................................................ 386
Pa intwor k(cleaning instructions) .........328
Pa nic alarm ................................................ 58
Ac tivating/deactivating ......................... 58
Pa noramic sliding sunroof
see Sliding sunroof
Pa rk position
Selecting ............................................. 144
Selecting au tomatical ly....................... 144
Pa rking .................................................... .156
Pa rking
see Electric parkin gbrake
Index 47
9

Parking aid
see Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC
Pa rking Assist
Maneuvering assis tance ...................... 193
Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC ...................179
Ad justing warning tones ...................... 182
Fu nctio n.............................................. 179
Sid eimp actp rotection ........................ 180
Switching of f........................................ 181
Switching on ........................................ 181
Sy stem limitations .............................. .179
Pa rking assistance sy stems
see ActiveP arking Assist
Pa rking brake
see Electric parkin gbrake
Pa rking lights .......................................... .114
Pa rking position
Outside mir rors ................................... 123
St oring thep osition of thep assenger
outside mir roru sing reve rseg ear ........ 124
PA SSENGER AIR BAGs tatus displa y
se eA utomati cfront passenger front
air bag shutoff Pa
yload
Calculation example ............................ 363
De term inin gthe maximum .................. 362
Pe destrian pr otection
see Activeh ood( pede strian protection)
Pe rfume
see Fragranc esystem
Pe rfume atomizer
Setting .................................................1 30
Pe rfume vial
see Fragranc esystem
Pe riod out of use
Ac tivating/deactivating standby
mode .................................................. .157
Pe rm itted towing me thods ...
.................
.345
Pe rsonalization
see User profile
Pe ts in the vehicle .....................................5 6
Phone book see Contacts
Pictur eformats
se eV ideo mode Pictur
esettings
see Video mode
PIN pr otection
Ac tivating/deactivating .......................2 44
Plastic trim (Care) ................................... 331
Playbac koptions
Selecting. ............................................ 300
POI symbols Custom. ............................................... 269
Po we rsupp ly
Switching on (S tart/S topb utton) ........ 134
Po we rw asher (care) ............................... 327
PRE-SAFE
®(anticipator yoccupant
pr otection) ................................................ .45
Fu nctio n................................................ 45
PRE-SAFE
®Sound ................................. 45
Re versing them easures ........................ 45
PRE-SAFE
®Impulse Side ........................... 46
Ac tivation .............................................. 32
Fu nctio n................................................ 46
480
Index

PRE-SAFE®PLUS (anticipatoryoccu‐
pant pr otection plus) ................................ 45
Fu nctio n................................................ 45
Re versing them easures ........................ 45
Pr ev entativ eoccupant pr otection sys‐
te m
see PRE-SAFE
®(anticipator yoccu‐
pant pr otection)
Pr ev ious destinations
Selectin g............................................. 25 2
Prog rams
seeD YNAMI CSELECT
Pr otecting thee nvironment
No tes. .................................................... 19
Q
QR code Rescue car d.......................................... 26
Qualified specialis tworks hop ................. 25
R
Ra dar senso rs.......................................... 158 Ra
diator shutters
see AIRPANEL (Care)
Ra dio
Ac tivating ............................................ 308
Ac tivating/deactivating radio text ........ 311
Callin gupt hechannel lis t................... .310
Del eting stations .................................. 310
Direct frequency entr y......................... 310
Displ aying informatio n......................... 311
Displ aying radio text ............................ 311
Editing statio npresets ........................ .310
Menu (on-boar dcomputer) .................. 211
Moving stations .................................. .310
Overvie w............................................. 309
Sear ching fors tations .......................... 310
Setting astatio n. ................................ .310
Setting thew aveband .......................... 310
St oring radio stations .......................... 310
Switching HD Radio on/of f................. .310
Ta gging music trac ks............................ 311
Vo ice command s(Vo ice Cont rolS ys‐
te m) ..................................................... 223
Ra dio stations
Selecting (on-board computer) ............. 211 Ra
in closing function
Slidin gsunroof .................................. ...
.
78
Ra nge
Displaying ............................................ 208
Re ading lamp
see Interior lighting
Re ar climat econtrol
Setting ................................................. 129
Re ar door (child saf etyl ock) .................... 54
Re ar fogl ight ............................................ 115
Re ar seat
see Seat
Re ar vie wcamera ....................................1 83
Assigning as afavo rite (360°C am‐
era) ...................................................... 188
Car e................................................... .329
Fu nctio n.............................................. 183
Opening thec amer acover (360°
Camera) ...... ......................................... 188
Re ar window
Ro ller sunblin d....................................... 72
Re ar windo wheater ................................ 127
Index 481

Rear-vie wmirro r
see Outside mir rors
Re frigerant (air conditioning sy stem)
No tes. ................................................. 393
Re fueling
Re fueling thev ehicle ........................... .147
Re mo teOnline
Cooling or heating thev ehicle inte‐
ri or .......................................................1 36
St artin gthe vehicle ............................. 136
Re porting malfunction srele vant to
saf ety .......................................................... 25
Re scue card ............................................... 26
Re ser ve
Fu el ..................................................... 390
Re setfunction (multimedia sy stem) .....2 48
Re sidual heat ...........................................1 30
Re storing (factor ysettings)
see Resetfunction (multimedia sy stem)
Re stra int sy stem ...................................... .31
Childr en ................................................ .46
Fu nctio ninana ccident ......................... 32 Fu
nctionality .......................................... 32
Malfunctio n........................................... 32
Pr otection ............................................. .31
Re duced pr otection .............................. .31
Sy stem self-tes t.................................... .32
Wa rning lam p....................... ................
.32
Re verseg ea

r
Selecting ............................................. 144
Rims (Care) .............................................. 329
Ro adside Assistance ................................. 21
Ro adside Assistance call
Mercedes-Benz mbrace
®(USA) ........... 288
Ro llaw ay protection
see HOL Dfunction
Ro ller sunblind
Re ar wind ow.......................................... 72
Sid ew indo ws ......................................... 71
Ro ller sunblind
see Co ver
Ro of lining (care) .................................... .331
Ro of load .................................................. 395
Ro ofrack .................................................. 104 Ro
ute ................................................ 256, 258
Calculating .......................................... 256
Display ing destination informatio n......2 57
Ex tern al .............................................. .264
Selecting atype. ................................. 256
Selecting an al tern ativ erout e............. 25 8
Select ingn otifications ......................... 257
Selecting options ................................. 257
St artin gthe automatic service sta‐
tio ns ear ch .......................................... 258
Switching thea utomatic gass tation
sear chon/of f...................................... 258
Wi th intermediat edestination s........... 25 4
Ro uteg uidance ....................................... 259
Canceling ............................................ 262
Changing direction .............................. 259
Continuing ...........................................2 62
Destinatio nreached ........ ......
.............. 260
Fr om an off-road location .................... 262
Lane recommendations ....................... 260
No tes. ................................................. 259
Off-road ............................................... 263
To an off- road destinatio n................... 26 2
Ru n-flat characteristics
MOExtended tires ................................ 335
482 Index

S
Saf etys ystems
see Drivin gsafet ys ystem
Saf etyv est .............................................. .334
Satelli temap ............................................ 272
Satellit eradio
Ac tivating/deactivating Tune Start. .....3 15
Ad ding achannel toSmar tFavo rite s. .. 315
Del eting achannel ............................... 314
Displ aying EPG informatio n................. .314
Displ aying service informatio n............. 316
Information ..........................................3 11
Information on smar tfavo rite sa nd
Tu ne Start. .......................................... .315
Logging in ............................................ 311
Moving achannel .................................3 14
Music and spor talerts function ........... 314
Overvie w..............................................3 13
Pa use and playbac kfunction .............. .315
Re strictions .......................................... 311
Selecting acatego ry............................ 314
Selecting achannel .............................3 14
Setting music and sport alerts .............314
Setting thep arental control ................. 314 St
oring achannel .................................3 14
Switching on ........................................ 312
SD card Inserting/removing ............................. 298
Seat ................................................... .8
4,10 0
4-w aylumbar suppor t........................... 88
Ad ju

sting (electrically). ..........................8 7
Ad justing (manually and electrically) ..... 84
Ad justing (Seat Comfort) ....................... 86
Backres t(rear)loc kin g. ...................... .102
Co rrect driver' sseatp osition ................ 83
Fo lding backres t(rear) forw ards .......... 100
Fo lding theb ackres t(rear) bac k......... .101
Massag eprogram overview. .................. 91
Re settingt he settings ............................9 1
Selecting amassage program ................ 91
Setting au tomatic lateral support
adjust ment ............................................ 91
Setting options ...................................... 14
Using them emor yfunction .................. .96
Seat see Head restra int
Seat adju stment
Configuring ............................................ 90 Seat belt
Beltairba g. ........................................... 36
Re leasing .............................................. .37
Seat belt adjustment Activating/deactivating ......................... 38
Fu nctio n................................................ 36
Seat belt warning
see Seat belts
Seat belts ............................................ .33, 38
Ac tivating/deactivating seat belt
adjustment ............................................ 38
Ad justing theh eight .............................. 36
Car e............ .....
.................................... 331
Fa stening ............................................... 36
Pr otection ............................................. .33
Re duced pr otection .............................. .34
Seatb elta djustment (function) ............. 36
Wa rning lam p....................................... .38
Seat co ver(Ca re).....................................3 31
Seat heating Activating/deactivating ......................... 92
Seat ventilation
Switching on/o ff................................... 93
Index 483

Selectingagear
se eS hifting gears
Selecting aPOI
see De stination ent ry
Selecto rlev er
see DIRECT SELECT le ver
Sensor s(Care) ......................................... 329
Service center see Qualified specialis tworks hop
Service inter vald isplay
see AS SYST PLUS
Setting aspeed
see Cruise contro l
Setting summer time .............................. 238
Setting thed atef ormat .......................... 239
Setting thed istance unit ........................ 243
Setting them apscale
see Map
Setting thes ound profile
Burmes ter
®high-end 3D sur round
sounds ystem. ..................................... 318 Shifting
gears .......................................... 145
Gearshif trecommendatio n.................. 146
Manual ................................................ 145
Shor tmessages
see Text message s
Side impact air bag ................................... 38
Side impact pr otection .......................... .180
Side windo ws............................................. 72
Child saf etyl oc kint herear
passenger compartment ...................... .55
Closing. ................................................ .72
Closingu singthe SmartK ey................... 74
Con venience closing featur e................. .74
Con venience opening ............................ 74
Opening .................................... .............7
2
Opening wit hthe SmartK ey................... 74
Problem .................................................7 5
R

o ller sunblin d....................................... 71
Size designation (tires) ........................... 369
Sliding sunroof ...........................................7 6
Au tomatic features ................................ 78
Closing. .................................................. 76
Closingu singthe SmartK ey................... 74
Opening .................................................7 6Opening wit
hthe SmartK ey................... 74
Problem .................................................7 9
Ra in closing function ............................ .78
SmartK ey................................................... 57
Batter y.................................................. 59
Energy consump tion. ............................. 58
Fe atures ................................................ 57
Ke yr ing at tach ment .............................. 59
Mechanica lkey ...................................... 59
Overvie w............................................... 57
Pa nic alar m........................................... 58
Proble m................................................. 60
Unlocking setting .................................. 58
Smartphone see AndroidA uto
see Apple CarPlay™
see Telephone
Sno wchains ............................................ 355
Soc ket(12 V) ............................................ 107
Fr ont cent er console ............................1
07
Fr ont passenger foot we ll .

....................108
Re ar passenger compartment ............ .108
Tr unk .................................................... 110
484
Index

Socket(11 5V ).......................................... 109
Re ar passenger compartment ............ .109
Softwar eupdate
Impor tant sy stem updates .................. .247
Information .......................................... 246
Pe rforming ...........................................2 47
Sound PRE-SAFE
®Sound ................................. 45
Wheels and tires ..................................3 54
Sound see Burmes ter
®sur round sounds ystem
see Sound settings
Sound settings ......................................... 316
Ad justing theb alance/fader ............... .316
Ad justing treble ,mid-rang eand bass
setting s................................................ 316
Au tomatic volume adjustment ............ .316
Calls upthes ound menu ..................... 316
Information .......................................... 316
Speec hdialog sy stem
see Voice Cont rolS ystem
Speed inde x(tires) ................................. .369 Speedome
ter
Digital .................................................. 208
St andb ymode
Ac tivating/deactivating .......................1 57
Fu nctio n.............................................. 157
St anding lights ......................................... 114
St art/S topb utton
St artin gthe vehicle ............................. 135
Switching of fthe vehicle ..................... 149
Switching on thep owe rsupply or
ignitio n................................................ 134
St art/s topf unction
see EC Osta
rt/s topf un
ction
St arting thee ngine
see Vehicle
St arting-o ffaid
see Hill star ta ssist
St ation
Deleting ............................................... 310
Direct frequency entr y......................... 310
Moving .................................................3 10
Searc hing ............................................. 310
Setting ................................................. 310 St
oring .................................................3 10
St ation presets
Editing ................................................. 310
ST EER CONT ROL
Fu nction/no tes. .................................. 160
Ste ering wheel ........................................ 204
Ad justing (electrically) ........................... 94
Ad justing (manually). ............................. 93
Buttons ................................................ 204
St eering wheel heater ........................... 95
Using them emor yfunction .................. .96
Ste ering wheel heater
Swit ching on/of f................................... 95
Ste ering wheel paddle shif ters.............. 145
St ow agea reas
see Laden
see Stow agec ompartment
St ow agec om partment ............................. 98
Armres t................................................. 98
Center console ...................................... 98
Door ...................................................... 98
Eyeglassesc ompartment ...................... 99
Glo vebox. ............................................. 98
Index485

Rear armres t......................................... 99
St ow agec om partments
see Laden
see Stow agec ompartment
St ow ages pace under thet runk floor ....103
Sulfur content ......................................... 389
Sun visor Operating ............................................ 125
Sur round View
see 360° Camera
Suspension Adjusting thec hassi sleve l(AIR
BO DY CONTROL) .................................1 78
Suspension see AIR BODY CONTROL
Switch-of fdela ytime
Exterior ................................................ 118
Interior ................................................. 119
Switching thes urround soundo n/off
Burmes ter
®sur round sounds ystem ... .317 Synchronization function
Activating/deactivating (control
panel ).................................................. 129
Ac tivating/deactivating (multimedia
sy stem) ................................................ 130
Sy stem self-te st
Au tomatic front passenger front air
bag shutof f............................................ 42
Sy stem settings
Languag e............................................. 243
No tesonl anguage selection ............... 243
Re setfunction (multimedia sy stem) ... .248
Setting thed ista nce uni t..................... 243
Softwar eupdat e.................................. 247
Sy stem settings
see Multimedia sy stem
T
Ta nk capacity
Fu el ..................................................... 390
Re ser ve(fuel) ...................................... 390
Te ch nical data
Information .......................................... 384
Ti re pressur emonitoring sy stem ......... 361 Ve
hicle identification plat e.................. 386
Te lephone ........................................ .212,273
Ac tivating functions du ring acall. ........ 277
Call and ringtone volume .................... .277
Calls withs eve ralp articipant s............. 278
Connecting amobile phone( Near
Field Communicatio n(NFC)) ................ 276
Connecting amobile phone( Pass‐
ke y) ...................................................... 275
Connecting amobile phone( Secure
Simple Pairing) .................................... 275
Disconnecting amobilephone .............2 76
Importing contacts .............................. 279
Incoming call during an existin gcall .... 278
Information ..........................................2 74
Menu (on-boar dcomputer) .................. 212
Mobile phone voice recognition ........... 277
No tes. .................................................. 274
Operating modes ..................... ............
274
R
e ception and transmission volume .... 277
Switching mobil ephones ..................... 275
Switching mobil ephones (Near Field
Communication (NFC)) ........................ 276
Te lephonem enuoverview. .................. 273
Te lephoneo peration ............................ 277
486
Index

Using Near Field Communication
(NFC) ...................................................276
Vo ice command s(Vo ice Cont rolS ys‐
te m) ..................................................... 222
Wi reless charging( mobile phone) ........ 112
Te lephone number
Dialin g(on-boar dcomputer) ................ 212
Te lephon yoperating modes
Blue tooth
®Telephon y......................... .274
Te mp erature ............................................ .127
Te mp eratur egrade .................................. 366
Te xt messages ......................................... 281
calling amessag esender .................... 282
Changing folder s................................. 28 3
Co mp osing .......................................... 282
Configuri ngthed ispla yedt extm es‐
sage s................................................... 281
Deleting ............................................... 283
Drafts .................................................. 283
No tes. .................................................. 281
Options ................................................ 283
Outbo x................................................ 283
Re ad-aloud function ............................ 282
Re ading. ...................... ........................ 28
2R
e
plying .............................................. 282
Sending ...............................................2 82
Vo ice command s(Vo ice Cont rolS ys‐
te m) ..................................................... 226
Through-loading feature
see Seat
Ti e-d owne yes.......................................... 102
Time Manual time setting. ............................ 239
Settings ummer time ........................... 238
Settingt he time and dat eautomati‐
call y..................................................... 238
Setting thet ime zon e.......................... 238
Setting thet ime/dat eformat .............. 239
TIN (Tir eIdentification Number) ............3 67
Ti re and Loading Information placard ... 361
Ti re ch aracteristics ................................. 369
Ti re inflation compressor
see TIREFIT kit
Ti re information table .............................361
Ti re labeling ............................................ .366
Cha racteristics .................................... 369 DO
T,Tire Identification Number (TIN)
.............................................................3 67
Load inde x........................................... 369
Load-bearing capacity .........................3 69
Maximum tir eload. ........................... .. 368
Ma

ximum tir epressure ....................... 368
Overvie w............................................. 366
Spee drating ....................................... .369
Te mp eratur egrade .............................. 366
Ti re Quality Grading ............................. 366
Ti re size designation ............................3 69
Tr action grade .................................... .366
Tr ead wear grade ................................ .366
Ti re load (maximum) .............................. .368
Ti re pressure ........................................... 358
Checking (manually) ............................ 358
Checking (tir epressur emonito ring
sy stem) ............................................... 360
Maximum ............................................ 368
No tes. ................................................. 356
Re startin gthe tir epressur emonitor‐
ing sy stem .......................................... .361
Ti re pressur emonitoring sy stem
(function) ............................................. 359
Ti re pressur etable .............................. 357
Index 487

TIREFIT kit ...........................................336
Ti re pressur emonitoring sy stem
Checkin gthe tir epressures ............... .360
Che cking thet iret emperatur e............ 360
Fu nctio n.............................................. 359
Re startin g........................................... .361
Te ch nica ldata. ..................................... 361
Tir ep ress uret able .................................. 357
Tir eQ uality Grading ................................ 366
Tir etem peratu re
Checkin g(tirep ressur emonitoring
sy stem) ............................................... 360
Ti re pressur emonitoring sy stem
(function) ............................................. 359
Ti re tread ................................................. 354
Tire-chang etool kit
Overvie w............................................. 377
TIREFI Tkit................................................ 336
St orag elocation ..................................3 36
Using ................................................... 336
Ti re s
Changingh ub caps .............................. 378
Character istic s. .................................. .369 Checkin
g............................................. 35 4
Checkin gthe tir epressur e(man‐
ually) ................................................... 358
Checking thet irep ressur e(tirep res‐
sur em onitoring sy stem) ... .....
.............
.360
Definitions ...........................................3 71
DO T,Tire Identification Number (TIN)
.............................................................3 67
Fla ttire. ............................................... 334
Ins talling .............................................. 381
Load inde x........................................... 36 9
Load-bea ring capacity ......................... 369
Maximu mtirel oa d. ............................. 368
Maximu mtirep ressur e....................... 368
MOExtended tires ................................ 335
Noise ................................................... 354
No tesoni nstalling .............................. .374
Overvie woftirel abeling ......................3 66
Re moving ............................................. 381
Re placing .................................... .374,3 78
Re startin gthe tir epressur emonitor‐
ing sy stem .......................................... .361
Selectio n.............................................. 374
Sno wchains ........................................ 355
Speed rating ........................................ 369
St oring .................................................3 77Te
mp eratur egrade .............................. 366
Ti re and Loading Info rmatio nplacar d..3 61
Ti re pressur e(No tes) ........................... 356
Ti re pressur emonitoring sy stem
(function) ............................................. 359
Ti re pressur etable ........ ...................... 357
Ti re Quality Grading ............................. 366
Ti re size designation ............................3 69
TIREFIT kit ...........................................3 36
Tr action grade .................................... .366
Tr ead wear grade ................................ .366
Un usual handlin gcharacteristics ........ 354
To ol
see Vehicle tool kit
To pT ether .................................................. 52
To tal di stance .......................................... 208
Display ing ............................................ 208
To uc hC ontrol
On-board computer ............................. 204
Operating ............................................ 230
Setting thes ensitivity .......................... 230
To uchpad
Ac tivating/deactivating .......................2 31
488
Index