warning MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN 2018 Repair Manual

#Pull handle1up and hook it int odripr ail
2.
At tachin gthe roof rack
&
WARNING Risk of injury by exceeding
th em aximum roof load
When youl oad ther oof, thev ehicle center of
gr av ity rises and thed riving characteristics
ch ange.
If yo ue xceed them aximum roof load, the
driving characteristics, as well as thes teer‐
ing and braking, will be greatl yimp aired.
#Nevere xceed them aximum roof load
and adjus tyour driving style.
Yo uw illfind informatio nonthe maximum roof
load in the" Tech nical data" section.
* NO
TEVehicle damag efromn on-
appr ovedroof rack s
The vehicle could be damaged byroof rack s
whic hhave notb eent esteda nd appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benz.
#Onl yuseroof rack st esteda nd
appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz.
#Depending on thev ehicle equipment,
ensur ethat when ther oof rack is ins tal‐
led:
RThe sliding sunroof can be fully
ra ised.
RThe trunk lid can be full yopened.
#Position thel oad on ther oof rack in
suc haw aythat thev ehicle will no tsus‐
ta in damag eevenw hen it is in motion.
* NO
TEDama getothep anoramic sliding
sunroof when aroof rack isfitted
The panoramic sliding sunroo fmaybe dam‐
aged byther oof rack ifyo ua ttem pttoopen
it when ther oof rack isfitted.
#Do no topent he panoramic sliding sun‐
ro of if aroof rack isfitted.
In order toallo wventilation of thev ehicle
interior ,you can raise thep anoramic sliding
sunroof.
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*NO
TEDama getothec ove rs
The co vers ma ybed amageda nd scratched
when being opened.
#Do no tuse me tallic or har dobjects.
#Fold co vers 1 carefully up wardsint he
direction of thea rrow .
#Secure ther oof rack tothea nchorag epoints
under co vers 1.
#Compl ywitht he roof rack manufacturer's
ins tallation instructions.
#Secur ethe load on ther oof rack .
Cup holder
Installing thec up holder in or removing it
from the center consol e(automatic trans‐
mission)
& WARNING ‑Riskofa ccident or injury
when using thec up holder while the
ve hicle is moving
The cup holder canno tsecur econtainers
while thev ehicle is moving.
If yo uu seac up holder while thev ehicle is
moving, thec onta iner ma ybeflung around
and liquids ma ybespilled. The vehicle occu‐
pants ma ycome int ocontact wit hthe liquid
and if it is hot, they could be scalded .You
could be distracted from traf ficc onditions
and youm aylose cont roloft hevehicle.
#Onl yusethec up holder when thev ehi‐
cle is stationar y.
#Onlyusethec up holder forc ontainers
of ther ight size.
#Close thec onta iner,particular lyifth e
liquid is hot.
Seat sand stow ing 10
5

#Toremo vethei nser t:press insert 1
upwards slightl yand pull it out upwards.
#To refitt he inse rt:press insert 1intot he
holder until it engages.
Using ther ear ashtra y
#Toopen: pull co ver2 out byits toph andle
edge.
#To remo vethei nser t:push ribbing 3from
th el efts ide and pull insert 1upwards and
out.
#To install thei nser t:ins tall inse rt1 from
abo veand press down int othe holder until it
engages.
Using thec igar ette lighter
&
WARNING ‑Riskoff irea nd injur yfrom
ho tc igar ette lighter
Yo uc an bur nyourself if yout ouc hthe hot
heating element or thes ocketoft he ciga‐
re ttel ighter.
In addition, flammable materials ma yignite
if:
Ryo ud ropt he ho tcigar ette lighter
Rac hild holds theh otcigar ette lighter to
objects, fore xamp le
#Alw aysh old thec igar ette lighter bythe
knob.
#Alw aysm akes uret hat thec igar ette
lighter is out of reac hofc hildren.
#Neverlea ve children unatte ndedint he
ve hicle.
Re quirements:Rthei gnition is switched on.
#Press in cigar ette lighter 1.
The cigar ette lighter will pop out automati‐
call ywhen theh eating element is red-hot.
Soc kets
12 Vs ocketint he front cen terc onsole
RequirementsROnl yconnec tdevices up toam aximum of
18 0w atts(15 A).
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7

Usingthe12Vs ocketint he trunk
RequirementsROnl yconnec tdevices up toam aximum of
18 0w atts(15 A).
#Lift up cap 1ofthes ocketa nd inser tthe
plug of thed evice.
USB por tintherear passenger co mpartment
Youc an charge aU SBdevice, e.g .amobile
phone, at USBp orts1usingas uitablecharg‐
ing cable .The devices can be charge dw ith5V
(2. 1A)a nd when thei gnition is switched on.
Wire lesschargingoft he mobile phone and
connection with thee xterior antenna
Note sonw ireless chargingoft he mobile
phone
& WARNING Risk of injury from incorrectly
stowe dobjects
If objects in thev ehicle interior ar estowe d
incor rectly ,the yc an slide or be throw n
arounda nd hitvehicle occupants. In addi‐
tion, cup holders, open stowages paces and
mobile phoneb rack etsc ann otalw aysr etain
all object stheyc ontain.
There isar isk of inju ry,p articularly in the
ev ent of sudden braking or asudden change
in direction.
#Alw ayss towo bject ssot hatthey can‐
no tb ethrow na roun dins uchs itua‐
tions.
#Alw aysm akes uret hat objects do not
pr otru de from stowages paces, luggage
nets or stowagen ets.
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#Closethel oc kable stow ages paces
befor estarti ngajou rney .
#Alw ayss towa nd secur eheavy ,hard,
pointe d, sharp-edged, fragile or bulky
objects in thet runk.
Obser vethen otes on loading thev ehicle.
&
WARNING Risk offire from placing
objects in them obile phone stowage
compartment
If yo up laceo bject sint he mobile phone
stow agec ompartment ,the ym ayheat up
exc essively and evencatc hfire.
#Do no tplace additional objects ,espe‐
cially those mode of me tal, in the
mobilep honestowagec ompartment.
* NO
TEDama getoobject scaused by
placing them in them obile phone stow‐
ag ec ompartment
Ifyo up laceo bjectsinthe mobile phone
stow agec ompartment ,these ma ybedam‐
aged byelectromagnetic fields.
#Do no tplace credit cards, storage
media or other objectss ensitiveto
electromagnetic fields in them obile
phone stowagec ompartment.
* NO
TEDama getothem obile phone
stow agec ompartment caused byliquids
If liquids enter them obile phone stowage
compartment ,the compartment ma ybe
damaged.
#Ensur ethat no liquids enter them obile
phone stowagec ompartment.
RDependingont hevehicle equipment, the
mobilep hone is connected tothev ehicle's
ex terior antenna via thec harging module.
RThe chargingf unction and wireless connec‐
tio noft he mobile phone tothev ehicle's
ex terior antenna ar eonlya vailable if thei gni‐
tion is switched on.
RSmall mobile phones ma ynotbe able tobe
ch arge dine very position of them obile
phone stowagec ompartment.
RLar gemobilep hones whic hdonotrest flat in
th em obile phone stowagec ompartment may
no tbea bletobe charge dorc onnec tedw ith
th ev ehicle's exterior antenna.
RThe mobile phone ma yheat up during the
ch argingp rocess. This depends on thea ppli‐
cation s(apps) cur rentl yrunning.
Th em obilephone can be coole dinthe
mobile phone stowagec ompartment when
th ea ir conditionin gsystemiss witched on.
The cooling output in them obile phone stow‐
ag ec ompartment is highes twhen thec on‐
troller in theg love boxisc losed.
RToensur emoree fficient charginga nd con‐
nectio nwitht he vehicle's exterior antenna,
re mo vethep rotectiv ecover from them obile
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phone. Protectiv ecove rswhic haredesigned
fo rw irelessc harging ar eexcluded.
RWhen charging, them at should be used if
possible.
Wire lesschargingoft he mobile phone in the
front
Re quirementsRThe mobile phoneiss uitableforw ireless
ch arging( Qi-compatible mobile phone).
% AlistofQ i-compatible mobile phones can be
fo und at :http://w ww.mercedes-benz.com/
connect.
#Placet he mobile phone as close tothec en‐
te rofm at1 as possible wit hthe display
fa cing up wards.
When thec harging symbol is shown in the
multimedia sy stem, them obile phone is
being charge d.
Malfunctions during thec harging process are
shown in them ultimedia sy stem displa y.
% The mat can be remo vedf or cleaning, e.g.
using clean, luk ewarmwate r.
Installin gorremovin gthe floor mats
&
WARNING Risk of accident duet o
object sinthe driver's foot we ll
Object sinthe driver's foot we ll ma yimp ede
pedal tr avel or bloc kadepressed pedal.
This jeopardizes theo perating and road
saf etyoft hevehicle.
#Stow all object sinthevehicle securely
so that they canno tget intot he driver's
fo ot we ll.
#Alw aysi ns tallth ef loor mats securely
and as prescribed in order toensure
th at ther eisa lway ss ufficient room for
th ep edals.
#Do no tuse loose floor mats and do not
place floor mats on topofo ne ano ther.
#To install: pressstud 1 intoh older 2.
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Theexterior lighting (e xcep tp arking and stand‐
ing lights) switch es offautomaticall ywhen the
driver's door is opened.
RObser vethen otes on sur round lighting
(→pag e118).
Au tomatic drivin glights function
The pa rking lights, lo wbeam and daytime run‐
ning lights ar eswitched on au tomatically
depending on thei gnition status ,whether the
engine is running and thel ight conditions.
&
WARNING Risk of accident whe nthe low
beam is switched of finpoor visibility
When thel ight switc hissetto Ã,t he low
beam ma ynotbe switched on automatically
if th er eisf og, sno worother causes of poor
visibility suc hasspray .
#In suc hcases, tur nthe light switc hto
L.
The automatic driving lights ar eonlyana id.You
ar er esponsibl efor vehicle lighting. Ac
tivating/deactivatin gthe rear fogl ight
Re quirements
RThe light switc hisintheL orà posi‐
tion.
#Press the R button.
Please obser vethec ountry -specific la wsonthe
use of rear fogl ights.
Operating thel ightsc ombination switch
1High-beam headlamps
2Turn signal light, right
3High-beam flasher
4Tu rn signal light, left
#Use thec ombination switc htoactivatethe
function in question.
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5

High-beam headlamps
#Toswitc hon:tur nthe light switc htothe
L orà position.
#Press thec ombination switc hbeyond the
pressur epoint in thed irection of ar row1.
When theh igh beam is activated, theL
indicator lam pfor lo wbeamisd eactivated
and replaced bytheK indicator lam pfor
th eh igh beam.
#Toswitc hoff:mo vethec ombination switch
bac ktoi tsstartin gposition.
Headla mpflasher:
#Pul lthe combination switc hinthe direction
of ar row3.
Tu rn signals
#To indicat ebriefl y:press thec ombination
switc hbriefly up tothep ressur epoint in the
direction of ar row2or4.
The cor responding tur nsignal light flashes
th re et imes.
#To indicat epermanentl y:press thec ombi‐
nation switc hbeyond thep ressur epoint in
th ed irection of ar row2or4.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gthe hazar dwarning
light
#Press but ton 1.
Cornering light
Cornering light function
The cornering light impr ovesthe illumination of
th ec arriag ewa yoveraw ideangle in thet urning
direction, enabling better visibility on tight
bends, fore xamp le. It can be activated only
when thel ow beam is switched on.
The function is active:
RAt speeds belo w25mph (40 km/h) when
th et urns ignal light is switched on or the
st eering wheel is turned.
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RAtspeeds between 25 mph(40 km/h )and
45 mph(70 km/h )whent he steering wheel
is turned.
Tr af ficc ircle and intersection function: the
cornering light is acti vatedonb oths ides thro ugh
an eva luation of thec urrent GP Sposition ofthe
ve hicle. It remains activ euntil af tert he vehicle
has lef tthe tra ffic circle or thei ntersection.
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assist
Function of Adaptiv eHighbeam Assist
&
WARNING Risk of accident despite
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assist
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tdoes no trecog‐
niz ethe following road users:
RRo ad user swithout lights, e.g .pedes‐
trians
RRo ad user swithp oor lighting ,e.g.
cyclists
RRo ad user swhosel ighting is obstructed,
e.g .bya barrier
On very rare occasions, Adaptiv eHighbeam
Assis tmayfailto recognize other road users
wit htheir ownlighting, or ma yrecognize
th em tool ate.
In these or similar situations, thea utomatic
high beam is no tdeactivated or is activated
despit ethe presence of other road users.
#Alw ayso bser vethet raffic carefull yand
switc hofftheh igh beam in good time.
System limitations
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tcanno ttak ei nto
account road, weather or traf ficc onditions.
De tection ma yberestricted if:
RVisibility is impaired, fore xamp le in fog,
heavy rain or sno w.
RThereisd irtont he sensor sorthe sensors
ar eo bscured.
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tisonlyan aid. Youa re
re sponsible fora dju sting thev ehicle's lighting to
th ep reva ilingl ight,v isibilitya nd trafficc ondi‐
tions.
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tswitch es automati‐
cally between:
RLo wb eam
RHigh beam
At speeds abo ve19 mp h(30 km/h):
RIf no other road user saredetected, high
bea misa utomatical lyswitched on.
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Windshield wiper and windshield washer
sy stem
Switching thew indshield wiper son/off
1g Windshield wipe rsoff
2Ä Intermittent wiping, normal
3ÅIntermittent wiping, frequent
4°Continuous wiping, slow
5¯Continuous wiping, fast
#Turn thec ombination switc htothe cor rect
position 1-5.
#Sin glew ipe/washing: pushtheb utton on
th ec ombination switc hinthe direction of
ar row 1.
Rí Single wipe
RîWipes wit hwasherf luid
Changing thew indshield wiper blades
&
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th ew indshield wiper sareswitched on
while wiper blades ar ebeing replaced
If th ew indshield wiper sbegin tomo vewhile
yo ua rechanging thew iper blades, youc an
be trapped bythew iper arm.
#Alw ayss witc hoffthew indshield wipers
and thei gnition befor echanging the
wiper blades.
Moving thew iper arms toav ertical position
#Setthe windshield wiper stothe° slow
continuous wiping position on thec ombina‐
tion switch.
#As soon as thew iper arms ar evertical rela‐
tiv etot he hood, switc hoffthei gnition.
Re moving the wiper blades
#Foldthew iper arms away from thew ind‐
shield.
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