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

1Steering wheel gearshif tpaddle →
145
2 Combination switch →
115
3 DIRECT SELECTl ever →
143
4 Displ ay(multimedia sy stem) →
229
5 Start/ Stop button →
135
6 Control panel fort he multimedia sy stem →
229
7 Climat econtrol sy stems →
127
8 Glovebox →
99
9 Hazar dwarning lights →
116
A Stow agec ompartment →
98
B Control element sfor them ultimedia sy stem →
229
C Rear wind ow roller sunblind →
72
D ECO start/ stop function →
141
E ActiveP arking Assist →
189
F Setting thev ehicle le vel →
178G
DYNA MIC SELECT switch →
142
H PASSENGER AIRB AGindicator lamps →
42,
I Cont rolp anel fort he multimedia sy stem →
204
J Adjusts thes teering wheel →
94
K Control panel fort he on-boar dcomputer →
204
L Cruise control le ver →
165
M Unloc kstheh ood →
320
N Elect ricp arkin gb rake →
155
O Light switch →
114
P Control panel for:
Ac tiveS teering Assist →
173
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assist →
201
Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC →
181
Head-up Display →
215
At ag lanc e–C ockpit 7

Extending/retra ctin gthe rear windo wroller
sunblind
& WARNING Risk of entrapment when
ex tending or retracting ther oller sun
blind
Body parts could become entrapped in the
sweep of ther oller sun blind when it is being
ex tende dorr etra cted.
#Make surethat no body parts ar einthe
sweep of ther oller sun blind when it is
being extende dorr etra cted.
#If someone become strapped ,brief ly
pres sthe button again.
The opening or closing process is
brief lystopped. The roller sun blind
th en returns toits startin gposition.
* NO
TEDama gecaused byobjects
#Mak esuret hat ther oller sun blind can
mo vefreely.
#To extend or retract: press button 1.
Side windows
Opening and closing thes ide windo ws
&
WARNING Risk of entrapment when
opening asidew indow
Wheno peningasidew indo w, parts of the
body could be dr awninorb ecome trapped
betwee nthe side windo wand windo wframe.
#When opening ,makes uret hat nobody
is touchingt he side windo w.
#If someone is trapped, release theb ut‐
to ni mmedia tely or pull it in order to
clos ethe side windo wagain.
&
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
whe nclosing asidew indow
Whenc losingasidew indo w, body parts
could be trapped in thec losing area in the
process.
#When closing, mak esuret hat no body
parts ar einthe closing area.
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Opening and closing

roof opens again automaticall y.The automatic
re ve rsef unction is onl yanaid and is no tasub‐
st itut efor your attentiveness.
#When closing, mak esuret hat no body parts
ar eint he closing area.
&
WARNING Risk of entrapment evenw ith
th er eve rsing featur eactive
The reve rsef unction does no treact in partic‐
ular:
Rto soft, light and thin objects, e.g. small
fi ngers
Rove rthe last ãin (4 mm) of thec losing
path
Rduring resetting
This means that ther eve rsef unction cannot
pr eve nt someone from becoming trappe din
th ese situations.
#When closing, mak esuret hat no body
parts ar einthe closing area.
#Release theb utton immediatel yif
somebody becomes trapped.
or
#Brief lypress theb utton in an ydirection
during automatic operation.
The closing process is stopped.
Au tomatic reve rsing function of ther oller
sunblind
If th er eisano bjectobstructin gthe roller sun‐
blind during thec losing process, ther oller sun‐
blind opens again automaticall y.The automatic
re ve rsef unction is onl yanaid and is no tasub‐
st itut efor your attentiveness.
#When closingt heroller sunblind, mak esure
th at no body parts ar eintherang eofm ove‐
ment.
& WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
despite reve rsing function
In particular ,the reve rsing function does not
re act tosoft, light and thin objects, e.g. small
fi ngers.
Thi sm eans that ther eve rsing function can‐
no tp reve nt entrapment in these situations.
#When closing ther oller sunbli nd,m ake
sur ethat no body parts ar eintherange
of mo vement.
#Re lease theb utton immediatel yif
somebody becomes trapped.
or
#Press theb utton in an ydirection during
th ea utomatic closing process.
The closing process is stopped.
Au tomatic features of thes liding sunroof
%
The term "slidings unroof" also refers to the
panoramic sliding sunroof.
By pushing or pulling the3 button, youc an
inter rupt thea utomatic functions: "Rain closing
function when driving" and "Automatic lo wering
fe ature".
Ra in closing function when driving
Ve hicles with apanoramic sliding sunroof: If
it starts torain, ther aised slidings unroof is
automaticall ylowe redw hile thev ehicle is in
motion.
78 Opening and closing

Driving
NotesonM ercedes-AMG vehicles
Obser vethen otes on thef ollowing topics in the
Supplement. Otherwise, youm aynotrecognize
dangers.
RRe ar axle lockin gdiffe re ntial
RAMG Performance exhaus tsystem
RAMG ceramic high-per form anc ecomposite
brak esystem
RRACE START
RDRIFT MODE
RAMG adaptiv esportsuspension sy stem
Switching on thep owe rsupp lyor ignition
using theS tart/ Stopbutton
&
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildren ar eleftu nat tende dint hevehicle,
th ey could:
ROpe ndoors,t hereb yendangering other
persons or road users
RGe tout of thev ehicle and be hit by
oncoming traf fic
ROperat evehicle equipment
In addition, thec hildren could also se tthe
ve hicle in motion, fore xamp le,by:
RRe leasing thep arking brake
RShifting thet ransmission out of park
position j
RStartin gthe engine.
#Ne verlea ve children and animals unat‐
te nde dint hevehicle.
#When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle.
#Ke ep theS martK eyout of ther eac hof
ch ildren.
&
WARNING Risk ofexhaus tgas poisoning
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses suc hascarbon monoxide. Inhaling
th ese exhaus tgases causes poisoning.
#Ne verlea ve thee ngine running in an
encloseds pace without suf ficient venti‐
lation.
& WARNING Risk offire caused byflam‐
mable material on thee xhaust system
Flammable materials brought in byeither ani‐
mals or environmen talinfluences ma yignite
if th ey come int ocontact wi thhotp arts of
th ee ngine or exhaus tsyst em.
#Therefore, checkr egularly that there
ar enof lammable materials in the
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Driving and pa rking

engine compartmentorontheexhaust
sy stem.
Re quirementsRThe SmartK eyis located in thev ehicle and
th ek eybat tery is no tdischar ged.
#To switc hont he powersupp ly:press but‐
to n1 (USA) or 2(Canada )once.
Yo uc an activat ethe windshield wiper ,for
ex ample.
The po wersupp lyis switched of fagain if thef ol‐
lowing condition sareme t:
RYouo pen thed rive r's door.
RYo up ress butto n1 (USA) or 2(Canada)
twice.
#To switc hont he ignition: press button1
(USA) or 2(Canada) twice.
The indicator lamps in thei nstrument clus ter
light up.
The ignition is switched of fagain if one of the
fo llowing condition sismet:
RYo udon otstar tt he vehicle within
15 minutes.
Ve hicles with automatic transmission:
The transmission is in position j.
or
The electric parking brak eisapplied.
RYoup ress butto n1 (USA) or 2(Canada)
once.
St arting the vehicle
Starting the vehicl ewiththes tart/ stop but‐
to n
Requ irements:
RThe SmartK eyis located in thev ehicle and
th eS martK eybatter yisnotdischar ged.
#Shif tthe transmission toposition jori.
#Depress theb rake pedal and push button 1
(USA) or 2(Canada) once.
#Ifth ev ehicle does no tstart:s witc hoffnon-
essential consumer sand press button 1
(USA) or 2(Canada) once.
#Ifth ev ehicle still does no tstart and the
3ODFH WKH .H\ LQ WKH 0DUNHG 6SDFH 6HH
2SHUDWRU
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appear sinthe multifunction display: start
th ev ehicle in emer gency operation mode.
Yo uc an swit chofft he engine while driving by
pressing button 1(USA) or 2(Canada) for
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5

aboutthre es econds. Be sur etoobservethe
saf etyn otes under "Driving instructions".
St arting thev ehicle in eme rgency operation
mode
If th ev ehicle does no tstart and the3ODFH WKH
.H\ LQ WKH 0DUNHG 6SDFH 6HH 2SHUDWRU
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displa ymessag eappear sinthe multifunction
displa y,yo uc an star tt he vehicle in emer gency
operation mode.
#Ensure that mar keds pace 2is em pty.
#Re mo veSmartK ey1 from thek eyring.
#La yS mart Key1 in mar keds pace 2.
The vehicle will star ta fter as hor twhile.
Ifyo ur emo veSmartK ey1 from mar ked
space 2,the engine starts again. Forfur‐
th er vehicle starts ,howe ver,SmartK ey1
mus tbel ocated in mar keds pace 2during
th ee ntir ejourne y.
#Have SmartK ey1 checkedataq ualified
specialis tworks hop.
If th ev ehicle doe snotstar t:
#Lea veSmartK ey1 in mar keds pace 2.
#Depress theb rake pedal and star tt he vehicle
using thes tart/s topb utton.
#Startt he vehicle using thes tart/s topb utton.
% Youc an also switchon thep ower suppl yor
th ei gnition wit hthe start/ stop button.
St arting thev ehicle via Remo teOnline serv‐
ices
Cooling or heating thev ehicle interior before
st arting ajourney
% This function is no tavailable in all countries. If
yo us tart thev ehicle via your smartphone, the
pr ev iousl yselecte dair conditioning setting is
active.
Ensur ethe following befor estartin gt he engine:
RThe legal stipulation sinthe area wher eyour
ve hicle is par keda llowe ngin estartin gv ia
smartphone.
RIt is saf etostartand runt he engine where
yo ur vehicle is par ked.
RThe fuel tank is suff icientlyfilled.
RThe star terb atter yiss ufficiently charge d.
St arting thev ehicle
&
WARNING Risk of crushing or entrap‐
ment duetou nintentional startin goft he
engine
Limbs could be crushed or trapped if the
engine is star tedu nintentionall yduring
service or maintenanc ework.
#Alw ayss ecur ethe engine agains tunin‐
te ntional startin gbefor ecarrying out
maintenance or repair work.
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Driving and pa rking

Requirements:Rpar kposition jis selected.
Rthea nti- thefta larms ystem is no tactivated.
Rthep anic alar misnotactivated.
Rtheh azar dwarning lightsa reswitched off.
Rtheh ood is closed.
Rthed oor sareclosed and loc ked.
Rthew indo wsand slidings unroof ar eclosed.
#Startt he vehicle using thes martphone:Rafte re very vehicle start, thee ngine runs for
te nm inutes.
Ryo uc an car ryout amaximum of tw oconsec‐
utiv estartin ga ttem pts.
Ryo uc an stop thev ehicle again at an ytime.
Rfur ther information can be found inthe
smartphone app.
Securing thee ngine agains tstarting be fore
car rying out maintenance or repair work:
#Switc hont he hazar dwarning lights.
or
#Un loc kthe doors. or
#Open
aside windo worthe sliding sunroof.
Running-in no tes
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: observethe no tesi n
th eS upplement .Otherwise, youm aynotrecog‐
niz ed angers.
To preser vethee ngine during thef irst
1, 000 miles( 1,500 km):
Rdriv eatv arying road speeds and engine
speeds.
Rdriv eind rive program Cor E.
Rchang egear befor ethe revc ounter needlei s
Ô ofthew aytother ed area of ther ev coun‐
te r.
Rdo no tshif td ow nag ear manuall yinorder to
brake.
Rav oid overstraining thev ehicle, e.g. driving at
full thro ttle.
Rve hicles with automatic transmission: do
no td epress thea ccelerator pedal be yond the
pressur epoint (kickdown).
Ronlyincrease thee ngine speed gradually and
accelerat ethe vehicle tofull speeda fter
1, 000 miles( 1,500 km).
This also applie swhent he engine or parts of the
driv etra in ha vebeen replaced.
Please also obser vethef ollowing running-in
no tes:
RIn cer tain drivinga nd drivings afet ys ystems,
th es ensor sadjus tautomatically while acer‐
tai nd ista nc eisd rive na fter thev ehicle has
been delivered or af terr epairs. Full sy stem
ef fectivenes sisnotachie vedu ntil thee nd of
th is teach-in process.
RBrak epads, brak ediscsa nd tires that are
either ne worhaveb een replaced onl yach‐
ie ve optimum braking ef fect and grip af ter
se veralh undred kilom et
er sofd riving. Com‐
pensat efor ther educed brak

ing effect by
applying greater forc etot he brak epedal.
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7

Non-combustedf uel ma ygetintot he cata‐
lytic con verter.
#Onl ydepress thea ccelera torp edal
slightl y.
#Have thec ause rectifie dimmediately at
aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Limited braking ef fect on salt-treate droads:
Rdue tosalt build-up on theb rake discs and
brak elining, theb raking dis tance can
increase conside rably or result in braking
onl yono ne side.
Rmaintain amuchg reater saf edista nce tothe
ve hicle in front.
To preve nt salt build-up:
Rbrak eoccasionally whil epayinga ttention to
th et raffic conditions.
Rcarefull ydepress theb rake pedal at thee nd
of thej ourne yand when startin gthe next
journe y.
ECOstart/s topf unction
Opera tingthe EC Ostart/ stopfunction
Mercedes -AMG vehicles: observethe no tesi n
th eS upplement .Otherwise, youm aynotrecog‐
niz ed angers.
The engine is au tomatical lyswitched of fifthe
fo llowing condition sareme t:
RYoub rake thev ehicle toas tandstil lintrans‐
mission position hori.
RAll vehicle conditions forana utomatic
engine stop ar emet.
The è symbol appear sinthe multifunction
displa ywhen thev ehicle is stationar y.
The engine is restar teda utomatically if:
RYour elease theb rake pedal in transmission
position hwhen theH OLD function is not
active.
RYo us hiftfromt ransmission position j.
RYoue ngaget ransmission position hork.
RYoud epress thea ccelerator pedal
RYouc hang ethe vehicle le vel.
RAn automatic engin estart is necessar y.
If th ee ngine wasswitched of fbythe EC Ostart/
st op function and youl eave thev ehicle, awarn‐
ing tone sounds. The 9HKLFOH2SHUDWLRQDO6 ZLWFK
WKH ,JQLWLR Q2II %HIRUH ([LWLQJ displaymessage
also appear sinthe multifunction displa y.Ifyo u
do no tswitc hoffthei gnition ,the ignition is
automatically switched of fafter one minu te.
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Driving and pa rking

Electric parking brake
Electric parking brak efunction (app lying
automatically)
& WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If yo ul eave children unaccompanied in the
ve hicle, they ma ybea bletos etthev ehicle in
motion, fore xamp leby:
RRe leasing thep arking brake.
RShifting thet ransmission out of park
position j.
RStartin gthe engine.
In addition, they ma yoperat evehicle equip‐
ment.
#Ne verlea ve children and animals unat‐
te nde dint hevehicle.
#When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle.
The electric parking brak eisapplied if thet rans‐
mission is in position jand one of thef ollow‐
ing condition sisfulfilled:
RThe engin eisswitched off.
RThe seat belt tongueisn otinser tedint he
seat belt buckle of thed rive r's seat and the
driver's door is opened.
% Toprev ent application: pull theh andle of the
electric parking brake.
In thef ollowing situations, thee lectric parking
brak eisa lso engaged:
RActiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONICisb ringing
th ev ehicle toas tandstill.
RThe HOL Dfunction is keeping thev ehicle sta‐
tionar y.
RActiveP arking Assis tiskeeping thev ehicle
st ationar y.
This is onl ythe case if one of thef ollowing con‐
ditions is also fulfilled:
RThe engine is switched off.
RThe seat belt tongueisn otinser tedint he
seat belt buckle of thed rive r's seat and the
driver's door is opened.
RTher eisas ystem malfunction.
RThe po wersupply is insuf ficient.
RThe vehicle is stationar yfor alengt hyperiod.
When thee lectric parking brak eisapplied, the
F (USA) or !(Canada) indicator lamp
lights up in thei nstrument clus ter.
The electric parking brak eisnotautomatically
applied if thee ngine is switched of fbythe ECO
st art/ stop function.
Electric parking brak efunction (releasing
automatically)
The electric parking brak eisreleased when the
fo llowing condition sarefulfilled:
RThe engin eisrunning.
RThes eatb eltt ongue is inser tedi nt othe seat
belt buckle of thed rive r's seat.
RThe transmission is in position hork and
yo ud epress thea ccelera torp edalory ou
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Further displa yson them ultifunction display:
Z Gearshif
trecommendatio n(
→page146)
ë ActiveP arking Assis tactivated
(
→pag e189)
é Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC deactivated
(
→page 181)
¯ Cruis
econtrol (
→page 164)
ç ActiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONIC
(
→pa ge 166)
è ActiveS teering Assis t(
→page172)
è ECO
start/ stop function (
→pag e140)
ë HOLD function (
→pag
e175)
_ Ad
aptiv eHighbeam Assis t(
→page117)
Ve hicles with Traf ficS ign Assis t:de tected
instructions and traf fics igns (
→page 195).
Ad justin gthe in stru men tlighting
#Tu rn brightness control 1up or down.
The lightin gofthe Instrument Displa yand in
th ec ontrol element sinthevehicle interior is
adjus ted.
Menus and submenus
Fu nctions in theS ervice menu of theo n-
boar dcompu ter
On-boar dcomputer:
,6HUYLFH
#To select thef unction: swipe upwards or
down wardsont he left-hand Touc hC ontrol.
#Press thel eft-hand Touc hC ontrol.
Fu nctions in the6HUYLFH menu:
RMessagememor y(→page396)
R7LUHV:
-Checking tir epressur ewitht he tir epres‐
sur em onitoring sy stem (→pag e360)
-Restartin gthe tir epressur emonitoring
sy stem(→pag e361)
R$66<67 3/86:C alling upthes ervice due
dat e(→pag e319)
Instru ment Displa yand on-boar dcomputer 207