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

Protecting thee nvironment
+ENVIRONMENTAL NOTEEnvironmental
damage duetooperating conditions and
personal driving style
The pollutant emission of your vehicle is
directl yrelated tothew ay yo uoperat eyour
ve hicle.
Yo uc an help toprotect thee nvironmentb y
operating your vehicle in an environmentally
re sponsible manner .Please obser vethef ol‐
lowing recommendations on ope rating condi‐
tions and pe rsonal driving style.
Operating conditions:
#Mak esuret hat thet irep ressur eisc or‐
re ct.
#Do no tcarry anyu nnecessar yweight
(e.g. roof luggag eracks once youn o
longe rneed them).
#Ad her etot he service inter vals.
Ar egularly serviced vehicle will contri b‐
ut etoe nvironmenta lprotection.
#Alw aysh ave service workcar ried out at
aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Pe rsonal driving style:
#Do no tdepress thea ccelera torp edal
when startin gthe engine.
#Do no twarmupt he engine while the
ve hicle is stationar y.
#Drivecarefully and maintai nasuita ble
di st anc efromt hevehicle in front.
#Av oid frequent, sudden acceleration
and braking.
#Chang egear in good time and use each
ge ar only uptoÔ of its maximum
engine speed.
#Switc hoffthee ngine in stationar ytraf‐
fi c, e.g. byusingt he ECOstart/s top
function.
#Driv einaf uel-efficient manne r.
Environmental issues and recommendations:
It is recommended that your e-use or recycle
materials ins tead of jus tdisposingoft hem. The
releva nt environmental guideline sand regu‐
lations ser vetoprotect thee nvironmenta nd
mus tbes trictlyo bserved.
Mercedes-Benz GenuineParts
+ENVIRONMEN TALN OTEEnvironmental
damage causedbynotu sing recycled
re conditione dcomponents
Daimle rAGoffer sr ecycled reconditioned
components and part switht he same quality
as ne wparts .The same entitlementf romt he
Limited Warrant yisv alid as forn ew parts.
#Use recycle dreconditioned compo‐
nents and parts from Daimler AG.
Gene raln otes 19

Aperso nont he front passenger seat must
obser vethef ollowing information:
RFasten seat belts cor rectl y.
RSit in an almos tupright seat position wi th
th eir bac kagains tthe seat backrest.
RSit wit htheir feet resting on thef loor ,ifp os‐
sible.
Otherwise, thef ront passenger air bag ma ybe
deactivated bymis take ,for example in thef ol‐
lowing situations:
RThe front passenger transfer stheir weight by
supporting themselves on avehicle armrest.
RThe front passenger sits in suc hawaythat
th eir weight is raised from thes itting sur‐
fa ce.
&
WARNING Risk of injury or deathdueto
deactivated front passenger airbag
If th eP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FFindicator
lam pisl it,the front passenger airbag is disa‐
bled. It will no tbedeployedint heeve nt of
an accident and canno tperform its intended
pr otectiv efunction.
Ap erson in thef ront passenger seat could
th en, fore xamp le, com eintoc ontact wi th
th ev ehicle interior ,especially if thep erson is
sitting tooc lose tothec ockpit.
If th ef ront passenger seat is occupied,
alw ayse nsur ethat:
RThe classification of thep erson in the
front passenger seatisc orrect and the
front passenger airbag is enabled or disa‐
bledina ccordance wit hthe person in the
front passenger seat.
RThe front passenger seath as been moved
as farb ackasp ossible.
RThe person is seated cor rectl y.
#Ensure ,bothb efor eand during thej our‐
ne y,that thes tatus of thef ront
passenger airbag is cor rect.
Fu nction of theP ASSE NGER AIR BAGi ndica‐
to rlamps
Sy stem self-te st
When thei gnition is switched on, asystems elf-
te st is per form ed during whic hthe two
PA SSENGER AIR BAGONa nd OFFi ndicator
lamps light up simultaneousl y.
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Occupant saf ety

&WARNING Risk offata linjur ydue to
ex posur etoextreme heat or coldint he
ve hicle
If people –particularly children –are
ex posed toextreme heat or col dovera n
ex tende dperio doft ime,ther eisar isk of
inju ryor eve nfatal injur y.
#Neverlea ve anyone –p articularly chil‐
dren –unat tende dint hevehicle.
&
WARNING Risk of burn swhen thec hild
seat is exposed todirect sunlight
If th ec hild restra int sy stem is exposed to
direct sunlight or heat, parts could heat up.
Children could suf ferb urns from these parts,
particularly on me tallic parts of thec hild
re stra int sy stem.
#Alw aysm akes uret hat thec hild
re stra int sy stem is no texposedt o
direct sunlight.
#Pr otect it wit hablanket,for example.
#Ifth ec hild restra int sy stem has been
ex posed todirect sunlight ,allowitt o
cool befor esecuri ngachild int oit.
#Ne verlea ve children unatte ndedint he
ve hicle.
The use of seat belts and child restra int sy stems
is requ ired bylawi n:
RAll 50 states
RThe U.S. territories
RThe District of Columbia
RAll Canadian pr ovinces
All child restra int sy stems mus tmeetthe follow‐
ing standards:
RU. S. Federal Mo torV ehicle Saf etyS tandards
21 3a nd 225
RCanadian Mo torV ehicle Saf etyS tandards
21 3a nd 210.2
Yo uc an obtain fur ther information about the
cor rect child restra int sy stem from any
Mercedes-Benz Service Center. To
impr oveprotection forc hildren younger than
12 yearso ld or unde r5ft(1.50 m) in height,
Mercedes-Ben zrecommends youo bserv ethe
fo llowing information:
ROnl ysecur echildren using achild restra int
sy stem whic hisappropriat etothe height,
ag ea nd weight of thec hild and suitable for
Mercedes-Benzv ehicles. Be suretoobserve
th ei nstruction sfor cor rect us eoft hechild
re stra int sy stem.
RAlw aysi ns tallac hild restra int sy stem on a
re ar seat if possible.
ROnly usethef ollowing securing sy stems for
ch ild restra int sy stems:
-th es eat belt sy stem
-th eL ATCH -type (ISOFIX)m ounting brack‐
et s
-th eT op Tether anchorages
RThe manufacturer's ins tallation instructions
fo rt he child restra int sy stem.
RThe warning labels in thev ehicle interior and
on thec hild restra int sy stem.
Occupant saf ety 47

&WARNING Risk of injury or deathcaused
by incor rect ins tallation of thec hild
re stra int sy stem
If th ec hild restra int sy stem is incor rectly
ins talled on asuitable seatin gposition, it
canno tperform its intended pr otectiv efunc‐
tion.
The child canno tberestrained in thee vent of
an accident, heavy braking or asudde n
ch ang eofd irection.
#Alwaysc ompl ywitht he manufacturer's
ins tallation instructions fort he child
re stra int sy stem and its cor rect use.
#Make surethat thee ntir ebase of the
ch ild restra int sy stem alw aysr ests on
th es itting sur face of thes eat.
#Neverp lace objects under or behind
th ec hild restra int sy stem, e.g. cush‐
ions.
#Alw aysu sechild restra int sy stems with
th eo riginal co verd esigned fort hem.
#Alw aysr eplace damaged co vers with
ge nuine co vers.
&
WARNING Risk of accident caused by
incor rectl yins talled child restra int sys‐
te ms
If th ec hild restra int sy stem is no tcorrectly
ins talled or secured, it could release in the
ev ent of an accident, sudden braking or a
sudden chang eind irection.
The child restra int sy stem could be flung
arounda nd hitvehicle occupants. This poses
an increased risk of injur yorevenf atal
injur y.
#Alwaysi ns tallch ild restra int sy stems
cor rectl y,eve nw henn otin use.
#Alw aysc ompl ywitht he child restra int
sy stem manufacturer's ins tallation
instructions.
& WARNING Risk of injury or deathcaused
by theu se of damaged child restra int
sy stems
Child restra int sy stems or their retainin gsys‐
te ms that ha vebeen subjec tedtoal oad in
an accidentm aythen no tbea bletoper form
th eir intended pr otectiv efunction.
The child canno tberestrained in thee vent of
an accident, heavy braking or asudde n
ch ang eofd irection.
#Alwaysr eplace child restra int sy stems
immediatel ythat ha vebeen damaged or
in vo lved in an accident.
#Ha ve thes ecuring sy stems fort he child
re stra int sy stems checkedataq ualified
specialis tworks hop befor einstalling a
ch ild restra int sy stem again.
Ab oos ters eat ma ybenecessar ytoachieve
proper seat belt positioning forc hildren over
40 lbs (1 8kg) in weight or until they reac ha
heightw hereat hree-point seat belt can be fitted
proper lywithout aboos ters eat.
The following no tesm ustbeo bserved:
RWhen ins talling achild restra int sy stem on
th ef ront passenger seat, thei nformation on
ins talling achild restra int sy stem on thef ront
passenger seat (
→pag e53).
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Occupant saf ety

%Vehicles with automatic transmission: if
th ea utomatic transmission cannot be shif‐
te dtop osition i,ort he multifunction dis‐
pla yint he instrument clus terd oes no tshow
anything, ha vethev ehicle transpor ted
aw ay(
→pag e348). Atow ing vehicle wit hlift‐
ing equipment is requiredforv ehicle trans‐
por tation.
* NO
TEDama gedue to to wing away at
exc essively high speeds or over long dis‐
ta nces
The driv etra in could be damaged when tow‐
ing at excessively high speeds or over long
dis tances.
#At ow ing speed of 30 mph(50 km/h)
mus tnotbe exc eeded.
#Atow ing dis tance of 30 miles (50 km)
mus tnotbe exc eeded.
&
WARNING Risk of accident whe ntow ing
av ehicle whic histoo heavy
If th ev ehicle being tow- star tedort owed
aw ay is heavier than thep ermissible gross
mass of your vehicle, thef ollowing situations
can occur:
RThe towing eyem aybecome de tach ed.
RThe vehicle/trailer combination may
swer veoreve noverturn.
#If ano ther vehicle is tow- star tedo r
to we da way,its weight mus tnotexc eed
th ep ermissible gross mass of your ow n
ve hicle.
Ifav ehicle mus tbetow-sta rted or towe da way,
its weight mus tnotexc eed thep ermissible gross
mass of thet ow ing vehicle.
#Information on thep ermissible gross mass of
th ev ehicle can be found on thev ehicle iden‐
tification plate.
#Ve hicles with automatic transmission: do
no to pen thed rive r's door or front passenger
door ,otherwise thea utomatic transmission
automaticall yshifts toposition j.
#Installth et ow ing eye(→pag e350).
#Attach thet ow bar.
* NO
TEDama gedue toincor rect connec‐
tion
#Onl yconnect thet ow ro pe or towb arto
th et ow ing eyes.
#Deactivat ethe automatic locking mechanism
(→pag e64).
#Do no tactivat ethe HOLD function.
#Deactivat eActiv eBrake Assi st(→pag e164).
#Ve hicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe automatic transmission toposition
i.
#Re lease thee lectric parking brake.
Breakdown assis tance 34
7

#Observethel oad rating of thet ires.
#The load rating must be at leasthalf the
permissible axle load of thev ehicle.
#Nevero verload thet ires by exc eeding
th em aximum load.
The Tire and Loading Info rmatio nplacar diso n
th eB -pillar on thed rive r's side of thev ehicle.
1Tire and Loading Info rmatio nplacard
%
The dat ashown in thei mag eise xamp le
data.
The Tire and Loading Info rmatio nplacar dshows :
RMaximum number of seats 2according to
th em aximum number of people permitted to
tr ave lint hevehicle.
RMaximum permissible load 3comprises the
gros sweight of all vehicle occupants, load
and luggage.
RRe commended tir epressures 1forc old
tires. The recommended tir epressures are
va lid fort he maximum permissible load and
up tothem aximum permissible vehicle
speed.
Please also no te:
RInformation on permissible weightsa nd loads
on thev ehicle identification plate
(
→pag e386).
RInformation on tir epressur eont he tirepres‐
sur etable (→pag e357).
Fu rther related subjects:
RDe term inin gthe maximum permissible load
(→pag e362)
RNotesont irep ressur e(→page356)
Determ ining them aximum permissible load
The following steps ha vebeen de veloped as
re qu ired of all manufacturer sunder Title 49,
Code of U.S. Federal Regulations, Part57 5, pur‐
suant tothe" Na tional Traf fica nd Mo torV ehicle
Saf etyA ct of 1966".
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Wheels and tires

#Step1:loca tethes tatement" The combined
we ight of occupant sand cargo should ne ver
exc eed XXX kgor XXX lbs." ("The combined
we ight of occupant sand cargo should ne ver
exc eed XXX kgor XXX lbs.") on your vehicle's
Ti re and Loading Info rmatio nplacard.
#Ste p2:de term ine thec ombined weight of
th ed rive ra nd passenger sthat will be tra vel‐
ing in your vehicle.
#Ste p3:subtract thec ombined weight of the
driver and passenger sfromX XXkgor
XXX lbs.
#Ste p4:th er esulting figur eequals thep er‐
missible cargo and luggag eload capacity .For
ex ample: If "XXX"e quals 1400 lbs and there
ar ef iveo ccupantsiny ourvehicle wit ha
we ight of 150lbs each, them aximum cargo
and luggag eload capacity is 650 lbs (1400 -
75 0(5x1 50)= 650 lbs).
#Step5:de term ine thec ombined weight of
luggag eand cargo that thev ehicle will be
car rying. Fors afet yr easons, this we ight may
no ts afel yexceed thea vailable cargo and lug‐
ga ge load capacity calculated in step 4. Even if
youh avec alculated thet otal load care‐
full y,yo us hould still mak esuret hat them axi‐
mum permissible gross mass and them aximum
permissible axle load of your vehicle ar enot
exc eeded. De tails can be found on thev ehicle
identification plate.
#Ha ve your loaded vehicle –including driver,
occupants and load –weighed on avehicle
we ighbridge.
The measured values ma ynotexc eed the
maximu mpermissible values stated on the
ve hicle identification plate.
Fu rther related subjects:
RCalculation example ford eterminingt he max‐
imum load (→pag e363)
RTire and Loading Info rmatio nplacard
(→pag e361)
RTire pressur etable (→pag e357)
RVehicle identification plate
Calculation example ford eter mi ning the
ma ximum load
The following table sho wsexamples of ho wto
calculat etotal and load capacities wit hvarying
seatin gconfigurations and dif fere nt numbe rs
and sizes of occupants. The following examples
use amaximum load of 1500 lbs (680 kg).This
is fori llustratio npurposes on ly.Mak esure
yo ua reusingt he actual load limit fory our vehi‐
cle stated on your vehicle's Tire and Loading
Info rmatio nplacar d(
→page361).
The higher thew eight of all theo ccupants, the
smaller them aximum load forl ug gage .
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Step1
Example 1E xamp le 2
Combine dmaximum weight of occupant sand
load (dat afromt heTire and Loading Info rmation
placard) 15
00 lbs (680 kg)1 500 lbs (680kg)
Ste p2
Example 1E xamp le 2
Numb er of people in thev ehicle (driver and
occupants) 51
Distribution of theo ccupantsF ront:2
Re ar:3 Fr
ont :1
We ight of occupant sO ccupant 1:150lbs (68 kg)
Occupant 2: 180lbs (82 kg)
Occupant 3: 160lbs (7 3kg)
Occupant 4: 140lbs (63 kg)
Occupant 5: 120lbs (5 4kg) Occupant 1: 200 lbs (9
1kg)
To talw eight of all occupant s7 50 lbs (340kg)2 00 lbs (91kg)
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Step3
Example 1E xamp le 2
Pe rm issible load (maximum grossvehicle weight
ra ting from theT irea nd Loading Info rmation
placar dminus theg ross we ight of all occupants) 15
00 lbs (680 kg)Ò 75 0lbs (340 kg)=7 50 lbs
(340 kg) 15
00 lbs (680 kg)Ò 200 lbs (9 1kg)= 1 300 lbs
(589 kg)
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%The dat ashown in thei mag eise xamp le
data.
The TIN is aunique identification number to
identify tires and comprises thef ollowing:
RDO T(Department of Transport ation):tire
symbol mar ks1 indicatin gthat thet ire
complies wit hthe requ irements of theU S
Departmen tofTranspor tation.
RManufacturer identi fication code: manu‐
fa cturer identification code 2contains
de tails of thet irem anufacturer .New tires
ha ve ac odew itht wo symbols. Retreaded
tires ha veac odew ithf our symbols .Further
information on retreade dtires (
→page 374).
RTire size: identifier 3describes thet ire
size.
RTi re type code: tiret ypec ode 4can be
used bythem anufacturer as acode to
describe specific characteristic softhe tire.
RManufacturing date: manufacturing date
5 prov ides informatio nabout thea geof a
tire. The 1s tand 2nd position srepresent the
calenda rweek and the3 rdand 4t hpositions
st at et he year of manufactur e(e.g. "3208"
re present sthe 32nd week of 2008).
Information on them aximum tir eload
%
The dat ashown in thei mag eise xamp le
data.
Maximum tir eload 1isthem aximum permissi‐
ble weight forw hich thet ireisa pprove d.
Do no toverload thet ires by ex ceeding thes peci‐
fi ed load limit. The maximum permissible load
can be found on thev ehicle's Tire and Loading
Info rmatio nplacar dont he B-pillar on thed riv‐
er's side (
→pag e361).
Specifications form aximum tir epress ure
%
The da tashown in thei mag eise xamp le
data.
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