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

Atag lance .................................................... 6
Cockpit ........................................................... 6
Overvie wofwarning and indicator lamps ...... .8
Overhead contro lpanel ................................ 12
Doorc ontrol panel and sea tadjustment ....... 14
Emergencies and breakdowns ...................... 16
DigitalOperato r'sM anua l........................ .18
Callin gupt he Digital Operator's Manual ...... 18
Generalnotes ............................................. 19
Pr otecting thee nvironment. ......................... 19
Mercedes-BenzG enuineParts ....................... 19
Operator's Manual ........................................2 0
Service and vehicle operation ....................... 21
Operating saf ety. .......................................... 22
Declarat ionofc onformity forw ireless
ve hicle components. ....................................2 3
Diagnost ics connection ................................ 24
Qualified specialis tworks hop ....................... 25
Cor rect us eoft hevehicle ............................2 5
Problems wit hyour vehicle ........................... 25
Re portin gsafet yd efects .............................. .25
Limited Warrant y......................................... .26 QR codes
fort he rescue car d....................... 26
Ve hicle dat astorage .....................................2 6
Copyright .. .................................................... 29
Occupant safety......................................... 31
Re stra int sy stem .......................................... .31
Seatb elts ..................................................... 33
Airbag s......................................................... 38
PRE-SAFE
®sy stem ....................................... 45
Children in thev ehicle ................................. .46
No tesonp etsint hevehicle .........................5 6
Opening and closing.................................. 57
SmartK ey...................................................... 57
Doors ............................................................ 62
Tr unk ............................................................ 65
Ro ller sun blinds .......................................... .71
Sid ew indo ws ................................................ 72
Sliding sunroof .............................................. 76
Anti-thef tprotection .................................... .81
Seats and stowing .................................... .83
No tesont he cor rect driver's seatp osition ... 83Seats ............................................................
84
St eering wheel ............................................. .93
Using them emor yfunction .......................... 96
St ow agea reas .............................................. 97
Cup holder .................................................. 105
Ashtr ayand cigar ette lighter ...................... .106
Soc kets ....................................................... 107
Wi reless chargingoft he mobile phone
and connection wit hthe exterior antenna ... 110
Ins talling or removing thef loor mats ........... 112
Light and visibility .................................... 114
Exterio rlighting ........................................... 114
Interior lighting ............................................ 118
Wi ndshield wipe rand windshield washer
sy stem ........................................................ 120
Mir rors ........................................................ 122
Operating thes un visor s............................. 125
Infrared reflectiv ewindshield ..................... .125
Climat econtrol ......................................... 127
Overvie wofclimatecontro lsystems ......... .127
Operating thec limat econtrol sy stem ......... 128
2
Conte nts

Drivingand pa rking ................................. 134
Driving ........................................................ 134
DY NA MIC SELECT switc h............................1 42
Au tomatic transmission .............................. 143
Re fueling ..................................................... 147
Pa rking ...................................................... .149
Driving and driving saf etys ystems .............. 157
Instrument Displa yand on-board
compu ter.................................................. 203
Instrument Displ ayove rview. .................... .203
Overvie wofthe buttons on thes teering
wheel ......................................................... .204
Operating theo n-boar dcomputer .............. 204
Setting thea dditional value rang e. ............. 206
Overvie wofdispl ay sont he multifunc‐
tion displa y................................................ .206
Ad justing thei nstrument lighting ............... .207
Menus and submenus ................................ 207
Head-up Displa y.......................................... 214
Vo ice Control Sy stem ............................... 216
No tesono perating saf ety. .......................... 216
Operation ....................................................2 16Using
theV oice Control Sy stem ef fec‐
tively ........................................................... 218
Essentia lvoice commands .......................... 218
Multimedia sy stem .................................. 229
Overvie wand operation .............................. 229
Sy stem settings .......................................... 237
Na vigation .................................................. 249
Te lephone. .................................................. 273
Online and Interne tfunctions ..................... 289
Media ......................................................... 296
Ra dio .......................................................... 308
Sound .........................................................3 16
Maintenanceand care............................. 319
ASS YSTP LUSs ervice inter vald ispla y......... 319
Engine compartment .................................. 320
Cleaning and car e....................................... 326
Breakdown assistance ............................334
Emergency .................................................. 334
Fla ttire. ...................................................... 334
Batter y(vehicle) ......................................... 340 To
ws tartin gort owing away ....................... 345
Electrica lfuses ........................................... 350
Wheel sand tires ...................................... 354
No tesonn oise or unusualh andlingchar‐
acteristic s................................................... 35 4
Re gular checking of wheels and tires ......... 354
No tesons nowc hains ................................ 355
Ti re pressur e............................................. .356
Loading thev ehicle .....................................3 61
Ti re labeling ................................................ 366
Definition of term sfor tires and loading ..... 372
Changingaw heel........................................ 374
Te ch nical data .......................................... 384
No tesont echnical dat a.............................. 384
Ve hicle electronics .....................................3 84
Ve hicle identification plate, VIN and
engine number ...........................................3 86
Operating fluids .. ........................................ 388
Ve hicle dat a................................................ 394
Contents 3

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

*NO
TEImpairment of theo perating ef fi‐
ciency of ther estraint sy stems from
ins talling accessories or from repair sor
we lding
Airbags, Emer gency Tensioning Devices, as
we ll as control unit sand sensor sfor the
re stra int sy stems, ma ybeinstalled in thef ol‐
lowing areas of your vehicle:
RDoors
RDoor pillars
RDoors ills
RSeats
RCockpit
RInstrument clus ter
RCente rconsole
#Do no tins tall accessories suc hasaudio
sy stems in these areas.
#Do no tcarry out repair sorw elding.
#Have accessori esretrofitted at aquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop.
Yo uc ould je opardizet he operating saf etyofy our
ve hicle if youu se parts ,tires and wheelsasw ell
as accessories releva nt tosaf etyw hichh ave not
been appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz. Saf ety-re le‐
va nt sy stems, e.g. theb rake system, ma ymal‐
function .Onlyu se Mercedes-Benz GenuineParts
or parts of equal quality. Onlyuse tires, wheels
and accessor yparts that ha vebeen specifically
appr ovedfor your vehicle model.
Mercedes-BenzG enuineParts aresubject to
st rict qualityc ontrol. Eac hparth as been spe‐
ciall ydeve loped, manufactured or selecte dfor
Mercedes-Benzv ehicles andfine-tuned fort hem.
Therefore, onl yMercedes-Benz GenuineParts
should be used.
Mor ethan 300,000 dif fere nt Mercedes-Benz
GenuineParts ar eavailable forM ercedes-Benz
models.
All au thorized Mercedes-Benz Center smaintain
as upply of Mercedes-Benz GenuineParts for
necessary service and repair work.Ina ddition,
st ra tegically located parts-deliver ycenter spro‐
vide forq uic ka nd reliable parts service. Alw
ayss pecify thev ehicle identification number
(VIN) (→pag e386) when ordering Mercedes-
Benz GenuineParts.
Operator's Manual
This Operator's Manual describes all models and
all standar dand optional equipment available for
yo ur vehicle at thet ime of this Opera tor's Man‐
ua lgoing topress. Countr y-specific dif fere nces
ar ep ossible. No tethat your vehicle ma ynotbe
equipped wit hallfe atures descri bed. This also
applies tosaf ety-re leva nt sy stems and functions.
Therefore, thee quipment on your vehicle may
dif ferf romt hat in thed escription sand illustra‐
tions.
The original pur chase contract documentation
fo ry our vehicle contains alistofa ll ofthes ys‐
te ms in your vehicle.
Should youh ave anyq uestion sconcerning
equipment and operation, please consult an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
The Operator's Manual and Maintenanc eBooklet
ar ei mp ortant documents and shoul dbekeptin
th ev ehicle.
20
General no tes

&WARNING Risk offire due toflammable
materials on ho tparts of thee xhaust
sy stem
Flammable material suc hasleaves, grass or
twigs ma yignit eift heyc ome int ocontact
wi th hotp arts of thee xhaust system.
#When driving on unpa vedr oads or off-
ro ad, regular lych eckt he vehicle under‐
side.
#Re mo vetrappe dplants or other flam‐
mable material.
#If th er eisd amage, consult aqualified
specialis tworks hop immediately.
* NO
TEDama getothev ehicle
Damag etothevehicle ma yoccur in thef ol‐
lowing cases:
Rth ev ehicle becomes grounded, e.g. on a
high curb or an unpa vedr oad.
Rthev ehicle is driven toof asto vera n
obs tacle ,e.g. acurb ,speed bump or pot‐
hole.
Rah eavy object strike st he underbody or
ch assis components.
In situations suc hasthis,theb ody ,the
underbody ,chassi scomponents, wheels or
tires coul dbedamaged without thed amage
being visible. Components damaged in this
wa yc an unexpec tedly fail or ,int he case of
an accident, no longer withs tand thes train
th ey ared esigned to.
If th eu nderbody paneling is damaged, flam‐
mable materials suc hasleaves, grass or
twigs can gather between theu nderbody and
th eu nderbody paneling. These materials may
ignit eift heyc ome int ocontact wi thhot
parts on thee xhaust system.
#Ha ve thev ehicle checkeda nd repaired
immediatel yataqualified specialist
wo rkshop.
or
#If driving saf etyisi mpaired while con‐
tinuing your journe y,pull over and stop
th ev ehicle immediatel y,paying atten‐
tion toroad and traf ficc onditions ,and
contact aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Declaration of conformity forw ireles svehi‐
cle components
USA: "The wireless devices of this vehicle com‐
ply wit hPart15oft he FCC Rules. Operation is
subject tothef ollowing tw oconditions: 1) These
device smaynotc ause harmful inter fere nce, and
2) These device smusta ccep tany inter fere nce
re ceive d, includin ginter fere nce that ma ycause
undesired operation .Change sorm odifications
no te xpressly appr ovedbyt he party responsible
fo rc ompliance could void theu ser's authority to
operat ethe equipment."
Canada: "The wireless devices of this vehicle
compl ywithI ndustr yCanada license-e xemp t
RSS standard(s). Operatio nissubject tothef ol‐
lowing tw oconditions: (1) These device smay
no tc ause inter fere nce, and (2) These devices
General no tes 23

If NHTSAreceive ssimilar complaints, it may
open an in vestigation ,and if it finds that as afet y
defect exists in agroup ofvehicles, it ma yorder
ar ecall and remedy campaign. Ho wever,NHT SA
canno tbecome in volved in individual problems
between you, your dealer ,orMercedes-Benz
US A,LLC.
To contact NHT SA,you ma ycall theV ehicle
Saf etyH otline toll-f reeat1 -888-327-4236
(TT Y:1-800-424-9 153) (inside theU SA); go to
http://www.safercar.gov; or writ eto:Ad minis‐
trator ,NHTSA ,400 Se venthS treet, SW.,Wa sh‐
ington, DC 20590, US A.
Fu rther information on vehicle saf etyc an be
fo und at :http://w ww.safercar.g ov
LimitedWarranty
* NO
TEDama getothev ehicle arising
from violation of these operating instruc‐
tions.
Damag etothevehicle can arise from viola‐
tion of these operating instructions.
This damag eisnotcoverede ither bythe
Mercedes-Benzi mplied warrant yorbyt he
New‑ or Used- Vehicle Warrant y.
#Followt he instructions in these operat‐
ing instruction sonproper operation of
yo ur vehicle as well as on possible vehi‐
cle damage.
QR codes fort he rescue card
The QR code is secured in thef uel filler flap and
on theo pposit eside on theB -pillar .Intheeve nt
of an accident, rescue services can use theQ R
code toquickl yfind thea ppropriat erescue card
fo ry our vehicle. The cur rent rescue car dcon‐
ta ins them ostimp ortant informatio nabout your
ve hicle in acompact form ,e.g. ther outing of the
electric lines.
Fu rther information can be obtained at http://
www.mercedes-benz.de/qr-code.
Ve hicl edata storage
Information from electronic control units
Yo ur vehicle is equipped wit helectronic contro l
units. Some of these ar enecessar yfor thes afe
operation of your vehicle, while some assis tyou
when driving (driver assis tance sy stems). In
addition, your vehicle pr ovides con venience and
enter tainment functions, whic harealso made
possible byelectronic control units.
Elect ronic control units contai ndatam emories
whic hcan temp orarily or permanently store
te ch nica linformatio nabout thev ehicle's operat‐
ing status ,component loads, mainte nance
re qu irements and tech nica levents or malfunc‐
tions.
In general ,this information documents thes tate
of ac omponent part, amodule, asystemort he
sur roundings, fore xamp le:
Roperatin gstatuses of sy stem components
(e.g. fluid leve ls, batter ystatus ,tirep ressure)
Rstatus messages concernin gthe vehicle and
its individualc omponents(e.g. number of
wheel revo lutions/speed, decele ration, lat‐
26
General no tes

eral acceleration,displa yoft hefast ened seat
belts)
Rmalfunctions or defectsini mportant sy stem
components (e.g. lights, brakes)
Rinformation on vehicle damag eevents
Rsystem reactionsins pecial drivin gsituations
(e.g. air bag deployment, inter ventio nofs ta‐
bilityc ontrol sy stems)
Rambient conditions (e.g. temp erature, rain
sensor)
In addition toprov iding thea ctual control unit
function ,this dat aassists them anufacturer in
de tecting and rectifying malfunctions and opti‐
mizing vehicle functions. The majority of this
dat aist emporar yand is onl yprocessed in the
ve hicle itself. Onl yasmall portion of thed atai s
st ored in thee vent or malfunctio nmemor y.
When your vehicle is serviced, tech nica ldata
from thev ehicle can be read out byservice net‐
wo rkemplo yees or thirdp arties .Services
include repair services, maintenanc eprocesses,
wa rrant yevents and qualitya ssurance meas‐
ures, fore xamp le. The read out is per form ed via
th el egall yprescribed por tfor OBD ("on-board diagnostics"
)inthevehicle. The respective
service networ klocations or thirdp arties col‐
lect ,proces sand use thed ata. The ydocument
te ch nica lstatuses of thev ehicle, assis tinfind‐
in gm alfunctions and impr oving qualitya nd are
transmitted tothem anufacturer ,ifnecessar y.
Fu rthermore, them anufacturer is subject
to
product liabilit

y .F or this, them anufacturer
requ irestech nica ldataf romv ehicles.
Malfunctio nmemories in thev ehicle can be
re se tbya serviceoutle tasp artofr epair or
maintenanc ework.
The ycan enter dat aintot he vehicle's con veni‐
ence and inf otainment functionst hemselves as
par toft he selected equipment.
This includes, fore xamp le:
Rmultimedia dat asuchasm usic,films or pho‐
to sf or playbac kinanintegrated multimedia
sy stem
Raddress book dat afor use in connection with
an integrated hands-free sy stem or an inte‐
grated navigation sy stem
Rentered navigation destinations
Rdat aabout theu se of Interne tservices This dat
acan be stored locally in thev ehicle or
is located on adevice whic hyou ha veconnected
to thev ehicle. If this dat aisstore dint hevehi‐
cle, youc an dele teit at an ytime. This dat acan
onl ybet ransmitte dtothirdp arties upon your
re qu estw ithp articular rega rd tothes cope of
use of online services according to your selected
settings.
Yo uc an stor eorc hangeconvenience settings/
individualizatio ninthevehicle at an ytime.
Depending on thee quipment, this includes, for
ex ample:
Rseat and steering wheel position settings
Rsuspension and climat econtrol settings
Rindividualization suc hasinterior lighting
If yo ur vehicle is accordingly equipped,y ou can
connect your smartphoneora n
other mobile end
device tothev ehicle. Youc an cont rolthem via
th ec ontrol element sintegrated in your vehicle.
Images and audiof romt he smartphone can be
output via them ultimedia sy stem. Cer tain infor‐
matio nissimultaneouslyt ransmittedtoyour
smartphone.
General no tes 27

BAGO FFindicator lam pisoff.Ift he front
passenger seat is occupied, mak esure, bo th
befor eand during thej ourne y,that thes tatus of
th ef ront passenger air bag is cor rect
(
→page 42).
* NO
TEImpo rtant points toremember if
th ef ront passenger seat is unoccupied
In an accident, thec omponents of the
re stra int sy stem ma ydeplo yunnecessarily
on thef ront passenger side if:
RTher eareheavy objects on thef ront
passenger seat.
RThe seat belt tongueise ngaged in the
seat belt buckle of thef ront passenger
seat and thef ront passenger seat is
unoccupied.
#St ow object sinas uitable place.
#Onlyone person should use eac hseat
belt at an yone time.
Protection bythea ir bags
Depending on thea ccidents ituation,anair bag
ma ysupplement thep rotection of fere dbyac or‐
re ctly fastened seat belt.
&
WARNING Risk of injury or deathdueto
incor rect seatp osition
If yo ud eviat ef romt he cor rect seatp osition,
th ea ir bag cann otper form its intended pro‐
te ctiv efunction and deployment ma yeven
cause fur ther injuries.
To avo id hazardous situations ,alway sm ake
sur ethat all vehicle occupants:
RHa ve their seat belt fastened cor rectly,
including pregnant women.
RAres eated properly and that dis tance to
th ea ir bags is as larg easpossible.
RObser vethef ollowing information.
#Alw aysm akes uret hat ther ea reno
objects between thea ir bag and the
ve hicle occupant.
To avo idther isk sresulting from thed eployment
of an air bag, eac hvehicle occupant must
obser vethef ollowing information:
RBefor estartin gy our journe y,adjus tyour seat
cor rectly ;the driver's seat and front
passenger seat should be mo vedasf ar back
as possible.
When doing so, alw ayso bser vethei nforma‐
tion on thec orrect driver's seatp osition
(
→page 83).
ROnlyhold thes teering wheel bythes teering
wheel rim. This all owsthe air bag tobe fully
deplo yed.
RAlw aysl ean agains tthe seat backres twhen
th ev ehicle is in motion. Do no tlean forw ards
or agains tthe door or side windo w.Youm ay
ot herwise be in thed eployment area of the
air bags.
RAlw aysk eep your feet on thef loor .Don ot
put your feet on thec ockpit, fore xamp le.
Yo ur feet ma yotherwise be in thed eploy‐
ment area of thea ir bag.
RIfch ildren ar etrave ling in thev ehicle,
obser vethea dditional no tes(→pag e46).
Occupant saf ety 39

Notesont he cor rect driver' sseat position
&
WARNING Risk of injury from adjusting
th ev ehicle settings while thev ehicle is in
motion
Yo uc ouldlose cont roloft hevehicle in the
fo llowing situations:
Rifyo ua djus tthe driver's seat, theh ead
re stra int ,the steering wheel or them irro r
while thev ehicle is in motion
Rifyo uf asteny our seat belt whil ethe vehi‐
cle is in motion
#Befor estarti ngthee ngine: adjus tthe
driver's seat, theh ead restra int ,the
st eering wheel or them irro ra nd fasten
yo ur seat belt.
Ensur ethe following when adjustin gthe steering
wheel 1,seat belt 2and driver's seat 3:
Ryoua reas fara wa yfromt he driver's air bag
as possible
Ryo ua resittin ginan ormalupright position
Ryour thighs ar eslightly suppor tedbyt he seat
cushion
Ryo ur legs ar enotentirel ystret ch ed and you
can dep ress thep edals properly
Rtheb ackofy our head is suppor tedate ye
le ve lbyt he center of theh ead restra int
Ryo uc an hold thes teering wheel wit hyour
arms slig htlybent
Ryouc an mo veyour legs freely
Ryouc an see all thed ispla yson thei nstru‐
ment clus terc learl y
Ryouh ave agood overviewoft he traf ficc on‐
ditions
Rth es eat belt is pulled snug lyagains tthe
body and is routed across thec enter of your
shoulder and across your hips in thep elvic
area
Seats and stowing 83

Seats
Adjustin gthe fron tseatm echanicall yand
electricall y(withou tSeatC om fort Pa ckage)
&
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th es eats ar eadjus tedbyc hildren
Childre ncould becom etrapped if they adjust
th es eats, particularly when unattended.
#When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle.
#Ne verlea ve children unatte ndedint he
ve hicle.
The seats can be adjus tedw hen thei gnition is
switched off.
& WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
whe nadjusting thes eats
When youa djus tas eat,y ou or other vehicle
occupants could become trapped, e.g. on the
seat guide rail.
#Mak esurew hen adjustin gaseatthat
no oneh as anybody parts in thes weep
of thes eat.
Obser vethes afet yn otes on "Air bags" and "Chil‐
dren in thev ehicle".
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetot he
driver's seat no tbeing engaged
If th ed rive r's seat is no tengaged, it could
mo veunexpectedl ywhile thev ehicle is in
motion.
This could cause youtol ose control of the
ve hicle.
#Alw aysm akes uret hat thed rive r's seat
is engaged befor estartin gt he vehicle.
&
WARNING Risk of injury from adjusting
th ev ehicle settings while thev ehicle is in
motion
Yo uc ouldlose cont roloft hevehicle in the
fo llowing situations:
Rifyo ua djus tthe driver's seat, theh ead
re stra int ,the steering wheel or them irro r
while thev ehicle is in motion
Rifyo uf asteny our seat belt whil ethe vehi‐
cle is in motion
#Befor estarti ngthee ngine: adjus tthe
driver's seat, theh ead restra int ,the
st eering wheel or them irro ra nd fasten
yo ur seat belt.
&
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th es eat height is adjus tedc arelessly
If yo ua djus tthe seat height carelessly ,you
or other vehicle occupants could be trapped
and thereb yinjured.
84
Seats and stowing