open hood MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN 2021 Owner's Manual

1
Steer ing wheel gearshif tpaddles →
160
2 Comb inationswit ch →
122
3 Instrument Display →
227
4 DIRECT SELECT leve r →
158
5 Media display →
233
6 Start/ stop butt on →
145
7 Calls upMB UX mult imed iasystem applica‐
tion s →
235
8 Climat econ trol systems →
138
9 Glovebox →
108
A 002F Hazardwa rning light system →
123
B Stor ag ecom partmen t →
108
C Touc hpad →
235
D 0063 Controller forvo lume andswitc hing
sound on/off →
233
E 00D0 Switches theMBUX multimedia system
on/ off →
233
F D Rear-win dowroller sunblin d →
87 G
00D6 ECOstar t/ stop funct ion →
153
H c ActivePa rking Assist →
221
I 00CC Setstheve hicle leve l →
208
J DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc h →
157
K PASSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam ps →
47
L Control pan elforth eMBUX multimedia sys‐
te m →
228
M Adjus tsthesteer ing wheel mechanicall y →
101
N Adjus tsthesteer ing wheel electrically →
102
ý Switches thesteer ing wheel heater
on/ off →
103
O Control pan el:
On -bo ardco mp uter →
228
Cr uise contro l →
181
I ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C →
185
P Diagno stics con nection →
26
Q Open sth ehood →
275 At
aglanc e– Coc kpit 7

Ext
endin gor retracti ngthe rear-wi ndo w
ro ller sunblind &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nex tendi ng orretracti ngthero ller
sunblin d
Body partsma ybecom etrapped inthero ller
sunblin d'srang eof mo vement. #
Ensur eth er ear eno body partsinthe
ra ng eof mo vement. #
Ifsomeone becomestrapp ed,brief ly
pr ess thebutt onagain.
The opening orclosing process will
br ief lybe stopped. Theroller sunblin d
will then retur nto its star tin gposit ion. *
NO
TEDama gecau sed byobject s Object
sma ycause thero ller sunblin dto mal‐
function. #
Donotst or ean yobject son thepar cel
shelf. #
Mak esur eth at thero ller sunblin dcan
mo vefreely . #
Toextend orretract: press button 1. An
ti-thef tpr otection Fu
nction oftheimm obiliz er The
immo bilizerpreve nts your vehicle from being
st ar tedwit hout thecor rect Smar tKey . The
immobilizer isaut omaticall yactiv ated when
th eignition isswitc hedoffand deactiv ated when
th eignition isswitc hedon.
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke theSmar t‐
Ke ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. Anyone can
st ar tth eengine ifava lid Smar tKey has been left
inside theve hicle.
% Intheeve nttheengine cannotbe star ted
(y et theve hicle ’sbatt eryis ch arge d), the
sy stem isno toper ational. Contactan
aut hor ized Mercedes- BenzCenteror call
1-8 00-FOR-MER Cedes (intheUS A)or
1-8 00-387-0 100(in Canada). ATA
(anti-thef tala rm system) Fu
nction oftheATA system
If th eATA system isarmed, avisual andaudible
alar mistrigg ered inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R When adoor isopen ed
R When thetrunk lidisopened
R When thehood isopened
R When theint erior motion sensor istrigg ered
(/ page89) Openin
gand closing 87

Cha
rging thest ar terbatt erybe fore star ting
th ejou rney
If th eve hicle batteryis disc harged, youcan
re cei veames sageon your smar tphon e.Youcan
th en star tth eve hicle withth esmar tphon eto
ch arge thebatt ery. The vehicle isaut omatically
switc hedoffaf te rte nminu tes.
Ensur eth efo llo wing beforest ar tin gth eengine:
R The legalstipulation sin thear ea wher eyo ur
ve hicle ispar kedallo wengin est ar tin gvia
smar tphon e.
R Itis saf eto star tand runth eengine where
yo ur vehicle ispar ked.
R The fuel tank issu fficien tly full.
St arting theve hicl e(R emo teOnline) &
WARNIN GRisk ofcrus hing orentr ap‐
ment dueto unin tentio nalstar tin gof the
engine
Limbs couldbecrushed ortrapped ifth e
engine isstar tedunint entionall ydur ing
ser vice ormaint enanc ewo rk. #
Alw ayssecur eth eengine agains tunin‐
te ntio nalstar tin gbef orecar rying out
maint enanceorrepair work. Re
quirement s:
R Park position 005Disselect ed.
R The anti- theftalar msystem isno tactiv ated.
R The panic alarmisno tactiv ated.
R The hazar dwa rning light system isswitc hed
of f.
R The hood isclosed.
R The door sar eclosed andlocked.
R The windo wsand slidin gsun roof areclosed. #
Startth eve hicle using thesmar tphon e.
Af tereve ryengine star t,th eengine runs for
te nminu tes.
Yo ucan carryout amaximum oftwoconsec u‐
tiv est ar tin gatt em pts. Yo umus tst ar tth eve hicle
once withth eSmar tKey bef oretrying tostar t
th eengine again withth esmar tphon e.youcan
st op theve hicle again atanytime. %
Further information canbefound inthe
smar tphone app.
Secur ingtheengine agains tst ar ting before
car rying out maintenance orrepair work: #
Swi tchon thehazar dwa rning light system.
or #
Unloc kth edoor s.
or #
Open aside windo wor thesliding sunroof. Br
eaking-in notes To
preser vetheengine during thefirs t
10 00 mile s(1 500 km):
R Drive at varying road spee dsand engine
spee ds.
R Donotdr ive at spee dsgrea terth an 85 mph
(1 40 km/ h).
R Drive th eve hicle indrive pr ogr am A
or ;.
R Shif tto thene xt highes tge ar attheve ry lat‐
es twhen theneedle reac hes thelas tth ird
bef oreth ere dar ea intheta ch ome ter. Dr
iving and parking 14
7

R
freq uent operation inmount ainouste rrain or
on poor road sur faces
R whe nth eengine isoftenleft idling forlong
per iods
R oper ation inpar ticula rly dus tycond ition s
and /orif air -rec ircula tion mod eis freq uen tly
used
In these orsimilar operating conditions ,ha ve the
int erior airfilt er ,engin eair clean er,engin eoil
and oilfilt er etc. chang edmor efreq uent ly.The
tir es mus tbe checkedmor efreq uentl yif th e
ve hicle isoper ated under increased loads. Fur‐
th er information canbeobt ained ataqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop. Batt
erydisconne ctionperiods The
ASSYSTPL US service interva ldisp lay
can onlycalculat eth eser vice dueda te when
th ebat tery isconnect ed. #
Notedown theser vice duedatedispla yedon
th eins trument displaybef orediscon necting
th ebatt ery(/ page27 4). Eng
inecom partment Ope
ningand clos ing the hood &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto driv‐
ing withth ehood unlocked
The hood mayopen andblockyo ur vie w. #
Neverre lease thehood when driving. #
Beforeev erytrip, ensur eth at thehood
is loc ked. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
when openingand closingthehood
The hood maysuddenl ydr op intoth eend
position .
Ther eis arisk ofinjur yfo ran yone inthe
hood's rang eof mo vement. #
Open orclose thehood onlywhen ther e
is nobody inthehood's rang eof mo ve‐
ment. &
WARNIN GDang erofburnswhen open‐
ing thehood
If yo uopen thehood when theengine has
ove rheat edordur ing afire intheengine
com partmen t,yo uco uld come intoco ntact
wit hho tga ses orother escaping operating
fl uids. #
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowthe
engine tocool down. #
Intheeve ntofafire intheengine com‐
par tmen t,ke ep thehood closed and
call thefire ser vice. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomo ving
par ts
Com ponents intheengine compartmen tma y
con tinue running orstar tup sudden ly,ev en if
th eignition isswitc hedoff.
Mak esur eof thefo llo wing beforeper form ing
ta sk sin theengine compartmen t: #
Swi tchth eignition off. Maint
enanc eand care27
5

#
Neverre ac hint oth edang erzon esur‐
ro und ingmovingco mp onent s,e.g. the
ro tatio nar ea ofthefa n. #
Remo vejewe leryand watche s. #
Keep items ofclo thing and hair away
fr om moving parts. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom touc hin g
co mp onent sunder voltag e
The ignit ionsystem and thefuel injec tion
sy stem workund erhigh voltag e. Youco uld
re cei vean elec tric shoc k. #
Neverto uc hco mp onent sof theignition
sy stem orthefuel injec tionsystem
when theignition isswitc hedon. &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntpar tsintheengine com‐
par tmen tcan bevery hot,e.g. theengine,
th ecooler andpartsof theex haus tsy stem. #
Allo wtheengine tocool down and only
to uc hco mp onent partsdescr ibedin
th efo llo wing. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom using the
winds hieldwiper swhile theengine hood
is open
When theengine hoodisopen andthewind‐
shield wipersar ese tin mo tion ,yo ucan be
tr apped bythewiper linkage. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth ewindshield wipers
and ignition beforeopening theengine
hood. *
NO
TEPlug -in hybrid #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement .
Yo uco uld other wise failto recogni ze
da ngers. Ope
ningthe hood #
Torelease thehood, pullonhandle 1. 27
6
Maint enance andcare

#
Push handle 1ofthehood catchupw ards
and liftth ehood byappr oximat ely15 in
(40 cm).
Closing thehood #
Lowe rth ehood toaheigh tof aroun d8 in
(20 cm)and then allo witto fall, appl ying a
litt leforc eas youletit go. #
Ifth ehood canstill be lifte dslightl y,open
th ehood again and close itwit halittle more
fo rc euntil iteng ages cor rectl y. Engine
oil Chec
kingtheengine oilleve lusing theoil
dip stick &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntpar tsintheengine com‐
par tmen tcan bevery hot,e.g. theengine,
th ecooler andpartsof theex haus tsy stem. #
Allo wtheengine tocool down and only
to uc hco mp onent partsdescr ibedin
th efo llo wing. *
NO
TEPlug -in hybrid #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement .
Yo uco uld other wise failto recogni ze
da ngers. Re
quirement s:
R The engin ehas anoildips tick.Ifno t,th e
engine oilleve lcan becheckedonl ywit hth e
on-boar dcom puter(/ page27 8) .
Dep endingontheengine, theoil dips tickma ybe
ins talled intheengine compartmen tin dif fere nt
lo cati ons.
The waitin gtim ebef orech ecking theoil leve l
when theengine isat nor mal oper ating temp era‐
tur eis five minut es. Mai
ntenance andcare27
7

#
Drain of fan yex cess engineoilthat has been
added. Todo so, con sult aqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop.
R For Engine OilLevel Switch Ignition On #
Switc hon theignition tocheckth eengine oil
le ve l.
R Engine OilLeve lSyst emInoperat ive:The oil
le ve lsen sor isdef ective or notcon nected. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
R Engine OilLevel System Currently Unavail. #
Close thehood.
Re filling engine oil &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntpar tsintheengine com‐
par tmen tcan bevery hot,e.g. theengine,
th ecooler andpartsof theex haus tsy stem. #
Allo wtheengine tocool down and only
to uc hco mp onent partsdescr ibedin
th efo llo wing. &
WARNIN GRisk offire and injuryfrom
eng ineoil
If eng ineoilcom esintocon tact with hot
com ponent partsintheengine compart‐
ment ,it ma yignit e. #
Mak esur eth at no eng ineoilisspille d
ne xt to thefiller open ing. #
Allo wtheengine tocool offand thor‐
oughl yclean theengine oilfrom com po‐
nen tpar tsbef orest ar tin gth eve hicle. *
NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed byan
inc orrect oil filt er ,inc orrect oil oraddi‐
tiv es #
Donotus eengi neoilsor oil filt er s
whic hdo notcor respond tothespecif i‐
cation sex plicitl ypr escr ibed forth e
ser vice interva ls. #
Followtheins truction son theser vice
int erva ldispla yfo rch ang ingtheengine
oil and obser vethepr escr ibed chang e
int erva ls. #
Donotuse additiv es. *
NO
TEDama gecau sed byrefilling too
muc hengine oil To
omuc hengine oilcan damag eth eengine
or thecat alytic converter . #
Have excess engineoilremo vedat a
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. %
Depending ondriving style, theve hicle con‐
sumes upto0.9 USqt(0.8 l)of oil per
600 miles(1 000 km).The oilconsum ption
ma ybe higher than this when theve hicle is
ne wor ifyo ufreq uen tly dr ive at high engin e
spee ds. Main
tenance andcare27
9

#
Con tinue turnin gcap 1count er-cloc kwis e
and remo veit.
The coolan tle ve lis cor rect inthefo llo wing
cases :
R Ifth eengine iscold, thecoolant isup to
mar kerbar 2.
R Ifth eengine iswa rm,th ecoolant isup to
0.6 in(1.5 cm) over mar kerbar 2. #
Ifnecessar y,add coolant that has been
appr ovedfo rMer cedes-Benz.
% Further information oncoolant
(/ page348) Re
filling thewindsh ieldwasher system &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntpar tsintheengine com‐
par tmen tcan bevery hot,e.g. theengine,
th ecooler andpartsof theex haus tsy stem. #
Allo wtheengine tocool down and only
to uc hco mp onent partsdescr ibedin
th efo llo wing. &
WARNIN G‑Ri sk offire and injuryfrom
wind shieldwa sher concen trat e
Wi ndsh ield wa sher concen trat eis highl y
fl ammab le.Itcoul dign ite if it com esinto
con tact with hotengine component partsor
th eex haus tsy stem. #
Mak esur eth at no wind shieldwa sher
concen trat espills outnext to thefiller
open ing. #
Remo vecap 1bytheta b. #
Addwa sher fluid. Ke
eping theair -water duct free #
Keep thear ea between thehood andthe
winds hieldfree ofdepos its,e.g .ice, snow
and leaves. Maint
enance andcare28
1

No
teson using apo we rwa sher &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent when
us ing powe rwa sher swit hro und -spr ay
nozzl es
The waterje tcan caus eex tern all yin visi ble
damag e.
Com ponentsdamag edinthis wa yma yune x‐
pec tedly fail. #
Donotuse apo we rwa sher withro und-
spra yno zzles. #
Have damag edtires orchassis parts
re placed immediat ely. To
avo iddamag eto your vehicle, observethefo l‐
lo wing when usingapo we rwa sher :
R The Smar tKey isat amin imum distance of
10 ft(3 m) away from theve hicle. Other wise,
th etrunk lidcould openunintentionally .
R Maint ainadis tance ofat leas t11 .8 in
(30 cm) totheve hicle.
R Vehicl eswith decorativ efo il: par tsof your
ve hicle areco veredwit hadecor ativefo il. Maint
ainadis tance ofat leas t27 .6 in
(70 cm) between thefo il-c ove redpar tsof the
ve hicle andthenoz zleofthepo we rwa sher .
Mo vethepo we rwa sher nozzlearound whilst
cleaning. Thewaterte mp eratur eof the
po we rwa sher mustno tex ceed 140°F
(60°C ).
R Obse rveth einf ormation onthecor rect dis‐
tan ceintheim plement manufacturer'soper‐
ating instruction s.
R Donotdir ect thenoz zleofthepo we rwa sher
dir ectl yat sensitiv epar ts,e.g. tires, gaps,
elect rical com pone nts,batter ies, light sour‐
ces and ventil ation slits. Wa
shing theve hicl eby hand *
NO
TEEngi nedama gedue towa ter
ing ress #
Take car eno tto point thewa terje t
dir ectly towa rdsth eair inle tgr ille belo w
th ehood. Obser
vetheleg alrequ iremen ts,e.g. inanumb er
of coun tries, washing byhand isonl yper mitt ed
in specially designatedwash bays. #
Use amild cleaning agent, e.g.carsham poo. #
Washtheve hicle withluk ewa rmwaterusi ng
a sof tcar spong e.When doingso,donot
ex pose theve hicle todir ect sunlight . #
Carefully hosetheve hicle offwit hwa terand
dr yusi ng ach amois .
% Obse rveth eno teson thecar eof vehicle
par ts(/ page285). No
teson paint work/ma tte finish paint work
car e Obse
rveth eno teson cleaning andcareto avo id
damagin gth epaintw ork.
Pa int
R Insect remains: soakwithinsect remo verand
ri nse offth etreat edareas afte rw ards.
R Birddr oppin gs:soak withwa terand rinse off
af te rw ards. Main
tenance andcare28
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If
th eindicat or/warning lampsintheins trument
clus terdo notlig ht up atlow temp eratur es,itis
ve ry likelyth at thedisc hargedbatt eryhas fro‐
zen .In this case youma yne ither jump-start the
ve hicle norcharge thebatt ery.
The service life of abatt eryth at has been
th awe dma ybe dramaticall yshor tened .The
st ar tin gch aract eristic sma ybe impair ed,espe ‐
ciall yat low temp eratur es.
It is recomme ndedthat youha ve ath aw ed bat‐
te ry checkedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Plug-in hybrid: besur eto obser vetheno tesin
th eSupplement .Yo uco uld other wise failto rec‐
ogni zedangers.
Al lve hicl es
* NO
TEDama gecau sed bynum erou sor
ex tende datt em ptsto star tth eengine Nu
me rous orextende datt em ptsto star tth e
engine maydamag eth ecat alytic converter
due tonon-co mbusted fuel. #
Avoid numer ousand extende datt em pts
to star tth eengine. Obser
vethefo llo wing pointsdur ing star tin g
assis tance and when chargin gth ebatt ery:
R Onlyuse undamag edjum per cables/c harg‐
ing cables withasuf ficie ntcross -secti onand
insu late dte rm inal clam ps.
R Non-insulat edpar tsof thete rm inal clam ps
mus tno tcom eint ocon tactwi th other metal
par tswhile thejum per cable/c harging cable
is con nect edtothebatt ery/jum p-start con‐
nectio npoi nt.
R The jumper cable/c harging cable mustno t
com eint ocon tactwi th anypar tswhic hma y
mo vewhen theengine isrunning .
R Alw aysmak esur eth at nei ther youno rth e
batt eryis elect rostatic allych arge d.
R Keep away from fire and open flames .
R Donotlean overth ebatt ery.
Obser vetheadditional follo wing pointswhen
ch argin gth ebatt ery:
R Onlyuse batterych arge rs tested and
appr oved forMer cedes-Benz.
R Read thebatt erych arge r's oper ating instruc‐
tions beforech argin gth ebatt ery. Obser
vetheadditional follo wing pointsdur ing
st ar tin gassis tance:
R Startin gassis tance mayonly beprov ided
using vehicles, batteries orother jumpstar t
de vic es wit hano min alvoltag eof 12 V.
R The vehicles mustno tto uc h.
R Vehicl eswith aga soline engine: Jump
st ar tth eve hicle onlywhen theengine and
ex haus tsy stem arecold. St
arting assistance andchargin gth e12 V
batt ery Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle issecur edwithth eelectr icpar k‐
ing brak e.
R Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
The transmis sionisin posi tion 005D.
R The igniti onand allele ctrical consumer sar e
swi tched off.
R The hood isopen. Br
eakdo wnassi stanc e299