engine MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS WAGON 2019 Owner's Guide

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eer ing wheel paddle shifter.If per mitt ed,the
aut omat ictransm issionshif tsto thene xt gear
up ordown depen dingon thesteer ing wheel
paddle shifterbeing pulled.
Yo uha ve twoop tio ns tomanua lly shif tth eaut o‐
matic transmiss ion:
R Temp orar yse tting
R Perm anen tse tting
The gearsshif taut omat icallywhen manualgear‐
shif tingis deac tivated.
Te mp oraryse tting: 0007
Toactiv ate: pul lst eer ing wheel paddle
shif ter1 or2.
Manua lge arshif tingis act ivat ed fora shor t
time. Thecurrent gear isdispla yedin the
multifu nctiondisplay.
0009 Howlong themanual gearshif tingst ay sacti‐
va tedis dependen ton thedr iving style. 0007
Toshif tup: pull steer ing wheel paddle
shif ter2. 0007
Toshif tdo wn: pullsteer ing wheel paddle
shif ter1. 0007
Todeac tivate: pullst eer ing wheel paddle
shif ter2 and hold itin pla ce.
The transmiss ionposi tion 005Bapp earsin the
multifu nctiondisplay.
Pe rm anen tse tting: 0007
Cha ngeto drive pr og ram
= (0013 page15 7). 0007
Select drive pr ogr am Manual
(0013 page15 8).
Me rcedes- AMGvehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto rec‐
ogni zedangers. Gearshif
tre comm endation Mer
cedes -AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto rec‐
ogni zedangers.
The gearshif tre comme ndation assists youin
adop tingan eco nomic aldrivin gst yle. 0007
Ifge arshif tre comme ndation mess age1 is
sho wnonthemultifunc tiondispla y,shif tto
th ere comme ndedgear. Using
kickdow n Mer
cede s-AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto rec‐
ogni zedangers. 0007
Maxi mum acceler atio n:dep ress theaccel‐
er ator pedal beyond thepr essur epoint .
The automatic transmiss ionshiftsup tothene xt
ge ar when themaximum enginespeedis
re ac hed toprotect theengine from overrev ving. Dr
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Glide
mode functio n Mer
cede s-AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto rec‐
ogni zedangers.
Wi th an ant icip ator ydr ivin gst yle, glide mode
helps youto reduce fuelconsum ption.
Glide mode isch aract erize dby thefo llo wing:
R thecombus tionengine isdiscon nectedfrom
th edr ivet ra in and theengine continues to
ru nin neu tral .
R thetra nsmiss ionposition 005Bisdispla yedin
gr een inthemultifunc tiondispla y.
R vehicl eswith a48 Von-b oardele ctrical
sy stem (EQ Boos tte ch nology): thecom‐
bus tion engine isswitc hedoffdepending on
th edr iving situation .All oftheve hicle func‐
tions remain active.
Gli de mode isactiv ated ifth efo llo wing condi‐
tion sar eme t:
R drive pr og ram ; issele cted.
R thespeed iswit hin asuit able rang e. R
thero ad's courseissuit able, e.g.no steep
uphill ordownhill inclinesortight bends.
R youar eno longerdepr essing theacceler ator
or brak epedal.
0009 Glide mode canalso beactiv ated ifyo uha ve
select edthe"Eco" setting forth edr ive in the
dr ive pr og ram =.
Gli de mode isdea ctivated again ifone ofthe
condi tions isno long erme t.
Gl ide mod ecan also be preve nted bythefo llo w‐
ing parame ters:
R Incline
R Downhill gradi ent
R Temp eratur e
R Height
R Speed
R Oper ating status oftheengine
R Traf fic situ ation Fu
nction ofthe4MA TIC
4MA TICensures that all four wheel sar edr iven
when needed. Toget her withESP ®
and 4ETS,
4MA TICimprove sth etra ction ofyour vehicle
whene vera dr iven whee lspins duetoinsuf fi‐
cie nttracti on.
If yo ufa ilto adap tyo ur drivin gst yle, 4MA TICcan
neit her reduce therisk ofan accident norover‐
ri de thelaws ofphysics. 4MA TICcannotta ke
acc oun tof road, weather and traf fic condi tions.
4MA TICisonly anaid. Youar ere sponsible espe‐
cially formaint ainingasaf edis tance from the
ve hicle infront, forve hicle speed, forbr aking in
good timeandforst ay ing inlane.
0009 Inwint ryroad con dition s,themaximum
ef fect of 4MA TICcan beachie vedonl yif yo u
use wint ertires (M+ Stir es), withsn ow
ch ains ifnec essar y. 16
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Re
fueli ng Re
fueli ngtheve hicl e 000A
WARNIN GRisk offire or explosion from
fuel
Fu els arehighly flammab le. 0007
Fire,open flames ,smo kingand creat ing
spar ksmus tbe avo ided. 0007
Swit choffth eignition and,ifit has
been inuse, switc hof fth est atio nary
heat erbef oreyo ure fuel your vehicle. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom fuels
Fu els arepoisonous andhazar dous toyour
healt h. 0007
Donotsw allo wfuel orletit co me into
co ntact withsk in, eyes orclo thing. 0007
Donotinhale fuelvapor . 0007
Keep childr enaway from fuel. 0007
Keep door sand windo wsclos edduring
th ere fuel ingprocess. If
yo uor other people comeintocont actwith
fuel, obser vethefo llo wing: 0007
Imm ediat elyrinse fuelof fyo ur skin wit h
soap andwater. 0007
Iffuel comes intocont actwithyo ur
ey es, immediat elyrinse them thor‐
oughl ywit hclean water.Seek medical
att entio nimm ediately . 0007
Ifyo usw allo wfuel, seek medicalatten‐
tio nimm ediat ely. Do notind uce vomit‐
ing. 0007
Cha ngeimmedi ately out ofclo thing that
has com eint ocon tact with fuel . 000A
WARNIN GRisk offire and explosion due
to electr ostatic charge
Ele ctrostatic charge can crea te spar ksand
th er eb yignit efuel vapor s. 0007
Beforeyo uopen thefuel filler cap or
ta ke hold ofthepum pnoz zle, touc hth e
me tallic vehicle body.
This dischargesan yelectr ostatic charge
th at ma yha ve built up. 0007
Donotge tint oth eve hicle again during
th ere fuel ingprocess.
Ot her wise,ele ctrostatic charge cou ld
bu ild up again. 000E
NO
TEDama gecau sed bythewr ong fuel Fu
elthat does notcon form tothere qu ired
qu alit ycan lead toinc reased wearas wellas
damag eto theengine andexhaus tsy stem. 0007
Onlyuse thefuel recomme nded. 000E
NO
TEDama gecau sed bythewr ong fuel Ve
hicles withaga soline engine:
Ev en small amounts ofthewr ong fuelcould
re sult indamag eto thefuel system, the
engine andtheemission control system. Dr
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0007
The RONrequ iremen tis locat edinthe
fuel filler flap. 0007
Onlyrefuel withlow- sulfur unleade d
fuel.
This fuelmaycont ainupto10%ethanol. Your
ve hicle issuit able foruse withE1 0fuel .
Ne verre fuel using:
R Diesel
R Gasoli newithmor eth an 10 vol.% ethanol,
e.g. E15, E85, E100
R Gasoli newithmor eth an 3vo l.% metha‐
no l,e.g .M1 5,M30 ,M85 ,M1 00
R Gasolin ewit haddit ives con tainin gme tal
If yo uacc iden tally refuel withth ewr ong fuel: 0007
Donotswitc hth eignition on. 0007
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 000E
NO
TEDo notus ediese lto refuel vehi‐
cles withaga soline engine. If
yo uacc iden tally refuel withth ewr ong fuel:
R Donotswitc hon theignition .Ot her wise
fuel canentertheengine.
Ev en small amounts ofthewr ong fuel
could result indamag eto thefuel system
and theengine. Therepair costsarehigh. 0007
Cont actaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 0007
Have thefuel tank and fuellines
dr ained complet ely . 000E
NO
TEDama getothefuel system caused
by ove rfilled fueltank s. 0007
Only fill th efuel tank unti lth epum p
noz zleswitc hesoff. 000E
NO
TEFuelma yspr ayout when you
re mo vethefuel pum pnoz zle. 0007
Onlyfill th efuel tank unti lth epum p
noz zleswitc hesoff. Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle isunloc ked.
0009 Donotge tint oth eve hicle again during the
re fuel ingprocess. Other wise,ele ctrostatic
ch arge cou ldbu ild up again.
Obs erve theno teson oper ating fluids
(0013 page42 9). 16
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1
Fuelfiller flap
2 Brac ketfo rth efuel filler cap
3 Tire pressur eta ble
4 QRcode forre scue card
5 Statio naryheat erind icat ion
6 Fueltype 0007
Press fuel filler flap 1. 0007
Turn thefuel filler cap coun ter-cloc kwiseand
re mo veit. 0007
Insertth efuel filler cap intobr ac ket2. 0007
Comp lete ly inse rtthepum pnoz zleintoth e
ta nk filler neck,hook inplace andrefuel . 0007
Onlyfill th eta nk unti lth epum pnoz zle
switc hesoff. Pa
rking Pa
rking theve hicl e 000A
WARNIN GRisk offire cau sed byhot
ex haus tsy stem parts
Flammable material suc has lea ves, grass or
twigs mayignit eif th ey come intocont act
wi th hotpar tsof theex haus tsy stem or
ex haus tga sflow . 0007
Park theve hicle sothat no flammab le
mat erial can com eint ocon tact with hot
ve hicle component s. 0007
Inpar ticular ,do notpar kon drygr ass‐
land orhar vested grain fields. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enleftunat tende din the
ve hicle
If yo ulea vechildr enunat tende din theve hi‐
cle, they ma ybe ableto setth eve hicle in
mo tion, forex am ple by:
R Releasing thepar king brak e.
R Shif ting theaut omatic transmiss ionout
of par kposition 005D.
R Startin gth eengine.
In addition, they ma yoper ateve hicle equip‐
ment andbecome trapped. 0007
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. 0007
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. Dr
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000E
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle duetoit
ro lling away 0007
Alw ayssecur eth eve hicle agains tro ll‐
ing away. 1
Start/ stop butt on 0007
Onuphill ordownhill inclines, turnth efront
wheels towa rdsth ecurb. 0007
Appl yth eelectr icpar king brak e. 0007
Select transmiss ionposition 005D. 0007
Switc hth eignition off. 0007
Loc kth eve hicle.
0009 When youpar kth eve hicle, youcan still
opera tetheside windo wsand thepanor amic
sliding sunroofforfive minut esifth edr iver's
door isclosed. Gar
agedoor opener Pr
og rammin gbutt onsfo rthe garage doo r
ope ner 000A
DANG ER Risk offata linj uries due to
ex haus tga ses
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Inhaling
th ese exhaus tga ses ishazar dous tohealt h
and canlead topoisonin g. 0007
Neverlea vetheengine running inan
encl osedspa cewithout sufficie ntventi‐
la tio n. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rywhen opening
or clos ingadoor withth ega rage door
opener
When youoper ateor program thedoor with
th eint egr ated garage door opener ,people in
th era ng eof mo vement ofthedoor may
become trapped orstru ck bythedoor . 0007
When usingtheint egr ated garage door
opener ,alw aysmak esur eth at nobody
is wit hin thera ng eof mo vement ofthe
door . Onl
yoper ateth efo llo wing doorsusing the
ga rage door opener :
R Door swit hasaf etyst op and reve rsing fea‐
tur e.
R Doorswhic hcon form tothecur rent U.S.
sa fety standar ds.
Re quirement s:
R The vehicle hasbeen parkedoutside the
ga rage oroutside thera ng eof mo vement of
th edoor .
R The engine isswitc hedoff. 16
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Electr
icpa rking brak e Electr
icpar king brak efunct ion(app lying
aut omat ically) 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enleftunat tende din the
ve hicle
If yo ulea vechildr enunat tende din theve hi‐
cle, they ma ybe ableto setth eve hicle in
mo tion, forex am ple by:
R Releasing thepar king brak e.
R Shif ting theaut omatic transmiss ionout
of par kposition 005D.
R Startin gth eengine.
In addition, they ma yoper ateve hicle equip‐
ment andbecome trapped. 0007
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. 0007
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. The
electr icpar king brak eis appli edifth etra ns‐
mission isin position 005Dand one ofthefo llo w‐
ing con dition sis fulf illed:
R The engin eis switc hedoff.
R The seat belttongu eis no tins ertedin the
seat beltbuckleofthedr iver's seat andthe
dr iver's door isopened.
0009 Toprev ent application: pullthehandle ofthe
electr icpar king brak e.
In thefo llo wing situat ions,th eelectr icpar king
br ak eis also applied:
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis bring ing
th eve hicle toast ands till.
R The HOL Dfun ction iske eping theve hicle sta‐
tio nar y.
R ActivePa rking Assistis ke eping theve hicle
st atio nary.
This isonl yth ecase ifone ofthefo llo wing con‐
dition sis also fulfilled:
R The engin eis switc hedoff. R
The seat belttongu eis no tins ertedin the
seat beltbuckleofthedr iver's seat andthe
dr iver's door isopened.
R Ther eis asy stem malfunct ion.
R The powe rsupp lyis insuf ficie nt.
R The vehicle isstatio naryfo ra lengt hyper iod.
When theelectr icpar king brak eis applied, the
re d0049 (USA)or0024 (Canada) indicatorlam p
appear sin theins trument cluster.
The electr icpar king brak eis no taut omaticall y
applied ifth eengine isswitc hedoffby theEC O
st ar t/ stop funct ion.
Electr icpar king brak efunction (releasing
aut omat ically)
The electr icpar king brak eis released whenthe
fo llo wing condition sar efulf illed:
R The engin eis running .
R The seatbe ltto ngu eis ins ertedint oth eseat
belt buckleofthedr iver's seat.
R The transmiss ionisin position 005Bor005E and
yo udepr esstheaccelera torpeda lor you Dr
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If
yo ulea vetheve hicle parkedfo rlong erthan six
we eks,itma ysuf ferdisu sedama ge.
0009 Further information canbeobt ained ata
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. St
andb ymode (ext ens ion ofthe star terbat‐
te ry 's per iod out ofuse) St
andb ymode function
0009 This function isno tav ailable forall model s.
If standb ymode isact ivat ed, theve hicle canbe
par kedfo ran extende dpe riod oftime without
losing powe r.
St andb ymode isch aract erize dby thefo llo wing:
R The star terbatt eryis preser ved.
R The maximum non-opera tionaltime outof
use isdispla yedin themultimedia system
displa y.
R The conn ection toonline services isint erru p‐
te d. If
th efo llo wing condition sar efulf illed, standb y
mode canbeact ivat ed ordeac tivated usin gth e
multime diasystem:
R The engine isswitc hedoff.
R The ignition isswitc hedon.
Ex ceeding theve hicle's displayednon -oper a‐
tion altime maycause inconvenie nce, i.e.it can‐
no tbe guarant eedth at thest ar terbatt erywil l
re liabl yst ar tth eengine.
The star terbatt erymus tbe charge dfirs tin the
fo llo wing situat ions:
R The vehicle's non-oper ational timemustbe
ex tende d.
R The Batte ryCh arg eInsu fficie ntfor Stand by
Mod emes sage appear sin themultimedia
sy stem displa y.
0009 Standb ymode isaut omat icallydeac tivated
when theignition isswitc hedon. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gst andb ymode
Mul timedi asy stem:
0018 Vehicle 0019
î Vehicle Setting s
0019 Standby Mode
0009 This function isno tav ailable forall model s. 0007
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion.
When youact ivat eth efunc tion,a pr om pt
appear s. 0007
Select Yes.
St andb ymode isact ivat ed. Dr
iving anddriving safetysy stems Dr
iving systems andyour responsibility Yo
ur vehicle iseq uipped withdr iving systems
whic hassis tyo uin drivin g,par kingand man eu‐
ve ring theve hicle. Thedriving systems areaids
and donotre lie ve youof your responsibili typer‐
ta inin gto road traf fic law. Payatt ention tothe
tr af fic condi tions atalltime sand interve ne
wh en nece ssary.Be awareof thelimit ations
re ga rding thesaf euse ofthese systems. Dr
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pedal
canbeanindicat ionofhazar dous road
con dition sand canserveas are minder totake
ex tra car ewh ile dr ivi ng.
Sy stem limita tions
R ABSis act ive from speeds ofappr ox.5 mp h
(8 km/ h).
R ABSma ybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion ifa
malfunc tionhasoccurredand theye l‐
lo w 0025 ABSwa rning lam plight sup con tin‐
uousl yin theins trument clusteraf te rth e
engine isstar ted. Fu
nction ofBA S(Br akeAssis tSy stem) 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent caused by
a malf unctionin BA S(Br akeAssi stSys‐
te m)
If BA Sis mal functi oning,th ebr aking distance
in an eme rgency braking situation is
incr eased. 0007
Depr essthebr ak epedal withfull forc e
in emer gency braki ng situa tions. ABS
pr eve nts thewheels from locking . BA
Ssu ppo rts yo ur eme rgency braking situation
wit hadditional brak efo rc e.
If yo udepr essthebr ak epedal quickl y, BA Sis
acti vated:
R BASau tomatical lyboos tsthebr ak epr es‐
sur e.
R BAScan shorten thebr aking distance.
R ABS preve nts thewheels from locking .
The brak es will func tion asusual onceyo u
re lease thebr ak epedal. BASis dea ctivated. Fu
nction ofESP ®
(Electr onicStabil ityPro‐
gr am) 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is
mal functi oning
If ESP ®
is mal functi oning,ESP ®
canno tcar ry
out vehicle stabiliz ation.Inaddit ion,ot her
dr iving safetysy stems areswitc hedoff. 0007
Drive on car efull y. 0007
Have ESP ®
ch eckedat aqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is
dea ctivated
If yo udeac tivateES P®
,ES P®
can notcar ry
out vehicle stabiliz ation. 0007
ESP®
shoul don lybe deactiv ated inthe
fo llo wing situat ions. Mer
cedes‑AM Gve hicl es:alwaysobser vethe
no tesin theSupplement .Ot her wise, youma y
fa ilto recogni zedangers.
ESP ®
can moni torand improve driving stabilit y
and tract ion inthefo llo wing situat ions,wit hin
ph ysical limit s:
R When pulling away on awe tor slip pe ry road‐
wa y.
R When braking.
R Instro ng side winds when youar edr ivin g
fa ster than 50 mph(8 0km/h). Dr
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If
th eve hicle deviat esfrom thedir ect ion desir ed
by thedr iver ,ES P®
can stabiliz eth eve hicle by
int erve ning inthefo llo wing ways:
R One ormor ewheels arebr ak ed.
R The engine outputisadap tedaccor dingto
th esituation .
ES P®
is deactiv ated ifth e00BB ESP®
OFF warn‐
ing lam plight sup con tinuousl yin theins trument
clus ter:
R Driving stabilit ywill nolongerbe improve d.
R Crosswind Assistis no long eractiv e.
R The drive wheels couldspin.
R ETS/4 ETStra ction control isstill act ive.
0009 When ESP®
is deact ivat ed, youar est ill assis‐
te dby ESP ®
wh en braki ng.
If th e00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam pflashes inthe
ins trumen tclus ter,one orseveralve hicle wheels
has reac hed itsgrip limit :
R Adaptyo ur drivin gst yle to suit thecur rent
ro ad and weather condition s. R
Donotdeac tivateES P®
.
R Onlydepr esstheaccelera torpeda las faras
is necessar y.
Dea ctivateESP ®
in thefo llo wing situat ionsto
im prov etraction :
R When usingsnowch ains .
R Indeep snow .
R Onsand orgrav el.
0009 Spinn ingthewheels results inacutting
action, whichenhances traction.
If th e00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam plight sup con tinu‐
ousl y,ESP ®
is no tav ailable duetoamalf unction.
Obse rveth efo llo wing informatio n:
R Warning and indic ator lam ps
(0013 page482)
R Disp lay mess ages (0013 page43 7) ET
S/4ET S(Electr onicTractio nSy stem)
ET S/ 4ETS tracti oncontr olispa rtof ESP ®
and
mak esitpossible topull away and accelerat eon
a slippe ryroadw ay.
ET S/4ET Scan improve theve hicle's traction by
int erve ning inthefo llo wing ways:
R The drive wheels arebr ak ed individually if
th ey spin.
R Mor edr ive to rq ue istrans ferred tothewheel
or wheels withtra ction.
Inf luence ofdrive pr og rams onESP®
The drive pr og rams enabl eESP ®
to adap tto dif‐
fe re nt we ather and road con dition sas wellas
th edr iver's prefer reddr iving style. Youcan
sele ctthedr ive pr og rams using theDY NA MIC
SELE CTswitc h(0013 page15 7). 17
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