2007 MERCEDES-BENZ E550 4MATIC center console

Contents
Introduction.......................................... 9
Product information ................................ 9
Operator’s Manual ............................... 10
Service and warranty information .. 10
Important notice for California
retail buyers and lessees of
Mercedes-Benz automobiles .......... 11
Maintenance .................................. 12
Roadside Assistance ...................... 12
Change of address or ownership.... 12
Operating your vehicle outside
the USA or Canada......................... 13
Where to find it .................................... 14
Symbols ............................................... 15
Operating safety .................................. 16
Proper use of the vehicle ............... 16
Problems with your vehicle .................. 17
Reporting safety defects...................... 18
Reporting safety defects ................ 18
Vehicle data recording ......................... 19
Information regarding electronic
recording devices ........................... 19
At a glance.......................................... 21
Exterior view ......................................... 22
Cockpit ................................................. 24
Instrument cluster ................................ 26
Multifunction steering wheel ................ 28
Center console ..................................... 29
Upper part ...................................... 29
Lower part ...................................... 30
Overhead control panel ........................ 31
Storage compartments ......................... 32
Door control panel................................ 34
Getting started................................... 35
Unlocking ............................................. 36
Unlocking with the SmartKey ......... 36
Unlocking with KEYLESS-GO*......... 37
Starter switch positions .................. 37
Adjusting .............................................. 41
Seats .............................................. 41
Steering wheel ................................ 45
Mirrors ............................................ 47
Driving .................................................. 49
Fastening the seat belts ................. 49
Starting the engine ......................... 52
Parking brake ................................. 55
Driving ............................................ 55
Switching on headlamps ................. 56
Turn signals .................................... 57
Windshield wipers ........................... 58
Problems while driving.................... 60
Parking and locking .............................. 61
Parking brake ................................. 62
Switching off headlamps................. 63
Turning off engine ........................... 63
Releasing seat belts........................ 64
Locking ........................................... 64

Contents
At the gas station .............................. 321
Refueling ...................................... 321
Check regularly and before a
long trip........................................ 323
Engine compartment ......................... 325
Hood ............................................ 325
Engine oil ..................................... 327
Transmission fluid level ................ 329
Coolant level ................................ 330
Battery ......................................... 331
Windshield washer system and
headlamp cleaning system* ......... 332
Tires and wheels ................................ 333
Important guidelines .................... 333
Tire care and maintenance........... 334
Direction of rotation ..................... 336
Loading the vehicle ...................... 336
Recommended tire inflation
pressure ....................................... 341
Checking tire inflation pressure ... 342
Tire labeling.................................. 350
Load identification ....................... 354
DOT, Tire Identification Number
(TIN) ............................................. 355
Maximum tire load ....................... 356
Maximum tire inflation pressure .. 357Uniform Tire Quality Grading
Standards (U.S. vehicles) .............. 357
Tire ply material ............................ 359
Tire and loading terminology......... 359
Rotating tires ................................ 362
Winter driving ..................................... 364
Winter tires ................................... 364
Block heater* (Canada only) ......... 365
Snow chains.................................. 365
Maintenance....................................... 366
Maintenance service indicator
message ....................................... 366
Calling up the maintenance
service indicator display ............... 368
Resetting the maintenance
service indicator ........................... 368
Vehicle care........................................ 369
Cleaning and care of vehicle ......... 369
Practical hints.................................. 379
What to do if … ................................... 380
Lamps in instrument cluster ......... 380
Lamp in center console ................ 393
Vehicle status messages in the
multifunction display .................... 396
Where will I find ...? ............................ 432
First aid kit.................................... 432
Spare wheel .................................. 432
Luggage box ................................. 433
Vehicle tool kit.............................. 434
Vehicle jack .................................. 434
Unlocking/locking in an emergency .. 436
Unlocking the vehicle ................... 436
Locking the vehicle ....................... 437
Manually unlocking the gear
selector lever ................................ 438
Opening/closing in an emergency ..... 439
Power tilt/sliding sunroof or
panorama roof with power
tilt/sliding panel* ......................... 439
Resetting activated head restraints.... 440
Replacing SmartKey batteries ............ 441
SmartKey/SmartKey with
KEYLESS-GO* ............................... 441

21 At a glance
Exterior view
Cockpit
Instrument cluster
Multifunction steering wheel
Center console
Overhead control panel
Storage compartments
Door control panel

25 At a glance
Cockpit
Item
Page
1
Combination switch

Turn signals
57


Windshield wipers
58


High beam
57
2
Cruise control lever

Cruise control
249


Distronic*
252
3
Instrument cluster
26,
148
4
Multifunction steering
wheel
28,
152
5
Horn
6
Lever for Voice Control
System*, see separate
operating instructions
Item
Page
7
Front Parktronic* warning
indicator
269
8
Dual-zone automatic
climate control
204
4-zone automatic climate
control*
220
9
Overhead control panel
31
a
Mobile phone/Glasses box
282
b
Glove box lid release, glove
box lock
282
c
Glove box
282
d
COMAND system, see sepa-
rate operating instructions
e
Center console
29
Item
Page
f
Starter switch
38
g
Steering wheel adjustment
stalk
45
Heated steering wheel
(Canada only)
289
h
Headlamp cleaning button*
198
j
Parking brake pedal
55, 62
k
Hood lock release
325
l
Parking brake release
55
m
Door control panel
34
n
Exterior lamp switch
137
o
Steering wheel gearshift
control*
192

29 At a glance
Center console
Center console
Upper part
Item
Page
1
Seat heating*, driver’s side
132
2
Rear window sunshade
switch*
202
3
Rear seat head restraints
switch, folding down
130
4
Hazard warning flasher
switch
144
5
Front passenger front air
bag off indicator lamp
79
6
Central unlocking switch
127
7
Electronic Stability Program
(ESP
®) control switch
102
Item
Page
8
Seat heating*, front passen-
ger side
132
9
Seat ventilation*, front pas-
senger side
133
a
Central locking switch
127
b
Opening/closing button for
CD changer, see separate
COMAND operating instruc-
tions
c
Seat ventilation*, driver’s
side
133

30 At a glanceCenter consoleLower part
Item
Page
1
Ashtray
287
2
KEYLESS-GO* start/stop
button
39
3
Gear selector lever for
automatic transmission
52,
186
4
Parking assist (Parktronic
system)* deactivation
switch
272
5
Adaptive Damping System
(ADS) switch
1
1Only available on E550, E 550 4MATIC and
E63AMG.
265
Item
Page
6
Vehicle level control switch
1
266
7
Thumbwheel for setting
distance for Distronic*
261
8
Distance warning function*
on/off switch
261
9
Program mode selector
switch for automatic
transmission
190

33 At a glance
Storage compartments
Item
Page
1
Glove box
282
2
Front passenger seat storage
compartment with first aid kit
432
3
Door pocket
4
Ashtray
287
5
Ruffled storage bag
283
6
Door pocket
7
Side storage pocket in trunk*
8
Luggage box under the trunk
floor
433
Item
Page
9
Retaining hooks
281
a
Door pocket
b
Ruffled storage bag
283
c
Ashtray
287
d
Door pocket
e
Driver’s seat storage compart-
ment
f
Sun visor card clip
g
CD changer
h
Ashtray with cigarette lighter
287
Item
Page
j
Mobile phone/Glasses box
282
k
Parcel net in front passenger
footwell
284
l
Storage compartment with
cup holders/telephone* com-
partment
285
m
Rear storage compartment in
the rear center console
282
n
Cup holder in the rear armrest
285
o
Storage compartment in the
rear armrest
283

74 Safety and SecurityOccupant safetyFront air bags
1Driver front air bag
2Front passenger front air bag
Driver and front passenger front air bags
are deployed:

in the event of certain frontal impacts


if impact exceeds a preset deployment
threshold


independently of the side impact
air bagsThe air bags will not deploy in impacts
which do not exceed the system’s deploy-
ment thresholds. You will then be protect-
ed by the fastened seat belts.The front passenger front air bag will only
be deployed if:


the system senses that the front pas-
senger seat is occupied


the 75 indicator lamp in
the center console is not lit
(page 79)


the impact exceeds a preset deploy-
ment threshold
i
The front air bags in this vehicle have been
designed to inflate in two stages. This allows the
air bag to have different rates of inflation that are
based on the rate of vehicle deceleration as as-
sessed by the air bag control unit.
USA only:
On the front passenger side, the front air bag de-
ployment is additionally influenced by the pas-
senger’s weight category as identified by the
Occupant Classification System (OCS)
(
page 75).
USA only:
The lighter the front passenger side occupant,
the higher the vehicle deceleration rate required
for the second stage inflation of the air bag.
!
Canada only:
Do not place objects heavier than 20 lb (9 kg) on
the front passenger seat. This could cause the
front or side impact air bag on the front passen-
ger side to deploy in a crash which exceeds the
system’s deployment threshold.