2015 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON engine

X
Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Addit. speedo [mph]:
Addit. speedo [mph]: orAddit.
Addit.
speedo [km/h]:
speedo [km/h]: function.
Press the :or9 button to select the
Addit. speedo [mph]:
Addit. speedo [mph]: function.
You will see the selected setting: on
onoroff
off.
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
Selecting the permanent display function
Vehicles for the United Kingdom: this func-
tion is unavailable.
You can determin ewhether the multifunction
display permanently shows your speed or the
outside temperature.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings Settingsmenu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Inst. cluster
Inst. cluster submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Permanent display
Permanent display function.
You will see the selected setting: outside
outside
temperature
temperature orAddit.
Addit. speedo
speedo[km/h]
[km/h]/
Addit. speedo [mph]
Addit. speedo [mph].
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
i The speed is highlighted in km/ho
rin
mph inverse to your speedometer.
Lights Setting the brightness for the instrument
cluster lighting and switches
The lighting in the instrument cluster, in the
displays and the controls in the vehicle inte-
rior can be adjusted with the Brightness Brightness
Display/switches:
Display/switches: function.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings
Settingsmenu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Lights
Lights submenu.
X Press ato confirm. X
Press the :or9 button to select the
Brightnes sDisplay/switches:
Brightnes sDisplay/switches: func-
tion.
You will see the selected setting.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to adjust the
brightness to any level from Level 1 Level 1to
Level 5
Level 5 (bright).
X Press the aor% button to save the
setting.
If the light switch is set to Ã,Tor
L,t he brightness is dependent upon
the brightness of the ambient light.
i The light sensor in the instrument cluster
automatically controls the brightness of
the multifunction display.
In daylight, the displays in the instrument
cluster are not illuminated.
Switching the daytime driving lights
on/off
The Day lights Day lights function can only be
switched on with the engine turned off.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings
Settingsmenu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Light
Light submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Day lights
Day lights function.
If the Day lights
Day lights function has been
switched on, the cone of light and the W
symbol in the multifunction display are
shown in orange.
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
Further information on daytime driving lights
(Y page 143).
Switching the Intelligent Light System
on/off
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings Settingsmenu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Light
Light submenu.
X Press ato confirm. 290
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X
Press the :or9 button to set the
colour to SOLAR SOLAR,NEUTRAL NEUTRAL orPOLAR
POLAR.
X Press the aor% button to save the
setting.
Activating/deactivating the surround
lighting and exterior lighting delayed
switch-off
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings
Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Light Light submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Surround lighting
Surround lighting function.
If the Surround
Surround lighting
lightingfunction is acti-
vated, the light cone and the area around
the vehicle are displayed in orange in the
multifunction display.
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
Deactivating delayed switch-off of the exte-
rior lighting temporarily:
X Before leaving the vehicle, turn the key to
position 0in the ignition lock.
X Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
The exterior lighting delayed switch-off is
deactivated.
Delayed switch-off of the exterior lighting is
reactivated the next time you start the
engine.
If you have activated the Surround light‐
Surround light‐
ing
ing function and the light switch is set to
Ã,t he following functions are activated
when it is dark:
R surround lighting: the exterior lighting
remains lit for 40 seconds after unlocking
with the key. If you start the engine, the
surround lighting is switched off and auto-
matic headlamp mode is activated
(Y page 143).
R exterior lighting delayed switch-off: the
exterior lighting remains lit for 60 seconds
after the engine is switched off. If you close all the doors and the boot lid/tailgate, the
exterior lighting goes off after 15 seconds.
i Dependin
gonyour vehicle's equipment,
when the surround lighting and delayed
switch-off exterior lighting are on, the fol-
lowing light up:
R Side lamps
R Surround lighting in the exterior mirrors
Activating/deactivating the interior light-
ing delayed switch-off
If you activat ethe Light. delay Switch Light. delay Switch
off
off function, the interior lighting remains on
for 20 seconds after you remove the key from the ignition lock.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings
Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Light
Light submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Light. delay
Light. delay function.
If the Light. delay
Light. delay function has been
switched on, the vehicle interior is dis-
played in orange in the multifunction dis-
play.
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
Vehicle Setting permanent SPEEDTRONIC
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings Settingsmenu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Vehicle
Vehicle submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press :or9 to select the Limit
Limit
speed (winter tyres):
speed (winter tyres): function.
You will see the curren tsetting.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to adjust
permanen tSPEEDTRONIC in increment sof
ten (240 km/h 240 km/h to160 km/h
160 km/h). The Off
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AMG men
uinAMG vehicles
AMG displays :
Digital speedometer
; Gear indicator
= Upshif tindicator
? Engin eoil temperature
A Coolan ttem perature
B Status indicator for ECO start/sto pfunc-
tion (Y page 183)
X Press the =or; buttononthesteer-
ing whee ltos elect the AMG
AMG menu.
Upshift indicator: upshift indicatorUP
UP=
indicates that th eengineh as reached the
overrevving range when in th emanual drive
program.
Engin eoil temperature: when theengine
and transmission are at normal operating
temperature, oil temperature ?is displayed
in whit einthemultifunction display.
If th emultifunction display shows oil temper-
ature ?in blue, th eengineort hetransmis-
sion are no tyet at normal operating temper-
ature. Avoid usin gthe full output of th eengine
during this time. SETUP :
Drive program (C C/SS+ SS+ /MM)
; ESP ®
mode ON
ON/OFF
OFF or SPORT handling
mode SPORT
SPORT
= Suspension setting COMFORT
COMFORT/SPORT
SPORT/
SPORT +
SPORT +
SETUP shows th edrivep rogram ,the ESP ®
(Electronic Stabilit yProgram )modea nd the
suspension setting.
X Press the =or; buttononthesteer-
ing whee ltos elect the AMG
AMG menu.
X Press the 9buttonrepeatedly until
SETUP is displayed.
or
X Briefly press th eAMG butto nont hecentre
console (Y page 233).
RACETIMER Displaying and starting th
eRACETIMER :
Lap
; RACETIMER
The RACETIMER is only intended for use on a closed rac ecircuit .Don otuse th efunction on
public roads. 296
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sand sub menusOn-boardcomputer an ddisplays

You can star
tthe RACETIME Rwhen the
engin eisrunning or if the key is in position 2
in the ignition lock.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to selec tthe AMG
AMG menu.
X Press the 9button repeatedly until the
RACETIME Risshown.
X To start: press the abutton to star tthe
RACETIMER.
Displaying th eintermediat etime X
Press =or; to select Interm.
Interm.
Time
Time .
X Press ato confirm.
The intermediate tim eisdisplayed for five
seconds.
Starting anew lap :
RACETIMER
; Fastest lap tim e(best lap)
= Lap
X Press ato confirm New Lap
New Lap.
i Am
aximum of 16 laps may be stored. The
16t hlap can only be complete dwithFin‐
Fin‐
ish Lap
ish Lap. Stopping th
eRACETIMER X
Press the %button on the steering
wheel.
X Confirm Yes
Yeswith a.
The RACETIME Rinterrupt stiming if you stop
the vehicle and turn the key to position 1in
the ignition lock .Ifyou turn the key to position
3 and the npress a to confirm Start
Start,tim-
ing is continued.
Resetting th ecurrent lap
X Stop the RACETIMER.
X Press =or; to select ResetLap
Rese tLap.
X Press ato reset the lap tim eto"0".
Deleting all laps If you switc
hoff the engine, the RACETIME Ris
reset to "0" after 30 seconds .All laps are
deleted.
You cannot delet eindividual stored laps. If
you have stopped 16 laps, the current lap
does not have to be reset.
X Reset the current lap.
X Press ato confirm Reset
Reset.
Rese tRace Timer?
Rese tRace Timer? appears in the multi-
function display.
X Press the :button to select Yes Yesand
press the abutton to confirm.
All laps are deleted. Menus and submenus
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Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions T!
÷
inoperative See inoperative See
Owner'
sManual
Owner' sManual EB
D( electronic brak eforce distribution), ABS, ESP ®
,B AS ,the
HOLD function ,PRE-SAFE ®
,h ill start assist and ESP ®
trailer sta-
bilisation are no tavailable due to amalfunction.
The adaptive brak elights ,BAS PLU SwithC ross-Traffic Assist,
COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST PLUS, PRE ‑SAFE®
PLU Sand
PRE ‑SAFE ®
Brake may also hav efailed.
In addition ,the ÷ ,å and! warnin glamp sligh tupint he
instrumen tcluster and awarnin gtones ounds.
G WARNING
The brak esystem continues to function normally, but without the
function slisted above. The fron tand rear wheels could therefore
lock, fo rexample, if you brak ehard.
The steerabilit yand brakin gcharacteristics may be severely affec-
ted. The brakin gdistanc emay increase in an emergenc ybraking
situation.
If ESP ®
is no toperational, ESP ®
is unable to stabilis ethe vehicle.
There is an increase ddanger of skiddin gand ris kofana ccident.
X Drive on carefully.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop immediately. J
Brake immediately Brake immediately Am
alfunction has occurred while th eHOLDf unction is active.
or
Wit hthe HOLD function activated, you have:
R opened th edriver's doo rand release dthe seat belt or
R switched of fthe engine
At onem ay also soun datregular intervals. If you attemp ttolock
th ev ehicle, th etoneb ecome slouder.
You canno tstart th eengine.
X Payin gattention to th etraffic situation ,immediately depress the
brak epedal firmly and hold until th edisplay message disap-
pears.
X Safeguar dthe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Y page 205).
You can restar tthe engine. J
Releas
eparking
Releas eparking
brake brake You are drivin
gwitht he parkin gbrak eapplied. Awarnin gton ea lso
sounds.
X Releas ethe parkin gbrake. 302
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Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions J
Check brake fluid Check brake fluid
level level There is insufficien
tbrak efluidint hebrak efluidr eservoir.
In addition ,the red J warnin glamp lights up in th einstrument
cluster and awarnin gtones ounds.
G WARNING
Braking efficiency may be impaired.
There is ariskofana ccident.
X Pull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible, paying
attention to roa dand traffic conditions. Do no tcontinu edriving
under any circumstances.
X Safeguar dthe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Y page 205).
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop.
X Do no ttop up th ebrak efluid. This does no tcorrect thef ault. #
Check brake pad Check brake pad
wear wear The brak
epads/lining shaver eached their wear limit.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. G
inoperative inoperative On
eorm orem ain features of th eMercedes-Ben zConnect system
are malfunctioning.
X Hav ethe system checke dataqualified specialist workshop. Collision Preven‐
Collision Preven‐
tio
nA ssist Plus
tio nA ssist Plus
currently unavail‐ currently unavail‐
abl eS ee Owner's
abl eS ee Owner's
Manual Manual COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST PLU
Sistemporarily inoperative.
Possibl ecauses:
R ther ada rsensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to
electromagnetic radiation emitted by nearby TV or radi osta-
tion soro ther source sofelectromagnetic radiation
R thes ystem is outside th eoperating temperature range
R theo n-bo ardv oltag eistoolow
Once th ecauses listed abov enolonger apply, th edisplay message
goe sout.
COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST PLU Sisoperational again.
If th edisplay message does no tdisappear:
X Pull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible, paying
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
X Safeguar dthe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Y page 205).
X Restart th eengine. Collision Preven‐
Collision Preven‐
tio
nA ssist Plus
tio nA ssist Plus
inoperative inoperative COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST PLU
Sistemporarily inoperative
due to amalfunction .Adaptive Brake Assis tmay also hav efailed.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. Display
messages
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Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions PRE-SAFE
PRE-SAFE
inoperative See inoperative See
Owner'
sManual
Owner' sManual Importan
tfunction sofPRE-SAFE ®
hav efailed. Al lother occupant
safet ysystems ,e.g.a irbags, remain available.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop immediately. PRE-SAFE PRE-SAFE
Functions cur‐ Functions cur‐
rently rently
limited
limited See
See
Owner' sManual
Owner' sManual PRE
‑SAFE ®
PLU SorP RE‑SAFE ®
Brake is temporarily inoperative.
Possibl ecauses:
R thef unction is impaire ddue to heav yrain or snow
R ther ada rsensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to
electromagnetic radiation emitted by nearby TV or radi osta-
tion soro ther source sofelectromagnetic radiation
R AM Gvehicles: ESP ®
is deactivated
R thes ystem is outside th eoperating temperature range
R theo n-bo ardv oltag eistoolow
Once th ecauses listed abov enolonger apply, th edisplay message
goe sout.
PRE ‑SAFE ®
PLU Sand PRE ‑SAFE®
Brake are operational again.
If th edisplay message does no tdisappear:
X Pull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible, paying
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
X Safeguar dthe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Y page 205).
X Restart th eengine.
X AM Gvehicles: reactivat eESP®
(Y page 85). PRE-SAFE
PRE-SAFE
Functions limited Functions limited
See Owner'
sManual
See Owner' sManual PRE
‑SAFE ®
PLU SorP RE‑SAFE ®
Brake is unavailable due to amal-
function .BAS PLU SwithC ross-Traffic Assis tmay also hav efailed.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. 304
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messagesOn-boardcomputer an ddisplays

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions Radar sensors
Radar sensors
dirty See Owner's dirty See Owner's
Manual Manual At leas
tone of th efollowing drivin gsystems or drivin gsafet ysys-
tems is temporarily restricted or inoperative:
R COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST PLUS
R PRE-SAFE ®
Brake
R PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS
R Active Lan eKeepin gAssist
R Active Blind Spot Assist
R DISTRONIC PLU SwithS teerin gAssista nd Stop&Go Pilot
If th erada rsensor system in fron tisdirty, Active Blind Spot Assist
will no tperform acourse-correcting brak eapplication.
Possibl ecauses:
R thes ensor sintheradiato rtrima nd/o rinthebumpers are dirty
R thef unction of th edrivin gsystem or drivin gsafet ysystem is
impaire ddue to heav yrain or snow
Aw arnin gtonea lso sounds.
Once th ecauses listed abov enolonger apply, th edisplay message
goe sout.A lldrivin gsystems or drivin gsafet ysystems are opera-
tive again.
If th edisplay message does no tdisappear:
X Pull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible, paying
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
X Safeguar dthe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Y page 205).
X Switc hoffthee ngine.
X Clean th esensor s(Ypage 389) in th efollowing locations:
R in th eradiato rtrim
R in th efront bumper
R in th erear bumper, particularl yint he middle of th erear
bumper
X Restart th eengine.
The display message disappears. ü If this symbol appears in th
emultifunction display, aseat belt
tongue has been inserte dintoa rear seat belt buckle.
Further information on th estatu si nd icato rfor ther ear seat belts
(Y page 49). Display
messages
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