2015 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON ignition

Useful information
i This Owner's Manual describes all mod-
els, series and optional equipment for your
vehicle that were available at the time of
going to press. National variation sare pos-
sible. Not ethat your vehicle may not be
equipped with all of the function sdescri-
bed. This is also the case for system sand
function srelevan ttosafety.
i Read the information on qualified special-
ist workshops: (Y page 27). Engine compartment
Bonnet
Important safet ynotes G
WARNING
An unlocked bonnet may open up when the
vehicle is in motion and block your view. There is ar isk of an accident.
Never unlock the bonnet when driving. Before
every trip, ensure that the bonnet is locked. G
WARNING
When being opened and closed, the bonnet
may suddenly fall int othe closed position.
There is arisk of injury to person sinthe range
of movement of the bonnet.
Open and close the bonnet only when nobody
is in the range of movement. G
WARNING
If you open the bonnet while the engin eis
overheating or while ther eisafire in the
engin ecompartment, you could come into
contact with hot gases or other leaking ser-
vice products. There is adanger of injury.
Allow an overheating engin etocool down
before openin gthe bonnet. If ther eisafire in
the engin ecompartment, leave the bonnet
closed and notify the fire brigade. G
WARNING
There are movin gcomponents in the engine
compartment. Certain components may con-
tinue to move or suddenly move again even
after the ignition has been switched off, e.g.
the radiator fan. There is arisk of injury.
If you have to carry out work in the engine
compartment:
R switc hoff the ignition
R neve rtouc hthe dangerous areas surround-
ing movin gcomponents, e.g. the rotation
area of the fan
R remov ejewellery and watches
R keep items of clothing and hair, for exam-
ple, away from movin gparts. G
WARNING
The ignition system and the fuel injection sys- tem operate with ahigh voltage. If you touch
the live components, you could receiv ean
electric shock .There is adanger of injury.
Never touc hcomponents of the ignition sys-
tem or the fuel injection system when the
ignition is switched on. G
WARNING
Hybrid vehicles :ensure that you read the
"HYBRID "supplement .You could otherwise
fail to recognise dangers.
Active bonnet (pedestria nprotection) Operating principle
! An activ
ebonnet that had been triggered
must be repaired at aqualified specialist
workshop. The activ ebonnet function will
then be available again. The additional
pedestrian protection provided by the
activ ebonnet will then be restored.
! Do not try to press down the raised bon-
net at the back. Otherwise, the bonnet
could be damaged. 378
Engine compartmentMaintenance and care

Opening the bonnet
G
WARNING
Certain componentsint he engine compart-
ment could be very hot, e.g. the engine, the
radiator and parts of the exhaust system.
There is arisk of injur ywhen accessin gthe
engin ecompartment.
As far as possible, allow the engine to cool
down and only touch the componentsd escri-
bed in the following. G
WARNING
When the bonnet is open, and the windscreen wipers are set in motion ,you can be injured by
the wiper linkage. There is arisk of injury.
Always switch off the windscreen wipers and
the ignition before opening the bonnet.
! Make sure that the windscreen wipers are
not folded away from the windscreen. Oth-
erwise, you could damage the windscreen
wipers or the bonnet. X
Make sure that the windscreen wipers are
switched off.
X Pull release lever :on the bonnet.
The bonnet is released. X
Reach intot he gap, pull bonnet catc hhan-
dle ;up and lift the bonnet.
If you lift the bonnet by approximately
40 cm, the bonnet is opened and held open automatically by the gas-filled strut.
Closing the bonnet X
Lower the bonnet and let it fall from a
height of approximately 20 cm.
X Check that the bonnet has engaged prop-
erly.
If the bonnet can be raised slightly, it is not
properly engaged. Open it again and close
it with alittle more force. Radiator
Vehicles with adiesel engine: do not cover
the radiator. Do not use thermal mats, insect
protection cover soranythin gsimilar. Doing
so can cause the Onboard Diagnostics Sys-
tem to display inaccurate values. Some of
these values are legally required and must
alway sbec orrect. Engine oil
General notes G
WARNING
Hybrid vehicles: ensure that you read the
"HYBRID "supplement .You could otherwise
fail to recognise dangers. 380
Engine compartmentMaintenance and care

Allow the engine to coo
lbefore opening the
cap .Wearg love sa nd protective eyewear
when opening. Slowl yturn the cap half aturn
to allo wpressure to escape. X
Park the vehicl eonalevel surface.
Onl ycheck the coolant level if the vehicl eis
on alevel surface and the engine has
coole ddown.
X Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock (Y page 179).
On vehicles with KEYLESS-GO ,press the
Start/Stop button twice (Y page 179).
X Check the coolant temperature display in
the instrument cluster.
The coolant temperature must be below
70 †.
X Turn the key to position 0in the ignition
lock (Y page 179).
X Slowl yturn cap :half aturn anti-clock-
wise to allo wexcess pressure to escape.
X Turn cap :furthe ranti-clockwise and
remove it.
If the coolant is at the level of marker bar =
in the fille rneck when cold, ther eisenough
coolant in coolant expansio ntank ;.
If the coolant level is approximatel y1.5 cm
above marker bar =in the fille rneck when
warm, ther eisenoughcoolant in coolant
expansio ntank ;.
X If necessary ,top up with coolant tha thas
been teste dand approved by Mercedes-
Benz.
X Replace cap :and turn it clockwise as far
as it will go. For furthe
rinformatio noncoolant, see
(Y page 479).
Topping up the windscreen washe rsys-
tem G
WARNING
Certai ncomponents in the engine compart-
ment could be ver yhot, e.g .the engine ,the
radiato rand parts of the exhaus tsystem.
There is ariskofi njury when accessing the
engine compartment.
As far as possible, allo wthe engine to cool
down and onl ytouch the components descri-
be dint he following. G
WARNING
If windscree nwashe rconcentrate come sinto
contact with hot components of the engine or
the exhaus tsystem ,itc an ignite .There is a
ris koff irea nd injury.
Make sure the windscree nwashe rc oncen-
trate does not come into contact with the filler neck. X
To open: pull cap:upwards by the tab.
X Top up with the premixe dwashe rfluid.
X To close: press cap :onto the fille rneck
unti lite ngages.
If the washe rfluid level drops belo wthe rec-
ommende dminimu mof1l itre, am essage
appear sinthe multifunctio ndisplay prompt-
ing yo utotop up the washe rfluid
(Y page 328). Engine compartment
383Maintenance and care Z

Further information on windscreen washer
fluid/antifreeze (Y page 480).Service
ASSYST PLUS
Servic emessages The ASSYST PLUS service interval display
informs yo uofthe next service du edate.
Information on the typ eofservice and service
interval s(seet he separate Service Booklet).
You can obtain further information from a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
i The ASSYST PLUS service interval display
doe snot sho wany information on the
engine oil level .Observe the notes on the
engine oil level (Y page 380).
The multifunction display shows aservice
messag efor afew seconds, e.g.:
R Service Ain..d ays
Service Ain..d ays
R Service Aoverdue
Service Aoverdue
R Service Aoverdue by .. days
Service Aoverdue by .. days
Depending on the operating conditions of the vehicle, the remaining time or distance until
the next service du edateisd isplayed.
The letter indicates which service is due. A A
stand sfor am inorservice and B
B for am ajor
service. Anumber or another letter may be
displayed afte rthe letter.
Only for certain countries :the positio nafter
the letter A
A or B
Bindicates any necessar yaddi-
tiona lmaintenance work to be performed. If
yo un otify aquali fied specialist worksho pof
this display ,you will receive astatement on
the associated costs.
The ASSYST PLUS service interval display
doe snot take into account any period sof
time during which the battery is disconnec-
ted. Maintaining the time-dependent service
schedule:
X Note dow nthe service du edated isplayed
in the multifunction display before discon-
necting the battery.
or
X After reconnecting the battery ,sub tract
the battery disconnection period sfrom the
service date shown on the display.
Hiding servic emessages X
Pres sthe a or% button on the steer-
ing wheel.
Displayin gservic em essages X
Switch the ignition on.
X Pres sthe = or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Service Servicemenu.
X Pres sthe 9 or: button to select the
ASSYST PLUS
ASSYST PLUS submenu and confir mby
pressing the abutton.
The service du edatea ppears in the multi-
function display.
Informatio nabout Service Resettin
gthe ASSYST PLU Sservic einter-
val display
! If the ASSYST PLUS service interval dis-
play ha sbeeni nadvertently reset, this set-
ting can be corrected at aquali fied special-
ist workshop.
Have service work carried ou tasd escribed
in the Service Booklet. Thi smay otherwise
lead to increase dweara nd damag etothe
majo rassemblies or the vehicle.
Aq uali fied specialist workshop, e.g. a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre, will rese tthe
ASSYST PLUS service interval display after
the service work ha sbeenc arried out. You
can also obtain further information on main-
tenance work, for example. 384
ServiceMaintenance and care

!
Do not park up the vehicle for an extended
period straight after cleaning it, particularly after having cleaned the wheels with wheel cleaner. Wheel cleaners could cause
increased corrosion of the brake discs and
brake pads/linings. For this reason, you
should drive for afew minutes after clean-
ing. Braking heats the brake discs and the
brake pads/linings, thus drying them. The
vehicle can then be parked up.
Regular care of your vehicle is acondition for
retaining the quality in the long term.
Use care products and cleaning agents rec-
ommended and approved by Mercedes-Benz. Washing the vehiclea
nd cleaning the
paintwork
Automatic car wash G
WARNING
Braking efficiency is reduced after the vehicle has been washed.T here isarisk of an acci-
dent.
After washing the vehicle, brake carefully
while paying attention to the traffic conditions in order to restore full braking efficiency.
! When DISTRONIC PLUS or the HOLD
function is activated, the vehicle brakes
automaticallyinc ertain situations.
To avoid damage to the vehicle, deactivate DISTRONIC PLUS and the HOLD function in
the following or similars ituations:
R when towing away
R in ac ar wash
! Make sure that:
R the side windows and sliding sunroof are
closed completely.
R the blowerf or the ventilation/heating is
switched off (OFF button is depressed).
R the windscreen wiper switch is at posi-
tion 0.
The vehicle could otherwise be damaged. !
In car washes with
atowing mechanism,
make sure that the automatic transmission
is in transmission position N;otherwise,
the vehicle could be damaged.
R Vehicles with DIRECT SELECT lever and
key:
do not remove the key from the ignition
lock. Do not open the driver's door or
front-passenger door when the engine is
switched off. Otherwise, the automatic
transmission selects park position P
automaticallya nd locks the wheels. You
can prevent this by shifting the auto-
matic transmission to Nbeforehand.
R Vehicles with DIRECT SELECT lever and
KEYLESS-GO:
do not open the driver's door or front-
passenger door when the engine is
switched off. Otherwise, the automatic
transmission selects park position P
automaticallya nd locks the wheels.
! If the key is within the rear detection
range of KEYLESS-GO, situations such as
the following could lead to the uninten-
tional opening of the boot lid/tailgate:
R using acar wash
R using ahigh-pressure cleaner
Make sure that the key is at least 3maway
fro mt hevehicle.
Observe th efollowing to mak esure that the
automatic transmission on vehicles with
DIRECT SELECT stays in position N:
X Make sure th evehicle is stationar yand the
ignitio nisswitche doff.
X Turn th ekey to position 2(Y page 179) in
th ei gnitio nlock.
Use th ekey instead of th eStart/Sto pbut-
to nonv ehicles with KEYLESS-GO.
X Depress th ebrak epedal and kee pit
depressed.
X Shift th eautomatic transmission to posi-
tion N.
X Release th ebrak epedal. 386
CareMaintenance and care

X
Releas ethe parkin gbrake.
X Switc hoff th eignition and leav ethe keyin
th ei gnition lock.
You can wash th evehicl einana utomatic car
wash from th everys tart.
Wash off excess dir tbefore cleaning th evehi-
cle in an automatic car wash.
Afte rusin gana utomatic car wash ,wipe off
wax from th ewindscree nand th ewiper
blades. This will preven tsme ars and reduce
wipin gnoises caused by residue on th ewind-
screen.
Washing by hand In som
ecountries, washin gbyhandiso nly
allowe datspecially equipped washin gbays.
Observ ethe legal requirements for eac hind i-
vidual country.
X Do no tuse hot water and do no twash the
vehicl eindirectsunlight.
X Use asofts pong etoc lean.
X Use amild cleaning agent, suc hasacar
shampoo approve dbyMercedes-Benz.
X Thoroughly hos edown th evehicl ewitha
gentl ejet of water.
X Do no tpoin tthe water je tdirectl ytow ards
th ea ir inlet.
X Use plenty of water and rinse out the
spong efrequently.
X Rinse th evehicl ewithc lean water and dry
thoroughly wit hachamois.
X Do no tlet th ecleaning agen tdry on the
paintwork.
Whe nusingthe vehicl einw inter, remove all
trace sofroads alt deposit scarefully and as
soo nasp ossible.
High-pressure cleaning equipment G
WARNING
The water je tofcircular-je tnozzle s(dir tgrind-
ers )can caus edamage no tvisible from the
outside to tyres or chassi scom ponents. Com- ponents damaged in this way can unexpect-
edly fail
.There is ariskofana ccident.
Do no tuse high-pressur ecleaners wit hcircu-
lar-je tnozzle stoc lean th evehicle. Hav edam-
aged tyres or chassi scom ponent sreplaced
immediately.
! Always maintai
nadistanc eofatl east
30 cm between th evehicl eand th ehigh-
pressur ecleane rnozzle .Inf ormation about
th ec orrect distanc eisavailable from the
equipmen tmanufacturer.
Mov ethe high-pressur ecleane rnozzle
around when cleaning your vehicle.
Do no taim directl yatany of th efollowing:
R tyres
R doo rgaps ,roo fg aps ,joint setc.
R electrical components
R battery
R connectors
R lights
R seals
R trim elements
R ventilation slots
Damaged seals or electrical components
can lead to leak sorfailures.
! If th
ekeyis within th erear detection
range of KEYLESS-GO ,situation ssuchas
th ef ollowin gcould lead to th euninten-
tional openin goftheboo tlid/tailgate:
R usin gac ar wash
R usin gah igh-pressur ecleaner
Mak esuret hatthe keyisatl east3maway
from th evehicle.
Cleaning th epaintwork !
Do no
taffix:
R stickers
R films
R magneti cplates or similar items
to painte dsurfaces. You could otherwise
damag ethe paintwork. Care
387Maintenance and care Z

Alway
sswitch off the windscree nwiper sand
the ignition before cleaning the windscree nor
wipe rblade s.
! Do not us
edry cloths, abrasive products,
solvents or cleaning agents containing sol-
vents to clean the insid eofthe windows .Do
not touch the insides of the windows with
hard objects, e.g .anice scrape rorring.
There is otherwise ariskofd amagin gthe
windows.
! Clea
nthe water drainage channel softhe
windscree nand the rea rwindo watr egular
intervals .Deposits such as leaves, petals
and pollen ma yunder certain circumstan-
ces prevent water from draining away .This
can lead to corrosion damage and damage to electronic components.
X Clea nthe insid eand outsid eofthe win-
dows with adam pcloth and acleaning
agent tha tisr ecommende dand approved
by Mercedes-Benz.
Cleanin gthe wiper blades G
WARNING
If the windscree nwiper sareset in motion
when cleaning the windscree norwiper
blades, yo ucould become trapped. There is a
dange rofinjury.
Alway sswitch off the windscree nwiper sand
the ignition before cleaning the windscree nor
wipe rblade s.
! Do not pull on the wipe
rblade .Otherwise,
the wipe rblade could be damaged.
! Do not clean wipe
rblade stoo ofte nand
do not ru bthem too hard. Otherwise, the
graphite coating could be damaged. This
could cause wipe rnoise.
! Hol
dthe wipe rarm securel ywhenf olding
back. The windscree ncould be damage dif
the wipe rarm hits against it suddenly. X
Fol dthe wipe rarm sa wayfrom the wind-
screen.
X Clea nthe wipe rblade scarefull yusing a
damp cloth.
X Fol dthe windscree nwiper sbacka gain
before switching on the ignition.
Cleanin gthe exterior lighting !
Onl
yusecleaning agents or cleaning
cloths tha tare suitabl efor plastic lenses.
Unsuitabl ecleaning agents or cleaning
cloths could scratch or damage the plastic lenses of the exterio rlighting.
X Clea nthe plastic lenses of the exterior
lighting using awetsponge and amild
cleaning agent, e.g .Mercedes-Benz car
shampo oorcleaning cloths.
Mirro rturn signals !
Onl
yusecleaning agents or cleaning
cloths tha tare suitabl efor plastic lenses.
Unsuitabl ecleaning agents or cleaning
cloths could scratch or damage the plastic lenses of the mirror turn signals.
X Clea nthe plastic lenses of the mirror turn
signals in the exterio rmirror housing using
aw etsponge and mil dcleaning agent, e.g.
Mercedes-Benz car shampo oorcleaning
cloths.
Cleanin gthe sensors !
If yo
uclean the sensors with ahigh-pres-
sure cleaner, make sure tha tyou kee pa
distance of at leas t30cmbetween the
vehicl eand the high-pressure cleane rnoz-
zle .Informatio nabout the correct distance
is availabl efrom the equipment manufac-
turer. Care
389Maintenance and care Z

Vehicles with
acolla psibl eemergency
spare wheel (Example: equipment and country-specifi
cvaria-
tions possible)
: Towing eye
; One pair of gloves
= Jack
? Folding whee lchock
A Centring pin
B Shee tfor faulty wheel
C Tyre inflation compressor
D Wheel wrench
E Fusealloc ation chart
X Ope nthe boot lid/tailgate.
X Lif tthe boot floor (Y page 356)orthe lug-
gage compartment floor (Y page 357)
upwards. Flat tyre
Preparin
gthe vehicle
Your vehicl emaybe equipped with:
R MOExtende dtyres (tyres with run-fla tchar-
acteristics )(Ypage 398)
Vehicl epreparatio nisn ot necessary on
vehicles with MOExtende dtyres.
R aT IREFIT kit (Y page 395)
R an emergency spare whee l(certai ncoun-
trie sonly) (Y page 465)
Vehicles with MOExtende dtyres ar enot
equipped with aTIREFIT kit at the factory .Itis
therefore recommende dthatyou additionally equi
pyourvehicl ewithaT IREFIT kit if yo ufit
tyres tha tdon ot feature run-fla tcharacteris-
tics ,e.g.w inter tyres. ATIREFIT kit can be
obtained from aquali fied specialist work-
shop.
Informatio nonchanging/fitting awheel
( Y page 426).
X Stop the vehicl easfar away as possible
from traffic on solid ,non-slippery and level
ground.
X Switch on the hazard warning lamps.
X Safeguar dthe vehicl eagain st rolling away
(Y page 205).
X If possible, bring the front wheels into the
straight-ahea dposition.
X Vehicles with AIRMATIC: make sure that
"normal" level is selecte d(Ypage 231).
X Switch off the engine.
X Remove the key from the ignition lock.
or, on vehicles with KEYLESS‑ GO:
X Ope nthe driver' sdoor.
The on-boar delectronics now have status
0.T hisist he same as the key having been
removed.
X Remove the Start/Sto pbutton from the
ignition lock (Y page 179).
X Make sure tha tthe passenger sarenot
endangere dasthey do so. Make sure that
no one is nea rthe danger area whil ea
whee lisbeing changed .Anyone wh oisnot
directl yassis ting in the whee lchange
should, for example, stand behind the bar-
rier.
X Ge toutof the vehicle. Pa yattentio ntotraf-
fic conditions when doing so.
X Close the driver' sdoor.
X Place the warning triangl eatasuitabl edis-
tance (Y page 394). Observe lega lrequire-
ments. Flat tyre
397Breakdown assis tance