2015 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON stop start

Problems with the transmission
Problem
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions The transmission has
problems shifting gear. The transmission is losing oil.
X Have the transmission checked at aqualified specialist work-
shop immediately. 7G-TRONIC:
The acceleration ability
is deteriorating.
The transmission no
longer changes gear.
The transmission is in emergency mode.
It is only possible to shift into
secondgear and reverse gear.
X Stop.
X Shift the transmission to position P.
X Switch off the engine.
X Wait at least ten seconds before restarting the engine.
X Shift the transmission to position Dor R.
If D is selected, the transmission shifts into secondgear; ifRis
selected, the transmission shifts into reverse gear.
X Have the transmission checked at aqualified specialist work-
shop immediately. 9G-TRONIC:
The acceleration ability
is deteriorating.
The transmission no
longer changes gear.
The transmission is in emergency mode.
It is only partly possible to engage the gears or the transmission is
in position N.
X Stop.
X Shift the transmission to position P.
X Switch off the engine.
X Wait at least ten seconds before restarting the engine.
X Shift the transmission to position Dor R.
X Have the transmission checked at aqualified specialist work-
shop immediately. Refuelling
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
Fuel is highly flammable. If you handle fuel
incorrectly, there is arisk of fire and explo-
sion.
You must avoid fire, naked flames, creating
sparks and smoking. Switch off the engine
and, if applicable, the auxiliary heating before refuelling. G
WARNING
Fuels are poisonous and hazardous to health. There is adanger of injury.
Do not swallow fuel or let it come into contact
with skin, eyes or clothing. Do not inhale fuel
vapours. Keep fuels out of the reach of chil-
dren. 200
RefuellingDriving and parking

the key must be remove
dfromt he ignition
lock
R the front wheels must be turned towards
the kerb on steep uphill or downhil lgradi-
ents Switchin
goffthe engine
Important safety notes G
WARNING
Th ea utomatic transmission switches to neu-
tra lposit ionNwhen yo uswitch off the engine.
Th ev ehicl emayrollaway. There is ariskofan
accident.
After switching off the engine ,alway sswitch
to parking position P.Prevent the parked vehi-
cle fro mrolling away by applying the parking
brake.
Vehicle swithm anual transmission X
Shift to eithe r1st gear or revers egear R.
X Turn the key to position 0in the ignition
lock and remove it.
Th eimm obiliser is activated.
X Firml ydepress the parking brake.
Vehicle switha utomatic transmission X
Firml ydepress the parking brake.
X Allv eh icle s(exce pt AM Gvehicles): shift
the transmission to position P.X
AM Gvehicles: when the vehicl eisstation-
ary, press button :. X
Wit hthe key: turnthe key to position 0in
the ignition lock and remove it.
Th eimm obiliser is activated.
X Wit hKEYLESS -GO:press the KEYLESS-
GO Start/Stop button (Y page 179).
Th ee ngine stops and al lthe indicator
lamps in the instrument cluste rgoout.
When the driver's door is closed, thi scor-
responds to key position 1.Whent he driv-
er' sd ooriso pen, thi scorresponds to key
position 0:"keyr emoved".
If yo uswitch the engine off with the trans-
mission in position Ror D,t he automatic
transmission shifts to Nautomatically.
Wit hthe key: if youtheno pent he driver's
door or the front-passenge rdoororr emove
the key fro mthe ignition, the automatic trans-
mission shifts to Pautomatically.
Wit hKEYLESS -GO:if youtheno pent he driv-
er' sorf ront-passenge rdoor, the automatic
transmission shifts to P.
If yo uwantthe automatic transmission to
remai ninneutral N,e.g.w henh avin gthe
vehicl ecleane dinana utomatic car wash with
at owing system:
Wit hthe key:
X Switch the ignition on.
X Depres sthe brake peda land kee pit
depressed.
X Shift to neutral N.
X Releas ethe brake pedal.
X Releas ethe parking brake.
X Switch off the ignition and leav ethe key in
the ignition lock.
Wit hKEYLESS -GO:
X Remov ethe Start/Stop button fro mthe
ignition lock.
X Insert the key into the ignition lock.
X Switch the ignition on.
X Depres sthe brake peda land kee pit
depressed.
X Shift to neutral N.206
ParkingDriving an
dparking

Brakes
Important safety notes G
WARNING
If yo ushift down on aslipper yroads urface in
an attempt to increas ethe engine's braking
effect, the drive wheels could lose thei rgrip.
Thi sincreases the ris kofskidding and having
an accident.
Do not shift down for additional engine brak-
ing on aslipper yroads urface.
Downhil lgradients Do not depress the brake peda
lcontinuously
whil ethe vehicl eisinmotion, e.g .never
cause the brakes to ru bbyconstantly apply-
ing light pressure to the pedal. Thi sresults in
excessive and premature wear to the brake
pads.
Chang einto alower gearing oodtime on long
and stee pdownhil lgradients.
Take particula rnote of thi swhend riving a
lade nvehicl eand when towing atrailer.
i Thi
salsoa pplies if youhavea ctivated
cruis econtrol, SPEEDTRONIC or
DISTRONIC PLUS.
Thi sw illu se the braking effect of the engine,
so less braking will be required to maintain
vehicl espeed .Thisr elieves the load on the
brake system and prevents the brakes from
overheating and wearing too quickly.
Heavy and light loads G
WARNING
The braking system can overheat if yo ulea ve
your foo tonthe brake peda lwhile driving.
Thi sincreases the braking distance and could
eve ncause the braking system to fail. There is
ar iskofana ccident.
Never us ethe brake peda lasafootrest. Do
not simultaneousl ydepress both the brake
peda land the accelerato rpedal whiledriving. !
Depressing the brake peda
lconstantly
results in excessive and premature wear to
the brake pads.
If the brakes have been subjected to aheavy
load ,don ot stop the vehicl eimmediately, but
drive on for ashort while. Thi sallow sthe air-
flo wtoc ool the brakes more quickly.
If the brakes have been used onl ymoderately,
yo us houl doccasionall ytest thei reffective-
ness .Todot his, brake more firmly from a
highe rspeed whil epayin gattentio ntothe
traffic conditions. Thi simprove sthe gri pof
the brakes.
Wet road surfaces If yo
uhaved riven for alon gtime in heavy rain
withou tbraking ,ther em aybe adelayed reac-
tio nfrom the brakes when braking for the first
time .Thism ayalso occu rafte rac ar wash or
afte rdriving throug hdeepw ater.
Yo uw illh av etod epress the brake peda lmore
firmly .Maintain agreate rdistance to the vehi-
cle in front.
After driving on awetroa dorh aving the vehi-
cle washed, brake firmly whil epayin gatten-
tio ntot he traffic conditions. Thi swillw armup
the brake discs, thereb ydrying them more
quickl yand protecting them against corro-
sion.
Limite dbraking performanc eonsalt-
treate droads If yo
udrive on salt-treate droads, alayer of
salt ma yform on the brake discs and pads.
Thi scan increas ethe braking distance con-
siderably.
R In order to prevent any salt build-up, apply
the brakes occasionall ywhile paying atten-
tio ntot he traffic conditions.
R Carefull ydepress the brake peda latthe
end of the journey and when starting the
next journey.
R Maintain amuchg reate rdistance to the
vehicl einfront. Driving tips
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X
Briefly pull the cruise control lever towards
you :.
X Remove your foot from the accelerator
pedal.
DISTRONIC PLUS is activated. The first
time it is activated, the current speed is
stored. Otherwise, it sets the vehicle cruise speed to the previously store dvalue.
Drivin gwithD ISTRONI CPLUS Pulling away and driving
X
If you wan ttopull away with
DISTRONI CPLUS: remove your foot from
the brake pedal.
X Briefly pull the cruise control lever towards
you :.
or
X Accelerate briefly.
You rvehicle pull sawaya nd adapts its
speed to that of the vehicle in front.
If no vehicle is detected in front, your vehi-
cle accelerate stothe set speed. i
The vehicle can also pull away whe
nitis
facing an unidentifie dobstacl eorisd riving
on adifferent line from another vehicle .The
vehicle then brakes automatically. There is
ar iskofana ccident. Be ready to brake at all
times.
If there is no vehicle in front, DISTRONIC
PLUS operate sinthe same wa yascruise
control.
If DISTRONIC PLUS detects that the vehicle in front ha sslowe ddown, it brakes your vehicle.
In this way, the distance yo uhaves elected is
maintained.
If DISTRONIC PLUS detects afaster-moving
vehicle in front, it increases the driving speed.
However, the vehicle is only accelerate dupto
the speed yo uhaves tored.
Selecting the drive program
DISTRONIC PLUS supports asporty driving
styl ewheny ou have selected the Sor M(AMG
vehicles: S,S+ orM)d riving program
(Y page 194). Acceleration behind the vehicle
in front or to the set speed is then noticeably
more dynamic. If yo uhaves elected the Eor E
+ (AMG vehicles: C)driving program, the vehi-
cle accelerate smore gently. Thi ssetting is
recommende dinstop-and-start traffic.
Selecting the drive program
DISTRONIC PLUS supports asporty driving
styl ewheny ou have selected the Sor M(AMG
vehicles: S,S+ orM)d riving program
(Y page 194). Acceleration behind the vehicle
in front or to the set speed is then noticeably
more dynamic. If yo uhaves elected the Eor E
+ (AMG vehicles: C)driving program, the vehi-
cle accelerate smore gently. Thi ssetting is
recommende dinstop-and-start traffic.
Changing lanes
If yo uchange to the overtaking lane,
DISTRONIC PLUS supports yo uif:
R yo ua re driving faster than 70 km/h
R DISTRONIC PLUS is maintaining the dis-
tance to avehicle in front Drivin
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When DISTRONIC PLUS is activated, the
transmission is shifted automatically to posi- tion Pif:
R the driver's door is open and the driver's
seat belt is unfastened
R the engine is switched off, unless it is auto-
matically switched off by the ECO start/
stop function
R as ystem fault occurs
R the power supply is insufficient
Setting aspeed X
Press the cruise control lever up :for a
higher speed or down ;for alower speed.
X Keep the cruise control lever pressed until
the desired speed is reached.
X Release the cruise control lever.
The new speed is stored. DISTRONIC PLUS
is activated and adjusts the vehicle's speed to the new speed stored.
X To adjust the set speed in 1km/h incre-
ments: briefly press the cruise control
lever up :or down ;to the pressure
point.
The last stored speed increases or decrea- ses in 1km/ hincrements.
X To adjust the set speed in 10 km/h
increments: briefly press the cruise con-
trol lever up :or down ;beyond the
pressure point.
The last stored speed increases or decrea- ses in 10 km/hi ncrements.
i If you accelerat
etoovertake, DISTRONIC
PLUS adjust sthe vehicle's speed to the last speed stored after you have finished over-
taking.
Setting th especified minimum distance You can set the specified minimum distance
for DISTRONIC PLUS by varyin gthe tim espan
between one and two seconds .With this func-
tion ,you can set the minimum distanc ethat
DISTRONIC PLUS maintains to the vehicle in
front ,dependent on vehicle speed. You can
see this distanc einthe multifunction display
(Y page 224).
i Make sure that you maintain
asufficient
distanc etothe vehicle in front and comply
with the minimum distanc easrequire dby
law. Adjust the distanc etothe vehicle in
front if necessary. X
To increase: turnc ontrol ;in direction
=.
DISTRONIC PLUS the nmaintains agreater
distanc ebetween your vehicle and the
vehicle in front.
X To decrease: turnc ontrol ;in direc-
tion :.
DISTRONIC PLUS the nmaintains ashorter
distanc ebetween your vehicle and the
vehicle in front. Driving systems
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DISTRONI
CPLUSS teering Assist does not
provide assistance:
R on ver ysharp corners
R when towing atrailer
R al ossoft yrep ressure or adefective tyre
ha sb eend etecte dand displayed
Pa ya ttentio nalsotot he important safety
note sfor DISTRONI CPLUS(Ypage 218).
Th es teering interventions ar ecarried out
with alimit ed steering moment. Th esystem
requires the driver to kee phishands on the
steering whee land to steer himself.
If yo udon ot steer yourself or if yo utake your
hands off the steering whee lfor ap rolonged
period of time, the syste mwillf irst alert you
with avisual warning. Asteering whee lsym-
bo lappears in the multifunctio ndisplay .Ifyou
have still not started to steer and have not
take nholdoft he steering whee lafter five
second satthe latest, awarning tone also
sounds to remind yo utotake contro lofthe
vehicle. Steering Assist and Stop&G oPilot
switch to passive mode. DISTRONI CPLUS
remains active.
Activatin gSteering Assist and Stop&Go
Pilot
X Activate the DISTRONI CPLUSw ithS teer-
ing Assist and Stop&G oPilot functio nusing
the on-board compute r(Ypage 288).
The DTR+:
DTR+: steering steering assistant
assistant On
Onmes-
sage appear sinthe multifunctio ndisplay.
Steering Assist and Stop&G oPilot are
active.
Informatio ninthe multifunction display If Steering Assist and Stop&G
oPilot area cti-
vated bu tnot ready for asteering interven-
tion, steering whee lsym bol :appear sin grey. If the syste
mprovide syou with support
by means of steering interventions, sym-
bol :is shown in green.
Deactivatin gSteering Assist and Stop&Go
Pilot
X Deactivate the DISTRONI CPLUSw ith
Steering Assist and Stop&G oPilot function
using the on-board computer
(Y page 288).
The DTR+: steering assistant Off DTR+: steering assistant Off
message appear sinthe multifunctio ndis-
play .Steering Assist and Stop&G oPilot are
deactivated.
When DISTRONI CPLUSisd eactivated or not
available, Steering Assist and Stop&G oPilot
ar ed eactivated automatically. HOL
Dfunction
General notes Th
eH OLD functio ncan assist the driver in the
following situations:
R when pulling away ,especially on steep
slopes
R when manoeuvring on steep slopes
R when waiting in traffic
Th ev ehicl eisk epts tationar ywithout the
driver having to depress the brake pedal.
Th eb raking effect is cancelle dand the HOLD
functio nisd eactivated when yo udepress the
accelerator peda ltopulla way.
Important safety notes G
WARNING
When leaving the vehicle, it can still rol laway
despite being braked by the HOLD functio nif:
R there is amalfunctio ninthe syste morin
the voltag esupply
R the HOLD functio nisd eactivated by the
accelerator peda lbeing depressed, e.g .by
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R
the electrical syste minthe engine com-
partment, the battery or the fuse saretam-
pered with
R the battery is disconnected
There is ariskofana ccident.
Before leaving the vehicle, always deactivate
the HOLD functio nand secur ethe vehicle
fro mr olling away.
! When DISTRONI
CPLUSort he HOLD
functio nisa ctivated ,the vehicl ebrakes
automaticall yincertain situations.
To avoi ddamag etothe vehicle, deactivate
DISTRONI CPLUSa nd the HOLD functio nin
the following or simila rsituations:
R when towing away
R in ac ar wash
Activatio nconditions Yo
uc an activate the HOLD functio nif:
R the vehicl eisstationary
R the engine is running or if it ha sbeena uto-
maticall yswitched off by the ECO start/
stop function
R the driver's door is close dorifyours eat
belt is fastened
R the parking brake is released
R the selector lever is in position D,Ror Non
vehicles with automatic transmission
R DISTRONI CPLUSisd eactivated
Activatin gthe HOL Dfunction X
Make sure tha tthe activatio nconditions
ar em et.
X Depres sthe brake pedal.
X Quickl ydepress the brake peda lfur ther
unti lthe ë message :appear sinthe
multifunctio ndisplay.
Th eH OLD functio nisa ctivated .You can
release the brake pedal.
i If depressing the brake peda
lthe first
time does not activate the HOLD function,
wait briefl yand the ntry again.
Deactivatin gthe HOL Dfunction Th
eH OLD functio nisd eactivated automati-
cally if:
R yo ua ccelerate. On vehicles with automatic
transmission: onl ywhent he transmission
is in position Dor R.
R yo us hift the transmission to position Pon
vehicles with automatic transmission.
R yo ud epress the brake peda lagain with a
certain amount of pressure until ëdis-
appear sfromt he multifunctio ndisplay.
R yo ua ctivate DISTRONI CPLUS.
When the HOLD functio nisa ctivated ,the
automatic transmission is automaticall yshif-
ted to position Pif:
R the driver's door is open and the driver's
seat belt is unfastened
R the engine is switched off ,unles sitisa uto-
maticall yswitched off by the ECO start/
stop function
R as ystem faul toccurs
R the powe rsuppl yisi nsufficient
On vehicles with amanualtransmission, you
will se eawarning message in the multifunc-
tio nd isplay in such cases:
Brake immediately Brake immediately
X Immediately depress the brake peda lfirmly
unti lthe warning message in the multifunc-
tio nd isplay goes out. This deactivates the
HOLD function. Driving systems
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On vehicles with
amanual transmission, you
will also hear ahorn at regulari ntervals if the
HOLD function is activated and you:
R switch the engine off, open the driver's
door and take off your seat belt
The sounding of the horn alerts you to the fact
that the vehicle has been parked while the
HOLD function is still activated. If you attempt to lock the vehicle, the tone becomes louder.
The vehicle is not locked until the HOLD func- tion is deactivated.
i If the engine has been switched off, it
cannot be started againu ntil the HOLD
function has been deactivated. RACE START
Important safety notes i
Observe the safety notes for the SPORT
handling mode (Y page 85).
Only activate RACE START on dedicated race
circuits.
RACE START enables optimum acceleration
from astanding start. The precondition for
this is asuitableh igh-grip road surface.
i RACE START is only available in AMG vehi-
cles.
Activation conditions You can activate RACE START if:
R the doors are closed
R the engine is running and it has reached an
operating temperature of approximately
80 †. This is the case when the engine oil
temperature in the multifunction display
stops flashing.
R SPORT handling mode is activated
(Y page 85).
R the steering wheel is in the straight-ahead
position R
the vehicle is stationary and the brake
pedal is depressed (left foot)
R the transmission is in position D
Activating RACE START X
Depress the brake pedal with your left foot
and keep it depressed.
X Turn the drive program selector clockwise
(Y page 195) until the RSlamp lights up.
The RACE START Confirm: Paddle UP RACE START Confirm: Paddle UP
Cancel: Paddle DOWN
Cancel: Paddle DOWN message appears
in the multifunction display.
i If the activation conditions are no longer
fulfilled, RACE START is cancelled. The
RACE RACE START
START cancelled
cancelled message appears
in the multifunction display.
X To cancel: pull the left steering wheel shift
paddle( Ypage 195).
or
X To confirm: pull the right steering wheel
shift paddle( Ypage 195).
The RACE START available Depress RACE START available Depress
accelerator
accelerator message appears in the mul-
tifunction display.
i If you do not depress the accelerator
pedal fully within two seconds, RACE
START is cancelled. The RACE RACESTART
START not
not
possible
possible See
SeeOwner's
Owner's Manual
Manual message
appears in the multifunction display.
X Fully depress the accelerator pedal.
The engine speed rises to approximately
3,500 rpm.
The RACE START Release brake to RACE START Release brake to
start
start message appears in the multifunc-
tion display.
i If you do not release the brake pedal
within five seconds, RACE START is cancel-
led. The RACE
RACESTART
START cancelled
cancelled message
appears in the multifunction display.
X Take your foot off the brake, but keep the
accelerator pedal depressed.
The vehicle pullsa wayatmaximum accel-
eration. 230
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