2015 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON oil temperature

Electronic Stability Program
see ESP ®
(Electronic Stabilit yProgram)
Emergency
Automatic measures after an acci-
den t................................................. 58
Emergency key
Unlockin gthe driver' sdoor ............ 102
Emergency key element
Function/notes ................................ 96
Insertin g......................................... .97
Lockin gvehicle .............................. 103
Removing ........................................ .97
Emergency release
Driver's door .................................. 102
Fuel filler flap ................................ .202
Emergency spare wheel
General notes ................................ 465
Important safety notes .................. 465
Inflating the collapsibl espare
wheel ............................................. 467
Removing ....................................... 465
Storage location ............................ 465
Stowing .......................................... 466
Technical data ............................... 468
Emergency unlocking
Tailgate .......................................... 110
Vehicle .......................................... .102
Engine
Display message ............................ 311
ECO start/stop function ................ 183
Engine numbe r............................... 473
Jump-starting ................................. 405
Running irregularl y......................... 187
Starting problems .......................... 187
Starting the engine with the key .... 182
Starting with KEYLESS GO ............. 182
Stopping ........................................ 206
Tow-starting (vehicle )..................... 411
Warning lamp (engine diagnos-
tics) ............................................... 336
Engine electronics
Note s............................................. 470
Problem (fault) ............................... 187
Engine oil
Additives ........................................ 479
Checking the oi llev el ..................... 380
Checking the oi llev el using the
dipstick .......................................... 381 Displa
ymessage ............................ 313
Filling capacity ............................... 478
Note sabout oilg rade s................... 478
Note sono illevel/consumption .... 380
Temperature (on-board computer, AMG vehicles) ................................ 296
Topping up ..................................... 381
Viscosity ........................................ 479
Environmental protection
Returning an end-of-life vehicl e....... 24
ESP ®
(Electroni cStability Pro-
gram)
Activating/deactivating (except
AMG vehicles) .................................. 84
Activating/deactivating (on-
board computer, except AMG
vehicles) ........................................ 287
AMG menu (on-board computer) ... 296
Characteristics ................................. 84
Deactivating/activating (button
in AMG vehicles) .............................. 85
Displa ymessage ............................ 300
ETS/4ETS ........................................ 83
Function/note s................................ 83
Genera lnotes .................................. 83
Important safety guideline s............. 83
Trailer stabilisation .......................... 86
Warning lamp ................................. 333
ETS/4ETS (Electroni cTraction Sys-
tem) ...................................................... 83
Exhaus tpipe (cleaning instruc-
tions) .................................................. 390
Exterior lighting
Setting soptions ............................. 142
see Lights
Exterior mirrors
Adjusting ....................................... 136
Anti-dazzle mod e(automatic) ........ 137
Folding in when locking (on-board computer) ...................................... 295
Folding in/out (automatically )....... 137
Folding in/out (electrically) ........... 137
Ou tofp osition (troubleshooting )... 137
Parking position ............................. 138
Resetting ....................................... 137
Storing settings (memory func-
tion) ............................................... 139 Index
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Menu (on-board computer) ............ 284
Notes/placing in the bracket ......... 367
Transmission output (maximum) ....4 70
Mobile telephone
Pre-installe dbracket ..................... .368
Modifying the programming (key) ..... 96
MOExtende dtyres ............................ .398
Motorway mode ................................ 146
MP3
Operating ....................................... 283
see Separate operating instructions
Multicontour seat
Adjusting (on the seat) .................. 128
Multifunctio ndisplay
Function/notes ............................ .279
Permanent displa y......................... 290
Multifunctio nsteering wheel
Operating the on-board computer .. 277
Overview .......................................... 36 N
Navigation Menu (on-board computer) ............ 281
NECK-PRO head restraints
Operation ......................................... 55
Resetting triggered .......................... 55
NECK-PRO luxury head restraint
Important safety notes .................... 55
NECK-PRO luxury head restraints
Operation ......................................... 55
Resetting whe ntriggered ................. 56
Notes on runnin ginanew vehicle .. 178 O
Occupant safety Automatic measure safter an acci-
dent ................................................. 58
Childre ninthe vehicle ..................... 58
Important safety notes .................... 45
PASSENGER AIRBAG indicator
lamp ................................................. 45
Pets in the vehicle ........................... 77
PRE-SAFE ®
(anticipatory occu-
pant protection) ............................... 56
PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS (anticipatory
occupant protectio nPLUS) .............. 57 Restraint system introduction .......... 44
Restraint system warning lamp .......
.45
Odometer ...........................................2 80
Oil
see Engine oil
On-board computer
AMG menu ..................................... 296
Assistance menu ........................... 286
Audi omenu ................................... 283
Convenience submenu .................. 294
Display messages .......................... 299
Displaying aservice message ....... .384
DISTRONI CPLUS ........................... 224
Factory setting submenu .............. .295
Heating submenu ........................... 293
Important safety notes .................. 276
Instrument cluster submenu .......... 289
Ligh tsubmenu ............................... 290
Menu overview .............................. 279
Message memory .......................... 299
Navigation menu ............................ 281
Operating the TV ............................ 284
Operating vide oDVD ..................... 284
Operation ....................................... 277
RACETIMER ................................... 296
Service menu ................................. 288
Settings menu ............................... 289
Standard displa y............................ 280
Telephone menu ............................ 284
Trip menu ...................................... 280
Vehicle submenu ........................... 292
Operatin ginstructions
Vehicle equipment ........................... 25
Operatin gsafety
Declaratio nofconformity ................ 26
Important safety note ..................... .25
Operating system
see On-board computer
Outsid etemperature display ........... 277
Overhead control panel ......................41
Override feature
Rear side windows ........................... 76 P
Paint code .......................................... 472
Paintwork (cleaning instructions) ... 387
Panic alarm .......................................... 4416
Index

Opening/closing (automatically
from outside) ................................. 105
Opening/closing (from outside) ..... 104
Tank
see Fuel tank
Technical data
Capacities ...................................... 473
Emergencys pare wheel ................. 468
Information .................................... 470
Trailerl oads ................................... 484
Tyres/wheels. ................................ 431
Vehicle data ................................... 481
Telephone
Accepting acall ............................. 285
Display message ............................3 28
Menu (on-board computer) ............ 284
Number from the phone book ....... .285
Redialling ....................................... 285
Rejecting/ending acall ................. 285
Telephone compartment ................ 344
Telescopic rod (Easy-Pac kfix kit) .... 356
Temperature
Coolant .......................................... 276
Coolant (on-board computer,
AMG vehicles) ................................ 296
Engine oil (on-board computer,
AMG vehicles) ................................ 296
Outside temperature ..................... .277
Setting (climate control) ................ 163
TEMPOMAT
Function/notes ............................ .212
Through-loading ................................ 348
Through-loading feature ................... 348
Timing (RACETIMER) ......................... 296
TIREFIT kit .......................................... 399
Top Tether ............................................ 60
Total distanc erecorder .................... 280
Tow-away protection
Activating ......................................... 90
Deactivating ..................................... 90
Function .......................................... .90
Tow-starting
Emergency engine starting ............ 411
Important safety notes .................. 407
Towing
Important safety notes .................. 407
With the rea raxler aise d................ 410 Towin
gatrailer
Active Blind Spo tAssist ................. 263
Active Lane Keeping Assist ............ 266
Active Parking Assist ..................... 244
Axle load ,permissibl e.................... 489
ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Pro-
gram) ............................................... 86
Failure check for LEDs ................... 272
Genera lnotes ................................ 267
Trailer tow hitch display message .. 327
Towin gaway
Fitting the towing ey e.................... 409
Removing the towing ey e............... 409
With both axles on the ground ....... 409
Towin geye......................................... 395
Traffi cSignA ssist
Activating/deactivating the warn- ing function .................................... 286
Displa ymessage ............................ 316
Function/note s............................. 255
Important safety notes .................. 255
Instrument cluster display ............. 256
Trailer coupling
see Towing atrailer
Trailer towing
7-pi nconnecto r............................. 272
Blind Spot Assist ............................ 259
Cleaning the traile rtow hitch ......... 390
Coupling up atraile r...................... 270
Decoupling atraile r....................... 270
Driving tip s.................................... 267
Folding in the ball coupling ............ 270
Folding ou tthe ball coupling .......... 268
Important safety notes .................. 266
Lights display message .................. 307
Mounting dimensions .................... 482
Parktroni c...................................... 238
Power supply ................................. 272
Trailer load s................................... 484
Transmission
see Automati ctransmission
see Manua ltransmission
Transmissio nposition display ......... 190
Transmissio nposition display
(DIRECT SELECT lever) ...................... 190
Transporting the vehicle .................. 410 Index
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sufficient room for the pedals. Do not use
loose floormats and do not place several floor- mats on top of one another. G
WARNING
Unsuitable footwear can hinder correct usage of the pedals, e.g.:
R shoes with thick soles
R shoes with high heels
R slippers
There is arisk of an accident.
Wear suitable footwear to ensure correct
usage of the pedals. G
WARNING
If you switch off the ignition while driving,
safety-relevant functions are only available
with limitations, or not at all. This could affect, for example, the power steering and the brake
boosting effect. You will require considerably
more effort to steer and brake. There is arisk
of an accident.
Do not switch off the ignition while driving. G
WARNING
If the parking brake has not been fully
released when driving, the parking brake can:
R overheat and cause afire
R lose its hold function.
There is arisk of fire and an accident. Release
the parking brake fully before driving off.
! Do not warm up the engine when the vehi-
cle is stationary. Drive off immediately.
Avoid high engine speeds and driving at full throttle until the engine has reached its
operating temperature.
Only shift the automatic transmission to
the desired drive position when the vehicle is stationary.
Where possible,a void spinning the drive
wheels when pulling awayons lippery
roads. You could otherwise damage the
drive train. !
AMG vehicles:
at low engine oil temper-
atures (below +20 †), the maximum
engine speed is restricted in order to pro-
tect the engine. To protect the engine and
maintain smooth engine operation, avoid
driving at full throttle when the engine is
cold.
HYBRID vehicles :make sure that you read
the "HYBRID" Supplement included in the
vehicle literature. Otherwise, you may not
recognise dangers. Key positions
Key g
To remove the key
1 Power supplyf or some consumers, such
as the windscreen wipers
2 Ignition (power supplyf or all consumers)
and drive position
3 To start the vehicle
i If the key does not belong to the vehicle, it
can still be turned in the ignition lock. How-
ever, the ignition will not be switched on.
The engine cannot be started.
KEYLESS-GO General notes
Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO are equipped with
keys featuring an integrated KEYLESS-GO
function and adetachable Start/Stop button. Driving
179Driving and parking Z

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
Driving systemsDriving and parking

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
Menu
sand sub menusOn-boardcomputer an ddisplays

Depending on your driving style
,the vehicle
consumes up to 0.8 litres of oi lper 1000 km.
Th eo ilconsumption ma ybehighertha nt his
when the vehicl eisnew or if yo ufrequently
drive at high engine speeds.
Depending on the engine ,the oi ldipst ick may
be installe datadifferent location.
When checking the oi llev el:
R park the vehicl eonalevel surface
R the engine shoul dbeswitched off for
approximately fiv eminute sift he engine is
at normal operating temperature
R if the engine is not at normal operating
temperature, e.g .ifthe engine wa sonly
started briefly, wait approximately
30 minute sbefor ec arrying ou tthe meas-
urement
Checking the oi llevel using the oi ldip-
stick G
WARNING
Certain components in the engine compart-
ment could be ver yhot,e .g.t he engine ,the
radiato rand parts of the exhaust system.
There is ariskofi njury when accessing the
engine compartment.
As fa rasp ossible, allo wthe engine to cool
down and onl ytouch the components descri-
be dint he following. Example: vehicles with
apetrol engine Example: vehicles with
adiese lengine
X Pull oi ldipst ick:outoft he oi ldipst ick
tube.
X Wipe off oi ldipst ick:.
X Slowl yslide oild ipst ick:into the guide
tub etot he stop ,and take it ou tagain.
If the level is between MIN mark =and
MAX mark ;,the oi llev el is correct.
X If the oi llev el ha sdropped to MIN mark =
or below, top up with 1.0 lofengine oil.
Addin gengin eoil G
WARNING
Certain components in the engine compart-
ment could be ver yhot,e .g.t he engine ,the
radiato rand parts of the exhaust system.
There is ariskofi njury when accessing the
engine compartment.
As fa rasp ossible, allo wthe engine to cool
down and onl ytouch the components descri-
be dint he following. Engine compartment
381Maintenance and care Z

Cleaning wooden trim and trim ele-
ments !
Do no
tuse solvent-based cleanin gagents
suc hast ar remover, wheel cleaners, pol-
ishe sorw axes. Ther eisotherwise ariskof
damaging th esurface.
X Wipe th ewoode ntrima nd trim elements
wit had amp, lint-free cloth ,e.g.am icrofi-
bre cloth.
X Heavy soiling: use car careand cleaning
product srecommended and approved by
Mercedes-Benz.
Cleaning th eseat covers General notes
! Do no
tuse microfibre cloth stoclean gen-
uine leather ,artificial leather or DINAMICA
covers. If used often ,the se can damag ethe
cover.
i Not
ethatregular car eisessential to
mak esure that th eappearanc eand com-
for toft hecover sare retaine dovertime.
Genuine leather seat covers
Leather is anatural product.
It has natural surface properties, e.g.: R unevenness in structure
R marks caused by growth and injury
R subtle colour differences
Thes eare characteristic sofleather and not
material faults.
! To retain th
enatural appearanc eofthe
leather ,observ ethe followin gcleaning
instructions:
R Clean genuine leather cover scarefully
wit had amp cloth and then wipe th ecov-
ers down wit hadry cloth.
R Mak esure that th eleather does not
become soaked. It may otherwise
become roug hand cracked.
R Only use leather car eagents that have
been tested and approved by Mercedes- Benz. You can obtain these from
aquali-
fied specialist workshop.
Seat cover sfromo ther materials
! Observ
ethe followin gwhen cleaning:
R clean artificial leather cover swithac loth
moistene dwithas olution containing 1%
detergen t(e.g. washing-up liquid).
R clean cloth cover switham icrofibre cloth
moistene dwithas olution containing 1%
detergen t(e.g. washing-up liquid). Rub
carefully, and always wipe entir eseat
sections to avoid leavin gvisible lines.
Leav ethe seat to dry afterwards. Clean-
ing results depen donthetype of dirt and
how lon githas been there.
R Clean DINAMICA cover swithad amp
cloth .Makes ure that you wipe entire
seat sections to avoid leavin gvisible
lines.
Cleaning th eseat belts G
WARNING
Seat belt smay be severely weakened if
bleached or coloured. This may lead to the
seat belts, for example ,tea rin gorf ailinginan
accident. Ther eisanincreased ris kofinjury,
possibly eve nfatal.
Never bleac horcolour seat belts.
! Do no
tclean th eseat belt susin gchemical
cleanin gagents .Donotdry th eseat belt sat
temperatures abov e80†or in direct sun-
light.
X Use clean, lukewarm wate rand soap solu-
tion.
Cleaning th eroof lining and carpets X
Roof lining: if it is verydirty, use asoft
brus hord ry shampoo.
X Carpets: use thecarpet and textile clean-
ing agents recommended and approved by
Mercedes-Benz. 392
CareMaintenance and care