2016 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE service

Ve
hicles with Traf fic Sign Assist and wide‐
screen cockpit: detected instructions and traf‐
fi c signs appear in the speedome ter
( → page 239).
* NO
TEEngine dama gedue toexc essively
high engine speeds The engine will be damaged if
you drive with
th e engine in theov errevving range. #
Do not drive wi th the engine in theove r‐
re vving range. The fuel supply is inter
rupted toprotect the
engine when there d band in rev counter 3
(o ve rrev ving range) is reached.
During no rmal operating conditions, coolant
te mp erature display 4may rise to120 °C. &
WARNING Danger of bu rns when open‐
ing the bonn et
If yo u open the engine bonn etwhen the
engine has overheated or during a fire inthe
engine compartment, you could come into contact with hot
gases or other escaping
operating fluids. #
Before opening the bonn et, allow the
engine tocool down. #
Intheeve nt of a fire inthe engine com‐
partment, keep the engine bonn et
closed and call thefire service. Overview of
the but tons on thest eering
wheel 1
Button group:
% Main menu and ba ckbutton (on-board
computer)
8 Switches sound off/on
W Increases thevo lume
X Decreases thevo lume
2 Touch Control (on-board co mputer)
3 Touch Control (multimedia sy stem)
4 Button group:
% Main menu and back button (multime‐
dia sy stem) Instrument Display and on-board computer
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LINGU ATRO NIC or Voice Cont rol Sys‐
tem
6 Makes/accepts a call
~ Rejects/ends a call Ope
rating the on-board co mputer &
WARNING Risk of di stra ction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information and communica‐
tions equipment integ rated in theve hicle
when driving, you will be distracted from the
traf fic situation. This could also cause youto
lose control of theve hicle. #
Only operate this equipment when the
traf fic situation permits. #
Ifyo u cannot be sure of this, stop the
ve hicle whilst paying attention toroad
and traf fic conditions and ope rate the
equipment with theve hicle stationar y. Yo
u must obse rveth e legal requirements forthe
country in whi chyou are cur rently driving when
operating the on-board computer.
% The on-board computer displa ysappear in
th e multifunction display (→ page 257). The on-board computer is operated using
Touch
Control 2and back but ton1 onthe left-hand
side of thesteering wheel.
The following menus are available:
R Service
R Assistance
R Trip
R Navigation R
Radio
R Media
R Telephone
R Vehicles with an instrument display in
th e widescreen cockpit: Content
R HUD
R Vehicles with an instrument display in
th e widescreen cockpit: Design
The menus can be called up from the menu bar
in the multifunction displa y. #
Tocall up the menu bar: pressthe back
button on the left. 256
Instrument Display and on-board computer

Ad
justing the in stru ment lighting #
Turn brightness control 1up or down.
The lighting of the instrument display and in
th e controls in theve hicle interior is adjus‐
te d. Menus and submenus
Fu
nctions in the Service menu of the on-
board compu ter On-board computer:
, Service #
Toselect the function: swipe upwards or
down wards on the left-hand side of Touch
Control. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control.
Fu nctions in theService menu:
R Message memory (→ page445)
R AdBlue: Adblue ®
ra nge
R Tyre pressure:
-Restarting the tyre pressure loss warning
sy stem (→ page417)
- Che cking the tyre pressure with the tyre
pressure monitoring sy stem (→ page413)
- Restarting the tyre pressure monitoring
sy stem (→ page413)
R ASSYST PLUS: call up the service due date
(→ page 372) R
Engine oil le vel Calling up
the Assistance graphic display On-board computer:
, Assistance
% Ve
hicles with the instrument display in
th e widescreen cockpit: whenyou ha ve
th e design set toProgressive ,yo u can view
th e assis tance graphic in the left-hand por‐
tion of the instrument displa y.
The following displa ysare available from the
Assi stance graphic menu:
R Assis tance graphic
R Attention le vel (→ page 238) #
Toswitch between the displa ys:swipe
up wa rds or down wards on the left-hand side
of Touch Control. 258
Instru ment Display and on-board computer

Ra
dio and TVcommands Ra
dio and TVcommands can also be used when
th era dio or TVapplication runs in the back‐
ground. Command
Function
Station To
call up recei vable or sa vedstations
Direct frequency ent
ry
Next station
Previous station To
switch tothe next available station
Save station St
ation is sa ved in thest ation list
Show station list To
display the names of all recei vable stations
Read out station list To
listento the names of all recei vable stations
Switch on traffic announcement
Switch off traffic announcement To
switch the traf fic information service on/off
Radio info on
Radio info off To
switch the cur rent station information on/off 274
LINGU ATRO NIC

Multimedia sy
stem:
, System .
System backup #
Select Import data orExport data.
Importing #
Select a data storage medium.
A prom ptappears asking whe ther youre ally
wish to overwrite the cur rent da ta. If da ta
originates from ano ther vehicle, this is recog‐
nised du ring da tareading.
The multimedia sy stem is restar ted once the
data has been impor ted.
% Current vehicle settings can be edited af ter
th e import.
Exporting
If PIN pr otection is activated, your PIN is reques‐
te d. #
Ente ryo ur four-digit PIN. #
Select a data storage medium.
The data is expor ted. The data export may
ta ke several minutes. Ac
tivating/deactivating PIN pr otection for
data export
Multimedia sy stem:
, System .
System backup #
Toactivate: activatePIN protection O. #
Enter your four-digit PIN. #
Enteryo ur four-digit PIN again.
PIN pr otection is activated when bo thPINs
match. #
Todeactivate: deactivatePIN protection ª. #
Enter your four-digit PIN.
% Ifyo u ha veforg ottenyo ur PIN, a Mercedes-
Benz service centre can deactivate your PIN
pr otection foryo u.
Alternatively: you can deactivate PIN pr otec‐
tion byresetting your personal data
(→ page 294). User profile
Selecting a user profile
Multimedia sy
stem:
, System .
g Personalisation #
Select Guestor individual profile #.
% Some settings from the user profile are only
loaded when theve hicle is stationary or
when the ignition is switched on.
Creating a user profile
Multimedia sy stem:
, System .
g Personalisation .
Cre-
ate profile #
Ente r a name. #
Select a.
The user profile sa ves individual settings, e.g.:
R system settings
R settings in theTV tuner's channel list
R navigation and traf fic information
The settings di ffer depending on theve hicle
equipment. 292
Multimedia sy stem

Importing/exporting user profiles
Re
quirements:
R There is an Internet connection
(→ page 339).
R A Mercedes me account exists at http://
www.me rcedes.me.
R The Personalisation service is activated.
Multimedia sy stem:
, System .
g Personalisation .
Man-
ual export/import
This function is not available in all countries.
On lyindividual profiles can be impor ted or
ex por ted.
The individual profiles are alw ays collectively
impor ted or expor ted. #
Impor t:select Import profiles from the
server.
The The profile import overwrites the exist-
ing profiles. Do you want to continue? mes‐
sage appears. #
Select Yes.
User profiles are impor ted. #
Expor t:select Export profiles to the server.
User profiles are expor ted.
% Certain settings such as address book
ent ries or pr evious destinations from the
navigation sy stem are not expor ted.
User profile options
Multimedia sy stem:
, System .
g Personalisation #
Highlight a profile. #
¥ Select an option.
The following options are available:
R Rename
R Delete
R Reset
% The guest profile cannot be dele ted or
re named. So
ftwa reupdate Information on software updates
The multimedia sy
stem pr ovides a message
when an update is available. Depending on
the source, you can per form vari‐
ous updates:
Software update Source of
the
update Up
date type
Interne tN avigation maps, sys‐
te m updates
External storage
medium, e.g. USB
st ick Na
vigation maps Pe
rforming a software upda te
Re quirement:
An Internet connection is requ ired for updates
which are obtained online (→ page 339).
Multimedia sy stem:
, System .
Software update
Au tomatically #
Activate Othe automatic software update.
Up dates are per form ed. Multimedia sy
stem 293

Examples:
R ifyo u are sear ching forKö nigsstraße in
St utt gart,fo rex ample, you can en ter
ST UT and KÖN.
R ifyo u are sear ching for a POI in theUn i‐
te d Kingdom, forex ample, you can en ter
THE SHARD.
To try bo thexamples, the count rysetting
must also be changed (Me thod 2). #
Toswitch tohandwriting recognition:
select 5. #
Write characters on theto uchpad. #
Toswitch to character selection: pressthe
% button.
or #
Press theto uchpad. #
Todel ete an entr y:select 8(ifavailable).
R Press brief ly: del etes the last character
entered or the last suggestion adop ted.
R Press and hold: dele testh e entire entry. #
Toset the language: select4. #
Select a language. %
This function is useful for countries in which
se veralch aracter sets are suppo rted. An
ex ample is Russia, which uses Cyrillic and
Latin characters. #
Tosear chonline: select6ª ONLINE.
Once an In tern et connection is es tablished, a
list appears. It sho wsonline destinations
re lated tothe pr evious ent ry.
Online destinations are pr ovided bythe Inter‐
net service pr ovider. #
Select the destination.
% Online sear chis not available in all coun‐
tries.
Re quirements:
R You ha vea Mercedes me account.
R The service has been activated at a
Mercedes-Benz Service Cent re.
Fu rther information can be found at http://
www.mercedes.me. #
Tocall up the lis t:press the% button.
or #
Ifth eto p line of thech aracter bar is highligh‐
te d, navigate upwards. #
Select a destination in the list. #
Toadopt a destination: selectAdopt desti-
nation7.
If th ere are se veral listings for a destination,
a list appears. #
Select the destination.
The destination address is shown.
Me thod 2: sear chstep- by-step #
Press the% button.
or #
Ifth eto p line of thech aracter bar is highligh‐
te d, navigate upwards.
The character bar is hidden. City or postcode
is highlighted. Additional ent ryfields, e.g. for
POI, are available. #
Select City or postcode.
The character bar appears. #
Enter a city or postcode.
During destination entr y,suggestions are
made bythe multimedia sy stem. A selection
of destinations appears in a list. 296
Multimedia sy stem

#
Todispl aydestination information: select
¥ Details. Ro
ute guidance with cur rent traf fic re ports Tr
af fic information overview
% The services are not available in everycoun‐
tr y.
Tr af fic re ports can be recei ved with thefo llowing
services:
R Live Traf fic Information
R FM RDS-TMC
It is not possible touse bo thservices simul‐
ta neously.
Live Traf fic Information or FM RDS-TMC is
displ ayed with a symbol.
% Hazard alerts can be recei ved using the Car-
to -X service.
% Theremay be dif fere nces between the traf fic
re ports recei ved and the actual road and
traf fic conditions. Impor
tant information on Live Traf fic Informa‐
tion:
R Current tra ffic reports are recei ved via the
Internet connection or via data roaming (for
selec ted European count ries).
R The tra ffic situation is updated at short, regu‐
lar inter vals.
R In selec ted European count ries, the subscrip‐
tion service is available free of charge for a
period of thre eye ars from the manufacturing
date.
The status of the subscription can be dis‐
pla yed (→ page 309).
Re gis tering Live Traf fic Information
R The service is initially acti vatedfo rth ree
months upon vehicle hando ver.
R The service must be regis tered
( → page 309):
- upon vehicle hando ver
- within thre e months
R This ensures the full, free usage period. R
Registration is car ried out at a Mercedes-
Benz Service Centre on the Mercedes me
we bsite.
R Ifre gistration is not comple ted within this
time period, Live Traf fic Information will be
deactivated. If Live Traf fic Information contin‐
ues tobe used af terth is period, e.g. af ter six
months, there maining time for free usage is
2 and a half years.
In fo rm ation on theve hicle's position is regularly
sent toDaimler AG. The da tais immediately ren‐
de red anonymous byDaimler AGand forw arded
to the traf fic da taprov ider. Using this data, traf‐
fi c re ports releva nt totheve hicle's position are
sent totheve hicle. The vehicle acts as a sensor
fo rth eflow of traf fic and helps toimpr ovethe
qu ality of the tra ffic reports.
If yo u do not wish totransmit your vehicle posi‐
tion, you can ha vethis service deactivated at a
Mercedes-Benz Service Cent re.
Useful information on FM RDS-TMC:
R A FM RDS-TMC radio station broadcasts traf‐
fi c re ports alongside thera dio prog ramme.
R FM RDS-TMC is not available in all countries. 308
Multimedia sy stem