2016 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE light

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1 b Wipes with washer fluid #
2 ISwit ches on intermittent wiping #
3 0Switches off intermittent wiping #
4 b Wipes with washer fluid Re
placing the windsc reen wiper blades &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th e windscreen wipers are switched on
while wiper blades are being replaced
If th e windscreen wipers begin tomo vewhile
yo u are changing the wiper blades, you can
be trapped bythe wiper arm. #
Alw ays switch off the windscreen wip‐
ers and ignition before changing the
wiper blades. Moving
the wiper arms toave rtical position #
Set the windscreen wipers tothe° slow
continuous wiping position on the combina‐
tion switch. #
As soon as the wiper arms are vertical rela‐
tive tothe engine bonn et, switch off the igni‐
tion. #
Foldthe wiper arm away from the wind‐
screen.
Re moving the wiper blades #
Hold the wiper arm with one hand. With the
ot her hand, turn the wiper blade in the direc‐ tion of ar
row1away from the wiper arm to
th estop. #
Slide catch 2inthe direction of ar row 3
until it engages in there mo val position. #
Remo vethe wiper blade in the direction of
ar row 4away from the wiper arm. 14 2
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tting the wiper blades #
Inse rtthe new wiper blade into the wiper
arm in the direction of ar row1. #
Slide catch 2inthe direction of ar row 3
until it engages in the locking position. #
Make sure that the wiper blade sits cor rectly. #
Foldthe wiper arm back onto the wind‐
screen. Maintenance display
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Remo veprotective film 1 ofthe mainte‐
nance display on the tip of the newly fitted
wiper blade.
If th e colour of the maintenance display changes
from black to yellow, the wiper blades should be
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The duration of the colour change varies
depending on the usage conditions. Re
placing the rear window wiper blades Re
moving the wiper blade #
Switch the ignition off. #
Fold wiper arm 4away from there ar win‐
do w. #
Press bo threlease clips 2. #
Fold wiper blade 1inthe direction of ar row
3 away from wiper arm 4. #
Remo vewiper blade 1inthe direction of
ar row 5.
Fi tting the wiper blades #
Position new wiper blade 1with recess 6
on lug 5. #
Fold wiper blade 1inthe direction of ar row
3 onto the wiper arm until retaining clips
2 engage in brac ket4. #
Makesure that wiper blade 1sits cor rectl y. #
Foldthe wiper arm back onto there ar win‐
do w. Mir
rors Operating
the outside mir rors &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh adjust‐
ing vehicle settings while theve hicle is in
motion
Yo u could lose cont rol of theve hicle in the
fo llowing situations:
R ifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re stra ints, thesteering wheel or the mir‐
ro r while theve hicle is in motion
R ifyo ufast enyour seat belt while theve hi‐
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Before starting the engine: adjust the
driver's seat, the head restra ints, the
st eering wheel or the mir ror and fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
WARNING Risk of accident due tomis‐
judgement of dis tances when using the
outside mir ror
The outside mir rors reflect objects on a
smaller scale. The objects in view are in fact
closer than they appear.
As a result, you may misjud gethe dis tance
between you and thero ad user driving
behind you, e.g. when changing lanes. #
Therefore, alw ays look over your shoul‐
der in order toensure that you are
aw are of the actual dis tance between
yo u and thero ad users driving behind
yo u. #
Tofold in or out: brieflypress button 1.
% Ifth e battery has been disconnected or com‐
ple tely discharged, the outside mir rors must
be reset. Only then will the automatic mir ror
fo lding function workproperly. #
Toadjus t:select therequ ired mir ror using
button 3or4. #
Use button 2toset the position of the mir‐
ro ryo u ha veselected.
An outside mir ror which has been pushed out of
position can be engaged in position again in the
fo llowing manner: #
Vehicles without electrical lyfolding out‐
side mir rors:manually mo vethe outside
mir ror into the cor rect position. #
Vehicles with electrical lyfolding outside
mir rors:press and hold button 1.
Yo u will hear a click and the mir ror audibly
engage in position. The mir ror is set into the
cor rect position. Au
tomatic anti-dazzle mir rors &
WARNING Risk of bu rns and poisoning
due tothe anti-dazzle mir ror electrolyte
Electrolyte may escape if theglass in an
automatic anti-dazzle mir ror breaks.
The electrolyte is harmful and causes ir rita‐
tion. It mu stnot come into contact wi thyour Light and sight
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skin,
eyes,respiratory organs or clo thing or
be swallo wed. #
Ifyo u come into contact with electro‐
ly te , obser vethefo llowing:
R Rinse the electrolyte from your skin
and seek medical attention immedi‐
atel y.
R If electrolyte comes into contact
with your eyes, rinse them thor‐
oughly with clean water and seek
medical attention immediately.
R Ifth e electrolyte is swallo wed,
immediately rinse your mouth out
th oroughly. Do not induce vomiting.
Seek medical attention immediately.
R Immedia tely ch ange out of clo thing
which has come into con tact wi th
electrolyte.
R If an allergic reaction occurs, seek
medical attention immediatel y.The outside mir
rors and inside rearview mir rors
on the driver's side automatically go into anti- dazzle mode if light from a headlamp hits
the
inside rearview mir ror.
Sy stem limitations
The mir rors do not go into anti-dazzle mode in
th efo llowing situations:
R the engine is switched off
R reve rsege ar is engaged
R interior lighting is swit ched on Pa
rking position of the passenger outside
mir ror The parking position makes parking easier.
The passenger outside mir ror tilts down wards
and sho wsthere ar wheel on the front passenger
side if:
R the parking position is stored
R the passenger mir ror is selected
R reve rsege ar is engaged
The passenger outside mir ror mo ves back toits
original position in thefo llowing situations: R
ifyo u shift the transmission toano ther trans‐
mission position
R when driving fasterthan 15 km/h
R ifyo u press the button forth e outside mir ror
on the driver's side Saving
the pa rking position of the passenger
outside mir ror Requ
irement:
Re versege ar must not be engaged when storing
using the memory button. 14 6
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Tosto reusing the memory but ton: select
th e passenger outside mir ror using button
2. #
Movethe passenger outside mir ror into the
desired parking position using button 1.#
Press memory button M. #
Confirm immediately using button 1to
st ore the setting. %
No more than thre e seconds may pass
between pressing memory button M and
button 1. The mir ror setting process is can‐
celled af terth re e seconds. Ac
tivating/deactivating the automatic mir ror
fo lding function Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
î Vehicle set-
tings .
Auto. fold-in mirrors #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª the function. Operating
the sun visors #
Glarefrom the front: fold sun visor 1
down. #
Glare from the side: swing sun visor 1to
th e side. #
Slide sun visor 1horizon tally as required. #
Fold down additional sun visor 2. Infrared
reflective windscreen The inf
rare dre flective windscreen is coated and
pr eve nts an excessive build-up of heat in the
ve hicle interior.
The coating shields theve hicle interior against
ra dio waves up into the gigahertz range. Light and sight
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dio-contro lled equipment, such as toll sys‐
te ms, can only be mounted on areas of the wind‐
screen which are permeable toradio waves1.
Areas permeable toradio wav es1 are best visi‐
ble from outside theve hicle when the wind‐
screen is illuminated using an extern al light
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When the climate control is switched off, the
windo wscan mist up faster. Only switch off
th e climate control brief ly.Ac
tivating/deactivating the A/C function via
the control panel The A/C function cools, heats and dehumidifies
th
e interior air in theve hicle. #
Press button ¿.
Deactivate the A/C function only briefly other‐
wise the windo wscan mist up more quickl y.
Condensation may drip from the underside of
th eve hicle when cooling mode is active. This is
not a sign that there is a malfunction. Ac
tivating/deactivating the A/C function
using the multimedia sy stem Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
b Climate control .
A/C
The A/C function heats, cools and dehumidifies
th eve hicle's interior air. #
Switch the function on Oor off ª. Setting climate control
toautomatic mode In auto
matic mode, the set temp erature is con‐
trolled and maintained at a const ant levelby the
air suppl y. #
Press the à button. #
Toswitch tomanual mode: presstheH
or _ button. Climate
style Climate
style function
In automatic mode you can select thefo llowing
climate style settings forth e driver's and front
passenger areas:
R FOCUS: high air flow , slightly cooler setting
R MEDIUM: medium air flow ,st andard setting
R DIFFUSE: low airflow , slightly warmer and
draught-f ree setting Setting
the clima testyle
Requ irements:
R THERMOTRONIC automatic climate control is
fitted.
R The à button has been pressed.
Multimedia sy stem:
, Vehicle .
b Climate control .
Cli-
mate mode #
Select FOCUS, MEDIUM orDIFFUSE . Air distribution settings
The symbols in
the display indicate which vents
th e air flow is being directed thro ugh:
R ¯ demis terve nts
R P centre and side air vents
R O foot we llve nts
R S centre, side and foot we llve nts
R a defros ter and foot we llve nts
R _ allvents
R b defros ter,middle and side air vents Clima
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