2016 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON climate control

At
agl ance .................................................... 6
Cockpit ........................................................... 6
Wa rning and indicator lamps ........................ 10
Overhead contro l panel ................................ 14
Door control panel and seat adjustment ....... 16
Emergencies and breakdowns ...................... 18Digital Owner's Manual
.............................20
Calling up the Digital Owner's Manual ..........20 Genera
l notes............................................. 21
Pr otection of the environment ......................21
Ta ke -ba ckof end-of-life vehicles ...................21
Mercedes-Benz GenuineParts ....................... 22
Owner's Manual ...........................................23
Operating saf ety .......................................... .23
Declaration of Conformity ............................. 24
Diagno stics connection ................................ 26
Qualified specialist workshop ....................... 26
Ve hicle registration ....................................... 27
Cor rect use of theve hicle ............................. 27
Implied warranty .......................................... .27
QR code forre scue card ...............................27
Ve hicle data storage .....................................27 Copyright ...................................................... 28 Occupant saf
ety......................................... 30
Re stra int sy stem ...........................................30
Seat belts ..................................................... 32
Airbags ......................................................... 37
PRE-SAFE ®
sy stem ....................................... 44
Children in theve hicle ..................................45
Pe ts in theve hicle ........................................63 Opening and closing
.................................. 64
Ke y .............................................................. .64
Doo rs............................................................ 68
Boot .............................................................. 73
Ro ller sunblinds ............................................ 78
Side windo ws............................................... 79
Sliding sunroof ............................................. 83
Anti-theft pr otection .....................................87 Seats and
stowing ..................................... 90
Cor rect driver's seat position ....................... 90
Seats ............................................................ 91
St eering wheel ............................................ 101Using
the memory function ........................ 104
St ow age areas ............................................ 105
Cup holders ................................................ .115
Ashtr ayand cigar ette lighter ...................... .117
Soc kets ....................................................... 11 8
Wi reless charging of the mobile phone
and connection with theex terior aerial ...... 12 0
Fitting/removing floor mats ....................... 12 2 Light and sight
......................................... 12 3
Exterior lighting .......................................... 12 3
Interior lighting ........................................... 13 0
Changing bulbs (on lyforve hicles with
halogen headlamp s) .................................... 131
Wi ndsc reen wipers and windscreen
wa sher sy stem ............................................ 13 4
Mir rors ........................................................ 137
Operating the sun visors ............................. 13 9
Infrared reflective windscreen .................... 14 0 Climate control
......................................... 141
Overview of climate contro l systems ........... 141
Operating the climate control sy stem ......... 14 2 2
Contents

1
Steering wheel gearshift paddle →
16 5
2 Combination swit ch →
12 5
3 DIRECT SELECT le ver →
16 2
4 Displ ay(multimedia sy stem) →
269
5 Start/ Stop button →
154
6 Control panel for multimedia sy stem →
269
7 Climate control sy stems →
14 2
8 Glovebox →
106
9 Haza rdwa rning lights →
12 6
A Stow age compartment →
106
B Controls forth e multimedia sy stem →
269
C Rear wind ow roller sunblind →
78
D ECO start/ stop function →
15 9
E Parking Pilot →
219
F Setting theve hicle le vel →
207 G
DYNA MIC SELECT switch →
161
H PASSENGER AIRB AGindicator lamp →
,41
I Control panel for multimedia sy stem →
24 5
J Toadjust thesteering wheel →
102
K Control panel for on-board computer →
24 5
L Cruise cont rol le ver →
191
M Tounlo ckthe bonn et →
365
N Electric parking brake →
176
O Light switch →
12 3
P Control panel for:
St eering Pilot →
203
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist →
236
Pa rking Assist PARKTRONIC →
210
Head-up display →
256 At
aglance – Cockpit 7

1
Displ ay(multimedia sy stem) →
269
2 Steering wheel gearshift paddle →
16 5
3 Combination swit ch →
12 5
4 DIRECT SELECT le ver →
16 2
5 Control panel for:
St eering Pilot →
203
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist →
236
Pa rking Assist PARKTRONIC →
210
Head-up display →
256
6 Light switch →
12 3
7 Electric pa rking brake →
176
8 Tounlo ckthe bonn et →
365
9 Control panel for multimedia sy stem →
24 5
A Toadjust thesteering wheel →
102
B Control panel for on-board computer →
24 5 C
Cruise cont rol le ver →
191
D Haza rdwa rning lights →
12 6
E DYNA MIC SELECT switch →
161
F Toset theve hicle le vel →
207
G Parking Pilot →
219
H ECO start/ stop function →
15 9
I Rear wind ow roller sunblind →
78
J Controls forth e multimedia sy stem →
269
K Stow age compartment →
106
L Control panel for multimedia sy stem →
269
M Glovebox →
106
N Climate cont rol sy stems →
14 2
N PASSENGER AIRB AGindicator lamp →
,41
P Start/ Stop button →
154 At
aglance – Cockpit 9

Overview of climate control sy
stems THERM
ATIC cont rol panel overview The indicator lamps in
the buttons indicate that
th e cur rent function is acti vated.
Plug-in hybrid: obser vethe no tes on climate
contro l inthe separate Owner's Manual. 1
Toset the driver's side temp erature
2 Toset the air distribution
3 Toset the air flow or switch off climate con‐
trol
4 Toset climate contro lto automatic mode
(→ page 143)
5 Todemist the windscreen
6 Tocall up the air conditioning menu of the
multimedia sy stem Ve
hicles with a stationary heater: !to
switch there sidual heat on/off
(→ page 144)
7 Toswitch there ar wind owheater on/off
8 0 Toactivate or deactivate syn chronisa‐
tion (→ page 144)
Ve hicles with a stationary heater: &to
switch thest ationary heater on/off
(→ page 146)
9 Toswitch air-recirculation mode on/off
(→ page 144)
A Toswitch the A/C function on/off
(→ page 143)
B Toset the front passenger side temp erature THERMOTRONIC control panel
overview The indicator lamps in
the buttons indicate that
th e cur rent function is acti vated.
Plug-in hybrid: obser vethe no tes on climate
contro l inthe separate Owner's Manual. Climate control
141

%
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
tecontrol 14 3

R
W automatic air distribution Ac
tivating/deactivating the climate control
syn chro nisation function via the control
panel Climate control can be set centrally using
the
synchronisation function. The temp erature and
air distribution setting forth e driver's side is
adop ted automatically forth e front passenger
side. #
Press button 0.
The synchronisation function is deactivated if
th e settings for one of theot her climate zones
are changed. Ac
tivating/deactivating the climate control
syn chro nisation function using the multime‐
dia sy stem Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
b Climate con-
trol .
SYNC
Climate control can be set cent rally using the
synchronisation function. The temp erature set‐
ting is automatically adop tedfo r all clima te
zones. #
Switch the function on Oor off ª. Demisting
the windo ws Wi
ndo wsmis ted up on the inside #
Press the à button. #
Ifth e windo wscontinue tomist up: press the
¬ button.
Wi ndo wsmis ted up on the outside #
Switch on the windscreen wipers. #
Press the à button. Switching air-recirculation mode on/off
#
Press theg button.
The interior air will be recirculated.
Air-reci rculation mode is swit ched off automati‐
cally.
% If air-recirculation mode is switched on, the
windo wsmay mist up more quickl y.Switch
on ai r-re circulation mode only brie fly. Switching
residual heat on/off Re
quirement
The vehicle must be switched off.
Using there sidual heat of the engine, it is possi‐
ble tocontinue heating or ventilating the front
compartment of theve hicle, depending on the
set temp erature, for appro ximately 30 minutes. #
Toswitch on: pressthe! button.
Re sidual heat is switched off automaticall y.14 4
Climate cont rol

Ac
tivating and deactivating ionisation Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
b Climate control .
Ioni-
sation
Ionisation cleans and refreshes the interior air of
th eve hicle. The ionisation of the interior air is
odourless. #
Switch the function on Oor off ª. Fr
ag rance sy stem Setting
the frag rance sy stem
Re quirements:
R Automatic clima tecontrol is acti vated.
R The glove box is closed.
Multimedia sy stem:
, Vehicle .
b Climate control .
Air
freshener
The fragrance sy stem distributes a pleasant fra‐
grance thro ughout theve hicle interior from a fla‐
con located in theglove box. #
Toset the intensit y:select High,Medium,
Low orOff.
Inserting or removing the flacon ofthe fra‐
gr ance sy stem &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom liquid per‐
fume
If ch ildren open theflacon, they could drink
th e liquid perfume or it could come into con‐
ta ct wi th theireyes. #
Consult a doctor immediately if liquid
perfume has been drunk. #
If liquid perfume comes into conta ct
wi th your eyes or skin, rinse your eyes
with clean water. #
If sym ptoms continue, consult a doctor. +
ENVIRONMENTAL
NOTEEnvironmental
dama gedue toimproper disposal of full
fl acons Fu
llflacons must not be disposed
of with household waste. #
Fu
llflacons must be take nto
a harmful subs tance collection point. Clima
tecontrol 14 5

1
Cap
2 Flacon #
Toinser t:slide theflacon into the holder as
fa r as it will go. #
Toremo ve:pull out theflacon.
If yo u do not use genuine Mercedes-Benz interior
pe rfumes, obse rveth e manufacturers' saf ety
notices on the perfume pac kaging. Dispose of
thege nuine Mercedes-Benz interior
pe rfume flacon when it is em pty and do not refill
it.
Re fillable flacon #
Unscr ew the cap of the em ptyflacon. #
Filltheflacon with a maximum of 15ml. #
Screw the cap back on totheflacon.
Alw aysre fill th e em ptyre fillable flacon with the
same perfume. Obser vethe separate informa‐
tion sheet attached totheflacon. Information on
the windscreen heater The windscreen heater is swit
ched on automati‐
cally:
R ifth e ¬ button is activated
Af terth eve hicle is star tedth e windscreen
heater is switched on automatically as needed. St
ationary heater/ventilation Fu
nction of thest ationary heater/stationary
ve ntilation
R The air in theve hicle interior is heated or
ve ntilated tothe set temp erature.
R The air in theve hicle interior cannot be
cooled down totemp eratures below the out‐
side temp erature.
R Ifth e outside temp erature changes, ventila‐
tion mode au tomatical lyswitches toheating
mode or from heating mode toventilation
mode.
The stationary heater and theex haust gas outlet
are situated at theright-hand front wheel.
Switching thest ationary heater/stationary
ve ntilation on/off via the control panel &
DANG ER Risk of fata l injury due topoi‐
sonous exhaust gases
If th eta ilpipe is bloc ked or suf ficient ventila‐
tion is not possible, poisonous exhaust gases
such as carbon monoxide may enter theve hi‐ 14 6
Climate cont rol