2016 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON steering

Driving and pa
rking ................................. 15 3
Driving ........................................................ 15 3
DY NA MIC SELECT switch ............................1 60
Manual transmission ................................... 161
Au tomatic transmission .............................. 16 2
Re fuelling .................................................... 16 6
Pa rking ...................................................... .172
Driving and driving sa fety sy stems .............1 79
Tr ailer hit ch................................................. 237
Bicycle rack ................................................. 241Instrument Display and on-board
compu ter.................................................. 244
Instrument display overview ...................... .244
Overview of the buttons on thesteering
wheel ..........................................................2 45
Operating the on-board computer .............. 24 6
Displ ays in the multifunction display ........... 247
Ad justing the instrument lighting ................2 48
Menus and submenus ................................. 24 8
Head-up Display ......................................... 255 LI
NG UATRONIC ......................................... 257
Ope rating sa fety ......................................... 257 Operation ................................................... 257
Using LINGU ATRO NIC ef fectively ............... 259
Essential commands .................................. 259 Multimedia sy
stem .................................. 268
Overview and operation .............................. 268
Sy stem settings .......................................... 276
Na vigation .................................................. 284
Te lephone .................................................. .307
Online and Internet functions ..................... 329
Media ......................................................... 337
Ra dio .......................................................... 349
TV ............................................................... 352
Sound ......................................................... 360 Main
tenance and care ............................. 363
ASS YST PLUS service inter val display ........ 363
Engine compartment .................................. 364
Cleaning and care ...................................... .371 Breakdown assistance
............................37 9
Emergency .................................................. 379
Flat tyre ...................................................... 381 Battery (vehicle) ......................................... 387
To
w starting or towing away ....................... 392
Electrical fuses ........................................... 398 Wheels and tyres
..................................... 401
Noise or unusual handling characteristics .. 401
Re gular checking of wheels and tyres ......... 401
No tes on snow chains ................................ .401
Ty re pressure .............................................. 402
Wheel change ............................................ .409
Emergency spa rewheel .............................. 419 Te
ch nical data .......................................... 421
No tes on tech nical da ta.............................. 421
On-board electronics .................................. 421
Ve hicle identification plate, VIN and
engine number ...........................................4 23
Operating fluids .......................................... 425
Ve hicle data ................................................ 433
Tr ailer hit ch................................................ 435 Contents
3

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

1
Speedom eter →
24 4
2 ÷ ESP®
3 #! Turn signal light →
12 5
4 Ð Steering assis tance malfunction
5 Multifunction displ ay →
247
6 ! ABS malfunction
7 ; Engine diagnosis
8 Rev counter →
24 4
9 % Diesel engine: preglow
A ! Electric pa rking brake applied (red)
B J Brakes (red)
C # Electrical fault
D · Distance warning
E ? Coolant too hot/cold
F Coolant temp erature display →
24 4 G
J Brakes (yell ow)
H ! Electric pa rking brake (yellow)
I 6 Restra int sy stem →
31
J ü Seat belt is not fastened
K j Trailer hit chis not operational or is swivel‐
ling
L T Standing lights →
12 3
M Fuel le vel display
8 Fuelreser vewith fuel filler cap location
indicator
N K Main beam →
12 5
O L Dipped beam →
12 3
P R Rear fog light →
124
Q h Tyre pressure monitoring sy stem
R å ESP®
OFF At
aglance – Warning and indicator lamps 11

1
Speedom eter →
24 4
2 ü Seat belt is not fastened
3 #! Turn signal light →
12 5
4 Multifunction display →
247
5 Rev counter →
24 4
6 å ESP®
OFF
÷ ESP®
7 K Main beam →
12 5
L Dipped beam →
12 3
T Standing lights →
12 3
8 ? Coolant too hot/cold
9 Coolant temp erature display →
24 4
A · Distance warning
B Ð Steering assis tance malfunction
C # Electrical fault D
J Brakes (red)
E Fuel le vel display
F 8 Fuelreser vewith fuel filler cap location
indicator
G R Rear fog light →
124
H 6 Restra int sy stem →
31
I % Diesel engine: preglow
J ; Engine diagnosis
K J Brakes (yellow)
L ! Electric pa rking brake applied (red)
M h Tyre pressure monitoring sy stem
N ! ABS malfunction
O ! Electric pa rking brake (yellow)
P j Trailer hit chis not operational or is swivel‐
ling At
aglance – Warning and indicator lamps 13

Ve
hicles with PRE-SAFE ®
:If th e front seat belt
is not pulled tight across your body, the seat belt
adjustment may automatically apply a cer tain
tigh tening forc e. Do not hold the seat belt tightly
while it is adjusting. You can activate and deacti‐
va te the seat belt adjustment function using the
multimedia sy stem.
* NO
TEDeployment of the seat belt ten‐
sioner when the front passenger seat is
unoccupied If
th e seat belt tongue is engaged in the seat
belt buckle of the front passenger seat and
th e front passenger seat is unoccupied, the
seat belt tensioner may depl oyintheeve nt
of an accident. #
Only one pe rson should use each seat
belt at any one time. Re
leasing the seat belts #
Press there lease button in the seat belt
buckle and guide the seat belt back with the
seat belt tongue. Ac
tivating or deactivating seat belt adjust‐
ment via the multimedia sy stem Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
î Vehicle settings .
Belt
adjustment #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª the function. Seat belt
warning for the driver and front
passen ger The
ü seat belt warning lamp in the Instru‐
ment Display is a reminder that all vehicle occu‐
pants must weartheir seat belts cor rectly.
In addition, an acoustic warning tone may sound.
As soon as the driver and front passenger fasten
th eir seat belts, the seat belt warning goes out. Re
ar seat belt status display The
rear seat belt status display is on lyavailable
fo r cer tain countries. The
rear seat belt status display informs you
which rear seat belt is not fastened.
Yo u can immediately dismiss there ar seat belt
st atus display using the back button on the left-
hand side of thesteering wheel (→ page246). 36
Occupant saf ety

&
WARNING Risk of inju ryor death due to
incor rect seat position
If yo u deviate from the cor rect seat position,
th e airbag cann otper form its intended pro‐
te ctive function and deployment may even
cause fur ther injuries.
To avo id hazardous situations, alw ays make
sure that all vehicle occupants:
R Have their seat belt fastened cor rectly,
including pregnant women.
R Are seated properly and keep as faraw ay
as possible from the airbags.
R Obser vethefo llowing information. #
Alw ays make sure that there are no
objects between the airbag and vehicle
occupant. To
avo idrisks resulting from the deployment of
th e airbag:
R Before starting your journe y,adjust your seat
co rrectly ;th e driver's seat and front
passenger seat should be mo ved as far back
as possible. When doing so, alw
ays obser vethe informa‐
tion on the cor rect driver's seat position
(→ page 90).
R Only hold thesteering wheel bythesteering
wheel rim. This allows the airbag tobe fully
deplo yed.
R Alw ays lean against the seat backrest when
th eve hicle is in motion. Do not lean forw ards
or against the door or side windo w.You may
ot herwise be in the deployment area of the
airbags.
R Alw ayske ep your feet on thefloor. Do not
put your feet on the cockpit, forex ample.
Yo ur feet may otherwise be in the deploy‐
ment area of the airbag.
R Ifch ildren are tr avelling in theve hicle,
obser vethe additional no tes (→ page 45).
R Alw aysstow and secure objects cor rectl y. Objects in
theve hicle interior may pr event an
airbag from functioning cor rectl y.Therefore
alw ays ensure that:
R There are no people, animals or objects
between theve hicle occupants and an air‐
bag.
R There are no objects between the seat, door
and door pillar (B-pillar).
R There are no hard objects, e.g. coat hangers,
hanging on the grab handles or coat hooks.
R There are no accessories, such as cup hold‐
ers, attached totheve hicle within the
deployment area of an airbag, e.g. on doors,
side windo wsor side panelling.
R There are no heavy, sharp-edged or fragile
objects in the poc kets of your clo thing. Store
such objects in a suitable place. 38
Occupant saf ety

#
Press the le ver in direction 1(acti vate) or
2 (deactivate). #
Make sure that thech ild saf ety loc ksare
wo rking properly.
Ac tivating/deactivating the child saf ety lock
fo r the rear side windo ws #
Toactivate/deacti vate:press button 2.
Opening/closing the side window in there ar
is possible:
R With indicator lamp 1lit: via the switch
on the driver's door.
R With indicator lamp 1off: via the switch
on the cor responding rear door or driv‐
er's door. Pe
ts in the vehicle &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due toanimals left unsecured or unat‐
te nded in theve hicle
If yo u lea veanimals in theve hicle unatten‐
ded or unsecured, they could possib lypress
down buttons or switches.
Thereby an animal may:
R activate vehicle equipment and become
trapped, forex ample
R swit chsystems on or off and endanger
ot her road users Uns
ecured animals may be throw n around in
th eve hicle in theeve nt of an accident or
sudden steering and braking manoeuvres
and injure vehicle occupants in the process. #
Never lea veanimals in theve hicle unat‐
te nded. #
Alw ays cor rectly secu reanimals while
driving, e.g. using a suitable animal car‐
ri er. Occupant saf
ety63