2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE warning

Wi
th an anticipator ydrivin gs tyle ,glide mode
helps youtor educe fuel consum ption.
Glide mode is characterised bythef ollowing:
R thec ombustion engine is disconnected from
th ed rive train and thev ehicle continues to
ro ll in neut ral.
R thet ransmission position his displa yedin
green in them ultifunction displa y.
Glide mode is activated if thef ollowing condi‐
tions ar emet:
R driv eprogram Eis selected.
R thes peed is within asuitable range.
R thec ourse of ther oad is suitable,e .g.no
st eep uphill or downhill gradients or tight
bends.
R ther eisnot railer coupled totheb all coupling
of thet railer towh itch ,a nd no bicycle rack
fi tted.
R youa reno lon gerd epressing thea ccelerator
or brak epedal.
% Glide mode can also be activated if youh ave
selected the" Eco" setting fort he drive (engine management) when in driv
eprogram
I.
Glide mode is deactivated again if one of the
conditions is no longer met.
Ve hicles with Drivin gAssistanc ePacka ge,
Ac tiv eD ista nce Assis tDISTR ON IC or Active
Brak eAssis t:Glid emodeisa lsod eacti vated
dependin gonthe traf fics ituation and thev ehi‐
cle then switches to overru nm ode. Thi sfurther
re duces fuel consum ption.
Glide mode can also be pr evented bythef ollow‐
ing parame ters:
R uphill gradient
R downhill gradient
R temp erature
R height
R speed
R obstruction de tection
R ope rating conditions of thee ngine Re
fuelling Re
fuelling thev ehicle &
WARNING ‑Riskoff ireore xplosion
caused byfuel
Fu els ar ehighly inflammable. #
Youm usta void fire ,n aked flames ,cre‐
atin gspar ksand smoking. #
Befor erefuelling ,switc hoffthee ngine
and auxiliar yheating if your vehicle is
equipped wit hauxiliary heating. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom fuel
Fu els ar epoisonous and harmful to your
health #
Do no tswa llowf uel or le titcomeinto
contact wit hskin, eyes or clo thing. #
Do no tinhale fuel vapour. #
Keep children away from fuel.
If yo uoro ther people come int ocontact with
fuel, obser vethef ollowing: 18 0
Driving and pa rking

#
Immedia tely rinse fue loffyo ur skin with
soap and water. #
If fuel comes int ocontact wit hyour
ey es, immediatel yrins ethem thor‐
oughl ywithc lean water.Seek medical
attentio nimmediately. #
Ifyo us wallowf uel, seek medical atten‐
tio nimmediatel y.Do no tinduce vomit‐
ing. #
Chang eimmediately out of clo thing that
has com eintoc ontact wi thfuel. &
WARNING Risk offire and explosion due
to electros tatic charge
Electros taticch arge can cause spa rksa nd
th ereb yignit efuel vapours. #
Touc ht he me talvehicle body before
opening thef uel filler cap or touching
th ep um pn ozzle.
This dischar gesa ny electros tatic charge that
ma yhave built up. &
WARNING Risk offire from fuel mixture
Ve hicles wit hadiesel engine:
If yo um ix diese lfuel wit hpetro l,th ef lash
point of thef uel mixtur eislowerthan that of
pur ediese lfuel.
While thee ngine is running ,component
pa rtsint heexhaus tsystemm ayoverheat
without warning. #
Neverrefuel using petrol. #
Neverm ix petrol wit hdiesel fuel. *
NO
TEDama gecaused bythew rong fuel Fu
elthat does no tconform tother equired
qu alit ycan lead toinc reased wear as well as
damag etothe engine and exhaus tsystem. #
Onlyusethef uel recommended. *
NO
TEDama gecaused bythew rong fuel Ve
hicles wit hapetro le ngine: ev
en small amounts of thew rong fuel could
re sult in damag etothe fuel sy stem, the
engine and thee mission control sy stem. #
Onlyrefuel using unleaded fuel that
con form stoEN2 28, or an equivalent
speci fication. #
The RONr equirement is located in the
fuel filler flap.
Fu el of this specification ma ycontain up to
10 %e thanol. Your vehicle is suitable foru se
wit hE 10 fuel.
Do no trefuel using:
R diesel
R E85, E100
R petrol containing me thano l(M15, M30,
M85 ,M100)
R petrol wit hadditives con tainin gm etal
If yo ua cciden tally refuel wit hthe wrong fuel: #
do no tswitc hthe ignition on. #
consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. Driving and parking
181

To
pping up AdBlue ® #
Screw disposable hose 1ontothe filler
nec koft hevehicle until finger-tight. #
Liftu pa nd tip AdBlue ®
re fill canis ter2.
The filling proces sstops when theA dBlue ®
ta nk is compl etelyf ull.
Ad Blue ®
re fill canis ter2 can be remo ved
when it has been onl ypartiall yemp tied. #
Unscr ew and close disposable hose 1and
Ad Blue ®
re fill canis ter2 inreve rseo rder. #
Switc hont he ignition foratl east 60 sec‐
onds. #
Startt he vehicle. %
Avoid storing AdBlue ®
re fill con tainer sper‐
manently in thev ehicle. Pa
rking Switching of
fthe vehicle &
WARNING Risk offire caused byhot
ex haus tsystemp arts
Flammable material suc hasleaves, grass or
twigs ma yignit eift heyc ome int ocontact
wi th hotp arts of thee xhau stsystem or
ex haus tgas flow. #
Park thev ehicle so that no flammable
material can com eintoc ontact wi thhot
ve hicle components. #
In particular ,donotpar kond rygrass‐
land or har vested grain fields. &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If yo ul eave children unat tende dint hevehi‐
cle, they ma ybea bletos etthev ehicle in
motion, fore xamp leby:
R Releasing thep arking brake.
R Shifting thet ransmission out of park
position j.
R Startin gthe engine.
In addition, they ma yoperat evehicle equip‐
ment. #
Neverlea ve children and animals unat‐
te nde dint hevehicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th ek eywit hyou and loc kthe vehicle.
This also applies tomobil ephones if the
"Digital Car Keyint he smartphone"
function is activated via theM ercedes
me connect weba pp. 18 6
Driving and pa rking

*
NO
TEDama getothev ehicle or thed riv‐
et ra in caused bythev ehicle rolling away #
Alw aysp roper lysecur ethe vehicle
agains trolling away. #
On uphillord ownhill inclines, tur nthe front
wheels towa rdst he kerb. #
Select transmission position j. #
Appl ythe electric parking brake. #
Press button 1once.
% When yous wit ch offt he vehicle, youc an still
opera tethes ide windo wsand thep anorama
sliding sunroof forf ivem inutes. Garag
edoor opener Prog
rammin gbutton sfor th egarag edoor
opener &
WARNING Risk ofexhaus tgas poisoning
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses suc hascarbon monoxide. Inhaling
th ese exhaus tgases causes poisoning. #
Neverlea ve thee ngine running in an
enclose dspace wi thout suf ficient venti‐
lation. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryand ent rapment
when openin gthe garage door using the
ga rage door opener
When youo perat eorp rogram theg arage
door wit hthe integrated garage door opener,
persons in ther ang eofm ovement of the
ga rage door can become trapped or stru ck
by theg arag edoor. #
When using thei ntegrated garage door
opener ,alway sm akes uret hat nobody
is within thes weep of theg arag edoor. Re
quirements:
R The vehicle is par kedo utside of theg arage.
R The engine is swit ched off. Driving and parking
187

Count
ryRadio equipment appr oval
number
South
Africa TA
-20 15/1386
Tu rkey notrequired
Uni ted
Arab Emi‐
ra tes ER4
1849/15
Dealer No: DA35176/14
United
St ates FCC ID
:NZLM UAHL5 Brazil
Es
te equipament ooper aemc aráter secundário,
is to é, não temd ireit oàp roteção contr ainter fer‐
ência prejudicial ,mesmo de es tações do mesmo
tipo ,en ão pod ecausar inter ferê ncia asiste mas
operando em caráter primário.
Pa ra maio resi nformações acessar
www.anatel.go v.br
Fu rther information on thed eclaration of con‐
fo rm ity forw ireles svehicle components
(→ pag e24). Electric parkin
gbrake Electric parking brak
efunction (app lying
automatically) &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If yo ul eave children unat tende dint hevehi‐
cle, they ma ybea bletos etthev ehicle in
motion, fore xamp leby:
R Releasing thep arking brake.
R Shifting thet ransmission out of park
position j.
R Startin gthe engine.
In addition, they ma yoperat evehicle equip‐
ment. #
Neverlea ve children and animals unat‐
te nde dint hevehicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th ek eywit hyou and loc kthe vehicle.
This also applies tomobil ephones if the
"Digital Car Keyint he smartphone" Driving and parking
191

If ABS inter
venes when braking, youw illfeel a
pulsing in theb rake pedal. The pulsating brake
pedal can be an indication of hazardous road
condition sand can ser veas areminder totake
ex trac arew hile driving.
Sy stem limitations
R ABSisa ctivefroms peeds of appr ox.
8k m/h.
R ABS ma ybeimpaire dorm aynotfunction if a
malfunction has occur reda nd they el‐
low ! ABSwarning lam plight supc ontin‐
uousl yinthe instrument clus tera fter the
engine is star ted. Fu
nction of BAS(Brak eAssis tSystem) &
WARNING Risk of an accident caused by
am alfunctio ninBAS (Brak eAssistSys‐
te m)
If BA Sism alfunctioning ,the braking dis tance
in an emergency braking situatio nis
increased. #
Dep ress theb rake pedal wit hfull force
in emer gency braking situations. ABS
pr eve nts thew heels from locking. BA
Ss uppo rtsy our emer gency braking situation
wit ha dditional brak eforce.
If yo ud epress theb rake pedal quickl y,BA Sis
acti vated:
R BASa utomatically boosts theb rake pres‐
sure.
R BASc an sho rten theb raking dis tance.
R ABS pr events thew heels from locking.
The brakes will function as usual oncey ou
re lease theb rake pedal. BASisd eactivated. Fu
nctions of ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Pro‐
gr am) &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ESP ®
is
malfunctioning
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning ,ESP ®
canno tcarry
out vehicle stabilisation .Inaddition ,other
driving saf etys ystems ar eswitched off. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedataq ualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop. &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ESP ®
is
deactivated
If yo ud eactivat eESP®
,E SP ®
canno tcarry
out vehicle stabilisation. #
ESP ®
shoul donly be deacti vatedint he
fo llowing situations. 19 6
Driving and pa rking

ESP
®
can moni tora nd impr ovedriving stability
and traction in thef ollowing situations, within
ph ysical limits:
R When pulling away on wetors lipper ycarria‐
ge wa ys.
R When braking.
R Vehicles with traile rhitch: In trailer opera‐
tion from speeds of 65 km/h ,ifthevehicle/
trailer combination begins tosw ay from side
to side.
R Instro ng sidewinds when youa redriving
fa ster than 80 km/h.
If th ev ehicle deviates from thed irection desired
by thed rive r,ESP ®
can stabilise thev ehicle by
inter vening in thef ollowing ways:
R One or mor ewheels ar ebrake d.
R The engine output is adap teda ccording to
th es ituation.
ESP ®
is deactivated if theE SP®
OFF å warn‐
ing lam plight supc ontinuousl yinthe instrument
clus ter:
R Driving stabilit ywill no lon gerbei mprove d. R
Vehicles with traile rhitch: Stabilisation of
th ev ehicle/trailer combinatio nisnol onger
active.
R Crosswind Assis tisnolonger active.
R The driv ewheels could spin.
R ETS/4ETS traction control is still active.
% Even when ESP ®
is deactivated, youa restill
assis tedbyE SP®
when braking.
ESP ®
is inter vening if theE SP®
÷ warning
lam pflashes in thei nstrument clus ter:
R Do no tdeacti vate ESP ®
.
R Only depress thea ccelera torp eda lasf ar as
is necessar y.
R Adapty our driving styletos uitthec urrent
ro ad and weather conditions.
Deactivat eESP®
in thef ollowing situations to
impr ovetraction:
R When using sno wchains.
R In deep sno w.
R On sand or gr avel. %
Spinning thew heels results in acutting
action whic hprovide sbette rg rip.
ESP ®
is deactivated if theå ESP®
OFF warn‐
ing lam plight supc ontinuousl yinthe instrument
clus ter.
If th eE SP®
÷ warning lam plight supc ontinu‐
ousl y,ESP ®
is no tavailable due toam alfunction.
Obse rvea nyinformation whic hmaybe displa yed
in thei nstrument clus ter:
R Warning and indicator lamps (→ page522)
R Displa ymessages (→ page465)
ETS/4ET S(Electronic Tractio nSystem)
ETS/4E TStraction control is pa rtof ESP ®
and
makes it possible topull away or accelerat eona
slipper ysurface.
ETS/4ET Scan impr ovethev ehicle's traction by
inter vening in thef ollowing ways:
R The driv ewheels ar ebrake di ndividually if
th ey spin.
R Mor edrive torque is transferred tothew heel
or wheels wit htraction. Driving and parking
197

Ac
tivating/deactivatin gESP®
(Electronic Sta‐
bility Prog ram) Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
k Assistance .
ESP
Mercedes‑AMG vehicles: observet he no tesin
th eS upplement .Otherwise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ognise dangers. #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
ESP ®
is deactivated if theå ESP®
OFF warn‐
ing lam plight supc ontinuousl yinthe instrument
clus ter.
Obser vethei nformation on warning lamps and
displa ymessages whic hmaybe shown in the
instrumen tclus ter. Fu
nctions of ESP ®
Crosswind Assist ESP
®
Crosswind Assis tdetects sudden gusts of
side wind and helps thed rive rtok eepthev ehi‐
cle in thel ane:
R ESP ®
Crosswind Assis tisactiveatv ehicle
speeds between 80 km/h and 200 km/h when driving
stra ight ahead or cornering
slight ly.
R The vehicle is stabilise dbym eans of individ‐
ualb rake application on one side. Fu
nctions of ESP ®
trailer stabilisation &
WARNING Risk of accident in poo rroad
and weather conditions
In poor road and weather conditions, the
traile rstabilisation canno tpreve nt lu rching of
th ev ehicle/trailer combination. Trailer swith
ah igh centr eofgravity ma ytipove rbefore
ESP ®
de tects this. #
Alw aysa dap tyour driving styletos uit
th ec urrent road and weather condi‐
tions. When drivin
gwithat railer ,ESP ®
can stabilise
yo ur vehicle if thet railer begins toswer vefrom
side toside:
R ESP ®
trailers tabilisation is activ eabove
speeds of 65 km/h. R
Slight swerving is reduced bymeans of atar‐
ge ted, individual brak eapplication on one
side.
R Inthee vent of se vere swerving, thee ngine
output is also reduced and all wheels are
braked.
ESP ®
trailer stabilisation ma ybeimpaired or
ma ynotfunction if:
R The trailer is no tconnec tedc orrectly or is
no td etected properly bythev ehicle. Fu
nction of EBD (Electronic Brak eforce Dis‐
tribution) EB
Disc haracterised bythef ollowing:
R Monitoring and regulating theb rake pressure
on ther ear wheels.
R Impr oveddriving stabilit ywhen braking,
especiall yonb ends. 200
Drivingand parking