2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE Owners Manual

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Befor estarti ngthee ngine: adjus tthe
driver's seat, theh ead restra ints, the
st eering wheel or them irro ra nd fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etomis‐
judgement of dis tances whe nusing the
outside mir ror
The outside mir rors reflect objects on a
smaller scale. The objects in vie wareinfact
closer than they appear.
As aresult, youm aymisjud gethed ista nce
betwee nyou and ther oad user driving
behi ndyou, e.g .when changing lanes. #
Therefore, alw aysl ook over your shoul‐
der in order toensur ethat youa re
aw areoft he actual dis tance between
yo ua nd ther oad user sdrivin gb ehind
yo u. Fo
lding theo utside mir rors in/out #
Brief lypress switch 1.
% Ifth eb atter yhas been disconnected or com‐
ple tely discharged ,the outside mir rors must
be reset. Onl ythen will thea utomatic mir ror
fo lding function workproperly. Ad
justin gthe outside mir rors #
Press the3or4 buttons toselect theo ut‐
side mir rortobes et. #
Press the2button tosetthe position of the
mir rorg lass.
Engaging theo utside mir rors #
Vehicles without electricall yfolding outside
mir rors:m anually mo vetheo utside mir ror
int ot he cor rect position. #
Vehicles wit helectricall yfolding outside mir‐
ro rs:p ress and hol dbutton 1.
Yo uw ill hear aclicka nd them irro ra udibly
engag einposition .The outside mir roriss et
in thec orrect position. Au
tomatic anti-dazzl emirro rs function &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsa nd poisoning
due tothea nti-dazzle mir rore lectrolyte
Electrolyt emayescap eiftheglass in an
automatic anti-dazzle mir rorb reaks. 15 0
Light and sight

The electrolyt
eisharmful and causes ir rita‐
tion. It mu stnotc ome int ocontact wi thyour
skin, eyes,respirator yorgans or clo thing or
be swallo wed. #
Ifyo uc om eintoc ontact wit helectro‐
ly te ,o bser vethef ollowing:
R Rinse thee lectrolyt efromy our skin
and seek medical attention immedi‐
atel y.
R If electrolyt ecomes int ocontact
wit hyour eyes, rinse them thor‐
oughl ywithc lean waterand seek
medica lattention immediately.
R Ifth ee lectrolyt eisswallowe d,
immediatel yrins eyour mout hout
th oroughly .Donotinduce vomiting.
Seek medica lattention immediately.
R Immedia tely ch ang eout of clo thing
whic hhas com eintoc ontact wi th
electrolyte.
R If an allergic reaction occurs, seek
medical attention immediatel y. The inside
rear-vie wmirro ra nd theo utside mir‐
ro ront he driver's side automaticall ygointo
anti-dazzle mode if light from aheadlam phits
th ei nside rear-vie wmirro r.
Sy stem limitations
The sy stem does no tgointoa nti-dazzle mode in
th ef ollowing situations:
R thee ngine is switched off.
R reve rseg ear is engaged
R thei nterior lighting is switched on Fu
nction of thep assenger outside mir ror
parkin gposition %
The pa rking position is available on ly invehi‐
cles wit hamemoryfunction.
The parking position makes parking easier.
The passenger outside mir rort ilts down wards
and sho ws therear wheel on thef ront passenger
side in thef ollowing situations:
R thep arking position is stored (→ page152)
R thep assenger mir roriss elected
R reve rseg ear is engaged The passenger outside mir
rorm oves bac ktoits
original position in thef ollowing situations:
R ifyo us hiftthe transmission toano ther trans‐
mission position
R at speeds greater than 15 km/h
R ifyo up ress theb utton fort he outside mir ror
on thed rive r's side Light and sight
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St
oring thep arki ng position of the
pa ssenger outside mir roru sing reve rseg ear St
oring #
Select thep assenger outside mir roru sing
button 2. #
Engag ereve rseg ear. #
Movethep assenger outside mir rorint ot he
desired parking position using button 1.Calling up #
Select thep assenger outside mir roru sing
button 2. #
Engag ereve rseg ear.
The passenger outside mir rorm ove stot he
st ored parking position. Ac
tivating/deactivatin gthe automati cmirror
fo lding function Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
î Vehicle set-
tings .
Auto. fold-in mirrors #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction. Operating
thes un visors
Using thes ingle sun visor #
Glarefrom thef ront: fold sun visor 1
down. #
Glar efromt he side: swing sun visor 1to
th es ide. 15 2
Light and sight

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Vehicles wit hanextendabl esun visor :slide
su nv isor 1horizontal lyas requ ired.
Using thea dditional sun visor #
Vehicles wit hanadditional sun visor :fold
additional sun visor 2down. Infrared
reflectiv ewindscreen The inf
rare dr eflectiv ewindscreen is coated and
pr eve nts an excessiv ebuild-up of heat in the
ve hicle interior.
The coating shields thev ehicle interior against
ra dio wavesupi ntot he gigahertz range.
Ra dio-contro lled equipment, suc hastoll sys‐
te ms, can onl ybemounted on areas of thew ind‐
screen whic harepermeable toradio waves 1. Areas permeable
toradio wav es1 areb estv isi‐
ble from outside thev ehicle when thew ind‐
screen is illuminated using an extern al light
source. Ligh
tand sight 15 3

Overvie
wofclimatecontrol sy stems Note
sonc limatecontrol Ve
hicles with THERMOTRONIC automatic cli‐
mat econtrol: an interior air filter mus talways
be used so that thea ir conditionin gsystem, the
pollution le velm onitoring and thea irfiltering
function workcor rectly .Makes uret hat thef ilter
is ins talled cor rectly and thef ilter housin ginthe
engine compartment is closed cor rectl yu sing
th ec ap and alw ayst ightl ysealed when in opera‐
tion. Use filter srecommende dand appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benz. Alw aysh ave service workcar‐
ri ed out at aqualified specialis tworks hop. THERMATIC control panel
overview The indicator lamps in
theb uttons indicat ethat
th ec urrent functio nisa ctivated. 1
w Tosetthe driver's side temp erature
2 _ Tosetthe air distribution
3 H Tosetthe air flow or switc hoffclimate
control
4 Ã Tosetc limat econtro ltoautomatic
mode (→ page156)
5 ¬ Todemis tthe windscreen 6
Vehicles without astationar yheater: t
to cal lupt he air conditionin gmenu
Ve hicles wit hastationar yheater: !to
cal lupt he air conditionin gmenu, toswitch
th er esidual heat on/of f(→ pag e157)
7 ¤ Toswitc hthe rear wind owheater
on/off
8 Vehicles without astationar yheater: 0
to switc hthe synchronisation on/off
(→ pag e157)
Ve hicles wit hastationar yheater: &to
switc hthe stationar yheater on/off
(→ pag e159)
9 g Toswitc hair-recirculation mode on/off
(→ pag e157)
A ¿ Toswitc hthe A/C function on/off
(→ pag e156)
B w Tosetthe front passenger side tem‐
perature THERMOTRONIC control panel
overview The indicator lamps in
theb uttons indicat ethat
th ec urrent functio nisa ctivated. 15 4
Climat econtrol

1
w Tosetthe driver's side temp erature
2 _ Tosetthe driver's side air distribution
3 H Tosetthe air flow or switc hoffclimate
control
4 Ã Tosetc limat econtro ltoautomatic
mode (→ page156)
5 ¬ Todemis tthe windscreen
6 ! Tocal lupt he air conditionin gmenu To
switc hthe residualh eat on or off
(→ pag e157)
7 ¤ Toswitc hthe rear wind owheater
on/off
8 Vehicles without astationar yheater:
¿ toswitc hthe A/C function on/off
(→ pag e156)
Ve hicles wit hastationar yheater: &to
switc hthe stationar yheater on/off
(→ pag e159)
9 g Toswitc hair-recirculation mode on/off
(→ pag e157)
A _ Tosetthe front passenger side air dis‐
tribution
B w Tosetthe front passenger side tem‐
perature Re
ar operating unit 1
Tosetthe temp erature
2 Display
3 Tosetthe air flow Operating
thec lima tecont rols ystem Switching clima
tecont rolo n/off #
Toswitc hon:setthe air flow toleve l1or
higher using theH button. #
Toswitc hoff:setthe air flow toleve l0u sing
the H button. Climat
econtrol 15 5

%
When thec limat econtrol is switched off, the
windo wscan mis tupfaster.Onl yswitc hoff
th ec limat econtrol brief ly. Ac
tivating/deactivatin gthe A/ Cfunction via
the control panel The A/C functio
ncools ,heats and dehumidifies
th ei nterior air in thev ehicle. #
Press button ¿.
Deactivat ethe A/C function onl ybriefly other‐
wise thew indo wscan mis tupm oreq uickl y.
Condensation ma ydripf romt he underside of
th ev ehicle when cooling mode is active. This is
no tas ignthat ther eisam alfunction. Ac
tivating/deactivatin gthe A/ Cfunction
using the multimedi asystem Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
b Climate control .
A/C
The A/C function heats, cools and dehumidifies
th ev ehicle's interior air. #
Switc hthe function on Oor off ª. Setting climat
econtrol toautomatic mode In auto
matic mode, thes ettemp eratur eiscon‐
trolled and maintained at aconstant le velbyt he
air supp ly. #
Press theà button. #
Toswitc htom anual mode: pressthe H
or _ button. Climat
estyle Clima
testylef unction
In automatic mode, youc an select thef ollowing
climat estyle settings fort he driver's and front
passenger areas:
R FOCUS: high air flow ,slightly cooler setting
R MEDIUM: medium air flow ,standar dsetting
R DIFFUSE: lowa irflow ,slightly warmer and
draught-f rees etting Setting
thec lima testyle
Multimedia sy stem:
, Vehicle .
b Climate control .
Cli-
mate mode #
Select FOCUS, MEDIUM orDIFFUSE .
% In order to feelthee ffect of thec limate
st yle, the à function mus tbeactive
(→ pag e156). Overvie
wofair distribution settings The symbols in
thed ispla yindicat ewhichvents
th ea irflow is being directed thro ugh:
R ¯ demis terv ents
R P centre and side ai rvents
R O foot we llve nts
R S centre, side and foot we llve nts
R a defros tera nd foot we llve nts
R _ allv ents
R b defros ter,middl eand side air vents
R W automatic air distribution 15 6
Climat econtrol

Setting
ther ear climat econtrol usin gthe
mu ltimedia sy stem Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
b Climate control .
Rear
Setting thea irflow #
Select Airflow . #
Setthe air flow.
Setting thet em peratu re #
Select Temperature. #
Setthe temp erature. Ac
tivating/deactivatin gthe climat econtrol
syn chro nisation function via thec ontrol
panel Climat
econtrol can be se tcentrall yusing the
synchronisation function. The temp eratur eand
air distribution setting fort he driver's side is
adop teda utomaticall yfor thef ront passenger
side. #
Press button 0. The synchronisation function is deactivated if
th
es ettings foro ne of theo ther climat ezones
ar ec hanged. Ac
tivating/deactivatin gthe climat econtrol
syn chro nisation function using them ultime‐
dia sy stem Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
b Climate con-
trol .
SYNC
Climat econtrol can be se tcent rally using the
synchronisation function. The temp eratur eset‐
ting is automaticall yadop tedf or all climate
zones. #
Switch thef unction on Oor off ª. Demisting
thew indo ws Wi
ndo wsmis tedupo nthe inside #
Press theà button. #
Ifth ew indo wscontinu etomistu p: press the
¬ button. Wi
ndo wsmis tedupo nthe outside #
Switc hont he windscreen wipers. #
Press theà button. Switching air-recirculation mode on/off
#
Press theg button.
The interior air will be recirculated.
Air-reci rculation mod eisswitched of fautomati‐
cally.
% If air-recirculation mode is switched on, the
windo wsmaym istu pm oreq uickl y.Switch
on ai r-re circulation mod eonly brie fly. Switching
ther esidual heat on/off Re
quirements:
R The vehicle is par ked.
It is possible tomak euse of ther esidual heat
from thee ngine tocontinu eheating or ventilat‐
ing thef ront compartmen tofthevehicle for
appr oximatel y30m inutes. #
Toswitc hon:press the! button. Climat
econtrol 157