2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE transmission

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions #
Uncoupl ethe coupled trailer and safeguar ditagains trolling away. #
Initiat eanewswivelling procedur e. #
Ifth eb all nec kisretra cted: press and hol dthe button on thet ailgat euntil theb all nec kengages verticall yin
th el oc kedp osition and then engages beneat hthe bumper. #
Ifth eb all nec kisextended: press and hold theb utton on thet ailgat euntil theb all nec kengages beneat hthe
bumper.
If th ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear ,the trailer hitc hisdefectiv eand theb all nec kisnotloc ked. #
Do no tcouple up thet railer .Drive on without thet railer .Notet he reduced ground clearance due tothe
unlo cked ball nec k. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Apply brake to deselect
Park (P) position *
Yo uh ave attem ptedtos hiftthe transmission out of position jand int oanother transmission position. #
Depress theb rake pedal.
To shift out of PorN,
depress brake and start
engine *
Yo uh ave attem ptedtos hiftthe transmission out of position jori intoa nother transmission position. #
Depress theb rake pedal. #
Startt he engine.
Risk of vehicle rolling
Driver door open and trans-
mission not in P *
The driver's door is no tfully closed and thet ransmission is in position k,iorh. #
Shif tthe transmission toposition jwhen youp arkt he vehicle. 51 0
Displaymessa gesa nd warning/indicator lamps

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
Np ermanently active Risk
of vehicle rolling *
While thev ehicle is rolling or while youa redriving, thet ransmission has been shif tedtop osition i. #
Depress theb rake pedal tostop and, when thev ehicle is stationar y,shif tthe transmission toposition j. #
Tocontinu eyour journe y,shif tthe transmission toposition hork.
Only select Park (P) when
vehicle is stationary *
The transmission can be shif tedtop osition jonlyw hen thev ehicle is stationar y.
Without changin ggear,
consult workshop *T
he transmission is malfunctioning. The transmission position can no longer be shif ted. #
When thet ransmission is in position h,consult aqualified specialis tworks hop and do no tshif tthe transmis‐
sion position. #
Fora llot her transmission positions, par kthe vehicle safely. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
d Vehicle is operational
Switch off the ignition
before exiting *Y
ou ar eleaving thev ehicle when it is in aready-to-driv estate. #
When youl eave thev ehicle, switc hoffthei gnition and take thek eywit hyou. #
Ifyo udon otlea vethev ehicle, switc hoffthee lectrical consumers, e.g. thes eat heater .Otherwise, the12V
batter ymaydischar geand it will then be possible tostar tt he vehicle onl yusing adonor batter y(startin gassis‐
ta nce). Displa
ymessa gesa nd warning/indicator lamps 511

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
Transmission Malfunction
Stop *
The transmission is malfunctioning. The transmission shifts toposition iautomaticall y. #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions. #
Switc hthe transmission toposition j. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Reversing not poss. Con-
sult workshop *T
he transmission is malfunctioning. Reverseg ear can no longer be engaged. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Stop vehicle Leave engine
running Wait Transmission
cooling *T
he transmission is overheating. Pulling away ma ybet emporaril yimp aired or no tpossible. #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions .Donot
continu edriving under an ycircums tances. #
Lea vethee ngine running. #
Wait until thed ispla ymessag edisappear sbefor epulling away.
Auxiliar ybattery malfunc-
tion *T
he auxiliary batteryfor thet ransmission is no longer being charge d. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Untilthen, alw aysm anually se tthe transmission toposition jbefor eyou switc hoffthee ngine. #
Befor eleaving thev ehicle, apply thee lectric parking brake.
Air conditionin gMalfunc-
tion See Owner's Manual *O
peration of thec limat econtrol sy stem is temp orarily restricted. Air flow and fresh air suppl yaresettoa utomatic
mode. #
Have thec limat econtrol sy stem checkedataq ualified specialis tworks hop. 512
Displaymessa gesa nd warning/indicator lamps

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
Apply brake to select R *
Yo uh ave attem ptedtos hiftthe transmission out of position hand int otransmission position k. #
Depress theb rake pedal. #
Switc hthe transmission toposition k.
j
Operation only possible in
transmission position N *
Yo uh ave attem ptedtos wivel theb all nec kand thet ransmission is no tinposition i. #
Switc hthe transmission toposition i.
j
Operation only possible in
transmission position P *
Yo uh ave attem ptedtos wivel theb all nec kand thet ransmission is in position k,iorh. #
Depress theb rake pedal. #
Switc hthe transmission toposition j. Displa
ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 513

AT
TENTION ASSI ST.......................... 244,24 5
Fu nctio n.............................................. 24 4
Setting ................................................. 24 5
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 44
At tention assistant
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Au dio mode
Ac tivating media mod e........................ 366
Connecting USB devices ..................... 369
Co pyright ............................................. 366
Information .......................................... 365
Inserting/re moving an SD car d.......... .366
Medi asearch. ...................................... 372
Overvie w............................................. 368
Pa use and playbac kfunction .............. .369
Selecting atrack ................................. 369
Selecting playba ckoptions .................. 369
Tr ac kl ist. ............................................ .369
Au thorised workshop
see Qualified specialis tworks hop
Au tomatic distanc econtrol
se eA ctiv eDista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
Au tomatic drivin glights ......................... 13 5Au
tomatic engine star t( EC Os tart/
sto pfunction) .......................................... 173
Au tomatic engine stop(EC Os tart/
sto pfunction) .......................................... 173
Au tomatic fron tpassen gera irbag
shu toff ........................................................ 40
Fu nctio noft he automatic front
passenger airbag shutof f....................... 40
Au tomatic fron tpassen gerfront air‐
bag deacti vatio ns ystem .................... 40, 42
PA SSENGER AIR BAGi ndicator lam p..... 42
Au tomatic fron tpassen gerfront air‐
bag deacti vatio ns ystem
see Automatic front passenger front
airbag deactivation sy stem
Au tomatic lateral suppor tadjustment
Setting ................................................ .101
Au tomatic mir rorf olding function
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .152
Au tomatic transmission
DIRECT SELEC Tleve r........................... 176
Driv eprogram displa y.......................... 175
Driv eprogram s.................................... 175DY
NA MIC SELECT switc h..................... 175
Engaging driv eposit ion. ....................... 178
Engaging reve rseg ear ........................ .177
Kickdown ............................................. 17 9
Manual gearshiftin g............................. 178
Selecting pa rkposition ........................ 178
Shifting toneutral ................................ 17 7
St eering wheel gearshif tpaddles ........ .178
Tr ansmission position displa y............. .176
Tr ansmission position s......................... 176
Axle load Perm issible .......................................... 450
Tr ailer operation .................................. 463 B
Ba gh ook .................................................. .121
Ball ne ck
Extending/r etra cting ........................... 254
BA S(Brak eAssis tSystem) .................... .196
Battery Cha rging (Remo teOnline) .................... 17 0
Ke y. ...................................................... .68
Re mo tecontrol (s tationar yheater) ...... 16 2 Index
543

Cup holder
Rear .................................................... .127
Cup holder in thec entr econsole
ins talling/ removing (auto matic
transmission) ....................................... 12 6D
Damag edetection (pa rked vehicle) .......193
Dashboard see Cockpit
Dashboar dlighting
see Instrument lighting
Dat aacquisition
Ve hicle .................................................. 28
Data import/export Function/no tes. .................................. 302
Importing/exporting ........................... 302
Date Settingt he time and dat eautomati‐
call y..................................................... 296
Deactivating the alar m(ATA ) .................... 91
Decla ratio nofc onform ity
Electromagnetic compatibility ............... 24Jac
k. ...................................................... 24
TIREFIT kit ............................................. 25
Wi reless vehicle components. ...............24
Designs Men u(on-boar dcompu ter) .................. 272
Destination .............................................. 323
Editing intermediat edestination s....... .3 14
Editing thel astd estinations ................3 24
External ............................................... 325
Savin g(current vehicle position) ......... 323
Saving as global favo urit e................... .324
St oring amap position ........................ 324
Using intelligent destination sugges‐
tions ....................................................3 24
Destination ent ry............................. 310, 312
Enter geo-coordinates .......................... 315
Entering aPOI or address .................... 310
Entering an intermedia tedestination ...3 13
Selecting acontact .............................. 314
Selecting aPOI .................................... 312
Selecting from them ap ....................... 315
Selecting pr evious destination s........... 312
De tectin ginat tentiveness
see ATTENTION ASSIST Diagnostics connection
............................26
Diesel Lowo utside temp eratures ...................4 55
No tes. ................................................. 455
Digital Car Keys ticker
Locking thev ehicle ................................ 71
St artin gthe vehicle ............................. 16 8
Un lockin gthe vehicle ............................71
Digita lOwner's Manual ............................ 20
Digita lspe edome ter............................... 266
Digita lTV
see TV
Dipped beam Activating/deactivating ...................... .134
Changing bulbs ................................... .145
Setting ................................................. 14 2
Setting fora broad ................................ 13 4
DIRECT SELECT le ver............................... 176
Engaging driv eposit ion. ....................... 178
Engaging pa rkposition automaticall y..1 78
Engaging reve rseg ear ........................ .177
Fu nctio n............................................... 176
Selecting pa rkposition ........................ 178548
Index

÷inope
rativ eS ee Owner' sMan‐
ual ....................................................... 469
Tin operati veSee Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 470
G Inoperative .................................. 475
b Intellige nt Light Sy stem inoper‐
ative ..................................................... 519
 Keyn otdetected (whit edis‐
pl ay messa ge)...................................... 507
ÂKe ynotdetected (red displ ay
messa ge).............................................5 07
b Leftdipped beam (e xamp le) ........ 519
6 Leftwindowbagm alfunction
Consul tworks hop (e xample).............. .480
Le tfresh airi ntot he vehicle interior!
Air conditionin gmalf.Visit workshop ...514
Limiter inoperative .............................. 492
Limiter passive .................................... 491
 Lowe ring .................................... 483 bMalfunctio
nSee Owner' sMan‐
ual ....................................................... 520
ðMaximu mspeed exceeded ..........4 92
Np ermanently activ eRiskofv ehicle
ro lling .................................................. .511
No tind rive prog ram" All-Ter rain" ........ 490
ëOff .............................................. .490
Onl yselect Park (P) when vehicle is
st ationary ............................................ .511
j Operation only possible in
transmission position N .......................513
j Operation only possible in
transmission position P ........................513
! Parking brak eSee Owner's
Manual ................................................ .472
 Place thek eyinthem arked
space See Owner's Manual ................. 508
Please reduce speed ...........................4 85
PRE-SAFE impulse side inope rative
See Owner' sManual ............................ 478PRE-SAFE inoperativ
eSee Owner's
Manual .................................................4 78
Ra dar sensor sdirty See Owner's
Manual .........................................4 76,477
_ Rear lef tseat backres tnot
loc ked( example) .................................. 51 8
h Rectify tyr epressure ................... 503
ØRe fill Ad Blu eEng. star tn otpos‐
sible .................................................... 500
ØRe fill Ad Blu eNos tart in XXX
km ...................................................... .500
ØRe fill Ad Blu eS ee Owne r’sM an‐
ual .......................................................4 99
!Re lease parkin gbrake ................ .471
¸ Replace air cleaner .....................499
,Re placekeyS eeOwner' sMan‐
ual ...................................................... .506
ÂRe placekey................................ .506
8Re servefuel le vel........................ 499 Index
551

6Re
stra int sys. malfunction Con‐
sult workshop ...................................... 479
Re versing no tposs. Consult work‐
shop ..................................................... 512
Rises or lo wersmax. speed 35
km/h .................................................. .485
Risk of vehicle rolling Driver door
open and transmissio nnotin P ............ 51 0
# See Owner's Manual ................... 494
Spee dlim it (winter tyres) XXX km/h ... 492
#St arte ngine See Owner' sMan‐
ual ...................................................... .494
Ð Steering malfunction Drive
carefull yVisit workshop ....................... 514
Ð Steering malfunction Incre ased
ph ysical ef fort See Owner's Manual ....51 5
Ð Steering malfunction Stop
immediatel ySee Owner's Manual ........51 5
St op vehicle Lea veengine running
Wa itTransmission cooling ....................512#
Stop vehicle Lea veengine run‐
ning ..................................................... 495
#St opvehicle See Owner's Man‐
ual .......................................................4 95
ÁSt opvehicle Vehicle tool ow ........ 484
bSwitc hofflights .......................... 520
bSwitc honheadlamps .................. 520
To shif tout of PorN,d epress brake
and star te ngine .................................. .510
To pupc oolant See Owner ’sManual ... 493
¥To pupwasherfluid ...................... 51 8
Tr af ficS ign Assi stCamer aview
re stricted See Owner's Manual ........... 489
Tr af ficS ign Assi stcur rently una vaila‐
ble See Owner's Manual ...................... 489
Tr af ficS ign Assi stinope rative ............. 489
jTr ailer coupling extending… ......... 508
Tr ansmission Malfunction Stop ............ 512
! Turn on thei gnition torelease
th ep arking brake ................................ 470Ty
re press. monitor cur rentl yu navail‐
able .................................................... .504
Ty re press. monitor inoperative ...........505
Ty re press. monitor inoperativ eNo
wheel sensors .................................... .505
Ty re pressur eChec ktyres ...................5 02
Ty re(s) ove rheated ...............................5 05
Ty re(s) ove rheated Reduce speed ........ 506
dVe hicle is operational Switch
of ft he ignition befor eexiting ............... 511
Á Vehicle rising Please wait............ 484
ÁVe hiclerising ...............................4 83
hWa rning tyr edefect .................... .504
hWheel sensor(s) missing ............. 505
Wi thout changing gear,c onsult work‐
shop ..................................................... 511
Displa yonthe windsc reen
see Head-up display
Distance control see ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC 552
Index