2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE air suspension

Re
quirements:
R The vehicle is stationar y.
R The driver's door is closed or thes eat belt on
th ed rive r's side is fastened.
R The engine is running or ha sbeena utomati‐
cally switched of fbythe EC Ostart/s top
function.
R The electric parking brak eisreleased.
R ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cisnotacti‐
va ted.
R The transmission is in position h,kori.
Ac tivatin gthe HOL Dfunction #
Dep ress theb rake pedal and af teras hort
time depress fur ther until theë display
appear sinthe multifunction displa y.#
Release theb rake pedal.
Deactivating the HOLD function #
Depress thea ccelerator pedal topull away.
or #
Depress theb rake pedal until theë dis‐
pla yd isappear sfromt he multifunction dis‐
pla y. The HOLD function is deactivated in
thef ollow‐
ing situations:
R When ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cis
acti vated.
R The transmission is switched toposition j.
R When thev ehicle is secured wit hthe electric
parking brake.
In thef ollowing situations, thev ehicle is held by
th et ransmission position jorby thee lectric
parking brake:
R When thes eat belt is unfas tened and the
driver's door is opened.
R When thee ngine is switched off.
R When ther eisam alfunction in thes ystemor
if th ep ower suppl yisinsufficient. DY
NA MIC BODY CONT ROL DY
NA MIC BODY CONTROL has thef ollowing
ch aracteristics:
R Variable dampin gcharacteristics
R Continual adju stme nt of thed amping forc es The damping
characteristic sadap ttot he cur rent
operating and driving situation.
The da mping is tuned individuall yfor eac hwheel
and is af fected bythef ollowing factors:
R The road sur face conditions
R Vehicle load
R The driv eprogram selected
The driv eprogram can be adjus tedu sing the
DY NA MIC SELECT switch. AIR
BODY CONT ROL AIR
BODY CONT ROLfunction
AI RB ODYC ONTROL is an air suspension sy stem
wit hvariable dampin gfor impr oveddriving com‐
fo rt.T he all-round le velc ontrol sy stem ensures
th eb estp ossible suspension and const ant
groun dclearance, even wit haladen vehicle.
When driving at speed, thev ehicle is lo wered
automaticall ytoimprove driving saf etya nd to
re duce fuel consum ption. The option of manually
adjustin gthe vehicle le velisa lsoavailable. Drivin
gand parking 219

AIR BOD
YCONTROL comprises:
R Air suspension wit hvariable spring rate
R Automatic le velc ontrol sy stem R
Speed-dependent lo wering toreduce fuel
consum ption
R Manual le vela djustment R
ADSP LUS( Adaptiv eDamping Sy stem with
const ant dampin gforce adjustment)
R DYNA MIC SELECT switc hand le velb utton
Av ailable suspension settings Driv
eprogram Characteristics
C
(Comfort) R
The suspension tuning is comfor table.
R The vehicle is se ttothe normal le vel.
R When drivin gatspeeds of abo ve125k m/h thev ehicle is lo wered.
R When driving at speeds belo w80km/h,thev ehicle is raised again.
E
(Econo my) R
The suspension tunin giscomfor table.
R The vehicle is se ttothe lo wlevel.
R The vehicle is no tlowe reda nyfurther if youa retrav elling at higher speeds.
S
(Sport) R
The suspension tunin gisfirmer.
R The vehicle is se ttothe lo wleve l.
R The vehicle is no tlowe reda nyfurther if youa retra velling at higher speeds. 220
Drivingand parking

Driv
eprogram Characteristics
All vehicles exceptA ll-Te rra in
ve hicles: S+
(Spor tPlus) R
The suspension tuning is evenfirmer.
R The vehicle is se ttothe lo wleve l.
R The vehicle is no tlowe reda nyfurther if youa retra velling at higher speeds.
All- Terrain vehicles: AT
(All- Terrain) R
Suspension tuning is fore asily negotiabl eoffro ad terrain.
R The vehicle is se ttothe high le vel.
R When drivin gatspeeds of abo ve35 km/h thev ehicle is lo weredtot he normal le vel.
R When drivin gatspeeds belo w20km/h,thev ehicle is raised again. Setting
thev ehicle le vel &
WARNING Risk of accident because
ve hicle le velist oo high
If yo ud rive atah igher vehicle le vel,th ed riv‐
ing characteristic smaybe impaired due to
th eh igher vehicle centre of gravity.
The vehicle can drif toutwards, fore xamp le,
when steering or cornering. #
Alw aysc hoose avehicle le velw hic his
suited tothed riving stylea nd ther oad
sur face conditions. &
WARNING Risk of entrapment from vehi‐
cle lo wering
Whe nlowe ring thev ehicle, other people
could become trapped if their limbs are
between thev ehicle body and thet yres or
underneat hthe vehicle. #
Mak esurenoo ne is underneat hthe
ve hicle or in thei mmediat evicinity of
th ew heel ar ches when youl owe rthe
ve hicle. &
WARNING Risk of entrapment from vehi‐
cle lo wering
Ve hicles with AIRB ODYC ONT ROLor
le ve lc ontrol sy stem: When youu nload lug‐
ga ge or lea vethev ehicle, thev ehicle first Driving and pa
rking 221

ma
yseve rely impair thed riving characteris‐
tics.
The disk brakes or wheel suspension compo‐
nents ma yalso be damaged. #
Rotate front and rear wheels on lyifthe
wheels and tyres ar eofthe same
dimensions. Inter
changing thef ront and rear wheels if the
wheels or tyres ha vediffere nt dimensions can
re nde rthe general operating pe rmit in valid.
The wear pat tern sont he front and rear wheels
dif fer:
R Front wheels wear mor eonthe shoulder of
th et yre
R Rear wheels wear mor einthe centre ofthe
tyre
On vehicles wit hthe same front and rear wheel
size, youc an inter chang ethe wheels every
5,000 to10,000 km, dependin gonthewear.
Ensur ethe direction of rotatio nism aintained for
th ew heels. It is imperativ
etoobservethei nstruction sand
saf etyn otes on "Wheel change" when doin gso. Note
sons toring wheels R
Afterr emoving wheels, stor et hem in acool,
dr ya nd preferably dar kplace.
R Protect thet yres from conta ct withoil,
grease or fuel. Overvie
wofthe tyre-chang etool kit Apar
tfroms ome countr y-specific variants, vehi‐
cles ar enotequipped wit hatyre-chang etool kit.
Fo rm orei nformation on which tyre-changing
to ols ar erequired and appr ovedfor per form ing a
wheel chang eony ourvehicle, consult aqualified
specialis tworks hop.
Re quired tyre-chang etool kits ma yinclude, for
ex ample:
R Jack
R Chock
R Whee lwrench
R Cent ring pin %
The jac kweighs appr oximatel y3.4kg.
The maximum pa yload of thej ackc an be
fo und on thes tickera ffixed tothej ack.
The jac kismaintenance-free. If ther eisa
malfunction, please conta ctaq ualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop.
The tyre-chang etool kit is in tool bag 1under
th el oad compartmen tfloor. 1
Tool bag
To ol bag 1contains:
R Jack
R Gloves
R Wheel wrench 440
Wheels and tyres

Ac
tiv eS teering Assist ............................ .215
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .216
Ac tiveE mergency Stop Assis t.............. 217
Ac tiveL aneC hangeA ssist ................... 216
Fu nctio n............................................... 215
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 15
Ad aptiv ebrake lights .............................. 205
Ad aptiv ecruise control
see ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
Ad aptiv efunctions ,MULTIBEA MLED
see Intelligent Ligh tSystem
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assist
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .140
Fu nctio n.............................................. 13 9
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .142
Fu nctio n............................................... 141
Ad Blue ®
.................................................... 456
Ad ditives .............................................4 56
Filling capacity ................................... .457
No tes. .................................................. 184
Purity ................................................... 456
To pping up ...........................................1 84Ad
ditional doo rlock .................................. 70
Ad diti ves .................................................. 457
Ad Blue ®
............................................... 456
Engine oil ............................................. 457
Fu elling ................................................ 455
Ad diti ves( Ad Blue ®
)
see AdBlue ®
Ad diti ves( engine oil)
see Additives
Ad diti ves( fuel)
see Fuelling
Ad dres sbook
see Contacts
Ad justin gthe balance/ fader
Burmes ter®
sur round soun dsystem. .. 389
Ad justin gthe headlam prange ............... 13 5
Ad justin gthe sound focus
Burmes ter®
sur round soun dsystem. .. 390
ADS PLUS damping sy stem
see AI RBODYC ONTROL
Ad versew eathe rlight ............................ .139 Af
ter-sales service centre
see ASS YSTP LUS
AIR BODY CONT ROL................................ .219
Setting ................................................. 221
Suspensio n.......................................... 219
Air conditioning sy stem
see Climat econtrol
Air distribution ........................................ 154
Air freshener sy stem
see Frag rance sy stem
Air suspension see AIR BODY CONTROL
Air vents ................................................... 16 4
Ad justing (front) ................................... 16 4
Ad justing (rear) .................................... 16 4
Glo vebox. ............................................ 16 4
Air vents
see Air vents
Ai r-re circulation mode ............................ 157
Airbag ........................................................ .38
Ac tivation .............................................. 32
Fr ont airbag (driver ,fro nt passenger) ....38
Ins tallation locations ............................ .38 Index
541

St
ationar yheater/ventilation
Displ ays( remo tecontrol) .................... 16 2
Problems (remo tecontrol) ................... 16 3
Setting (remo tecontrol) ....................... 161
Setting (using them ultimedia sys‐
te m) ..................................................... 161
Switching on/of f(control panel )......... 15 9
ST EER CONT ROL
Fu nction/no tes. .................................. 201
Ste ering wheel ........................................ 262
Ad justing (electrically). ........................108
Ad justing (manually). ...........................107
Buttons ................................................ 262
St eering wheel heater .......................... 108
Using them emor yfunction .................. 11 0
Ste ering wheel gearshif tpaddles ..........178
Ste ering wheel heater
Swit ching on/of f................................. 108
St ow agea reas
see Laden
see Stow agec ompartment
St ow agec om partment ............................ 11 2
Armres t................................................ 11 2
Centr econsol e..................................... 11 2Doo
r..................................................... 11 2
Glo vebox. ............................................ 11 2
Re ar armres t....................................... .113
Spectacles compa rtment .................... .113
St ow agec om partments
see Laden
see Stow agec ompartment
St ow ages pace underneath thel oad
compa rtmen tfloor .................................. 12 5
Sulphur content ...................................... 454
Sun visor Operating ............................................ 15 2
Sur round View
see 360° Camera
Suspension Adjusting thec hassi sleve l(AIR
BO DY CONTROL) .................................2 21
Damping characteristic s..................... .219
DY NA MIC BODY CONTROL .................. 219
Suspension see AIR BODY CONTROL
Switch-of fdela ytime
Exterior ................................................ 14 2Interior ................................................
14 4
Switching thes urround soun don/off
Burmes ter®
sur round soun dsystem ... 390
Synchronisation function Activating/deactivating (control
panel ).................................................. 157
Ac tivating/deactivating (multimedia
sy stem) ................................................ 157
Sy stem self- test
Au tomatic front passenger front air‐
bag deactivation sy stem ........................ 42
Sy stem settings
Languag e............................................. 301
No tesonl anguage selection ................3 01
Re setfunction (multimedia sy stem) ....3 06
Setting thed ista nce uni t...................... 301
Softwar eupdat e.................................. 305
Sy stem settings
see Multimedia sy stem T
Ta ilgate ...................................................... .75
Closin g................................................. .77
Emergency release from thei nside ........ 81572
Index

;Engine diagnosi
swarning lam p... 535
åESP ®
OF Fw arning lam p............. .528
÷ESP ®
wa rning lam pflashes ........ .527
÷ ESP®
wa rning lam plight sup. ...... 527
8Fu elreser vewarning lam p......... .535
ÐPo wersteering sy stem warning
lam p................................................... .534
!Re dindicator lamp, elect ric
parkin gbrake applied .......................... 529
6Re stra int sy stem warning lam p... 530
7Sea tbeltw arning lam pflashes .... 531
7Seat belt warning lam plights
up ........................................................ 530
àSuspension warning lam p........... .531
j Trailer hit chwarning lam p........... 533
hTy repressur emonitoring sys‐
te mw arning lam pflashes .................. .539
hTy repressur emonitoring sys‐
te mw arning lam plight sup. ................ 538 !Ye
llowe lect ricp arkin gb rake
indicator lam pismalfunctionin g......... 529
Wa rning/indicator lamps .................10, 522
In stru ment displa y(ove rview) ................ 10
Overvie w............................................. 522
PA SSENGER AIR BAG. .......................... .42
Wa rranty ....................................................27
Wa sher fluid
see Windsc reen washer fluid
Wa shing byhand (care) .......................... 400
We ather information ............................... 334
We bbrows er
Calling up aweb pag e......................... 362
Call ingupo ptions ............................... 362
Calling up thes ettings .........................3 62
Deleting abookma rk........................... 363
Del eting br owser dat a.........................3 63
Ending ................................................. 363
Managing bookma rks. ......................... 363
Overvie w............................................. 362
Showing/hiding them enu ...................3 62
We bsite
Calling up ............................................ 362 Showing/hidin
gthe webb row ser
menu ................................................... 362
Whee lchange
Fitting anew wheel ............................ .444
Lo we ring thev ehicle ........................... 445
Preparation .......................................... 441
Ra ising thev ehicle .............................. 442
Re moving awhee l.............................. .444
Re moving/fitting hub caps .................. 441
Wheel change
see Emergency spa rewheel
Wheel chock
see Chock
Wheel rotation ........................................ .439
Wheels Care .................................................... 402
Changing hu bcaps. ............................. 441
Checkin g............................................. 428
Ch eckin gthe tyr epressur e(tyre
pressur emonitoring sy stem) ............... 432
Fitting .................................................. 444
Fla ttyre. .............................................. 409
Inter changing ...................................... 439
MOExtended tyres .............................. .409 Index
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