2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE automatic transmission

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NO
TEVehicle damag efromn on-
appr ovedroof racks The
vehicle could be damaged byroof racks
whic hhave notb eent esteda nd appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benz. #
Onlyuseroof rack st esteda nd
appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz. #
Depending on thev ehicle equipment,
ensur ethat when ther oof rack isfitted:
R thes liding sunroof can be fully
ra ised.
R thet ailgat ecan be opened com‐
ple tely. #
Position thel oad on ther oof rack in
suc haw aythat thev ehicle will no tsus‐
ta in damag eevenw hen it is in motion. *
NO
TEDama getothep anoramic sliding
sunroof when aroof rack isfitted The panoramic sliding sunroo
fmaybe dam‐
aged byther oof rack ifyo ua ttem pttoopen
it when ther oof rack isfitted. #
Do no topent he panoramic sliding sun‐
ro of if aroof rack isfitted.
In order toallo wventilation of thev ehicle
interior ,you can raise thep anoramic sliding
sunroof. #
Secur ethe roof rack tother oof railing. #
Obser vethem anufacturer's ins tallation
instructions. Cup holders
Fi
ttin gthe cup holder in or removing it from
the centr econsole (automatic transmission) &
WARNING ‑Riskofa ccident or inju ry
when using thec up holder while the
ve hicle is in motion
The cup holder canno thold acontainer
secur ewhile thev ehicle is in motion.
If yo uu seac up holder while thev ehicle is in
motion, thec ontainer ma ybeflung around
and liquids could be spilled. The vehicle occupants ma
ycome int ocontact wit hthe
liquid and if it is hot, they could be scalded.
Yo uc ould be distracted from traf ficc ondi‐
tions and youm aylose cont roloft hevehicle. #
Onlyusethec up holder when thev ehi‐
cle is stationar y. #
Onlyusethec up holder forc ontainers
of ther ight size. #
Alw aysc lose thec ontainer ,particularly
if th el iquid is hot. 12 6
Seats and stowing

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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#
Dep ress theb rake pedal and star tt he vehicle
using thes tart/s topb utton.
% The keyisn otneeded fora ny further starts.
An yfurther starts #
Place them obile phone in mar keds pace 1
so that theN FC aerial areas touc he ach
ot her ,and lea veitth er ew hile driving. #
Depress theb rake pedal and star tt he vehicle
using thes tart/s topb utton.
The "Digital Vehicle Key" servic ecan be deacti‐
va tedinM ercedes me connec tath ttp://
www.mercedes.me. The function is then deacti‐
va tedint he smartphone via an online connec‐
tion. If connection totheI nterne tisnotpossible,
e.g. af tert he mobile phone has been stolen, the
ke yf unction can be deacti vatedataM ercedes-
Ben zService Centre.
St arting thev ehicle in eme rgency operation
mode
If th ev ehicle does no tstart and thePlace the
key in the marked space See Owner's Manual
displa ymessag eappear sinthe multifunction displa
y,yo uc an star tt he vehicle in emer gency
operation mode. #
Ensu rethat them arke ds pace 2is em pty. #
Remo vekey 1from thek eyring. #
Layt he key 1inthem arke ds pace 2.
The vehicle will star ta fter as hor twhile.
If yo ur emo vethek ey1 from them arked
space 2,the engine starts again. Forfur‐
th er vehicle starts ,howe ver,key 1mus tbe
located in them arke ds pace 2during the
entir ejourne y. #
Have thek ey1 checkedataq ualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop. If
th ev ehicle doe snotstar t: #
leavethek ey1 inthem arke ds pace 2. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
depress theb rake pedal. #
Startt he vehicle using thes tart/s topb utton.
% Youc an also swit chon thep ower suppl yor
th ei gnition wit hthe start/ stop button. St
arting thev ehicle via Remo teOnline serv‐
ices Cooling or heating
thev ehicle interior before
st arting thej ou rney
% This function is no tavailable in all countries.
If yo us tart thev ehicle via your smartphone, the
pr ev iousl yselec teda ir conditioning setting is
active.
Ensur ethe following befor estartin gt he engine:
R thel egal stipulation sinthe area wher eyour
ve hicle is par keda llowe ngin estartin gv ia
smartphone.
R it is saf etostart and runt he engine where
yo ur vehicle is par ked. Driving and parking
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#
Touse brakin geffect of thee ngine,
shif ttoa lowe rgear in good time. *
NO
TEDama getothed rive trai nand
engin ewhen pulling away #
Do no twarmupt he engine when sta‐
tionar y.Pull away immediatel y. #
Avoid high engine speeds and full thro t‐
tle unti lthe engine has reached its
operatin gtemperature. #
Do no tallowt he wheels tospin. *
NO
TEDama getothec atalytic con verter
due tonon-combu sted fuel The engine is no
trunnin gsmo othly and is
misfiring.
Non-combus tedf uel ma ygetintot he cata‐
lytic con verter. #
Onlydepress thea ccelera torp edal
slightl y. #
Have thec ause rectifie dimmediately at
aq ualified specialis tworks hop. Limited braking ef
fect on salt-trea tedr oads:
R due tosalt build-up on theb rake discs and
brak elining, theb raking dis tance can
increase conside rably or result in braking
onl yono ne side.
R maintain amuchg reater saf edista nce tothe
ve hicle in front.
To preve nt salt build-up:
R brak eoccasionally whil epayinga ttention to
th et raffic conditions.
R carefull ydepress theb rake pedal at thee nd
of thej ourne yand when startin gthe next
journe y. ECO
start/s topf unction Ope
ratin gthe EC Ostart/ stopfunction
Plug-i nhybrid: observethen otes in theS upple‐
ment .Otherwise, youm ayfailto recognise dan‐
ge rs.
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: observet he no tesin
th eS upplement .Otherwise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ognise dangers. The engine is au
tomatically switched of fifthe
fo llowing condition sareme t:
R youb rake thev ehicle toas tandstil lintrans‐
mission position hori.
R allvehicle conditions forana utomatic engine
st op ar emet.
The è symbol appear sinthe multifunction
displa ywhen thev ehicle is stationar y.If no tall
th ev ehicle conditions ar emet,t he ç symbol
appear sinthe multifunction displa y.
The engine is restar teda utomatically if:
R your elease theb rake pedal in transmission
position hwhen theH OLD function is not
active.
R yous hiftfromt ransmission position j.
R youe ngaget ransmission position hork.
R youd epress thea ccelera torp edal.
R youc hang ethe vehicle le vel.
R an automatic engin estart is necessar y.
If th ee ngine wasswitched of fbythe EC Ostart/
st op function and youl eave thev ehicle, awarn‐
ing tone sounds. The Vehicleisoperational Driving and pa
rking 17 3

%
Ifyo ut hen exitth ev ehicle leaving thek eyin
th ev ehicle, thea utomatic transmission
re mains in neutral i.
Engaging par kpositio nP #
Press button 1.
The transmission position displa yshows j
in them ultifunction displa y. Pa
rk position jis engaged automaticall yifone
of thef ollowing condition sismet:
R yous wit ch thee ngine of fwitht he transmis‐
sion in position hork.
R youo pen thed rive r's door when thev ehicle
is stationar yorwhen drivin gataveryl ow
speed and thet ransmission is in position h
or k.
Engaging driv eposition D #
Depress theb rake pedal and push the
DIRECT SELEC Tleve rdow np astthe first
point of resis tance.
The transmission positio ndispl ay sho wsh
in them ultifunction displa y.
When thea utomatic transmission is in transmis‐
sion position h,itshiftstheg ear sautomati‐
call y.This depends on thef ollowing factors:
R thes elected driv eprogram
R thep osition of thea ccelera torp edal
R ther oad speed Manual
gearshifting &
WARNING Risk of skidding and of an
accident du etoshifting down on slippery
ro ad sur faces
If yo us hiftd ow nons lipperyroad sur faces to
inc rease thee ngine braking ef fect, thed rive
wheels ma ylose traction. #
Do no tshif td ow nons lipperyroad sur‐
fa ces toinc rease thee ngine braking
ef fect. 17 8
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function is activated via
theM ercedes
me connect weba pp. The elect
ricp arkin gb rake is applied if thet rans‐
mission is in position jand one of thef ollow‐
ing condition sisfulfilled:
R The engin eisswitched off.
R The seat belt tongu eisn otinser tedint he
seat belt buckle of thed rive r's seat and the
driver's door is opened.
% Toprev ent application: pull theh andle of the
electric parking brake.
In thef ollowing situations, thee lectric parking
brak eisa lso engaged:
R ActiveD ista nce Assi stant DI STRO NIC is
bringing thev ehicle toas tandstill.
R The HOL Dfunction is keeping thev ehicle sta‐
tionar y.
R ActiveP arking Assis tiskeeping thev ehicle
st ationar y. This is onl
ythe case if one of thef ollowing con‐
ditions is also fulfilled:
R The engine is switched off.
R The seat belt tongu eisn otinser tedint he
seat belt buckle of thed rive r's seat and the
driver's door is opened.
R Ther eisas ystemm alfunction.
R The po wersupply is insuf ficient.
R The vehicle is stationar yfor alengt hyperiod.
When thee lectric parking brak eisapplied,
the ! indicator lam plights up in thei nstru‐
ment clus ter.
The electric parking brak eisnotautomatically
applied if thee ngine is switched of fbythe ECO
st art/ stop function.
Electric parking brak efunction (releasing
automatically)
The electric parking brak eisreleased when the
fo llowing condition sarefulfilled:
R The engin eisrunning.
R Thes eatb eltt ongue is inser tedi ntot he seat
belt buckle of thed rive r's seat. R
The transmission is in position hork and
yo ud epress thea ccelera torp eda lory ou
shif tfromt ransmission position jtoh or
k.
R Ifth et ransmission is in position k,thetail‐
ga te mus tbec losed.
If th es eat belt tongu eisn otinser tedi ntot he
seat belt buckle of thed rive r's seat, thef ollow‐
ing condition smustbef ulfilled:
R The driver's door is closed.
R Youm ovet he transmission out of transmis‐
sion position joryouh ave prev iously
driven fasterthan 3k m/ h.
R Ifth et ransmission is in position k,thetail‐
ga te mus tbec losed.
If th ee lectric parking brak eisreleased,
the ! indicator lam pinthe instrument clus‐
te rg oes out. 19 2
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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
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Re
mo teParking Assis tsupports them anoeu‐
vring or parking procedur ewhile youa reoutside
yo ur vehicle. Once youh ave selected asuitable
parking space, yout hen exitth ev ehicle and
guide it int othe parking space using asuitable
mobile phone. Remo teParking Assis tchanges
ge ar,a ccelerates, brakes and steer sthe vehicle.
While Remo teParking Assis tisactive, thev ehi‐
cle is loc ked. Youc an inter rupt thep arking proc‐
ess at an ytime wit hthe mobile phone or the
ve hicle keya nd then take ove rthe vehicle your‐
self.
Yo uc an also use your mobile phon etomove
yo ur vehicle backwards and forw ards in the
st ra ight-ahead position (exploration mode). This
is useful, fore xamp le, ifagarag eisson arrow
th at it is dif ficul tori mpossible togetinoro utof
th ev ehicle af terith as been par ked. Re mo te
Pa rking Assis tautomaticall yperform sa ny minor
st eering cor rections that ar erequired.
Re mo teParking Assis tisonlyana id. It is no ta
substitut efor your attentio ntothe sur roundings.
The responsibility fors afem anoeuvring and
parking remains wit hyou. Inter rupt or term inate
th ep arking procedur eifnecessar y.Mak esure th
at no persons, animals or object setc. ar ein
th em anoeuvring range.
Fo rthe Remo teParking Assis tfunction ,you
re qu iream obile phon eand thec urrent Remo te
Pa rking Assis tApp.
The following operatin gsystems ar esuppor ted:
R Android™
R Apple ®
iOS
If th ec onnection between thev ehicle and the
mobil ephone is inter rupte dw hile aparking
manoeuvr eisbeing per form ed, them anoeuvre
can be continued if thec onnection is re-es tab‐
lished within about tw ominutes.
The following scenarios ar esuppor ted:
R Parking in aparkin gspace parallel tothe
direction of tra vel.
R Parking in aparkin gspace at right angles to
th ed irection of tra vel.
R Exitin gaparkin gspace at right angles tothe
direction of tra vel(ex ploration mode).
R Parking in astraight-ahea dposition, e.g. into
ag arag eorc arport(ex ploration mode). R
Exiting aparking space in astraight-ahead
position ,e.g. from agarag eorc arport(ex plo‐
ra tio nm ode).
If am alfunctio norasystem limitation is de tec‐
te dw hile parkin gormanoeuvring (e.g. thep er‐
mitted downhill gradient is exceeded), thef ol‐
lowing actions ar eperform ed automatically:
R The parking manoeuvr eiscancelled.
R The vehicle is brought toas tandstill.
R Transmission position jis engaged.
R thev ehicle is switched off.
R The vehicle remains loc ked.
If th ep arking manoeuvr eiscancelled, acorre‐
sponding messag eisdisplayedont he mobile
phone. Youc an then take ove rand manoeuvre
th ev ehicle int othe parking space yourself .Alter‐
nativel y,yo uc an mo vethev ehicle bac ktoits
original position, if necessar y.
Yo uc an inter rupt thep arking procedur ewith
Ac tiveP arking Assis tinorder totake control of
th ev ehicle wit hRemo teParking Assis tand
manoeuvr eitintoi ts final position. 238
Driving and pa rking