2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE battery

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Ta
ke dischar gedb atteries to a
qu alified specialis tworks hop or to a
collectio npoint foru sed batteries. Re
quirements:
R aCR2450 lithium battery #
Press apointed objec tint or ecess 1. #
Slide batter ycover 2backwards in the
direction of thea rrow. #
Inser tnew battery 3withthe lettering
fa cing up wards. #
Slide batter ycover 2intheo pposit edirec‐
tion tothea rrow ontothe remo tecontrol
unti lthe batter ycover engages.
Problems with ther emo tecont rolfor th estationar yheater/stationar yventilation Problem
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
FA IL¨ The signal transmission between
thet ransmit tera nd thev ehicle is faulty. #
Chan geyour positio ninrelation tothev ehicle, moving closer if necessar y.
FA IL Thestar terb atter yisn otsuf ficiently charge d. #
Char gethes tarter batter y.
The fuel tank content is belo wthe reser vefuel le vel. #
Refuel at then eares tfilling station.
FA IL¯ The
stationar yheater is malfunctioning. #
Have thes tationar yheater checkedataq ualified specialis tworks hop. Climate
control 16 3

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thee lectric parking brak eisnotapplied
Information on Mercedes me connect and other
services: http://www.mercedes.me. Note
sonp arking up thev ehicle If
yo ul eave thev ehicle par kedupf or longer than
fo ur we eks, thed isconnected batter ymaybe
damaged bydeep dischar ge.
If yo ul eave thev ehicle par kedupf or longer than
six weeks, it ma ysufferd ama geasaresult of
lac kofu se.
% Further information can be obtained at a
qu alified specialis tworks hop. St
andb ymode (extension of the star terb at‐
te ry 's period out of use) St
andb ymode function
If standb ymode is activated, thev ehicle can be
par kedf or an extende dperio doft ime without
losing po wer.
St andb ymode is characterised bythef ollowing:
R thes tarter batter yispreser ved. R
them aximum period out of use is displa yed
in them ultimedia sy stem displa y.
R functions suc hasinterior pr otection or tow-
aw ay protection ar enotavailable.
R thec onnection toonline services is inter rup‐
te d.
If th ef ollowing condition sarefulfilled, standby
mode can be activated or deactivated usin gthe
multimedia sy stem:
R thee ngine is switched off.
R thei gnition is switched on.
Exceeding thev ehicle's displa yedp eriod out of
use ma ycause incon venience, i.e .itcanno tbe
guarantee dthat thes tarter batter ywillr eliably
st ar tt he engine.
The star terb atter ymustbec hargedf irst inthe
fo llowing situations:
R thev ehicle's period out of use mus tbe
ex tended.
R the Battery charge insufficient for standby
mode messag eappear sinthe multimedia
sy stem displa y. %
Standb ymode is automaticall ydeactivated
when thei gnition is switched on.
Ac tivatin gordeactivatin gstandb ymode
Multimedi asystem:
, Vehicle .
î Vehicle set-
tings .
Standby mode #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
When youa ctivat ethe function,ap rompt
appears. #
Select Yes.
St andb ymode is activated. Driving and driving saf
etys ystems Driving sy
stems and your responsibility Yo
ur vehicle is equipped wit hdriving sy stems
whic hassis tyou in driving, parking and manoeu‐
vring thev ehicle. The driving sy stems ar etools
and do no trelie veyouofy ourresponsibility .Pay
attention tothet raffic condition satall times
and inter vene when necessa ry.Bea wareofthe
limitation sregarding thes afeu se of these sys‐
te ms. 194
Driving and pa rking

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Driv etot he neares tqualified specialis twork‐
shop and ha vethet yre, tyr esealant bottle
and filler hose replaced there. Batte
ry(vehicle) Note
sont he12Vb attery &
WARNING Risk of an accident du eto
wo rkcar ried out incor rectly on theb at‐
te ry
Wo rkcar ried out incor rectl yont he battery
can, fore xamp le, lead toas hor tcircuit .This
can lead tofunction restrictions in saf ety-re l‐
eva nt sy stems, e.g. thel ighting sy stem, ABS
(anti-loc kbraking sy stem) or ESP ®
(Elec‐
tronic Stabilit yProgram). The ope rating
saf etyofy ourvehicle ma yberestricted.
Yo uc ould lose cont roloft hevehicle in the
fo llowing situations:
R when braking
R inthee vent of ab rupt steering manoeu‐
vres and/or when thev ehicle's speed is
no ta dap tedtot heroad conditions #
Inthee vent of ashortcircui tora simi‐
la ri ncident, contact aqualified special‐
is tw orks hop immediately. #
Do no tcontinue driving. #
Alw aysh ave workon theb atter ycarried
out at aqualified specialis tworks hop. R
Further information on ABS (→ page195)
R Further information on ESP ®
(→ pag e196)
Fo rs afet yr easons, Mercedes-Benz recommends
th at youo nly use bat teries whic hhave been tes‐
te da nd appr ovedfor your vehicle byMercedes-
Benz.T hese batteries pr ovide inc reased impact
pr otection topreve ntvehicle occupants from
suf fering aci dburns should theb atter ybed am‐
aged in thee vent of an accident. Al
lv ehicles exceptv ehicles wit halithium-
ion battery &
WARNING Risk ofexplosion due toelec‐
tros tatic charge
Electros tatic charge can cause spa rksw hich
ma yignit ethe highly flammable gasm ixture
in theb atter y. #
Todischar geanye lectros tatic charge
th at ma yhave built up, touc ht he me tal
ve hicle body befor ehandling theb at‐
te ry. The highly
flammable gasm ixtur eisc reated
while theb atter yisc harging and during starting
assis tance. &
WARNING Danger of chemical burns
from theb atter yacid
Batter yacid is caustic. #
Avoid contact wit hthe skin, eyes or
clo thing. #
Do no tlean overthe batter y. Breakdown assis
tance 415

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Do no tinhal ebattery gases. #
Keep children away from theb atter y. #
Immedia tely rinse batter yacido ffthor‐
oughl ywithp lenty of clean waterand
seek medica lattention immediately. All
vehicles
+ ENVIRONMENTAL
NOTEEnvironmental
dama gedue toimproper disposal of bat‐
te ries Batteries conta
in pollutants. It is
illegal todispose of them wit hthe household
ru bbish. #
Dispose of batteries in an
environmen tallyr esponsibl emanner.
Ta ke dischar gedb atteries toaq ualified specialis
tworks hop or toac ollection
poin tfor used batteries. If
yo uh ave toconnect the12v olt batter y,con‐
ta ct aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Compl ywiths afet yn otes and take protective
measures when handling batteries. Risk of
explosion Fire, naked
flames and smokin gare
prohibi tedw hen handling theb atter y.
Av oid creating spar ks. Electrolyte
or batteryacid is cor ro‐
sive. Avoid contact wit hthe skin, eyes
or clo thing. Wear suitable pr otective
clo thing, in particular glove s, an
apron and aface mask .Immedia tely
ri nse electrolyte or acid splashes off
wit hc lean water.Consult adoctorif
necessar y. We
ar saf etyg lasses. Ke
ep children away. Obser
vethis Owner's Manual.
If yo udon otinten dtou sethev ehicle overan
ex tende dperio doft ime:
R Activat estandb ymode ,or
R Connec tthe batter ytoabatte ry charger
appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz, or
R Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop to
disconnec tthe battery 416
Breakdown assis tance

St
arting assi stance and chargin gthe 12 V
battery Ve
hicles with alithium-ion battery #
When chargin gthe batter yand during start‐
ing assis tance, al ways use thej ump-s tart
connection point in thee ngine compartment.
* NO
TEDama getotheb atter yfromo ver‐
vo ltage When
chargin gusingab atte ry charge rw ith‐
out amaximu mcharging voltage, theb attery
or theo n-boar delectronics ma ybedamaged. #
Onlyuse batter ycharger switham axi‐
mum chargin gvoltag eof1 4.4V. All
other vehicles #
When chargin gthe batter yand during start‐
ing assis tance, al ways use thej ump-s tart
connection point in thee ngine compartment. *
NO
TEDamaging theb atter ythrough
ove rvoltage When using
abatter ychar gerw ithout amaxi‐
mum chargin gvoltage, theb atter yort he
ve hicle electronics ma ybedamaged. #
Onlyuse batter ycharger switham axi‐
mum chargin gvoltag eof1 4.8V. &
WARNING Risk ofexplosion from hydro‐
ge ng as igniting
Ab atter ygene ratesh ydrogen gasd uring the
ch argin gprocess. If ther eisas hortcircuit or
spar ksstar ttof orm, ther eisad anger of the
hy drogen gasigniting. #
Mak esuret hat thep ositiv eterminal of
th ec onnected batter ydoes no tcome
int oc ontact wi thvehicle parts. #
Neverp lace me talo bject sort ools on a
batter y. #
When connectin gand disconnectin gthe
batter y,yo um usto bse rvet he descri‐
bed order fort he batter yclamps. #
When giving startin gassis tance, al ways
mak esuret hat youo nly connec tbat‐
te ry term inals wit hidentical polarity. #
During startin gassis tance, youm ust
obse rvet he described order forc on‐
necting and disconnecting thej ump
lead. #
Do no tconnect or disconnect theb at‐
te ry cla mp sw hile thee ngine is running. &
WARNING Risk ofexplosion during
ch argin gprocess and startin gassis tance
During thec harging process and starting
assis tance, theb atter ymayrelease an explo‐
siv eg as mixture. #
Avoid fire ,n aked flames ,creating
spar ksand smoking. #
Mak esuret hat ther eiss ufficient venti‐
latio ndurin gthe chargin gprocess and
during startin gassis tance. #
Do no tlea no verab atter y. Breakdown assis
tance 417

If
th ei ndicator/warning lamps in thei nstrument
clus terdon otlight up at lo wtemperatures, it is
ve ry likel ythat thed ischar gedb atter yhas fro‐
zen. &
WARNING Risk ofexplosion from afro‐
zen battery
Ad ischar gedb atter ymayfreeze at temp era‐
tures slightl yabove or belo wfreezing point.
During startin gassis tance or batter ycharg‐
ing, batter ygas ma ybereleased. #
Alw ayst hawaf roze nb atte ry out first
befor echarging it or per form ing start‐
ing assis tance. The service li
feof ab atter ythat has been
th awe dmaybe dramaticall yshor tened.
It is recommended that youh ave athawe db at‐
te ry checkedataq ualified specialis tworks hop. All
vehicles
* NO
TEDama gecaused bynumerou sor
ex tende dattem ptstos tart thee ngine Nume
rous or extende dattem ptstos tart the
engine ma ydamag ethe catalytic con verter
due tonon-combu sted fuel. #
Avoid numerous and extende dattem pts
to star tt he engine. Obser
vethef ollowing points during starting
assis tance and when chargin gthe battery:
R Onlyuse undamaged jum plead/charging
cables wit hasufficient cross-section and
insula tedt erminal clamps.
R Non- insulated parts of thet erminal clamps
mus tnotcom eintoc ontac twitho ther me tal
parts while thej um plead/charging cable is
connected totheb attery/jump-s tart connec‐
tion point.
R The jum plead/c harging cable mus tnot
come int ocontact wi thanyp arts whic hmay
mo vewhen thee ngine is running. R
Alw aysm akes uret hat neither youn orthe
batter yiselectrost aticall ychar ged.
R Keep away from fire and naked flames.
R Do no tlean overthe batter y.
R When charging: only use batter ychargers
te sted and appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benza nd
re ad theb atter ychar ger's operating instruc‐
tions befor echarging theb atter y.
Obser vethea dditional following point sduring
st artin gassis tance:
R Startin gassis tance ma yonly be pr ovided
using batteries wit hanominal voltag eof
12 V.
R The vehicles mus tnottouch.
R Petrol engine: only acceptstartin gassis‐
ta nce if thee ngine and exhaus tsystema re
cold. #
Secur ethe vehicle byapplying thee lectric
parking brake. #
Automatic transmission: shiftthet ransmis‐
sion toposition j. 41 8
Breakdown assis tance

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
& inoperativ eBattery low *T
he on-boar delectrical sy stem voltag eist oo lo w.
The stationar yheater has swit ched itself off. #
Driv efor an extende dperio duntil theb atter yhasreached asufficient charge leve la ga in.
&
inoperativ eRefuel vehicle *T
hereist oo little fuel in thef uel tank .The stationar yheater canno tbeswitched on. #
Refuel thev ehicle.
Active bonnet malfunction
See Owner's Manual *T
he activ ebonne t(pedestrian pr otection) is malfunctioning or inoperativ eafter having already been triggered. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
& inoperative See Owner's
Man. *T
hestationar yheater is temp oraril ymalfunctioning. #
When thev ehicle is on aleve lsurface and thee ngine has cooled down, mak euptofour attem ptstos witchon
th es tationar yheater ,waitin gseve ralm inutes between eac hattem pt. #
Ifth es tationar yheater does no tswit ch on, consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. 516
Displaymessa gesa nd warning/indicator lamps