2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE charging

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NO
TEDama getoobject scaused by
placing them in them obile phone stow‐
ag ec ompartment If
yo up laceo bject sinthe mobile phone
stow agec ompartment ,these ma ybedam‐
aged byelectromagnetic fields. #
Do no tplace credit cards, storage
media or other objectss ensitiveto
electromagnetic fields in them obile
phone stowagec ompartment. *
NO
TEDama getothem obile phone
stow agec ompartment caused byliquids If liquids enter
them obile phone stowage
compartment ,the compartment ma ybe
damaged. #
Ensur ethat no liquids enter them obile
phone stowagec ompartment. R
Dependin gonthevehicle equipment, the
mobil ephone is connected tothev ehicle's
ex terior aerial via thec harging module. R
The chargin gfunction and wireless connec‐
tio noft he mobile phone tothev ehicle's
ex terior aerial ar eonlya vailable if thei gnition
is switched on.
R Small mobile phones ma ynotbe able tobe
ch arge dine very position of them obile
phone stowagec ompartment.
R Largemobil ephones whic hdonotrest flat in
th em obile phone stowagec ompartment may
no tbea bletobe charge dorc onnec tedw ith
th ev ehicle's exterior aerial.
R The mobile phone ma yheat up during the
ch argin gprocess. This depends on thea ppli‐
cation s(apps) cur rently running.
The mobil ephone can be cooled in the
mobil ephone stowagec ompartment when
th ea ir conditionin gsystemiss witched on.
The cooling output in them obile phone stow‐
ag ec ompartment is highes twhen thec on‐
troller in theg love boxisc losed.
R Toensur emoree fficient chargin gand con‐
nectio nwitht he vehicle's exterior aerial,
re mo vethep rotectiv ecover from them obile phone. Pr
otectiv ecoversw hicha redesigned
fo rw ireles scharging ar eexcluded.
R Whe ncharging, them at should be used if
possible. Wire
lesschargin goft he mobile phone in the
front Requ
irements:
R The mobile phon eissuitable forw ireless
ch argin g(Qi compatible mobile phone).
% AlistofQic ompatible mobile phones can be
fo und at :http://w ww.mercedes-benz.com/
connect. 13 2
Seats and stowing

5
L Dippe dbeam/ main beam
6 R Switche sthe rear fogl ight on or off
When dipped beam is activated, thei ndicator
lam pfor thes tanding lights Tis deactivated
and replaced bythed ipped beam indicator lamp
L. #
Alw aysp arky our vehicle safely and in awell-
lit area, in accordance wit hthe releva nt le gal
st ipulations.
* NO
TEBatter ydisch arging byoperating
th es tanding lights Operatin
gthe standing light soverap eriod of
hour sputs astrai nont he batter y. #
Wher epossible, switc honthe
ri ght X or left Wparking light. In
thec ase of se vere batter ydischarging, the
st anding light sorparkinglight sareautomati‐
call yswit ched of ftofacilitat ethe next engine
st art. The
exterior lighting (e xcep ts tanding and park‐
ing lights) swit ches of fautomaticall ywhen the
driver's door is opened.
R Obser vethen otes on sur round lighting
(→ pag e142).
Au tomatic drivin glights function
The standing lights, dipped beam and daytime
ru nning lights ar eswitched on au tomatical ly
dependin gonthe ignition status ,whether the
engine is running and thel ight conditions. &
WARNING Risk of accident whe nthe
dipped beam is switched of finpoor visi‐
bility
When thel ight switc hissetto à ,the
dipped beam ma ynotbe switched on auto‐
matically if ther eisf og, sno worother causes
of poor visibility suc hasspray. #
In suc hcases, tur nthe light switc hto
L . The automatic driving lights ar
eonlyana id.Yo u
ar er esponsibl efor vehicle lighting. Ac
tivating/deactivatin gthe rear fogl ight
Re quirements:
R The light switc hisintheL orà posi‐
tion. #
Press theR button.
Please obser vethec ount ry-specific la wsonthe
use of rear fogl amps.
Ad justin gthe headlam prang e(halogen
headla mpsw ithout activ esuspension)
The headlam prang eadjus tera llows youto
adjus tthe cone of light from theh eadlamps in
re lation tothev ehicle's load condition. Light and sight
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R
thef uel tank is su fficientl yfilled.
R thes tarter batter yissufficiently charge d.
% Youc an also se tthe temp eratur ewithy our
smartphone. Information on Mercedes me
connec tand other services: http://
www.mercedes.me
Charging theb attery befor ecommencing
yo ur journey
% This function is no tavailable in all countries.
R Ifth ev ehicle batter yisdischarged, you
re cei veam essag eony our smartphone.
R Youc an then star tt he vehicle wit hthe
smartphone tocharge theb atter y.
R The vehicle is automaticall yswitched off
af te rt en minutes.
Ensur ethe following befor estarti ngthee ngine:
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. R
thef uel tank is su fficientl yfilled.
St arting thev ehicle &
WARNING Risk of crushing or entrap‐
ment du etounintentional startin goft he
engine
Limbs could be crushed or trapped if the
engine is star tedu nintentionall yduring
service or maintenanc ework. #
Alw ayss ecur ethe engine agains tunin‐
te ntional startin gbefor ecarrying out
maintenance or repair work. Re
quirements:
R parkposition jis selected.
R thea nti-th efta larms ystem is no tactivated.
R thep anic alar misnotactivated.
R theh azar dwarning lamps ar eswitched off.
R theb onnet is closed.
R thed oor sareclosed and loc ked.
R thew indo wsand slidin gsunroof ar eclosed. #
Startt he vehicle using thes martphone: R
afte re very vehicle start, thee ngine runs for
te nm inutes.
R youc an car ryout amaximum of tw oconsec‐
utiv estartin ga ttem pts.
R youc an stop thev ehicle again at an ytime.
R further information can be found in the
smartphone app.
Securing thee ngine agains tstarting be fore
car rying out maintenance or repair work: #
switc hont he hazar dwarning lamps.
or #
unloc kthe doors.
or #
open aside windo worthe sliding sunroof. Ru
nning-in no tes Mercedes-AMG
vehicles: observet he no tesin
th eS upplement .Otherwise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ognise dangers. 17 0
Driving and pa rking

Coupling up/uncouplin
gatrailer &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom thev ehicle
le ve lb eing changed
Ve hicles with le velc ontrol sy stem: the
ve hicle le velm aybe changed unin tentional ly,
e.g. by ot her persons. Youm aybecome trap‐
ped if youc ouple up or uncouple atrailer
while thev ehicle le velisc hanging. In addi‐
tion, other people could become trapped if
th eir limbs ar ebetwe en thev ehicle body and
th et yres or underneat hthe vehicle.
When coupling up or uncoupling atrailer,
mak esuret hat: #
The door sortailgat earenoto pened or
closed. #
Do no tinitiat ethe le velc ontrol sy stem
and do no toperat ethe DYNA MIC
SELECT switch. #
The vehicle is no tloc kedoru nlocked. Re
quirements:
R theb all nec kmustbee xtende dfully electri‐
cal lyand engaged in thes ecurel yloc ked
position.
R All-Terrain vehicles: couplethe trailer in the
Comfort driveprogram. (→ page175)
R All-Ter rain vehicles: ensurethe vehicle is at
normal le vel.
Tr ailer switha7 -pin plug can be connec tedto
th ev ehicle wit hthe following adap ters:
R adap terp lug
R adapte rcable
The trailer willo nly be correctly de tected bythe
ve hicle if thef ollowing condition sareme t:
R thet railer is connected cor rectly
R thet railer lighting sy stem is in working order
The operation of thef ollowing sy stems depends
on thet railer being connected cor rectly:
R ActiveL aneK eeping Assist
R ESP ®
R Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC R
ActiveP arking Assist
R Blin dSpotA ssis torA ctiveBlind Spo tAssist
Coupling up atrailer
* NO
TEDama getotheb atter ydue tofull
discharge Charging
thet railer batter yusing thep ower
supply of thet railer can damag ethe batter y. #
Do no tuse thep owe rsupp lyto charge
th et railer batter y. #
Remo vethec ove rfromt he ball head and
st or eitinas afep lace (→ page111). #
Position thet railer on alevel sur face behind
th ev ehicle and couple it up tothev ehicle. 256
Driving and parking

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

#
Mak esuret hat thei gnition and all electrical
consumer sareswitched off. #
Open thee ngine bonn et. %
Right-hand-driv evehicles: thej ump-s tart‐
ing connection point smaybe on theo ppo‐
sit es ide. #
Slide co ver1of positiv eclamp 2onthe
jump-s tarting connection point in thed irec‐
tion of thea rrow. #
Connect positiv eclamp 2onyour vehicle to
positiv epole of thed onor batter yusing the
jum plead/ charging cable .Alway sb egin with
positiv eclamp 2onyour ow nv ehicle firs t. #
During thes tarting assistance proce‐
du re: star tt he engine of thed onor vehicle
and runati dles peed. #
Connect then egativ epole of thed onor bat‐
te ry and ear thpoint 3ofyour ow nv ehicle
by usin gthe jum plead/charging cable. Begin
wit hthe donor batter yfirst. #
During starting assi stance: star tt he
engine of your ow nv ehicle. #
During thec hargin gproce ss: star tt he
ch argin gprocess. #
During starting assi stance: lett he engines
ru nf or se veralm inutes. #
During starting assi stance: beforediscon‐
necting thej um plead, switc honanelectrical consumer in
your ow nv ehicle, e.g. ther ear
windo wheater or lighting.
When thes tartin ga ssis tance/charging process
is compl ete: #
First,r emo vethej um plead/charging cable
from ear thpoint 3and negativ epole of the
donor batter y,then from positiv eclamp 2
and positiv epole of thed onor batter y.Begin
ea ch time wi th thecontacts on your own
ve hicle firs t. #
Afterr emoving thej um plead/charging
cable, close co ver1of positiv eclamp 2.
Fu rther information can be obtained at aquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop. To
w- starting or towing away Pe
rm itted towing me thods Mercedes-Ben
zrecommends transportin gyour
ve hicle in thec ase of abreakdown, rath er than
to wing it away. Breakdown assis
tance 419

Batter
y(vehicle)
Charging .............................................. 417
No tes. .................................................. 41 5
St artin gassis tance .............................. 417
Belt see Sea tbelt
Bic ycle rack
Tr ailer operation .................................. 258
Blin dSpotA ssist .................................... .248
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .250
Fu nctio n.............................................. 24 8
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 48
Blo wer
see Climate control
BlueTEC see AdBlue ®
Blue tooth ®
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .298
Setting up an Interne tconnection ....... 359
Settings ............................................... 297
Switching profile (DUN/PAN) .............. 360
Blue tooth ®
audio
Ac tivating ............................................ 377De-authorising (de-regis
tering) the
device .................................................. 377
Information ..........................................3 74
Overvie w..............................................3 75
Sea rching forat rack ........................... 377
Sea rching fora nd auth orisingthe
device .................................................. 376
Selecting amusic pl ayer ......................3 77
Switching device via NFC .................... 377
Boo tlid
see Tailgate
Brak eAssis tSystem
see BAS(Brak eAssistSystem)
Brak efluid
No tes. ................................................. 459
Brak eforce distribution
EB D( Elect ronic Brak eforce Distribu‐
tion) ..................................................... 200
Brakes ABS (Anti-loc kBraking Sy stem) ........... 19 5
Ac tiveB rake Assi st.............................. 201
Ad aptiv ebrake light s........................... 205
BA S(Brak eAssistSystem) .................. 19 6
Driving tip s.......................................... 171EBD (Electroni
cBrake forc eD istribu‐
tion )..................................................... 200
HOLD function .....................................2 18
Limited braking ef fect (salt-trea ted
ro ads) .................................................. 171
New/replaced brak elinings/brake
discs .................................................... 17 0
Ru nning-in no tes. .................................1 70
Braking assi stance
see BAS(Brak eAssistSystem)
Breakdown Assis tance overvie w.............................. 18
To w- startin g....................................... .424
To wing away ........................................ 420
Tr ansportin gthe vehicle ......................4 22
Whee lchang e..................................... .441
Breakdown see Fla ttyre
Breakdown assistanc ecall
see Service call
Breakdown management see Service call
Burmes ter®
sur round soun dsystem .....3 89
Ad justing theb alance/fader ............... 389 544
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