2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS Owners Manual

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At ag lance ...... .. ............................................ 6
Cockpit ........................................................... 6
Wa rn ing and indicator lamps .......................... 8
Overhead control panel ................................ 12
Doo rc ontrol panel and sea ta dj ustment ....... 14
Emergencies and breakdowns ...................... 16
Digita lO pe ra to r' sM an ua l ........................ . 18
Callin gupt he Digital Operator's Manual ...... 18
Gene ra ln ot es ............................................. 19
Pr ot ection of th ee nv ironmen t. .................... .1 9
Mercedes-Ben zG enuineParts ....................... 19
Operator's Manual ....................................... .2 0
Service and ve hicle operation ....................... 21
Operating saf et y. .......................................... 22
Declarat io nofc onformity fo rw ireless
ve hicle component s. ................................... .2 3
Diagno st ics connection ................................ 24
Qualified specialis tw or ks hop ....................... 24
Cor re ct us eoft he ve hicle ........................... .2 5
Problems wit hy our ve hicle ........................... 25
Re portin gs af et yd efects .............................. .2 5
Limited Wa rr ant y. ........................................ .2 6 QR cod ef or re scue car d. ............................. .2 6
Ve hicle dat as to ra ge .................................... .2 6
Copyright .. .................................................... 28
Occupant saf et y ......................................... 30
Re st ra int sy st em .......................................... .3 0
Sea tb elts ..................................................... 33
Airbag s. ........................................................ 37
PRE-SAFE ®
................................................... 44
Childr en in th ev ehicle ................................. .4 5
Pe ts in th ev ehicle ....................................... .5 4
Opening and closing .................................. 55
SmartK ey ...................................................... 55
Door s. ........................................................... 60
Tr unk ............................................................ 63
Ro ller sun blinds .......................................... .6 9
Sid ew in do ws ............................................... 70
Sliding sunroof .............................................. 74
Anti-thef tp ro te ction .................................... .7 9
Seats and sto wing ...................................... 81
Cor re ct driver's sea tp osition ........................ 81 Seats ............................................................ 82
St eering wheel ............................................. .9 1
Using th em emor yf unction .......................... 93
St ow ag ea re as .............................................. 94
Cup holder .................................................. 10 3
Ashtr ay and cigar et te lighter ...................... .1 05
Soc ke ts ....................................................... 10 6
Wi re less ch argin goft he mobile phone
and connection wit ht he ex te ri or antenna .. 107
Ins ta lling/ re moving fl oor mats .................. .1 09
Light and visibility .................................... 11 0
Exterio rl ig hting ........................................... 11 0
Interior lighting ............................................ 11 4
Wi ndshield wipe ra nd windshield wa sher
sy st em ........................................................ 11 5
Mir ro rs ........................................................ 11 8
Operating th es un visor s. ............................ 12 0
Infrared re fl ectiv ew indshield ..................... .1 21
Climat ec ontrol ......................................... 12 2
Overvie wofc limat ec ont ro ls ys te ms ......... .1 22
Operating th ec limat ec ontrol sy st em ......... 12 22
Con te nts

Drivin ga nd pa rk ing .................................. 12 7
Driving ........................................................ 12 7
DY NA MIC SELECT switc h. .......................... .1 34
Au to matic transmission .............................. 13 5
Manual ge arshiftin g. .................................. .1 37
Gearshif tr ecommendatio n. ........................ 13 8
Using kickdown .......................................... 13 8
Re fueling .................................................... 13 8
Pa rk ing ...................................................... .1 40
Driving and driving saf et ys ys te ms .............. 14 7
Instrument Displa ya nd on-board
compu te r .................................................. 19 4
Instrument displ ay ove rv ie w. ...................... 19 4
Overvie woft he buttons on th es te ering
wheel ......................................................... .1 95
Operating th eo n-boar dc omputer .............. 19 5
Displ ay sint he multifunction displa y. .......... 19 7
Ad justing th ei nstrument lighting ............... .1 97
Menus and submenus ................................. 19 8
Head-up Displa y. ........................................ 205
Vo ice Control Sy st em .............................. 206
Operating saf et y. ........................................ 20 6 Operatio n. .................................................. 206
Using Vo ice Cont ro lS ys te me ff ecti ve ly ...... 208
Essential commands .................................. 208
Multimedi as ys te m ................................... 21 7
Overvie wa nd operation .............................. 21 7
Sy st em settings .......................................... 225
Na vigation .................................................. 233
Te lephon e. .................................................. 23 5
Online an dI nterne tf unctions ..................... 24 9
Media ......................................................... 256
Ra dio .......................................................... 268
Sound ........................................................ .2 74
Maintenanc ea nd care ............................. 27 7
ASS YS TP LU Ss ervice inter va ld ispla y. ...... .2 77
Engine compartment .................................. 27 8
Cleaning and car e. ...................................... 28 4
Brea kd ow na ssistance ............................ 292
Emergency .................................................. 292
Ve hicle to ol kit ............................................ 293
Flat tir e. ..................................................... .2 94 Batter y( ve hicle) ......................................... 299
To ws ta rt in gort ow ing aw ay ....................... 304
Electrica lf uses ........................................... 308
Wheel sa nd tires ....................................... 31 1
No ise or unusual handlin gc haracteristics ... 31 1
Re gular ch ecking of wheels and tires ......... .3 11
No te sons no wc hains ................................ .3 12
Ti re pressur e. .............................................. 31 2
Loading th ev ehicle .................................... .3 19
Ti re labeling ................................................ 323
Definitions fo rt ires and loading ................. 328
Changing aw hee l. ...................................... 331
Te ch nical data .......................................... 34 0
No te sont echnical dat a. ............................. 340
Ve hicle electronics .................................... .3 40
Ve hicle identification plate, VIN and
engine number .......................................... .3 42
Operating fl uids .......................................... 344
Ve hicle dat a. ............................................... 350 Contents 3

Displa ym essages and wa rn ing/indi‐
cator lamps .............................................. 352
Displa ym essages ...................................... .3 52
Wa rn ing and indicator lamps ...................... 396
Index .......................................................... 41 24
Con te nts

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At ag lanc e– Cockpit