2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS display

Command Fu nction
Text message to To crea te am essage. All address book names ar ea va ilable.
Reply To re ply to am essage
Forward text message To fo rw ar dam essage
Ve hicl ec om mands
Yo uc an use th ev ehicle commands to direct ly
cal lupt he cor re sponding menus fo rt he ve hicle
settings.
Command Fu nction
Ambien tl ight To displa ya mbient light settings
Display and styles To sho wd ispla ys et tings
Assistance settings To displa ya ssis ta nce settings
Scent To displa yf ra grancin gs et ti ngs
Energy flow To displa ye nergy fl ow settings
Ionization To displa yi onization settings
Climate control To displa yc limat ec ontrol settings Vo ice Cont ro lS ys te m 21 5

ASS YS TP LU Ss ervice in te rv al display
Fu nction of th eA SS YS TP LU Ss ervice in te rv al
display
The ASS YS TP LU Ss ervice inter va ld ispla yint he
instrument displ ay pr ov ides informatio nont he
re maining time or dis ta nce be fo re th en ex t
service due date.
Yo uc an hide th is service messag eu sing th e
bac kb utton on th el eft-hand side of th es te ering
wheel.
Yo uc an obtain fur th er information concerning
th es ervicing of yo ur ve hicle from aq ualified
spec ialis tw or ks hop, e.g. an authorized
Mercedes-Benz service center.
Displaying th es ervice du ed at e
On-boa rd computer:

Obser ve th ef ollowing information:
Information on cleaning and car eA vo iding ve hicl ed amage
Seat belts
Clean wit hw ar mw ater an ds oap solution. R
Do no tu se ch emical cleanin ga ge nts.R
Do no td ry seat belts by heating th em to ove r1 76 °F
(80 °C) or ex posing th em to direct sunlight.
Display
Clean th es ur fa ce carefully wi th am ic ro fi ber clo th and
TFT/LCD displa yc leaner. R
Swit ch of ft he displa ya nd allo wtoc ool.R
Do no tu se an yo th er cleaning products.
Plastic trim R
Clea nw it had am pm icrofiber clo th .R
If th et ri misv er yd irty: use ac leanin ga ge nt re commen‐
ded by Mercedes-Benz. R
Do no ta ppl ys tic ke rs ,f ilms et c.R
Do no ta ll ow cosmetics, insect re pellent or sun cream to
come in contact wi th th ep lastic trim.
Genuine wo od/t ri m
elements R
Clea nw it ham ic ro fi ber clo th .R
Bla ck piano-lac qu er look: clean wit had am pc lo th and
soap solution. R
If th et ri misv er yd irty: use ac leanin ga ge nt re commen‐
ded by Mercedes-Benz. Do no tu se sol ve nt-based cleaning agents, polishe sorw axes.
Ro of lining
Clean wit hab ru sh or dr ys hampoo.
Carpet
Use carpe ta nd te xtil ec leaning agents re commended by
Mercedes-Benz.290
Maintenance and care

Ve hicles with tir ep re ssur em onitoring sys‐
te m: MOExtended tires ma yo nly be used in con‐
junctio nw it hana ctivated tir ep re ssur em onitor‐
ing sy st em.
If ap re ssur el oss wa rn ing messag ea ppear si n
th em ultifunction display:R
Chec kt he tir ef or damage.R
If driving on, obser ve th ef ollowing no te s
q
WA RNING Risk of accident whe nd ri ving
in li mp -hom em ode
Whe nd ri ving in li mp -hom em ode, th eh an‐
dling ch aracteristic sa re impaired. e. g. when
cornering ,w hen acceleratin gs tr on gl ya nd
when braking.

Displa ym essages
Int ro duction
Note sond ispla ym essages
Displa ym essages appear in th em ultifunction
displa y.
Displ ay messa ge sw it hg ra phic symbols ar es im‐
plified in th eO perator's Manual and ma yd if fe r
from th es ymbols in th em ultifunction displa y.
The multifunction displa ys ho ws high-priority dis‐
pla ym essages in re d. Cer ta in displa ym essages
ar ea ccompanied by aw arning to ne.
Please re spond in accordance wit ht he display
messages and fo llo wt he additional no te sint his
Opera to r's Manual. Lo w- priority displa ym essages can be hidden by
pressing th e 8 button or th el eft-hand side of
To uc hC ontrol. The displ ay messa ge sa re th en
st ored in th em essag em emor y. Re ctify th e
cause of ad is pl ay messa ge as qu ickl yasp ossi‐
ble.
High-priority displa ym essages canno tbeh id‐
den. The multifunction displa ys ho ws th ese dis‐
pla ym essages continuousl yu ntil th ec ause fo r
th ed ispla ym essag eh as been re ctified. Calling up sto re dd ispl ay messages
On-boa rd compu te r:

Wa rn ing and indicator lamps
Overvie wofw arnin ga nd indicator lamps
Som es ys te ms per fo rm as elf-tes tw hen th ei gni‐
tion is switched on. Some wa rn ing and indicator
lamps ma yb ri efly light up or fl ash. This behavior
is non-critical. Thes ew arning and indicator
lamps onl yi ndicat eam alfunction if th ey light up
or fl ash af te rt he engine is st ar te dord uring a
journe y.
Instrument displa y( st andard) Instrument displa yint he Wi descree nC oc k‐
pit Prog re ssiv es et ti ng (Widescreen Cockpit)
If yo us elect th ep ro gressiv ed ispla ys et ti ng in
ve hicles wit haW idescreen Cockpit ,t he position
of th ei ndicator lamps in th ei nstrument display
ch anges.
Wa rn ing and indicator lamps:
X Lo wb eam ( →
pag e1 10 )
` Pa rk ing light s( →
pag e1 10 )
W High bea m( →
pag e1 11 )
>= Tu rn signal light ( →
pag e1 11 )396
Displa ym essages and wa rn ing/indicator lamps

Ad justin gt he treble ,m id- ra ng ea nd
bass
Burmes te r ®
high-end 3D sur ro und
soun ds ys te m. ..................................... 27 6
Burmes te r ®
sur ro und soun ds ys te m. .. .2 75
Air bag
Ac tivation .............................................. 31
Belt ai rb ag ............................................ 35
AI RB OD YC ONT RO L ................................ 16 9
Setting ................................................. 17 1
Suspensio n. ......................................... 16 9
Air conditioning sy st em
see Climat ec ontrol
Air distribution ........................................ 12 2
Air freshener sy st em
see Fr ag ra nce sy st em
Air suspension
see AIR BO DY CO NTROL
Air ve nts ................................................... 12 5
Ad justing (front) .................................. 12 5
Ad justing (rea rp as senger compart‐
ment) ................................................... 12 6
Glo ve bo x. ............................................ 12 6 Air ve nts
see Air ve nts
Ai r- re circulation mode ............................ 12 3
Airb ag
Fr ont airbag .......................................... .3 7
Ins tal lation locations ............................ .3 7
Knee airbag ........................................... 37
Overvie w. .............................................. 37
Pr ot ection ............................................. .3 8
Re duced pr ot ection ............ ..... ............. .3 9
Si
d ea ir ba g. ........................................... 37
Wi ndo wa ir ba g. ...................................... 37
Air fl ow ...................................................... 12 2
AIRP ANEL (Care) ................ ...................... 287
Alarm
see Pa nic alarm
Alar ms ys te m
see Anti- th ef tp ro te ction
Ambient lighting ...................................... 11 5
Android Au to ™
Connecting am obile phon e. ................ 24 5
Ending ................................................. 24 6
Overvie w. ............................................ 24 5 Sound settings .................................... 24 5
Anti-thef tp rote ction ................................ .7 9
ATA (Anti-Thef tA lar ms ys te m) ............... 79
Deactivating th ea lar m( AT A) ................. 80
Immobilizer ............................................ 79
Appl eC arPlay™
Connecting an iPhone ®
....................... 24 4
Ending ................................................ .2 45
Overvie w. ............................................ 24 4
Sound settings .................................... 24 4
Asht ra y
Fr ont center console ........................... 10 5
Re ar passenger compartment ............ .1 05
Assistance gr aphic
Menu (on-boa rd compu te r) .................. 19 8
ASS YS TP LU S ........................................... 27 7
Batter yd is connection period s. ............ 27 8
Displ ay ing th es ervice due dat e. .......... 27 7
Re gular service wo rk ........................... 27 7
Special service requ irements .............. 27 7
ASS YS TP LU Ss ervice in te rv al display ... 27 7
ATA (Ant i-Thef tA lar ms ys te m )
Deactivatin gt he alar m. ......................... 80 Index 41 3

Le ve r. ................................................. .1 62
Setting as pee d. .................................. 16 2
St oring as peed ................................... 16 2
Sy st em limitations .............................. .1 59
Door
Locking (emergency ke y) ...................... .6 3
Opening (from inside) ........................... .6 0
Un lockin g( emer ge ncy ke y) .................. .6 3
Un lockin g( from inside ). ........................ 60
Door cont ro lp anel .................................... .1 4
DO T, Ti re Identification Nu mbe r( TIN) ... 324
Drinkin ga nd driving ................................ 13 0
DRIV EP IL OT
Fu nctio n. ............................................. 16 5
Driv ep osition
Selecting ............................................ .1 37
Driv ep ro gr am display ............................ .1 34
Driv ep ro gr ams ........................................ 13 4
Driver' ss ea t
see Seat
Drivin gl igh t
see Au to matic driving lights Drivin gs af et ys ys te m
AB S( Anti-loc kB ra kin gS ys te m) ........... 14 8
Ac tiv eB ra ke Assi st .............................. 15 2
BA S( Brak eA ssi st Sy st em) .................. 14 8
Cr oss wind Assis t. ................................ 15 2
EBD (Electronic Brak ef orce Distribu‐
tion) ..................................................... 15 2
ESP ®
(Electroni cS ta bilit yP ro gr am) ..... 14 9
ESP ®
(Electroni cS ta bilit yP ro gr am)
Crosswind Assis t. ................................ 15 2
Setting Ac tiv eB ra ke Assi st .................. 15 6
Drivin gs af et ys ys te ms
Overvie w. ............................................ .1 47
Drivin gs ys te m ........ .1 57 ,1 59, 17 2, 17 9, 18 4
360° camer a. ...................................... 17 7
Ac tiv eB lind Spo tA ssi st ....................... 18 8
Ac tiv eL an eK eeping Assis t. ................. 19 0
Ad aptiv eD ampin gS ys te m. ................. .1 69
AIR BO DY CO NTROL ............................ 16 9
AT TENTION ASSIS T. ............................. 18 4
Blind Spo tA ssi st ................................. 18 8
Cruise cont ro l. .................................... .1 57
Dis ta nce Pilo tD ISTRONIC ................... 15 9
HOLD functio n. ................................... .1 68
Pa rk ing Pilo t. ...................................... .1 79 PA RKTRONI C. ...................................... 17 2
Re ar vie wc amer a. .............................. .1 74
Spee dL imit Pilo t. ................................ 15 9
St eering Pilo t. ...................................... 16 5
Tr af fi cS ign Assi st ................................ 18 6
Drivin gs ys te ms
Overvie w. ................................ ............ .1 47
R e sponsibility ...................................... 14 7
Drivin gt ip s
Drinking and drivin g. .......................... .1 30
General driving tip s. ............................ 13 0
No te sonb re aking-in an ew ve hicle ..... 13 0
Dr ows iness de te ction
see Drivin gs yst em
Dynamic multicontour seat
Setting ................................................... 87
DY NA MIC SELECT
Configu ri ng driv ep ro gram I. ................ 13 5
Displ ay ing engin ed at a. ...................... .1 35
Displ ay ing ve hicle dat a. ....................... 13 5
Driv ep ro gram displ ay ......................... .1 34
Driv ep ro grams ................................... .1 34
Fu nctio n. ............................................. 13 4420
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