2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS light

yo urself and to avo id obs ta cle sw he nb ac king
up.
Th er ear vie wc amer aiso nly an aid. It is no ta
substitut ef or yo ur attentio ntot he immediate
sur ro undings. The re sponsibility fo rs af em aneu‐
ve ri ng and pa rk ing re mains wit hy ou. Mak es ure
th at th er ea re no persons, animals or objects in
ra ng ew hile maneu ve ri ng and pa rk ing.
Yo uc an select from th ef ollowing vie ws :R
No rm al viewR
Wi de-angle viewR
Tr ailer view
The area behin dt he ve hicle is displa ye dasa
mir ro ri mage, as in th ei nside mir ro r.
Sy st em limitations
The re ar vie wc amer aw ill no tf unction or will
on ly pa rt ially function in th ef ollowing situations:R
If th et ru nk lid or ta ilgat eiso pen.R
If th er eish eavy ra in, sno worf og.R
If th ea mbient light is poor ,e .g. at night. R
If th ec amer al ens is obstructed, dirty or fo g‐
ge du p. Obser ve th en ot es on cleaning th e
re ar vie wc amer a( →
pag e2 87 ).R
If th er ear of yo ur ve hicle is damaged. In th is
case, ha ve th ec amer ap osition and setting
ch ec ke dataq ualified specialis tw or ks hop.
The fi eld of vision and ot her functions of th er ear
vie wc amer am ay be re st ri cted du etoa dditional
accesso ri es on th er ear of th ev ehicle (e.g.
license plat eb ra ck et or bicycle ra ck ).
Ve hicles without Pa rk ing Pilot
The fo llowing camer av ie ws ar ea va ilable in th e
mu ltime
dia sy st em: Normal view 1
Ye llo wg uide line at ad is ta nce of appr ox ‐
imatel y13ft( 4.0 m) from th er ear area
2
Whit eg uide line without turnin gt he st eering
wheel, ve hicle widt hi ncluding th ee xterior
mir ro rs (s ta tic)
3
Ye llo wg uide line fo rt he ve hicle widt hi nclud‐
ing th ee xterio rm ir ro rs ,f or cur re nt st eering
wheel angle (dynamic)
4
Ye llo wl ane markin goft he tires at cur re nt
st eering wheel angle (dynamic) Driving and parking 17 5

Head-up Display
Fu nction of th eH ead-up Display
The Head-up Displa yp ro ject si nformation from
th en av igation sy st em and th ed ri ve ra ssis ta nce
sy st em abo ve th ed ashboar di nt ot he driver's
fi eld of vision.
St andar dd ispla yc on te nt
1
Na vigation messa ge s
2
Cur re nt speed
3
De te cted instructions and traf fi cs igns
4
Se ts peed in th ed ri ve ra ssis ta nce sy st em
(e.g. cruise control) Sy st em limitations
The visibility is influenced by th ef ollowing condi‐
tions: R
Seat position R
The positioning of th ed ispla yi mageR
Light conditions R
We tr oads R
Object sont he displa yc ov erR
Po larization in sunglasses

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

Command Fu nction
Light To displa yl ight settings
Massage To displa ym assag es et ti ngs
Engine data To displa ye ngin ed ata
Seat To displa ys eat adjustmen ts et ti ngs
Consumption To displa yc onsum pt ion
Visualization To displa yv isualization21 6
Vo ice Cont ro lS ys te m

Setting summer time
The Automatic Daylight Saving Time and Day-
light Saving Time options canno tbes elected in
all countries.
Multimedia sy st em:

Note sonc aring fo rt he paintwork/matt fi nish paint wo rk
Obser ve th ef ollowing information:
Information on cleaning and car eA vo iding damag etot he paint wo rk
Pa int R
Insect re mains: soak wit hi nsect re mo ve ra nd ri nse of ft he
treated areas af te rw ards.R
Bir dd ro ppings: soak wit hw ater an dr ins eo ff af te rw ards.R
Coolant, brak ef luid, tree re sins, oils, fuel and greases:
ge ntly ru bw it hac lo th soaked in petroleum et her or
lighter fl uid.R
Ta rs ta ins :u se ta rr emo ve r.R
Wa x: us es ilico ne re mo ve r. R
Do no ta pp ly st ic ke rs ,f ilms et c.R
Re mo ve dir ti mmediately ,w her ep ossible.
Mat tf inish R
The ve hicle should preferabl ybew ashe dbyh and using a
sof ts ponge, car shampoo and plenty of wate r.R
Onl yu se car ep ro ducts re commended by Mercedes-Benz. R
Do no tp olish th ev ehicle and light-allo yw heels.R
Do no th ave yo ur ve hicle cleaned at an automatic car
wa sh to of requ entl ya nd do no tu se wa sh programs which
fi nis hw it hah ot wa xv ehicle treatment. R
Do no tu se paint cleaner ,b uf fi ng or polishing products
su ch as ag loss preser ve r, e.g. wa x.R
Alw ay sh ave paintwor kr epair sc ar ri ed out at aq ualified
specialis tw or ks hop.286
Maintenance and care

Information on cleaning and car eA vo iding ve hicl ed amage
Wi per blades
Fo ld out th ew iper blades and clean th em using ad am pc lo th .D on ot clean th ew iper blades to oo ft en.
Exterior lighting
Clean th el ens wit haw et spong ea nd mild de te rg ent ,e .g .c ar
shampoo. Onl yu se cleanin ga ge nt sorc leanin gc lo th st hat ar es uitable
fo rp la st ic lenses.
AIRPANEL
If th ev ehicle is ve ry dusty or th er ea re salt deposits in th e
AIR PA NEL mechanics, th ea djustmen tr ang eoft he shutter si n
th er adiator trim ma yber estricted.R
Switc hont he ignition, and th es hutter so pen automati‐
call ya ft er appr ox ima te ly 12 0s econds.R
Clean th eb earing point soft he shutter sw it hah igh-pres‐
sur ew ater jet. When using ah igh-p re ssur ew ater jet, main ta in am inimum
dis ta nce of 11 .8 in (30 cm).
Senso rs
Clean th es ensor sint he front and re ar bumper sa nd in th e
ra diator grill wit has of tc lo th and car shampoo. When usin gah igh-pressur ew ater jet, main ta in am inimum
dis ta nce of 11 .8 in (30 cm).
Re ar vie wc amera
and 360 °C amera R
Open th ec amer ac ov er wit ht he multimedia sys‐
te m( →
pa ge 17 9) .R
Use clea rw ater an das of tc lo th to clean th ec amer al ens. Do no tu se ah igh-pressur ew ater jet.288
Maintenance an dc are

Information on cleaning and car eA vo iding ve hicl ed amage
Ta ilpipes
Clean wit hc leaning agent sr ecommende dbyM ercedes-Benz,
particular ly in th ew inter and af te rw ashing th ev ehicle. Use acid-free cleaning agents.
Tr aile rh itch R
Re mo ve ru st on th eb all, e.g. wit haw ir eb ru sh.R
Re mo ve dir tw it hal int-free clo th .R
Af te rc leaning, oil or grease th eb all head lightl y.R
Obser ve th ec leanin gi nstruction sint he operating instruc‐
tions of th et railer hitc hm anufacturer. Do no tc lean th eb all nec kw it hs olvent sorap owe rw ashe r.
Note sonc ar eoft he interior
q
WA RNING Risk of inju ry from pla st ic
parts breakin go ff af te rt he use of sol‐
ve nt-based car ep ro du cts
Ca re and cleanin gp ro ducts con ta inin gs ol‐
ve nts can cause su rf aces in th ec ockpit to
become porous. When th ea irbags ar ed eplo ye d, plastic parts
ma yb re ak aw ay .