2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS ECO mode

Service and ve hicl eo peration
Ve hicl eo peration outside th eU SA or Canada
When yo ua re abroad wit hy our ve hicle, obser ve
th ef ollowing points: R
Service points or re placemen tp arts ma yn ot
be av ailable immediatel y.R
Un leaded fuel ma yn ot be av ailable fo rv ehi‐
cles wit hac atalytic con ve rt er .L eaded fuel
ma yc ause damag etot he catalytic con ve rt er.R
The fuel ma yh ave an ex treme ly lo wo ctane
number .U nsui ta ble fuel can cause engine
damage.
Some Mercedes-Benz models ar ea va ilable in
Europe th ro ugh our European De liv er yP ro gr am.
Fo rm or ei nformation, please consult an au th or‐
ized Mercedes‑Benz service center ,orw ri te to
one of th ef ollowing address:
In th eU SA :
Mercedes-Benz US A, LLC
Europea nD eliver yD epartment
One Mercedes Drive
Montvale ,NJ0 76 45-0350 In Canada:
Mercedes-Benz Canada ,I nc.
Europea nD eliver yD epartment
98 Va nde rh oof Av enue
To ro nto, Ontario M4G 4C9
Maintenance
Alw ay sb ri ng th eM aintenanc eB ookle tw it hy ou
when bringing th ev ehicle to an authorized
Mercedes-Ben zC enter .T he cus to mer service
advisor wil lr ecor de ve ry service fo ry ou in th e
Maintenance Booklet.
Ro adside Assistance
The Mercedes-Benz Ro adside Assis ta nce Pro‐
gram of fe rs te ch nica lh el pint he case of a
breakdown. Yo ur calls to th et oll-free Ro adside
Assis ta nce Hotline ar ea ns we re dbyo ur agents
24 hour sad ay ,3 65 da ys ay ear.
1-800-FOR-MERCedes (1-800-367-63 72 )( USA)
1-800-387-0 10 0( Canada) Yo uc an fi nd fur th er information in th e
Mercedes-Ben zR oadside Assis ta nce Program
brochu re (USA) or th e" Ro adside Assis ta nce"
section in th em aintenanc ea nd wa rr ant yi nfor‐
mation bookle t( Canada). Yo uw ill fi nd bo th in
th ev ehicle document wa llet.
Chang eofa dd re ss or ch ang eofo wnership
In th ee ve nt of ac hang eofa ddress, please send
us th e" Notification of address ch ange" in th e
Service and Guarantee bookle tors imply cal lt he
Mercedes-Ben zC us to mer Assis ta nce Center
(USA) on th eh ot line number
1-800- FO R- MERCedes (1-800-367-63 72 )o rC us‐
to mer Service (Canada )o n1 -800-387-0 10 0. We
can th en re ac hy ou in at imel yf ashion, if neces‐
sar y.
If yo us ell yo ur Mercedes, pleas el ea ve th ee ntire
literatur eint he ve hicle so th at it is av ailable to
th en ex to wne r. If yo uh ave pur ch ased au sed
car ,p lease sen dust he "Notice of Pur ch ase of
Used Car" in th eS ervice and Guarantee booklet
or simpl yc all th eM ercedes-Benz Cus to mer
Assis ta nce Center (USA) on th eh ot line numberGeneral no te s 21

ESP ®
ch aracteristics per driv ep ro gr am
Driv ep ro gr am
ESP ®
mode Characteristics
C (Com fo rt )
E (Economy) ESP ®
Comfort Thes ed ri ve prog ra ms pr ov ide th ei deal balance
between traction and st abilit y.
Select driv ep ro gram E or C in di ff icult ro ad con‐
ditions, suc hasins no wori ce, or when th er oad
is we tf ro mr ain.
S (Sport)
ESP ®
Sport This driv ep ro gram pr ov ides th ei deal balance
between traction and st abilit y.
S+ (Spor tP lus)
ESP ®
Spor tP lus The ve hicle's ow nu nder st eering and ove rs te er‐
ing ch aracteristic sa re accentuated. This allo ws
am or ea ctiv ed ri vin gs tyle to be adop te d.
This driv ep ro gram re qu ires mor ea ctiv ei nv ol ve ‐
ment on th ep ar toft he driver.
Onl ys elect th is driv ep ro gram in good ro ad con‐
ditions, fo re xa mp le on dr y, clear st re tche so f
ro ad. Drivin ga nd parking 15 1

ro ad, th ev ehicle fo llo ws up to 30 seconds
behind th ev ehicle ahead, without th ed ri ve r
needing to inter ve ne. If an ob st acle is de te cted
in front of th ev ehicle during th ed ri ving-of fp ro ‐
cedure, at akeo ve rw arning is given. Ac celeration
is re duced, th ed ri ve risg iven av isual and acous‐
tic wa rn ing and mus ts to pt he ve hicle before
re achin gt he obs ta cle or ta ke ev asiv ea ction.
Ve hicles with th eD ri ving Assistance Pa ck ‐
age: In conjunction wit hn av igatio ns ys te ms, Dis‐
ta nce Pilo tD ISTRONIC pr eve nts prohibi te do ve r‐
ta king on th er ight at speeds ove r50m ph
(80 km/h) in ri ght-hand traf fi ca nd ov er ta king on
th el ef tinl eft-side tra ff ic on highw ay sa nd high-
speed major ro ads.
If yo ua ct iv at et he tur ns ignal indicator to ch ange
lanes, th ev ehicle will accelerat em or eb ri skly to
th es et speed under th ef ollowing conditions:R
Dis tan ce Pil ot DISTRONI Ci sa cti va te d.R
If th ed ri ving speed is higher th an 45 mp h
(70 km/h). R
If th ed ri ve ns peed drops belo wt he st ored
speed. R
If th et ra ff ic situation in th eo ve rt akin gl ane
permit sas af el ane ch ange.
Ve hicles with Drivin gA ssistanc eP ac ka ge
and Tr af fi cS ign Assis t: Di st anc eP ilot
DI ST RO NIC also has th eS peed Limit Pilo tf unc‐
tion .T his function can be con fi gured in th em ul‐
timedia sy st em. If ac hang eint he speed limit is
de te cte d and Dis ta nce Pilo tD ISTRONIC is acti va ‐
te d, Dis ta nce Pilo tD ISTRONIC assumes th is new
speed.
The driven speed is adap te dw hen th ev ehicle is
le ve lw it ht he tra ff ic signs. The speed limit dis‐
pla yint he Instrument Displa yisa lw ay su pda te d
when th ev ehicle is le ve lw it ht he tra ff ic sign.
If th eD is ta nce Pilo tD ISTRONIC ha sb ee np ut
int op as si ve mode by pressing th ea ccelerator
pedal, onl ys peed limits whic ha re higher th an
th es et speed ar ea dop te d.
Pulling th ec ru ise control le ve rw il ls et th ed is‐
pla ye ds peed limit as th es peed, pr ov ided th at:R
The Speed Limit Pilo th as been activated in
th em ultimedia sy st em and R
Dis ta nce Pilo tD ISTRONIC ha sb ee na cti va ‐
te d.
If no speed limit is displa ye dw hen th el ev er is
operated, th es peed se tbyt he driver is adop te d.
Driv ep ro gr am
The DY NA MIC SELECT switc ha llo ws yo ut o
ch ang et he driving st yl eofD is ta nce Pilot
DISTRONIC .D epending on whic hd ri ve program
is selected ,t he driving ch aracteristic sc an be
ge ared to wa rd sf uel econom y, comfor to r
dynami cp er fo rm anc e( →
pag e1 34).
Sy st em limitations
Dis ta nce Pilo tD ISTRONIC is acti ve in th e0 mp h
(0 km/h) to 12 0m ph (200 km/h) speed ra nge.
Ve hicles with th eD ri ving Assistance Pa ck ‐
age : Di
s ta nce Pilo tD ISTRONIC is acti ve in th e
0m ph (0 km/h) to 13 0m ph (2 10 km/h) speed
ra nge.
The sy st em ma ybei mp aired or ma yn ot function
in th ef ollowing situations: R
in sno w, ra in, fo g, heavy spr ay ,ift her ei s
gl are, in direct sunlight or in great ly va ry ing
light conditions.16 0
Driving and pa rk ing

Fu nctio n. ............................................... 79
AT TENTION ASSI ST
Fu nctio n. ............................................. 18 4
Switching on/of f. ................................ 18 6
Sy st em limitations .............................. .1 84
At te ntion assistant
see Driving sy st em
Au dio mode
Ac tivating media mod e. ....................... 257
Connecting USB devices ..................... 259
Co py ri ght ............................................. 257
Information .......................................... 256
Inserting/ re moving SD memor yc ard
............................................................ .2 57
Media sear ch ....................................... 262
Overvie w. ............................................ 258
Pa use and pla ybac kf unction .............. .2 59
Selecting at ra ck ................................. 259
Selecting playba ck options .................. 259
Tr ac kl is t. ............................................ .2 59
Au th orized Mercedes-Benz service
center
see Qualified specialis tw or ks hop
Au to matic ca rw ash (care) ..................... 284 Au to matic distanc ec on trol
se eD ri ving sy st em
Au to matic drivin gl ig hts .......................... 111
Au to matic engine st ar t( EC Os tart/
sto pf unction) .......................................... 13 2
Au to matic engine sto p( EC Os tart/
sto pf unction) .......................................... 13 2
Au to matic fron tp assen ge ra ir bag
shu to ff
see Fr ont passenger air bag shutoff
Au to matic mir ro rf olding function
Swit ch ing on/of f. ................................ 12 0
Au to matic transmission
DIRECT SELEC Ts e lect or le ve r. ............ 13 5
Driv ep ro gram displa y. ......................... 13 4
Driv ep ro gram s. ................................... 13 4
DY NA MIC SELECT switc h. ................... 13 4
Gearshif tr ecommendatio n. ................. 13 8
Kickdown ............................................. 13 8
Tr ansmission position displa y. ............ .1 35
Tr ansmission position s. ...................... .1 35 B
BA S( Brak eA ssis tS ys te m)
Drivin gs af et ys ys te m. ......................... 14 8
Battery
Ke y. ...................................................... .5 7
Batter y( 12 V)
Charging .............................................. 301
No te s. ................................................. 299
St artin ga ssis ta nce .............................. 301
Belt
Ad justing th eh eight .............................. 35
Fa st ening ............................................... 35
Re leasing .............................................. .3 6
Bel ta ir bag
Ac tivation .............................................. 31
Fu nction/no te s. ................................... .3 5
Blind Spo tA ssis t
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .1 90
Fu nction/no te s. .................................. 18 8
Sy st em limitations .............................. .1 88
Blo we r
see Clima te control41 4
Index

Operating (DYNAMIC SELECT switch)
............................................................ .1 34
E
Easy entr yf eature
Operation/n ot es ................................... 92
Settin g. .................................................. 93
Easy ex it fe ature
Operation/no te s. .................................. 92
Settin g. .................................................. 93
EAS Y- PA CK trunk box .............................. 10 1
Ad justing th eh eight to an yp osition .... 10 0
Car e. .................................................. .2 89
In st alling/removin g. ............................ 10 1
EBD (Electronic Brak ef orce Distribu‐
tion) .......................................................... 15 2
ECO display
Fu nctio n. ............................................. 13 3
Re settin g. ............................................ 200
ECO st art/s to pf unction ................. 13 2, 13 3
Au to matic engine st ar t. ...................... .1 32
Au to matic engine st op ........................ .1 32
Operatio n. ........................................... 13 2
Switching off/on ................................. 13 3 Electric pa rk ing brake ............ .1 44 ,1 45, 14 6
App ly ing automaticall y. ...................... .1 44
App ly ing or re leasing manuall y. .......... .1 46
Emergency braking .............................. 14 6
Re leasing automaticall y. ...................... 14 5
Elec trical fuses
see Fu ses
Emer ge ncy
Fir st -a i dk it (so ft sided) ....................... 293
Overvie woft he help function s. ............. 16
Saf et yv es t. ......................................... 292
Eme rg ency braking ................................ .1 46
Emer ge ncy engine st art .......................... 307
Emer ge ncy ke y
Inserting/removing ............................... 57
Locking ad oor ....................................... 63
Un lockin gad oor .................................. .6 3
Emer ge ncy operation mode
St artin gv ehicle .................................... 12 9
Emer ge ncy re lease
Tr unk lid (from inside) .. .................. .. ...... 68
Emer ge ncy Te nsioning Devices
Ac tivation .............................................. 31 Energy consum pt ion
Ke y. ...................................................... .5 6
Engin e
EC Os ta rt /s to pf unction ..................... .1 32
Engine numbe r. .................................. .3 42
St artin g( eme rg ency operation
mode) .................................................. 12 9
St artin g( smartphone) ........................ .1 29
St artin g( st art/ st op button) ................ .1 28
St artin ga ssis ta nce .............................. 301
Switching of f( st art/ st op button) ........ 14 0
Engine data
Displaying .......................................... .. 13 5
Engine hood
Openin g /closin g. ................................ .2 78
Engine number ........................................ 342
Engine oil .................................................. 281
Ad ditives ............................................ .3 46
Capacity .............................................. 346
Che ck ing th eo il le ve lu sing th eo il
dipstic k. ............................................... 281
MB- Fr eigabe or MB-Appr ov al .............. .3 46
To pping up .......................................... .2 81Index 421