2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS ignition

Ad justin gt he st eering wheel electrically
The st eering wheel can be adjus te dw hen th e
ignition is switched off.
1
Ad justs th ed is ta nce to th es te ering wheel
2
Ad justs th eh eight

Drivin g
Swit ch ing on th ep owe rs upp ly or ignition
using th es tart/ sto pb utton
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WA RNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due to ch ildren lef tu nat te nde dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildren ar el ef tu nat te nde dint he ve hicle,
th ey could: R
Ope nd oo rs ,t hereb ye ndangering ot her
persons or ro ad usersR
Ge to ut of th ev ehicle and be hit by
oncoming traf fi cR
Operat ev ehicle equipment
In addition, th ec hildren could also se tt he
ve hicle in motion, fo re xa mp le, by :R
Re leasing th ep arking brakeR
Shifting th et ransmission out of park
position ]R
St artin gt he engine.

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

th es yst em is no to perating properly .T he
TPMS malfunction indicator is combined with
th el ow tir ep re ssur ei ndicator lamp. When
th es yst em de te cts am alfunction, th ei ndica‐
to rl amp wil lf lash fo ra pp ro xima te ly am inute
and th en re main continuously illumina te d.
This sequence will continue upon subsequent
ve hicle st art-ups as lon gast he malfunction
ex ists.
When th em alfunction indicator is illumina‐
te d, th es ys te mm ay no tbea ble to de te ct or
signal lo wt ir ep re ssur easi ntended. TPMS
malfunctions ma yo ccu rf or av ariety of re a‐
sons, includin gt he ins tal lation of incompati‐
ble re placemen tora lternat et ires or wheels
on th ev ehicle th at pr ev ent th eT PMS from
functioning proper ly .
Alw ay sc hec kt he TPMS malfunction wa rn ing
lam pa ft er re placing one or mor et ires or
wheels on yo ur ve hicle to ensur et hat th e
re placemen tora lternat et ires and wheels
allo wt he TPMS to continu etof unction prop‐
er ly . Using at ir ep re ssur es ensor ,t he sy st em ch ec ks
th et ir ep re ssur eoft he tires ins ta lled on th e
ve hicle.
Ne wt ir ep re ssur es ensors, e.g. in winter tires,
ar ea utomaticall yt aught-in th ef ir st tim et he
ve hicle is driven.
The tir ep re ssur ea ppea rs in th em ultifunction
displa y( →
pag e1 97 ).
If th er eisas ubs ta ntia lp re ssure loss or if th e
tir et emperatur eise xc essive, aw arning will be
given: R
Vi ad ispla ym essages ( →
pag e3 82 ).R
Vi at he w wa rn ing lam pint he instrument
clus te r( →
pag e4 10 ).
It is th ed ri ve r's re sponsibility to se tt he tire
pressur etot he re commended cold tir ep re ssure
suitable fo rt he operating situation. Se tt he tire
pressur ef or cold tires using at ir ep re ssu re
ga uge. No te th at th ec or re ct tir ep re ssur ef or th e
cur re nt operating situatio nm us tf ir st be ta ught-
in to th et ir ep re ssur em onitoring sy st em.
In mos tc ases, th et ir ep re ssur em onitoring sys‐
te mw il la utom atically updat et he ne wr eference va lues af te ry ou ha ve ch anged th et ir ep re ssure.
Yo uc an ,h ow ev er ,a lso updat et he re fe re nce va l‐
ues by re st artin gt he tir ep re ssur em onitoring
sy st em manuall y( →
pag e3 18 ).
Sy st em borders
The tir ep re ssur em onitoring sy st em does not
issue aw arning: R
If th et ir ep re ssur eiss et incor re ctly.R
If th er eisas udden pressur el oss caused, fo r
ex ample, by af oreign object penetratin gt he
tire. R
If th er eisam alfunction caused by ano th er
ra dio signal source.
Be sur etoa lso obse rv et he fo llowing fur th er
re lated subjects: R
No te sont ir ep re ssur e( →
pag e3 12 )
Checking th et ir ep re ssur ew it ht he tir ep re s‐
sur em oni to ri ng sy st em
Requ irements R
The ignition is switched on. Wheels and tires 317

Displa ym essages
Po ssible causes/consequences and P Solutions
I (USA
only)
$ (Can‐
ada only)
Turn On the Ignition to
Release the Parking Brake *
The re d I (US Ao nly) or $ (Canada only) indicator lam pisl it.
Yo uh ave attem pte dtor elease th ee lectric parking brak ew it ht he ignition is switched.

Fu se bo xint he trunk ........................... 31 0
No te s. ................................................. 308
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Garag ed oor opener
Clea ri ng th em emor y. .......................... 14 4
Opening or closing th eg arag ed oor .... .1 43
Programming buttons .......................... 14 1
Re solving problems ............................. 14 3
Synchronizing th er olling code ............ .1 42
Gearshif tr ecommendation .................... 13 8
Genuin ep arts ............................................ 19
Genuin ew ood (Care) .............................. 289
Glo ve box
Air ve nt ................................................ 12 6
Glo ve compa rt ment
Locking/unlo ck ing ................................ 96
H
Handbrake
see Electric parkin gb ra ke
Handling ch aracteristics (unusual) ....... .3 11
HANDS-FREE AC CESS ................................ 66 Haza rd wa rn ing lights ............................ .1 12
Head re st ra int
Fr ont (adjusting manually) ..................... 85
Fr ont (luxur yh ead re st ra int ). ................ .8 6
Re ar passenger compartment
(adjusting) ............................................ .8 7
Re ar passenger compartment
(removing/ins ta lling) ............................ .8 7
Head-up display
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .2 05
Fu nctio n. ............................................. 205
Menu (on-board compu te r) .................. 204
Setting displa ye lements (on-boa rd
compu te r) ............................................ 204
Setting th eb ri ghtness (on-board
computer) ............................................ 204
Setting th ep osition (on-boar dc om‐
puter) .................................................. 204
Using th em emor yf unction .................. .9 3
Headlam pf lashing ...... .. ........................... 111
Heating
see Climat ec ontrol
High beam
Ac tivating/deactivating ........................ 111 High-beam headlamps
Ad aptiv eH ighbeam Assis t. .................. 11 2
High-pressur ec leaning equipment
(care) ........................................................ 284
Hill st ar ta ssi st ........................................ 13 0
HOLD functio n
Ac ti v
ating/deactivating ...................... .1 68
Me th od of operation ........................... .1 68
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Identification plate
Engine ................................................. 342
Re frigerant .......................................... 349
Ve hicle ................................................ 342
Identification plate
see Ve hicle identification plate
Ignition
Switching on (s ta rt /s to pb utton) ........ .1 27
Immobilizer ................................................ 79
Indicator lamp
see Wa rn ing/indicator lamps
Individual driv ep ro gr am
Configuring .......................................... 13 5Index 423