2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON heater

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
Ð Steering malfunction
Increased physical effort
See Owner's Manual *T
he po wer assi stance forth esteering is malfunctioning. &
WARNING Risk of an accident due toaltered steering characteristics
If th e po wer assi stance of thesteering fails partially or comple tely, you will need touse more forc eto steer. #
If safe steering is possible, drive on carefully. #
Visit or consult a qualified specialist workshop immediatel y. #
If safe steering is possible, drive on carefully. #
Visit or consult a qualified specialist workshop immediatel y.
&
inoperative Battery low *T
he on-board electrical sy stem voltage is too lo w.
The stationary heater has swit ched itself off. #
Drive for an extended pe riod until the battery has reached a suf ficient charge leve l again.
&
inoperative Refuel vehicle *T
here is too little fuel in the fuel tank. The stationary heater cannot be swit ched on. #
Refuel theve hicle.
Active bonnet malfunction
See Owner's Manual *T
he active bonnet (pedestrian pr otection) is malfunctioning or inoperative af ter having already been triggered. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop. 432
Display messages and warning/indicator lamps

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
& inoperative See Owner's
Man. *T
hestationary heater is temp orarily malfunctioning. #
When theve hicle is on a le vel sur face and the engine has cooled down, make up tofour attem ptsto switch on
th est ationary heater, waiting se veral minutes between each attem pt. #
Ifth est ationary heater does not swit chon, consult a qualified specialist workshop.
M *T
he bonnet is open. &
WARNING Risk of accident due todriving with the engine bonn etunlo cked
An unloc ked engine bonn etmay open up when theve hicle is in motion and block your vie w. #
Never unlock the engine bonn etwhen driving. #
Before every trip, ensure that the engine bonn etis loc ked. #
Pull over and stop theve hicle safely as soon as possible. #
Close the bonn et.
C *A
t least one door is open. #
Close all doors. Displ
aymessa ges and warning/indicator lamps 433

Au
tomatic front passen ger airbag
shu toff ........................................................ 41
Fu nction of the automatic front
passenger airbag shutoff ....................... 41
Au tomatic front passen ger front air‐
bag deacti vation sy stem .................... .41, 42
PA SSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamp .... .42
Au tomatic front passen ger front air‐
bag deacti vation sy stem
see Automatic front passenger front
airbag deactivation sy stem
Au tomatic mir rorfo lding function
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .145
Au tomatic transmission
DIRECT SELECT le ver ........................... 172
Drive program display .......................... 17 0
Drive programs .................................... 17 0
DY NA MIC SELECT switch .................... 17 0
Engaging drive position ........................ 173
Engaging reve rsege ar ........................ .173
Kickdown ............................................. 175
Manual gearshifting ............................ .174
Selecting pa rkposition ........................ 173
Shifting toneutral ................................ 173St
eering wheel gearshift paddles ........ .174
Tr ansmission position display .............. 172
Tr ansmission positions ........................ 172
Axle load Perm issible .......................................... 366
Tr ailer operation .................................. 380 B
Ball neck Extending/r etra cting ........................... 24 5
BA S (Brake Assist Sy stem) .................... .191
Battery Charging (Remo teOnline) .................... 16 3
Ke y ........................................................ 69
Re mo tecontrol (s tationary heater) ...... 15 6
Battery (vehicle) Charging .............................................. 332
Notes .................................................. 330
St arting assis tance .............................. 332
Belt see Seat belt
Belt airbag Activation .............................................. 32 Fu
nction/no tes .....................................36
Bic ycle rack
Tr ailer operation .................................. 24 8
Blind Spot Assi st..................................... 239
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .241
Fu nction .............................................. 239
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 39
Blo wer
see Climate control
BlueTEC see AdBlue ®
Blue tooth ®
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .275
Settings ............................................... 274
Blue tooth ®
Au dio
Ac tivating ............................................ 300
Ad justing thevo lume .......................... .300
Displ aying device de tails .................... .301
Information .......................................... 299
Overview ............................................. 299
Sear ching for and auth orisingthe
device .................................................. 299 Index
459

Seats suitable
for belt-secu redch ild
re stra int sy stems ................................... 55
Seats suitable for i‑Size child
re stra int sy stems ................................... 60
Seats suitable for ISOFIX child
re stra int sy stems ................................... 58
To pTe ther ..............................................51
Child seat see i-Size child seat securing sy stem
see ISOFIX child seat securing sy stem
Child-sa fety lock
Re ar door .............................................. 63
Child ren
Re stra int sy stems ..................................46
Chock ...................................................... .356
St orage location ..................................3 56
Cigar ette lighter
Fr ont centre console ............................ 121
City lighting ............................................ .132
Cleaning see Care Climate control
........................................ 147
Ac tivating/deactivating the A/C
function (cont rol panel) ...................... .149
Ac tivating/deactivating the A/C
function (multimedia sy stem) .............. 14 9
Ac tivating/deactivating the synchro‐
nisation function (cont rol panel) .......... 15 0
Ac tivating/deactivating the synchro‐
nisation function (multimedia sys‐
te m) ..................................................... 15 0
Air di stribution settings .......................1 50
Air-recirculation mode ......................... 15 0
Au tomatic control ................................ 14 9
Climate style function .......................... 14 9
Demi sting the windo ws....................... 15 0
Demi sting the windscreen ...................1 47
Fr agrance sy stem ................................ 151
Fr ont air vents ..................................... 157
Glo vebox air vent ................................ 15 8
Inserting/removing theflacon (fra‐
gr ance sy stem) .................................... 151
ionisation ............................................ .151
No te ..................................................... 147
Re ar air vents ...................................... 15 8
Re ar operating unit .............................. 147
Re sidual heat ....................................... 151Setting
the air distribution ...................1 47
Setting the air flow ............................... 147
Setting the climate style ......................1 49
Setting thete mp erature ......................1 47
St ationary heater/ ventilation .............. 15 3
Switching on/off ................................. 14 8
Switching there ar wind owheater
on/off .................................................. 147
THERMATIC contro l panel .................... 147
THERMOTRONIC contro l panel ............147
Ve ntilating theve hicle (con venience
opening) ................................................ 84
Wi ndsc reen heater .............................. 15 2
Climate style
Fu nction .............................................. 14 9
Setting ................................................. 14 9
Cockpit ........................................................ .6
Overview .................................................6
Combination switch see Turn signal light
Computer On-board computer ............................. 253
Connection status
Displ ays ............................................... 295 462
Index

Calling up
thest ation list .................... .302
Deleting stations ................................ .303
Displ aying information ........................ .304
Displ aying radio text ............................ 304
Displaying the artist and track ............ 304
Editing station presets ........................ .303
Fr equency fix ....................................... 303
Menu (on-boa rdcompu ter) .................. 259
Moving stations .................................. .303
Overview .............................................. 301
Sear ching forst ations .......................... 301
Setting a station .................................. 301
Setting station tracking ...................... .303
Setting the frequency band ................. 301
Sorting thest ation list ........................ .302
St oring radio stations .......................... 302
Swit ching traf fic announcements
on/off ................................................. 304
Ta gging music trac ks........................... 303
Ra dio station list
Sorting ................................................ 302
Ra dio stations
Selecting (on-boa rdcompu ter) ............ 259
Ra in-closing feature
Sliding sunroof ...................................... 89 Ra
nge
Displaying ............................................ 257
Re ading light
see Interior lighting
Re ar door (child saf ety lock) .................... 63
Re ar fog light ...........................................1 28
Re ar seat
see Seat
Re ar seat belt
St atus display ........................................ 37
Re ar seat belt status display .................... 37
Re ar window
Ro ller sunblind ...................................... 82
Re ar window heater ................................ 147
Re ar-view mir ror
see Outside mir rors
Re cycling
see Take -ba ckof end-of-life vehicles
Re ducing agent
see AdBlue ®
Re fuel
Re fuelling theve hicle ........................... 176Re
fuelling
To pping up AdBlue ®
............................. 17 9
Re gistration
Ve hicle ................................................... 27
Re mo tecont rol (stationa ryheater)
Displ ays ............................................... 15 5
Problems ............................................. 157
Re placing the battery .......................... 15 6
Setting ................................................. 154
Re mo teOnline
Charging the battery ............................1 63
Cooling or heating theve hicle inte‐
ri or .......................................................1 62
St arting theve hicle ............................. 16 3
Re mo teParking Assist ............................ 231
Auth orising a mobile phone ................. 236
Fu nction .............................................. 231
Ope rating ............................................ 233
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 31
Re placing a bulb
see Changing bulbs
Re scue card ............................................... 27480
Index

Belt airbag ............................................. 36
Ca re ..................................................... 319
Fa stening ............................................... 36
Pr otection ..............................................33
Re ar seat belt status display .................. 37
Re duced pr otection ...............................34
Re leasing .............................................. .37
Seat belt adjustment (function) ............. 36
Wa rning lamp ........................................ 37
Seat belt adjustment Activating/deactivating ......................... 37
Fu nction ................................................ 36
Seat belt tensioners
Ac tivation .............................................. 32
Seat belt warning
see Seat belt
Seat co ver (Care) .................................... .319
Seat heater Activating/deactivating ...................... .101
Seat ventilation
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .103
Selecting a gear
see Shifting gears Selector le
ver
see DIRECT SELECT le ver
Sensors (Care) .......................................... 317
Service Menu (on-board computer) .................. 256
Service see ASS YST PLUS
Service call ..............................................2 89
Breakd own assi stance call .................. 289
MB In focall ......................................... 288
Service Centre see Quali fied specialist workshop
Service inter val display
see AS SYST PLUS
Service product Engine oil ............................................. 373
Service products Additives (fuel) .....................................3 71
Fu el (diesel) ......................................... 371
Setting a speed see Cruise contro l:
Setting summer time ..............................273Setting
the da teform at ........................... 274
Setting the distance unit and temper‐
ature unit ................................................ .275
Settings Messages ............................................ 286
Shifting gears .......................................... .174
Gearshift recommendation ........... 171, 174
Manual .................................................1 74
Short text messages
see Messages
Side impact airbag .................................... 38
Side impact pr otection ............................ 217
Side windo ws............................................. 83
Child sa fety lo ckinthere ar .................. .65
Closing .................................................. 83
Closing using theke y ............................ 85
Con venience closing .............................. 84
Con venience opening ............................ 84
Opening .................................................83
Opening with theke y ............................ .84
Problem .................................................85
Ro ller sunblind ...................................... .81
Ski/snowboard bag ................................. 11 2482
Index

Sliding sunroof
.......................................... 86
Au tomatic features ................................ 89
Closing .................................................. 86
Closing using theke y ............................ 85
Opening ................................................ .86
Opening with theke y ............................ .84
Problem .................................................90
Ra in-closing feature .............................. .89
Smartphone Locking theve hicle ................................ 72
Un locking theve hicle ............................72
Smartphone see Telephone
Snow chains ............................................ 345
Soc ket (12 V) ............................................ 121
Boot ..................................................... 12 3
Fr ont centre console ............................ 121
Re ar passenger compartment ............ .122
Soc ket (230 V) ......................................... 12 2
Re ar passenger compartment ............ .122
Sound PRE-SAFE ®
Sound ................................. 45
wheels and tyres ................................. 344 Sound
see Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem
see Tone settings
Spare wheel see Emergency spa rewheel
Spectacles compa rtment ...................... .109
Speed dial list Calling up ............................................ 285
Deleting speed dial presets ................. 285
Setting up ............................................ 285
Speed limit for winter tyres
Setting ................................................. 205
Speedome ter
Digital .................................................. 257
St andby mode
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .190
Fu nction .............................................. 189
St anding lights ......................................... 127
St art/s top button
St arting theve hicle ............................. 16 0
Switching off theve hicle ......................1 81
Switching on the po wer supply or
ignition ................................................ 15 9St
art/s top function
see ECO start/ stop function
St arting assi stance
see Jump -sta rt connection
St arting the engine
see Vehicle
St arting-o ffaid
see Hill Start Assist
St ation
Deleting ............................................... 303
Fr equency fix ....................................... 303
Moving ................................................ 303
Sea rching ............................................ 301
Setting .................................................3 01
St oring ................................................ 302
St ation list
Calling up ............................................ 302
St ation presets
Editing ................................................. 303
St ationary heater/ventilation
Displ ays (remo tecontrol) .................... 15 5
Problems (remo tecontrol) ................... 157
Setting (remo tecontrol) ...................... 154 Index
483

Setting (using
the multimedia sys‐
te m) ..................................................... 154
Switching on/off (control panel) ......... 15 3
ST EER CONT ROL
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 19 6
Ste ering wheel ........................................ 252
Ad justing (electrically) ........................ .104
Ad justing (manually) ............................ 103
Buttons ................................................ 252
St eering wheel heater .......................... 105
Using the memory function ................. 106
Ste ering wheel gearshift paddles ..........174
Ste ering wheel heater
Swit ching on/off ................................ .105
St ow age areas
see Laden
see Stow age compartment
St ow age comp artment........................... 108
Armrest ............................................... 108
Centre console .................................... 108
Door .................................................... 108
Glo vebox .............................................1 08
Re ar armrest ...................................... .109
Spectacles compartment .................... 109St
ow age comp artments
see Laden
see Stow age compartment
St ow age space under the boot floor ......11 7
Sulphur content ....................................... 370
Sun visor Operating ............................................ 14 5
Sur round View
see 360° Camera
Suspension Adjusting thech assis le vel (AIR
BO DY CONTROL) .................................2 15
Damping characteristics ...................... 213
DY NA MIC BODY CONTROL .................. 213
Suspension see AIR BODY CONTROL
Switch-off delay time Exterior ................................................ 13 5
Interior ................................................. 13 6
Switching the sur round sound on/off
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem ... 305 Synchronisation function
Activating/deactivating (control
panel) .................................................. 15 0
Ac tivating/deactivating (multimedia
sy stem) ................................................ 15 0
Sy stem self- test
Au tomatic front passenger front air‐
bag deactivation sy stem ........................ 42
Sy stem settings
Language ............................................ .275
Re set function (multimedia sy stem) ..... 276
Setting the dis tance unit and tem‐
perature unit ........................................ 275
Sy stem settings
see Multimedia sy stem T
Ta ke -back of end-of-life vehicles .............. 21
Pr otection of the environment ............... 21
Ta nk capacity
Ad Blue ®
............................................... 373
Fu el ..................................................... 372
Re ser ve(fuel) ...................................... 372484
Index