2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON transmission

cle
forw ards or backwards into the desired
position.
% The outside mir rors are not automatically fol‐
ded out af terex iting a parking space.
Au thorising or de-authorising a mobile phone
fo rRe mo teParking Assist
Multimedia sy stem:
, Vehicle .
System settings .
Active
Parking Assist .
Remote Parking Assist
Au thorising a new mobile phone
In order tobe able touse theRe mo teParking
Assist function, you must authorise your mobile
phone. You can authorise up tosix mobile
phones. #
Select Connect new device .
Re mo teParking Assist is ready toconnect. #
Start theRe mo teParking Assist App and
st art the authorisation process too.
A connection prom ptis displa yed. #
Ente rth e PIN.
De-authorising a mobile phone #
Select the mobile phone. #
Select ¥Options . #
Select De-authorise. #
Select Yes.
The mobile phone is dele ted from the list of
devices.
Fu nction of Drive Away Assist
% Drive AwayAssi stis only available forve hi‐
cles with automatic transmission.
Drive AwayAssi stcan reduce the se verity of an
impact when pulling away. If an obs tacle is
de tected in the direction of tr avel, theve hicle's
speed is brief lyreduced toappr ox. 2 km/h. If a
critical situation is de tected, a symbol appea rs
on the camera image of the multimedia sy stem. &
WARNING Risk of accident caused by
limited de tection per form ance of Drive
Aw ayAssi st
Drive AwayAssi stcannot al ways clearly iden‐
tify objects and traf fic situations. In su
chcases, Drive AwayAssi stmight:
R Warnyou without reason and limit the
ve hicle speed.
R Not warnyou or not limit theve hicle
speed. #
Alw ays pay careful attention tothe traf‐
fi c situation; do not rely on Drive Away
Assi stalone. #
Be prepared tobrake or swer veas nec‐
essar y,prov ided the tra ffic situation
permits and that it is safe totake eva‐
sive action. Drive
AwayAssi stis only an aid. It is not a sub‐
st itute foryo ur attention tothe sur roundings.
The responsibility for safe manoeuvring and
parking remains with you. Make sure that no
persons, animals or objects etc. are in the
manoeuvring range.
A risk of a collision may arise in thefo llowing sit‐
uations, forex ample:
R Ifth e driver mixes up the accelera tor and
brake pedals. 236
Driving and parking

Make sure of
thefo llowing before starting a jour‐
ney:
R the tyre pressure on there ar axle of theto w‐
ing vehicle is set for a maximum load
R the lighting of the connected trailer is opera‐
tional
R Vehicles without LED headlamps or MUL‐
TIBEAM LED headlamps: The headlamps
ha ve been set cor rectl y.
In theeve nt of increased rear axle load, the car/
trailer combination may not exceed a maximum
speed of 100 km/h forre asons concerning the
operating permit. This also applies in countri es
in which the permissible maximum speed for
car/trailer combinations is ab ove100 km/h. Extending/
retracting the ball ne ckfully elec‐
trically &
WARNING Risk of accident due tothe
ball neck not being engaged
If th e ball neck is not engaged, the trailer
may come loose. #
Make sure that the ball neck securely
engages and loc ksinto place. *
NO
TEDama getothe full y-electric trailer
hitch The fully-elect
ric trailer hitch could be
mechanically damaged byapplying additional
pressure when the ball neck is being exten‐
ded or retracted. #
Do not ma kethe ball neck extend/
re tract faster by applying additional
pressure. Re
quirements:
Make sure of thefo llowing before extending/
re tracting the ball neck fully electrically:
R Shift the transmission toposition jori.
R The range of mo vement is clear.
R Only when retracting: remo vethe trailer
cables or adap ter plugs. Extending/r
etra cting the ball neck fully elec‐
trically #
Pull swit ch2.
Indicator lamp 1flashes and theTrailer
coupling extending… display message
appears on the multifunction displa y.
The ball neck extends fully electrically. Driving and pa
rking 245

Overview of displa
yson the multifunction
display 1
Outside temp erature
2 Drive prog ram
3 Transmission position
4 Time
5 Display section
% Ve
hicles with the Instrument Display in
th eWi descreen Co ckpit: the position of
th e displa ysdeviates from those displa yed
here. Fu
rther displa yson the multifunction display:
Z Gearshift
recommendation (→ page 174)
ë Active Parking Assist activated
(→ page 228)
é Parking Assist PARKTRONIC deacti vated
( → page 218)
¯ Cruise control (→
page 201)
È Limi
ter (→ page 202)
ç Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
(→ page 205)
è Active Steering Assist (→ page210)
è ECO
start/ stop function (→ page166)
ë HOLD fu
nction (→ page 212)
_ Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist (→ page132)
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus
(→ page 134)
ð Ma
ximum pe rmissible speed exceeded
(for cer tain countries only) Ad
justing the in stru ment lighting #
Turn brightness control 1up or down.
The lighting of the instrument display and in
th e control elements in theve hicle interior is
adjus ted. Instrument Display and on-board computer
255

Connecting a mobile phone (au
thorisation
using Secure Simple Pairing) #
Select a mobile phone.
A code is displa yed in the multimedia sy stem
and on the mobile phone. #
Ifth e codes match: selectYesonthe multi‐
media sy stem.
R Confirm the code on the mobile phone. #
Ifth e codes are dif fere nt: select Noonthe
multimedia sy stem.
The process is cancelled.
Connecting a mobile phone (authorisation by
entering a passk ey)#
Select the Blue tooth®
name of the mobile
phone. #
Choose a one tosixteen-digit number combi‐
nation as a passk ey.#
Multimedia sy stem: enter the passk eyand
select a. #
Mobile phone: enterthe passk eyagain and
con firm. #
Depending on the mobile phone used, you
may ha vetoconfirm the connection tothe multimedia sy
stem and forth e PBAP and
MAP Blue tooth®
profiles.
Switching mobile phones
Requ irements:
R The mobile phones are authorised
(→ page 279).
Mul timedia sy stem:
, Tel/ ®.
Telephone .
Connect
device #
Select the mobile phone from the device list.
% Only one mobile phone can be connected at
any one time. The mobile phone that is cur‐
re ntly connected is indica ted with a dot #.
Disconnecting a mobile phone (deauthoris‐
ing)
Multimedia sy stem:
, Tel/ ®.
Telephone .
Connect
device #
Highlight the mobile phone in the device list. #
Select G. #
Select De-authorise. #
Select Yes.
Setting there ception and transmission vol‐
ume
Re quirements:
R A mobile phone is connec ted (authorised)
(→ page 279).
Mul timedia sy stem:
, Tel/ ®.
Telephone .
Connect
device
This function ensures optimal language qualit y. #
Highlight the mobile phone in the device list. #
Select G. #
Select Reception volume orTransmission
volume . #
Set thevo lume.
Fu rther information on there commended recep‐
tion and transmission volume: http://
www.me rcedes-benz.com/connect 280
Multimedia sy stem

R
Alw ays make sure that nei ther you nor the
battery is elect rostatically charge d.
R Keep away from fire and naked flames.
R Do not lean over the batter y.
R When charging: only use battery charge rs
te sted and appr ovedby Mercedes-Benz and
re ad the battery charge r's operating instruc‐
tions before charging the batter y.
Obser vethe additional following points during
st arting assis tance:
R Starting assis tance may only be pr ovided
using batteries with a nominal voltage of
12 V.
R The vehicles must not touch.
R Petrol engine: only acceptstarting assis‐
ta nce if the engine and exhaust sy stem are
cold. #
Secure theve hicle byapplying the electric
parking brake. #
Automatic transmission: shiftthe transmis‐
sion toposition j. #
Manual transmission: shift into neutral. #
Make sure that the ignition and all electrical
consumers are switched off. #
Open the engine bonn et. %
Right-hand-drive vehicles: the jump-s tart‐
ing connection points may be on the oppo‐
site side. #
Slide co ver1 of positive clamp 2onthe
jump-s tarting connection point in the direc‐
tion of the ar row. #
Connect positive clamp 2onyour vehicle to
positive pole of the donor battery using the
jump lead/charging cable. Alw ays begin with
positive clamp 2onyour ow nve hicle firs t. #
During thest arting assi stance proce‐
dure: start the engine of the donor vehicle
and run at idle speed. #
Connect the negative pole of the donor bat‐
te ry and ear thpoint 3ofyour ow nve hicle
by using the jump lead/charging cable. Begin
with the donor battery firs t. #
During starting assi stance: start the
engine of your ow nve hicle. #
During thech arging process: start the
ch arging process. #
During starting assi stance: letthe engines
ru nfo r se veral minutes. #
During starting assi stance: before discon‐
necting the jump lead, switch on an electrical 334
Breakdown assis tance

Pe
rm itted towing me thods Ve
hicle equipment/ towing
me thod Bo
th axles on thegr ound Fr
ont axle raised Re
ar axle raised
Ve hicles with manual transmission Yes, maximum 50 km at 50 km/h Yes, maximum 50 km at 50 km/h Yes, maximum 50 km at 50 km/h
Ve hicles with automatic transmis‐
sion Ye
s, maximum 50 km at 50 km/h No Yes, if thesteering wheel is fixe d in
th e cent reposition with a steering
wheel loc k.
4MATIC vehicles Yes, maximum 50 km at 50 km/h No NoTo
wing with a raised axle: towing should be
per form ed byato wing compan y. To
wing theve hicle with bo thaxles on the
gr ound #
Obser vethe no tes on the permitted towing
me thods (→ page 335) (→ page 336). #
Make sure that the battery is connected and
ch arge d.
When the battery is dischar ged:
R the engine cann otbe star ted.
R the electric parking brake cann otbe released
or applied. R
vehicles with automatic transmission: the
automatic transmission cannot be shif tedto
position iorj. 336
Breakdown assis tance

%
vehicles with automatic transmission: if
th e automatic transmission cann otbe shif‐
te dto position i, orthe multifunction dis‐
play in the instrument clus ter does not show
anything, ha vetheve hicle transpor ted
aw ay( →page 338). A towing vehicle with lift‐
ing equipment is requiredforve hicle trans‐
por tation.
* NO
TEDama gedue to to wing away at
exc essively high speeds or over long dis‐
ta nces The driv
etra in could be damaged when tow‐
ing at excessively high speeds or over long
dis tances. #
Atowing speed of 50 km/h must not
be exc eeded. #
Atowing dis tance of 50 km must not be
exc eeded. &
WARNING Risk of accident when towing
a ve hicle which is too heavy
If th eve hicle being tow- star ted or towed
aw ay is heavier than the permissible gross
mass, thefo llowing situations can occur:
R theto wing eye may become de tach ed.
R the car/t railer combination may swer ve
or eve nove rturn. #
If ano ther vehicle is tow- star ted or
to we daw ay, its weight must not exceed
th e permissible gross mass of your own
ve hicle. If a
vehicle must be tow- star ted or towe daw ay,
its weight must not exceed the permissible gross
mass of theto wing vehicle. #
Information on the permissible gross weight
of theve hicle can be found on theve hicle
identification plate . #
Vehicles with automatic transmission: do
not open the driver's door or front passenger
door, otherwise the automatic transmission
automatically shifts toposition j. #
Fittheto wing eye (→ page 340). #
Attach theto w bar.
* NO
TEDama gedue toincor rect connec‐
tion #
Only connect theto w rope or tow bar to
th eto wing eyes. #
Deactivate the automatic locking mechanism
(→ page 75). #
Do not activate the HOLD function. #
Deactivate theto w- aw ay protection
(→ page 93). #
Deactivate Active Brake Assi st (→page 201). #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shift the automatic transmission toposition
i. #
Vehicles with manual transmission: shift
to neutral i. #
Release the electric parking brake. Breakdown assis
tance 337

#
Vehicles with manual transmission:
switch on the ignition, otherwise thesteering
wheel locking may engage. &
WARNING Risk of accident due tolimi‐
te d saf ety-re lated functions during the
to wing process
Saf ety-re lated functions are limited or no lon‐
ge rav ailable in thefo llowing situations:
R the ignition is switched off.
R the brake sy stem or po werst eering sys‐
te m is malfunctioning.
R the energy supply or the on-board electri‐
cal sy stem is malfunctioning.
When your vehicle is then towe daw ay, signif‐
icantly more ef fort may be requ ired tosteer
and brake than is no rmally requ ired. #
Use a tow bar. #
Make sure that thesteering wheel can
mo vefreely, before towing theve hicle
aw ay. *
NO
TEDama gedue toexcessive tracti ve
po wer If
yo u pull away sharpl y,the tractive po wer
may be too high and theve hicles could be
damaged. #
Pull away slowly and smoo thly. Loading the
vehicle for transport #
Obser vethe no tes on towing away
( → page 336). #
Connect theto w bar totheto wing eyeto
load theve hicle.
% You can also attach theto w bar tothe trailer
hitch. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shift the automatic transmission toposition
i.
% Ve
hicles with automatic transmission:
th e automatic transmission may be loc ked in
position jintheeve nt of dama getothe
electrical sy stem. Toshift toi , pr ovide the on-board electrical sy
stem with po wer
( → page 332). #
Vehicles with manual transmission: shift
to neutral. #
Load theve hicle onto the transpor ter. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shift the automatic transmission toposition
j. #
Vehicles with manual transmission:
engage firs t or reve rsege ar. #
Use the electric parking brake tosecure the
ve hicle and pr event it from rolling away. #
Only secure theve hicle bythe wheels.
Ve hicles with ADS PLUS (Adaptive Damping
Sy stem PLUS) &
WARNING Risk of an accident when
transporting vehicles with Adaptive
Damping Sy stem PLUS
The reduced damping forc es on theve hicle
being transpor ted can cause theve hicle/
trailer combination tostart toswing. 338
Breakdown assis tance