2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN brake light

1Steering wheel gearshif tpaddle →
137
2 Combination switch →
111
3 DIRECT SELECTs elector lever →
135
4 Displ ay(multimedia sy stem) →
217
5 Start/ Stop button →
128
6 Control panel form ultimedia sy stem →
217
7 Climat econtrol sy stems →
122
8 Glovecompart ment →
96
9 Hazardw arning lights →
112
A Stow agec ompartment →
96
B Controls fort he multimedia sy stem →
217
C Rear wind ow roller sunblind →
69
D ECOs tart/s topf unction →
133
E Tosetthe vehicle le vel →
171
Pa rking Pilot →
181F
DYNA MIC SELECT switch →
134
G PASSENGER AIR BAGi ndicator lamps →
41
H Control panel form ultimedia sy stem →
195
I Adjusts thes teering wheel →
92
J Control panel foro n-board computer →
195
K Cruise cont rollev er →
158
L Tounlo cktheh ood →
278
M Electric pa rking brake →
144
N Light switch →
110
O Control panel for:
St eering Pilot →
167
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assist →
192
PA RKTRONI C →
173
Head-up Display →
205
Atag lanc e–C ockpit 7

1Speedom eter →
194
2 ÷ ESP
®
3
#! Turn signal light →
111
4 Ð Steering assis tance malfunction
5 Multifunctio ndispl ay →
197
6 ! ABS malfunction
7 ; Engine diagnosis
8 Tach ome ter →
194
9 % Diesel engine :pregl ow
A Electric pa rking brak eapplied (red)
F USAo nly
! Canada only
B Brakes (red)
$ USAo nly
J Canada only
C # Electrical fault
D
· Distance warning
E ? Coolant tooh ot/cold
F Coolant temp eratur edisplay →
194
G J Brakes (yell ow)
H ! Electric pa rking brak e(yellow)
I 6 Restra int sy stem →
31
J ü Seatb elti sn otfastened
K T Parking lights →
110
L Fuel le veld isplay
8 Fuelreser vewit hfuel filler cap location
indicator
M K High beam →
111
N L Lowb eam →
110
O R Rear fogl ight →
111
P h Tire pressur emonitoring sy stem
Q å ESP
®OFF
Atag lanc e–W arning and indicator lamps 9

1Speedom eter →
194
2 Foglight
3 ü Seat belt is no tfas tened
4 #! Turn signal light →
111
5 Multifunction display →
197
6 Tach ome ter →
194
7 å ESP
®OFF
÷ ESP
®
8
K Highbeam →
111
L Lowb eam →
110
T Parking lights →
110
9 ? Coolantt oo hot/cold
A Coolant temp eratur edisplay →
194
B · Distance warning
C Ð Steering assis tance malfunction
D # Electrica lfault
E
Brakes (red)
$ USAo nly
J Canad aonly
F Fuel le veld isplay
G 8 Fuelreser vewit hfuel filler cap location
indicator
H R Rear fogl ight →
111
I 6 Restra int sy stem →
31
J % Diesel engine :pregl ow
K ; Engine diagnosis
L J Brakes (yellow)
M Electric pa rking brak eapplied (red)
F USAo nly
! Canada only
N h Tire pressur emonitoring sy stem
O ! ABS malfunction
P ! Electricp arkin gb rake (yellow)
Atag lanc e–W arning and indicator lamps 11

Tocontact NHT SA,you ma ycall theV ehicle
Saf etyH otline toll-f reeat1 -888-327-4236
(TT Y:1-800-424-9 153);go tohttp://
www.safercar.go vorwrite to:A dmini stra tor,
NHT SA,400 Se venthS treet, SW.,Wa shington,
DC 20590, US A.
Yo uc an find mor einformatio nonvehicle saf ety
under :http://w ww.safercar.g ov
LimitedWarranty
* NO
TEDama getothev ehicle arising
from culpable violation of these operat‐
ing instructions.
Damag etothevehicle can arise from culpa‐
ble violation of these operating instructions.
This damag eisnotcoverede ither bythe
Mercedes-BenzL imitedWarrant yorbyt he
Ne wV ehicle or Used Vehicle Warrant y.
#Followt he instructions in this manual
on proper operation of your vehicle as
we ll as on possible vehicle damage.
QR code forr escue card
The QR code is secured in thef uel filler flap and
on theo pposit eside on theB -pillar .Intheeve nt
of an accident, rescue services can use theQ R
code toquickl yfind thea ppropriat erescue card
fo ry our vehicle. The cur rent rescue car dcon‐
ta ins them ostimp ortant informatio nabout your
ve hicle in acompact form ,e.g. ther outing of the
electric lines.
Yo uc an find mor einformatio nunder
ww w.mercedes-benz.de/qr-code.
Ve hicl edata storage
Data acquisition
Aw iderang eofe lectronicc omponents in your
ve hicle contain dat amemories.
These dat amemories temp orarily or perma‐
nently stor et echnical in form ationa bout :
RThev ehicle's operating state
REvents
RMalfunctions In
general ,the tech nica linformatio ndocuments
th es tate ofac omponent part, amodule, asys‐
te mort he sur roundings.
Thesei nclude, fore xamp le:
ROperatingc onditionsofs ystemc omponents.
Fo re xamp le,fluid leve ls.
RThe vehicle's status messages and those of
its individual components. Fore xamp le,the
numbe rofwheelrevo lutions/speed, deceler‐
ation ,lateral acceleration ,accelerator pedal
position.
RMalfunctions and defect sinimportant sys‐
te mc omponents. Fore xamp le, lights,
brakes.
RVe hicle reactionsa nd operatingc onditionsin
special drivin gsituations .For example, air
bag deployment, inter ventio nofs tabilityc on‐
trol sy stems.
RAmbien tconditions .For example, outside
te mp erature.
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General no tes

PRE-SAFE®
Information on PRE-SAFE®(anticipatory
occupant pr otection)
PRE- SAFE®is able todetect cer tain critical driv‐
ing situations and implementp re-em ptivem eas‐
ures toprotect thev ehicle occupants.
PRE-SAFE
®can implement thef ollowing meas‐
ures independentl yofeacho ther:
RTighten thes eat belts on thed rive r's seat
and front passenger seat.
RClose thes ide windo ws.
RVehicles with sliding sunroof: Closethe
sliding sunroof.
RVe hicles with memor yfunction: Movethe
front passenger seattoa morefavorable
seat position.
RVe hicles with multicontour seat: Increase
th ea ir pressur einthe seat side bols ters of
th es eat backrest.
RPRE-SAFE®Sound: pr ovided that them ulti‐
media sy stem is switched on, generates a brie
fnoise signaltos timulatethe innat epro‐
te ctiv em echanism of aperson's hea ring.
* NO
TEDama gecaused byobject sinthe
fo ot we ll or behindt he seat
The automatic adjustment of thes eat posi‐
tion ma yresult in damag etothe seat and/or
th eo bject.
#Stow object sinas uitable place.
Reversing theP RE- SAFE®measures
If an accident did no toccur ,the pre-e mptive
measures that weretaken ar ereversed. You
will need toper form certain settings your‐
self.
#If th es eat belt pre-tensioning is no treduced,
mo vethes eat backres tbacks lightl y.
The locking mechanism releases.
PRE- SAFE®PLUS (anticipa tory occupant pro‐
te ction plus)
PRE-SAFE®PLUS can de tect cer tain impacts,
particularly an imminent rear impact ,and take
pre-e mptivem easure stoprotect thev ehicle
occupants. These measures canno tnecessarily
pr eve nt an imminent impact.
PRE-SAFE
®PLUS can implement thef ollowing
measures independentl yofeacho ther:
RTightening thes eat belts on thed rive r's seat
and front passenger seat.
If an accidentd oes notoccur ,the pre-emp‐
tiv em easures that we retake na re re versed .
RIncre asingb rake pressur ewhen thev ehicle
is stationar y.This brak eapplication is can‐
celed automatically when thev ehicle pulls
aw ay.
PRE-SAFE
®PLUS sy stem limitationsRNo me asures ar eimp lemented:
-Ifth ev ehicle is backing up.
RThe brakes ar enotapplied:
-Whils tdriving.
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Occupant saf ety

or
-When entering orexitin gap arkin gspace
using Parking Pilot.
Information on PRE- SAFE®Impulse Side
If an imminent side impact is de tected, PRE-
SA FE®Impulse Side can pre-emptively mo vethe
front-seat vehicle occupant's upper body
to wa rdst he center of thev ehicle. It does this by
ra pidl yinflating an air cushion in theo uter seat
side bols teroft he seat backres tonthe side on
whic hthe impact is anticipated. This increases
th ed ista nce betwee nthe door and thev ehicle
occupant.
If PRE-SAFE
®Impulse Side has been deplo yedo r
is faulty ,the displa ymessage PRE-SAFE Impulse
Side Inoperative See Operator's Manual is dis‐
pla yed(
→pag e353).
Children in thev ehicle
Note sont he saf etransportation of children
&
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If yo ul eave children unaccompanied in the
ve hicle, they ma ybea bletos etthev ehicle in
motion, fore xamp leby:
RRe leasing thep arking brake.
RShifting thet ransmission out of park
position j.
RStartin gthe engine.
In addition, they ma yoperat evehicle equip‐
ment.
#Ne verlea ve children and animals unat‐
te nde dint hevehicle.
#When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle.
&
WARNING Risk offata linjur ydue to
ex posur etoextreme heat or col dinthe
ve hicle
If people –particularly children –‑are
ex posed toextreme heat or col dovera n
ex tende dperio doft ime,ther eisar isk of
inju ryor eve nfatal injur y.
#Neverlea ve anyone –p articularly chil‐
dren –unat tende dint hevehicle.
&
WARNING Risk of burn swhen thec hild
seat is exposed todirect sunlight
If th ec hild restra int sy stem is exposed to
direct sunlight or heat, parts could heat up.
Children could suf ferb urns on these parts,
particularly on me tallic parts of thec hild
re stra int sy stem.
#Alw aysm akes uret hat thec hild
re stra int sy stem is no texposedt o
direct sunlight.
#Pr otect it wit hablanket,for example.
Occupan tsafet y 45

Prerequisite
The corresponding button is programmed to
operat ethe garage door.
#Press and hold buttons 1,2or3 until
th eg arag edoor opens or closes.
#When indicator lamp 4flashes yellow: press
th ep reviously pressed but tona gain until the
ga rage door opens or closes. Clearing
theg arag edooro penerm emory
#Press and hold buttons :and ;.
Indicator lamp =lights up yello w.
#If indicator lamp =flashes green: release
buttons :and ;.
Electric pa rking brake
Au tomaticall yapplying the electric parking
brake
& WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If yo ul eave children unaccompanied in the
ve hicle, they ma ybea bletos etthev ehicle in
motion, fore xamp leby:
RRe leasing thep arking brake.
RShifting thet ransmission out of park
position j.
RStartin gthe engine.
In addition, they ma yoperat evehicle equip‐
ment.
#Ne verlea ve children and animals unat‐
te nde dint hevehicle.
#When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle.
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Driving and pa rking

The electric parking brakeisapplied if thet rans‐
mission is in position jand one of thef ollow‐
ing condition sisfulfilled:
RThe engin eisswitched off.
RThe seat belt tongueisn otinser tedint he
seat belt buckle and thed rive r's door is
opened.
% Toprev ent application: pull theh andle of the
electric parking brake.
The electric parking brak eisalso applied if one
of thef ollowing condition sisfulfilled:
RDistance Pilo tDISTRONIC bring sthe vehicle
to as tandstill.
RThe HOL Dfunction is keeping thev ehicle sta‐
tionar y.
RParking Pilo tiskeeping thev ehicle station‐
ar y.
In addition, one of thef ollowing condition smust
be fulfilled:
RThe engin eisswitched off.
RThe seat belt tongueisn otinser tedint he
seat belt buckle and thed rive r's door is
opened.
RTher eisas ystemm alfunction.
RThe po wersupp lyis insuf ficient.
RThe vehicle is stationar yfor alengt hyperiod.
When thee lectric parking brak eisapplied, the
F (USA) or !(Canada) indicator lamp
lights up in thei nstrument clus ter.
The electric parking brak eisnotautomatically
engaged if thee ngine is switched of fbythe ECO
st art/ stop function.
Re leasing thee lectric pa rking brak eauto‐
matically
The elect ricp arkin gb rake isreleased when all of
th ef ollowing condition sarefulfilled:
RThe engin eisrunning.
RTh es eatb eltt ongue is inser tedi ntot he seat
belt buckle.
RThe transmission is in position hork and
y
o ud epress thea ccelera torp edalory ou shif
tfromt ransmission position jtoh or
k.
RIf th et ransmission is in position k,the
trunk lid mus tbeclosed.
If th es eat belt tongueisn otinser tedi ntot he
seat belt buckle, thef ollowing condition smust
be fulfilled:
RThe driver's door is closed.
RYo um ovet he transmission out of transmis‐
sion position joryouh ave prev iously
driven faster than 2m ph (3 km/h).
RIfth et ransmission is in position k,the
trunk lid mus tbeclosed.
If th ee lectric parking brak eisreleased, the
F (USA) or !(CANADA) indicator lam pin
th ei nstrument clus terg oes out.
Driving and parking 14
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