2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN Owner's Manual

Attachin gthe roof rack
&
WARNING Risk of injury by exceeding
th em aximum roof load
When youl oad ther oof, thev ehicle center of
gr av ity rises and thed riving characteristics
ch ange.
If yo ue xceed them aximum roof load, the
driving characteristics, as well as thes teer‐
ing and braking, will be greatl yimp aired.
#Nevere xceed them aximum roof load
and adjus tyour driving style.
Yo uw illfind informatio nonthe maximum roof
load in the" Tech nical data" section.
Re quirements
ROnl yuseroof rack st esteda nd appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benz.
RMak esuret hat youc an raise thes liding sun‐
ro of full yand open thet runk lid full yonce
th er oof rack is ins talled.
RThe panoramic sliding sunroof canno tbe
opened if aroof rack is ins talled. The panor‐ amic sliding sunroof closes again automati‐
call
ywhen it encounter sresis tance.
* NO
TEDama getothec ove rs
The co vers ma ybed amageda nd scratched
when being opened.
#Do no tuse me tallic or har dobjects.
#Fold co vers 1 carefully up wardsint he
direction of thea rrow .
#Onl ysecur ethe roof rack tothea nchorage
point sunder co vers 1.
#Alw aysc ompl ywitht he roof rack manufac‐
turer's ins tallation instructions.
#Secur ethe load on ther oof rack .
Cup holder
Installing or removing the cu pholde rint he
center console
& WARNING ‑Riskofa ccident or injury
when using thec up holder while the
ve hicle is moving
The cup holder canno tsecur econtainers
while thev ehicle is moving.
If yo uu seac up holder while thev ehicle is
moving, thec onta iner ma ybeflung around
and liquids ma ybespilled. The vehicle occu‐
pants ma ycome int ocontact wit hthe liquid
and if it is hot, they could be scalded .You
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could be distracted from traf ficc onditions
and youm aylose cont roloft hevehicle.
#Onl yusethec up holder when thev ehi‐
cle is stationar y.
#Onlyusethec up holder forc ontainers
of ther ight size.
#Close thec onta iner,particular lyifth e
liquid is hot.
#To remo ve:slid ecatch 2forw ards and pull
out cup holder 1.
#Toinstall: insertcup holder 1and slide
bac kcatch 2.
% The rubber mat of thec up holder can be
re mo vedf or cleaning, e.g. using clean, luke‐
wa rm wate r.
Opening thec up holder in ther ear armrest
* NO
TEDama getothec up holder
When ther ear armres tisfolded bac kthe cup
holder could become damaged.
#Onl yfold ther ear armres tbackw hen
th ec up holder is closed.#To open: press on cup holder 1or2.
#To fold in or out: place orremo veac on‐
ta iner from cup holder 1or2.
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Ashtraya nd cigar ette lighter
Using thea shtr ayinthef ront center console
* NO
TEDama getothes towa ge compart‐
mentu nderthe ashtr ay
Thestow agec ompartment unde rthe ashtray
is no theat resis tant and could be damaged if
yo ur estal it cigar ette on it.
#Mak esuret hat thea shtr ayis fully
engaged.
#To open: pushthec over of thea shtr ay
upwar dson its right 2or lef tside.
#To remo vethei nser t:press insert 1
upwards slightl yand pull it out upwards.
#To install thei nser t:press insert 1into
th eh older until thei nser tengages.
Using ther ear passenger compa rtment ash‐
tr ay
#To open: pull co ver2 out byits toph andle
edge.
#To remo vethei nser t:push ribbing 3from
th el efts ide and pull insert 1upwards and
out.
#To install thei nser t:ins tall inse rt1 from
abo veand press down int othe holder until it
engages.
Using thec igar ette lighter
&
WARNING ‑Riskoff irea nd injur yfrom
ho tc igar ette lighter
Yo uc an bur nyourself if yout ouc hthe hot
heating element or thes ocketoft he ciga‐
re ttel ighter.
In addition, flammable materials ma yignite
if:
Ryo ud ropt he ho tcigar ette lighter
Rac hild holds theh otcigar ette lighter to
objects, fore xamp le
#Alwaysh old thec igar ette lighter bythe
knob.
#Alw aysm akes uret hat thec igar ette
lighter is out of reac hofc hildren.
#Neverlea ve children unatte ndedint he
ve hicle.
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#Press in cigarette lighter 1.
The cigar ette lighter will pop out automati‐
call ywhen theh eating element is red-hot.
Soc kets
Usin gthe 12Vs ocketint he front cen ter
console
Re quirements:ROnl yconnec tdevices up toam aximum of
18 0W att (1 5A)
RIfyo uh avec onnected adevice tothe12V
soc ket, le avet he co veroft hestow agec om‐
partment open
#Lif to ut co ver1 ofthes ocketa nd inser tthe
plug of thed evice.
Using the12Vs ocketint herear passenger
co mp artment
Requirement
Onl yconnec tdevices up toam aximum of 180
wa tt (1 5A)
#Brie flyp ress thet rimofc over 2.
#Lifto ut co ver1 ofthes ocketa nd inser tthe
plug of thed evice.
Using the1 15 Vs ocketint he rear passen ger
compa rtment
&
DANG ER Risk of fata linjur ydue todam‐
aged connectin gcables or soc kets
If as uita bled eviceisc onnected ,the 115V
soc ketw illbec arrying ahigh voltage. If the
connecting cable or the1 15 Vsocketis
pulled ou tofthe trim or is damaged or wet,
yo uc ouldreceive an electric shoc k.
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#Onlyuse dr yand damage-free connect‐
ing cables.
#When thei gnition is switched off,
ensur ethat the1 15 Vsocketisd ry.
#If th e1 15 Vsocketisd amaged or gets
pulled ou tofthe paneling, immediately
ha ve thes ocketc hec kedorr eplaced at
aq ualified specializ edworkshop.
#Ne verp lugt he connecting cable int oa
11 5Vs ocketthat is dama gedorh as
been pulled out of thet rim.
&
DANG ER Risk of fata linjur ydue toincor‐
re ct handling of thes ocket
Yo uc ouldreceive an electric shock:
Rifyo ur eac hintot he soc ket.
Rifyo ui nser tunsuit able de vices or objects
int ot he soc ket.
#Only connect suitable devices tothe
soc ket.
Re quirementsROnl yconnec tdevices wit hasuitable plug
whic hconform stot hestandards specific to
th ec ountry youa rein.
ROnly connect device suptoamaximum of
15 0w atts.
RDo no tuse multipl esocketo utlets.
#Open flap 3.
#Inser tthe plug of thed evice int o115 V
soc ket1.
When theo n-boar delectrical sy stem voltage
is suf ficient, indicator la mp2lightsu p.
Wirelesschargin goft he mobile phone and
connection with thee xterior antenna
&
WARNING Risk of injury duetoobjects
being stowedinco rrectly
If objects in thev ehicle interior ar estowe d
incor rectly ,the yc an slide or be throw n
arounda nd hitvehicle occupants. In addi‐
tion, cup holders, open stowages paces and
mobile phoner eceptacle scanno talway s
re tain all object stheyc ontain.
The reisar isk of inju ry,p articularly in the
ev ent of sudden braking or asudden change
in direction.
#Alw ayss towo bject ssot hatthey can‐
no tb ethrow na roundins uchs itua‐
tions.
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#Alwaysm akes uret hat objectsdon ot
pr otru de from stowages paces, luggage
nets or stowagen ets.
#Close thel oc kable stow ages paces
befor estarti ngajou rney .
#Alw ayss towa nd secur eheavy ,hard,
pointe d, sharp-edged, fragile or bulky
objects in thet runk/load compartment.
Obser vethen otes on loading thev ehicle.
&
WARNING Risk offire from placing
objects in them obile phone stowage
compartment
If yo up laceo bject sint he mobile phone
stow agec ompartment ,the ym ayheat up
exc essively and evencatc hfire.
#Do no tplace additional objects ,espe‐
cially those mode of me tal, in the
mobilep honestowagec ompartment.
* NO
TEDama getoobject scaused by
placing them in them obile phone stow‐
ag ec ompartment
Ifyo up laceo bjectsinthestow agec ompart‐
ment, these ma ybedamaged byelectromag‐
netic fields.
#Do no tplace credit cards, storage
media or other objectss ensitiveto
electromagnetic fields in them obile
phone stowagec ompartment.
#Do no tspill liquids int othe mobile
phone stowagec ompartment.
Requirements:RYour mobile phonem ustbes uitable forw ire‐
less charging( Qi-compatible mobile phone).
RDependingont hevehicle equipment, the
mobilep hone is connected tothev ehicle's
ex terior antenna via thec harging module.
RThe chargingf unction and wireless connec‐
tio noft he mobile phone tothev ehicle's
ex terior antenna ar eonlya vailable if thei gni‐
tion is switched on.
RTo ensur emoree fficient charginga nd con‐
nectio nwitht he exterior antenna, remo ve
th ep rotectiv ecover from them obile phone.
RSmall mobile phones ma ynotbe able tobe
ch arge dine very position of thes towa ge
compartment.
RLar gemobil ephones whic hdonotfiti nt ot he
stow agec ompartment ma ynotbe able tobe
ch arge dorc onnec tedw itht he exterior
antenna.
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#Placethem obile phone as close tothec en‐
te rofm at1 as possible wit hthe display
fa cing up wards.
The mobile phone is charge da utomatically,
as is apparent from thew ayin whic hthe
mobile phone react sand from thec harging
symbol in them ultimedia sy stem displa y.
Malfunctions during thec harging process are
shown in them ultimedia sy stem displa y.
% The mobile phone ma yheat up during the
ch argingp rocess, especiall yifdatas ervices
ar eb eingu sed at thes ame time. Forthis
re ason,itisp ossibletocool them obile
phone depending on theo perating status of
th ea ir conditionin gsystem. Cooling output
depends on thep osition of thec ontroller for
th eg love boxc ooling sy stem (cooling output
is higher when thec ontroller is closed).
% Toclean, mat 1can be remo ved. If possi‐
ble, use them at when charging.Installing/removing floor mats
&
WARNING Risk of accident duet o
object sinthe driver's foot we ll
Object sinthe driver's foot we ll ma yimp ede
pedal tr avel or bloc kadepressed pedal.
This jeopardizes theo perating and road
saf etyoft hevehicle.
#Stow all object sinthevehicle securely
so that they canno tget intot he driver's
fo ot we ll.
#Alw aysi ns tallth ef loor mats securely
and as prescribed in order toensure
th at ther eisa lway ss ufficient room for
th ep edals.
#Do no tuse loose floor mats and do not
place floor mats on topofo ne ano ther.#To install: pressstuds 1onto holders 2.
#Toremo ve:pull thef loor mat of fthe holders
2.
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Exterior lighting
Lighting systems and your responsibility
The various lighting sy stems of thev ehicle are
onl yaids. The driver of thev ehicle is responsible
fo rc orrect vehicle illumination in accordance
wit hthe pr evailing light and visibilityc onditions,
legal requirements and traf fics ituation.
Light switch
Opera tingthe light switch
#1 W Left-hand standing lights
#2 X Right-hand standing lights
#3 T Parking lightsa nd license plate
lighting
#4 Ã Automatic driving lights (prefer red
light switc hposition)
#5 L Lowb eam/high beam
#6 R Activates/deacti vatest he rear fog
light
When lo wbeam is activated, thei ndicator lamp
fo rt he parking lights is deactivated and replaced
by thel ow beam indicator lamp.
Alw aysp arky our vehicle safely and in awell-lit
area, in accordance wit hthe releva nt le galstipu‐
lations.
* NO
TEBatter ydisch arging byoperating
th es tanding lights
Operatin gthe standing lightso verap eriod of
hour sputs astrai nont he batter y.
#Wherepossible, switc honthe
ri ght X or left Wparking light.
Inthec ase of se vere batter ydischarging, the
parkin glights or standing lightsa reautomati‐
call yswitch ed offtofacilitat eafutureengine
st art.
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Light and visibility