2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN Light

Drivingsystems
Wa rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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Distance warning lamp The
redd istan cewarning lam plightsupw hilethev ehicle is in motion.
The dis tance tothev ehicle in front is toos mall fort he speed selected.
If th er eisana dditional warning tone, youa reappr oachingano bstacle at tooh igh aspeed.#Be prepared tobrak eimmediatel y.
#Increasethed ista nce.
Ac tiveB rake Assi st(
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Displ aymessage sand warning/indicator lamps 405

Engine
Warning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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Engine diagnosiswarning
lamp The
yello we ngin ediagnosis warning lam pislit while thee ngine is running.
Am alfunctio nhasoccu rred in thee ngine, thee xhaust system or thef uel sy stem.
The emissions limit values ma ybeexceeded and thee ngine ma yberunninginemergency operation mode.
In som estates, legal requ irements stipulat ethat youm ustimmediatel yconsul taqualified specialis tworks hop as soon
as they ello wengin ediagnosis warning lam plightsu p.
#Have thev ehicle checkedass oon as possible at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 407

Warning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
Otherwise:
#Lea vethev ehicle and keep asafed ista nce from thev ehicle until thee ngine has cooled down.
#Chec kthe coolant le vel.
#Mak esuret hat thea ir supply tother adiator is no tobstructed.
#Avoiding high loads on thee ngine, driv eontothe neares tqualified specialis tworks hop. In doing so, ensur ethat the
coolant temp eratur edispla yremain sbelo w2 48 °F (120 °C).
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Electrical malfunction warn‐
ing lamp The
rede lectri cal malfunction warning lam pislit.
Ther eisam alfunction in thee lectrics.#Obser vethem essages in them ultifunction displa y.
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Fuelreser vewarning lamp The
yello wf uel reser ve wa rning lam plightsupw hile driving.
Ther ehas been pressur eloss in thef uel sy stem. The fuel filler cap is no tclosed cor rectl yort he fuel sy stem is leaking.#Close thef uel filler cap.
#If th ef uel filler cap wasa lready proper lyclosed: consultaqualified specialis tworks hop.
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Fu elreser ve wa rning lamp The
yello wf uel reser vewarning lam pislit while thee ngine is running.
The fue llev el has dropped int othe reser verange.#Re fuel.
Displ aymessage sand warning/indicator lamps 409

Adjustin gthe treble ,mid-rang ea nd
bass
Burmes ter
®high-end 3D sur round
sounds ystem. ..................................... 276
Burmes ter
®sur round sounds ystem. ...2 75
Air bag Activation .............................................. 31
Belt ai rbag ............................................ 35
AI RB ODYC ONT ROL................................ 169
Setting ................................................. 171
Suspensio n.......................................... 169
Air conditioning sy stem
see Climat econtrol
Air distribution ........................................ 122
Air freshener sy stem
see Frag rance sy stem
Air suspension see AIR BODY CONTROL
Air vents ................................................... 125
Ad justing (front) .................................. 125
Ad justing (rea rpassenger compart‐
ment) ................................................... 126
Glo vebox. ............................................ 126 Air
vents
see Air vents
Ai r-re circulation mode ............................ 123
Airb ag
Fr ont airbag ...........................................3 7
Ins tallation locations ............................ .37
Knee airbag ........................................... 37
Overvie w............................................... 37
Pr otection ............................................. .38
Re duced pr otection ............ .....
.............
.39
Sid eairba g. ........................................... 37
Wi ndo wairba g. ...................................... 37
Air flow ...................................................... 122
AIRP ANEL (Care) ...................................... 287
Alarm see Panic alarm
Alar msystem
see Anti- theftp rotection
Ambient lighting ...................................... 115
Android Auto™
Connecting amobile phone. ................245
Ending ................................................. 246
Overvie w............................................. 245 Sound settings ....................................
245
Anti-thef tprote ction ................................ .79
ATA (Anti-Thef tAlarms ystem) ............... 79
Deactivating thea larm( ATA) ................. 80
Immobilizer ............................................ 79
Appl eCarPlay™
Connecting an iPhone
®....................... 244
Ending .................................................2 45
Overvie w............................................. 244
Sound settings .................................... 244
Asht ray
Fr ont center console ........................... 105
Re ar passenger compartment ............ .105
Assistance graphic
Menu (on-boa rdcompute r) .................. 198
ASS YSTP LUS........................................... 277
Batter ydisconnection period s............. 278
Displ aying thes ervice due dat e........... 277
Re gular service work ........................... 277
Special service requirements .............. 277
ASS YSTP LUSs ervice in terv al display ...277
ATA (Ant
i-Thef tAlarms ystem)
Deactivatin gthe alar m.......................... 80
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Functio n................................................ 79
AT TENTION ASSIST
Fu nctio n.............................................. 184
Switching on/of f................................. 186
Sy stem limitations .............................. .184
At tention assistant
see Driving sy stem
Au dio mode
Ac tivating media mod e........................ 257
Connecting USB devices ..................... 259
Co pyright ............................................. 257
Information .......................................... 256
Inserting/ removing SD memor ycard
.............................................................2 57
Media sear ch....................................... 262
Overvie w............................................. 258
Pa use and playbac kfunction .............. .259
Selecting atrack ................................. 259
Selecting playba ckoptions .................. 259
Tr ac kl ist. ............................................ .259
Au thorized Mercedes-Benz service
center
see Qualified specialis tworks hop
Au tomatic ca rwash (care) ..................... 284 Au
tomatic distanc econtrol
seeD riving sy stem
Au tomatic drivin glights .......................... 111
Au tomatic engine star t( EC Os tart/
sto pfunction) .......................................... 132
Au tomatic engine stop(EC Os tart/
sto pfunction) .......................................... 132
Au tomatic fron tpassen gera ir bag
shu toff
see Front passenger air bag shutoff
Au tomatic mir rorf olding function
Swit ching on/of f................................. 120
Au tomatic transmission
DIRECT SELEC
Tselect or lever. ............ 135
Driv eprogram displa y.......................... 134
Driv eprogram s.................................... 134
DY NA MIC SELECT switc h.................... 134
Gearshif trecommendatio n.................. 138
Kickdown ............................................. 138
Tr ansmission position displa y............. .135
Tr ansmission positions. .......................135
B
BA S(Brak eAssis tSystem)
Drivin gsafet ys ystem. ......................... 148
Battery Key. ...................................................... .57
Batter y(12 V)
Charging .............................................. 301
No tes. ................................................. 299
St artin gassis tance .............................. 301
Belt Adjusting theh eight .............................. 35
Fa stening ............................................... 35
Re leasing .............................................. .36
Bel tair bag
Ac tivation .............................................. 31
Fu nction/no tes. ....................................3 5
Blind Spo tAssis t
Ac tivating/deactivating .......................1 90
Fu nction/no tes. .................................. 188
Sy stem limitations .............................. .188
Blo wer
see Climate control
414
Index

Care.......................................................... 289
AIRPANEL ............................................ 287
Car wash ............................................. 284
Carpe t.................................................2 89
Displ ay................................................ 289
EAS Y-PA CK tr unkbox. ........................ .289
Ex terior lighting ................................... 287
Genuine wood/trim elements .............2 89
Matt finis h. .......................................... 286
Pa int .................................................... 286
Plastic trim .......................................... 289
Po we rw asher. ..................................... 284
Re versing camera/360° Camer a....... .2 87
Ro of lining ...........................................2 89
Seat belts ............................................ 289
Seat co ver. .......................................... 289
Sensor s............................................... 287
Ta ilpipes .............................................. 287
Tr ailer hitch ......................................... 287
Wa shing byhand ................................. 285
Wheels/rims ....................................... 287
Wi ndo ws .............................................. 287
Wi per blades .............................. .........2
87
Ca

rpe t(Care) .......................................... .289
Chang eofaddress ..................................... 21Chang
eofownership ................................ 21
Changing awheel .................................... 334
Changing hu bcaps ................................ .334
Charging 12Vb atter y.........................................3 01
Child saf etyl ock
Re ar door .............................................. 52
Re ar side wind ows................................. 53
Child seat Front passenger seat (no tes) ................. 51
Fr ont passenger seat (rear ward-
fa cing/for ward-facing) .......................... 52
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )(ins talling) ............ 49
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )(no tes) .................. 48
To pT ether ..............................................5 0
Child seat saf etyf eature .......................... 47
Child ren
Child seat saf etyf eatur e....................... .47
Re stra int sy stems ................................. .45
Cigar ette lighter ...................................... 105
Cleaning see Care Climat
econtrol ........................................ 122
Ac tivating/deactivating .......................1 22
Ac tivating/deactivating th
eA /C
fun

ction (cont rolp anel) ...................... .122
Ac tivating/deactivating thes ynchro‐
nization function (cont rolp anel) .......... 123
Ad justing ai rvent s............................... 125
Air di stribution settings ...................... .123
Air-recirculation mode ......................... 123
Au tomatic control ................................ 122
Defrosting thew indo ws....................... 123
Defrosts thew indshield ....................... 122
Dual-zone au tomatic clima tecontrol
panel ................................................... 122
Fr agranc esystem. ............................... 123
Ionization ............................................. 123
PA Go il capacity .................................. 349
Re frigerant .......................................... 349
Re frigerant filling capacity .................. .349
Sets thea irflow ................................... 122
Setting thea ir distribution .................. .122
Setting thet emperatur e..................... .122
Switching ther ear windo wheater
on/of f.................................................1 22
Wi ndshield hea ter. ............................... 125
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Index

Cockpit........................................................ .6
Overvie w.................................................6
COMANDT ouch
Au thorizing adevice ............................2 29
Child saf etyl oc k. ................................ .229
Connection status
Displ ays. .............................................. 252
Overvie w............................................. 252
Contacts ................................................... 240
Callin gup. .......................................... .240
Deleting ............................................... 242
Downloading (from mobile phone) ....... 240
Importing ............................................. 241
Information .......................................... 240
Making acall ........................................2 41
Na me form at ........................................ 241
Options ................................................ 241
Saving .................................................. 241
Controller Operating ............................................ .218
Con venience closing ................................. 72
Con venience opening ................................ 71Coolant (engine)
Checkin glevel .................................... .282
Filling capacity ............................ ......... 347
No tes. .................................................. 347
Cooling see Climate control
C

o rn ering light function ..........................112
Crosswind Assist .................................... .152
ESP
®(Electronic StabilityP rogram) ..... 152
Cruise control Activating ............................................ 158
Callingupas peed............................... 158
Deactivating ........................................ 158
Fu nctio n.............................................. 157
Le ver. .................................................. 158
Prerequisites ....................................... 158
Selecting ............................................. 158
Setting aspeed ................................... 158
St oring aspeed ................................... 158
Sy stem limitations .............................. .157
Cup holder .............................................. .103
Ins talling/ removing (center console) ... 103
Re ar passenger compartment ............ .104 Cup holder
see Cu pholder
Cus tomer Assi stance Center (C AC)........ .25
Cus tomer Relations Department .............25
D
Dashboa rd
see Cockpit
Data Importing/exporting ........................... 230
Notesond atai mp ort/expor t.............. 230
PIN pr otection ford atae xpo rt............ .230
Dat aacquisition
Ve hicle .................................................. 26
Daytime running lights ........................... .114
Ac tivating/deactivating .......................1 14
Daytim erunningl ights mode
see Daytime running lights
Deacti vatin gthe ala rm(ATA ).................... 80
Declaration of Conformity Wireless vehicle components. ...............23
Definitions (ti resa nd loading) ............... 328
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!InoperativeSee Operator's
Manua l................................................3 57
÷Inoperativ eSee Operator's
Manua l................................................3 55
TInopera tiveS ee Operator's
Manua l................................................ 356
GInope rativ e. .................................3 67
ÂKe yNotDe tected (red displ ay
message )............................................. 38 6
 KeyN otDe tected (whit edis‐
play message )..................................... 38 6
M ................................................... .391
ÉMalfunction See Operator's
Manual ................................................ 370
bMalfunction See Operator ’s
Manual ................................................ 395
N ....................................................3 92
ÂObtai naNewKey. ...................... .387
ëOf f............................................... 36 9F
Parking Brak eSee Opera tor's
Manua l................................................ 362
ÂPlace theK eyintheM arke d
Space See Ope rator's Manua l............. 385
hPlease Cor rect Tire Pressur e.......3 83
FPlease Release Parking Brak e......3 61
ÂRe placeKeyB atte ry .................... 387
#See Ope rator's Manua l................3 79
6SRS Malfunction Service
Re qu
ired .
............................................. 365
#St artE ngineS ee Operator's
Manual ................................................ 379
ÐSt eering Malfunction Drive
Carefull yService Required .................. 389
ÐSt eering Malfunction Inc reased
Ph ysical Ef fort See Ope rator's Man‐
ua l. ...................................................... 390
ÐSt eering Malfunction Stop
Immediatel ySee Operator's Manual ... 390 #St
opVehicle Lea veEngine Run‐
ning ..................................................... 380
#St opvehicle See Operator's
Manual ............................................... 380
ÉSt opVehicle Vehicle TooL ow ...... 370
bSwitc hOffLights ......................... 394
bSwitc hOnHeadlamps ................. 393
FTu rnOn theI gnition to Release
th eP arking Brak e............................... .361
ÉVe hicle Rising Please Wait .......... .369
ÉVe hicle Rising .............................. 371
hWa rning Tire Malfunction ............ 383
hWheel Sensor(s) Missing .............3 85
Di stance control
see Driving sy stem
Distance Pilo tDISTRONIC
Ac tivating ............................................ 162
Ac tivation conditions ........................... 162
Callingupas peed............................... 162
Deactivating ........................................ 162
Fu nctio n.............................................. 159
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