2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN warning

Notesonc areofv ehicle parts
&
WARNING Risk of entrapment if the
windshield wiper sareswitch ed on while
th ew indshield is being cleaned
If th ew indshield wiper saresetinm otion
while youa recleanin gthe windshield or
wiper blades, youc an be trapped bythe
wiper arm.
#Alw ayss witc hoffthew indshield wipers
and thei gnition befor ecleanin gthe
windshield or wiperb lades.
&
WARNING Risk of burn sfromt ailpipes
and tailpipe trim
The tailpipe and tailpipe trim can become
ve ry hot. If youc om eintoc ontact wit hthese
parts of thev ehicle, youc ouldbur nyourself.
#Alw aysbep articular lycareful around
th et ailpipe and thet ailpipe trim.
#Allo wthe vehicle parts tocool down
befor eyou touc ht hem.
Obser vethef ollowing information:
Information on cleaning and car eAvoiding vehicl edamage
Wheels/rims Usewate rand acid-free whee lcleaners.
RDo no tuse acidic whee lcleaner storemovebrak edust.
This could damag ewheel bolts and brak ecomponents.
RToavoid cor rosion of theb rake disk sand brak elinings,
driv ethe vehicle foraf ewminutes af terc leaning before
parking it. The brak edisksa nd brak elinings warm up and
dried out.
Wi ndo ws
Cleanthew indo wsonthei nside and outside using adamp
clo thand cleanin gproducts recommended byMercedes-
Benz. Do no
tuse dr ycloth s, abrasiv eproducts or cleaning agents
containing sol vents toclean thei nside of thew indo ws.
Maintenance and care 287

Information on cleaning and careAvoiding vehicl edamage
Ta ilpipes
Clean withcleaning agent srecommende dbyMercedes-Benz,
particular lyin thew inter and af terw ashing thev ehicle. Use acid-free cleaning agents.
Tr aile rhitch
RRemo verust on theb all, e.g. wit hawireb rush.
RRe mo vedirtw ithal int-free clo th.
RAf terc leaning, oil or grease theb all head lightl y.
RObservethec leanin ginstruction sinthe operating instruc‐
tions of thet railer hitc hmanufacturer. Do no
tclean theb all nec kwiths olvent sorap owerwasher.
Note sonc areoft he interior
&
WARNING Risk of injury from plastic
parts breakin goffafte rt he use of sol‐
ve nt-based car eprodu cts
Ca reand cleanin gproducts con tainin gsol‐
ve nts can cause surf aces inthec ockpit to
become porous.
When thea irbags ar edeplo yed, plastic parts
ma ybreak away.
#Do no tuse anyc areorc leaning prod‐
ucts containing sol vents toclean the
cockpit.
& WARNING Risk of injury or deathfrom
bleached seat belts
Bleaching or dyeing seat belts can se verely
we aken them.
This can, fore xamp le, caus eseat beltst o
te ar or fail in an accident.
#Ne verb lea ch or dy eseat belts.
Maintenance and care 289

TIREFITkitsto rage location
The TIREFIT kit is located under thet runk floor.
1Ti re sealant filler bottle
2Ti re inflation compressor
Flat tire
Note sonf lat tires
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetoaf lat
tire
Af lat tir eseve rely affects thed riving charac‐
te rist ics as well as thes teering and braking
behavior of thev ehicle.
Ti re sw ithout run-fla tcharacteristics:
#Do no tdrive on wit haflat tire.
#Replace thef lat tir eimmediatel ywith
th ee mer gency spa rewheel/ spare
wheel or consult aqualified specialist
wo rkshop.
#Ru n-flat tires: Observethei nformation
and warning notices forM OExtended
tires (run-flat tires).
In thee vent of aflat tire, thef ollowing options
ar ea vailable dependingony ourvehicle's equip‐
ment:
RVe hicles with MOExtende dtires: it is pos‐
sibl etoc ontinu ethe journe yfor as hort period of time. Mak
esurey ou obser vethe
no tesonM OExtended tires (run-flat tires)
(
→pag e294).
RVe hicles with aTIREFIT kit: youc an repair
th et irea nd continue thej ourne yfor as hort
period of time only .Todothis, use the
TIREFIT Kit (
→pag e295).
RVehicles with aMercedes-Ben zemer‐
ge ncy call sy stem: inthee vent of aflat tire,
consult theC ustomer Center of the
Mercedes-Benze mergency cal lsyst em.
RChang ethe wheel (→pag e334).
MOExtended tires (run-flat tires)
With MOExtended tires (run-flat tires), youc an
continue todriv eyour vehicle evenift hereisa
tot al loss of pressur einoneor mor etires. How‐
eve r,th et irea ffected mus tnotsho wanyclearly
visible damage.
Yo uc an recognize MOExtende dtires bythe
MOExtended marking whic happear sonthe side
wa ll of thet ire.
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Breakdown assis tance

Vehicles with tir epressur emonitoring sys‐
te m: MOExtended tires ma yonly be used in con‐
junctio nwithana ctivated tir epressur emonitor‐
ing sy stem.
If ap ressur eloss warning messag eappear sin
th em ultifunction display:
RChec kthe tir efor damage.
RIf driving on, obser vethef ollowing no tes
&
WARNING Risk of accident whe ndriving
in li mp-hom emode
Whe ndriving in li mp-hom emode, theh an‐
dling characteristic sareimpaired. e. g. when
cornering ,when acceleratin gstron glya nd
when braking.
#Do no texceed them aximum permissi‐
ble speed.
#Av oid an yabrup tsteering and driving
maneuver saswell as driving over
obs tacle s(curbs, po tholes, cross-coun‐
try) .Thisa pplies ,inparticular ,toal oa‐
ded vehicle.
#Stop driving in limp-home mode if you
notice:
Rbanging noise
Rve hicle vibration
Rsmok ewhichs mells lik erubber
Rcontinuous ESP®inter vention
Rcrac ksin tir eside walls
#Afterd riving in limp-home mode, ha ve
th er ims checkedbyaq ualified special‐
is tw orks hop wit hregar dtot heir fur ther
use.
#The defectiv etirem ustber eplaced in
eve rycase.
Driving distance possible in li mp-home mode
af te rt he pressur elossw arning
Loa dcondition Driving distance pos‐
sible in limp-homemode
Pa rtiall yladen 50 miles (80 km)
Fu llyl aden 19mile s(30 km)
RThe driving dis tance possibl einlimp-home
mod emayvary dependin gonthe driving
st yle.
RMaximum permissible speed 50 mph
(80 km/h).
If at ireh as gone flat and canno tbereplaced
wit hanM OExtende dtire, astandar dtirem aybe
used as atemporar ymeasure.
Using theT IREFIT kit
Have thef ollowing readil yavailable:
RTire sealant filler bottle
REnclosed TIREFIT sticke r
RTire inflation compressor
Yo uc an use TIREFI Ttires ealanttos eal punctu‐
re sofupto0 .16in(4m m), particularly those in
th et irec onta ct surf ace.Youc an use TIREFI Tin
outside temp eratures down to-4 °F (-20 °C).
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&WARNING Risk of accident whe nusing
tir es ealant
In thef ollowing situations, thet ires ealant is
unable toprov ide suf ficient breakdown assis‐
ta nce, as it is unabl etosealthet irep roper ly:
RTher earecuts or punctures in thet ire
lar gerthan those pr eviousl ymentioned.
RThe wheel rimisd amaged.
RYo uh aved rive natv eryl ow tirep ressures
or on aflat tire.
#Do no tdrive anyf urther.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
&
WARNING Risk of injury and poisoning
from tir esealant
The tir esealantish armful and causes ir rita ‐
tion. Do no tallow itto come int ocontact
wi th th eskin ,eyesorc loth ing, and do not
swallo wit. Do no tinhale tir esealant fumes.
Ke ep thet ires ealant away from children.
Ifyo uc om eintoc ontact wit hthe tir esealant,
obser vethef ollowing:
#Rinse of fthe tir esealant from your skin
immediatel yusingw ater.
#If tiresealant gets int oyour eyes, thor‐
oughl yrins eo utthee yesu sing clean
wate r.
#If tiresealant has been swall owed,
immediatel yrins eo utthem ouththor‐
oughl yand drink plenty of water.Do not
induce vomiting and seek medical
attention immediately.
#Chang eout of an ycloth es conta mina‐
te dw itht ires ealant immediatel y.
#If allergicreactionso ccur,seek medical
attention immediatel y.
*NO
TEOverheating du etothe tir einfla‐
tion compressor running tool ong
#Do no trun thet irei nflation compressor
fo rl onger than tenm inutesw ithout
inter ruption.
Compl ywitht he manufacturer's saf etyn otes on
th es tickeront he tireinflation compressor.
Ha ve thet ires ealant bottle replaced everyfour
ye arsataq ualified specialis tworks hop.
#Do no tremo veanyforeign object swhich
ha ve penetra tedt he tire.
#Affixp art1 oftheT IREFI Tstickertot he
instrument clus terw ithin thed rive r's field of
vision.
#Af fixp art2 oftheT IREFI Tstickern ear the
va lveont he wheel wit hthe defectiv etire.
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Breakdown assis tance

#Very slowl ydrive forw ards or reve rsea ppr ox‐
imatel y33ft( 10m).
#Pum pupt he tireagain.
Af teram aximu moften minutes thet ire
pressur emustbeatl east200 kP a(2.0 bar/
29 psi).
& WARNING Risk of accident in thee vent
of thes pecified tir epressur enotbeing
re ached
If th em inimum tir epressur eisn otreached
af te rt he specified time, thet ireist oo badly
damaged. The tir esealant cannot repair the
tir eint his ins tance.
Dama gedt ires and tir epressur ethat is too
lo wc an significantl yimp air theb raking prop‐
erties and theh andling characteristics.
#Do no tcontinue driving.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
If, af tert en minutes, atirep ressur eof
200 kP a(2.0 bar/29 psi) has been achie ved:
&
WARNING Risk of accident from driving
wi th sealed tires
At iret emporarily sealed wit htires ealant
impair sthe handling characteristic sand is
no ts uitable forh ighe rspeeds.
#Ad apty our driving stylea ccording lyand
driv ecarefull y.
#Do notexceed thes pecified maximum
speed wit hatiret hat has been repaired
using tir esealant.
#Forat ires ealed wit htires ealant, obser ve
th em aximum permissible speed of 50 mph
(80 km/h).
#Af fixt he upper section of theT IREFI Tsticker
to thei nstrument clus terw her eitw illbee as‐
ily seen bythed rive r. *
NO
TEStainin gcaused byleakin gtire
sealant
Af teru se, excess tir esealant ma yleak out
from thef illing hose.
#Therefore, place thef illing hose in the
plastic bag that con tained theT IREFIT
kit.
* ENVIRONMEN
TALN OTEEnvironmental
pollution caused byenvironmenta lly irre‐
sponsible disposal
Ti re sealant contains polluta nts.
#Have thet ires ealant bottle disposed of
professionall y,e.g. at aMercedes-Benz
service center.
#Switc hoffthet irei nflation compressor.
#Un scr ew thef iller hose from thev alveoft he
fa ulty tire.
#St ow th etires ealant bottle, thet irei nflation
compressor and thew arning triangle.
#Pull away immediatel y.
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Breakdown assis tance

#Stop af terd riving fora pproxima tely ten
minutes and checkt he tir epressur eusing
th et irei nflation compressor.
The tir epressur emustn ow be at least
13 0k Pa(1.3 bar/1 9psi).
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetot he
specified tir epressur enotbeing reached
If th es pecified tir epressur eafter ab rief
driv eisn otreached, thet ireist oo badly
damaged. The tir esealant cannot repair the
tir eint his ins tance.
Dama gedt ires and tir epressur ethat is too
lo wc an significantl yimp air brakin gproper‐
ties and handlin gcharacteristics.
#Do no tcontinue driving.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
In cases suc hasthe one mentioned abo ve,c on‐
ta ct an au thorized Mercedes-Benz Center .Or
call 1-800-FOR-MERCedes (in theU SA)or
1-800-387-0 100( in Canada).
#Cor rect thet irep ressur eifitiss tillatl east
13 0k Pa(1.3 bar/1 9psi).S ee theT irea nd
Loading Info rmatio nplacar dont he driver's
side B‑pillar or thet irep ressur etable in the
fuel filler flap forv alues.
#To increase thet irep ressure: switchon
th et irei nflation compressor.
#To reduce the tir epress ure: press pressure
re lease button 1next tomanome ter2.
#When thet irep ressur eisc orrect, unscr ew
th ef illing hose from thev alveoft he sealed
tire.
#Scr ew thev alvec ap ont othe tir evalveoft he
sealed tire.
#Pull thet ires ealant bottle out of thet ire
inflation compressor.
The filling hose stay sont he tiresealant bot‐
tle.
#Driv etot he neares tqualified specialis twork‐
shop and ha vethet ire, tir esealant bottle and
fi lling hose replaced there.
Bat tery (vehicle)
Note sont he12Vb attery
&
WARNING Risk of an accident duet o
wo rkcar ried out incor rectly on theb at‐
te ry
Wo rkcar ried out incor rectl yont he battery
can lead toas hor tcircuit ,for example. This
can lead tofunction restrictions applying to
saf ety-re leva nt sy stems, e.g. thel ighting sys‐
te m, ABS (anti-lo ckbraking sy stem) or ESP
®
(Elect ronic StabilityP rogram).®The ope rat‐
ing saf etyofy ourvehicle ma yberestricted.
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Youc ouldlose cont roloft hevehicle in the
fo llowing situations:
Rwhen braking
Rin thee vent of abrup tsteering maneuvers
and/or when thev ehicle's speed is not
adap tedtot heroad conditions
#In thee vent of ashortcircui torasimi‐
la ri ncident, contact aqualified special‐
is tw orks hop immediately.
#Do no tdrive anyf urther.
#Alw aysh ave workon theb atter ycarried
out at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
RFu rther information on ABS (→pag e148)
RFurther information on ESP®(→pag e149)
Fo rs afet yr easons, Mercedes-Benz recommends
th at youo nly use batte ries whic hhaveb een tes‐
te da nd appr oved fory our vehicle byMercedes-
Benz.T hese batteries pr ovide inc reased impact
pr otection toprev ent vehicle occupants from
suf fering aci dburns should theb atter ybed am‐
aged in thee vent of an accident. All
vehicles exceptv ehicles wit halithium-
ion battery
& WARNING Risk ofexplosion due toelec‐
tros tatic charge
Electros tatic charge can cause spa rksw hich
ma yignit ethe highl yflammable gasm ixture
in theb atter y.
#Todischar geanye lectros tatic charge
th at ma yhave built up, touc ht he me tal
ve hicle body befor ehandling theb at‐
te ry.
The highly flammable gasm ixtur eisc reated
while theb atter yisc harging and during starting
assis tance.
&
WARNING Danger of chemical burns
from theb atter yacid
Batter yacid is caustic.
#Avoid contact wit hthe skin, eyes or
clo thing.
#Do no tlean overthe batter y.
#Do notinhal ebattery gases.
#Ke ep children away from theb atter y.
#Immediate lyrinse batter yacido ffthor‐
oughl ywithp lenty of clean waterand
seek medicala ttention immediately.
Allvehicles
* ENVIRONMENTAL
NOTEEnvironmental
damage causedbyimproper disposal of
batteries
Bat teries conta in pollutants. It is
illegal todispose of them wit hthe household
ru bbish.
#
Dispose of batteries in an
environmen tallyr esponsibl emanner.
Ta ke dischar gedb atteries toaq ualified
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Breakdown assistance