2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN Service manual

EndingApple CarPlay™
Multimedia sy stem:
,Connect.Apple CarPlay
#Select Disconnect .
The connection is ended.
The mobile phone continues tobe supplied
wit he lectri city.
or
#Disconnect thec onnecting cable between
th em obile phone and multimedia sy stem.
Android Auto™
Android Auto™®ove rview
Mobile phonef unctionscan be used with
Android Auto™u sing theA ndroid™ operating
sy stem on them ultimedia sy stem. It is operated
using thec ontroller or thev oice-opera tedc on‐
trol sy stem.
Onl yone mobile phone at atime can be connec‐
te dv ia Android Auto™tot he multimedia sy stem.
The availabilityofA ndroid Au to™a nd Android
Au to™a ppsm ayvary accordingtot he country.The service pr
ovider is responsible fort his appli‐
cation and thes ervices and conte nt connected
to it.
Connecting amobile phone via Android
Au to™
Requ irements
RThefirs ta ctivatio nofA ndroidAuto™ on the
multimedia sy stem mus tbecarried out when
th ev ehicle is stationar yfor saf etyr easons.
RThe mobile phone supports Android Auto™
from Android ™5.0.
RThe Android Auto™A pp is ins talled on the
mobilep hone.
RIn ordertouse thet elephone functions, a
mobile phone mus tbeconnec tedtot he mul‐
timedia sy stem via Blue tooth
®(→page237).
If th er ew as no prior Interne tconnection, this
is es tablished wit hthe use of them obile
phone wit hAndroid Au to™.
RThe ful lrang eoff unctions forA ndroid Auto™
is onl ypossible wit hanInterne tconnection. Multimedia sy
stem:
,Connect.Android Auto
Ac tivatin gautomati cstar t
#Select StartAutomatically O.
St arting automatically
#Connect your mobile phonetot heç USB
por tont he multimedia sy stem using asuita‐
ble cable (
→pag e259).
St arting manually
#Select them obile phone from thed evice list.
Exiting Android Auto™
#Press theò button.
Calling up theA ndroid Auto™t one settings
Multimedia sy stem:
,Connect.Android Auto.Sound
#Select thet one men u(→page 274).
Multimedia sy stem 24
5

Automatic eme rgency call
The emer gency cal lisinitia ted:
Rwhen an airbag is deplo yed
Rwhen seat belt tensioner saretrig gered
Yo uc an endana utomaticallyinitiated emer‐
ge ncy cal lyourself af ter60s econds.
Manual emer gency call
An emer gency cal lcan be initia tedm anuall yvia
th eS OS button in theo verhead control panel
(
→pag e247).
If yo ul eave thev ehicle immediately af terp ress‐
ing theS OS button, youdon otknow if
Mercedes-Benz mbrace
®has successfull ymade
th ee mer gency call.
Initiated eme rgency call
Av oice connection between theC ustomer Assis‐
ta nce Center and thev ehicle occupants is es tab‐
lished:
Rif th ev ehicle occupants ar eresponsive, the
Mercedes-BenzC ustomer Assis tance Center
ask sfor mor edetailed informatio nonthe
emer gency.
Rif no vehicle occupant answers, an ambu‐
lance is sent tothev ehicle immediatel y.
Tr ansmitted data
During thev oice connection totheC ustomer
Assis tance Center ,the following dat aistransfer‐
re d:
Rcur rent vehicle location
Rvehicle identification number
Emer gency call no tpossible
Rifth em obile phone networ kisunavailable,
Mercedes-Benz mbrace®is no table tomake
an emergency call.
Am essage tothis ef fect is shown in them ul‐
tifunction steering wheel.
The indicator lam pflashes continuousl y.
In this case, seek assis tance by ot her means.
Information on theM BInfoc all
An In fo
ca
l ltothe Mercedes-Benz Cus tomer
Assis tance Center hasb eeni nitia tedv iathe
ov erhead control panel (
→pag e247). Yo
uc an find informatio nonthefollowing topics:
RAc tivating Merc edes-Benz mbrace®
ROperatingthev ehicle
RNeares tMercedes-Benzs ervice center
ROther products and services from
Mercedes-Benz
Dat aist ransmitted during thec onnection tothe
Mercedes-BenzC ustomer Assis tance Center .
In fo rm ation on theR oadside Assistance call
AR oadside Assis tance cal ltothe Mercedes-
Benz Cus tomer Assis tance Center hasb eeni niti‐
ated via theo verhead control panel:
RThe problem wit hthe vehicle is analyzed
using remo tediagnosis.
Ad ditional information is available at http://
www.mbusa.com.
RAq ualified Mercedes-Ben ztechnician ca rries
out repair sons itea nd/or thev ehicle will be
to we dtot he neares tMercedes-Benz service
center.
Yo um aybe charge df or these services.
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Multimedia sy stem

Displaymessages
Introduction
Note sond isplaymessages
Displa ymessages appear in them ultifunction
displa y.
Displ aymessage swithg raphic symbols ar esim‐
plified in theO perator's Manual and ma ydiffe r
from thes ymbols in them ultifunction displa y.
The multifunction displa yshows high-priority dis‐
pla ym essages in red. Cer tain displa ymessages
ar ea ccompanied byaw arning tone.
Please respond in accordance wit hthe display
messages and follo wt he additional no tesint his
Opera tor's Manual. Lo
w-priority displa ymessages can be hidden by
pressing the% button or thel eft-hand side of
To uc hC ontrol. The display messagesarethen
st ored in them essag ememor y.Re ctify the
cause of adispl ay message asquickl yasp ossi‐
ble.
High-priority displa ymessages canno tbehid‐
den. The multifunction displa yshows these dis‐
pla ym essages continuousl yuntil thec ause for
th ed ispla ymessag ehas been rectified. Calling up
storedd ispl aymessages
On-boa rdcompute r:
,Service.1Message
If th er ea reno displa ymessages, theNo Mes-
sages displayappear sinthe multifunction dis‐
pla y.
#Scrollt hrough thed ispla ymessages byswip‐
ing upwards or down wardsonT ouchControl
on thel eft-hand side of thes teering wheel.
#To exitth em essag ememor y:press the
% button.
352
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps

Displaymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
Stop Vehicle Leave Engine
Running Wait Transmission
Cooling *T
he transmission has overheated. Pulling away can be temp orarily impaired or no tpossible.
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions .Donot
continu edriving under an ycircums tances.
#St artt he engine.
#Wa it until thed ispla ymessag edisappear sbefor epulling away.
Auxiliar yBattery Malfunc-
tion *T
he auxiliary batteryfor thet ransmission is no longer being charge d.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
#Un tilthen, manuall ysetthet ransmission toposition jbefor eyou switc hoffthee ngine.
#Befor eleaving thev ehicle, apply thee lectric parking brake.
Ð
Steering Malfunction Drive
Carefully Service Required *T
he po werassi stanc eoft hesteering is malfunctioning. Youm ayneed touse mor eforce tosteer.
#Driv eonc arefull y.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 389

Diagnostics connection............................24
Digita lOperato r'sM anua l........................ .18
Digita lspe edome ter ................................ 199
DIRECT SELECT selector le ver................ 135
Engaging driv eposit ion. ....................... 137
Engaging pa rkposition automaticall y..1 37
Engaging reve rseg ear ........................ .136
Fu nctio n.............................................. 135
Selecting pa rkposition ........................ 137
Shifting toneutral ................................ 136
Displa y(mu ltimedi asystem)
Car e................................................... .289
Setting s............................................... 22 5
Displa y(on-board co mputer) .................. 197
Displa ycontent
Men u(on-boar dcompu ter) .................. 203
Displa ymessage .................................... .352
Calling up (on-board computer) ........... 352
No tes. ................................................. 352
Displa ymessages
? ....................................................3 79
¯ .................................................... 376 bAc
tiveH eadlamps Inoperati ve..... 395
bAd aptiveHighbeam Assis tCam‐
er aV iewR estricted See Operator's
Manu al................................................ 394
b

Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tCur‐
re ntl yU navailable See Opera tor's
Manua l................................................ 395
ÀAT TENTION ASSIS TInoperativ e... 369
ÀAT TENTION ASSIS T:Take a
Break! .................................................. 369
bAu toLam pFunction Inopera tive
............................................................. 394
C .................................................... 391
$Ch eckB rake Fluid Le vel. ............ .358
4Chec kEngine Oil AtNext Refu‐
eling ..................................................... 381
hChe ckTire s. ................................ 382
¥Chec kWasherF luid .................... 393
ÉCompressor Is Cooling ................3 71?CoolantT
oo HotStopV ehicle
Tu rn Engine Of f.................................... 378
!Cur rentl yU navailable See Oper‐
ator's Manual ...................................... 353
÷Cur rentl yU navailable See Oper‐
ator's Manual ...................................... 354
ÂDon't Forget Your Key. ................ 38 6
É Drive Mor eSlowly ........................ 371
bExample :Check Lef tLow
Bea m. .................................................3 93
6Example :Front Lef tMalfunction
Service Required ................................ 366
6Example: Lef tSide Cur tain Air‐
bag Malfunction Service Required ...... 366
_Example: Loc kSeat Backrest
Fr ont Lef t...........................................3 92
_Exa
mple :Rear Lef tBackrest
No tLatch ed ....................................... 392
8Fu el LevelL ow ............................ .381
8Gas Cap Loose ............................ 381
41 8
Index

!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
Index 41
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On-boardcomputer
Assis tance graphicm enu ..................... 198
Displ aying thes ervice due dat e........... 277
Head-up Displa ymenu ........................ 204
Media menu ........................................ 202
Menu content ...................................... 203
Menu s.................................................1 95
Multifunction displa y........................... 197
Na vigation sy stem menu ..................... 200
Operating ............................................ 195
Ra dio menu .........................................2 01
Service menu ...................................... 198
Te lephonem enu................................. .203
Tr ip menu. .......................................... .199
Operatin gfluids
Ad ditiv e(fuel) ...................................... 346
Brak efluid .......................................... .347
Coolant( engine) .................................. 347
Engineo il............................................ 346
Fu el (gasoline) .................................... .345
No tes. ................................................. 344
Re frigerant (ai rconditioning sy stem) ... 349
Wi ndshield washer fluid ...................... 348 Ope
ratin gs afet y
Declaration of conformity (wireless
ve hicle components) ... .......................... 23
Information ............................................ 22
Operator's Manual Vehicle equipment ................................. 20
Outside mir ror.......................................... 119
Pa rkin

g position .................................. .119
Outsid emirro rs ................................ 118, 119
Anti-gla remode (au tomatic) ................. 119
Fo lding in/out ...................................... 118
Setting ................................................. 118
Using them emor yfunction .................. .93
Overhead control panel ............................12
Overview Audio mode ........................................ .258
Blue tooth
®Audio ................................ .267
Call lis t............................................... .242
Centra lcontrol s................................... 217
Connection status .............................. .252
Fa vorite s. ............................................ 220
Interne tradio ...................................... 255
Media Inter face ................................... 264
Multimedia sy stem .............................. .217 Ra
dio .................................................. .2
69
Sa

tellit eradio ...................................... 272
Te lephonem enu................................. .235
Vi deo mode ........................................ .261
We bb row ser ....................................... 253
Wi -Fi .................................................... 226
P
Pa int (cleaning instructions) .................. 286
Pa nic alarm ................................................ 56
Ac tivating/deactivating ......................... 56
Pa noramic sliding sunroof
see Sliding sunroof
Pa rk position
Selecting ............................................. 137
Selecting au tomatical ly....................... 137
Pa rking .................................................... .146
Pa rking aid
see Driving sy stem
Pa rking assistance sy stems
see Drivings ystem
Pa rking brake
see Electric parkin gbrake
428
Index

Roadside Assistance ................................. 21
Ro adside Assistance
see Service call
Ro adside Assistance call
see Service call
Ro ller sun blind
Re ar wind ow.......................................... 69
Sid ew indo ws ........................................ 69
Ro of lining (Care) .................................... .289
Ro of load .................................................. 351
Ro ofrack .................................................. 103
Ro uteg uidance
Na vigation ...........................................2 33
Ro uteg uidancew ith trafficr epo rts
Na vigation ...........................................2 33
Ru n-flat characteristics
MOExtended tires ................................ 294
S
Saf ety
Childr eninthev ehicle ........................... 45
Saf etyv est .............................................. .292 Satelli
te radio
Ac tivating ............................................ 272
Del eting achannel ............................... 273
Displ aying channel information ............ 274
Displ aying EPG informatio n................. 273
Displ aying service informatio n............. 274
Information ..........................................2 71
Moving achannel ................................ 273
Music and spor talerts function ........... 273
Overvie w............................................. 272
Re gis tering .......................................... 271
Re strictions ......................................... 271
Saving achannel .................................2 73
Selecting acatego ry............................ 273
Selecting achannel .............................2 73
Setting them usic and spor talerts .......2 74
Setting thep arental control ................. 273
SD memor ycard
Inserting/removing ............................. 257
Seat ...................................................... 82, 97
4-w aylumbar suppor t........................... 85
Ad justing (electrically). ..........................84
Ad justing (manually and electrically) ..... 82
Ad justing (Seat Comfort) ....................... 84Backres
t(rear passenger compart ‐
ment) fo
ldin
g forw ards .......................... 97
Cor rect driver's seatp osition ................ 81
Fo lding bac kthe backres t(rear
passenger compartment) ..................... .98
Locking theb ackres t(rear passenger
compartment) ....................................... 99
Re settingt he settings ............................8 9
Setting options ...................................... 14
Using them emor yfunction .................. .93
Seat adjustment Configuring ............................................ 87
Seat belt Activating/deactivating seat belt
adjustment ............................................ 36
Ad justing theh eight .............................. 35
Belt air bag ............................................ 35
Fa stening ............................................... 35
Re leasing .............................................. .36
Seatb elta djustment (function) ............. 35
Seat belt adjustment Activating/deactivating ......................... 36
Fu nctio n................................................ 35
Index 431