2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN charging

It isrecommended that youh ave thet hawe d
batter ychec kedataq ualified specialis twork‐
shop.
All vehicles
* NO
TEDama gecaused bynumerouso r
ex tende dattem ptstos tart thee ngine
Nume rous or extende dattem ptstos tart the
engine ma ydamag ethe catalytic con verter
due tonon-combu sted fuel.
#Av oid numerous and extende dattem pts
to star tt he engine.
Obser vethef ollowing points during starting
assis tance and when chargingt he battery:
ROnlyuse undamaged jumper cables/charg‐
ing cables wit hanadequat ecross-section
and insulated term inal clamps.
RNon- insulated parts of thet erminal clamps
mus tnotcom eintoc ontact wi thother me tal
parts while thej umper cables/charging
cables ar econnected totheb atter yort he
jump-s tart connection point.
RThe jumper cables/charg ing cables mustnot
com eintoc ontac twitha nyparts whic hmay
mo vewhen thee ngine is running.
RAlw aysm akes uret hat neither youn orthe
batter yareelect rostaticall ycharged.
RKeep away from fire and open flames.
RDo no tlean overthe batter y.
RWhencharging: onlyuse batter ychar gers
te sted and appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benza nd
re ad theb atter ycharger's operating instruc‐
tions befor echarging theb atter y.
Obser vethea dditional following point sduring
st artin gassis tance:
RSt artin gassis tance ma yonly be pr ovided
using batteries wit hanominal voltag eof1 2
V.
RThe vehicles mus tnot to uch.
RGasoline engine: Onlyaccep tstartin ga ssis‐
ta nce if thee ngine and exhaus tsystema re
cold.
#Secur ethe vehicle byapplying thee lectric
parking brake.
#Au tomatic transmission: Shiftthet rans‐
mission toposition B.
#Makesuret hat thei gnition and all electrical
consumer sareswitched off.
#Open thee ngine hood.
#Slide co ver1 of positiv eterminal 2onthe
jump-s tarting connection point in thed irec‐
tion of thea rrow .
Breakdown assis tance 303

#Connect positiveterminal 2onyour vehicle
to thep ositiv epole of thed onor battery
using thej umper cable/charging cable.
Alw aysb egin wit hpositiv eclamp 2onyour
ow nv ehicle firs t.
#Du ring thes tarting assistance proce ‐
du re:st ar tt he engine of thed onor vehicle
and runati dles peed.
#Connect then egativ epole of thed onor vehi‐
cle and ground point 3ofyour ow nv ehicle
by usingt he jumper cable/charging cable.
Begin wit hthe donor batter yfirst .
#Du ring starting assist ance:star tt he
engine of your ow nv ehicle.
#During thec hargingp roce ss: star tt he
ch argingp rocess.
#During starting assist ance:lett he engines
ru nf or se veralm inutes.
#During starting assist ance:beforediscon‐
necting thej umper cables, switc honanelec‐
trical consumer on your ow nv ehicle, e.g. the
re ar wind owheater or thel ighting. When
thes tartin ga ssis tance/charging process
is compl ete:
#Fir st,r emo vethej umper cables/charging
cables from ground point 3and then ega‐
tiv ep ole of thed onor batter y,then from pos‐
itiv eterminal 2and thep ositiv epole of the
donor batter y.Begi neacht imew itht he con‐
ta cts on your ow nv ehicle firs t.
#Af terr emoving thej umper cables/charging
cables, close co ver1 of positiv eterminal
2.
Yo uc an obtain fur ther information on starting
assis tance at an yqualified specialis tworks hop.
To ws tarting or towing away
Towing away thev ehicle
Mercedes-Ben zrecommends transportin gyour
ve hicle in thec ase of abreakdown, rath er than
to wing it away. *
NO
TEDama getothev ehicle due to tow‐
ing away incor rectly
#Obser vethei nstruction sand no teso n
to wing away.
Pe rm itted towing me thods
RVe hicles wit htransmission damag emustb e
transpor ted(→pag e306).
RVehicles with automatic transmission:
onl yw ithb otha xlesont he ground.
R4MATIC vehicles: only wit hbotha xleso n
th eg round.
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetol imi‐
te ds afet y-re lated function sduring the
to wing process
Saf ety-re lated function sarelimited or no lon‐
ge ra vailable in thef ollowing situations:
Rthei gnition is switched off.
Rtheb rake system or po wersteering sys‐
te mism alfunctioning.
304
Breakdown assi stance

1,2, 3. ..
12 Vb attery
Charging .............................................. 301
No tes. ................................................. 299
St artin gassis tance .............................. 301
360° came ra............................................ 177
Car e................................................... .287
Fu nctio n.............................................. 177
Selecting aview. .................................. 179
A
A/C function Activating/deactivating (control
panel ).................................................. 122
ABS (Anti-loc kBraking Sy stem) ............ .148
Ac celeration
see Kickdown
Ac cess data
Editing ................................................ .251
Setting ................................................. 250
Ac oustic locking verification signal
Swit ching on/of f................................... 56 Ac
tiv eB lind Spo tAssis t
Brak eappli cation ................................. 189
Fu nction/no tes. .................................. 188
Sy stem limitations .............................. .188
Ac tiv eB rake Assi st
Driving safe ty system .......................... 152
Setting ................................................. 156
Ac tiv eE me rgency Stop Assist ...............166
Ac tiv eh ood( pedestrian pr otection) ......278
Me thod of operation ............................2 78
Re setting. ............................................ 278
Ac tiv eL aneC hang eAssis t..................... 166
Ac tiv eL aneK eeping Assist
Fu nctio n.............................................. 190
Sensitivity ............................................ 193
Setting thes ensitivity .......................... 193
Switching on/of f................................. 192
Sy stem border s................................... 190
Ad aptiv ecruise control
see Driving sy stem
Ad aptiv eDamping Sy stem
Suspension ........ ...
...............................
169 Ad
aptiv eHighbeam Assist
Fu nctio n............................................... 112
Switching on/of f.................................. 113
Ad ded sub stance s(fuel)
see Fuel
Ad ditive s.................................................. 346
Engine oil ............................................ 346
Ad ditive s(engine oil)
see Additives
Ad dres sbook
see Contacts
Ad justin gthe balance/ fader
Burmes ter
®high-end 3D sur round
sounds ystem. ..................................... 276
Burmes ter
®sur round sounds ystem. ...2 75
Ad justin gthe sound focus
Burmes ter
®sur round sounds ystem. ...2 75
Ad justin gthe sound optimization
Burmes ter
®high-end 3D sur round
sounds ystem ...................................... 276
412
Index

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

Messagememory .................................... 352
Messages see Text message s
Mir rors
see Outside mir ror
see Outside mir rors
Mobile (multimedia sy stem)
see Telephone
Mobile phone Wireless charging. .............................. .107
Mobile phone (multimedia sy stem)
see Telephone
MOExtended tires .................................... 294
Multifunction displa y(on-board com‐
pu ter) ........................................................ 197
Multifunction steering wheel
see Steering wheel
Multimedia sy stem
Ad justing thev olume ........................... 223
Calling up lists and menu s.................. 220
Overvie w.............................................. 217
Re storing thef actor ysettings ............. 232
Switching thes ound on/of f............... .222 Using
thec haracter input function ...... 223
N
Na vigation
Calculating arout e............................. .233
Command s(Vo iceC ontrol Sy stem) ..... 210
Entering adestinatio n......................... 23 3
Ma pfunctions ..................................... 233
Menu (on-board computer) .................. 200
Operating ............................................ 233
Ro uteg uidance .................................. .233
Ro uteg uidance wit htraf ficr eports .... .233
Selecting routes etting s. .................... .233
Na vigation messages
On-boar dcomputer ............................. 200
Ne arField Communication .....................238
Connecting them obile phone tothe
multimedia sy stem .............................. 238
Switching mobile phones .................... 238
Switching toBlu etoo th
®audio equip‐
ment. .................................................. .266
Ne utral
Selecting ............................................. 136 NFC
see Nea rField Communication
No ise
Wheels and tires .................................. 311
Note sonb reaking-in anew vehicle .......1 30
O
Occupant saf ety
Airbag s.................................................. 37
Childr en inthev ehicle ........................... 45
Fr ont passenger air bag shutof f.............3 9
PA SSENGER AIR BAGi ndicator lam p..... 41
Pe ts in thev ehicle ................................. 54
PRE-SAFE
®(anticipator yoccupant
pr otection) ............................................. 44
PRE-SAFE
®Impulse Side ....................... 45
PRE-SAFE®PLUS (anticipator yoccu‐
pant pr otection plus) ............................. 44
Seatb elts .............................................. 33
Odome ter
see Totald ista nce
Oil see Engine oil
Index 427