2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN break

#Pull plug4withthe cable and hose 5out
of thet irei nflation compressor housing.
#Push thep lug of hose 5intof lange 6of
tir es ealantb ottle 1,u ntilthep lug engages.
#Place tir esealant bottle 1head down wards
int or ecess 2ofthet irei nflation compres‐
sor.
#Re mo vethec ap from valve 7 onthef aulty
tire.
#Sc rewf illing hose 8ontovalve 7.
#Inser tplug 4intoa12Vs ocketiny our
ve hicle.
#Switc hont he ignition.
#Press on and of fswitch 3onthet irei nfla‐
tion compressor.
The tir einflation compressor is switched on.
The tir eisinflated. Fir st,t ires ealant is pum‐
ped int othe tire. The pressur emaybrief ly
ri se toappr oximatel y500 kP a(5bar/73psi). Do no
tswitc hoffthet irei nflation compres‐
sor du ring this phase.
#Le tthe tir einflation compressor runf or a
maxim umoftenm inutes.
The tir eshould then ha veattaine datire
pressur eofatl east200 kPa( 2.0b ar/
29 psi).
If tir esealantl eaksout,m akes urey ou clean the
af fected area as quickl yasp ossible.Itisp refera ‐
ble touse clean water.
If yo ug ettires ealan tony our clo thing, ha veit
cleaned as soon as possible wit hperch loroe thy‐
lene.
If, af tert en minutes, atirep ressur eof
200 kP a(2.0 bar/29 psi) has no tbeen ach‐
ie ve d:
#Switc hoffthet irei nflation compressor.
#Un scr ew thef iller hose from thev alveoft he
fa ulty tire.
Pleasen otet hat tir esealantm ayleak out when
unscr ewing thef illing hose.
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#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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#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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specialist workshop or toac ollection
pointf or used batteries.
Ifyo uh ave toconnect the12v olt batter y,con‐
ta ct aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Compl ywiths afet yn otes and take protective
measures when handling batteries.
Risk of explosion
Fire, open flames and smokin gare
prohibite dwhen handling theb atter y.
Av oid creating spar ks.
Electrolyte or batteryacid is cor ro‐
sive. Avoid contact wit hskin, eyes or
clo thing. Wear suitable pr otective
clo thing, in particular glove s, an
apron and aface mask .Immediate ly
ri nse electrolyte or acid splashes off
wit hc lean water.Conta ctap hysician
if necessar y.
Weareyep rotection.
Ke ep children away.
Obser vethis Opera tor's Manual.
If yo udon otintendtou sethev ehicle overan
ex tende dperio doft ime:
RActivat estandb ymode ,or
RConnec tthe batter ytoabatterycharge r
appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz, or
RConsult aqualified specialis tworks hop to
disconnec tthe battery
St arting assist ance andchargin gthe 12V
battery
Ve hicles with alithium-ion battery
#When chargingt he batter yand during start‐
ing assis tance, al ways use thej ump-s tart
connection point in thee ngine compartment.
* NO
TEDama getotheb atter yfromo ver‐
vo ltage
When chargingu singabatterycharge rw ith‐
out amaximu mcharging voltage, theb attery
or theo n-boar delectronics ma ybedamaged.
#Onlyuse batter ycharger switham axi‐
mum chargingv oltageof1 4.4V.
Allother vehicles
#When chargingt he batter yand during start‐
ing assis tance, al ways use thej ump-s tart
connection point in thee ngine compartment.
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*NO
TEDamaging theb atter ythrough
ove rvoltage
When chargingu singabatterycharge rw ith‐
out amaximu mcharging voltage, theb attery
or thev ehicle electronics ma ybedamaged.
#Onlyuse batter ycharger switham axi‐
mum chargingv oltageof1 4.8V.
&
WARNING Risk ofexplosion from hydro‐
ge ng as igniting
Ab atter ygene ratesh ydrogen gasd uring the
ch argingp rocess. If ther eisas hortcircuit or
spar ksstar ttof orm, ther eisad anger of the
hy drogen gasigniting.
#Mak esuret hat thep ositiv eterminal of
th ec onnected batter ydoes no tcome
int oc onta ct wi thvehicle parts.
#Ne verp lace me talo bject sort ools on a
batter y.
#When connectin gand disconnectin gthe
batter y,yo um usto bserv ethe descri‐
bed order fort he batter yclamps.
#When giving startin gassis tance, al ways
mak esuret hat youo nly connec tbat‐
te ry term inals wit hidentical polarity.
#During startin gassis tance, youm ust
observ ethe described order forc on‐
necting and disconnecting thej umper
cables.
#Do no tconnect or disconnect theb at‐
te ry cla mp sw hile thee ngine is running.
&
WARNING Risk ofexplosion during
ch argingp rocess and startin gassis tance
During thec harging process and starting
assis tance, theb atter ymayrelease an explo‐
siv eg as mixture.
#Avoid fire ,o pen flames,c reating spar ks
and smoking.
#Mak esuret hat ther eiss ufficient venti‐
latio ndurin gthe chargingp rocess and
during startin gassis tance.
#Do no tlea no verab atter y.
Ifth ei ndicator/warning lamps in thei nstrument
clus terdon otlight up at lo wtemperatures, it is
ve ry likel ythat thed ischar gedb atter yhas fro‐
zen.
& WARNING Risk ofexplosion from afro‐
zen battery
Ad ischar gedb atter ymayfreeze at temp era‐
tures slightl yabove or belo wfreezing point.
During startin gassis tance or batter ycharg‐
ing, batter ygas ma ybereleased.
#Alwayst hawaf roze nb atte ryout firs t
befor echarging it or per form ing start‐
ing assis tance.
* NO
TEShor tening thes ervice lif eofthe
batter ybycharging theb atter yatl ow
te mp eratures
Chargin gthe batter yatveryl ow temp era‐
tures ma yshor tent he service lif eofthe bat‐
te ry and ha vean egativ eeffect on starting.
#Do no tcharg ethe batter yatveryl ow
te mp eratures.
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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 .
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#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.
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