2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN Owner's Manual

Tagging music trac ks
Multimedia system:,Radio.Z Options
If ra dio stations pr ovide ther ele vant information,
th is function allo wsyoutot rans feri nformation
on them usic trac kcurrently pl aying toan
Apple
®device. Youc an then pur chase thea udio
fi le from thei Tune sS tore®.
#Select Tag This Song.
The trac kinformation is sa ved.
Displaying radio text
Multimedia sy stem:,Radio.Z Options.Display Radio
Text Information
#Switc hthe function on O.
Satelliteradio
Information on thes atellit eradio
SIRIUS XM®Satelli teRadio of fers mor ethan 140
digital-quality radio channels pr oviding 100% commercial-free music, sports, ne
wsand enter‐
ta inment ,for example. SIRIUS XM satellit eradio
emplo ysaflee tofh igh-per form anc esatellites to
broadcas taround thec lockthroughout theU SA
and Canada. The satellit eradio program is avail‐
able foram onthlyfee. De tails ar eavailable from
th eS IRIUS XM
®service center and at http://
www.siriusxm.com (USA) or http://
www.siriusxm.ca (Canada). Your ne wMercedes-
Ben zvehicle comes wit hSIRIUS XM
®Satellite
Ra dio pre-in stalled at thef actor y.This service is
free foras ix-mont htrial period. About amonth
befor ethe trial period ends, information will be
pr ov ided on ho wtoextend this subscri ption. An
audible signal sound sand am essag eisshown,
descri bing ho wthe subscription can be exten‐
ded.
% Sirius, XM and al lrelated mar ksand logos
ar et rademar ksof Sirius XM Radio Inc .and
its subsidiaries. All other mar ks,c hannel
names and logo sarethep roperty of their
re spectiv eowne rs.A llrights reser ved.
Re striction sont he satellit eradio
Satelli teradio mode ma ybetemporarily una vail‐
able or inter rupte dfor av ariety of reasons. Thesei
nclude environmen talort opographical
condition sbeyond thec ontrol of Mercedes-Benz
US A,LLC. Thus opera
tion at cer
tain locations
ma ynotbe possible.
Re gis tering satellit eradio
Re quirements
The satellit eradio mode requ ires satellit eradio
equipment and registration wit hasatellit eradio
pr ov ider .Ifr egistration is no tincluded when pur‐
ch asingt he system, your credit car ddetails will
be requ ired toactivat eyour account.
Multimedia sy stem:
,Radio.Þ Waveband.Satellite
Radio.Z Options
#Select Service Information .
The service information screen appears.
#Es tablish atelephone connection.
#Followt he service staff's instructions.
The activatio nprocess ma ytakeuptot en
minutes.
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1

%Youc an also ha vethes atellit eservice acti‐
va tedo nline .Todos o, please visit http:// www.siriusxm.com (USA) or http://
www.siriusxm.ca (Canada). Switching on satellit
eradio
Multimedia sy stem:
,Radio.Þ Waveband
#Select Satellit eRadio.
Overvie wofthe satellit eradio
1Activef reque ncy band
2Logo(ifav ailable)
3Channel name
4Channel information
5Sear ch
6Favorite s
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Multimedia sy stem

7Frequency band
8Online services
9Sound settings
AOptions
Selecting asatellit eradio category
Multimedia sy stem:
,Radio.Þ Waveband.Satellite
Radio.è SiriusXM Radio
Channels.Genres.Category
#Select acategor y.
Selecting asatellit eradio channel
Multimedi asystem:
,Radio.Þ Waveband.Satellite
Radio
#Na vigat eupord own.
Saving or deleting asatellit eradio channel
Multimedi asystem:
,Radio.Þ Waveband.Satellite
Radio.ß Presets
#Select Save Current Station.
Moving achannel
#Select Options.
#SelectMove Highlighted Station.
#Selectapreset.
Deleting achannel
#Select Delete Highlighted Station .
#Selectapreset.
Displaying EPG information fort he cu rrent
ch annel
Multimedi asystem:
,Radio.Þ Waveband.Satellite
Radio.Z Options
#Select EPG Information about Current Chan-
nel.
Setting thep arental control
Multimedia sy stem:
,Radio.Þ Waveband.Satellite
Radio.Z Options.Parental Control
#Switchthe function on O.
#Determ ine afour-digit character sequence
and select OK.
The channel is loc ked.
Un locking achannel
#Enter thef our-digit character sequenc eand
select OK.
The channel is unlo cked.
Music and spor talerts function
This function makes it possible tostor eap ro‐
gram aler tfor your favo rite artists ,trac ksor
sporting events. Music alerts can be sa vedw hile
at rack is being pla yed. Youc an also specify
spor talerts via them enu option .The sy stem
th en continuousl ysear ches thro ugh all thec han‐
nels. If amatch isfound wit hasavedm essage,
yo uw illbe informed.
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Setting music and sportalerts
Re quirements
Swit chon thef ollowing function:
RO Artist Alerts
Multimedia sy stem:
,Radio.Þ Waveband.Satellite
Radio.Z Options.Alert for Artist,
Song&S porting Event
Setting amusic alert
#Select Manage Artist &SongA lerts .
#Select ¥Options.
The following option sareavailable:
RMark This Entry
RMark All Entries
RUnmar kAll Entries
RDeleteT his Entry
RDeleteA ll Entries
#Select an option.
The alertisset forthe cur rent artis tortrack .
If am atchisf ound, apromp tappear sasking
whe ther youw ish tochang etot hechannel.
Setting aspor talert
#Select Manage Sport sAlerts.
#Select Add New Alert orEdi tAlerts.
#Select ateam from aleague.
Displ aying satellit eradio servicei nformation
Multimedia sy stem:
,Radio.Þ Waveband.Satellite
Radio.Z Options
#Select Service Information .
Displaying satellit eradio channeli nforma‐
tion
Multimedi asystem:
,Radio.Þ Waveband.Satellite
Radio.Z Options.Display Radio Text
Information
#Switc hthe function on O.
Sound
Tone settings
Information about thes ound sy stem
The sounds ystemh asatotal output of 100
wa tts and is equippe dwiths eve nspeakers. It is
av ailable fora ll functions in ther adio and media
modes.
The tone settings can be selected tosuit avari‐
et yofi ndividual audio sources.
Calling up thes ound menu
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.à Sound
The following function sareavailable:
REqualizer
RBalance and Fader
#Select thes ound menu.
Ad justin gthe treble ,mid-rang ea nd bass
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.à Sound.Equalizer
#Select Treble, Mid Range orBass.
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Multimedia sy stem

#Changethes ettings.
Ad justin gthe balance/ fader
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.à Sound.Balance and
Fader
#Ad jus tthe balance and fader.
#To exitth em enu: press the% button.
Burmes ter®sur round soun dsystem
Information abou tthe Burmes ter®sur round
soun dsystem
The Burmes ter
®sur round sounds ystemh as a
to ta lo utput of 590 watts and is equipped wi th
13 speakers. It is available fora ll functions in the
ra dio and media modes.
The tone settings can be selected tosuit avari‐
et yofi ndividual audio sources. Calling up
thes ound menu in the
Bu rm ester
®sur round soun dsystem
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.à Sound
The following function sareavailable:
REqualizer
RBalance and Fader
RSurroun dSound
RSoun dFocus
#Select thes ound menu.
Ad justin gthe treble ,mid-rang ea nd bass in
th eB urme ster
®sur round soun dsystem
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.à Sound.Equalizer
#Select Treble, Mid Range orBass.
#Chang ethe settings. Ad
justin gthe balance/ fader in the
Burmes ter
®sur round soun dsystem
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.à Sound.Balance and
Fader
#Ad jus tthe balance and fader.
#To exitth em enu: press the% button.
Switching sur round soun don/of fint he
Burmes ter
®sur round soun dsystem
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.à Sound.Surround
Sound
#Switc hthe function on Oor off ª.
Ad justin gthe sound focus in theB urme ster
®
sur round soun dsystem
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.à Sound.Sound Focus
#Adjus tthe focus.
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Burmester®high-end 3D sur round sound
sy stem
Information abou tthe Burmes ter®high-end
3D sur round soun dsystem
The Burmes ter
®high-end 3D sur round sound
sy stem has atotal output of 1,450 watts and is
equipped wi th23 speake rs.Itisa vailable fora ll
functions in ther adio and media modes.
The tone settings can be selected tosuit avari‐
et yofi ndividual audio sources.
Calling up thes ound menu in the
Bu rm ester
®high-end 3D sur round sound
sy stem
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.à Sound
The following function sareavailable:
REqualizer
RBalance and Fader
RVIP Seat (seat-based soundo ptimization)
RSoun dProfiles
#Select thes ound menu. Ad
justin gthe treble ,mid-rang ea nd bass in
th eB urme ster
®high-end 3D sur round sound
sy stem
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.à Sound.Equalizer
#Select Treble, Mid Range orBass.
#Chang ethe settings.
Ad justin gthe balance/ fader in the
Burmes ter
®high-end 3D sur round sound
sy stem
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.à Sound.Balance and
Fader
#Ad jus tthe balance and fader.
#To exitth em enu: press the% button.
Ad justin gthe seat-base dsound optimization
in the Burmes ter
®high-end 3D sur round
soun dsystem
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.à Sound.VIP Seat
This setting optimizes thes ound playbac kfor the
selected seat position.
#Switc hthe function on O.
#Selectthes eat position.
Selecting thes ound profile in the
Bu rm ester
®high-end 3D sur round sound
sy stem
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.à Sound.Sound Profiles
The following profiles ar eavailable:
RPure
REas yListening
RLive
RSurround
R3D-Sound
#Select thes ound profile.
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Multimedia sy stem

ASSYSTP LUSs ervice in terv al display
Fu nction of theA SSYSTP LUSs ervice in terv al
display
The ASS YSTP LUSs ervice inter vald ispla yint he
instrument displ ayprov ides informatio nonthe
re maining time or dis tance be fore then ext
service due date.
Yo uc an hide this service messag eusing the
bac kbutton on thel eft-hand side of thes teering
wheel.
Yo uc an obtain fur ther information concerning
th es ervicing of your vehicle from aqualified
specialis tworks hop, e.g. an authorized
Mercedes-Benz service center.
Displaying thes ervice du edate
On-boa rdcomputer:,Service.ASSYST PLUS
The next service due dat eisdisplayed.
#To exitth ed ispla y:press theb ackb utton
on thel eft-hand side of thes teering wheel. Mak
esuretoo bservethef ollowing fur ther rela‐
te ds ubjec t:
ROperating theo n-boar dcomputer
(→pag e195).
Car rying out service workatregular inter‐
va ls
* NO
TEPrematur ewear thro ugh failur eto
obser veservice due dates
Service workwhic hisn otcar ried out at the
ri ght time or incomple tely can lead to
inc reased wear and damag etothevehicle.
#Alw ayso bser vethep rescribed service
inter vals.
#Alw aysh ave thep rescribed service
wo rkcar ried out at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop.
Special service requ irements
The prescribed service inter valisb ased on nor‐
mal operation of thev ehicle. Service workwill
nee dtobep erform ed mor eoften if thev ehicle
is operated under arduous conditions or
increased loads, fore xamp le:
Rregular city driving wit hfrequ ent intermedi‐
at es tops.
Rifth ev ehicle is primaril yused totrave lshort
dis tances.
Rforf requent operation in mountainou sterrain
or on poor road sur faces.
Rif th ee ngine is of tenl eftidling forl ong peri‐
ods.
Rin particula rlyd usty condition sand/o rifair-
re circulation modeisf requently used.
In these or similar operating conditions ,have ,for
ex ample, thei nterior air filter ,engin eairfilter,
engin eoil and oil filter changed mor efrequ ent ly.
The tires mus tbecheckedm oref requ entl yift he
ve hicle is operated under increased loads. Fur‐
th er information can be obtained at aqualified
specialis tworks hop.
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Batterydisconnection periods
The AS SYST PLUS service inter vald isplay
can onl ycalculat ethe serviced uedate when
th eb attery is connected.
#Notedown thes ervice due dat edispla yedi n
th ei nstrument displa ybefor edisconnecting
th eb atter y(
→page277).
Engin ecom partment
Activ eh ood( pedestrian pr otection)
Operation of thea ctiv ehood (pedestrian pro‐
te ction)
In cer tain accident situations ,the risk of injury
to pedestrians can be reduced bythea ctuation
of thea ctiv ehood. The rear area of thee ngine
hood is raised byappr oximatel y85m m.
Fo rthe driv etotheworkshop, rese tthe trig‐
ge reda ctiv ehood yourself.Ift he activehood
has been triggered, pedestrian pr otection may
be limited.
Aq ualified specialis tworks hop mus tre-ins tate
th ef ull functionality of thea ctiv ehood. The activ
ehood is no tavailable in all countries.
Re setting thea ctiv ehood
&
WARNING Risk of burn sfromh otcom‐
ponent parts in thee ngine compartment
Cer tain component parts in thee ngine com‐
partmen tcan be very hot, e.g. thee ngine,
th ec ooler and parts of thee xhaust system.
#Le tthe engine cool down and only
to uc ht he component parts described
as follo ws .
#With your handf lat, push down activ ehood
1 inthea reaa round theh inges on bo th
sides (ar rows).
The engine hood mus tengag einp osition.
#Ifth ea ctiv ehood can be raised slightly at
th er ear in thea reaoft he hinges, repeat the
st ep until it engages cor rectl yinp osition.
Opening/closing the engine hood
&
WARNING Risk of accident if thee ngine
hood is unlatched while driving
An unloc kede ngin ehood ma yopen up when
th ev ehicle is in motion and bloc kyour vie w.
#Neveru nlatc hthe engine hood while
driving.
#Befor eevery trip, ensur ethat the
engine hood is latched.
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