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

#Remo vetrappe dplants or other flam‐
mable material, in particular.
#If th er eisd amage, consult aqualified
specialis tworks hop immediately.
&
WARNING Risk of accident or injury due
to incor rect modifications on electronic
component part s
Modification toelectronic components, their
softwar eorwiring could impair their function
and/or thef unction of other networ kedc om‐
ponen tparts. In particular ,systems releva nt
to saf etyc ould also be af fected.
As aresult, these ma ynolonger function
proper lyand/or jeopardizet he operating
saf etyoft hevehicle.
#Ne vertamper wit hthe wiring and elec‐
tronic component parts or their soft‐
wa re.
#Yo us hould ha veall workon electrical
and electronic componentsc arried out
at aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
* NO
TEDama getothev ehicle
Damag etothevehicle ma yoccur in thef ol‐
lowing cases:
RThe vehicle becomes grounded, e.g. on a
high curb or an unpa vedr oad.
RThe vehicle is driven toof asto vera n
obs tacle ,e.g. acurb ,speed bump or pot‐
hole.
RAh eavy object strike st he underbody or
parts of thec hassis.
In situations suc hasthis,theb ody ,the
underbody ,chassi sparts ,wheels or tires
coul dbed amaged without thed amag ebeing
visible. Components damaged in this wa y
can unexpectedly fail or ,int he case of an
accident, no longer withs tand thes trai nthey
ar ed esigned to.
If th eu nderbody paneling is damaged, flam‐
mable materials suc hasleaves, grass or
twigs can gather between theu nderbody and
th eu nderbody paneling. If these materials
come int oconta ct wi thhotp arts on the
ex haus tsyst em, they ma ycatc hfire.
#Ha ve thev ehicle checkeda nd repaired
immediatel yataqualified specialist
wo rkshop.
or
#If driving saf etyisi mpaired while con‐
tinuing your journe y,pull over and stop
th ev ehicle immediatel y,paying atten‐
tion toroad and traf ficc onditions ,and
contact aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Declaration of conformity forw ireles svehi‐
cle components
USA: "The wireless devices of this vehicle com‐
ply wit hPart15oft he FCC Rules. Operation is
subject tothef ollowing tw oconditions: 1) These
device smaynotc ause harmful inter fere nce, and
2) These device smusta ccep tany inter fere nce
re ceive d, includin ginter fere nce that ma ycause
undesired operation.C hangesorm odifications
no te xpressly appr ovedbyt he party responsible
fo rc ompliance could void theu ser's authority to
operat ethe equipment."
General no tes 23

Canada:"The wireless devices of this vehicle
compl ywithI ndustr yCanada license-e xemp t
RSS standard(s). Operatio nissubject tothef ol‐
lowing tw oconditions: (1) These device smay
no tc ause inter fere nce, and (2) These devices
must accep tany inter fere nce, including inter fer‐
ence that ma ycaus eundesired operatio nofthe
device."
Diagnostics connection
The diagnostics connection is onl yintended for
th ec onnection of diagnostic devices at aquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop.
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetoc on‐
necting device stothe diagnostics con‐
nection
If yo uc onnec tequipment toad iagnostics connectio
ninthevehicle, it ma yaffect the
operation of vehicle sy stems.
As aresult, theo perating saf etyoft hevehi‐
cle could be af fected.
#Onl yconnect equipment toad iagnos‐
tic sc onnectio ninthevehicle whic his
appr ovedfor your vehicle byMercedes-
Benz.
& WARNING Risk of accident duet o
object sinthe driver's foot we ll
Object sinthe driver's foot we ll ma yimp ede
pedal tr avel or bloc kadepressed pedal.
This jeopardizes theo perating and road
saf etyoft hevehicle.
#Stow all object sinthevehicle securely
so that they canno tget intot he driver's
fo ot we ll.
#Alw aysi ns tallth ef loor mats securely
and as prescribed in order toensure
th at ther eisa lway ss ufficient room for
th ep edals.
#Do no tuse loose floor mats and do not
place floor mats on topofo ne ano ther.
* NO
TEBatter ydisch arging from using
device sconnected tothed iagnostics
connection
Using devices at thed iagnostics connection
drains theb atter y.
#Chec kthe charge leve loft he batter y.
#Ifth ec har geleve lisl ow,charg ethe
batter y,e.g. bydriving aconsiderable
dis tance.
Connecting equipment tothed iagnostics con‐
nection can lead toemissions monitoring infor‐
mation being reset, fore xamp le. This ma ylead
to thev ehicle failing tomee tthe requ irements of
th en exte missions inspection during them ain
inspection.
Qualified specialis tworks hop
An authorized Mercedes-Benz service center is a
qu alified specialis tworks hop. It has then eces‐
sar yspecialis tknowledge, tools and qualifica‐
tions tocor rectl yc arry out thew orkr equired on
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Generaln otes
devices
(Model: D-WMI2015A):
complies with Part 18 of the FCC Rules."
The name and adress of the responsibl eparty
is:
Continental Automotive Systems US Inc. 2400 Executiv eHills Drive
Aubur nHills, MI 48326-2980
United States of America
USA:
"Wireles scharging system
formobile
This device

your vehicle. This particularly applies towo rkrel‐
ev ant tosaf ety.
Fo rthe following, alw aysh ave your vehicle
ch eckedatana uthorized Mercedes-Benzs ervice
cente r:
RWorkreleva nt tosaf ety
RService and maintenance work
RRepair work
RModifications, ins tallation sand con versions
RWo rkon electronic component parts
Cor rect use of thev ehicle
If yo ur emo veanyw arning sticke rs,y ou or others
could failto recognize cer tain dangers. Lea ve
wa rning sticke rs in position.
Obser vethef ollowing information when driving
yo ur vehicle:
Rthes afet yn otes in this manual
Rthev ehicle tech nica ldata
Rtraf ficr ules and regulations
Rlaws and saf etys tanda rdsp ertainin gto
mo torv ehicles
Problems with your vehicle
If yo us hould experience aproblem wit hyour
ve hicle, particularly one that youb elie vemay
af fect its saf eoperation, weurge youtoc ontact
an au thorized Mercedes-Benz service center
immediately tohave thep roblem diagnosed and
re ctified. If thep roblem is no tresolved to your
satisfaction,p leasediscussthep roblem again
wit hthe authorized Mercedes-Benz service cen‐
te ro r,if necessar y,contact us at one of thef ol‐
lowing addresses.
In theU SA:
Cus tomer Assis tance Center
Mercedes-Benz US A,LLC
3M ercedes Drive
Montvale ,NJ07645-0350
In Canada:
Cu stomer Relation sDepartment
Mercedes-Benz Canada, Inc. 98
Vande rhoof Avenue
To ronto, Ontario M4G 4C9Re porting saf etyd efects
US Ao nly:
The following text is published as requ ired of
manufacturer sunder Title 49, Code of U.S. Fed‐
eral Regulations, Part57 5p ursuant tothe
"National Traf fica nd Mo torV ehicle Saf etyA ct of
19 66".
If yo ub elie vethat your vehicle has adefect
whic hcould cause acrash or could cause injury
or death, yous hould immediatel yinfor mthe
Na tional Highw ayTraf ficS afet yA dmini stra tion
(NHT SA)ina ddition tonotifying Mercedes-Benz
US A,LLC.
If NHT SAreceive ssimilar complaints, it may
open an in vestigation ,and if it finds that as afet y
defect exists in agroup of vehicles, it ma yorder
ar ecall and remedy campaign. Ho wever,NHT SA
canno tbecome in volved in individual problems
between you, your dealer ,orMercedes-Benz
US A,LLC.
General no tes 25

Tocontact NHT SA,you ma ycall theV ehicle
Saf etyH otline toll-f reeat1 -888-327-4236
(TT Y:1-800-424-9 153);go tohttp://
www.safercar.go vorwrite to:A dmini stra tor,
NHT SA,400 Se venthS treet, SW.,Wa shington,
DC 20590, US A.
Yo uc an find mor einformatio nonvehicle saf ety
under :http://w ww.safercar.g ov
LimitedWarranty
* NO
TEDama getothev ehicle arising
from culpable violation of these operat‐
ing instructions.
Damag etothevehicle can arise from culpa‐
ble violation of these operating instructions.
This damag eisnotcoverede ither bythe
Mercedes-BenzL imitedWarrant yorbyt he
Ne wV ehicle or Used Vehicle Warrant y.
#Followt he instructions in this manual
on proper operation of your vehicle as
we ll as on possible vehicle damage.
QR code forr escue card
The QR code is secured in thef uel filler flap and
on theo pposit eside on theB -pillar .Intheeve nt
of an accident, rescue services can use theQ R
code toquickl yfind thea ppropriat erescue card
fo ry our vehicle. The cur rent rescue car dcon‐
ta ins them ostimp ortant informatio nabout your
ve hicle in acompact form ,e.g. ther outing of the
electric lines.
Yo uc an find mor einformatio nunder
ww w.mercedes-benz.de/qr-code.
Ve hicl edata storage
Data acquisition
Aw iderang eofe lectronicc omponents in your
ve hicle contain dat amemories.
These dat amemories temp orarily or perma‐
nently stor et echnical in form ationa bout :
RThev ehicle's operating state
REvents
RMalfunctions In
general ,the tech nica linformatio ndocuments
th es tate ofac omponent part, amodule, asys‐
te mort he sur roundings.
Thesei nclude, fore xamp le:
ROperatingc onditionsofs ystemc omponents.
Fo re xamp le,fluid leve ls.
RThe vehicle's status messages and those of
its individual components. Fore xamp le,the
numbe rofwheelrevo lutions/speed, deceler‐
ation ,lateral acceleration ,accelerator pedal
position.
RMalfunctions and defect sinimportant sys‐
te mc omponents. Fore xamp le, lights,
brakes.
RVe hicle reactionsa nd operatingc onditionsin
special drivin gsituations .For example, air
bag deployment, inter ventio nofs tabilityc on‐
trol sy stems.
RAmbien tconditions .For example, outside
te mp erature.
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General no tes

This dataisofane xclusivel ytechnical nature
and can be used to:
RAssi stin de tecting and rectifying malfunc‐
tions and defects.
RAnalyze vehicle functions, e.g. af terana cci‐
dent.
ROptimize vehicle functions.
The dat acanno tbeu sedtotrace thev ehicle's
mo vements.
When your vehicle is serviced, tech nica linforma‐
tio nc an be read from thee vent da tamemory
and malfunction dat amemor y.
Service sinclude, fore xamp le:
RRepair services
RService processes
RWa rrant ycases
The vehicle is read out byemplo yees of the
service networ k(including them anufacturer)
using special diagnostic devices. Youc an obtain
mor einformation there, if required. Af
teram alfunction has been rectified, thei nfor‐
mation is dele tedf romt he malfunction memory
or is continuall yoverw ritten.
When operating thev ehicle, situations ar econ‐
ceivable in whic hthis tech nica ldata, in co nnec‐
tion wit hother information (if necessar y,afte r
consultation wi than authorize dexpe rt), could be
traced toap erson.
Examples include:
RAc cident reports
RDamag etothevehicle
RWi tnes sstatements
Fu rther additional functions that ha vebeen con‐
tractuall yagreed upon wit hthe cus tomer all ow
cer tain vehicle dat atobec onveye dbyt hevehi‐
cle as well. The additional function sinclude, for
ex ample, vehicle location in case of an emer‐
ge ncy.
COMAND/mbrace
If th ev ehicle is equipped wit hCOMAND or
mbrace, additional dat aabout thev ehicle's oper‐
at

ion, theu se of thev ehicle in cer tain situations, and
thel ocation of thev ehicle ma ybecompiled
th ro ugh COMAND or them brace sy stem.
Ad ditional information can be found in them ulti‐
media sy stem section and/or them brace Term s
and Conditions.
Event data recorders
This vehicle is equipped wit hanevent da ta
re corder (EDR). The mai npurpose of an ED Ris
to record, in cer tain crash or near crash-lik esit‐
uations, suc hasanair bag deployment or hitting
ar oad obs tacle ,dataw hichw ill assis tinunder‐
st anding ho wavehicle's sy stems per form ed.
The ED Risdesigned torecor ddatar elated to
ve hicle dynamics and saf etys ystems foras hort
period of time, typically 30 seconds or less.
The EDR in this vehicle is designed torecord
such dataas:
RHowv arious sy stems in your vehicle were
operating;
RWhe ther or no tthe driver and passenger
saf etyb eltsw ereb uckled/fas tened;
RHo wf ar (i fata ll)t he driver wasd epressing
th ea ccelerator and/or brak epedal; and,
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RHowf astthe vehicle wastrave ling.
This dat acan help pr ovide abette ru nder stand‐
ing of thec ircums tances in whic haccidents and
inju ries occur .NOTE: ED Rdataisr ecorded by
yo ur vehicle onl yifanon-trivial crash situation
occurs; no dat aisrecorded bytheE DR under
normal driving conditions and no personal data
(e.g. name, gende r,ag ea nd accidentl ocation) is
re corded .How ever,o ther parties, suc haslaw
enforcement,c ould combine EDR dat awitht he
type of personall yidentifying dat aroutinely
acquired during acrash inve stigation.
Ac cess tothev ehicle and/or theE DR is needed
to read dat athat is recorded bytheE DR,and
special equipment is requ ired. In addition tothe
ve hicle manufacturer ,other parties that ha vethe
special equipment, suc haslawenforcement,
can read thei nformation byaccessing thev ehi‐
cle or theE DR.
ED Rd atam aybe used in civil and criminal mat‐
te rs as atool in accident reconstruction, acci‐
dent claims and vehicle saf ety. Since theC rash
Dat aRetrieva l(CDR) tool that is used toextract
da ta from theE DR is commercially available, Mercedes-Ben
zUSA,LLC ("MBUSA") expressly
disclaims an yand all liability arising from the
ex traction of this informatio nbyunauthorized
Mercedes-Ben zpersonne l.
MBUS Awill no tshar eEDR data wit hother sw ith‐
out thec onsent of thev ehicle owner o
r
,ifthe
ve hicle is leased, without thec onsent of thel es‐
see. Exception stothisrepresentation include
re sponses tosubpoenas bylawe nforcement ;by
fe deral, stat eorl ocal go vernment ;inconnection
wit hora rising out of litigation in volvingM BUSA
or its subsidiaries and af filiates; or ,asrequired
by law.
Wa rning: theE DR isac omponen tofthe
Re stra int Sy stem Module. Tamp ering with, alter‐
ing, modifying or removing theE DR component
ma yresult in amalfunction of theR estraint Sys‐
te mM odule and other sy stems.
St atel aws orregulations rega rding EDRs that
con flict wit hfederal regulation ar epre-em pted.
This means that in thee vent of such conflict,the
fe deral regulation go verns. As of Februar y2013,
13 states ha veenacted la wsrelatin gtoE DRs.
Copyright
Information on licenses forf reea nd open-
source so ftwa re
Information on licenses forf reea nd open-sourc e
softwar eused in your vehicle and its electronic
componentsisa vailable online at:
http://www.mercedes-benz.com/opensource
Re gis tere dtrademar ks
RBluetoo th®isar egis tere dt rademar kofBlue‐
toot hSIG Inc.
RDTS™ is aregis tere dt rademar kofDTS,Inc.
RDolby®and MLP™a reregis tere dt rademar ks
of DOLB YLaboratories.
RBabySmart™, ESP®and PRE-SAFE®arer eg‐
is te re dt rademar ksof Daimler AG.
RHomeLink®isar egis tere dt rademar kof
Johnson Controls.
RiPod®and iTunes®ar er egis tere dt rademar ks
of Apple Inc.
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RBurmester®is ar egis tere dt rademar kof
Burmes terA udiosy steme GmbH.
RMicrosoft®and Windo wsMedia®arer egis‐
te re dt rademar ksof Microsof tCorporation.
RSIRIUS®isar egis tere dt rademar kofSirius
XM Radio Inc.
RHD Radio™ is aregis tere dt rademar kofiBiq‐
uity Digital Corporation.
RGraceno te®isar egis tere dt rademar kof
Graceno te,Inc.
RZAGA TSurve y®and related brands ar eregis‐
te re dt rademar ksof ZagatSur vey, LLC.
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Restra int sy stem
Pr otection byther estraint sy stem
The restra int sy stem includes thef ollowing:
RSeat belt sy stem
RAirbags
RChild restra int sy stem
RChild seat securing sy stem
In thee vent of an accident, ther estraint sy stem
can:
RRe duce ther isk of vehicle occupants coming
int oc ontact wit hparts of thev ehicle interior.
RReduce thef orces towhic hthe vehicle occu‐
pants ar esubjected.
As eat belt can onl yprovide theb estleve lofp ro‐
te ction if it is worncor rectl y.Depending on the
de tected accident situation, Emergency Tension‐
ing Device sand/or airbags supplement thep ro‐
te ction of fere dbyac orrectl yw orns eat belt.
Emer gency Tensioning Device sand/or airbags
ar en otdepl oyed in everyaccident. So
that ther estraint sy stem can pr ovide pr otec‐
tion ,eachv ehicle occupant mus t:
RWith th eseat belt fastened cor rectly
RIn an almos tupright position wi th their back
agains tthe seat backrest
RSit wit htheir feet resting on thef loor ,ifp os‐
sible.
RAlw aysbes ecured in an additional restra int
sy stem suitable forM ercedes-Benz vehicles
if th ey areu nde r5f t(1.50 m) tall.
Ho wever,no sy stem available toda yc an com‐
ple tely eliminat einjuries and fata lities in every
accidents ituation. In particular ,the seat belt
and airbag general lydo no tprotect against
objects penetrating thev ehicle fr om
theo ut
side.
Ar isk of inju rycaused bythea irbag deploying
can also no tbecomple tely ruled out.
Re duce drestraint sy stem pr otection
&
WARNING Risk of injury or deathfrom
modifications tother estraint sy stem
Modification stotherestra int sy stem may
cause it tono longer workas intended.
The restra int sy stem ma ythen no tprotect
th ev ehicle occupants as intended byfailing
in an accident or triggering unexpec tedly ,for
ex ample
#Ne vera lter thep arts of ther estraint
sy stem.
#Ne vertamper wit hthe wiring or any
electronic component parts or their
software.
If it is necessar ytomodifythev ehicle toaccom‐
modat eaperson wit hdisabilities, con tact a
qu alified specialis tworks hop. Mercedes-Benz
re commends that youo nly use seat beltsw hich
ha ve been appr oved specificall yfor your vehicle
by Mercedes-Benz.
RContact aMercedes-Benzs ervice centerfor
de tails.
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Occupant saf ety