2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN ESP

#Placethem obile phone as close tothec en‐
te rofm at1 as possible wit hthe display
fa cing up wards.
The mobile phone is charge da utomatically,
as is apparent from thew ayin whic hthe
mobile phone react sand from thec harging
symbol in them ultimedia sy stem displa y.
Malfunctions during thec harging process are
shown in them ultimedia sy stem displa y.
% The mobile phone ma yheat up during the
ch argingp rocess, especiall yifdatas ervices
ar eb eingu sed at thes ame time. Forthis
re ason,itisp ossibletocool them obile
phone depending on theo perating status of
th ea ir conditionin gsystem. Cooling output
depends on thep osition of thec ontroller for
th eg love boxc ooling sy stem (cooling output
is higher when thec ontroller is closed).
% Toclean, mat 1can be remo ved. If possi‐
ble, use them at when charging.Installing/removing floor mats
&
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.#To install: pressstuds 1onto holders 2.
#Toremo ve:pull thef loor mat of fthe holders
2.
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Exterior lighting
Lighting systems and your responsibility
The various lighting sy stems of thev ehicle are
onl yaids. The driver of thev ehicle is responsible
fo rc orrect vehicle illumination in accordance
wit hthe pr evailing light and visibilityc onditions,
legal requirements and traf fics ituation.
Light switch
Opera tingthe light switch
#1 W Left-hand standing lights
#2 X Right-hand standing lights
#3 T Parking lightsa nd license plate
lighting
#4 Ã Automatic driving lights (prefer red
light switc hposition)
#5 L Lowb eam/high beam
#6 R Activates/deacti vatest he rear fog
light
When lo wbeam is activated, thei ndicator lamp
fo rt he parking lights is deactivated and replaced
by thel ow beam indicator lamp.
Alw aysp arky our vehicle safely and in awell-lit
area, in accordance wit hthe releva nt le galstipu‐
lations.
* NO
TEBatter ydisch arging byoperating
th es tanding lights
Operatin gthe standing lightso verap eriod of
hour sputs astrai nont he batter y.
#Wherepossible, switc honthe
ri ght X or left Wparking light.
Inthec ase of se vere batter ydischarging, the
parkin glights or standing lightsa reautomati‐
call yswitch ed offtofacilitat eafutureengine
st art.
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Light and visibility

Theexterior lighting (e xcep tp arking lights and
st anding lights) switch es offautomaticall ywhen
th ed rive r's door is opened.
Au tomatic drivin glights
The pa rking lights, lo wbeam and daytime run‐
ning lights ar eswitched on au tomatically
depending on thei gnition status ,whether the
engine is running and on thel ight conditions.
&
WARNING Risk of accident whe nthe low
beam is switched of finpoor visibility
When thel ight switc hissetto Ã,t he low
beam ma ynotbe switched on automatically
if th er eisf og, sno worother causes of poor
visibility suc hasspray .
#In suc hcases, tur nthe light switc hto
L.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gthe rear fogl ight
Re quirement
The light switc hisintheL orà position.
#Press theR button. Please obser
vethec ountry -specific la wsonthe
use of rear fogl amps.
Operating thel ight combination switch
:High beam
;Turn signal light, right
=Headlam pflashing
?Turn signal light, left
#Pull or push thec ombination switc hinthe
re leva nt di rection following thea rrow .
Switching on theh igh beam manually
#Vehicles with Adaptiv eHighbeam Assis t:
Tu rn thel ight switc htotheL position.
Press thec ombination switc hbeyond the
pressur epoint in thed irection of ar row:.
When theh igh beam is activated, thei ndicator
lam pfor lo wbeamisd eactivated and replaced
by thei ndicator lam pfor theh igh beam.
#Toswitc hofftheh igh beam: movethe
combination switc hbacktoi tsstartin gposi‐
tion.
#To indicat ebriefl y:press thec ombination
switc hbriefly up tothep ressur epoint in the
direction of ar row;or?.
The cor responding tur nsignal light flashes
th re et imes.
#To indicat efor ad uration: pressthe combi‐
nation switc hbeyond thep ressur epoint in
th ed irection of ar row;or?.
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Activating/deactivatin gthe hazar dwarning
light
#Press but ton :.
Cornering light
Cornering light function
Cornering light impr ovesthe illumination of the
ro ad ove raw idea ngle in thed irection youa re
turning, enablingb ette rv isibilityint ight bends,
fo re xamp le. It can only be activated whenthe
lo wb eam is switched on.
The function is active:
RAt speeds belo w25mph (40 km/h) when
th et urns ignal light is switched on or the
st eering wheel is turned.
RAt speeds between 25 mph(40 km/h) and
45 mph(70 km/h) when thes teering wheel
is turned.
Tr af ficc ircle and intersection function: the
cornering light is acti vatedonb oths ides thro ugh
an evaluatio nofthe cur rent GP Sposition ofthe
ve hicle. It remains activ euntil af tert he vehicle
has lef tthe traf ficc ircle or thei ntersection.
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assist
Function of Adaptiv eHighbeam Assist
&
WARNING Risk of accident despite
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assist
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tdoes no trecog‐
niz ethe following road users:
RRo ad user swithout lights, e.g .pedes‐
trians
RRo ad user swithp oor lighting ,e.g.
cyclists
RRo ad user swhosel ighting is obstructed,
e.g .bya barrier
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Light and visibility

Onvery rare occasions, Adaptiv eHighbeam
Assis tmayfailto recognize other road users
wit htheir ownlighting, or ma yrecognize
th em tool ate.
In these or similar situations, thea utomatic
high beam is no tdeactivated or is activated
despit ethe presence of other road users.
#Alw ayso bser vethet raffic carefull yand
switc hofftheh igh beam in good time.
Adaptiv eHighbeam Assis tswitch es automati‐
cally between:
RLo wb eam
RHigh beam
At speeds abo ve19 mp h(30 km/h):
RIf no other road user saredetected, theh igh
beam is automaticall yswitched on. The high beam switches of
fautomatically:
RAt speeds belo w16mph (25 km/h).
RIfot her road user saredetected.
RIfstre et lighting is suf ficient.
At speeds abo veappr ox.31m ph (50 km/h):
RThe headlam prang eoft he lowbeam is regu‐
lated automatically based on thed ista nce to
ot her road users.
The sy stem's optical sensor is located behind
th ew indshield near theo verhead control panel.
Sy stem limitations
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tcanno ttak ei nto
account road, weather or traf ficc onditions.
De tection ma yberestricted if:
RVisibility is impaired, fore xamp le infog,
heavy rain or sno w.
RThereisd irtont he sensor sorifthe sensors
ar ec overed over.
Switching Adaptiv eHighbeam Assis ton/off
#To switc hon:tur nthe light switc hto
th eà position.
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#Use button2tosetthe position of them ir‐
ro ry ou ha veselected.
An outside mir rorw hich has been pushed out of
position can be engaged in position again in the
fo llowing manner:
#Ve hicles without electrical lyfolding out‐
side mir rors:Manually mo vetheo utside
mir rorint ot he cor rect position.
#Ve hicles with electrical lyfolding outside
mir rors:Press and hol dbutton1.
Yo uw illhear aclicka nd them irro ra udibly
engag einposition .The mir roriss etintot he
cor rect position.
Au tomatic anti-glar emirrors
&
WARNING Risk of burn sand poisoning
due toelectrolyt eofthe anti-glar emirro r
Electrolyte mayescap eiftheglass in an
automatic anti-glar emirro rb reaks.
The electrolyt eisharmful and causes ir rita ‐
tion. It must notc ome int ocontact wi thyour
skin, eyes,respirator yorgans or clo thing or
be swallo wed.
If yo uc om eintoc ontact wit he lectrolyte,
observ ethe following:
RRinse thee lectrolyt efromy our skin and
seek medical attention immedia tely.
RIf electrolyt ecomes int ocontact with
yo ur eyes, rinse them thoroughly with
clean waterand seek medicala ttention
immediatel y.
RIfth ee lectrolyt eisswallowe d, immedi‐
ately rinse your mout houtthoroughl y.Do
no tinduce vomiting. Seek medica latten‐
tion immediately.
RImmediate lych ang eout of clo thing which
has com eintoc ontact wi thelectrolyte.
RIf an allergic reaction occurs, seek medi‐
cal attention immediatel y.
The outside and insiderearvie wmirro rs on the
driver's side automatically go int oanti- glare
mode if light from aheadlam phitst he inside
re arvie wmirro r. Sy
stem limitations
The mir rors do no tgointoa nti- glar em ode in the
fo llowing situations:
RThe engin eisswitched off.
RThereve rseg ear is engaged.
RThe interior lighting is switched on.
Parking position of thep assenger outside
mir ror
The parking position makes parking easier.
The passenger outside mir rort ilts down wards
and sho wsther ear wheel on thef ront passenger
side if:
RThe parking position is stored
RThe passenger mir roriss elected
RAndther eve rseg ear is engaged.
The passenger outside mir rorm oves bac ktoits
original position in thef ollowing situations:
RIfyo us hiftthe transmission toano ther trans‐
mission position
RIf yo ud rive fast erthan 15 km/h
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2gentle deceleration and rolling
3 consis tent speed
The inne rsegment is gr ayand theo uter seg‐
ment em pties:
1 sporty acceleration
2 heavy braking
3 Fluctuation sinspeed
Yo uh ave driven economicall ywhen:
Rthet hree outer segments ar ecomple tely fil‐
led simultaneousl y.
RtheE CO displa yborder lights up.
The additional rang ea chieve dasar esult of your
drivin gstyle in co mparison toad rive rw itha
ve ry sporty driving styleiss hown under Bonus
fr. Start .The rang ed ispl ay ed does no tindicat ea
fi xe dc onsum ption reduction.
DY NA MIC SELECT switch
Function of theD YNAMI CSELECT switch
Use theD YNAMI CSELECT switc htochangethe
fo llowing driv eprograms:
RI( Individual): individualsettings
RS+ (Spor tPlus): particula rlys portyd rivin g
st yle
RS( Sport): sporty driving style
RC( Comfort): comfortable and economical
drivin gstyle
RE(Economy): particularly economical driving
st yle
Depending on thed rive program selected, the
fo llowing vehicle characteristic swillch ange:
RDriv esystem
-Engine and transmission management
-ESP®
-Dis tance Pilo tDISTRONIC
RSuspension
RSteering
RThe availabilityoft he ECOstart/s topf unc‐
tion
Operating theD YNAMI CSELECT switch
#Press DYNA MIC SELECT switch 1forw ards
or backwards.
The driv eprogram selected appea rsinthe
multifunction displa y.
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Driving and pa rking

Prerequisite
The corresponding button is programmed to
operat ethe garage door.
#Press and hold buttons 1,2or3 until
th eg arag edoor opens or closes.
#When indicator lamp 4flashes yellow: press
th ep reviously pressed but tona gain until the
ga rage door opens or closes. Clearing
theg arag edooro penerm emory
#Press and hold buttons :and ;.
Indicator lamp =lights up yello w.
#If indicator lamp =flashes green: release
buttons :and ;.
Electric pa rking brake
Au tomaticall yapplying the electric parking
brake
& WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If yo ul eave children unaccompanied in the
ve hicle, they ma ybea bletos etthev ehicle in
motion, fore xamp leby:
RRe leasing thep arking brake.
RShifting thet ransmission out of park
position j.
RStartin gthe engine.
In addition, they ma yoperat evehicle equip‐
ment.
#Ne verlea ve children and animals unat‐
te nde dint hevehicle.
#When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle.
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Driving and pa rking