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

#Tomount: positionhub cap 1and turn
unti litisc ompletelyf lush wit hthe wheel.
#Position soc ket2 on hubc ap1.
#Position wheel wrench 3on soc ket2 and
tighten theh ub cap clockwise.
Specified tightening torq ue: 18lb-ft
(25 Nm).
#Ra ise thev ehicle (→pag e335).
Raising thev ehicle when changing awheel
RequirementsRTher eareno persons in thev ehicle.
RThe vehicle is prepared foraw heelc hange
(→pag e334).
RThe hub caps ha vebeen remo ved
(→pag e334).
Impor tant no tesonu singthej ack:
ROnl yusethev ehicle-specific jac kthat has
been tested and appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz
to raise thev ehicle.
RThe jac kisonlyd esigned forr aising and
holdingt hevehicle foras horttime while a whee
lisbeing changed and no tfor mainte‐
nance workunder thev ehicle.
RThe jac kmustbep laced on afirm, flat and
non-slip sur face. If necessar y,use alarge ,
load-bearing, non-slip underla y.
RThe base ofthej ackm ustbep ositioned ver‐
tically under thej acks uppor tpoint.
Rules of conduct when thev ehicle is raised:
RNe verp lace your hands or feet under the
ve hicle.
RDo no tlie under thev ehicle.
RDo no tstar tthe engine and do no trelease
th ep arking brake.
RDo no topen or close an ydoor sort he trunk
lid.
#Using thew heel wrench, loosen thew heel
bolts on thew heel youw ish tochang eby
about onef ull turn. Do no tunscr ewtheb olts
comple tely.
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Position of jac ksuppor tpoints
&
WARNING Risk of injury from incorrect
positioning of thej ack
If yo udon otpositio nthe jac kcorrectly at
th ea ppropriat ejacking point of thev ehicle,
th ej ackc ould tip wit hthe vehicle raised.
#Onl yposition thej ackatt he appropri‐
at ej acking point of thev ehicle. The
base of thej ackm ustbep ositioned ver‐
tically under thej acking point of the
ve hicle.
* NO
TEVehicle damag efromt he jack
Ifyo udon otpositio nthe jac kcorrectl ya t
th ea ppropriat ejacks uppor tpoint of the
ve hicle, thej ackc ould tip overwitht he vehi‐
cle raised.
#The jac kisdesigned exclusively for
jacking up thev ehicle at thej acks up‐
por tpoints.
#Take ther atche tbox wrenc houtofthev ehi‐
cle tool kit and place it on theh exagon nut of
th ej acksot hatthel ette rs "AUF" (up) are
visible.
#Po sition jack 2at jac ksuppor tpoint 1.
#Turn ratche tbox wrench 3clockwise until
jack 2sitsc omple tely on ja cksuppor tpoint
1 and theb ase of thej ackl ies evenlyo n
th eg round.
#Continue totur nratche tbox wrench 3until
th et ireisr aised amaximum of 1.2i n(3c m)
of ft he ground.
#Loosen and remo vethew heel (→pag e337).
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Wheels and tires

Removing awheel
RequirementsRThe vehicle is raised (→pag e335).
When changing awheel, avoid applying an yforce
to theb rake disks, since this could impair the
le ve lofc omfort when braking.
* NO
TEDama getothre adingf romd irto n
wheel bolts
#Do no tplace wheel boltsins andoron
ad irty sur face.
#Un scr ew theu ppermos twheel bolt com‐
ple tely.
#Scr ew centering pin 1instead of thew heel
bolt int othe thre ad.
#Un scr ew ther emaining wheel bolt sfully.
#Re mo vethew heel.
#Mount then ew wheel (→pag e337).
Mounting anew wheel
RequirementsRThe wheel is remo ved(→pag e337).
&
WARNING Risk of accident from losing a
wheel
Oiled, greased or damaged wheel bolts or
wheel hubt hreads can cause thew heel bolts
to come loose.
As aresult, youc ould lose awheel while driv‐
ing.
#Ne vero il or grease thew heel bolts.
#Inthee vent of damage tothet hreads,
contact aqualified specialis tworks hop
immediatel y.
#Have thed amaged wheel bolts or dam‐
aged hub thre ads replaced.
#Do no tdrive anyf urther.
#Obser vethei nformation on thec hoice of
tires (→pag e331).
Fo rtires wit haspecified direction of rotation, an
ar row onthes ide wall of thet irei ndicates the
cor rect dire ction of rotation. Observ ethe direc‐
tion of rotatio nw henm ounting.
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#Slidethew heel tobe mounted ont othe cen‐
te ring pi nand push it on.
&
WARNING Risk of injury from tightening
whee lbolts and nuts
If yo ut ighten thew heel bolts or wheel nuts
when thev ehicle is raised, thej ackc ould tip.
#Onl ytighten wheel bolts or wheel nuts
when thev ehicle is on theg round.
#Fo rs afet yr easons, Mercedes-Benz recom‐
mend sthat youo nly use wheel boltswhich
ha ve been appr oved forM ercedes-Benz vehi‐
cles, as well as fort he wheel in question.
* NO
TEDama getopaintwor kofthe wheel
ri mw hen scr ewing on thef irst whee lbolt
If th ew heel has toom uchp layw hen scr ew‐
ing in thef irst whee lbolt, th ew heel rimp aint
can be dama ged.
#Press thew heel firm lyagains tthe
whee lhub when scr ewing on thef irst
wheel bolt.
#Ti ghten thew heel bolts until they aref inger-
tight.
#Un scr ew thec entering pin.
#Tighten thel astw heel bolt until it is finger-
tight.
#Lo we rthe vehicle(→pag e338).
Loweri ngthev ehicle af teraw heelchange
Re quirementsRThe ne wwheel has been mounted
(→pag e337).
#Place ther atche tbox wrenc hontot he he xa‐
gon nut of thej acksot hatthel ette rs "AB"
ar ev isible.
#To lowe rthe vehicle: turnthe ratche tbox
wrenc hofthe jac kcounter-clockwise.
#Tighten thew heel bolts evenlyinac rosswise
patter ninthe sequence indicated (1 to5).
Specified tightening torq ue: 111 lb-ft
(150 Nm).
& WARNING Risk of accident duetoi ncor‐
re ct tigh tening torque
Th ew heelsc ould come loose if thew heel
bolts or wheel nuts ar enottightened tothe
prescribed tightenin gtorque.
#Ha ve thet ightening torque checked
immediatel yataqualified specialist
wo rkshop af terc hanging awheel.
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Wheels and tires

#Checkthe tir epressur eoft he newl ymoun‐
te dw heel and adjus taccording ly.
#Ve hicles with atirep ressur emonitoring
sy stem: Restar tt he tir epressur emonitoring
sy stem (
→pag e318).
Be sur etoalso observ ethe following fur ther
re lated subjects:
RNo tesont irep ressur e(→page312)
Wheels an dtires 339

Notesont echnical data
The dat astatedo nly applies tovehicles with
st andar dequipment .You can obtain fur ther
information from an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center.
Ve hicl eelectronics
Note soni nstalling two-w ayradios
&
WARNING Risk of accident from incor‐
re ctly car ried out workon theRFt rans‐
mitter
The electromagnetic radiation from RF trans‐
mitter scan inter fere wit hthe vehicle elec‐
tronics if RF transmitter saremanipulate dor
re trofitted inco rrectly.
This could jeopardize theo perating saf etyo f
th ev ehicle.
#Yous hould ha veall workon electrical
and electronic componentsc arried out
at aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
&
WARNING Risk of accident from incor‐
re ct ope ratio noft he RF transmitter
If yo uo perat eRFt ransmit ters incor rectl yin
th ev ehicle, thee lectromagnetic radiation
could inter fere wit hthe on-boar delectronics,
e.g.:
Rif th eRFt ransmit terisn otconnected to
an exterior antenna
Rif th ee xterio rantenna is no tcorrectly
mounted or is no talow-reflectio ntype.
This could jeopardize theo perating saf etyo f
th ev ehicle.
#Have thel ow -reflectio nexterior
antenn ainstalled at aqualified special‐
is tw orks hop.
#When operating RF transmitter sinthe
ve hicle, alw aysc onnect them tothe
lo w- reflection exterior antenna.
* NO
TEInva lidation of theo perating per‐
mit due tofailur etoc omply wi th the
instructions fori ns tallation and use
The operatin gpermit ma ybeinvalidated if
th ei nstruction sfor ins tallation and use of RF
transmitter sarenoto bser ved.
#Onl yuse appr oved frequency bands.
#Obser vethem aximum permissible out‐
put po werint hese frequency bands.
#Onlyuse appr oved antenn apositions.
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Tech nica ldata

1Front roof area
2Re ar roof area
3Re ar fender
4Trunk lid
On vehicles wit hapanoramic sliding sunroof,
ins talling an antenn aonthe front or rear roof
area is no tpermitted. On
ther ear fende rs,itisr ecommende dtoposi‐
tion thea ntenn aonthe side of thev ehicle clos‐
es ttot he center of ther oad.
Use Tech nica lSpecificatio nISO/T S21609 (Road
Ve hicles –EMC guidelines fori ns tallation of
af te rm arke tradio frequency transmittin gequip‐
ment )when retrofitting RF (radio frequency)
transmitters. Co mply wi th th elegal requirements
fo rd etachable parts.
If yo ur vehicle has ins tallation sfor two-w ayradio
equipment ,use thep ower suppl yorantenna
connectionsi ntendedforu se wit hthe basic wir‐
ing. Be sur etoobservethem anufacturer's addi‐
tional instruction swhen ins talling.
The maximum transmission output (PEAK) at the
base of thea ntenn amustn otexc eed thev alues
in thef ollowing table: Fr
equency band and maximum transmission
output
Fr equency band Maximu mtransmis‐
sion output
Sho rtwa ve
3-54M Hz 10
0W
4mb and
74 -88M Hz 30 W
2mb and
14 4-1 74MHz 50 W
Tr unked radio sys‐
te m/T etra
380 -460 MHz 10
W
70 cm band
400 -460 MHz 35 W
Mobile communica‐
tions (2G/3G/4G) 10
W
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1

Thefollowing can be used in thev ehicle without
re strictions:
RRF transmitter wi tham aximum transmission
output of up to100m W
RRF transmitter switht ransmitter frequencies
in the3 80 -410 MHz frequency band and a
maximu mtransmissio noutpu tofu pto2 W
(trunked radio sy stem/T etra )
RMobile phones (2G/3G/4G)
Ther eareno restrictions whe npositioning the
antenn aonthe outside of thev ehicle fort he fol‐
lowing frequenc ybands:
RTrunked radio sy stem/T etra
R70 cm band
R2G/3G/4G
Ve hicl eidentification plate, VIN and engine
number
Ve hicl eidentification plate
Vehicle identification plat e(US Ao nly)
1
Pe rm issible grossmass
2Pe rm issible front axle load
3Perm issible rear axle load
4Pa int code
5VIN (vehicle identification number)
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