2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN 9g tronic

RGray radar waves next tovehicle: Blind Spot
Assis tactivated
RGreen radar waves next tovehicle: Blind Spot
Assis tactive
RDispla yofDistan ce Pil otDISTRONIC
(→pa ge 159)
Calling up displa ysintheT ripm enu
On-boar dcomputer:,Trip
% The spelling ma ydiffe rint he main menu dis‐
pla yed. Therefore, obser vethem enu over‐
vie wf ortheI nstrument Displa yintheWide‐
screen Cockpit (
→pag e195).
#To select adispla y:swipe upwards or down‐
wa rdsont he left-hand side of Touc hC ontrol.
Dis playsintheTrip menu:
RStandar ddisplay
REnergy flow display
RRangea nd cur rent fue lconsu mption
-Arecuperation displa yisalsoavailable
fo rc ertain engines.
-Ifth er eiso nlyas mall amount of fuel left
in thef uel tank ,the displa yshows avehi‐
cle being refueled ins tead of thea ppr oxi‐
mat erange.
REC Od ispl ay (→pag e133)
RTrip computer FromS tart and FromR eset
RDigital speedomet er
% Instrument Displa
yintheWidescreen
Co ckpit: The digital speedome tero nly
appear sinthe CLASSIC or Spor tdispla yset‐
ting.
Example: standar ddisplay
1Trip dis tance
2To tald ista nce
Instrument Displa yand on-board computer19
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field nar rows down then umber of possible
selections.
#Select thec onta ct.
Ac ontact can contai nthe following de tails:
RPhonen umbers
RNavigation add resses
RGeo-coordinates
Editing thef orma tofac ontact's name
Multimedi asystem:
,Phone.Z Options.Name
Format
The following option sareavailable:
RLast Name,F irst Name
RLast Name First Name
RFirst Name Last Name
#Select an option.
Importin gcontact sintot he contacts menu
Vi aZ Options,y ou can impor tcontactsi nto
th et elephone book as electroni cbusin ess cards
from di fferent sources. Overvie
wofimporting contacts as electronic
business cards
Source Requirements
ò Memor ycardT he SD memor ycard
is inser ted.
ò USB device The USB device is
insertedi ntot he USB
port.
ñ Bluetooth
®con‐
nection If
th es endin gof
vCards is suppor ted
via Blue tooth
®,
vCa rdsc an be
re ceive donm obile
phones or netbooks,
fo re xamp le.
Blue tooth
®is activa‐
te dint he multimedia
sy stem and on the
re spectiv edevice
(see them anufactur‐
er's operating instruc‐
tions).
Saving amobile phone contact
Multimedia sy stem:
,Phone.ª Contacts
#Call up amobile phone conta ctó
(→page 240).
#Select ¥.
#SelectSave.
The contact sa vedint he multimedia sy stem
is identified bythef symbol.
Calling acontact
Multimedia sy stem:
,Phone.ª Contacts
#Enterc haracter sintot he sear chfield.
#Select thec onta ct.
#Select atelephone number.
The number is dialed.
Fu rther options in thec ontactsm enu
Multimedia sy stem:
,Phone.ª Contacts
#Select ¥.
Multimedia sy stem 24
1

#Pull cap1offbyt hetab.
#Re fill wa sher fluid.
Cleaning and care
Inf ormatio nonw ashingthe vehicl einac ar
wa sh
&
WARNING Risk of accident duet o
re duced braking ef fect af terw ashing the
ve hicle
The braking ef fect is reduced af terw ashing
th ev ehicle.
#Aftert he vehicle has been washed,
brak ecarefully while paying attention to
th et raffic condition suntilthe braking
ef fect hasb eenf ully restored.
To avo id damag etoyourvehicle when using a
car wash, ensur ethe following beforehand:
RDis tance Pilo tDISTRONIC and theH OLD
function ar eswitched off.
RThe 360° Camer aorthereve rsing camera is
switched off.
RThe side windo wsand slidings unroof are
comple tely closed .
RTheb lowe rfor thev entilation/heating is
swit ched off.
RThe windshield wipe rswitchisinp osition0.
RIn car washes wit hatowing mechanism: neu‐
tral iis engaged.
RThe SmartK eyis at adista nce of at least
10 ft(3 m) away from thev ehicle, otherwise
th et runk lid could open unintentionall y.
% If, af tert he car wash, your emo vethew ax
from thew indshield and wiper rubber ,this
will pr event smearing and reduce wiper
noise.
Note sonu sing high-pre ssurecleaning equip‐
ment
& WARNING Risk of accident whe nusing
high-pressur ecleaning equipment wi th
ro und-spr aynozzles
The wate rjet from around-spr aynozzle( dirt
grinder) ma ycause damage totires and sus‐
pension components that is no tvisible.
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Mainte nance and care

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.
Breakdown assis tance 301

*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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Breakdown assis tance

Rthee nergy supply or theo n-boar delectri‐
cal sy stem is malfunctioning.
When your vehicle is then towe da way,signif‐
icantly mor eeffor tm aybe requ iredtosteer
and brak ethan is normally required.
#Useatow bar.
#Mak esuret hat thes teering wheel can
mo vefreely ,befor etow ing thev ehicle
aw ay.
* NO
TEDama gedue to to wing away at
exc essivel yhigh speeds or overlong dis‐
ta nces
The driv etra in could be damaged when tow‐
ing at excessively high speeds or over long
dis tances.
#At ow ing speed of 31mp h(50 km/h)
mus tnotbe exc eeded.
#Atow ing dis tance of 31mile s(50 km)
mus tnotbe exc eeded.
Ifav ehicle mus tbetow st artedort owedaway,
its weight mus tnotexc eed thep ermissible gross
mass of thet ow ing vehicle.
&
WARNING Risk of accident whe ntow ing
av ehicle whic histoo heavy
If th ev ehicle being tow- star tedort owed
aw ay is heavier than thep ermissible gross
mass of your vehicle, thef ollowing situations
can occur:
RThe towing eyem aybecome de tach ed.
RThe vehicle/trailer combination may
swer veoreve noverturn.
#If ano ther vehicle is tow- star tedo r
to we da way,its weight mus tnotexc eed
th ep ermissible gross mass of your ow n
ve hicle.
#Information on thep ermissible gross mass of
th ev ehicle can be found on thev ehicle iden‐
tification plat e(
→page342). During
thet ow ing procedure, obser vethef ollow‐
ing:
RDeactivat ethe DISTRONIC dis tance pilot.
RDo no tactivate theH OLD function.
RVehicles with automatic transmission: Do
no to pen thed rive r's door or front passenger
door ,otherwise thea utomatic transmission
automaticall yshifts toposition j.
#Makesuret hat theb atter yisc onnected and
ch arge d.
When theb atter yisd ischar ged:
RThe engin ecann otbe star ted.
RThe elect ricp arkin gb rake canno tbe
re leased or applied.
RVe hicles with automatic transmission:
The au tomatic transmission canno tbeshif‐
te dtop osition iorj.
#Ins tallth et ow ing eye(→pag e307).
#Attach thet ow bar.
Breakdown assis tance 305

Six marks1 showw herethe bar indicators
(ar row )are integrated int othe tir etread. They
ar ev isible onceat read dep thof appr oximately
á in (1.6 mm) has been reached.
Note sons nowc hains
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetoi ncor‐
re ct mounting of sno wchains
If yo uh ave mounted sno wchains tothef ront
wheels, thes nowc hains ma ydraga gainst
th ev ehicle body or chassis components.
This coul dcaus edamag etothevehicle or
th et ires.
#Ne verm ount sno wchains on thef ront
wheels.
#Onl ym ount sno wchains on ther ear
wheel sinpairs.
*NO
TEDama getothew heel trim from
mounted sno wchains
If sno wchains ar emoun tedtos teel wheels,
th ew heel trims can be damaged.
#Remo vethew heel trims of steel wheels
befor emounting sno wchains.
RSno wchains ar eonly pe rmissible forc ertain
wheel/tir ecombinations .You can obtain
information abou tthis from an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
RFo rs afet yr easons, onl yuse snow ch ainsthat
ha ve been specifically appr oved fory our
ve hicle byMercedes-Benz, or sno wchains
wit hthe same qualitys tandard.
RIf snow ch ains aremoun ted, them aximum
permissible speed is 30 mph(50 km/h).
RVe hicles with Parking Pilo t:Do no tuse
Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC if sno wchains
ar em oun ted.
RVe hicles with AI RBODYC ONT ROL:If snow
ch ains ha vebeen mounted youm ustd rive at
ar aised vehicle le vel.
% Youc an deactivat eESP
®topull away
(→pag e152). This allo wsthew heels to
spin, achieving an increased driving forc e.
Tire pressure
Note sont irep ressure
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetoi nsuf‐
fi cient or excessiv etirep ressure
Underinfla tedoro verinfla tedt ires pose the
fo llowing risks:
RThe tires ma yburst,e speciall yasthe
load and vehicle speed increase.
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Wheels and tires

Onlyuse tires, wheels or accessories tested
and appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz.
*NO
TERisk todriving saf etyf romr etre a‐
de dt ires
Retreade dtires ar eneith er tested nor recom‐
mended byMercedes-Benz, since pr evious
damag ecanno talway sbed etected on
re treade dtires.
Fo rthis reason drivin gsafet yc anno tbeg uar‐
anteed.
#Do no tuse used ti resify ou ha veno
informatio nabout their pr evious usage.
* NO
TEPossible damag etowheels or tires
when drivin govero bstacles
Larg ewheelsh avealow er tir esection wid th.
The lo werthe tir esection width, theg reater
is ther isk of dama getowheels or tires when
drivingo vero bstacles.
#Av oid obs tacle sord rive part icular ly
carefully.
* NO
TEDama getoelectronic component
parts from theu se of tire-mounting tools
Ve hicles with atirep ressur emonitoring
sy stem: Electronic component parts are
located in thew heel. Tire -mounting tools
should no tbeused in thea reaoft hevalve.
This could otherwise damag ethe electronic
component parts.
#Ha ve thet ires changed at aqualified
specialis tworks hop onl y.
*NO
TEDama getosummer tires at low
ambient temp eratures
Using summer tires at very lowa mbientt em‐
peratures can caus ecrack stof orm, thereby
damaging thet ires permanentl y.
#Attemp eratures belo w45°F(7°C) use
M+S tires.
Ac cessor yparts that ar enotappr ovedfor your
ve hicle byMercedes-Benzort hat arenotbeing
used cor rectl yc an impair ope rating safe ty. Befor
epurch asing and using non-appr oved
accessori es, visitaqualified specialis tworks hop
and inquir eabout:
RSuitability
RLegal stipulations
RFa ctor yrecommendations
Obser vethef ollowing when selecting, mounting
and replacing tires:
ROnl yuse tires and wheels of thes ame type
at ag iven time (summer tires, winter tires,
MOEx tende dtires) and thes ame make.
ROnl ym ount wheels of thes ame size on one
axle (lef tand right).
It is onl ypermissible tomount adiffe re nt
whee lsizeint heevent of aflat tir eino rder
to driv etot he specialis tworks hop.
ROnl ym ount tires of thec orrect size ont othe
wheels.
RVe hicles with atirep ressur emonitoring
sy stem: All mounte dwheels mus tbeequip‐
ped wit hfunctioning sensor sfor thet ire
pressur emonitoring sy stem.
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Wheels and tires