2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN Light

#Press in cigarette lighter 1.
The cigar ette lighter will pop out automati‐
call ywhen theh eating element is red-hot.
Soc kets
Usin gthe 12Vs ocketint he front cen ter
console
Re quirements:ROnl yconnec tdevices up toam aximum of
18 0W att (1 5A)
RIfyo uh avec onnected adevice tothe12V
soc ket, le avet he co veroft hestow agec om‐
partment open
#Lif to ut co ver1 ofthes ocketa nd inser tthe
plug of thed evice.
Using the12Vs ocketint herear passenger
co mp artment
Requirement
Onl yconnec tdevices up toam aximum of 180
wa tt (1 5A)
#Brie flyp ress thet rimofc over 2.
#Lifto ut co ver1 ofthes ocketa nd inser tthe
plug of thed evice.
Using the1 15 Vs ocketint he rear passen ger
compa rtment
&
DANG ER Risk of fata linjur ydue todam‐
aged connectin gcables or soc kets
If as uita bled eviceisc onnected ,the 115V
soc ketw illbec arrying ahigh voltage. If the
connecting cable or the1 15 Vsocketis
pulled ou tofthe trim or is damaged or wet,
yo uc ouldreceive an electric shoc k.
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Seats and stowing

#Onlyuse dr yand damage-free connect‐
ing cables.
#When thei gnition is switched off,
ensur ethat the1 15 Vsocketisd ry.
#If th e1 15 Vsocketisd amaged or gets
pulled ou tofthe paneling, immediately
ha ve thes ocketc hec kedorr eplaced at
aq ualified specializ edworkshop.
#Ne verp lugt he connecting cable int oa
11 5Vs ocketthat is dama gedorh as
been pulled out of thet rim.
&
DANG ER Risk of fata linjur ydue toincor‐
re ct handling of thes ocket
Yo uc ouldreceive an electric shock:
Rifyo ur eac hintot he soc ket.
Rifyo ui nser tunsuit able de vices or objects
int ot he soc ket.
#Only connect suitable devices tothe
soc ket.
Re quirementsROnl yconnec tdevices wit hasuitable plug
whic hconform stot hestandards specific to
th ec ountry youa rein.
ROnly connect device suptoamaximum of
15 0w atts.
RDo no tuse multipl esocketo utlets.
#Open flap 3.
#Inser tthe plug of thed evice int o115 V
soc ket1.
When theo n-boar delectrical sy stem voltage
is suf ficient, indicator la mp2lightsu p.
Wirelesschargin goft he mobile phone and
connection with thee xterior antenna
&
WARNING Risk of injury duetoobjects
being stowedinco rrectly
If objects in thev ehicle interior ar estowe d
incor rectly ,the yc an slide or be throw n
arounda nd hitvehicle occupants. In addi‐
tion, cup holders, open stowages paces and
mobile phoner eceptacle scanno talway s
re tain all object stheyc ontain.
The reisar isk of inju ry,p articularly in the
ev ent of sudden braking or asudden change
in direction.
#Alw ayss towo bject ssot hatthey can‐
no tb ethrow na roundins uchs itua‐
tions.
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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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#Switchont he high beam using thec ombina‐
tion switch.
When theh igh beam is switched on automat‐
icall yint he dar k,the_ indicator lam pin
th em ultifunction displa ycomes on.
#To switc hoff:switc hofftheh igh beam
using thec ombination switch.
Switching thed aytime running lights on/off
Multimedia sy stem:,Vehicle.÷ Light
Settings.Daytime Run. Lights
#Switc hthe function on Oor off ª.
Setting thes urround lighting
Prerequisite
The light switc hisintheà position. Multimedia sy
stem:
,Vehicle.÷ Light
Settings.Locator Lighting
Exterior switch-of fdela ytime: thee xterior
lighting is switched on foras horttime af tert he
ve hicle is switched off.
#Se tthe switch-of fdela ytime.
Locator lighting: ifas witch-of fdela ytime is
set, thee xterio rlighting remains lit for30s ec‐
onds af tert he vehicle is unloc ked. When you
st ar tt he vehicle, thel ocator lighting is switched
of fa nd automatic driving lights ar eactivated.
Interior lighting
Adjustin gthe in terior lighting
Fr ont overhead control panel
#1 p Switches thef ront left-hand reading
lam pon/off
#2 | Switches thea utomatic interior
lighting control on/off
#3 c Switches thef ront interior lighting
on/off
#4 u Switches ther ear interior lighting
on/off
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Light and visibility

#5p Switches thef ront right-hand read‐
ing lam pon/off
Contro lpanel in theg rabh andle (rear
passenger co mpartment)
#1 p Switches ther eading lam pon/off
Ad justin gthe ambien tlighting
Multimedia sy stem:,Vehicle.÷ Light
Settings.Ambien tLight
Setting thec olor
#Select Color.
#Setting thec olor.
Setting theb rightness forz ones
#Select EntireVehicle ,Front ,Rear orDisplay .
#Setthe brightness value.
Setting thei nterior lighting switch-of fdelay
time
Multimedia sy stem:,Vehicle.÷ Light Settings.Int.
Light Delay Sw. off
#Se tthe switch-of fdela ytime.
Wi ndshield wiper and windshield washer
sy stem
Switching thew indshield wiper sonoroff
#1í Singlew ipe/ î wipes thew ind‐
shield using washer fluid
#1gWi ndshield wipe rsoff
#2 Ä Intermittent wiping, normal
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