2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN steering

Vehicles with tir epressur emonitoring sys‐
te m: MOExtended tires ma yonly be used in con‐
junctio nwithana ctivated tir epressur emonitor‐
ing sy stem.
If ap ressur eloss warning messag eappear sin
th em ultifunction display:
RChec kthe tir efor damage.
RIf driving on, obser vethef ollowing no tes
&
WARNING Risk of accident whe ndriving
in li mp-hom emode
Whe ndriving in li mp-hom emode, theh an‐
dling characteristic sareimpaired. e. g. when
cornering ,when acceleratin gstron glya nd
when braking.
#Do no texceed them aximum permissi‐
ble speed.
#Av oid an yabrup tsteering and driving
maneuver saswell as driving over
obs tacle s(curbs, po tholes, cross-coun‐
try) .Thisa pplies ,inparticular ,toal oa‐
ded vehicle.
#Stop driving in limp-home mode if you
notice:
Rbanging noise
Rve hicle vibration
Rsmok ewhichs mells lik erubber
Rcontinuous ESP®inter vention
Rcrac ksin tir eside walls
#Afterd riving in limp-home mode, ha ve
th er ims checkedbyaq ualified special‐
is tw orks hop wit hregar dtot heir fur ther
use.
#The defectiv etirem ustber eplaced in
eve rycase.
Driving distance possible in li mp-home mode
af te rt he pressur elossw arning
Loa dcondition Driving distance pos‐
sible in limp-homemode
Pa rtiall yladen 50 miles (80 km)
Fu llyl aden 19mile s(30 km)
RThe driving dis tance possibl einlimp-home
mod emayvary dependin gonthe driving
st yle.
RMaximum permissible speed 50 mph
(80 km/h).
If at ireh as gone flat and canno tbereplaced
wit hanM OExtende dtire, astandar dtirem aybe
used as atemporar ymeasure.
Using theT IREFIT kit
Have thef ollowing readil yavailable:
RTire sealant filler bottle
REnclosed TIREFIT sticke r
RTire inflation compressor
Yo uc an use TIREFI Ttires ealanttos eal punctu‐
re sofupto0 .16in(4m m), particularly those in
th et irec onta ct surf ace.Youc an use TIREFI Tin
outside temp eratures down to-4 °F (-20 °C).
Breakdown assist ance295

Youc ouldlose cont roloft hevehicle in the
fo llowing situations:
Rwhen braking
Rin thee vent of abrup tsteering maneuvers
and/or when thev ehicle's speed is not
adap tedtot heroad conditions
#In thee vent of ashortcircui torasimi‐
la ri ncident, contact aqualified special‐
is tw orks hop immediately.
#Do no tdrive anyf urther.
#Alw aysh ave workon theb atter ycarried
out at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
RFu rther information on ABS (→pag e148)
RFurther information on ESP®(→pag e149)
Fo rs afet yr easons, Mercedes-Benz recommends
th at youo nly use batte ries whic hhaveb een tes‐
te da nd appr oved fory our vehicle byMercedes-
Benz.T hese batteries pr ovide inc reased impact
pr otection toprev ent vehicle occupants from
suf fering aci dburns should theb atter ybed am‐
aged in thee vent of an accident. All
vehicles exceptv ehicles wit halithium-
ion battery
& WARNING Risk ofexplosion due toelec‐
tros tatic charge
Electros tatic charge can cause spa rksw hich
ma yignit ethe highl yflammable gasm ixture
in theb atter y.
#Todischar geanye lectros tatic charge
th at ma yhave built up, touc ht he me tal
ve hicle body befor ehandling theb at‐
te ry.
The highly flammable gasm ixtur eisc reated
while theb atter yisc harging and during starting
assis tance.
&
WARNING Danger of chemical burns
from theb atter yacid
Batter yacid is caustic.
#Avoid contact wit hthe skin, eyes or
clo thing.
#Do no tlean overthe batter y.
#Do notinhal ebattery gases.
#Ke ep children away from theb atter y.
#Immediate lyrinse batter yacido ffthor‐
oughl ywithp lenty of clean waterand
seek medicala ttention immediately.
Allvehicles
* ENVIRONMENTAL
NOTEEnvironmental
damage causedbyimproper disposal of
batteries
Bat teries conta in pollutants. It is
illegal todispose of them wit hthe household
ru bbish.
#
Dispose of batteries in an
environmen tallyr esponsibl emanner.
Ta ke dischar gedb atteries toaq ualified
300
Breakdown assistance

#Connect positiveterminal 2onyour vehicle
to thep ositiv epole of thed onor battery
using thej umper cable/charging cable.
Alw aysb egin wit hpositiv eclamp 2onyour
ow nv ehicle firs t.
#Du ring thes tarting assistance proce ‐
du re:st ar tt he engine of thed onor vehicle
and runati dles peed.
#Connect then egativ epole of thed onor vehi‐
cle and ground point 3ofyour ow nv ehicle
by usingt he jumper cable/charging cable.
Begin wit hthe donor batter yfirst .
#Du ring starting assist ance:star tt he
engine of your ow nv ehicle.
#During thec hargingp roce ss: star tt he
ch argingp rocess.
#During starting assist ance:lett he engines
ru nf or se veralm inutes.
#During starting assist ance:beforediscon‐
necting thej umper cables, switc honanelec‐
trical consumer on your ow nv ehicle, e.g. the
re ar wind owheater or thel ighting. When
thes tartin ga ssis tance/charging process
is compl ete:
#Fir st,r emo vethej umper cables/charging
cables from ground point 3and then ega‐
tiv ep ole of thed onor batter y,then from pos‐
itiv eterminal 2and thep ositiv epole of the
donor batter y.Begi neacht imew itht he con‐
ta cts on your ow nv ehicle firs t.
#Af terr emoving thej umper cables/charging
cables, close co ver1 of positiv eterminal
2.
Yo uc an obtain fur ther information on starting
assis tance at an yqualified specialis tworks hop.
To ws tarting or towing away
Towing away thev ehicle
Mercedes-Ben zrecommends transportin gyour
ve hicle in thec ase of abreakdown, rath er than
to wing it away. *
NO
TEDama getothev ehicle due to tow‐
ing away incor rectly
#Obser vethei nstruction sand no teso n
to wing away.
Pe rm itted towing me thods
RVe hicles wit htransmission damag emustb e
transpor ted(→pag e306).
RVehicles with automatic transmission:
onl yw ithb otha xlesont he ground.
R4MATIC vehicles: only wit hbotha xleso n
th eg round.
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetol imi‐
te ds afet y-re lated function sduring the
to wing process
Saf ety-re lated function sarelimited or no lon‐
ge ra vailable in thef ollowing situations:
Rthei gnition is switched off.
Rtheb rake system or po wersteering sys‐
te mism alfunctioning.
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Breakdown assi stance

Safetys ystems
Displa ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
!
÷
Currently Unavailable See
Operator'sManual *
ABS and ESP
®aret emporaril yunavailable.
Other drivinga nd drivingsafet ys ystems ma yalso be malfunctioning.
&
WARNING Risk of skidding if ABS and ESP®arem alfunctioning
If ABS and ESP
®ar em alfunctioning ,the wheels could loc kwhen braking and ESP®cann otcar ryout vehicle
st abilization.
The steering capability and braking characteristic sarethus se verely impaired .The brakin gdista nce in an emer‐
ge ncy braking situatio ncan increase. In addition, other driving saf etys ystems ar eswitched off.
#Driv eonc arefull y.
#Have ABS and ESP®checkedi mmediately at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
#Carefully driv eonasuitablestre tchofr oad, making slight steering mo vements at aspeed abo ve19 mp h
(30 km/h).
#If th ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear ,consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediately .Drive carefully.
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 353

Displaymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
÷
Currently Unavailable See
Operator'sManual *
ESP
®is temp orarily una vailable.
Other drivinga nd drivingsafet ys yst ems ma yalso be malfunctioning.
&
WARNING Risk of skidding if ESP is malfunctioning®
If ESP®is malfunctioning ,ESP®canno tcarry out vehicle stabilization. In addition,o ther driving saf etys ystems
ar es witched off.
#Driv eonc arefull y.
#Have ESP®checkedataq ualified specialis tworks hop.
#Carefully driv eonasuitablestre tchofr oad, making slight steering mo vements at aspeed abo ve19 mp h
(30 km/h).
#If th ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear ,consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediately .Drive carefully.
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Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps

Displaymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
T
!
÷
Inoperative See Operator's
Manual*
EBD ,ABS and ESP
®arem alfunctioning.
Other driving and driving saf etys yst ems ma yalso be malfunctioning.
&
WARNING Risk of skidding if EBD, ABS and ESP®are malfunctioning
If EBD, ABS and ESP
®ar em alfunctioning ,the wheels can loc kwhen braking and ESP®cann otcar ryout vehicle
st abilization.
The steering capability and braking characteristic sarethus se verely impaired .The brakin gdista nce in an emer‐
ge ncy braking situatio ncan increase. In addition, other driving saf etys ystems ar eswitched off.
#Driv eonc arefull y.
#Have theb rake system checkedi mmediatel yataqualified specialis tworks hop.
#Driv eonc arefully.
#Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
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Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps

Displaymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
!
÷
Inoperative See Operator's
Manual*
ABS and ESP
®arem alfunctioning.
Other driving and driving saf etys ystems ma yalso be malfunctioning.
&
WARNING Risk of skidding if ABS and ESP®arem alfunctioning
If ABS and ESP
®ar em alfunctioning ,the wheels could loc kwhen braking and ESP®cann otcar ryout vehicle
st abilization.
The steering capability and braking characteristic sarethus se verely impaired .The brakin gdista nce in an emer‐
ge ncy braking situatio ncan increase. In addition, other driving saf etys ystems ar eswitched off.
#Driv eonc arefull y.
#Have ABS and ESP®checkedi mmediately at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
#Driv eonc arefully.
#Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
Displaymessage sand warning/indicator lamps 357

Displaymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
Radar Sensors Dirt ySee
Operator' sManual *T
heradar sensor sy stem is malfunctioning. Possible causes are:
Rsoiling of thes ensors
Rheavy rain
Rex tende ddriving on inter-urba nroads without moving traf fic, e.g. in thed esert
Driving sy stems and driving saf etys ystems ma ybem alfunctioning or temp oraril yunavailable.
When thec auses no longer appl y,driving sy stems and driving saf etys ystems ar eavailable again.
If th ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear:
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions.
#Cleana llsensors .
#Restar tt he engine.
Active Brake Assist Func-
tions Currently Limited See
Operator's Manual *
Ac tiveB rake Assi stwit hc ross-traf ficf unction, Evasi veSteering Assis torPRE‑SAFE
®PLUS is temp oraril yunavaila‐
ble or onl ypartiall yavailable.
The ambient conditionsa reoutside thes ysteml imits (
→pag e152).
#Driv eon.
As soo nasthe ambient conditions ar ewithin thes ystem limits, thes ystems will be available again.
#Ifth ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear ,stopt he vehicle while paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions
and restar tt he engine.
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 359