2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN media

Overviewofclimatecontrol sy stems
Dual-zone automatic clima tecontro lpanel
ove rview
The indicator lamps in theb uttons indicat ethat
th ec urrent functio nisa ctivated.
1To setthe driver's side temp erature
2Tosetthe air distribution
3To setthe air flow or switc hoffclimat econ‐
trol
4To setc limat econtro ltoautomatic mode
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5Todefros tthe windshield
6To cal lupt he climat econtrol menu of the
multimedia sy stem
7To switc hthe rear wind owheater on/off
80 Toactivat eordeactivat esynchro niza‐
tio n(→pag e123)
9Toswitc hair-recirculation mode on/off
(→pag e123)
AToswitc hthe A/C function on/off
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BTosetthe front passenger side temp erature
Operating thec lima tecontro lsystem
Ac tivating/deactivatin gclimat econtrol
#To activate: setthe air flow toleve l1o r
higher using theH button.
#Todeactivate: setthe air flow toleve l0
using theH button. %
If climat econtrol is deactivated, thew in‐
do ws can fogupm oreq uickl y.Deactivate
climate control only brie fly.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gthe A/ Cfunctio nvia
the control panel
The A/C functio ncools ,heats and dehumidifies
th ei nterior air in thev ehicle.
#Press the¿ button.
Deactivat ethe A/C function onl ybriefly other‐
wise thew indo wscan fogupm oreq uickl y.
Condensation ma ydripf romt he underside of
th ev ehicle when cooling mode is active. This is
no tas ignthat ther eisam alfunction.
Setting climat econtrol toautomatic mode
In au tomatic mode, thes ettemp eratur eiscon‐
trolled and maintained at aconstant le velbyt he
air supp ly.
#Press the à button.
#Toswitc htom anual mode: pressthe H
or _ button.
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Climat econtrol

Air distribution settings
The symbolsinthed ispla yindicat ewhichvents
th ea irflow is being directed thro ugh:
R¯ Defros terv ent
RP Center an dsidea irve nts
RO Footwe llve nts
RS Center ,sidea nd foot we llve nts
Ra Defros tera nd foot we llve nts
R_ Allvents
Rb Defros ter,middlea nd side air vents
RW Automatic air distribution
Ac tivating/deactivatin gthe climat econtrol
syn chro nization function via thec ontrol
panel
Climat econtrol can be se tcentrally using the
synchronization function. The temp eratur eand
air distribution setting fort he driver's side is
adop teda utomaticall yfor thef ront passenger
side.
#Press the0 button. The synchronization function is deactivated if
the
settings foro ne of theo ther climat ezones are
ch anged.
Defrostin gthe windo ws
Windo ws fo gged up on thei nside
#Press the à button.
#Ifth ew indo wscontinu etofog up: press the
¬ button.
Wi ndo ws fo gged up on theo utside
#Swit chon thew indshield wipers.
#Press the à button.
Switching air-recirculation mode on/off
#Press theg button.
The interior air will be recirculated.
Air-recirc ulation mod eisswitched of fautomati‐
cally.
% If air-recirculation mode is switched on, the
windo wsmayfog up mor equickl y.Switc hon
ai r-re circulation modeo nly briefly.
Ac tivatin gand deactivatin gioniz ation
Multimedia sy stem:,Vehicle.b Climate
Control.Ionization
Ionization cleans and refreshes thei nterior air of
th ev ehicle. The ionization of thei nterior air is
odorless.
#Switc hthe function on Oor off ª.
Perfume atomizer
Setting thef ragr ance sy stem
Re quirements
RAutomatic clima tecontrol is acti vated.
RThe glov eb oxis closed.
Multimedia sy stem:
,Vehicle.b Climate Control.Air
Freshener
The fragrance sy stem distributes apleasant fra‐
grance thro ughout thev ehicle interior from afla‐
con located in theg love box.
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#Tosetthe intensity: selectHigh,Medium,
Low orOff.
Inserting or removing afragr ance sy stem fla‐
con
& WARNING Risk of injury from liquid per‐
fume
If ch ildren open thef lacon ,the yc ould drink
th el iquid perfume or it could come int ocon‐
ta ct wi th theireyes.
#Consult adoctor immediately if liquid
perfume has been drunk.
#If liquid perfume comes int oconta ct
wi th your eyes or skin ,rins eyour eyes
wit hc lean water.
#If sym ptoms continue, consult adoctor.
* ENVIRONMENTAL
NOTEEnvironmental
damage duetoimproper disposal of full
fl acons
Fu llflacon smustn otbe disposed
of wit hhousehold waste.
#
Fu llflacon smustbet aken to
ah armful subs tance collectio npoint.
1Co ver
2Flacon
#To inser t:slide thef lacon int othe holder as
fa rasitw illg o.
#To remo ve:pull ou tthe flacon.
If yo udon otuse genuine Mercedes-Benz interior
pe rfumes ,observ ethe manufacturers' saf ety
notice sonthe perfume pac kaging.
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Dispose oftheg enuine Me rcedes-Benz interior
pe rfume flacon when it is em ptya nd do no trefill
it.
Re fillable flacon
#Un scr ew thec over of thee mp tyflacon.
#Fill thef lacon wit hamaximum of 0. 5fl. oz.
(1 5m l).
#Screw thec ove rbackontot heflacon.
Alw aysr efill thee mp tyrefillable flacon wit hthe
same perfume. Obser vethes eparat einforma‐
tion shee tattached tothef lacon.
Information on thew indshield heater
The windshield heater is switch ed on automati‐
cally:
RIf th e ¬ button is activated.
Af tert he vehicle is star tedt he windshield heater
is switched on automatically as needed.
Air vents
Ad justin gthe fron tairve nts
&
WARNING ‑Danger of burn sorfrostbite
due tobeing tooc lose tothea irve nts
Ve ry hotorv eryc old ai rcan flow from thea ir
ve nts.
Thi scould result in burns or frostbit einthe
immediat evicinity of thea irve nts.
#Make surethat all vehicle occupants
alw aysm aintain asufficient dist anceto
th ea irve nts.
#If necessa ry,d irect thea irflow to
ano ther area of thev ehicle interior.
#To open or close: turnc ontroller 2tothe
lef torr ight as farasitw illg o.
#To adjus tthe airflo wdirection: hold air
ve nt 1 inthec enter and mo veit up or down
or tothel eftorr ight.
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&WARNING Risk of accident duetoa n
ove rheated brak esystem
If yo ur esty our foot on theb rake pedal whilst
driving, theb rake system ma yoverheat.
This increases theb raking dis tance and the
brak esystemm ayfail.
#Ne veru se theb rake pedal as afootrest.
* NO
TEWearing out theb rake linings by
continuously dep ressing theb rake pedal
#Do no tdepress theb rake pedal contin‐
uousl ywhils tdriving.
#To use theb raking ef fect of thee ngine,
shif ttoa lowe rgear in good time.
* NO
TEDama getothed rive trai nand the
engine when pulling away
#Do no twarmupt he engine when the
ve hicle is stationar y.Pull away immedi‐
atel y.
#Avoid high engine speeds and driving at
full thro ttle unti lthe engine has reached
operatingt emperature.
#Do notallowt he wheels tospin.
* NO
TEDama getothec atalytic con verter
due tonon-combu sted fuel
The engine is no trunn ings moot hly and is
misfiring.
Non-combus tedf uel ma ygetintot he cata‐
lytic con verter.
#Onl ydepress thea ccelera torp edal
slightl y.
#Have thec ause rectifie dimmediately at
aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Limited braking ef fect on salt-treate droads:
Rtheb raking dis tance can increase conside ra‐
bl yd ue tosalt build-up on theb rake disks
and brak elining.
Rmaintain amuchg reater dis tance tothev ehi‐
cle in front. To
preve nt salt build-up:
Rbrak eoccasionally whil epayinga ttention to
th et raffic conditions.
Rcarefull ydepress theb rake pedal at thee nd
of thej ourne yand when startin gthe next
journe y.
ECOstart/s topf unction
Opera tionoft he EC Ostart/ stopfunction
The engine is switched of fautom atical ly:
RIf yo ub rake thev ehicle toas tandstil lin
transmissionp ositionhori.
RIf all vehicle conditions forana utomatic
engine stop ar emet.
The è symbol appear sinthe multifunction
displa ywhen thev ehicle is stationar y.
If th ee ngine is switched of fbythe EC Ostart/
st op function and youo pen thed rive r's door ,a
wa rning tone sounds. The Driver'sDoor Ope n&
Transmission Not in PRiskofV ehicleRolling
Away displaymessage also appear sinthe multi‐
function displa y.
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Configuring driveprogram I
Multimedia sy stem:,Vehicle.e DYNAMIC
SELECT.Individual
#Select Drive,Suspension ,Steering orECO
Start/Stop .
#Selectthei ndividual setting.
Displaying vehicl edata
Multimedi asystem:,Vehicle.e DYNAMIC SELECT
#Select Vehicle Data.
Displaying engine data
Multimedia sy stem:,Vehicle.e DYNAMIC SELECT
#Select Engine Data.
% The values fore ngine outpu tand engine tor‐
qu em aydeviat efromt he nominal values. Items
that can influence this are, fore xamp le:
REngines peed
RSea level
RFu el grade
ROutside temp erature
Automatic transmission
DIREC TSELECT selector le ver
Fu nction of theD IRECT SELECT le ver
&
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildren ar eleftu nat tende dint hevehicle,
th ey could:
ROpe ndoors,t hereb yendangering other
persons or road users
RGe tout of thev ehicle and be hit by
oncoming traf fic
ROperat evehicle equipment
In addition, thec hildren could also se tthe
ve hicle in motion, fore xamp le,by:
RRe leasing thep arking brake
RShifting thet ransmission out of park
position j
RStartin gthe engine.
#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.
#Ke ep theS martK eyout of ther eac hof
ch ildren.
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetoi ncor‐
re ct gearshifting
If th ee ngine speed is higher than thei dle
speed and youe ngaget he transmission posi‐
tion hork,t hevehicle ma yaccelerate
sharply.
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#Keep children away from fuel.
If yo uoro ther people come int ocontact with
fuel, obser vethef ollowing:
#Immediatel yrins efueloffyo ur skin wit h
soap and water.
#If fuel comes int ocontact wit hyour
ey es, immediatel yrins ethem thor‐
oughl ywithc lean water.Seek medical
attentio nimmediately.
#Ifyo us wallowf uel, seek medical atten‐
tio nimmediatel y.Do no tinduce vomit‐
ing.
#Chang eimmediately out of clo thing that
has com eintoc ontact wi thfuel.
&
WARNING Risk ofexplosion or fire due
to electros tatic charge
Electros taticch arge can cause spa rksa nd
th ereb yignit efuel vapors.
#Alw ayst ouc hthe me talv ehicle body
befor eopening thef uel filler cap or
to uchingt he pumpnozzle.
This dischar gesa ny electros tatic charge that
ma yhave built up.
* NO
TEDama gecaused bythew rong fuel
Fu elthat does no tconform tother equired
qu alityc an lead toinc reased wear as well as
damag etothe engine and exhaus tsystem.
#Onl yusethef uel recommended.
* NO
TEDama gecaused bythew rong fuel
Ve hicles wit hagasoline engine:
Even small amountsoft he wrong fuel could
re sult in damag etothe fuel sy stem, the
engine and thee mission control sy stem.
#Onl yrefuel wit hlow -sulfur premium
grade fuel.
Thi sfuel ma ycontain up to10 %e thanol.
Yo ur vehicle is suitable foru se wit hE10 fuel.
Do no trefuel using:
RDiesel
RE15, E85, E100
RGasoline containing me thano l(M15, M30,
M85 ,M100)
RGasolinew itha dditives con tainin gm etal
If yo ua ccidenta llyrefuel wit hthe wrong fuel:
#Do no tswitc hthe ignition on.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
* NO
TEDo no tuse diese ltorefuel vehi‐
cles wit hagasoline engine.
#Do no tswitc hont he ignition if you
accidenta llyr efuel wit hthe wrong fuel.
Otherwise, fuel can enter thef uel sys‐
te m. Even smal lamounts of thew rong
fuel could result in damag etothe fuel
sy stem and thee ngine. Notify aquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop and ha vethe
fuel tank and fue llin es drained com‐
pl et ely.
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Applying or releasing thee lectric pa rking
brak emanually
#To appl y:push handle 1.
The F (USA) or !(Canada) indicator
lam pappear sinthe instrument clus ter.
#To release: switchont he ignition.
#Pull handle 1.
The F (USA) or !(Canada) indicator
lam pint he instrument clus terg oes out.
Emer gency braking
#Press and hold handle 1.
When thev ehicle has been braked toa
st andstill:
RThe electric parkin gbrake is applied.
RThe F (USA) or !(Canada) symbol
appear sinthe instrument clus ter.
Pa rking thev ehicle
RIfyo ul eave thev ehicle par kedf or longer
th an four we eks, damag emayoccur tothe
batter y.
RIfyo ul eave thev ehicle par kedf or longer
th an six weeks, it ma ysufferd ama geas a
re sult of lac kofuse.
RInformation on parking your vehicle can be
obtained at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
St andb ymode
Function of thes tandb ymode
St andb ymode is characterize dbythefollowing:
RThe vehicle can be par kedo veral ong period
of time without losing po wer.
RThe vehicle batter yispreser ved.
RThe maximum period out of use is shown in
them ultimedia sy stem displa y.
RFunctions such as interior protection or tow-
aw ay protection ar enotavailable.
RThe connectio ntoonline services is inter rup‐
te d.
If th ef ollowing condition sarefulfilled, standby
mode can be activated or deactivated usingt he
multimedia sy stem:
RThe engine is switched off.
RThe ignition is switched on.
Exceeding thev ehicle's displa yedp eriod out of
use ma ycause incon venience, i.e .itcanno tbe
guarantee dthat thes tarter batter ywillr eliably
st ar tt he engine.
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