2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN brake

Displaymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
Stop Vehicle Leave Engine
Running Wait Transmission
Cooling *T
he transmission has overheated. Pulling away can be temp orarily impaired or no tpossible.
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions .Donot
continu edriving under an ycircums tances.
#St artt he engine.
#Wa it until thed ispla ymessag edisappear sbefor epulling away.
Auxiliar yBattery Malfunc-
tion *T
he auxiliary batteryfor thet ransmission is no longer being charge d.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
#Un tilthen, manuall ysetthet ransmission toposition jbefor eyou switc hoffthee ngine.
#Befor eleaving thev ehicle, apply thee lectric parking brake.
Ð
Steering Malfunction Drive
Carefully Service Required *T
he po werassi stanc eoft hesteering is malfunctioning. Youm ayneed touse mor eforce tosteer.
#Driv eonc arefull y.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 389

RRe
ar fogl ight (→pag e110)
ü Seat beltisn
otfastened
(
→pag e404)
$ USA: brakes (
→pag
e398)
J Canada: brakes (
→pag
e398)
! ABS malfunction (
→pag
e398)
÷ ESP
®(→page398)
å ESP
®OFF (→page398) F
USA: electric parking brak
eapplied
(red) (
→pag e398)
! Canada: electric parking brake
applied (red) (
→pag
e398)
! Elect
ricp arkin gb rake (yellow)
(
→pag e398)
Ð St
eering assis tance malfunction
(
→pa ge 406)
# Electrical malfunction (
→pag
e407) 6
Re
stra int sy stem (
→pag e398)
; Engine diagnosis (
→pag
e407)
8 Fu
elreser vewit hfuel filler cap loca‐
tion indicator (
→pag e407)
? Coolant
tooh ot/cold (
→pag e407)
· Dis
tance warning(
→pag e405)
h Ti
re pressur emonitoring sy stem
(
→pag e410)
Displ aymessage sand warning/indicator lamps 397

Safetys ystems
Wa rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
$
Brakewarning lam p(USA)
J
Brakes warning lam p(Can‐
ada) The
redb rake system warning lam pislit while thee ngine is running.
Po ssible causes are:
RThe brak eforce boosting is malfunctioning and theb raking characteristic smaybe af fected.
RThe reis no tenoug hbrake fluid intheb rake fluid reser voir.
&
WARNING Thereisar isk of an accident if brak eforce boosting is malfunctioning
If brak eforce boosting is malfunctioning, thew heels ma yloc kw hen braking. Braking characteristic smaybe
impaired. The brakin gdista nce in an eme rgency braking situation can increase.
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions .Do
no tc ontinu edriving under an ycircums tances.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
&
WARNING Risk of an accident duetol owbrak efluid le vel
If th eb rake fluid leve list oo lo w,theb raking ef fect and theb raking characteristic smaybe impaired.
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions .Do
no tc ontinu edriving under an ycircums tances.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Do no tadd brak efluid.
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Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps

Warning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
F
Redindicator lamp, elect ric
parkin gbrake applied (USA
only)
!
Re dindicator lamp, elect ric
parkin gbrake applied (Can‐
ada only)
!
Ye llo we lect ricp arking
brak eindicator lam pismal‐
functioning The
rede lectri cparkin gb rake indicator lam pflashes or is lit. The yello wi ndicator lam pisalso lit if thee lectric parking
brak emalfunctions.
#Obser vethem essages in them ultifunction displa y.
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Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps

Bluetooth®
Ac tivating/deactivating .......................2 26
Settings ............................................... 226
Blue tooth
®Au dio
Ac tivating ............................................ 266
De-authorizing (de-regis tering) the
device .................................................. 268
Information .......................................... 265
Overvie w............................................. 26 7
Se arch ing fora nd au thorizing the
device .................................................. 265
Switching device via NFC .................... 266
Brak efluid
No tes. .................................................. 347
Brakes HOLD function .....................................1 68
Breakdown Changing awheel ................................ 334
Flat tir e................................................ 294
Overvie wofthe help functions. .............16
Ro adside Assis tance .............................. 21
To ws tartin g. ........................................ 30 7
To wing away ........................................ 304
Tr ansportin gthe vehicle ......................3 06Burmes
ter
®high-end 3D sur round
soun dsystem
Ad justing theb alance/fader ............... .276
Ad justing thes ound optimization ........ 276
Ad justing thet reble, mid-rang eand
bass ...... .....
..........................................
276
Calls up thes ound menu ..................... 276
Information .......................................... 276
Setting thes ound profile ..................... 276
Burmes ter
®sur round soun dsystem
Ad justing theb alance/fader ............... .275
Ad justing thes ound focus ................... 275
Ad justing thet reble, mid-rang eand
bass ..................................................... 275
Calls up thes ound menu ..................... 275
Information .......................................... 275
Switching thes urround soundo n/off
............................................................ .275
Buttons Steering wheel .................................... .195
C
Calculating aroute
Na vigation ...........................................2 33Cali
forn ia
Impor tantinformatio nfor private
cus tomer sand lessees ..........................2 2
Call list Making acall ...................................... .242
Options in thec all lis t.......................... 242
Overvie w............................................. 242
Calls .......................................................... 239
Ac cepting ............................................ 239
Call swiths eve ralp articipant s............. 23 9
Declin ing. ............................................ 239
Ending acall ........................................ 239
Incoming call during an existin gcall .... 240
Making ................................................ 239
Calls up thes ound menu
Burmes ter
®high-end 3D sur round
sounds ystem. ..................................... 276
Burmes ter
®sur round sounds ystem. ...2 75
Camera Assigning as afavo rite ......................... 179
Car key
see Key
Car wash
see Care
Index 41
5

Operating (DYNAMIC SELECT switch).............................................................1 34
E
Easy entr yfeature
Operation/n otes ................................... 92
Settin g................................................... 93
Easy exitfeature
Operation/no tes. .................................. 92
Setting. .................................................. 93
EAS Y-PA CK trunk box .............................. 101
Ad justing theh eight toanyp osition .... 100
Car e................................................... .289
In stalling/removin g............................. 101
EBD (Electronic Brak eforce Distribu‐
tion) .......................................................... 152
ECO display Functio n.............................................. 133
Re setting. ............................................ 200
ECO start/s topf unction ................. 132, 133
Au tomatic engine star t. ...................... .132
Au tomatic engine stop .........................1 32
Operatio n............................................ 132
Switching off/on ................................. 133 Electric pa
rking brake .............144,145, 146
App lying automaticall y....................... .144
App lying or releasing manuall y........... .146
Emergency braking .............................. 146
Re leasing automaticall y....................... 145
Elec
trical fuses see Fuses
Emer gency
Fir st-ai dk it (so ftsided) ....................... 293
Overvie wofthe help functions. .............16
Saf etyv est. ......................................... 292
Eme rgency braking ................................ .146
Emer gency engine start .......................... 307
Emer gency key
Inserting/removing ............................... 57
Locking adoor ....................................... 63
Un lockin gadoor .................................. .63
Emer gency operation mode
St artin gvehicle .................................... 129
Emer gency release
Tr unk lid (from inside) .. .......................... 68
Emer gency Tensioning Devices
Ac tivation .............................................. 31Energy consum
ption
Ke y. ...................................................... .56
Engin e
EC Os tart/s topf unction ......................1 32
Engine numbe r....................................3 42
St artin g(emerg ency operation
mode) .................................................. 129
St artin g(smartphone) ........................ .129
St artin g(start/ stop button) .................1 28
St artin gassis tance .............................. 301
Switching of f(start/ stop button) ........ 140
Engine data Displaying .......................................... ..
135
Engine hood Openin

g/closing. ................................ .278
Engine number ........................................ 342
Engine oil .................................................. 281
Ad ditives .............................................3 46
Capacity .............................................. 346
Che cking theo il le velu sing theo il
dipstic k................................................ 281
MB-Fr eigabe or MB-Appr oval .............. .346
To pping up .......................................... .281
Index 421

Fuse bo xinthe trunk ........................... 310
No tes. ................................................. 308
G
Garag edoor opener
Cleari ngthem emor y........................... 144
Opening or closing theg arag edoor .....1 43
Programming buttons .......................... 141
Re solving problems ............................. 143
Synchronizing ther olling code .............1 42
Gearshif trecommendation ....................138
Genuin eparts ............................................ 19
Genuinew ood (Care) .............................. 289
Glo vebox
Air vent ................................................ 126
Glo vecompa rtment
Locking/unlo cking ................................ 96
H
Handbrake see Electric parkin gbrake
Handling characteristics (unusual) ........311
HANDS-FREE ACCESS ................................ 66 Haza
rdwa rning lights ............................ .112
Head restra int
Fr ont (adjusting manually) ..................... 85
Fr ont (luxur yhead restra int )................. .86
Re ar passenger compartment
(adjusting) ............................................ .87
Re ar passenger compartment
(removing/ins talling) ............................ .87
Head-up display Activating/deactivating .......................2 05
Fu nctio n.............................................. 205
Menu (on-board compu ter) .................. 204
Setting displa yelements (on-board
compute r) ............................................ 204
Setting theb rightness (on-board
computer) ............................................ 204
Setting thep osition (on-boar dcom‐
puter) .................................................. 204
Using them emor yfunction .................. .93
Headlam pflashing ................................... 111
Heating see Climat econtrol
High beam Activating/deactivating ........................ 111High-beam headlamps
Adaptiv eHighbeam Assis t................... 112
High-pressur ecleaning equipment
(care) ........................................................ 284
Hill star ta ssist ........................................ 130
HOLD functio n
Ac ti

vating/deactivating .......................1 68
Me thod of operation ............................1 68
I
Identification plate Engine ................................................. 342
Refrigerant .......................................... 349
Ve hicle ................................................ 342
Identification plate see Vehicle identification plate
Ignition Switching on (s tart/s topb utton) .........1 27
Immobilizer ................................................ 79
Indicator lamp see Warning/indicator lamps
Individual driv eprogram
Configuring .......................................... 135
Index 423

On-boardcomputer
Assis tance graphicm enu ..................... 198
Displ aying thes ervice due dat e........... 277
Head-up Displa ymenu ........................ 204
Media menu ........................................ 202
Menu content ...................................... 203
Menu s.................................................1 95
Multifunction displa y........................... 197
Na vigation sy stem menu ..................... 200
Operating ............................................ 195
Ra dio menu .........................................2 01
Service menu ...................................... 198
Te lephonem enu................................. .203
Tr ip menu. .......................................... .199
Operatin gfluids
Ad ditiv e(fuel) ...................................... 346
Brak efluid .......................................... .347
Coolant( engine) .................................. 347
Engineo il............................................ 346
Fu el (gasoline) .................................... .345
No tes. ................................................. 344
Re frigerant (ai rconditioning sy stem) ... 349
Wi ndshield washer fluid ...................... 348 Ope
ratin gs afet y
Declaration of conformity (wireless
ve hicle components) ... .......................... 23
Information ............................................ 22
Operator's Manual Vehicle equipment ................................. 20
Outside mir ror.......................................... 119
Pa rkin

g position .................................. .119
Outsid emirro rs ................................ 118, 119
Anti-gla remode (au tomatic) ................. 119
Fo lding in/out ...................................... 118
Setting ................................................. 118
Using them emor yfunction .................. .93
Overhead control panel ............................12
Overview Audio mode ........................................ .258
Blue tooth
®Audio ................................ .267
Call lis t............................................... .242
Centra lcontrol s................................... 217
Connection status .............................. .252
Fa vorite s. ............................................ 220
Interne tradio ...................................... 255
Media Inter face ................................... 264
Multimedia sy stem .............................. .217 Ra
dio .................................................. .2
69
Sa

tellit eradio ...................................... 272
Te lephonem enu................................. .235
Vi deo mode ........................................ .261
We bb row ser ....................................... 253
Wi -Fi .................................................... 226
P
Pa int (cleaning instructions) .................. 286
Pa nic alarm ................................................ 56
Ac tivating/deactivating ......................... 56
Pa noramic sliding sunroof
see Sliding sunroof
Pa rk position
Selecting ............................................. 137
Selecting au tomatical ly....................... 137
Pa rking .................................................... .146
Pa rking aid
see Driving sy stem
Pa rking assistance sy stems
see Drivings ystem
Pa rking brake
see Electric parkin gbrake
428
Index