2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN tow

#SelectYes.
Switchin gmobilephones
Re quirement
The mobile phones ar econnec ted( authorized)
(
→pag e237).
Multimedia sy stem:
,Phone.á Connec tDevic e-
Mobile phone
#Select them obile phone from thed evice list.
% Onlyone mobile phone can be connected at
an yo ne time. The connected mobile phone
is displa yedatt hetopoft he list.
Using them obil ephone wit hNear Field Com‐
munication (NFC)
Re quirements
RNFC is activated on them obile phone (see
th em anufacturer's operating instructions).
RThe mobile phone's screen is switched on
and unloc ked( see them anufacturer's oper‐
ating instructions).
NFC enables short- rang ew ireles sdatat ransfer.
#To connect amobile phone: openstowage
compartment co ver1.
#Lightly press NFC area 2onthei nside of
th ec over.
The mobile phone is connected tothem ulti‐
media sy stem.
#To switc hmobile phones: lightlypress the
NFC area of them obile phone (see them an‐
ufacturer's operating instructions).
If th em obile phone has already been author‐
ized on them ultimedia sy stem, it is no wcon‐
nected.
If th em obile phone is authorized on them ul‐
timedia sy stem fort he firs tt ime, it is connec‐
te da fter confirming them obile phone
instruction s(see them anufacturer's operat‐
ing instructions).
Fu rther functions without having amobile phone
authorized on them ultimedia sy stem:
RTr ans ferring acontact or abusiness card,
e.g. ford irect navigation toan entered
address.
RTr ans ferring aURLtothee nlar gedv iewi n
th em ultimedia sy stem.
Setting ther eception and transmission vol‐
ume
Re quirement:
Mobile phoneisc onnected( authorized)
(
→pag e237).
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Multimedia sy stem

Manufactured under license from DolbyLabora‐
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mar ksof Dolb yLaboratories.
Graceno te,t he Graceno telogo and logotype are
either aregis tere dt rademar korat rademar kof
Graceno te,Inc .int he US Aand/or other coun‐
tries.
Note sonc opyright
Au dio files that youc reateorr eproduce yourself
fo rp layba ckareg ene rallys ubject tocopyright
pr otection. In man ycountri es,reproductions,
eve nfor privat euse, ar enotpermitted without
th ep rior consent of thec opyright holder .Make
sur ethat youk nowa bout thea pplicable copy‐
ri ght regulations and that youc omply wi th these.
Ac tivatin gmediam ode
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.à Devices
#Select them edia source.
Pla yable music files ar eplaye db ack.
Inserting/removing an SD memor ycard
&
DANG ER Risk of fata linjur ycaused by
swallowing SD memor ycards
SD memor ycards ar esmall parts.
The ycan be swallo weda nd cause choking.
#Ke ep SD memor ycards out of ther each
of children.
#Seek medical attention immediatel yifa
SD memory card hasbeens wallowe d.
* NO
TEDama gecaused byhigh temp era‐
tures
High temp eratures can damag ethe SD mem‐
or yc ard.
#Remo vetheS Dm emor ycarda fter use
and take it out of thev ehicle.
Multimedia sy stem:,Media.à Devices.Memory
Card
Inserting
The multimedia connection unit is located in the
stow agec ompartment unde rthe armrest.
Multimedia sy stem 257

5Search
6Devices
7Sound settings
8Full screen
9Options
AOpera tor's Manual
Connecting USB devices * NO
TEDama gecaused byhigh temp era‐
tures
High temp eratures can damag eUSB devices.
#Remo vetheU SB device af teru se and
ta ke it out of thev ehicle.
The multimedia connection unit is found inthe
stow agec ompartment unde rthe armres tand
has tw oUSB ports. Depending on thev ehicle
equipment, afurther USB por tislocated in the
stow agec ompartment in thec enter console at
th ef ront.
#Connec tthe USB device totheU SB port.
Pla yable music files ar eplaye do nlyift he
cor responding media displa yisactivated.
% Use theU SB por tshown as çtouse
Ap ple CarPlay™ and An droid Auto™. Selecting
atrack
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media
Vi as kip function
#Toskip backwards or forw ards toa
track: navigat eupord own.
Vi ac urrent trac klists
#Select è.
#SelectCurrent Track List .
#Selectatrack .
Selecting playbac koptions
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.Z Options
Playing bac ksimilar trac ks
#SelectPlay Simila rTracks.
At rack list wit hs imilar trac ksis created and
pla yedb ack. Pla
ym ode
#Select Playback Mode.
#SelectNormal Track Sequence.
The cur rent trac klistisp laye dint he order it
appear sonthe dat astora ge medium.
#Select Random Mode -Current Playlist .
The cur rent trac klistisp laye dinr andom
order.
#Select Random Mode -Current Medium.
All trac kson thed atas tora ge medium are
pla yedinr andom order.
Pa use and playbac kfunction
Multimedi asystem:
,Media
#Press thet ouchpad or thec ontroller.
#To pause playback: selectÌ.
#Tocontinue playback :select Ë.
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Activating/deactivatin gfull-scree nmode
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.à Devices
#Select adatas torage medium.
Pla yable video files ar eplaye db ack.
#To activat efull-scree nmode: select
# Full Screen.
#Todeactivat efull-sc reen mode: pressthe
to uchpad or cont roller.
Changing video settings
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.Z Options.Video
Settings
The following pictur eformats ar eavailable:
RAutomatic
R16:9
R4:3
RZoom
#Select thep ictur eformat. Ad
justin gthe brightness manually
#Select Brightness .
#Adjus tthe brightness.
Media sear ch
Starting them edia sear ch
Multimedia sy stem:
,Media.è Search
Depending on thec onnected media sources and
fi les, thef ollowing categories ar eliste d:
RAlbums
RArtists
RTracks
RKeyword Search
RPlaylists
RVideos
RFolder
RYear
RCurrent Track List
RMusic Genres
RComposers
RGenius Mixes (Apple®devices)
RPodcasts(Apple®devices)
RiTunes U(Apple®devices)
RAudiobooks (Apple®devices)
#Selectacategor y.
Media Inter face
Information abou tthe Media Inter face
Media Inte rface is auniversal inter face fort he
connection of mobile audioe quipment. The mul‐
timedias ystemh as tw oUSB ports. The USB
ports ar elocated in thes towa ge compartment
unde rthe armrest.
Suppor tedd evices
The Media Inter face allo wsyoutoc onnect the
fo llowing dat astorage media:
RiPod®
RiPhone®
RiPad®
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Multimedia sy stem

#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

Emergency
Re moving the saf etyv est
The saf etyv ests ar elocated in thes afet yv est
compartments in thef ront door stowagec om‐
partments.
#To remo ve:pull ou tsafet yv estb ag 1 by
loop 2.
#Open saf etyv estb ag 1 and pull out the
saf etyv est.
% Ther earealso saf etyv estc ompart ments in
th er ear door stowagec ompartments, for
stow ingthes afet yv ests.
1Maximum number of washes
2Maximum wash temp erature
3Do no tbleach
4Do no tiro n
5Do no tuse alaundr ydryer
6Do no tdry-clean
7Thi sisac lass2vest The
requ irements defined bythel egal standard
ar eo nly fulfille difthe saf etyv estist he cor rect
size and is fully closed.
Re place thes afet yv est, if:
Rit is damaged or dir tonthereflectiv estrips
cannol onger be remo ved.
Rthem aximum number of washes is excee‐
ded.
Rth ef luorescence of thes afet yv esth as
fa ded.
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Breakdown assis tance

Firs t-aid kit (sof tsided)
Fir st-ai dk it (so ftsided) 1is in thet runk in the
left-hand stowagen et.
Ve hicl etool kit
Overvie wofthe tire-chang etool kit
Apar tfromc ertain countr y-specific variations,
th ev ehicles ar enotequipped wit hatire-change
to ol kit.
The tire-chang etool kit is located under the
trunk floor.
1Jack
2Glo ves
3Wheel wrench
4Alignment bolt
5Towing eye
6Fo lding wheel chock
7Ra tche twrench
All vehicles ar eequipped wit htow ing eye5.
Fu rther information on ther equired tire-change
to ol kit can be obtained at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop.
Setting up thec hock
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#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