2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN ESP

Automatic eme rgency call
The emer gency cal lisinitia ted:
Rwhen an airbag is deplo yed
Rwhen seat belt tensioner saretrig gered
Yo uc an endana utomaticallyinitiated emer‐
ge ncy cal lyourself af ter60s econds.
Manual emer gency call
An emer gency cal lcan be initia tedm anuall yvia
th eS OS button in theo verhead control panel
(
→pag e247).
If yo ul eave thev ehicle immediately af terp ress‐
ing theS OS button, youdon otknow if
Mercedes-Benz mbrace
®has successfull ymade
th ee mer gency call.
Initiated eme rgency call
Av oice connection between theC ustomer Assis‐
ta nce Center and thev ehicle occupants is es tab‐
lished:
Rif th ev ehicle occupants ar eresponsive, the
Mercedes-BenzC ustomer Assis tance Center
ask sfor mor edetailed informatio nonthe
emer gency.
Rif no vehicle occupant answers, an ambu‐
lance is sent tothev ehicle immediatel y.
Tr ansmitted data
During thev oice connection totheC ustomer
Assis tance Center ,the following dat aistransfer‐
re d:
Rcur rent vehicle location
Rvehicle identification number
Emer gency call no tpossible
Rifth em obile phone networ kisunavailable,
Mercedes-Benz mbrace®is no table tomake
an emergency call.
Am essage tothis ef fect is shown in them ul‐
tifunction steering wheel.
The indicator lam pflashes continuousl y.
In this case, seek assis tance by ot her means.
Information on theM BInfoc all
An In fo
ca
l ltothe Mercedes-Benz Cus tomer
Assis tance Center hasb eeni nitia tedv iathe
ov erhead control panel (
→pag e247). Yo
uc an find informatio nonthefollowing topics:
RAc tivating Merc edes-Benz mbrace®
ROperatingthev ehicle
RNeares tMercedes-Benzs ervice center
ROther products and services from
Mercedes-Benz
Dat aist ransmitted during thec onnection tothe
Mercedes-BenzC ustomer Assis tance Center .
In fo rm ation on theR oadside Assistance call
AR oadside Assis tance cal ltothe Mercedes-
Benz Cus tomer Assis tance Center hasb eeni niti‐
ated via theo verhead control panel:
RThe problem wit hthe vehicle is analyzed
using remo tediagnosis.
Ad ditional information is available at http://
www.mbusa.com.
RAq ualified Mercedes-Ben ztechnician ca rries
out repair sons itea nd/or thev ehicle will be
to we dtot he neares tMercedes-Benz service
center.
Yo um aybe charge df or these services.
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Multimedia sy stem

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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#Allow thee ngine tocool of fand thor‐
oughl yclean thee ngine oil from compo‐
nen tparts befor estartin gt he vehicle.
* NO
TEEngine damag ecaused byan
incor rect oil filter ,incor rect oil or addi‐
tives
#Do no tuse engine oil soroilfilters
whic hdon otcor respond tothes pecifi‐
cation sexplicit lyprescribed fort he
service inter vals.
#Do no talter thee ngine oil or oil filter in
order toachie velonger chang einter vals
th an prescri bed.
#Do notuse additives.
#Followt he instructions in thes ervice
inter vald ispla yregarding theo il
ch ange.
* NO
TEDama gecaused bytopping up too
muc hengine oil
Topping up toom uche ngine oil can cause
damag etothe engine or thec atalytic con‐
ve rter.
#Ha ve excess engine oil siphonedo ffat
aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
#Tu rn cap 1counter-clockwise and remo ve
it.
#Ad de ngin eoil.
#Replace cap 1and tur nitclockwise as far
as it will go.
#Chec kthe oil le vela ga in (→pag e281).
Checking coolant le vel
&
WARNING Risk of burn sfromh otcom‐
ponent parts in thee ngine compartment
Cer tain component parts in thee ngine com‐
partmen tcan be very hot, e.g. thee ngine,
th ec ooler and parts of thee xhaust system.
#Le tthe engine cool down and only
to uc ht he component parts described
as follo ws .
&
WARNING Danger of burn sfromh ot
coolant
The engine cooling sy stem is pressurized,
particularly when thee ngine is warm.Ify ou
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Maintenance and care

openthec ap, youc ould be scalded byhot
coolant spr aying out.
#Le tthe mo torc ool down befor eopening
th ec ap.
#When opening thec ap, wearglove sand
pr otectiv eeyewe ar.
#Slowl yturnt he cap half aturntoa llow
pressur etoescape.
#Park thev ehicle on aflat sur face.
#Chec kthe coolant temp eratur edispla yint he
instrument clus ter.
The coolant temp eratur emustbeb elow
15 8°F( 70 °C).
#Slowly tur ncap 1 counter-clockwise to
re lie ve ove rpressure.
#Continue turning cap 1counter-clockwise
and remo veit.
The coolan tleve lisc orrect:
RIfth ee ngine is cold, up tomar kerb ar2
RIfth ee ngine is warm,upt o0.6 in (1.5 cm)
ove rmarke rb ar2
#If necessar y,add coolant that has been tes‐
te da nd appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz.
RFurther information on coolant (→pag e347)
Re filling thew indshield washer sy stem
&
WARNING Risk of burn sfromh otcom‐
ponent parts in thee ngine compartment
Cer tain component parts in thee ngine com‐
partmen tcan be very hot, e.g. thee ngine,
th ec ooler and parts of thee xhaust system.
#Le tthe engine cool down and only
to uc ht he component parts described
as follo ws .
&
WARNING ‑Riskoff irea nd injur yfrom
windshield washer concentrate
Wi ndshield washer concentrat eishighly
fl ammable. It coul dignit eifitc omes into
con tact wi thhote ngine component parts or
th ee xhaust system.
#Mak esuret hat no windshield washer
concentrat espills out next tothef iller
opening.
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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

#Stop af terd riving fora pproxima tely ten
minutes and checkt he tir epressur eusing
th et irei nflation compressor.
The tir epressur emustn ow be at least
13 0k Pa(1.3 bar/1 9psi).
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetot he
specified tir epressur enotbeing reached
If th es pecified tir epressur eafter ab rief
driv eisn otreached, thet ireist oo badly
damaged. The tir esealant cannot repair the
tir eint his ins tance.
Dama gedt ires and tir epressur ethat is too
lo wc an significantl yimp air brakin gproper‐
ties and handlin gcharacteristics.
#Do no tcontinue driving.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
In cases suc hasthe one mentioned abo ve,c on‐
ta ct an au thorized Mercedes-Benz Center .Or
call 1-800-FOR-MERCedes (in theU SA)or
1-800-387-0 100( in Canada).
#Cor rect thet irep ressur eifitiss tillatl east
13 0k Pa(1.3 bar/1 9psi).S ee theT irea nd
Loading Info rmatio nplacar dont he driver's
side B‑pillar or thet irep ressur etable in the
fuel filler flap forv alues.
#To increase thet irep ressure: switchon
th et irei nflation compressor.
#To reduce the tir epress ure: press pressure
re lease button 1next tomanome ter2.
#When thet irep ressur eisc orrect, unscr ew
th ef illing hose from thev alveoft he sealed
tire.
#Scr ew thev alvec ap ont othe tir evalveoft he
sealed tire.
#Pull thet ires ealant bottle out of thet ire
inflation compressor.
The filling hose stay sont he tiresealant bot‐
tle.
#Driv etot he neares tqualified specialis twork‐
shop and ha vethet ire, tir esealant bottle and
fi lling hose replaced there.
Bat tery (vehicle)
Note sont he12Vb attery
&
WARNING Risk of an accident duet o
wo rkcar ried out incor rectly on theb at‐
te ry
Wo rkcar ried out incor rectl yont he battery
can lead toas hor tcircuit ,for example. This
can lead tofunction restrictions applying to
saf ety-re leva nt sy stems, e.g. thel ighting sys‐
te m, ABS (anti-lo ckbraking sy stem) or ESP
®
(Elect ronic StabilityP rogram).®The ope rat‐
ing saf etyofy ourvehicle ma yberestricted.
Breakdown assis tance 299

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

Noise or unusual handling characteristics
Whil edriving ,pay attention tovibrations, noises
and unusual handling characteristics, e.g .pulling
to one side. This ma yindicat ethat thew heels or
tires ar edamaged. If yous uspect that at irei s
defective, reduce your speedi mmediatel y.Stop
th ev ehicle as soon as possible tocheckt he
wheels and tires ford ama ge.H idden tir edam‐
ag ec ould also be causing theu nusual handling
ch aracteristics. If youf ind no sign sofdamage,
ha ve thet ires and wheels checkedataq ualified
specialis tworks hop.
Re gular checking of wheels and tires
&
WARNING Risk of accident from dam‐
aged tires
Dama gedt ires can cause tir epressur eloss.
As aresult, youc ouldlose cont rolofy our
ve hicle.
#Chec kthe tires regularly fors igns of
dama geand replace an ydamaged tires
immediatel y.
&
WARNING Risk of aquaplaning duet o
insuf ficient tir etread
Insuff icienttiret read will result in reduced
tir eg rip. The tir etread is no longer able to
dissipat ewater.
This meanst hat in heavyrain or slush the
ri sk of hydroplaning is increased, in particu‐
lar if vehicle speed is no tadap tedtos uitthe
conditions.
If th et irep ressur eist oo high or tool ow ,
tires ma yexhibit dif fere nt le vels of wear at
dif fere nt locations on thet irec onta ct sur‐
fa ce.
#Thus, yous hould regularly checkt he
tread dep thand thec ondition of thet ire
conta ct surf ace across thee ntir ew idth
of all tires.
Minimum tread dep thfor:
RSummer tires: âin (3 mm)
RM+S tires: ãin (4 mm)
#Fors afet yr easons, replace thet ires
befor ethe legally prescribed limit for
th em inimum tread dep thisreached.
Car ryout thef ollowing checks on all wheels reg‐
ularly ,atleastonce amonthorasr equired, e. g.
prior toalongj ourney or drivin goff-roa d:
RChec kthe tir epressur e(→page312).
RVisual checkofw heels and tires ford ama ge.
RChec kthe valvec aps.
The valves mus tbeprotected agains tmois‐
tur ea nd dir tbythevalvec aps appr oved
especiall yfor your vehicle byMercedes-Benz.
RVisual checkoft he tread dep thand thet ire
conta ct surf ace across thee ntir ew idth.
The minimum tread dep thfors ummer tires is
â in (3 mm) and forw inter tires ãin
(4 mm).
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