2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN Start

Displaymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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Key Not Detected(red dis‐
pla ym essage) *T
he SmartK eycanno tbed etected and ma ynolonger be in thev ehicle.
The SmartK eyis no longer in thev ehicle and yous witch offt he engine:RYo uc an no longe rstart thee ngine.
RYouc anno tcentrall yloc kt he vehicle.
#Ensur ethat theS martK eyis in thev ehicle.
If th eS martK eydetection function hasam alfunction duetoastrongradio signal source:
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions.
#Place theS martK eyinthes towa ge compartment fors tartin gt he engine wit hthe SmartK ey.
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Key Not Detected (white
displa ymessage) *T
he SmartK eyis cur rently und etected.
#Chang ethe location of theS martK eyinthev ehicle.
#Ifth eS martK eyisstill no tbeing recognized, star tt he engine wit hthe SmartK eyinthes towa ge compartment .
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Don' tForget Your Key *A
warning tone also sounds. Thi smessage reminds youtot akey our keyw ithy ou when youl eave thev ehicle.
386
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps

Displaymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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Replace Key Battery*T
he SmartK eybatter yisdischar ged.
#Chang ethe batter y.
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ObtainaNew Key *T
he SmartK eyneeds tobe replaced.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Ve hicle
Displa ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
Apply Brake to Shift from
'P' *
Yo uh ave attem ptedtos hiftthe transmission out of position jand int oanother transmission position.
#Depress theb rake pedal.
To Deselec tPorN,
Depress Brakea nd Start
Engine *
Yo uh ave attem ptedtos hiftthe transmission out of position jori intoa nother transmission position.
#Depress theb rake pedal.
#Startt he engine.
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 387

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

Seat beltwarning
see Seat belts
Seat belts .................................................. .36
Car e................................................... .289
Pr otection ............................................. .33
Re duced pr otection .............................. .33
Wa rning lam p....................................... .36
Seat co ver(Ca re).....................................2 89
Seat heater Switching on/of f................................... 90
Seat ventilation
Switching on/off ................................... 90
Selecting agear
se eS hifting gears
Selector le ver
see DIRECT SELECT selector le ver
Sensor s(Care) ......................................... 287
Service Menu (on-boar dcomputer) .................. 198
Service call ..............................................2 48
MB Inf ocall ......................................... 248
Ro adside Assis tance cal l..................... 248 Setting Da
ylight Saving Time(Sum‐
mer) .......................................................... 226
Setting thed atef ormat .......................... 226
Setting thed istance unit ........................ 230
Setting thes ound profile
Burmes ter
®high-end 3D sur round
sounds ystem. ..................................... 276
Setting up ahotspo t(Wi
-Fi) ...................2 28
Setti

ngs
Displ ay(multimedia sy stem) ............... 225
Shifting gears .......................................... 137
Gearshif trecommendatio n.................. 138
Manual .................................................1 37
Shor ttex tm essages
see Text message s
Side airbag .................................................3 7
Side windo ws
Child saf etyl oc kint herear
passenger compartment ...................... .53
Closing. ................................................ .70
Closingw itht he SmartK ey.................... 72
Opening .................................................7 0
Opening wit hthe SmartK ey................... 71Problem .................................................7
2
Ro ller sun blind ...................................... 69
Size designation (tires) ...........................326
Sliding sunroof ...........................................7 4
Au tomatic functions .............................. 76
Closing. .................................................. 74
Closingw itht he SmartK ey.................... 72
Opening .................................................7 4
Opening wit hthe SmartK ey................... 71
Problem .................................................7 7
Ra in closing function ............................ .76
SmartK ey
Emergency ke
y
. .................................... .57
Ke yr ing at tach ment .............................. 57
Pa nic alar m........................................... 56
Proble m................................................. 58
Unlocking setting .................................. 56
Smartphone Startin gvehicle .................................... 129
Smartphone (multimedia sy stem)
see Telephone
Sno wchains ............................................. 312
432
Index

Socket(12 V)
Fr ont center console ........................... 106
Re ar passenger compartment ............ .106
Soc ket(11 5V )
Re ar passenger compartment ............ .106
Softwar eupdate
Informatio n.......................................... 232
Pe rforming .......................................... 232
Sound PRE-SAFE
®Sound ................................. 44
Sound settings Information .......................................... 274
Speec hdialog sy stem
see Voice Cont rolS ystem
Speed control see Driving sy stem
Speed control sy stem
see Drivings ystem
Speed limit forw inte rt ires
Setting .................................................1 59
Spee dLimi tPilot ..................................... 159
Setting ................................................. 187 Speed
ratin g(tire s) ................................. 326
Speedome ter
Digital .................................................. 199
St andb ymode
Ac tivating/deactivating .......................1 47
Fu nctio n.............................................. 146
St anding lights ......................................... 110
St art/S topb utton
St artin gvehicle .................................... 128
Switching of fthe vehicle ..................... 140
Switching on thep owe rsupply or
ignitio n................................................ 127
St art/s topf unction
see EC Ostart/s topf unction
St arting assist ance................................. 301
St arting thee ngine
see Vehicle
St arting-o ffaid
see Hill star ta ssist
St ation
Deleting .......................................... .....
270
Di

rect frequency entr y........................ 270
Moving ................................................ 270 Searc
hing ............................................ 270
Setting ................................................. 270
St oring .................................................2 70
St ation presets
Editing ................................................. 270
Ste ering Pilot
Ac tivating/deactivating .......................1 67
Fu nctio n.............................................. 165
No tes. .................................................. 166
Sy stem limitations .............................. .165
Ste ering wheel ........................................ .195
Ad justing (electrically) ........................... 92
Ad justing (manually). ............................. 91
Buttons ................................................ 195
St eering wheel heater ........................... 92
Using them emor yfunction .................. .93
Ste ering wheel heater
Ac tivating/deactivating ......................... 92
St ow agec om partment
Armres t................................................. 96
Center console ...................................... 96
Door ...................................................... 96
Eyeglasses bo x...................................... 96
Gl ov ec ompartmen t.............................. .96
Index 433

Telephonem enuoverview. ..................2 35
Te lephoneo peration ............................ 239
UsingN ear Field Communication
(NFC) .................................................. .238
Te lephone number
Dialin g(on-boar dcomputer) ................ 203
Te mp erature ............................................ 122
Te mp eratur egrade .................................. 323
Te xt messages ......................................... 242
Callin gasender .................................. .244
Command s(Vo iceC ontrol System) ..... 214
Composing .......................................... 243
Confi guring thet extm essage sdis‐
pla yed. ................................................ .243
Deleting ............................................... 244
No tes. .................................................. 242
Re ad-aloud function ............................ 243
Re ading. .............................................. 243
Re plying .............................................. .244
Sending ............................................... 243
Ti e-d owne yes................................ ...
......... 99
Time Manual time setting. ............................ 226 SettingD
aylight SavingT ime (Sum‐
mer). ................................................... 226
Setting thet ime and dat eautomati‐
call y..................................................... 225
Setting thet ime zon e.......................... 225
Setting thet ime/dat eformat .............. 226
TIN (Tir eIdentification Number) ............3 24
Ti re and Loading Information placard ....319
Ti re ch aracteristics ................................. 326
Ti re inflation compressor
see TIREFIT kit
Ti re information table .............................. 319
Ti re labeling ............................................ .323
Cha racteristics .................................... 326
DO T,Tire Identification Number (TIN)
.............................................................3 24
Load inde x........................................... 326
Load rating .......................................... 326
Maximum tir eloa d. ............................. 325
Maximum tir epressur e....................... 325
Overvie w............................................. 323
Spee drating ....................................... .326
Te mp eratur egrade .............................. 323
Ti re Quality Grading ............................. 323 Ti
re size designation ............................3 26
Tr action grade .................................... .323
Tr ead wear grade .... ...
.........................
.323
Ti re load (maximum) .............................. .325
Ti re pressure
Checking (manually) ............................ 316
Checkin g(tire pressur emonitoring
sy stem) ................................................ 317
Maximum ............................................ 325
No tes. .................................................. 312
Re startin gthe tir epressur emonitor‐
ing sy stem .......................................... .318
Ti re pressur emonitoring sy stem
(function) ............................................. 316
Ti re pressur etable .............................. .314
Ti re pressur emonitoring sy stem
Checkin gthe tir epressur e.................. .317
Fu nctio n............................................... 316
Re startin g........................................... .318
Te ch nica ldata. ..................................... 319
Ti re pressur etable ..................................3 14
Ti re Quality Grading ................................ 323
Ti re tread .................................................. 311
Index 435

Locking (from inside)............................. 60
Locking (KEYLESS-GO) ..........................6 0
Lo we ring ............................................. 338
Maintenance .......................................... 21
Pa rking ................................................ 146
Problem notification .............................. 25
Ra ising ................................................ 335
St artin g(emerg ency operation
mode) .................................................. 129
St artin g(smartphone) ........................ .129
St artin g(start/ stop button) .................1 28
Switching of f(start/ stop button) ........ 140
Un lockin g(from inside )......................... 60
Unlo cking( KEYLESS-GO) ...................... .60
Ve hicle dat a........................................3 50
Ve ntilating (co nvenience opening) ......... 71
Ve hicl edata
Displ aying ............................................ 135
Ro of load ............................................. 351
Tr unk load ............................................ 351
Tu rning radius ...................................... 350
Ve hicle height ...................................... 350
Ve hicle lengt h........................... ........... 350
Ve hicle widt h....................................... 350
Wheelbase ...........................................3 50Ve
hic
l
ed imensions ................................. 350
Ve hicl eelectronics
No tes. ................................................. 340
Tw o-w ayradios .................................... 340
Ve hicl eidentification number
see VIN
Ve hicl eidentification plate .................... 342
Pa int code .......................................... .342
VIN ...................................................... 342
Ve hicl einterior
Cooling or heating (smart phone) .........128
Ve hicl eoperation
Outside theU SAor Canada ...................2 1
Ve hicl etool kit
Ti re -chang etool kit .............................. 293
TIREFIT kit ...........................................2 94
To wing eye. ......................................... 293
Ve ntilating
Con venience opening ............................ 71
Ve ntilation
see Climat econt rol
Ve nts
see Air vents Vi
deo mode .............................................. 262
Ac tivating ............................................ 260
Ac tivating/deactivating full-screen
mod e................................................... 262
Overvie w.............................................. 261
Setting s............................................... 262
VIN ............................................................ 342
Identificatio nplate .............................. 342
Sea t..................................................... 342
Vi sibility
Defrosting thew indo ws....................... 123
Wi ndshield hea ter. ................... ............
125
Vo ice Cont

rol Sy stem ............................ .206
Application-specific command ............ 207
Au dible help function s......................... 20 8
Comm andt ype s.................................. 207
Entering numbe rs................................ 208
Globa lcommand ................................. 207
Impr oving speec hquality. .................. .208
Languag esetting ................................ .208
Mediap laye rc ommands ...................... 213
Messag ecommands ............................2 14
Multifunction steering wheel (operat‐
ing) ...................................................... 206
Na vigation commands ......................... 210
438
Index

Changing............................................. 33 4
Ch anging hub caps .............................. 334
Che cking .............................................. 311
Checkin gthe tir epressur e(man‐
ually) ................................................... .316
Checkin gthe tir epressur e(tirep res‐
sur em onitoring sy stem) ..................... .317
Definitions ........................................... 328
DO T,Tire Identification Number (TIN)
.............................................................3 24
Fla ttire. ............................................... 294
Loadi ndex........................................... 326
Loadr ating ......................................... .326
Maximum tir eloa d. ............................. 325
Maximum tir epressur e....................... 325
MOExtende dtires ................................ 294
Mounting ............................................. 337
Noise .................................................... 311
No tesoni nstalling .............................. .331
Overvie woftirel abeling ......................3 23
Re moving ............................................ 337
Re placing .............................................3 31
Re startin gthe tir epressur emonitor‐
ing sy stem .......................................... .318
Ro tating ............................................... 333
Selection .............................................3 31Sno
wchains ........................................ 312
Spee drating ................. ......................
.326
St oring ................................................ 334
Te mp eratur egrade .............................. 323
Ti re and Loading Info rmatio nplacar d..3 19
Ti re characteristic s............................. .326
Ti re pressur e(No tes) ........................... 312
Ti re pressur emonitoring sy stem
(function) ............................................. 316
Ti re pressur etable .............................. .314
Ti re Quality Grading ............................. 323
Ti re size designation ............................3 26
TIREFIT kit ...........................................2 95
Tr action grade .................................... .323
Tr ead wear grade ................................ .323
Un usual handlingc haracteristics .........3 11
Wi -Fi
Overvie w............................................. 226
Setting .................................................2 27
Setting up ahotspo t............................ 228
Wi ndo wairbag .......................................... .37
Wi ndo ws
Closing. ................................................ .70
Opening ................................................ .70 Wi
ndo ws(Care) ...................................... .287
Wi ndshield
....................................... .116,122
Defrosting ............................................ 122
Infrared reflectiv e................................ 121
Re placing thew iper blades .................. 116
Wi ndshield
see Windshield
Wi ndshield heater ................................... 125
Wi ndshield heating
see Windshield hea ter
Wi ndshield washer fluid .........................3 48
No tes. ................................................. 348
Wi ndshield washer sy stem
Re filling .............................................. .283
Wi ndshield wipers
Ac tivating/deactivating .......................1 15
Re placing thew iper blades .................. 116
Wi nter
Sno wchains ........................................ 312
Wi nter operation
Sno wchains ........................................ 312
44 0
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