2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN Ses

Welcome tothew orld of Me rced es-Benz
Befor eyou firs td rive off, read this Operator's
Manual carefull yand familiarize yourself with
yo ur vehicle. Fory our owns afet ya nd alon ger
ve hicle life, follo wt he instructions and warning
notices in this manual. Disregarding them may
lead todamag etothevehicle or personal injur y.
Ve hicle damag eresulting from thei nstructions
being ignored is no tcove redbyt he Mercedes-
Benz Limited Warrant y.
The equipment or product designation of your
ve hicle ma yvarya ccordingt o:
RModel
ROrder
RNational version
RAv ailability
Mercedes-Ben zreser vest he right tointroduce
ch anges in thef ollowing areas:
RDesign
REquipment
RTech nica lfeatures Therefore,
thed escription given ma yvaryinc er‐
ta in cases from thee quipment in your vehicle.
The following ar eintegral parts of thev ehicle:
RDigital Operator's Manual
RPrinted Operator's Manual
RMaintenance Booklet
REquipment-dependent Supplements
Ke ep these documents in thev ehicle at all
times. If yous ellthev ehicle, alw aysp ass all of
th ed ocuments on tothen ew owner.
Mercedes-Benz US A,LLC
Mercedes-Benz Canada, Inc.
AD aimle rCompany
2135847801
2135847801

Drivingand pa rking .................................. 127
Driving ........................................................ 127
DY NA MIC SELECT switc h............................1 34
Au tomatic transmission .............................. 135
Manual gearshiftin g................................... .137
Gearshif trecommendatio n......................... 138
Using kickdown .......................................... 138
Re fueling .................................................... 138
Pa rking ...................................................... .140
Driving and driving saf etys ystems .............. 147
Instrument Displa yand on-board
compu ter.................................................. 194
Instrument display overview. ...................... 194
Overvie wofthe buttons on thes teering
wheel ......................................................... .195
Operating theo n-boar dcomputer .............. 195
Displ aysint he multifunction displa y........... 197
Ad justing thei nstrument lighting ............... .197
Menus and submenus ................................. 198
Head-up Displa y......................................... 205
Vo ice Control Sy stem .............................. 206
Operating saf ety. ........................................ 20 6Operatio
n................................................... 206
Using Voice Cont rolS ysteme ffecti vely ...... 208
Essential commands .................................. 208
Multimedias ystem ................................... 217
Overvie wand operation .............................. 217
Sy stem settings .......................................... 225
Na vigation .................................................. 233
Te lephone. .................................................. 23 5
Online an dInterne tfunctions ..................... 249
Media ......................................................... 256
Ra dio .......................................................... 268
Sound .........................................................2 74
Maintenanceand care ............................. 277
ASS YSTP LUSs ervice inter vald ispla y....... .2 77
Engine compartment .................................. 278
Cleaning and car e....................................... 28 4
Breakdow na ssistance ............................ 292
Emergency .................................................. 292
Ve hicle tool kit ............................................ 293
Flat tir e.......................................................2 94Batter
y(vehicle) ......................................... 299
To ws tartin gort owing away ....................... 304
Electrica lfuses ........................................... 308
Wheel sand tires ....................................... 311
No ise or unusual handlin gcharacteristics ... 311
Re gular checking of wheels and tires ......... .311
No tesons nowc hains .................................3 12
Ti re pressur e............................................... 312
Loading thev ehicle .................................... .319
Ti re labeling ................................................ 323
Definitions fort ires and loading ................. 328
Changing awheel. ...................................... 331
Tech nical data .......................................... 340
No tesont echnical dat a.............................. 340
Ve hicle electronics .....................................3 40
Ve hicle identification plate, VIN and
engine number ...........................................3 42
Operating fluids .......................................... 344
Ve hicle dat a................................................ 350
Contents 3

1Sun visors →
120
2 Roadside Assis tance cal lbutton( mb race
®) →
248
3 p Switches thel eft-hand readingl amp
on/off →
114
4 | Switches thea utomatic lighting control
on/off →
114
5 SOS button (mb race
®) →
247
6 c Switches thef ront interior lighting on/off →
114
7 u Switches ther ear interior lighting on/off →
114
8
p Switches ther ight-hand readingl amp
on/off →
114
9 MB Inf ocall button (mbrace
®) →
248
A Eyeglasse sbox →
96
B 3 Opens/closes thep anoramic sliding sun‐
ro of →
74
Opens/closes ther oller sun blinds →
74
C Inside mir ror →
119
At ag lanc e–O verhead control panel 13

1Adjusts thes eats electrically →
84
2 Switches thes eat heating on/off →
90
3 Switches thes eat ventilation on/o ff →
90
4 Adjusts thef ront passenger seat from thed riv‐
er's seat
5 &%Loc ks/unloc ksthev ehicle →
60
6 Opens/closes thet runk lid →
63
7 Adjusts and folds theo utside mir rors out/in
electrically →
118
8 W Opens/closes ther ight side window →
70
9 W Opens/cl osesther ear right side window →
70
A Child saf etyl oc kf or ther ear side windo ws→
53
B W Opens/closes ther ear lef tside wind ow →
70CW Opens/closes thel efts ide window →
70
D Opens thed oor →
60
E Sets them emor yfunction →
93
F Sets thes eat fore -and-af tadjustment →
84
G Adjusts thes eat cushion length →
84
H Adjusts the4 -way lumbar support →
85
I Seat adjustment using them ultimedia sy stem →
87
J Adjusts theh ead restra ints →
85
K Adjusts thes eat cushion inclination →
84
L Adjusts thes eat height →
84
M Adjusts thes eat backres tinclination →
84
Atag lanc e–Door control pane land seat adjustment 15

#Remo vetrappe dplants or other flam‐
mable material, in particular.
#If th er eisd amage, consult aqualified
specialis tworks hop immediately.
&
WARNING Risk of accident or injury due
to incor rect modifications on electronic
component part s
Modification toelectronic components, their
softwar eorwiring could impair their function
and/or thef unction of other networ kedc om‐
ponen tparts. In particular ,systems releva nt
to saf etyc ould also be af fected.
As aresult, these ma ynolonger function
proper lyand/or jeopardizet he operating
saf etyoft hevehicle.
#Ne vertamper wit hthe wiring and elec‐
tronic component parts or their soft‐
wa re.
#Yo us hould ha veall workon electrical
and electronic componentsc arried out
at aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
* NO
TEDama getothev ehicle
Damag etothevehicle ma yoccur in thef ol‐
lowing cases:
RThe vehicle becomes grounded, e.g. on a
high curb or an unpa vedr oad.
RThe vehicle is driven toof asto vera n
obs tacle ,e.g. acurb ,speed bump or pot‐
hole.
RAh eavy object strike st he underbody or
parts of thec hassis.
In situations suc hasthis,theb ody ,the
underbody ,chassi sparts ,wheels or tires
coul dbed amaged without thed amag ebeing
visible. Components damaged in this wa y
can unexpectedly fail or ,int he case of an
accident, no longer withs tand thes trai nthey
ar ed esigned to.
If th eu nderbody paneling is damaged, flam‐
mable materials suc hasleaves, grass or
twigs can gather between theu nderbody and
th eu nderbody paneling. If these materials
come int oconta ct wi thhotp arts on the
ex haus tsyst em, they ma ycatc hfire.
#Ha ve thev ehicle checkeda nd repaired
immediatel yataqualified specialist
wo rkshop.
or
#If driving saf etyisi mpaired while con‐
tinuing your journe y,pull over and stop
th ev ehicle immediatel y,paying atten‐
tion toroad and traf ficc onditions ,and
contact aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Declaration of conformity forw ireles svehi‐
cle components
USA: "The wireless devices of this vehicle com‐
ply wit hPart15oft he FCC Rules. Operation is
subject tothef ollowing tw oconditions: 1) These
device smaynotc ause harmful inter fere nce, and
2) These device smusta ccep tany inter fere nce
re ceive d, includin ginter fere nce that ma ycause
undesired operation.C hangesorm odifications
no te xpressly appr ovedbyt he party responsible
fo rc ompliance could void theu ser's authority to
operat ethe equipment."
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your vehicle. This particularly applies towo rkrel‐
ev ant tosaf ety.
Fo rthe following, alw aysh ave your vehicle
ch eckedatana uthorized Mercedes-Benzs ervice
cente r:
RWorkreleva nt tosaf ety
RService and maintenance work
RRepair work
RModifications, ins tallation sand con versions
RWo rkon electronic component parts
Cor rect use of thev ehicle
If yo ur emo veanyw arning sticke rs,y ou or others
could failto recognize cer tain dangers. Lea ve
wa rning sticke rs in position.
Obser vethef ollowing information when driving
yo ur vehicle:
Rthes afet yn otes in this manual
Rthev ehicle tech nica ldata
Rtraf ficr ules and regulations
Rlaws and saf etys tanda rdsp ertainin gto
mo torv ehicles
Problems with your vehicle
If yo us hould experience aproblem wit hyour
ve hicle, particularly one that youb elie vemay
af fect its saf eoperation, weurge youtoc ontact
an au thorized Mercedes-Benz service center
immediately tohave thep roblem diagnosed and
re ctified. If thep roblem is no tresolved to your
satisfaction,p leasediscussthep roblem again
wit hthe authorized Mercedes-Benz service cen‐
te ro r,if necessar y,contact us at one of thef ol‐
lowing addresses.
In theU SA:
Cus tomer Assis tance Center
Mercedes-Benz US A,LLC
3M ercedes Drive
Montvale ,NJ07645-0350
In Canada:
Cu stomer Relation sDepartment
Mercedes-Benz Canada, Inc. 98
Vande rhoof Avenue
To ronto, Ontario M4G 4C9Re porting saf etyd efects
US Ao nly:
The following text is published as requ ired of
manufacturer sunder Title 49, Code of U.S. Fed‐
eral Regulations, Part57 5p ursuant tothe
"National Traf fica nd Mo torV ehicle Saf etyA ct of
19 66".
If yo ub elie vethat your vehicle has adefect
whic hcould cause acrash or could cause injury
or death, yous hould immediatel yinfor mthe
Na tional Highw ayTraf ficS afet yA dmini stra tion
(NHT SA)ina ddition tonotifying Mercedes-Benz
US A,LLC.
If NHT SAreceive ssimilar complaints, it may
open an in vestigation ,and if it finds that as afet y
defect exists in agroup of vehicles, it ma yorder
ar ecall and remedy campaign. Ho wever,NHT SA
canno tbecome in volved in individual problems
between you, your dealer ,orMercedes-Benz
US A,LLC.
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This dataisofane xclusivel ytechnical nature
and can be used to:
RAssi stin de tecting and rectifying malfunc‐
tions and defects.
RAnalyze vehicle functions, e.g. af terana cci‐
dent.
ROptimize vehicle functions.
The dat acanno tbeu sedtotrace thev ehicle's
mo vements.
When your vehicle is serviced, tech nica linforma‐
tio nc an be read from thee vent da tamemory
and malfunction dat amemor y.
Service sinclude, fore xamp le:
RRepair services
RService processes
RWa rrant ycases
The vehicle is read out byemplo yees of the
service networ k(including them anufacturer)
using special diagnostic devices. Youc an obtain
mor einformation there, if required. Af
teram alfunction has been rectified, thei nfor‐
mation is dele tedf romt he malfunction memory
or is continuall yoverw ritten.
When operating thev ehicle, situations ar econ‐
ceivable in whic hthis tech nica ldata, in co nnec‐
tion wit hother information (if necessar y,afte r
consultation wi than authorize dexpe rt), could be
traced toap erson.
Examples include:
RAc cident reports
RDamag etothevehicle
RWi tnes sstatements
Fu rther additional functions that ha vebeen con‐
tractuall yagreed upon wit hthe cus tomer all ow
cer tain vehicle dat atobec onveye dbyt hevehi‐
cle as well. The additional function sinclude, for
ex ample, vehicle location in case of an emer‐
ge ncy.
COMAND/mbrace
If th ev ehicle is equipped wit hCOMAND or
mbrace, additional dat aabout thev ehicle's oper‐
at

ion, theu se of thev ehicle in cer tain situations, and
thel ocation of thev ehicle ma ybecompiled
th ro ugh COMAND or them brace sy stem.
Ad ditional information can be found in them ulti‐
media sy stem section and/or them brace Term s
and Conditions.
Event data recorders
This vehicle is equipped wit hanevent da ta
re corder (EDR). The mai npurpose of an ED Ris
to record, in cer tain crash or near crash-lik esit‐
uations, suc hasanair bag deployment or hitting
ar oad obs tacle ,dataw hichw ill assis tinunder‐
st anding ho wavehicle's sy stems per form ed.
The ED Risdesigned torecor ddatar elated to
ve hicle dynamics and saf etys ystems foras hort
period of time, typically 30 seconds or less.
The EDR in this vehicle is designed torecord
such dataas:
RHowv arious sy stems in your vehicle were
operating;
RWhe ther or no tthe driver and passenger
saf etyb eltsw ereb uckled/fas tened;
RHo wf ar (i fata ll)t he driver wasd epressing
th ea ccelerator and/or brak epedal; and,
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RHowf astthe vehicle wastrave ling.
This dat acan help pr ovide abette ru nder stand‐
ing of thec ircums tances in whic haccidents and
inju ries occur .NOTE: ED Rdataisr ecorded by
yo ur vehicle onl yifanon-trivial crash situation
occurs; no dat aisrecorded bytheE DR under
normal driving conditions and no personal data
(e.g. name, gende r,ag ea nd accidentl ocation) is
re corded .How ever,o ther parties, suc haslaw
enforcement,c ould combine EDR dat awitht he
type of personall yidentifying dat aroutinely
acquired during acrash inve stigation.
Ac cess tothev ehicle and/or theE DR is needed
to read dat athat is recorded bytheE DR,and
special equipment is requ ired. In addition tothe
ve hicle manufacturer ,other parties that ha vethe
special equipment, suc haslawenforcement,
can read thei nformation byaccessing thev ehi‐
cle or theE DR.
ED Rd atam aybe used in civil and criminal mat‐
te rs as atool in accident reconstruction, acci‐
dent claims and vehicle saf ety. Since theC rash
Dat aRetrieva l(CDR) tool that is used toextract
da ta from theE DR is commercially available, Mercedes-Ben
zUSA,LLC ("MBUSA") expressly
disclaims an yand all liability arising from the
ex traction of this informatio nbyunauthorized
Mercedes-Ben zpersonne l.
MBUS Awill no tshar eEDR data wit hother sw ith‐
out thec onsent of thev ehicle owner o
r
,ifthe
ve hicle is leased, without thec onsent of thel es‐
see. Exception stothisrepresentation include
re sponses tosubpoenas bylawe nforcement ;by
fe deral, stat eorl ocal go vernment ;inconnection
wit hora rising out of litigation in volvingM BUSA
or its subsidiaries and af filiates; or ,asrequired
by law.
Wa rning: theE DR isac omponen tofthe
Re stra int Sy stem Module. Tamp ering with, alter‐
ing, modifying or removing theE DR component
ma yresult in amalfunction of theR estraint Sys‐
te mM odule and other sy stems.
St atel aws orregulations rega rding EDRs that
con flict wit hfederal regulation ar epre-em pted.
This means that in thee vent of such conflict,the
fe deral regulation go verns. As of Februar y2013,
13 states ha veenacted la wsrelatin gtoE DRs.
Copyright
Information on licenses forf reea nd open-
source so ftwa re
Information on licenses forf reea nd open-sourc e
softwar eused in your vehicle and its electronic
componentsisa vailable online at:
http://www.mercedes-benz.com/opensource
Re gis tere dtrademar ks
RBluetoo th®isar egis tere dt rademar kofBlue‐
toot hSIG Inc.
RDTS™ is aregis tere dt rademar kofDTS,Inc.
RDolby®and MLP™a reregis tere dt rademar ks
of DOLB YLaboratories.
RBabySmart™, ESP®and PRE-SAFE®arer eg‐
is te re dt rademar ksof Daimler AG.
RHomeLink®isar egis tere dt rademar kof
Johnson Controls.
RiPod®and iTunes®ar er egis tere dt rademar ks
of Apple Inc.
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