2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN flat tire

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

Whattodo in thee vent of an accident
1 QR cod efor accessing ther escue card →
26
2 Safetyv ests →
292
3 Button fort he SOS emer gency cal lsyst em and
breakdown assis tance →
247
4 Checkin gand addin goperatingf luids →
344
5 Tow- startin gand towing away →
304
6 Flat tire →
2947Startin gassis tance →
301
8 Haza rdwa rning lights →
112
9 Fuelfiller flap wit hinstruction labels fort ire
pressure ,fuel type and QR code fora ccessing
th er escue card →
138
A Tow- startin gand towing away →
304
B Vehicle tool kit →
293
TIREFIT kit →
295
Atag lanc e–E merg encies an dbreak downs 17

RIncorrect positioning of thec hild restra int
sy stem.
Fo rw ard-facin gand rear wa rd-facing child
re stra int sy stems on thef ront passenger
seat
When using arear ward-f acin gchild restra int sys‐
te mont he front passenger seat, thef ront
passenger airbag mus talway sbed isabled. This
is only thec ase if theP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FF
indicator lam pislit continuousl y(
→page41).
When usingac hildrestra int sy stem on thef ront
passenger seat, it is essential toobser vethef ol‐
lowing:
RMo vethef ront passenger seat as farb acka s
possible.
RRe tract thes eat cushion lengt hasfar as pos‐
sible.
RThee ntirebase of thec hild restra int sy stem
mus talway sr estont he sitting sur face of the
front passenger seat.
RThe backres toftheforw ard-facin gchild
re stra int sy stem mus tlie as flat as possible
agains tthe backres tofthe front passenger
seat. The child restra int sy stem mus tnot to
uc ht he roof or be put under stra in by the
head restra ints.
RAd jus tthe angle of thes eat backres tand the
head restra int position according ly.
RMo vethes eat cushion inclination tothe
highest, mos tvertical position.
RAlw aysm akes uret hat thes houlder belt
st ra pisc orrectl yr outed from thes eat belt
outle tofthevehicle tothes houlder belt
guide on thec
hild restra in
t system. The
shoulder belt stra pm ustber outed forw ards
and down wardsf romt he seat belt outlet.
RIf necessar y,adjus tthe seat belt outle tand
th ef ront passenger seat according ly.
RNe verp lace objects under or behind the
ch ild restra int sy stem, e.g. acushion.
Alw aysc omply wit hthe manufacturer's ins talla‐
tion and operatin ginstructions fort he child
re stra int sy stem used.
Child saf etyl oc ks
Ac tivating/deactivatin gthe child saf etyl ock
fo rt he rear doors
&
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If yo ul eave children unatte ndedint hevehi‐
cle, they ma ybea bletos etthev ehicle in
motion, fore xamp leby:
RRe leasing thep arking brake.
RShifting thea utomatic transmission out
of par kposition jor shifting them anual
transmission int oneutral.
RStartin gthe engine.
In addition, they ma yoperat evehicle equip‐
ment.
#Ne verlea ve children and animals unat‐
te nde dint hevehicle.
#When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle.
52
Occupant saf ety

TIREFITkitsto rage location
The TIREFIT kit is located under thet runk floor.
1Ti re sealant filler bottle
2Ti re inflation compressor
Flat tire
Note sonf lat tires
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetoaf lat
tire
Af lat tir eseve rely affects thed riving charac‐
te rist ics as well as thes teering and braking
behavior of thev ehicle.
Ti re sw ithout run-fla tcharacteristics:
#Do no tdrive on wit haflat tire.
#Replace thef lat tir eimmediatel ywith
th ee mer gency spa rewheel/ spare
wheel or consult aqualified specialist
wo rkshop.
#Ru n-flat tires: Observethei nformation
and warning notices forM OExtended
tires (run-flat tires).
In thee vent of aflat tire, thef ollowing options
ar ea vailable dependingony ourvehicle's equip‐
ment:
RVe hicles with MOExtende dtires: it is pos‐
sibl etoc ontinu ethe journe yfor as hort period of time. Mak
esurey ou obser vethe
no tesonM OExtended tires (run-flat tires)
(
→pag e294).
RVe hicles with aTIREFIT kit: youc an repair
th et irea nd continue thej ourne yfor as hort
period of time only .Todothis, use the
TIREFIT Kit (
→pag e295).
RVehicles with aMercedes-Ben zemer‐
ge ncy call sy stem: inthee vent of aflat tire,
consult theC ustomer Center of the
Mercedes-Benze mergency cal lsyst em.
RChang ethe wheel (→pag e334).
MOExtended tires (run-flat tires)
With MOExtended tires (run-flat tires), youc an
continue todriv eyour vehicle evenift hereisa
tot al loss of pressur einoneor mor etires. How‐
eve r,th et irea ffected mus tnotsho wanyclearly
visible damage.
Yo uc an recognize MOExtende dtires bythe
MOExtended marking whic happear sonthe side
wa ll of thet ire.
294
Breakdown assis tance

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

&WARNING Risk of accident whe nusing
tir es ealant
In thef ollowing situations, thet ires ealant is
unable toprov ide suf ficient breakdown assis‐
ta nce, as it is unabl etosealthet irep roper ly:
RTher earecuts or punctures in thet ire
lar gerthan those pr eviousl ymentioned.
RThe wheel rimisd amaged.
RYo uh aved rive natv eryl ow tirep ressures
or on aflat tire.
#Do no tdrive anyf urther.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
&
WARNING Risk of injury and poisoning
from tir esealant
The tir esealantish armful and causes ir rita ‐
tion. Do no tallow itto come int ocontact
wi th th eskin ,eyesorc loth ing, and do not
swallo wit. Do no tinhale tir esealant fumes.
Ke ep thet ires ealant away from children.
Ifyo uc om eintoc ontact wit hthe tir esealant,
obser vethef ollowing:
#Rinse of fthe tir esealant from your skin
immediatel yusingw ater.
#If tiresealant gets int oyour eyes, thor‐
oughl yrins eo utthee yesu sing clean
wate r.
#If tiresealant has been swall owed,
immediatel yrins eo utthem ouththor‐
oughl yand drink plenty of water.Do not
induce vomiting and seek medical
attention immediately.
#Chang eout of an ycloth es conta mina‐
te dw itht ires ealant immediatel y.
#If allergicreactionso ccur,seek medical
attention immediatel y.
*NO
TEOverheating du etothe tir einfla‐
tion compressor running tool ong
#Do no trun thet irei nflation compressor
fo rl onger than tenm inutesw ithout
inter ruption.
Compl ywitht he manufacturer's saf etyn otes on
th es tickeront he tireinflation compressor.
Ha ve thet ires ealant bottle replaced everyfour
ye arsataq ualified specialis tworks hop.
#Do no tremo veanyforeign object swhich
ha ve penetra tedt he tire.
#Affixp art1 oftheT IREFI Tstickertot he
instrument clus terw ithin thed rive r's field of
vision.
#Af fixp art2 oftheT IREFI Tstickern ear the
va lveont he wheel wit hthe defectiv etire.
296
Breakdown assis tance

#Pull plug4withthe cable and hose 5out
of thet irei nflation compressor housing.
#Push thep lug of hose 5intof lange 6of
tir es ealantb ottle 1,u ntilthep lug engages.
#Place tir esealant bottle 1head down wards
int or ecess 2ofthet irei nflation compres‐
sor.
#Re mo vethec ap from valve 7 onthef aulty
tire.
#Sc rewf illing hose 8ontovalve 7.
#Inser tplug 4intoa12Vs ocketiny our
ve hicle.
#Switc hont he ignition.
#Press on and of fswitch 3onthet irei nfla‐
tion compressor.
The tir einflation compressor is switched on.
The tir eisinflated. Fir st,t ires ealant is pum‐
ped int othe tire. The pressur emaybrief ly
ri se toappr oximatel y500 kP a(5bar/73psi). Do no
tswitc hoffthet irei nflation compres‐
sor du ring this phase.
#Le tthe tir einflation compressor runf or a
maxim umoftenm inutes.
The tir eshould then ha veattaine datire
pressur eofatl east200 kPa( 2.0b ar/
29 psi).
If tir esealantl eaksout,m akes urey ou clean the
af fected area as quickl yasp ossible.Itisp refera ‐
ble touse clean water.
If yo ug ettires ealan tony our clo thing, ha veit
cleaned as soon as possible wit hperch loroe thy‐
lene.
If, af tert en minutes, atirep ressur eof
200 kP a(2.0 bar/29 psi) has no tbeen ach‐
ie ve d:
#Switc hoffthet irei nflation compressor.
#Un scr ew thef iller hose from thev alveoft he
fa ulty tire.
Pleasen otet hat tir esealantm ayleak out when
unscr ewing thef illing hose.
Breakdown assis tance 297

#Very slowl ydrive forw ards or reve rsea ppr ox‐
imatel y33ft( 10m).
#Pum pupt he tireagain.
Af teram aximu moften minutes thet ire
pressur emustbeatl east200 kP a(2.0 bar/
29 psi).
& WARNING Risk of accident in thee vent
of thes pecified tir epressur enotbeing
re ached
If th em inimum tir epressur eisn otreached
af te rt he specified time, 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 theb raking prop‐
erties and theh andling characteristics.
#Do no tcontinue driving.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
If, af tert en minutes, atirep ressur eof
200 kP a(2.0 bar/29 psi) has been achie ved:
&
WARNING Risk of accident from driving
wi th sealed tires
At iret emporarily sealed wit htires ealant
impair sthe handling characteristic sand is
no ts uitable forh ighe rspeeds.
#Ad apty our driving stylea ccording lyand
driv ecarefull y.
#Do notexceed thes pecified maximum
speed wit hatiret hat has been repaired
using tir esealant.
#Forat ires ealed wit htires ealant, obser ve
th em aximum permissible speed of 50 mph
(80 km/h).
#Af fixt he upper section of theT IREFI Tsticker
to thei nstrument clus terw her eitw illbee as‐
ily seen bythed rive r. *
NO
TEStainin gcaused byleakin gtire
sealant
Af teru se, excess tir esealant ma yleak out
from thef illing hose.
#Therefore, place thef illing hose in the
plastic bag that con tained theT IREFIT
kit.
* ENVIRONMEN
TALN OTEEnvironmental
pollution caused byenvironmenta lly irre‐
sponsible disposal
Ti re sealant contains polluta nts.
#Have thet ires ealant bottle disposed of
professionall y,e.g. at aMercedes-Benz
service center.
#Switc hoffthet irei nflation compressor.
#Un scr ew thef iller hose from thev alveoft he
fa ulty tire.
#St ow th etires ealant bottle, thet irei nflation
compressor and thew arning triangle.
#Pull away immediatel y.
298
Breakdown assis tance