2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN suspension

2gentle deceleration and rolling
3 consis tent speed
The inne rsegment is gr ayand theo uter seg‐
ment em pties:
1 sporty acceleration
2 heavy braking
3 Fluctuation sinspeed
Yo uh ave driven economicall ywhen:
Rthet hree outer segments ar ecomple tely fil‐
led simultaneousl y.
RtheE CO displa yborder lights up.
The additional rang ea chieve dasar esult of your
drivin gstyle in co mparison toad rive rw itha
ve ry sporty driving styleiss hown under Bonus
fr. Start .The rang ed ispl ay ed does no tindicat ea
fi xe dc onsum ption reduction.
DY NA MIC SELECT switch
Function of theD YNAMI CSELECT switch
Use theD YNAMI CSELECT switc htochangethe
fo llowing driv eprograms:
RI( Individual): individualsettings
RS+ (Spor tPlus): particula rlys portyd rivin g
st yle
RS( Sport): sporty driving style
RC( Comfort): comfortable and economical
drivin gstyle
RE(Economy): particularly economical driving
st yle
Depending on thed rive program selected, the
fo llowing vehicle characteristic swillch ange:
RDriv esystem
-Engine and transmission management
-ESP®
-Dis tance Pilo tDISTRONIC
RSuspension
RSteering
RThe availabilityoft he ECOstart/s topf unc‐
tion
Operating theD YNAMI CSELECT switch
#Press DYNA MIC SELECT switch 1forw ards
or backwards.
The driv eprogram selected appea rsinthe
multifunction displa y.
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Configuring driveprogram I
Multimedia sy stem:,Vehicle.e DYNAMIC
SELECT.Individual
#Select Drive,Suspension ,Steering orECO
Start/Stop .
#Selectthei ndividual setting.
Displaying vehicl edata
Multimedi asystem:,Vehicle.e DYNAMIC SELECT
#Select Vehicle Data.
Displaying engine data
Multimedia sy stem:,Vehicle.e DYNAMIC SELECT
#Select Engine Data.
% The values fore ngine outpu tand engine tor‐
qu em aydeviat efromt he nominal values. Items
that can influence this are, fore xamp le:
REngines peed
RSea level
RFu el grade
ROutside temp erature
Automatic transmission
DIREC TSELECT selector le ver
Fu nction of theD IRECT SELECT le ver
&
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildren ar eleftu nat tende dint hevehicle,
th ey could:
ROpe ndoors,t hereb yendangering other
persons or road users
RGe tout of thev ehicle and be hit by
oncoming traf fic
ROperat evehicle equipment
In addition, thec hildren could also se tthe
ve hicle in motion, fore xamp le,by:
RRe leasing thep arking brake
RShifting thet ransmission out of park
position j
RStartin gthe engine.
#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.
#Ke ep theS martK eyout of ther eac hof
ch ildren.
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetoi ncor‐
re ct gearshifting
If th ee ngine speed is higher than thei dle
speed and youe ngaget he transmission posi‐
tion hork,t hevehicle ma yaccelerate
sharply.
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5

RVehicles with automatic transmission:
The transmission is in position h,kori.
Ac tivatin gthe HOL Dfunction
#Dep ress theb rake pedal and af teras hort
time depress fur ther until theë display
appear sinthe multifunction displa y.
#Release theb rake pedal.
Deactivating the HOLD function
#Depress thea ccelerator pedal topull away.
or
#Depress theb rake pedal until theë dis‐
pla yd isappear sfromt he multifunction dis‐
pla y.
In thef ollowing situations, thev ehicle is held by
th et ransmission position jorby thee lectric
parking brake:
RWhen thes eat belt is unfas tened and the
driver's door is opened.
RWhen thee ngine is switched off.
RWhen ther eisam alfunction in thes ystemo r
if th ep owe rsupp lyis insuf ficient.
Ad aptiv eDamping Sy stem
The suspension wit hadaptiv edamping adjust‐
menth asthef ollowing features:
RVa riable dampingc haracteristics
RContinuous damper tuning
The damping characteristic sadap ttot he cur rent
operating and driving situation.
The da mping is tuned individually fore achw heel
and is af fected bythef ollowing factors:
RYo ur drivin gstyle ,e.g. sporty
RThe road sur face conditions
RThe driv eprogram selected
RVe hicle load The driv
eprogram can be adjus tedu sing the
DY NA MIC SELECT switch.
AIR BODY CONT ROL
AIR BODY CONT ROLfunction
AI RB ODYC ONTROL comprises:
RAir suspension wit hvariable spring rate
RAu tomatic le velc ontrol sy stem
RSpeed-dependent lo wering toreduce fuel
consum ption
RManual le vela djustment
RAD SP LUS( Adaptiv eDamping Sy stem with
const ant dampingf orce adjustment)
RDYNA MIC SELECT switc hand le velb utton
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Available suspension settings
Driv eprogram Characteristics
C
(Comfort)
RComfor table suspension tuning
RNormal le vel
RWhen driving at speeds abo ve77 mph(125k m/h) thev ehicle is lo weredb y0.6 in (1 5mm).
RWhen driving at speeds below 49mph(80 km/h), thev ehicle is raised again.
E
(Econo my)
RComfor table suspension tuning
RThe vehicle is lo weredb y0.6 in (1 5mm) compared tothen ormal le vel.
S
(Sport)
RFirmer suspension tuning
RThe vehicle is lo weredb y0.6 in (1 5mm) compared tothen ormal le vel.
RThe vehicle is no tlowe reda nyfurther if youa retra veling at higher speeds.
S+
(Spor tPlus)
REven firm er suspension tuning
RThe vehicle is lo weredb y0.6 in (1 5mm) compared tothen ormal le vel.
RThe vehicle is no tlowe reda nyfurther if youa retra veling at higher speeds.
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Driving and pa rking

%The guide lines in them ultimedia sy stem dis‐
pla yshowt he dis tances toyour vehicle. The
dis tances only apply toroad le vel. In trailer
mode, theg uide lines ar eshown at thel eve l
of thet railer hitch.
Sy stem limitations
The 360 °Camera will no tfunction or will only
partiall yfunction in thef ollowing situations:
RIfth ed oor sareopen.
RIfth et runk lid or tailgat eiso pen.
RIfth er eish eavyrain, sno worfog.
RIfth ea mbient light is poor ,e.g. at night.
RIfth ec amer alens is obstructed, dirty or fog‐
ge du p.
RIfth ev ehicle component sinwhichthe cam‐
eras ar einstalled ar edamaged. In this eve nt,
ha ve thec amer aposition and setting
ch eckedataq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Do no tuse the3 60° Camer aunder suc hcircum‐
st ances. Youc ouldotherwise injur eother so r
collide wit hobjectsw hen parking thev ehicle. On
vehicles wit hheight-adjus table suspension or
if th ev ehicle is car rying aheavy load, leavingt he
st andar dheightc anresult in inaccuracies in the
guide lines and in thed ispla yoft hegenerated
ima ges, depending on tech nica lconditions.
The field of vision and other functions of the
came rasystem ma yberestricted due toaddi‐
tional accessori es onther ear of thev ehicle (e.g.
license plat ebrack et,b icyc le rack ).
See then otes on cleaning the3 60° Camera
(
→pag e287).
Selecting aviewf or t
h e360°C amera
The Auto .RearV iewC am.functio niss elected in
th em ultimedia sy stem.
#En gage reve rseg ear.
#Inthem ultimedia sy stem, select thed esired
vie w.
Opening thec amer acove rofthe rear view
camera
Multimedi asystem:
,Vehicle.k Assistance.Parking
Pilot
#Select Open Camera Cover . %
The camer acover closes automaticall yafter
some time or af terani gnitionc ycle.
Assigning thec amer aasaf avorite
Yo uc an call up thec amer aviewd irectly in the
multimedia sy stem byassignin gitasaf avorite .
#Press theò button on thet ouchpad or
contro ller.
The main function saredispla yed.
#On thet ouchpad ,swipe down twice or slide
th ec ontroller down twice.
The Favorite sm enu appears .
#SelectReassign.
#SelectVehicle .
#SelectCamera .
Parking Pilot
Fu nction of Parking Pilot
Pa rking Pilo tisane lectronic pa rking assis tance
sy stem whic huses ultrasound and is automati‐
cally activated during forw ardt rave l. The sy stem
is operational at speeds of up toappr oximately
22 mph(35 km/h). While in operation, thes ys‐
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Components damagedinthis wa ym ayfail
unexpec tedly.
#Do no tuse high-pressur ecleaning
equipment wi thround-s pray nozzles to
clean your vehicle.
#Damaged tires or suspension compo‐
nentsm ustber eplaced immediatel y.
Toavo id damag etoyourvehicle, bear thef ollow‐
ing in mind when using high-pressur ecleaning
equipment:
Rth ek eymus tbeatad ista nce of at leas t10f t
(3 m) from thev ehicle. Otherwise thet runk
lid ma yopen unintentionally.
Rmaintain adista nce of at leas t11.8i n
(30 cm) tothev ehicle and obser vethei nfor‐
mation in them anufacturer's operating
instruction sfor thee quipment.
Rdo no tpoint then ozzle of theh igh-pressure
cleaninge quipment directly at sensitive
parts suc hastires, slits, electrical compo‐
nen tparts, batteries, light sources and venti‐
latio nslots.
Wa shing thev ehicle byhand
Obser velegal requ irements, fore xamp le in
somec ountries washing byhand is onl yallowe d
at speciall yequipped washing ba ys.
#Use amild cleaning agent suc hascar sham‐
poo.
#Wa shthev ehicle wit hlukewa rmwate rand a
sof tcar sponge. Whil edoing so, do not
ex pose thev ehicle todirect sunlight.
#Hose down thev ehicle carefull ywithw ater
and dr yitwithal eather clo th.M akes ure
th at thew ater je tisnotpointed directly into
th ea ir inle tgrille.
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RAttemp eratures belo w45°F(7°C), use win‐
te rt ires or all-seaso ntires mar kedM +Sfor
all wheels.
Wi nter tires bearing thei snowflak esym‐
bol in addition totheM +S marking pr ovide
th eb estp ossible grip in wintr yroad condi‐
tions.
RFo rM +S tires, only use tires wit hthe same
tread.
RObser vethem aximum permissible speed for
th eM +S tir emounted.
If th is is belo wthe vehicle's maximum speed,
th is mus tbeindicated in an appropriat elabel
in thed rive r's field of vision.
RBreak-in ne wtires at moderat espeeds for
th ef irst 60 mile s(10 0k m).
RReplace thet ires af ters ixyearsatt he latest,
re ga rdless of wear.
RWhen replacing with tires that do no tfea‐
tu re run-flat characteristics: vehicles with
MOExtended tires ar enotequipped wit ha
TIREFIT kit at thef actor y.Equi pthe vehicle
wit haT IREFIT kit af terr eplacing wit htires th
at do no tfeatur erun- flat characteristics,
e.g .winter tires.
Fo rm orei nformation on wheels and tires, con‐
ta ct aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Be sur etoalso observ ethe following fur ther
re lated subjects:
RNo tesont irep ressur e(→page312)
RTire and Loading Info rmatio nplacard
(→pag e319)
RTire pressur etable (→pag e314)
Note sonr otating wheels
&
WARNING Risk of injury thro ugh dif fer‐
ent whee lsizes
Inter changing thef ront and rear wheels if the
wheels or tires ha vediffere nt dimensions
ma yseverel yimp air thed riving characteris‐
tics.
The wheel brakes or wheel suspension com‐
ponent smayalso be damaged.
#Rotate front and rear wheels only ifth e
wheels and tires ar eofthe same dimen‐
sions.
The wear patte rnsont he front and rear wheels
dif fer:
RFr ont wheels wear mor eonthe shoulder of
th et ire
RRear wheels wear mor einthe center of the
tire
On vehicles that ha vethes ame size front and
re ar wheels,r otatet he wheels according tothe
inter vals in thet irem anufacturer's warranty
book in your vehicle documents. If this is not
av ailable, rotate thet ires every
3000 to6000 mile s(5000to1 0000 km),
depending on thew ear.Ensuret hat thed irection
of rotatio nism aintained.
It is impe rativ etoo bservethei nstruction sand
saf etyn otes on "Wheel change" when doings o.
Wheels and tires333

Filling capacities
Model Refrigerant
All models2 2.2±0.4 oz
(630 ±10g )
Model PAGo il
All models2 .8±0 .4 oz
(80 ±10g )
Vehicl edata
Vehicl edimensions
The heights specifi ed mayvaryasar esult of the:
RTire s
RLoad
RConditio nofthe suspension
ROptional equipment
Model
1Opening
height
E3 00 72.4 in
(1839 mm)
E3 00 4MATIC 72.7 in
(1 84 6m m)
All models
Ve hicle lengt h1 93.8 in
(4923 mm)
Ve hicle widt hincluding out‐
side mir rors 81
.3 in
(206 5mm)
Wheelbase 115.7 in
(2939 mm)
Model Vehicle
height
E3 00 57.8 in
(1468 mm)
All other models 58.0 in
(1 47 4m m)
Model Turning
ra dius
E3 00 38.1ft
(1 1. 60 m)
All other models 39.0ft
(1 1. 90 m)
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Tech nica ldata