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te nts of theO perator's Manual
directly via thev ehicle's multi‐
media sy stem (menu item "Vehi‐
cle"). Startw itht he quickg uide,
disco very our vehicle's highlights
or broaden your kn owledg ewith
useful tips. Her
eyou can find comprehen‐
si ve informatio nabout operating
yo ur vehicle and about services
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E-Class Sedan

Protecting the environment
+ENVIRONMENTAL NOTEEnvironmental
damage duetooperating conditions and
personal driving style
The pollutant emission of your vehicle is
directly related tothewa yyo u operate your
ve hicle.
Yo u can help toprotect the environment by
operating your vehicle in an environmentally-
re sponsible manner. Please obser vethefo l‐
lowing recommendations on ope rating condi‐
tions and pe rsonal driving style.
Operating conditions:
#Make sure that the tire pressure is cor‐
re ct.
#Do not car ryany unnecessary weight
(e.g. roof luggage rack s once you no
longe r need them).
#Ad here tothe service inter vals.
A regularly serviced vehicle will contri b‐
ute toenvironmen tal pr otection.
#Alw ays ha veservice workcar ried out at
a qu alified specialist workshop.
Pe rsonal driving style:
#Do not depress the accelera tor pedal
when starting the engine.
#Do not warm upthe engine while the
ve hicle is stationar y.
#Drive carefully and maintain a suitable
dist ance from theve hicle in front.
#Av oid frequent, sudden acceleration
and braking.
#Change gear in good time and use each
ge ar only uptoÔ of its maximum
engine speed.
#Switch off the engine in stationary traf‐
fi c.
#Ke ep an eye on theve hicle's fuel con‐
sum ption.
Environmental issues and recommendations:
It is recommended that youre -use or recycle
materials firs t ins tead of just disposing of them. The
releva nt environmental regulations and
guidelines ser vetoprotect the environment and
must be strictly obser ved.
Mercedes-Benz GenuineParts
+ENVIRONMEN TALNO TEEnvironmental
damage causedbythe non-use of recon‐
ditioned components.
Daimler AGoffers recycled reconditioned
components and part s withthe same quality
as new parts. The same entitlement from the
limited warranty is valid as for new parts.
#Use recycled reconditioned compo‐
nents and part s from Daimler AG.
Gene ral no tes 19

*NO
TEImpairment of the operating ef fi‐
ciency of there stra int sy stems from
ins talling accessories or from repairs or
we lding
Airbags, Emer gency Tensioning Devices, as
we ll as control units and sensors forth e
re stra int sy stems, may be ins talled in thefo l‐
lowing areas of your vehicle:
RDoors
RDoor pillars
RDoor sills
RSeats
RCo ckpit
RInstrument clus ter
RCente r console
#Do not ins tall accessories such as audio
sy stems in these areas.
#Do not car ryout repairs or welding.
#Have accessori esretrofitted at a quali‐
fi ed specialist workshop.
Yo u could jeopardize the operating saf etyof your
ve hicle if you use parts, tires and wheels as well
as accessories releva nt tosaf etywhic hha ve not
been appr ovedby Mercedes-Benz. This could
lead tomalfunctions in saf ety-re leva nt sy stems,
fo rex ample, the brake sy stem. Only use
Mercedes-Benz GenuineParts or parts of equal
qu ality. Only use tires, wheels and accessory
parts that ha vebeen specifically appr ovedfo r
yo ur vehicle model.
Mercedes-Benz GenuineParts are subject to
st rict quality control. Each part has been spe‐
cially de veloped, manufactured or selecte dfo r
Mercedes-Benz vehicles and fine-tuned forth em.
Therefore, only Mercedes-Benz GenuineParts
should be used.
More than 300,000 dif fere nt Mercedes-Benz
GenuineParts are available for Mercedes-Benz
models.
All au thorized Mercedes-Benz Centers maintain
a supply of Mercedes-Benz GenuineParts for
necessary service and repair work. In addition,
st ra tegically located parts-delivery centers pro‐
vide forqu ick and reliable parts service. Alw
ays specify theve hicle identification number
(VIN) (→page 370) when orde ring Mercedes-
Benz GenuineParts.
Ope rato r's Manual
This Operator's Manual describes all models and
all standard and optional equipment available for
yo ur vehicle at the time of this Opera tor's Man‐
ual going topress. Countr y-specific dif fere nces
are possible. No tethat your vehicle may not be
equipped with all features descri bed. This is also
th e case for sy stems and functions releva nt to
saf ety. Therefore, the equipment on your vehicle
may dif fer from that in the descriptions and illus‐
trations.
The original pur chase contract documentation
fo ryo ur vehicle contains a list of all of the sys‐
te ms in your vehicle.
Should you ha veany questions concerning
equipment and operation, please consult an
authorized Mercedes-Benz service center.
The Operator's Manual and maintenance booklet
are impor tant documents and should be kept in
th eve hicle.
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Important noticefor Cali forn ia retail bu yers
and lessees of Mercedes-Benz automobiles
Under California law you may beentitled toa
re placement of your vehicle or a refund of the
pur chase price or lease price, if af ter a reasona‐
ble number of repair attem pts Mercedes-Benz
US A,LLC and/or its authorized repair or service
fa cilities failto fix one or more subs tantial
de fects or malfunctions in theve hicle that are
co veredby its express warrant y.
During a pe riod of 18months from original deliv‐
ery of theve hicle or a kilome ter/mileage read‐
ing of 18,000 miles (29,000 km), whiche ver
occurs firs t, ve hicle repair is presumed for a
re tail buyer or lessee if one or more of thefo l‐
lowing occurs:
(1) the serious defect or damage can result in
deadly or serious injury totheve hicle occu‐
pants while driving AND this defect has
already been repaired at least twice AND
Mercedes‑Benz, LLC has been informed in
writing of the necessity of a repair.
(2) the defect or damage, though less serious
th an (1) abo ve, has already been repaired at least
four times AND Mercedes‑Benz has
been informed in writing of the necessity of
a re pair.
(3) theve hicle cannot be used for longer than
30 calendar da ysbecause of repair work
re sulting from this or other serious defects
or damage.
Please send your written notice to:
Mercedes‑Benz US A,LLC
Cus tomer Assis tance C
enter
3 Mercedes Drive
Montvale, NJ 0764 5-0350
Operating saf ety
&
WARNING Risk of accident due tomal‐
functions or sy stem failures
If yo u do not ha vethe prescribed service/
maintenance workor any requiredrepairs
car ried out, this could result in malfunctions
or sy stem failures.
#Alw ays ha vethe prescribed service/
maintenance workas well any required
re pairs car ried out at a qualified spe‐
cialist workshop.
&
WARNING Risk offire due toflammable
materials on hot parts of theex haust
sy stem
Flammable material such as lea ves, grass or
twigs may ignite if they come into contact
wi th hot parts of theex haust sy stem.
#When driving on unpa vedro ads or off-
ro ad, regular lych eck theve hicle under‐
side.
#Re mo vetrapped plants or other flam‐
mable material, in particular.
#If th ere is damage, consult a qualified
specialist workshop immediately.
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General no tes

Qualified specialistworkshop
An authorized Mercedes-Benz Center is a quali‐
fi ed specialist workshop. It has the necessary
specialist kn owledge, tools and qualifications to
cor rectly car ryout thewo rkrequ ired on your
ve hicle. This particularly applies towo rkreleva nt
to saf ety.
Fo rth efo llowing, alw ays ha veyour vehicle
ch ecked at an authorized Mercedes-Benz Cen‐
te r:
RWo rkreleva nt tosaf ety
RService and maintenance work
RRepair work
RModifications, ins tallations and con versions
RWo rkon electronic component parts
Cor rect use of theve hicle
If yo ure mo veany warning sticke rs,yo u or others
could failto recognize cer tain dangers. Lea ve
wa rning sticke rs in position. Obser
vethefo llowing information when driving
yo ur vehicle:
Rthe saf etyno tes in this manual
Rtheve hicle tech nical da ta
Rtraffic ru les and regulations
Rlaws and saf etyst andards per taining to
mo torve hicles
Problems with your vehicle
If yo u should experience a problem with your
ve hicle, particular lyone that you belie vemay
af fect its safe ope ration, weurge youto contact
an au thorized Mercedes-Benz service center
immediately tohave the problem diagnosed and
re ctified. If the problem is not resol vedto yo ur
satisfaction, please discuss the problem again
with the authorized Mercedes-Benz service cen‐
te r or, if necessar y,contact us at one of thefo l‐
lowing addresses.
In the USA:
Cus tomer Assis tance Center
Mercedes-Benz US A,LLC 3 Mercedes Drive
Montvale, NJ
0764 5-0350
In Canada:
Cu stomer Relations Department
Mercedes-Benz Canada, Inc.
98 Vande rhoof Avenue
To ronto, Ontario M4G 4C9Re porting saf ety defects
USA onl y:
The following text is published as requ ired of
manufacturers under Title 49, Code of U.S. Fed‐
eral Regulations, Part57 5 pursuant tothe
"National Traf fic and Mo torVe hicle Saf etyAc t of
19 66".
If yo u belie vethat your vehicle has a defect
which could cause a crash or could cause injury
or death, you should immediately inform the
Na tional Highw ayTraf fic Saf etyAd ministration
(NHT SA) in addition tonotifying Mercedes-Benz
US A,LLC.
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RMalfunctions and defects in important sys‐
te m components. Forex ample, lights,
brakes.
RVe hicle reactions and operating conditions in
special driving situations. Forex ample, air
bag deployment, inter vention of stability con‐
trol sy stems.
RAmbient conditions. Forex ample, outside
te mp erature.
This data is of an exclusively tech nical natu re
and can be used to:
RAssist in detecting and rectifying malfunc‐
tions and defects.
RAnalyze vehicle functions, e.g. af ter an acci‐
dent.
ROptimize vehicle functions.
The data cannot be used totrace theve hicle's
mo vements.
When your vehicle is serviced, tech nical informa‐
tion can be read from theeve nt da tamemory
and malfunction data memor y.Services include,
forex ample:
RRe pair services
RService processes
RWa rranty cases
The vehicle is read out byemplo yees of the
service network (including the manufacturer)
using special diagnostic devices. You can obtain
more information there, if requ ired.
Af ter a malfunction has been rectified, the infor‐
mation is dele ted from the malfunction memory
or is continually overwritten.
When operating theve hicle, situations are con‐
ceivable in which this tech nical da ta, in connec‐
tion with other information (if necessar y,afte r
consultation wi than authorized expert), could be
traced toa person.
Examples include:
RAc
cident reports
RDamage totheve hicle
RWi tness statements
Fu rther additional functions that ha vebeen con‐
tractually agreed upon with the cus tomer all ow cer
tain vehicle data tobe con veye dby theve hi‐
cle as well. The additional functions include, for
ex ample, vehicle location in case of an emer‐
ge ncy.
COMAND/mbrace
If th eve hicle is equipped with COMAND or
mbrace, additional data about theve hicle's oper‐
ation, the use of theve hicle in cer tain situations,
and the location of theve hicle may be compiled
th ro ugh COMAND or the mbrace sy stem.
Ad ditional information can be found in the multi‐
media sy stem section and/or the mbrace Term s
and Conditions.
Event data recorders
This vehicle is equipped with an event da ta
re corder (EDR). The main purp ose of an EDR is
to record, in cer tain crash or near crash-like sit‐
uations, such as an air bag deployment or hitting
a ro ad obs tacle, data which will assist in under‐
st anding how a vehicle's sy stems per form ed.
The EDR is designed torecord data related to
ve hicle dynamics and saf etysy stems for a short
period of time, typically 30 seconds or less.
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The EDR inthis vehicle is designed torecord
such data as:
RHowvarious sy stems in your vehicle were
operating;
RWhe ther or not the driver and passenger
saf etybelt swe rebuckled/fas tened;
RHow far (if at all) the driver was depressing
th e accelerator and/or brake pedal; and,
RHow fasttheve hicle was tr ave ling.
This data can help pr ovide a better under stand‐
ing of the circums tances in which accidents and
inju ries occur. NOTE: EDR data is recorded by
yo ur vehicle only if a non-trivial crash situation
occurs; no data is recorded bythe EDR under
normal driving conditions and no personal data
(e.g. name, gende r,age and accident location) is
re corded. Ho wever,ot her parties, such as law
enforcement, could combine EDR data with the
type of pe rsonally identifying data routinely
acquired during a crash inve stigation.
Ac cess totheve hicle and/or the EDR is needed
to read data that is recorded bythe EDR, and
special equipment is requ ired. In addition tothe
ve hicle manufacturer, other parties that ha vethe special equipment, such as law enforcement,
can
read the information byaccessing theve hi‐
cle or the EDR.
EDR data may be used in civil and criminal mat‐
te rs as a tool in accident reconstruction, acci‐
dent claims and vehicle saf ety. Since
the Crash
D
ata Retrie val (CDR) tool that is used toextract
da ta from the EDR is commercially available,
Mercedes-Benz US A,LLC ("MBUSA") expressly
disclaims any and all liability arising from the
ex traction of this information byunauthorized
Mercedes-Benz personne l.
MBUSA willnot share EDR data withot hers with‐
out the consent of theve hicle owner or, if the
ve hicle is leased, without the consent of the les‐
see. Exceptions tothis representation include
re sponses tosubpoenas bylaw enforcement; by
fe deral, state or local go vernment; in connection
with or arising out of litigation in volving MBU SA
or its subsidiaries and af filiates; or, as required
by law.
Wa rning: the EDR is a component of the
Re stra int Sy stem Module. Tamp ering with, alter‐
ing, modifying or removing the EDR component may
result in a malfunction of theRe stra int Sys‐
te m Module and other sy stems.
St ate la wsorregulations rega rding EDRs that
con flict with federal regulation are pre-em pted.
This means that in theeve nt of such conflict,the
fe deral regulation go verns. As of February 20 13,
13 states ha veenacted la wsrelating toEDRs.
Co pyright
Fr ee and open source software
Info rmation on free and open source software
licenses foryo ur vehicle's software can be found
on the data storage medium in your vehicle
document wallet and on the Internet toge ther
with updates at:
http://www.mercedes-benz.com/opensource
Re gis tere d trademar ks
RBluetoo th®is a regis tere d trademark of Blue‐
toot h SIG Inc.
RDTS™ is a regis tere d trademark of DTS, Inc.
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Only use seat beltsthat ha vebeen appr ovedfo r
yo ur vehicle byMercedes-Benz.
&
WARNING Risk of injury or death from
deplo yedpy rotech nic Emergency Ten‐
sioning Devices
Pyro tech nic Emergency Tensioning Devices
th at ha vebeen deplo yed are no longer opera‐
tional and are unable toper form their inten‐
ded pr otective function.
#Therefore, ha vedeplo yedpy rotech nic
Emergency Tensioning Devices immedi‐
ately replaced at a qualified specialist
wo rkshop.
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you ha vethe
ve hicle towe dto aqu alified specialist workshop
af te r an accident.
* NO
TEDama gecaused bytrapping the
seat belt
If an unused seat belt is not fully retracted, it
may become trapped in the door or in the
seat mechanism.
#Alw ays ensure that an unused seat belt
is fully retracted.
In fo rm ation on the belt air bag in there ar
seat belt
The designation BELTB AGindicates that a rear
seat belt is equipped with a belt air bag.
When activated, the belt air bag increases the
area pr otected around theve hicle occupant's
ri bcage.
&
WARNING Risk of injury or death
th ro ugh the use of a non-appr ovedch ild
re stra int sy stem
In an accident, the beltbag may damage a
non-appr oved or non-authorized child
re stra int sy stem.
As a result, thech ild restra int sy stem may
not be able toprov ide the intended le vel of
pr otection.
#Therefore, alw ays use LATC H or ISOFIX
to fast en a child seat equipped with an
integ ratedre stra int sy stem.
#Fo rve hicles equipped with the optional
re ar seat-belt air bags ("beltbag"), only
use a Mercedes-Benz appr oved boos ter
seat with integrated backrest.
#Ne ver use an air bag equipped seat belt
to fast en a front or rear-facing child
seat or a non-appr oved boos ter seat.
#Please contact an au thorized Mercedes-
Benz Center for information on
app rove dch ild restra int sy stems.
Fa stening and adju sting the seat belts
Ifth e seat belt is pulled quickly or sharpl y,the
seat belt retractor lo cks. The seat belt stra p can‐
not be pulled out any fur ther.
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