2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E43AMG Owner's Manual

Instrument Displayoverview
&
WARNING Risk of accident due toan
instrument display malfunction
If th e instrument display has failed or mal‐
functioned, you cannot recognize function
re strictions applying tosaf etyre leva nt sys‐
te ms.
The operating saf etyof your vehicle may be
impaired.
#Drive on carefull y.
#Have theve hicle checked immediately
at a qualified specialist workshop.
Ifth e operating saf etyof your vehicle is
impaired, park theve hicle safely as soon as pos‐
sible. Contact a qualified specialist workshop. Instrument Display (standard)
1Speedome
ter
2Multifunction display
3Ta ch ome ter
4Coolant temp erature display
5Fuel le vel and fuel filler flap location indica‐
to r Instrument Display in
theWi descreen Co ck‐
pit
1Speedom eter
2Multifunction display
3Ta ch ome ter
4Coolant temp erature display
5Fuel le vel and fuel filler flap location indica‐
to r
The segments in speedome ter1 indica tethe
sy stem status forth efo llowing:
RCruise control (→page 160)
RDis tance Pilot DISTRONIC (→pa ge 161)
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Vehicles with Traf fic Sign Assist and Wide‐
scre en Cockpit: detected instructions and traf‐
fi c signs appear in the speedome ter
(
→page 191).
* NO
TEEngine damage duetoexc essively
high engine speeds
The engine will be damaged if youdriv ewit h
th e engine in theov errevving range.
#Do not drive wi th the engine in theove r‐
re vving range.
The fuel supply is inter rupted toprotect the
engine when there d band in tach ome ter3
(o ve rrev ving range) is reached.
During no rmal operating conditions, coolant
te mp erature display 4may rise to248 °F
(120 °C).
& WARNING Danger of burn s when open‐
ing the hood
If yo u open the hood when the engine has
ove rheated or during a fire inthe engine
compartment, you could come into contact
wit h hot gases or other escaping operating
fl uids.
#Before opening the hood, allow the
engine tocool down.
#Intheeve nt of a fire inthe engine com‐
partment, keep the hood closed and
call thefire service.
Overview of the butto ns onthest eering
wheel
1But ton group:
% Main menu and ba ckbutton (on-board
computer)
8 Switches sound off/on
W Increases thevo lume
X Decreases thevo lume
2Touch Control (on-board co mputer)
3Touch Control (multimedia sy stem)
4Button group:
% Main menu and back button (multime‐
dia sy stem)
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óVoice Cont rol Sy stem
6 Makes/accepts a call
~ Rejects/ends a call
Ope rating the on-board co mputer
&
WARNING Risk of dist raction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information and communica‐
tions equipment integ rated in theve hicle
when driving, youwill be dis tracted from the
traf fic situation. This could also cause youto
lose control of theve hicle.
#Only operate this equipment when the
traf fic situation permits.
#If yo u cannot besure of this, stop the
ve hicle whilst paying attention toroad
and traf fic conditions and ope rate the
equipment with theve hicle stationar y.
You must observ eth e legal requirements forth e
country in whi chyou are cur rently driving when
operating the on-board computer.
% The on-board computer displa ysappear in
th e multifunction display (
→page 202).
The on-board computer is operated using Touch
Control 2and back butto n1 onthe left-hand
side of thesteering wheel.
The following menus are available:
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RVehicles with an Instrument Display in
th eWi descreen Co ckpit: 'HVLJQV
The menus can be called up from the menu bar
in the multifunction displa y.
#Tocall up the menu bar: pressthe back
button on the left.
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#Toscroll in the menu bar: swipetothe left
or right on the left-hand Touch Control.
#To call up the menu or confirm the selec‐
tion: press the left-hand Touch Control.
#To scroll through displa ysor lists in the
menu: swipe upwards or down wards on the
left-hand Touch Control.
#To call up the submenu or confirm the
selection: pressthe left-hand Touch Control.
#To exitth e submenu: pressthe back button
on the left.
If yo u are brows ing a submenu and youpr ess
and hold the back button on the left, the menu
bar appears.
Displa ysinthe multifunction display
1Outside temp erature
2Drive prog ram
3Transmission position (→page 137)
4Time
5Display section
% Ve
hicles with the Instrument Display in
th eWi descreen Co ckpit: the position of the
displa ysdeviates from those displa yed here.
Fu rther displa ysinthe multifunction display:
Z Gearshift
recommendation (
→page 140)
ë Parking Pilot activated é
Parking Assist PARKTRONI Cdeacti vated
¯ Cruise cont
rol (
→page 160)
ç Distance Pilot DISTRONIC (
→pa ge 161)
(→pag e16 8)
a St
eering Pilot (
→page 168)
è ECO
start/ stop function
ë HOLD function (
→page
171)
_ Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist (
→page 114)
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Instrument Display and on-board computer

Adjusting the in stru ment lighting
#Turn brightness control 1up or down.
The lighting of the Instrument Display and in
th e controls in theve hicle interior is adjus‐
te d.
Menus and submenus
Fu nctions in the Service menu of the on-
board compu ter
On-board computer:
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#To select the function: swipe upwards or
down wards on the left-hand side of Touch
Control.
#Press the left-hand Touch Control.
Fu nctions in the6HUYLFH menu:
RMessage memory (→page 380)
R7LUH 3UHVVXUH :
-Checkingthe tire pressure with the tire
pressure monitoring sy stem
(
→page 344)
-Re starting the tire pressure monitoring
sy stem (→page 345)
R$66<67 3/86: call up the service due date
(→page 303)
Calling up the Assistance graphic display
On-board computer:
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% Ve
hicles with the Instrument Display in
th eWi descreen Co ckpit: When you ha ve
th e design set to3URJUHVVLYH ,yo u can view
th e assis tance graphic in the left-hand por‐
tion of the Instrument Displa y.
The following displa ysare available from the
Assist ance graphic menu:
RAssistance graphic
RAt tention le vel (→page 189)
#To switch between the displa ys:swipe
up wa rds or down wards on the left-hand side
of Touch Control.
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Status displa ysinthe Assis tance graphic:
Ré: ATTENTION ASSIST deactivated
Ræ: Active Brake Assi stdeactivated
RLight lane markings: Active Lane Keeping
Assist activated
RGreen lane markings: Active Lane Keeping
Assist activated
RGr ay radar waves next tovehicle: Blind Spot
Assist activated
RGreen radar waves next tovehicle: Blind Spot
Assist activated
RDisplay of Dis tance Pilot DISTRONIC
(→pa ge 161)
Calling up displays in theTr ip menu
On-board computer:
,7ULS
% Ve
hicles with the Instrument Display in
th eWi descreen Co ckpit: When you ha ve
set the prog ressive display setting, you can
view information on the journey in the'LVS
&RQWHQW menu.
#Toselect a displa y:swipe up or down on
th e left-hand Touch Control.
Dis playsinthe7ULS menu:
RStandard display
RRa nge and cur rent fuel consump tion
A recuperation displ ayis also available for
cer tain engines. If there is only a small amount of fuel left in
the fuel tank, the dis‐
play sho wsave hicle being refueled ins tead
of thera nge.
RECO displ ay(→page 135)
RTrip computer )URP 6WDUWand)URP 5HVHW
RDigital speedomet er
% Ve
hicles with an Instrument Display in
th eWi descreen Co ckpit: The digital speed‐
ome ter only appears in the Classic or Sport
display setting.
Example: standard display
1Trip dis tance
2To tal dis tance
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Instrument Display and on-board computer

Example: trip computer
1Total dis tance
2Driving time
3Av erage speed
4Average fuel consum ption
Re setting values in theTr ip menu of the on-
board compu ter
On-board computer:
,7ULS
% The spelling may dif fer in the main menu dis‐
pla yed. Therefore, obser vethe menu over‐ view
forth e Instrument Display
(
→page 201).
Yo u can reset theva lues of thefo llowing func‐
tions:
RTr ip dis tance
RTrip computer "F rom start" and "F rom reset"
RECO display
#To select the function tobe rese t:swipe
upwards or down wards on the left-hand
To uch Control.
#Press the left-hand Touch Control.
#Select <HV.
#Pressthe left-hand Touch Control.
If yo upr ess and hold the left-hand side of Touch
Control, the function will be reset immediately.
Calling up navigation instructions in the on-
board compu ter
On-board computer:
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Example: no change of direction announced
1Dis tance tothe next destination
2Estimated ar riva l time
3Dis tance tothe next change of direction
4Cur rent road
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Example:change of direction announced
1Ro ad towhich thech ange of direction leads
2Dis tance tothech ange of direction
3Change -of-direction symbol
4Recommended lane and new lane duri ng a
ch ange of direction (white)
5Po ssible lane
6Lane not recommended (da rkgray )
Fu rther possible displa ysinthe1DYLJDWLRQ
menu:
R'LUHFWLRQ RI 7UDYHO: display of direction of
tra vel and road cur rently being tr aveled on.
R1HZ 5RXWH or&DOFXODWLQJ 5RXWH : a new
ro ute is calculated.
R5RDG 1RW 0DSSHG :th ero ad is unknown, e.g.
newly built roads.
R1R 5RXWH: no route could be calculated to
th e selected destination.
R2II 0DS: the map forth e cur rent location is
not available.
R$UHD RI 'HVWLQDWLRQ 5HDFKHG: you ha ve
re ached the area of destination.
RO: you ha vereached the destination or an
intermediate destination.
#To exitth e menu: pressthe back button on
th e left.
Ve hicles with the COMAND multimedia sys‐
te m: You can also start the navigation toone of
th ere cent destinations in the1DYLJDWLRQ menu:
#Pressthe left-hand Touch Control.
#To select the destination: swipe upwards or
down wards on the left-hand Touch Control.
#Press the left-hand Touch Control.
Ro ute guidance isstar ted.
Ifro ute guidance has already been activated,
a re qu est will appear asking whe ther you
wish toend the cur rent route guidance.
#Select <HV.
#Pressthe left-hand Touch Control.
Ro ute guidance isstar ted.
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