2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E43AMG jump start

apron and aface mas k.Immediate ly
ri nse electrolyte or acid splashes off
with clean water.Consult a docto r if
necessar y.
Wear saf etygl asses.
Ke ep children away.
Obser vethis Opera tor's Manual.
If yo udo not intend touse theve hicle over an
ex tended pe riod of time:
RAc tivate standby mode, or
RConnect the battery toa batte rycharge r
appr ovedby Mercedes-Benz, or
RConsult a qualified specialist workshop to
disconnect the batter y.
Starting assist ance andcharging the12 V
battery
Ve hicles with a lithium-ion battery
#When charging the battery and during start‐
ing assis tance, al ways use the jump-s tart
connection point in the engine compartment.
* NO
TEDama getothe battery from over‐
vo ltage
When charging using a batte rycharge r with‐
out a maximum charging voltage, the battery
or the on-board electronics may be damaged.
#Only use battery charge rs with a maxi‐
mum charging voltage of 14.4 V.
All other vehicles
#When charging the battery and during start‐
ing assis tance, al ways use the jump-s tart
connection point in the engine compartment. *
NO
TEDamaging the battery thro ugh
ove rvoltage
When charging using a batte rycharge r with‐
out a maximum charging voltage, the battery
or theve hicle electronics may be damaged.
#Only use battery charge rs with a maxi‐
mum charging voltage of 14.8 V.
&
WARNING Risk ofexplosion from hydro‐
ge nga s igniting
A battery generates hydrogen gas during the
ch arging process. If there is a short circuit or
spar ksstart toform ,th ere is a danger of the
hy drogen gas igniting.
#Make sure that the positive term inal of
th e connected battery does not come
into conta ct withvehicle parts.
#Ne ver place me tal objects or tools on a
batter y.
#When connecting and disconnecting the
batter y,yo u must observ eth e descri‐
bed order forth e battery clamps.
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#When givingstarting assis tance, al ways
make sure that you only connect bat‐
te ry term inals with identical polarity.
#During starting assis tance, you must
observ eth e described order for con‐
necting and disconnecting the jumper
cables.
#Do not connect or disconnect the bat‐
te ry cla mp s while the engine is running.
&
WARNING Risk ofexplosion during
ch arging process and starting assis tance
During thech arging process and starting
assis tance, the battery may release an explo‐
sive gas mixture.
#Av oid fire , open flames, creating spar ks
and smoking.
#Make sure that there is suf ficient venti‐
lation du ring thech arging process and
during starting assis tance.
#Do not lean over a batter y.
Ifth e indicator/warning lamps in the instrument
clus ter do not light up at low temp eratures, it is
ve ry likely that the dischar ged battery has fro‐
zen.
& WARNING Risk ofexplosion from a fro‐
zen battery
A dischar ged battery may freeze at temp era‐
tures slightly abo veor below freezing point.
During starting assis tance or battery charg‐
ing, batte rygas may be released.
#Alw aysth aw a frozen batte ryout firs t
before charging it or per form ing start‐
ing assis tance.
* NO
TEShor tening the service life of the
battery bycharging the battery at low
te mp eratures
Charging the battery at very low temp era‐
tures may shor tenth e service life of the bat‐
te ry and ha vea negative ef fect on starting.
#Do not charge the battery at very low
te mp eratures.
The service life of a battery that has been
th awe d may be dramatically shor tened.
It is recommended that you ha veathaw ed bat‐
te ry checked at a qualified specialist workshop.
All vehicles
* NO
TEDama gecaused bynumerous or
ex tended attem ptsto start the engine
Nume rous or extended attem ptsto start the
engine may damage the catalytic con verter
due tonon-combu sted fuel.
#Av oid numerous and extended attem pts
to start the engine.
Obser vethefo llowing points during starting
assis tance and when charging the battery:
ROnly use undamaged jumper cables/charg‐
ing cables with a suf ficient cross-section and
insula tedte rm inal clamps.
RNon- insulated parts of thete rm inal clamps
must not come into con tact wi thother me tal
parts while the jumper cable/charging cable
is connected tothe battery/jump-s tart con‐
nection point.
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RThe jumper cable/charging cable must not
come into contact with any parts which may
movewhen the engine is running.
RAlw ays make sure that nei ther you nor the
battery is elect rostatically charge d.
RKe ep away from fire and open flames.
RDo not lean overth e batter y.
RWhencharging: only use battery charge rs
te sted and appr oved byMercedes-Benz and
re ad the battery charge r's operating instruc‐
tions before charging the batter y.
Obser vethe additional following points during
st arting assis tance:
RSt arting assis tance may only be pr ovided
using batteries with a nominal voltage of 12
V.
RThe vehicles must not touch.
RGa soline engine: Onlyaccept starting assis‐
ta nce if the engine is cold and theex haust
sy stem has cooled down.
#Secure theve hicle byapplying the electric
parking brake.
#Au tomatic transmission: Shiftthe trans‐
mission toposition j.
#Make sure that the ignition and all electrical
consumers are switched off.
#Open the hood.
#Slide co ver1 of positive clamp 2onthe
jump-s tarting connection point in the direc‐
tion of the ar row.
#Connect positive clamp 2onyour vehicle to
th e positive pole of the donor battery using
th e jumper cable/charging cable. Alw ays
begin with positive clamp 2onyour ow n
ve hicle firs t.
#Du ring thest arting assist ance proce‐
dure: start the engine of the donor vehicle
and run at idle speed.
#Connect the negative pole of the donor bat‐
te ry and ground po int3 ofyour ow nve hicle
using the jumper cable/charging cable.
Begin with the donor battery firs t.
#Du ring starting assist ance:start the
engine of your ow nve hicle.
#During thech arging process: start the
ch arging process.
#During starting assist ance:letthe engines
ru nfo r se veral minutes.
#During starting assist ance:before discon‐
necting the jumper cable, switch on an elec‐
trical consumer on your ow nve hicle, e.g. the
re ar wind owheater or lighting.
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Whenthest arting assis tance/charging process
is compl ete:
#Fir st,re mo vethe jumper cable/charging
cable from ground point 3and the negative
pole of the donor batter y,then from positive
clamp 2and the positive pole of the donor
batter y.Begin each time with the conta cts
on your ow nve hicle firs t.
#Af terre moving the jumper cable/charging
cable, close co ver1 of positive clamp 2.Yo
u can obtain fur ther information on starting
assis tance at any qualified specialist workshop.
To w starting or towing away
Perm itted towing me thods
Mercedes-Benz recommends transporting your
ve hicle in the case of a breakdown, rath er than
to wing it away. *
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle due to tow‐
ing away incor rectly
#Obser vethe instructions and no tes on
to wing away.
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Automatic transmission
see Selector le ver
B
BA S (Brake Assist Sy stem) .................... .151
Battery Key........................................................ 57
Battery (vehicle) Charging .............................................. 326
Jump -star ting ...................................... 326
No tes ................................................... 324
Battery (vehicle) see Vehicle battery
Belt .............................................................3 3
Belt air bag Activation .............................................. 31
Fu nction/no tes .....................................3 5
Blind Spot Assist ..................................... 193
Ac tivating/deactivating .......................1 95
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 193
Sy stem limits ....................................... 193
Blind Spot Assist see Active Blind Spot Assi st Blo
wer
see Climate control
Blue tooth®
Ac tivating/deactivating .......................2 33
Setting up an Internet connection ....... 275
Settings ............................................... 232
Switching profile (DUN/PAN) .............. 276
Blue tooth
®Au dio
Ac tivating ............................................ 293
De-authorizing (de-regis tering) the
device .................................................. 293
Information .......................................... 290
Overview ............................ .....
............. 291
Sear ching for and au thorizing the
device .................................................. 292
Switching device via NFC .................... 293
Brake Assist Sy stem
see BAS (Brake Assist System)
Brake fluid
No tes ................................................... 375
Brake forc e distribution
EBD (Elect ronic Brake forc e Distribu‐
tion) ..................................................... 155 Brakes
ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy stem) ........... 151
BA S (Brake Assist System) .................. .151
Driving tips .......................................... 132
EBD (Electronic Brake forc e Distribu‐
tion) ..................................................... 155
HOLD function .....................................1 71
Limited braking ef fect (salt-treate d
ro ads) .................................................. 132
New/replaced brake linings/brake
discs .................................................... 132
No tes on breaking-in a new vehicle ..... 132
Brakes see Active Brake Assi st
Braking assistance see BAS (Brake Assist System)
Breakdown ............................................... 318
Changing a wheel ................ ...
............. 362
Overview of the help functions .............. 16
Ro adside Assis tance .............................. 21
To w starting ........................................ 334
To wing away ........................................ 330
Tr ansporting theve hicle ......................3 32
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Entering ...............................................244
St arting an automatic gasst ation
sear ch................................................. 244
Internet Deleting favo rite s ................................ 279
Del eting his tory ................................... 279
Setting favo rite s ..................................2 79
Internet connection Canceling permission .......................... 277
Connection status .............................. .277
Displ aying the connection status ........ .277
Editing the access data ........................ 276
Es tablishing .........................................2 77
Mobile phone de tails .......................... .277
Re strictions ......................................... 274
Setting access da ta............................. 275
Setting up ............................................ 275
Switching Blu etoo th
®profile (DUN/
PA N) .................................................... 276
Vi a Blue tooth
®..................................... 275
Vi aWi -Fi .............................................. 274
Internet radio
Calling up ............................................ 280
Deleting stations .................................. 281
Logging in ............................................ 281 Logging out .......................................... 281
Overview ............................................
.280
Saving stations .... ...
............................. 281
Selecting and connecting toast ation
............................................................ .281
Selecting stre am .................................. 281
Setting options .................................... 281
Te rm s of use ........................................2 81
Ionization ................................................ .125
iPhone
®
see Apple CarPlay™
J
Jack Storage location ................................... 361
Jump-start connection ............................326
Jump-starting ...........................................3 26
Jump-starting see Ju mp-sta rt connection
K
Ke y
Battery ................................................... 57Energy consumption .............................. 56
KEYLESS-GO Locking theve hicle ................................ 60
Problem .................................................6 1
Un locking setting .................................. 56
Un locking theve hicle ............................6 0
Kickd own................................................ .140
Using ................................................... 140
Knee air bag .............................................. .37
L
Labeling (tires) see Tire labeling
Laden ........................................................ 100
Definitions ........................................... 355
Ro ofrack ............................................. 104
St ow age space under the trunk floor ... 103
Ti e-down eyes ...................................... 100
Lamp see Inte rior lighting
Lamp (Instrument Display) see Warning/indicator lamps
458
Index