2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS engine

Drivin ga nd pa rk ing ................................. 13 4
Driving ........................................................ 13 4
DY NA MIC SELECT switc h. .......................... .1 42
Au to matic transmission .............................. 14 3
Re fueling ..................................................... 14 7
Pa rk ing ...................................................... .1 49
Driving and driving saf et ys ys te ms .............. 15 7
Instrument Displa ya nd on-board
compu te r .................................................. 203
Instrument Displ ay ove rv ie w. .................... .2 03
Overvie woft he buttons on th es te ering
wheel ......................................................... .2 04
Operating th eo n-boar dc omputer .............. 204
Setting th ea dditional va lue ra ng e. ............. 206
Overvie wofd is pl ay sont he multifunc‐
tion displa y. ............................................... .2 06
Ad justing th ei nstrument lighting ............... .2 07
Menus and submenus ................................ 207
Head-up Displa y. ......................................... 21 4
Vo ice Control Sy st em ............................... 21 6
No te sono perating saf et y. .......................... 21 6
Operation ................................................... .2 16 Using th eV oice Control Sy st em ef fe c‐
tively ........................................................... 21 8
Essentia lv oice commands .......................... 21 8
Multimedia sy st em .................................. 229
Overvie wa nd operation .............................. 229
Sy st em settings .......................................... 237
Na vigation .................................................. 24 9
Te lephon e. .................................................. 27 3
Online and Interne tf unctions ..................... 289
Media ......................................................... 296
Ra dio .......................................................... 308
Sound ........................................................ .3 16
Maintenanc ea nd care ............................. 31 9
ASS YS TP LU Ss ervice inter va ld ispla y. ........ 31 9
Engine compartment .................................. 320
Cleaning and car e. ...................................... 326
Breakdown assistance ............................ 334
Emergency .................................................. 334
Fla tt ir e. ...................................................... 334
Batter y( ve hi cle) ......................................... 340 To ws ta rt in gort ow ing aw ay ....................... 345
Electrica lf uses ........................................... 350
Wheel sa nd tires ...................................... 354
No te sonn oise or unusua lh andling ch ar‐
acteristic s. .................................................. 35 4
Re gular ch ecking of wheels and tires ......... 354
No te sons no wc hains ................................ 355
Ti re pressur e. ............................................ .3 56
Loading th ev ehicle .................................... .3 61
Ti re labeling ................................................ 366
Definition of te rm sf or tires and loading ..... 37 2
Changin gaw heel .. ...................................... 37 4
Te ch nical data .......................................... 384
No te sont echnical dat a. ............................. 384
Ve hicle electronics .................................... .3 84
Ve hicle identification plate, VIN and
engine number .......................................... .3 86
Operating fl uids .. ........................................ 388
Ve hicle dat a. ............................................... 394 Contents 3

Service and ve hicl eo peration
Ve hicl eo peration outside th eU SA or Canada
When yo ua re abroad wit hy our ve hicle, obser ve
th ef ollowing points: R
Service points or re placemen tp arts ma yn ot
be av ailable immediatel y.R
Un leaded fuel ma yn ot be av ailable fo rv ehi‐
cles wit hac atalytic con ve rt er .L eaded fuel
ma yc ause damag etot he catalytic con ve rt er.R
The fuel ma yh ave an ex treme ly lo wo ctane
number .U nsui ta ble fuel can cause engine
damage.
Some Mercedes-Benz models ar ea va ilable in
Europe th ro ugh our European De liv er yP ro gr am.
Fo rm or ei nformation, please consult an au th or‐
ized Mercedes‑Benz service center ,orw ri te to
one of th ef ollowing address:
In th eU SA :
Mercedes-Benz US A, LLC
Europea nD eliver yD epartment
One Mercedes Drive
Montvale ,NJ0 76 45-0350 In Canada:
Mercedes-Benz Canada ,I nc.
Europea nD eliver yD epartment
98 Va nde rh oof Av enue
To ro nto, Ontario M4G 4C9
Maintenance
Yo ur cus to mer advisor confirms th es ervice in
th es ervice re port.
Ro adside Assistance
The Mercedes-Benz Ro adside Assis ta nce Pro‐
gram of fe rs te ch nica lh el pint he case of a
breakdown. Yo ur calls to th et oll-free Ro adside
Assis ta nce Hotline ar ea ns we re dbyo ur agents
24 hour sad ay ,3 65 da ys ay ear.
1-800-FOR-MERCedes (1-800-367-63 72 )( USA)
1-800-387-0 10 0( Canada)
Yo uc an fi nd fur th er information in th e
Mercedes-Ben zR oadside Assis ta nce Program
brochu re (USA) or th e" Ro adside Assis ta nce" section in th em aintenanc ea nd wa rr ant yi nfor‐
mation bookle t( Canada). Yo uw ill fi nd bo th in
th ev ehicle document wa llet.
Chang eofa dd re ss or ch ang eofo wnership
In th ee ve nt of ac hang eofa ddress, please send
us th e" Notification of address ch ange" in th e
Service and Guarantee bookle tors imply cal lt he
Mercedes-Ben zC us to mer Assis ta nce Center
(USA) on th eh ot line number
1-800- FO R- MERCedes (1-800-367-63 72 )o rC us‐
to mer Service (Canada )o n1 -800-387-0 10 0. We
can th en re ac hy ou in at imel yf ashion, if neces‐
sar y.
If yo us ell yo ur Mercedes, pleas el ea ve all litera‐
tur eint he ve hicle so th at it is av ailable to th e
next ow ner .Ify ou ha ve pur ch ased au sed ve hi‐
cle, please send us th e" Notice of Pur ch ase of
Used Car" in th eS ervice and Guarantee booklet
or simpl yc all th eM ercedes-Benz Cus to mer
Assis ta nce Center (USA) at th eh ot line number
1-800- FO R- MERCedes (1-800-367-63 72 )o rC us‐
to mer Service (Canada )a t1 -800-387-0 10 0.Gene ra ln ot es 21

occupants. These measures cann ot necessa ri ly
pr eve nt an imminent impact.
PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS can implement th ef ollowing
measures independentl yofe ac ho th er:R
Ti ghtening th es eat belts on th ed ri ve r's seat
and front passenger seat. R
Inc re asin gb ra ke pressur ew hen th ev ehicle
is st ationar y. This brak ea pplication is can‐
celed automaticall yw hen th ev ehicle pulls
aw ay .
If an accident did no to ccur ,t he pre-em pt ive
measures th at we re ta ke na re re ve rs ed.
Sy st em limitations
The sy st em will no ti nitiat ea ny action in th ef ol‐
lowing situations: R
when re ve rs ing
The sy st em will no ti nitiat ea ny braking applica‐
tion in th ef ollowing situations:R
whils td ri ving
or R
when entering or ex itin gap arkin gs pace
while using Ac tiv eP arking Assist
Information on PRE- SA FE ®
Impulse Side
If an imminent side impact is de te cted, PRE-
SA FE ®
Impulse Side can pre-emptively mo ve th e
front-seat ve hicle occupant's upper body
to wa rd st he center of th ev ehicle. It does th is by
ra pidl yi nflating an air cushion in th eo uter seat
side bols te roft he seat backres tont he side on
whic ht he impact is anticipated. This increases
th ed is ta nce betwee nt he door and th ev ehicle
occupant.
If PRE-SAFE ®
Impulse Side has been deplo ye do r
is defective, th e 35(6$)( ,PSXOVH 6LGH ,QRSHUD
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shown ( →
pag e3 97 ). Children in th ev ehicle
Note sont he saf et ra nsportation of ch ildren
q
WA RNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due to ch ildren lef tu nat te nde dint he
ve hicle
If yo ul ea ve ch ildren unaccompanied in th e
ve hicle, th ey ma ybea bl etos et th ev ehicle in
motion, fo re xamp le by : R
Re leasing th ep arking brake. R
Shifting th et ransmission out of park
position ] . R
St artin gt he engine.
In addition, th ey ma yo perat ev ehicle equip‐
ment.

R
The backres toft he fo rw ard-facin gc hild
re st ra int sy st em mus tl ie as fl at as possible
agains tt he seat backres toft he front
passenger seat. The ch ild re st ra int sy st em
mus tn ot to uc ht he ro of or be put under
st ra in by th eh ead re st ra ints.R
If necessar y, adjus tt he angle of th es eat
backres ta nd th eh ead re st ra int position
according ly .R
Ad jus tt he seat cushion inclination so th at
th ef ro nt edg eoft he seat cushion is in th e
highes tp osition and th er ear edg eoft he
seat cushion is in th el owest position.R
Alw ay sm ak es ur et hat th es houlder belt
st ra pisc or re ctl yr outed from th es eat belt
outle toft he ve hicle to th es houlder belt
guide on th ec hild re st ra int sy st em. The
shoulder belt st ra pm us tber outed fo rw ards
and down wa rd sf ro mt he seat belt outlet.R
If necessar y, adjus tt he seat belt outle ta nd
th ef ro nt passenger seat accordingly.R
Ne ve rp lace objects under or behind th e
ch ild re st ra int sy st em, e.g. cushions. Alw ay sc omply wit ht he manufacturer's ins ta lla‐
tion and operatin gi nstructions fo rt he ch ild
re st ra int sy st em used.
Child saf et yl oc ks
Ac tivating/deactivatin gt he ch ild saf et yl ock
fo rt he re ar doors
q
WA RNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due to ch ildren lef tu nat te nde dint he
ve hicle
If yo ul ea ve ch ildren unaccompanied in th e
ve hicle, th ey ma ybea bl etos et th ev ehicle in
motion, fo re xa mp le by :R
Re leasing th ep arking brake. R
Shifting th et ransmission out of park
position ] . R
St artin gt he engine.
In addition, th ey ma yo perat ev ehicle equip‐
ment.

SmartK ey
Overvie wofS martK ey functions
q
WA RNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due to ch ildren lef tu nat te nde dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildren ar el ef tu nat te nde dint he ve hicle,
th ey could: R
Ope nd oo rs ,t hereb ye ndangering ot her
persons or ro ad users.R
Ge to ut of th ev ehicle and be hit by
oncoming traf fi c.R
Ope ra te ve hicle equipment and become
trapped, fo re xamp le.
In addition ,c hildren could also se tt he ve hi‐
cle in motion, fo re xamp le, by :R
Re leasing th ep arking brake.R
Shifting th ea utomatic transmission out
of par kp osition ] or shifting manual
transmission int on eutral.R
St artin gt he engine

Anti-thef tp ro te ction
Fu nction of th ei mmobilizer
The immobilizer pr eve nts yo ur ve hicle from being
st ar te dw ithout th ec or re ct SmartK ey .
The immobilizer is automaticall ya ctivated when
th ei gnition is switched of fa nd deactivated when
th ei gnition is switched on.
When leaving th ev ehicle, alw ay st ak et he Smart‐
Ke yw it hy ou and loc kt he ve hicle. An yo ne can
st ar tt he engine if av alid SmartK ey has been left
inside th ev ehicle.

The ex te ri or lighting (e xc ep tp arking and st and‐
ing lights) swit ch es of fa utomaticall yw hen th e
driver's door is opened. R
Obser ve th en ot es on sur ro und lighting
( →
pag e1 18 ).
Au to matic drivin gl ig hts function
The pa rk ing lights, lo wb eam and daytime ru n‐
ning lights ar es wi tched on au to matically
depending on th ei gnition st atus ,w he th er th e
engine is ru nning and th el ight conditions.
q
WA RNING Risk of accident whe nt he low
beam is switched of finp oor visibility
When th el ight switc hiss et to X ,t he low
beam ma yn ot be switched on automatically
if th er eisf og, sno woro th er causes of poor
visibility suc hass pr ay .

Drivin g
Note sonM ercedes-AMG ve hicles
Obser ve th en ot es on th ef ollowing to pics in th e
Supplement. Otherwise, yo um ay no tr ecognize
dangers. R
Re ar axle lockin gd if fe re ntialR
AMG Pe rf ormance ex haus ts ys te mR
AMG ceramic high-per fo rm anc ec omposite
brak es ys te mR
RACE ST ARTR
DRIFT MODE R
AMG adaptiv es po rt suspension sy st em Switching on th ep owe rs upp ly or ignition
using th eS tart/ Sto pb utton
q
WA RNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due to ch ildren lef tu nat te nde dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildren ar el ef tu nat te nde dint he ve hicle,
th ey could: R
Ope nd oo rs ,t hereb ye ndangering ot her
persons or ro ad users R
Ge to ut of th ev ehicle and be hit by
oncoming traf fi c R
Operat ev ehicle equipment
In addition, th ec hildren could also se tt he
ve hicle in motion, fo re xa mp le, by :R
Re leasing th ep arking brake R
Shifting th et ransmission out of park
position ] R
St artin gt he engine.