2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS fuel

Fu rt her re lated subjects:R
No te sont ir ep re ssur e( →
pag e3 56)R
Ti re pressur et able ( →
pag e3 57 )R
Ti re and Loading In fo rm atio np lacard
( →
pag e3 61 )
Ti re pressur em oni to ri ng sy st em
Fu nction of th et ir ep re ssur em oni to ri ng sys‐
te m
q
DA NG ER Risk of acciden td ue to incor‐
re ct tir ep re ssure
Ever yt ire, including th es par e( if pr ov ided),
should be ch ec ke dw hen cold at leas to nc ea
mont ha nd inflated to th ep re ssur er ecom‐
mended by th ev ehicle manufacturer (see
Ti re and Loading In fo rm atio np lacar dont he
B-pi llar on th ed ri ve r’ ss ide or th et ir ep re s‐
sur el abel on th ei nside of th ef uel fi ller fl ap
of yo ur ve hicle). If yo ur ve hicle has tires of a
dif fe re nt size th an th es ize indicated on th e
Ti re and Loading In fo rm atio np lacar dort he tir ep re ssur et able, yo un ee dtod et ermine
th ep ro per tir ep re ssur ef or th ose tires.
As an added saf et yf eature, yo ur ve hicle has
been equipped wit hat ir ep re ssur em onitor‐
ing sy st em (TPMS) th at illuminates al ow tire
pressur ei ndicator lam pw hen on eorm or eo f
yo ur tires ar es ign if icantl yu nderinflated.
Ac cordingly ,ift he lo wt ir ep re ssur ei ndicator
lam pl ights up, yo us hould st op and ch eck
yo ur tires as soo nasp ossible, and inflate
th em to th ep ro per pressure. Driving on a
significantly underinflated tir ec auses th et ire
to ove rh eat and can lead to tir ef ailure.
Und erinflation also increases fuel consump‐
tion and re duces tir et re ad life, and may
af fe ct th ev ehicle's handling and braking abil‐
ity .P lease no te th at th eT PMS is no tas ubsti‐
tut ef or proper tir em aintenance, and it is th e
driver's re sponsibility to maintain cor re ct tire
pressure, eve nifu nderinflatio nh as not
re ached th el ev el to trig ge ri llumination of
th eT PMS lo wt ir ep re ssur ei ndicator lamp.
Yo ur ve hicle has also been equipped wit ha
TPMS malfunction indicator to indicat ew hen th es ys te misn ot operating properly .T he
TPMS malfunction indicator is combined with
th el ow tir ep re ssur ei ndicator lamp. When
th es ys te md et ects am alfunction, th ei ndica‐
to rl amp wil lf lash fo ra pp ro xima te ly am inute
and th en re main continuously illumina te d.
This sequence will continue upon subsequent
ve hicle st art-ups as lon gast he malfunction
ex ists.
When th em alfunction indicator is illumina‐
te d, th es yst em ma yn ot be able to de te ct or
signal lo wt ir ep re ssur easi ntended. TPMS
malfunctions ma yo ccu rf or av ariety of re a‐
sons, includin gt he ins ta llation of incompati‐
ble re placemen tora lternat et ires or wheels
on th ev ehicle th at pr eve nt th eT PMS from
functioning properly.
Alw ay sc hec kt he TPMS malfunction wa rn ing
lam pa ft er re placing one or mor et ires or
wheels on yo ur ve hicle to ensur et hat th e
re placemen tora lternat et ires and wheels
allo wt he TPMS to continu etof unction prop‐
er ly . Wheels and tires 359

Un ifor mT ir eQ uality Grading St andards: a
unifor ms ta ndar dtog ra de th eq ualit yoft ires
wit hr egar dtot re ad qu alit y, tir et ra ction and
te mp eratur ec haracteristics. The qu alit yg ra ding
assessment is made by th em anufacturer fo llow‐
ing specifications from th eU .S. go ve rn ment. The
qu alit yg ra de of at ir eisi mp ri nted on th es ide
wa ll of th et ire.
Re commende dt ir ep re ssu re : th er ecommen‐
ded tir ep re ssur eist he tir ep re ssur es pecified
fo rt he tires mounted to th ev ehicle at th ef ac‐
to ry .
The tir ea nd information ta ble con ta ins th er ec‐
ommended tir ep re ssures fo rc old tires, th em ax‐
imum permissible load and th em aximum per‐
missible ve hicle speed.
The tir ep re ssur et able con ta ins th er ecommen‐
ded tir ep re ssures fo rc old tires under va ri ous
operating conditions, i.e. loading and/or speed
of th ev ehicle.
Increased ve hicl ew eight due to optional
equipment: th ec ombined we ight of all st andard
and optional equipment av ailable fo rt he ve hicle, re ga rd less of whe th er it is actually ins ta lled on
th ev ehicle or not.
Rim: th ep ar toft he wheel on whic ht he tir ei s
ins ta lled.
GA WR (Gross Axl eW eight Ra ting): th eG AW R
is th em aximum permissible axle load. The
actual load on an axle mus tn ev er exc eed th e
gros sa xle we ight ra ting .T he gross axl ew eight
ra ting can be fo und on th ev ehicle identification
plat eont he B‑pillar on th ed ri ve r's side.
Speed ra ti n
g: th es peed ra ting is pa rt of th et ire
identification .Its pecifies th es peed ra ng ef or
whic hat ir eisa ppr ove d.
GV W( Gross Ve hicl eW eight): th eg ro ss ve hicle
we ight comprises th ew eight of th ev ehicle
including fuel, to ols, th es par ew heel, accesso‐
ri es ins ta lled, occupants, luggag ea nd th et ra iler
dr aw bar nose we ight ,ifa pplicable. The gros s
ve hicle we ight mus tn ot exc eed th eg ro ss ve hicle
we ight ra ting GV WR as specified on th ev ehicle
identification plat eont he B‑pillar on th ed ri ve r's
side.
GV WR (Gross Ve hicl eW eight Ra ting): th e
GV WR is th em aximum permitted gross we ight of th ef ully laden ve hicle (weight of th ev ehicle
including all accessories, occupants, fuel, lug‐
ga ge and th et ra iler dr aw bar nose we ight if appli‐
cable). The gros sv ehicle we ight ra ting is speci‐
fi ed on th ev ehicle identification plat eont he
B‑pi llar on th ed ri ve r's side.
Maximum we ight of th el aden ve hicle: th e
maximu mw eight is th es um of th ec urb we ight
of th ev ehicle, th ew eight of th ea ccessories, th e
maximu ml oa da nd th ew eight of optional equip‐
ment ins ta lled at th ef actor y.
Kilopasca l( kP a): metr ic unit fo rt ir ep re ssu re .
6.9 kP ac or re sponds to 1p si .A no th er unit fo r
tir ep re ssur eisb ar .1 00 kilopasca l( kPa) equals
1b ar.
Load index: in addition to th el oad-bearing
index, th el oad inde xm ay also be imprinted on
th es ide wa ll of th et ire. This specifies th el oad-
bearing capacit y
of th et ir em or ep re cisel y.
Cur bw eight: th ew eight of av ehicle wit hs ta nd‐
ar de qu ipment includin gt he maximum capacity
of fuel, oil and coolant. It also includes th ea ir
conditionin gs ys te ma nd optional equipment if37 2
Wheels and tires

The we ar pat te rn sont he front and re ar wheels
dif fe r: R
Fr ont wheels we ar mor eont he shoulder of
th et ireR
Re ar wheels we ar mor eint he center of th e
tire
On ve hicles th at ha ve th es ame size front and
re ar wheels ,r ot at et he wheels according to th e
inter va ls in th et ir em anufacturer's wa rr anty
book in yo ur ve hicle documents. If th is is not
av ailable, ro ta te th et ires ev ery
3,000 to 6,000 mile s( 5,000 to 10 ,000 km),
dependin gont he we ar .E ns ur et hat th ed irection
of ro ta tio ni sm ai ntained.
It is impe ra tiv etoo bser ve th ei nstruction sa nd
saf et yn ot es on "Wheel ch ange" when doin gs o.
Note sons to ri ng wheelsR
Af te rr emoving wheels, st or et hem in ac ool,
dr ya nd preferably dar kp lace.R
Pr ot ect th et ires from con ta ct wi th oil, grease
or fuel. Overvie woft he tire-chang et ool kit
Apar tf ro mc er ta in countr y- specific va ri ations,
th ev ehicles ar en ot equipped wit hat ire-change
to ol kit. Fo rm or ei nformation on whi ch tire-
ch anging to ol kit ar er equired and appr ove df or
per fo rm ing aw heel ch ang eony our ve hicle, con‐
sult aq ualified specialis tw or ks hop.
Re qu ired tire-chang et ool kit ma yi nclude, fo r
ex ample: R
Jack R
Whee lc hock R
Wheel wrench R
Centering pin
The tire-chang et ool kit is located under th e
trunk fl oor. 1
Jack 2
Glo ve s
3
Wheel wrench
4
Centering pin
5
Fo lding wheel ch ock
6
Ra tche tf or jack Wheels and tires 37 7

q
WA RNING Risk of inju ry from fuel
Fu els ar ep oisonous and harmful to yo ur
health

u NO TE Premature we ar caused by unlea‐
ded re gular ga soline
Unleade dr egular ga soline can cause th e
engine to we ar mor eq uickl ya nd impair lon‐
ge vity and per fo rm ance.
If unleaded premium grade ga soline is
una va ilable and yo uh ave to re fuel using
unleade dr egular ga soline:

Fu nctio n. .............................................. 17 2
Sy st em limitations .............................. .1 72
Ad aptiv ec ru ise control
see Ac tiv eD is ta nce Assi st DISTRONIC
Ad aptiv eH ighbeam Assist
Fu nctio n. .............................................. 11 7
Switching on/of f. ................................. 11 8
Ad diti ve s .................................................. 390
Engine oil ............................................ 390
Fu el ..................................................... 390
Ad diti ve s( engine oil)
see Ad ditives
Ad diti ve s( fuel)
see Fu el
Ad dres sb oo k
see Contacts
Ad justin gt he balance/ fa der
Burmes te r ®
high-end 3D sur ro und
soun ds ys te m. ..................................... 31 8
Burmes te r ®
sur ro und soun ds ys te m. .. .3 17 Ad justin gt he bass, mid- ra ng ea nd
treble
Burmes te r ®
high-end 3D sur ro und
soun ds yst em ....................................... 31 7
Ad justin gt he mid- ra nge, treble and
bass
Burmes te r ®
high-end 3D sur ro und
soun ds yst em ....................................... 31 7
Ad justin gt he sound fo cus
Burmes te r ®
sur ro und soun ds ys te m. .. .3 17
Ad justin gt he sound optimization
Burmes te r ®
high-end 3D sur ro und
soun ds yst em ...................................... 31 8
Ad justin gt re ble, mid- ra ng ea nd bass
settings
Burmes te r ®
high-end 3D sur ro und
soun ds yst em ................. ...................... 31 7
ADS PL US da mp ing sy st em
see AI RB OD YC ONTROL
Af te r- sales service center
see ASS YS TP LU S
Air bag ........................................................ 38
Ac tivation .............................................. 32 Bel ta ir ba g. ........................................... 36
Fr ont air bag (driver ,f ro nt passenger) ... 38
Ins tal lation locations ............................ .3 8
Knee airbag ........................................... 38
Overvie w. .............................................. 38
Pr ot ection ............................................. .3 9
Re duced pr ot ection .............................. .4 0
Sid ei mp ac ta ir ba g. .............................. 38
Wi ndo wc ur ta in air bag .......................... 38
AIR BO DY CONT RO L ................................ .1 76
Setting ................................................. 17 8
Suspensio n. ......................................... 17 6
Air conditioning sy st em
see Climat ec ontrol
Air distribution ........................................ .1 27
Air freshener sy st em
see Fr ag ra nce sy st em
Air pressure
see Ti re pressure
Air suspension
see AIR BO DY CO NTROL
Air ve nts ................................................... 13 2
Ad justing (front) .................................. 13 2Index 459

Callin gu p. .......................................... .2 33
De le tin g. .............................................. 23 4
Moving ................................................ 23 4
Overvi ew ............................................. 233
Re naming ............................................ 234
Flacon
Inse rt ing/ re moving .............................. 13 1
Flat tire .................................................... .3 34
Changing aw heel ................................ 37 8
MOExtended tires ................................ 335
No te s. ................................................. 334
TIREFIT kit .......................................... .3 36
Floor mats ................................................ 11 2
Fr ag ra nce
see Fr agranc es ys te m
Fr ag ra nce sy st em .................................... 13 1
Inserting/removing th ef lacon ............ .1 31
Fr ee software ............................................ 29
Fr equencies
Tw o-w ay ra dio ...................................... 385
Fr equency band
Selecting (on-boar dc omputer) ............ .2 11
Fr ont air bag (driver ,f ro nt passenger) .... 38 Fr ont passenger front air bag shu to ff
see Au to matic front passenger front
air bag shutoff
Fr ont p a
ssenger seat
Ad justing from th ed ri ve r's seat ............ 87
Fr ont passenger seat
see Seat
Fu el .......................................................... .3 90
Ad ditives ............................................ .3 90
E1 0. ..................................................... 389
Gasoline .............................................. 389
Quality (gasoline ). ............................... 389
Re fueling .............................................. 14 7
Re ser ve fuel le ve l. .............................. .3 90
Sulfur con te nt ..................................... 389
Ta nk capacity ...................................... 390
Fu el consum pt ion
On-boar dc omputer ............................ .2 08
Fu nction seat
see Door cont ro lp anel
Fu se insert
see Fu ses Fu ses ........................................................ 350
Assignment diagram ........................... .3 50
Dashboard fuse bo x. ........................... 352
Fu se bo xint he engine compartment .. 351
Fu se bo xint he front-passen ge rf oot‐
we ll ...................................................... 352
Fu se bo xint he trunk ........................... 353
No te s. ................................................. 350
G
Garag ed oor opener
Clea ri ng th em emor y. .......................... 15 3
Opening/closing th eg arag ed oor ........ 15 2
Programming buttons .......................... 15 0
Ra dio equipment appr ov al number s. .. .1 53
Re solving problems ............................. 15 2
Synchronizing th er olling code ............ .1 51
Gas st ation sear ch
St artin gana utomatic ga ss ta tion
sear ch ................................................. 253
Switching th ea utomatic ga ss ta tion
sear ch on/of f. ..................................... 258
Gasoline ................................................... 38947 2
Index

see PRE-SAFE ®
(anticipator yo ccu‐
pant pr ot ection)
see PRE-SAFE ®
Impulse Side
see PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS (anticipatory
occupant pr ot ection plus)
see Re st ra int sy st em
see Seat belts
Odome te r
see To ta ld is ta nce
Oil
see Engine oil
On-boar dc om puter ................................. 21 3
Assi st anc eg ra phic men u. .................. .2 08
Displaying th es ervice due dat e. .......... 31 9
Media menu ......................................... 21 2
Menu designs ...................................... 21 4
Menus ................................................ .2 04
Multifunction displa y. .......................... 206
Na vigation sy st em menu ..................... .2 10
Operating ............................................ 204
Ra dio menu .......................................... 21 1
Service menu ...................................... 207
Te lephon em en u. ................................ .2 12
Tr ip men u. .......................................... .2 08 On-boa rd diagno st ics inter fa ce
see Diagno st ics connection
Open-source software .............................. 29
Opening th et ru nk lid using yo ur fo ot
HANDS-FREE AC CES S. .......................... 69
Operating fl uids
Ad ditives (fuel) .................................... 390
Brak ef luid .................... ... ................... .3 91
Coolan t( engine) .. .......................... .. .... 392
Engin eo il ............................................ 390
Fu el (gasoline) .................................... .3 89
No te s. ................................................. 388
Re frigerant (ai rc onditioning sy st em) ... 393
Wi ndshield wa sher fl uid ...................... 393
Ope ra tin gs af et y
Declaration of conformity (wireless
ve hicle components) ............................. 23
Information ............................................ 22
Operating sy st em
On-boar dc omputer ............................ .2 04
Operator's Manual
Ve hicle equipment ................................. 20
Operator's Manual (digital) ....................... 18 Outsid em ir ro rs ............................... 12 2, 12 3
Anti-gla re mode (au to matic) ............... .1 23
Au to matic mir ro rf olding function ........ 12 4
Fo lding in/out .................................... .1 22
Pa rk ing position .................................. .1 23
Setting ................................................. 12 2
Using th em emor yf unction .................. .9 6
Overhead control panel ........................... .1 2
P
Pa int code ................................................ 386
Pa intwor k( cleaning instructions) ........ .3 28
Pa nic alarm ................................................ 58
Ac tivating/deactivating ......................... 58
Pa noramic sliding sunroof
see Sliding sunroof
Pa rk position
Selecting ............................................. 14 4
Selecting au to matical ly ....................... 14 4
Pa rk ing .................................................... .1 56
Pa rk ing
see Electric parkin gb ra ke Index 47 9