2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS Owners Manual

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WA RNING Risk of fi re due to fl ammable
materials on ho tp arts of th ee xhau st
sy st em
Flammable material suc hasl ea ve s, grass or
twigs ma yi gnit eift he yc ome int oc ontact
wi th ho tp arts of th ee xhau st sy st em.

mus ta ccep ta ny inter fe re nce, including inter fe r‐
ence th at ma yc aus eu ndesired operatio noft he
device."
USA: "Wireless ch argin gs ys te mf or mobile devi‐
ces (Model: D-WMI20 15 A): th is device complies
wit hP ar t18oft he FCC Ru les."
The name and address of th er esponsibl ep arty
is:
Continental Au to motiv eS ys te ms US Inc.
24 00 Executiv eH ill sD ri ve
Au bur nH ills, MI 48326-2980
Uni te dS ta te sofA me ri ca
Diagnostics connection
The diagnostic sc onnectio niso nly in te nde df or
th ec onnection of diagnostic devices at aq uali‐
fi ed specialis tw or ks hop. q
WA RNING Risk of accident du etoc on‐
necting device stot he diagnostics con‐
nection
If yo uc onnec te qu ipment to ad iagnostics
connectio nint he ve hicle, it ma ya ff ect th e
operation of ve hicle sy st ems.
As ar esult, th eo perating saf et yoft he ve hi‐
cle could be af fe cted.

Qualified specialis tw or ks hop
An authorized Mercedes-Benz Center is aq uali‐
fi ed specialis tw or ks hop. It has th en ecessary
specialis tk nowl edge, to ols and qu alification st o
cor re ctl yc ar ry out th ew or kr equired on yo ur
ve hicle. This particularly applies to wo rk re le va nt
to saf et y.
Alw ay sh ave th ef ollowing wo rk car ri ed out on
yo ur ve hicle at aq ualified spec ialis tw or ks hop:R
wo rk re le va nt to saf et yR
service and maintenance wo rkR
re pair wo rkR
modifications as we ll as ins ta llation sa nd
con ve rs ionsR
wo rk on electronic component parts
Mercedes‑Benz re commends an au th orized
Mercedes‑Benz Center.
Cor re ct use of th ev ehicle
If yo ur emo ve an yw arning st ic ke rs ,y ou or ot hers
could fa il to re cognize cer ta in dangers. Lea ve
wa rn ing st ic ke rs in position. When using th ev ehicle, obser ve th ef ollowing
information: R
th es af et yn ot es in th is manualR
te ch nica ld at af or th ev ehicleR
traf fi cr ules and re gulationsR
la ws and saf et ys ta ndards per ta inin gt o
mo to rv ehicles
Problems with yo ur ve hicle
If yo us hould ex perience ap ro blem wit hy our
ve hicle, particular ly one th at yo ub elie ve may
af fe ct its saf eo pe ra tion, we ur ge yo utoc ontact
an au th orized Mercedes-Benz service center
immediately to ha ve th ep ro blem diagnosed and
re ctified. If th ep ro blem is no tr esolved to yo ur
satisfaction ,p leas ed iscuss th ep ro blem again
wit ht he authorized Mercedes-Benz service cen‐
te ro r, if necessar y, contact us at one of th ef ol‐
lowing addresses.
In th eU SA :
Cus to mer Assis tan ce Center
Mercedes-Benz US A, LLC 3M ercedes Drive
Montvale ,NJ0 76 45-0350
In Canada:
Cu st omer Re lation sD epartment
Mercedes-Benz Canada, Inc.
98 Va nde rh oof Av enue
To ro nto, Ontario M4G 4C9
Re porting saf et yd efects
US Ao nl y:
The fo llowing te xt is published as re qu ired of
manufacturer su nder Ti tle 49, Code of U. S. Fe d‐
eral Re gulations, Pa rt 57 5p ursuant to th e
"National Tr af fi ca nd Mo to rV ehicle Saf et yA ct of
19 66".
If yo ub elie ve th at yo ur ve hicle has ad efect
whic hc ould cause ac ra sh or could cause injury
or death, yo us hould immediatel yi nfor mt he
Na tional Highw ay Tr af fi cS af et yA dmini st ra tion
(NHT SA )ina ddition to notifying Mercedes-Benz
US A, LLC. General no te s 25

If NHT SA re cei ve ss imilar complaints, it may
open an in ve st igation ,a nd if it fi nds th at as af et y
defect ex ists in ag ro up of ve hicles, it ma yo rd er
ar ecall and re medy campaign. Ho we ve r, NHT SA
canno tb ecome in vo lv ed in individual problems
between yo u, yo ur dealer ,orM ercedes-Benz
US A, LLC.
To contact NHT SA ,y ou ma yc all th eV ehicle
Saf et yH ot line to ll-f re eat1 -888-327-4236
(TT Y: 1-800-424-9 15 3) (inside th eU SA ); go to
http://www.safercar.gov; or writ et o: Ad minis‐
trator ,N HT SA ,4 00 Se ve nt hS treet, SW ., Wa sh‐
ington, DC 20590, US A.
Fu rt her information on ve hicle saf et yc an be
fo und at :h ttp://w ww .safercar.g ov
Limited Wa rr anty
u NO TE Dama ge to th ev ehicle arising
from violation of th ese operating instruc‐
tions.
Damag etot he ve hicle can arise from viola‐
tion of th ese operating instructions. This damag eisn ot co ve re de ither by th e
Mercedes-Ben zi mp lied wa rr ant yorbyt he
New‑ or Used- Ve hicle Wa rr ant y.

eral acceleration ,d ispla yoft he fast ened seat
belts) R
malfunctions or defect sini mp or ta nt sy st em
components (e.g. lights, brakes) R
information on ve hicle damag ee ve ntsR
sy st em re action sins pecial drivin gs ituations
(e.g. air bag deployment, inter ve ntio nofs ta ‐
bilit yc ontrol sy st ems)R
ambient conditions (e.g. te mp erature, ra in
sensor)
In addition to pr ov iding th ea ctual control unit
function ,t his dat aa ssists th em anufacturer in
de te cting and re ctifying malfunctions and opti‐
mizing ve hicle functions. The majority of th is
dat aist emporar ya nd is onl yp ro cessed in th e
ve hicle itself. Onl yas mall portion of th ed at ai s
st ored in th ee ve nt or malfunctio nm emor y.
When yo ur ve hicle is serviced, te ch nica ld at a
from th ev ehicle can be re ad out by service net‐
wo rk emplo ye es or th ir dp arties .S ervices
include re pair services, maintenanc ep ro cesses,
wa rr ant ye ve nts and qu alit ya ssurance meas‐
ures, fo re xamp le. The re ad out is per fo rm ed via
th el egall yp re scribed por tf or OBD ("on-board diagnostics" )int he ve hicle. The re spective
service networ kl ocations or th ir dp arties col‐
lect ,p ro ces sa nd use th ed ata. The yd ocument
te ch nica ls ta tuses of th ev ehicle, assis tinf ind‐
in gm al functions and impr ov ing qu alit ya nd are
transmitted to th em anufacturer ,ifn ecessar y.
Fu rt hermore, th em anufacturer is subject to
product liabilit y .F or th is, th em anuf
acturer
requ ires te ch nica ld at af ro mv ehicles.
Malfunctio nm emories in th ev ehicle can be
re se tbya servic eo utle tasp ar tofr epair or
maintenanc ew or k.
The yc an enter dat ai nt ot he ve hicle's con ve ni‐
ence and inf ot ainment function st hemselves as
par toft he selected equipment.
This includes, fo re xa mp le:R
multimedia dat as uc hasm usic ,f ilms or pho‐
to sf or playbac kinani ntegrated multimedia
sy st em R
address book dat af or use in connection with
an integrated hands-free sy st em or an inte‐
grated navigation sy st emR
entered navigation destinations R
dat aa bout th eu se of Interne ts ervices This dat ac an be st ored locally in th ev ehicle or
is located on ad ev ice whic hy ou ha ve connected
to th ev ehicle. If th is dat aiss to re dint he ve hi‐
cle, yo uc an dele te it at an yt ime. This dat ac an
onl ybet ransmit te dtot hir dp arties upon yo ur
re qu es tw it hp articular re ga rd to th es cope of
use of online services according to yo ur selected
settings.
Yo uc an st or eorc hang ec on ve nience settings/
individualizatio nint he ve hicle at an yt ime.
Depending on th ee qu ipment, th is includes, fo r
ex ample: R
seat and st eering wheel position settings R
suspension and climat ec ontrol settings R
individualization suc hasi nterior lighting
If yo ur ve hicle is accordingly equipped ,y ou can
connect yo ur smartphon eora no th er
mobile end
device to th ev ehicle. Yo uc an cont ro lt hem via
th ec ontrol element si ntegrated in yo ur ve hicle.
Images and audi of ro mt he smartphone can be
output via th em ultimedia sy st em. Cer ta in infor‐
matio niss imultaneousl yt ransmit te dtoy ou r
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Depending on th er espectiv ei ntegration type,
th is includes, fo re xa mp le:R
ge neral ve hicle informationR
position data
This enables th eu se of selected smartphone
Apps, e.g. navigation or music playbac k. Ther ei s
no fur th er interaction between th es martphone
and th ev ehicle; in particular ,v ehicle dat aisn ot
directl ya ccessible. The type of fur th er dat ap ro ‐
cessin gisd et ermined by th ep ro vide roft he App
used. The re spectiv eA pp and yo ur smartphone's
operatin gs ys te md et ermine whe th er ch anges
can be made to th es et ti ngs and whic hs et ti ngs
can be ch anged.
Service pr ov iders
Wire less networ kc onnection
If yo ur ve hicle has aw ireless networ kc onnec‐
tion, it enables dat atobee xc hanged between
yo ur ve hicle and additional sy st ems. The wire‐
less networ kc onnection is enabled via th ev ehi‐
cle's transmission and re ception uni torv ia con‐
nected mobil ee nd device s( e.g .s ma rt phones). Onlin ef unction sc an be used via th ew ireless
networ kc onnection. This includes online serv‐
ices and applications/Apps pr ov ided by th e
manufacturer or ot her pr ov iders.
Manu fa ctu re r's se rv ices
The manufacturer describes th er espectiv ef unc‐
tions and cor re sponding legal dat ap ro te ction
information when suitable fo rt he manufacturer's
online services. Pe rs onal dat am ay be used fo r
th ep ro vision of online services. Dat ai s
ex ch anged via as ecur ec onnection, e.g .tot he
manufacturer's designated IT sy st ems. Pe rs onal
dat aisc ollected, processed and used via th e
pr ov ision of service se xc lusivel yo nt he basis of
legal permissions or wit hp ri or consent.
The services and function s( sometimes subject
to af ee) can usually be activated or deactivated.
In some cases, th is also applies to th ee ntire
ve hicle's dat ac onnection. This exc ludes, in par‐
ticular ,l egally prescribed function sa nd services.
Thir dp arty se rv ices
If it is possibl etou se onlin es ervices from ot her
pr ov iders, th ese services ar es ubject to th ed ata
pr ot ection and te rm sofu se of th er esponsible pr ov ider .T he manufactur er has n o influenc eo n
th ec on
te nt exc hanged.
Please enquire, th erefore, about th et ype, scope
and purpose of th ec ollection and use of per‐
sonal dat aasp ar toft hir dp arty service sf ro m
th eir re spectiv ep ro vide r.
COMAND/mbrace
If th ev ehicle is equipped wit hC OMAND or
mbrace, additional dat aa bout th ev ehicle's oper‐
ation, th eu se of th ev ehicle in cer ta in situations,
and th el ocation of th ev ehicle ma ybec ompiled
th ro ugh CO MAND or th em brace sy st em.
Fo ra dditional information please re fe rtot he
ch ap te rM ultimedi as ys te ma nd/or th em brace
Te rm sa nd Conditions.
Event Data Re corders
This ve hicle is equipped wit hane ve nt da ta
re corder (EDR). The mai np urpose of an ED Ri s
to re cord, in cer tai nc ra sh or nea rc rash -lik es it ‐
uations, su ch as an air bag deploymen torh itting
ar oad obstacle, dat at hat will assi st in under‐28
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st anding ho wav ehicle's sy st ems per fo rm ed.
The ED Risd esigned to re cor dd at ar elated to
ve hicle dynamics and saf et ys ys te ms fo ras hort
period of time, typically 30 seconds or less.
The EDR in th is ve hicle is designed to re cord
su ch dat aa s:R
Ho wv arious sy st ems in yo ur ve hicle we re
operating R
Whe th er or no tt he driver and front
passenger seat belts we re buckled/fas te nedR
Ho wf ar (i fata ll )t he driver wa sd epressing
th ea ccelera to ra nd/or brak ep eda la ndR
Ho wf as tt he ve hicle wa st ra ve ling.
This dat ac an help pr ov ide ab et te ru nder st and‐
ing of th ec ircums ta nces in whic ha ccidents and
inju ri es occur .N OT E: ED Rd at aisr ecorded by
yo ur ve hicle onl yifan on-trivial crash situation
occurs; no dat aisr ecorded by th eE DR under
normal driving conditions and no personal data
(e.g. name, ge nde r, ag ea nd crash location) is
re corded .H owe ve r, ot her parties, suc hasl aw
enforcement ,c ould combine th eE DR dat aw ith
th et ype of personall yi dentifying dat ar outinely
acquired during ac ra sh in ve st igation. Ac cess to th ev ehicle and/or th eE DR is needed
to re ad dat at hat is re corded by an EDR, and
special equipment is re qu ired. In addition to th e
ve hicle manufacturer ,o th er parties th at ha ve th e
special equipment, suc hasl aw enforcement,
can re ad th ei nformation by accessing th ev ehi‐
cle or th eE DR .
ED Rd at am ay be used in civil and crimin al
mat‐
te rs as at ool in accident re construction, acci‐
dent claims and ve hicle saf et y. Since th eC ra sh
Dat aR et ri eva l( CDR) to ol th at is used to ex tract
da ta from th eE DR is commerciall ya va ilable,
Mercedes-Ben zU SA ,L LC ("MBUSA") ex pressly
disclaims an ya nd all liability arising from th e
ex traction of th is informatio nbyu nauthorized
Mercedes-Ben zp ersonnel.
MBUS Aw ill no ts har eE DR dat aw it ho th er sw ith‐
out th ec onsent of th ev ehicle ow ner or ,ift he
ve hicle is leased, without th ec onsent of th el es‐
see. Exception stot his re presentation include
re sponses to subpoenas by la we nforcement ;b y
fe deral, st at eorl ocal go ve rn ment ;inc onnection
wit hora ri sing out of litigation in vo lvin gM BUSA
or its subsidia ri es and af fi liates; or ,asr equired
by la w. Wa rn ing: th eE DR is ac omponen toft he
Re st ra int Sy st em Module. Ta mp ering with, alter‐
ing, modifying or re moving th eE DR component
ma yr esult in am alfunction of th eR estraint Sys‐
te mM odule and ot her sy st ems.
St at el aws or re gulations re ga rd ing EDRs th at
con fl ict wit hf ederal re gulation ar ep re -em pte d.
This means th at in th ee ve nt of su ch conflict, th e
fe deral re gulation go ve rn s. As of Fe bruar y2 01 3,
13 st ates ha ve enacted la ws re latin gtoE DRs.
Co py ri ght
Fr ee and open source software
In fo rm atio nonf re ea nd open source software
licenses fo ry our ve hicle's softwar ec an be fo und
on th ed at as to ra ge medium in yo ur ve hicle
document wa lle ta nd on th eI nterne tt og et her
wit hu pdates:
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