2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS ignition

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
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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.

If th ed ow nload is comple te da nd th eu pdat ei s
re ady fo ri ns ta llation ,y ou will be informed of th is
af te rt he next ignition cycle, fo re xamp le.
Re qu irements fo rt he ins ta llation:R
The ignition is switched off. R
No te sa nd wa rn ings ha ve been re ad and
accep te d.R
The elect ri cp ar kin gb ra ke is applied.
If all requ irements ar em et ,t he updat ew ill be
ins ta lled. The multimedia sy st em cann ot be
operated while th eu pdat eisb eing ins ta lled and
ve hicle functions ar er estricted.
If er ro rs should occur during th ei ns ta llation ,t he
multimedia sy st em automaticall ya ttem pt st o
re st or et he pr ev ious ve rs ion. If re st oration of th e
pr ev ious ve rs ion is no tp ossible ,as ymbol
appear sont he center console displa y. Please
consult aq ualified spec ialis tw or ks hop to
re solv et he problem. Re se tf unction
Multimedia sy st em:

Note sonc leaning and car eA vo iding ve hicl ed amage
Wi per blades
Fo ld out th ew iper blades and clean th em using ad am pc lo th .D on ot clean th ew iper blades to oo ft en.
Exterior lighting
Clean th el enses wit haw et spong ea nd mild cleaning agent,
e.g .c ar sha mp oo. Onl yu se cleaning agents or cleaning clo th st hat ar es uitable
fo rp la st ic lenses.
AIRPANEL
If th ev ehicle is ve ry dusty or th er ea re salt deposits in th e
AIR PA NEL mechanics, th ea djustmen tr ang eoft he shutter si n
th er adiator grille ma yber estricted.R
Switc hont he ignition, and th es hutter so pen automati‐
call ya ft er appr ox ima te ly 12 0s econds.R
Clean th eb earing point soft he shutter sw it hap owe r
wa sher. When using ap owe rw ashe r, maintain am inimum dis ta nce of
11 .8 in (30 cm).
Senso rs
Clean th es ensor sint he front and re ar bumper and in th e
ra diator grille wit has of tc lo th and car shampoo. When usin gap owe rw ashe r, maintain am inimum dis ta nce of
11 .8 in (30 cm).
Re ve rs ing camera
and 360° Camera R
Open th ec amer ac ov er wit ht he multimedia sys‐
te m( →
pag e1 88) .R
Use clea rw ater an das of tc lo th to clean th ec amer al ens. Do no tu se ap owe rw ashe r.
Ta ilpipes
Clean wit hc leaning agent sr ecommende dbyM ercedes-Benz,
particular ly in th ew inter and af te rw ashing th ev ehicle. Do no tu se acidic cleaning agents.330
Maintenance and care

The sy st em ch ec ks th et ir ep re ssur ea nd th et ire
te mp eratur eoft he tires fi tted to th ev ehicle by
means of at ir ep re ssu re sensor.
Ne wt ir ep re ssur es ensors, e.g. in winter tires,
ar ea utomaticall yt aught-in th ef ir st tim et he ya re
driven.
The tir ep re ssur ea nd th et ir et emperature
appear in th em ultifunction display
( →
pag e2 06).
If th er eisas ubs ta ntia lp re ssure loss or if th e
tir et emperatur eise xc essive, aw arning will be
given: R
Vi ad ispla ym essages ( →
pag e4 26 ).R
Vi at he w wa rn ing lam pint he instrument
clus te r( →
pag e4 56).
It is th ed ri ve r's re sponsibility to se tt he tire
pressur etot he re commended cold tir ep re ssure
suitable fo rt he operating situation. Se tt he tire
pressur ef or cold tires using at ir ep re ssu re
ga uge. No te th at th ec or re ct tir ep re ssur ef or th e
cur re nt operating situatio nm us tf ir st be ta ught-
in to th et ir ep re ssur em onitoring sy st em. In mos tc ases, th et ir ep re ssur em onitoring sys‐
te mw il la utom atically updat et he ne wr eference
va lues af te ry ou ha ve ch anged th et ir ep re ssure.
Yo uc an ,h ow ev er ,a lso updat et he re fe re nce va l‐
ues by re st artin gt he tir ep re ssur em onitoring
sy st em manuall y( →
pag e3 61 ).
Sy st em limitations
The sy st em ma ybei mp air ed or ma yn ot function
in th ef ollowing situations: R
If th et ir ep re ssur eiss et incor re ctly.R
If th er eisas udden pressur el oss caused, fo r
ex ample, by af oreign object penetratin gt he
tire. R
If th er eisam alfunction caused by ano th er
ra dio signal source.
Mak es ur etoo bser ve th ef ollowing fur th er re la‐
te ds ubjec t: R
No te sont ir ep re ssur e( →
pag e3 56)
Checking th et ir ep re ssur ew it ht he tir ep re s‐
sur em oni to ri ng sy st em
Requ irement: R
The ignition is switched on. On-boar dc omputer:

Displa ym essages
Po ssible causes/consequences and P Solutions
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Yo uh ave attem pte dtor elease th ee lectric parking brak ew it ht he ignition switched off.

Gearshif tp addles
see St eering wheel paddle shif te rs
Gearshif tr ecommendation .................... 14 6
Genuin ep arts ............................................ 19
Genuin ew ood (Care) .............................. .3 31
Glide mode ............................................... 14 6
Glo ve box
Air ve nt ................................................ 13 3
Locking/unlocking ................................ 99
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Handbrake
see Electric parking brake
Handling ch aracteristics (unusual) ....... 354
HANDS-FRE EA CCESS ................................ 69
Haza rd wa rn ing lights ............................ .1 16
Head re st ra int .......................................... .8 8
Fr ont (adjusting manually) ..................... 88
Fr ont (luxur yh ead re st ra int ). ................ .8 9
Re ar (adjusting) .................................... .9 0
Re ar (in st alling/removing) .................... .9 0 Head-up Display ....................................... 21 3
Ad justing brightness (on-board com‐
pu te r) ................................................... 21 3
Ad justing displa ye le ments (on-board
compu te r) ............................................ 21 3
Fu nctio n. .............................................. 21 4
Menu (on-boar dc omputer) .................. 21 3
Setting th ep osition (on-boar dc om‐
puter) ................................................... 21 3
Switching on/of f. ................................ 21 5
Using th em emor yf unction .................. .9 6
Heating
see Climat ec ontrol
High-beam flasher ................................... 11 5
High-beam headlamps
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .1 15
Ad aptiv eH ighbeam Assis t. .................. .1 17
Hill st ar ta ssi st ........................................ 17 5
HOLD function ......................................... 17 5
Ac tivating/deactiv ating ...................... .1 75
Fu ncti o n/no te s. ................................... 17 5
Hood
Fu nctio n( ac tiv eh ood) ......................... 320
Opening/closing ................................. 320 Re settin g( activ eh ood) ........................ 320
Hooking th el uggag en et ........................ 10 3
Hotspot
Setting up (Wi-Fi) ................................. 24 1
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Identification pla te
Engine ................................................. 386
Re frigerant .......................................... 393
Ve hicle ................................................ 386
Ignition
Switching on (S ta rt /S to pb utton) ........ 13 4
Ignition ke y
see SmartK ey
Immobilizer ................................................ 81
Indicator lamp
see Wa rn ing/indicator lamps
Individual driv ep ro gr am
Configuring .......................................... 14 2
Selecting ............................................. 14 2
Instrument clus te r
see Instrument Display
see Wa rn ing/indicator lamps Index 47 3