2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN tow

RThevehicle has been loaded onto
th et ranspor terc orrectly
RThe vehicle is secured at all four
wheelsw iths uitable tensioning
st ra ps
RThe maximum permissible speed of
35 mph(60 km/h) is no texceeded
whe ntransporting
* NO
TEDama getothev ehicle from secur‐
ing it incor rectly
#Af terl oading, thev ehicle mus tbe
secured at all four wheels. Otherwise,
th ev ehicle could be damaged.
#Am inimum dis tance of 8in( 20 cm) up
and 4in( 10cm) down must bekept to
th et ranspor tplatform.
#Secur ethe vehicle on all four wheelsa fter
loading. 4MATIC
vehicles/ve hicles with automatic
transmission
#Mak esuret hat thef ront and rear axle scome
to rest on thes ame transpor tatio nv ehicle.
* NO
TEDama getothed rive trai ndueto
incor rect positioning
#Do no tposition thev ehicle abo vethe
connection point of thet ranspor tvehi‐
cle.
To wing eyes torage location
Towing eye1 is attached tothee dgeoft he
trunk under thet runk floor.
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Installingthe towing eye
#Press them arkonc over 1 inwa rdsa nd
re mo ve.
#Scr ew inthet ow ing eye clockwise as farasi t
wil lgoa nd tighten.
% Mak esuret hat co ver1 engages in the
bumper when your emo vethet ow ing eye. *
NO
TEDama gedue toincor rect us eof
th et ow ing eye
When atow ing eyeisu sedtoreco verav ehi‐
cle, thev ehicle ma ybedamaged in thep roc‐
ess.
#Onl yusethet ow ing eyetot owaway or
to ws tartthe vehicle.
To ws tarting thev ehicle (emer gency engine
st arting)
Ve hicles with automatic transmission
* NO
TEDama getothea utomatic trans‐
mission due to towstarting
The automatic transmissionm aybe damaged
in thep rocess of tows tartin gv ehicles with
automatic transmission.
#Ve hicles wit hautomatic transmission
mus tnotbe tows tarted.
#Ve hicles wit hautomatic transmission must
no tbet ow st arted.
Electrical fuses
Note sone lectrical fuses
&
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due to ov erloaded lines
If yo um anipulat eorbridg eaf aulty fuse or if
yo ur eplace it wit hafuse wit hahigher
amperage, thee lectric line could be overloa‐
ded.
This could result in afire.
#Alwa ys replace faulty fuse swiths peci‐
fi ed ne wfuses conta iningthe cor rect
amperage.
* NO
TEDama gecaused byincor rect fuses
Incor rect fuses ma ycause damag etoelectri‐
cal components or sy stems.
#Onl yuse Mercedes-Benz appr oved
fuse switht he cor rect fus erating.
Blow nfuses must bereplaced wit hfuses of the
same rating ,which youc an recognize bythec ol‐
our and fuse rating .For fuses in thee ngine com‐
350
Breakdown assis tance

Onlyuse tires, wheels or accessories tested
and appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz.
*NO
TERisk todriving saf etyf romr etre a‐
de dt ires
Retreade dtires ar eneith er tested nor recom‐
mended byMercedes-Benz, since pr evious
damag ecanno talway sbed etected on
re treade dtires.
Fo rthis reason drivin gsafet yc anno tbeg uar‐
anteed.
#Do no tuse used ti resify ou ha veno
informatio nabout their pr evious usage.
* NO
TEPossible damag etowheels or tires
when drivin govero bstacles
Larg ewheelsh avealow er tir esection wid th.
The lo werthe tir esection width, theg reater
is ther isk of dama getowheels or tires when
drivingo vero bstacles.
#Av oid obs tacle sord rive part icular ly
carefully.
* NO
TEDama getoelectronic component
parts from theu se of tire-mounting tools
Ve hicles with atirep ressur emonitoring
sy stem: Electronic component parts are
located in thew heel. Tire -mounting tools
should no tbeused in thea reaoft hevalve.
This could otherwise damag ethe electronic
component parts.
#Ha ve thet ires changed at aqualified
specialis tworks hop onl y.
*NO
TEDama getosummer tires at low
ambient temp eratures
Using summer tires at very lowa mbientt em‐
peratures can caus ecrack stof orm, thereby
damaging thet ires permanentl y.
#Attemp eratures belo w45°F(7°C) use
M+S tires.
Ac cessor yparts that ar enotappr ovedfor your
ve hicle byMercedes-Benzora renotb eing used
cor rectl yc an impair theo perating saf ety. Befor
epurch asing and using non-appr oved
accessori es, visitaqualified specialis tworks hop
and enquir eabout:
RSuitability
RLegal stipulations
RFa ctor yrecommendations
&
WARNING Risk of accident wi thhigh
per form anc etires
The special tir etread in combinatio nwitht he
optimized tir ecompound means that ther isk
of skidding or hydroplaning on wetroads is
increased.
In addi tion,t he tir egripisg reatl yr educed at
al ow outside temp eratur eand tir erunning
te mp erature.
#Switc hont he ESP®and adap tyour
driving stylea ccordingly.
#Use M+S tir eatoutside temp eratures
of less than 10 °C (50 °F).
Wheels and tires 37
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*NO
TEPremature wear caused byunlea‐
ded regular gasoline
Unleadedr egulargasoline can cause the
engine towe ar mor equickl yand impair lon‐
ge vity and per form ance.
If unleaded premium grade gasoline is
una vailable and youh ave torefuel using
unleade dregular gasoline:
#Onl yfillthef uel tank tohalf full with
unleaded regular gasoline and refill as
soon as possible wit hunleaded pre‐
mium grade gasoline.
#Do no tdrive atthem aximum speed.
#Avoid sudden acceleration and engine
speeds over3,000 rpm.
Fu rther information on fuel can be found:
Rat ag asstation
Rat aq ualified specialis tworks hop
RUS Ao nly: at http://www.mbusa.com Information on additives in
gasoline
Obser vethen otes on operating fluids
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* NO
TEDama gecaused bynon-app rove d
additives
Even small amounts of thew rong additive
ma ylead tomalfunctions occur ring.
#Only ad dcleaning additives recommen‐
ded byMercedes-Benztot he fuel.
Mercedes-Benzrecommends that youu se
br and-name fuels witha ddit ives.
The fuel grade available in somec ountries may
no tbes ufficient. Residue could buildupint he
fuel injection sy stem as aresult. In this case, in
consultation wit hanauthorized Mercedes-Benz
Center ,the fuel ma ybemixed wit hthe cleaning
additiv erecommende dbyMercedes-Benz. Be
sur etoo bservethen otes and mixing ratios
speci fied on thec onta iner.
Ta nk content and fuel reser ve
The total capacity of thef uel tank ma yvary,
dependin gonthevehicle equipment. Capacity
Model
Total capacity
E4 00 4MATIC 21.1ga l(80. 0l)
All other models 17.4 gal(66.0l )
Model Of whichreser ve
E4 00 4MATIC 3.2gal(12 .0 l)
All other models 1.8g al(7.0 l)
Engine oi l
Notesone ngine oil
Obser vethen otes on operating fluids
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Tech nica ldata

Displaymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
If th ee lectric parking brak eshould no tbeapplied, e.g. when washing thev ehicle in an automatic car wash or when
having thev ehicle towe d, lea vethei gnition switched on. Do no tdothis when having thev ehicle towe dw itht he
re ar axle raised.
If th ee lectric parking brak eisnotapplied automatically:
#Switc hoffthei gnition and tur nitbacko n.
#Release and then apply thee lectric parking brak emanuall y.
If it is still no tpossible toappl ythe electric parking brake:
#Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
#Wher enecessar y,also safeguar dthe par kedv ehicle agains trolling away.
To release:
#Ifth ec onditions fora utom aticrelease ar efulfilled and thee lectric parking brak eisnotreleased automaticall y,
re lease thee lectric parking brak emanuall y.
If it is still no tpossible torelease thee lectric parking brake:
#Do no tcontinue driving under an ycircums tances. Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 405

Displaymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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displa ymessage) *T
he SmartK eyis cur rently und etected.
#Chang ethe location of theS martK eyinthev ehicle.
#Ifth eS martK eyisstill no trecognized, star tt he engine wit hthe SmartK eyinthes towa ge compartment.
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pla ym essage) *T
he SmartK eycanno tbed etected and ma ynolonger be in thev ehicle.
The SmartK eyis no longer in thev ehicle and yous wit ch offt he engine:Ryo uc an no longe rstart thee ngine.
Ryouc anno tcentrall yloc kt he vehicle.
#Ensur ethat theS martK eyis in thev ehicle.
If th eS martK eydetection function hasam alfunction duetoastrongradio signal source:
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions.
#Place theS martK eyinthes towa ge compartment fors tartin gt he engine wit hthe SmartK ey.
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warning tone also sounds. Thi smessage reminds youtot akey our SmartK eywit hyou when youl eave thev ehicle.
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Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps

Displaymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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he SmartK eydetection function is malfunctioning.
#Chang ethe location of theS martK eyinthev ehicle.
#Startt he vehicle wit hthe SmartK eyinthes towa ge compartment.
Vehicle
Displa ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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#Depress theb rake pedal.
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Yo uh ave attem ptedtos hiftthe transmission out of position jori intoa nother transmission position.
#Depress theb rake pedal.
#Startt he engine.
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The driver's door is no tfully closed and thet ransmission is in position k,iorh.
#Shif tthe transmission toposition jwhen youp arkt he vehicle.
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 431

Deactivating thealarm (ATA ).................... 82
Declaration of conformity Wireless vehicle components. ...............23
Definitions (ti resa nd loading) ................371
Design s
Men u(on-boar dcompu ter) .................. 214
Destination .............................................. 26 3
Editing intermediat edestination s....... .254
Editing thep reviousd estination s....... .2 63
Ex tern al .............................................. .264
Saving (cu rrent vehicle position) ......... 263
Saving as global favo rite ...................... 263
St oring amap position ........................ 263
Using intelligent destination sugges‐
tions ....................................................2 64
Destination ent ry............................ 250 ,252
Enter geo-coordinates .........................2 54
Entering aPOI or address .................... 250
Entering an intermedia tedestination .. 253
Selecting acontact ............................. 254
Selecting aPOI .................................... 252
Selecting from them ap ....................... 255
Selecting pr evious destination s........... 25 2De
tectin ginat tentiveness
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Diagnostics connection ............................24
Digita lOperato r'sM anua l........................ .18
Digita lspe edome te
r ............................... 208
D

IREC TSELECT leve r............................... 143
Engaging driv eposit ion. ...................... 145
Engaging pa rkposition automaticall y..1 44
Engaging reve rseg ear ........................ .144
Fu nctio n.............................................. 143
Selecting pa rkposition ........................ 144
Shifting toneutral ................................ 144
Displa y
Car e..................................................... 33 1
Displa y(mu ltimedi asystem)
No tes. ................................................. 229
Settings ............................................... 237
Displa y(on-boar dcomputer)
Displa ysinthem ultifunction displa y... 206
Displa ycontent
(Additional value range) ....................... 206
Display message ..................................... 396
Calling up (on-board compu ter) ...........3 96No
tes. ................................................. 396
Displa ymessages
? ................................................... 425
C ................................................... 436
M ................................................... 436
N ................................................... 437
¯ ....................................................4 21
Ac tiveB lind Spo tAssistCur rently
Un available See Operator' sManual .....4 18
Ac tiveB lind Spo tAssistInoperative .....4
18
Ac ti

v eB lind Spo tAsst. No tAvailable
When Towing aTrailer See Opera‐
to r's Manual ......................................... 418
Ac tiveB rake Assi stFunctions Cur‐
re ntl yL imited See Ope rator's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 408
Ac tiveB rake Assi stFunctions Limi‐
te dS ee Operator's Manual .................. 409
Ac tiveD ista nce Assist Currently
Un available See Operator' sManual .....4 20
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