2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN Owner's Manual

Overviewofclimatecontrol sy stems
Dual-zone clima tecontro lpanel overview
The indicator lamps in theb uttons indicat ethat
th ec urrent functio nisa ctivated.
1w Tosetthe driver's side temp erature
2_ Tosetthe air distribution
3H Tosetthe air flow or switc hoffclimate
contro l
4ÃTosetc limat econtro ltoautomatic
mode (→pag e128)
5¬ Todefros tthe windshield
6t Tocal lupt he air conditioningm enu
7¤Toswitc hthe rear wind owheater
on/off
80 Toactivat eordeactivat esynchro niza‐
tio n(→pag e129)
9g Toactivate/deactivat eair-reci rculation
mod e(→page130)
A¿ Toswitc hthe A/C function on/off
(→pag e128)
Bw Tosetthe front passenger side tem‐
perature
3-zone automatic climat econtrol panel over‐
view
The indicator lamps in theb uttons indicat ethat
th ec urrent functio nisa ctivated.
1w Tosetthe driver's side temp erature
2_ Tosetthe driver's side air distribution
3H Tosetthe air flow or switc hoffclimate
contro l
4ÃTosetc limat econtro ltoautomatic
mode (→pag e128)
5¬ Todefros tthe windshield
6! Tocal lupt he air conditioningm enu
To switc hthe residualh eat on or off
(
→pag e130)
7¤ Toswitc hthe rear wind owheater
on/off
8¿ Toswitc hthe A/C function on/off
(→pag e128)
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9gToswitc hair-recirculation mode on/off
(→pag e130)
A_ Tosetthe front passenger side air dis‐
tribution
Bw Tosetthe front passenger side tem‐
perature
Re ar operating unit
1To setthe temp erature
2Display
3Tosetthe air flow
Operating thec lima tecontro lsystem
Ac tivating/deactivatin gclimat econtrol
#To activate: setthe air flow toleve l1o r
higher using theH button.
#Todeactivate: setthe air flow toleve l0
using theH button.
% If climat econtrol is deactivated, thew in‐
do ws can fogupm oreq uickl y.Deactivate
climate control only brie fly.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gthe A/ Cfunctio nvia
the control panel
The A/C functio ncools ,heats and dehumidifies
th ei nterior air in thev ehicle.
#Press the¿ button.
Deactivat ethe A/C function onl ybriefly other‐
wise thew indo wscan fogupm oreq uickl y.
Condensation ma ydripf romt he underside of
th ev ehicle when cooling mode is active. This is
no tas ignthat ther eisam alfunction.
Activating/deactivatin gthe A/ Cfunction
using the multimedi asystem
Multimedia sy stem:
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The A/C function heats, cools and dehumidifies
th ev ehicle's interior air.
#Switc hthe function on Oor off ª.
Setting climat econtrol toautomatic
In au tomatic mode, thes ettemp eratur eiscon‐
trolled and maintained at aconstant le velbyt he
air supp ly.
#Press theà button.
#Toswitc htom anual mode: pressthe H
or _ button.
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Climatestyle
Clima testylef unction
In automatic mode, youc an select thef ollowing
climat estyle settings fort he driver's and front
passenger areas:
RFO CUS: high air flow ,slightly cooler setting
RMEDIUM: medium air flow ,standar dsetting
RDIFFUSE: lowa irflow ,slightly warmer and
draft-free setting
Ad justin gthe climat estyle settings
Mult imedia sy stem:
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#Select )2&86, 0(',80 or',))86( .
% In order to feelthee ffect of thec limate
st yle, theà function mus tbeactive
(
→pag e128).
Overvie wofair distributio nsettings
The symbols in thed ispla yindicat ewhichvents
th ea irflow is being directed thro ugh:
R¯ demis terv ents
RP center an dsidea irve nts
RO foot we llve nts
RS center ,sidea nd foot we llve nts
Ra defros tera nd foot we llve nts
R_ allv ents
Rb defros ter,middlea nd side air vents
RW automatic air distribution
Setting ther ear climat econtrol usingt he
mu ltimedia sy stem
Multimedia sy stem:
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Setting thea irflow
#Select $LUIORZ.
#Setthe air flow . Setting
thet em peratu re
#Select 7HPSHUDWXUH.
#Setthe temp erature.
Activating/deactivatin gthe climat econtrol
syn chro nization function via thec ontrol
panel
Climat econtrol can be se tcentrall yusing the
synchronization function. The temp eratur eand
air distribution setting fort he driver's side is
adop teda utomaticall yfor thef ront passenger
side.
#Press the0 button.
The synchronization function is deactivated if the
settings foro ne of theo ther climat ezones are
ch anged.
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Activating/deactivatin gthe climat econtrol
syn chro nization function using them ultime‐
dia sy stem
Multimedia sy stem:
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Climat econtrol can be se tcent rally using the
synchronization function. The temp eratur eset‐
ting is automaticall yadop tedf or all climate
zones.
#Sw itch thef unction on Oor off ª.
Defrosting thew indo ws
Windo ws fo gged up on thei nside
#Press theà button.
#Ifth ew indo wscontinu etofog up: press the
¬ button.
Wi ndo ws fo gged up on theo utside
#Swit chon thew indshield wiper.
#Press theà button.
Switching air-recirculation mode on/off
#Press theg button.
The interior air will be recirculated.
Air-recirc ulation mod eisswitched of fautomati‐
cally.
% If air-recirculation mode is switched on, the
windo wsmayfog up mor equickl y.Switc hon
ai r-re circulation modeo nly briefly.
Switching ther esidual heat on or off
Requirements:RThe vehicle is par ked.
It is possible tomak euse of ther esidual heat
from thee ngine tocontinu eheating or ventilat‐
ing thef ront compartmen tofthevehicle for
appr oximatel y30m inutes.
#Toswitc hon:press the! button.
Re sidualh eat is switched of fautomaticall y.
Activatin gand deactivatin gioniz ation
Multimedia sy stem:
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Ionization cleans and refreshes thei nterior air of
th ev ehicle. The ionization of thei nterior air is
odorless.
#Switc hthe function on Oor off ª.
Frag rance sy stem
Setting thef ragr ance sy stem
Re quirements
RAutomatic climate control is activated.
RThe glov eb oxis closed.
Multimedia sy stem:
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The fragrance sy stem distributes apleasant fra‐
grance thro ughout thev ehicle interior from afla‐
con located in theg love box.
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#Tosetthe intensity: select+LJK,0HGLXP,
/RZ or2II.
Inserting or removing the flacon ofthef ra‐
gr ance sy stem
&
WARNING Risk of injury from liquid per‐
fume
If ch ildren open thef lacon ,the yc ould drink
th el iquid perfume or it could come int ocon‐
ta ct wi th theireyes.
#Consult adoctor immediately if liquid
perfume has been drunk.
#If liquid perfume comes int oconta ct
wi th your eyes or skin ,rins eyour eyes
wit hc lean water.
#If sym ptoms continue, consult adoctor.
+ENVIRONMENTAL NOTEEnvironmental
damage duetoimproper disposal of full
fl acons
Fu llflacon smustn otbe disposed
of wit hhousehold waste.
#
Fu llflacon smustbet aken to
ah armful subs tance collectio npoint.
1Cap
2Flacon
#To inser t:slide thef lacon int othe holder as
fa rasitw illg o.
#To remo ve:pull ou tthe flacon.
If yo udon otuse genuine Mercedes-Benz interior
pe rfumes ,observ ethe manufacturers' saf ety
notice sonthe perfume pac kaging.
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Dispose oftheg enuine Me rcedes-Benz interior
pe rfume flacon when it is em ptya nd do no trefill
it.
Re fillable flacon
#Un scr ew thec ap of thee mp tyflacon.
#Fill thef lacon wit hamaximum of 0. 5fl. oz.
(1 5m l).
#Screw thec ap bac kontot heflacon.
Alw aysr efill thee mp tyrefillable flacon wit hthe
same perfume. Obser vethes eparat einforma‐
tion shee tattached tothef lacon.
Information on thew indshield heater
The windshield heater is switch ed on automati‐
cally if the ¬ button is activated.
Af tert he vehicle is star tedt he windshield heater
is switched on automatically as needed.
Air vents
Ad justin gthe fron tairve nts
&
WARNING ‑Danger of burn sorfrostbite
due tobeing tooc lose tothea irve nts
Ve ry hotorv eryc old ai rcan flow from thea ir
ve nts.
Thi scould result in burns or frostbit einthe
immediat evicinity of thea irve nts.
#Make surethat all vehicle occupants
alw aysm aintain asufficient dist anceto
th ea irve nts.
#If necessary ,direct thea irflow to
ano ther area of thev ehicle interior.
#To open or close: turnc ontroller 2to
clockwise or anti-clockwise as farasitw ill
go.
#To adjus tthe air direction: holda irve nt 1
in thec enter and mo veit up or down or to
th el eftorr ight.
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Adjustin gthe rear air vents
#To open or close: turnc ontroller 2tothe
lef torr ight as farasitw illgo.
#Toadjus tthe air direction: holdrear air
ve nt 1 inthec enter and mo veit up or down
or tothel eftorr ight.
Opening/closing thea irve nt in theg love box
* NO
TEDama geto te mperature-sensitive
objects in theg love box
Temp erature-sensitiv eobjects stored in the
gl ove boxm aybe damaged bythea irve nt
located insid eit.
#Close thea irve nt when youh eat the
ve hicle.
#At high outside temp eratures, open the
air vent and switc honthe A/C func‐
tion.
Re quirements:RAutomatic climate control is activated.
1Air vent controller
2Air vent
#To open or close: turnc ontroller 1tothe
lef torr ight.
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Driving
NotesonM ercedes-AMG vehicles
Obser vethen otes on thef ollowing topics in the
Supplement. Otherwise, youm aynotrecognize
dangers.
RRe ar axle lockin gdiffe re ntial
RAMG Performance exhaus tsystem
RAMG ceramic high-per form anc ecomposite
brak esystem
RRACE START
RDRIFT MODE
RAMG adaptiv esportsuspension sy stem
Switching on thep owe rsupp lyor ignition
using theS tart/ Stopbutton
&
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildren ar eleftu nat tende dint hevehicle,
th ey could:
ROpe ndoors,t hereb yendangering other
persons or road users
RGe tout of thev ehicle and be hit by
oncoming traf fic
ROperat evehicle equipment
In addition, thec hildren could also se tthe
ve hicle in motion, fore xamp le,by:
RRe leasing thep arking brake
RShifting thet ransmission out of park
position j
RStartin gthe engine.
#Ne verlea ve children and animals unat‐
te nde dint hevehicle.
#When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle.
#Ke ep theS martK eyout of ther eac hof
ch ildren.
&
WARNING Risk ofexhaus tgas poisoning
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses suc hascarbon monoxide. Inhaling
th ese exhaus tgases causes poisoning.
#Ne verlea ve thee ngine running in an
encloseds pace without suf ficient venti‐
lation.
& WARNING Risk offire caused byflam‐
mable material on thee xhaust system
Flammable materials brought in byeither ani‐
mals or environmen talinfluences ma yignite
if th ey come int ocontact wi thhotp arts of
th ee ngine or exhaus tsyst em.
#Therefore, checkr egularly that there
ar enof lammable materials in the
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Driving and pa rking