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

engine compartmentorontheexhaust
sy stem.
Re quirementsRThe SmartK eyis located in thev ehicle and
th ek eybat tery is no tdischar ged.
#To switc hont he powersupp ly:press but‐
to n1 (USA) or 2(Canada )once.
Yo uc an activat ethe windshield wiper ,for
ex ample.
The po wersupp lyis switched of fagain if thef ol‐
lowing condition sareme t:
RYouo pen thed rive r's door.
RYo up ress butto n1 (USA) or 2(Canada)
twice.
#To switc hont he ignition: press button1
(USA) or 2(Canada) twice.
The indicator lamps in thei nstrument clus ter
light up.
The ignition is switched of fagain if one of the
fo llowing condition sismet:
RYo udon otstar tt he vehicle within
15 minutes.
Ve hicles with automatic transmission:
The transmission is in position j.
or
The electric parking brak eisapplied.
RYoup ress butto n1 (USA) or 2(Canada)
once.
St arting the vehicle
Starting the vehicl ewiththes tart/ stop but‐
to n
Requ irements:
RThe SmartK eyis located in thev ehicle and
th eS martK eybatter yisnotdischar ged.
#Shif tthe transmission toposition jori.
#Depress theb rake pedal and push button 1
(USA) or 2(Canada) once.
#Ifth ev ehicle does no tstart:s witc hoffnon-
essential consumer sand press button 1
(USA) or 2(Canada) once.
#Ifth ev ehicle still does no tstart and the
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appear sinthe multifunction display: start
th ev ehicle in emer gency operation mode.
Yo uc an swit chofft he engine while driving by
pressing button 1(USA) or 2(Canada) for
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aboutthre es econds. Be sur etoobservethe
saf etyn otes under "Driving instructions".
St arting thev ehicle in eme rgency operation
mode
If th ev ehicle does no tstart and the3ODFH WKH
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displa ymessag eappear sinthe multifunction
displa y,yo uc an star tt he vehicle in emer gency
operation mode.
#Ensure that mar keds pace 2is em pty.
#Re mo veSmartK ey1 from thek eyring.
#La yS mart Key1 in mar keds pace 2.
The vehicle will star ta fter as hor twhile.
Ifyo ur emo veSmartK ey1 from mar ked
space 2,the engine starts again. Forfur‐
th er vehicle starts ,howe ver,SmartK ey1
mus tbel ocated in mar keds pace 2during
th ee ntir ejourne y.
#Have SmartK ey1 checkedataq ualified
specialis tworks hop.
If th ev ehicle doe snotstar t:
#Lea veSmartK ey1 in mar keds pace 2.
#Depress theb rake pedal and star tt he vehicle
using thes tart/s topb utton.
#Startt he vehicle using thes tart/s topb utton.
% Youc an also switchon thep ower suppl yor
th ei gnition wit hthe start/ stop button.
St arting thev ehicle via Remo teOnline serv‐
ices
Cooling or heating thev ehicle interior before
st arting ajourney
% This function is no tavailable in all countries. If
yo us tart thev ehicle via your smartphone, the
pr ev iousl yselecte dair conditioning setting is
active.
Ensur ethe following befor estartin gt he engine:
RThe legal stipulation sinthe area wher eyour
ve hicle is par keda llowe ngin estartin gv ia
smartphone.
RIt is saf etostartand runt he engine where
yo ur vehicle is par ked.
RThe fuel tank is suff icientlyfilled.
RThe star terb atter yiss ufficiently charge d.
St arting thev ehicle
&
WARNING Risk of crushing or entrap‐
ment duetou nintentional startin goft he
engine
Limbs could be crushed or trapped if the
engine is star tedu nintentionall yduring
service or maintenanc ework.
#Alw ayss ecur ethe engine agains tunin‐
te ntional startin gbefor ecarrying out
maintenance or repair work.
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Requirements:Rpar kposition jis selected.
Rthea nti- thefta larms ystem is no tactivated.
Rthep anic alar misnotactivated.
Rtheh azar dwarning lightsa reswitched off.
Rtheh ood is closed.
Rthed oor sareclosed and loc ked.
Rthew indo wsand slidings unroof ar eclosed.
#Startt he vehicle using thes martphone:Rafte re very vehicle start, thee ngine runs for
te nm inutes.
Ryo uc an car ryout amaximum of tw oconsec‐
utiv estartin ga ttem pts.
Ryo uc an stop thev ehicle again at an ytime.
Rfur ther information can be found inthe
smartphone app.
Securing thee ngine agains tstarting be fore
car rying out maintenance or repair work:
#Switc hont he hazar dwarning lights.
or
#Un loc kthe doors. or
#Open
aside windo worthe sliding sunroof.
Running-in no tes
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: observethe no tesi n
th eS upplement .Otherwise, youm aynotrecog‐
niz ed angers.
To preser vethee ngine during thef irst
1, 000 miles( 1,500 km):
Rdriv eatv arying road speeds and engine
speeds.
Rdriv eind rive program Cor E.
Rchang egear befor ethe revc ounter needlei s
Ô ofthew aytother ed area of ther ev coun‐
te r.
Rdo no tshif td ow nag ear manuall yinorder to
brake.
Rav oid overstraining thev ehicle, e.g. driving at
full thro ttle.
Rve hicles with automatic transmission: do
no td epress thea ccelerator pedal be yond the
pressur epoint (kickdown).
Ronlyincrease thee ngine speed gradually and
accelerat ethe vehicle tofull speeda fter
1, 000 miles( 1,500 km).
This also applie swhent he engine or parts of the
driv etra in ha vebeen replaced.
Please also obser vethef ollowing running-in
no tes:
RIn cer tain drivinga nd drivings afet ys ystems,
th es ensor sadjus tautomatically while acer‐
tai nd ista nc eisd rive na fter thev ehicle has
been delivered or af terr epairs. Full sy stem
ef fectivenes sisnotachie vedu ntil thee nd of
th is teach-in process.
RBrak epads, brak ediscsa nd tires that are
either ne worhaveb een replaced onl yach‐
ie ve optimum braking ef fect and grip af ter
se veralh undred kilom et
er sofd riving. Com‐
pensat efor ther educed brak

ing effect by
applying greater forc etot he brak epedal.
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Notesond riving
&
WARNING Risk of accident duet o
object sinthe driver's foot we ll
Object sinthe driver's foot we ll ma yimp ede
pedal tr avel or bloc kadepressed pedal.
This jeopardizes theo perating and road
saf etyoft hevehicle.
#Stow all object sinthevehicle securely
so that they canno tget intot he driver's
fo ot we ll.
#Alw aysi ns tallth ef loor mats securely
and as prescribed in order toensure
th at ther eisa lway ss ufficient room for
th ep edals.
#Do no tuse loose floor mats and do not
place floor mats on topofo ne ano ther.
&
WARNING Risk of accident duet o
unsuitable foot we ar
Operatio nofthe pedals ma yberestricted
due tounsuit ablefoot we ar suc has:
RShoes wit hplatfo rmsoles
RShoes wit hhigh heels
RSlippers
#When driving alw aysw ear suitable
shoes in order tobe able tooperat ethe
pedals safel y.
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetot he
ignition being switched of fwhils tthe
ve hicle is in motion
If yo us wit ch offt he ignition whils tthe vehi‐
cle is in motion saf ety-re leva nt functions will
be restricted or no longer available. This may
ef fect thep owe rsteering sy stem and brake
fo rc eb oosting ,for example.
Yo uw ill need touse considerably mor eforce
to steer and brake.
#Do no tswitc hoffthei gnition whils tthe
ve hicle is in motion.
&
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 of skidding and of an
accident duetos hifting down on slippery
ro ad sur faces
If yo us hiftd ow nons lipperyroad sur faces to
inc rease thee ngine braking ef fect, thed rive
wheels ma ylose traction.
#Do no tshif td ow nons lipperyroad sur‐
fa ces toinc rease thee ngine braking
ef fect.
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&DANG ER Risk of fata linjur ydue topoi‐
sonous exhaus tgases
If th et ailpipe is bloc kedors ufficient ventila‐
tio nisn otpossible, poisonou sexhaust gases
suc hasc arbon monoxide ma yenter thev ehi‐
cle. This is thec ase if thev ehicle getsstuck
in sno w,fore xamp le.
#Keep thet ailpipe and thea reaa round
th ev ehicle free from sno wwhen the
engine or thes tationar yheater ar erun‐
ning.
#Open awindo wont he windwar dside of
th ev ehicle toensur eana dequat esup‐
pl yoff resh air.
&
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due tobeing under thei nfluence of alco‐
hol and drugs while driving
Driving when under thei nfluence of alcohol
and/or drugs is an extreme lydangerous
combination. Even small quantities of alcohol
or drugs ma yaffect your reflexe s, perception
and judgment.
The probability of aserious or even fata la cci‐
dent greatl yinc reases if youd rive when
under thei nfluence of alcohol or drugs.
#Do no tdrink alcohol or take drugs while
driving, and do no tallowa nyone to
driv ewho has been drinking alcohol or
ta king drugs.
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetot he
brak esystemo verheating
If yo ul eave your foot on theb rake pedal
when driving, theb rake system ma yover‐
heat.
This increases theb raking dis tance and the
brak esystemm ayeve nfail.
#Ne veru se theb rake pedal as afootrest.
#Do no tdepress theb rake pedal and the
accelerator pedal at thes ame time
while driving.
* NO
TEWearing out theb rake linings by
continuously dep ressing theb rake pedal
#Do no tdepress theb rake pedal contin‐
uousl ywhils tdriving.
#To use theb raking ef fect of thee ngine,
shif ttoa lowe rgear in good time.
* NO
TEDama getothed rive trai nand the
engine when pulling away
#Do no twarmupt he engine when the
ve hicle is stationar y.Pull away immedi‐
atel y.
#Avoid high engine speeds and driving at
full thro ttle unti lthe engine has reached
operatingt emperature.
#Do notallowt he wheels tospin.
* NO
TEDama getothec atalytic con verter
due tonon-combu sted fuel
The engine is no trunnin gsmoot hly and is
misfiring.
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Non-combustedf uel ma ygetintot he cata‐
lytic con verter.
#Onl ydepress thea ccelera torp edal
slightl y.
#Have thec ause rectifie dimmediately at
aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Limited braking ef fect on salt-treate droads:
Rdue tosalt build-up on theb rake discs and
brak elining, theb raking dis tance can
increase conside rably or result in braking
onl yono ne side.
Rmaintain amuchg reater saf edista nce tothe
ve hicle in front.
To preve nt salt build-up:
Rbrak eoccasionally whil epayinga ttention to
th et raffic conditions.
Rcarefull ydepress theb rake pedal at thee nd
of thej ourne yand when startin gthe next
journe y.
ECOstart/s topf unction
Opera tingthe EC Ostart/ stopfunction
Mercedes -AMG vehicles: observethe no tesi n
th eS upplement .Otherwise, youm aynotrecog‐
niz ed angers.
The engine is au tomatical lyswitched of fifthe
fo llowing condition sareme t:
RYoub rake thev ehicle toas tandstil lintrans‐
mission position hori.
RAll vehicle conditions forana utomatic
engine stop ar emet.
The è symbol appear sinthe multifunction
displa ywhen thev ehicle is stationar y.
The engine is restar teda utomatically if:
RYour elease theb rake pedal in transmission
position hwhen theH OLD function is not
active.
RYo us hiftfromt ransmission position j.
RYoue ngaget ransmission position hork.
RYoud epress thea ccelerator pedal
RYouc hang ethe vehicle le vel.
RAn automatic engin estart is necessar y.
If th ee ngine wasswitched of fbythe EC Ostart/
st op function and youl eave thev ehicle, awarn‐
ing tone sounds. The 9HKLFOH2SHUDWLRQDO6 ZLWFK
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also appear sinthe multifunction displa y.Ifyo u
do no tswitc hoffthei gnition ,the ignition is
automatically switched of fafter one minu te.
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Deactivating or activatingtheE CO start/
sto pfunction
#Press button 1.
If indicator la mp2lightsu p,theE CO start/
st op function is switched on.
% Depending on them odel, theb utton may
also be located at adiffe re nt positio ninthe
cente rconsole.
Fu nction of theE CO display
The EC Odispla ysummarizes thed riving style
from thes tart of thej ourne ytoits completion
and assists youina chievin gthe mos teconomi‐
cal driving style.
Yo uc an influence consum ption if you:
Rdrivew ithp articular care
Rdriv ethe vehicle in driv eprogram E
Robservetheg earshif trecommendations
The inner segment light supgreen and theo uter
segment fills up:
R1 Moderat eacceleration
R2 Gentle decele ratio na nd rolling
R3 Consis tent speed
The inne rsegment is gr eyand theo uter seg‐
ment em pties:
R1 Sporty acceleration
R2Heavy braking
R3Fluctuation sinspeed
Yo uh ave driven economicall ywhen:
Rthet hree outer segments ar ecomple tely fil‐
led simultaneousl y.
RtheE CO displa yborder lights up.
The additional rang ea chieve dasar esult of your
drivin gstyle in co mparison toad rive rw itha
ve ry sporty driving styleiss hown under %RQXV
IU 6WDUW .The rang ed ispl ay ed does no tindicat ea
fi xe dr eduction in consum ption.
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DYNA MIC SELECT switch
Function of theD YNAMI CSELECT switch
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: observethe no tesi n
th eS upplement .Otherwise, youm aynotrecog‐
niz ed angers.
Use theD YNAMI CSELECT switc htochange
between thef ollowing driv eprograms:
RI( Individual): individual settings
RS+ (SportPlus): particular lysporty driving
st yle
RS( Sport): sporty driving style
RC( Comfort): comfortable and economical
drivin gstyle
RE(Eco): particular lyeconomical driving style
Depending on thed rive program selected thef ol‐
lowing vehicle characteristic swillch ange:
RDrive:
-Enginea nd transmissionm anagement
-ActiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONIC
RESP®
RVehicles with AI RBODYC ONT ROLo r
DY NA MIC BODY CONT ROL:Suspension
RSteering
Selecting thed rive prog ram
#Press DYNA MIC SELECT switch 1forw ards
or backwards.
The driv eprogram selected appea rsinthe
multifunction displa y.
Configuring driveprogram I
Multimedia sy stem:
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#Select thei ndividual setting.
Displaying vehicl edata
Multimedias ystem:
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#Select 9HKLFOH 'DWD.
Displaying engine data
Multimedia sy stem:
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