2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN ABS

Safetys ystems
Displa ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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ABS and ESP
®arem alfunctioning.
Other driving and driving saf etys ystems ma yalso be malfunctioning.
The brak esystemc ontinues tooperat enormally .The braking dis tance in an emergency braking situatio ncan
increase.
& WARNING Risk of skidding if ABS and ESP®arem alfunctioning
If ABS and ESP
®ar em alfunctioning ,the wheels could loc kwhen braking and ESP®cann otcar ryout vehicle
st abilization.
The steering capability and braking characteristic sarethus se verely impaired .The brakin gdista nce in an emer‐
ge ncy braking situatio ncan increase. In addition, other driving saf etys ystems ar eswitched off.
#Driv eonc arefull y.
#Have ABS and ESP®checkedi mmediately at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
#Driv eonc arefully.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
Displaymessage sand warning/indicator lamps 397

Displaymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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ABS and ESP
®aret emporaril yunavailable.
Other drivings ystems and driving saf etys ystems ma yalso be temp orarily una vailable.
The brak esystemc ontinues tooperat enormally .The braking dis tance in an emergency braking situatio ncan
increase.
& WARNING Risk of skidding if ABS and ESP®arem alfunctioning
If ABS and ESP
®ar em alfunctioning ,the wheels could loc kwhen braking and ESP®cann otcar ryout vehicle
st abilization.
The steering capability and braking characteristic sarethus se verely impaired .The brakin gdista nce in an emer‐
ge ncy braking situatio ncan increase. In addition, other driving saf etys ystems ar eswitched off.
#Driv eonc arefull y.
#Have ABS and ESP®checkedi mmediately at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
#Driv ecarefully on asuitable stre tchofr oad, making slight steering mo vements at aspeed abo ve19 mp h
(30 km/h).
#If th ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear ,consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediately .Drive carefully.
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Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps

Displaymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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EBD ,ABS and ESP
®arem alfunctioning.
Other driving and driving saf etys yst ems ma yalso be malfunctioning.
&
WARNING Risk of skidding if EBD, ABS and ESP®are malfunctioning
If EBD, ABS and ESP
®ar em alfunctioning ,the wheels can loc kwhen braking and ESP®cann otcar ryout vehicle
st abilization.
The steering capability and braking characteristic sarethus se verely impaired .The brakin gdista nce in an emer‐
ge ncy braking situatio ncan increase. In addition, other driving saf etys ystems ar eswitched off.
#Driv eonc arefull y.
#Have theb rake system checkedi mmediatel yataqualified specialis tworks hop.
#Driv eonc arefully.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
Displaymessage sand warning/indicator lamps 401

Instrument Display(standard)
Instrument Displa yintheWidescree nCock‐
pit
Prog ressiv esetting in theW idescreen Cock‐
pit
If yo us elect thep rogressiv edispla ysetting in
ve hicles wit haWidescreen Cockpit ,the posi‐
tions of thei ndicator lamps on theI nstrument
Displa ychange.
Wa rning and indicator lamps:
L Lo
wb eam (
→pag e114)
T Pa
rking lights(
→pag e114)
K High beam(
→pag
e115)
#! Tu
rn signal light (
→pag e115)
R Re
ar fogl ights (
→pag e114) ü
Seatb
elti sn otfast ened
(
→pag e450)
$ USA: brakes (red) (
→pag
e443)
J Canada: brakes (red) (
→pag
e443)
! ABS malfunction (
→pag
e443)
à AIR
BODY CONTROL malfunction
(
→pag e450)
÷ ESP
®(→page443)
å ESP
®OFF (→page443)
F USA: electric parking brak
eapplied
(red) (
→pag e443)
! Canada
:electric parking brake
applie d(red) (
→pag e443)
! Electric parking brak
e(yellow)
(
→pag e443)
Ð St
eering assis tance malfunction
(
→pa ge 451)
# Electrical
fault (
→pag e452)
6 Re
stra int sy stem (
→pag e443)
; Che
ckEngine (
→page 452)
Display message sand warning/indicator lamps 44
1

Warning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
!
ABSwarning lamp The
yello wA BSwarning lam pislit while thee ngine is running.
ABS is malfunctioning.
If th er eisana dditional warning tone, EBD is malfunctioning.
Other driving and driving safe ty systems ma yalso be faulty.
&
WARNING Thereisrisk of skidding if EBD or ABS is malfunctioning
If EBD or ABS is malfunctioning, thew heels could loc kwhen braking
The steering capability and braking characteristic sarethus se verely impaired .The brakin gdista nce in an emer‐
ge ncy braking situatio ncan increase.Ina ddition, other driving saf etys ystems ar eswitched off.
#Driv eonc arefull y.
#Have theb rake system checkedi mmediatel yataqualified specialis tworks hop.
#Driv eonc arefully.
#Observethem essages in them ultifunction displa y.
#Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
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ESP®wa rning lam pflashes The
yello wE SP
®warning lam pflashes while thev ehicle is in motion.
ESP
®is inter vening.
#Ad apty our driving styletos uitther oad and weather conditions.
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 44
5

1,2, 3. ..
12 Vs ocket
see Soc ket(12 V)
11 5Vs ocket
see Soc ket(11 5V )
360° Camera ........................................... 185
Assigning as afavo rite ......................... 188
Car e................................................... .329
Fu nctio n.............................................. 185
Selecting aview. .................................. 188
A
A/C function Activating/deactivating (control
panel ).................................................. 128
Ac tivating/deactivating (multimedia
sy stem) ................................................ 128
ABS (Anti-loc kBrake System) ................ 158
Ac celeration
see Kickdown
Ac cess data
Editing ................................................ .291
Setting ................................................. 290 Ac
oustic locking verification signal
Ac tivating/deactivating ......................... 58
Ac tiv eB lind Spo tAssis t.......................... 197
Ac tivating/deactivating .......................1 99
Brak eapplication ................................. 198
Fu nctio n.............................................. 197
Sy stem limitations .............................. .197
To wing atrailer .................................... 198
Ac tiv eB rake Assi st
Fu nction/no tes. .................................. 160
Setting ................................................. 164
Ac tiv eD ista nce Assis tDISTR ON IC ........ 166
Ac tiveE mergency Stop Assis t.............. 174
Ac tiveL aneC hangeA ssist ................... 173
Callin gupas peed............................... 169
Fu nctio n.............................................. 166
Increasing/decreasing speed ..............1 69
Re quirements ...................................... 169
St eering wheel buttons ........................ 169
St oring aspeed ......... ..........................
169
Sw

itching off/deacti vating .................. 169
Switching on/activating ...................... 169
Sy stem limitations .............................. .166
Ac tiv eE me rgency Stop Assist ................ 174 Ac
tiv eh ood( pedestrian pr otection) ...... 320
Me thod of operation ............................3 20
Re setting. ............................................ 320
Ac tiv eL aneC hang eAssis t
Fu nctio n............................................... 173
Ac tiv eL aneK eeping Assist ....................199
Fu nctio n.............................................. 199
Sensitivity (function/no tes) ................. 202
Settingt he sensitivity .......................... 202
Switching on/of f................................. 201
Sy stem limitations .............................. .199
Ac tiv eP arking Assist .............................. 188
Cross Traf ficA lert. ............................... 193
Driv eAwayA ssist ................................ 192
Exiting aparkin gspace ........................ 191
Fu nctio n.............................................. 188
Pa rking ................................................ 189
Sy stem limitations .............................. .188
Ac tiv eS peed Limit Assi st....................... 196
Setting ................................................. 196
Ac tiv eS teering Assist ............................ .172
Ac tivating/deactivating .......................1 73
Ac tiveE merg ency
Stop Assis t.............. 174
Ac ti

v eL aneC hangeA ssist ................... 173
458
Index

Switching profile(DUN/PAN) .............. 291
Blue tooth
®audio
Ac tivating ............................................ 308
De-authorizing (de-regis tering) the
device .................................................. 308
Information .......................................... 305
Overvie w............................................. 30 6
Searchi ngforat rack ........................... 308
Sear ching fora nd au thorizing the
device .................................................. 307
Selecting amusic pla yer. .................... 308
Switching device via NFC .................... 308
Brak eAssis tSystem
see BAS(Brak eAssist System)
Brak efluid
No tes. .................................................. 391
Brak eforce distribution
EB D( Elect ronic Brak eforce Distribu‐
tion) ..................................................... 159
Brakes ABS (Anti-loc kBraking Sy stem) ........... 158
Ac tiveB rake Assi st.............................. 160
BA S(Brak eAssist System) .................. 159
Driving tip s.......................................... 138 EBD (Electroni
cBrake forc eD istribu‐
tion )..................................................... 159
HOLD functio n.....................................1 75
Limited braking ef fect (salt-tr eate
d
ro ads) .

................................................. 138
New/replaced brak epads/brake
discs .................................................... 137
No tesonb reaking-in anew ve hicle ..... 137
Brakin gassistance
see BAS(Brak eAssist System)
Breakdown Changing awheel ................................ 378
Overvie wofthe help functions. .............16
Ro adside Assis tance .............................. 21
To w- startin g....................................... .350
To wing away ........................................ 346
Tr ansportin gthe vehicle ......................3 48
Breakdown see Flat tire
Burmes ter
®high-end 3D sur round
sounds ystem
Ad justing theb alance/fader ............... .318
Ad justing thes ound optimization ......... 318 Ad
justing treble ,mid-rang eand bass
setting s................................................ 317
Au tomatic volume adjustment ............ .318
Callingupt he sound menu .................. 317
Information .......................................... 317
Setting thes ound profile ..................... 318
Burmes ter
®sur round soun dsystem .....3 16
Ad justing theb alance/fader ............... .317
Ad justing thes ound focus ................... 317
Ad justing treble ,mid-rang eand bass
setting s................................................ 317
Au tomatic volume adjustment ............ .3
17
C

allin gupt he sound menu .................. 316
Information ..........................................3 16
Switching thes urround soundo n/off
.............. .............................................. .317
Buttons Steering wheel .................................... 204
C
California Impor tantinformatio nfor private
cus tomer sand lessees ..........................2 2
462
Index

Driveprogram display .............................1 42
Driv eprograms
see DYNA MIC SELECT
Driver's seat see Seat
Driving lights see Automatic driving lights
Drivings afet ys ystem ............................ .157
ABS (Anti-lo ckBrak eSystem) .............. 158
Ac tiveB rake Assi st.............................. 160
BA S(Brak eAssist System) .................. 159
EBD (Electroni cBrake forc eD istribu‐
tion )..................................................... 159
ESP
®(Electroni cStabilit yProgram)
Crosswind Assis t................................. 159
Overvie w............................................. 158
Ra dar sensor s..................................... 158
Re sponsibility ...................................... 157
ST EER CONTROL ................................. 160
Drivin gsystem
see 360 °Camera
see ActiveB lind Spo tAssist
see ActiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONIC
see ActiveL aneK eeping Assist see
ActiveP arking Assist
see ActiveS peed LimitA ssist
see ActiveS teering Assist
see AIR BODY CONTROL
see ATTENTION ASSIST
see Blind Spo tAssist
see Cruise cont rol
see Driving saf etys ystem
see HOLD function
see Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC
se eR ear vie wcamera
see Traf ficS ign Assist
Drivin gtips
Drinking and drivin g....... ....................
.138
G

eneral driving tip s............................. 138
No tesonb reaking-in anew ve hicle ..... 137
Dr ow siness de tection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
DY NA MIC SELECT .................................... 142
Confi guring driv eprogram I................. 142
Displ aying engin edata. ...................... .142
Display ingvehicle dat a........................ 142
Driv eprogram displa y.......................... 142
Driv eprogram s.................................... 142
Fu nctio n.............................................. 142 Operating (DYNAMIC SELECT switch)
.............................................................1 42
Selecting thed rive program ............... .142
E
E10 ............................................................ 389
Easy entr yfeature
Fu nction/no tes. ....................................9 5
Setting ................................................... 96
Eas yexit feature
Fu nction/no tes. ....................................9 5
Setting ................................................... 96
EA SY-PAC Kt runk box
Car e..................................................... 33 1
EBD (Electronic Brak eforce Distribu‐
tion)
Function/no tes. .................................. 159
ECO display Functio n............................................... 141
Re setting. ............................................ 210
ECO start/s topf unction ................. 140, 141
Au tomatic engine star t. ...................... .140
Au tomatic engine stop .........................1 40
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Index