2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN brakes

Theresponsibility fors afem aneu vering and
pa rking remains wit hyou. Mak esuret hat no
persons, animals or objectse tc. areinthe
maneuvering range.
Ar isk of acollision ma yarise in thef ollowing sit‐
uations, fore xamp le:
RIfth ed rive rm ixes up thea ccelera tora nd
brak epedals.
RIfth ew rong gear is selecte d.
The Driv eAwayA ssist function is activ eunder
th ef ollowing conditions:
RIfPa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC is activated.
REver ytimet he gear is changed tok orh
when thev ehicle is at astandstill.
RIfth ed etected obs tacle is less than appr ox.
3.3 ft(1.0 m) away.
RIfth em aneuvering assis tant functio nisa cti‐
va tedint he multimedia sy stem.
Sy stem limitations
Driv eAwayA ssist is notavailable on inclines. Fu
nction of Cross Traf ficA lert
% Alsoread thei nstruction sonBlind Spot
Assis t(
→page197).
Ve hicles with Blind Spo tAssis t:Dr iver scan
also be warned of an ycrossing traf ficw hen
back ing out of aparkin gspace. If acritical situa‐
tion is de tected, awarning symbol appear son
th ec amer aimag eoft he multimedia sy stem. If
th ed rive rd oes no trespond tothew arning ,the
ve hicle's brakes can be applied automaticall y.To
do this, thef unction uses ther adar sensors in
th eb umper .The area adjacen ttothevehicle is
continually monitored.
If th er adar sen

sors areo bstructed byvehicles
or other objects, de tection is no tpossible.
The Cross Traf ficA lertfunction is acti veunder
th ef ollowing conditions:
RIf Blind Spo tAssis tisa ctivated.
RIfth ev ehicle is backing up at walkin gpace.
RIfth em aneuvering assis tant functio nisa cti‐
va tedint he multimedia sy stem.
The Cross Traf ficA lertfunction is no tavailable
on inclines. Deactivating/activating
them aneuvering
assistant
Multimedia sy stem:
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#Switc hthe function on Oor off ª.
ATTENTION ASSIST
Fu nction of ATTENTION ASSIST
AT TENTION ASSIS Tassists youo nlong, mon oto‐
nous journe ys,e .g. on free ways and trunk roads.
If AT TENTION ASSIS Tdetects ind icator soff ati‐
gue or increasing lapse sinconcentration on the
par toft he driver ,itsuggests taking abreak .
AT TENTION ASSIS Tisonlyana id. It cann ot
alw aysd etect fatigue or lapses in concentration
unti ltoo late. The sy stem is no tasubstitut efor a
we ll-res teda nd attentiv edrive r.On long jour‐
ne ys,tak er egular break singood time that allow
fo ra dequ ater ecuperation.
Yo uc an choose between tw osettings.
RSt andard: normal sy stem sensitivity.
Driving and parking 19
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Changingawheel
Note sons electing, installing and replacing
tires
Mercedes -AMG vehicles: observethe no tesi n
th eS upplement .Otherwise, youm aynotrecog‐
niz ed angers.
Yo uc an ask fori nformation rega rding permitte d
wheel/tir ecombinations at an authorized
Mercedes-Ben zCenter.
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetoi ncor‐
re ct dimensions of wheelsa nd tires
If wheelsa nd tires of thew rong size are
ins talled, thew heel brakes or wheel suspen‐
sion components ma ybedamaged.
#Alwaysr eplace wheels and tires with
th ose that fulfill thes pecification sof
th eo riginal part.
When replacing wheels, mak esuretof itth e
cor rect:
RDesignation
RModel
Whenr eplacing tires, mak esuretoi nstallth e
cor rect:
RDesignation
RManufactu rer
RModel
&
WARNING Risk of injury thro ugh exceed‐
ing thes pecified tir eload rating or the
permissible speed rating
Exceeding thes pecified tir eload rating or
th ep ermissible speed rating ma ylea dtot ire
damage andtothet ires bur sting.
#Therefore, onl yuse tir etypes and sizes
appr ovedfor your vehicle model.
#Obser vethet irel oad rating and speed
ra ting requ ired fory our vehicle.
* NO
TEDama getovehicle and tires due to
non-app rove dt iret ypes and sizes
Fors afet yr easons, onl yuse wheels, tires
and accessories whichhave been appr oved
fo ry our vehicle byMercedes-Benz.
These tires ha vebeen speciall yadap tedf or
use wit hthe control sy stems, e.g. ABS or
ESP
®,a nd ar emarke dasf ollows:
RMO = Mercedes-BenzO riginal
RMOE = Mercedes-BenzO riginal Extended
(run-flat tires onl yfor cer tain wheels)
RMO1 = Mercedes-Benz Original (onl ycer‐
ta in AMG tires)
Cer tain characteristics, e.g .handling, vehicle
noise emissions or fuel consum ption, may
ot herwise be adversely af fected. In addition,
whe ndriving wi thaload, tir edimension var‐
iations could caus ethe tires tocome into
contact wi th thebody and axle components.
This could result in damag etothe tires or the
ve hicle.
37 4
Wheels and tires

Observethef ollowing when selecting, ins talling
and replacing tires:
ROnl yuse tires and wheels of thes ame type
(summer tires, winter tires, MOEx tended
tires) and thes ame make.
ROnl yins tal lw heels of thes ame size on one
axle (lef tand right).
It is onl ypermissible toins tallad iffe re nt
whee lsizeint heeve nt of aflat tir eino rder
to driv etot he specialis tworks hop.
ROnl yins tall tires of thec orrect size ont othe
wheels.
RVe hicles with atirep ressur emonitoring
sy stem: all mounte dwheels mus tbeequip‐
ped wit hfunctioning sensor sfor thet ire
pressur emonitoring sy stem.
RAt temp eratures belo w45°F(7°C), use win‐
te rt ires or all-seaso ntires mar kedM +Sfor
all wheels.
Wi nter tires bearing thei snowflak esym‐
bol in addition totheM +S marking pr ovide
th eb estp ossible grip in wintr yroad condi‐
tions.
RFo rM +S tires, only use tires wit hthe same
tread.
RObser vethem aximum permissible speed for
th eM +S tires ins talled.
If th is is belo wthe vehicle's maximum speed,
th is mus tbeindicated in an appropriat elabel
in thed rive r's field of vision.
RRu ninn ewtires at moderat espeed sfor the
fi rs t60m iles (100km).
RReplace thet ires af ters ixyearsatt he latest,
re ga rdless of wear.
RWhen replacing with tires that do no tfea‐
tu re run-flat charac teristics:vehicles with
MOExtended tires ar enotequipped wit ha
TIREFIT kit at thef actor y.Equi pthe vehicle
wit haT IREFIT kit af terr eplacing wit htires
th at do no tfeatur erun- flat characteristics,
e.g .winter tires.
Fo rm orei nformation on wheels and tires, con‐
ta ct aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Be sur etoalso observ ethe following fur ther
re lated subjects:
RNo tesont irep ressur e(→page356)
RTire and Loading Info rmatio nplacard
(→pag e361)
RTire size designation, load-beari ng capacity,
speed rating and load ind ex(→pag e369)
RTire pressur etable (→pag e357)
Note sonr otating wheels
&
WARNING Risk of injury thro ugh dif fer‐
ent wheels izes
Inter changing thef ront and rear wheels if the
wheels or tires ha vediffere nt dimensions
ma yseve rely impair thed riving characteris‐
tics.
The wheel brakes or wheel suspension com‐
ponent smayalso be damaged.
#Rotate front and rear wheels only ifth e
wheels and tires ar eofthe same dimen‐
sions.
37 6
Wheels and tires

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
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Safetys ystems
Wa rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
$
Brakewarning lam p(USA)
J
Brakes warning lam p(Can‐
ada) The
redb rake system warning lam pislit while thee ngine is running.
Po ssible causes are:
RThe brak eforce boosting is malfunctioning and theb raking characteristic smaybe af fected.
RThere is insuf ficient brak efluid in theb rake fluid reser voir.
&
WARNING Thereisar isk of an accident if brak eforce boosting is malfunctioning
If brak eforce boosting is malfunctioning, increased brak epedal forc em aybe necessar yfor braking .Braking char‐
acteristic smaybe impaired. The brakin gdista nce in an emergency braking situatio ncan increase.
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions .Do
no tc ontinu edriving under an ycircums tances.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
&
WARNING Risk of an accident duetol owbrak efluid le vel
If th eb rake fluid leve list oo lo w,theb raking ef fect and theb raking characteristic smaybe impaired.
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions .Do
no tc ontinu edriving under an ycircums tances.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Do no tadd brak efluid.
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 44
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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

Vehicl eoperation
Outside theU SAor Canada ...................2 1
Ve hicl eposition
Tr ansmittin g....................................... .239
Ve hicl etool kit ........................................ 336
TIREFIT kit .......................................... .336
To wing eye. ......................................... 349
Ve ntilating
Con venience opening ............................ 74
Ve ntilation
see Climat econt rol
Ve nts
see Air vents
Vi deo mode .............................................. 303
Ac tivating ............................................ 301
Ac tivating/deactivating full-screen
mod e................................................... 303
Overvie w.............................................3 02
Settings ............................................... 303
VIN ............................................................ 386
Identification plate .............................. 386
Seat. .................................................... 386
Wi ndshield ........................................... 386 Vi
sibility
Defrosting thew indo ws....................... 130
Wi ndshield hea ter. ............................... 132
Vo ice command types (Voice Control
Sy stem) .................................................... .217
Vo ice Control Sy stem .............................. 216
Application specific voice command s..2 17
Au dible help function s......................... 218
Entering numbe rs................................ 218
Global voice command s....................... 217
Impr oving speec hquality. ....................
218
La

ngua gesetting. ................................ 218
Media pla yerv oice commands ............ 224
Messag evoice commands .................. 226
Multifunction steering wheel (operat‐
ing) ...................................................... 216
Na vigation voice command s............... .220
Operable function s............................. .217
Operating saf ety. ................................ .216
Ra dio voice command s....................... 22 3
Swit chvoice command s..................... .218
Te lephonev oice controls .....................2 22
Te xt message voice command s........... 22 6
Ty pes of voice command s................... .217
Ve hicle voice command s..................... 22 7Vo
ice prom pting .................................. .217
W
Wa rning lamp
see Warning/indicator lamps
Wa rning sy stem
see ATA( anti-thef talarm system)
Wa rning/indicator lamp
!AB Swarning lam p....................... 445
$Brak ewarning lam p(USA) .......... .443
JBrakes warning lam p(Canada) .... 443
?Coolantw arning lamp................. 45 4
· Dis ta nce warning lam p............... .451
#Elect rical malfunction warning
lam p................................................... .452
;Engine diagnosis warning lam p... 45 2
å ESP
®OF Fw arning lam p............. .447
÷ESP®wa rning lam pflashes ........ .445
÷ESP®wa rning lam plightsu p....... 446
8Fu elreser vewarning lam p..4 52, 453
Index 491