2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN heating

RThe blowerfor thev entilation/heating is
swit ched off.
RThe windshield wipe rswitchisinp osition
g.
RIn car washes wit haconveyo rs ystem: neu‐
tral iis engaged.
RThe SmartK eyis at adista nce of at least
10 ft(3 m) away from thev ehicle, otherwise
th et runk lid could open unintentionall y.
% If, af tert he car wash, your emo vethew ax
from thew indshield and wiper rubber ,this
will pr event smearing and reduce wiper
noise.
Information on using apowe rwasher
&
WARNING Risk of accident whe nusing
high-pressur ecleaning equipment wi th
ro und-s pray nozzles
The wate rjet from around-spr aynozzle( dirt
grinder) ma ycause damage totires and sus‐
pension components that is no tvisible.
Component sdamaged in this wa ym ayfail
unexpec tedly.
#Do no tuse high-pressur ecleaning
equipment wi thround-spr aynozzles to
clean your vehicle.
#Damaged tires or suspension compo‐
nentsm ustber eplaced immediatel y.
Toavo id damag etoyourvehicle, obser vethef ol‐
lowing when using apowerwa sher:
RKeep theS martK eyat leas t10ft(3m)a way
from thev ehicle. Otherwise thet runk lid
could open unintentionall y.
RMaintainadista nce of at leas t11.8i n
(30 cm) tothev ehicle.
RVehicles with deco rativ efoil: parts of your
ve hicle ar ecove redw ithad ecorativ efoil.
Maintain adista nce of at leas t27.6i n
(70 cm) between thef oil-co veredp arts of the
ve hicle and then ozzle of theh igh pressure
cleaner .Move thep owe rwashern ozzle
around whils tcleaning.
RObser vethei nformation on thec orrect dis‐
ta nce in thee quipment manufacturer's oper‐
ating instructions.
RDo no tpoint then ozzle of thep owerwa sher
directl yatsensitiv eparts suc hastires, slits,
electrical component parts, batteries, light
sources and ventilation slot s.
Washing the vehicl ebyh and
Observethel egal requirements, e.g. in anumber
of countries, washing byhand is onl ypermitted
in specially designated wash ba ys.
#Use amild cleaning agent, e.g. car shampoo.
#Washthev ehicle wit hlukewa rmwate rusing
as oftc ar sponge. When doing so, do not
ex pose thev ehicle todirect sunlight.
#Carefully hose thev ehicle of fwithw ater and
dr yu sing achamois. Take car enot to point
th ew ater je tdirectl ytow ards thea ir inlet
grille.
Maintenanc eand care 327

Notesonc areoft he interior
&
WARNING Risk of injury from plastic
parts breakin goffafte rt he use of sol‐
ve nt-based car eprodu cts
Ca reand cleanin gproducts con tainin gsol‐
ve nts can cause surf aces inthec ockpit to
become porous.
When thea irbags ar edeplo yed, plastic parts
ma ybreak away.
#Do no tuse anyc areorc leaning prod‐
ucts containing sol vents toclean the
cockpit.
& WARNING Risk of injury or deathfrom
bleached seat belts
Bleaching or dyeing seat belts can se verely
we aken them.
This can, fore xamp le, caus eseat beltst o
te ar or fail in an accident.
#Ne verb leach or dyeseat belts.
Obser vethef ollowing information:
Information on cleaning and car eAvoiding vehicl edamage
Seat belts Clean withwarmw ater ands oap solution.
RDo notuse chemical cleanin gagents.
RDo no tdryseat belts byheating them toove r176 °F
(80 °C) or exposing them todirect sunlight.
Display Cleanthes urface carefully wi tham icro fiber clo thand
TFT/LCD displa ycleaner.
RSwit chofft he displa yand allo wtocool.
RDo notuse anyo ther cleaning products.
Plastic trim
RCleanw ithad ampm icrofiber clo th.
RIfth et rimisv eryd irty: use acleanin gagent recommen‐
ded byMercedes-Benz.
RDo no tappl ystickers,f ilms etc.
RDo no tallow cosmetics, insect repellent or sun cream to
come in contact wi th theplastic trim.
Maintenanc eand care 331

&WARNING Risk of injury and poisoning
from tir esealant
The tir esealantish armful and causes ir rita ‐
tion. Do no tallow itto come int ocontact
wi th th eskin ,eyesorc loth ing, and do not
swallo wit. Do no tinhale tir esealant fumes.
Ke ep thet ires ealant away from children.
If yo uc om eintoc ontact wit hthe tir esealant,
obser vethef ollowing:
#Rinse of fthe tir esealant from your skin
immediatel yusingw ater.
#If tiresealant gets int oyour eyes, thor‐
oughl yrins eo utthee yesu sing clean
wate r.
#If tiresealant has been swallowe d,
immediatel yrins eo utthem ouththor‐
oughl yand drink plenty of water.Do not
induce vomiting and seek medical
attention immediately.
#Chang eout of an ycloth es conta mina‐
te dw itht ires ealant immediatel y.
#If allergicreactionso ccur,seek medical
attention immediatel y.
*NO
TEOverheating du etothe tir einfla‐
tion compressor running tool ong
#Do no trun thet irei nflation compressor
fo rl onger than tenm inutesw ithout
inter ruption.
Compl ywitht he manufacturer's saf etyn otes on
th es tickeront he tireinflation compressor.
Ha ve thet ires ealant bottle replaced in aquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop everyf ivey ears.
#Do no tremo veanyforeign object swhich
ha ve entered thet ire.
#Affixp art1 oftheT IREFI Tstickertot he
instrument clus terw ithin thed rive r's field of
vision.
#Af fixp art2 oftheT IREFI Tstickern ear the
va lveont he wheel wit hthe defectiv etire.
#Pull plug 4withthe cable and hose 5out
of thet irei nflation compressor housing.
Breakdown assis tance 337

Tire pressure
Note sont irep ressure
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetoi nsuf‐
fi cient or excessiv etirep ressure
Underinfla tedoro verinfla tedt ires pose the
fo llowing risks:
RThe tires ma yburst,e speciall yasthe
load and vehicle speed increase.
RThe tires ma ywear excessivel yand/or
une venly, whic hmaygreatly impair tire
traction.
RThe drivingc haracteristics, as well as
st eering and braking, ma ybegreatly
impaired.
#Comply wit hthe recommended tire
pressur eand checkt he tir epressur eof
all tires including thes par ew heel regu‐
larly:
Rat leas tonce amonth
Rwhen thel oad changes
Rbefor eembarkin gonalongerjourney
Rif operating conditions change, e.g .off-
ro ad driving
#Ad jus tthe tir epressur easn ecessar y.
Driving wi thtirep ressur ethat is tooh igh or too
lo wc an:
RSho rten thes ervice lif eofthe tires.
RCause increased tir edamage.
RAdverselya ffect driving characteristic sand
th us dr ivingsafet y, e.g. due toaquaplaning.
&
WARNING Risk of an accident duet o
insuf ficient tir epressure
Ti re sw ithp ressur ethat is tool ow can over‐
heat and bur stas aresult.
In addition ,the ya lso suf ferf rome xcessive
and/or ir regular wear,w hic hc an significantly
impair theb raking properties and theh an‐
dling characteristics.
#Av oid excessively lo wtirep ressures in
all thet ires, including thes par ew heel.
Tire pressur ewhichist oo lo wcan cause:
RTire defectsasar esult ofoverheating
RImpaired handling characteristics
RIrre gular wear
RIncreased fuel consum ption
&
WARNING Risk of accident from exces‐
siv etirep ressure
Ti re sw ithe xcessivel yhigh pressur ecan
bur stbecause they ared amaged mor eeasily
by highw ayfill, po tholes etc.
In addition, they also suf ferf romi rregular
we ar,w hic hc an significantl yimp air theb rak‐
ing properties and theh andling characteris‐
tics.
#Av oid excessively high tir epressures in
all thet ires, including thes par ew heel.
Excessively high tir epressur ecan result in:
RIncreased braking dis tance
RImpaired handling characteristics
RIrre gular wear
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Wheels and tires

and one-half times aswell on theg ove rnment
te st trac kasat ireg rade d1 00.
The relativ eperform anc eoft ires depends upon
th ea ctual conditions of their use, ho wever,and
ma ydepar tsignificantl yfromt he nor mdueto
va riations in drivin ghabits, servic epractice sand
dif fere nces in road characteristic sand climate
conditions.
Tr actio ngrade
&
DANG ER Risk of accidentd uetoinade‐
qu atet raction
The traction grade assigned tothis tir eis
based on stra ight-ahead brakin gtraction
te sts, and does no tinclude either accelera‐
tion, cornering, hydroplaning or peak traction
ch aracteristics.
#Alw aysa dap tyour driving stylea nd
driv eatas peedtosuit thep reva iling
traf fica nd weather conditions.
* NO
TEDama getothed rive trai nfrom
wheelspin
#Av oid wheelspin.
The traction grades –fromh ighes ttolowest –
ar eA A, A, Band C. Those grades represent the
tire's ability tostop on wetpave ment as meas‐
ured under controlledc onditions on specified
go vernment test sur faces mad eofasphalt and
concr ete.
Te mp eratur egrade
&
WARNING Risk of accident from tire
ove rheating and tir efailure
The temp eratur egrade fort his tir eisestab‐
lishedf oratiret hat is properly inflated and
no to verloaded. Excessiv espeed, underinfla‐
tion, or excessiv eloading, either separately
or in combination, can cause excessiv eheat
build-up and possible tir efailure.
#Obser vether ecommende dtirep res‐
sure sand regularly checkt he tir epres‐
sur eofa ll tires including thes pare
wheel.
#Ad jus tthe tir epressur easn ecessar y.
Thetemp eratur egrades ar eA(theh ighest), B
and C. The yrepresent thet ire's resis tance tothe
ge neration of hea tand its ability todissipate
heat when tested under controlled conditions on
as pecified indoor laborator ytestw heel. Sus‐
ta ined high temp eratur ecan cause them aterial
of thet iretod egenerat eand reduce tir elife, and
exc essiv etemperatur ecan lead tosudden tire
fa ilure. Grade Ccorresponds toaleve lofp er‐
fo rm anc ewhicha ll passenger car tires must
mee tunde rthe requ irements of theUSD epart‐
ment of Transpor tation.
DO T,Tire Identification Numbe r(TIN)
US tir eregulations stipulat ethat everytire man‐
ufactu rerorr etre ader must imprint aTIN in or
on thes ide wall of eac htirep roduced.
Wheels and tires 367

#Have theb rake fluid rene we datt he
specified inter vals.
Ha ve theb rake fluid regularly changed at aquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop.
Onl yuse brak efluid appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz
according toMB-F reigabe or MB-Appr oval 33 1.0.
Fu rther information on brak efluid:
RintheM ercedes-Benz Specification sfor
Operating Fluids at http://be vo.mercedes-
benz.com
Rat aq ualified specialis tworks hop
Coolant
Note sonc oolant
Obser vethen otes on operating fluids
(
→pag e388).
&
WARNING ‑Riskoff irea nd injur yfrom
antifreeze
If antifreezec omes intocontact wit hhot
component parts in thee ngine compart‐
ment ,itmayignite.
#Allo wthe engine tocool down before
adding antifreeze.
#Make surethat no antifreeze spills out
next tothef iller opening.
#Thoroughl yclean of fany antifreeze
from component parts befor estarti ng
th ev ehicle.
* NO
TEDama gecaused byincor rect cool‐
ant
#Onl yadd coolant that has been pre‐
mixed wit hthe requ ired antifreeze pro‐
te ction.
Fu rther information on coolant:
RIn theM ercedes-Benz Specification sfor
Operating Fluids 310.1, e.g. online at
http://be vo.mercedes-benz.com.
RAt aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
* NO
TEOverheating at high outsid etem‐
peratures
If an inappropriat ecoolant is used, the
engine cooling sy stem is no tsufficientl ypro‐
te cted agains toverheating and cor rosion at
high outside temp eratures.
#Alw aysu se coolant appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benz.
#Obser vethei nstruction sinthe
Mercedes-BenzS pecificationsforO per‐
ating Fluids 310.1.
Ha ve thec oolant regularly replaced at aqualified
specialis tworks hop.
The proportion of cor rosion inhibitor/antifreeze
concentrat einthe engine cooling sy stem should
be:
Ram inimum of 50% (antifreeze pr otection
down toappr oximatel y-35 °F (-3 7°C)).
Ram aximum of 55% (antifreeze pr otection
down to-49 °F (-45 °C)).
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Tech nica ldata

Displaymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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her eisnos ignal from thet irep ressur esensor of one or mor etires. The pressur eofthe affected tir eisnotdis‐
play ed.
#Have thed efectiv etirep ressur esensor replaced at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
7LUH 3UHVVXUH 0RQLWRU ,QRS
HUDWLYH 1R :KHHO 6HQVRUV *T
he wheels ins talled do no thave suitable tir epressur esensors. The tir epressur emonitoring sy stem is deactivated.
#Ins tall wheels wit hsuitable tir epressur esensors.
7LUH 3UHVV0 RQLWRU ,QRSHUD
WLYH *T
he tir epressur emonitoring sy stem is defective.
&
WARNING Thereisar isk of an accident if thet irep ressur emonitoring sy stem is malfunctioning
If th et irep ressur emonitoring sy stem is malfunctioning, it is no table toissue awarning if ther eisp ressur eloss
in one or mor eofthe tires.
Underinflated tires ma y,fore xamp le, impair thed riving, steering and braking characteristics.
#Ha ve thet irep ressur emonitoring sy stem checkedataq ualified specialis tworks hop.
#Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
7LUHV 2YHUKHDWHG *A
tlea st one tire is overheating. The af fected tires ar edisplay ed in red. At temp eratures close tothel imit value, the
tires ar edispl ayed in yello w.
#Driv emores lowl y.
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Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps

Displaymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
7LUHV 2YHUKHDWHG 'HFUHDVH
6SHHG *A
tlea st one tire is overheating.
&
WARNING Risk of an accident from driving wi thove rheated tires
Overheated tires ma yburst,p articularly at high speeds.
#Re duce speed so that thet ires cool down.
#Reduce speed so that thet ires cool down.
SmartK ey
Displaymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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he SmartK eyneeds tobe replaced.
#Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
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he SmartK eybatter yisdischar ged.
#Re place theb atter y.
Displ aymessage sand warning/indicator lamps 429