2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN stop start
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Electric parking brake
Electric parking brak efunction (app lying
automatically)
& WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If yo ul eave children unaccompanied in the
ve hicle, they ma ybea bletos etthev ehicle in
motion, fore xamp leby:
RRe leasing thep arking brake.
RShifting thet ransmission out of park
position j.
RStartin gthe engine.
In addition, they ma yoperat evehicle equip‐
ment.
#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.
The electric parking brak eisapplied if thet rans‐
mission is in position jand one of thef ollow‐
ing condition sisfulfilled:
RThe engin eisswitched off.
RThe seat belt tongueisn otinser tedint he
seat belt buckle of thed rive r's seat and the
driver's door is opened.
% Toprev ent application: pull theh andle of the
electric parking brake.
In thef ollowing situations, thee lectric parking
brak eisa lso engaged:
RActiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONICisb ringing
th ev ehicle toas tandstill.
RThe HOL Dfunction is keeping thev ehicle sta‐
tionar y.
RActiveP arking Assis tiskeeping thev ehicle
st ationar y.
This is onl ythe case if one of thef ollowing con‐
ditions is also fulfilled:
RThe engine is switched off.
RThe seat belt tongueisn otinser tedint he
seat belt buckle of thed rive r's seat and the
driver's door is opened.
RTher eisas ystem malfunction.
RThe po wersupply is insuf ficient.
RThe vehicle is stationar yfor alengt hyperiod.
When thee lectric parking brak eisapplied, the
F (USA) or !(Canada) indicator lamp
lights up in thei nstrument clus ter.
The electric parking brak eisnotautomatically
applied if thee ngine is switched of fbythe ECO
st art/ stop function.
Electric parking brak efunction (releasing
automatically)
The electric parking brak eisreleased when the
fo llowing condition sarefulfilled:
RThe engin eisrunning.
RThes eatb eltt ongue is inser tedi nt othe seat
belt buckle of thed rive r's seat.
RThe transmission is in position hork and
yo ud epress thea ccelera torp edalory ou
Drivinga nd pa rking 15
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Further displa yson them ultifunction display:
Z Gearshif
trecommendatio n(
→page146)
ë ActiveP arking Assis tactivated
(
→pag e189)
é Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC deactivated
(
→page 181)
¯ Cruis
econtrol (
→page 164)
ç ActiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONIC
(
→pa ge 166)
è ActiveS teering Assis t(
→page172)
è ECO
start/ stop function (
→pag e140)
ë HOLD function (
→pag
e175)
_ Ad
aptiv eHighbeam Assis t(
→page117)
Ve hicles with Traf ficS ign Assis t:de tected
instructions and traf fics igns (
→page 195).
Ad justin gthe in stru men tlighting
#Tu rn brightness control 1up or down.
The lightin gofthe Instrument Displa yand in
th ec ontrol element sinthevehicle interior is
adjus ted.
Menus and submenus
Fu nctions in theS ervice menu of theo n-
boar dcompu ter
On-boar dcomputer:
, 6 H U Y L F H
#To select thef unction: swipe upwards or
down wardsont he left-hand Touc hC ontrol.
#Press thel eft-hand Touc hC ontrol.
Fu nctions in the 6 H U Y L F H menu:
RMessagememor y(→page396)
R 7 L U H V:
-Checking tir epressur ewitht he tir epres‐
sur em onitoring sy stem (→pag e360)
-Restartin gthe tir epressur emonitoring
sy stem(→pag e361)
R $ 6 6 < 6 7 3 / 8 6:C alling upthes ervice due
dat e(→pag e319)
Instru ment Displa yand on-boar dcomputer 207
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Notesono perating saf ety
&
WARNING Risk of dist raction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo uo perat einformation and communica‐
tio ne quipme nt integ ratedint hevehicle
when driving, youw ill be dis tracted from the
traf fics ituation. Thisc ould also cause yout o
lose control of thev ehicle.
#Onl yoperat ethis equipment when the
traf fics ituation permits.
#Ifyo uc anno tbes ureoft his,stop the
ve hicle whils tpaying attention toroad
and traf ficc onditions and ope rate the
equipment wit hthe vehicle stationar y.
&
WARNING Risk of dist raction from oper‐
ating mobil ecommunication equipment
while thev ehicle is in motion
If yo uo perat ecommun icatio nequipme nt
integrated inthev ehicle when driving, you
will be distracted from thet raffic situation.
This could also cause youtol ose control of
th ev ehicle.
Onl yoperat ethis equipment when thev ehi‐
cle is stationar y.
Fory our owns afet y, alwa ys obser vethef ollow‐
ing points when operating mobile communica‐
tions equipment and especiall yyour voice con‐
trol sy stem:
RObser vethel egal requ irements fort he coun‐
tr yinw hichyou ar edriving.
RWhile driving, only oper atem obile communi‐
cationse quipment and your voice control
sy stem when thet raffic condition spermit it.
Yo um ayotherwise be distracted from the
traf ficc onditions and cause an accident,
injuri ngyourself and others.
RDo no tuse thev oice control sy stem in an
emer gency as your voice can chang eand
yo ur telephonec all can be unnecessarily
dela yed.
RFa miliarize yourself wit hthe voice control
sy stem function sbefor estartin gt he journe y.
Operation
Operating them ultifunction steering wheel
The Voice Cont rolS ystemiso perational appr ox‐
imatel ythirty seconds af tert he ignition is
switched on.
18 Switches thes ound off/on (ends the
Vo ice Cont rolS ystem)
2ó Starts theV oice Control Sy stem
36 Makes/accepts acall
4~ Rejects/end sacall( en ds theV oice
Control Sy stem)
21 6
Voice Cont rolS ystem
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Further related subjects:
RNo tesont irep ressur e(→page356)
RTire pressur etable (→pag e357)
RTire and Loading Info rmatio nplacard
(→pag e361)
Tire pressur emonitoring sy stem
Fu nction of thet irep ressur emonitoring sys‐
te m
&
DANG ER Risk of accidentd uetoincor‐
re ct tir epressure
Ever ytire, including thes par e(if pr ovided),
should be checkedw hen cold at leas toncea
mont hand inflated tothep ressur erecom‐
mended bythev ehicle manufacturer (see
Ti re and Loading Info rmatio nplacar dont he
B-pi llaronthed rive r’ss ide or thet irep res‐
sur elabel on thei nside of thef uel filler flap
of your vehicle). If your vehicle has tires of a
dif fere nt size than thes ize indicated on the
Ti re and Loading Info rmatio nplacar dort he
tirep ressur etable, youn eedtod etermine
th ep roper tir epressur efor those tires.
As an added saf etyf eature, your vehicle has
been equipped wit hatirep ressur emonitor‐
ing sy stem (TPMS) that illuminates alow tire
pressur eindicator lam pwhen oneorm oreo f
yo ur tires ar esignif icantl yunderinflated.
Ac cordingly ,ifthe lo wtirep ressur eindicator
lam plights up, yous hould stop and check
yo ur tires as soonasp ossible, and inflate
th em tothep roper pressure. Driving on a
significantly underinflated tir ecauses thet ire
to ove rheat and can lead totiref ailure.
Und erinflation also increases fuel consump‐
tion and reduces tir etread life, and may
af fect thev ehicle's handling and braking abil‐
ity .P lease no tethat theT PMS is no tasubsti‐
tut efor proper tir emaintenance, and it is the
driver's responsibility tomaintain cor rect tire
pressure, evenifu nderinflatio nhasnot
re ached thel evel to trig gerillumination of
th eT PMS lo wtirep ressur eindicator lamp.
Yo ur vehicle has also been equipped wit ha
TPMS malfunction indicator toindicat ewhenthes ystemisn otoperating properly .The
TPMS malfunction indicator is combined with
th el ow tirep ressur eindicator lamp. When
th es ystemd etects amalfunction, thei ndica‐
to rlamp willf lashfora pproxima tely am inute
and then remain continuously illumina ted.
This sequence will continue upon subsequent
ve hicle start-ups as longast he malfunction
ex ists.
When them alfunction indicator is illumina‐
te d, thes ystem ma ynotbe able todetect or
signal lo wtirep ressur easi ntended. TPMS
malfunctions ma yoccurf orav ariety of rea‐
sons, includingt he installation of incompati‐
ble replacementora lternatetires or wheels
on thev ehicle that pr eventtheT PMS from
functioning properly.
Alw aysc hec kthe TPMS malfunction warning
lam pafter replacing one or mor etires or
wheels on your vehicle toensur ethat the
re placemen toralternat etires and wheels
allo wthe TPMS tocontinu etofunction prop‐
er ly.
Wheels and tires 359
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Displaymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
h
: D U Q L Q J 7 L U H 0 D O I X Q F W L R Q*T
he tir epressur eino ne or mor etires has dropped suddenly .The wheel position is displa yed.
&
WARNING Risk of an accident from driving wi thaflat tire
Flat tires ar edangerous in thef ollowing ways:
RThe tires can overheat and cause afire.
RThe driving characteristics, as well as steering and braking, ma ybegreatl yimp aired.
Yo uc ouldthen lose control of thev ehicle.
#Do no tdrive wit haf lat tire.
#Obser vethen otes on flat tires.
No tesonf lat tires (→page334).
#Stop thev ehicle, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions.
#Chec kthe tires.
7 L U H 3 U H V V 0 R Q L W R U & X U
U H Q W O \ 8 Q D Y D L O D E O H *N
osignals can be receive dfromt he tir epressur esensor sdue tostro ngradio signal source inter fere nce. The tire
pressur emonito ring sy stem is temp oraril yunavailable.
#Driv eon.
The tir epressur emonitoring sy stem restarts automaticall yassoon as thec ause has been rectified.
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 427
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Displaymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
Â
. H \ 1 R W ' H W H F W H G(white
displa ymessage) *T
he SmartK eyis cur rently und etected.
#Chang ethe location of theS martK eyinthev ehicle.
#Ifth eS martK eyisstill no trecognized, star tt he engine wit hthe SmartK eyinthes towa ge compartment.
Â
. H \ 1 R W ' H W H F W H G (red dis‐
pla ym essage) *T
he SmartK eycanno tbed etected and ma ynolonger be in thev ehicle.
The SmartK eyis no longer in thev ehicle and yous wit ch offt he engine:Ryo uc an no longe rstart thee ngine.
Ryouc anno tcentrall yloc kt he vehicle.
#Ensur ethat theS martK eyis in thev ehicle.
If th eS martK eydetection function hasam alfunction duetoastrongradio signal source:
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions.
#Place theS martK eyinthes towa ge compartment fors tartin gt he engine wit hthe SmartK ey.
Â
' R Q
W ) R U J H W < R X U . H \ *A
warning tone also sounds. Thi smessage reminds youtot akey our SmartK eywit hyou when youl eave thev ehicle.
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Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps
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Displaymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
1 3 H U P D Q H Q W O \ $ F W L Y H 5 L V N
R I 5 R O O L Q J $ Z D \ *
While thev ehicle is rolling or while youa redrivin g,thet ransmission has been shif tedtop osition i.
#Depress theb rake pedal tostop and, when thev ehicle is stationar y,shif tthe transmission toposition j.
#Tocontinu eyour journe y,shif tthe transmission toposition hork.
2 Q O \ 6 K L I W W R
3
Z K H Q 9 H K L
F O H L V 6 W D W L R Q D U \ *
The transmission can be shif tedtop osition jonlyw hen thev ehicle is stationar y.
6 H U Y L F H 5 H T X L U H G ' R 1 R W
6 K L I W * H D U V 9 L V L W ' H D O H U *T
he transmission is malfunctioning. The transmission position can no longer be shif ted.
#When thet ransmission is in position h,consult aqualified specialis tworks hop and do no tshif tthe transmis‐
sion position.
#Fo ra llot her transmission positions, par kthe vehicle safely.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop or breakdown service.
d
9 H K L F O H 2 S H U D W L R Q D O 6 Z L W F K
W K H , J Q L W L R Q 2 I I % H I R U H ( [ L W
L Q J *Y
ou ar eleaving thev ehicle when it is in aready-to-driv estate.
#When youl eave thev ehicle, switc hoffthei gnition and take theS martK eywit hyou.
#Ifyo udon otlea vethev ehicle, switc hoffthee lectrical consumers, e.g. thes eat heating. Otherwise, the12V
batter ymaydischar geand it will then be possible tostar tt he vehicle onl yusing adonor batter y(startinga ssis‐
ta nce).
432
Displa ymessage sand warning/indicator lamps
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#StartE ngineS ee Operator's
Manual ................................................ 423
ÐSt eering Malfunction Drive
Carefull yService Required .................. 434
ÐSt eering Malfunction Inc reased
Ph ysical Ef fort See Opera tor's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 435
ÐSt eering Malfunction Stop
Immediatel ySee Operator's Manual ... 435
St op Vehicle Lea veEngine Running
Wa itTransmission Cooling .................. 433
#St opVehicle Lea veEngine Run‐
ning ..................................................... 424
#St opVehicle See Operator's
Manual ................................................ 424
ÉSt opVehicle Vehicle TooL ow ...... 415
bSwitc hOffLights ......................... 439
bSwitc hOnHeadlamps ................. 439
Ti re Press. Monitor Cur rently
Un available .......................................... 427 Ti
re Press. Monitor Inoperative ........... 428
Ti re Pressur eMonitor Inoperativ eNo
Wheel Sensors .................................... 428
Ti re sO verheated ................................. 428
Ti re sO verheated Decrease Speed ...... 429
To Deselect PorN,Depress Brake
and StartE ngine .................................. 431
To Engag eTransmiss.P ositionRFirst
Dep ress theB rake .....................
.....
.....434
Tr af ficS ign Assist CameraView
Re stricted See Ope rator's Manual .......419
Tr af ficS ign Assist Currently Unavail‐
able See Operator' sManual ................ .419
Tr af ficS ign Assist Inoperative ..............419
Tr ansmission Malfunction Stop ........... 433
FTu rnOn theI gnition to Release
th eP arking Brake ................................ 402
dVe hicle Operational Switc hthe
Ignition Of fBefor eExiting ................... 432
ÉVe hicle Rising Please Wait.......... .415 ÉVe
hicle Rising .............................. 414
hWa rning Tire Malfunction ............ 427
hWheel Sensor(s) Missing .............428
Displa yonthe windshield
see Head-up Display
Distance control see ActiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONIC
Di stance recorder
see Trip dis tance
DI STRO NIC
see ActiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONIC
Door Locking (me chanical key) ...................... 65
Opening (from thei nside) ..................... .62
Un lockin g(from thei nside) .................. .62
Un lockin g(mechanical key) .................. .65
Door cont rolp anel .................................... .14
DO T,Tire Identification Numbe r(TIN) ... 367
Drinkin gand driving ................................ 138
Driv eAwayA ssist .................... ................
192
D
riv ep osition
Selecting ............................................ .145
Index 469