2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN ignition

The system checks thet irep ressur eand thet ire
te mp eratur eofthe tires fitted tothev ehicle by
means of atirep ressure sensor.
Ne wt irep ressur esensors, e.g. in winter tires,
ar ea utomaticall ytaught-in thef irst tim etheya re
driven.
The tir epressur eand thet iret emperature
appear in them ultifunction display
(
→pag e206).
If th er eisas ubstantia lpressure loss or if the
tir et emperatur eisexcessive, awarning will be
given:
RVi ad ispla ymessages (→page426).
RViat he h warning lam pinthe instrument
clus ter(→pag e456).
It is thed rive r's responsibility tosetthe tire
pressur etotherecommended cold tir epressure
suitable fort he operating situation. Se tthe tire
pressur efor cold tires using atirep ressure
ga uge. Notethat thec orrect tir epressur efor the
cur rent operating situatio nmustfirst be taught-
in to thet irep ressur emonitoring sy stem. In mos
tcases, thet irep ressur emonitoring sys‐
te mw illautom atically updat ethe ne wreference
va lues af tery ou ha vechanged thet irep ressure.
Yo uc an,h ow ever,a lso updat ethe refere nce val‐
ues byrestartin gthe tir epressur emonitoring
sy stem manuall y(
→page361).
Sy stem limitations
The sy stem ma y
bei mpaired or ma ynotfunction
in thef ollowing situations:
RIfth et irep ressur eiss etincor rectly.
RIfth er eisas udden pressur eloss caused, for
ex ample, byaforeign object penetratin gthe
tire.
RIf th er eisam alfunction caused byano ther
ra dio signal source.
Mak esuretoo bservethef ollowing fur ther rela‐
te ds ubjec t:
RNotesont irep ressur e(→page356)
Checking thet irep ressur ewitht he tir epres‐
sur em onitoring sy stem
Requ irement:
RThe ignition is switched on. On-boar
dcomputer:
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One of thef ollowing displa ysappears:
RCur rent tir epressur eand tir etemperatur eof
th ei ndividual wheels:
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R7LUH 3UHVVXUH 0RQLWRU $FWLYH:t heteach-in
process of thes ystemisn ot yetcomple te.
The tir epressures ar ealready being moni‐
to re d.
#Compar ethe tir epressur ewitht he recom‐
mended tir epressur efor thec urrent operat‐
360
Wheel sand tires

&WARNING Risk of injury from fuel
Fu els ar epoisonous and harmful to your
health
#Do no tswa llowf uel or letitc omeinto
contact withs kin, eyes or clo thing.
#Do no tinhale fuel vapors.
#Ke ep children away from fuel.
If yo uoro ther people come int ocontact with
fuel, obser vethef ollowing:
#Immediatel yrins efueloffyo ur skin wit h
soap and water.
#If fuel comes int ocontact wit hyour
ey es, immediatel yrins ethem thor‐
oughl ywithc lean water.Seek medical
attentio nimmediately.
#Ifyo us wallowf uel, seek medical atten‐
tio nimmediatel y.Do no tinduce vomit‐
ing.
#Chang eimmediately out of clo thing that
has com eintoc ontact wi thfuel.
Fuel
Information on fuel grades forv ehicles with
ag asoline engine
Observ ethe no tesono perating fluids
(
→pag e388).
* NO
TEDama gecaused bythew rong fuel
Even small amounts of thew rong fuel could
re sult in damag etothe fuel sy stem, the
engine and thee mission control sy stem.
#Onl yrefuel wit hlow -sulfur premium
grade fuel.
Thi sfuel ma ycontain up to10 %e thanol.
Yo ur vehicle is suitable foru se wit hE10 fuel.
Do no trefuel using:
RDiesel
RE15, E85, E100
RGasoline containing me thano l(M15, M30,
M85 ,M100)
RGasolinew itha dditives con tainin gm etal
If yo ua ccidenta llyrefuel wit hthe wrong fuel:
#Do no tswitc hthe ignition on.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Ifth ea vailable fuel is no tsufficiently lo winsul‐
fur ,this can produce unpleasant odors.
Onl yrefuel wit hfuel that has at leas tthe octane
number specified in thei nstruction label in the
fuel filler flap (
→pag e147).
If yo uw ant maxi mume ngine output: only
re fuel wit hunleade dpremiumg rade gasoline
wit hano ctane number of at leas t91AKI/
95 RON.
As atemporar ymeasure, if ther ecommended
fuel is no tavailable, youm ayalso refuel with
unleade dregular gasoline wit hanoctane num‐
ber of at leas t87AKI/91RON. This ma yreduce
engine output and increase fuel consum ption.
Ne verrefuel using gasoline wit halowerRON.
Tech nica ldata 38
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Displaymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
F
(USAonly)
!
(Canada only)
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The redF (USAonly) or !(Canada only) indicator lam pislit.
Yo uh ave attem ptedtor elease thee lectric parking brak ewitht he ignition switched off.
#Switc hont he ignition.
F
(USAonly)
!
(Canada only)
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The redF (USAonly) or !(Canada only) indicator lam pflashes.
The electric parkin gbrake is applied while youa redriving:
RAc ondi tion fora utom aticrelease of thee lectric parking brak eisnotfulfilled.
RYoua reper form ing emer gency braking using thee lectric parking brake.
#Chec kthat thec onditions fora utom aticrelease of thee lectric parking brak earefulfilled.
#Release thee lectric parking brak emanually.
402
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps

Displaymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
F
(USAonly)
!
(Canada only)
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The yellow ! indicator lam pislit. The elect ricp arkin gb rake is malfunctioning.
To appl y:
#Switc hoffthei gnition and tur nitbacko n.
#Appl ythe electric parking brak emanually.
If it is no tpossible toappl ythe electric parking brake:
#Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
#Wher enecessar y,also safeguar dthe par kedv ehicle agains trolling away.
The yellow ! andther ed F (USAonly) or !(Canada only) indicator lamps ar elit. The electri cparking
brak eism alfunctioning.
To release:
#Swit chofft he ignition and tur nitbacko n.
#Release thee lectric parking brak emanually.
or
#Re lease thee lectric parking brak eautomaticall y.
If it is still no tpossible torelease thee lectric parking brake:
#Do no tcontinue driving under an ycircums tances. Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
The yellow ! indicator lam pislit and ther ed F (USAonly) or !(Canada only) indicator lam pisflashing.
The electric parkin gbrake is malfunctioning.
The electric parkin gbrake coul dnotbe applied or released.
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 403

Displaymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
#Switchoffthei gnition and tur nitbacko n.
To appl y:
#Release and then apply thee lectric parking brak emanuall y.
To release:
#Appl yand then release thee lectric parking brak emanuall y.
If th ee lectric parking brak ecannot be applied or ther ed F (USAonly) or !(Canada only) indicator lamp
continues toflash:
#Do no tcontinue drivin gunde rany circum stances. Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
#Wher enecessar y,also safeguar dthe par kedv ehicle agains trolling away.
The yellow ! indicator lam pisonandther ed F indicator lam p(US Ao nly) or !(Canada only) indicator
lam pflashes fora pproxima tely tens econds af tert he electric parking brak ehas been applied or released. It then
re mains lit or goes out. The electric parking brak eismalfunctioning.
If th eb atte rycharge leve list oo lo w:
#Chargetheb atter y.
To appl y:
#Switc hthe ignition off.
The electric parking brak eisapplied automaticall y.
404
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps

#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

Gearshiftpaddles
see Steering wheel paddle shif ters
Gearshif trecommendation ....................146
Genuinep arts............................................ 19
Genuinew ood (Care) .............................. .331
Glide mode ............................................... 146
Glo vebox
Air vent ................................................ 133
Locking/unlocking ................................ 99
H
Handbrake see Electric parking brake
Handling characteristics (unusual) ....... 354
HANDS-FRE EACCESS ................................ 69
Haza rdwa rning lights ............................ .116
Head restra int .......................................... .88
Fr ont (adjusting manually) ..................... 88
Fr ont (luxur yhead restra int )................. .89
Re ar (adjusting) .................................... .90
Re ar (inst alling/removing) .................... .90 Head-up Display
....................................... 213
Ad justing brightness (on-board com‐
pu ter) ................................................... 213
Ad justing displa yelements (on-board
compu ter) ............................................ 213
Fu nctio n............................................... 214
Menu (on-boar dcomputer) .................. 213
Setting thep osition (on-boar dcom‐
puter) ................................................... 213
Switching on/of f................................. 215
Using them emor yfunction .................. .96
Heating see Climat econtrol
High-beam flasher ................................... 115
High-beam headlamps Activating/deactivating .......................1 15
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis t................... .117
Hill star ta ssist ........................................ 175
HOLD function ......................................... 175
Ac tivating/deactiv ating .......................1
75
Fu ncti

on/no tes. ................................... 175
Hood Functio n(activ eh ood) ......................... 320
Opening/closing ................................. 320 Re
setting( activehood) ........................ 320
Hooking thel uggag enet ........................ 103
Hotspot Setting up (Wi-Fi) ................................. 241
I
Identification pla te
Engine ................................................. 386
Re frigerant .......................................... 393
Ve hicle ................................................ 386
Ignition Switching on (S tart/S topb utton) ........ 134
Ignition key
see SmartK ey
Immobilizer ................................................ 81
Indicator lamp see Warning/indicator lamps
Individual driv eprogram
Configuring .......................................... 142
Selecting ............................................. 142
Instrument clus ter
see Instrument Display
see Warning/indicator lamps
Index 47
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