2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN wheel

High-beam headlamps
#Toswitc hon:tur nthe light switc htothe
L orà position.
#Press thec ombination switc hbeyond the
pressur epoint in thed irection of ar row1.
When theh igh beam is activated, theL
indicator lam pfor lo wbeamisd eactivated
and replaced bytheK indicator lam pfor
th eh igh beam.
#Toswitc hoff:mo vethec ombination switch
bac ktoi tsstartin gposition.
Headla mpflasher:
#Pul lthe combination switc hinthe direction
of ar row3.
Tu rn signals
#To indicat ebriefl y:press thec ombination
switc hbriefly up tothep ressur epoint in the
direction of ar row2or4.
The cor responding tur nsignal light flashes
th re et imes.
#To indicat epermanentl y:press thec ombi‐
nation switc hbeyond thep ressur epoint in
th ed irection of ar row2or4.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gthe hazar dwarning
light
#Press but ton 1.
Cornering light
Cornering light function
The cornering light impr ovesthe illumination of
th ec arriag ewa yoveraw ideangle in thet urning
direction, enabling better visibility on tight
bends, fore xamp le. It can be activated only
when thel ow beam is switched on.
The function is active:
RAt speeds belo w25mph (40 km/h) when
th et urns ignal light is switched on or the
st eering wheel is turned.
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Light and visibility

RAtspeeds between 25 mph(40 km/h )and
45 mph(70 km/h )whent he steering wheel
is turned.
Tr af ficc ircle and intersection function: the
cornering light is acti vatedonb oths ides thro ugh
an eva luation of thec urrent GP Sposition ofthe
ve hicle. It remains activ euntil af tert he vehicle
has lef tthe tra ffic circle or thei ntersection.
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assist
Function of Adaptiv eHighbeam Assist
&
WARNING Risk of accident despite
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assist
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tdoes no trecog‐
niz ethe following road users:
RRo ad user swithout lights, e.g .pedes‐
trians
RRo ad user swithp oor lighting ,e.g.
cyclists
RRo ad user swhosel ighting is obstructed,
e.g .bya barrier
On very rare occasions, Adaptiv eHighbeam
Assis tmayfailto recognize other road users
wit htheir ownlighting, or ma yrecognize
th em tool ate.
In these or similar situations, thea utomatic
high beam is no tdeactivated or is activated
despit ethe presence of other road users.
#Alw ayso bser vethet raffic carefull yand
switc hofftheh igh beam in good time.
System limitations
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tcanno ttak ei nto
account road, weather or traf ficc onditions.
De tection ma yberestricted if:
RVisibility is impaired, fore xamp le in fog,
heavy rain or sno w.
RThereisd irtont he sensor sorthe sensors
ar eo bscured.
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tisonlyan aid. Youa re
re sponsible fora dju sting thev ehicle's lighting to
th ep reva ilingl ight,v isibilitya nd trafficc ondi‐
tions.
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tswitch es automati‐
cally between:
RLo wb eam
RHigh beam
At speeds abo ve19 mp h(30 km/h):
RIf no other road user saredetected, high
bea misa utomatical lyswitched on.
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%The duration of thec olor chang evaries
depending on theu sag econditions.
Mir rors
Operating theo utside mir rors
&
WARNING Risk of injury from adjusting
th ev ehicle settings while thev ehicle is in
motion
Yo uc ouldlose cont roloft hevehicle in the
fo llowing situations:
Rifyo ua djus tthe driver's seat, theh ead
re stra int ,the steering wheel or them irro r
while thev ehicle is in motion
Rifyo uf asteny our seat belt whil ethe vehi‐
cle is in motion
#Befor estarti ngthee ngine: adjus tthe
driver's seat, theh ead restra int ,the
st eering wheel or them irro ra nd fasten
yo ur seat belt.
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetom is‐
judgment of dis tances when using the
passenger mir ror
The outside mir roront he front passenger
side reflectso bjects on asmaller scale. The
objects in vie wareinfact closer than they
appear.
As aresult, youm aymisjud gethed ista nce
betwee nyou and ther oad user driving
behi ndyou, fore xamp le, when changing
lanes.
#Therefore, alw aysl ook over your shoul‐
der in order toensur ethat youa re
aw areoft he actual dis tance between
yo ua nd ther oad user sdrivin gb ehind
yo u.
Fo lding theo utside mir rors in/out
#Brief lypress switch 1.
% Ifth eb atter yhas been disconnected or com‐
ple tely discharged ,the outside mir rors must
be reset. Onl ythen will thea utomatic mir ror
fo lding function workproperly.
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Light and visibility

Adjustin gthe outside mir rors
#Press the3 or4 buttons toselect theo ut‐
side mir rortobes et.
#Press the2 button tosetthe position of the
mir rorg lass.
Engaging theo utside mir rors
#Press and hold button 1.
Yo uw illhear aclicka nd them irro ra udibly
engag einposition .The outside mir roriss et
in thec orrect position.
Au tomatic anti-glar emirrors function
&
WARNING Risk of burn sand poisoning
due tothea nti- glar em irro re lectrolyte
Electrolyt emayescap eiftheglass in an
automatic anti-glar emirro rb reaks.
The electrolyt eisharmful and causes ir rita ‐
tion. It must notc ome int ocontact wi thyour
skin, eyes,respirator yorgans or clo thing or
be swallo wed.
#Ifyo uc om eintoc ontact withe lectro‐
ly te ,o bser vethef ollowing:
RRinse thee lectrolyt efromy our skin
and seek medical attention immedi‐
atel y.
RIf electrolyt ecomes int ocontact
wit hyour eyes, rinse them thor‐
oughl ywithc lean waterand seek
medicala ttention immediately.
RIfth ee lectrolyt eisswallowe d,
immediatel yrins eyour mout hout
th oroughly .Donotinduce vomiting.
Seek medicala ttention immediately.
RImmediatelych ang eout of clo thing
whic hhas com eintoc ontact wi th
electrolyte.
RIf an allergic reaction occurs, seek
medical attention immediatel y.
The insiderearvie wmirro ra nd theo utside mir‐
ro ront he driver's side automaticall ygointo
anti- glar em ode if light from aheadlam phitst he
inside rearvie wmirro r. Sy
stem limitations
The sy stem does no tgointoa nti- glar em ode in
th ef ollowing situations:
Rthee ngine is switched off.
Rreve rseg ear is engaged
Rthei nterior lighting is switched on
Fu nction of thef ront-passenger outside mir‐
ro rp arkin gposition
%
The pa rking position is available only in vehi‐
cles wit hamemoryfunction.
The parking position makes parking easier.
The front-passenger outside mir rort ilts down‐
wa rdsa nd sho wsther ear wheel on thef ront
passenger side in thef ollowing situations:
Rthep arking position is stored (→pag e124)
Rthep assenger mir roriss elected
Rreve rseg ear is engaged
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Notesond riving
&
WARNING Risk of accident duet o
object sinthe driver's foot we ll
Object sinthe driver's foot we ll ma yimp ede
pedal tr avel or bloc kadepressed pedal.
This jeopardizes theo perating and road
saf etyoft hevehicle.
#Stow all object sinthevehicle securely
so that they canno tget intot he driver's
fo ot we ll.
#Alw aysi ns tallth ef loor mats securely
and as prescribed in order toensure
th at ther eisa lway ss ufficient room for
th ep edals.
#Do no tuse loose floor mats and do not
place floor mats on topofo ne ano ther.
&
WARNING Risk of accident duet o
unsuitable foot we ar
Operatio nofthe pedals ma yberestricted
due tounsuit ablefoot we ar suc has:
RShoes wit hplatfo rmsoles
RShoes wit hhigh heels
RSlippers
#When driving alw aysw ear suitable
shoes in order tobe able tooperat ethe
pedals safel y.
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetot he
ignition being switched of fwhils tthe
ve hicle is in motion
If yo us wit ch offt he ignition whils tthe vehi‐
cle is in motion saf ety-re leva nt functions will
be restricted or no longer available. This may
ef fect thep owe rsteering sy stem and brake
fo rc eb oosting ,for example.
Yo uw ill need touse considerably mor eforce
to steer and brake.
#Do no tswitc hoffthei gnition whils tthe
ve hicle is in motion.
&
WARNING Risk ofexhaus tgas poisoning
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses suc hascarbon monoxide. Inhaling
th ese exhaus tgases causes poisoning.
#Ne verlea ve thee ngine running in an
encloseds pace without suf ficient venti‐
lation.
& WARNING Risk of skidding and of an
accident duetos hifting down on slippery
ro ad sur faces
If yo us hiftd ow nons lipperyroad sur faces to
inc rease thee ngine braking ef fect, thed rive
wheels ma ylose traction.
#Do no tshif td ow nons lipperyroad sur‐
fa ces toinc rease thee ngine braking
ef fect.
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&DANG ER Risk of fata linjur ydue topoi‐
sonous exhaus tgases
If th et ailpipe is bloc kedors ufficient ventila‐
tio nisn otpossible, poisonou sexhaust gases
suc hasc arbon monoxide ma yenter thev ehi‐
cle. This is thec ase if thev ehicle getsstuck
in sno w,fore xamp le.
#Keep thet ailpipe and thea reaa round
th ev ehicle free from sno wwhen the
engine or thes tationar yheater ar erun‐
ning.
#Open awindo wont he windwar dside of
th ev ehicle toensur eana dequat esup‐
pl yoff resh air.
&
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due tobeing under thei nfluence of alco‐
hol and drugs while driving
Driving when under thei nfluence of alcohol
and/or drugs is an extreme lydangerous
combination. Even small quantities of alcohol
or drugs ma yaffect your reflexe s, perception
and judgment.
The probability of aserious or even fata la cci‐
dent greatl yinc reases if youd rive when
under thei nfluence of alcohol or drugs.
#Do no tdrink alcohol or take drugs while
driving, and do no tallowa nyone to
driv ewho has been drinking alcohol or
ta king drugs.
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetot he
brak esystemo verheating
If yo ul eave your foot on theb rake pedal
when driving, theb rake system ma yover‐
heat.
This increases theb raking dis tance and the
brak esystemm ayeve nfail.
#Ne veru se theb rake pedal as afootrest.
#Do no tdepress theb rake pedal and the
accelerator pedal at thes ame time
while driving.
* NO
TEWearing out theb rake linings by
continuously dep ressing theb rake pedal
#Do no tdepress theb rake pedal contin‐
uousl ywhils tdriving.
#To use theb raking ef fect of thee ngine,
shif ttoa lowe rgear in good time.
* NO
TEDama getothed rive trai nand the
engine when pulling away
#Do no twarmupt he engine when the
ve hicle is stationar y.Pull away immedi‐
atel y.
#Avoid high engine speeds and driving at
full thro ttle unti lthe engine has reached
operatingt emperature.
#Do notallowt he wheels tospin.
* NO
TEDama getothec atalytic con verter
due tonon-combu sted fuel
The engine is no trunnin gsmoot hly and is
misfiring.
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Park position jis engaged automaticall yifone
of thef ollowing condition sismet:
Ryo us wit ch thee ngine of fwitht he transmis‐
sion in position hork.
Ryouo pen thed rive r's door when thev ehicle
is stationar yorwhen drivin gataveryl ow
speed and thet ransmission is in position h
or k.
Engaging driv eposition D
#Depress theb rake pedal and push the
DIRECT SELECTl everdow np astthe firs t
point of resis tance.
The transmission positio ndispl ay sho wsh
in them ultifunction displa y.
When thea utomatic transmission is in transmis‐
sion position h,itshiftstheg ear sautomati‐
call y.This depends on thef ollowing factors:
Rth es elected driv eprogram
Rthep osition of thea ccelera torp edal
Rther oad speed
Manual gearshifting
&
WARNING Risk of skidding and of an
accident duetos hifting down on slippery
ro ad sur faces
If yo us hiftd ow nons lipperyroad sur faces to
inc rease thee ngine braking ef fect, thed rive
wheels ma ylose traction.
#Do no tshif td ow nons lipperyroad sur‐
fa ces toinc rease thee ngine braking
ef fect.
#To activate: pullsteering wheel gearshift
paddle 1or2.
Manual gearshiftin gisactivated foras hort
time. The cur rent gear is displa yedint he
multifunction displa y.
#Toshif tup:pull steering wheel gearshift
paddle 2.
#Toshif tdow n:pull steering wheel gearshift
paddle 1.
#Todeactivate: pullsteering wheel gearshift
paddle 2and hold it in place.
The transmissionp ositionhappear sinthe
multifunction displa y.
% Ifyo us elect theManual drivesetting in
driv eprogram I,m anua lgearshifting is per‐
manently activated.
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: observethe no tesi n
th eS upplement .Otherwise, youm aynotrecog‐
niz ed angers.
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Shiftrecommendation
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: observethe no tesi n
th eS upplement .Otherwise, youm aynotrecog‐
niz ed angers.
The gearshif trecommendations assis tyou in
adopting an economical driving style.
#If ge arshif trecommendatio nmessage 1is
shown in them ultifunction displa y,shif tto
th er ecommende dgear.
Using kickdown
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: observethe no tesi n
th eS upplement .Otherwise, youm aynotrecog‐
niz ed angers.
#Maximum acceleration: depress thea ccel‐
erator pedal be yond thep ressur epoint.
During kickdown, youc anno tshif tgear susing
th es teering wheel gearshif tpaddles.T he auto‐
matic transmissions hifts uptothen extg ear
when them aximum engine speed is reached to
pr otect thee ngine from overrev ving.
#Ease of fthe accelera torp edalo ncethe
desired speed is reached.
Glidem odef un ction
Mercedes -AMG vehicles: observethe no tesi n
th eS upplement .Otherwise, youm aynotrecog‐
niz ed angers.
Wi th an anticipator ydrivin gs tyle ,glide mode
helps youtor educe fuel consum ption. Glide mode is
characterize dbythefollowing:
RThe combustion engin eisdisconnected from
th ed rive trai nand thev ehicle continues to
ro ll in neut ral.
RThe transmission position his displa yedi n
green in them ultifunction displa y.
Glide mode is activated if thef ollowing condi‐
tions ar emet:
RDriv eprogram Eis selected.
RThe spee diswithinas uitable range
RThe cours eoftheroad is suitable, e.g .no
st eep uphill or downhill gradients or tight
bends.
RYo ua reno longe rdepressing thea ccelera tor
or brak epedal.
% Glide mode can also be activated if youh ave
selected the" Eco" setting fort he drive
(engine management) when in driv eprogram
I.
Glide mode is deactivated again if one of the
conditions is no longer met.
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