2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN ECU

Hookingthel uggag enet
&
WARNING Risk of injury from incorrectly
stowe dobjects
If objects in thev ehicle interior ar estowe d
incor rectly ,the yc an slide or be throw n
arounda nd hitvehicle occupants. In addi‐
tion, cup holders, open stowages paces and
mobile phoneb rack etsc ann otalw aysr etain
all object stheyc ontain.
There isar isk of inju ry,p articularly in the
ev ent of sudden braking or asudden change
in direction.
#Alw ayss towo bject ssot hatthey can‐
no tb ethrow na roun dins uchs itua‐
tions.
#Alw aysm akes uret hat objectsdon ot
pr otru de from stowages paces, luggage
nets or stowagen ets.
#Close thel oc kable stow ages paces
befor estarti ngajou rney .
#Alw ayss towa nd secur eheavy ,hard,
pointe d, sharp-edged, fragile or bulky
objects in thet runk.
Obser vethen otes on loading thev ehicle.
#Vehicles with through-loading featur ein
th er ear benc hseat: Fold up thet ie-down
ey e.
#Hook thel uggag enet1 intot he front and
re ar tie-down eyes.
#Ve hicles without athrough-loading fea‐
tur eint herear ben chseat: Hook ther ings
in to luggag enet's hoo ks1.
#Hook ther ing sintot he hook sonthe trunk
fl oor.
Opening thes towa ge space under thet runk
floor
* NO
TEDama getotheh andle in thet runk
fl oor
If th eh andle in thet runk is lef tprotruding,
th eh andle ma ybedamaged.
#Unhing ethe handle befor eyou close
th et runk lid and press theh andle
closed again.
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*NO
TEDama getothec ove rs
The co vers ma ybed amageda nd scratched
when being opened.
#Do no tuse me tallic or har dobjects.
#Fold co vers 1 carefully up wardsint he
direction of thea rrow .
#Secure ther oof rack tothea nchorag epoints
under co vers 1.
#Compl ywitht he roof rack manufacturer's
ins tallation instructions.
#Secur ethe load on ther oof rack .
Cup holder
Installing thec up holder in or removing it
from the center consol e(automatic trans‐
mission)
& WARNING ‑Riskofa ccident or injury
when using thec up holder while the
ve hicle is moving
The cup holder canno tsecur econtainers
while thev ehicle is moving.
If yo uu seac up holder while thev ehicle is
moving, thec onta iner ma ybeflung around
and liquids ma ybespilled. The vehicle occu‐
pants ma ycome int ocontact wit hthe liquid
and if it is hot, they could be scalded .You
could be distracted from traf ficc onditions
and youm aylose cont roloft hevehicle.
#Onl yusethec up holder when thev ehi‐
cle is stationar y.
#Onlyusethec up holder forc ontainers
of ther ight size.
#Close thec onta iner,particular lyifth e
liquid is hot.
Seat sand stow ing 10
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#Closethel oc kable stow ages paces
befor estarti ngajou rney .
#Alw ayss towa nd secur eheavy ,hard,
pointe d, sharp-edged, fragile or bulky
objects in thet runk.
Obser vethen otes on loading thev ehicle.
&
WARNING Risk offire from placing
objects in them obile phone stowage
compartment
If yo up laceo bject sint he mobile phone
stow agec ompartment ,the ym ayheat up
exc essively and evencatc hfire.
#Do no tplace additional objects ,espe‐
cially those mode of me tal, in the
mobilep honestowagec ompartment.
* NO
TEDama getoobject scaused by
placing them in them obile phone stow‐
ag ec ompartment
Ifyo up laceo bjectsinthe mobile phone
stow agec ompartment ,these ma ybedam‐
aged byelectromagnetic fields.
#Do no tplace credit cards, storage
media or other objectss ensitiveto
electromagnetic fields in them obile
phone stowagec ompartment.
* NO
TEDama getothem obile phone
stow agec ompartment caused byliquids
If liquids enter them obile phone stowage
compartment ,the compartment ma ybe
damaged.
#Ensur ethat no liquids enter them obile
phone stowagec ompartment.
RDependingont hevehicle equipment, the
mobilep hone is connected tothev ehicle's
ex terior antenna via thec harging module.
RThe chargingf unction and wireless connec‐
tio noft he mobile phone tothev ehicle's
ex terior antenna ar eonlya vailable if thei gni‐
tion is switched on.
RSmall mobile phones ma ynotbe able tobe
ch arge dine very position of them obile
phone stowagec ompartment.
RLar gemobilep hones whic hdonotrest flat in
th em obile phone stowagec ompartment may
no tbea bletobe charge dorc onnec tedw ith
th ev ehicle's exterior antenna.
RThe mobile phone ma yheat up during the
ch argingp rocess. This depends on thea ppli‐
cation s(apps) cur rentl yrunning.
Th em obilephone can be coole dinthe
mobile phone stowagec ompartment when
th ea ir conditionin gsystemiss witched on.
The cooling output in them obile phone stow‐
ag ec ompartment is highes twhen thec on‐
troller in theg love boxisc losed.
RToensur emoree fficient charginga nd con‐
nectio nwitht he vehicle's exterior antenna,
re mo vethep rotectiv ecover from them obile
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phone. Protectiv ecove rswhic haredesigned
fo rw irelessc harging ar eexcluded.
RWhen charging, them at should be used if
possible.
Wire lesschargingoft he mobile phone in the
front
Re quirementsRThe mobile phoneiss uitableforw ireless
ch arging( Qi-compatible mobile phone).
% AlistofQ i-compatible mobile phones can be
fo und at :http://w ww.mercedes-benz.com/
connect.
#Placet he mobile phone as close tothec en‐
te rofm at1 as possible wit hthe display
fa cing up wards.
When thec harging symbol is shown in the
multimedia sy stem, them obile phone is
being charge d.
Malfunctions during thec harging process are
shown in them ultimedia sy stem displa y.
% The mat can be remo vedf or cleaning, e.g.
using clean, luk ewarmwate r.
Installin gorremovin gthe floor mats
&
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.
#To install: pressstud 1 intoh older 2.
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aboutthre es econds. Be sur etoobservethe
saf etyn otes under "Driving instructions".
St arting thev ehicle in eme rgency operation
mode
If th ev ehicle does no tstart and the3ODFH WKH
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displa ymessag eappear sinthe multifunction
displa y,yo uc an star tt he vehicle in emer gency
operation mode.
#Ensure that mar keds pace 2is em pty.
#Re mo veSmartK ey1 from thek eyring.
#La yS mart Key1 in mar keds pace 2.
The vehicle will star ta fter as hor twhile.
Ifyo ur emo veSmartK ey1 from mar ked
space 2,the engine starts again. Forfur‐
th er vehicle starts ,howe ver,SmartK ey1
mus tbel ocated in mar keds pace 2during
th ee ntir ejourne y.
#Have SmartK ey1 checkedataq ualified
specialis tworks hop.
If th ev ehicle doe snotstar t:
#Lea veSmartK ey1 in mar keds pace 2.
#Depress theb rake pedal and star tt he vehicle
using thes tart/s topb utton.
#Startt he vehicle using thes tart/s topb utton.
% Youc an also switchon thep ower suppl yor
th ei gnition wit hthe start/ stop button.
St arting thev ehicle via Remo teOnline serv‐
ices
Cooling or heating thev ehicle interior before
st arting ajourney
% This function is no tavailable in all countries. If
yo us tart thev ehicle via your smartphone, the
pr ev iousl yselecte dair conditioning setting is
active.
Ensur ethe following befor estartin gt he engine:
RThe legal stipulation sinthe area wher eyour
ve hicle is par keda llowe ngin estartin gv ia
smartphone.
RIt is saf etostartand runt he engine where
yo ur vehicle is par ked.
RThe fuel tank is suff icientlyfilled.
RThe star terb atter yiss ufficiently charge d.
St arting thev ehicle
&
WARNING Risk of crushing or entrap‐
ment duetou nintentional startin goft he
engine
Limbs could be crushed or trapped if the
engine is star tedu nintentionall yduring
service or maintenanc ework.
#Alw ayss ecur ethe engine agains tunin‐
te ntional startin gbefor ecarrying out
maintenance or repair work.
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Requirements:Rpar kposition jis selected.
Rthea nti- thefta larms ystem is no tactivated.
Rthep anic alar misnotactivated.
Rtheh azar dwarning lightsa reswitched off.
Rtheh ood is closed.
Rthed oor sareclosed and loc ked.
Rthew indo wsand slidings unroof ar eclosed.
#Startt he vehicle using thes martphone:Rafte re very vehicle start, thee ngine runs for
te nm inutes.
Ryo uc an car ryout amaximum of tw oconsec‐
utiv estartin ga ttem pts.
Ryo uc an stop thev ehicle again at an ytime.
Rfur ther information can be found inthe
smartphone app.
Securing thee ngine agains tstarting be fore
car rying out maintenance or repair work:
#Switc hont he hazar dwarning lights.
or
#Un loc kthe doors. or
#Open
aside windo worthe sliding sunroof.
Running-in no tes
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: observethe no tesi n
th eS upplement .Otherwise, youm aynotrecog‐
niz ed angers.
To preser vethee ngine during thef irst
1, 000 miles( 1,500 km):
Rdriv eatv arying road speeds and engine
speeds.
Rdriv eind rive program Cor E.
Rchang egear befor ethe revc ounter needlei s
Ô ofthew aytother ed area of ther ev coun‐
te r.
Rdo no tshif td ow nag ear manuall yinorder to
brake.
Rav oid overstraining thev ehicle, e.g. driving at
full thro ttle.
Rve hicles with automatic transmission: do
no td epress thea ccelerator pedal be yond the
pressur epoint (kickdown).
Ronlyincrease thee ngine speed gradually and
accelerat ethe vehicle tofull speeda fter
1, 000 miles( 1,500 km).
This also applie swhent he engine or parts of the
driv etra in ha vebeen replaced.
Please also obser vethef ollowing running-in
no tes:
RIn cer tain drivinga nd drivings afet ys ystems,
th es ensor sadjus tautomatically while acer‐
tai nd ista nc eisd rive na fter thev ehicle has
been delivered or af terr epairs. Full sy stem
ef fectivenes sisnotachie vedu ntil thee nd of
th is teach-in process.
RBrak epads, brak ediscsa nd tires that are
either ne worhaveb een replaced onl yach‐
ie ve optimum braking ef fect and grip af ter
se veralh undred kilom et
er sofd riving. Com‐
pensat efor ther educed brak

ing effect by
applying greater forc etot he brak epedal.
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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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*NO
TEDama getothev ehicle or thed riv‐
et ra in caused bythev ehicle rolling away
#Alw aysp roper lysecur ethe vehicle
agains trolling away.
#On uphillord ownhill inclines, tur nthe front
wheels towa rdst he curb.
#Select transmission position j.
#Applythe electric parking brake.
#Press button 1(USA) or 2(Canada) once.
% When yous witch offt he vehicle, youc an still
opera tethes ide windo wsand thep anoramic
sliding sunroof forf ivem inutes.
Garag edoor opener
Prog rammin gbutton sfor th egarag edoor
opener
& 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 injury and entrapment
when openin gthe garage door using the
ga rage door opener
When youo perat eorp rogram theg arage
door wit hthe integrated garage door opener,
persons in ther ang eofm ovement of the
ga rage door can become trapped or stru ck
by theg arag edoor.
#When using thei ntegrated garage door
opener ,alway sm akes uret hat nobody
is within thes weep of theg arag edoor.
Onl yoperat ethe garage door opener on thef ol‐
lowing garage doors:
RGarag edoor sw ithas afet ys topa nd reve rs‐
ing feature.
RGarag edoor sw hichc onform tothec urrent
U. S. safe tystandards.
Re quirements:
RThe vehicle is par kedo utside of theg arage.
RThe engine is switch ed off.
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