2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN ESP

#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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Exterior lighting
Lighting systems and your responsibility
The various lighting sy stems of thev ehicle are
onl yaids. The driver of thev ehicle is responsible
fo rc orrect vehicle illumination in accordance
wit hthe pr evailing light and visibilityc onditions,
legal requirements and traf fics ituation.
Light switch
Opera tingthe light switch
1W Left-hand pa rking lights
2X Right-hand parkin glights
3T Parking lightsa nd license plat elighting
4Ã Automatic driving lights (prefer redl ight
switc hposition)
5L Lowb eam/high beam
6R Switches ther ear fogl ight on or off
When lo wbeam is activated, theT indicator
lam pfor thep arking lights is deactivated and
re placed bytheL indicator lam pfor thel ow
beam.
#Alw aysp arky our vehicle safely and in awell-
lit area, in accordance wit hthe releva nt le gal
st ipulations.
* NO
TEBatter ydisch arging byoperating
th es tanding lights
Operatin gthe standing lightso verap eriod of
hour sputs astrai nont he batter y.
#Wherepossible, switc honthe
ri ght X or left Wparking light.
Inthec ase of se vere batter ydischarging, the
parkin glights or standing lightsa reautomati‐
call yswitch ed offtofacilitat ethe next engine
st art.
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Light and visibility

Theexterior lighting (e xcep tp arking and stand‐
ing lights) switch es offautomaticall ywhen the
driver's door is opened.
RObser vethen otes on sur round lighting
(→pag e118).
Au tomatic drivin glights function
The pa rking lights, lo wbeam and daytime run‐
ning lights ar eswitched on au tomatically
depending on thei gnition status ,whether the
engine is running and thel ight conditions.
&
WARNING Risk of accident whe nthe low
beam is switched of finpoor visibility
When thel ight switc hissetto Ã,t he low
beam ma ynotbe switched on automatically
if th er eisf og, sno worother causes of poor
visibility suc hasspray .
#In suc hcases, tur nthe light switc hto
L.
The automatic driving lights ar eonlyana id.You
ar er esponsibl efor vehicle lighting. Ac
tivating/deactivatin gthe rear fogl ight
Re quirements
RThe light switc hisintheL orà posi‐
tion.
#Press the R button.
Please obser vethec ountry -specific la wsonthe
use of rear fogl ights.
Operating thel ightsc ombination switch
1High-beam headlamps
2Turn signal light, right
3High-beam flasher
4Tu rn signal light, left
#Use thec ombination switc htoactivatethe
function in question.
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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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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
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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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Driving
NotesonM ercedes-AMG vehicles
Obser vethen otes on thef ollowing topics in the
Supplement. Otherwise, youm aynotrecognize
dangers.
RRe ar axle lockin gdiffe re ntial
RAMG Performance exhaus tsystem
RAMG ceramic high-per form anc ecomposite
brak esystem
RRACE START
RDRIFT MODE
RAMG adaptiv esportsuspension sy stem
Switching on thep owe rsupp lyor ignition
using theS tart/ Stopbutton
&
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildren ar eleftu nat tende dint hevehicle,
th ey could:
ROpe ndoors,t hereb yendangering other
persons or road users
RGe tout of thev ehicle and be hit by
oncoming traf fic
ROperat evehicle equipment
In addition, thec hildren could also se tthe
ve hicle in motion, fore xamp le,by:
RRe leasing thep arking brake
RShifting thet ransmission out of park
position j
RStartin gthe engine.
#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.
#Ke ep theS martK eyout of ther eac hof
ch ildren.
&
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 offire caused byflam‐
mable material on thee xhaust system
Flammable materials brought in byeither ani‐
mals or environmen talinfluences ma yignite
if th ey come int ocontact wi thhotp arts of
th ee ngine or exhaus tsyst em.
#Therefore, checkr egularly that there
ar enof lammable materials in the
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DYNA MIC SELECT switch
Function of theD YNAMI CSELECT switch
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: observethe no tesi n
th eS upplement .Otherwise, youm aynotrecog‐
niz ed angers.
Use theD YNAMI CSELECT switc htochange
between thef ollowing driv eprograms:
RI( Individual): individual settings
RS+ (SportPlus): particular lysporty driving
st yle
RS( Sport): sporty driving style
RC( Comfort): comfortable and economical
drivin gstyle
RE(Eco): particular lyeconomical driving style
Depending on thed rive program selected thef ol‐
lowing vehicle characteristic swillch ange:
RDrive:
-Enginea nd transmissionm anagement
-ActiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONIC
RESP®
RVehicles with AI RBODYC ONT ROLo r
DY NA MIC BODY CONT ROL:Suspension
RSteering
Selecting thed rive prog ram
#Press DYNA MIC SELECT switch 1forw ards
or backwards.
The driv eprogram selected appea rsinthe
multifunction displa y.
Configuring driveprogram I
Multimedia sy stem:
,9HKLFOH.e '<1$0,&
6(/(&7.,QGLYLGXDO
#Select thei ndividual setting.
Displaying vehicl edata
Multimedias ystem:
,9HKLFOH.e '<1$0,& 6(/(&7
#Select 9HKLFOH 'DWD.
Displaying engine data
Multimedia sy stem:
,9HKLFOH.e '<1$0,& 6(/(&7
#Select (QJLQH 'DWD.
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