2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN Owner's Manual

wheel. Alternatively,consult aqualified
specialis tworks hop.
Ti re sw ithrun-flat characteristics:
#Observ ethe information and warning
no tesonM OExtended tires (run-flat
tires).
In thee vent of aflat tire, thef ollowing options
ar ea vailable dependingony ourvehicle's equip‐
ment:
RVe hicles with MOExtendedt ires:it is pos‐
sibletoc ontinuethe journe yfor as hort
period of time. Mak esurey ou obser vethe
no tesonM OExtended tires (run-flat tires)
(
→pag e335).
RVehicles with aTIREFIT kit: youc an repair
th et iresot hat it is possibletoc ontinuethe
journe yfor as hor tperiod of time. Todo this,
use theT IREFI Tkit (
→pag e336).
RVehicles with Mercedes-Benz
mbrace®(US Aonly): youc an mak eacallfor
Ro adside Assis tance via theo verhead control panel in
thec ase of abreakdown
(
→pag e286).
RAll vehicles: chang ethe wheel
(→pag e378).
MOEx tended tires (run-flat tires)
&
WARNING Risk of accident whe ndriving
in li mp-hom emode
Whe ndriving in eme rgency mode theh an‐
dling characteristic sareimpaired, e.g .when
cornering ,when acceleratin gstron glya nd
when braking.
#Do no texceed thes pecified maximum
speed.
#Av oid an yabrup tsteering and driving
maneuver saswell as driving over
obs tacle s(curbs, po tholes, off-road).
Thisa pplies ,inparticular ,toal oaded
ve hicle.
#Stop driving in thee mer gency modei f
yo un otice:
Rbangingn oise
Rve hicle vibration
Rsmok ewhichs mells lik erubber
Rcontinuous ESP®inter vention
Rcrac ksin tir eside walls
#Afterd riving in emergency mode ha ve
th er ims checkedbyaq ualified special‐
is tw orks hop wit hregar dtot heir fur ther
use.
#The defectiv etirem ustber eplaced in
eve rycase.
With MOExtended tires (run-flat tires), youc an
continue todriv eyour vehicle evenift hereisa
tot al loss of pressur einoneor mor etires. How‐
eve r,th et irea ffected mus tnotsho wanyclearly
visible damage.
Yo uc an recognize MOExtende dtires bythe
MOExtended marking whic happear sonthe side
wa ll of thet ire.
Ve hicles with tir epressur emonitoring sys‐
te m: MOExtended tires ma yonly be used in con‐
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junction withan activated tir epressur emonitor‐
ing sy stem.
If ap ressur eloss warning messag eappear sin
th em ultifunction display:
RChec kthe tir efor damage.
RIf driving on, obser vethef ollowing no tes.
Driving distance possible in limp-home mode
af te rt he pressur elossw arning:
Loa dcondition Driving distance pos‐
sible in limp-homemode
Pa rtiall yladen 50 miles (80 km)
Fu llyl aden 19miles( 30 km)
RThe driving dis tance possibl einlimp-home
modem ayvary dependin gonthe driving
st yle.
RMaximum permissible speed 50 mph
(80 km/h).
If at ireh as gone flat and canno tbereplaced
wit hanM OExtende dtire, youc an use astand‐
ar dt ireasat emporar ymeasure.
TIREFIT kit storage location
The TIREFIT kit is located under thet runk floor.
1Ti re sealant bottle
2Tire inflation compressor
Using theT IREFIT kit
Requirements
Ha ve thef ollowing tools readil yavailable:
RTire sealant bottle
RSticke rT IREFIT
RTire inflation compressor Yo
uc an use TIREFI Ttires ealanttos eal perfora ‐
tio nd amag eofupto0 .16in(4m m), particularly
th ose in thet irec onta ct surf ace.Youc an use
TIRE FITino utside temp eratures down to-4 °F
(-20 °C).
& WARNING Risk of accident whe nusing
tir es ealant.
In thef ollowing situations, thet ires ealant is
unable toprov ide suf ficient breakdown assis‐
ta nce, as it is unabl etosealthet irep roperly:
RTher earecuts or punctures in thet ire
lar gerthan those pr eviousl ymentioned.
RThe wheel rimisd amage d.
RYouh ave driven at averyl ow tirep res‐
sur eoronaf lat tire.
#Do notcontinue driving.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
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&WARNING Risk of injury and poisoning
from tir esealant
The tir esealantish armful and causes ir rita ‐
tion. Do no tallow itto come int ocontact
wi th th eskin ,eyesorc loth ing, and do not
swallo wit. Do no tinhale tir esealant fumes.
Ke ep thet ires ealant away from children.
If yo uc om eintoc ontact wit hthe tir esealant,
obser vethef ollowing:
#Rinse of fthe tir esealant from your skin
immediatel yusingw ater.
#If tiresealant gets int oyour eyes, thor‐
oughl yrins eo utthee yesu sing clean
wate r.
#If tiresealant has been swallowe d,
immediatel yrins eo utthem ouththor‐
oughl yand drink plenty of water.Do not
induce vomiting and seek medical
attention immediately.
#Chang eout of an ycloth es conta mina‐
te dw itht ires ealant immediatel y.
#If allergicreactionso ccur,seek medical
attention immediatel y.
*NO
TEOverheating du etothe tir einfla‐
tion compressor running tool ong
#Do no trun thet irei nflation compressor
fo rl onger than tenm inutesw ithout
inter ruption.
Compl ywitht he manufacturer's saf etyn otes on
th es tickeront he tireinflation compressor.
Ha ve thet ires ealant bottle replaced in aquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop everyf ivey ears.
#Do no tremo veanyforeign object swhich
ha ve entered thet ire.
#Affixp art1 oftheT IREFI Tstickertot he
instrument clus terw ithin thed rive r's field of
vision.
#Af fixp art2 oftheT IREFI Tstickern ear the
va lveont he wheel wit hthe defectiv etire.
#Pull plug 4withthe cable and hose 5out
of thet irei nflation compressor housing.
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#Pushthep lug of hose 5intof lange 6of
tir es ealantb ottle 1 until thep lug engages.
#Place tir esealant bottle 1head down wards
int or ecess 2ofthet irei nflation compres‐
sor.
#Re mo vethev alvec ap from valve 7 onthe
defectiv etire.
#Scr ew filling hose 8ontovalve 7.
#Inser tplug 4intoa12Vs ocketiny our
ve hicle.
#Switc hont he ignition.
#Press on and of fswitch 3onthet irei nfla‐
tion compressor.
The tir einflation compressor is switched on.
The tir eisinflated. Fir st,t ires ealant is pum‐
ped int othe tire. The pressur emaybrief ly
ri se toappr oximatel y500 kP a(5bar/73psi).
Do no tswitc hoffthet irei nflation compres‐
sor du ring this phase.
#Le tthe tir einflation compressor runf or a
maxim umoftenm inutes.
The tir eshould then ha veattaine datire
pressur eofatl east200 kPa( 2.0b ar/
29 psi).
If tir esealantl eaksout,m akes urey ou clean the
af fected areasasq uicklyasp ossible.Itisp ref‐
erable touse clean water.
If yo ug ettires ealan tony our clo thing, ha veit
cleaned as soon as possible wit hperch loroe thy‐
lene. If, af
tert en minutes, atirep ressur eof
200 kP a(2.0 bar/29 psi) has no tbeen ach‐
ie ve d:
#Switc hoffthet irei nflation compressor.
#Un scr ew thef illing hose from thev alveoft he
defectiv etire.
Please no tethat tir esealantm ayleak out when
unscr ewing thef illing hose.
#Very slowl ydrive thev ehicle forw ards or
re ve rsea ppr oximatel y33ft( 10m).
#Pum pupt he tireagain.
Af teram aximu moften minutes thet ire
pressur emustbeatl east200 kP a(2.0 bar/
29 psi).
& WARNING Risk of accident duetot he
specified tir epressur enotbeing reached
If th es pecified tir epressur eisn otreached
af te rt he specified time, thet ireist oo badly
damaged. The tir esealant cannot repair the
tir eint his ins tance.
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Damaged tires andatirep ressur ethat is too
lo wc an significantl yimp air brakin gand han‐
dling characteristics.
#Do no tcontinue driving.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
If, af tert en minutes, atirep ressur eof
200 kP a(2.0 bar/29 psi) has been achie ved:
&
WARNING Risk of accident from driving
wi th sealed tires
At iret emporarily sealed wit htires ealant
impair sthe handling characteristic sand is
no ts uitable forh ighers peeds.
#Adapty our driving stylea ccording lyand
driv ecarefull y.
#Do notexceed thes pecified maximum
speed wit hatiret hat has been repaired
using tir esealant.
#Obser vethem aximum permissible speed for
at ires ealed wit htires ealant5 0mph
(80 km/h).
#Fa sten theu pper section of theT IREFIT
st icke rtot he instrument clus terw her eitw ill
be easi lyseen bythed rive r.
* NO
TEStainin gcaused byleakin gtire
sealant
Af teru se, excess tir esealant ma yleak out
from thef illing hose.
#Therefore, place thef illing hose in the
plastic bag that con tained theT IREFIT
kit.
+ENVIRONMEN TALN OTEEnvironmental
pollution caused byenvironmen tally ir re‐
sponsible disposal
Ti re sealant contains polluta nts.
#Have thet ires ealant bottle disposed of
professionall y,e.g. at an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
#Switc hoffthet irei nflation compressor.
#Un scr ew thef illing hose from thev alveoft he
defectiv etire.
#Storet he tir esealant bottle and thet irei nfla‐
tion compressor.
#Pull away immediatel y.
#Stop af terd riving fora pproxima tely ten
minutes and checkt he tir epressur eusing
th et irei nflation compressor.
The tir epressur emustn ow be at least
13 0k Pa(1.3 bar/1 9psi).
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetot he
specified tir epressur enotbeing reached
If th es pecified tir epressur eisn otreached
af te rab rief drive, thet ireist oo badly dam‐
aged. The tir esealant cannot repair thet ire
in this ins tance.
Dama gedt ires and tir epressur ethat is too
lo wc an significantl yimp air theb raking prop‐
erties and theh andling characteristics.
#Do no tcontinue driving.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
In cases suc hasthe one mentioned abo ve,c on‐
ta ct an au thorized Mercedes-Benz Center .Or
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call1-800-FOR-MERCedes (i nthe USA) or
1-800-387-0 100( in Canada).
#Cor rect thet irep ressur eifitiss tillatl east
13 0k Pa(1.3 bar/1 9psi).S eetheT irea nd
Loading Info rmatio nplacar dont he driver's
side B‑pillar or thet irep ressur etable in the
fuel filler flap forv alues.
#To increase thet irep ressure: switchon
th et irei nflation compressor.
#To reduce the tir epress ure: press pressure
re lease button 1next tomanome ter2.
#When thet irep ressur eisc orrect, unscr ew
th ef illing hose from thev alveoft he sealed
tire.
#Scr ew thev alvec ap ont othe tir evalveoft he
sealed tire.
#Pull thet ires ealant bottle out of thet ire
inflation compressor.
The filling hose stay sont he tiresealant bot‐
tle.
#Driv etot he neares tqualified specialis twork‐
shop and ha vethet ire, tir esealant bottle and
fi lling hose replaced there.
Bat tery (vehicle)
Note sont he12Vb attery
&
WARNING Risk of an accident duet o
wo rkcar ried out incor rectly on theb at‐
te ry
Wo rkcar ried out incor rectl yont he battery
can, fore xamp le, lead toas hor tcircuit .This
can lead tofunction restrictions in saf ety-re l‐
eva nt sy stems, fore xamp lethel ighting sys‐
te m, ABS (anti-lock braking system) or ESP®
(Elect ronic StabilityP rogram). The ope rating
saf etyofy ourvehicle ma yberestricted.
Yo uc ould lose cont roloft hevehicle in the
fo llowing situations:
Rwhen braking
Rin thee vent of ab rupt steering maneuvers
and/or when thev ehicle's speed is not
adap tedtot heroad conditions
#In thee vent of ashort circui torasimi‐
la ri ncident, contact aqualified special‐
is tw orks hop immediately.
#Do no tcontinue driving.
#Alw aysh ave workon theb atter ycarried
out at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
RFu rther information on ABS (→pag e158)
RFurther information on ESP®
Fo rs afet yr easons, Mercedes-Benz recommends
th at youo nly use batte ries whic hhaveb een tes‐
te da nd appr oved fory our vehicle byMercedes-
340
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Benz. These batteries provide inc reased impact
pr otection topreve ntvehicle occupants from
suf fering aci dburns should theb atter ybed am‐
aged in thee vent of an accident.
Al lv ehicles exceptv ehicles wit halithium-
ion battery
& WARNING Risk ofexplosion due toelec‐
tros tatic charge
Electros taticch arge can cause spark swhich
ma yignit ethe highly flammable gasm ixture
in theb atter y.
#Todischar geanye lectros tatic charge
th at ma yhave built up, touc ht he me tal
ve hicle body befor ehandling theb at‐
te ry.
The highly flammable gasm ixtur eisc reated
while theb atter yisc harging and during starting
assis tance.
&
WARNING Danger of chemical burns
from theb atter yacid
Batter yacid is caustic.
#Avoid contact wit hthe skin, eyes or
clo thing.
#Do no tlean overthe batter y.
#Do notinhal ebattery gases.
#Ke ep children away from theb atter y.
#Immediate lyrinse batter yacido ffthor‐
oughl ywithp lenty of clean waterand
seek medicala ttention immediately.
Allvehicles
+ENVIRONMENTAL NOTEEnvironmental
damage causedbyimproper disposal of
batteries
Bat teries conta in pollutants. It is
illegal todispose of them wit hthe household
ru bbish.
#
Dispose of batteries in an
environmen tallyr esponsibl emanner.
Ta ke dischar gedb atteries toaq ualified
specialis tworks hop or toac ollection
pointf or used batteries.
Ifyo uh ave toconnect the12v olt batter y,con‐
ta ct aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Compl ywiths afet yn otes and take protective
measures when handling batteries.
Risk of explosion
Fire, open flames and smokin gare
prohibite dwhen handling theb atter y.
Av oid creating spar ks.
Electrolyte or batteryacid is cor ro‐
sive. Avoid contact wit hthe skin, eyes
or clo thing. Wear suitable pr otective
clo thing, in particular glove s, an
Breakdown assis tance 34
1

apron andaface mask .Immediate ly
ri nse electrolyte or acid splashes off
wit hc lean water.Consult adocto rif
necessar y.
Wear saf etyg lasses.
Keep children away.
Obser vethis Opera tor's Manual.
If yo udon otintendtou sethev ehicle overan
ex tende dperio doft ime:
RActivat estandb ymode ,or
RConnec tthe batter ytoabatterycharge r
appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz, or
RConsult aqualified specialis tworks hop to
disconnec tthe battery
St arting assist ance andchargingt he12V
battery
Ve hicles with alithium-ion battery
#When chargingt he batter yand during start‐
ing assis tance, al ways use thej ump-s tart
connection point in thee ngine compartment.
* NO
TEDama getotheb atter yfromo ver‐
vo ltage
When chargingu singabatterycharge rw ith‐
out amaximu mcharging voltage, theb attery
or theo n-boar delectronics ma ybedamaged.
#Onlyuse batter ycharger switham axi‐
mum chargingv oltageof1 4.4V.
Allother vehicles
#When chargingt he batter yand during start‐
ing assis tance, al ways use thej ump-s tart
connection point in thee ngine compartment. *
NO
TEDamaging theb atter ythrough
ove rvoltage
When chargingu singabatterycharge rw ith‐
out amaximu mcharging voltage, theb attery
or thev ehicle electronics ma ybedamaged.
#Onlyuse batter ycharger switham axi‐
mum chargingv oltageof1 4.8V.
&
WARNING Risk ofexplosion from hydro‐
ge ng as igniting
Ab atter ygene ratesh ydrogen gasd uring the
ch argingp rocess. If ther eisas hortcircuit or
spar ksstar ttof orm, ther eisad anger of the
hy drogen gasigniting.
#Mak esuret hat thep ositiv eterminal of
th ec onnected batter ydoes no tcome
int oc onta ct wi thvehicle parts.
#Ne verp lace me talo bject sort ools on a
batter y.
#When connectin gand disconnectin gthe
batter y,yo um usto bserv ethe descri‐
bed order fort he batter yclamps.
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