2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN brake

%Vehicles with automatic transmission: if
th ea utomatic transmission cannot be shif‐
te dtop osition i,ort he multifunction dis‐
pla yint he instrument clus terd oes no tshow
anything, ha vethev ehicle transpor ted
aw ay(
→pag e348). Atow ing vehicle wit hlift‐
ing equipment is requiredforv ehicle trans‐
por tation.
* NO
TEDama gedue to to wing away at
exc essively high speeds or over long dis‐
ta nces
The driv etra in could be damaged when tow‐
ing at excessively high speeds or over long
dis tances.
#At ow ing speed of 30 mph(50 km/h)
mus tnotbe exc eeded.
#Atow ing dis tance of 30 miles (50 km)
mus tnotbe exc eeded.
&
WARNING Risk of accident whe ntow ing
av ehicle whic histoo heavy
If th ev ehicle being tow- star tedort owed
aw ay is heavier than thep ermissible gross
mass of your vehicle, thef ollowing situations
can occur:
RThe towing eyem aybecome de tach ed.
RThe vehicle/trailer combination may
swer veoreve noverturn.
#If ano ther vehicle is tow- star tedo r
to we da way,its weight mus tnotexc eed
th ep ermissible gross mass of your ow n
ve hicle.
Ifav ehicle mus tbetow-sta rted or towe da way,
its weight mus tnotexc eed thep ermissible gross
mass of thet ow ing vehicle.
#Information on thep ermissible gross mass of
th ev ehicle can be found on thev ehicle iden‐
tification plate.
#Ve hicles with automatic transmission: do
no to pen thed rive r's door or front passenger
door ,otherwise thea utomatic transmission
automaticall yshifts toposition j.
#Installth et ow ing eye(→pag e350).
#Attach thet ow bar.
* NO
TEDama gedue toincor rect connec‐
tion
#Onl yconnect thet ow ro pe or towb arto
th et ow ing eyes.
#Deactivat ethe automatic locking mechanism
(→pag e64).
#Do no tactivat ethe HOLD function.
#Deactivat eActiv eBrake Assi st(→pag e164).
#Ve hicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe automatic transmission toposition
i.
#Re lease thee lectric parking brake.
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these ar einstalled on thev ehicle, but does not
include passenger sorluggage.
Maximum tir eload: them aximum tir eload is
th em aximum permissible weight in kilog rams or
lbs forw hich atireisa pprove d.
Maximum permissible tir epressure: maxi‐
mum permissible tir epressur efor one tire.
Maximum load on one tire: maximumloado n
one tire. This is calculated bydividing them axi‐
mum axle load of one axle bytwo.
PSI (pounds per squar einch) :st andar dunit of
measurementf or tirepressure .
Aspect ratio: ratio betwee ntire height and tire
widt hinp ercent.
Tir ep ress ure: pressur einside thet irea pplying
an outwar dforce toeve rysquar einc hoft he tire.
The tir epressur eiss pecified in pounds per
squar einc h( psi), in kilopascals (kPa) or in bar.
The tir epressur eshould onl ybecorrected when
th et ires ar ecold.
Cold tir epressure: thet ires ar ecold when the
ve hicle has been par kedf or at leas t3hours without direct sunlight on
thet ires or thev ehicle
has been driven forl ess than 1m ile (1.6 km).
Ti re contact sur face: thep artoft he tir ethat
comes int ocontact wi th theroad.
Ti re bead: thep urpose of thet ireb ead is to
ensur ethat thet ires its securel yonthe wheel
ri m. Ther eareseveralw irec ores in thet ireb ead
to preve ntthet iref romc hanging lengt honthe
whee lrim.
Side

w all: thep artoft he tir ebetwe en thet read
and thet ireb ead.
We ight of optiona lequ ipment: thec ombined
we ight of theo ptional equipment weighingm ore
th an ther eplaced standar dparts and mor ethan
5l bs (2. 3kg).T his optional equipment, suc has
high-per form anc ebrake s, le velc ontrol sy stem, a
ro of luggag erackorh igh-per form anc ebatte ries,
is no tincluded in thec urb weight and thew eight
of thea ccessories.
TIN (Tir eIdentification Number): auniqu e
identification number whic hcan be used bya
tir em anufactu rertoi dentify tires, fore xamp le,
in ap roductr ecall, and thus identif ythe pur‐
ch asers. The TIN is made up of them anufactur‐ er's identit
ycode, tir esize, tir etype code and
th em anufacturing date.
Load-bearing index: thel oad-bearing inde xisa
code that con tains them aximum load-bearing
capacity of atire.
Tr action: traction is theg ripr esulting from fric‐
tion between thet ires and ther oad sur face.
We ar indicator: narrow bars(tread wear bars)
th at ar edistributed overthe tir econtact surf ace.
If th et iret read is le velw itht he bars, thew ear
limit of 1/1 6in(1.6m m) has been reached.
Distribution of vehicl eoccupants: distribution
of vehicle occupants over designated seat posi‐
tion sinav ehicle.
Maximum permissible pa yload weight: nomi‐
nal load and luggag eload plus 150lb( 68kg
)
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ltipliedbyt he number of seats in thev ehicle.
Wheels and tires 37
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Changingawheel
Note sons electing, installing and replacing
tires
Mercedes -AMG vehicles: observethe no tesi n
th eS upplement .Otherwise, youm aynotrecog‐
niz ed angers.
Yo uc an ask fori nformation rega rding permitte d
wheel/tir ecombinations at an authorized
Mercedes-Ben zCenter.
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WARNING Risk of accident duetoi ncor‐
re ct dimensions of wheelsa nd tires
If wheelsa nd tires of thew rong size are
ins talled, thew heel brakes or wheel suspen‐
sion components ma ybedamaged.
#Alwaysr eplace wheels and tires with
th ose that fulfill thes pecification sof
th eo riginal part.
When replacing wheels, mak esuretof itth e
cor rect:
RDesignation
RModel
Whenr eplacing tires, mak esuretoi nstallth e
cor rect:
RDesignation
RManufactu rer
RModel
&
WARNING Risk of injury thro ugh exceed‐
ing thes pecified tir eload rating or the
permissible speed rating
Exceeding thes pecified tir eload rating or
th ep ermissible speed rating ma ylea dtot ire
damage andtothet ires bur sting.
#Therefore, onl yuse tir etypes and sizes
appr ovedfor your vehicle model.
#Obser vethet irel oad rating and speed
ra ting requ ired fory our vehicle.
* NO
TEDama getovehicle and tires due to
non-app rove dt iret ypes and sizes
Fors afet yr easons, onl yuse wheels, tires
and accessories whichhave been appr oved
fo ry our vehicle byMercedes-Benz.
These tires ha vebeen speciall yadap tedf or
use wit hthe control sy stems, e.g. ABS or
ESP
®,a nd ar emarke dasf ollows:
RMO = Mercedes-BenzO riginal
RMOE = Mercedes-BenzO riginal Extended
(run-flat tires onl yfor cer tain wheels)
RMO1 = Mercedes-Benz Original (onl ycer‐
ta in AMG tires)
Cer tain characteristics, e.g .handling, vehicle
noise emissions or fuel consum ption, may
ot herwise be adversely af fected. In addition,
whe ndriving wi thaload, tir edimension var‐
iations could caus ethe tires tocome into
contact wi th thebody and axle components.
This could result in damag etothe tires or the
ve hicle.
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Wheels and tires

Observethef ollowing when selecting, ins talling
and replacing tires:
ROnl yuse tires and wheels of thes ame type
(summer tires, winter tires, MOEx tended
tires) and thes ame make.
ROnl yins tal lw heels of thes ame size on one
axle (lef tand right).
It is onl ypermissible toins tallad iffe re nt
whee lsizeint heeve nt of aflat tir eino rder
to driv etot he specialis tworks hop.
ROnl yins tall tires of thec orrect size ont othe
wheels.
RVe hicles with atirep ressur emonitoring
sy stem: all mounte dwheels mus tbeequip‐
ped wit hfunctioning sensor sfor thet ire
pressur emonitoring sy stem.
RAt temp eratures belo w45°F(7°C), use win‐
te rt ires or all-seaso ntires mar kedM +Sfor
all wheels.
Wi nter tires bearing thei snowflak esym‐
bol in addition totheM +S marking pr ovide
th eb estp ossible grip in wintr yroad condi‐
tions.
RFo rM +S tires, only use tires wit hthe same
tread.
RObser vethem aximum permissible speed for
th eM +S tires ins talled.
If th is is belo wthe vehicle's maximum speed,
th is mus tbeindicated in an appropriat elabel
in thed rive r's field of vision.
RRu ninn ewtires at moderat espeed sfor the
fi rs t60m iles (100km).
RReplace thet ires af ters ixyearsatt he latest,
re ga rdless of wear.
RWhen replacing with tires that do no tfea‐
tu re run-flat charac teristics:vehicles with
MOExtended tires ar enotequipped wit ha
TIREFIT kit at thef actor y.Equi pthe vehicle
wit haT IREFIT kit af terr eplacing wit htires
th at do no tfeatur erun- flat characteristics,
e.g .winter tires.
Fo rm orei nformation on wheels and tires, con‐
ta ct aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Be sur etoalso observ ethe following fur ther
re lated subjects:
RNo tesont irep ressur e(→page356)
RTire and Loading Info rmatio nplacard
(→pag e361)
RTire size designation, load-beari ng capacity,
speed rating and load ind ex(→pag e369)
RTire pressur etable (→pag e357)
Note sonr otating wheels
&
WARNING Risk of injury thro ugh dif fer‐
ent wheels izes
Inter changing thef ront and rear wheels if the
wheels or tires ha vediffere nt dimensions
ma yseve rely impair thed riving characteris‐
tics.
The wheel brakes or wheel suspension com‐
ponent smayalso be damaged.
#Rotate front and rear wheels only ifth e
wheels and tires ar eofthe same dimen‐
sions.
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Wheels and tires

Aluminum hubcap
#Toremo ve:positio nsocket2 on hubc ap
1.
% The soc ketc an be found inthet ire-change
to ol kit.
#Po sition wheel spanner 3on soc ket2.
#Using whee lspa nner 3,turnh ub cap 1
counter-clo ckwise and remo veit.
#To install: position hub cap 1and tur nuntil
it is comple tely flush withthe wheel.
#Position soc ket2 on hubc ap1.
#Attach wheel spanner 3tosoc ket2 and
tighten theh ub cap clockwise.
Specified tightening torq ue: 18lb-ft
(25 Nm).
#Ra ise thev ehicle (→pag e379).
Raising thev ehicle when changing awheel
Requirements:RTher eareno persons in thev ehicle.
RThe vehicle has been prepared foraw heel
ch ang e(→pag e378).
RThe hub caps ha vebeen remo ved
(→pag e378).
Impo rtant no tesonu singthej ack:
Ronl yusethev ehicle-specific jac kthat has
been tested and appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz
to raise thev ehicle.
Rthej ackiso nlyd esigned forr aising and hold‐
ing thev ehicle foras horttime while awheel
is being changed and no tfor maintenance
wo rkunder thev ehicle.
Rthej ackm ustbep laced on afirm, flat and
non-slip sur face. If necessar y,use alarge ,
load-bearing, non-slip underla y.
Rthef ootoft he jac kmustbep ositioned verti‐
call yunder thej acks uppor tpoint.
Rules of conduct when thev ehicle is raised:
RNe verp lace your hands or feet under the
ve hicle.
RDo no tlie under thev ehicle.
RDo no tstar tthe engine and do no trelease
th ee lectric parking brake.
RDo no topen or close an ydoor sort he trunk
lid.
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Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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Yo uh ave attem ptedtor elease thee lectric parking brak ewitht he ignition switched off.
#Switc hont he ignition.
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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.
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Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps

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Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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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.
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Displaymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
If th ee lectric parking brak eshould no tbeapplied, e.g. when washing thev ehicle in an automatic car wash or when
having thev ehicle towe d, lea vethei gnition switched on. Do no tdothis when having thev ehicle towe dw itht he
re ar axle raised.
If th ee lectric parking brak eisnotapplied automatically:
#Switc hoffthei gnition and tur nitbacko n.
#Release and then apply thee lectric parking brak emanuall y.
If it is still 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.
To release:
#Ifth ec onditions fora utom aticrelease ar efulfilled and thee lectric parking brak eisnotreleased automaticall y,
re lease thee lectric parking brak emanuall 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.
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 405