2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN light
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#Toremo vethei nser t:press insert 1
upwards slightl yand pull it out upwards.
#To refitt he inse rt:press insert 1intot he
holder until it engages.
Using ther ear ashtra y
#Toopen: pull co ver2 out byits toph andle
edge.
#To remo vethei nser t:push ribbing 3from
th el efts ide and pull insert 1upwards and
out.
#To install thei nser t:ins tall inse rt1 from
abo veand press down int othe holder until it
engages.
Using thec igar ette lighter
&
WARNING ‑Riskoff irea nd injur yfrom
ho tc igar ette lighter
Yo uc an bur nyourself if yout ouc hthe hot
heating element or thes ocketoft he ciga‐
re ttel ighter.
In addition, flammable materials ma yignite
if:
Ryo ud ropt he ho tcigar ette lighter
Rac hild holds theh otcigar ette lighter to
objects, fore xamp le
#Alw aysh old thec igar ette lighter bythe
knob.
#Alw aysm akes uret hat thec igar ette
lighter is out of reac hofc hildren.
#Neverlea ve children unatte ndedint he
ve hicle.
Re quirements:Rthei gnition is switched on.
#Press in cigar ette lighter 1.
The cigar ette lighter will pop out automati‐
call ywhen theh eating element is red-hot.
Soc kets
12 Vs ocketint he front cen terc onsole
RequirementsROnl yconnec tdevices up toam aximum of
18 0w atts(15 A).
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Usingthe1 15 Vs ocketint he rear passenger
co mp artment
&
DANG ER Risk of fata linjur ydue todam‐
aged connectin gcables or soc kets
If as uita bled eviceisc onnected ,the 115V
soc ketw illbec arrying ahigh voltage. If the
connecting cable or the1 15 Vsocketis
pulled ou tofthe trim or is damaged or wet,
yo uc ouldreceive an electric shoc k.
#Onlyuse dr yand damage-free connect‐
ing cables.
#When thei gnition is switched off,
ensur ethat the1 15 Vsocketisd ry.
#If th e1 15 Vsocketisd amaged or gets
pulled ou tofthe paneling, immediately
ha ve thes ocketc hec kedorr eplaced at
aq ualified specializ edworkshop.
#Ne verp lugt he connecting cable int oa
11 5Vs ocketthat is dama gedorh as
been pulled out of thet rim.
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DANG ER Risk of fata linjur ydue toincor‐
re ct handling of thes ocket
Yo uc ouldreceive an electric shock:
Rifyo ur eac hintot he soc ket.
Rifyo ui nser tunsuitable devices or objects
int ot he soc ket.
#Only connect suitable devices tothe
soc ket.
Re quirementsROnl yconnec tdevices wit hasuitable plug
whic hconform stot hestandards specific to
th ec ount ryyoua rein.
ROnly connect device suptoamaximum of
15 0w atts.
RDo no tuse multipl esocketo utlets.
#Open flap 3.
#Inser tthe plug of thed evice int o115 V
soc ket1.
When theo n-boar delectrical sy stem voltage
is suf ficient, indicator la mp2lightsu p.
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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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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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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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High beamswitches offautom atically:
RAtspeeds belo w16mph (25 km/h).
RIfot her road user saredetected.
RIfstre et lighting is suf ficient.
At speeds abo veappr ox.3 1m ph (50 km/h):
RThe headlam prang eofl owbeam is regulated
automaticall ybased on thed ista nce to ot her
ro ad users.
The sy stem's optical sensor is located behind
th ew indshield near theo verhead control panel.
Switching Adaptiv eHighbeam Assis ton/off
#To switc hon:tur nthe light switc hto
th eà position.
#Switchont he high beam using thec ombina‐
tion switch.
When theh igh beam is switched on automat‐
icall yint he dar k,the_ indicator lam pin
th em ultifunction displa ycomes on.
#To switc hoff:switc hofftheh igh beam
using thec ombination switch.
Switching thed aytime running lights on/off
Multimedia sy stem:
, 9 H K L F O H.÷ / L J K W 6 H W W L Q J V. ' D \
W L P H 5 X Q / L J K W V
#Ac tivate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
Setting thee xterior ligh ting switch-of fdelay
time
Multimedia sy stem:
, 9 H K L F O H.÷ / L J K W 6 H W W L Q J V. ( [ W
/ L J K W ' H O 6 Z R I I
#Se tthe switch-of fdela ytime.
Setting thes urround lighting
Multimedias ystem:
, 9 H K L F O H.÷ / L J K W 6 H W W L Q J V. / R F D
W R U / L J K W L Q J
#Switc hthe function on Oor off ª.
If th es urround lighting is switched on, thee xte‐
ri or lighting remains lit for40s econds af tert he ve
hicle is unloc ked. When yous tart thev ehicle,
th es urround lighting is switched of fand auto‐
matic driving lights ar eactivated.
Interior lighting
Adjustin gthe in terior lighting
Fr ont overhead control panel
1p Front lef treading lamp
2| Automatic interior lighting control
3c Front interior lighting
4u Rear interior lighting
5p Front right readingl amp
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#Toswitc honoro ff:press button 1-5.
Control panel in theg rabh andle
1p Rear readingl amp
#Toswitc honoro ff:press button 1.
Adjustin gthe ambien tlighting
Multimedia sy stem:
, 9 H K L F O H.÷ / L J K W 6 H W W L Q J V. $ P E L
H Q W / L J K W
Setting thec olor
#Select & R O R U.
#Setac olor.
Ad justin gthe brightness
#Select % U L J K W Q H V V .
#Setab righ tness value.
Ac tivatin gthe brightness forz ones
#Select % U L J K W Q H V V = R Q H V .
#Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
The ' L V S O D \ , ) U R Q W and 5 H D U zones can be set
separately.
% Setting brightness zones is no tavailable for
th eR ear Seat En tertainment Sy stem.
Ac tivatin gmulti-colo redl ighting
#Select 0 X O W L F R O R U.
#Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
Ther earetenp rese tc olor combinations
av ailable.
Ac tivatin gmulti-colo reda nimation
#Select 0 X O W L F R O R U $ Q L P D W L R Q .
#Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
The chosen color combination changes in a
predefine drhythm.
Ac tivatin gclimate-dependen tlighting
#Select & O L P D W H .
#Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
The color of thea mbient lighting adapts to
suit thea ir conditionin gsetting.
Ac tivatin gwelcome lighting
#Select : H O F R P H.
#Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
When thev ehicle is unloc ked, as pecial inte‐
ri or lighting sequence runs.
Settin gthe in terior lighting switch-of fdelay
time
Multimedia sy stem:
, 9 H K L F O H.÷ / L J K W 6 H W W L Q J V. , Q W
/ L J K W 6 Z L W F K 2 I I
#Setthe switch-of fdela ytime.
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