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

*NO
TEEngine damage causedbyan
incor rect oil filter ,incor rect oil or addi‐
tives
#Do no tuse engine oil soroilfilter sother
th an those whic hmeetthe specifica‐
tions necessar yfor thep rescribed
service inter vals.
#Do no talter thee ngine oil or oil filter in
order toachie velonger chang einter vals
th an prescri bed.
#Do notuse additives.
#Ha ve thee ngine oil changed af tert he
prescribed inter vals.
Mercedes-Benz recommends that youh avet he
oil chang ecarried out at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop.
Fu rther information on engine oils and oil filters:
RIn theM ercedes-Benz Specification sfor
Operating Fluids at http://be vo.mercedes-
benz.co m(byentering thed esignation)
RAtaq ualified specialis tworks hop
Quality and filling capacity of engine oil
MB- Freigabe or MB-A pproval
Gasoline enginesM B-Freigabe or MB-
Appr oval
All models 229.5, 229.6
Thefollowing values refertoano ilch ange,
includingt he oilfilter. Re
placement amount
Mode lR eplacement
amount
E3 00 7.4USq t(7.0l )
All other models 6.9 US qt (6.5 l)
Note sonb rake fluid
Obser vethen otes on operating fluids
(→pag e388).
&
WARNING Risk of an accident duet o
va por poc kets form ing in theb rake sys‐
te m
The brak efluid cons tantl ya bsorbs moist ure
from thea ir.T his lo werstheb oiling point of
th eb rake fluid. Ifth eb oiling point is tool ow ,
va por poc kets ma yformint he brak esystem
when theb rake sa reapplied hard.
This causes theb raking ef fect to be
impaired.
Te ch nica ldata 39
1

#Have theb rake fluid rene we datt he
specified inter vals.
Ha ve theb rake fluid regularly changed at aquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop.
Onl yuse brak efluid appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz
according toMB-F reigabe or MB-Appr oval 33 1.0.
Fu rther information on brak efluid:
RintheM ercedes-Benz Specification sfor
Operating Fluids at http://be vo.mercedes-
benz.com
Rat aq ualified specialis tworks hop
Coolant
Note sonc oolant
Obser vethen otes on operating fluids
(
→pag e388).
&
WARNING ‑Riskoff irea nd injur yfrom
antifreeze
If antifreezec omes intocontact wit hhot
component parts in thee ngine compart‐
ment ,itmayignite.
#Allo wthe engine tocool down before
adding antifreeze.
#Make surethat no antifreeze spills out
next tothef iller opening.
#Thoroughl yclean of fany antifreeze
from component parts befor estarti ng
th ev ehicle.
* NO
TEDama gecaused byincor rect cool‐
ant
#Onl yadd coolant that has been pre‐
mixed wit hthe requ ired antifreeze pro‐
te ction.
Fu rther information on coolant:
RIn theM ercedes-Benz Specification sfor
Operating Fluids 310.1, e.g. online at
http://be vo.mercedes-benz.com.
RAt aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
* NO
TEOverheating at high outsid etem‐
peratures
If an inappropriat ecoolant is used, the
engine cooling sy stem is no tsufficientl ypro‐
te cted agains toverheating and cor rosion at
high outside temp eratures.
#Alw aysu se coolant appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benz.
#Obser vethei nstruction sinthe
Mercedes-BenzS pecificationsforO per‐
ating Fluids 310.1.
Ha ve thec oolant regularly replaced at aqualified
specialis tworks hop.
The proportion of cor rosion inhibitor/antifreeze
concentrat einthe engine cooling sy stem should
be:
Ram inimum of 50% (antifreeze pr otection
down toappr oximatel y-35 °F (-3 7°C)).
Ram aximum of 55% (antifreeze pr otection
down to-49 °F (-45 °C)).
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Tech nica ldata

Coolantfilling capacity
Model Capacity
All models 12.7 US qt (12.0 l)
Note sonw indshield washer fluid
Obser vethen otes on operating fluids
(→pag e388).
&
WARNING ‑Riskoff irea nd injur yfrom
windshield washer concentrate
Wi ndshield washer concentrat eishighly
fl ammable. It coul dignit eifitc omes into
con tact wi thhote ngine component parts or
th ee xhaust system.
#Mak esuret hat no windshield washer
concentrat espills out next tothef iller
opening.
* NO
TEDama getothee xterio rlighting
due tounsuit ablewindshield washer fluid
Uns uitable windshield washer fluid ma ydam‐
ag et he plastic sur face of thee xterio rlight‐
ing.
#Onl yuse windshield washer fluid which
is also suitable foru se on plast ic surfa‐
ces, e.g. MB SummerFitorMBW inter‐
Fit.
* NO
TEBlocked spr aynozzles caused by
mixing windshieldw asherfluids
#Do notmixMB SummerFit and MB Win‐
te rFit wit hother windshield washer flu‐
ids.
Do no tuse distilled or de-ionize dwater as thef ill
le ve ls ensor ma ybetriggered er roneously.
Re commended windshield washer fluid:
RAbo vefreezing point :e.g. MB SummerFit
RBelo wfreezing point :e.g. MB WinterFit Fo
rthe cor rect mixing ratio refertot he informa‐
tion on thea ntif reeze conta iner.
Mix thew asherf luid wit hthe windshield washer
fl uid all year round.
Re frigerant
Note sonr efrigerants
Obser vethen otes on operating fluids
(
→pag e388).
* NO
TEDama gedue toincor rect refriger‐
ant
If an on-appr ovedrefrigerant is used, thec li‐
mat econtrol sy stem ma ybedamaged.
#Onlyusether efrigerant R‑134a
* NO
TEDama getothec limat econtrol
sy stem due toincor rect refrigerant com‐
pressor oil
#Onl yuserefrigerant compressor oil that
has been appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz.
Tech nica ldata 39
3

#Do notmixthea ppr ove drefrigerant
compresso roil wit had iffe re nt refriger‐
ant compressor oil.
Wo rkon thec limat econtrol sy stem ma yonlyb e
car ried out byaq ualified specialis tworks hop. All
applicable regulations, as well as SAEs tandard
J639, mus tbeadhered to.
1Wa rning symbols
2Re frigerant filling capacity
3Applicable standards
4PA Go il par tnumber
5Refrigerant type Wa
rning symbols 1advise youa bout:
Rpossible dangers
Rhaving service workcar ried out at aqualified
specialis tworks hop
Re frigerant filling capacity
Fi lling capacity forr efrigerant and PAGo il
Model Refrigerant
All models2 2.2±0.4 oz
(630 ±10g )
Model PAGo il
All models2 .8±0 .4 oz
(80 ±10g )
Vehicl edata
Vehicl edimensions
The heights specifi ed mayvaryasar esult of the:
RTire s
RLoad
RConditionoft he suspension
ROptional equipment
394
Tech nica ldata

Height whenopened
Model
1Height
when
opened
E3 00 72.4 in
(1 84 0m m)
All other models 72.7 in
(1 84 6m m)
Vehicl edimensions
All models
Vehicle lengt h1 93.8 in
(4923 mm)
Ve hicle widt hincluding out‐
side mir rors 81
.3 in
(206 5mm)
Wheelbase 115.7 in
(2939 mm)
Model Vehicle
height
E3 00 58.1in
(1 47 5m m)
All other models 58.3 in
(148 1mm)
Model Turning
ra dius
E3 00 38.1ft
(1 1. 60 m)
All other models 39.0ft
(1 1. 90 m)
We ightsa nd loads
Please no tethat fort he specified vehicle data:
RItems of optional equipment increase the
unladen weight and reduce thep ayload. Ro
of load
All models
Maximum roof load 220 lb (100 kg)
Tech nica ldata 39
5

Displaymessages
Introduction
Note sond isplaymessages
Displa ymessages appear on them ultifunction
displa y.
Displ aymessage swithg raphic symbols ar esim‐
plified in theO perator's Manual and ma ydiffe r
from thes ymbols on them ultifunction displa y.
The multifunction displa yshows high-priority dis‐
pla ym essages in red. Cer tain displa ymessages
ar ea ccompanied byaw arning tone.
Please respond in accordance wit hthe display
messages and follo wt he additional no tesint his
Opera tor's Manual.
Fo rs ome displa ymessage s,as ymbol is also
shown:
R¤ Further information
RO Hide displa ymessage
Yo uc an select thed esired symbol byswiping
lef torr ight on thel eft-hand Touc hC ontrol.
Press the¤ symbol tosho wfurther informa‐
tion on them ultifunction displa y.Press theO
symbol tohide thed ispla ymessage.
Yo uc an hide lo w-priority displa ymessages by
pressing the¤ button or thel eft-hand Touch
Control. The display messagesarethen stored in
th em essag ememor y.
Re ctify thec ause of adispla ymessag eas
qu ickl yasp ossible.
High-priority displa ymessages canno tbehid‐
den. The multifunction displa yshows th ese dis‐
pla ym essages continuousl yuntil thec ause of
th ed ispla ymessag ehas been rectified. Calling up
storedd ispl aymessages
On-boa rdcompute r:
,6HUYLFH.0HVVDJH
If th er ea reno displa ymessages, 1R 0HVVDJHV
appear sonthe multifunction displa y.
#Scrollthrough thed ispla ymessages byswip‐
ing upwards or down wardsont he left-hand
To uc hC ontrol.
#Toexitth em essag ememor y:press the
¤ button.
396
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps

Safetys ystems
Displa ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
!
÷
,QRSHUDWLYH 6HH 2SHUDWRU
V
0DQXDO*
ABS and ESP
®arem alfunctioning.
Other driving and driving saf etys ystems ma yalso be malfunctioning.
The brak esystemc ontinues tooperat enormally .The braking dis tance in an emergency braking situatio ncan
increase.
& WARNING Risk of skidding if ABS and ESP®arem alfunctioning
If ABS and ESP
®ar em alfunctioning ,the wheels could loc kwhen braking and ESP®cann otcar ryout vehicle
st abilization.
The steering capability and braking characteristic sarethus se verely impaired .The brakin gdista nce in an emer‐
ge ncy braking situatio ncan increase. In addition, other driving saf etys ystems ar eswitched off.
#Driv eonc arefull y.
#Have ABS and ESP®checkedi mmediately at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
#Driv eonc arefully.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
Displaymessage sand warning/indicator lamps 397

Displaymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
!
÷
&XUUHQWO\ 8QDYDLODEOH 6HH
2SHUDWRU
V0DQXDO *
ABS and ESP
®aret emporaril yunavailable.
Other drivings ystems and driving saf etys ystems ma yalso be temp orarily una vailable.
The brak esystemc ontinues tooperat enormally .The braking dis tance in an emergency braking situatio ncan
increase.
& WARNING Risk of skidding if ABS and ESP®arem alfunctioning
If ABS and ESP
®ar em alfunctioning ,the wheels could loc kwhen braking and ESP®cann otcar ryout vehicle
st abilization.
The steering capability and braking characteristic sarethus se verely impaired .The brakin gdista nce in an emer‐
ge ncy braking situatio ncan increase. In addition, other driving saf etys ystems ar eswitched off.
#Driv eonc arefull y.
#Have ABS and ESP®checkedi mmediately at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
#Driv ecarefully on asuitable stre tchofr oad, making slight steering mo vements at aspeed abo ve19 mp h
(30 km/h).
#If th ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear ,consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediately .Drive carefully.
398
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps