2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN light

Windshield wiper and windshield washer
sy stem
Switching thew indshield wiper son/off
1g Windshield wipe rsoff
2Ä Intermittent wiping, normal
3ÅIntermittent wiping, frequent
4°Continuous wiping, slow
5¯Continuous wiping, fast
#Turn thec ombination switc htothe cor rect
position 1-5.
#Sin glew ipe/washing: pushtheb utton on
th ec ombination switc hinthe direction of
ar row 1.
Rí Single wipe
RîWipes wit hwasherf luid
Changing thew indshield wiper blades
&
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th ew indshield wiper sareswitched on
while wiper blades ar ebeing replaced
If th ew indshield wiper sbegin tomo vewhile
yo ua rechanging thew iper blades, youc an
be trapped bythew iper arm.
#Alw ayss witc hoffthew indshield wipers
and thei gnition befor echanging the
wiper blades.
Moving thew iper arms toav ertical position
#Setthe windshield wiper stothe° slow
continuous wiping position on thec ombina‐
tion switch.
#As soon as thew iper arms ar evertical rela‐
tiv etot he hood, switc hoffthei gnition.
Re moving the wiper blades
#Foldthew iper arms away from thew ind‐
shield.
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#Holdthew iper ar mwitho ne hand. With th e
ot her hand, tur nthe wiper blade in thed irec‐
tion of ar row1away from thew iper ar mto
th es top.
#Slide catch 2inthed irection of ar row 3
until it engages in ther emo valp osition.
#Re mo vethew iper blade in thed irection of
ar row 4away from thew iper arm. Fi
ttin gthe wiper blades
#Insert then ew wiper blade int othe wiper
ar mint he direction of ar row1.
#Slide catch 2inthed irection of ar row 3
until it engages in thel ocking position.
#Mak esuret hat thew iper blade sits cor rectly.
#Fo ldthew iper arms bac kontot he wind‐
shield. Maintenance display
#Re
mo veprotectiv efilm 1ofthem ainte‐
nanc edispla yont he tip of then ewlyins tal‐
led wiper blades.
If th ec olor of them aintenanc edispla ychanges
from blac ktoyello w, thew iper blades should be
re placed.
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%The duration of thec olor chang evaries
depending on theu sag econditions.
Mir rors
Operating theo utside mir rors
&
WARNING Risk of injury from adjusting
th ev ehicle settings while thev ehicle is in
motion
Yo uc ouldlose cont roloft hevehicle in the
fo llowing situations:
Rifyo ua djus tthe driver's seat, theh ead
re stra int ,the steering wheel or them irro r
while thev ehicle is in motion
Rifyo uf asteny our seat belt whil ethe vehi‐
cle is in motion
#Befor estarti ngthee ngine: adjus tthe
driver's seat, theh ead restra int ,the
st eering wheel or them irro ra nd fasten
yo ur seat belt.
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetom is‐
judgment of dis tances when using the
passenger mir ror
The outside mir roront he front passenger
side reflectso bjects on asmaller scale. The
objects in vie wareinfact closer than they
appear.
As aresult, youm aymisjud gethed ista nce
betwee nyou and ther oad user driving
behi ndyou, fore xamp le, when changing
lanes.
#Therefore, alw aysl ook over your shoul‐
der in order toensur ethat youa re
aw areoft he actual dis tance between
yo ua nd ther oad user sdrivin gb ehind
yo u.
Fo lding theo utside mir rors in/out
#Brief lypress switch 1.
% Ifth eb atter yhas been disconnected or com‐
ple tely discharged ,the outside mir rors must
be reset. Onl ythen will thea utomatic mir ror
fo lding function workproperly.
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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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The front-passenger outside mirrorm oves back
to its original position in thef ollowing situations:
Rifyo us hiftthe transmission toano ther trans‐
mission position
Rat speeds greater than 9m ph (1 5km/h)
Rifyo up ress theb utton fort he outside mir ror
on thed rive r's side
St oring thep arki ng position of the
pa ssenger outside mir roru sing reve rseg ear
Storing
#Select thep assenger outside mir roru sing
button 2.
#Engagereve rseg ear.
#Mo vethep assenger outside mir rorint ot he
desired parking position using button 1.Calling up
#Select
thep assenger outside mir roru sing
button 2.
#Engagereve rseg ear.
The passenger outside mir rorm ove stot he
st ored parking position.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gthe automati cmirro r
fo lding function
Multimedia sy stem:
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#Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
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Operatingthes un visors
Using thes ingle sun visor
#Glare fromthef ront: fold sun visor 1
down.
#Glar efromt he side: swing sun visor 1to
th es ide.
#Vehicles wit hanextendabl esun visor :slide
sunv isor1horizontal lyas requ ired.
Using thea dditional sun visor
#Vehicles wit hanadditional sun visor :fold
additional sun visor 2down.
Infrared reflectiv ewindshield
The inf rare dr eflectiv ewindshield is coated and
pr eve nts an excessiv ebuild-up of heat in the
ve hicle interior.
The coating shields thev ehicle interior against
ra dio wavesupi ntot he gigahertz range.
Ra dio-cont rolled equipment, suc hastoll sys‐
te ms, can onl ybemounted on areas of thew ind‐
shield whic harepermeable toradio wav es1.
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Areaspermeable toradio wav es1 areb estv isi‐
ble from outside thev ehicle when thew indshield
is illuminated using an extern al light source.
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Climatestyle
Clima testylef unction
In automatic mode, youc an select thef ollowing
climat estyle settings fort he driver's and front
passenger areas:
RFO CUS: high air flow ,slightly cooler setting
RMEDIUM: medium air flow ,standar dsetting
RDIFFUSE: lowa irflow ,slightly warmer and
draft-free setting
Ad justin gthe climat estyle settings
Mult imedia sy stem:
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#Select )2&86, 0(',80 or',))86( .
% In order to feelthee ffect of thec limate
st yle, theà function mus tbeactive
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→pag e128).
Overvie wofair distributio nsettings
The symbols in thed ispla yindicat ewhichvents
th ea irflow is being directed thro ugh:
R¯ demis terv ents
RP center an dsidea irve nts
RO foot we llve nts
RS center ,sidea nd foot we llve nts
Ra defros tera nd foot we llve nts
R_ allv ents
Rb defros ter,middlea nd side air vents
RW automatic air distribution
Setting ther ear climat econtrol usingt he
mu ltimedia sy stem
Multimedia sy stem:
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Setting thea irflow
#Select $LUIORZ.
#Setthe air flow . Setting
thet em peratu re
#Select 7HPSHUDWXUH.
#Setthe temp erature.
Activating/deactivatin gthe climat econtrol
syn chro nization function via thec ontrol
panel
Climat econtrol can be se tcentrall yusing the
synchronization function. The temp eratur eand
air distribution setting fort he driver's side is
adop teda utomaticall yfor thef ront passenger
side.
#Press the0 button.
The synchronization function is deactivated if the
settings foro ne of theo ther climat ezones are
ch anged.
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