2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN steering

Tire s
Wa rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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Tire pressur emonitoring
sy stem warning lam plights
up The
yello wt irep ressur emonitoring sy stem warning lam p(pressur eloss/malfunction) is lit.
The tir epressur emonitoring sy stem has de tected tir epressur elossinatl east one of thet ires.&
WARNING Risk of an accident duetoi nsufficient tir epressure
Ti re pressures that ar etoo lo wpose thef ollowing hazards:
RThe tires ma yburst,e speciall yasthe load and vehicle speed increase.
RThe tires ma ywear excessively and/or une venly, whic hmaygreatl yimp air tir etraction.
RThe drivin gcharacteristics, as well as steering and braking, ma ybegreatl yimp aired.
Yo uc ouldthen lose control of thev ehicle.
#Obser vether ecommende dtirep ressure.
#Ad jus tthe tir epressur eifn ecessar y.
#Stop thev ehicle, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions.
#Chec kthe tir epressur eand thet ires.
456
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps

Warning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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Tire pressur emonitoring
sy stem warning lamp
fl ashes The
yello wt irep ressur emonitoring sy stem warning lam p(pressur eloss/malfunction) flashes fora pproxima tely one
minut eand then remains lit.
The tir epressure monitoring sy stem is malfunctioning.&
WARNING Thereisar isk of an accident if thet irep ressur emonitoring sy stem is malfunctioning
If th et irep ressur emonitoring sy stem is malfunctioning, it is no table toissue awarning if ther eisp ressur eloss in
one or mor eofthe tires.
Un derinflated tires ma y,fore xamp le, impair thed riving, steering and braking characteristics.
#Ha ve thet irep ressur emonitoring sy stem checkedataq ualified specialis tworks hop.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 457

Switching profile(DUN/PAN) .............. 291
Blue tooth
®audio
Ac tivating ............................................ 308
De-authorizing (de-regis tering) the
device .................................................. 308
Information .......................................... 305
Overvie w............................................. 30 6
Searchi ngforat rack ........................... 308
Sear ching fora nd au thorizing the
device .................................................. 307
Selecting amusic pla yer. .................... 308
Switching device via NFC .................... 308
Brak eAssis tSystem
see BAS(Brak eAssist System)
Brak efluid
No tes. .................................................. 391
Brak eforce distribution
EB D( Elect ronic Brak eforce Distribu‐
tion) ..................................................... 159
Brakes ABS (Anti-loc kBraking Sy stem) ........... 158
Ac tiveB rake Assi st.............................. 160
BA S(Brak eAssist System) .................. 159
Driving tip s.......................................... 138 EBD (Electroni
cBrake forc eD istribu‐
tion )..................................................... 159
HOLD functio n.....................................1 75
Limited braking ef fect (salt-tr eate
d
ro ads) .

................................................. 138
New/replaced brak epads/brake
discs .................................................... 137
No tesonb reaking-in anew ve hicle ..... 137
Brakin gassistance
see BAS(Brak eAssist System)
Breakdown Changing awheel ................................ 378
Overvie wofthe help functions. .............16
Ro adside Assis tance .............................. 21
To w- startin g....................................... .350
To wing away ........................................ 346
Tr ansportin gthe vehicle ......................3 48
Breakdown see Flat tire
Burmes ter
®high-end 3D sur round
sounds ystem
Ad justing theb alance/fader ............... .318
Ad justing thes ound optimization ......... 318 Ad
justing treble ,mid-rang eand bass
setting s................................................ 317
Au tomatic volume adjustment ............ .318
Callingupt he sound menu .................. 317
Information .......................................... 317
Setting thes ound profile ..................... 318
Burmes ter
®sur round soun dsystem .....3 16
Ad justing theb alance/fader ............... .317
Ad justing thes ound focus ................... 317
Ad justing treble ,mid-rang eand bass
setting s................................................ 317
Au tomatic volume adjustment ............ .3
17
C

allin gupt he sound menu .................. 316
Information ..........................................3 16
Switching thes urround soundo n/off
.............. .............................................. .317
Buttons Steering wheel .................................... 204
C
California Impor tantinformatio nfor private
cus tomer sand lessees ..........................2 2
462
Index

Gearshiftpaddles
see Steering wheel paddle shif ters
Gearshif trecommendation ....................146
Genuinep arts............................................ 19
Genuinew ood (Care) .............................. .331
Glide mode ............................................... 146
Glo vebox
Air vent ................................................ 133
Locking/unlocking ................................ 99
H
Handbrake see Electric parking brake
Handling characteristics (unusual) ....... 354
HANDS-FRE EACCESS ................................ 69
Haza rdwa rning lights ............................ .116
Head restra int .......................................... .88
Fr ont (adjusting manually) ..................... 88
Fr ont (luxur yhead restra int )................. .89
Re ar (adjusting) .................................... .90
Re ar (inst alling/removing) .................... .90 Head-up Display
....................................... 213
Ad justing brightness (on-board com‐
pu ter) ................................................... 213
Ad justing displa yelements (on-board
compu ter) ............................................ 213
Fu nctio n............................................... 214
Menu (on-boar dcomputer) .................. 213
Setting thep osition (on-boar dcom‐
puter) ................................................... 213
Switching on/of f................................. 215
Using them emor yfunction .................. .96
Heating see Climat econtrol
High-beam flasher ................................... 115
High-beam headlamps Activating/deactivating .......................1 15
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis t................... .117
Hill star ta ssist ........................................ 175
HOLD function ......................................... 175
Ac tivating/deactiv ating .......................1
75
Fu ncti

on/no tes. ................................... 175
Hood Functio n(activ eh ood) ......................... 320
Opening/closing ................................. 320 Re
setting( activehood) ........................ 320
Hooking thel uggag enet ........................ 103
Hotspot Setting up (Wi-Fi) ................................. 241
I
Identification pla te
Engine ................................................. 386
Re frigerant .......................................... 393
Ve hicle ................................................ 386
Ignition Switching on (S tart/S topb utton) ........ 134
Ignition key
see SmartK ey
Immobilizer ................................................ 81
Indicator lamp see Warning/indicator lamps
Individual driv eprogram
Configuring .......................................... 142
Selecting ............................................. 142
Instrument clus ter
see Instrument Display
see Warning/indicator lamps
Index 47
3

Mobile phonevoice recognition
St artin g............................................... 277
St opping ..............................................2 77
Model series ............................................ 386
MOExtendedt ires................................... 335
Multifunction displa y(on-boar dcom‐
puter) ........................................................ 206
Multifunction steering wheel
Overvie wofbuttons ............................ 204
Multifunction steering wheel
see Steering wheel
Multimedia sy stem ........................ .229, 237
Ac tivating/deactivating standby
mode .................................................. .157
Ad justing thev olume ........................... 235
Calling up lists and menu s.................. 233
Central control elements ..................... 229
Configuri ng displaysettings ................2 37
Main functions .................................... 232
Overvie w............................................. 229
Re ar climat econtrol ............................ 129
Re storing thef actor ysettings .............. 248
Switching thes ound on/of f................2 34N
Na vigation
Calling up theD igital Operator's
Manual ................................................ 273
Menu (on-boar dcomputer) .................. 210
Showing/hiding them enu .................. .249
Switching on ........................................ 249
Up dating them ap dat a........................ 271
Vo ice command s(Vo ice Cont rolS ys‐
te m) ..................................................... 220
Na vigation
see Destination
see Destination entry
see Map
see Route
see Routeg uidance
see Traf fici nformation
Na vigation announcements
Ac tivating/deactivating .......................2 61
Ad justing thev olume ........................... 261
Re peating ............................................ 262
Switching audio fadeout on/of f........... 26 1
Sw itch ing on/of fdurin gap hone cal l..2 61 Na
vigation messages
On-boar dcomputer ............................. 210
Ne arField Communication (NFC) ...........276
Connecting them obile phone tothe
multimedia sy stem .............................. 276
Information .......................................... 276
Switching Blu etoo th
®audio equip‐
ment. .................................................. .308
Swit ching mobile phones .................... .276
Ne utral
Selecting ............................................. 144
NFC see Nea rField Communicatio n(NF C)
Note sonb reaking-in anew vehic

le .......1 37
O
Occupant saf ety
Pe ts in thev ehicle ................................. 56
Occupant saf ety
see Air bag
see Automatic front-passenger front
air bag deactivation sy stem
47 8
Index

Vehicl eoperation
Outside theU SAor Canada ...................2 1
Ve hicl eposition
Tr ansmittin g....................................... .239
Ve hicl etool kit ........................................ 336
TIREFIT kit .......................................... .336
To wing eye. ......................................... 349
Ve ntilating
Con venience opening ............................ 74
Ve ntilation
see Climat econt rol
Ve nts
see Air vents
Vi deo mode .............................................. 303
Ac tivating ............................................ 301
Ac tivating/deactivating full-screen
mod e................................................... 303
Overvie w.............................................3 02
Settings ............................................... 303
VIN ............................................................ 386
Identification plate .............................. 386
Seat. .................................................... 386
Wi ndshield ........................................... 386 Vi
sibility
Defrosting thew indo ws....................... 130
Wi ndshield hea ter. ............................... 132
Vo ice command types (Voice Control
Sy stem) .................................................... .217
Vo ice Control Sy stem .............................. 216
Application specific voice command s..2 17
Au dible help function s......................... 218
Entering numbe rs................................ 218
Global voice command s....................... 217
Impr oving speec hquality. ....................
218
La

ngua gesetting. ................................ 218
Media pla yerv oice commands ............ 224
Messag evoice commands .................. 226
Multifunction steering wheel (operat‐
ing) ...................................................... 216
Na vigation voice command s............... .220
Operable function s............................. .217
Operating saf ety. ................................ .216
Ra dio voice command s....................... 22 3
Swit chvoice command s..................... .218
Te lephonev oice controls .....................2 22
Te xt message voice command s........... 22 6
Ty pes of voice command s................... .217
Ve hicle voice command s..................... 22 7Vo
ice prom pting .................................. .217
W
Wa rning lamp
see Warning/indicator lamps
Wa rning sy stem
see ATA( anti-thef talarm system)
Wa rning/indicator lamp
!AB Swarning lam p....................... 445
$Brak ewarning lam p(USA) .......... .443
JBrakes warning lam p(Canada) .... 443
?Coolantw arning lamp................. 45 4
· Dis ta nce warning lam p............... .451
#Elect rical malfunction warning
lam p................................................... .452
;Engine diagnosis warning lam p... 45 2
å ESP
®OF Fw arning lam p............. .447
÷ESP®wa rning lam pflashes ........ .445
÷ESP®wa rning lam plightsu p....... 446
8Fu elreser vewarning lam p..4 52, 453
Index 491

ÐPowersteering sy stem warning
lam p................................................... .451
!Re dindicator lamp, elect ric
parkin gbrake applied (Canada only) ...4 48
FRe dindicator lamp, electri c
parkin gbrake applied (US Aonly) ........ 448
6Re stra int sy stem warning lam p... 449
7Seat beltw arning lampflashes .. .450
7Seat beltw arning lamplights
up ........................................................ 450
àSuspension warning lam p........... 45 0
h Tire pressur emonitoring sys‐
te mw arning lam pflashes .................... 457
hTi repressur emonitoring sys‐
te mw arning lam plightsu p................. 45 6
! Yellowe lect ricp arkin gb rake
indicator lam pismalfunctionin g......... 448
Wa rning/indicator lamps ...................8,440
Instrument display (ove rview) .................. 8
Overvie w............................................. 440
PA SSENGER AIR BAG. .......................... .42 Wa
rranty .................................................... 26
Wa sher fluid
see Windshield washer fluid
Wa shing byhand (care) .......................... 327
We ather information ............................... 272
We bb
row
s er
Calling up aweb pag e......................... 29 3
Call ingupo ptions ................................ 294
Calling up thes ettings ........................ .294
Del eting abookmar k........................... 29 4
De letin gb row ser dat a........................ .294
Ending ................................................. 294
Managing bookma rks. ......................... 294
Overvie w............................................. 293
Showing/hiding them enu .................. .293
We bsite
Calling up ............................................ 293
Showing/hidin gthe webb row ser
menu ................................................... 29 3
Whee lchock ............................................ 377
St orag elocation ..................................3 77
Wheel chock
see Wheel chock Wheel
rotation ........................................ .376
Wheels Care .................................................... 329
Changing hubc aps. ............................. 378
Checkin g............................................. 35 4
Checkin gthe tir epressur e(man‐
ually) ................................................... 358
Checking thet irep ressur e(tirep res‐
sur em onitoring sy stem) ..................... .360
Definitions ...........................................3 71
DO T,Tire Identification Number (TIN)
........................................ .....................3
67
Fi

tting .................................................. 381
Fla ttire. ............................................... 334
Loadi ndex........................................... 369
Load-bearing capacity ......................... 369
Maximum tir eloa d. ............................. 368
Maximum tir epressure ....................... 368
MOExtende dtires ................................ 335
Noise ................................................... 354
No tesoni nstalling .............................. .374
Overvie woftirel abeling ......................3 66
Re moving ............................................. 381
Re placing .................................... .374,3 78
492
Index