2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN engine

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WARNING Risk of accident if thee ngine hood is unlatched while driving
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#Neveru nlatc hthe engine hood while driving.
#Befor eevery trip, ensur ethat thee ngine hood is latched.
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible.
#Close theh ood.
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#Close al ldoo rs.
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WARNING Risk ofexhaus tgas poisoning
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaus tgases suc hascarbon monoxide. Exhaus tgases can enter the
ve hicle interior if thet runk lid is open when thee ngine is running ,especially if thev ehicle is in motion.
#Alw ayss witc hoffthee ngine befor eopening thet runk lid.
#Ne verd rive wit hthe trunk lid open.
#Close thet runk lid.
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hewasher fluid le velint hewasher fluid reser voir has dropped belo wthe minimum.
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he camer aviewisr estricted. Possible causes are:
Rdir tont he windshield in thec amera's field of vision
Rheavy rain, sno worfog
Driv ings ystems and driving saf etys ystems ma ybem alfunctioning or temp orarily una vailable.
Onc ethe cause of thep roblem is no longer present ,driving sy stems and driving saf etys ystems will become availa‐
ble again.
If th ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear:
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions.
#Cleant he windshield.
Warning and indicator lamps
Overvie wofwarninga nd indicator lamps
Somesystems per form aself-tes twhen thei gni‐
tion is switched on. Some warning and indicator
lamps ma ybriefly light up or flash. This behav‐
iour is non-critical. Thesew arning and indicator
lamps indicat eamalfunction onl yiftheylight up
or flash af tert he engine is star tedord uring a
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Instrument Display(standard)
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Prog ressiv esetting in theW idescreen Cock‐
pit
If yo us elect thep rogressiv edispla ysetting in
ve hicles wit haWidescreen Cockpit ,the posi‐
tions of thei ndicator lamps on theI nstrument
Displa ychange.
Wa rning and indicator lamps:
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$ USA: brakes (red) (
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å ESP
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Seat belts
Warning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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Seat beltwarning lamp
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tert he engine is star ted, ther ed seat belt warning lam plightsupf or six seconds.
In addition, an acoustic warning tone ma ysound.
The sea tbeltw arning lam premind sthe driver and front passenger tofast entheir seat belts.#Fa sten your seat belt.
If yo uh ave placed objects on thef ront passenger seat, thes eat belt warning lam pmayremain lit.
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Seat belt warning lamp
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reds eat belt warning lam pflashes and an intermitte ntwa rning tone sounds.
The driver or front passenger hasn otfast ened their seat belt while thev ehicle is in motion.#Fasten your seat belt.
Ther eareobject sonthe front passenger seat.
#Remo vetheo bjects from thef ront passenger seat.
Driving sy stems
Wa rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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Suspensionwarning lamp The
yello wA IRBO DY CONTROL warning lam pison.
AI RB ODYC ONTROL is faulty.#Obser vethem essages on them ultifunction displa y.
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Engine
Warning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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Engine diagnosiswarning
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yello wC heckEngine warning lam pislit while thee ngine is running.
Am alfunctio nhasoccurr ed inthee ngine, thee xhaust system or thef uel sy stem.
The emissions limit value ma yhave been exceeded and thee ngine ma yberunningine mergency operation mode.
In some states, legal requ irements stipulat ethat youm ustimmediatel yconsul taqualified specialis tworks hop as soon
as they ello wC heckEngine warning lam plightsu p.
#Have thev ehicle checkedass oon as possible at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
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Electrical malfunction warn‐
ing lamp The
rede lectri calfault warning lam pislit.
Ther eisaf ault in thee lectrics.#Obser vethem essages in them ultifunction displa y.
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Fuelreser vewarning lamp The
yello wf uel reser ve wa rning lam plightsupw hile driving.
Ther ehas been pressur eloss in thef uel sy stem. The fuel filler cap is no tclosed cor rectl yort he fuel sy stem is leaking.#Close thef uel filler cap.
If th ef uel filler cap has already been closed cor rectly:
#Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
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Warning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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Coolantwarning lamp The
redc oolant warning lam pislit while thee ngine is running.
Po ssible causes are:RThe temp eratur esensor is malfunctioning
RCoolant le veltoo low
RThe air suppl ytotheradiator is obstructed
RThe radiator fani sd efecti ve
If th er eisana dditional warning tone, thec oolant temp eratur ehasexc eeded them aximum permissible temp erature.
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WARNING Danger of burn swhen opening theh ood
If yo uo pen theh ood when thee ngine has overheated or during afireint he engine compartment, youc ould come
int oc ontact wit hh otgases or other escaping operating fluids.
#Befor eopening theh ood, allo wthe engine tocool down.
#Inthee vent of afireint he engine compartment, keep theh ood closed and call thef ires ervice.
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely and switc hoffthee ngine, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions .Do
no tc ontinu edriving under an ycircums tances.
#Obser vethem essages in them ultifunction displa y.
If th ec oolant temp eratur edispla yisatt he lowerend of thet emperatur escale:
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
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Functio n............................................... 172
Sy stem limitations .............................. .172
Ad aptiv ecruise control
see ActiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONIC
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assist
Fu nctio n............................................... 117
Switching on/of f.................................. 118
Ad ditive s.................................................. 390
Engine oil ............................................ 390
Fu el ..................................................... 390
Ad ditive s(engine oil)
see Additives
Ad ditive s(fuel)
see Fuel
Ad dres sbook
see Contacts
Ad justin gthe balance/ fader
Burmes ter
®high-end 3D sur round
sounds ystem. ..................................... 318
Burmes ter
®sur round sounds ystem. ...3 17 Ad
justin gthe bass, mid- rang ea nd
treble
Burmes ter
®high-end 3D sur round
sounds ystem ....................................... 317
Ad justin gthe mid- range, treble and
bass
Burmes ter
®high-end 3D sur round
sounds ystem ....................................... 317
Ad justin gthe sound focus
Burmes ter
®sur round sounds ystem. ...3 17
Ad justin gthe sound optimization
Burmes ter
®high-end 3D sur round
sounds ystem ...................................... 318
Ad justin gtreble, mid- rang ea nd bass
settings
Burmes ter
®high-end 3D sur round
sounds ystem ............ ........................... 317
ADS PL USdamp ing sy stem
see AI RBODYC ONTROL
Af ter-sales service center
see ASS YSTP LUS
Air bag ........................................................ 38
Ac tivation .............................................. 32 Bel
tairba g. ........................................... 36
Fr ont air bag (driver ,fro nt passenger) ... 38
Ins tallation locations ............................ .38
Knee airbag ........................................... 38
Overvie w............................................... 38
Pr otection ............................................. .39
Re duced pr otection .............................. .40
Sid eimpac tairba g. .............................. 38
Wi ndo wcurtain air bag .......................... 38
AIR BODY CONT ROL................................ .176
Setting ................................................. 178
Suspensio n.......................................... 176
Air conditioning sy stem
see Climat econtrol
Air distribution ........................................ .127
Air freshener sy stem
see Frag rance sy stem
Air pressure see Tire pressure
Air suspension see AIR BODY CONTROL
Air vents ................................................... 132
Ad justing (front) .................................. 132
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