2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN air condition

&WARNING Risk offire due toflammable
materials on ho tparts of thee xhaust
sy stem
Flammable material suc hasleaves, grass or
twigs ma yignit eift heyc ome int ocontact
wi th hotp arts of thee xhaust system.
#When driving on unpa vedr oads or off-
ro ad, regular lych eckt he vehicle under‐
side.
#Re mo vetrappe dplants or other flam‐
mable material.
#If th er eisd amage, consult aqualified
specialis tworks hop immediately.
* NO
TEDama getothev ehicle
Damag etothevehicle ma yoccur in thef ol‐
lowing cases:
Rth ev ehicle becomes grounded, e.g. on a
high curb or an unpa vedr oad.
Rthev ehicle is driven toof asto vera n
obs tacle ,e.g. acurb ,speed bump or pot‐
hole.
Rah eavy object strike st he underbody or
ch assis components.
In situations suc hasthis,theb ody ,the
underbody ,chassi scomponents, wheels or
tires coul dbedamaged without thed amage
being visible. Components damaged in this
wa yc an unexpec tedly fail or ,int he case of
an accident, no longer withs tand thes train
th ey ared esigned to.
If th eu nderbody paneling is damaged, flam‐
mable materials suc hasleaves, grass or
twigs can gather between theu nderbody and
th eu nderbody paneling. These materials may
ignit eift heyc ome int ocontact wi thhot
parts on thee xhaust system.
#Ha ve thev ehicle checkeda nd repaired
immediatel yataqualified specialist
wo rkshop.
or
#If driving saf etyisi mpaired while con‐
tinuing your journe y,pull over and stop
th ev ehicle immediatel y,paying atten‐
tion toroad and traf ficc onditions ,and
contact aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Declaration of conformity forw ireles svehi‐
cle components
USA: "The wireless devices of this vehicle com‐
ply wit hPart15oft he FCC Rules. Operation is
subject tothef ollowing tw oconditions: 1) These
device smaynotc ause harmful inter fere nce, and
2) These device smusta ccep tany inter fere nce
re ceive d, includin ginter fere nce that ma ycause
undesired operation .Change sorm odifications
no te xpressly appr ovedbyt he party responsible
fo rc ompliance could void theu ser's authority to
operat ethe equipment."
Canada: "The wireless devices of this vehicle
compl ywithI ndustr yCanada license-e xemp t
RSS standard(s). Operatio nissubject tothef ol‐
lowing tw oconditions: (1) These device smay
no tc ause inter fere nce, and (2) These devices
General no tes 23

eral acceleration,displa yoft hefast ened seat
belts)
Rmalfunctions or defectsini mportant sy stem
components (e.g. lights, brakes)
Rinformation on vehicle damag eevents
Rsystem reactionsins pecial drivin gsituations
(e.g. air bag deployment, inter ventio nofs ta‐
bilityc ontrol sy stems)
Rambient conditions (e.g. temp erature, rain
sensor)
In addition toprov iding thea ctual control unit
function ,this dat aassists them anufacturer in
de tecting and rectifying malfunctions and opti‐
mizing vehicle functions. The majority of this
dat aist emporar yand is onl yprocessed in the
ve hicle itself. Onl yasmall portion of thed atai s
st ored in thee vent or malfunctio nmemor y.
When your vehicle is serviced, tech nica ldata
from thev ehicle can be read out byservice net‐
wo rkemplo yees or thirdp arties .Services
include repair services, maintenanc eprocesses,
wa rrant yevents and qualitya ssurance meas‐
ures, fore xamp le. The read out is per form ed via
th el egall yprescribed por tfor OBD ("on-board diagnostics"
)inthevehicle. The respective
service networ klocations or thirdp arties col‐
lect ,proces sand use thed ata. The ydocument
te ch nica lstatuses of thev ehicle, assis tinfind‐
in gm alfunctions and impr oving qualitya nd are
transmitted tothem anufacturer ,ifnecessar y.
Fu rthermore, them anufacturer is subject
to
product liabilit

y .F or this, them anufacturer
requ irestech nica ldataf romv ehicles.
Malfunctio nmemories in thev ehicle can be
re se tbya serviceoutle tasp artofr epair or
maintenanc ework.
The ycan enter dat aintot he vehicle's con veni‐
ence and inf otainment functionst hemselves as
par toft he selected equipment.
This includes, fore xamp le:
Rmultimedia dat asuchasm usic,films or pho‐
to sf or playbac kinanintegrated multimedia
sy stem
Raddress book dat afor use in connection with
an integrated hands-free sy stem or an inte‐
grated navigation sy stem
Rentered navigation destinations
Rdat aabout theu se of Interne tservices This dat
acan be stored locally in thev ehicle or
is located on adevice whic hyou ha veconnected
to thev ehicle. If this dat aisstore dint hevehi‐
cle, youc an dele teit at an ytime. This dat acan
onl ybet ransmitte dtothirdp arties upon your
re qu estw ithp articular rega rd tothes cope of
use of online services according to your selected
settings.
Yo uc an stor eorc hangeconvenience settings/
individualizatio ninthevehicle at an ytime.
Depending on thee quipment, this includes, for
ex ample:
Rseat and steering wheel position settings
Rsuspension and climat econtrol settings
Rindividualization suc hasinterior lighting
If yo ur vehicle is accordingly equipped,y ou can
connect your smartphoneora n
other mobile end
device tothev ehicle. Youc an cont rolthem via
th ec ontrol element sintegrated in your vehicle.
Images and audiof romt he smartphone can be
output via them ultimedia sy stem. Cer tain infor‐
matio nissimultaneouslyt ransmittedtoyour
smartphone.
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Depending onther espectiv eintegration type,
th is includes, fore xamp le:
Rgeneral vehicle information
Rposition data
This enables theu se of selected smartphone
Apps, e.g. navigation or music playbac k.Ther eis
no fur ther interaction between thes martphone
and thev ehicle; in particular ,vehicle dat aisnot
directl yaccessible. The type of fur ther dat apro‐
cessingisd etermined bythep rovideroft he App
used. The respectiv eApp and your smartphone's
operatin gsystemd etermine whe ther changes
can be made tothes ettings and whic hsettings
can be changed.
Service pr oviders
Wire less networ kconnection
If yo ur vehicle has awireless networ kconnec‐
tion, it enables dat atobeexchanged between
yo ur vehicle and additional sy stems. The wire‐
less networ kconnection is enabled via thev ehi‐
cle's transmission and reception uni torvia con‐
nected mobil eend device s(e.g .smart phones). Onlin
efunction scan be used via thew ireless
networ kconnection. This includes online serv‐
ices and applications/Apps pr ovided bythe
manufacturer or other pr oviders.
Manufa cturer's se rvices
The manufacturer describes ther espectiv efunc‐
tions and cor responding legal dat aprotection
information when suitable fort he manufacturer's
online services. Personal dat amaybe used for
th ep rovision of online services. Dat ais
ex ch anged via asecur econnection, e.g .tothe
manufacturer's designated IT sy stems. Personal
dat aisc ollected, processed and used via the
pr ov ision of service sexclusivel yonthe basis of
legal permissions or wit hprior consent.
The services and function s(sometimes subject
to afee) can usually be activated or deactivated.
In some cases, this also applies tothee ntire
ve hicle's dat aconnection. This excludes, in par‐
ticular ,legally prescribed function sand services.
Thir dparty se rvices
If it is possibletou se onlineservices from other
pr ov iders, these services ar esubject tothed ata
pr otection and term sofu se ofther esponsible pr
ov ider .The manufactur er has n
o influenc
eon
th ec onte ntexc hanged.
Please enquire, therefore, about thet ype, scope
and purpose of thec ollection and use of per‐
sonal dat aaspartoft hirdp arty service sfrom
th eir respectiv eprovider.
COMAND/mbrace
Ifth ev ehicle is equipped wit hCOMAND or
mbrace, additional dat aabout thev ehicle's oper‐
ation, theu se of thev ehicle in cer tain situations,
and thel ocation of thev ehicle ma ybecompiled
th ro ugh COMAND or them brace sy stem.
Fo ra dditional information please refertot he
ch ap terM ultimedias ystema nd/or them brace
Te rm sa nd Conditions.
Event Data Recorders
This vehicle is equipped wit hanevent da ta
re corder (EDR). The mai npurpose of an ED Ris
to record, in cer tainc rash or nea rcrash -likes it‐
uations, such as an air bag deploymen torhitting
ar oad obstacle, dat athat will assi stin under‐
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Generaln otes

The componentsoft herestra int sy stem can
be activated or deplo yedi ndependentl yof
eac hother:
Component De tected deploy‐
men tsituation
Emer gency Tension‐
ing Devices Fr
ontal impact, rear
impact ,side impact,
ro llo ver
Driver' sairbag, front
passenger ai rbag Fr
ontal impact
Knee air bag Frontal impact
Side air bag Side impact
Wi ndo wairba gS ide impact,rollo ver,
frontal impact
Belt air bag Frontal impact
PRE-SAFE®Impulse
Side Side impact
The front-passenger air bag can be deplo
yedi n
an accidento nlyift hePASSENGER AIR BAGO FF indicator lam
pisoff.Ift he front passenger seat
is occupied, mak esure, bo thbefor eand during
th ej ourne y,that thes tatus of thef ront
passenger air bag is cor rect (
→page 42).
&
WARNING Risk of burn sfromh otair bag
components
The air bag parts ar ehotafte rana ir bag has
been deploy ed.
#Do nottouc hthe air bag parts.
#Ha ve ad eplo yeda ir bag replaced at a
qu alified specialis tworks hop as soon
as possible.
Mercedes-Benz recommends that youh avet he
ve hicle towe dtoaq ualified specialis tworks hop
af te rana ccident. Take this int oaccount ,partic‐
ularly if an Emer gency Tensioning Device is trig‐
ge redorana ir bag is deplo yed.
If th eE mer gency Tensioning Device saretrig‐
ge redorana ir bag is deplo yed, youw ill hear a
bang, and po wdermayalso be released:
RThe bang will no tgene rallya ffect your hear‐
ing.
RIn general ,the powder released is no thaz‐
ardous tohealt hbut ma ycause short-term
breathing dif ficulties topersons suf fering
from as thma or other pulmonar yconditions.
Pr ov ided it is saf etodoso, leavethev ehicle
immediately or open thew indo wino rder to
pr eve nt brea thing dif ficulties.
Air bags and pyrotech nic Emergency Tensioning
Device scontai nperch lorat ematerial, whic hmay
re qu ires pecial handlin gorenvironmental pro‐
te ction measure s.Na tional guideline smustb e
obser vedd uring disposal. In California, see
http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/HazardousWas te/
Pe rchlorate/index.cfm.
Seat belts
Pr otection pr ovided bythes eat belt
Alw aysf asteny our seat belt cor rectly before
st artin gajourney .As eatb eltc an only pr ovide
th eb estlev el of pr otection if it is worncor rectl y.
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Overviewofclimatecontrol sy stems
Dual-zone clima tecontro lpanel overview
The indicator lamps in theb uttons indicat ethat
th ec urrent functio nisa ctivated.
1w Tosetthe driver's side temp erature
2_ Tosetthe air distribution
3H Tosetthe air flow or switc hoffclimate
contro l
4ÃTosetc limat econtro ltoautomatic
mode (→pag e128)
5¬ Todefros tthe windshield
6t Tocal lupt he air conditioningm enu
7¤Toswitc hthe rear wind owheater
on/off
80 Toactivat eordeactivat esynchro niza‐
tio n(→pag e129)
9g Toactivate/deactivat eair-reci rculation
mod e(→page130)
A¿ Toswitc hthe A/C function on/off
(→pag e128)
Bw Tosetthe front passenger side tem‐
perature
3-zone automatic climat econtrol panel over‐
view
The indicator lamps in theb uttons indicat ethat
th ec urrent functio nisa ctivated.
1w Tosetthe driver's side temp erature
2_ Tosetthe driver's side air distribution
3H Tosetthe air flow or switc hoffclimate
contro l
4ÃTosetc limat econtro ltoautomatic
mode (→pag e128)
5¬ Todefros tthe windshield
6! Tocal lupt he air conditioningm enu
To switc hthe residualh eat on or off
(
→pag e130)
7¤ Toswitc hthe rear wind owheater
on/off
8¿ Toswitc hthe A/C function on/off
(→pag e128)
Climate control 12
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aboutthre es econds. Be sur etoobservethe
saf etyn otes under "Driving instructions".
St arting thev ehicle in eme rgency operation
mode
If th ev ehicle does no tstart and the3ODFH WKH
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displa ymessag eappear sinthe multifunction
displa y,yo uc an star tt he vehicle in emer gency
operation mode.
#Ensure that mar keds pace 2is em pty.
#Re mo veSmartK ey1 from thek eyring.
#La yS mart Key1 in mar keds pace 2.
The vehicle will star ta fter as hor twhile.
Ifyo ur emo veSmartK ey1 from mar ked
space 2,the engine starts again. Forfur‐
th er vehicle starts ,howe ver,SmartK ey1
mus tbel ocated in mar keds pace 2during
th ee ntir ejourne y.
#Have SmartK ey1 checkedataq ualified
specialis tworks hop.
If th ev ehicle doe snotstar t:
#Lea veSmartK ey1 in mar keds pace 2.
#Depress theb rake pedal and star tt he vehicle
using thes tart/s topb utton.
#Startt he vehicle using thes tart/s topb utton.
% Youc an also switchon thep ower suppl yor
th ei gnition wit hthe start/ stop button.
St arting thev ehicle via Remo teOnline serv‐
ices
Cooling or heating thev ehicle interior before
st arting ajourney
% This function is no tavailable in all countries. If
yo us tart thev ehicle via your smartphone, the
pr ev iousl yselecte dair conditioning setting is
active.
Ensur ethe following befor estartin gt he engine:
RThe legal stipulation sinthe area wher eyour
ve hicle is par keda llowe ngin estartin gv ia
smartphone.
RIt is saf etostartand runt he engine where
yo ur vehicle is par ked.
RThe fuel tank is suff icientlyfilled.
RThe star terb atter yiss ufficiently charge d.
St arting thev ehicle
&
WARNING Risk of crushing or entrap‐
ment duetou nintentional startin goft he
engine
Limbs could be crushed or trapped if the
engine is star tedu nintentionall yduring
service or maintenanc ework.
#Alw ayss ecur ethe engine agains tunin‐
te ntional startin gbefor ecarrying out
maintenance or repair work.
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Driving and pa rking

Function of ther adar senso rs
Some driving and driving safe ty systems use
ra dar sensor stomonitor thea reainf ront of,
behind or next tothev ehicle (depending on the
ve hicle's equipment).
Depending on thev ehicle's equipment, ther adar
sensors arei ntegrated behind theb umpers
and/or behind ther adiator grille. Keep these
parts free of dirt, ice and slush (
→pag e329).
The sensor smustn otbe co vered, fore xamp le
by bicycle rack s, ove rhanging loads or radar-
re flecting sticke rs.F ollowing an impact and in
th ee vent of associated damage ,whic hm aynot
be visible, totheb umper sorradiator grille, ha ve
th ef unction of ther adar sensors checkedata
qu alified specialis tworks hop. The driver assis‐
ta nce sy stem ma ynolonger workproperly.
Overvie wofdriving sy stems and driving
saf etys ystems
In this section, youw illfind informatio nabout
th ef ollowing driving sy stems and driving saf ety
sy stems:
R360° Camer a(→page185)
RABS ( Anti-lo ckBra king Sys tem)
(→pag e158)
RActiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONIC
(→pa ge 166)
RAIR BODY CONTROL (→pag e176)
RAc tiveB rake Assi st(→pag e160)
RActiveL aneK eeping Assis t(→page199)
RATTENTION ASSIS T(→page193)
RBAS(Brak eAssist System) (→pag e159)
REBD ( Electronic Brakeforc eDistribution)
(→pag e159)
RESP®(Electronic Stability Pro gram)
RHill StartA ssist
RHOL Dfunction (→pag e175)
RSTEER CONTROL (→page 160)
RAc tiveS teering Assis t(→page172)
RActiveP arking Assis t(→page188)
RParking Assis tPARKTRONIC (→page 179)
RRe ar vie wcamer a(→page183)
RCruise control (→pag e164)
RBlind Spo tAssis tand ActiveB lind Spo tAssist
(→pag e197)
RTraf ficS ign Assist (→page195)
Functions of ABS (Anti-loc kBrake System)
AB Sr egulates theb rake pressur eincritical driv‐
ing situations:
RDuring braking, e.g. at maximum full-s top
braking or insuf ficient traction of thet ires,
th ew heels ar epreve nted from blocking.
RVe hicle steerability while braking is ensured.
If ABS inter venes when braking, youw illfeel a
pulsing in theb rake pedal. The pulsating brake
pedal can be an indication of hazardous road
conditionsa nd can serveas areminder totake
ex trac arew hile driving.
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Driving and pa rking

Cancelingabrake application of Activ eB rake
Assi st
Yo uc an cancel abrake applic ationofA ctive
Brak eAssistat an ytimeb y:
RDepressing thea ccelera torp edalf ully.
RReleasing theb rake pedal.
Ac tiveB rake Assi stma ycancel theb rake appli‐
cation when one of thef ollowing condition sis
fulfilled:
RYo um aneuver to avoidtheo bstacle.
RThere is no longer arisk of collision.
RAn obs tacle is no longer de tected in front of
yo ur vehicle.
Evasiv eSteering Assis t(onl yvehicles with
Driving Assistan cepac kage )
Evasiv eSteering Assis thas thef ollowing charac‐
te rist ics:
RCan de tect stationar yorcrossing pedes‐
trians.
RCan assis tthe driver wit hadditional steering
assis tance if it de tects aswerving maneuver.
RCa nbea ctivatedbyana bruptsteering mo ve‐
ment during aswerving maneu ver.
RCan assis tduring swervin gand stra ightening
of thev ehicle.
RCan react from aspeedofa pproximately
12 mp h(20 km/h )uptoaspeedofa pprox‐
imatel y43m ph (70 km/h).
RYouc an pr eventthea ssis tance at an ytime
by activel ysteering.
&
WARNING Risk of an accident despite
Evasiv eSteering Assist
Evasiv eSteering Assis tcannot alwaysc learly
identify objects and comple xtraffic situa‐
tions.
In addition,t hesteering suppor tofEvasive
St eering Assis tisgenerallyn otsuff icien tto
av oid acollision.
In suc hcases Evasiv eSteering Assis tcan:
Rgiv eanu nnecessar ywarning or pr ovide
assis tance
Rno tg iveaw arning or no tprovide assis‐
ta nce
#Alw aysp aycareful attention tothet raf‐
fi cs ituation; do no trely on Evasive
St eering Assis talone.
#Be ready tobrak eand take evasive
action if necessar y.
#Preve ntthea ssis tance byactivel ysteer‐
ing in non-critical driving situations.
#Driv eatana ppropriat espeed if pedes‐
trians ar eclose tothep athofy ourvehi‐
cle.
Also obser vethes ysteml imitations of Evasive
St eering Assist.
Sy stem limitations
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
in thef ollowing situations:
RIn sno w,rain, fog, heavy spr ay,ift hereis
gl are, in direct sunlight or in greatlyvarying
light conditions.
RIf th es ensor saredirty ,miste du p, damaged
or co vered.
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