2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN automatic transmission

engine compartmentorontheexhaust
sy stem.
Re quirementsRThe SmartK eyis located in thev ehicle and
th ek eybat tery is no tdischar ged.
#To switc hont he powersupp ly:press but‐
to n1 (USA) or 2(Canada )once.
Yo uc an activat ethe windshield wiper ,for
ex ample.
The po wersupp lyis switched of fagain if thef ol‐
lowing condition sareme t:
RYouo pen thed rive r's door.
RYo up ress butto n1 (USA) or 2(Canada)
twice.
#To switc hont he ignition: press button1
(USA) or 2(Canada) twice.
The indicator lamps in thei nstrument clus ter
light up.
The ignition is switched of fagain if one of the
fo llowing condition sismet:
RYo udon otstar tt he vehicle within
15 minutes.
Ve hicles with automatic transmission:
The transmission is in position j.
or
The electric parking brak eisapplied.
RYoup ress butto n1 (USA) or 2(Canada)
once.
St arting the vehicle
Starting the vehicl ewiththes tart/ stop but‐
to n
Requ irements:
RThe SmartK eyis located in thev ehicle and
th eS martK eybatter yisnotdischar ged.
#Shif tthe transmission toposition jori.
#Depress theb rake pedal and push button 1
(USA) or 2(Canada) once.
#Ifth ev ehicle does no tstart:s witc hoffnon-
essential consumer sand press button 1
(USA) or 2(Canada) once.
#Ifth ev ehicle still does no tstart and the
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appear sinthe multifunction display: start
th ev ehicle in emer gency operation mode.
Yo uc an swit chofft he engine while driving by
pressing button 1(USA) or 2(Canada) for
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Requirements:Rpar kposition jis selected.
Rthea nti- thefta larms ystem is no tactivated.
Rthep anic alar misnotactivated.
Rtheh azar dwarning lightsa reswitched off.
Rtheh ood is closed.
Rthed oor sareclosed and loc ked.
Rthew indo wsand slidings unroof ar eclosed.
#Startt he vehicle using thes martphone:Rafte re very vehicle start, thee ngine runs for
te nm inutes.
Ryo uc an car ryout amaximum of tw oconsec‐
utiv estartin ga ttem pts.
Ryo uc an stop thev ehicle again at an ytime.
Rfur ther information can be found inthe
smartphone app.
Securing thee ngine agains tstarting be fore
car rying out maintenance or repair work:
#Switc hont he hazar dwarning lights.
or
#Un loc kthe doors. or
#Open
aside windo worthe sliding sunroof.
Running-in no tes
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: observethe no tesi n
th eS upplement .Otherwise, youm aynotrecog‐
niz ed angers.
To preser vethee ngine during thef irst
1, 000 miles( 1,500 km):
Rdriv eatv arying road speeds and engine
speeds.
Rdriv eind rive program Cor E.
Rchang egear befor ethe revc ounter needlei s
Ô ofthew aytother ed area of ther ev coun‐
te r.
Rdo no tshif td ow nag ear manuall yinorder to
brake.
Rav oid overstraining thev ehicle, e.g. driving at
full thro ttle.
Rve hicles with automatic transmission: do
no td epress thea ccelerator pedal be yond the
pressur epoint (kickdown).
Ronlyincrease thee ngine speed gradually and
accelerat ethe vehicle tofull speeda fter
1, 000 miles( 1,500 km).
This also applie swhent he engine or parts of the
driv etra in ha vebeen replaced.
Please also obser vethef ollowing running-in
no tes:
RIn cer tain drivinga nd drivings afet ys ystems,
th es ensor sadjus tautomatically while acer‐
tai nd ista nc eisd rive na fter thev ehicle has
been delivered or af terr epairs. Full sy stem
ef fectivenes sisnotachie vedu ntil thee nd of
th is teach-in process.
RBrak epads, brak ediscsa nd tires that are
either ne worhaveb een replaced onl yach‐
ie ve optimum braking ef fect and grip af ter
se veralh undred kilom et
er sofd riving. Com‐
pensat efor ther educed brak

ing effect by
applying greater forc etot he brak epedal.
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Non-combustedf uel ma ygetintot he cata‐
lytic con verter.
#Onl ydepress thea ccelera torp edal
slightl y.
#Have thec ause rectifie dimmediately at
aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Limited braking ef fect on salt-treate droads:
Rdue tosalt build-up on theb rake discs and
brak elining, theb raking dis tance can
increase conside rably or result in braking
onl yono ne side.
Rmaintain amuchg reater saf edista nce tothe
ve hicle in front.
To preve nt salt build-up:
Rbrak eoccasionally whil epayinga ttention to
th et raffic conditions.
Rcarefull ydepress theb rake pedal at thee nd
of thej ourne yand when startin gthe next
journe y.
ECOstart/s topf unction
Opera tingthe EC Ostart/ stopfunction
Mercedes -AMG vehicles: observethe no tesi n
th eS upplement .Otherwise, youm aynotrecog‐
niz ed angers.
The engine is au tomatical lyswitched of fifthe
fo llowing condition sareme t:
RYoub rake thev ehicle toas tandstil lintrans‐
mission position hori.
RAll vehicle conditions forana utomatic
engine stop ar emet.
The è symbol appear sinthe multifunction
displa ywhen thev ehicle is stationar y.
The engine is restar teda utomatically if:
RYour elease theb rake pedal in transmission
position hwhen theH OLD function is not
active.
RYo us hiftfromt ransmission position j.
RYoue ngaget ransmission position hork.
RYoud epress thea ccelerator pedal
RYouc hang ethe vehicle le vel.
RAn automatic engin estart is necessar y.
If th ee ngine wasswitched of fbythe EC Ostart/
st op function and youl eave thev ehicle, awarn‐
ing tone sounds. The 9HKLFOH2SHUDWLRQDO6 ZLWFK
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also appear sinthe multifunction displa y.Ifyo u
do no tswitc hoffthei gnition ,the ignition is
automatically switched of fafter one minu te.
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%The values fore ngine outpu tand engine tor‐
qu em aydeviat efromt he nominal values.
Items that can influence this are, fore xam‐
ple:
REngines peed
RSea level
RFu el grade
ROutside temp erature
Automatic transmission
DIREC TSELECT leve r
Fu nction of theD IRECT SELECT le ver
&
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildren ar eleftu nat tende dint hevehicle,
th ey could:
ROpe ndoors,t hereb yendangering other
persons or road users
RGe tout of thev ehicle and be hit by
oncoming traf fic
ROperat evehicle equipment
In addition, thec hildren could also se tthe
ve hicle in motion, fore xamp le,by:
RRe leasing thep arking brake
RShifting thet ransmission out of park
position j
RStartin gthe engine.
#Ne verlea ve children and animals unat‐
te nde dint hevehicle.
#When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle.
#Ke ep theS martK eyout of ther eac hof
ch ildren.
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetoi ncor‐
re ct gearshifting
If th ee ngine speed is higher than thei dle
speed and youe ngaget he transmission posi‐
tion hork,t hevehicle ma yaccelerate
sharply.
#If yo ue ngaget he transmission position
h ork alwaysd epress theb rake
pedal firm lyand do no taccelerat eat
th es ame time.
Use theD IRECT SELECT le vertos hiftthe trans‐
mission position. The cur rent transmission posi‐
tio nisd ispl ay ed in them ultifunction displa y.
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Park position jis engaged automaticall yifone
of thef ollowing condition sismet:
Ryo us wit ch thee ngine of fwitht he transmis‐
sion in position hork.
Ryouo pen thed rive r's door when thev ehicle
is stationar yorwhen drivin gataveryl ow
speed and thet ransmission is in position h
or k.
Engaging driv eposition D
#Depress theb rake pedal and push the
DIRECT SELECTl everdow np astthe firs t
point of resis tance.
The transmission positio ndispl ay sho wsh
in them ultifunction displa y.
When thea utomatic transmission is in transmis‐
sion position h,itshiftstheg ear sautomati‐
call y.This depends on thef ollowing factors:
Rth es elected driv eprogram
Rthep osition of thea ccelera torp edal
Rther oad speed
Manual gearshifting
&
WARNING Risk of skidding and of an
accident duetos hifting down on slippery
ro ad sur faces
If yo us hiftd ow nons lipperyroad sur faces to
inc rease thee ngine braking ef fect, thed rive
wheels ma ylose traction.
#Do no tshif td ow nons lipperyroad sur‐
fa ces toinc rease thee ngine braking
ef fect.
#To activate: pullsteering wheel gearshift
paddle 1or2.
Manual gearshiftin gisactivated foras hort
time. The cur rent gear is displa yedint he
multifunction displa y.
#Toshif tup:pull steering wheel gearshift
paddle 2.
#Toshif tdow n:pull steering wheel gearshift
paddle 1.
#Todeactivate: pullsteering wheel gearshift
paddle 2and hold it in place.
The transmissionp ositionhappear sinthe
multifunction displa y.
% Ifyo us elect theManual drivesetting in
driv eprogram I,m anua lgearshifting is per‐
manently activated.
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: observethe no tesi n
th eS upplement .Otherwise, youm aynotrecog‐
niz ed angers.
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Electric parking brake
Electric parking brak efunction (app lying
automatically)
& WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If yo ul eave children unaccompanied in the
ve hicle, they ma ybea bletos etthev ehicle in
motion, fore xamp leby:
RRe leasing thep arking brake.
RShifting thet ransmission out of park
position j.
RStartin gthe engine.
In addition, they ma yoperat evehicle equip‐
ment.
#Ne verlea ve children and animals unat‐
te nde dint hevehicle.
#When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle.
The electric parking brak eisapplied if thet rans‐
mission is in position jand one of thef ollow‐
ing condition sisfulfilled:
RThe engin eisswitched off.
RThe seat belt tongueisn otinser tedint he
seat belt buckle of thed rive r's seat and the
driver's door is opened.
% Toprev ent application: pull theh andle of the
electric parking brake.
In thef ollowing situations, thee lectric parking
brak eisa lso engaged:
RActiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONICisb ringing
th ev ehicle toas tandstill.
RThe HOL Dfunction is keeping thev ehicle sta‐
tionar y.
RActiveP arking Assis tiskeeping thev ehicle
st ationar y.
This is onl ythe case if one of thef ollowing con‐
ditions is also fulfilled:
RThe engine is switched off.
RThe seat belt tongueisn otinser tedint he
seat belt buckle of thed rive r's seat and the
driver's door is opened.
RTher eisas ystem malfunction.
RThe po wersupply is insuf ficient.
RThe vehicle is stationar yfor alengt hyperiod.
When thee lectric parking brak eisapplied, the
F (USA) or !(Canada) indicator lamp
lights up in thei nstrument clus ter.
The electric parking brak eisnotautomatically
applied if thee ngine is switched of fbythe ECO
st art/ stop function.
Electric parking brak efunction (releasing
automatically)
The electric parking brak eisreleased when the
fo llowing condition sarefulfilled:
RThe engin eisrunning.
RThes eatb eltt ongue is inser tedi nt othe seat
belt buckle of thed rive r's seat.
RThe transmission is in position hork and
yo ud epress thea ccelera torp edalory ou
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Requirements:RThe vehicle is stationar y.
RThe driver's door is closed or thes eat belt on
th ed rive r's side is fastened.
RThe engine is running or hasb eena utomati‐
cally switched of fbythe EC Ostart/s top
function.
RThe electric parking brak eisreleased.
RActiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONICi snotacti‐
va ted.
RVe hicles with automatic transmission:
The transmission is in position h,kori.
Ac tivatin gthe HOLDf unction
#Depress theb rake pedal and af teras hort
time depress fur ther until theë display
appear sinthe multifunction displa y.
#Release theb rake pedal.
Deactivating the HOLD function
#Depress thea ccelerator pedal topull away.
or
#Depress theb rake pedal until theë dis‐
pla yd isappear sfromt he multifunction dis‐
pla y.
The HOLD function is deactivated in thef ollow‐
ing situations:
RWhen ActiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONICi s
acti vated.
RVe hicles with automatic transmission:
when transmission position jis selected.
RWhen thev ehicle is secured wit hthe electric
parking brake.
In thef ollowing situations, thev ehicle is held by
th et ransmission position jorby thee lectric
parking brake:
RWhen thes eat belt is unfas tened and the
driver's door is opened.
RWhen thee ngine is switched off.
RWhen ther eisam alfunction in thes ystemo r
if th ep ower supply is insu fficient.
AIR BODY CONT ROL
AIR BODY CONT ROLfunction
AI RB ODYC ONTROL is an air suspension sy stem
wit hvariable dampingf or improveddriving com‐
fo rt.T he all-round le velc ontrol sy stem ensures
th eb estp ossible suspension and const ant
groundc learance, evenw ithal aden vehicle.
When driving at speed, thev ehicle is lo wered
automaticall ytoimprove driving saf etya nd to
re duce fuel consum ption. The option of manually
adjustin gthe vehicle le velisa lsoavailable.
AI RB ODYC ONTROL comprises:
RAir suspension wit hvariable spring rate
RAu tomatic le velc ontrol sy stem
RSpeed-dependent lo wering toreduce fuel
consum ption
RManuall yselecta ble high-le vels etting for
grea terg round cleara nce
RADS PLUS (Ada ptiveD amping Sy stem with
const ant dampingf orce adjustment)
RDYNA MIC SELECT switc hand le velb utton
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Re quirements
RThe $XWR 5HDU 9LHZ &DP function is selec‐
te dint he multimedia sy stem.
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vie w.
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some time or af terani gnitionc ycle.
Assigning thec amer aasaf avorite
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multimedia sy stem byassignin gitasaf avorite .
#Press theò button on thet ouchpad or
contro ller.
The main function saredispla yed.
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Activ eP arking Assist
Function of Activ eP arking Assist
Ac tiveP arking Assis tisanelectronic pa rking
assis tance sy stem whic huses ultrasound and is
automaticall yactivated during forw ardt rave l.
The sy stem is operational at speeds of up to
appr oximatel y22m ph (35 km/h). When all the
conditions ar efulfilled, thec symbol appears
in them ultifunction displa yand thes ystema uto‐
maticall ysear ches fora nd measu resp arking
spaces on bo thsides of thev ehicle parallel and
perpendicular tothed irection of tra vel. If Active
Pa rking Assis tisactivated, suitable parking
spaces ar edispla yedint he multimedia sy stem. The
ë symbol appear sinthe multifunction
displa y.The ar rowsshowonw hichs ide of the
car riag ewa yfreep arking spaces ar elocated.
The parking spac eand,ifn eces sary,thep arking
direction can be selected as desired. Active
Pa rking Assis tcalculates asuitable vehicle path
and assists youinp arkingand exitin gthe park‐
ing space.
Ve hicles with automatic transmission: Active
Pa rking Assis tchanges gear,a ccelerates, brakes
and steer sthe vehicle.
Ac tiveP arking Assis tisonlyana id. It is no ta
substitut efor your attentio ntothe sur roundings.
The responsibility fors afem aneu vering and
pa rking remains wit hyou. Mak esuret hat no
persons, animals or objectse tc. areinthe
maneuvering range.
Ac tiveP
ark
ing Assis tiscanceled if, amongo ther
th ings ,one of thef ollowing actions is car ried
out:
RYo ud eactivat eParking Assis tPARKTRONIC.
RYoud eactivat eActiv eParking Assist.
RYoub egin steering.
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