2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN break

Atag lance .................................................... 6
Cockpit ........................................................... 6
Overvie wofwarning and indicator lamps ...... .8
Overhead contro lpanel ................................ 12
Doorc ontrol panel and sea tadjustment ....... 14
Emergencies and breakdowns ...................... 16
DigitalOperato r'sM anua l........................ .18
Callin gupt he Digital Operator's Manual ...... 18
Generalnotes ............................................. 19
Pr otecting thee nvironment. ......................... 19
Mercedes-BenzG enuineParts ....................... 19
Operator's Manual ........................................2 0
Service and vehicle operation ....................... 21
Operating saf ety. .......................................... 22
Declarat ionofc onformity forw ireless
ve hicle components. ....................................2 3
Diagnost ics connection ................................ 24
Qualified specialis tworks hop ....................... 25
Cor rect us eoft hevehicle ............................2 5
Problems wit hyour vehicle ........................... 25
Re portin gsafet yd efects .............................. .25
Limited Warrant y......................................... .26 QR codes
fort he rescue car d....................... 26
Ve hicle dat astorage .....................................2 6
Copyright .. .................................................... 29
Occupant safety......................................... 31
Re stra int sy stem .......................................... .31
Seatb elts ..................................................... 33
Airbag s......................................................... 38
PRE-SAFE
®sy stem ....................................... 45
Children in thev ehicle ................................. .46
No tesonp etsint hevehicle .........................5 6
Opening and closing.................................. 57
SmartK ey...................................................... 57
Doors ............................................................ 62
Tr unk ............................................................ 65
Ro ller sun blinds .......................................... .71
Sid ew indo ws ................................................ 72
Sliding sunroof .............................................. 76
Anti-thef tprotection .................................... .81
Seats and stowing .................................... .83
No tesont he cor rect driver's seatp osition ... 83Seats ............................................................
84
St eering wheel ............................................. .93
Using them emor yfunction .......................... 96
St ow agea reas .............................................. 97
Cup holder .................................................. 105
Ashtr ayand cigar ette lighter ...................... .106
Soc kets ....................................................... 107
Wi reless chargingoft he mobile phone
and connection wit hthe exterior antenna ... 110
Ins talling or removing thef loor mats ........... 112
Light and visibility .................................... 114
Exterio rlighting ........................................... 114
Interior lighting ............................................ 118
Wi ndshield wipe rand windshield washer
sy stem ........................................................ 120
Mir rors ........................................................ 122
Operating thes un visor s............................. 125
Infrared reflectiv ewindshield ..................... .125
Climat econtrol ......................................... 127
Overvie wofclimatecontro lsystems ......... .127
Operating thec limat econtrol sy stem ......... 128
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Conte nts

Drivingand pa rking ................................. 134
Driving ........................................................ 134
DY NA MIC SELECT switc h............................1 42
Au tomatic transmission .............................. 143
Re fueling ..................................................... 147
Pa rking ...................................................... .149
Driving and driving saf etys ystems .............. 157
Instrument Displa yand on-board
compu ter.................................................. 203
Instrument Displ ayove rview. .................... .203
Overvie wofthe buttons on thes teering
wheel ......................................................... .204
Operating theo n-boar dcomputer .............. 204
Setting thea dditional value rang e. ............. 206
Overvie wofdispl ay sont he multifunc‐
tion displa y................................................ .206
Ad justing thei nstrument lighting ............... .207
Menus and submenus ................................ 207
Head-up Displa y.......................................... 214
Vo ice Control Sy stem ............................... 216
No tesono perating saf ety. .......................... 216
Operation ....................................................2 16Using
theV oice Control Sy stem ef fec‐
tively ........................................................... 218
Essentia lvoice commands .......................... 218
Multimedia sy stem .................................. 229
Overvie wand operation .............................. 229
Sy stem settings .......................................... 237
Na vigation .................................................. 249
Te lephone. .................................................. 273
Online and Interne tfunctions ..................... 289
Media ......................................................... 296
Ra dio .......................................................... 308
Sound .........................................................3 16
Maintenanceand care............................. 319
ASS YSTP LUSs ervice inter vald ispla y......... 319
Engine compartment .................................. 320
Cleaning and car e....................................... 326
Breakdown assistance ............................334
Emergency .................................................. 334
Fla ttire. ...................................................... 334
Batter y(vehicle) ......................................... 340 To
ws tartin gort owing away ....................... 345
Electrica lfuses ........................................... 350
Wheel sand tires ...................................... 354
No tesonn oise or unusualh andlingchar‐
acteristic s................................................... 35 4
Re gular checking of wheels and tires ......... 354
No tesons nowc hains ................................ 355
Ti re pressur e............................................. .356
Loading thev ehicle .....................................3 61
Ti re labeling ................................................ 366
Definition of term sfor tires and loading ..... 372
Changingaw heel........................................ 374
Te ch nical data .......................................... 384
No tesont echnical dat a.............................. 384
Ve hicle electronics .....................................3 84
Ve hicle identification plate, VIN and
engine number ...........................................3 86
Operating fluids .. ........................................ 388
Ve hicle dat a................................................ 394
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16Atag lanc e–Emer gencie sand breakdowns

Whattodo in thee vent of an accident
1 QR codef or accessing ther escue card →
26
2 Safetyv ests →
334
3 Button fort he SOS emer gency cal lsyst em and
breakdown assis tance →
286
4 Checking and topping up operating fluids →
388
5 Tow- startin gand towing away →
346
6 Flat tire →
3347Startin gassis tance →
342
8 Haza rdwa rning lights →
116
9 Fuelfiller flap wit hinstruction labels fort ire
pressure ,fuel type and QR code fora ccessing
th er escue card →
147
A Tow- startin gand towing away →
346
B TIREFIT kit →
336
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Service andvehicl eoperation
Vehicl eoperation outside theU SAor Canada
When youa reabroad withyour vehicle, obser ve
th ef ollowing points:
RService points or replacemen tparts ma ynot
be available immediatel y.
RUnleaded fuel ma ynotbe available forv ehi‐
cles wit hacatalytic con verter .L eaded fuel
ma ycause damag etothe catalytic con verter.
RThe fuel ma yhave anextreme lylowo ctane
number .Unsuita ble fuel can cause engine
damage.
Some Mercedes-Benz models ar eavailable in
Europe thro ugh our European De liveryP rogram.
Fo rm orei nformation, please consult an au thor‐
ized Mercedes‑Benz service center ,orwrite to
one of thef ollowing address:
In theU SA:
Mercedes-Benz US A,LLC
EuropeanD eliveryDepartment
One Mercedes Drive
Montvale,NJ0 7645-0350 In Canada:
Mercedes-Benz Canada
,Inc.
EuropeanD eliveryDepartment
98 Vande rhoof Avenue
To ronto, Ontario M4G 4C9
Maintenance
Yo ur cus tomer advisor confirms thes ervice in
th es ervice report.
Ro adside Assistance
The Mercedes-Benz Roadside Assis tance Pro‐
gram of fers tech nica lhelpint he case of a
breakdown. Your calls tothet oll-free Roadside
Assis tance Hotline ar eanswe redbyo ur agents
24 hour sad ay,3 65 da ysay ear.
1-800-FOR-MERCedes (1-800-367-63 72)(USA)
1-800-387-0 100( Canada)
Yo uc an find fur ther information in the
Mercedes-BenzR oadside Assistance Program
brochure (USA) orthe" Roadside Assis tance" section in
them aintenanc eand warrant yinfor‐
mation bookle t(Canada). Youw illfind bo thin
th ev ehicle document wallet.
Chang eofaddress or chang eofo wnership
Inthee vent of achang eofa ddress, please send
us the" Notification of address change" in the
Service and Guarantee bookle torsimply cal lthe
Mercedes-BenzC ustomer Assis tance Center
(USA) on theh otline number
1-800-FO R-MERCedes (1-800-367-63 72)o rC us‐
to mer Service (Canada )on1 -800-387-0 100. We
can then reac hy ou in atimel yfashion, if neces‐
sar y.
If yo us ellyour Mercedes, pleasel eave all litera‐
tur eint hevehicle so that it is available tothe
next owner .Ify ou ha vepur chased aused vehi‐
cle, please send us the" Notice of Pur chase of
Used Car" in theS ervice and Guarantee booklet
or simpl ycall theM ercedes-Benz Cus tomer
Assis tance Center (USA) at theh otline number
1-800-FO R-MERCedes (1-800-367-63 72)o rC us‐
to mer Service (Canada )at1 -800-387-0 100.
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Theresponsibility fors afem aneu vering and
pa rking remains wit hyou. Mak esuret hat no
persons, animals or objectse tc. areinthe
maneuvering range.
Ar isk of acollision ma yarise in thef ollowing sit‐
uations, fore xamp le:
RIfth ed rive rm ixes up thea ccelera tora nd
brak epedals.
RIfth ew rong gear is selecte d.
The Driv eAwayA ssist function is activ eunder
th ef ollowing conditions:
RIfPa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC is activated.
REver ytimet he gear is changed tok orh
when thev ehicle is at astandstill.
RIfth ed etected obs tacle is less than appr ox.
3.3 ft(1.0 m) away.
RIfth em aneuvering assis tant functio nisa cti‐
va tedint he multimedia sy stem.
Sy stem limitations
Driv eAwayA ssist is notavailable on inclines. Fu
nction of Cross Traf ficA lert
% Alsoread thei nstruction sonBlind Spot
Assis t(
→page197).
Ve hicles with Blind Spo tAssis t:Dr iver scan
also be warned of an ycrossing traf ficw hen
back ing out of aparkin gspace. If acritical situa‐
tion is de tected, awarning symbol appear son
th ec amer aimag eoft he multimedia sy stem. If
th ed rive rd oes no trespond tothew arning ,the
ve hicle's brakes can be applied automaticall y.To
do this, thef unction uses ther adar sensors in
th eb umper .The area adjacen ttothevehicle is
continually monitored.
If th er adar sen

sors areo bstructed byvehicles
or other objects, de tection is no tpossible.
The Cross Traf ficA lertfunction is acti veunder
th ef ollowing conditions:
RIf Blind Spo tAssis tisa ctivated.
RIfth ev ehicle is backing up at walkin gpace.
RIfth em aneuvering assis tant functio nisa cti‐
va tedint he multimedia sy stem.
The Cross Traf ficA lertfunction is no tavailable
on inclines. Deactivating/activating
them aneuvering
assistant
Multimedia sy stem:
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3 DUNLQJ.0DQHXYHULQ J$VVLVW
#Switc hthe function on Oor off ª.
ATTENTION ASSIST
Fu nction of ATTENTION ASSIST
AT TENTION ASSIS Tassists youo nlong, mon oto‐
nous journe ys,e .g. on free ways and trunk roads.
If AT TENTION ASSIS Tdetects ind icator soff ati‐
gue or increasing lapse sinconcentration on the
par toft he driver ,itsuggests taking abreak .
AT TENTION ASSIS Tisonlyana id. It cann ot
alw aysd etect fatigue or lapses in concentration
unti ltoo late. The sy stem is no tasubstitut efor a
we ll-res teda nd attentiv edrive r.On long jour‐
ne ys,tak er egular break singood time that allow
fo ra dequ ater ecuperation.
Yo uc an choose between tw osettings.
RSt andard: normal sy stem sensitivity.
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RSensitive:higher system sensitivity .The
driver is warned earlier and thea ttention
le ve ld etected byATTENTION ASSIS Tisadap‐
te da ccording ly.
If dr owsiness or increasing lapses in concentra‐
tion ar edetected, the$77(17,21 $66,67 7DNH
D% UHDN warning appear sinthe Instrument Dis‐
pla y.Yo uc an ackn owledg ethe messag eand
ta ke ab reak wher enecessar y.Ifyo udon ottake
ab reak and ATTENTION ASSIS Tcontinues to
de tect increasing lapsesinc oncentration,you
will be warned again af teram inimumo f
15 minutes.Youc an ha vethef ollowing status information for
AT TENTION ASSIS Tdispla yedint he assis tance
menu of theo n-boar dcomputer:
RThe lengt hofthe journe ysince thel ast
break.
RThe attention le veld etermined byATTENTION
ASSIS T.
If AT TENTION ASSIS Tisunable tocalculat ethe
attention le vela nd canno tissue awarning ,the
6\VWHP 6XVSHQ GHGmessage appears.
If aw arning is given in theI nstrument Displa y,
th em ultimedia sy stem of fers to sear chforar est
area. Youc an select aresta reaa nd star tn aviga‐
tio ntot hisrest area. This function can be activa‐
te da nd deactivated in them ultimedia sy stem.
If AT TENTION ASSIS Tisdeactivated, theé
symbol appear sinthe assis tance graphicint he
Instrument Displa ywhen thee ngine is running.
AT TENTION ASSIS Tisactivated automatically
when thee ngine is re-sta rted. The las tselected
sensitivity le velremain sstore d. Sy
stem limitations
AT TENTION ASSIS Tisactiveint he37 mph
(60 km/h) to124m ph (200 km/h) speed range.
The functionality of ATTENTION ASSIS Tis
re stricted, and warnings ma ybedelayedorn ot
occur at all in thef ollowing situations:RIfyo uh ave been driving forl ess than 30
minutes.
RIf th er oad condition is poor (une venr oad
sur face or po tholes).
RIfth er eisas tron gs idew ind.
RIf yo ua dop tas porty drivings tyle (highcor‐
nering speeds or high ratesofa cceleration).
RIfth eS teering Assis tfunction of ActiveD is‐
ta nce Assist DISTRONICisa ctive.
RIfth et ime has been se tincor rectly.
RIn acti vedriving situations, if youc hange
lanes and vary your speedf requ entl y.
The ATTENTION ASSIS Ttiredness or alertness
assessment is dele teda nd restar tedw hen con‐
tinuing thej ourne yinthefollowing situations:
RIf yo us wit ch offt he engine.
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RIfyo uu nfas teny our seat belt and open the
driver's door (e.g. chang edrive rs or take a
break).
Setting ATTENTION ASSIST
Multimedia sy stem:
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7,21 $66,67
Setting options
#Select 6WDQGDUG, 6HQVLWLYHor2II.
Suggesting aresta rea
#Select 6XJJHVW 5HV W$UHD .
#Activate Oor deacti vate thef unction ª.
If AT TENTION ASSIS Tdetects fatigue or
increasing la ckof attention ,itsuggests a
re st area in thev icinit y.
#Selectas uggestedr esta rea.
Yo ua reguided tothes elected rest area.
Traf ficS ign Assist
Function of Traf ficS ign Assist
Traf ficS ign Assist detects traf fics igns using
multifunction came ra1.Ita ssists youbyd is‐
playing de tected speed limits and overtaking
re strictions in thei nstrument clus ter. Since
Traf ficS ign Assist also usesthed ata
st ored in then avigation sy stem, it can update
th ed ispla yint hefollowing situations without
de tecting traf fics igns:
RWhent hevehicle changes roads, e.g .slip
ro ad or mo torw ay ex it.
RWhen avillag eort ownb oundar yispassed
whic hiss tore dint he digital map.
The camer aalso de tects traf fics igns wi tha
re striction indicated byan additional sign (e.g.
re latin gtow etconditions).
Wa rning when them aximum permissible
speed is exceeded
The sy stem can warnyouify ou unintentionally
exc eed them aximum permissible speed. Todo
th is, youc an specify in them ultimedia sy stem
by howm ucht he maximum permissible speed
can be exceeded befor eawarning is issued. You
can specify whe ther thew arning is tobe jus ta
visual warning or an acoustic one as well.
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