2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN center console

*NO
TEImpairment of theo perating ef fi‐
ciency of ther estraint sy stems from
ins talling accessories or from repair sor
we lding
Airbags, Emer gency Tensioning Devices, as
we ll as control unit sand sensor sfor the
re stra int sy stems, ma ybeinstalled in thef ol‐
lowing areas of your vehicle:
RDoors
RDoor pillars
RDoors ills
RSeats
RCockpit
RInstrument clus ter
RCente rconsole
#Do no tins tall accessories suc hasaudio
sy stems in these areas.
#Do no tcarry out repair sorw elding.
#Have accessori esretrofitted at aquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop.
Yo uc ould je opardizet he operating saf etyofy our
ve hicle if youu se parts ,tires and wheelsasw ell
as accessories releva nt tosaf etyw hichh ave not
been appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz. Saf ety-re le‐
va nt sy stems, e.g. theb rake system, ma ymal‐
function .Onlyu se Mercedes-Benz GenuineParts
or parts of equal quality. Onlyuse tires, wheels
and accessor yparts that ha vebeen specifically
appr ovedfor your vehicle model.
Mercedes-BenzG enuineParts aresubject to
st rict qualityc ontrol. Eac hparth as been spe‐
ciall ydeve loped, manufactured or selecte dfor
Mercedes-Benzv ehicles andfine-tuned fort hem.
Therefore, onl yMercedes-Benz GenuineParts
should be used.
Mor ethan 300,000 dif fere nt Mercedes-Benz
GenuineParts ar eavailable forM ercedes-Benz
models.
All au thorized Mercedes-Benz Center smaintain
as upply of Mercedes-Benz GenuineParts for
necessary service and repair work.Ina ddition,
st ra tegically located parts-deliver ycenter spro‐
vide forq uic ka nd reliable parts service. Alw
ayss pecify thev ehicle identification number
(VIN) (→pag e386) when ordering Mercedes-
Benz GenuineParts.
Operator's Manual
This Operator's Manual describes all models and
all standar dand optional equipment available for
yo ur vehicle at thet ime of this Opera tor's Man‐
ua lgoing topress. Countr y-specific dif fere nces
ar ep ossible. No tethat your vehicle ma ynotbe
equipped wit hallfe atures descri bed. This also
applies tosaf ety-re leva nt sy stems and functions.
Therefore, thee quipment on your vehicle may
dif ferf romt hat in thed escription sand illustra‐
tions.
The original pur chase contract documentation
fo ry our vehicle contains alistofa ll ofthes ys‐
te ms in your vehicle.
Should youh ave anyq uestion sconcerning
equipment and operation, please consult an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
The Operator's Manual and Maintenanc eBooklet
ar ei mp ortant documents and shoul dbekeptin
th ev ehicle.
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General no tes

Thereisar isk of inju ry,p articularly in the
ev ent of sudden braking or asudden change
in direction.
#Alw ayss towo bject ssot hatthey can‐
no tb ethrow na roun dins uchs itua‐
tions.
#Alw aysm akes uret hat objectsdon ot
pr otru de from stowages paces, luggage
nets or stowagen ets.
#Close thel oc kable stow ages paces
befor estarti ngajou rney .
#Alw ayss towa nd secur eheavy ,hard,
pointe d, sharp-edged, fragile or bulky
objects in thet runk.
&
WARNING Risk of burn sfromt ailpipes
and tailpipe trim
The tailpipe and tailpipe trim can become
ve ry hot. If youc om eintoc ontact wit hthese
parts of thev ehicle, youc ouldbur nyourself.
#Alw aysbep articular lycareful around
th et ailpipe and thet ailpipe trim.
#Allo wthe vehicle parts tocool down
befor eyou touc ht hem.
The handling characteristic sofyourvehicle are
dependent on thed istribution of thel oad within
th ev ehicle. Yous hould bear thef ollowing in
mind when loadin gthe vehicle:
Rne vere xceed thep ermissible gross mass or
th ep ermissible axle loads fort he vehicle
(including occupants). The values ar especi‐
fi ed on thev ehicle identification plat eonthe
ve hicle's B-pillar.
Rthel oad mus tnotprotru de abo vetheu pper
edg eoft he seat backrests.
Ralwaysp lace thel oad behind unoccupied
seats if possible.
Rsecur ethe load using thet ie-down eyes and
distribut ethe load evenly.
St ow ages pace sint hevehicl einterior
Overvie wofthe front stowage compa rt‐
ments
1St ow agec ompartment in thed oors
2Stow age/telephonec ompartment inthe
armres twithm ultimedia connections and
stow agec ompartment ,e.g.f or an MP3
pla yer
3Stow agec ompartment in thef ront center
console wit haUSB por t(depending on the
ve hicle's equipment)
4Glo vebox
98
Seats and stowing

#Toremo ve:slid ecatch 2forw ards and pull
out cup holder 1.
#Toinstall: insertcup holder 1and slide
bac kcatch 2.
% The cup holder rubber mat can be remo ved
fo rc leaning, e.g. using clean, luk ewarm
wate r.
Opening thec up holder in ther ear armrest
* NO
TEDama getothec up holder
When ther ear armres tisfolded bac kthe cup
holder could become damaged.
#Onl yfold ther ear armres tbackw hen
th ec up holder is closed.#Press cup holder 1or2.
#Place aconta iner in or remo veac ontainer
from cup holder 1or2.
Ashtra yand cigar ette lighter
Using thea shtr ayinthef ront center console
* NO
TEDama getothes towa ge compart‐
mentu nderthe ashtr ay
Thestow agec ompartment unde rthe ashtray
is no theat resis tant and could be damage dif
yo ur estal it cigar ette on it.
#Mak esuret hat thea shtr ayis fully
engaged.
#To open: push up thec over 2 ofthea sh‐
tra yoni tsright or lef tside.
10 6
Seats and stowing

RYoua ppl ythe parking brake.
RYoue ngage j.
RESP®inte rvenes.
RYo uo pen thet ailgate.
Sy stem limitations of Activ eP arking Assist
Objects located abo veor belo wthe de tection
ra ng eofA ctiveParking Assis tare notd etected
when thep arking space is being measured.
These ar ealso no ttaken in toaccount when the
parkin gmaneuver is calculated, e.g. overhanging
loads, overhang sorl oadingr amps of truc ksor
th eb oundaries of parking spaces. In some cir‐
cums tances, ActiveP arking Assis tmaytherefore
guide youi ntot he parking space prematurely.
&
WARNING Risk of accident duet o
object slocated abo veor belo wthe
de tection rang eofA ctiveParking Assist
If th er ea reobjects abo veor belo wthe
de tection range, thef ollowing situations may
arise:
RAc tiveP arking Assis tmaysteer tooe arly.
RVehicles with automatic transmis‐
sion: Thevehicle ma ynotstop in front of
th ese objects.
This could cause acollision.
#Inthese situations, do no tuse Active
Pa rking Assist.
Sn owfa ll or heavy rain ma ylead toap arking
spaceb eingmeasured inaccuratel y.Pa rking
spaces that ar epartial lyoccupied bytraile rdraw
bar sm ight no tbeidentified as suc horbemeas‐
ured incor rectly .Only us eActiv eParking Assist
on le vel, high-grip ground.
Do no tuse ActiveP arking Assis tinthefollowing
situations:
RIf yo ua redrivingine xtremeweather condi‐
tions suc hasice,p ackeds noworinh eavy
ra in.
RIfyo ua retransport ingaload that pr otru des
be yond thev ehicle.
RIfth ep arking space is on asteep downhill or
uphill gradient.
RIf yo uh ave installed sno wchains. Ac
tiveP arking Assis tmayalso displa yparking
spaces that ar enotsuitable forp arking, e.g.:
RParking spaces wher eparkin gisp rohibited.
RPa rking spaces on unsuitable sur faces.
Ac tiveP arking Assis twill no tassis tyou with
parking spaces at right angles tothed irection of
tr av el in thef ollowing situations:
RIf tw oparkin gspaces ar elocated immedi‐
atel ynexttoe acho ther.
RIfth ep arking space is directly next toalow
obs tacle such asalow curb.
Ac tiveP arking Assis twill no tassis tyou with
parking spaces at right angles tothed irection of
tr ave lint hefollowing situations:
RIf th ep arking space is on acurb.
RIfth ep arking space is bordered byan obs ta‐
cl
e ,e .g. atree, ap ostoratraile r.
Park ing wit hActive Park ing Assist
% Depending on thev ehicle's equipment, the
button ma yalso be located at adiffe re nt
positio ninthe center console.
Driving and parking 18
9

Ifth ed ownload is comple teda nd theu pdat eis
re ady fori ns tallation ,you will be informed of this
af te rt he next ignition cycle, fore xamp le.
Re quirements fort he ins tallation:
RThe ignition is switched off.
RNo tesa nd warnings ha vebeen read and
accep ted.
RThe elect ricp arkin gb rake is applied.
If all requirements ar emet,t he updat ewill be
ins talled. The multimedia sy stem cannot be
operated while theu pdat eisb eing ins talled and
ve hicle functions ar erestricted.
If er rors should occur during thei nstallation ,the
multimedia sy stem automaticall yattem ptst o
re stor et he pr evious version. If restoration of the
pr ev ious version is no tpossible,as ymbol
appear sonthe center console displa y.Please
consult aqualified specialis tworks hop to
re solv ethe problem.
Re setfunction
Multimedia sy stem:
,6\VWHP.5HVHW
Pe rsonal dat aisdeleted, fore xamp le:
Rstatio npresets
Rconnec tedm obile phones
#Select <HV.
If PIN pr otection is activated, apromp tappears
asking if youa lso wish torestor et his tothef ac‐
to ry settings during areset.
#Select <HV
#Enterthec urrent PIN.
The PIN is reset.
Or
#Select 1R.
The cur rent PIN stay st he same af terr eset‐
ting.
% Ifyo uh ave forg otteny our PIN ,anauthorized
Mercedes-Ben zCente rcan deactivat eyour
PIN pr otection fory ou. Ap
romp tappear sagain asking whe ther you
re all yw ish toreset.
#Select <HV.
The multimedia sy stem is rese ttot hefactory
settings.
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Multimedia sy stem

Adjusting (rea rpassenger compa rt‐
ment) ...................................................1 33
Gl ove box. ............................................ 133
Air vents
see Air vents
Ai r-re circulation mode ............................ 130
Airflow ...................................................... 127
AIRP ANEL (Care) ...................................... 329
Alarm see Panic alarm
Alar msystem
see ATA( anti-thef talarm system)
Alternativ eroute
see Route
Amb ient lighting ...................................... 119
Android Auto ............................................ 284
Connecting amobilephone ................. 285
Ending ................................................. 285
No te .................................................... 284
Overvie w............................................. 284
Sound settings .................................... 285
Tr ans ferred vehicle dat a......................2 86Animals
Pets in thev ehicle ................................. 56
Anti-loc kbraking sy stem
see AB S(Anti-loc kBrake System)
Anti-skid chains
see Sno wchains
Anti-thef talarm system
see ATA( anti-thef talarm system)
Anti-thef tprotection
Immobilizer ............................................ 81
Anti-thef tprotection
see ATA( anti-thef talarm system)
Anticipator yoccupant pr otection
see PRE- SAFE
®(anticipator yoccu‐
pant pr otection)
see PRE-SAFE®PLUS (anticipatory
occupant pr otection plus)
Apple CarPlay™ ....................................... 283
Connecting an iPhone
®....................... 283
Ending ................................................ .284
No tes. ................................................. 283
Overvie w............................................. 283
Sound settings .................................... 284 Tr
ans ferred vehicle dat a......................2 86
Ashtr ay
Fr ont center console ........................... 106
Re ar passenger compartment ............ .107
Assistance graphic
Menu (on-boa rdcompute r) .................. 208
Assistanc esystems
see Drivings afet ys yst em
ASS YSTP LUS............................................ 319
Displ aying thes ervice due dat e........... 319
Fu nction/no tes. ................................... 319
Non-operational times wit hthe bat‐
te ry disconnec ted. .............................. 32 0
Re gular maintenance work .................. 319
Special service requ irements .............. .319
ATA (anti-thef talarm system) .................. .81
Deactivating thea larm. ......................... 82
Fu nctio n................................................. 81
AT TENTION ASSIST ..........................193, 195
Fu nctio n.............................................. 193
Setting ................................................. 195
Sy stem limitations .............................. .193
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Index

Child seatFront passenger seat (no tes) ................. 53
Fr ont passenger seat (rear ward-
fa cing/for ward-facing) .......................... 53
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX)( installing) ............ .51
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX)( notes) .................. 49
No tes. .................................................... 46
To pT ether ..............................................5 2
Child seat saf etyf eature .......................... 49
Children Child seats afet yf eatur e....................... .49
Re stra int sy stems ................................. .46
Cigar ette lighter
Fr ont center console ............................1 07
Cleaning see Care
Climat econtrol ........................................ 127
3-zone au tomatic climate control
panel ................................................... 127
Ac tivating/deactivating .......................1 28
Ac tivating/deactivating theA /C
function (cont rolp anel) ...................... .128
Ac tivating/deactivating theA /C
function (multimedia sy stem) .............. 128 Ac
tivating/deactivating thes ynchro‐
nization function (cont rolp anel) .......... 129
Ac tivating/deactivating thes ynchro‐
nization function (multimedia sys‐
te m) ..................................................... 130
Ad justing thec limat estyle settings ..... 129
Air di stribution settings .............. .....
....1
29
Air-recirculation mode ......................... 130
Au tomatic control ................................ 128
Climat estyle function .......................... 129
Defrosting thew indo ws....................... 130
Defrosts thew indshield ....................... 127
Dual-zone au tomatic climate control
panel ................................................... 127
Filling capacity forP AG oil .................. .394
Fr ont air vents ..................................... 132
Glo veboxa irve nt ................................ 133
Inserting/removing thef lacon (fra‐
gr anc esystem) .................................... 131
Ionization ............................................. 130
Re ar air vents ...................................... 133
Re ar operatin gunit .............................. 127
Re frigerant .......................................... 393
Re frigerant filling capacity .................. .394
Re sidualh eat ....................................... 130
Sets thea irflow ................................... 127 Setting
thea ir distribution .................. .127
Setting thef ragrance sy stem ............... 130
Setting thet emperatur e..................... .127
Switching ther ear windo wheater
on/of f.................................................. 127
Ve ntilating thev ehicle (con venience
opening) ................................................. 74
Wi ndshield hea ter. ............................... 132
Climat estyle
Fu nctio n.............................................. 129
Setting ................................................. 129
Cockpit .........
...............................................
.6
Overvie w.................................................6
COMAND see Multimedias ystem
COMAND Touch
Managing devices ................................ 242
Combination switch see Turn signals
Compass .................................................. 272
Compu ter
On-boar dcomputer ............................. 204
464
Index

Selectingagear
se eS hifting gears
Selecting aPOI
see De stination ent ry
Selecto rlev er
see DIRECT SELECT le ver
Sensor s(Care) ......................................... 329
Service center see Qualified specialis tworks hop
Service inter vald isplay
see AS SYST PLUS
Setting aspeed
see Cruise contro l
Setting summer time .............................. 238
Setting thed atef ormat .......................... 239
Setting thed istance unit ........................ 243
Setting them apscale
see Map
Setting thes ound profile
Burmes ter
®high-end 3D sur round
sounds ystem. ..................................... 318 Shifting
gears .......................................... 145
Gearshif trecommendatio n.................. 146
Manual ................................................ 145
Shor tmessages
see Text message s
Side impact air bag ................................... 38
Side impact pr otection .......................... .180
Side windo ws............................................. 72
Child saf etyl oc kint herear
passenger compartment ...................... .55
Closing. ................................................ .72
Closingu singthe SmartK ey................... 74
Con venience closing featur e................. .74
Con venience opening ............................ 74
Opening .................................... .............7
2
Opening wit hthe SmartK ey................... 74
Problem .................................................7 5
R

o ller sunblin d....................................... 71
Size designation (tires) ........................... 369
Sliding sunroof ...........................................7 6
Au tomatic features ................................ 78
Closing. .................................................. 76
Closingu singthe SmartK ey................... 74
Opening .................................................7 6Opening wit
hthe SmartK ey................... 74
Problem .................................................7 9
Ra in closing function ............................ .78
SmartK ey................................................... 57
Batter y.................................................. 59
Energy consump tion. ............................. 58
Fe atures ................................................ 57
Ke yr ing at tach ment .............................. 59
Mechanica lkey ...................................... 59
Overvie w............................................... 57
Pa nic alar m........................................... 58
Proble m................................................. 60
Unlocking setting .................................. 58
Smartphone see AndroidA uto
see Apple CarPlay™
see Telephone
Sno wchains ............................................ 355
Soc ket(12 V) ............................................ 107
Fr ont cent er console ............................1
07
Fr ont passenger foot we ll .

....................108
Re ar passenger compartment ............ .108
Tr unk .................................................... 110
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Index