2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN climate control
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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
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#Toswitc honoro ff:press button 1-5.
Control panel in theg rabh andle
1p Rear readingl amp
#Toswitc honoro ff:press button 1.
Adjustin gthe ambien tlighting
Multimedia sy stem:
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H Q W / L J K W
Setting thec olor
#Select & R O R U.
#Setac olor.
Ad justin gthe brightness
#Select % U L J K W Q H V V .
#Setab righ tness value.
Ac tivatin gthe brightness forz ones
#Select % U L J K W Q H V V = R Q H V .
#Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
The ' L V S O D \ , ) U R Q W and 5 H D U zones can be set
separately.
% Setting brightness zones is no tavailable for
th eR ear Seat En tertainment Sy stem.
Ac tivatin gmulti-colo redl ighting
#Select 0 X O W L F R O R U.
#Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
Ther earetenp rese tc olor combinations
av ailable.
Ac tivatin gmulti-colo reda nimation
#Select 0 X O W L F R O R U $ Q L P D W L R Q .
#Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
The chosen color combination changes in a
predefine drhythm.
Ac tivatin gclimate-dependen tlighting
#Select & O L P D W H .
#Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
The color of thea mbient lighting adapts to
suit thea ir conditionin gsetting.
Ac tivatin gwelcome lighting
#Select : H O F R P H.
#Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
When thev ehicle is unloc ked, as pecial inte‐
ri or lighting sequence runs.
Settin gthe in terior lighting switch-of fdelay
time
Multimedia sy stem:
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/ L J K W 6 Z L W F K 2 I I
#Setthe switch-of fdela ytime.
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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)
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9gToswitc hair-recirculation mode on/off
(→pag e130)
A_ Tosetthe front passenger side air dis‐
tribution
Bw Tosetthe front passenger side tem‐
perature
Re ar operating unit
1To setthe temp erature
2Display
3Tosetthe air flow
Operating thec lima tecontro lsystem
Ac tivating/deactivatin gclimat econtrol
#To activate: setthe air flow toleve l1o r
higher using theH button.
#Todeactivate: setthe air flow toleve l0
using theH button.
% If climat econtrol is deactivated, thew in‐
do ws can fogupm oreq uickl y.Deactivate
climate control only brie fly.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gthe A/ Cfunctio nvia
the control panel
The A/C functio ncools ,heats and dehumidifies
th ei nterior air in thev ehicle.
#Press the¿ button.
Deactivat ethe A/C function onl ybriefly other‐
wise thew indo wscan fogupm oreq uickl y.
Condensation ma ydripf romt he underside of
th ev ehicle when cooling mode is active. This is
no tas ignthat ther eisam alfunction.
Activating/deactivatin gthe A/ Cfunction
using the multimedi asystem
Multimedia sy stem:
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The A/C function heats, cools and dehumidifies
th ev ehicle's interior air.
#Switc hthe function on Oor off ª.
Setting climat econtrol toautomatic
In au tomatic mode, thes ettemp eratur eiscon‐
trolled and maintained at aconstant le velbyt he
air supp ly.
#Press theà button.
#Toswitc htom anual mode: pressthe H
or _ button.
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Climatestyle
Clima testylef unction
In automatic mode, youc an select thef ollowing
climat estyle settings fort he driver's and front
passenger areas:
RFO CUS: high air flow ,slightly cooler setting
RMEDIUM: medium air flow ,standar dsetting
RDIFFUSE: lowa irflow ,slightly warmer and
draft-free setting
Ad justin gthe climat estyle settings
Mult imedia sy stem:
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P D W H 0 R G H
#Select ) 2 & 8 6, 0 ( ' , 8 0 or ' , ) ) 8 6 ( .
% In order to feelthee ffect of thec limate
st yle, theà function mus tbeactive
(
→pag e128).
Overvie wofair distributio nsettings
The symbols in thed ispla yindicat ewhichvents
th ea irflow is being directed thro ugh:
R¯ demis terv ents
RP center an dsidea irve nts
RO foot we llve nts
RS center ,sidea nd foot we llve nts
Ra defros tera nd foot we llve nts
R_ allv ents
Rb defros ter,middlea nd side air vents
RW automatic air distribution
Setting ther ear climat econtrol usingt he
mu ltimedia sy stem
Multimedia sy stem:
, 9 H K L F O H.b & O L P D W H & R Q
W U R O. 5 H D U
Setting thea irflow
#Select $ L U I O R Z.
#Setthe air flow . Setting
thet em peratu re
#Select 7 H P S H U D W X U H.
#Setthe temp erature.
Activating/deactivatin gthe climat econtrol
syn chro nization function via thec ontrol
panel
Climat econtrol can be se tcentrall yusing the
synchronization function. The temp eratur eand
air distribution setting fort he driver's side is
adop teda utomaticall yfor thef ront passenger
side.
#Press the0 button.
The synchronization function is deactivated if the
settings foro ne of theo ther climat ezones are
ch anged.
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Activating/deactivatin gthe climat econtrol
syn chro nization function using them ultime‐
dia sy stem
Multimedia sy stem:
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Climat econtrol can be se tcent rally using the
synchronization function. The temp eratur eset‐
ting is automaticall yadop tedf or all climate
zones.
#Sw itch thef unction on Oor off ª.
Defrosting thew indo ws
Windo ws fo gged up on thei nside
#Press theà button.
#Ifth ew indo wscontinu etofog up: press the
¬ button.
Wi ndo ws fo gged up on theo utside
#Swit chon thew indshield wiper.
#Press theà button.
Switching air-recirculation mode on/off
#Press theg button.
The interior air will be recirculated.
Air-recirc ulation mod eisswitched of fautomati‐
cally.
% If air-recirculation mode is switched on, the
windo wsmayfog up mor equickl y.Switc hon
ai r-re circulation modeo nly briefly.
Switching ther esidual heat on or off
Requirements:RThe vehicle is par ked.
It is possible tomak euse of ther esidual heat
from thee ngine tocontinu eheating or ventilat‐
ing thef ront compartmen tofthevehicle for
appr oximatel y30m inutes.
#Toswitc hon:press the! button.
Re sidualh eat is switched of fautomaticall y.
Activatin gand deactivatin gioniz ation
Multimedia sy stem:
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Ionization cleans and refreshes thei nterior air of
th ev ehicle. The ionization of thei nterior air is
odorless.
#Switc hthe function on Oor off ª.
Frag rance sy stem
Setting thef ragr ance sy stem
Re quirements
RAutomatic climate control is activated.
RThe glov eb oxis closed.
Multimedia sy stem:
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The fragrance sy stem distributes apleasant fra‐
grance thro ughout thev ehicle interior from afla‐
con located in theg love box.
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Adjustin gthe rear air vents
#To open or close: turnc ontroller 2tothe
lef torr ight as farasitw illgo.
#Toadjus tthe air direction: holdrear air
ve nt 1 inthec enter and mo veit up or down
or tothel eftorr ight.
Opening/closing thea irve nt in theg love box
* NO
TEDama geto te mperature-sensitive
objects in theg love box
Temp erature-sensitiv eobjects stored in the
gl ove boxm aybe damaged bythea irve nt
located insid eit.
#Close thea irve nt when youh eat the
ve hicle.
#At high outside temp eratures, open the
air vent and switc honthe A/C func‐
tion.
Re quirements:RAutomatic climate control is activated.
1Air vent controller
2Air vent
#To open or close: turnc ontroller 1tothe
lef torr ight.
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Selectingthem aporientation
Multimedia sy stem:
, 1 D Y L J D W L R Q.Z 2 S W L R Q V. 0 D S
0 H Q X
#Alternatively: if them ap is displa yedinf ull
screen mode, press theT ouc hControl or the
to uchpad.
The map men uappears.
#Inmap menu 3,select 1, ' or
' (→pag e267).R 1:t he 2D map vie wisdisplayedsot hat
nor this alw aysatt hetop.
R ' :the 2D map vie wisaligned tothe
direction of tra vel.
R ' :the 3D map vie wisaligned tothe
direction of tra vel.
Selecting POI symbols
Multimedia sy stem:
, 1 D Y L J D W L R Q.Z 2 S W L R Q V. 0 D S
& R Q W H Q W
POIs include filling stations and ho tels whic hcan
be displa yedass ymbols on them ap,fore xam‐
ple. Notall POIsa reavailable everywhere.
#Select 3 2 , 6 \ P E R O V.
The #do tindicates thec urrent setting.
6 W D Q G D U G displayss ymbols of predefined cat‐
egories on them ap.
8 V H U ' H I L Q H G allowsyoutop ersonall yselect
th es ymbols fort he available categories.
1 R Q H switch esthed ispla yoff.
#Select asetting.
# 8 V H U ' H I L Q H G:s elect categories.
The POI symbols of thes elected categories
ar ed ispla yedO or no tdispla yedª.
Selecting text information
Multimedia sy stem:
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, Q I R U P D W L R Q
#Select text information.
& X U U H Q W 6 W U H H W showsthes tree tyou ar ecur‐
re ntly driving on at theb otto moft he displa y.
When them ap is mo ved, thef ollowing infor‐
mation appear sunder thec rosshair:
Rstre et name
RPOI name
Rarea name
* H R F R R U G L Q D W H V displayst he following infor‐
mation:
Rlongitude and latitude
Rele vation
The el evatio nshown ma ydeviat ef rom
th ea ctual ele vation.
Rnumbe rofsatellitesf romw hichas ignal
can be receive d
When them ap is mo ved, this information
does no tappear.
& O L P D W H & R Q W U R O displays thecurrent climate
control settings.
1 R Q H switches thed ispla yoff.
Switching highw ayinformation on/off
Multimedia sy stem:
, 1 D Y L J D W L R Q.Z 2 S W L R Q V
#Switch + L J K Z D \ , Q I R U P D W L R Q onO or off ª.
The function is switched on O:during a
journe y,additional information on upcoming
fa cilities appea rson ther ight side of the
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