2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN fuel pressure

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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call1-800-FOR-MERCedes (i nthe USA) or
1-800-387-0 100( in Canada).
#Cor rect thet irep ressur eifitiss tillatl east
13 0k Pa(1.3 bar/1 9psi).S eetheT irea nd
Loading Info rmatio nplacar dont he driver's
side B‑pillar or thet irep ressur etable in the
fuel filler flap forv alues.
#To increase thet irep ressure: switchon
th et irei nflation compressor.
#To reduce the tir epress ure: press pressure
re lease button 1next tomanome ter2.
#When thet irep ressur eisc orrect, unscr ew
th ef illing hose from thev alveoft he sealed
tire.
#Scr ew thev alvec ap ont othe tir evalveoft he
sealed tire.
#Pull thet ires ealant bottle out of thet ire
inflation compressor.
The filling hose stay sont he tiresealant bot‐
tle.
#Driv etot he neares tqualified specialis twork‐
shop and ha vethet ire, tir esealant bottle and
fi lling hose replaced there.
Bat tery (vehicle)
Note sont he12Vb attery
&
WARNING Risk of an accident duet o
wo rkcar ried out incor rectly on theb at‐
te ry
Wo rkcar ried out incor rectl yont he battery
can, fore xamp le, lead toas hor tcircuit .This
can lead tofunction restrictions in saf ety-re l‐
eva nt sy stems, fore xamp lethel ighting sys‐
te m, ABS (anti-lock braking system) or ESP®
(Elect ronic StabilityP rogram). The ope rating
saf etyofy ourvehicle ma yberestricted.
Yo uc ould lose cont roloft hevehicle in the
fo llowing situations:
Rwhen braking
Rin thee vent of ab rupt steering maneuvers
and/or when thev ehicle's speed is not
adap tedtot heroad conditions
#In thee vent of ashort circui torasimi‐
la ri ncident, contact aqualified special‐
is tw orks hop immediately.
#Do no tcontinue driving.
#Alw aysh ave workon theb atter ycarried
out at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
RFu rther information on ABS (→pag e158)
RFurther information on ESP®
Fo rs afet yr easons, Mercedes-Benz recommends
th at youo nly use batte ries whic hhaveb een tes‐
te da nd appr oved fory our vehicle byMercedes-
340
Breakdown assis tance

Tire pressure
Note sont irep ressure
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetoi nsuf‐
fi cient or excessiv etirep ressure
Underinfla tedoro verinfla tedt ires pose the
fo llowing risks:
RThe tires ma yburst,e speciall yasthe
load and vehicle speed increase.
RThe tires ma ywear excessivel yand/or
une venly, whic hmaygreatly impair tire
traction.
RThe drivingc haracteristics, as well as
st eering and braking, ma ybegreatly
impaired.
#Comply wit hthe recommended tire
pressur eand checkt he tir epressur eof
all tires including thes par ew heel regu‐
larly:
Rat leas tonce amonth
Rwhen thel oad changes
Rbefor eembarkin gonalongerjourney
Rif operating conditions change, e.g .off-
ro ad driving
#Ad jus tthe tir epressur easn ecessar y.
Driving wi thtirep ressur ethat is tooh igh or too
lo wc an:
RSho rten thes ervice lif eofthe tires.
RCause increased tir edamage.
RAdverselya ffect driving characteristic sand
th us dr ivingsafet y, e.g. due toaquaplaning.
&
WARNING Risk of an accident duet o
insuf ficient tir epressure
Ti re sw ithp ressur ethat is tool ow can over‐
heat and bur stas aresult.
In addition ,the ya lso suf ferf rome xcessive
and/or ir regular wear,w hic hc an significantly
impair theb raking properties and theh an‐
dling characteristics.
#Av oid excessively lo wtirep ressures in
all thet ires, including thes par ew heel.
Tire pressur ewhichist oo lo wcan cause:
RTire defectsasar esult ofoverheating
RImpaired handling characteristics
RIrre gular wear
RIncreased fuel consum ption
&
WARNING Risk of accident from exces‐
siv etirep ressure
Ti re sw ithe xcessivel yhigh pressur ecan
bur stbecause they ared amaged mor eeasily
by highw ayfill, po tholes etc.
In addition, they also suf ferf romi rregular
we ar,w hic hc an significantl yimp air theb rak‐
ing properties and theh andling characteris‐
tics.
#Av oid excessively high tir epressures in
all thet ires, including thes par ew heel.
Excessively high tir epressur ecan result in:
RIncreased braking dis tance
RImpaired handling characteristics
RIrre gular wear
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RImpaireddriving comfort
RSusceptibility todamage
&
WARNING Risk of accident caused by
re peated drop in tir epressure
If th et irep ressur edrops repeatedly ,the
wheel, valveort irem aybe damaged.
Insuf ficient tir epressur ecan cause thet ires
to bur st.
#Inspect thet iref or signs of fore ign
objects.
#Chec kwhether thew heel or valveh as a
leak.
#If yo ua reunab leto rectify thed amage,
conta ctaq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Yo uc an find informatio nontirep ressures for
th ev ehicle's factor y-ins talled tires on thef ollow‐
ing labels:
RTi re and Loading Info rmatio nplacar dont he
B‑pi llarofyour vehicle (→pag e361).
RTire pressur etable on thei nside of thef uel
fi ller flap (→pag e357). Observ
ethe maximum tir epressure
(
→pag e369).
Use asuitable pressur egaug etoc heckthe tire
pressure. The outer appearance of atired oes
no tp ermit an yreliable conclusion about thet ire
pressure.
Ve hicles with atirep ressur emonitoring sys‐
te m: Youc an also checkt he tir epressur eusing
th eo n-board computer.
Onl ycorrect tir epressures whe nthe tires are
cold. Conditions forc old tires:
RThe vehicle has been par kedw itht he tires
out of direct sunlight foratl east thre eh ours.
RThe vehicle has tr aveled less than 1m ile
(1.6 km).
Ar ise in thet iret emperatur eof18°F( 10°C)
increases thet irep ressur ebya pprox.10k Pa
(0. 1b ar/1.5 psi). Take this int oaccount when
ch ecking thet irep ressur eofw armt ires.
The tir epressures recommended fori ncreased
load/speedint he tirepressur etable can af fect
th er ide comfort.
&
WARNING Risk of accident from unsuita‐
blea ccessori es onthet irev alves
If yo um ountunsuitable accessories onto tire
va lves, thet irev alves ma ybeoverloaded and
malfunction, whic hcan cause tir epressure
loss. Tire pressur emonitoring sy stems for
re trofitting will cause thet irev alvetor emain
open .This can als oresult in tir epressure
loss.
#Onl yscrew standar dvalvec aps or valve
cap sspecifically appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benzf oryour vehicle onto
th et irev alve.
Tire pressur etable
The tir epressur etable is on thei nside of the
fuel filler flap.
% The dat ashown in thei mages is example
data.
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Further related subjects:
RNo tesont irep ressur e(→page356)
RTire pressur etable (→pag e357)
RTire and Loading Info rmatio nplacard
(→pag e361)
Tire pressur emonitoring sy stem
Fu nction of thet irep ressur emonitoring sys‐
te m
&
DANG ER Risk of accidentd uetoincor‐
re ct tir epressure
Ever ytire, including thes par e(if pr ovided),
should be checkedw hen cold at leas toncea
mont hand inflated tothep ressur erecom‐
mended bythev ehicle manufacturer (see
Ti re and Loading Info rmatio nplacar dont he
B-pi llaronthed rive r’ss ide or thet irep res‐
sur elabel on thei nside of thef uel filler flap
of your vehicle). If your vehicle has tires of a
dif fere nt size than thes ize indicated on the
Ti re and Loading Info rmatio nplacar dort he
tirep ressur etable, youn eedtod etermine
th ep roper tir epressur efor those tires.
As an added saf etyf eature, your vehicle has
been equipped wit hatirep ressur emonitor‐
ing sy stem (TPMS) that illuminates alow tire
pressur eindicator lam pwhen oneorm oreo f
yo ur tires ar esignif icantl yunderinflated.
Ac cordingly ,ifthe lo wtirep ressur eindicator
lam plights up, yous hould stop and check
yo ur tires as soonasp ossible, and inflate
th em tothep roper pressure. Driving on a
significantly underinflated tir ecauses thet ire
to ove rheat and can lead totiref ailure.
Und erinflation also increases fuel consump‐
tion and reduces tir etread life, and may
af fect thev ehicle's handling and braking abil‐
ity .P lease no tethat theT PMS is no tasubsti‐
tut efor proper tir emaintenance, and it is the
driver's responsibility tomaintain cor rect tire
pressure, evenifu nderinflatio nhasnot
re ached thel evel to trig gerillumination of
th eT PMS lo wtirep ressur eindicator lamp.
Yo ur vehicle has also been equipped wit ha
TPMS malfunction indicator toindicat ewhenthes ystemisn otoperating properly .The
TPMS malfunction indicator is combined with
th el ow tirep ressur eindicator lamp. When
th es ystemd etects amalfunction, thei ndica‐
to rlamp willf lashfora pproxima tely am inute
and then remain continuously illumina ted.
This sequence will continue upon subsequent
ve hicle start-ups as longast he malfunction
ex ists.
When them alfunction indicator is illumina‐
te d, thes ystem ma ynotbe able todetect or
signal lo wtirep ressur easi ntended. TPMS
malfunctions ma yoccurf orav ariety of rea‐
sons, includingt he installation of incompati‐
ble replacementora lternatetires or wheels
on thev ehicle that pr eventtheT PMS from
functioning properly.
Alw aysc hec kthe TPMS malfunction warning
lam pafter replacing one or mor etires or
wheels on your vehicle toensur ethat the
re placemen toralternat etires and wheels
allo wthe TPMS tocontinu etofunction prop‐
er ly.
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Unifor mT ireQ uality Grading Standards: a
unifor mstandar dtog rade theq ualityoft ires
wit hregar dtot read quality, tiret raction and
te mp eratur echaracteristics. The qualityg rading
assessment is made bythem anufacturer follow‐
ing specifications from theU .S. go vernment. The
qu alityg rade of atireisi mprinted on thes ide
wa ll of thet ire.
Re commende dtirep ressure :th er ecommen‐
ded tir epressur eist he tir epressur especified
fo rt he tires mounted tothev ehicle at thef ac‐
to ry.
The tir eand information table conta insther ec‐
ommended tir epressures forc old tires, them ax‐
imum permissible load and them aximum per‐
missible vehicle speed.
The tir epressur etable con tains ther ecommen‐
ded tir epressures forc old tires under various
operating conditions, i.e. loading and/or speed
of thev ehicle.
Increased vehicl eweight due tooptional
equipment: thec ombined weight of all standard
and optional equipment available fort he vehicle, re
ga rdless of whe ther it is actually ins talled on
th ev ehicle or not.
Rim: thep artoft he wheel on whic hthe tir eis
ins talled.
GA WR (Gross Axl eWeight Rating): theG AWR
is them aximum permissible axle load. The
actual load on an axle mus tnever exc eed the
gros saxle weight rating .The gross axl eweight
ra ting can be found on thev ehicle identification
plat eont he B‑pillar on th
ed rive r's side.
Speed rati

ng: thes peed rating is pa rtof thet ire
identification .Itspecifies thes peed rang ef or
whic hatireisa pprove d.
GV W( Gross Vehicl eW eight): theg ross vehicle
we ight comprises thew eight of thev ehicle
including fuel, tools, thes par ew heel, accesso‐
ri es ins talled, occupants, luggag eand thet railer
dr aw bar nose weight,ifa pplicable. The gross
ve hicle weight mus tnotexc eed theg ross vehicle
we ight rating GVWR as specified on thev ehicle
identification plat eonthe B‑pillar on thed rive r's
side.
GV WR (Gross Vehicl eW eight Rating): the
GV WR is them aximum permitted gross weight of
thef ully laden vehicle (weight of thev ehicle
including all accessories, occupants, fuel, lug‐
ga ge and thet railer dr awbar nose weight if appli‐
cable). The grossvehicle weight rating is speci‐
fi ed on thev ehicle identification plat eonthe
B‑pi llaronthed rive r's side.
Maximum weight of thel aden vehicle: the
maximu mweight is thes um of thec urb weight
of thev ehicle, thew eight of thea ccessories, the
maximu mloada ndthew eight of optional equip‐
ment ins talled at thef actor y.
Kilopasca l(kP a): metr icunit fort irep ressure .
6.9 kP acorresponds to1p si.A nother unit for
tir ep ressur eisb ar.1 00 kilopasca l(kPa) equals
1b ar.
Load index: in additiontothel oad-bearing
index, thel oad inde xmayalso be imprinted on
th es ide wall of
thet ire. This specifies thel oad-
bearing capacit
y of thet irem orep recisel y.
Cur bw eight: thew eight of avehicle wit hstand‐
ar de quipment includingt he maximum capacity
of fuel, oil and coolant. It also includes thea ir
conditionin gsystema nd optional equipment if
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Wheels and tires

Functio n............................................... 172
Sy stem limitations .............................. .172
Ad aptiv ecruise control
see ActiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONIC
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assist
Fu nctio n............................................... 117
Switching on/of f.................................. 118
Ad ditive s.................................................. 390
Engine oil ............................................ 390
Fu el ..................................................... 390
Ad ditive s(engine oil)
see Additives
Ad ditive s(fuel)
see Fuel
Ad dres sbook
see Contacts
Ad justin gthe balance/ fader
Burmes ter
®high-end 3D sur round
sounds ystem. ..................................... 318
Burmes ter
®sur round sounds ystem. ...3 17 Ad
justin gthe bass, mid- rang ea nd
treble
Burmes ter
®high-end 3D sur round
sounds ystem ....................................... 317
Ad justin gthe mid- range, treble and
bass
Burmes ter
®high-end 3D sur round
sounds ystem ....................................... 317
Ad justin gthe sound focus
Burmes ter
®sur round sounds ystem. ...3 17
Ad justin gthe sound optimization
Burmes ter
®high-end 3D sur round
sounds ystem ...................................... 318
Ad justin gtreble, mid- rang ea nd bass
settings
Burmes ter
®high-end 3D sur round
sounds ystem ............ ........................... 317
ADS PL USdamp ing sy stem
see AI RBODYC ONTROL
Af ter-sales service center
see ASS YSTP LUS
Air bag ........................................................ 38
Ac tivation .............................................. 32 Bel
tairba g. ........................................... 36
Fr ont air bag (driver ,fro nt passenger) ... 38
Ins tallation locations ............................ .38
Knee airbag ........................................... 38
Overvie w............................................... 38
Pr otection ............................................. .39
Re duced pr otection .............................. .40
Sid eimpac tairba g. .............................. 38
Wi ndo wcurtain air bag .......................... 38
AIR BODY CONT ROL................................ .176
Setting ................................................. 178
Suspensio n.......................................... 176
Air conditioning sy stem
see Climat econtrol
Air distribution ........................................ .127
Air freshener sy stem
see Frag rance sy stem
Air pressure see Tire pressure
Air suspension see AIR BODY CONTROL
Air vents ................................................... 132
Ad justing (front) .................................. 132
Index 459