2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN high beam

1Speedom eter →
203
2 ÷ ESP
®→
443
3 #! Turn signal light →
115
4 Ð Steering assis tance malfunction →
451
5 Multifunctio ndispl ay →
206
6 ! ABS malfunction →
443
7 ; CheckEngine →
452
8 Tach ome ter →
203
9 % This indicator lamp has no function
A Electric parking brak eapplied (red) →
443
F USAo nly
! Canada only
B Brakes (red) →
443
$ USAo nly
J Canada only
C # Electrical defect →
452
D· Distance warning →
450
E ? Coolant tooh ot/cold →
452
F Coolant temp eratur edisplay →
203
G J Brakes (yellow) →
443
H ! Electric pa rking brak e(yellow) →
443
I 6 Restra int sy stem →
32
J ü Seat belt is no tfas tened →
450
K T Parking lights →
114
L Fuel le velindicator
8 Fuelreser vewit hfuel filler flap location
indicator →
452
M K Highbeam →
115
N L Lowb eam →
114
O R Rear fogl ight →
115
P AIR BOD YCONTROL malfunctioning →
450
Q h Tire pressur emonitoring sy stem →
456
R å ESP
®OFF →
443
At ag lanc e–O verviewofw arning and indicator lamps 9

1Speedom eter →
203
2 AIR BODY CONTROL malfunctioning →
450
3 #! Turn signal light →
115
4 Multifunction display →
206
5 Tach ome ter →
203
6 å ESP
®OFF →
443
÷ ESP
®→
443
7 K High beam →
115
L Lowb eam →
114
T Parking lights →
114
8 ? Coolantt oo hot/cold →
452
9 Coolant temp eratur edisplay →
203
A · Distance warning →
450
B Ð Steering assis tance malfunction →
451
C # Electrica ldefec t →
452
D Brakes (red ) →
443
$ USAo nly
J Canada only
E ü Seat belt is no tfas tened →
450
F Fuel le velindicator
G 8 Fuelreser vewit hfuel filler flap location
indicator →
452
H R Rear fogl ight →
115
I 6 Restra int sy stem →
32
J % This indicator lam phas no function
K ; CheckEngine →
452
L J Brakes (yellow) →
443
M Electric pa rking brak eapplied (red) →
443
F USAo nly
! Canada only
N h Tire pressur emonitoring sy stem →
456
O ! ABS malfunction →
443
P ! Electric pa rking brak e(yellow) →
443
At ag lanc e–O verviewofw arning and indicator lamps 11

Exterior lighting
Lighting systems and your responsibility
The various lighting sy stems of thev ehicle are
onl yaids. The driver of thev ehicle is responsible
fo rc orrect vehicle illumination in accordance
wit hthe pr evailing light and visibilityc onditions,
legal requirements and traf fics ituation.
Light switch
Opera tingthe light switch
1W Left-hand pa rking lights
2X Right-hand parkin glights
3T Parking lightsa nd license plat elighting
4Ã Automatic driving lights (prefer redl ight
switc hposition)
5L Lowb eam/high beam
6R Switches ther ear fogl ight on or off
When lo wbeam is activated, theT indicator
lam pfor thep arking lights is deactivated and
re placed bytheL indicator lam pfor thel ow
beam.
#Alw aysp arky our vehicle safely and in awell-
lit area, in accordance wit hthe releva nt le gal
st ipulations.
* NO
TEBatter ydisch arging byoperating
th es tanding lights
Operatin gthe standing lightso verap eriod of
hour sputs astrai nont he batter y.
#Wherepossible, switc honthe
ri ght X or left Wparking light.
Inthec ase of se vere batter ydischarging, the
parkin glights or standing lightsa reautomati‐
call yswitch ed offtofacilitat ethe next engine
st art.
11 4
Light and visibility

Theexterior lighting (e xcep tp arking and stand‐
ing lights) switch es offautomaticall ywhen the
driver's door is opened.
RObser vethen otes on sur round lighting
(→pag e118).
Au tomatic drivin glights function
The pa rking lights, lo wbeam and daytime run‐
ning lights ar eswitched on au tomatically
depending on thei gnition status ,whether the
engine is running and thel ight conditions.
&
WARNING Risk of accident whe nthe low
beam is switched of finpoor visibility
When thel ight switc hissetto Ã,t he low
beam ma ynotbe switched on automatically
if th er eisf og, sno worother causes of poor
visibility suc hasspray .
#In suc hcases, tur nthe light switc hto
L.
The automatic driving lights ar eonlyana id.You
ar er esponsibl efor vehicle lighting. Ac
tivating/deactivatin gthe rear fogl ight
Re quirements
RThe light switc hisintheL orà posi‐
tion.
#Press the R button.
Please obser vethec ountry -specific la wsonthe
use of rear fogl ights.
Operating thel ightsc ombination switch
1High-beam headlamps
2Turn signal light, right
3High-beam flasher
4Tu rn signal light, left
#Use thec ombination switc htoactivatethe
function in question.
Light and visibility 11
5

High-beam headlamps
#Toswitc hon:tur nthe light switc htothe
L orà position.
#Press thec ombination switc hbeyond the
pressur epoint in thed irection of ar row1.
When theh igh beam is activated, theL
indicator lam pfor lo wbeamisd eactivated
and replaced bytheK indicator lam pfor
th eh igh beam.
#Toswitc hoff:mo vethec ombination switch
bac ktoi tsstartin gposition.
Headla mpflasher:
#Pul lthe combination switc hinthe direction
of ar row3.
Tu rn signals
#To indicat ebriefl y:press thec ombination
switc hbriefly up tothep ressur epoint in the
direction of ar row2or4.
The cor responding tur nsignal light flashes
th re et imes.
#To indicat epermanentl y:press thec ombi‐
nation switc hbeyond thep ressur epoint in
th ed irection of ar row2or4.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gthe hazar dwarning
light
#Press but ton 1.
Cornering light
Cornering light function
The cornering light impr ovesthe illumination of
th ec arriag ewa yoveraw ideangle in thet urning
direction, enabling better visibility on tight
bends, fore xamp le. It can be activated only
when thel ow beam is switched on.
The function is active:
RAt speeds belo w25mph (40 km/h) when
th et urns ignal light is switched on or the
st eering wheel is turned.
11 6
Light and visibility

RAtspeeds between 25 mph(40 km/h )and
45 mph(70 km/h )whent he steering wheel
is turned.
Tr af ficc ircle and intersection function: the
cornering light is acti vatedonb oths ides thro ugh
an eva luation of thec urrent GP Sposition ofthe
ve hicle. It remains activ euntil af tert he vehicle
has lef tthe tra ffic circle or thei ntersection.
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assist
Function of Adaptiv eHighbeam Assist
&
WARNING Risk of accident despite
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assist
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tdoes no trecog‐
niz ethe following road users:
RRo ad user swithout lights, e.g .pedes‐
trians
RRo ad user swithp oor lighting ,e.g.
cyclists
RRo ad user swhosel ighting is obstructed,
e.g .bya barrier
On very rare occasions, Adaptiv eHighbeam
Assis tmayfailto recognize other road users
wit htheir ownlighting, or ma yrecognize
th em tool ate.
In these or similar situations, thea utomatic
high beam is no tdeactivated or is activated
despit ethe presence of other road users.
#Alw ayso bser vethet raffic carefull yand
switc hofftheh igh beam in good time.
System limitations
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tcanno ttak ei nto
account road, weather or traf ficc onditions.
De tection ma yberestricted if:
RVisibility is impaired, fore xamp le in fog,
heavy rain or sno w.
RThereisd irtont he sensor sorthe sensors
ar eo bscured.
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tisonlyan aid. Youa re
re sponsible fora dju sting thev ehicle's lighting to
th ep reva ilingl ight,v isibilitya nd trafficc ondi‐
tions.
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tswitch es automati‐
cally between:
RLo wb eam
RHigh beam
At speeds abo ve19 mp h(30 km/h):
RIf no other road user saredetected, high
bea misa utomatical lyswitched on.
Light and visibility 11
7

High beamswitches offautom atically:
RAtspeeds belo w16mph (25 km/h).
RIfot her road user saredetected.
RIfstre et lighting is suf ficient.
At speeds abo veappr ox.3 1m ph (50 km/h):
RThe headlam prang eofl owbeam is regulated
automaticall ybased on thed ista nce to ot her
ro ad users.
The sy stem's optical sensor is located behind
th ew indshield near theo verhead control panel.
Switching Adaptiv eHighbeam Assis ton/off
#To switc hon:tur nthe light switc hto
th eà position.
#Switchont he high beam using thec ombina‐
tion switch.
When theh igh beam is switched on automat‐
icall yint he dar k,the_ indicator lam pin
th em ultifunction displa ycomes on.
#To switc hoff:switc hofftheh igh beam
using thec ombination switch.
Switching thed aytime running lights on/off
Multimedia sy stem:
,9HKLFOH.÷ /LJKW 6HWWLQJV.'D\
WLPH 5XQ /LJKWV
#Ac tivate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
Setting thee xterior ligh ting switch-of fdelay
time
Multimedia sy stem:
,9HKLFOH.÷ /LJKW 6HWWLQJV.([W
/LJKW 'HO 6Z RII
#Se tthe switch-of fdela ytime.
Setting thes urround lighting
Multimedias ystem:
,9HKLFOH.÷ /LJKW 6HWWLQJV./RFD
WRU /LJKWLQJ
#Switc hthe function on Oor off ª.
If th es urround lighting is switched on, thee xte‐
ri or lighting remains lit for40s econds af tert he ve
hicle is unloc ked. When yous tart thev ehicle,
th es urround lighting is switched of fand auto‐
matic driving lights ar eactivated.
Interior lighting
Adjustin gthe in terior lighting
Fr ont overhead control panel
1p Front lef treading lamp
2| Automatic interior lighting control
3c Front interior lighting
4u Rear interior lighting
5p Front right readingl amp
118
Light and visibility

Further displa yson them ultifunction display:
Z Gearshif
trecommendatio n(
→page146)
ë ActiveP arking Assis tactivated
(
→pag e189)
é Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC deactivated
(
→page 181)
¯ Cruis
econtrol (
→page 164)
ç ActiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONIC
(
→pa ge 166)
è ActiveS teering Assis t(
→page172)
è ECO
start/ stop function (
→pag e140)
ë HOLD function (
→pag
e175)
_ Ad
aptiv eHighbeam Assis t(
→page117)
Ve hicles with Traf ficS ign Assis t:de tected
instructions and traf fics igns (
→page 195).
Ad justin gthe in stru men tlighting
#Tu rn brightness control 1up or down.
The lightin gofthe Instrument Displa yand in
th ec ontrol element sinthevehicle interior is
adjus ted.
Menus and submenus
Fu nctions in theS ervice menu of theo n-
boar dcompu ter
On-boar dcomputer:
,6HUYLFH
#To select thef unction: swipe upwards or
down wardsont he left-hand Touc hC ontrol.
#Press thel eft-hand Touc hC ontrol.
Fu nctions in the6HUYLFH menu:
RMessagememor y(→page396)
R7LUHV:
-Checking tir epressur ewitht he tir epres‐
sur em onitoring sy stem (→pag e360)
-Restartin gthe tir epressur emonitoring
sy stem(→pag e361)
R$66<67 3/86:C alling upthes ervice due
dat e(→pag e319)
Instru ment Displa yand on-boar dcomputer 207