2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN ignition

Ifyo udon otopen thev ehicle within appr ox‐
imatel y40seconds af teru nlocking:
RThe vehicle is loc keda gain
RAnti- theftp rotection is reactivated
Do no tkeep theS martK eytoge ther wit helec‐
tronic devices or me talo bjects. This can af fect
th eS martK ey's functionality.
% If batter ychec klamp 2does no tlight up
af te rp ressing the% or& button, the
batter yisdischar ged.
Changing theS martK eybatter y(
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Activating/deactivatin gthe acoustic lo cking
ve rification signal
Multimedia sy stem:
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#Ac tivate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gthe pani calarm
Requirements
% The panic alar mfunction is onl yavailable in
cer tain countries.
RThe ignition is switched off.
#To activate: press button 1fora pprox‐
ima tely one second.
Av isual and audiblea larmist riggered.
#To deactivate: brieflyp ress but ton1 again.
or
#Press thes tart/s topb utton on thed ash‐
boar d(theS martK eyis inside thev ehicle).
Changing theu nlocking settings
Possible unlocking functions of theS martK ey:
RCentral unlo cking
RUn lockin gthe driver's door and fuel filler flap
#To switc hbetwe en settings: pressthe
% and& buttonss imultaneousl yfor
appr oximatel ysix seconds until theb attery
ch eckl am pflashes twice.
If th eu nlocking function fort he driver's door
and fuel filler flap has been selecte d:
RPressingthe% button asecondt ime cen‐
trally unloc ksthev ehicle.
RVehicles with KEYLESS-GO: ifyo ut ouch
th ei nner sur face of thed oor handle on the
driver's door ,onlyt he driver's door and fuel
fi ller flap ar eunlocked.
Re ducing the energy consu mptionoft he
SmartK ey
Allvehicles: ifyo udon otuse thev ehicle or a
SmartK eyforane xtende dperio doft ime,you
can reduce thee nergy consum ption of the
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ProblemPossible causes/consequences and MSolutions
RThe SmartKeyis defective.
#Activat eKEYLESS-GO.
#Chec kthe batter yusing theb atter ychec klam pand replace if necessar y.
#Usethem echanical keytol ockoru nlockthe vehicle .
#Ha ve thev ehicle and SmartK eycheckedataq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gthe automati cloc k‐
ing feature
The vehicle is loc keda utomatically when the
ignition is switched on and thew heels ar eturn‐
ing fast erthan walkin gpace.
#Toactivate: press and hold button 2for
appr oximatel yfives econds until an acoustic
signal sounds.
#To deactivate: press and holdb utton1 for
appr oximatel yfives econds until an acoustic
signal sounds.
Ther eisad anger of being loc kedo ut if thef unc‐
tion is activated:
RWhile thev ehicle is being tows tarted/
pushed.
ROn aroller dynamome ter.
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NotesonM ercedes-AMG vehicles
Obser vethen otes on thef ollowing topics in the
Supplement. Otherwise, youm aynotrecognize
dangers.
RRe ar axle lockin gdiffe re ntial
RAMG Performance exhaus tsystem
RAMG ceramic high-per form anc ecomposite
brak esystem
RRACE START
RDRIFT MODE
RAMG adaptiv esportsuspension sy stem
Switching on thep owe rsupp lyor ignition
using theS tart/ Stopbutton
&
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildren ar eleftu nat tende dint hevehicle,
th ey could:
ROpe ndoors,t hereb yendangering other
persons or road users
RGe tout of thev ehicle and be hit by
oncoming traf fic
ROperat evehicle equipment
In addition, thec hildren could also se tthe
ve hicle in motion, fore xamp le,by:
RRe leasing thep arking brake
RShifting thet ransmission out of park
position j
RStartin gthe engine.
#Ne verlea ve children and animals unat‐
te nde dint hevehicle.
#When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle.
#Ke ep theS martK eyout of ther eac hof
ch ildren.
&
WARNING Risk ofexhaus tgas poisoning
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses suc hascarbon monoxide. Inhaling
th ese exhaus tgases causes poisoning.
#Ne verlea ve thee ngine running in an
encloseds pace without suf ficient venti‐
lation.
& WARNING Risk offire caused byflam‐
mable material on thee xhaust system
Flammable materials brought in byeither ani‐
mals or environmen talinfluences ma yignite
if th ey come int ocontact wi thhotp arts of
th ee ngine or exhaus tsyst em.
#Therefore, checkr egularly that there
ar enof lammable materials in the
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engine compartmentorontheexhaust
sy stem.
Re quirementsRThe SmartK eyis located in thev ehicle and
th ek eybat tery is no tdischar ged.
#To switc hont he powersupp ly:press but‐
to n1 (USA) or 2(Canada )once.
Yo uc an activat ethe windshield wiper ,for
ex ample.
The po wersupp lyis switched of fagain if thef ol‐
lowing condition sareme t:
RYouo pen thed rive r's door.
RYo up ress butto n1 (USA) or 2(Canada)
twice.
#To switc hont he ignition: press button1
(USA) or 2(Canada) twice.
The indicator lamps in thei nstrument clus ter
light up.
The ignition is switched of fagain if one of the
fo llowing condition sismet:
RYo udon otstar tt he vehicle within
15 minutes.
Ve hicles with automatic transmission:
The transmission is in position j.
or
The electric parking brak eisapplied.
RYoup ress butto n1 (USA) or 2(Canada)
once.
St arting the vehicle
Starting the vehicl ewiththes tart/ stop but‐
to n
Requ irements:
RThe SmartK eyis located in thev ehicle and
th eS martK eybatter yisnotdischar ged.
#Shif tthe transmission toposition jori.
#Depress theb rake pedal and push button 1
(USA) or 2(Canada) once.
#Ifth ev ehicle does no tstart:s witc hoffnon-
essential consumer sand press button 1
(USA) or 2(Canada) once.
#Ifth ev ehicle still does no tstart and the
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appear sinthe multifunction display: start
th ev ehicle in emer gency operation mode.
Yo uc an swit chofft he engine while driving by
pressing button 1(USA) or 2(Canada) for
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Notesond riving
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WARNING Risk of accident duet o
object sinthe driver's foot we ll
Object sinthe driver's foot we ll ma yimp ede
pedal tr avel or bloc kadepressed pedal.
This jeopardizes theo perating and road
saf etyoft hevehicle.
#Stow all object sinthevehicle securely
so that they canno tget intot he driver's
fo ot we ll.
#Alw aysi ns tallth ef loor mats securely
and as prescribed in order toensure
th at ther eisa lway ss ufficient room for
th ep edals.
#Do no tuse loose floor mats and do not
place floor mats on topofo ne ano ther.
&
WARNING Risk of accident duet o
unsuitable foot we ar
Operatio nofthe pedals ma yberestricted
due tounsuit ablefoot we ar suc has:
RShoes wit hplatfo rmsoles
RShoes wit hhigh heels
RSlippers
#When driving alw aysw ear suitable
shoes in order tobe able tooperat ethe
pedals safel y.
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetot he
ignition being switched of fwhils tthe
ve hicle is in motion
If yo us wit ch offt he ignition whils tthe vehi‐
cle is in motion saf ety-re leva nt functions will
be restricted or no longer available. This may
ef fect thep owe rsteering sy stem and brake
fo rc eb oosting ,for example.
Yo uw ill need touse considerably mor eforce
to steer and brake.
#Do no tswitc hoffthei gnition whils tthe
ve hicle is in motion.
&
WARNING Risk ofexhaus tgas poisoning
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses suc hascarbon monoxide. Inhaling
th ese exhaus tgases causes poisoning.
#Ne verlea ve thee ngine running in an
encloseds pace without suf ficient venti‐
lation.
& WARNING Risk of skidding and of an
accident duetos hifting down on slippery
ro ad sur faces
If yo us hiftd ow nons lipperyroad sur faces to
inc rease thee ngine braking ef fect, thed rive
wheels ma ylose traction.
#Do no tshif td ow nons lipperyroad sur‐
fa ces toinc rease thee ngine braking
ef fect.
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Non-combustedf uel ma ygetintot he cata‐
lytic con verter.
#Onl ydepress thea ccelera torp edal
slightl y.
#Have thec ause rectifie dimmediately at
aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Limited braking ef fect on salt-treate droads:
Rdue tosalt build-up on theb rake discs and
brak elining, theb raking dis tance can
increase conside rably or result in braking
onl yono ne side.
Rmaintain amuchg reater saf edista nce tothe
ve hicle in front.
To preve nt salt build-up:
Rbrak eoccasionally whil epayinga ttention to
th et raffic conditions.
Rcarefull ydepress theb rake pedal at thee nd
of thej ourne yand when startin gthe next
journe y.
ECOstart/s topf unction
Opera tingthe EC Ostart/ stopfunction
Mercedes -AMG vehicles: observethe no tesi n
th eS upplement .Otherwise, youm aynotrecog‐
niz ed angers.
The engine is au tomatical lyswitched of fifthe
fo llowing condition sareme t:
RYoub rake thev ehicle toas tandstil lintrans‐
mission position hori.
RAll vehicle conditions forana utomatic
engine stop ar emet.
The è symbol appear sinthe multifunction
displa ywhen thev ehicle is stationar y.
The engine is restar teda utomatically if:
RYour elease theb rake pedal in transmission
position hwhen theH OLD function is not
active.
RYo us hiftfromt ransmission position j.
RYoue ngaget ransmission position hork.
RYoud epress thea ccelerator pedal
RYouc hang ethe vehicle le vel.
RAn automatic engin estart is necessar y.
If th ee ngine wasswitched of fbythe EC Ostart/
st op function and youl eave thev ehicle, awarn‐
ing tone sounds. The 9HKLFOH2SHUDWLRQDO6 ZLWFK
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also appear sinthe multifunction displa y.Ifyo u
do no tswitc hoffthei gnition ,the ignition is
automatically switched of fafter one minu te.
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jPark position
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#Depres sthe brak epedal and push the
DIRECT SELECTl everupp astthe firs tp oint
of resis tance.
The transmission positio ndispl ay sho wsk
in them ultifunction displa y.
Shifting toneutral N
#Depress theb rake pedal and push the
DIRECT SELECTl everupord owntot hefirs t
point of resis tance.
The transmission positio ndispl ay sho wsi
in them ultifunction displa y.
Subsequently releasing theb rake pedal will
allo wyoutomo vethev ehicle freel y,e.g. topush
it or towita way.
If yo uw ant thea utomatic transmission to
re main in neutral Nevenift he ignition is
switched off:
#St artt he vehicle.
#Depress theb rake pedal and shif ttoneutral
i.
#Re lease theb rake pedal.
#Switc hthe ignition off. %
Ifyo ut hen exitth ev ehicle leaving thek eyin
th ev ehicle, thea utomatic transmission
re mains in neutral i.
Engaging par kpositionP
#Press button 1.
The transmission position displa yshows j
in them ultifunction displa y.
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*NO
TEDama gecaused bythew rong fuel
Ve hicles wit hagasoline engine:
Even small amountsoft he wrong fuel could
re sult in damag etothe fuel sy stem, the
engine and thee mission control sy stem.
#The RONo ctane rating can be found on
th ef uel filler flap.
#Only re fuel wit hlow -sulfur unlead ed
fuel.
This fuel ma ycontain up to10 %e thanol.
Yo ur vehicle is suitable foru se wit hE10 fuel.
Do no trefuel using:
RDiesel
RE15, E85, E100
RGasoline containing me thano l(M15, M30,
M85 ,M100)
RGasolinew itha dditives con tainin gm etal
If yo ua cciden tally refuel wit hthe wrong fuel:
#Do no tswitc hthe ignition on.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
* NO
TEDo no tuse diese ltorefuel vehi‐
cles wit hagasoline engine.
Ifyo ua ccidenta llyrefuel wit hthe wrong fuel:
RDo no tswitc hont he ignition. Otherwise
fuel can enter thee ngine.
Even small amounts of thew rong fuel
could result in damag etothe fuel sy stem
and thee ngine. The repair costs ar ehigh.
#Contact aqualified specialis tworks hop.
#Ha ve thef uel tank and fue llin es
drained compl etely.
* NO
TEDama getothef uel sy stem caused
by ove rfilled fuel tanks.
#Only fill th ef uel tank unti lthe pump
nozzle switches off.
* NO
TEFuel ma yspray out when you
re mo vethef uel pum pnozzle.
#Onl yfillthef uel tank unti lthe pump
nozzle switches off.
Re quirements:RUn loc kthe vehicle.
% Do no tget intot he vehicle again during the
re fueling process. Otherwise, electros tatic
ch arge could buil dupagain.
Please also obser vethen otes on operating flu‐
ids and fuels (
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