2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN open hood

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Engine co mpartment
Activ eh ood( pedestrian pr otection)
Operation of thea ctiv ehood (pedestrian pro‐
te ction)
In cer tain accident situations ,the risk of injury
to pedestrians can be reduced bythea ctuation
of thea ctiv ehood. The rear area of thee ngine
hood is raised byappr oximatel y85m m.
Fo rthe driv etotheworkshop, rese tthe trig‐
ge reda ctiv ehood yourself.Ift he activehood
has been triggered, pedestrian pr otection may
be limited. Aq
ualified specialis tworks hop mus tre-ins tate
th ef ull functionality of thea ctiv ehood.
The activ ehood is no tavailable in all countries.
Re setting thea ctiv ehood
&
WARNING Risk of burn sfromh otcom‐
ponent parts in thee ngine compartment
Cer tain component parts in thee ngine com‐
partmen tcan be very hot, e.g. thee ngine,
th ec ooler and parts of thee xhaust system.
#Le tthe engine cool down and only
to uc ht he component parts described
as follo ws .
#With your handf lat, push down activ ehood
1 inthea reaa round theh inges on bo th
sides (ar rows).
The hood mus tengag einp osition.
#Ifth ea ctiv ehood can be raised slightly at
th er ear in thea reaoft he hinges, repeat the
st ep until it engages cor rectl y.
Opening/closing theh ood
&
WARNING Risk of accident if thee ngine
hood is unlatched while driving
An unloc kede ngin ehood ma yopen up when
th ev ehicle is in motion and bloc kyour vie w.
#Neveru nlatc hthe engine hood while
driving.
#Befor eevery trip, ensur ethat the
engine hood is latched.
320 Maintenanc eand care

&WARNING Risk of accident and injury
when opening and closing thee ngine
hood
When opening or closing thee ngine hood, it
ma ysuddenl ydropi ntot he end position.
Ther eisar isk of inju ryfora nyo ne in the
engine hood's rang eofm ovement.
#Onlyopen or close thee ngine hood
when ther ea reno persons in the
engine hood's rang eofm ovement.
&
WARNING Danger of burn swhen open‐
ing theh ood
If yo uo pen theh ood when thee ngine has
ove rheated or during afireint he engine
compartment, youc ouldcome int ocontact
wit hh otgases or other escaping operating
fl uids.
#Befor eopening theh ood, allo wthe
engine tocool down.
#Inthee vent of afireint he engine com‐
partment, keep theh ood closed and
call thef ires ervice.
&
WARNING Risk of injury duetomoving
parts
Cer tain component sinthe engine compart‐
ment ma ycontinue tomo veor suddenly
mo veagain evenafter thei gnition has been
switched off, e.g. thec ooler fan.
Make sureoft hefollowing befor eperform ing
ta sk sint he engine compartment:
#Switc hthe ignition off.
#Ne vertouc hthe danger zone sur round‐
ing movin gcomponent pa rts, e.g. the
ro tatio na reaoft hefan.
#Re mo vejewe lrya nd watches.
#Keep items of clo thing and hair away
from moving parts.
& WARNING Risk of injury fromtouching
co mp onent parts under voltage
The ignition sy stem and thef uel injection
sy stem workunder high voltage. If yout ouch
component parts whic hareunder voltage,
yo uc ouldreceive an electric shoc k.
#Nevertouc hcomponent pa rtso fthe
ignition sy stem or thef uel injection sys‐
te mw hen thei gnition is switched on.
&
WARNING Risk of burn sfromh otcom‐
ponent parts in thee ngine compartment
Cer tain component parts in thee ngine com‐
partmen tcan be very hot, e.g. thee ngine,
th ec ooler and parts of thee xhaust system.
#Le tthe engine cool down and only
to uc ht he component parts described
as follo ws .
Maintenance and care 321

&WARNING Risk of injury from usingthe
windshield wiper swhile thee ngine hood
is open
When thee ngine hood is open and thew ind‐
shield wiper saresetinm otion ,you can be
trappe dbythe wiper linkage.
#Alw ayss witc hoffthew indshield wipers
and ignition befor eopening thee ngine
hood.
#To open: pull lever1 torelease thee ngine
hood.#Push hood catch 1upwards and lif tthe
hood byappr oximatel y15in( 40 cm).
#Toclose: lowe rthe hood and le titfall from a
height of appr oximatel y8in (20 cm).
#Ifth eh ood can still be lif teds lightl y,open
th eh ood again and close it wit halittle more
fo rc eu ntil it engages cor rectl y.
322
Maintenanc eand care

partmentand trunk ,onlyu sethose fuses
mar kedw ithan" S". The fuse rating sarelist ed in
th ef use assignmen tdiagram.
Fu se assignment diag ram: onthef use bo xin
th et runk (
→pag e353).
* NO
TEDama geor malfunctions caused
by moisture
Moistur emaycause dama getothee lectrical
sy stem or cause it tomalfunction.
#When thef use bo xisopen, mak esure
th at no moistur ecan enter thef use
box.
#When closing thef use box, mak esure
th at thes eal of thel id is positioned cor‐
re ctly on thef use box.
Ifth en ewlyinser tedf use also blo ws,have the
cause trace dand rectifie dataq ualified special‐
is tw orks hop, e.g. aMercedes-Benz Service Cen‐
te r.
Ensure thef ollowing befor ereplacing afuse:
RThe vehicle is secured agains trolling away.
RAll electrica lconsumer sareswitched off.
RThe ignition is switched off.
The electrica lfus es ar eloc ated in various fuse
bo xes:
RFu se bo xont he driver's side of thee ngine
compartmen t(→page351)
RFu se bo xont he driver's side of thec ockpit
(→pag e352)
RFuse bo xinthe front passenger foot we ll
(→pag e352)
RFuse bo xinthe trunk on ther ight-hand side
of thev ehicle, when vie wedint he direction
of tr avel(
→pag e353)
Fuse bo xinthe engine compartment
Obser vethen otes on electrical fuses
(→pag e350).
Re quirements:
RYoun eedad ryclo thand ascrew driver. Opening
&
WARNING Risk of injury from usingthe
windshield wiper swhile thee ngine hood
is open
When thee ngine hood is open and thew ind‐
shield wiper saresetinm otion ,you can be
trappe dbythe wiper linkage.
#Alw ayss witc hoffthew indshield wipers
and ignition befor eopening thee ngine
hood.
Breakdown assis tance 351

Displaymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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he activ ehood (pedestrian pr otection) is malfunctioning or inoperativ eafter having already been triggered.
#Vi sit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
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*T he hood is open.
&
WARNING Risk of accident if thee ngine hood is unlatched while driving
An unloc kede ngin ehood ma yopen up when thev ehicle is in motion and bloc kyour vie w.
#Neveru nlatc hthe engine hood while driving.
#Befor eevery trip, ensur ethat thee ngine hood is latched.
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible.
#Close theh ood.
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*A tlea st one door is open.
#Close al ldoo rs.
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Displaymessage sand warning/indicator lamps

Gearshiftpaddles
see Steering wheel paddle shif ters
Gearshif trecommendation ....................146
Genuinep arts............................................ 19
Genuinew ood (Care) .............................. .331
Glide mode ............................................... 146
Glo vebox
Air vent ................................................ 133
Locking/unlocking ................................ 99
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Handbrake see Electric parking brake
Handling characteristics (unusual) ....... 354
HANDS-FRE EACCESS ................................ 69
Haza rdwa rning lights ............................ .116
Head restra int .......................................... .88
Fr ont (adjusting manually) ..................... 88
Fr ont (luxur yhead restra int )................. .89
Re ar (adjusting) .................................... .90
Re ar (inst alling/removing) .................... .90 Head-up Display
....................................... 213
Ad justing brightness (on-board com‐
pu ter) ................................................... 213
Ad justing displa yelements (on-board
compu ter) ............................................ 213
Fu nctio n............................................... 214
Menu (on-boar dcomputer) .................. 213
Setting thep osition (on-boar dcom‐
puter) ................................................... 213
Switching on/of f................................. 215
Using them emor yfunction .................. .96
Heating see Climat econtrol
High-beam flasher ................................... 115
High-beam headlamps Activating/deactivating .......................1 15
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis t................... .117
Hill star ta ssist ........................................ 175
HOLD function ......................................... 175
Ac tivating/deactiv ating .......................1
75
Fu ncti

on/no tes. ................................... 175
Hood Functio n(activ eh ood) ......................... 320
Opening/closing ................................. 320 Re
setting( activehood) ........................ 320
Hooking thel uggag enet ........................ 103
Hotspot Setting up (Wi-Fi) ................................. 241
I
Identification pla te
Engine ................................................. 386
Re frigerant .......................................... 393
Ve hicle ................................................ 386
Ignition Switching on (S tart/S topb utton) ........ 134
Ignition key
see SmartK ey
Immobilizer ................................................ 81
Indicator lamp see Warning/indicator lamps
Individual driv eprogram
Configuring .......................................... 142
Selecting ............................................. 142
Instrument clus ter
see Instrument Display
see Warning/indicator lamps
Index 47
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