2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN phone

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

Drivingand pa rking ................................. 134
Driving ........................................................ 134
DY NA MIC SELECT switc h............................1 42
Au tomatic transmission .............................. 143
Re fueling ..................................................... 147
Pa rking ...................................................... .149
Driving and driving saf etys ystems .............. 157
Instrument Displa yand on-board
compu ter.................................................. 203
Instrument Displ ayove rview. .................... .203
Overvie wofthe buttons on thes teering
wheel ......................................................... .204
Operating theo n-boar dcomputer .............. 204
Setting thea dditional value rang e. ............. 206
Overvie wofdispl ay sont he multifunc‐
tion displa y................................................ .206
Ad justing thei nstrument lighting ............... .207
Menus and submenus ................................ 207
Head-up Displa y.......................................... 214
Vo ice Control Sy stem ............................... 216
No tesono perating saf ety. .......................... 216
Operation ....................................................2 16Using
theV oice Control Sy stem ef fec‐
tively ........................................................... 218
Essentia lvoice commands .......................... 218
Multimedia sy stem .................................. 229
Overvie wand operation .............................. 229
Sy stem settings .......................................... 237
Na vigation .................................................. 249
Te lephone. .................................................. 273
Online and Interne tfunctions ..................... 289
Media ......................................................... 296
Ra dio .......................................................... 308
Sound .........................................................3 16
Maintenanceand care............................. 319
ASS YSTP LUSs ervice inter vald ispla y......... 319
Engine compartment .................................. 320
Cleaning and car e....................................... 326
Breakdown assistance ............................334
Emergency .................................................. 334
Fla ttire. ...................................................... 334
Batter y(vehicle) ......................................... 340 To
ws tartin gort owing away ....................... 345
Electrica lfuses ........................................... 350
Wheel sand tires ...................................... 354
No tesonn oise or unusualh andlingchar‐
acteristic s................................................... 35 4
Re gular checking of wheels and tires ......... 354
No tesons nowc hains ................................ 355
Ti re pressur e............................................. .356
Loading thev ehicle .....................................3 61
Ti re labeling ................................................ 366
Definition of term sfor tires and loading ..... 372
Changingaw heel........................................ 374
Te ch nical data .......................................... 384
No tesont echnical dat a.............................. 384
Ve hicle electronics .....................................3 84
Ve hicle identification plate, VIN and
engine number ...........................................3 86
Operating fluids .. ........................................ 388
Ve hicle dat a................................................ 394
Contents 3

eral acceleration,displa yoft hefast ened seat
belts)
Rmalfunctions or defectsini mportant sy stem
components (e.g. lights, brakes)
Rinformation on vehicle damag eevents
Rsystem reactionsins pecial drivin gsituations
(e.g. air bag deployment, inter ventio nofs ta‐
bilityc ontrol sy stems)
Rambient conditions (e.g. temp erature, rain
sensor)
In addition toprov iding thea ctual control unit
function ,this dat aassists them anufacturer in
de tecting and rectifying malfunctions and opti‐
mizing vehicle functions. The majority of this
dat aist emporar yand is onl yprocessed in the
ve hicle itself. Onl yasmall portion of thed atai s
st ored in thee vent or malfunctio nmemor y.
When your vehicle is serviced, tech nica ldata
from thev ehicle can be read out byservice net‐
wo rkemplo yees or thirdp arties .Services
include repair services, maintenanc eprocesses,
wa rrant yevents and qualitya ssurance meas‐
ures, fore xamp le. The read out is per form ed via
th el egall yprescribed por tfor OBD ("on-board diagnostics"
)inthevehicle. The respective
service networ klocations or thirdp arties col‐
lect ,proces sand use thed ata. The ydocument
te ch nica lstatuses of thev ehicle, assis tinfind‐
in gm alfunctions and impr oving qualitya nd are
transmitted tothem anufacturer ,ifnecessar y.
Fu rthermore, them anufacturer is subject
to
product liabilit

y .F or this, them anufacturer
requ irestech nica ldataf romv ehicles.
Malfunctio nmemories in thev ehicle can be
re se tbya serviceoutle tasp artofr epair or
maintenanc ework.
The ycan enter dat aintot he vehicle's con veni‐
ence and inf otainment functionst hemselves as
par toft he selected equipment.
This includes, fore xamp le:
Rmultimedia dat asuchasm usic,films or pho‐
to sf or playbac kinanintegrated multimedia
sy stem
Raddress book dat afor use in connection with
an integrated hands-free sy stem or an inte‐
grated navigation sy stem
Rentered navigation destinations
Rdat aabout theu se of Interne tservices This dat
acan be stored locally in thev ehicle or
is located on adevice whic hyou ha veconnected
to thev ehicle. If this dat aisstore dint hevehi‐
cle, youc an dele teit at an ytime. This dat acan
onl ybet ransmitte dtothirdp arties upon your
re qu estw ithp articular rega rd tothes cope of
use of online services according to your selected
settings.
Yo uc an stor eorc hangeconvenience settings/
individualizatio ninthevehicle at an ytime.
Depending on thee quipment, this includes, for
ex ample:
Rseat and steering wheel position settings
Rsuspension and climat econtrol settings
Rindividualization suc hasinterior lighting
If yo ur vehicle is accordingly equipped,y ou can
connect your smartphoneora n
other mobile end
device tothev ehicle. Youc an cont rolthem via
th ec ontrol element sintegrated in your vehicle.
Images and audiof romt he smartphone can be
output via them ultimedia sy stem. Cer tain infor‐
matio nissimultaneouslyt ransmittedtoyour
smartphone.
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Depending onther espectiv eintegration type,
th is includes, fore xamp le:
Rgeneral vehicle information
Rposition data
This enables theu se of selected smartphone
Apps, e.g. navigation or music playbac k.Ther eis
no fur ther interaction between thes martphone
and thev ehicle; in particular ,vehicle dat aisnot
directl yaccessible. The type of fur ther dat apro‐
cessingisd etermined bythep rovideroft he App
used. The respectiv eApp and your smartphone's
operatin gsystemd etermine whe ther changes
can be made tothes ettings and whic hsettings
can be changed.
Service pr oviders
Wire less networ kconnection
If yo ur vehicle has awireless networ kconnec‐
tion, it enables dat atobeexchanged between
yo ur vehicle and additional sy stems. The wire‐
less networ kconnection is enabled via thev ehi‐
cle's transmission and reception uni torvia con‐
nected mobil eend device s(e.g .smart phones). Onlin
efunction scan be used via thew ireless
networ kconnection. This includes online serv‐
ices and applications/Apps pr ovided bythe
manufacturer or other pr oviders.
Manufa cturer's se rvices
The manufacturer describes ther espectiv efunc‐
tions and cor responding legal dat aprotection
information when suitable fort he manufacturer's
online services. Personal dat amaybe used for
th ep rovision of online services. Dat ais
ex ch anged via asecur econnection, e.g .tothe
manufacturer's designated IT sy stems. Personal
dat aisc ollected, processed and used via the
pr ov ision of service sexclusivel yonthe basis of
legal permissions or wit hprior consent.
The services and function s(sometimes subject
to afee) can usually be activated or deactivated.
In some cases, this also applies tothee ntire
ve hicle's dat aconnection. This excludes, in par‐
ticular ,legally prescribed function sand services.
Thir dparty se rvices
If it is possibletou se onlineservices from other
pr ov iders, these services ar esubject tothed ata
pr otection and term sofu se ofther esponsible pr
ov ider .The manufactur er has n
o influenc
eon
th ec onte ntexc hanged.
Please enquire, therefore, about thet ype, scope
and purpose of thec ollection and use of per‐
sonal dat aaspartoft hirdp arty service sfrom
th eir respectiv eprovider.
COMAND/mbrace
Ifth ev ehicle is equipped wit hCOMAND or
mbrace, additional dat aabout thev ehicle's oper‐
ation, theu se of thev ehicle in cer tain situations,
and thel ocation of thev ehicle ma ybecompiled
th ro ugh COMAND or them brace sy stem.
Fo ra dditional information please refertot he
ch ap terM ultimedias ystema nd/or them brace
Te rm sa nd Conditions.
Event Data Recorders
This vehicle is equipped wit hanevent da ta
re corder (EDR). The mai npurpose of an ED Ris
to record, in cer tainc rash or nea rcrash -likes it‐
uations, such as an air bag deploymen torhitting
ar oad obstacle, dat athat will assi stin under‐
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Generaln otes

RSteering wheel
ROutside mir rors
RHead-up Display
#Se tthe seat, thes teering wheel, theh ead-up
displa yand theo utside mir rortot he desired
position.
#Press memor ybutton Mtogether wit hone of
th em emor yposition switches 1,2or3 .
An acou stic signal sounds. The settings are
st ored.
#To call up: press and hold ther ele vant pre‐
se tp osition button1,2or3u ntilthef ront
seat, thes teering wheel, Head-up Display
and outside mir rorisint hestored position.
St ow agea reas
Note sonl oading thev ehicle
&
WARNING Risk ofexhaus tgas poisoning
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses suc hascarbon monoxide. Exhaust
ga ses can enter thev ehicle interior if the
trunk li disopenw hent he engine is running,
especially if thev ehicle is in motion.
#Alw ayss witc hoffthee ngine before
opening thet runk lid.
#Ne verd rive wit hthe trunk lid open.
&
WARNING Risk of injury from unsecured
items in thev ehicle
If objects, luggag eorloads ar enotsecured
or no tsecured suf ficientl y,they could slip,
tip ove rorbet hrow na roun da nd thereb yhit
ve hicle occupants.
Ther eisar isk of inju ry,p articularly in the
ev ent of sudden braking or asudden change
in direction.
#Alw ayss towo bject sins uchaw aythat
th ey canno tbethrow na round.
#Befor ethe journe y,secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge or loads agains tslipping or tipping
ove r.
&
WARNING Risk of injury from incorrectly
stowe dobjects
If objects in thev ehicle interior ar estowe d
incor rectly ,the yc an slide or be throw n
arounda nd hitvehicle occupants. In addi‐
tion, cup holders, open stowages paces and
mobile phoneb rack etsc ann otalw aysr etain
all object stheyc ontain.
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Thereisar isk of inju ry,p articularly in the
ev ent of sudden braking or asudden change
in direction.
#Alw ayss towo bject ssot hatthey can‐
no tb ethrow na roun dins uchs itua‐
tions.
#Alw aysm akes uret hat objectsdon ot
pr otru de from stowages paces, luggage
nets or stowagen ets.
#Close thel oc kable stow ages paces
befor estarti ngajou rney .
#Alw ayss towa nd secur eheavy ,hard,
pointe d, sharp-edged, fragile or bulky
objects in thet runk.
&
WARNING Risk of burn sfromt ailpipes
and tailpipe trim
The tailpipe and tailpipe trim can become
ve ry hot. If youc om eintoc ontact wit hthese
parts of thev ehicle, youc ouldbur nyourself.
#Alw aysbep articular lycareful around
th et ailpipe and thet ailpipe trim.
#Allo wthe vehicle parts tocool down
befor eyou touc ht hem.
The handling characteristic sofyourvehicle are
dependent on thed istribution of thel oad within
th ev ehicle. Yous hould bear thef ollowing in
mind when loadin gthe vehicle:
Rne vere xceed thep ermissible gross mass or
th ep ermissible axle loads fort he vehicle
(including occupants). The values ar especi‐
fi ed on thev ehicle identification plat eonthe
ve hicle's B-pillar.
Rthel oad mus tnotprotru de abo vetheu pper
edg eoft he seat backrests.
Ralwaysp lace thel oad behind unoccupied
seats if possible.
Rsecur ethe load using thet ie-down eyes and
distribut ethe load evenly.
St ow ages pace sint hevehicl einterior
Overvie wofthe front stowage compa rt‐
ments
1St ow agec ompartment in thed oors
2Stow age/telephonec ompartment inthe
armres twithm ultimedia connections and
stow agec ompartment ,e.g.f or an MP3
pla yer
3Stow agec ompartment in thef ront center
console wit haUSB por t(depending on the
ve hicle's equipment)
4Glo vebox
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Seats and stowing

Hookingthel uggag enet
&
WARNING Risk of injury from incorrectly
stowe dobjects
If objects in thev ehicle interior ar estowe d
incor rectly ,the yc an slide or be throw n
arounda nd hitvehicle occupants. In addi‐
tion, cup holders, open stowages paces and
mobile phoneb rack etsc ann otalw aysr etain
all object stheyc ontain.
There isar isk of inju ry,p articularly in the
ev ent of sudden braking or asudden change
in direction.
#Alw ayss towo bject ssot hatthey can‐
no tb ethrow na roun dins uchs itua‐
tions.
#Alw aysm akes uret hat objectsdon ot
pr otru de from stowages paces, luggage
nets or stowagen ets.
#Close thel oc kable stow ages paces
befor estarti ngajou rney .
#Alw ayss towa nd secur eheavy ,hard,
pointe d, sharp-edged, fragile or bulky
objects in thet runk.
Obser vethen otes on loading thev ehicle.
#Vehicles with through-loading featur ein
th er ear benc hseat: Fold up thet ie-down
ey e.
#Hook thel uggag enet1 intot he front and
re ar tie-down eyes.
#Ve hicles without athrough-loading fea‐
tur eint herear ben chseat: Hook ther ings
in to luggag enet's hoo ks1.
#Hook ther ing sintot he hook sonthe trunk
fl oor.
Opening thes towa ge space under thet runk
floor
* NO
TEDama getotheh andle in thet runk
fl oor
If th eh andle in thet runk is lef tprotruding,
th eh andle ma ybedamaged.
#Unhing ethe handle befor eyou close
th et runk lid and press theh andle
closed again.
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Usingthe12Vs ocketint he trunk
RequirementsROnl yconnec tdevices up toam aximum of
18 0w atts(15 A).
#Lift up cap 1ofthes ocketa nd inser tthe
plug of thed evice.
USB por tintherear passenger co mpartment
Youc an charge aU SBdevice, e.g .amobile
phone, at USBp orts1usingas uitablecharg‐
ing cable .The devices can be charge dw ith5V
(2. 1A)a nd when thei gnition is switched on.
Wire lesschargingoft he mobile phone and
connection with thee xterior antenna
Note sonw ireless chargingoft he mobile
phone
& WARNING Risk of injury from incorrectly
stowe dobjects
If objects in thev ehicle interior ar estowe d
incor rectly ,the yc an slide or be throw n
arounda nd hitvehicle occupants. In addi‐
tion, cup holders, open stowages paces and
mobile phoneb rack etsc ann otalw aysr etain
all object stheyc ontain.
There isar isk of inju ry,p articularly in the
ev ent of sudden braking or asudden change
in direction.
#Alw ayss towo bject ssot hatthey can‐
no tb ethrow na roun dins uchs itua‐
tions.
#Alw aysm akes uret hat objects do not
pr otru de from stowages paces, luggage
nets or stowagen ets.
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Seats and stowing