2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN steering

1Steering wheel gearshif tpaddle →
145
2 Combination switch →
115
3 DIRECT SELECTl ever →
143
4 Displ ay(multimedia sy stem) →
229
5 Start/ Stop button →
135
6 Control panel fort he multimedia sy stem →
229
7 Climat econtrol sy stems →
127
8 Glovebox →
99
9 Hazar dwarning lights →
116
A Stow agec ompartment →
98
B Control element sfor them ultimedia sy stem →
229
C Rear wind ow roller sunblind →
72
D ECO start/ stop function →
141
E ActiveP arking Assist →
189
F Setting thev ehicle le vel →
178G
DYNA MIC SELECT switch →
142
H PASSENGER AIRB AGindicator lamps →
42,
I Cont rolp anel fort he multimedia sy stem →
204
J Adjusts thes teering wheel →
94
K Control panel fort he on-boar dcomputer →
204
L Cruise control le ver →
165
M Unloc kstheh ood →
320
N Elect ricp arkin gb rake →
155
O Light switch →
114
P Control panel for:
Ac tiveS teering Assist →
173
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assist →
201
Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC →
181
Head-up Display →
215
At ag lanc e–C ockpit 7

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

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.
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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.
General no tes 27

RWith indicator lamp 1off: via thes witch
on thec orresponding rear door or driv‐
er'sd oor.
Notesonp etsint hevehicle
&
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due toanimals lef tunsecured or unat‐
te nde dint hevehicle
If yo ul eave animals in thev ehicle unatten‐
ded or unsecured, they could possib lypress
down buttons or switches.
Thereb yananimal may:
Ractivat evehicle equipment and become
trapped, fore xamp le
Rswitch systems on or of fand endanger
ot her road users
Uns ecured animals ma ybethrow na roun din
th ev ehicle in thee vent of an accident or
sudden steering and braking maneuver and
injur evehicle occupants in thep rocess.
#Ne verlea ve animals in thev ehicle unat‐
te nded.
#Alw aysc orrectly secure animals while
driving, fore xamp le usingas uitable
animal car rier.
56
Occupant saf ety

Notesont he cor rect driver' sseat position
&
WARNING Risk of injury from adjusting
th ev ehicle settings while thev ehicle is in
motion
Yo uc ouldlose cont roloft hevehicle in the
fo llowing situations:
Rifyo ua djus tthe driver's seat, theh ead
re stra int ,the steering wheel or them irro r
while thev ehicle is in motion
Rifyo uf asteny our seat belt whil ethe vehi‐
cle is in motion
#Befor estarti ngthee ngine: adjus tthe
driver's seat, theh ead restra int ,the
st eering wheel or them irro ra nd fasten
yo ur seat belt.
Ensur ethe following when adjustin gthe steering
wheel 1,seat belt 2and driver's seat 3:
Ryoua reas fara wa yfromt he driver's air bag
as possible
Ryo ua resittin ginan ormalupright position
Ryour thighs ar eslightly suppor tedbyt he seat
cushion
Ryo ur legs ar enotentirel ystret ch ed and you
can dep ress thep edals properly
Rtheb ackofy our head is suppor tedate ye
le ve lbyt he center of theh ead restra int
Ryo uc an hold thes teering wheel wit hyour
arms slig htlybent
Ryouc an mo veyour legs freely
Ryouc an see all thed ispla yson thei nstru‐
ment clus terc learl y
Ryouh ave agood overviewoft he traf ficc on‐
ditions
Rth es eat belt is pulled snug lyagains tthe
body and is routed across thec enter of your
shoulder and across your hips in thep elvic
area
Seats and stowing 83

Seats
Adjustin gthe fron tseatm echanicall yand
electricall y(withou tSeatC om fort Pa ckage)
&
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th es eats ar eadjus tedbyc hildren
Childre ncould becom etrapped if they adjust
th es eats, particularly when unattended.
#When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle.
#Ne verlea ve children unatte ndedint he
ve hicle.
The seats can be adjus tedw hen thei gnition is
switched off.
& WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
whe nadjusting thes eats
When youa djus tas eat,y ou or other vehicle
occupants could become trapped, e.g. on the
seat guide rail.
#Mak esurew hen adjustin gaseatthat
no oneh as anybody parts in thes weep
of thes eat.
Obser vethes afet yn otes on "Air bags" and "Chil‐
dren in thev ehicle".
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetot he
driver's seat no tbeing engaged
If th ed rive r's seat is no tengaged, it could
mo veunexpectedl ywhile thev ehicle is in
motion.
This could cause youtol ose control of the
ve hicle.
#Alw aysm akes uret hat thed rive r's seat
is engaged befor estartin gt he vehicle.
&
WARNING Risk of injury from adjusting
th ev ehicle settings while thev ehicle is in
motion
Yo uc ouldlose cont roloft hevehicle in the
fo llowing situations:
Rifyo ua djus tthe driver's seat, theh ead
re stra int ,the steering wheel or them irro r
while thev ehicle is in motion
Rifyo uf asteny our seat belt whil ethe vehi‐
cle is in motion
#Befor estarti ngthee ngine: adjus tthe
driver's seat, theh ead restra int ,the
st eering wheel or them irro ra nd fasten
yo ur seat belt.
&
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th es eat height is adjus tedc arelessly
If yo ua djus tthe seat height carelessly ,you
or other vehicle occupants could be trapped
and thereb yinjured.
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Seats and stowing

#Toselect thef ront passenger seat: press
button 1.
When thei ndicator lam plights up, thef ront
passenger seat is selected.
#Ad jus tthe front passenger seat using the
buttons in thed oor control panel on thed riv‐
er's side.
Ad justin gthe 4-w aylumbar support
1Toraise
2To sof ten
3To lowe r
4To harden
#Using buttons 1to4,a djustthe contour
of theb ackres tindividuall ytosuityour bac k.
Headrestra ints
Ad justin gthe fron tseath eadr estraints man‐
ually
& WARNING Risk of injury from adjusting
th ev ehicle settings while thev ehicle is in
motion
Yo uc ouldlose cont roloft hevehicle in the
fo llowing situations:
Rifyo ua djus tthe driver's seat, theh ead
re stra int ,the steering wheel or them irro r
while thev ehicle is in motion
Rifyo uf asteny our seat belt whil ethe vehi‐
cle is in motion
#Befor estarti ngthee ngine: adjus tthe
driver's seat, theh ead restra int ,the
st eering wheel or them irro ra nd fasten
yo ur seat belt.
88
Seats and stowing