2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN towing

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

Whattodo in thee vent of an accident
1 QR codef or accessing ther escue card →
26
2 Safetyv ests →
334
3 Button fort he SOS emer gency cal lsyst em and
breakdown assis tance →
286
4 Checking and topping up operating fluids →
388
5 Tow- startin gand towing away →
346
6 Flat tire →
3347Startin gassis tance →
342
8 Haza rdwa rning lights →
116
9 Fuelfiller flap wit hinstruction labels fort ire
pressure ,fuel type and QR code fora ccessing
th er escue card →
147
A Tow- startin gand towing away →
346
B TIREFIT kit →
336
Atag lanc e–E merg encies an dbreak downs 17

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

Childreninparticular could acc identally
press thee lectrical seat adjustmen tbuttons
and become trapped.
#While moving thes eats, mak esuret hat
hands or other body parts do no tget
under thel eve rassembly of thes eat
adjustmen tsystem.
&
WARNING Risk of injury duetohead
re stra int sw hicha renotins talled or are
adjus tedi nco rrectly
If head restra int sa renotins talled or are
adjus tedi ncor rectly ,the head restra int sc an‐
no tp rovide pr otection as intended.
Ther eisani ncreased risk of injur yinthe
head and nec karea, e.g. in thee vent of an
accident or when braking.
#Alw aysd rive wit hthe head restra ints
ins talled.
#Befor edrivingo ff,m akes uref or every
ve hicle occupant that thec enter of the
head restra int supports theb ackoft he
head at about eyel eve l.
Do no tinter chang ethe head restra int soft he
front and rear seats. Otherwise, youc annot
adjus tthe height and angle of theh ead
re stra int sc orrectl y.
Ad jus tthe head restra int fore -and-af tposition so
th at it is as close as possible totheb ackofy our
head.
& WARNING Risk of injury or deathdueto
incor rect seatp osition
The seatb eltd oesn otoffert he intended
le ve lofp rotection if youh ave notm ove dthe
seat backres ttoanalmostvertical position.
When braking or in thee vent of an accident,
yo uc ould slide underneat hthe seat belt and
sus tain abdominal or nec kinjuries, fore xam‐
ple.
#Ad jus tthe seat proper lybefor ebegin‐
ning your journe y.
#Alwayse nsur ethat thes eat backres tis
in an almos tvertical position and that
th es houlder section of your seat belt is
ro uted across thec enter of your shoul‐
der.
* NO
TEDama getothes eats when moving
th es eats back
The seats ma ybedamaged byobject swhen
moving thes eats bac k.
#When moving thes eats bac k,make
sur ethat ther ea reno objects in the
fo ot we ll or under or behindt he seats.
Seats andstowing 85

Adjustin gthe fron tseate lect rica lly
1Hea drestraint height
2Seat backres tinclination
3Seat height
4Seat cushio nlength
5Seat cushio ninclination
6Seat fore -and-af tadjustment
#Sa ve thes ettings wit hthe memor yfunction
(→pag e96).
Adjustin gthe fron tpassen gers eatfromt he
driver' sseate lect rica lly
Re quirements:RThe po wersupply is switched on.
This function is only available on vehicles wit han
electrically adjus table front passenger seat.
Yo uc an call up thef ollowing functionsf orthe
front passenger seat:
RSeata djustment
RSeath eating
RSeatventilation
RMemor yfunction
Seats and stowing 87

#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.
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Seats and stowing

#Tomo vebackwards: pressrelease knob 1
and push theh ead restra int backwards.
Ad justin gthe head restra ints of ther ear
seatsm echanically
#Toraise: pulltheh ead restra int up.
#To lowe r:press release knob 1inthed irec‐
tion of thea rrow and push theh ead restra int
down. Installing/removing
ther ear seat head
re stra ints
Re moving
The head restra int sc an onl yberemovedo n
ve hicles wit hfolding rear seat backrests.#Re lease ther ear seat backres tand fold it
slightly forw ards (→pag e100).
#Pull theh ead restra int upwards as farasi t
wil lgo.
#Push release knob 1inthed irection of the
ar row and pull out theh ead restra int.
Installing
#Inser tthe head restra int suc hthat the
notches on theb ar ar eont he leftwhen
vie we dint he direction of tra vel.
#Push theh ead restra int down until youh ear
it enga gein position.
#Foldther ear seat backres tbacku ntil it
engages.
Configuring seat settings
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Ad justin gthe backres tsideb olste rs
#Select 6LGH% ROVWHUV .
#Select thes etting.
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Seats and stowing