2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS WAGON light
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#Beforestarting the engine: adjust the
driver's seat, the head restra int, the
st eering wheel or the mir ror and fasten
yo ur seat belt.
&
WARNING Risk of accident due tomis‐
judgment of dis tances when using the
passenger mir ror
The outside mir ror on the front passenger
side reflects objects on a smaller scale. The
objects in view are in fact closer than they
appear.
As a result, you may misjud gethe dis tance
between you and thero ad user driving
behind you, forex ample, when changing
lanes.
#Therefore, alw ays look over your shoul‐
der inorder toensure that you are
aw are of the actual dis tance between
yo u and thero ad users driving behind
yo u.
#To fold in or out: brieflypress button 1.
% Ifth e battery has been disconnected or com‐
ple tely discharged ,th e outside mir rors must
be reset. Only then will the automatic mir ror
fo lding function workproperly.
#To adjus t:select therequ ired mir ror using
button 3or4.
#Use button 2toset the position of the mir‐
ro ryo u ha veselected.
An outside mir ror which has been pushed out of
position can be engaged in position again in the
fo llowing manner:
#Press and hold button 1.
Yo u will hear a click and the mir ror audibly
engage in position. The mir ror is set in the
cor rect position.
Au tomatic anti-glare mir rors
&
WARNING Risk of burn s and poisoning
due tothe anti- glare mir ror electrolyte
Electrolyte may escape if theglass in an
automatic anti-glare mir ror breaks.
The electrolyte is harmful and causes ir rita ‐
tion. It must not come into contact wi thyour
skin, eyes,respiratory organs or clo thing or
be swallo wed.
#Ifyo u come into contact with electro‐
ly te , obser vethefo llowing:
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RRinseth e electrolyte from your skin
and seek medical attention immedi‐
atel y.
RIf electrolyte comes into contact
with your eyes, rinse them thor‐
oughly with clean water and seek
medical attention immediately.
RIf th e electrolyte is swallo wed,
immediately rinse your mouth out
th oroughl y.Do not induce vomiting.
Seek medical attention immediately.
RImmediate lych ange out of clo thing
which has come into con tact wi th
electrolyte.
RIf an allergic reaction occurs, seek
medical attention immediatel y.
The insiderearview mir ror and the outside mir‐
ro rs and on the driver's side automatically go
into anti- glare mode if light from a headlamp hits
th e inside rearview mir ror.
Sy stem limitations
The mir rors do not go into anti- glare mode in the
fo llowing situations:
RThe engine is switched off.
RRe versege ar is engaged.
RInte rior lighting is switched on.
Park ing position of the passenger outside
mir ror
The parking position makes parking easier.
The passenger outside mir ror tilts down wards
and sho wsthere ar wheel on the front passenger
side if:
RThe parking position is stored.
RThe passenger mir ror is selected.
RRe versege ar is engaged.
The passenger outside mir ror mo ves back toits
original position in thefo llowing situations:
RIf yo u shift the transmission toano ther trans‐
mission position.
RWhen driving fasterthan 9 mph (15 km/h).
RIfyo u press the button forth e outside mir ror
on the driver's side.
St oring the pa rking position of the
pa ssenger outside mir ror using reve rsege ar
#To sto re:select the passenger outside mir ror
using butto n2.
#Engage reve rsege ar.
#Mo vethe passenger outside mir ror into the
desired parking position using button 1.
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#Tocall up: selectthe passenger outside mir‐
ro r using button 2.
#Engagereve rsege ar.
The passenger outside mir ror mo vesto the
st ored parking position.
Ac tivating/deactivating the automatic mir ror
fo lding function
Multimedia sy stem:
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#Ac tivate Oor deacti vate ª the function.
Operating the sun visors
#Glare fromthe front: fold sun visor 1
down.
#Glare from the side: swing sun visor 1to
th e side.
#Slide sun visor 1horizon tally as required.
#Fold down additional sun visor 2.
Infraredreflective windshield
The inf rare dre flective windshield is coated and
pr eve nts an excessive build-up of heat in the
ve hicle interior.
The coating shields theve hicle interior against
ra dio waves up into the gigahertz range.
Ra dio-cont rolled equipment, such as toll sys‐
te ms, can only be mounted on areas of the wind‐
shield which are permeable toradio wav es1.
Areas permeable toradio wav es1 are best visi‐
ble from outside theve hicle when the windshield
is illuminated using an extern al light source.
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Climatestyle
Climate style function
In automatic mode you can select thefo llowing
climate style settings forth e driver's and front
passenger areas:
RFO CUS: high air flow , slightly cooler setting
RMEDIUM: medium air flow ,st andard setting
RDIFFUSE: low airflow , slightly warmer and
draft-free setting
Ad justing the climate mode settings
Multimedia sy stem:
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P D W H 0 R G H
#Select ) 2 & 8 6, 0 ( ' , 8 0 or ' , ) ) 8 6 ( .
% In order to feelthe ef fect of the climate
st yle, theà function must be active
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Air distribution settings
The symbols in the display indicate which vents
th e air flow is being directed thro ugh:
R¯ Defros terve nts
RP Center and side air vents
RO foot we llve nts
RS Center, side and foot we llve nts
Ra Defros ter and foot we llve nts
R_ Allvents
Rb Defros ter,middle and side air vents
RW Automatic air distribution
Setting there ar climate control using the
mu ltimedia sy stem
Multimedia sy stem:
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Setting the airflow
#Select $ L U I O R Z.
#Setthe air flow . Setting
thetemp erature
#Select 7 H P S H U D W X U H.
#Setthete mp erature.
Activating/deactivating the climate control
syn chro nization function via the control
panel
Climate control can be set centrally using the
synchronization function. The temp erature and
air distribution setting forth e driver's side is
adop ted automatically forth e front passenger
side.
#Press the0 button.
The synchronization function is deactivated if the
settings for one of theot her climate zones are
ch anged.
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#Toswitch on the po wer supp ly:press but‐
to n1 (USA) or 2(Canada) once.
Yo u can act ivate the windshield wiper, for
ex ample.
The po wer supp lyis switched off again if thefo l‐
lowing conditions are me t:
RThe driver's door is open.
RYou press butto n1 (USA) or 2(Canada)
twice.
#To switch on the ignition: press button 1
(USA) or 2(Canada) twice.
The indicator lamps in the instrument clus ter
light up.
The ignition is switched off again if one of the
fo llowing conditions is me t:
RYou do not start theve hicle within
15 minutes.
RYou press butto n1 (USA) or 2(Canada)
once.
St arting theve hicle
Starting theve hicle with thest art/s top but‐
to n
Requ irements
RThe SmartK eyis located in theve hicle and
th e SmartK eybattery is not dischar ged.
#Shift the transmission toposition jori.
#Depress the brake pedal and push button 1
(USA) or 2(Canada) once.
#Ifth eve hicle does not star t:switch off non-
essential consumers and press button 1
(USA) or 2(Canada) once.
#Ifth eve hicle still does not start and the
3 O D F H W K H . H \ L Q W K H 0 D U N H G 6 S D F H 6 H H
2 S H U D W R U
V 0 D Q X D O display message also
appears in the multifunction display: start
th eve hicle in emer gency operation mode.
Yo u can switchoff the engine while driving by
pressing button 1(USA) or 2(Canada) for
about thre e seconds. Be sure toobser vethe
saf etyno tes under "Driving instructions".
St arting theve hicle via Remo teOnline serv‐
ices
Cooling or heating theve hicle interior before
st arting the journey
If yo ustart theve hicle via your smartphone, the
pr ev iously selecte d air conditioning adjustment
is active.
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Beforestarting, make sure:
RThe legal stipulations in the area where your
ve hicle is par ked permit engine starting via
smartphone.
RIt is safe tostart and runth e engine where
yo ur vehicle is par ked.
RThe fuel tank is suff icientlyfilled.
RThe star ter battery has suf ficient charge .
St arting theve hicle using a smartphone
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WARNING Risk of crushing or entrap‐
ment due tounin tentional starting of the
engine
Limbs could be crushed or trapped if the
engine is star ted unintentionally during
service or maintenance work.
#Alw ays secure the engine against unin‐
te ntional starting before car rying out
maintenance or repair work.
Re quirements:RPark position jis selected.
RThe anti- theft alarm sy stem is not armed.
RThe panic alarm is not armed.
RThe hazard warning lights are switched off.
RThe engine hood is closed.
RThe doors are closed and loc ked.
RThe windo wsand sliding sunro of are closed.
#Start theve hicle using the smartphone:RAf tereve ryvehicle start, the engine runs for
te n minu tes.
RYo u can car ryout a maximum of two consec‐
utive starting attem pts.
RYo u can stop theve hicle again at any time.
RFu rther information can be found in the
smartphone app.
Securing the engine against starting before
car rying out maintenance or repair work:
#Switch on the hazard warning lights.
or
#Un lock the doors.
or
#Open a side window or the sliding sunroof. St
arting theve hicle in emer gency operation
mode
If th eve hicle cannot be star ted, the 3 O D F H W K H
. H \ L Q W K H 0 D U N H G 6 S D F H 6 H H 2 S H U D W R U
V 0 D Q
X D Odisplay message appears in the multifunction
displa y.
#Make sure that mar ked space 2is em pty.
#Re mo veSmartK ey1 from thering.
#Place Smart Key1 in mar ked space 2.
The vehicle will start af ter a short while.
If yo ure mo veSmartK ey1 from mar ked
space 2the engine continues running. For
fur ther vehicle starts ho wever,SmartK ey1
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The probability of a serious oreven fata l acci‐
dent greatly inc reases if youdriv e when
under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
#Do not drink alcohol or take drugs while
driving, and do not allow an yone to
drive who has been drinking alcohol or
ta king drugs.
&
WARNING Risk of accident due tothe
brake sy stem overheating
If yo u lea veyour foot on the brake pedal
when driving, the brake sy stem may over‐
heat.
This increases the braking dis tance and the
brake sy stem may evenfa il.
#Ne ver use the brake pedal as a foot re st.
#Do not depress the brake pedal and the
accelerator pedal at the same time
while driving.
* NO
TEWearing out the brake linings by
continuously dep ressing the brake pedal
#Do not depress the brake pedal contin‐
uously whilst driving.
#To use the braking ef fect of the engine,
shift toa lo werge ar in good time.
* NO
TEDama getothe driv etra in and the
engine when pulling away
#Do not warm upthe engine when the
ve hicle is stationar y.Pull away immedi‐
atel y.
#Avoid high engine speeds and driving at
full thro ttle until the engine has reached
operating temp erature.
#Do not allow the wheels tospin.
* NO
TEDama getothe catalytic con verter
due tonon-combu sted fuel
The engine is not running smoot hly and is
misfiring.
Non-combus ted fuel may get into the cata‐
lytic con verter.
#Only depress the accelera tor pedal
slightl y.
#Have the cause rectified immediately at
a qu alified specialist workshop.
Limited braking ef fect on salt-treate dro ads:
Rdue tosalt build-up on the brake discs and
brake lining, the braking dis tance can
increase conside rably or result in braking
only on one side.
Rmaintain a much greater dis tance totheve hi‐
cle in front.
To preve nt salt build-up:
Rbrake occasionally while paying attention to
th e tra ffic conditions.
Rcarefully depress the brake pedal at the end
of the journey and when starting the next
journe y.
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ECOstart/s top function
Opera tion of the ECO start/s top function
Mercedes -AMG vehicles: make sure that you
re ad the separate operating instructions. Other‐
wise, you may failto recognize dangers.
The engine is au tomatical lyswitched off if the
fo llowing conditions are me t:
RIfyo ubr ake theve hicle toast andstill in
transmission position hori.
RIf all vehicle conditions for an au tomatic
engine stop are met.
The è symbol appears in the multifunction
display when theve hicle is stationar y.
The engine is restar ted automatically if:
RYo ure lease the brake pedal with the trans‐
mission in position hwhen the HOLD func‐
tion is not active.
RYo u shift from transmission position j.
RYou enga getransmission position hork.
RYoudepr essthe accelerator pedal.
RYo uch ange theve hicle le vel.
RAn automatic engine start is necessar y.
If th e engine was switched off bythe ECO start/
st op function and you lea vetheve hicle, a warn‐
ing tone sounds. The 9 H K L F O H 2 S H U D W L R Q D O 6 Z L W F K
W K H , J Q L W L R Q 2 I I % H I R U H ( [ L W L Q J displaymessage
also appears in the multifunction displa y.Ifyo u
do not switch off the ignition, the ignition is
automatically switched off af ter one minute. Deactivating or activating
the ECO start/
sto p function
#Press button 1.
If indicator la mp2lights up, the ECO start/
st op function is switched on.
% Depending on the model, the button may
also be located at a dif fere nt position in the
center console.
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