2019 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS COUPE maintenance

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ch nica linf orma tionab ou tth eve hicle's operat‐
ing stat e, com ponent loads, maintenance
re qu iremen tsand tech nica leve nts orma lfunc‐
tio ns.
In gener al,th is inf ormatio ndocum entsth est at e
of acom ponent part,amodul e,asy stem orthe
sur round ingssuc has:
R operatin gst atus ofsystem com ponen ts(e.g.
fi ll le ve ls, batt eryst atus ,tir epr essur e)
R status messagescon cerningth eve hicle or
its individua lcom ponent s(e.g. number of
wheel revo lution s/speed, longitudin alacc el‐
er ation ,lat eral acc eler ation ,displa yof fas‐
te ned seatbe lts)
R malfunctio nsorfaults inim por tant system
com ponen ts(e.g. lights, brak es)
R information oneve nts lead ing tovehicle
damag e
R system react ionsin spec ialdrivin gsit uatio ns
(e. g.airbag deployment,int erve ntio nof sta‐
bilit ycon trol systems)
R ambient conditions (e.g.temp eratur e,rain
sen sor) In
addition toprov iding theactual control unit
func tion,th is dat aassis tsthemanuf acturerin
de tecting andrectify ingmal functi onsand opti‐
mizi ngvehicle functions. Themajority ofthis
dat ais temp orar yand isonl ypr ocessed inthe
ve hicle itself. Onlya small portion ofthedat ais
st or ed intheeve ntor ma lfunctio nmem ory.
When your vehicle isser viced, tech nica lda ta
fr om theve hicle canberead out byser vice net‐
wo rkem ployees (e.g. workshops, manufactur‐
er s) or third par ties (e.g. breakdo wnservice s).
Ser vice sinc lude repair services, maintenanc e
pr ocesses ,wa rrant yclaim sand qualit yassur ‐
anc emeas ures, forex am ple. Theread out isper‐
fo rm ed via theleg ally prescr ibed portfo rth e
diagnos ticsconnection intheve hicle. The
re spectiv eser vice networklocations orthird
par ties collec t,pr oces sand usethedat a.The y
documen tte ch nica lst atus esoftheve hicle,
assis tin findi ng ma lfunctio nsand improv ing
qu alit yand aretrans mittedto themanuf acturer,
if neces sary.Fu rther mor e,themanuf actureris
subject toproduct liability .Fo rth is, themanu‐
fa ctur errequ ires tech nica lda ta from vehicles. Fa
ult mem ories intheve hicle canberese tby a
ser vice outle tas par tof repair ormaint enanc e
wo rk.
Dep endingontheselect edequipment, youcan
im por tdat aint oth eve hicle's comfortand info‐
ta inm ent func tionsyo urself .
This includes, forex am ple:
R mult imed iadat asuc has music ,fi lms orpho‐
to sfo rpla yba ckinan integr ated multim edia
sy stem
R addr essbook datafo ruse inconnection with
an integr ated hands-fr eesystem oran inte‐
gr ated navig ation system
R entered navig ation destinat ions
R dataabout theuse ofInt erne tser vices
This datacan besave dlocall yin theve hicle orit
is locat edon ade vice whichyo uha ve connect ed
to theve hicle (e.g.smar tphone, USBflash drive
or MP3 player). Ifth is dat ais stor ed intheve hi‐
cle, youcan deleteitat anytim e.This datais
sen tto third par ties onlyat your requ est,par tic‐
ular lywhen youuse onlineser vices inacc ord‐
anc ewit hth ese ttings that youha ve select ed. Gener
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The fuel tank issu fficien tly filled.
St arting theve hicl e 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofcrus hing orentr ap‐
ment dueto unin tentio nalstar tin gof the
engine
Limbs couldbecrushed ortrapped ifth e
engine isstar tedunint entionall ydur ing
ser vice ormaint enanc ewo rk. 0007
Alw ayssecur eth eengine agains tunin‐
te ntio nalstar tin gbef orecar rying out
maint enanceorrepair work. Re
quirement s:
R Park position 005Disselect ed.
R The anti- theftalar msystem isno tactiv ated.
R The panic alarmisno tactiv ated.
R The hazar dwa rning light sar eswitc hedoff.
R The hood isclos ed.
R The door sar eclos edand locked.
R The windo wsand slidin gsun roof areclosed. 0007
Startth eve hicle using thesmar tphon e: R
Aftereve ryvehicle star t,th eengine runs for
te nminu tes.
R Youcan carryout amaximum oftwoconsec ‐
utiv est ar tin gatt em pts. The vehicle mustbe
st ar tedonc ewit hth eSmar tKey bef oretrying
to star tth eve hicle again withth esmar t‐
phone.
R Youcan stop theve hicle again atanytime.
R Further information canbefound inthe
smar tphone app.
Secur ingtheengine agains tst ar ting before
car rying out maintenance orrepair work: 0007
Swi tchon thehazar dwa rning light s.
or 0007
Unloc kth edoor s.
or 0007
Open aside windo wor thesliding sunroof. Br
eaking-in notes Mer
cede s-AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto rec‐
ogni zedangers. To
preser vetheengine during thefirs t
1, 000 miles(1 ,500 km):
R Drive at varying road spee dsand engine
spee ds.
R Drive th eve hicle indrive pr ogr am A
or ;.
R Chang ege ar bef oreth eta ch ome terneedl eis
00C3 ofthewa yto there dar ea oftheta ch ome‐
te r.
R Donotshi ftdo wn age ar man uallyin order to
br ak e.
R Avoid overstrai ning theve hicle, e.g.driving at
full thro ttle .
R Donotde pres sth eaccelera torpeda lpas t
th epr essur epoint (kickdo wn).
R Onlyincr ease theengine speedgradually and
acceler ateth eve hicle tofull spee daf te r
1, 000 miles(1 ,500 km).
This also app lieswhe nth eengine orpar tsof the
dr ivet ra in have been replaced. Dr
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ASS
YSTPL US service interva ldisp lay Fu
nction oftheASS YSTPL US service interva l
displ ay The
ASSYSTPL US service interva ldispla yon the
Ins trument Displaypr ov ides informatio non the
re maini ngtime ordis tance before thene xt
ser vice duedate.
Yo ucan hide this ser vice mess ageusing the
bac kbutt onon thelef t-hand sideofthesteer ing
wheel.
Depen dingonhowtheve hicle isused, the
ASS YSTPL US service interva ldispla yma y
shor tenth eser vice interva l,e.g. inthefo llo wing
cases :
R Mainl yshor t-dis tance drivi ng
R Whe nth eengine isoftenleft idling forlong
per iods
R Intheeve ntoffreq uent col dstar tphase s
Mer cedes-Ben zre comme ndsavoiding such
oper ating condit ions.
Yo ucan obtain further information concerning
th eser vicing ofyour vehicle from aqu alif ied spec
ialistwo rkshop, e.g.anaut hor ized
Mer cedes-Benz Center. Displa
yingtheser vice dueda te On-boar
dcom puter:
Service ASSYST PLUS
The next ser vice duedateis displa yed. 0007
Toexitth edisp lay: press thebac kbutt on
on thelef t-hand sideofthesteer ing wheel.
Mak esur eto obser vethefo llo wing further rela‐
te dsubjec t:
R Oper ating theon- boar dcom puter
(→ pag e22 1). Inf
ormat iononregular maintenance work 000E
NO
TEPrema turewe arthro ugh failur eto
obser veser vice duedates Ser
vice workwhic his no tcar ried out atthe
ri ght time orincom pletely can lead to
inc reased wearand damag eto theve hicle. 0007
Alw aysobser vethepr escr ibed service
int erva ls. 0007
Alw aysha ve thepr escr ibed service
wo rkcar ried out ataqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop. Special
service requ irement s The
prescr ibed service interva lis based onnor ‐
mal opera tionoftheve hicle. Maintenance work
will needto be per form ed mor eof tenif th eve hi‐
cle isoper ated under arduous conditions or
incr eased loads.
The ASSYSTPL US service interva ldispla yis onl y
an aid. Thedriver oftheve hicle bearsre sponsi‐
bility asrega rdsto whe ther maint enanc ewo rk
nee dstobe per form ed mor eof tenth an spec i‐
fi ed based ontheactual operating conditions
and/or loads.
Ex am ples ofarduous operating conditions :
R regular citydriving withfreq uent intermedi‐
at estops
R mainly short-distance drivi ng Ma
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Cleani
ngand careA voiding paintworkdam age
Mat tefinish R
Onlyuse carepr oducts approvedfo rMer cedes-Benz. R
Donotpoli shtheve hicle andalloywheels.
R Onlyuse carwashes that cor respond tothelat estengi‐
neer ingstandar ds.
R Donotuse carwash progr ams withafinal hotwa xtrea t‐
ment.
R Donotus epa int cleane rs,buf fing orpolishi ng prod ucts ,
gl oss preser vers,e.g. wax.
R Alw aysha ve paintw orkre pair scar ried out ataqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop. No
teson cleaning decorativefo ils Obser
vetheno teson matt efinis hcar ein the
ch ap ter"No teson paintw ork/matt efinis hpa int‐ wo
rkcar e"(→ page 357).The yal so app lyto
matt edecor ativefo ils. 358
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Obser
vethefo llo wing informa tion: Cleaning
andcareA voiding vehicl edamag e
Seat belts
Cleanwithluk ewa rmand soap ywa ter. R
Donotus ech emical cleaningag ent s.
R Donotdr yseat belts byheating them toove r17 6°F
(80 °C) orexposing them todirect sunlight .
Displa y
Cleanthesur face car efu llywith amic rofiber clothand asuit ‐
able displa ycar epr oduc t(TF T/L CD). R
Swit choffth edispla yand letit cool down.
R Donotuse anyot her cleaning products.
Plas tictrim R
Clea nwit hadam pmicr ofiber cloth.
R Forhea vysoil ing: usecarepr odu ctrecomme ndedfor
Mer cedes-Ben z. R
Donotatt achsticke rs,fi lms orsimilar materials.
R Donotallo wcos metics,inse ctrepellent orsun cream to
come incont actwith theplas tictrim.
Re alwo od/t rim
in se rts R
Clean withamic rofiber cloth.
R Blackpiano-lac quer look: clean withadam pclo thand
soap ywa ter.
R Forhea vysoil ing: usecarepr odu ctrecomme ndedfor
Mer cedes-Ben z. Do
notuse solvent-ba sedcleani ng agents, polishe sor wa xes.
Headliner Cleanwit habr ush ordrysham poo.
Car pet
Usecarpetand textil ecle ani ng agents recomme ndedfor
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