2019 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN ECO mode

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Steer ing wheel paddle shifter →
16
2 Comb inationswit ch
3 DIRECT SELEC Tleve r
4 Display (multim ediasystem)
5 Start/ stop butt on
6 Contr olpanel forth emultimedia system
7 Climat econ trol systems
8 Glovebox
9 Hazar dwa rning light s
A Stow agecom partment
B Control elem entsfo rth emultimedia system
C AMG Perfor mance exhaus tsy stem →
14
D ECO star t/ stop funct ion
E ActivePa rking Assist
F Activates /de activatesESP ®
→
18
Ac tivates /de activatesSPOR Thandling mode →
18 G
AMG adaptivespo rtsuspension system (sus‐
pension tuning) →
23
H Manual gearshif ting(per man entsetting ) →
16
I DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc h
J PASSENGER AIRBAGindic ator lam ps
K Cont rolpanel forth emultimedia system
L Adjus tsthesteer ing wheel
M Contr olpanel forth eon- boar dcom puter
N Unlocks thehood
O Elect ric pa rking brak e
P Light switch
Q Cont rolpanel for:
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis t
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assist
Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI C
Hea d-up Displa y At
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Oper
ator's Manua l
This Supplement prov ides informatio non allthe
im por tant func tions ofyour AM Gve hicle that are
eit her notdesc ribed ordifferfr om thedescr ip‐
tion sin theve hicle Operator's Manual. This
inf ormation supplements orreplaces thecor re‐
sponding sectionsintheve hicle Operator's Man‐
ual. Under nocircums tances does theSupple‐
ment replace theOper ator's Manual.
This Supplement describesallmodels, and
st andar dand optio nal equipme ntforyo ur vehi‐
cle, asavailable atthetime ofgoing topress.
Countr y-specif icdif fere nces arepo ssi ble. Bea r
in mind that your vehicle mayno tfe atur eall
fun ction sdesc ribed here.This isalso thecase
fo rsy stems andfunc tionsre leva nt tosaf ety.
Ther efor e, theeq uipment onyour vehicle may
dif ferfr om that inthedescr iption sand illustra‐
tion s.
The original purchase contract documen tation
fo ryo ur vehicle contains alis tof all ofthesy s‐
te ms inyour vehicle. Should
youha ve anyqu estion scon cerning
eq uipment andoper ation, please consult an
aut hor ized Mercedes- BenzCenter.
The Oper ator's Manual, theSupplement andthe
Maint enance Bookletar eim por tant docum ents
and should be kept intheve hicle. Oper
ating safety 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto mal‐
functions orsystem failur es
If yo udo notha ve thepr escr ibed service/
maint enanc ewo rkor anyre qu ired repair s
car ried out, this could result inmalfunctions
or system failur es. 0007
Alw aysha ve thepr escr ibed service/
maint enanc ewo rkas wellan yre qu ired
re pair scar ried out ataqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent orinju rydue
to inc orrect mod ifica tions onelectr onic
com pone ntparts
Modif ication ofelectr oniccomponent s,their
sof twareor wir ing could impair their func tion
and/or thefunc tion ofother networke dcom‐
ponen tpar ts.Inpar ticular ,sy stems releva nt
to saf etyco uld also beaffect ed.
As are sult, these mayno long erfunc tion
pr oper lyand/ orjeopar dizeth eoper ating
saf etyof theve hicle. 0007
Neverta mp erwit hth ewir ing and elec‐
tr onic componen tpar tsor their soft‐
wa re. 0007
Yousho uld have all workon electr ical
and electr oniccomponent scar ried out
at aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Obser
vethe"On-boar delectr onics"sect ionin
"T ec hnical data"intheve hicle Operator's Man‐
ual. Gener
alno tes 7

Oper
ating theAMG Perfor ma nce exhaus t
sy stem 0007
Press butt on1.
The spor tycharact eristic (po werful) issele c‐
te dwhen the2 indicat orlam pslights up. Ti
ps forthe AMGce ramic high-pe rfor ma nce
com posit ebr ak esy stem The
brak esy stem isdesigned forhea vyloa ds.
This maylea dto noi sewhen braki ng. Thisef fect
can also occu raf te rwa shing theve hicle.
The noise depends onthefo llo wing fact or s:
R Spee d
R Brak efo rc e
R Environme ntal cond itions, e.g.te mp eratur e
and airhumidity
0009 Have thebr ak esy stem checkedat aqu ali‐
fi ed specialis two rkshop afte rit has been
subject edtoextreme load s. DY
NA MIC SELECT switch Fu
nction oftheDY NA MIC SELECT switch This
chap terdes cribes the function ofthe
DY NA MIC SELECT switchfo rthe
Me rcedes‑ AMGE53 4MA TIC+ model. Use
theDY NA MIC SELE CTswitc hto chang e
be tween thefo llo wing drive pr og rams:
R ; (Eco): particula rly ec on omi caldrivin g
st yle
R = (Indiv idual): indiv idual settings
R A (Comf ort): com fortable andeconomi‐
cal drivin gst yle
R C (Spor t):spor tydrivin gst yle
R B (Spor tPlus): particular lyspor tydriving
st yle
Mer cedes- AMGrecomme ndsselecting thedr ive
pr ogr am A when incity traffic or stop-and-go
tr af fic.
Depe nding onthedr ive pr ogr am select ed,the
fo llo wing vehicle charact eristic swill chang e:
R Drive (en gineman agemen t)
R Trans miss ionman agemen t
R Sus pen sion
R Position oftheex haus tga sflaps
R Steer ing
R Availabilit yof theEC Ostar t/ stop funct ion 14
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R
Driver assist anc esy stems
R Availabilit yof glide mode
0009 Youcan also chang eth efo llo wing vehicle
ch aract eristic susin gth ebutt ons inthecen‐
te rconsole:
R Position oftheex haus tga sflaps
R ECOstar t/ stop funct ion
R Suspension
R Manual gearshif ting
R ESP® Fu
nction oftheDY NA MIC SELECT switch This
chap terdes cribes the function ofthe
DY NA MIC SELECT switchfo rthe
Me rcedes‑ AMGE63 4MA TIC+ and
Mer cedes‑ AMGE63 S4MA TIC+ models.
Use theDY NA MIC SELE CTswitc hto chang e
be tween thefo llo wing drive pr ogr ams:
R = (Individ ual):individual settings
R A (Comf ort): com fortable andeconomi‐
cal drivin gst yle R
C (Spor t):spor tydrivin gst yle
R B (Spor tPlus): particular lyspor tydrivin g
st yle
R Mer cede s-AMG E63 S4MA TIC+ :I
(RA CE):ex treme lysp orty drivi ng
0009 Drive pr ogr am I mayno tbe used on nor‐
ma lro ads. Drive pr og ram I mayonl ybe
activ ated and used ondedi catedrace cir‐
cui ts, noton public roads.
0009 Mer cedes-AM Grecomme ndsselecting the
dr ive pr og ram A when incity traf fic or
st op-and-go traf fic.
Depe nding onthedr ive pr og ram sele cted, the
fo llo wing vehicle charact eristic swill chang e:
R Drive (en gineman agemen t)
R Trans miss ionman agemen t
R ESP®
R Sus pen sion
R Position oftheex haus tga sflaps
R Steer ing
R Availabilit yof theEC Ostar t/ stop funct ion R
Driver assis tance systems
R Availabilit yof glide mode
R 4MA TIC+
0009 Youcan also chang eth efo llo wing vehicle
ch aract eristic susin gth ebutt ons inthecen‐
te rconsole:
R Position oftheex haus tga sflaps
R ECOstar t/ stop funct ion
R ESP ®
R Suspension
R Manual gearshif ting Displ
aying dyna micdata Multime
diasystem:
0018 Vehicle 0019
e DYNA MICSELECT 0007
Select Dyn.Data.
Dynamic datais displa yed, e.g. :
R G-force values
R Torque dist ribution
R Boos t Dr
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If
th eengine speedistoohigh ortoolow, you
canno tch ang ege ar usin gth esteer ing wheel
paddle shifters.In this case, segme nts1 light
up red. Gear
shiftre comm endation The
gearshif tre comme ndation assists youin
adop tingan eco nomic aldrivin gst yle. 0007
Ifge arshif tre comme ndation mess age1 is
sho wnonthemultifunc tiondispla y,shif tto
th ere comme ndedgear. 0009
Gear shiftre comme ndation isacti veonl yif
yo uha ve act ivat ed man ualgearshif tingwit h
th ebutt ononthecent ercon sole. Using
kickdo wn 0007
Maxim umacceler ation:depresstheaccel‐
er ator pedal beyond thepr essur epoint .
0009 Ifyo uha ve act ivat ed man ualgearshif ting
wit hth ebutt oninthecent ercon sole, the
tr ans missi on does notre act tothekic k‐
do wn.
Dur ing kickdo wn, youcan notch ang ege arsusin g
th esteer ing wheel paddle shifters.The auto‐
matic transmiss ionshiftsup tothene xt gear
when themaximum enginespeedisreac hed to
pr otect theengine from overrev ving. Glide
mode functio n Wi
th an ant icip ator ydr ivin gst yle, glide mode
helps youto reduce fuelconsum ption. Glide
mode isch aract erize dby thefo llo wing:
R The com bustion engin eis disco nnect edfrom
th edr ivet ra in.
R The engin espeed corresponds totheidle
speed.
R The J symbol appearsin themultifunc ‐
tion displa y.
Glide mode isact ivat ed ifth efo llo wing condi‐
tion sar eme t:
R The ECOstar t/ stop funct ionisactiv ated.
R Mer cedes- AMGE53 4MA TIC+: Drive pr o‐
gr am ; isselect ed.
R Mer cedes- AMGE63 4MA TIC+ and
Mer cedes- AMGE63 S4MA TIC+: Drive pr o‐
gr am = isselect ed.Youha ve select edthe
"Mode rate"se tting forth edr ive in thedr ive
pr ogr am =.
R Mer cedes- AMGE63 4MA TIC+ and
Mer cedes- AMGE63 S4MA TIC+: Drive pr o‐
gr am = isselect ed.Youha ve select edthe
"Mode rate"se tting forth edr ive in thedr ive
pr og ram =. Dr
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R
The speed iswit hin asuit able rang e.
R The road's courseissuit able, e.g.no steep
uphill ordownhill inclinesortight bends.
R Mer cedes- AMGE53 4MA TIC+: Thecharge
le ve lof thebatt eryis suf ficie nt.
R youar eno longerdepr essing theaccelera tor
or brak epedal.
0009 Mer cedes- AMGE53 4MA TIC+: Glidemode
can also beactiv ated ifyo uha ve select ed
th e"Eco" setting forth edr ive in thedr ive
pr ogr am =.
Glide mode isdeactiv ated again ifone ofthe
condi tions isno long erme t.
Mer cedes -AMG E53 4MA TIC+ :When Active
Dis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti ve,gl ide mode
is no tav ailable. Dr
iving anddriving safetysy stems Fu
nction ofESP ®
(Electr onicStabil ityPro‐
gr am) 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is
mal functi oning
If ESP ®
is mal functi oning,ESP ®
canno tcar ry
out vehicle stabiliz ation.Inaddit ion,ot her
dr iving safetysy stems areswitc hedoff. 0007
Drive on car efull y. 0007
Have ESP ®
ch eckedat aqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop. Yo
ucan selectbetween thefo llo wing modes of
ES P®
:
R ESP®
on
R SPO RThandling modeon
R ESP ®
of f Char
acteristics when ESP®
is activ ated
ESP ®
monit orsand improv es driving stabilit yand
tr act ion,par ticular lyin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R When pulling away on wetor slip pe ry road‐
wa y.
R When braking.
R Instro ng side winds when youar edr ivin g
fa ster than 43 mph(7 0km/h).
ESP ®
can stabiliz eth eve hicle byinterve ning in
th efo llo wing ways:
R One ormor ewheels arebr ak ed.
R The engine outputisadap tedaccor dingto
th esituation .
ES P®
is activ ated everytime theengine isstar‐
te d, rega rdless ofwhe ther ESP®
wa sin SPOR T
handling modeorwa sdeactiv ated bef oreth e
engine wasswitc hedoff.
ESP ®
is int erve ning ifth eES P®
00E5 warning
lam pflashes intheins trument cluster:
R Donotde acti vate ESP ®
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Ac
tiv atin gDRI FTMOD E 0007
Pullst eer ing wheel paddle shifters 1 and
2 and hold forhal fa second.
If all activ ation conditions arefulf illed, the
ins trumen tclus terdisp lays theDRIFT MODE
Confirm :Paddle UPCancel: PaddleDOWN
messag eand theDRIFT warning lam p
fl ashes . 0007
Tocancel :pull steer ing wheel paddle shifter
1 .
The instrument clusterdisp lays themessag e
DRIFT MODE Canceled andtheDRIFT warn‐
ing lam pgoes out. 0007
Toconf irm: pull steer ing wheel paddle
shif ter2.
The instrument clustersho wstheDRIFT
MODE Active messag eand theDRIFT warn‐
ing lam pslight sup per mane ntly.
Deact ivat ing DRIFT MODE 0007
Pull steer ing wheel paddle shifters 1 and
2 and hold forhal fa second.
The DRIFT MODE Activemessageand the
DRIFT warning lam pgo out.
DRIF TMOD Eis aut omat icallydeact ivat ed inthe
fo llo wing situat ions:
R ESP®
is act ivat ed.
R thedr ive pr ogr am I (RACE) isswitc hed
of f.
R theve hicle isswitc hedoff.
R automatic switchof fis requ ired bytheve hi‐
cle. AMG
adaptivespor tsuspension system Fu
nction oftheAMG adaptiv espor tsusp en‐
sion system
The AMG adaptivespor tsuspen sionsystem is
an air suspension system withva riable damping
fo rim prove ddr iving charact eristic s.The all-
ro und leve lcon trol system ensur esthebes tpos‐
sible suspension andconstant groun dcle aranc e,
eve nwi th aladen vehicle. When driving at
speed, theve hicle islowe redaut omatic allyto
im prov edr iving safetyand toreduce fuelcon‐
sum ption. Youalso have theop tion ofmanuall y
adjus tingtheve hicle leve l.
The dam ping istun edindiv iduall yfo reac hwhee l
and isaffect ed bythefo llo wing fact or s:
R thedr iving style, e.g. spor ty
R thero ad con dition ,e.g .bum ps
R theindividual selectionof"Spor t","Spor t
Plus", "Comfort" or "Econ omy"
(Mer cedes‑ AMGE53 4MA TIC+ only) Dr
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AMG
adaptiv espo rtsuspension system,
selectin gth esusp ension setting 0007
Toselect theComf ortsusp ension set‐
ting :pr ess butt on1 repeat edly until indica‐
to rlam ps2 and 3goout.
The AMG Suspe nsionSystem COMFOR T
messa geappear sin themultifunc tiondis‐
pla y. In
"Co mfort" mode, thedr iving charact eris‐
tic sof your vehicle arecomf ortable. 0007
Toselect theSpor tsusp ension setting:
pr ess butt on1 repeat edly until indicat or
lam p3 lights up.
The AMG Suspens ionSystem SPORTmes‐
sag eappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
"Spo rt"dr ivin gmod een sur esafirm ersus‐
pension tuning. 0007
Toselect theSpor tPlus suspension set‐
ting :pr ess butt on1 repeat edly until indica‐
to rlam ps2 and 3light up.
The AMG Suspe nsionSystem SPORT+mes‐
sag eapp earsin themultifunc tiondispla y.
"Spo rtPlus" driving mode ensuresave ry
fi rm suspension tuning.
Se tting theve hicl eleve l 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent because
ve hicle leve lis toohigh
If yo udr ive at ahigh ervehicle leve l,th edr iv‐
ing charact eristic sma ybe impair eddue to
th ehigher vehicle centerofgrav ity . The
vehicle candrift outw ards, forex am ple,
when steer ing orcor ner ing. 0007
Alw aysch oose ave hicle leve lwhic his
suit edtothedr iving style and thero ad
sur face condi tions. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment from vehi‐
cle lowe ring
Whe nlowe ring theve hicle, people could
become trapped ifth eir limbs arebe tween
th eve hicle body andthetir es orunder neath
th eve hicle. 0007
Mak esur eno one isunder neathth e
ve hicle orintheimmediat evicin ityof
th ewheel arch es when youlowe rth e
ve hicle. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment from vehi‐
cle lowe ring
Ve hicl eswith AIRBO DY CONT ROLor
le ve lcontr olsystem: When youunlo adlug‐
ga ge orlea vetheve hicle, theve hicle firs t 26
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