2019 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN Owner's Manual

000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whenswi tch‐
ing offth eignition whendriving
If yo uswit choffth eignition whiledriving,
saf etyfun ction sar ere strict ed orno long er
av ailable. Thismayaf fect thepo we rst eer ing
sy stem and thebr ak efo rc eboos ting,fo r
ex am ple.
Yo uwill then need touse consider ablymor e
fo rc eto steer and brak e. 0007
Donotswitc hof fth eignition whiledriv‐
ing. 000A
DANG ER Risk offata linj uries due to
ex haus tga ses
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Inhaling
th ese exhaus tga ses ishazar dous tohealt h
and canlead topoisonin g. 0007
Neverlea vetheengine running inan
encl osedspa cewithout sufficie ntventi‐
la tio n. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding and ofan
acci dent dueto shif ting down onslipper y
ro ad sur faces
If yo ushif tdo wn onslipp eryro ad sur faces to
inc rease theengine braking effect, thedr ive
wheels maylose traction . 0007
Donotshif tdo wn onslipper yro ad sur‐
fa ces toinc rease theengine braking
ef fect. 000A
DANG ER Risk offata linj urydue topoi‐
sonous exhaus tga ses
If th eta ilpipe isbloc kedor suf ficie ntventil a‐
tio nis no tpo ssi ble, po isonou sex haus tga ses
suc has carbon monoxidemayent ertheve hi‐
cle. This isthecase ifth eve hicle getsst uc k
in snow ,fo rex am ple. 0007
Keep theta ilpipe andthear ea around
th eve hicle free from snowwhen the
engine orthest atio naryheat erareru n‐
ning . 0007
Ope nawi ndo won thewindw ardside of
th eve hicle toensur ean adeq uatesup‐
pl yof fresh air. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tobeing under theinf luence ofalco‐
hol and drugs while driving
Dr iving when under theinf luence ofalcohol
and/or drugs isan extreme lydang erous
combin ation.Even small quant ities ofalco hol
or drugs mayaf fect your reflexe s,per cep tion
and judgment.
The probabi lityofaser ious oreven fata lacc i‐
dent greatl yinc reases ifyo udr ive when
und ertheinf luence ofalcohol ordrugs. 0007
Donotdr ink alcohol ortake drugs while
dr iving, anddonotallo wan yone to
dr ive who hasbeen drink ing alcohol or
ta king drug s. Dr
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000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto the
br ak esy stem overheating
If yo ulea veyour foot on thebr ak epedal
when driving, thebr ak esy stem mayov er‐
heat.
This increases thebr aking distance and the
br ak esy stem mayeve nfa il. 0007
Neveruse thebr ak epedal asafo ot re st. 0007
Donotde press thebr ak epedal andthe
acc elerat orpedal atthesame time
while driving. 000E
NO
TEWearing out thebr ak elinings by
continu ously dep ressing thebr ak epedal 0007
Donotdepr essthebr ak epedal contin‐
uousl ywhils tdr iving. 0007
Touse thebr aking effect of theengine,
shif tto alowe rge ar ingood time. 000E
NO
TEDama getothedr ivet ra in and
engin ewhen pulling away 0007
Donotwa rm uptheengine whilethe
ve hicle isstatio nary.Pull away immed i‐
at ely. 0007
Avoid high engine speeds anddriving at
full thro ttle untilth eengine hasreac hed
its operatin gte mp eratur e. 000E
NO
TEDama getothecat alytic converter
due tonon-co mbusted fuel The
engine isno tru nning smoothly and is
misf iring.
Non-c ombus tedfuel mayge tint oth ecat a‐
lyt iccon verter . 0007
Onlydepr esstheaccelera torpeda l
slig htly. 0007
Have thecause rectif ied imme diat ely at
a qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Limit
edbraking effect on salt-tr eatedro ads:
R Due tosalt build-up onthebr ak ediscs and
br ak epads, thebr aking distance canincrease
consi derably orresult inbraking onlyonone
side
R Maint ainamuc hgr eat ersaf edis tance tothe
ve hicle infront
To preve ntsaltbu ild-u p:
R Brak eocca siona llywh ile pa ying attenti onto
th etra ffic con dition s
R Carefull ydepr essthebr ak epedal attheend
of thejour neyand when star tin gth ene xt
jour ney
Plug-in hybrid: obser vetheno tesin theSupple‐
ment .Ot her wise, youma yno tre cogni zedan‐
ge rs. 14
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ECO
star t/s topfunc tion Ope
ratio nof the ECOstar t/s topfunc tion
Ve hicl eswithout a48 Von-b oardele ctrical
sy stem (EQ Boos tte ch nology)
Plug-in hybrid: obser vetheno tesin theSupple‐
ment .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto recogni zedan‐
ge rs.
Mer cede s-AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto rec‐
ogni zedangers.
The engineisswi tched offau tomatical lyin the
fo llo wing situat ionsifall vehicle conditions for
an aut omat iceng inestop areme t:
R youbr ak eth eve hicle toast ands tillin trans ‐
miss ionposit ion005Bor005C.
if yo uswit chon theHOLD function orselect a
dif fere nt trans mis sion positio nth an 005E, the
engine willautomaticall yst op inthefo llo wing
situat ions:
R youstop behind ave hicle that ispullin g
aw ay. R
youstop atast op sign when ther eis no vehi‐
cle infront ofyou.
R youtur nth esteer ing wheel hardat alow
speed.
The engine isrestar tedaut omatic allyif:
R youre lease thebr ak epedal intransmission
position 005Bwhen theHOLD function isno t
activ e.
R youen gage trans missi on positio n005B or005E.
R youdepr esstheaccelera torpeda l.
R anautomatic engine star tis nec essar y.
If th eengine wasswitc hedoffby theEC Ostar t/
st op funct ionand youlea vetheve hicle, awa rn‐
ing tone sou nds and theengine isno tre star ted.
The Vehicle Operation alSwitc hthe Ignit ionOff
Befor eEx iting displa ymessag ealso appear sin
th emultifunc tiondispla y.Ifyo udo notswit choff
th eignition ,th eignition isaut omaticall y
switc hedoffaf te rth re eminut es. Ve
hicl eswith a48 Von-b oardele ctrical sys‐
te m (EQ Boo sttech nology)
The engine isswitc hedoffaut omaticall yin the
fo llo wing situat ionsifall vehicle conditions for
an aut omat iceng inestop areme t:
R youbr ak eth eve hicle toast ands tillin trans‐
miss ionposit ion005Bor005C.
R youdepr essthebr ak epedal whiletrav eling
at alow speed.
If yo uswit chon theHOLD function orselect
ano ther transmission position005E,theengine will
aut omaticall yst op inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R youstop behind ave hicle that ispullin g
aw ay.
R youstop atast op sign when ther eis no vehi‐
cle infront ofyou.
R youtur nth esteer ing wheel hardat alow
speed.
The engine isrestar tedaut omatic allyif:
R youre lease thebr ak epedal intransmission
position 005Bwhen theHOLD function isno t Dr
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act
ive and oneof thefo llo wing condition sis
giv en.
- thedr ive pr og ram A or; isno t
sele cted
- thedr ive pr ogr am A or; isselec‐
te dbut theve hicle does notst ar tto
mo ve.
- thedr ive pr og ram A or; issele c‐
te d, theve hicle movesat aspeed ofmor e
th an 15 mp h(20 km/h) andGlide mode
is no tactiv ated.
R youen gage trans missi on positio n005B or005E.
R youre lease thebr ak epedal, theve hicle is
no tin Glide mode anditstar ts to mo veon a
ge ntle downh ill gr ad ient ataspe edbelow
2 mp h(3 km/h).
R youdepr esstheaccelera torpeda l.
R anautomatic engine star tis nec essar y.
If th eengine wasswitc hedoffby theEC Ostar t/
st op funct ionand youlea vetheve hicle, awa rn‐
ing tone sou nds and theengine isno tre star ted.
The Vehicle Operation alSwitc hthe Ignit ionOff
Befor eEx iting displa ymessag ealso appear sin th
emultifunc tiondispla y.Ifyo udo notswit choff
th eignition ,th eignition isaut omaticall y
switc hedoffaf te rth re eminut es.
Deactiv atingoractiv ating theECO star t/
sto pfunc tion 0007
Press button 1.
If indi catorlamp 2light sup, theEC Ostar t/
st op funct ionisactiv ated. 0009
Depending onthemodel andtheve hicle
eq uipment, thebutt onmayalso belocat ed
at adif fere nt positio nin thecent ercon sole. ECO
displa yfunction The
ECOdispla ysummar izesthedr iving charac‐
te rist ics from thest ar tof thejour neyto its com ‐
ple tion andassis tsyouin achie vingth emos t
econ omical driving style.
Yo ucan influen ceconsum ption ifyo u:
R Drive wit hpar ticular care
R Drive th eve hicle indrive pr ogr am ;.
R Obser vethege arshif tre comme ndations 14
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The
inner segment lightsupgreen and theout er
segment fills up:
R 1 Moderat eacc eler ation
R 2 Gent ledecele ratio nand rolling
R 3 Consis tent spe ed
The inne rseg ment isgray and theout erseg‐
ment empties:
R 1 Spor tyacc eler ation
R 2 Hea vybrakin g
R 3 Fluct uation sin speed
Yo uha ve driven econ omicall ywhen:
R The thre eout ersegment sar ecom pletely fil‐
led simult aneousl y
R The ECOdispla ybor der light sup
The addition alrang eac hieve das are sult ofyour
dr ivin gst yle in com parison withadr iver wit ha
ve ry spor tydriving style is sho wnunder Bonus
fr. Start .The rang edispl ayed does notindicat e
a fixe dre duction incon sum ption. ECO
Assis tfunct ion Ve
hicl eswith a48 Von-b oardele ctrical sys‐
te m (EQ bo ostte ch nology):
EC OAssis tanalyz esdat afo rth eve hicle's expec‐
te dro ute. This allowsthesy stem tooptimally
adjus tth edr iving style fo rth ero uteahead, save
fuel andrecup erate. Ifth esy stem detects an
eve ntahead, e.g .a spe edlimit ation oratraf fic
cir cle ,it ap pea rson themultifunc tiondispla y
1. The follo wing symbols canbedispla yed: No
tall event scan bedispla yed, depending onthe
engine type. 1
Event ahead
2 Distance totheeve ntahead
3 "Foo tof fth eacceler ator" prom pt
A differ ent number ofsegment s2 will appear
ar ound thesymbol depending onthedis tance to
th eeve ntahead:
R Fewsegm ents:theev ent ahead isnear .
R Man ysegment s:theev ent ahead isfur ther
aw ay.
When theve hicle nearsth eeve nt,ECOAssi st
cal cul ates theop timal speed formaximu mfuel
econom yand recup erati ve ener gybased onthe
dis tance, speedand downh ill gr ad ient. The Foot Dr
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off
the Accelerator messagewill appear onthe
multifu nctiondisplay. Ifth edr iver lifts offth e
acc elerat orpedal ingood time,there maini ng
segments onthedispla ywill turngr een until the
eve ntsho wnisreac hed. Thedrivet ra in will be
se tfo rmaximu mfuel econom y.The vehicle will
coas t,wit hth ecombus tionengine switchedoff
if neces sary,and recup erateon itsownus ing
th eelectr icmo tor.Re cup erati on willch arge the
batt ery.
If th er eis no response totheFoot offthe Accel-
erator prom pt,th esegment swill remain white.
The eventwillbe sho wnfora shor ttime afte rit
has been passed.
If th eeve ntinvo lves ave hicle ahead andwhen
th ecoas t-do wn recomme ndation isgiv en, all
seg ments willimme diat ely turngr een once ther e
is are sponse totheFoot offthe Accelerator
pr om pt.
Fo rAc tiveECO Assistindrive pr ogr am ;,
symbol 3will appear onthemultifunc tiondis‐
pla yand ontheHead-up Displaybeside trans‐
mission position 005B.Symbol 3will also appear
when theassis tant displ ayisno tselec ted. EC
OAssis tis activ eonl yin drive pr ogr ams ;
and A.
Sy stem limita tions
EC OAs sis tcan function mor epr ecis elyif th e
ro uteis main tained when routeguidan ceis
act ive. The basic function isalso available with‐
out active ro uteguidan ce.Notall informat ion
and traffic situ ations canbefore seen. Thequal‐
ity depen dson themap data.
EC OAssis tis onl yan aid. Thedriver isresponsi‐
ble forke eping asaf edis tance totheve hicle in
fr ont, forve hicle speed andforbr aking ingood
time. Thedriver mus tbe ready tobrak eat all
times irre spectiv eof whe ther thesy stem inter‐
ve nes.
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifth er eis poor visibility ,e.g. due toinsuf fi‐
cie ntillu mina tionofthero ad, high lyvariable
shade condition s,or due torain, sno w,fogor
hea vyspr ay.
R Ifth er eis glar e, e.g .fr om oncom ingtraf fic,
di re ct sunli ght orreflect ions. R
Ifth er eis dir ton thewindshield inthevicin ‐
ity ofthemultifunc tioncamer aor thecamer a
is fogg ed up, damag edorobscur ed.
R Ifth etra ffic sign sar ehar dto detect, e.g. due
to dir tor sno wor insuf ficie ntlighti ng,or
beca useth ey areco vered.
R Ifth einf ormation onthena vig ation system's
digit almap isincor rect or outof date.
R Ifth esigns areambiguous, e.g.traf fic sig ns
on cons tructi onsites orinad jace ntlanes. DY
NA MIC SELECT switch Fu
nction oftheDY NA MIC SELECT switch Mer
cede s-AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto rec‐
ogni zedangers.
Use theDY NA MIC SELE CTswitc hto chang e
be tween thefo llo wing drive pr ogr ams:
R = (Individ ual):individual settings
R B (Spor tPlus): particular lyspor tydrivin g
st yle
R C (Spor t):spor tydrivin gst yle 14
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R
A (Comf ort): com fortable andeconomi‐
cal drivin gst yle
R ; (Eco): particular lyecon omicaldrivin g
st yle
0009 The drive pr ogr am select edappear sin the
multifu nctiondisplay of theon- boar dcom‐
put er.
Depen dingonthedr ive pr og ram, thefo llo wing
sy stems chang eth eir charact eristic s:
R Drive
- Engin eand trans miss ionman agemen t
- ActiveDis tan ceAssi stDIS TRONI C
R ESP ®
R Vehicl eswith AIRBO DY CONT ROLor
DY NA MIC BODY CONT ROL:suspen sion
R Elec tric po we rst eer ing Selecting
thedr ive pr og ram 0007
Press DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc h1 forw ards
or bac kwards.
The drive pr og ram sele cted app earsin the
multifu nctiondisplay. Conf
iguringdrive pr og ram I Mu
ltimed iasystem:
0018 Vehicle 0019
e DYNA MICSELECT
0019 Individual 0007
Select theindividual setting. Switc
hingtheoper ation feedba ckfordr ive
pr og ram on/o ff Multimedia
system:
0018 Vehicle 0019
e DYNA MICSELECT 0007
Switc hNotif ication forUser on0073 oroff0053.
When this func tion isact ive, acor responding
messag eis sho wninthemedia displaywhen
a dr ive pr og ram issele cted withth e
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h. Displa
yingvehicl edata Mul
timedi asy stem:
0018 Vehicle 0019
e DYNA MICSELECT 0007
Select Vehicle Data.
The vehicle datais displa yed. Dr
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Disp
laying engin eda ta Mult
imediasystem:
0018 Vehicle 0019
e DYNA MICSELECT 0007
Select Engine Data.
0009 The values forengine outputand engine tor‐
qu ema yde viat efrom thenomin alvalues.
It ems that can influen cethis are, forex am‐
ple:
R Sea leve l
R Fuelgrade
R Outside temp eratur e Au
tomatic trans mis sion DI
REC TSE LECT leve r Fu
nction oftheDIRECT SELECT leve r 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enleftunat tende din the
ve hicle
If ch ildr enarelef tunat tende din theve hicle,
th ey cou ld:
R ope ndoo rs,th er eb yendang ering other
per sons orroad user s.
R getou tof theve hicle andbehit by
oncom ingtraf fic.
R ope rate vehicle equipment andbecome
tr apped, forex am ple.
In addit ion,ch ildr encould alsosetth eve hi‐
cle inmo tion, forex am ple, by:
R releasing thepar king brak e.
R shif ting theaut omatic transmiss ionout of
par kposition 005D.
R star tin gth eengine 0007
Neverlea vechildr enand animals unat‐
te nde din theve hicle. 0007
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. 0007
Keep theSmar tKey out ofthere ac hof
ch ildr en. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto inc or‐
re ct gearshif ting
If th eengine speedishigher than theidle
speed andyouen gage thetransmission posi‐
tion 005Bor005E, theve hicle mayacceler ate
shar ply. 0007
Ifyo uen gage thetransmission position
005B or005E alwaysdepr essthebr ak e
pedal firm lyand donotacc eler ateat
th esame time. Use
theDIRE CTSELECT leve rto shif tth etra ns‐
mission position.The current trans mis sion posi‐
tio nis displ ayed inthemultifunc tiondispla y. 15
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