2020 MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS ESP

Ins
trum ent Disp lay(s tand ard) Wi
des cree nCo ckpit Instru men tDi spl ay Dep
endingonthedispla yse tting, theposition s
of theindicat orlam pson theIns trument Display
ma ydif ferfr om theex am ple shown.
Pr og ressiv ese tting Ve
hicl eswith aWi des cree nCo ckpit: ifyo u
select thepr ogr essiv edispla yse tting, theposi‐
tion sof theindicat orlam pson theIns trument
Displa ywill chang e.
Indi catorand warning lam ps:
0058 Lo
wbeam (/page12 4)
0060 Pa
rking lam ps(/ page12 4)
0057 Hi
gh beam (/ page12 5) 003E003D
Tu
rn signal lights(/pag e12 5)
005E Re
ar foglight (/page12 4)
0075 Re
stra int system(/ page49 4)
00E9 Seat
beltnotfa stened (/page49 4)
0027 US
A:brak es (red) (/ page500)
004D Canada:
brak es (red) (/ page500)
0024 Elect
ric pa rking brak e(yello w)
(/ page500)
0049 US
A:elect ric pa rking brak eapplied
(r ed) (/ page500)
0024 Canada:
electric pa rking brak e
applied (red) (/ page500)
0025 AB
Smalfun ction (/ page503)
00E5 ESP®
(/ page503)
00BB ESP®
OFF (/page503)
L Distance warning (/ page502 )
Ù Electric po we rst eer ing malfunct ion
(/ page495)
ä AIRBODY CONTR OLmalfu nction
(/ page502)
00B9 Chec
kEngine (/page496) Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 493

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Notethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Dr
iving systems Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
L Wa rning lam pfo rdis tance
wa rning func tion The
reddis tan cewarning lam plight sup while theve hicle isin mo tion.
*T he distance totheve hicle infront istoosmall forth espeed selected.
If th er eis an additional warning tone, youar eappr oachingan obs tacle attoohigh aspeed. #
Beprepar edtobrak eimmediat ely. #
Incr ease thedis tance.
Fu nctio nof ActiveBr ak eAssi st(/ pag e17 9).
ä Suspe nsionwarning lam p The
yello wAIR BO DY CONTR OLwarning lam pis lit.
*A malfu nction hasoccur redin theAIR BODY CONTR OL. #
Notethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. 502
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00E5 ESP ®
wa rning lam pflashes The
yello wES P®
wa rning lam pflashes whiletheve hicle isin mo tion.
*A tle as tone wheeland tireas se mbly hasre ac hed itsgrip limit (/page17 6). #
Adaptyo ur drivin gst yle to suit thero ad and weather condition s.
00E5 ES P®
wa rning lam plight s
up The
yello wES P®
wa rning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
* ESP ®
is mal func tioning .
Ot her drivi ng systems anddriving safetysy stems mayalso bemalfunct ioning. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is mal functi oning
If ESP ®
is mal functi oning,ESP ®
canno tcar ryout vehicle stabiliz ation.Inaddit ion,ot her driving safetysy stems
ar eswitc hedoff. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Drive on car efully . #
Notethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 50
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Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00BB ESP ®
OFF warning lam p The
yello wES P®
OFF warning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
* ESP ®
is de acti vated. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding whe ndr ivi ng with ESP ®
de acti vated
If ESP ®
is deactiv ated, ESP ®
canno tcar ryout vehicle stabiliz ation.The availabilit yof fur ther driving safetysy s‐
te ms isals olimi ted. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Onlydeactiv ateESP ®
foras long asthesituation requ ires.
If ES P®
can notbe act ivat ed, ESP®
is malfun ctionin g. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Obser vetheno teson deactiv atingESP®
(/ page17 6). Dis
play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 505

Ti
re pres sur emoni tor Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0077 Ti re pressur emonit oring
sy stem warning lam p
fl ashes The
yello wtirepr essur emon itor ing system warning lam p(pr essur eloss/ malfun ction) flashes forapp roxima tely one
minut eand then remains lit.
*The tirepr essu remonit oring system isdef ective. &
WARNIN GThe reisarisk ofan accident ifth etir epr essur emonit oring system ismalfunct ioning
If th etir epr essur emonit oring system ismalfunct ioning,itis no table toissue awa rning ifth er eis pressur eloss
in one ormor eof thetir es.
Un der inflated tires ma y,forex am ple, impair thedr iving, steer ing and braking charact eristic s. #
Have thetir epr essur emonit oring system checkedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
0077 Ti re pressur emonit oring
sy stem warning lam plight s
up The
yello wtirepr essur emon itor ing system warning lam p(pr essur eloss/ malfun ction) islit.
*The tirepr essur emon itor ing system has detected tirepr ess urelos sin at leas tone ofthetir es. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto insuf ficie nttirepr ess ure
Ti re pressur esthat areto olow pose thefo llo wing hazar ds:
R The tires ma ybur st,especiall yas theload andvehicle speed increase.
R The tires ma ywe arexc essiv elyand/or unevenly, whic hma ygr eatl yim pair tiretract ion. 506
Displaymess ages and warning/ indic ator lam ps

Ac
tiv eSe rvice System PLUS
see ASSYST PLUS
Ac tiv eSpe edLimit Assist <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 190
Dis play <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 190
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>190
Ac tiv eSte ering Assis t.............................1 93
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............194
Ac tiveEmerg encyStop Assis t.............1 96
Ac tiveLa ne Chang eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 195
Dis play sin theIns trument Display.......1 97
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>193
Sy stem limit ations ...............................1 93
Ad aptiv ecr uise contr ol
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Ad aptiv eHighb eamAssist
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>127
Swi tching on/of f<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 128
Ad diti onalvalue rang e
Se tting displa ycont ent ........................ 233
Ad diti ves......... ......................................... 436
En gine oil............................................ 436
Fu el ...... ............................................... 436 Ad
diti ves(engine oil)
see Additiv es
Ad diti ves(fuel)
see Fuel
Ad dres sbo ok
see Contacts
Ad jus tingthe balanc e/fader
Bur mes ter®
high-end 3Dsurround
soun dsy stem ................................. ..... 358
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ...357
Ad jus tingthe bass,mid- rang eand
tr eble
Bur mes ter®
high-end 3Dsurround
soun dsy stem ................................. ..... 357
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ...357
Ad jus tingthe mid- rang e,treble and
bass
Burmes ter®
high-end 3Dsurround
soun dsy stem ................................. ..... 357
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ...357
Ad jus tingthe sound focus
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ...357 Ad
jus tingthe sound optimi zation
Bur mes ter®
high-end 3Dsurround
soun dsy stem ...................................... 358
Ad jus tingtreb le,mid- rang eand bass
se ttings
Bur mes ter®
high-end 3Dsurround
soun dsy stem ...................................... 357
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ...357
ADS PLUS dam ping system
see AIR BO DY CONTR OL
Af ter-sales service center
see ASSYSTPL US
Air bag
Re duced protect ion ...............................4 4
AIR BODY CONT ROL................................ 200
Se tting .................................................2 02
Suspe nsion .......................................... 200
Air conditio ningsy stem
see Climat econ trol
Air distribut ion
Se tting .................................................1 37
Air freshen ersystem
see Perfume atomiz er In
de x 509

Door
Child safetyloc k(rear door)............ ...... 63
Loc king (em erge ncy key) ................ .......7 4
Opening (from theinside) ......................7 1
Po we rclosing function ........... ................ 74
Un loc kin g(emer gency key) .................... 74
Un loc kin g(fr om theinside) .................... 71
Door controlpan el.....................................1 6
DO T,Tire Iden tificat ionNumbe r(TI N) .... 412
Dr aw bar
see Tow- bar system
Dr inking anddriving ................................ 149
Dr ive Awa yAssis t.... ................................ 219
Dr ive pos ition
In ser ting ........ ................................ ...... 159
Dr ive pr og ram dis pla y........... ..................157
Dr ive pr og rams
se eDY NA MIC SELE CT
Dr iver's seat
see Seat
Dr iving lights
see Automatic driving lights Dr
ivin gsaf etysy stem .............................. 174
ABS (Anti-lock Braki ng System) ........... 175
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 179
BA S(Br akeAssi stSystem) ............... ....1 75
EBD (electr oni cbr ak efo rc edis tribu‐
tion )..................................................... 179
ESP ®
Cr oss wind Assi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 179
Ov ervie w .......................................... ....1 74
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors........ .......1 74
Re sponsibili ty....................................... 174
ST EER CONTR OL............. ....................179
Dr ivin gsy stem
see 360° Camer a
see ActiveBli nd Spo tAssi st
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
see ActiveEmerg encyStop Assis t
see ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi st
see ActiveLa ne Keeping Assist
see ActivePa rking Assist
see ActiveSpe edLimi tAssi st
see ActiveSt eer ing Assis t
see AIRBODY CONTR OL
see ATTENTION ASSIST
see Blind SpotAssis t
see Cruise control see
Driving safetysy stem
see HOLD function
see Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C
see Rear vie wcam era
see Traf fic Sign Assist
Dr ivin gtips
Dr ink ing and drivin g............................ 149
Gene raldr ivin gtips .............................1 49
No teson breaking-in ane wvehicle ..... 147
Dr ow siness detection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Dynamic handlingcontrolsystem
see ESP®
(Ele ctro nic Stabilit yPr og ram)
DY NA MIC SELECT ....................................1 56
Conf iguring drive pr ogr am I<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 157
Dis play ing engin edat a.........................1 57
Dis play ing vehicle data........................ 157
Dr ive pr og ram disp lay ..... .....................1 57
Dr ive pr og rams ....................................1 56
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 156
Oper ating (DYN AMIC SELECTswitc h)
... ..........................................................1 57
Sel ecting thedr ive pr ogr am ................. 157
Sho wing ope ratio nfe edbac k............... 157 Inde
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E
E1 0 ................ ............................................ 435
Easy entryfe atur e
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 105
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 107
Easy exitfeatur e
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 105
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 107
EBD (electr onicbrak efo rc edis tribu‐
tion)
Functio n/no tes ...... ............................. 179
ECO Assis t
Dis playing ............................................ 156
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 154
ECO display
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>154
Re settin g............... .............................. 238
ECO star t/s topfunc tion<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 152
Au tomatic engine star t........................ 152
Au tomatic engine stop .........................1 52
Me thod ofoper ation ............................1 52
Switc hingoff/on ............................ ..... 153 Electr
icpa rking brak e.............................1 71
App lying automat ically.................... .....1 71
App lying orreleasing manuall y............ 172
Emerg encybraki ng ............. ............. ....172
Re leasing automat ically.................. .....1 72
Electr onicStabil ityProg ram
see ESP®
(Electr onicStabilit yPr og ram)
Emer gency
Ov ervie wof thehelp functions...... ........ 18
Re flect ive saf etyve st <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 377
Emer gency braking ................................. 172
Emer gency braking
see BAS(Br akeAssi stSystem)
Emer gency callsystem
see Mercede s-Benz emer gency callsy stem
Emer gency engine star t....... ................... 394
Emer gency key
Loc king adoor ................................... .... 74
Un loc kin gadoor ...................................7 4
Emer gency oper ation mode
St artin gth eve hicle ........................ ..... 145
Emer gency release
Tr unk lid(from inside) .................... ........ 80 Emer
gency spar ewheel .........................4 28
No tes .................................................. 428
Re mo ving ............................................ 429
Emer gency Tensioning Devices
Ac tivati on ........... ...................................35
ENE RGIZIN GCOMF ORT
Ov ervie wof programs .........................2 80
St artin gth epr ogr am ........................... 281
Engine ECOstar t/ stop funct ion......................1 52
Engine number....... .............................432
St artin g(eme rgency operation
mode) .................................................. 145
St artin g(R emo teOnline) ..................... 147
St artin g(sta rt/s topbutt on) .................1 45
St artin gassis tance <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ......387
Swi tching off(s ta rt/s topbutt on) ........ 164
Engine data
Dis playing ............................................ 157
Engine number ........................................ 432
Engine oil.................................................3 63
Ad ditiv es.............................................4 36
Ca paci ty....... ....................................... 437 522
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