2020 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN air suspension

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 ove hicle convenie nce and info‐
ta inm ent func tionsyo urself .
This includes, forex am ple:
R Mult imed iadata suchas music ,fi lms orpho‐
to sfo rpla yba ckinan integratedmultimedia
sy stem
R Address book datafo ruse inconnection with
an integr ated hands-fr eesystem oran inte‐
grat ednavig ation system
R Entere dna vig ation destinations
R Dat aabout 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.asmar tphone, USBflash
dr ive or MP3 player). Ifth is dat ais stor ed inthe
ve hicle, youcan deleteitat anytim e.This data
is sen tto third par ties onlyat your requ est,par‐
ticular lywhen youuse onlineser vices inacc ord‐
anc ewit hth ese ttings that youha ve select ed. Yo
ucan stor eor chang econ venie nce settings /
ind ividu aliza tionin theve hicle atanytime.
Depending ontheeq uipment, this inc ludes, for
ex am ple:
R Setting sfo rth eseat andsteer ing wheel posi‐
tion s
R Suspension andclimat econ trol settings
R Cus tomizations suchas interior ligh ting
If yo ur vehicle isaccor dinglyeq uipped ,yo ucan
co nn ect your smar tphon eor ano ther mobile end
de vice totheve hicle. Youcan contro lth is by
means ofthecon trol element sint egr ated inthe
ve hicle. Imagesand audiofrom thesmar tphon e
can beoutput viathemultimedia system. Cer‐
tai ninf orma tionis simu ltane ously trans ferred to
yo ur smar tphon e.
De pen dingon thetype ofintegr ation, this can
inc lude:
R Gener alvehicle data
R Position data
This allowsyouto use selected apps onyour
smar tphon e,suc has navig atio nor musi cpla y‐ bac
k.Ther eis no further interaction between the
smar tphone andtheve hicle; inpar ticular ,ve hi‐
cle datais no tdir ectl yaccessible. Whichtype of
fur ther dat apr ocessin goccur sis de term ined by
th epr ov ider ofthespecif icapp used. Whichse t‐
ting syo ucan make,ifan y,depends onthespe‐
cif icapp andtheoper ating system ofyour
smar tphon e. Onlin
eser vices Wi
reless netw orkconnection
If yo ur vehicle hasawir eless networkconn ec‐
tion, itenables datato be exc hang edbetween
yo ur vehicle andadditional systems. Thewire‐
less networkcon nect ionisenabled viatheve hi‐
cle's transmission andrecep tion unitor via con‐
nect edmob ile end device s(e.g .sma rtphones).
Onlin efunc tionscan beused viathewir eless
ne tworkcon nect ion.This includes onlineserv‐
ices andapplications/ appsprov ided bytheman‐
uf actur eror other prov ider s.
Manu factu rer's services
Re garding onlin eser vice sof themanuf acturer,
th eindividual functionsar edescr ibedbythe 30
Gener alno tes

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NO
TEDama gefrom automatic braking If
one ofthefo llo wing functionsis switc hed
on, theve hicle brak es aut omatically incer‐
ta in situat ions:
R ActiveBr ak eAssi st
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
R HOLD functio n
R ActivePa rking Assist
To avo iddamag eto theve hicle, deactiv ate
th ese systems inthefo llo wing orsimilar sit‐
uation s: #
Dur ing towing #
Inacar wash Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle isstatio nary.
R The driver's door isclosed ortheseat belton
th edr iver's side isfastened.
R The engine isrunning orhasbe en automati‐
cally switc hedoffby theEC Ostar t/ stop
funct ion. R
The electr icpar king brak eis released.
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis de acti ‐
va ted.
R The transmis sionisin position 005B,005Eor005C.
Ac tiv atin gthe HOL Dfunc tion #
Dep ress thebr ak epedal andafte ra shor t
time quickl ydepr essfurther until the00D9
displa yappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y. #
Release thebr ak epedal.
Deactiv atingtheHOLD function #
Depr esstheacceler ator pedal topull away.
or #
Depr essthebr ak epedal untilthe00D9 dis‐
pla ydisappear sfrom themultifunc tiondis‐
pla y.
The HOLD functionisdeactiv ated inthefo llo w‐
ing situat ions:
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti va‐
te d.
R The transmission isswitc hedtoposition 005D.R
The vehicle issecur edwithth eelectr icpar k‐
ing brak e.
In thefo llo wing situat ions,th eve hicle isheld by
tr ans missi on positio n005D and /or bytheelectr ic
par king brak e:
R The seat beltisunf astened andthedr iver's
door isopened.
R The vehicle isswitc hedoff.
R Ther eis amalfunction inthesy stem orthe
po we rsupp lyis insuf ficie nt. AI
RBO DY CONT ROL AIR
BODY CONT ROLfun ction
AI R BO DY CONTR OLisan air suspe nsion system
wit hva riable dampingfo rim prov ed driving com‐
fo rt.The all-r ou nd leve lcon trol system ensur es
th ebes tpossible suspension andconstant
gr ou nd clea rance, evenwi th aladen vehicle.
When driving atspeed, theve hicle islowe red
aut omat icallyto improve driving safetyand to
re duce fuelconsum ption. Youalso have the
op tion ofmanuall yadjus tingtheve hicle leve l. 200
Drivin gand parking

Dr
ive pr og ramC haracteristics
C (Sport) R
The suspension setting isfirm er.
R The vehicle issetto thelow leve l.
R The vehicle isno tlo we redan yfur ther ifyo uar etra veling athigher speeds.
B (Spor t+) R
The suspen sionsetting iseven firm er.
R The vehicle issetto thelow leve l.
R The vehicle isno tlo we redan yfur ther ifyo uar etra veling athigher speeds. Se
tting theve hicl eleve l &
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. #
Alw aysch oose ave hicle leve lwhic his
suit edtothedr iving style and thero ad
sur face condi tions. &
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. #
Mak esur eno one isunder neathth e
ve hicle orintheimmediat evicinit yof
th ewheel arch es when theve hicle is
being lowe red. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du eto theve hicle 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
ri ses slightly andthen retur ns tothese tle ve l
shor tly af te rw ards.
Yo uor anyone else inthevicin ityofthe
wheel arch es ortheunderbody couldthus
bec ome trapped.
The vehicle canalso belowe redaf te rbeing
loc ked. 202
Driving andparking

th
is event ,ha ve thecamer as,their position s
and their setting checkedat aqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop.
Do notuse the360° Camer aunder suchcir cum‐
st anc es.Youco uld other wise injureot her sor
collide withobject swhen parking ormaneuv er‐
ing theve hicle.
On vehicles withheight-adjus table suspension or
if th eve hicle iscar rying ahea vyload, leavingth e
st andar dheigh tcan result ininaccur aciesinthe
guide linesandinthedispla yof thege ner ated
ima ges,depending ontech nica lcond itions.
The field ofvision andother funct ionsofthe
came rasystem maybe restrict ed dueto addi‐
tio nal attachme ntson theve hicle (e.g.license
plat ebr ac ket,bicy cle rack ).
% The contras tof thedispla yma ybe impair ed
by abr uptdir ect sunlight orby other light
sour ces, e.g.when driving outofaga rage .In
th is case, paypar ticular attent ion.
% Have thedispla yre pair edorreplaced if,for
ex am ple, pixelerro rs consi derablyrestrict its
us e. See
theno teson cleaning the360° Camer a
(/ page37 2).
Se lec tingaview forthe 360° Camer a
Re quirement s:
R The Auto.Rear View Cam. function isselec‐
te din themultimedia system. #
Engage reve rsege ar. #
Inthemultimedia system, select thedesir ed
vie w.
Opening thecam eraco verof the rear vie w
camer a
Mul timedi asy stem:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance
5 Camera &Parkin g #
Select OpenCamera Cover.
% The camer aco vercloses automatical lyafte r
some timeorafte ran ignitio ncy cle.
Se tting thecam eraas afa vo rite
Yo ucan callupthecamer avie wdir ect lyin the
multime diasystem bysettin git as afa vo rite . #
Press the00E2 buttonon thecon trol ele‐
ment .
The main functionsar edispla yed. #
Navig atedo wn wardstwice.
The Favorite smenu appears. #
Select New Favorite. #
Select Veh icle. #
Select Camera. Ac
tiv ePa rking Assis t Fu
nction ofActiv ePa rking Assis t
Ac tivePa rking Assistis an elect ronic parking
assis tance system whic huses ultrasound andis
aut omaticall yactiv ated dur ing forw ardtra vel.
The system isoper ational atspeeds ofup to
appr oximat ely22 mph(35 km/h). Whenallthe
condi tions areful filled, thec symbol appears
in themultifunc tiondispla yand thesy stem auto‐
maticall ysear ches forand measu respar king
spaces onboth sides oftheve hicle parallel and
per pendicular tothedir ect ion oftra vel.If Ac tive
Pa rking Assistis act ivat ed, suitable parking
spaces aredispla yedin themultimedia system. 21
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Driving and parking

Inf
orma tion onusin gapo we rwa sher &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whenus ing
hig h-pr essurecle ani ng equipm entwith
ro und -spr ay nozzl es
The waterje tfr om aro und -spr ay nozzl e(d irt
gr ind er) maycau sedama getotires and sus‐
pe nsi on components that isno tvisi ble.
Com ponentsdamag edinthis wa yma yfa il
une xpec tedly. #
Donotus ehigh- press urecle ani ng
eq uipme ntwith round -spr ay nozzl esto
cle an your vehicle. #
Damag edtires orsuspension compo‐
nent smus tbe replaced immediat ely. To
avo iddamag eto your vehicle, observethefo l‐
lo wing when usingapo we rwa sher :
R keep theSmar tKey atleas t10 ft(3 m) away
fr om theve hicle. Other wise thetrunk lid
could openunintentionall y.
R maint ainadis tance ofat leas t11 .8 in
(30 cm) totheve hicle. R
vehicl eswith decorativ efo il: par tsof your
ve hicle areco veredwit hadecora tivefo il.
Maint ainadis tance ofat leas t27 .6 in
(70 cm) between thefo il-c ove redpar tsof the
ve hicle andthenoz zleofthepo we rwa sher .
Mo vethepo we rwa sher nozzlearound whilst
cleaning. Thewaterte mp eratur eof the
po we rwa sher mustno texc eed 140°F
(60 °C).
R obse rveth einf ormation onthecor rect dis‐
ta nce intheeq uipment manufacturer'soper‐
ating instruction s.
R donotpoint thenoz zleofthepo we rwa sher
dir ectl yat sensitiv epar tssuc has tires, slits,
electr icalcom ponents, batteries, light bulbs
and ventil ation slot s. Wa
shing theve hicl eby hand Obser
vetheleg alrequ iremen ts,e.g. inanumb er
of coun tries, washing byhand isonl yper mitt ed
in specially designatedwash bays. #
Use amild cleaning agent, e.g.carsham poo. #
Washtheve hicle withluk ewa rmwaterusi ng
a sof tcar spong e.When doingso,donot
ex pose theve hicle todirect sunlight . #
Carefully hosetheve hicle offwit hwa terand
dr yusi ng ach amois .Ta ke car eno tto point
th ewa terje tdir ectl yto wa rdsth eair inle t
gr ille belo wthehood. 368
Maintenanc eand care

Air
inle t
see Air-water duct
Air pressu re
see Tire pressur e
Air suspension
see AIRBODY CONTR OL
Air vents ............... .................................... 142
Ad jus ting (front) ............ ...................... 142
Ad jus ting (rea r) ............ ........................ 143
Glo vebox.............................................1 43
Air vents
see Airvents
Ai r-re cir cula tion mode............................ 140
Air -water duct .......... ................................ 367
Ke eping free ............ ............................3 67
Airb ag.........................................................4 1
Ac tivati on ........... ...................................35
Bel tai rba g........... ..................................39
Fr ont airbag (driver ,fr ont passeng er)..... 41
Ins tallation locations .............................. 41
Knee airbag............................................ 41
Ov ervie w ................................................ 41
PA SSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam p.....4 6 Pr
otect ion ....................................... .......4 3
Sid eairba g<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 41
Wi ndo wcur tain airbag ...........................4 1
Air flow
Se tting ............................................ .....1 37
AIRP ANEL (Care)...................................... 372
Alar m
see Panic alar m
Al ar m system
see ATA(anti-t heftal ar m system)
All-wheel drive
see 4MA TIC
Alt ernativ ero ut e
see Route
Amb ientlighting
Se tting (mult imediasystem) ................1 29
Andr oidAuto <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 321
Co nnecting amob ile pho ne<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 322
Ending <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 323
Inf ormati on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 322
Ov ervie w <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 321
Sou ndsettings <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 323
Tr ans ferred vehicle data......................3 23 Ani
mals
Pe ts intheve hicle ................................. 64
Ant i-loc kbr ak ing system
see ABS(An ti-loc kBr akin gSy stem)
Anti-skid chains
see Snowch ains
Anti -thef tala rm system
see ATA(anti-t heftal ar m system)
Anti-t heftpr otection
Imm obiliz er............................................ 90
Anticip ator yoccupa ntprotection
see PRE- SAFE®
(anticip ator yoccu‐
pa nt protect ion)
see PRE-S AFE®
PL US (antic ipatory
occupant protect ion plus)
Apple CarPla y®
........................................3 20
Connecting aniPho ne®
....... ................320
Ending ................................................. 321
No tes .................................................. 320
Ov ervie w ............................................. 320
Sound settin gs .....................................3 21
Tr ans ferred vehicle data......................3 23 51
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ST
EER CONT ROL
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 179
Ste ering wheel .........................................2 31
Ad jus ting (electr ica lly)............ .............105
Ad jus ting (manually)............ ................104
Butt ons <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>......231
Ope rating thememor yfunc tion ........... 107
St eer ing wheel heater.......................... 105
Ste ering wheel heater
Swit ching on/ off............................ .....1 05
Ste ering wheel padd leshif ters .............. 160
St ow agear eas
see Load ing
see Stow agecom partment
St ow ageco mp artment ........................... 109
Ar mr est<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>.......109
Cen terconsole ........... .........................1 09
Door ..................... ...............................109
Ey eg lasse scom partment .....................1 10
Glo vebox.............................................1 09
Re ar armr est........ ................................ 110
St ow ageco mp artments
see Load ing
see Stow agecom partment St
ow agespace underthetrunk floor .... 114
Sulfur content......................................... 435
Sun visor
Oper ating ............................................ 135
Sur round lighting .................................... 129
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 129
Sur round View
see 360° Camer a
Suspension Adjus ting thech assis leve l(AI R
BO DY CONTR OL) .................................2 02
Suspen sion
see AIRBODY CONTR OL
Switc h-offdela ytime
Ext erior ................................................ 128
Int erior .............................................. ... 130
Switc hingthesur round soun don/ off
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ...357
Sync hronizat ionfunction
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating (mu ltimed ia
sy stem) .......................................... ...... 140
Swi tching on/of f(contr olpa nel )......... 139 Sy
stem settings
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating PIN protec‐
tion ...................................................... 275
Re setfunction (multimedia system) ....2 79
Se tting thedis tance unit<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Se tting thetime anddateaut omati‐
cally ..................................................... 269
Se tting thetime zone.......................... 269
Se tting thetime/ datefo rm at .............. 269
Swit ching transmiss ionoftheve hicle
position on/off.................................... 270
Sy stem settings
see Blue tooth®
see Dataim por t/expor t
see Languag e
see Softwareupda te
see Wi-Fi T
Ta ilpip es(Car e)........................................ 372
Ta nk cont ent
Fu el ..................................................... 436
Re ser ve(fuel) ...................................... 436 538
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