2020 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS WAGON light

1
Steer ing wheel gearshif tpaddles →
16
2 Comb inationswit ch
3 Instrument Display
4 DIRECT SELECT leve r
5 Media display
6 Start/ stop butt on →
12
7 Calls upthemain functions
8 Climat econ trol systems
9 Glovebox
A Hazar dwa rning light s
B Stow agecom partment
C Touc hpad
D Control kn ob forvo lume andswitc hingsound
on/ off
E AMG Perfor mance exhaus tsy stem →
14
F ECO star t/ stop funct ion →
13
G ActivePa rking Assist H
ESP®
→
18
I AMG adaptivespo rtsuspension system →
24
J Manual gearshif ting →
16
K DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc h →
14
L PASSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam p
M Control pane lfo rmulti media system
N AMG steer ing-wheel buttons →
28
O Adjus tsthesteer ing wheel mechanicall y
P Adjus tsthesteer ing wheel electrically
Switc hesthesteer ing wheel heateron/ off
Q Oper ating group:
On- boar dcom puter
Cr uise control
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
R Diagno stics con nection
S Open sth ehood
T Elect ric pa rking brak e At
aglanc e– Coc kpit 5

U
Light switch
V Contr olpanel for:
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis t
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assist Pa
rking AssistPA RK TRONI C
Hea d-up Displa y →
33
Lo we ring there ar head restra int s
Se tstheve hicle leve l 6
Ataglanc e– Coc kpit

Oper
ating theAMG Perfor ma nce exhaus t
sy stem #
Press butt on1.
The spor tycharact eristic (Powe rful) issele c‐
te dwhen indicat orlam p2 lights up. Inf
ormat ionontheAMG ceramichigh -per‐
fo rm ance comp osit 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
% 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 terdescr ibesthefunc tion ofthe
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc hfo rth e
Mer cede s‑AMG E53 4MA TIC+ . Use
theDY NA MIC SELE CTswitc hto chang e
be tween thefo llo wing drive pr og rams:
o (Slipper y):optimized pulling away and
dr ivin gch aract eristic sin wint ryand slip‐
per yro ad con dition s
= (Individual):ind ividual setting s
A (Comfort): com fortable andeconomic al
dr ivin gst yle
C (Sport):spor tydrivin gst yle
B (Sport+): particular lyspor tydrivin gst 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 og ram sele cted, the
fo llo wing vehicle charact eristic swill chang e:
R Drive:
- Engin eand trans miss ionman agemen t
- ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
R ESP ®
R Availabilit yof theEC Ostar t/ stop funct ion
R Suspension: 14
Driving and parking

#
Toshif tup: pull steer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 2. #
Toshif tdo wn: pullsteer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 1. If
th eengine speedistoohigh ortoolow, you
canno tch ang ege ar usin gth esteer ing wheel
ge arshif tpaddles .In this case, segme nts1
light upred. Gear
shiftre comm endation The
gearshif tre comme ndation assists youin
adop tingan eco nomic aldrivin gst yle. #
Ifge arshif tre comme ndation mess age1 is
sho wnonthemultifunc tiondispla y,shif tto
th ere comme ndedgear.
% 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 #
Maxim umacceler ation:depresstheaccel‐
er ator pedal beyond thepr essur epoint .
Dur ing kickdo wn, youcan notch ang ege arsusin g
th esteer ing wheel gearshif tpaddles .The auto‐
mat ictransm issionshif tsup tothene xt gear when
themaximum enginespeedisreac hed to
pr otect theengine from overrev ving.
% 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. Glide
mode function 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 switc hedoff.All of
th eve hicle functionsremain active.
R The J symbo lwil lapp ear onthemulti‐
func 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‐
gram = isselect edwithth edr ive se tting
"Moder ate" or"Reduced". Dr
iving andparking 17

If
th e00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam pflashes inthe
ins trumen tclus ter,one orseveralve hicle wheels
has reac hed itsgrip limit :
R Adaptth edr iving style to suit thepr ev ailin g
ro ad and weather condition s.
R Donotdeac tivateES P®
unde ran ycir cum ‐
st anc es.
R Onlydepr esstheaccelera torpeda las faras
is necessar y.
Cha racter istics when ESP®
SPOR Tis act iva‐
te d &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
SPOR Tis us ed incor rectly
Whe nyo uact ivat eES P®
SP OR T,ther eis an
incr eased risk ofskidding andhaving anacci‐
dent. #
ActivateESP ®
SPO RTonlyin thecir‐
cums tances descr ibed below. Sel
ect ESP ®
SPOR Twh en theve hicle's own
ov ersteer ing and under steer ing charact eristic s
ar edesir ed,e.g.on desig natedroads. Dr
ivin gwit hES P®
SPO RTorwit hESP ®
deactiv a‐
te dre qu ires an extreme lyqu alif ied and exper i‐
enc eddriver .
If ES P®
SPOR Tis activ ated and one ormor e
wheels star tto spin, the00E5 ESP®
wa rning
lam pon theins trument clusterflashes .ES P®
th en onlyst abiliz estheve hicle toalimit ed
deg ree.
ES P®
SPOR Talso hasthefo llo wing charact eris‐
tic s:
R ESP®
on lyim prove sdr iving stabilit yto alimi‐
te ddegr ee.
R ETS/4 ETStraction control isstill act ive.
R The engin e'storq ue ison lyrestrict ed toa
limit eddegr eeand thedr ive wheels canspin.
The spinn ingofthewheels results inacut‐
ting action forbe tter traction onloose surfa‐
ces.
R ESP ®
continu estoprov ide assis tance when
th ebr ak es arefirm lyapplied .
R Cross wind Assis tis no longeractiv e. Char
acteristics when ESP®
is deactiv ated &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is
dea ctivated
If yo udeac tivateES P®
,ES P®
can notcar ry
out vehicle stabiliz ation. #
ESP®
shoul don lybe deactiv ated inthe
fo llo wing situat ions. When
ESP®
is deact ivat ed, the00BB ESP®
OFF
wa rning lam pand theESP OFF messag elight up
con tinuousl yin theins trument cluster.
Dea ctivating ESP ®
ha sth efo llo wing effects:
R Driving stabilit ywill nolongerbe improv ed.
R The drive wheels couldspin.
R ETS/4 ETStraction control isstill act ive.
R Crosswin dAss istis no long eract ive.
% Even when ESP®
is deact ivat ed, youar est ill
assis tedby ESP ®
wh en braki ng hard. Dr
iving and parking 19

It
ma ybe bes tto act ivat eES P®
SPO RTordeacti‐
va te ESP ®
in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R When usingsnowch ains .
R Indeep snow .
R Onsand orgrave l.
% Spin ningth ewheels results inacutting
action, whichenhances traction.
% ActivateESP ®
as soo nas thesituation s
descr ibedaboveno long er apply .ESP ®
wi ll
ot her wise notbe able tostabiliz eth eve hicle
if th eve hicle star ts to skid orawheel star ts
to spin.
If th e00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam plight sup con tinu‐
ousl yeve nwh en ESP ®
is acti vated, ES P®
is no t
av ailable duetoamalf unction.
Obse rvean yinf ormation whichma ybe displa yed
in theins trument cluster:
R Warning and indic ator lam ps
R Disp lay mess ages
ET S/4ET S(Electr onicTractio nSy stem)
ET S/ 4ETS tracti oncontr olispa rtof ESP ®
. ET
S/4 ETScan improve theve hicle's traction by
int erve ning inthefo llo wing ways:
R The drive wheels arebr ak ed individually if
th ey spin.
R Mor edr ive to rq ue istrans ferred tothewheel
or wheels withtra ction. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gES P®
(E lectr onicSta‐
bil ity Prog ram) #
Toactiv ateESP ®
SPORT :br ief lypress but‐
to n1.
The 00BB andÆ warning lam psappear in
th eins trument cluster. 20
Driving andparking

Belo
waspe edof95 mph(1 50 km/h) toappr ox‐
imat ely70 mph(115 km/h) 4MATIC+is conti nu‐
ou sly deacti vatedag ain.
% DRIF TMODE isonl yav ailable afte rth eve hi‐
cle has been brok en in(/ page12 ).
Ac tiv atin gand deac tivatin gDRI FTMOD E
Re quirement s:
R ESP®
is deact ivat ed (/ page20).
R Drive pr ogr am I(RA CE)isselect ed
(/ page15 ).
R The door s,thehood andthetai lgat ear e
clos ed.
R The engin eis running andthetra nsmiss ion
and engine areat nor mal oper ating temp era‐
tur e.
R The transmiss ionisin manual mode–man‐
ual shif ting isactiv ated (/ page16 ). Ac
tiv atin gDRI FTMOD E #
Pullst eer ing wheel gearshif tpaddles 1and
2 and hold forhal fa second.
If all activ ation conditions arefulf illed, the
multifu nctiondisplay sho wsthemessag e
DRIFT MODE Confirm :Paddle UPCancel:
Paddle DOWNandtheâ warning lam p
fl ashes . #
Tocancel :pull steer ing wheel gearshif tpad‐
dle 1.
The mult ifunction displa ysho wstheDRIFT
MODE Canceled messageand theâ
wa rning lam pgoes out. #
Toconf irm: pull steer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 2.
The mult ifunction displa ysho wstheDRIFT
MODE Active messag eand theâ warning
lam plight sup.
Deactiv ating DRIFT MODE #
Pull steer ing wheel gearshif tpaddles 1and
2 and hold forhal fa second.
The DRIFT MODE Activemessageand the
â 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 Manual shiftingis deact ivat ed –th ege arbo x
is in posit ion005B.
R The I (RACE) drive pr og ram isswitc hed
of f.
R The vehicle isswitc hedoff.
R Automatic switchof fis requ ired bytheve hi‐
cle. Dr
iving andparking 23

Selec
tingtheAMG adaptiv espor tsusp en‐
sion system setting #
COMF ORTsusp ension setting: press but‐
to n1 repeat edly until indicat orlam ps2
and 3goout.
The AMG Suspens ionSystem COMFORT
messag eappear sin themultifunc tiondis‐
pla y. The
driving charact eristic sof your vehicle are
comf ortable. #
SPOR Tsuspension setting: press butt on
1 repeat edlyuntil indicat orlam p3 lights
up.
The AMG Suspens ionSystem SPORTmes‐
sag eappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
The suspension isadap tedto be firm er. #
SPOR T+suspension setting: press butt on
1 repeat edlyuntil indicat orlam ps2 and
3 light up.
The AMG Suspens ionSystem SPORT+mes‐
sag eappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
The suspension isadap tedto be very firm .
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 evicin ityof
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. 26
Drivin gand parking