2021 MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS ECO mode

Light
s Displa
ymess ages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
: Check LeftLow
Beam (exa mp le) *T
hecor responding lightsourceisfaulty . #
Drive on car efull y. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
% LED lightsour ces: thedispla ymessag efo rth ecor responding lightappea rsonl ywhen allthelight- emitt ing
diodes inthelight arefa ulty .
: Malf unctionSee Oper a-
to r’s Man ual *T
heexterior lighting ismalfunct ioning. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
: Automatic HeadlampMode
Inoperative *T
helight sensor ismalfunctionin g. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 358
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
ç Suspended *I
fyo udepr esstheaccelera torpeda lbe yond theAc tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cse tting ,th esy stem will switc h
to passiv emode (/page18 2).
ç
Of f *A
ctiv eDis tan ceAssi stDIS TRONI Cwa sdeactiv ated. Ifawa rning tone also sou nds, ActiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI Cha sde acti vatedaut omatic ally(/ page18 5).
Active Distance AssistCu r-
rentl yUna vailab leSee
Ope rator' sMa nua l *A
ctiveDis tan ceAssi stDIS TRONI Cis temp orarily una vailable.
The ambien tcon dition sar eouts idethesy stem limits (/page18 2).
As soon astheambient conditions arewit hin thesy stem limits, thesy stem will become available again. #
Drive on .
Ac tiveDis tan ceAssist Inop-
erat ive *A
ctiveDis tan ceAssi stDIS TRONI Cis ma lfunctio ning.
Ot he rdr ivi ng systems anddriving safetysy stems mayalso bemalfunct ioning. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Act ive Distance AssistNow
Availabl e *A
ctiveDis tan ceAssi stDIS TRONI Cis op erati ona lag ain. #
Swi tchon ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C(/ page 185). 37
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Display messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Ac
tiv eSpe edLimit Assist <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 187
Dis play <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 187
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>187
Ac tiv eSte ering Assis t.............................1 90
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............192
Ac tiveEmerg encyStop Assis t.............1 92
Ac tiveLa ne Chang eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 192
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>190
Sy stem limits ....................................... 190
Ac tiv eTr af fic Jam Assis t
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............190
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>189
Ad aptiv ecr uise contr ol
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Ad aptiv eHighb eamAssist
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>126
Swi tching on/of f<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 127
Ad aptiv eHighb eamAssistPlus
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............128
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>127
Ad diti ves.................................................. 346
En gine oil............................................ 346
Fu el ..................................................... 346 Ad
diti ves(engine oil)
see Additiv es
Ad diti ves(fuel)
see Fuel
ADS PLUS dam ping system
see AIR BO DY CONTR OL
Ad versewe ather light ....... ......................125
Af ter-sales service center
see ASSYSTPL US
Air bag
Re duced protect ion ...............................4 5
AIR BODY CONT ROL................................ 207
Se tting ............................................ .....2 08
Suspe nsion .......................................... 207
Air conditio ningmenu
Ca lling up ....... ................................... ..138
Air distribut ion
Se tting ............................................ .....1 37
Se tting (MBU Xmul time diasy stem) ..... 139
Air freshen ersystem
see Perfume atomiz er
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-condi tioningsystem
see Climat econ trol
Air -recir cula tion mode............................ 140
Air -water duct .......................................... 281
Ke eping free ........................................2 81
Airb ag.........................................................4 2
Ac tivati on ........... ...................................37
Fr ont airbag (driver ,fr ont passeng er)....4 2
Ins tallation locations .............................4 2
Knee airbag........................................... 42
Ov ervie w ..... .......................................... 42
PA SSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam p.....4 7
Pr otect ion ..............................................4 3 Inde
x41
5

Com
puter
see On-boar dcom puter
Conne ctingthepa rcel ne t.......................1 12
Consum ption indicat or
Calling up............................................ 158
Con venience closing featur e....... ............. 81
Con venience opening ................................ 80
Coolant (engine)
Capacity .......................................... ....3 48
Che ckleve l.......................................... 280
No tes ..................... ............................. 348
Cool ing
see Clima tecontr ol
Co pyrights
Licen se................ .................................. 34
Tr ademar ks<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 34
Co rnering light ........ .................................1 24
Cr oss Traf fic Aler t...................................2 24
Cr osswind Assist
Fu nctio n/no tes .................................... 176
Cr uise contr ol.......................................... 180
Ac tivati ng ........... ..................................181 Butt
ons <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>........181
Callin gup aspee d...............................1 81
Dea ctivating ............. ............................181
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>180
Re quiremen ts................................ ...... 181
Sel ecting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 181
Se tting aspe ed <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 181
St or ing aspeed .............................. ...... 181
Sy stem limit ations ........................... ....1 80
Cus tomer Assist ance Center (CAC ).........2 8
Cus tomer Relat ions Depar tment .............2 8 D
Dash board
see Cockpit
Data acquisition
Ve hicle ............................................. ..... 30
Data protection rights
Dat ast or ag e .......................................... 33
Data storage
Dat apr otect ion rights ..................... ...... 33
Elect ronic contr oluni ts <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 30
Onl ine service s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ............32
Ve hicle ............................................. ..... 30 Da
ytime running lampmode
see Daytime running lights
Da ytime running lights ........................... 129
Swi tching on/of f<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 129
Deact ivat ing theala rm (ATA ).................... 88
Dealer ship
see Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop
Dec laration ofconf ormity
Wi reless vehicle component s................2 5
Decor ative fo il(cleaning instructions)
.. .................................................................2 84
Def initions (tiresand loading) ............... 326
Des tinat ionentr y.....................................2 47
Ent ering aPOI oraddress ............ ........247
De tectin ginat tentiv eness
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Diagnos ticsconnec tion............................2 6
Digita lOp erator' sMa nua l.........................1 8
Dingh yto wing
see Tow- bar system
DIRECT SELECT leve r............. ..................158
Eng aging drive po sitio n............ ........... 160 420
Index

Ins
talling/ remo ving ............................. 114
EBD (electr onicbrak efo rc edis tribu‐
tion)
Functio n/no tes .................................... 176
ECO Assis t
Dis playing ...................................... ...... 156
Fu nctio n/no tes ...... ............................. 154
ECO display
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>153
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 69
Applying automatical ly..... ............... .... 169
App lying orreleasing manuall y............ 170
Emerg encybraki ng ............ ..................170
Re leasing automat ically.................. .....1 70
Ele ctroni cSt abil ityProg ram
see ESP®
(Electr onicStabilit yPr og ram)
Emer gency
Fir eex ting uishe r........... ...................... .289 Fir
st-ai dkit (softsided) ....................... 289
Ov ervie wof thehelp functions...... ........ 16
Re flect ive saf etyve st <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 288
Re mo ving thewa rning triang le............ 288
Se tting upthewa rning triang le...........2 89
Emer gency braking ................................. 170
Emer gency braking
see BAS(Br akeAssi stSystem)
Emer gency engine star t....... .................. 305
Emer gency key
Loc king adoor ................................... .... 72
Un loc kin gadoor ...................................7 2
Emer gency oper ation mode
St artin gth eve hicle ........................ ..... 146
Emer gency release
Tr unk lid(from inside) .................... ........ 78
Emer gency spar ewheel .........................3 38
No tes .................................................. 338
Emer gency Tensioning Devices
Ac tivati on ........... ...................................37
Engine ECOstar t/ stop funct ion.................. ....1 52
Engine number....... .............................342 St
artin g(eme rgency operation
mode) .................................................. 146
St artin g(R emo teOnline) ..................... 147
St artin g(sta rt/s topbutt on) .................1 45
St artin gassis tance <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ......299
Swi tching off(s ta rt/s topbutt on) ........ 164
Engine data
Dis playing ............................................ 157
Engine number ........................................ 342
Engine oil.................................................2 79
Ad ditiv es.............................................3 46
Ca paci ty....... ....................................... 347
Che cking theoil leve lusing theoil
dips tick................................................ 277
Chec kingth eoil leve lusing theon-
boar dcom puter ................................... 278
MB-F reigabe orMB- Appr oval ...............3 47
Qua lity .......... ....................................... 347
To pping up...........................................2 79
EQ boo st
Oper ating safety .................................... 23
Quali fied specialis two rkshop ................2 7
ESC (Electr onicStabil ityContr ol)
see ESP®
(Electr onicStabilit yPr og ram) 426
Index

Pr
ogr amming buttons .......................... 166
Re sol ving problems ............................. 168
Sync hronizi ngthero lling code .............1 68
Gasol ine...................................................345
Gear shiftre comm endation .....................1 61
Genuin epar ts............................................ 20
Genuin ewo od (Car e).............................. 286
Glid emod e...............................................1 61
Glo vebox
Air vent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 143 H
Handbr ake
see Electr icpar king brak e
Handlin gch aract eristics (unus ual)....... 309
HAND S-FREEAC CESS ................................ 76
Hazar dwa rning light s.............................1 23
Hazar doussubstances
Inf ormatio n....... .....................................23
Head restra int
Fr ont (adjus tingmechanicall y).............. 95
Fr ont (luxur yhead restra int ).......... ........ 96 Re
ar (installin g/remo ving) .....................9 7
Re ar passe nger com partment
(adj ustin g) .............................................9 7
Head-up Display...... .................................231
Ad jus ting disp lay el eme nts(on-bo ard
com puter) ..... ................................... .... 231
Ad jus ting thebr ightn ess(on-boar d
com puter) ....................................... ..... 231
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>230
Menu (on-bo ardcom puter) ..... .......... ... 231
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion ..........1 05
Se tting theposition (on-boar dcom‐
put er) ............................................. ...... 231
Switc hingon/off........................... ...... 232
Headla mps
see Automatic driving lights
Headlin er(car e)....................................... 286
Heating see Climat econtr ol
Help call
see Mercedes-Benz emergencycallsystem
High beam
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............122 High-b
eamflasher ................................... 122
High-be amheadlam ps
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis t...................1 26
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tPlus ............ 127
Highw aymode .........................................125
Hill star tassi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 178
HOLD functio n...... ................................... 177
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 177
Swi tching on/of f<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 177
Home screen (media display)
Ov ervie w ...... ....................................... 234
Hood Opening/clo sing.................................. 275 I
Iden tificat ionplate
Engi ne............. .................................... 342
Re frig er ant .......................................... 349
Ve hicle ................................................ 342
Ignition Switc hingon(Start/S topbutt on) ........ 144
Ignit ionkey
see Smar tKey 428
Index

Media
mode
Connecting Bluetooth®
audio equip‐
men t...................... ........................ ...... 267
Med icalaids...............................................2 8
Memor yfunctio n
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 104
Hea d-up Display — Ca lling upstor ed
se ttings ............................................... 105
Hea d-up Display — St or ing settings ..... 105
Oper ating ............... ............................. 105
Outside mirrors —Ca lling up stor ed
se ttings .......................................... ..... 105
Outside mirrors —St or ing settings ...... 105
Sea t— Ca lling upstor ed settings ......... 105
Sea t— St or ing settings ........................ 105
St eer ing wheel —Calling upsave d
se ttin gs .......................................... ..... 105
St eer ing wheel —Sa ving settings ......... 105
Menu (on-boar dcom puter)
Head-u pDispla y...... ............................ 231
Ov ervie w ...... .................................... ... 228
Mer cede sme app
Inf ormation .......................................... 260 Mer
cede sme calls
Ar rangi ng aser vice appo intme nt........ 258
Ca lling theMer cedes- BenzCustomer
Cent er................................................. 257
Ca lling theMer cedes- BenzCustomer
Cent erafte rau tomatic accide ntor
br eakdo wndetection <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 257
Inf ormati on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ..............257
Ma king acal lvia theov erhead con‐
tr ol panel ....................................... ...... 256
Tr ans ferred dat a.............................. ....2 58
Mer cedes meconne ct
Ac cid ent and Brea kdo wnManag e‐
ment <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011>255
Inf ormati on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ..............254
Tr ans ferred dat a.............................. ....2 56
Mer cedes- AMG vehicl es
No tes ................................................... 144
Mer cede s-Benz emergency callsys‐
te m ........... ............ .................................... 262
Au tomatic emergency call<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 263
Inf orma tion<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ................262
Inf orma tionon data trans fer ..... .......... 264
Manua lemerg encycall........................ 264
Ov ervie w ..... ................................... ..... 263 Mer
cede s-Benz Link
see Smar tphone integr ation
Messag e(multifunc tiondispla y)
see Displa ymessa ge
Messag ememor y...... .............................. 352
Mir rors
see Exterior mir rors
Mobi lephone
Wi reless chargin g.................................1 19
Mobi lephone
see Smar tphone integr ation
see Telephon e
Model series
see Vehicle identif ication plate
MOExt ended tires ................................... 290
MUL TIBEAM LED...................................... 124
Multifunc tiondispla y
Ov ervie wof thedispla ys<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 230
Multi functionst eer ing wheel
Ov ervie wof butt ons ............................ 228
Mul tifunct ionsteer ing wheel
see Steer ing wheel 432
Index

Ra
in-clos ingfeatur e........................ .......8 4
Smar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 66
Ac ous ticlocking verificati onsignal ........ 67
Batt ery <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> ........68
Ener gyconsu mption........... ...................67
Fe atur es................................................ 66
Ke yring attachme nt<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> .....68
Mec hanica lke y ...................................... 68
Ov ervie w ........................................ .......6 6
Pa nic alar m <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011>67
Pr oblem .................................................6 9
Un loc kin gse tting ............................ .......6 7
Smar tKey functio ns
Deactiv ating.......................................... 67
Smar tphone
see Smar tphone integr ation
see Telephon e
Sma rtphon eint egratio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> ....261
Ov ervie w <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>..261
Sno wch ains .............................................310
Soc ket(1 2 V) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 116
Fr ont cent erconsole ........................ ....1 16 Soc
ket(1 15 V) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 117
Re ar passe nger com partment .............. 117
Sof twareupda te
Sy stem updat es................................... 242
Sound PRE-S AFE®
Sound ................................. 50
Wheels andtires .............................. ....3 09
Soun dmenu
Fu nctio nsovervie w .............................. 273
Spar ewheel
see Emer gency sparewheel
Specia lseat beltretract or <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> .56
Specialis two rkshop ..................................2 7
Speed index(tir es) ..................................3 24
St andb ymode
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............172
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>171
St anding lights ......................................... 121
St art-of fassi st
see Optimized acceleration
St art/S topbutt on
Pa rking theve hicle .............................. 164 St
artin gth eve hicle ............................. 145
Swi tching onthepo we rsupp lyor
ignitio n..... ........................................... 144
St art/s topfunc tion
see ECOstar t/ stop funct ion
St arterbatt ery
Ch arging (Remo teOnline) .................... 147
St arting assistance
see Jump -sta rt connecti on
St arting theengine
see Vehicle
St arting-o ffaid
see Hillstar tassis t
ST EER CONT ROL
Fu nctio n/no tes .................................... 176
Ste ering wheel ........................................ 228
Ad jus ting (electr ica lly) ............ .............102
Ad jus ting (manually)............ ................101
Butt ons <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> .......228
Ca re <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 286
Ope rating thememor yfunc tion ..........1 05
St eer ing wheel heater.......................... 103 438
Index