2021 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON Owners Manual

Air v
Air v
ents
ents
see Air vents
Air
Air -conditioning syst
-conditioning syst em
em
see Climate cont rol
Air
Air -r
-recir
ecir culation mode
culation mode................................. .153
Air
Air -w
-wat
ater duct
er duct
Ke eping free.......................................... 367
Airbag
Airbag Activation................................................ 44
Au tomatic co-driver airbag shuto............ .53
Fr ont airbag (driver, front passenger)........ 50
Installation locations................................ 50
Knee airbag............................................. 50
Overview.................................................. 50
PA SSENGER AIR BAG indicator la mps...... 54
Pr otection................................................ 51
Re duced pr otection.................................. 52
Side airbag.............................................. 50
Wi ndow airbag......................................... 50
Air0 ow
Air0ow
Setting................................................... 150
Alar Alar m syst
m syst em
em
see ATA (anti-theT alarm system) All-wheel dr
All-wheel dr
ive
ive
see 4M ATIC
Ambient lighting
Ambient lighting Setting (MBUX multimedia system)........ .143
Andr
Andr oid A
oid A uto
uto
see Smartphone integ ration
Animals
Animals Pets in theve hicle.................................... 77
Anti-loc
Anti-loc k br
k braking syst
aking syst em
em
see ABS (Anti-lock Braking System)
Anti-skid c
Anti-skid c hains
hains
see Sn owchains
Anti-t
Anti-theT heTprot
pr otection
ection
Ad ditional door loc k................................. 81
Immobiliser.............................................. 99
Anti-t
Anti-theT heTprot
pr otection
ection
see ATA (anti-theT alarm system)
Anticipat
Anticipat or
ory occupant pr ot
y occupant pr otection
ection
see PRE-SAFE ®
(anticipatory occu-
pant pr otection)
see PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS (anticipatory
occupant pr otection plus) Apple CarPlay
Apple CarPlay ®
®
see Smartphone integ ration
Assist
Assist ance syst
ance syst ems
ems
see Driving saf ety sy stem
ASS YS
ASS YST PL
T PL US
US
Battery disconnection period s................ 360
Displaying the service due dat e.............. 359
Fu nction/no tes...................................... 359
Re gular maintenance work..................... 359
Special service requ irements................. 359
AT
ATA A(anti-t
(anti-theT heTalar
alarm syst
m syst em)
em)
Deactivating the alarm........................... 100
Fu nction................................................ 100
Interior pr otection function.....................1 01
Priming/deactivating interior pr otec-
tion........................................................ 102
Priming/deactivating tow- awa y pro-
te ction................................................... 101
To w- awa y protection function................. 100
A
A TTENTION ASSIST TTENTION ASSIST
Function................................................ 223
Setting.................................................. .224
System limitations.................................. 223 518
518
Index

A
A
tt
tt ention assist
ention assist ant
ant
see ATTENTION ASSIST
A
A ut
ut hor
hor ised w
ised w ork
orkshop
shop
see Quali/ed specialist workshop
A
A ut
ut omatic co-dr
omatic co-dr iv
iver airbag
er airbag shut
shuto.
o.
Fu nction of co-driver airbag shuto........... 53
A
A ut
ut omatic dist
omatic dist ance contr
ance control
ol
see Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
A
A ut
ut omatic dr
omatic dr iving lights
iving lights ................................ 135
A
A ut
ut omatic engine st
omatic engine st art
art
see ECO start/stop function
A
A ut
ut omatic engine st
omatic engine st op
op
see ECO start/stop function
A
A ut
ut omatic fr
omatic fr ont passeng
ont passeng er airbag
er airbagshut
shuto.
o.
PA SSENGER AIR BAG indicator la mps...... 54
A
A ut
ut omatic mirr
omatic mirr or f
or folding function
olding function
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 149
A
A ut
ut omatic seat adjus
omatic seat adjustment tment
Setting................................................... 110
A
A ut
ut omatic tr
omatic tr ansmission
ansmission
DIRECT SELECT le ver............................. 186
Drive prog ram displa y............................ 184
Drive prog rams...................................... 183 DY
NAMIC SELECT switch....................... 183
Engaging drive position.......................... 188
Engaging reve rsege ar............................ 187
Kickdown............................................... 189
Manual gear changing........................... .188
Selecting park position........................... 187
St eering wheel gearshiT paddles............ 188
Tr ansmission position displ ay................. 186
Tr ansmission position s........................... 186
Axle load
Axle load
Perm issible............................................ 415
Tr ailer operatio n.................................... .432 B B
Bad w
Bad w eat
eather light
her light ......................................... 138
Ball neck
Ball neck Extending/r etra cting............................. .273
Extending/r etra cting (MBUX multime-
dia system)............................................ 275
B
B AS (Br
AS (Br ak
ake Assis
e Assis t Syst
t System)
em)........................... 218
Batt
Batt ery
ery
Re mo tecont rol (stationary heater)......... 161
Batt
Batt ery
ery
see High-voltage battery Batt
Batt
er
ery (high-v
y (high-v olt
oltag
age on-boar
e on-boar d electr
d electrical
ical
syst
syst em)
em)
see High-voltage battery
Batt
Batt er
ery (ke
y (ke y)
y)
Re placing................................................. 80
Batt
Batt er
ery (v
y (v ehicle)
ehicle)
Charging (Remo teOnline)..................... .169
No tes..................................................... 381
No tes (starting assis tance and charg-
ing)........................................................ 383
Batt
Batt er
ery oper
y oper ation
ation......................................... 164
Belt
Belt see Seat belt
Bicy
Bicy cle r
cle r ack
ack
Load capacit y........................................ 431
Tr ailer operatio n.................................... .278
Blind Spo
Blind Spo t Assist
t Assist
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 247
Fu nction................................................ 245
System limi tations.................................. 245
Blow
Blow er
er
see Clima tecont rol Index
519
519

BlueTEC
BlueTEC
see AdBlue ®
Bonnet
Bonnet Function (active bonnet)......................... 360
Opening/closing.................................... 360
Boo
Boo t box
t box
see EAS Y-PA CK bo otbox
Boo
Boo t lid
t lid
Closing.................................................... 87
HANDS-FREE ACCESS............................. 89
Locking separatel y................................... 91
Opening................................................... 86
Br
Br ak ak e Assis
e Assist Syst t System
em
see BAS (Brake Assist System)
Br
Br ak
ak e
e0uid
0uid
No tes..................................................... 425
Br
Br ak
ak e f
e f or
orce disce distr tribution
ibution
EBD (Elect ronic Brake forc e Distribu-
tion)....................................................... 221
Br
Br ak
ak es
es
ABS (Anti-lock Braking System).............. 218
Ac tive Brake Assist................................. 238
Ad aptive brake lights.............................. 223 BAS
(Brake Assist System).................... .218
Driving tips............................................1 72
EBD (Electronic Brake forc e Distribu-
tion)....................................................... 221
HOLD function....................................... 221
Limited braking e.ect (salt-treated
ro ads)................................................... .172
Ne w/replaced brake linings/brake
discs...................................................... 170
Ru nning-in no tes.................................... 170
Br
Br ak ak es
es
see Recuperation
Br
Br aking assist
aking assist ance
ance
see BAS (Brake Assist System)
Br
Br eakdo
eakdo wn
wn
Overvi ewofthe help functions.................18
To w- starting........................................... 392
To wing away.......................................... 388
Tr anspo rting theve hicle........................ .390
Wheel chang e........................................ 405
Br
Br eakdo
eakdo wn
wn
see Flat tyre
Butt
Butt ons
ons
St eering wheel....................................... 283 C
C
Calls
Calls Mercedes me......................................... 338
Camera
Camera Information............................................ 216
Camera Camera see 360° Camera
see Dashcam
see Reversing camera
Car key
Car key
see Key
Car w Car w ash
ash
see Care
Car w
Car w ash (car
ash (car e)
e)............................................ 367
Car
Car -t
-to-X
o-X -Communication
-Communication
Displaying hazard warnings.................... 332
Care
Care 360° camera......................................... 370
Air-water duct........................................ 367
Automatic car wash.............................. .367
Carpet................................................... 372
Decorative foil........................................ 369
Display................................................... 372 520 520
Index

EAS
Y-PA CK bo otbox.............................. 372
Exterior lighting...................................... 370
Head-up display..................................... 372
High-pressure cleaner............................ 368
Pa int...................................................... 368
Plastic trim............................................3 72
Re alwo od/trim elements..................... .372
Re versing camera..................................3 70
Ro of lining............................................. 372
Seat belt................................................ 372
Seat co ver............................................. 372
Sensors................................................. 370
St eering wheel....................................... 372
Ta ilpipes................................................ 370
Tr ailer hitc h............................................ 370
Ve hicle soc ketfo rth e high-voltage
battery................................................... 370
Wa shing byhand.................................... 368
Wheels/rims.......................................... 370
Wi ndo ws................................................ 370
Wi per blades.......................................... 370
Car
Car pe pet (Car
t (Car e)
e)............................................... 372
Changing g
Changing g ears
ears
Manually................................................ 188
Changing hub caps
Changing hub caps ....................................... 405 Char
Char
ging
ging
Char geleve l displa y............................... 208
Charg ing cable control panel.................. 201
Ending thech arging process (alternat-
ing cur rent, mode 2/3).......................... 207
Indica tor lamps on vehicle soc ket........... 202
No tes - charging station (mode 3)......... .199
No tes - mains soc ket (Mode 2)............... 198
No tes - wallbox (mode 3)........................ 199
No tes on charging the high-voltage
battery................................................... 196
No tes on wireless chargin g.................... 130
On-boa rdelectrical system battery
(12 V).................................................... 385
Setting the maximum possible charg-
ing cur rent (mains soc ket)...................... 200
St arting thech arging process................. 204
St ow ing thech arging cable.................... 196
USB port............................................... .130
Ve hicle soc ket........................................ 202
Char Char ging cable ging cable
Control panel......................................... 201
St ow ing................................................. 196
Char
Char ging t
ging t he high-v
he high-v olt
oltag
age batt
e batt ery
ery
St arting thech arging process................. 204 Chassis
Chassis
Damping characteristics........................ .250
DY NAMIC BODY CONTROL.................... 250
Chassis lev
Chassis lev el (AIR BOD
el (AIR BOD Y C
Y CONTR
ONTR OL)
OL)
Settin g................................................... 251
Child safe
Child safe ty lock
ty lock
Re ar door................................................ .75
Re ar side wind ows................................... 77
Child seat
Child seat
Appr oval catego ries.................................63
At tach ing (no tes)..................................... .62
Basic instructions.................................... 58
Fr ont passenger seat (no tes).................... 73
Fr ont passenger seat (without auto-
matic airbag shuto.)............................... .73
ISOFIX/i-Size (/tting).............................. .66
No tes on risks and danger s...................... 59
Re commendations forch ild restraint
systems................................................... 61
Seats suitable for belt-secured child
re straint systems..................................... 70
Seats suitable for i‑Size child restraint
systems................................................... 66
Seats suitable for ISOFIX child
re straint systems..................................... 65 Index
521 521

Securing on
the co-driver seat..................74
Securing on there ar seat......................... 71
To pTe ther................................................ 69
Childr
Childr en
en
Av oiding dangers in theve hicle............... .59
Basic instructions.................................... 58
Chock
Chock Storage location..................................... 404
Chock
Chock
see Chock
City lighting
City lighting.................................................. 138
Cleaning
Cleaning see Care
Climat
Climat e contr
e contr ol
ol
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 151
Ac tivating/deactivating the A/C func-
tion (control panel).................................1 51
Ac tivating/deactivating the A/C func-
tion (MBUX multimedia system).............. 152
Ac tivating/deactivating the synchro-
nisation function (control panel).............1 52
Ac tivating/deactivating the synchro-
nisation function (MBUX multimedia
system).................................................. 153 Air-recirculation mode............................1
53
Au tomatic control................................. .152
Calling up the air conditioning menu....... 151
Climate style function............................ 152
Demisting the windscreen...................... 150
Demisting windo ws................................ 153
Fr ont air vents........................................ 162
Glo vebox air vent.................................. 163
Immediate pre-entry clima tecont rol....... 157
Information on the windscreen heater.... 155
Inserting/re movingthe 0acon (fra-
gr ance system)...................................... 154
Ionisatio n.............................................. .153
No te...................................................... 150
Pre-entry climate control at depa rture
time....................................................... 156
Pre-entry climate control using theke y... 155
Re ar air vents......................................... 163
Re sidual heat......................................... 153
Setting (MBUX multimedia system)......... 151
Setting the air distribution...................... 150
Setting the air0ow.................................. 150
Setting the climate style......................... 152
Setting the frag rance system.................. 153
Setting theve hicle interior temp era-
ture....................................................... 150 St
ationary heater/ ventilation................. 158
Switching there ar wind owheater
on/o.................................................... 150
THERM ATIC cont rol panel...................... 150
THERMOTRONIC control panel............... 150
Ve ntilating theve hicle (con venience
opening).................................................. 93
Climat Climat e s
e stytyle
le
Fu nction................................................ 152
Setting.................................................. .152
Co-dr
Co-dr iv
iver airbag
er airbag shut
shuto.
o.
see Automatic co-driver airbag shuto.
Coc
Coc kpit
kpit
Overview.............................................. 6, 10
Co.ee
Co.ee cup symbol
cup symbol
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Collision det
Collision det ection (park
ection (parked v
ed vehicle)
ehicle)
Setting................................................... 214
Combination switch
Combination switch .................................... .136
Com
Com ponent-speci/c
ponent-speci/c inf
infor
ormation
mation................... 414
Com
Com put
puter
er
see On-board computer
Conv
Conv enience closing
enience closing...................................... 93 522
522
Index

Conv
Conv
enience opening
enience opening..................................... 93
Coolant (engine)
Coolant (engine) Levelch eck............................................ 365
No tes..................................................... 425
Cooling
Cooling
see Climate control
Cop
Cop yr
yright
ight....................................................... 42
Cor
Cor ner
nering light
ing light............................................. 137
Cr
Cr oss
oss tr
tra1c
a1c (w
(war
arning)
ning)
see Manoeuvring assis tance
Cr
Cr oss
oss Tr
Tra1c
a1c Alert
Alert........................................ 269
Cr
Cr osswind Assist
osswind Assist
Fu nction/no tes...................................... 220
Cr
Cr uise contr
uise contr ol
ol
Ac tivating............................................... 226
Buttons.................................................. 226
Calling up a speed................................. 226
Deactivating........................................... 226
Fu nction................................................ 224
Maximum design speed.......................... 183
Re quirements:....................................... 226
Selecting............................................... 226
Setting a speed...................................... 226 St
oring a speed...................................... 226
System limitations.................................. 224 D D
Dashcam
Dashcam Notes..................................................... 333
Selecting a USB device......................... .334
St arting/stopping a video recording...... .334
Dat
Dat a acq
a acq uisition
uisition
Ve hicle..................................................... 39
Dat Dat a pr ot
a pr otection r ection r ights
ights
Data storag e............................................ 42
Dat
Dat a st
a st or
orage
age
Data pr otection rights............................. .42
Electronic control units............................ 39
Online services....................................... .41
Ve hicle..................................................... 39
Deactiv
Deactiv ating t ating the alar
he alar m (AT
m (ATA)
A)........................ .100
Dealer
Dealer ship
ship
see Quali/ed specialist workshop
Declar
Declar ation of conf
ation of conf or
ormity
mity
Elect romagnetic compatibilit y.................. 28
Jack......................................................... 34 Speci/c absor
ption rate........................... 28
TIREFIT kit................................................ 35
Wi reless vehicle component s................... 28
Decor Decor ativ
ative f
e foil (cleaning ins
oil (cleaning instr tructions)
uctions)........... 369
DeN
DeNOx ag Ox ag ent
ent
see AdBlue ®
Des
Destination entry tination entry
Entering a POI or addres s....................... 329
Det
Det ecting inatt
ecting inatt entiv
entiveness
eness
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Diagnos
Diagnostics connection tics connection.................................. 35
Diesel
Diesel Low outside tempe ratures...................... 420
No tes..................................................... 420
Digit
Digit al Owner's Manual
al Owner's Manual............................ 20, 21
Digit
Digit alTV
al TV
see TV
Dingh Dingh yto
y to wing wing
see Tow- bar system
DIRECT SELECT lev
DIRECT SELECT lev er
er
Engageing reve rsege ar.......................... 187
Engaging drive position.......................... 188
Engaging neutral................................... .187 Index
523
523

Engaging park position automaticall
y...... 187
Fu nction................................................ 186
Selecting park position........................... 187
Displa
Displa y (car
y (care)
e)............................................... 372
Displa
Displa y (MBUX multimedia syst
y (MBUX multimedia syst em)
em)
Home sc reen......................................... 313
Operating.............................................. 314
Displa
Displa y (on-boar
y (on-boar d com
d comput
puter)
er)
Displa yson the inst rument displa y......... 286
Displa
Displa y in t
y in the windscr
he windscr een
een
see Head-up display
Displa
Displa y message
y message
Calling up (on-board computer).............. 433
No tes..................................................... 433
Displa
Displa y messag y messag es
es
ç - - - km/h.................................... .470
00CB - - - km/h..................................... 469
h - - - km/h..................................... 469
003D 12 V battery See Owner's Man-
ual......................................................... 486
00D7 48 V battery See Owner's Man-
ual......................................................... 488 ò
Acoustic presence indicator
inoperative............................................ .447
: Active Light System inoperative..... 441
0099 AdBlue system fault Emer. op.:
max. XXX km/h Start not poss. in
XXX km.................................................. 496
0099 AdBlue system fault Emer gency
op. in XXX miles See Owner's Manual.... 495
0099 AdBlue system fault Engine
start not possible................................... 496
0099 AdBlue system fault See Own-
er's Manual............................................ 495
00B3 Add 1 litre engine oil when next
re fuelling ............................................... 497
é ATTENTION ASSIST inoperati ve..... 468
é ATTENTION ASSIS T:Take a
break!.................................................... 468
: Automatic driving lights inoper-
ative...................................................... 441 00D7
Battery overheated Stop, every-
body out! Outdoors if possible ................ 449
Á Change key batteries .................... 438
00E5 Charger cable connected .............. 447
004D Check brake 0uid le vel.................. 467
00B3 Check eng. oil le v.when next
re fuelling ............................................... 497
ï Check trailer hitch lo ck(white
display message) .................................... 453
0077 Check tyre(s) ................................ 490
003A Clean the fuel /lter....................... 460
ÿ Coolant Stop vehicle Switch
engine o............................................... 459
0025 currently una vailable See Own-
er's Manual............................................4 81
00E5 currently una vailable See Own-
er's Manual............................................4 82
00B3 Engine oil le vel cannot be meas-
ured....................................................... 499
00B3 Engine oil le velRe duce oil le vel..... 498 524 524
Index

00B3
Engine oil le velSt op vehicle
Switch engine o.................................... 498
00B3 Engine oil pressure Stop Switch
o. engine.............................................. 499
ä Fault Drive at max. 80 km/h ......... 479
0075 Front leT malfunction Consult
wo rkshop (e xample)...............................4 35
003B inoperative Battery low................. 444
003B inoperative Char geHV battery ...... 445
003B inoperati veHigh-voltage battery
ch arging inco mplete ............................... 445
003B inoperative Refuel vehicle............. .444
003B inoperative See Owner's Man........ 444
0025 inoperative See Owner's Manual.. .482
00E5 inoperative See Owner's Manual.. .483
007A inoperative See Owner's Manual.. .484
0053 Inoperative................................... 485
: Intelligent Light System inopera-
tive........................................................ 442
Á Key being initialised Please wait.... 439 Á
Key not de tected (red display
message).............................................. .439
Á Key not de tected (white display
message).............................................. .439
: LeT dipped beam (e xample).......... 440
0075 LeT windowbag malfunction
Consult workshop (e xample).................. 436
¢ Lowe ring....................................... 480
: Malfunction See Owner's Man-
ual ......................................................... 440
00D7 Malfunction Visit workshop ........... 450
0080 Malfunction.................................. 450
00D7 Malfunction.................................. 449
ð Maximum speed exceeded ............ 471
00C8 ................................................... .494
ç O.................................................4 70
00D9 O.................................................4 68
ï Operation only possible in
transmission position P .......................... 453 0024
Parking brake See Owner's
Manual..................................................4 64
0080 Performance se verely limited........ 451
00CC Please reduce speed .................... .480
00D9 Please wait 48 V battery charg-
ing......................................................... 488
00B4 Please wait Depressurising tank .... 451
003B Pre-entry clima tecont rol (via
ke y) available again aTer engine start..... 445
003B Pre-ent ryclimate cont rol (via
ke y) inoperati veHV-battery low .............. 446
006F Rear leT seat backrest not
loc ked (Example) .................................... 457
0077 Rectify tyre pressure ..................... 491
00C8 Re/ll AdBlue See Owner ’sMan-
ual ......................................................... 494
0024 Release parking brake ...................466
009E Replace air cleaner ....................... 460
Á Replace key.................................. 438
00B6 Reser vefuel le vel.......................... 460 Index
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