2022 MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS ESP

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Ifdr ivi ng on, obser vethefo llo wing notes.
Dr Dr
iving dist ivi
ng distance possibl ein emer g ance
possibl ein emer gency mode ency
mode
aTer aTer
t t
he pr he
pressur essur
eloss w e
loss war ar
nin g: nin
g: Load
condition Load
condition Dr Dr
iving dist ivi
ng distance possi- ance
possi-
ble inemer g ble
inemer gency mode ency
mode
Pa rtiall yladen 50miles (80km)
Fu lly laden 19miles (30km) The
driving distance possible inemer gency mod e
ma yva ry depending onthedr iving style. Obser ve
th emaximum permissible speedof50 mph
(80 km/h ).
If atir ehas gone0at and cann otbe replaced with
an MOExt ended tire, youcan useast andar dtir e
as ate mp orarymeasur e. TIREFIT
kitst TIREFIT
kitstor or
ag ag
elocation e
location The
TIREFIT kitislocat edunder thetrunk 0oor . 1
Tire sealan tbo ttle
2 Tire in0 ation com pressor
Depending onthemodel, theTIREFIT kitmayalso
be locat edinother places underthetrunk 0oor . Using
t Using
the TIREFIT kit he
TIREFIT kit RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R Tire sealan tbo ttleand tirein0ation compres-
sor (/ page292)
R TIREFIT sticke r
R Gloves Yo
ucan useTIREFIT tiresealant toseal perfora -
tion damageof up to0.16 in(4 mm) ,par ticular ly
th ose inthetir econt actsurface. Youcan use
TIREFIT inoutside temp eratur esdown to-4 °F
(-20 °C). &
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ARNING ARNING
Riskofacc ident whenusing
tir esea lant
The tiresea lant maybe unabl eto seal thetir e
pr oper ly,especi allyin thefo llo wing cases :
R Ther ear elar ge cuts orpunct ures inthe
tir e(la rger than damag epr ev iousl ymen-
tioned)
R The wheel rims have been damag ed
R ATer journeys wit hve ry low tirepr essur e
or wit h0at tires #
Donotcontinue driving. #
Consult aqua li/ed specialist workshop. 292292
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Push theplug ofhose 5into0an ge6 oftire
sealant bottle 1until theplug engages. #
Place tiresealant bottle 1head down wards
int ore cess 2ofthetir ein0 ation compressor . #
Remo vetheva lve cap from valve 7 onthe
fa ulty tire. #
Screw /lling hose 8onto valve 7. #
Inser tplug 4intoa12 Vsoc ketin your vehi-
cle. #
Switchon theve hicle. #
Switchon thetir ein0 ation compressor using
On/ O.switc h3.
The tireis in0 ated. Firs t, tir esea lant ispum-
ped intoth etir e. The pressur ema ybr ie0y rise
to appr oximat ely500 kPa(5.0 bar/73 psi).
Do no Do
notswitc t
switc h h
o. o.
t t
he tir he
tire e
in0 ation in0
ation com com
pr pr
essor essor
dur dur
ing t ing
this phas e! his
phas e! #
Letth etir ein0 ation compressor runfo ra max-
imum oftenminut es.
The tiresh ould then have attaine datir epr es-
sur eof atleas t200 kPa(2.0 bar/ 29psi).
If tir esealan tleak sout ,mak esur eyo uclean the
a.ect edarea asquickl yas possible. Itis prefer a-
ble touse clean water.
If yo uget tiresea lant onyour clo thing, have it
cleaned assoon aspossible withper chlor oethy-
lene.
If, If,
aTer aTer
t t
en minut en
minut es,atir es,
atir epr e
pr essur essur
eof 200 kPa e
of 200 kPa
(2.0 bar/29 psi)hasno (2.0
bar/29 psi)hasnotbeen att t
been attained: ained:
#
Switc ho. thetir ein0 ation compressor . #
Unscr ewthe/lling hosefrom theva lve of the
fa ulty tire. Please
note that tiresealan tma yleak outwhen
unscr ewing the/lling hose. #
Drive fo rw ards orinreve rseve ry slo wly for
appr oximat ely33 T(10 m). #
Pum pup thetir eag ain.
ATer amaximum oftenminut esthetir epr es-
sur emust beatleast 200kPa(2.0 bar/
29 psi). &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetothe
speci/ed tirepr essur eno tbein gac hie ved
If th especi/ed tirepr essur eis no tac hie ved
aTer thespeci/ed time,thetir eis toobadl y
damag ed.The tiresealant cannotre pair the
tir ein this inst ance.
The braking charact eristics aswellas thedr iv-
ing charact eristics maybe gre atlyim pair ed. #
Donotcont inuedr ivi ng . #
Con sult aquali/ed specialistwo rkshop. If,If,
aTer aTer
t t
en min ut en
min utes, atir es,
atir epr e
pr essur essur
eof 200 kPa e
of 200 kPa
(2.0 bar/ 29psi) hasbeen att (2.0
bar/ 29psi) hasbeen attaine d: aine
d: #
Switcho. thetir ein0 ation compressor . 294294
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Uns crew the/lling hosefrom theva lve of the
fa ulty tire. &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident from driving
wit hsealed tires
A tir ete mp orarily sealed withtir esealant
im pair sth ehandling charact eristics and isno t
suit able forhigher speeds. #
Adaptyo ur driving styleaccor dinglyand
dr ive car efull y. #
Donotex ceed themaximum speedlimit
wit hatir eth at has been repair edusing
tir esealant. #
Obser vethemaximum permissible speedfora
tir esealed withtir esealant 50mph
(80 km/h ).
* N NO O
TE TE
Staini ngcaused byleaking tireseal-
ant ATer
use,excess tiresealant mayleak out
fr om the/lling hose. #
Ther efor e, place the/lling hoseinthe
plastic bagthat cont ainedth eTIREFIT
kit. +
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R ENVI
RONMENT ONMENT
ALNO AL
NOTE TE
Environment al
pollution causedbyenvironment allyirre -
sponsi bledisposal Ti
re sealan tcont ains pollu tants. #
Have thetir esealant bottle disposed of
pr ofessionall y,e.g. atan aut hor ized
Mer cedes-Benz Center. #
Stow thetir esealant bottle and thetir ein0 a-
tion compressor . #
Pull awayimme diately. #
Stop drivin gaTer approximat elyte nminut es
and checkth etir epr essur eusing thetir e
in0 ation compressor .
The tirepr essur emust nowbe atleast
130 kPa(1.3 bar/19 psi). &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetothe
speci/ed tirepr essur eno tbein gatt aine d
If th especi/ed tirepr essur eis no tre ac hed,
th etir eis toobadl ydamag ed.The tiresealant
canno tre pair thetir ein this inst ance.
The braking anddriving charact eristics maybe
gr eatl yim pair ed. #
Donotcontinue driving. #
Consult aqua li/ed specialist workshop. In
cases suchas theone mentioned above,con-
ta ct an aut hor izedMer cedes-B enzCent er.Or call
1-80 0-FOR -MERCedes (intheUS A)or
1-800-387- 0100(inCanada). #
Correct thetir epr essur eif it is still atleast
130 kPa(1.3 bar/19 psi).SeetheTire and
Loadi ngInformatio nplacar don theB‑pillar on
th edr iver's side orthetir epr essur eta ble in
th efuel /ller 0apforva lues. #
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o incr o
incr ease t ease
the tir he
tirepr e
pr essur essur
e: e:
switc hon the
tir ein0 ation com press or. Br
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o r o
reduce t educe
the tir he
tirepr e
pr essur essur
e: e:
press pressur e
re lease button1 next to manome ter2. #
When thetir epr essur eis cor rect, unscr ewthe
/lli ng hose from theva lve of thesealed tire. #
Screw theva lve cap ontoth eva lve of the
sealed tire. #
Pullth etir esealant bottle outofthetir ein0 a-
tion compressor .
The /lling hosestay son thetir esealant bottle. #
Drive to thenear estquali/ed special istwo rk-
shop andhave thetir e, tiresealant bottle and
/lling hosereplaced ther e. BattBatt
er er
y(v y
(v ehicle) ehicle)
NNo o
t t
es on t es
on the 12 Vbatt he
12 Vbatt ery er
y &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofan accident duetowo rk
car ried out incor rectl yon thebatt ery
Wo rkcar ried out incor rectl yon thebatt ery
can, forex am ple, lead toashor tcir cuit .This
can restr ictfun ctions releva nt forsaf etysy s-
te ms and impair theoper ating safetyof your
ve hicle.
Yo ucould losecontr olof theve hicle inthefo l-
lo wing situations inpar ticular :
R When braking
R Intheev ent ofabr uptst eer ing maneuv ers
and/or whentheve hicle' sspeed isno t
adap tedto thero ad cond itions #
Intheev ent ofashor tcir cuit orasimilar
incident, contactaqu ali/ed special ist
wo rkshop immed iately. #
Donotdr ive on. #
Alwaysha ve workon thebatt erycar ried
out ataqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. R
Further informatio non ABS(/ page172)
R Further informatio non ESP ®
(/ page172)
Fo rsaf etyre asons, Mercedes- Benzre commen ds
th at youonl yuse batteries whic hha ve been tes-
te dand appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle byMer cedes-
Benz.
All v All
vehi clesex ehicles
excep cep
tv t
vehicles wit ehicles
withalit h
alithium-i onbat- hium-i
onbat-
t t
er y er
y &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofexplosion duetoelec-
tr ost atic charge
Electr ostatic charge can ignite th ehighl y
ex plosiv ega smixtu reinthebatt ery. #
Todisc hargeanyelect rostat ic ch arge
th at ma yha ve built up,touc hth eme tal
ve hicle body beforehandl ingthebatt ery. The
highly0amma blegasmixtu reiscreat edwhile
th ebatt eryis ch argin gand during star tin gassis-
ta nce. 296296
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act
eristics maybe impair ed,especi allyat low
te mp eratur es.
It is recommen dedthat youha ve ath awe dbatt ery
ch eckedat aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop.
V V
ehicle swit ehicle
swit hplug -inh h
plug -inhybr ybr
id: id:
If yo ur vehicle hasbeen star tedwit hstar ting
assist ance, itma yno tbe possible touse theelec-
tr ic drive fo rappr oximat ely30 minut es.
St artin gassis tance isno tcons ideredtobe anor -
mal oper ating condition .
All v All
vehicles ehicles
* NO NO
TE TE
Damag ecaused bynume rous or
ex tended attem ptsto star tth eengine Numer
ousorextended attem ptsto star tth e
engine maydamag eth ecat alytic converter
due tonon-c ombusted fuel. #
Avoid numer ousand extended attem pts
to star tth eengine. Obser
vethefo llo wing points during star ting assis -
ta nce and when chargin gth ebatt ery:
R Onlyuse undamag edjum per cables/c harging
cables withasu1cient cross-section and
insulat edterm inal clam ps.
R Non-in sulatedpar tsof thete rm inal clam ps
must notcome intocont actwithot her metal
par tswhile thejum per cable/c harging cable
is connect edtothebatt ery/jum p-startcon-
nection point.
R The jumper cable/c harging cable mustnot
come intocont actwithan ypar tswhic hma y
mo vewhen theengine isrunning.
R Alwaysmak esur eth at nei ther younor thebat-
te ry iselectr ostaticall ych arge d.
R Keep awa yfrom /reand open 0ames.
R Donotlean overth ebatt ery.
Obser vetheadditional follo wing points when
ch argin gth ebatt ery:
R Onlyuse batterych arge rs tested and
ap pro vedfo rMer cedes-Benz.
R Read thebatt erych arge r's oper ating instruc-
tion sbef orech argin gth ebatt ery. Obser
vetheadditional follo wing points during
st ar ting assist ance:
R Startin gassis tance mayonl ybe prov ided
using vehicles, batteries orother jump star t
de vice swit hanomi nalvoltag eof 12 V.
R The vehicles mustno tto uc h.
R V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withag h
agasoline engine: asoline
engine: Jump-st artth e
ve hicle onlywhen theengine andexhaus tsy s-
te m arecold. SS
t t
ar ar
ting assist ting
assist anceandc ance
andchar har
ging t ging
the 12 Vbatt he
12 Vbatt ery er
y RR
eq eq
uir uir
ement s: ement
s:
R The vehicle issecur edwithth eelectr icpar k-
ing brak e.
R V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withaut h
aut omatic tr omatic
transmiss ion: ansmiss
ion:The
tr ansmiss ionisin position 005D.
R The vehicle andallelect rical consume rsare
switc hedo..
R The hood isopen . Br
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Ex
am ple: enginecom partment #
Slid eco ver1 ofpositiv econt act2onthe
jum p-st arting connec tionpoi ntinthedir ection
of thear ro w. #
Connect positivecont act2onyour vehicle
to thepositiv ete rm inal ofthedonor battery
using thejum per cable/c harging cable. Alw
aysbegi nwit hposit ive cont act2onyour
ow nve hicle /rst. #
Dur Dur
ingst ing
star ar
tin gassis t tin
gassis tance: ance:
star tth eengine of
th edonor vehicle andrunat idle speed. #
Conne cttheneg ativete rm inal ofthedonor
batt eryand ground point 3ofyour ow nve hi-
cle byusing thejum per cable/c harging cable.
Begin withth edonor battery/r st. #
Dur Dur
ingst ing
star ar
ting assist ting
assist ance: ance:
star tth eengine of
yo ur ow nve hicle. #
Dur Dur
ingt ing
the c he
char har
gingpr gin
gpr ocess: ocess:
star tth ech arg-
ing process. #
Dur Dur
ingst ing
star ar
tin gassis t tin
gassis tance: ance:
letth eengines run
fo rse veralminut es. #
Dur Dur
ingst ing
star ar
ting assist ting
assist ance: ance:
beforedisconnect-
ing thejum per cable, switchon anelectr ical
consumer onyour ow nve hicle, e.g.th ere ar
wind owheat eror lightin g.
When thestar ting assist ance/c harging process is
com plete,per form thefo llo wing steps: #
Firs t, re mo vethejum per cable/c harging cable
fr om ground point 3and theneg ativete rm i- nal
ofthedonor battery, then from positiv e
cont act2and thepositiv ete rm inal ofthe
donor battery. Begin each time withth econ-
ta cts onyour ow nve hicle /rst. #
ATe rre mo vingth ejum per cable/c harging
cable, closecover1 ofpositiv econt act2.
Fu rther informatio ncan beobt aine dat aquali/ed
special istwo rkshop. RR
eplaci ngt eplaci
ngthe 12 Vbatt he
12 Vbatt ery er
y #
Obser vetheno teson the12 Vbatt ery
(/ page296).
Mer cedes-Benz recommen dsthat youha ve the
12 Vbatt eryre placed ataqu ali/ed special ist
wo rkshop, e.g.at an aut hor izedMer cedes- Benz
Cen ter.
Obser vethefo llo wing notesif yo uwa nttoreplace
th ebatt eryyo urself:
R Alwaysre place afa ulty batterywit habatt ery
whic hmee tsthespeci/c vehicle requ ire-
ments. 300300
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V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withaut h
aut omatic tr omatic
transmission: ansmission:
ShiT
th eaut omatic transmission toposition 005D. #
Use theelectr icpar king brak eto secur eth e
ve hicle agains tro lling away. #
Onlysecur eth eve hicle bythewheels.
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withADS PL h
ADS PLUS (A US
(Adap dap
tiv tiv
eDam e
Dam ping Sy ping
Sys- s-
t t
em PL em
PLUS) US)
&
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofan accident whentrans-
por ting vehicles withAd aptiveDam ping
Sy stem PLUS
When transpo rting vehicles withAdaptive
Dam pingSy stem PLUS, theve hicle/ trailer
combin ationmaybeg into rock and star tto
skid. #
Load theve hicle correctl yont oth e
tr ansp orter. #
Sec ureth eve hicle onallfour wheels
wit hsuit able tensio ning straps . #
Donotex ceed themaximum permissible
speed of35 mph(6 0km /h)wh en tran s-
po rting. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto theve hicle from secur -
ing itinco rrectl y #
ATer loading, theve hicle mustbe
secur edon allfour wheels. Other wise,
th eve hicle could bedamag ed. #
Amin imum distance of8in (20 cm)
upw ards and 4in (10 cm) down wards
must bekept tothetranspor tplatf orm. #
Secur eth eve hicle onallfour wheels aTer
loading.
4MA 4MA
TICv TIC
vehicles/v ehicles/v
ehicleswit ehicles
withaut h
aut omatic tr omatic
trans- ans-
mission mission #
Mak esur eth at thefront and rear axles come
to rest on thesame transpor tation vehicle.
* N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto thedr ive train due to
incor rect positi oningof theve hicle #
Donotposit iontheve hicle abovethe
conn ectionpoin tof thetranspor tve hi-
cle. TT
o o
wing ey wing
eyest e
stor or
ag ag
elocation e
location The
towing eyeis locat edinthestow agespace
und erthetrunk 0oor . 304304
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o o
t t
es on noise orunusual handling c es
on noise orunusual handling char har
act act
er er
is- is-
tics tics
Mak esur eth er ear eno vibr ations, noisesor
unusual handling charact eristics when theve hicle
is in mo tion .This mayind icat eth at thewheels or
tir es aredamag ed.Hidden tiredamag ecould also
be causing theunusual handling charact eristics.
If yo ususpec tth at atir eis malf unct ioning,re duce
yo ur speed immediat elyand have thetir es and
wheels checkedat aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. NNo o
t t
es on r es
on regu larl egu
larly insp ectingwheels andtir y
insp ectingwheels andtires es
&
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NIN GRisk ofinjuryth ro ugh damag ed
tir es
Damag edtires can cause tirepr essur eloss. #
Chec kth etir es regula rly fo rsigns of
damag eand replace anydamag edtires
immediat ely. &
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ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofhydroplaning dueto
insu1c ienttiretread
Ins u1cient tiretread willresult inreduced tire
gr ip.
In hea vyrain or slush therisk ofhydroplaning
is incr eased, inpar ticular wherespeed isno t
adap tedto suit theconditions. #
Thus, youshould regula rly ch eckth e
tr ead depthand thecondition ofthe
tr ead across theentir ewidt hof all tires.
Minimum tread depthfor:
R Sum mertir es :00CE in(3 mm )
R M+S tires :00CFin (4mm ) #
Forsaf etyre asons, replace thetir es
bef oreth eleg ally-pr escr ibed limitforth e
minimum tread depthisreac hed. Car
ryout thefo llo wing checks on allwheels regu-
lar ly,at leas tonce amonth oras requ ired ,fo r
ex am ple, prior toalon gjou rney ordrivin go.-
ro ad:
R Chec kth etir epr essur e(/ page310). R
Visuall yinsp ectwheels andtires fordamag e.
R Chec kth eva lve caps.
R Visual checkof thetir etread depthand the
tir econt actsurface acr oss theentir ewidt h.
The minimum tread depthforsummer tires is
00CE in(3 mm) andforwint ertires 00CF in(4 mm). Six
mar ks1 showwher eth ebar indicat ors
(ar row) areint egratedint oth etir etread. Theyar e
visible onceatir etread depthofappr oximat ely
00CD in(1.6 mm) hasbeen reac hed. Wheel
sand tires
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