2022 MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS wheel

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ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofentr apm entwhen
adju sting theseat withth ememor yfunc-
tion
When thememor yfunction adjuststheseat,
yo uand other vehicle occupan ts–par ticu larly
ch ildr en–could become trapped. #
Duringtheadjustmen tpr ocess ofthe
memor yfun ction, makesur eth at no one
has anybody partsinthesw eep ofthe
seat. #
Ifsomeon ebecome strapped, press a
pr ese tposit ionbutt onorseat adjust-
ment switchimmed iately. &
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ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofentr apm entifth emem-
or yfunction isactiv ated bychildr en
Childr encould become trapped ifth ey acti-
va te thememor yfunction ,par ticular lywhen
unat tended . #
Neverlea vechildr enunatt ended inthe
ve hicle. #
When leavingth eve hicle, alwaysta ke the
Sma rtKe ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. Yo
ucan usethememor yfunction whentheve hi-
cle isswitc hedo..
Se atadju stmen tsforup tothre epeople canbe
st or ed and called upusing thememor yfunction .
Yo ucan save setting sfo rth efo llo wing systems:
R Seat, backrest and head restr aint
R Steer ing wheel
R Outside mirrors
R Hea d-up Display Ope
r Ope
rati ng t ati
ng the mem or he
mem oryfunct ion y
funct ion SS
t t
or or
ing ing
#
Setth edesir edposition forall systems. #
Brie0y press theV memor ybutt onand
th en press prese tposition button0037, T
or U within thre eseconds.
An acoustic signalsounds. Thesetting sar e
st or ed. Seats
andstow ing
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tiv tiv
efun ctions, MUL e
fun ctions, MULTIBEAM LED TIBEAM
LED IntInt
ellig ellig
entLight Syst ent
Light System function (Canada) em
function (Canada)
The MUL TIBEAM LEDheadlam psadap tto the
dr iving andweather situatio nand prov ide exten-
ded functi onsforim prov ed illumination ofthe
ro ad.
The system com prises thefo llo wing functions:
R Activehea dlam ps(/ page122)
R Cor nering light (/page122)
R Highw aymode (/page123)
R Enhanced fogligh tfunctio n(/ page123)
R Bad weather light (/ page123)
R Citylig htin g(/ page123)
The system isactiv eonl ywhen itis dar k. A A
ctiv ctiv
eheadlam e
headlam psfun ction ps
fun ction R
The headlam psfollo wthesteer ing move-
ments.
R Releva nt areas arebe tter illu mina teddur ing a
jour ney.
The functi onsareac tivewh en thelow beam is
switc hedon.
Depending ontheve hicle' seq uipme nt,th ecour se
of thelane inwhic hyo uar edr iving willalso be
ev aluat edand theactiv eheadlam psfunction will
adjust thelight inadv ance. Cor Cor
ner ner
ing light function ing
light function The
corner ing light improve sth eillumination of
th ero ad ove ra wide angle inthetur ning direc-
tion, enabling better visibility ontight curves, for
ex am ple. Itcan beactiv ated onlywhen thelow
beam isswitc hedon.
The function isactiv ein thefo llo wing cases :
R Atspeeds below25 mph(4 0km /h)wh en the
tur nsigna llight isswi tched onorthesteer ing
wheel istur ned
R Atspeeds between 25mph(4 0km /h)an d
43 mph(7 0km /h)an dwh en thesteer ing
wheel istur ned 122122
Light
andvisibility

MaintMaint
enanc edis pla y enanc
edis pla y #
Remo veprotectiv e/lm 1from themaint e-
nance displayson thetips ofthene wly instal-
led wiper blades.
When thecolor ofthemaint enance displays
ch ang esfrom blac kto yello w, replace thewiper
blades. %
The duration untilthecolor chang esvaries
depending ontheusag econditions. Mir
r Mir
ror s or
s OperOper
ating t ating
the outside mirr he
outside mirror s or
s &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetoadju st-
ing theve hicle setting swhile theve hicle is
in mo tion
Yo ucould losecontr olof theve hicle inthefo l-
lo wing situations inpar ticular :
R Ifyo uadjust thedr iver's seat, thehead
re str aint ,th esteer ing wheel orthemir ror
while theve hicle isin mo tion
R Ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi-
cle isin mo tion #
Beforestar tin gth eve hicle: inpar ticu lar,
adju stthedr iver's seat, head restr aint,
st ee ring wheel and mirror,and fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetomis-
judg ment ofdist ance when usingthe
fr ont -passeng ermirror
The outside mirroron thefront passeng erside
re 0ects object son asmal lerscal e.The
obj ect sin view arein fact closer than they
appear . #
Ther efor e, alw ayslook overyo ur shoul-
der tocheckth eactual distance
be tween youand thero ad user strav eling
behind you. Light
andvisibility
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The
insiderear vie wmir rorand theoutside mirror
on thedr iver's side willautomaticall ygo intoanti-
glar emode iflight from aheadlam phits thesen-
sor ontheinside rear vie wmir ror.
Sy st Sy
stem limits em
limits
The system willno tgo intoant i-glaremo deif:
R The vehicle isswitc hedo..
R Reversege ar iseng aged.
R The interior lightin gis switc hedon. FF
r r
ont -passe ng ont
-passe nger out side mirr er
out side mirror par or
par king posit ion king
posit ion
fu nct ion fu
nct ion The
parking posit ionmak espar king easier .
The front -passe nger out side mirrorwill swiv el
do wn wardsin thedir ection ofthere ar wheel on
th efront passeng er'sside when:
R The parking position isstor ed (/ page133).
R The front-passeng ermir roris select ed.
R Reversege ar iseng aged. The
front -passe nger out side mirror will movebac k
to its original position when:
R YoushiT thetransmission toano ther transmis-
sion position.
R Youar etrav eling ataspeed great erthan
9 mp h(1 5km /h).
R Youpr ess thebutt onforth eoutside mirroron
th edr iver's side. SS
t t
or or
ing t ing
the par he
par king position oft king
position ofthe fr he
front- ont-
passeng passeng
eroutside mirr er
outside mirror using rev or
using rever er
se g se
gear ear
SS
t t
or or
ing ing
#
Select thefront-passeng eroutside mirror
using button2. #
Eng agere ve rsege ar. #
Movethefront-passeng eroutside mirrorint o
th edesir edpar king position usingbutton1. Light
andvisibility
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NNo o
t t
es on Mer es
on Mer cedes- cedes-
AMGv AMG
vehicles ehicles
Obser
vetheno teson thefo llo wing topics inthe
Sup plem ent ,ot her wise youma yfa ilto recogn ize
dang ers.
% The availabi lityof cer tain functions depends
on theeq uipment andmodel oftheve hicle.
R Emo tion Start
R AMGper form ance exhaus tsy stem
R AMGcer amic high-perform ance composit e
br ak esy stem
R RACE STAR T
R DRIFTMODE
R AMG adaptive spor tsuspension system +
R AMG steer ing-wheel buttons SwitcSwitc
hingont hing
onthe pow he
power suppl er
suppl yor t y
or the v he
vehicle ehicle
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident andinjur ydue
to childr enleT unatt ended intheve hicle
If ch ildr enareleT unsuper visedintheve hicle,
th ey could, inpar ticul ar:
R open doors,ther eb yendang ering other
per sons orroad user s.
R getout and bestruckby oncoming tra1c.
R oper ateve hicle equipme ntand become
tr apped, forex am ple.
In addit ion,th ech ildr encould alsosetth e
ve hicle inmo tion ,fo rex am ple by:
R releasing thepar king brak e.
R chang ingthetransmission position.
R star ting theve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunatt ended inthe
ve hicle. #
When leavingth eve hicle, alwaysta ke the
Sma rtKe ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. #
Keep theve hicle SmartKey out ofreac h
of childr en. RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The Smar tKey isin theve hicle andisrecog-
niz ed.
R The brak epedal isno tdepr essed. 142142
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This
alsoapp lies when theengine orpar tsof the
dr ivet ra in have been replaced.
Please alsoobser vethefo llo wing breaking-in
no tes:
R Incer tain driving anddriving safetysy stem s,
th esensor sadjust automaticall ywhile acer -
ta in dist ance isbeing driven aTer theve hicle
has been deliveredor aTer repair s.Fu llsy s-
te m e.ectiv enessisno tre ac hed untilth eend
of this teac h-in process.
R Brak epads, brak ediscs andtires that are
either newor have been replaced onlyac hie ve
op timum braking e.ect andgrip aTer several
hund redkilome ters of drivin g.Com pensat efo r
th ere duced braking e.ect byappl ying great er
fo rc eto thebr ak epedal. NNo o
t t
es on op es
on optimized acceler timized
acceleration ation
If
all necessar yre qu irements andactiv ation con-
ditions areful/lled ,th ebest possible acceleration
can beachie vedfrom ast andst ill.
Do notuse theop timized accelerationonpublic
ro ads. Individual wheels couldspinandyoucould lose
contr olof theve hicle. Thereis an incr eased
ri sk ofskiddin gand/ oracciden t.
Be sureto obser vethesaf etyno tesand informa-
tion onESP ®
(/ page172). Pul
lingawa Pulli
ngawa ywit y
wit hop h
op tim ized accel er tim
ized accel erati on ati
on &
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NIN GRisk ofskidd ing and having an
accid entfr om wheel sspin ning
When youuse optimized acceleration,individ-
ual wheels couldspinandyoucould losecon-
tr ol of theve hicle.
If ESP ®
is deact ivat ed, ther eis arisk ofskid-
din gand acciden t. #
Mak esur eth at no per sons orobs tacles
ar ein theclose vicinity ofyour vehicle. RR
eq eq
uir uir
emen ts: emen
ts:
R The vehicle hasbeen brok en in(/ page145 ).
R The vehicle andtires arein good condition.
R Youar eon ahigh-g rip roadw ay.
R The engine andtrans missionar eat nor mal
ope rating temp eratur e. *
N NO O
TE TE
Incr eased weardue tooptimize d
acceler ation When
pulling away wit hop timi zed acceler a-
tion ,all com pone ntsof thedr ivet ra in aresub-
ject edtoave ry high load.
This canlead toincr eased component wear. #
Donotalw ayspull awaywit hop tim ized
accel erati on. #
Eng ageth e005B drive position (/page158). #
Movethesteer ing wheel tothestr aight-ahead
position. #
Select thespor tiest availabl edr ive pr og ram
B orC(/ page155). #
Deactiv ateESP ®
(/ page174) . #
Depr essand hold thebr ak epedal /rml ywit h
yo ur leT foot . #
With your right foot ,fu lly depr esstheacceler -
at or pedal. 146146
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ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofskiddi ngand ofan acci-
dent duetoshiTing down onslippe ryroad
sur faces
If yo ushiT down onslipper yro ad sur faces to
incr ease theengine braking e.ect,th edr ive
wheels maylose traction. #
DonotshiT down onslipper yro ad sur fa-
ces toincr ease theengine braking
e.ect . &
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AN AN
GER GER
Riskoffata linjur ydue topoison-
ous exhaus tga ses
If th eta ilpipe isbloc kedor su1cient ventila -
tion isno tpos sible, poi sono usexhaus tga ses
suc has carbon monoxidemayent ertheve hi-
cle. This isthecase, forex am ple, ifth eve hicle
get sst uc kin thesno w. #
Keep theta ilpipe andthear ea around
th eve hicle free from snowwhen the
ve hicle orthestationar yheat erisrun-
ning. #
Ope nawind owontheside oftheve hicle
fa cing awayfrom thewind toensur ean
adeq uatesuppl yof fresh air. &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident andinjur ydue
to being under thein0 uence ofalcohol
and drugs while driving
Dr inking anddriving and/or taking drugs and
dr ivi ng areve ry dang erous combinations. Even
a small amount ofalcohol ordrugs can a.ect
yo ur re0e xes, per cep tion sand judgmen t.
The possibi lityof aser ious oreven fata lacci-
dent aregr eatl yincr eased whenyoudr ink or
ta ke drugs and drive. #
Donotdr ink ortake drugs and drive or
allo wan yone todrive who hasbeen
dr inking ortaking drugs. &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden tdue tothe
br ak esy stem overheating
If yo ulea veyour foot on thebr ak epedal when
dr iving, thebr ak esy stem mayove rheat. This
increases thebr aking distance andthe
br ak esy stem can even fail. #
Neveruse thebr ak epedal asafo ot re st. #
Donotde pres sth ebr ak epedal andthe
acceler ator pedal atthesame timewhile
dr iving. *
N NO O
TE TE
Engine damagedue toexcessiv ely
high enginespeeds The
enginewill bedamag edifyo udr ive wit h
th eengine intheove rrev ving rang e. #
Donotdr ive wit hth eengine intheove r-
re vving rang e. *
N NO O
TE TE
We aring out thebr ak elining sby
cont inuousl ydepr essing thebr ak epedal #
Donotdepr essthebr ak epedal continu-
ousl ywhilst driving. #
Touse thebr aking e.ect oftheengine,
shiT toalowe rge ar ingood time. 148148
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Ther
efor e, obs erve thefo llo wing notes:
R Due tosalt build-upon thebr ak ediscs and
br ak epads, thebr aking distance canincrease
consider ablyor result inbraking onlyon one
side
R Main tain amuc hgre ater saf edis tance tothe
ve hicle infront
To remo vesalt build-up:
R Brak eoccasion allywhile paying attent ion to
th etra1c conditions
R Carefull ydepr essthebr ak epedal attheend
of thejour neyand when star ting thene xt jour -
ne y
N No o
t t
es on h es
on hydr ydr
oplaning oplaning
Hydr oplaning cantake place onceacer tain
amount ofwa terhas accumula tedon thero ad
sur face.
Obser vethefo llo wing notesdur ing heavyprecipi -
ta tion orincondi tions inwhi chhydroplaning may
occur :
R Reduce speed
R Avoid tireru ts R
Avoid sudden steer ing movements
R Brak ecar eful ly
% Also observe theno teson regula rly ch ecking
wheels andtires (/ page309).
N No o
t t
es on dr es
on driving t iving
thr hr
ough w ough
wat at
er on t er
on the r he
road sur- oad
sur-
f f
ace ace
Wa terwhic hhas entered intoth eve hicle can
damag eth eengine, electricsand transmission.
Wa tercan also entertheair intakeof theengine
and cause engine damage.
Obser vethefo llo wing ifyo umust drive th ro ugh
wa ter:
R The water,when calm, mayonl yre ac hth e
lo we redg eof theve hicle body.
R Drive at amaximum speedof6mp h
(10 km/h );wa tercan other wise enterthe
ve hicle interior oreng inecom partmen t.
R Vehicles trave ling infront, oroncoming vehi-
cles, cancreat ewa veswhic hma yex ceed the
maximum permissible depthofthewa ter.
The brak ing e.ect ofthebr ak es isreduced aTer
fo rd ing. Brak ecar efull ywhile paying attention to th
etra1c conditions untilbraking powe rhas been
full yre stor ed . ECEC
Ost O
star ar
t/st t/st
opfun ction op
fun ction ECEC
Ost O
star ar
t/st t/st
opfun ction op
fun ction
% Depend ing ontheengine, theEC Ostar t/s top
func tionis no tav ailabl ein all drive pr og rams.
Obser vethestatus displa yin theinst rument
displa yfo rth is.
The engine isswitc hedo.automaticall yin thefo l-
lo wing situations ifall vehicle conditions foran
aut omatic enginestop areme t:
R Youbr ak eth eve hicle toast ands tillin trans-
missio nposit ion005Bor005C.
R V V
ehicle swit ehicle
swith a48 Von- boar h
a48 Von- boar delect r d
elect rical sy ical
sys- s-
t t
em: em:
youdepr essthebr ak epedal whentrave l-
ing atalow speed.
If th esy stem has detected one ofthefo llo wing
situations, theengine willnotst op:
R Youstop atastop sign andther eis no vehicle
in front ofyou. 150150
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iving andparking