2022 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON light

If
te mp erature monitor 3indicates a malfunc-
tion, it may help toprotect thech arging cable
from direct sunlight.
T T o r
o r ese
ese t t
t the c
he c har
har ging cable oper
ging cable oper ating unit:
ating unit:if
saf ety sy stem 4indicates a charging cable mal-
function or a vehicle malfunction, /rst reset the
ch arging cable operating unit. Todo this, discon-
nect thech arging cable from theve hicle and from
th e mains soc ket and waitfor appr oximately /ve
seconds. If the malfunction persists aTer the
ch arging cable is reconnected, charging at the
mains soc ket is not possible. The charging cable
must be replaced or theve hicle plug must be
ch ecked at a quali/ed specialist workshop,
depending on the indicator. F
F
unctions of t
unctions of t he indicat
he indicator lam
or lamps on t
ps on t he v
he vehicle
ehicle
soc ket
soc ket R
Depending on the national version, one of the
fo llowing vehicle soc kets is loca ted on the
ri ght-hand side of there ar bumper.
R The soc ket 0ap is centrally loc ked and
unloc kedto get her with theve hicle. T
T
ype 1 v
ype 1 v ehicle soc ket
ehicle soc ket 1
Status of thech arging process Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of t
w of t he indicat
he indicat or lam
or lamp st
p status
atus Indicat
Indicat
or lamp
or lamp Meaning
Meaning
Flashes orang eConnection is being
established
Flashes green Charging process
Lights up orang eInterruption in charg-
ing
Lights up green High-voltage battery
fullycharged
Flashes redM alfunction206
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T
T
ype 2 v
ype 2 v ehicle soc ket
ehicle soc ket 1
Locking status
2 Status of thech arging process Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of t
w of t he loc
he loc king st
king st atus
atus Loc
Loc
king st
king st a-
a-
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tus 1
1 Displ
ay
Display Meaning
Meaning
% Lights up
whiteR
The vehi-
cle soc ket
is
unloc ked
R Connect
orremo ve
ch arging
cable Ov Ov
er
ervie
vie w of t
w of t he c
he char
harging pr
ging pr ocess st
ocess st atus
atus S
S
t
tatus of t
atus of t he
he
c
c har
har ging
ging
pr
pr ocess
ocess 2
2 Displ
ay
Display Meaning
Meaning
# Flashes
orangeConnection is
being estab-
lished
# Flashesgreen Active energy
0ow S S
t
tatus of t
atus of t he
he
c
c har
har ging
ging
pr
pr ocess
ocess 2
2 Display
Display
Meaning
Meaning
# Lights up
orangeInter
ruption in
ch arging
# Lights up
green Charging
process com-
ple
ted
# FlashesredA malfunction
has occur red
during charg-
ing. The indi-
cator lamp
goes out aTer
appr oximately
90 seconds. %
Ifth e indicator lamps are o., lock or unlock
th eve hicle using thekey. The indicator lamps
will then display the cur rent status of the
ch arging process. Driving and parking
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set departure time, or
the time at which the high-
vo ltage battery will be fully charge d.
T
T ype 2 v
ype 2 v ehicle soc ket
ehicle soc ket #
Press the bottom leT of soc ket 0ap 1and
swing the soc ket 0ap open outwards.
The % indicator lamp 4lights up. %
When thehy brid system is activated (the
õ display in the Instrument Display),
soc ket 0ap 1cannot be opened. #
Press catch 3tothe leT and fold open
soc ket co ver6. #
T
T o c
o c harg
harg e at a mains soc ke
e at a mains soc ket (mode 2):
t (mode 2): insert
th e mains plug into the mains soc ket of the
ex tern al po wer source tothe stop. #
Set the maximum charging cur rent if requ ired. #
Insert thech arging cable connector into vehi-
cle soc ket2 tothe stop.
Make sure that thech arging cable is not taut
when inser ted.
The # indicator lamp 50ashes orange
and, as soon as the high-voltage battery is
ch arge d, green. #
Char
Char ging at a w
ging at a w allbo
allbo x/c
x/char
harging st
ging st ation (mode
ation (mode
3) wit
3) wit hout pr
hout pr e-inst
e-installed cable:
alled cable: insertthe
ch arging cable connector into vehicle soc ket
2 tothe stop. #
Insert thech arging cable connector into the
soc ket of thewa llbox tothe stop.
Make sure that thech arging cable is not taut
when inser ted.
The # indicator lamp 50ashes orange
and, as soon as the high-voltage battery is
ch arge d, green.
When thech arging cable is connected totheve hi-
cle, theve hicle cann otbe star ted or mo ved.
At the start of thech arging process, thech arging
side is shown in the Instrument Display with a
ch arging prediction. The charging prediction
either refers to the predicted charge leve l at the
set departure time, or the time at which the high-
vo ltage battery will be fully charge d.
% Depending on thete mp erature, thefa n and
bat tery cooling system may audibly switch on
during thech arging process.
% Ifth eve hicle is idle for lengt hyperiods and
connected tothe mains suppl y,the high-volt-
age battery will be rech arge d automatically as
needed or when electrical consumers are
activated. 210 210
Driving and parking

Ending t
Ending t
he c
he char
harging pr
ging pr ocess
ocess T T
ype 1 v ype 1 v ehicle soc ket
ehicle soc ket #
Press and hold button 1onthech arging
cable connector and remo vethech arging
cable connector from theve hicle soc ket.
% Ifth ech arging cable connector is bloc ked,
contact a quali/ed specialist workshop. #
Char
Char ging at a mains soc ke
ging at a mains soc ket (mode 2):
t (mode 2): discon-
nect the mains plug from the mains soc ket
and st owthech arging cable safely in theve hi-
cle (/ page 200). #
Close the soc ket co ver and the soc ket 0ap.
T
T ype 2 v
ype 2 v ehicle soc ket
ehicle soc ket #
Unlo cktheve hicle.
The charging process is ended. The %indi-
cator lamp 1lights up white. The vehicle
soc ket is unloc ked. #
Remo vethech arging cable connector from
th eve hicle soc ket within 30 seconds.
ATer the 30 seconds ha veelapsed, theve hicle
soc ket will be loc ked again and thech arging
process will resume.
% Ifyo u cannot remo vethech arging cable con-
nector, repeat the unlocking procedure. If the
ch arging cable connector is still loc ked, con-
ta ct a quali/ed specialist workshop. #
Char
Char ging at a mains soc ke
ging at a mains soc ket (mode 2):
t (mode 2): discon-
nect the mains plug from the mains soc ket
and st owthech arging cable safely in theve hi-
cle (/ page 200). #
Char
Char ging at a w
ging at a w allbo
allbox/c
x/char
harging st
ging st ation (mode
ation (mode
3) wit
3) wit hout pr
hout pr e-inst
e-installed c
alled c har
harging cable:
ging cable:
re mo vethech arging cable connector from the
wa llbox soc ket and st owthech arging cable
safely in theve hicle (/ page 200). #
Close the soc ket co ver and the soc ket 0ap. Driving and parking
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%
ATer thech arging cable connector has been
disconnected, the leT % indicator lamp 1
on theve hicle soc ketre mains lit for some
time before switching o.. F
F
unction of t
unction of t he c
he charg
harg e lev
e lev el displa
el displa y in t
y in the Ins
he Instr tru-
u-
ment Display
ment Display 1
Current charge level
2 Time at which comple tely ch arged
3 Predicted charge leve l at pre-selected depar-
ture time
4 Current charging capacity When
theve hicle is connected tothe mains sup-
ply and is switched o., the Instrument Display
sho ws th ech arge leve l display for appr oximately
two minutes.
The value of cur rent charging capacity 4can dif-
fe r from the display on thech arging station. At a
ch arging capacity of 10 kW or highe r,th eva lue in
th ech arge leve l display is rounded o. and shown
without a decimal place.
% The value in 3varies depending on the set-
ting of thech arging process. It displ aysthe
ch arging prediction, e.g. the time at which the
selected charge leve l will be reached or the
ch arge leve l at the pre-selected departure
time. P P
ar
ar king
king P
P
ar
ar king t
king t he v
he vehicle
ehicle &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident and injury
caused byan insu1ciently secured vehi-
cle rolling away
If th eve hicle is not securely par ked su1-
cient ly,it can rollawa y in an uncontrolled way
eve n at a slight downhill gradient. #
On uphill or downhill gradients, turn the
front wheels so that theve hicle rolls
to wa rdsth eke rb if it starts moving. #
apply the parking brake. #
Switch the transmission toposition j. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of /re caused byhot
ex haust system parts
Flammable materials such as lea ves, grass or
twigs may ignite. #
Park theve hicle so that no 0ammable
material can come into contact with hot
ve hicle components. 212 212
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R
In addition, one of t
In addition, one of t he f
he follo
ollowing conditions
wing conditions
mus
mus t be
t be ful/lled:
ful/lled:
- The vehicle is switched o..
- The seat belt tongue is not inse rted in the
seat belt buckle of the driver's seat and
th e driver's door is opened.
- There is a system malfunction.
- The po wer supply is insu1cient.
- The vehicle is stationary for a lengt hy
period.
When the electric parking brake is applied, the
re d! indicator lamp lights up in the inst ru-
ment clus ter.
% The electric parking brake is not automatically
applied if theve hicle is switched o. bythe
ECO start/s top function.
F
F unction of t unction of t he electr
he electric par
ic par king br
king br ak
ake (r
e (r eleasing
eleasing
aut
aut omaticall
omaticall y)
y)
The electr
The electr ic par
ic parking br
king br ak
ake is r
e is r eleased when t
eleased when t he
he
f
f ollo
ollo wing conditions ar
wing conditions ar e
eful/lled:
ful/lled:
R The driver's door is closed.
R The vehicle has been star ted. R
The transmission is in position hork and
yo u depress the accelerator pedal or you shiT
from transmission position jtoh ork
when on le velgr ound.
R Ifth e transmission is in position k,the boot
lid must be closed.
R The seat belt tongue is inse rted into the seat
belt buckle of the driver's seat.
If th e seat belt tongue is not inse rted into the
seat belt buckle of the driver's seat, one of the
fo llowing conditions must be ful/lled:
- You shiT from transmission position j.
or
- You ha veprev iously driven at speeds
gr eater than 3 km/h.
When the electric parking brake is released, the
re d! indicator lamp in the inst rument cluster
goes out. Appl
Appl ying/r
ying/r eleasing t
eleasing t he electr
he electric par
ic par king br
king br ake
ake
manually
manually
Appl Appl ying
ying #
Push handle 1.
The red! indicator lamp lights up in the
inst rument cluster. Driving and parking
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%
The electric parking brake is only securely
applied if there d! indicator lamp is lit
continuousl y.
R
R eleasing eleasing #
Switch on theve hicle. #
Pull handle 1.
The red! indicator lamp in the inst rument
clus ter goes out.
Emerg
Emerg ency br
ency br aking
aking #
Press and hold handle 1.
As long as theve hicle is in motion, the
Release parking brake message is displayed
and there d! indicator lamp 0ashes.
When theve hicle has been braked toa stand-
still, the electric parking brake is applied. The
re d! indicator lamp lights up in the inst ru-
ment clus ter. Inf
Inf
or
ormation on collision det
mation on collision det ection on a park
ection on a park ed
ed
v
v ehicle
ehicle If a collision is de
tected when theto w- awa y pro-
te ction is primed on a loc kedve hicle, you will re
ceive a noti/cation in the multimedia system
when you switch theve hicle on.
Yo u will receive information about thefo llowing
points:
R The area of theve hicle that may ha vebeen
damaged.
R The forc e of the impact.
The following situation can lead toinadver tent
activation:
R The par kedve hicle is mo ved, fore xamp le, in a
two-stor eygarage.
% Deactivate tow- awa y protection in order to
pr ev ent inadver tent activation. If you deacti-
va te to w-awa y protection, collision de tection
will also be deactivated.
Syst
Syst em limits em limits
De tection may be restric ted in thefo llowing situa-
tions:
R theve hicle is damaged without impact,
fo re xamp le, if an outside mir ror is torn o. or
th e paint is damaged byakey
R an impact occurs at low speed R
the electric parking brake is not applied
% You are responsible foryo ur vehicle. There-
fo re , alw ays make sure that your vehicle is
free of damage and is roadwor thy. N N
o
ot
tes on par
es on par king up t
king up the v
he vehicle
ehicle If
yo u lea vetheve hicle par ked up for longer than
six weeks, it may su.er damage thro ugh disuse.
The 12 V battery may also be impaired or dam-
aged byheavy discharging.
% Further information can be obtained at a
qu ali/ed specialist workshop. S S
t
tandb
andb y mode (e
y mode (e xt
xtension of t
ension of t he st
he start
arter batt
er batt er
ery's
y's
per
per iod out of use)
iod out of use) S
S
t
tandb
andb y mode function
y mode function
% This function is not available for all models.
If standby mode is activated, energy loss will be
minimised during extended periods of non-opera-
tion. 216
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R
ESP ®
(EElectronic S Stability P Program)
(/ page 220)
R ESP ®
Crosswind Assist (/ page 221)
R ESP ®
trailer stabilisation (/ page 221)
R EBD (E Electronic B Brakeforc e DDistribution)
(/ page 222)
R STEER CONTROL (/ page 222)
R HOLD function (/ page 223)
R Hill Start Assist (/ page 224)
R Adaptive Brake Lights (/ page 224)
R ATTENTION ASSIST (/ page 224)
R Cruise cont rol (/ page 226)
R Limiter (/ page 226)
R Tra1c Sign Assist (/ page 244)
R DYNAMIC BODY CONTROL (/ page 251)
R AIR BODY CONTROL (/ page 252)
R Trailer Manoeuv ring Assist (/ page 272)
Dr
Dr iving Assist
iving Assist ance pack
ance package
age
The following functions are part of the Driving
Assistance Package. Cer tain functions are only av
ailable in some countries. Some functions are
also available without the Driving Assistance
Pack age, albeit with restricted functionalit y.
R Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
(/ page 229)
R Active Speed Limit Assist (countr y-dependent)
(/ page 234)
R Route-based speed adap tation (countr y-
dependent) (/ page 235)
R Active Brake Assist (/ page 240)
R Active Steering Assist (countr y-dependent)
(/ page 237)
R Active Emer gency Stop Assist (countr y-
dependent) (/ page 239)
R Active Stop-and-Go Assist (countr y-depend-
ent) (/ page 236)
R Blind Spot Assist and Active Blind Spot Assist
with exitwa rning (/ page 246)
R Active Lane Keeping Assist (/ page 249)
P
P ar ar king P
king P ack
ackage
age
R Reversing camera (/ page 254)
R 360° Camera (/ page 257) R
Parking Assist PARKTRONIC (/ page 261)
R Active Parking Assist (/ page 265) F F
unctions of ABS
unctions of ABS The Anti-lock Brake System (ABS)
regula testhe
brake pressure in critical driving situations:
R During braking, for instance, at maximum full-
stop braking or if there is insu1cient tyre trac-
tion, the wheels are pr evented from locking.
R Vehicle steerability while braking is ensu red.
If ABS inter venes when braking, you will feel a
pulsing in the brake pedal. The pulsating brake
pedal can be an indication of hazardous road con-
ditions and can ser veas a reminder totake extra
care while driving.
Syst Syst em limits
em limits
R ABS is acti vefrom speeds of approx. 5 km/h.
R ABS may be impaired or may not function if a
malfunction has occu rred and theye llow !
ABS warning lamp lights up continuously aTer
th eve hicle is star ted. Driving and parking
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