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Mercedes-benz E 550 Operator's Manual

Mercedes-benz E 550 Operator's Manual (394 pages)

E-Class Coupe and Cabriolet

Brand: Mercedes-benz | Category: Automobile | Size: 5 MB

Table of Contents

Index 4

6
- Table of Contents
  6
- Protection of the Environment General Notes
  23
- Operation
  24
  - Maintenance
    25
  - Important Safety Notes
    26
- Operator's Manual Vehicle Equipment
  24
- Declarations of Conformity
  
  27
- Diagnostics Connection
  
  27
- Qualified Specialist Workshop
  
  27
- Reporting Safety Defects
  
  28
  - Correct Use
    28
  - Limited Warranty
    28
- Customer Relations Department
  
  28
- Copyright
  
  29
  - Data Acquisition
    29
Table of Contents

31
- Dashboard
  32
- Instrument Cluster
  32
  - Fuel Gauge
    33
- Warning and Indicator Lamps
  
  34
  - Multifunction Steering Wheel
    35
  - Center Console
    36
- Indicator Lamp
  
  36
  - Overhead Control Panel
    40
    
    Control Panel
    41
Table of Contents

43
- Important Safety Notes
  44
- Panic Alarm
  44
- Useful Information
  44
- Occupant Safety
  45
- Safety Guidelines
  45
  - Introduction
    45
  - Important Safety Notes
    46
- Knee Bag
  
  49
- Side Impact Air Bag
  
  49
- Head Bag
  
  50
  - Pelvis Air Bag
    51
- Window Curtain Air Bag
  
  51
  - Indicator Lamp
    52
  - Operation
    52
  - System Self-Test
    55
  - Fastening
    61
  - Releasing
    62
    
    Function
    63
  - Belt Force Limiters
    63
  - Emergency Tensioning Devices
    63
    
    Children in the Vehicle
    64
    
    In the Vehicle
    64
    
    Restraint Systems
    64
  - Automatic Comfort-Fit Feature
    64
  - Child Restraint Systems
    64
  - Children in the Vehicle
    65
- Special Seat Belt Retractor
  
  67
  - LATCH-Type (ISOFIX) Child Seat Anchors
    68
  - LATCH-Type Child Seat Anchors in Rear
    68
  - Top Tether Anchorages
    68
  - Child-Proof Locks Important Safety Notes
    69
  - In the Instrument Cluster
    69
  - Overview
    70
  - ABS (Anti-Lock Braking System)
    71
  - BAS (Brake Assist System)
    71
  - Driving Safety Systems
    71
  - Important Safety Notes
    71
  - Collision Prevention Assist
    73
- Distance Warning Function
  
  73
  - Adaptive Brake Assist
    75
    
    ESP ® (Electronic Stability Program)
    76
    
    Ets/4Ets
    76
    
    General Notes
    76
  - Electronic Brake Force Distribution
    77
  - Adaptive Brake
    78
    
    Important Safety Notes
    78
    
    PRE-SAFE ® Brake
    78
- Steer Control
  
  80
  - Function
    80
  - Immobilizer
    80
  - ATA (Anti-Theft Alarm System)
    80
  - Theft Deterrent Locking System
    80
Table of Contents

83
- Important Safety Notes
  84
- Smartkey
  84
- Useful Information
  84
- Locking
  85
- Unlocking
  
  85
  - Mechanical Key
    86
  - Replacing
    87
    
    Checking the Battery
    87
    
    Important Safety Notes
    87
  - Loss
    89
  - Important Safety Notes
    90
  - Doors
    91
- Vehicle
  
  92
  - Unlocking the Driver's Door
    92
  - Important Safety Notes
    93
  - Opening Dimensions
    93
  - Opening/Closing
    93
  - Trunk
    93
  - Opening (Automatically from Outside)
    94
  - Emergency Release
    95
    
    Trunk
    95
    
    Opening and Closing
    96
    
    Side Windows
    96
- Trunk Lid
  
  93
  - Side Windows
    97
    
    Convenience Opening Feature
    98
    
    Convenience Closing Feature
    99
    
    Resetting
    100
    
    Important Safety Notes
    101
    
    Opening/Closing
    102
- Soft-Top Switch
  
  102
  - Soft Top (Cabriolet)
    103
    
    Relocking
    107
    
    General Notes
    108
    
    Wind Screen
    108
    
    Important Safety Notes
    109
  - Sliding Sunroof (Coupe)
    113
    
    Opening/Closing
    114
    
    Panorama Roof with Power Tilt Sliding Panel
    114
    
    Roller Sunblinds
    114
    
    Resetting
    115
Table of Contents

117
- Correct Driver's Seat Position
  118
- Useful Information
  118
- Important Safety Notes
  119
- Seats
  119
- Adjusting the Head Restraint
  120
  - Folding Front Seat Backrests Forward/Back
    122
  - Adjusting the 4-Way Lumbar Support
    123
  - Seat Heating Problem
    125
  - Important Safety Notes
    126
  - Seat Ventilation Problem
    126
- Adjusting the Multicontour Seat
  123
- Steering Wheel
  127
  - Adjusting the Steering Wheel
    127
  - Steering Wheel Heating
    127
    
    Exterior Mirrors Adjusting
    129
    
    Overview
    130
  - Setting
    130
  - Storing the Parking Position
    131
  - Memory Function
    132
- Mirrors
  129
- Memory Function
  133
Table of Contents

135
- Symmetrical Low Beam
  136
  - Driving Abroad
    136
  - Light Switch
    136
  - Setting Options
    136
- Useful Information
  136
- Exterior Lighting
  137
  - Automatic Headlamp Mode
    137
  - Low-Beam Headlamps
    138
- Parking Lamps
  
  138
- Rear Fog Lamp
  
  138
- Standing Lamps
  
  139
- Combination Switch
  
  139
- Turn Signals
  
  139
  - Hazard Warning Lamps
    140
  - High Beam Flasher
    140
  - High-Beam Headlamps
    140
  - Active Light Function
    141
  - Cornering Light Function
    141
  - Interior Lighting
    143
  - Overview
    143
- Reading Lamp
  
  143
  - Crash-Responsive Emergency Lighting
    144
  - Operation
    144
  - Replacing Bulbs
    144
  - Windshield Wipers
    145
    
    Important Safety Notes
    146
    
    Replacing the Wiper Blades
    146
- Climate Control
  
  149
  - Important Safety Notes
    150
  - Control
    151
  - Information about Using Dual-Zone Automatic Climate Control
    152
  - Rear Control Panel
    153
    
    Activating/Deactivating Cooling with Air Dehumidification
    155
    
    Indicator Lamp
    156
    
    Setting the Air Distribution
    157
  - Setting the Temperature
    157
  - Zone Automatic Climate Control
    157
  - Defrosting the Windshield
    158
- Setting the Airflow
  
  158
  - Switching the ZONE Function on off
    158
  - Defrosting the Windows
    159
  - Maximum Cooling
    159
  - Problem with the Rear Window Defroster
    160
  - Important Safety Notes
    161
  - Setting the Air Vents
    161
  - Setting the Center Air Vents
    161
  - Setting the Side Air Vents
    161
- Rear
  
  162
  - Setting the Blower Output of the AIRSCARF Vents
    162
Table of Contents

165
- Driving
  166
  - Smartkey
    167
  - Start/Stop Button
    167
  - Pulling Away
    169
  - Pulling Away Automatic Transmission
    169
  - Starting the Engine
    169
  - Important Safety Notes
    170
  - Introduction
    170
- Notes on Breaking-In a New Vehicle
  166
- Useful Information
  166
- Hill Start Assist
  
  170
  - Automatic Engine Switch-Off
    171
  - Deactivating/Activating
    172
- ECO Start/Stop Function
  
  170
- DIRECT SELECT Lever
  
  174
  - Drive Program Display
    174
  - Overview
    174
  - Automatic Transmission
    175
  - Engaging Reverse Gear
    175
  - Engaging Drive Position
    176
    
    Transmission Positions
    176
  - Changing Gear
    177
  - Driving Tips
    177
- Kickdown
  
  177
- Program Selector Button
  
  177
  - Automatic Drive Program
    178
    
    Manual Drive Program
    178
  - Drive Program Automatic
    178
- Steering Wheel Paddle Shifters
  
  178
  - General Information
    179
    
    Manual Drive Program
    180
    
    Important Safety Notes
    181
    
    Refueling
    181
- Transfer Case
  
  181
  - Refueling Process
    182
  - Refueling
    183
    
    Important Safety Notes
    184
    
    Parking
    184
  - Parking
    185
    
    Parking Brake
    185
- Switching off
  
  185
  - Drinking and Driving
    186
- Fuel
  
  186
  - General
    186
    
    Driving Tips
    186
  - Driving Tips
    187
  - Brakes
    188
  - Downhill Gradient
    188
    
    Driving Tips
    188
    
    Important Safety Notes
    188
    
    Maintenance
    189
  - Driving on Flooded Roads
    190
  - Driving on Wet Roads
    190
- Hydroplaning
  
  190
  - Slippery Road Surfaces
    190
  - Driving Systems
    191
    
    Cruise Control Lever
    191
    
    Important Safety Notes
    191
    
    Setting a Speed
    192
    
    Deactivating
    193
  - Distronic Plus
    193
    
    Important Safety Notes
    194
    
    Activation Conditions
    195
    
    Driving with DISTRONIC PLUS
    196
    
    Setting the Specified Minimum Distance
    198
    
    Displays in the Multifunction Display
    199
    
    Distronic Plus
    199
    
    Deactivating
    200
    
    DISTRONIC PLUS with Steering Assist
    202
- HOLD Function
  
  203
  - Deactivating
    204
    
    Dynamic Handling Package with Sports Mode
    205
    
    MATIC (Permanent Four-Wheel Drive)
    205
- Parktronic
  
  206
  - Driving System
    206
  - Important Safety Notes
    206
  - Range of the Sensors
    206
  - Warning Display
    207
  - Active Parking Assist
    209
  - Important Safety Notes
    209
- Parking
  
  211
  - Exiting a Parking Space
    212
    
    Rear View Camera
    214
    
    Driving Systems 360°Camera
    217
  - Attention Assist
    222
  - Blind Spot Assist
    223
- Lane Tracking Package
  
  223
- Lane Keeping Assist
  
  225
  - Active Blind Spot Assist
    227
  - Active Driving Assistance Package
    227
  - Active Lane Keeping Assist
    230
Table of Contents

233
- Tachometer
  
  234
  - Coolant
    234
  - Important Safety Notes
    234
  - Useful Information
    234
    
    Temperature Gauge
    234
  - Displays and Operation
    235
    
    Operating the On-Board Computer
    235
    
    Outside Temperature Display
    235
    
    Overview
    235
    
    Segments
    235
- Odometer
  
  237
  - Menu Overview
    237
  - Standard Display
    237
  - Trip Menu
    237
- Digital Speedometer
  
  238
  - Displaying the Range
    238
  - Operation
    240
  - Audio Menu
    240
  - Telephone Menu
    241
  - Video DVD Operation
    241
  - Redialing
    242
  - Activating/Deactivating the Distance Warning Function
    243
  - Activating/Deactivating
    244
  - Menus and Submenus
    245
    
    Permanent Display
    245
    
    Selecting the Unit of Measurement
    245
    
    Settings Menu
    245
- Instrument Cluster Lighting
  
  246
- Lights
  
  246
  - Activating/Deactivating the Interior Lighting Delayed Switch-Off
    247
  - Interior Lighting
    247
  - Vehicle
    247
  - Convenience Submenu
    248
  - Factory Settings Submenu
    249
  - Display Messages
    250
  - General Notes
    250
- Message Memory
  
  250
- Anti-Lock Braking System
  
  251
  - Display Message
    251
  - Safety Systems
    251
    
    Display Message
    253
    
    Display Message
    254
    
    Display Message
    255
    
    Lights
    259
    
    Display Message
    260
    
    Display Message
    262
    
    Engine
    262
    
    Display Message
    264
    
    Display Message
    265
    
    Driving Systems
    265
    
    Display Message
    266
    
    Display Message
    267
    
    Display Message
    268
    
    Display Message
    270
  - Display Message
    271
- Tires
  
  271
  - Display Message
    273
- Vehicle
  
  273
  - Display Message
    274
  - Display Message
    275
  - Operation
    275
- Keyless-Go
  
  276
- Smartkey
  
  276
  - Display Message
    276
  - Warning Lamp
    278
  - Seat Belt
    278
  - Indicator and Warning Lamps in the Instrument Cluster
    279
    
    Brakes
    279
    
    Warning Lamp
    279
    
    Warning Lamp
    280
  - Warning Lamp
    281
  - Warning Lamp
    283
  - Check Engine Warning Lamp
    284
    
    Coolant
    284
    
    Reserve Fuel
    284
    
    Distance Warning
    286
    
    Warning Lamp
    286
    
    Tire Pressure Monitor
    287
    
    Warning Lamp
    287
- Stowage Areas
  
  290
  - Important Safety Notes
    290
  - Glove Box
    291
  - Center Console
    291
  - Stowage Net
    292
- Loading Guidelines
  
  290
- Through-Loading
  
  292
- Cargo Tie down Rings
  
  293
- Bag Hook
  
  294
  - Cup Holders
    295
  - Important Safety Notes
    295
- Sun Visor
  
  296
- Vanity Mirror (in the Sun Visor)
  
  296
  - Extending/Retracting
    297
- Rear Window
  
  297
- Ashtray
  
  297
- Cigarette Lighter
  
  298
  - General Notes
    298
  - Self-Test
    299
  - General Notes
    299
- System
  
  299
  - Rear Compartment
    299
  - Emergency Call
    300
  - Roadside Assistance Button
    301
  - Navigation Menu
    301
  - MB Info Call Button
    302
  - Call Priority
    303
    
    Search & Send
    304
    
    Vehicle Remote Malfunction Diagnosis
    305
  - Downloading Routes
    306
  - Geo Fencing
    307
  - Important Safety Notes
    307
    
    Overview
    307
    
    Speed Alert
    307
    
    Triggering the Vehicle Alarm
    307
- Floormats
  
  310
  - Opening/Closing the Garage Door
    310
Table of Contents

313
- Useful Information
  314
  - Important Safety Notes
    314
  - Opening
    314
- Engine Compartment
  315
  - Checking the Oil Level
    315
  - Closing
    315
  - Adding
    316
- Hiding a Service Message
  318
- Maintenance
  318
- Notes
  318
  - Assyst Plus
    318
- Care
  319
- Special Service Requirements
  319
  - Notes
    319
- Car Wash
  320
  - Distronic Plus
    320
- Paint
  
  321
- Power Washer
  
  321
  - Washing by Hand
    321
  - Power Washers
    321
- Matte Finish
  
  322
  - Cleaning
    322
  - Soft Top
    322
  - Aircap
    323
- Wind Deflector
  
  323
- Wind Screen
  
  323
  - Cleaning
    324
- Wheels
  
  324
- Windows
  
  324
- Wiper Blades
  
  324
  - Exterior Lights
    325
- Rear View Camera
  
  325
- Sensors
  
  325
  - Camera
    326
  - Cleaning
    326
  - Display
    326
- Exhaust Pipe
  
  326
  - Interior
    326
- Plastic Trim
  
  326
  - Gear or Selector Lever
    327
  - Seat Cover
    327
  - Steering Wheel
    327
- Wooden Trim
  
  327
  - Cleaning
    327
  - Carpets
    328
    
    Cleaning
    328
    
    Seat Belt
    328
- Trim Pieces
  
  327
Table of Contents

329
- First-Aid Kit
  330
  - Preparing the Vehicle
    330
  - Vehicle Tool Kit
    330
  - Flat Tire
    330
  - Useful Information
    330
  - Where will I Find
    330
  - Moextended Tires
    331
    
    System
    331
    
    Important Safety Notes
    332
    
    System
    332
  - Battery (Vehicle)
    333
  - Jump-Starting
    336
    
    System
    336
    
    Important Safety Notes
    338
    
    System
    338
  - Towing and Tow-Starting
    339
    
    Installing the Towing Eye
    339
    
    Removing the Towing Eye
    339
    
    With the Rear Axle Raised
    339
    
    Emergency Engine Starting
    340
    
    System
    340
    
    Transporting the Vehicle
    340
    
    With both Axles on the Ground
    340
  - Fuses
    341
    
    Before Changing
    341
    
    Dashboard Fuse Box
    341
    
    Fuse Box in the Engine
    341
    
    Fuses Allocation Chart
    341
    
    Important Safety Notes
    341
    
    Compartment
    342
    
    Fuse Box in the Trunk
    342
Wheels and Tires

345
- Important Safety Notes
  346
- Operation
  346
  - System
    346
  - Checking
    347
  - Tire Tread
    347
  - Wet Road Surface
    347
  - M+S Tires
    348
- Summer Tires
  
  348
  - Useful Information
    346
    
    Moextended Tires
    348
    
    Replacing
    348
  - Winter Operation
    349
    
    Snow Chains
    349
    
    Recommended
    350
  - Tire Pressure
    351
    
    Notes
    351
    
    On-Board Computer
    351
    
    Maximum
    352
    
    General Notes
    353
    
    Important Safety Notes
    353
- System
  
  353
  - Restarting
    354
    
    General Notes
    354
    
    Important Safety Notes
    355
  - System
    355
  - Electronically
    356
  - Warning Message
    356
  - Loading the Vehicle
    357
    
    Restarting
    357
  - All about Wheels and Tires
    361
    
    Standards
    361
- Temperature
  
  362
  - Traction
    362
  - Tread Wear
    362
  - Labeling (Overview)
    363
  - Load Index
    365
  - Maximum Tire Load
    365
    
    Characteristics
    366
    
    Definition of Terms
    366
- Breakdown Assistance
  
  369
  - Changing a Wheel
    369
    
    Direction of Rotation
    369
    
    Storing
    369
- Wheel Chock
  
  370
  - Mounting a Wheel
    370
  - Using
    371
  - Raising the Vehicle
    371
  - Removing a Wheel
    372
  - Mounting a New Wheel
    373
  - Lowering
    373
  - Tightening Torque
    373
  - Wheel and Tire Combinations
    374
    
    Tires/Wheels
    374
    
    Emergency Spare Wheel Important Safety Notes
    379
  - Emergency Spare Wheel
    380
    
    Emergency Spare Wheel
    381
    
    Technical Data
    381
- Technical Data
  
  383
  - Filling Capacity
    384
  - Coolant (Engine)
    384
  - Information
    384
- Warranty
  
  384
  - Engine Number
    385
    
    Fuel Tank Capacity
    386
    
    Important Safety Notes
    386
    
    System
    386
    
    Additives
    387
    
    Fuel Tank
    387
    
    Premium-Grade Unleaded Gasoline
    387
    
    Engine Oil
    388
    
    Flexible Fuel Vehicles
    388
    
    Additives
    389
    
    Notes
    389
    
    Viscosity
    389
    
    Important Safety Notes
    390
    
    System
    390
    
    Important Safety Notes
    391
    
    Refrigerant
    391
- Vehicle Identification Plate
  
  384
- Washer Fluid
  
  391
  - Refrigerant Filling Capacity
    392
- Vehicle Data
  
  392

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