Vehicles with halogen or static LED headlamps: It is not necessary to change the headlamps. The legal requirements are also met in countries where people drive on the other side of the road.
Vehicles with Intelligent Light System: Before crossing the border into countries where they drive on the other side, it is necessary to set the headlamps to symmetrical dipped beam More.
Oncoming traffic is not dazzled.
The edge of the road is not illuminated as far or as high.
The "motorway mode" and "enhanced fog light functions" are not available.
The headlamps must be reset to asymmetrical dipped beam after returning from abroad.
Damaged tyres can cause tyre pressure loss.
As a result, you could lose control of your vehicle.
Insufficient tyre tread will result in reduced tyre grip. The tyre tread is no longer able to dissipate water.
This means that in heavy rain or slush the risk of aquaplaning is increased, in particular where speed is not adapted to suit the conditions.
If the tyre pressure is too high or too low, tyres may exhibit different levels of wear at different locations on the tyre tread.
Summer tyres: in (3 mm)
M+S tyres: in (4 mm)
Check the tyre pressure More.
Visual inspection of wheels and tyres for damage.
Check the valve caps.
The valves must be protected against moisture and dirt by the valve caps approved especially for your vehicle by Mercedes-Benz.
Visual check of the tread depth and the tyre contact surface across the entire width.
The minimum tread depth for summer tyres is in (3 mm) and for winter tyres in (4 mm).
The safety vests are located in the safety vest compartments in the front door stowage compartments.
There are also safety vest compartments in the rear door stowage compartments, in which safety vests can be stowed.
The requirements defined by the legal standard are only fulfilled if the safety vest is the correct size and is fully closed.
it is damaged or dirt on the reflective strips can no longer be removed.
the maximum number of washes is exceeded.
the fluorescence of the safety vest has faded.
First-aid kit (soft sided) is in the boot in the left-hand stowage net.
In some countries, it is possible to update the multimedia system's map data free of charge for a period of three years. Information on the availability of this service for your vehicle can also be obtained from a Mercedes-Benz service centre.
For the first three years after initial registration of your vehicle, you are entitled to all available updates to the map data for the multimedia system. After this period, you can purchase further updates from a Mercedes-Benz service centre. This does not apply in all countries.
The free updates relate to the vehicle and not to an individual. If there is a change of ownership within the three years after initial registration, the new owner is entitled to the map data updates.
If an update for your map data is available, it will be installed in your vehicle free of charge at a Mercedes-Benz service centre as part of your vehicle's annual service.
The update is performed only by a Mercedes-Benz service centre. The map data is not provided on a data storage medium.
The online map update service from Mercedes me connect can be used to update map data.
for one region (automatic map update)
for several or all regions (manual map update)
The service must be activated at a Mercedes-Benz service centre in order to use automatic updates.
Further information on the online map update Mercedes me homepage.
Further information on updates Mercedes me connect interactive Owner's Manual (E-Class, from model year 2016).
The country in which the vehicle is located is set .
As you make an entry, the system offers suggestions which can be adopted.
city, street, house number
street, city
postcode
POI name
POI category, e.g. filling station
city, POI name
if you are searching for Königsstraße in Stuttgart, for example, you can enter STUT and KÖN.
if you are searching for a POI in the United Kingdom, for example, you can enter THE SHARD.
If you would like to try out both examples, you also need to change the country.
The list is updated on the basis of the characters that are entered.
press briefly: deletes the last character entered or the last suggestion adopted.
press and hold: deletes the entire entry.
This function is useful for countries in which more than one character set is supported. Russia is one such example with cyrillic and latin characters.
Once an Internet connection is established, a list appears. It shows online destinations related to the previous entry.
Online destinations are provided by the Internet service provider.
If there are several listings for a destination, another list appears.
Depending on the entry made, Show more destination suggestions may appear.
Results are displayed.