Mercedes-Benz E-Class 2009 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 8)

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Dashboard
see Instrument cluster
Data recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Date, Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Daytime running lamp mode . . 112, 153
Deep water
see Standing water
Defroster
Rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Delayed shut-off
Exterior lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Department of Transportation
see DOT
Diesel fuel
see Fuel
Difficulties
While driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
With starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Digital clock
see Clock
Digital speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Dimensions (vehicle) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391
Direction of rotation (tires) . . . . . . . 249
Displays
Digital speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Distronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Maintenance service indicator . . . . 280
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Outside temperature . . . . . . . 143, 152
Symbol messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Text messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Trip computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Vehicle status message memory . . 148
Vehicle system settings . . . . . . . . . 149
Distronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Cleaning system sensor . . . . . . . . . 285
Control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Distance warning function . . . . . . . 171
Driving hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Resume function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Sensor cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Warning and indicator lamps . 165, 336
Door control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Door handles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Doors
Locking/unlocking (KEYLESS-GO) . . 81
Locking/unlocking (SmartKey) . . . . 80
Locking/unlocking from outside . . . 80
Messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Opening from inside . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Remote door unlock (Tele Aid) . . . . 230
Unlocking (Mechanical key) . . . . . . 343
DOT (Department of
Transportation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Drinking and driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Driving
Abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Hydroplaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124, 274
In winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Safety systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Through standing water . . . . . . . . . 278
With Distronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Driving and parking
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Driving off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126, 277
Driving safety systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Adaptive Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
BAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
EBP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
ESP
® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
ETS/4-ETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Driving systems
AIRMATIC DC (Dual Control) . . . . . 171
All-wheel drive (4MATIC) . . . . . . . . 174
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
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