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“The E-Class is the core of the Mercedes-Benz
brand; it has always set the standard for business-
class vehicles. Now it’s continuing this tradition
with numerous top-class innovations.”
With the brand-new E-Class, the
inventor of the automobile is present-
ing the most advanced production
vehicle in the world. The business
sedan is the leader in terms of safety,
efficiency and vehicle intelligence.
The exterior of the new E-Class makes a stylish and power-
ful impression right from the start. The vehicle’s doors
can be opened using a smartphone as a key. The interior of
the new E-Class impressively combines the elegance of the
luxury class with cultivated sportiness. Its spacious interior
architecture and the finest materials and technologies
send a message of next-level design and set a benchmark
for today’s business sedans.
Trendsetter in its segment: the digital
widescreen dashboard
The E-Class interior equipped with the COMAND Online
system features two brilliant next-generation high-
resolution displays, each with a 12.3-inch screen diago-
nal. The displays seem to merge to form a widescreen
dashboard — a central element that emphasizes the hori-
zontal alignment of the interior, consisting of a display
with virtual instruments in the driver’s field of vision and
a display above the center console. The system also offers
a choice of three screen design styles: “Classic,” “Sport”
and “Progressive.”
World premiere: infotainment control with swiping
The new E-Class also marks the premiere of touch-sensitive
controls on a steering wheel. These controls respond to
horizontal and vertical swiping movements — just like on
a smartphone. As a result, the entire infotainment system
can be operated intuitively and ergonomically, without the
driver having to take his or her hands off the steering wheel.
The new E-Class also features familiar control formats such
as a touchpad with controller, the LINGUATRONIC voice
command system and, for the first time, on/off switches
for certain driver assistance systems. An intelligent graphic
design with brilliant visual features underscores the fasci-
nating operation concept. Among other things, animations
make it easier for users to understand and thus directly
experience the assistance systems.
Trailblazing engines open up new dimensions
of efficiency and dynamic performance
The engine variants for the business sedan are also ex-
tremely innovative. The new E-Class will be available with
either a four-cylinder gasoline engine or a new four-cylinder
diesel engine at market launch. Despite their smaller dis-
placement, the new diesel engines put more power on
the road, with fuel consumption that only a few and much
smaller cars have previously offered.
As part of the Daimler hybrid offensive, we will also offer
a third-generation plug-in hybrid E-Class version that will
enable a 30-kilometer all-electric range for locally emission-
free driving. The combination of the four-cylinder gasoline
engine and the electric motor boasts the performance of a
sports car but consumes less fuel than a compact vehicle.
Lightweight engineering and record-setting aerodynamics
also do their part to ensure that the E-Class sets new stan-
dards for efficiency. E pages 12 f
The new Mercedes-Benz E-Class
The most intelligent business sedan
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