Locking / Unlocking
The EQE's door handles are flush to the body of the car and will extend automatically when you are in the immediate vicinity of the vehicle and in possession of the keyfob. As soon as you lock the vehicle or drive off, the handles retract.Starting The EQE
Place the keyfob in the center console (within the cup holders), depress the brake and press the START/STOP button located to the left of the steering wheel once. ‘READY’ is displayed on the instrument display.
Getting Going
The gear selector stalk is located behind the right-hand side of the steering wheel. Push the stalk up for reverse and down for drive. For park, press the button on the end of the gear stalk.Driving The EQE
When you need to slow or stop the EQE, the brakes are automatically applied when your foot is removed from the accelerator in a process called regenerative braking. This is where the motor converts part of the kinetic energy of the vehicle into electric energy, which is then stored in the high voltage battery pack.
Most drivers adjust to the feel of these driving aspects after just a few miles, but you can adjust the driving modes to according to your preferences by using the recuperation padels on either side of the steering wheel. Press + to increase, and – to decrease the levels to your comfort.
Turning The Vehicle Off
Once you have brought the car to a stop, keep your foot on the brake pedal with all doors closed. Press P on the gear stalk to apply the parking brake, then press the START/STOP button once. 'Goodbye' is shown on the interactive display, allowing you to exit as normal. Don’t forget to put the vehicle in park before you exit!Accessing Climate Controls
By default, climate control is set to Auto, which maintains optimum comfort in all but the most severe weather conditions by utilising the onboard sensors. For your convienience, all climate controls have manual buttons below the centre air vents. Simply push up or down on the buttons to your preference.Voice Commands
The EQE is equipped with Mercedes-Benz LINGUATRONIC, allowing a full range of Voice Commands to be used to operate a lot of the vehicles core functions. This can be activated by pressing the Voice Control rocker button on the right steering wheel controls, or by saying ‘Hey Mercedes’, then reeling off your command.
More examples can be found in the Mercedes-Benz owners manual:
Voice Commands