Not sure about an E 320, but my S 500 L starts in 3rd gear when in W mode. Maybe V8s start in 3rd and L/V6s start in 2nd (??)
What I have been told at the dealer is that is better to leave the transmission in S unless you are really driving in severe winter conditions (for which the W mode was created for).
Anyway, here in the tropics we never have an opportunity to use the W mode.
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A. Rosich
CL 500, 1998 
S 500 L, 1998 
E 320 T, 1995  [Sadly sold  ]
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