DISTRONIC PLUS ha
snot detected the vehi-
cle cutting in yet. Th edistance to thi svehicle
will be too short.
Narrow vehicles DISTRONIC PLUS ha
snot ye tdetected the
vehicl einfront on th eedgeoft he carriage-
way, because of its narrow width .The dis-
tance to the vehicle in front will be too short.
Obstruction sand sta tionary vehicles DISTRONIC PLUS does not brake for obsta-
cles or stationary vehicles. If, for example, the
detected vehicle turns acorner and reveals
an obstacle or stationar yvehicle, DI STRONIC
PLUS will not brake for these. Crossin
gvehicles DISTRONIC PLUS may detect vehicles that
are crossing your lane by mistake. Activating
DISTRONIC PLUS at traffic lights with cross-
ing traffic, for example, could cause your vehi-
cle to pull away unintentionally.
SPEEDTRONIC
Important safety notes SPEEDTRONIC brakes automatically so that
you do not exceed the set speed
.Onlong and
steep downhil lgradients ,especially if the
vehicle is laden or towing atrailer, yo umust
shift to alower gear in good tim eorselect
shift range 1,2or 3on vehicles with auto-
matic transmission. By doing so, you will
mak euse of the brakin geffect of th eengine,
which relieves the load on the brake system
and prevents the brakes from overheating
and wearing too quickly .Ifyou need addi-
tional braking, depress the brake pedal
repeatedly rather than con tinuously. G
Risk of accident
Never depress the brake pedal continuously
whil ethe vehicle is in motion, e.g. never cause
the brakes to ru bbyapplying constant slight
pedal pressure. This causes the brak esystem
to overheat, increases the braking distance
and can lead to the brakes failing completely. G
Risk of accident
Do not change down for additional engine
braking on aslippery road surface. This could Drivin
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if the area is lit by fluorescen tlight (the dis-
play may flicker)
R if ther eisas udden change in temperature,
e.g. when drivin gintoah eatedgarage in
winter
R if the camer alens is dirt yorobstruc ted
R if the rear of your vehicle is damaged. In this
even thave the camera position and setting
checked at aqualified specialist workshop.
Mercedes-Ben zrecom mends that you use
aM ercedes-Benz Ser vice Centre for this
purpose.
Do not use the reversing camera in these
type sofs ituation .You could, otherwise,
injure other sordamage objects and your
vehicle while you are parking.
Activating the reversing camera X
Make sure that the key is in position 2in
the ignition lock.
X Make sure that the "Reversing camera"
function is selected in COMAND APS (see
the separate operating instructions for
COMAND APS).
X Engage reverse gear.
The area behind the vehicle is shown in the
COMAND APS display.
Guide lines in the COMAND APS display
Depending on the date of manufacture of the
vehicle, the guide lines are shown in the
COMAND APS display. G
Risk of accident
Please note that objects not on ground level
may appear to be further away than they
actually are. Thes einclude:
R the bumper of the vehicl eparked behind
R trailer tow bars
R the tail-end of alorry
R slanted posts
The lines are only guides, not accurate meas-
urements of the distance to an obstacle.
Therefore, you should never pass the red line
when approachin ganobstacle. You could oth- erwise cause an accident and injur
eyourself
and others. Guide lines
;and =show the approximate
distance from the rear of the vehicle. Yellow
guide line ;approximately 1. 0mand red
guid eline =approximately 0.2 5m.Blue
line :depicts the width required for the
vehicle. It is used to align the vehicle with the
edge of the carriageway, e.g. the kerb. ATTENTION ASSIST
Important safet yguidelines ATTENTION ASSIST help
syou during long,
monotonous journeys, such as on motorways
and trunk roads. It is active in the 80 km /h
to 180 km/ hrange.
If ATTENTION ASSIST detects fatigue or
increasing lapses in concentration on the part
of the driver, it suggests you take abreak. G
Ris
kofa ccident
ATTENTION ASSIST is only an aid and may
detect your tiredness or lapses in concentra-
tion too late or not at all. It is not asubstitute
for aw ell reste dand attentiv edriver.
Fatigue may cause yo utorecognise hazard-
ous situations to olate ,misjudge asituation
or reac tslower .For this rea son, make sure
you fee lreste dbefore you begin driving and
duri ngyour jour ney. Always tak ebreaks in
good time and regularly ,especiall yduring
long jour neys. Otherwise ,you may fai ltorec- Driving systems
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the roa dtypec hanges (e.g. mot orway,
country road).
R yo uh avet ravelle dacertainminimum
distanc ewithou tthe roa dsign being
repeated or detec teda gain. Blind Spot Assist
Important safety guidelines Blin
dSpot Assist uses aradar sensor system
to monitor the areas on both sides of your
vehicle. Blin dSpot Assist provides assistance
at speeds higher than 30 km/h. Awarning
display in the exterior mirrors draws your
attention to vehicles in the monitored area. If
you then indicat eaturn toward sthat side
before changing lane, you will also receive
visual and audible collision warnings. For this
purpose, Blind Spot Assist uses sensor sinthe
rea rbumper. G
Risk of accident
Blind Spot Assis tiso nly an aid designe dto
assis tdriving. It may fail to detec tsome vehi-
cles and is no substitute for attentiv edriving.
Blind Spo tAssist can notd etect road and traf-
fic conditions. It may fail to detect narrow
vehicles, such as motor cycles or bicycles ,or
only detec tthem too late.
Monitoring ma ybeaffected by dirty sensors,
stro ngspra yorp oor visibility caused by snow,
rai norm ist, for example. In this case, vehicles
are detected late or not at all.
Always pay attention to traffic conditions and
your surroundings. Otherwise, you may fail to
recognise dangers in time, cause an accident
and injur eyoursel fand others.
The radar senso rsystem is automatically
deactivated near radio telescope facilities
(Y page 324).
For Blind Spot Assist to assist you when driv-
ing, the radar sensor syste mmust be activa-
ted (Y page 208 )and operational. Monitoring range of the sensors Blind Spot Assist monitors the area up to
three metres behind your vehicl
eand directly
next to your vehicl easshown in the diagram. Sid
eview, Coupé (example) G
Risk of accident
Blind Spot Assist monitors certain areas in the
immediate vicinit yofyour vehicle. Vehicles
that approach and driv epast at high speeds
are not detected. There is no display and no
warning.
If the lanes are very wide, it may not be pos-
sible to monitor the complete width of the
neighbouring lane. For this reason, vehicles in
the next lane may not be detected, especially
if they are driving in astaggered formation in
different lanes .This ma ybethe case if vehi-
cles ar edrivin gatt he edge of their lan ethat
is furthest away from your vehicle.
Always pay attention to traffic conditions and
your surroundings. Otherwise, you ma yfail to
recognise dangers in time, cause an accident
and injure yourself and others.
If the lanes are narrow, the system may be
unable to distinguish the neighbouring lane
from the one beyond it. For this reason, vehi-
cles in the farther lane may be indicated,
especially if the vehicles are driving in astag-
gered formation in different lanes .Inparticu- 184
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Coolant
Important safety notes The coolan
tisamixture of water and anti-
freeze/corrosio ninhibitor. It performs the
following tasks:
R anti-corrosio nprotection
R antifreeze protection
R raising th eboiling point
i When the vehicle is first delivered, it is fil-
led with acoolant mixtur ethat ensures
adequate antifreeze and corrosion protec-
tion.
! Only top up with coolant that has been
premixed with the desired antifreeze pro-
tec tion. You coul dotherwis edamage the
engine.
Further information on coolants and on fill-
ing can be found in the Mercedes-Benz
Specifications for Service Products, MB
Approval 310.1 ,e.g. on the Internet at
http ://bevo.mercedes-benz.com .You can
also consult aMercedes-Benz Service
Centre.
! Alway suseasuitable coolant mixture,
even in countries where high temperatures
prevail.
Otherwise, the cooling system will not be
sufficiently protected from corrosion, and
the boiling point will be too low.
If antifreeze/corrosio ninhibitor is present in
the correc tconcentration, the boilin gpoint of
the coolant will be around 13 0†.
The antifreeze/ corrosion inhibitor con centra-
tion in the cooling system should:
R be at leas t50%. This wil lprotect the cooling
system against freezing down to around
37 †.
R not exceed 55% (antifreeze protection
down to -45 †); otherwise ,heat will not be
dissipated as effectively. If the vehicle has lost coolant, top it up with
equal amounts of water and antifreeze/cor-
rosion inhibitor. Mercedes-Ben
zrecom-
mends an anti freeze/cor rosion inhibitor
whic hhas been approved for Mercedes -Benz.
! The coolin gsystem is filled with coolant
which must be renewed after 15 years, or
after 250,000 km at the latest.
The warrant yisonly valid if you top up with
an antifreeze /corrosion inhibitor which
has been approved by Mercedes-Ben zand
if the recommend edmixt urer atio is
obser ved. Vehicl
edata Vehicle data,
E200 CG IBlueEFFI-
CIENCY Vehicle dimensions
Vehicle length (ECE)
Coupé
4698 mm
Cabri
olet 469
8mm Vehicle width including exterio
rmirrors Coupé
20
28 mm Cabriolet
201
5mm Vehicle height
62 Coupé
139
3mm Cabriolet
140
2mm Wheelbase
Coupé
276
0mm Cabriolet
276
0mm 62
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and the state of the suspension. Vehicl
edata
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Vehicl
eweigh ts Unlade
nweigh t(in accordance with EC
directive) Coupé
1560 kg
Cabriolet
1685 kg
Th
eu nladen weight includes the driver
(68 kg), luggage (7 kg) and al lfluid s(fuel
tank 90% full) .Items of optional equipment
incre aset he unladen weight and reduce the
maximum payload. Ma
ximum roof
load, Coupé only 100 kg
Maximum boot
load
100 kg
Veh
icle-specific weight information can be
found on th evehicle identi ficatio nplate
(Y page 312). Vehicle data,
E250 CGI BlueEFFI-
CIENCY Vehicle dimensions
Vehicle length (ECE)
Coupé
46
98 mm Cabriolet
469
8mm Vehicle width including exterior mirrors
Coupé
202
8mm Cabriolet
201
5mm Vehicle height
63 Coupé
139
7mm Cabriolet
140
2mm Vehicle dimensions
Wheelbase
Coupé
276
0mm Cabriolet
276
0mm Vehicle weights
Unladen weight (in accordance with EC
directive)
Coupé
157
5kg Cabriolet
169
5kg The unladen weight includes the driver
(68 kg), luggage (7 kg) and all fluids (fuel
tan
k90% full). Items of optional equipment
increas ethe unladen weight and reduce the
maximum payload. Maximum roof
load, Coupé only
10
0kg Maximum boot
load
100 kg
Vehicle-specific weight info
rmation can be
found on the vehicle identification plate
(Y page 312). Vehicle data,
E350
i The E350 mod elis only available in cer-
tain countries. Vehicle dimensions
Vehicle length (ECE)
Coupé
469
8mm Cabriol
et 4698 mm
Vehi
clew idth includin gexterior mirrors Coupé
2028 mm
63
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and the state of the suspension. 318
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Vehicl
edimens ions Cabriolet
201
5mm Vehicl
eheight 64 Coupé
139
7mm Cabriolet
140
2mm Wheelbase
Coupé
2760 mm
Cabriolet
2760 mm
Vehicl
eweigh ts Unlade
nweigh t(in accordance with EC
directive) Coupé
1645 kg
Cabriolet
1765 kg
Th
eu nladen weight includes the driver
(68 kg), luggage (7 kg) and al lfluid s(fuel
tank 90% full) .Items of optional equipment
incre aset he unladen weight and reduce the
maximum payload. Ma
ximum roof
load, Coupé only 100 kg
Maximum boot
load
100 kg
Veh
icle-specific weight information can be
found on th evehicle identi ficatio nplate
(Y page 312). Vehicle data,
E350 CGI BlueEFFI-
CIENCY Vehicle dimensions
Vehicle length (ECE)
Coupé
46
98 mm Cabriolet
469
8mm Vehicle width including exterior mirrors
Coupé
202
8mm Cabriolet
201
5mm Vehicle height
65 Coupé
139
7mm Cabriolet
140
2mm Wheelbase
Coupé
2760 mm
Cabriolet
2760 mm
Vehicle weights
Unlade
nweight (in accord ance with EC
directive) Coupé
167
0kg Cabriolet
179
0kg The unladen weight includes the driver
(68 kg), luggage (7 kg) and all fluids (fuel
tan
k90% full). Items of optional equipment
increas ethe unladen weight and reduce the
maximum payload. 64
The value sspecified may differ from the actual values, depending on the tyres, load, optional equipment
and the stat eofthe suspension.
65 The values specified may differ from the actual values, depending on the tyres, load, optional equipment
and the stat eofthe suspension. Vehicle data
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Maximum roof
load, Coup
éonly 10
0kg Maximum bo
ot
load 10
0kg Veh
icle-specific weight information can be
found on the vehicle identification plate
(Y pag e312). Vehi
cled ata, E500 Vehicle dimensions
Vehicle length (ECE)
Coupé
4698 mm
Cabriolet
4698 mm
Vehicle widt
hincluding exterio rmirrors Coupé
20
28 mm Cabriolet
201
5mm Vehicle height
66 Coupé
139
8mm Cabriolet
140
2mm Wheelbase
Coupé
276
0mm Cabriolet
276
0mm Vehicle weights
Unladen weight (in accordance with EC
directive) Coupé
171
5kg Vehicle weights
Cabriolet
184
0kg The unladen weight includes the driver
(68 kg), luggage (7 kg) and all fluids (fuel
tan
k90% full) .Items of optional equipment
increase the unladen weight and reduce the
maximu mpayload. Maximu
mroof
load ,Coup éonly 10
0kg Maximum boot
load
100 kg
Vehicle-specific weight information can be
fou ndon th evehicle identification plate
(Y page 312). Vehicle data
,E220 CDI BlueEFFI-
CIENCY Vehicle dimensions
Vehicle length (ECE)
Coupé
46
98 mm Cabriolet
4698 mm
Vehicl
ewidth including exterior mirrors Coupé
20
28 mm Cabriolet
2015 mm
Vehicl
eheight 67 Coupé
139
3mm Cabriolet
140
2mm Wheelbase
Coupé
2760 mm
Cabriolet
2760 mm
66
Thev alues specified may differ from the actual values, depending on the tyres, load, optional equipment
and the state of the suspension.
67 The values specified may differ from the actual values, depending on the tyres, load, optional equipment
and the state of the suspension. 320
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eweigh ts Unlade
nweigh t(in accordance with EC
Directiv e),m anual tran smission Coupé
1660 kg
Cabriolet
1785 kg
Unladen weight (i
naccordance with EC
Directive), automatic transmis sionCoupé
167
0kg Cabriolet
179
5kg The unladen weight inc
ludesthe driver
(68 kg), luggage (7 kg) and all fluid s(fuel
tank 90% full) .Items of optional equipment
incre aset he unladen weight and reduce the
maximum payload. Ma
ximum roof
load, Coupé only 100 kg
Maximum boot
load
100 kg
Veh
icle-specific weight information can be
found on th evehicle identi ficatio nplate
(Y page 312). Vehicle data,
E250 CDI BlueEFFI-
CIENCY Vehicle dimensions
Vehicle length (ECE)
Coupé
46
98 mm Cabriolet
469
8mm Vehicle width including exterior mirrors
Coupé
202
8mm Cabriolet
201
5mm Vehicle dimensions
Vehicle height
68 Coupé
139
7mm Cabriolet
140
2mm Wheelbase
Coupé
2760 mm
Cabriolet
2760 mm
Vehicle weights
Unlade
nweight (in accord ance with EC
Directive), manual transmission Coupé
169
5kg Cabriolet
181
5kg Unladen weigh
t(in accordance with EC
Directive), au tomatic transmission Coupé
169
0kg Cabriolet
181
0kg The unladen weight includes the driver
(68 kg), luggage (7 kg) and all fluids (fuel
tan
k90% full). Items of optional equipment
increas ethe unladen weight and reduce the
maximum payload. Maximum roof
load, Coupé only
10
0kg Maximum boot
load
100 kg
Vehicle-specific weight info
rmation can be
found on the vehicle identification plate
(Y page 312). 68
The values specified may differ from the actual values, depending on the tyres, load, optional equipment
and the stat eofthe suspension. Vehicle data
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