2011 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS COUPE lane assist

ings
.You can, for example, countersteer gen-
tly at any time to cancel inappropriate braking
action, e.g. if you intentionally drive across a
solid lane marking.
Active Lane Keeping Assist cannot take
weather conditions into account.
You are responsible for the vehicle's speed,
correc tsteerin gand for braking in good time.
Alway sadapt your drivin gstyle to suit the
prevailing road and weather conditions.
Always pay attention to traffic conditions and
your surroundings. Otherwise, you may fail to
recognise dangers in time, cause an accident
and injure yourself and others.
No lane-correcting brake application occurs
if:
R you clearly and actively steer, brake, or
accelerate.
R you cut the corner on asharp bend.
R you have switched on the turn signals.
R ad riving safety system intervenes, such as
ESP ®
,P RE-SAFE ®
Brake or Active Blind
Spot Assist.
R you have adopted asporty driving style with
high cornering speeds or high rates of
acceleration.
R on vehicles with atrailer tow hitch, the
electrical connection to the trailer has been
correctly established.
R ESP ®
is deactivated.
R the transmission is not in position D.
R al oss of tyre pressure or adefective tyre
has been detected and displayed.
Active Lane Keeping Assist does not detect
road and traffic conditions. An inappropriate
brake application may be interrupted at any
time if:
R you steer slightly in the opposite direction.
R you use aturn signal.
R you clearly brake or accelerate. Al
ane-correcting brak eapplicatio nisinter-
rupted automaticallyi f:
R ad riving safety system intervenes, such as
ESP ®
,P RE-SAFE ®
Brake or Active Blind
Spot Assist.
R lane markings can no longer be recognised.
Activating Active Lane Keeping Assist Example: vehicles with automatic transmission
X
Activate Active Lane Keeping Assist using
the on-board computer (Y page 224).
Symbol :appears in the multifunction
display.
If you drive at speeds above 60 km/h and
lane markings are detected, symbol :is
displayed with inverse highlighting. Active
Lane Keeping Assist is ready for use.
Trailer towing
If you attach atrailer, make sure you have
correctly established the electrical connec-
tion. This can be accomplished by checking
the trailer lighting. Trailer towing
Notes on towing
atrailer
Important safety notes G
WARNING
When reversing the vehicl etowards the
trailer, make sure there is nobod ybetween
the trailer and the vehicle.
Couple and uncoupl ethe trailer carefully .If
you do no tcouple the trailer to the towing
vehicle correctly, the trailer could become
detached. 204
Trailer towingDriving and parking

Vehicles with manual transmission:
the
indicators in the lowe rpartoft he multifunc-
tion display differ from the display shown
here.
The following messages can appear in the
multifunction display:
Z Shift recommendation
(Ypage 154)
XjY Parking Guidance (Y page 189)
_ Adaptive Highbeam Assist
(Ypage 119)
À ATTENTIONASSIST (Y page 194)
¤ ECO start/stop function
(Ypage 150)
Ä Speed Limit Assist (Y page 195)
à Lane Keeping Assist
(Ypage 198) or Active Lane Keep-
ing Assist (Y page 202)
HOLD HOLD function (
Ypage 184)
Ä PRE-SAFE®
Brake (Y page 66)
120km/h! Maximu
mpermissible speed
exceeded (only for certain coun-
tries) Displays and operation
215On-boardcomputer and displays Z

X
Press the 9or: button to select the
desired name.
To start scrolling rapidly, press and hold the
9 or: button for longer than one
second. After ashort time, the rapid scroll
speeds up.
Rapid scrolling stops when you release the
button or reach the end of the list.
X If only one telephone number is stored
for aname: press the 6ora button
to start dialling.
or
X If thereism ore thanone number for a
particular name: press the6ora
button to display the numbers.
X Press the 9or: button to select the
number you want to dial.
X Press the 6ora button to start dial-
ling.
or
X If you do not want to makeac all:press
the ~ or% button.
Redialling The on-board computer saves the last names
or numbers dialled in the redial memory.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Tel menu.
X Press the 6button to switch to the
redial memory.
X Press the 9or: button to select the
desired name or number.
X Press the 6ora button to start dial-
ling.
or
X If you do not want to makeac all:press
the ~ or% button. Assistance menu
Introduction In the
Assist. menu you can:
R display Speed Limit Assist and activate/
deactivat ethe message function of Speed
Limit Assist
R show the distanc edisplay
R activate/deactivate ESP ®
R activate/deactivate PRE-SAFE ®
Brake
R activate/deactivate ATTENTION ASSIST
R activate/deactivate Blind Spot Assist or
Active Blind Spot Assist
R activate/deactivate Lane Keeping Assist or
Active Lane Keeping Assist
Speed Limit Assist Displaying Speed Limit Assist
In the
Speed Lim. Asst. function,
adetec-
ted speed limit is displaye dunder certain
conditions (Y page 195).
X Press =or; on the steerin gwheel
to select the Assist. menu.
X Press 9or: to select Speed Lim.
Asst. .
X Press a.
The multifunction display shows Speed
Limit Assist.
Activating/deactivating the Speed Limit
Assist message function
You can set Speed Limit Assist (Y page 195)
to display adetected speed limit automati-
cally for five seconds. Other messages in the
multifunction display will be faded out for this
length of time. 222
Menus and submenusOn-board computer and displays

Vehicles with Parking Guidance:
if PARK-
TRONIC is activate dand yo uare driving at a
spee dunder 35 km/h, the jParking Guid-
ance symbol is show ninstea doftheÄ
symbol.
Activating/deactivating Attention
Assist X
Press =or; on the steering wheel
to select the Assist. menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
Attention Asst. .
X Press a.
The current selection is displayed.
X To activate/deactivate: pressa
again.
When ATTENTION ASSIST (Y page 194) is
activated, the Àsymbol appears in the
multifunction displayw hen the ignition is on.
Activating/deactivating Blind Spot
Assist You can use the
Blind Spot Asst. function
to activate or deactivate Blind Spot Assist
(Y page 196) or Active Blind Spot Assist
(Y page 199).
X Press =or; on the steering wheel
to select the Assist. menu.
X Press 9or: to select Blind Spot
Asst. .
X Press a.
If the function is activated, the monitored
areas in the multifunction displayl ight up
red.
X To activate/deactivate: pressa
again.
Activating/deactivating Lane Keeping
Assist You can use the
Lane Keep. Asst. function
to activate/deactivate Lane Keeping Assist
(Y page 198) or Active Lane Keeping Assist
(Y page 202). X
Press =or; on the steering wheel
to select the Assist. menu.
X Press 9or: to select Lane Keep.
Asst. .
X Press a.
If the function is activated, the lane marking
symbol in the multifunction displayl ights
up red.
X To activate/deactivate: pressa
again.
When Lane Keeping Assist or Active Lane
Keeping Assist is activated, the Ãsymbol
appears in the multifunction displayw hen the
ignition is on. Service menu
In the
Service menu you can:
R call up displaym essages (Ypage 232)
R reset the tyre pressure loss warning system
(Y page 322)
R call up the service due date (Y page 284) Settings menu
Introduction The
Settings menu can be used for:224
Menus and submenusOn-board computer and displays

Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
Radar sensor
deactivated autom.
See Owner'
sManual Vehicles wit
hanavigation system: th evehicl eisc lose to aradio
telescope facilit yand is therefore prohibite dfromt ransmitting any
rada rsignals .The radar sensor system has switched off automat-
ically (Y page 345).
DISTRONIC PLUS (Y page 171) is deactivated automatically if it is
activated. Awarning tone also sounds.
Blin dSpotA ssist (Y page 196) or Active Blind Spot Assist
(Y page 199) is deactivated automaticallyifitisa ctivated. The
yellow 9indicator lamps also light up in the exterior mirrors.
BAS PLUS (Brake Assist PLUS) (Y page 62) and PRE-SAFE®
Brake
(Y page 66) are also not available.
X Drive on.
Once you have moved far enough awayf rom the radio telescope,
the above functionsa re available again.Radar sensor
deactivated See
Owner's Manual The radar sensor system is deactivated.
X
Check whether or not the radar sensor system may be activated
(Y page 345).
X Switch on the radar sensor system (Y page 229).Lane Keeping
Assist currently
unavailable See
Owner's Manual or
Active Lane Keep‐ ing Assist cur‐
rently unavailable
See Owner's Manual Lane Keeping Assist or Active Lane Keeping Assist is deactivated
and temporarily inoperative if:
R the windscreen is dirty in the camera's field of vision.
R visibility is impaired due to heavy rain, snow or fog.
R there are no lane markings for alonger period.
R the lane markings are worn, dark or covered, for example by dirt
or snow.
Lane Keeping Assist or Active Lane Keeping Assist is operational
againa nd the display message disappears if:
R the dirt (e.g. slush) drops away whil ethe vehicl eisinmotion.
R the system detects tha tthe camera is fully operational again.
If the displaym essage continues to be displayed:
X Cleant he windscreen. Lane Keeping
Assist inoperative
or
Active Lane Keeping Assist
inoperative Lane Keeping Assist or Active Lane Keeping Assist is faulty.
X
Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Display messages
245On-board computer and displays Z