2011 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON Owners Manual

24 GHz radar sensor system (country overview)
The 24 GHz radar senso rsystem requires separat eapproval for each country. If you are driving
in a country in which the radar senso rsystem is no tapproved, you must deactivate the system
using the on-board computer (Y page 247). The current country overview can be obtained
from a Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
Vehicles with anavigation system: the radar sensor system is deactivated automatically
near radio telescope facilities.
The currently active systems are automatically deactivated:
R DISTRONIC PLUS (Y page 185)
R Blind Spot Assist (Y page 212)
R Active Blind Spot Assist(Y page 216)
R PRE-SAFE ®
Brake (Y page 75)
Ad isplay message appears in the multifunction display to tell you that the radar sensor system
is being switched off (Y page 268).
BAS PLUS (Y page 70) is the nalso unavailable.
If the deactivation does not occur automatically, you must deactivate the radar sensor system
using the on-board computer (Y page 247).
Vehicles withou tnavigation and vehicles for Australia: you must deactivate the radar
sensor system using the on-board computer whe nyou are near a radio telescope facility
(Y page 247). Country Radio telescope
facilities Geographical latitude and
longitude Distance to be
maintained
from the facility Egypt – – –
Andorra – – –
Australia Parkes 32°59'59" S, 148°15'44" E 10 km
Narrabri 30°18'52" S, 149°32'56" E 10 km
Canberra 35°23'54" S, 148°58'40" E 3 km
Western Australia 26°37'13" S, 117°30'40" E 10 km
Bahrain – – –
Belgium – – –
Bosnia-Herzego-
vina – – –
Bulgaria – – –
Denmark – – –
Germany Effelsberg 50°31'32" N, 06°53'00" E 6.5 km398
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Country Radio telescope
facilities Geographica
llatitude and
longitude Distance to be
maintained
from the facility Estonia – – –
Finland Metsähovi 60°13'04" N, 24°23'37" E 7 km
Tuorla 60°24'56" N, 22°26'31" E 5 km
France Plateau de Bure 44°38'01" N, 05°54'26" E 35 km
Floirac 44°50'10" N, 00°31'37" W 35 km
Gibraltar – – –
Greece – – –
United Kingdom Cambridge 52°09'59" N, 00°02'20" E 9 km
Darnhall 53°09'22" N, 02°32'03" W 5 km
Jodrell Bank 53°14'10" N, 02°18'26" W 9 km
Knockin 52°47'24" N, 02°59'45" W 5 km
Pickmere 53°17'18" N, 02°26'38" W 5 km
Ireland – – –
Iceland – – –
Italy Medicina 44°31'14" N, 11°38'49" E 20 km
Noto 36°52'34" N, 14°59'21" E 8 km
Sardinia 39°29'50" N, 09°14'40" E 15 km
Yemen – – –
Jordan – – –
Canada – – –
Qatar – – –
Croatia – – –
Kuwait – – –
Latvia Ventspils 57°33'12" N, 21°51'17" E 8.5 km
Lebanon – – –
Lithuania – – –
Luxembourg – – –
Malaysia – – –24 GHz radar sensor system (country overview)
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Country Radio telescope
facilities Geographica
llatitude and
longitude Distance to be
maintained
from the facility Malta – – –
Macedonia – – –
Mexico – – –
Mongolia – – –
New Zealand – – –
Netherlands – – –
Norway – – –
Oman – – –
Austria – – –
Pakistan – – –
Poland Kraków-Fort Skała 50°03'18" N, 19°49'36" E 1 km
Toruń-Piwnice 52°54'48" N, 18°33'30" E 1 km
Portugal – – –
Romania – – –
Russia Dimitrov 56°26'00" N, 37°27'00" E 35 km
Kalyazin 57°13'22" N, 37°54'01" E 35 km
Pushchino 54°49'00" N, 37°40'00" E 35 km
Zelenchukskaya 43°49'53" N, 41°35'32" E 35 km
Saudi Arabia – – –
Sweden Onsala 57°23'45" N, 11°55'35" E 12 km
Switzerland Bleien 47°20'26" N, 08°06'44" E 3 km
Singapore – – –
Slovakia – – –
Slovenia – – –
Spain Yebes 40°31'27" N, 03°05'22" W 15 km
Robledo 40°25'38" N, 04°14'57" W 7 km
South Africa – – –
Syria – – –400
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Country Radio telescope
facilities Geographica
llatitude and
longitude Distance to be
maintained
from the facility Czech Republic – – –
Turkey – – –
Ukraine – – –
Hungary Penc 47°47'22" N, 19°16'53" E 2 km
USA – – –
United Arab Emi-
rates – – –
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