2015 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE ESP

End of an overtaking restriction
Am
aximum permitted speed of 10 0km/h
(10 0m ph):applies .The overtaking restric-
tio nnol onger applies ;.The traffic sign for
signalling th eend of an overtaking restriction
is displayed for fiv eseconds.
End of aspeed limit The speed limit no longer applies
:.
i The unit for th
espeed limit (km/h or mph)
depends on th ecountr yinw hichy ou are
driving .Itisgenerally neither shown on the
traffic sign no rontheinstrumen tcluster
but must be taken int oaccount when
observing th emaximum permitted speed.
No entry (wrong-wa ywarning) If no entry sign
sare passed, awarning mes-
sage is displayed in th einstrumen tcluster
should Traffic Sig nAssist detect that you are
driving in th ewrongdirection. You will then
also hear awarning tone. You should imme-
diately check your directio noftravel in order
to avoid danger to yourself and other road
users. i
This function is no
tavailable in all coun-
tries. Lane Tracking package
General notes The Lan
eTrackin gpackage consist sofBlind
Spo tAssist (Y page 257) and Lan eKeeping
Assist (Y page 259).
Blin dSpotA ssist General notes
Blin
dSpotA ssist uses aradar sensor system
to monito rthe areas on bot hsides of your
vehicle .Itsupports you from speed sof
30 km/h. Awarning display in th eexterior
mirror sdraws your attention to vehicles
detected in th emonitored area. If you then
switch on th ecorrespondin gturns ignal to
change lanes, you will also receive an optical and audible collision warning .For monitoring,
Blin dSpotA ssist uses sensor sintherear
bumper.
Important safety notes G
WARNING
Blin dSpotA ssist does no treac ttov ehicles:
R overtaken to oclosely on th eside, placing
them in th eblinds pot area
R when th edifference in th espeed of
approach and overtaking is to ogreat
As aresult, Blin dSpotA ssist canno twarn
drivers in these situations .Ther eisar isk of an
accident.
Always pay careful attention to th etraffic sit-
uatio nand maintain asafe distanc eattheside
of th evehicle.
Blin dSpotA ssist is only an aid. It may fail to
detect som evehicle sand is no substitut efor
attentive driving .Always ensure that there is
sufficient distanc etotheside for other road
users and obstacles. Driving systems
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Monitoring range of the sensors
In particular, the detection of obstacles can
be impaired in the case of:
R dirt on the sensors or obscured sensors
R poor visibility, e.g. due to fog, heavy rain,
snow or spray
R narrow vehicles, e.g. motorcycle sorbicy-
cles
R very widel anes
R narrow lanes
R vehicles not driving in the middle of their
lane
R barriers or other road boundaries
Vehicles in the monitoring range are then not
indicated. Example
:Saloon
Blind Spot Assist monitors the area up to
3.0 mbehind your vehicle and directly nextto
your vehicle, as shown in the diagram.
If the lanes are narrow, vehicles driving in the
lane beyond the lane nexttoy our vehicle may
be indicated, especially if the vehicles are not
driving in the middle of their lane. This may be the case if ther eare vehicles at the edge of
their lane nearest your vehicle. Due to the nature of the system:
R warnings may be issued in error when driv-
ing close to crash barriers or similar solid
lane borders
R warnings may be interrupted when driving
alongside long vehicles, for example lor-
ries, for aprolonged time
The two radar sensor sfor Blind Spot Assist
are integrated intot he sides of the rear
bumper. Make sure that the bumper is free of dirt, ice or slush in the vicinity of the sensors.
The sensor smust not be covered, for exam-
ple by cycle rack soroverhanging loads. Fol-
lowing asevere impact or in the event of dam-
age to the bumpers, have the function of the
sensor schecked at aqualified specialist
workshop. Blind Spot Assist may otherwise
not work properly.
Indicator and warning display :
Indicator lamp (yellow)
Warnin glamp (red)
Blind Spot Assist is not activ eatspeeds below
approximately 30 km/h. Vehicles in the mon- itorin grange are then not indicated.
If Blind Spot Assist is activated, indicator
lamp :in the exterior mirror slights up yel-
low up to aspeed of 30 km/h. At speeds
above 30 km/h, the indicator lamp goes out
and Blind Spo tAssist is operational.
If av ehicl eisd etecte dwithi nt he monitoring
range of Blind Spo tAssist at speeds above
30 km/h ,warning lamp :on the corre-
sponding side lights up red .Thisw arning
always occurs when avehicl eenters the blind 258
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spot monitoring range from behind or from
the side. When you overtake avehicle, the
warning only occurs if the difference in speed
is less than 12 km/h.
The yellow indicator lamp goes out if reverse gear is engaged. Blind Spot Assist is then
deactivated.
The brightness of the indicator or warning
lamps is adjusted automaticallya ccording to
the ambient light.
Collision warning
If av ehicle is detected in the monitoring range
of Blind Spot Assist and you switch on the
corresponding turn signal, adoublew arning
tone sounds. Red warning lamp :flashes. If
the turn signal remains on, detected vehicles
are indicated by the flashing of red warning
lamp :.There are no further warning tones.
Activating Blind Spot Assist X Make sure that Blind Spot Assist is activa-
ted in the on-board computer
(Y page 288).
X Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
Warning lamps :in the exterior mirrors
light up red for approximately 1.5 seconds
and then turn yellow.
Towing atrailer
If you couple up atrailer, make sure that you
have correctly established the electrical con- nection. This can be accomplished by check-
ing the trailer lighting. Blind Spot Assist is
then deactivated. The indicator lamps in the
exterior mirrors light up yellow and the
Blind
Blind Spot SpotAssist
Assist not
notavailable
available when
when
towing atrailer See Owner's Manual
towing atrailer See Owner's Manual
message appears in the multifunction dis-
play.
i You can deactivate the indicator lamps in
the exterior mirrors. To do so, you will need to deactivate Blind
Spot Assist if:
R the key is in position 2in the ignition lock
R the engine is not running
R the electrical connection to the trailer
has been established
Lane Keeping Assist General notes
Lane Keeping Assist monitors the area in
front of your vehicle by means of camera
:
at the top of the windscreen. Lane Keeping
Assist detects lane markings on the road and
can warn you before you leave your lane unin-
tentionally.
This function is available within aspeed range
between 60 km/h and 200 km/h.
Aw arning may be given if afront wheel
passes over alane marking. It will warn you by
means of intermittent vibration through the
steering wheel for up to 1.5 seconds.
Important safety notes G
WARNING
Lane Keeping Assist cannot always clearly
identify lane markings.
In these cases, Lane Keeping Assist may:
R give an unnecessary warning
R not give awarning
There is arisk of an accident.
Always pay particular attention to the traffic
situation and keep in lane, especiallyifL ane
Keeping Assist alerts you. Driving systems
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G
WARNING
The Lane Keeping Assist warning does not
return the vehicl etothe original lane. There is
ar isk of an accident.
Always steer, apply the brakes or accelerate
the vehicl eyourself, especially if Lane Keep-
ing Assist alerts you.
If you fail to adapt yourd riving style,Lane
Keeping Assist can neither reduce the risk of
an accident nor overrid ethe lawsofp hysics.
Lane Keeping Assist cannot take into account
road ,weather or traffic conditions. Lane
Keeping Assist is only an aid.Y ou are respon-
sibl efor the distance to the vehicl einfront,
for vehicl espeed, for braking in good time,
and for staying in lane.
Lane Keeping Assist does not keep yourv ehi-
cle in its lane.
The system may be impaired or may not func-
tion if:
R there is poor visibility, e.g. due to insuffi-
cient illumination of the road ,ordue to
snow, rain, fog or spray
R there is glare, e.g. from oncoming traffic,
the sun or reflection from other vehicles
(e.g. if the road surface is wet)
R the windscreen is dirty ,misted up, dam-
agedorc overed,for instance by asticker,
in the vicinity of the camera
R no or several, unclea rlane markings are
present for one lane ,e.g. in aconstruction
area
R the lane markings are worn away,d ark or
covered up, e.g. by dirt or snow
R the distance to the vehicl einfront is too
smal land the lane markings thus cannot be
detected
R the lane markings change quickly, e.g.
lane sbranch off, cross one another or
merge
R the road is narrow and winding
R there are highly variable shad econditions
on the road Activating Lane Keeping Assist
X Activate Lane Keeping Assist using the on-
board computer; to do so, select Standard
Standard
or Adaptive Adaptive (Ypage2 88).
If you drive at speeds above 60 km/h and
lane markings are detected, the lines in the
assistance graphic display (Y page286)
are show ningreen. Lane Keeping Assist is
read yfor use.
Standard
If Standard Standard is selected, no warning vibration
occurs if:
R you have switched on the turn signals. In
this case, the warnings are suppresse dfor
ac ertain period of time.
R ad riving safety system intervenes, such as
ABS, BAS or ESP ®
.
Adaptive
When Adaptive Adaptive is selected, no warning vibra-
tion occurs if:
R you have switched on the turn signals. In
this case, the warnings are suppresse dfor
ac ertain period of time.
R ad riving safety system intervenes, such as
ABS, BAS or ESP ®
.
R you accelerate hard ,e.g. kickdown.
R you brake hard.
R you steer actively, e.g. swerve to avoi dan
obstacl eorchange lane quickly.
R you cut the corner on asharp bend.
In order that you are warned only when nec-
essary and in good time if you cross the lane marking, the system detects certain condi-
tions and warns you accordingly.
The warning vibration occurs earlier if:
R you approach the outer lane marking on a
bend
R the road has very widel anes, e.g.amotor-
way
R the system detects soli dlane markings 260
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The warning vibration occurs later if:
R the road has narrow lanes
R you cut the corner on abend Active Driving Assistance package
General notes The Active Drivin
gAssistance package con-
sists of DISTRONIC PLUS (Y page 217), Active
Blind Spot Assist (Y page 261) and Active
Lane Keeping Assist (Y page 263).
Active Blind Spot Assist General notes
Active Blind Spot Assist monitors the areas
on either side of the vehicle that are not visi-
ble to the driver with two lateral, rear-facing
radar sensors. Awarning display in the exte-
rior mirrors draws your attention to vehicles
detected in the monitored area. If you then
switch on the corresponding turn signal to
change lanes, you will also receive avisual
and audibl ecollision warning. If arisk of side
impact is detected, corrective braking may
help you avoid acollision. Active Blind Spot
Assist evaluates the free space in the direc-
tion of travel and to the side before making a course-correcting brake application. For this,Active Blind Spot Assist uses the forward-
facing radar sensors.
Active Blind Spot Assist supports you from a
speed of approximately 30 km/h.
Important safety notes
Active Blind Spot Assist is only an aid and is
not asubstitute for attentive driving. G
WARNING
Active Blind Spot Assist does not react to
vehicles:
R overtaking too closely on the side, placing
them in the blind spot area
R if the differenc einthe speed of approach
and overtaking is too great As
aresult, Active Blind Spot Assist may nei-
ther give warnings nor intervene in such sit-
uations. There is arisk of an accident.
Always pay careful attention to the traffic sit- uation and maintain asafe distanc eatthe side
of the vehicle.
Radar sensors
The Active Blind Spot Assist radar sensors are integrated into the fronta nd rear bumpers
and behind acover in the radiator trim. Make
sure that the bumpers and the cover in the
radiator trim are free of dirt, ice or slush. The
rear sensors must not be covered, e.g. by
bicycle racks or overhangin gloads. Following
as evere impact or in the event of damage to
the bumpers, have the function of the radar
sensors checked at aqualified specialist
workshop. Active Blind Spot Assist may oth-
erwise no longer function properly.
Monitoring range G
WARNING
Active Blind Spot Assist does not detect all
traffic situations and road users. There is a
risk of an accident.
Always make sure that there is sufficient dis-
tancetot he side for other traffic or obstacles. Example: Saloon Driving systems
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Activ
eBlind Spo tAssist monitors the area up
to 3.0 mbehind your vehicle and directly next
to your vehicle, as shown in the diagram.
The detection of vehicles may be impaired in the case of:
R dirt on the sensor sorobscured sensors
R poor visibility, e.g. due to rain, snow or
spray
Vehicles in the monitoring range will then be
indicated late or not at all.
Active Blind Spot Assist may not detec tnar-
row vehicles, such as motorcycles or bicy-
cles, or may only detec tthem too late.
If the lanes are narrow, vehicles driving in the
lane beyond the lane nexttoy our vehicle may
be indicated, especially if the vehicles are not
driving in the middle of their lane. This may be the case if ther eare vehicles at the edge of
their lane.
Due to the nature of the system:
R warnings may be issued in error when driv-
ing close to crash barriers or similar solid
lane borders
R warnings may be interrupted when driving
alongside long vehicles, for example lor-
ries, for aprolonged time
Warning display :
Warnin gdisplay
Active Blind Spot Assist is not active at
speeds below approximately 30 km/h. Vehi-
cles in the monitoring range are then not indi-
cated. If Active Blind Spot Assist is activated, indi-
cator lamp
:in the exterior mirror slights up
yellow up to aspeed of 30 km/h. At speeds
above 30 km/h, the indicator lamp goes out
and Active Blind Spot Assist is operational.
If av ehicle is detected within the monitoring
range of Blind Spot Assist at speeds above
30 km/h, warning lamp :on the corre-
spondin gside lights up red. Awarning is
alway sissued when avehicle enters the mon-
itorin grange of Blind Spot Assist from behind
or from the side. When you overtake avehicle,
the warning only occur sifthe difference in
speed is less than 12 km/h.
The yellow indicator lamp goes out if reverse gear is engaged. Active Blind Spot Assist is
not operational.
The brightness of the warning lamps is auto-
matically adapted to the brightness of the
surroundings.
Visua land acoustic collision warning
If you switch on the turn signals to change
lanes and avehicle is detected in the side
monitoring range, you receive avisual and
acoustic collision warning. You then hear a
double warning tonea nd red warning lamp:
flashes. If the turn signal remains on, detec-
ted vehicles are indicated by the flashing of
red warning lamp :.There are no further
warning tones.
Course-correcting brak eapplication
If Active Blind Spot Assist detects arisk of a
side impact in the monitoring range, acourse-
correcting brake application is carried out.
This is designed to help you avoid acollision. G
WARNING
Ac ourse-correcting brake application cannot
alway spreven tacollision. There is arisk of an
accident.
Always steer ,brake or accelerat eyourself,
especially if Active Blind Spot Assist warns
you or makes acourse-correcting brake appli-
cation .Always maintain asafe distanc eatthe
sides. 262
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Example: Saloon
If ac ourse-correcting brake application
occurs, red warning lamp :flashe sinthe
exterio rmirror and adualw arning tone
sounds. In addition, display ;underlining
the dange rofasidec ollision appear sinthe
multifunctio ndisplay.
In ver yrarec ases, the system ma ymakean
inappropriate brake application. Acourse-
correcting brake applicatio nmaybe interrup-
ted at any time if yo ustee rsligh tlyint he
opposite direction or accelerate.
The course-correcting brake applicatio nis
availabl einthe speed range between
30 km/h and 200 km/h.
Either acourse-correcting brake application
appropriate to the driving situation, or none at all, ma yoccu rif:
R ther earevehicles or obstacles, e.g .crash
barriers ,onboths ides of your vehicle
R av ehicl eapproaches too closel yonthe
side
R yo uh avea dopt edasporty driving style with
high cornering speeds R
yo uc learly brake or accelerate
R ad riving safety system intervenes, such as
ESP ®
or PRE-SAFE ®
Brake
R ESP ®
is deactivated
R al os soft yrep ressure or adefective tyr eis
detected
Activatin gActiveB lind Spo tAssist
X Make sure tha tActive Blind Spo tAssist
(Y page 288 )isactivated in the on-board
computer.
X Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
Warning lamps :in the exterio rmirrors
light up red for approximatel y1.5 seconds
and then tur nyellow.
Towin gatrailer
If yo ucoupl eupa trailer, make sure tha tyou
have correctl yestablished the electrical con-
nection. Thi scan be accomplished by check-
ing the traile rlig hting. Active Blind Spo tAssist
is then deactivated .The indicator lamps in the
exterio rmirrors light up yellow and the
Active
Active Blind BlindSpot
SpotAssist
Assist not
notavaila‐
availa‐
ble whe ntowing atraile rSee Own‐
ble whe ntowing atraile rSee Own‐
er' sManual
er' sManual message appear sinthe multi-
functio ndisplay.
Activ eLaneK eeping Assist General notes
Active Lane Keeping Assist monitors the area
in front of your vehicl ebymeans of multi-
functio ncamera :at the top of the wind-
screen. Various different area stothe front, Driving systems
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rear and side of yourv
ehicleare alsom oni-
tored with the aid of the rada rsensor system.
Active Lane Keeping Assist detects lane
markings on the road and can warn you
before you leave yourl ane unintentionally.If
you do not react to the warning, alane-cor-
recting application of the brakes can bring the
vehicl eback into the original lane.
This function is available withi naspeedrange
between 60 km/h and 200 km/h.
For Active Lane Keeping Assist to assist you
when driving, the rada rsensor system must
be operational.
Important safety notes
If you fail to adapt yourd riving style,Active
Lane Keeping Assist can neither reduce the
risk of an accident nor overrid ethe lawsof
physics. Active Lane Keeping Assist cannot
take account of road and weather conditions.
It may not detect traffic situations. Active
Lane Keeping Assist is only an aid.Y ou are
responsible for the distance to the vehicl ein
front, for vehicl espeed, for braking in good
time, and for staying in lane.
Active Lane Keeping Assist cannot continu-
ousl ykeep yourv ehicleini ts lane. G
WARNING
Active Lane Keeping Assist cannot always
clearly detect lane markings.
In such cases, Active Lane Keeping Assist
can:
R give an unnecessary warning and then
make acourse-correcting brake application
to the vehicle
R neither give awarning nor intervene
There is arisk of an accident.
Always pay particular attention to the traffic
situation and keep withi nthe lane, especially
if Active Lane Keeping Assist alerts you.T er-
minate the intervention in anon-critical driv-
ing situation. The system may be impaired or may not func-
tion if:
R there is poor visibility, e.g. due to insuffi-
cient illumination of the road ,ordue to
snow, rain, fog or spray
R there is glare, e.g. from oncoming traffic,
the sun or reflectio nfrom other vehicles
(e.g. if the road surface is wet)
R the windscreen is dirty ,misted up, dam-
agedorc overed, for instance by asticker,
in the vicinity of the camera
R the rada rsensors in the front or rear bump-
ers or the radiator trim are dirty ,e.g.
obscured by snow
R no or several, unclea rlane markings are
present for one lane, e.g. in aconstruction
area
R the lane markings are worn away,d ark or
covered up, e.g. by dirt or snow
R the distance to the vehicl einfront is too
smal land the lane markings thus cannot be
detected
R the lane markings change quickly, e.g.
lanes branch off, cross one another or
merge
R the road is narrow and winding
R there are highly variable shad econditions
on the road
If no vehicl eisdetected in the adjacent lane
and broken lane markings are detected, no
lane-correcting brake application is made.
Warning vibratio nthrough the steering
wheel
Aw arning may be given if afront wheel
passes over alane marking. It willw arny ou by
means of intermittent vibration in the steer-
ing whee lfor up to 1.5 seconds.
Lane-correcting brake application G
WARNING
Al ane-correcting brake application cannot
alwaysb ring the vehicl eback into the original
lane. There is arisk of an accident. 264
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