2015 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE lights

X
Press button :.
Indicator lamp =lights up. You have selec-
ted "Comfort mode".
The AIRMATIC COMFORT
AIRMATIC COMFORT message appears
in the multifunction display. AMG RIDE CONTROL sport
ssuspen-
sion
Important safety notes G
WARNING
People's limbs may become trapped if they
are located underneat hthe vehicle or
between the vehicle body and the tyres when the vehicle is lowering. There is adanger of
injury.
When lowering the vehicle, make sure no one
is underneat hthe vehicle or in the immediate
vicinit yofthe wheel arches. G
WARNING
Vehicles with level control:
The vehicle is slightly lowered if you:
R have selected comfor tsuspension tuning
and
R you lock the vehicle within approximately
60 seconds of switchin goff the engine
You and people in the vicinit yofthe wheel
arch or the underbody may thus become trap- ped. There is arisk of injury.
Make sure that nobody is in the vicinit yofthe
wheel arch or the underbody when you lock
the vehicle.
! The vehicle is lowered by about 20 mm if:
R you have selected "Comfort tuning"
R you switch off the engine and
R you lock the vehicle within approximately
60 seconds
When parking, position your vehicle so that it does not make contact with the kerb as
the vehicle is lowered. Your vehicle could
otherwise be damaged. Suspension setting General notes
The electronically controlled damping system
works continuously. This improves driving
safety and ride comfort.
The damping is tuned individually to each
wheel and depends on:
R your driving style, e.g. sporty
R the road surface condition, e.g. bumps
R your individual selection of Sport ,Sport +
or Comfort
Sport mode :
Mode deletion button
; Button for storing, calling up and display-
ing the selected mode
= Sport +mode indicator lamp
? Sport mode indicator lamp
The firmer suspension setting in Sport mode
ensures better contact with the road. Select
this mode when employing asporty driving
style, e.g. on winding country roads.
X Press button :.
Indicator lamp ?lights up. You have selec-
ted Sport mode.
The AMG Ride Control SPORT AMG Ride Control SPORT message
appears in the multifunction display.
Sport +mode
The very firm setting of the suspension set-
ting in Sport +mode ensures the best possi-
ble contact with the road. Select this mode
primarily when driving on race circuits. Driving systems
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If indicator lamps
=and ?are off:
X Press button :twice.
Indicator lamps =and ?lightu p. You
have selected Sport +mode.
The AMG
AMG Ride
Ride Control
Control SPORT +
SPORT +message
appears in the multifunction display.
If indicator lamp ?lights up:
X Press button :once.
Second indicator lamp =lights up. You
have selected Sport +mode.
The AMG
AMG Ride
Ride Control
Control SPORT +
SPORT +message
appears in the multifunction display.
Comfort mode
When Comfort mode is selected, the handling
characteristics of yourv ehicle are more com-
fortable .Select this mode if you prefer amore
comfortable driving style. Select Comfort
mode also when driving fast on straight roads, e.g. on straight stretches of motorway.
X Press button :repeatedly until indicator
lamps =and ?go out.
You have selected Comfort mode.
The AMG Ride Control COMFORT
AMG Ride Control COMFORT mes-
sage appears in the multifunction display.
Storing and calling up settings
Once the suspension setting and drive pro-
gram have been selected, you can store and
call up yours ettings using AMG button ;.
X To store: press and hold AMG button ;
until you hear atone.
X To call up: press AMG button ;.
The stored suspension setting and drive
program are selected.
X To display: brieflypress AMG button ;.
Yours election appears in the multifunction
display. Vehicl
elevel Important safety notes
G
WARNING
People's limbs may become trapped if they
are located underneath the vehicle or
betwee nthe vehicle body and the tyres when
the vehicle is lowering. There is adanger of
injury.
When lowering the vehicle ,make sure no one
is underneath the vehicle or in the immediate vicinity of the wheela rches.
The vehicle may be lowered if you press the
suspension setting selector button or the
AMG button. The vehicle is lowered even if the
vehicle is at astandstill.
! If Sport or Sport
+suspension tuning has
been selected, the vehicle's ground clear-
ance decreases. Make sure that no objects
become trapped or that the vehicle has not
been damaged, for example, on the kerb.
i The vehicle level at the rear axle may
change visibly if you park the vehicle and
the outsid etemperature changes. If the
temperature drops, the vehicle level low-
ers; with an increase in temperature ,the
vehicle level rises.
Changing the rear axle level
This function is only available for the E63
AMG 4MATIC.
The vehicle level at the rear axle depends on
the selected suspension mode and the vehi-
cle speed.
The vehicle level at the rear axle changes
whiled riving depending on which suspension
mode is selected:
R Comfort: +10 mm
R Sport +and Sport: -15 mm
When changing from Comfort to Sport or
Sport +, the axle is lowered approximately
25 mm. When changing from Sport or Sport +
to Comfort, the axle is raiseda pproximately234
Driving systemsDriving and parking

Warning displays
Warning display for the front area
: Segments on the left-hand side of the
vehicle
; Segments on the right-hand side of the
vehicle
= Segments showing operational readiness
The warning displays show the distance
between the sensors and the obstacle. The
warning displayf or the front area is located
on the dashboard above the centre airv ents.
The warning displayf or the rear area is loca-
ted on the roof lining in the rear compart-
ment.
The warning displayf or each side of the vehi-
cle is divided into five yellow and two red seg- ments. PARKTRONIC is operational if yellow
segments showing operational readiness =
light up.
The gea rleve rposition or the transmission
position of the automatic transmission and
the direction in which the vehicl eisrolling
determine which warning displayisa ctive
whe nthe engine is running.
Manual transmission: Gear lever posi-
tion Warning display
Forward gear
or
Neutral
Front area activated
Reverse gear
Rea
rand front areas
activated Automati
ctransmission: Transmission
position Warning display
D
Front area activated
R
or N Rea
rand front areas
activated P
No area
sactivated One or more segments light up as the vehicle
approache sanobstacle, depending on the
vehicle's distance from the obstacle.
From the:
R sixth segment onwards, you wil lhearan
intermittent warning tone for approx-
imately two seconds.
R seventh segment onwards, you wil lheara
warning tone for approximately two sec-
onds. This indicates that you have now
reache dthe minimu mdistance.
Deactivating/activating PARKTRONIC :
To deactivate/activate PARKTRONIC
; Indicator lamp
If indicator lamp ;lights up, PARKTRONIC is
deactivated. Active Parking Assist is then also
deactivated.
i PARKTRONIC is automatically activated
whe nyou turn the key to position 2in the
ignition lock. Driving systems
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Problems with PARKTRONIC
Problem
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions Only the red segments
in the PARKTRONIC
warning displaysa
re lit.
You also hear awarning
tone for approximately
two seconds.
PARKTRONIC is then
deactivated and the
indicator lamp on the
PARKTRONIC button
lights up. PARKTRONIC has malfunctioned and has switched off.
X If problems persist, have PARKTRONIC checked at aqualified
specialist workshop. Only the red segments
in the PARKTRONIC
warning displaysa
re lit.
PARKTRONIC is then
deactivated. The PARKTRONIC sensors are dirty or there is interference.
X Cleant he PARKTRONIC sensors (Y page 389).
X Switch the ignition back on. The problem may be caused by an external source of radio or
ultrasound waves.
X See if PARKTRONIC functions in adifferent location. Active Parking Assist
General notes Active Parking Assist is an electronic parking
aid with ultrasound. It measures the road on
both sides of the vehicle. Aparking symbol
indicates asuitable parking space. Active
steering intervention and brake application
can assist you during parking. You may also
use PARKTRONIC (Y page 235).
i The active braking application is only
available on vehicles with automatic trans- mission.
Important safety notes Active Parking Assist is only an aid. It is not a
substitute for your attention to the immediate surroundings. The responsibility for safe
manoeuvring and parking remains with you.
Make sure that no persons, animals or
objectsa re in the manoeuvring range. When PARKTRONIC is switched off, Active
Parking Assist is also unavailable. G
WARNING
While parking or pulling out of aparking
space, the vehicle swings out and can drive
onto areas of the oncomingl ane. This could
cause you to collide with other road users.
There is arisk of an accident.
Pay attention to other road users. Stop the
vehicle if necessary or cancel the Active Park- ing Assist parking procedure.
! If unavoidable, you should drive over
obstacles such as kerbs slowly and not at a
sharp angle. Otherwise, you may damage
the wheels or tyres.
Active Parking Assist may also display spaces not suitable for parking, e.g.:
R parking or stopping prohibitions
R in front of drivewaysore ntrances and exits
R unsuitable surfaces Driving systems
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Once you have exited the parking space com-
pletely,t he steering wheel is moved to the
straight-ahead position. You hear atone and
the Park Assist switched off
Park Assist switched off message
appears in the multifunction display. You will
then have to steer and merge into traffic on
your own. PARKTRONIC is still available. You
can take over the steering before the vehicle has exited the parking space completely. This
is useful,f or example when you recognise
that it is already possibletop ull out of the
parking space.
Cancelling Active Parking Assist You can cancel Active Parking Assist at any
time.
X Stop the movement of the multifunction
steering wheel or steer yourself.
Active Parking Assist will be cancelled at
once. The Park Assist cancelled
Park Assist cancelled mes-
sage appears in the multifunction display
and you hear atone.
or X Press the PARKTRONIC button on the
centre console (Y page 237).
PARKTRONIC is switched off and Active
Parking Assist is immediately cancelled.
The Park Assist cancelled
Park Assist cancelled message
appears in the multifunction displaya nd
you hear atone.
Active Parking Assist is cancelled automati-
cally if:
R the transmission is shifted too early
R transmission position Pis selected
R parking using Active Parking Assist is no
longer possible
R you are driving faster than 10 km/h
R aw heel spins and ESP ®
intervenes or fails.
In such cases the ÷warning lamp lights
up in the instrument cluster.
Aw arning tone sounds. The parking symbol
disappears and the multifunction display
shows the Park Assist cancelled Park Assist cancelled mes-
sage. When Active Parking Assist is cancelled, you
must steer and brake againy
ourself.
Vehiclesw ith automatic transmission: if a
system malfunction occurs, the vehicle is
braked to astandstill. To drive on, depress the
accelerator pedal again.
Towing atrailer For vehicles with
atrailer tow hitch, the min-
imum length for parking spaces is slightly
increased.
If you have attached atrailer to your vehicle,
you should not use Active Parking Assist.
Once the electrical connection is established between your vehicle and the trailer, Active
Parking Assist is no longer available.
PARKTRONIC is deactivated for the rear area. Reversing camera
General notes Example: Saloon
Reversing camera :is an optical parking
and manoeuvring aid. It shows the area
behind your vehicle with guidelines in the
Audio 20 or COMAND Online display.
The area behind the vehicle is displayed as a
mirror image, as in the rear-view mirror.
i The text shown in the Audio 20 or
COMAND Online displayd epends on the
language setting. The following are exam-
ples of reversing camera messages in the
COMAND Online display. 244
Driving systemsDriving and parking

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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dparking

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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X
Press a.
The curren tselection is displayed.
X To activat eordeactivate: pressa.
When the display is activated, detected
traffic signs are displaye dinthe multifunc-
tion display for five seconds.
Further information about Traffic Sign Assist
(Y page 255).
Deactivating/activating ESP ®i
Observe the importan
tsafety notes on
ESP ®
(Y page 83). G
WARNING
If you deactivat eESP®
,E SP ®
no longer sta-
bilises the vehicle. There is an increased risk
of skidding and an accident.
Only deactivate ESP ®
in the situations descri-
bed in the following.
It may be best to deactivate ESP ®
in the fol-
lowing situations:
R when using snow chains
R in deep snow
R on sand or gravel
Deactivating/activating ESP ®
on AMG vehi-
cles (Y page 85).
For further information about ESP ®
,s ee
(Y page 83).
X Start the engine.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Assist.
Assist.menu.
X Press 9or: to select ESP
ESP.
X Press the abutton.
The curren tselection appears.
X To activate/deactivate: press thea
button again.
ESP ®
is deactivated if the åwarning lamp
in the instrument cluster lights up continu-
ously when the engine is running.
If the ÷ warning lamp and the åwarn-
ing lamp are lit continuously, ESP ®
is not
availabl edue to amalfunction. Observe the information on warning lamps
(Y
page 333).
Observe the information on display messages (Y page 300).
Activating/deactivating PRE-SAFE ®
Brake PRE‑SAFE
®
Brake is only availabl einvehicles
with DISTRONIC PLUS.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Assist. Assist.menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
PRE-SAFE Brake
PRE-SAFE Brake.
X Press the abutton.
The curren tselection is displayed.
X To activate/deactivate: press thea
button again.
When PRE-SAFE ®
Brake is deactivated, the
assistanc egraphic shows the æsymbol
in the multifunction display.
For more information on PRE‑SAFE ®
Brake,
see (Y page 87).
Activating/deactivating COLLISION
PREVENTION ASSIST PLUS X
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Assist. Assist.menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
Collision Prevent.
Collision Prevent..
X Press the abutton.
The curren tselection is displayed.
X To activate/deactivate: press thea
button again.
If COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST PLUS is deactivated, the assistanc egraphic shows
the æ symbol in the multifunction dis-
play.
For further information about COLLISION
PREVENTION ASSIST PLUS, see (Y page 80). Menus and submenus
287On-board computer and displays Z