2015 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON wheel

vehicl
eoccupants and that of other road
users.
Further information on driving safety systems (Y page7 7). Cruise control
General notes Cruise control maintains
aconstant road
spee dfor you.Itb rakes automatically in order
to avoi dexceeding the set speed. You must
select alow gearing ood time on long and
steep downhill gradients, especially if the
vehicl eisladen or towing atrailer. By doing
so, you willm ake use of the braking effect of
the engine. This relieves the loadont he brake
system and prevents the brakes from over-
heating and wearing too quickly.
Use cruise control only if road and traffic con- ditions are appropriate for maintaining a
stead yspee dfor ap rolonged period. You can
store any road spee dabove 30 km/h.
Important safety notes If you fail to adapt yourd
riving style,cruise
control can neither reduce the risk of an acci-
dent nor overrid ethe lawsofp hysics. Cruise
control cannot take into account road,
weather or traffic conditions. Cruise control is only an aid.Y ou are responsibl efor the dis-
tance to the vehicl einfront, for vehicl espeed,
for braking in good time, and for staying in the lane.
Do not use cruise control:
R in road and traffic conditions which do not
allow you to maintai naconstant speed
(e.g. in heavy traffic or on winding roads)
R on smooth or slippery roads. Braking or
accelerating can caus ethe drive wheels to
lose traction and the vehicl ecouldt hen
skid
R when there is poor visibility, e.g. due to fog,
heavy rain or snow If there is
achange of drivers, advise the new
drive rofthe spee dstored.
Cruise control lever :
To activate or increase speed
; LIM indicator lamp
= To activate at the current speed/last
stored speed
? To activate or reduce speed
A To switch between cruise control and var-
iable SPEEDTRONIC
B To deactivate cruise control
You can operate cruise control and variable
SPEEDTRONIC with the cruise control lever.
The LIM indicator lamp on the cruise control
leve rindicates which system you have selec-
ted:
R LIMi ndicator lamp off: cruise control is
selected.
R LIMi ndicator lamp on: variable SPEED-
TRONIC is selected.
When you activate cruise control, the stored
spee diss hownint he multifunction display
for five seconds. 212
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the brake syste
mand prevents the brakes
fro mo verheating and wearing too quickly.
If DISTRONIC PLU Sdetects tha tthere is arisk
of ac ollision, yo uwillbew arned visually and
acoustically. Without your intervention,
DISTRONIC PLU Scannot prevent acollision.
An intermittent warning tone will the nsound
and the distance warning lamp will ligh tupin
the instrument cluster. Brake immediatel yto
increase the distance to the vehicl edriving in
front, or take evasive action, provide ditis
safe to do so.
For DISTRONIC PLU Stoassistyou ,the radar
senso rsystemm ustbeo perational.
DISTRONIC PLU Soperates in the range
between 0km/h and 200 km/h.
Do not us eDISTRONIC PLU Swhile driving on
roads with steep gradients.
Important safety notes G
WARNING
Hybri dvehicles :ensur ethaty ou rea dthe
"HYBRID" supplement. Yo ucould otherwise
fail to recognis edangers. G
WARNING
DISTRONIC PLU Sdoesn ot react to:
R people or animals
R stationar yobstacle sont he road, e.g .stop-
pe dorp arked vehicles
R oncoming and crossing traffic
As aresult, DISTRONIC PLU Smayneithe rgive
warnings nor intervene in such situations.
There is ariskofana ccident.
Alway spaycarefu lattentio ntothe traffi csit-
uatio nand be ready to brake. G
WARNING
DISTRONIC PLU Scannot always clearly rec-
ognis eother roa dusers and complex traffic
conditions. In such cases
,DISTRONIC PLU Smay:
R give an unnecessary warning and then
brake the vehicle
R neithe rgiveaw arning nor intervene
R accelerate or brake unexpectedly
There is ariskofana ccident.
Continu etodrive carefull yand be prepared to
brake, particularl yifDISTRONIC PLU Swarns
you. G
WARNING
DISTRONIC PLU Sbrakes your vehicl ewithup
to 50% of the maximum possibl edeceleration.
If thi sdeceleratio nisn ot sufficient,
DISTRONIC PLU Salerts yo uwithav isual and
acoustic warning. There is ariskofana cci-
dent.
Apply the brakes yourself in these situations
and try to take evasive action.
! When DISTRONIC PLU
Sorthe HOLD
functio nisa ctivated ,the vehicl ebrakes
automaticall yincertainsituations.
To avoi ddamag etothe vehicle, deactivate
DISTRONIC PLU Sand the HOL Dfunctio nin
the following or simila rsituations:
R when towing away
R in ac ar wash
If yo ufailtoa dapt your driving style,
DISTRONIC PLU Scan neithe rreduc ethe risk
of an accident nor override the laws of phys-
ics .D ISTRONIC PLU Scannot take roa dand
weather conditions or traffi cconditions into
account. DISTRONIC PLU Siso nlyana id.Y ou
ar er esponsibl efor the distance to the vehicle
in front, for vehicl espeed, for braking in good
time, and for staying in lane.
Do not us eDISTRONIC PLUS:
R in roa dand traffi cconditions which do not
allo wyouto maintain aconstant speed, e.g.
in heav ytraffi coronw inding roads
R on smooth or slippery roads .Braking or
accelerating can cause the drive wheels to 218
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dparking

In
as peed range from 0-60km/h,Stop&Go
Pilotf ocuses on the vehicle in front, taking
into account lane markings, e.g. when follow- ing vehicle sinatraffic jam.
At speedsofm ore than 60 km/h ,Steering
Assist focuses on detected lane markings
(left and right), only focusing on the vehicle in
front if detected lane markings are not pres-
ent.
If these conditions are not present, Steering
Assist and Stop&Go Pilotc annot provide
assistance.
DISTRONIC PLUS must be active in order for
the function to be available.
Important safety notes
If you fail to adapt yourd riving style,
DISTRONIC PLUS with Steering Assist and
Stop&Go Pilotc an neither reduce the risk of
an accident nor override the lawsofp hysics.
It cannot take into account road, weather or
traffic conditions. DISTRONIC PLUS with
Steering Assist and Stop&Go Pilotiso nly an
aid.Y ou are responsible for the distance to
the vehicle in front, for vehicle speed,f or
braking in good time, and for staying in lane.
DISTRONIC PLUS with Steering Assist and
Stop&Go Pilotd oes not detect road and traf-
fic conditions and does not detect all road
users. If you are following avehicle which is
driving towards the edge of the carriageway,
yourv ehicle could come into contact with the
kerb or other road boundaries. Be particularly
aware of other road users, e.g. cyclists, that
are directly next to yourv ehicle.
Obstacles such as traffic pylons on the lane or
projecting out into the lane are not detected.
An inappropriate steering intervention, e.g.
after intentionally driving over alane marking,
can be corrected at any time if you steer
slightly in the opposite direction.
DISTRONIC PLUS with Steering Assist and
Stop&Go Pilotc annot continuousl ykeep your
vehicle in lane. In some cases, the steering
intervention is not sufficient to bring the vehi-
cle back to the lane. In such cases, you must steer the vehicle yourself to ensure that it
does not leave the lane.
The support offered by the system may be
impaired if:
R
there is poor visibility, e.g. due to insuffi-
cient illumination of the road, or due 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 windscree nisdirty, misted up, dam-
aged or covered, 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, dark or
covered up, e.g. by dirt or snow
R the distance to the vehicle in front is too
small and 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 highlyv ariable shade conditions
on the road
The system is switched to passive and no lon-
ger assists you by performing steering inter-
ventions if:
R you actively change lanes
R you switch on the turn signal
R you take yourh ands off the steering wheel
or do not steer for aprolonge dperio dof
time
i After you have finished changing lanes,
Steering Assist and Stop&Go Pilota re auto-
matically active again. Driving systems
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On vehicles with
amanual transmission, you
will also hear ahorn at regulari ntervals if the
HOLD function is activated and you:
R switch the engine off, open the driver's
door and take off your seat belt
The sounding of the horn alerts you to the fact
that the vehicle has been parked while the
HOLD function is still activated. If you attempt to lock the vehicle, the tone becomes louder.
The vehicle is not locked until the HOLD func- tion is deactivated.
i If the engine has been switched off, it
cannot be started againu ntil the HOLD
function has been deactivated. RACE START
Important safety notes i
Observe the safety notes for the SPORT
handling mode (Y page 85).
Only activate RACE START on dedicated race
circuits.
RACE START enables optimum acceleration
from astanding start. The precondition for
this is asuitableh igh-grip road surface.
i RACE START is only available in AMG vehi-
cles.
Activation conditions You can activate RACE START if:
R the doors are closed
R the engine is running and it has reached an
operating temperature of approximately
80 †. This is the case when the engine oil
temperature in the multifunction display
stops flashing.
R SPORT handling mode is activated
(Y page 85).
R the steering wheel is in the straight-ahead
position R
the vehicle is stationary and the brake
pedal is depressed (left foot)
R the transmission is in position D
Activating RACE START X
Depress the brake pedal with your left foot
and keep it depressed.
X Turn the drive program selector clockwise
(Y page 195) until the RSlamp lights up.
The RACE START Confirm: Paddle UP RACE START Confirm: Paddle UP
Cancel: Paddle DOWN
Cancel: Paddle DOWN message appears
in the multifunction display.
i If the activation conditions are no longer
fulfilled, RACE START is cancelled. The
RACE RACE START
START cancelled
cancelled message appears
in the multifunction display.
X To cancel: pull the left steering wheel shift
paddle( Ypage 195).
or
X To confirm: pull the right steering wheel
shift paddle( Ypage 195).
The RACE START available Depress RACE START available Depress
accelerator
accelerator message appears in the mul-
tifunction display.
i If you do not depress the accelerator
pedal fully within two seconds, RACE
START is cancelled. The RACE RACESTART
START not
not
possible
possible See
SeeOwner's
Owner's Manual
Manual message
appears in the multifunction display.
X Fully depress the accelerator pedal.
The engine speed rises to approximately
3,500 rpm.
The RACE START Release brake to RACE START Release brake to
start
start message appears in the multifunc-
tion display.
i If you do not release the brake pedal
within five seconds, RACE START is cancel-
led. The RACE
RACESTART
START cancelled
cancelled message
appears in the multifunction display.
X Take your foot off the brake, but keep the
accelerator pedal depressed.
The vehicle pullsa wayatmaximum accel-
eration. 230
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The
RACE
RACE START
START active
active message appears
in the multifunction display.
RACE START is deactivated when the vehicle
reaches aspeed of approximately 50 km/h.
Drive program S+is activated. SPORT han-
dling mode remains activated.
RACE START is deactivated immediately if
you release the accelerator pedal during
RACE START or if any of the activation condi-
tions are no longer fulfilled. The RACE RACESTART
START
not possible See Owner's Manual
not possible See Owner's Manual mes-
sage appears in the multifunction display.
i After using it several times in short suc-
cession, RACE START will be unavailable
until acertain distanc ehas been driven. AIRMATIC
Vehicle level 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 15 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.
If you unlock the vehicle within 60 seconds of
having switched the engine off, the vehicle is
lowered slightly when Comfort suspension
mode is selected.
Observe the notes on driving with atrailer
(Y page 267).
Your vehicle regulates its height automati-
cally. All-roun dlevel control ensures the best
possible suspension and constant ground
clearance, even with aladen vehicle. When
you drive fast, the vehicle is lowered auto-
matically to improve driving safety and to
reduce fuel consumption.
The following vehicle levels are possible:
R Normal
R Raised (vehicles without 4MATIC): the vehi-
cle is raised by approximately 25 mm when compared with the normal level
R Raised (vehicles with 4MATIC): the vehicle
is raised by approximately 35 mm when
compared with the normal level
R Lowered: the vehicle is lowered by approx-
imately 10 mm when compared with the
normal level
The "Normal" and "Raised" vehicle levels can be set manually.
The "Lowered" vehicle level is set automati-
cally:
R at speeds above 140 km/h
R if you have selected "Sport mode"
(Y page 232) Driving systems
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Setting the vehicle level
Select the "Normal" settingf
or normal road
surfaces and "Raised" for driving with snow
chains or on particularly poor road surfaces.
Your selection remains stored even if you
remove the key from the ignition lock.
Setting the raised level X
Start the engine.
If indicator lamp :is not lit:
X Press the ;button.
Indicator lamp :lights up. The vehicle
height is adjusted to the raised level.
The Vehicle rising Vehicle rising message appears in
the display.
The "Raised level" settingisc ancelled if you:
R drive at aspeed over approximately
120 km/h
R drive for approximately three minutes at a
speed over 80 km/h
The "Raised level" remains saved when you
are not driving within these speed ranges.
Setting the normal level
X Start the engine.
If indicator lamp :is lit:
X Press button ;.
Indicator lamp :goes out. The vehicle is
adjusted to normal level. Suspension setting General notes
The electronically controlled damping system
works continuously.T his 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, i.e. sport or com-
fort
Your selection remains stored even if you
remove the key from the ignition lock.
Sport mode The firmer suspension settingins
ports mode
ensures even better contact with the road.
Select this mode when employing asporty
driving style, e.g. on winding countryr oads.
X Press button :.
Indicator lamp ;lights up. You have selec-
ted "Sport mode".
The AIRMATIC SPORT AIRMATIC SPORT message appears in
the multifunction display.
Comfort mode
In comfort mode, the driving characteristics
of your vehicle are more comfortable. There-
fore, 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. 232
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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
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