2015 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON Owners Manual

G
WARNING
If ABS is faulty, the wheels coul dlock when
braking. The steerability and braking charac-
teristics may be severely impaired .Addition-
ally, further driving safety systems are deac-
tivated. There is an increased dange rofskid-
ding and accidents.
Drive on carefully.H ave ABS checked imme-
diately at aqualified specialist workshop.
If ABS is malfunctioning, other systems,
including driving safety systems ,willa lso
become inoperative. Observe the information on the ABS warning lamp (Y page332) and
display messages which may be show ninthe
instrument cluster (Y page300).
ABS works from aspee dofa bout8km/h,
regardless of road-surface conditions. ABS
works on slippery surfaces, even when you
only brake gently.
Brakes X
If ABS intervenes: continue to depress the
brake peda lwith force until the braking sit-
uation is over.
X To make afull brake application:
depress the brake peda lwith full force.
If ABS intervenes when braking, you willf eel a
pulsing in the brake pedal.
The pulsating brake peda lcan be an indica-
tion of hazardous road conditions; this serves
as areminde rtotake extra care while driving. BAS (Brake Assist System)
General notes BAS operates in emergency braking situa-
tions. If you depress the brake peda lquickly,
BAS automatically boosts the braking force,
thus shortening the stopping distance. Important safety notes i
Observe the "Important safety notes" sec-
tion (Y page77). G
WARNING
If BAS is malfunctioning, the braking distance
in an emergency braking situation is
increased. There is arisk of accident.
In an emergency braking situation, depress
the brake peda lwith full force. ABS prevents
the wheels from locking.
Brakes X
Keep the brake peda ldepressed firmly until
the emergency braking situation is over.
ABS prevents the wheels from locking.
The brakes willf unction as usual once you
release the brake pedal. BAS is deactivated. BAS PLUS(
Brake Assist System
PLUS) with Cross-Traffic Assist
General notes i
Observe the "Important safety notes" sec-
tion (Y page77).
BAS PLUS is only available on vehicles with
the Driving Assistance package.
For BAS PLUS to assist you when driving, the
rada rsensor system and the camera system
must be operational.
With the help of asensor system and acam-
era system, BAS PLUS can detect obstacles:
R that are in the path of yourv ehiclefor an
extended period of time
R that cross the path of yourv ehicle
In addition, pedestrians in the path of your
vehicl ecan be detected.
BAS PLUS detects pedestrians using typical
characteristics such as the body contours
and posture of aperso nstanding upright.
If the rada rsensor system or the camera sys-
tem is malfunctioning, BAS PLUS functions
are restricted or no longer available.T he78
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brake system is still available with complete
brake boostin geffec tand BAS.
i Observ
ethe restrictions described in the
"Important safety notes" section
(Y page 79).
BASP LUS can help you to minimis ethe risk of
ac ollision with avehicle or apedestrian and
reduce the effects of such acollision .IfBAS
PLUS detects adanger of collision, you are
assisted when braking.
Importan tsafet ynotes G
WARNING
BASP LUS cannot always clearly identify
objects and complex traffic situations.
In such cases, BASP LUS may:
R interven eunnecessarily
R not intervene
There is arisk of an accident.
Always pay careful attention to the traffic sit- uation and be ready to brake. Terminate the
intervention in anon-critical drivin gsituation. G
WARNING
BASP LUS does not react:
R to small people, e.g. children
R to animals
R to oncoming vehicles
R when cornering
As aresult, BASP LUS may not interven einall
critical situations. There is arisk of an acci-
dent.
Always pay careful attention to the traffic sit- uation and be ready to brake.
In the event of snowfall or heavy rain, detec-
tion can be impaired.
Detection by the radar senso rsystem is also
impaired in the event of:
R dirt on the sensors or obscured sensors
R interferenc ebyother radar sources
R strong radar reflections, for example, in
multi-storey car parks R
an arro wvehicle travelling in front, e.g. a
motorcycle
R av ehicle travelling in fron tonadifferent
line
R vehicles quickly movin gintot he radar sen-
sor system detection range
Detection by the camera system is also
impaired in the event of:
R dirt on the camera or if the camera is cov-
ered
R glare on the camera system, e.g. from the
sun being low in the sky
R darkness
R if:
- pedestrians move quickly, e.g. int othe
path of the vehicle
- the camera system no longer detects a
pedestrian as aperson due to special
clothing or other objects
- ap edestrian is concealed by other
objects
- the typical outline of aperson is not dis-
tinguishable from the background
Following damage to the fron tend of the vehi-
cle, have the radar senso rsettings and oper-
ation checked at aqualified specialist work-
shop. This also applies to collisions at slow
speeds where ther eisnovisible damage to
the fron tofthe vehicle.
Following damage to the windscreen, have
the configuration and operation of the cam-
era system checked at aqualified specialist
workshop.
Function To avoid
acollision, BASP LUS calculates the
brake forc enecessary if:
R you approach an obstacle and
R BASP LUS has detected arisk of collision
When driving at aspeed under 30 km/h :if
you depress the brake pedal, BASP LUS is
activated. Braking assistance from BASP LUS
is carried out at the last possible moment. Driving safet
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When driving at
aspee dabove 30 km/h :if
you depress the brake peda lsharply,B AS
PLUS automatically increases the brake pres- sure to adegre esuited to the traffic situation.
BAS PLUS provides braking assistance in haz- ardous situations with vehicles in front within
as pee drange between 7km/h and
250 km/h.
Up to aspee dofa pproximately 70 km/h, BAS
PLUS may react to:
R stationary objects in the path of yourv ehi-
cle, e.g. stoppe dorparked vehicles
R pedestrians in the path of yourv ehicle
R obstacles crossing yourp ath, which move
in the detection range of the sensors and
are recognised by them
i If BAS PLUS demands particularly high
braking force, preventative passenger pro-
tection measures (PRE-SAFE ®
)a re activa-
ted simultaneously.
X Keep the brake peda ldepressed until the
emergency braking situation is over.
ABS prevents the wheels from locking.
BAS PLUS is deactivated and the brakes func-
tion as usual, if:
R you release the brake pedal
R there is no longer arisk of collision
R no obstacl eisdetected in front of your
vehicle
R you depress the accelerator pedal
R you activate kickdown COLLISIONP
REVENTIONASSIST
PLUS
General notes COLLISION PREVENTIO
NASSIST PLUS con-
sists of adistance warning function with an
autonomous braking function and Adaptive
Brake Assist.
COLLISION PREVENTIO NASSIST PLUS can
help you to minimise the risk of acollision with the vehicl
einfront or reduce the effects
of such acollision.
If COLLISION PREVENTIO NASSIST PLUS
detects that there is arisk of acollision, you
willbew arned visuallya nd acoustically.Ify ou
do not react to the visual and audible collision warning, autonomous braking can be initiated
in critical situations. If you apply the brake
yourself in acritical situation, the COLLISION
PREVENTIO NASSIST PLUS Adaptive Brake
Assist assists you.
Switchin gthe soun don/off COLLISION PREVENTIO
NASSIST PLUS is
activated after every ignition cycle .You can
activate or deactivate COLLISION PREVEN-
TION ASSIST PLUS in the on-board computer
(Y page2 87). When deactivated, the dis-
tance warning function and the autonomous
braking function are alsod eactivated.
If COLLISION PREVENTIO NASSIST PLUS is
deactivated, the æsymbol appears in the
assistance graphics display.
Important safety notes In particular, the detection of obstacles can
be impaired in the case of:
R dirt on the sensors or obscured sensors
R snow or heavy rain
R interference by other rada rsources
R strong rada rreflections, for example, in
multi-storey car parks
R an arrow vehicl etravelling in front, e.g. a
motorcycle
R av ehicl etravelling in front on adifferent
line
R new vehicles or after aservice on the COL-
LISION PREVENTIO NASSIST PLUS system
Please observe the information in the sec-
tion on running-in the vehicle
(Y page1 78).
Following damage to the front end of the vehi-
cle, have the configuration and operation of
the rada rsensor checked at aqualified spe- 80
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cialist workshop. Thi
salsoa pplies to colli-
sions at slo wspeeds where there is no visible
damag etothe front of the vehicle.
Distanc ewarnin gfunction General notes
The distance warning function can hel
pyou to
minimis ethe ris kofa collisio nwitht he vehi-
cle in front or reduce the effects of such a
collision. If the distance warning function
detects that there is ariskofa collision, you
will be warned visuall yand acoustically.
Important safety notes
i Observe the "Important safety notes" sec-
tion for driving safety systems (Y page 77).G
WARNING
The distance warning function doe snot react:
R to peopl eoranimals
R to oncoming vehicles
R to crossing traffic
R whe ncornering
Thus, the distance warning function cannot
provid eawarning in al lcritical situations.
There is ariskofana ccident.
Alway spaycareful attention to the traffic sit-
uation and be ready to brake. G
WARNING
The distance warning function cannot always
clearl yide ntif yobjects and comple xtraffic
situations.
In such cases, the distance warning function
may:
R giv eanu nnecessary warning
R not giv eawarning
There is ariskofana ccident.
Alway spaycareful attention to the traffic sit-
uation; do not rel yonthe distance warning
function alone. Function
The distance warning function issue
sawarn-
ing at speeds:
R of approximately 30 km/h or more ,if, over
several seconds, the distance maintained
to the vehicle travelling in front is insuffi-
cient. The ·distance warning lamp
then lights up in the instrument cluster.
R of approximately 7km/h or more ,ifyou
rapidly approach avehicle in front. An inter-
mittent warning tone will then sound and
the · distance warning lamp will light
up in the instrument cluster.
X Brake immediately in order to increas ethe
distance from the vehicle in front.
or
X Take evasiv eaction provided it is safe to do
so.
Due to the nature of the system, particularly
complicate dbutnon-critical driving condi-
tions may also cause the system to display a
warning.
With the hel pofthe radar sensor system, the
distance warning function can detect obsta-
cle sthat are in the path of your vehicle for an
extended period of time.
Up to aspeed of approximately 70 km/h ,the
distance warning function can also react to
stationary obstacles, such as stopped or
parked vehicles.
Autonomous braking function If the driver doe
snot react to the distance
warning signal in acritical situation, COLLI-
SION PREVENTIO NASSIST PLUS can assist
with the autonomous braking function.
The autonomous braking function:
R gives the driver more time to react to criti-
cal driving situations
R can hel pthe driver to avoid an accident or
R reduce sthe effects of an accident Drivin
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The autonomous braking function is available
in the following speed ranges:
R from 7km/ htoa pprox. 105 km/hf or mov-
ing objects
R from 7km/ htoa pprox. 50 km/h for sta-
tionar yobjects
If the autonomou sbraking functio ndeman ds
particularl yhighb raking force, preventative
passenge rprotection measures (PRE-SAFE ®
)
ar ea ctivated simultaneously.
Adaptive Brake Assist i
Observe the "Important safety notes" sec-
tio n(Ypage 77).
Adaptive Brake Assist provide sbraking assis-
tanc einh azardous situations at speeds
above 7km/h .Itusesr adar senso rtechnol-
og ytoa ssessthe traffi csituation. G
WARNING
Adaptive Brake Assist cannot always clearly
identify objects and complex traffi csitua-
tions.
In such cases ,Adaptive Brake Assist can:
R intervene unnecessarily
R not intervene
There is ariskofana ccident.
Alway spaycarefu lattentio ntothe traffi csit-
uatio nand be ready to brake. Terminate the
interventio ninanon-critical driving situation. G
WARNING
Adaptive Brake Assist does not react:
R to people or animals
R to oncoming vehicles
R to crossing traffic
R when cornering
As aresult, the Adaptive Brake Assist ma ynot
intervene in al lcritica lconditions .The re is a
risk of an accident.
Alway spaycarefu lattentio ntothe traffi csit-
uatio nand be ready to brake. Due to the nature of the system, particularly
complicated bu
tnon-critical driving condi-
tions ma yalsoc ause Brake Assist to inter-
vene.
If Adaptive Brake Assist is not availabl edueto
am alfu nctio ninthe rada rsen sors ystem, the
brake syste mremains availabl ewithf ull
brake boosting effect and BAS.
With the help of Adaptive Brake Assist, the
distance warning signa lcan detect obstacles
tha tare in the path of your vehicl efor an
extende dperio doft ime.
If Adaptive Brake Assist detects ariskofc ol-
lision with the vehicl einfront, it calculates
the braking force necessary to avoi dacolli-
sion. If yo uapply the brakes forcefully ,Adap-
tiv eB rake Assist will automaticall yincrease
the braking force to alevel suitabl efor the
traffi cconditions.
X Kee pthe brake peda ldep resse duntilthe
emergency braking situatio niso ver.
ABS prevents the wheels fro mlocking.
Th eb rakes will work normally agai nif:
R yo ur elease the brake pedal
R there is no longe rany dange rofacollision
R no obstacle is detecte dinfront of your
vehicle
Adaptive Brake Assist is the ndeactivated.
If Adaptive Brake Assist demands particularly high braking force, preventativ epassenger
protection measures (PRE-SAFE ®
)a re activa-
ted simultaneously.
Up to aspeed of approximately 250 km/h,
Adaptive Brake Assist is capable of reacting
to moving objects tha thavea lready been
detecte dassuchatl east once ove rthe period
of observation.
Up to aspeed of approximately 70 km/h,
Adaptive Brake Assist reacts to stationary
obstacles. 82
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Adaptive brak
elamps
i Observ
ethe "Importan tsafet ynotes "sec-
tion (Y page 77).
The adaptive brak elights warn followin gtraf-
fic in an emergenc ybraking situation:
R by flashin gbrak elamps
R theh azard warning lamp sare activated
If you brak esharply from aspee dofm ore
than 50 km/h or if braking is assisted by BAS or BA SPLUS, th ebrak elamp sflas hrapidly. In
this way, traffic travellin gbehind you is
warned in an eve nmoren oticea ble manner.
If you brak esharply from aspee dofm ore
than 70 km/h to astandstill, th ehazard warn-
ing lamp sare activated automatically. If the
brakes are applie dagain ,the brak elamps
ligh tupc ontinuo usly. The hazard warning
lamp sswitch off automatically if you travel
faste rtha n1 0k m/ h.You can also switch off
th eh azard warning lamp susingthe hazard
warning butto n(Ypage 145). ESP
®
(Electronic Stabilit yProgram)
Genera lnotes i
Observ
ethe "Importan tsafet ynotes "sec-
tion (Y page 77).
ESP ®
monitors driving stabilit yand traction,
i.e .p ower transmission between th etyres
and th eroad surface.
If ESP ®
detects that th evehicl eisd eviating
from th edirection desired by th edriver, one
or mor ewheels are braked to stabilis ethe
vehicle. The engin eoutput is also modifie dto
keep th evehicl eont hedesired cours ewithin
physical limits .ESP ®
assist sthe driver when
pullin gaway on wet or slippery roads. ESP ®
can also stabilis ethe vehicl eduring braking.
ETS/4ET S(Electronic Traction System) ET
St raction control is part of ESP ®
.Onv ehi-
cle sw ith4 MATIC ,4ETSisa component of
ESP ®
. Traction control brakes th
edrivew heels indi-
vidually if they spin .This enables you to pull
away and accelerate on slippery surfaces, for exampl eiftheroad surfac eisslippery on one
side .Ina ddition ,mored rivet orque is trans-
ferred to th ewhee lorw heels wit htraction.
Traction control remain sactive if you deacti-
vat eE SP®
.
Important safety notes i
Observ
ethe "Importan tsafet ynotes "sec-
tion (Y page 77). G
WARNING
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning ,ESP ®
is unable to
stabilis ethe vehicle. In addition ,other driving
safet ysystems are switched off .This increa-
ses th eriskofs kiddin gand an accident.
Drive on carefully. Hav eESP®
checke data
qualified specialist workshop.
! Vehicles wit
h4MATIC :function or per-
formance test smay only be carrie dout on
a2 -axled ynamometer. Befor eoperating
th ev ehicl eons uchad ynamometer, please
consult aqualified specialist workshop.
You could otherwise damag ethe driv etrain
or th ebrak esystem.
Vehicles without 4MATIC: when towin gyour
vehicl ewitht he rear axl eraised, observ ethe
note sonE SP®
(Y page 410).
When ESP ®
is deactivated, the åESP®
OF Fw arning lamp lights up continuously.
If the ÷ warning lamp and the åwarn-
ing lamp are lit continuously, ESP ®
is not
available due to amalfunction.
Observ ethe information on warning lamps
(Y page 333) and display message swhich
may be shown in th einstrumen tcluster
(Y page 300).
i Only use wheels wit
hthe recommended
tyr es izes. Only then will ESP ®
function
properly. Driving safety systems
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Characteristics of ESP
®General notes
If the
÷ ESPw arning lamp goes out before
beginnin gthe journey, ESP ®
is automatically
active.
If ESP ®
intervenes, the ÷ESP®
warning
lamp flashes in th einstrumen tcluster.
If ESP ®
intervenes:
X Do no tdeactivate ESP ®
unde rany circum-
stances.
X When pullin gaway, only depress th eaccel-
erator pedal as far as is necessary.
X Adapt your driving style to suit th eprevail-
ing road and weather conditions.
ECO start/stop function
The ECO start/sto pfunction switches the
engin eoff automaticall yifthevehicle stops
moving .When pullin gaway again ,the engine
start sautomatically. ESP ®
remains in its pre-
viously selecte dstatus. Example: if ESP®
was deactivate dbefore th eenginew as
switched off ,ESP ®
remains deactivate dwhen
th ee ngineiss witched on again.
Deactivating/activatin gESP®
(except
AMG vehicles) Important safety notes
You can selec
tbetween th efollowin gsta-
tuses of ESP ®
:
R ESP ®
is activated.
R ESP ®
is deactivated. G
WARNING
If you deactivate ESP ®
,E SP ®
no longer sta-
bilise sthe vehicle .Ther eisani ncreased risk
of skiddin gand an accident.
Only deactivate ESP ®
in th esituations descri-
bed in th efollowing. It may be best to deactivate ESP
®
in th efol-
lowin gsituations:
R when usin gsnowc hains
R in deep snow
R on san dorgravel
i Activate ESP ®
as soon as th esituations
describe dabov enol onger apply. ESP ®
will
otherwise no tbeable to stabilise th evehi-
cle if th evehicle start stoskidoraw heel
start stos pin.
Deactivating/activatin gESP®
You can deactivate or activat eESP®
via the
on-board computer (Y page 287).
ESP ®
deactivated:
The å ESP®
OF Fw arning lamp in the
instrumen tcluste rlight sup.
ESP ®
activated:
The å ESP®
OF Fw arning lamp in the
instrumen tcluste rgoes out.
Characteristics when ESP ®
is deactivated
If ESP ®
is deactivate dand on eorm orew heels
start to spin ,the ÷ ESP®
warning lamp in
th ei nstrumen tcluste rflashes. In suc hsitua-
tions ,ESP ®
will no tstabilise th evehicle.
If you deactivate ESP ®
:
R ESP ®
no longer improve sdriving stability
R engin etorque is no longer limited and the
driv ewheels are able to spin
The spinnin gofthewheels results in acut-
tin ga ction for bette rtraction on loos esur-
faces.
R traction control is still activated
R ESP ®
still provide ssupport when you brake 84
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Deactivating/activating ESP
®
(AMG
vehicles) Important safet
ynotes
You can selec tbetween th efollowing sta-
tuses of ESP ®
:
R ESP ®
is activated
R SPORT handlin gmodeisa ctivated
R ESP ®
is deactivated G
WARNING
Whe nSPORT handlin gmodeisa ctivated,
there is agreater ris kofskidding and acci-
dents.
Only activat eSPORT handlin gmodeint hesit-
uation sdescribed in th efollowing. G
WARNING
If you deactivat eESP®
,E SP ®
no longer sta-
bilises th evehicle. There is an increase drisk
of skidding and an accident.
Only deactivat eESP®
in th esituation sdescri-
bed in th efollowing.
In th efollowing situations, it may be bette rto
activat eSPORT handlin gmodeord eactivate
ESP ®
:
R when usin gsnowc hains
R in deep snow
R on san dorgravel
R on specially designated roads when the
vehicle' sown oversteering and understeer-
in gc haracteristics are desired
Driving in SPORT handlin gmodeorw ithout
ESP ®
require sanextremel yqualified and
experience ddriver.
i Activat
eESP®
as soo nasthesituations
described abov enolonger apply. ESP ®
will
otherwise no tbeable to stabilise th evehi-
cl eift hevehicle start stoskidoraw heel
start stos pin. Deactivating/activating ESP
® X
To activate SPORT handling mode:
briefly press button :.
The M handlin gmodew arnin glamp in
th ei nstrument cluster lights up. The
SPORT handling mode SPORT handling mode message appears
in th emultifunction display.
X To deactivate SPORT handling mode:
briefly press button :.
The M handlin gmodew arnin glamp in
th ei nstrument cluster goe sout.
X To deactivate ESP ®
:press button :until
the å ESP®
OF Fw arnin glamp lights up
in th einstrument cluster.
The ÷ OFF
OFFmessage appears in th emul-
tifunction display.
X To activate ESP ®
:briefly press button :.
The å ESP®
OF Fw arnin glamp in the
instrumen tcluster goe sout.T he ÷
ESP ®
ON
ON message appears in th emultifunc-
tion display.
Characteristics of activate dSPORT han-
dling mode
If SPORT handlin gmodeisa ctivated and one
or more wheels start to spin, the ÷ESP®
warnin glamp in th einstrument cluster
flashes .ESP ®
only stabilises th evehicle to a
limited degree.
Whe nSPORT handlin gmodeisa ctivated:
R ESP ®
only improves drivin gstability to a
limited degree
R traction contro lisstill activated Driving safet
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