2015 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON mirror

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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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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X
Press the :or9 button to set the
colour to SOLAR SOLAR,NEUTRAL NEUTRAL orPOLAR
POLAR.
X Press the aor% button to save the
setting.
Activating/deactivating the surround
lighting and exterior lighting delayed
switch-off
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings
Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Light Light submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Surround lighting
Surround lighting function.
If the Surround
Surround lighting
lightingfunction is acti-
vated, the light cone and the area around
the vehicle are displayed in orange in the
multifunction display.
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
Deactivating delayed switch-off of the exte-
rior lighting temporarily:
X Before leaving the vehicle, turn the key to
position 0in the ignition lock.
X Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
The exterior lighting delayed switch-off is
deactivated.
Delayed switch-off of the exterior lighting is
reactivated the next time you start the
engine.
If you have activated the Surround light‐
Surround light‐
ing
ing function and the light switch is set to
Ã,t he following functions are activated
when it is dark:
R surround lighting: the exterior lighting
remains lit for 40 seconds after unlocking
with the key. If you start the engine, the
surround lighting is switched off and auto-
matic headlamp mode is activated
(Y page 143).
R exterior lighting delayed switch-off: the
exterior lighting remains lit for 60 seconds
after the engine is switched off. If you close all the doors and the boot lid/tailgate, the
exterior lighting goes off after 15 seconds.
i Dependin
gonyour vehicle's equipment,
when the surround lighting and delayed
switch-off exterior lighting are on, the fol-
lowing light up:
R Side lamps
R Surround lighting in the exterior mirrors
Activating/deactivating the interior light-
ing delayed switch-off
If you activat ethe Light. delay Switch Light. delay Switch
off
off function, the interior lighting remains on
for 20 seconds after you remove the key from the ignition lock.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings
Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Light
Light submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Light. delay
Light. delay function.
If the Light. delay
Light. delay function has been
switched on, the vehicle interior is dis-
played in orange in the multifunction dis-
play.
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
Vehicle Setting permanent SPEEDTRONIC
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings Settingsmenu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Vehicle
Vehicle submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press :or9 to select the Limit
Limit
speed (winter tyres):
speed (winter tyres): function.
You will see the curren tsetting.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to adjust
permanen tSPEEDTRONIC in increment sof
ten (240 km/h 240 km/h to160 km/h
160 km/h). The Off
Offset- 292
Menus and submenusOn-board computer and displays

Further information on the EASY-ENTRY/EXIT
feature (Y page 135).
Switchin gbelta djustmen ton/off
X Pres sthe = or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings
Settingsmenu.
X Pres sthe : or9 button to select the
Convenience
Convenience submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Pres sthe : or9 button to select the
Belt adjustment
Belt adjustment function.
If the Belt adjustment
Belt adjustment function is activa-
ted, the vehicle sea tbeltiss hown in orange
in the multifunction display.
X Pres sthe a button to sav ethe setting.
For further information on bel tadjustment,
see (Y page 49).
Switchin gthe fold-in mirrors whe nlock-
ing functio non/off
Thi sfunction is only available whe nthe vehi-
cle is equipped with the electrica lfold-in func-
tion.
Whe nyou switch on the Auto.fold in
Auto .fold in
function, the exterior mirrors are folded in
whe nthe vehicle is locked. If yo uunlock the
vehicle and then ope nthe driver' sorfront-
passenger door, the exterior mirrors fol dout
again.
X Pres sthe = or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings Settingsmenu.
X Pres sthe : or9 button to select the
Convenience
Convenience submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Pres sthe : or9 button to select the
Auto .fold in
Auto .fold in function.
If the Auto.
Auto. fold
foldin
infunction is switched
on, the multifunction display shows the
vehicle' sexterior mirror in orange.
X Pres sthe a button to sav ethe setting. If yo
uhaves witched on the Auto.fold in
Auto .fold in
function and yo ufoldt he exterior mirrors in
using button :on the door, they will not fold
ou ta utomaticall y(Ypage 137).
You can then only fol doutthe exterior mirrors
using button :.
Resettin gtofactory settings X
Pres sthe = or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings Settingsmenu.
X Pres sthe : or9 button to select the
Factory setting
Factory setting submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
The Rese tall settings?
Rese tall settings? message
appears.
X Pres sthe : or9 button to select No
No
or Yes
Yes.
X Pres sthe a button to confir mthe selec-
tion.
If yo uhaves elected Yes Yes,the multifunction
display shows aconfirmation message.
For safety reasons, not al lfunctions are reset:
the Limi tspee d(winter tyres):
Limi tspee d(winter tyres): func-
tion in permanent SPEEDTRONIC can only be
set in the Vehicle
Vehiclesubmenu. If yo uwantto
rese tthe Day
Day lights
lights in theLight
Light submenu,
yo um ustturn the key to position 1in the
ignition lock. Menus and submenus
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Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions b
Traile
rleftt urn
Traile rleftt urn
signal signal orTrailer
Trailer
right tur nsignal
right tur nsignal The lef
torright-hand trailer tur nsignal lamp is faulty.
X Consult th emanufacturer' soperating instructions. b
Traile
rbrake lamp
Traile rbrake lamp The trailer brak
elamp is faulty.
X Consult th emanufacturer' soperating instructions. b
Rear Rear
left
leftturn
turn sig‐
sig‐
nal
nal orRea rr ight
Rea rr ight
tur ns ignal
tur ns ignal The rear left-han
dorrear right-hand tur nsignal is faulty.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. b
Front lef
tturn
Front lef tturn
signal signal orFront
Front
right tur nsignal
right tur nsignal The fron
tleft-han dorfrontright-hand tur nsignal is faulty.
X Chec kwhether you are permitte dtor eplac ethe bulb yourself
(Y page 150).
or
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. b
Lef
tm irror turn
Lef tm irror turn
signal signal orRightm ir‐
Right mir‐
ror tur nsignal
ror tur nsignal The tur
nsignal in th eleft-han dorright-hand exterio rmirror is
faulty.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. b
Third brake lamp Third brake lamp The third brak
elamp is faulty.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. b
Left-hand tail Left-hand tail
lamp/brake lamp/brake
lamp lampor
Right-hand
Right-hand
tai ll amp/brake
tai ll amp/brake
lamp
lamp The lef
torright-hand tai llamp/brak elamp is faulty.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. b
Lef
tm ain
Lef tm ain
beam beamor Right main
Right main
beam
beam The lef
torright-hand main-beam headlamp is faulty.
X Chec kwhether you are permitte dtor eplac ethe bulb yourself
(Y page 150).
or
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. 308
Display
messagesOn-boardcomputer an ddisplays

X
Press the outer edge of button :and slide
in the direction of the arrow until the bottle
fits into the opening.
X Inser tthe bottle into the bottle holder.
The bottle holder is suitable for bottles with a
capacity of 0.7 lto1 .5l.
The bottle holder does not secure bottles; it
merely prevent sthem from tipping over. Sun visors
Overview :
Mirror light
; Additional sun visor
= Retainer
? Retaining clip, e.g. for acar park ticket
A Vanity mirror
B Mirror cover
Vanit ymirror in the sun visor Mirror light
:only functions if the sun visor
is clipped into retainer =and mirror cover B
has been folded up. Glare from the side
X
Fold down sun visor :.
X Pull sun visor :out of retainer =.
X Swing sun visor :to the side.
X Vehicles with an additional sun visor:
slide sun visor :horizontally as desired.
X Fold down additional sun visor ;to the
windscreen. Sunblinds on the rear side windows
! Always guide the roller sunblind by hand.
Do not let it snap back suddenly as this
would damage the automatic roller mech-
anism.
! Do not drive the vehicle with the roller
sunblind hooked in and the side windows
opened simultaneously. The roller sunblind can jump out of the retainers and spring
back suddenly when driving at high speeds,
e.g. when driving on the motorway. This
could damage the inertia reel. Therefore,
either close the side window or retrac tthe
roller sunblind before driving at high
speeds. Features
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