2015 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON tow

Activ
eParking Assist is activated automati-
cally when driving forwards .The system is
operational at speeds of up to approximately 35 km/h .While in operation, the system inde-
pendently locate sand measures parking
space sonb oths ides of the vehicle.
Activ eParking Assist will onl ydetect parking
spaces:
R parallel or at right angle stothe direction of
travel.
R tha tare parallel to the direction of travel
and ar eatleast1.5mw ide
R that are parallel to the direction of travel
and at leas t1.0ml onger than your vehicle
R that are at right angles to the direction of
travel and at least 1.0 mwider than your
vehicle
i Note that Active Parking Assist cannot
measure the size of aparking space if it is at
right angles to the direction of travel. You
will need to judge whether your vehicle will
fit in the parking space.
When driving at speeds below 30 km/h, you
will see parking symbol ;asas tatus indi-
cator in the instrument cluster. When apark-
ing space has been detected, an arrow
towards the right or the left also appears.
Active Parking Assist only display sparking
spaces on the front-passenger side as stand- ard. Parking spaces on the driver's side are
displayed as soon as the turn signal on the
driver's side is activated. When parking on the driver's side, this must remain activated untilyou confirm the use of Active Parking Assist
by pressing the abutton on the multi-
function steerin gwheel. The system auto-
matically determines whether the parking
space is parallel or at right angles to the direc-
tion of travel.
Ap arking space is displayed while you are
driving past it, and until you are approx-
imately 15 maway from it. Parking G
WARNING
If you leave the vehicle when it is only being
braked by Active Parking Assist it could roll
away if:
R there is amalfunction in the system or in
the voltage supply.
R the electrical system in the engine com-
partment ,the battery or the fuses are tam-
pered with.
R the battery is disconnected.
R the vehicle is accelerated, e.g. by avehicle
occupant.
There is arisk of an accident.
Before leaving the vehicle, alwayss ecure it
against rolling away.
i Vehicles with automatic transmission:
When PARKTRONIC detect sobstacles,
Active Parking Assist brakes automatically
during the parking process. You are respon-
sible for braking in good time.
X Stop the vehicle when the parking symbol
shows the desired parking space in the
instrument cluster.
X Vehicles with manual transmission: shift to
reverse gear.
Vehicles with automatic transmission: shift
to position R.
The Start
Start Park ParkAssist?
Assist? Yes:
Yes:OK
OKNo:
No:
% message appears in the multifunction
display.
X To cancel the procedure: press the%
button on the multifunction steerin gwheel
or pull away.
or
X To parku sing Active Parking Assist:
press the abutton on the multifunction
steerin gwheel.
The Park Assist active Accelerate
Park Assist active Accelerate
and
and brake
brake Observe
Observe surroundings
surroundings mes-
sage appears in the multifunction display. 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
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Important safety notes
The reversing camera is only an aid. It is no
ta
substitut efor your attention to th eimmediate
surroundings. The responsibilit yfor safe
manoeuvrin gand parking remains wit hyou.
Mak esure that there are no persons, animals
or objects in range while manoeuvrin gand
parking.
Under th efollowin gcircumstances, the
reversing camera will no tfunction ,orwill
function in alimited manner:
R if th eboot lid or tailgat eisopen
R in heav yrain ,sno worf og
R at night or in ver ydark places
R if th ecamera is expose dtoveryb right light
R if th earea is lit by fluorescent bulbs or LED
lighting (the display may flicker)
R if there is asudde nchang eint emperature,
e.g. when driving int oaheated garag ein
winter
R if th ecamera len sisdirtyoro bstructed.
Observ ethe note sonc leaning
(Y page 390)
R if th erear of your vehicl eisdamaged. In this
case, have th ecamera position and setting
checke dataq ualified specialist workshop
The field of vision and other function softhe
reversing camera may be restricted due to
additional accessories on th erear of th evehi-
cle (e.g. licence plat eholder, bicycle rack).
On vehicles wit hheight-adjustable chassis,
leaving th estandard height can result in inac-
curacie sintheguide lines, depending on
technical conditions.
i The reversing camera is protected from
raindrops and dust by mean sofaflap.
When th ereversing camera is activated,
this flap opens.
The flap closes again when:
R you have finishe dthe manoeuvrin gproc-
ess
R you switch off th eengine
R you open th eboot Se
et he note sonc leaning (Y page 390).
Fo rtechn ical reasons, th eflap may remain
open briefly after th ereversing camera has
been deactivated.
Activating/deactivating th ereversing
camera X
To activate: makesure that th ekeyis in
position 2in th eignition lock.
X Mak esure that the ActivationbyR
Activatio nbyR
gear
gear function is selected in Audio 20 or
COMAND Online; see th eDigital Owner's
Manual.
X Engage revers egear.
The reversing camera flap opens. The area
behind th evehicl eiss hown wit hguide lines
in th eAudio 20 or COMAND Onlin edisplay.
The imag efromt hereversing camera is
available throughout th emanoeuvring
process.
X To switch th efun ction mod efor vehi-
cles with traile rtow hitch: usingthe con-
troller ,select symbol :for th e"Reverse
parking "function or symbol ;for "Cou-
plin gupat railer".
The symbol of th eselected function is high-
lighted.
To deactivate: ther eversing camera deacti-
vates if you shif tthe transmission to Por after
driving forwards ashort distance. Driving systems
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X
Stop the vehicl ewhenitisa lmoste xactly in
front of the parking space.
The white lane shoul dbeasclose to parallel
with the parking space marking as possi-
ble. :
White guid elineatc urrent steering wheel
angle
; Parking space marking
X Turn the steering wheel to the centre posi-
tion whil ethe vehicl eisstationary. :
Redg uide line at adistance of approx-
imatel y0.30 mfrom the rear of the vehicle
; White guide line without turning the steer-
ing wheel
= End of parking space
X Reverse carefully until you have reached
the end position.
Red guide line :is then at the end of park-
ing space =.The vehicl eisalmost parallel
in the parking space. "Coupling up
atrailer" function :
Vehicle centre point on the yellow guide
line at adistance of approximatel y1.0 m
from the rear of the vehicle
; Trailer drawbar
This function is only available on vehicles with
at railer tow hitch.
X Before coupling up atrailer, set the height
of trailer drawbar ;so that it is slightly
higher than the ballc oupling.
X Position the vehicl ecentrally in front of
trailer drawbar ;. :
Red guide line at adistance of approx-
imatel y0.30 mfrom the ballc oupling
; Trailer drawbar locating aid
= Trailer drawbar
? Symbol for the "Coupling up atrailer"
function
A Ball coupling
i For technical reasons, the ballc
oupling of
the trailer tow hitch in the Audi odisplay or
COMAND display is visible either only in a
limited manner or not at all. 248
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X
Select symbol ?using the controller.
The "Coupling up atrailer" function is selec-
ted. The distance specifications now only
appl ytoo bjects tha tare at the same level
as the ball coupling.
X Revers ecarefully ,making sure tha ttrailer
drawbar locating aid ;points approx-
imatel yinthe direction of traile rdrawbar
=.
X Revers ecarefully unti ltraile rdrawbar =
reaches the red guid eline.
The distance between the traile rdrawbar
and the red guid elineisn ow approximately
0.30 m.
X Couple up the trailer (Y page 267).
Wide-angle function :
Symbo lfor the wide-angle view function
; Ownvehicle
= PARKTRONI Cwarning displays
Yo uc an also us ethe reversing camera to
select awide- angle view.
When PARKTRONI Cisoperational
(Y page 237), asym bolfor your ow nvehicle
appear sinthe Audio 20 or COMAND Online
display. If the PARKTRONI Cwarning displays
ar ea ctive, warning displays =ligh tupint he
Audio 20 or COMAND Online displa yinyellow
or red respectively. 360° camera
General notes Th
e3 60° camera is acamera syste mthat
consists of fou rcameras.
Th es ysteme valuate simages fromt he fol-
lowing cameras:
R reversing camera
R front camera
R two camera sinthe exterior mirrors
Th ec amera scove rthe immediate surround-
ing soft he vehicle. Th esystema ssis ts you, for
instanc ewhenp arking or at exits with
reduced visibility.
Yo uc an sho wpictures fro mthe 360° camera
in full-screen mod eorinseven different split-
screen view sonthe COMAND/Audio 20 dis-
play .As plit-screen view also includes atop
view of the vehicle. This view is calculated
fro mt he data supplied by the installe dcam-
era s(virtual camera).
Th es even split-screen view sare:
R top view and imag efromt he reversing cam-
era (130° viewing angle)
R top view and imag efromt he front camera
(130° viewing angle without displaying the maximum steering whee langle)
R top view and enlarge drearv iew
R top view and enlarge dfront view
R top view and trailer view (vehicle swith
trailer tow hitch)
R top view and images fro mthe side mirror
camera s(rear whee lview)
R top view and images fro mthe side mirror
camera s(front whee lview)
When the functio nisa ctive and yo ushift the
transmission from Dor Rto N,t he dynamic
guideline sarehidden.
When yo uchange between transmission
positions Dand R,y ou seet he previously
selected front or rea rview. Driving systems
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X
Press the Øbutton in the centre con-
sole.
The vehicle menu appears.
X Select 360° camera
360° camera and press7to con-
firm.
The following appears depending on
whether transmission position Dor Ris
selected:
R as plit-screen with top view and the
image from the frontc amera or
R as plit-screen with top view and the
image from the reversin gcamera
Activating the 360° camera using
reverse gear You can show images from the 360° camera
automatically by engaging reverse gear.
X Make sure that the key is in position 2in the
ignition lock.
X Make sure that the ActivationbyR
Activatio nbyR
gear
gear function is selected in COMAND
Online/Audio 20 (see the separate
COMAND Online/Audio 20 operating
instructions).
X To show the 360° camera image: engage
reverse gear.
The area behind the vehicle is shown in the
COMAND/Audio 20 display in split-screen
mode. You see the top view of the vehicle
and the image from the reversin gcamera.
Selecting the split-screen and full
screen displays Switching between split screen views
X To switch to the line with the vehicle icons:
slide 5the controller.
X To select one of the vehicle icons: turn
3 the controller.
X To switch to 180° view
180° view: turn3 the
controller to select 180° view 180° viewand press
7 to confirm.
i The
180° view
180° view option is only availabl ein
the following views: R
Top view with image from the reversing
camera
R Top view with image from the frontc am-
era
Displays in the COMAND/Audio 20 dis-
play Important safety notes
The camera system may show
adistorted
view of obstacles or show them incorrectly or
not at all. Obstacles are not shown by the
system in the following locations:
R under the fronta nd rear bumpers
R very close to the fronta nd rear bumpers
R in the area immediately above the tailgate
handle/boot lid handle
R very close to the exterior mirrors
R in the transitional areas between the vari-
ous cameras in the virtual top view
! Objects not at ground level may appear to
be further away than they actually are, e.g.:
R the bumper of aparked vehicle
R the drawbar of atrailer
R the ball coupling of atrailer tow hitch
R the rear section of an HGV
R as lanted post
Use the guidelines only for orientation.
Approach object snofurther than the bot-
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Warning in the multifunction display
If fatigu
eorincreasing lapses in concentra-
tion are detected, awarning appears in the
multifunction display: Attention Assist:
Attention Assist:
Take abreak!
Take abreak!
In addition to the message show ninthe mul-
tifunction display, you wil lthen hea rawarn-
ing tone.
X If necessary, take abreak.
X Confirm the message by pressing the a
button on the steering wheel.
On long journeys, take regularb reaks in good
time that allow for adequate recuperation. If
you do not take abreak, you wil lbewarned
again after 15 minutes at the earliest. This will only happen if ATTENTION ASSIST still
detects typical indicators of fatigu eor
increasing lapses in concentration. Traffic SignA
ssist
General notes Traffi
cSign Assist displays the maximum
spee dpermitted and overtaking restrictions
to the drive rinthe instrument cluster. Driving
onto asection of road in the wrong direction
trigger sawarning. Traffi cSign Assist detects
traffic signs with camera system :attached
behind the top of the windscreen. The data
and genera ltraffic regulations stored in the
navigation syste mare also use dtodetermine
the current spee dlimit. If
at raffic sign that is relevant to you rvehicle
is passed, the displayoft he speedlimits and
overtaking restrictions is updated.
The displayc an also be updated without a
visible traffic sign if:
R the vehicl echanges road s(e.g. motorway
exit or sli proad)
R av illage or town boundary is passed which
is stored in the digital map
R the last traffic sign detected by the camera
has not been repeated
If as ign indicating the end of arestriction
(speed limi torovertaking restriction) is
passed, the sign is displayed for five seconds.
The currently applicable traffic regulation
continues to be show ninthe assistance
graphic display.
The camera also detects traffic signs with a
restriction indicated by an additiona lsign
(e.g. in wet conditions).
The traffic signs are only displayed with the
restrictions if:
R the regulation must be observed with the
restriction, or
R Traffi cSign Assist is unable to determine
whether the restriction applies
If Traffi cSign Assist is unable to determine a
maximu mpermitted spee dfrom any of the
available sources, no spee dlimi tisd isplayed
in the instrument cluster either. Traffi
cSign Assist is not available in allc oun-
tries. In this case, symbol :is show ninthe
assistance graphic display( Ypag e286).
Important safety notes Traffi
cSign Assist is only an aida nd is not
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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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