2016 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON ECO mode

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sponsible forth e dis tance totheve hicle in
front, forve hicle speed, for braking in good time
and forst ay ing in lane.
If all activation conditions are met, you can acti‐
va te Dis tance Pilot DISTRONIC du ring a jou rney
or while stationar y.When Dis tance Pilot
DISTRONIC is acti vated, a speed is stored which
th e driver can increase or reduce at any time.
The speed can be adjus ted between 20 km/h
and 200 km/h.
Ve hicles with the Driving Assistance Pack‐
age: The speed can be adju sted between
20 km/h and 210 km/h.
Ve hicles with Driving Assistance Package,
Pa rking Pilot and COMAND Online: Upto30
seconds af terst opping, theve hicle automatically
fo llo ws theve hicle ahead without the inter ven‐
tion of the driver. This is only possible if theve hi‐
cle is tr avelling on a mo torw ay or a high-speed
major road. If an obs tacle is de tected in front of
th eve hicle during the driving-off procedure, a
ta ke ove rwa rning is given. Acceleration is
re duced, the driver is given a visual and acoustic
wa rning and must stop theve hicle before reach‐
ing the obs tacle or take evasive action. Ve
hicles with the Driving Assistance Pack‐
age: In conjunction with navigation sy stems, Dis‐
ta nce Pilot DISTRONIC pr events prohibi tedove r‐
ta king on theright at speeds over 80 km/h in
ri ght-hand traf fic and overtaking on the left in
left-hand tra ffic on mo torw ays and high-speed
major roads.
Dis tance Pilot DISTRONIC uses information from
th e navigation sy stem torespond tocer tain traf‐
fi c situations:
R Roundabouts
R T junctions
R Motorw ay ex its
R Tollboo th
Even if theve hicle in front lea vesth e de tection
ra nge in these situations, Dis tance Pilot
DISTRONIC temp orarily maintains the cur rent
driving speed and does not accele rate.
If yo u activate the turn signal indicator tochange
lanes, theve hicle will accelerate more briskly to
th e set speed under thefo llowing conditions:
R Distance Pilot DISTRONIC is acti vated.
R Ifth e driving speed is higher than 70 km/h. R
Ifth e driven speed drops below thestored
speed.
R Ifth e tra ffic situation in theove rtaking lane
permits a safe lane change.
Ve hicles with Driving Assistance Package
and Traf fic Sign Assis t:Distance Pilot
DI STRO NIC also has the Speed Limit Pilot func‐
tion. This function can be confi gured inthe mul‐
timedia sy stem. If a change in the speed limit is
de tected and Dis tance Pil otDISTRONIC is acti va‐
te d, Dis tance Pilot DISTRONIC assumes this new
speed.
The driven speed is adap ted when theve hicle is
le ve l with the tra ffic signs. In the case of signs
indicating entry into an urban area, the speed is
adap ted beforehand. The speed limit display in
th e Instrument Display is alw ays update d when
th eve hicle is le vel with the tra ffic sign.
If th e Dis tance Pilot DISTRONIC has been put
into passi vemode bypressing the accelera tor
pedal, only speed limits which are higher than
th e set speed are adop ted. 194
Driving and pa rking

Assi
stance when changing lanes is pr ovided if all
th efo llowing conditions are me t:
R You are driving on a mo torw ay or high-speed
multi-lane major road with multiple lanes in
th e direction of tr avel.
R The neighbouring lane is free and separated
bya broken lane marking.
R The driven speed is between 80 km/h and
18 0 km/h.
R The turn signal indicator is switched on for
longer than two seconds.
If th e sy stem is impaired, Active Lane Change
Assi stmay be inter rupte d. If an inter ruption
occurs, display 1appears in the multifunction
display along with a warning tone prom pting you
to take control of theve hicle. Ste
ering and contact de tection
St eering Pilot requ ires you as the driver, tokeep
yo ur hands on thesteering wheel at all times so
th at you are able tointer vene at any time tocor‐
re ct the course of theve hicle and keep it in lane.
The driver must expect a change from active to
passive mode or vice versa at any time.
If yo u are not steering yourself or if you take
yo ur hands off thesteering wheel for a pro‐
longed period of time, the sy stem will, depend‐
ing on the situation, firs t alert you with a visual
wa rning. 1appears in the multifunction displa y.
If yo u are still not steering theve hicle yourself or
if yo u ha venot take n hold of thesteering wheel,
a wa rning tone sounds in addition tothewa rning message
toremind youto take control of the
ve hicle.
The warning message does not appear or disap‐
pears if one of thefo llowing conditions are me t:
R The driver steers theve hicle.
R The driver presses a steering wheel button or
operates Touch Control.
Ac tive Eme rgency Stop Assist
If th e driver continues toigno rethe acoustic
wa rning, Dis tance Pilot DISTRONIC reduces the
speed. If the driver still does not respond, the
ve hicle is decelerated in stages toast andstill.
The driver can cancel the deceleration at any
time byper form ing one of thefo llowing actions:
R Steering
R Braking or accelerating
R Pressing a steering wheel button or operat‐
ing Touch Control
R Activating or deacti vating Steering Pilot or
Dis tance Pilot DISTRONIC
The driver mu stbe ready totake control of the
ve hicle at any time. 202
Driving and parking

Overview and operation
Overview of
the multimedia sy stem 1
Swit ches the sound on/off
2 Decre asesthevo lume
3 Increases thevo lume
4 Touch Control
5 Media displ ay 6
Button group:
ß Switches navigation on
$ Switches on thera dio
ÕSwit ches tomedia mode
% Activates telephone mode
Ø Setsvehicle functions
7 Touchpad
8 Control knob
Adjusts volume and switches the sound
on/off
9 Button Ü
Switches multimedia sy stem on/off
A Controller
To uch Control 4,Touchpad 7and Controller
A are the cent ral control elements. Note
s onthe media display *
NO
TEScratching of the display The display has a highly sensitive, high-gloss
sur
face. The reis a risk of it becoming
scratched. Av
oid touching the displa y.
Obser vethe no tes on cleaning. Obser
vethe no tes on caring forth e interior
(→ page 376).
Au tomatic temperature-cont rolled switch-
off feature: ifth ete mp erature is too high, the
brightness is initially reduced automatically. The
media display may then switch off comple tely for
a while.
% Ifyo u are wearing polarised sun glasses, it
may be dif ficult toread the media displa y.268
Multimedia sy stem

Yo
u can navigate in menus and lists via touch-
sensitive sur face 1 byusing a single-finger
swipe. #
Toselect the menu item: swipe up, down,
left or right. #
Press touchpad 1. #
Toopen or close lists: swipe left orright. #
Tomo vethe digital map: swipe in any
direction.
Use thefo llowing functions with a two-finger
swipe: #
Tocall up main functions and favo urites:
swipe down with two fingers. #
Tozoom in and out of the map: movetwo
fi ngers toget her or apart.
Setting the sensitivity
Multimedia sy stem:
, System .
w Input #
Select Touchpad sensitivity .#
Select Fast,Medium orSlow . Handwriting
recognition: swit ching there ad-
aloud function on/off
Multimedia sy stem:
, System .
õ Audio #
Switch Read out handwriting recognition on
O or off ª.
Handwriting recognition: selecting an input
langua ge #
Select B. #
Select an input language. Main functions
Calling up the main functions #
1 ß button: switches navigation on #
2 $ button: switches thera dio on #
3 Õ button: switches the audio source
on #
4 % button: switches telephone mode
on #
5 Ø button: calls up vehicle functions
Alternativel y: #
When the basic menu of a main function is
shown, press the% button. #
Toselect a main function: swipe left or
ri ght on theto uchpad. #
Press theto uchpad.
Calling up lists and menus on the multimedia
sy stem
Calling up a list #
Call up a main function (→ page271). #
Toopen a lis t:swipe left on theto uchpad.
The list is opened. Multimedia sy
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#
Select a POI.
Selecting the last destination
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation .
¬ Destination .
Previ-
ous destinations #
Select the destination.
The destination address is shown. #
Alternatively: if a favo urite has been sa ved
( → page 297), select From global favourites .#
Select a favo urite.
The destination address is shown.
Selecting a contact
Re quirement:
a mobile phone is connec tedto the multimedia
sy stem (→ page 308).
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation .
¬ Destination .
Con-
tacts #
Select the conta ct.
The releva nt contact de tails are displa yed. #
Select an address. #
Alternativel y,to filter the display bycon‐
tacts: enter names or initials into the sear ch
fi eld. #
Select ¡.
The firs t contact in the list is highlighted. #
Select the conta ct.
En tering geo-coordina tes
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation .
¬ Destination .
Geo-
coordinates #
Ente rge o-coordinates as latitude and longi‐
tude coordinates in degrees, minutes and
seconds.
The map sho ws there leva nt position. #
Confirm the entry. #
Toview or mo vea destination on the
map: select Map. #
Tocalculate a route: select Start route
guidance. #
If a route has already been created, select
Start new route guidance orSet as inter-
mediate destination . Selecting from
the map
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation .
Map menu #
Alternatively: if the map is displa yed in full
screen mode, press theTo uch Control, con‐
troller or touchpad.
The map menu appears. #
Select "mo vemap" in map menu
3(→ page 301). #
Swipe in any direction on theTo uch Control
or touchpad.
or #
Slide the controller in any direction.
The map mo ves in the cor responding direc‐
tion under the crosshair. The more you mo ve
yo ur finger away from the middle on the
to uchpad, thefast erthe map mo ves. #
Press theTo uch Control, the controller or the
to uchpad.
If se veral destinations are located around the
crosshair, a li stsho wstheav ailable POIs and
ro ads. 288
Multimedia sy stem

If
th ere is enough time between thech anges
of direction, the multimedia sy stem prepares
yo ufo rth e upcoming change of direction. A
navigation announcement, e.g. "Prepare to
turn right", is issued.
The map appears in full-screen mode.
R Announcement phase
The multimedia sy stem announces the
upcoming change of direction, e.g. by
announcing "Turn right in 200 m".
The display is split into two parts. The map is
displa yed on the lef t;on theright, there is a
de tailed image of the junction or a 3D image
of the upcoming change of direction.
R Chan ge-of-direction phase
The multimedia sy stem announces the immi‐
nent change of direction with the announce‐
ment "Now turn right".
The display is split into two parts.
The vehicle has successfully changed direc‐
tion when the light-coloured bar on theright
drops down to0 metres and the cur rent vehi‐ cle position symbol has
reached the white
ch ange-of-direction point.
When thech ange of direction is comple te,
th e map appears in full-screen mode.
% Changes of direction are also shown in the
Instrument Displa y.
Lane recommendations
This display appears for multi-lane roads.
If th e digital map conta insthere leva nt da ta,the
multimedia sy stem can display lane recommen‐
dations forth e next two changes of direction. 1
Lanes not recommended
2 Recommended lane
3 Approa ching new lane
R Lane not recommended 1
In this lane, you will not be able tocompl ete
th e next change of direction without chang‐
ing lane.
R Recommended lane 2294
Multimedia sy stem

St
arting/ stopping mobile phone voice recog‐
nition
Re quirement:
th e mobile phone is connected tothe multime‐
dia sy stem (→ page 308).
St arting mobile phone voice recognition #
Press and hold theó button on the multi‐
function steering wheel for more than one
second.
Yo u can use mobile phone voice recognition.
St opping mobile phone voice recognition #
Press the8 or~ button on the multi‐
function steering wheel. Calls
Te
lephone operation
Multimedia sy stem:
, Telephone .
ª Contacts
Making a call #
Ente r a number. #
Select Dial number.
The call is made.
Ac cepting a call #
Select Accept.
Re jecting a call #
Select Reject.
Ending a call #
Select =.
Ac tivating functions during a call #
Toshow all functions, navigate down.
The following functions are available during a
call:
R End call
R Make additional call
R Keyboard (showtosend DTMF tones)
R Microphone off orMicrophone on
R Private Mode (an activecall in hands-free
mode is transfer redov er tothete lephone) Conducting calls with se
veral participants
Re quirements:
R there is an active call (→ page311)
R another call is being made
Switching between calls #
Select call #.
The selected call is active. The other call is
on hold.
Ac tivating or ending a call on hold #
Select Continue call orEnd call.
Conducting a conference call #
Select Create conference call inthete le‐
phone menu.
The new participant is included in the confe r‐
ence call.
Ending an active call #
Select =.
% On some mobile phones, the call on hold is
activated as soon as the active call is ended. Multimedia sy
stem 311

%
ForRu ssia: various functions, e.g. receiving
traf fic information, cannot be per form ed for
up totwo hou rsafte r sending an emer gency
call.
St arting/ending ERA-GLONASS test mode
(Russia)
Re quirements:
R The star ter battery has suf ficient charge.
R The ignition is switched on.
R The vehicle has been stationary for at least
one minute. #
Tostart thete st mode: press and hold the
~ button on the multifunction steering
wheel for at least five seconds.
The test mode is star ted and automatically
ends af terth e language test has been per‐
fo rm ed. #
Toend thete st mode manuall y:switch off
th e ignition.
The test mode is ended. Te
lephone module with Blue tooth ®
(SAP pro‐
fi le) Fi
tting/ removing the telephone module #
Tofit: Slide module 2inthe cent reconsole
stow age compartment up into brac ket1
until it audibly engages. #
Toremo ve: press release knob 3. #
Slide module 2down and remo veit.
Connecting, acti vating and deactivating the
te lephone module
Re quirement:
The module is fitted (→ page 322). Multimedia sy
stem:
, Telephone
Connecting thete lephone module #
Select áConnect device - no device con-
nected. #
Select Connect MB SAP module. #
Press button 2. #
As soon as indicator lamp 1starts flashing
ye llo w, release the button. #
Select Start search and confirm. #
Select OK. 322
Multimedia sy stem