2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE warning

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Spee dofv ehicle ahead
2 Stored speed
Displa ysinthem ultifunction display
When activatin gActiv eDista nce Assi st
DISTRONI Corwhenc hanging thes tore ds peed,
th en ew stored speed is shown fora round five
seconds in them ultifunction display ç
70 km/h.
When ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cis
acti ve,the se tstore ds peed is displa yedn extto
the ç symbol. When dis tance control is
acti ve,the symbol is shown in green.
Ve hicles with theD riving Assistance Pack‐
age: on mo torw aysorh igh-speed major roads the
ç symbol is displa yedc yclicall ywhen the
ve hicle is ready topull away.
Ve hicles with Activ eS peed Limit Assi st:if a
spee dlim it is au tomatical lyadop ted, this is
shown as thes tore ds peed wit hthe ê sym‐
bol.
Operating Activ eD ista nce Assis tDISTRONIC &
WARNING Risk of accident if thed etec‐
tio nf unction of ActiveD ista nce Assi st
DISTRONI Cisimpaired
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cdoesn ot
re act:
R Topeople or animals.
R Tostationar yobstacles on ther oad, e.g.
st opped or par kedv ehicles (vehicles with‐
out theD riving Assis tance Package).
R Tostationar yobstacles on ther oad, e.g.
st opped or par kedv ehicles, if conditions
ar en otsuf ficient toenable de tection
(vehicle switht he Driving Assis tance
Pa ckage). R
Tooncoming vehicles and crossing traf‐
fi c.
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Ccan nei‐
th er giv ewarning snor inter vene in su chsit‐
uations. #
Alw aysc arefully obser vethet raffic con‐
dition sand be ready tobrak eata ll
times. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etolimi‐
te dd etectability of road user sand traf fic
situations
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Ccannot
al wa ys clear lyidentify other road user sand
comple xtraf fics ituations.
In these conditions ,Activ eDista nce Assi st
DISTRONI Cmay:
R Give an unnecessar ywarning and then
brak ethe vehicle.
R Neither giv eawarning nor inter vene.
R Accelerat eorbrake unexpectedly. 212
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Continue drivin gwithc area nd be ready
to brake, particular lyifAc tiveD ista nce
Assi stDISTRONI Cwarns you. &
WARNING Risk of accident from acceler‐
ation or braking byActiveD ista nce
Assi stDISTRONIC
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cmayaccel‐
erat eorb rake inthef ollowing cases, for
ex ample:
R Ifth ev ehicle pulls away usin gActiv eDis‐
ta nce Assi stDISTRONIC.
R Ifth es tore ds peed is called up and is
considerabl yfasterors lowe rthan the
cur rently driven speed.
R IfAc tiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cno
longer de tects avehicle in front or does
no treact toreleva nt objects. #
Alw aysc arefully obser vethet raffic con‐
dition sand be ready tobrak eata ll
times. #
Take intoa ccount thet raffic situation
befor ecallin gupt hestored speed. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoinsuf‐
fi cient decele ratio nbyA ctiveDista nce
Assi stDISTRONIC
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cbrakes
yo ur vehicle wit hupto50%oft he maximum
possible deceleration. If this decele ratio nis
no ts ufficient, ActiveD ista nce Assi st
DISTRONI Calertsy ou wit havisual and
acoustic warning. #
Inthese cases, adjus tyour speed and
ke ep asufficient di stance. #
Brak ethe vehicle yourself and/or take
ev asiv eaction. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoActive
Dis tance Assi stDISTRONI Cstillb eing
activated when youl eave thed rive r's
seat
If yo ul eave thed rive r's seat while thev ehicle
is being braked byActiveD ista nce Assi st
DISTRONI Conly,the vehicle can rollaw ay. #
Alw aysd eactivat eActiv eDista nce
Assi stDISTRONI Cand secur ethe vehi‐
cle topreve nt it from rolling away
befor eyou lea vethed rive r's seat. Re
quirements:
R The vehicle has been star ted.
R The elect ricp arkin gb rake isreleased.
R ActiveP arking Assis tisnotbeing used to
par kthe vehicle or toexit from aparking
space.
R ESP ®
is activated, but is no tinter vening.
R The transmission is in position h.
R The driver' sdoor,front passenger door and
th er ear door sareclosed.
R The bonne tisclosed. Drivin
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Remo veyour foot from theb rake pedal. #
Brief lypull thec ruise control le vertow ards
you 3.
or #
Accelerat ebrief ly.
Yo ur vehicle pulls away and adapts its speed
to that of thev ehicle in front. If no vehicle is
de tected in front, your vehicle accelerates to
th es etspeed.
Ad opting thes peed limit as thes toreds peed
Re quirements:
R ActiveS peed Limi tAssistis activated in the
multimedia sy stem (→ page247).
R ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cisactiva‐
te d.
R The sy stem de tects atraffic sign indicating a
speed limit. #
Brief lypull thec ruise control le vertow ards
you 3.
The displ ayed speed limit is adop tedast he
st ored speed. Your vehicle adapts its speed
to that of thev ehicle in front, but onl yupto
th es tore ds peed. If ActiveS peed Limi tAssist is activated, an
ydetected changes in the
speed limit ar eadop tedbyt he system.
Collision warning
If Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cisunableto
suf ficiently decele rate thev ehicle in order to
pr eve nt it from approa ching thev ehicle in front,
yo uw ill be warned visuall yand acousticall y.An
intermittent warning tone will then sound and
th ed ista nce warning lam pwill light up in the
instrumen tclus ter. #
Brak eimmediately in order toinc rease the
dis tance from thev ehicle in front.
or #
Take evasiv eaction pr ovided it is saf etodo
so. Ac
tiv eS teering Assist Fu
nction of Activ eS teering Assist
Ac tiv eS teering Assis tisonlya vailable for
ve hicles with theD riving Assistance Pack‐
age.
R ActiveS teering Assis tisoperational at
speeds up to210k m/h and helps youtos tay in
thec ent reofthel ane bymeans of moder‐
at es teering inter ventions.
R It uses thev ehicle in front and thel ane mark‐
ings as areferenc edepen ding on thed riven
speed.
R ActiveS teering Assis trequires youast he
driver ,tokeepyour hands on thes teering
wheel at all times so that youa reable to
inter vene at an ytime tocor rect thec ourse of
th ev ehicle and keep it in lane.
R ActiveS teering Assis tcan be overridden at
an yt ime bysteering thev ehicle yourself.
R When thes ystemisa ctivelysteering, the
è symbol is shown in green in them ulti‐
function displa y.
Sy stem limitations of Activ eS teering Assist
Ac tiveS teering Assis thas alimited steering tor‐
qu efor lateral guidance. In some cases ,the
st eering inter ventio nisn otsufficien ttok eepthe
ve hicle in thel ane.
If th ed etection of lane markings and vehicles
ahead is impaired, ActiveS teering Assist
switches topassiv emode. The sy stem pr ovides
no suppor tinthis case. During thet ransition Driving and parking
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mak
esuret hat then eighbouring lane is free
(shoulder view).
% The availabilit yofthefollowing function is
countr y-dependent.
Ac tiveS teering Assis tremain sactiv eevenift he
tur ns igna lindica toriss witched on. ActiveS teer‐
ing Assis tthen assists thed rive rw hen changing
lane sbya pplying steering torques toinitiat ethe
lane change.
Assis tance when changing lane sisprovide difa ll
th ef ollowing condition sareme t:
R Youa redrivin gonam otorway or high-speed
multi-lane major road wit hmultiple lane sin
th ed irection of tr avel.
R The neighbouring lane is free and separated
by ab roke nl ane marking.
R The driven spee disbetwe en 80 km/h and
18 0k m/h.
R The tur nsigna lindicator is switched on for
longer than tw oseconds.
If th es ystem is impaired, ActiveL aneC hange
Assi stma ybec ancelled. If an inter ruption
occurs, display 1appear sinthe multifunction displa
yalong wit hawarning tone prom pting you
to take control of thev ehicle. Ste
ering and contact de tection
Ac tiveS teering Assis trequires youast he driver,
to keep your hands on thes teering wheel at all
times so that youa reable tointer vene at any
time tocor rect thec ourse of thev ehicle and
ke ep it in lane. The driver mus texpect achange
from activ etopassivemode or vice versaata ny
time.
If yo ua renots teering yourself or if yout ake
yo ur hands of fthe steering wheel forap ro‐
longed period of time, thes ystemw ill, depend‐
ing on thes ituation ,first aler tyou wit havisual wa
rning. 1appear sinthe multifunction displa y.
If yo ua restill no tsteering thev ehicle yourself or
if yo uh ave nottaken hold of thes teering wheel,
aw arning tone sounds in additio ntothewarning
messag etoremind youtot akec ontrol of the
ve hicle.
The warning messag edoes no tappear or disap‐
pear sifo ne of thef ollowing condition sareme t:
R The driver steer sthe vehicle.
R The driver presses asteering wheel button or
operates Touc hC ontrol.
Fu nction of Activ eE me rgency Stop Assist
If th ed rive rc ontinues toigno rethea coustic
wa rning of ActiveL aneC hangeA ssist,A ctive
Dis tance Assi stDISTRONI Creduces thes peed.
If th ed rive rs tilld oes no trespond, thev ehicle is
decelerated in stages toas tandstill.
The driver can cancel thed eceleration at any
time byper form ing one of thef ollowing actions:
R Steering
R Braking or accelerating
R Pressing asteering wheel button or operat‐
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Activating or deacti vating ActiveS teering
Assis torD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
The driver mu stbe ready totake control of the
ve hicle at an ytime. Information on Hill
StartA ssist Hill
StartA ssisth olds thev ehicle foras hort
time when pulling away on ahill under thef ol‐
lowing conditions:
R The transmission is in position hork.
R The electric parking brak eisreleased.
This gives youe nough tim etomoveyour foot
from theb rake pedal tothea ccelerator pedal
and depress it befor ethe vehicle begins toroll. &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
caused bythev ehicle rolling away
Af teras horttime, Hill StartA ssistnol onger
holds thev ehicle and it can rollaw ay. #
Therefore, swiftl ymove your foot from
th eb rake pedal tothea ccelerator pedal. Ne
vera ttem pttolea vethev ehi‐
cle if it is being held byHillStart Assist. HOLD function
HOLD function
The HOL
Dfunction holds thev ehicle at astand‐
st ill without requ iring youtod epress theb rake
pedal, e.g. when pulling away on steep slopes.
Sy stem limitations
R The incline mus tnotbe grea tert han 30%.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gthe HOL Dfunction &
WARNING Risk of an accident du etothe
HOLD function being acti vatedw heny ou
lea vethev ehicle
If yo ul eave thev ehicle while onl ythe HOLD
function is braking thev ehicle, thev ehicle
can rollaw ay inthef ollowing situations:
R Ifth er eisam alfunction in thes ystemor
in thep owe rsupply. R
Ifth eH OLD function is deactivated by
depressing thea ccelera torp eda lort he
brak epedal, e.g. byavehicle occupant.
R Ifth ee lectrics in thee ngine compart‐
ment ,the batter yorthe fuses ar etam‐
pered wit horifthe batter yisdisconnec‐
te d. #
Alw aysd eactivat ethe HOLD function
and secur ethe vehicle agains trolling
aw ay befor eleaving thev ehicle. *
NO
TEDama gefrom auto matic braking When
ActiveB rake Assi st,A ctiv eDista nce
Assi stDISTRONI Corthe HOLD function are
activated, thev ehicle brakes autonomously
in cer tain situations.
To avo id damag etothevehicle, deactivate
th ese sy stems in thef ollowing or similars it‐
uations: #
During towing #
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Driv
eprogram Characteristics
All vehicles exceptA ll-Te rra in
ve hicles: S+
(Spor tPlus) R
The suspension tuning is evenfirmer.
R The vehicle is se ttothe lo wleve l.
R The vehicle is no tlowe reda nyfurther if youa retra velling at higher speeds.
All- Terrain vehicles: AT
(All- Terrain) R
Suspension tuning is fore asily negotiabl eoffro ad terrain.
R The vehicle is se ttothe high le vel.
R When drivin gatspeeds of abo ve35 km/h thev ehicle is lo weredtot he normal le vel.
R When drivin gatspeeds belo w20km/h,thev ehicle is raised again. Setting
thev ehicle le vel &
WARNING Risk of accident because
ve hicle le velist oo high
If yo ud rive atah igher vehicle le vel,th ed riv‐
ing characteristic smaybe impaired due to
th eh igher vehicle centre of gravity.
The vehicle can drif toutwards, fore xamp le,
when steering or cornering. #
Alw aysc hoose avehicle le velw hic his
suited tothed riving stylea nd ther oad
sur face conditions. &
WARNING Risk of entrapment from vehi‐
cle lo wering
Whe nlowe ring thev ehicle, other people
could become trapped if their limbs are
between thev ehicle body and thet yres or
underneat hthe vehicle. #
Mak esurenoo ne is underneat hthe
ve hicle or in thei mmediat evicinity of
th ew heel ar ches when youl owe rthe
ve hicle. &
WARNING Risk of entrapment from vehi‐
cle lo wering
Ve hicles with AIRB ODYC ONT ROLor
le ve lc ontrol sy stem: When youu nload lug‐
ga ge or lea vethev ehicle, thev ehicle first Driving and pa
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weri ngthev ehicle #
Press but ton1.
Indicator lamp 2goes out. The vehicle is
adjus tedtot he height of thel asta ctiv edrive
program. Pa
rking Assis tPARKTRONIC Fu
nction of Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC Pa
rking Assis tPARKTRONIC is an electronic
pa rkinga ssistanc esystem wit hultrasound. It
monitor sthe area around your vehicle using six
sensors 1inthef ront bumper and six sensors
in ther ear bumper .Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC indicates visually an
daudibl ythe dis tance
betwee nyour vehicle and an object.
Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC is only an aid. It is
no tas ubstitut efor your attentio ntothe sur‐
ro undings. The responsibility fors afem anoeu‐
vring and parking remains wit hyou. Mak esure
th at ther ea reno persons, animals or objects in
th em anoeuvring area while manoeuvring and
parking in/exitin gparking spaces.
In thes tandar dsetting ,ani ntermit tent wa rning
to ne sounds from adista nc eofa pproximately
0. 3mtoano bstacle .Ac ontinuou stone sounds
from adista nc eofa pproximatel y0.2m. Youc an
se tthe warning tone in them ultimedia sy stem
so that it will soun dearlier at agreater dis tance
of appr oximatel y1.0m( →pag e226).
If Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC is deactivated,
Ac tiveP arking Assis tisunavailable.
Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC displa yinthe
mu ltimedia sy stem
If Ac tiveP arking Assis tisnotactivated and an
obs tacle is de tected in thep athoft hevehicle, a
pop-up windo wforParking Assis tPARKTRONIC 1
appear sinthe multimedia sy stem at speeds
up toappr oximatel y10k m/h. Ve
hicles wit hActiv eParking Assis twithout a360°
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Ve
hicles wit hActiv eParking Assis tand a360°
Camera
Sy stem limitations
Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC does no tneces sa‐
ri ly tak eintoa ccount thef ollowing obs tacles:
R Obs tacle sb elow thed etection range, e.g.
pe rsons, animals or objects.
R Obs tacle sabove thed etection range, e.g.
ov erhanging loads, overhang sorl oading
ra mp sofl orries.
The sensor smustbef reeofd irt, ice and slush.
Otherwise, they ma ynotfunction cor rectly. Clea
nthe sensor sregularly ,taking care no tto
scratc hordamagethem.
Ve hicles with traile rhitch: Parking Assist
PA RKTRONI Cisdeactivatedf or ther ear zone
when youe stablish an elect rical connection
between your vehicle and atrailer.
Fu nction of thep assiv es ide impact pr otec‐
tion
Pa ssiv eside impact pr otection is an additional
Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC functio nwhich
wa rnst he driver about obs tacle satt he side of
th ev ehicle. Awarning is issued when obs tacles
ar ed etected between thef ront and rear de tec‐
tion range. In orde rfor an objec ttobedetected,
th es ensor sinthe front and rear bumper must
de tect theo bjec twhile youa redrivin gpastit.
During thep arking procedur eormanoeuvring,
objects ar edetected as thev ehicle drives past.
If yo us teer in thed irection of adetected obs ta‐
cle and ther eisar isk ofalateral collision, a
wa rning is issued. The lateral segment slight up
orang eorred, depending on thed ista nce tothe
obs tacle. Segment colour dependin
gondistance
Colour Lateral distance in
cm
Re dA pprox.<30
Orang eA pprox30 -60 In order
forl ateral front or rear segment stobe
displa yed, thev ehicle mus tfirst trave lad ista nce
of at leas thalfoft hevehicle length. Once the
ve hicle has tr avelled thel engt hoft hevehicle, all
of thel ateral front and rear segment scan be dis‐
pla yed. 224
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