2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE lights

an aid. The driver is
responsible for
maintaining asuita ble dis tance tothe
ve hicle in front, vehicle speed and for
braking in good time. #
Be prepared tobrak eors werveifn ec‐
essar y. Als
oo bserve thes ysteml imitations of Active
Brak eAssist. The individua
lsubfunctions ar eavailable in
th ef ollowing speed ranges:
Distance warning function
The dis tance warning function issues awarning
at speeds:
R From appr oximatel y30k m/h, if overseveral
seconds thed ista nce maintained tothev ehi‐
cle tra velling in front is insuf ficient fort he driving speed. The
·distance warning
lam pthen lights up in thei nstrument clus ter.
R From appr oximatel y7km/h, if your vehicle
is criticall yclose toav ehicle or pedestrian.
An intermittent warning tone sounds and the
· distance warning lam plight supint he
instrument clus ter.
Brak eimmediately or take evasiv eaction ,provi‐
ded it is saf etodosoa ndthet raffic situation
allo wsthis.
Th ed istance warning function can aid youint hefollowing situations wit hanintermit tent wa rning tone and awarnin glamp: Ve
hicles tr avelling in
front St
ationar yvehicles Crossin gvehicles Crossin gpedestrians Stationar ypedes‐
trians
Ve hicles without Driv‐
ing Assis tance pa ck‐
age up
toappr ox.
250 km/h up
toappr ox.80k m/h no reaction uptoappr ox.60k m/h no reaction
Ve hicles wit hDriving
Assis tance pa ckage up
toappr ox.
250 km/h up
toappr ox.
10 0k m/h up
toappr ox.70k m/h up toappr ox.70k m/h up toappr ox.70k m/h 202
Driving and pa rking

Sy
stem limitations
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
in thef ollowing situations:
R In sno w,rain, fog, heavy spr ay,ift hereis
gl are, in direct sunlight or in greatlyvarying
light conditions.
R Ifth es ensor saredirty ,miste du p, damaged
or co vered.
R Ifth es ensor smalfunction due to otherradar
source inter fere nce, fore xamp lestro ng radar
re flections in multi-s toreyc ar par ks.
R Ifal oss of tyr epressur eorad efectivetyre
has been de tected and displ ayed.
The sy stem ma ynotreact cor rectly:
R In compl extraf fics ituations whe reobjects
cannot alwaysbec learly identified.
R Topedestrians or vehicles if they mo ve
qu ickl yintot he sensor de tection range.
R Topedestrians who ar ehidden by other
objects.
R Ifth et ypical outline of apedestrian cann ot
be distinguished from theb ackg round. R
Ifap edestrian is no trecognised as such, e.g.
due tospecial clo thing or other objects.
R On bends wit hatightradius. Setting
Activ eB rake Assi st Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
k Assistance .
Active
Brak eAssist
Ve hicles without Drivin gAssistanc epack‐
age: The settings can be made af ters tartin gt he
ve hicle.
Ve hicles with Drivin gAssistanc epacka ge:
The setting scan be made when thei gnition is
switched on.
% It is recommended that youa lway sl ea ve
Ac tiveB rake Assi stswitched on.
Select one of thef ollowing settings: #
Early :your selection is retained when the
ve hicle is next star ted. #
Medium :your selection is retained when the
ve hicle is next star ted. #
Late:y our selection is retained when the
ve hicle is next star ted. #
Off:
The dis tance warning function and thea uton‐
omous braking function ar edeactivated.
Ve hicles without Drivin gAssistanc epack‐
age: when thev ehicle is next star ted, the
mediu msetting is auto matically selected.
Ve hicles with Drivin gAssistanc epack‐
age: Evasi veSteering Assis tisnotavailable.
When thei gnition is next star ted, them iddle
setting is selected automaticall yand Evasive
St eering Assis tisavailable.
% When ActiveB rake Assi stis deactivated, the
æ symbol appears inthea ssis tance
graphi cinthe multifunction displa y. Ad
aptiv eBrake Lights function Ad
aptiv eBrake Lights warnfollowing traf ficinan
emergency braking situation:
R Byflashin gbrake lamps
R By activatin gthe hazard warning lights Drivin
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ri
ses slightly and then returns tothes etlevel
shortl yafter wa rds.
Yo uora nyone else in thev icinit yoft he
whee larches or theu nderbody could thus
become trapped.
The vehicle can also be lo wereda fter being
loc ked. #
When leaving thev ehicle, mak esure
th at nobody is in thev icinit yoft he
whee larches or theu nderbody. Re
quirements:
R The vehicle has been star ted.
R Allvehicles exceptA ll-Te rrain vehicles:
th ev ehicle mus tnotbe moving fasterthan
60 km/h.
R All-Terrain vehicles: thev ehicle mus tnotbe
moving fasterthan 35 km/h. Ra
ising thev ehicle #
Press but ton1.
Indica torlamp 2lights up.
All vehicles without 4MATIC exceptA ll-
Te rrain vehicles: thev ehicle is raised by
25 mm compared tothen ormal le vel. All
vehicles with 4MATIC exceptA ll-Te r‐
ra in vehicles: thev ehicle is raised by35 mm
compared tothen ormal le vel.
All- Terrain vehicles: thev ehicle is raised by
20 mm compared tothen ormal le vel.
Yo ur selection is sa ved.
% In driv eprogram All-Terrain,T hevehicle
canno tberaised fur ther by usin gbutton 1.
The vehicle is lo wereda gain in thef ollowing sit‐
uations:
R Allvehicles exceptA ll-Te rrain vehicles:
when driving fasterthan 80 km/h.
R Allvehicles exceptA ll-Te rrain vehicles:
when driving between 60 km/h and
80 km/h fora pproxima tely thre em inutes.
R All-Terrain vehicles: when driving faster
th an 35 km/h.
R Afters electing adrive program using the
DY NA MIC SELECT switch.
The vehicle is adjus tedtot he height of thel ast
activ edrive program. 222
Driving and parking

In suc
hcases, Lane Keeping Assis tcan:
R giveanu nnecessar ywarning
R notg iveaw arning #
Alw aysp ayparticular attention tothe
traf fics ituation and keep within the
lane, especiall yifActiveLaneK eeping
Assis talerts you. Re
quirement:
The driving speed is at leas t60k m/h. #
Press button 2.
If indicator lamp 1lights up, Lane Keeping
Assis tisactivated. When lane marking sare
de tected, thel ines in thea ssis tance graphic
ar es hown in white.
Sensitivity of Activ eL aneK eeping Assist
Wi th th estandar dora daptiv esetting ,you can
influence when thew arning vibration of Lane
Ke eping Assis ttakes place. In bo
th thestandar dand adaptiv esettings, no
wa rning vibration occur sinthefollowing situa‐
tions:
R Youh ave switched on thet urns ignal indica‐
to r.
R Adriving sa fety sy stem inter venes, su chas
ABS, BASorE SP®
.
In thea daptiv esetting, ther ew ill also be no
wa rning vibration in thef ollowing situations:
R The vehicle is accelerated or braked consid‐
erably.
R Yous teer actively ,e.g. swer vetoavo id an
obs tacle or chang elane quickl y.
R Youc utthec orner on ashar pbend.
Setting thes ensitivit yofActive Lan eKeep‐
ing Assist
Multimedia sy stem:
, Vehicle .
k Assistance .
Act.
Lane Keep. Assist #
Select asetting. Driving and parking
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Lights
Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
b Left dipped beam (exa mp le) *T
he cor responding light source is defective. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
or #
Chec kwhether youa repermit tedtor eplace thel ight source yourself .
% LEDl ight bulbs: thed ispla ymessag efor thec orresponding lam pappears onlyw hen all thel ight-emitting diodes
in thel am ph avef ailed.
b Activ eLight System inoper-
ative *T
he activ eheadlamp sarefaulty. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
b Intelligent Light System
inoperative *T
he Intelligent Light Sy stem is faulty .The lighting sy stem continues tofunction properly withou tthe functionsof
th eI ntelligent Light Sy stem. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. Displa
ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 519

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
b Malfunction See Owner's
Manual *T
heexterior lighting is faulty. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Ve hicles with atrailerh itch:afuse ma yhave blown. #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions. #
Chec kthe fuses and replace them if necessar y.
b AUTO lights inoperative *T
he light sensor is faulty. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
b Switch off lights *Y
ou ar eleaving thev ehicle and thel ights ar estills witched on. #
Turn thel ight switc htotheà position.
b Switch on headlamps *Y
ou ar edriving without dipped-beam headlamps. #
Turn thel ight switc htotheL orà position.
Adaptive Highbeam Assist
Plus inoperative *A
daptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus is faulty. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. 520
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps

Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
÷ ESP ®
wa rning lam pflashes The
yello wE SP®
wa rning lam pflashes while thev ehicle is in motion.
ESP ®
is inter vening . #
Adapty our driving styletos uitther oad and weather conditions.
÷ ESP ®
wa rning lam plights
up The
yello wE SP®
wa rning lam pislit while thee ngine is running.
ESP ®
is malfunctioning.
Other driving and driving sa fety sy stems ma yalso be faulty. &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ESP ®
is malfunctioning
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning ,ESP ®
canno tcarry out vehicle stabilisation .Inaddition ,other driving saf etys ystems are
switched off. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedataq ualified specialis tworks hop. #
Driv eonc arefully. #
Obser vethem essages in them ultifunction displa y. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. Displa
ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 527

Ty
res Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
h Ty re pressur emonitoring
sy stem warning lam plights
up The
yello wt yrep ressur emonitoring sy stem warning lam p(pressur eloss/malfunction) is lit.
The tyr epressur emonitoring sy stem has de tected tyr epressur elossinatl east one of thet yres. &
WARNING Risk of an accident du etoinsufficient tyr epressure
Ty resw ithi nsuf ficient tyr epressur eposet he following risks:
R The tyres ma yburst,e speciall yasthe load and vehicle speed increase.
R The tyres ma ywear excessively and/or une venly, whic hmaygreatl yimp air tyr etraction.
R ‑The drivin gcharacteristics, steering and braking ma ybegreatl yimp aired.
Yo uc ouldthen lose control of thev ehicle. #
Obser vether ecommende dtyrep ressures. #
Adjus tthe tyr epressur eifn ecessar y. #
Stop thev ehicle, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions. #
Chec kthe tyr epressur eand thet yres. 538
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps