2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE steering

When
Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC is operational
an dnoo bjectisd etected, thes egment softhe
wa rning displa yareshown in grey.
% Ifth ee ntir esystemf ails, thes egment sof
th ew arning displa yareshown in red. The
indicator lam ponthePARKTRONI Cbutton
light supa ndthe é symbol appear sin
th em ultifunction displa y.
If th es ystemf ails at ther ear ,the displa yof
th es egment schanges as follo ws:
R The rear segment sareshown in red
when reve rsing.
R The rear segment sarehidde nwhen driv‐
ing forw ards.
If Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC is deactivated,
th ew arning displa yfades out. Guid
elines 1
Yello wl ane markin gthe course thet yres will
ta ke atthec urrent steering wheel angle
(dynamic)
2 Yello wg uide line, vehicle widt h(driven sur‐
fa ce) depending on thec urrent steering
wheel angle (dynamic)
3 Redg uide line at adista nce of appr oximately
0. 3mf romt herear area
4 Markatad istance of appr ox.1 .0 m
% When ActiveP arking Assis tisactive, the
lanes ar edispla yeding reen. The guide lines in
them ultimedia sy stem dis‐
pla yshowt he dis tances toyour vehicle. The
dis tances only apply toroad le vel.
In trailer mode, theg uide lines ar eshown at
th el eve loft he trailer hitch.
Tr aile rview( if traile rhitchisf itted)
If yo us elect trailer vie wand no trailer is connec‐
te dtot hevehicle, thef ollowing displa yappears: 1
Yello wg uide line, locating aid
2 Redg uide line at adista nce of appr oximately
0. 3mtot he ball head of thet railer hitch
3 Ball head of thet railer hitch Driving and parking
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Ac
tiveP arking Assis tisonlyana id. It is no ta
substitut efor your attentio ntothe sur roundings.
The responsibility fors afem anoeuvring and
parking remains wit hyou. Mak esuret hat no
persons, animals or objectse tc. areinthe
manoeuvring range.
Ac tiveP arking Assis tiscancelled if, among
ot her things ,one of thef ollowing actions is car‐
ri ed out:
R Youd eactivat eParking Assis tPARKTRONIC.
R Youd eactivat eActiv eParking Assist.
R Youb egin steering.
R Youa ppl ythe parking brake.
R Youe ngage j.
R ESP ®
inte rvenes.
R Youo pen thet ailgate.
Sy stem limitations of Activ eP arkin gAssist
Object slocated abo veor belo wthe de tection
ra ng eofA ctiveParking Assis tare notd etected
when thep arking space is being measured.
These ar ealso no ttaken in toaccount when the
parkin gmanoeuvr eiscalculated, e.g. overhang‐
ing loads, overhangs or loading ramp sofl orries or
theb oundaries of parking spaces. In some cir‐
cums tances, ActiveP arking Assis tmaytherefore
guide youi ntot he parking space prematurel y. &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
object slocated abo veor belo wthe
de tection rang eofA ctiveParking Assist
If th er ea reobjects abo veor belo wthe
de tection range, thef ollowing situations may
arise:
R ActiveP arking Assis tmaysteer tooe arly.
R Vehicles with automatic transmis‐
sion: Thevehicle ma ynotstop in front of
th ese objects.
This could cause acollision. #
Inthese situations, do no tuse Active
Pa rking Assist. Sn
owfa ll or heavy rain ma ylead toap arking
spac ebeingm easured inaccuratel y.Pa rking
spaces that ar epartial lyoccupied bytrailer
dr aw bar sm ight no tbeidentified as suc horbe
measured incor rectly .Only us eActiv eParking
Assis tonlevel, high-grip ground. Do no
tuse ActiveP arking Assis tinthefollowing
situations:
R Ifyo ua redrivin ginextreme weather condi‐
tions suc hasice,p ackeds noworinh eavy
ra in.
R Ifyo ua retranspo rting aload that pr otru des
be yond thev ehicle.
R Ifth ep arking space is on asteep downhill or
uphill gradient.
R Ifyo uh ave installed sno wchains.
Ac tiveP arking Assis tmayalso displa yparking
spaces that ar enotsuitable forp arking, e.g.:
R Parking spaces wher eparkin gisp rohibited.
R Parking spaces on unsuitable sur faces.
Ac tiveP arking Assis twill no tassis tyou with
parking spaces at right angles tothed irection of
tr av el in thef ollowing situations:
R If tw oparkin gspaces ar elocated immedi‐
atel ynexttoe acho ther.
R Ifth ep arking space is directly next toalow
obs tacle su chasalow kerb. 234
Driving and parking

Note
sono perating saf ety &
WARNING Risk of di stra ction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo uo perat einformation and communica‐
tio ne quipment integ ratedint hevehicle
when driving, youw ill be distracted from the
traf fics ituation. Thi scould also cause youto
lose control of thev ehicle. #
Onlyoperat ethis equipment when the
traf fics ituation permits. #
Ifyo uc anno tbes ureoft his,stop the
ve hicle whils tpaying attention toroad
and traf ficc onditions and ope rate the
equipment wit hthe vehicle stationar y. &
WARNING Risk of di stra ction from oper‐
ating mobil ecommunication equipment
while thev ehicle is in motion
If yo uo perat ecommun icationequipment
integrated in thev ehicle when driving, you
will be distracted from thet raffic situation. This could also cause
youtol ose control of
th ev ehicle.
Onl yoperat ethis equipment when thev ehi‐
cle is stationar y. Fo
ry our owns afet y, alwa ys obser vethef ollow‐
ing points when operating mobile communica‐
tions equipment and especiall yyour voice con‐
trol sy stem:
R Obser vethel egal requ irements fort he coun‐
tr yinw hichyou ar edriving.
R While driving, on ly operatem obile communi‐
cation sequipment and your voice control
sy stem when thet raffic condition spermit it.
Yo um ayotherwise be distracted from the
traf ficc onditions and cause an accident,
inju ring yourself and others.
R Do no tuse thev oice control sy stem in an
emer gency as your voice can chang eand
yo ur telephon ecall can be unnecessarily
dela yed.
R Familiarise yourself wit hthe voice control
sy stem function sbefor estartin gt he journe y. Operation
Operating
them ultifunction steering wheel LINGU
ATRO NIC is operational appr oximately
th irty seconds af tert he ignition is switched on. 1
8 Switches thes ound off/on (ends LIN‐
GU ATRO NIC)
2 ó Starts LINGU ATRO NIC
3 6 Makes/accepts acall
4 ~ Rejects/end sacall( en ds LINGUA‐
TRONIC)
5 W Increases thev olume
6 X Decreases thev olume 274
LINGU ATRO NIC

Conductin
gadialogue #
Tostar torc ontinue adialogue: pressthe
ó button on them ultifunction steering
wheel.
Yo uc an sa yavoice command af teran
acou stic signal. #
Tocor rect an ent ry:sayt he Correction
vo ice command. #
Toselect an entr yfromt he selection lis t:
sa yt he line number or thec ontents. #
Tobrows ethe selection lis t:sa yt he Next
or Back voice command. #
Tointer rupt thed ialogue: sayt he Pause
vo ice command. #
Tocancel thed ialogue: sayt he Cancel
vo ice command or press the8 button on
th em ultifunction steering wheel. Operable functions
Yo
uc an use theL INGU ATRO NIC voice control
sy stem tooperat ethe following equipment
depending on thef eatures: R
Telephone
R Text messa ges
R Navigation
R Address book
R Radio
R Audio (memor ycard, Media Inter face, USB
and Blu etoo th®
audio)
R TV
R Vehicle Overvie
woftypes of voice commands Ad
istinction is made between thef ollowing
vo ice commands:
R Global voice commands can be said at any
time and rega rdless of thec urrent applica‐
tion, e.g .the voice commands Navigateto,
Call orText message to.
R Application-specific voice commands are
onl yavailable fort he activ eapplication. 1
Global voice commands
2 Application-specific voice commands
On thed ispla ynexttot he activ eapplication,
ex amples of global voice command sand thec or‐
re sponding application-specific voice commands
ar ed ispla yedonana utocue. This makes ent ry
easier and supports interactiv eoperation. The
lis tc an be scrolled or it can be operated by
speec horthe controller/touchpad. Nu
mbe rentry functions R
The numbe rsallo weda rezero tonine . LING
UATRONIC 275

#
Tomute: pressvolume control 1.
The 8 symbol appear sinthestatus line.
Yo uw ill also hear traf fica nnouncements and
navigation announcements even when the
sound is muted. #
Toswitc hon:chang ethe media source or
adjus tthe volume. Ad
justin gthe volume On
them ultimedia sy stem #
Turn volume control 1.
The volume of thec urrent radio or media
source is set. The volume of other audio
sources can be adjus teds eparatel y. Ad
jus tthis in thef ollowing situations:
R during atraf fica nnouncement
R during anavigation announcement
The volume of then avigation announce‐
ment changes in accordanc ewitht he vol‐
ume of thec urrent media sou rce.
R during atelephone call
R when entering or exitin gap arkin gspace
while using ActiveP arking Assist
or #
Select System. #
Select Audio. #
Selec tavolume setting. #
Setthe volume.
% The volume can also be se tonthe multifunc‐
tion steering wheel (→ page262). Multimedia sy
stem 293

ENERGIZIN
Gcomfort ENERGIZIN
Gcomfor tprogram overview Prog
ramo verview Prog
rams Function
Re fresh
Can maketarget ed changes tothei nterior climat etorefresh vehicle occupants. Cooling air flow and ionisa‐
tio np urify thea ir.T he vehicle interior is illuminated wit hcool colour sand thes eats ar eventilated.
Wa rmth
Can increase thec omfor tleve loft he occupants. The vehicle's panel, seat and steering wheel heater pro‐
duce acosy warmth.T he ai risp urifie dusing ionisation and apleasant fragrance is released. The vehicle
interior is illuminated wit hwarml ighting.
Vi tality
Can countera ct fatigue in mono tonou sdriving situations. Fast-paced musi cand avitalizing massa gepro‐
vide invigorating stimulatio nfor thev ehicle occupants. The air is purified using ionisation and apleasant
fragrance is released. The vehicle interior is illuminated in astimulating hu eand thes eat is ventilated.
Pleasure Canp romo teap ositiv emoodint he occupants. Moderatel yfastm usicisp laye da nd am assag eprogram is
activated. The air is purified using ionisation and apleasant fragrance is released. The vehicle interior is
illuminated wit hamicable lighting. Multimedia sy
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R
Recommended lane 1
In this lane, youw ill be able tocompl eteb oth
th en extc hang eofd irection and theo ne
af te rt hat.
R Possible lane 2
In this lane, youw ill on lybe able tocompl ete
th en extc hang eofd irection.
R Lan enotrecommended 3
In this lane, youw ill no tbea bletocompl ete
th en extc hang eofd irection without chang‐
ing lane.
During thec hang eofd irection ,new lane smay
be added.
% Lanerecommendations can also be dis‐
pla yedint he Instrument Displa yand in the
Head-up Displa y.
Destination reached
Once thed estination is reached, youw ill see the
ch equered flag Í.R outeguidance is finished.
Whe nani ntermedia tedestination has been
re ached, youw ill see thei ntermediat edestina‐
tion flag wit hthe number of your intermediate destination
Î.After this, routeg uidance is
continued.
Swit ching navigation announcement son/off
Re quirements:
R arout ehas already been created.
R routeg uidance is active. #
Toswitc hoff:press the8 button on the
multifunction steering wheel during anaviga‐
tion announcement.
or #
Press on thev olume control tother ight of
th ec ontroller during anavigation announce‐
ment (→ page292).
The Spoken driving recommendations have
been deactivated. messageappears.
or #
Sho wthe navigation menu (→ page309). #
Select !Drivingrecommendation .
The symbol changes to# . #
Toactivate: select#Driving recommen-
dation.
The cur rent navigation announcement is
pl ay ed.
% Inthef ollowing situations, navigation
announcements ar eswitched on automati‐
cally:
R Anew routeg uidance is star ted.
R The routeisr ecalculated.
% Youc an access and add this function as a
fa vo urit eunder Spoke ndriving recommenda-
tions on/off.
Swit ching navigation announcement son/off
during aphone call #
Select System. #
Select õAudio . #
Select Navigation and traffic announce-
ments. #
Swit chDriving recommendations during
phone call onO or off ª. Multimedia sy
stem 321

Ad
justin gthe volum eofn avigation
announcements
Re quirements:
R arout ehas already been created.
R routeg uidance is active.
On them ultifunction steering wheel or on
th em ultimedia sy stem #
Press theW orX button on them ulti‐
function steering wheel during anavigation
announcement.
or #
Turn thev olume control tother ight of the
controller du ring anavigation announcement
(→ page 293).
% Inthef ollowing situations, thev olume is
ra ised tothem inimum volume or lo weredto
th em aximum volume:
R Anew routeg uidance is star ted.
R The routeisr ecalculated.
% The minimum volume can be individuall yset
at aM ercedes-Benz Service Cent re.Vi
as ystems ettings #
Select System. #
Select õAudio . #
Select Navigation and traffic announce-
ments. #
Select Drivingrecommendation volume. #
Setthe volume.
Switching audio fadeout on/o ffduring navi‐
ga tio na nnouncements #
Select System . #
Select õAudio . #
Select Navigation and traffic announce-
ments . #
Switch Audio fadeou tduring driving recom-
mendation onO or off ª.
Re peating navigatio nannouncements
Re quirements:
R arout ehas already been created.
R routeg uidance is active. Multimedia sy
stem:
, Navigation #
Select !Drivingrecommendation . #
Select #Drivingrecommendation .
The cur rent navigation announcement is
re peated.
% Youc an access and add this function as a
fa vo urit eunder Repeat spoken driving rec-
ommendation .
Cancelling rout eg uidance
Re quirements:
R arout ehas already been created.
R routeg uidance is active.
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation #
Select Cancel route guidance .
Continuing rout eg uidance
Re quirements:
R arout ehas already been created.
R routeg uidance is inter rupte d. 322
Multimedia sy stem