2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE engine

function is activated via
theM ercedes
me connect weba pp. The elect
ricp arkin gb rake is applied if thet rans‐
mission is in position jand one of thef ollow‐
ing condition sisfulfilled:
R The engin eisswitched off.
R The seat belt tongu eisn otinser tedint he
seat belt buckle of thed rive r's seat and the
driver's door is opened.
% Toprev ent application: pull theh andle of the
electric parking brake.
In thef ollowing situations, thee lectric parking
brak eisa lso engaged:
R ActiveD ista nce Assi stant DI STRO NIC is
bringing thev ehicle toas tandstill.
R The HOL Dfunction is keeping thev ehicle sta‐
tionar y.
R ActiveP arking Assis tiskeeping thev ehicle
st ationar y. This is onl
ythe case if one of thef ollowing con‐
ditions is also fulfilled:
R The engine is switched off.
R The seat belt tongu eisn otinser tedint he
seat belt buckle of thed rive r's seat and the
driver's door is opened.
R Ther eisas ystemm alfunction.
R The po wersupply is insuf ficient.
R The vehicle is stationar yfor alengt hyperiod.
When thee lectric parking brak eisapplied,
the ! indicator lam plights up in thei nstru‐
ment clus ter.
The electric parking brak eisnotautomatically
applied if thee ngine is switched of fbythe ECO
st art/ stop function.
Electric parking brak efunction (releasing
automatically)
The electric parking brak eisreleased when the
fo llowing condition sarefulfilled:
R The engin eisrunning.
R Thes eatb eltt ongue is inser tedi ntot he seat
belt buckle of thed rive r's seat. R
The transmission is in position hork and
yo ud epress thea ccelera torp eda lory ou
shif tfromt ransmission position jtoh or
k.
R Ifth et ransmission is in position k,thetail‐
ga te mus tbec losed.
If th es eat belt tongu eisn otinser tedi ntot he
seat belt buckle of thed rive r's seat, thef ollow‐
ing condition smustbef ulfilled:
R The driver's door is closed.
R Youm ovet he transmission out of transmis‐
sion position joryouh ave prev iously
driven fasterthan 3k m/ h.
R Ifth et ransmission is in position k,thetail‐
ga te mus tbec losed.
If th ee lectric parking brak eisreleased,
the ! indicator lam pinthe instrument clus‐
te rg oes out. 19 2
Driving and pa rking

R
thee lectric parking brak eisnotapplied
Information on Mercedes me connect and other
services: http://www.mercedes.me. Note
sonp arking up thev ehicle If
yo ul eave thev ehicle par kedupf or longer than
fo ur we eks, thed isconnected batter ymaybe
damaged bydeep dischar ge.
If yo ul eave thev ehicle par kedupf or longer than
six weeks, it ma ysufferd ama geasaresult of
lac kofu se.
% Further information can be obtained at a
qu alified specialis tworks hop. St
andb ymode (extension of the star terb at‐
te ry 's period out of use) St
andb ymode function
If standb ymode is activated, thev ehicle can be
par kedf or an extende dperio doft ime without
losing po wer.
St andb ymode is characterised bythef ollowing:
R thes tarter batter yispreser ved. R
them aximum period out of use is displa yed
in them ultimedia sy stem displa y.
R functions suc hasinterior pr otection or tow-
aw ay protection ar enotavailable.
R thec onnection toonline services is inter rup‐
te d.
If th ef ollowing condition sarefulfilled, standby
mode can be activated or deactivated usin gthe
multimedia sy stem:
R thee ngine is switched off.
R thei gnition is switched on.
Exceeding thev ehicle's displa yedp eriod out of
use ma ycause incon venience, i.e .itcanno tbe
guarantee dthat thes tarter batter ywillr eliably
st ar tt he engine.
The star terb atter ymustbec hargedf irst inthe
fo llowing situations:
R thev ehicle's period out of use mus tbe
ex tended.
R the Battery charge insufficient for standby
mode messag eappear sinthe multimedia
sy stem displa y. %
Standb ymode is automaticall ydeactivated
when thei gnition is switched on.
Ac tivatin gordeactivatin gstandb ymode
Multimedi asystem:
, Vehicle .
î Vehicle set-
tings .
Standby mode #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
When youa ctivat ethe function,ap rompt
appears. #
Select Yes.
St andb ymode is activated. Driving and driving saf
etys ystems Driving sy
stems and your responsibility Yo
ur vehicle is equipped wit hdriving sy stems
whic hassis tyou in driving, parking and manoeu‐
vring thev ehicle. The driving sy stems ar etools
and do no trelie veyouofy ourresponsibility .Pay
attention tothet raffic condition satall times
and inter vene when necessa ry.Bea wareofthe
limitation sregarding thes afeu se of these sys‐
te ms. 194
Driving and pa rking

If ABS inter
venes when braking, youw illfeel a
pulsing in theb rake pedal. The pulsating brake
pedal can be an indication of hazardous road
condition sand can ser veas areminder totake
ex trac arew hile driving.
Sy stem limitations
R ABSisa ctivefroms peeds of appr ox.
8k m/h.
R ABS ma ybeimpaire dorm aynotfunction if a
malfunction has occur reda nd they el‐
low ! ABSwarning lam plight supc ontin‐
uousl yinthe instrument clus tera fter the
engine is star ted. Fu
nction of BAS(Brak eAssis tSystem) &
WARNING Risk of an accident caused by
am alfunctio ninBAS (Brak eAssistSys‐
te m)
If BA Sism alfunctioning ,the braking dis tance
in an emergency braking situatio nis
increased. #
Dep ress theb rake pedal wit hfull force
in emer gency braking situations. ABS
pr eve nts thew heels from locking. BA
Ss uppo rtsy our emer gency braking situation
wit ha dditional brak eforce.
If yo ud epress theb rake pedal quickl y,BA Sis
acti vated:
R BASa utomatically boosts theb rake pres‐
sure.
R BASc an sho rten theb raking dis tance.
R ABS pr events thew heels from locking.
The brakes will function as usual oncey ou
re lease theb rake pedal. BASisd eactivated. Fu
nctions of ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Pro‐
gr am) &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ESP ®
is
malfunctioning
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning ,ESP ®
canno tcarry
out vehicle stabilisation .Inaddition ,other
driving saf etys ystems ar eswitched off. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedataq ualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop. &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ESP ®
is
deactivated
If yo ud eactivat eESP®
,E SP ®
canno tcarry
out vehicle stabilisation. #
ESP ®
shoul donly be deacti vatedint he
fo llowing situations. 19 6
Driving and pa rking

ESP
®
can moni tora nd impr ovedriving stability
and traction in thef ollowing situations, within
ph ysical limits:
R When pulling away on wetors lipper ycarria‐
ge wa ys.
R When braking.
R Vehicles with traile rhitch: In trailer opera‐
tion from speeds of 65 km/h ,ifthevehicle/
trailer combination begins tosw ay from side
to side.
R Instro ng sidewinds when youa redriving
fa ster than 80 km/h.
If th ev ehicle deviates from thed irection desired
by thed rive r,ESP ®
can stabilise thev ehicle by
inter vening in thef ollowing ways:
R One or mor ewheels ar ebrake d.
R The engine output is adap teda ccording to
th es ituation.
ESP ®
is deactivated if theE SP®
OFF å warn‐
ing lam plight supc ontinuousl yinthe instrument
clus ter:
R Driving stabilit ywill no lon gerbei mprove d. R
Vehicles with traile rhitch: Stabilisation of
th ev ehicle/trailer combinatio nisnol onger
active.
R Crosswind Assis tisnolonger active.
R The driv ewheels could spin.
R ETS/4ETS traction control is still active.
% Even when ESP ®
is deactivated, youa restill
assis tedbyE SP®
when braking.
ESP ®
is inter vening if theE SP®
÷ warning
lam pflashes in thei nstrument clus ter:
R Do no tdeacti vate ESP ®
.
R Only depress thea ccelera torp eda lasf ar as
is necessar y.
R Adapty our driving styletos uitthec urrent
ro ad and weather conditions.
Deactivat eESP®
in thef ollowing situations to
impr ovetraction:
R When using sno wchains.
R In deep sno w.
R On sand or gr avel. %
Spinning thew heels results in acutting
action whic hprovide sbette rg rip.
ESP ®
is deactivated if theå ESP®
OFF warn‐
ing lam plight supc ontinuousl yinthe instrument
clus ter.
If th eE SP®
÷ warning lam plight supc ontinu‐
ousl y,ESP ®
is no tavailable due toam alfunction.
Obse rvea nyinformation whic hmaybe displa yed
in thei nstrument clus ter:
R Warning and indicator lamps (→ page522)
R Displa ymessages (→ page465)
ETS/4ET S(Electronic Tractio nSystem)
ETS/4E TStraction control is pa rtof ESP ®
and
makes it possible topull away or accelerat eona
slipper ysurface.
ETS/4ET Scan impr ovethev ehicle's traction by
inter vening in thef ollowing ways:
R The driv ewheels ar ebrake di ndividually if
th ey spin.
R Mor edrive torque is transferred tothew heel
or wheels wit htraction. Driving and parking
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Re
quirements:
R The vehicle is stationar y.
R The driver's door is closed or thes eat belt on
th ed rive r's side is fastened.
R The engine is running or ha sbeena utomati‐
cally switched of fbythe EC Ostart/s top
function.
R The electric parking brak eisreleased.
R ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cisnotacti‐
va ted.
R The transmission is in position h,kori.
Ac tivatin gthe HOL Dfunction #
Dep ress theb rake pedal and af teras hort
time depress fur ther until theë display
appear sinthe multifunction displa y.#
Release theb rake pedal.
Deactivating the HOLD function #
Depress thea ccelerator pedal topull away.
or #
Depress theb rake pedal until theë dis‐
pla yd isappear sfromt he multifunction dis‐
pla y. The HOLD function is deactivated in
thef ollow‐
ing situations:
R When ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cis
acti vated.
R The transmission is switched toposition j.
R When thev ehicle is secured wit hthe electric
parking brake.
In thef ollowing situations, thev ehicle is held by
th et ransmission position jorby thee lectric
parking brake:
R When thes eat belt is unfas tened and the
driver's door is opened.
R When thee ngine is switched off.
R When ther eisam alfunction in thes ystemor
if th ep ower suppl yisinsufficient. DY
NA MIC BODY CONT ROL DY
NA MIC BODY CONTROL has thef ollowing
ch aracteristics:
R Variable dampin gcharacteristics
R Continual adju stme nt of thed amping forc es The damping
characteristic sadap ttot he cur rent
operating and driving situation.
The da mping is tuned individuall yfor eac hwheel
and is af fected bythef ollowing factors:
R The road sur face conditions
R Vehicle load
R The driv eprogram selected
The driv eprogram can be adjus tedu sing the
DY NA MIC SELECT switch. AIR
BODY CONT ROL AIR
BODY CONT ROLfunction
AI RB ODYC ONTROL is an air suspension sy stem
wit hvariable dampin gfor impr oveddriving com‐
fo rt.T he all-round le velc ontrol sy stem ensures
th eb estp ossible suspension and const ant
groun dclearance, even wit haladen vehicle.
When driving at speed, thev ehicle is lo wered
automaticall ytoimprove driving saf etya nd to
re duce fuel consum ption. The option of manually
adjustin gthe vehicle le velisa lsoavailable. Drivin
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Ve
hicles without 360° Camera
1 Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC is only opera‐
tiona linthe front and rear
2 Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC is operational
an dc an also warnthed rive ra bout obs tacles
at thes ide of thev ehicle
3 Obstacle de tected at thef ront right (orange)
and rear (red) Ve
hicles wit h360° Camera
1 Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC is only opera‐
tiona linthe front and rear
2 Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC is operational
an dc an also warnthed rive ra bout obs tacles
at thes ide of thev ehicle
3 Obstacle de tected at thef ront right (orange)
and rear (red)
Sa vedo bstacle saredel eted in thef ollowing sit‐
uations, fore xamp le:
R Yous wit ch offt he vehicle
R Youo pen thed oors Af
tert he engine is restar ted, obs tacle sm ustbe
de tected again, befor eanew wa rning can be
issued.
Sy stem limitations
The sy stem limitations forP arking Assist
PA RKTRONI Capplyfor passiv eside impact pro‐
te ction.
The following object sarenotd etected, fore xam‐
ple:
R Pedestrians who approac hthe vehicle from
th es ide
R Objects placed next tothev ehicle
Deactivating/acti vating PARKTRONIC
* NO
TERisk of an accident from objects
at close range Pa
rking Assis tPARKTRONIC ma ynotdetect
cer tain object satcloserange. #
When parking or manoeuvring thev ehi‐
cle, pa yparticular attention toany
object swhicha reabo veor belo wthe
sensors, e.g. flowe rpotsord rawbars. Driving and parking
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If
aw arning is given in theI nstrument Displa y,
th em ultimedia sy stem of fers to sear chforar est
area. Youc an select aresta reaa nd star tn aviga‐
tio ntot hisrest area. This function can be activa‐
te da nd deactivated in them ultimedia sy stem.
If AT TENTION ASSIS Tisdeactivated, theé
symbol appear sinthe assis tance graphi cinthe
Instrument Displa ywhen thee ngine is running.
AT TENTION ASSIS Tisactivated automatically
when thee ngine is re-sta rted. The las tselected
sensitivity le velremain sstore d.
Sy stem limitations
AT TENTION ASSIS Tisactiveint he 60 km/h to
200 km/h spee drange.
Th ef unctionality of ATTENTION ASSIS Tis
re stricted, and warnings ma ybedelayedorn ot
occur at all in thef ollowing situations:
R Ifyo uh ave been driving forl ess than 30
minutes.
R Ifth er oad condition is poor (une venr oad
sur face or po tholes).
R Ifth er eisas tron gs idew ind. R
Ifyo ua dop tas porty drivin gstyle (hig hcor‐
nering speeds or high ratesofa cceleration).
R Ifth eS teering Assis tfunction of ActiveD is‐
ta nce Assi stDISTRONI Cisactive.
R Ifth et ime has been se tincor rectly.
R In acti vedriving situations, if youc hange
lanes and vary your spee dfrequ ently.
The ATTENTION ASSIS Ttiredness or alertness
assessment is dele teda nd restar tedw hen con‐
tinuing thej ourne yinthefollowing situations:
R Ifyo us wit ch offt he engine.
R Ifyo uu nfas teny our seat belt and open the
driver's door (e.g. chang edrive rs or take a
break).
Setting ATTENTION ASSI ST
Multimedia sy stem:
, Vehicle .
k Assistance .
ATTEN-
TION ASSIST
Setting options #
Select Standard, SensitiveorOff. Suggesting
aresta rea #
Select Suggest rest area . #
Activate Oor deacti vate thef unction ª.
If AT TENTION ASSIS Tdetects fatigue or
increasing la ckof attention ,itsuggests a
re st area in thev icinity. #
Select asugges tedr esta rea.
Yo ua reguided tothes elected rest area. Drivin
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R
Limiter (→ page206)
R ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
(→ page 209)
* NO
TEEngine dama gedue toexc essively
high engine speeds The engine will be damaged if
youd rive with
th ee ngine in theo verrev ving range. #
Do no tdrive with th eengine in theo ver‐
re vving range. The fue
lsuppl yisi nterrupted toprotect the
engine when ther ed band in revc ounter 3
(o ve rrev ving range) is reached.
During no rmal operatin gconditions, coolant
te mp eratur edisplay 4mayrise to120° C. &
WARNING Danger of bu rnsw hen open‐
ing theb onnet
If yo uo pen thee ngine bonn etwhen the
engine has overheated or during afireint he
engine compartment, youc ould come into
contact wit hhotgases or other escaping
operating fluids. #
Befor eopening theb onnet ,allowt he
engine tocool down. #
Inthee vent of afireint he engine com‐
partment, keep thee ngine bonn et
closed and cal lthe fire service. Overvie
wofthe buttons on thes teering
wheel 1
Buttong roup:
¤ Main menu and ba ckbutton (on-board
computer)
8 Switches sound off/on W
Increases thev olume
X Decreases thev olume
2 Touc hC ontrol (on-boar dcompu ter)
3 Touc hC ontrol (multimedia sy stem)
4 Button group:
¤ Main menu and bac kbutton (multime‐
dia sy stem)
£ LINGU ATRO NIC or voice control sys‐
tem
6 Makes/accepts acall
~ Rejects/end sacall Ope
ratin gthe on-boar dcom puter &
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. 262
Instrument Displa yand on-boar dcomputer