2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE brake sensor

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hicl edata storage Information from electronic control units
Electronic control unit
sarefitted in your vehicle.
Some of these ar enecessar yfor thes afeo pera‐
tion of your vehicle, while some assis tyou when
driving (driver assi stanc esystems). In addition,
yo ur vehicle pr ovides con venience and enter tain‐
men tfunctions, whic harealso made possible by
electronic control units.
Elect ronic control units contai ndatam emories
which cantemp orarily or permanently store
te ch nica linformatio nabout thev ehicle's operat‐
ing status ,component loads, main tenance
re qu irements and tech nica levents or faults.
In general ,this information documents thes tate
of ac omponent part, amodule, asystemort he
sur rounding ssucha s:
R operatin gstatuses of sy stem components
(e.g. fluid le vels, batter ystatus ,tyrep res‐
sure)
R status messages concernin gthe vehicle and
its individualc omponents(e.g. number of
wheel revo lutions/speed, decele ration, lat‐ eral acceleration, displa
yofthefastened seat
belts)
R malfunctions or defectsini mportant sy stem
components (e.g. lights, brakes)
R information on vehicle damag eevents
R system reaction sinspecial drivin gsituations
(e.g. airbag deployment, inter ventio nofs ta‐
bilit ycontrol sy stems)
R ambient conditions (e.g. temp erature, rain
sensor)
In addition toprov iding thea ctual control unit
function ,this dat aassists them anufacturer in
de tecting and rectifying faults and optimising
ve hicle functions. The majority of this dat ais
te mp orar yand is onl yprocessed in thev ehicle
itself. Onl yasmall portion of thed ataiss tored
in thee vent or fault memor y.
When your vehicle is serviced, tech nica ldata
from thev ehicle can be read out byservice net‐
wo rkemplo yees or thirdp arties .Services
include repair services, maintenanc eprocesses,
wa rrant yevents and qualit yassurance meas‐
ures, fore xamp le. The read out is per form ed via
th el egall yprescribed por tfor OBD ("on-board diagnostics"
)inthevehicle. The respective
service networ klocations or thirdp arties col‐
lect ,proces sand use thed ata. The ydocument
te ch nica lstatuses of thev ehicle, assis tinfind‐
in gf aults and impr oving qualit yand ar etrans‐
mit tedtot he manufacturer ,ifnecessar y.Fu r‐
th ermore, them anufacturer is subject toprod‐
uct liability .For this, them anufacturer requ ires
te ch nica ldataf romv ehicles.
Fa ult memories in thev ehicle can be rese tbya
service outle taspartofr epair or maintenance
wo rk.
The ycan enter dat aintot he vehicle's con veni‐
ence and inf otainment function sthemselves as
par toft he selected equipment.
This includes, fore xamp le:
R multimedia dat asuchasm usic,films or pho‐
to sf or playbac kinanintegrated multimedia
sy stem
R address book dat afor use in connection with
an integrated hands-free sy stem or an inte‐
grated navigation sy stem
R entered navigation destinations
R dataabout theu se of Interne tservices 28
General no tes

Fu
nction of ther adar senso rs Some driving and driving sa
fety sy stems use
ra dar sensor stomonitor thea reainf ront of,
behind or next tothev ehicle (depending on the
ve hicle's equipment).
Depending on thev ehicle's equipment, ther adar
senso rsarei ntegrated behind theb umpers
and/or behind ther adiator grille. Keep these
parts free of dirt, ice and slush (→ page402).
The sensor smustn otbe co vered, fore xamp le
by bicycle rack s, ove rhanging loads or radar-
re flecting sticke rs.F ollowing an impact and in
th ee vent of associated dama ge,w hic hm aynot
be visible, totheb umper sorradiator grille, ha ve
th ef unction of ther adar senso rscheckedata
qu alified specialis tworks hop. The driver assis‐
ta nce sy stem ma ynolonger workproperly. Overvie
wofdriving sy stems and driving
saf etys ystems In
this section, youw illfind informatio nabout
th ef ollowing driving sy stems and driving saf ety
sy stems:
R 360° Camer a(→pag e229)
R ABS (A nti-lock Braking System)
(→ pag e195)
R ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
(→ page 209)
R Adaptiv ebrake light s(→pag e205)
R AIRB ODYC ONTROL (→ page219 )
R ActiveB rake Assi st (→pag e201 )
R ActiveL aneK eeping Assis t(→pag e250)
R ATTENTION ASSIS T(→ pag e244)
R BAS(Brake Assist System) (→ page196)
R DYNA MIC BODY CONTROL (→ page219 )
R EBD ( Electronic Brakeforce Distribution)
(→ pag e200)
R ESP ®
(Elect ronic Stability Program)
(→ pag e196) R
Hill StartA ssist
R HOL Dfunction (→ page218)
R STEER CONTROL (→ page 201)
R ActiveS teering Assis t(→ pag e215 )
R Limi ter( →pag e206)
R ActiveP arking Assis t(→pag e233)
R Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC (→ page 223)
R Reversing camer a(→pag e227)
R Cruise control (→ page206)
R Blin dSpotA ssis tand ActiveB lind Spo tAssist
( → pag e248)
R Traf ficS ign Assi st (→pag e246) Fu
nctions of ABS (anti-loc kbraking sy stem) AB
Sr egulates theb rake pressur eincritical driv‐
ing situations:
R During braking, e.g. at maximum full-s top
braking or insuf ficient traction of thet yres,
th ew heels ar epreve nted from blocking.
R Vehicle steerability while braking is ensured. Driving and parking
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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
gand parking 205

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
Radar sensors dirty See
Owner's Manual *T
heradar sensor sy stem is malfunctioning. Possible causes:
R soiling of thes ensors
R heavy rain
R extende dcountr ydriving wi thout moving traf fic, e.g. in thed esert
Driving sy stems and driving saf etys ystems ma ybem alfunctioning or temp orarily una vailable.
Onc ethe cause of thep roblem is no longer present ,driving sy stems and driving saf etys ystems ar eavailable again.
If th ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear: #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions. #
Clea nallsenso rs . #
Restar tt he engine.
Active Brake Assist Func-
tions currently limited See
Owner's Manual *
Ve hicles with theD riving Assistance Package: ActiveB rake Assi stwit hc ross-traf ficf unction, Evasi veSteering
Assis torP RE‑SAFE ®
PLUS ar etemporarily una vailable or onl ypartiall yavailable.
Ve hicles without theD riving Assistance pa ckage: ActiveB rake Assi stistemp orarily una vailable.
The ambien tcondition sareoutside thes ystem border s. #
Driv eon.
As soon as thea mbient conditions ar ewithin thes ystem borders, thes ystemw ill become available again. #
Ifth ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear ,stopt he vehicle while paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions
and restar tt he engine. Displa
ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 477

÷inope
rativ eS ee Owner' sMan‐
ual ....................................................... 469
Tin operati veSee Owner's Man‐
ual ....................................................... 470
G Inoperative .................................. 475
b Intellige nt Light Sy stem inoper‐
ative ..................................................... 519
 Keyn otdetected (whit edis‐
pl ay messa ge)...................................... 507
ÂKe ynotdetected (red displ ay
messa ge).............................................5 07
b Leftdipped beam (e xamp le) ........ 519
6 Leftwindowbagm alfunction
Consul tworks hop (e xample).............. .480
Le tfresh airi ntot he vehicle interior!
Air conditionin gmalf.Visit workshop ...514
Limiter inoperative .............................. 492
Limiter passive .................................... 491
 Lowe ring .................................... 483 bMalfunctio
nSee Owner' sMan‐
ual ....................................................... 520
ðMaximu mspeed exceeded ..........4 92
Np ermanently activ eRiskofv ehicle
ro lling .................................................. .511
No tind rive prog ram" All-Ter rain" ........ 490
ëOff .............................................. .490
Onl yselect Park (P) when vehicle is
st ationary ............................................ .511
j Operation only possible in
transmission position N .......................513
j Operation only possible in
transmission position P ........................513
! Parking brak eSee Owner's
Manual ................................................ .472
 Place thek eyinthem arked
space See Owner's Manual ................. 508
Please reduce speed ...........................4 85
PRE-SAFE impulse side inope rative
See Owner' sManual ............................ 478PRE-SAFE inoperativ
eSee Owner's
Manual .................................................4 78
Ra dar sensor sdirty See Owner's
Manual .........................................4 76,477
_ Rear lef tseat backres tnot
loc ked( example) .................................. 51 8
h Rectify tyr epressure ................... 503
ØRe fill Ad Blu eEng. star tn otpos‐
sible .................................................... 500
ØRe fill Ad Blu eNos tart in XXX
km ...................................................... .500
ØRe fill Ad Blu eS ee Owne r’sM an‐
ual .......................................................4 99
!Re lease parkin gbrake ................ .471
¸ Replace air cleaner .....................499
,Re placekeyS eeOwner' sMan‐
ual ...................................................... .506
ÂRe placekey................................ .506
8Re servefuel le vel........................ 499 Index
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6Re
stra int sys. malfunction Con‐
sult workshop ...................................... 479
Re versing no tposs. Consult work‐
shop ..................................................... 512
Rises or lo wersmax. speed 35
km/h .................................................. .485
Risk of vehicle rolling Driver door
open and transmissio nnotin P ............ 51 0
# See Owner's Manual ................... 494
Spee dlim it (winter tyres) XXX km/h ... 492
#St arte ngine See Owner' sMan‐
ual ...................................................... .494
Ð Steering malfunction Drive
carefull yVisit workshop ....................... 514
Ð Steering malfunction Incre ased
ph ysical ef fort See Owner's Manual ....51 5
Ð Steering malfunction Stop
immediatel ySee Owner's Manual ........51 5
St op vehicle Lea veengine running
Wa itTransmission cooling ....................512#
Stop vehicle Lea veengine run‐
ning ..................................................... 495
#St opvehicle See Owner's Man‐
ual .......................................................4 95
ÁSt opvehicle Vehicle tool ow ........ 484
bSwitc hofflights .......................... 520
bSwitc honheadlamps .................. 520
To shif tout of PorN,d epress brake
and star te ngine .................................. .510
To pupc oolant See Owner ’sManual ... 493
¥To pupwasherfluid ...................... 51 8
Tr af ficS ign Assi stCamer aview
re stricted See Owner's Manual ........... 489
Tr af ficS ign Assi stcur rently una vaila‐
ble See Owner's Manual ...................... 489
Tr af ficS ign Assi stinope rative ............. 489
jTr ailer coupling extending… ......... 508
Tr ansmission Malfunction Stop ............ 512
! Turn on thei gnition torelease
th ep arking brake ................................ 470Ty
re press. monitor cur rentl yu navail‐
able .................................................... .504
Ty re press. monitor inoperative ...........505
Ty re press. monitor inoperativ eNo
wheel sensors .................................... .505
Ty re pressur eChec ktyres ...................5 02
Ty re(s) ove rheated ...............................5 05
Ty re(s) ove rheated Reduce speed ........ 506
dVe hicle is operational Switch
of ft he ignition befor eexiting ............... 511
Á Vehicle rising Please wait............ 484
ÁVe hiclerising ...............................4 83
hWa rning tyr edefect .................... .504
hWheel sensor(s) missing ............. 505
Wi thout changing gear,c onsult work‐
shop ..................................................... 511
Displa yonthe windsc reen
see Head-up display
Distance control see ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC 552
Index

Distance
recorder
see Trip dis tance
DI STRO NIC
see ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
Door Additional door loc k............................. .70
Lockin g(emer gency key) ...................... .75
Opening (from thei nside) ......................70
Un lockin g(emer gency key) .................... 75
Un lockin g(from thei nside) ...................70
Door cont rolp anel .................................... .16
Driv eAwayA ssist .................................... 24 3
Driv eposition
Selecting .............................................. 178
Driv eprogram display ............................ .175
Driv eprograms
see DYNA MIC SELECT
Driver's seat see Seat
Driving lights see Automatic driving lights Drivin
gsafet ys ystem ............................ .194
ABS (Anti-lo ckBraking Sy stem) ........... 19 5
Ac tiveB rake Assi st.............................. 201
Ad aptiv ebrake light s........................... 205
BA S(Brak eAssistSystem) .................. 19 6
EBD (Electroni cBrake forc eD istribu‐
tion )..................................................... 200
ESP ®
(Elect ronic Stabilit yProgram)
Crosswind Assis t................................. 200
ESP ®
(Electronic Stabilit yProgram)
trailer stabilisation .............................. 200
Overvie w............................................. 19 5
Ra dar sensor s..................................... .195
Re sponsibility ...................................... 194
ST EER CONTROL ................................. 201
Drivin gsystem
DY NA MIC BODY CONTROL .................. 219
Drivin gsystem
see 360° Camera
see ActiveB lind Spo tAssist
see ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
see ActiveL aneK eeping Assist
see ActiveP arking Assist
see ActiveS peed Limi tAssist
see ActiveS teering Assist see AIR
BODY CONTROL
see ATTENTION ASSIST
see Blind Spo tAssist
see Cruise contro l:
see Drivin gsafet ys ystem
see HOLD function
see Limiter
see Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC
se eR emo teParking Assist
see Reversing camera
see Traf ficS ign Assi st
Drivin gtips
Drivin gabroad (changin gthe lights) ....1 34
Gene rald rivin gtips .............................. 171
Ru nning-in no tes. .................................1 70
Dr ows iness de tection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
DY NA MIC BODY CONT ROL
Suspensio n.......................................... 219
Dynami chandl ing cont rols ystem
see ESP ®
(Elect ronic Stabilit yProgram)
DY NA MIC SELECT .................................... 175
Con figuring driv eprogram I................. 176
Displ aying engin edata. ........................ 176 Index
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