2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE high beam

Exterior lighting
Note
sonc hanging thel ight swhen driving
abroad Ve
hicles with halogen or static LEDh ead‐
lamps: It is notnecessa ryto chang ethe head‐
lamps. The legal requ irements ar ealso me tin
countries wher epeople driv eontheother side
of ther oad.
Ve hicles with Intelligent Light Sy stem: Before
crossin gthe border int ocount ries wher ethey
driv eont heother side, it is necessar ytosetthe
headlamp stosymmetrical dipped beam
(→ pag e142).
Af terc hanging theh eadlamps:
R Oncoming tra ffic is no tdazzled.
R The edg eoftheroad is no tilluminated as far
or as high.
R The "mo torw ay mode" and "enhanced fog
light "function sarenota vailable.
The headlamps mus tberesettoa symm etrical
dippe dbeama fter returning from ab road. Lighting sy
stems and your responsibility The
various lighting sy stems of thev ehicle are
onl yaids. The driver of thev ehicle is responsible
fo rc orrect vehicle illumination in accordance
wit hthe pr evailing light and visibilit yconditions,
legal requirements and traf fics ituation. Light switch
Ope
ratin gthe light switch 1
W Left-hand pa rking lights
2 X Right-hand parkin glights
3 T Standing light sand licenc eplatelight‐
ing
4 Ã Automatic driving lights (prefer redl ight
switc hposition) 134
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Lowe rsthec oneofl ight of theh eadlamps
when thel oad compartmen tisheavily
laden and when using them aximum per‐
missible rear axle load tothef ull
g Normal position
- 1
Raises thec oneofl ight of theh eadlamps
when all seats ar eoccupied #
Turn theh eadlam prang eadjus tertot he
position whic hcorresponds tothel oad con‐
dition of your vehicle. Operating
thel ight combination switch 1
Main beam
2 Turn signal light, right 3
Headlam pflashing
4 Turn signal light, left #
Pull or push thec ombination switc hinthe
re leva nt di rection following thea rrow.
Switching on them ainb eam manually #
Vehicles with Adaptiv eHighbeam Assis t:
Tu rn thel ight switc htotheL position.
R Press thec ombination switc hbeyond the
pressur epoint in thed irection of
ar row 1. #
Vehicles with Adaptiv eHighbeam Assist
Plus: Turn thel ight switc htotheL posi‐
tion. R Press thec ombination switc hbeyo ndthe
pressur epoint in thed irection of
ar row 1.
When them ain beam is activated, thei ndicator
lam pfor dipped beam is deactivated and
re placed bythei ndicator lam pfor them ain
beam. #
Toswitc hoffthem ainb eam: movethe
combination switc hbacktoi tsstartin gposi‐
tion. 13 6
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The GPS.
The function is no tactive:
R Atspeeds belo w80km/h.
Enhanced fogl ight function
The enhanced fogl ight function reduces glare
fo rt he driver and impr ovesthe illumination of
th ee dgeoft he car riag ewa y. The function is active:
R Atspeeds belo w70km/h when ther ear fog
light is switched on.
The function is no tactive:
R Atspeeds abo ve100k m/h af tera ctivation. R
When ther ear fogl ight is switched off.
Ad versew eathe rlight function
The adverse weather light reduces reflections in
ra inyc ondition sbydimming individual LED sin
th eh eadlamps. This reduces theg larefor the
driver and other road users.
Fu nction of City lighting
City lighting impr ovesthe illumination of road‐
sides within built-up areas usin gabroader distri‐
bution of light.
The function is active:
R at lo werspeeds
R in illumina tedp arts of built-up areas.
Switching theI ntelligent Light Sy stem
on/off
Requ irement:
R thei gnition is switched on.
Multimedia sy stem:
, Vehicle .
÷ Light settings .
Intell.
Light System #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction. Ad
aptiv eHighbeam Assist Fu
nction of Adaptiv eHighbeam Assist &
WARNING Risk of accident despi te
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assist
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tdoes no trecog‐
nis ethe following road users:
R Road user swithout lights, e.g .pedes‐
trians
R Road user swithp oor lighting ,e.g.
cyclists
R Road user swhos elighting is obstructed,
e.g .bya barrier
On very rare occasions, Adaptiv eHighbeam
Assis tmayfailto recognise other road users
wit htheir ownlighting, or ma yrecognise
th em tool ate.
In this, or in similar situations ,the automatic
main beam will no tbedeactivated or will be
activated despit ethe presence of other road
users. Ligh
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Alw ayso bser vethet raffic carefull yand
switc hoffthem ain beam in good time. Sy
stem limitations
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tcanno ttak ei nto
account road, weather or traf ficc onditions.
De tection ma yberestricted if:
R Visibility is impaired, fore xamp le in fog,
heavy rain or sno w.
R Ther eisd irtont he sensor sorthe sensors
ar eo bscured.
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tisonlyan aid. Youa re
re sponsible fora dju sting thev ehicle's lighting to
th ep reva ilin glight ,visibilit yand traf ficc ondi‐
tions. Ad
aptiv eHighbeam Assis tswit ches automati‐
cally between:
R Dipped beam
R Main beam
At speeds abo ve30 km/h:
R If no other road user saredetected, them ain
beam is automaticall yswitched on. The main beam switches of
fautomatically:
R Atspeeds belo w25km/h.
R Ifot her road user saredetected.
R Ifstre et lighting is suf ficient.
At speeds abo veappr ox.50k m/h:
R The headlamp rang eoft he dipped beam is
re gulated automaticall ybased on thed is‐
ta nce to ot herroad users.
The sy stem's optical sensor is located behind
th ew indscreen near theo verhead control panel.
Switching Adaptiv eHighbeam Assis ton/off #
Toswitc hon:tur nthe light switc hto
the à position. #
Switc hont he main beam using thec ombina‐
tion switch.
When them ain beam is switched on auto‐
maticall yinthe dar k,the _ indicator
lam pint he multifunction displa ycomes on. #
Toswitc hoff:switc hoffthem ain beam
using thec ombination switch. 14 0
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Ad
aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus Ad
aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus function &
WARNING Risk of accident despi te
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus does no trec‐
ognise thef ollowing road users:
R Road user swithout lights, e.g .pedes‐
trians
R Road user swithp oor lighting ,e.g.
cyclists
R Road user swhos elighting is obstructed,
e.g .bya barrier
On very rare occasions, Adaptiv eHighbeam
Assis tPlus ma yfail torecognise other road
user sthat ha velights, or ma yrecognise
th em tool ate.
In this, or in similar situations ,the automatic
main beam will no tbedeactivated or will be
activated despit ethe presence of other road
users. #
Alw ayso bser vethet raffic carefull yand
switc hoffthem ain beam in good time. Sy
stem limitations
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus canno ttak ei nto
account road, weather or traf ficc onditions.
De tection ma yberestricted if:
R Visibility is impaired, fore xamp le in fog,
heavy rain or sno w.
R Ther eisd irtont he sensor sorthe sensors
ar eo bscured.
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus is on lyan aid.
Yo ua re re sponsible fora dju sting thev ehicle's
lighting tothep reva ilin glight ,visibilit yand traf‐
fi cc onditions. Ad
aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus swit ches auto‐
maticall ybetwe en:
R Dipped beam
R Partial main beam
R Main beam
The partial main beam uses them ain beam to
shine pas tother road user srather than dazzling Ligh
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th
em. The vehicle in front is illuminated bythe
dipped beam.
At speeds abo ve30 km/h:
R If no other road user saredetected, them ain
beam is automaticall yswitched on.
R Ifot her road user saredetected, thep artial
main beam is automaticall yswitched on.
At speeds belo w25km/h or when ther eiss uffi‐
cient stre et lighting:
R The partial main beam switches of fautomati‐
call y.
R The main beam switches of fautomatically.
At speeds abo veappr ox.50k m/h:
R The headlamp rang eoft he dipped beam is
re gulated automatically based on thed is‐
ta nce to ot herroad users.
The sy stem's optical sensor is located behind
th ew indscreen near theo verhead control panel. Switching
Adaptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus
on/off #
Toswitc hon:tur nthe light switc htothe
à position. #
Switc hont he main beam using thec ombina‐
tion switch.
When them ain beam is switched on auto‐
maticall yinthe dar k,the _ indicator
lam pont he multifunction displa ycomes on. #
Toswitc hoff:switc hoffthem ain beam
using thec ombination switch. Setting
thed ipped beam Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
÷ Light set-
tings .
Dipped-beams #
Select Left-side traffic orRight-side traffic. Setting
thee xterior ligh ting switch-of fdelay
time Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
÷ Light settings .
Ext.
light. del. shut-off #
Setthe switch-of fdela ytime. Setting
thes urround lighting Multimedi
asystem:
, Vehicle .
÷ Light settings .
Loca-
tor lighting #
Switc hthe function on Oor off ª.
If th es urround lighting is swit ched on, thee xte‐
ri or lighting remains lit for40s econds af tert he
ve hicle is unloc ked. When yous tart thev ehicle,
th es urround lighting is swit ched of fand auto‐
matic driving lights ar eactivated. 14 2
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Fu
rther displa yson them ultifunction display:
Z Gearshif
trecommendatio n(→pa ge179)
ë ActiveP arking Assis tactivated
(→ pag e235)
é Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC deactivated
(→ page 225)
¯ Cruise control (→
page206)
È Limiter (→
page206)
ç ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
(→ page 209)
è ActiveS teering Assis t(→ pag e215 )
è EC
Os tart/s topf unction (→ page173)
ë HOLD function (→
page218)
_ Ad
aptiv eHighbeam Assis t(→pag e139)
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus
(→ pag e141 )
ð Maximum permissible spee
dexceeded
(for cer tain countries only)
Ve hicles with Traf ficS ign Assis t:de tected
instructions and traf fics igns (→ page 246). Ad
justin gthe in stru men tlighting #
Turn brightness control 1up or down.
The lightin gofthe instrument displa yand in
th ec ontrol element sinthevehicle interior is
adjus ted. Menus and submenus
Fu
nctions on theS ervice menu of theo n-
boar dcompu ter On-boar
dcomputer:
, Service #
Toselect thef unction: swipe upwards or
down wardsont he left-hand touc hc ontrol. #
Pres sthe left-hand touc hc ontrol.
Fu nctions on theService menu:
R Messag ememor y(→pag e465)
R AdBlue :Adblue ®
ra nge
R Tyres:
- Restartin gthe tyr epressur eloss warning
sy stem (→ page436)
- Checking tyr epressur ewitht he tyre
pressur emonitoring sy stem
(→ pag e432)
- Restartin gthe tyr epressur emonitoring
sy stem(→ page432)
R ASSYST PLUS:C alling upthes ervice due
dat e(→pag e391 ) Instrument Displa
yand on-boar dcomputer 265

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