2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS Owners Manual

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The ve hicle mus tbew ithin ra ng eoft he
ga ra ge door or ex te ri or ga te drive.R
The ve hicle as we ll as person sa nd objects,
ar el ocated outside th es we ep of th eg arage
door.

Prerequisite
The cor re sponding button is programmed to
operat et he ga ra ge door.

The electric parking brak eisa pplied if th et rans‐
mission is in position ] and one of th ef ollow‐
ing condition sisf ulfilled:R
The engin eiss witched off.R
The seat belt to ngu eisn ot inser te dint he
seat belt buckle and th ed ri ve r's door is
opened.

App ly ing or re leasing th ee lectric pa rk ing
brak em an ually

The st ar te rb atter ym us tbec har ge dint he fo l‐
lowing situations: R
th ev ehicle's period out of use mus tb e
ex te nded.R
th e Battery Charge Insufficient for Standby
Mode messag ea ppear sint he multimedia
sy st em displa y.

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EBD ( E lectronic B rak ef orce D istribution)
( →
pag e1 52)R
ESP ®
( E lectronic S ta bility P ro gram)
( →
pag e1 49)R
DRIVE PIL OT ( →
pag e1 65)R
HOLD function ( →
pag e1 68)R
St eering Pilo t( →
pag e1 65)R
Pa rk ing Pilo t( →
pag e1 79)R
PA RKTRONI C( →
pag e1 72 )R
Re ve rs ing camera ( →
pag e1 74 )R
Cruise control ( →
pag e1 57 )R
Blind Spo tA ssi st and Ac tiv eB lind Spo tA ssi st
( →
pag e1 88)R
Tr af fi cS ign Assi st ( →
pag e1 86)
Fu nctions of ABS (anti-loc kb ra king sy st em)
AB Sr egulates th eb ra ke pressur einc ri tical driv‐
ing situations: R
During braking, th ew heels ar ep re ve nted
from blocking ,e .g. due to maximu mf ull-s to p
braking or insuf fi cient traction of th et ires. R
Ve hicle st eerability while braking is ensured. R
ABS is activ ef ro ms peeds of appr ox .5m ph
(8 km/h).
If AB Si nter ve nes when braking, yo uw ill fe el a
pulsing in th eb ra ke pedal. The pulsating brake
pedal can be an indication of hazardous ro ad
condition sa nd can ser ve as ar eminder to ta ke
ex tr ac ar ew hile driving.
Sy st em borders
AB Sm ay be impaired or ma yn ot function if a
malfunction has occur re da nd th ey ellow %
ABS wa rn ing lam pl ight supc ontinuousl yint he
instrument clus te ra ft er th ee ngine is st ar te d.
Fu nction of BA S( Brak eA ssis tS ys te m)
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WA RNING Risk of an accident caused by
am alfunctio ninB AS (Brak eA ssi st Sys‐
te m)
If BA Sism alfunctioning ,t he braking dis ta nce
ma yi ncrease in an eme rg ency braking situa‐
tion.

Fu nctions of ESP ®
(Electronic St ability Pro‐
gr am)
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WA RNING Risk of skidding if ESP is mal‐
functioning ®
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning ,E SP ®
canno tc ar ry
out ve hicle st abilization. In addition ,o th er
driving saf et ys ys te ms ar es witched off.

ETS/4ET S( Electronic Tr actio nS ys te m)
ETS/4E TS traction control is pa rt of ESP ®
.
ETS/4ET Sc an impr ove th ev ehicle's traction by
inter ve ning in th ef ollowing wa ys :R
The driv ew heels ar eb ra ke di ndividually if
th ey spin. R
Mor ed ri ve to rque is trans fe rr ed to th ew heel
or wheels wit ht raction.
Influence of driv ep ro gr ams on ESP ®
The driv ep ro grams enable ES P ®
to adap ttod if‐
fe re nt we ather and ro ad condition sasw ell as th ed ri ve r's prefer re dd ri ving st yl e. Yo uc an
select th ed ri ve prog ra ms using th eD YNAMIC
SELECT switch.15 0
Driving and pa rk ing