2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS ESP

Assi st anc ew hen ch anging lane sisp ro vide difa ll
th ef ollowing condition sa re me t:R
Yo ua re drivin gonah igh wa yorh igh-speed
multi-lan em aj or ro ad wit hm ultiple lane si n
th ed irection of tr ave l.R
The neighboring lane is free and separated
by ab ro ke nl ane marking.R
The driven spee disb et we en 45 mp h
(7 5k m/h) and 11 0m ph (180 km/h).R
The tur ns igna li ndicator is switched on fo r
longer th an tw os econds.
Ste ering and contact de te ction
St eering Pilo tr equires yo uast he driver ,tok eep
yo ur han ds on th es te ering wheel at all times so
th at yo ua re able to inter ve ne at an yt ime to cor‐
re ct th ec ourse of th ev ehicle and ke ep it in lane.
The driver mus te xpect ac hang ef ro ma ctiv et o
passiv em ode or vice ve rs aata ny time. If yo ua re no ts te ering yo urself or if yo ut ake
yo ur han ds of ft he st eering wheel fo rap ro ‐
longed period of time, th es ys te mw ill, depend‐
ing on th es ituation ,f ir st aler ty ou wit hav is ual
wa rn ing. 1 appear sint he multifunction displa y.
If yo ua re st ill no ts te ering th ev ehicle yo urself or
if yo uh ave no tt aken hold of th es te ering wheel,
aw arning to ne sounds in additio ntot he wa rn ing
messag etor emind yo utot ak ec ontrol of th e
ve hicle.
The wa rn ing messag ed oes no ta ppear or disap‐
pear sifo ne of th ef ollowing condition sa re me t:R
The driver st eer st he ve hicle. R
The driver presses as te ering wheel button or
operates To uc hC ontrol.
Ac tiv eE me rg ency St op Assist
If th ed ri ve rc ontinues to igno re th ea coustic
wa rn ing, Dis ta nce Pilo tD ISTRONIC re duces th e
speed. If th ed ri ve rs til ld oes no tr espond, th e
ve hicle is decelerated in st ages to as ta ndstill.
The driver can cancel th ed eceleration at any
time by per fo rm ing one of th ef ollowing actions: R
St eering R
Braking or accelerating R
Pressing as te ering wheel button or operat‐
ing To uc hC ontrol R
Ac tivating or deacti va ting St eering Pilo to r
Dis ta nce Pilo tD ISTRONIC
The driver mu st be re ady to ta ke control of th e
ve hicle at an yt ime.
Ac tivatin gS te ering Pilot
Requ irements R
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mus tbes wit ched on, but no ti nter ve n‐
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te mi ndependentl yl ocates and measu re sp aral‐
lel and perpendicula rp arking spaces on bo th
sides of th ev ehicle in th ed irection of tr av el. If
Pa rk ing Pilo tisa ctivated, suitable parking
spaces ar ed ispla ye dint he multimedia sy st em.
The ë symbol appear sint he multifunction
displa y. The ar rows sho ww hic hs ide of th er oad
free parking spaces ar el ocated. The parking
spac ea nd parkin gd irection can be selec te da s
desired. Pa rk ing Pilo tc alculates as uitable ve hi‐
cle pat ha nd assists yo uint he parking and ex it‐
ing procedure. Pa rk ing Pilo tc hanges ge ar ,a ccel‐
erates, brakes and st eer st he ve hicle.
Pa rk ing Pilo tiso nl yana id. It is no tas ubstitute
fo ry our attention to th ei mmediat es ur ro und‐
ings. The re sponsibility fo rs af em aneu ve ri ng and
pa rk ing re mains wit hy ou. Mak es ur et hat no
persons, animals or object sa re in th em aneuver‐
ing ra nge.
Pa rk ing Pilo tisc anceled if one of th ef ollowing
actions is car ri ed out:R
Yo ud eactivat eP ARKTRONIC.R
Yo us wit ch of fP arking Pilot.R
Yo ub egin st eering. R
Yo ua ppl yt he parking brake. R
Yo ue ng ag ed ri ve ra nge ] .R
ESP ®
inter ve nes.
Pa rk ing Pilo ts ys te ml imitations
Object sl ocated abo ve or belo wt he de te ction
ra ng eofP arking Pilo ta re no td et ected when th e
parkin gs pace is being measured. These ar ea lso
no tt aken in to account wh en th ep ark ing proce‐
dur ei sc alculated, e.g. ove rh anging loads, ov er‐
hangs or loading ra mp soft ru ck sort he bounda‐
ri es of th ep arking space. In some circums ta n‐
ces, Pa rk ing Pilo tm ay th erefor eg uide yo ui nto
th ep arking space prematurel y.
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WA RNING Risk of accident du et o
object sl ocated abo ve or belo wt he
de te ction ra ng eofP arking Pilot
If th er ea re objects abo ve or belo wt he
de te ction ra nge, th ef ollowing situations may
arise: R
Pa rk ing Pilo tm ay st eer to oe ar ly .R
The ve hicle ma yn ot st op in front of th ese
objects. This could cause ac ollision.

Ar isk of ac ollision ma ya ri se in th ef ollowing sit‐
uations, fo re xamp le:R
If th ed ri ve rm ixes up th ea ccelera to ra nd
brak ep edals.R
If th ew ro ng ge ar is selec te d.
The Driv eA wa yA ssi st function is activ eu nder
th ef ollowing conditions:R
If PA RKTRONI Ci sa ctivated.R
Ever yt im et he ge ar is ch anged to R or D
when th ev ehicle is at as ta ndstill.R
If th eo bs ta cle is less th an 3. 3f t( 1. 0m )
aw ay .R
If th em aneuvering assis ta nce functio ni s
acti va te dint he multimedia sy st em.
Driv eA wa yA ssi st is una va ilable on inclines and
when drivin gw it hat railer.
Cross Tr af fi cA lert
Ve hicles with Blind Spo tA ssis t: Driver sc an
also be wa rn ed of an yc ro ssing tra ff ic when
backin gupo ut of ap arkin gs pace. If ac ri tical
situation is de te cted, aw arning symbol appears
on th ec amer ai mag eoft he multimedia sy st em. If th ed ri ve rd oes no tr espond to th ew arning,
th ev ehicle's brakes can be applied automati‐
call y. To do th is, th ef unction uses th er adar sen‐
sor sint he bumper .T he area adjacen ttot he
ve hicle is continually monitored.
If th er adar senso rs ar eo bstructed by ve hicles
or ot her objects, de te ction is no tp ossible.
The Cross Tr af fi cA ler tf unction is acti ve under
th ef ollowing conditions: R
If Blind Spo tA ssis tisa ctivated.R
If th ev ehicle is backing up at wa lkin gp ac e.R
If th em aneuvering assis ta nce functio ni s
acti va te dint he multimedia sy st em.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gm aneuverin ga ssis‐
tance
Multimedia sy st em:

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If nar ro wv ehicles ar ew ithin th em onitoring
ra nge, e.g .b ic yc les.
Wa rn ings ma ybei ssued in er ro rw hen driving
close to crash ba rr ier sors imilar solid lane bor‐
ders. Wa rn ings ma ybei nter ru pte dw hen driving
alongside long ve hicles, fo re xa mp le, truc ks ,f or
ap ro lon ge dp eriod.
Blind Spo tA ssis tisn ot operational when re ve rs e
ge ar is engaged.
Brak ea pp lication of Ac tiv eB lind Spo tA ssis t
If Ac tiv eB lind Spo tA ssi st de te cts ar isk of as ide
impact in th em onitoring ra nge, ac ou rs e-cor‐
re cting brak ea ppli cation is car ri ed out. This is
designed to help yo ua vo id ac ollision.
The course-cor re cting brak ea ppli cation is av aila‐
ble in th es peed ra ng eb et we en appr ox imately
20 mp h( 30 km/h) and 12 5m ph (200 km/h).
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WA RNING Risk of accident despi te
brak ea pplication of Ac tiv eB lind Spot
Assi st
Ac ou rs e-co rr ecting brak ea pplication cann ot
alw ay sp re ve nt ac ollision.

Sy st em limitations
Either ac ourse-cor re cting brak ea ppli cation
appropria te to th ed ri ving situation ,orn on ea t
all, ma yo ccur in th ef ollowing situations:R
Ther ea re ve hicles or obs ta cles, e.g. crash
ba rr iers, on bo th sides of yo ur ve hicle.R
Av ehicle approaches to oc losel yont he side.R
Yo uh av ea dop te das porty driving st yl ew ith
high cornering speeds. R
Yo uc le ar ly brak eora ccelera te .R
Ad ri ving sa fe ty sy st em inter ve nes, su ch as
ESP ®
or Ac tiv eB ra ke Assi st .R
ESP ®
is deacti va te d.R
Ti re pressur el oss or ad efectiv et ir eh as
been de te cted.R
Whe nd ri ving wi th at ra iler ,t he electrical con‐
nection to th et railer hitc hh as been cor re ctly
es ta blished. Ac tivating/deactivatin gB lind Spo tA ssis to r
Ac tiv eB lind Spo tA ssis t
Multimedia sy st em:

and ac ourse-cor re cting brak ea ppli cation guides
yo ub ac ki nt oy our lane.
Yo ua re wa rn ed by vibration pulses in th es te er‐
ing wheel in th ef ollowing circums ta nces:R
Ac tiv eL an eK eeping Assis td et ects lane
markings. R
Af ro nt wheel passe so ve rt he lane markings.
Yo uw ill also be guided bac ki nt oy our lane by
means of ac ourse-cor re cting brak ea ppli cation
if th ef ollowing condition sa re me t:R
Ac tiv eL an eK eeping Assis td et ects lane
markings on bo th sides.R
Af ro nt wheel drives ove ras oli dl ane mark‐
ing.
Whe th er aw arning is issued and when th is
occur sa lso depends on th es elected sensitivity
setting (s ta nda rd or adaptive).
If yo uf ail to adap ty our driving st yl e, Ac tiv eL an e
Ke eping Assis tc an neither re duce th er isk of an
accident nor ov er ri de th el aw sofp hy sics. It can‐
no tt ak ei nt oa ccount ro ad, we ather or traf fi c
conditions .A ctiv eL an eK eeping Assis tiso nl ya n
aid. Yo ua re re sponsible fo rt he dis ta nce to th e ve hicle in front, fo rv ehicle speed, fo rb ra king in
good time and fo rs ta ying in lane.
Ve hicles with Lane Tr acking Pa ck age: If th e
lane markings ar es olid lines and yo udon ot
re act to th ew arning ,al ane-cor re cting brake
application can bring th ev ehicle bac ki nt ot he
original lane.
Ve hicles with Drivin gA ssistanc eP ac ka ge or
Driving Assistance Plus Pa ck age: If yo udon ot
re ac t to th ew ar ning ,al ane-cor re cting brake
application can bring th ev ehicle bac ki nt ot he
original lane. In th ec ase of ab ro ke nl ane mark‐
ing being de te cted, ab ra ke application will only
be mad eifav ehicle has been de te cted in th e
adjacent lane .O nc oming ve hicles, ove rt aking
ve hicles and ve hicles in adjacent lanes can be
de te cted.
The brak ea ppli cation is av ailable in th es peed
ra ng eb et we en 40 mp h( 60 km/h )a nd 12 0m ph
(200 km/h). If al ane-cor re cting brak ea ppli cation occu rs ,d is‐
play 1 appear sint he multifunction displa y.
Sy st em borders
No lane-cor re cting brak ea ppli cation occu rs in
th ef ollowing situations: R
Yo uc lear ly and activel ys te er ,b ra ke or accel‐
erate. R
Yo uh ave switched on th et ur ns ignal indica‐
to r. R
Ad ri ving sa fe ty sy st em inter ve nes, su ch as
ESP ®
,A ctiv eB ra ke Assi st or Ac tiv eB lind
Spo tA ssi st . Driving and pa rk ing 19 1

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Yo uh av ea dop te das porty driving st yl ew ith
high cornering speeds or high ra te sofa ccel‐
eration. R
ESP ®
is deactivated.R
When driving wit hat ra ile r, th ee lectrical con‐
nection to th et ra iler has been cor re ctly
es ta blished.R
If al oss of tir ep re ssur eorad efectiv et ire
has been de te cted and displ ay ed.
The sy st em ma ybei mp aired or ma yn ot function
in th ef ollowing situations:R
Ther eisp oor visibilit y, e.g. due to insuf fi cient
illumination of th er oad, highly va ri able shade
conditions, or due to ra in, sno w, fo gorh eavy
spr ay .R
Ther eisg lare, e.g. from th es un, re fl ections
or oncoming tra ff ic.R
Ther eisd ir tont he windshield in th ev icinity
of th em ultifunction camer aort he camer ai s
fo gged up, damaged or obscured.R
No or se ve ra l, unclear lane markings are
presen tf or one lane, e.g. in ac onstruction
area. R
The lane markings ar ew orn, dar korc ov ered.R
The dis ta nce to th ev ehicle in front is to o
small and th el ane markings th us canno tb e
de te cted. R
The lane markings ch ang eq uickl y, e.g. lanes
branc ho ff ,c ro ss one ano th er or mer ge .R
The ro ad is ve ry nar ro wa nd winding.
Ve hicles with Drivin gA ssistanc eP ac ka ge or
Driving Assistance Plus Pa ck age: Ac tiv eL an e
Ke eping Assis tu ses ra dar sensor stom onitor
se ve ra la re as around th ev ehicle. If th er adar
senso rs in th er ear bumper ar ed irt y
or co ve re d
wit hs no w, th es ys te mm ay be impaired or may
no tf unction .Ifano bs ta cle in th el ane in which
yo ua re dr ivin gh as been de te cted, no lane-cor‐
re cting brak ea ppli cation occu rs .
Ac tivatin gA cti ve Lan eK eeping Assist
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WA RNING Risk of accident despi te
wa rn ing from Ac tiv eL an eK eeping Assist
Al ane-cor re cting brak ea ppli cation cannot
al wa ys bring th ev ehicle bac ki nt ot he origi‐
nal lane.

Au to matic eme rg ency call
The emer ge ncy cal lisi nitia te d:R
when an airbag is deplo ye dR
when seat belt te nsioner sa re trig ge re d
Yo uc an en dana utomaticall yi nitiated emer‐
ge ncy cal ly ourself af te r60s econds.
Manual emer ge ncy call
An emer ge ncy cal lc an be initia te dm anuall yv ia
th eS OS button in th eo ve rh ead control panel
( →
pag e2 47 ).
If yo ul ea ve th ev ehicle immediately af te rp re ss‐
ing th eS OS button, yo udon ot kn ow if
Mercedes-Benz mbrace ®
has successfull ym ade
th ee mer ge ncy call.
Initiated eme rg ency call
Av oice connection between th eC us to mer Assis‐
ta nce Center and th ev ehicle occupants is es ta b‐
lished: R
if th ev ehicle occupants ar er esponsive, th e
Mercedes-Ben zC us to mer Assis tan ce Center
ask sf or mor ed et ailed informatio nont he
emer ge ncy. R
if no ve hicle occupant answers, an ambu‐
lance is sent to th ev ehicle immediatel y.
Tr ansmitted data
During th ev oice connection to th eC us to mer
Assis ta nce Center ,t he fo llowing dat aist ra nsfer‐
re d: R
cur re nt ve hicle location R
ve hicle identification number
Emer ge ncy call no tp ossibleR
if th em obile phone networ kisu na va ilable,
Mercedes-Benz mbrace ®
is no ta ble to make
an emergency call.
Am essa ge to th is ef fe ct is shown in th em ul‐
tifunction st eering wheel.
The indicator lam pf lashes continuousl y.
In th is case, seek assis ta nce by ot her means.
Information on th eM BI nf oc all
An In fo ca l lt ot he Mercedes-Benz Cus to mer
Assis ta nce Center ha sb ee ni nitia te dv ia th e
ov erhead control panel ( →
pag e2 47 ). Yo uc an fi nd informatio nont he fo llowing to pics:R
Ac tivating Me rc edes-Benz mbrace ®
R
Operating th ev ehicle R
Neares tM ercedes-Ben zs ervice center R
Other products and services from
Mercedes-Benz
Dat aist ra nsmitted during th ec onnection to th e
Mercedes-Ben zC us to mer Assis ta nce Center .
In fo rm ation on th eR oadside Assistance call
AR oadside Assis ta nce cal ltot he Mercedes-
Benz Cus to mer Assis ta nce Center ha sb ee ni niti‐
ated via th eo ve rh ead control panel: R
The problem wit ht he ve hicle is analyzed
using re mo te diagnosis.
Ad ditional information is av ailable at http://
www.mbusa.com. R
Aq ualified Mercedes-Ben zt echnician ca rr ies
out re pair sons it ea nd/or th ev ehicle will be
to we dtot he neares tM ercedes-Benz service
center.
Yo um ay be ch ar ge df or th ese services.24 8
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