2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS Owners Manual

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ro ad, th ev ehicle fo llo ws up to 30 seconds
behind th ev ehicle ahead, without th ed ri ve r
needing to inter ve ne. If an ob st acle is de te cted
in front of th ev ehicle during th ed ri ving-of fp ro ‐
cedure, at akeo ve rw arning is given. Ac celeration
is re duced, th ed ri ve risg iven av isual and acous‐
tic wa rn ing and mus ts to pt he ve hicle before
re achin gt he obs ta cle or ta ke ev asiv ea ction.
Ve hicles with th eD ri ving Assistance Pa ck ‐
age: In conjunction wit hn av igatio ns ys te ms, Dis‐
ta nce Pilo tD ISTRONIC pr eve nts prohibi te do ve r‐
ta king on th er ight at speeds ove r50m ph
(80 km/h) in ri ght-hand traf fi ca nd ov er ta king on
th el ef tinl eft-side tra ff ic on highw ay sa nd high-
speed major ro ads.
If yo ua ct iv at et he tur ns ignal indicator to ch ange
lanes, th ev ehicle will accelerat em or eb ri skly to
th es et speed under th ef ollowing conditions:R
Dis tan ce Pil ot DISTRONI Ci sa cti va te d.R
If th ed ri ving speed is higher th an 45 mp h
(70 km/h). R
If th ed ri ve ns peed drops belo wt he st ored
speed. R
If th et ra ff ic situation in th eo ve rt akin gl ane
permit sas af el ane ch ange.
Ve hicles with Drivin gA ssistanc eP ac ka ge
and Tr af fi cS ign Assis t: Di st anc eP ilot
DI ST RO NIC also has th eS peed Limit Pilo tf unc‐
tion .T his function can be con fi gured in th em ul‐
timedia sy st em. If ac hang eint he speed limit is
de te cte d and Dis ta nce Pilo tD ISTRONIC is acti va ‐
te d, Dis ta nce Pilo tD ISTRONIC assumes th is new
speed.
The driven speed is adap te dw hen th ev ehicle is
le ve lw it ht he tra ff ic signs. The speed limit dis‐
pla yint he Instrument Displa yisa lw ay su pda te d
when th ev ehicle is le ve lw it ht he tra ff ic sign.
If th eD is ta nce Pilo tD ISTRONIC ha sb ee np ut
int op as si ve mode by pressing th ea ccelerator
pedal, onl ys peed limits whic ha re higher th an
th es et speed ar ea dop te d.
Pulling th ec ru ise control le ve rw il ls et th ed is‐
pla ye ds peed limit as th es peed, pr ov ided th at:R
The Speed Limit Pilo th as been activated in
th em ultimedia sy st em and R
Dis ta nce Pilo tD ISTRONIC ha sb ee na cti va ‐
te d.
If no speed limit is displa ye dw hen th el ev er is
operated, th es peed se tbyt he driver is adop te d.
Driv ep ro gr am
The DY NA MIC SELECT switc ha llo ws yo ut o
ch ang et he driving st yl eofD is ta nce Pilot
DISTRONIC .D epending on whic hd ri ve program
is selected ,t he driving ch aracteristic sc an be
ge ared to wa rd sf uel econom y, comfor to r
dynami cp er fo rm anc e( →
pag e1 34).
Sy st em limitations
Dis ta nce Pilo tD ISTRONIC is acti ve in th e0 mp h
(0 km/h) to 12 0m ph (200 km/h) speed ra nge.
Ve hicles with th eD ri ving Assistance Pa ck ‐
age : Di
s ta nce Pilo tD ISTRONIC is acti ve in th e
0m ph (0 km/h) to 13 0m ph (2 10 km/h) speed
ra nge.
The sy st em ma ybei mp aired or ma yn ot function
in th ef ollowing situations: R
in sno w, ra in, fo g, heavy spr ay ,ift her ei s
gl are, in direct sunlight or in great ly va ry ing
light conditions.16 0
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if th ew indshield in th ea re aoft he camer ai s
dirty ,f ogged up, damaged or co ve re d.R
if th er adar senso rs ar ed irty or co ve re d.
Do no tu se Dis ta nce Pilo tD ISTRONIC in th ef ol‐
lowing situations: R
in ro ad and traf fi cc onditions whi ch do not
allo wy ou to maintain ac ons ta nt speed ,e .g.
in heavy traf fi coronw in ding ro ads.R
on slippe ry ro ads. Brakin gora ccelerating
can caus et he driv ew heels to lose traction
and th ev ehicle could th en skid.R
when th er eisp oor visibility ,e .g. due to fo g,
heavy ra in or sno w.R
in parkin gg arages or at to ll st ations.R
on ro ads wit hs te ep uphill or downhill gradi‐
ents.
Tips
Pa yp articula ra ttention in th ef ollowing traf fi c
situations. In suc hs ituations, brak eifn ecessar y.
Dis ta nce Pilo tD ISTRONIC is th en deactivated:R
When cornering, entering and ex itin gab end.R
When no td ri vin gint he center of th el ane. R
When ot her ve hicles ar ec hanging lane.R
If th er ea re nar ro wv ehicles.R
If th er ea re obs ta cle sa nd st ationar yv ehi‐
cles. R
If th er ea re crossing ve hicles, pedestrians,
mo to rc yc lists or cyclists.
Displa yofD istance Pilo tD ISTRONIC in th e
assi st ance gr aphic and in th es peedome te r
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Ve hicle ahead
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Dis ta nce indica to r
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Se ts pecifie dd is ta nce
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Own ve hicle 1
Speed of ve hicle ahead2
St ored speed
Displa ys in th em ul tifunction display
When activatin gD is ta nce Pilo tD ISTRONIC or
when ch anging th es to re ds peed, th en ew st ored
speed is shown fo ra ro und fi ve seconds in th e
ç multifunction displa y50m ph (70 km/h).
When Dis ta nce Pilo tD ISTRONIC is acti ve ,t he set
st ored speed is displa ye dn ex tt ot he ç sym‐
bol. When dis ta nce control is acti ve ,t he symbol
is shown in green.
Ve hicles with th eD ri ving Assistance pa ck ‐
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th e ç symbol is displa ye dc yc licall yw hen th e
ve hicle is re ady to pull aw ay .
Ve hicles with Spee dL imit Pilo t: If as peed
limi tisa utomatical ly adop te d, th is is shown as
th es to re ds peed wit ht he ê symbol.
Operating Distance Pilo tD ISTRONIC
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WA RNING Risk of accident if de te ction
function of Dis ta nce Pilo tD ISTRONIC is
impaired
The Dis ta nce Pilo tD ISTRONIC does not
re act: R
To people or animals.R
To st ationar yo bstacles on th er oad, e.g.
st opped or par ke dv ehicles (vehicles with‐
out th eD ri ving Assis ta nce Pa ck age).R
To st ationar yo bstacles on th er oad, e.g.
st opped or par ke dv ehicles, if conditions
ar en ot suf fi cient to enable de te ction
(vehicle sw it ht he Driving Assis ta nce
Pa ck age).R
To oncoming ve hicles and crossing traf‐
fi c. As ar esult, Dis ta nce Pilo tD ISTRONIC may
nei th er giv ew arning sn or inter ve ne in su ch
situations.

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If Dis ta nce Pilo tD ISTRONIC is deacti va ‐
te dw it ht he cruise control le ve r, e.g. by a
ve hicle occupant or from outside th e
ve hicle.R
If th ee lectrics in th ee ngine compart‐
ment ,t he batter yort he fuses ar et am‐
pered with. R
If th eb atter yisd isconnected.R
If th ev ehicle is accelerated, e.g. by a
ve hicle occupant.

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The engine hood mus tbec losed.

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When th es ys te misa ctivel ys te ering, th e
è symbol is shown in green in th em ulti‐
function displa y.
St eering Pilo ts ys te ml imitations
St eering Pilo th as al imited st eering to rque fo r
lateral guidance. In some cases ,t he st eering
inter ve ntio ni sn ot su ff icien ttok eep th ev ehicle
in th el ane.
If de te ction of lane markings and ve hicles ahead
is impaired, St eering Pilo ts witches to passive
mode. The è symbol in th em ultifunction dis‐
pla yiss hown in gr ay .T he sy st em pr ov ides no
suppor tint his case.
The sy st em ma ybei mp aired or ma yn ot function
in th ef ollowing situations:R
If th er eisp oor visibility ,e .g. due to insuf fi ‐
cient illumination of th er oad, or due to sno w,
ra in, fo gors pr ay .R
If th er eisg lare, e.g. from oncoming traf fi c,
di re ct sunlight or re fl ection from ot her ve hi‐
cles (e.g. if th er oad sur fa ce is we t).R
If th ew indshield is dirty ,f ogged up, damaged
or co ve re d, fo ri ns ta nce by as tic ke r, in th e
vicinity of th ec amera. R
If no, or se ve ra l, unclear lane markings are
presen tf or one lane, e.g. in ac onstruction
area. R
If th el ane marking sa re wo rn aw ay ,d ar ko r
co ve re du p, e.g. by dir tors no w.R
If th ed is 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
If th el ane marking sc hang eq uickl y, e.g.
lanes branc ho ff ,c ro ss one ano th er or
mer ge . R
If th er oad is nar ro wa nd winding.R
if th er ea re highly va ri able shade conditions
on th er oad. R
Obs ta cle ss uc hast ra ff ic wa rn ing sign sl oca‐
te dont he lane or projecting out int ot he lane
ar en ot de te cted.
The sy st em does no tp ro vide assis ta nce in th e
fo llowing conditions: R
On ve ry shar pb ends.R
When to wing at ra iler. R
If yo ua ctivel yc hang el ane without swit ch ing
on th et ur ns ignal indicator. R
If yo us wit ch on th et ur ns ignal indicator and
th ec onditions fo ra ctivating Ac tiv eL an e
Chang eA ssi st ar en ot fulfilled.
Information on th eS te ering Pilot
St eering Pilo tiso nl yana id. Yo ua re re sponsible
fo rt he dis ta nce to th ev ehicle in front, fo rv ehi‐
cle speed, fo rb ra king in good time and fo rs ta y‐
ing in yo ur lane .B efor ec hanging lanes, make
sur et hat th en eighboring lane is free (shoulder
view).
Ac tiv eL an eC hang eA ssis t