2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS Owners Manual

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
ESP ®
mus tbes wit ched on, but no ti nter ve n‐
ing. Driving and pa rk ing 16 7

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Dis ta nce Pilo tD ISTRONIC mu st be activated.

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Ve hicles with automatic transmission:
The transmission is in position [ , ^ or \\ .
Ac tivatin gt he HOL Df unction

Av ailable suspension settings
Driv ep ro gr am Characteristics
C
(Comfort) R
Comfor ta ble suspension tuning R
Normal le ve lR
When driving at speeds abo ve 77 mp h( 12 5k m/h) th ev ehicle is lo we re db y0 .6 in (1 5m m).R
When driving at speeds bel ow 49 mp h( 80 km/h), th ev ehicle is ra ised again.
E
(Econo my ) R
Comfor ta ble suspension tuning R
The ve hicle is lo we re db y0 .6 in (1 5m m) compared to th en ormal le ve l.
S
(Sport) R
Firmer suspension tuning R
The ve hicle is lo we re db y0 .6 in (1 5m m) compared to th en ormal le ve l.R
The ve hicle is no tl owe re da ny fur th er if yo ua re tra ve ling at higher speeds.
S+
(Spor tP lus) R
Even fi rm er suspension tuning R
The ve hicle is lo we re db y0 .6 in (1 5m m) compared to th en ormal le ve l.R
The ve hicle is no tl owe re da ny fur th er if yo ua re tra ve ling at higher speeds.17 0
Driving and pa rk ing

Setting th ev ehicle le ve l
q
WA RNING Risk of accident because
ve hicle le ve list oo high
If yo ud ri ve at ah igher ve hicle le ve l, th ed ri v‐
ing ch aracteristic sm ay be impaired due to
th eh igher ve hicle center of gr av ity.
The ve hicle ma yt ip ove rm or eq uickl yo na
bend, fo re xa mp le.

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Ve hicles with 4MATIC: The ve hicle is
ra ised by 1. 3i n( 35 mm) compared to th e
norma ll eve l.
Yo ur selection is sa ve d.
The ve hicle is lo we re da ga in in th ef ollowing sit‐
uations: R
Yo ua re drivin gf as te rt han 49 mp h
(80 km/h). R
Yo ua re drivin gb et we en 37 mp h( 60 km/h)
and 49 mp h( 80 km/h )f or appr ox ima te ly
th re em inutes.R
Yo us elect ad ri ve pr og ra mu sing th e
DY NA MIC SELECT switch.
The ve hicle is adjus te dtot he height of th el ast
activ ed ri ve program.
Lo weri ng th ev ehicle

Ve hicles with Pa rk ing Pilo ta nd 360° Cam‐
era: Sy st em limitations
PA RKTRONI Cd oes no tt ak ei nt oa ccount th ef ol‐
lowing obs ta cles: R
Obs ta cle sb el ow th ed et ection ra nge, e.g.
pe rs ons, animals or objects. R
Obs ta cle sa bo ve th ed et ection ra nge, e.g.
ove rh anging loads, ove rh ang sorl oading
ra mp soft ru ck s.
The sensor sm us tbef re eofd irt, ice and slush.
Otherwise, th ey ma yn ot function cor re ctl y.
Clean th es ensor sr egular ly ,t aking ca re no tt o
scratc hord amag et hem.
Ve hicles with traile rh itch: PA RKTRONI Ci s
deacti va te df or th er ear zone when yo ue st ablish
an elect ri cal connection between yo ur ve hicle
and at ra iler.
Deactivating/activating PA RKTRONIC
u NO TE Risk of an accident from objects
at close ra nge
PA RKTRONI Cm ay no td et ect cer ta in objects
at close ra nge.