2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS Owners Manual

yo urself and to avo id obs ta cle sw he nb ac king
up.
Th er ear vie wc amer aiso nly an aid. It is no ta
substitut ef or yo ur attentio ntot he immediate
sur ro undings. The re sponsibility fo rs af em aneu‐
ve ri ng and pa rk ing re mains wit hy ou. Mak es ure
th at th er ea re no persons, animals or objects in
ra ng ew hile maneu ve ri ng and pa rk ing.
Yo uc an select from th ef ollowing vie ws :R
No rm al viewR
Wi de-angle viewR
Tr ailer view
The area behin dt he ve hicle is displa ye dasa
mir ro ri mage, as in th ei nside mir ro r.
Sy st em limitations
The re ar vie wc amer aw ill no tf unction or will
on ly pa rt ially function in th ef ollowing situations:R
If th et ru nk lid or ta ilgat eiso pen.R
If th er eish eavy ra in, sno worf og.R
If th ea mbient light is poor ,e .g. at night. R
If th ec amer al ens is obstructed, dirty or fo g‐
ge du p. Obser ve th en ot es on cleaning th e
re ar vie wc amer a( →
pag e2 87 ).R
If th er ear of yo ur ve hicle is damaged. In th is
case, ha ve th ec amer ap osition and setting
ch ec ke dataq ualified specialis tw or ks hop.
The fi eld of vision and ot her functions of th er ear
vie wc amer am ay be re st ri cted du etoa dditional
accesso ri es on th er ear of th ev ehicle (e.g.
license plat eb ra ck et or bicycle ra ck ).
Ve hicles without Pa rk ing Pilot
The fo llowing camer av ie ws ar ea va ilable in th e
mu ltime
dia sy st em: Normal view 1
Ye llo wg uide line at ad is ta nce of appr ox ‐
imatel y13ft( 4.0 m) from th er ear area
2
Whit eg uide line without turnin gt he st eering
wheel, ve hicle widt hi ncluding th ee xterior
mir ro rs (s ta tic)
3
Ye llo wg uide line fo rt he ve hicle widt hi nclud‐
ing th ee xterio rm ir ro rs ,f or cur re nt st eering
wheel angle (dynamic)
4
Ye llo wl ane markin goft he tires at cur re nt
st eering wheel angle (dynamic) Driving and parking 17 5

5
Ye llo wg uide line at ad is ta nce of appr ox ‐
imatel y3 .3 ft (1.0 m) from th er ear area
6
Ve hicle center axle (mar ke ra ssi st ance)
7
Bumper
8
Re dg uide line at ad is ta nce of appr ox imately
12 in (0. 3m)f ro mt he re ar area Wi de-angle view
Tr ailer view
1
Ye llo wg uide line, locating aid 2
Re dg uide line at ad is ta nce of appr ox imately
12 in (0. 3m)tot he ball head of th et railer
hitch 3
Ball head of th et ra iler hitch
Ve hicles with Pa rk ing Pilot
The fo llowing camera vie ws ar ea va ilable in th e
multimedia sy st em:
Normal view
1
Ye llo wl ane markin goft he tires at cur re nt
st eering wheel angle (dynamic)
2
Ye llo wg uide line, ve hicle widt hi ncluding
outside mir ro rs (dynamic)17 6
Driving and pa rk ing

3
Re dg uide line at ad is ta nce of appr ox imately
12 in (0. 3m)f ro mt he re ar area4
PA RKTRONI Cy ello ww arning display: obs ta ‐
cle sa re as uf fi cien td is ta nce aw ay (3 .3 ft
(1.0 m) or less)5
PA RKTRONI Cr ed wa rn ing display: obs ta cles
ar ev er yc los e( 1. 0ft( 0.3 m) or less)6
PA RKTRONI Co ra ng ew arning display: obs ta ‐
cle sa re am ediu md is ta nc ea wa y( between
1. 0ft( 0.3 m) and 2.0 ft (0.6 m))

1
Wi de-angle vie w, front2
To pv ie ww it hi mag ef ro mt he front camera
3
To pv ie ww it hi mages from th es ide cameras
in th eo utside mir ro rs
4
Wi de-angle vie w, re ar
5
To pv ie ww it hi mag ef ro mt he re ar vie wc am‐
era
6
To pv ie ww it ht ra iler view To pv iew
1
Lane indicating th er out et he ve hicle will
ta ke wit ht he st eering wheel in its cur re nt
position
2
PA RKTRONI Cy ello ww arning display: obs ta ‐
cle sa re as uf fi cien td is ta nce aw ay (3 .3 ft
(1.0 m) or less)
3
Yo ur ve hicle from abo ve
If th ed is ta nce to th eo bjec tl essens, th ec olor of
th ew arning displa yc hanges 2 .F ro mad is‐
ta nce of 1. 0ft( 0.3 m) th ew arning displa yi s
shown in re d.

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.
q
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.

R
Pa rk ing spaces on unsuitable sur fa ces.
Pa rk ing Pilo tw ill no ta ssis ty ou wit hp arking
spaces at ri ght angles to th ed irection of tr ave l
in th ef ollowing situations:R
If tw op arkin gs paces ar el ocated immedi‐
atel yn ex tt oe ac ho th er.R
If th ep arking space is directly next to al ow
obs ta cle su ch as al ow curb.
Pa rk ing Pilo tw ill no ta ssis ty ou wit hp arking
spaces parallel or at ri ght angles to th ed irection
of tr ave lint he fo llowing situations:R
If th ep arking space is on ac urb.R
If th ep arking space is bordered by an obs ta ‐
cle ,e .g. at re e, ap os tora traile r. Pa rk ing wit hP arking Pil ot
q
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 arly.R
The ve hicle ma yn ot st op in front of th ese
objects.
This could cause ac ollision.