2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS Owners Manual

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:

ta ke ab re ak wher en ecessar y. If yo udon ot ta ke
ab re ak and AT TENTION ASSIS Tc ontinues to
de te ct increasing lapse sinc oncentration, yo u
will be wa rn ed again af te ram inimu mo f
15 minutes.
Yo uc an ha ve th ef ollowing st atus information fo r
AT TENTION ASSIS Td ispla ye dint he assis ta nce
menu of th eo n-boar dc omputer:R
The lengt hoft he journe ys ince th el ast
break. R
The attention le ve ld et ermined by AT TENTION
ASSIS T. if AT TENTION ASSIS Tisu nable to calculat et he
attention le ve la nd canno ti ssue aw arning ,t he
System Suspen de d messa ge appears.
If aw arning is given in th eI nstrument Displa y,
th em ultimedia sy st em of fe rs to sear ch fo rar est
area. Yo uc an select ar es ta re aa nd st ar tn av iga‐
tio ntot his re st area. This function can be activa‐
te da nd deactivated in th em ultimedia sy st em.
If AT TENTION ASSIS Tisd eactivated, th e

Ac tivating/deactivatin gA TTENTION ASSI ST
Multimedia sy st em:

Displa yint he Instrument Display
1
Pe rm issible speed
2
Pe rm issible speed when th er eisar estriction
3
Ad ditional sign wit hr estriction

R
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).
q
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: