2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS traction control

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Ho wf as tt he ve hicle wa st ra ve ling.
This dat ac an help pr ov ide ab et te ru nder st and‐
ing of th ec ircums ta nces in whic ha ccidents and
inju ri es occur .N OT E: ED Rd at aisr ecorded by
yo ur ve hicle onl yifan on-trivial crash situation
occurs; no dat aisr ecorded by th eE DR under
normal driving conditions and no personal data
(e.g. name, ge nde r, ag ea nd acciden tl ocation) is
re corded .H ow ev er ,o th er parties, suc hasl aw
enforcement ,c ould combine EDR dat aw it ht he
type of personall yi dentifying dat ar outinely
acquired during ac rash in ve st igation.
Ac cess to th ev ehicle and/or th eE DR is needed
to re ad dat at hat is re corded by th eE DR ,a nd
special equipment is re qu ired. In addition to th e
ve hicle manufacturer ,o th er parties th at ha ve th e
special equipment, suc hasl aw enforcement,
can re ad th ei nformation by accessing th ev ehi‐
cle or th eE DR .
ED Rd at am ay be used in civil and criminal mat‐
te rs as at ool in accident re construction, acci‐
dent claims and ve hicle saf et y. Since th eC ra sh
Dat aR et ri eva l( CDR) to ol th at is used to ex tract
da ta from th eE DR is commercially av ailable, Mercedes-Ben zU SA ,L LC ("MBUSA") ex pressly
disclaims an ya nd all liability arising from th e
ex traction of th is informatio nbyu nauthorized
Mercedes-Ben zp ersonne l.
MBUS Aw ill no ts har eE DR data wit ho th er sw ith‐
out th ec onsent of th ev ehicle ow ner o r ,i ft he
ve hicle is leased, without th ec onsent of th el es‐
see. Exception stot his re presentation include
re sponses to subpoenas by la we nforcement ;b y
fe deral, st at eorl ocal go ve rn ment ;inc onnection
wit hora ri sing out of litigation in vo lvin gM BU SA
or its subsidiaries and af fi liates; or ,asr equired
by la w.
Wa rn ing: th eE DR is ac omponen toft he
Re st ra int Sy st em Module. Ta mp ering with, alter‐
ing, modifying or re moving th eE DR component
ma yr esult in am alfunction of th eR estraint Sys‐
te mM odule and ot her sy st ems.
St at el aws or re gulations re ga rd ing EDRs th at
con fl ict wit hf ederal re gulation ar ep re -em pt ed.
This means th at in th ee ve nt of su ch conflict, th e
fe deral re gulation go ve rn s. As of Fe bruar y2 01 3,
13 st ates ha ve enacted la ws re latin gtoE DRs. Co py ri ght
Information on licenses fo rf re ea nd open-
source so ft wa re
Information on licenses fo rf re ea nd open-sou rc e
softwar eu sed in yo ur ve hicle and its electronic
component sisa va ilable online at:
http://www.mercedes-benz.com/opensource
Re gis tere dt ra demar ks R
Blu et oo th ®
is ar egis te re dt rademar kofB lue‐
toot hS IG Inc. R
DT S™ is ar egis te re dt ra demar kofD TS ,I nc.R
Dolby ®
and MLP ™a re re gis te re dt rademar ks
of DOLB YL aboratories. R
BabySmart™, ESP ®
and PRE-SAFE ®
ar er eg‐
is te re dt rademar ks of Daimler AG .R
HomeLink ®
is ar egis te re dt rademar ko f
Johnson Controls. R
iPod ®
and iT unes ®
ar er egis te re dt rademar ks
of Apple Inc.28
General no te s

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EBD ( E lectronic B rak ef orce D istribution)
( →
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ESP ®
( E lectronic S ta bility P ro gram)
( →
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DRIVE PIL OT ( →
pag e1 65)R
HOLD function ( →
pag e1 68)R
St eering Pilo t( →
pag e1 65)R
Pa rk ing Pilo t( →
pag e1 79)R
PA RKTRONI C( →
pag e1 72 )R
Re ve rs ing camera ( →
pag e1 74 )R
Cruise control ( →
pag e1 57 )R
Blind Spo tA ssi st and Ac tiv eB lind Spo tA ssi st
( →
pag e1 88)R
Tr af fi cS ign Assi st ( →
pag e1 86)
Fu nctions of ABS (anti-loc kb ra king sy st em)
AB Sr egulates th eb ra ke pressur einc ri tical driv‐
ing situations: R
During braking, th ew heels ar ep re ve nted
from blocking ,e .g. due to maximu mf ull-s to p
braking or insuf fi cient traction of th et ires. R
Ve hicle st eerability while braking is ensured. R
ABS is activ ef ro ms peeds of appr ox .5m ph
(8 km/h).
If AB Si nter ve nes when braking, yo uw ill fe el a
pulsing in th eb ra ke pedal. The pulsating brake
pedal can be an indication of hazardous ro ad
condition sa nd can ser ve as ar eminder to ta ke
ex tr ac ar ew hile driving.
Sy st em borders
AB Sm ay be impaired or ma yn ot function if a
malfunction has occur re da nd th ey ellow %
ABS wa rn ing lam pl ight supc ontinuousl yint he
instrument clus te ra ft er th ee ngine is st ar te d.
Fu nction of BA S( Brak eA ssis tS ys te m)
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WA RNING Risk of an accident caused by
am alfunctio ninB AS (Brak eA ssi st Sys‐
te m)
If BA Sism alfunctioning ,t he braking dis ta nce
ma yi ncrease in an eme rg ency braking situa‐
tion.

ETS/4ET S( Electronic Tr actio nS ys te m)
ETS/4E TS traction control is pa rt of ESP ®
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ETS/4ET Sc an impr ove th ev ehicle's traction by
inter ve ning in th ef ollowing wa ys :R
The driv ew heels ar eb ra ke di ndividually if
th ey spin. R
Mor ed ri ve to rque is trans fe rr ed to th ew heel
or wheels wit ht raction.
Influence of driv ep ro gr ams on ESP ®
The driv ep ro grams enable ES P ®
to adap ttod if‐
fe re nt we ather and ro ad condition sasw ell as th ed ri ve r's prefer re dd ri ving st yl e. Yo uc an
select th ed ri ve prog ra ms using th eD YNAMIC
SELECT switch.15 0
Driving and pa rk ing

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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 ‐
age: On high wa ys and high-speed majo rr oadsDriving and parking 16 1