2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN warning

Assistanc ewhen changing lane sisprovide difa ll
th ef ollowing condition sareme t:
RYoua redrivin gonah ighwayorhigh-speed
multi-lan emajor road wit hmultiple lane sin
th ed irection of tr avel.
RThe neighboring lane is free and separated
byab roke nl ane marking.
RThe driven speedisb etwe en 45 mph
(7 5k m/h) and 110m ph (180 km/h).
RThe tur nsigna lindicator is switched on for
longer than tw oseconds.
Ste ering and contact de tection
St eering Pilo trequires youast he driver ,tokeep
yo ur hands onthes teering wheel at all times so
th at youa reable tointer vene at an ytime tocor‐
re ct thec ourse of thev ehicle and keep it in lane.
The driver mus texpect achang efroma ctiveto
passiv emode or vice versaata nytime.Ifyo ua renots teering yourself or ifyo ut ake
yo ur hands offt he steering wheel forap ro‐
longed period of time, thes ystemw ill, depend‐
ing on thes ituation ,first aler tyou wit havisual
wa rning. 1appear sinthe multifunction displa y.
If yo ua restill no tsteering thev ehicle yourself or
if yo uh ave nottaken hold of thes teering wheel,
aw arning tone sounds in additio ntothewarning
messag etoremind youtot akec ontrol of the
ve hicle.
The warning messag edoes no tappear or disap‐
pear sifo ne of thef ollowing condition sareme t:
RThe driver steer sthe vehicle.
RThe driver presses asteering wheel button or
operates Touc hC ontrol.
Ac tiv eE me rgency Stop Assist
If th ed rive rc ontinues toigno rethea coustic
wa rning, Dis tance Pilo tDISTRONIC reduces the
speed. If thed rive rs tilld oes no trespond, the
ve hicle is decelerated in stages toas tandstill.
The driver can cancel thed eceleration at any
time byper form ing one of thef ollowing actions:
RSteering
RBraking or accelerating
RPressing asteering wheel button or operat‐
ing Touc hC ontrol
RActivating or deacti vating Steering Pilo tor
Dis tance Pilo tDISTRONIC
The driver must beready totake control of the
ve hicle at an ytime.
Ac tivatin gSteering Pilot
Requ irements
RESP®mustbes witched on, but no tinter ven‐
ing.
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RDistance Pilo tDISTRONIC must be activated.
#If indicator lamp 1is off: press button 2.
HOLD function
HOLD function
The HOLD function holds thev ehicle at astand‐
st ill without requ iring youtod epress theb rake pedal, suc
haswhen pulling away on steep
slopes.
Sy stem borders
The incline mus tnotbe grea tert han 30%.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gthe HOL Dfunction
&
WARNING Risk of an accident duetot he
HOLD function being acti vewhe nyou
lea vethev ehicle
If yo ul eave thev ehicle while onl ythe HOLD
function is braking thev ehicle, thev ehicle
can rollaw ay inthef ollowing situations:
RIfth er eisam alfunction in thes ystemo r
in thep owe rsupp ly.
RIf th eH OLD function is deactivated by
depressing thea ccelera torp edalort he
brak epedal, e.g. byavehicle occupant.
RIfth ee lectrics in thee ngine compart‐
ment ,the batter yorthe fuses ar etam‐
pered with.
RIf th eb atter yisd isconnected.
#Alwaysd eactivat ethe HOLD function
and secur ethe vehicle agains trolling
aw ay befor eleaving thev ehicle.
* NO
TEDama gefrom au tomatic braking
IfAc tiveB rake Assi st,D ista nce Pilot
DISTRONIC or theH OLD function is activa‐
te d, thev ehicle brakes automatically in cer‐
ta in situations.
To avo id damag etothevehicle, deactivate
th ese sy stems in thef ollowing or simila rsit‐
uations:
#During towing
#In ac arwa sh
PrerequisitesRThe vehicle is stationar y.
RThe engine is running or hasb eena utomati‐
cally switched of fbythe EC Ostart/s top
function.
RThe electric parking brak eisreleased.
RDistance Pilo tDISTRONIC is no tactivated.
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Settingthev ehicle le vel
&
WARNING Risk of accident because
ve hicle le velist oo high
If yo ud rive atah igher vehicle le vel,th ed riv‐
ing characteristic smaybe impaired due to
th eh igher vehicle center of gr avity.
The vehicle ma ytipove rmoreq uickl yona
bend, fore xamp le.
#Alw ayss elect as lo wavehicle le vela s
possible and adap tyour driving style
accordingl y.
&
WARNING Risk of entrapment from vehi‐
cle lo wering
Whe nlowe ring thev ehicle, people could
become trapped if their limbs ar ebetwe en
th ev ehicle body and thet ires or underneath
th ev ehicle.
#Mak esurenoo ne is underneat hthe
ve hicle or in thei mmediat evicinit yof
th ew heel ar ches when youl owe rthe
ve hicle.
&
WARNING Risk of entrapment from vehi‐
cle lo wering
Ve hicles with AI RBODYC ONT ROLo r
le ve lc ontrol sy stem: When youu nload lug‐
ga ge or lea vethev ehicle, thev ehicle firs t
ri ses slightly and then returns tothes etleve l
shortl yafter wa rds.
Yo uora nyone else in thev icinit yoft he
whee larches or theu nderbody could thus
become trapped.
The vehicle can also be lo wereda fter being
loc ked.
#When leaving thev ehicle, mak esure
th at nobody is in thev icinit yoft he
whee larches or theu nderbody.
PrerequisitesRThe vehicle's engine mus tbeswitched on.
RThevehicle mus tnotbe moving fasterthan
49 mph(80 km/h). Ra
ising thev ehicle
#Press but ton1.
Indica torlamp 2lights up.
RVehicles without 4MATIC: Thevehicle is
ra ised by0.9 in (25 mm) compared tothe
normall evel.
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RVehicles with 4MATIC: Thevehicle is
ra ised by1.3i n( 35 mm) compared tothe
normall evel.
Yo ur selection issave d.
The vehicle is lo wereda gain in thef ollowing sit‐
uations:
RYo ua redrivin gfastert han 49 mph
(80 km/h).
RYo ua redrivin gbetwe en 37 mph(60 km/h)
and 49 mph(80 km/h )for appr oxima tely
th re em inutes.
RYous elect adrive prog ramu sing the
DY NA MIC SELECT switch.
The vehicle is adjus tedtot he height of thel ast
activ edrive program.
Lo weri ngthev ehicle
#Press but ton1.
Indicator lamp 2goes out. The vehicle is
adjus tedtot he height of thel asta ctiv edrive
program.
PA RKTRONIC
Functions of PARKTRONIC
PARKTRONI Cisanelectronic parkin gassistance
sy stem wit hultrasonic sensors. It monitor sthe
area around your vehicle using six sensors 1in
th ef ront bumper and six sensor sintherear
bumper .PARKTRONIC indicates visually and
audibly thed ista nce betwee nyour vehicle and
an object.
PA RKTRONI Ciso nly an aid. It is no tasubstitute
fo ry our attention tothei mmediat esurround‐
ings. The responsibility fors afem aneu vering and
pa rking remains wit hyou. Mak esuret hat there ar
enop ersons, animals or objects in range
whil emaneu vering and pa rking.
In thes tandar dsetting ,ani ntermitte ntwa rning
to ne sounds beginning at adista nc eof1 .0ft
(0.3 m) toan obs tacle .Ac ontinuoust one
sounds beginning at adista nc eof0 .7ft(0.2 m).
Yo uc an se tthe warning tone in them ultimedia
sy stem so that it will sounde arlier atgreaterd is‐
ta nces (3.3 ft(1.0 m)) (
→pag e174).
If PA RKTRONI Cisdeactivated, Parking Pilo tis
una vailable.
PA RKTRONICd isplayinthem ultimedia sys‐
te m
If Pa rking Pilo tisdeactivated and an obs tacle is
de tected in thep athoft hevehicle, apop-up win‐
do wf orPARKTRONI C1 appear sinthe multi‐
media sy stem at speeds up to6m ph (1 0km/h).
Ve hicles with Parking Pilo tand rear vie w
c

amera:
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#Press button2.
% Dependin gonthevehicle's equipment, the
button ma yalso be located in thec enter
console.
% PARKTRONI Cisa utomatical lyactivated
when thev ehicle is star ted. Ad
justin gthe PARKTRONICw arningtones
Multimedia sy stem:
,Vehicle.k Assistance.Cam. &
Parkin gPilot.Set Warning Tones
Ad justin gthe volumeoft hewarning tones
#Select Warning Tone Volume.
#Adjus tthe value.
Specifying thes tarting point fort he warning
to nes
Yo uc an specify whe ther theP ARKTRONIC warn‐
ing tones shoul dcommence when thev ehicle is
fur ther aw ay from an obs tacle.
#Select Warn Early.
#Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gaudiof adeout
Yo uc an specify whe ther thev olume of amedia
source in them ultimedia sy stem is tobe
re duced when PARKTRONI Cgives an audible
wa rning.
#Select Audio Fadeout Durin gWarning Tones.
#Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
Re versing camera
Fu nction of ther ear vi ewcamera
When youe ngager eve rseg ear ,the imag efrom
re ar vie wcamera 1is shown in them ultimedia
sy stem. Dynamic guide lines sho wthe pat hthe
ve hicle will take wit hthe steering wheel in its
cur rent position. Thi shelps youtoo rientate
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3Redg uide line at adista nce of appr oximately
12 in (0. 3m)f romt herear area
4PA RKTRONI Cyello ww arning display: obs ta‐
cle sareas ufficien tdista nce away (3.3 ft
(1.0 m) or less)
5PA RKTRONI Cred warning display: obs tacles
ar ev eryc los e(1.0ft( 0.3 m) or less)
6PARKTRONI Corang ew arning display: obs ta‐
cle saream ediu mdista nc ea way(between
1. 0ft( 0.3 m) and 2.0 ft(0.6 m))
% IfPA RKTRONI Cisd eacti vated, thew arning
displa yfades out.
Wi de-angle view
Trailer view
1Ye llo wg uide line, locating aid
2Redg uide line at adista nce of appr oximately
12 in (0.3m)tot he ball head of thet railer
hitch
3Ball head of thet railer hitch
360° Camera
Fu nction of the3 60° Camera
The 360° Camera is acamer asystemt hat con‐
sists of four cameras. The cameras co verthe
immediat evehicle sur roundings. The sy stem
assists you, e.g .when parkin goratexitsw ith
re duced visibility. The 360°C
ameraiso nlyana id. It is no tasub‐
st itut efor your attentio ntothe immediat esur‐
ro undings. The responsibility fors afem aneu ver‐
ing and parking remains wit hyou. Mak esure
th at ther ea reno persons, animals or objects in
ra ng ew hile maneu vering and pa rking.
The sy stem evaluates images from thef ollowing
cameras:
RRe ar vie wcamera
RFront camera
RTw os ide cameras in theo utside mir rors
Vi ew soft he 360 °Camera
Yo uc an select from dif fere nt vie ws:
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temi ndependentl ylocates and measu resp aral‐
lel and perpendicularp arking spaces on both
sides of thev ehicle in thed irection of tr avel. If
Pa rking Pilo tisactivated, suitable parking
spaces ar edispla yedint he multimedia sy stem.
The ë symbol appear sinthe multifunction
displa y.The ar rowsshoww hichs ide of ther oad
free parking spaces ar elocated. The parking
spacea nd parkin gdirection can be selecte das
desired. Parking Pilo tcalculates asuitable vehi‐
cle pat hand assists youint he parking and exit‐
ing procedure. Parking Pilo tchanges gear,a ccel‐
erates, brakes and steer sthe vehicle.
Pa rking Pilo tisonlyana id. It is no tasubstitute
fo ry our attention tothei mmediat esurround‐
ings. The responsibility fors afem aneu vering and
pa rking remains wit hyou. Mak esuret hat no
persons, animals or objectsa reinthem aneuver‐
ing range.
Pa rking Pilo tiscanceled if one of thef ollowing
actions is car ried out:
RYo ud eactivat ePARKTRONIC.
RYous wit ch offP arking Pilot.
RYoub egin steering.
RYo ua ppl ythe parking brake.
RYoue ngaged rive range j.
RESP®inter venes.
Pa rking Pilo tsysteml imitations
Object slocated abo veor belo wthe de tection
ra ng eofP arking Pilo tare notd etected when the
parkin gspace is being measured. These ar ealso
no ttaken in toaccount wh en
thep ark
ing proce‐
dur eisc alculated, e.g. overhanging loads, over‐
hangs or loading ramp soft ruck sort he bounda‐
ri es of thep arking space. In some circums tan‐
ces, Parking Pilo tmaytherefor eguide youi nto
th ep arking space prematurel y.
&
WARNING Risk of accident duet o
object slocated abo veor belo wthe
de tection rang eofP arking Pilot
If th er ea reobjects abo veor belo wthe
de tection range, thef ollowing situations may
arise:
RPa rking Pilo tmaysteer tooe arly.
RThe vehicle ma ynotstop in front of these
objects.
This could cause acollision.
#Inthese situations, do no tuse Parking
Pilot.
Sn owfa ll or heavy rain ma ylead toap arking
spaceb eingmeasured inaccuratel y.Pa rking
spaces that ar epartial lyoccupied bytrailer
dr aw bar sm ight no tbeidentified as suc horbe
measured incor rectly .Only us eParking Pilo ton
le ve l, high-grip ground.
Do no tuse Parking Pilot, fore xamp le, in thef ol‐
lowing situations:
RIn extreme weather conditionss uchasi ce or
pac keds noworinh eavyrain.
RIfyo ua retranspo rting aload that pr otru des
be yond thev ehicle.
RIfth ep arking space is on asteep downhill or
uphill gradient.
RIf yo uh ave installed sno wchains.
Pa rking Pilo tmayalso displa yparkin gspaces
th at ar enotsuitable forp arking, e.g.:
RParking spaces wher eparkin gisp rohibited.
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RParking spaces on unsuitable sur faces.
Pa rking Pilo twill no tassis tyou wit hparking
spaces at right angles tothed irection of tr avel
in thef ollowing situations:
RIf tw oparkin gspaces ar elocated immedi‐
atel ynexttoe acho ther.
RIfth ep arking space is directly next toalow
obs tacle such asalow curb.
Pa rking Pilo twill no tassis tyou wit hparking
spaces parallel or at right angles tothed irection
of tr avelint hefollowing situations:
RIf th ep arking space is on acurb.
RIfth ep arking space is bordered byan obs ta‐
cle ,e.g. atree, ap ostoratraile r. Pa
rking wit hParking Pilot
&
WARNING Risk of accident duet o
object slocated abo veor belo wthe
de tection rang eofP arking Pilot
If th er ea reobjects abo veor belo wthe
de tection range, thef ollowing situations may
arise:
RPa rking Pilo tmaysteer tooe arly.
RThe vehicle ma ynotstop in front of these
objects.
This could cause acollision.
#Inthese situations, do no tuse Parking
Pilot.
% Dependin gonthevehicle's equipment, the
button ma yalso be located at adiffe re nt
positio ninthe center console.#Press button 1.
The Parking Pilo tviewa ppear sonthe display
of them ultimedia sy stem. Area 2displa ys
de tected park ing spaces 4and vehicle path
3.
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