2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN 9g gear

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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Driving and pa rking

#Ifyo uh ave driven pas tasuitable parking
space: bring thev ehicle toas tandstill.
#Select desired parkin gspace 4.
#Wherenecessar y,select thep arking direc‐
tion :for wa rdsorr everse.
Ve hicle path 3is shown, depending on the
selected parking space and parking direc‐
tion.
#Confir mthe selected parking space.
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetov ehi‐
cle swinging out while parking or pulling
out of aparking space
While parking or pulling out of aparking
space, thev ehicle swings out and can drive
ont oareas of theo ncoming lane.
This could cause youtoc ollidewitho bjects
or other road users.
#Pa ya ttention toobject sand other road
users.
#Wher enecessar y,stop thev ehicle or
cancel thep arking procedur ewithP ark‐
ing Pilot.
#If, fore xamp le,them essage Engage Reverse
Gear appear sinthe displa yofthe multimedia
sy stem: select thec orresponding transmis‐
sion position.
The vehicle drives automatically int othe
selected parking space. On completion of the
parkin gprocedure, theParkin gPilot Fin-
ished, Take Control of the Vehicle display
messag eappears. Further maneuvering may
st ill be necessar y.
#Afterc ompletion of thep arking procedure,
safeguar dthe vehicle agains trolling away.
Tu rn thew heels towa rdst he curb if requ ired
by legal requ irements.
% Youc an stop thev ehicle and chang ethe
transmiss ionp osit iond urin gthe parking pro‐
cedure. The sy stem then calculates anew
ve hicle path. The parking procedur ecan
th en be continued. If no ne wvehicle pat his
av ailable, thet ransmission position will be
ch anged again. If thev ehicle has no tyet
re ached thep arking space, thep arking pro‐
cedur ewill be canceled if agear change
ta ke sp lace.
Exiting aparking space with Parking Pilot
Prerequisite
Yo uc an only exitap arkin gspace wit hParking
Pilo tify ou ha veprev iousl yparke dt he vehicle
wit hP arking Pilot.
Please no tethat youa re re sponsible fort he vehi‐
cle during thee ntir eparking procedure.
#Startt he vehicle.
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Driving and pa rking

#Press button1.
The Parking Pilo tviewa ppear sonthe display
of them ultimedia sy stem.
#If th ev ehicle has been par kedatr ight angles
to thed irection of tra vel: in area 2,select
direction of tra vel3.
#Confir mtos tart thee xiting process.
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetov ehi‐
cle swinging out while parking or pulling
out of aparking space
While parking or pulling out of aparking
space, thev ehicle swings out and can drive
ont oareas of theo ncoming lane.
This could cause youtoc ollidewitho bjects
or other road users.
#Pa ya ttention toobject sand other road
users.
#Wher enecessar y,stop thev ehicle or
cancel thep arking procedur ewithP ark‐
ing Pilot.
#If, fore xamp le,them essage Engage
Forward Gear appearsinthe displa yofthe
multimedia sy stem: select thec orresponding
transmission position.
The vehicle automatically mo veso ut of the
parkin gspace.
As soon as theParkin gPilot Finished, Take Con-
trol of the Vehicle messageappear sinthe dis‐
pla yoft he multimedia sy stem, youm usta cceler‐
ate, brake, steer and chang egear syourself
again.
Driv eAwayA ssist
Driv eAwayA ssistcan pr event collisions when
pulling away.Ifano bstacle is de tected in the
direction of tr avel, thev ehicle's speed is brief ly
re duced to1m ph (2 km/h).
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Arisk of acollision ma yarise in thef ollowing sit‐
uations, fore xamp le:
RIfth ed rive rm ixes up thea ccelera tora nd
brak epedals.
RIfth ew rong gear is selecte d.
The Driv eAwayA ssistfunction is activ eunder
th ef ollowing conditions:
RIfPA RKTRONI Cisa ctivated.
REver ytimet he gear is changed toRor D
when thev ehicle is at astandstill.
RIfth eo bstacle is less than 3. 3ft(1.0m )
aw ay.
RIfth em aneuvering assis tance functio nis
acti vatedint he multimedia sy stem.
Driv eAwayA ssistis una vailable on inclines and
when drivingw ithat railer.
Cross Traf ficA lert
Ve hicles with Blind Spo tAssis t:Driver scan
also be warned of an ycrossing tra ffic when
backin gupout ofaparkin gspace. If acritical
situation is de tected, awarning symbol appears
on thec amer aimag eoft he multimedia sy stem. If
th ed rive rd oes no trespond tothew arning,
th ev ehicle's brakes can be applied automati‐
call y.To do this, thef unction uses ther adar sen‐
sor sint he bumper .The area adjacen ttothe
ve hicle is continually monitored.
If th er adar sensors areo bstructed byvehicles
or other objects, de tection is no tpossible.
The Cross Traf ficA lertfunction is acti veunder
th ef ollowing conditions:
RIf Blind Spo tAssis tisa ctivated.
RIfth ev ehicle is backing up at walkin gpace.
RIfth em aneuvering assis tance functio nis
acti vatedint he multimedia sy stem.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gmaneuverin gassis‐
tance
Multimedia sy stem:
,Vehicle.k Assistance.Parking
Pilot.Maneuverin gAssist.
#Switc hthe function on Oor off ª.
ATTENTION ASSIST
Fu nction of ATTENTION ASSIST
AT TENTION ASSIS Tassists youo nlong, mon oto‐
nous journe ys,e .g. on highw aysa nd trunk roads.
If AT TENTION ASSIS Tdetects ind icator soff ati‐
gue or increasing lapse sinconcentration on the
par toft he driver ,itsuggests taking abreak .
AT TENTION ASSIS Tisonlyana id. It cann ot
alw aysd etect fatigue or lapses in concentration
unti ltoo late. The sy stem is no tasubstitut efor a
we ll-res teda nd attentiv edrive r.On long jour‐
ne ys,tak er egular break singood time that allow
fo ra dequ ater ecuperation.
Yo uc an choose between tw osettings.
RSt andard: normal sy stem sensitivity
RSensitive: higher system sensitivity .The
driver is warned earlier and thea ttention
le ve ld etected byATTENTION ASSIS Tisadap‐
te da ccordingly.
If dr owsines sori ncreasingl apses in concentra‐
tio na redetected, theATTENTION ASSIST: Take
aB reak! warning appear sinthe Instrument Dis‐
pla y.Yo uc an ackn owledg ethe messag eand
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Driving and pa rking

#Tocall up thes ubmenu or confir mthe
selection: pressthel eft-hand side of Touch
Control.
#To exitth es ubmenu: presstheb ackb ut‐
to n.
If yo ua rebrows ingasubmenua ndyoup ress
and hold theb ackb utton, them enu bar appears.
Displa ysinthem ultifunction display
:Outside temp erature
;Driv eprogram
=Transmission position (→pag e135)
?Time
ADispla ysection
Fu rther displa ysinthem ultifunction display:
Z Gearshif
trecommendatio n(
→page 138)
X j YPa
rking Pilot
¯ Cruise control (
→pag
e157)
ç Distance Pilo tDISTRONIC (
→page 165)
(→pag e159)
a St
eering Pilo t(
→page165)
ë HOLD function (
→pag
e168)
_ Ad
aptiv eHighbeam Assis t(
→page112)
Ve hicles wit haninstrument displa y(standard)
and Traf ficS ign Assist :displ ay si nstructions and
traf fics igns de tected byTraf ficS ign Assist
(
→pag e186)
Adjustin gthe in stru men tlighting
#Tu rn brightness control 1up or down.
The lightin gofthe instrument displa yand in
th ec ontrols in thev ehicle interior is adjus‐
te d.
Instrument Displa yand on-boar dcomputer 19
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Displaymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
Driver's Door Open &
Transmission Not in PRisk
of Vehicle Rolling Away *
The driver's door is no tfully closed and thet ransmission is in position k,iorh.
#Switc hthe transmission toposition jwhen youp arkt he vehicle.
NP ermanently Active Risk
of Rolling Away *
While thev ehicle is rolling or while youa redrivin g,youh aves hiftedt he transmission toposition i.
#Depress theb rake pedal tostop and, when thev ehicle is stationar y,shif tthe transmission toposition j.
#Tocontinu eyour journe y,shif tthe transmission toposition h.
Only Shift to 'P' when Vehi-
cle is Stationary *
The transmission can onl ybeshiftedtop osition jwhen thev ehicle is stationar y.
Service Require dDoNot
Shif tGears Visit Dealer *T
he transmission is malfunctioning. The transmission position can no longer be shif ted.
#When thet ransmission is in position h,consult aqualified specialis tworks hop and do no tshif tthe transmis‐
sion position.
#Fo ra llot her transmission positions, par kthe vehicle safely.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop or breakdown service.
Transmission Malfunction
Stop *
The transmission is malfunctioning. The transmission switches toposition iautomatically.
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions.
#Switc hthe transmission toposition j.
#Consultaqualified specialis tworks hop.
Reversing Not Possible
Service Required *T
he transmission is malfunctioning. Reverseg ear can no longer engaged.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
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Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps

Functio n................................................ 79
AT TENTION ASSIST
Fu nctio n.............................................. 184
Switching on/of f................................. 186
Sy stem limitations .............................. .184
At tention assistant
see Driving sy stem
Au dio mode
Ac tivating media mod e........................ 257
Connecting USB devices ..................... 259
Co pyright ............................................. 257
Information .......................................... 256
Inserting/ removing SD memor ycard
.............................................................2 57
Media sear ch....................................... 262
Overvie w............................................. 258
Pa use and playbac kfunction .............. .259
Selecting atrack ................................. 259
Selecting playba ckoptions .................. 259
Tr ac kl ist. ............................................ .259
Au thorized Mercedes-Benz service
center
see Qualified specialis tworks hop
Au tomatic ca rwash (care) ..................... 284 Au
tomatic distanc econtrol
seeD riving sy stem
Au tomatic drivin glights .......................... 111
Au tomatic engine star t( EC Os tart/
sto pfunction) .......................................... 132
Au tomatic engine stop(EC Os tart/
sto pfunction) .......................................... 132
Au tomatic fron tpassen gera ir bag
shu toff
see Front passenger air bag shutoff
Au tomatic mir rorf olding function
Swit ching on/of f................................. 120
Au tomatic transmission
DIRECT SELEC
Tselect or lever. ............ 135
Driv eprogram displa y.......................... 134
Driv eprogram s.................................... 134
DY NA MIC SELECT switc h.................... 134
Gearshif trecommendatio n.................. 138
Kickdown ............................................. 138
Tr ansmission position displa y............. .135
Tr ansmission positions. .......................135
B
BA S(Brak eAssis tSystem)
Drivin gsafet ys ystem. ......................... 148
Battery Key. ...................................................... .57
Batter y(12 V)
Charging .............................................. 301
No tes. ................................................. 299
St artin gassis tance .............................. 301
Belt Adjusting theh eight .............................. 35
Fa stening ............................................... 35
Re leasing .............................................. .36
Bel tair bag
Ac tivation .............................................. 31
Fu nction/no tes. ....................................3 5
Blind Spo tAssis t
Ac tivating/deactivating .......................1 90
Fu nction/no tes. .................................. 188
Sy stem limitations .............................. .188
Blo wer
see Climate control
414
Index

Fuse bo xinthe trunk ........................... 310
No tes. ................................................. 308
G
Garag edoor opener
Cleari ngthem emor y........................... 144
Opening or closing theg arag edoor .....1 43
Programming buttons .......................... 141
Re solving problems ............................. 143
Synchronizing ther olling code .............1 42
Gearshif trecommendation ....................138
Genuin eparts ............................................ 19
Genuinew ood (Care) .............................. 289
Glo vebox
Air vent ................................................ 126
Glo vecompa rtment
Locking/unlo cking ................................ 96
H
Handbrake see Electric parkin gbrake
Handling characteristics (unusual) ........311
HANDS-FREE ACCESS ................................ 66 Haza
rdwa rning lights ............................ .112
Head restra int
Fr ont (adjusting manually) ..................... 85
Fr ont (luxur yhead restra int )................. .86
Re ar passenger compartment
(adjusting) ............................................ .87
Re ar passenger compartment
(removing/ins talling) ............................ .87
Head-up display Activating/deactivating .......................2 05
Fu nctio n.............................................. 205
Menu (on-board compu ter) .................. 204
Setting displa yelements (on-board
compute r) ............................................ 204
Setting theb rightness (on-board
computer) ............................................ 204
Setting thep osition (on-boar dcom‐
puter) .................................................. 204
Using them emor yfunction .................. .93
Headlam pflashing ................................... 111
Heating see Climat econtrol
High beam Activating/deactivating ........................ 111High-beam headlamps
Adaptiv eHighbeam Assis t................... 112
High-pressur ecleaning equipment
(care) ........................................................ 284
Hill star ta ssist ........................................ 130
HOLD functio n
Ac ti

vating/deactivating .......................1 68
Me thod of operation ............................1 68
I
Identification plate Engine ................................................. 342
Refrigerant .......................................... 349
Ve hicle ................................................ 342
Identification plate see Vehicle identification plate
Ignition Switching on (s tart/s topb utton) .........1 27
Immobilizer ................................................ 79
Indicator lamp see Warning/indicator lamps
Individual driv eprogram
Configuring .......................................... 135
Index 423