2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN direct select

Activating/deactivatin gATTENTION ASSIST
Multimedia sy stem:
,Vehicle.k Assistance.ATTENTI
ON ASSIST
Selection options
#Select Standard, SensitiveorOff.
Traf ficS ign Assist
Function of Traf ficS ign Assist
Traf ficS ign Assist detects traf fics igns wi thmul‐
tifunction camera 1and assi stsy ou bydisplay‐
ing de tected speed limits and overtakin grestric‐
tions in thei nstrument clus ter.If th es ystem
de tects that youa redrivingo ntoas ectio nof
ro ad in thew rong direction, it trigger sawarning. The camera also de
tects traf fics igns wi tha
re striction indicated byan additional sign (e.g. in
we tconditions).
Wa rning when them aximum permissible
speed is exceeded
The sy stem can warnyouify ou unintentionally
exc eed them aximum permissible speed. Todo
th is, youc an specify in them ultimedia sy stem
by howm ucht he maximum permissible speed
can be exceeded befor eawarning is issued. You
can specify whe ther thew arning is tobe jus ta
visual warning or an acoustic one as well.
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Driving and pa rking

#Activat eord eacti vate thef unction.
Displa ysinthei nstrument clus ter
De tected traf fics igns ar edispl ay ed in thei nstru‐
ment clus ter.
#Select Instr. Cluster Display .
#Activat eord eacti vate thef unction.
Ac tivatin gordeactivatin gthe warning when
as peed limit is exceeded
The pointatw hichaw arning is given onc ea
speed is exceeded (warning thre shold) can be
se ta ccording toindividual preferences.
#Select Speed Limit Warning.
#SelectVisual&Audible ,Visual orNone.
Setting aspeed
#Select Warning Threshold.
#Setthe desired speed.
% Ifth eS peed Limit Pilo thas been activated,
th ed etected traf fics ignisa utomatical lydis‐
pla yedint he instrument clus ter.
Blind Spo tAssis tand Activ eB lind Spot
Assi st
Function of Blind Spo tAssis tand Active
Blind Spo tAssis t
Blind Spo tAssist uses tw olateral, rear-facing
ra dar sensor stomonitor thea reaupto1 30ft
(40 m) behind your vehicle and 10ft(3 m)
directly next to yourvehicle.
If av ehicle is de tected at speeds ab ovea ppr ox‐
imatel y5mph (8 km/h) and this vehicle subse‐
qu ent lyenter sthe monitoring rang ed irec tly next
to yo urvehicle, thew arning lam pinthe outside
mir rorlights up red.
If av ehicle is de tected clos etoyourvehicle in
th el ateral monitoring rang ea nd yous wit ch on
th et urns ignal indicator in thec orresponding
direction, an acoustic warning signal sounds
once. The redw arning lam pinthe outside mir ror
fl ashes.Ift he turnsignal indicator remains on,
all other de tected vehicles ar eindicated onl yby
th ef lashingoft heredw arning lamp.
If yo uo vertak eav ehicle quickl y,no warning is
given.
& WARNING Risk of accident despite Blind
Spo tAssist
Blind Spo tAssist does no treact tovehicles
approaching and overtakin gyou at agreatly
di fferent speed.
As aresult, Blind Spo tAssis tcanno twarn
driver sinthis situa tion.
#Alw aysp aycareful attention tothet raf‐
fi cs ituation and maintai nasafed is‐
ta nce at thes ide of thev ehicle.
Blind Spo tAssis tand ActiveB lind Spo tAssist
ar eo nly aids. The ymayfailto detect some vehi‐
cles and ar enosubstitut efor attentiv edriving.
Alw ayse nsur ethat ther eiss ufficient dist anceto
th es ide foro ther road user sand obs tacles.
Sy stem limitations
The de tection capability of Blind Spo tAssist can
be restricted in thef ollowing situations:
RIfth es ensor saredirty or obscured.
RWhen ther eisp oor visibility ,e.g. due tofog,
heavy rain, sno worspray .
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Example:chang eofd irection announced
1Road int owhichthe chang eofd irection
leads
2Dis tance tothec hang eofd irection
3Change -of-direction symbol
4Recommended lane and ne wlaned urin ga
ch ang eofd irection (white)
5Possible lane
6Lane no trecommende d(dark gray )
Fu rther possible displa ysintheNavigation
menu:
RDirection of Travel:d isplayofd irection of
tra vela nd road cur rentl yb eing tr aveled on.
RNew Route... orCalculatin gRoute... :anew
ro uteisc alculated.
RRoad Not Mapped :the road is unknown, e.g.
newl ybuilt roads.
RNo Route:nor outecould be calculated to
th es elected destination.
ROff Map:t he mapfort he cur rent location is
no ta vailable.
RO:y ou ha vereached thed estination or an
intermediat edestination.
#Toexitth em enu: swipe upwards or down‐
wa rdsont he left-hand side of Touc hC ontrol.
Ve hicles with COMAND: Youc an also star tt he
navigation toone of ther ecentd estinations in
th eNavigation menu:
#Pressthel eft-hand side of Touc hC ontrol.
#Toselect thet arge t:swipe upwards or
down wardsont he left-hand side of Touch
Control.
#Press thel eft-hand side of Touc hC ontrol.
Ro uteg uidance isstar ted.
Ifro uteg uidance has already been activated,
ar eques twill appear asking whe ther you
wish toend thec urrent routeg uidance.
#Select Yes.
#Pressthel eft-hand side of Touc hC ontrol.
Ro uteg uidance is star ted.
Selecting radio station susin gthe on-board
co mp uter
On-boar dcomputer:,Radio
% The spelling ma ydiffe rint he main menu dis‐
pla yed. Therefore, obser vethem enu over‐
vie wf ortheI nstrument Displa yintheWide‐
screen Cockpit (
→pag e195).
Instrument Displ ayand on-boar dcomputer 201

Touc hC ontrol
Operating Touc hC ontrol
#Toselect amenu item: swipe up, down, left
or right on Touc hC ontrol 1.
#PressTouc hC ontrol 1.
#Toopen alist: press Touc hC ontrol 1.
#Toclose alist: press the2 button.
#Tocall up them enu list/f avorite s: hold
button 2.
#Tomo vethed igita lmap:swipe in any
direction.
Setting thes ensitivity
Multimedia sy stem:
,System.Entry.Touch Control
Sensitivity
#Select Fast,Medium orSlow .
Operating thec ontroller
1% button, toretur ntot he previous dis‐
pla y(press brief ly), to cal lupt he basic menu
(press and hold)
2ò button, tocal lupm ainf unctions and
fa vo rite s
3Controller
Controller operatin goptions:
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Multimedia sy stem

#Turn 3 leftorr ight.
#Slide 1 leftorr ight.
#Slide 4 up or down.
#Slide2 diagonally.
#Press 7brief lyor press and hold.
To uchpad
Operating thet ouchpad
Re quirement:
Fo rv ehicles wit hacontro ller:the touchpad is
swit ched on (
→pag e220).
1Touchpad
2© button, calls up main functions and
fa vo rite s
3D button, calls up thea udio menu
4% button, returns tothep reviou sdisplay
Yo uc an navigat einmenus and lists via touch-
sensitiv esurface 1 byusing asingle-finger
swipe.
#To select them enu item: swipe up, down,
lef torr ight.
#Press touchpad 1.
#Toopen or close lists: swipe leftorright.
#Tomo vethed igita lmap:swipe in any
direction.
Use thef ollowing functions wit hatwo-finger
swipe:
#To call up them enu bar: swipe down with
tw of ingers.
#To zoo minand out of the map: movetwo
fi nger stogether or apart.
Setting thes ensitivity
Multimedia sy stem:
,System.Entry
#Select Touchpad Sensitivity.
#SelectFast,Medium orSlow .
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EndingAndroid Auto™
Multimedia sy stem:
,Connect.Android Auto
#Select Disconnect .
The connection is ended.
The mobile phone continues tobe supplied
wit he lectri city.
or
#Disconnect thec onnecting cable between
th em obile phone and multimedia sy stem.
Tr ansfer redv ehicle dat awhenu sing Apple
CarPlay™ and Android Auto™
Note sont ransfer redv ehicle data
Whe nusing Android Auto™orA ppleC arPlay ™,
cer tain vehicle dat aistransfer redtot he mobile
phone. This enables youtog ettheb esto ut of
selected mobile phone services. Vehicle dat ais
no td irectl yaccessible.
Sy stem information:
RVe hicle model
RYear of vehicle manufacture
RSoftwar erelease of them ultimedia sy stem
The transfer of this dat aisusedtooptimize the
communication between thev ehicle and mobile
phone.
To do this, and toassigns everalv ehicles tothe
mobilep hone,avehicle ID is randomly gener‐
ated.
Thi sh asno connectio ntothevehicle identifica‐
tion number (VIN) and is dele tedw hen them ulti‐
media sy stem is rese t(
→pag e232).
Driving status data:
RTransmission position engaged
RDistinction between par ked, standstill, rolling
and driving
RDay/night mode of thei nstrument clus ter
The transfer of this dat aisusedtoalter how
con tent is displ ayed tocor respond tothed riving
situation.
Po sition data:
RGPS coordinates
Rspeed
Rcompass direction
Racceleration direction
Rgyroscopic forc es
This dat aisonlyt ransfer redw hile then avigation
sy stem is activ einorder toimpr oveit (e.g. so it
can continue functioning when in atunnel).
If yo udon otconsenttov ehicle databeing trans‐
fe rred, youc an deactivat ethe automatic star to f
Android Auto™(
→pag
e245) or Apple CarPlay™
(→pag e244)and temp orarily term inat ethe USB
connection between them obile phone and vehi‐
cle.
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Multimedia sy stem

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

Diagnostics connection............................24
Digita lOperato r'sM anua l........................ .18
Digita lspe edome ter ................................ 199
DIRECT SELECT selector le ver................ 135
Engaging driv eposit ion. ....................... 137
Engaging pa rkposition automaticall y..1 37
Engaging reve rseg ear ........................ .136
Fu nctio n.............................................. 135
Selecting pa rkposition ........................ 137
Shifting toneutral ................................ 136
Displa y(mu ltimedi asystem)
Car e................................................... .289
Setting s............................................... 22 5
Displa y(on-board co mputer) .................. 197
Displa ycontent
Men u(on-boar dcompu ter) .................. 203
Displa ymessage .................................... .352
Calling up (on-board computer) ........... 352
No tes. ................................................. 352
Displa ymessages
? ....................................................3 79
¯ .................................................... 376 bAc
tiveH eadlamps Inoperati ve..... 395
bAd aptiveHighbeam Assis tCam‐
er aV iewR estricted See Operator's
Manu al................................................ 394
b

Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tCur‐
re ntl yU navailable See Opera tor's
Manua l................................................ 395
ÀAT TENTION ASSIS TInoperativ e... 369
ÀAT TENTION ASSIS T:Take a
Break! .................................................. 369
bAu toLam pFunction Inopera tive
............................................................. 394
C .................................................... 391
$Ch eckB rake Fluid Le vel. ............ .358
4Chec kEngine Oil AtNext Refu‐
eling ..................................................... 381
hChe ckTire s. ................................ 382
¥Chec kWasherF luid .................... 393
ÉCompressor Is Cooling ................3 71?CoolantT
oo HotStopV ehicle
Tu rn Engine Of f.................................... 378
!Cur rentl yU navailable See Oper‐
ator's Manual ...................................... 353
÷Cur rentl yU navailable See Oper‐
ator's Manual ...................................... 354
ÂDon't Forget Your Key. ................ 38 6
É Drive Mor eSlowly ........................ 371
bExample :Check Lef tLow
Bea m. .................................................3 93
6Example :Front Lef tMalfunction
Service Required ................................ 366
6Example: Lef tSide Cur tain Air‐
bag Malfunction Service Required ...... 366
_Example: Loc kSeat Backrest
Fr ont Lef t...........................................3 92
_Exa
mple :Rear Lef tBackrest
No tLatch ed ....................................... 392
8Fu el LevelL ow ............................ .381
8Gas Cap Loose ............................ 381
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