2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN Distronic

RGray radar waves next tovehicle: Blind Spot
Assis tactivated
RGreen radar waves next tovehicle: Blind Spot
Assis tactive
RDispla yofDistan ce Pil otDISTRONIC
(→pa ge 159)
Calling up displa ysintheT ripm enu
On-boar dcomputer:,Trip
% 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).
#To select adispla y:swipe upwards or down‐
wa rdsont he left-hand side of Touc hC ontrol.
Dis playsintheTrip menu:
RStandar ddisplay
REnergy flow display
RRangea nd cur rent fue lconsu mption
-Arecuperation displa yisalsoavailable
fo rc ertain engines.
-Ifth er eiso nlyas mall amount of fuel left
in thef uel tank ,the displa yshows avehi‐
cle being refueled ins tead of thea ppr oxi‐
mat erange.
REC Od ispl ay (→pag e133)
RTrip computer FromS tart and FromR eset
RDigital speedomet er
% Instrument Displa
yintheWidescreen
Co ckpit: The digital speedome tero nly
appear sinthe CLASSIC or Spor tdispla yset‐
ting.
Example: standar ddisplay
1Trip dis tance
2To tald ista nce
Instrument Displa yand on-board computer19
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#Pull cap1offbyt hetab.
#Re fill wa sher fluid.
Cleaning and care
Inf ormatio nonw ashingthe vehicl einac ar
wa sh
&
WARNING Risk of accident duet o
re duced braking ef fect af terw ashing the
ve hicle
The braking ef fect is reduced af terw ashing
th ev ehicle.
#Aftert he vehicle has been washed,
brak ecarefully while paying attention to
th et raffic condition suntilthe braking
ef fect hasb eenf ully restored.
To avo id damag etoyourvehicle when using a
car wash, ensur ethe following beforehand:
RDis tance Pilo tDISTRONIC and theH OLD
function ar eswitched off.
RThe 360° Camer aorthereve rsing camera is
switched off.
RThe side windo wsand slidings unroof are
comple tely closed .
RTheb lowe rfor thev entilation/heating is
swit ched off.
RThe windshield wipe rswitchisinp osition0.
RIn car washes wit hatowing mechanism: neu‐
tral iis engaged.
RThe SmartK eyis at adista nce of at least
10 ft(3 m) away from thev ehicle, otherwise
th et runk lid could open unintentionall y.
% If, af tert he car wash, your emo vethew ax
from thew indshield and wiper rubber ,this
will pr event smearing and reduce wiper
noise.
Note sonu sing high-pre ssurecleaning equip‐
ment
& WARNING Risk of accident whe nusing
high-pressur ecleaning equipment wi th
ro und-spr aynozzles
The wate rjet from around-spr aynozzle( dirt
grinder) ma ycause damage totires and sus‐
pension components that is no tvisible.
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Mainte nance and care

Rthee nergy supply or theo n-boar delectri‐
cal sy stem is malfunctioning.
When your vehicle is then towe da way,signif‐
icantly mor eeffor tm aybe requ iredtosteer
and brak ethan is normally required.
#Useatow bar.
#Mak esuret hat thes teering wheel can
mo vefreely ,befor etow ing thev ehicle
aw ay.
* NO
TEDama gedue to to wing away at
exc essivel yhigh speeds or overlong dis‐
ta nces
The driv etra in could be damaged when tow‐
ing at excessively high speeds or over long
dis tances.
#At ow ing speed of 31mp h(50 km/h)
mus tnotbe exc eeded.
#Atow ing dis tance of 31mile s(50 km)
mus tnotbe exc eeded.
Ifav ehicle mus tbetow st artedort owedaway,
its weight mus tnotexc eed thep ermissible gross
mass of thet ow ing vehicle.
&
WARNING Risk of accident whe ntow ing
av ehicle whic histoo heavy
If th ev ehicle being tow- star tedort owed
aw ay is heavier than thep ermissible gross
mass of your vehicle, thef ollowing situations
can occur:
RThe towing eyem aybecome de tach ed.
RThe vehicle/trailer combination may
swer veoreve noverturn.
#If ano ther vehicle is tow- star tedo r
to we da way,its weight mus tnotexc eed
th ep ermissible gross mass of your ow n
ve hicle.
#Information on thep ermissible gross mass of
th ev ehicle can be found on thev ehicle iden‐
tification plat e(
→page342). During
thet ow ing procedure, obser vethef ollow‐
ing:
RDeactivat ethe DISTRONIC dis tance pilot.
RDo no tactivate theH OLD function.
RVehicles with automatic transmission: Do
no to pen thed rive r's door or front passenger
door ,otherwise thea utomatic transmission
automaticall yshifts toposition j.
#Makesuret hat theb atter yisc onnected and
ch arge d.
When theb atter yisd ischar ged:
RThe engin ecann otbe star ted.
RThe elect ricp arkin gb rake canno tbe
re leased or applied.
RVe hicles with automatic transmission:
The au tomatic transmission canno tbeshif‐
te dtop osition iorj.
#Ins tallth et ow ing eye(→pag e307).
#Attach thet ow bar.
Breakdown assis tance 305

Displaymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
Steering Pilot Currently
Unavailable See Operator's
Manual *S
teering Pilo tistemporarily una vailable.
The ambientc onditionsareoutside thes ysteml imits (
→pag e165).
#Driv eon.
As soo nasthe ambient conditions ar ewithin thes ystem limits, thes ystemw ill become available again.
#If necessar y,clean thew indshield in thec amera's field of vision.
Steering Pilot Inoperative *S
teering Pilo tismalfunctioning. Dis tance Pilo tDISTRONIC remains available.
#Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Distance Pilot Inoperative *D
ista nce Pilo tDISTRONIC is malfunctioning.
Other driving sy stems and driving saf etys ystems ma yalso malfunction.
#Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Distance Pilot Now Availa-
ble *D
ista nce Pilo tDISTRONIC is operationala gain and can be acti vated(
→pag e162).
Distance Pilo tCurrently
Unavailable See Operator's
Manual *D
ista nce Pilo tDISTRONIC is temp oraril yunavailable.
The ambientc onditionsareoutside thes ysteml imits (
→pag e159).
#Driv eon.
As soo nasthe ambient conditions ar ewithin thes ystem limits, thes ystemw ill become available again.
¯--- mph *C
ruise control canno tbeactivated as no tall activation condition sarefulfilled.#Obser vethea ctivation conditions forc ruisec ontrol .
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Displ aymessage sand warning/indicator lamps

!InoperativeSee Operator's
Manua l................................................3 57
÷Inoperativ eSee Operator's
Manua l................................................3 55
TInopera tiveS ee Operator's
Manua l................................................ 356
GInope rativ e. .................................3 67
ÂKe yNotDe tected (red displ ay
message )............................................. 38 6
 KeyN otDe tected (whit edis‐
play message )..................................... 38 6
M ................................................... .391
ÉMalfunction See Operator's
Manual ................................................ 370
bMalfunction See Operator ’s
Manual ................................................ 395
N ....................................................3 92
ÂObtai naNewKey. ...................... .387
ëOf f............................................... 36 9F
Parking Brak eSee Opera tor's
Manua l................................................ 362
ÂPlace theK eyintheM arke d
Space See Ope rator's Manua l............. 385
hPlease Cor rect Tire Pressur e.......3 83
FPlease Release Parking Brak e......3 61
ÂRe placeKeyB atte ry .................... 387
#See Ope rator's Manua l................3 79
6SRS Malfunction Service
Re qu
ired .
............................................. 365
#St artE ngineS ee Operator's
Manual ................................................ 379
ÐSt eering Malfunction Drive
Carefull yService Required .................. 389
ÐSt eering Malfunction Inc reased
Ph ysical Ef fort See Ope rator's Man‐
ua l. ...................................................... 390
ÐSt eering Malfunction Stop
Immediatel ySee Operator's Manual ... 390 #St
opVehicle Lea veEngine Run‐
ning ..................................................... 380
#St opvehicle See Operator's
Manual ............................................... 380
ÉSt opVehicle Vehicle TooL ow ...... 370
bSwitc hOffLights ......................... 394
bSwitc hOnHeadlamps ................. 393
FTu rnOn theI gnition to Release
th eP arking Brak e............................... .361
ÉVe hicle Rising Please Wait .......... .369
ÉVe hicle Rising .............................. 371
hWa rning Tire Malfunction ............ 383
hWheel Sensor(s) Missing .............3 85
Di stance control
see Driving sy stem
Distance Pilo tDISTRONIC
Ac tivating ............................................ 162
Ac tivation conditions ........................... 162
Callingupas peed............................... 162
Deactivating ........................................ 162
Fu nctio n.............................................. 159
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Lever. ..................................................1 62
Setting aspeed. .................................. 162
St oring aspeed ................................... 162
Sy stem limitations .............................. .159
Door Locking (emergency key) ...................... .63
Opening (from inside) ............................6 0
Un lockin g(emer gency key) .................. .63
Un lockin g(from inside )......................... 60
Door cont rolp anel .................................... .14
DO T,Tire Identification Numbe r(TIN) ... 324
Drinkin gand driving ................................ 130
DRIV EPILOT
Fu nctio n.............................................. 165
Driv eposition
Selecting ............................................ .137
Driv eprogram display .............................1 34
Driv eprograms ........................................ 134
Driver' sseat
see Seat
Drivin gligh t
see Automatic driving lights Drivings
afet ys ystem
AB S(Anti-loc kBrakin gS ystem) ........... 148
Ac tiveB rake Assi st.............................. 152
BA S(Brak eAssist System) .................. 148
Cr osswind Assist................................. 152
EBD (Electronic Brak eforce Distribu‐
tion) ..................................................... 15
2
ESP
®(Electroni cStabilityP rogram) ..... 149
ESP®(Electroni cStabilityP rogram)
Crosswind Assis t................................. 152
Setting ActiveB rake Assi st.................. 156
Drivin gsafet ys ystems
Overvie w............................................. .147
Drivin gsystem ........ .157,159, 172, 179, 184
360° camer a....................................... 177
Ac tiveB lind Spo tAssist ....................... 188
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assis t.................. 190
Ad aptiv eDampingS ystem. ................. .169
AIR BODY CONTROL ............................ 169
AT TENTION ASSIS T.............................. 184
Blind Spo tAssist ................................. 188
Cruise cont rol. .................................... .157
Dis tance Pilo tDISTRONIC ................... 159
HOLD functio n.....................................1 68
Pa rking Pilo t....................................... .179 PA
RKTRONI C....................................... 172
Re ar vie wcamer a............................... .174
Spee dLimit Pilo t................................. 159
St eering Pilo t....................................... 165
Tr af ficS ign Assist ................................ 186
Drivin gsystems
Overvie w................................. ............
.147
R

e sponsibility ...................................... 147
Drivin gtips
Drinking and drivin g........................... .130
General driving tip s............................. 130
No tesonb reaking-in anew ve hicle ..... 130
Dr ows iness de tection
see Drivin gsystem
Dynamic multicontour seat Setting ................................................... 87
DY NA MIC SELECT
Configu ring driv eprogram I................. 135
Displ aying engin edata. ...................... .135
Displ aying vehicle dat a........................ 135
Driv eprogram displ ay..........................1 34
Driv eprograms ....................................1 34
Fu nctio n.............................................. 134
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