2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN Light switch

RWhenthes ystemisa ctivelysteering, the
è symbol is shown in green in them ulti‐
function displa y.
St eering Pilo tsysteml imitations
St eering Pilo thas alimited steering torque for
lateral guidance. In some cases ,the steering
inter ventio nisn otsuff icien ttok eepthev ehicle
in thel ane.
If de tection of lane markings and vehicles ahead
is impaired, Steering Pilo tswitches topassive
mode. The èsymbol in them ultifunction dis‐
pla yiss hown in gr ay.T he sy stem pr ovides no
suppor tinthis case.
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
in thef ollowing situations:
RIfth er eisp oor visibility ,e.g. due toinsuf fi‐
cient illumination of ther oad, or due tosno w,
ra in, fogors pray .
RIfth er eisg lare, e.g. from oncoming traf fic,
dire ct sunlight or reflection from other vehi‐
cles (e.g. if ther oad sur face is wet).
RIfth ew indshield is dirty ,fogged up, damaged
or co vered, fori ns tance byasticker,in the
vicinity of thec amera.
RIf no, or se veral, unclear lane markings are
presentf or one lane, e.g. in aconstruction
area.
RIf th el ane marking sarewo rnaw ay,d arko r
co veredu p, e.g. bydirtors now.
RIfth ed ista nce tothev ehicle in front is too
small and thel ane markings thus canno tbe
de tected.
RIfth el ane marking schang equickl y,e.g.
lan
es branc hoff,c ross one ano ther or
mer ge.
RIfth er oad is nar rowa nd winding.
Rifth er ea rehighly variable shade conditions
on ther oad.
RObs tacle ssuchast raffic wa rning signsl oca‐
te dont he lane or projecting out int othe lane
ar en otdetected.
The sy stem does no tprovide assis tance in the
fo llowing conditions:
ROn very shar pbends.
RWhen towing atrailer.
RIfyo ua ctivel ychang elane without switch ing
on thet urns ignal indicator.
RIfyo us witch onthet urns ignal indicator and
th ec onditions fora ctivating ActiveL ane
Chang eAssistaren otfulfilled.
Information on theS teering Pilot
St eering Pilo tisonlyana id.Youa re re sponsible
fo rt he dis tance tothev ehicle in front, forv ehi‐
cle speed, forb raking in good time and fors tay‐
ing in your lane .Befor echanging lanes, make
sur ethat then eighboring lane is free (shoulder
view).
Ac tiv eL aneC hang eAssis t
% Thea vailabilityoft hefollowing function is
countr y-dependent.
St eering Pilo tremain sactiv eevenift he tur nsig‐
nal indicator is switched on. Steering Pilo tthen
assists thed rive rw hen changing lane sbyapply‐
ing steering torques toinitiat ethe lane change.
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Driving and pa rking

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.
Drivinga nd parking 17
1

In suchcases, Lane Keeping Assis tcan:
Rgiv eanu nnecessar ywarning
Rnotg iveaw arning
#Alwaysp ayparticular attention tothe
traf fics ituation and keep within the
lane, especiall yifActiveLaneK eeping
Assis talerts you.
Prerequisi te
The driving speed is at leas t40m ph (60 km/h).
#Press button ;.
If indicator lamp :lights up, Lane Keeping
Assis tisactivated. When lane marking sare
de tected, thel ines in thea ssis tance graphic
ar es hown in white.
Sensitivity of Activ eL aneK eeping Assist
Wi th th estandar dora daptiv esetting ,you can
influence when thew arning vibration of Lane
Ke eping Assis ttakes place. In bo
th thestandar dand adaptiv esettings, no
wa rning vibration occur sinthefollowing situa‐
tions:
RYo uh ave switched on thet urns ignal indica‐
to r.
RAd riving safe ty system inter venes, such as
ABS, BASorE SP®.
In thea daptiv esetting, ther ew ill also be no
wa rning vibration in thef ollowing situations:
RThe vehicle is accelerated or braked consid‐
erably.
RYo us teer actively ,e.g. swer vetoavo id an
obs tacle or chang elane quickl y.
RYouc utthec orner on ashar pbend.
Setting thes ensitivityofA ctive Lan eKeep‐
ing Assist
Multimedia sy stem:
,Vehicle.k Assistance.Act.
Lane Keep. Assist
Selection options
#Select Adaptive orStandard.
Driving and parking 19
3

Head-up Display
Function of theH ead-up Display
The Head-up Displa yproject sinformation from
th en avigation sy stem and thed rive ra ssis tance
sy stem abo vethed ashboar dintot he driver's
fi eld of vision.
St andar ddispla ycontent
1Na vigation message s
2Current speed
3De tected instructions and traf fics igns
4Setspeed in thed rive ra ssis tance sy stem
(e.g. cruise control) Sy
stem limitations
The visibility is influenced bythef ollowing condi‐
tions:
RSeat position
RThe positioning of thed ispla yimage
RLight conditions
RWe troads
RObject sonthe displa ycover
RPo larization in sunglasses
% If parts of thed ispla yfade in thee vent of
ex treme sunlight, switc hthe Head-up Dis‐
pla yo ffand on again.
Switching theH ead-u pDispla yon/off
#Press button 1.
Instrument Displa yand on-boar dcomputer 205

#Openthe" Tethering" menu on thed evice to
be connec tedino rder todispla ythe security
ke y( see them anufacturer's operating
instructions).
#En tert his security keyo nthe multimedia sys‐
te m.
#Confir mthe entr y.
% All device ssuppo rtas ecurity keyasa
mean sofconnection.
Device ha salread ybeen connec ted
#To automaticall yconnect: highlight aWi-Fi
networ kinthe list.
#Switch ¥Connect Automatically onO.
#Toconnect: highlightaWi-Finetwo rkinthe
list.
#Select ¥Connect .
The connection is es tablished again. These
function sarepossible when thed evice has
already been connected totheW i-Finetwo rk. Setting up
aWi-Fih otspot
Multimedia sy stem:
,System.ö Connectivity
Configuring them ultimedia sy stem as aWi-
Fi hotspot
The type of connection es tablished depends on
th ed evice tobe connec ted. The function must
be suppor tedbyt he multimedia sy stem and by
th ed evice tobe connec ted. The type of connec‐
tion es tablished mus tbeselected on them ulti‐
media sy stem and on thed evice tobe connec‐
te d.
#Select Set Up Hotspot .
#Togenerat eaW PS PIN: selectGenerate
WPS PIN.
#En tert he PIN shown in them ultimedia sys‐
te md ispla yont he device tobe connec ted.
#Confir mthe PIN.
#Toenter theW PS PIN: selectEnter WPS
PIN.
#En tert he PIN whic hisshown on thee xternal
device's displa yonthe multimedia sy stem.
#Select OK.
#Toconnect bypressin gabutton: select
Connect via WPS PBC.
#Press thep ush button on thed evice tobe
connec ted.
#Select Continue.
#Toconnect via asecurity key:select Con-
nect Using Security Key .
#Selectthev ehicle from thed evice tobe con‐
nec ted. The vehicle is displa yedw itht he
SSID MB Hotspot XXXXX.
#Enter thes ecurity keyw hichiss hown in the
multimedia sy stem displa yonthe device to
be connec ted.
#Confir mthe entr y.
Fu rther configuration menus
In these menus youc an modify theW i-Fihotspot
settings.
#To generat eanewsecurity key:select
Generate Security Key .
Ac onnection will be es tablished wit hthe
newly created security key.
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Multimedia sy stem

#Sayan avigation command, e.g. "traf ficm ap
on" or "navigation map on".
Ro uteg uidancew ith trafficr epo rts
Tr af ficr eports ar ereceived via Liv eTraffic Info r‐
mation.
#Ac tivat ethe desired routet ype.
#To displ aytraf ficr epo rtsint he naviga‐
tionm ap or traf ficm ap:select ¥
Options.
#Select Map Content .
#Traffic Incidents, Free FlowandTraffic
Delays :switch onO.
Tr af ficr eports ar edispla yedass ymbols,
color lines or text.
RTraf fici ncidents ,e.g. roadwor ksor acci‐
dents
RLocal area reports, e.g. fog
RWa rning messages, e.g. mo torist sd riving
agains tthe tra ffic flow or unsaf eaccident
sites, ar ehighlighted when approaching
and depending on thes etting ar eaudibly
announced
RTr af ficf lowi nformation, e.g. traf ficj am or
free flow
RTr af ficd elay s( display ed inthet raffic
map)
Tr af ficr eports ar edispla yedint he navigation
map fort he cur rent route. The traf ficm ap
also contains traf ficr eports from outside of
th er oute.
Telephone
Telephony
Telephone menu overview
1Blue tooth®device name of thec urrently
connected mobil ephone
2Mobil ephone networ kprovider
3Sig nalstrengt hofthe mobile phone network
Multimedia sy stem 235

#SelectYes.
Switchin gmobilephones
Re quirement
The mobile phones ar econnec ted( authorized)
(
→pag e237).
Multimedia sy stem:
,Phone.á Connec tDevic e-
Mobile phone
#Select them obile phone from thed evice list.
% Onlyone mobile phone can be connected at
an yo ne time. The connected mobile phone
is displa yedatt hetopoft he list.
Using them obil ephone wit hNear Field Com‐
munication (NFC)
Re quirements
RNFC is activated on them obile phone (see
th em anufacturer's operating instructions).
RThe mobile phone's screen is switched on
and unloc ked( see them anufacturer's oper‐
ating instructions).
NFC enables short- rang ew ireles sdatat ransfer.
#To connect amobile phone: openstowage
compartment co ver1.
#Lightly press NFC area 2onthei nside of
th ec over.
The mobile phone is connected tothem ulti‐
media sy stem.
#To switc hmobile phones: lightlypress the
NFC area of them obile phone (see them an‐
ufacturer's operating instructions).
If th em obile phone has already been author‐
ized on them ultimedia sy stem, it is no wcon‐
nected.
If th em obile phone is authorized on them ul‐
timedia sy stem fort he firs tt ime, it is connec‐
te da fter confirming them obile phone
instruction s(see them anufacturer's operat‐
ing instructions).
Fu rther functions without having amobile phone
authorized on them ultimedia sy stem:
RTr ans ferring acontact or abusiness card,
e.g. ford irect navigation toan entered
address.
RTr ans ferring aURLtothee nlar gedv iewi n
th em ultimedia sy stem.
Setting ther eception and transmission vol‐
ume
Re quirement:
Mobile phoneisc onnected( authorized)
(
→pag e237).
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Multimedia sy stem

Multimedia system:,Phone.á Connec tDevic e-
Mobile phone
This function ensures optimal languag equality.
#Highlight them obile phone in thed evice list.
#Select ¥.
#SelectReception Volume orTransmission
Volume .
#Setthe volume.
Ad ditional information on ther ecommended
re ception and transmission volume: http://
www.me rcedes-benz.com/connect
Ad justin gthe call and ringtone volume
Multimedia sy stem:
,System.Audio
#Select Call Volume orTelephone ringtone
volume .
#Setthe volume.
Calls
Using thet elephone
Multimedia sy stem:
,Phone.ª Contacts
Making acall
#Enteran umber.
#Select Dial Number.
The call is made.
Ac ceptin gacall
#Select Accept .
Re jectin gacall
#Select Reject.
Endin gacall
#Select =.
Ac tivatin gfunctions durin gacall
#Tosho wall functions, navigat edown.
The following function sareavailable during a
call:
REndingac all
RMaking ano ther call
RShowing thek eyboar d
RSwitchin gthe microphone on/off
RSwitching on privat emode (an activ ecall in
hands-free mode is transfer redo vertot he
te lephone)
Conducting calls wit hseveral participants
Requ irement:
RThereisana ctivecall (→pag e239).
RAnother call is being made.
Switching between calls
#Select call #.
The selected call is active. The other call is
on hold.
Ac tivatin gorendingac allonh old
#Select Continu eCallor End Call.
Multimedia sy stem 239