2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN wheel

%It is recommended that youa lway sl ea ve
Ac tiveB rake Assi stswitched on.
The moment of warning or inter ventio ncan be
adjus tedasf ollows:
#Select Active Brake Assist Warning/Brake
Application: Early:y our selection isretained
when thev ehicle is next star ted.
#Select Active BrakeA ssist Warning/Brake
Application: Medium :your selection is
re tained when thev ehicle is next star ted.
#Select Active BrakeA ssist Warning/Brake
Application: Late:y our selection isretained
when thev ehicle is next star ted.
#Select Active BrakeA ssist Warning/Brake
Application: Off:
Ve hicles without Drivin gAssistanc ePack‐
age: The dis tance warning function and the
autonomous brakin gfunction ar edeactiva‐
te d. When thev ehicle is next star ted, the
middles etting is auto matically selected.
Ve hicles with DrivingA ssistancePack‐
age: The dis tance warning function and the
autonomous brakin gfunction ar edeactiva‐
ted. Evasiv eSteering Assis tisunavailable.
When thei gnition is next star ted, them iddle
setting is selected automaticall yand Evasive
St eering Assis tisavailable.
% When ActiveB rake Assi stis deactivated, the
æ symbol appears inthea ssis tance
graphicint he multifunction displa y.
Speed control cruise control
Function of cruise control
Cruise cont rola ccelerates and brakes thev ehi‐
cle automaticall yinorder tomaintain aprevi‐
ously stored speed.
If yo ua ccelerat etoovertake, fore xamp le,the
st ored speed is no tdele ted. If your emo veyour
fo ot from thea ccelerator pedal af tero vertaking,
cruise control will resume speed regulation back
to thes tore ds peed.
Yo uc an operat ecruise cont rolw itht he cruise
control le ver.
If yo uf ail toadap tyour driving style, cruise con‐
trol can neither reduce ther isk of an accident
nor override thel aws of ph ysics. It canno ttake int
oa ccount road, weather or traf ficc onditions.
Cruise control is only an aid. 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.
Sy stem limitations
Cruise control ma ybeunable tomaintain the
st ored speed on uphill gradients. The stored
speed is resumed when theg radient evens out.
Do no tuse cruise control in thef ollowing situa‐
tions:
RIn traf fics ituations whi chrequ iref requ ent
ch anges of speed, e.g .inheavy traf fic, on
winding roads.
ROn slippery roads. Accelerating can cause
th ed rive wheels tolose traction and the
ve hicle could then skid.
RWhen visibility is poor.
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Rifth ew indshield in thea reaoft he camer ais
dirty ,fogged up, damaged or co vered.
Rifth er adar sensors ared irty or co vered.
Do no tuse Dis tance Pilo tDISTRONIC in thef ol‐
lowing situations:
Rin road and traf ficc onditions whi chdo not
allo wyoutomaintain acons tant speed ,e.g.
in heavy traf ficoronw inding roads.
Ron slippery roads. Brakin goraccelerating
can caus ethe driv ewheels tolose traction
and thev ehicle could then skid.
Rwhen ther eisp oor visibility ,e.g. due tofog,
heavy rain or sno w.
Rin parkin ggarages or at tollst ations.
Ron roads wit hsteep uphill or downhill gradi‐
ents.
Tips
Pa yp articula rattention in thef ollowing traf fic
situations. In suc hsituations, brak eifnecessar y.
Dis tance Pilo tDISTRONIC is then deactivated:
RWhen cornering, entering and exitin gab end.
RWhen no tdrivingint he center of thel ane.
RWhen other vehicles ar echanging lane.
RIfth er ea renar rowv ehicles.
RIfth er ea reobs tacle sand stationar yvehi‐
cles.
RIf th er ea recrossing vehicles, pedestrians,
mo torcyc lists or cyclists.
Displa yofDistance Pilo tDISTRONIC in the
assist ancegraphic and in thes peedome ter
1Ve hicle ahead
2Dis tance indica tor
3Se tspecifie ddista nce
4Own vehicle
1Speed of vehicle ahead
2Stored speed
Displa ysinthem ultifunction display
When activatin gDista nce Pilo tDISTRONIC or
when changing thes tore ds peed, then ew stored
speed is shown fora round five seconds in the
ç multifunction displa y50mph (70 km/h).
When Dis tance Pilo tDISTRONIC is acti ve,the set
st ored speed is displa yedn exttot he ç sym‐
bol. When dis tance control is acti ve,the symbol
is shown in green.
Ve hicles with theD riving Assistance pa ck‐
age: On high ways and high-speed majo rroads
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or
#Accelerat ebrief ly.
Yo ur vehicle pulls away and adapts its speed
to that of thev ehicle in front. If no vehicle is
de tected in front, your vehicle accelerates to
th es etspeed.
Ad opting thes peed limit as thes toreds peed
Re quirements:
RSpeed Limit Pilo tisactivated in them ultime‐
dia sy stem (→pag e187).
RDis tance Pilo tDISTRONIC is acti vated.
RThe sy stem de tects atraffic sign indicating a
speed limit.
#Brief lypull thec ruise control le vertow ards
yo u3.
The displ ayed speed limit is adop tedast he
st ored speed. Your vehicle adapts its speed
to that of thev ehicle in front, but onl yupto
th es tore ds peed. If Speed Limit Pilo tisacti‐
va ted, an ydetected changes in thes peed
limit ar eadop tedbyt he system. Collision
warning
If Dis tance Pilo tDISTRONIC is unabl etosuffi‐
ciently decele rate thev ehicle in order topreve nt
it from approach ingthev ehicle in front, youw ill
be warned visually and acousticall y.An intermit‐
te nt wa rning tone will then sound and thed is‐
ta nce warning lam pwill light up in thei nstru‐
ment clus ter.
#Brak eimmediately in order toinc rease the
dis tance from thev ehicle in front.
or
#Ta ke evasiv eaction pr ovided it is saf etodo
so.
Fu nction of DRIVE PIL OT
The DRIVE PILOTfunctio nisavailable only
on vehicles with aDrivingA ssistanc ePack‐
age.
DRIVE PIL OTincludes thef ollowing driving and
driving saf etys ystems:
RSt eering Pilo twithA ctiv eLaneC hangeA ssist
(→pag e165)
RDis tance Pilo tDISTRONIC (→page 159)
RSpeed Limi tPilot (→pag e157)
Ste ering Pilot
Function of Steering Pilot
Ste ering Pilo tisonlya vailable forv ehicles
wit hthe Driving Assistance Package.
RSteering Pilo tisoperational at speeds up to
13 0m ph (2 10km/h) and helps youtos tayi n
th ec enter of thel ane bymeans of moderate
st eering inter ventions.
RIt uses as areferenc ethe vehicle in front or
th el ane markings, depending on thed rive n
speed.
RSt eering Pilo trequires youast he driver ,to
ke ep your hands onthes teering wheel at all
times so that youa reable tointer vene at any
time tocor rect thec ourse of thev ehicle and
ke ep it in lane.
RThe Steering Pilo tcan be overridden at any
tim ebys teering thev ehicle yourself.
RIfth es ystemd etects that ther ea reno lane
markings ,itusesthev ehicle ahead as aref‐
erence up toas peedo f80mph (130 km/h).
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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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#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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yourself and toavo id obs tacle sw henb acking
up.
Th er ear vie wcamer aiso nlyan aid. It is no ta
substitut efor your attentio ntothe immediate
sur roundings. The responsibility fors afem aneu‐
ve ring and pa rking remains wit hyou. Mak esure
th at ther ea reno persons, animals or objects in
ra ng ew hile maneu vering and pa rking.
Yo uc an select from thef ollowing vie ws:
RNo rmal view
RWide-angle view
RTrailer view
The area behindt hevehicle is displa yedasa
mir rorimage, as in thei nside mir ror.
Sy stem limitations
The rear vie wcamer awill no tfunction or will
only pa rtially function in thef ollowing situations:
RIfth et runk lid or tailgat eiso pen.
RIfth er eish eavyrain, sno worfog.
RIfth ea mbient light is poor ,e.g. at night.
RIfth ec amer alens is obstructed, dirty or fog‐
ge du p. Obser vethen otes on cleaning the
re ar vie wcamer a(
→page287).
RIfth er ear of your vehicle is damaged. In this
case, ha vethec amer aposition and setting
ch eckedataq ualified specialis tworks hop.
The field of vision and other functions of ther ear
vie wc amer amaybe restricted duetoa dditional
accessori es onther ear of thev ehicle (e.g.
license plat ebrack et or bicycle rack ).
Ve hicles without Parking Pilot
The following camer aviews area
vailable in the
mu

ltimedia sy stem:
Normal view
1Ye llo wg uide line at adista nce of appr ox‐
imatel y13ft( 4.0 m) from ther ear area
2Whit eguide line without turnin gthe steering
wheel, vehicle widt hincluding thee xterior
mir rors (sta tic)
3Ye llo wg uide line fort he vehicle widt hinclud‐
ing thee xterio rmirro rs,for cur rent steering
wheel angle (dynamic)
4Ye llo wl ane markin gofthe tires at cur rent
st eering wheel angle (dynamic)
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5Yello wg uide line at adista nce of appr ox‐
imatel y3.3ft(1.0 m) from ther ear area
6Vehicle center axle (mar kera ssi stance)
7Bumper
8Re dg uide line at adista nce of appr oximately
12 in (0. 3m)f romt herear area
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
Ve hicles with Parking Pilot
The following camera vie wsarea vailable in the
multimedia sy stem:
Normal view
1Ye llo wl ane markin gofthe tires at cur rent
st eering wheel angle (dynamic)
2Ye llo wg uide line, vehicle widt hincluding
outside mir rors (dynamic)
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1Wide-angle vie w,front
2Topv ieww ithi mag efromt he front camera
3Topv ieww ithi mages from thes ide cameras
in theo utside mir rors
4Wi de-angle vie w,rear
5To pv ieww ithi mag efromt herear vie wcam‐
era
6To pv ieww itht railer view To
pv iew
1Lane indicating ther out ethe vehicle will
ta ke wit hthe steering wheel in its cur rent
position
2PA RKTRONI Cyello ww arning display: obs ta‐
cle sareas ufficien tdista nce away (3.3 ft
(1.0 m) or less)
3Yo ur vehicle from abo ve
If th ed ista nce totheo bjec tlessens, thec olor of
th ew arning displa ychanges 2.Fromad is‐
ta nce of 1.0ft( 0.3 m) thew arning displa yis
shown in red. %
IfPA RKTRONI Cisdeactivated, thew arning
displa yfades out.
Guid elines
1Yello wl ane markin gofthe tires at cur rent
st eering wheel angle (dynamic)
2Ye llo wg uide line, vehicle widt hincluding
outside mir rors (dynamic)
3Re dg uide line at adista nce of appr oximately
12 in (0. 3m)f romt herear area
4Mar katad istance of appr ox.3 .3ft(1.0 m)
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