2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN time

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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RVehicles with automatic transmission:
The transmission is in position h,kori.
Ac tivatin gthe HOL Dfunction
#Dep ress theb rake pedal and af teras hort
time depress fur ther until theë display
appear sinthe multifunction displa y.
#Release theb rake pedal.
Deactivating the HOLD function
#Depress thea ccelerator pedal topull away.
or
#Depress theb rake pedal until theë dis‐
pla yd isappear sfromt he multifunction dis‐
pla y.
In thef ollowing situations, thev ehicle is held by
th et ransmission position jorby thee lectric
parking brake:
RWhen thes eat belt is unfas tened and the
driver's door is opened.
RWhen thee ngine is switched off.
RWhen ther eisam alfunction in thes ystemo r
if th ep owe rsupp lyis insuf ficient.
Ad aptiv eDamping Sy stem
The suspension wit hadaptiv edamping adjust‐
menth asthef ollowing features:
RVa riable dampingc haracteristics
RContinuous damper tuning
The damping characteristic sadap ttot he cur rent
operating and driving situation.
The da mping is tuned individually fore achw heel
and is af fected bythef ollowing factors:
RYo ur drivin gstyle ,e.g. sporty
RThe road sur face conditions
RThe driv eprogram selected
RVe hicle load The driv
eprogram can be adjus tedu sing the
DY NA MIC SELECT switch.
AIR BODY CONT ROL
AIR BODY CONT ROLfunction
AI RB ODYC ONTROL comprises:
RAir suspension wit hvariable spring rate
RAu tomatic le velc ontrol sy stem
RSpeed-dependent lo wering toreduce fuel
consum ption
RManual le vela djustment
RAD SP LUS( Adaptiv eDamping Sy stem with
const ant dampingf orce adjustment)
RDYNA MIC SELECT switc hand le velb utton
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RVehicles with 4MATIC: Thevehicle is
ra ised by1.3i n( 35 mm) compared tothe
normall evel.
Yo ur selection issave d.
The vehicle is lo wereda gain in thef ollowing sit‐
uations:
RYo ua redrivin gfastert han 49 mph
(80 km/h).
RYo ua redrivin gbetwe en 37 mph(60 km/h)
and 49 mph(80 km/h )for appr oxima tely
th re em inutes.
RYous elect adrive prog ramu sing the
DY NA MIC SELECT switch.
The vehicle is adjus tedtot he height of thel ast
activ edrive program.
Lo weri ngthev ehicle
#Press but ton1.
Indicator lamp 2goes out. The vehicle is
adjus tedtot he height of thel asta ctiv edrive
program.
PA RKTRONIC
Functions of PARKTRONIC
PARKTRONI Cisanelectronic parkin gassistance
sy stem wit hultrasonic sensors. It monitor sthe
area around your vehicle using six sensors 1in
th ef ront bumper and six sensor sintherear
bumper .PARKTRONIC indicates visually and
audibly thed ista nce betwee nyour vehicle and
an object.
PA RKTRONI Ciso nly an aid. 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 there ar
enop ersons, animals or objects in range
whil emaneu vering and pa rking.
In thes tandar dsetting ,ani ntermitte ntwa rning
to ne sounds beginning at adista nc eof1 .0ft
(0.3 m) toan obs tacle .Ac ontinuoust one
sounds beginning at adista nc eof0 .7ft(0.2 m).
Yo uc an se tthe warning tone in them ultimedia
sy stem so that it will sounde arlier atgreaterd is‐
ta nces (3.3 ft(1.0 m)) (
→pag e174).
If PA RKTRONI Cisdeactivated, Parking Pilo tis
una vailable.
PA RKTRONICd isplayinthem ultimedia sys‐
te m
If Pa rking Pilo tisdeactivated and an obs tacle is
de tected in thep athoft hevehicle, apop-up win‐
do wf orPARKTRONI C1 appear sinthe multi‐
media sy stem at speeds up to6m ph (1 0km/h).
Ve hicles with Parking Pilo tand rear vie w
c

amera:
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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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%The guide lines in them ultimedia sy stem dis‐
pla yshowt he dis tances toyour vehicle. The
dis tances only apply toroad le vel. In trailer
mode, theg uide lines ar eshown at thel eve l
of thet railer hitch.
Sy stem limitations
The 360 °Camera will no tfunction or will only
partiall yfunction in thef ollowing situations:
RIfth ed oor sareopen.
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.
RIfth ev ehicle component sinwhichthe cam‐
eras ar einstalled ar edamaged. In this eve nt,
ha ve thec amer aposition and setting
ch eckedataq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Do no tuse the3 60° Camer aunder suc hcircum‐
st ances. Youc ouldotherwise injur eother so r
collide wit hobjectsw hen parking thev ehicle. On
vehicles wit hheight-adjus table suspension or
if th ev ehicle is car rying aheavy load, leavingt he
st andar dheightc anresult in inaccuracies in the
guide lines and in thed ispla yoft hegenerated
ima ges, depending on tech nica lconditions.
The field of vision and other functions of the
came rasystem ma yberestricted due toaddi‐
tional accessori es onther ear of thev ehicle (e.g.
license plat ebrack et,b icyc le rack ).
See then otes on cleaning the3 60° Camera
(
→pag e287).
Selecting aviewf or t
h e360°C amera
The Auto .RearV iewC am.functio niss elected in
th em ultimedia sy stem.
#En gage reve rseg ear.
#Inthem ultimedia sy stem, select thed esired
vie w.
Opening thec amer acove rofthe rear view
camera
Multimedi asystem:
,Vehicle.k Assistance.Parking
Pilot
#Select Open Camera Cover . %
The camer acover closes automaticall yafter
some time or af terani gnitionc ycle.
Assigning thec amer aasaf avorite
Yo uc an call up thec amer aviewd irectly in the
multimedia sy stem byassignin gitasaf avorite .
#Press theò button on thet ouchpad or
contro ller.
The main function saredispla yed.
#On thet ouchpad ,swipe down twice or slide
th ec ontroller down twice.
The Favorite sm enu appears .
#SelectReassign.
#SelectVehicle .
#SelectCamera .
Parking Pilot
Fu nction of Parking Pilot
Pa rking Pilo tisane lectronic pa rking assis tance
sy stem whic huses ultrasound and is automati‐
cally activated during forw ardt rave l. The sy stem
is operational at speeds of up toappr oximately
22 mph(35 km/h). While in operation, thes ys‐
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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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