2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN time

RParking spaces on unsuitable sur faces.
Pa rking Pilo twill no tassis tyou wit hparking
spaces at right angles tothed irection of tr avel
in thef ollowing situations:
RIf tw oparkin gspaces ar elocated immedi‐
atel ynexttoe acho ther.
RIfth ep arking space is directly next toalow
obs tacle such asalow curb.
Pa rking Pilo twill no tassis tyou wit hparking
spaces parallel or at right angles tothed irection
of tr avelint hefollowing situations:
RIf th ep arking space is on acurb.
RIfth ep arking space is bordered byan obs ta‐
cle ,e.g. atree, ap ostoratraile r. Pa
rking wit hParking Pilot
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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.
% Dependin gonthevehicle's equipment, the
button ma yalso be located at adiffe re nt
positio ninthe center console.#Press button 1.
The Parking Pilo tviewa ppear sonthe display
of them ultimedia sy stem. Area 2displa ys
de tected park ing spaces 4and vehicle path
3.
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#Ifyo uh ave driven pas tasuitable parking
space: bring thev ehicle toas tandstill.
#Select desired parkin gspace 4.
#Wherenecessar y,select thep arking direc‐
tion :for wa rdsorr everse.
Ve hicle path 3is shown, depending on the
selected parking space and parking direc‐
tion.
#Confir mthe selected parking space.
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WARNING Risk of accident duetov ehi‐
cle swinging out while parking or pulling
out of aparking space
While parking or pulling out of aparking
space, thev ehicle swings out and can drive
ont oareas of theo ncoming lane.
This could cause youtoc ollidewitho bjects
or other road users.
#Pa ya ttention toobject sand other road
users.
#Wher enecessar y,stop thev ehicle or
cancel thep arking procedur ewithP ark‐
ing Pilot.
#If, fore xamp le,them essage Engage Reverse
Gear appear sinthe displa yofthe multimedia
sy stem: select thec orresponding transmis‐
sion position.
The vehicle drives automatically int othe
selected parking space. On completion of the
parkin gprocedure, theParkin gPilot Fin-
ished, Take Control of the Vehicle display
messag eappears. Further maneuvering may
st ill be necessar y.
#Afterc ompletion of thep arking procedure,
safeguar dthe vehicle agains trolling away.
Tu rn thew heels towa rdst he curb if requ ired
by legal requ irements.
% Youc an stop thev ehicle and chang ethe
transmiss ionp osit iond urin gthe parking pro‐
cedure. The sy stem then calculates anew
ve hicle path. The parking procedur ecan
th en be continued. If no ne wvehicle pat his
av ailable, thet ransmission position will be
ch anged again. If thev ehicle has no tyet
re ached thep arking space, thep arking pro‐
cedur ewill be canceled if agear change
ta ke sp lace.
Exiting aparking space with Parking Pilot
Prerequisite
Yo uc an only exitap arkin gspace wit hParking
Pilo tify ou ha veprev iousl yparke dt he vehicle
wit hP arking Pilot.
Please no tethat youa re re sponsible fort he vehi‐
cle during thee ntir eparking procedure.
#Startt he vehicle.
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#Press button1.
The Parking Pilo tviewa ppear sonthe display
of them ultimedia sy stem.
#If th ev ehicle has been par kedatr ight angles
to thed irection of tra vel: in area 2,select
direction of tra vel3.
#Confir mtos tart thee xiting process.
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WARNING Risk of accident duetov ehi‐
cle swinging out while parking or pulling
out of aparking space
While parking or pulling out of aparking
space, thev ehicle swings out and can drive
ont oareas of theo ncoming lane.
This could cause youtoc ollidewitho bjects
or other road users.
#Pa ya ttention toobject sand other road
users.
#Wher enecessar y,stop thev ehicle or
cancel thep arking procedur ewithP ark‐
ing Pilot.
#If, fore xamp le,them essage Engage
Forward Gear appearsinthe displa yofthe
multimedia sy stem: select thec orresponding
transmission position.
The vehicle automatically mo veso ut of the
parkin gspace.
As soon as theParkin gPilot Finished, Take Con-
trol of the Vehicle messageappear sinthe dis‐
pla yoft he multimedia sy stem, youm usta cceler‐
ate, brake, steer and chang egear syourself
again.
Driv eAwayA ssist
Driv eAwayA ssistcan pr event collisions when
pulling away.Ifano bstacle is de tected in the
direction of tr avel, thev ehicle's speed is brief ly
re duced to1m ph (2 km/h).
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Arisk of acollision ma yarise in thef ollowing sit‐
uations, fore xamp le:
RIfth ed rive rm ixes up thea ccelera tora nd
brak epedals.
RIfth ew rong gear is selecte d.
The Driv eAwayA ssistfunction is activ eunder
th ef ollowing conditions:
RIfPA RKTRONI Cisa ctivated.
REver ytimet he gear is changed toRor D
when thev ehicle is at astandstill.
RIfth eo bstacle is less than 3. 3ft(1.0m )
aw ay.
RIfth em aneuvering assis tance functio nis
acti vatedint he multimedia sy stem.
Driv eAwayA ssistis una vailable on inclines and
when drivingw ithat railer.
Cross Traf ficA lert
Ve hicles with Blind Spo tAssis t:Driver scan
also be warned of an ycrossing tra ffic when
backin gupout ofaparkin gspace. If acritical
situation is de tected, awarning symbol appears
on thec amer aimag eoft he multimedia sy stem. If
th ed rive rd oes no trespond tothew arning,
th ev ehicle's brakes can be applied automati‐
call y.To do this, thef unction uses ther adar sen‐
sor sint he bumper .The area adjacen ttothe
ve hicle is continually monitored.
If th er adar sensors areo bstructed byvehicles
or other objects, de tection is no tpossible.
The Cross Traf ficA lertfunction is acti veunder
th ef ollowing conditions:
RIf Blind Spo tAssis tisa ctivated.
RIfth ev ehicle is backing up at walkin gpace.
RIfth em aneuvering assis tance functio nis
acti vatedint he multimedia sy stem.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gmaneuverin gassis‐
tance
Multimedia sy stem:
,Vehicle.k Assistance.Parking
Pilot.Maneuverin gAssist.
#Switc hthe function on Oor off ª.
ATTENTION ASSIST
Fu nction of ATTENTION ASSIST
AT TENTION ASSIS Tassists youo nlong, mon oto‐
nous journe ys,e .g. on highw aysa nd trunk roads.
If AT TENTION ASSIS Tdetects ind icator soff ati‐
gue or increasing lapse sinconcentration on the
par toft he driver ,itsuggests taking abreak .
AT TENTION ASSIS Tisonlyana id. It cann ot
alw aysd etect fatigue or lapses in concentration
unti ltoo late. The sy stem is no tasubstitut efor a
we ll-res teda nd attentiv edrive r.On long jour‐
ne ys,tak er egular break singood time that allow
fo ra dequ ater ecuperation.
Yo uc an choose between tw osettings.
RSt andard: normal sy stem sensitivity
RSensitive: higher system sensitivity .The
driver is warned earlier and thea ttention
le ve ld etected byATTENTION ASSIS Tisadap‐
te da ccordingly.
If dr owsines sori ncreasingl apses in concentra‐
tio na redetected, theATTENTION ASSIST: Take
aB reak! warning appear sinthe Instrument Dis‐
pla y.Yo uc an ackn owledg ethe messag eand
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take ab reak wher enecessar y.Ifyo udon ottake
ab reak and ATTENTION ASSIS Tcontinues to
de tect increasing lapse sinconcentration, you
will be warned again af teram inimu mof
15 minutes.
Youc an ha vethef ollowing status information for
AT TENTION ASSIS Tdispla yedint he assis tance
menu of theo n-boar dcomputer:
RThe lengt hofthe journe ysince thel ast
break.
RThe attention le veld etermined byATTENTION
ASSIS T. if
AT TENTION ASSIS Tisunable tocalculat ethe
attention le vela nd canno tissue awarning ,the
System Suspen dedmessage appears.
If aw arning is given in theI nstrument Displa y,
th em ultimedia sy stem of fers to sear chforar est
area. Youc an select aresta reaa nd star tn aviga‐
tio ntot hisrest area. This function can be activa‐
te da nd deactivated in them ultimedia sy stem.
If AT TENTION ASSIS Tisdeactivated, theé
symbol appear sinthe assis tance graphicint he
Instrument Displa ywhen thee ngine is running.
AT TENTION ASSIS Tisactivated automatically
when thee ngine is re-sta rted. The las tselected
sensitivity le velremain sstore d.
Sy stem limitations
AT TENTION ASSIS Tisactiveint he37 mph
(60 km/h) to124m ph (200 km/h) speed range.
The functionality of ATTENTION ASSIS Tis
re stricted, and warnings ma ybedelayedorn ot
occur at all in thef ollowing situations:RIfyo uh ave been driving forl ess than 30
minutes.
RIf th er oad condition is poor (une venr oad
sur face or po tholes).
RIfth er eisas tron gs idew ind.
RIf yo ua dop tas porty drivin gstyle (hig hcor‐
nering speeds or high ratesofa cceleration).
RIfth eS teering Pilo tfunction of DISTRONIC is
active.
RIf th et ime has been se tincor rectl y.
RIn activ edriving situations, if youc hange
lanes and vary your speedf requ entl y.
The ATTENTION ASSIS Ttiredness or alertness
assessment is dele teda nd restar tedw hen con‐
tinuing thej ourne yinthefollowing situations:
RIf yo us witch offt he engine.
RIfyo uu nfas teny our seat belt and open the
driver's door (e.g. chang edrive rs or take a
break).
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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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Displayinthe Instrument Display
1Perm issible speed
2Perm issible speed when ther eisar estriction
3Additional sign wit hrestriction
% The illustration sh owstheI nstrument Display
in theW idescreen Cockpit
Sinc eTraffic Sign Assis talso uses thed ata
st ored in then avigation sy stem, it can update
th ed ispla yint hefollowing situations without
de tecting traf fics igns:
RWhe nthe vehicle changes roads, e.g .high‐
wa ye xit or slip road.
RWhen avillag eorc ityb oundar yispassed
whic hiss tore dint he digital map.
Traf ficS ign Assist is notavailable in all coun‐
tries. If it is una vailable, display 1is shown in
th es peedome ter.
Sy stem limitations
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, if ther ea re
highl yvariable shade conditionsorinr ain,
sno w,fogors pray .
RIfth er eisg lare, e.g. from oncoming traf fic,
dire ct sunlight or reflections from other vehi‐
cles.
RIf th ew indshield in thea reaoft he multifunc‐
tion camer aisdirty,orift he camer aisfog‐
ge du p, damaged or co vered.
RIfth et raffic signsa rehar dtod etect, e.g .due
to dir tors now, or because they arec overed
or because of insuf ficient lighting.
RIf th ei nformation in then avigation sy stem's
digital map is incor rect or out-of-da te.
RIfth es igns ar eambiguous, e.g. traf fics igns
on construction sites or in adjacent lanes.
Setting Traf ficS ign Assist
Multimedia sy stem:
,Vehicle.k Assistance.Traffic
Sign Assist
Speed Limit Pilo tfor Distanc ePilot
DISTRONIC
Speed limi tatio niss etautomatically if
DISTRONIC is activated.
#Select Speed Limit Pilot.
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RIf narrowv ehicles ar ewithin them onitoring
ra nge, e.g .bicyc les.
Wa rnings ma ybeissued in er rorw hen driving
close tocrash barr iersors imilar solid lane bor‐
ders. Warnings ma ybeinterrupte dw hen driving
alongside long vehicles, fore xamp le, truc ks,for
ap rolonge dperiod.
Blind Spo tAssis tisn otoperational when reve rse
ge ar is engaged.
Brak eapplication of Activ eB lind Spo tAssis t
If Ac tiveB lind Spo tAssistdetects arisk of aside
impact in them onitoring range, acourse-cor‐
re cting brak eappli cation is car ried out. This is
designed tohelp youa void ac ollision.
The course-cor recting brak eappli cation is availa‐
ble in thes peed rang eb etwe en appr oximately
20 mph(30 km/h) and 125m ph (200 km/h).
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WARNING Risk of accident despite
brak eapplication of ActiveB lind Spot
Assi st
Ac ourse-co rrecting brak eapplication cannot
alw aysp reve nt ac ollision.
#Alw ayss teer,b rake or accelera teyour‐
self,e speciall yifActiveBlind Spot
Assi stwa rnsy ou or makes acourse-
co rrecting brak eapplication.
#Alw aysm aintain asafed ista nce at the
sides.
& WARNING Risk of accident despite
Ac tiveB lind Spo tAssist
Blind Spo tAssist does no treact tothef ol‐
lowing:
ROver taking vehicles closel yonthe side,
placing them in theb lind spo tarea
RVe hicles approaching and overtakin gyou
at av eryd iffe re nt speed
As aresult, ActiveB lind Spo tAssistma ynei‐
th er giv ewarning snor inter vene in such sit‐
uations.
#Alw aysp aycareful attention tothet raf‐
fi cs ituation and maintai nasafed is‐
ta nce at thes ide of thev ehicle.
Ifac ourse-cor recting brak eappli cation occurs ,
th er ed warning lam pflashes in theo utside mir‐
ro ra nd warning tone sounds. In addition, adis‐
pl ay 1 indicatin gthe danger of aside collision
appear sinthe multifunction displa y.
In rare cases, thes ystemm aymak eani nappro‐
priat ebrake application. This brak eapplication
ma ybei nterrupte data nytime if yous teer
slightl yinthe opposit edirection or accelera te.
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