2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN Light

%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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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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#Activat eord eacti vate thef unction.
Displa ysinthei nstrument clus ter
De tected traf fics igns ar edispl ay ed in thei nstru‐
ment clus ter.
#Select Instr. Cluster Display .
#Activat eord eacti vate thef unction.
Ac tivatin gordeactivatin gthe warning when
as peed limit is exceeded
The pointatw hichaw arning is given onc ea
speed is exceeded (warning thre shold) can be
se ta ccording toindividual preferences.
#Select Speed Limit Warning.
#SelectVisual&Audible ,Visual orNone.
Setting aspeed
#Select Warning Threshold.
#Setthe desired speed.
% Ifth eS peed Limit Pilo thas been activated,
th ed etected traf fics ignisa utomatical lydis‐
pla yedint he instrument clus ter.
Blind Spo tAssis tand Activ eB lind Spot
Assi st
Function of Blind Spo tAssis tand Active
Blind Spo tAssis t
Blind Spo tAssist uses tw olateral, rear-facing
ra dar sensor stomonitor thea reaupto1 30ft
(40 m) behind your vehicle and 10ft(3 m)
directly next to yourvehicle.
If av ehicle is de tected at speeds ab ovea ppr ox‐
imatel y5mph (8 km/h) and this vehicle subse‐
qu ent lyenter sthe monitoring rang ed irec tly next
to yo urvehicle, thew arning lam pinthe outside
mir rorlights up red.
If av ehicle is de tected clos etoyourvehicle in
th el ateral monitoring rang ea nd yous wit ch on
th et urns ignal indicator in thec orresponding
direction, an acoustic warning signal sounds
once. The redw arning lam pinthe outside mir ror
fl ashes.Ift he turnsignal indicator remains on,
all other de tected vehicles ar eindicated onl yby
th ef lashingoft heredw arning lamp.
If yo uo vertak eav ehicle quickl y,no warning is
given.
& WARNING Risk of accident despite Blind
Spo tAssist
Blind Spo tAssist does no treact tovehicles
approaching and overtakin gyou at agreatly
di fferent speed.
As aresult, Blind Spo tAssis tcanno twarn
driver sinthis situa tion.
#Alw aysp aycareful attention tothet raf‐
fi cs ituation and maintai nasafed is‐
ta nce at thes ide of thev ehicle.
Blind Spo tAssis tand ActiveB lind Spo tAssist
ar eo nly aids. The ymayfailto detect some vehi‐
cles and ar enosubstitut efor attentiv edriving.
Alw ayse nsur ethat ther eiss ufficient dist anceto
th es ide foro ther road user sand obs tacles.
Sy stem limitations
The de tection capability of Blind Spo tAssist can
be restricted in thef ollowing situations:
RIfth es ensor saredirty or obscured.
RWhen ther eisp oor visibility ,e.g. due tofog,
heavy rain, sno worspray .
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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).
&
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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RYouh avea dop tedas porty driving stylew ith
high cornering speeds or high ratesofa ccel‐
eration.
RESP®is deactivated.
RWhen driving wit hatrailer, thee lectrical con‐
nection tothet railer has been cor rectly
es tablished.
RIfal oss of tir epressur eorad efectivetire
has been de tected and displ ayed.
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
in thef ollowing situations:
RTher eisp oor visibility, e.g. duetoinsuf ficient
illumination of ther oad, highly variable shade
conditions, or due torain, sno w,fogorh eavy
spr ay.
RTher eisg lare, e.g. from thes un, reflections
or oncoming tra ffic.
RTher eisd irtont he windshield in thev icinity
of them ultifunction camer aorthe camer ais
fo gged up, damaged or obscured.
RNo or se veral, unclear lane markings are
presentf or one lane, e.g. in aconstruction
area.
RThe lane markings ar eworn, dar korcovered.
RThe dis tance tothev ehicle in front is too
small and thel ane markings thus canno tbe
de tected.
RThe lane markings chang equickl y,e.g. lanes
branc hoff,c ross one ano ther or mer ge.
RThe road is very nar rowa nd winding.
Ve hicles with Drivin gAssistanc ePacka ge or
Driving Assistance Plus Package: ActiveL ane
Ke eping Assis tuses radar sensor stomonitor
se verala reas around thev ehicle. If ther adar
senso rs
inther ear bumper ar edirt
y or covered
wit hs now, thes ystemm aybe impaired or may
no tfunction .Ifano bstacle in thel ane in which
yo ua redrivin ghas been de tected, no lane-cor‐
re cting brak eappli cation occurs .
Ac tivatin gActive Lan eKeeping Assist
&
WARNING Risk of accident despite
wa rning from ActiveL aneK eeping Assist
Al ane-cor recting brak eappli cation cannot
al wa ys bring thev ehicle bac kintot he origi‐
nal lane.
#Alw ayss teer,b rake or accelera teyour‐
self,e speciall yifActiveLaneK eeping
Assis twarns youorm akesalane-cor‐
re cting brak eappli cation.
&
WARNING Risk of accident despite inter‐
ve ntio nofA ctiveLaneK eeping Assist
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assis tdoes no tdetect
traf ficc onditions or road users. In very rare
cases, thes ystem ma ymakeani nappropri‐
at eb rake application, e.g. af teri ntentional ly
driving overas olidl ane marking.
The brak eapplication can be inter rupte dat
an yt ime if yous teer slightl yinthe opposite
direction.
#Alw aysm akes uret hat ther eiss uffi‐
cient dist ancetot he side foro ther traf‐
fi coro bstacles.
&
WARNING Risk of accident despite Lane
Ke eping Assist
Lane Keeping Assis tcannot alwaysc learly
de tect lane markings.
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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.
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#Tocall up thes ubmenu or confir mthe
selection: pressthel eft-hand side of Touch
Control.
#To exitth es ubmenu: presstheb ackb ut‐
to n.
If yo ua rebrows ingasubmenua ndyoup ress
and hold theb ackb utton, them enu bar appears.
Displa ysinthem ultifunction display
:Outside temp erature
;Driv eprogram
=Transmission position (→pag e135)
?Time
ADispla ysection
Fu rther displa ysinthem ultifunction display:
Z Gearshif
trecommendatio n(
→page 138)
X j YPa
rking Pilot
¯ Cruise control (
→pag
e157)
ç Distance Pilo tDISTRONIC (
→page 165)
(→pag e159)
a St
eering Pilo t(
→page165)
ë HOLD function (
→pag
e168)
_ Ad
aptiv eHighbeam Assis t(
→page112)
Ve hicles wit haninstrument displa y(standard)
and Traf ficS ign Assist :displ ay si nstructions and
traf fics igns de tected byTraf ficS ign Assist
(
→pag e186)
Adjustin gthe in stru men tlighting
#Tu rn brightness control 1up or down.
The lightin gofthe instrument displa yand in
th ec ontrols in thev ehicle interior is adjus‐
te d.
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Menus and submenus
Functions in theS ervice menu of theo n-
boar dcompu ter
On-boar dcomputer:,Service
% The spelling ma ydiffe rint he main menu dis‐
pla yed. Therefore, obser vethem enu over‐
vie wf orthei nstrument displa yinthe wide‐
screen cockpit (
→pag e195).
#To select thef unction: swipe upwards or
down wardsont he left-hand side of Touch
Control.
#Press thel eft-hand side of Touc hC ontrol.
Fu nctions in theService menu:
RMessagememor y(→page352)
RTire Pressure :
-Checkingthet irep ressur ewitht he tire
pressur emonitoring sy stem (→pag e317)
-Re startin gthe tir epressur emonitoring
sy stem (→pag e318)
RASSYST PLUS :calling up thes ervice due
dat e(→pag e277)
Calling up theA ssistance graphic display
On-board computer:,Assistance
% 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). When you
ha ve setthe progressiv edispla ysetting, the
assis tance graphicc an be viewedint he
Disp. Content menu.
The following displa ysarea vailable from the
Assi stanc egraphic menu:
RAssis tance graphic
RAt tentio nleve l(→pag e184)
#To switc hbetwe en thed ispla ys:swipe
up wa rdsord ownw ards on thel eft-hand side
of Touc hC ontrol.Status displa ysintheA ssis tance graphic:
Ré:A TTENTION ASSIS Tdeactivated
Ræ:A ctiveBrake Assi stdeactivated
RLight lane markings: ActiveL aneK eeping
Assis tactivated
RGreen lane markings :Activ eLaneK eeping
Assis tactive
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Instrument Displa yand on-boar dcomputer