2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN Ambient

&WARNING Risk of an accident despite
Evasiv eSteering Assist
Evasiv eSteering Assis tcannot alwaysc learly
identify objects and comple xtraffic situa‐
tions.
In addition,t hesteering suppor tofEvasive
St eering Assis tisgenerallyn otsuff icien tto
avo idac ollision.
In suc hcases Evasiv eSteering Assis tcan:
Rgiv eanu nnecessar ywarning or pr ovide
assis tance
Rno tg iveaw arning or no tprovide assis‐
ta nce
#Alw aysp aycareful attention tothet raf‐
fi cs ituation; do no trely on Evasive
St eering Assis talone.
#Be ready tobrak eand take evasive
action if necessar y.
#Preve ntthea ssis tance byactivel ysteer‐
ing in non-critical driving situations.
#Driv eatana ppropriat espeed if pedes‐
trians ar eclose tothep athofy ourvehi‐
cle.
Also obser vethes ystemb order sofE vasive
St eering Assist.
Sy stem borders
Ac tiveB rake Assi stma ybei mpaire dorm aynot
function in thef ollowing situations:
RIn sno w,rain, fog, heavy spr ay,ift hereis
gl are, in direct sunlight or in greatly varying
ambientl ight.
RIfth es ensor saredirty ,fogged up, damaged
or co vered.
RIfth es ensor smalfunction due to otherradar
source inter fere nce, fore xamp lestro ngradar
re flections in parking garage s.
RIfal oss of tir epressur eorad efectivetire
has been de tected and displ ayed.
The sy stem ma ynotreact cor rectly:
RIn complex traffics tations wher eobjects
canno talway sbec learly identified.
RTopedestrians or vehicles if they mo ve
qu ickl yintot he sensor de tection range.
RTo pedestrians who ar ehidden by other
objects.
RIf th et ypical outline of apedestrian cannot
be distinguished from theb ackg round.
RIfap edestrian isno trecognized as such, e.g.
due tospecial clo thing or other objects.
RIn ne wvehicles or af teras ervice has been
car ried out on ActiveB rake Assi st.
ROn bends wit hatightradius.
Setting Activ eB rake Assi st
Multimedia sy stem:,Vehicle.k Assistance.Active
BrakeA ssist
Ve hicles without DrivingA ssistancePack‐
age: The settings can be made af ters tartin gt he
ve hicle.
Ve hicles with Drivin gAssistanc ePacka ge:
The settings can be made whe nthe ignition is
switched on.
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Driving and pa rking

CommandFunction
Text message to To
create amessage. All address book names ar eavailable.
Reply To
reply toam essage
Forward text message To
forw ardam essage
Vehicl ecom mandsYouc an use thev ehicle commands todirectly
cal lupt he cor responding menus fort he vehicle
settings.
Command Function
Ambien tlight To
displa yambient light settings
Display and styles To
sho wdispla ysettings
Assistance settings To
displa yassis tance settings
Scent To
displa yfragrancin gsettings
Energy flow To
displa yenergy flow settings
Ionization To
displa yionization settings
Climate control To
displa yclimat econtrol settings
Voice Cont rolS ystem 21
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Onlyuse tires, wheels or accessories tested
and appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz.
*NO
TERisk todriving saf etyf romr etre a‐
de dt ires
Retreade dtires ar eneith er tested nor recom‐
mended byMercedes-Benz, since pr evious
damag ecanno talway sbed etected on
re treade dtires.
Fo rthis reason drivin gsafet yc anno tbeg uar‐
anteed.
#Do no tuse used ti resify ou ha veno
informatio nabout their pr evious usage.
* NO
TEPossible damag etowheels or tires
when drivin govero bstacles
Larg ewheelsh avealow er tir esection wid th.
The lo werthe tir esection width, theg reater
is ther isk of dama getowheels or tires when
drivingo vero bstacles.
#Av oid obs tacle sord rive part icular ly
carefully.
* NO
TEDama getoelectronic component
parts from theu se of tire-mounting tools
Ve hicles with atirep ressur emonitoring
sy stem: Electronic component parts are
located in thew heel. Tire -mounting tools
should no tbeused in thea reaoft hevalve.
This could otherwise damag ethe electronic
component parts.
#Ha ve thet ires changed at aqualified
specialis tworks hop onl y.
*NO
TEDama getosummer tires at low
ambient temp eratures
Using summer tires at very lowa mbientt em‐
peratures can caus ecrack stof orm, thereby
damaging thet ires permanentl y.
#Attemp eratures belo w45°F(7°C) use
M+S tires.
Ac cessor yparts that ar enotappr ovedfor your
ve hicle byMercedes-Benzort hat arenotbeing
used cor rectl yc an impair ope rating safe ty. Befor
epurch asing and using non-appr oved
accessori es, visitaqualified specialis tworks hop
and inquir eabout:
RSuitability
RLegal stipulations
RFa ctor yrecommendations
Obser vethef ollowing when selecting, mounting
and replacing tires:
ROnl yuse tires and wheels of thes ame type
at ag iven time (summer tires, winter tires,
MOEx tende dtires) and thes ame make.
ROnl ym ount wheels of thes ame size on one
axle (lef tand right).
It is onl ypermissible tomount adiffe re nt
whee lsizeint heevent of aflat tir eino rder
to driv etot he specialis tworks hop.
ROnl ym ount tires of thec orrect size ont othe
wheels.
RVe hicles with atirep ressur emonitoring
sy stem: All mounte dwheels mus tbeequip‐
ped wit hfunctioning sensor sfor thet ire
pressur emonitoring sy stem.
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Wheels and tires

Displaymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
Radar Sensors Dirt ySee
Operator' sManual *T
heradar sensor sy stem is malfunctioning. Possible causes are:
Rsoiling of thes ensors
Rheavy rain
Rex tende ddriving on inter-urba nroads without moving traf fic, e.g. in thed esert
Driving sy stems and driving saf etys ystems ma ybem alfunctioning or temp oraril yunavailable.
When thec auses no longer appl y,driving sy stems and driving saf etys ystems ar eavailable again.
If th ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear:
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions.
#Cleana llsensors .
#Restar tt he engine.
Active Brake Assist Func-
tions Currently Limited See
Operator's Manual *
Ac tiveB rake Assi stwit hc ross-traf ficf unction, Evasi veSteering Assis torPRE‑SAFE
®PLUS is temp oraril yunavaila‐
ble or onl ypartiall yavailable.
The ambient conditionsa reoutside thes ysteml imits (
→pag e152).
#Driv eon.
As soo nasthe ambient conditions ar ewithin thes ystem limits, thes ystems will be available again.
#Ifth ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear ,stopt he vehicle while paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions
and restar tt he engine.
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 359

Displaymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
Active Brake Assist Func-
tions Limited See Opera-
tor's Manual *
Ac tiveB rake Assi stwit hc ross-traf ficf unction, Evasi veSteering Assis torPRE‑SAFE
®PLUS is malfunctioning.
#Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Active Brake Assist Func-
tions Currently Limited See
Operator's Manual *A
ctiv eBrake Assist istemp oraril yunavailable.
The ambientc onditionsareoutside thes ysteml imits .
#Driv eon.
As soon as thea mbient conditions ar ewithin thes ystem limits, thes ystemw ill become available again.
#Ifth ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear ,pull ove rand stop thev ehicle safel y,paying attention toroad and
traf ficc onditions and restar tt he engine.
Active Brake Assist Func-
tions Limited See Opera-
tor's Manual *A
ctiveBrake Assist is malfunctioning.
#Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
PRE-SAFE Impulse Side
Inoperative See Operator's
Manual *
PRE-SAFE
®Impulse Side is malfunctioning or inoperativ eafter having already been triggered.
#Vi sit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
PRE-SAFE Inoperative See
Operator's Manual *
PRE‑SAFE
®functions ar emalfunctioning.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
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Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps

Displaymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
Active Lane Keeping Assist
Currently Unavailable See
Operator' sManual *A
ctiv eLane keeping Assis tistemporarily una vailable.
The ambientc onditionsareoutside thes ysteml imits (
→pag e190).
Ve hicles with Steering Pilo t:The camer aviewm aybe restricted bythew indshield.
#Driv eon.
As soon as thea mbient conditions ar ewithin thes ystem limits, thes ystemw ill become available again.
If th ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear on vehicles wit hSteering Pilo t:
#Pulloverand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions.
#Cleant he windshield.
Active Lane Keeping Assist
Inoperative *A
ctiveLane Keeping Assis tismalfunctioning.
#Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 37
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Displaymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
Steering Pilot Currently
Unavailable See Operator's
Manual *S
teering Pilo tistemporarily una vailable.
The ambientc onditionsareoutside thes ysteml imits (
→pag e165).
#Driv eon.
As soo nasthe ambient conditions ar ewithin thes ystem limits, thes ystemw ill become available again.
#If necessar y,clean thew indshield in thec amera's field of vision.
Steering Pilot Inoperative *S
teering Pilo tismalfunctioning. Dis tance Pilo tDISTRONIC remains available.
#Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Distance Pilot Inoperative *D
ista nce Pilo tDISTRONIC is malfunctioning.
Other driving sy stems and driving saf etys ystems ma yalso malfunction.
#Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Distance Pilot Now Availa-
ble *D
ista nce Pilo tDISTRONIC is operationala gain and can be acti vated(
→pag e162).
Distance Pilo tCurrently
Unavailable See Operator's
Manual *D
ista nce Pilo tDISTRONIC is temp oraril yunavailable.
The ambientc onditionsareoutside thes ysteml imits (
→pag e159).
#Driv eon.
As soo nasthe ambient conditions ar ewithin thes ystem limits, thes ystemw ill become available again.
¯--- mph *C
ruise control canno tbeactivated as no tall activation condition sarefulfilled.#Obser vethea ctivation conditions forc ruisec ontrol .
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Displ aymessage sand warning/indicator lamps

Displaymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
Cruise Control Off *C
ruise control has been deactivated.
If th er eisana dditional warning tone, cruise control hasb eens witched of fautomatically (
→pag e157).
Cruis eControl Inoperative *C
ruise control is malfunctioning.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Parking Pilot Maneuvering
Assistance Restricted See
Operator's Manual *P
arkin gPilota nd Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC are temp orarily una vailable. The ambientc onditionsareoutside the
sy stem border s(
→page179). Be wareofthee ntir evehicle sur roundings.
#As soonast he ambient conditions ar ewithin thes ystem borders, thes ystemw ill become available again.
Parking Pilot and
PARKTRONIC Inoperative
See Operator's Manual *P
arkin gPilota nd Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC are malfunctioning.
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely ,paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions and restar tt he engine.
#Ifth ed ispla ymessag econtinues tobe displa yed, consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Example:Parking Pilot Park-
ing Canceled *P
arkin gassis tance sy stems from theP arking Pilo twerei nter rupte d.Youh ave opened thed rive r's door or touched
th es teering wheel, fore xamp le.
#Steer and brak emanuall y.
Displaymessage sand warning/indicator lamps 37
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