2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E43AMG automatic transmission
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TEDama gefrom au tomatic braking
IfAc tive Brake Assi st, Dis tance Pilot
DISTRONIC or the HOLD function is activa‐
te d, theve hicle brakes automatically in cer‐
ta in situations.
To avo id damage totheve hicle, deactivate
th ese sy stems in thefo llowing or similar sit‐
uations:
#During towing
#In a car wash
RequirementsRThe vehicle is stationar y.
RThe driver's door is closed or the seat belt on
th e driver's side is fastened.
RThe engine is running or has been au tomati‐
cally switched off bythe ECO start/ stop
function.
RThe electric parking brake is released.
RDis tance Pilot DISTRONIC is not acti vated.
RVe hicles with automatic transmission:
The transmission is in position h,kori. Ac
tivating the HOLD function
#Dep ress the brake pedal and af ter a short
time depress fur ther until theë display
appears in the multifunction displa y.
#Release the brake pedal.
Deactivating the HOLD function
#Depress the accelerator pedal topull away.
or
#Depress the brake pedal until theë dis‐
play disappears from the multifunction dis‐
pla y.
The HOLD function is deactivated in thefo llow‐
ing situations:
RIf Dis tance Pilot DISTRONIC has been acti va‐
te d.
RVe hicles with automatic transmission:
When transmission position jis selected.
RWhen theve hicle is secured with the electric
parking brake. In
thefo llowing situations, theve hicle is held by
th e transmission position jorby the electric
parking brake:
RWhen the seat belt is unfas tened and the
driver's door is opened.
RWhen the engine is switched off.
RWhen there is a malfunction in the sy stem or
if th e po wer supp lyis insuf ficient.
AIR BODY CONT ROL
AIR BODY CONT ROL function
AIR BODY CONTROL is an air suspension sy stem
with variable damping for impr oved driving com‐
fo rt. The all-round le vel control sy stem ensures
th e best possible suspension and const ant
ground clea rance, even wi tha laden vehicle.
When driving at speed, theve hicle is lo wered
automatically toimpr ovedriving saf etyand to
re duce fuel consum ption. The option of manually
adjusting theve hicle le vel is also available.
AIR BODY CONTROL comprises:
RAir suspension with variable spring rate
RAu tomatic le vel control sy stem
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Onvehicles with height-adjus table suspension or
if th eve hicle is car rying a heavy load, leaving the
st andard height can result in inaccuracies in the
guide lines and in the display of thege nerated
ima ges, depending on tech nical conditions.
The field of vision and other functions of the
came rasystem may be restricted due toaddi‐
tional accessori es onthere ar of theve hicle (e.g.
license plate brac ket, bicycle rack ).
See the no tes on cleaning the 360° Camera
(
→page 313).
Selec ting a view fo r the 360° Camera
The $ X W R 5 H D U 9 L H Z & D P function is selected in
th e multimedia sy stem.
#En gage reve rsege ar.
#In the multimedia sy stem, select the desired
vie w. Opening
the camera co ver of the rear view
camera
Multimedia sy stem:
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3 L O R W
#Select 2 S H Q & D P H U D & R Y H U .
% The camera co ver closes au tomatical lyafte r
some time or af ter an ignition cycle.
Assigning the camera as a favo rite
Yo u can call up the camera view directly in the
multimedia sy stem byassigning it as a favo rite .
#Press theò button on theto uchpad or
cont roller.
The main functions are displa yed.
#Na vigate down wards twice.
The Favorite s menu appears .
#Select 1 H Z ) D Y R U L W H .
#Select 9 H K L F O H .
#Select & D P H U D .
Parking Pilot
Fu nction of Parking Pilot
Pa rking Pilot is an elect ronic pa rking assis tance
sy stem which uses ultrasound and is automati‐
cally activated during forw ard tra vel. The sy stem
is operational at speeds of up toappr oximately
22 mph (35 km/h). When all the conditions are
fulfilled, thec symbol appears in the multi‐
function display and the sy stem automatically
sear ches for and measu res parking spaces on
bo th sides of theve hicle parallel and perpendic‐
ular tothe direction of tra vel. If Parking Pilot is
activated, suitable parking spaces are displa yed
in the multimedia sy stem. The ësymbol
appears in the multifunction displa y.The ar rows
show which side of thero ad free parking spaces
are located.
The parking space and, if necessar y,the parking
direction can be selected as desired. Parking
Pilot calculates a suitable vehicle path and
assists you in the parking and exiting procedure.
Ve hicles with automatic transmission: Park‐
ing Pilot accelerates, brakes, steers theve hicle
and changes gear.
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Parking Pilot is only an aid. It is not a substitute
fo ryo ur attention tothe sur roundings. The
re sponsibility for safe maneu vering and pa rking
re mains with you. Make sure that no persons,
animals or objects etc. are in the maneuvering
ra nge.
Pa rking Pilot is canceled if, among other things,
one of thefo llowing actions is car ried out:
RYo uswit choff Parking Assist PARKTRONIC.
RYouswit choff Parking Pilot.
RYo u begin steering.
RYo uappl yth e parking brake.
RVe hicles with automatic transmission:
Yo u enga gej.
RESP®inter venes.
Pa rking Pilot sy stem limitations
Objects located abo veor below the de tection
ra nge of Parking Pilot are not de tected when the
parking space is being measured. These are also
not taken into account when the parking maneu‐
ve r is calculated, e.g. overhanging loads, over‐
hangs or loading ramp s of truc ksorthe bounda‐
ri es of the parking space. In some circums tan‐ ces,
Parking Pilot may therefore guide you into
th e parking space prematurely.
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WARNING Risk of accident due to
objects located abo veor below the
de tection range of Parking Pilot
If th ere are objects abo veor below the
de tection range, thefo llowing situations may
arise:
RPa rking Pilot may steer too early.
RVe hicles with automatic transmis‐
sion: Thevehicle may not stop in front of
th ese objects.
This could cause a collision.
#In these situations, do not use Parking
Pilot.
Sn owfa ll or heavy rain may lead toa parking
space being measured inaccuratel y.Pa rking
spaces that are partial lyoccupied bytrailer
dr aw bars might not be identified as such or be
measured incor rectly. Only use Parking Pilot on
le ve l, high-grip ground. Do not use
Parking Pilot, forex ample, in thefo l‐
lowing situations:
RIn extreme weather conditions such as ice or
pac ked snow or in heavy rain.
RIfyo u are transport ing a loadthat pr otru des
be yond theve hicle.
RIfth e parking space is on a steep downhill or
uphill gradient.
RIf yo u ha veins talled snow chains.
Pa rking Pilot may also display parking spaces
th at are not suitable for parking, e.g.:
RPa rking spaces where parking is prohibited.
RPa rking spaces on unsuitable sur faces.
Pa rking Pilot will not assist youwit h parking
spaces at right angles tothe direction of tr avel
in thefo llowing situations:
RIf two parking spaces are located immedi‐
ately next toeach other.
RIfth e parking space is directly next toa low
obs tacle such as a low curb.
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&WARNING Risk of accident due tovehi‐
cle swinging out while parking or pulling
out of a parking space
While parking or pulling out of a parking
space, theve hicle swings out and can drive
onto areas of the oncoming lane.
This could cause youto collide wi thobjects
or other road users.
#Pa yattention toobjects and other road
users.
#Where necessar y,stop theve hicle or
cancel the parking procedure with Park‐
ing Pilot.
#If, forex ample, the ( Q J D J H 5 H Y H U V H * H D U
message appears in the display of the multi‐
media sy stem: select the cor responding
transmission position.
Ve hicles with automatic transmission:
The vehicle drives into the selected parking
space.
On completion of the parking procedure, the
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display message appears. Further maneuver‐
ing may still be necessar y.
#After completion of the parking procedure,
safeguard theve hicle against rolling away.
When requ ired bylegal requirements or local
conditions: turn the wheels towa rdsth e curb.
% Ve
hicles with automatic transmission:
Yo u can stop theve hicle and change the
transmission position du ring the parking pro‐
cedure. The sy stem then calculates a new
ve hicle path. The parking procedure can
th en be continued. If no new vehicle path is
av ailable, the transmission position will be
ch anged again. If theve hicle has not yet
re ached the parking space, changing gear
will result in the parking procedure being
canceled.
Exiting a parking space with Parking Pilot
Re quirement:
Yo u can only exit a parking space with Parking
Pilot if you ha veprev iously par kedth eve hicle
with Parking Pilot. Please no
tethat you are responsible forth eve hi‐
cle and sur roundings during the entire parking
procedure.#St art theve hicle.
#Press button 1.
The Parking Pilot view appears on the display
of the multimedia sy stem.
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#Ifth eve hicle has been par ked at right angles
to the direction of tra vel: in area 2, select
direction of tra vel3.
%
The vehicle path shown on the multimedia
sy stem display may dif fer from the actual
ve hicle path.
#Confirm tostart theex iting process.
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WARNING Risk of accident due tovehi‐
cle swinging out while parking or pulling
out of a parking space
While parking or pulling out of a parking
space, theve hicle swings out and can drive
onto areas of the oncoming lane.
This could cause youto collide wi thobjects
or other road users.
#Pa yattention toobjects and other road
users.
#Where necessar y,stop theve hicle or
cancel the parking procedure with Park‐
ing Pilot.
#If, forex ample, the ( Q J D J H ) R U Z D U G * H D U
message appears in the display of the multi‐
media sy stem: select the cor responding
transmission position.
Ve hicles with automatic transmission:
The vehicle exits of the parking space.
As soon as the 3 D U N L Q J 3 L O R W ) L Q L V K H G 7 D N H & R Q
W U R O R I W K H 9 H K L F O H message appears in the dis‐
play of the multimedia sy stem, you must acceler‐ ate,
brake, steer and change gears yourself
again.
Drive Away Assist
Drive AwayAssist canreduce the se verity of an
impact when pulling away. If an obs tacle is
de tected in the direction of tr avel, theve hicle's
speed is brief lyreduced toappr ox. 1 mph
(2 km/h). If a critical situation is de tected, a
symbol appea rson the camera image of the mul‐
timedia sy stem.
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WARNING Risk of accident caused by
limited de tection per form ance of Drive
Aw ayAssist
Drive AwayAssist cannot al ways clearly iden‐
tify objects and traf fic situations.
In such cases, Drive AwayAssist might:
RWarnyouwit hout reason and limit the
ve hicle speed.
RNot warnyou or not limit theve hicle
speed.
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Starting manually
#Select the mobile phone from the device list.
Exiting Android Auto
#Press theò button.
Calling up the Android Autosound settings
Multimedia sy stem:
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#Select theto ne menu (→pa ge 300).
Ending Android Auto
Multimedia sy stem:
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#Select ' L V F R Q Q H F W .
The connection is ended.
The mobile phone continues tobe supplied
with elect ricity.
or
#Disconnect the connecting cable between
th e mobile phone and multimedia sy stem.
Mercedes-Benz recommends disconnecting
th e connecting cable only when theve hicle is
st ationar y.
Transfer redve hicle data when using Apple
CarPlay™ and Android Auto
Note s on transfer redve hicle data
When using Android Auto™ or Apple CarPlay ™,
cer tain vehicle data is transfer redto the mobile
phone. This enables youto getth e best out of
selected mobile phone services. Vehicle data is
not directly accessible.
Sy stem information:
Rsoftware release of the multimedia sy stem
Rsy stem ID (anonymized)
The transfer of this data is used tooptimize com‐
munication between theve hicle and the mobile
phone.
To do this, and toassign se veralve hicles tothe
mobile phone, a vehicle ID is randomly gener‐
ated.
This has no connection totheve hicle identifica‐
tion number (VIN) and is dele ted when the multi‐
media sy stem is reset (
→page 239).
Driving status data:
Rtransmission position engaged
Rdistinction between par ked, standstill, rolling
and driving
Rday/night mode of the instrument clus ter
The transfer of this data is used toalter how
con tent is displ ayed tocor respond tothe driving
situation.
Po sition data:
Rco-ordinates
Rspeed
Rcompass direction
Racceleration direction
This data is only transfer red while the navigation
sy stem is active in order toimpr ove it (for exam‐
ple, so it can continue functioning when in a tun‐
nel).
If yo u do not consent tovehicle data being trans‐
fe rred, you can deactivate the automatic start of
An droid
Auto™ (
→page 270) or Apple CarPlay ™
(→page 269) and temp orarily term inate the
USB connection between the mobile phone and
th eve hicle.
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Perm itted towing me thods
Bo th axles on thegr oundFront axle raisedRe ar axle raised
Ve hicles with manual transmission Yes, maximum 31miles (50 km) at
31 mp h (50 km/h) Ye
s, maximum 31miles (50 km) at
31 mp h (50 km/h) Ye
s, maximum 31miles (50 km) at
31 mp h (50 km/h)
Ve hicles with automatic transmis‐
sion Ye
s, maximum 31miles (50 km) at
31 mp h (50 km/h) No
Yes, if thesteering wheel is fixe d in
th e center position with a steering
wheel loc k.
4MATIC vehicles Yes, maximum 31miles (50 km) at
31 mp h (50 km/h) No
No
Towing wit h araised axle: towing should be
per form ed byato wing compan y.
Towing theve hicle with bo thaxles on the
gr ound
#Obser vethe no tes on the permitted towing
me thods (→page 330) (→page 329).
#Make sure that the battery is connected and
ch arge d.
When the battery is dischar ged:
RThe engine cann otbe star ted.
RThe elect ric park ing brake cannot be
re leased or applied.
RVe hicles with automatic transmission:
The au tomatic transmission cannot be shif‐
te dto position iorj.
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%Vehicles with automatic transmission: If
th e automatic transmission cannot be shif‐
te dto position i, transport theve hicle
(
→page 332). A towing vehicle with lifting
equipment is requiredforve hicle transport.
* NO
TEDama gedue to to wing away at
exc essively high speeds or over long dis‐
ta nces
The driv etra in could be damaged when tow‐
ing at excessively high speeds or over long
dis tances.
#A towing speed of 31mp h (50 km/h)
must not be exceeded.
#Atowing dis tance of 31miles (50 km)
must not be exceeded.
&
WARNING Risk of accident when towing
a ve hicle which is too heavy
If th eve hicle being tow- star ted or towe d
aw ay is heavier than the permissible gross
mass of your vehicle, thefo llowing situations
can occur:
RThe towing eye may become de tach ed.
RThe vehicle/trailer combination may
swer veoreve nov erturn.
#If ano ther vehicle is tow- star ted or
to we daw ay, its weight must not exceed
th e permissible gross mass of your ow n
ve hicle.
If a vehicle must be tow- star ted or towe daw ay,
its weight must not exceed the permissible gross
mass of theto wing vehicle.
#Information on the permissible gross mass of
th eve hicle can be found on theve hicle iden‐
tification plate .
#Ve hicles with automatic transmission: Do
not open the driver's door or front passenger
door, otherwise the automatic transmission
automatically shifts toposition j.
#Installth eto wing eye (→page 334).
#Attach theto w bar.
* NO
TEDama gedue toincor rect connec‐
tion
#Only connect theto w rope or tow bar to
th eto wing eyes.
#Deactivate the automatic locking mechanism
(→page 62).
#Do not activate the HOLD function.
#Deactivate Active Brake Assi st(→page 159).
#Ve hicles with automatic transmission:
Shift the automatic transmission toposition
i.
#Re lease the electric parking brake.
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