2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS COUPE light

Warning when the maximum permissible
speed is exceeded
The sy stem can warnyouif yo u unin tentional ly
exc eed the maximum permissible speed. Todo
th is, you can specify inthe multimedia sy stem
by how much the maximum permissible speed
can be exceeded before a warning is issued. You
can specify whe ther thewa rning is tobe just a
visual warning or an acoustic one as well.
Display in the Instrument Display
1Pe rm issible speed
2Perm issible speed when there is a restriction
3Ad ditional sign with restriction %
The illu stra tion sho wsthe Instrument Display
in theWi descreen Cockpit
Since Traf fic Sign Assist also usesthe data
st ored in the navigation sy stem, it can update
th e display in thefo llowing situations without
de tecting traf fic signs:
RWhen theve hicle changes roads, e.g. high‐
wa yex it or slip road.
RWhen a village or city boundary is passed
which is stored in the digital map.
Traf fic Sign Assist is notavailable in all coun‐
tries. If it is una vailable, display 1is shown in
th e speedome ter. Sy
stem limitations
The sy stem may be impaired or may not function
in thefo llowing situations:
RIf th ere is poor visibility, e.g. due toinsuf fi‐
cient illumination of thero ad, if there are
highly variable shade conditions or in rain,
sno w,fog or spr ay.
RIfth ere is glare, e.g. from oncoming traf fic,
dire ct sunlight or reflections from other vehi‐
cles.
RIf th e windshield in the area of the multifunc‐
tion camera is dirty, or if the camera is fog‐
ge d up, damaged or co vered.
RIfth e tra ffic signs are hard todetect, e.g. due
to dirt or sno w,or because they are co vered
or because of insuf ficient lighting.
RIf th e information in the navigation sy stem's
digital map is incor rect or out-of-date .
RIfth e signs are ambiguous, e.g. traf fic signs
on construction sites or in adjacent lanes.
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SettingTraf fic Sign Assist
Multimedia sy stem:
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Speed Limit Pilot for Di stance Pilot
DISTRONIC
Speed limi tation is set au tomatically if
DISTRONIC is activated.
#Select 6SHHG /LPLW 3LORW.
#Activate or deacti vate the function.
% Ifth e Speed Limit Pilot has been activated,
th e de tected traf fic signs are au tomatical ly
displa yed in the instrument clus ter.
Displa ysinthe instrument clus ter
De tected traf fic signs are displ ayed in the instru‐
ment clus ter.
#Select ,QVWU &OXVWHU 'LVSOD\ .
#Activate or deacti vate the function. Ac
tivating or deactivating the warning when
a speed limit is exceeded
The point at which a warning is given once a
speed is exceeded (warning thre shold) can be
set according toindividual preferences.
#Select 6SHHG /LPLW :DUQLQJ.
#Select9LVXDO $XGLEOH ,9LVXDO or1RQH.
Setting a speed
#Select :DUQLQJ 7KUHVKROG.
#Setthe desired speed.
Blind Spot Assist and Active Blind Spot
Assi st
Function of Blind Spot Assist and Active
Blind Spot Assi st
Blind Spot Assist uses two lateral,rear-facing
ra dar sensors tomonitor the area up to130ft
(40 m) behind your vehicle and 10ft(3 m)
directly next to yourvehicle.
If a vehicle is de tected at speeds ab ove appr ox‐
imately 8 mph (12 km/h) and this vehicle subse‐
qu ent lyenters the monitoring range di rectly next to yo
urvehicle, thewa rning lamp in the outside
mir ror lights up red.
If a vehicle is de tected close to yourvehicle in
th e lateral monitoring range and youswit chon
th e turn signal indicator in the cor responding
direction, a warning tone sounds once. The red
wa rning lamp in the outside mir rorflashes. If the
turn signal indica torre mains on, all other de tec‐
te dve hicles are indicated only bytheflashing of
th ere dwa rning lamp.
If yo uove rtake a vehicle quickl y,no warning is
given.
& WARNING Risk of accident despite Blind
Spot Assist
Blind Spot Assist does notreact tovehicles
approaching and overtaking you at a greatly
di fferent speed.
As a result, Blind Spot Assist cannot warn
drivers in this situation.
#Alw ays pay careful attention tothe traf‐
fi c situation and maintain a safe dis‐
ta nce at the side of theve hicle.
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Driving and pa rking

If a course-correcting brake application occurs ,
th ere dwa rning lamp flashes in the outside mir‐
ro r and a warning tone sounds. In addition, dis‐
pl ay 1 indicating the danger of a side collision
appears in the multifunction displa y.
In rare cases, the sy stem may make an inappro‐
priate brake application. This brake application
may be inter rupte d at any time if yousteer
slightly in the opposite direction or accelera te. Sy
stem limitations
Either a course-cor recting brake application
appropria teto the driving situation, or none at
all, may occur in thefo llowing situations:
RThere are vehicles or obs tacles, e.g. crash
barr iers, on bo thsides of your vehicle.
RAve hicle approaches too closely on the side.
RYo u ha veadop ted a sporty driving style with
high cornering speeds.
RYo u clear lybrake or accelera te.
RA driving safe ty system inter venes, such as
ESP®or Active Brake Assi st.
RESP®is deacti vated.
RTire pressure loss or a defective tire has
been de tected.
RWhen driving wi tha trailer, the electrical con‐
nection tothe trailer hitch has been cor rectly
es tablished. Ac
tivating/deactivating Blind Spot Assi stor
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi st
Multimedia sy stem:
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#Ac tivate Oor deacti vate ª the function.
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Driving and parking

#Alwaysst eer, brake or accelera teyour‐
self, especially ifAc tive Lane Keeping
Assist warnsyo u or makes a lane-cor‐
re cting brake application.
&
WARNING Risk of accident despite inter‐
ve ntion of Active Lane Keeping Assist
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist does not de tect
traf fic conditions or road users. In very rare
cases, the sy stem may make an inappropri‐
ate brake application, e.g. af ter intentional ly
driving over a solid lane marking.
The brake application can be inter rupte d at
any time if yousteer slightly in the opposite
direction.
#Alw ays make sure that there is suf fi‐
cient dist ancetothe side forot her traf‐
fi c or obs tacles.
&
WARNING Risk of accident despite Lane
Ke eping Assist
Lane Keeping Assist cannot always clearly
de tect lane markings.
In such cases, Lane Keeping Assist can:
Rgive an unnecessary warning
Rnot give a warning
#Alw ays pay particular attention tothe
traf fic situation and keep within the
lane, especially if Active Lane Keeping
Assist alerts you.
Prerequisi te
The driving speed is at least 40 mph (60 km/h).
#Press button 2.
If indicator lamp 1lights up, Lane Keeping
Assist is activated. When lane markings are
de tected, the lines in the assis tance graphic
are shown in white.
Sensitivity of Active Lane Keeping Assist
Wi th th est andard or adaptive setting, you can
influence when thewa rning vibration of Lane
Ke eping Assist take s place.
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Ifyo u are brows ing a submenu and youpr ess
and hold the back button on the left, the menu
bar appears.
Displa ysinthe multifunction display
1Outside temp erature
2Drive prog ram
3Transmission position
4Time
5Display section
% Ve
hicles with the Instrument Display in
th eWi descreen Co ckpit: the position of th
e displa ysdeviates from those displa yed
here.
Fu rther displa ysinthe multifunction display:
Z Gearshift
recommendation (
→page 139)
ë Parking Pilot activated
é Parking Assist PARKTRONI Cdeacti vated
¯ Cruise cont
rol (
→page 160)
ç Distance Pilot DISTRONIC (
→pa ge 162)
a St
eering Pilot (
→page 168)
è ECO
start/ stop function
ë HOLD function (
→page
171)
_ Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist (
→page 111)
Adjusting the in stru ment lighting
#Turn brightness control 1up or down.
The lighting of the Instrument Display and in
th e controls in theve hicle interior is adjus‐
te d.
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Instrument Display and on-board computer

Menus and submenus
Functions in the Service menu of the on-
board compu ter
On-board computer:
,6HUYLFH
#To select the function: swipe upwards or
down wards on the left-hand side of Touch
Control.
#Press the left-hand Touch Control.
Fu nctions in the6HUYLFH menu:
RMessage memory (→page 384)
R7LUH 3UHVVXUH :
-Checkingthe tire pressure with the tire
pressure monitoring sy stem
(
→page 348)
-Re starting the tire pressure monitoring
sy stem (→page 349)
R$66<67 3/86 : call upthe service due date
(→page 308)
Calling up the Assistance graphic display
On-board computer:
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% Ve
hicles with the Instrument Display in
th eWi descreen Co ckpit: When you ha ve
th e design set to3URJUHVVLYH ,yo u can view
th e assis tance graphic in the left-hand por‐
tion of the Instrument Displa y.
The following displa ysare available from the
Assist ance graphic menu:
RAssistance graphic
RAt tention le vel (→page 195)
#To switch between the displa ys:swipe
up wa rds or down wards on the left-hand side
of Touch Control.
Status displa ysinthe Assis tance graphic:
Ré: ATTENTION ASSIST deactivated
Ræ: Active Brake Assi stdeactivated
RLight lane markings: Active Lane Keeping
Assist activated
RGreen lane markings: Active Lane Keeping
Assist activated
Instrument Display and on-board computer 209

Displayelement s
1Navigation message s
2Current speed
3De tected instructions and traf fic signs
4Set speed in the driver assis tance sy stem
(e.g. cruise control)
When youre ceive a call, a 6,QFRPLQJ &DOO
message appears in the Head-up Displa y.
In audio mode, thest ation name or track is tem‐
porarily shown when the active audio source is
being operated. Sy
stem limitations
The visibility is influenced bythefo llowing condi‐
tions:
RSeat position
RThe positioning of the display image
RLight conditions
RWe tro ads
RObjects on the display co ver
RPo larization in sunglasses
Switching the Head-up Display on/off
#Press button 1.
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Instrument Display and on-board computer

Messagevoice commandsText message s can be created, edited and lis‐
te ned tousing the message voice commands.
Vo ice command Function
7H[W PHVVDJH WR 1DPH! To
create a message. All address book names are available.
5HSO\ To
reply toa message
)RUZDUG WH[W PHVVDJH To
forw ard a message
Ve hicle voice commandsYou can use theve hicle voice commands to
directly call up the cor responding menus forth e
ve hicle settings.
Vo ice command Function
$PELHQW OLJKW To
display ambient light settings
'LVSOD\ DQG VW\OHV To
show display settings
$VVLVWDQFH VHWWLQJV To
display assis tance settings
6FHQW To
display fragrancing settings
(QHUJ\ IORZ To
display energy flow settings
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Voice Cont rol Sy stem