2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS Owners Manual

phone. Pr ot ectiv ec ove rs whic ha re designed
fo rw ireles sc harging ar ee xc luded.R
When ch arging, th em at should be used if
possible.
Wire less ch argin goft he mobile phone in th e
front
Re qu irementsR
The mobile phon eiss uitable fo rw ireless
ch argin g( Qi-compatible mobile phone).

Exterior lighting
Lighting sy st ems and yo ur re sponsibility
The va ri ous lighting sy st ems of th ev ehicle are
onl ya ids. The driver of th ev ehicle is re sponsible
fo rc or re ct ve hicle illumination in accordance
wit ht he pr eva iling light and visibilit yc onditions,
legal requ irements and traf fi cs ituation. Light switch
Ope ra tin gt he light switch
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c Left-hand pa rk ing lights
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d Right-hand parkin gl ights
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` Pa rk ing light sa nd license plat el ighting
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X Au to matic driving lights (prefer re dl ight
switc hp osition) K
X Lo wb eam/high beam6
^ Switches th er ear fo gl ight on or off
When lo wb eam is activated, th e ` indicator
lam pf or th ep arking lights is deactivated and
re placed by th e X indicator lam pf or th el ow
beam.

The ex te ri or lighting (e xc ep tp arking and st and‐
ing lights) swit ch es of fa utomaticall yw hen th e
driver's door is opened. R
Obser ve th en ot es on sur ro und lighting
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Au to matic drivin gl ig hts function
The pa rk ing lights, lo wb eam and daytime ru n‐
ning lights ar es wi tched on au to matically
depending on th ei gnition st atus ,w he th er th e
engine is ru nning and th el ight conditions.
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WA RNING Risk of accident whe nt he low
beam is switched of finp oor visibility
When th el ight switc hiss et to X ,t he low
beam ma yn ot be switched on automatically
if th er eisf og, sno woro th er causes of poor
visibility suc hass pr ay .

High-beam headlamps

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At speeds between 25 mp h( 40 km/h )a nd
45 mp h( 70 km/h )w he nt he st eering wheel
is turned.
Tr af fi cc ircle and intersection function: th e
cornering light is acti va te donb ot hs ides th ro ugh
an eva luation of th ec ur re nt GP Sp osition of th e
ve hicle. It re mains activ eu ntil af te rt he ve hicle
has lef tt he tra ff ic circle or th ei ntersection.
Ad aptiv eH ighbeam Assist
Fu nction of Ad aptiv eH ighbeam Assist
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WA RNING Risk of accident despi te
Ad aptiv eH ighbeam Assist
Ad aptiv eH ighbeam Assis td oes no tr ecog‐
niz et he fo llowing ro ad users:R
Ro ad user sw ithout lights, e.g .p edes‐
trians R
Ro ad user sw it hp oor lighting ,e .g.
cyclists R
Ro ad user sw hos el ighting is obstructed,
e.g .bya bar ri er On ve ry ra re occasions, Ad aptiv eH ighbeam
Assis tm ay fa il to re cognize ot her ro ad users
wit ht heir ow nl ig hting, or ma yr ecognize
th em to ol ate.
In th ese or similar situations, th ea utomatic
high beam is no td eactivated or is activated
despit et he presence of ot her ro ad users.

High bea ms witches of fa utom atically:R
At speeds belo w16m ph (25 km/h).R
If ot her ro ad user sa re de te cted.R
If st re et lighting is suf fi cient.
At speeds abo ve appr ox .3 1m ph (50 km/h):R
The headlam pr ang eofl ow beam is re gulated
automaticall yb ased on th ed is ta nce to ot her
ro ad users.
The sy st em's optical sensor is located behind
th ew indshield near th eo ve rh ead control panel.
Switching Ad aptiv eH ighbeam Assis to n/off