2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS wheel

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St eering wheelR
Outside mir ro rsR
Head-up Display

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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.

ST EER CONT RO Lf unction
ST EER CONTROL help sy ou by transmitting a
noticeable st eering fo rc etot he st eering wheel in
th ed irection re qu ired fo rv ehicle st abilization.
This st eering re commendation is given pa rt icu‐
larly in th ef ollowing situations:R
Bo th ri ght wheels or bo th lef tw heels ar eo n
aw et or slippe ry ro ad sur fa ce whe ny ou
brake. R
The ve hicle st arts to skid.
Sy st em limitations
ST EER CONTROL ma ybei mpai re dorm ay not
function in th ef ollowing situations:R
ESP ®
is deactivated.R
ESP ®
is malfunctioning.R
The st eering is malfunctioning.
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning, yo uw ill be assis te d
fur th er by th ee lectric po we rs te ering. Fu nction of Ac tiv eB ra ke Assi st
Ac tiv eB ra ke Assi st consi st so f:R
Dis ta nce wa rn ing function R
Au to nomous braking function R
Situation-dependent braking assi st anceR
Ve hicles with Drivin gA ssistanc eP ack‐
age: Evasi ve St eering Assist
Ac tiv eB ra ke Assi st can hel py ou to minimize th e
ri sk of ac ollision wit hv ehicles or pedestrians or
to re duce th ee ff ects of suc hac ollision.
If Ac tiv eB ra ke Assi st has de te cted ar isk of colli‐
sion ,y ou will be wa rn ed visually and acousti‐
cally.
If yo udon ot re act to th ev isual and audible colli‐
sion wa rn ing, autonomous brakin gc an be initi‐
ated in critical situations.
In especially critical situations ,A ctiv eB ra ke
Assi st can initia te autonomous brakin gd irect ly .
In th is case, th ev isual and acoustic wa rn ing
occur ss imultaneousl yw it ht he braking applica‐
tion. If yo ua ppl yt he brak ey ourself in ac ri tical situa‐
tio nora ppl yt he brak ed uring autonomous brak‐
ing, situation-dependen tb ra king assis ta nce
occu rs .T hi si ncreases th eb ra ke pressur eupt o
maximu mf ull-s to pb ra king if necessar y.
If th ea utonomous braking function or th es itua‐
tion-dependen tb ra king assis ta nce is trig ge re d,
additional pr ev entiv em easures fo ro ccupant
pr ot ection (PRE-SAFE ®
)m ay also be initiated, if
th ev ehicle is equipped wit ht hese.
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WA RNING Risk of an accident caused by
limited de te ction per fo rm anc eofA ctive
Brak eA ssi st
Ac tiv eB ra ke Assi st canno ta lw ay sc learly
identify objects and compl ex traf fi cs itua‐
tions.
In su ch cases, Ac tiv eB ra ke Assi st might:R
Giv eaw arning or brak ew ithout re asonR
No tg iv eaw arning or no tb ra ke

Yo uc an operat ec ru ise cont ro lw it ht he cruise
control le ve r.
If yo uf ail to adap ty our driving st yl e, cruise con‐
trol can neither re duce th er isk of an accident
nor ove rr ide th el aws of ph ys ics. It canno tt ak e
int oa ccount ro ad, we ather or traf fi cc onditions.
Cruise control is only an aid. Yo ua re re sponsible
fo rt he dis ta nce to th ev ehicle in front, fo rv ehi‐
cle speed, fo rb ra king in good time and fo rs ta y‐
ing in lane.
Sy st em limitations
Cruise control ma ybeu nable to maintain th e
st ored speed on uphill gradients. The st ored
speed is re sumed when th eg ra dient eve ns out.
Chang ei nt oal owe rg ear in good time on long
and st eep downhill gradients. Ta ke particular
no te of th is when drivin gal aden ve hicle. By
doing so, yo uw ill mak eu se of th eb ra king ef fe ct
of th ee ngine. This re lie ve st he load on th eb ra ke
sy st em and pr eve nts th eb ra ke sf ro mo ve rh eat‐
ing and we aring to oq uickl y. Do no tu se cruise control in th ef ollowing situa‐
tions: R
In traf fi cs ituations whi ch re qu ir ef requ ent
ch anges of speed, e.g .inh eavy traf fi c, on
winding ro ads. R
On slippe ry ro ads. Ac celerating can cause
th ed ri ve wheels to lose traction and th e
ve hicle could th en skid. R
If yo ua re drivin gw hen vis ibilit yisp oor.
Ope ra tin gc ru is ec on trol
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WA RNING Risk of accident du et o
unkno wn st ored speed
If yo uc all up th es to re ds peed and th is is
lo we rt han yo ur cur re nt speed ,t he ve hicle
decelerates.
If yo udon ot kn ow th es to re ds peed, th e
ve hicle could decelerat eu nexpectedly.

to rp edal, onl ys pee dl imits whi ch ar eh igher
th an th es et speed ar ea dop te d.
Pulling th ec ru ise control le ve rw il ls et th ed is‐
pla ye ds peed limit as th es peed, pr ov ided th at:R
Ac tiv eS peed Limi tA ssi st has been activated
in th em ultimedia sy st em andR
Ac tiv eD is tan ce Assi st DISTRONI Ch as been
acti va te d.
If no speed limit is displa ye dw hen th el eve ri s
operated, th es peed se tbyt he driver is adop te d.
Driv ep ro gr am
The DY NA MIC SELECT switc ha llo ws yo ut o
ch ang et he driving st yl eofA ctiv eD is ta nce
Assi st DISTRONIC. Depending on whic hd ri ve
program is selected ,t he driving ch aracteristics
can be ge ared to wa rd sf uel econom y, comfor to r
dynami cp er fo rm anc e( →
pag e1 42).
Sy st em limitations
Ve hicles with th eD ri ving Assistance Pa ck ‐
age: Ac tiv eD is ta nce Assi st DISTRONI Ci sa cti ve
in th e0m ph (0 km/h) to 13 0m ph (2 10 km/h)
speed ra nge. The sy st em ma ybei mp aired or ma yn ot function
in th ef ollowing ins ta nces, fo re xamp le:R
In sn ow ,r ain, fo g, heavy spr ay ,ift her ei s
gl are, in direct sunlight or in great ly va ry ing
light conditions. R
The windshield in th ea re aoft he camer ai s
dirty ,m is te du p, damaged or co ve re d.R
If th er adar senso rs ar ed irty or co ve re d.R
On slipper yr oads, braking or accelerating
can cause th ed ri ve wheels to lose tr action
and th ev ehicle could th en skid.R
In parking ga ra ge s, to ll st ations or on ro ads
wit hs te ep uphill or downhill gradients.
Do no tu se Ac tiv eD is ta nce Assi st DISTRONI Ci n
th ese situations.
Tips
Pa yp articula ra ttention in th ef ollowing traf fi c
situations. In suc hs ituations, brak eifn ecessar y.
Ac tiv eD is ta nce Assi st DISTRONI Ci st hen deacti‐
va te d: R
When cornering, entering and ex itin gab end.R
When no td ri vin gint he center of th el ane. R
When ot her ve hicles ar ec hanging lane. R
If th er ea re nar ro wv ehicles. R
If th er ea re obs ta cle sa nd st ationar yv ehi‐
cles. R
If th er ea re crossing ve hicles, pedestrians,
mo to rc yc lists or cyclists.
Displa yofA cti ve Di st ance Assis tD IS TRONIC
in the assistanc eg ra phic and in th es peed‐
ome te r
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Ve hicle ahead
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Dis ta nce indica to r16 8
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Re ve rs ing camera
Fu nction of th er ear vi ew camera
When yo ue ng ag er eve rs eg ear ,t he imag ef ro m
re ar vie wc amera 1 is shown in th em ultimedia
sy st em. Dynamic guide lines sho wt he pat ht he
ve hicle will ta ke wit ht he st eering wheel in its
cur re nt position. Thi sh elps yo utoo ri entate yo urself and to avo id obs ta cle sw he nb ac king
up.
Th er ear vie wc amer aiso nly an aid. It is no ta
substitut ef or yo ur attentio ntot he sur ro undings.
The re sponsibility fo rs af em aneu ve ri ng and
pa rk ing re mains wit hy ou. Mak es ur et hat th ere
ar enop ersons, animals or objects in th em aneu‐
ve ri ng area whil em an eu ve ri ng and pa rk ing in
parkin gs paces.
Yo uc an select from th ef ollowing vie ws :R
No rm al view R
Wi de-angle view R
Tr ailer view
The area behin dt he ve hicle is displa ye dasa
mir ro ri mage, as in th ei nside re arvie wm ir ro r.
Sy st em limitations
The re ar vie wc amer aw ill no tf unction or will
on ly pa rt ially function in th ef ollowing situations:R
If th et ru nk lid or ta ilgat eiso pen.R
Ther eish eavy ra in, sno worf og.R
The light conditions ar ep oor ,e .g. at night. R
The camer al ens is obstructed, dirty or mis‐
te du p. Obser ve th en ot es on cleaning th e
re ar camer a( →
pag e3 29 ). R
The camer aorr ear of yo ur ve hicle is dam‐
aged. In th is case, ha ve th ec amer aa nd its
position and setting ch ec ke da taq ualified
specialis tw or ks hop.
The fi eld of vision and ot her functions of th er ear
vie wc amer am a y be re st ri ct
ed du etoa dditional
accesso ri es on th er ear of th ev ehicle (e.g.
license plat eb ra ck et or bicycle ra ck ).

Normal view1
Ye llo wg uide line, ve hicle widt h( driven sur‐
fa ce) depending on th ec ur re nt st eering
wheel angle (dynamic)
2
Ye llo wl ane markin gt he course th et ires will
ta ke at th ec ur re nt st eering wheel angle
(dynamic)
3
Ye llo wg uide line at ad is ta nce of appr ox ‐
imatel y3 .3 ft (1.0 m) from th er ear area
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Bumper
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Re dg uide line at ad is ta nce of appr ox imately
12 in (0. 3m)f ro mt he re ar area Wi de-angle view
Ve hicles with Ac tiv eP arking Assist
The fo llowing camera vie ws ar ea va ilable in th e
multimedia sy st em: Normal view 1
Ye llo wl ane markin gt he course th et ires will
ta ke at th ec ur re nt st eering wheel angle
(dynamic)
2
Ye llo wg uide line, ve hicle widt h( driven sur‐
fa ce) depending on th ec ur re nt st eering
wheel angle (dynamic)
3
Re dg uide line at ad is ta nce of appr ox imately
12 in (0. 3m)f ro mt he re ar area
4
Ye llo ww arning displa yofP arking Assist
PA RKTRONIC: obstacles ar eatad is ta nce of
betwee na pp ro ximately 2.0 ft (0.6 m) and
3.3 ft (1.0 m)18 4
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To pv ie ww it hi mages from th es ide cameras
in th eo utside mir ro rs4
Wi de-angle vie w, re ar5
To pv ie ww it hi mag ef ro mt he re ar vie wc am‐
era6
To pv ie ww it ht ra iler vie w( if trailer hitc hi s
fi tted) To pv iew
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Lane indicating th er out et he ve hicle will
ta ke wit ht he st eering wheel in its cur re nt
position
2
Ye llo ww arning displa yofP arking Assist
PA RKTRONIC: obstacles at ad is ta nce of
appr ox imatel y3 .3 ft (1.0 m) or less
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Yo ur ve hicle from abo ve
If th ed is ta nce to th eo bjec tl essens, th ec olor of
th ew arning displa yc hanges 2 .F ro mad is‐
ta nce of appr ox imatel y2 .0 ft (0.6 m) th ew arn‐
ing displa yiss hown in orange. Fr om ad is ta nce
of appr ox imatel y1 .0 ft (0.3 m) th ew arning dis‐
pla yiss hown in re d. When Pa rk ing Assis tP ARKTRONIC is operational
an dnoo bjec tisd et ected, th es egment soft he
wa rn ing displa ya re shown in gr ay .