2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS Owners Manual

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Ac tivating or deacti va ting Ac tiv eS te ering
Assis torD is ta nce Assi st DISTRONIC
The driver mu st be re ady to ta ke control of th e
ve hicle at an yt ime.
Information on Hill St ar tA ssist
Hill St ar tA ss is th olds th ev ehicle fo ras hort
time when pulling aw ay on ah ill under th ef ol‐
lowing conditions: R
The transmission is in position [ or ^ .R
The electric parking brak eisr eleased.
This gives yo ue no ugh tim etom ove yo ur fo ot
from th eb ra ke pedal to th ea ccelerator pedal
and depress it befor et he ve hicle begins to ro ll.
q
WA RNING Risk of accident and inju ry
caused by th ev ehicle ro lling aw ay
Af te ras hor tt ime, Hill St ar tA ss is tnol on ge r
holds th ev ehicle and it can ro ll aw ay .

Re qu irements:R
The ve hicle is st ationar y.R
The driver's door is closed or th es eat belt on
th ed ri ve r's side is fast ened.R
The engine is ru nning or ha sb ee na ut omati‐
cally switched of fbyt he EC Os ta rt /s to p
function. R
The electric parking brak eisr eleased.R
Ac tiv eD is ta nce Assi st DISTRONI Ci sn ot acti‐
va te d.R
Ve hicles with automatic transmission:
The transmission is in position [ , ^ or \\ .
Ac tivatin gt he HOL Df unction

Av ailable suspension settings
Driv ep ro gr am Characteristics
C
(Comfort) R
The suspension tuning is comfor ta ble.R
The ve hicle is se ttot he normal le ve l.R
When drivin gats peeds of abo ve 77 mp h( 12 5k m/h) th ev ehicle is lo we re d.R
When driving at speeds belo w50m ph (80 km/h), th ev ehicle is ra ised again.
E
(Econo my ) R
The suspension tunin gisc omfor ta ble.R
The ve hicle is se ttot he lo wl ev el.R
The ve hicle is no tl owe re da ny fur th er if yo ua re tr av eling at higher speeds.
S
(Sport) R
The suspension tunin gisf irmer.R
The ve hicle is se ttot he lo wl eve l.R
The ve hicle is no tl owe re da ny fur th er if yo ua re tra ve ling at higher speeds.
S+
(Spor tP lus) R
The suspension tuning is eve nf irmer.R
The ve hicle is se ttot he lo wl eve l.R
The ve hicle is no tl owe re da ny fur th er if yo ua re tra ve ling at higher speeds. Drivin ga nd parking 17 7

Setting th ev ehicle le ve l
q
WA RNING Risk of accident because
ve hicle le ve list oo high
If yo ud ri ve at ah igher ve hicle le ve l, th ed ri v‐
ing ch aracteristic sm ay be impaired due to
th eh igher ve hicle center of gr av ity.
The ve hicle can drif to utwards, fo re xamp le,
when st eering or cornering.

The ve hicle is lo we re da ga in in th ef ollowing sit‐
uations: R
When driving fast er th an 50 mp h( 80 km/h).R
When driving between 37 mp h( 60 km/h)
and 50 mp h( 80 km/h) fo ra pp ro xima te ly
th re em inutes.R
Af te rs electing ad ri ve program using th e
DY NA MIC SELECT switch.
The ve hicle is adjus te dtot he height of th el ast
activ ed ri ve program.
Lo weri ng th ev ehicle

Ve hicles wit hA ctiv eP arking Assis tw ithout a3 60°
Camera
Ve hicles wit hA ctiv eP arking Assis ta nd a3 60°
Camera Sy st em limitations
Pa rk ing Assis tP ARKTRONIC does no tn eces sa‐
ri ly tak ei nt oa ccount th ef ollowing obs ta cles:R
Obs ta cle sb el ow th ed et ection ra nge, e.g.
pe rs ons, animals or objects. R
Obs ta cle sa bo ve th ed et ection ra nge, e.g.
ov erhanging loads, ove rh ang sorl oading
ra mp soft ru ck s.
The sensor sm us tbef re eofd irt, ice and slush.
Otherwise, th ey ma yn ot function cor re ctly.
Clea nt he sensor sr egularly ,t ak ing car en ot to
scratc hord amag et hem.
Fu nction of th ep as siv es ide impact pr ot ec‐
tion
Pa ssiv es ide impact pr ot ection is an additional
Pa rk ing Assis tP ARKTRONIC functio nw hic h
wa rn st he driver about obs ta cle satt he side of
th ev ehicle. Aw arning is issued when obs ta cles
ar ed et ected between th ef ro nt and re ar de te c‐
tion ra nge. In orde rf or an objec ttobed et ected,
th es ensor sint he front and re ar bumper must
de te ct th eo bjec tw hile yo ua re dr ivin gp as ti t. During th ep arking procedur eorm aneuvering,
objects ar ed et ected as th ev ehicle drives past.
If yo us te er in th ed irection of ad et ected obs ta ‐
cle and th er eisar isk of al ateral collision, a
wa rn ing is issued. The lateral segment sl ight up
orang eorr ed, depending on th ed is ta nce to th e
obs ta cle.
Segment co lo rd e
pendin go nd istance
Colo rL ateral distance in
cm
Re dA ppr ox .<3 0
Orang eA ppr ox .30-6 0
In order fo rl ateral front or re ar segment stob e
displa ye d, th ev ehicle mus tf ir st tr ave lad is ta nce
of at leas th al foft he ve hicle length. Once th e
ve hicle has tr ave led th el engt hoft he ve hicle, all
of th el ateral front and re ar segment sc an be dis‐
pla ye d.18 0
Driving and pa rk ing

Ve hicles without 360° Camera1
Pa rk ing Assis tP ARKTRONIC is only opera‐
tiona lint he front and re ar
2
Pa rk ing Assis tP ARKTRONIC is operational
an dc an also wa rn th ed ri ve ra bout obs ta cles
at th es ide of th ev ehicle
3
Obs ta cle de te cted at th ef ro nt ri ght (orange)
and re ar (red) Ve hicles wit h3 60° Camera1
Pa rk ing Assis tP ARKTRONIC is only opera‐
tiona lint he front and re ar
2
Pa rk ing Assis tP ARKTRONIC is operational
an dc an also wa rn th ed ri ve ra bout obs ta cles
at th es ide of th ev ehicle
3
Obs ta cle de te cted at th ef ro nt ri ght (orange)
and re ar (red)
Sa ve do bs ta cle sa re del et ed in th ef ollowing sit‐
uations, fo re xamp le: R
Yo us wit ch of ft he ve hicleR
Yo uo pen th ed oors Af te rt he engine is re st ar te d, obs ta cle sm us tb e
de te cted again, befor ean ew wa rn ing can be
issued.
Sy st em limitations
The sy st em limitations fo rP arking Assist
PA RKTRONI Ca ppl yf or passiv es ide impact pro‐
te ction.
The fo llowing object sa re no td et ected, fo re xa m‐
ple: R
Pe destrians who approac ht he ve hicle from
th es ide R
Objects placed next to th ev ehicle
Deactivating/acti va ting PA RKTRONIC
u NO TE Risk of an accident from objects
at close ra nge
Pa rk ing Assis tP ARKTRONIC ma yn ot de te ct
cer ta in object satc los er ange.

The ve hicle or ot her objects could ot h‐
erwise be damaged.
If indicator lamp 1 is no tl it, Pa rk ing Assist
PA RKTRONI Ci sa ctive. If th ei ndicator lam pisl it
or th e é symbol appear sint he multifunction
displa y, Pa rk ing Assis tP ARKTRONIC is not
active.