2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS Ice

Onl yu se seat belts th at ha ve been appr ove df or
yo ur ve hicle by Mercedes-Benz.
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WA RNING Risk of inju ry or deat hf ro m
deplo ye dp yr ot echni cE mergency Te n‐
sioning Devices
Py ro te ch nic Emergency Te nsioning Devices
th at ha ve been deplo ye da re no longer opera‐
tional and ar eu nable to per fo rm th eir inten‐
ded pr ot ectiv ef unction.

If yo udon ot open th ev ehicle within appr ox ‐
imatel y4 0s econds af te ru nlocking:R
The ve hicle is loc ke da ga inR
Anti- th ef tp ro te ction is re activated
Do no tk eep th eS martK ey to ge th er wit he lec‐
tronic devices or me ta lo bjects. This can af fe ct
th eS martK ey 's functionality.

Using th e12Vs oc ke tint he trunk
Re qu irementsR
Onl yc onnec td ev ices up to am aximum of
18 0w att s( 15 A).

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.

Fu nction of th er adar senso rs
Some driving and driving sa fe ty sy st ems use
ra dar sensor stom onitor th ea re ainf ro nt of,
behind or next to th ev ehicle (depending on th e
ve hicle's equipment).
Depending on th ev ehicle's equipment, th er adar
senso rs ar ei ntegrated behind th eb umpers
and/or behind th er adiator grille. Ke ep th ese
parts free of dirt, ice and slush ( →
pag e3 29).
The sensor sm us tn ot be co ve re d, fo re xamp le
by bicycle ra ck s, ove rh anging loads or ra dar-
re fl ecting st ic ke rs .F ollowing an impact and in
th ee ve nt of associated dama ge ,w hic hm ay not
be visible, to th eb umper sorr adiator grille, ha ve
th ef unction of th er adar senso rs ch ec ke data
qu alified specialis tw or ks hop. The driver assis‐
ta nce sy st em ma ynol onger wo rk properly. Overvie wofd ri ving sy st ems and driving
saf et ys ys te ms
In th is section, yo uw ill fi nd informatio na bout
th ef ollowing driving sy st ems and driving saf et y
sy st ems: R
360° Camer a( →
pag e1 85)R
ABS ( A nti-lo ck B ra king S ys te m)
( →
pag e1 58) R
Ac tiv eD is ta nce Assi st DISTRONIC
( →
pa ge 16 6) R
AIR BO DY CO NTROL ( →
pag e1 76 )R
Ac tiv eB ra ke Assi st ( →
pag e1 60)R
Ac tiv eL an eK eeping Assis t( →
pag e1 99)R
AT TENTION ASSIS T( →
pag e1 93)R
BA S( B rak e A ssist S ys te m) ( →
pag e1 59)R
EBD ( E lectronic B ra ke fo rc e D istribution)
( →
pag e1 59) R
ESP ®
( E lectronic S ta bility P ro gr am)R
Hill St ar tA ss ist R
HOL Df unction ( →
pag e1 75 )R
ST EER CONTROL ( →
pa ge 16 0) R
Ac tiv eS te ering Assis t( →
pag e1 72 )R
Ac tiv eP arking Assis t( →
pag e1 88)R
Pa rk ing Assis tP ARKTRONIC ( →
pa ge 17 9)R
Re ar vie wc amer a( →
pag e1 83) R
Cruise control ( →
pag e1 64 ) R
Blind Spo tA ssis ta nd Ac tiv eB lind Spo tA ssi st
( →
pag e1 97 ) R
Tr af fi cS ign Assi st ( →
pag e1 95)
Fu nctions of ABS (Anti-loc kB ra ke Sy st em)
AB Sr egulates th eb ra ke pressur einc ri tical driv‐
ing situations: R
During braking, e.g. at maximum full-s to p
braking or insuf fi cient traction of th et ires,
th ew heels ar ep re ve nted from blocking. R
Ve hicle st eerability while braking is ensured.
If ABS inter ve nes when braking, yo uw ill fe el a
pulsing in th eb ra ke pedal. The pulsating brake
pedal can be an indication of hazardous ro ad
condition sa nd can ser ve as ar eminder to ta ke
ex tr ac ar ew hile driving.15 8
Driving and pa rk ing

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

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

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 ).