2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS light

Climat es tyle
Clima te st yl ef unction
In automatic mode, yo uc an select th ef ollowing
climat es tyle settings fo rt he driver's and front
passenger areas: R
FO CUS: high air fl ow ,s lightly cooler settingR
MEDIUM: medium air fl ow ,s ta ndar ds et ti ngR
DIFFUSE: lo wa ir fl ow ,s lightly wa rm er and
draft-free setting
Ad justin gt he climat es ty le settings
Mult im edia sy st em:

Re qu irements:R
par kp osition ] is selected.R
th ea nti- th ef ta lar ms yst em is no ta ctivated.R
th ep anic alar misn ot activated.R
th eh azar dw arning light sa re switched off.R
th eh ood is closed.R
th ed oor sa re closed and loc ke d.R
th ew indo ws and slidin gs un ro of ar ec losed.

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
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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
1
Ve hicle ahead
2
Dis ta nce indica to r16 8
Driving and pa rk ing

from th ea ctiv etop assiv es ta tus ,t he è sym‐
bol is shown as enlar ge da nd fl ashes ye llo w.
Once th es ys te misp assiv et he è symbol is
shown as gr ay in th em ultifunction displa y.
The sy st em ma ybei mp aired or ma yn ot function
in th ef ollowing ins ta nces:R
If th er eisp oor visibility ,e .g. due to insuf fi ‐
cient illumination of th er oad, or due to sno w,
ra in, fo gorh eavy spr ay .R
If th er eisg lare, e.g. from oncoming traf fi c,
di re ct sunlight or re fl ection from ot her ve hi‐
cles (e.g. if th ec ar ri ag ew ay is we t).R
If th ew indshield is dirty ,m is te du p, damaged
or co ve re d, fo ri ns ta nce by as tic ke r, in th e
vicinity of th ec amera.R
If no, or se ve ra l, unclear lane markings are
presen tf or one lane, e.g. in ac onstruction
area. R
If th el ane marking sa re wo rn aw ay ,d ar ko r
co ve re du p, e.g. by dir tors no w.R
The dis ta nce to th ev ehicle in front is to o
small and th el ane marking st hus canno tb e
de te cted. R
If th el ane marking sc hang eq uickl y, e.g.
lanes branc ho ff ,c ro ss one ano th er or
mer ge . R
The car ri ag ewa yisn ar ro wa nd winding.R
If th er ea re highly va ri able shade conditions
on th ec ar ri ag ewa y.R
If th er ea re obs ta cle ss uc haso bject mar ke rs
on th el ane or projecting out int ot he lane.
The sy st em does no tp ro vide assis ta nce in th e
fo llowing conditions: R
On ve ry shar pb ends. R
When to wing at ra iler.R
If yo ua ctivel yc hang el ane without swit ch ing
on th et ur ns ignal indicator. R
If yo us wit ch on th et ur ns ignal indicator and
th ec onditions fo ra ctivating Ac tiv eL an e
Chang eA ssi st ar en ot fulfilled.
Ac tivatin gA cti ve Ste ering Assist
Requ irements: R
ESP ®
mus tbea ctivated, but no ti nter ve ning. R
Ac tiv eD is ta nce Assi st DISTRONI Cisa cti va ‐
te d.

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 ).

ma ybei nter ru pte data ny time if yo us te er
slightl yint he opposit ed irection or accelera te .
Sy st em limitations
Either ac ourse-cor re cting brak ea ppli cation
appropria te to th ed ri ving situation ,orn on ea t
all, ma yo ccur in th ef ollowing situations:R
Ve hicles or obs ta cles, e.g. crash ba rr iers, are
located on bo th sides of yo ur ve hicle.R
Av ehicle approaches to oc losely on th es ide.R
Yo uh av ea dop te das porty driving st yl ew ith
high cornering speeds. R
Yo ub ra ke or accelerat es ign if icantl y.R
Ad ri ving sa fe ty sy st em inter ve nes, su ch as
ESP ®
or Ac tiv eB ra ke Assi st .R
ESP ®
is deacti va te d.R
Al oss of tir ep re ssur eorad efectiv et ir ei s
de te cted. Ac tivatin gord eactivatin gB lind Spo tA ssis t
or Ac tiv eB lind Spo tA ssis t
Multimedia sy st em:

When yo ur eceiv eac all, th e a ,QFRPLQJ &DOO
messag ea ppear sont he Head-up Displa y.
In audio mode, th es ta tio nn am eort ra ck is te m‐
porarily shown when th ea ctiv ea udio source is
being operated.
Sy st em limitations
The visibility is influenced by th ef ollowing condi‐
tions: R
Seat position R
The positioning of th ed ispla yi mageR
Light conditions R
We tr oadsR
Object sont he displa yc ov erR
Po larization in sunglasses

Vo ice command Fu nction
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Overvie wofv ehicle vo ice commands
Yo uc an use th ev ehicle vo ice command st o
directly call up th ec or re sponding menus fo rt he
ve hicle settings.
Vo ice command Fu nction
$PELHQ WO LJKW PHQX To displa ya mbient light settings
$PELHQ WO LJKW EOXH To displa yt he blue ambient light
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