2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS sensor

u NO TE Impairment of th eo perating ef fi ‐
ciency of th er estraint sy st ems from
ins ta lling accessories or from re pair so r
we lding
Airbags, Emer ge ncy Te nsioning Devices, as
we ll as control unit sa nd sensor sf or th e
re st ra int sy st ems, ma ybei ns ta lled in th ef ol‐
lowing areas of yo ur ve hicle:R
Doors R
Door pilla rsR
Doo rs illsR
Seats R
Co ck pitR
Instrument clus te rR
Cen te rc onsole

eral acceleration ,d ispla yoft he fast ened seat
belts) R
malfunctions or defect sini mp or ta nt sy st em
components (e.g. lights, brakes) R
information on ve hicle damag ee ve ntsR
sy st em re action sins pecial drivin gs ituations
(e.g. air bag deployment, inter ve ntio nofs ta ‐
bilit yc ontrol sy st ems)R
ambient conditions (e.g. te mp erature, ra in
sensor)
In addition to pr ov iding th ea ctual control unit
function ,t his dat aa ssists th em anufacturer in
de te cting and re ctifying malfunctions and opti‐
mizing ve hicle functions. The majority of th is
dat aist emporar ya nd is onl yp ro cessed in th e
ve hicle itself. Onl yas mall portion of th ed at ai s
st ored in th ee ve nt or malfunctio nm emor y.
When yo ur ve hicle is serviced, te ch nica ld at a
from th ev ehicle can be re ad out by service net‐
wo rk emplo ye es or th ir dp arties .S ervices
include re pair services, maintenanc ep ro cesses,
wa rr ant ye ve nts and qu alit ya ssurance meas‐
ures, fo re xamp le. The re ad out is per fo rm ed via
th el egall yp re scribed por tf or OBD ("on-board diagnostics" )int he ve hicle. The re spective
service networ kl ocations or th ir dp arties col‐
lect ,p ro ces sa nd use th ed ata. The yd ocument
te ch nica ls ta tuses of th ev ehicle, assis tinf ind‐
in gm al functions and impr ov ing qu alit ya nd are
transmitted to th em anufacturer ,ifn ecessar y.
Fu rt hermore, th em anufacturer is subject to
product liabilit y .F or th is, th em anuf
acturer
requ ires te ch nica ld at af ro mv ehicles.
Malfunctio nm emories in th ev ehicle can be
re se tbya servic eo utle tasp ar tofr epair or
maintenanc ew or k.
The yc an enter dat ai nt ot he ve hicle's con ve ni‐
ence and inf ot ainment function st hemselves as
par toft he selected equipment.
This includes, fo re xa mp le:R
multimedia dat as uc hasm usic ,f ilms or pho‐
to sf or playbac kinani ntegrated multimedia
sy st em R
address book dat af or use in connection with
an integrated hands-free sy st em or an inte‐
grated navigation sy st emR
entered navigation destinations R
dat aa bout th eu se of Interne ts ervices This dat ac an be st ored locally in th ev ehicle or
is located on ad ev ice whic hy ou ha ve connected
to th ev ehicle. If th is dat aiss to re dint he ve hi‐
cle, yo uc an dele te it at an yt ime. This dat ac an
onl ybet ransmit te dtot hir dp arties upon yo ur
re qu es tw it hp articular re ga rd to th es cope of
use of online services according to yo ur selected
settings.
Yo uc an st or eorc hang ec on ve nience settings/
individualizatio nint he ve hicle at an yt ime.
Depending on th ee qu ipment, th is includes, fo r
ex ample: R
seat and st eering wheel position settings R
suspension and climat ec ontrol settings R
individualization suc hasi nterior lighting
If yo ur ve hicle is accordingly equipped ,y ou can
connect yo ur smartphon eora no th er
mobile end
device to th ev ehicle. Yo uc an cont ro lt hem via
th ec ontrol element si ntegrated in yo ur ve hicle.
Images and audi of ro mt he smartphone can be
output via th em ultimedia sy st em. Cer ta in infor‐
matio niss imultaneousl yt ransmit te dtoy ou r
smartphone. General no te s 27

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Senso rd et ection ra nge
If se ve ra lc onsecutiv ek ickin gm ove ments are
no ts uccessful, wa it te ns econds.
Sy st em limitations
The sy st em ma ybei mp aired or ma yn ot function
if: R
Sno word irt, e.g. from ro ad salt ,c ove rs th e
sensor area. R
The kicking mo ve ment is made using ap ro s‐
th et ic leg. The trunk lid could be opened or closed unin te n‐
tional ly ,int he fo llowing situations: R
If ap erson's arms or legs ar em ov in gint he
sensor de te ction ra nge, e.g .w he np olishing
th ev ehicle, sitting on th ee dg eoft he trunk,
or picking up objects. R
If objects ar em ove dorp laced behind th e
ve hicle, e.g. ch argin gc ables, te nsioning
st ra ps or luggage. R
When wo rk ing on th et railer coupling, trailers
or re ar bicycle ra ck s.
Deactivat eK EYLESS-GO ( →
pag e5 8) or do not
car ry th eS martK ey about yo ur person in such
situations.
Swit ch ing separat et ru nk locking on or off
If yo uc entrall yu nlo ck th ev ehicle while separate
locking is activated, th et ru nk re mains loc ke d.

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

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

R
If th es ensor sm alfunction due to ot her ra dar
source inter fe re nce, fo re xa mp le stro ng ra dar
re fl ections in parking ga ra ge s.R
If al oss of tir ep re ssur eorad efectiv et ire
has been de te cted and displ ay ed.
The sy st em ma yn ot re act cor re ctly:R
In compl ex traf fi cs ituations whe re objects
cann ot alw ay sbec learly identified.R
To pedestrians or ve hicles if th ey mo ve
qu ickl yi nt ot he sensor de te ction ra nge.R
To pedestrians who ar eh idden by ot her
objects. R
If th et ypical outline of ap edestrian cann ot
be distinguished from th eb ac kg ro und.R
If ap edestrian is no tr ecognized as such, e.g.
due to special clo th ing or ot her objects.R
On bends wit hat ight ra dius. Setting Ac tiv eB ra ke Assi st
Multimedia sy st em:

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

R
Yo uh av ea dop te das porty driving st yl ew ith
high cornering speeds or high ra te sofa ccel‐
eration. R
ESP ®
is deactivated.R
When driving wit hat ra ile r, th ee lectrical con‐
nection to th et ra iler has been cor re ctly
es ta blished.R
If al oss of tir ep re ssur eorad efectiv et ire
has been de te cted and displ ay ed.
The sy st em ma ybei mp aired or ma yn ot function
in th ef ollowing situations:R
If th er eisp oor visibility ,e .g. due to insuf fi ‐
cient illumination of th er oad, highly va ri able
shade conditions, or due to ra in, sno w, fo go r
heavy spr ay .R
Ther eisg lare, e.g. from oncoming traf fi c, th e
sun or re fl ections.R
If th er eisd ir tont he windshield in th ev icin‐
ity of th em ultifunction camer aort he camera
is mis te du p, damaged or obscured.R
No or se ve ra l, unclear lane markings are
presen tf or one lane, e.g. near ro adwor ks .R
The lane markings ar ew orn, dar korc ov ered. 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
The lane markings ch ang eq uickl y, e.g. lanes
branc ho ff ,c ro ss one ano th er or mer ge .R
The car ri ag ew ay is ve ry nar row and winding.
Ve hicles with Drivin gA ssistanc ep ac ka ge or
Driving Assistance Plus pa ck age: Ac tiv eL an e
Ke eping Assis tu ses ra dar sensor stom onitor
se ve ra la re as around th ev ehicle. If th er adar
sen so rs in th er ear bumper ar ed irty or co ve re d
wit hs no w, th es ys te mm ay be impaired or may
no tf unction .Ifano bs ta cle in th el ane in which
yo ua re drivin gh as been de te cted, no lane-cor‐
re cting brak ea ppli cation occu rs .
Ac tivatin gA cti ve Lan eK eeping Assist
q
WA RNING Risk of accident despi te
Ac tiv eL an eK eeping Assis tw arning
Al ane-cor re cting brak ea ppli cation cannot
al wa ys bring th ev ehicle bac ki nt ot he origi‐
nal lane.