2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN ECO mode
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Shiftrecommendation
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: observethe no tesi n
th eS upplement .Otherwise, youm aynotrecog‐
niz ed angers.
The gearshif trecommendations assis tyou in
adopting an economical driving style.
#If ge arshif trecommendatio nmessage 1is
shown in them ultifunction displa y,shif tto
th er ecommende dgear.
Using kickdown
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: observethe no tesi n
th eS upplement .Otherwise, youm aynotrecog‐
niz ed angers.
#Maximum acceleration: depress thea ccel‐
erator pedal be yond thep ressur epoint.
During kickdown, youc anno tshif tgear susing
th es teering wheel gearshif tpaddles.T he auto‐
matic transmissions hifts uptothen extg ear
when them aximum engine speed is reached to
pr otect thee ngine from overrev ving.
#Ease of fthe accelera torp edalo ncethe
desired speed is reached.
Glidem odef un ction
Mercedes -AMG vehicles: observethe no tesi n
th eS upplement .Otherwise, youm aynotrecog‐
niz ed angers.
Wi th an anticipator ydrivin gs tyle ,glide mode
helps youtor educe fuel consum ption. Glide mode is
characterize dbythefollowing:
RThe combustion engin eisdisconnected from
th ed rive trai nand thev ehicle continues to
ro ll in neut ral.
RThe transmission position his displa yedi n
green in them ultifunction displa y.
Glide mode is activated if thef ollowing condi‐
tions ar emet:
RDriv eprogram Eis selected.
RThe spee diswithinas uitable range
RThe cours eoftheroad is suitable, e.g .no
st eep uphill or downhill gradients or tight
bends.
RYo ua reno longe rdepressing thea ccelera tor
or brak epedal.
% Glide mode can also be activated if youh ave
selected the" Eco" setting fort he drive
(engine management) when in driv eprogram
I.
Glide mode is deactivated again if one of the
conditions is no longer met.
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supportedbye xtende dautomatic re-sta rt in
traf ficj ams.
RVe hicles with DrivingA ssistancePack‐
age: Responds tostationar yvehicles in
urban speed ranges (e xcep tb icycles, mo tor‐
cycles and pedest rians )ifc onditionsa resuf‐
fi cient toenable de tection.
If yo uf ail toadap tyour driving style, Ac tiveD is‐
ta nce Assist DISTRONICc an neither reduce the
ri sk of an accident nor override thel aws of ph ys‐
ics. It canno ttak ei ntoa ccount road, weather or
traf ficc onditions .Activ eDista nce Assist
DISTRONICi sonly an aid. Youa re re sponsible
fo rt he dis tance tothev ehicle in front, forv ehi‐
cle speed, forb raking in good time and fors tay‐
ing in lane.
If all activation condition saremet, youc an act i‐
va te ActiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONICd uringa
journ eyor while stationar y.When ActiveD is‐
ta nce Assist DISTRONICi sactivated, as peed is
st ored whic hthe driver can increase or reduce
at an ytime. The speed can be adjus tedb etwe en
15 mp h(20 km/h) and 120m ph (200 km/h). Ve
hicles with theD riving Assistance Pack‐
age: The speedc an be adjusted between
15 mp h(20 km/h) and 130m ph (2 10km/h).
Ve hicles with DrivingA ssistancePacka ge,
Ac tiv eP arkin gAssis tand COMAND: Upto30
seconds af ters topping, thev ehicle automatically
fo llo ws thev ehicle ahead without
thei n
terven‐
tio noft he driver .This is onl ypossible if thev ehi‐
cle is tr aveling on amotorway orah igh-speed
major road. If an obs tacle is de tected in front of
th ev ehicle during thed riving-of fprocedure, a
ta ke ove rwarning is given. Acceleration is
re duced, thed rive risg ivenavisual and acoustic
wa rning and mus tstopt he vehicle befor ereach‐
ing theo bstacle or takeevasiv ea ction.
Ve hicles with theD riving Assistance Pack‐
age: In conjunction wit hnavigatio nsystems,
Ac tiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONICp reve nts pro‐
hibi tedo vertakin gont heright at speeds over
50 mph(80 km/h) in right-hand traf fica nd over‐
ta king on thel eftinl eft-hand traf ficonf reew ays
and high-speed majo rroads.
If yo ua ctivat et he tur nsignal indicator tochange
lanes, thev ehicle will accelerat emoreb riskly to
th es etspeed under thef ollowing conditions:
RAc tiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONICisa ctiva‐
te d.
RIfth ed riving speed is higher than 45 mph
(70 km/h).
RIf th ed rive ns peed drops belo wthe stored
speed.
RThe sy stem cannot detect av ehicle in ther el‐
ev ant area of theo vertaking lane.
Ve hicles with DrivingA ssistancePacka ge
and Traf ficS ign Assis t:Ac tiveD ista nce Assist
DISTRONICa lsoh astheA ctiv eSpeed Limit
As
si st function. This function can be configure d
in them ultimedia sy stem. If achang eint he
speed limit is de tected and ActiveD ista nce
Assist DISTRONICisa ctivated, Ac tiveD ista nce
Assist DISTRONICa ssumesthis ne wspeed.
The driven speed is adap tedw hen thev ehicle is
le ve lw itht he tra ffic signs. The speed limit dis‐
pla yint he Instrument Displa yisalway su pdate d
when thev ehicle is le velw itht he tra ffic sign.
If Ac tiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONICh asbeen
pu tint op assive mode bypressing thea ccelera‐
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lanes, makesuret hat then eighboring lane is
free (shoulder view).
% The availabilityoft hefollowing function is
countr y-dependent.
Ac tiveS teering Assis tremain sactiv eevenift he
tur ns igna lindica toriss witched on. ActiveS teer‐
ing Assis tthen assists thed rive rw hen changing
lane sbya pplying steering torques toinitiat ethe
lane change.
Assis tance when changing lane sisprovidedifa ll
th ef ollowing condition sareme t:
RYoua redrivin gonam otorway or high-speed
multi-lane major road wit hmultiple lane sin
th ed irection of tr avel.
RThe neighboring lane is free and separated
byab roke nl ane marking.
RThe driven speedisb etwe en 50 mph
(80 km/h) and 110m ph (180 km/h).
RThe tur nsignali ndicator is switched on for
longer than tw oseconds.
If th es ystemisi mpaired, ActiveL aneC hange
Assi stma ybec anceled.Ifani nterruption
occurs, display 1appear sinthe multifunction displa
yalong wit hawarning tone prom pting you
to take control of thev ehicle.
Ste ering and contact de tection
Ac tiveS teering Assis trequires youast he driver,
to keep your hands onthes teering wheel at all
times so that youa reable tointer vene at any
time tocor rect thec ourse of thev ehicle and
ke ep it in lane. The driver mus texpect achange
from activ etopassivemode or vice versaata ny
time.
If yo ua renots teering yourself or ifyo ut ake
yo ur hands offt he steering wheel forap ro‐
longed period of time, thes ystemw ill, depend‐
ing on thes ituation ,first aler tyou wit havisual wa
rning. 1appear sinthe multifunction displa y.
If yo ua restill no tsteering thev ehicle yourself or
if yo uh ave nottaken hold of thes teering wheel,
aw arning tone sounds in additio ntothewarning
messag etoremind youtot akec ontrol of the
ve hicle.
The warning messag edoes no tappear or disap‐
pear sifo ne of thef ollowing condition sareme t:
RThe driver steer sthe vehicle.
RThe driver presses asteering wheel button or
operates Touc hC ontrol.
Fu nction of Activ eE me rgency Stop Assist
If th ed rive rc ontinues toigno rethea coustic
wa rning of ActiveL aneC hangeA ssist,A ctive
Dis tance Assist DISTRONICr educesthes peed.
If th ed rive rs tilld oes no trespond, thev ehicle is
decelerated in stages toas tandstill.
The driv er c
an cancel
thed eceleration at any
time byper form ing one of thef ollowing actions:
RSteering
RBraking or accelerating
RPressing asteering wheel button or operat‐
ing Touc hC ontrol
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Whenglide mode is activ e(→page146),
* O L G L Q J 0 R G His displa yedi nstead of thec ur‐
re nt fue lconsump tion.
Ar ecuperation displa yisalsoavailable for
cer tain engines. If ther eiso nlyas mall
amount of fuel lef tinthe fuel tank ,the dis‐
pla yshows avehicle being refueled ins tead
of ther ange.
REC Od ispl ay (→pag e141)
RTrip computer ) U R P 6 W D U W and ) U R P 5 H V H W
RDigital speedomet er
% Ve
hicles with an Instrument Displa yin
th eW idescreen Cockpit: thed igital speed‐
ome tero nly appear sinthe & O D V V L F and 6 S R U W
designs.Example: standar ddisplay
1Trip dis tance
2To tald ista nce recorder
Example: trip compute r
1Totald ista nce recorder
2Driving time
3Av erag espeed
4Averag efuel consum ption
InstrumentD isplayand on-boar dcomputer 209
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Importing/exportingdata
* NO
TEDat aloss
#Do no tremo vethed atas tora ge
medium when dat aisbeingexpor ted.
Mercedes-Benzisn otliable fora ny loss of
data.
Re quirementsRThe vehicle is stationar y.
RThe ignition is switched on or thev ehicle has
been star ted.
RThe SD car disinserted(→pag e298) or the
USB device is connecte d(→page300).
Multimedia sy stem:
, 6 \ V W H P. 6 \ V W H P % D F N X S
#Select , P S R U W ' D W D or ( [ S R U W ' D W D .
Importing
#Select adatas torage medium.
Ap romp tappear sasking whe ther your eally
wish to overwrit ethe cur rent da ta.Ifd ata
originates from an other vehicle, this is recog‐
nized duri ng datareading.
The multimedia sy stem is restar tedo ncet he
dat ahas been impor ted.
% Current vehicle settings can be edited af ter
th ei mp ort.
Exporting
If PIN pr otection is activated, your PIN is reques‐
te d.
#En tert he four-digit PIN.
#Select adatas torage medium.
The dat aisexported. The dat aexpo rtmay
ta ke severalm inutes.
Activating/deactivatin gPINprotection
Multimedia sy stem:
, 6 \ V W H P. 3 , 1 3 U R W H F W L R Q
Setting theP IN
#Select 6 H W 3 , 1.
#Enteraf our-digit PIN.
#Enter thef our-digit PIN again.
If bo thPINs match, PIN pr otection is active.
Changing theP IN
Re quirement
RAc urrent PIN must be set.
#Select & K D Q J H 6 H W W L Q J V.
#Entert he cur rent PIN.
#Select & K D Q J H 3 , 1.
#Se tan ewPIN.
Ac tivatin gPINprotection ford atae xport
#Select & K D Q J H 6 H W W L Q J V.
Confir mwitht he PIN.
#Select 3 U R W H F W ' D W D ( [ S R U W .
Ac tivate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
Ac tivatin gPINprotection foro ffline mode
#Select & K D Q J H 6 H W W L Q J V .
Confir mwitht he PIN.
#Select 3 U R W H F W ' H D F W L Y D W L R Q R I 2 I I O L Q H 0 R G H .
Ac tivate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
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The map appearsinfull-screen mode.
RAnnouncementp hase
The multimedia sy stem announces the
upcomin gchang eofd irection,e .g.b y
announcin g"Turn right in 300 feet (100 m)".
The displa yissplit int otwo parts. The map is
displa yedont he left;on ther ight, ther eisa
de tailed imag eofthe junction or a3Dimage
of theu pcoming chang eofd irection.
RChange -of-direction phase
The multimedia sy stem announces thei mmi‐
nen tchang eofd irection,e .g.bya nnouncing
"No wturnr ight".
The displa yissplit int otwo parts.
The vehicle has successfully changed direc‐
tio nw hen thel ight-colored bar on ther ight
drops down to0feet(0m eters) and thec ur‐
re nt vehicle position symbol has reached the
highlighted change-of-direction point.
When thec hang eofd irection is comple te,
th em ap appear sinfull-screen mode.
% Changes of direction ar ealso shown in the
Instrument Displa y. Lane
recommendation soverview
This displa yappear sfor multi-lane roads.
If th ed igital map conta insther ele vant da ta,t he
multimedia sy stem can displa ylane recommen‐
dations fort he next tw ochanges of direction.
1Recommended lane
2Possible lane
3Lanes no trecommended
RRe commended lane 1
In this lane, youw ill be able tocomplet eboth
th en extc hang eofd irection and theo ne
af te rt hat.
RPo ssible lane 2
In this lane, youw ill only be able tocomplet e
th en extc hang eofd irection.
RLanen otrecommended 3
In this lane, youw ill no tbea bletocomplet e
th en extc hang eofd irection without chang‐
ing lane.
During thec hang eofd irection,n ewlane smay
be added.
% Laner ecommendations can also be dis‐
pla yedint he Instrument Displa yand in the
Head-up Displa y.
Destination reached
Once thed estination is reached, youw ill see the
ch eckeredf lag Í.R outeguidance is finished.
Whe nani ntermedia tedestination has been
re ached, youw ill see thei ntermediat edestina‐
tion flag wit hthe number of your intermediate
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If online information isavailable, fuel price sand
th ea vailabilityofp arkingspaces in parking
ga rage sa redispla yed, fore xamp le.
% Online information is no tavailable in all
countries.
% Requirement( USA): Mercedes-Benz
mbrace
®is activated.
If ' L V S O D \ L Q & 2 0 $ 1 ' is activated inTraf ficS ign
Assist (
→page196), speed limits and overtaking
re strictions ar edisplay ed on them ap.
% Compan ylogos displa yedont he map are
trademar ksofther espectiv ecompanies and
used solely fort he purpose of indicating the
locations of these companies. The use of
suc hlogos on them ap does no tindicate
appr oval of, support of or advertising by
th ese companies fort he navigation sy stem
itself.
Setting them apscale
Re quirements:
RThe map is shown. Multimedia sy
stem:
, 1 D Y L J D W L R Q
#To zoo min:swipe down on theT ouc hCon‐
trol.
or
#Tu rn thec ontroller anti-clockwise.
or
#Mo vetwof inger saparton thet ouchpad.#To zoo mo ut:swipe up on theT ouc hControl.
or
#Tu rn thec ontroller clockwise.
or
#Mo vetwof inger stogether on thet ouchpad.
% Youc an se tthe unit of measurement of the
map scale (
→pag e243). Moving
them ap
Multimedia sy stem:
, 1 D Y L J D W L R Q.Z 2 S W L R Q V. 0 D S
0 H Q X
#Alternatively: if them ap is displa yedinf ull
screen mode, press theT ouc hControl, the
controller or thet ouchpad.
The map menu appears.
#Select "mo vemap" in map menu 2
(→pag e267).#Swipe in an ydirection on theT ouc hControl
or touchpad.
or
#Slid ethe controller in an ydirection.
The map mo vesint he cor responding direc‐
tion under thec rosshair .The fur ther you
mo veyour finger away from thes tartin gp osi‐
tio nont hetouchpad, thef astert he map
mo ves.
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Displayingthec ompass
Multimedia sy stem:
, 1 D Y L J D W L R Q.À 5 R X W H D Q G 3 R V L W L R Q
#Select & R P S D V V.
The compass displa yshows thef ollowing
information:
Rth ec urrent di rection of tr avelwithb ear‐
ing (360 deg reef ormat) and compass
direction
Rlongitude and latitudec oordinates in
degrees, minutes and seconds
Rheight (rounded)
Rnumber of GPS satellites from whic ha
signal can be receive d
Setting them apscale automatically
Multimedia sy stem:
, 1 D Y L J D W L R Q.Z 2 S W L R Q V
The map scale is se tautomaticall ydepending on
yo ur drivin gspeed.
Fo rjourne ysin cities wit hdetailed cit ymodels,a
map vie wfromt he driver's perspectiv eisused.
#Switch $ X W R = R R P onO or off ª. %
The automaticall yselected map scale can be
ch anged manuall yfor as hor ttime. The set‐
ting is rese ta utomatically af teraf ewsec‐
onds.
Displaying thes atellit emap
Multimedia sy stem:
, 1 D Y L J D W L R Q.Z 2 S W L R Q V. 0 D S
& R Q W H Q W
#Switch 6 D W H O O L W H 0 D Son O or off ª.
or
#If satellit emap display 6isavailable in the
map menu, switc hitonO or off ª
(
→pag e267).
Switched on O:satellit emaps ar edispla yed
in map scales of 2mi(2km).
Swit ched off ª:satellit emaps ar enotdis‐
pla yedinm ap scales from 2mi(2km)to
10 mi (1 0km).
% Satellit emaps fort hese map scales ar enot
av ailable in all countries. Displ
aying weather information
Multimedi asystem:
, 1 D Y L J D W L R Q.Z 2 S W L R Q V. 0 D S
& R Q W H Q W
#Ac tivate O : H D W K H U , Q I R U P D W L R Q.
or
#If we ather information display 6isavailable
in them ap menu, activate O(→page267)
it.
Cur rent we ather information is displa yedo n
th en avigation map, e.g. temp eratur eor
cloud co ver.
% Requirement( USA): Mercedes-Benz
mbrace
®is activated.
% Weather information is no tavailable in all
countries.
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