2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN fog light

Reversing camera
Fu nction of ther ear vi ewcamera
When youe ngager eve rseg ear ,the imag efrom
re ar vie wcamera 1is shown in them ultimedia
sy stem. Dynamic guide lines sho wthe pat hthe
ve hicle will take wit hthe steering wheel in its
cur rent position. Thi shelps youtoo rientate yo
urself and toavo id obs tacle sw henb acking
up.
Ther ear vie wcamer aiso nlyan aid. It is no ta
substitut efor your attentio ntothe sur roundings.
The responsibility fors afem aneu vering and
pa rking remains wit hyou. Mak esuret hat there
ar enop ersons, animals or objects in them aneu‐
ve ring area whil emaneu vering and pa rking in
parkin gspaces.
Yo uc an select from thef ollowing vie ws:
RNo rmal view
RWide-angle view
RTrailer view
The area behindt hevehicle is displa yedasa
mir rorimage, as in thei nside rearvie wmirro r.
Sy stem limitations
The rear vie wcamer awill no tfunction or will
only pa rtially function in thef ollowing situations:
RIfth et runk lid or tailgat eiso pen.
RThereish eavyrain, sno worfog.
RThe light conditions ar epoor ,e.g. at night.
RThe camer alens is obstructed, dirty or mis‐
te du p. Obser vethen otes on cleaning the
re ar camer a(
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RThe camer aorrear of your vehicle is dam‐
aged. In this case, ha vethec amer aand its
position and setting checkeda taq
ualified
specialis tworks hop.
The field of vision and other functions of ther ear
vie wc amer ama

y be restricted duetoa dditional
accessori es onther ear of thev ehicle (e.g.
license plat ebrack et or bicycle rack ).
% The displa ycontras tmaybe impaired due to
incident sunligh torother light sources. In
th is case, pa yparticular attention.
% Ifth ed ispla yoperation is considerably
impaired due topixel er rors,for example,
ha ve thed ispla yrepaired or replaced.
Ve hicles without Activ eP arking Assist
The following camera vie wsarea vailable in the
multimedia sy stem:
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Guide lines
1Yello wl ane markin gthe course thet ires will
ta ke atthec urrent steering wheel angle
(dynamic)
2Ye llo wg uide line, vehicle widt h(driven sur‐
fa ce) depending on thec urrent steering
wheel angle (dynamic)
3Re dg uide line at adista nce of appr oximately
12 in (0. 3m)f romt herear area
4Mar katad istance of appr ox.3 .3ft(1.0 m)
% When ActiveP arking Assis tisactive, the
lanes ar edispla yeding reen. The guide lines in
them ultimedia sy stem dis‐
pla yshowt he dis tances toyour vehicle. The
dis tances only apply toroad le vel.
Side vie wofthe mir rorc am eras
The side softhevehicle can be seen in this vie w.
1Guide line of extern al vehicle dimensions
wit ho utside mir rors folded out
2Mar keroft he wheel contact points
Sy stem limitations
The 360° Camera will no tfunction or will only
partiall yfunction in thef ollowing situations:
RIfth ed oor sareopen.
RThe side mir rors aref olded in.
RIfth et runk lid or tailgat eiso pen.
RThereish eavyrain, sno worfog.
RThe light conditions ar epoor ,e.g. at night.
RThe camer alens is obstructed, dirty or fog‐
ge du p.
RCameras, or vehicle componentsinw hich
th ec ameras ar einstalled, ar edamaged. In
th is eve nt, ha vethec ameras, their positions
and their setting checkedataq ualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop.
Do no tuse the3 60° Camer aunder suc hcircum‐
st ances. Youc ouldotherwise injur eother so r
collide wit hobjectsw hen parking thev ehicle.
On vehicles wit hheight-adjus table suspension or
if th ev ehicle is car rying aheavy load, leavingt he
st andar dheightc anresult in inaccuracies in the
guide lines and in thed ispla yoft hegenerated
ima ges, depending on tech nica lconditions.
The field of vision and other functions of the
came rasystem ma yberestricted due toaddi‐
tional accessori es onther ear of thev ehicle (e.g.
license plat ebrack et,b icyc le rack ).
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Displayinthe Instrument Display
1Perm issible speed
2Perm issible speed when ther eisar estriction
3Additional sign wit hrestriction
% The illustration sh owstheI nstrument Display
in theW idescreen Cockpit
Traf ficS ign Assist is notavailable in all coun‐
tries. If it is una vailable, display 1is shown in
th es peedome ter.
Sy stem limitations
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
in thef ollowing situations:
RIfth er eisp oor visibility ,e.g. due toinsuf fi‐
cient illumination of ther oad, highly variable
shade conditions, or due torain, sno w,fogo r
heavy spr ay.
RIfth er eisg lare, e.g. from oncoming traf fic,
dire ct sunlight or reflections.
RIf th er eisd irtont he windshield in thev icin‐
ity of them ultifunction camer aorthe camera
is fogged up, damaged or obscured.
RIf th et raffic signsa rehar dtod etect, e.g .due
to dir tors now, or because they arec overed,
or due toinsuf ficient lighting.
RIf th ei nformation in then avigation sy stem's
digital map is incor rect or out-of-date .
RIfth es igns ar eambiguous, e.g. traf fics igns
on construction sites or in adjacent lanes.
Setting Traf ficS ign Assist
Multimedia sy stem:
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Ac tivatin g/deacti vatin ga utomati cadoption
of speed limits
Re quirements
RAc tiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONICisa ctiva‐
te d.
#Select /LPLW $GRSWLRQ .
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#Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
The speed limits de tected byTraf ficS ign
Assist area utomaticall yadop tedbyA ctive
Dis tance Assist DISTRONIC.
Displ aying de tected traf fics igns in the
media display
#Select 'LVSOD\ LQ &20$1'.
#Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
Ad justin gthe type of warning
#Select 9LVXDO $XGLEOH ,9LVXDO or1RQH.
Ad justin gthe warning threshold
This value de term ines thes peed at whic ha
wa rning is issued when exceeded.
#Select :DUQLQJ 7KUHVKROG.
#Setthe desired speed.
Blind Spo tAssis tand Activ eB lind Spot
Assi st
Function of Blind Spo tAssis tand Active
Blind Spo tAssis t
Blind Spo tAssist uses tw olateral, rear-facing
ra dar sensor stomonitor thea reaupto1 30ft
(40 m) behind your vehicle and 10ft(3 m)
directly next to yourvehicle.
If av ehicle is de tected at speeds ab ovea ppr ox‐
imatel y8mph (12km/h) and this vehicle subse‐
qu ent lyenter sthe monitoring rang ed irec tly next
to yo urvehicle, thew arning lam pinthe outside
mir rorlights up red.
If av ehicle is de tected clos etoyourvehicle in
th el ateral monitoring rang ea nd yous wit ch on
th et urns ignal indicator in thec orresponding
direction, awarning tone sounds once.T hered
wa rning lam pinthe outside mir rorf lashes. If the
tur ns igna lindica torr emain son, all other de tec‐
te dv ehicles ar eindicated onl ybytheflashingo f
th er ed warning lamp.
If yo uo vertak eav ehicle quickl y,no warning is
given.
& WARNING Risk of accident despite Blind
Spo tAssist
Blind Spo tAssist does no treact tovehicles
approaching and overtakin gyou at agreatly
di fferent speed.
As aresult, Blind Spo tAssis tcanno twarn
driver sinthis situa tion.
#Alw aysp aycareful attention tothet raf‐
fi cs ituation and maintai nasafed is‐
ta nce at thes ide of thev ehicle.
Blind Spo tAssis tand ActiveB lind Spo tAssist
ar eo nly aids. The ymayfailto detect some vehi‐
cles and ar enosubstitut efor attentiv edriving.
Alw ayse nsur ethat ther eiss ufficient dist anceto
th es ide foro ther road user sand obs tacles.
Sy stem limitations
The sy stem ma ybelimited in thef ollowing situa‐
tions:
Rth es ensor saredirty or co vered
Rpoor visibility ,e.g. due tofog, heavy rain,
sno wors pray
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RYouh avea dop tedas porty driving stylew ith
high cornering speeds or high ratesofa ccel‐
eration.
RESP®is deactivated.
RWhen driving wit hatrailer, thee lectrical con‐
nection tothet railer has been cor rectly
es tablished.
RIfal oss of tir epressur eorad efectivetire
has been de tected and displ ayed.
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
in thef ollowing situations:
RIfth er eisp oor visibility ,e.g. due toinsuf fi‐
cient illumination of ther oad, highly variable
shade conditions, or due torain, sno w,fogo r
heavy spr ay.
RTher eisg lare, e.g. from oncoming traf fic, the
sun or reflections.
RIf th er eisd irtont he windshield in thev icin‐
ity of them ultifunction camer aorthe camera
is mis tedu p, damaged or obscured.
RNo or se veral, unclear lane markings are
presentf or one lane, e.g. near roadwor ks.
RThe lane markings ar eworn, dar korcovered.
RThe dis tance tothev ehicle in front is too
small and thel ane marking sthus canno tbe
de tected.
RThe lane markings chang equickl y,e.g. lanes
branc hoff,c ross one ano ther or mer ge.
RThe car riag ew ay isvery nar row and winding.
Ve hicles with DrivingA ssistancepacka ge or
Driving Assistance Plus pa ckage: ActiveL ane
Ke eping Assis tuses radar sensor stomonitor
se verala reas around thev ehicle. If ther adar
sen

sors inther ear bumper ar edirty or co vered
wit hs now, thes ystemm aybe impaired or may
no tfunction .Ifano bstacle in thel ane in which
yo ua redrivin ghas been detected, no lane-cor‐
re cting brak eappli cation occurs .
Ac tivatin gActive Lan eKeeping Assist
&
WARNING Risk of accident despite
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assis twarning
Al ane-cor recting brak eappli cation cannot
al wa ys bring thev ehicle bac kintot he origi‐
nal lane.
#Alw ayss teer,b rake or accelera teyour‐
self,e speciall yifActiveLaneK eeping
Assis twarns youorm akesalane-cor‐
re cting brak eappli cation.
&
WARNING Risk of accident despite inter‐
ve ntio nofA ctiveLaneK eeping Assist
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assis tdoes no tdetect
traf ficc onditions or road users. In very rare
cases, thes ystem ma ymakeani nappropri‐
at eb rake application, e.g. af teri ntentional ly
driving overas olidl ane marking.
The brak eapplication can be inter rupte dat
an yt ime if yous teer slightl yinthe opposite
direction.
#Alw aysm akes uret hat ther eiss uffi‐
cient dist ancetot he side foro ther traf‐
fi coro bstacles.
&
WARNING Risk of accident despite Lane
Ke eping Assist
Lane Keeping Assis tcann otalw aysc learly
de tect lane markings.
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Displaymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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he camer aviewisr estricted. Possible causes are:
Rdir tont he windshield in thec amera's field of vision
Rheavy rain, sno worfog
Driv ings ystems and driving saf etys ystems ma ybem alfunctioning or temp orarily una vailable.
Onc ethe cause of thep roblem is no longer present ,driving sy stems and driving saf etys ystems will become availa‐
ble again.
If th ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear:
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions.
#Cleant he windshield.
Warning and indicator lamps
Overvie wofwarninga nd indicator lamps
Somesystems per form aself-tes twhen thei gni‐
tion is switched on. Some warning and indicator
lamps ma ybriefly light up or flash. This behav‐
iour is non-critical. Thesew arning and indicator
lamps indicat eamalfunction onl yiftheylight up
or flash af tert he engine is star tedord uring a
journe y.
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Displ aymessage sand warning/indicator lamps

Instrument Display(standard)
Instrument Displa yintheWidescree nCock‐
pit
Prog ressiv esetting in theW idescreen Cock‐
pit
If yo us elect thep rogressiv edispla ysetting in
ve hicles wit haWidescreen Cockpit ,the posi‐
tions of thei ndicator lamps on theI nstrument
Displa ychange.
Wa rning and indicator lamps:
L Lo
wb eam (
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T Pa
rking lights(
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K High beam(
→pag
e115)
#! Tu
rn signal light (
→pag e115)
R Re
ar fogl ights (
→pag e114) ü
Seatb
elti sn otfast ened
(
→pag e450)
$ USA: brakes (red) (
→pag
e443)
J Canada: brakes (red) (
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e443)
! ABS malfunction (
→pag
e443)
à AIR
BODY CONTROL malfunction
(
→pag e450)
÷ ESP
®(→page443)
å ESP
®OFF (→page443)
F USA: electric parking brak
eapplied
(red) (
→pag e443)
! Canada
:electric parking brake
applie d(red) (
→pag e443)
! Electric parking brak
e(yellow)
(
→pag e443)
Ð St
eering assis tance malfunction
(
→pa ge 451)
# Electrical
fault (
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6 Re
stra int sy stem (
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; Che
ckEngine (
→page 452)
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K
KEYLESS-GO Lockin gthe vehicle ................................ 62
Problem .................................................6 3
Un lockin gsetting .................................. 58
Un lockin gthe vehicle ............................6 2
Kic kdow n................................................ .146
Using ................................................... 146
Knee air bag .............................................. .38
L
Labelin g(tires)
see Tire labeling
Laden ........................................................ 102
St ow ages paceu nderthe trunk floor ... 103
Ti e-down eyes...................................... 102
Lam p(Instrument Display)
see Warning/indicator lamps
Lamps see Interior lighting
Lane Keeping Assist
see ActiveL aneK eeping Assist Language
Notes. .................................................. 243
Setting ................................................. 243
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX) child seat
attachment
Installing ................................................ 51
No tes. .................................................... 49
Le velc ontrol sy stem
see AI RBODYC ONTROL
Light switch Overvie w.............................................. 114
Lighting .................................................... .118
Lighting see Lights
Lights ................................................ 114, 118
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis t................... .117
Ad justing thei nstrument lighting ........ 207
Au tomatic driving lights ....................... 115
Combination switch .............................115
Corne ring light functio n....................... 116
Hazard warning lights. .......................... 116
High-bea mf
lasher .
............................... 115
High-beamh eadlamps.........................1 15
Light switc h.........................................1 14Lo
wb eam ............................................ 114
Pa rking lights. ...................................... 114
Re ar fogl ight ........................................1 15
Re sponsibility forl ighting sy stems ...... .114
Setting thes urround lighting ................ 118
St anding lights. .................................... 114
Tu rn signals .......................................... 115
Limited Warranty
Ve hicle .................................................. 26
Liv eTraffic Information
Displaying subscription information .... 265
Displaying thet raffic map .................. .265
Display ing traffici ncidents .................. 266
Extending asubscription ..................... 265
Issuing hazar dalerts. .......................... 267
Load inde x(tire s) .................................... 369
Load-bearing capacity (tires) ................. 369
Loading Definition s...........................................3 71
No tes. .................................................... 97
Ro ofrack ............................................. 104
Loading guidelines .................................... 97
Loading information table .............
......... 361
Index 47
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