2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN gear

torp edal, onl yspeedl imits which areh igher
th an thes etspeed ar eadop ted.
Pulling thec ruise control le verw ills etthed is‐
pla yeds peed limit as thes peed, pr ovided that:
RAc tiveS peed LimitA ssisthas been activated
in them ultimedia sy stem and
RAc tiveD istan ce Assist DISTRONICh asbeen
acti vated.
If no speed limit is displa yedw hen thel eve ris
operated, thes peed se tbythe driver is adop ted.
Driv eprogram
The DYNA MIC SELECT switc hallows yout o
ch ang ethe driving styleofA ctiveDista nce
Assist DISTRONIC. Depending on whic hdrive
program is selected ,the driving characteristics
can be geared towa rdsf uel econom y,comfor tor
dynami cperform anc e(
→pag e142).
Sy stem limitations
Ve hicles with theD riving Assistance Pack‐
age: ActiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONICi sactive
in the0m ph (0 km/h) to130m ph (2 10km/h)
speed range. The sy
stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
in thef ollowing ins tances, fore xamp le:
RIn snow ,rain, fog, heavy spr ay,ift hereis
gl are, in direct sunlight or in greatly varying
light conditions.
RThe windshield in thea reaoft he camer ais
dirty ,miste du p, damaged or co vered.
RIfth er adar sensors ared irty or co vered.
ROn slipper yroads, braking or accelerating
can cause thed rive wheels tolose t
raction
and thev ehicle could then skid.
RIn parking garage s,tollst ations or on roads
wit hsteep uphill or downhill gradients.
Do no tuse ActiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONICi n
th ese situations.
Tips
Pa yp articula rattention in thef ollowing traf fic
situations. In suc hsituations, brak eifnecessar y.
Ac tiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONICi sthen deacti‐
va ted:
RWhen cornering, entering and exitin gab end.
RWhen no tdrivingint he center of thel ane.
RWhen other vehicles ar echanging lane.
RIfth er ea renar rowv ehicles.
RIfth er ea reobs tacle sand stationar yvehi‐
cles.
RIf th er ea recrossing vehicles, pedestrians,
mo torcyc lists or cyclists.
Displa yofActive Distance Assis tDISTRONIC
in the assistanc egraphic and in thes peed‐
ome ter
1Ve hicle ahead
2Dis tance indica tor
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Seethen otes on cleaning the3 60° Camera
(→pag e329).
Selecting aviewf or th e360°C amera
Re quirements
RThe $XWR 5HDU 9LHZ &DP function is selec‐
te dint he multimedia sy stem.
#En gage reve rseg ear.
#Inthem ultimedia sy stem, select thed esired
vie w.
Opening thec amer acove rofthe reve rsing
camera
Multimedia sy stem:
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#Select 2SHQ &DPHUD &RYHU .
% The camer acover closes automaticall yafter
some time or af terani gnitionc ycle.
Assigning thec amer aasaf avorite
Yo uc an call up thec amer aviewd irectly in the
multimedia sy stem byassignin gitasaf avorite .
#Press theò button on thet ouchpad or
contro ller.
The main function saredispla yed.
#Na vigat edownwards twice.
The Favorite sm enu appears .
#Select1HZ )DYRULWH .
#Select9HKLFOH .
#Select&DPHUD .
Activ eP arking Assist
Function of Activ eP arking Assist
Ac tiveP arking Assis tisanelectronic pa rking
assis tance sy stem whic huses ultrasound and is
automaticall yactivated during forw ardt rave l.
The sy stem is operational at speeds of up to
appr oximatel y22m ph (35 km/h). When all the
conditions ar efulfilled, thec symbol appears
in them ultifunction displa yand thes ystema uto‐
maticall ysear ches fora nd measu resp arking
spaces on bo thsides of thev ehicle parallel and
perpendicular tothed irection of tra vel. If Active
Pa rking Assis tisactivated, suitable parking
spaces ar edispla yedint he multimedia sy stem. The
ë symbol appear sinthe multifunction
displa y.The ar rowsshowonw hichs ide of the
car riag ewa yfreep arking spaces ar elocated.
The parking spac eand,ifn eces sary,thep arking
direction can be selected as desired. Active
Pa rking Assis tcalculates asuitable vehicle path
and assists youinp arkingand exitin gthe park‐
ing space.
Ve hicles with automatic transmission: Active
Pa rking Assis tchanges gear,a ccelerates, brakes
and steer sthe vehicle.
Ac tiveP arking Assis tisonlyana id. 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 no
persons, animals or objectse tc. areinthe
maneuvering range.
Ac tiveP
ark
ing Assis tiscanceled if, amongo ther
th ings ,one of thef ollowing actions is car ried
out:
RYo ud eactivat eParking Assis tPARKTRONIC.
RYoud eactivat eActiv eParking Assist.
RYoub egin steering.
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displaymessag eappears. Further maneuvering
ma ystillben ecessar y.
#Afterc ompletion of thep arking procedure,
safeguar dthe vehicle agains trolling away.
When requ ired bylegal requirements or local
conditions: tur nthe wheels towa rdst he curb.
% Ve
hicles with automatic transmission:
Yo uc an stop thev ehicle and chang ethe
transmiss ionp osit iond urin gthe parking pro‐
cedure. The sy stem then calculates anew
ve hicle path. The parking procedur ecan
th en be continued. If no ne wvehicle pat his
av ailable, thet ransmission position will be
ch anged again. If thev ehicle has no tyet
re ached thep arking space, thep arking pro‐
cedur ewill be canceled, should agear be
ch anged.
Exiting aparki ng space wit hActive Parking
Assist
Re quirement
Yo uc an only exitap arkin gspace wit hActive
Pa rking Assis tifyou ha veprev iousl yparke dt he
ve hicle wit hActiv eParking Assist. Please no
tethat youa re re sponsible fort he vehi‐
cle and sur rounding sduring thee ntir eparking
procedure.#St artt he vehicle.
#Press button 1.
The ActiveP arking Assis tviewa ppear son
th em ultimedia sy stem displa y.
#Ifth ev ehicle has been par kedatr ight angles
to thed irection of tra vel: in area 2,select
direction of tra vel3.
%
The vehicle pat hshown on them ultimedia
sy stem displa ymaydifferf romt he actual
ve hicle path.
#Confir mtos tart thee xiting process.
Driving an dparking 19
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&WARNING Risk of accident duetov ehi‐
cle swinging out while parking or pulling
out of aparking space
While parking or exitin gap arkin gspace, the
ve hicle swings out and can driv eontoa reas
of theo ncoming lane.
This could cause youtoc ollidewitho bjects
or other road users.
#Pa ya ttention toobject sand other road
users.
#Wher enecessar y,stop thev ehicle or
cancel thep arking procedur ewith
Ac tiveP arking Assist.
#If,fore xamp le,the(QJDJH )RUZDUG *HDU
messag eappear sinthe multimedia sy stem
display: select thec orresponding transmis‐
sion position.
The vehicle mo veso ut of thep arking space.
Example: vehicles wit h360° Camera
Aftert he exitin gprocedur ehas been comple ted,
th e3DUNLQ J$VVLVW )LQLVKHG 7DNH &RQWURO RI
9HKLFOH messageappear sinthe displa yofthe
multimedia sy stem. Awarning tone and displ ay
4 inthem ultimedia sy stem prom ptyoutot ake
ove rcontrol of thev ehicle. Youh ave toacceler‐
ate, brake, steer and chang egear yourself again.
Fu nction of Driv eAwayA ssist
Driv eAwayA ssist canreduce thes eve rity of an
impact when pulling away.Ifano bstacle is
de tected in thed irection of tra vel,th ev ehicle's
speed is briefly reduced toappr ox.1 mph
(2 km/h). If acritical situation is de tected, a symbola
ppears on thec amer aimag eoft he mul‐
timedia sy stem.
&
WARNING Risk of accident caused by
limited de tection per form anc eofD rive
Aw ayAssist
Driv eAwayA ssist canno talway sc learly iden‐
tify objects and traf fics ituations.
In such cases, Driv eAwayA ssist might:
RWarnyouw ithout reason and limit the
ve hicle speed.
RNo tw arny ou or no tlimit thev ehicle
speed.
#Alw aysp aycareful attention tothet raf‐
fi cs ituation; do no trely on Driv eAway
Assist alone.
#Be prepared tobrak eors werveasn ec‐
essar y,prov ided thet raffic situation
permitsa ndthat it is saf etotakee va‐
siv ea ction.
Driv eAwayA ssist is onl yana id. It is no tasub‐
st itut efor your attentio ntothe sur roundings.
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Theresponsibility fors afem aneu vering and
pa rking remains wit hyou. Mak esuret hat no
persons, animals or objectse tc. areinthe
maneuvering range.
Ar isk of acollision ma yarise in thef ollowing sit‐
uations, fore xamp le:
RIfth ed rive rm ixes up thea ccelera tora nd
brak epedals.
RIfth ew rong gear is selecte d.
The Driv eAwayA ssist function is activ eunder
th ef ollowing conditions:
RIfPa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC is activated.
REver ytimet he gear is changed tok orh
when thev ehicle is at astandstill.
RIfth ed etected obs tacle is less than appr ox.
3.3 ft(1.0 m) away.
RIfth em aneuvering assis tant functio nisa cti‐
va tedint he multimedia sy stem.
Sy stem limitations
Driv eAwayA ssist is notavailable on inclines. Fu
nction of Cross Traf ficA lert
% Alsoread thei nstruction sonBlind Spot
Assis t(
→page197).
Ve hicles with Blind Spo tAssis t:Dr iver scan
also be warned of an ycrossing traf ficw hen
back ing out of aparkin gspace. If acritical situa‐
tion is de tected, awarning symbol appear son
th ec amer aimag eoft he multimedia sy stem. If
th ed rive rd oes no trespond tothew arning ,the
ve hicle's brakes can be applied automaticall y.To
do this, thef unction uses ther adar sensors in
th eb umper .The area adjacen ttothevehicle is
continually monitored.
If th er adar sen

sors areo bstructed byvehicles
or other objects, de tection is no tpossible.
The Cross Traf ficA lertfunction is acti veunder
th ef ollowing conditions:
RIf Blind Spo tAssis tisa ctivated.
RIfth ev ehicle is backing up at walkin gpace.
RIfth em aneuvering assis tant functio nisa cti‐
va tedint he multimedia sy stem.
The Cross Traf ficA lertfunction is no tavailable
on inclines. Deactivating/activating
them aneuvering
assistant
Multimedia sy stem:
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#Switc hthe function on Oor off ª.
ATTENTION ASSIST
Fu nction of ATTENTION ASSIST
AT TENTION ASSIS Tassists youo nlong, mon oto‐
nous journe ys,e .g. on free ways and trunk roads.
If AT TENTION ASSIS Tdetects ind icator soff ati‐
gue or increasing lapse sinconcentration on the
par toft he driver ,itsuggests taking abreak .
AT TENTION ASSIS Tisonlyana id. It cann ot
alw aysd etect fatigue or lapses in concentration
unti ltoo late. The sy stem is no tasubstitut efor a
we ll-res teda nd attentiv edrive r.On long jour‐
ne ys,tak er egular break singood time that allow
fo ra dequ ater ecuperation.
Yo uc an choose between tw osettings.
RSt andard: normal sy stem sensitivity.
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Further displa yson them ultifunction display:
Z Gearshif
trecommendatio n(
→page146)
ë ActiveP arking Assis tactivated
(
→pag e189)
é Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC deactivated
(
→page 181)
¯ Cruis
econtrol (
→page 164)
ç ActiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONIC
(
→pa ge 166)
è ActiveS teering Assis t(
→page172)
è ECO
start/ stop function (
→pag e140)
ë HOLD function (
→pag
e175)
_ Ad
aptiv eHighbeam Assis t(
→page117)
Ve hicles with Traf ficS ign Assis t:de tected
instructions and traf fics igns (
→page 195).
Ad justin gthe in stru men tlighting
#Tu rn brightness control 1up or down.
The lightin gofthe Instrument Displa yand in
th ec ontrol element sinthevehicle interior is
adjus ted.
Menus and submenus
Fu nctions in theS ervice menu of theo n-
boar dcompu ter
On-boar dcomputer:
,6HUYLFH
#To select thef unction: swipe upwards or
down wardsont he left-hand Touc hC ontrol.
#Press thel eft-hand Touc hC ontrol.
Fu nctions in the6HUYLFH menu:
RMessagememor y(→page396)
R7LUHV:
-Checking tir epressur ewitht he tir epres‐
sur em onitoring sy stem (→pag e360)
-Restartin gthe tir epressur emonitoring
sy stem(→pag e361)
R$66<67 3/86:C alling upthes ervice due
dat e(→pag e319)
Instru ment Displa yand on-boar dcomputer 207

Attention assistant
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Au dio mode
Ac tivating media mod e........................ 298
Connecting USB devices ..................... 300
Co pyright ............................................. 297
Information .......................................... 296
Inserting/ removing an SD car d...........2 98
Medias earch....................................... 303
Overvie w............................................. 299
Pa use and playbac kfunction .............. .300
Selecting atrack ................................. 300
Selecting playba ckoptions .................. 300
Tr ac kl ist. ............................................ .300
Au thorized workshop
see Qualified specialis tworks hop
Au tomatic distanc econtrol
seeA ctiveDista nce Assist DISTRONIC
Au tomatic drivin glights .......................... 115
Au tomatic engine star t( EC Os tart/
sto pfunction) .......................................... 140
Au tomatic fron tpassen gerfront air
bag shu toff ........................................... 41,4 2
PA SSENGER AIR BAGi ndicator lam p..... 42 Au
tomatic front-passenger fron tair
bag deacti vatio ns ystem .......................... .41
Fu nctio noft he automatic front
passenger air bag shutof f......................4 1
Au tomatic lateral suppor tadjustment
Setting ................................................... 91
Au tomatic mir rorf olding function
Ac tivating
/deactivating .......................1
24
Au tomatic transmission
DIRECT SELECTl ever........................... 143
Driv eprogram displa y.......................... 142
Driv eprogram s.................................... 142
DY NA MIC SELECT switc h.................... 142
Engaging driv eposit ion. ...................... 145
Engaging reve rseg ear ........................ .144
Kickdown ............................................. 146
Manual gearshiftin g............................. 145
Selecting par kposition ........................ 144
Shifting toneutral ................................ 144
St eering wheel paddle shif ters ............ 145
Tr ansmission position displa y............. .143
Tr ansmission positions. .......................143
B
BA S(Brak eAssis tSystem) .................... .159
Battery SmartK ey............................................... 59
Batter y(vehicle)
Charging .............................................. 342
Ju mp -star ting ...................................... 342
No tes. ................................................. 340
Belt see Seat belts
Belt air bag Activation .............................................. 32
Fu nction/no tes. ....................................3 6
Blind Spo tAssis t..................................... 197
Ac tivating/deactivating .......................1 99
Fu nctio n.............................................. 197
Sy stem limitations .............................. .197
Blo wer
see Climate control
Blue tooth
®
Ac tivating/deactivating .......................2 39
Setting up an Interne tconnection ....... 290
Settings ............................................... 239
Index 461

Gearshiftpaddles
see Steering wheel paddle shif ters
Gearshif trecommendation ....................146
Genuinep arts............................................ 19
Genuinew ood (Care) .............................. .331
Glide mode ............................................... 146
Glo vebox
Air vent ................................................ 133
Locking/unlocking ................................ 99
H
Handbrake see Electric parking brake
Handling characteristics (unusual) ....... 354
HANDS-FRE EACCESS ................................ 69
Haza rdwa rning lights ............................ .116
Head restra int .......................................... .88
Fr ont (adjusting manually) ..................... 88
Fr ont (luxur yhead restra int )................. .89
Re ar (adjusting) .................................... .90
Re ar (inst alling/removing) .................... .90 Head-up Display
....................................... 213
Ad justing brightness (on-board com‐
pu ter) ................................................... 213
Ad justing displa yelements (on-board
compu ter) ............................................ 213
Fu nctio n............................................... 214
Menu (on-boar dcomputer) .................. 213
Setting thep osition (on-boar dcom‐
puter) ................................................... 213
Switching on/of f................................. 215
Using them emor yfunction .................. .96
Heating see Climat econtrol
High-beam flasher ................................... 115
High-beam headlamps Activating/deactivating .......................1 15
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis t................... .117
Hill star ta ssist ........................................ 175
HOLD function ......................................... 175
Ac tivating/deactiv ating .......................1
75
Fu ncti

on/no tes. ................................... 175
Hood Functio n(activ eh ood) ......................... 320
Opening/closing ................................. 320 Re
setting( activehood) ........................ 320
Hooking thel uggag enet ........................ 103
Hotspot Setting up (Wi-Fi) ................................. 241
I
Identification pla te
Engine ................................................. 386
Re frigerant .......................................... 393
Ve hicle ................................................ 386
Ignition Switching on (S tart/S topb utton) ........ 134
Ignition key
see SmartK ey
Immobilizer ................................................ 81
Indicator lamp see Warning/indicator lamps
Individual driv eprogram
Configuring .......................................... 142
Selecting ............................................. 142
Instrument clus ter
see Instrument Display
see Warning/indicator lamps
Index 47
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