2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN sensor

Function of ther adar senso rs
Some driving and driving safe ty systems use
ra dar sensor stomonitor thea reainf ront of,
behind or next tothev ehicle (depending on the
ve hicle's equipment).
Depending on thev ehicle's equipment, ther adar
sensors arei ntegrated behind theb umpers
and/or behind ther adiator grille. Keep these
parts free of dirt, ice and slush (
→pag e329).
The sensor smustn otbe co vered, fore xamp le
by bicycle rack s, ove rhanging loads or radar-
re flecting sticke rs.F ollowing an impact and in
th ee vent of associated damage ,whic hm aynot
be visible, totheb umper sorradiator grille, ha ve
th ef unction of ther adar sensors checkedata
qu alified specialis tworks hop. The driver assis‐
ta nce sy stem ma ynolonger workproperly.
Overvie wofdriving sy stems and driving
saf etys ystems
In this section, youw illfind informatio nabout
th ef ollowing driving sy stems and driving saf ety
sy stems:
R360° Camer a(→page185)
RABS ( Anti-lo ckBra king Sys tem)
(→pag e158)
RActiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONIC
(→pa ge 166)
RAIR BODY CONTROL (→pag e176)
RAc tiveB rake Assi st(→pag e160)
RActiveL aneK eeping Assis t(→page199)
RATTENTION ASSIS T(→page193)
RBAS(Brak eAssist System) (→pag e159)
REBD ( Electronic Brakeforc eDistribution)
(→pag e159)
RESP®(Electronic Stability Pro gram)
RHill StartA ssist
RHOL Dfunction (→pag e175)
RSTEER CONTROL (→page 160)
RAc tiveS teering Assis t(→page172)
RActiveP arking Assis t(→page188)
RParking Assis tPARKTRONIC (→page 179)
RRe ar vie wcamer a(→page183)
RCruise control (→pag e164)
RBlind Spo tAssis tand ActiveB lind Spo tAssist
(→pag e197)
RTraf ficS ign Assist (→page195)
Functions of ABS (Anti-loc kBrake System)
AB Sr egulates theb rake pressur eincritical driv‐
ing situations:
RDuring braking, e.g. at maximum full-s top
braking or insuf ficient traction of thet ires,
th ew heels ar epreve nted from blocking.
RVe hicle steerability while braking is ensured.
If ABS inter venes when braking, youw illfeel a
pulsing in theb rake pedal. The pulsating brake
pedal can be an indication of hazardous road
conditionsa nd can serveas areminder totake
ex trac arew hile driving.
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RIfth es ensor smalfunction due to otherradar
source inter fere nce, fore xamp lestro ngradar
re flections in parking garage s.
RIfal oss of tir epressur eorad efectivetire
has been de tected and displ ayed.
The sy stem ma ynotreact cor rectly:
RIn complex traffics ituations whe reobjects
cannot alwaysbec learly identified.
RTopedestrians or vehicles if they mo ve
qu ickl yintot he sensor de tection range.
RTo pedestrians who ar ehidden by other
objects.
RIf th et ypical outline of apedestrian cannot
be distinguished from theb ackg round.
RIfap edestrian isno trecognized as such, e.g.
due tospecial clo thing or other objects.
ROn bends wit hatightradius.
Setting Activ eB rake Assi st
Multimedia sy stem:
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Ve hicles without DrivingA ssistancepack‐
age: The settings can be made af ters tartin gt he
ve hicle.
Ve hicles with DrivingA ssistancepacka ge:
The setting scan be made when thei gnition is
switched on.
% It is recommended that youa lway sl ea ve
Ac tiveB rake Assi stactivated.
Select oneoft hefollowing settings:
#(DUO\ :your selection is retained when the
ve hicle is next star ted.
#0HGLXP :your selection is retained when the
ve hicle is next star ted.
#/DWH:y our selection is retained when the
ve hicle is next star ted.
#2II:
Ve hicles without DrivingA ssistancepack‐
age: The dis tance warning function and the
autonomous brakin gfunction ar edeactiva‐
te d. When thev ehicle is next star ted, the
middles etting is auto matically selected.
Ve hicles with Drivin gAssistanc epack‐
age: The dis tance warning function and the
autonomous brakin gfunction ar edeactiva‐
te d. Evasiv eSteering Assis tisunavailable.
When thei gnition is next star ted, them iddle
setting is selected automaticall yand Evasive
St eering Assis tisavailable.
% When ActiveB rake Assi stis deactivated, the
æ symbol appears inthea ssis tance
graphicint he multifunction displa y.
Speed control cruise control
Function of cruise control
Cruise cont rola ccelerates and brakes thev ehi‐
cle automaticall yinorder tomaintain aprevi‐
ously stored speed.
If yo ua ccelerat etoovertake, fore xamp le,the
st ored speed is no tdele ted. If your emo veyour
fo ot from thea ccelerator pedal af tero vertaking,
cruise control will resume speed regulation back
to thes tore ds peed.
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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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Thevehicle is lo wereda gain in thef ollowing sit‐
uations:
RWhen driving fasterthan 50 mph(80 km/h).
RWhen driving between 37mph(60 km/h)
and 50 mph(80 km/h) fora pproxima tely
th re em inutes.
RAfters electing adrive program using the
DY NA MIC SELECT switch.
The vehicle is adjus tedtot he height of thel ast
activ edrive program.
Lo weri ngthev ehicle
#Press but ton1.
Indicator lamp 2goes out. The vehicle is
adjus tedtot he height of thea ctiv edrive pro‐
gram.
Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC
Function of Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC
Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC is an electronic
pa rkinga ssistanc esystem wit hultrasound. It
monitor sthe area around your vehicle using six
sensors 1inthef ront bumper and six sensors
in ther ear bumper .Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC
indicates visually an daudibl ythe dis tance
betwee nyour vehicle and an object.
Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC is only an aid. It is
no tas ubstitut efor paying attentio ntoyour sur‐
ro undings. Youa realw aysr esponsibl efor safe
maneuvering, parking and exitin gap arking
space. Mak esuret hat ther ea reno persons, ani‐ mals or objects in
them aneuvering area while
maneuvering and parking in/exitin gparking
spaces.
In thes tandar dsetting ,ani ntermitte ntwa rning
to ne sounds from adista nc eofa pproximately
1. 0ft( 0.3 m) toan obs tacle .Ac ontinuoust one
sounds from adista nc eofa pproximatel y0.7ft
(0.2 m). Youc an se tthe warning tone in them ul‐
timedia sy stem so that it will sounde arlier at a
grea terd ista nce of appr oximatel y3.3ft(1.0 m)
(
→pag e182).
If Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC is deactivated,
Ac tiveP arking Assis tisunavailable.
Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC displayinthe
mu ltimedia sy stem
If Ac tiveP arking Assis tisnotactivated and an
obs tacle is de tected in thep
athoft hevehicle, a
pop-up windo wforParkin

g Assis tPARKTRONIC
1 appear sinthe multimedia sy stem at speeds
up toappr oximatel y6mph(10 km/h).
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Vehicles wit hActiv eParking Assis twithout a360°
Camera
Ve hicles wit hActiv eParking Assis tand a360°
Camera
Sy stem limitations
Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC does no tneces sa‐
ri ly tak eintoa ccount thef ollowing obs tacles:
RObs tacle sb elow thed etection range, e.g.
pe rsons, animals or objects.
RObs tacle sabove thed etection range, e.g.
ov erhanging loads, overhang sorl oading
ra mp soft ruck s.
The sensor smustbef reeofd irt, ice and slush.
Otherwise, they ma ynotfunction cor rectly.
Cleant he sensor sregularly ,tak ing car enotto
scratc hordamagethem.
Fu nction of thep assiv es ide impact pr otec‐
tion
Pa ssiv eside impact pr otection is an additional
Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC functio nwhich
wa rnst he driver about obs tacle satt he side of
th ev ehicle. Awarning is issued when obs tacles
ar ed etected between thef ront and rear de tec‐
tion range. In orde rfor an objec ttobedetected,
th es ensor sinthe front and rear bumper must
de tect theo bjec twhile youa redrivin gpastit. During
thep arking procedur eormaneuvering,
objects ar edetected as thev ehicle drives past.
If yo us teer in thed irection of adetected obs ta‐
cle and ther eisar isk ofalateral collision, a
wa rning is issued. The lateral segment slight up
orang eorred, depending on thed ista nce tothe
obs tacle.
Segment co lo
rd e
pendin gondistance
Colo rL ateral distance in
cm
Re dA pprox.<3 0
Orang eA pprox.30-6 0
In order forl ateral front or rear segment stobe
displa yed, thev ehicle mus tfirst trave lad ista nce
of at leas thalfoft hevehicle length. Once the
ve hicle has tr aveled thel engt hoft hevehicle, all
of thel ateral front and rear segment scan be dis‐
pla yed.
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Vehicles without 360° Camera
1Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC is only opera‐
tionalint he front and rear
2Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC is operational
an dc an also warnthed rive ra bout obs tacles
at thes ide of thev ehicle
3Obs tacle de tected at thef ront right (orange)
and rear (red)
Ve hicles wit h360° Camera
1Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC is only opera‐
tionalint he front and rear
2Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC is operational
an dc an also warnthed rive ra bout obs tacles
at thes ide of thev ehicle
3Obs tacle de tected at thef ront right (orange)
and rear (red)
Sa vedo bstacle saredel eted in thef ollowing sit‐
uations, fore xamp le:
RYous wit ch offt he vehicle
RYo uo pen thed oors Af
tert he engine is restar ted, obs tacle sm ustb e
de tected again, befor eanew wa rning can be
issued.
Sy stem limitations
The sy stem limitations forP arking Assist
PA RKTRONI Capplyfor passiv eside impact pro‐
te ction.
The following object sarenotd etected, fore xam‐
ple:
RPe destrians who approac hthe vehicle from
th es ide
RObjects placed next tothev ehicle
Deactivating/acti vating PARKTRONIC
* NO
TERisk of an accident from objects
at close range
Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC ma ynotdetect
cer tain object satcloserange.
#When parking or maneuvering thev ehi‐
cle, pa yparticular attention toany
object swhicha reabo veor belo wthe
sensors, e.g. flowe rpotsord rawbars.
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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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#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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