2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN Owner's Manual

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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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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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3Setspecifie ddista nce
4Yo ur vehicle
1Speed of vehicle ahead
2Stored speed
Displa ysinthem ultifunction display
When activatin gActiv eDista nce Assist
DISTRONICo rwhenc hanging thes tore ds peed,
th en ew stored speed is shown fora round five
seconds in them ultifunction display ç
50 mph(70 km/h).
When ActiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONICi s
acti ve,the se tstore ds peed is displa yedn extto th
eç symbol. When dis tance control is
acti ve,the symbol is shown in green.
Ve hicles with theD riving Assistance Pack‐
age: On free ways or high-speed major roads the
ç symbol is displa yedc yclicall ywhen the
ve hicle is ready topull away.
Ve hicles with Activ eS peed Limit Assi st:If a
spee dlim it is au tomatical lyadop ted, this is
shown as thes tore ds peed wit hthe ê sym‐
bol.
Operating Activ eD ista nce Assis tDISTRONIC
&
WARNING Risk of accident if de tection
function of ActiveD ista nce Assist
DISTRONICi simpaire d
Ac tiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONICd oesn ot
re act:
RTo people or animals.
RTostationar yobstacles on ther oad, e.g.
st opped or par kedv ehicles (vehicles with‐
out theD riving Assis tance Package).
RTo stationar yobstacles on ther oad, e.g.
st opped or par kedv ehicles, if conditions
ar en otsuf ficient toenable de tection
(vehicle switht he Driving Assis tance
Pa ckage).
RTo oncoming vehicles and crossing traf‐
fi c.
Ac tiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONICc an nei‐
th er giv ewarning snor inter vene in such sit‐
uations.
#Alw aysc arefully obser vethet raffic con‐
ditionsa nd beready tobrak eata ll
times.
& WARNING Risk of accident duetol imi‐
te dd etectability of road user sand traf fic
situations
Ac tiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONICc annot
al wa ys clear lyidentify other road user sand
comple xtraf fics ituations.
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Inthese conditions ,Activ eDista nce Assist
DISTRONICm ay:
RGive an unnecessar ywarning and then
brak ethe vehicle.
RNeither giv eawarning nor inter vene.
RAc celerat eorbrake unexpectedly.
#Continue driving wi thcar eand be ready
to brake, particular lyifAc tiveD ista nce
Assist DISTRONICw arnsyou.
&
WARNING Risk of accident from acceler‐
ation or braking byActiveD ista nce
Assist DISTRONIC
Ac tiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONICm ayaccel‐
erat eorb rake inthef ollowing cases, for
ex ample:
RIfth ev ehicle pulls away usingA ctiveDis‐
ta nce Assist DISTRONIC.
RIfth es tore ds peed is called up and is
considerabl yfasterors lowe rthan the
cur rently driven speed.
RIfAc tiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONICn o
longer de tects avehicle in front or does
no treact toreleva nt objects.
#Alw aysc arefully obser vethet raffic con‐
ditionsa nd beready tobrak eata ll
times.
#Ta ke intoa ccount thet raffic situation
befor ecallin gupt hestored speed.
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetoi nsuf‐
fi cient decele ratio nbyA ctiveDista nce
Assist DISTRONIC
Ac tiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONICb rake s
yo ur vehicle wit hupto50%oft he maximum
possible deceleration. If this decele ratio nis
no ts ufficient, ActiveD ista nce Assist
DISTRONICa lertsy ou wit havisual and
acoustic warning.
#In these cases, adjus tyour speed and
ke ep asufficient dist ance.
#Brakethe vehicle yourself and/or take
ev asiv eaction.
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetoA ctive
Dis tance Assist DISTRONICs tillb eing
activated when youl eave thed rive r's
seat
If yo ul eave thed rive r's seat while thev ehicle
is being braked byActiveD ista nce Assist
DISTRONICo nly,the vehicle can rollaw ay.
#Alw aysd eactivat eActiv eDista nce
Assist DISTRONICa nd securethe vehi‐
cle topreve nt it from rolling away
befor eyou lea vethed rive r's seat.
Re quirementsRThe vehicle's engine mus tbeswitched on.
RThe electric parking brak emustber eleased.
RActiveP arking Assis tisnotbeing used to
par kthe vehicle or toexit from aparking
space.
RESP®mus tbea ctivated, but no tinter vening.
RThe transmission must be in positionh.
RThe driver door ,fro nt passenger door and the
re ar door smustbec losed.
RThe engine hood mus tbeclosed.
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#Remo veyour foot from thea ccelerator pedal.
#Tostor ec urrent speed 2.
Yo ur vehicle adapts its speed tothat of the
ve hicle in front, but onl yuptothestored
speed.
or
#Call up stored speed 2.
#Oron vehicles with DrivingA ssistance
Pa ckag ea nd Traf ficS ign Assis t:thed is‐
pla yeds peed limit is adop ted, if available 2.
#Deactivat eActiv eDista nce Assist DISTRONIC
1.
#Increase 3orreduce 4thes peed.
#Reduce 5or increase 6thes pecified dis‐
ta nce from thev ehicle in front.
Pulling away wit hA ctive Distance Assist
DI STRO NIC
Re quirement: aspeed mus thave been pr evi‐
ousl ystore d.
#Re mo veyour foot from theb rake pedal.
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#Brieflypull thec ruise control le vertow ards
yo u2.
or
#Ac celerat ebrief ly.
Yo ur vehicle pulls away and adapts its speed
to that of thev ehicle in front. If no vehicle is
de tected in front, your vehicle accelerates to
th es etspeed.
Ad opting thes peed limit as thes toreds peed
Re quirements:
RActiveS peed LimitA ssistis activated in the
multimedia sy stem (→pag e196).
RActiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONICi sactiva‐
te d.
RThe sy stem de tects atraffic sign indicating a
speed limit.
#Brief lypull thec ruise control le vertow ards
yo u2.
The displ ayed speed limit is adop tedast he
st ored speed. Your vehicle adapts its speed
to that of thev ehicle in front, but onl yupto
th es tore ds peed. If ActiveS peed LimitA ssist
is activated, an ydetected changes in the
speed limit ar eadop tedbyt he system.
Collision warning
If Ac tiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONICisu nableto
suf ficiently decele rate thev ehicle in order to
pr eve nt it from approach ingthev ehicle in front,
yo uw ill be warned visuall yand acousticall y.An
intermittent warning tone will then sound and
th ed ista nce warning lam pwill light up in the
instrumentc luster.
#Brak eimmediately in order toinc rease the
dis tance from thev ehicle in front.
or
#Ta ke evasiv eaction pr ovided it is saf etodo
so.
Ac tiv eS teering Assist
Fu nction of Activ eS teering Assist
Ac tiv eS teering Assis tisonlya vailable for
ve hicles with theD riving Assistance Pack‐
age.
RAc tiveS teering Assis tisoperational at
speeds up to130m ph (2 10km/h) and helps yo
utos tayint he center of thel ane by
means of moderat esteering inter ventions.
RIt uses thev ehicle in front and thel ane mark‐
ings as areferenc edepen ding on thed rive n
speed.
RAc tiveS teering Assis trequires youast he
driver ,tokeepyour hands on thes teering
wheel at all times so that youa reable to
inter vene at an ytime tocor rect thec ourse of
th ev ehicle and keep it in lane.
RAc tiveS teering Assis tcan be overridden at
an yt imebys teering thev ehicle yourself.
RWhen thes ystemisa ctively steering, the
è symbol is shown in green in them ulti‐
function displa y.
Sy stem limitations of Activ eS teering Assist
Ac tiveS teering Assis thas alimited steering tor‐
qu ef or lateral guidance. In some cases ,the
st eering inter ventio nisn otsuff icien ttok eepthe
ve hicle in thel ane.
If th ed etection of lane markings and vehicles
ahead is impaired, ActiveS teering Assist
switches topassiv emode. The sy stem pr ovides
no suppor tinthis case. During thet ransition
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fromthea ctiv etop assivestatus ,the è sym‐
bol is shown as enlar geda nd flashes yello w.
Once thes ystemisp assivethe è symbol is
shown as gr ayinthem ultifunction displa y.
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
in thef ollowing ins tances:
RIfth er eisp oor visibility ,e.g. due toinsuf fi‐
cient illumination of ther oad, or due tosno w,
ra in, fogorh eavy spr ay.
RIfth er eisg lare, e.g. from oncoming traf fic,
dire ct sunlight or reflection from other vehi‐
cles (e.g. if thec arriag ew ay iswe t).
RIfth ew indshield is dirty ,miste du p, damaged
or co vered, fori ns tance byasticker,in the
vicinity of thec amera.
RIf no, or se veral, unclear lane markings are
presentf or one lane, e.g. in aconstruction
area.
RIf th el ane marking sarewo rnaw ay,d arko r
co veredu p, e.g. bydirtors now.
RThe dis tance tothev ehicle in front is too
small and thel ane marking sthus canno tbe
de tected.
RIfth el ane marking schang equickl y,e.g.
lanes branc hoff,c ross one ano ther or
mer ge.
RThe car riag ewa yisn arro wa nd winding.
RIfth er ea rehighly variable shade conditions
on thec arriag ewa y.
RIfth er ea reobs tacle ssuchaso bject mar kers
on thel ane or projecting out int othe lane.
The sy stem does no tprovide assi
s tance in the
fo llowing conditions:
ROn very shar pbends.
RWhen towing atrailer.
RIfyo ua ctivel ychang elane without switch ing
on thet urns ignal indicator.
RIfyo us witch onthet urns ignal indicator and
th ec onditions fora ctivating ActiveL ane
Chang eAssistaren otfulfilled.
Ac tivatin gActive Ste ering Assist
Requ irements:
RESP®mustbea ctivated, but no tinter vening.
RAc tiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONICisa ctiva‐
te d.
#If indicator lamp 1is off: press button 2.
Fu nction of Activ eL aneC hang eAssis t
Ac tiveS teering Assis tisonlyana id.Youa re
re sponsible fort he dis tance tothev ehicle in
front, forv ehicle speed, forb raking in good time
and fors tayi ng in your lane .Befor echanging
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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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