2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN Distronic

#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
Driving and pa rking 19
7

RActiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONIC
(→pa ge 166)
* NO
TEEngine damage duetoexc essively
high engine speeds
The engine will be damaged if youd rive wit h
th ee ngine in theo verrev ving range.
#Do no tdrive with th eengine in theo ver‐
re vving range.
The fue lsuppl yisi nterrupted toprotect the
engine when ther ed band in tach ome ter3
(o ve rrev ving range) is reached.
During no rmal operatin gconditions, coolant
te mp eratur edisplay 4mayrise tother ed
mar k.
&
WARNING Danger of burn swhen open‐
ing theh ood
If yo uo pen theh ood when thee ngine has
ove rheated or during afireint he engine
compartment, youc ouldcome int ocontact
wit hh otgases or other escaping operating
fl uids.
#Befor eopening theh ood, allo wthe
engine tocool down.
#Inthee vent of afireint he engine com‐
partment, keep theh ood closed and
call thef ires ervice.
Overvie wofthe buttons on thes teering
wheel
1But tong roup :
¤ Main menu and ba ckbutton (on-board
computer)
8 Switches sound off/on W
Increases thev olume
X Decreases thev olume
2Touc hC ontrol (on-boar dcompu ter)
3To uc hC ontrol (multimedia sy stem)
4Button group:
¤ Main menu and bac kbutton (multime‐
dia sy stem)
£ LINGU ATRO NIC or voice control sys‐
te m
6 Makes/accepts acall
~ Rejects/end sacall
Operatin gthe on-boar dcom puter
&
WARNING Risk of dist raction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo uo perat einformation and communica‐
tio ne quipment integ ratedint hevehicle
when driving, youw ill be distracted from the
traf fics ituation. Thisc ould also cause yout o
lose control of thev ehicle.
204
Instrument Displa yand on-boar dcomputer

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

Callingupthe assistan tdisplay
On-boar dcomputer:
,'ULYH$VVLVW
% Ve
hicles with theI nstrument Displa yin
th eW idescreen Cockpit: whenyouh ave
th ed esign se tto3URJUHVVLYH ,you can view
th ea ssis tant displ ayinthel eft-hand portion
of theI nstrument Displa y.
The following displa ysarea vailable from the
assis tant displ aymenu:
RAssis tant displ ay
RAttentio nleve l(→pag e193)
#To switc hbetwe en thed ispla ys:swipe
upwards or down wardsont he left-hand
To uc hC ontrol.
Status displa yson thea ssis tant displ ay:
Ré:A TTENTION ASSIS Tdeactivated
Ræ:A ctiveBrake Assi stdeactivated
RLight lane markings: ActiveL aneK eeping
Assis tactivated
RGreen lane markings :Activ eLaneK eeping
Assis tactive
RGray radar waves next tovehicle: Blind Spot
Assis tactivated
RGreen radar waves next tovehicle: Blind Spot
Assis tactive
RActiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONICd isplays
(→pag e166)
Callingupd isplaysint heTrip menu
On-boar dcomputer:
,7ULS
% Ve
hicles with an Instrument Displa yin
th eW idescreen Cockpit: whenyouh ave
th ed esign se tto3URJUHVVLYH ,you can view
information on thej ourne yinthe left-hand
area of theI nstrument Displa y.
#Toselect adispla y:swipe upwards or down‐
wa rdsont he left-hand Touc hC ontrol.
Displa ysinthe7ULS menu:
RStandar ddisplay
RRangea nd cur rent fue lconsump tion
208
Instrument Displ ayand on-boar dcomputer

#Inthee vent of afireint he engine com‐
partment, keep theh ood closed and
call thef ires ervice.
&
WARNING ‑Riskoff irea nd injur yfrom
windshield washer concentrate
Wi ndshield washer concentrat eishighly
fl ammable. It coul dignit eifitc omes into
con tact wi thhote ngine component parts or
th ee xhaust system.
#Mak esuret hat no windshield washer
concentrat espills out next tothef iller
opening.
#Re mo vecap 1bythet ab.
#Topupt hewasher fluid.
Cleaning and care
Informa tiononw ashingt hevehicl einac ar
wa sh
&
WARNING Risk of accident duet o
re duced braking ef fect af terw ashing the
ve hicle
The braking ef fect is reduced af terw ashing
th ev ehicle.
#Aftert he vehicle has been washed,
brak ecarefully while paying attention to
th et raffic condition suntilthe braking
ef fect hasb eenf ully restored.
To avo id damag etoyourvehicle when using a
car wash, ensur ethe following beforehand:
RAc tiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONICa ndthe
HOLD functio naredeactivated.
RThe 360° came raor ther eversing camera is
switched off.
RThe side windo wsand slidings unroof are
comple tely closed.
326
Maintenance and care

Displaymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
ë
2II*T
he HOLD function is deactivated because thev ehicle is skidding or acondition fora ctivation is no tmet.
#Re activat ethe HOLD function later or checkt he activation conditions fort he HOLD function.
$FWLYH 'LVWDQFH $VVLVW 1RZ
$YDLODEOH *A
ctiveDistan ce Assist DISTRONICiso perationa laga in and can be acti vated(
→pag e169).
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2SHUDWRU
V 0DQXDO *A
ctiv eDistan ce Assist DISTRONICist emporarily unavailable.
The ambientc onditionsareoutside thes ysteml imitations (
→pag e166).
#Driv eon.
As soo nasthe ambient conditions ar ewithin thes ystem limitations, thes ystemw ill become available again.
$FWLY H'LVWDQFH $VVLVW ,QRS
HUDWLYH *A
ctiveDistan ce Assist DISTRONICism alfunctioning.
Otherd riving and driving safe ty systems ma yalso be malfunctioning.
#Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
è
$FWLYH 6WHHULQJ $VVLVW &XU
UHQWO\ 8QDYDLODEOH 6HH
2SHUDWRU
V 0DQXDO *A
ctiv eSteering Assis tistemporaril yunavailable.
The ambientc onditionsareoutside thes ysteml imitations (
→pag e172).
#Driv eon.
As soon as thea mbient conditions ar ewithin thes ystem limitations, thes ystemw ill become available again.
#If necessar y,clean thew indshield in thec amera's field of vision.
420
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps

Displaymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
è
$FWLYH 6WHHULQJ $VVLVW ,QRS
HUDWLYH*A
ctiveSteering Assis tismalfunctioning. ActiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONICr emainsavailable.
#Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
¯ PSK *C
ruise control canno tbeactivated as no tall activation condition sarefulfilled.#Obser vethea ctivation conditions forc ruisec ontrol.
&UXLVH &RQWURO &DQFHOHG *C
ruise control has been deactivated.
If th er eisana dditional warning tone, cruise control hasb eens witched of fautomatically (
→pag e164).
&UXLVH &RQWURO ,QRSHUDWLYH *C
ruise control is malfunctioning.
#Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 421

Functio n............................................... 172
Sy stem limitations .............................. .172
Ad aptiv ecruise control
see ActiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONIC
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assist
Fu nctio n............................................... 117
Switching on/of f.................................. 118
Ad ditive s.................................................. 390
Engine oil ............................................ 390
Fu el ..................................................... 390
Ad ditive s(engine oil)
see Additives
Ad ditive s(fuel)
see Fuel
Ad dres sbook
see Contacts
Ad justin gthe balance/ fader
Burmes ter
®high-end 3D sur round
sounds ystem. ..................................... 318
Burmes ter
®sur round sounds ystem. ...3 17 Ad
justin gthe bass, mid- rang ea nd
treble
Burmes ter
®high-end 3D sur round
sounds ystem ....................................... 317
Ad justin gthe mid- range, treble and
bass
Burmes ter
®high-end 3D sur round
sounds ystem ....................................... 317
Ad justin gthe sound focus
Burmes ter
®sur round sounds ystem. ...3 17
Ad justin gthe sound optimization
Burmes ter
®high-end 3D sur round
sounds ystem ...................................... 318
Ad justin gtreble, mid- rang ea nd bass
settings
Burmes ter
®high-end 3D sur round
sounds ystem ............ ........................... 317
ADS PL USdamp ing sy stem
see AI RBODYC ONTROL
Af ter-sales service center
see ASS YSTP LUS
Air bag ........................................................ 38
Ac tivation .............................................. 32 Bel
tairba g. ........................................... 36
Fr ont air bag (driver ,fro nt passenger) ... 38
Ins tallation locations ............................ .38
Knee airbag ........................................... 38
Overvie w............................................... 38
Pr otection ............................................. .39
Re duced pr otection .............................. .40
Sid eimpac tairba g. .............................. 38
Wi ndo wcurtain air bag .......................... 38
AIR BODY CONT ROL................................ .176
Setting ................................................. 178
Suspensio n.......................................... 176
Air conditioning sy stem
see Climat econtrol
Air distribution ........................................ .127
Air freshener sy stem
see Frag rance sy stem
Air pressure see Tire pressure
Air suspension see AIR BODY CONTROL
Air vents ................................................... 132
Ad justing (front) .................................. 132
Index 459