2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN steering wheel

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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Driving and pa rking

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(
→page329).
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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3

Normal view
1Yello wg uide line, vehicle widt h(driven sur‐
fa ce) depending on thec urrent steering
wheel angle (dynamic)
2Ye llo wl ane markin gthe course thet ires will
ta ke atthec urrent steering wheel angle
(dynamic)
3Ye llo wg uide line at adista nce of appr ox‐
imatel y3.3ft(1.0 m) from ther ear area
4Bumper
5Redg uide line at adista nce of appr oximately
12 in (0. 3m)f romt herear area
Wi de-angle view
Ve hicles with Activ eP arking Assist
The following camera vie wsarea vailable in the
multimedia sy stem:Normal view
1Ye llo 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
4Ye llo ww arning displa yofParking Assist
PA RKTRONIC: obstacles ar eatadista nce of
betwee napproximately 2.0 ft(0.6 m) and
3.3 ft(1.0 m)
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Driving and pa rking

3Topv ieww ithi mages from thes ide cameras
in theo utside mir rors
4Wi de-angle vie w,rear
5To pv ieww ithi mag efromt herear vie wcam‐
era
6To pv ieww itht railer vie w(if trailer hitc his
fi tted) To
pv iew
1Lane indicating ther out ethe vehicle will
ta ke wit hthe steering wheel in its cur rent
position
2Ye llo ww arning displa yofParking Assist
PA RKTRONIC: obstacles at adista nce of
appr oximatel y3.3ft(1.0 m) or less
3Yo ur vehicle from abo ve
If th ed ista nce totheo bjec tlessens, thec olor of
th ew arning displa ychanges 2.Fromad is‐
ta nce of appr oximatel y2.0ft(0.6 m) thew arn‐
ing displa yisshown in orange. From adista nce
of appr oximatel y1.0ft(0.3 m) thew arning dis‐
pla yiss hown in red. When
Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC is operational
an dnoo bjectisd etected, thes egment softhe
wa rning displa yareshown in gray .
% Ifth ee ntir esystemf ails, thes egments of
th ew arning displa yareshown in red. The
indicator lam ponthePARKTRONI Cbutton
lightsupa ndtheé symbol appear sin
th em ultifunction displa y.
If th es ystemf ails at ther ear ,the displa yof
th es egment schanges as follo ws :
RThe rear segment sareshown in red
when backin gup.
RThe rear segment sarehiddenw hen driv‐
ing forw ards.
If Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC is deactivated,
th ew arning displa yfades out.
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Driving and pa rking

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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Notesono perating saf ety
&
WARNING Risk of dist raction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo uo perat einformation and communica‐
tio ne quipme nt integ ratedint hevehicle
when driving, youw ill be dis tracted from the
traf fics ituation. Thisc ould also cause yout o
lose control of thev ehicle.
#Onl yoperat ethis equipment when the
traf fics ituation permits.
#Ifyo uc anno tbes ureoft his,stop the
ve hicle whils tpaying attention toroad
and traf ficc onditions and ope rate the
equipment wit hthe vehicle stationar y.
&
WARNING Risk of dist raction from oper‐
ating mobil ecommunication equipment
while thev ehicle is in motion
If yo uo perat ecommun icatio nequipme nt
integrated inthev ehicle when driving, you
will be distracted from thet raffic situation.
This could also cause youtol ose control of
th ev ehicle.
Onl yoperat ethis equipment when thev ehi‐
cle is stationar y.
Fory our owns afet y, alwa ys obser vethef ollow‐
ing points when operating mobile communica‐
tions equipment and especiall yyour voice con‐
trol sy stem:
RObser vethel egal requ irements fort he coun‐
tr yinw hichyou ar edriving.
RWhile driving, only oper atem obile communi‐
cationse quipment and your voice control
sy stem when thet raffic condition spermit it.
Yo um ayotherwise be distracted from the
traf ficc onditions and cause an accident,
injuri ngyourself and others.
RDo no tuse thev oice control sy stem in an
emer gency as your voice can chang eand
yo ur telephonec all can be unnecessarily
dela yed.
RFa miliarize yourself wit hthe voice control
sy stem function sbefor estartin gt he journe y.
Operation
Operating them ultifunction steering wheel
The Voice Cont rolS ystemiso perational appr ox‐
imatel ythirty seconds af tert he ignition is
switched on.
18 Switches thes ound off/on (ends the
Vo ice Cont rolS ystem)
2ó Starts theV oice Control Sy stem
36 Makes/accepts acall
4~ Rejects/end sacall( en ds theV oice
Control Sy stem)
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Voice Cont rolS ystem

5WIncrease sthe volume
6X Decreases thev olume
Conduc ting adialog
#Tostar torc ontinue adialog: pressthe
ó button on them ultifunction steering
wheel.
Yo uc an sa yavoice command af tera n
acou stic signal.
#To cor rect an entry :sa yt he &RUUHFWLRQ
vo ice command.
#To select an entr yfromt he selection lis t:
sa yt he line number or thec onte nts.
#Tobrows ethe selection lis t:sa yt he 1H[W
or %DFN voice command.
#To inter rupt thed ialog: sayt he 3DXVH voice
command.
#To cancel thed ialog: sayt he &DQFHO voice
command or press the8 button on the
multifunction steering wheel.
Operable functions
Yo uc an use theV oice Control Sy stem tooperate
th ef ollowing equipment depending on thef ea‐
tures:
RTe lephone
RText message s
RNavigation
RAddress book
RRadio
RAu dio (memor ycard, Media Inter face, USB
and Blu etoo th®audio)
RVe hicle
Overvie woftypes of voice commands
Ad istinction is made between thef ollowing
vo ice commands:
RGlobal voice commands can be said at any
time and rega rdless of thec urrent applica‐
tion, e.g .the voice commands 1DYLJDWHWR,
&DOO or7H[W PHVVDJH WR.
RApplication-specific voice commands are
onl yavailable fort he activ eapplication.
1Global voice commands
2Application-specific voice commands
On thed ispla ynexttot he activ eapplication,
ex amples of global voice command sand thec or‐
re sponding application-specific voice commands
ar ed ispla yedonana utocue. This makes ent ry
easier and supports interactiv eoperation. The
lis tc an be scrolled or it can be operated by
speec horthe controller/touchpad.
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#Tomute: pressvolume control 1.
The 8 symbol appear sinthestatus line.
Yo uw illalso hear traf fica nnouncements and
navigation announcements even when the
sound is muted.
#To switc hon:chang ethe media source or
adjus tthe volume.
Ad justin gthe volume
On them ultimedia sy stem
#Tu rn volume control 1.
The volume of thec urrent radio or media
source is set. The volume of other audio
sources can be adjus teds eparatel y.
Adjus tthis in thef ollowing situations:
Rduring atraf fica nnouncement
Rduri nganavigation announcement
The volume of then avigation announce‐
ment changes in accordanc ewitht he vol‐
ume of thec urrent media sourc e.
Rduringatelephone call
Rwhen entering or exitin gap arkin gspace
while using ActiveP arking Assist
or
#Select 6\VWHP.
#Select$XGLR.
#Selectavolume setting.
#Setthe volume.
% The volume can also be se tonthe multifunc‐
tion steering wheel (
→pag e204).
Multimedia sy stem 235