2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN transmission
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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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RActivating or deacti vating ActiveS teering
Assis torD ista nce Assist DISTRONIC
The driver must beready totake control of the
ve hicle at an ytime.
Information on Hill StartA ssist
Hill StartA ssisth olds thev ehicle foras hort
time when pulling away on ahill under thef ol‐
lowing conditions:
RThe transmission is in position hork.
RThe electric parking brak eisreleased.
This gives youe nough tim etomoveyour foot
from theb rake pedal tothea ccelerator pedal
and depress it befor ethe vehicle begins toroll.
&
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
caused bythev ehicle rolling away
Af teras horttime, Hill StartA ssistnol onger
holds thev ehicle and it can rollaw ay.
#Therefore, swiftl ymove your foot from
th eb rake pedal tothea ccelerator
pedal. Ne vera ttem pttolea vethev ehi‐
cle if it is being held byHillStart Assist.
HOLD function
HOLD function
The HOL Dfunction holds thev ehicle at astand‐
st ill without requ iring youtod epress theb rake
pedal, e.g. when pulling away on steep slopes.
Sy stem limitations
RThe incline mus tnotbe grea tert han 30%.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gthe HOLDf unction
&
WARNING Risk of an accident duetot he
HOLD function being acti vatedw heny ou
lea vethev ehicle
If yo ul eave thev ehicle while onl ythe HOLD
function is braking thev ehicle, thev ehicle
can rollaw ay inthef ollowing situations:
RIfth er eisam alfunction in thes ystemo r
in thep owe rsupply.
RIfth eH OLD function is deactivated by
depressing thea ccelera torp edalort he
brak epedal, e.g. byavehicle occupant.
RIfth ee lectrics in thee ngine compart‐
ment ,the batter yorthe fuses ar etam‐
pered wit horifthe batter yisdisconnec‐
te d.
#Alw aysd eactivat ethe HOLD function
and secur ethe vehicle agains trolling
aw ay befor eleaving thev ehicle.
* NO
TEDama gefrom au tomatic braking
When ActiveB rake Assi st,A ctiv eDista nce
Assist DISTRONICo rthe HOLD function are
activated, thev ehicle brakes autonomously
in cer tain situations.
To avo id damag etothevehicle, deactivate
th ese sy stems in thef ollowing or simila rsit‐
uations:
#During towing
#In ac arwa sh
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Requirements:RThe vehicle is stationar y.
RThe driver's door is closed or thes eat belt on
th ed rive r's side is fastened.
RThe engine is running or hasb eena utomati‐
cally switched of fbythe EC Ostart/s top
function.
RThe electric parking brak eisreleased.
RActiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONICi snotacti‐
va ted.
RVe hicles with automatic transmission:
The transmission is in position h,kori.
Ac tivatin gthe HOLDf unction
#Depress theb rake pedal and af teras hort
time depress fur ther until theë display
appear sinthe multifunction displa y.
#Release theb rake pedal.
Deactivating the HOLD function
#Depress thea ccelerator pedal topull away.
or
#Depress theb rake pedal until theë dis‐
pla yd isappear sfromt he multifunction dis‐
pla y.
The HOLD function is deactivated in thef ollow‐
ing situations:
RWhen ActiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONICi s
acti vated.
RVe hicles with automatic transmission:
when transmission position jis selected.
RWhen thev ehicle is secured wit hthe electric
parking brake.
In thef ollowing situations, thev ehicle is held by
th et ransmission position jorby thee lectric
parking brake:
RWhen thes eat belt is unfas tened and the
driver's door is opened.
RWhen thee ngine is switched off.
RWhen ther eisam alfunction in thes ystemo r
if th ep ower supply is insu fficient.
AIR BODY CONT ROL
AIR BODY CONT ROLfunction
AI RB ODYC ONTROL is an air suspension sy stem
wit hvariable dampingf or improveddriving com‐
fo rt.T he all-round le velc ontrol sy stem ensures
th eb estp ossible suspension and const ant
groundc learance, evenw ithal aden vehicle.
When driving at speed, thev ehicle is lo wered
automaticall ytoimprove driving saf etya nd to
re duce fuel consum ption. The option of manually
adjustin gthe vehicle le velisa lsoavailable.
AI RB ODYC ONTROL comprises:
RAir suspension wit hvariable spring rate
RAu tomatic le velc ontrol sy stem
RSpeed-dependent lo wering toreduce fuel
consum ption
RManuall yselecta ble high-le vels etting for
grea terg round cleara nce
RADS PLUS (Ada ptiveD amping Sy stem with
const ant dampingf orce adjustment)
RDYNA MIC SELECT switc hand le velb utton
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Seethen otes on cleaning the3 60° Camera
(→pag e329).
Selecting aviewf or th e360°C amera
Re quirements
RThe $ X W R 5 H D U 9 L H Z & D P 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:
, 9 H K L F O H.k $ V V L V W D Q F H. & D P H U D
3 D U N L Q J
#Select 2 S H Q & D P H U D & R Y H U .
% 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 .
#Select 1 H Z ) D Y R U L W H .
#Select 9 H K L F O H .
#Select & D P H U D .
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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#Press button1.
The ActiveP arking Assis tviewa ppear son
th em ultimedia sy stem displa y.Area 2dis‐
pl ay sd etected parking spaces 4and vehi‐
cle path 3.
% Vehicle path 3shown on them ultimedia
sy stem displa ymaydifferf romt he actual
ve hicle path.
#Ifyo uh ave driven pas tasuitable parking
space: bring thev ehicle toas tandstill.
#Select desired parkin gspace 4.
#Wherenecessar y,select thep arking direc‐
tion :for wa rdsorb ackwards.
Ve hicle path 3is shown, depending on the
selected parking space and parking direc‐
tion.
#Confir mthe selected parking space.
&
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 ( Q J D J H 5 H Y H U V H * H D U
messag eappear sinthe multimedia sy stem
display: select thec orresponding transmis‐
sion position.
Ve hicles with automatic transmission:
The vehicle drives int othe selected parking
space.
On completion of thep arking procedure, the
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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.
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#Toexitas ubmenu: presstheb ackb utton
on thel eft 1.
If yo ua rebrows ingasubmenua ndyoup ress
and hold theb ackb utton on thel eft 1,t he
menu bar appears.
Setting thea dditional value range
Example: G-Me ter
1
Ad ditional value range
2Inde xpoints
#To select displa ycontent: swipetothe
ri ght on thel eft-hand Touc hC ontrol.
#Swip eupwards or do wnwardsont he left-
hand Touc hC ontrol toselect displa ycontent.
When displa ycontent is selected, thea ddi‐
tional value range 1is brie flyh ighligh ted.
The inde xpoints 2displa ythe selected list
item.
The following displa ycontent can be selected in
th e & O D V V L F and 6 S R U W designs:
RTach ome ter
RNa vigation
RECOd isplay
RConsu mption
RG-M eter
The following con tent can be selected in the 3 U R
J U H V V L Y H design:
RDate
RNavigation
RECOd isplay
RConsu mption
RG-M eter
Overvie wofdisplayson them ultifunction
display
1Outside temp erature
2Driv eprogram
3Transmission position
4Time
5Displa ysection
% Ve
hicles with theI nstrument Displa yin
th eW idescreen Cockpit: thep osition of
th ed ispla ysdeviates from those displa yed
here.
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Manually
#Deactivateª $ X W R P D W L F ' D \ O L J K W 6 D Y L Q J
7 L P H.
#Select ' D \ O L J K W 6 D Y L Q J 7 L P H.
#Select 2 Qor 2 I I.
Setting thet imea nd da teform at
Multimedi asystem:
, 6 \ V W H P.& 7 L P H D Q G ' D W H. 6 H W
) R U P D W
#Se tthe dat eand time form at#.
Setting thet imem anually
Re quirement
RThe 0 D Q X D O 7 L P H $ G M X V W P H Q W function is
switched on.
Multimedia sy stem:
, 6 \ V W H P.& 7 L P H D Q G ' D W H. 6 H W
7 L P H
#Se tthe hours.
#Na vigat etot heright tosetthe minutes.
#Se tthe minutes.
#Confir mchanges when exitin gthe menu.
The dat eissetautomaticall yvia GPS.
Connectivity
Switching transmission of thev ehicle posi‐
tio no n/off
Multimedias ystem:
, 6 \ V W H P.ö & R Q Q H F W L Y L W \
#Select 7 U D Q V P L W 9 H K L F O H 3 R V L W L R Q .
#Switchthe function on Oor off ª.
Bluetooth®
Information abou tBluet oo th®
Blue toot h®tech nology is astandar dfor short-
ra ng ew ireles sdatat ransfer up toappr oximately
32.8ft( 10m). Youc an use Blue tooth
®tocon‐
nect your mobile phonetot he multimedia sys‐
te ma nd use thef ollowing functions, fore xam‐
ple:
Rhands-free sy stem wit haccess tothef ollow‐
ing options:
-contacts (→pag e278)
-call lists (→pag e281)
-text message s
RInternetconnection
Rlistening tomusi cvia Blue tooth®audio
(→pag e305)
Rtrans ferring business cards (vCards) int othe
ve hicle
Blue tooth
®isar egis tere dt rademar kofBlue‐
toot hSpecial Interes tGroup (SIG) Inc.
% Interne tconnection via Blue tooth
®is not
av ailable in all countries.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gBluetooth
®
Re quirementRApple CarPlay™ is no tactive.
Multimedia sy stem:
, 6 \ V W H P.ö & R Q Q H F W L Y L W \
#Activate Oor deacti vate ª Bluetoo th®.
Multimedia sy stem 239