2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN tow

Notesond riving
&
WARNING Risk of accident duet o
object sinthe driver's foot we ll
Object sinthe driver's foot we ll ma yimp ede
pedal tr avel or bloc kadepressed pedal.
This jeopardizes theo perating and road
saf etyoft hevehicle.
#Stow all object sinthevehicle securely
so that they canno tget intot he driver's
fo ot we ll.
#Alw aysi ns tallth ef loor mats securely
and as prescribed in order toensure
th at ther eisa lway ss ufficient room for
th ep edals.
#Do no tuse loose floor mats and do not
place floor mats on topofo ne ano ther.
&
WARNING Risk of accident duet o
unsuitable foot we ar
Operatio nofthe pedals ma yberestricted
due tounsuit ablefoot we ar suc has:
RShoes wit hplatfo rmsoles
RShoes wit hhigh heels
RSlippers
#When driving alw aysw ear suitable
shoes in order tobe able tooperat ethe
pedals safel y.
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetot he
ignition being switched of fwhils tthe
ve hicle is in motion
If yo us wit ch offt he ignition whils tthe vehi‐
cle is in motion saf ety-re leva nt functions will
be restricted or no longer available. This may
ef fect thep owe rsteering sy stem and brake
fo rc eb oosting ,for example.
Yo uw ill need touse considerably mor eforce
to steer and brake.
#Do no tswitc hoffthei gnition whils tthe
ve hicle is in motion.
&
WARNING Risk ofexhaus tgas poisoning
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses suc hascarbon monoxide. Inhaling
th ese exhaus tgases causes poisoning.
#Ne verlea ve thee ngine running in an
encloseds pace without suf ficient venti‐
lation.
& WARNING Risk of skidding and of an
accident duetos hifting down on slippery
ro ad sur faces
If yo us hiftd ow nons lipperyroad sur faces to
inc rease thee ngine braking ef fect, thed rive
wheels ma ylose traction.
#Do no tshif td ow nons lipperyroad sur‐
fa ces toinc rease thee ngine braking
ef fect.
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jPark position
kReverseg ear
iNeutral
hDriv eposit ion En
gaging reve rseg ear R
#Depres sthe brak epedal and push the
DIRECT SELECTl everupp astthe firs tp oint
of resis tance.
The transmission positio ndispl ay sho wsk
in them ultifunction displa y.
Shifting toneutral N
#Depress theb rake pedal and push the
DIRECT SELECTl everupord owntot hefirs t
point of resis tance.
The transmission positio ndispl ay sho wsi
in them ultifunction displa y.
Subsequently releasing theb rake pedal will
allo wyoutomo vethev ehicle freel y,e.g. topush
it or towita way.
If yo uw ant thea utomatic transmission to
re main in neutral Nevenift he ignition is
switched off:
#St artt he vehicle.
#Depress theb rake pedal and shif ttoneutral
i.
#Re lease theb rake pedal.
#Switc hthe ignition off. %
Ifyo ut hen exitth ev ehicle leaving thek eyin
th ev ehicle, thea utomatic transmission
re mains in neutral i.
Engaging par kpositionP
#Press button 1.
The transmission position displa yshows j
in them ultifunction displa y.
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*NO
TEDama getothev ehicle or thed riv‐
et ra in caused bythev ehicle rolling away
#Alw aysp roper lysecur ethe vehicle
agains trolling away.
#On uphillord ownhill inclines, tur nthe front
wheels towa rdst he curb.
#Select transmission position j.
#Applythe electric parking brake.
#Press button 1(USA) or 2(Canada) once.
% When yous witch offt he vehicle, youc an still
opera tethes ide windo wsand thep anoramic
sliding sunroof forf ivem inutes.
Garag edoor opener
Prog rammin gbutton sfor th egarag edoor
opener
& WARNING Risk ofexhaus tgas poisoning
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses suc hascarbon monoxide. Inhaling
th ese exhaus tgases causes poisoning.
#Ne verlea ve thee ngine running in an
encloseds pace without suf ficient venti‐
lation.
& WARNING Risk of injury and entrapment
when openin gthe garage door using the
ga rage door opener
When youo perat eorp rogram theg arage
door wit hthe integrated garage door opener,
persons in ther ang eofm ovement of the
ga rage door can become trapped or stru ck
by theg arag edoor.
#When using thei ntegrated garage door
opener ,alway sm akes uret hat nobody
is within thes weep of theg arag edoor.
Onl yoperat ethe garage door opener on thef ol‐
lowing garage doors:
RGarag edoor sw ithas afet ys topa nd reve rs‐
ing feature.
RGarag edoor sw hichc onform tothec urrent
U. S. safe tystandards.
Re quirements:
RThe vehicle is par kedo utside of theg arage.
RThe engine is switch ed off.
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#Checkifthe transmitter frequency of the
re mo tecontrol hast he frequency rang eo f
280 to868 MHz.
Ra dio equipment appr oval number:
RNZLMUA HL5 (USA)
R4112 A-MUAHL5 (Canada)
#Press and hold button 1,2or3 that you
wish toprog ram.
Indicator lamp 4flashes yello w.
% It can take up to20 seconds befor ethe indi‐
cator lam pflashes yello w.
#Re lease thep reviousl ypressed button.
Indicator lamp 4continues toflash yello w.
#Po int remo tecontrol 5atad ista nc eof1i n
(1 cm )to3in(8c m)towa rdsb uttons 1,2
or 3.
#Press and hold button 6ofremo tecontrol
5 until:
RIndicator la mp4lightsupg reen contin‐
uousl y.Programming is comple te.
RIndicator lamp 4flashes green. Pro‐
gr amming wassuccessful. Additionally,
synchronization of ther olling code with
th eg arag edoor sy stem mus talso be car‐
ri ed out.
#If indicator lamp 4does no tlight up or flash
green: repeat thep rocedure.
#Re lease all of theb uttons. %
The remo tecontrol fort he garage door drive
is no tincluded in thes cope of deliver yofthe
ga rage door opener.
Synchronizing ther olling code
Re quirements:
RThe garage door sy stem uses arolling code.
RThe vehicle mus tbewithinrang eoft he
ga rage door or exterior gate drive.
RThe vehicle as well as personsa nd objects,
ar el ocated outside thes weep of theg arage
door.
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Ifyo ul eave thev ehicle par kedf or longer than six
we eks, it ma ysufferd ama geasaresult of lack
of use.
% Further information can be obtained at a
qu alified specialis tworks hop.
St andb ymode (extension of the star terb at‐
te ry 's period out of use)
St andb ymode function
If standb ymode is activated, thev ehicle can be
par kedf or an extende dperio doft ime without
losing po wer.
St andb ymode is characterize dbythefollowing:
Rth es tarter batter yispreser ved.
Rthem aximum period out of use is displa yed
in them ultimedia sy stem displa y.
Rfunctions suc hasinterior pr otection or tow-
aw ay protection ar enotavailable.
Rthec onnection toonline services is inter rup‐
te d. If
th ef ollowing condition sarefulfilled, standby
mode can be activated or deactivated usingt he
multimedia sy stem:
Rth ee ngine is switched off.
Rthei gnition is switched on.
Exceeding thev ehicle's displa yedp eriod out of
use ma ycause incon venience, i.e .itcanno tbe
guarantee dthat thes tarter batter ywillr eliably
st ar tt he engine.
The star terb atter ymustbec harged firs tint he
fo llowing situations:
Rth ev ehicle's period out of use mus tbe
ex tended.
Rth e%DWWHU\ &KDUJH ,QVXIILFLHQW IRU 6WDQGE\
0RGH messag eappear sinthe multimedia
sy stem displa y.
% Standb ymode is automaticall ydeactivated
when thei gnition is switched on. Ac
tivatin gordeactivatin gstandb ymode
Multimedias ystem:
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WLQJV.6WDQGE\ 0RGH
#Ac tivate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
When youa ctivat ethe function,ap romp t
appears.
#Select <HV.
St andb ymode is activated.
Driving and driving saf etys ystems
Driving sy stems and your responsibility
Yo ur vehicle is equipped wit hdriving sy stems
whic hassis tyou in driving, parking and maneu‐
ve ring thev ehicle. The driving sy stems ar etools
and do no trelie veyouofy ourresponsibility .Pay
attention tothet raffic condition satall times
and inter vene when necessary .Beawareofthe
limitation sregarding thes afeu se of these sys‐
te ms.
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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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#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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