2019 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN trailer

10
ft(3 m) away from theve hicle in
suc hsituations. When
making thekic king movement, makesur e
th at your feet arefirm lyon thegr ound, other‐
wise youco uld lose your balan ce,e.g.on ice.
Re quiremen ts
R The Smar tKey isbehin dth eve hicle.
R Stand atleas t12 in(30 cm) away from the
ve hicle while perform ing thekic king move‐
ment.
R Donotcome intocont actwithth ebum per
while making thekic king movement.
R Donotcar ryout thekic king movement too
slo wly.
R The kicking movement mustbe towa rdsth e
ve hicle andbackag ain. 1
Detection rang eof thesensor s
If se veralcon secut ive kic kin gmo vements are
no tsuccessfu l,wa itte nseco nds.
Sy stem limita tions
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
if:
R Sno wor dir t,e.g. from road salt ,co vers the
sensor area.
R The kicking movement ismade using apr os‐
th etic leg. The
trunk lidcould beopen edorclos edunin ten‐
tio nal ly,in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Aper son 'sarms orlegs aremo vingin the
sensor detection rang e, e.g .wh en polishi ng
th eve hicle orpic king upobject s.
R Object sar emo vedor placed behind theve hi‐
cle, e.g. tensi oni ng stra ps orlugg age.
R Clam pingstra ps, tarp sor other coverings are
pu lled ove rth ebum per.
R Apr otect ive mat withalengt hre ac hin gove r
th etrunk silldown intoth ede tection rang e
of thesensor sis used.
R The protect ive mat isno tsecur edcor rectl y.
R Workisbeing undertake non thetrailer hitch,
on trailer sor rear bicy clerack s.
Deactiv ateKEYLES S-GO(0013 page63) ordo
no tcar rytheSmar tKey about your per son in
suc hsit uatio ns. Swit
ching separ atetrunk locking onoroff If
yo ucen trally unlocktheve hicle while separate
loc king isactiv ated, thetrunk willremain locked. Openin
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If
ach ang ein thespeed limitisde tected and
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti vated,
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cad apts this
ne wspeed asthestor ed speed.
The driven speed isadjus tedwhen theve hicle is
le ve lwit hth etraf fic sig nat thelat est.In the
case ofsig ns indi cati ngentr yint oan urb anarea ,
th espeed isadap tedaccor dingtothespeed
per mitt edwithin theurban area. The speed limit displa
yin theins trument displayis alw aysupda ‐
te dwhen theve hicle isleve lwit hth etra ffic sign .
If th er eis no speed restriction onanunlimited
st re tchof road (e.g.on afree wa y), there com‐
mend edspe edisad op tedas thestor ed speed.
The system uses thespeed stor ed on anunlimi‐
te dstre tchof road asthere comme ndedspeed.
If yo udo notalt er thestor ed speed onanunlimi‐
te dstre tchof road, there comme ndedspeedis
80 mph(1 30 km/h).
If Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cha sbe en
pu tint opa ssi ve mode bypressing theacceler a‐
to rpeda l,onl yspee dlimi tswhi charehigh er
th an these tspeed areadop ted.
Ac tiveSpe edLimi tAssi stisonl yan aid. The
dr iver isresponsible forke eping asaf edis tance
to theve hicle infront, forve hicle speed andfor
br aking ingood time. Themaximum permissible
speed alsodepends onfact or ssu ch asthero ad
sur face and traf fic condi tions.
Sy stem limita tions
Te mp oraryspeed restrictions (e.g.fo ra cer tain
tim eor due towe ather condition s)can notbe
pr oper lyde tected bythesy stem. Themaximum per
missible speedapplying fora ve hicle witha
tr ailer isno tde tected bythesy stem. Inthese sit‐
uations youmus tadj ustyo ur spee dyo urself . 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto Active
Spe edLimi tAssi stadap tingth eve hicle's
speed
The speed adoptedby ActiveSpe edLimi t
Assi stma ybe toohigh orincor rect insome
indi vidualcase s,su ch as:
R Inthewe tor infog
R When towing atrailer 0007
Ensur eth at thedr iven speed complies
wit htraf fic re gulations. 0007
Adjus tth edr iving speed tosuit current
tr af fic and weather condition s. Fu
nction ofrout e-base dspee dadap tation 0009
The follo wing function iscoun try- dependen t
and onlyav ailable incon junction withth e
Dr iving Assi stanc ePa ckag e. Dr
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When
Distance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti ve,th e
function adjuststh espeed depending onthe
ro uteeve nts ahead. Dep endingonthedr ive pr o‐
gr am select ed,theve hicle negotiatesthero ute
eve ntaheadin afue l-saving, com fortable or
dynam icman ner.When thero uteev ent has been
passed, theve hicle acceler ates again tothe
st or ed speed. Thesetdis tan cetotheve hicle in
fr ont, vehicles detected aheadand speedrestric‐
tions aheadar eta ke nint oacco unt.
Ro ute-based speedadj ustm entcan byconf ig‐
ur ed inthemultimedia system
(0013 page18 3).
Ro uteeve nts aheadar e:
R Bend s
R T-int ersect ions,tr af fic cir cle sand tollst a‐
tio ns
R Turnsand exits
R Traf fic jams ahead(only with Liv eTr af fic
( 0013 page288))
0009 When theto llst atio nis reac hed, ActiveDis ‐
ta nce AssistDIS TRONI Cad op tsthespeed as
th estor ed speed. Also,
thespeed isreduced ifth etur nsignal to
ch ang elane sis swit ched on and one ofthefo l‐
lo wing situat ionsisde tected:
R Turning offat intersect ions
R Drivin gon slowing- down lanes
R Drivin gon lanes adjacenttoslo wing-do wn
lanes
The driver isresponsible forch oosing theright
speed andobser vingother road user s.This
applies inpar ticular tointersect ions,traf fic cir‐
cle sand traf fic lights, asroute-based speed
adap tatio ndo es notbr ak eth eve hicle toast and‐
st ill.
When routeguidan ceisact ive, thefirs tsp ee d
ad jus tment iscar ried out automaticall y.Ifth e
tur nsigna lind icatoris swi tched on,theselect ed
ro uteis co nfirmed andfurther speed adjustment
is activ ated.
Speed adjustmentis canc eled inthefo llo wing
cases :
R Ifth etur nsignal indicat orisswitc hedoff
bef oreth ero uteeve nt. R
Ifth edr iver depr esses theacceler ator or
br ak epedal during thepr ocess.
Sy stem limita tions
Ro ute-based speedadap tatio ndo es notta ke
ri ght ofwa yre gulations intoaccount .The driver
is responsible forcom plying withro ad traf fic
re gulations anddriving atasuit able speed.
In dif ficul tcondi tions (e.g.uncl earro ads, narrow
lanes, wetro ad sur faces, snowor ice )or whe n
dr ivi ng with atrailer ,th espeed adjustmentmade
by thesy stem mayno talw aysbe suit able. In
th ese situation sth edr iver mus tint erve ne
acco rding ly. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent inspi teof
ro ute-based speedadj ustm ent
Ro ute-based speedadj ustm entmigh tmal‐
fun ction orbe temp orarily una vailable inthe
fo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifmap datais no tup todat eor available
R Ifyo udo notfo llo wtheselect edroute
guidan ce 18
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Driving and parking

R
Ifth ese tro uteis re-pl anne d
R Inroad con stru ction area s
R Whe nto wing atrailer
R Inbad weather orroad con dition s
R Ifth eaccelera torpeda lis depr essed 0007
Adjus tth espeed tothetraf fic situ ation. Se
tting rout e-base dspee dadjus tment Re
quirement s:
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti va‐
te d.
Multimedia system:
0018 Vehicle 0019
k Assist ance
0019 Speed Adjustmen t 0007
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion. Ac
tiv eSte ering Assis t Fu
nction ofActiv eSte ering Assis t
0009 ActiveSt eer ing Assis tis count ry-de pende nt
and only available forve hicles withth eDr iv‐
ing Assis tance Packag e.
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis tis oper ational atspeeds
up to130mp h(210 km/h) andhelpsyouto stay
in thecent erofthelane bymeans ofmoder ate
st eer ing interve ntio ns.Itus es theve hicle infront
and thelane markings asare fere nce dependi ng
on thedr iven speed.
When thesy stem isactiv elysteer ing, theè
symbol issho wningreen inthemultifunc tion
displa y.
If th ede tection oflane mar kings andvehicles
ahead isim pair ed,ActiveSt eer ing Assis t
switc hestopassiv emode. Thesystem prov ides
no suppor tin this case. During thetra nsit ion
fr om activ eto passiv est atus ,th eè symbol is
sho wnasenlar gedand flashes yello w. Once the
sy stem ispassiv e,theè symbol issho wnas
gr ay inthemultifunc tiondispla y. Ste
ering and touc hde tection
The driver isrequ ired tokeep their hands onthe
st eer ing wheel atall times andbeable tointer‐
ve ne atanytime tocor rect thecour seofthe
ve hicle andkeep itin lane. Thedriver mus t
ex pect ach ang efrom active to passiv emode or
vice versaat anytim e. If
th esy stem reac hes asy stem limit ation orthe
dr iver has notst eer edtheve hicle fora consider‐
abl eper iod oftime orhas remo vedth eir hands
fr om thesteer ing wheel, thesy stem will,
depending onthesituation ,aler tth edr iver
eit her withavisual warning oravisual and
acous ticwarning. Disp lay 1 appear sin themul‐
tifun ction displa y. Dr
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360°
camer a Fu
nction ofthe360° Camera
The 360°Camera isasy stem that con sistsof
fo ur cam eras. The cam eras coverth eimmediat e
ve hicle surround ings.The system assis tsyou,
e.g .when parkingor atexits withre duced visibil‐
ity .
The 360°Camer ais onl yan aid. Itis no ta sub‐
st itut efo ryo ur att entio nto thesur round ings.
The responsibili tyforsaf emaneu vering and
pa rking remains withyo u. Mak esur eth at ther e
ar eno per sons, animals orobjec tsetc., inthe
maneu vering area while ma neu vering and park‐
ing.
The system evaluat esimag esfrom thefo llo wing
cameras:
R Rear vie wcam era
R Front camer a
R Twoside camer asintheoutside mirrors
Vi ew sof the360° Camera
Yo ucan selectfrom differe nt vie ws: 1
Wide-ang levie w, front
2 Topvie wwit himag efrom thefront camer a
3 Topvie wwit himag esfrom theside camer as
in theoutside mirrors
4 Wide-ang levie w, rear
5 Topvie wwit himag efrom there ar vie wcam ‐
er a
6 Topvie wwit htrailer view(if trailer hitchis
ins talled) To
pvie w 1
Lane indicati ngthero uteth eve hicle will
ta ke wit hth esteer ing wheel inits cur rent
po sitio n
2 Yello wwa rning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRONI C:obs tacles atadis tance of
ap prox imat ely3. 3ft (1.0 m) orless
3 Your vehicle from above
If th edis tance totheobjec tlessens, thecolor of
wa rning displa y2 chang es.From adis tance of
ap prox imat ely2. 0ft (0.6 m)thewa rning displa y
is sho wninorang e.From adis tance ofapprox ‐
imat ely1. 0 ft (0.3 m)thewa rning displa yis
sho wninred. 200
Driving andparking

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions 0007
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
Chec kBr ake Pads See
Oper ator'sMan ual *T
hebrak epads have reac hed thewe arlimit . 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto restrict ed braki ng powe r
When thebr ak epads have reac hed their wearlimit ,th ebr aking powe rma ybe restrict ed. 0007
Drive on car efu lly. 0007
Have thebr ak esy stem checkedimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 0007
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Dr
iving systems Displa
ymess ages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Act ive Blind SpotAsst.Not
Available WhenTowing a
Trailer SeeOperator' sMan-
ual *W
hen youes tablish theelectr icalconnect iontothetra iler ,Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stisuna vailable. 0007
Press thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol and ackn ow ledg eth edispla ymessag e.
Drive MoreSlowly *Y
ouaredr iving toofa st forth eselect edvehicle leve l. 0007
Inorder toadjus tth eve hicle leve l,yo umus tno tdr ive at spee dsgreat erthan 37 mph(6 0km/h). 44
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Dis play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions 0007
Inorder toadjus tth eve hicle leve ldur ing trailer operation ,yo umus tno tdr ive at spee dsgreat erthan 19 mp h
(30 km/ h).
Blind SpotAssistCurrent ly
Unavailable SeeOperat or's
Manual *B
lind SpotAss istis temp orarily una vailable.
The system limits have been reac hed (0013 page21 3). 0007
Drive on.
Once thecause ofthepr oblem isno long erpresent ,th esy stem will beavailable again.
or 0007
Ifth edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear ,st op theve hicle while paying attention toroad and traffic condi tions
and restar tth eengine. 0007
Ifneces sary,cle an there ar bum per.If th ebum perisex treme lydir ty,th esensor sin thebum permaybe mal‐
func tioning. Act
ive Steering AssistInop-
erative *A
ctiveSt eer ing Assis tis malfunct ioning.ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cremains available. 0007
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
00CC *T
hevehicle leve lis toolow. The vehicle israised totheselect edvehicle leve l. 0007
Waitunt ilth edispla ymessag edisappear sbef orepulling away. Dis
play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 44
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions 0007
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions. 0007
Clea nth ewindshield.
Act ive Lane Keeping Assist
Inoper ative *A
ctiveLane Keeping Assistis malfunct ioning. 0007
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Malfunction
DriveatMax.
50 mph *T
heAIR BODY CONTR OLfunction isrestrict ed. The vehicle's handling charact eristic sma ybe affect ed. 0007
Drive in amanne rap propr iate forth ecur rent leve l,but donotex ceed 50mph(80 km/h). 0007
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Blind SpotAssist NotAvail-
able When Towing aTrailer
See Operator's Manual *W
hen youes tablish theelectr icalconnect iontothetra iler ,Blind SpotAssis tis una vailable. 0007
Press thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol and ackn ow ledg eth edispla ymessag e.
00CC St op Vehicle VehicleToo
Low *Y
ouhave pulled away despit eth eve hicle leve lbeing toolow. 0007
Pull overand stop theve hicle, paying attention toroad and traffic condi tions.
The vehicle israised totheselect edvehicle leve l. 0007
Waitunt ilth edispla ymessag edisappear sbef orepulling away.
If th edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear andawa rning tone also sou nds, AIRBOD YCO NTR OLismalfu nctioning: 0007
Donotdr ive fa ster than 50 mph(80 km/h) andconsult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely. Dis
play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 45
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