2020 MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS Owners Manual

The
ë symbol appearsin themultifunc tion
displa y.The arro ws sho won whic hside ofthe
ro ad free par kingspac esareloc ated.
The parkingspac eand, ifnec essar y,thepar king
dir ect ion can beselect edasdesir ed.Active
Pa rking Assistcalc ulatesasuit able vehicle path
and assis tsyouin par kingand exitin gth epar k‐
ing space.
Ve hicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:Ac tive
Pa rking Assistch ang esgear,acc eler ates, brak es
and steer sth eve hicle.
Ac tivePa rking Assistis onl yan aid. Itis no ta
subs titutefo ryo ur att entio nto thesur round ings.
The responsibili tyforsaf emaneu vering and
pa rking remains withyo u. Mak esur eth at no
per son s,anim alsorobj ect set c. arein the
maneu vering rang e.
Ac tivePa rking Assistis can celed if,amon got her
th ings ,one ofthefo llo wing actions iscar ried
out :
R Youdeac tivatePa rking AssistPA RK TRONI C.
R Youdeac tivateAc tivePa rking Assist.
R Youbegin steer ing. R
Youappl yth epar king brak e.
R Youen gage 005D.
R ESP ®
int erve nes.
R Youopen theta ilg ate.
Sy stem limita tionsofActiv ePa rking Assis t
Obje ctslocat edabo veorbelo wthede tection
ra ng eof ActivePa rking Assistar eno tde tected
whe nth epar king space isbeing measur ed.
These arealso notta ke nint oacco untwhen the
par kingmaneuv eriscalculat ed,e.g. overhang ing
loads, overhang sor loadin gra mp sof truc ks or
th eboundar iesofpar king spaces. Insome cir‐
cums tances, ActivePa rking Assistma yth er efor e
guide youint oth epar king space prematur ely. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
object slocat edabo veorbelo wthe
de tection rang eof ActivePa rking Assist
If th er ear eobjec tsabo veorbelo wthe
de tection rang e, thefo llo wing situat ionsmay
ar ise:
R ActivePa rking Assistma yst eer tooear ly. R
Vehicl eswith automatic transmis‐
sio n:The vehicle mayno tst op infront of
th ese objec ts.
This could cause acollision. #
Inthese situation s,do notuse Active
Pa rking Assist. Sn
ow fallor hea vyrain ma ylead toapar king
spac ebein gmeas ured inac curately. Pa rking
spaces that arepar tiallyoccupied bytrai le r
dr aw bar smight notbe ident ified assuc hor be
measur edincor rectly .Only useAc tivePa rking
Ass iston leve l,high- grip grou nd .
Do notuse ActivePa rking Assistin thefo llo wing
situat ions:
R Ifyo uar edr ivin gin extreme weather condi‐
tio ns suc has ice ,pac kedsno wor inhea vy
ra in.
R Ifyo uar etranspo rting aload that protru des
be yond theve hicle.
R Ifth epar king space ison ast eep downhill or
uphill gradient.
R Ifyo uha ve installed snowch ains . Dr
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Ac
tivePa rking Assistma yalso displa ypar king
spaces that areno tsuit able forpar king, e.g.:
R Parking spaces wherepar kingis prohibit ed.
R Parking spaces onunsuit ablesurfaces.
Ac tivePa rking Assistwill notassis tyo uwit h
par kingspac esatright anglestothedir ect ion of
tr av el in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Iftw opar kingspaces arelocat edimmed i‐
at elyne xt to eac hot her .
R Ifth epar king space isdir ect lyne xt to alow
obs tacle such asacur b.
Ac tivePa rking Assistwill notassis tyo uwit h
par kingspac espar allel oratright anglestothe
dir ect ion oftrave lin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifth epar king space ison acurb.
R Ifth epar king space isbor deredbyan obs ta‐
cle ,e.g. atree, apos tor atrai le r.
Pa rking withAc tiv ePa rking Assis t
% Depen dingontheve hicle's equipment, the
butt onmayalso belocat edatadif fere nt
po sitio nin thecent ercon sole. #
Press butt on1. The
media displaysho wsthevie wof ActivePa rk‐
ing Assist. Ar ea 2 displa ysdetected parking
spaces 4and vehicle path3.
% Vehicle path3 shownonthemedia display
ma ydif ferfr om theactual vehicle path. #
Ifyo uha ve driven pas ta par kingspace: bring
th eve hicle toast ands till. #
Select desir edpar kingspac e4. #
Wher enec essar y,select thepar king direc‐
tion :fo rw ards orreve rse.
Ve hicle path3 issho wn, depending on
select edpar king space 4and thepar king
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#
Con firm select edpar king space 4.
% The turnsignal indicat orisswitc hedonaut o‐
matically whenthepar king procedur e
begins. Theturnsignal indicat orisswitc hed
of faut omaticall ywhen youswit chto005B .
Yo uar ere sponsible forsele cting thetur nsignal
indicat orinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi ‐
tions .If neces sary,select thetur nsignal indica‐
to raccor dingly. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto vehi‐
cle swinging outwhile parking orpulli ng
out ofapar king space
While parking orexitin gapar kingspace, the
ve hicle swings outand candrive ont oar eas
of theonc oming lane.
This could cause youto coll ide wi th object s
or other road user s. #
Payatt ention toobject sand other road
user s. #
Wher enec essar y,stop theve hicle or
cancel thepar king procedur ewit h
Ac tivePa rking Assist. #
If,forex am ple, thePlease Engage Reverse
Gear messag eappear sin themedia display:
select thecor responding transmission posi‐
tion.
The vehicle drives intoth eselect edpar king
space.
On com pletion ofthepar king procedur e,the
Parking AssistFinished, TakeContr olof Vehicle
displa ymessag eappear s.Fu rther maneuv ering
ma yst ill be nec essar y. #
Aftercom pletion ofthepar king procedur e,
saf eguar dth eve hicle agains tro lling away.
When requ ired bylegalrequ iremen tsor local
con dition s:tur nth ewheels towa rdsth ecurb.
% Youcan stop theve hicle andchang eth e
tr ans missi on positio ndu ring thepar king pro‐
cedur e.The system then calculat esane w
ve hicle path.The parking procedur ecan
th en be con tinued. Ifno newvehicle pathis
av ailable, thetransmission positionwillbe
ch ang edagain. Ifth eve hicle hasnotye t
re ac hed thepar king space, thepar king pro‐
cedur ewill becanc eled, should age ar be
ch ang ed. Exit
ingapa rking spacewit hAc tiv ePa rking
Assis t
Re quirement s:
R The vehicle hasbeen parkedwit hAc tive
Pa rking Assist.
% Depe ndingon theve hicle's equipment, the
butt onmayalso belocat edatadif fere nt
po sitio nin thecent ercon sole.
Please note that youar ere sponsible forth eve hi‐
cle and surround ingsdur ing theent ire par king
pr ocedur e. #
Startth eve hicle. Dr
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Press butt on1.
The media displaysho wsthevie wof Active
Pa rking Assist. #
Ifth eve hicle hasbeen parkedat right angles
to thedir ect ion oftra vel:in area 2, selec t
dir ect ion oftra vel3.
% The vehicle pathsho wnonthemedia display
ma ydif ferfr om theactual vehicle path. #
Conf irm dir ection ofexit3 todrive out of
th epar king space.
% The turnsignal indicat orisswitc hedonaut o‐
maticall ywhen theex itin gpr ocedur ebegin s.
Yo uar ere sponsible forsele cting thetur nsignal
indicat orinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi ‐
tions .If neces sary,select thetur nsignal indica‐
to raccor dingly. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto vehi‐
cle swinging outwhile parking orpulli ng
out ofapar king space
While parking orexitin gapar kingspace, the
ve hicle swings outand candrive ont oar eas
of theonc oming lane.
This could cause youto coll ide wi th object s
or other road user s. #
Payatt ention toobject sand other road
user s. #
Wher enec essar y,stop theve hicle or
cancel thepar king procedur ewit h
Ac tivePa rking Assist. #
If,forex am ple, thePlease Engage Forward
Gear messag eappear sin themedia display:
select thecor responding transmission posi‐
tion.
The vehicle movesout ofthepar king space.
The turnsignal indicat orisswitc hedoffaut o‐
maticall y.
Af terth eex itin gpr ocedur ehas been completed,
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messageappea rsinthemedia display.A
wa rning tone and thefo llo wing displa yin the
media display pr om ptyouto take ove rcontr olof
th eve hicle: Yo
uha ve toacc eler ate, brak e, steer and chang e
ge ar yourself again.
Fu nction ofDrive Awa yAssis t
Dr ive Aw ayAssi stcan reduce these verity of an
impact when pulling away.If an obs tacle is
de tected inthedir ect ion oftrav el, theve hicle's
speed isbrief lyreduced toappr ox.1 mp h
(2 km/ h).Ifacr itic alsituat ionisde tected, sym‐
bol 00CB appea rsinthemedia display. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent caused by
limit eddetection perform anc eof Drive
Aw ayAssi st
Dr ive Aw ayAssi stcanno tal wa ys cle arly iden‐
tify obje ctsand traf fic situ ations. In
such case s,Dr ive Aw ayAssi stmight :
R Warnyouwit hout reason andlimit the
ve hicle speed.
R Notwa rnyouor notlimit theve hicle
speed. #
Alw ayspa ycar eful attention tothetra f‐
fi c situ ation; donotre ly on Drive Aw ay
Assi stalon e. #
Beprepar edtobrak eor sw erve as nec ‐
essar y,prov ided thetra ffic situat ion
per mitsand that itis saf eto take eva‐
siv eact ion. Dr
ive Aw ayAssi stisonl 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 no
per son s,anim alsorobj ect set c. arein the
maneu vering rang e.
A risk ofacollision mayar ise inthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s,forex am ple:
R Ifth edr iver mix esup theaccelera torand
br ak epeda ls. R
Ifth ewr ong gear isselec ted.
Dr ive Aw ayAssi stisact ive under thefo llo wing
con dition s:
R IfPa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis act ivat ed.
R Everytime thege ar isch ang edto005E or005B
when theve hicle isat ast ands till.
R Ifth ede tected obs tacle isless than appr ox.
3.3 ft(1.0 m) away.
R Ifth emaneuv ering assis tant func tionis acti ‐
va tedin themultimedia system.
Sy stem limit s
The perform anc eof Drive Aw ayAssi stislimit ed
on inclines .
% Also obser vethesy stem limits ofParking
Ass istPA RK TRONI C(/ page20 4).
Fu nction ofCross Traf fic Aler t
% Alsore ad theins truction son Blind Spot
Assis t(/ page22 4). Dr
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Ve
hicl eswith Blind SpotAss ist: Cr oss Traf fic
Ale rtcan warndriver sof anycr ossing traffic
when backingup out ofapar kingspace. The
ra dar sensor sin thebum peralso monit orthe
ar ea adjac enttotheve hicle. Ifacr itical situation
is de tected, symbo l1 appea rsinthemedia dis‐
pla y.Ifth edr iver does notre spond tothewa rn‐
ing, theve hicle's brak es can beappli edaut omat‐
ically . If
th era dar sensor sar eobs truct edbyvehicles
or other object s,de tection isno tpos sible.
Cr oss Traf fic Aler tis acti veund erthefo llo wing
con dition s:
R IfBlin dSpo tAss istis act ivat ed.
R Ifth eve hicle isbac king upatwa lkin gpace.
R Ifth emaneuv ering assis tant func tionis acti ‐
va tedin themultimedia system.
Sy stem limit s
Cr oss Traf fic Aler tis no tav ailable onincline s.
% Alsoobse rveth esy stem limits ofActive
Bli nd Spo tAssi st(/ pag e22 4).
Deactiv ating/a ctivating maneu vering assis‐
tance
Multimedia system:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance
5 Camera &Parkin g5
Maneuverin gAssist . #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion.
% Maneuv ering assis tance mustbe activ efo r
th efunc tion ofDrive Aw ayAssi st
( / pag e21 9). AT
TENTI ONASSIST Fu
nction ofATTENTI ONASSIST
AT TENTION ASSISTassis tsyouon long,mon oto‐
nous journeys,e.g. onhighw aysand trunk roads.
If AT TENTION ASSISTde tects indicatorsof fati‐
gu eor incr easing laps es inconce ntration onthe
par tof thedr iver ,it sugg ests taking abr ea k.
AT TENTION ASSISTis onl yan aid. Itcann ot
alw aysde tect fatig ue orlaps es inconce ntration
in tim e.The system isno ta subs titutefo ra we ll-
re sted and attent ive dr iver .On long journeys,
ta ke regular break sin good timethat allo wfor
adeq uatere cup erati on.
Yo ucan choose between twose ttings:
R Standar d:nor mal system sensit ivity.
R Sensitiv e:higher system sensit ivity.The
dr iver iswa rned ear lier and theatt ent ion
le ve lde tected byATTENTION ASSISTis adap‐
te daccor dingly.
If dr ow siness orincr easing lapsesinconcen tra‐
tion arede tected, theATTE NTION ASSIS T:Take
a Break !wa rning appear sin theIns trument Dis‐
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ta
ke abr eak wher enec essar y.Ifyo udo notta ke
a br eak and ATTENTION ASSISTcont inues to
de tect incr easing lapse sin concentr ation, you
will bewarned again afte ra minimu mof
15 minut es. Yo
ucan have thefo llo wing status informat ionfor
AT TENTION ASSISTdispla yedin theassis tance
menu oftheon- boar dcom puter:
R The lengt hof thejour neysince thelas t
br eak .
R The attent ion leve lde term ined byATTENTION
ASS IST. If
AT TENTION ASSISTis unable tocal cul ateth e
att ent ion leve land cannotissue awa rning, the
Sys tem Suspend edmes sage appear s.
If awa rning isgiv en intheIns trument Display,
th emultimedia system offers to sear chfora re st
ar ea. Youcan selectare st area and star tna vig a‐
tio nto this rest area. This function can beact iva‐
te dand deactiv ated inthemultimedia system.
If AT TENTION ASSISTis deactiv ated, theÛ
symbol appearsin theassis tance grap hicin the
Ins trument Displaywhen theengine isrunning .
AT TENTION ASSISTis activ ated aut omaticall y
when theengine isre-sta rted. The lastselect ed
sensit ivityleve lre mains stor ed.
Sy stem limit s
AT TENTION ASSISTis activ ein the37 mph
(60 km/ h)to 124mp h(200 km/h) speedrang e.
The func tional ity ofATTENTION ASSISTis
re strict ed, and warnings maybe dela yedor not
occ uratall inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifyo uha ve been driving forless than appr ox‐
imat ely30 min utes. R
Ifth ero ad con dition ispoor (unevenro ad
sur face orpotholes).
R Ifth er eis ast ro ng side wind.
R Ifyo uadop ta spor tydrivin gst yle (high cor‐
ner ing speeds orhigh ratesof acceler ation).
R Ifth eSt eer ing Assis tfunc tion ofActiveDis ‐
ta nce AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti ve.
R Ifth etime hasbeen setincor rectly .
R Inacti vedriving situation s,ifyo uch ang e
lane sand vary your spee dfreq uen tly.
The ATTENTION ASSISTtir edness oraler tness
assessment isdele tedand restar tedwhen con‐
tin uing thejour neyin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifyo uswit choffth eengine.
R Ifyo uunf astenyo ur seat beltandopen the
dr iver's door (e.g.chang ingdriver sor taking
a br ea k). Dr
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Se
tting ATTENTI ONASSIST
Multimedia system:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance
5 ATTE NTION ASSIS T
Se tting options #
Select Standard, SensitiveorOff.
Sugg esting are st area #
Select SuggestRes tArea. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate thefunc tion 0053.
If AT TENTION ASSISTde tects fatig ue or
incr easing lack ofatt ention ,it sugg ests a
re st area inthevicinit y. #
Selec ta sugg estedre st area: youar egui‐
ded totheselect edrest area. Tr
af fic Sign Assis t Fu
nction ofTraf fic Sign Assis t Tr
af fic Sign Assistdetects traf fic sig ns with mul‐
tifunction camera1. Itassi stsyo uby displa y‐
ing detected spe edlimits andovertakin gre stric‐
tions intheins trument cluster. Since
Traf fic Sign Assistalso uses thedat a
st or ed inthena vig ation system, itcan updat e
th edispla yin thefo llo wing situat ionswithout
de tecting traf fic sig ns:
R Whe nth eve hicle chang esroads, e.g.on a
high wayen try or exitro ad.
R When avillag eor cityboun darywhic his
st or ed inthedigit almap ispassed.
The camer aalso detects traf fic sig ns with a
re striction indicatedbyan addit ionalsign (e.g.in
we tcond itions ).
Tr af fic Sign Assistisonl yan aid. Thedriver is
re sponsible forke eping asaf edis tance from the
ve hicle infront, forve hicle speed andforbr aking
in good time.
Wa rning when thema xim um permis sible
speed isexc eeded
The system can warnyouif yo uunin tentio nally
exc eed themaximum permissible speed.Todo
th is, youcan spec ifyinthemultimedia system
by howmuc hth emaximum permissible speed
can beexc eeded beforeawa rning isissued. You
can specify whether thewa rning isto be justa
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