ta
ke intoacc ount road, weather ortraf fic condi ‐
tions . In
fo rm ation onvehicl esen sorsand camer as Some
driving anddriving safetysy stems use
camer asaswellas radar orultr asonic sensors
to monit orthear ea infront of,behind ornext to
th eve hicle. %
The radar sensor sar eint egratedbehind the
bum persand/or behindtheMer cedes star.
1 Cameras intheoutside mirrors
2 Multifunction camera
3 Front camer a
4 Ultrasonic sensors
5 Rear vie wcam era &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
re strict ed detection perform anc eof vehi‐
cle sensor sand camer as
If th ear ea around vehicle sensor sor cam‐
er as isco vered, damag edordir ty,cer tain
dr ivin gand safetysy stems cann otfunction
cor rectly .The reisarisk ofan accident. #
Keep thear ea around vehicle sensor s
or camer asclear ofanyobs tructions
and clean. #
Have damag eto thebum per,ra diat or
gr ille orstone chipping inthear ea of
th efront and rear wind owsrepair edat
a qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Pa
rticular ly,ke ep thear eas around thesensor s
and camer asfree ofdir t,ice orslush
(/ page280). Thesensor sand camer asma y
no tbe coveredand thede tection rang es arou nd
th em mus tbe kept free. Donotatt achadd itiona l
lice nse platebrac kets, advertisemen ts,sticke rs,
fo ils orfoils toprotect agains tst one chipping sin
th ede tection rang eof thesensor sand camer as.
Mak esur eth at ther ear eno ove rhang ingloads
pr otru ding intoth ede tection rang e.
If th er eis damag eto abum perorthera diat or
gr ille, orafte ran impact, have thefunc tion of
th esensor sch eckedat aqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop. Have damag eor stone chipping inthe
ar ea ofthecamer ason thewindshield andrear
wind owrepair edataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rk‐
shop. Ov
ervie wof driving systems anddriving
saf etysy stems R
ABS(Ant i-lockBra king System)
(/ page16 9)
R BAS(Bra keAssis tSys tem) (/ page16 9) 16
8
Driving and parking
&
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite exit
wa rning
The exitwa rning neit her react sto statio nary
obj ect sno rto vehicles approaching youat a
gr eat lydif fering spe ed.
The exitwa rning cannotwa rndriver sin these
situation s. #
Alw ayspa ypar ticular attention tothe
tr af fic situ ation whe nope ning thedoor s
and makesur eth er eis suf ficie ntcle ar‐
ance . If
th er eis ave hicle inthemonit oring rang e, this
is indic ated intheoutside mirror.If ave hicle
occupant opensthedoor ontheside withth e
wa rning, awa rning tone sou nds and thewa rning
lam pin theoutside mirrorst ar ts to flash.
This addit ionalfun ction ison lyavailable when
Blin dSpo tAs sis tis act ive. When theex itwa rn‐
ing isact ivat ed, itcan warnvehicle occupants
fo rup tothre eminut esafte rswitc hingtheigni‐
tion off.The exitwa rning isno long eravailable
on ce thewa rning lam pin theoutside mirror
fl ashes thre etimes. The
exitwa rning isonl yan aid and nota subs ti‐
tut efo rth eatt ent ion ofvehicle occupants. The
re sponsibili tyforopening andclosi ngthedoor s
and forlea ving theve hicle remains withth eve hi‐
cle occupants.
Sy stem limit s
Blin dSpo tAs sis tand ActiveBli nd Spo tAssi st
ma ybe limi tedin thefo llo wing situat ions,in par‐
tic ular :
R Ifth er eis dir ton thesensor sor thesensor s
ar eobscur ed
R Inpoor visibility ,e.g. due tofog, hea vyrain or
sno w
R Ifth er ear enar row vehicles, e.g.bicycles or
mo torbik es
R Ifth ero ad has very wide ornar row lanes
R Ifve hicles areno tdr iving inthemiddle of
th eir lane
Wa rnings maybe issued inerro rwhen driving
close tocrash barrier sor similar continuous lane
bor ders.Alw aysmak esur eth at ther eis suf fi‐
cie ntdist anc eto theside forot her traf fic or
obs tacle s. Wa
rnings maybe interru pte dwhen driving along‐
side long vehicles, forex am ple truc ks,fo ra pr o‐
long edtime.
Blind SpotAssis tis no toper ationa lwhen reve rse
ge ar iseng aged.
The exitwa rning maybe limit edinthefo llo wing
situat ions:
R When thesensor sar eco veredby adjac ent
ve hicles innar row par kingspac es
R When people approachth eve hicle
R Intheeve ntofstatio naryor slo wlymo ving
obj ect s
Fu nction ofbrak eapp lication (Activ eBlind
Spo tAssis t)
If Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stdetects arisk ofaside
im pact inthemonit oring rang e, acou rse-co r‐
re cting brak eap plica tion iscar ried out. This is
designed tohelp youavo idacollis ion.
The cour se-cor recting brak eap plica tion isavaila‐
ble inthespeed rang ebe twee nap prox imat ely
20 mph(3 0km/h) and125mp h(2 00 km/h) . Dr
iving andparking 19
9
yo
uwhen youar epar kingor atexits with
re duced visibility ,fo rex am ple.
The views ofthesur round viewcam eraar e
alw aysav ailable whendrivin gfo rw ards up toa
speed ofappr ox.10 mph(1 6 km/h) andwhen
bac king up.
The surround viewcam erais on lyan aid and
ma ysho wadis torted viewof obs tacle s,sho w
th em incor rectly ornotsho wthem atall. Itis no t
a subs titutefo ryo ur att entio nto thesur round‐
ing s.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 thesur round viewcamer a 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(vehicles witha
tra iler hitch)
Fu nction oftheguid elines
Guide linesarealso displa yedin thecamer a
imag esoftheto pvie ws,whic haid youby sho w‐ ing
youth ecalculat edvehicle pathas wellas the
dis tance toobject sand other vehicles, basedon
th ecur rent steer ing ang le. 1
Guide linesatadis tance ofapprox imat ely
1. 6 ft (0.5 m),3.3 ft(1.0 m), 5ft (1.5 m) and
9.9 ft(3.0 m)from there ar area
2 Yello wlanes markingth ecour sethetir es
will take wit hth ecur rent steer ing ang le
(dynamic)
3 Driven sur face dep endi ngon thecur rent
st eer ing ang le(dynamic)
4 Guide lineatadis tance ofapprox imat ely
1. 0 ft (0.3 m)from there ar area 208
Drivin gand parking
%
When ActivePa rking Assistis act ive, pat hs
2 aredispla yedin green.
The guide linesshowthedis tances toyour
ve hicle. Thedistances apply toroad leve l.
In all views,th ePa rking AssistPA RK TRONI C
wa rning displa yis sho wnaswell(/ page21 1).
Th ecolo rof wa rning displa ych ang esdynam i‐
call yand isbased onthedis tance tothede tec‐
te dobs tacle :
R Blue :no obs tacle sde tected atadi st anc e
less than 3.3ft (1.0 m)
R Yello w: obs tacle sat adi st anc ebe tween
appr oximat ely2. 3ft (0.7 m)and 3.3ft
(1 .0 m)
R Orang e:obs tacles atadis tance betwee n
ap prox imat ely1. 3 ft (0.4 m)and 2.3ft
(0.7 m)
R Red:obs tacle sat ave ry shor tdis tance of
ap prox imat ely1. 3 ft (0.4 m)orless
% When Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis oper a‐
ti on aland noobj ectis de tected, thewa rning
displa yis sho wnherein blue. Wi
de-an glevie w,front 1
Warning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRONI C To
pvie wwi th imag efrom the fron tcame ra 1
Warning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRONI C(/ page21 1)
2 Your vehicle from above
3 Lane indicating thero uteth eve hicle will
ta ke atthecur rent steer ing ang le
To pvie wwi th imag esfrom the side came ras
in theout side mirrors
The sides oftheve hicle canbeseen inthis vie w. Dr
iving and parking 209
1
Guide lineofextern al vehicle dimensions
wit houtside mirrors folded out
2 Markerof thewheel contact poi nts
Sy stem limit s
If th esy stem isno tre ady foroper ation, theSys-
tem Inoper ativemessag eappear sin themedia
displa y.
The surround viewcam erawill notfun ction or
will onlypa rtiall yfunc tion inthefo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R Youar edr ivin gfo rw ards ataspee dgr ea ter
th an appr oximat ely10 mph(1 6 km/h).
R The door sar eopen. R
Anoutside mirroris no tcom pletely folded
out.
R The trunk lidisopen .
R The weather condition sar epoor ,e.g .hea vy
ra in, sno w,fog, stor m or spr ay.
R The ambient lightcondit ionsarepoor ,e.g. at
night.
R The camer alens isobs truct ed, dirtyor fog‐
ge dup.
R Ifcamera sor vehicle component sin whic h
th ecamer asareins talled aredamag ed.In
th is eve nt,have thecamer as,their position s
and their setting checkedat aqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop.
% Donotuse thesur round viewcam eraunde r
suc hcir cum stanc es.Youco uld other wise
injur eot her sor collide withobject swhen
par king theve hicle.
Fo rte ch nica lre ason s,thest andar dheigh tof the
ve hicle maybe altered ifth eve hicle iscar rying a
hea vyload andcanresult ininaccur aciesinthe
guide linesandinthedispla yof thege ner ated
ima ges. The
field ofvision andother funct ionsofthe
came rasystem maybe restrict ed dueto addi‐
tio nal attachme ntson theve hicle (e.g.license
plat ebr ac ket,bicy cle rack ).
% The contras tof thedispla yma ybe impair ed
by abr upt,dir ect sunlight orby other light
sour ces, e.g.when driving outofaga rage .In
th is case, paypar ticular attent ion.
% Have thedispla yre pair edorreplaced if,for
ex am ple, pixelerro rs consi derablyrestrict its
us e.
See theno teson cleaning thesur round view
cam era(/ page28 0).
Calli ngup thevie wof thesur round view
camer ausing reve rsege ar #
Shif tto reve rsege ar. #
Select thedesir edviewin themultimedia
sy stem (/ page20 7). #
If,afte rshif ting toreve rsege ar,th eimag eof
th ere ar vie wcam erais no tsho wn: switchoff
th eignition ,pr ess and hold thec button,
switc hon theignition andengagere ve rse
ge ar again. 21
0
Driving and parking
&
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du ring adjus tment ofthedr iver's seat
af te rcall ing upadr iver profile
Selecting auser profile ma ytrigg eran
adju stment ofthedr iver's seat totheposi‐
tion save dunder theuser profile. Youor
ot her vehicle occupants couldbeinjur edin
th epr ocess. #
Mak esur eth at when theposition of
dr iver's seat isbeing adjustedusing the
multime diasystem, nopeople orbody
par tsarein theseat's rang eof mo ve‐
ment.
If th er eis arisk ofsomeone becoming trap‐
ped, stop theadjus tmentpr ocess immedi‐
at ely: #
a)Tapth ewa rning mess ageon the
media display.
or #
b)Press amemor yposition buttonora
seat adjus tmentswitc hon thedr iver's
door .
The adjus tmentpr ocess willbestop‐
ped. The
driver's seat iseq uipped withan access pre‐
ve nter.
If th edr iver's door isopen, thedr iver's seat will
no tbe setaf te rcall ing upthedr iver's profile.
Pr ofiles stor eyo ur vehicle settin gsand settin gs
fo rth emultimedia system. Ifth eve hicle isused
by severaldr iver s, thedr iver can select their
ow npr ofile wi thout chang ingthestor ed profile
se ttings ofother driver s.
% Information onprofiles from Mer cedes me
conn ectcan befound intheDigita lOper a‐
to r's Manua l.
Ve hicle settin gsare, forex am ple, driver' sseat ,
st eer ing wheel andmirrorse ttings, climatecon‐
tr ol and amb ient lighti ng.Forth ese ttings ofthe
multime diasystem, youcan select,fo rex am ple,
ra dio statio ns,pr ev ious destination sas wellas
th emes, suggestion sand favo urites. Fo
rre cur ring drivi ng situa tions, such aslon g
dr ives on thefree wa y,yo ucan save your prefer‐
re dse ttings inath eme intheve hicle. Inath eme
yo ucan save thedispla yof thedigit almap, your
pr efer redra dio statio nand prefer reddr ive pr o‐
gr am, forex am ple.
The vehicle canlearnth ehabits ofthedr iver .It
th en offers sugg estions forth emos tpr obable
na vig ation destinat ions, media sources, radio
st atio nsorcon tacts. Thepre-r equir ementsfor
th at areth eselect ionofapr ofile, your consen t
to there cor ding ofdata and sufficie ntcoll ected
da ta.
Fa vourites prov ide quick acc ess toapplic ations
th at areused often. Youcan selectfavo urites
fr om categor iesoradd them direct lyto an appli‐
cat ion. 236
MBUXmult imed iasystem
Heig
htwhe nopen ed Model
1 1
Heig ht
whe n
open ed
E450 68.5in
(1 74 1mm)
E 450 4MATIC 68.8in
(1 74 8mm) Ve
hicl edimens ions E45
0
Ve hicle length1 90.0in
(4835 mm)
Ve hicle widthincluding out‐
side mirrors 80.9
in
(2055 mm)
Whee lbase 113.1 in
(28 73mm) E45
0
Ve hicle height 56.3in
(1 43 1mm)
Tu rning radius 37.4 ft
(1 1. 4 m) Ve
hicl edimens ions E
450 4MATIC
Ve hicle length1 90.0in
(4835 mm)
Ve hicle widthincluding out‐
side mirrors 80.9
in
(2055 mm)
Whee lbase 113.1 in
(28 73mm) 34
6
Tech nica lda ta
Au
tomatic fron tpass engerfr on tair‐
bag shutoff
see Automatic front pass engerfront
airb agshut off
Au tomatic mirrorfo lding function
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating........... ..............132
Au tomatic seat adjus tment
Se tting ........... .......................................... 95
Au tomatic trans mis sion
DIR ECT SELEC Tleve r...... .................. ..... 154
Dr ive pr ogr am disp la<005C001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> ....153
Dr ive pr ogr am<0056001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> ....................152
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h...................... 152
Eng aging drive po sitio n............ .............156
Eng aging neutr al....... .............................155
Eng aging par kposi tion......... .................155
Eng aging reve rsege ar. .......................... 155
Kic kdo wn..... ..........................................157
Manual gearshif ting.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 156
St eer ing wheel paddle shifters.............. 156
Tr ans miss ionposit iondispla y................ 154
Tr ans miss ionposit ions.......................... 154 B
Bag hook<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 110
BA S(Br akeAssis tSy stem). ...................... 169
Batt ery
Smar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 67
Batt ery
see Battery(v ehi cle)
Batt ery(v ehi cle)
Ch <00440055004A004C0051004A0011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 294
Ch arging (Remo teOnline). ..................... 143
No tes... ............................................. ....2 90
No tes(s ta rting assis tance and
ch argin g)............................................... 292
Re placing .............................................. 295
St artin gassis tance <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ......294
Bel t
see Seatbe lt
Bli nd Spo tAs sist
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating........... ..............200
Fu nctio n...<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011>198
Sy stem limit ations. ........................... ..... 198
Blo wer
see Clima tecontr ol Br
ak eAs sis tSy stem
see BAS(Br akeAssi stSystem)
Br ak efluid
No tes... .................................................3 42
Br ak efo rc edis tribut ion
EB D(elec tronic brak efo rc edis tribu‐
tion ).......................................................1 71
Br ak es
ABS (Anti-l ockBr aki ng System) .............1 69
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 189
BA S(Br akeAssi stSystem) .................... 169
Dr iving tips....... ............ .........................145
EBD (electr onic brak efo rc edis tribu‐
tion ).......................................................1 71
HOLD functio n.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 172
Limit edbraking effect (sa lt-tr eated
ro ads) .................................................... 145
Ne w/r epla ced brak epad s/brake
discs...... ................................................ 143
No teson breaking-in ane wvehicle.... ...143
Br akin gass ista nc e
see BAS(Br akeAssi stSystem)
Br eakdo wn
Changing awheel ..................................3 28 Inde
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