2021 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON transmission

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Be prepa redto brake or swer veas nec-
essar y,prov ided the tra1c situation per-
mits and that it is safe totake evasive
action. Drive
Away Assist is only an aid. It is not a substi-
tute foryo ur attention tothe sur roundings. The
re sponsibility for safe manoeuvring and parking
re mains with you. Make sure that no persons, ani-
mals or objects etc. are in the manoeuvring
ra nge.
A risk of collision may occur in thefo llowing situa-
tions, forex ample:
R Ifth e accelerator and brake pedals are inter-
ch anged.
R If an inco rrect transmission position is
engaged.
Drive Away Assist is active under thefo llowing
conditions:
R IfPa rking Assist PARKTRONIC is activated.
R Ifyo u shiT the transmission position to005E or
005B when theve hicle is stationar y. R
Ifth e de tected obs tacle is less than appr ox.
1.0 m away.
R Ifth e manoeuvring assistance function is acti-
va ted in the multimedia system.
Syst
Syst em limits
em limits
The per form ance of Drive AwayAssist is limited
on inclines.
When driving with a trailer, Drive AwayAssist is
not available.
% Also obser vethe system limits of Parking
Assist PARKTRONIC (/ page 260).
F
F unction of Cr unction of Cr oss
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Tra1c
a1c Alert
Alert
% Cross Tra1c Ale rtis only available forve hicles
with Blind Spot Assist or Active Blind Spot
Assist.
Cross Tra1c Ale rtcan warndrivers of any cross-
ing tra1c when reve rsing and manoeuvring out of
a parking space. The radar sensors in the bumper
also monitor the area adjacent totheve hicle. If a
critical situation is de tected, theL symbol
appears in the media display and theve hicle can
be braked automaticall y. If
th era dar sensors are obstructed byvehicles or
ot her objects, de tection is not possible.
Depending on the countr y,Cross Tra1c Ale rtcan
be deactivated or activated in theManoeuvring
assistance menu (/page 270).
% Also obser vethe inst ructions on Blind Spot
Assist and Active Blind Spot Assist
(/ page 245).
Syst
Syst em limits
em limits
Cross Tra1c Ale rtis not available on inclines.
Cross Tra1c Ale rtis not available when driving
with a trailer.
Manoeuvr Manoeuvr ing br
ing brak
ake function
e function
The manoeuvring brake function can pr event colli-
sions with pedestrians when theve hicle is reve rs-
ing at slow speeds. If there ve rsing camera
de tects a person in theve hicle path, theve hicle
can be braked toa standstill.
The manoeuvring brake function can inter vene
under thefo llowing conditions:
R The vehicle is reve rsing at a speed slo werth an
10 km/h. Driving and parking
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support and
recuperation po wer of the elec-
tric mo tor)
Plug-in hybrid: cur rent state of charge ofthe
high- voltage battery
7 Selected drive prog ram
8 Selected transmission position
9 Centre display area of the inst rument display
(e xamp le: standard display for a trip): assis-
ta nce/telephone/navigation/trip/media/
ra dio/styles and displa ys/service/possible
settings for head-up display
A Fuel le vel and fuel /ller 0ap location indicator Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of butt
w of butt ons on t
ons on the st
he steer
eering wheel
ing wheel
Depending on the equipment, the la yout and the
design of the control elements on the steering
wheel may di.er. 1
Control panel for cruise control/limiter or
Ac tive Distance Assist DISTRONIC
(/ page 226)
2 G Back button, on-boa rdcomputer
3 Touch Control, on-board computer
To navigate: swipe
To con/rm: press 0076
4 00E2 Main menu, on-board computer 5
00E2 Main menu, MBUX multimedia system
6 Touch Control, MBUX multimedia system
To navigate: swipe
To con/rm: press 0076
7 G Back button, MBUX multimedia system
8 Cont rol panel forth e MBUX multimedia sys-
tem
£ LINGU ATRO NIC (/ page 290)
9 Toadjust the brightness of the inst rument
lighting Oper Oper
ating t
ating t he on-boar
he on-boar d com
d com put
puter
er
Obser vethe legal requ irements forth e country in
which you are cur rently driving when ope rating
th e on-board computer. Instrument display and on-board computer
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Home scr
Home scr
eenov
een overerview
view 1
Depending on the displa y,calls up the /rst
th re e applications or the home screen
2 Calls up the pro/le
3 Calls up the global sear ch
4 SOS NOT REA DY(only when the Mercedes-
Benz emer gency call system is not available)
5 Mercedes me connect active
6 Transmission of vehicle position active 7
Signal st rength of the mobile phone networ k,
network displa y,battery status of the mobile
phone connected, time
8 Calls up theNo ti/cations Cent re
9 Calls up an application using the symbol
A Application and cur rent information
B Quic k-access, e.g. enter home address
C Index points and selected displ ayarea D
Calls up the air conditioning menu
E Calls up SUGGESTIONS, THEMESand
FAVOURITES MBUX multimedia system
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If Mercedes me connect 5is acti ve,the
ve hicle is lin ked with Mercedes me connect.
Ve hicle data is then transmitted tothe bac k-
end system. What data is transmitted
depends on which services are activated. Fur-
th er de tails can be found in the Mercedes me
connect term s and conditions and data pro-
te ction information. The function is count ry-
dependent.
If transmission of vehicle position 6is
active , Mercedes me connect services ha ve
been activated forth is vehicle which access
th eve hicle's geoposition. In which ins tances
th ege oposition is transmitted depends on the
particular services. Further de tails can be
fo und in the Mercedes me connect term s and
conditions and data pr otection information.
The function is countr y-dependent. Oper Oper
ating t
ating t he MBUX multimedia syst
he MBUX multimedia syst em
em Using T Using T
ouc
ouc h Contr
h Contr ol ol 1
© Shows th e home screen
2 Touch Control
0059006300D00064 swipe inthe direction of
th e ar row (navigate)
0076 Press (con/rm)
3 G Returns tothe pr evious display
4 0061 Makes or accepts a call
0076 Rejects or ends a call
5 Increase volume: swipe upwards
Re duce volume: swipe down 0063
Switch o. the sound: press
6 £ Starts LINGU ATRO NIC
ß Calls up favo urites (press brie0y) or
adds favo urites and themes (press and hold)
% Tooperate Touch Control 2inthe most
e.ective way,use the tip of your thumb if pos-
sible.
Na vigation thro ugh the menus is car ried out with
To uch Control 2with single-/nger swipes. #
T
To select a menu op
o select a menu op tion:
tion:swipe and press. #
T
To mov
o mov e t
e the digit
he digit al map:
al map: swipe in any direc-
tion.
Using t
Using t he t
he touc
ouchscr
hscr een
een #
Select menu options, symbols or characters
by pressing brie0y. #
T
To na
o na vig
vigat
ate in menus:
e in menus: swipe up, down, leT or
ri ght. #
T
To use handwr
o use handwr iting t
iting to ent
o enter c
er char
haract
acter
ers:
s: write
th ech aracter with one /nger on the
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The menu view and
theav ailable functions in the
te lephone menu are in part dependent on the
Blue tooth ®
pro/le of the connected mobile
phone. Full functionality is only available if the
mobile phone supports bo thofthefo llowing Blue-
to oth ®
pro/les:
R PBAP (Phone Book Access Pro/le)
- The contacts on the mobile phone are
shown automatically on the multimedia
system.
R MAP (Message Access Pro/le)
- The mobile phone message functions can
be used on the multimedia system.
Ir re specti veofthis, Blue tooth ®
audio functionality
can byused with any mobile radio unit.
Fo r information on thera nge of functions of the
mobile radio unit tobe connected, see the manu-
fa cturer's operating instructions.
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N e etw
tw or
ork connection:
k connection: The
following cases can lead tothe call being dis-
connected while theve hicle is in motion:
R You switch into a transmission/reception sta-
tion, in which no communication channel is
free.
R The SIM card used is not compatible with the
network available
R A mobile phone with "Twincard" is log ged into
th e network with the second SIM card at the
same time
The multimedia system supports calls in HD
Vo ice ®
for impr oved speech qualit y.Arequ ire-
ment forth is is that the mobile phone and the
mobile phone network pr ovider of the person you
are calling support HD Voice ®
.
Depending on thequ ality of the connection, the
vo ice quality may 0uctuate.
Fu rther information can be obtained from a
Mercedes-Benz service cent reor at: https://
www.mercedes-benz.com/connect 336
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This will contact
youto con/rm the appoint-
ment and if necessary consult about the
de tails.
% Ifyo u select LateraTerthe service message
appears, the message is hidden and reap-
pears at a later time.
Giving consent t
Giving consent t o dat
o data tr
a transf
ansf er dur
er dur ing a Mer
ing a Mer cedes
cedes
me call
me call
R R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R There is an active Mercedes me call via the
multimedia system or the me button in the
ove rhead control panel (/ page 338).
% The prom pttocon/rm data transfer does not
appear in all count ries.
If th eAc cident and Breakdown Management ser v-
ices are not activated on Mercedes me, theDo
you want to transmit vehicle data and the vehi-
cle's position to the Mercedes-Benz Customer
Centre in order to improve the processing of
your request? message is shown. #
Select Yes.
Re leva nt identi/cation data is transmitted
automaticall y. More information on Mercedes me: https://
ww w.mercedes.me
T T r
ransf
ansf err
erred dat
ed dat a dur
a during a Mer
ing a Mer cedes me call
cedes me call
When you make a service call via Mercedes me,
data is transmitted. This enables targ eted advice
and a smoo thservice.
The following requ irements must be ful/lled for
th e transfer of the data:
R The vehicle is switched on.
R The required da tatransfer tech nology is sup-
por tedby the mobile phone network pr ovider.
R The quality of the mobile connection is su1-
cient.
Multi-s tage transfer depends on thefo llowing fac-
to rs:
R Reason forth e initiation of the call
R The available mobile phone transmission tech-
nology.
R The activated Mercedes me connect services.
R The service selected in thevo ice control sys-
te m. %
A prom ptfor consent tothe data transmission
only occurs if the cor responding Mercedes
me connect service is not activated.
Dat
Dat a tr
a transf
ansf er if Mer
er if Mer cedes me connect ser
cedes me connect ser vices
vices
ar
ar e no
e no t activ
t activ at
ated
ed
If no Mercedes me connect services are activated
and the data pr otection prom pthas been con-
/rmed thefo llowing data is transmitted:
R Vehicle identi/cation number
R Time of the call
R Reason forth e initiation of the call
R Con/ rmation of the data pr otection prompt
R Country indicator of theve hicle
R Set language forth e multimedia system
R Telephone number of the communication plat-
fo rm installed in theve hicle
If a call is made for a service appointment via the
service reminder, thefo llowing data is also trans-
mitted:
R Current mileage and maintenance data MBUX multimedia system
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Websites cannot be shown while theve hicle is
in motion. Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of smar
w of smar tphone int
tphone int egr
egration
ation Wi
th Sma rtphone Integ ration, you can use cer tain
functions on your mobile phone via the multime-
dia system displa y.
Only one mobile phone at a time can be connec-
te d via Smartphone Integ ration tothe multimedia
system. Also for use with two phone mode with
smartphone integ ration, only one additional
mobile phone can be connec ted using Blue tooth ®
with the multimedia system.
The full range of functions for Smartphone Inte-
gr ation is only possible with an Internet connec-
tion. The appropriate application must be down-
loaded on the mobile phone touse Smartphone
Integ ration. The mobile phone must be switched
on and connec tedto a USB port with theç
symbol on the multimedia system using a suitable
cable.
Apps for Smartphone Integ ration
R Apple CarPlay ® R
Android Auto
% For saf etyre asons, the /rst activation of
Smartphone Integ ration on the multimedia
system must be car ried out when theve hicle
is stationary and the parking brake is applied.
Yo u can start Apple CarPlay ®
or Android Auto
from the device manager.
% Mercedes-Benz recommends disconnecting
th e connecting cable only when theve hicle is
stationar y.
Ov
Ov er ervie
vie w of tr
w of tr ansf
ansferr
erred v
ed v ehicle data
ehicle data
When using Smartphone Integ ration, cer tain vehi-
cle data is transfer redto the mobile phone. This
enables youto get the best out of selected mobile
phone services. Vehicle data is not directly acces-
sible.
The following system information is transmitted:
R SoTware release of the multimedia system
R System ID (anonymised)
The transfer of this data is used tooptimise com-
munication between theve hicle and the mobile
phone. To
do this, and toassign se veralve hicles tothe
mobile phone, a vehicle identi/er is random lyge n-
erated.
This has no connection totheve hicle identi/ca-
tion number (VIN) and is dele ted when the multi-
media system is reset (/ page 325).
The following driving status data is transmitted:
R Transmission position engaged
R Distinction between par ked, standstill, rolling
and driving
R Day/night mode of the inst rument clus ter
R Drive type
The transfer of this data is used toalter how con-
te nt is displa yedto cor respond tothe driving sit-
uation.
The following position data is transmitted:
R Coordinates
R Speed
R Compass direction
R Acceleration direction 346 346
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parts while
the jump lead/charging cable is
connected tothe battery/jump-start connec-
tion point.
R The jump lead/charging cable must not come
into contact with any parts which may mo ve
when the engine is running.
R Always make sure that nei ther you nor the bat-
te ry is electrostatically charge d.
R Keep awa y from /re and naked 0ames.
R Do not lean over the batter y.
Obser vethe additional following points when
ch arging the batter y:
R Only use battery charge rs tested and
appro vedfo r Mercedes-Benz.
R Read the battery charge r's operating inst ruc-
tions before charging the batter y.
Obser vethe additional following points during
starting assistance:
R Starting assis tance may only be pr ovided
using vehicles, batteries or other jump start
devices with a nominal voltage of 12 V.
R The vehicles must not touch. R
V
V ehicles wit ehicles wit h a pe
h a petr
trol engine:
ol engine: jump-start the
ve hicle only when the engine and exhaust sys-
te m are cold. S
S
t
tar
ar ting assist
ting assist ance and c
ance and c har
harging t
ging t he 12 V batt
he 12 V batt ery
ery R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The vehicle is secured with the electric par k-
ing brake.
R V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h aut
h automatic tr
omatic tr ansmission:
ansmission: the
transmission is in position 005D.
R The vehicle and all elect rical consume rsare
switched o..
R The bonnet is open. Example: engine compartment
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Slide co ver1 of positive contact 2onthe
jump-starting connection point in the direction
of the ar row. #
Connect positive contact 2onyour vehicle
to the positive term inal of the donor battery
using the jump lead/charging cable. Alw ays Breakd
own assistance
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