2021 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN Owner's Manual

highly
variable shade condition sor inrain,
sno w,fogor hea vyspr ay.
R Ifth er eis glar e, e.g .fr om oncom ingtraffic,
th esun orreflect ions.
R Ifth ewindshield inthear ea ofthemultifunc ‐
tion camer ais dir ty,or ifth ecamer ais fog‐
ge dup, damag edorcovered.
R Ifth er ear eno lane marking s,or several
unc lear lane markingsarepr esen tfo rone
lane, e.g.around roadw orks .
R Ifth elane marking sar ewo rn,dar kor cov‐
er ed.
R Ifth edis tance from theve hicle infront istoo
shor tand thus thelane marking scann otbe
de tected.
R Ifth elane marking sch ang equ ickl y, e.g.
lanes branc hof f,cr oss one another or
mer ge.
R Ifth ero ad isvery nar row and wind ing.
R Vehicl eswith Drivin gAss istanc ePa ck‐
ag e:ifth era dar sensor sin there ar bum per
ar edir tyor coveredin sno wand anobs tacle is
de tected inyour lane ,no lane -cor recting
br ak eap plica tion take splace.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gAc tiv eLan eKe eping
Assis t
Multi media system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Quick Access
5 Act ive Lane Keeping Assist #
Activateor deacti vate thefunc tion.
Se tting Activ eLan eKe eping Assist
Multi media system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Assist ance
5 Act ive Lane Keeping Assist
Ac tiv atin gor deac tivatin gthe hapticwarning #
Selec tWarnin g.
Ac tivateor deacti vate thefunc tion. DY
NA MIC BODY CONT ROLfun ction DY
NA MIC BODY CONTR OLcontinuously adjusts
th ech aract eristic sof thesuspension dampersto
th ecur rent operati ng and drivi ng cond itions. The
damp ing istun edindiv iduall yfo reac hwhee l
and isaffect ed bythefo llo wing fact or s:
R The road sur face condi tions
R Vehicle load
R The drive pr ogr am select ed
R The driving style
The drive pr ogr am can beadjus tedusing the
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h. AIR
BODY CONT ROL AIR
BODY CONT ROLfun ction
* NO
TEMer cedes-AMG vehicles #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement .
Yo uco uld other wise failto recogni ze
da ngers. AIR
BOD YCO NTR OLisan air suspe nsion system
wit hva riable dampingfo rim prove ddr iving com‐
fo rt.The all-r ou nd leve lcon trol system ensur es
th ebes tpossible suspension andconstant
gr oun dcle aranc e,eve nwi th aladen vehicle. Dr
iving andparking 20
7

When
driving atspeed, theve hicle islowe red
aut omat icallyto improve driving safetyand to
re duce fuelconsum ption. Youalso have the
op tion ofmanually adjustingtheve hicle leve l.
AI R BO DY CONTR OLincludes thefo llo wing com‐
pone ntsand func tions:
R Airsuspen sionwithva riable spring rate
R Automatic leve lcon trol system
R Speed-depen dentlowe ring toreduce fuel
con sum ption
R Manuall yselec table high-le velse tting for
gr ea tergr ound clearance
R ADS PLUS (Ada ptive Dam ping System with
con stant dam pingfo rc eadjus tment)
R DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc hand leve lbutt on
Susp ension setting and vehicl eleve lper
dr ive pr og ram
Dr ive pr ogr am A:
R The susp ens ion se tting iscomf ortable.
R The vehicle issetto thenor mal leve l. R
When drivin gat speeds ofappr oximat ely
78 mph(125 km/h) orabo ve,th eve hicle is
lo we red.
R When driving atspeeds belowappr oximat ely
50 mph(80 km/h), theve hicle israised
ag ain.
Dr ive pr og ram ;:
R The susp ension setting iscomf ortable.
R The vehicle issetto low leve l-1 .
R The vehicle isno tlo we redan yfur ther ifyo u
ar etra veling athigher speeds.
Dr ive pr ogr am C:
R The suspen sionsetting isfirm er.
R The vehicle issetto low leve l-1 .
R The vehicle isno tlo we redan yfur ther ifyo u
ar etrave ling athigher speeds.
Dr ive pr og ram B:
R The susp ension setting iseve nfirm er.
R The vehicle issetto low leve l-1 .
R The vehicle isno tlo we redan yfur ther ifyo u
ar etrave ling athigher speeds. Ind
ividual suspen sionsettings canbecalled up
in drive pr og ram = (/page15 7).
Se ttin gthe vehicl eleve l &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent because
ve hicle leve lis toohigh
Dr iving charact eristic sma ybe impair ed.
The vehicle candrift outw ards, forex am ple,
when steer ing orcor ner ing. #
Choose ave hicle leve lwhic his suit ed
to thedr iving style and thero ad sur face
condi tions. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment from vehi‐
cle lowe ring
Whe nlowe ring theve hicle, people could
become trapped ifth eir limbs arebe tween
th eve hicle body andthetir es orunder neath
th eve hicle. #
Mak esur eno one isunder neathth e
ve hicle orintheimmediat evicin ityof 208
Driving andparking

th
ewheel arch es when theve hicle is
being lowe red. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du eto theve hicle lowe ring
Ve hicl eswith AIRBO DY CONT ROLor
le ve lcontr olsystem: when youunlo adlug‐
ga ge orlea vetheve hicle, theve hicle firs t
ri ses slightly andthen retur ns tothese tle ve l
shor tly af te rw ards.
Yo uor anyone else inthevicinit yof the
wheel arch es ortheunderbody couldthus
bec ome trapped.
The vehicle canalso belowe redaf te rbeing
loc ked. #
When leaving theve hicle, makesur e
th at nobody isin thevicinit yof the
wheel arch es ortheunderbody . *
NO
TEDama gedue tovehicle lowe ring Pa
rts of thebody could bedamag edwhen
th eve hicle islowe red. #
Mak esur eth at ther ear eno obs tacle s
su ch ascur bsunde rneat hor inthe
immed iatevicin ityofthebody when the
ve hicle isbeing lowe red. *
NO
TEMercede s-AMG vehicles #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement .
Yo uco uld other wise failto recogni ze
da ngers. Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle hasbeen star ted.
R The vehicle mustno tbe mo ving faster than
37 mph(60 km/h). Ra
ising theve hicl e #
Press butt on1.
Indica torlam p2 lights up.
The vehicle issetto thehigh leve l.
Yo ur sele ction issave d. Dr
iving andparking209

The
vehicle islowe redag ain inthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s:
R When drivin gfa ster than 50 mph(80 km/h).
R When driving between 37mph(60 km/h)
and 50mph(80 km/h) forapp roxima tely
th re eminut es.
R Afterch ang ingadr ive pr ogram usingth e
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
The vehicle isadjus tedto theheight ofthelas t
activ edr ive pr ogr am.
Lo we ring theve hicl e #
Press butt on1.
Indicat orlam p2 goes out.Thevehicle is
adjus tedto theheight oftheactiv edr ive pr o‐
gr am.
Oper ation withatrailer orbicy clerack
If th eelectr icalconnect ionhas been correctly
es tablished tothetra iler orbicy clerack :
R Uptoappr oximat ely18 .7 mp h(3 0km/h):
th ehigh leve lcan beselec tedre ga rdless of
th edr ive pr og ram. R
From appr ox.18 .7 mp h(3 0km/h) :th eve hi‐
cle isadjus tedto nor malle ve l,re ga rdless of
dr ive pr ogr am. Re
ar vie wcamer a Fu
nction ofthere ar vie wcamer a
When youen gage reve rsege ar,th eimag efrom
th ere ar vie wcam erais sho wninthemedia dis‐
pla y.Dyna micguide lines showthepat hth e
ve hicle willtake wit hth ecur rent steer ing ang le.
This helps youto orient yourself and toavoid
obs tacle swhe nba cking up.
The rear vie wcam erais on lyan 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 ther e
ar eno per sons, animals orobjec tsetc., inthe
maneu vering area while ma neu vering and park‐
ing.
The guide linesinthemedia displaysho wthe
dis tances toyour vehicle. Thedistances dis‐
pl ay ed onlyapply toroad leve l. Depe
ndingon theve hicle equipment, youcan
sele ctfrom thefo llo wing views:
R Normalvie w
R Wide-ang levie w
The area behind theve hicle isdispla yedas a
mir rorimag e,as intheinside rear vie wmir ror.
Ve hicl eswithout Parking Assis tPA RK TRONI C
The follo wing camer avie ws areav ailable inthe
multime diasystem: Nor
mal view
1 Driven sur face dep endi ngon thecur rent
st eer ing ang le(dynamic) 21
0
Driving and parking

2
Guide linesat adis 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
3 Lanemar kingth ecour sethetir es will take
wit hth ecur rent steer ing ang le(dynamic)
4 Bum per
5 Guide lineatadis tance ofapprox imat ely
1. 0 ft (0.3 m)from there ar area Wi
de-ang levie w
Ve hicl eswith Parking Assis tPA RK TRONI C
The follo wing camera views areav ailable inthe
multime diasystem: Nor
mal view
1 Yello wwa rning displa y:obs tacle sat adi s‐
ta nce betwee nap prox imat ely2. 3ft (0.7 m)
and 3.3ft(1.0 m)
2 Orang ewa rning displa y:obs tacle sat adi s‐
ta nce betwee nap prox imat ely1. 3 ft (0.4 m)
and 2.3ft(0.7 m)
3 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
4 Yello wlanes markingth ecour sethetir es
will take wit hth ecur rent steer ing ang le
(dynamic) 5
Driven sur face dep endi ngon thecur rent
st eer ing ang le(dynamic)
6 Guide lineatadis tance ofapprox imat ely
1. 0 ft (0.3 m)from there ar area
The colorofwa rning displa y1/2 chang es
dynam icallyand isbased onthedis tance tothe
de tected obs 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 tacle sat adi st anc ebe tween
appr oximat 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
% Vehicl eswith Activ ePa rking Assis t:when
Ac tivePa rking Assistis act ive, lane markings
4 aredispla yedin green. Dr
iving andparking 21
1

Wi
de-ang levie w
1 Displa yof Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C
Sy stem malfun ction
If th ere ar vie wcam erais no tre ady foroper a‐
tion, theSystem Inoperativemessag eappear sin
th emedia display.
Sy stem limit s
The rear vie wcam erawill notfun ction orwill
on lypa rtiall yfunc tion inthefo llo wing situat ions:
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 Camer as,orvehicle component sin whic h
th ecamer asareins talled, aredamag ed,dirty
or covered. Obser vetheinf ormation onvehi‐
cle sensor sand camer as(/ page17 2).
% Donotus eth ere ar vie wcam erain these
types ofsituation s.Yo uco uld other wise
injur eot her sor collide withobject swhen
par king theve hicle.
% The cont rast of thedispla yma ybe impair ed
by direct sunlight orby other light sources,
e.g. when driving outofaga rage .In this
case, paypar ticular attent ion.
% Have thedispla yre pair edorreplaced if,for
ex am ple, pixelerro rs consi derablyrestrict its
us e. 360
°came ra Fu
nction ofthesur round viewcamer a
The surround viewcam erais asy stem that con ‐
sis tsof four cam eras whic hco verth eimmediat e
sur round ingsof theve hicle. Thesystem assis ts 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 21
2
Driving and parking

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 %
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 5).
The color ofwa 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. Dr
ivin gand parking 21
3

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 5)
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. 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. 21
4
Driving and parking