2021 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN Keeping

R
HillSt artAs sis t(/ page17 8)
R ATTENTION ASSIST(/ page17 8)
R Cruis econtr ol(/ page 180)
R Traf fic Sign Assist(/ pag e19 8)
R DYNA MIC BODY CONTR OL(/ page20 7)
R AIR BODY CONTR OL(/ page20 7)
Dr iving Assistance package
The follo wing functionsar epar tof theDr iving
Assis tance Packag e. Cer tain func tionsar eonl y
av ailable insom ecoun tries. Som efun ction sar e
also available without theDr iving Assistance
Pa ckag e, albeit withre strict ed functi onality.
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
(/ page 182)
R ActiveSpe edLimi tAssi st(coun try- depend‐
ent )(/ page18 7)
R Route-based speedadap tatio n(co untr y-
dependen t)(/ page18 8)
R ActiveBr ak eAssi st(/ pag e19 4)
R ActiveSt eer ing Assis t(count ry-de pende nt)
(/ page 190) R
ActiveEmerg encyStop Assis t(countr y-
dependen t)(/ page19 2)
R ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi st(coun try- depend‐
ent )(/ page19 2)
R ActiveSt op-and-Go Assist(countr y-depend‐
ent )(/ page18 9)
R Blind Spo tAssi stand ActiveBli nd Spo tAssi st
wit hex itwa rning (/ page202)
R ActiveLa ne Keeping Assist(/ page205)
Pa rking Packag e
R Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C(/ page21 5)
R Rear vie wcam era(/ page21 0)
R Surround viewcam era(/ page21 2)
R ActivePa rking Assist(coun try- dependen t)
(/ page21 9) Fu
nction ofABS The
Anti-loc kBr ak eSy stem (ABS )re gulat esthe
br ak epr essur ein critical driving situation s:
R Dur ing braking, e.g.atfull brak eapplication
or insuf ficie nttiretracti on, thewheels are
pr ev ent edfrom locking . R
Vehicle steer ability whilebraking isensur ed.
If ABS interve nes when braki ng, youwill feel a
pulsing inthebr ak epedal. Thepulsating brak e
pedal canbeanindicat ionofhazar dous road
con dition sand canserveas are minder totake
ex tra car ewh ile dr ivi ng. Fu
nction ofBA S The
Brak eAssis tSy stem (BAS )suppor tsyour
eme rgency braking situation withadditional
br ak efo rc e.
If yo udepr essthebr ak epedal quickl y, BA Sis
acti vated:
R BASau tomatical lyboos tsthebr ak epr es‐
sur e.
R BAScan shorten thebr aking distance.
R ABS preve nts thewheels from locking .
The brak es will func tion asusual onceyo u
re lease thebr ak epedal. BASis dea ctivated. 17
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Driving and parking

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rand awa rning tone sou nds. Inadditio n,dis‐
pl ay 1 indic atingth edang erofaside collision
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
In rare case s,thesy stem maymak ean inappr o‐
pr iat ebr ak eapplication. Thisbrak eapplication
ma ybe interru pte dat anytime ifyo usteer
slightl yin theopposit edir ect ion oraccelera te.
Sy stem limit s
No tethesy stem limit ations ofActiveBli nd Spo t
Assi st;yo uma yot her wise notre cogni zethedan‐
ge rs (/ pag e202) .
Eit her acour se-correcting brak eap plica tion
ap propr iate to thedr iving situation ,or non eat
all, mayoccur inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R Vehicles orobs tacle s,e.g. crash barrier s,are
locat edon both sides ofyour vehicle.
R Ave hicle approaches tooclosel yon theside.
R Youha ve adop tedaspor tydriving style wit h
high corner ing speeds.
R Youbr ak eor acc elerat esign ifican tly.
R Adr ivi ng safety system interve nes, e.g.ESP ®
or ActiveBr ak eAssi st. R
ESP ®
is de acti vated.
R Aloss oftirepr essur eor afa ulty tireis
de tected.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gBli nd Spo tAs sist or
Ac tiv eBli nd Spo tAs sist
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Assist ance #
Activateor deacti vate Blind Spot Assist.
or #
Activateor deacti vate Act. Blind Spo tAssi st. Ac
tiv eLan eKe eping Assist Fu
nction ofActiv eLan eKe eping Assist
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assistmonit orsth ear ea in
fr ont ofyour vehicle bymeans ofthemultifunc ‐
tion camer a(/ page17 2). Itser vesto protect
yo uag ains tunin tentio nallyleav ing your lane .
Yo uwill bewarned byvibr ation pulses inthe
st eer ing wheel andguided byacour se-cor rect‐
ing brak eap plica tion back intoyo ur lane . Ac
tiveLa ne Keeping Assistis available inthe
speed rang ebe twee n37 mph(60 km/h) and
12 4mp h(2 00 km/h) .
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assistcan neither reduce
th erisk ofan accident ifyo ufa ilto adap tyo ur
dr ivin gst yle nor override thelaws ofphysics. It
can notta ke intoacc ount road, weather ortraf fic
condi tions.Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assistis onl yan
aid. Youar ere sponsible formaint ainingasaf e
dis tance totheve hicle infront, forve hicle
speed, forbr aking ingood timeandforst ay ing
in lane.
The status ofActiveLa ne Keeping Assistis dis‐
pla yedin theon- boar dcom puter:
R 00B0 (green): ActiveLa ne Keeping Assistis
activ eand oper ating.
R 00B0 (gray):Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assistis
activ ebut notoper ating.
R ·: ActiveLa ne Keeping Assistis deactiv a‐
te dor ther eis amalfunct ion. Dr
iving andparking 205

If
alane-cor recting brak eap plica tion occu rs,dis‐
pla y1 appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
The system does notappl yth ebr ak eif yo uact i‐
va te thetur nsignal indicat or.
Ve hicl eswith Drivin gAss istanc ePa ckag e:if
th esy stem detects anobs tacle,suc has ano ther
ve hicle intheadjacen tlane, itwill appl yth e
br ak ere ga rdless ofthetur nsignal indicat or.
Yo uar ewa rned byvibr ations inthesteer ing
wheel inthefo llo wing circums tances:
R ActiveLa ne Keeping Assistde tects alane
mar king.
R Afront whe eldrives over this lane marking. Condit
ionsfora co urse -cor rectin gbr ak e
ap plica tion(vehicles withou tDr iving Assis‐
tance Packag e)
Lane markings weredetected on both sides of
th elane. Thefront wheel drives ove ra continu‐
ous lane marking.
% Abr ak eapp lication maybe interru pte dat
an ytime ifyo usteer slightl yin theopposit e
dir ect ion.
Conditions fora co urse -cor rectin gbr ak e
ap plica tion(vehicles withDr iving Assistance
Pa ckag e)
R Acontinuou sla ne mar king wasde tected and
dr iven ove rwit hth efront wheel.
R Alane marking andanappr oaching vehicle,
an overtaking vehicle orvehicles driving par‐
allel toyour vehicle weredetected inthe
adjac entlane .The fron twheel drives ove r
th elane marking .
% Abr ak eapplication maybe interru pte dat
an ytime ifyo usteer slightl yin theopposit e
dir ect ion. Sy
stem limit s
No lane- correcting brak eap plica tion occu rsin
th efo llo wing situat ions:
R Youcle arly and activel yst eer ,br ak eor accel‐
er ate.
R Ifadr iving safetysy stem interve nes, such as
ES P®
,Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stor ActiveBli nd
Spo tAssi st.
R Youha ve adop tedaspor tydriving style wit h
high corner ing speeds orhigh ratesof accel‐
er ation.
R When ESP®
is deactiv ated.
R Ifaloss oftirepr essur eor afa ulty tirehas
been detected and displ ayed.
If yo udeac tivateth eAc tiveLa ne Keeping Assist
wa rning and thelane marking scann otbe clear ly
de tected, itis pos siblethat no lane correcting
br ak eap plica tion take splace (/page20 7).
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
par ticular lyin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifth er eis poor visibility ,e.g. due toinsuf fi‐
cie ntillu mina tionofthero ad, ifth er ear e 206
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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
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Fu
ll-scr eenmenu s
Yo ucan displ aythefo llo wing menusfull-s creen
on theIns trument Display:
R Assist ance
R Trip
R Navigation #
Onthecor responding menu,usethelef t-
hand Touc hCon trol to scr olltotheend ofthe
lis t. #
Press thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol.
The selected men uwill bedispl ayedfull-
scr een. Ov
ervie wof displa yson themu ltifunct ion
disp lay
Dis playson themultifunc tiondispla y
u ActivePa rking Assistact ivat ed
(/ page22 1)
é Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cdeac tiva ted
( / pag e21 8)
h Cruis econtr ol(/ page 180) ç
ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
(/ page 182)
ê ActiveBr ak eAssi st(/ pag e19 8)
à ActiveSt eer ing Assis t(/ page19 0)
¬ ActiveTraf fic Ja m Assi st(/ pag e18 9)
00B0 Ac
tiveLa ne Keeping Assist(/ page205)
± ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi st(/ pag e19 2)
00D6 EC
Ostar t/ stop funct ion(/ page15 2)
00D9 HO
LD functio n(/ page 177)
00CE Ad
aptiveHig hbeam Assis t(/ page12 6)
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tPlus
(/ page12 7)
Ve hicl eswith Traf fic Sign Assis t:De tected
ins tructi ons and traf fic sig ns (/ page 198).
Fo ran overvie wof theindicat orand warning
lam ps,see (/page399 ). Head
-upDispla y Fu
nction oftheHead -upDispla y *
NO
TEMercede s-AMG vehicles #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement .
Yo uco uld other wise failto recogni ze
da ngers. The
Head-upDisp lay pr ojects thefo llo wing infor‐
matio nint oth edr iver's field ofvision abovethe
coc kpit, forex am ple:
R The vehicle speed
R Information from thena vig ation system
R Information from thedr iving systems and
dr iving safetysy stems
R Some warning mess ages
Depe ndingon theve hicle's equipment, differe nt
cont entcan besho wnintheth re ear eas ofthe
Hea d-up Display (/ page 231). 230
Instrument Displayand on-bo ardcom puter

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Act ive Lane Keeping Assist
Currently Unavailable See
Operator' sManual *A
ctiveLane Keeping Assistis temp orarily una vailable.
The ambien tcon dition sar eouts idethesy stem limits (/page205).
As soon astheambient conditions arewit hin thesy stem limits, thesy stem will become available again. #
Drive on .
Ac tiveLan eKeep ingAssist
In oper ative *A
ctiveLane Keeping Assistis malfunct ioning. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
ç
00B0
00C7
¸ Currently Unavailable
Rada rSensors Dirty *T
heradar sensor system ismalfunct ioning.Possible causes:
R Dirton thesensor s
R Hea vyrain or sno w
R Extende dcou ntrydr ivi ng without other traf fic, e.g. inthedeser t
Dr iving systems anddriving safetysy stems maybe malfunct ioningortemp orarily una vailable.
Onc eth ecause ofthepr oblem isno long erpresent ,th edr iving systems anddriving safetysy stems willbeavailable
ag ain.
If th edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear : #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions. #
Clea nallsenso rs(/ pag e285) . #
Restar tth eengine. 380
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

0077
Wheel Sensor(s) Missing ............ 392
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stCur rently
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....3 79
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stInoper ative.... 379
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stFunctio nsCur‐
re ntl yLim ited See Operator's Man‐
ua l..... ................ .................................. 387
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stFunctio nsLim i‐
te dSee Oper ator's Manual .................. 388
Ac tiveDis tance AssistCur rently
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....3 76
Ac tiveDis tance AssistInoper ative..... ..376
Ac tiveDis tance AssistNo wAv ailable ..376
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping AssistCur rentl y
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....3 80
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping AssistInopera‐
tiv e ...................................................... 380
Ac tivePa rking Assistand
PA RK TRONI CInoper ative See Opera‐
to r's Manua l...... .................................. 384 Ac
tiveSt eer ing Assis tCur rentl y
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....3 77
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis tInoperativ e.......3 77
Ac tiveSt eer ing Asst.Cur rentl y
Un available DuetoMultiple Emer‐
ge ncy Stops ......................................... 377
Ac tiveSt op &Go Assis tCur rently
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....3 78
Ac tiveSt op &Go Assis tInoper ative
See Oper ator's Manual ........................ 378
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tCur rently
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....3 60
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tIn oper a‐
tiv e ...................................................... 360
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tPlus Cur‐
re ntl yUna vailable SeeOpera tor's
Manua l...... .......................................... 360
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tPlus Inop‐
er ativ e.................................................3 60
Apply Brak eto Shif tfr om 'P' ............... 366Apply
Brak eto Shif tto 'R' ...................3 66
Apply Brak eto Shif tto Dor R............. .366
Au xiliary Batt eryMal functi on.............. 368
Begi nning Emergency Stop .................. 377
Bli nd Spo tAssi stCur rentl yUna vaila‐
ble See Opera tor's Manua l..... ............. 379
Bli nd Spo tAssi stInoper ative.... ........... 379
Cann otStartEn gin eSee Operat or's
Man ual................................................ 391
Chec kTire Pressur eSoon ...................3 95
Che ckTire Pressur eThen Restar t
Ru nFla tIndi cator <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ........396
Cr uise Contr olInop erati ve <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 375
Cr uise Control Off...............................3 75
Decr ease Spe ed............ ...................... 395
Dr iver' sDoo rOp en &Trans miss ion
No tin PRisk ofVehicle Rolling Away ... 367
Engine CanNo wBe Started .................3 91
Fr ont Passeng erAirbag Disabled See
Oper ator's Manual ...............................3 54 Inde
x423

Dr
ive pos ition
In ser ting ........ ................................ ...... 160
Dr ive pr og ram dis pla y........... ..................157
Dr ive pr og rams
se eDY NA MIC SELE CT
Dr iver's seat
see Seat
Dr iving safetysy stem .............................1 72
ABS (Anti-lock Braki ng System) ........... 174
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 194
BA S(Br akeAssi stSystem) ............... ....1 74
Cameras ........ ................................ ...... 172
EBD (electr oni cbr ak efo rc edis tribu‐
tion )............ ......................................... 176
ESP ®
Cr oss wind Assi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 176
Ov ervie w ..............................................1 73
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors.............. 172
Re sponsibili ty...................................... 172
ST EER CONTR OL............ ...................... 176
Dr ivin gsy stem
DY NA MIC BODY CONTR OL.................. 207
Dr iving system
see 360°Camer a
see ActiveBli nd Spo tAssi st see
ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
see ActiveEmerg encyStop Assis t
see ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi st
see ActiveLa ne Keeping Assist
see ActivePa rking Assist
see ActiveSpe edLimi tAssi st
see ActiveSt eer ing Assis t
see AIRBODY CONTR OL
see ATTENTION ASSIST
see Blind SpotAssis t
see Cruise control
see Driving safetysy stem
see HOLD function
see Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C
see Rear vie wcam era
see Traf fic Sign Assist
Dr ivin gtips .............................................. 148
Dr inki ngand drivi ng ............. ...............149
Gene raldr ivin gtips ........................ .....1 49
No teson breaking-in ane wvehicle ..... 147
Op timized acceleration........................ 148
Dr ow siness detection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
DY NA MIC BODY CONT ROL
Sus pens ion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 207 Dy
nami chandl ingco ntr olsystem
see ESP®
(Ele ctro nic Stabilit yPr og ram)
DY NA MIC SELECT ....................................1 56
Conf iguring drive pr ogr am I<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 157
Dis play ing engin edat a.........................1 57
Dis play ing vehicle data........................ 157
Dr ive pr og ram disp lay ..... .....................1 57
Dr ive pr og rams ....................................1 56
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 156
Oper ating (DYN AMIC SELECTswitc h)
... ..........................................................1 57
Sel ecting thedr ive pr ogr am ................. 157 E
E1 0 ............................................................ 345
Easy entryfe atur e
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 103
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 104
Easy exitfeatur e
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 103
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 104
EAS Y-PA CK trun kbo x..... ..........................1 14
Ad jus ting theheight toanyposit ion.....1 12
Car e.................................................... 286 In
de x 425