2021 MERCEDES-BENZ E WAGON Owner's Manual

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 parkingspaces
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(30 km/h) and125mp h(2 00 km/h) . &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite
br ak eapplication ofActiveBli nd Spo t
Assi st
A cou rse-co rrect ing brak eapplication cannot
alw ayspr eve ntacol lisi on. #
Alw aysst eer ,br ak eor accelera teyour‐
self ,espe ciallyif Ac tiveBli nd Spo t
Assi stwa rnsyo uor mak esaco urse-
co rrect ing brak eapplication. #
Alw aysmaint ainasaf edis tance atthe
sides. If
acour se-cor recting brak eap plica tion occu rs,
th ere dwa rning lam pflashes intheoutside mir‐ ro
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 e21 3).
Eit hera cou rse-co rrect ing brak eapplication
appr opriateto 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. Dr
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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(/ page18 2).It ser 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. If
alane-c orrecting 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 ,su ch asano 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. 21
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Condi
tionsfo ra 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 (/page21 8).
Th esy stem 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 highl
yva riable shade condition sor inrain,
sno w,fogor hea vyspr ay.
R Ifth er eis glar e, e.g .fr om oncom ingtraf fic,
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 Dr
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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. AIR
BODY CONT ROL AIR
BODY CONT ROLfun ction
* NO
TEMercede s-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.
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. 21
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Dr
ive pr ogr am C:
R The susp ens ion se tting isfirm er.
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 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 etra veling athigher speeds.
Dr ive pr og ram F:
R The susp ension setting issui table forof f-
ro ad terrain.
R The vehicle issetto thenor mal leve l.
R When drivin gat speeds of78 mph
(1 25 km/ h)or abo vetheve hicle islowe red.
R When driving atspeeds below50 mph
(80 km/ h),theve hicle israised again.
Dr ive pr og ram G:
R The susp ension setting issui table forof f-
ro ad terrain. R
The vehicle issetto high leve l+1 .
R When drivin gat speeds of22 mph(3 5km/h)
or abo vetheve hicle islowe redto thenor mal
le ve l.
R When drivin gat speeds below12 mp h
(20 km/ h),theve hicle israised again.
Ind ividual suspen sionsettings canbecalled up
in drive pr ogr am = (/page16 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
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 inthevicin ityofthe
wheel arch es ortheunderbody couldthus
bec ome trapped.
The vehicle canalso belowe redaf te rbeing
loc ked. Dr
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#
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 tacles
suc has curbs underneathor 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 Allvehicl esexc eptAll- Terrain vehicl es:
th eve hicle mustno tbe mo ving faster than
37 mph(60 km/h). R
All-Terrain vehicl es:theve hicle mustno tbe
mo ving faster than 22 mph(35 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. %
IntheG drive pr og ram, theve hicle can‐
no tbe raised further by usin gbut ton1.
The vehicle islowe redag ain inthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s:
R Allvehicl esexc eptAll- Terrain vehicl es:
when driving faster than 50 mph(80 km/h).
R Allvehicl esexc eptAll- Terrain vehicl es:
when driving between 37mph(6 0km/h) and
50 mph(8 0km/h) forapp roxima tely thre e
minut es.
R All-Ter rain vehicl es:when driving faster
th an 22 mph(3 5km/h).
R Afterch ang ingadr ive pr og ram usi ng the
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
The vehicle isadjus tedto theheight ofthelas t
activ edr ive pr og ram.
Lo we ring theve hicl e #
Press butt on1.
Indica torlam p2 goes out.Thevehicle is
adjus tedto theheight oftheactiv edr ive pr o‐
gr am.
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Re
quiremen ts:
R The elect rical connecti ontothetrailer or
bicy clerack ises tablished correctl y.
All vehicles exceptAll- Terrain vehicles:
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.
All- Terrain vehicles:
R Uptoappr oximat ely22 mph(3 5km/h): the
high leve lcan beselec tedre ga rdless ofthe
dr ive pr og ram.
R From appr oximat ely22 mph(35 km/h): the
ve hicle issetto thenor mal leve lre ga rdless
of thedr ive pr ogr am.
R Belo wappr oximat ely12 mp h(20 km/h) in
th eG drive pr og ram, theve hicle israised
bac kup tothehigh leve l. 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)
2 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
3 Lanemar kingth ecour sethetir es will take
wit hth ecur rent steer ing ang le(dynamic) Dr
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4
Bumper
5 Guide line atadi st anc eof appr oximat 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. 222
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