2022 MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS Owners Manual

Plea
seobs erve theno teson drivi ng systems and
yo ur responsi bility.Yo ucould other wise failto rec-
ogn izedang ers.
Sy st Sy
stem limit s em
limit s
The displa ydoes notappear inthefo llo wing situa-
tions, forex am ple:
R Ther eis no tra1c light dat aav ailabl e.
R The time remainin gunti lth ene xt green phase
is less than tensec onds .
R Eme rgency vehicles orlocal publictranspor t
ar elocat edinthevicinity oftheint ersection.
R The datatransmission from theve hicle has
been interrupted.
R The tra1c lightsystems arelocat edinacon-
str uction sitear ea orareunder going mainte-
nance.
R The light signal system ismalfunctionin g.
R The subscr iption totheser vice hasexpir ed. SwitcSwitc
hingt hing
the he
tr tr
a1c a1c
lightinf light
infor or
mation displa mation
displayon y
on
or or
o. o.
Multimedi
asy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance #
Switc hTraffi cLight Information onD or
o. E. Blin
dSpo Blin
dSpo tAssis t
Assist andA t
and Activ ctiv
eBlin dSpo e
Blin dSpo tAssis t
Assist with t
wit h
e e
xit w xit
war ar
ning ning
FF
unction ofBlin dSpo unction
ofBlin dSpo tAssis t
Assist andA t
and Activ ctiv
eBlin d e
Blin d
Spo Spo
tAssis t
Assist wit t
wit he h
exit w xit
war ar
ning ning
Blin dSpo tAssist andActiveBlind SpotAssi stuse
tw olat eral, rear-facing radar sensor sto monit or
th ear ea up to130 T(40 m)behind and10T
(3 m) next to your vehicle.
If ave hicle isde tected atspeeds aboveappr ox-
imat ely8 mp h(1 2km /h)an dth is vehicle subse-
qu entl yent ersth emonit oring rang edir ectl yne xt
to your vehicle, thewa rning lampin theoutside
mir rorlights upred. Pe
rm anen tst atus displayintheinst rument clus-
te r:
R ¸ (gra y): system isac tiva tedbut inoper a-
tiv e
R ¸ (gre en): system isactiv ated and oper a-
tional
If ave hicle isde tected close toyour vehicle and
yo uswitc hon thetur nsignal indicat orinthecor -
re spond ingdirecti on, adoubl ewa rning tone
sou nds and there dwa rning lampin theoutside
mir ror0as hes. Ifth etur nsignal indicat orremains
switc hedon,allother detected vehicles areind i-
cat ed onlyby the0ash ingofthere dwa rning
lam p.
If yo uove rtak eave hicle quickl y, no warning is
giv en. &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident despiteBlind
Spo tAssist
Blind SpotAssist doesnotre act tovehicles
appr oaching andovertaking youat agr eatl y
di.er entspeed. Dr
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Blind
SpotAss istcanno twa rndriver sin this
situation. #
Alwayspa ycar eful att ent ion tothetra1c
situation andmaint ainasaf edist ance at
th eside oftheve hicle. Obser
vetheno teson drivi ng systems andyour
re sponsi bility;yo uma yot her wise failto recogn ize
dang ers(/ page170) .
Exit w Exit
war ar
nin g nin
g
The exitwa rning isan additional functionofBlind
Spo tAssist andcanwarnvehicle occupan tsabout
appr oaching vehicles whenleavingth eve hicle
when station ary. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofaccid ent despiteex it
wa rning
The exitwa rning neit her reacts tostat iona ry
objects nortoper sons orroad user s
appr oaching youat agr eatl ydi.er ingspeed.
The exitwa rning canno twa rndriver sin these
situations. #
Alwayspa ypar ticu larattent ion tothe
tr a1 csitu ation whe nop ening th edoor s
and makesur eth er eis su1cien tclear -
ance. If
th er eis ave hicle inthemonit oring rang e, this is
indicat edintheoutside mirror.Ifave hicle occu-
pant opensth edoor ontheside withth ewa rning,
a wa rning tone sou nds and thewa rning lampin
th eoutside mirrorst ar ts to 0ash.
Thi saddi tion alfunc tion ison lyavailabl ewhen
Bli nd SpotAss istisac tive. Whe nth eex itwa rning
is activ ated, itcan warnvehicle occupan tsforup
to thre eminut esaTer switchingtheve hicle o..
The exitwa rning isno long eravailabl eonce the
wa rning lampin theoutside mirror0as hes thre e
times .
The exitwa rning isonl yan aid and nota substi-
tut efo rth eatt ention ofvehicle occupan ts.The
re sponsi bilityforopening andclosing thedoor s
and forlea ving theve hicle remains withth eve hi-
cle occupan ts. Sy
st Sy
stem limits em
limits
Bli nd Spo tAssis tand ActiveBlind SpotAssi stma y
be limit edinthefo llo wing situations, inpar ticular :
R ifth er eis dir ton thesensor sor thesensor s
ar eobscur ed
R inpoor visibility ,e.g. duetofog, hea vyrain or
sno w
R ifth er ear enar row vehicles, e.g.bicy cles or
mo torbik es
R ifth ero ad has very wide ornar row lane s
R ifve hicles areno tdr ivi ng inthemiddle oftheir
lane
Wa rnings maybe issued inerro rwhen driving
close tocrash barrier sor similar continuous lane
bor ders.Alw aysmak esur eth at ther eis su1cien t
dist ance totheside forot her tra1c orobs tacles.
Wa rnings maybe interru pted when driving along-
side long vehicles, forex am ple truc ks,fo ra pr o-
long edtime.
Blind SpotAssist isno toper ational whenreve rse
ge ar iseng aged. 200200
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The
exitwa rning maybe limit edinthefo llo wing
situations:
R when thesensor sar eco veredby adjace nt
ve hicles innar row par king spaces
R when peopleappr oachth eve hicle
R intheev ent ofstationar yor slo wly moving
object s
F F
uncti onofbr uncti
onofbrak ak
eapplication (A e
application (Activ ctiv
eBlin dSpo t e
Blin dSpo t
Assis Assis
t) t)
If Ac tiveBlind SpotAssi stdetects arisk ofaside
im pact inthemonit oring rang e, acou rse-cor rect-
ing brak eapplicat ioniscar ried out. This is
designed tohelp youavo idacollision.
The cour se-cor rectin gbr ak eapplicat ionisavaila-
ble inthespeed rang ebe tween approximat ely
20 mph(30 km/h) and125 mph(2 00 km/h). &
W W
ARN ING ARN
INGRiskof accide nt despite br ak e
ap plicat ion of ActiveBlind SpotAssi st
A cour se-correctin gbr ak eapplicat ioncanno t
alw ayspr ev ent acollision. #
Alwaysst eer ,br ak eor acceler ateyo ur-
self, especia lly if Ac tiveBlind SpotAssi st wa
rnsyo uor mak esacour se-cor rectin g
br ak eapplicat ion. #
Alwaysmaint ainasaf edis tance atthe
sides. If
acour se-cor rectin gbr ak eapplicat ionoccur s,
th ere dwa rning lamp0as hes intheoutside mirror
and awa rning tone sou nds. Inadd ition,dis pla y
1 indic ating thedang erofaside collision
appear sin theInstr ument Display.
In rare cases, thesy stem maymak ean inappr o-
pr iat ebr ak eapplication. Thisbrak eapplication
ma ybe interrupted atanytime ifyo usteer slightl y
in theopposit edir ection oracceler ate. Sy
st Sy
stem limits em
limits
No tethesy stem limit ations ofActiveBlind Spot
Assi st;yo uma yot her wise notre cogn izethedan-
ge rs (/ pag e199).
Eit her acour se-cor rectin gbr ak eapplicat ion
appr opriateto thedr iving situation, ornone atall,
ma yoccur inthefo llo wing situations:
R Vehicles orobs tacles, e.g.cr ash barrier s, are
locat edon both sides ofyour vehicle.
R Ave hicle approaches tooclosel yon theside.
R Youha ve adop tedaspor tydriving stylewit h
high corner ing speeds.
R Youbr ak eor acceler atesign i/ca ntly.
R Adr iving safety system interve nes, e.g.ESP®
or ActiveBr ak eAssi st.
R ESP ®
is dea ctivated.
R Aloss oftirepr ess ureor amal functioning tire
is de tected. Dr
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AA
ctiv ctiv
atin g/deactiv atin
g/deactiv atingBli nd Spo atin
gBli nd Spo tAssis t
Assis tor t
or
A A
ctiv ctiv
eBli nd Spo e
Bli nd Spo tAssis t t
Assis t
Mul timed iasystem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assi stance #
Activateor deac tivateBlind SpotAssist.
or #
Activateor deac tivateAct .Blind SpotAssist . AA
ctiv ctiv
eLane K e
Lane Keeping Assist eeping
Assist FF
unctio nof A unctio
nof Activ ctiv
eLane K e
Lane Keeping Assist eeping
Assist
Ac tiveLane Keeping Assist monitorsth ear ea in
fr ont ofyour vehicle bymeans ofthemultifun ction
camer a(/ page170). Itser vesto protect you
ag ains tuni ntent ionallylea vingyo ur lane. Youwill
be warned byvibr atio npuls esinthesteer ing
wheel andguided byacour se-co rrecting brak e
application backint oyo ur lane.
Ac tiveLane Keeping Assist isavailabl ein the
speed rang ebe tween 37mph(60 km/h) and
124 mph(2 00 km/h).
Ac tiveLane Keeping Assist canneither reduce the
ri sk ofan acciden tif yo ufa ilto adap tyo ur driving
sty lenor override thelaws ofphysics. Itcanno t ta
ke intoaccount road, weather ortra1c cond i-
tio ns. ActiveLane Keeping Assist isonl yan aid.
Yo uar ere sponsi bleformaint aining asaf edis-
ta nce totheve hicle infront ,fo rve hicle speed, for
br aking ingood timeandforst ay ing inlane.
The status ofActiveLane Keeping Assist isdis-
pla yedin theon-boar dcom puter:
R 00B0 (gre en): ActiveLane Keeping Assist is
activ eand oper ating.
R 00B0 (gra y): ActiveLane Keeping Assist is
activ ebut notoper ating.
R ·: ActiveLane Keeping Assist isdeactiv a-
te dor ther eis amalfunction. If
alane-cor rectin gbr ak eapplicat ionoccur s,dis-
pla y1 appear sin theInstr ument Display.
The system doesno tapp lythebr ak eif yo uacti-
va te thetur nsignal indicat or.
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withDr h
Dr iving Assist iving
Assist anceP ance
Pac k ac
kag ag
e: e:
ifth e
sy stem detects anobs tacle, suchas ano ther vehi-
cle intheadjacent lane,itwill appl yth ebr ak e
re ga rdless ofthetur nsignal indicat or.
Yo uar ewa rned byvibr atio nsinthesteer ing wheel
in thefo llo wing circumst ances:
R ActiveLane Keeping Assist detects alane
mar king .
R Afront wheel drives ove rth is lane marking.
Conditions f Conditions
for acour or
acour se-cor r se-cor
recting br ecting
brak ak
eapplica - e
applica -
tion (v tion
(vehicles wit ehicles
without Dr hout
Driving Assist iving
Assist anceP ance
Pac k ac
kag ag
e) e)
Lane markings weredetected on both sides ofthe
lane. Thefront wheel drives ove ra continuous
lane marking.
% Abr ak eapplication maybe interrupted atany
time ifyo usteer slightl yin theopposit edir ec-
tion. 202202
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Conditions
f Conditions
for acour or
acour se-cor r se-cor
recting br ecting
brak ak
eapplica- e
applica-
tion (v tion
(vehicles wit ehicles
withDr h
Dr iving Assist iving
Assist anceP ance
Pac k ac
kag ag
e) e)
R Acontinuous lanemarking wasde tected and
dr iven over wit hth efront wheel.
R Alane marking andanappr oaching vehicle, an
ov ertaking vehicle orvehicles drivi ng par allel
to your vehicle weredetected intheadjacent
lane. Thefront wheel drives ove rth elane
mar king.
% Abr ak eapplication maybe interrupted atany
time ifyo usteer slightl yin theopposit edir ec-
tion.
Sy st Sy
stem limits em
limits
No lane-cor rectin gbr ak eapplicat ionoccur sin the
fo llo wing situations:
R Youclear lyand activ elyst eer ,br ak eor accel-
er ate.
R Ifadr ivi ng safetysy stem interve nes, suchas
ESP ®
,Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stor ActiveBlind Spot
Assi st.
R Youha ve adop tedaspor tydriving stylewit h
high corner ing speeds orhigh ratesof acceler -
ation . R
When ESP®
is deacti vated.
R Ifaloss oftirepr essur eor afa ulty tireis
de tected and displa yed.
If yo udeactiv ateth eAc tiveLane Keeping Assist
wa rning and thelane markings canno tbe clear ly
de tected, itis possible that no lane -correctin g
br ak eapplicat iontake splace (/page204) .
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfu nct ion
par ticu larlyin thefo llo wing situations:
R Ifth er eis poor visibility ,e.g. duetoinsu1c ient
illumination ofthero ad, highl yva riable shade
cond itions, rain, sno w,fogor hea vyspr ay.
R Ifth er eis glar e,e.g. from oncoming tra1c, the
sun orre0ectio ns.
R Ifth ewindshield inthear ea ofthemultifun c-
tion camer ais dir ty,or ifth ecamer ais fogg ed
up, dam aged orcovered.
R Ifth er ear eno lane markings, orseveral
unclear lanemarkings arepr esent forone
lane, e.g.around roadw orks .
R Ifth elane markings arewo rn,dar kor cov-
er ed. R
Ifth edist ance totheve hicle infront istoo
shor tand thus thelane markings canno tbe
de tected.
R Ifth elane markings chang equ ickl y, e.g. lanes
br anc ho., cross one another or mer ge.
R Ifth eroad isvery nar row and wind ing.
R V V
ehicle swit ehicle
swit hDr h
Dr iving Assis t ivi
ng Assis tance P ance
Pac k ac
kag ag
e: e:
if
th era dar sensor sin there ar bum peraredir ty
or coveredin sno wand anobst acle isde tec-
te din your lane, nolane-cor rectin gbr ak e
applicat iontake splace.
A A
ctiv ctiv
atin g/deacti v atin
g/deacti vatin gA atin
gActiv ctiv
eLane K e
Lane Keepi ng eepi
ng
Assis t Assis
t
Mul time diasystem:
4 © 5
Setting s5
Qui ckAccess
5 Active LaneKeeping Assi st #
Switchth efunction onoro.. Dr
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SeSe
tting A tti
ng Act iv ct
ive La ne K e
La ne Kee ping Ass ist ee
ping Ass ist
Mul timediasystem :
4 © 5
Settin gs 5
Assis tan ce
5 Active Lan eKee pingAs sis t
A A
ct iv ct
ivat ing ordeactiv at
ing ordeactivating t at
ing the hap he
haptic w tic
war ar
ning ning
#
Sele ctWarn ing.
Ac tivateor deac tivateth efunction . DD
YN YNAM
ICBOD AMIC
BODYC Y
CONTR ONTR
OLfunction OL
function DY
NAMI CBOD YCO NTR OLcon tinuous lyadju sts
th ech aract eristics ofthesuspension dampersto
th ecur rent ope rating anddriving condi tions.
The dam ping istuned individu allyfo reac hwheel
and isa.ect edbythefo llo wing fact or s:
R The road sur face condi tions
R Vehicle load
R The drive pr og ram select ed
R The drivin gst yle
The drive pr og ram can beadjus tedusing the
DY NAMI CSEL ECTsw itch. AI
R BOD AI
R BOD YC Y
CON TR ON
TROL OL
AI
R BOD AI
R BOD YC Y
CON TR ON
TROL func tion OL
func tion
* NO NO
TE TE
Merced es-AMG vehicles #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement.
Yo ucould other wise failto recogn ize
dang ers. AIR
BOD YCO NTR OLisan air suspe nsion system
wit hva riable dampingfo rim prov ed driving com-
fo rt.The all-round leve lcontr olsystem ensur es
th ebest possible suspension andconst antground
clear ance, even withaladen vehicle. When drivi ng
at speed, theve hicle islowe redaut omaticall yto
im prove driving safetyand toreduce fuelcon-
sum ption. Youalso have theop tion ofmanuall y
adjusti ngtheve hicle leve l.
AIR BOD YCO NTR OLinclud esthefo llo wing com-
ponents andfunctions:
R Airsuspension withva riable spring rate
R Automatic leve lcontr olsystem
R Speed-dependent lowe ring toreduce fuelcon-
sum ption R
Manuall yselect ablehigh-le velse tting for
gr eat erground clearance
R ADS PLUS (Adap tiveDam ping System with
const antdam ping forc eadjustmen t)
R DYNAMI CSEL ECTsw itchan dleve lbutt on
Suspension se Suspension
setting andv tting
andvehicle lev ehicle
level per dr el
per driv iv
e pr e
pr o- o-
gr gr
am am
Dr ive pr og ram A:
R The suspension settin gis comf ortable.
R The vehicle isse tto thenor mal leve l.
R When driving atspeeds ofappr oximat ely
78 mph(1 25 km/h)or above ,th eve hicle is
lo we red.
R When driving atspeeds belowappr oximat ely
50 mph(8 0km /h),th eve hicle israised again.
Dr ive pr og ram ;:
R The suspension settin gis comf ortable.
R The vehicle isse tto low leve l-1.
R The vehicle isno tlo we redan yfur ther ifyo u
ar etrav eling athigher speeds. 204204
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Dr
ive pr og ram C:
R The suspension settin gis /rmer .
R The vehicle isse tto low leve l-1.
R The vehicle isno tlo we redan yfur ther ifyo u
ar etrav eling athigher speeds.
Dr ive pr og ram B:
R The suspension settin gis even /rmer .
R The vehicle isse tto low leve l-1.
R The vehicle isno tlo we redan yfur ther ifyo u
ar etrav eling athigher speeds.
Individual suspension setting scan becalled upin
dr ive pr og ram = (/page155).
Se Se
ttin gt ttin
gthe v he
vehicle lev ehicle
level el
&
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident becausevehi-
cle leve lis toohigh
Dr ivin gch aract eristics maybe impair ed.
The vehicle candriT outw ards, forex am ple,
when steer ing orcor ner ing. #
Choose ave hicle leve lwhic his suit edto
th edr iving styleand thero ad sur face
condi tions. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofent rapment from vehi-
cle lowe ring
Whe nlowe ring theve hicle, peoplecould
become trapped ifth eir limbs arebe tween the
ve hicle body andthetir es orunder neathth e
ve hicle. #
Mak esur eno one isund erneat hth e
ve hicle orintheimmediat evicinity ofthe
wheel arch es when theve hicle isbein g
lo we red. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped due
to theve hicle lowe ring
V V
ehi cleswit ehi
cleswit hAIR BOD h
AIR BOD YC Y
CON TR ON
TROL orlev OL
orlevel el
cont r cont
rol syst ol
system: em:
when youunload luggageor
lea vetheve hicle, theve hicle /rst rises slightly
and then retur ns tothese tle ve lshor tly aTer -
wa rds. Yo
uor anyone elsein thevicinity ofthewheel
ar ch es ortheunderbody couldthus become
tr apped.
The vehicle canalso belowe redaTer being
loc ked. #
When leaving theve hicle, makesur eth at
nob ody isin thevicinity ofthewheel
ar ch es ortheunderbody . *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag edue tovehicle lowe ring Pa
rts of thebody could bedamag edwhen the
ve hicle islowe red. #
Mak esur eth at ther ear eno obst acles
suc has curbs underneathor inthe
immediat evicinity ofthebody when the
ve hicle isbein glowe red. *
N NO O
TE TE
Mer cedes- AMGvehicles #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement.
Yo ucould other wise failto recogn ize
dang ers. Dr
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RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The vehicle hasbeen star ted.
R The vehicle mustno tbe mo vingfa ster than
37 mph(6 0km /h).
R R
ai sing t ai
sing the v he
veh icle eh
icle #
Pres sbu tton 1.
In dica torlam p2 lights up.
The vehicle isse tto thehigh leve l. Yo
ur selection issaved.
The vehicle isaut omati callylo we redag ain inthe
fo llo wing situations:
R When driving faster than 50 mph(8 0km /h).
R Whendrivi ng betwee n37 mph(60 km/h) and
50 mph(8 0km /h)fo rappr oximat elyth re e
minut es.
R ATer chang ingadr ive pr og ram using the
DY NAMI CSEL ECTsw itch.
Th eve hicle isadju sted totheheight ofthelast
activ edr ive pr og ram.
Lo w Lo
wer er
ing t ing
the v he
vehicle ehicle
#
Press button1.
Indicat orlam p2 goes out.Thevehicle is
adju sted totheheight oftheactiv edr ive pr o-
gr am. RR
ear vie ear
viewcamer a w
camer a FF
unct ionoft unct
ionofthe r he
rear vie ear
viewcamer a w
camer a
When youeng agere ve rsege ar,th eimag efrom
th ere ar vie wcamer ais sho wnonthemedia dis-
pla y.Dynamic guidelinesshowthepat hth eve hi- cle
will take withth ecur rent steer ing angle .This
hel psyouto orient yourself and toavo idobst acles
when backing up.
The rear vie wcamer ais onl yan aid. Itis no ta
subs titutefo ryo ur att ention tothesur roundings.
The responsi bilityforsaf emaneuv ering and park-
ing remains withyo u. Mak esur eth at ther ear eno
per sons, animals orobjects etc., inthemaneuv er-
ing area while maneuv ering and parking.
The guide linesonthemedia displaysho wthedis-
ta nces toyour vehicle. Thedistances displa yed
onl yappl yto road leve l.
Depending ontheve hicle equipme nt,yo ucan
select from thefo llo wing views:
R Nor malvie w
R Wide-angle view
The area behind theve hicle isdispl ayedas amir -
ro rimag e,as intheinside rear vie wmir ror.
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
without P hout
Par ar
king Assis king
Assist P t
PARK ARK
TR TR
ONIC ONIC
The follo wing camer avie ws areav ailabl ein the
multimed iasystem: 206206
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ivin gand parking