MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS 2017 Owners Manual

Fu nctions of ESP ®
(Electronic St ability Pro‐
gr am)
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WA RNING Risk of skidding if ESP is mal‐
functioning ®
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning ,E SP ®
canno tc ar ry
out ve hicle st abilization. In addition ,o th er
driving saf et ys ys te ms ar es witched off.

ETS/4ET S( Electronic Tr actio nS ys te m)
ETS/4E TS traction control is pa rt of ESP ®
.
ETS/4ET Sc an impr ove th ev ehicle's traction by
inter ve ning in th ef ollowing wa ys :R
The driv ew heels ar eb ra ke di ndividually if
th ey spin. R
Mor ed ri ve to rque is trans fe rr ed to th ew heel
or wheels wit ht raction.
Influence of driv ep ro gr ams on ESP ®
The driv ep ro grams enable ES P ®
to adap ttod if‐
fe re nt we ather and ro ad condition sasw ell as th ed ri ve r's prefer re dd ri ving st yl e. Yo uc an
select th ed ri ve prog ra ms using th eD YNAMIC
SELECT switch.15 0
Driving and pa rk ing

ESP ®
ch aracteristics per driv ep ro gr am
Driv ep ro gr am
ESP ®
mode Characteristics
C (Com fo rt )
E (Economy) ESP ®
Comfort Thes ed ri ve prog ra ms pr ov ide th ei deal balance
between traction and st abilit y.
Select driv ep ro gram E or C in di ff icult ro ad con‐
ditions, suc hasins no wori ce, or when th er oad
is we tf ro mr ain.
S (Sport)
ESP ®
Sport This driv ep ro gram pr ov ides th ei deal balance
between traction and st abilit y.
S+ (Spor tP lus)
ESP ®
Spor tP lus The ve hicle's ow nu nder st eering and ove rs te er‐
ing ch aracteristic sa re accentuated. This allo ws
am or ea ctiv ed ri vin gs tyle to be adop te d.
This driv ep ro gram re qu ires mor ea ctiv ei nv ol ve ‐
ment on th ep ar toft he driver.
Onl ys elect th is driv ep ro gram in good ro ad con‐
ditions, fo re xa mp le on dr y, clear st re tche so f
ro ad. Drivin ga nd parking 15 1

Ac tivating/deactivatin gE SP ®
(Electronic St a‐
bility Prog ra m)
Multimedia sy st em:

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WA RNING Risk of an accident caused by
limited de te ction per fo rm anc eofA ctive
Brak eA ssi st
Ac tiv eB ra ke Assi st canno ta lw ay sc lear ly
identify object sa nd comple xt raf fi cs itua‐
tions.
In su ch cases, Ac tiv eB ra ke Assi st might:R
giv eanu nnecessa ry wa rn ing or brak et he
ve hicleR
no tg iv eaw arning or no tb ra ke th ev ehi‐
cle.

The distanc ew arnin gf unction can aid yo uint he fo llowing situations wit hani ntermit te nt wa rn ing to ne and aw arnin gl amp:
Ve hicles tr ave ling in
front St ationar yv ehicles Crossin gv ehicles Crossin gp edestrians St ationar yp edes‐
trians
Ve hicles without Driv‐
ing Assis ta nce Pa ck ‐
age up to appr ox .1 55 mp h
(250 km/h) up to appr ox .50m ph
(80 km/h) no re action up to appr ox .37m ph
(60 km/h) no re action
Ve hicles wit hD ri ving
Assis ta nce Pa ck age up to appr ox .1 55 mp h
(250 km/h) up to appr ox .62m ph
(100 km/h) up to appr ox .43m ph
(70 km/h) up to appr ox .43m ph
(70 km/h) up to appr ox .43m ph
(70 km/h)
Au to nomous braking sy st em
Th ea utonomou sb ra king sy st em ma yi nter ve ne at speeds st arting from appr ox ima te ly 4m ph (7 km/h) in the fo llowing situations:
Ve hicles tr ave ling in
front St ationar yv ehicles Crossin gv ehicles Crossin gp edestrians St ationar yp edes‐
trians
Ve hicles without Driv‐
ing Assis ta nce Pa ck ‐
age up to appr ox .1 24 mp h
(200 km/h) up to appr ox .31m ph
(50 km/h) no re action up to appr ox .37m ph
(60 km/h) no re action
Ve hicles wit hD ri ving
Assis ta nce Pa ck age up to appr ox .1 55 mp h
(250 km/h) up to appr ox .62m ph
(100 km/h) up to appr ox .43m ph
(70 km/h) up to appr ox .43m ph
(70 km/h) up to appr ox .43m ph
(70 km/h)15 4
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Selectiv eb ra king assistance
Selectiv eb ra king assistance ma yi nter ve ne at speeds st arting from appr ox ima te ly 4m ph (7 km/h )i nt he fo llowing situations:
Ve hicles tr ave ling in
front St ationar yv ehicles Crossin gv ehicles Crossin gp edestrians St ationar yp edes‐
trians
Ve hicles without Driv‐
ing Assis ta nce Pa ck ‐
age up to appr ox .1 55 mp h
(250 km/h) up to appr ox .50m ph
(80 km/h) no re action up to appr ox .37m ph
(60 km/h) no re action
Ve hicles wit hD ri ving
Assis ta nce Pa ck age up to appr ox .1 55 mp h
(250 km/h) up to appr ox .62m ph
(100 km/h) up to appr ox .43m ph
(70 km/h) up to appr ox .43m ph
(70 km/h) up to appr ox .43m ph
(70 km/h)
Canceling ab ra ke application of Ac tiv eB ra ke
Assi st
Yo uc an cancel ab ra ke applic atio nofA ctive
Brak eA ssi st at an yt im eb y:R
Depressing th ea ccelera to rp eda lf ullyR
Re leasing th eb ra ke pedal
Ac tiv eB ra ke Assi st cancels th ei nter ve ntion
when at leas to ne of th ef ollowing condition si s
fulfilled: R
Yo um aneuver to avo id th eo bs ta cle.R
The re is no longer ar isk of collision. R
An obs ta cle is no longer de te cted in front of
yo ur ve hicle.
Evasiv eS te ering Assist
Evasiv eS te ering Assis th as th ef ollowing ch arac‐
te ri st ics: R
Can de te ct st ationar yorc ro ssing pedes‐
trians. R
Can assis tt he driver wit ha dditional st eering
assis ta nce if it de te cts as we rv ing maneuver.R
Ca nbea cti va te dbyana brup ts te ering mo ve ‐
ment during as we rv ing maneu ve r. R
Can assis td uring swervin ga nd st ra ightening
of th ev ehicle. R
Can re act from as pee dofa ppr ox imately
12 mp h( 20 km/h) up to as pee dofa ppr ox ‐
imatel y43m ph (70 km/h). R
Yo uc an pr eve nt th ea ssis ta nce at an yt ime
by activ es te ering. Driving and parking 15 5

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WA RNING Risk of an accident despi te
Evasiv eS te ering Assist
Evasiv eS te ering Assis tc ann ot alw ay sc learly
identify objects and comple xt ra ff ic situa‐
tions.
In addition ,t he st eering suppor tofE va sive
St eering Assis tisg ene ra ll yn ot su ff icien tt o
avo id ac ollision.
In suc hc ases Evasiv eS te ering Assis tc an:R
giv eanu nnecessar yw arning or pr ov ide
assis ta nceR
no tg iv eaw arning or no tp ro vide assis‐
ta nce

Operating cruise control
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WA RNING Risk of accident du et o
unkno wn st ored speed
If yo uc all up th es to re ds peed and th is is
lo we rt han yo ur cur re nt speed ,t he ve hicle
decelerates.
If yo udon ot kn ow th es to re ds peed, th e
ve hicle could decelerat eu nexpectedl y.