MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS 2017 Owners Manual

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Ve hicles with automatic transmission:
The transmission is in position [ , ^ or \\ .
Ac tivatin gt he HOL Df unction

Av ailable suspension settings
Driv ep ro gr am Characteristics
C
(Comfort) R
Comfor ta ble suspension tuning R
Normal le ve lR
When driving at speeds abo ve 77 mp h( 12 5k m/h) th ev ehicle is lo we re db y0 .6 in (1 5m m).R
When driving at speeds bel ow 49 mp h( 80 km/h), th ev ehicle is ra ised again.
E
(Econo my ) R
Comfor ta ble suspension tuning R
The ve hicle is lo we re db y0 .6 in (1 5m m) compared to th en ormal le ve l.
S
(Sport) R
Firmer suspension tuning R
The ve hicle is lo we re db y0 .6 in (1 5m m) compared to th en ormal le ve l.R
The ve hicle is no tl owe re da ny fur th er if yo ua re tra ve ling at higher speeds.
S+
(Spor tP lus) R
Even fi rm er suspension tuning R
The ve hicle is lo we re db y0 .6 in (1 5m m) compared to th en ormal le ve l.R
The ve hicle is no tl owe re da ny fur th er if yo ua re tra ve ling at higher speeds.17 0
Driving and pa rk ing

Setting th ev ehicle le ve l
q
WA RNING Risk of accident because
ve hicle le ve list oo high
If yo ud ri ve at ah igher ve hicle le ve l, th ed ri v‐
ing ch aracteristic sm ay be impaired due to
th eh igher ve hicle center of gr av ity.
The ve hicle ma yt ip ove rm or eq uickl yo na
bend, fo re xa mp le.

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Ve hicles with 4MATIC: The ve hicle is
ra ised by 1. 3i n( 35 mm) compared to th e
norma ll eve l.
Yo ur selection is sa ve d.
The ve hicle is lo we re da ga in in th ef ollowing sit‐
uations: R
Yo ua re drivin gf as te rt han 49 mp h
(80 km/h). R
Yo ua re drivin gb et we en 37 mp h( 60 km/h)
and 49 mp h( 80 km/h )f or appr ox ima te ly
th re em inutes.R
Yo us elect ad ri ve pr og ra mu sing th e
DY NA MIC SELECT switch.
The ve hicle is adjus te dtot he height of th el ast
activ ed ri ve program.
Lo weri ng th ev ehicle

Ve hicles with Pa rk ing Pilo ta nd 360° Cam‐
era: Sy st em limitations
PA RKTRONI Cd oes no tt ak ei nt oa ccount th ef ol‐
lowing obs ta cles: R
Obs ta cle sb el ow th ed et ection ra nge, e.g.
pe rs ons, animals or objects. R
Obs ta cle sa bo ve th ed et ection ra nge, e.g.
ove rh anging loads, ove rh ang sorl oading
ra mp soft ru ck s.
The sensor sm us tbef re eofd irt, ice and slush.
Otherwise, th ey ma yn ot function cor re ctl y.
Clean th es ensor sr egular ly ,t aking ca re no tt o
scratc hord amag et hem.
Ve hicles with traile rh itch: PA RKTRONI Ci s
deacti va te df or th er ear zone when yo ue st ablish
an elect ri cal connection between yo ur ve hicle
and at ra iler.
Deactivating/activating PA RKTRONIC
u NO TE Risk of an accident from objects
at close ra nge
PA RKTRONI Cm ay no td et ect cer ta in objects
at close ra nge.

yo urself and to avo id obs ta cle sw he nb ac king
up.
Th er ear vie wc amer aiso nly an aid. It is no ta
substitut ef or yo ur attentio ntot he immediate
sur ro undings. The re sponsibility fo rs af em aneu‐
ve ri ng and pa rk ing re mains wit hy ou. Mak es ure
th at th er ea re no persons, animals or objects in
ra ng ew hile maneu ve ri ng and pa rk ing.
Yo uc an select from th ef ollowing vie ws :R
No rm al viewR
Wi de-angle viewR
Tr ailer view
The area behin dt he ve hicle is displa ye dasa
mir ro ri mage, as in th ei nside mir ro r.
Sy st em limitations
The re ar vie wc amer aw ill no tf unction or will
on ly pa rt ially function in th ef ollowing situations:R
If th et ru nk lid or ta ilgat eiso pen.R
If th er eish eavy ra in, sno worf og.R
If th ea mbient light is poor ,e .g. at night. R
If th ec amer al ens is obstructed, dirty or fo g‐
ge du p. Obser ve th en ot es on cleaning th e
re ar vie wc amer a( →
pag e2 87 ).R
If th er ear of yo ur ve hicle is damaged. In th is
case, ha ve th ec amer ap osition and setting
ch ec ke dataq ualified specialis tw or ks hop.
The fi eld of vision and ot her functions of th er ear
vie wc amer am ay be re st ri cted du etoa dditional
accesso ri es on th er ear of th ev ehicle (e.g.
license plat eb ra ck et or bicycle ra ck ).
Ve hicles without Pa rk ing Pilot
The fo llowing camer av ie ws ar ea va ilable in th e
mu ltime
dia sy st em: Normal view 1
Ye llo wg uide line at ad is ta nce of appr ox ‐
imatel y13ft( 4.0 m) from th er ear area
2
Whit eg uide line without turnin gt he st eering
wheel, ve hicle widt hi ncluding th ee xterior
mir ro rs (s ta tic)
3
Ye llo wg uide line fo rt he ve hicle widt hi nclud‐
ing th ee xterio rm ir ro rs ,f or cur re nt st eering
wheel angle (dynamic)
4
Ye llo wl ane markin goft he tires at cur re nt
st eering wheel angle (dynamic) Driving and parking 17 5

5
Ye llo wg uide line at ad is ta nce of appr ox ‐
imatel y3 .3 ft (1.0 m) from th er ear area
6
Ve hicle center axle (mar ke ra ssi st ance)
7
Bumper
8
Re dg uide line at ad is ta nce of appr ox imately
12 in (0. 3m)f ro mt he re ar area Wi de-angle view
Tr ailer view
1
Ye llo wg uide line, locating aid 2
Re dg uide line at ad is ta nce of appr ox imately
12 in (0. 3m)tot he ball head of th et railer
hitch 3
Ball head of th et ra iler hitch
Ve hicles with Pa rk ing Pilot
The fo llowing camera vie ws ar ea va ilable in th e
multimedia sy st em:
Normal view
1
Ye llo wl ane markin goft he tires at cur re nt
st eering wheel angle (dynamic)
2
Ye llo wg uide line, ve hicle widt hi ncluding
outside mir ro rs (dynamic)17 6
Driving and pa rk ing

3
Re dg uide line at ad is ta nce of appr ox imately
12 in (0. 3m)f ro mt he re ar area4
PA RKTRONI Cy ello ww arning display: obs ta ‐
cle sa re as uf fi cien td is ta nce aw ay (3 .3 ft
(1.0 m) or less)5
PA RKTRONI Cr ed wa rn ing display: obs ta cles
ar ev er yc los e( 1. 0ft( 0.3 m) or less)6
PA RKTRONI Co ra ng ew arning display: obs ta ‐
cle sa re am ediu md is ta nc ea wa y( between
1. 0ft( 0.3 m) and 2.0 ft (0.6 m))

1
Wi de-angle vie w, front2
To pv ie ww it hi mag ef ro mt he front camera
3
To pv ie ww it hi mages from th es ide cameras
in th eo utside mir ro rs
4
Wi de-angle vie w, re ar
5
To pv ie ww it hi mag ef ro mt he re ar vie wc am‐
era
6
To pv ie ww it ht ra iler view To pv iew
1
Lane indicating th er out et he ve hicle will
ta ke wit ht he st eering wheel in its cur re nt
position
2
PA RKTRONI Cy ello ww arning display: obs ta ‐
cle sa re as uf fi cien td is ta nce aw ay (3 .3 ft
(1.0 m) or less)
3
Yo ur ve hicle from abo ve
If th ed is ta nce to th eo bjec tl essens, th ec olor of
th ew arning displa yc hanges 2 .F ro mad is‐
ta nce of 1. 0ft( 0.3 m) th ew arning displa yi s
shown in re d.