ESP MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS 2017 Owners Manual

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Ho wf as tt he ve hicle wa st ra ve ling.
This dat ac an help pr ov ide ab et te ru nder st and‐
ing of th ec ircums ta nces in whic ha ccidents and
inju ri es occur .N OT E: ED Rd at aisr ecorded by
yo ur ve hicle onl yifan on-trivial crash situation
occurs; no dat aisr ecorded by th eE DR under
normal driving conditions and no personal data
(e.g. name, ge nde r, ag ea nd acciden tl ocation) is
re corded .H ow ev er ,o th er parties, suc hasl aw
enforcement ,c ould combine EDR dat aw it ht he
type of personall yi dentifying dat ar outinely
acquired during ac rash in ve st igation.
Ac cess to th ev ehicle and/or th eE DR is needed
to re ad dat at hat is re corded by th eE DR ,a nd
special equipment is re qu ired. In addition to th e
ve hicle manufacturer ,o th er parties th at ha ve th e
special equipment, suc hasl aw enforcement,
can re ad th ei nformation by accessing th ev ehi‐
cle or th eE DR .
ED Rd at am ay be used in civil and criminal mat‐
te rs as at ool in accident re construction, acci‐
dent claims and ve hicle saf et y. Since th eC ra sh
Dat aR et ri eva l( CDR) to ol th at is used to ex tract
da ta from th eE DR is commercially av ailable, Mercedes-Ben zU SA ,L LC ("MBUSA") ex pressly
disclaims an ya nd all liability arising from th e
ex traction of th is informatio nbyu nauthorized
Mercedes-Ben zp ersonne l.
MBUS Aw ill no ts har eE DR data wit ho th er sw ith‐
out th ec onsent of th ev ehicle ow ner o r ,i ft he
ve hicle is leased, without th ec onsent of th el es‐
see. Exception stot his re presentation include
re sponses to subpoenas by la we nforcement ;b y
fe deral, st at eorl ocal go ve rn ment ;inc onnection
wit hora ri sing out of litigation in vo lvin gM BU SA
or its subsidiaries and af fi liates; or ,asr equired
by la w.
Wa rn ing: th eE DR is ac omponen toft he
Re st ra int Sy st em Module. Ta mp ering with, alter‐
ing, modifying or re moving th eE DR component
ma yr esult in am alfunction of th eR estraint Sys‐
te mM odule and ot her sy st ems.
St at el aws or re gulations re ga rd ing EDRs th at
con fl ict wit hf ederal re gulation ar ep re -em pt ed.
This means th at in th ee ve nt of su ch conflict, th e
fe deral re gulation go ve rn s. As of Fe bruar y2 01 3,
13 st ates ha ve enacted la ws re latin gtoE DRs. Co py ri ght
Information on licenses fo rf re ea nd open-
source so ft wa re
Information on licenses fo rf re ea nd open-sou rc e
softwar eu sed in yo ur ve hicle and its electronic
component sisa va ilable online at:
http://www.mercedes-benz.com/opensource
Re gis tere dt ra demar ks R
Blu et oo th ®
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DT S™ is ar egis te re dt ra demar kofD TS ,I nc.R
Dolby ®
and MLP ™a re re gis te re dt rademar ks
of DOLB YL aboratories. R
BabySmart™, ESP ®
and PRE-SAFE ®
ar er eg‐
is te re dt rademar ks of Daimler AG .R
HomeLink ®
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Johnson Controls. R
iPod ®
and iT unes ®
ar er egis te re dt rademar ks
of Apple Inc.28
General no te s

On ve ry ra re occasions, Ad aptiv eH ighbeam
Assis tm ay fa il to re cognize ot her ro ad users
wit ht heir ow nl ig hting, or ma yr ecognize
th em to ol ate.
In th ese or similar situations, th ea utomatic
high beam is no td eactivated or is activated
despit et he presence of ot her ro ad users.

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ge ntle deceleration and ro lling
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consis te nt speed
The inne rs egment is gr ay and th eo uter seg‐
ment em pt ies:
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sporty acceleration
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heavy braking
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Fluctuation sins peed
Yo uh ave driven economicall yw hen:R
th et hree outer segments ar ec omple te ly fi l‐
led simultaneousl y.R
th eE CO displa yb order lights up.
The additional ra ng ea ch ie ve dasar esult of yo ur
drivin gs tyle in co mp arison to ad ri ve rw it ha
ve ry sporty driving st yl eiss hown under Bonus
fr. Start .T he ra ng ed is pl ay ed does no ti ndicat ea
fi xe dc onsum pt ion re duction. DY NA MIC SELECT switch
Fu nction of th eD YNAMI CS ELECT switch
Use th eD YNAMI CS ELECT switc htoc hang et he
fo llowing driv ep ro gr ams:R
I( Individual): individua ls et tingsR
S+ (Spor tP lus): particula rl ys po rt yd ri vin g
st yl e R
S( Sport): sporty driving st yl eR
C( Comfort): com fo rt able and economical
drivin gs tyle R
E( Economy): particularly economical driving
st yl e
Depending on th ed ri ve program selected, th e
fo llowing ve hicle ch aracteristic sw ill ch ange:R
Driv es ys te m -
Engine and transmission management -
ESP ®
-
Dis ta nce Pilo tD ISTRONICR
Suspension R
St eering R
The av ailabilit yoft he EC Os ta rt /s to pf unc‐
tion
Operating th eD YNAMI CS ELECT switch

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EBD ( E lectronic B rak ef orce D istribution)
( →
pag e1 52)R
ESP ®
( E lectronic S ta bility P ro gram)
( →
pag e1 49)R
DRIVE PIL OT ( →
pag e1 65)R
HOLD function ( →
pag e1 68)R
St eering Pilo t( →
pag e1 65)R
Pa rk ing Pilo t( →
pag e1 79)R
PA RKTRONI C( →
pag e1 72 )R
Re ve rs ing camera ( →
pag e1 74 )R
Cruise control ( →
pag e1 57 )R
Blind Spo tA ssi st and Ac tiv eB lind Spo tA ssi st
( →
pag e1 88)R
Tr af fi cS ign Assi st ( →
pag e1 86)
Fu nctions of ABS (anti-loc kb ra king sy st em)
AB Sr egulates th eb ra ke pressur einc ri tical driv‐
ing situations: R
During braking, th ew heels ar ep re ve nted
from blocking ,e .g. due to maximu mf ull-s to p
braking or insuf fi cient traction of th et ires. R
Ve hicle st eerability while braking is ensured. R
ABS is activ ef ro ms peeds of appr ox .5m ph
(8 km/h).
If AB Si nter ve nes when braking, yo uw ill fe el a
pulsing in th eb ra ke pedal. The pulsating brake
pedal can be an indication of hazardous ro ad
condition sa nd can ser ve as ar eminder to ta ke
ex tr ac ar ew hile driving.
Sy st em borders
AB Sm ay be impaired or ma yn ot function if a
malfunction has occur re da nd th ey ellow %
ABS wa rn ing lam pl ight supc ontinuousl yint he
instrument clus te ra ft er th ee ngine is st ar te d.
Fu nction of BA S( Brak eA ssis tS ys te m)
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WA RNING Risk of an accident caused by
am alfunctio ninB AS (Brak eA ssi st Sys‐
te m)
If BA Sism alfunctioning ,t he braking dis ta nce
ma yi ncrease in an eme rg ency braking situa‐
tion.

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

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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

Assi st anc ew hen ch anging lane sisp ro vide difa ll
th ef ollowing condition sa re me t:R
Yo ua re drivin gonah igh wa yorh igh-speed
multi-lan em aj or ro ad wit hm ultiple lane si n
th ed irection of tr ave l.R
The neighboring lane is free and separated
by ab ro ke nl ane marking.R
The driven spee disb et we en 45 mp h
(7 5k m/h) and 11 0m ph (180 km/h).R
The tur ns igna li ndicator is switched on fo r
longer th an tw os econds.
Ste ering and contact de te ction
St eering Pilo tr equires yo uast he driver ,tok eep
yo ur han ds on th es te ering wheel at all times so
th at yo ua re able to inter ve ne at an yt ime to cor‐
re ct th ec ourse of th ev ehicle and ke ep it in lane.
The driver mus te xpect ac hang ef ro ma ctiv et o
passiv em ode or vice ve rs aata ny time. If yo ua re no ts te ering yo urself or if yo ut ake
yo ur han ds of ft he st eering wheel fo rap ro ‐
longed period of time, th es ys te mw ill, depend‐
ing on th es ituation ,f ir st aler ty ou wit hav is ual
wa rn ing. 1 appear sint he multifunction displa y.
If yo ua re st ill no ts te ering th ev ehicle yo urself or
if yo uh ave no tt aken hold of th es te ering wheel,
aw arning to ne sounds in additio ntot he wa rn ing
messag etor emind yo utot ak ec ontrol of th e
ve hicle.
The wa rn ing messag ed oes no ta ppear or disap‐
pear sifo ne of th ef ollowing condition sa re me t:R
The driver st eer st he ve hicle. R
The driver presses as te ering wheel button or
operates To uc hC ontrol.
Ac tiv eE me rg ency St op Assist
If th ed ri ve rc ontinues to igno re th ea coustic
wa rn ing, Dis ta nce Pilo tD ISTRONIC re duces th e
speed. If th ed ri ve rs til ld oes no tr espond, th e
ve hicle is decelerated in st ages to as ta ndstill.
The driver can cancel th ed eceleration at any
time by per fo rm ing one of th ef ollowing actions: R
St eering R
Braking or accelerating R
Pressing as te ering wheel button or operat‐
ing To uc hC ontrol R
Ac tivating or deacti va ting St eering Pilo to r
Dis ta nce Pilo tD ISTRONIC
The driver mu st be re ady to ta ke control of th e
ve hicle at an yt ime.
Ac tivatin gS te ering Pilot
Requ irements R
ESP ®
mus tbes wit ched on, but no ti nter ve n‐
ing. Driving and pa rk ing 16 7

te mi ndependentl yl ocates and measu re sp aral‐
lel and perpendicula rp arking spaces on bo th
sides of th ev ehicle in th ed irection of tr av el. If
Pa rk ing Pilo tisa ctivated, suitable parking
spaces ar ed ispla ye dint he multimedia sy st em.
The ë symbol appear sint he multifunction
displa y. The ar rows sho ww hic hs ide of th er oad
free parking spaces ar el ocated. The parking
spac ea nd parkin gd irection can be selec te da s
desired. Pa rk ing Pilo tc alculates as uitable ve hi‐
cle pat ha nd assists yo uint he parking and ex it‐
ing procedure. Pa rk ing Pilo tc hanges ge ar ,a ccel‐
erates, brakes and st eer st he ve hicle.
Pa rk ing Pilo tiso nl yana id. It is no tas ubstitute
fo ry our attention to th ei mmediat es ur ro und‐
ings. The re sponsibility fo rs af em aneu ve ri ng and
pa rk ing re mains wit hy ou. Mak es ur et hat no
persons, animals or object sa re in th em aneuver‐
ing ra nge.
Pa rk ing Pilo tisc anceled if one of th ef ollowing
actions is car ri ed out:R
Yo ud eactivat eP ARKTRONIC.R
Yo us wit ch of fP arking Pilot.R
Yo ub egin st eering. R
Yo ua ppl yt he parking brake. R
Yo ue ng ag ed ri ve ra nge ] .R
ESP ®
inter ve nes.
Pa rk ing Pilo ts ys te ml imitations
Object sl ocated abo ve or belo wt he de te ction
ra ng eofP arking Pilo ta re no td et ected when th e
parkin gs pace is being measured. These ar ea lso
no tt aken in to account wh en th ep ark ing proce‐
dur ei sc alculated, e.g. ove rh anging loads, ov er‐
hangs or loading ra mp soft ru ck sort he bounda‐
ri es of th ep arking space. In some circums ta n‐
ces, Pa rk ing Pilo tm ay th erefor eg uide yo ui nto
th ep arking space prematurel y.
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WA RNING Risk of accident du et o
object sl ocated abo ve or belo wt he
de te ction ra ng eofP arking Pilot
If th er ea re objects abo ve or belo wt he
de te ction ra nge, th ef ollowing situations may
arise: R
Pa rk ing Pilo tm ay st eer to oe ar ly .R
The ve hicle ma yn ot st op in front of th ese
objects. This could cause ac ollision.