brake MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS 2017 Owners Manual

1
St eering wheel ge arshif tp addle →
13 7
2
Combination swit ch →
111
3
DIRECT SELEC Ts elector le ve r →
13 5
4
Displ ay (multimedia sy st em) →
21 7
5
St art/ St op button →
12 8
6
Control panel fo rm ultimedia sy st em →
21 7
7
Climat ec ontrol sy st ems →
12 2
8
Glo ve compa rt ment →
96
9
Hazar dw arning lights →
11 2
A
St ow ag ec ompartment →
96
B
Controls fo rt he multimedia sy st em →
21 7
C
Re ar wind ow ro ller sunblind →
69
D
EC Os ta rt /s to pf unction →
13 3
E
To se tt he ve hicle le ve l →
17 1
Pa rk ing Pilot →
18 1 F
DY NA MIC SELECT switch →
13 4
G
PA SSENGER AIR BA Gi ndicator lamps →
41
H
Control panel fo rm ultimedia sy st em →
19 5
I
Ad justs th es te ering wheel →
92
J
Control panel fo ro n-board computer →
19 5
K
Cruise cont ro ll ev er →
15 8
L
To unlo ck th eh ood →
27 8
M
Electric pa rk ing brake →
14 4
N
Light switch →
11 0
O
Control panel fo r:
St eering Pilot →
16 7
Ac tiv eL an eK eeping Assist →
19 2
PA RKTRONI C →
17 3
Head-up Display →
205At ag lanc e–C ockpit 7

or -
When entering or ex itin gap arkin gs pace
using Pa rk ing Pilot.
Information on PRE- SA FE ®
Impulse Side
If an imminent side impact is de te cted, PRE-
SA FE ®
Impulse Side can pre-emptively mo ve th e
front-seat ve hicle occupant's upper body
to wa rd st he center of th ev ehicle. It does th is by
ra pidl yi nflating an air cushion in th eo uter seat
side bols te roft he seat backres tont he side on
whic ht he impact is anticipated. This increases
th ed is ta nce betwee nt he door and th ev ehicle
occupant.
If PRE-SAFE ®
Impulse Side has been deplo ye do r
is fa ulty ,t he displa ym essage PRE-SAFE Impulse
Side Inoperative See Operator's Manual is dis‐
pla ye d( →
pag e3 53). Children in th ev ehicle
Note sont he saf et ra nsportation of ch ildren
q
WA RNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due to ch ildren lef tu nat te nde dint he
ve hicle
If yo ul ea ve ch ildren unaccompanied in th e
ve hicle, th ey ma ybea bl etos et th ev ehicle in
motion, fo re xamp le by :R
Re leasing th ep arking brake. R
Shifting th et ransmission out of park
position ] . R
St artin gt he engine.
In addition, th ey ma yo perat ev ehicle equip‐
ment.

R
Incor re ct positioning of th ec hild re st ra int
sy st em.
Fo rw ard-facin ga nd re ar wa rd -facing ch ild
re st ra int sy st ems on th ef ro nt passenger
seat
When using ar ear wa rd-f acin gc hild re st ra int sys‐
te mont he front passenger seat, th ef ro nt
passenger airbag mus ta lw ay sbed isabled. This
is only th ec ase if th eP ASSENGER AIR BA GO FF
indicator lam pisl it continuousl y( →
pag e4 1).
When usin gac hild re st ra int sy st em on th ef ro nt
passenger seat, it is essential to obser ve th ef ol‐
lowing: R
Mo ve th ef ro nt passenger seat as fa rb ac ka s
possible. R
Re tract th es eat cushion lengt hasf ar as pos‐
sible. R
Th ee ntir eb ase of th ec hild re st ra int sy st em
mus ta lw ay sr es tont he sitting sur fa ce of th e
front passenger seat. R
The backres toft he fo rw ard-facin gc hild
re st ra int sy st em mus tl ie as fl at as possible
agains tt he backres toft he front passenger
seat. The ch ild re st ra int sy st em mus tn ot to uc ht he ro of or be put under st ra in by th e
head re st ra ints. R
Ad jus tt he angle of th es eat backres ta nd th e
head re st ra int position according ly .R
Mo ve th es eat cushion inclination to th e
highest, mos tv ertical position.R
Alw ay sm ak es ur et hat th es houlder belt
st ra pisc or re ctl yr outed from th es eat belt
outle toft he ve hicle to th es houlder belt
guide on th ec hild re st ra in t sy st em. The
shoulder belt st ra pm us tber outed fo rw ards
and down wa rd sf ro mt he seat belt outlet.R
If necessar y, adjus tt he seat belt outle ta nd
th ef ro nt passenger seat according ly .R
Ne ve rp lace objects under or behind th e
ch ild re st ra int sy st em, e.g. ac ushion.
Alw ay sc omply wit ht he manufacturer's ins ta lla‐
tion and operatin gi nstructions fo rt he ch ild
re st ra int sy st em used. Child saf et yl oc ks
Ac tivating/deactivatin gt he ch ild saf et yl ock
fo rt he re ar doors
q
WA RNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due to ch ildren lef tu nat te nde dint he
ve hicle
If yo ul ea ve ch ildren unat te nde dint he ve hi‐
cle, th ey ma ybea bl etos et th ev ehicle in
motion, fo re xamp le by : R
Re leasing th ep arking brake. R
Shifting th ea utomatic transmission out
of par kp osition ] or shifting th em anual
transmission int on eutral. R
St artin gt he engine.
In addition, th ey ma yo perat ev ehicle equip‐
ment.

SmartK ey
Overvie wofk ey functions
q
WA RNING ‑D anger of accident or inju ry
if ch ildren ar el ef tu nat te nde dint he ve hi‐
cle
If ch ildren ar el ef tu nat te nde dint he ve hicle,
th ey could: R
ope nd oo rs ,t hereb ye ndangering ot her
persons or ro ad users.R
ge to ut of th ev ehicle and be hit by
oncoming traf fi c.R
ope ra te ve hicle equipment.
Moreo ve r, ch ildren could also se tt he ve hicle
in motion by ,f or ex ample:R
re leasing th ep arking brake.R
shifting th ea utomatic transmission out of
par kp osition P ] or shifting manual
transmission int oi dle position.R
st artin gt he engine.

Drivin g
Swit ch ing on th ep owe rs upp ly or ignition
using th es tart/ sto pb utton
q
WA RNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due to ch ildren lef tu nat te nde dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildren ar el ef tu nat te nde dint he ve hicle,
th ey could: R
Ope nd oo rs ,t hereb ye ndangering ot her
persons or ro ad usersR
Ge to ut of th ev ehicle and be hit by
oncoming traf fi cR
Operat ev ehicle equipment
In addition, th ec hildren could also se tt he
ve hicle in motion, fo re xa mp le, by :R
Re leasing th ep arking brakeR
Shifting th et ransmission out of park
position ]R
St artin gt he engine.

R
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)
q
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.

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.
q
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.

Ar isk of ac ollision ma ya ri se in th ef ollowing sit‐
uations, fo re xamp le:R
If th ed ri ve rm ixes up th ea ccelera to ra nd
brak ep edals.R
If th ew ro ng ge ar is selec te d.
The Driv eA wa yA ssi st function is activ eu nder
th ef ollowing conditions:R
If PA RKTRONI Ci sa ctivated.R
Ever yt im et he ge ar is ch anged to R or D
when th ev ehicle is at as ta ndstill.R
If th eo bs ta cle is less th an 3. 3f t( 1. 0m )
aw ay .R
If th em aneuvering assis ta nce functio ni s
acti va te dint he multimedia sy st em.
Driv eA wa yA ssi st is una va ilable on inclines and
when drivin gw it hat railer.
Cross Tr af fi cA lert
Ve hicles with Blind Spo tA ssis t: Driver sc an
also be wa rn ed of an yc ro ssing tra ff ic when
backin gupo ut of ap arkin gs pace. If ac ri tical
situation is de te cted, aw arning symbol appears
on th ec amer ai mag eoft he multimedia sy st em. If th ed ri ve rd oes no tr espond to th ew arning,
th ev ehicle's brakes can be applied automati‐
call y. To do th is, th ef unction uses th er adar sen‐
sor sint he bumper .T he area adjacen ttot he
ve hicle is continually monitored.
If th er adar senso rs ar eo bstructed by ve hicles
or ot her objects, de te ction is no tp ossible.
The Cross Tr af fi cA ler tf unction is acti ve under
th ef ollowing conditions: R
If Blind Spo tA ssis tisa ctivated.R
If th ev ehicle is backing up at wa lkin gp ac e.R
If th em aneuvering assis ta nce functio ni s
acti va te dint he multimedia sy st em.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gm aneuverin ga ssis‐
tance
Multimedia sy st em:

and ac ourse-cor re cting brak ea ppli cation guides
yo ub ac ki nt oy our lane.
Yo ua re wa rn ed by vibration pulses in th es te er‐
ing wheel in th ef ollowing circums ta nces:R
Ac tiv eL an eK eeping Assis td et ects lane
markings. R
Af ro nt wheel passe so ve rt he lane markings.
Yo uw ill also be guided bac ki nt oy our lane by
means of ac ourse-cor re cting brak ea ppli cation
if th ef ollowing condition sa re me t:R
Ac tiv eL an eK eeping Assis td et ects lane
markings on bo th sides.R
Af ro nt wheel drives ove ras oli dl ane mark‐
ing.
Whe th er aw arning is issued and when th is
occur sa lso depends on th es elected sensitivity
setting (s ta nda rd or adaptive).
If yo uf ail to adap ty our driving st yl e, Ac tiv eL an e
Ke eping Assis tc an neither re duce th er isk of an
accident nor ov er ri de th el aw sofp hy sics. It can‐
no tt ak ei nt oa ccount ro ad, we ather or traf fi c
conditions .A ctiv eL an eK eeping Assis tiso nl ya n
aid. Yo ua re re sponsible fo rt he dis ta nce to th e ve hicle in front, fo rv ehicle speed, fo rb ra king in
good time and fo rs ta ying in lane.
Ve hicles with Lane Tr acking Pa ck age: If th e
lane markings ar es olid lines and yo udon ot
re act to th ew arning ,al ane-cor re cting brake
application can bring th ev ehicle bac ki nt ot he
original lane.
Ve hicles with Drivin gA ssistanc eP ac ka ge or
Driving Assistance Plus Pa ck age: If yo udon ot
re ac t to th ew ar ning ,al ane-cor re cting brake
application can bring th ev ehicle bac ki nt ot he
original lane. In th ec ase of ab ro ke nl ane mark‐
ing being de te cted, ab ra ke application will only
be mad eifav ehicle has been de te cted in th e
adjacent lane .O nc oming ve hicles, ove rt aking
ve hicles and ve hicles in adjacent lanes can be
de te cted.
The brak ea ppli cation is av ailable in th es peed
ra ng eb et we en 40 mp h( 60 km/h )a nd 12 0m ph
(200 km/h). If al ane-cor re cting brak ea ppli cation occu rs ,d is‐
play 1 appear sint he multifunction displa y.
Sy st em borders
No lane-cor re cting brak ea ppli cation occu rs in
th ef ollowing situations: R
Yo uc lear ly and activel ys te er ,b ra ke or accel‐
erate. R
Yo uh ave switched on th et ur ns ignal indica‐
to r. R
Ad ri ving sa fe ty sy st em inter ve nes, su ch as
ESP ®
,A ctiv eB ra ke Assi st or Ac tiv eB lind
Spo tA ssi st . Driving and pa rk ing 19 1

Changing aw heel
Note sons electing, mounting and re placing
tires
Yo uc an ask fo ri nformation re ga rd ing permit te d
wheel-tir ec ombinations at an authorized
Mercedes-Ben zc en te r.
q
WA RNING Risk of accident du etoi ncor‐
re ct dimensions of wheel sa nd tires
If wheel sa nd tires of th ew ro ng size are
ins ta lled, th ew heel brakes or wheel suspen‐
sion components ma ybed amaged.