brakes MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS 2017 Owners Manual

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.

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:

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.
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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.

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At te mp eratures belo w45° F(7° C), use win‐
te rt ires or all-seaso nt ires mar ke dM +S fo r
all wheels.
Wi nter tires bearing th e M snowflak es ym‐
bol in addition to th eM +S marking pr ov ide
th eb es tp ossible grip in wintr yr oad condi‐
tions. R
Fo rM +S tires, only use tires wit ht he same
tread. R
Obser ve th em aximum permissible speed fo r
th eM +S tir em ounted.
If th is is belo wt he ve hicle's maximum speed,
th is mus tbei ndicated in an appropriat el abel
in th ed ri ve r's fi eld of vision.R
Break-in ne wt ires at moderat es peeds fo r
th ef ir st 60 mile s( 10 0k m).R
Re place th et ires af te rs ix ye ar satt he latest,
re ga rd less of we ar.R
When re placing with tires that do no tf ea‐
tu re ru n-flat ch aracteristics: ve hicles with
MOExtended tires ar en ot equipped wit ha
TIREFIT kit at th ef actor y. Equi pt he ve hicle
wit haT IREFIT kit af te rr eplacing wit ht ires th at do no tf eatur er un- fl at ch aracteristics,
e.g .w inter tires.
Fo rm or ei nformation on wheels and tires, con‐
ta ct aq ualified specialis tw or ks hop.
Be sur etoa lso obse rv et he fo llowing fur th er
re lated subjects: R
No te sont ir ep re ssur e( →
pag e3 12 )R
Ti re and Loading In fo rm atio np lacard
( →
pag e3 19 ) R
Ti re pressur et able ( →
pag e3 14 )
Note sonr ot ating wheels
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WA RNING Risk of inju ry th ro ugh dif fe r‐
ent whee ls izes
Inter ch anging th ef ro nt and re ar wheels if th e
wheels or tires ha ve dif fe re nt dimensions
ma ys ev erel yi mp air th ed ri ving ch aracteris‐
tics.
The wheel brakes or wheel suspension com‐
ponent sm ay also be damaged.

Saf et ys ys te ms
Wa rn ing/indicator lamp
Po ssible causes/consequences and P Solutions
' Brak ew arning lam p( USA)
M Brakes wa rn ing lam p( Can‐
ada) The re db ra ke sy st em wa rn ing lam pisl it while th ee ngine is ru nning.
Po ssible causes are: R
The brak ef orce boosting is malfunctioning and th eb ra king ch aracteristic sm ay be af fe cted.R
The re is no te noug hb ra ke fl uid in th eb ra ke fl uid re ser vo ir.
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WA RNING The re is ar isk of an accident if brak ef orce boosting is malfunctioning
If brak ef orce boosting is malfunctioning, th ew heels ma yl oc kw hen braking. Braking ch aracteristic sm ay be
impaired. The brakin gd is ta nce in an eme rg ency braking situation can increase.

Blue to ot h ®
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .2 26
Settings ............................................... 226
Blue to ot h ®
Au dio
Ac tivating ............................................ 266
De-authorizing (de-regis te ri ng) th e
device .................................................. 268
Information .......................................... 265
Overvie w. ............................................ 26 7
Se ar ch ing fo ra nd au th orizing th e
device .................................................. 265
Switching device via NFC .................... 266
Brak ef luid
No te s. .................................................. 347
Brakes
HOLD function .................................... .1 68
Breakdown
Changing aw heel ................................ 334
Flat tir e. ............................................... 294
Overvie woft he help function s. ............. 16
Ro adside Assis ta nce .............................. 21
To ws ta rt in g. ........................................ 30 7
To wing aw ay ........................................ 304
Tr ansportin gt he ve hicle ..................... .3 06 Burmes te r ®
high-end 3D sur ro und
soun ds ys te m
Ad justing th eb alance/fader ............... .2 76
Ad justing th es ound optimization ........ 27 6
Ad justing th et re ble, mid-rang ea nd
bass ...... ..... .......................................... 27 6
Calls
up th es ound menu ..................... 27 6
Information .......................................... 27 6
Setting th es ound profile ..................... 27 6
Burmes te r ®
sur ro und soun ds ys te m
Ad justing th eb alance/fader ............... .2 75
Ad justing th es ound fo cus ................... 27 5
Ad justing th et re ble, mid-rang ea nd
bass ..................................................... 27 5
Calls up th es ound menu ..................... 27 5
Information .......................................... 27 5
Switching th es ur ro und soun do n/ off
............................................................ .2 75
Buttons
St eering wheel .................................... .1 95
C
Calculating ar oute
Na vigation .......................................... .2 33 Cali fo rn ia
Impor tan ti nformatio nf or private
cus to mer sa nd lessees ......................... .2 2
Call list
Making ac all ...................................... .2 42
Options in th ec all lis t. ......................... 24 2
Overvie w. ............................................ 24 2
Calls .......................................................... 239
Ac cepting ............................................ 239
Call sw it hs eve ra lp articipant s. ............ 23 9
Declin in g. ............................................ 239
Ending ac all ........................................ 239
Incoming call during an ex istin gc all .... 24 0
Making ................................................ 239
Calls up th es ound menu
Burmes te r ®
high-end 3D sur ro und
soun ds ys te m. ..................................... 27 6
Burmes te r ®
sur ro und soun ds ys te m. .. .2 75
Camera
Assigning as af avo ri te ......................... 17 9
Car ke y
see Ke y
Car wa sh
see Care Index 41 5

Operable functions .............................. 207
Operating saf et y. ................................ .2 06
Ra dio commands ................................ .2 13
Switc hc ommands ............................... 208
Te lephon ec ommand s. ........................ .2 12
Te xt messa ge commands ..................... 21 4
Ve hicle commands .............................. .2 15
Vo ice prom pt ing .................................. 207
Vo ice control sy st em
see Vo ice Cont ro lS ys te m
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Wa rn ing and indicator lamps
PA SSENGER AIR BA G. ............................ 41
Wa rn ing lamp
see Wa rn ing/indicator lamps
Wa rn ing sy st em
see Anti- th ef tp ro te ction
Wa rn ing/indicator lamp
% AB Sw arning lam p. ...................... 40 2
' B ra ke wa rn ing lam p( USA) .......... .3 98
M Brakes wa rn ing lam p( Canada) .... 398