MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS 2018 Owners Manual

Sy st em limitations R
AB Sisa ctiv ef ro ms peeds of appr ox .5m ph
(8 km/h). R
AB Sm ay be impaired or ma yn ot function if a
malfunction has occur re da nd th ey el‐
low % ABS wa rn ing lam pl ight supc ontin‐
uousl yint he instrument clus te ra ft er th e
engine 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
in an eme rg ency braking situation is
increased.

ST EER CONT RO Lf unction
ST EER CONTROL help sy ou by transmitting a
noticeable st eering fo rc etot he st eering wheel in
th ed irection re qu ired fo rv ehicle st abilization.
This st eering re commendation is given pa rt icu‐
larly in th ef ollowing situations:R
Bo th ri ght wheels or bo th lef tw heels ar eo n
aw et or slippe ry ro ad sur fa ce whe ny ou
brake. R
The ve hicle st arts to skid.
Sy st em limitations
ST EER CONTROL ma ybei mpai re dorm ay not
function in th ef ollowing situations:R
ESP ®
is deactivated.R
ESP ®
is malfunctioning.R
The st eering is malfunctioning.
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning, yo uw ill be assis te d
fur th er by th ee lectric po we rs te ering. Fu nction of Ac tiv eB ra ke Assi st
Ac tiv eB ra ke Assi st consi st so f:R
Dis ta nce wa rn ing function R
Au to nomous braking function R
Situation-dependent braking assi st anceR
Ve hicles with Drivin gA ssistanc eP ack‐
age: Evasi ve St eering Assist
Ac tiv eB ra ke Assi st can hel py ou to minimize th e
ri sk of ac ollision wit hv ehicles or pedestrians or
to re duce th ee ff ects of suc hac ollision.
If Ac tiv eB ra ke Assi st has de te cted ar isk of colli‐
sion ,y ou will be wa rn ed visually and acousti‐
cally.
If yo udon ot re act to th ev isual and audible colli‐
sion wa rn ing, autonomous brakin gc an be initi‐
ated in critical situations.
In especially critical situations ,A ctiv eB ra ke
Assi st can initia te autonomous brakin gd irect ly .
In th is case, th ev isual and acoustic wa rn ing
occur ss imultaneousl yw it ht he braking applica‐
tion. If yo ua ppl yt he brak ey ourself in ac ri tical situa‐
tio nora ppl yt he brak ed uring autonomous brak‐
ing, situation-dependen tb ra king assis ta nce
occu rs .T hi si ncreases th eb ra ke pressur eupt o
maximu mf ull-s to pb ra king if necessar y.
If th ea utonomous braking function or th es itua‐
tion-dependen tb ra king assis ta nce is trig ge re d,
additional pr ev entiv em easures fo ro ccupant
pr ot ection (PRE-SAFE ®
)m ay also be initiated, if
th ev ehicle is equipped wit ht hese.
q
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 learly
identify objects and compl ex traf fi cs itua‐
tions.
In su ch cases, Ac tiv eB ra ke Assi st might:R
Giv eaw arning or brak ew ithout re asonR
No tg iv eaw arning or no tb ra ke

an aid. The driver is re sponsible fo r
maintaining as ui ta ble dis ta nce to th e
ve hicle in front, ve hicle speed and fo r
braking in good time.

Au to nomous braking function
The autonomous braking function 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 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)
Situation-dependent braking assistance
Situation-dependent braking assistance ma yi nter ve ne at speeds st arting from appr ox ima te ly 4m ph (7 km/h )int 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)16 2
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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 ully.R
Re leasing th eb ra ke pedal.
Ac tiv eB ra ke Assi st ma yc ancel th eb ra ke appli‐
cation when one of th ef ollowing condition si s
fulfilled: R
Yo um aneuver to av oid 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 Assis t( onl yv ehicles with
Driving Assistan ce pac kage )
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 )uptoa spee 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 activel ys te ering.
q
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
av oid 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 nce R
no tg iv eaw arning or no tp ro vide assis‐
ta nce

R
If th es ensor sm alfunction due to ot her ra dar
source inter fe re nce, fo re xa mp le stro ng ra dar
re fl ections in parking ga ra ge s.R
If al oss of tir ep re ssur eorad efectiv et ire
has been de te cted and displ ay ed.
The sy st em ma yn ot re act cor re ctly:R
In compl ex traf fi cs ituations whe re objects
cann ot alw ay sbec learly identified.R
To pedestrians or ve hicles if th ey mo ve
qu ickl yi nt ot he sensor de te ction ra nge.R
To pedestrians who ar eh idden by ot her
objects. R
If th et ypical outline of ap edestrian cann ot
be distinguished from th eb ac kg ro und.R
If ap edestrian is no tr ecognized as such, e.g.
due to special clo th ing or ot her objects.R
On bends wit hat ight ra dius. Setting Ac tiv eB ra ke Assi st
Multimedia sy st em:

Yo uc an operat ec ru ise cont ro lw it ht he cruise
control le ve r.
If yo uf ail to adap ty our driving st yl e, cruise con‐
trol can neither re duce th er isk of an accident
nor ove rr ide th el aws of ph ys ics. It canno tt ak e
int oa ccount ro ad, we ather or traf fi cc onditions.
Cruise control is only an aid. Yo ua re re sponsible
fo rt he dis ta nce to th ev ehicle in front, fo rv ehi‐
cle speed, fo rb ra king in good time and fo rs ta y‐
ing in lane.
Sy st em limitations
Cruise control ma ybeu nable to maintain th e
st ored speed on uphill gradients. The st ored
speed is re sumed when th eg ra dient eve ns out.
Chang ei nt oal owe rg ear in good time on long
and st eep downhill gradients. Ta ke particular
no te of th is when drivin gal aden ve hicle. By
doing so, yo uw ill mak eu se of th eb ra king ef fe ct
of th ee ngine. This re lie ve st he load on th eb ra ke
sy st em and pr eve nts th eb ra ke sf ro mo ve rh eat‐
ing and we aring to oq uickl y. Do no tu se cruise control in th ef ollowing situa‐
tions: R
In traf fi cs ituations whi ch re qu ir ef requ ent
ch anges of speed, e.g .inh eavy traf fi c, on
winding ro ads. R
On slippe ry ro ads. Ac celerating can cause
th ed ri ve wheels to lose traction and th e
ve hicle could th en skid. R
If yo ua re drivin gw hen vis ibilit yisp oor.
Ope ra tin gc ru is ec on trol
q
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 nexpectedly.

suppor te dbye xtende da ut omatic re -s ta rt in
traf fi cj ams.R
Ve hicles with Drivin gA ssistanc eP ack‐
age: Re sponds to st ationar yv ehicles in
urban speed ra nges (e xc ep tb icycles, mo to r‐
cycles and pede st ri ans )ifc ondition sa re suf‐
fi cient to enable de te ction.
If yo uf ail to adap ty our driving st yl e, Ac tiv eD is‐
ta nce Assi st DISTRONI Cc an nei th er re duce th e
ri sk of an accident nor ove rr ide th el aws of ph ys ‐
ics. It canno tt ak ei nt oa ccount ro ad, we ather or
traf fi cc onditions .A ctiv eD is ta nce Assi st
DISTRONI Ci so nly an aid. Yo ua re re sponsible
fo rt he dis ta nce to th ev ehicle in front, fo rv ehi‐
cle speed, fo rb ra king in good time and fo rs ta y‐
ing in lane.
If all activation condition sa re met, yo uc an act i‐
va te Ac tiv eD is ta nce Assi st DISTRONI Cd urin ga
jou rn ey or while st ationar y. When Ac tiv eD is‐
ta nce Assi st DISTRONI Ci sa cti va te d, as peed is
st ored whic ht he driver can increase or re duce
at an yt ime. The speed can be adjus te db et we en
15 mp h( 20 km/h) and 12 0m ph (200 km/h). Ve hicles with th eD ri ving Assistance Pa ck ‐
age: The spee dc an be adju st ed between
15 mp h( 20 km/h) and 13 0m ph (2 10 km/h).
Ve hicles with Drivin gA ssistanc eP ac ka ge ,
Ac tiv eP arkin gA ssis ta nd COMAND: Up to 30
seconds af te rs to pping, th ev ehicle automatically
fo llo ws th ev ehicle ahead without th ei n t
er ve n‐
tio noft he driver .T his is onl yp ossible if th ev ehi‐
cle is tr ave ling on am oto rw ay or ah igh-speed
major ro ad. If an obs ta cle is de te cted in front of
th ev ehicle during th ed ri ving-of fp ro cedure, a
ta ke ove rw arning is given. Ac celeration is
re duced, th ed ri ve risg iven av isual and acoustic
wa rn ing and mus ts to pt he ve hicle befor er each‐
ing th eo bs ta cle or tak ee va siv ea ction.
Ve hicles with th eD ri ving Assistance Pa ck ‐
age: In conjunction wit hn av igatio ns ys te ms,
Ac tiv eD is ta nce Assi st DISTRONI Cp re ve nts pro‐
hibi te do ve rt akin gont he ri ght at speeds ove r
50 mp h( 80 km/h) in ri ght-hand traf fi ca nd ov er‐
ta king on th el ef tinl eft-hand traf fi conf re ew ay s
and high-speed majo rr oads.
If yo ua ct iv at et he tur ns ignal indicator to ch ange
lanes, th ev ehicle will accelerat em or eb ri skly to
th es et speed under th ef ollowing conditions: R
Ac tiv eD is ta nce Assi st DISTRONI Cisa cti va ‐
te d. R
If th ed ri ving speed is higher th an 45 mp h
(70 km/h). R
If th ed ri ve ns peed drops belo wt he st ored
speed. R
The sy st em cann ot de te ct av ehicle in th er el‐
ev ant area of th eo ve rt aking lane.
Ve hicles with Drivin gA ssistanc eP ac ka ge
and Tr af fi cS ign Assis t: Ac tiv eD is ta nce Assi st
DISTRONI Ca ls oh as th eA ctiv eS peed Limit
As s i st function. This function can be configu re d
in th em ultimedia sy st em. If ac hang eint he
speed limit is de te cted and Ac tiv eD is ta nce
Assi st DISTRONI Cisa cti va te d, Ac tiv eD is ta nce
Assi st DISTRONI Ca ssum es th is ne ws peed.
The driven speed is adap te dw hen th ev ehicle is
le ve lw it ht he tra ff ic signs. The speed limit dis‐
pla yint he Instrument Displa yisa lw ay su pda te d
when th ev ehicle is le ve lw it ht he tra ff ic sign.
If Ac tiv eD is ta nce Assi st DISTRONI Ch as been
pu ti nt op as si ve mode by pressing th ea ccelera‐Driving and parking 16 7

to rp edal, onl ys pee dl imits whi ch ar eh igher
th an th es et speed ar ea dop te d.
Pulling th ec ru ise control le ve rw il ls et th ed is‐
pla ye ds peed limit as th es peed, pr ov ided th at:R
Ac tiv eS peed Limi tA ssi st has been activated
in th em ultimedia sy st em andR
Ac tiv eD is tan ce Assi st DISTRONI Ch as been
acti va te d.
If no speed limit is displa ye dw hen th el eve ri s
operated, th es peed se tbyt he driver is adop te d.
Driv ep ro gr am
The DY NA MIC SELECT switc ha llo ws yo ut o
ch ang et he driving st yl eofA ctiv eD is ta nce
Assi st DISTRONIC. Depending on whic hd ri ve
program is selected ,t he driving ch aracteristics
can be ge ared to wa rd sf uel econom y, comfor to r
dynami cp er fo rm anc e( →
pag e1 42).
Sy st em limitations
Ve hicles with th eD ri ving Assistance Pa ck ‐
age: Ac tiv eD is ta nce Assi st DISTRONI Ci sa cti ve
in th e0m ph (0 km/h) to 13 0m ph (2 10 km/h)
speed ra nge. The sy st em ma ybei mp aired or ma yn ot function
in th ef ollowing ins ta nces, fo re xamp le:R
In sn ow ,r ain, fo g, heavy spr ay ,ift her ei s
gl are, in direct sunlight or in great ly va ry ing
light conditions. R
The windshield in th ea re aoft he camer ai s
dirty ,m is te du p, damaged or co ve re d.R
If th er adar senso rs ar ed irty or co ve re d.R
On slipper yr oads, braking or accelerating
can cause th ed ri ve wheels to lose tr action
and th ev ehicle could th en skid.R
In parking ga ra ge s, to ll st ations or on ro ads
wit hs te ep uphill or downhill gradients.
Do no tu se Ac tiv eD is ta nce Assi st DISTRONI Ci n
th ese situations.
Tips
Pa yp articula ra ttention in th ef ollowing traf fi c
situations. In suc hs ituations, brak eifn ecessar y.
Ac tiv eD is ta nce Assi st DISTRONI Ci st hen deacti‐
va te d: R
When cornering, entering and ex itin gab end.R
When no td ri vin gint he center of th el ane. R
When ot her ve hicles ar ec hanging lane. R
If th er ea re nar ro wv ehicles. R
If th er ea re obs ta cle sa nd st ationar yv ehi‐
cles. R
If th er ea re crossing ve hicles, pedestrians,
mo to rc yc lists or cyclists.
Displa yofA cti ve Di st ance Assis tD IS TRONIC
in the assistanc eg ra phic and in th es peed‐
ome te r
1
Ve hicle ahead
2
Dis ta nce indica to r16 8
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