MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS 2018 Owners Manual

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Se ts pecifie dd is ta nce4
Yo ur ve hicle
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Speed of ve hicle ahead
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St ored speed
Displa ys in th em ul tifunction display
When activatin gA ctiv eD is ta nce Assi st
DISTRONI Co rw he nc hanging th es to re ds peed,
th en ew st ored speed is shown fo ra ro und fi ve
seconds in th em ultifunction display ç
50 mp h( 70 km/h).
When Ac tiv eD is ta nce Assi st DISTRONI Ci s
acti ve ,t he se ts to re ds peed is displa ye dn ex tt o th e ç symbol. When dis tan ce control is
acti ve ,t he symbol is shown in green.
Ve hicles with th eD ri ving Assistance Pa ck ‐
age: On free wa ys or high-speed major ro ads th e
ç symbol is displa ye dc yc licall yw hen th e
ve hicle is re ady to pull aw ay .
Ve hicles with Ac tiv eS peed Limit Assi st : If a
spee dl im it is au to matical ly adop te d, th is is
shown as th es to re ds peed wit ht he ê sym‐
bol.
Operating Ac tiv eD ista nce Assis tD IS TRONIC
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WA RNING Risk of accident if de te ction
function of Ac tiv eD is ta nce Assi st
DISTRONI Ci si mpai re d
Ac tiv eD is ta nce Assi st DISTRONI Cd oe sn ot
re act: R
To people or animals. R
To st ationar yo bstacles on th er oad, e.g.
st opped or par ke dv ehicles (vehicles with‐
out th eD ri ving Assis ta nce Pa ck age). R
To st ationar yo bstacles on th er oad, e.g.
st opped or par ke dv ehicles, if conditions
ar en ot suf fi cient to enable de te ction
(vehicle sw it ht he Driving Assis ta nce
Pa ck age). R
To oncoming ve hicles and crossing traf‐
fi c.
Ac tiv eD is ta nce Assi st DISTRONI Cc an nei‐
th er giv ew arning sn or inter ve ne in su ch sit‐
uations.

In th ese conditions ,A ctiv eD is ta nce Assi st
DISTRONI Cm ay :R
Gi ve an unnecessar yw arning and th en
brak et he ve hicle.R
Neither giv eaw arning nor inter ve ne.R
Ac celerat eorb ra ke unexpectedly.

from th ea ctiv etop assiv es ta tus ,t he è sym‐
bol is shown as enlar ge da nd fl ashes ye llo w.
Once th es ys te misp assiv et he è symbol is
shown as gr ay in th em ultifunction displa y.
The sy st em ma ybei mp aired or ma yn ot function
in th ef ollowing ins ta nces:R
If th er eisp oor visibility ,e .g. due to insuf fi ‐
cient illumination of th er oad, or due to sno w,
ra in, fo gorh eavy spr ay .R
If th er eisg lare, e.g. from oncoming traf fi c,
di re ct sunlight or re fl ection from ot her ve hi‐
cles (e.g. if th ec ar ri ag ew ay is we t).R
If th ew indshield is dirty ,m is te du p, damaged
or co ve re d, fo ri ns ta nce by as tic ke r, in th e
vicinity of th ec amera.R
If no, or se ve ra l, unclear lane markings are
presen tf or one lane, e.g. in ac onstruction
area. R
If th el ane marking sa re wo rn aw ay ,d ar ko r
co ve re du p, e.g. by dir tors no w.R
The dis ta nce to th ev ehicle in front is to o
small and th el ane marking st hus canno tb e
de te cted. R
If th el ane marking sc hang eq uickl y, e.g.
lanes branc ho ff ,c ro ss one ano th er or
mer ge . R
The car ri ag ewa yisn ar ro wa nd winding.R
If th er ea re highly va ri able shade conditions
on th ec ar ri ag ewa y.R
If th er ea re obs ta cle ss uc haso bject mar ke rs
on th el ane or projecting out int ot he lane.
The sy st em does no tp ro vide assis ta nce in th e
fo llowing conditions: R
On ve ry shar pb ends. R
When to wing at ra iler.R
If yo ua ctivel yc hang el ane without swit ch ing
on th et ur ns ignal indicator. R
If yo us wit ch on th et ur ns ignal indicator and
th ec onditions fo ra ctivating Ac tiv eL an e
Chang eA ssi st ar en ot fulfilled.
Ac tivatin gA cti ve Ste ering Assist
Requ irements: R
ESP ®
mus tbea ctivated, but no ti nter ve ning. R
Ac tiv eD is ta nce Assi st DISTRONI Cisa cti va ‐
te d.

lanes, mak es ur et hat th en eighboring lane is
free (shoulder view).

R
Ac tivating or deacti va ting Ac tiv eS te ering
Assis torD is ta nce Assi st DISTRONIC
The driver mu st be re ady to ta ke control of th e
ve hicle at an yt ime.
Information on Hill St ar tA ssist
Hill St ar tA ss is th olds th ev ehicle fo ras hort
time when pulling aw ay on ah ill under th ef ol‐
lowing conditions: R
The transmission is in position [ or ^ .R
The electric parking brak eisr eleased.
This gives yo ue no ugh tim etom ove yo ur fo ot
from th eb ra ke pedal to th ea ccelerator pedal
and depress it befor et he ve hicle begins to ro ll.
q
WA RNING Risk of accident and inju ry
caused by th ev ehicle ro lling aw ay
Af te ras hor tt ime, Hill St ar tA ss is tnol on ge r
holds th ev ehicle and it can ro ll aw ay .

Re qu irements:R
The ve hicle is st ationar y.R
The driver's door is closed or th es eat belt on
th ed ri ve r's side is fast ened.R
The engine is ru nning or ha sb ee na ut omati‐
cally switched of fbyt he EC Os ta rt /s to p
function. R
The electric parking brak eisr eleased.R
Ac tiv eD is ta nce Assi st DISTRONI Ci sn ot acti‐
va te d.R
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
The suspension tuning is comfor ta ble.R
The ve hicle is se ttot he normal le ve l.R
When drivin gats peeds of abo ve 77 mp h( 12 5k m/h) th ev ehicle is lo we re d.R
When driving at speeds belo w50m ph (80 km/h), th ev ehicle is ra ised again.
E
(Econo my ) R
The suspension tunin gisc omfor ta ble.R
The ve hicle is se ttot he lo wl ev el.R
The ve hicle is no tl owe re da ny fur th er if yo ua re tr av eling at higher speeds.
S
(Sport) R
The suspension tunin gisf irmer.R
The ve hicle is se ttot he lo wl eve 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
The suspension tuning is eve nf irmer.R
The ve hicle is se ttot he lo wl eve 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. Drivin ga nd parking 17 7

Setting th ev ehicle le ve l
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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 can drif to utwards, fo re xamp le,
when st eering or cornering.