sensor MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE 2017 User Guide
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Sy
stem limitations
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
in thef ollowing situations:
R In sno w,rain, fog, heavy spr ay,ift hereis
gl are, in direct sunlight or in greatlyvarying
light conditions.
R Ifth es ensor saredirty ,miste du p, damaged
or co vered.
R Ifth es ensor smalfunction due to otherradar
source inter fere nce, fore xamp lestro ng radar
re flections in multi-s toreyc ar par ks.
R Ifal oss of tyr epressur eorad efectivetyre
has been de tected and displ ayed.
The sy stem ma ynotreact cor rectly:
R In compl extraf fics ituations whe reobjects
cannot alwaysbec learly identified.
R Topedestrians or vehicles if they mo ve
qu ickl yintot he sensor de tection range.
R Topedestrians who ar ehidden by other
objects.
R Ifth et ypical outline of apedestrian cann ot
be distinguished from theb ackg round. R
Ifap edestrian is no trecognised as such, e.g.
due tospecial clo thing or other objects.
R On bends wit hatightradius. Setting
Activ eB rake Assi st Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
k Assistance .
Active
Brak eAssist
Ve hicles without Drivin gAssistanc epack‐
age: The settings can be made af ters tartin gt he
ve hicle.
Ve hicles with Drivin gAssistanc epacka ge:
The setting scan be made when thei gnition is
switched on.
% It is recommended that youa lway sl ea ve
Ac tiveB rake Assi stswitched on.
Select one of thef ollowing settings: #
Early :your selection is retained when the
ve hicle is next star ted. #
Medium :your selection is retained when the
ve hicle is next star ted. #
Late:y our selection is retained when the
ve hicle is next star ted. #
Off:
The dis tance warning function and thea uton‐
omous braking function ar edeactivated.
Ve hicles without Drivin gAssistanc epack‐
age: when thev ehicle is next star ted, the
mediu msetting is auto matically selected.
Ve hicles with Drivin gAssistanc epack‐
age: Evasi veSteering Assis tisnotavailable.
When thei gnition is next star ted, them iddle
setting is selected automaticall yand Evasive
St eering Assis tisavailable.
% When ActiveB rake Assi stis deactivated, the
æ symbol appears inthea ssis tance
graphi cinthe multifunction displa y. Ad
aptiv eBrake Lights function Ad
aptiv eBrake Lights warnfollowing traf ficinan
emergency braking situation:
R Byflashin gbrake lamps
R By activatin gthe hazard warning lights Drivin
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Lo
weri ngthev ehicle #
Press but ton1.
Indicator lamp 2goes out. The vehicle is
adjus tedtot he height of thel asta ctiv edrive
program. Pa
rking Assis tPARKTRONIC Fu
nction of Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC Pa
rking Assis tPARKTRONIC is an electronic
pa rkinga ssistanc esystem wit hultrasound. It
monitor sthe area around your vehicle using six
sensors 1inthef ront bumper and six sensors
in ther ear bumper .Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC indicates visually an
daudibl ythe dis tance
betwee nyour vehicle and an object.
Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC is only an aid. It is
no tas ubstitut efor your attentio ntothe sur‐
ro undings. The responsibility fors afem anoeu‐
vring and parking remains wit hyou. Mak esure
th at ther ea reno persons, animals or objects in
th em anoeuvring area while manoeuvring and
parking in/exitin gparking spaces.
In thes tandar dsetting ,ani ntermit tent wa rning
to ne sounds from adista nc eofa pproximately
0. 3mtoano bstacle .Ac ontinuou stone sounds
from adista nc eofa pproximatel y0.2m. Youc an
se tthe warning tone in them ultimedia sy stem
so that it will soun dearlier at agreater dis tance
of appr oximatel y1.0m( →pag e226).
If Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC is deactivated,
Ac tiveP arking Assis tisunavailable.
Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC displa yinthe
mu ltimedia sy stem
If Ac tiveP arking Assis tisnotactivated and an
obs tacle is de tected in thep athoft hevehicle, a
pop-up windo wforParking Assis tPARKTRONIC 1
appear sinthe multimedia sy stem at speeds
up toappr oximatel y10k m/h. Ve
hicles wit hActiv eParking Assis twithout a360°
Camera Driving and parking
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Ve
hicles wit hActiv eParking Assis tand a360°
Camera
Sy stem limitations
Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC does no tneces sa‐
ri ly tak eintoa ccount thef ollowing obs tacles:
R Obs tacle sb elow thed etection range, e.g.
pe rsons, animals or objects.
R Obs tacle sabove thed etection range, e.g.
ov erhanging loads, overhang sorl oading
ra mp sofl orries.
The sensor smustbef reeofd irt, ice and slush.
Otherwise, they ma ynotfunction cor rectly. Clea
nthe sensor sregularly ,taking care no tto
scratc hordamagethem.
Ve hicles with traile rhitch: Parking Assist
PA RKTRONI Cisdeactivatedf or ther ear zone
when youe stablish an elect rical connection
between your vehicle and atrailer.
Fu nction of thep assiv es ide impact pr otec‐
tion
Pa ssiv eside impact pr otection is an additional
Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC functio nwhich
wa rnst he driver about obs tacle satt he side of
th ev ehicle. Awarning is issued when obs tacles
ar ed etected between thef ront and rear de tec‐
tion range. In orde rfor an objec ttobedetected,
th es ensor sinthe front and rear bumper must
de tect theo bjec twhile youa redrivin gpastit.
During thep arking procedur eormanoeuvring,
objects ar edetected as thev ehicle drives past.
If yo us teer in thed irection of adetected obs ta‐
cle and ther eisar isk ofalateral collision, a
wa rning is issued. The lateral segment slight up
orang eorred, depending on thed ista nce tothe
obs tacle. Segment colour dependin
gondistance
Colour Lateral distance in
cm
Re dA pprox.<30
Orang eA pprox30 -60 In order
forl ateral front or rear segment stobe
displa yed, thev ehicle mus tfirst trave lad ista nce
of at leas thalfoft hevehicle length. Once the
ve hicle has tr avelled thel engt hoft hevehicle, all
of thel ateral front and rear segment scan be dis‐
pla yed. 224
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Ve
hicles without 360° Camera
1 Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC is only opera‐
tiona linthe front and rear
2 Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC is operational
an dc an also warnthed rive ra bout obs tacles
at thes ide of thev ehicle
3 Obstacle de tected at thef ront right (orange)
and rear (red) Ve
hicles wit h360° Camera
1 Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC is only opera‐
tiona linthe front and rear
2 Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC is operational
an dc an also warnthed rive ra bout obs tacles
at thes ide of thev ehicle
3 Obstacle de tected at thef ront right (orange)
and rear (red)
Sa vedo bstacle saredel eted in thef ollowing sit‐
uations, fore xamp le:
R Yous wit ch offt he vehicle
R Youo pen thed oors Af
tert he engine is restar ted, obs tacle sm ustbe
de tected again, befor eanew wa rning can be
issued.
Sy stem limitations
The sy stem limitations forP arking Assist
PA RKTRONI Capplyfor passiv eside impact pro‐
te ction.
The following object sarenotd etected, fore xam‐
ple:
R Pedestrians who approac hthe vehicle from
th es ide
R Objects placed next tothev ehicle
Deactivating/acti vating PARKTRONIC
* NO
TERisk of an accident from objects
at close range Pa
rking Assis tPARKTRONIC ma ynotdetect
cer tain object satcloserange. #
When parking or manoeuvring thev ehi‐
cle, pa yparticular attention toany
object swhicha reabo veor belo wthe
sensors, e.g. flowe rpotsord rawbars. Driving and parking
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#
Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
The speed limits de tected byTraf ficS ign
Assi starea utomaticall yadop tedbyA ctive
Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC.
Displ aying de tected traf fics igns in the
media display #
Select Display in COMAND .#
Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
Ad justin gthe type of warning #
Select Visual&audible ,Visual orNone.
Ad justin gthe warning threshold
This value de term ines thes peed at whic ha
wa rning is issued when exceeded. #
Select Warning threshold. #
Setthe desired speed. Blind Spo
tAssis tand Activ eB lind Spot
Assi st Fu
nction of Blind Spo tAssis tand Active
Blind Spo tAssist
Blind Spo tAssistuses tw olateral, rear-facing
ra dar sensor stomonitor thea reaupto40m
behind your vehicle and 3mdirectlynexttoy our
ve hicle.
If av ehicle is de tected at speeds ab ovea ppr ox‐
imatel y12km/h and this vehicle subsequently
enter sthe monitoring rang ed irec tlyn exttoy our
ve hicle, thew arning lam pinthe outside mir ror
light supr ed.
If av ehicle is de tected clos etoyourvehicle in
th el ateral monitoring rang ea nd yous wit ch on
th et urns ignal indicator in thec orresponding
direction, awarning tone sounds once .The red
wa rning lam pinthe outside mir rorf lashes. If the
tur ns igna lindica torr emain son, all other de tec‐
te dv ehicles ar eindicated onl ybytheflashin gof
th er ed warning lamp.
If yo uo vertak eav ehicle quickl y,no warning is
given. &
WARNING Risk of accident despi teBlind
Spo tAssist
Blind Spo tAssistdoes no treact tovehicles
approaching and overtakin gyou at agreatly
di fferent speed.
As aresult, Blind Spo tAssis tcanno twarn
driver sinthis situa tion. #
Alw aysp aycareful attention tothet raf‐
fi cs ituation and maintai nasafed is‐
ta nce at thes ide of thev ehicle. Blind Spo
tAssis tand ActiveB lind Spo tAssist
ar eo nly aids. The ymayfailto detect some vehi‐
cles and ar enosubstitut efor attentiv edriving.
Alw ayse nsur ethat ther eiss ufficient di stanc eto
th es ide foro ther road user sand obs tacles.
Sy stem limitations
The sy stem ma ybelimited in thef ollowing situa‐
tions:
R thes ensor saredirty or co vered
R poor visibility ,e.g. due tofog, heavy rain,
sno wors pray 248
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R
Youh avea dop tedas porty driving stylew ith
high cornering speeds or high ratesofa ccel‐
eration.
R ESP ®
is deactivated.
R When driving wit hatrailer, thee lectrical con‐
nection tothet railer has been cor rectly
es tablished.
R Ifal oss of tyr epressur eorad efectivetyre
has been de tected and displ ayed.
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
in thef ollowing situations:
R Ther eisp oor visibilit y,e.g. due toinsuf ficient
illumination of ther oad, highly variable shade
conditions, or due torain, sno w,fogorh eavy
spr ay.
R Ther eisg lare, e.g. from thes un, reflections
or oncoming tra ffic.
R Ther eisd irtont he windscreen in thev icinity
of them ultifunction camer aorthe camer ais
mis tedu p, damaged or obscured.
R No or se veral, unclear lane markings are
presen tfor one lane, e.g. in aconstruction
area. R
The lane markings ar eworn, dar korcovered.
R The dis tance tothev ehicle in front is too
small and thel ane markings thus canno tbe
de tected.
R The lane markings chang equickl y,e.g. lanes
branc hoff,c ross one ano ther or mer ge.
R The road is very nar rowa nd winding.
Ve hicles with Drivin gAssistanc epacka ge or
Driving Assistance Plus pa ckage: ActiveL ane
Ke eping Assis tuses radar sensor stomonitor
se verala reas around thev ehicle. If ther adar
senso rsinther ear bumper ar edirty or co vered
wit hs now, thes ystemm aybe impaired or may
no tfunction .Ifano bstacle in thel ane in which
yo ua redrivin ghas been de tected, no lane-cor‐
re cting brak eappli cation occu rs.
Ac tivatin gActive Lan eKeeping Assist &
WARNING Risk of accident despi te
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assis twarning
Al ane-cor recting brak eappli cation cannot
al wa ys bring thev ehicle bac kintot he origi‐
nal lane. #
Alw ayss teer,b rake or accelera teyour‐
self ,especiall yifActiveLaneK eeping
Assis twarns youorm akesalane-cor‐
re cting brak eappli cation. &
WARNING Risk of accident despi teinter‐
ve ntio nofA ctiveLaneK eeping Assist
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assis tdoes no tdetect
traf ficc onditions or road users. In very rare
cases, thes ystem ma ymakeani nappropri‐
at eb rake application, e.g. af teri ntentional ly
driving overas olidl ane marking.
The brak eapplication can be inter rupte dat
an yt ime if yous teer slightl yinthe opposite
direction. #
Alw aysm akes uret hat ther eiss uffi‐
cient di stanc etot he side foro ther traf‐
fi coro bstacles. &
WARNING Risk of accident despi teLane
Ke eping Assist
Lane Keeping Assis tcann otalw aysc learly
de tect lane markings. 252
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period of
thre ey ear sfromt he manufacturing
date.
The status of thes ubscription can be dis‐
pla yed( → pag e326).
Re gis tering Liv eTraffic In form ation
R The service is initially acti vatedf or three
months uponv ehicle handover.
R The service mus tberegistered
( → pag e326):
- Upon vehicle hando ver
- Within thre em onths
R This ensures thef ull, free usag eperiod.
R Registration is car ried out at aMercedes-
Benz Service Centr eonthe Mercedes me
we bsite.
R Ifre gistration is no tcomple tedw ithin this
tim eperiod, Liv eTraffic In form ation will be
deactivated. If Liv eTraffic In form ation is
used af tert his period, e.g. af ters ix months,
th er emaining time forf reeu sage is 2.5
ye ars. In
fo rm atio nont hevehicle's position is regularly
sent toDaimle rAG. Th edataisi mmediatel yren‐
dered anonymous byDaimle rAGandforw arded
to thet raffic dat aprovide r.Usin gthis data, traf‐
fi cr eports releva nt tothev ehicle's position are
sent tothev ehicle. The vehicle acts as asensor
fo rt he flow of traf fica nd helps toimpr ovet he
qu alit yoft he tra ffic reports.
If yo udon otwish totransmi tyour vehicle posi‐
tion, youc an ha vethis service deactivated at a
Mercedes-Benz Service Cent re.
Useful information on FM RDS-TMC:
R AFMR DS-TMC radio statio nbroadcasts traf‐
fi cr eports alongside ther adio prog ramme.
R FM RDS-TMC is no tavailable in all countries.
Displ aying subscription information
Re quirements:
R The vehicle is equipped wit hLiveT raffic
Information. Multimedia sy
stem:
, Navigation .
Z Options
The subscription expir yd ateisa utomaticall ydis‐
pla yed:
R one mont hbefor ethe expir yd ate
R one week befor ethe expir yd ate
R onthee xpirydate #
Todispl aymanuall y:select Live Traffic Sub-
scription Info.
Depending on thes tatus ,one ofthef ollowing
messages appears:
R thep eriod of validity fort he subscription
is displa yed.
R thes ubscription has expired.
Re gis tering on Mercedes me
Liv eT raffic In form ation mus tberegis tere d. Re g‐
istration is car ried out at aMercedes-Benz
Service Centre.
Requ irement: youh ave auser accoun tonthe
Mercedes me website. 326
Multimedia sy stem
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It is no
tpossible tocor rectl ym easu retheo il
le ve lif:
R thev ehicle is no tleve lduring them easure‐
ment process.
R theb onnet wasp reviousl yopened.
The engin emustber estarted and thee ngine oil
le ve lw ill be de term ined again when driving.
On-boar dcomputer:
, Service .
Engine oil level:
Yo uw ills ee one of thef ollowing display
messa gesint he multifunction dis play: #
Engine oi llev el Measuring now:m easure‐
ment of theo il le velisn otyetp ossible.
Re peat ther eques tafter am aximu mof30
minutes' driving. #
Engine oil level OK andtheb ar displa yfor
indicating theo il le velint he multifunction
displa yisgreen and is between "min" and
"max": theo il le velisc orrect. #
Engine oil level Add 1.0 l andtheb ar display
fo ri ndicating theo il le velint he multifunction displa
yisorang ea nd is belo w"min": topup
wit h1lofe ngineoil. #
Reduce engin eoil level andtheb ar display
fo ri ndicating theo il le velint he multifunction
displa yisorang ea nd is abo ve"max": drain
of ft he exc ess engine oil. Consult aqualified
specialis tworks hop. #
For engine oil level turn on ignition:s witchon
th ei gnition tocheckt he engine oil le vel. #
Engine oil level System inoperative :sensor
fa ulty or no tconnec ted. Consult aqualified
specialis tworks hop. #
Engine oil level System currently unavail. :
close theb onnet.
To pping up engine oil &
WARNING Danger of bu rnsf romh ot
component parts in thee ngine compart‐
ment
Cer tain component parts in thee ngine com‐
partmen tmaybe very hot, e.g. thee ngine,
th er adiator and parts of thee xhau stsystem. #
Letthe engine cool down and only
to uc ht he component parts described
below: &
WARNING Risk offire and injur yfrom
engine oil
If engine oil comes int ocontact wi thhot
component parts in thee ngine compart‐
ment ,itmayignite. #
Mak esuret hat no engine oil is spilled
next tothef iller opening. #
Allo wthe engine tocool of fand thor‐
oughl yclean thee ngine oil from compo‐
nentp arts befor estartin gt he vehicle. *
NO
TEEngine dama gecaused byan
incor rect oil filter ,incor rect oil or addi‐
tives #
Do no tuse engine oil soroilfilters
whic hdon otcor respond tothes pecifi‐
cation sexplicit lyprescribed fort he
service inter vals. 396
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Note
sonc leaning and car eA voiding vehicl edamage
Wi per blades
Fold out thew iper blades and clean them using adam pcloth .D onotclean thew iper blades tooo ften.
Exterior lighting Cleanthel enses wit hawetspong eand mild cleaning agent,
e.g .car sha mpoo. Onl
yuse cleaning agents or cleaning clo thst hat ar esuitable
fo rp last ic lenses.
AIRPANEL Ifth ev ehicle is very dusty or ther ea resalt deposits in the
AIR PANEL mechanics, thea djustmen trang eoft he shutter sin
th er adiator trim ma yberestricted.
R Switc hont he ignition, and thes hutter sopen automati‐
call yafter appr oxima tely 12 0s econds.
R Clean theb earing point softhe shutter swithah igh-pres‐
sur ew ater jet. When using
ahigh-p ressur ecleaner ,maintain aminimum dis‐
ta nce of 30 cm.
Sensors Cleanthe sensor sinthe front and rear bumper and in the
ra diator trim wit hasoftc loth and car shampoo. When usin
gahigh-pressur ecleaner ,maintain am inimum dis‐
ta nce of 30 cm.
Re versing camera
and 360° Camera R
Open thec amer acover wit hthe multimedia sys‐
te m(→ page233) .
R Use clear waterand asoftc loth toclean thec amer alens. Do no
tuse ah igh-pressur ecleaner. Maintenanc
eand care 403
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The tyr
epressur etable sho ws therecommended
tyr ep ressur efor all tyres appr ovedfor this vehi‐
cle. The recommended tyr epressures apply for
cold tyres under various operating conditions,
i.e. loading and/or speed of thev ehicle.
If one or mor etyres izes precede atyrep res‐
sure, thet yrep ressur einformation following is
onl yvalid fort hose tyr esizes. If
th ep receding tyr esizes ar ecomplemented by
the + symbol, thet yrep ressur einformation
fo llowing sho wsalternativ etyrep ressures.
Thes etyrep ressures ma yimp rove your vehicle's
ri de comfort. Fuel consum ption ma ythen
increase slightly.
The load conditions "partially laden" and "fully
laden" ar edefined in thet able ford iffe re nt num‐
be rs of passenger sand amounts of luggage. The
actual number of seats ma ydiffe rf romt his.
Be sur etoalso obse rvet he following fur ther
re lated subjects:
R Notesont yrep ressur e(→pag e429) Ty
re pressur emonitoring sy stem Fu
nction of thet yrep ress urem onitoring sys‐
tem
The sy stem checks thet yrep ressur eand the
tyr etemperatur eofthe tyres fitted tothev ehicle
by means of atyrep ressu resensor.
Ne wt yrep ressur esensors, e.g. in winter tyres,
ar ea utomatically taught-in thef irst tim etheya re
driven. The tyr
epressur eand thet yret emperature
appear in them ultifunction display
(→ pag e264).
If th er eisas ubstantia lpressur elossorift he
tyr etemperatur eisexcessive, awarning will be
given:
R Viad ispla ymessages (→ page502).
R Viat he h warning lam pinthe instrument
clus ter( →pag e538).
It is thed rive r's responsibility tosetthe tyre
pressur etotherecommended cold tyr epressure
suitable fort he operating situation. Se tthe tyre
pressur efor cold tyres using atyrep ressu re
ga uge. Notethat thec orrect tyr epressur efor
th ec urrent operating situatio nmustfirst be
ta ught-in tothet yrep ressur emonitoring sys‐
te m.
In mos tcases, thet yrep ressur emonitoring sys‐
te mw illa utom atical lyupdat ethe ne wreference
va lues af tery ou ha vechanged thet yrep ressure.
Yo uc an,h owe ver,also updat ethe refere nce val‐
ues byrestartin gthe tyr epressur emonitoring
sy stem manually (→ page432). Wheels and tyres
431