MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN 2017 W213 Owner's Manual

RIf narrowv ehicles ar ewithin them onitoring
ra nge, e.g .bicyc les.
Wa rnings ma ybeissued in er rorw hen driving
close tocrash barr iersors imilar solid lane bor‐
ders. Warnings ma ybeinterrupte dw hen driving
alongside long vehicles, fore xamp le, truc ks,for
ap rolonge dperiod.
Blind Spo tAssis tisn otoperational when reve rse
ge ar is engaged.
Brak eapplication of Activ eB lind Spo tAssis t
If Ac tiveB lind Spo tAssistdetects arisk of aside
impact in them onitoring range, acourse-cor‐
re cting brak eappli cation is car ried out. This is
designed tohelp youa void ac ollision.
The course-cor recting brak eappli cation is availa‐
ble in thes peed rang eb etwe en appr oximately
20 mph(30 km/h) and 125m ph (200 km/h).
&
WARNING Risk of accident despite
brak eapplication of ActiveB lind Spot
Assi st
Ac ourse-co rrecting brak eapplication cannot
alw aysp reve nt ac ollision.
#Alw ayss teer,b rake or accelera teyour‐
self,e speciall yifActiveBlind Spot
Assi stwa rnsy ou or makes acourse-
co rrecting brak eapplication.
#Alw aysm aintain asafed ista nce at the
sides.
& WARNING Risk of accident despite
Ac tiveB lind Spo tAssist
Blind Spo tAssist does no treact tothef ol‐
lowing:
ROver taking vehicles closel yonthe side,
placing them in theb lind spo tarea
RVe hicles approaching and overtakin gyou
at av eryd iffe re nt speed
As aresult, ActiveB lind Spo tAssistma ynei‐
th er giv ewarning snor inter vene in such sit‐
uations.
#Alw aysp aycareful attention tothet raf‐
fi cs ituation and maintai nasafed is‐
ta nce at thes ide of thev ehicle.
Ifac ourse-cor recting brak eappli cation occurs ,
th er ed warning lam pflashes in theo utside mir‐
ro ra nd warning tone sounds. In addition, adis‐
pl ay 1 indicatin gthe danger of aside collision
appear sinthe multifunction displa y.
In rare cases, thes ystemm aymak eani nappro‐
priat ebrake application. This brak eapplication
ma ybei nterrupte data nytime if yous teer
slightl yinthe opposit edirection or accelera te.
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System limitations
Either acourse-cor recting brak eappli cation
appropria teto thed riving situation ,ornonea t
all, ma yoccur in thef ollowing situations:
RTher earevehicles or obs tacles, e.g. crash
barr iers, on bo thsides of your vehicle.
RAv ehicle approaches tooc losel yont he side.
RYouh avea dop tedas porty driving stylew ith
high cornering speeds.
RYo uc lear ly brak eora ccelera te.
RAd riving safe ty system inter venes, such as
ESP®or ActiveB rake Assi st.
RESP®is deacti vated.
RTire pressur eloss or adefectiv etireh as
been de tected.
RWhe ndriving wi thatrailer ,the electrical con‐
nection tothet railer hitc hhas been cor rectly
es tablished. Ac
tivating/deactivatin gBlind Spo tAssis tor
Ac tiv eB lind Spo tAssis t
Multimedia sy stem:
,Vehicle.k Assistance.Blind
Spot Assist
#Ac tivate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
Ac tiv eL aneK eeping Assist
Function of Activ eL aneK eeping Assist
ActiveL aneK eeping Assis tmonitor sthe area in
front of your vehicle bymeans of multifunction
camera 1.Itserve stop rotect youa gains tunin‐
te ntional lyleavingy our lane. Youw ill be warned
by means of avibration in thes teering wheel
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andacourse-cor recting brak eappli cation guides
yo ub acki ntoy our lane.
Yo ua rewa rned byvibration pulses in thes teer‐
ing wheel in thef ollowing circums tances:
RAc tiveL aneK eeping Assis tdetects lane
markings.
RAf ront wheel passe soverthe lane markings.
Yo uw illalso beguided bac kintoy our lane by
means of acourse-cor recting brak eappli cation
if th ef ollowing condition sareme t:
RActiveL aneK eeping Assis tdetects lane
markings on bo thsides.
RAf ront wheel drives overas olidl ane mark‐
ing.
Whe ther aw arning is issued and when this
occur salso depends on thes elected sensitivity
setting (s tanda rdor adaptive).
If yo uf ail toadap tyour driving style, Ac tiveL ane
Ke eping Assis tcan neither reduce ther isk of an
accident nor override thel aw sofp hysics. It can‐
no ttak ei ntoa ccount road, weather or traf fic
conditions .Activ eLaneK eeping Assis tisonlya n
aid. Youa re re sponsible fort he dis tance tothe ve
hicle in front, forv ehicle speed, forb raking in
good time and fors taying in lane.
Ve hicles with Lane Tracking Package: Ifth e
lane markings ar esolid lines and youdon ot
re act tothew arning ,alane-cor recting brake
application can bring thev ehicle bac kintot he
original lane.
Ve hicles with Drivin gAssistanc ePacka ge or
Driving Assistance Plus Package: Ifyo udon ot
re ac
t tothew arning ,alane-cor recting brake
application can bring thev ehicle bac kintot he
original lane. In thec ase of abroke nl ane mark‐
ing being de tected, abrake application will only
be mad eifavehicle has been de tected in the
adjacent lane .Oncoming vehicles, overtaking
ve hicles and vehicles in adjacent lanes can be
de tected.
The brak eappli cation is available in thes peed
ra ng eb etwe en 40 mph(60 km/h )and 120m ph
(200 km/h).If al ane-cor recting brak eappli cation occurs ,dis‐
play 1appear sinthe multifunction displa y.
Sy stem borders
No lane-cor recting brak eappli cation occurs in
th ef ollowing situations:
RYouc lear lyand activel ysteer,b rake or accel‐
erate.
RYo uh ave switched on thet urns ignal indica‐
to r.
RAd riving safe ty system inter venes, such as
ESP®,A ctiv eBrake Assi stor ActiveB lind
Spo tAssist.
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1

RYouh avea dop tedas porty driving stylew ith
high cornering speeds or high ratesofa ccel‐
eration.
RESP®is deactivated.
RWhen driving wit hatrailer, thee lectrical con‐
nection tothet railer has been cor rectly
es tablished.
RIfal oss of tir epressur eorad efectivetire
has been de tected and displ ayed.
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
in thef ollowing situations:
RTher eisp oor visibility, e.g. duetoinsuf ficient
illumination of ther oad, highly variable shade
conditions, or due torain, sno w,fogorh eavy
spr ay.
RTher eisg lare, e.g. from thes un, reflections
or oncoming tra ffic.
RTher eisd irtont he windshield in thev icinity
of them ultifunction camer aorthe camer ais
fo gged up, damaged or obscured.
RNo or se veral, unclear lane markings are
presentf or one lane, e.g. in aconstruction
area.
RThe lane markings ar eworn, dar korcovered.
RThe dis tance tothev ehicle in front is too
small and thel ane markings thus canno tbe
de tected.
RThe lane markings chang equickl y,e.g. lanes
branc hoff,c ross one ano ther or mer ge.
RThe road is very nar rowa nd winding.
Ve hicles with Drivin gAssistanc ePacka ge or
Driving Assistance Plus Package: ActiveL ane
Ke eping Assis tuses radar sensor stomonitor
se verala reas around thev ehicle. If ther adar
senso rs
inther ear bumper ar edirt
y or covered
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 occurs .
Ac tivatin gActive Lan eKeeping Assist
&
WARNING Risk of accident despite
wa rning from ActiveL aneK eeping Assist
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,e speciall yifActiveLaneK eeping
Assis twarns youorm akesalane-cor‐
re cting brak eappli cation.
&
WARNING Risk of accident despite inter‐
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 dist ancetot he side foro ther traf‐
fi coro bstacles.
&
WARNING Risk of accident despite Lane
Ke eping Assist
Lane Keeping Assis tcannot alwaysc learly
de tect lane markings.
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In suchcases, Lane Keeping Assis tcan:
Rgiv eanu nnecessar ywarning
Rnotg iveaw arning
#Alwaysp ayparticular attention tothe
traf fics ituation and keep within the
lane, especiall yifActiveLaneK eeping
Assis talerts you.
Prerequisi te
The driving speed is at leas t40m ph (60 km/h).
#Press button ;.
If indicator lamp :lights up, Lane Keeping
Assis tisactivated. When lane marking sare
de tected, thel ines in thea ssis tance graphic
ar es hown in white.
Sensitivity of Activ eL aneK eeping Assist
Wi th th estandar dora daptiv esetting ,you can
influence when thew arning vibration of Lane
Ke eping Assis ttakes place. In bo
th thestandar dand adaptiv esettings, no
wa rning vibration occur sinthefollowing situa‐
tions:
RYo uh ave switched on thet urns ignal indica‐
to r.
RAd riving safe ty system inter venes, such as
ABS, BASorE SP®.
In thea daptiv esetting, ther ew ill also be no
wa rning vibration in thef ollowing situations:
RThe vehicle is accelerated or braked consid‐
erably.
RYo us teer actively ,e.g. swer vetoavo id an
obs tacle or chang elane quickl y.
RYouc utthec orner on ashar pbend.
Setting thes ensitivityofA ctive Lan eKeep‐
ing Assist
Multimedia sy stem:
,Vehicle.k Assistance.Act.
Lane Keep. Assist
Selection options
#Select Adaptive orStandard.
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Instrument displayoverview
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetoa n
instrumentd isplaymalfunction
If th ei nstrument displa yhasfailed or mal‐
functioned, youc anno trecognize function
re strictions applying tosaf etyr ele vant sys‐
te ms.
The operating saf etyofy ourvehicle ma ybe
impaired.
#Driv eonc arefull y.
#Have thev ehicle checkedi mmediately
at aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Ifth eo perating saf etyofy ourvehicle is
impaired, par kthe vehicle safel yassoon as pos‐
sible. Contact aqualified specialis tworks hop. Instrument displa
y(standard)
Instrument displa yintheWidescree nCock‐
pit
1Speedomet er
2Multifunction display
3Tach ome ter
4Coolantt emperatur edisplay
5Fuel le vela nd fuel filler flap locatio nindica‐
to r
The segment sinspeedome ter1 indica tethe
sy stem status fort he following:
RCruise control (→pag e157)
RDis tance Pilo tDISTRONIC (→page 159)
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*NO
TEEngine damage duetoexcessively
hig he ngine speeds
The engine will be damaged if youd rive wit h
th ee ngine in theo verrev ving range.
#Do no tdrive with th eengine in theo ver‐
re vving range.
The fue lsuppl yisi nterrupted toprotect the
engine when ther ed band in tach ome ter3
(o ve rrev ving range) is reached.
During no rmal operatin gconditions, coolant
te mp eratur edisplay 4mayrise to248° F
(120 °C).
& WARNING Danger of burn swhen open‐
ing thee ngine hood
If yo uo pen thee ngine hood when thee ngine
has overheated or during afireint he engine
compartment, youc ouldcome int ocontact
wit hh otgases or other escaping operating
fl uids.
#Befor eopening thee ngine hood, allow
th ee ngine tocool down.
#Inthee vent of afireint he engine com‐
partment, keep thee ngine hood closed
and call thef ires ervice.
Overvie wofthe buttons on thes teering
wheel
1But tong roup :
% Main menu and ba ckbutton (on-board
computer)
8 Switches sound off/on
W Increases thev olume
X Decreases thev olume
2Touc hC ontrol (on-boar dcompu ter)
3To uc hC ontrol (multimedia sy stem)
4Button group:
% Main menu and bac kbutton (multime‐
dia sy stem)
ó LINGU ATRO NIC or Voice Cont rolS ys‐
te m
6 Makes/accepts acall
~ Rejects/end sacall
Operatin gthe on-boar dcom puter
&
WARNING Risk of dist raction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo uo perat einformation and communica‐
tions equipment integ ratedint hevehicle
when driving, youw ill be distracted from the
traf fics ituation. Thi scould also cause yout o
lose control of thev ehicle.
#Onl yoperat ethis equipment when the
traf fics ituation permits.
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5

#Ifyo uc anno tbes ureoft his,stop the
ve hicle whils tpaying attention toroad
and traf ficc onditions and ope rate the
equipment wit hthe vehicle stationar y.
Youm usto bserv ethe legal requirements fort he
countr yinwhich youa recur rentl yd riving when
operating theo n-boar dcomputer.
% The on-boar dcomputer displa ysappear in
th em ultifunction displa y(
→page197).
Theo n-board compu teriso perated using Touch
Control ;and bac kbutto n: onthel eft-hand
side of thes teering wheel. The
following menus ar eavailable in theI nstru‐
ment Displa y(standard):
RService
RAssistance
RTrip
RNavigation
RRadio
RMedia
RPhone
RHUD
The following menus ar eavailable in theI nstru‐
ment Displa yintheWidescreen Cockpit:
RService
RDriveAssist
RTrip
RNavigation
RRadio
RMedia
RPhone
RDisp. Content
RHead-up Disp.
The menus can be called up from them enu bar
in them ultifunction displa y.
#Tocall up them enu bar: presstheb ack
button.
#To scroll through them enu bar: swipeto
th el eftorr ight-hand side of Touc hC ontrol.
#Tocall up them enu or confir mthe selec‐
tion: press thel eft-hand side of Touc hC on‐
trol.
#To scroll through displa ysor lists in the
menu: swipe upwards or down wardsont he
left-hand side of Touc hC ontrol.
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#Tocall up thes ubmenu or confir mthe
selection: pressthel eft-hand side of Touch
Control.
#To exitth es ubmenu: presstheb ackb ut‐
to n.
If yo ua rebrows ingasubmenua ndyoup ress
and hold theb ackb utton, them enu bar appears.
Displa ysinthem ultifunction display
:Outside temp erature
;Driv eprogram
=Transmission position (→pag e135)
?Time
ADispla ysection
Fu rther displa ysinthem ultifunction display:
Z Gearshif
trecommendatio n(
→page 138)
X j YPa
rking Pilot
¯ Cruise control (
→pag
e157)
ç Distance Pilo tDISTRONIC (
→page 165)
(→pag e159)
a St
eering Pilo t(
→page165)
ë HOLD function (
→pag
e168)
_ Ad
aptiv eHighbeam Assis t(
→page112)
Ve hicles wit haninstrument displa y(standard)
and Traf ficS ign Assist :displ ay si nstructions and
traf fics igns de tected byTraf ficS ign Assist
(
→pag e186)
Adjustin gthe in stru men tlighting
#Tu rn brightness control 1up or down.
The lightin gofthe instrument displa yand in
th ec ontrols in thev ehicle interior is adjus‐
te d.
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7

Menus and submenus
Functions in theS ervice menu of theo n-
boar dcompu ter
On-boar dcomputer:,Service
% The spelling ma ydiffe rint he main menu dis‐
pla yed. Therefore, obser vethem enu over‐
vie wf orthei nstrument displa yinthe wide‐
screen cockpit (
→pag e195).
#To select thef unction: swipe upwards or
down wardsont he left-hand side of Touch
Control.
#Press thel eft-hand side of Touc hC ontrol.
Fu nctions in theService menu:
RMessagememor y(→page352)
RTire Pressure :
-Checkingthet irep ressur ewitht he tire
pressur emonitoring sy stem (→pag e317)
-Re startin gthe tir epressur emonitoring
sy stem (→pag e318)
RASSYST PLUS :calling up thes ervice due
dat e(→pag e277)
Calling up theA ssistance graphic display
On-board computer:,Assistance
% The spelling ma ydiffe rint he main menu dis‐
pla yed. Therefore, obser vethem enu over‐
vie wf ortheI nstrument Displa yintheWide‐
screen Cockpit (
→pag e195). When you
ha ve setthe progressiv edispla ysetting, the
assis tance graphicc an be viewedint he
Disp. Content menu.
The following displa ysarea vailable from the
Assi stanc egraphic menu:
RAssis tance graphic
RAt tentio nleve l(→pag e184)
#To switc hbetwe en thed ispla ys:swipe
up wa rdsord ownw ards on thel eft-hand side
of Touc hC ontrol.Status displa ysintheA ssis tance graphic:
Ré:A TTENTION ASSIS Tdeactivated
Ræ:A ctiveBrake Assi stdeactivated
RLight lane markings: ActiveL aneK eeping
Assis tactivated
RGreen lane markings :Activ eLaneK eeping
Assis tactive
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