MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN 2018 Owner's Manual
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Ve hicles with DrivingA ssistancePacka ge:Ac tiveB rake Assi stwit hc ross-traf ficf unction, Evasi veSteering
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Ve hicles without DrivingA ssistancePacka ge:Ac tiveB rake Assi stis malfunctioning.
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®Impulse Side is malfunctioning or inoperativ eafter having already been triggered.
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herestra int sy stem is defectiv e.
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WARNING Risk of injury orfata linjur ydue toam alfunctio nintherestra int sy stem
If th er estraint sy stem is malfunctioning, restra int sy stem components ma ybetriggered unintentionally or
might no tbetriggered at all in thee vent of an accident. Thi smayaffect theE mer gency Tensioning Device or
airbag, fore xamp le.
#Have ther estraint sy stem checkeda nd repaired immediately at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
De tection of arestraint sy stem malfunction:
Rth e6 restra int sy stem warning lam pdoes no tlight up when thei gnition is switched on.
Rthe6 restra int sy stem warning lam plightsupc ontinuousl yorrepeatedl yduring ajourne y.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
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he cor responding restra int sy stem is malfunctioning.
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WARNING Risk of injury orfata linjur ydue toam alfunctio nintherestra int sy stem
If th er estraint sy stem is malfunctioning, restra int sy stem components ma ybetriggered unintentionally or
might no tbetriggered at all in thee vent of an accident. Thi smayaffect theE mer gency Tensioning Device or
airbag, fore xamp le.
#Have ther estraint sy stem checkeda nd repaired immediately at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
De tection of arestraint sy stem malfunction:
Rth e6 restra int sy stem warning lam pdoes no tlight up when thei gnition is switched on.
Rthe6 restra int sy stem warning lam plightsupc ontinuousl yorrepeatedl yduring ajourne y.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
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he cor responding windo wcurtain air bag is malfunctioning.
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WARNING Risk of injury orfata linjur ydue tomalfunctions in thew indo wairbag
If th ew indo wairbag is malfunctioning, it might be triggered unintentionally or might no tbetriggered at all in
th ee vent of an accidentw ithh igh deceleration.
#Have thew indo wairbag checkeda nd repaired immediately at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
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he front passenger air bag and thek neea ir bag ar edeactivated, eventhough an adult or aperson wit habuild
cor responding tothat of an adult is seated on thef ront passenger seat. If additional forc es ar eapplied tothes eat,
th ew eight thes ystem de tects ma ybetoo low.
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WARNING Risk of injury orfata linjur ydue toad isabledf ront passenger airbag
If th ef ront passenger airbag is disabled, thef ront passenger airbag will no tbedeployedint heevent of an acci‐
dent and cann otper form its intended pr otectiv efunction.
Ap erson in thef ront passenger seat could then, fore xamp le, com eintoc ontact wi th thevehicle's interior,
especially if thep erson is sitting tooc lose tothec ockpit.
#Mak esure, bo thbefor eand during thej ourne y,that thes tatus of thef ront passenger airbag is cor rect.
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions.
#Chec kthe status of thea utomatic front passenger air bag shutof f.
#If necessary,consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
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he front passenger air bag and knee air bags ar eenabled during thej ourney:
Reve nw henac hild, asmall adult or an object weighingl essthan thes ystemw eight thre shold is located on the
front passenger seat
Reve nw hent he front passenger seat is no toccupied
The sy stem ma ydetect objects or forc es that ar eaddingtot heweight applied tothes eat.
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WARNING Risk of injury orfata linjur ywhen using achild restra int sy stem while thef ront passenger air bag
is enabled
If yo us ecur eac hild in achild restra int sy stem on thef ront passenger seat and thef ront passenger air bag is
enabled, thef ront passenger air bag can deplo yintheevent of an accident.
The child could be stru ck bythea ir bag.
#Ensure, bo thbefor eand during thej ourne y,that thes tatus of thef ront passenger air bag is cor rect.
NEVER us earearwardfacing child restra int on aseat pr otected byan ACTIVE FRONT AIR BAG; DE ATHorS ERI‐
OUS INJU RYtotheC HILD can occur.
#Pullovera nd stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions.
#Chec kthe status of thea utomatic front passenger air bag shutoff.
#If necessar y,consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
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TTENTION ASSIS Thas de tected fatigue or an increasing la ckof concentration on thep artoft he driver
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#If necessary ,tak eab reak.
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TTENTION ASSIS Tismalfunctioning.
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our vehicle is adjusting tothel eve lyou ha veselected.
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our vehicle is adjusting tothel eve lyou ha veselected.
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hevehicle le velist oo lo w.The vehicle will be raised tothes elected vehicle le vel.
#Wa it until thed ispla ymessag edisappear sbefor epulling away.
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ou ha vepulled away despit ethe vehicle le velb eing tool ow .
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions.
The vehicle will be raised tothes elected vehicle le vel.
#Wa it until thed ispla ymessag edisappear sbefor epulling away.
If th ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear and awarning tone also sounds, AIR BOD YCONTROL/DYNAMIC BODY
CO NTROL is malfunctioning:
#Do no tdrive fast erthan 50 mph(80 km/h) and consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
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TEThe tires of thef ront axle or thef ront fende rscould be damaged bylarge steering mo vements
#Av oid larg esteering mo vements whiled riving and lis tenf or scraping sounds.
#Ifyo uh ear scra ping sounds, pull overand stop thev ehicle safely ,paying attention toroad and traf ficc on‐
ditions ,and se tahigher vehicle le velifp ossible.
#Setah igher vehicle le vel.
Dependin gonthe malfunction, thev ehicle is raised.
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he AIR BODY CONTROL function is restricted. The vehicle's handling characteristic smaybe af fected.
#Driv einam annerappropria tefort he cur rent le vel, but do no texceed 50 mph(80 km/h).
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ctiv eLane Keeping Assis tistemporaril yunavailable.
The ambientc onditionsareoutside thes ysteml imitations (
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Ve hicles with Activ eS teering Assis t:The camer aviewm aybe limited bythew indshield.
#Driv eon.
As soon as thea mbient conditions ar ewithin thes ystem limitations, thes ystemw ill become available again.
If th ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear on vehicles wit hActiv eSteering Assis t:
#Pulloverand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions.
#Cleant he windshield.
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ctiveLane Keeping Assis tismalfunctioning.
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Ve hicles without Activ eS teering Assis t:thec amer aviewisr estricted.
Po ssible causes are:
Rdir tont he windshield in thec amera's field of vision
Rheavy rain, sno worfog
Driv ings ystems and driving saf etys ystems ma ybem alfunctioning or temp orarily una vailable.
Onc ethe cause of thep roblem is no longer present ,driving sy stems and driving saf etys ystems ar eavailable again.
If th ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear:
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions.
#Cleant he windshield.
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lind Spo tAssis tist emporaril yunavailable.
The sy stem limitations ha vebeen reached (
→pag e197).
#Driv eon.
Once thec ause of thep roblem is no longer present ,the sy stem will be available again.
or
#If th ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear ,stopt he vehicle while paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions
and restar tt he engine.
#If necessar y,clean ther ear bumper .Ifthe bumper is extreme lydirty ,the sensor sinthe bumper ma ybemal‐
functioning.
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ctiv eBlind Spo tAssist istemp orarily una vailable.
The sy stem limitations ha vebeen reached (
→pag e197).
#Driv eon.
Once thec ause of thep roblem is no longer present ,the sy stem will be available again.
#Ifth ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear ,stopt he vehicle while paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions
and restar tt he engine.
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hen youe stablish thee lectrical connection tothet railer ,Blind Spo tAssis tisu navailable.
#Press thel eft-hand side Touc hC ontrol and ackn owledg ethe displa ymessage.
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hen youe stablish thee lectrical connection tothet railer ,Activ eBlind Spo tAssistis una vailable.
#Press thel eft-hand Touc hC ontrol and ackn owledg ethe displa ymessage.
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lind Spo tAssis tism alfunctioning.
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ctiveBlind Spo tAssist is malfunctioning.
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