MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN 2021 Owner's Manual
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th
ewheel arch es when theve hicle is
being lowe red. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du eto theve hicle lowe ring
Ve hicl eswith AIRBO DY CONT ROLor
le ve lcontr olsystem: when youunlo adlug‐
ga ge orlea vetheve hicle, theve hicle firs t
ri ses slightly andthen retur ns tothese tle ve l
shor tly af te rw ards.
Yo uor anyone else inthevicinit yof the
wheel arch es ortheunderbody couldthus
bec ome trapped.
The vehicle canalso belowe redaf te rbeing
loc ked. #
When leaving theve hicle, makesur e
th at nobody isin thevicinit yof the
wheel arch es ortheunderbody . *
NO
TEDama gedue tovehicle lowe ring Pa
rts of thebody could bedamag edwhen
th eve hicle islowe red. #
Mak esur eth at ther ear eno obs tacle s
su ch ascur bsunde rneat hor inthe
immed iatevicin ityofthebody when the
ve hicle isbeing lowe red. *
NO
TEMercede s-AMG vehicles #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement .
Yo uco uld other wise failto recogni ze
da ngers. Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle hasbeen star ted.
R The vehicle mustno tbe mo ving faster than
37 mph(60 km/h). Ra
ising theve hicl e #
Press butt on1.
Indica torlam p2 lights up.
The vehicle issetto thehigh leve l.
Yo ur sele ction issave d. Dr
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The
vehicle islowe redag ain inthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s:
R When drivin gfa ster than 50 mph(80 km/h).
R When driving between 37mph(60 km/h)
and 50mph(80 km/h) forapp roxima tely
th re eminut es.
R Afterch ang ingadr ive pr ogram usingth e
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
The vehicle isadjus tedto theheight ofthelas t
activ edr ive pr ogr am.
Lo we ring theve hicl e #
Press butt on1.
Indicat orlam p2 goes out.Thevehicle is
adjus tedto theheight oftheactiv edr ive pr o‐
gr am.
Oper ation withatrailer orbicy clerack
If th eelectr icalconnect ionhas been correctly
es tablished tothetra iler orbicy clerack :
R Uptoappr oximat ely18 .7 mp h(3 0km/h):
th ehigh leve lcan beselec tedre ga rdless of
th edr ive pr og ram. R
From appr ox.18 .7 mp h(3 0km/h) :th eve hi‐
cle isadjus tedto nor malle ve l,re ga rdless of
dr ive pr ogr am. Re
ar vie wcamer a Fu
nction ofthere ar vie wcamer a
When youen gage reve rsege ar,th eimag efrom
th ere ar vie wcam erais sho wninthemedia dis‐
pla y.Dyna micguide lines showthepat hth e
ve hicle willtake wit hth ecur rent steer ing ang le.
This helps youto orient yourself and toavoid
obs tacle swhe nba cking up.
The rear vie wcam erais on lyan aid. Itis no ta
subs titutefo ryo ur att entio nto thesur round ings.
The responsibili tyforsaf emaneu vering and
pa rking remains withyo u. Mak esur eth at ther e
ar eno per sons, animals orobjec tsetc., inthe
maneu vering area while ma neu vering and park‐
ing.
The guide linesinthemedia displaysho wthe
dis tances toyour vehicle. Thedistances dis‐
pl ay ed onlyapply toroad leve l. Depe
ndingon theve hicle equipment, youcan
sele ctfrom thefo llo wing views:
R Normalvie w
R Wide-ang levie w
The area behind theve hicle isdispla yedas a
mir rorimag e,as intheinside rear vie wmir ror.
Ve hicl eswithout Parking Assis tPA RK TRONI C
The follo wing camer avie ws areav ailable inthe
multime diasystem: Nor
mal view
1 Driven sur face dep endi ngon thecur rent
st eer ing ang le(dynamic) 21
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Guide linesat adis tance ofapprox imat ely
1. 6 ft (0.5 m),3.3 ft(1.0 m), 5ft (1.5 m) and
9.9 ft(3.0 m)from there ar area
3 Lanemar kingth ecour sethetir es will take
wit hth ecur rent steer ing ang le(dynamic)
4 Bum per
5 Guide lineatadis tance ofapprox imat ely
1. 0 ft (0.3 m)from there ar area Wi
de-ang levie w
Ve hicl eswith Parking Assis tPA RK TRONI C
The follo wing camera views areav ailable inthe
multime diasystem: Nor
mal view
1 Yello wwa rning displa y:obs tacle sat adi s‐
ta nce betwee nap prox imat ely2. 3ft (0.7 m)
and 3.3ft(1.0 m)
2 Orang ewa rning displa y:obs tacle sat adi s‐
ta nce betwee nap prox imat ely1. 3 ft (0.4 m)
and 2.3ft(0.7 m)
3 Guide linesatadis tance ofapprox imat ely
1. 6 ft (0.5 m),3.3 ft(1.0 m), 5ft (1.5 m) and
9.9 ft(3.0 m)from there ar area
4 Yello wlanes markingth ecour sethetir es
will take wit hth ecur rent steer ing ang le
(dynamic) 5
Driven sur face dep endi ngon thecur rent
st eer ing ang le(dynamic)
6 Guide lineatadis tance ofapprox imat ely
1. 0 ft (0.3 m)from there ar area
The colorofwa rning displa y1/2 chang es
dynam icallyand isbased onthedis tance tothe
de tected obs tacle :
R Blue :no obs tacle sde tected atadi st anc e
less than 3.3ft (1.0 m)
R Yello w: obs tacle sat adi st anc ebe tween
appr oximat ely2. 3ft (0.7 m)and 3.3ft
(1 .0 m)
R Orang e:obs tacle sat adi st anc ebe tween
appr oximat ely1. 3 ft (0.4 m)and 2.3ft
(0.7 m)
R Red:obs tacle sat ave ry shor tdis tance of
ap prox imat ely1. 3 ft (0.4 m)orless
% Vehicl eswith Activ ePa rking Assis t:when
Ac tivePa rking Assistis act ive, lane markings
4 aredispla yedin green. Dr
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de-ang levie w
1 Displa yof Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C
Sy stem malfun ction
If th ere ar vie wcam erais no tre ady foroper a‐
tion, theSystem Inoperativemessag eappear sin
th emedia display.
Sy stem limit s
The rear vie wcam erawill notfun ction orwill
on lypa rtiall yfunc tion inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R The trunk lidisopen .
R The weather condition sar epoor ,e.g .hea vy
ra in, sno w,fog, stor m or spr ay. R
The ambient lightcondit ionsarepoor ,e.g. at
night.
R Camer as,orvehicle component sin whic h
th ecamer asareins talled, aredamag ed,dirty
or covered. Obser vetheinf ormation onvehi‐
cle sensor sand camer as(/ page17 2).
% Donotus eth ere ar vie wcam erain these
types ofsituation s.Yo uco uld other wise
injur eot her sor collide withobject swhen
par king theve hicle.
% The cont rast of thedispla yma ybe impair ed
by direct sunlight orby other light sources,
e.g. when driving outofaga rage .In this
case, paypar ticular attent ion.
% Have thedispla yre pair edorreplaced if,for
ex am ple, pixelerro rs consi derablyrestrict its
us e. 360
°came ra Fu
nction ofthesur round viewcamer a
The surround viewcam erais asy stem that con ‐
sis tsof four cam eras whic hco verth eimmediat e
sur round ingsof theve hicle. Thesystem assis ts yo
uwhen youar epar kingor atexits with
re duced visibility ,fo rex am ple.
The views ofthesur round viewcam eraar e
alw aysav ailable whendrivin gfo rw ards up toa
speed ofappr ox.10 mph(1 6 km/h) andwhen
bac king up.
The surround viewcam erais on lyan aid and
ma ysho wadis torted viewof obs tacle s,sho w
th em incor rectly ornotsho wthem atall. Itis no t
a subs titutefo ryo ur att entio nto thesur round‐
ing s.The responsibili tyforsaf emaneu vering and
pa rking remains withyo u. Mak esur eth at ther e
ar eno per sons, animals orobjec tsetc., inthe
maneu vering area while ma neu vering and park‐
ing.
The system evaluat esimag esfrom thefo llo wing
cameras:
R Rear vie wcam era
R Front camer a
R Twoside camer asintheoutside mirrors 21
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Vi
ew sof thesur round viewcamer a 1
Wide-ang levie w, front
2 Topvie wwit himag efrom thefront camer a
3 Topvie wwit himag esfrom theside camer as
in theoutside mirrors
4 Wide-ang levie w, rear
5 Topvie wwit himag efrom there ar vie wcam ‐
er a
6 Topvie wwit htrailer view(vehicles witha
tra iler hitch)
Fu nction oftheguid elines
Guide linesarealso displa yedin thecamer a
imag esoftheto pvie ws,whic haid youby sho w‐ ing
youth ecalculat edvehicle pathas wellas the
dis tance toobject sand other vehicles, basedon
th ecur rent steer ing ang le. 1
Guide linesatadis tance ofapprox imat ely
1. 6 ft (0.5 m),3.3 ft(1.0 m), 5ft (1.5 m) and
9.9 ft(3.0 m)from there ar area
2 Yello wlanes markingth ecour sethetir es
will take wit hth ecur rent steer ing ang le
(dynamic)
3 Driven sur face dep endi ngon thecur rent
st eer ing ang le(dynamic)
4 Guide lineatadis tance ofapprox imat ely
1. 0 ft (0.3 m)from there ar area %
When ActivePa rking Assistis act ive, pat hs
2 aredispla yedin green.
The guide linesshowthedis tances toyour
ve hicle. Thedistances apply toroad leve l.
In all views,th ePa rking AssistPA RK TRONI C
wa rning displa yis sho wnaswell(/ page21 5).
The color ofwa rning displa ych ang esdynam i‐
call yand isbased onthedis tance tothede tec‐
te dobs tacle :
R Blue :no obs tacle sde tected atadi st anc e
less than 3.3ft (1.0 m)
R Yello w: obs tacle sat adi st anc ebe tween
appr oximat ely2. 3ft (0.7 m)and 3.3ft
(1 .0 m)
R Orang e:obs tacles atadis tance betwee n
ap prox imat ely1. 3 ft (0.4 m)and 2.3ft
(0.7 m)
R Red:obs tacle sat ave ry shor tdis tance of
ap prox imat ely1. 3 ft (0.4 m)orless
% When Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis oper a‐
ti on aland noobj ectis de tected, thewa rning
displa yis sho wnherein blue. Dr
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Wi
de-an glevie w,front 1
Warning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRONI C To
pvie wwi th imag efrom the fron tcame ra 1
Warning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRONI C(/ page21 5)
2 Your vehicle from above
3 Lane indicating thero uteth eve hicle will
ta ke atthecur rent steer ing ang le
To pvie wwi th imag esfrom the side came ras
in theout side mirrors
The sides oftheve hicle canbeseen inthis vie w. 1
Guide lineofextern al vehicle dimensions
wit houtside mirrors folded out
2 Markerof thewheel contact poi nts
Sy stem limit s
If th esy stem isno tre ady foroper ation, theSys-
tem Inoper ativemessag eappear sin themedia
displa y.
The surround viewcam erawill notfun ction or
will onlypa rtiall yfunc tion inthefo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R Youar edr ivin gfo rw ards ataspee dgr ea ter
th an appr oximat ely10 mph(1 6 km/h).
R The door sar eopen. 21
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R
Anoutside mir roris no tcom pletely folded
out.
R The trunk lidisopen .
R The weather condition sar epoor ,e.g .hea vy
ra in, sno w,fog, stor m or spr ay.
R The ambient lightcondit ionsarepoor ,e.g. at
night.
R The camer alens isobs truct ed, dirtyor fog‐
ge dup.
R Ifcamera sor vehicle component sin whic h
th ecamer asareins talled aredamag ed.In
th is eve nt,have thecamer as,their position s
and their setting checkedat aqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop.
% Donotuse thesur round viewcam eraunde r
suc hcir cum stanc es.Youco uld other wise
injur eot her sor collide withobject swhen
par king theve hicle.
Fo rte ch nica lre ason s,thest andar dheigh tof the
ve hicle maybe altered ifth eve hicle iscar rying a
hea vyload andcanresult ininaccur aciesinthe
guide linesandinthedispla yof thege ner ated
ima ges. The
field ofvision andother funct ionsofthe
came rasystem maybe restrict ed dueto addi‐
tio nal attachme ntson theve hicle (e.g.license
plat ebr ac ket,bicy cle rack ).
% The contras tof thedispla yma ybe impair ed
by abr upt,dir ect sunlight orby other light
sour ces, e.g.when driving outofaga rage .In
th is case, paypar ticular attent ion.
% Have thedispla yre pair edorreplaced if,for
ex am ple, pixelerro rs consi derablyrestrict its
us e.
See theno teson cleaning thesur round view
cam era(/ page28 5).
Calli ngup thevie wof thesur round view
camer ausing reve rsege ar #
Shif tto reve rsege ar. #
Select thedesir edviewin themultimedia
sy stem (/ page21 2). #
If,afte rshif ting toreve rsege ar,th eimag eof
th ere ar vie wcam erais no tsho wn: switchoff
th eignition ,pr ess and hold thec button,
switc hon theignition andengagere ve rse
ge ar again. Pa
rking Assis tPA RK TRONI C Fu
nction ofParking Assis tPA RK TRONI C
Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis an elec tron ic
par kingassi stanc esy stem whic hmonit orsth e
ar ea sur round ingyour vehicle andshowsyouth e
dis tance betwee nth eve hicle andade tected
obs tacle visually and audibly .
Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis on lyan aid. Itis
no ta subs titutefo ryo ur att entio nto thesur‐
ro und ings.The responsibili tyforsaf emaneu ver‐
ing and parking remains withyo u. Mak esur e
th at ther ear eno per sons, animals orobjec tsin
th emaneuv ering area while maneuv ering and
par king in/exitingpar king spaces.
The passiv eside impact protect ion also warns
yo uof obs tacle sto theside. During thepar king
pr ocedur eor maneuv ering, objec tsarede tected
as theve hicle drives pas t.Ifyo usteer inthe
dir ect ion ofade tected obs tacle and ther eis a
ri sk ofalat eral collision, awa rning isissued. In
or der foran object ontheside tobe detected,
th esensor sin thefront and rear bum permus t
fi rs tde tect theobjec twhile youar edr ivin gpas t
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In
order forfr ont orrear obs tacle sto theside to
be displa yed, theve hicle mustfirs ttr ave la dis‐
ta nce ofat leas tha lfave hicle length.Once the
ve hicle hastrave led one vehicle length,obs ta‐
cle son allsid es can besho wn.
Di spla ysinthemed iadisp lay Ve
hicles withsur round viewcam era Ve
hicles without surround viewcam era
As soon asParking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis oper a‐
ti on al, there spectiv ear eas ofthedispla yar e
sho wninblue.
1 Oper ational, front and rear
2 Operation al,allaroun d
3 Obstacle sde tected atthefront leftand on
th eright-h andside
The color ofthedispla ych ang esdepen dingon
th edis tance tothede tected obs tacle :
R Blue :> 3.3 ft(1 m) (no obstacle sde tected)
R Yello w: appr oximat ely3. 3ft (1 m) -2.3 ft
(0.7 m) R
Orang e:appr oximat ely2. 3ft (0.7 m)-1. 2 ft
(0.4 m)
R Red:<1.2 ft (0.4 m)
Ve hicl eswith surround viewcamer a:the
boundar yline shiftsdynamicall ydependin gon
th eposition anddistance oftheobs tacle sde tec‐
te d.
Depen dingonthedis tance totheobs tacle
de tected, anintermitt entwarning tone also
sou nds. Youcan setth etimin gof thewa rnings
in themultimedia system (/ page21 9).
St andar dse tting :
R Front and sides :< 1.2 ft (0.4 m)
R Rear: <3.3 ft(1 m)
Warn EarlyAllAro und :
R Front :< 3. 3ft (1 m)
R Sides: <2.3 ft(0.7 m)
R Rear: <3.3 ft(1 m)
A con tinuous warning tone sou nds from adi s‐
ta nce ofapprox imat ely0. 7ft (0.2 m),rega rdless
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Ve
hicles withsur round viewcam era Ve
hicles without surround viewcam era If
an obs tacle intheve hicle pathis de tected and
th eCamera &Parkin gmenu isno topen inthe
media display, pop-up window1 appear s:
R Vehicl eswithout Activ ePa rking Assis t:at
spee dsbelo w8mp h(12 km/h)
R Vehicl eswith Activ ePa rking Assis t:at
spee dsbelo w11 mp h(1 8 km/h) Op
tionally ,obs tacle sde tected byParking Assist
PA RK TRONI Cfrom adis tance ofapprox imat ely
3. 3ft (1.0 m) infront 2and 2.3ft(0.7 m)on
th eside 3can also bedispla yedin theHead-up
Displa y. Sy
stem limit s
Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cdoes notne cessa‐
ri ly take intoacc ount thefo llo wing obstacle s:
R Obs tacle sbel ow thede tection rang e, e.g .
pe rsons, animals orobject s.
R Obs tacle sab oveth ede tection rang e, e.g .
ove rhang ingloads, overhang sor loadin g
ra mp sof truc ks.
R Pedes trians oranimals approaching theve hi‐
cle from theside.
R Objec tsplaced next to theve hicle.
Obs tacle son thesides areno tsho wninthefo l‐
lo wing situat ions,fo rex am ple:
R Youpar kth eve hicle andswitc hof fth eigni‐
tion .
R Youopen thedoor s.
Af teran ignitio ncy cle, obstacle smus tbe detec‐
te dag ain bydriving pastth em beforeawa rning
can beissued.
Obser vetheinf ormation onvehicle sensor sand
camer as;thesy stem other wise canno tfunct ion
pr oper ly(/ page17 2). Dr
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Pr
oblems withParking Assis tPA RK TRONI C 1
Vehicles withsur round viewcam era
2 Vehicles without surround viewcam era
If th ePa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cdisp lay ligh ts
up redfo rapp roxima tely thre esecon dsthen
goes out,andtheé symbol appearsin the
ins trumen tclus ter,th esy stem mayha ve been
deactiv ated due tosignal interfere nce. Startth e
ve hicle again and checkif Pa rking Assist
PA RK TRONI Cis wo rking atadif fere nt locati on. If
th eé symbol appearsin theins trument
clus terand awa rning tone sou nds, itma ybe
du eto one ofthefo llo wing causes:
R Thesensor sar edir ty:clean thesensor s
and obser vetheno teson car eof vehicle
par ts(/ page285).
R Parking Assis tPA RK TRONI Chas been
deac tivated due toamalfunc tion:re star t
th eve hicle. Ifth epr oblem persists, con sult a
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gPa rking Assis t
PA RK TRONI C
* NO
TERisk ofan acci dent from objects
at clo serang e Pa
rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cma yno tde tect
cer tain obje ctsat clos era ng e. #
Whe npa rking ormane uvering theve hi‐
cle, paypar ticular attention toany
obj ect swhic har eabo veorbelo wthe
sensor s,e.g. flowe rpo ts or draw bar s.
The vehicle orother object scould oth‐
er wise bedamag ed. #
Vehicl eswithout AIRBO DY CONT ROL:
pr ess theé buttoninthecent ercon sole.
% Vehicl eswith AIRBO DY CONT ROL:you
can activate or deactiv atePa rking Assist
PA RK TRONI Cin themultimedia system
(/ page21 8).
If th eindicat orlam pin theé buttonisno tlit,
Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis act ive. Ifth eindi‐
cat orlam pis lit or theé symbol appearsin
th eins trument cluster,Pa rking Assist
PA RK TRONI Cis no tact ive.
% Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis aut omat ically
act ivat ed when theve hicle isstar ted.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gPa rking Assis t
PA RK TRONI Cusi ng the multime diasystem
* NO
TERisk ofan acci dent from objects
at clo serang e Pa
rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cma yno tde tect
cer tain obje ctsat clos era ng e. #
Whe npa rking ormane uvering theve hi‐
cle, paypar ticular attention toany
obj ect swhic har eabo veorbelo wthe 21
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