MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS 2017 Owners Manual

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If nar ro wv ehicles ar ew ithin th em onitoring
ra nge, e.g .b ic yc les.
Wa rn ings ma ybei ssued in er ro rw hen driving
close to crash ba rr ier sors imilar solid lane bor‐
ders. Wa rn ings ma ybei nter ru pte dw hen driving
alongside long ve hicles, fo re xa mp le, truc ks ,f or
ap ro lon ge dp eriod.
Blind Spo tA ssis tisn ot operational when re ve rs e
ge ar is engaged.
Brak ea pp lication of Ac tiv eB lind Spo tA ssis t
If Ac tiv eB lind Spo tA ssi st de te cts ar isk of as ide
impact in th em onitoring ra nge, ac ou rs e-cor‐
re cting brak ea ppli cation is car ri ed out. This is
designed to help yo ua vo id ac ollision.
The course-cor re cting brak ea ppli cation is av aila‐
ble in th es peed ra ng eb et we en appr ox imately
20 mp h( 30 km/h) and 12 5m ph (200 km/h).
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WA RNING Risk of accident despi te
brak ea pplication of Ac tiv eB lind Spot
Assi st
Ac ou rs e-co rr ecting brak ea pplication cann ot
alw ay sp re ve nt ac ollision.

Sy st em limitations
Either ac ourse-cor re cting brak ea ppli cation
appropria te to th ed ri ving situation ,orn on ea t
all, ma yo ccur in th ef ollowing situations:R
Ther ea re ve hicles or obs ta cles, e.g. crash
ba rr iers, on bo th sides of yo ur ve hicle.R
Av ehicle approaches to oc losel yont he side.R
Yo uh av ea dop te das porty driving st yl ew ith
high cornering speeds. R
Yo uc le ar ly brak eora ccelera te .R
Ad ri ving sa fe ty sy st em inter ve nes, su ch as
ESP ®
or Ac tiv eB ra ke Assi st .R
ESP ®
is deacti va te d.R
Ti re pressur el oss or ad efectiv et ir eh as
been de te cted.R
Whe nd ri ving wi th at ra iler ,t he electrical con‐
nection to th et railer hitc hh as been cor re ctly
es ta blished. Ac tivating/deactivatin gB lind Spo tA ssis to r
Ac tiv eB lind Spo tA ssis t
Multimedia sy st em:

and ac ourse-cor re cting brak ea ppli cation guides
yo ub ac ki nt oy our lane.
Yo ua re wa rn ed by vibration pulses in th es te er‐
ing wheel in th ef ollowing circums ta nces:R
Ac tiv eL an eK eeping Assis td et ects lane
markings. R
Af ro nt wheel passe so ve rt he lane markings.
Yo uw ill also be guided bac ki nt oy our lane by
means of ac ourse-cor re cting brak ea ppli cation
if th ef ollowing condition sa re me t:R
Ac tiv eL an eK eeping Assis td et ects lane
markings on bo th sides.R
Af ro nt wheel drives ove ras oli dl ane mark‐
ing.
Whe th er aw arning is issued and when th is
occur sa lso depends on th es elected sensitivity
setting (s ta nda rd or adaptive).
If yo uf ail to adap ty our driving st yl e, Ac tiv eL an e
Ke eping Assis tc an neither re duce th er isk of an
accident nor ov er ri de th el aw sofp hy sics. It can‐
no tt ak ei nt oa ccount ro ad, we ather or traf fi c
conditions .A ctiv eL an eK eeping Assis tiso nl ya n
aid. Yo ua re re sponsible fo rt he dis ta nce to th e ve hicle in front, fo rv ehicle speed, fo rb ra king in
good time and fo rs ta ying in lane.
Ve hicles with Lane Tr acking Pa ck age: If th e
lane markings ar es olid lines and yo udon ot
re act to th ew arning ,al ane-cor re cting brake
application can bring th ev ehicle bac ki nt ot he
original lane.
Ve hicles with Drivin gA ssistanc eP ac ka ge or
Driving Assistance Plus Pa ck age: If yo udon ot
re ac t to th ew ar ning ,al ane-cor re cting brake
application can bring th ev ehicle bac ki nt ot he
original lane. In th ec ase of ab ro ke nl ane mark‐
ing being de te cted, ab ra ke application will only
be mad eifav ehicle has been de te cted in th e
adjacent lane .O nc oming ve hicles, ove rt aking
ve hicles and ve hicles in adjacent lanes can be
de te cted.
The brak ea ppli cation is av ailable in th es peed
ra ng eb et we en 40 mp h( 60 km/h )a nd 12 0m ph
(200 km/h). If al ane-cor re cting brak ea ppli cation occu rs ,d is‐
play 1 appear sint he multifunction displa y.
Sy st em borders
No lane-cor re cting brak ea ppli cation occu rs in
th ef ollowing situations: R
Yo uc lear ly and activel ys te er ,b ra ke or accel‐
erate. R
Yo uh ave switched on th et ur ns ignal indica‐
to r. R
Ad ri ving sa fe ty sy st em inter ve nes, su ch as
ESP ®
,A ctiv eB ra ke Assi st or Ac tiv eB lind
Spo tA ssi st . Driving and pa rk ing 19 1

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Yo uh av ea dop te das porty driving st yl ew ith
high cornering speeds or high ra te sofa ccel‐
eration. R
ESP ®
is deactivated.R
When driving wit hat ra ile r, th ee lectrical con‐
nection to th et ra iler has been cor re ctly
es ta blished.R
If al oss of tir ep re ssur eorad efectiv et ire
has been de te cted and displ ay ed.
The sy st em ma ybei mp aired or ma yn ot function
in th ef ollowing situations:R
Ther eisp oor visibilit y, e.g. due to insuf fi cient
illumination of th er oad, highly va ri able shade
conditions, or due to ra in, sno w, fo gorh eavy
spr ay .R
Ther eisg lare, e.g. from th es un, re fl ections
or oncoming tra ff ic.R
Ther eisd ir tont he windshield in th ev icinity
of th em ultifunction camer aort he camer ai s
fo gged up, damaged or obscured.R
No or se ve ra l, unclear lane markings are
presen tf or one lane, e.g. in ac onstruction
area. R
The lane markings ar ew orn, dar korc ov ered.R
The dis ta nce to th ev ehicle in front is to o
small and th el ane markings th us canno tb e
de te cted. R
The lane markings ch ang eq uickl y, e.g. lanes
branc ho ff ,c ro ss one ano th er or mer ge .R
The ro ad is ve ry nar ro wa nd winding.
Ve hicles with Drivin gA ssistanc eP ac ka ge or
Driving Assistance Plus Pa ck age: Ac tiv eL an e
Ke eping Assis tu ses ra dar sensor stom onitor
se ve ra la re as around th ev ehicle. If th er adar
senso rs in th er ear bumper ar ed irt y
or co ve re d
wit hs no w, th es ys te mm ay be impaired or may
no tf unction .Ifano bs ta cle in th el ane in which
yo ua re dr ivin gh as been de te cted, no lane-cor‐
re cting brak ea ppli cation occu rs .
Ac tivatin gA cti ve Lan eK eeping Assist
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WA RNING Risk of accident despi te
wa rn ing from Ac tiv eL an eK eeping Assist
Al ane-cor re cting brak ea ppli cation cannot
al wa ys bring th ev ehicle bac ki nt ot he origi‐
nal lane.

In suc hc ases, Lane Ke eping Assis tc an:R
giv eanu nnecessar yw arningR
no tg iv eaw arning

Instrument displa yo ve rv iew
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WA RNING Risk of accident du etoa n
instrumen td ispla ym alfunction
If th ei nstrument displa yh as fa iled or mal‐
functioned, yo uc anno tr ecognize function
re st ri ctions applying to saf et yr ele va nt sys‐
te ms.
The operating saf et yofy our ve hicle ma yb e
impaired.

u NO TE Engine dama ge due to ex cessively
hig he ngine speeds
The engine will be damaged if yo ud ri ve wit h
th ee ngine in th eo ve rr ev ving ra nge.

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