light MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS 2018 User Guide

Au to matic lo weri ng fe ature
Ve hicles with ap anoramic sliding sunroof: If
th es liding sunroof is ra ised at th er ear ,t he slid‐
ing sunroof is automaticall yl owe re ds lightl ya t
higher speeds. At lo ws peeds, it is ra ised again
automaticall y.
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WA RNING Risk of entrapment by auto‐
matic lo we ri ng of th es liding sunroof
At high speeds th er aised sliding sunroof
automaticall yl ow er ss lightl yatt he re ar. This coul dt ra py ou or ot her persons.

Exterior lighting
Lighting sy st ems and yo ur re sponsibility
The va ri ous lighting sy st ems of th ev ehicle are
onl ya ids. The driver of th ev ehicle is re sponsible
fo rc or re ct ve hicle illumination in accordance
wit ht he pr eva iling light and visibilit yc onditions,
legal requ irements and traf fi cs ituation. Light switch
Ope ra tin gt he light switch
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c Left-hand pa rk ing lights
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d Right-hand parkin gl ights
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` Pa rk ing light sa nd license plat el ighting
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X Au to matic driving lights (prefer re dl ight
switc hp osition) K
X Lo wb eam/high beam6
^ Switches th er ear fo gl ight on or off
When lo wb eam is activated, th e ` indicator
lam pf or th ep arking lights is deactivated and
re placed by th e X indicator lam pf or th el ow
beam.

The ex te ri or lighting (e xc ep tp arking and st and‐
ing lights) swit ch es of fa utomaticall yw hen th e
driver's door is opened. R
Obser ve th en ot es on sur ro und lighting
( →
pag e1 18 ).
Au to matic drivin gl ig hts function
The pa rk ing lights, lo wb eam and daytime ru n‐
ning lights ar es wi tched on au to matically
depending on th ei gnition st atus ,w he th er th e
engine is ru nning and th el ight conditions.
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WA RNING Risk of accident whe nt he low
beam is switched of finp oor visibility
When th el ight switc hiss et to X ,t he low
beam ma yn ot be switched on automatically
if th er eisf og, sno woro th er causes of poor
visibility suc hass pr ay .

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At speeds between 25 mp h( 40 km/h )a nd
45 mp h( 70 km/h )w he nt he st eering wheel
is turned.
Tr af fi cc ircle and intersection function: th e
cornering light is acti va te donb ot hs ides th ro ugh
an eva luation of th ec ur re nt GP Sp osition of th e
ve hicle. It re mains activ eu ntil af te rt he ve hicle
has lef tt he tra ff ic circle or th ei ntersection.
Ad aptiv eH ighbeam Assist
Fu nction of Ad aptiv eH ighbeam Assist
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WA RNING Risk of accident despi te
Ad aptiv eH ighbeam Assist
Ad aptiv eH ighbeam Assis td oes no tr ecog‐
niz et he fo llowing ro ad users:R
Ro ad user sw ithout lights, e.g .p edes‐
trians R
Ro ad user sw it hp oor lighting ,e .g.
cyclists R
Ro ad user sw hos el ighting is obstructed,
e.g .bya bar ri er On ve ry ra re occasions, Ad aptiv eH ighbeam
Assis tm ay fa il to re cognize ot her ro ad users
wit ht heir ow nl ig hting, or ma yr ecognize
th em to ol ate.
In th ese or similar situations, th ea utomatic
high beam is no td eactivated or is activated
despit et he presence of ot her ro ad users.

High bea ms witches of fa utom atically:R
At speeds belo w16m ph (25 km/h).R
If ot her ro ad user sa re de te cted.R
If st re et lighting is suf fi cient.
At speeds abo ve appr ox .3 1m ph (50 km/h):R
The headlam pr ang eofl ow beam is re gulated
automaticall yb ased on th ed is ta nce to ot her
ro ad users.
The sy st em's optical sensor is located behind
th ew indshield near th eo ve rh ead control panel.
Switching Ad aptiv eH ighbeam Assis to n/off

Area sp ermeable to ra dio wav es 1 ar eb es tv isi‐
ble from outside th ev ehicle when th ew indshield
is illuminated using an ex te rn al light source.12 6
Light and visibility

Climat es tyle
Clima te st yl ef unction
In automatic mode, yo uc an select th ef ollowing
climat es tyle settings fo rt he driver's and front
passenger areas: R
FO CUS: high air fl ow ,s lightly cooler settingR
MEDIUM: medium air fl ow ,s ta ndar ds et ti ngR
DIFFUSE: lo wa ir fl ow ,s lightly wa rm er and
draft-free setting
Ad justin gt he climat es ty le settings
Mult im edia sy st em:

Re qu irements:R
par kp osition ] is selected.R
th ea nti- th ef ta lar ms yst em is no ta ctivated.R
th ep anic alar misn ot activated.R
th eh azar dw arning light sa re switched off.R
th eh ood is closed.R
th ed oor sa re closed and loc ke d.R
th ew indo ws and slidin gs un ro of ar ec losed.

to rp edal, onl ys pee dl imits whi ch ar eh igher
th an th es et speed ar ea dop te d.
Pulling th ec ru ise control le ve rw il ls et th ed is‐
pla ye ds peed limit as th es peed, pr ov ided th at:R
Ac tiv eS peed Limi tA ssi st has been activated
in th em ultimedia sy st em andR
Ac tiv eD is tan ce Assi st DISTRONI Ch as been
acti va te d.
If no speed limit is displa ye dw hen th el eve ri s
operated, th es peed se tbyt he driver is adop te d.
Driv ep ro gr am
The DY NA MIC SELECT switc ha llo ws yo ut o
ch ang et he driving st yl eofA ctiv eD is ta nce
Assi st DISTRONIC. Depending on whic hd ri ve
program is selected ,t he driving ch aracteristics
can be ge ared to wa rd sf uel econom y, comfor to r
dynami cp er fo rm anc e( →
pag e1 42).
Sy st em limitations
Ve hicles with th eD ri ving Assistance Pa ck ‐
age: Ac tiv eD is ta nce Assi st DISTRONI Ci sa cti ve
in th e0m ph (0 km/h) to 13 0m ph (2 10 km/h)
speed ra nge. The sy st em ma ybei mp aired or ma yn ot function
in th ef ollowing ins ta nces, fo re xamp le:R
In sn ow ,r ain, fo g, heavy spr ay ,ift her ei s
gl are, in direct sunlight or in great ly va ry ing
light conditions. R
The windshield in th ea re aoft he camer ai s
dirty ,m is te du p, damaged or co ve re d.R
If th er adar senso rs ar ed irty or co ve re d.R
On slipper yr oads, braking or accelerating
can cause th ed ri ve wheels to lose tr action
and th ev ehicle could th en skid.R
In parking ga ra ge s, to ll st ations or on ro ads
wit hs te ep uphill or downhill gradients.
Do no tu se Ac tiv eD is ta nce Assi st DISTRONI Ci n
th ese situations.
Tips
Pa yp articula ra ttention in th ef ollowing traf fi c
situations. In suc hs ituations, brak eifn ecessar y.
Ac tiv eD is ta nce Assi st DISTRONI Ci st hen deacti‐
va te d: R
When cornering, entering and ex itin gab end.R
When no td ri vin gint he center of th el ane. R
When ot her ve hicles ar ec hanging lane. R
If th er ea re nar ro wv ehicles. R
If th er ea re obs ta cle sa nd st ationar yv ehi‐
cles. R
If th er ea re crossing ve hicles, pedestrians,
mo to rc yc lists or cyclists.
Displa yofA cti ve Di st ance Assis tD IS TRONIC
in the assistanc eg ra phic and in th es peed‐
ome te r
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Ve hicle ahead
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Dis ta nce indica to r16 8
Driving and pa rk ing

from th ea ctiv etop assiv es ta tus ,t he è sym‐
bol is shown as enlar ge da nd fl ashes ye llo w.
Once th es ys te misp assiv et he è symbol is
shown as gr ay in th em ultifunction displa y.
The sy st em ma ybei mp aired or ma yn ot function
in th ef ollowing ins ta nces:R
If th er eisp oor visibility ,e .g. due to insuf fi ‐
cient illumination of th er oad, or due to sno w,
ra in, fo gorh eavy spr ay .R
If th er eisg lare, e.g. from oncoming traf fi c,
di re ct sunlight or re fl ection from ot her ve hi‐
cles (e.g. if th ec ar ri ag ew ay is we t).R
If th ew indshield is dirty ,m is te du p, damaged
or co ve re d, fo ri ns ta nce by as tic ke r, in th e
vicinity of th ec amera.R
If no, or se ve ra l, unclear lane markings are
presen tf or one lane, e.g. in ac onstruction
area. R
If th el ane marking sa re wo rn aw ay ,d ar ko r
co ve re du p, e.g. by dir tors no w.R
The dis ta nce to th ev ehicle in front is to o
small and th el ane marking st hus canno tb e
de te cted. R
If th el ane marking sc hang eq uickl y, e.g.
lanes branc ho ff ,c ro ss one ano th er or
mer ge . R
The car ri ag ewa yisn ar ro wa nd winding.R
If th er ea re highly va ri able shade conditions
on th ec ar ri ag ewa y.R
If th er ea re obs ta cle ss uc haso bject mar ke rs
on th el ane or projecting out int ot he lane.
The sy st em does no tp ro vide assis ta nce in th e
fo llowing conditions: R
On ve ry shar pb ends. R
When to wing at ra iler.R
If yo ua ctivel yc hang el ane without swit ch ing
on th et ur ns ignal indicator. R
If yo us wit ch on th et ur ns ignal indicator and
th ec onditions fo ra ctivating Ac tiv eL an e
Chang eA ssi st ar en ot fulfilled.
Ac tivatin gA cti ve Ste ering Assist
Requ irements: R
ESP ®
mus tbea ctivated, but no ti nter ve ning. R
Ac tiv eD is ta nce Assi st DISTRONI Cisa cti va ‐
te d.