lane assist MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS 2018 Owners Manual

suppor te dbye xtende da ut omatic re -s ta rt in
traf fi cj ams.R
Ve hicles with Drivin gA ssistanc eP ack‐
age: Re sponds to st ationar yv ehicles in
urban speed ra nges (e xc ep tb icycles, mo to r‐
cycles and pede st ri ans )ifc ondition sa re suf‐
fi cient to enable de te ction.
If yo uf ail to adap ty our driving st yl e, Ac tiv eD is‐
ta nce Assi st DISTRONI Cc an nei th er re duce th e
ri sk of an accident nor ove rr ide th el aws of ph ys ‐
ics. It canno tt ak ei nt oa ccount ro ad, we ather or
traf fi cc onditions .A ctiv eD is ta nce Assi st
DISTRONI Ci so nly an aid. Yo ua re re sponsible
fo rt he dis ta nce to th ev ehicle in front, fo rv ehi‐
cle speed, fo rb ra king in good time and fo rs ta y‐
ing in lane.
If all activation condition sa re met, yo uc an act i‐
va te Ac tiv eD is ta nce Assi st DISTRONI Cd urin ga
jou rn ey or while st ationar y. When Ac tiv eD is‐
ta nce Assi st DISTRONI Ci sa cti va te d, as peed is
st ored whic ht he driver can increase or re duce
at an yt ime. The speed can be adjus te db et we en
15 mp h( 20 km/h) and 12 0m ph (200 km/h). Ve hicles with th eD ri ving Assistance Pa ck ‐
age: The spee dc an be adju st ed between
15 mp h( 20 km/h) and 13 0m ph (2 10 km/h).
Ve hicles with Drivin gA ssistanc eP ac ka ge ,
Ac tiv eP arkin gA ssis ta nd COMAND: Up to 30
seconds af te rs to pping, th ev ehicle automatically
fo llo ws th ev ehicle ahead without th ei n t
er ve n‐
tio noft he driver .T his is onl yp ossible if th ev ehi‐
cle is tr ave ling on am oto rw ay or ah igh-speed
major ro ad. If an obs ta cle is de te cted in front of
th ev ehicle during th ed ri ving-of fp ro cedure, a
ta ke ove rw arning is given. Ac celeration is
re duced, th ed ri ve risg iven av isual and acoustic
wa rn ing and mus ts to pt he ve hicle befor er each‐
ing th eo bs ta cle or tak ee va siv ea ction.
Ve hicles with th eD ri ving Assistance Pa ck ‐
age: In conjunction wit hn av igatio ns ys te ms,
Ac tiv eD is ta nce Assi st DISTRONI Cp re ve nts pro‐
hibi te do ve rt akin gont he ri ght at speeds ove r
50 mp h( 80 km/h) in ri ght-hand traf fi ca nd ov er‐
ta king on th el ef tinl eft-hand traf fi conf re ew ay s
and high-speed majo rr oads.
If yo ua ct iv at et he tur ns ignal indicator to ch ange
lanes, th ev ehicle will accelerat em or eb ri skly to
th es et speed under th ef ollowing conditions: R
Ac tiv eD is ta nce Assi st DISTRONI Cisa cti va ‐
te d. R
If th ed ri ving speed is higher th an 45 mp h
(70 km/h). R
If th ed ri ve ns peed drops belo wt he st ored
speed. R
The sy st em cann ot de te ct av ehicle in th er el‐
ev ant area of th eo ve rt aking lane.
Ve hicles with Drivin gA ssistanc eP ac ka ge
and Tr af fi cS ign Assis t: Ac tiv eD is ta nce Assi st
DISTRONI Ca ls oh as th eA ctiv eS peed Limit
As s i st function. This function can be configu re d
in th em ultimedia sy st em. If ac hang eint he
speed limit is de te cted and Ac tiv eD is ta nce
Assi st DISTRONI Cisa cti va te d, Ac tiv eD is ta nce
Assi st DISTRONI Ca ssum es th is ne ws peed.
The driven speed is adap te dw hen th ev ehicle is
le ve lw it ht he tra ff ic signs. The speed limit dis‐
pla yint he Instrument Displa yisa lw ay su pda te d
when th ev ehicle is le ve lw it ht he tra ff ic sign.
If Ac tiv eD is ta nce Assi st DISTRONI Ch as been
pu ti nt op as si ve mode by pressing th ea ccelera‐Driving and parking 16 7

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
1
Ve hicle ahead
2
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.

3
To pv ie ww it hi mages from th es ide cameras
in th eo utside mir ro rs4
Wi de-angle vie w, re ar5
To pv ie ww it hi mag ef ro mt he re ar vie wc am‐
era6
To pv ie ww it ht ra iler vie w( if trailer hitc hi s
fi tted) To pv iew
1
Lane indicating th er out et he ve hicle will
ta ke wit ht he st eering wheel in its cur re nt
position
2
Ye llo ww arning displa yofP arking Assist
PA RKTRONIC: obstacles at ad is ta nce of
appr ox imatel y3 .3 ft (1.0 m) or less
3
Yo ur ve hicle from abo ve
If th ed is ta nce to th eo bjec tl essens, th ec olor of
th ew arning displa yc hanges 2 .F ro mad is‐
ta nce of appr ox imatel y2 .0 ft (0.6 m) th ew arn‐
ing displa yiss hown in orange. Fr om ad is ta nce
of appr ox imatel y1 .0 ft (0.3 m) th ew arning dis‐
pla yiss hown in re d. When Pa rk ing Assis tP ARKTRONIC is operational
an dnoo bjec tisd et ected, th es egment soft he
wa rn ing displa ya re shown in gr ay .

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. R
Af ro nt wheel drives ov er as olid lane 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 ove rr ide 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 pac ka ge : 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 act to th ew ar ning ,al an e-cor re cti ng 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) and 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 limitations
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 .200
Driving and parking

R
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
If th er eisp oor visibility ,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 go r
heavy spr ay .R
Ther eisg lare, e.g. from oncoming traf fi c, th e
sun or re fl ections.R
If th er eisd ir tont he windshield in th ev icin‐
ity of th em ultifunction camer aort he camera
is mis te du p, damaged or obscured.R
No or se ve ra l, unclear lane markings are
presen tf or one lane, e.g. near ro adwor ks .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 marking st hus 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 car ri ag ew ay is ve ry nar row and 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
sen so rs in th er ear bumper ar ed irty 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 drivin 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
q
WA RNING Risk of accident despi te
Ac tiv eL an eK eeping Assis tw arning
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.

K
KEYLESS- GO
Lockin gt he ve hicle ................................ 62
Problem ................................................ .6 3
Un lockin gs et ti ng .................................. 58
Un lockin gt he ve hicle ........................... .6 2
Kic kd ow n ................................................ .1 46
Using ................................................... 14 6
Knee air bag .............................................. .3 8
L
Labelin g( tires)
see Ti re labeling
Laden ........................................................ 10 2
St ow ag es pac eu nde rt he trunk fl oor ... 10 3
Ti e-down eye s. ..................................... 10 2
Lam p( Instrument Display)
see Wa rn ing/indicator lamps
Lamps
see Interior lighting
Lane Ke eping Assist
see Ac tiv eL an eK eeping Assist Language
No te s. .................................................. 24 3
Setting ................................................. 24 3
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX) ch ild seat
attachment
Ins ta lling ................................................ 51
No te s. .................................................... 49
Le ve lc ontrol sy st em
see AI RB OD YC ONTROL
Light switch
Overvie w. ............................................. 11 4
Lighting .................................................... .1 18
Lighting
see Lights
Lights ................................................ 11 4, 11 8
Ad aptiv eH ighbeam Assis t. .................. .1 17
Ad justing th ei nstrument lighting ........ 207
Au to matic driving lights ....................... 11 5
Combination swit ch ............................. 11 5
Corne ri ng light functio n. ...................... 11 6
Haza rd wa rn ing light s. .......................... 11 6
High-bea mf lasher . ............................... 11 5
Hi
gh-bea mh eadla mp s. ....................... .1 15
Light switc h. ....................................... .1 14 Lo wb eam ............................................ 11 4
Pa rk ing light s. ...................................... 11 4
Re ar fo gl ight ....................................... .1 15
Re sponsibility fo rl ighting sy st ems ...... .1 14
Setting th es ur ro und lighting ................ 11 8
St anding light s. .................................... 11 4
Tu rn signals .......................................... 11 5
Limited Wa rr anty
Ve hicle .................................................. 26
Liv eT ra ff ic Information
Displaying subscription information .... 265
Displaying th et ra ff ic map .................. .2 65
Displ ay ing traf fi ci ncidents .................. 266
Extending as ub scription ..................... 265
Issuing hazar da le rt s. .......................... 267
Load inde x( ti re s) .................................... 369
Load-bearing capacity (tires) ................. 369
Loading
Definition s. ......................................... .3 71
No te s. .................................................... 97
Ro of ra ck ............................................. 10 4
Loading guidelines .................................... 97
Loading information table .......... ... ......... 361 Index 47 5

Re ar-vie wm ir ro r
see Outside mir ro rs
Re frigerant (air conditioning sy st em)
No te s. ................................................. 393
Re fueling
Re fueling th ev ehicle ........................... .1 47
Re mo te Online
Cooling or heating th ev ehicle inte‐
ri or ...................................................... .1 36
St artin gt he ve hicle ............................. 13 6
Re porting malfunction sr ele va nt to
saf et y .......................................................... 25
Re scue card ............................................... 26
Re ser ve
Fu el ..................................................... 390
Re se tf unction (multimedia sy st em) .... .2 48
Re sidual heat .......................................... .1 30
Re st oring (factor ys et ti ngs)
see Re se tf unction (multimedia sy st em)
Re st ra int sy st em ...................................... .3 1
Childr en ................................................ .4 6
Fu nctio ninana ccident ......................... 32 Fu nctionality .......................................... 32
Malfunctio n. .......................................... 32
Pr ot ection ............................................. .3 1
Re duced pr ot ection .............................. .3 1
Sy st em self-tes t. ................................... .3 2
Wa rn ing lam p. ...................... ................ .3 2
Re ve rs eg ea r
S
electing ...... .. ..................................... 14 4
Rims (Care) .............................................. 329
Ro adside Assistance ................................. 21
Ro adside Assistance call
Mercedes-Benz mbrace ®
(USA) ........... 288
Ro ll aw ay pr ot ection
see HOL Df unction
Ro ller sunblind
Re ar wind ow .......................................... 72
Sid ew in do ws ......................................... 71
Ro ller sunblind
see Co ve r
Ro of lining (care) .................................... .3 31
Ro of load .................................................. 395
Ro of ra ck .................................................. 10 4 Ro ute ................................................ 256, 258
Calculating .......................................... 256
Displ ay ing destination informatio n. .... .2 57
Ex te rn al .............................................. .2 64
Selecting at yp e. ................................. 256
Selecting an al te rn ativ er out e. ............ 25 8
Select in gn ot ifications ......................... 257
Selecting options ................................. 257
St artin gt he automatic service st a‐
tio ns ear ch .......................................... 258
Switching th ea utomatic ga ss ta tion
sear ch on/of f. ..................................... 258
Wi th intermediat ed estination s. .......... 25 4
Ro ut eg uidance ....................................... 259
Canceling ............................................ 262
Changing direction .............................. 259
Continuing .......................................... .2 62
Destinatio nr eached ........ ...... .............. 260
Fr om
an off-road location .................... 262
Lane re commendations ....................... 260
No te s. ................................................. 259
Off-road ............................................... 263
To an off- ro ad destinatio n. .................. 26 2
Ru n-flat ch aracteristics
MOExtended tires ................................ 335482
Index