ECO mode MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS 2019 User Guide

If achange inthe speed limit is detected andActive Distance AssistDISTRONIC is activated,Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC adaptsthisnew speed asthestored speed.
The driven speed is adjusted whenthevehicle islevel withthe traffic sign atthe latest. Inthecase of signs indicating entry into an urban area,the speed is adapted accordingtothe speedpermitted withinthe urban area. The speed limit
display inthe instrument display is always upda‐ted whenthevehicle is level withthe traffic sign.
Ifthere is no speedrestriction on an unlimitedstretch ofroad (e.g. on a freeway),therecom‐mended speed is adopted asthestored speed.The system usesthe speedstored on an unlimi‐tedstretch ofroad astherecommended speed.Ifyou do not alterthestored speed on an unlimi‐tedstretch ofroad,therecommended speed is80mph (130 km/h).
IfActive Distance AssistDISTRONIC has beenput into passivemodebypressingthe accelera‐tor pedal, only speed limits whichare higherthanthe set speed are adopted.
Active Speed Limit Assistis only an aid. Thedriver isresponsibleforkeeping a safe distancetothevehicle in front,forvehicle speed andforbraking in good time. The maximum permissiblespeed also depends onfactors suchastheroadsurface and traffic conditions.
System limitationsTemporary speedrestrictions (e.g.for a certaintime or duetoweather conditions) cannot beproperly detectedbythe system. The maximum
permissible speed applyingfor avehicle with atrailer is not detectedbythe system. Inthese sit‐uationsyou must adjustyour speedyourself.
\nWARNINGRisk of accident duetoActiveSpeed Limit Assistadaptingthevehicle'sspeed
The speed adoptedbyActive Speed LimitAssistmay betoo high or incorrect in someindividual cases, suchas:
RInthewet or infog
RWhentowing a trailer
Ensurethatthe driven speed complieswith trafficregulations.
Adjustthe driving speedtosuit currenttraffic andweather conditions.
Function ofroute-based speed adaptation
Thefollowing function is country-dependentand onlyavailable in conjunction withtheDriving AssistancePackage.
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Pressthe left-handTouch Control.
1Setting currently selected
2Digital speedometer
3Traffic Sign Assist
4Navigation displays
Head-up Display
Function ofthe Head-up Display
Mercedes-AMGvehicles:be suretoobservethe information inthe Supplement. Otherwise,you may notrecognize dangers.
The Head-up Display projects intothe driver'sfield of vision:
RInformation fromthe navigation system
RInformation fromthe driver assistance sys‐tems
RSomewarning messages
Display elements
1Navigation messages
2Current speed
3Detected instructions and traffic signs
4Set speed inthe driver assistance system(e.g. cruise control)
Whenyoureceivea call,theaIncoming Callmessage will appear onthe Head-up Display.
In audio mode,thestation name or track will beshowntemporarily whenthe audio source isbeing actively operated.
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3wordaddresses from what3words are analternative addressing systemfor multilin‐gualgeoreferencing ofglobal locations witharesolution ofthree meters. Usingthisgrid,locations onthe Earth's surface are includedwhichdo not havea building address suchasstreetand house number,forexample.
The EmpireState Building in NewYorkhasthefollowing language dependent 3wordaddress,forexample:
REnglish:parade.help.bleat
RFrench:commun.verbe.bisquer
RSpanish:suertes.diga.pesca
3wordaddresses are unique, easytoremember and sufficefor mostroutine appli‐cations.
The bidirectional conversion of 3wordaddresses can be carried out here:
Ratthewebsite http://what3words.com
Rinthe what3words apps
Selecting a destination onthe mapMultimedia system:
NavigationZOptions
SelectMap Menu.
or
Ifthe map is displayed in full screen mode,pressthe central control element.The map menu appears.Select "movemap" in map menu2(→page 289).
Swipe in any direction ontheTouch Controlortouchpad.
or
Slidethe controller in any direction.The map moves inthe corresponding direc‐tion underthe crosshair. The moreyou moveyourfingerawayfromthestarting positiononthetouchpad,thefasterthe map moves.PresstheTouch Control,the controller orthetouchpad.If several destinations are located aroundthecrosshair, a listshowstheavailable POIs androads.
If a destination is locatedexactly onthecrosshair,the destination address is dis‐played.
Selectthe destination inthe list.The destination address is shown.
Settingthe map orientationto2D or 3D
HighlightMap Orientation: 2D/3D.
PresstheTouch Control,thetouchpad orthecontroller.The map will be displayed inthe selectedmap orientation.
Showing traffic messages inthe vicinity ofthe map
SelectTraffic Messages for the Vicinity.The map appears.Swipe left orright onthetouchpad.
or
Slidethe controllertothe left orright.The previous or next traffic incident is high‐lighted onthe map. Information onthe trafficincident is displayed.
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The map appears in full-screen mode.
RAnnouncement phase
The multimedia system announcestheupcomingchange of direction, e.g.byannouncing "Turnright in 300ft(100 m)".
The display is split into two parts. The map isdisplayed onthe left;ontheright,there is adetailed image ofthe intersection or a 3Dimage ofthe upcomingchange of direction.
RChange-of-direction phase
The multimedia system announcesthe immi‐nentchange of direction, e.g.byannouncing"Nowturnright".
The display is split into two parts.
Thevehicle has successfullychanged direc‐tion whenthe light-color bar ontherightdrops downto0feet(0 m) andthe currentvehicle position symbol hasreachedthehighlightedchange-of-direction point.
Whenthechange of direction is complete,the map appears in full-screen mode.
Changes of direction are also shown intheInstrument Display.
LanerecommendationsoverviewThis display appearsfor multi-laneroads.
Ifthe digital map containstherelevant data,themultimedia system can display lanerecommen‐dationsforthe next twochanges of direction.
1Recommended lane
2Possible lane
3Lanes notrecommended
Thefollowing lanes are displayed:
RRecommended lane1
Inthis lane,you will be abletocomplete boththe nextchange of direction andthe oneafterthat.
RPossible lane2
Inthis lane,you will onlybe abletocompletethe nextchange of direction.
RLane notrecommended3
Inthis lane,you will not be abletocompletethe nextchange of direction withoutchang‐ing lane.
Duringthechange of direction, new lanes maybe added.
Lanerecommendations can also be dis‐played inthe Instrument Display and intheHead-up Display.
Overview of destinationreachedOncethe destination isreached,you will seetheÍcheckeredflag.Route guidance isfinished.
When an intermediatedestination has beenreached,you will seethe intermediate destina‐
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Multimedia system:
NavigationZOptions
The subscriptionexpiration date is automaticallydisplayed:
Rone month beforetheexpiration date.
Roneweek beforetheexpiration date.
Rontheexpiration date.
Todisplaymanually:selectLive Traffic Sub-scription Info.
Depending onthestatus, one ofthefollowingmessages appears:
Rthe period ofvalidityforthe subscriptionis displayed.
Rthe subscription hasexpired.
The subscription can beextended:
Rat an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center
Rvia an MB Info calltothe Mercedes-BenzCustomer Assistance Center
Displayingthe traffic map
Requirements:RFor LiveTraffic Information:thevehicle isequipped with a communication modulefea‐turing an activated, integrated SIM card.
RWhenthevehicle isstarted,the communica‐tion module automatically establishes anInternet connection.Traffic information ismadeavailable shortly afterwards.
Multimedia system:
NavigationZOptionsMap Menu
Alternatively: ifthe map is displayed in fullscreen mode, presstheTouch Control,thecontroller orthetouchpad.The map menu appears.
Activateºs.
The traffic map shows thefollowing information,forexample:
Rtraffic incidents,forexample:
-roadworks
-road blocks
-warning messages
The symbolsfor traffic incidents are dis‐played in color (ontheroute) orgray(offtheroute).
Rtrafficflowinformation:
-traffic jam (red line)
-slow-moving traffic (orange line)
-heavy traffic (yellow line)
-free-flowing traffic (green line)
Rdisplayfor traffic delays ontheroute lastingat least one minute
Rwarning message symbols:
-Ôsymbol
-additionalroad safety notes whenapproaching a traffic incident, e.g.theend of a traffic jam
Ifthevehicle approaches a danger areaontheroute, awarning message is dis‐played onthe map. Awarning messagemay also be issued (→page 289).
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For automatic map updatesAutomaticOnline Updatemust be activated inthe sys‐tem settings (→page 266).
Rthe manual map update updates map datafor several or allregions.
Further information onthe online map update isavailable at an authorized Mercedes-Benz Centeror at http://www.mercedes.me.
Further information on updates: http://manuals.daimler.com/baix/cars/connectme/en_GB/index.html.
Overview of map dataYourvehicle is supplied with map data atthefac‐tory. Depending onthe country, map dataforyourregion is either pre-installed orthe mapdata is supplied on a datastorage medium.
Ifthe map data onyourvehicle has been instal‐led atthefactory andyou wishtoreinstall it,youdo not needtoenterthe activation code.
For map datathatyou havepurchased intheformof a datastorage medium,you must enterthe accompanying activation code.
Ifyou savethe map data on a datastoragemedium withthe online map update service,no entryisrequired. The activation code isstored onthe datastorage medium duringthe downloading process.
Observethefollowing when enteringthe activa‐tion code:
RThe activation code can be usedfor onevehi‐cle
RThe activation code is not transferable
RThe activation code has six digits
Intheevent ofthefollowing problems, pleasecontact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center:
RThe multimedia system does not accepttheactivation code
RYou havelostthe activation code
Displayingthe compassMultimedia system:
NavigationÀRoute and Position
SelectCompass.
The compass display showsthefollowinginformation:
Rthe current direction of travel with bear‐ing (360°format) and compass direction
Rlongitude and latitude coordinates indegrees, minutes and seconds
Rheight (rounded)
Rnumber of GPS satellites from which asignal can bereceived
Settingthe map scale automaticallyMultimedia system:
NavigationZOptions
The map scale is set automatically depending onyour driving speed.
For journeysin cities with detailed city models, amap view fromthe driver's perspective is used.
SwitchAuto Zoomonsor offS.
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Symbols1to4are not shown until after amobile phone has been connectedtothe multi‐media system. The symbols depend onyourmobile phone andyour mobile phone networkprovider.
Bluetooth®profileoverview
Bluetooth®profileof the mobile phone
Function
PBAP (PhoneBookAccessProfile)Contacts are auto‐matically displayed inthe multimedia sys‐tem
MAP (MessageAccessProfile)Message functionscan be used
Telephony operating modesoverview
Depending onyour equipment,thefollowingtel‐ephony operating modes areavailable:
RA mobile phone is connectedtothe multime‐
dia system via Bluetooth®(→page 298).
RTwo mobile phones are connected withthe
multimedia system via Bluetooth®(twophone mode) (→page 299).
Information ontelephony
Thefollowing situations can leadtothe callbeing disconnected whilethevehicle is inmotion:
RThere is insufficient network coverageinthearea
RYou movefrom one GSM or UMTS transmit‐ter/receiver area (cell) into another and nocommunicationchannels are free
RThe SIM card used is not compatible withthenetworkavailable
RA mobile phone with "Twincard" is loggedintothe network withthe second SIM card atthe same time
The multimedia system supports calls in HD
Voice®for improved speechquality.Arequire‐mentforthis isthatthe mobile phone andthemobile phone network provider ofthe person
you are calling supportHDVoice®.
Depending onthequality ofthe connection,thevoicequality mayfluctuate.
Connecting a mobile phone (Bluetooth®tel‐ephony)
Requirements:RBluetooth®is activated onthe mobile phone(seethe manufacturer's operating instruc‐tions).
RBluetooth®is activated onthe multimediasystem (→page 259).
Multimedia system:
Phone

Connecting a mobile phone (authorizationusing Secure SimplePairing)
Selectthe mobile phone.A code is displayed inthe multimedia systemand onthe mobile phone.
Ifthe codes match:confirmthe code onthe mobile phone.
Connecting a mobile phone (authorizationbyentering a passkey)
Selectthe mobile phone.
Choose a onetosixteen-digit number combi‐nation as a passkey.
Onthe multimedia system:enterthe pass‐key and selectv.
Onthe mobile phone:enterthe passkeyagain and confirm.
Upto15mobile phones can be authorizedonthe multimedia system.Authorized mobile phones arereconnectedautomatically.
Connecting a second mobile phone (twophone mode)
Requirements:RAtleast one mobile phone is already connec‐
tedtothe multimedia system via Bluetooth®.
Multimedia system:
Phone

Thefollowing system information is transmitted:
RSoftwarerelease ofthe multimedia system
RSystem ID (anonymized)
The transfer ofthis data is usedtooptimize com‐munication betweenthevehicle andthe mobilephone.
Todothis, andtoassign severalvehiclestothemobile phone, avehicle identifier israndomlygenerated.
This has no connectiontothevehicle identifica‐tion number (VIN) and is deleted whenthe multi‐media system isreset (→page 267).
Thefollowing drivingstatus data is transmitted:
RTransmission position engaged
RDistinction between parking,standstill,roll‐ing and driving
RDay/night mode ofthe instrument cluster
The transfer ofthis data is usedtoalter howcontent is displayedtocorrespondtothe drivingsituation.
Thefollowing position data is transmitted:
RCoordinates
RSpeed
RCompass direction
RAcceleration direction
This datais only transferred whilethe navigationsystem is active in ordertoimproveit (e.g. so itcan continue functioning when in a tunnel).
Mercedes me connect
Notes on Mercedes me connect
Mercedes me connect providesthefollowingservices:
RAccident and breakdown management (mebutton)
RConcierge Service (whenthe service is acti‐vated), appointmentrequests or similar (mebutton)
RMercedes-Benz emergency call system (auto‐matic emergency call or SOS button)
The Mercedes-Benz Customer Center andtheMercedes-Benz emergency call center areavaila‐bleforyou aroundthe clock.
The me button andthe SOS button can befoundonthevehicle'soverhead control panel(→page313).
You can also callthe Mercedes-Benz CustomerCenter usingthe multimedia system(→page313).
Pleasenotethat Mercedes me connect is aMercedes-Benz service. In emergencies, alwayscallthe national emergency servicesfirst usingthestandard national emergency service phonenumbers. In emergencies,you can also usetheMercedes-Benz emergency call system(→page315).
Observethe conditions of usefor Mercedes meconnect andother services. These can beobtained inthe Mercedes me portal: https://me.secure.mercedes-benz.com
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Activating/deactivating full-screen modeMultimedia system:
MediaàMedia Sources
Select a datastorage medium.Playable videofiles are played back.
Toactivate full-screen mode:selectFull Screen.
Todeactivate full-screen mode:pressthetouchpad.
Changing video settingsMultimedia system:
MediaZOptionsPicture Format
Thefollowing pictureformats areavailable:
RAutomatic
R16:9
R4:3
RZoom
Select a pictureformat.
Adjusting the brightness manuallyIftheAutomaticpictureformat is switched off,you can adjustthe brightnessyourself.
SelectBrightness.
Adjustthe brightness.
Media search
Startingthe media searchMultimedia system:
MediaªSearch
Depending onthe connected media sources andfiles,thefollowing categories are listed:
RCurrent Track List
RKeyword Search
RPlaylists
RArtists
RAlbums
RTracks
RFolders
RMusic Genres
RYear
RComposers
RVideos
RPodcasts(Apple®devices)
RAudiobooks(Apple®devices)
Select a category.
The categories areavailable as soon astheentire media content has beenread in andanalyzed.
Media Interface
Information aboutthe Media InterfaceMedia Interface is a universal interfacefortheconnection of mobile audio equipment. The mul‐timedia system has two USB ports. The USBports are located inthestowage compartmentunderthe armrest.
Supported devices
The Media Interface allowsyoutoconnectthefollowing datastorage media:
RiPod®
RiPhone®
RMP3 player
RUSB devices
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