high beam MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS 2021 Owners Manual

1
003E003D Turn signal lights →
122
2 0075 Restra int system →
401
3 00BB ESP®
OFF →
410
00E5 ESP®
→
410
4 005E Rear foglam p →
122
5 0057 Highbeam →
122
0058 Lowbeam →
121
0060 Parking lam ps →
121
6 ÿ Coolan tte mp eratur e →
403
7 Coolant temp eratur edispla y →
227
8 0024 Electric pa rking brak e(yello w) →
406
9 00C6 Recup erati ve Brak eSy stem, USAonl y →
406
004D Brak es (yello w), Canada only →
406
A 003D Electrical mal functi on →
403
B L Distance warning →
409 C
0025 ABS →
410
D Ù Electricpo we rst eer ing →
402
E 0077 Tire pressur emonit oring system →
412
F 00B6 Reser vefuel withfuel filler flap locatio n
ind icat or →
403
G Fuelleve l →
227
H Electr icpar king brak e(red) →
406
0049 USAonly
0024 Canada only
I Brak es (red) →
406
0027 USAonly
004D Canada only
J 00E9 Seatbelt →
401
K 00B9 CheckEngi ne →
403
L ä Suspensi on →
409 At
aglanc e– Indicat orand warning lam ps 11

Ext
erior light ing Inf
orma tion abou tlight ingsystems andyour
re sponsibility The
various lighting systems oftheve hicle are
onl yaids. Thedriver oftheve hicle isresponsible
fo rcor rect vehicle illumination inaccor dance
wit hth epr eva iling light andvisibilit ycon dition s,
leg alrequ iremen tsand traf fic situ ation. Li
ght switch Ope
ratin gthe light switch 0047
0063 Left-ha ndstandi nglam ps
0048 0064 Right-hand standi nglam ps
0049 0060 Parking lam psand licen seplat elam p
004A 0058 Automatic driving lights(pr efer redlight
switc hposition ) 004B
0058 Lowbeam/high beam
6 005E Switchesthere ar foglight on/of f
When low beam isactiv ated, theindicat orlam p
fo rth e0060 parking lampswill bedeactiv ated
and replaced bythe0058 low- beam indicat or
lam p. #
Alw ayspar kyo ur vehicle safely using suffi‐
cie ntlighti ng,inacco rdanc ewit hth ere le‐
va nt lega lst ipulation s.
* NO
TEBatt erydi sc ha rging byoper ating
th est andi nglight s Oper
atingth est andi nglight sove ra per iod of
hour sputs ast ra in on thebatt ery. #
Wher epossible, switchon the
ri ght 0064 orleft0063 parking light. In
theeve ntofsevere batt erydisc harging, the
st andi nglam psorpar kinglam pswill be
swit ched offaut omatic allytofacil itat eth ene xt
engine star t. Ligh
tand visibilit y12
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The
exterior lighting (exc ep tst andi ngand park‐
ing lam ps) will swit choffaut omaticall ywhen the
dr iver's door isopened.
R Obser vetheno teson sur round lighting
(/ page12 9).
Au tomatic drivin glights function
The parking lam ps,low beam anddaytime run‐
ning lamp sar eswitc hedonaut omaticall y
depending ontheignition status andtheambi‐
ent light. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whenth elow
beam isswitc hedoffin poor visibility
When thelight switc his setto 0058 ,th elow
beam mayno tbe switc hedonaut omaticall y
if th er eis fog, sno wor other causes ofpoor
visibili tysuc has spr ay. #
Insuc hcases, turnth elight switc hto
0058 . The
automatic driving lights areonl yan aid. You
ar ere sponsible forve hicle lighting. Switc
hingthere ar foglights onoroff
Re quirement s:
R The light switc his in the0058 or0058 posi‐
tion . #
Press the 005E button.
Please observethecount ry-spe cificlaws onthe
use ofrear foglam ps. Oper
ating thecombin ation switc hfo rthe
li ghts 1
Highbe am
2 Turn signal light,right
3 High-beam flasher
4 Turn signal light,left #
Use thecombin ationswitchto act ivat eth e
desir edfunc tion. 12
2
Light andvisib ility

Switc
hingonhigh beam #
Turn thelight switc hto the0058 or0058
position . #
Push thecombin ationswitchbe yond the
point ofresis tance inthedir ect ion ofarrow
1 .
When thehigh beam isactiv ated, the0058
indicat orlam pfo rlo w bea mwil lbe dea ctiva‐
te dand replaced bythe0057 indicat orlam p
fo rhigh beam.
Swi tching offhigh beam #
Movethecombin ationswitchbac kto its
st ar tin gposit ion.
High -beamflash er #
Pull thecombin ationswitchin thedir ect ion
of arrow 3.
Tu rn signal light #
Toindicat ebr iefl y:push thecombin ation
switc hbr ief lyto thepoint ofresis tance inthe
dir ect ion ofarrow 2or4.
The corresponding turnsignal lightwillflash
th re etimes. #
Toindicat eper manentl y:push thecombi‐
nation switchbe yond thepoint ofresis tance
in thedir ect ion ofarrow 2or4.
Ve hicles withAc tiveLa ne Chang eAssi st:
R Atur nsigna lind icatoractiv ated bythe
dr iver ma ycon tinue tooper atefo rth e
dur ation ofthelane chang e.
R Ifth edr iver indicat eddirect lybef orehand
but alane chang ewa sno timmediat ely
possible ,th etur nsignal indicat orma y
activ ateaut omaticall y. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe hazar dwa rning
light s #
Press butt on1.
The hazar dwa rning light swill switc hon aut o‐
matic allyif:
R The airbag hasbeen deployed. Light
andvisibility 12
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Ad
aptiv efuncti ons,MUL TIBEA MLED Int
elligent LightSystem function (Cana da)
The MUL TIBEAMLEDheadlam psadap tto the
dr iving andweather situatio nand prov ide exten‐
de dfunc tions forim prove dillumination ofthe
ro ad.
The system com prises thefo llo wing functions:
R Activehe adlamp s(/ page12 4)
R Cor nering light (/ page 124)
R High wa ymod e(/ page12 5)
R Enhanced foglight funct ion(/ page12 5)
R Adversewe ather light (/page12 5)
R City lighting (/page12 5)
The system isactiv eonl ywhen itis dar k. Ac
tiv ehea dlam psfunc tion(C anada ) Fu
nctio nsoftheactiv eheadlam ps:
R The headlam psfollo wthesteer ing move‐
ments.
R Releva nt area sar ebe tter illu mina teddur ing
a jour ney.
The funct ionsareactiv ewhen thelow beam is
switc hedon.
Depen dingontheve hicle's equipment, the
cou rseof thelane inwhic hyo uar edr ivin gwill
also beevaluat edand theactiv eheadlam ps
func tion willadjus tth elight inadv ance. Cor
nering light function The
corner ing light improve sth eillumination of
th ero ad ove ra wid eang lein thetur ning direc‐
tion ,enabling better visibility ontight curves, for
ex am ple. Itcan beact ivat ed onlywhen thelow
beam isswitc hedon.
The func tion isactiv ein thefo llo wing cases :
R Atspeeds below25 mph(4 0km/h) when
th etur nsignal lightisswitc hedonorthe
st eer ing wheel istur ned
R Atspeeds between 25mph(40 km/h) and
43 mph(70 km/h) andwhen thesteer ing
wheel istur ned 12
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Light andvisib ility

Multimedia
system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Light
5 Intelligent LightSystem #
Activateor deacti vate thefunc tion. Ad
aptiv eHighb eamAssist Ad
aptiv eHighb eamAssistfuncti on &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis t
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tdoes notre act to:
R Road user swit hout lights,e.g .pedes ‐
tr ians
R Road user swit hpoor lighting,e.g .
cy clis ts
R Road user swhos elight ingisobs truct ed,
e.g .by abar rier
On very rare occasions, AdaptiveHig hbeam
As sis tma yfa ilto recogni zeother road user s
wit hth eir ownlighti ng,orma yre cogni ze
th em toolat e. In
these, orinsimilar situation s,theaut o‐
matic highbeam willnotbe deactiv ated or
will beactiv ated despit eth epr esenc eof
ot her road user s. #
Alw aysobser vethero ad and traffic
condi tions carefu llyand switchof fth e
high beam ingood time. Ad
aptiveHig hbeam Assis tcan notta ke into
acc ount road, weather ortraf fic condi tions.
De tection maybe restrict ed inthefo llo wing
cases :
R Inpoor visibilit y,e.g. fog, hea vyrain or sno w
R Ifth er eis dir ton thesensor sor thesensor s
ar eobscur ed
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tis on lyan aid. Youar e
re sponsible foradju sting theve hicle's lighting to
th epr eva iling light,visibilit yand traffic condi ‐
tions . Ad
aptiveHig hbeam Assis taut omat ically
swit ches between thefo llo wing types oflight :
R Lowbeam
R High beam
At speeds great erthan 19 mp h(3 0km/h):
R Ifno other road user sar ede tected, thehigh
beam willbeswitc hedonaut omaticall y. 12
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Light andvisib ility

The
high beam willswitc hof faut omaticall yin
th efo llo wing cases :
R Atspeeds below16 mp h(25 km/h)
R Ifot her road user sar ede tected
R Ifstre et light ingissuf ficie nt
The system's optical sensor islocat edbehind
th ewindshield neartheov erhead control panel.
Switc hingAdaptiv eHighb eamAssiston/ off
Swi tching on #
Turn thelight switc hto the 0058 position . #
Switc hon thehigh beam usingthecombin a‐
tion switc h.
If Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tis act ivat ed,
th e00CE indicat orlam pwill light upon the
multifu nctiondisplay.
Switc hingoff #
Switc hof fth ehigh beam usingthecombin a‐
tion switc h. Ad
aptiv eHighb eamAssistPlus Ad
aptiv eHighb eamAssistPlus functi on
(C anada) &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tPlus
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tPlus does not
re act to:
R Road user swit hout lights,e.g .pedes ‐
tr ians
R Road user swit hpoor lighting,e.g .
cy clis ts
R Road user swhos elight ingisobs truct ed,
e.g .by abar rier
On very rare occasions, AdaptiveHig hbeam
As sis tPlus mayfa ilto recogni zeother road
user swit hth eir ownlighti ng,orma yre cog‐
nize them toolat e.
In these, orinsimilar situation s,theaut o‐
matic highbeam willnotbe deactiv ated or
will beactiv ated despit eth epr esenc eof
ot her road user s. #
Alw aysobser vethero ad and traffic
condi tions carefu llyand switchof fth e
high beam ingood time. Ad
aptiveHig hbeam Assis tPlus cannotta ke into
acc ount road, weather ortraf fic condi tions.
De tection maybe restrict ed inthefo llo wing
cases :
R Inpoor visibilit y,e.g. fog, hea vyrain or sno w
R ifth er eis dir ton thesensor sor thesensor s
ar eobscur ed
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tPlus ison lyan aid.
Yo uar ere sponsible foradju sting theve hicle's
lighting tothepr ev ailin glight ,visi bilit yand traf‐
fi c condi tions. Lig
htand visibility 12
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Ad
aptiveHig hbeam Assis tPlus automat ically
swit ches between thefo llo wing types oflight :
R Lowbeam
R Partial high beam
R High beam
R ULTRA RANGE Highbeam UL
TRA RANGE Highbeamincreases thebr ight‐
ness ofthecon eof light totheleg ally permitt ed
maximum.
Pa rtial high beam doesnotinc lude other road
user sin thehigh beam area. Itdoes notblind
th em but enables fullhigh beam illumination for
th edr iver apar tfr om theexc luded vehicles.
At speeds below16 mp h(2 5km/h) orwhe n
th er eis suf ficie ntstre et light ing:
R The partial high beam andthehigh beam will
be switc hedoffaut omaticall y.
At speeds great erthan 19 mp h(30 km/h):
R Ifno other road user sar ede tected, thehigh
beam willbeswitc hedonaut omaticall y.
R Ifot her road user sar ede tected, thepar tial
high beam willbeswitc hedonaut omaticall y.
At speeds above25 mph(4 0km/h) :
R Ifno other road user sar ede tected on a
st ra ight road, ULTRA RANGEHighbeam will
be swit ched on aut omaticall y.
R Ifot her road user sar ede tected, thepar tial
high beam willbeswitc hedonaut omaticall y.R
Ifhighly reflect ive signs arede tected, ULTRA
RANG EHigh beamwillbe swi tched offau to‐
matical ly.
The system's optical sensor islocat edbehind
th ewindshield neartheov erhead control panel.
Switc hingAdaptiv eHighb eamAssistPlus
on/ off(C anada)
Swi tching on #
Turn thelight switc hto the 0058 position . #
Switc hon thehigh beam usingthecombin a‐
tion switc h.
When thehigh beam isswitc hedonaut omat‐
icall yin thedar k,the00CE indicat orlam pon
th emultifunc tiondispla ywill light up.
Switc hingoff #
Switc hof fth ehigh beam usingthecombin a‐
tion switc h. 12
8
Light andvisib ility

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Adaptive Highbeam Assist
Currently Unavailable See
Operator' sManual *A
dap tiveHighbeam Assistis temp orarily una vailable.
The system limits have been reac hed (/page12 6).
On ce thecause ofthepr oblem isno long erpresent ,th esy stem will beavailable again. TheAdap tiveHig hbeam
As sist Now Available displaymes sagewill appear . #
Drive on .
Adap tiveHig hbeam Assist
In oper ative *A
daptiveHighbeam Assistis malfunc tioning. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Adaptive Highbeam Assist
Plus Currently Unavailable
See Operator's Manual *A
dap tiveHighbeam AssistPlus istemp orarily una vailable.
The system limits have been reac hed (/page12 7).
Wh enthecause ofthepr oblem isno long erpresent ,th esy stem will beavailable again. TheAdap tiveHig hbeam
As sist Plus Available Again displa ymes sagewill appear . #
Drive on .
Adap tiveHig hbeam Assist
Plus Inoper ative *A
daptiveHighbeam AssistPlus ismalfunc tioning. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Hazard Warning Flashers
Malfunctioning *T
hehazar dwa rning lam pswitc his malfun ctionin g. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 360
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Pr
ogr amming buttons .......................... 166
Re sol ving problems ............................. 168
Sync hronizi ngthero lling code .............1 68
Gasol ine...................................................345
Gear shiftre comm endation .....................1 61
Genuin epar ts............................................ 20
Genuin ewo od (Car e).............................. 286
Glid emod e...............................................1 61
Glo vebox
Air vent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 143 H
Handbr ake
see Electr icpar king brak e
Handlin gch aract eristics (unus ual)....... 309
HAND S-FREEAC CESS ................................ 76
Hazar dwa rning light s.............................1 23
Hazar doussubstances
Inf ormatio n....... .....................................23
Head restra int
Fr ont (adjus tingmechanicall y).............. 95
Fr ont (luxur yhead restra int ).......... ........ 96 Re
ar (installin g/remo ving) .....................9 7
Re ar passe nger com partment
(adj ustin g) .............................................9 7
Head-up Display...... .................................231
Ad jus ting disp lay el eme nts(on-bo ard
com puter) ..... ................................... .... 231
Ad jus ting thebr ightn ess(on-boar d
com puter) ....................................... ..... 231
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>230
Menu (on-bo ardcom puter) ..... .......... ... 231
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion ..........1 05
Se tting theposition (on-boar dcom‐
put er) ............................................. ...... 231
Switc hingon/off........................... ...... 232
Headla mps
see Automatic driving lights
Headlin er(car e)....................................... 286
Heating see Climat econtr ol
Help call
see Mercedes-Benz emergencycallsystem
High beam
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............122 High-b
eamflasher ................................... 122
High-be amheadlam ps
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis t...................1 26
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tPlus ............ 127
Highw aymode .........................................125
Hill star tassi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 178
HOLD functio n...... ................................... 177
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 177
Swi tching on/of f<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 177
Home screen (media display)
Ov ervie w ...... ....................................... 234
Hood Opening/clo sing.................................. 275 I
Iden tificat ionplate
Engi ne............. .................................... 342
Re frig er ant .......................................... 349
Ve hicle ................................................ 342
Ignition Switc hingon(Start/S topbutt on) ........ 144
Ignit ionkey
see Smar tKey 428
Index