MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE 2017 Owners Manual

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Switc hbetwe en cruise control and variable
limiter 1.
R LIM indicator lamp 3off: cruise control
is selec ted.
R LIM indicator lamp 3on: thev ariable
limiter is selec ted. #
Storec urrent speed 4(once af ters tarting
th ev ehicle).
or #
Call up las tspeed stored 4. #
Deactivat ecruise contro lorvariable limiter
2. #
Press thel eve rbrief ly:t he stored speed is
increased 5orreduced 6by1k m/h.
or #
Press and hold thel eve r:thes tore ds peed is
increased 5orreduced
6 in1k m/ hincrements.
or #
Press thel eve rbeyo ndthep ressur epoint:
th es tore ds peed is increased 5orreduced
6 by10 km/h.
or #
Press and hol dthe le verb eyo ndthep ressure
point :the stored speed is increased 5or
re duced 6in10 km/h increments.
If cruise control or thev ariable limiter has been
deactivated, thec urrent speed is stored with 5
or 6.
% Onvehicles wit hasegment displa yinthe
speedome ter,th es egment sextending from
th ec urrent stored speed tothee nd of the
scale light up. If youh ave activated thep er‐
manen tlimiter and aspeed is stored, the
segments extending up tothes tore ds peed
light up. 208
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Ifyo up erform akickdown, thev ariable lim‐
iter is swit ched topassiv emode. The varia‐
ble limiter is operational again once the
speed drops belo wthe stored speed.
% Ifyo ub rake ,d eactivat eESP®
or if ESP ®
inter venes, cruise control is deacti vated. The
va riable limiter is no tdeactivated.
When yous wit ch offt he vehicle, thel ast
speed stored is cleared.
Pe rm anen tlimi ter
If th ev ehicle should ne vere xceed aspecific
speed (e.g. ford riving in winter tyr emode) ,you
can se tthis speed wit hthe permanent limiter.
Yo udot hisbylimiting thes peed toav alue
between 160k m/h and 240k m/h in them ulti‐
media sy stem (→ page209).
Shortl ybefor ethe se tspeed is reached, it
appear sinthe multifunction displa y.When you
confir mthe messag ewith%,d isplaymes‐
sages no longer appear until yous wit ch offt he
ve hicle. The speed will onl ybedisplayeda gain
onc ethe vehicle has been restar ted. The permanen
tlimiter does no tswitc htop as‐
siv em ode evendurin gkickdown and thed riven
speed remains belo wthe se tspeed.
Setting thes peed limitation forw inte rt yres
Multimedia sy stem:
, Vehicle .
î Vehicle settings .
Win-
ter tyres limit #
Select aspeed or deactivat ethe function. Ac
tiv eD ista nce Assis tDISTR ON IC Fu
nction of Activ eD ista nce Assist
DISTRO NIC
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
R Maintains thes etspeed and accelera tesor
decelerates thev ehicle if thed istan ce from
th ev ehicle in front permits.
R Assists youinm aintainin gthe dis tance from
th ev ehicle in front and can bring your vehi‐
cle toas tandstil lifnecessar y.
R Brakes your vehicle wit hupto50%oft he
maximum possible braking po wer.If greater
decele ratio np erform ance is requ ired, avis‐ ual and acoustic
warning is given and you
mus tthen inter vene yourself.
R Vehicles with Drivin gAssistanc ePack‐
age, Activ eP arking Assis tand COMAND
Online: when driving in stop-s tart traf fic, the
driver is suppor tedbye xtended automatic
re -sta rt in traf ficj ams.
R Vehicles with Drivin gAssistanc ePack‐
age: responds tostationar yvehicles in urban
speed ranges (e xcep tb icycles, mo torcyc les
and pedestrians) if condition saresuf ficient
to enable de tection.
If yo uf ail toadap tyour driving style, Ac tiveD is‐
ta nce Assi stDISTRONI Ccan nei ther reduce the
ri sk of an accident nor override thel aws of ph ys‐
ics. It canno ttak ei ntoa ccount road, weather or
traf ficc onditions .Activ eDistan ce Assi st
DISTRONI Cisonly an aid. Youa re re sponsible
fo rt he dis tance tothev ehicle in front, forv ehi‐
cle speed, forb raking in good time and fors tay‐
ing in lane.
If all activation condition saremet, youc an acti‐
va te ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cdurin ga
jou rney or while stationar y.When ActiveD is‐ Driving and pa
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ta
nce Assi stDISTRONI Cisactivated, as peed is
st ored whic hthe driver can increase or reduce
at an ytime. The speed can be adjus tedb etwe en
20 km/ hand 200 km/ h.
Ve hicles with theD riving Assistance Pack‐
age: thes peed can be adjus tedb etwe en
20 km/ hand 210k m/h.
Ve hicles with Drivin gAssistanc ePacka ge,
Ac tiv eP arking Assis tand COMAND Online:
up to30 seconds af ters topping, thev ehicle
automaticall yfollo wsthev ehicle ahead without
th ei nter ventio noft he driver .This is onl ypossi‐
ble if thev ehicle is tra velling on amotorway or a
high-speed major road. If an obs tacle is de tected
in front of thev ehicle during thed riving-of fpro‐
cedure, atakeo verw arning is given. Acceleration
is reduced, thed rive risg ivenavisual and acous‐
tic warning and mus tstopt he vehicle before
re achin gthe obs tacle or take evasiv eaction.
Ve hicles with theD riving Assistance Pack‐
age: in conjunction wit hnavigatio nsystems,
Ac tiveD istan ce Assi stDISTRONI Cpreve nts pro‐
hibi tedo vertaking on ther ight at speeds over
80 km/hi nright-hand traf fica nd ove rtakin gon th
el eftinl eft-hand tra ffic on mo torw aysa nd
high-speed major roads.
Ac tiveD istan ce Assi stDISTRONI Cusesinforma‐
tio nfromt he navigation sy stem torespond to
cer tain traf fics ituations:
R Roundabouts
R T-junctions
R Motorw ay ex its
R Tollboo th
Even if thev ehicle in front lea vest he de tection
ra ng eint hese situations, ActiveD ista nce Assi st
DISTRONI Ctemporaril ymaintains thec urrent
driving speed and does no taccele rate.
If yo ua ctivat ethe tur nsignal indicator tochange
lanes, thev ehicle will accelerat emoreb riskly to
th es etspeed under thef ollowing conditions:
R ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cisactiva‐
te d.
R Ifth ed riving speed is higher than 70 km/h.
R Ifth ed rive ns peed drops belo wthe stored
speed. R
The sy stem cann otdetect av ehicle in ther el‐
ev ant area of theo vertaking lane.
Ve hicles with Drivin gAssistanc ePacka ge
and Traf ficS ign Assis t:Ac tiveD ista nce Assi st
DISTRONI Calsoh astheA ctiv eSpeed Limit
Assi stfunction. This function can be configu red
in them ultimedia sy stem. If achang eint he
speed limit is de tected and ActiveD ista nce
Assi stDISTRONI Cisactivated, Ac tiveD ista nce
Assi stDISTRONI Cassum esthis ne wspeed.
The driven speed is adap tedw hen thev ehicle is
le ve lw itht he tra ffic signs. In thec ase of signs
indicating entry intoanu rban area, thes peed is
adap tedb eforehand. The speed limit displa yin
th eI nstrument Displa yisalway su pdate dwhen
th ev ehicle is le velw itht he tra ffic sign.
If Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Chasbeen
pu tint op assive mode bypressing thea ccelera‐
to rp edal, only spee dlimits which areh igher
th an thes etspeed ar eadop ted.
Pulling thec ruise control le verw ills et thed is‐
pla yeds peed limit as thes peed, pr ovided that:
R ActiveS peed Limi tAssisthas been activated
in them ultimedia sy stem and 210
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ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Chasbeen
acti vated.
If no speed limit is displa yedw hen thel ever is
operated, thes peed se tbythe driver is adop ted.
Driv eprogram
The DYNA MIC SELECT switc hallows youto
ch ang ethe driving styleofA ctiveDista nce
Assi stDISTRONIC. Depending on whic hdrive
program is selected ,the driving characteristics
can be geared towa rdsf uel econom y,comfor tor
dynami cperform anc e(→ pag e175).
Sy stem limitations
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cisactive in
th e0k m/hto2 00 km/h spee drange.
Ve hicles with theD riving Assistance Pack‐
age: ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cisactive
in the0k m/hto2 10km/h spee drange.
Th es ystem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
in thef ollowing ins tances, fore xamp le:
R In sn ow,rain, fog, heavy spr ay,ift hereis
gl are, in direct sunlight or in greatlyvarying
light conditions. R
The windsc reen in thea reaoft he camer ais
dirty ,miste du p, damaged or co vered.
R Ifth er adar senso rsared irty or co vered.
R On slipper yroads, braking or accelerating
can cause thed rive wheels tolose traction
and thev ehicle could then skid.
R In multi-s toreyc ar par ks,toll stations or on
ro ads wit hsteep uphill or downhill gradients.
Do no tuse ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cin
th ese situations.
Tips
Pa yp articula rattention in thef ollowing traf fic
situations. In suc hsituations, brak eifnecessar y.
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cisthen deacti‐
va ted:
R When cornering, entering and exitin gab end.
R When no tdrivin gint he centre ofthel ane.
R When other vehicles ar echanging lane.
R Ifth er ea renar rowv ehicles.
R Ifth er ea reobs tacle sand stationar yvehi‐
cles. R
Ifth er ea recrossing vehicles, pedestrians,
mo torcyc lists or cyclists.
Displa yofActive Distance Assis tDISTRONIC
in the assistanc egraphic and in thes peed‐
ome ter 1
Vehicle ahead
2 Distance indica tor
3 Setspecifie ddista nce
4 Own vehicle Driving and parking
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1
Spee dofv ehicle ahead
2 Stored speed
Displa ysinthem ultifunction display
When activatin gActiv eDista nce Assi st
DISTRONI Corwhenc hanging thes tore ds peed,
th en ew stored speed is shown fora round five
seconds in them ultifunction display ç
70 km/h.
When ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cis
acti ve,the se tstore ds peed is displa yedn extto
the ç symbol. When dis tance control is
acti ve,the symbol is shown in green.
Ve hicles with theD riving Assistance Pack‐
age: on mo torw aysorh igh-speed major roads the
ç symbol is displa yedc yclicall ywhen the
ve hicle is ready topull away.
Ve hicles with Activ eS peed Limit Assi st:if a
spee dlim it is au tomatical lyadop ted, this is
shown as thes tore ds peed wit hthe ê sym‐
bol.
Operating Activ eD ista nce Assis tDISTRONIC &
WARNING Risk of accident if thed etec‐
tio nf unction of ActiveD ista nce Assi st
DISTRONI Cisimpaired
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cdoesn ot
re act:
R Topeople or animals.
R Tostationar yobstacles on ther oad, e.g.
st opped or par kedv ehicles (vehicles with‐
out theD riving Assis tance Package).
R Tostationar yobstacles on ther oad, e.g.
st opped or par kedv ehicles, if conditions
ar en otsuf ficient toenable de tection
(vehicle switht he Driving Assis tance
Pa ckage). R
Tooncoming vehicles and crossing traf‐
fi c.
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Ccan nei‐
th er giv ewarning snor inter vene in su chsit‐
uations. #
Alw aysc arefully obser vethet raffic con‐
dition sand be ready tobrak eata ll
times. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etolimi‐
te dd etectability of road user sand traf fic
situations
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Ccannot
al wa ys clear lyidentify other road user sand
comple xtraf fics ituations.
In these conditions ,Activ eDista nce Assi st
DISTRONI Cmay:
R Give an unnecessar ywarning and then
brak ethe vehicle.
R Neither giv eawarning nor inter vene.
R Accelerat eorbrake unexpectedly. 212
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Continue drivin gwithc area nd be ready
to brake, particular lyifAc tiveD ista nce
Assi stDISTRONI Cwarns you. &
WARNING Risk of accident from acceler‐
ation or braking byActiveD ista nce
Assi stDISTRONIC
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cmayaccel‐
erat eorb rake inthef ollowing cases, for
ex ample:
R Ifth ev ehicle pulls away usin gActiv eDis‐
ta nce Assi stDISTRONIC.
R Ifth es tore ds peed is called up and is
considerabl yfasterors lowe rthan the
cur rently driven speed.
R IfAc tiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cno
longer de tects avehicle in front or does
no treact toreleva nt objects. #
Alw aysc arefully obser vethet raffic con‐
dition sand be ready tobrak eata ll
times. #
Take intoa ccount thet raffic situation
befor ecallin gupt hestored speed. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoinsuf‐
fi cient decele ratio nbyA ctiveDista nce
Assi stDISTRONIC
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cbrakes
yo ur vehicle wit hupto50%oft he maximum
possible deceleration. If this decele ratio nis
no ts ufficient, ActiveD ista nce Assi st
DISTRONI Calertsy ou wit havisual and
acoustic warning. #
Inthese cases, adjus tyour speed and
ke ep asufficient di stance. #
Brak ethe vehicle yourself and/or take
ev asiv eaction. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoActive
Dis tance Assi stDISTRONI Cstillb eing
activated when youl eave thed rive r's
seat
If yo ul eave thed rive r's seat while thev ehicle
is being braked byActiveD ista nce Assi st
DISTRONI Conly,the vehicle can rollaw ay. #
Alw aysd eactivat eActiv eDista nce
Assi stDISTRONI Cand secur ethe vehi‐
cle topreve nt it from rolling away
befor eyou lea vethed rive r's seat. Re
quirements:
R The vehicle has been star ted.
R The elect ricp arkin gb rake isreleased.
R ActiveP arking Assis tisnotbeing used to
par kthe vehicle or toexit from aparking
space.
R ESP ®
is activated, but is no tinter vening.
R The transmission is in position h.
R The driver' sdoor,front passenger door and
th er ear door sareclosed.
R The bonne tisclosed. Drivin
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Ifth eL IM indicator lam pislit:s elect Active
Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC 1. #
Remo veyour foot from thea ccelerator pedal. #
Storec urrent speed 3.
Yo ur vehicle adapts its speed tothat of the
ve hicle in front, but onl yuptothestored
speed.
or #
Call up stored speed 3. #
Oron vehicles with theD riving Assis‐
tance Packag ea nd Traf ficS ign Assis t:if
Ac tiveS peed Limi tAssistinthem ultimedia
sy stem and ActiveD ista nce Assi st
DISTRONI Careacti vated, thed ispla yed
speed limit is adop ted, if available 3. #
Deactivat eActiv eDista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
2. #
Increase 4orreduce 5thes peed. #
Reduce 6or increase 7thes pecified dis‐
ta nce from thev ehicle in front.
Pulling away wit hA ctive Distance Assist
DISTRO NIC
Re quirement
As peed has been pr eviousl ystore d. 214
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Remo veyour foot from theb rake pedal. #
Brief lypull thec ruise control le vertow ards
you 3.
or #
Accelerat ebrief ly.
Yo ur vehicle pulls away and adapts its speed
to that of thev ehicle in front. If no vehicle is
de tected in front, your vehicle accelerates to
th es etspeed.
Ad opting thes peed limit as thes toreds peed
Re quirements:
R ActiveS peed Limi tAssistis activated in the
multimedia sy stem (→ page247).
R ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cisactiva‐
te d.
R The sy stem de tects atraffic sign indicating a
speed limit. #
Brief lypull thec ruise control le vertow ards
you 3.
The displ ayed speed limit is adop tedast he
st ored speed. Your vehicle adapts its speed
to that of thev ehicle in front, but onl yupto
th es tore ds peed. If ActiveS peed Limi tAssist is activated, an
ydetected changes in the
speed limit ar eadop tedbyt he system.
Collision warning
If Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cisunableto
suf ficiently decele rate thev ehicle in order to
pr eve nt it from approa ching thev ehicle in front,
yo uw ill be warned visuall yand acousticall y.An
intermittent warning tone will then sound and
th ed ista nce warning lam pwill light up in the
instrumen tclus ter. #
Brak eimmediately in order toinc rease the
dis tance from thev ehicle in front.
or #
Take evasiv eaction pr ovided it is saf etodo
so. Ac
tiv eS teering Assist Fu
nction of Activ eS teering Assist
Ac tiv eS teering Assis tisonlya vailable for
ve hicles with theD riving Assistance Pack‐
age.
R ActiveS teering Assis tisoperational at
speeds up to210k m/h and helps youtos tay in
thec ent reofthel ane bymeans of moder‐
at es teering inter ventions.
R It uses thev ehicle in front and thel ane mark‐
ings as areferenc edepen ding on thed riven
speed.
R ActiveS teering Assis trequires youast he
driver ,tokeepyour hands on thes teering
wheel at all times so that youa reable to
inter vene at an ytime tocor rect thec ourse of
th ev ehicle and keep it in lane.
R ActiveS teering Assis tcan be overridden at
an yt ime bysteering thev ehicle yourself.
R When thes ystemisa ctivelysteering, the
è symbol is shown in green in them ulti‐
function displa y.
Sy stem limitations of Activ eS teering Assist
Ac tiveS teering Assis thas alimited steering tor‐
qu efor lateral guidance. In some cases ,the
st eering inter ventio nisn otsufficien ttok eepthe
ve hicle in thel ane.
If th ed etection of lane markings and vehicles
ahead is impaired, ActiveS teering Assist
switches topassiv emode. The sy stem pr ovides
no suppor tinthis case. During thet ransition Driving and parking
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from
thea ctiv etop assivestatus ,the è sym‐
bol is shown as enlar geda nd flashes yello w.
Once thes ystemisp assivethe è symbol is
shown as gr eyinthem ultifunction displa y.
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
in thef ollowing ins tances:
R Ifth er eisp oor visibility ,e.g. due toinsuf fi‐
cient illumination of ther oad, or due tosno w,
ra in, fogorh eavy spr ay.
R Ifth er eisg lare, e.g. from oncoming traf fic,
di re ct sunlight or reflection from other vehi‐
cles (e.g. if thec arriag ew ay iswe t).
R Ifth ew indscreen is dirty ,miste du p, dam‐
aged or co vered, fori ns tance byasticker,in
th ev icinit yoft he camera.
R If no, or se veral, unclear lane markings are
presen tfor one lane, e.g. in aconstruction
area.
R Ifth el ane marking sarewo rnaw ay,d arkor
co veredu p, e.g. bydirtors now.
R The dis tance tothev ehicle in front is too
small and thel ane marking sthus canno tbe
de tected. R
Ifth el ane marking schang equickl y,e.g.
lanes branc hoff,c ross one ano ther or
mer ge.
R The car riag ewa yisn arrow and winding.
R Ifth er ea rehighly variable shade conditions
on thec arriag ewa y.
R Ifth er ea reobs tacle ssuchaso bject mar kers
on thel ane or projecting out int othe lane.
The sy stem does no tprovide assis tance in the
fo llowing conditions:
R Onvery shar pbends.
R When towing atrailer.
R Ifyo ua ctivel ychang elane without swit ching
on thet urns ignal indicator.
R Ifyo us wit ch on thet urns ignal indicator and
th ec onditions fora ctivating ActiveL ane
Chang eAssistaren otfulfilled.
Ac tivatin gActive Ste ering Assist
Requ irements:
R ESP ®
mus tbea ctivated, but no tinter vening. R
ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cisactiva‐
te d. #
If indicator lamp 1is off: press button 2.
Fu nction of Activ eL aneC hang eAssist
Ac tiveS teering Assis tisonlyana id.Youa re
re sponsible fort he dis tance tothev ehicle in
front, forv ehicle speed, forb raking in good time
and fors tayi ng in lane. Befor echanging lanes, 216
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esuret hat then eighbouring lane is free
(shoulder view).
% The availabilit yofthefollowing function is
countr y-dependent.
Ac tiveS teering Assis tremain sactiv eevenift he
tur ns igna lindica toriss witched on. ActiveS teer‐
ing Assis tthen assists thed rive rw hen changing
lane sbya pplying steering torques toinitiat ethe
lane change.
Assis tance when changing lane sisprovide difa ll
th ef ollowing condition sareme t:
R Youa redrivin gonam otorway or high-speed
multi-lane major road wit hmultiple lane sin
th ed irection of tr avel.
R The neighbouring lane is free and separated
by ab roke nl ane marking.
R The driven spee disbetwe en 80 km/h and
18 0k m/h.
R The tur nsigna lindicator is switched on for
longer than tw oseconds.
If th es ystem is impaired, ActiveL aneC hange
Assi stma ybec ancelled. If an inter ruption
occurs, display 1appear sinthe multifunction displa
yalong wit hawarning tone prom pting you
to take control of thev ehicle. Ste
ering and contact de tection
Ac tiveS teering Assis trequires youast he driver,
to keep your hands on thes teering wheel at all
times so that youa reable tointer vene at any
time tocor rect thec ourse of thev ehicle and
ke ep it in lane. The driver mus texpect achange
from activ etopassivemode or vice versaata ny
time.
If yo ua renots teering yourself or if yout ake
yo ur hands of fthe steering wheel forap ro‐
longed period of time, thes ystemw ill, depend‐
ing on thes ituation ,first aler tyou wit havisual wa
rning. 1appear sinthe multifunction displa y.
If yo ua restill no tsteering thev ehicle yourself or
if yo uh ave nottaken hold of thes teering wheel,
aw arning tone sounds in additio ntothewarning
messag etoremind youtot akec ontrol of the
ve hicle.
The warning messag edoes no tappear or disap‐
pear sifo ne of thef ollowing condition sareme t:
R The driver steer sthe vehicle.
R The driver presses asteering wheel button or
operates Touc hC ontrol.
Fu nction of Activ eE me rgency Stop Assist
If th ed rive rc ontinues toigno rethea coustic
wa rning of ActiveL aneC hangeA ssist,A ctive
Dis tance Assi stDISTRONI Creduces thes peed.
If th ed rive rs tilld oes no trespond, thev ehicle is
decelerated in stages toas tandstill.
The driver can cancel thed eceleration at any
time byper form ing one of thef ollowing actions:
R Steering
R Braking or accelerating
R Pressing asteering wheel button or operat‐
ing Touc hC ontrol Drivin
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