MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE 2017 Owners Manual

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Activating or deacti vating ActiveS teering
Assis torD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
The driver mu stbe ready totake control of the
ve hicle at an ytime. Information on Hill
StartA ssist Hill
StartA ssisth olds thev ehicle foras hort
time when pulling away on ahill under thef ol‐
lowing conditions:
R The transmission is in position hork.
R The electric parking brak eisreleased.
This gives youe nough tim etomoveyour foot
from theb rake pedal tothea ccelerator pedal
and depress it befor ethe vehicle begins toroll. &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
caused bythev ehicle rolling away
Af teras horttime, Hill StartA ssistnol onger
holds thev ehicle and it can rollaw ay. #
Therefore, swiftl ymove your foot from
th eb rake pedal tothea ccelerator pedal. Ne
vera ttem pttolea vethev ehi‐
cle if it is being held byHillStart Assist. HOLD function
HOLD function
The HOL
Dfunction holds thev ehicle at astand‐
st ill without requ iring youtod epress theb rake
pedal, e.g. when pulling away on steep slopes.
Sy stem limitations
R The incline mus tnotbe grea tert han 30%.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gthe HOL Dfunction &
WARNING Risk of an accident du etothe
HOLD function being acti vatedw heny ou
lea vethev ehicle
If yo ul eave thev ehicle while onl ythe HOLD
function is braking thev ehicle, thev ehicle
can rollaw ay inthef ollowing situations:
R Ifth er eisam alfunction in thes ystemor
in thep owe rsupply. R
Ifth eH OLD function is deactivated by
depressing thea ccelera torp eda lort he
brak epedal, e.g. byavehicle occupant.
R Ifth ee lectrics in thee ngine compart‐
ment ,the batter yorthe fuses ar etam‐
pered wit horifthe batter yisdisconnec‐
te d. #
Alw aysd eactivat ethe HOLD function
and secur ethe vehicle agains trolling
aw ay befor eleaving thev ehicle. *
NO
TEDama gefrom auto matic braking When
ActiveB rake Assi st,A ctiv eDista nce
Assi stDISTRONI Corthe HOLD function are
activated, thev ehicle brakes autonomously
in cer tain situations.
To avo id damag etothevehicle, deactivate
th ese sy stems in thef ollowing or similars it‐
uations: #
During towing #
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Re
quirements:
R The vehicle is stationar y.
R The driver's door is closed or thes eat belt on
th ed rive r's side is fastened.
R The engine is running or ha sbeena utomati‐
cally switched of fbythe EC Ostart/s top
function.
R The electric parking brak eisreleased.
R ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cisnotacti‐
va ted.
R The transmission is in position h,kori.
Ac tivatin gthe HOL Dfunction #
Dep ress theb rake pedal and af teras hort
time depress fur ther until theë display
appear sinthe multifunction displa y.#
Release theb rake pedal.
Deactivating the HOLD function #
Depress thea ccelerator pedal topull away.
or #
Depress theb rake pedal until theë dis‐
pla yd isappear sfromt he multifunction dis‐
pla y. The HOLD function is deactivated in
thef ollow‐
ing situations:
R When ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cis
acti vated.
R The transmission is switched toposition j.
R When thev ehicle is secured wit hthe electric
parking brake.
In thef ollowing situations, thev ehicle is held by
th et ransmission position jorby thee lectric
parking brake:
R When thes eat belt is unfas tened and the
driver's door is opened.
R When thee ngine is switched off.
R When ther eisam alfunction in thes ystemor
if th ep ower suppl yisinsufficient. DY
NA MIC BODY CONT ROL DY
NA MIC BODY CONTROL has thef ollowing
ch aracteristics:
R Variable dampin gcharacteristics
R Continual adju stme nt of thed amping forc es The damping
characteristic sadap ttot he cur rent
operating and driving situation.
The da mping is tuned individuall yfor eac hwheel
and is af fected bythef ollowing factors:
R The road sur face conditions
R Vehicle load
R The driv eprogram selected
The driv eprogram can be adjus tedu sing the
DY NA MIC SELECT switch. AIR
BODY CONT ROL AIR
BODY CONT ROLfunction
AI RB ODYC ONTROL is an air suspension sy stem
wit hvariable dampin gfor impr oveddriving com‐
fo rt.T he all-round le velc ontrol sy stem ensures
th eb estp ossible suspension and const ant
groun dclearance, even wit haladen vehicle.
When driving at speed, thev ehicle is lo wered
automaticall ytoimprove driving saf etya nd to
re duce fuel consum ption. The option of manually
adjustin gthe vehicle le velisa lsoavailable. Drivin
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AIR BOD
YCONTROL comprises:
R Air suspension wit hvariable spring rate
R Automatic le velc ontrol sy stem R
Speed-dependent lo wering toreduce fuel
consum ption
R Manual le vela djustment R
ADSP LUS( Adaptiv eDamping Sy stem with
const ant dampin gforce adjustment)
R DYNA MIC SELECT switc hand le velb utton
Av ailable suspension settings Driv
eprogram Characteristics
C
(Comfort) R
The suspension tuning is comfor table.
R The vehicle is se ttothe normal le vel.
R When drivin gatspeeds of abo ve125k m/h thev ehicle is lo wered.
R When driving at speeds belo w80km/h,thev ehicle is raised again.
E
(Econo my) R
The suspension tunin giscomfor table.
R The vehicle is se ttothe lo wlevel.
R The vehicle is no tlowe reda nyfurther if youa retrav elling at higher speeds.
S
(Sport) R
The suspension tunin gisfirmer.
R The vehicle is se ttothe lo wleve l.
R The vehicle is no tlowe reda nyfurther if youa retra velling at higher speeds. 220
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Driv
eprogram Characteristics
All vehicles exceptA ll-Te rra in
ve hicles: S+
(Spor tPlus) R
The suspension tuning is evenfirmer.
R The vehicle is se ttothe lo wleve l.
R The vehicle is no tlowe reda nyfurther if youa retra velling at higher speeds.
All- Terrain vehicles: AT
(All- Terrain) R
Suspension tuning is fore asily negotiabl eoffro ad terrain.
R The vehicle is se ttothe high le vel.
R When drivin gatspeeds of abo ve35 km/h thev ehicle is lo weredtot he normal le vel.
R When drivin gatspeeds belo w20km/h,thev ehicle is raised again. Setting
thev ehicle le vel &
WARNING Risk of accident because
ve hicle le velist oo high
If yo ud rive atah igher vehicle le vel,th ed riv‐
ing characteristic smaybe impaired due to
th eh igher vehicle centre of gravity.
The vehicle can drif toutwards, fore xamp le,
when steering or cornering. #
Alw aysc hoose avehicle le velw hic his
suited tothed riving stylea nd ther oad
sur face conditions. &
WARNING Risk of entrapment from vehi‐
cle lo wering
Whe nlowe ring thev ehicle, other people
could become trapped if their limbs are
between thev ehicle body and thet yres or
underneat hthe vehicle. #
Mak esurenoo ne is underneat hthe
ve hicle or in thei mmediat evicinity of
th ew heel ar ches when youl owe rthe
ve hicle. &
WARNING Risk of entrapment from vehi‐
cle lo wering
Ve hicles with AIRB ODYC ONT ROLor
le ve lc ontrol sy stem: When youu nload lug‐
ga ge or lea vethev ehicle, thev ehicle first Driving and pa
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ri
ses slightly and then returns tothes etlevel
shortl yafter wa rds.
Yo uora nyone else in thev icinit yoft he
whee larches or theu nderbody could thus
become trapped.
The vehicle can also be lo wereda fter being
loc ked. #
When leaving thev ehicle, mak esure
th at nobody is in thev icinit yoft he
whee larches or theu nderbody. Re
quirements:
R The vehicle has been star ted.
R Allvehicles exceptA ll-Te rrain vehicles:
th ev ehicle mus tnotbe moving fasterthan
60 km/h.
R All-Terrain vehicles: thev ehicle mus tnotbe
moving fasterthan 35 km/h. Ra
ising thev ehicle #
Press but ton1.
Indica torlamp 2lights up.
All vehicles without 4MATIC exceptA ll-
Te rrain vehicles: thev ehicle is raised by
25 mm compared tothen ormal le vel. All
vehicles with 4MATIC exceptA ll-Te r‐
ra in vehicles: thev ehicle is raised by35 mm
compared tothen ormal le vel.
All- Terrain vehicles: thev ehicle is raised by
20 mm compared tothen ormal le vel.
Yo ur selection is sa ved.
% In driv eprogram All-Terrain,T hevehicle
canno tberaised fur ther by usin gbutton 1.
The vehicle is lo wereda gain in thef ollowing sit‐
uations:
R Allvehicles exceptA ll-Te rrain vehicles:
when driving fasterthan 80 km/h.
R Allvehicles exceptA ll-Te rrain vehicles:
when driving between 60 km/h and
80 km/h fora pproxima tely thre em inutes.
R All-Terrain vehicles: when driving faster
th an 35 km/h.
R Afters electing adrive program using the
DY NA MIC SELECT switch.
The vehicle is adjus tedtot he height of thel ast
activ edrive program. 222
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Lo
weri ngthev ehicle #
Press but ton1.
Indicator lamp 2goes out. The vehicle is
adjus tedtot he height of thel asta ctiv edrive
program. Pa
rking Assis tPARKTRONIC Fu
nction of Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC Pa
rking Assis tPARKTRONIC is an electronic
pa rkinga ssistanc esystem wit hultrasound. It
monitor sthe area around your vehicle using six
sensors 1inthef ront bumper and six sensors
in ther ear bumper .Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC indicates visually an
daudibl ythe dis tance
betwee nyour vehicle and an object.
Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC is only an aid. It is
no tas ubstitut efor your attentio ntothe sur‐
ro undings. The responsibility fors afem anoeu‐
vring and parking remains wit hyou. Mak esure
th at ther ea reno persons, animals or objects in
th em anoeuvring area while manoeuvring and
parking in/exitin gparking spaces.
In thes tandar dsetting ,ani ntermit tent wa rning
to ne sounds from adista nc eofa pproximately
0. 3mtoano bstacle .Ac ontinuou stone sounds
from adista nc eofa pproximatel y0.2m. Youc an
se tthe warning tone in them ultimedia sy stem
so that it will soun dearlier at agreater dis tance
of appr oximatel y1.0m( →pag e226).
If Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC is deactivated,
Ac tiveP arking Assis tisunavailable.
Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC displa yinthe
mu ltimedia sy stem
If Ac tiveP arking Assis tisnotactivated and an
obs tacle is de tected in thep athoft hevehicle, a
pop-up windo wforParking Assis tPARKTRONIC 1
appear sinthe multimedia sy stem at speeds
up toappr oximatel y10k m/h. Ve
hicles wit hActiv eParking Assis twithout a360°
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Ve
hicles wit hActiv eParking Assis tand a360°
Camera
Sy stem limitations
Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC does no tneces sa‐
ri ly tak eintoa ccount thef ollowing obs tacles:
R Obs tacle sb elow thed etection range, e.g.
pe rsons, animals or objects.
R Obs tacle sabove thed etection range, e.g.
ov erhanging loads, overhang sorl oading
ra mp sofl orries.
The sensor smustbef reeofd irt, ice and slush.
Otherwise, they ma ynotfunction cor rectly. Clea
nthe sensor sregularly ,taking care no tto
scratc hordamagethem.
Ve hicles with traile rhitch: Parking Assist
PA RKTRONI Cisdeactivatedf or ther ear zone
when youe stablish an elect rical connection
between your vehicle and atrailer.
Fu nction of thep assiv es ide impact pr otec‐
tion
Pa ssiv eside impact pr otection is an additional
Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC functio nwhich
wa rnst he driver about obs tacle satt he side of
th ev ehicle. Awarning is issued when obs tacles
ar ed etected between thef ront and rear de tec‐
tion range. In orde rfor an objec ttobedetected,
th es ensor sinthe front and rear bumper must
de tect theo bjec twhile youa redrivin gpastit.
During thep arking procedur eormanoeuvring,
objects ar edetected as thev ehicle drives past.
If yo us teer in thed irection of adetected obs ta‐
cle and ther eisar isk ofalateral collision, a
wa rning is issued. The lateral segment slight up
orang eorred, depending on thed ista nce tothe
obs tacle. Segment colour dependin
gondistance
Colour Lateral distance in
cm
Re dA pprox.<30
Orang eA pprox30 -60 In order
forl ateral front or rear segment stobe
displa yed, thev ehicle mus tfirst trave lad ista nce
of at leas thalfoft hevehicle length. Once the
ve hicle has tr avelled thel engt hoft hevehicle, all
of thel ateral front and rear segment scan be dis‐
pla yed. 224
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Ve
hicles without 360° Camera
1 Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC is only opera‐
tiona linthe front and rear
2 Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC is operational
an dc an also warnthed rive ra bout obs tacles
at thes ide of thev ehicle
3 Obstacle de tected at thef ront right (orange)
and rear (red) Ve
hicles wit h360° Camera
1 Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC is only opera‐
tiona linthe front and rear
2 Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC is operational
an dc an also warnthed rive ra bout obs tacles
at thes ide of thev ehicle
3 Obstacle de tected at thef ront right (orange)
and rear (red)
Sa vedo bstacle saredel eted in thef ollowing sit‐
uations, fore xamp le:
R Yous wit ch offt he vehicle
R Youo pen thed oors Af
tert he engine is restar ted, obs tacle sm ustbe
de tected again, befor eanew wa rning can be
issued.
Sy stem limitations
The sy stem limitations forP arking Assist
PA RKTRONI Capplyfor passiv eside impact pro‐
te ction.
The following object sarenotd etected, fore xam‐
ple:
R Pedestrians who approac hthe vehicle from
th es ide
R Objects placed next tothev ehicle
Deactivating/acti vating PARKTRONIC
* NO
TERisk of an accident from objects
at close range Pa
rking Assis tPARKTRONIC ma ynotdetect
cer tain object satcloserange. #
When parking or manoeuvring thev ehi‐
cle, pa yparticular attention toany
object swhicha reabo veor belo wthe
sensors, e.g. flowe rpotsord rawbars. Driving and parking
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The
vehicle or other objects could oth‐
erwise be damaged. If indicator lamp
1is no tlit, Parking Assist
PA RKTRONI Cisactive. If thei ndicator lam pislit
or the é symbol appear sinthe multifunction
displa y,Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC is not
active. #
Pres sbutton 2. %
Depending on thev ehicle's equipment, the
button ma yalso be located in thec ent re
console.
% Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC is au tomatical ly
activated when thev ehicle is star ted.
Ad justin gthe warning tones of Parking
Assis tPARKTRONIC
Multimedia sy stem:
, Vehicle .
k Assistance .
Camera
&P ark. Assist .
Set warning tone
Ad justin gthe volum eoft hewarning tones #
Select Warning tonev olume. #
Adjus tthe value.
Ad justin gthe pitc hofthewarning tones #
Select Warning tonep itch. #
Adjus tthe value.
Specifying thes tarting point fort he warning
to nes
Yo uc an specify whe ther theP arking Assist
PA RKTRONI Cwarning tones shoul dcommence when
thev ehicle is fur ther aw ay from an obs ta‐
cle. #
Select Warn early. #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gaudi ofadeout
Yo uc an specify whe ther thev olume of amedia
source in them ultimedia sy stem is tobe
re duced when Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC gi ves
an audible warning. #
Select Audio fadeout durin gwarnin gtones . #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction. 226
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Re
versing camera Fu
nction of ther eve rsing camera If
yo uh ave activated thef unction in them ultime‐
dia sy stem, thei mag efromr eve rsing camera 1
is displa yedint he multimedia sy stem when
re ve rseg ear is selected. Dynamic guide lines
sho wthe pat hthe vehicle will take wit hthe
st eering wheel in its cur rent position. Thi shelps yo
utoo rientat eyourself and toavo id obs tacles
whe nreve rsing.
The reve rsing camer aisonlyana id. It is no ta
substitut efor your attentio ntothe sur roundings.
The responsibility fors afem anoeuvring and
parking remains wit hyou. Mak esuret hat there
ar enop ersons, animals or objects in the
manoeuvring area whil emanoeuvring and park‐
ing in parking spaces.
Yo uc an select from thef ollowing vie ws:
R Normal view
R Wide-angle view
R Trailer view
The area behin dthe vehicle is displa yedasa
mir rorimage, as in thei nside rearvie wmirro r.
Sy stem limitations
The reve rsing camera will no tfunction or will
onl ypartiall yfunction in thef ollowing situations:
R Ifth eb ootlid or tailgat eiso pen.
R Ther eish eavyrain, sno worfog.
R The light conditions ar epoor ,e.g. at night. R
The camer alens is obstructed, dirty or mis‐
te du p. Obser vethen otes on cleaning the
re ve rsing camer a(→pag e402).
R The camera or rear of your vehicle is dam‐
aged. In this case, ha vethec amer aand its
position and setting checkedataq ualified
specialis tworks hop.
The field of vision and other functions of the
re ve rsing camera ma yberestricted due toaddi‐
tional accesso ries on ther ear of thev ehicle (e.g.
licence plat ebrack et or bicycle rack ).
% The displa ycontras tmaybe impaired due to
incident sunligh torother light sources. In
th is case, pa yparticular attention.
% Ifth ed ispla yoperation is considerably
impaired due topixel er rors,for example,
ha ve thed ispla yrepaired or replaced.
Ve hicles without Activ eP arking Assist
The following camera vie wsarea vailable in the
multimedia sy stem: Driving and parking
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