MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE 2017 Owners Manual

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Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
The speed limits de tected byTraf ficS ign
Assi starea utomaticall yadop tedbyA ctive
Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC.
Displ aying de tected traf fics igns in the
media display #
Select Display in COMAND .#
Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
Ad justin gthe type of warning #
Select Visual&audible ,Visual orNone.
Ad justin gthe warning threshold
This value de term ines thes peed at whic ha
wa rning is issued when exceeded. #
Select Warning threshold. #
Setthe desired speed. Blind Spo
tAssis tand Activ eB lind Spot
Assi st Fu
nction of Blind Spo tAssis tand Active
Blind Spo tAssist
Blind Spo tAssistuses tw olateral, rear-facing
ra dar sensor stomonitor thea reaupto40m
behind your vehicle and 3mdirectlynexttoy our
ve hicle.
If av ehicle is de tected at speeds ab ovea ppr ox‐
imatel y12km/h and this vehicle subsequently
enter sthe monitoring rang ed irec tlyn exttoy our
ve hicle, thew arning lam pinthe outside mir ror
light supr ed.
If av ehicle is de tected clos etoyourvehicle in
th el ateral monitoring rang ea nd yous wit ch on
th et urns ignal indicator in thec orresponding
direction, awarning tone sounds once .The red
wa rning lam pinthe outside mir rorf lashes. If the
tur ns igna lindica torr emain son, all other de tec‐
te dv ehicles ar eindicated onl ybytheflashin gof
th er ed warning lamp.
If yo uo vertak eav ehicle quickl y,no warning is
given. &
WARNING Risk of accident despi teBlind
Spo tAssist
Blind Spo tAssistdoes no treact tovehicles
approaching and overtakin gyou at agreatly
di fferent speed.
As aresult, Blind Spo tAssis tcanno twarn
driver sinthis situa tion. #
Alw aysp aycareful attention tothet raf‐
fi cs ituation and maintai nasafed is‐
ta nce at thes ide of thev ehicle. Blind Spo
tAssis tand ActiveB lind Spo tAssist
ar eo nly aids. The ymayfailto detect some vehi‐
cles and ar enosubstitut efor attentiv edriving.
Alw ayse nsur ethat ther eiss ufficient di stanc eto
th es ide foro ther road user sand obs tacles.
Sy stem limitations
The sy stem ma ybelimited in thef ollowing situa‐
tions:
R thes ensor saredirty or co vered
R poor visibility ,e.g. due tofog, heavy rain,
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R
narrowv ehicles, e.g. bicycles, ar ewithin the
monitoring range
Wa rnings ma ybeissued in er rorw hen driving
close tocrash ba rrier sors imilar solid lane bor‐
ders. Warnings ma ybeinterrupte dw hen driving
alongside long vehicles, e.g. lor ries, forap ro‐
longed time.
Blind Spo tAssis tisn otoperationa lwhen reve rse
ge ar is engaged.
Fu nction of braking applications (Active
Blind Spo tAssist)
If Ac tiveB lind Spo tAssistdetects arisk of aside
impact in them onitoring range, acourse-cor‐
re cting brak eappli cation is car ried out. This is
designed tohelp youa void ac ollision.
The course-cor recting brak eappli cation is availa‐
ble in thes peed rang eb etwe en appr oximately
30 km/h and 200 km/h. &
WARNING Risk of accident despi te
brak eapplication of ActiveB lind Spot
Assi st
Ac ourse-co rrecting brak eapplication cann ot
alw aysp reve nt ac ollision. #
Alw ayss teer,b rake or accelera teyour‐
self ,especiall yifActiveBlind Spot
Assi stwa rnsy ou or makes acourse-
co rrecting brak eapplication. #
Alw aysm aintain asafed ista nce at the
sides. &
WARNING Risk of accident despi te
Ac tiveB lind Spo tAssist
Ac tiveB lind Spo tAssistdoes no treact tothe
fo llowing:
R Over taking vehicles closely on thes ide,
placing them in theb lind spo tarea.
R Vehicles approaching and overtakin gyou
at av eryd iffe re nt speed. As
aresult, ActiveB lind Spo tAssistma ynei‐
th er giv ewarning snor inter vene in su chsit‐
uations. #
Alw aysp aycareful attention tothet raf‐
fi cs ituation and maintai nasafed is‐
ta nce at thes ide of thev ehicle. If
ac ourse-cor recting brak eappli cation occu rs,
th er ed warning lam pflashes in theo utside mir‐
ro ra nd aw arning tone sounds. In addition, adis‐
pl ay 1 indicatin gthe danger of aside collision
appear sinthe multifunction displa y.
In rare cases, thes ystemm aymak eani nappro‐
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ma
ybei nterrupte data nytime if yous teer
slightl yinthe opposit edirection or accelera te.
Sy stem limitations
Either acourse-cor recting brak eappli cation
appropria teto thed riving situation ,ornoneat
all, ma yoccur in thef ollowing situations:
R Vehicles or obs tacles, e.g. crash ba rriers, are
located on bo thsides of your vehicle.
R Avehicle approaches tooc losely on thes ide.
R Youh avea dop tedas porty driving stylew ith
high cornering speeds.
R Youb rake or accelerat esignificantl y.
R Adriving sa fety sy stem inter venes, su chas
ESP ®
or ActiveB rake Assi st.
R ESP ®
is deacti vated.
R Aloss of tyr epressur eorad efectivetyreis
de tected.
R Youa redrivin gwithat railer and thee lectri‐
cal connection tothet railer hitc hhas been
cor rectly es tablished. Ac
tivatin gordeactivatin gBlind Spo tAssist
or Activ eB lind Spo tAssist
Multimedia sy stem:
, Vehicle .
k Assistance .
Blind
Spot Assist #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction. Ac
tiv eL aneK eeping Assist Fu
nction of Activ eL aneK eeping Assist Ac
tiveL aneK eeping Assis tmonitor sthe area in
front of your vehicle bymeans of multifunction
camera 1.Itserve stop rotect youa gains tunin‐
te ntional lyleavin gyour lane. Youw ill be warned
by means of avibration in thes teering wheel 250
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and
acourse-cor recting brak eappli cation guides
yo ub acki ntoy our lane.
Yo ua rewa rned byvibration pulses in thes teer‐
ing wheel in thef ollowing circums tances:
R ActiveL aneK eeping Assis tdetects lane
markings.
R Afront wheel passe soverthe lane markings.
Yo uw ill also be guided bac kintoy our lane by
means of acourse-cor recting brak eappli cation
if th ef ollowing condition sareme t:
R ActiveL aneK eeping Assis tdetects lane
markings on bo thsides.
R Afront wheel drives overas olidl ane mark‐
ing.
Whe ther aw arning is issued and when this
occur salso depends on thes elected sensitivity
setting (s tanda rdor adaptive).
If yo uf ail toadap tyour driving style, Ac tiveL ane
Ke eping Assis tcan neither reduce ther isk of an
accident nor override thel aw sofp hysics. It can‐
no ttak ei ntoa ccount road, weather or traf fic
conditions .Activ eLaneK eeping Assis tisonlyan
aid. Youa re re sponsible fort he dis tance tothe ve
hicle in front, forv ehicle speed, forb raking in
good time and fors taying in lane.
Ve hicles with Lane Tracking pac kage:Ifthe
lane markings ar esolid lines and youdon ot
re act tothew arning ,alane-cor recting brake
application can bring thev ehicle bac kintot he
original lane.
Ve hicles with Drivin gAssistanc epacka ge or
Driving Assistance Plus pa ckage: Ifyo udon ot
re act tothew arning ,alane-cor recting brake
application can bring thev ehicle bac kintot he
original lane. In thec ase of abroke nl ane mark‐
ing being de tected, abrake application will only
be mad eifavehicle has been de tected in the
adjacent lane .Oncoming vehicles, overtaking
ve hicles and vehicles in adjacent lanes can be
de tected.
The brak eappli cation is available in thes peed
ra ng eb etwe en 60 km/h and 200 km/h. If
al an e-co rrecting brak eapplication occurs, dis‐
play 1appear sinthe multifunction displa y.
Sy stem limits
No lane-cor recting brak eappli cation occu rsin
th ef ollowing situations:
R Youc lear lyand activel ysteer,b rake or accel‐
erate.
R Youh ave switched on thet urns ignal indica‐
to r.
R Adriving sa fety sy stem inter venes, su chas
ESP ®
,A ctiv eBrake Assi stor ActiveB lind
Spo tAssist. Driving and pa
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R
Youh avea dop tedas porty driving stylew ith
high cornering speeds or high ratesofa ccel‐
eration.
R ESP ®
is deactivated.
R When driving wit hatrailer, thee lectrical con‐
nection tothet railer has been cor rectly
es tablished.
R Ifal oss of tyr epressur eorad efectivetyre
has been de tected and displ ayed.
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
in thef ollowing situations:
R Ther eisp oor visibilit y,e.g. due toinsuf ficient
illumination of ther oad, highly variable shade
conditions, or due torain, sno w,fogorh eavy
spr ay.
R Ther eisg lare, e.g. from thes un, reflections
or oncoming tra ffic.
R Ther eisd irtont he windscreen in thev icinity
of them ultifunction camer aorthe camer ais
mis tedu p, damaged or obscured.
R No or se veral, unclear lane markings are
presen tfor one lane, e.g. in aconstruction
area. R
The lane markings ar eworn, dar korcovered.
R The dis tance tothev ehicle in front is too
small and thel ane markings thus canno tbe
de tected.
R The lane markings chang equickl y,e.g. lanes
branc hoff,c ross one ano ther or mer ge.
R The road is very nar rowa nd winding.
Ve hicles with Drivin gAssistanc epacka ge or
Driving Assistance Plus pa ckage: ActiveL ane
Ke eping Assis tuses radar sensor stomonitor
se verala reas around thev ehicle. If ther adar
senso rsinther ear bumper ar edirty or co vered
wit hs now, thes ystemm aybe impaired or may
no tfunction .Ifano bstacle in thel ane in which
yo ua redrivin ghas been de tected, no lane-cor‐
re cting brak eappli cation occu rs.
Ac tivatin gActive Lan eKeeping Assist &
WARNING Risk of accident despi te
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assis twarning
Al ane-cor recting brak eappli cation cannot
al wa ys bring thev ehicle bac kintot he origi‐
nal lane. #
Alw ayss teer,b rake or accelera teyour‐
self ,especiall yifActiveLaneK eeping
Assis twarns youorm akesalane-cor‐
re cting brak eappli cation. &
WARNING Risk of accident despi teinter‐
ve ntio nofA ctiveLaneK eeping Assist
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assis tdoes no tdetect
traf ficc onditions or road users. In very rare
cases, thes ystem ma ymakeani nappropri‐
at eb rake application, e.g. af teri ntentional ly
driving overas olidl ane marking.
The brak eapplication can be inter rupte dat
an yt ime if yous teer slightl yinthe opposite
direction. #
Alw aysm akes uret hat ther eiss uffi‐
cient di stanc etot he side foro ther traf‐
fi coro bstacles. &
WARNING Risk of accident despi teLane
Ke eping Assist
Lane Keeping Assis tcann otalw aysc learly
de tect lane markings. 252
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In suc
hcases, Lane Keeping Assis tcan:
R giveanu nnecessar ywarning
R notg iveaw arning #
Alw aysp ayparticular attention tothe
traf fics ituation and keep within the
lane, especiall yifActiveLaneK eeping
Assis talerts you. Re
quirement:
The driving speed is at leas t60k m/h. #
Press button 2.
If indicator lamp 1lights up, Lane Keeping
Assis tisactivated. When lane marking sare
de tected, thel ines in thea ssis tance graphic
ar es hown in white.
Sensitivity of Activ eL aneK eeping Assist
Wi th th estandar dora daptiv esetting ,you can
influence when thew arning vibration of Lane
Ke eping Assis ttakes place. In bo
th thestandar dand adaptiv esettings, no
wa rning vibration occur sinthefollowing situa‐
tions:
R Youh ave switched on thet urns ignal indica‐
to r.
R Adriving sa fety sy stem inter venes, su chas
ABS, BASorE SP®
.
In thea daptiv esetting, ther ew ill also be no
wa rning vibration in thef ollowing situations:
R The vehicle is accelerated or braked consid‐
erably.
R Yous teer actively ,e.g. swer vetoavo id an
obs tacle or chang elane quickl y.
R Youc utthec orner on ashar pbend.
Setting thes ensitivit yofActive Lan eKeep‐
ing Assist
Multimedia sy stem:
, Vehicle .
k Assistance .
Act.
Lane Keep. Assist #
Select asetting. Driving and parking
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Tr
aile rhitch Tr
aile roperation no tes Mercedes‑AMG
vehicles: alwayso bser vethe
no tesint he Supplement. Otherwise, youm ay
fa ilto recognise dangers.
Obser vethef ollowing no tesont hetongue
we ight:
R use atongue weight as clos easpossible to
th em aximum tongu eweight
R do no tuse atongue weight that exc eeds or
fa lls belo wthe permissible tongu eweight
Do no texceed thef ollowing values:
R thep ermissible towing capacity
R thep ermissible rear axle load of thet ow ing
ve hicle
R thep ermissible gross mass of thet ow ing
ve hicle
R thep ermissible gross mass of thet railer
R them aximum permissible speed of thet railer Mak
esureoft hefollowing befor estartin gaj our‐
ney:
R thet yrep ressur eont herear axle of thet ow‐
ing vehicle is se tfor am aximu mload
R thel ighting of thec onnected trailer is opera‐
tional
R Vehicles without LED headlamps or MUL‐
TIBEA MLED headlamps: The headlamps
ha ve been se tcorrectly.
In thee vent of increased rear axle load, thec ar/
trailer combination ma ynot exc eedamaximum
speed of 100k m/h forr easons concerning the
operating permit. This also applies in countri es
in whic hthe permissible maximum speed for
car/traile rcombinations is ab ove1 00 km/h. Extending/
retracting the bal lneckf ullye lec‐
trically &
WARNING Risk of accident du etothe
ball nec knotbeing engaged
If th eb all nec kisnotengaged, thet railer
ma ycome loose. #
Mak esuret hat theb all nec ksecurely
engages and loc ksintop lace. *
NO
TEDama getothef ully-electric trailer
hitch The fully-elect
rict railer hitchcould be
mechanically damaged byapplying additional
pressur ewhen theb all nec kisbeingexten‐
de dorr etra cted. #
Do no tmaket he ball nec kextend/
re tract faster by applying additional
pressure. Re
quirements:
Mak esureoft hefollowing befor eextending/
re tracting theb all nec kfullye lectrically:
R Shif tthe transmission toposition jori.
R The rang eofm ovement is clear.
R Onl yw hen retracting: remo vethet railer
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Extending/r
etra ctin gthe bal lneckf ullye lec‐
trically #
Pull swit ch2.
Indicator lamp 1flashes and theTrailer
coupling extending… displaymessage
appear sonthe multifunction displa y.
The ball nec kextends fully electrically. #
Wait until theb all nec khas loc kedinp lace.
The ball nec kissecurel yloc kedi ntop lace
onc eindicator lamp 1goes out.
If th eb all nec kisnotsecurel yloc kedin
place, indicator lamp 1flashes and the
Chec ktrailer hitch lock displaymessa ge
appear sonthe multifunction displa y. #
Pull switch 2.
Indicator lamp 1flashes and theTrailer
coupling extending… displaymessage
appear sonthe multifunction displa y.
The ball nec kretra cts fully electrically. #
Wait until theb all nec khas loc kedinp lace.
The ball nec kissecurel yloc kedi ntop lace
onc eindicator lamp 1goes out.
If th eb all nec kisnotsecurel yloc kedin
place, indicator lamp 1flashes and the
Chec ktrailer hitch lock displaymessa ge
appear sonthe multifunction displa y.
Obser vethei nformation on thed ispla ysinthe
instrumen tclus ter:
R Warning and indicator lamps (→ page522)
R Displa ymessages (→ page465) Drivin
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Coupling up/uncouplin
gatrailer &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom thev ehicle
le ve lb eing changed
Ve hicles with le velc ontrol sy stem: the
ve hicle le velm aybe changed unin tentional ly,
e.g. by ot her persons. Youm aybecome trap‐
ped if youc ouple up or uncouple atrailer
while thev ehicle le velisc hanging. In addi‐
tion, other people could become trapped if
th eir limbs ar ebetwe en thev ehicle body and
th et yres or underneat hthe vehicle.
When coupling up or uncoupling atrailer,
mak esuret hat: #
The door sortailgat earenoto pened or
closed. #
Do no tinitiat ethe le velc ontrol sy stem
and do no toperat ethe DYNA MIC
SELECT switch. #
The vehicle is no tloc kedoru nlocked. Re
quirements:
R theb all nec kmustbee xtende dfully electri‐
cal lyand engaged in thes ecurel yloc ked
position.
R All-Terrain vehicles: couplethe trailer in the
Comfort driveprogram. (→ page175)
R All-Ter rain vehicles: ensurethe vehicle is at
normal le vel.
Tr ailer switha7 -pin plug can be connec tedto
th ev ehicle wit hthe following adap ters:
R adap terp lug
R adapte rcable
The trailer willo nly be correctly de tected bythe
ve hicle if thef ollowing condition sareme t:
R thet railer is connected cor rectly
R thet railer lighting sy stem is in working order
The operation of thef ollowing sy stems depends
on thet railer being connected cor rectly:
R ActiveL aneK eeping Assist
R ESP ®
R Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC R
ActiveP arking Assist
R Blin dSpotA ssis torA ctiveBlind Spo tAssist
Coupling up atrailer
* NO
TEDama getotheb atter ydue tofull
discharge Charging
thet railer batter yusing thep ower
supply of thet railer can damag ethe batter y. #
Do no tuse thep owe rsupp lyto charge
th et railer batter y. #
Remo vethec ove rfromt he ball head and
st or eitinas afep lace (→ page111). #
Position thet railer on alevel sur face behind
th ev ehicle and couple it up tothev ehicle. 256
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#
Open thes ocketc ove r. #
Inser tthe plug connector wit hlug 1 into
groo ve3 onthes ocket. #
Turn bayone tc oupling 2clockwise tothe
st op. #
Letthe co vere ngage. #
Secur ethe cable tothet railer wit hcable ties
(if youa reusin gana dapterc able). #
Mak esuret hat cabl eisalway ss lac kfor ease
of mo vement when cornering. #
Push thec ombination switc hupwards and
down wardsa nd checkw hether thec orre‐ sponding tur
nsignal light on thet railer is
fl ashing.
Ad ispla ymessag emayappear on them ultifunc‐
tion displa yevenift he trailer has been connec‐
te dc orrectly:
R LEDs ha vebeen ins talled on thet railer light‐
ing sy stem
R thec urrent ha sfallen belo wthe trailer light‐
ing sy stem's minimum cur rent (50 mA)
% Accessorie scan be connected tothep erma‐
nentp owersupp lyup to180W,a ndtothe
po we rsupp lythat is swit ched on via thei gni‐
tion loc k.
Un coupling atrailer &
WARNING Risk of being crushed and
becoming trapped whe nuncoupling a
trailer
Whe nuncoupling atrailer with an engaged
ine rtia-activated brake, your han dmay
become trapped between thev ehicle and the
traile rdrawbar. #
Do no tuncouple trailer swithan
engaged overrunb rake. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
whe ndisconnecting thet railer cable
Ve hicles with le velc ontrol sy stem: the
ve hicle lo werswhen thet railer cable is dis‐
connected.
This could result in youoro ther people
becoming trapped if your or their limbs are
between thev ehicle body and thet yres or
underneat hthe vehicle. #
Mak esuren obody is underneat hthe
ve hicle or in thei mmediat evicinity of
th ew heel ar ches when youd isconnect
th et railer cable. Driving and parking
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