ESP MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE 2017 Owner's Guide

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Lowe rsthec oneofl ight of theh eadlamps
when thel oad compartmen tisheavily
laden and when using them aximum per‐
missible rear axle load tothef ull
g Normal position
- 1
Raises thec oneofl ight of theh eadlamps
when all seats ar eoccupied #
Turn theh eadlam prang eadjus tertot he
position whic hcorresponds tothel oad con‐
dition of your vehicle. Operating
thel ight combination switch 1
Main beam
2 Turn signal light, right 3
Headlam pflashing
4 Turn signal light, left #
Pull or push thec ombination switc hinthe
re leva nt di rection following thea rrow.
Switching on them ainb eam manually #
Vehicles with Adaptiv eHighbeam Assis t:
Tu rn thel ight switc htotheL position.
R Press thec ombination switc hbeyond the
pressur epoint in thed irection of
ar row 1. #
Vehicles with Adaptiv eHighbeam Assist
Plus: Turn thel ight switc htotheL posi‐
tion. R Press thec ombination switc hbeyo ndthe
pressur epoint in thed irection of
ar row 1.
When them ain beam is activated, thei ndicator
lam pfor dipped beam is deactivated and
re placed bythei ndicator lam pfor them ain
beam. #
Toswitc hoffthem ainb eam: movethe
combination switc hbacktoi tsstartin gposi‐
tion. 13 6
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#
Toindicat ebriefl y:press thec ombination
switc hbriefly up tothep ressur epoint in the
direction of ar row2or4.
The cor responding tur nsignal light flashes
th re et imes. #
Toindicat efor ad uration: pressthec ombi‐
nation switc hbeyond thep ressur epoint in
th ed irection of ar row2or4. Ac
tivating/deactivatin gthe hazardw arning
light #
Press the1button.
The hazar dwarning lamps switc honautomati‐
call yif:
R The airbag has been deplo yed.
R The vehicle brakes sharply from aspeed of
mor ethan 70 km/h toas tandstill. The hazar
dwarning lamps switc hoffautomati‐
call ywhen thev ehicle reaches aspee dexceed‐
ing 10km/h following maximum full-s topb rak‐
ing. Ad
aptiv efunctions ,MULTIBEA MLED Fu
nction of theI ntelligent Light Sy stem
The MULTIBEA MLEDheadlamps adap ttothe
driving and weather situatio nand pr ovide exten‐
de df unctions fori mp roving thei llumination of
th er oad.
The sy stem comprises thef ollowing functions:
R Activeh eadlamps function (→ page 138)
R Cornering light (→ page138)
R Motorw ay mode (→ page138)
R Enhanced fogl ight function (→ page139)
R Adversew eather light (→ page139)
R City lighting (→ page139)
The sy stem is onl yactiv ewhen it is dar k. Light and sight
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The GPS.
The function is no tactive:
R Atspeeds belo w80km/h.
Enhanced fogl ight function
The enhanced fogl ight function reduces glare
fo rt he driver and impr ovesthe illumination of
th ee dgeoft he car riag ewa y. The function is active:
R Atspeeds belo w70km/h when ther ear fog
light is switched on.
The function is no tactive:
R Atspeeds abo ve100k m/h af tera ctivation. R
When ther ear fogl ight is switched off.
Ad versew eathe rlight function
The adverse weather light reduces reflections in
ra inyc ondition sbydimming individual LED sin
th eh eadlamps. This reduces theg larefor the
driver and other road users.
Fu nction of City lighting
City lighting impr ovesthe illumination of road‐
sides within built-up areas usin gabroader distri‐
bution of light.
The function is active:
R at lo werspeeds
R in illumina tedp arts of built-up areas.
Switching theI ntelligent Light Sy stem
on/off
Requ irement:
R thei gnition is switched on.
Multimedia sy stem:
, Vehicle .
÷ Light settings .
Intell.
Light System #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction. Ad
aptiv eHighbeam Assist Fu
nction of Adaptiv eHighbeam Assist &
WARNING Risk of accident despi te
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assist
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tdoes no trecog‐
nis ethe following road users:
R Road user swithout lights, e.g .pedes‐
trians
R Road user swithp oor lighting ,e.g.
cyclists
R Road user swhos elighting is obstructed,
e.g .bya barrier
On very rare occasions, Adaptiv eHighbeam
Assis tmayfailto recognise other road users
wit htheir ownlighting, or ma yrecognise
th em tool ate.
In this, or in similar situations ,the automatic
main beam will no tbedeactivated or will be
activated despit ethe presence of other road
users. Ligh
tand sight 13 9

Ad
aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus Ad
aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus function &
WARNING Risk of accident despi te
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus does no trec‐
ognise thef ollowing road users:
R Road user swithout lights, e.g .pedes‐
trians
R Road user swithp oor lighting ,e.g.
cyclists
R Road user swhos elighting is obstructed,
e.g .bya barrier
On very rare occasions, Adaptiv eHighbeam
Assis tPlus ma yfail torecognise other road
user sthat ha velights, or ma yrecognise
th em tool ate.
In this, or in similar situations ,the automatic
main beam will no tbedeactivated or will be
activated despit ethe presence of other road
users. #
Alw ayso bser vethet raffic carefull yand
switc hoffthem ain beam in good time. Sy
stem limitations
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus canno ttak ei nto
account road, weather or traf ficc onditions.
De tection ma yberestricted if:
R Visibility is impaired, fore xamp le in fog,
heavy rain or sno w.
R Ther eisd irtont he sensor sorthe sensors
ar eo bscured.
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus is on lyan aid.
Yo ua re re sponsible fora dju sting thev ehicle's
lighting tothep reva ilin glight ,visibilit yand traf‐
fi cc onditions. Ad
aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus swit ches auto‐
maticall ybetwe en:
R Dipped beam
R Partial main beam
R Main beam
The partial main beam uses them ain beam to
shine pas tother road user srather than dazzling Ligh
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The electrolyt
eisharmful and causes ir rita‐
tion. It mu stnotc ome int ocontact wi thyour
skin, eyes,respirator yorgans or clo thing or
be swallo wed. #
Ifyo uc om eintoc ontact wit helectro‐
ly te ,o bser vethef ollowing:
R Rinse thee lectrolyt efromy our skin
and seek medical attention immedi‐
atel y.
R If electrolyt ecomes int ocontact
wit hyour eyes, rinse them thor‐
oughl ywithc lean waterand seek
medica lattention immediately.
R Ifth ee lectrolyt eisswallowe d,
immediatel yrins eyour mout hout
th oroughly .Donotinduce vomiting.
Seek medica lattention immediately.
R Immedia tely ch ang eout of clo thing
whic hhas com eintoc ontact wi th
electrolyte.
R If an allergic reaction occurs, seek
medical attention immediatel y. The inside
rear-vie wmirro ra nd theo utside mir‐
ro ront he driver's side automaticall ygointo
anti-dazzle mode if light from aheadlam phits
th ei nside rear-vie wmirro r.
Sy stem limitations
The sy stem does no tgointoa nti-dazzle mode in
th ef ollowing situations:
R thee ngine is switched off.
R reve rseg ear is engaged
R thei nterior lighting is switched on Fu
nction of thep assenger outside mir ror
parkin gposition %
The pa rking position is available on ly invehi‐
cles wit hamemoryfunction.
The parking position makes parking easier.
The passenger outside mir rort ilts down wards
and sho ws therear wheel on thef ront passenger
side in thef ollowing situations:
R thep arking position is stored (→ page152)
R thep assenger mir roriss elected
R reve rseg ear is engaged The passenger outside mir
rorm oves bac ktoits
original position in thef ollowing situations:
R ifyo us hiftthe transmission toano ther trans‐
mission position
R at speeds greater than 15 km/h
R ifyo up ress theb utton fort he outside mir ror
on thed rive r's side Light and sight
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Yo
uh ave driven economicall ywhen:
R thet hree outer segments ar ecomple tely fil‐
led simultaneousl y.
R theE CO displa yborder lights up.
The additional rang ea chieve dasar esult of your
drivin gstyle in co mparison toad rive rw itha
ve ry sporty driving styleiss hown under Bonus
from start.T herang ed ispl ay ed does no tindicate
af ixed reduction in consum ption. DY
NA MIC SELECT switch Fu
nction of theD YNAMI CSELECT switch Plug-i
nhybrid: observethen otes in theS upple‐
ment .Otherwise, youm ayfailto recognise dan‐
ge rs.
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: observet he no tesin
th eS upplement .Otherwise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ognise dangers.
Use theD YNAMI CSELECT switc htochange
between thef ollowing driv eprograms:
R I(Individual): individual settings R
Allvehicles exceptA ll‑Ter rain vehicles: S
+( Spo rtPlus): particularly sporty driving
st yle
R S(Sport): sporty driving style
R C(Comfort): comfortable and economical
drivin gstyle
R E(Eco): particular lyeconomical driving style
R All‑Ter rain vehicles: All‑Ter rain: thed rive
prog ramf or all sur faces
Depending on thed rive program selected, the
fo llowing vehicle characteristic swillch ange:
R driv esystem
- engine and transmission management
- ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
R ESP ®
R chassis
R steering Selecting
thed rive prog ram #
Press DYNA MIC SELECT switch 1forw ards
or backwards.
The driv eprogram selected appea rsinthe
multifunction displa y. Driving and pa
rking 175

#
Press pr eviousl yprogramme dbutton 1,2
or 3 repeatedl y,until thed oor closes.
When thed oor closes, programming is com‐
ple ted.
% Please also read theo perating instructions
fo rt he garage door drive.
Tr oubleshooting when prog rammin gthe
re mo tecont rol #
Chec kifthe transmitter frequency of remo te
control 5is suppo rted. #
Replace theb atteries in remo tecontrol 5. #
Hold remo tecontrol 5atvarious angles at
ad ista nce betwee n1cmto8cminf ront of th
ei nside rearvie wmirro r.Yo us hould test
eve ryposition foratl east 25 seconds before
trying ano ther position. #
Hold remo tecontrol 5atthes ame angles
at various dis tances in front of thei nside rear
vie wm irro r.Yo us hould test eve ryposition
fo ratl east 25 seconds befor etryinga nother
position. #
Notethat som eremo tecontrols transmit
only foral imitedp eriod, press button 6on
re mo tecontrol 5agai nbefor etransmission
ends. #
Align thea erial line of theg arag edoor
opener unit wit hthe remo tecontrol.
% Suppor tand additiona linformation on pro‐
gramming:
R OntheH omeLink ®
Hotline on (0) 08000
466 35 465or+ 49 (0) 6838 907-2 77.
R OntheI nterne tath ttp://
www.homelin k.com. Opening/closing the
garage door
Requ irements:
R The cor responding button is programmed to
operat ethe garage door. #
Press and hold buttons 1,2or3 until
th eg arag edoor opens or closes. #
If indicator lamp 4flashes yello wa fter
appr oximatel y20seconds :press and hold Drivin
gand parking 18 9

R
thee lectric parking brak eisnotapplied
Information on Mercedes me connect and other
services: http://www.mercedes.me. Note
sonp arking up thev ehicle If
yo ul eave thev ehicle par kedupf or longer than
fo ur we eks, thed isconnected batter ymaybe
damaged bydeep dischar ge.
If yo ul eave thev ehicle par kedupf or longer than
six weeks, it ma ysufferd ama geasaresult of
lac kofu se.
% Further information can be obtained at a
qu alified specialis tworks hop. St
andb ymode (extension of the star terb at‐
te ry 's period out of use) St
andb ymode function
If standb ymode is activated, thev ehicle can be
par kedf or an extende dperio doft ime without
losing po wer.
St andb ymode is characterised bythef ollowing:
R thes tarter batter yispreser ved. R
them aximum period out of use is displa yed
in them ultimedia sy stem displa y.
R functions suc hasinterior pr otection or tow-
aw ay protection ar enotavailable.
R thec onnection toonline services is inter rup‐
te d.
If th ef ollowing condition sarefulfilled, standby
mode can be activated or deactivated usin gthe
multimedia sy stem:
R thee ngine is switched off.
R thei gnition is switched on.
Exceeding thev ehicle's displa yedp eriod out of
use ma ycause incon venience, i.e .itcanno tbe
guarantee dthat thes tarter batter ywillr eliably
st ar tt he engine.
The star terb atter ymustbec hargedf irst inthe
fo llowing situations:
R thev ehicle's period out of use mus tbe
ex tended.
R the Battery charge insufficient for standby
mode messag eappear sinthe multimedia
sy stem displa y. %
Standb ymode is automaticall ydeactivated
when thei gnition is switched on.
Ac tivatin gordeactivatin gstandb ymode
Multimedi asystem:
, Vehicle .
î Vehicle set-
tings .
Standby mode #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
When youa ctivat ethe function,ap rompt
appears. #
Select Yes.
St andb ymode is activated. Driving and driving saf
etys ystems Driving sy
stems and your responsibility Yo
ur vehicle is equipped wit hdriving sy stems
whic hassis tyou in driving, parking and manoeu‐
vring thev ehicle. The driving sy stems ar etools
and do no trelie veyouofy ourresponsibility .Pay
attention tothet raffic condition satall times
and inter vene when necessa ry.Bea wareofthe
limitation sregarding thes afeu se of these sys‐
te ms. 194
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Fu
nction of ther adar senso rs Some driving and driving sa
fety sy stems use
ra dar sensor stomonitor thea reainf ront of,
behind or next tothev ehicle (depending on the
ve hicle's equipment).
Depending on thev ehicle's equipment, ther adar
senso rsarei ntegrated behind theb umpers
and/or behind ther adiator grille. Keep these
parts free of dirt, ice and slush (→ page402).
The sensor smustn otbe co vered, fore xamp le
by bicycle rack s, ove rhanging loads or radar-
re flecting sticke rs.F ollowing an impact and in
th ee vent of associated dama ge,w hic hm aynot
be visible, totheb umper sorradiator grille, ha ve
th ef unction of ther adar senso rscheckedata
qu alified specialis tworks hop. The driver assis‐
ta nce sy stem ma ynolonger workproperly. Overvie
wofdriving sy stems and driving
saf etys ystems In
this section, youw illfind informatio nabout
th ef ollowing driving sy stems and driving saf ety
sy stems:
R 360° Camer a(→pag e229)
R ABS (A nti-lock Braking System)
(→ pag e195)
R ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
(→ page 209)
R Adaptiv ebrake light s(→pag e205)
R AIRB ODYC ONTROL (→ page219 )
R ActiveB rake Assi st (→pag e201 )
R ActiveL aneK eeping Assis t(→pag e250)
R ATTENTION ASSIS T(→ pag e244)
R BAS(Brake Assist System) (→ page196)
R DYNA MIC BODY CONTROL (→ page219 )
R EBD ( Electronic Brakeforce Distribution)
(→ pag e200)
R ESP ®
(Elect ronic Stability Program)
(→ pag e196) R
Hill StartA ssist
R HOL Dfunction (→ page218)
R STEER CONTROL (→ page 201)
R ActiveS teering Assis t(→ pag e215 )
R Limi ter( →pag e206)
R ActiveP arking Assis t(→pag e233)
R Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC (→ page 223)
R Reversing camer a(→pag e227)
R Cruise control (→ page206)
R Blin dSpotA ssis tand ActiveB lind Spo tAssist
( → pag e248)
R Traf ficS ign Assi st (→pag e246) Fu
nctions of ABS (anti-loc kbraking sy stem) AB
Sr egulates theb rake pressur eincritical driv‐
ing situations:
R During braking, e.g. at maximum full-s top
braking or insuf ficient traction of thet yres,
th ew heels ar epreve nted from blocking.
R Vehicle steerability while braking is ensured. Driving and parking
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If ABS inter
venes when braking, youw illfeel a
pulsing in theb rake pedal. The pulsating brake
pedal can be an indication of hazardous road
condition sand can ser veas areminder totake
ex trac arew hile driving.
Sy stem limitations
R ABSisa ctivefroms peeds of appr ox.
8k m/h.
R ABS ma ybeimpaire dorm aynotfunction if a
malfunction has occur reda nd they el‐
low ! ABSwarning lam plight supc ontin‐
uousl yinthe instrument clus tera fter the
engine is star ted. Fu
nction of BAS(Brak eAssis tSystem) &
WARNING Risk of an accident caused by
am alfunctio ninBAS (Brak eAssistSys‐
te m)
If BA Sism alfunctioning ,the braking dis tance
in an emergency braking situatio nis
increased. #
Dep ress theb rake pedal wit hfull force
in emer gency braking situations. ABS
pr eve nts thew heels from locking. BA
Ss uppo rtsy our emer gency braking situation
wit ha dditional brak eforce.
If yo ud epress theb rake pedal quickl y,BA Sis
acti vated:
R BASa utomatically boosts theb rake pres‐
sure.
R BASc an sho rten theb raking dis tance.
R ABS pr events thew heels from locking.
The brakes will function as usual oncey ou
re lease theb rake pedal. BASisd eactivated. Fu
nctions of ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Pro‐
gr am) &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ESP ®
is
malfunctioning
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning ,ESP ®
canno tcarry
out vehicle stabilisation .Inaddition ,other
driving saf etys ystems ar eswitched off. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedataq ualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop. &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ESP ®
is
deactivated
If yo ud eactivat eESP®
,E SP ®
canno tcarry
out vehicle stabilisation. #
ESP ®
shoul donly be deacti vatedint he
fo llowing situations. 19 6
Driving and pa rking