light MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE 2017 Manual PDF

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
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ESP
®
can moni tora nd impr ovedriving stability
and traction in thef ollowing situations, within
ph ysical limits:
R When pulling away on wetors lipper ycarria‐
ge wa ys.
R When braking.
R Vehicles with traile rhitch: In trailer opera‐
tion from speeds of 65 km/h ,ifthevehicle/
trailer combination begins tosw ay from side
to side.
R Instro ng sidewinds when youa redriving
fa ster than 80 km/h.
If th ev ehicle deviates from thed irection desired
by thed rive r,ESP ®
can stabilise thev ehicle by
inter vening in thef ollowing ways:
R One or mor ewheels ar ebrake d.
R The engine output is adap teda ccording to
th es ituation.
ESP ®
is deactivated if theE SP®
OFF å warn‐
ing lam plight supc ontinuousl yinthe instrument
clus ter:
R Driving stabilit ywill no lon gerbei mprove d. R
Vehicles with traile rhitch: Stabilisation of
th ev ehicle/trailer combinatio nisnol onger
active.
R Crosswind Assis tisnolonger active.
R The driv ewheels could spin.
R ETS/4ETS traction control is still active.
% Even when ESP ®
is deactivated, youa restill
assis tedbyE SP®
when braking.
ESP ®
is inter vening if theE SP®
÷ warning
lam pflashes in thei nstrument clus ter:
R Do no tdeacti vate ESP ®
.
R Only depress thea ccelera torp eda lasf ar as
is necessar y.
R Adapty our driving styletos uitthec urrent
ro ad and weather conditions.
Deactivat eESP®
in thef ollowing situations to
impr ovetraction:
R When using sno wchains.
R In deep sno w.
R On sand or gr avel. %
Spinning thew heels results in acutting
action whic hprovide sbette rg rip.
ESP ®
is deactivated if theå ESP®
OFF warn‐
ing lam plight supc ontinuousl yinthe instrument
clus ter.
If th eE SP®
÷ warning lam plight supc ontinu‐
ousl y,ESP ®
is no tavailable due toam alfunction.
Obse rvea nyinformation whic hmaybe displa yed
in thei nstrument clus ter:
R Warning and indicator lamps (→ page522)
R Displa ymessages (→ page465)
ETS/4ET S(Electronic Tractio nSystem)
ETS/4E TStraction control is pa rtof ESP ®
and
makes it possible topull away or accelerat eona
slipper ysurface.
ETS/4ET Scan impr ovethev ehicle's traction by
inter vening in thef ollowing ways:
R The driv ewheels ar ebrake di ndividually if
th ey spin.
R Mor edrive torque is transferred tothew heel
or wheels wit htraction. Driving and parking
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Ac
tivating/deactivatin gESP®
(Electronic Sta‐
bility Prog ram) Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
k Assistance .
ESP
Mercedes‑AMG vehicles: observet he no tesin
th eS upplement .Otherwise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ognise dangers. #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
ESP ®
is deactivated if theå ESP®
OFF warn‐
ing lam plight supc ontinuousl yinthe instrument
clus ter.
Obser vethei nformation on warning lamps and
displa ymessages whic hmaybe shown in the
instrumen tclus ter. Fu
nctions of ESP ®
Crosswind Assist ESP
®
Crosswind Assis tdetects sudden gusts of
side wind and helps thed rive rtok eepthev ehi‐
cle in thel ane:
R ESP ®
Crosswind Assis tisactiveatv ehicle
speeds between 80 km/h and 200 km/h when driving
stra ight ahead or cornering
slight ly.
R The vehicle is stabilise dbym eans of individ‐
ualb rake application on one side. Fu
nctions of ESP ®
trailer stabilisation &
WARNING Risk of accident in poo rroad
and weather conditions
In poor road and weather conditions, the
traile rstabilisation canno tpreve nt lu rching of
th ev ehicle/trailer combination. Trailer swith
ah igh centr eofgravity ma ytipove rbefore
ESP ®
de tects this. #
Alw aysa dap tyour driving styletos uit
th ec urrent road and weather condi‐
tions. When drivin
gwithat railer ,ESP ®
can stabilise
yo ur vehicle if thet railer begins toswer vefrom
side toside:
R ESP ®
trailers tabilisation is activ eabove
speeds of 65 km/h. R
Slight swerving is reduced bymeans of atar‐
ge ted, individual brak eapplication on one
side.
R Inthee vent of se vere swerving, thee ngine
output is also reduced and all wheels are
braked.
ESP ®
trailer stabilisation ma ybeimpaired or
ma ynotfunction if:
R The trailer is no tconnec tedc orrectly or is
no td etected properly bythev ehicle. Fu
nction of EBD (Electronic Brak eforce Dis‐
tribution) EB
Disc haracterised bythef ollowing:
R Monitoring and regulating theb rake pressure
on ther ear wheels.
R Impr oveddriving stabilit ywhen braking,
especiall yonb ends. 200
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an aid. The driver is
responsible for
maintaining asuita ble dis tance tothe
ve hicle in front, vehicle speed and for
braking in good time. #
Be prepared tobrak eors werveifn ec‐
essar y. Als
oo bserve thes ysteml imitations of Active
Brak eAssist. The individua
lsubfunctions ar eavailable in
th ef ollowing speed ranges:
Distance warning function
The dis tance warning function issues awarning
at speeds:
R From appr oximatel y30k m/h, if overseveral
seconds thed ista nce maintained tothev ehi‐
cle tra velling in front is insuf ficient fort he driving speed. The
·distance warning
lam pthen lights up in thei nstrument clus ter.
R From appr oximatel y7km/h, if your vehicle
is criticall yclose toav ehicle or pedestrian.
An intermittent warning tone sounds and the
· distance warning lam plight supint he
instrument clus ter.
Brak eimmediately or take evasiv eaction ,provi‐
ded it is saf etodosoa ndthet raffic situation
allo wsthis.
Th ed istance warning function can aid youint hefollowing situations wit hanintermit tent wa rning tone and awarnin glamp: Ve
hicles tr avelling in
front St
ationar yvehicles Crossin gvehicles Crossin gpedestrians Stationar ypedes‐
trians
Ve hicles without Driv‐
ing Assis tance pa ck‐
age up
toappr ox.
250 km/h up
toappr ox.80k m/h no reaction uptoappr ox.60k m/h no reaction
Ve hicles wit hDriving
Assis tance pa ckage up
toappr ox.
250 km/h up
toappr ox.
10 0k m/h up
toappr ox.70k m/h up toappr ox.70k m/h up toappr ox.70k m/h 202
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Sy
stem limitations
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
in thef ollowing situations:
R In sno w,rain, fog, heavy spr ay,ift hereis
gl are, in direct sunlight or in greatlyvarying
light conditions.
R Ifth es ensor saredirty ,miste du p, damaged
or co vered.
R Ifth es ensor smalfunction due to otherradar
source inter fere nce, fore xamp lestro ng radar
re flections in multi-s toreyc ar par ks.
R Ifal oss of tyr epressur eorad efectivetyre
has been de tected and displ ayed.
The sy stem ma ynotreact cor rectly:
R In compl extraf fics ituations whe reobjects
cannot alwaysbec learly identified.
R Topedestrians or vehicles if they mo ve
qu ickl yintot he sensor de tection range.
R Topedestrians who ar ehidden by other
objects.
R Ifth et ypical outline of apedestrian cann ot
be distinguished from theb ackg round. R
Ifap edestrian is no trecognised as such, e.g.
due tospecial clo thing or other objects.
R On bends wit hatightradius. Setting
Activ eB rake Assi st Multimedia sy
stem:
, Vehicle .
k Assistance .
Active
Brak eAssist
Ve hicles without Drivin gAssistanc epack‐
age: The settings can be made af ters tartin gt he
ve hicle.
Ve hicles with Drivin gAssistanc epacka ge:
The setting scan be made when thei gnition is
switched on.
% It is recommended that youa lway sl ea ve
Ac tiveB rake Assi stswitched on.
Select one of thef ollowing settings: #
Early :your selection is retained when the
ve hicle is next star ted. #
Medium :your selection is retained when the
ve hicle is next star ted. #
Late:y our selection is retained when the
ve hicle is next star ted. #
Off:
The dis tance warning function and thea uton‐
omous braking function ar edeactivated.
Ve hicles without Drivin gAssistanc epack‐
age: when thev ehicle is next star ted, the
mediu msetting is auto matically selected.
Ve hicles with Drivin gAssistanc epack‐
age: Evasi veSteering Assis tisnotavailable.
When thei gnition is next star ted, them iddle
setting is selected automaticall yand Evasive
St eering Assis tisavailable.
% When ActiveB rake Assi stis deactivated, the
æ symbol appears inthea ssis tance
graphi cinthe multifunction displa y. Ad
aptiv eBrake Lights function Ad
aptiv eBrake Lights warnfollowing traf ficinan
emergency braking situation:
R Byflashin gbrake lamps
R By activatin gthe hazard warning lights Drivin
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If
th ev ehicle is braked sharply from speeds
abo ve50 km/h, theb rake lamps flash rapidly.
This pr ovides traf fict rave lling behin dyou wit han
eve nm oren oticeable warning.
If th ev ehicle is tra velling at speeds of mor ethan
70 km/h at theb eginnin gofthe brak eapplica‐
tion ,the hazar dwarning light sswitc hono nce
th ev ehicle is stationar y.When pulling away
again, theh azar dwarning light sswitc hoffauto‐
matically at appr oximatel y10k m/h .You can
also switc hofftheh azar dwarning light susing
th eh azar dwarning button. Cruise control and limiter
Fu
nction of cruise control
Cruise cont rola ccelerates and brakes thev ehi‐
cle automaticall yinorder tomaintain aprevi‐
ously stored speed.
If yo ua ccelerat etoovertake, fore xamp le,the
st ored speed is no tdele ted. If your emo veyour
fo ot from thea ccelerator pedal af tero vertaking,
cruise control will resume speed regulation back
to thes tore ds peed. Yo
uc an operat ecruise cont rolw itht he cruise
control le ver.
If yo uf ail toadap tyour driving style, cruise con‐
trol can neither reduce ther isk of an accident
nor override thel aws of ph ysics. It canno ttake
int oa ccount road, weather or traf ficc onditions.
Cruise control is only 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.
Sy stem limitations
Cruise control ma ybeunable tomaintain the
st ored speed on uphill gradients. The stored
speed is resumed when theg radient evens out.
Chang eintoal owergear in good time on long
and steep downhill gradients. Take particular
no te ofthis when drivin galaden vehicle. By
doing so, youw ill mak euse of theb raking ef fect
of thee ngine. This relie vest he load on theb rake
sy stem and pr events theb rake sf romo verheat‐
ing and wearing tooq uickl y. Do no
tuse cruise control in thef ollowing situa‐
tions:
R In traf fics ituations whi chrequ iref requ ent
ch anges of speed, e.g .inheavy traf fic, on
winding roads.
R On slippe ryroads. Accelerating can cause
th ed rive wheels tolose traction and the
ve hicle could then skid.
R Ifyo ua redrivin gwhen visibilit yispoor.
Fu nction of thel imiter
The limiter restricts thes peed of thev ehicle. To
re duce thes peed swiftl ytothe se tspeed, the
limiter applies theb rake sa utomatically.
Yo uc an limit thes peed as follo ws:
R Variable: fors pee dlimits, e.g. in built-up
areas.
R Perm anen t:forl ong-ter mspee drestrictions,
e.g .whend riving wi thwinter tyres fitted.
If yo uf ail toadap tyour driving style, thel imiter
can neither reduce ther isk of an accident nor
ov erride thel aw sofp hysics. It canno ttak ei nto
account road, weather or traf ficc onditions .The
limiter is only an aid. Youa re re sponsible fort he 206
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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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R
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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#
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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