park assist MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE 2017 Owners Manual

1
Steering wheel gearshif tpaddle →
178
2 Combination swit ch →
13 6
3 DIRECT SELEC Tlever →
176
4 Displ ay(multimedia sy stem) →
287
5 Start/ stop button →
167
6 Control panel fort he multimedia sy stem →
287
7 Climat econtrol sy stems →
154
8 Glovebox →
11 2
9 Haza rdwa rning lights →
137
A Stow agec ompartment →
11 2
B Control elements fort he multimedia sy stem →
287
C Lowe rsther ear seat head restra ints →
100
D ECO start/ stop function →
174
E ActiveP arking Assist →
235
F Sets thev ehicle le vel →
221 G
DYNA MIC SELECT switch →
175
H PASSENGER AIRB AGindicator lamps →
42,
I Cont rolp anel fort he multimedia sy stem →
262
J Adjusts thes teering wheel →
108
K Control panel fort he on-boar dcomputer →
262
L Cruise control le ver →
207
M Unloc kstheb onnet →
393
N Electric parking brake →
191
O Light switch →
13 4
P Control panel for:
Ac tiveS teering Assist →
216
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assist →
252
Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC →
225
Head-u pdisplay →
273 At
ag lanc e–C ockpit 7

1
Displ ay(multimedia sy stem) →
287
2 Steering wheel gearshif tpaddle →
178
3 Combination swit ch →
13 6
4 DIRECT SELEC Tlever →
176
5 Control panel for:
Ac tiveS teering Assist →
216
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assist →
252
Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC →
225
Head-u pdisplay →
273
6 Light switch →
13 4
7 Electric pa rking brake →
191
8 Unloc kstheb onnet →
393
9 Control pane lfor them ultimedia sy stem →
262
A Adjusts thes teering wheel →
108
B Control panel fort he on-boar dcomputer →
262 C
Cruise control le ver →
207
D Hazard warning lights →
137
E DYNA MIC SELECT switch →
175
F Sets thev ehicle le vel →
221
G ActiveP arking Assist →
235
H ECOs tart/s topf unction →
174
I Lowe rsther ear seat head restra ints →
100
J Control elements fort he multimedia sy stem →
287
K Stow agec ompartment →
11 2
L Control panel fort he multimedia sy stem →
287
M Glovebox →
11 2
N Climat econtrol sy stems →
154
O PASSENGER AIRB AGindicator lamps →
42,
P Start/ stop button →
167 At
ag lanc e–C ockpit 9

Sy
stem limitations
The sy stem will no tinitiat eanyaction in thef ol‐
lowing situations:
R when reve rsing
or
R when thev ehicle is towing atrailer and there
is ar isk of arear impact
The sy stem will no tinitiat eanybraking applica‐
tion in thef ollowing situations:
R whils tdriving
or
R when entering or exitin gap arkin gspace
while using ActiveP arking Assist Information on PRE-
SAFE®
Impulse Side If an imminent side impact is de
tected, PRE-
SA FE®
Impulse Side can pre-emptively mo vethe
front-seat vehicle occupant's upper body
to wa rdst he centre ofthev ehicle. It does this by
ra pidl yinflating an air cushion in theo uter seat
side bols teroft he seat backres tonthe side on
whic hthe impact is anticipated. This increases th
ed ista nce betwee nthe door and thev ehicle
occupant.
If PRE-SAFE ®
Impulse Side has been deplo yedor
is faulty ,the PRE-SAFE impulse side inoperative
See Owner's Manual displaymessag eisshown
(→ pag e466). Children in
thev ehicle Note
sont he saf etransportation of children &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If yo ul eave children unat tende dint hevehi‐
cle, they ma ybea bletos etthev ehicle in
motion, fore xamp leby:
R Releasing thep arking brake.
R Shifting thet ransmission out of park
position j.
R Startin gthe engine.
In addition, they ma yoperat evehicle equip‐
ment. #
Neverlea ve children and animals unat‐
te nde dint hevehicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th ek eywit hyou and loc kthe vehicle.
This also applies tomobil ephones if the
"Digital Car Keyint he smartphone"
function is activated via theM ercedes
me connect weba pp. &
WARNING Thisp oses an increased risk
of deat hduetoheat strokeorexposure
to cold in thev ehicle
If persons –particularly children –expe ri‐
enc eprolonged exposur etoextremely high
or lo wtemperatures, this poses arisk of
inju ryor eve nfatal injur y. #
Neverlea ve anyone –p articularly chil‐
dren –unat tende dint hevehicle. &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsw hen thec hild
seat is exposed todirect sunlight
If th ec hild restra int sy stem is exposed to
direct sunlight or heat, parts could heat up. 46
Occupant saf ety

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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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
Drivingand parking

ST
EER CONT ROLfunction ST
EER CONTROL help syou bytransmitting a
noticeable steering forc etot hesteering wheel in
th ed irection requ ired forv ehicle stabilisation.
This steering recommendation is given pa rticu‐
larly in thef ollowing situations:
R Both right wheels or bo thleftw heels ar eon
aw etor slippe ryroad sur face whe nyou
brake.
R The vehicle starts toskid.
Sy stem limitations
ST EER CONTROL ma ybeimpairedorm aynot
function in thef ollowing situations:
R ESP ®
is deactivated.
R ESP ®
is malfunctioning.
R The steering is malfunctioning.
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning, youw ill be assis ted
fur ther by thee lectric po wersteering. Fu
nction of Activ eB rake Assi st Ac
tiveB rake Assi stconsi stso f:
R Distance warning function
R Autonomous braking function
R Situation-dependent braking assi stance
R Vehicles with Drivin gAssistanc ePack‐
age: Evasi veSteering Assist
Ac tiveB rake Assi stcan hel pyou tominimis ethe
ri sk of acollision wit hvehicles or pedestrians or
to reduce thee ffects of suc hacollision.
If Ac tiveB rake Assi sthas de tected arisk of colli‐
sion ,you will be warned visually and acousti‐
cally.
If yo udon otreact tothev isual or acoustic warn‐
ing, autonomous brakin gcan be initiated in criti‐
cal situations.
In especially critical situations ,Activ eBrake
Assi stcan initia teautonomous brakin gdirect ly.
In this case, thev isual and acoustic warning
occur ssimultaneousl ywitht he braking applica‐
tion. If
yo ua ppl ythe brak eyourself in acritical situa‐
tio nora pplythe brak eduring autonomous brak‐
ing, situation-dependen tbraking assis tance
occu rs.T he brak epressur eincreases up tomax‐
imum full-s topb raking if necessar y.
If th ea utonomous braking function or thes itua‐
tion-dependen tbraking assis tance is trig gered,
additional pr eventiv emeasures foro ccupant
pr otection (PRE-SAFE ®
)m ayalso be initiated, if
th ev ehicle is equipped wit hthese. &
WARNING Risk of an accident caused by
limited de tection per form anc eofA ctive
Brak eAssist
Ac tiveB rake Assi stcanno talway sc learly
identify objects and compl extraf fics itua‐
tions.
In su chcases, ActiveB rake Assi stmight:
R Giveaw arning or brak ewithout reason
R Notgiveaw arning or no tbrake #
Alw aysp aycareful attention tothet raf‐
fi cs ituation; do no trely on ActiveB rake
Assi stalone. ActiveB rake Assi stis only Drivin
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Cancelling
abrake application of Active
Brak eAssist
Yo uc an cancel abrake applicatio nofActive
Brak eAssistat an ytimeb y:
R Fullyd epressin gthe accelerator pedal or
wit hk ickdown.
R Vehicles without Drivin gAssistanc epack‐
age: releasing theb rake pedal
Ac tiveB rake Assi stma ycancel theb rake appli‐
cation when one of thef ollowing condition sis
fulfilled:
R Youm anoeuv retoavoid theo bstacle.
R The reis no longer arisk of collision.
R An obs tacle is no longer de tected in front of
yo ur vehicle.
Evasiv eSteering Assis t(onl yvehicles with
Driving Assistan cePackage)
Evasi veSteering Assis thas thef ollowing charac‐
te rist ics:
R Can de tect stationar yorcrossing pedes‐
trians. R
Can assis tthe driver wit hadditional steering
assis tance if it de tects aswerving manoeu‐
vre.
R Canbea ctivatedbyana bruptsteering mo ve‐
ment during aswerving manoeuvre.
R Cana ssistduring swerving and stra ightening
of thev ehicle.
R Can react from aspee dofa pproximately
20 km/h up toas pee dofa pproximately
70 km/h.
Yo uc an pr eventthea ssis tance at an ytime by
activel ysteering. &
WARNING Risk of an accident despi te
Evasiv eSteering Assist
Evasiv eSteering Assis tcann otalw aysc learly
identify objects and comple xtraffic situa‐
tions.
In addition ,the steering suppor tofEvasive
St eering Assis tisgenerallyn otsufficien tto
avo idac ollision. In suc
hcases Evasiv eSteering Assis tcan:
R giveanu nnecessar ywarning or pr ovide
assis tance
R notg iveaw arning or no tprovide assis‐
ta nce #
Alw aysp aycareful attention tothet raf‐
fi cs ituation; do no trely on Evasive
St eering Assis talone. #
Beready tobrak eand take evasive
action ,ifnecessar y. #
Preve ntthea ssis tance byactivel ysteer‐
ing in non-critical driving situations. #
Driv eatana ppropriat espeed if pedes‐
trians ar eclose tothep athofy ourvehi‐
cle. Also obser
vethes ysteml imitations of Evasive
St eering Assist. 204
Driving and parking

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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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
211

#
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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