trailer MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE 2017 Owners Manual

1
Speedom eter →
261
2 ÷ ESP®
→
524
3 #! Turn signal light →
13 6
4 Ð Steering assis tance malfunction →
533
5 Multifunctio ndispl ay →
264
6 ! ABS malfunction →
524
7 ; Engine diagnosis →
535
8 Revc ounter →
261
9 % Diesel engine: preglow
A ! Electric parking brak eapplied( red) →
524
B J Brakes (red) →
524
C # Electrical fault →
535
D · Distance warning →
531
E ? Coolant tooh ot/cold →
535
F Coolant temp eratur edisplay →
261
G J Brakes (yellow) →
524 H
! Electricp arkin gb rake (yellow) →
524
I 6 Restra int sy stem →
32
J ü Seat belt is no tfas tened →
530
K j Trailer hit chis no toperational or is swivel‐
ling →
533
L T Standing lights →
13 4
M Fuel le veld isplay
8 Fuelreser vewit hfuel filler flap location
indicator →
535
N K Main beam →
13 6
O L Dippe dbeam →
13 4
P R Rear fogl ight →
13 5
Q AIR BOD YCONTROL/DYNAMIC BODY CONTROL
malfunctioning →
531
R h Tyre pressur emonitoring sy stem →
538
S å ESP®
OFF →
524 At
ag lanc e–O verviewofw arning and indicator lamps 11

1
Speedom eter →
261
2 AIR BODY CONTROL/DYNAMIC BODY CONTROL
malfunctioning →
531
3 #! Turn signal light →
13 6
4 Multifunction display →
264
5 Revc ounter →
261
6 å ESP®
OFF →
524
÷ ESP®
→
524
7 K Mainb eam →
13 6
L Dippe dbeam →
13 4
T Standing lights →
13 4
8 ? Coolan ttoo hot/cold →
535
9 Coolant temp eratur edisplay →
261
A · Distance warning →
531
B Ð Steering assis tance malfunction →
533
C # Electrica lfault →
535 D
J Brakes (red) →
524
E ü Seat belt is no tfas tened →
530
F Fuel le veld isplay
G 8 Fuelreser vewit hfuel filler flap location
indicator →
535
H R Rear fogl ight →
13 5
I 6 Restra int sy stem →
32
J % Diesel engine: preglow
K ; Engine diagnosis →
535
L J Brakes (yellow) →
524
M ! Electricp arkin gb rake applied (red) →
524
N h Tyre pressur emonitoring sy stem →
538
O ! ABS malfunction →
524
P ! Electricp arkin gb rake (yellow) →
524
Q j Trailer hit chis no toperational or is swivel‐
ling →
533 At
ag lanc e–O verviewofw arning and indicator lamps 13

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

1
Senso rdetection range
If se veralc onsecutiv ekickin gmovements are
no ts uccessful, waitte ns econds.
Sy stem limitations
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
if:
R The area around thes ensor is dirty ,e.g. due
to road salt or sn ow.
R The kicking mo vement is made using apros‐
th etic leg. The
tailgat ecan open or clos eunintentional lyin
th ef ollowing situations:
R If persons' arms or legs mo veinthes ensor
de tection range, e.g .whenp olishing thev ehi‐
cle, sitting on thee dgeoft he luggag ecom‐
partment, or picking up objects.
R If objects ar emovedorp laced behind the
ve hicle, e.g. chargin gcables, tensioning
st ra ps or luggage.
R When working on thet railer coupling, trailers
or rear bicycle rack s.
Deactivat eKEYLESS-GO (→ page67) or do not
car rythek eyabout your person in suc hsitua‐
tions. Limiting
theo penin gangle of thet ailgate Ac
tivatin gthe opening angle limiter
Yo uc an limit theo pening angle of thet ailgat ein
th et op half of its opening range, toappr ox‐
imatel y20cmb eforethe end position. #
Stop theo pening procedur eofthetailgat eat
th ed esired position. #
Press and hold thec losing button in thet ail‐
ga te until youh ear ashortacoustic signal.
The opening angle limiter is activated. The
ta ilgat ethen stops in thes tore dp osition
when opened.
To open thet ailgat efully,pull theh andle on the
outside of thet ailgat eagain af terith asstopped
automaticall y.
Deactivating th eopening angle limiter #
Press and hold thec losing button in thet ail‐
ga te until tw oshortacoustic signals sound. Un
locking thet ailgat ewitht he eme rgency
key #
Foldther ear seat backres tfor wa rds. #
Remo vethec ombined luggag ecover and net
(→ pag e118). 80
Opening and closing

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
197

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

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
Driving and pa rking

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
Driving and parking

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
227

Normal view
1 Yello wg uide line, vehicle widt h(driven sur‐
fa ce) depending on thec urrent steering
wheel angle (dynamic)
2 Yello wl ane markin gthe course thet yres will
ta ke atthec urrent steering wheel angle
(dynamic)
3 Yello wg uide line at adista nce of appr ox‐
imatel y1.0mf romt herear area
4 Bumper
5 Redg uide line at adista nce of appr oximately
0. 3mf romt herear area Wi
de-angle view Vi
ew of trailer (if trailer hitc hisfitted)
1 Yello wg uide line, locating aid 2
Redg uide line at adista nce of appr oximately
0. 3mtot he ball head of thet railer hitch
3 Ball head of thet railer hitch
Ve hicles with Activ eP arking Assist
The following camera vie wsarea vailable in the
multimedia sy stem: Normal view
1 Yello wl ane markin gthe course thet yres will
ta ke atthec urrent steering wheel angle
(dynamic)
2 Yello wg uide line, vehicle widt h(driven sur‐
fa ce) depending on thec urrent steering
wheel angle (dynamic) 228
Driving and parking