MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON 2015 Owners Manual

the brake syste
mand prevents the brakes
fro mo verheating and wearing too quickly.
If DISTRONIC PLU Sdetects tha tthere is arisk
of ac ollision, yo uwillbew arned visually and
acoustically. Without your intervention,
DISTRONIC PLU Scannot prevent acollision.
An intermittent warning tone will the nsound
and the distance warning lamp will ligh tupin
the instrument cluster. Brake immediatel yto
increase the distance to the vehicl edriving in
front, or take evasive action, provide ditis
safe to do so.
For DISTRONIC PLU Stoassistyou ,the radar
senso rsystemm ustbeo perational.
DISTRONIC PLU Soperates in the range
between 0km/h and 200 km/h.
Do not us eDISTRONIC PLU Swhile driving on
roads with steep gradients.
Important safety notes G
WARNING
Hybri dvehicles :ensur ethaty ou rea dthe
"HYBRID" supplement. Yo ucould otherwise
fail to recognis edangers. G
WARNING
DISTRONIC PLU Sdoesn ot react to:
R people or animals
R stationar yobstacle sont he road, e.g .stop-
pe dorp arked vehicles
R oncoming and crossing traffic
As aresult, DISTRONIC PLU Smayneithe rgive
warnings nor intervene in such situations.
There is ariskofana ccident.
Alway spaycarefu lattentio ntothe traffi csit-
uatio nand be ready to brake. G
WARNING
DISTRONIC PLU Scannot always clearly rec-
ognis eother roa dusers and complex traffic
conditions. In such cases
,DISTRONIC PLU Smay:
R give an unnecessary warning and then
brake the vehicle
R neithe rgiveaw arning nor intervene
R accelerate or brake unexpectedly
There is ariskofana ccident.
Continu etodrive carefull yand be prepared to
brake, particularl yifDISTRONIC PLU Swarns
you. G
WARNING
DISTRONIC PLU Sbrakes your vehicl ewithup
to 50% of the maximum possibl edeceleration.
If thi sdeceleratio nisn ot sufficient,
DISTRONIC PLU Salerts yo uwithav isual and
acoustic warning. There is ariskofana cci-
dent.
Apply the brakes yourself in these situations
and try to take evasive action.
! When DISTRONIC PLU
Sorthe HOLD
functio nisa ctivated ,the vehicl ebrakes
automaticall yincertainsituations.
To avoi ddamag etothe vehicle, deactivate
DISTRONIC PLU Sand the HOL Dfunctio nin
the following or simila rsituations:
R when towing away
R in ac ar wash
If yo ufailtoa dapt your driving style,
DISTRONIC PLU Scan neithe rreduc ethe risk
of an accident nor override the laws of phys-
ics .D ISTRONIC PLU Scannot take roa dand
weather conditions or traffi cconditions into
account. DISTRONIC PLU Siso nlyana id.Y ou
ar er esponsibl efor the distance to the vehicle
in front, for vehicl espeed, for braking in good
time, and for staying in lane.
Do not us eDISTRONIC PLUS:
R in roa dand traffi cconditions which do not
allo wyouto maintain aconstant speed, e.g.
in heav ytraffi coronw inding roads
R on smooth or slippery roads .Braking or
accelerating can cause the drive wheels to 218
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lose traction and the vehicle could then
skid
R when there is poor visibility, e.g. due to fog,
heavy rain or snow
DISTRONIC PLUS may not detect narrow
vehicles drivin ginfront,e.g. motorcycles, or
vehicles drivin gonadifferentline.
In particular, the detection of obstacles can
be impaired in the case of:
R dirt on the sensors or obscured sensors
R sno worh eavy rain
R interference by other radar sources
R the possibilit yofstron gr adar reflections,
for example, in multi-storey car parks
If DISTRONIC PLUS no longer detect savehi-
cle in front ,itmay unexpectedly accelerat eto
the speed stored.
This speed can:
R be too high for afilter lane or aslip road
R be so high in the right lane that you pass
vehicles drivin gonthe left (left-han ddrive
countries)
R be so high in the left lane that you pass
vehicles drivin gonthe right (right-hand
drive countries)
If there is achange of drivers, advise the new
drive rofthe speed stored.
Cruise control lever :
To store the current speed or ahigher
speed
; To set the specified minimum distance
= LIM indicator lamp ?
To store the current speed or callin gup
the last stored speed
A To store the current speed or alower
speed
B To switc hbetween DISTRONIC PLUS and
variable SPEEDTRONIC
C To deactivat eDISTRONIC PLUS
You can operat eDISTRONIC PLUS and varia-
ble SPEEDTRONIC with the cruise control
lever.
The LIM indicator lamp on the cruise control
lever indicates which system you have selec-
ted:
R LIM indicator lam poff:DISTRONIC PLUS
is selected.
R LIM indicator lam pon:variable SPEED-
TRONIC is selected.
Selecting DISTRONIC PLUS X
Check whether LIM indicator lamp :is off.
If it is off ,DISTRONIC PLUS is already selec-
ted.
If it is not ,press the cruise control lever in
the direction of arrow ;.
LIM indicator lamp :in the cruise control
lever goes out. DISTRONIC PLUS is selec-
ted. Driving systems
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Activating DISTRONIC PLUS
Activation conditions
To activat
eDISTR ONICPLUS, th efollowing
condition smustbef ulfilled:
R thee nginem ustber unning. It may tak eup
to two minute sofdriving before
DISTRONI CPLUSisr eadyfor use.
R thep arking brak emustber eleased.
R ESP ®
mus tbes witched on ,but no tinter-
vening.
R Active Parking Assis tmustn otbe activa-
ted.
R thet ransmission mus tbeinpositionD.
R thed river' sdoor mus tbeclosed when you
shif tfrom Pto Dor your seat belt mus tbe
fastened.
R thef ront-pa ssenger door and th erear
door smustbec losed.
R thev ehicl emustn otbe skidding.
R theD ISTR ONICPLUSfunction mus tbe
selected wit hthe cruise control lever
(Y page 219).
Activating X
Briefly pull th ecruise control lever towards
you ;,orp ress it up :or down =.
DISTRONI CPLUSisa ctivated.
X Press th ecruise control lever repeatedly
up : or down =until th edesired spee dis
set.
X Remove your foo tfromt heaccelerator
pedal.
Your vehicl eadapt sits spee dtot hatoft he
vehicl einfront,but only up to th edesired
store dspeed.
If th evehicl einf rontof you is stationary, you
can only activat eDISTR ONICPLUSo ncey our
vehicl eisstationary as well.
i If you do no
tfully release th eaccelerator
pedal ,the DISTRONIC PLU Ssuspended
DISTRONIC PLU Ssuspended
message appear sinthemultifunction dis-
play. The set distanc etoaslower-moving
vehicl einfrontwill then no tbemaintained.
You will be driving at th espee dyou deter-
min ebyt heposition of th eaccelerator
pedal.
You can also activat eDISTR ONICPLUSw hen
stationary. The lowes tspee dtha tcan be set is
30 km/h.
X Briefly pull th ecruise control lever towards
you ;,up:or down =.
DISTRONI CPLUSisa ctivated.
Activating at th ecurren tspeed/last
store dspeed G
WARNING
If you call up astoreds pee dand this is dif-
feren tfromt hecurren tspeed, th evehicle
accelerate sorbrakes. If you do no tknow
what th estoreds pee dis, th evehicl emay
accelerate or brak eunexpectedly. There is a
ris kofana ccident.
Tak ethe traffic condition sintoa ccount
before calling up th estoreds peed. If you do
no tk noww hat th estoreds pee dis, store the
desired spee dagain. 220
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X
Briefly pull the cruise control lever towards
you :.
X Remove your foot from the accelerator
pedal.
DISTRONIC PLUS is activated. The first
time it is activated, the current speed is
stored. Otherwise, it sets the vehicle cruise speed to the previously store dvalue.
Drivin gwithD ISTRONI CPLUS Pulling away and driving
X
If you wan ttopull away with
DISTRONI CPLUS: remove your foot from
the brake pedal.
X Briefly pull the cruise control lever towards
you :.
or
X Accelerate briefly.
You rvehicle pull sawaya nd adapts its
speed to that of the vehicle in front.
If no vehicle is detected in front, your vehi-
cle accelerate stothe set speed. i
The vehicle can also pull away whe
nitis
facing an unidentifie dobstacl eorisd riving
on adifferent line from another vehicle .The
vehicle then brakes automatically. There is
ar iskofana ccident. Be ready to brake at all
times.
If there is no vehicle in front, DISTRONIC
PLUS operate sinthe same wa yascruise
control.
If DISTRONIC PLUS detects that the vehicle in front ha sslowe ddown, it brakes your vehicle.
In this way, the distance yo uhaves elected is
maintained.
If DISTRONIC PLUS detects afaster-moving
vehicle in front, it increases the driving speed.
However, the vehicle is only accelerate dupto
the speed yo uhaves tored.
Selecting the drive program
DISTRONIC PLUS supports asporty driving
styl ewheny ou have selected the Sor M(AMG
vehicles: S,S+ orM)d riving program
(Y page 194). Acceleration behind the vehicle
in front or to the set speed is then noticeably
more dynamic. If yo uhaves elected the Eor E
+ (AMG vehicles: C)driving program, the vehi-
cle accelerate smore gently. Thi ssetting is
recommende dinstop-and-start traffic.
Selecting the drive program
DISTRONIC PLUS supports asporty driving
styl ewheny ou have selected the Sor M(AMG
vehicles: S,S+ orM)d riving program
(Y page 194). Acceleration behind the vehicle
in front or to the set speed is then noticeably
more dynamic. If yo uhaves elected the Eor E
+ (AMG vehicles: C)driving program, the vehi-
cle accelerate smore gently. Thi ssetting is
recommende dinstop-and-start traffic.
Changing lanes
If yo uchange to the overtaking lane,
DISTRONIC PLUS supports yo uif:
R yo ua re driving faster than 70 km/h
R DISTRONIC PLUS is maintaining the dis-
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R
you hav eswitched on th ecorre sponding
tur ns ignal
R DISTRONIC PLU Sdoesn otdetec tadanger
of collision
If these condition sare met ,your vehicl eis
accelerated. Acceleration will be interrupted
if changin glanes take stoo longorift hedis-
tanc ebetween your vehicl eand th evehicl ein
fron tbecome stoo small.
i Whe
nyou chang elanes, DISTRONIC
PLU Smonitor sthe leftlan e( on left-hand-
drive vehicles) or th eright lan e(on right-
hand-drive vehicles).
Vehicles wit hCOMAND Online Example: roundabout
i
The following function is no
toperational
in all countries.
DISTRONIC PLU Suses additional information
from your navigation system so that it can
adapt to certain traffic situations. This is the
cas eif, while following avehicle, DISTRONIC
PLU Sisa ctive and you:
R approac hordrive around aroundabout
R approac haT-junction
R tur no ffat am otorway exit
Even if th evehicl einf rontleaves th edetec-
tion range, DISTRONIC PLU Stem porarily
maintain sthe curren tdrivin gspeed and does
no ta ccelerate. This is base donthecurrent
map dat ainthenavigation system.
Afterwards, th evehicl eaccelerates bac kto
th es peed you set. The system take
sintoa ccoun tthe factthat
overtaking on th eright is no tpermitte don
motorways or high-speed major roads at
speeds abov e80km/h. The drivin gspeed is
adjusted to th espeed of th equeue of vehicles
in th eadjacent lan etotheleft.
i Prevention of overtaking on th
eright
applies to countrie swheretraffic drives on
th er ight .Inc ountrie swheretraffic drives
on th eleft, overtaking on th eleftisp reven-
te da ccordingly.
Stopping G
WARNING
Whe nleavin gthe vehicle, eve nifitisbraked
only by DISTRONIC PLUS, it could roll away if:
R there is amalfunction in th esystem or in
th ev oltag esupply.
R DISTRONIC PLU Shas been deactivated
wit hthe cruise contro llever, e.g. by avehi-
cle occupant or from outside th evehicle.
R thee lectrica lsystem in th eenginec om-
partment, th ebattery or th efuses have
been tampered with.
R theb attery is disconnected.
R thea ccelerator peda lhas been depressed,
e.g. by avehicl eoccupant.
There is ariskofana ccident.
If you wish to exit th evehicle, always tur noff
DISTRONIC PLU Sand secure th evehicle
against rollin gaway.
Fo rfurther information on deactivating
DISTRONIC PLU S(Ypage 224).
If DISTRONIC PLU Sdetects that th evehicl ein
fron tiss topping ,itbrakes your vehicl euntil it
is stationary.
Once your vehicl eisstationary, it remains
stationary and you do no tneedtod epress the
brake.
Dependin gonthespecified minimum dis-
tance, your vehicl ewill come to astandstill at
as ufficien tdistanc ebehin dthe vehicl ein
front. The specified minimum distanc eisset
usin gthe contro lont he cruise contro llever. 222
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When DISTRONIC PLUS is activated, the
transmission is shifted automatically to posi- tion Pif:
R the driver's door is open and the driver's
seat belt is unfastened
R the engine is switched off, unless it is auto-
matically switched off by the ECO start/
stop function
R as ystem fault occurs
R the power supply is insufficient
Setting aspeed X
Press the cruise control lever up :for a
higher speed or down ;for alower speed.
X Keep the cruise control lever pressed until
the desired speed is reached.
X Release the cruise control lever.
The new speed is stored. DISTRONIC PLUS
is activated and adjusts the vehicle's speed to the new speed stored.
X To adjust the set speed in 1km/h incre-
ments: briefly press the cruise control
lever up :or down ;to the pressure
point.
The last stored speed increases or decrea- ses in 1km/ hincrements.
X To adjust the set speed in 10 km/h
increments: briefly press the cruise con-
trol lever up :or down ;beyond the
pressure point.
The last stored speed increases or decrea- ses in 10 km/hi ncrements.
i If you accelerat
etoovertake, DISTRONIC
PLUS adjust sthe vehicle's speed to the last speed stored after you have finished over-
taking.
Setting th especified minimum distance You can set the specified minimum distance
for DISTRONIC PLUS by varyin gthe tim espan
between one and two seconds .With this func-
tion ,you can set the minimum distanc ethat
DISTRONIC PLUS maintains to the vehicle in
front ,dependent on vehicle speed. You can
see this distanc einthe multifunction display
(Y page 224).
i Make sure that you maintain
asufficient
distanc etothe vehicle in front and comply
with the minimum distanc easrequire dby
law. Adjust the distanc etothe vehicle in
front if necessary. X
To increase: turnc ontrol ;in direction
=.
DISTRONIC PLUS the nmaintains agreater
distanc ebetween your vehicle and the
vehicle in front.
X To decrease: turnc ontrol ;in direc-
tion :.
DISTRONIC PLUS the nmaintains ashorter
distanc ebetween your vehicle and the
vehicle in front. Driving systems
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Displaying DISTRONI
CPLUS in the
speedometer Example: vehicles featurin
gautomatic transmis-
sio nw ithaD IREC TS ELEC Tlever
Whe nDISTR ONIC PLU Sisactivated, on eor
tw os egments ;in th eset speed range light
up.
If DISTRONIC PLU Sdetects avehicle in front,
segments ;between speed of th evehicle in
front :and stored speed =ligh tup.
i Fo
rd esign reasons, th espeed displayed
in th espeedometer may diffe rslightly from
th es peed set fo rDISTR ONIC PLUS.
Displaying DISTRONI CPLUS in th emul-
tifunction display General notes
In th
eAssistanc emenu( Ypage 286) of the
on-boar dcom puter, you can selec tthe assis-
tanc egraphic.
Display when DISTRONI CPLUS is deacti-
vated :
Vehicle in front, if detected
; Distanc eind icator :curren tdistanc eto
th ev ehicle in front =
Specified minimum distanc etot he vehi-
cl einf ront;adjustable
? Own vehicle
X Selec tthe Assistanc egraphic
Assistanc egraphic function
usin gthe on-boar dcom puter
(Y page 286).
Display when DISTRONI CPLUS is activa-
ted :
Vehicle in front, if detected
; Specified minimum distanc etot he vehi-
cl einf ront;adjustable
= Own vehicle
? DISTRONIC PLU Sactive (tex tonly
appears when th ecruise contro llever is
actuated)
X Selec tthe Assistanc egraphic
Assistanc egraphic function
usin gthe on-boar dcom puter
(Y page 286).
i You will see th
estore dspeed fo rapprox-
imately fiv eseconds when you activate
DISTRONIC PLUS.
Deactivating DISTRONI CPLUS 224
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There are several ways to deactivate
DISTRONIC PLUS:
X Briefly press the cruise control lever for-
wards :.
or
X Brake, unless the vehicle is stationary.
or X Briefly press the cruise control lever in the
direction of arrow =.
Variable SPEEDTRONIC is selected. LIM
indicator lamp ;in the cruise control lever
lights up.
When you deactivate DISTRONIC PLUS, you
will see the DISTRONIC
DISTRONIC PLUS PLUSoff
offmessage in
the multifunction display for approximately
five seconds.
i The last speed stored remains stored until
you switch off the engine.
i DISTRONIC PLUS is not deactivated if you
depress the accelerator pedal.
DISTRONIC PLUS is automatically deactiva-
ted if: R you apply the parking brake
R ESP ®
intervenes or you deactivate ESP ®
R the transmission is in the P,Ror Nposition
R you pull the cruise control lever towards
you in order to pull away and the front-
passenger door or one of the rear doors is
open
R the vehicle is skidding
R you activat eActive Parking Assist
If DISTRONIC PLUS is deactivated, you will
hear awarning tone. You will see the
DISTRONIC PLUS off DISTRONIC PLUS off message in the multi-
function display for approximately five sec-
onds. Tips for driving with DISTRONIC PLUS General notes
Pay particular attention in the following traffic
situations:
R cornering, entering and exitin gabend
R vehicles which are not driving in the middle
of their lane
R other vehicles changin glane
R narrow vehicles
R obstructions and stationary vehicles
R crossin gvehicles
In such situations, brake if necessary.
DISTRONIC PLUS is then deactivated.
Cornering, entering and exiting abend The ability of DISTRONIC PLUS to detect vehi-
cles when cornering is limited. Your vehicle
may brake unexpectedly or late.
Vehicles which are not driving in the mid- dle of their lane DISTRONIC PLUS may not detect vehicles
which are not driving in the middle of their Driving systems
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lane. The distanc
etothe vehicle in front will
be too short.
Other vehicles changing lane DISTRONIC PLUS has not detected the vehi-
cle cuttin ginyet. The distanc etothis vehicle
will be too short.
Narrow vehicles DISTRONIC PLUS has not yet detected the
vehicle in front on the edge of the carriageway
because of its narrow width .The distanc eto
the vehicle in front will be too short.
Obstructions and stationary vehicles DISTRONIC PLUS does not brak
efor obsta-
cles or stationary vehicles. If, for example, the
detected vehicle turns acorner and reveals
an obstacle or stationary vehicle, DISTRONIC PLUS will not brak efor these.
Crossin gvehicles DISTRONIC PLUS may mistakenly detect
vehicles that are crossin
gyour lane. Activat-
ing DISTRONIC PLUS at traffic light swith
crossin gtraffic ,for example, could cause
your vehicle to pull away unintentionally.
DISTRONIC PLUS with Steering Assist
and Stop&Go Pilot General notes
DISTRONIC PLUS with Steerin
gAssist and
Stop&Go Pilot aids you in keeping the vehicle in the centr eofthe drivin glane by mean sof
moderate steerin ginterventions in aspeed
rang efrom0-2 00 km/h.
It monitor sthe area in front of your vehicle by
mean sofm ultifunction camera :,atthe top
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In
as peed range from 0-60km/h,Stop&Go
Pilotf ocuses on the vehicle in front, taking
into account lane markings, e.g. when follow- ing vehicle sinatraffic jam.
At speedsofm ore than 60 km/h ,Steering
Assist focuses on detected lane markings
(left and right), only focusing on the vehicle in
front if detected lane markings are not pres-
ent.
If these conditions are not present, Steering
Assist and Stop&Go Pilotc annot provide
assistance.
DISTRONIC PLUS must be active in order for
the function to be available.
Important safety notes
If you fail to adapt yourd riving style,
DISTRONIC PLUS with Steering Assist and
Stop&Go Pilotc an neither reduce the risk of
an accident nor override the lawsofp hysics.
It cannot take into account road, weather or
traffic conditions. DISTRONIC PLUS with
Steering Assist and Stop&Go Pilotiso nly an
aid.Y ou are responsible for the distance to
the vehicle in front, for vehicle speed,f or
braking in good time, and for staying in lane.
DISTRONIC PLUS with Steering Assist and
Stop&Go Pilotd oes not detect road and traf-
fic conditions and does not detect all road
users. If you are following avehicle which is
driving towards the edge of the carriageway,
yourv ehicle could come into contact with the
kerb or other road boundaries. Be particularly
aware of other road users, e.g. cyclists, that
are directly next to yourv ehicle.
Obstacles such as traffic pylons on the lane or
projecting out into the lane are not detected.
An inappropriate steering intervention, e.g.
after intentionally driving over alane marking,
can be corrected at any time if you steer
slightly in the opposite direction.
DISTRONIC PLUS with Steering Assist and
Stop&Go Pilotc annot continuousl ykeep your
vehicle in lane. In some cases, the steering
intervention is not sufficient to bring the vehi-
cle back to the lane. In such cases, you must steer the vehicle yourself to ensure that it
does not leave the lane.
The support offered by the system may be
impaired if:
R
there is poor visibility, e.g. due to insuffi-
cient illumination of the road, or due to
snow, rain, fog or spray
R there is glare, e.g. from oncoming traffic,
the sun or reflection from other vehicles
(e.g. if the road surface is wet)
R the windscree nisdirty, misted up, dam-
aged or covered, for instance by asticker,
in the vicinity of the camera
R no, or several ,unclea rlane markings are
present for one lane, e.g. in aconstruction
area
R the lane markings are worn away, dark or
covered up, e.g. by dirt or snow
R the distance to the vehicle in front is too
small and the lane markings thus cannot be
detected
R the lane markings change quickly, e.g.
lanes branch off, cross one another or
merge
R the road is narrow and winding
R there are highlyv ariable shade conditions
on the road
The system is switched to passive and no lon-
ger assists you by performing steering inter-
ventions if:
R you actively change lanes
R you switch on the turn signal
R you take yourh ands off the steering wheel
or do not steer for aprolonge dperio dof
time
i After you have finished changing lanes,
Steering Assist and Stop&Go Pilota re auto-
matically active again. Driving systems
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