MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON 2015 Owners Manual

Towin
gatrailer !
Fol
dint he ball coupling if the trailer tow
hitch is not required .PARKTRONI Cmeas-
ures the minimu mdetection range to an
obstacle fro mthe bumper, not the ball cou-
pling.
PARKTRONI Cisdeactivated for the rea rarea
when yo uestablis hanelectrical connection
between your vehicl eand atrailer. 238
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dparking

Problems with PARKTRONIC
Problem
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions Only the red segments
in the PARKTRONIC
warning displaysa
re lit.
You also hear awarning
tone for approximately
two seconds.
PARKTRONIC is then
deactivated and the
indicator lamp on the
PARKTRONIC button
lights up. PARKTRONIC has malfunctioned and has switched off.
X If problems persist, have PARKTRONIC checked at aqualified
specialist workshop. Only the red segments
in the PARKTRONIC
warning displaysa
re lit.
PARKTRONIC is then
deactivated. The PARKTRONIC sensors are dirty or there is interference.
X Cleant he PARKTRONIC sensors (Y page 389).
X Switch the ignition back on. The problem may be caused by an external source of radio or
ultrasound waves.
X See if PARKTRONIC functions in adifferent location. Active Parking Assist
General notes Active Parking Assist is an electronic parking
aid with ultrasound. It measures the road on
both sides of the vehicle. Aparking symbol
indicates asuitable parking space. Active
steering intervention and brake application
can assist you during parking. You may also
use PARKTRONIC (Y page 235).
i The active braking application is only
available on vehicles with automatic trans- mission.
Important safety notes Active Parking Assist is only an aid. It is not a
substitute for your attention to the immediate surroundings. The responsibility for safe
manoeuvring and parking remains with you.
Make sure that no persons, animals or
objectsa re in the manoeuvring range. When PARKTRONIC is switched off, Active
Parking Assist is also unavailable. G
WARNING
While parking or pulling out of aparking
space, the vehicle swings out and can drive
onto areas of the oncomingl ane. This could
cause you to collide with other road users.
There is arisk of an accident.
Pay attention to other road users. Stop the
vehicle if necessary or cancel the Active Park- ing Assist parking procedure.
! If unavoidable, you should drive over
obstacles such as kerbs slowly and not at a
sharp angle. Otherwise, you may damage
the wheels or tyres.
Active Parking Assist may also display spaces not suitable for parking, e.g.:
R parking or stopping prohibitions
R in front of drivewaysore ntrances and exits
R unsuitable surfaces Driving systems
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Parking tips:
R on narrow roads, drive as closely as possi-
ble past the parking space.
R parking spaces that are littered or over-
grown might be identified or measured
incorrectly.
R parking spaces that are partially occupied
by trailer drawbars might not be identified
as such or be measured incorrectly.
R snowfall or heavy rain may lead to aparking
space being measured inaccurately.
R pay attention to the PARKTRONIC
(Y page 237) warning messages during the
parking procedure.
R you can intervene in the steerin gprocedure
to correc titatany time. Active Parking
Assist will then be cancelled.
R when transportin gaload which protrudes
from your vehicle, you should not use
Active Parking Assist.
R never use Active Parking Assist when snow
chains are fitted.
R make sure that the tyre pressures are
alway scorrect. This has adirect influence
on the parking characteristics of the vehi-
cle.
Use Active Parking Assist for parking spaces
that are:
R parallel or at right angles to the direction of
travel
R on straight roads, not bends
R on the same level as the road, e.g. not on
the pavement
Detecting parking spaces Objects located above the height range of
Active Parking Assist will not be detected
when the parking space is measured. These
are not taken into account when the parking
procedure is calculated, e.g. overhanging
loads, tail sections or loading ramps of goods
vehicles. G
WARNING
If there are object sabove the detection range:
R Active Park Assist may steer too early
R the vehicle may not stop in fron tofthese
objects.
This could cause acollision. There is arisk of
an accident.
If object sare located above the detection
range, stop and switch off Active Parking
Assist.
For further information on the detection
range (Y page 236).
Active Parking Assist does not assist you
parking in spaces at right angles to the direc-
tion of travel if:
R two parking spaces are located directly
next to one another
R the parking space is directly next to alow
obstacle such as alow kerb
R you forward park
Active Parking Assist does not assist you
parking in spaces that are parallel or at right
angles to the direction of travel if:
R the parking space is on akerb
R the system reads the parking space as
being blocked, for example by foliage or
grass paving blocks
R the area is too small for the vehicle to
manoeuvre into
R the parking space is bordered by an obsta-
cle, e.g. atree, apost or atrailer Example: detected parking space
:
Detected parking space on the left
; Parking symbol
= Detected parking space on the right 240
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Activ
eParking Assist is activated automati-
cally when driving forwards .The system is
operational at speeds of up to approximately 35 km/h .While in operation, the system inde-
pendently locate sand measures parking
space sonb oths ides of the vehicle.
Activ eParking Assist will onl ydetect parking
spaces:
R parallel or at right angle stothe direction of
travel.
R tha tare parallel to the direction of travel
and ar eatleast1.5mw ide
R that are parallel to the direction of travel
and at leas t1.0ml onger than your vehicle
R that are at right angles to the direction of
travel and at least 1.0 mwider than your
vehicle
i Note that Active Parking Assist cannot
measure the size of aparking space if it is at
right angles to the direction of travel. You
will need to judge whether your vehicle will
fit in the parking space.
When driving at speeds below 30 km/h, you
will see parking symbol ;asas tatus indi-
cator in the instrument cluster. When apark-
ing space has been detected, an arrow
towards the right or the left also appears.
Active Parking Assist only display sparking
spaces on the front-passenger side as stand- ard. Parking spaces on the driver's side are
displayed as soon as the turn signal on the
driver's side is activated. When parking on the driver's side, this must remain activated untilyou confirm the use of Active Parking Assist
by pressing the abutton on the multi-
function steerin gwheel. The system auto-
matically determines whether the parking
space is parallel or at right angles to the direc-
tion of travel.
Ap arking space is displayed while you are
driving past it, and until you are approx-
imately 15 maway from it. Parking G
WARNING
If you leave the vehicle when it is only being
braked by Active Parking Assist it could roll
away if:
R there is amalfunction in the system or in
the voltage supply.
R the electrical system in the engine com-
partment ,the battery or the fuses are tam-
pered with.
R the battery is disconnected.
R the vehicle is accelerated, e.g. by avehicle
occupant.
There is arisk of an accident.
Before leaving the vehicle, alwayss ecure it
against rolling away.
i Vehicles with automatic transmission:
When PARKTRONIC detect sobstacles,
Active Parking Assist brakes automatically
during the parking process. You are respon-
sible for braking in good time.
X Stop the vehicle when the parking symbol
shows the desired parking space in the
instrument cluster.
X Vehicles with manual transmission: shift to
reverse gear.
Vehicles with automatic transmission: shift
to position R.
The Start
Start Park ParkAssist?
Assist? Yes:
Yes:OK
OKNo:
No:
% message appears in the multifunction
display.
X To cancel the procedure: press the%
button on the multifunction steerin gwheel
or pull away.
or
X To parku sing Active Parking Assist:
press the abutton on the multifunction
steerin gwheel.
The Park Assist active Accelerate
Park Assist active Accelerate
and
and brake
brake Observe
Observe surroundings
surroundings mes-
sage appears in the multifunction display. Driving systems
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X
Releas ethe multifunction steerin gwheel.
X Revers ethe vehicle, bein gread ytob rak eat
all times .Whenr eversing, drive at aspeed
belo w10km/ h.Otherwise ,Activ eParking
Assis twill be cancelled.
Vehicles wit hautomatic transmission:
Active Parkin gAssistb rakes th evehicl eto
as tandstill when th evehicl eapproaches
th er ear border of th eparkin gspace.
Manoeuvrin gmay be require dintight park-
in gs paces.
X Vehicles wit hmanua ltra nsmission:
stop as soo nasPARKTRONI Csounds the
continuous warnin gtone, if notbefore.
Manoeuvrin gmay be require dintight park-
in gs paces.
Vehicles wit hmanua ltra nsmission: the
Par kA ssist active Engage forward
Par kA ssist active Engage forward
gea rO bserv esurroundings
gea rO bserv esurroundings message
appear sinthemultifunction display
Vehicles wit hautomatic transmission: the
Park
Park Assist
Assist active
activeSelect D
Select D Observe
Observe
surroundings
surroundings message appear sinthemul-
tifunction display
X Vehicles wit hmanua ltra nsmission:
shift to first gear while th evehicl eiss ta-
tionary.
Vehicles wit hautomatic transmission:
select transmission position Dwhile the
vehicl eisstationary.
Active Parkin gAssisti mmediately steer sin
th eo ther direction.
The ParkA ssist active Accelerate
Par kA ssist active Accelerate
and
and brake
brake Observe
Observe surroundings
surroundings mes-
sage appear sinthemultifunction display.
i You will achiev
ethe bes tresult sbyw ait-
in gf or th esteerin gprocedure to complete
before pullin gaway. X
Drive forward sand be read ytob rak eata ll
times.
Vehicles wit hautomatic transmission:
Active Parkin gAssistb rakes th evehicl eto
as tandstill.
X Vehicles wit hmanua ltra nsmission:
stop, at th elatest when PARKTRONIC
sounds th econtinu ous warnin gtone.
Vehicles wit hmanua ltra nsmission: the
Par kA ssist active Engage reverse
Par kA ssist active Engage reverse
gea rO bserv esurroundings
gea rO bserv esurroundings message
appear sinthemultifunction display.
Vehicles wit hautomatic transmission: the
Park Park Assist
Assist active
activeSelect R
Select R Observe
Observe
surroundings
surroundings message appear sinthemul-
tifunction display.
Additional transmission shift smay be neces-
sary.
As soo nastheparkin gprocedure is com-
plete, the Park ParkAssist Assist switched
switched off
offmes-
sage appear sinthemultifunction display and
you will hear atone. The vehicl eisnow
parked. The vehicl eiskeptstationary without
th ed river havin gtodepress th ebrak epedal.
The brakin geffec tisc ancelled when you
depress th eaccelerato rpedal.
Active Parkin gAssistnol onger support syou
wit hsteerin ginterventions and brakeappli-
cations. Whe nActiv eParkin gAssistisf in-
ished, you mus tsteer and brak eagain your-
self .PAR KTRONI Cisstill available.
X Manoeuvre if necessary.
X Always observ ethe warnin gmessage sdis-
played by PARKTRONI C(Ypage 237).
Parkin gtips:
R The way your vehicl eispositioned in the
parkin gspac eafter parkin gisdependent
on various factors .These includ ethe posi-
tion and shap eofthevehicles parked in
fron tand behind it and th econditi onsoft he
location .Itmay be th ecaset hatA ctive
Parkin gAssistg uide syou to ofar into a
parkin gspace, or no tfar enough into it .In
som ecases, it may also lead you across or
onto th ekerb. If necessary, you should can- 242
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rking

cel the parking procedure with Active Park-
ing Assist.
R You can also preselect transmissio nposi-
tion D.The vehicle redirects and doe snot
drive as far into the parking space. Should a gea rbec hanged too early ,the parking pro-
cedure will be cancelled. Asensible parking
position can no longer be achieved from
this position.
Exiting aparkin gspace In order that Active Parking Assist can sup-
por tyou when exiting the parking space:
R the border of the parking space mus tbe
hig he nough at the front and the rear. A
kerb stone is too small ,for example.
R the border of the parking space mus tnot be
too wide, as the position of the vehicle must
not excee danangle of 45° to the starting
position as it is manoeuvred into the park-
ing space.
R am anoeuvring distance of at leas t1.0 m
mus tbea vailable.
i Vehicles with automatic transmission:
If PARKTRONIC detects obstacles, Active
Parking Assist brakes automaticall ywhilst
the vehicle exits the parking space. You are responsibl efor braking in goo dtime.
Active Parking Assist can only assis tyou with
exiting aparking space if yo uhavep arked the
vehicle paralle ltothe direction of trave lusing
Active Parking Assist.
X Start the engine.
X Releas ethe parking brake.
X Switch on the turn signal in the direction
yo ua re pulling away.
X Vehicles with manual transmission:
engage firs torreverse gear.
Vehicles with automati ctransmission:
shift the transmissio ntoposition Dor R.
The Star tPark Assist? Yes: OK No:
Star tPark Assist? Yes: OK No:
% messag eappears in the multifunction
display. X
To cance lthe procedure: press the%
button on the multifunction steering wheel or pull away.
or
X To exi taparkin gspac eusing Active
Parking Assist: press theabutton on
the multifunction steering wheel.
The Park Assist active Accelerate Park Assist active Accelerate
and and brake
brake Observe
Observe surroundings
surroundings mes-
sage appears in the multifunction display.
X Releas ethe multifunction steering wheel.
X Pull away ,being ready to brake at al ltimes.
Do not excee damaximum speed of
approximately 10 km/h when exiting a
parking space. Otherwise, Active Parking
Assist will be cancelled.
X Vehicles with manual transmission:
stop ,att he latest when PARKTRONIC
sounds the continuou swarning tone.
X Vehicles with manual transmission:
engage firs tgearorr everse gea rwhent he
vehicle is stationary, depending on the
messag eorrequirement.
Vehicles with automati ctransmission:
shift the transmission to position Dor R
when the vehicle is stationary, depending
on the messag eorrequirement.
Active Parking Assist immediately steers in
the othe rdirection. The Park Assist
Park Assist
active Accelerate and brake active Accelerate and brake
Observe Observe surroundings
surroundings messageappears
in the multifunction display.
i You will achieve the bes
tresults by wait-
ing for the steering procedure to complete before pulling away.
If yo ureverse afte ractivation, the steering
wheel is move dtothe straight-ahead posi-
tion.
X Drive forward sand reverse as prompte dby
the PARKTRONIC warning displays, several
time sifn ecessary.
X Vehicles with manual transmission:
stop as soo nasPARKTRONIC sounds the
continuou swarning tone, if not before. Drivin
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Once you have exited the parking space com-
pletely,t he steering wheel is moved to the
straight-ahead position. You hear atone and
the Park Assist switched off
Park Assist switched off message
appears in the multifunction display. You will
then have to steer and merge into traffic on
your own. PARKTRONIC is still available. You
can take over the steering before the vehicle has exited the parking space completely. This
is useful,f or example when you recognise
that it is already possibletop ull out of the
parking space.
Cancelling Active Parking Assist You can cancel Active Parking Assist at any
time.
X Stop the movement of the multifunction
steering wheel or steer yourself.
Active Parking Assist will be cancelled at
once. The Park Assist cancelled
Park Assist cancelled mes-
sage appears in the multifunction display
and you hear atone.
or X Press the PARKTRONIC button on the
centre console (Y page 237).
PARKTRONIC is switched off and Active
Parking Assist is immediately cancelled.
The Park Assist cancelled
Park Assist cancelled message
appears in the multifunction displaya nd
you hear atone.
Active Parking Assist is cancelled automati-
cally if:
R the transmission is shifted too early
R transmission position Pis selected
R parking using Active Parking Assist is no
longer possible
R you are driving faster than 10 km/h
R aw heel spins and ESP ®
intervenes or fails.
In such cases the ÷warning lamp lights
up in the instrument cluster.
Aw arning tone sounds. The parking symbol
disappears and the multifunction display
shows the Park Assist cancelled Park Assist cancelled mes-
sage. When Active Parking Assist is cancelled, you
must steer and brake againy
ourself.
Vehiclesw ith automatic transmission: if a
system malfunction occurs, the vehicle is
braked to astandstill. To drive on, depress the
accelerator pedal again.
Towing atrailer For vehicles with
atrailer tow hitch, the min-
imum length for parking spaces is slightly
increased.
If you have attached atrailer to your vehicle,
you should not use Active Parking Assist.
Once the electrical connection is established between your vehicle and the trailer, Active
Parking Assist is no longer available.
PARKTRONIC is deactivated for the rear area. Reversing camera
General notes Example: Saloon
Reversing camera :is an optical parking
and manoeuvring aid. It shows the area
behind your vehicle with guidelines in the
Audio 20 or COMAND Online display.
The area behind the vehicle is displayed as a
mirror image, as in the rear-view mirror.
i The text shown in the Audio 20 or
COMAND Online displayd epends on the
language setting. The following are exam-
ples of reversing camera messages in the
COMAND Online display. 244
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Important safety notes
The reversing camera is only an aid. It is no
ta
substitut efor your attention to th eimmediate
surroundings. The responsibilit yfor safe
manoeuvrin gand parking remains wit hyou.
Mak esure that there are no persons, animals
or objects in range while manoeuvrin gand
parking.
Under th efollowin gcircumstances, the
reversing camera will no tfunction ,orwill
function in alimited manner:
R if th eboot lid or tailgat eisopen
R in heav yrain ,sno worf og
R at night or in ver ydark places
R if th ecamera is expose dtoveryb right light
R if th earea is lit by fluorescent bulbs or LED
lighting (the display may flicker)
R if there is asudde nchang eint emperature,
e.g. when driving int oaheated garag ein
winter
R if th ecamera len sisdirtyoro bstructed.
Observ ethe note sonc leaning
(Y page 390)
R if th erear of your vehicl eisdamaged. In this
case, have th ecamera position and setting
checke dataq ualified specialist workshop
The field of vision and other function softhe
reversing camera may be restricted due to
additional accessories on th erear of th evehi-
cle (e.g. licence plat eholder, bicycle rack).
On vehicles wit hheight-adjustable chassis,
leaving th estandard height can result in inac-
curacie sintheguide lines, depending on
technical conditions.
i The reversing camera is protected from
raindrops and dust by mean sofaflap.
When th ereversing camera is activated,
this flap opens.
The flap closes again when:
R you have finishe dthe manoeuvrin gproc-
ess
R you switch off th eengine
R you open th eboot Se
et he note sonc leaning (Y page 390).
Fo rtechn ical reasons, th eflap may remain
open briefly after th ereversing camera has
been deactivated.
Activating/deactivating th ereversing
camera X
To activate: makesure that th ekeyis in
position 2in th eignition lock.
X Mak esure that the ActivationbyR
Activatio nbyR
gear
gear function is selected in Audio 20 or
COMAND Online; see th eDigital Owner's
Manual.
X Engage revers egear.
The reversing camera flap opens. The area
behind th evehicl eiss hown wit hguide lines
in th eAudio 20 or COMAND Onlin edisplay.
The imag efromt hereversing camera is
available throughout th emanoeuvring
process.
X To switch th efun ction mod efor vehi-
cles with traile rtow hitch: usingthe con-
troller ,select symbol :for th e"Reverse
parking "function or symbol ;for "Cou-
plin gupat railer".
The symbol of th eselected function is high-
lighted.
To deactivate: ther eversing camera deacti-
vates if you shif tthe transmission to Por after
driving forwards ashort distance. Driving systems
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Display
sintheAudio 20/COMAND
Online display The reversin
gcamera may sho wadistorted
vie wofo bstacles or sho wthemi ncorrectly or
no tata ll. Obstacles are no tshown by the
reversin gcamera in th efollowing locations:
R ver yclose to th erearb umper
R under th erearb umper
R in th eareai mmediately abov ethe tailgate
handle
! Objects no
tatgroun dlevel may appear to
be further away than they actually are ,e.g.:
R theb umper of aparke dvehicle
R thed rawbar of atrailer
R theb all couplin gofatrailer to whitch
R ther ears ection of an HGV
R as lante dpost
Use th eguidelines only fo rorientation.
Approach objects no further than th ebot-
tom-most guideline. :
Yello wguidelineatad istanceofapprox-
imately 4. 0mfrom the rear of the vehicle
; White guide line without turning the steer-
ing wheel, vehicl ewidth including the
exterior mirrors (static)
= Yellow guide line for the vehicl ewidth
including the exterior mirrors, for current
steering whee langle (dynamic)
? Yellow lane marking the course the tyres
willt ake at the current steering wheel
angle (dynamic) A
Yellow guide line at adistance of approx-
imatel y1.0mf rom the rear of the vehicle
B Vehicle centre axis (locating aid)
C Bumper
D Red guide line at adistance of approx-
imatel y0.30 mfrom the rear of the vehicle
The guide lines are show nwhen the trans-
mission is in position R.
The distance specifications only apply to
objects that are at ground level. :
Front warning display
; Additional PARKTRONIC measurement
operational readiness indicator
= Rearw arning display
Vehicles with PARKTRONIC: when
PARKTRONIC is operational (Y page237),
additiona lmeasurement operational readi-
ness indicator ;appears in the Audi o20or
COMAND Online display.Ift he PARKTRONIC
warning displaysa re active or light up, warn-
ing displays :and =are alsoa ctive or light
up correspondingly in the Audi o20or
COMAND Online display. 246
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"Reverse parking" function
Reversing straight into
aparking space
without turning the steering wheel :
White guide line without turning the steer-
ing wheel, vehicle width including the
exterior mirrors (static)
; Yellowg uide line for the vehicle width
including the exterior mirrors, for current
steering wheel angle (dynamic)
= Yellowg uide line at adistance of approx-
imately 1.0 mfrom the rear of the vehicle
? Red guide line at adistance of approx-
imatel y0.30 mfrom the rear of the vehicle
X Make sure that the reversing camera is
switched on (Y page245).
The lane and the guide lines are shown.
X With the help of white guide line :,check
whethe rthe vehicl ewillf it into the parking
space.
X Using white guide line :asag uide, care-
full yreverse until you reach the end posi-
tion.
Red guide line ?is then at the end of the
parking space. The vehicl eisalmost paral-
lel in the parking space. Reverse perpendicular parking with the
steering wheel at an angle :
Parking space marking
; Yellow guide line for the vehicl ewidth
including the exterior mirrors, for current
steering whee langle (dynamic)
X Drive pastt he parking space and bring the
vehicl etoas tandstill.
X Make sure that the reversing camera is
switched on (Y page245).
The lane and the guide lines are shown.
X Whil ethe vehicl eisatas tandstill, turn the
steering whee linthe direction of the park-
ing space until yellow guide line ;reaches
parking space marking :.
X Keep the steering whee linthat position
and reverse carefully. :
Yellow guide line for the vehicl ewidth
including the exterior mirrors, for current
steering whee langle (dynamic) Driving systems
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