tow MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON 2015 Service Manual

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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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
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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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DISTRONI
CPLUSS teering Assist does not
provide assistance:
R on ver ysharp corners
R when towing atrailer
R al ossoft yrep ressure or adefective tyre
ha sb eend etecte dand displayed
Pa ya ttentio nalsotot he important safety
note sfor DISTRONI CPLUS(Ypage 218).
Th es teering interventions ar ecarried out
with alimit ed steering moment. Th esystem
requires the driver to kee phishands on the
steering whee land to steer himself.
If yo udon ot steer yourself or if yo utake your
hands off the steering whee lfor ap rolonged
period of time, the syste mwillf irst alert you
with avisual warning. Asteering whee lsym-
bo lappears in the multifunctio ndisplay .Ifyou
have still not started to steer and have not
take nholdoft he steering whee lafter five
second satthe latest, awarning tone also
sounds to remind yo utotake contro lofthe
vehicle. Steering Assist and Stop&G oPilot
switch to passive mode. DISTRONI CPLUS
remains active.
Activatin gSteering Assist and Stop&Go
Pilot
X Activate the DISTRONI CPLUSw ithS teer-
ing Assist and Stop&G oPilot functio nusing
the on-board compute r(Ypage 288).
The DTR+:
DTR+: steering steering assistant
assistant On
Onmes-
sage appear sinthe multifunctio ndisplay.
Steering Assist and Stop&G oPilot are
active.
Informatio ninthe multifunction display If Steering Assist and Stop&G
oPilot area cti-
vated bu tnot ready for asteering interven-
tion, steering whee lsym bol :appear sin grey. If the syste
mprovide syou with support
by means of steering interventions, sym-
bol :is shown in green.
Deactivatin gSteering Assist and Stop&Go
Pilot
X Deactivate the DISTRONI CPLUSw ith
Steering Assist and Stop&G oPilot function
using the on-board computer
(Y page 288).
The DTR+: steering assistant Off DTR+: steering assistant Off
message appear sinthe multifunctio ndis-
play .Steering Assist and Stop&G oPilot are
deactivated.
When DISTRONI CPLUSisd eactivated or not
available, Steering Assist and Stop&G oPilot
ar ed eactivated automatically. HOL
Dfunction
General notes Th
eH OLD functio ncan assist the driver in the
following situations:
R when pulling away ,especially on steep
slopes
R when manoeuvring on steep slopes
R when waiting in traffic
Th ev ehicl eisk epts tationar ywithout the
driver having to depress the brake pedal.
Th eb raking effect is cancelle dand the HOLD
functio nisd eactivated when yo udepress the
accelerator peda ltopulla way.
Important safety notes G
WARNING
When leaving the vehicle, it can still rol laway
despite being braked by the HOLD functio nif:
R there is amalfunctio ninthe syste morin
the voltag esupply
R the HOLD functio nisd eactivated by the
accelerator peda lbeing depressed, e.g .by
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R
the electrical syste minthe engine com-
partment, the battery or the fuse saretam-
pered with
R the battery is disconnected
There is ariskofana ccident.
Before leaving the vehicle, always deactivate
the HOLD functio nand secur ethe vehicle
fro mr olling away.
! When DISTRONI
CPLUSort he HOLD
functio nisa ctivated ,the vehicl ebrakes
automaticall yincertain situations.
To avoi ddamag etothe vehicle, deactivate
DISTRONI CPLUSa nd the HOLD functio nin
the following or simila rsituations:
R when towing away
R in ac ar wash
Activatio nconditions Yo
uc an activate the HOLD functio nif:
R the vehicl eisstationary
R the engine is running or if it ha sbeena uto-
maticall yswitched off by the ECO start/
stop function
R the driver's door is close dorifyours eat
belt is fastened
R the parking brake is released
R the selector lever is in position D,Ror Non
vehicles with automatic transmission
R DISTRONI CPLUSisd eactivated
Activatin gthe HOL Dfunction X
Make sure tha tthe activatio nconditions
ar em et.
X Depres sthe brake pedal.
X Quickl ydepress the brake peda lfur ther
unti lthe ë message :appear sinthe
multifunctio ndisplay.
Th eH OLD functio nisa ctivated .You can
release the brake pedal.
i If depressing the brake peda
lthe first
time does not activate the HOLD function,
wait briefl yand the ntry again.
Deactivatin gthe HOL Dfunction Th
eH OLD functio nisd eactivated automati-
cally if:
R yo ua ccelerate. On vehicles with automatic
transmission: onl ywhent he transmission
is in position Dor R.
R yo us hift the transmission to position Pon
vehicles with automatic transmission.
R yo ud epress the brake peda lagain with a
certain amount of pressure until ëdis-
appear sfromt he multifunctio ndisplay.
R yo ua ctivate DISTRONI CPLUS.
When the HOLD functio nisa ctivated ,the
automatic transmission is automaticall yshif-
ted to position Pif:
R the driver's door is open and the driver's
seat belt is unfastened
R the engine is switched off ,unles sitisa uto-
maticall yswitched off by the ECO start/
stop function
R as ystem faul toccurs
R the powe rsuppl yisi nsufficient
On vehicles with amanualtransmission, you
will se eawarning message in the multifunc-
tio nd isplay in such cases:
Brake immediately Brake immediately
X Immediately depress the brake peda lfirmly
unti lthe warning message in the multifunc-
tio nd isplay goes out. This deactivates the
HOLD function. Driving systems
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25 mm
.The leve lchange also occurs when
stationary.
If you drive faster than 170 km/h, the rear
axle leve lisset to amiddle level. Thi sincrea-
ses road safety and reduces airr esistance. If
you then drive slower than 150 km/h, the
leve loft he rear axle is again adjusted to cor-
respond to the selected suspension mode.
Load compensation
The vehicle can compensate differences in
the vehicle leve lbyraising or lowering the
rear axle .Thisist he case ,for example, when
people get out of the vehicle or whe nlug gage
is removed.
Al oadc ompensation occurs if:
R ad oor, the boot lid or the tailgate is opened
R the parked vehicle is unlocked
The engine needs to be running for larger level
changes. 4MATIC (permanent all-whee
ldrive)
If you fai ltoadapt you rdriving style, 4MATIC
can neither reduce the risk of an accident nor override the laws of physics. 4MATIC cannot
take account of road ,weather and traffic con-
ditions. 4MATIC is only an aid. You are
responsibl efor the distance to the vehicle in
front, for vehicle speed, for braking in good
time, and for staying in lane.
If ad rive wheel spins due to insufficient grip:
R whe npulling away,o nly depress the accel-
erato rpedal as far as is necessary.
R accelerate les swhend riving.
! Never tow the vehicle with one axle
raised. Thi smay damage the transfer case.
Damag eofthis sort is not covered by the
Mercedes-Benz implied warranty. All
wheels must remain eithe ronthe ground or
be fully raised. Observe the instructions for towing the vehicle with allw heels in full
contact with the ground.
i In wintry driving conditions, the maximum
effect of 4MATIC can only be achieved if you use winter tyres
(M+S tyres), with snow
chains if necessary.
4MATIC ensures that allf our wheels are per-
manently driven. Together with ESP ®
,it
improves the traction of you rvehicle when-
ever adrive wheel spins due to insufficient
grip. PARKTRONIC
Important safety notes PARKTRONI
Cisanelectronic parking aidw ith
ultrasoni csensors .Itmonitors the area
around you rvehicle using six sensors in the
front bumper and six sensors in the rear
bumper. PARKTRONI Cindicates visually and
audibly the distance between you rvehicle
and an object.
PARKTRONI Cisonly an aid. It is not asubsti-
tute for you rattention to the immediate sur-
roundings. The responsibility for safe
manoeuvring and parking remains with you.
Make sure that there are no persons, animals
or objects in range while manoeuvring and
parking.
! When parking, pay particular attention to
objects above or below the sensors ,such
as flower pots or trailer drawbars.
PARKTRONI Cdoes not detect such objects
whe nthey are in the immediate vicinity of
the vehicle. You coul ddamage the vehicle
or the objects.
The sensors may not detect snow and
objects which absorb ultrasoni csources.
Ultrasonic sources, such as an automatic
car wash, alorry's compressed-air brakes
or ap neumatic drill, coul dcause
PARKTRONI Ctomalfunction.
PARKTRONI Cmay not function correctly on
uneve nterrain. Driving systems
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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
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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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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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