Tire MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN 2017 W213 User Guide

#5p Switches thef ront right-hand read‐
ing lam pon/off
Contro lpanel in theg rabh andle (rear
passenger co mpartment)
#1 p Switches ther eading lam pon/off
Ad justin gthe ambien tlighting
Multimedia sy stem:,Vehicle.÷ Light
Settings.Ambien tLight
Setting thec olor
#Select Color.
#Setting thec olor.
Setting theb rightness forz ones
#Select EntireVehicle ,Front ,Rear orDisplay .
#Setthe brightness value.
Setting thei nterior lighting switch-of fdelay
time
Multimedia sy stem:,Vehicle.÷ Light Settings.Int.
Light Delay Sw. off
#Se tthe switch-of fdela ytime.
Wi ndshield wiper and windshield washer
sy stem
Switching thew indshield wiper sonoroff
#1í Singlew ipe/ î wipes thew ind‐
shield using washer fluid
#1gWi ndshield wipe rsoff
#2 Ä Intermittent wiping, normal
Light and visibility 11
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#Depress theb rake pedal and star tt he vehicle
using thes tart/s topb utton.
% Youc an also switchon thep ower suppl yor
th ei gnition wit hthe start/ stop button.
Information on Hill StartA ssist
Hill StartA ssisth olds thev ehicle when pulling
aw ay on ahill under thef ollowing conditions:
RThe transmission is in position hork.
RThe electric parking brak eisreleased.
&
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
caused bythev ehicle rolling away
Af teras horttime, Hill StartA ssistnol onger
holds thev ehicle and it can rollaw ay.
#Therefore, swiftl ymove your foot from
th eb rake pedal tothea ccelerator
pedal. Ne vera ttem pttolea vethev ehi‐
cle if it is being held byHillStart Assist.
Driving tips
Note sonb reaking-in anew vehicle
To preser vethee ngine during thef irst
1, 000 mile s(1,500 km):
Rdriv eatv arying road speeds and engine
speeds.
Rdriv ethe vehicle in driv eprogram Cor E.
Rdo no tshif td ow nag ear manually in order to
brake.
Ravo idove rstraining thev ehicle, e.g. driving at
full thro ttle.
Rdo no tdepress thea ccelera torp edalp ast
th ep ressur epoint (kickdown).
Rgradually increase thee ngine speed only
af te r1 ,000 miles (1,500k m).
Please also observ ethe following breaking-in
no tes:
RIn cer tain drivinga nd drivings afet ys ystems,
th es ensor sadjus tautomaticall ywhile acer‐
ta in dis tance is being driven af tert he vehicle
has been delivered or af terr epairs. Full sys‐ te
me ffecti venes sisn otachie vedu ntil the
end of this teach-in process.
RBrak elinings, brak edisksa nd tires that are
either ne worhavebeen replaced onl yach‐
ie ve optimum braking ef fect and grip af ter
se veralh undred kilom eter sofd riving. Com‐
pensat efor ther educed braking ef fect by
applying greaterf orce totheb rake pedal.
Driving tips
& WARNING Risk of accident duet o
object sinthe driver's foot we ll
Object sinthe driver's foot we ll ma yimp ede
pedal tr avelorb lockad epressed pedal.
This jeopardizes theo perating and road
saf etyoft hevehicle.
#Stow all object sinthevehicle securely
so that they canno tget intot he driver's
fo ot we ll.
#Alw aysi ns tallth ef loor mats securely
and as prescribed in order toensure
th at ther eisa lway ss ufficient room for
th ep edals.
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&WARNING Risk of an accident despite
Evasiv eSteering Assist
Evasiv eSteering Assis tcannot alwaysc learly
identify objects and comple xtraffic situa‐
tions.
In addition,t hesteering suppor tofEvasive
St eering Assis tisgenerallyn otsuff icien tto
avo idac ollision.
In suc hcases Evasiv eSteering Assis tcan:
Rgiv eanu nnecessar ywarning or pr ovide
assis tance
Rno tg 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.
#Be ready tobrak eand take evasive
action if necessar 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 ystemb order sofE vasive
St eering Assist.
Sy stem borders
Ac tiveB rake Assi stma ybei mpaire dorm aynot
function in thef ollowing situations:
RIn sno w,rain, fog, heavy spr ay,ift hereis
gl are, in direct sunlight or in greatly varying
ambientl ight.
RIfth es ensor saredirty ,fogged up, damaged
or co vered.
RIfth es ensor smalfunction due to otherradar
source inter fere nce, fore xamp lestro ngradar
re flections in parking garage s.
RIfal oss of tir epressur eorad efectivetire
has been de tected and displ ayed.
The sy stem ma ynotreact cor rectly:
RIn complex traffics tations wher eobjects
canno talway sbec learly identified.
RTopedestrians or vehicles if they mo ve
qu ickl yintot he sensor de tection range.
RTo pedestrians who ar ehidden by other
objects.
RIf th et ypical outline of apedestrian cannot
be distinguished from theb ackg round.
RIfap edestrian isno trecognized as such, e.g.
due tospecial clo thing or other objects.
RIn ne wvehicles or af teras ervice has been
car ried out on ActiveB rake Assi st.
ROn bends wit hatightradius.
Setting Activ eB rake Assi st
Multimedia sy stem:,Vehicle.k Assistance.Active
BrakeA ssist
Ve hicles without DrivingA ssistancePack‐
age: The settings can be made af ters tartin gt he
ve hicle.
Ve hicles with Drivin gAssistanc ePacka ge:
The settings can be made whe nthe ignition is
switched on.
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or
#Pressthel eve rbeyo ndthep ressur epoint:
st ored speed is increased =orreduced ?
by 10 mph(10 km/h).
or
#Press and hold le verb eyo ndthep ressure
point :store ds peed is increased =or
re duced ?in10 mph(10 km/h) incre‐
ments.
If cruise control has beend eactivated,thec ur‐
re nt driven speed is adop tedw ith= or?.
% Ifyo ub rake ,d eactivat eESP orifES Pinter‐
ve nes, cruise control is deacti vated.
% When yous wit ch offt he vehicle, thel ast
speed stored is cleared.
Setting thes peed limit forw inte rt ires
Multimedia sy stem:
,Vehicle.î Vehicle
Settings.Winter Tires Limit
#Select thes peed or deactivat ethe function.
Distance Pilo tDISTRONIC
Function of Distance Pilo tDISTRONIC
Dis tance Pilo tDISTRONIC:
RMaintains thes etspeed and accelerates or
decelerates thev ehicle if thed ista nce from
th ev ehicle in front permits.
RAssists youinm aintainin gthe dis tance from
th ev ehicle in front and can bring your vehi‐
cle toas tandstil lifnecessar y.
RBrakesyour vehicle wit hupto50%oft he
maximum possible braking po wer.If greater
decelera tionp erform ance is requ ired, avis‐
ual and acoustic warning is given and you
mus tthen inter vene yourself.
RVe hicles with DrivingA ssistancePack‐
age, Parking Pilo tand COMAND: When
driving in stop-s tart traf fic, thed rive riss up‐
por tedbyane xtended, au tomatic restar tin
traf ficj ams.
RVe hicles with DrivingA ssistancePack‐
age: Responds in urban speed ranges tosta‐
tionar yvehicles (e xcep tb icycles, mo torcy‐ cle
sand pede strians )ifc onditionsa resuf fi‐
cient toenable de tection.
If yo uf ail toadap tyour driving style, Dis tance
Pilo tDISTRONIC can nei ther reduce ther isk of
an accident nor override thel aw sofp hysics.
Dis tance Pilo tDISTRONIC canno ttak ei nto
account road, weather or traf ficc onditions .Dis‐
ta nce Pilo tDISTRONIC is only an aid. Youa re
re sponsible fort he dis tance tothev ehicle in
front, forv ehicle speed,
forb raki
ng in good time
and fors taying in your lane.
If all act ivatio ncondi tionsa remet, youc an acti‐
va te Dis tan ce Pil otDISTRONI Cdurin gaj ourn ey
or while stationar y.When Dis tance Pilot
DISTRONIC is acti vated, as peed is stored which
th ed rive rc an increase or reduce at an ytime.
The speed can be adjus tedb etwe en 15 mp h
(20 km/h) and 120m ph (200 km/h).
Ve hicles with theD riving Assistance Pack‐
age: The speedc an be adjusted between
15 mp h(20 km/h) and 130m ph (2 10km/h).
Ve hicles with DrivingA ssistancePacka ge,
Park ing Pilo tand COMAND: Ifth ev ehicle is
st opped on ahighw ayorah igh-speed major
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yourself and toavo id obs tacle sw henb acking
up.
Th er ear vie wcamer aiso nlyan aid. It is no ta
substitut efor your attentio ntothe immediate
sur roundings. The responsibility fors afem aneu‐
ve ring and pa rking remains wit hyou. Mak esure
th at ther ea reno persons, animals or objects in
ra ng ew hile maneu vering and pa rking.
Yo uc an select from thef ollowing vie ws:
RNo rmal view
RWide-angle view
RTrailer view
The area behindt hevehicle is displa yedasa
mir rorimage, as in thei nside mir ror.
Sy stem limitations
The rear vie wcamer awill no tfunction or will
only pa rtially function in thef ollowing situations:
RIfth et runk lid or tailgat eiso pen.
RIfth er eish eavyrain, sno worfog.
RIfth ea mbient light is poor ,e.g. at night.
RIfth ec amer alens is obstructed, dirty or fog‐
ge du p. Obser vethen otes on cleaning the
re ar vie wcamer a(
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RIfth er ear of your vehicle is damaged. In this
case, ha vethec amer aposition and setting
ch eckedataq ualified specialis tworks hop.
The field of vision and other functions of ther ear
vie wc amer amaybe restricted duetoa dditional
accessori es onther ear of thev ehicle (e.g.
license plat ebrack et or bicycle rack ).
Ve hicles without Parking Pilot
The following camer aviews area
vailable in the
mu

ltimedia sy stem:
Normal view
1Ye llo wg uide line at adista nce of appr ox‐
imatel y13ft( 4.0 m) from ther ear area
2Whit eguide line without turnin gthe steering
wheel, vehicle widt hincluding thee xterior
mir rors (sta tic)
3Ye llo wg uide line fort he vehicle widt hinclud‐
ing thee xterio rmirro rs,for cur rent steering
wheel angle (dynamic)
4Ye llo wl ane markin gofthe tires at cur rent
st eering wheel angle (dynamic)
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5Yello wg uide line at adista nce of appr ox‐
imatel y3.3ft(1.0 m) from ther ear area
6Vehicle center axle (mar kera ssi stance)
7Bumper
8Re dg uide line at adista nce of appr oximately
12 in (0. 3m)f romt herear area
Wi de-angle view
Trailer view
1Ye llo wg uide line, locating aid
2Redg uide line at adista nce of appr oximately
12 in (0.3m)tot he ball head of thet railer
hitch
3Ball head of thet railer hitch
Ve hicles with Parking Pilot
The following camera vie wsarea vailable in the
multimedia sy stem:
Normal view
1Ye llo wl ane markin gofthe tires at cur rent
st eering wheel angle (dynamic)
2Ye llo wg uide line, vehicle widt hincluding
outside mir rors (dynamic)
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1Wide-angle vie w,front
2Topv ieww ithi mag efromt he front camera
3Topv ieww ithi mages from thes ide cameras
in theo utside mir rors
4Wi de-angle vie w,rear
5To pv ieww ithi mag efromt herear vie wcam‐
era
6To pv ieww itht railer view To
pv iew
1Lane indicating ther out ethe vehicle will
ta ke wit hthe steering wheel in its cur rent
position
2PA RKTRONI Cyello ww arning display: obs ta‐
cle sareas ufficien tdista nce away (3.3 ft
(1.0 m) or less)
3Yo ur vehicle from abo ve
If th ed ista nce totheo bjec tlessens, thec olor of
th ew arning displa ychanges 2.Fromad is‐
ta nce of 1.0ft( 0.3 m) thew arning displa yis
shown in red. %
IfPA RKTRONI Cisdeactivated, thew arning
displa yfades out.
Guid elines
1Yello wl ane markin gofthe tires at cur rent
st eering wheel angle (dynamic)
2Ye llo wg uide line, vehicle widt hincluding
outside mir rors (dynamic)
3Re dg uide line at adista nce of appr oximately
12 in (0. 3m)f romt herear area
4Mar katad istance of appr ox.3 .3ft(1.0 m)
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take ab reak wher enecessar y.Ifyo udon ottake
ab reak and ATTENTION ASSIS Tcontinues to
de tect increasing lapse sinconcentration, you
will be warned again af teram inimu mof
15 minutes.
Youc an ha vethef ollowing status information for
AT TENTION ASSIS Tdispla yedint he assis tance
menu of theo n-boar dcomputer:
RThe lengt hofthe journe ysince thel ast
break.
RThe attention le veld etermined byATTENTION
ASSIS T. if
AT TENTION ASSIS Tisunable tocalculat ethe
attention le vela nd canno tissue awarning ,the
System Suspen dedmessage appears.
If aw arning is given in theI nstrument Displa y,
th em ultimedia sy stem of fers to sear chforar est
area. Youc an select aresta reaa nd star tn aviga‐
tio ntot hisrest area. This function can be activa‐
te da nd deactivated in them ultimedia sy stem.
If AT TENTION ASSIS Tisdeactivated, theé
symbol appear sinthe assis tance graphicint he
Instrument Displa ywhen thee ngine is running.
AT TENTION ASSIS Tisactivated automatically
when thee ngine is re-sta rted. The las tselected
sensitivity le velremain sstore d.
Sy stem limitations
AT TENTION ASSIS Tisactiveint he37 mph
(60 km/h) to124m ph (200 km/h) speed range.
The functionality of ATTENTION ASSIS Tis
re stricted, and warnings ma ybedelayedorn ot
occur at all in thef ollowing situations:RIfyo uh ave been driving forl ess than 30
minutes.
RIf th er oad condition is poor (une venr oad
sur face or po tholes).
RIfth er eisas tron gs idew ind.
RIf yo ua dop tas porty drivin gstyle (hig hcor‐
nering speeds or high ratesofa cceleration).
RIfth eS teering Pilo tfunction of DISTRONIC is
active.
RIf th et ime has been se tincor rectl y.
RIn activ edriving situations, if youc hange
lanes and vary your speedf requ entl y.
The ATTENTION ASSIS Ttiredness or alertness
assessment is dele teda nd restar tedw hen con‐
tinuing thej ourne yinthefollowing situations:
RIf yo us witch offt he engine.
RIfyo uu nfas teny our seat belt and open the
driver's door (e.g. chang edrive rs or take a
break).
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System limitations
Either acourse-cor recting brak eappli cation
appropria teto thed riving situation ,ornonea t
all, ma yoccur in thef ollowing situations:
RTher earevehicles or obs tacles, e.g. crash
barr iers, on bo thsides of your vehicle.
RAv ehicle approaches tooc losel yont he side.
RYouh avea dop tedas porty driving stylew ith
high cornering speeds.
RYo uc lear ly brak eora ccelera te.
RAd riving safe ty system inter venes, such as
ESP®or ActiveB rake Assi st.
RESP®is deacti vated.
RTire pressur eloss or adefectiv etireh as
been de tected.
RWhe ndriving wi thatrailer ,the electrical con‐
nection tothet railer hitc hhas been cor rectly
es tablished. Ac
tivating/deactivatin gBlind Spo tAssis tor
Ac tiv eB lind Spo tAssis t
Multimedia sy stem:
,Vehicle.k Assistance.Blind
Spot Assist
#Ac tivate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
Ac tiv eL aneK eeping Assist
Function of Activ eL aneK eeping Assist
ActiveL aneK eeping Assis tmonitor sthe area in
front of your vehicle bymeans of multifunction
camera 1.Itserve stop rotect youa gains tunin‐
te ntional lyleavingy our lane. Youw ill be warned
by means of avibration in thes teering wheel
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RYouh avea dop tedas porty driving stylew ith
high cornering speeds or high ratesofa ccel‐
eration.
RESP®is deactivated.
RWhen driving wit hatrailer, thee lectrical con‐
nection tothet railer has been cor rectly
es tablished.
RIfal oss of tir epressur eorad efectivetire
has been de tected and displ ayed.
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
in thef ollowing situations:
RTher eisp oor visibility, e.g. duetoinsuf ficient
illumination of ther oad, highly variable shade
conditions, or due torain, sno w,fogorh eavy
spr ay.
RTher eisg lare, e.g. from thes un, reflections
or oncoming tra ffic.
RTher eisd irtont he windshield in thev icinity
of them ultifunction camer aorthe camer ais
fo gged up, damaged or obscured.
RNo or se veral, unclear lane markings are
presentf or one lane, e.g. in aconstruction
area.
RThe lane markings ar eworn, dar korcovered.
RThe dis tance tothev ehicle in front is too
small and thel ane markings thus canno tbe
de tected.
RThe lane markings chang equickl y,e.g. lanes
branc hoff,c ross one ano ther or mer ge.
RThe road is very nar rowa nd winding.
Ve hicles with Drivin gAssistanc ePacka ge or
Driving Assistance Plus Package: ActiveL ane
Ke eping Assis tuses radar sensor stomonitor
se verala reas around thev ehicle. If ther adar
senso rs
inther ear bumper ar edirt
y or covered
wit hs now, thes ystemm aybe impaired or may
no tfunction .Ifano bstacle in thel ane in which
yo ua redrivin ghas been de tected, no lane-cor‐
re cting brak eappli cation occurs .
Ac tivatin gActive Lan eKeeping Assist
&
WARNING Risk of accident despite
wa rning from ActiveL aneK eeping Assist
Al ane-cor recting brak eappli cation cannot
al wa ys bring thev ehicle bac kintot he origi‐
nal lane.
#Alw ayss teer,b rake or accelera teyour‐
self,e speciall yifActiveLaneK eeping
Assis twarns youorm akesalane-cor‐
re cting brak eappli cation.
&
WARNING Risk of accident despite inter‐
ve ntio nofA ctiveLaneK eeping Assist
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assis tdoes no tdetect
traf ficc onditions or road users. In very rare
cases, thes ystem ma ymakeani nappropri‐
at eb rake application, e.g. af teri ntentional ly
driving overas olidl ane marking.
The brak eapplication can be inter rupte dat
an yt ime if yous teer slightl yinthe opposite
direction.
#Alw aysm akes uret hat ther eiss uffi‐
cient dist ancetot he side foro ther traf‐
fi coro bstacles.
&
WARNING Risk of accident despite Lane
Ke eping Assist
Lane Keeping Assis tcannot alwaysc learly
de tect lane markings.
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