tic tac MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN 2017 W213 Owner's Guide

Vehicles with Parking Pilo tand 360° Cam‐
era:
Sy stem limitations
PA RKTRONI Cdoes no ttak ei ntoa ccount thef ol‐
lowing obs tacles:
RObs tacle sb elow th edetection range, e.g.
pe rsons, animals or objects.
RObs tacle sabove thed etection range, e.g.
ove rhanging loads, overhang sorl oading
ra mp soft ruck s.
The sensor smustbef reeofd irt, ice and slush.
Otherwise, they ma ynotfunction cor rectl y.
Clean thes ensor sregular ly,t aking ca renotto
scratc hordamagethem.
Ve hicles with traile rhitch: PARKTRONI Cis
deacti vatedf or ther ear zone when youe stablish
an elect rical connection between your vehicle
and atrailer.
Deactivating/activating PARKTRONIC
* NO
TERisk of an accident from objects
at close range
PA RKTRONI Cmaynotd etect cer tain objects
at close range.
#Whe nparkin gthe vehicle, pa yparticular
attention toanyo bject swhicha re
abo veor belo wthe sensors, e.g. flowe r‐
pots or dr awbars. The vehicle or other
objectsc ouldotherwise be damaged.
Mak esuret hat ther ea reno persons, animals or
objects in rang ew hile maneu vering and pa rking.
If indicator lamp 1is no tlit, PA RKTRONI Cis
active.
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#Press button2.
% Dependin gonthevehicle's equipment, the
button ma yalso be located in thec enter
console.
% PARKTRONI Cisa utomatical lyactivated
when thev ehicle is star ted. Ad
justin gthe PARKTRONICw arningtones
Multimedia sy stem:
,Vehicle.k Assistance.Cam. &
Parkin gPilot.Set Warning Tones
Ad justin gthe volumeoft hewarning tones
#Select Warning Tone Volume.
#Adjus tthe value.
Specifying thes tarting point fort he warning
to nes
Yo uc an specify whe ther theP ARKTRONIC warn‐
ing tones shoul dcommence when thev ehicle is
fur ther aw ay from an obs tacle.
#Select Warn Early.
#Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gaudiof adeout
Yo uc an specify whe ther thev olume of amedia
source in them ultimedia sy stem is tobe
re duced when PARKTRONI Cgives an audible
wa rning.
#Select Audio Fadeout Durin gWarning Tones.
#Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
Re versing camera
Fu nction of ther ear vi ewcamera
When youe ngager eve rseg ear ,the imag efrom
re ar vie wcamera 1is shown in them ultimedia
sy stem. Dynamic guide lines sho wthe pat hthe
ve hicle will take wit hthe steering wheel in its
cur rent position. Thi shelps youtoo rientate
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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(
→page287).
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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#Press button1.
The Parking Pilo tviewa ppear sonthe display
of them ultimedia sy stem.
#If th ev ehicle has been par kedatr ight angles
to thed irection of tra vel: in area 2,select
direction of tra vel3.
#Confir mtos tart thee xiting process.
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetov ehi‐
cle swinging out while parking or pulling
out of aparking space
While parking or pulling out of aparking
space, thev ehicle swings out and can drive
ont oareas of theo ncoming lane.
This could cause youtoc ollidewitho bjects
or other road users.
#Pa ya ttention toobject sand other road
users.
#Wher enecessar y,stop thev ehicle or
cancel thep arking procedur ewithP ark‐
ing Pilot.
#If, fore xamp le,them essage Engage
Forward Gear appearsinthe displa yofthe
multimedia sy stem: select thec orresponding
transmission position.
The vehicle automatically mo veso ut of the
parkin gspace.
As soon as theParkin gPilot Finished, Take Con-
trol of the Vehicle messageappear sinthe dis‐
pla yoft he multimedia sy stem, youm usta cceler‐
ate, brake, steer and chang egear syourself
again.
Driv eAwayA ssist
Driv eAwayA ssistcan pr event collisions when
pulling away.Ifano bstacle is de tected in the
direction of tr avel, thev ehicle's speed is brief ly
re duced to1m ph (2 km/h).
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Arisk of acollision ma yarise in thef ollowing sit‐
uations, fore xamp le:
RIfth ed rive rm ixes up thea ccelera tora nd
brak epedals.
RIfth ew rong gear is selecte d.
The Driv eAwayA ssistfunction is activ eunder
th ef ollowing conditions:
RIfPA RKTRONI Cisa ctivated.
REver ytimet he gear is changed toRor D
when thev ehicle is at astandstill.
RIfth eo bstacle is less than 3. 3ft(1.0m )
aw ay.
RIfth em aneuvering assis tance functio nis
acti vatedint he multimedia sy stem.
Driv eAwayA ssistis una vailable on inclines and
when drivingw ithat railer.
Cross Traf ficA lert
Ve hicles with Blind Spo tAssis t:Driver scan
also be warned of an ycrossing tra ffic when
backin gupout ofaparkin gspace. If acritical
situation is de tected, awarning symbol appears
on thec amer aimag eoft he multimedia sy stem. If
th ed rive rd oes no trespond tothew arning,
th ev ehicle's brakes can be applied automati‐
call y.To do this, thef unction uses ther adar sen‐
sor sint he bumper .The area adjacen ttothe
ve hicle is continually monitored.
If th er adar sensors areo bstructed byvehicles
or other objects, de tection is no tpossible.
The Cross Traf ficA lertfunction is acti veunder
th ef ollowing conditions:
RIf Blind Spo tAssis tisa ctivated.
RIfth ev ehicle is backing up at walkin gpace.
RIfth em aneuvering assis tance functio nis
acti vatedint he multimedia sy stem.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gmaneuverin gassis‐
tance
Multimedia sy stem:
,Vehicle.k Assistance.Parking
Pilot.Maneuverin gAssist.
#Switc hthe function on Oor off ª.
ATTENTION ASSIST
Fu nction of ATTENTION ASSIST
AT TENTION ASSIS Tassists youo nlong, mon oto‐
nous journe ys,e .g. on highw aysa nd trunk roads.
If AT TENTION ASSIS Tdetects ind icator soff ati‐
gue or increasing lapse sinconcentration on the
par toft he driver ,itsuggests taking abreak .
AT TENTION ASSIS Tisonlyana id. It cann ot
alw aysd etect fatigue or lapses in concentration
unti ltoo late. The sy stem is no tasubstitut efor a
we ll-res teda nd attentiv edrive r.On long jour‐
ne ys,tak er egular break singood time that allow
fo ra dequ ater ecuperation.
Yo uc an choose between tw osettings.
RSt andard: normal sy stem sensitivity
RSensitive: higher system sensitivity .The
driver is warned earlier and thea ttention
le ve ld etected byATTENTION ASSIS Tisadap‐
te da ccordingly.
If dr owsines sori ncreasingl apses in concentra‐
tio na redetected, theATTENTION ASSIST: Take
aB reak! warning appear sinthe Instrument Dis‐
pla y.Yo uc an ackn owledg ethe messag eand
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#Activat eord eacti vate thef unction.
Displa ysinthei nstrument clus ter
De tected traf fics igns ar edispl ay ed in thei nstru‐
ment clus ter.
#Select Instr. Cluster Display .
#Activat eord eacti vate thef unction.
Ac tivatin gordeactivatin gthe warning when
as peed limit is exceeded
The pointatw hichaw arning is given onc ea
speed is exceeded (warning thre shold) can be
se ta ccording toindividual preferences.
#Select Speed Limit Warning.
#SelectVisual&Audible ,Visual orNone.
Setting aspeed
#Select Warning Threshold.
#Setthe desired speed.
% Ifth eS peed Limit Pilo thas been activated,
th ed etected traf fics ignisa utomatical lydis‐
pla yedint he instrument clus ter.
Blind Spo tAssis tand Activ eB lind Spot
Assi st
Function of Blind Spo tAssis tand Active
Blind Spo tAssis t
Blind Spo tAssist uses tw olateral, rear-facing
ra dar sensor stomonitor thea reaupto1 30ft
(40 m) behind your vehicle and 10ft(3 m)
directly next to yourvehicle.
If av ehicle is de tected at speeds ab ovea ppr ox‐
imatel y5mph (8 km/h) and this vehicle subse‐
qu ent lyenter sthe monitoring rang ed irec tly next
to yo urvehicle, thew arning lam pinthe outside
mir rorlights up red.
If av ehicle is de tected clos etoyourvehicle in
th el ateral monitoring rang ea nd yous wit ch on
th et urns ignal indicator in thec orresponding
direction, an acoustic warning signal sounds
once. The redw arning lam pinthe outside mir ror
fl ashes.Ift he turnsignal indicator remains on,
all other de tected vehicles ar eindicated onl yby
th ef lashingoft heredw arning lamp.
If yo uo vertak eav ehicle quickl y,no warning is
given.
& WARNING Risk of accident despite Blind
Spo tAssist
Blind Spo tAssist does no treact tovehicles
approaching and overtakin gyou at agreatly
di fferent speed.
As aresult, Blind Spo tAssis tcanno twarn
driver sinthis situa tion.
#Alw aysp aycareful attention tothet raf‐
fi cs ituation and maintai nasafed is‐
ta nce at thes ide of thev ehicle.
Blind Spo tAssis tand ActiveB lind Spo tAssist
ar eo nly aids. The ymayfailto detect some vehi‐
cles and ar enosubstitut efor attentiv edriving.
Alw ayse nsur ethat ther eiss ufficient dist anceto
th es ide foro ther road user sand obs tacles.
Sy stem limitations
The de tection capability of Blind Spo tAssist can
be restricted in thef ollowing situations:
RIfth es ensor saredirty or obscured.
RWhen ther eisp oor visibility ,e.g. due tofog,
heavy rain, sno worspray .
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In suchcases, Lane Keeping Assis tcan:
Rgiv eanu nnecessar ywarning
Rnotg iveaw arning
#Alwaysp ayparticular attention tothe
traf fics ituation and keep within the
lane, especiall yifActiveLaneK eeping
Assis talerts you.
Prerequisi te
The driving speed is at leas t40m ph (60 km/h).
#Press button ;.
If indicator lamp :lights up, Lane Keeping
Assis tisactivated. When lane marking sare
de tected, thel ines in thea ssis tance graphic
ar es hown in white.
Sensitivity of Activ eL aneK eeping Assist
Wi th th estandar dora daptiv esetting ,you can
influence when thew arning vibration of Lane
Ke eping Assis ttakes place. In bo
th thestandar dand adaptiv esettings, no
wa rning vibration occur sinthefollowing situa‐
tions:
RYo uh ave switched on thet urns ignal indica‐
to r.
RAd riving safe ty system inter venes, such as
ABS, BASorE SP®.
In thea daptiv esetting, ther ew ill also be no
wa rning vibration in thef ollowing situations:
RThe vehicle is accelerated or braked consid‐
erably.
RYo us teer actively ,e.g. swer vetoavo id an
obs tacle or chang elane quickl y.
RYouc utthec orner on ashar pbend.
Setting thes ensitivityofA ctive Lan eKeep‐
ing Assist
Multimedia sy stem:
,Vehicle.k Assistance.Act.
Lane Keep. Assist
Selection options
#Select Adaptive orStandard.
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Setting summer time
TheAutomatic Daylight Saving Time andDay-
light Saving Time options cannotbeselected in
all countries.
Multimedia sy stem:
,System.Time and Date
Au tomatic
#Ac tivate Oor deacti vate ª Automatic Day-
light Saving Time.
Manual
#Select Daylight Saving Time.
#SelectOnorOff.
Settin gthe time and dat eformat
Multimedia sy stem:
,System.Time and Date.Set Format
#Se tthe dat eand time form at#.
Setting thet imem anually
Re quirement:
The Automatic Time Settings function is deacti‐
va tedorisn otsuppor tedinat ime zone. Multimedia sy
stem:
,System.Time and Date.Set Time
#Se tthe hours.
#Na vigat etot heright tosetthe minutes.
#Se tthe minutes.
#Confir mchanges when exitin gthe menu.
The dat eissetautomaticall yvia GPS.
Blue tooth®
Blue tooth®settings
Blue tooth®tech nology is astandar dfor short-
ra ng ew ireles sdatat ransfer up toappr oximately
32.8ft( 10m). Youc an use Blue tooth
®tocon‐
nect your mobile phonetot he multimedia sys‐
te ma nd use thef ollowing functions, fore xam‐
ple:
Rhands-free sy stem wit haccess tothef ollow‐
ing options:
-contacts (→pag e240)
-call lists (→pag e242)
-text message s(→page242)
RInterne tconnection (→page 249)
Rlistening tomusi cvia Blue tooth®audio
(→pag e265)
Rtransfer ring business cards (vCards) int othe
ve hicle
Blue tooth
®isar egis tere dt rademar kofBlue‐
toot hSpecial Interes tGroup (SIG) Inc.
% Interne tconnection via Blue tooth
®is not
av ailable in all countries.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gBluetooth
®
Multimedia sy stem:,System.ö Connectivity
#Activate Oor deacti vate ª Bluetoo th.
Wi -Fi
Wi-Fic on nectio noverview
Yo uc an use Wi-Fi toestablish aconnection with
aW i-Finetwo rkand toaccess theI nterne tor
an yo ther networ kdevice.
The following connection option sareavailable:
RWi -Fi connection
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4¢(telephoner eady) orw(call active)
5Contacts (→page240)
6Call li st(→page 242)
7Text message inbox(→page242)
8Toconnect thed evice (→pag e237)
9Options
The Blue tooth
®inter face is available toyouf or
te lephon y.In theo perating mode them obile
phone is directly connected tothem ultimedia
sy stem.
Symbols 1to4 aren otshown until af tera
mobil ephone has been connected tothem ulti‐
media sy stem. The symbols depend on your
mob ilephonea ndyour mob ilephonen etwo rk
pr ov ider.
If th em obile phone connected supports the
MAP Blue tooth
®profile (Message Access
Pro file), thei menu item is available. Note
sont elephony
&
WARNING Risk of dist raction from oper‐
ating integrated communication equip‐
ment while thev ehicle is in motion
If yo uo perat ecommun icationequipment
integrated in thev ehicle when driving, you
will be distracted from thet raffic situation.
This could also cause youtol ose control of
th ev ehicle.
#Onl yoperat ethis equipment when the
traf fics ituation permits.
#Ifyo uc anno tbes ureoft his,stop the
ve hicle whils tpaying attention toroad
and traf ficc onditions and ope rate the
equipment wit hthe vehicle stationar y.
&
WARNING Risk of dist raction from oper‐
ating mobil ecommunication equipment
while thev ehicle is in motion
If yo uo perat emobile communicatio nequip‐
men twhen dr iving,youw ill be distracted
from thet raffic situation. This could also
cause youtol ose control of thev ehicle.
Onl yoperat ethis equipment when thev ehi‐
cle is stationar y.
Youm usto bserv ethe legal requirements fort he
countr yinwhich youa recur rentl yd riving when
operating mobil ecommunication equipment in
th ev ehicle.
Te lephon yispossible via:
RThe Blue tooth®inter face
Blue tooth
®profil eoverview
Blue tooth®profile
of the mobile phone Fu
nction
PBAP (Phone Book
Access Profile) Contact
sareauto‐
matically displa yedi n
th em ultimedia sys‐
te m
MAP (Message
Access Profile) Messag
efunctions
can be used
When connecting, them ultimedia sy stem alw ays
sear ches fort he las tconnected mobile phone.
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Multimedia system:,Phone.á Connec tDevic e-
Mobile phone
This function ensures optimal languag equality.
#Highlight them obile phone in thed evice list.
#Select ¥.
#SelectReception Volume orTransmission
Volume .
#Setthe volume.
Ad ditional information on ther ecommended
re ception and transmission volume: http://
www.me rcedes-benz.com/connect
Ad justin gthe call and ringtone volume
Multimedia sy stem:
,System.Audio
#Select Call Volume orTelephone ringtone
volume .
#Setthe volume.
Calls
Using thet elephone
Multimedia sy stem:
,Phone.ª Contacts
Making acall
#Enteran umber.
#Select Dial Number.
The call is made.
Ac ceptin gacall
#Select Accept .
Re jectin gacall
#Select Reject.
Endin gacall
#Select =.
Ac tivatin gfunctions durin gacall
#Tosho wall functions, navigat edown.
The following function sareavailable during a
call:
REndingac all
RMaking ano ther call
RShowing thek eyboar d
RSwitchin gthe microphone on/off
RSwitching on privat emode (an activ ecall in
hands-free mode is transfer redo vertot he
te lephone)
Conducting calls wit hseveral participants
Requ irement:
RThereisana ctivecall (→pag e239).
RAnother call is being made.
Switching between calls
#Select call #.
The selected call is active. The other call is
on hold.
Ac tivatin gorendingac allonh old
#Select Continu eCallor End Call.
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