ABS MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN 2017 W213 Owner's Manual
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1Speedom eter →
194
2 ÷ ESP
®
3
#! Turn signal light →
111
4 Ð Steering assis tance malfunction
5 Multifunctio ndispl ay →
197
6 ! ABS malfunction
7 ; Engine diagnosis
8 Tach ome ter →
194
9 % Diesel engine :pregl ow
A Electric pa rking brak eapplied (red)
F USAo nly
! Canada only
B Brakes (red)
$ USAo nly
J Canada only
C # Electrical fault
D
· Distance warning
E ? Coolant tooh ot/cold
F Coolant temp eratur edisplay →
194
G J Brakes (yell ow)
H ! Electric pa rking brak e(yellow)
I 6 Restra int sy stem →
31
J ü Seatb elti sn otfastened
K T Parking lights →
110
L Fuel le veld isplay
8 Fuelreser vewit hfuel filler cap location
indicator
M K High beam →
111
N L Lowb eam →
110
O R Rear fogl ight →
111
P h Tire pressur emonitoring sy stem
Q å ESP
®OFF
Atag lanc e–W arning and indicator lamps 9
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1Speedom eter →
194
2 Foglight
3 ü Seat belt is no tfas tened
4 #! Turn signal light →
111
5 Multifunction display →
197
6 Tach ome ter →
194
7 å ESP
®OFF
÷ ESP
®
8
K Highbeam →
111
L Lowb eam →
110
T Parking lights →
110
9 ? Coolantt oo hot/cold
A Coolant temp eratur edisplay →
194
B · Distance warning
C Ð Steering assis tance malfunction
D # Electrica lfault
E
Brakes (red)
$ USAo nly
J Canad aonly
F Fuel le veld isplay
G 8 Fuelreser vewit hfuel filler cap location
indicator
H R Rear fogl ight →
111
I 6 Restra int sy stem →
31
J % Diesel engine :pregl ow
K ; Engine diagnosis
L J Brakes (yellow)
M Electric pa rking brak eapplied (red)
F USAo nly
! Canada only
N h Tire pressur emonitoring sy stem
O ! ABS malfunction
P ! Electricp arkin gb rake (yellow)
Atag lanc e–W arning and indicator lamps 11
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#If necessary,mo vehead restra int 1
upwards (→pag e87).
#Fold up co ver2 ofTopT ether anchorage
3.
#Ins tallth eL ATCH -type (ISOFIX )child restra int
sy stem wit hTop Tether.A lway sc omply with
th ec hild restra int sy stem manufacturer's
ins tallation instructions when doing so.
#Ro uteT op Tether belt 5under head
re stra int 1 between thet wo head restra int
bars.
#Hook TopT ether hook 4ofTopT ether belt
5 without twisting int oTop Tether anchor‐
age 3.
#Tension TopT ether belt 5.Alway sc omply
wit hthe child restra int sy stem manufactur‐
er's ins tallation instructions when doing so.
#Fo ld down co ver2 ofTopT ether anchorage
3.
#If necessar y,mo vehead restra int 1 down‐
wa rds(→pag e87). Mak esuret hat youd o
notinter fere wit hthe cor rect routin gofT op
Te ther belt 5.
Childrestra int sy stems on thef ront
passenger seat
Note sonc hildrestra int sy stems on thef ront
passenger seat
Ac cident statistic sshowt hat children secured in
th er ear seats ar esafer than children secured in
front seats .For this reason,M ercedes-Benz
stro ngly advises that youi nstallac hild restra int
sy stem on arear seat.
If it is absolutel ynecessar ytoinstallac hild
re stra int sy stem on thef ront passenger seat,
alw ayso bser vethei nformation on thea utomatic
front passenger air bag shutof f(
→page39).
By doing this, youc an avo idrisk sc aused by:
RAc hild restra int sy stem that is no tdetected
by thea utomatic front passenger air bag
shutoff.
RThe unintentionally deactivated front
passenger air bag.
Occupant saf ety 51
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Thestar terb atter ymustbec hargedint hefol‐
lowing situations:
Rth ev ehicle's period out of use mus tbe
ex tended.
Rth eBattery Charge Insufficient for Standby
Mode messag eappear sinthe multimedia
sy stem displa y.
% Standb ymode is automaticall ydeactivated
when thei gnition is switched on.
Ac tivatin gordeactivatin gstandb ymode
Multimedi asystem:
,Vehicle.î Vehicle
Settings.Standby Mode
#Ac tivate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
When youa ctivat et he function,ap romp t
appears.
#Select Yes.
St andb ymode is activated.
Driving and driving saf etys ystems
Driving sy stems and your responsibility
Yo ur vehicle is equipped wit hdriving sy stems
whic hassis tyou in driving, parking and maneu‐
ve ring thev ehicle. The driving sy stems ar eaids
and do no trelie veyouofy ourresponsibility .Pay
attention tothet raffic condition satall times
and inter vene when necessary .Beawareofthe
limitation sregarding thes afeu se of these sys‐
te ms.
Fu nction of ther adar senso rs
Some driving and driving safe ty systems use
ra dar sensor stomonitor thea reainf ront of,
behind or next tothev ehicle (depending on the
ve hicle's equipment).
Depending on thev ehicle's equipment, ther adar
sensors arei ntegrated behind theb umpers
and/or behind ther adiator grill. Keep these
parts free of dirt, ice and slush .The sensors
mus tnotbe co vered, fore xamp leby bicycle
ra ck s, ove rhanging loads or radar-reflecting
st icke rs.F ollowing an impact and in thee vent of associated damage
,whic hm aynotbev isible, to
th eb umper sorradiator grille, ha vethef unction
of ther adar sensors checkedataq ualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop. The driver assis tance sy stem
ma ynol onger workproperly.
Overvie wofdriving and driving saf etys ys‐
te ms
In this section, youw illfind informatio nabout
th ef ollowing driving sy stems and driving saf ety
sy stems:
R360° Camer a(→page177)
RABS ( Anti-lo ckBra king Sys tem)
(→pag e148)
RDis tance Pilo tDISTRONIC (→page 159)
RAIR BODY CONTROL (→pag e169)
RActiveB rake Assi stwit hc ross-traf ficf unction
(→page 152)
RAc tiveL aneK eeping Assis t(→page190)
RATTENTION ASSIS T(→page184)
RBA S(Bra keAssist System) (→pag e148)
Driving and parking 14
7
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REBD (Electronic Brakeforce Distribution)
(→pag e152)
RESP®(Electronic Stability Program)
(→pag e149)
RDRIVE PIL OT(→pag e165)
RHOLD function (→pag e168)
RSteering Pilo t(→page165)
RParking Pilo t(→page179)
RPARKTRONI C(→page172)
RReversing camera (→pag e174)
RCruise control (→pag e157)
RBlind Spo tAssist andActiveB lind Spo tAssist
(→pag e188)
RTraf ficS ign Assist (→page186)
Functions of ABS (anti-loc kbraking sy stem)
AB Sr egulates theb rake pressur eincritical driv‐
ing situations:
RDuring braking, thew heels ar epreve nted
from blocking ,e.g. due tomaximu mfull-s top
braking or insuf ficient traction of thet ires.
RVehicle steerability while braking is ensured.
RABS is activ efroms peeds of appr ox.5m ph
(8 km/h).
If AB Sinter venes when braking, youw illfeel a
pulsing in theb rake pedal. The pulsating brake
pedal can be an indication of hazardous road
conditionsa nd can serveas areminder totake
ex trac arew hile driving.
Sy stem borders
AB Sm aybe impaired or ma ynotfunction if a
malfunction has occur reda nd they ellow !
ABS warning lam plightsupc ontinuousl yinthe
instrument clus tera fter thee ngine is star ted.
Fu nction of BAS(Brak eAssis tSystem)
&
WARNING Risk of an accident caused by
am alfunctio ninBAS (Brak eAssist Sys‐
te m)
If BA Sism alfunctioning ,the braking dis tance
ma yincrease in an eme rgency braking situa‐
tion.
#Depress theb rake pedal wit hfull forc e
in emer gency braking situations. ABS
pr eve nts thew heels from locking.
BASs uppo rtsy our emer gency braking situation
wit ha dditional brak eforce.
If yo ud epress theb rake pedal quickl y,BA Sis
acti vated:
RBA Sa utomatically boosts theb rake pres‐
sure.
RBA Sc an short entheb raking dis tance.
RABS pr events thew heels from locking.
The brakes will function as usual onc eyou
re lease theb rake pedal. BASisd eactivated.
148
Driving and pa rking
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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.
Driving and parking 19
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#Stop af terd riving fora pproxima tely ten
minutes and checkt he tir epressur eusing
th et irei nflation compressor.
The tir epressur emustn ow be at least
13 0k Pa(1.3 bar/1 9psi).
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetot he
specified tir epressur enotbeing reached
If th es pecified tir epressur eafter ab rief
driv eisn otreached, thet ireist oo badly
damaged. The tir esealant cannot repair the
tir eint his ins tance.
Dama gedt ires and tir epressur ethat is too
lo wc an significantl yimp air brakin gproper‐
ties and handlin gcharacteristics.
#Do no tcontinue driving.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
In cases suc hasthe one mentioned abo ve,c on‐
ta ct an au thorized Mercedes-Benz Center .Or
call 1-800-FOR-MERCedes (in theU SA)or
1-800-387-0 100( in Canada).
#Cor rect thet irep ressur eifitiss tillatl east
13 0k Pa(1.3 bar/1 9psi).S ee theT irea nd
Loading Info rmatio nplacar dont he driver's
side B‑pillar or thet irep ressur etable in the
fuel filler flap forv alues.
#To increase thet irep ressure: switchon
th et irei nflation compressor.
#To reduce the tir epress ure: press pressure
re lease button 1next tomanome ter2.
#When thet irep ressur eisc orrect, unscr ew
th ef illing hose from thev alveoft he sealed
tire.
#Scr ew thev alvec ap ont othe tir evalveoft he
sealed tire.
#Pull thet ires ealant bottle out of thet ire
inflation compressor.
The filling hose stay sont he tiresealant bot‐
tle.
#Driv etot he neares tqualified specialis twork‐
shop and ha vethet ire, tir esealant bottle and
fi lling hose replaced there.
Bat tery (vehicle)
Note sont he12Vb attery
&
WARNING Risk of an accident duet o
wo rkcar ried out incor rectly on theb at‐
te ry
Wo rkcar ried out incor rectl yont he battery
can lead toas hor tcircuit ,for example. This
can lead tofunction restrictions applying to
saf ety-re leva nt sy stems, e.g. thel ighting sys‐
te m, ABS (anti-lo ckbraking sy stem) or ESP
®
(Elect ronic StabilityP rogram).®The ope rat‐
ing saf etyofy ourvehicle ma yberestricted.
Breakdown assis tance 299
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Youc ouldlose cont roloft hevehicle in the
fo llowing situations:
Rwhen braking
Rin thee vent of abrup tsteering maneuvers
and/or when thev ehicle's speed is not
adap tedtot heroad conditions
#In thee vent of ashortcircui torasimi‐
la ri ncident, contact aqualified special‐
is tw orks hop immediately.
#Do no tdrive anyf urther.
#Alw aysh ave workon theb atter ycarried
out at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
RFu rther information on ABS (→pag e148)
RFurther information on ESP®(→pag e149)
Fo rs afet yr easons, Mercedes-Benz recommends
th at youo nly use batte ries whic hhaveb een tes‐
te da nd appr oved fory our vehicle byMercedes-
Benz.T hese batteries pr ovide inc reased impact
pr otection toprev ent vehicle occupants from
suf fering aci dburns should theb atter ybed am‐
aged in thee vent of an accident. All
vehicles exceptv ehicles wit halithium-
ion battery
& WARNING Risk ofexplosion due toelec‐
tros tatic charge
Electros tatic charge can cause spa rksw hich
ma yignit ethe highl yflammable gasm ixture
in theb atter y.
#Todischar geanye lectros tatic charge
th at ma yhave built up, touc ht he me tal
ve hicle body befor ehandling theb at‐
te ry.
The highly flammable gasm ixtur eisc reated
while theb atter yisc harging and during starting
assis tance.
&
WARNING Danger of chemical burns
from theb atter yacid
Batter yacid is caustic.
#Avoid contact wit hthe skin, eyes or
clo thing.
#Do no tlean overthe batter y.
#Do notinhal ebattery gases.
#Ke ep children away from theb atter y.
#Immediate lyrinse batter yacido ffthor‐
oughl ywithp lenty of clean waterand
seek medicala ttention immediately.
Allvehicles
* ENVIRONMENTAL
NOTEEnvironmental
damage causedbyimproper disposal of
batteries
Bat teries conta in pollutants. It is
illegal todispose of them wit hthe household
ru bbish.
#
Dispose of batteries in an
environmen tallyr esponsibl emanner.
Ta ke dischar gedb atteries toaq ualified
300
Breakdown assistance
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Changingawheel
Note sons electing, mounting and replacing
tires
Yo uc an ask fori nformation rega rding permitte d
wheel-tir ecombinations at an authorized
Mercedes-Ben zcenter.
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetoi ncor‐
re ct dimensions of wheelsa nd tires
If wheelsa nd tires of thew rong size are
ins talled, thew heel brakes or wheel suspen‐
sion components ma ybedamaged.
#Alwaysr eplace wheels and tires with
th ose that fulfill thes pecification sof
th eo riginal part.
When replacing wheels, mak esuretof itth e
cor rect:
RDesignation
RModel
Whe nreplacing tires, mak esuretoi nstallth e
cor rect:
RDesignation
RManufactu rer
RModel
&
WARNING Risk of accident duet o
exc eeding thes tatedt irel oad rating or
th ea ppr ove dspeed rating
Exceeding thes pecified tir eload rating or
th ep ermissible speed rating ma ylea dtot ire
damage andtothet ires bur sting.
#Therefore, onl yuse tir etypes and sizes
appr ovedfor your vehicle model.
#Obser vethet irel oad rating and speed
ra ting requ ired fory our vehicle.
* NO
TEDama getovehicle and tires due to
non-app rove dt iret ypes and sizes
Fors afet yr easons, onl yuse wheels, tires
and accessories whic hhave been appr oved
fo ry our vehicle byMercedes-Benz.
These tires ha vebeen speciall yadap tedf or
use wit hthe control sy stems, e.g. ABS or
ESP
®,a nd ar emarke dasf ollows:
RMO = Mercedes-BenzO riginal
RMOE = Mercedes-BenzO riginal Extended
(run-flat tires onl yfor cer tain wheels)
RMO1 = Mercedes-Benz Original (onl ycer‐
ta in AMG tires)
Cer tain characteristics, e.g .handling, vehicle
noise emissions or fuel consum ption, may
ot herwise be adversely af fected. In addition,
whe ndriving wi thaload, tir edimension var‐
iations could caus ethe tires tocome into
contact wi th thebody and axle components.
This could result in damag etothe tires or the
ve hicle.
Wheels and tires 331
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Safetys ystems
Displa ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
!
÷
Currently Unavailable See
Operator'sManual *
ABS and ESP
®aret emporaril yunavailable.
Other drivinga nd drivingsafet ys ystems ma yalso be malfunctioning.
&
WARNING Risk of skidding if ABS and ESP®arem alfunctioning
If ABS and ESP
®ar em alfunctioning ,the wheels could loc kwhen braking and ESP®cann otcar ryout vehicle
st abilization.
The steering capability and braking characteristic sarethus se verely impaired .The brakin gdista nce in an emer‐
ge ncy braking situatio ncan increase. In addition, other driving saf etys ystems ar eswitched off.
#Driv eonc arefull y.
#Have ABS and ESP®checkedi mmediately at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
#Carefully driv eonasuitablestre tchofr oad, making slight steering mo vements at aspeed abo ve19 mp h
(30 km/h).
#If th ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear ,consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediately .Drive carefully.
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps 353