Blind spot assist MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN 2017 W213 Owner's Manual

#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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RIf narrowv ehicles ar ewithin them onitoring
ra nge, e.g .bicyc les.
Wa rnings ma ybeissued in er rorw hen driving
close tocrash barr iersors imilar solid lane bor‐
ders. Warnings ma ybeinterrupte dw hen driving
alongside long vehicles, fore xamp le, truc ks,for
ap rolonge dperiod.
Blind Spo tAssis tisn otoperational when reve rse
ge ar is engaged.
Brak eapplication of Activ eB lind Spo tAssis t
If Ac tiveB lind Spo tAssistdetects arisk of aside
impact in them onitoring range, acourse-cor‐
re cting brak eappli cation is car ried out. This is
designed tohelp youa void ac ollision.
The course-cor recting brak eappli cation is availa‐
ble in thes peed rang eb etwe en appr oximately
20 mph(30 km/h) and 125m ph (200 km/h).
&
WARNING Risk of accident despite
brak eapplication of ActiveB lind Spot
Assi st
Ac ourse-co rrecting brak eapplication cannot
alw aysp reve nt ac ollision.
#Alw ayss teer,b rake or accelera teyour‐
self,e speciall yifActiveBlind Spot
Assi stwa rnsy ou or makes acourse-
co rrecting brak eapplication.
#Alw aysm aintain asafed ista nce at the
sides.
& WARNING Risk of accident despite
Ac tiveB lind Spo tAssist
Blind Spo tAssist does no treact tothef ol‐
lowing:
ROver taking vehicles closel yonthe side,
placing them in theb lind spo tarea
RVe hicles approaching and overtakin gyou
at av eryd iffe re nt speed
As aresult, ActiveB lind Spo tAssistma ynei‐
th er giv ewarning snor inter vene in such sit‐
uations.
#Alw aysp aycareful attention tothet raf‐
fi cs ituation and maintai nasafed is‐
ta nce at thes ide of thev ehicle.
Ifac ourse-cor recting brak eappli cation occurs ,
th er ed warning lam pflashes in theo utside mir‐
ro ra nd warning tone sounds. In addition, adis‐
pl ay 1 indicatin gthe danger of aside collision
appear sinthe multifunction displa y.
In rare cases, thes ystemm aymak eani nappro‐
priat ebrake application. This brak eapplication
ma ybei nterrupte data nytime if yous teer
slightl yinthe opposit edirection or accelera te.
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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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Displaymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
Active Lane Keeping Assist
Camera View Restricted
See Operator' sManual *V
ehicles without Steering Pilo t:
The camer aviewisr educed. Possible causes are:
RDir tont he windshield in thec amera's field of vision
RHeavy rain, sno worfog
Driv ings ystems and driving saf etys ystems ma ybem alfunctioning or temp orarily una vailable.
When thec auses no longer apply ,driving sy stems and driving saf etys ystems ar eavailable again.
If th ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear:
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely ,paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions.
#Cleant he windshield.
Blind Spot Assist Currently
UnavailableS ee Operator's
Manual *B
lind Spo tAssis tist emporaril yunavailable.
The sy stem limits ha vebeen reached (
→pag e188).
#Driv eon.
When thec auses no longer appl y,thes ystemw ill be available again.
or
#If th ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear ,pull ove rand stop thev ehicle while paying attention toroad and
traf ficc onditions and restar tt he engine.
#If necessar y,clean thes ensor sintherear bumper.
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Displ aymessage sand warning/indicator lamps

Displaymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
Blind Spot Assist Not Avail-
able When Towing aTrailer
See Operator' sManual *W
hen youe stablish thee lectrical connection tothet railer ,Blind Spo tAssis tisu navailable.
#Press thel eft-hand side of Touc hC ontrol and confir mthe displa ymessage.
Blind Spot Assist Inopera-
tive *B
lind Spo tAssis tism alfunctioning.
#Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Active Blind Spot Assist
Currently Unavailable See
Operator's Manual *A
ctiv eBlind Spo tAssist istemp orarily una vailable.
The sy stem limits ha vebeen reached (
→pag e188).
#Driv eon.
When thec auses no longer appl y,thes ystemw ill be available again.
#Ifth ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear ,pull ove rand stop thev ehicle while paying attention toroad and
traf ficc onditions and restar tt he engine.
Active Blind Spot Asst. Not
Available When Towing a
Trailer See Operator's Man-
ual *W
hen youe stablish thee lectrical connection tothet railer ,Activ eBlind Spo tAssistis una vailable.
#Press thel eft-hand side of Touc hC ontrol and confir mthe displa ymessage.
Active Blind Spot Assist
Inoperative *A
ctiveBlind Spo tAssist is malfunctioning.
#Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
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