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

1Steering wheel gearshif tpaddle →
137
2 Combination switch →
111
3 DIRECT SELECTs elector lever →
135
4 Displ ay(multimedia sy stem) →
217
5 Start/ Stop button →
128
6 Control panel form ultimedia sy stem →
217
7 Climat econtrol sy stems →
122
8 Glovecompart ment →
96
9 Hazardw arning lights →
112
A Stow agec ompartment →
96
B Controls fort he multimedia sy stem →
217
C Rear wind ow roller sunblind →
69
D ECOs tart/s topf unction →
133
E Tosetthe vehicle le vel →
171
Pa rking Pilot →
181F
DYNA MIC SELECT switch →
134
G PASSENGER AIR BAGi ndicator lamps →
41
H Control panel form ultimedia sy stem →
195
I Adjusts thes teering wheel →
92
J Control panel foro n-board computer →
195
K Cruise cont rollev er →
158
L Tounlo cktheh ood →
278
M Electric pa rking brake →
144
N Light switch →
110
O Control panel for:
St eering Pilot →
167
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assist →
192
PA RKTRONI C →
173
Head-up Display →
205
Atag lanc e–C ockpit 7

Service andvehicl eoperation
Vehicl eoperation outside theU SAor Canada
When youa reabroad withyour vehicle, obser ve
th ef ollowing points:
RService points or replacemen tparts ma ynot
be available immediatel y.
RUnleaded fuel ma ynotbe available forv ehi‐
cles wit hacatalytic con verter .L eaded fuel
ma ycause damag etothe catalytic con verter.
RThe fuel ma yhave anextreme lylowo ctane
number .Unsuita ble fuel can cause engine
damage.
Some Mercedes-Benz models ar eavailable in
Europe thro ugh our European De liveryP rogram.
Fo rm orei nformation, please consult an au thor‐
ized Mercedes‑Benz service center ,orwrite to
one of thef ollowing address:
In theU SA:
Mercedes-Benz US A,LLC
EuropeanD eliveryDepartment
One Mercedes Drive
Montvale ,NJ07645-0350 In Canada:
Mercedes-Benz Canada
,Inc.
EuropeanD eliveryDepartment
98 Vande rhoof Avenue
To ronto, Ontario M4G 4C9
Maintenance
Alw aysb ring theM aintenanc eBookle twithy ou
when bringing thev ehicle toan authorized
Mercedes-Ben zCenter .The cus tomer service
advisor wil lrecor devery service fory ou in the
Maintenance Booklet.
Ro adside Assistance
The Mercedes-Benz Roadside Assis tance Pro‐
gram of fers tech nica lhelpint he case of a
breakdown. Your calls tothet oll-free Roadside
Assis tance Hotline ar eanswe redbyo ur agents
24 hour sad ay,3 65 da ysay ear.
1-800-FOR-MERCedes (1-800-367-63 72)(USA)
1-800-387-0 100( Canada) Yo
uc an find fur ther information in the
Mercedes-BenzR oadside Assistance Program
brochure (USA) orthe" Roadside Assis tance"
section in them aintenanc eand warrant yinfor‐
mation bookle t(Canada). Youw illfind bo thin
th ev ehicle document wallet.
Chang eofaddress or chang eofo wnership
Inthee vent of achang eofa ddress, please send
us the" Notification of address change" in the
Service and Guarantee bookle torsimply cal lthe
Mercedes-BenzC ustomer Assis tance Center
(USA) on theh otline number
1-800-FO R-MERCedes (1-800-367-63 72)o rC us‐
to mer Service (Canada )on1 -800-387-0 100. We
can then reac hy ou in atimel yfashion, if neces‐
sar y.
If yo us ellyour Mercedes, pleasel eave thee ntire
literatur einthevehicle so that it is available to
th en exto wne r.If yo uh ave purchased aused
car ,please sendust he "Notice of Pur chase of
Used Car" in theS ervice and Guarantee booklet
or simpl ycall theM ercedes-Benz Cus tomer
Assis tance Center (USA) on theh otline number
General no tes 21

Activating/deactivatin gthe hazar dwarning
light
#Press but ton :.
Cornering light
Cornering light function
Cornering light impr ovesthe illumination of the
ro ad ove raw idea ngle in thed irection youa re
turning, enablingb ette rv isibilityint ight bends,
fo re xamp le. It can only be activated whenthe
lo wb eam is switched on.
The function is active:
RAt speeds belo w25mph (40 km/h) when
th et urns ignal light is switched on or the
st eering wheel is turned.
RAt speeds between 25 mph(40 km/h) and
45 mph(70 km/h) when thes teering wheel
is turned.
Tr af ficc ircle and intersection function: the
cornering light is acti vatedonb oths ides thro ugh
an evaluatio nofthe cur rent GP Sposition ofthe
ve hicle. It remains activ euntil af tert he vehicle
has lef tthe traf ficc ircle or thei ntersection.
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assist
Function of Adaptiv eHighbeam Assist
&
WARNING Risk of accident despite
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assist
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tdoes no trecog‐
niz ethe following road users:
RRo ad user swithout lights, e.g .pedes‐
trians
RRo ad user swithp oor lighting ,e.g.
cyclists
RRo ad user swhosel ighting is obstructed,
e.g .bya barrier
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Light and visibility

#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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The engine isrestar teda utomatically if:
RIn transmission position hori theb rake
pedal is released when theH OLD function is
no ta ctive.
RYous hiftfromt ransmission position j.
RYoue ngager eve rseg ear k.
RYoud epress thea ccelerator pedal.
RYous wit ch todriv eprogram S+.
RAn automatic engine star tisn ecessar y. Deactivating or activating
theE CO start/
st op function
#Press button :.
If indicator lamp ;lightsu p,theE CO start/
st op function is switched on.
ECO display
The EC Odispla ysummarizes thed riving style
from thes tart of thej ourne ytoits completion
and assists youina chievin gthe mos teconomi‐
cal driving style.
Yo uc an influence consum ption if you:
Rdrivew ithp articular care
Rdriv ethe vehicle in driv eprogram E
Robservetheg earshif trecommendations
The inner segment light supgreen and theo uter
segment fills up:
1 moderat eacceleration
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3

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)
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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.
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Driving and pa rking

Activating/deactivatin gESP®(Electronic Sta‐
bility Prog ram)
Multimedia sy stem:,Vehicle.k Assistance.ESP
#Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
ESP
®is deactivated if theE SP®OFF å warn‐
ing lam plightsupc ontinuousl yinthe instrument
clus ter.
Obser vethei nformation on warning lamps and
displa ymessages whic hmaybe shown in the
instrumentc luster.
Fu nctions of ESP®Crosswind Assist
ESP®Crosswind Assis tdetects sudden gusts of
side wind and helps thed rive rtok eepthev ehi‐
cle in thel ane:
RESP®Crosswind Assis tisactiveatv ehicle
speeds between 50 mph(80 km/h) and
12 5m ph (200 km/h) when driving stra ight
ahead or cornering slightly.
RThe vehicle is stabilized bymeans of individ‐
ua lb rake application on one side.
Function of EBD (Electronic Brak eforce Dis‐
tribution)
EB Disc haracterized bythef ollowing:
RMonitoring and closed-loop control of the
brak epressur eont herear wheels.
RImpr oveddriving stabilityw hen braking,
especiall yonb ends.
Function of Activ eB rake Assi st
ActiveB rake Assi stconsist sof:
RDis tance warning function
RAu tonomous braking sy stem
RSelectiv ebraking assis tance
RVe hicles with the DrivingA ssistance
Pa ckage: Evasi veSteering Assist
Ac tiveB rake Assi stcan hel pyou tominimize the
ri sk of acollision wit hvehicles or pedestrians or
to reduce thee ffects of suc hacollision.
If Ac tiveB rake Assi sthas de tected arisk of colli‐
sion,y ou will be warned visually and acousti‐
call y. If
yo udon otreact tothev isual or acoustic warn‐
ing, autonomous brakin gcan be initiated in criti‐
cal situations.
In especiall ycritical situations ,Activ eBrake
Assi stcan initiate autonomous brakin gdirect ly.
In this case, thev isual and acoustic warning
occur ssimultaneousl ywitht he braking applica‐
tion.
If yo ua ppl ythe brak eyourself in acritical situa‐
tio nora pplythe brak eduring autonomous brak‐
ing, selectiv ebraking assis tance occu rs.T his
increases theb rake pressur euptom aximum
full-s topb raking if necessar y.
If yo ur vehicle is equipped wit hadditional pre‐
ve ntiv eoccupant pr otection measures (PRE-
SA FE), these ma ybeinitiated when thea utono‐
mous braking sy stem or thes electiv ebraking
assis tance is trig gered.
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Driving and pa rking

&WARNING Risk of an accident caused by
limited de tection per form anc eofA ctive
Brak eAssist
Ac tiveB rake Assi stcanno talway sc lear ly
identify object sand comple xtraf fics itua‐
tions.
In such cases,ActiveB rake Assi stmight:
Rgiv eanu nnecessa rywa rning or brak ethe
ve hicle
Rno tg iveaw arning or no tbrake thev ehi‐
cle.
#Alw aysp aycareful attention tothet raf‐
fi cs ituation; do no trely on ActiveB rake
Assi stalone.
#Be ready tobrak eand take evasive
action if necessar y.
Alsoo bserve thes ystemb order sofA ctiveBrake
Assi st.
The individua lsubfunctions ar eavailable in
th ef ollowing speed ranges:
Distance warning function
The dis tance warning function issues awarning
at speeds:
RFr om appr oximatel y18m ph (30 km/h), if
ove rseveral seconds thed ista nce main‐
ta ined tothev ehicle tr aveling in front is
insuf ficient fort he driven speed. The dis‐ ta
nce warning lam pthen lights up in the
instrumentc luster·.
RFr om appr oximatel y4mph (7 km/h), if your
ve hicle is criticall yclose toav ehicle or
pedestrian. An intermittent warning tone
sounds and thed ista nce warning lam plights
up in thei nstrument clus ter·.
Brak eimmediatel yortakee vasiv ea ction,p rovi‐
ded it is saf etodoso.
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Selectivebraking assistance
Selectiv ebraking assistance ma yinter vene at speeds starting from appr oxima tely 4m ph(7 km/h )int he following situations:
Ve hicles tr aveling in
front St
ationar yvehicles Crossin gvehicles Crossin gpedestrians Stationar ypedes‐
trians
Ve hicles without Driv‐
ing Assis tance Pack‐
age up
toappr ox.1 55 mph
(250 km/h) up
toappr ox.50m ph
(80 km/h) no
reaction uptoappr ox.37m ph
(60 km/h) no
reaction
Ve hicles wit hDriving
Assis tance Package up
toappr ox.1 55 mph
(250 km/h) up
toappr ox.62m ph
(100 km/h) up
toappr ox.43m ph
(70 km/h) up
toappr ox.43m ph
(70 km/h) up
toappr ox.43m ph
(70 km/h)
Canceling abrake application of Activ eB rake
Assi st
Yo uc an cancel abrake applic ationofA ctive
Brak eAssistat an ytimeb y:
RDepressing thea ccelera torp edalf ully
RReleasing theb rake pedal
Ac tiveB rake Assi stcancels thei nter vention
when at leas tone of thef ollowing condition sis
fulfilled:
RYo um aneuver toavo idtheo bstacle.
RThe reis no longer arisk of collision.
RAn obs tacle is no longer de tected in front of
yo ur vehicle.
Evasiv eSteering Assist
Evasiv eSteering Assis thas thef ollowing charac‐
te rist ics:
RCan de tect stationar yorcrossing pedes‐
trians.
RCan assis tthe driver wit hadditional steering
assis tance if it de tects aswerving maneuver.
RCa nbea ctivatedbyana bruptsteering mo ve‐
ment during aswerving maneu ver.
RCan assis tduring swervin gand stra ightening
of thev ehicle.
RCan react from aspeedofa pproximately
12 mp h(20 km/h) up toas peedofa pprox‐
imatel y43m ph (70 km/h).
RYouc an preve ntthea ssis tance at an ytime
by activ esteering.
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