cruise control 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

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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%It is recommended that youa lway sl ea ve
Ac tiveB rake Assi stswitched on.
The moment of warning or inter ventio ncan be
adjus tedasf ollows:
#Select Active Brake Assist Warning/Brake
Application: Early:y our selection isretained
when thev ehicle is next star ted.
#Select Active BrakeA ssist Warning/Brake
Application: Medium :your selection is
re tained when thev ehicle is next star ted.
#Select Active BrakeA ssist Warning/Brake
Application: Late:y our selection isretained
when thev ehicle is next star ted.
#Select Active BrakeA ssist Warning/Brake
Application: Off:
Ve hicles without Drivin gAssistanc ePack‐
age: The dis tance warning function and the
autonomous brakin gfunction ar edeactiva‐
te d. When thev ehicle is next star ted, the
middles etting is auto matically selected.
Ve hicles with DrivingA ssistancePack‐
age: The dis tance warning function and the
autonomous brakin gfunction ar edeactiva‐
ted. Evasiv eSteering Assis tisunavailable.
When thei gnition is next star ted, them iddle
setting is selected automaticall yand Evasive
St eering Assis tisavailable.
% When ActiveB rake Assi stis deactivated, the
æ symbol appears inthea ssis tance
graphicint he multifunction displa y.
Speed control cruise control
Function of cruise control
Cruise cont rola ccelerates and brakes thev ehi‐
cle automaticall yinorder tomaintain aprevi‐
ously stored speed.
If yo ua ccelerat etoovertake, fore xamp le,the
st ored speed is no tdele ted. If your emo veyour
fo ot from thea ccelerator pedal af tero vertaking,
cruise control will resume speed regulation back
to thes tore ds peed.
Yo uc an operat ecruise cont rolw itht he cruise
control le ver.
If yo uf ail toadap tyour driving style, cruise con‐
trol can neither reduce ther isk of an accident
nor override thel aws of ph ysics. It canno ttake int
oa ccount road, weather or traf ficc onditions.
Cruise control is only an aid. Youa re re sponsible
fo rt he dis tance tothev ehicle in front, forv ehi‐
cle speed, forb raking in good time and fors tay‐
ing in your lane.
Sy stem limitations
Cruise control ma ybeunable tomaintain the
st ored speed on uphill gradients. The stored
speed is resumed when theg radient evens out.
Do no tuse cruise control in thef ollowing situa‐
tions:
RIn traf fics ituations whi chrequ iref requ ent
ch anges of speed, e.g .inheavy traf fic, on
winding roads.
ROn slippery roads. Accelerating can cause
th ed rive wheels tolose traction and the
ve hicle could then skid.
RWhen visibility is poor.
Driving and parking 15
7

Operating cruise control
&WARNING Risk of accident duet o
unkno wnstored speed
If yo uc all up thes tore ds peed and this is
lo we rthan your cur rent speed ,the vehicle
decelerates.
If yo udon otknow thes tore ds peed, the
ve hicle could decelerat eunexpectedl y.
#Take intoa ccount thet raffic situation
befor ecallingupt hestored speed.
#If th es tore ds peed is no tknown, store
th ed esired speed again.
Chang eintoal owergear in good time on long
and steep downhill gradients. This is especially
impor tant if thev ehicle is laden. By doing so,
yo uw illmak euse of theb raking ef fect of the
engine. This relie vest he load on theb rake sys‐
te ma nd pr events theb rake sf romo verheating
and wearing tooq uickl y.
Prerequisites
RCruise contro lisselecte d.
RESP®mustbes witched on, but no tinter ven‐
ing.
RThe driving speed must be at least15m ph
(20 km/h).
#To stor ec urrent speed ;(once af ters tart‐
ing thev ehicle).
or
#To cal lups tore ds peed ;.
#Todeactivat ecruise control :.
#Pressthel eve rbrief ly:s tore ds peed is
increased =orreduced ?by1m ph
(1 km/h).
or
#Press and hold thel eve r:stored speed is
increased =orreduced ?in1m ph
(1 km/h) increments.
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Driving and pa rking

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
Driving and parking 15
9

RIf Distance Pilo tDISTRONIC is deacti va‐
te dw itht he cruise control le ver,e.g. bya
ve hicle occupant or from outside the
ve hicle.
RIfth ee lectrics in thee ngine compart‐
ment ,the batter yorthe fuses ar etam‐
pered with.
RIf th eb atter yisd isconnected.
RIfth ev ehicle is accelerated, e.g. bya
ve hicle occupant.
#Alw aysd eactivat eDista nce Pilot
DISTRONIC and secu rethev ehicle to
pr eve nt it from rolling away befor eyou
lea vethed rive r's seat.
&
WARNING Risk of accident duet o
unkno wnstored speed
If yo uc all up thes tore ds peed and this is
lo we rthan your cur rent speed ,the vehicle
decelerates.
If yo udon otknow thes tore ds peed, the
ve hicle could decelerat eunexpectedl y.
#Take intoa ccount thet raffic situation
befor ecallin gupt hestored speed.
#If th es tore ds peed is no tknown, store
th ed esired speed again.
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetou nex‐
pecte dacceleration byDis tance Pilot
DISTRONIC
If Dis tance Pilo tDISTRONIC no longer
de tects avehicle in front, it ma yunexpect‐
edly accelerat etothe speed stored.
RThis speed ma ybetoo high foraf ilter
lane or aslip road.
RIf drivin gintheright lane, this speed may
be so high that youp ass vehicles driving
on thel eft( in count ries wher etraffic
drives on ther ight).
RIf driving in thel eftlane, this speed may
be so high that youp ass vehicles driving
on ther ight (in count ries wher etraffic
drives on thel eft).
Alw aysc arefully obser vethet raffic condi‐
tionsa nd beready tobrak eata ll times.
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetoD is‐
ta nce Pilo tDISTRONIC pulling away auto‐
matically
If Dis tance Pilo tDISTRONIC pe rforms an
automatic driving-of fprocedure, thev ehicle
ma yaccelerat eunexpectedly.
Wher enecessar y,brak ethe vehicle yourself
and take evasiv eaction.
Requ irementsRThevehicle's engine or mus tbeswitched on.
RThe electric parking brak emustber eleased.
RParking Pilo tisnotbeing used topar kthe
ve hicle or toexit from aparkin gspace.
RESP®mus tbes witched on, but no tinter ven‐
ing.
RThe transmission must be in positionD.
RThe driver's door ,fro nt passenger door and
th er ear door smustbec losed.
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3

Instrument displayoverview
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetoa n
instrumentd isplaymalfunction
If th ei nstrument displa yhasfailed or mal‐
functioned, youc anno trecognize function
re strictions applying tosaf etyr ele vant sys‐
te ms.
The operating saf etyofy ourvehicle ma ybe
impaired.
#Driv eonc arefull y.
#Have thev ehicle checkedi mmediately
at aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Ifth eo perating saf etyofy ourvehicle is
impaired, par kthe vehicle safel yassoon as pos‐
sible. Contact aqualified specialis tworks hop. Instrument displa
y(standard)
Instrument displa yintheWidescree nCock‐
pit
1Speedomet er
2Multifunction display
3Tach ome ter
4Coolantt emperatur edisplay
5Fuel le vela nd fuel filler flap locatio nindica‐
to r
The segment sinspeedome ter1 indica tethe
sy stem status fort he following:
RCruise control (→pag e157)
RDis tance Pilo tDISTRONIC (→page 159)
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Instrument Displa yand on-boar dcomputer

#Tocall up thes ubmenu or confir mthe
selection: pressthel eft-hand side of Touch
Control.
#To exitth es ubmenu: presstheb ackb ut‐
to n.
If yo ua rebrows ingasubmenua ndyoup ress
and hold theb ackb utton, them enu bar appears.
Displa ysinthem ultifunction display
:Outside temp erature
;Driv eprogram
=Transmission position (→pag e135)
?Time
ADispla ysection
Fu rther displa ysinthem ultifunction display:
Z Gearshif
trecommendatio n(
→page 138)
X j YPa
rking Pilot
¯ Cruise control (
→pag
e157)
ç Distance Pilo tDISTRONIC (
→page 165)
(→pag e159)
a St
eering Pilo t(
→page165)
ë HOLD function (
→pag
e168)
_ Ad
aptiv eHighbeam Assis t(
→page112)
Ve hicles wit haninstrument displa y(standard)
and Traf ficS ign Assist :displ ay si nstructions and
traf fics igns de tected byTraf ficS ign Assist
(
→pag e186)
Adjustin gthe in stru men tlighting
#Tu rn brightness control 1up or down.
The lightin gofthe instrument displa yand in
th ec ontrols in thev ehicle interior is adjus‐
te d.
Instrument Displa yand on-boar dcomputer 19
7

Head-up Display
Function of theH ead-up Display
The Head-up Displa yproject sinformation from
th en avigation sy stem and thed rive ra ssis tance
sy stem abo vethed ashboar dintot he driver's
fi eld of vision.
St andar ddispla ycontent
1Na vigation message s
2Current speed
3De tected instructions and traf fics igns
4Setspeed in thed rive ra ssis tance sy stem
(e.g. cruise control) Sy
stem limitations
The visibility is influenced bythef ollowing condi‐
tions:
RSeat position
RThe positioning of thed ispla yimage
RLight conditions
RWe troads
RObject sonthe displa ycover
RPo larization in sunglasses
% If parts of thed ispla yfade in thee vent of
ex treme sunlight, switc hthe Head-up Dis‐
pla yo ffand on again.
Switching theH ead-u pDispla yon/off
#Press button 1.
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Displaymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
Cruise Control Off *C
ruise control has been deactivated.
If th er eisana dditional warning tone, cruise control hasb eens witched of fautomatically (
→pag e157).
Cruis eControl Inoperative *C
ruise control is malfunctioning.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Parking Pilot Maneuvering
Assistance Restricted See
Operator's Manual *P
arkin gPilota nd Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC are temp orarily una vailable. The ambientc onditionsareoutside the
sy stem border s(
→page179). Be wareofthee ntir evehicle sur roundings.
#As soonast he ambient conditions ar ewithin thes ystem borders, thes ystemw ill become available again.
Parking Pilot and
PARKTRONIC Inoperative
See Operator's Manual *P
arkin gPilota nd Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC are malfunctioning.
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely ,paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions and restar tt he engine.
#Ifth ed ispla ymessag econtinues tobe displa yed, consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Example:Parking Pilot Park-
ing Canceled *P
arkin gassis tance sy stems from theP arking Pilo twerei nter rupte d.Youh ave opened thed rive r's door or touched
th es teering wheel, fore xamp le.
#Steer and brak emanuall y.
Displaymessage sand warning/indicator lamps 37
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