direct select 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

Adjustin gthe gapb etwe en the head
re stra int and theb ackofy our head:
#Tomo veforw ards: pullthe head restra int
fo rw ards.
#To mo vebackwards: pressrelease knob 1
and push theh ead restra int backwards.
Ad justin gthe rear seat head restra ints
#To raise: pulltheh ead restra int up.
#To lowe r:press release knob 1inthed irec‐
tion of thea rrow and push theh ead restra int
down.
The head restra int sc an onl yberemovedo n
ve hicles wit hfolding rear seat backrests.
#Re lease ther ear seat backres tand fold it
slightly forw ards.
#To remo ve:pull theh ead restra int up tothe
st op.
#Push release knob 1inthed irection of the
ar row and pull out theh ead restra int.
#To install: insertthe head restra int so that
th en otch es on theb ar ar eont he leftwhen
vie we dint he direction of tra vel.
#Push theh ead restra int down until it
engages.
#Fo ldther ear seat backres tbacku ntil it
engages.
Configuring thes eat adju stment
Multimedia sy stem:,Vehicle.Seats
#Select Driver's Seat orFrontP assenger.
Ad justin gthe backres tsideb olste rs
#Select SideB olsters .
#Select thes etting.
Ad justin gthe seat contou rint he lumbar
re gion of thes eat backrest
#Select Lumbar.
#Adjus tthe air cushion.
#Sa ve thes ettings wit hthe memor yfunction
(→pag e93).
Adjustin gthe dynamic multicon tour seat
Multimedi asystem:,Vehicle.Seats
The dynamic lateral cornering suppor tcan be
adjus tedu sing this function.
#Select Driver'sS eatorFront Passenger.
Seat sand stow ing 87

#Ifyo ue ngaget he transmission position
h ork alwaysd epress theb rake
pedal firm lyand do no taccelerat eat
th es ame time.
* NO
TEDama getothea utomatic trans‐
mission caused bychanging thet rans‐
mission position during thej ourney
#Onl ychang ethe transmission position
when thev ehicle is stationar y.
UsetheD IRECT SELECT le vertos hiftthe trans‐
mission position. The cur rent transmission posi‐
tio nisd ispl ay ed in them ultifunction displa y.
jPark position
kReverseg ear
iNeutral
hDrive Engaging
reve rseg ear R
#Depres sthe brak epedal and push the
DIRECT SELECTs elector leverupp astthe
fi rs tp oint of resis tance.
Tr ansmission position display kis shown in
th em ultifunction displa y.
Shifting toneutral N
#Depress theb rake pedal and push the
DIRECT SELECTl everupord owntot hefirs t
point of resis tance.
Tr ansmission position display iis shown in
th em ultifunction displa y.
Re leasing theb rake pedal will allo wyoutomo ve
th ev ehicle freely ,e.g. topush it or towita way.
If yo uw ant thea utomatic transmission to
re main in neutral Nevenift he ignition is
switched off:
#St artt he vehicle.
#Depress theb rake pedal and shif ttoneutral
i.
#Re lease theb rake pedal.
#Switc hthe ignition off.
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%Automatic transmission remains in neutral
i,w henyoul eave thev ehicle and the
SmartK eyremains in thev ehicle.
Engaging par kposition P
#Press button 1.
Tr ansmission position display jis shown in
th em ultifunction displa y. Pa
rk position jis engaged automaticall yifone
of thef ollowing condition sismet:
RIfyo us witch thee ngine of fwitht he trans‐
mission in position hork.
RIfyo uo pen thed rive r's door when thev ehi‐
cle is stationar yorwhen drivin gataveryl ow
speed and thet ransmission is in position h
or k.
Engaging driv eposition D
#Depress theb rake pedal and push the
DIRECT SELECTl everdow np astthe firs t
point of resis tance.
Tr ansmission position display his shown in
th em ultifunction displa y.
When thea utomatic transmission is in transmis‐
sion position h,itshiftstheg ear sautomati‐
call y.This is de term ined by:
RThe selected driv eprogram
RThe position of thea ccelerator pedal
RThe road speed
Manua lgearshifting
&
WARNING Risk of skidding and of an
accident duetos hifting down on slippery
ro ad sur faces
If yo us hiftd ow nons lipperyroad sur faces to
inc rease thee ngine braking ef fect, thed rive
wheels ma ylose traction.
#Do no tshif td ow nons lipperyroad sur‐
fa ces toinc rease thee ngine braking
ef fect.
Driving and park ing13
7

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

road, thev ehicle follo ws upto30 seconds
behind thev ehicle ahead, without thed rive r
needing tointer vene. If an obst acle is detected
in front of thev ehicle during thed riving-of fpro‐
cedure, atakeo verw arning is given. Acceleration
is reduced, thed rive risg ivenavisual and acous‐
tic warning and mus tstopt he vehicle before
re achingt he obstacle or take evasiv eaction.
Ve hicles with theD riving Assistance Pack‐
age: In conjunction wit hnavigatio nsystems, Dis‐
ta nce Pilo tDISTRONIC pr events prohibi tedo ver‐
ta king on ther ight at speeds over50m ph
(80 km/h) in right-hand traf fica nd overtaking on
th el eftinl eft-side tra ffic on highw aysa nd high-
speed major roads.
If yo ua ctivat et he tur nsignal indicator tochange
lanes, thev ehicle will accelerat emoreb riskly to
th es etspeed under thef ollowing conditions:
RDis tan ce Pil otDISTRONI Cisa ctivated.
RIfth ed riving speed is higher than 45 mph
(70 km/h).
RIf th ed rive ns peed drops belo wthe stored
speed.
RIf th et raffic situation in theo vertakin glane
permitsas afel ane change.
Ve hicles with DrivingA ssistancePacka ge
and Traf ficS ign Assis t:Distanc ePilot
DI ST RO NIC also has theS peed Limit Pilo tfunc‐
tion .This function can be confi gured inthem ul‐
timedia sy stem. If achang eint he speed limit is
de tecte

d and Dis tance Pilo tDISTRONIC is acti va‐
te d, Dis tance Pilo tDISTRONIC assumes this new
speed.
The driven speed is adap tedw hen thev ehicle is
le ve lw itht he tra ffic signs. The speed limit dis‐
pla yint he Instrument Displa yisalway su pdate d
when thev ehicle is le velw itht he tra ffic sign.
If th eD ista nce Pilo tDISTRONIC hasb eenp ut
int op assive mode bypressing thea ccelerator
pedal, onl yspeed limits whic harehigher than
th es etspeed ar eadop ted.
Pulling thec ruise control le verw ills et thed is‐
pla yeds peed limit as thes peed, pr ovided that:
RThe Speed Limit Pilo thas been activated in
th em ultimedia sy stem and
RDis tance Pilo tDISTRONIC hasb eena ctiva‐
te d.
If no speed limit is displa yedw hen thel ever is
operated, thes peed se tbythe driver is adop ted.
Driv eprogram
The DYNA MIC SELECT switc hallows yout o
ch ang ethe driving styleofD ista nce Pilot
DISTRONIC.D epending on whic hdrive program
is selected ,the driving characteristic scan be
ge ared towa rdsf uel econom y,comfor tor
dynami cperform anc e(
→pag e134).
Sy stem limitations
Dis tance Pilo tDISTRONIC is acti veinthe0 mph
(0 km/h) to120m ph (200 km/h) speed range.
Ve hicles with theD riving Assistance Pack
‐
age

: Dis tance Pilo tDISTRONIC is acti veinthe
0m ph (0 km/h) to130m ph (2 10km/h) speed
ra nge.
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
in thef ollowing situations:
Rin sno w,rain, fog, heavy spr ay,ift hereis
gl are, in direct sunlight or in greatly varying
light conditions.
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temi ndependentl ylocates and measu resp aral‐
lel and perpendicularp arking spaces on both
sides of thev ehicle in thed irection of tr avel. If
Pa rking Pilo tisactivated, suitable parking
spaces ar edispla yedint he multimedia sy stem.
The ë symbol appear sinthe multifunction
displa y.The ar rowsshoww hichs ide of ther oad
free parking spaces ar elocated. The parking
spacea nd parkin gdirection can be selecte das
desired. Parking Pilo tcalculates asuitable vehi‐
cle pat hand assists youint he parking and exit‐
ing procedure. Parking Pilo tchanges gear,a ccel‐
erates, brakes and steer sthe vehicle.
Pa rking Pilo tisonlyana id. It is no tasubstitute
fo ry our attention tothei mmediat esurround‐
ings. The responsibility fors afem aneu vering and
pa rking remains wit hyou. Mak esuret hat no
persons, animals or objectsa reinthem aneuver‐
ing range.
Pa rking Pilo tiscanceled if one of thef ollowing
actions is car ried out:
RYo ud eactivat ePARKTRONIC.
RYous wit ch offP arking Pilot.
RYoub egin steering.
RYo ua ppl ythe parking brake.
RYoue ngaged rive range j.
RESP®inter venes.
Pa rking Pilo tsysteml imitations
Object slocated abo veor belo wthe de tection
ra ng eofP arking Pilo tare notd etected when the
parkin gspace is being measured. These ar ealso
no ttaken in toaccount wh en
thep ark
ing proce‐
dur eisc alculated, e.g. overhanging loads, over‐
hangs or loading ramp soft ruck sort he bounda‐
ri es of thep arking space. In some circums tan‐
ces, Parking Pilo tmaytherefor eguide youi nto
th ep arking space prematurel y.
&
WARNING Risk of accident duet o
object slocated abo veor belo wthe
de tection rang eofP arking Pilot
If th er ea reobjects abo veor belo wthe
de tection range, thef ollowing situations may
arise:
RPa rking Pilo tmaysteer tooe arly.
RThe vehicle ma ynotstop in front of these
objects.
This could cause acollision.
#Inthese situations, do no tuse Parking
Pilot.
Sn owfa ll or heavy rain ma ylead toap arking
spaceb eingmeasured inaccuratel y.Pa rking
spaces that ar epartial lyoccupied bytrailer
dr aw bar sm ight no tbeidentified as suc horbe
measured incor rectly .Only us eParking Pilo ton
le ve l, high-grip ground.
Do no tuse Parking Pilot, fore xamp le, in thef ol‐
lowing situations:
RIn extreme weather conditionss uchasi ce or
pac keds noworinh eavyrain.
RIfyo ua retranspo rting aload that pr otru des
be yond thev ehicle.
RIfth ep arking space is on asteep downhill or
uphill gradient.
RIf yo uh ave installed sno wchains.
Pa rking Pilo tmayalso displa yparkin gspaces
th at ar enotsuitable forp arking, e.g.:
RParking spaces wher eparkin gisp rohibited.
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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).
Driving and parking 18
3

Activating/deactivatin gATTENTION ASSIST
Multimedia sy stem:
,Vehicle.k Assistance.ATTENTI
ON ASSIST
Selection options
#Select Standard, SensitiveorOff.
Traf ficS ign Assist
Function of Traf ficS ign Assist
Traf ficS ign Assist detects traf fics igns wi thmul‐
tifunction camera 1and assi stsy ou bydisplay‐
ing de tected speed limits and overtakin grestric‐
tions in thei nstrument clus ter.If th es ystem
de tects that youa redrivingo ntoas ectio nof
ro ad in thew rong direction, it trigger sawarning. The camera also de
tects traf fics igns wi tha
re striction indicated byan additional sign (e.g. in
we tconditions).
Wa rning when them aximum permissible
speed is exceeded
The sy stem can warnyouify ou unintentionally
exc eed them aximum permissible speed. Todo
th is, youc an specify in them ultimedia sy stem
by howm ucht he maximum permissible speed
can be exceeded befor eawarning is issued. You
can specify whe ther thew arning is tobe jus ta
visual warning or an acoustic one as well.
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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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