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

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

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

or
-When entering orexitin gap arkin gspace
using Parking Pilot.
Information on PRE- SAFE®Impulse Side
If an imminent side impact is de tected, PRE-
SA FE®Impulse Side can pre-emptively mo vethe
front-seat vehicle occupant's upper body
to wa rdst he center of thev ehicle. It does this by
ra pidl yinflating an air cushion in theo uter seat
side bols teroft he seat backres tonthe side on
whic hthe impact is anticipated. This increases
th ed ista nce betwee nthe door and thev ehicle
occupant.
If PRE-SAFE
®Impulse Side has been deplo yedo r
is faulty ,the displa ymessage PRE-SAFE Impulse
Side Inoperative See Operator's Manual is dis‐
pla yed(
→pag e353).
Children in thev ehicle
Note sont he saf etransportation of children
&
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If yo ul eave children unaccompanied in the
ve hicle, they ma ybea bletos etthev ehicle in
motion, fore xamp leby:
RRe leasing thep arking brake.
RShifting thet ransmission out of park
position j.
RStartin gthe engine.
In addition, they ma yoperat evehicle equip‐
ment.
#Ne verlea ve children and animals unat‐
te nde dint hevehicle.
#When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle.
&
WARNING Risk offata linjur ydue to
ex posur etoextreme heat or col dinthe
ve hicle
If people –particularly children –‑are
ex posed toextreme heat or col dovera n
ex tende dperio doft ime,ther eisar isk of
inju ryor eve nfatal injur y.
#Neverlea ve anyone –p articularly chil‐
dren –unat tende dint hevehicle.
&
WARNING Risk of burn swhen thec hild
seat is exposed todirect sunlight
If th ec hild restra int sy stem is exposed to
direct sunlight or heat, parts could heat up.
Children could suf ferb urns on these parts,
particularly on me tallic parts of thec hild
re stra int sy stem.
#Alw aysm akes uret hat thec hild
re stra int sy stem is no texposedt o
direct sunlight.
#Pr otect it wit hablanket,for example.
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Driving
Switching on thep owe rsupp lyor ignition
using thes tart/ stopbutton
&
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildren ar eleftu nat tende dint hevehicle,
th ey could:
ROpe ndoors,t hereb yendangering other
persons or road users
RGe tout of thev ehicle and be hit by
oncoming traf fic
ROperat evehicle equipment
In addition, thec hildren could also se tthe
ve hicle in motion, fore xamp le,by:
RRe leasing thep arking brake
RShifting thet ransmission out of park
position j
RStartin gthe engine.
#Ne verlea ve children and animals unat‐
te nde dint hevehicle.
#When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle.
#Ke ep theS martK eyout of ther eac hof
ch ildren.
&
WARNING Risk ofexhaus tgas poisoning
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses suc hascarbon monoxide. Inhaling
th ese exhaus tgases causes poisoning.
#Ne verlea ve thee ngine running in an
enclose dspace wi thout suf ficient venti‐
lation.
& WARNING Risk offire caused byflam‐
mable material on thee xhaust system
Flammable materials brought in byeither ani‐
mals or environmen talinfluences ma yignite
if th ey come int ocontact wi thhotp arts of
th ee ngine or exhaus tsyst em.
#Therefore, checkr egularly that there
ar enof lammable materials in the
engine compartmen torontheexhaust
sy stem.
Re quirementsRThe SmartK eyis located in thev ehicle and
th eS martK eybatter yisnotdischar ged.
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7

#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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Configuring driveprogram I
Multimedia sy stem:,Vehicle.e DYNAMIC
SELECT.Individual
#Select Drive,Suspension ,Steering orECO
Start/Stop .
#Selectthei ndividual setting.
Displaying vehicl edata
Multimedi asystem:,Vehicle.e DYNAMIC SELECT
#Select Vehicle Data.
Displaying engine data
Multimedia sy stem:,Vehicle.e DYNAMIC SELECT
#Select Engine Data.
% The values fore ngine outpu tand engine tor‐
qu em aydeviat efromt he nominal values. Items
that can influence this are, fore xamp le:
REngines peed
RSea level
RFu el grade
ROutside temp erature
Automatic transmission
DIREC TSELECT selector le ver
Fu nction of theD IRECT SELECT le ver
&
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildren ar eleftu nat tende dint hevehicle,
th ey could:
ROpe ndoors,t hereb yendangering other
persons or road users
RGe tout of thev ehicle and be hit by
oncoming traf fic
ROperat evehicle equipment
In addition, thec hildren could also se tthe
ve hicle in motion, fore xamp le,by:
RRe leasing thep arking brake
RShifting thet ransmission out of park
position j
RStartin gthe engine.
#Ne verlea ve children and animals unat‐
te nde dint hevehicle.
#When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle.
#Ke ep theS martK eyout of ther eac hof
ch ildren.
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetoi ncor‐
re ct gearshifting
If th ee ngine speed is higher than thei dle
speed and youe ngaget he transmission posi‐
tion hork,t hevehicle ma yaccelerate
sharply.
Driving and parking 13
5

Prerequisite
The corresponding button is programmed to
operat ethe garage door.
#Press and hold buttons 1,2or3 until
th eg arag edoor opens or closes.
#When indicator lamp 4flashes yellow: press
th ep reviously pressed but tona gain until the
ga rage door opens or closes. Clearing
theg arag edooro penerm emory
#Press and hold buttons :and ;.
Indicator lamp =lights up yello w.
#If indicator lamp =flashes green: release
buttons :and ;.
Electric pa rking brake
Au tomaticall yapplying the electric parking
brake
& WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If yo ul eave children unaccompanied in the
ve hicle, they ma ybea bletos etthev ehicle in
motion, fore xamp leby:
RRe leasing thep arking brake.
RShifting thet ransmission out of park
position j.
RStartin gthe engine.
In addition, they ma yoperat evehicle equip‐
ment.
#Ne verlea ve children and animals unat‐
te nde dint hevehicle.
#When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle.
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The electric parking brakeisapplied if thet rans‐
mission is in position jand one of thef ollow‐
ing condition sisfulfilled:
RThe engin eisswitched off.
RThe seat belt tongueisn otinser tedint he
seat belt buckle and thed rive r's door is
opened.
% Toprev ent application: pull theh andle of the
electric parking brake.
The electric parking brak eisalso applied if one
of thef ollowing condition sisfulfilled:
RDistance Pilo tDISTRONIC bring sthe vehicle
to as tandstill.
RThe HOL Dfunction is keeping thev ehicle sta‐
tionar y.
RParking Pilo tiskeeping thev ehicle station‐
ar y.
In addition, one of thef ollowing condition smust
be fulfilled:
RThe engin eisswitched off.
RThe seat belt tongueisn otinser tedint he
seat belt buckle and thed rive r's door is
opened.
RTher eisas ystemm alfunction.
RThe po wersupp lyis insuf ficient.
RThe vehicle is stationar yfor alengt hyperiod.
When thee lectric parking brak eisapplied, the
F (USA) or !(Canada) indicator lamp
lights up in thei nstrument clus ter.
The electric parking brak eisnotautomatically
engaged if thee ngine is switched of fbythe ECO
st art/ stop function.
Re leasing thee lectric pa rking brak eauto‐
matically
The elect ricp arkin gb rake isreleased when all of
th ef ollowing condition sarefulfilled:
RThe engin eisrunning.
RTh es eatb eltt ongue is inser tedi ntot he seat
belt buckle.
RThe transmission is in position hork and
y
o ud epress thea ccelera torp edalory ou shif
tfromt ransmission position jtoh or
k.
RIf th et ransmission is in position k,the
trunk lid mus tbeclosed.
If th es eat belt tongueisn otinser tedi ntot he
seat belt buckle, thef ollowing condition smust
be fulfilled:
RThe driver's door is closed.
RYo um ovet he transmission out of transmis‐
sion position joryouh ave prev iously
driven faster than 2m ph (3 km/h).
RIfth et ransmission is in position k,the
trunk lid mus tbeclosed.
If th ee lectric parking brak eisreleased, the
F (USA) or !(CANADA) indicator lam pin
th ei nstrument clus terg oes out.
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5

Applying or releasing thee lectric pa rking
brak emanually
#To appl y:push handle 1.
The F (USA) or !(Canada) indicator
lam pappear sinthe instrument clus ter.
#To release: switchont he ignition.
#Pull handle 1.
The F (USA) or !(Canada) indicator
lam pint he instrument clus terg oes out.
Emer gency braking
#Press and hold handle 1.
When thev ehicle has been braked toa
st andstill:
RThe electric parkin gbrake is applied.
RThe F (USA) or !(Canada) symbol
appear sinthe instrument clus ter.
Pa rking thev ehicle
RIfyo ul eave thev ehicle par kedf or longer
th an four we eks, damag emayoccur tothe
batter y.
RIfyo ul eave thev ehicle par kedf or longer
th an six weeks, it ma ysufferd ama geas a
re sult of lac kofuse.
RInformation on parking your vehicle can be
obtained at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
St andb ymode
Function of thes tandb ymode
St andb ymode is characterize dbythefollowing:
RThe vehicle can be par kedo veral ong period
of time without losing po wer.
RThe vehicle batter yispreser ved.
RThe maximum period out of use is shown in
them ultimedia sy stem displa y.
RFunctions such as interior protection or tow-
aw ay protection ar enotavailable.
RThe connectio ntoonline services is inter rup‐
te d.
If th ef ollowing condition sarefulfilled, standby
mode can be activated or deactivated usingt he
multimedia sy stem:
RThe engine is switched off.
RThe ignition is switched on.
Exceeding thev ehicle's displa yedp eriod out of
use ma ycause incon venience, i.e .itcanno tbe
guarantee dthat thes tarter batter ywillr eliably
st ar tt he engine.
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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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