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

RHowf astthe vehicle wastrave ling.
This dat acan help pr ovide abette ru nder stand‐
ing of thec ircums tances in whic haccidents and
inju ries occur .NOTE: ED Rdataisr ecorded by
yo ur vehicle onl yifanon-trivial crash situation
occurs; no dat aisrecorded bytheE DR under
normal driving conditions and no personal data
(e.g. name, gende r,ag ea nd accidentl ocation) is
re corded .How ever,o ther parties, suc haslaw
enforcement,c ould combine EDR dat awitht he
type of personall yidentifying dat aroutinely
acquired during acrash inve stigation.
Ac cess tothev ehicle and/or theE DR is needed
to read dat athat is recorded bytheE DR,and
special equipment is requ ired. In addition tothe
ve hicle manufacturer ,other parties that ha vethe
special equipment, suc haslawenforcement,
can read thei nformation byaccessing thev ehi‐
cle or theE DR.
ED Rd atam aybe used in civil and criminal mat‐
te rs as atool in accident reconstruction, acci‐
dent claims and vehicle saf ety. Since theC rash
Dat aRetrieva l(CDR) tool that is used toextract
da ta from theE DR is commercially available, Mercedes-Ben
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Wa rning: theE DR isac omponen tofthe
Re stra int Sy stem Module. Tamp ering with, alter‐
ing, modifying or removing theE DR component
ma yresult in amalfunction of theR estraint Sys‐
te mM odule and other sy stems.
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con flict wit hfederal regulation ar epre-em pted.
This means that in thee vent of such conflict,the
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28 General no tes

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

Functions of ESP®(Electronic Stability Pro‐
gr am)
&
WARNING Risk of skidding if ESP is mal‐
functioning®
If ESP®is malfunctioning ,ESP®canno tcarry
out vehicle stabilization. In addition,o ther
driving saf etys ystems ar eswitched off.
#Driv eonc arefull y.
#Have ESP®checkedataq ualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop.
&
WARNING Risk of skidding if ESP®is
deactivated
If yo ud eactivat eESP
®,ESP®canno tcarry
out vehicle stabilization.
#ESP®shouldo nly be deacti vatedint he
fo llowing situations.
ESP®monitor sand impr oves driving stabilitya nd
traction,p articularly inthef ollowing situations:
RWhen pullin gawayonw etor slippe ryroads.
RWhen braking.
RIn stro ng sidewinds when youa redrivin g
fast erthan 50 mph(80 km/h).
ESP
®can stabilizet hevehicle byinter vening in
th ef ollowing ways:
ROne or mor ewheels ar ebrake d.
RThe engine output is adap teda ccording to
th es ituation.
ESP
®is deactivated if theE SP®OFF å warn‐
ing lam plightsupc ontinuousl yinthe instrument
clus ter:
RDriving stabilityw ill no longe rbeimprove d.
RCrosswind Assis tisnolonger active.
RThe driv ewheels could spin.
RETS/4ET Straction control is still active.
% Even when ESP
®is deactivated, youa restill
assis tedbyE SP®when braking.
ESP
®is inter vening if theE SP®÷ warning
lam pflashes in thei nstrument clus ter:
RDo no tdeacti vate ESP®.
ROnly depress thea ccelera torp edalasf ar as
is necessar y.
RAdapty our driving styletos uitthec urrent
ro ad and weather conditions.
Deactivat eESP
®inthef ollowing situations to
impr ovetraction:
RWhen using sno wchains
RIn deep snow
ROn sand or gr avel
% Spinning thew heels results in acutting
action whic hprovide sbette rg rip.
ESP
®is deactivated if theå ESP®OFFwarn‐
ing lam plightsupc ontinuousl yinthe instrument
clus ter.
If th eE SP
®÷ warning lam plightsupc ontinu‐
ousl y,ESP®is no tavailable due toam alfunction.
Observ eanyinformation whic hmaybe displa yed
in thei nstrument clus ter:
RWa rning and indicator lamps (→pag e396)
RDispla ymessages
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9

ETS/4ETS(Electronic Tractio nSystem)
ETS/4ETS traction control is pa rtof ESP®.
ETS/4ET Scan impr ovethev ehicle's traction by
inter vening in thef ollowing ways:
RThe driv ewheels ar ebrake di ndividually if
th ey spin.
RMor edrive torque is transferred tothew heel
or wheels wit htraction.
Influence of driv eprograms on ESP
®
The driv eprograms enable ES P®toadap ttod if‐
fe re nt we ather and road conditionsasw ell asth
ed rive r's prefer redd riving style. Youc an
select thed rive prog rams using theD YNAMIC
SELECT switch.
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Driving and pa rking

%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.
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7

Rifth ew indshield in thea reaoft he camer ais
dirty ,fogged up, damaged or co vered.
Rifth er adar sensors ared irty or co vered.
Do no tuse Dis tance Pilo tDISTRONIC in thef ol‐
lowing situations:
Rin road and traf ficc onditions whi chdo not
allo wyoutomaintain acons tant speed ,e.g.
in heavy traf ficoronw inding roads.
Ron slippery roads. Brakin goraccelerating
can caus ethe driv ewheels tolose traction
and thev ehicle could then skid.
Rwhen ther eisp oor visibility ,e.g. due tofog,
heavy rain or sno w.
Rin parkin ggarages or at tollst ations.
Ron roads wit hsteep uphill or downhill gradi‐
ents.
Tips
Pa yp articula rattention in thef ollowing traf fic
situations. In suc hsituations, brak eifnecessar y.
Dis tance Pilo tDISTRONIC is then deactivated:
RWhen cornering, entering and exitin gab end.
RWhen no tdrivingint he center of thel ane.
RWhen other vehicles ar echanging lane.
RIfth er ea renar rowv ehicles.
RIfth er ea reobs tacle sand stationar yvehi‐
cles.
RIf th er ea recrossing vehicles, pedestrians,
mo torcyc lists or cyclists.
Displa yofDistance Pilo tDISTRONIC in the
assist ancegraphic and in thes peedome ter
1Ve hicle ahead
2Dis tance indica tor
3Se tspecifie ddista nce
4Own vehicle
1Speed of vehicle ahead
2Stored speed
Displa ysinthem ultifunction display
When activatin gDista nce Pilo tDISTRONIC or
when changing thes tore ds peed, then ew stored
speed is shown fora round five seconds in the
ç multifunction displa y50mph (70 km/h).
When Dis tance Pilo tDISTRONIC is acti ve,the set
st ored speed is displa yedn exttot he ç sym‐
bol. When dis tance control is acti ve,the symbol
is shown in green.
Ve hicles with theD riving Assistance pa ck‐
age: On high ways and high-speed majo rroads
Driving and parking 16
1

Tire labeling
Overvie woftirel abeling
1Uni form Ti reQuality Grading Standard
(→pag e323)
2DO T(Department of Transpor tation), (TIN)
Ti re Identification Number (→pag e324)
3Maximu mtirel oad(→pag e325)
4Maximu mtirep ressure (→page325)
5Manufacturer
6Tire characteristic s(→page326)
7Tire size designation, load rating ,speed rat‐
ing and load ind ex(→pag e326)
8Tire name
% The da tashown in thei mag eise xamp le
data.
Ti re Quality Grading
In accordance wit hthe US Department of Trans‐
por tation's "Unifo rm TireQuality Grading Stand‐
ards", tir emanufacturer sare re quired tograde
th eir tires on theb asis of thef ollowing thre ep er‐
fo rm anc efactors:1Tread weargrade
2Traction grade
3Te mp eratur egrade
% The dat ashown in thei mag eise xamp le
data.
% The classification is no tlegall ystipulated for
Canada, but it is general lystated.
Tr ead weargrade
The tread wear grade is acomparativ erating
based on thew ear rate ofthet irew hen tested
under controlled conditions on aspecified test
trac koft he US Department of Transpor tation.
Fo re xamp le,atireg raded 150w ould wear one
Wheels and tires 323

and one-half times aswell on theg ove rnment
course as atireg rade d1 00.
The relativ eperform anc eoft ires depends upon
th ea ctual conditions of their use, ho wever,and
ma ydepar tsignificantl yfromt he nor mdueto
va riations in drivin ghabits, servic epractice sand
dif fere nces in road characteristic sand climate
conditions.
Tr actio ngrade
&
DANG ER Risk of accidentd uetoinade‐
qu atet raction
The traction grade assigned tothis tir eis
based on stra ight-ahead brakin gtraction
te sts, and does no tinclude either accelera‐
tion, cornering, hydroplaning or peak traction
ch aracteristics.
#Alw aysa dap tyour driving stylea nd
driv eatas peedtosuit thep reva iling
traf fica nd weather conditions.
* NO
TEDama getothed rive trai nfrom
wheelspin
#Av oid wheelspin.
The traction grades –fromh ighes ttolowest –
ar eA A, A, Band C. Those grades represent the
tire' sabili tyto stop on wetpave ment as meas‐
ured under controlle dconditions on specified
go vernment test sur faces mad eofasphalt and
concr ete.
Te mp eratur egrade
&
WARNING Risk of accident from tire
ove rheating and tir efailure
The temp eratur egrade fort his tir eisestab‐
lishedf oratiret hat is properly inflated and
no to verloaded. Excessiv espeed, underinfla‐
tion, or excessiv eloading, either separately
or in combination, can cause excessiv eheat
build-up and possible tir efailure.
#Obser vether ecommende dtirep res‐
sure sand regularly checkt he tir epres‐
sur eofa ll tires including thes pare
wheel.
#Ad jus tthe tir epressur easn ecessar y.
Thetemp eratur egrades ar eA(theh ighest), B
and C. The yrepresent thet ire's resis tance tothe
ge neration of hea tand its ability todissipate
heat when tested under controlled conditions on
as pecified indoor laborator ytestw heel. Sus‐
ta ined high temp eratures can cause them aterial
of thet iretod egenerat eand reduce tir elife. Fur‐
th ermore, excessiv etemperatures can lead to
sudden tir efailure. Grade Ccorresponds toa
le ve lofp erform anc ewhicha ll passenger car
tires mus tmeetu nde rthe requ irements of the
US Department of Transpor tation.
DO T,Tire Identification Numbe r(TIN)
US tir eregulations stipulat ethat everytirem an‐
ufactu rerorr etre ader must imprint aTIN in or
on thes ide wall of eac htirep roduced.
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Wheels and tires

Tire s
Displa ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
Tire Press. Monitor Cur-
rently Unavailable *A
strongradio signal source is inter fering so that no signals can be receive dfromt he tir epressur esensors. The
tir ep ressur emonitoring sy stem is temp oraril yunavailable.
#Driv eon.
The tir epressur emonitoring sy stem switches itself on automaticall yassoon as thec ause has been rectified.
h
Check Tires *T
he tir epressur eino ne or mor etires has dropped significantl y.The wheel position is displa yed.
&
WARNING Risk of an accident duetoi nsufficient tir epressure
Ti re pressures that ar etoo lo wpose thef ollowing hazards:
RThe tires ma yburst,e speciall yasthe load and vehicle speed increase.
RThe tires ma ywear excessively and/or une venly, whic hmaygreatl yimp air tir etraction.
RThe drivin gcharacteristics, as well as steering and braking, ma ybegreatl yimp aired.
Yo uc ouldthen lose control of thev ehicle.
#Obser vether ecommende dtirep ressure.
#Ad jus tthe tir epressur eifn ecessar y.
#Stop thev ehicle, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions.
#Chec kthe tir epressur eand thet ires.
382
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps

Tire s
Wa rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
h
Tire pressur emonitoring
sy stem warning lamp The
yello wt irep ressur emonitoring sy stem warning lam p(pressur eloss/malfunction) is lit.
The tir epressur emonitoring sy stem has de tected alossofp ressur einatl east one of thet ires.&
WARNING Risk of an accident duetoi nsufficient tir epressure
Ti re pressures that ar etoo lo wpose thef ollowing hazards:
RThe tires ma yburst,e speciall yasthe load and vehicle speed increase.
RThe tires ma ywear excessively and/or une venly, whic hmaygreatl yimp air tir etraction.
RThe drivin gcharacteristics, as well as steering and braking, ma ybegreatl yimp aired.
Yo uc ouldthen lose control of thev ehicle.
#Obser vether ecommende dtirep ressure.
#Ad jus tthe tir epressur eifn ecessar y.
#Stop thev ehicle, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions.
#Chec kthe tir epressur eand thet ires.
410
Displ aymessage sand warning/indicator lamps