traffic assist activate MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN 2017 W213 Owner's Manual
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#Accelerat ebrief ly.
Yo ur vehicle pulls away and adapts its speed
to that of thev ehicle in front. If no vehicle is
de tected in front, your vehicle accelerates to
th es etspeed.
Ad opting thes peed limit as thes toreds peed
Re quirements:
RSpeed Limit Pilo tisactivated in them ultime‐
dia sy stem (→pag e187).
RDis tance Pilo tDISTRONIC is acti vated.
RThe sy stem de tects atraffic sign indicating a
speed limit.
#Brief lypull thec ruise control le vertow ards
yo u3.
The displ ayed speed limit is adop tedast he
st ored speed. Your vehicle adapts its speed
to that of thev ehicle in front, but onl yupto
th es tore ds peed. If Speed Limit Pilo tisacti‐
va ted, an ydetected changes in thes peed
limit ar eadop tedbyt he system. Collision
warning
If Dis tance Pilo tDISTRONIC is unabl etosuffi‐
ciently decele rate thev ehicle in order topreve nt
it from approach ingthev ehicle in front, youw ill
be warned visually and acousticall y.An intermit‐
te nt wa rning tone will then sound and thed is‐
ta nce warning lam pwill light up in thei nstru‐
ment clus ter.
#Brak eimmediately in order toinc rease the
dis tance from thev ehicle in front.
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#Ta ke evasiv eaction pr ovided it is saf etodo
so.
Fu nction of DRIVE PIL OT
The DRIVE PILOTfunctio nisavailable only
on vehicles with aDrivingA ssistanc ePack‐
age.
DRIVE PIL OTincludes thef ollowing driving and
driving saf etys ystems:
RSt eering Pilo twithA ctiv eLaneC hangeA ssist
(→pag e165)
RDis tance Pilo tDISTRONIC (→page 159)
RSpeed Limi tPilot (→pag e157)
Ste ering Pilot
Function of Steering Pilot
Ste ering Pilo tisonlya vailable forv ehicles
wit hthe Driving Assistance Package.
RSteering Pilo tisoperational at speeds up to
13 0m ph (2 10km/h) and helps youtos tayi n
th ec enter of thel ane bymeans of moderate
st eering inter ventions.
RIt uses as areferenc ethe vehicle in front or
th el ane markings, depending on thed rive n
speed.
RSt eering Pilo trequires youast he driver ,to
ke ep your hands onthes teering wheel at all
times so that youa reable tointer vene at any
time tocor rect thec ourse of thev ehicle and
ke ep it in lane.
RThe Steering Pilo tcan be overridden at any
tim ebys teering thev ehicle yourself.
RIfth es ystemd etects that ther ea reno lane
markings ,itusesthev ehicle ahead as aref‐
erence up toas peedo f80mph (130 km/h).
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Displayinthe Instrument Display
1Perm issible speed
2Perm issible speed when ther eisar estriction
3Additional sign wit hrestriction
% The illustration sh owstheI nstrument Display
in theW idescreen Cockpit
Sinc eTraffic Sign Assis talso uses thed ata
st ored in then avigation sy stem, it can update
th ed ispla yint hefollowing situations without
de tecting traf fics igns:
RWhe nthe vehicle changes roads, e.g .high‐
wa ye xit or slip road.
RWhen avillag eorc ityb oundar yispassed
whic hiss tore dint he digital map.
Traf ficS ign Assist is notavailable in all coun‐
tries. If it is una vailable, display 1is shown in
th es peedome ter.
Sy stem limitations
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
in thef ollowing situations:
RIfth er eisp oor visibility ,e.g. due toinsuf fi‐
cient illumination of ther oad, if ther ea re
highl yvariable shade conditionsorinr ain,
sno w,fogors pray .
RIfth er eisg lare, e.g. from oncoming traf fic,
dire ct sunlight or reflections from other vehi‐
cles.
RIf th ew indshield in thea reaoft he multifunc‐
tion camer aisdirty,orift he camer aisfog‐
ge du p, damaged or co vered.
RIfth et raffic signsa rehar dtod etect, e.g .due
to dir tors now, or because they arec overed
or because of insuf ficient lighting.
RIf th ei nformation in then avigation sy stem's
digital map is incor rect or out-of-da te.
RIfth es igns ar eambiguous, e.g. traf fics igns
on construction sites or in adjacent lanes.
Setting Traf ficS ign Assist
Multimedia sy stem:
,Vehicle.k Assistance.Traffic
Sign Assist
Speed Limit Pilo tfor Distanc ePilot
DISTRONIC
Speed limi tatio niss etautomatically if
DISTRONIC is activated.
#Select Speed Limit Pilot.
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