warning MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN 2018 Owners Manual

Youc 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 ttak e
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 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.
Chang eintoal owergear in good time on long
and steep downhill gradients. Take particular
no te ofthis when drivingal adenvehicle. By
doing so, youw illmak euse of theb raking ef fect
of thee ngine. This relie vest he load on theb rake
sy stem and pr events theb rake sf romo verheat‐
ing and wearing tooq uickl y. 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.
RIfyo ua redrivin gwhen vis ibilityisp oor.
Ope ratin gc ruisec ontrol
&
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 eunexpectedly.
#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.
Chang eintoal owergear in good time on long
and steep downhill gradients. Take particular
no te ofthis when drivingal adenvehicle. By
doing so, youw ill mak euse of theb raking ef fect
of thee ngine. This relie vest he load on theb rake
sy stem and pr events theb rake sf romo verheat‐
ing and wearing tooq uickl y.
Re quirements:
RCruise control is selected.
RESP®mus tbea ctivated, but no tinter vening.
RThe driving speed must be at least15m ph
(20 km/h).
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#Storec urrent speed 2(once af ters tarting
th ev ehicle).
or
#Call up stored speed 2.#Deactivatecruise contro l1.
#Press thel eve rbrief ly:t he stored speed is
increased 3orreduced
4 by1m ph (1 km/h).
or
#Press thel eve rbeyo ndthep ressur epoint:
th es tore ds peed is increased 3orreduced
4 by5m ph (1 0km/h).
If cruise contro lhas been deactivated, thec ur‐
re nt driven speed is adop tedw ith3 or4. %
Ifyo ub rake ,d eactivat eESP
®or if ESP®
inter venes, cruise control is deacti vated.
When yous wit ch offt he vehicle, thel ast
speed stored is cleared.
Ac tiv eD ista nce Assis tDISTR ON IC
Function of Activ eD ista nce Assist
DI STRO NIC
Ac tiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONIC
RMaintainsthes etspeed and accelera teso r
decelerates thev ehicle if thed istan ce 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, Activ eP arking Assis tand COMAND:
When driving in stop-s tart traf fic, thed rive ris
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supportedbye xtende dautomatic re-sta rt in
traf ficj ams.
RVe hicles with DrivingA ssistancePack‐
age: Responds tostationar yvehicles in
urban speed ranges (e xcep tb icycles, mo tor‐
cycles and pedest rians )ifc onditionsa resuf‐
fi cient toenable de tection.
If yo uf ail toadap tyour driving style, Ac tiveD is‐
ta nce Assist DISTRONICc an neither reduce the
ri sk of an accident nor override thel aws of ph ys‐
ics. It canno ttak ei ntoa ccount road, weather or
traf ficc onditions .Activ eDista nce Assist
DISTRONICi sonly 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 lane.
If all activation condition saremet, youc an act i‐
va te ActiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONICd uringa
journ eyor while stationar y.When ActiveD is‐
ta nce Assist DISTRONICi sactivated, as peed is
st ored whic hthe driver can 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,
Ac tiv eP arkin gAssis tand COMAND: Upto30
seconds af ters topping, thev ehicle automatically
fo llo ws thev ehicle ahead without
thei n
terven‐
tio noft he driver .This is onl ypossible if thev ehi‐
cle is tr aveling on amotorway orah igh-speed
major road. If an obs tacle is de tected in front of
th ev ehicle during thed riving-of fprocedure, a
ta ke ove rwarning is given. Acceleration is
re duced, thed rive risg ivenavisual and acoustic
wa rning and mus tstopt he vehicle befor ereach‐
ing theo bstacle or takeevasiv ea ction.
Ve hicles with theD riving Assistance Pack‐
age: In conjunction wit hnavigatio nsystems,
Ac tiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONICp reve nts pro‐
hibi tedo vertakin gont heright at speeds over
50 mph(80 km/h) in right-hand traf fica nd over‐
ta king on thel eftinl eft-hand traf ficonf reew ays
and high-speed majo rroads.
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:
RAc tiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONICisa ctiva‐
te d.
RIfth ed riving speed is higher than 45 mph
(70 km/h).
RIf th ed rive ns peed drops belo wthe stored
speed.
RThe sy stem cannot detect av ehicle in ther el‐
ev ant area of theo vertaking lane.
Ve hicles with DrivingA ssistancePacka ge
and Traf ficS ign Assis t:Ac tiveD ista nce Assist
DISTRONICa lsoh astheA ctiv eSpeed Limit
As

si st function. This function can be configure d
in them ultimedia sy stem. If achang eint he
speed limit is de tected and ActiveD ista nce
Assist DISTRONICisa ctivated, Ac tiveD ista nce
Assist DISTRONICa ssumesthis ne wspeed.
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 Ac tiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONICh asbeen
pu tint op assive mode bypressing thea ccelera‐
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3Setspecifie ddista nce
4Yo ur vehicle
1Speed of vehicle ahead
2Stored speed
Displa ysinthem ultifunction display
When activatin gActiv eDista nce Assist
DISTRONICo rwhenc hanging thes tore ds peed,
th en ew stored speed is shown fora round five
seconds in them ultifunction display ç
50 mph(70 km/h).
When ActiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONICi s
acti ve,the se tstore ds peed is displa yedn extto th
eç symbol. When dis tance control is
acti ve,the symbol is shown in green.
Ve hicles with theD riving Assistance Pack‐
age: On free ways or high-speed major roads the
ç symbol is displa yedc yclicall ywhen the
ve hicle is ready topull away.
Ve hicles with Activ eS peed Limit Assi st:If a
spee dlim it is au tomatical lyadop ted, this is
shown as thes tore ds peed wit hthe ê sym‐
bol.
Operating Activ eD ista nce Assis tDISTRONIC
&
WARNING Risk of accident if de tection
function of ActiveD ista nce Assist
DISTRONICi simpaire d
Ac tiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONICd oesn ot
re act:
RTo people or animals.
RTostationar yobstacles on ther oad, e.g.
st opped or par kedv ehicles (vehicles with‐
out theD riving Assis tance Package).
RTo stationar yobstacles on ther oad, e.g.
st opped or par kedv ehicles, if conditions
ar en otsuf ficient toenable de tection
(vehicle switht he Driving Assis tance
Pa ckage).
RTo oncoming vehicles and crossing traf‐
fi c.
Ac tiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONICc an nei‐
th er giv ewarning snor inter vene in such sit‐
uations.
#Alw aysc arefully obser vethet raffic con‐
ditionsa nd beready tobrak eata ll
times.
& WARNING Risk of accident duetol imi‐
te dd etectability of road user sand traf fic
situations
Ac tiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONICc annot
al wa ys clear lyidentify other road user sand
comple xtraf fics ituations.
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Inthese conditions ,Activ eDista nce Assist
DISTRONICm ay:
RGive an unnecessar ywarning and then
brak ethe vehicle.
RNeither giv eawarning nor inter vene.
RAc celerat eorbrake unexpectedly.
#Continue driving wi thcar eand be ready
to brake, particular lyifAc tiveD ista nce
Assist DISTRONICw arnsyou.
&
WARNING Risk of accident from acceler‐
ation or braking byActiveD ista nce
Assist DISTRONIC
Ac tiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONICm ayaccel‐
erat eorb rake inthef ollowing cases, for
ex ample:
RIfth ev ehicle pulls away usingA ctiveDis‐
ta nce Assist DISTRONIC.
RIfth es tore ds peed is called up and is
considerabl yfasterors lowe rthan the
cur rently driven speed.
RIfAc tiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONICn o
longer de tects avehicle in front or does
no treact toreleva nt objects.
#Alw aysc arefully obser vethet raffic con‐
ditionsa nd beready tobrak eata ll
times.
#Ta ke intoa ccount thet raffic situation
befor ecallin gupt hestored speed.
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetoi nsuf‐
fi cient decele ratio nbyA ctiveDista nce
Assist DISTRONIC
Ac tiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONICb rake s
yo ur vehicle wit hupto50%oft he maximum
possible deceleration. If this decele ratio nis
no ts ufficient, ActiveD ista nce Assist
DISTRONICa lertsy ou wit havisual and
acoustic warning.
#In these cases, adjus tyour speed and
ke ep asufficient dist ance.
#Brakethe vehicle yourself and/or take
ev asiv eaction.
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetoA ctive
Dis tance Assist DISTRONICs tillb eing
activated when youl eave thed rive r's
seat
If yo ul eave thed rive r's seat while thev ehicle
is being braked byActiveD ista nce Assist
DISTRONICo nly,the vehicle can rollaw ay.
#Alw aysd eactivat eActiv eDista nce
Assist DISTRONICa nd securethe vehi‐
cle topreve nt it from rolling away
befor eyou lea vethed rive r's seat.
Re quirementsRThe vehicle's engine mus tbeswitched on.
RThe electric parking brak emustber eleased.
RActiveP arking Assis tisnotbeing used to
par kthe vehicle or toexit from aparking
space.
RESP®mus tbea ctivated, but no tinter vening.
RThe transmission must be in positionh.
RThe driver door ,fro nt passenger door and the
re ar door smustbec losed.
RThe engine hood mus tbeclosed.
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#Brieflypull thec ruise control le vertow ards
yo u2.
or
#Ac celerat 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:
RActiveS peed LimitA ssistis activated in the
multimedia sy stem (→pag e196).
RActiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONICi sactiva‐
te d.
RThe sy stem de tects atraffic sign indicating a
speed limit.
#Brief lypull thec ruise control le vertow ards
yo u2.
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 ActiveS peed LimitA ssist
is activated, an ydetected changes in the
speed limit ar eadop tedbyt he system.
Collision warning
If Ac tiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONICisu nableto
suf ficiently decele rate thev ehicle in order to
pr eve nt it from approach ingthev ehicle in front,
yo uw ill be warned visuall yand acousticall y.An
intermittent warning tone will then sound and
th ed ista nce warning lam pwill light up in the
instrumentc luster.
#Brak eimmediately in order toinc rease the
dis tance from thev ehicle in front.
or
#Ta ke evasiv eaction pr ovided it is saf etodo
so.
Ac tiv eS teering Assist
Fu nction of Activ eS teering Assist
Ac tiv eS teering Assis tisonlya vailable for
ve hicles with theD riving Assistance Pack‐
age.
RAc tiveS teering Assis tisoperational at
speeds up to130m ph (2 10km/h) and helps yo
utos tayint he center of thel ane by
means of moderat esteering inter ventions.
RIt uses thev ehicle in front and thel ane mark‐
ings as areferenc edepen ding on thed rive n
speed.
RAc tiveS teering Assis trequires youast he
driver ,tokeepyour hands on thes teering
wheel at all times so that youa reable to
inter vene at an ytime tocor rect thec ourse of
th ev ehicle and keep it in lane.
RAc tiveS teering Assis tcan be overridden at
an yt imebys teering thev ehicle yourself.
RWhen thes ystemisa ctively steering, the
è symbol is shown in green in them ulti‐
function displa y.
Sy stem limitations of Activ eS teering Assist
Ac tiveS teering Assis thas alimited steering tor‐
qu ef or lateral guidance. In some cases ,the
st eering inter ventio nisn otsuff icien ttok eepthe
ve hicle in thel ane.
If th ed etection of lane markings and vehicles
ahead is impaired, ActiveS teering Assist
switches topassiv emode. The sy stem pr ovides
no suppor tinthis case. During thet ransition
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lanes, makesuret hat then eighboring lane is
free (shoulder view).
% The availabilityoft hefollowing function is
countr y-dependent.
Ac tiveS teering Assis tremain sactiv eevenift he
tur ns igna lindica toriss witched on. ActiveS teer‐
ing Assis tthen assists thed rive rw hen changing
lane sbya pplying steering torques toinitiat ethe
lane change.
Assis tance when changing lane sisprovidedifa ll
th ef ollowing condition sareme t:
RYoua redrivin gonam otorway or high-speed
multi-lane major road wit hmultiple lane sin
th ed irection of tr avel.
RThe neighboring lane is free and separated
byab roke nl ane marking.
RThe driven speedisb etwe en 50 mph
(80 km/h) and 110m ph (180 km/h).
RThe tur nsignali ndicator is switched on for
longer than tw oseconds.
If th es ystemisi mpaired, ActiveL aneC hange
Assi stma ybec anceled.Ifani nterruption
occurs, display 1appear sinthe multifunction displa
yalong wit hawarning tone prom pting you
to take control of thev ehicle.
Ste ering and contact de tection
Ac tiveS teering Assis trequires youast he driver,
to keep 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. The driver mus texpect achange
from activ etopassivemode or vice versaata ny
time.
If yo ua renots teering yourself or ifyo ut ake
yo ur hands offt he steering wheel forap ro‐
longed period of time, thes ystemw ill, depend‐
ing on thes ituation ,first aler tyou wit havisual wa
rning. 1appear sinthe multifunction displa y.
If yo ua restill no tsteering thev ehicle yourself or
if yo uh ave nottaken hold of thes teering wheel,
aw arning tone sounds in additio ntothewarning
messag etoremind youtot akec ontrol of the
ve hicle.
The warning messag edoes no tappear or disap‐
pear sifo ne of thef ollowing condition sareme t:
RThe driver steer sthe vehicle.
RThe driver presses asteering wheel button or
operates Touc hC ontrol.
Fu nction of Activ eE me rgency Stop Assist
If th ed rive rc ontinues toigno rethea coustic
wa rning of ActiveL aneC hangeA ssist,A ctive
Dis tance Assist DISTRONICr educesthes peed.
If th ed rive rs tilld oes no trespond, thev ehicle is
decelerated in stages toas tandstill.
The driv er c
an cancel
thed eceleration at any
time byper form ing one of thef ollowing actions:
RSteering
RBraking or accelerating
RPressing asteering wheel button or operat‐
ing Touc hC ontrol
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RActivating or deacti vating ActiveS teering
Assis torD ista nce Assist DISTRONIC
The driver must beready totake control of the
ve hicle at an ytime.
Information on Hill StartA ssist
Hill StartA ssisth olds thev ehicle foras hort
time when pulling away on ahill under thef ol‐
lowing conditions:
RThe transmission is in position hork.
RThe electric parking brak eisreleased.
This gives youe nough tim etomoveyour foot
from theb rake pedal tothea ccelerator pedal
and depress it befor ethe vehicle begins toroll.
&
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.
HOLD function
HOLD function
The HOL Dfunction holds thev ehicle at astand‐
st ill without requ iring youtod epress theb rake
pedal, e.g. when pulling away on steep slopes.
Sy stem limitations
RThe incline mus tnotbe grea tert han 30%.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gthe HOLDf unction
&
WARNING Risk of an accident duetot he
HOLD function being acti vatedw heny ou
lea vethev ehicle
If yo ul eave thev ehicle while onl ythe HOLD
function is braking thev ehicle, thev ehicle
can rollaw ay inthef ollowing situations:
RIfth er eisam alfunction in thes ystemo r
in thep owe rsupply.
RIfth eH OLD function is deactivated by
depressing thea ccelera torp edalort he
brak epedal, e.g. byavehicle occupant.
RIfth ee lectrics in thee ngine compart‐
ment ,the batter yorthe fuses ar etam‐
pered wit horifthe batter yisdisconnec‐
te d.
#Alw aysd eactivat ethe HOLD function
and secur ethe vehicle agains trolling
aw ay befor eleaving thev ehicle.
* NO
TEDama gefrom au tomatic braking
When ActiveB rake Assi st,A ctiv eDista nce
Assist DISTRONICo rthe HOLD function are
activated, thev ehicle brakes autonomously
in cer tain situations.
To avo id damag etothevehicle, deactivate
th ese sy stems in thef ollowing or simila rsit‐
uations:
#During towing
#In ac arwa sh
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Settingthev ehicle le vel
&
WARNING Risk of accident because
ve hicle le velist oo high
If yo ud rive atah igher vehicle le vel,th ed riv‐
ing characteristic smaybe impaired due to
th eh igher vehicle center of gr avity.
The vehicle can drif toutwards, fore xamp le,
when steering or cornering.
#Alw aysc hoose avehicle le velw hic his
suited tothed riving stylea nd ther oad
sur face conditions.
&
WARNING Risk of entrapment from vehi‐
cle lo wering
Whe nlowe ring thev ehicle, people could
become trapped if their limbs ar ebetwe en
th ev ehicle body and thet ires or underneath
th ev ehicle.
#Mak esurenoo ne is underneat hthe
ve hicle or in thei mmediat evicinit yof
th ew heel ar ches when youl owe rthe
ve hicle.
&
WARNING Risk of entrapment from vehi‐
cle lo wering
Ve hicles with AI RBODYC ONT ROLo r
le ve lc ontrol sy stem: When youu nload lug‐
ga ge or lea vethev ehicle, thev ehicle firs t
ri ses slightly and then returns tothes etleve l
shortl yafter wa rds.
Yo uora nyone else in thev icinit yoft he
whee larches or theu nderbody could thus
become trapped.
The vehicle can also be lo wereda fter being
loc ked.
#When leaving thev ehicle, mak esure
th at nobody is in thev icinit yoft he
whee larches or theu nderbody.
RequirementsRThe vehicle has been star ted.
RThe vehicle mus tnotbe moving fasterthan
37 mph(60 km/h). Ra
ising thev ehicle
#Press but ton1.
Indicato rlamp 2lights up.
The vehicle is se ttothe high le vel.
Yo ur selection issave d.
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Thevehicle is lo wereda gain in thef ollowing sit‐
uations:
RWhen driving fasterthan 50 mph(80 km/h).
RWhen driving between 37mph(60 km/h)
and 50 mph(80 km/h) fora pproxima tely
th re em inutes.
RAfters electing adrive program using the
DY NA MIC SELECT switch.
The vehicle is adjus tedtot he height of thel ast
activ edrive program.
Lo weri ngthev ehicle
#Press but ton1.
Indicator lamp 2goes out. The vehicle is
adjus tedtot he height of thea ctiv edrive pro‐
gram.
Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC
Function of Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC
Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC is an electronic
pa rkinga ssistanc esystem wit hultrasound. It
monitor sthe area around your vehicle using six
sensors 1inthef ront bumper and six sensors
in ther ear bumper .Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC
indicates visually an daudibl ythe dis tance
betwee nyour vehicle and an object.
Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC is only an aid. It is
no tas ubstitut efor paying attentio ntoyour sur‐
ro undings. Youa realw aysr esponsibl efor safe
maneuvering, parking and exitin gap arking
space. Mak esuret hat ther ea reno persons, ani‐ mals or objects in
them aneuvering area while
maneuvering and parking in/exitin gparking
spaces.
In thes tandar dsetting ,ani ntermitte ntwa rning
to ne sounds from adista nc eofa pproximately
1. 0ft( 0.3 m) toan obs tacle .Ac ontinuoust one
sounds from adista nc eofa pproximatel y0.7ft
(0.2 m). Youc an se tthe warning tone in them ul‐
timedia sy stem so that it will sounde arlier at a
grea terd ista nce of appr oximatel y3.3ft(1.0 m)
(
→pag e182).
If Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC is deactivated,
Ac tiveP arking Assis tisunavailable.
Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC displayinthe
mu ltimedia sy stem
If Ac tiveP arking Assis tisnotactivated and an
obs tacle is de tected in thep
athoft hevehicle, a
pop-up windo wforParkin

g Assis tPARKTRONIC
1 appear sinthe multimedia sy stem at speeds
up toappr oximatel y6mph(10 km/h).
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