ESP MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN 2018 Owner's Guide

Driving
NotesonM ercedes-AMG vehicles
Obser vethen otes on thef ollowing topics in the
Supplement. Otherwise, youm aynotrecognize
dangers.
RRe ar axle lockin gdiffe re ntial
RAMG Performance exhaus tsystem
RAMG ceramic high-per form anc ecomposite
brak esystem
RRACE START
RDRIFT MODE
RAMG adaptiv esportsuspension sy stem
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
encloseds pace without 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
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DYNA MIC SELECT switch
Function of theD YNAMI CSELECT switch
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: observethe no tesi n
th eS upplement .Otherwise, youm aynotrecog‐
niz ed angers.
Use theD YNAMI CSELECT switc htochange
between thef ollowing driv eprograms:
RI( Individual): individual settings
RS+ (SportPlus): particular lysporty driving
st yle
RS( Sport): sporty driving style
RC( Comfort): comfortable and economical
drivin gstyle
RE(Eco): particular lyeconomical driving style
Depending on thed rive program selected thef ol‐
lowing vehicle characteristic swillch ange:
RDrive:
-Enginea nd transmissionm anagement
-ActiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONIC
RESP®
RVehicles with AI RBODYC ONT ROLo r
DY NA MIC BODY CONT ROL:Suspension
RSteering
Selecting thed rive prog ram
#Press DYNA MIC SELECT switch 1forw ards
or backwards.
The driv eprogram selected appea rsinthe
multifunction displa y.
Configuring driveprogram I
Multimedia sy stem:
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#Select thei ndividual setting.
Displaying vehicl edata
Multimedias ystem:
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#Select 9HKLFOH 'DWD.
Displaying engine data
Multimedia sy stem:
,9HKLFOH.e '<1$0,& 6(/(&7
#Select (QJLQH 'DWD.
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#Pressthep rogramming button on thed oor
driv eunit.
Initiat ethe next step within appr oximately
30 seconds.
#Press pr eviousl yprogramme dbutton 1,2
or 3 repeatedl y,unt ilth ed oor closes.
When thed oor closes, programming is com‐
ple ted. %
Please also read theo perating instructions
fo rt he garage door drive.
Tr oubleshooting when prog rammin gthe
re mo tecontro l
#Checkifthe transmitter frequency of remo te
control 5is suppo rted.
#Re place theb atteries in remo tecontrol 5.
#Holdremotecontrol 5atvarious angles at
ad ista nce betwee n1in (1 cm) to3in(8c m)
in front of thei nside rearvie wmirro r.Yo u
should test eve ryposition foratl east 25 sec‐
onds befor etryinga nother position.
#Hold remo tecontrol 5atthes ame angles
at various dis tances in front of thei nside
re arvie wmirro r.Yo us hould test eve ryposi‐
tion foratl east 25 seconds befor etrying
ano ther position.
#No tethat somer emotecontrols transmit
only foral imite dperiod, press button 6on
re mo tecontrol 5agai nbefor etransmission
ends.
#Align thea ntenn aline of theg arag edoor
opener unit wit hthe remo tecontrol.
% Suppor tand additiona linformation on pro‐
gramming:
ROn thet oll free HomeLink®Hotline on
1-800-355-35 15.
ROn theI nterne tath ttp://
www.homelink. com/mercedes.
Opening/closing theg arag edoor
Requ irements
RThe cor responding button is programmed to
operat ethe garage door.
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Ifyo ul eave thev ehicle par kedf or longer than six
we eks, it ma ysufferd ama geasaresult of lack
of use.
% Further information can be obtained at a
qu alified specialis tworks hop.
St andb ymode (extension of the star terb at‐
te ry 's period out of use)
St andb ymode function
If standb ymode is activated, thev ehicle can be
par kedf or an extende dperio doft ime without
losing po wer.
St andb ymode is characterize dbythefollowing:
Rth es tarter batter yispreser ved.
Rthem aximum period out of use is displa yed
in them ultimedia sy stem displa y.
Rfunctions suc hasinterior pr otection or tow-
aw ay protection ar enotavailable.
Rthec onnection toonline services is inter rup‐
te d. If
th ef ollowing condition sarefulfilled, standby
mode can be activated or deactivated usingt he
multimedia sy stem:
Rth ee ngine is switched off.
Rthei gnition 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.
The star terb atter ymustbec harged firs tint he
fo llowing situations:
Rth ev ehicle's period out of use mus tbe
ex tended.
Rth e%DWWHU\ &KDUJH ,QVXIILFLHQW IRU 6WDQGE\
0RGH messag eappear sinthe multimedia
sy stem displa y.
% Standb ymode is automaticall ydeactivated
when thei gnition is switched on. Ac
tivatin gordeactivatin gstandb ymode
Multimedias ystem:
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WLQJV.6WDQGE\ 0RGH
#Ac tivate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
When youa ctivat ethe function,ap romp t
appears.
#Select <HV.
St andb ymode is activated.
Driving and driving saf etys ystems
Driving sy stems and your responsibility
Yo ur vehicle is equipped wit hdriving sy stems
whic hassis tyou in driving, parking and maneu‐
ve ring thev ehicle. The driving sy stems ar etools
and do no trelie veyouofy ourresponsibility .Pay
attention tothet raffic condition satall times
and inter vene when necessary .Beawareofthe
limitation sregarding thes afeu se of these sys‐
te ms.
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Function of ther adar senso rs
Some driving and driving safe ty systems use
ra dar sensor stomonitor thea reainf ront of,
behind or next tothev ehicle (depending on the
ve hicle's equipment).
Depending on thev ehicle's equipment, ther adar
sensors arei ntegrated behind theb umpers
and/or behind ther adiator grille. Keep these
parts free of dirt, ice and slush (
→pag e329).
The sensor smustn otbe co vered, fore xamp le
by bicycle rack s, ove rhanging loads or radar-
re flecting sticke rs.F ollowing an impact and in
th ee vent of associated damage ,whic hm aynot
be visible, totheb umper sorradiator grille, ha ve
th ef unction of ther adar sensors checkedata
qu alified specialis tworks hop. The driver assis‐
ta nce sy stem ma ynolonger workproperly.
Overvie wofdriving sy stems and driving
saf etys ystems
In this section, youw illfind informatio nabout
th ef ollowing driving sy stems and driving saf ety
sy stems:
R360° Camer a(→page185)
RABS ( Anti-lo ckBra king Sys tem)
(→pag e158)
RActiveD ista nce Assist DISTRONIC
(→pa ge 166)
RAIR BODY CONTROL (→pag e176)
RAc tiveB rake Assi st(→pag e160)
RActiveL aneK eeping Assis t(→page199)
RATTENTION ASSIS T(→page193)
RBAS(Brak eAssist System) (→pag e159)
REBD ( Electronic Brakeforc eDistribution)
(→pag e159)
RESP®(Electronic Stability Pro gram)
RHill StartA ssist
RHOL Dfunction (→pag e175)
RSTEER CONTROL (→page 160)
RAc tiveS teering Assis t(→page172)
RActiveP arking Assis t(→page188)
RParking Assis tPARKTRONIC (→page 179)
RRe ar vie wcamer a(→page183)
RCruise control (→pag e164)
RBlind Spo tAssis tand ActiveB lind Spo tAssist
(→pag e197)
RTraf ficS ign Assist (→page195)
Functions of ABS (Anti-loc kBrake System)
AB Sr egulates theb rake pressur eincritical driv‐
ing situations:
RDuring braking, e.g. at maximum full-s top
braking or insuf ficient traction of thet ires,
th ew heels ar epreve nted from blocking.
RVe hicle steerability while braking is ensured.
If ABS inter 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.
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System limitationsRAB Sisa ctivefroms peeds of appr ox.5m ph
(8 km/h).
RAB Sm aybe impaired or ma ynotfunction if a
malfunction has occur reda nd they el‐
low ! ABSwarning lam plightsupc ontin‐
uousl yinthe instrument clus tera fter the
engine 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
in an eme rgency braking situation is
increased.
#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 oncey ou
re lease theb rake pedal. BASisd eactivated.
Activating/deactivatin gESP®(Electronic Sta‐
bility Prog ram)
Multimedia sy stem:
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Mercedes‑AMG vehicles: observethe no tesi n
th eS upplement .Otherwise, youm aynotrecog‐
niz ed angers.
#Ac tivate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
ESP
®is deactivated if theå ESP®OFFwarn‐
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 regulating theb rake pressure
on ther ear wheel s.
RImproveddriving stabilityw hen braking,
especiall yonb ends.
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STEER CONT ROLfunction
STEER CONTROL help syou bytransmitting a
noticeable steering forc etot hesteering wheel in
th ed irection requ ired forv ehicle stabilization.
This steering recommendation is given part icu‐
larly in thef ollowing situations:
RBo th right wheels or bo thleftw heels ar eon
aw etor slippe ryroad sur face whe nyou
brake.
RThe vehicle starts toskid.
Sy stem limitations
ST EER CONTROL ma ybeimpaire dormaynot
function in thef ollowing situations:
RESP®is deactivated.
RESP®is malfunctioning.
RThe steering is malfunctioning.
If ESP
®is malfunctioning, youw ill be assisted
fur ther by thee lectric po wersteering.
Fu nction of Activ eB rake Assi st
ActiveB rake Assi stconsist sof:
RDis tance warning function
RAu tonomous braking function
RSituation-dependent braking assist ance
RVehicles with DrivingA ssistancePack‐
age: Evasi veSteering Assist
Ac tiveB rake Assi stcan helpy outominimize 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‐
cally.
If yo udon otreact tothev isual and audible colli‐
sion warning, autonomous brakin gcan be initi‐
ated in critical situations.
In especially critical situations ,Activ eBrake
Assi stcan initiate autonomous brakin gdirect ly.
In this case, thev isual and acoustic warning
occur ssimultaneouslyw itht he braking applica‐
tion. If
yo ua ppl ythe brak eyourself in acritical situa‐
tio nora pplythe brak eduring autonomous brak‐
ing, situation-dependen tbraking assis tance
occurs .Thisi ncreases theb rake pressur eupto
maximu mfull-s topb raking if necessar y.
If th ea utonomous braking function or thes itua‐
tion-dependen tbraking assis tance is trig gered,
additional pr eventiv emeasures foro ccupant
pr otection (PRE-SAFE
®)m ayalso be initiated, if
th ev ehicle is equipped wit hthese.
&
WARNING Risk of an accident caused by
limited de tection per form anc eofA ctive
Brak eAssist
Ac tiveB rake Assi stcanno talway sc learly
identify objects and complex traffics itua‐
tions.
In such cases,ActiveB rake Assi stmight:
RGiv eaw arning or brak ewithout reason
RNo tgiveaw arning or no tbrake
#Alw aysp aycareful attention tothet raf‐
fi cs ituation; do no trely on ActiveB rake
Assi stalone. ActiveB rake Assi stis only
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an aid. The driver isresponsible for
maintaining asuita ble dis tance tothe
ve hicle in front, vehicle speed and for
braking in good time.
#Be prepared tobrak eors werveifn ec‐
essar y.
Alsoo bserve thes ysteml imitations of Active
Brak eAssist. The individua
lsubfunctions ar eavailable in
th ef ollowing speed ranges:
Distance warning function
The dis tance warning function issues awarning
at speeds:
RFr om appr oximatel y4mph (7 km/h), if your
ve hicle is critically close toav ehicle or
pedestrian. An intermittent warning tone sounds and
the· distance warning lamp
lightsupint he instrument clus ter.
Brak eimmediately or take evasiv eaction,p rovi‐
ded it is saf etodosoa ndthet raffic situation
allo wsthis.
Th ed istance warning function can aid youint hefollowing situations wit hanintermit tent wa rning tone and awarningl amp:
Vehicles tr aveling in
front St
ationar yvehicles Crossin gvehicles Crossin gpedestrians Stationar ypedes‐
trians
Ve hicles without Driv‐
ing Assis tance pa ck‐
age up
toappr ox.1 55 mph
(250 km/h) up
toappr ox.50m ph
(80 km/h) no
reaction uptoappr ox.37m ph
(60 km/h) no
reaction
Ve hicles wit hDriving
Assis tance pa ckage up
toappr ox.1 55 mph
(250 km/h) up
toappr ox.62m ph
(100 km/h) up
toappr ox.43m ph
(70 km/h) up
toappr ox.43m ph
(70 km/h) up
toappr ox.43m ph
(70 km/h)
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Cancelingabrake application of Activ eB rake
Assi st
Yo uc an cancel abrake applic ationofA ctive
Brak eAssistat an ytimeb y:
RDepressing thea ccelera torp edalf ully.
RReleasing theb rake pedal.
Ac tiveB rake Assi stma ycancel theb rake appli‐
cation when one of thef ollowing condition sis
fulfilled:
RYo um aneuver to avoidtheo bstacle.
RThere is no longer arisk of collision.
RAn obs tacle is no longer de tected in front of
yo ur vehicle.
Evasiv eSteering Assis t(onl yvehicles with
Driving Assistan cepac kage )
Evasiv eSteering Assis thas thef ollowing charac‐
te rist ics:
RCan de tect stationar yorcrossing pedes‐
trians.
RCan assis tthe driver wit hadditional steering
assis tance if it de tects aswerving maneuver.
RCa nbea ctivatedbyana bruptsteering mo ve‐
ment during aswerving maneu ver.
RCan assis tduring swervin gand stra ightening
of thev ehicle.
RCan react from aspeedofa pproximately
12 mp h(20 km/h )uptoaspeedofa pprox‐
imatel y43m ph (70 km/h).
RYouc an pr eventthea ssis tance at an ytime
by activel ysteering.
&
WARNING Risk of an accident despite
Evasiv eSteering Assist
Evasiv eSteering Assis tcannot alwaysc learly
identify objects and comple xtraffic situa‐
tions.
In addition,t hesteering suppor tofEvasive
St eering Assis tisgenerallyn otsuff icien tto
av oid acollision.
In suc hcases Evasiv eSteering Assis tcan:
Rgiv eanu nnecessar ywarning or pr ovide
assis tance
Rno tg iveaw arning or no tprovide assis‐
ta nce
#Alw aysp aycareful attention tothet raf‐
fi cs ituation; do no trely on Evasive
St eering Assis talone.
#Be ready tobrak eand take evasive
action if necessar y.
#Preve ntthea ssis tance byactivel ysteer‐
ing in non-critical driving situations.
#Driv eatana ppropriat espeed if pedes‐
trians ar eclose tothep athofy ourvehi‐
cle.
Also obser vethes ysteml imitations of Evasive
St eering Assist.
Sy stem limitations
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 greatlyvarying
light conditions.
RIf th es ensor saredirty ,miste du p, damaged
or co vered.
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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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