warning light MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN 2018 Owner's Guide

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)
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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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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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#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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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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Vehicles wit hActiv eParking Assis twithout a360°
Camera
Ve hicles wit hActiv eParking Assis tand a360°
Camera
Sy stem limitations
Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC does no tneces sa‐
ri ly tak eintoa ccount thef ollowing obs tacles:
RObs tacle sb elow thed etection range, e.g.
pe rsons, animals or objects.
RObs tacle sabove thed etection range, e.g.
ov erhanging loads, overhang sorl oading
ra mp soft ruck s.
The sensor smustbef reeofd irt, ice and slush.
Otherwise, they ma ynotfunction cor rectly.
Cleant he sensor sregularly ,tak ing car enotto
scratc hordamagethem.
Fu nction of thep assiv es ide impact pr otec‐
tion
Pa ssiv eside impact pr otection is an additional
Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC functio nwhich
wa rnst he driver about obs tacle satt he side of
th ev ehicle. Awarning is issued when obs tacles
ar ed etected between thef ront and rear de tec‐
tion range. In orde rfor an objec ttobedetected,
th es ensor sinthe front and rear bumper must
de tect theo bjec twhile youa redrivin gpastit. During
thep arking procedur eormaneuvering,
objects ar edetected as thev ehicle drives past.
If yo us teer in thed irection of adetected obs ta‐
cle and ther eisar isk ofalateral collision, a
wa rning is issued. The lateral segment slight up
orang eorred, depending on thed ista nce tothe
obs tacle.
Segment co lo
rd e
pendin gondistance
Colo rL ateral distance in
cm
Re dA pprox.<3 0
Orang eA pprox.30-6 0
In order forl ateral front or rear segment stobe
displa yed, thev ehicle mus tfirst trave lad ista nce
of at leas thalfoft hevehicle length. Once the
ve hicle has tr aveled thel engt hoft hevehicle, all
of thel ateral front and rear segment scan be dis‐
pla yed.
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5Redw arning displa yofParking Assist
PA RKTRONIC: obstacles ar everyc lose
(appr oximatel y1.0ft(0.3 m) or less)
6Orang ewarning displa yofParking Assist
PA RKTRONIC: obstacles ar eamedium dis‐
ta nce away (between appr oximatel y1.0ft
(0.3 m) and 2.0 ft(0.6 m))
% Ifth ee ntir esystemf ails, thei nner segments
of thew arning displa yareshown in red. The
indicator lam ponthePARKTRONI Cbutton
lightsupa ndtheé symbol appear sin
th em ultifunction displa y.
If th es ystemf ails at ther ear:
RThe rear segment sareshown in red
when backin gup.
RThe rear segment sarehiddenw hen driv‐
ing forw ards.
When ActiveP arking Assis tisactive, the
lanes ar edispla yeding reen.
If Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC is deactivated,
th ew arning displa yfades out.
Wi de-angle view
360° camera
Fu nction of the3 60° Camera
The 360° Camera is asyst em that consists of
fo ur cameras. The cameras co verthe immediate
ve hicle sur roundings. The sy stem supports you,
e.g .when parkin goratexitsw ithr educed visibil‐
ity.
The 360° Camer aisonlyana id. It is no tasub‐
st itut efor your attentio ntothe sur roundings.
The responsibility fors afem aneu vering and
pa rking remains wit hyou. Mak esuret hat there
ar enop ersons, animals or objects in them aneu‐ ve
ring area whil emaneuverin gand pa rking in
parkin gspaces.
The sy stem evaluates images from thef ollowing
cameras:
RRe ar vie wcamera
RFront camera
RTw os ide cameras in theo utside mir rors
Vi ew soft he 360 °Camera
Yo uc an select from dif fere nt vie ws:
1Wide-angle vie w,front
2Topv ieww ithi mag efromt he front camera
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#Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
The speed limits de tected byTraf ficS ign
Assist area utomaticall yadop tedbyA ctive
Dis tance Assist DISTRONIC.
Displ aying de tected traf fics igns in the
media display
#Select 'LVSOD\ LQ &20$1'.
#Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
Ad justin gthe type of warning
#Select 9LVXDO $XGLEOH ,9LVXDO or1RQH.
Ad justin gthe warning threshold
This value de term ines thes peed at whic ha
wa rning is issued when exceeded.
#Select :DUQLQJ 7KUHVKROG.
#Setthe desired speed.
Blind Spo tAssis tand Activ eB lind Spot
Assi st
Function of Blind Spo tAssis tand Active
Blind Spo tAssis t
Blind Spo tAssist uses tw olateral, rear-facing
ra dar sensor stomonitor thea reaupto1 30ft
(40 m) behind your vehicle and 10ft(3 m)
directly next to yourvehicle.
If av ehicle is de tected at speeds ab ovea ppr ox‐
imatel y8mph (12km/h) and this vehicle subse‐
qu ent lyenter sthe monitoring rang ed irec tly next
to yo urvehicle, thew arning lam pinthe outside
mir rorlights up red.
If av ehicle is de tected clos etoyourvehicle in
th el ateral monitoring rang ea nd yous wit ch on
th et urns ignal indicator in thec orresponding
direction, awarning tone sounds once.T hered
wa rning lam pinthe outside mir rorf lashes. If the
tur ns igna lindica torr emain son, all other de tec‐
te dv ehicles ar eindicated onl ybytheflashingo f
th er ed warning lamp.
If yo uo vertak eav ehicle quickl y,no warning is
given.
& WARNING Risk of accident despite Blind
Spo tAssist
Blind Spo tAssist does no treact tovehicles
approaching and overtakin gyou at agreatly
di fferent speed.
As aresult, Blind Spo tAssis tcanno twarn
driver sinthis situa tion.
#Alw aysp aycareful attention tothet raf‐
fi cs ituation and maintai nasafed is‐
ta nce at thes ide of thev ehicle.
Blind Spo tAssis tand ActiveB lind Spo tAssist
ar eo nly aids. The ymayfailto detect some vehi‐
cles and ar enosubstitut efor attentiv edriving.
Alw ayse nsur ethat ther eiss ufficient dist anceto
th es ide foro ther road user sand obs tacles.
Sy stem limitations
The sy stem ma ybelimited in thef ollowing situa‐
tions:
Rth es ensor saredirty or co vered
Rpoor visibility ,e.g. due tofog, heavy rain,
sno wors pray
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RYouh avea dop tedas porty driving stylew ith
high cornering speeds or high ratesofa ccel‐
eration.
RESP®is deactivated.
RWhen driving wit hatrailer, thee lectrical con‐
nection tothet railer has been cor rectly
es tablished.
RIfal oss of tir epressur eorad efectivetire
has been de tected and displ ayed.
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, highly variable
shade conditions, or due torain, sno w,fogo r
heavy spr ay.
RTher eisg lare, e.g. from oncoming traf fic, the
sun or reflections.
RIf th er eisd irtont he windshield in thev icin‐
ity of them ultifunction camer aorthe camera
is mis tedu p, damaged or obscured.
RNo or se veral, unclear lane markings are
presentf or one lane, e.g. near roadwor ks.
RThe lane markings ar eworn, dar korcovered.
RThe dis tance tothev ehicle in front is too
small and thel ane marking sthus canno tbe
de tected.
RThe lane markings chang equickl y,e.g. lanes
branc hoff,c ross one ano ther or mer ge.
RThe car riag ew ay isvery nar row and winding.
Ve hicles with DrivingA ssistancepacka ge or
Driving Assistance Plus pa ckage: ActiveL ane
Ke eping Assis tuses radar sensor stomonitor
se verala reas around thev ehicle. If ther adar
sen

sors inther ear bumper ar edirty or co vered
wit hs now, thes ystemm aybe impaired or may
no tfunction .Ifano bstacle in thel ane in which
yo ua redrivin ghas been detected, no lane-cor‐
re cting brak eappli cation occurs .
Ac tivatin gActive Lan eKeeping Assist
&
WARNING Risk of accident despite
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assis twarning
Al ane-cor recting brak eappli cation cannot
al wa ys bring thev ehicle bac kintot he origi‐
nal lane.
#Alw ayss teer,b rake or accelera teyour‐
self,e speciall yifActiveLaneK eeping
Assis twarns youorm akesalane-cor‐
re cting brak eappli cation.
&
WARNING Risk of accident despite inter‐
ve ntio nofA ctiveLaneK eeping Assist
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assis tdoes no tdetect
traf ficc onditions or road users. In very rare
cases, thes ystem ma ymakeani nappropri‐
at eb rake application, e.g. af teri ntentional ly
driving overas olidl ane marking.
The brak eapplication can be inter rupte dat
an yt ime if yous teer slightl yinthe opposite
direction.
#Alw aysm akes uret hat ther eiss uffi‐
cient dist ancetot he side foro ther traf‐
fi coro bstacles.
&
WARNING Risk of accident despite Lane
Ke eping Assist
Lane Keeping Assis tcann otalw aysc learly
de tect lane markings.
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In suchcases, Lane Keeping Assis tcan:
Rgiv eanu nnecessar ywarning
Rnotg iveaw arning
#Alwaysp ayparticular attention tothe
traf fics ituation and keep within the
lane, especiall yifActiveLaneK eeping
Assis talerts you.
Re quirement
The driving speed is at leas t40m ph (60 km/h).
#Press button 2.
If indicator lamp 1lights up, Lane Keeping
Assis tisactivated. When lane marking sare
de tected, thel ines in thea ssis tance graphic
ar es hown in white.
Sensitivity of Activ eL aneK eeping Assist
Wi th th estandar dora daptiv esetting ,you can
influence when thew arning vibration of Lane
Ke eping Assis ttakes place. In bo
th thestandar dand adaptiv esettings, no
wa rning vibration occur sinthefollowing situa‐
tions:
RYo uh ave switched on thet urns ignal indica‐
to r.
RAd riving safe ty system inter venes, such as
ABS, BASorE SP®.
In thea daptiv esetting, ther ew ill also be no
wa rning vibration in thef ollowing situations:
RThe vehicle is accelerated or braked consid‐
erably.
RYo us teer actively ,e.g. swer vetoavo id an
obs tacle or chang elane quickl y.
RYouc utthec orner on ashar pbend.
Setting thes ensitivityofA ctive Lan eKeep‐
ing Assist
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