ESP MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN 2018 Workshop Manual

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The ActiveP arking Assis tviewa ppear son
th em ultimedia sy stem displa y.Area 2dis‐
pl ay sd etected parking spaces 4and vehi‐
cle path 3.
% Vehicle path 3shown on them ultimedia
sy stem displa ymaydifferf romt he actual
ve hicle path.
#Ifyo uh ave driven pas tasuitable parking
space: bring thev ehicle toas tandstill.
#Select desired parkin gspace 4.
#Wherenecessar y,select thep arking direc‐
tion :for wa rdsorb ackwards.
Ve hicle path 3is shown, depending on the
selected parking space and parking direc‐
tion.
#Confir mthe selected parking space.
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetov ehi‐
cle swinging out while parking or pulling
out of aparking space
While parking or exitin gap arkin gspace, the
ve hicle swings out and can driv eontoa reas
of theo ncoming lane.
This could cause youtoc ollidewitho bjects
or other road users.
#Pa ya ttention toobject sand other road
users.
#Wher enecessar y,stop thev ehicle or
cancel thep arking procedur ewith
Ac tiveP arking Assist.
#If,fore xamp le,the(QJDJH 5HYHUVH *HDU
messag eappear sinthe multimedia sy stem
display: select thec orresponding transmis‐
sion position.
Ve hicles with automatic transmission:
The vehicle drives int othe selected parking
space.
On completion of thep arking procedure, the
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&WARNING Risk of accident duetov ehi‐
cle swinging out while parking or pulling
out of aparking space
While parking or exitin gap arkin gspace, the
ve hicle swings out and can driv eontoa reas
of theo ncoming lane.
This could cause youtoc ollidewitho bjects
or other road users.
#Pa ya ttention toobject sand other road
users.
#Wher enecessar y,stop thev ehicle or
cancel thep arking procedur ewith
Ac tiveP arking Assist.
#If,fore xamp le,the(QJDJH )RUZDUG *HDU
messag eappear sinthe multimedia sy stem
display: select thec orresponding transmis‐
sion position.
The vehicle mo veso ut of thep arking space.
Example: vehicles wit h360° Camera
Aftert he exitin gprocedur ehas been comple ted,
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9HKLFOH messageappear sinthe displa yofthe
multimedia sy stem. Awarning tone and displ ay
4 inthem ultimedia sy stem prom ptyoutot ake
ove rcontrol of thev ehicle. Youh ave toacceler‐
ate, brake, steer and chang egear yourself again.
Fu nction of Driv eAwayA ssist
Driv eAwayA ssist canreduce thes eve rity of an
impact when pulling away.Ifano bstacle is
de tected in thed irection of tra vel,th ev ehicle's
speed is briefly reduced toappr ox.1 mph
(2 km/h). If acritical situation is de tected, a symbola
ppears on thec amer aimag eoft he mul‐
timedia sy stem.
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WARNING Risk of accident caused by
limited de tection per form anc eofD rive
Aw ayAssist
Driv eAwayA ssist canno talway sc learly iden‐
tify objects and traf fics ituations.
In such cases, Driv eAwayA ssist might:
RWarnyouw ithout reason and limit the
ve hicle speed.
RNo tw arny ou or no tlimit thev ehicle
speed.
#Alw aysp aycareful attention tothet raf‐
fi cs ituation; do no trely on Driv eAway
Assist alone.
#Be prepared tobrak eors werveasn ec‐
essar y,prov ided thet raffic situation
permitsa ndthat it is saf etotakee va‐
siv ea ction.
Driv eAwayA ssist is onl yana id. It is no tasub‐
st itut efor your attentio ntothe sur roundings.
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Theresponsibility fors afem aneu vering and
pa rking remains wit hyou. Mak esuret hat no
persons, animals or objectse tc. areinthe
maneuvering range.
Ar isk of acollision ma yarise in thef ollowing sit‐
uations, fore xamp le:
RIfth ed rive rm ixes up thea ccelera tora nd
brak epedals.
RIfth ew rong gear is selecte d.
The Driv eAwayA ssist function is activ eunder
th ef ollowing conditions:
RIfPa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC is activated.
REver ytimet he gear is changed tok orh
when thev ehicle is at astandstill.
RIfth ed etected obs tacle is less than appr ox.
3.3 ft(1.0 m) away.
RIfth em aneuvering assis tant functio nisa cti‐
va tedint he multimedia sy stem.
Sy stem limitations
Driv eAwayA ssist is notavailable on inclines. Fu
nction of Cross Traf ficA lert
% Alsoread thei nstruction sonBlind Spot
Assis t(
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Ve hicles with Blind Spo tAssis t:Dr iver scan
also be warned of an ycrossing traf ficw hen
back ing out of aparkin gspace. If acritical situa‐
tion is de tected, awarning symbol appear son
th ec amer aimag eoft he multimedia sy stem. If
th ed rive rd oes no trespond tothew arning ,the
ve hicle's brakes can be applied automaticall y.To
do this, thef unction uses ther adar sensors in
th eb umper .The area adjacen ttothevehicle is
continually monitored.
If th er adar sen

sors areo bstructed byvehicles
or other objects, de tection is no tpossible.
The Cross Traf ficA lertfunction is acti veunder
th ef ollowing conditions:
RIf Blind Spo tAssis tisa ctivated.
RIfth ev ehicle is backing up at walkin gpace.
RIfth em aneuvering assis tant functio nisa cti‐
va tedint he multimedia sy stem.
The Cross Traf ficA lertfunction is no tavailable
on inclines. Deactivating/activating
them aneuvering
assistant
Multimedia sy stem:
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ATTENTION ASSIST
Fu nction of ATTENTION ASSIST
AT TENTION ASSIS Tassists youo nlong, mon oto‐
nous journe ys,e .g. on free ways and trunk roads.
If AT TENTION ASSIS Tdetects ind icator soff ati‐
gue or increasing lapse sinconcentration on the
par toft he driver ,itsuggests taking abreak .
AT TENTION ASSIS Tisonlyana id. It cann ot
alw aysd etect fatigue or lapses in concentration
unti ltoo late. The sy stem is no tasubstitut efor a
we ll-res teda nd attentiv edrive r.On long jour‐
ne ys,tak er egular break singood time that allow
fo ra dequ ater ecuperation.
Yo uc an choose between tw osettings.
RSt andard: normal sy stem sensitivity.
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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
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#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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Rnarrowv ehicles, e.g. bicycles, ar ewithin the
monitoring range
Wa rnings ma ybeissued in er rorw hen driving
close tocrash barr iersors imilar solid lane bor‐
ders. Warnings ma ybeinterrupte dw hen driving
alongside long vehicles, e.g. truc ks,for ap ro‐
longed time.
Blind Spo tAssis tisn otoperationa lwhen reve rse
ge ar is engaged.
Fu nction of braking applications (Active
Blind Spo tAssist)
If Ac tiveB lind Spo tAssistdetects arisk of aside
impact in them onitoring range, acours e-cor‐
re cting brak eappli cation is car ried out. This is
designed tohelp youa void ac ollision.
The course-cor recting brak eappli cation is availa‐
ble in thes peed rang eb etwe en appr oximately
20 mph(30 km/h) and 125m ph (200 km/h).&
WARNING Risk of accident despite
brak eapplication of ActiveB lind Spot
Assi st
Ac ours e-correcting brak eapplication cannot
alw aysp reve nt ac ollision.
#Alw ayss teer,b rake or accelera teyour‐
self,e speciall yifActiveBlind Spot
Assi stwa rnsy ou or makes acourse-
co rrecting brak eapplication.
#Alw aysm aintain asafed ista nce at the
sides.
& WARNING Risk of accident despite
Ac tiveB lind Spo tAssist
Ac tiveB lind Spo tAssistdoes no treact tothe
fo llowing:
ROver taking vehicles closely on thes ide,
placing them in theb lind spo tarea.
RVe hicles approaching and overtakin gyou
at av eryd iffe re nt speed.
As aresult, ActiveB lind Spo tAssistma ynei‐
th er giv ewarning snor inter vene in such sit‐
uations.
#Alw aysp aycareful attention tothet raf‐
fi cs ituation and maintai nasafed is‐
ta nce at thes ide of thev ehicle.
Ifac ourse-cor recting brak eappli cation occurs ,
th er ed warning lam pflashes in theo utside mir‐
ro ra nd aw arning tone sounds. In addition, dis‐
pl ay 1 indicatin gthe danger of aside collision
appear sinthe multifunction displa y.
In rare cases, thes ystemm aymak eani nappro‐
priat ebrake application. This brak eapplication
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maybei nterrupte data nytime if yous teer
slightl yinthe opposit edirection or accelera te.
Sy stem limitations
Either acourse-cor recting brak eappli cation
appropria teto thed riving situation ,ornonea t
all, ma yoccur in thef ollowing situations:
RVe hicles or obs tacles, e.g. crash barr iers, are
located on bo thsides of your vehicle.
RAv ehicle approaches tooc losely on thes ide.
RYouh avea dop tedas porty driving stylew ith
high cornering speeds.
RYo ub rake or accelerat esignif icantl y.
RAdriving safe ty system inter venes, such as
ESP®or ActiveB rake Assi st.
RESP®is deacti vated.
RAl oss of tir epressur eorad efectivetirei s
de tected. Ac
tivatin gordeactivatin gBlind Spo tAssis t
or Activ eB lind Spo tAssis t
Multimedia sy stem:
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#Ac tivate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
Ac tiv eL aneK eeping Assist
Activ eL aneK eeping Assis tfunction
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assis tmonitor sthe area in
front of your vehicle bymeans of multifunction
camera 1.Itserve stop rotect youa gains tunin‐
te ntional lyleavingy our lane. Youw ill be warned
by means of avibration in thes teering wheel
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andacourse-cor recting brak eappli cation guides
yo ub acki ntoy our lane.
Yo ua rewa rned byvibration pulses in thes teer‐
ing wheel in thef ollowing circums tances:
RAc tiveL aneK eeping Assis tdetects lane
markings.
RAf ront wheel passeso verthe lane markings.
Yo uw illalso beguided bac kintoy our lane by
means of acourse-cor recting brak eappli cation
if th ef ollowing condition sareme t:
RActiveL aneK eeping Assis tdetects lane
markings.
RAf ront wheel drives over as olid lane mark‐
ing.
Whe ther aw arning is issued and when this
occur salso depends on thes elected sensitivity
setting (s tanda rdor adaptive).
If yo uf ail toadap tyour driving style, Ac tiveL ane
Ke eping Assis tcan neither reduce ther isk of an
accident nor override thel aw sofp hysics. It can‐
no ttak ei ntoa ccount road, weather or traf fic
conditions .Activ eLaneK eeping Assis tisonlya n
aid. Youa re re sponsible fort he dis tance tothe ve
hicle in front, forv ehicle speed, forb raking in
good time and fors taying in lane.
Ve hicles with Lane Tracking pac kage:If th e
lane markings ar esolid lines and youdon ot
re act tothew arning ,alane-cor recting brake
application can bring thev ehicle bac kintot he
original lane.
Ve hicles with DrivingA ssistancepacka ge or
Driving Assistance Plus pa ckage: Ifyo udon ot
re act tothew arning
,alan
e-cor recting brake
application can bring thev ehicle bac kintot he
original lane. In thec ase of abroke nl ane mark‐
ing being de tected, abrake application will only
be mad eifavehicle has been de tected in the
adjacent lane .Oncoming vehicles, overtaking
ve hicles and vehicles in adjacent lanes can be
de tected.
The brak eappli cation is available in thes peed
ra ng eb etwe en 40 mph(60 km/h) and 120m ph
(200 km/h).If al ane-cor recting brak eappli cation occurs ,dis‐
play 1appear sinthe multifunction displa y.
Sy stem limitations
No lane-cor recting brak eappli cation occurs in
th ef ollowing situations:
RYouc lear lyand activel ysteer,b rake or accel‐
erate.
RYo uh ave switched on thet urns ignal indica‐
to r.
RAd riving safe ty system inter venes, such as
ESP®,A ctiv eBrake Assi stor ActiveB lind
Spo tAssist.
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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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*OLGLQJ 0RGHis displa yedi nstead of thec ur‐
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cer tain engines. If ther eiso nlyas mall
amount of fuel lef tinthe fuel tank ,the dis‐
pla yshows avehicle being refueled ins tead
of ther ange.
REC Od ispl ay (→pag e141)
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RDigital speedomet er
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hicles with an Instrument Displa yin
th eW idescreen Cockpit: thed igital speed‐
ome tero nly appear sinthe&ODVVLF and6SRUW
designs.Example: standar ddisplay
1Trip dis tance
2To tald ista nce recorder
Example: trip compute r
1Totald ista nce recorder
2Driving time
3Av erag espeed
4Averag efuel consum ption
InstrumentD isplayand on-boar dcomputer 209