Distronic MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS WAGON 2018 User Guide

display along with awarning tone prom pting you
to take control of theve hicle.
Ste ering and contact de tection
Ac tive Steering Assist requ ires you as the driver,
to keep your hands onthesteering wheel at all
times so that you are abletointer vene at any
time tocor rect the course of theve hicle and
ke ep it in lane. The driver must expect a change
from active topassive mode or vice versa at any
time.
If yo u are not steering yourself or ifyo u take
yo ur hands offthesteering wheel for a pro‐
longed period of time, the sy stem will, depend‐
ing on the situation, firs t alert youwit h a visual wa
rning. 1appears in the multifunction displa y.
If yo u are still not steering theve hicle yourself or
if yo u ha venot take n hold of thesteering wheel,
a wa rning tone sounds in addition tothewa rning
message toremind youto take control of the
ve hicle.
The warning message does not appear or disap‐
pears if one of thefo llowing conditions are me t:
RThe driversteers theve hicle.
RThe driver presses a steering wheel button or
operates Touch Control.
Fu nction of Active Eme rgency Stop Assist
If th e driver continues toigno rethe acoustic
wa rning of Active Lane Change Assi st,Ac tive
Dis tance Assist DISTRONIC reduces the speed.
If th e dr iver
still does n
otrespond, theve hicle is
decelerated in stages toast andstill.
The driver can cancel the deceleration at any
time byper form ing one of thefo llowing actions:
RSt eering
RBraking or accelerating
RPressing a steering wheel button or operat‐
ing Touch Control
RAc tivating or deacti vating Active Steering
Assist or Dis tance Assist DISTRONIC
The driver must beready totake control of the
ve hicle at any time.
Information on Hill Start Assist
Hill Start Assist holds theve hicle for a short
time when pulling away on a hill under thefo l‐
lowing conditions:
RThe transmission is in position hork.
RThe elect ric park ing brake is released.
This gives you enough time tomo veyour foot
from the brake pedal tothe accelerator pedal
and depress it before theve hicle begins toroll.
&
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
caused bytheve hicle rolling away
Af ter a short time, Hill Start Assist no longe r
holds theve hicle and it can rollaw ay.
#Therefore, swiftly mo veyour foot from
th e brake pedal tothe accelerator
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pedal. Never attem pttolea vetheve hi‐
cle if it is being held byHill Start Assist.
HOLD function
HOLD function
The HOLD function holds theve hicle at a stand‐
st ill without requ iring youto depress the brake
pedal, e.g. when pulling away on steep slopes.
Sy stem limitations
The incline must not be greaterth an 30%.
Ac tivating/deactivating the HOLD function
&
WARNING Risk of an accident due tothe
HOLD function being activated when you
lea vetheve hicle
If yo u lea vetheve hicle while only the HOLD
function is braking theve hicle, theve hicle
can rollaw ay inthefo llowing situations:
RIf th ere is a malfunction in the sy stem or
in the po wer supp ly.
RIf th e HOLD function is deactivated by
depressing the accelera tor pedal or the
brake pedal, e.g. byave hicle occupant.
RIfth e electrics in the engine compart‐
ment, the battery or the fuses are tam‐
pered with or if the battery is disconnec‐
te d.
#Alw ays deactivate the HOLD function
and secure theve hicle against rolling
aw ay before leaving theve hicle.
* NO
TEDama gefrom au tomatic braking
When Active Brake Assi st,Ac tive Dis tance
Assist DISTRONIC or the HOLD function are
activated, theve hicle brakes autonomously
in cer tain situations.
To avo id damage totheve hicle, deactivate
th ese sy stems in thefo llowing or similar sit‐
uations:
#During towing
#In a car wash
Requirements:RThe vehicle is stationar y.
RThe driver's door is closed or the seat belt on
th e driver's side is fastened.
RThe engine is running or has been au tomati‐
cally switched off bythe ECO start/ stop
function.
RThe electric parking brake is released.
RAc tive Dis tance Assist DISTRONIC is not acti‐
va ted.
RThe transmission is in position h,kori.
Ac tivating the HOLD function
#Dep ress the brake pedal and af ter a short
time depress fur ther until theë display
appears in the multifunction displa y.
#Release the brake pedal.
Deactivating the HOLD function
#Depress the accelerator pedal topull away.
or
#Depress the brake pedal until theë dis‐
play disappears from the multifunction dis‐
pla y.
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The HOLD function is deactivated inthefo llow‐
ing situations:
RWhen Active Dis tance Assist DISTRONIC is
acti vated.
RThe transmission is switched toposition j.
RWhentheve hicle is secured with the electric
parking brake.
In thefo llowing situations, theve hicle is held by
th e transmission position jorby the electric
parking brake:
RWhen the seat belt is unfas tened and the
driver's door is opened.
RWhen the engine is switched off.
RWhen there is a malfunction in the sy stem or
if th e po wer supply is insufficient.
DY NA MIC BODY CONT ROL
DYNA MIC BODY CONTROL has thefo llowing
ch aracteristics:
RVa riable damping characteristics
RContinual adjustment of the damping forc es
The damping characteristics adapt tothe cur rent
operating and driving situation.
The da mping is tuned individually for each wheel
and is af fected bythefo llowing factors:
RThe road sur face conditions
RVe hicle load
RThe drive program selected
The drive program can be adjus ted using the
DY NA MIC SELECT switch.
AIR BODY CONT ROL
AIR BODY CONT ROL function
AIR BODY CONTROL is an air suspension sy stem
with variable damping for impr oved driving com‐
fo rt. The all-round le vel control sy stem ensures
th e best possible suspension and const ant
ground clearance, even with a laden vehicle.
When driving at speed, theve hicle is lo wered
automatically toimpr ovedriving saf etyand to re
duce fuel consum ption. The option of manually
adjusting theve hicle le vel is also available.
AIR BODY CONTROL comprises:
RAir suspension with variable spring rate
RAu tomatic le vel control sy stem
RSpeed-dependent lo wering toreduce fuel
consum ption
RManual le vel adjustment
RADS PLUS (Adaptive Damping Sy stem with
const ant damping forc e adjustment)
RDY NA MIC SELECT switch and le vel button
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System limitations
AT TENTION ASSIST is active in the37 mph
(60 km/h) to124mp h(2 00 km/h) speed range.
The functionality of ATTENTION ASSIST is
re stricted, and warnings may be dela yed or not
occur at all in thefo llowing situations:
RIf yo u ha vebeen driving for less than 30
minutes.
RIf th ero ad condition is poor (une venro ad
sur face or po tholes).
RIfth ere is a strong side wind.
RIfyo u adopt a sporty drivingst yle (high cor‐
nering speeds or high rates of acceleration).
RIfth eSt eering Assist function of Active Dis‐
ta nce Assist DISTRONIC is acti ve.
RIfth e time has been set incor rectly.
RIn acti vedriving situations, if youch ange
lanes and vary your speed frequentl y.
The ATTENTION ASSIST tiredness or alertness
assessment is dele ted and restar ted when con‐
tinuing the journey in thefo llowing situations:
RIf yo uswit choff the engine.
RIfyo u unfas tenyo ur seat belt and open the
driver's door (e.g. change drivers or take a
break).
Setting ATTENTION ASSIST
Multimedia sy stem:
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Suggesting a rest area
#Select 6XJJHVW 5HVW $UHD .
#Activate Oor deacti vate the function ª.
If AT TENTION ASSIST de tects fatigue or
increasing la ckof attention, it suggests a
re st area in the vicinity.
#Selecting a sugges tedre st area.
Yo u are guided tothe selected rest area.
Traf fic Sign Assist
Fu nction of Traf fic Sign Assist
Tr af fic Sign Assist detects traf fic signs wi thmul‐
tifunction camera 1and assist syo uby display‐
ing de tected speed limits and overtaking restric‐
tions in the instrument clus ter.The camera also
de tects traf fic signs wi thare striction indicated
by an additional sign (e.g. in wet conditions).
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SettingTraf fic Sign Assist
Multimedia sy stem:
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Ac tivating /deacti vating automatic adoption
of speed limits
Re quirement:
RAc tive Dis tance Assist DISTRONIC is acti va‐
te d.
#Select /LPLW $GRSWLRQ .
#Activate Oor deacti vate ª the function.
The speed limits de tected byTraf fic Sign
Assist are automatically adop tedby Active
Dis tance Assist DISTRONIC.
Displ aying de tected traf fic signs in the
media display
#Select 'LVSOD\ LQ &20$1'.
#Activate Oor deacti vate ª the function. Ac
tivating/deactivating the warning when a
speed limit is exceeded
The point at which a warning is given once a
speed is exceeded (warning thre shold) can be
set according toindividual preferences.
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Setting a speed
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#Setthe desired speed.
Blind Spot Assist and Active Blind Spot
Assi st
Function of Blind Spot Assist and Active
Blind Spot Assi st
Blind Spot Assist uses two lateral,rear-facing
ra dar sensors tomonitor the area up to130ft
(40 m) behind your vehicle and 10ft(3 m)
directly next to yourvehicle.
If a vehicle is de tected at speeds ab ove appr ox‐
imately 8 mph (12 km/h) and this vehicle subse‐
qu ent lyenters the monitoring range di rectly next to yo
urvehicle, thewa rning lamp in the outside
mir ror lights up red.
If a vehicle is de tected close to yourvehicle in
th e lateral monitoring range and youswit chon
th e turn signal indicator in the cor responding
direction, a warning tone sounds once. The red
wa rning lamp in the outside mir rorflashes. If the
turn signal indica torre mains on, all other de tec‐
te dve hicles are indicated only bytheflashing of
th ere dwa rning lamp.
If yo uove rtake a vehicle quickl y,no warning is
given.
& WARNING Risk of accident despite Blind
Spot Assist
Blind Spot Assist does notreact tovehicles
approaching and overtaking you at a greatly
di fferent speed.
As a result, Blind Spot Assist cannot warn
drivers in this situation.
#Alw ays pay careful attention tothe traf‐
fi c situation and maintain a safe dis‐
ta nce at the side of theve hicle.
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RActive Dis tance Assist DISTRONIC
(→pa ge 177)
* NO
TEEngine damage duetoexc essively
high engine speeds
The engine will be damaged if youdriv ewit h
th e engine in theov errevving range.
#Do not drive wi th the engine in theove r‐
re vving range.
The fuel supply is inter rupted toprotect the
engine when there d band in tach ome ter3
(o ve rrev ving range) is reached.
During no rmal operating conditions, coolant
te mp erature display 4may rise tothere d
mar k.
&
WARNING Danger of burn s when open‐
ing the hood
If yo u open the hood when the engine has
ove rheated or during a fire inthe engine
compartment, you could come into contact
wit h hot gases or other escaping operating
fl uids.
#Before opening the hood, allow the
engine tocool down.
#Intheeve nt of a fire inthe engine com‐
partment, keep the hood closed and
call thefire service.
Overview of the butto ns onthest eering
wheel
1But ton group:
% Main menu and ba ckbutton (on-board
computer)
8 Switches sound off/on W
Increases thevo lume
X Decreases thevo lume
2Touch Control (on-board co mputer)
3Touch Control (multimedia sy stem)
4Button group:
% Main menu and back button (multime‐
dia sy stem)
ó Voice Cont rol Sy stem
6 Makes/accepts a call
~ Rejects/ends a call
Ope rating the on-board co mputer
&
WARNING Risk of dist raction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information and communica‐
tions equipment integ rated in theve hicle
when driving, youwill be distracted from the
traf fic situation. This could also cause youto
lose control of theve hicle.
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Instrument Display and on-board computer

Ifyo u are brows ing a submenu and youpr ess
and hold the back button on the left, the menu
bar appears.
Displa ysinthe multifunction display
1Outside temp erature
2Drive prog ram
3Transmission position
4Time
5Display section
% Ve
hicles with the Instrument Display in
th eWi descreen Co ckpit: The position of th
e displa ysdeviates from those displa yed
here.
Fu rther displa ysinthe multifunction display:
Z Gearshift
recommendation (
→page 154)
ë Active Parking Assist activated
é Parking Assist PARKTRONI Cdeacti vated
¯ Cruise cont
rol (
→page 175)
ç Active Dis tance Assist DISTRONIC
(
→pa ge 177)
a Ac
tive Steering Assist (
→page 183)
è ECO
start/ stop function
ë HOLD function (
→page
186)
_ Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist (
→page 126)
Ve hicles with Traf fic Sign Assis t:De tected
instructions and traf fic signs (
→page 206).
Adjusting the in stru ment lighting
#Turn brightness control 1up or down.
The lighting of the Instrument Display and in
th e controls in theve hicle interior is adjus‐
te d.
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Instrument Display and on-board computer

RGray radar waves next tovehicle: Blind Spot
Assist activated
RGreen radar waves next tovehicle: Blind Spot
Assist active
RDisplay of Active Dis tance Assist DISTRONIC
(→pa ge 177)
Calling up displays in theTr ip menu
On-board computer:
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% Ve
hicles with an instrument display in
th eWi descreen Co ckpit: When you ha ve
th e design set to3URJUHVVLYH ,yo u can view
information on the journey in the left-hand
area of the instrument displa y.
#Toselect a displa y:swipe upwards or down‐
wa rds on the left-hand side of Touch Control.
Dis playsinthe7ULS menu:
RStandard display
RRa nge and cur rent fuel consump tion When
gliding mode is active (
→page 154),
*OLGLQ J0RGH is displa yed ins tead of the cur‐
re nt fuel consump tion.
A recuperation displ ayis also available for
cer tain engines. If there is only a small
amount of fuel left in the fuel tank, the dis‐
play sho wsave hicle being refueled ins tead
of the appr oximate range.
RECO displ ay(→page 150)
RTrip computer )URP 6WDUWand)URP 5HVHW
RDigital speedomet er
% Ve
hicles with an Instrument Display in
th eWi descreen Co ckpit: The digital speed‐
ome ter only appears in the&ODVVLF and6SRUW
designs.Example: standard display
1Trip dis tance
2To tal dis tance
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Instrument Display and on-board computer

&WARNING ‑ Risk of fire and injury from
windshield washer concentrate
Wi ndshield washer concentrate is highly
fl ammable. It could ignite if it comes into
con tact wi thhot engine component parts or
th eex haust sy stem.
#Make sure that no windshield washer
concentrate spills out next tothefiller
opening.
#Re mo vecap 1bytheta b.
#Ad dwa sher fluid.
Cleaning and care
Informa tiononwashing theve hicle in a car
wa sh
&
WARNING Risk of accident due to
re duced braking ef fect af terwa shing the
ve hicle
The braking ef fect is reduced af terwa shing
th eve hicle.
#Afterth eve hicle has been washed,
brake carefully while paying attention to
th e traf fic conditions until the braking
ef fect has been ful lyrestored.
To avo id damage to yourvehicle when using a
car wash, ensure thefo llowing beforehand:
RAc tive Dis tance Assist DISTRONIC and the
HOLD function are deactivated.
RThe 360° Camera or there ar view camera is
switch ed off.
RThe side windo wsand sliding sunro of are
comple tely closed.
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Displaymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
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he camera view is restricted. Possible causes:
RDirt on the windshield in the camera's field of vision
RHeavy rain, snow or fog
Driving sy stems and driving saf etysy stems may be malfunctioning or temp orarily una vailable.
Once the cause of the problem is no longer present, driving sy stems and driving saf etysy stems are available again.
If th e display message does not disappear:
#Pull over and stop theve hicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf fic conditions.
#Clean the windshield.
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raffic Sign Assist is malfunctioning.
#Vi sit a qualified specialist workshop.
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he HOLD function is deactivated because theve hicle is skidding or a condition for activation is not met.
#Re activate the HOLD function later or check the activation conditions forth e HOLD function .
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ctive Dis tance Assist DISTRONIC is operational again and can be acti vated (
→page 180).
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Display message s andwarning/indicator lamps