lane assist MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS WAGON 2019 Owner's Manual

Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gES P®
(E lectr onicSta‐
bil ity Prog ram) Mu
ltimed iasystem:
0018 Vehicle 0019
k Assist ance 0019
ESP
Mer cedes‑AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yno tre cog‐
nize dangers. 0007
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion.
ES P®
is deactiv ated ifth e00BB ESP®
OFF warn‐
ing lam plight sup con tinuousl yin theins trument
clus ter.
Obser vetheinf ormation onwarning lam psand
displa ymess ages whic hma ybe sho wninthe
ins trumen tclus ter. Fu
nction ofESP ®
Cr osswind Assist ES
P®
Cr osswind Assistde tects sudde ngu stsof
side wind andhelps thedr iver tokeep theve hi‐
cle inthelane:
R ESP®
Cr osswind Assistis activ eat vehicle
speeds between 50mph(80 km/h) and 12
5mp h(200 km/h) whendriving stra ight
ahead orcor ner ing slight ly.
R The vehicle isstabiliz edbymeans ofindivi d‐
ua lbr ak eapp lication onone side. Fu
nction ofEBD (electr onicbrak efo rc edis‐
tr ibut ion) EB
Dis ch aract erize dby thefo llo wing:
R Mon itor ing and regulating thebr ak epr essur e
on there ar wheels .
R Improve ddr iving stabilit ywhen brakin g,
espe ciallyon ben ds. Fu
nction ofSTEER CONT ROL ST
EER CONT ROLhelps youby trans mitting a
no tice ablesteer ing forc eto thesteer ing wheel in
th edir ect ion requ ired forve hicle stabiliz ation.
This steer ing recomme ndation isgiv en particu‐
lar lyin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Both right wheels orboth leftwheels areon
a we tor slip pe ry road sur face whe nyo u
br ak e R
The vehicle star ts to skid
Sy stem limita tions
ST EER CONTR OLmaybe impai redor ma yno t
func tion inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R ESP®
is deact ivat ed
R ESP®
is malfun ctionin g
R The steer ing ismalfunct ioning
If ES P®
is malfunct ioning,youwill beassis ted
fur ther by theelectr icpo we rst eer ing. Fu
nction ofActiv eBr ak eAs sist Ac
tiveBr ak eAssi stconsi stsof:
R Distance warning func tion
R Autonomo usbraki ng func tion
R Situ ation-d epend ent braki ng assist anc e
R Vehicl eswith Drivin gAss istanc ePa ck‐
ag e:Evasi ve Steer ing Assis t
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stcan helpyo uto minimize the
ri sk ofacollision withve hicles orpedes trians or
to reduce theef fects ofsuch acol lision . Dr
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0007
Accel erateth eve hicle tothedesir edspeed. 0007
Press rock er switc h2 up.
If cr uise control isactiv ated and Traf fic Sign
Assi sthas detected aspe edrestriction signwi th
a max imum permiss iblespee dand this isdis‐
pla yedin theins trument cluster: 0007
Toadop tth ede tected spee d:press rock er
switc h3 up.
The maximum permissible speedshownby
th etraf fic sig nis stor ed and theve hicle
maint ainsthis speed. 0007
Todeac tivatecr uis eco ntr ol:
pr ess rock er switc h3 down (CNCL). 0007
Todeac tivatecr uis eco ntr ol:pr ess rock er
switc h1 down.
0009 Ifyo ubr ak e, deac tivateES P®
or ifES P®
int erve nes, cruise contr olisde acti vated.
When youswit choffth eve hicle, thelas t
speed stor ed isclear ed. Ac
tiv eDi stance AssistDI ST RO NIC Fu
nction ofActiv eDi stance Assist
DI ST RO NIC Ac
tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cma intains the
se tspeed onfree-f lowing roads. Ifve hicles in
fr ont arede tected, these tdis tance isma in‐
ta ined, ifnec essar y,unt ilth eve hicle comes toa
halt. Thevehicle acceler ates orbrak es depend‐
ing onthedis tance totheve hicle infront and
th ese tspeed. Thespeed anddistance tothe
ve hicle infront arese tand save don thesteer ing
wheel onvehicles without theDr iving Assistance
Pa ckag e, inthera ng ebe twee n15 mp h
(20 km/ h)and 120mp h(200 km/h) and,on ve
hicles withth eDr iving Assistance Packag e, in
th era ng ebe twee n15 mp h(20 km/h) and
13 0mp h(210 km/h) .
Ot her featur esofActiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI C:
R Adjus tsthedr iving style depending onthe
select eddrive pr ogr am (fuel-sa ving,comfort‐
able ordynamic) (0013page15 7)
R Vehicl eswith Drivin gAss istanc ePa ck‐
ag e:react sto statio naryve hicles detected in
urb anspe edrang es (exc ep tbicy cles and
mo torcyc les).
R Initiates acc eler ation tothestor ed speed if
th etur nsignal indicat orisswitc hedonto
ch ang eto theov ertaking lane.
R Vehicl eswith Drivin gAss istanc ePa ck‐
ag e:tak esone- sided overtakin gre strictions
int oacco untonhighwaysor on multi-lane
ro ads withseparat ero adw ays(countr y-
dependen t).
Ve hicl eswith Activ ePa rking Assis tand Driv‐
ing Assis tance Packag e:ifth eve hicle has
been brak ed toast ands tillon mult i-lane,stru c‐ 18
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000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifde tection
functi onofActiveDis tan ceAssi st
DIS TRONI Cis impai red
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cdo es not
re act orhas alimit edreact ion:
R when drivin gon adif fere nt lane orwh en
ch ang inglane s
R topedes trians, animals, bicycles orsta‐
tio nar yve hicles, orune xpect edobs tacle s
R tocom plex traf fic condi tions
R tooncom ingvehicles andcrossing traf fic
As are sult, ActiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI Cma ynei ther giv ewa rnings nor
int erve ne insuch situations. 0007
Alw aysobser vethetra ffic con dition s
car efull yand react accordin gly. Oper
ating Activ eDi stance AssistDI ST RO NIC
Re quirement s:
R The vehicle hasbeen star ted.
R The elect ric pa rking brak eis released. R
ESP®
is act ivat ed and isno tint erve ning .
R The trans mis sion isin po sitio n005B.
R Allthedoor sar eclosed.
R Chec kof thera dar sensor system has been
success fullycom pleted(vehicle traveling
fa ster than 12 mp h(20 km/h)).
R Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis no tbein g
used topar kth eve hicle ortoexitfrom a
par kingspace.
R The vehicle does notskid. 0007
Toactiv ate/ deacti vate Activ eDi stance
Ass istDI ST RO NIC :press button 1. 0007
Toactiv ateAc tiv eDi stance Assist
DI ST RO NIC :press rock er switc h3 up(SET
+) or down (SET -),or press rock er switc h4
up. Remo veyour foot from theacceler ator
pedal.
The current spe edisstor ed and maint ained
by theve hicle. 18
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When
Distance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti ve,th e
function adjuststh espeed depending onthe
ro uteeve nts ahead. Dep endingonthedr ive pr o‐
gr am select ed,theve hicle negotiatesthero ute
eve ntaheadin afue l-saving, com fortable or
dynam icman ner.When thero uteev ent has been
passed, theve hicle acceler ates again tothe
st or ed speed. Thesetdis tan cetotheve hicle in
fr ont, vehicles detected aheadand speedrestric‐
tions aheadar eta ke nint oacco unt.
Ro ute-based speedadj ustm entcan byconf ig‐
ur ed inthemultimedia system
(0013 page19 2).
Ro uteeve nts aheadar e:
R Bend s
R T-int ersect ions,tr af fic cir cle sand tollst a‐
tio ns
R Turnsand exits
R Traf fic jams ahead(only with Liv eTr af fic
( 0013 page29 7))
0009 When theto llst atio nis reac hed, ActiveDis ‐
ta nce AssistDIS TRONI Cad op tsthespeed as
th estor ed speed. Also,
thespeed isreduced ifth etur nsignal to
ch ang elane sis swit ched on and one ofthefo l‐
lo wing situat ionsisde tected:
R Turning offat intersect ions
R Drivin gon slowing- down lanes
R Drivin gon lanes adjacenttoslo wing-do wn
lanes
The driver isresponsible forch oosing theright
speed andobser vingother road user s.This
applies inpar ticular tointersect ions,traf fic cir‐
cle sand traf fic lights, asroute-based speed
adap tatio ndo es notbr ak eth eve hicle toast and‐
st ill.
When routeguidan ceisact ive, thefirs tsp ee d
ad jus tment iscar ried out automaticall y.Ifth e
tur nsigna lind icatoris swi tched on,theselect ed
ro uteis co nfirmed andfurther speed adjustment
is activ ated.
Speed adjustmentis canc eled inthefo llo wing
cases :
R Ifth etur nsignal indicat orisswitc hedoff
bef oreth ero uteeve nt. R
Ifth edr iver depr esses theacceler ator or
br ak epedal during thepr ocess.
Sy stem limita tions
Ro ute-based speedadap tatio ndo es notta ke
ri ght ofwa yre gulations intoaccount .The driver
is responsible forcom plying withro ad traf fic
re gulations anddriving atasuit able speed.
In dif ficul tcondi tions (e.g.uncl earro ads, narrow
lanes, wetro ad sur faces, snowor ice )or whe n
dr ivi ng with atrailer ,th espeed adjustmentmade
by thesy stem mayno talw aysbe suit able. In
th ese situation sth edr iver mus tint erve ne
acco rding ly. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent inspi teof
ro ute-based speedadj ustm ent
Ro ute-based speedadj ustm entmigh tmal‐
fun ction orbe temp orarily una vailable inthe
fo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifmap datais no tup todat eor available
R Ifyo udo notfo llo wtheselect edroute
guidan ce Dr
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R
Ifth ese tro uteis re-pl anne d
R Inroad con stru ction area s
R Whe nto wing atrailer
R Inbad weather orroad con dition s
R Ifth eaccelera torpeda lis depr essed 0007
Adjus tth espeed tothetraf fic situ ation. Se
tting rout e-base dspee dadjus tment Re
quirement s:
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti va‐
te d.
Multimedia system:
0018 Vehicle 0019
k Assist ance
0019 Speed Adjustmen t 0007
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion. Ac
tiv eSte ering Assis t Fu
nction ofActiv eSte ering Assis t
0009 ActiveSt eer ing Assis tis count ry-de pende nt
and only available forve hicles withth eDr iv‐
ing Assis tance Packag e.
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis tis oper ational atspeeds
up to130mp h(210 km/h) andhelpsyouto stay
in thecent erofthelane bymeans ofmoder ate
st eer ing interve ntio ns.Itus es theve hicle infront
and thelane marking sas are fere nce dependi ng
on thedr iven speed.
When thesy stem isactiv elysteer ing, theè
symbol issho wningreen inthemultifunc tion
displa y.
If th ede tection oflane mar kings andvehicles
ahead isim pair ed,ActiveSt eer ing Assis t
switc hestopassiv emode. Thesystem prov ides
no suppor tin this case. During thetra nsit ion
fr om activ eto passiv est atus ,th eè symbol is
sho wnasenlar gedand flashes yello w. Once the
sy stem ispassiv e,theè symbol issho wnas
gr ay inthemultifunc tiondispla y. Ste
ering and touc hde tection
The driver isrequ ired tokeep their hands onthe
st eer ing wheel atall times andbeable tointer‐
ve ne atanytime tocor rect thecour seofthe
ve hicle andkeep itin lane. Thedriver mus t
ex pect ach ang efrom active to passiv emode or
vice versaat anytim e. If
th esy stem reac hes asy stem limit ation orthe
dr iver has notst eer edtheve hicle fora consider‐
abl eper iod oftime orhas remo vedth eir hands
fr om thesteer ing wheel, thesy stem will,
depending onthesituation ,aler tth edr iver
eit her withavisual warning oravisual and
acous ticwarning. Disp lay 1 appear sin themul‐
tifun ction displa y. 19
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0007
Steer accor dingtotraf fic condi tions. Ac
tiv atin gAc tiv eSte ering Assis t
Re quirement s
R ESP®
mus tbe act ivat ed, but notint erve ning .
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti va‐
te d. 0007
Ifindicat orlam p1 isoff:pr ess butt on2. Fu
nction ofActiv eLan eCha ngeAs sist
0009 The follo wing function iscoun try- dependen t
and onlyav ailable incon junction withth e
Dr iving Assi stanc ePa ckag e.
Ac tiveLa ne Chang eAssi stsuppor tsthedr iver
when chang inglane sby appl ying steer ing torq ue
if th edr iver oper ates atur nsignal.
Assis tance when chang inglane sis prov ided ifall
th efo llo wing condition sar eme t:
R Youar edr ivin gon afree wa yor road with
mult iplelanesin thedir ect ion oftrave l.
R The neigh boring lane issepar ated byabr o‐
ke nlane ma rking.
R Novehicle isde tected intheadjacen tlane.
R The driven speed isbe tween 50mph
(80 km/ h)and 110mp h(1 80 km/h) .
R ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi stisswitc hedonin
th emultimedia system.
R ActiveSt eer ing Assis tis switc hedonand
activ e. If
no vehicle isde tected intheadjacen tlane and
a lane chang eis per mitted, thelane chang e
begin s.This issho wntothedr iver wit hagr een
ar row 2next to thesteer ing wheel symbol.
The Lane Change tothe Left messag ealso
appear s,forex am ple. IfAc tiveLa ne Chang e
Assi sthas been activated withth etur nsignal
indicat orbut alane chang eis no timm ediat ely
poss ible, agr ay arro w 1 appear sne xt to the
st eer ing wheel symbol, whichre mains green.
When thelane chang eassis tance star ts,th etur n
signal indicat orisaut omaticall yactiv ated beside
th edispla yin themultifunc tiondispla y.
If alane chang eis no tposs ible, thear row fades
out afte ra fe w sec ond sand ane wlane chang e 19
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mus
tbe initia ted. An immediat elane chang eis
on lypo ssible on free wa ysec tion swit hout speed
limi ts.
If th esy stem isim pair ed,ActiveLa ne Chang e
Assi stma ybe canceled .If it is canceled ,th e
Lane Change Cancel edmessag eappe arsin the
multifu nctiondisplay and awa rning tone sou nds. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from chang ‐
ing lane toan occ upied adjacentlane
Lan eChan geAssi stcanno tal wa ys detect
cle arly ifth eadjacen tlane isfree.
The lane chang emigh tbe init iated although
th eadjacen tlane isno tfr ee. 0007
Beforech ang inglane s,mak esur eth at
th eneighbor inglane isfree and ther eis
no dang ertoother road user s. 0007
Mon itor thelane chang e. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifLane
Ch ang eAssi stune xpectedl yst ops func‐
tionin g
If th esy stem limit ations forLane Change
Assis tha ve been reac hed, ther eis no guar‐
ant eethat thesy stem will remain active.
Lane ChangeAssis tcanno tth en assis tyo u
by appl ying steer ing torq ues . 0007
Alw aysmonit orthelane chang eand
ke ep your han dson thesteer ing wheel.
Obser vethetra ffic con dition sand steer
and/or brak eif neces sary. Sy
stem limita tions
The system limit ations ofActiveSt eer ing Assis t
apply toActiveLa ne Chang eAssi st
( 0013 page19 2).
Th esy stem mayalso beimpair edorma yno t
func tion inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R The sensorsin there ar bum peraredir ty,
damag edorcovered, forins tance bya
st icke ror ice and snow.
R The exterior lighting ismalfunct ioning. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gAc tiv eLan eCha nge
As sist
Multimedia system:
0018 Vehicle 0019
k Assist ance 0007
Select LaneChange Assist. 0007
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion.
Fu nction ofActiv eEme rgency Stop Assis t
If th edr iver con tinuall yignor esthevisual or
acous ticwarning toput their hands onthesteer‐
ing wheel, theBeginn ingEmer gencySt op mes‐
sag eappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.Ifth e
dr iver still does notre spond, ActiveDis tance
Assi stDIS TRONI Creduces thespeed. Thevehi‐
cle isdeceler ated instag es toast ands till.At
speeds below40 mph(6 0km/h) thehazar d
wa rning light sswitc hon aut omat ically.
When theve hicle isstatio nary,thefo llo wing
act ions arecar ried out :
R The vehicle issecur edwithth eelectr icpar k‐
ing brak e
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis end ed
R The vehicle isunloc ked Dr
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Nor
mal view
1 Yello wguide line,vehicle width(dr iven sur‐
fa ce) dep endi ngon thecur rent steer ing
wheel angle(dynamic)
2 Yello wlane markingth ecour sethetir es will
ta ke atthecur rent steer ing wheel angle
(dynamic)
3 Yello wguide lineatadis tance ofapprox ‐
imat ely3. 3ft (1.0 m) from there ar area
4 Bum per
5 Redguide lineatadis tance ofapprox imat ely
1. 0 in (0.3 m)from there ar area Wi
de-ang levie w
Ve hicl eswith Activ ePa rking Assis t
The follo wing camera views areav ailable inthe
multime diasystem: Nor
mal view
1 Yello wlane markingth ecour sethetir es will
ta ke atthecur rent steer ing wheel angle
(dynamic)
2 Yello wguide line,vehicle width(dr iven sur‐
fa ce) dep endi ngon thecur rent steer ing
wheel angle(dynamic)
3 Redguide lineatadis tance ofapprox imat ely
1. 0 in (0.3 m)from there ar area
4 Yello wwa rning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRONI C:obs tacles areat adis tance of
be twee nap prox imat ely2. 0ft (0.6 m)and
3.3 ft(1.0 m) Dr
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5
Redwa rning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRONI C:obs tacles areve ry clos e
(a ppr oximat ely1. 0 ft (0.3 m)orless)
6 Orang ewa rning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRONI C:obs tacles areamed iumdis‐
ta nce away (be tween appr oximat ely1. 0 ft
(0.3 m)and 2.0ft(0.6 m))
0009 Ifth eent ire sy stem fails, theinner segment s
of thewa rning displa yar esho wninred. The
indicat orlam pon thePA RK TRONI Cbut ton
light sup and theé symbol appearsin
th emultifunc tiondispla y.
If th esy stem fails atthere ar,th ere ar seg‐
men tsaresho wninredwhen backingup
and there ar segm entsar ehidde nwhen driv‐
ing forw ards .
When ActivePa rking Assistis act ive, the
lanes aredispla yedin green.
If Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis deac tiva ted,
th ewa rning displa yfa des out. Wi
de-ang levie w
Sy stem limita tions
The rear vie wcam erawill notfun ction orwill
on lypa rtiall yfunc tion inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R The tailg ateis open .
R Ther eis hea vyrain, sno wor fog.
R The ambient lightcondit ionsarepoor ,e.g. at
night.
R The camer alens isobs truct ed, dirtyor fog‐
ge dup. Obser vetheno teson cleaning the
re ar vie wcam era(0013 page37 1).
R The camer aor rear ofyour vehicle isdam‐
ag ed. Inthis case, have thecamer aand its position
andsetting checkedat aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop.
0009 Donotuse there ar vie wcam erain these
types ofsituation .Yo uco uld other wise injure
ot her sor collide withobjects whenparking
th eve hicle.
If th eve hicle iscar rying ahea vyload, leavingth e
st andar dheigh tcan result ininaccur aciesinthe
guide linesandinthedispla yof thege ner ated
ima ges,depending ontech nica lcond itions.
The field ofvision andother funct ionsofthere ar
vie wcam erama ybe restrict ed dueto addit ional
acc esso ries on there ar oftheve hicle (e.g.
license platebr ac ketor bicy cle rack ).
0009 The contras tof thedispla yma ybe impair ed
by direct sunlight orby other light sources,
e.g. when driving outofaga rage .In this
case, paypar ticular attent ion.
0009 Have thedispla yre pair edorreplaced if,for
ex am ple, pixelerro rs consi derablyrestrict its
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360°
camer a Fu
nction ofthe360° Camera
The 360°Camera isasy stem that con sistsof
fo ur cam eras. The cam eras coverth eimmediat e
ve hicle surround ings.The system assis tsyou,
e.g .when parkingor atexits withre duced visibil‐
ity .
The 360°Camer ais onl yan aid. Itis no ta sub‐
st itut efo ryo ur att entio nto thesur round ings.
The responsibili tyforsaf emaneu vering and
pa rking remains withyo u. Mak esur eth at ther e
ar eno per sons, animals orobjec tsetc., inthe
maneu vering area while ma neu vering and park‐
ing.
The system evaluat esimag esfrom thefo llo wing
cameras:
R Rear vie wcam era
R Front camer a
R Twoside camer asintheoutside mirrors
Vi ew sof the360° Camera
Yo ucan selectfrom differe nt vie ws: 1
Wide-ang levie w, front
2 Topvie wwit himag efrom thefront camer a
3 Topvie wwit himag esfrom theside camer as
in theoutside mirrors
4 Wide-ang levie w, rear
5 Topvie wwit himag efrom there ar vie wcam ‐
er a
6 Topvie wwit htrailer view(if trailer hitchis
ins talled) To
pvie w 1
Lane indicati ngthero uteth eve hicle will
ta ke wit hth esteer ing wheel inits cur rent
po sitio n
2 Yello wwa rning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRONI C:obs tacles atadis tance of
ap prox imat ely3. 3ft (1.0 m) orless
3 Your vehicle from above
If th edis tance totheobjec tlessens, thecolor of
wa rning displa y2 chang es.From adis tance of
ap prox imat ely2. 0ft (0.6 m)thewa rning displa y
is sho wninorang e.From adis tance ofapprox ‐
imat ely1. 0 ft (0.3 m)thewa rning displa yis
sho wninred. Dr
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