Mercedes-Benz E-Class Sedan, Operator'S Manual

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display along with a warning tone prompting you
to take control of the vehicle.
Steering and contact detection
Active Steering Assist requires you as the driver,
to keep your hands on the steering wheel at all
times so that you are able to intervene at any
time to correct the course of the vehicle and
keep it in lane. The driver must expect a change
from active to passive mode or vice versa at any
time.
If you are not steering yourself or if you take
your hands off the steering wheel for a pro‐
longed period of time, the system will, depend‐
ing on the situation, first alert you with a visual
warning. 1 appears in the multifunction display.
If you are still not steering the vehicle yourself or
if you have not taken hold of the steering wheel,
a warning tone sounds in addition to the warning
message to remind you to take control of the
vehicle.
The warning message does not appear or disap‐
pears if one of the following conditions are met:
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The driver steers the vehicle.
R
The driver presses a steering wheel button or
operates Touch Control.
Function of Active Emergency Stop Assist
If the driver continues to ignore the acoustic
warning of Active Lane Change Assist, Active
Distance Assist DISTRONIC reduces the speed.
If the driver still does not respond, the vehicle is
decelerated in stages to a standstill.
The driver can cancel the deceleration at any
time by performing one of the following actions:
R
Steering
R
Braking or accelerating
R
Pressing a steering wheel button or operat‐
ing Touch Control
R
Activating or deactivating Active Steering
Assist or Distance Assist DISTRONIC
The driver must be ready to take control of the
vehicle at any time.
Information on Hill Start Assist
Hill Start Assist holds the vehicle for a short
time when pulling away on a hill under the fol‐
lowing conditions:
R
The transmission is in position h or k .
R
The electric parking brake is released.
This gives you enough time to move your foot
from the brake pedal to the accelerator pedal
and depress it before the vehicle begins to roll.
& WARNING Risk of accident and injury
caused by the vehicle rolling away
After a short time, Hill Start Assist no longer
holds the vehicle and it can roll away.
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Therefore, swiftly move your foot from
the brake pedal to the accelerator
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