Mercedes Benz is all praised for its individual in-car features. Don’t miss the bigger picture. Consider this new E-class, which revives its technologies with whole lot of cryptic phrases such as Distance Pilot Distronic, Pre-Safe Impulse, Air Body Control, and the likes. But combined together and packed into a single theme, the E’s safety, connectivity and semi-autonomous technologies are most likely to catch your fancy. The E-class is simply smart car, indeed much more so than the Smart, built by Daimler.

The new E is all admired for its use of smart devices, one in which you will have a plenty to indulge in. A few years back, Mercedes came out with Attention Assist, an algorithm that were used to monitor steering inputs and other parameters to locate a drowsy driver. The present new E-class interestingly revolves round the so called “Inattention Assist” eliminating the previous algorithm, notes the expert technicians at Mercedes Benz repair Greensboro NC.

The drive aid has got radar sensors in the S-class. Yet it manages to scoop the flagship’s self driving abilities. A single front facing radar, sensors mounted in the rear corners, a stereo camera behind the windshield permit up to 60 second of hands-free and attention free motoring on highways and rural roads. You can also change the lanes if you wish. All you need to do is to give it the nod by flashing the turn signal for two seconds.

In nutshell, Mercedes Benz is on par with Tesla’s Autopilot, regardless of the kind of self-imposed restraint to be expected from an automaker with a long 130 years of experience in the business, thanks to its driver assistance tech. Unlike Telsa’s system, you need to be alert all the time by grabbing the steering wheel. Enjoy a ride on the Portuguese highway. The smoother steering, gentler braking, slower lane changes, all come into a single theme that encapsulates a more refined system, although not necessarily a more confident one.

The E-class is complex indeed. It is well connected and accompanied by its internal combustion engine which is more of an afterthought. Why not consider a proper marketing name: “Active Propulsion Assist”? The new E-Class has got only a 2.0-liter turbocharged four cylinder. That engine produces the same 241 horsepower in the E300 as it does in the C300, but it has got an extra 400 pounds in Mercedes’ mid sizer. While it does not feel overtaxed, it is definitely present in the car in order to conform to the guidelines pertaining to CO2 and fuel-economy. The entry E-class is expected to be slower than the outgoing base model, which has got a 302-hp V-6. As consolation, the E300 is slightly cheaper and the more functional that its previous version.

If taken care of, Mercedes Benz E-class will last long and deliver. For any kind of repairing and servicing, call the local Mercedes Benz repair Greensboro NC service center.