SUNNYVALE, Calif. — The redesigned 2024 Mercedes-Benz E Class features technology that reimagines the midsize sedan as a mobile work and entertainment space.
The new E-Class arrives in U.S. stores in the fourth quarter, and it will debut a new design and the third generation of Mercedes’ MBUX infotainment system.
A working demo of the vehicle’s interior at a media event here showed a high-resolution display anchoring the E-Class cockpit.
Combined with the optional front passenger screen, the display extends from the instrument cluster unit to the A-pillar. Models without a passenger display feature a trim element that extends to the center.
A narrow climate control vent sits against the upper contour of the display’s glass surface, connecting the central duct with the outer climate control vents to form a single unit.
A light strip illuminates the instrument panel’s front section. The lighting element, which runs in an arc from the windshield, past the A-pillars and into the doors, visually interprets the audio playing in the car.
Software analyzes the audio signals based on frequency and direction. Fast sequences of beats, for instance, lead to rapid light changes, while “flowing rhythms create softly merging lighting moods,” Mercedes said.
