2015 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON warning

Display
sintheAudio 20/COMAND
Online display The reversin
gcamera may sho wadistorted
vie wofo bstacles or sho wthemi ncorrectly or
no tata ll. Obstacles are no tshown by the
reversin gcamera in th efollowing locations:
R ver yclose to th erearb umper
R under th erearb umper
R in th eareai mmediately abov ethe tailgate
handle
! Objects no
tatgroun dlevel may appear to
be further away than they actually are ,e.g.:
R theb umper of aparke dvehicle
R thed rawbar of atrailer
R theb all couplin gofatrailer to whitch
R ther ears ection of an HGV
R as lante dpost
Use th eguidelines only fo rorientation.
Approach objects no further than th ebot-
tom-most guideline. :
Yello wguidelineatad istanceofapprox-
imately 4. 0mfrom the rear of the vehicle
; White guide line without turning the steer-
ing wheel, vehicl ewidth including the
exterior mirrors (static)
= Yellow guide line for the vehicl ewidth
including the exterior mirrors, for current
steering whee langle (dynamic)
? Yellow lane marking the course the tyres
willt ake at the current steering wheel
angle (dynamic) A
Yellow guide line at adistance of approx-
imatel y1.0mf rom the rear of the vehicle
B Vehicle centre axis (locating aid)
C Bumper
D Red guide line at adistance of approx-
imatel y0.30 mfrom the rear of the vehicle
The guide lines are show nwhen the trans-
mission is in position R.
The distance specifications only apply to
objects that are at ground level. :
Front warning display
; Additional PARKTRONIC measurement
operational readiness indicator
= Rearw arning display
Vehicles with PARKTRONIC: when
PARKTRONIC is operational (Y page237),
additiona lmeasurement operational readi-
ness indicator ;appears in the Audi o20or
COMAND Online display.Ift he PARKTRONIC
warning displaysa re active or light up, warn-
ing displays :and =are alsoa ctive or light
up correspondingly in the Audi o20or
COMAND Online display. 246
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X
Select symbol ?using the controller.
The "Coupling up atrailer" function is selec-
ted. The distance specifications now only
appl ytoo bjects tha tare at the same level
as the ball coupling.
X Revers ecarefully ,making sure tha ttrailer
drawbar locating aid ;points approx-
imatel yinthe direction of traile rdrawbar
=.
X Revers ecarefully unti ltraile rdrawbar =
reaches the red guid eline.
The distance between the traile rdrawbar
and the red guid elineisn ow approximately
0.30 m.
X Couple up the trailer (Y page 267).
Wide-angle function :
Symbo lfor the wide-angle view function
; Ownvehicle
= PARKTRONI Cwarning displays
Yo uc an also us ethe reversing camera to
select awide- angle view.
When PARKTRONI Cisoperational
(Y page 237), asym bolfor your ow nvehicle
appear sinthe Audio 20 or COMAND Online
display. If the PARKTRONI Cwarning displays
ar ea ctive, warning displays =ligh tupint he
Audio 20 or COMAND Online displa yinyellow
or red respectively. 360° camera
General notes Th
e3 60° camera is acamera syste mthat
consists of fou rcameras.
Th es ysteme valuate simages fromt he fol-
lowing cameras:
R reversing camera
R front camera
R two camera sinthe exterior mirrors
Th ec amera scove rthe immediate surround-
ing soft he vehicle. Th esystema ssis ts you, for
instanc ewhenp arking or at exits with
reduced visibility.
Yo uc an sho wpictures fro mthe 360° camera
in full-screen mod eorinseven different split-
screen view sonthe COMAND/Audio 20 dis-
play .As plit-screen view also includes atop
view of the vehicle. This view is calculated
fro mt he data supplied by the installe dcam-
era s(virtual camera).
Th es even split-screen view sare:
R top view and imag efromt he reversing cam-
era (130° viewing angle)
R top view and imag efromt he front camera
(130° viewing angle without displaying the maximum steering whee langle)
R top view and enlarge drearv iew
R top view and enlarge dfront view
R top view and trailer view (vehicle swith
trailer tow hitch)
R top view and images fro mthe side mirror
camera s(rear whee lview)
R top view and images fro mthe side mirror
camera s(front whee lview)
When the functio nisa ctive and yo ushift the
transmission from Dor Rto N,t he dynamic
guideline sarehidden.
When yo uchange between transmission
positions Dand R,y ou seet he previously
selected front or rea rview. Driving systems
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This view assists you in estimatin
gthe dis-
tancetot he vehicle behind you.
i This setting can also be selected as an
enlarged frontv iew.
Top view with image from the side mirror cameras :
Symbol for the top view and forward-
facing side mirror camera setting
; Yellow guide line for the vehicle width
including the exterior mirror (right side of vehicle)
= Yellow guide line for the vehicle width
including the exterior mirror (left side of
vehicle)
i You can also select the side mirror cam-
era setting for the rear-facing view.
Top view with trailer view :
Symbol for the trailer view setting
; Trailer drawbar locating aid
= Ball coupling
? Red guide line at adistanc eofapprox-
imately 0.30m from the ball coupling The lines are shown at the level of the trailer
coupling.
180° view :
Symbol for the full-screen setting with the
reversin gcamera image
; Own vehicle
= PARKTRONIC warning displays
i 180° view can also be selected as front
view.
Select this view when you are driving out of an
exit and the view of crossin gtraffic is restric-
ted, for example.
Stopping the 360° camera display The 360° camera display is stopped
R when you select transmission position P,or
R when you are driving at moderate speeds
The previous display appears on the
COMAND/Audio 20 display .You can also
switch the display by selectin gthe & sym-
bol in the display and pressing 7the con-
troller to confirm. ATTENTION ASSIST
General notes ATTENTION ASSIST helps you during long,
monotonous journeys such as on motorways
and trunk roads. It is active in the 60 km/hto
200 km/h spee drange .IfATTENTION ASSIST
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increasin
glapses in concentration on the part
of the driver, it suggest staking abreak.
Important safety notes ATTENTION ASSIS
Tisonly an aid. It may not
always detect fatigue or lapses in concentra-
tion until too late, or may not detect the mat
all. The system is not asubstitut efor aw ell-
rested and attentive driver.
The functionality of ATTENTION ASSIS Tis
restricted, and warnings may be delayed or
not occur at all:
R if the length of the journey is less than
approximately 30 minutes
R if the road conditio nispoor, e.g. if the sur-
face is uneven or if there are potholes
R if there is astron gs ide wind
R if you have adopted asport ydrivin gstyle
with high cornering speeds or high rates of
acceleration
R if you are predominantly drivin gataspeed
below 60 km/h or above 200 km/h
R if you are drivin gwith the DISTRONIC PLUS
active steer assist activated
R if the tim ehas been set incorrectly
R in active drivin gsituations, such as when
you change lanes or change your speed
ATTENTION ASSIS Tisreset and starts
assessing your tiredness again when you con- tinue your journey if:
R you switc hoff the engine
R you tak eoff your seat belt and open the
driver's door, e.g. for achange of drivers or
to tak eabreak
Displaying th eattention level You can have current status information dis-
played in the assistanc emenu( Ypage 286)
of the on-board computer.
X Selec tthe assistanc egraphic sdisplay for
ATTENTION ASSIS Tusing the on-board
computer (Y page 286).
The followin ginformation is displayed:
R the length of the journey sinc ethe last
break
R the attention level determined by ATTEN-
TION ASSIST, displayed in abar display in
five levels fro mhigh to low
R if ATTENTION ASSIS Tisunable to calculate
the attention level and cannot output a
warning, the System suspended System suspended message
appears. The bar display the nchanges the
display, e.g. if you are drivin gataspeed
below 60 km/h or above 200 km/h.
Activating ATTENTION ASSIST X
Activate ATTENTION ASSIS Tusing the on-
board computer (Y page 288).
The system determines the attention level
of the drive rdepending on the setting
selected:
Standard selected: the sensitivitywith
which the system determines the attention
level is set to normal.
Sensitive selected: the sensitivityisset
higher .The attention level detected by
ATTENTION ASSIS Tisadapted accordingly
and the drive riswarnedearlier.
When ATTENTION ASSIS Tisdeactivated, the
À symbol and OFF appear in the multi-
function display in the assistanc egraphics
display when the engine is running.
When ATTENTION ASSIS Thas been deactiva-
ted, it is automatically reactivated after the
engine has been switched off .The sensitivity
selected corresponds to the last selection
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Warning in the multifunction display
If fatigu
eorincreasing lapses in concentra-
tion are detected, awarning appears in the
multifunction display: Attention Assist:
Attention Assist:
Take abreak!
Take abreak!
In addition to the message show ninthe mul-
tifunction display, you wil lthen hea rawarn-
ing tone.
X If necessary, take abreak.
X Confirm the message by pressing the a
button on the steering wheel.
On long journeys, take regularb reaks in good
time that allow for adequate recuperation. If
you do not take abreak, you wil lbewarned
again after 15 minutes at the earliest. This will only happen if ATTENTION ASSIST still
detects typical indicators of fatigu eor
increasing lapses in concentration. Traffic SignA
ssist
General notes Traffi
cSign Assist displays the maximum
spee dpermitted and overtaking restrictions
to the drive rinthe instrument cluster. Driving
onto asection of road in the wrong direction
trigger sawarning. Traffi cSign Assist detects
traffic signs with camera system :attached
behind the top of the windscreen. The data
and genera ltraffic regulations stored in the
navigation syste mare also use dtodetermine
the current spee dlimit. If
at raffic sign that is relevant to you rvehicle
is passed, the displayoft he speedlimits and
overtaking restrictions is updated.
The displayc an also be updated without a
visible traffic sign if:
R the vehicl echanges road s(e.g. motorway
exit or sli proad)
R av illage or town boundary is passed which
is stored in the digital map
R the last traffic sign detected by the camera
has not been repeated
If as ign indicating the end of arestriction
(speed limi torovertaking restriction) is
passed, the sign is displayed for five seconds.
The currently applicable traffic regulation
continues to be show ninthe assistance
graphic display.
The camera also detects traffic signs with a
restriction indicated by an additiona lsign
(e.g. in wet conditions).
The traffic signs are only displayed with the
restrictions if:
R the regulation must be observed with the
restriction, or
R Traffi cSign Assist is unable to determine
whether the restriction applies
If Traffi cSign Assist is unable to determine a
maximu mpermitted spee dfrom any of the
available sources, no spee dlimi tisd isplayed
in the instrument cluster either. Traffi
cSign Assist is not available in allc oun-
tries. In this case, symbol :is show ninthe
assistance graphic display( Ypag e286).
Important safety notes Traffi
cSign Assist is only an aida nd is not
always abl etocorrectly displays peedlimits Driving systems
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and overtakin
grestrictions. Traffic signs
always have priorit yoverthe Traffic Sign
Assist display.
The system may be either functionally
impaired or temporarily unavailable if:
R visibilit yispoor,e.g.d ue to snow, rain ,fog
or spray
R there is glare ,e.g.fro mt hesun bein glow in
th es ky
R there is dirt ,ice or mistin gonthewind-
scree ninthevicinity of th ecamera
R traffic sign sare hard to detect (dirt, ice,
snow)
R thet raffic sign sare insufficiently lit at night
R sign sare ambiguous (e.g. traffic sign son
construction sites or in adjacen tlanes)
R thei nformatio ninthedigital stree tmap of
th en avigation system is incorrect or out of
date
Switching th emessag efun ction on/off If you have activated th
eTraffic Sig nAssist
display in th eon-bo ard computer, th etraffic
regulation s(speed limit sand overtaking
restrictions) are displayed in th einstrument
cluste rfor fiv eseconds respectively. The
wrong-way warning and th etraffic sign dis-
play for spee dlimit sand overtakin grestric-
tions remain active eve nwhen th edisplay has
been deactivated.
X Switch on th eTraffic Sig nAssist message
function via th eon-bo ard computer
(Y page 286).
Instrumen tcluster display Showing th
eassistance graphic
X Call up th eassistance graphic sdisplay
function usin gthe on-board computer
(Y page 286).
X Select th eTraffic Sig nAssist display.
Detected traffic sign sare displayed in the
instrumen tcluster. Speed limit with overtaking restriction
Am
aximum permitted spee dof100km/h
(10 0m ph):and an overtakin grestric-
tion ;apply.
Speed limit with unknown restriction :
Maximum permitted speed
; Maximum permitted spee dfor vehicles
for whic hthe restriction in th eadditional
sign is relevant
= Additional sign for unknown restriction
Am aximum permitted spee dof100km/h
(10 0m ph)and aspee dlimit of 80 km/h
(80 mph )apply wit hanunknown restriction.
Speed limits in wet conditions :
Maximum permitted speed
; Additional sign sfor wet conditions
Am aximum permitted spee dof80km/h
(80 mph )applies in wet condition sand when
Traffic Sig nAssist has determine dthatthe
restriction must be observed. 256
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End of an overtaking restriction
Am
aximum permitted speed of 10 0km/h
(10 0m ph):applies .The overtaking restric-
tio nnol onger applies ;.The traffic sign for
signalling th eend of an overtaking restriction
is displayed for fiv eseconds.
End of aspeed limit The speed limit no longer applies
:.
i The unit for th
espeed limit (km/h or mph)
depends on th ecountr yinw hichy ou are
driving .Itisgenerally neither shown on the
traffic sign no rontheinstrumen tcluster
but must be taken int oaccount when
observing th emaximum permitted speed.
No entry (wrong-wa ywarning) If no entry sign
sare passed, awarning mes-
sage is displayed in th einstrumen tcluster
should Traffic Sig nAssist detect that you are
driving in th ewrongdirection. You will then
also hear awarning tone. You should imme-
diately check your directio noftravel in order
to avoid danger to yourself and other road
users. i
This function is no
tavailable in all coun-
tries. Lane Tracking package
General notes The Lan
eTrackin gpackage consist sofBlind
Spo tAssist (Y page 257) and Lan eKeeping
Assist (Y page 259).
Blin dSpotA ssist General notes
Blin
dSpotA ssist uses aradar sensor system
to monito rthe areas on bot hsides of your
vehicle .Itsupports you from speed sof
30 km/h. Awarning display in th eexterior
mirror sdraws your attention to vehicles
detected in th emonitored area. If you then
switch on th ecorrespondin gturns ignal to
change lanes, you will also receive an optical and audible collision warning .For monitoring,
Blin dSpotA ssist uses sensor sintherear
bumper.
Important safety notes G
WARNING
Blin dSpotA ssist does no treac ttov ehicles:
R overtaken to oclosely on th eside, placing
them in th eblinds pot area
R when th edifference in th espeed of
approach and overtaking is to ogreat
As aresult, Blin dSpotA ssist canno twarn
drivers in these situations .Ther eisar isk of an
accident.
Always pay careful attention to th etraffic sit-
uatio nand maintain asafe distanc eattheside
of th evehicle.
Blin dSpotA ssist is only an aid. It may fail to
detect som evehicle sand is no substitut efor
attentive driving .Always ensure that there is
sufficient distanc etotheside for other road
users and obstacles. Driving systems
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Monitoring range of the sensors
In particular, the detection of obstacles can
be impaired in the case of:
R dirt on the sensors or obscured sensors
R poor visibility, e.g. due to fog, heavy rain,
snow or spray
R narrow vehicles, e.g. motorcycle sorbicy-
cles
R very widel anes
R narrow lanes
R vehicles not driving in the middle of their
lane
R barriers or other road boundaries
Vehicles in the monitoring range are then not
indicated. Example
:Saloon
Blind Spot Assist monitors the area up to
3.0 mbehind your vehicle and directly nextto
your vehicle, as shown in the diagram.
If the lanes are narrow, vehicles driving in the
lane beyond the lane nexttoy our vehicle may
be indicated, especially if the vehicles are not
driving in the middle of their lane. This may be the case if ther eare vehicles at the edge of
their lane nearest your vehicle. Due to the nature of the system:
R warnings may be issued in error when driv-
ing close to crash barriers or similar solid
lane borders
R warnings may be interrupted when driving
alongside long vehicles, for example lor-
ries, for aprolonged time
The two radar sensor sfor Blind Spot Assist
are integrated intot he sides of the rear
bumper. Make sure that the bumper is free of dirt, ice or slush in the vicinity of the sensors.
The sensor smust not be covered, for exam-
ple by cycle rack soroverhanging loads. Fol-
lowing asevere impact or in the event of dam-
age to the bumpers, have the function of the
sensor schecked at aqualified specialist
workshop. Blind Spot Assist may otherwise
not work properly.
Indicator and warning display :
Indicator lamp (yellow)
Warnin glamp (red)
Blind Spot Assist is not activ eatspeeds below
approximately 30 km/h. Vehicles in the mon- itorin grange are then not indicated.
If Blind Spot Assist is activated, indicator
lamp :in the exterior mirror slights up yel-
low up to aspeed of 30 km/h. At speeds
above 30 km/h, the indicator lamp goes out
and Blind Spo tAssist is operational.
If av ehicl eisd etecte dwithi nt he monitoring
range of Blind Spo tAssist at speeds above
30 km/h ,warning lamp :on the corre-
sponding side lights up red .Thisw arning
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