2016 MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class COUPE Owner's Manual

Top view and enlarged rear view
:Symbol for the split screen setting with
top view and rear view camera image
enlarged
;Red guide line at a distance of approx-
imately 12 in (0.30m) fromthe rear of the
vehicle
This view assists you in estimating the dis-
tance to the vehicle behind you.
iThis setting can also be selected as an
enlarged front view.
Top view with image from the side cam-
eras
:Symbol for the top view and forward-
facing side camera setting
;Yellow guide line for the vehicle width
including the exterior mirrors (right side of
vehicle)
=Yellow guide line for the vehicle width
including the exterior mirrors (left side of
vehicle)
iYou can also select the side camera set-
ting for the rear-facing view.
180° view
:Symbol for the full screen setting with rear
view camera image
;Own vehicle
=PARKTRONIC warning displays
i180° view can also be selected as front
view.
Select this view when you are driving out of an
exit and the view of crossing traffic is restric-
ted, for example.
Exiting 360° camera display mode
The 360° camera display is stopped
Rwhen you select transmission position P, or
Rwhen you are driving at moderate speeds
The view which was active before the 360°
camera was displayed appears in the
COMAND display. You can also stop the 360°
camera display split-screen view by selecting
the % symbol in the display and then con-
firming with the COMAND controller.
ATTENTION ASSIST
General notes
ATTENTION ASSIST helps you during long,
monotonous journeys, such as on highways.
It is active in the 37 mph (60 km/h) to
125 mph (200 km/h) range. If ATTEN-
TION ASSIST detects typical indicators of fati-
gue or increasing lapses in concentration on
the part of the driver, it suggests taking a
break.
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Important safety notes
ATTENTION ASSIST isonlyan aid to the
driv er.Itmight not always recogniz e fatigue
or increasing inattentiveness in time or fail to
recogniz e them at all. The system is not a
substitute for a well-rested and attentive
driv er.
The functionalit y of ATTENTION AS SIST is
restricted and warnings may bedelayed or
not occur at all:
Rifthe length of the journey isless than
appr oximately 30 minutes
Rifthe road cond ition ispoor, e.g. ifthe sur-
face isuneven or if there are potholes
Rifthere isa strong side wind
Rifyou have adopted a sporty driving style
wit h high cornering speeds or high rates of
acceleration
Rif you are predominantly driving slower
than 37 mph (60 km/h) or faster than
125 mph (200 km/h)
Rif you are driving with the active Steer
Assist of DI STRONIC PLUS
Rifthe time has been set incorrectly
Rin active driving situations, such as when
you change lanes or change your speed
The ATTENTION AS SISTtiredness assess-
ment isdeleted and restarted when continu-
ing the journey, if:
Ryou switch off the engine
Ryou take off your seat belt and open the
driver's door, e.g. for a change of drivers or
to take a break
Displaying the attention level
You can have current status information dis-
played inthe assistance menu (
Ypage 244)
of the on-board computer.
XSe lect the Assistance display for ATTEN-
TION AS SISTusing the on-board computer
(
Ypage 243).
The following information is displayed:
Rlength of the journey since the last break.
Rthe attention level determined byATTEN-
TION AS SIST,disp layed ina bar display in
five levels from high to low.
Rif ATTENTION AS SIST isunableto calculate
the attention level and cannot output a
warning, the System Passive
message
appears. The bar display then changes the
display, e.g. ifyou are driving at a speed
below 37 mph (60 km/h)or above 124 mph
(200 km/h) .
Activating ATTENTION ASSIST
XActivateATTENTION ASSIST usin gth eon -
boar dcomputer (
Ypage 246).
The system determine sth eattention level
of th edriver depending on th e setting
selected:
Standar dselected: thesensitivit ywit h
whic hth esystem determine sth eattention
level is set to normal.
Sensit iveselected: thesensitivit yis set
higher. The attention level detecte dby Atten-
tion As sistis adapted accordingly and th e
driver is warned earlier .
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When ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated, the
ésymbol appears in the multifunction
display in the assistance graphic display.
When ATTENTION ASSIST has been deactiva-
ted, it is automatically reactivated after the
engine has been stopped. The sensitivity
selected corresponds to the last selection
activated (standard/sensitive).
Warning in the multifunction display
If fatigue or increasing lapses in concentra-
tion are detected, a warning appears in the
multifunction display: Attention Assist:
Take a Break!
In addition to the message shown in the mul-
tifunction display, you will then hear a warn-
ing tone.
XIf necessary, take a break.
XConfirm the message by pressing the a
button on the steering wheel.
On long journeys, take regular breaks in good
time to allow yourself to rest properly. If you
do not take a break and ATTENTION ASSIST
continues to detect increasing lapses in con-
centration, you will be warned again after
15 minutes at the earliest. This will only hap-
pen if ATTENTION ASSIST still detects typical
indicators of fatigue or increasing lapses in
concentration.
If a warning is output in the multifunction dis-
play, COMAND performs a service station
search. You can select a service station and
navigation to this service station will then
begin. This function can be activated and
deactivated in COMAND.
Traffic Sign Assist
General notes
Traffic Sign Assist displays the maximum
speed permitted to the driver in the instru-
ment cluster. The data and general traffic reg-
ulations stored in the navigation system are
used to determine the current speed limit. As Traffic Sign Assist is a map-based system,
traffic signs put up temporarily (e.g. near
roadworks) are not detected.
If a traffic sign that is relevant to your vehicle
is passed, the display of the speed limits is
updated.
Traffic signs with a restriction indicated by an
additional sign (e.g. in wet conditions) are
also shown.
The traffic signs are only displayed with the
restrictions if:
Rthe regulation must be observed with the
restriction, or
RTraffic Sign Assist is unable to determine
whether the restriction applies
If Traffic Sign Assist is unable to determine a maximum permitted speed from any of the
available sources, no speed limit is displayed
in the instrument cluster either.
Traffic Sign Assist is not available in all coun-
tries. In this case, symbol :is shown in the
assistance graphic display (
Ypage 243).
Important safety notes
Traffic Sign Assist is only an aid and is not
always able to correctly display speed limits.
Traffic signs always have priority over the
Traffic Sign Assist display.
The system may be either functionally
impaired or temporarily unavailable if the
information in the digital street map of the
navigation system is incorrect or out of date.
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Activating Traffic Sign Assist
XActivateth eTraffic Sig nAssis tdisplay
usin gth eon-board computer
(
Ypage 245).
If you hav eactivated th eTraffic Sig nAssis t
display in th eon-board computer, th etraffic
regulation s(speed limits and overtaking
restrictions) are displayed in th einstrumen t
cluste rfor fiv eseconds respectively. The
wrong-way warning and th etraffic sign dis-
play for spee dlimits and overtaking restric-
tion sremain active eve nwhen th edisplay has
been deactivated.
Instru ment cluster display
Displaying th eassistance graphic
XCall up th eassistanc egraphic sdisplay
function usin gth eon-board computer
(
Ypage 243).
XSelec tth eTraffic Sig nAssis tdisplay.
Detected traffic sign sare displayed in th e
instrumen tcluster.
Speed limit wit hunknown restriction
:Maximum permitte dspee d
;Maximum permitte dspee dfor vehicles
for whic hth erestriction in th eadditional
sign is relevan t
=Additional sign for unknown restriction
A maximum permitte dspee dof 80 mph
(80 km/h) and aspee dlimi tof 60 km/h
(60 mph )wit han unknown restriction apply. Speed limit
sin wet conditions
:Maximum permitte dspee d
;Additional sign sfor wet condition s
A maximum permitte dspee dof 80 mph
(80 km/h) applie sin wet condition sand if
Traffic Sig nAssis thas determine dthat th e
restriction mus tbe observed.
Canceling th espeed limit
The spee dlimi tno longer applie s:.
iThe uni tfor th espee dlimi t(km/ hor mph )
depend son th ecountry in whic hyou are
driving .It is generally neither shown on the
traffic sign no ron th einstrumen tcluste r
but mus tbe taken int oaccoun twhen
observing th emaximum permitte dspeed.
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Night View Assist Plus
General notes
In addition to the illumination provided by the
normal headlamps, Night View Assist Plus
uses infrared light to illuminate the road.
Night View Assist Plus camera ;picks up the
infrared light and displays a monochrome
image in the multifunction display. The image
shown in the display corresponds to a road lit
up by high-beam headlamps. This enables you to see the road's course and any obstacles in
good time. When pedestrian recognition is
active, pedestrians recognized by the system are visually highlighted in color in the Night
View Assist Plus display with small frame cor-
ners.
In addition, an infrared camera is integrated
into the radiator trim :. The camera helps
detect pedestrians and animals. Observe the
notes on cleaning the infrared camera
(
Ypage 337).
iInfrared light is not visible to the human
eye and therefore does not glare. Night
View Assist Plus can therefore remain
switched on even if there is oncoming traf-
fic.
Important safety notes
Night View Assist Plus is only an aid and is not
a substitute for attentive driving. Do not rely
on the Night View Assist Plus display. You are
responsible for the distance to the vehicle in
front, for vehicle speed and for braking in
good time. Drive carefully and always adapt your driving style to suit the prevailing road
and traffic conditions.
The system may be impaired or may not func-
tion if:
Rif there is poor visibility, e.g. due to snow,
rain, fog or spray
Rif the windshield is dirty, fogged up or cov-
ered, for instance by a sticker, in the vicinity
of the camera
Rif the thermal imaging camera in the radia-
tor grill is dirty, fogged up or covered
Ron bends, hilltops or downhill gradients
Rat high outside temperatures
Night View Assist Plus cannot display objects
directly in front of or beside the vehicle.
It may be the case that other objects are
marked or highlighted as well as pedestrians
and animals.
Pedestrian and animal recognition
General notes
Pedestrian or animal recognition may be
impaired or inoperative if:
Rpedestrians or animals are partially or
entirely obscured by other objects, e.g.
parked vehicles
Rthe silhouette of the pedestrian or of the
animal in the Night View Assist Plus display
is incomplete or interrupted, e.g. by pow-
erful light reflections
Rpedestrians or animals do not contrast with
the surroundings
Rthe camera system no longer recognizes
pedestrians as persons due to special
clothing or other objects
Rpedestrians are not in an upright position,
e.g. sitting, squatting or lying
Ranimals are not recognized by the system,
e.g. because of their size or shape
Pedestrian and animal recognition is deacti-
vated at temperatures above 90 ‡ (32 †).
The spotlight function and automatic delayed
switch-off are then no longer active.
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Pedestrian recognition
:Night View Assist Plus display
;Readiness symbol for active pedestrian
recognition
=Highlighting
?Pedestrian recognized
Night View Assist Plus can recognize pedes-
trians using typical characteristics, e.g. the
body contours and posture of a person stand-
ing upright.
Pedestrian recognition is then switched on
automatically if:
RNight View Assist Plus is activated.
Ryou are driving faster than approximately
6 mph (10 km/h) .
Rit is dark.
If pedestrian recognition is active, readiness
symbol ;appears. Persons who are detec-
ted are highlighted by framing =. If the
pedestrian recognition system has brought a pedestrian to your attention, look through the
windshield to evaluate the situation. The
actual distance to objects and pedestrians
cannot be gaged accurately by looking at a
screen.
Animal recognition
Animals can be recognized in the following
situations:
Rdarkness
Routside built-up areas
Rbelow an outside temperature of 90 ‡
(32 †) Night View Assist Plus can recognize larger
animals such as deer, cows or horses using
typical characteristics.
The system does not detect:
Rsmaller animals, e.g. dogs and cats
Ranimals whose silhouette is not clearly rec-
ognizable
When detected, animals are marked with
small color frame corners. In contrast to
pedestrian recognition, there is no separate
readiness symbol in the multifunction dis-
play.
Activating/deactivating Night View
Assist Plus
Activation conditions
You can only activate Night View Assist Plus if
all of the following conditions are met:
Rthe ignition is switched on (Ypage 151) or
the engine has been started.
Rthe light switch is in the ÃorL posi-
tion.
Rreverse gear has not been engaged.
Activating Night View Assist Plus
XPress button :.
The Night View Assist Plus display appears
in the multifunction display.
iThe infrared headlamps only switch on in
the dark from speeds of approximately
6 mph (10 km/h). This means that you do
not have the full visual range while the vehi-
cle is stationary and cannot check whether
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Night View Assist Plus is working. The infra-
red headlamps are deactivated at speeds
below 3 mph (5 km/h). The Night View
image continues to be displayed until you
deactivate it by pressing button:.
Automatic activation
You can select the Night View Assist
AutomaticActivationoption via the Night
View Assist menu. The pedestrian and animal
search function remains active even when the
Night View image is not displayed. In the dark,
in unlit surroundings and at speeds of more
than 60 km/h, the Night View image is auto-
matically displayed in the multifunction dis-
play as soon as pedestrians or animals are
detected.
XIn the assistance menu, select automatic
delayed switch-off of Night View Assist Plus
(
Ypage 244).
Deactivating Night View Assist Plus
XPress button :.
The Night View Assist Plus display disap-
pears from the multifunction display. Night View Assist is deactivated.
Spotlight function
General notes
Under certain conditions, the spotlight func-
tion uses the headlamps to flash at detected
pedestrians.
The spotlight function is only active if:
Rpedestrian recognition is active
Rthe road surface is not lit
Rthe driving speed is at least 40 mph
(60 km/h)
Rthe "Adaptive Highbeam Assist PLUS" func-
tion is activated (
Ypage 128)
The spotlight function is not active or is active
only to a limited extent if:
Ryou are driving in city traffic
Rthere are pedestrians located in the area of
an oncoming vehicle or a vehicle in front Activating the spotlight function
The pedestrian detection with spotlight func-
tion is running the background. If the prereq-
uisites are met, the spotlight function uses
the headlamps to flash four short pulses at a
pedestrian detected on or near to the road
surface.
XIn the light menu, select the spotlight func-
tion of Night View Assist (
Ypage 247).
The spotlight function does not flash at ani-
mals.
Display in the assistance graphic
Pedestrian symbol :in the assistance
graphic indicates the status of the spotlight
function. If the symbol is displayed not filled
in, the function is switched on. If the symbol is
displayed filled in, the conditions for the spot-
light function are met.
Displaying the assistance graphic
XSelect the Assistance Graphicmenu on
the on-board computer (
Ypage 243).
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Problems with Night View Assist Plus
ProblemPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
The picture quality of
Night View Assist Plus
has deteriorated.The windshield is fogged up on the inside.
XFold down camera cover (Ypage 337).
XDefrost the windshield (Ypage 141).
The windshield is iced up.
XDe-ice the windshield (Ypage 141).
The windshield wipers are smearing the windshield.
XReplace the wiper blades (Ypage 131).
The windshield is smeared after the vehicle has been cleaned in a
car wash.
XClean the windshield (Ypage 335).
There is windshield chip damage in the camera's field of vision.
XReplace the windshield.
The pedestrian and ani-
mal recognition is not
available.The infrared camera in the radiator grill is dirty.
XUse a soft cloth and water to clean the infrared camera.
Driving Assistance PLUS package
General notes
The Driving Assistance PLUS package con-
sists of DISTRONIC PLUS (
Ypage 182), Active
Blind Spot Assist (
Ypage 222) and Active
Lane Keeping Assist (
Ypage 225).
Active Blind Spot Assist
General notes
Active Blind Spot Assist uses a radar sensor
system, pointed toward the rear of the vehi-
cle, to monitor the area to the sides of the
vehicle which the driver is unable to see. A
warning display in the exterior mirrors draws
your attention to vehicles detected in the
monitored area. If you then switch on the cor-
responding turn signal to change lanes, you
will also receive a visual and audible collision
warning. If a risk of lateral collision is detec- ted, corrective braking may help you avoid a
collision. Before a course-correcting brake
application, Active Blind Spot Assist evalu-
ates the space in the direction of travel and at
the sides of the vehicle. For this, Active Blind
Spot Assist uses radar sensors which are
pointed in the direction of travel.
Active Blind Spot Assist supports you from a
speed of approximately 20 mph (30 km/h)
.
Important safety notes
Active Blind Spot Assist is only an aid and is
not a substitute for attentive driving.
GWARNING
Active Blind Spot Assist does not react to:
Rvehicles overtaken too closely on the side,
placing them in the blind spot area
Rvehicles which approach with a large speed
differential and overtake your vehicle
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