2017 MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class COUPE ESP

"Wide-angle" function
:Symbol for the wide-angle view function
;Own vehicle
=PARKTRONIC warning displays
You can also use the rear view camera to select
aw ide-angle view.
When PARKTRONIC is operational (
Ypage 176),
as ymbol for your own vehicle appears in the
displayoft he multimedia system. If the
PARKTRONIC warning displays are active, warn-
ing displays =light up in the multimedia system
displayiny ellow or red respectively.
Object detection
The rear view camera helps detect moving and
stationary objects. If an object (person, vehicle
or other obstacle) is detected, this object is
marked with abar. Objects located some dis-
tance from the vehicle awaya re marked with a
yellow bar. If the distance to the object is very
small, the bar is displayed in red.
Object detection only works in wide-angle view.
To ensure that you can use the function, it must
be switched on in the multimedia system (see
the separate operating instructions).
360° camera
General notes
The 360° camera is asystem consisting of four
cameras.
The system processes images from the follow-
ing cameras:
RRear view camera
RFront camera
RTwo side cameras in the exterior mirrors The cameras capture the immediate surround-
ings of the vehicle. The system supports you, for
example when parking or if vision is restricted at
an exit.
You can show images from the 360° camera in
full-screen mode or in six different split-screen
views on the multimedia system.
Asplit-screen
view also includes atop view of the vehicle. This
view is calculated from the data supplied by the
installed cameras (virtual camera).
The six split-screen views are:
Rtop view and picture from the rear view cam-
era (130° viewing angle)
Rtop view and image from the front camera
(130° viewing angle without displaying the
maximum steering wheel angle)
Rtop view and enlarged rear view
Rtop view and enlarged front view
Rtop view and images from the rear-facing side
cameras (rear wheel view)
Rtop view and images from the forward-facing
side cameras (front wheel view)
When the function is active and you shift the
transmission from Dor Rto N,t he guide lines
are hidden in the multimedia system.
When you change between transmission posi-
tions Dand R,you see the previouslys elected
front or rear view.
Distances measured by PARKTRONIC will also
be optically displayed:
Rin split screen view as red or yellow brackets around the vehicle icon in the top view, or
Rat the bottom right as red or yellow brackets
around the vehicle symbol in full-screen mode
The line thickness and color of the brackets
show how far the vehicle is from an object.
Ryellow brackets with thin lines: PARKTRONIC
is active
Ryellow brackets with normal lines: an object is present in close range of the vehicle
Rred line: an object is present in the immediate
close range of the vehicle
Important safety notes
The 360°camera is only an aid and may show a
distorted view of obstacles, show them incor-
rectly or not at all. The 360°camera is not a
substitute for attentive driving.
You are always responsible for safe maneuver-
ing and parking. When maneuvering or parking,
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make sure that there are no persons, animals or
objects in the area in which you are maneuver-
ing.
You are alwaysresponsible for safety ,and must
alwaysp ay attention to you rsurroundings when
parking and maneuvering. This applie stothe
area sbehind, in front of and beside the vehicle.
You could otherwise endange ryourself and oth-
ers.
The 360° camera wil lnot function or wil lfunc-
tion in alimited manner:
Rif the doors are open
Rif the exterior mirrors are foldedi n
Rif the trunk lid is open
Rin heavy rain, snow or fog
Rat night or in very dark places
Rif the camerasare exposed to very brigh tlight
Rif the area is lit by fluorescent bulbs or LED
lighting (the display may flicker)
Rif the camera lenses fog up, e.g. when driving
into aheated garage in winter, causing arapid
change in temperature
Rif the camera lenses are dirty or covered
Rif the vehiclec omponents in which the cam-
eras are installed are damaged. In this event,
have the camera position and setting checked
at aq ualified specialist workshop
Do not use the 360° camera in this case. You
can otherwise injure others or cause damage to
objects or the vehicle.
The guide lines in the multimedia system display
show the distances to you rvehicle. The distan-
ces only apply to road level.
The camera in the rear area is protected by
means of aflap .This flap opens when the 360°
camera is activated .Observe the notes on
cleaning (
Ypage 296) .For technical reasons,
the flap may remai nopen briefl yafter the 360°
camera has been deactivated.
The fiel dofvisiona nd other functions of the
camera system may be restricted due to addi-
tional accessories on the rear of the vehicle( e.g.
license plate holder, bicycle rack).
On vehicles with height-adjustable chassis,
depending on technica
l conditions, leaving the
standard height can resul tin:
Rinaccuracies in the guide lines
Rinaccuracies in the display of generated
images (top view)
Activation conditions
The 360° camera imag ecan be displayed if:
Rthe multimedia system is switched on
Rthe 360° Camerafunction is switched on
iIf you are driving faster than at amoderate
speed and you turn on the 360° camera ,a
warning message appears.
The warning message disappears if:
Ryou are again driving at amoderate speed
The 360° camera is then activated.
Rthe message is confirmed with the %
button.
Switching the 360° camera on and off
using the button
XTo switch on: press button:.
Depending on whether position Dor Ris
engaged, the following is shown:
Ras plits creen with top view and the image
from the front camera or
Ras plits creen with top view and the image
from the rear view camera
XTo switch off: press button:.
Activating the 360° camera using
reverse gear
The 360° camera images can be automatically
displayed by engaging reverse gear.
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SelectionStandard:the sensitivity with which
the system determine sthe attention level is set
to normal.
Selection Sensitive
:the sensitivity is set
higher .The attention level detected by Attention
Assist is adapted accordingly and the driver is
warned earlier.
Whe nATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated, the
é symbo lapp ears in the multifunction dis-
play in the assistance graphi cdisplay.
Whe nATTENTION ASSIST hasb eend eactivated,
it is automaticall yreactivated afte rthe engine
hasb eens topped .The sensitivity selected cor-
respond stothe last selectio nactivate d(stand-
ard/sensitive).
Warning in the multifunctiond isplay
If fatigueorincreasing lapse sinconcentration
are detected, awarning appears in the multi-
function display: ATTENTIONASSIST
Take aBreak!.
In addition to the message shown in the multi-
function display ,you will then hea rawarning
tone.
XIf necessary, take abreak.
XConfirm the message by pressing the a
button on the steering wheel.
On long journeys, take regular breaks in good
time to allo wyourselftor est properly .Ifyoudo
not take abreak and ATTENTION ASSIST still
detects increasing lapse sinconcentration, you
will be warned agai nafter1 5m inutes at the
earliest. Thi swillo nly happe nifATTEN-
TION ASSIST stil ldetects typica lindicators of
fatigueori ncreasing lapse sinconcentration.
Vehicles with COMAND: ifaw arning is issued
in the multifunction display ,aservice station
search is performedinC OMAND. You can select
as ervice station and navigation to this service
station will then begin. Thi sfunction can be acti-
vate dand deactivated in COMAND (se ethe sep-
arate operating instructions).
Traffic Sig nAssis t
General notes
Traffic Sig nAssist display sthe maximum speed
permitte dtothe driver in the instrument cluster.
The data and general traffic regulations storedi nthe navigation system are used to determine the
current speed limit.
Traffic Sig
nAssist is amap-based system, and
for this reason, traffic signs pu tupt emporarily
(e.g. nearr oadworks) are not detected.
If at raffic sig nthat is relevant to your vehicl eis
passed, the display of the speed limits is upda-
ted.
Traffic signs with arestriction indicated by an
additiona lsign( e.g. in we tconditions )are also
shown.
The traffic signs are only displayed with the
restrictions if:
Rthe regulation mus tbeo bserve dwitht he
restriction, or
RTraffic Sig nAssist is unabl etodetermine
whethe rthe restriction applies
If Traffic Sig nAssist is unabl etodetermine a
maximum permitte dspeed from any of the avail-
able sources ,nospeed limit is displayed in the
instrument cluster either.
Traffic Sig nAssist is not available in al lcoun-
tries. In this case, symbol :is shown in the
assistance graphi cdisplay (
Ypage 211).
Important safety notes
Traffic Sig nAssist is only an ai dand is not always
able to correctly display speed limits .Traffic
signs always have priority ove rthe Traffic Sign
Assist display.
The system may be either functionall yimpaired
or temporaril yunavailabl eifthe information in
the digital stree tmap of the navigation system is
incorrect or outofd ate.
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Instrumentcluster display
Displaying th eassistance graphic
XCall up th eassistanc egraphic sdisplay func-
tion usin gthe on-board computer
(
Ypage 211).
XSelec tthe Traffic Sig nAssist display.
Detected traffic sign sare displayed in th e
instrumen tcluster.
Speed limit with unknown restriction
:Maximum permitte dspee d
;Maximum permitte dspee dfor vehicles for
whic hthe restriction in th eadditional sign is
relevan t
=Additional sign for unknown restriction
Am aximum permitte dspee dof80m ph
(80 km/h) and aspee dlimi tof60k m/h
(60 mph )withanu nknown restriction apply.
iThe unit for th espee dlimi t(km/h or mph )
depend sonthecountry in whic hyou are driv -
ing .Itisg enerally neither shown on th etraffic
sign no rontheinstrumen tcluste rbut must be
taken int oaccoun twhen observing th emax-
imum permitte dspeed.
Lane Tracking package
General notes
The Lan eTrackin gpackag econsists of Blind
Spot Assist (Ypage 191) and Lan eKeepin g
Assist (Ypage 193).
Blind Spot Assist
Generaln otes
Blind Spot Assist monitors th eareas on either
side of th evehicl ethata re no tvisible to th e
driver wit htwo lateral ,rear-facin gradar sen -
sors. Awarning display in th eexter iorm irror s
draws your attention to vehicles detecte dinthe
monitore darea. If you then switch on th ecor-
respondin gturns ignal to chang elane, you will
also receiv eanoptical and audible warning .
Blind Spot Assist support syou from aspee dof
approximately 20 mph (30 km/h).
Import ant safety notes
GWARNIN G
Blind Spot Assist does no treac tto:
Rvehicles overtake ntoo closely on th eside ,
placing them in th eblinds pota rea
Rvehicles whic happroac hwithal argespee d
differential and overtake your vehicl e
As aresult ,Blind Spot Assist may no tgive
warning sinsuchs ituations. Ther eisarisko f
an accident.
Always observ ethe traffic condition scare-
fully, and maintai nasafel ateral distance.
Blind Spot Assist is only an aid. It may fail to
detec tsom evehicles and is no substitut efor
attentive driving .Always ensur ethatthe re is
sufficien tdistanc etotheside for other road
user sand obstacles.
iUS Ao nly:
This device has been approve dbytheFCC as
a" Vehicular Radar System". The radar sensor
is intended for use in an automotive radar
system only. Removing, tampering with, or
altering th edevice will voi dany warranties,
and is no tpermitte dbytheFCC. Do no ttam -
per with, alter, or use in any non-approve d
way.
An yu nauthorized modification to this device
could voi dthe user’s authority to operate th e
equipment.
Ra dars ensors
The radar sensor sfor Blind Spot Assist are inte-
grated int othe rear bumper. Mak esuret hatthe
bumpers are free from dirt ,ice or slush. The
sensor smust no tbecovered, for exampl eby
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cycleracks or overhanging loads. Following a
severe impact or in the event of damag etothe
bumpers, have the function of the radar sensors
checke dataq ualified specialist workshop.
Blind Spot Assist may no longer work properly.
Monitoring area
In particular, the detection of obstacles can be
impaired if:
Rthere is dirt on the sensors or anything else
covering the sensors
Rthere is poo rvisibility,e .g. duetof og, heavy
rain, snow or spray
Rthere are narro wvehicles, e.g. motorcycle sor
bicycles
Rthe roadh asvery wide lanes
Rthe roadh asnarro wlanes
Ryoua re not driving in the middleoft he lane
Rthere are barriers or similar lane borders
Vehicles in the monitoring rang eare then not
indicated.
Blind Spot Assist monitors the are aupto10ft
(3 m) behind your vehicle and directl ynext to
your vehicle ,asshown in the diagram.
If the lanes are narrow, vehicle sdriving in the
lane beyond the lane next to your vehicle may be
indicated ,especially if the vehicle sare not driv-
ing in the middleoft heirlan e. Thism ay be the
case if there are vehicle sdriving at the inner
edg eoft heirlan es. Due to the nature of the system:
Rwarnings may be issue
dinerrorw hend riving
clos etoc rashb arriers or similar solid lane
borders.
Rthe warning is cancele dwhend riving for an
extended period next to long vehicles, such as
trucks.
Warning display
:Warning display
Blind Spot Assist is not active at speeds below
approximately 20 mph (30 km/h). Vehicles in
the monitoring rang eare then not indicated.
If av ehicle is detected within the blind spot
monitoring rang eatspeeds above 20 mph
(30 km/h), warning lamp :on the correspond-
ing sid elights up red .Thisw arning is always
emitted whe navehicle enters the blind spot
monitoring rang efrom behind or from the side.
Whe nyou overtake avehicle ,the warning only
occurs if the difference in speed is less than
7m ph (12 km/h).
If yo uselect the reverse gear, Blind Spot Assist
is not operational.
The brightnes softhe warning lamps is auto-
matically adapted to the brightnes softhe sur-
roundings.
Collision warning
If av ehicle is detected in the monitoring rang eof
Blind Spot Assist and yo uswitch on the corre-
sponding turn signal ,adoublew arning tone
sounds. Re dwarning lamp :flashes. If the turn
signal remains on, vehicle sdetected are indica-
ted by the flashing of red warning lamp :.
There are no further warning tones.
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Switching on Blind Spot Assist
XMake sure that Blind Spot Assist
(Ypage 213) is activated in the on-board
computer.
XTurn the SmartKey to position 2in the ignition
lock.
Warning lamps :in the exterior mirrors light
up red until the engine is started.
Display in the assistance graphic
When Blind Spot Assist is activated, gray radar
waves propagating backwards appear next to
the vehicle in the assistance display in the mul-
tifunction display.A boveaspeed of 20 mph
(30 km/h), the color of the radar waves in the
assistance display changes to green :.Blind
Spot Assist is then ready for use.
Lane Keeping Assist
General notes
Lane Keeping Assist monitor sthe area in front of
your vehicle by means of multifunction cam-
era :which is attached behind the top of the
windshield. Active Lane Keeping Assist detects
lane markings on the road and can warn you
before you leave your lane unintentionally. This function is available in the range between
40 mph and 120 mph (60 km/h and 200 km/h).
Aw
arning may be given if afront wheel passes
over alane marking. It will warn you by means of
intermittent vibration in the steering wheel for
up to 1.5 seconds.
Important safety notes
GWARNING
Lane Keeping Assist may not always clearly
recognizel ane markings.
In this case, Lane Keeping Assist may:
Rgive an unnecessary warning
Rnot give awarning
There is arisk of an accident.
Always pay particular attention to the traffic
situation and stay in lane, in particular if
warned by Lane Keeping Assist.
GWARNING
The Lane Keeping Assist warning does not
return the vehicle to the original lane. There is
ar isk of an accident.
You should always steer, brake or accelerate
yourself, in particular if warned by Lane Keep-
ing Assist.
If you fail to adapt your driving style, Lane Keep-
ing Assist can neither reduce the risk of an acci-
dent nor override the laws of physics. Lane
Keeping Assist cannot take into account the
road, traffic and weather conditions. Lane Keep- ing Assist is merely an aid. You are responsible
for the distance to the vehicle in front,f or vehi-
cle speed, for braking in good time and for stay-
ing in your lane.
The Lane Keeping Assist does not keep the vehi-
cle in the lane.
The system may be impaired or may not function
if:
Rthere is poor visibility, e.g. due to insufficient
illumination of the road, or due to snow, rain,
fog or spray
Rthere is glare, e.g. from oncomingt raffic, the
sun or reflection s(e.g. when the road surface
is wet)
Rthe windshield is dirty, fogged up, damaged or
covered, for instancebyas ticker, in the vicin-
ity of the camera
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Rthere areno, several or unclear lane markings
for alan e, e.g .inareas with roa dconstruction
work
Rthe lane markings ar eworna way, dark or cov-
ere dup,e.g .byd irtors now
Rthe distance to the vehicl einfront is too small
and the lane markings thusc annot be detec-
ted
Rthe lane markings change quickly, e.g .lan es
branch off ,cros sone anotherorm erge
Rthe roadisnarrow and winding
Rthere ar estrong shadows cas tonthe road
Activating/deactivating Lan eKeeping
Assist
XTo activate: press button ;.
Indicato rlam p: lights up .The Lan eKeep‐
ingAssistOnmessage appear sinthe mul-
tifunctio ndisplay .Ifallconditions have been
satisfied, there maybeaw arning.
If yo udrive at speeds above 40 mph
(60 km/h )and lane markings ar edetected,
the lines in the assistance graphics display
(
Ypage 211) ar eshown in green. Lane Keep-
ing Assist is ready for use.
XTo deactivate: press button;.
Indicato rlam p: goes out. Lane Keeping
Assist is deactivated .The Lan eKeeping
Assist Offmessage appear sinthe multi-
functio ndisplay .
Selecting Standard or Adaptiv esetting
XIn the DriveAssistmenu on the on-board
computer, select the LaneKeepingAssistfunction(Ypage 213).
XSelectStandardorAdaptive.
Standard
When Standard
is selected ,nowarning vibra-
tio no ccurs if:
Ryous witch on the tur nsignals .Int hise vent,
the warnings ar esuppr essedf orac ertain
perio doft ime.
Radrivin gsafety systemi ntervenes,suc ha s
ABS, BAS or ESP®.
Adaptive
When Adaptive
is selected ,nowarning vibra-
tio no ccurs if:
Ryous witch on the tur nsignals .Int hise vent,
the warnings ar esuppr essedf orac ertain
perio doft ime.
Radrivin gsafety systemi ntervenes,e.g.A BS,
BAS or ESP®.
Ryo ua ccelerate hard, e.g .kickdown.
Ryoub rake hard.
Ryous teer actively, e.g .swe rvetoa voidan
obstacle or change lanes quickly.
Ryo uc ut the corne ronasharp bend.
In order thaty ouarew arned onl ywhenn eces-
sary and in good tim eifyoucros sthe lane mark-
ing ,the systemr ecognizescertai nconditions
and warns yo uaccordingly.
The warning vibratio noccurs earlier if:
Ryoua pproach the outer lane marking on a
bend.
Rthe roa dhasver yw idel an es,e .g.ah ighway.
Rthe systemr ecognizessolid lane markings.
The warning vibratio noccurs later if:
Rthe roa dhasnarrow lanes.
Ryouc ut the corne ronabend.
Driving Assistance PLUS package
General notes
The Drivin gAssistance PLU Spackag econsists
of DISTRONI CPLUS(Ypage 162), Activ eBlind
Spo tAssist (Ypage 194 )and Active Lane Keep-
ing Assist (Ypage 197).
Active Blind SpotA ssist
General notes
Active Blind Spo tAssist uses aradar sensor
system ,pointe dtoward the rea rofthe vehicle,
to monitor the are atothe side softhe vehicle
which the driver is unabl etosee.Aw arning dis-
play in the exterio rmirrors draws your attention
to vehicles detectedint he monitoredarea. If
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you then switch on thecorre spondin gturns ig-
nal to chang elane, you will also receiv eanopti-
cal and audibl ewarning. If ariskofl ateral colli-
sion is detected, corrective brakin gmay help
you avoid acollision .Befor eac ourse-correcting
brak eapplication ,Activ eBlind Spot Assis teval -
uates th espac eint hedirection of travel and at
th es ide soft hevehicle. Fo rthis, Active Blind
Spot Assis tuses th eforward-facing rada rsen-
sors.
Active Blind Spot Assis tsupport syou from a
speed of approximately 20 mph (30 km/h).
Important safety notes
Active Blind Spot Assis tisonlyana id and is no t
as ubstitut efor attentive driving.
GWARNIN G
Active Blind Spot Assis tdoes no treac tto:
Rvehicles overtake ntoo closely on th eside ,
placin gthemint heblin dspota rea
Rvehicles whic happroac hwithal argespeed
differential and overtake your vehicl e
As aresult ,Activ eBlind Spot Assis tmay nei-
ther giv ewarnings no rintervene in suchsit-
uations. There is ariskofana ccident.
Always observ ethe traffic condition scare-
fully, and maintai nasafel ateral distance.
iUS Ao nly: This device has been approve dby
th eF CC as a"Vehicular Radar System". The
rada rsensor is intended for use in an auto-
motive rada rsystem only. Removal, tamper -
ing, or altering of th edevice will voi dany war-
ranties, and is no tpermitte dbytheFCC. Do
no ttamper with, alter, or use in any non-
approve dway.
An yu nauthorize dmodification to this device
could voi dthe user's authorit ytoo perate th e
equipment.
iCanada only: This device complies wit h
RSS-210 of Industry Canada. Operation is
subjec ttothefollowin gtwo conditions:
1. This device may no tcaus eharmful inter-
ference ,and
2. This device mus taccept any interferenc e
received, includin ginterfe rencethatm ay
caus eundesired operation of th edevice .
Removal, tam peri
ng, or altering of th
edevice
will voi dany warranties, and is no tpermitted. Do no
ttamper with, alter, or use in any non-
approve dway.
An yu nauthorize dmodification to this device
could voi dthe user's authorit ytoo perate th e
equipment.
Rada rsensor s
The Active Blind Spot Assis trada rsensor sare
integrate dintot he fron tand rear bumpers and
behind acover in th eradiato rtrim. Mak esure
that th ebumpers and th ecover in th eradiato r
grill are free of dirt, ice or slush. The rear sensor s
mus tnotbe covered, e.g. by bicycle racks or
overhangin gloads .Following asevere impact or
in th eevent of damage to th ebumpers ,havet he
function of th erada rsensor schecked ataq uali-
fie ds pecialist workshop .Activ eBlind Spot
Assis tmay otherwise no longer wor kproperly.
Monitoring area
GWARNIN G
Active Blind Spot Assis tdoes no tdetec tall
traffic situation sand roa dusers. There is a
ris kofana ccident.
Always mak esuret hatthe re is sufficien tdis-
tance on th eside for other traffic or obstacles.
Active Blind Spot Assis tmonitors th earea up to
10 ft (3. 0m)behind your vehicl eand directl y
next to your vehicle, as shown in th ediagram.
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