2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE warning

The
vehicle or other objects could oth‐
erwise be damaged. If indicator lamp
1is no tlit, Parking Assist
PA RKTRONI Cisactive. If thei ndicator lam pislit
or the é symbol appear sinthe multifunction
displa y,Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC is not
active. #
Pres sbutton 2. %
Depending on thev ehicle's equipment, the
button ma yalso be located in thec ent re
console.
% Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC is au tomatical ly
activated when thev ehicle is star ted.
Ad justin gthe warning tones of Parking
Assis tPARKTRONIC
Multimedia sy stem:
, Vehicle .
k Assistance .
Camera
&P ark. Assist .
Set warning tone
Ad justin gthe volum eoft hewarning tones #
Select Warning tonev olume. #
Adjus tthe value.
Ad justin gthe pitc hofthewarning tones #
Select Warning tonep itch. #
Adjus tthe value.
Specifying thes tarting point fort he warning
to nes
Yo uc an specify whe ther theP arking Assist
PA RKTRONI Cwarning tones shoul dcommence when
thev ehicle is fur ther aw ay from an obs ta‐
cle. #
Select Warn early. #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gaudi ofadeout
Yo uc an specify whe ther thev olume of amedia
source in them ultimedia sy stem is tobe
re duced when Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC gi ves
an audible warning. #
Select Audio fadeout durin gwarnin gtones . #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction. 226
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Redg uide line at adista nce of appr oximately
0. 3mf romt herear area
4 Yello ww arning displa yofParking Assist
PA RKTRONIC: obstacles ar eatadista nce of
betwee napproximately 0.6 mand1.0m
5 Redw arning displa yofParking Assist
PA RKTRONIC: obstacles ar everyc lose
(appr oximatel y0.3mo rless)
6 Orang ewarning displa yofParking Assist
PA RKTRONIC: obstacles ar eamedium dis‐
ta nce away (between appr oximatel y0.3 m
and 0. 6m)
% Ifth ee ntir esystemf ails, thei nner segments
of thew arning displa yareshown in red. The
indicator lam ponthePARKTRONI Cbutton
light supa ndthe é symbol appear sin
th em ultifunction displa y.
If th es ystemf ails at ther ear:
R The rear segment sareshown in red
when reve rsing.
R The rear segment sarehidde nwhen driv‐
ing forw ards. When
ActiveP arking Assis tisactive, the
lanes ar edispla yeding reen.
If Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC is deactivated,
th ew arning displa yfades out. Wi
de-angle view Vi
ew of trailer (if trailer hitc hisfitted)
1 Yello wg uide line, locating aid
2 Redg uide line at adista nce of appr oximately
0. 3mtot he ball head of thet railer hitch
3 Ball head of thet railer hitch 360° Camera
Fu
nction of the3 60° Camera
The 360° Camera is asyst em that consists of
fo ur cameras. The cameras co verthe immediate
ve hicle sur roundings. The sy stem supports you,
e.g .when parkin goratexitsw ithr educed visibil‐
ity. Driving and parking
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The 360° Camer
aisonlyana id. It is no tasub‐
st itut efor your attentio ntothe sur roundings.
The responsibility fors afem anoeuvring and
parking remains wit hyou. Mak esuret hat there
ar enop ersons, animals or objects in the
manoeuvring area whil emanoeuvring and park‐
ing in parking spaces.
The sy stem evaluates images from thef ollowing
cameras:
R Reversing camera
R Front camera
R Twos ide cameras in theo utside mir rors
Vi ew soft he 360 °Camera
Yo uc an select from dif fere nt vie ws: 1
Wide-angle vie w,front
2 Topv ieww ithi mag efromt he front camera
3 Topv ieww ithi mages from thes ide cameras
in theo utside mir rors
4 Wide-angle vie w,rear
5 Topv ieww ithi mag efromt hereve rsing cam‐
era
6 Topv ieww itht railer vie w(if trailer hitc his
fi tted) To
pv iew 1
Lane indicating ther out ethe vehicle will
ta ke wit hthe steering wheel in its cur rent
position
2 Yello ww arning displa yofParking Assist
PA RKTRONIC: obstacles at adista nce of
appr oximatel y1.0morl ess
3 Your vehicle from abo ve
If th ed ista nce totheo bjec tlessens, thec olour
of thew arning displa ychanges 2.Fromad is‐
ta nce of appr oximatel y0.6mt hewarning dis‐
pla yiss hown in orange. From adistan ce of
appr oximatel y0.3mt hewarning displa yis
shown in red. 230
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Ac
tiveP arking Assis tisonlyana id. It is no ta
substitut efor your attentio ntothe sur roundings.
The responsibility fors afem anoeuvring and
parking remains wit hyou. Mak esuret hat no
persons, animals or objectse tc. areinthe
manoeuvring range.
Ac tiveP arking Assis tiscancelled if, among
ot her things ,one of thef ollowing actions is car‐
ri ed out:
R Youd eactivat eParking Assis tPARKTRONIC.
R Youd eactivat eActiv eParking Assist.
R Youb egin steering.
R Youa ppl ythe parking brake.
R Youe ngage j.
R ESP ®
inte rvenes.
R Youo pen thet ailgate.
Sy stem limitations of Activ eP arkin gAssist
Object slocated abo veor belo wthe de tection
ra ng eofA ctiveParking Assis tare notd etected
when thep arking space is being measured.
These ar ealso no ttaken in toaccount when the
parkin gmanoeuvr eiscalculated, e.g. overhang‐
ing loads, overhangs or loading ramp sofl orries or
theb oundaries of parking spaces. In some cir‐
cums tances, ActiveP arking Assis tmaytherefore
guide youi ntot he parking space prematurel y. &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
object slocated abo veor belo wthe
de tection rang eofA ctiveParking Assist
If th er ea reobjects abo veor belo wthe
de tection range, thef ollowing situations may
arise:
R ActiveP arking Assis tmaysteer tooe arly.
R Vehicles with automatic transmis‐
sion: Thevehicle ma ynotstop in front of
th ese objects.
This could cause acollision. #
Inthese situations, do no tuse Active
Pa rking Assist. Sn
owfa ll or heavy rain ma ylead toap arking
spac ebeingm easured inaccuratel y.Pa rking
spaces that ar epartial lyoccupied bytrailer
dr aw bar sm ight no tbeidentified as suc horbe
measured incor rectly .Only us eActiv eParking
Assis tonlevel, high-grip ground. Do no
tuse ActiveP arking Assis tinthefollowing
situations:
R Ifyo ua redrivin ginextreme weather condi‐
tions suc hasice,p ackeds noworinh eavy
ra in.
R Ifyo ua retranspo rting aload that pr otru des
be yond thev ehicle.
R Ifth ep arking space is on asteep downhill or
uphill gradient.
R Ifyo uh ave installed sno wchains.
Ac tiveP arking Assis tmayalso displa yparking
spaces that ar enotsuitable forp arking, e.g.:
R Parking spaces wher eparkin gisp rohibited.
R Parking spaces on unsuitable sur faces.
Ac tiveP arking Assis twill no tassis tyou with
parking spaces at right angles tothed irection of
tr av el in thef ollowing situations:
R If tw oparkin gspaces ar elocated immedi‐
atel ynexttoe acho ther.
R Ifth ep arking space is directly next toalow
obs tacle su chasalow kerb. 234
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WARNING Risk of accident du etovehi‐
cle swinging out while parking or pulling
out of aparking space
While parking or exitin gap arkin gspace, the
ve hicle swings out and can driv eontoa reas
of theo ncoming lane.
This could cause youtoc ollidewitho bjects
or other road users. #
Paya ttention toobject sand other road
users. #
Wher enecessar y,stop thev ehicle or
cancel thep arking procedur ewith
Ac tiveP arking Assist. #
If,fore xamp le,the Engage reverse gear mes‐
sag eappear sinthe multimedia sy stem dis‐
play: select thec orresponding transmission
position.
The vehicle drives int othe selected parking
space.
On completion of thep arking procedure, the
Active Parking Assist finished, take contro lofthe vehicle.
displaymessa geappears. Further
manoeuvring ma ystillben ecessar y. #
Afterc ompletion of thep arking procedure,
safeguar dthe vehicle agains trolling away.
When requ ired bylegal requirements or local
conditions: tur nthe wheels towa rdst he kerb.
% Youc an stop thev ehicle and chang ethe
transmiss ionp osit iond urin gthe parking pro‐
cedure. The sy stem then calculates anew
ve hicle path. The parking procedur ecan
th en be continued. If no ne wvehicle pat his
av ailable, thet ransmission position will be
ch anged again. If thev ehicle has no tyet
re ached thep arking space, thep arking pro‐
cedur ewill be cancelled, should agear be
ch anged.
Exiting aparki ng space wit hActive Parking
Assist
Re quirement:
Yo uc an on lyex itap arkin gspace wit hActive
Pa rking Assis tifyou ha veprev iousl yparke dt he
ve hicle wit hActiv eParking Assist. Please no
tethat youa re re sponsible fort he vehi‐
cle and sur rounding sduring thee ntir eparking
procedure. #
Startt he vehicle. #
Press button 1.
The ActiveP arking Assis tviewa ppear son
th em ultimedia sy stem displa y. 236
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Ifth ev ehicle has been par kedatr ight angles
to thed irection of tra vel: in area 2,select
direction of tra vel3. %
The vehicle pat hshown on them ultimedia
sy stem displa ymaydifferf romt he actual
ve hicle path. #
Confir mtos tart thee xiting process. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etovehi‐
cle swinging out while parking or pulling
out of aparking space
While parking or exitin gap arkin gspace, the
ve hicle swings out and can driv eontoa reas
of theo ncoming lane.
This could cause youtoc ollidewitho bjects
or other road users. #
Paya ttention toobject sand other road
users. #
Wher enecessar y,stop thev ehicle or
cancel thep arking procedur ewith
Ac tiveP arking Assist. #
If,fore xamp le,the Engage forward gear mes‐
sag eappear sinthe multimedia sy stem dis‐
play: select thec orresponding transmission
position.
The vehicle mo veso ut of thep arking space. Example:
vehicles wit h360° Camera
Af tert he exitin gprocedur ehas been comple ted,
the Active Parkin gAssist finished, take control
of the vehicle. messageappear sinthe displa yof
th em ultimedia sy stem. Awarning tone and dis‐
pl ay 4 inthem ultimedia sy stem prom ptyouto
ta ke over control of thev ehicle. Youh ave to
accelerate, brake, steer and chang egear your‐
self again.
Fu nction of Remo teParking Assist
% Remo teParking Assis tisanadditional func‐
tion of ActiveP arking Assist. Compl ywith
local traf ficl aw sa nd regulations when using
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Youc an find fur ther information in theo per‐
ating instruction sfor theR emo teParking
Assis tapp http://www.me rcedes.me.
Sy stem limitations
Sn owfa ll or heavy rain ma ylead toap arking
spac ebeingm easured inaccuratel yor,in cer tain
cases ,toconnection problems wi th themobile
phone. Parking spaces that ar epartial ly occu‐
pied bytraile rdrawbar smight no tbeidentified
as suc horbem easured incor rectl y.Onl yuse
Re mo teParking Assis tonalevel, high- grip sur‐
fa ce. The pa rking space mus tbeatleast0.60m
wider than thev ehicle without theo utside mir‐
ro rs.
Do no tuse Remo teParking Assis tinthefollow‐
ing situations:
R Inextreme weather condition ssuchasi ce,
pac keds noworh eavyrain.
R Ifyo ua retransportin gaload that pr otru des
be yond thev ehicle.
R Ifyo uh ave installed sno wchains.
R Ifth ep arking space is on adownhill or uphill
incline. Re
mo teParking Assis tiscancelled if, among
ot her things ,one of thef ollowing actions is car‐
ri ed out:
R Youd eactivat eActiv eParking Assist.
R Youp ress ab uttonont hekey.
R ESP ®
inter venes.
During thep arking procedure, yous hould not
st and mor ethan appr ox.3 .0ma wayfromt he
ve hicle. Atgreater dis tances, thep rocedur ewill
be inter rupte dand acorresponding messag ewill
be displa yedont he mobile phone. If youm ove
closer tothev ehicle, youw ill be able tocontinue
th ep rocedure.
Fu rther information on cancelling thef unction
can be found in theo perating instruction sfor
th eR emo teParking Assis tapp. Operating
Remo tePark ing Assist &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
object slocated abo veor belo wthe
de tection rang eofA ctiveParking Assist
If th er ea reobjects abo veor belo wthe
de tection range, thef ollowing situations may
arise:
R ActiveP arking Assis tmaysteer tooe arly.
R Vehicles with automatic transmis‐
sion: Thevehicle ma ynotstop in front of
th ese objects.
This could cause acollision. #
Inthese situations, do no tuse Active
Pa rking Assist. Object
slocated abo veor belo wthe de tection
ra ng eoft heParking Assis tare notd etected
when thep arking space is being measured.
These ar ealso no ttaken in toaccount when the
parkin gmanoeuvr eiscalculated, e.g. overhang‐
ing loads, overhang sorl oadin gramps of lor ries
or theb oundaries of parking spaces. In some cir‐ Driving and parking
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cums
tances, Parking Assis tmaytherefor eguide
yo ui ntot he parking space prematurely. &
WARNING Danger du etoinsufficient
vie woft hevehicle sur roundings
When usin gthe Remo teParking Assist, the
vie woft hevehicle's sur rounding smaybe
limited. #
When youm anoeuv re,p arkore xit a
pa rkings pace wit hthe vehicle using
Re mo teParking Assist, obser vethef ol‐
lowing points:
R Mak esuret hat youh avet he best
vie wp ossible of thev ehicle and the
ve hicle's sur roundings.
R Mak esuret hat no persons, animals
or objectsa reinthep athofy our
ve hicle.
R Mak esuret hat youm aintain as uita‐
ble dis tance tothev ehicle and that
nei ther youn orother road users
coul dbee ndangered. R
Beawareoft hevehicle's sur round‐
ing sata ll times and identif ypossi‐
ble dan gers.
R If necessar y,cance lthe parking pro‐
cedure. Ke
ep in mind that thes ysteml imitations mus tbe
obser vedata ll times. If necessar y,cance lthe
parking procedure.
Please no tethat youc an on lyuse Remo tePark‐
ing Assis tifyou ha veavalid drivin glicence and
ar einaf itstat etod rive.
During thep arking procedure, no persons or
pets ar eallowe dint hevehicle.
Alw aysm akes uret hat other road user scan
access their vehicles.
% Keep thek eywit hyou during thep arking
procedure. Youc an cancel thep arking pro‐
cedur eand bring thev ehicle toas tandstill
by pressing abutton on thek ey.
% On completion of thep arking procedure, the
ve hicle is loc ked. Re
quirements:
R The mobile phon eand Remo teParking Assist
ar ec onnec ted( → pag e242)
Park ing #
Press button 1.
The ActiveP arking Assis tviewa ppear son
th em ultimedia sy stem displa y.Area 2dis‐ 240
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