2017 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS COUPE Owners Manual

Sy
stem limitations
Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC does no tneces sa‐
ri ly take intoa ccount thef ollowing obs tacles:
R Obs tacle sb elow th edetection range, e.g.
pe rsons, animals or objects.
R Obs tacle sabove thed etection range, e.g.
ove rhanging loads, overhang sorl oading
ra mp sofl orries.
The sensor smustbef reeofd irt, ice and slush.
Otherwise, they ma ynotfunction cor rectly.
Clea nthe sensor sregularly ,taking ca renotto
scratc hordamagethem.
Fu nction of thep assiv es ide impact pr otec‐
tion
Pa ssiv eside impact pr otection is an additional
Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC functio nwhich
wa rnst he driver about obs tacle satt he side of
th ev ehicle. Awarning is issued when obs tacles
ar ed etected between thef ront and rear de tec‐
tion range. In orde rfor an objec ttobedetected,
th es ensor sinthe front and rear bumper must
de tect theo bjec twhile youa redrivin gpastit. During
thep arking procedur eormanoeuvring,
objects ar edetected as thev ehicle drives past.
If yo us teer in thed irection of adetected obs ta‐
cle and ther eisar isk ofalateral collision, a
wa rning is issued. The lateral segment slight up
orang eorred, depending on thed ista nce tothe
obs tacle.
Segment colour dependin gondistance
Colour Lateral distance in
cm
Re dA pprox.<30
Orang eA pprox30 -60 In order
forl ateral front or rear segment stobe
displa yed, thev ehicle mus tfirst trave lad ista nce
of at leas thalfoft hevehicle length. Once the
ve hicle has tr avelled thel engt hoft hevehicle, all
of thel ateral front and rear segment scan be dis‐
pla yed. Ve
hicles without 360° Camera
1 Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC is only opera‐
tiona linthe front and rear
2 Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC is operational
an dc an also warnthed rive ra bout obs tacles
at thes ide of thev ehicle
3 Obstacle de tected at thef ront right (orange)
and rear (red) 206
Drivingand parking

Ve
hicles wit h360° Camera
1 Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC is only opera‐
tiona linthe front and rear
2 Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC is operational
an dc an also warnthed rive ra bout obs tacles
at thes ide of thev ehicle
3 Obstacle de tected at thef ront right (orange)
and rear (red)
Sa vedo bstacle saredel eted in thef ollowing sit‐
uations, fore xamp le:
R Yous wit ch offt he vehicle
R Youo pen thed oors Af
tert he engine is restar ted, obs tacle sm ustbe
de tected again, befor eanew wa rning can be
issued.
Sy stem limitations
The sy stem limitations forP arking Assist
PA RKTRONI Capplyfor passiv eside impact pro‐
te ction.
The following object sarenotd etected, fore xam‐
ple:
R Pedestrians who approac hthe vehicle from
th es ide
R Objects placed next tothev ehicle
Deactivating/acti vating Parking Assist
PA RKTRONIC
* NO
TERisk of an accident from objects
at close range Pa
rking Assis tPARKTRONIC ma ynotdetect
cer tain object satcloserange. #
When parking or manoeuvring thev ehi‐
cle, pa yparticular attention toany
object swhicha reabo veor belo wthe
sensors, e.g. flowe rpotsord rawbars. The
vehicle or other objectsc ouldoth‐
erwise be damaged. If indicator lamp
2is no tlit, Parking Assist
PA RKTRONI Cisactive. If thei ndicator lam pislit
and theé symbol appear sinthe multifunc‐
tion displa y,Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC is not
active. #
Pres sbutton 1. Driving and pa
rking 207

%
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.#
Setav alue.
Ad justin gthe pitc hofthewarning tones #
Select Warning tonep itch.
Se tav alue.
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. Re
versing camera Fu
nction of ther eve rsing camera If
yo uh ave activated thef unction in them ultime‐
dia sy stem, thei mag efromr eve rsing camera 1
is displa yedint he multimedia sy stem when
re ve rseg ear is selected. Dynamic guide lines
sho wthe pat hthe vehicle will take wit hthe
st eering wheel in its cur rent position. Thi shelps 208
Driving and pa rking

yo
utoo rientat eyourself and toavo id obs tacles
whe nreve rsing.
The reve rsing camer aisonlyana 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 there
ar enop ersons, animals or objects in the
manoeuvring area while manoeuvring and park‐
ing in parking spaces.
Yo uc an select from thef ollowing vie ws:
R Normal view
R Wide-angle view
The area behind thev ehicle is displa yedasa
mir rorimage, as in thei nside rearvie wmirro r. Camer
aviews inthem ultimedia sy stem Normal view
1 Yello wl ane markin gthe course thet yres will
ta ke atthec urrent steering wheel angle
(dynamic)
2 Yello wg uide line, vehicle widt h(driven sur‐
fa ce) depending on thec urrent steering
wheel angle (dynamic)
3 Redg uide line at adista nce of appr oximately
0. 3mf romt herear area
4 Orang ewarning displa yofParking Assist
PA RKTRONIC: obstacles ar eamedium dis‐
ta nce away (between appr oximatel y0.3 m
and 0. 6m) 5
Redw arning displa yofParking Assist
PA RKTRONIC: obstacles ar everyc lose
(appr oximatel y0.3mo rless)
6 Yello ww arning displa yofParking Assist
PA RKTRONIC: obstacles ar eatadista nce of
betwee napproximately 0.6 mand1.0m
% Ifth ee ntir esystemf ails, thei nner segments
of thew arning displa yareshown in red. The
indicator lam pontheParking Assist
PA RKTRONI Cbuttonl ights up and theé
symbol appear sinthe multifunction displa y.
If th es ystemf ails at ther ear ,the displa yof
th es egment schanges as follo ws:
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. Driving and parking
209

Wi
de-angle view
Sy stem failure
If th er eisnoo perational readiness, thef ollowing
messag eappear sinthe multimedia sy stem: Sy
stem limitations
The reve rsing camer awill no tfunction or will
onl ypartiall yfunction in thef ollowing situations:
R The boo tlid is open.
R Ther eish eavyrain, sno worfog.
R The light conditions ar epoor ,e.g. at night.
R The camer alens is obstructed, dirty or mis‐
te du p. Obser vethen otes on cleaning the
re ve rsing camer a(→ pag e372).
R Thec ame raor rear of your vehicle is dam‐
aged. In this case, ha vethec amer aand its
position and setting checkedataq ualified
specialis tworks hop.
The field of vision and other functions of the
re ve rsing camer amaybe restricted du etoaddi‐
tional accesso ries on ther ear of thev ehicle (e.g.
licence plat ebrack et or bicycle rack ).
% The contras tofthe displa ymaybe impaired
by direct sunlight or by other light sources,
e.g. when driving out of agarage. In this
case, pa yparticular attention. %
Ifth ed ispla yoperation is considerably
impaired, e.g. due topixel er rors,h ave the
displa yrepaired or replaced.
Obser vethen otes on cleaning ther eversing
camera (→ page372). 360° Ca
mera Fu
nction of the3 60° Camera
The 360° Camer aisasystemt hat 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.
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 210
Driving and pa rking

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. When
Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC is operational
an dnoo bjectisd etected, thes egments of the
wa rning displa yareshown in grey.
% Ifth ee ntir esystemf ails, thes egment sof
th ew 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 ,the displa yof
th es egment schanges as follo ws:
R The rear segment sareshown in red
when reve rsing.
R The rear segment sarehidde nwhen driv‐
ing forw ards.
If Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC is deactivated,
th ew arning displa yfades out. Driving and parking
211

Guide lines
1
Yello wl ane markin gthe course thet yres will
ta ke atthec urrent steering wheel angle
(dynamic)
2 Yello wg uide line, vehicle widt h(driven sur‐
fa ce) depending on thec urrent steering
wheel angle (dynamic)
3 Redg uide line at adista nce of appr oximately
0. 3mf romt herear area
4 Markatad istance of appr ox.1 .0 m
% When ActiveP arking Assis tisactive, the
lanes ar edispla yeding reen. The guide lines in
them ultimedia sy stem dis‐
pla yshowt he dis tances toyour vehicle. The
dis tances only apply toroad le vel.
Side vie wofthe mir rorc ameras
The side softhevehicle can be seen in this vie w. 1
Guide line of extern al vehicle dimensions
wit ho utside mir rors folded out
2 Markeroft he wheel contact points
Sy stem limitations
The 360° Camera will no tfunction or will only
partiall yfunction in thef ollowing situations:
R Ifth ed oor sareopen. R
The side mir rors aref olded in.
R Ifth eb ootlid or tailgat eiso pen.
R Ther eish eavyrain, sno worfog.
R The light conditions ar epoor ,e.g. at night.
R The camer alens is obstructed, dirty or mis‐
te du p.
R Cameras, or vehicle componentsinw hich
th ec ameras ar efitted, ar edamaged .Inthis
eve nt, ha vethec ameras, their position sand
th eir setting checkedataq ualified specialist
wo rkshop.
Do no tuse the3 60° Camer aunder suc hcircum‐
st ances. Youc ouldotherwise injur eother sor
collide wit hobjectsw hen parking thev ehicle.
On vehicles wit hheight-adjus table suspension or
if th ev ehicle is car rying aheavy load, leavin gthe
st andar dheigh tcan result in inaccuracies in the
guide lines and in thed ispla yoft hegenerated
ima ges, depending on tech nica lconditions.
The field of vision and other functions of the
came rasystem ma yberestricted due toaddi‐
tional accesso ries on ther ear of thev ehicle (e.g.
licence plat ebrack et,b icyc le rack ). 212
Driving and pa rking

See
then otes on cleaning the3 60° Camera
(→ pag e372).
Selec tingav iewf or the 360° Camera
Re quirements:
R The Autoreversing camera function is selec‐
te dint he multimedia sy stem. #
Enga gereve rseg ear. #
Inthem ultimedia sy stem, select thed esired
vie w.
Switching reve rsing camer aautomatic mode
on/off
The reve rsing camer aisonlyana 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. Paya ttention to your sur‐
ro unding sand be ready tobrak eata ll times.
Multimedia sy stem:
, Vehicle .
k Assistance .
Camera
&P ark. Assist .
Auto reversin gcamera #
Switc hthe function on Oor off ª. Opening
thec amer acove rofthe reve rsing
camera
Multimedia sy stem:
, Vehicle .
k Assistance .
Camera
&P ark. Assist #
Select Open camera cover.
% The camer acover closes automaticall yafter
some time or af terani gnitio ncycle.
Assigning thec amer aasaf avourite
Yo uc an call up thec amer aviewd irectly in the
multimedia sy stem byassignin gitasaf avourite. #
Press theò button on thet ouchpad or
contro ller.
The main function saredispla yed. #
Navigat edownwards twice.
The Favourites men uappears. #
Select New favourite. #
Select Vehicle . #
Select Camera. Ac
tiv eP arking Assist Fu
nction of Activ eP arking Assist
Ac tiveP arking Assis tisanelectronic pa rking
assis tance sy stem whic huses ultrasound and is
automaticall yactivated during forw ardt rave l.
The sy stem is operational at speeds of up to
appr oximatel y35k m/h.When all thec onditions
ar ef ulfilled, thec symbol appear sinthe
multifunction displa yand thes ystema utomati‐
cally sear ches fora nd measu resp arking spaces
on bo thsides of thev ehicle parallel and perpen‐
dicular tothed irection of tra vel. If ActiveP arking
Assis tisactivated, suitable parkin gspaces are
displa yedint he multimedia sy stem. The ë
symbol appear sinthe multifunction displa y.The
ar row sshowonw hichs ide of thec arriag eway
free parking spaces ar eloca ted.
The parkin gspace and, if necessar y,thep arking
direction can be selected as desired. Active
Pa rking Assis tcalculates asuitable vehicle path
and assists youinp arkingand exitin gthe park‐
ing space.
Ac tiveP arking Assis tchanges gear,a ccelerates,
brakes and steer sthe vehicle. Driving and parking
213