2017 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS COUPE lane assist

Shortly befor
ethe se tspeed is reached, it
appear sinthe multifunction displa y.When you
confir mthe messag ewith%,d isplaymes‐
sages no longer appear until yous wit ch offt he
ve hicle. The speed will onl ybedisplayeda gain
onc ethe vehicle has been restar ted.
The permanen tlimiter does no tswitc htop as‐
siv em ode evendurin gkickdown and thed riven
speed remains belo wthe se tspeed.
Setting thes peed limitation forw inte rt yres
Multimedia sy stem:
, Vehicle .
î Vehicle settings .
Win-
ter tyres limit #
Select aspeed or deactivat ethe function. Ac
tiv eD ista nce Assis tDISTR ON IC Fu
nction of Activ eD ista nce Assist
DISTRO NIC Ac
tiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cmaintains the
se ts peed on free-flowing roads. If vehicles
ahead ar edetected, thes etdis tance is main‐
ta ined, if necessar y,until thev ehicle comes to a
halt. The vehicle accelerates or brakes depend‐
ing on thed ista nce tothev ehicle in front and
th es etspeed. Speed (in ther ang ebetwe en
20 km/h and 210k m/h )and thed ista nce tothe
ve hicle ahead ar esetand sa vedont hesteering
wheel. Other
features of ActiveD ista nce Assi st
DISTRONIC:
R Adjusts thed riving styled epending on the
selected driv eprogram (fuel-saving, comfort‐
able or dynamic) (→ page155)
R Responds in urban speed ranges tostation‐
ar yv ehicles (e xcep tb icycles, mo torcyc les
and pedestrians) if condition saresuf ficient
to enable de tection.
R Initiates rapid acceleration tothes tored
speed, if thet urns ignal indicator is switched
on tochang etot heovertak ing lane.
R Take so ne-sided overtakin grestrictions into
account on mo torw aysoronm ulti-laneroads
wit hs eparat ecarriag ewa ys.
Ve hicles wit hActiv eParking Assis t:ifth ev ehicle
has been braked toas tandstil lonm ulti-lane,
separat ecarriag ewa ysby ActiveD ista nce Assi st
DISTRONIC, it can au tomatically follo wt he vehi‐
cle in front driving of fagain within 30 seconds. If
ac ritical situation is de tected whe ndriving off, a
visua land acoustic warning is given indicating
th at thed rive rm ustn ow take control of thev ehi‐
cle. The vehicle is no taccelerated an yfurther. 184
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R
When towing atrailer
R In bad weather or road conditions
R Ifth ea ccelerator pedal is depressed #
Adjus tthe speed tothet raffic situation. Settin
groute-based speed adjustment Re
quirements:
R ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cisactiva‐
te d.
Multimedia sy stem:
, Vehicle .
k Assistance .
Speed
adjustment #
Select DYNAMIC SELECT opt. orOff. Ac
tiv eS teering Assist Fu
nction of Activ eS teering Assist Ac
tiveS teering Assis tassists thed rive rat
speeds up to210k m/h and helps thed rive rto
st ay inthec ent reofthel ane bymeans of mod‐
erat esteering inter ventions. The sy stem orients
itself using de tected lane markings .Depending
on thes peed driven, ActiveS teering Assis tuses
th ev ehicles ahead as areference. If thed etec‐
tio nofl anem arkings and vehicles ahead is
impaired, ActiveS teering Assis tswitches topas‐
siv em ode. The sy stem does no tprovide support
in thef ormofs teering inter ventions. R
The driver is requ ired tokeep their hands on
th es teering wheel at all times and be able to
inter vene at an ytime tocor rect thec ourse of
th ev ehicle and keep it in lane.
R The status of ActiveS teering Assis tisdis‐
pla yedint hestatus bar of them ultifunction
displa y.
Ste ering and contact de tection
The driver is requ ired tokeep their hands on the
st eering wheel at all times and tobe able to
inter vene at an ytime .The driver mu stexpect a
ch ang efroma ctivetop assivemode or vice
ve rsaata nytime. 19 0
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WARNING Risk of accident if Active
St eering Assis tunexpectedly inter venes
Am alfunctio ninthe de tection of lane mark‐
ings and objects can occu r.
This could cause unexpected steering inter‐
ve ntion. #
Steer according totraf ficc onditions. Ac
tivatin gActive Ste ering Assist
Re quirements:
R ESP ®
mus tbea ctivated, but no tinter vening.
R ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cisactiva‐
te d. #
If indicator lamp 1is off: press button 2.
Fu nction of Activ eL aneC hang eAssist
% Thea vailabilit yofthefollowing function is
countr y-dependent.
Ac tiveL aneC hangeA ssistsupports thed river
when changing lanes, byapplying steering tor‐
qu e. Assis
tance when changing lane sisprovide difa ll
th ef ollowing condition sareme t:
R Youa redrivin gonam otorway orroad with
multiple lane sinthe direction of tr avel.
R The neighbouring lane is separated byab ro‐
ke nl an em arking.
R Novehicle is de tected in thea djacen tlane.
R The driven speed is between 80 km/ha nd
18 0k m/h.
R ActiveL aneC hangeA ssistis activated bythe
driver wit hthe tur nsignal indicator.
R ActiveL aneC hangeA ssistis switched on in
th em ultimedia sy stem.
R ActiveS teering Assis tisswitched on and
active. 19 2
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If no
vehicle is de tected in thea djacen tlane and
al ane chang eisp ermitted, thes teering wheel
symbol and thea rrow ares hown in green 2.
The Lanechang etot heleft messag eappears,
fo re xamp le. IfActiveL aneC hangeA ssisthas
been activated wit hthe tur nsignal indicator but
al ane chang eisn otimmediatel ypossible, the
st eering wheel symbol remains green and the
ar row appear sgrey 1.W hent he lane change
suppo rtstarts ,the tur nsignal indicator is auto‐
maticall yactivated. If alane chang eisn otpossi‐
ble, thea rrow fa des out af teras hortperiod and
an ew lane chang em ustbei nitiated. An immedi‐
at el ane chang eiso nly possible on mo torw ay
sections without speed limits. If
th es ystemisi mpaired, ActiveL aneC hange
Assi stma ybec ancelled. If it is cancelle dthe
Lane change cancelled messageappear sinthe
multifunction displa yand aw arning tone sounds. &
WARNING Risk of accident from chang‐
ing lane toan occupied adjacent lane
Lan eChan geAssi stcanno talway sd etect
clear lyifth ea djacen tlane is free.
The lane chang em ightbei nitiated although
th ea djacen tlane is no tfree. #
Befor echanging lanes, mak esuret hat
th en eighbouring lane is free and there
is no danger to otherroad users. #
Monitor thel ane change. &
WARNING Risk of accident if Lane
Chang eAssistunexpectedl ystops func‐
tioning
If th es ystem limitations forL ane Change
Assis thave been reached, ther eisnog uar‐
antee that thes ystem will remain active. Lane Chang
eAssis tcanno tthen assis tyou
by applying steering torques. #
Alw aysm onitor thel ane chang eand
ke ep your hands on thes teering wheel.
Obser vethet raffic condition sand steer
and/or brak eifnecessar y. Sy
stem limitations
The sy stem limitations of ActiveS teering Assist
apply toActiveL aneC hangeA ssist
( → pag e190).
Ac tivating/deactivatin gActive Lan eChange
Assi st
Multimedia sy stem:
, Vehicle .
k Assistance #
Select Lane change assist. #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
Fu nction of Activ eE me rgency Stop Assist
If th ed rive rc ontinues toigno rether epeated
acoustic warning toput their hands on thes teer‐
ing wheel, ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
re duces thes peed. If thed rive rs tilld oes not
re spond, theBeginning emergency stop mes‐ Driving and parking
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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
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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
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Ac
tiveP arking Assis twill no tassis tyou with
parking spaces at right angles tothed irection of
tra velint hefollowing situations:
R Ifth ep arking space is on akerb.
R Ifth ep arking space is bordered byan obs ta‐
cle ,e.g. atree, ap ostora trailer.
Pa rking wit hActive Parking Assist #
Press button 1.
The ActiveP arking Assis tviewa ppear son
th em ultimedia sy stem displa y.Area 2dis‐
pl ay sd etected parking spaces 4and vehi‐
cle path 3.
% Vehicle path 3shown on them ultimedia
sy stem displa ymaydifferf romt he actual
ve hicle path. #
Ifyo uh ave driven pas tasuitable parking
space: bring thev ehicle toas tandstill. #
Select desired parkin gspace 4. #
Wher enecessar y,select thep arking direc‐
tion :for wa rdsorr everse.
Ve hicle path 3is shown, depending on the
selected parking space and parking direc‐
tion. #
Confir mthe selected parking space. &
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‐ Driving and parking
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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 mdirection of exit3 todriv eout of
th ep arking space. &
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 Driv eAwayA ssist
Driv eAwayA ssistcan reduce thes eve rity of an
impact when pulling away.Ifano bstacle is
de tected in thed irection of tra vel,th ev ehicle's
speed is briefly reduced toappr ox.2 km/h .Ifa Driving and pa
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