If
th e dis tance tothe object lessens, the colour
of wa rning display 2changes:
R From appr ox.1. 0 m: yellow
R From appr ox. 0.6 m: oran ge
R From appr ox. 0.3 m:red
When Parking Assist PARKTRONIC is operational
and no object is de tected, the segments of the
wa rning display are shown in grey.
0009 Ifth e entire sy stem fails, the segments of
th ewa rning display are shown in red and the
é symbol appears inthe multifunction
display in the instrument clus ter.
If th e sy stem fails at there ar, the display of
th e segments changes as follo ws:
R The rear segments are shown in red
when reve rsing.
R The rear segments are hidden when driv‐
ing forw ards.
If Pa rking Assist PARKTRONIC is deacti vated,
th ewa rning display fades out. Guide lines
1
Yellow lane marking the course the tyres will
ta ke atthe cur rent steering wheel angle
(dynamic)
2 Yellow guide line, vehicle width (driven sur‐
fa ce) depending on the cur rent steering
wheel angle (dynamic)
3 Red guide line at a dis tance of appr oximately
0.3 m from there ar area
4 Mark at a distance of appr ox.1. 0 m
0009 When Active Parking Assist is active, lanes
1 are displa yed in green. The guide lines in
the multimedia sy stem dis‐
play show the dis tances toyour vehicle. The
dis tances apply toroad le vel.
In trailer mode, the guide lines are shown at
th e le vel of the trailer hitch.
Tr ailer view (if trailer hitch is fitted)
If yo u select trailer view and no trailer is coupled
to theve hicle, thefo llowing display appears: 1
Yellow guide line, locating aid
2 Red guide line at a dis tance of appr oximately
0.3 m tothe ball head of the trailer hitch
3 Ball head of the trailer hitch Driving and parking
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0009
You can stop theve hicle and change the
transmission position du ring the parking pro‐
cedure. The sy stem then calculates a new
ve hicle path. The parking procedure can
th en be continued. If no new vehicle path is
av ailable, the transmission position will be
ch anged again. If theve hicle has not yet
re ached the parking space, the parking pro‐
cedure will be cancelled, should a gear be
ch anged.
Exiting a pa rking space with Active Parking
Assist
Re quirements:
R The vehicle has been par ked with Active
Pa rking Assist.
Please no tethat you are responsible forth eve hi‐
cle and sur roundings during the entire parking
procedure. 0007
Start theve hicle. 0007
Press button 1.
The Active Parking Assist view appears on
th e multimedia sy stem displa y. 0007
Ifth eve hicle has been par ked at right angles
to the direction of tra vel: in area 2, select
direction of tra vel3.
0009 The vehicle path shown on the multimedia
sy stem display may dif fer from the actual
ve hicle path. 0007
Confirm direction of exit3 todrive out of
th e parking space.
0009 The turn signal indicator is switched on auto‐
matically when theex itth e parking space
procedure begins. Driving and parking
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Yo
u are responsible for selecting the turn signal
in accordance with the traf fic conditions. If nec‐
essar y,select the turn signal accordingly. 000A
WARNING Risk of accident due tovehi‐
cle swinging out while parking or pulling
out of a parking space
While parking or exiting a parking space, the
ve hicle swings out and can drive onto areas
of the oncoming lane.
This could cause youto collide wi thobjects
or other road users. 0007
Pay attention toobjects and other road
users. 0007
Where necessar y,stop theve hicle or
cancel the parking procedure with
Ac tive Parking Assist. 0007
If,forex ample, thePlease engage forward
gear message appears in the multimedia sys‐ te
m display: select the cor responding trans‐
mission position.
The vehicle mo ves out of the parking space.
The turn signal indicator is switched off auto‐
maticall y. Example:
vehicles with 360° Camera
Af terth eex iting procedure has been comple ted,
th eActive Parking Assist finished, take control
of the vehicle. message appears in the display of
th e multimedia sy stem. A warning tone and dis‐
pl ay 4 inthe display of the multimedia sy stem
prom ptyouto take ove r control of theve hicle.
Yo u ha vetoaccelerate, brake, steer and change
ge ar yourself again. Fu
nction of Drive Away Assist
0009 Drive AwayAssi stis only available forve hi‐
cles with automatic transmission.
Drive AwayAssi stcan reduce the se verity of an
impact when pulling away. If an obs tacle is
de tected in the direction of tr avel, theve hicle's
speed is brief lyreduced toappr ox. 2 km/h. If a
critical situation is de tected, the00CB symbol
appears on the camera image of the multimedia
sy stem. 000A
WARNING Risk of accident caused by
limited de tection per form ance of Drive
Aw ayAssi st
Drive AwayAssi stcannot al ways clearly iden‐
tify objects and traf fic situations.
In su chcases, Drive AwayAssi stmight:
R Warnyou without reason and limit the
ve hicle speed.
R Not warnyou or not limit theve hicle
speed. 252
Driving and parking
0007
Alw ays pay careful attention tothe traf‐
fi c situation; do not rely on Drive Away
Assi stalone. 0007
Be prepared tobrake or swer veas nec‐
essar y,prov ided the tra ffic situation
permits and that it is safe totake eva‐
sive action. Drive
AwayAssi stis only an aid. It is not a sub‐
st itute foryo ur attention tothe sur roundings.
The responsibility for safe manoeuvring and
parking remains with you. Make sure that no
persons, animals or objects etc. are in the
manoeuvring range.
A risk of a collision may arise in thefo llowing sit‐
uations, forex ample:
R Ifth e driver mixes up the accelera tor and
brake pedals.
R Ifth e wrong gear is selec ted.
The Drive AwayAssi stfunction is active under
th efo llowing conditions:
R IfPa rking Assist PARKTRONIC is activated. R
Every time thege ar is changed to005E or005B
when theve hicle is at a standstill.
R Ifth e de tected obs tacle is less than appr ox.
1. 0 m away.
R Ifth e manoeuvring assis tance function is
acti vated in the multimedia sy stem.
Sy stem limitations
Drive AwayAssi stis not available on inclines and
when driving with a trailer.
Fu nction of Cross Traf fic Alert
0009 Also read the instructions on Blind Spot
Assist (0013 page 258). Ve
hicles with Blind Spot Assis t:drivers can
also be warned of any crossing traf fic when
re ve rsing out of a parking space. If a critical sit‐
uation is de tected, symbol 1appea rsinthe
multimedia sy stem displa y.Ifth e driver does not
re spond tothewa rning, theve hicle's brakes can
be applied automaticall y.To do this, the function
uses thera dar sensors in the bumper. The area
adjacent totheve hicle is continually monitored. Driving and parking
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Tr
af fic Sign Assist Fu
nction of Traf fic Sign Assist Tr
af fic Sign Assi stdetects traf fic signs wi thmul‐
tifunction camera 1. It assistsyo uby display‐
ing de tected speed limits and overtaking restric‐
tions in the instrument clus ter and optionally in
th e head-up displa y.
Since Traf fic Sign Assi stalso uses the data
st ored in the navigation sy stem, it can update
th e display in thefo llowing situations without
de tecting traf fic signs:
R When theve hicle changes roads, e.g. slip
ro ad or mo torw ay ex it. R
When a village or town boundary which is
st ored in the digital map is passed.
If th e sy stem de tects that you are driving on to a
section of road in the wrong direction of tr avel, it
triggers a warning.
The camera also de tects traf fic signs wi th a
re striction indicated byan additional sign (e.g. in
we t conditions).
Tr af fic Sign Assi stis only an aid. The driver is
re sponsible forke eping a safe dis tance tothe
ve hicle in front, forve hicle speed and for braking
in good time. The maximum permissible speed
also depends on factors su chasthero ad sur‐
fa ce and traf fic conditions.
Wa rning when the maximum permissible
speed is exceeded
The sy stem can warnyou if you unin tentionally
exc eed the maximum permissible speed. Todo
th is, you can specify in the multimedia sy stem
by how much the maximum permissible speed
can be exceeded before a warning is issued. Yo u
can specify whe ther thewa rning is tobe just a
visual warning or an acoustic one as well. Display in
the instrument display In
stru ment display in the widescreen cockpit
1 Perm issible speed
2 Perm issible speed when there is a restriction
3 Additional sign with restriction 256
Driving and pa rking
The
following display con tent can be selected in
th eClassic andSport designs:
R Rev counter
R Navigation
R ECO display
R Consu mption
R G-m eter
The following con tent can be selected in thePro-
gressive design:
R Date
R Navigation
R ECO display
R Consu mption
R G-m eter Overview of displa
yson the multifunction
display 1
Outside temp erature
2 Time
3 Display section
4 Transmission position
5 Drive prog ram Fu
rther displa yson the multifunction display:
0097 Gearshift
recommenda‐
tion(0013 page 186)
ë Active Parking Assist activated
(0013 page249)
é Parking Assist PARKTRONIC deacti vated
( 0013 page240)
00B2 Cruise
control(0013 page 216)
00CB Speed limiter (0013
page 217)
ç Active Dis tance Assi st
DISTRONIC( 0013page 220)
00D4 Ac
tive Brake Assi st(0013 page216)
è Active Steering Assis t(0013 page 226)
00B0 Ac
tive Lane Keeping Assist
(0013 page 261)
± Active Lane Change
Assi st(0013 page 229)
00D6 ECO
start/ stop function (0013 page175)
00D9 HOLD function (0013
page 232)
00CE Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist
(0013 page139) Instrument Displ
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Example: trip computer
1 Total dis tance
2 Driving time
3 Average speed
4 Average fuel consum ption Re
setting values on the trip menu of the on-
board compu terOn-board computer:
0018 Trip
0009 The spelling on the main menu displa yed
may dif fer. Therefore, obser vethe menu ove
rview forth e instrument display
(0013 page273).
Yo u can reset theva lues of thefo llowing func‐
tions:
R Trip dis tance
R Trip computer From startandFrom reset
R ECO displa y(0013 page177) 0007
Toselect the function tobe rese t:swipe
upwards or down wards on the left-hand
To uch Control. 0007
Press the left-hand Touch Control. 0007
Select Yes. 0007
Press the left-hand Touch Control.
If yo u press and hold the left-hand Touch Con‐
trol, theva lues of the function will be reset
immediatel y. Calling up navigation instructions on
the on-
board compu ter On-board computer:
0018 Navigation Example: no
change of direction announced
1 Distance tothe next change of direction
2 Distance tothe next destination
3 Estimated ar riva l time at next destination
4 Current road 278
Instrument Display and on-board computer
Example:
change of direction announced
1 Distance tothech ange of direction
2 Road towhich thech ange of direction leads
3 Chan ge-of-direction symbol
4 Recommended lane (white)
5 Possible lane
6 Lane not recommended (da rkgrey)
Fu rther possible displa yson theNavigation
menu:
R Direction of travel: display of direction of
tra vel and road cur rently being tr avelled on.
R New route... orCalculating route… : a new
ro ute is being calculated. R
Road not mapped :th ero ad is unknown, e.g.
fo r newly built roads.
R No route: no route could be calculated tothe
selected destination.
R Off map: the map forth e cur rent location is
not available.
R Area of destination reached: you ha ve
re ached the area of the destination.
R 004B: you ha vereached the destination or an
intermediate destination. 0007
Toexitth e menu: pressthe back button on
th e left.
Ve hicles with the COMAND Online multime‐
dia sy stem: you can also start navigation toone
of there cent destinations on theNavigation
menu: 0007
Press the left-hand Touch Control. 0007
Toselect a destination: swipe upwards or
down wards on the left-hand Touch Control. 0007
Press the left-hand Touch Control.
Ro ute guidance is star ted. If
ro ute guidance has already been activated,
a re qu est will appear asking whe ther you
wish toend the cur rent route guidance. 0007
Select Yes. 0007
Press the left-hand Touch Control.
Ro ute guidance is star ted. Instrument Display and on-board computer
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