2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS Owners Manual

Re ve rs ing camera
Fu nction of th er ear vi ew camera
When yo ue ng ag er eve rs eg ear ,t he imag ef ro m
re ar vie wc amera 1 is shown in th em ultimedia
sy st em. Dynamic guide lines sho wt he pat ht he
ve hicle will ta ke wit ht he st eering wheel in its
cur re nt position. Thi sh elps yo utoo ri entate yo urself and to avo id obs ta cle sw he nb ac king
up.
Th er ear vie wc amer aiso nly an aid. It is no ta
substitut ef or yo ur attentio ntot he sur ro undings.
The re sponsibility fo rs af em aneu ve ri ng and
pa rk ing re mains wit hy ou. Mak es ur et hat th ere
ar enop ersons, animals or objects in th em aneu‐
ve ri ng area whil em an eu ve ri ng and pa rk ing in
parkin gs paces.
Yo uc an select from th ef ollowing vie ws :R
No rm al view R
Wi de-angle view R
Tr ailer view
The area behin dt he ve hicle is displa ye dasa
mir ro ri mage, as in th ei nside re arvie wm ir ro r.
Sy st em limitations
The re ar vie wc amer aw ill no tf unction or will
on ly pa rt ially function in th ef ollowing situations:R
If th et ru nk lid or ta ilgat eiso pen.R
Ther eish eavy ra in, sno worf og.R
The light conditions ar ep oor ,e .g. at night. R
The camer al ens is obstructed, dirty or mis‐
te du p. Obser ve th en ot es on cleaning th e
re ar camer a( →
pag e3 29 ). R
The camer aorr ear of yo ur ve hicle is dam‐
aged. In th is case, ha ve th ec amer aa nd its
position and setting ch ec ke da taq ualified
specialis tw or ks hop.
The fi eld of vision and ot her functions of th er ear
vie wc amer am a y be re st ri ct
ed du etoa dditional
accesso ri es on th er ear of th ev ehicle (e.g.
license plat eb ra ck et or bicycle ra ck ).

Normal view1
Ye llo wg uide line, ve hicle widt h( driven sur‐
fa ce) depending on th ec ur re nt st eering
wheel angle (dynamic)
2
Ye llo wl ane markin gt he course th et ires will
ta ke at th ec ur re nt st eering wheel angle
(dynamic)
3
Ye llo wg uide line at ad is ta nce of appr ox ‐
imatel y3 .3 ft (1.0 m) from th er ear area
4
Bumper
5
Re dg uide line at ad is ta nce of appr ox imately
12 in (0. 3m)f ro mt he re ar area Wi de-angle view
Ve hicles with Ac tiv eP arking Assist
The fo llowing camera vie ws ar ea va ilable in th e
multimedia sy st em: Normal view 1
Ye llo wl ane markin gt he course th et ires will
ta ke at th ec ur re nt st eering wheel angle
(dynamic)
2
Ye llo wg uide line, ve hicle widt h( driven sur‐
fa ce) depending on th ec ur re nt st eering
wheel angle (dynamic)
3
Re dg uide line at ad is ta nce of appr ox imately
12 in (0. 3m)f ro mt he re ar area
4
Ye llo ww arning displa yofP arking Assist
PA RKTRONIC: obstacles ar eatad is ta nce of
betwee na pp ro ximately 2.0 ft (0.6 m) and
3.3 ft (1.0 m)18 4
Driving and pa rk ing

5
Re dw arning displa yofP arking Assist
PA RKTRONIC: obstacles ar ev er yc lose
(appr ox imatel y1 .0 ft (0.3 m) or less)6
Orang ew arning displa yofP arking Assist
PA RKTRONIC: obstacles ar eam edium dis‐
ta nce aw ay (between appr ox imatel y1 .0 ft
(0.3 m) and 2.0 ft (0.6 m))

3
To pv ie ww it hi mages from th es ide cameras
in th eo utside mir ro rs4
Wi de-angle vie w, re ar5
To pv ie ww it hi mag ef ro mt he re ar vie wc am‐
era6
To pv ie ww it ht ra iler vie w( if trailer hitc hi s
fi tted) To pv iew
1
Lane indicating th er out et he ve hicle will
ta ke wit ht he st eering wheel in its cur re nt
position
2
Ye llo ww arning displa yofP arking Assist
PA RKTRONIC: obstacles at ad is ta nce of
appr ox imatel y3 .3 ft (1.0 m) or less
3
Yo ur ve hicle from abo ve
If th ed is ta nce to th eo bjec tl essens, th ec olor of
th ew arning displa yc hanges 2 .F ro mad is‐
ta nce of appr ox imatel y2 .0 ft (0.6 m) th ew arn‐
ing displa yiss hown in orange. Fr om ad is ta nce
of appr ox imatel y1 .0 ft (0.3 m) th ew arning dis‐
pla yiss hown in re d. When Pa rk ing Assis tP ARKTRONIC is operational
an dnoo bjec tisd et ected, th es egment soft he
wa rn ing displa ya re shown in gr ay .

Guide lines
1
Ye llo wl ane markin gt he course th et ires will
ta ke at th ec ur re nt st eering wheel angle
(dynamic)
2
Ye llo wg uide line, ve hicle widt h( driven sur‐
fa ce) depending on th ec ur re nt st eering
wheel angle (dynamic)
3
Re dg uide line at ad is ta nce of appr ox imately
12 in (0. 3m)f ro mt he re ar area
4
Mar katad istance of appr ox .3 .3 ft (1.0 m)

See th en ot es on cleaning th e3 60° Camera
( →
pag e3 29).
Selecting av ie wf or th e3 60 °C am era
Re qu irementsR
The $XWR 5HDU 9LHZ &DP function is selec‐
te dint he multimedia sy st em.

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Yo ua ppl yt he parking brake.R
Yo ue ng age ] .R
ESP ®
in te rv enes.R
Yo uo pen th et ailgate.
Sy st em limitations of Ac tiv eP arking Assist
Objects located abo ve or belo wt he de te ction
ra ng eofA ctiv eP arking Assis ta re no td et ected
when th ep arking space is being measured.
These ar ea lso no tt aken in to account when th e
parkin gm aneuver is calculated, e.g. ov erhanging
loads, ove rh ang sorl oadin gr amps of truc ks or
th eb oundaries of parking spaces. In some cir‐
cums ta nces, Ac tiv eP arking Assis tm ay th erefore
guide yo ui nt ot he parking space prematurely.
q
WA RNING Risk of accident du et o
object sl ocated abo ve or belo wt he
de te ction ra ng eofA ctiv eP arking Assist
If th er ea re objects abo ve or belo wt he
de te ction ra nge, th ef ollowing situations may
arise: R
Ac tiv eP arking Assis tm ay st eer to oe arly. R
Ve hicles with automatic transmis‐
sion: The ve hicle ma yn ot st op in front of
th ese objects.
This could cause ac ollision.