2018 MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS Owners Manual

symbol appea rs on th e camera image of th e mul‐
timedia sy st em.
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WA RNING Risk of accident caused by
limited de te ction per fo rm ance of Drive
Aw ay Assi st
Drive Aw ay Assi st cannot al wa ys clearly iden‐
tify objects and traf fi c situations.
In su ch cases, Drive Aw ay Assi st might:R
Wa rn yo u wit hout re ason and limit th e
ve hicle speed.R
Not wa rn yo u or not limit th e ve hicle
speed.

Deactivating/acti va ting maneuvering assis‐
tance
Multimedia sy st em:

Sy st em limitations
AT TENTION ASSIST is active in th e 37 mp h
(60 km/h) to 12 4 mp h (2 00 km/h) speed ra nge.
The functionality of AT TENTION ASSIST is
re st ri cted, and wa rn ings may be dela ye d or not
occur at all in th e fo llowing situations:R
If yo u ha ve been driving fo r less th an 30
minutes. R
If th e ro ad condition is poor (une ve n ro ad
sur fa ce or po th oles).R
If th ere is a stro ng side wind.R
If yo u adopt a sporty drivin g st yl e (high cor‐
nering speeds or high ra te s of acceleration).R
If th e St eering Assist function of Ac tive Dis‐
ta nce Assi st DISTRONIC is acti ve .R
If th e time has been set incor re ctly.R
In acti ve driving situations, if yo u ch ange
lanes and va ry yo ur speed frequentl y.
The AT TENTION ASSIST tiredness or alertness
assessment is dele te d and re st ar te d when con‐
tinuing th e journey in th e fo llowing situations:R
If yo u swit ch off th e engine. R
If yo u unfas te n yo ur seat belt and open th e
driver's door (e.g. ch ange drivers or ta ke a
break).
Setting AT TENTION ASSI ST
Multimedia sy st em:

Wa rn ing when th e maximum permissible
speed is exc eeded
The sy st em can wa rn yo u if yo u unin te ntional ly
exc eed th e maximum permissible speed. To do
th is, yo u can specify in th e multimedia sy st em
by how much th e maximum permissible speed
can be exc eeded before a wa rn ing is issued. Yo u
can specify whe th er th e wa rn ing is to be just a
visual wa rn ing or an acoustic one as we ll. If th e
automatic speed accep ta nce fo r Ac tive Dis ta nce
Assi st DISTRONIC is acti va te d, th e wa rn ings are
suppressed. Display in th e Instrument Display
1
Pe rm issible speed
2
Pe rm issible speed when th ere is a re st ri ction
3
Ad ditional sign with re st ri ction

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If th ere is gl are, e.g. from oncoming traf fi c,
di re ct sunlight or re fl ections.R
There is dirt on th e windshield in th e vicinity
of th e multifunction camera or th e camera is
fo gged up, damaged or obscured.R
If th e traf fi c signs are ha rd to de te ct, e.g. due
to dirt or sno w, or because th ey are co ve re d
or due to insuf fi cient lighting.R
If th e information in th e navigation sy st em's
digital map is incor re ct or out-of-da te .R
If th e signs are ambiguous, e.g. tra ff ic signs
on con st ru ction sites or in adjacent lanes.
Setting Tr af fi c Sign Assist
Multimedia sy st em:

came ra 1 helps de te ct pedestrians and ani‐
mals.

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The light switch is in th e X or X posi‐
tion. R
Re ve rs e ge ar has not been engaged.

pla ye d bright 2 , th e conditions fo r th e Spotlight
function are also fulfilled.
Sy st em limitations
The spotlight function does not fl ash at animals.
The spotlight function is not active or is active
on ly to a limited ex te nt if:R
Yo u are drivin g in city traf fi c.R
The pedestrians are loca te d in th e area of an
oncoming ve hicle or a ve hicle in front.
Ac tivating/deactivating the spotlight func‐
tion
Re qu irements:R
Pe destrian de te ction is acti ve ( →
page 236).R
The car ri ag ewa y is no t lit .R
The speed is at leas t 37 mp h (6 0 km/h).R
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus is swit ch ed
on.
If all th e re qu irements are fulfilled, th e headlamp
fl ashes fo ur sho rt pulses at a pedestrian de te c‐
te d on or near to th e ro ad. Multimedia sy st em: