2018 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SEDAN steering

%Have the display repaired or replaced if, for
ex ample, pixel er rors considerably restrict its
use.
Obser vethe no tes on cleaning there ar view
camera (
→page 389).
360° camera
Fu nction of the 360° Camera
The 360° Camera is a sy stem that consists of
fo ur cameras. The cameras co verth e immediate
ve hicle sur roundings. The sy stem assists you,
e.g. when parking or at exits with reduced visibil‐
ity.
The 360° Camera is only an aid. It is not a sub‐
st itute foryo ur attention tothe sur roundings.
Yo u are alw aysre sponsible for safe maneu vering
and pa rking. Make sure that there are no per‐
sons, animals or objects in the maneuvering
area while maneuvering and parking in parking
spaces.
The sy stem evaluates images from thefo llowing
cameras:
RRe ar view camera
RFront camera
RTw o side cameras in the outside mir rors
Vi ew s of the 360° Camera
Yo u can select from dif fere nt vie ws:
1Wide-angle vie w,front
2Top view with image from the front camera
3To p view with images from the side cameras
in the outside mir rors
4Wi de-angle vie w,tothere ar
5To p view with image from there ar view cam‐
era
6To p view with trailer view (if trailer hitch is
ins talled) To
p view
1Lane indicating thero ute theve hicle will
ta ke with thesteering wheel in its cur rent
position
2Ye llow warning display of Parking Assist
PA RKTRONIC: obstacles at adis tance of
appr oximately 3.3 ft(1.0 m) or less
3Yo ur vehicle from abo ve
If th e dis tance tothe object lessens, the color of
th ewa rning display changes 2.From a dis‐
ta nce of appr oximately 2.0 ft(0.6 m) thewa rn‐
ing display is shown in orange. From a dis tance
of appr oximately 1.0 ft (0.3 m) thewa rning dis‐
play is shown in red.
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Driving and parking

WhenParking Assist PARKTRONI Cis operational
and no objec tis de tected, the segments of the
wa rning display are shown in gray .
% Ifth e entire sy stem fails, the segments of
th ewa rning display are shown in red. The
indicator lamp on thePA RKTRONI Cbut ton
lights up and theé symbol appears in
th e multifunction displa y.
If th e sy stem fails at there ar of theve hicle:
RThe rear segments are shown in red
when backing up.
RThe rear segments are hidden when driv‐
ing forw ards.
If Pa rking Assist PARKTRONI Cis deacti vated,
th ewa rning display fades out. Guide lines1Ye
llow lane marking the course the tires will
ta ke atthe cur rent steering wheel angle
(dynamic)
2Ye llow guide line, vehicle width (driven sur‐
fa ce) depending on the cur rent steering
wheel angle (dynamic)
3Re d guide line at a dis tance of appr oximately
12 in (0.3 m) from there ar area
4Mark at a distance of appr ox. 3.3 ft(1.0 m)
% When Active Parking Assist is active, the
lanes are displa yed in green. The guide lines in
the multimedia sy stem dis‐
play show the dis tances toyour vehicle. The
dis tances only apply toroad le vel.
Side view of the mir ror cameras
The sides of theve hicle can be seen in this vie w.
1Guide line of extern al vehicle dimensions
with outside mir rors folded out
2Mar ker of the wheel conta ct points
Sy stem limitations
The 360° Camera will not function or will only
partially function in thefo llowing situations:
RIf th e doors are open.
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Theë symbol appears in the multifunction
displa y.The ar rowsshow on which side of the
ro ad free parking spaces are located.
The parking space and, if necessar y,the parking
direction can be selected as desired. Active
Pa rking Assist calculates a suitable vehicle path
and assists youin parking and exiting the park‐
ing space.
Ac tive Parking Assist changes gear, accelerates,
brakes and steers theve hicle.
Ac tive Parking Assist is only an aid. It is not a
substitute foryo ur attention tothe sur roundings.
The responsibility for safe maneu vering and
pa rking remains with you. Make sure that no
persons, animals or objects etc. are in the
maneu vering range.
Ac tive Parking Assist is canceled if, among other
th ings, one of thefo llowing actions is car ried
out:
RYo u deactivate Parking Assist PARKTRONIC.
RYou deactivate Active Parking Assist.
RYo u begin steering.
RYo uappl yth e parking brake.
RYo u enga getransmission position j.
RESP®intervenes.
RYo u open the trunk lid.
Sy stem limitations
Objects located abo veor below the de tection
ra nge of Active Parking Assist are not de tected
when the parking space is being measured.
These are also no t
ta ke n i
nto account when the
parking maneuver is calculated, e.g. overhanging
loads, overhangs or loading ramp s of truc ksor
th e boundaries of parking spaces. In some cir‐
cums tances, Active Parking Assist may therefore
guide you into the parking space prematurel y.
&
WARNING Risk of accident due to
objects located abo veor below the
de tection range of Active Parking Assist
If th ere are objects abo veor below the
de tection range, thefo llowing situations may
arise:
RAc tive Parking Assist may steer too early.
RVe hicles with automatic transmis‐
sion: Thevehicle may not stop in front of
th ese objects.
This could cause a collision.
#In these situations, do not use Active
Pa rking Assist.
Sn owfa ll or heavy rain may lead toa parking
space being measured inaccuratel y.Pa rking
spaces that are partial lyoccupied bytrailer
dr aw bars might not be identified as such or be
measured incor rectly. Only use Active Parking
Assist on le vel, high-grip ground.
Do no t useActive Parking Assist in thefo llowing
situations:
RIn extreme weather conditions such as ice,
pac ked snow or in heavy rain.
RIfyo u are transporting a load that pr otru des
be yond theve hicle.
RIfth e parking space is on a steep downhill or
uphill gradient.
RIf yo u ha veinstalled snow chains.
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You must observ eth e legal requirements forth e
country in whi chyou are cur rently driving when
operating the on-board computer.
% The on-board computer displa ysappear in
th e multifunction display (
→page 247).
The on-board computer can be operated using
To uch Control 2and back butto n1 onthe
left-hand side of thesteering wheel. The
following menus are available:
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The menus can be called up from the menu bar
in the multifunction displa y.
#Tocall up the menu bar: press left back
button 1repeatedly or press and hold once.
% Ve
hicles without Active Di stance Assist
DI STRO NIC:press theò button tocall
up the menu bar of the on-board computer.
#To scroll in the menu bar: swipetothe left
or right on Touch Control 2.
#Tocall up the menu or confirm the selec‐
tion: press the left-hand side of Touch Con‐
trol 2.
#Toscroll through displa ysor lists in the
menu: swipe upwards or down wards on
To uch Control 2.
#Tocall up the submenu or confirm the
selection: pressthe left-hand side of Touch
Control 2.
#Toexitth e submenu: press left back button
1.
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Instrument Display and on-board computer

Overview of displaysinthe multifunction
display
1Outside temp erature
2Drive prog ram
3Transmission position
4Time
5Display section
% The position of the displa ysdeviates from
th ose displa yed here.
Fu rther displa ysinthe multifunction display:
Z Gearshift
recommendation (
→page 176)
ë Active Parking Assist activated é
Parking Assist PARKTRONI Cdeacti vated
¯ Cr
uise cont rol (
→page 196)
ç Active Dis tance Assist DISTRONIC
(
→pa ge 199)
a Ac
tive Steering Assist (
→page 204)
ë HOLD function (
→page
210)
_ Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist (
→page 146)
Ad justing the in stru ment lighting
#Turn brightness control 1up or down.
The lighting of the Instrument Display and in
th e control elements in theve hicle interior is
adjus ted.
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#Ifth ere are multiple telephone numbers
sa ve dto an entr y:swipe upwards or down‐
wa rds on the left-hand side of Touch Control
to select the desired telephone numbe r.
#Pressthe left-hand side of Touch Control.
The telephone number is dialed.
The following displa ysmay appear ins tead of the
te lephone numbers dialed:
R3OHDVH :DLW :th e application is starting.
When a Blue tooth®connection tothe mobile
phone is not es tablished, the menu for
authorizing and connecting a mobile phone is
displa yed in the multimedia sy stem
(
→page 316).
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mobile phone or from a storage medium are
being impor ted.
Ac cepting/rejecting a call
When youre ceive a call, the,QFRPLQJ &DOO  mes‐
sage appears in the Head-up Displa y.
#Swipe upwards or down wards on the left-
hand side of Touch Control and select 6
(Accept) or ~(Reject).
#Press the left-hand side of Touch Control.
The call may be accep ted/rejec ted using the
6 or~ buttons on thesteering wheel.
Ad justing the Head-up Displ aysettings in the
on-boa rdcompu ter
On-board computer:
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The following characteristics of the Head-up Dis‐
play can be adjus ted:
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#To select characteristics: swipe upwards or
down wards on the left-hand side of Touch
Control.
#Press the left-hand side of Touch Control.
#To adjust theva lue: swipe upwards or
down wards on the left-hand side of Touch
Control.
#Press the left-hand side of Touch Control.
1Cur rently selected setting
2Digital speedome ter
3Traf fic Sign Assist
4Na vigation displa ys
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Operating safety
&
WARNING Risk of dist raction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information and communica‐
tion equipment integ rated in theve hicle
when driving, youwill be dis tracted from the
traf fic situation. This could also cause youto
lose control of theve hicle.
#Only operate this equipment when the
traf fic situation permits.
#If yo u cannot besure of this, stop the
ve hicle whilst paying attention toroad
and traf fic conditions and ope rate the
equipment with theve hicle stationar y.
&
WARNING Risk of dist raction from oper‐
ating mobile communication equipment
while theve hicle is in motion
If yo u operate communication equipment
integrated intheve hicle when driving, you
will be distracted from the tra ffic situation.
This could also cause youto lose control of
th eve hicle.
Only operate this equipment when theve hi‐
cle is stationar y.
Foryo ur ow n safe ty, always obser vethefo llow‐
ing points when operating mobile communica‐
tions equipment and especially your voice con‐
trol sy stem:
RObser vethe legal requ irements forth e coun‐
try in which you are driving.
RWhile driving, only oper ate mobile communi‐
cations equipment and your voice control
sy stem when the tra ffic conditions permit it.
Yo u may otherwise be distracted from the
traf fic conditions and cause an accident,
injuri ngyourself and others.
RDo not use thevo ice control sy stem in an
emer gency as your voice can change and
yo ur telephone call can be unnecessarily
dela yed.
RFa miliarize yourself with thevo ice control
sy stem functions before starting the journe y.
Operation
Multifunction steering wheel operation over‐
view
The Voice Cont rol Sy stem is operational appr ox‐
imately thirty seconds af terth e ignition is
switched on.
256 Voice Cont rol Sy stem

RApplication-specificvoice commands are
only available forth e active application.
1Global voice commands
2Application-specific voice commands
On the display next tothe active application,
ex amples of global voice commands and the cor‐
re sponding application-specific voice commands
are displa yed on an autocue. This makes ent ry
easier and supports interactive operation. The
list can be scrolled or it can be operated by
speech or the controller/touchpad.
Entering numbers
RThe numbers allo wed are ]HURtoQLQH .
RTelephone numbers can be entered as single
digits.
Information on the language setting
Yo u can change the language of theVo ice Con‐
trol Sy stem via the sy stem language settings. If
th e set sy stem language is not suppor tedby the
Vo ice Cont rol Sy stem, En glish will be selecte d.
The Voice Cont rol Sy stem is available in En glish,
Fr ench, Portuguese and Spanish.
Using theVo ice Control Sy stem ef fectively
Au dible help functions
Youre ceive information and help for:
ROptimal operation: saythe+HOS 9RLFH &RQ
WURO 6\VWHP voice command.
RCur rent application: pushtheó rock er
switch on the multifunction steering wheel
up and say the+HOS voice command.
RContinued dialog: saythe+HOS voice com‐
mand during a voice dialog.
RA specific sy stem: saythevo ice commands
fo rth e desired sy stem, e.g. +HOS WHOHSKRQH.
Speechquality impr ovement
If the Voice Control Sy stem does not under‐
st and you:
Ronly operate theVo ice Cont rol Sy stem from
th e driver's seat.
Rsay thevo ice commands cohe rently and
clear ly, but do not exaggerate thewo rds.
Ravo id loud noises, e.g. the blo wer,th at cause
inter fere nce while making a voice command
ent ry.
Rsay thevo ice tag with the same intonation
when creating voice tags.
If an addre ss book entry voice tag is not rec‐
ognized:
Ronly crea tesensible address book entries in
th e sy stem/mobile phone, e.g. enter sur‐
name and firs t name in the cor rect field.
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Voice Cont rol Sy stem