2018 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SEDAN ESP

RWhentowing a trailer
#Ensure that the driven speed complies
with traf fic re gulations.
#Ad just the driving speed tosuit cur rent
traf fic and weather conditions.
Function of route-based speed adjustment
%
The availability of thefo llowing function is
countr y-dependent.
When Dis tance Assist DISTRONIC is acti ve,th e
function adju ststh e speed depending on the
ro ute events ahead. Depending on the drive pro‐
gram selected, theve hicle negotiates thero ute
eve nt ahead in a fuel-s aving, com fortable or
dynamic manner. When thero ute event has been
passed, theve hicle accelerates again tothe
st ored speed. The set dis tancetotheve hicle
ahead, vehicles de tected ahead and speed
re strictions ahead are take n into account.
Ro ute-based speed adjustment can byconfig‐
ured in the multimedia sy stem (
→page 204). Ro
ute events ahead are:
RBends
RT-intersections, traf fic circles and tollst a‐
tions
RTu rnings and exits
% When theto llst ation is reached, Active Dis‐
ta nce Assist DISTRONIC adopts the speed as
th estored speed.
Also, the speed is reduced if the turn signal to
ch ange lanes is switch ed on and one ofthefo l‐
lowing situations is de tected:
RTu rning off at intersections
ROn slowing-down lanes
ROn lanes adjacent toslowing-down lanes
The driver is responsible forch oosing theright
speed and observing other road users. This
applies in particular tointersections, traf fic cir‐
cles and sets of traf fic lights, as route-
based
speed adjustment does not brake theve hicle to
a st andstill.
Wi th active route guidance, thefirs t speed
adjustment is car ried out automaticall y.Ifth e turn signal indica
tor is switched on, the selected
ro ute isconfirmed and fur ther speed adjustment
is activated.
Speed adjustment is canceled in thefo llowing
cases:
RIf th e turn signal indicator is switched off
before thero ute event.
RIfth e driver depresses the accelera tor or
brake pedal during the process.
Sy stem limitations
Ro ute-based speed adjustment does not take
ri ght of wayre gulations into account. The driver
is responsible for complying with road traf fic
re gulations and driving at a suitable speed.
In dif ficult ambient conditions (e.g. unclear
ro ads, nar rowlanes, wetro ad sur faces, snow or
ice) or when driving wi tha trailer, the speed
adjustment made bythe sy stem may not alw ays
be suitable. In these situations the driver must
inter vene acco rding ly.
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&WARNING Risk of accident if Active
St eering Assist unexpectedly stops func‐
tioning
If th e sy stem limitations of Active Steering
Assist are reached there is no guarantee that
th e sy stem will remain active or will keep the
ve hicle in lane.
#Alw ayske ep your hands onthesteering
wheel and obser vethe tra ffic carefull y.
#Alwaysst eer theve hicle paying atten‐
tion totraf fic conditions.
&
WARNING Risk of accident if Active
St eering Assist unexpectedly inter venes
A malfunction in the de tection of lane mark‐
ings and objects can occur.
This could cause unexpected steering inter‐
ve ntion.
#Steer according totraf fic conditions.
Ac tivating Active Steering Assist
Re quirements:
RESP®must be activated, but not inter vening.
RAc tive Dis tance Assist DISTRONIC is acti va‐
te d.
#If indicator lamp 1is off: press button 2.Fu
nction of Active Lane Change Assi st
% The availability of thefo llowing function is
countr y-dependent.
Ac tive Lane Change Assi stsupports the driver
when changing lanes, byapplying steering tor‐
qu es.
Assis tance when changing lanes is pr ovided if all
th efo llowing conditions are me t:
RYou are driving on a free wayor road with
multiple lanes in the direction of tr avel.
RThe neighboring lane is separated bya bro‐
ke n lane mark ing.
RNovehicle is de tected in the adjacent lane.
RThe driven speed is between 50 mph
(80 km/h) and 110mp h(1 80 km/h).
RAc tive Lane Change Assi stis activated bythe
driver with the turn signal indicator.
RAc tive Lane Change Assi stis switched on in
th e multimedia sy stem.
RAc tive Steering Assist is switched on and
active.
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Thevehicle is lo wered again in thefo llowing sit‐
uations:
RWhen driving fasterthan 75 mph
(120 km/h).
RWhen driving between 50 mph (80 km/h)
and 75mph(120 km/h) for app roxima tely
th re e minutes.
RAf ter selecting a drive program using the
DY NA MIC SELECT switch.
The vehicle is adjus tedto the height of the last
active drive prog ram.
Lo weri ngtheve hicle
#Press button 1.
Indicator lamp 2goes out. The vehicle is
adjus tedto the height of the last active drive
program.
Pa rking Assist PARKTRONIC
Function of Parking Assist PARKTRONIC
Parking Assist PARKTRONI Cis an electronic
parkin gassi stance sy stem with ultrasound. It
monitors the area around your vehicle using six
sensors 1inthe front bumper and six sensors
in there ar bumper. Parking Assist PARKTRONI C
indicates visuall yand audibl yth e dis tance
between your vehicle and an object.
Pa rking Assist PARKTRONI Cis on lyan aid. It is
not a substitute foryo ur attention tothe sur‐
ro undings. The responsibility for safe maneu ver‐
ing and parking remains with you. Make sure
th at there are no persons, animals or objects in th
e maneuvering area while maneuvering and
parking in/exiting parking spaces.
In thest andard setting, an intermitte ntwa rning
to ne sounds from a di stance of appr oximately
1. 0 ft (0.3 m) toan obs tacle. A continuous tone
sounds from a di stance of appr oximately 0.7 ft
(0.2 m). You can set thewa rning tone in the mul‐
timedia sy stem so that it will sound earlier at a
grea ter dis tance of appr oximately 3.3 ft(1.0 m)
(
→page 221).
If Pa rking Assist PARKTRONI Cis deacti vated,
Ac tive Parking Assist is una vailable.
Pa rking Assist PARKTRONIC displ ayinthe
mu ltimedia sy stem
If Ac tive Parking Assist is not ac
tivated and an
obs tacle is de tected in the path of theve hicle, a
pop-up window forPa rking Assist PARKTRONI C
1 appear sin the multimedia sy stem at speeds
up toappr oximately 6 mph (10 km/h).
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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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&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.
#Pa yattention toobjects and other road
users.
#Where necessar y,stop theve hicle or
cancel the parking procedure with
Ac tive Parking Assist.
#If, forex ample, the(QJDJH 5HYHUVH *HDU
message appears in the multimedia sy stem
display: select the cor responding transmis‐
sion position.
The vehicle drives into the selected parking
space.
On completion of the parking procedure, the
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Further maneuvering
may still be necessar y.
#After completion of the parking procedure,
safeguard theve hicle against rolling away.
When requ ired bylegal requirements or local
conditions: turn the wheels towa rdsth e curb.
% 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 canceled, should a gear be
ch anged.
Exiting a pa rking space with Active Parking
Assist
Re quirement:
Yo u can only exit a parking space with Active
Pa rking Assist if you ha veprev iously par kedth e
ve hicle with Active Parking Assist. Please no
tethat you are responsible forth eve hi‐
cle and sur roundings during the entire parking
procedure.#St art theve hicle.
#Press button 1.
The Active Parking Assist view appears on
th e multimedia sy stem displa y.
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#Ifth eve hicle has been par ked at right angles
to the direction of tra vel: in area 2, select
direction of tra vel3.
% The vehicle path shown on the multimedia
sy stem display may dif fer from the actual
ve hicle path.
#Confirm direction of exit3 todrive out of
th e parking space.
&
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.
#Pa yattention toobjects and other road
users.
#Where necessar y,stop theve hicle or
cancel the parking procedure with
Ac tive Parking Assist.
#If, forex ample, the(QJDJH )RUZDUG *HDU
message appears in the multimedia sy stem
display: select the cor responding transmis‐
sion position.
The vehicle mo ves out of the parking space.
Example: vehicles with 360° Camera
Afterth eex iting procedure has been comple ted,
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9HKLFOH message appears in the display of the
multimedia sy stem. A warning tone and the dis‐
play 4inthe multimedia sy stem prom ptyouto
ta ke over. You ha vetoaccelerate, brake, steer
and change gear yourself again.
Fu nction of Drive Away Assist
Drive AwayAssist canreduce the se verity of an
impact when pulling away. If an obs tacle is
de tected in the direction of tra vel,th eve hicle's
speed is briefly reduced toappr ox. 1 mph
(2 km/h). If a critical situation is de tected, a
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symbol appearsonthe camera image of the mul‐
timedia sy stem.
&
WARNING Risk of accident caused by
limited de tection per form ance of Drive
Aw ayAssist
Drive AwayAssist cannot al ways clearly iden‐
tify objects and traf fic situations.
In such cases, Drive AwayAssist might:
RWarnyouwit hout reason and limit the
ve hicle speed.
RNot warnyou or not limittheve hicle
speed.
#Alw ays pay careful attention tothe traf‐
fi c situation; do not rely on Driv eAw ay
Assist alone.
#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 AwayAssist 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 ver‐
ing, parking and exiting a parking space. Make
sure that no persons, animals or objects etc. are
in the maneuvering range.
A risk of a collision may arise in thefo llowing sit‐
uations, forex ample:
RIfth e driver mixes up the accelera tor and
brake pedals.
RIf th e wrong gear is selecte d.
The Drive AwayAssist function is active under
th efo llowing conditions:
RIf Pa rking Assist PARKTRONI Cis activated.
REver ytime thege ar is changed tok orh
when theve hicle is at a standstill.
RIf th e de tected obs tacle is less than appr ox.
3.3 ft(1.0 m) away.
RIfth e maneuvering assis tance function is
acti vated in the multimedia sy stem.
Sy stem limitations
Drive AwayAssist is notavailable on inclines. Fu
nction of Cross Traf fic Alert
% Also read the instructions on Blind Spot
Assist (
→page 238).
Ve hicles with Blind Spot Assis t:Dr ivers can
also be warned of any crossing traf fic when
back ing up out of a parking space. If a critical
situation is de tected, a warning symbol appears
on the camera image of the multimedia sy stem.
If th e driver does n

ot respond tothewa rning,
th eve hicle's brakes can be applied automati‐
cally. Todo this, the function uses thera dar sen‐
sors in the bumper. The area adjacent tothe
ve hicle is continually monitored.
If th era dar sensors are obstructed byvehicles
or other objects, de tection is not possible.
The Cross Traf fic Alert function is acti veunder
th efo llowing conditions:
RIf Blind Spot Assist is activated.
RIf th eve hicle is backing up at walking pace.
RIfth e maneuvering assis tance function is
acti vated in the multimedia sy stem.
The Cross Traf fic Alert function is not available
on inclines.
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played bright 2,the conditions forth e Spotlight
function are also fulfilled.
Sy stem limitations
The spotlight function does not flash at animals.
The spotlight function is not active or is active
only toa limited extent if:
RYo u are drivingin city traf fic.
RThe pedestrians are loca ted in the area of an
oncoming vehicle or a vehicle in front.
Ac tivating/deactivating the spotlight func‐
tion
Re quirements:
RPedestrian de tection is acti ve(→page 236).
RThe car riag ewa yis no tlit .
RThe speed is at leas t37 mph(6 0 km/h).
RAd aptive Highbeam Assist Plus is switch ed
on.
If all there qu irements are fulfilled, the headlamp
fl ashes four short pulses at a pedestrian de tec‐
te d on or near tothero ad. Multimedia sy
stem:
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#Switch the function on Oor off ª.
Blind Spot Assist and Active Blind Spot
Assi st
Function of Blind Spot Assist and Active
Blind Spot Assi st
Blind Spot Assist uses two lateral,rear-facing
ra dar sensors tomonitor the area up to130ft
(40 m) behind your vehicle and 10ft(3 m)
directly next to yourvehicle.
If a vehicle is de tected at speeds ab ove appr ox‐
imately 8 mph (12 km/h) and this vehicle subse‐
qu ent lyenters the monitoring range di rectly next
to yo urvehicle, thewa rning lamp in the outside
mir ror lights up red.
If a vehicle is de tected close to yourvehicle in
th e lateral monitoring range and you switch on
th e turn signal indicator in the cor responding
direction, a warning tone sounds once. The red
wa rning lamp in the outside mir rorflashes. If the turn signal indica
torre mains on, all other de tec‐
te dve hicles are indicated only bytheflashing of
th ere dwa rning lamp.
If yo uove rtake a vehicle quickl y,no warning is
given.
& WARNING Risk of accident despite Blind
Spot Assist
Blind Spot Assist does notreact tovehicles
approaching and overtaking you at a greatly
di fferent speed.
As a result, Blind Spot Assist cannot warn
drivers in this situation.
#Alw ays pay careful attention tothe traf‐
fi c situation and maintain a safe dis‐
ta nce at the side of theve hicle.
Blind Spot Assist and Active Blind Spot Assi st
are only aids. They may failto detect some vehi‐
cles and are no substitute for attentive driving.
Alw ays ensure that there is suf ficient dist anceto
th e side forot her road users and obs tacles.
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