Important safety notes The rear vie wc amera is only an aid. It is no ta
replacemen tf or your attention to your immedi-
ate surroundings. You are always responsible
for saf em aneuverin ga nd parking .M ak es ur e
that there are no persons, animals or objects in
th em aneuverin ga rea when you are maneuver-
ing or parking .
Under th ef ollowin gc ircumstances, th er ear
vie wc amera will no tf unction ,orw ill function in
al imite dm anner:R
if th et ru nk lid is openR
in heav yr ain ,s no worf ogR
at night or in ver yd ark placesR
if th ec amera is exposed to ver yb right ligh tR
if th ea rea is lit by fluorescent bulbs or LE D
lighting (the display may flicker) R
if there is as udde nc ha ng eint em perature,
e.g. when driving int oah eated garage in win -
te r R
if th ec amera len sisd irt yoro bstructed.
Observ et he note sonc leaning
( Y
page 242) R
if th er ear of your vehicl eisd amaged. In this
case, hav et he camera position and setting
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The field of vision and other function soft he rear
vie wc amera may be restricted due to additional
accessories on th er ear of th ev ehicl e( e.g.
license plat eh older, bicycle rack) .
On vehicles wit hh eight-adjustable chassis,
leaving th es ta ndard height can result in inac-
curacie si nt he g uide lines, depending on tech -
ni
cal conditions.
i The contras toft he display may be affecte d
by th es udde np resence of sunligh toro th er
ligh ts ources, e.g. when exiting ag arage. Pay
particular attention in this situation .
i If usabilit yiss everely restricted, e.g. due to
pixel errors ,h ave th ed isplay repaire do r
replaced.
i The rear vie wc amera is protected from rain -
drops and dust by mean sofaf lap .W hen th e
rear vie wc amera is activated, this flap opens.
The flap closes again when :R
you hav ef inishe dt he maneuverin gp rocessR
you switch off th ee ng in eR
you open th et ru nk
Observ et he note sonc leaning ( Y
page 242). Fo rt echn ical reasons, th ef lap may remain
open briefly after th er ear vie wc amera has
been deactivated.
Activating/deactivating th er ea rv iew
camera X
To activate: mak es ur et ha tt he SmartKey is
in position H in th ei gnition lock.X
Mak es ur et ha tt he Activatio nbyRg ea r
function is selected in th em ultimedia system;
see th eD ig ital Owner' sM anual.X
Engage revers eg ear .
The rear vie wc amera flap opens. The multi-
media system shows th ea rea behind th ev ehi-
cle wit hg uide lines.
The imag ef ro mt he rear vie wc amera is avail-
able throughout th em aneuverin gp rocess.
To deactivate: th er ear vie wc amera deacti -
vates if you driv ef orwards as hort distances or
shif tt he transmission to ] .
The inner segments of th ew arning indicator are
displayed in red if there is ac om plete system
failure. The indicator lamp in th eP AR KTRONIC
butto nl ights up.
If th er ear system fails :R
th er ear segments are displayed in red when
reversing R
th er ear segments are no td isplayed when
driving forwards
Display sint he multimedi as ystemThe rear vie wc amera may sho wad istorted vie w
of obstacles, sho wt he mi ncorrectl yorn ot at all.
The rear vie wc amera does no ts ho wo bjects in
th ef ollowin gp ositions: R
ver yc lose to th er ear bumper R
under th er ear bumper R
in close range abov et he handle on th et ru nk
lid
! Objects no tatg round level may appear to
be further away than they actually are, e.g. :R
th eb umper of ap arked vehicl eR
th ed rawbar of at ra ilerR
th eb all couplin gofat ra iler to wh itchR
th er ear section of an HGV R
as lante dp os tDriving systems 155
Driving and parking Z
