2019 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS CABRIOLET ESP

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notus eAc tivePa rking Assistin thefo llo wing
situat ions:
R Inextreme weather condition ssuc has ice ,
pac kedsno wor inhea vyrain.
R When transpor tingaload that protru des
be yond theve hicle.
R Ifth epar king space ison ast eep downhill or
uphill gradient.
R When snowch ains areins talled.
Ac tivePa rking Assistma yalso displa ypar king
spaces that areno tsuit able forpar king, e.g.:
R Parking spaces wherepar kingis prohibit ed.
R Parking spaces onunsuit ablesurfaces.
Ac tivePa rking Assistwill notassis tyo uwit h
par kingspac esatright anglestothedir ect ion of
tr ave lin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Iftw opar kingspaces arelocat edimmed i‐
at elyne xt to eac hot her .
R Ifth epar king space isimmediat elyne xt to a
lo w obs tacle such asacur b. Ac
tivePa rking Assistwill notassis tyo uwit h
par kingspac espar allel oratright anglestothe
dir ect ion oftrave lin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifth epar king space ison acurb.
R Ifth epar king space isbor deredbyan obs ta‐
cle ,e.g. atree, apos tor atrai le r.
Pa rking withAc tiv ePa rking Assis t 0007
Press butt on1. The
ActivePa rking Assistvie wappear son the
multime diasystem displa y.Area 2 displ ays
de tected parking spaces 4and vehicle path
3.
0009 Vehicle path3 shownonthemultimedia
sy stem displa yma ydif ferfr om theactual
ve hicle path. 0007
Ifyo uha ve driven pas ta par kingspace: bring
th eve hicle toast ands till. 0007
Select desir edpar kingspac e4. Dr
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Wher eneces sary,select thepar king direc‐
tion :fo rw ards orreve rse.
Ve hicle path3 issho wn, depending on
select edpar king space 4and thepar king
dir ect ion. 0007
Conf irm select edpar king space 4.
0009 The turnsignal indicat orisswitc hedonaut o‐
maticall ywhen thepar king procedur e
begins. Theturnsignal indicat orisswitc hed
of faut omaticall ywhen youswit chto005B .
Yo uar ere sponsible forsele cting thetur nsignal
in accor dance withth etraf fic condi tions.If nec‐
ess ary, select thetur nsignal accordingly. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto vehi‐
cle swinging outwhile parking orpulli ng
out ofapar king space
While parking orexitin gapar kingspace, the
ve hicle swings outand candrive ont oar eas
of theonc oming lane.
This could cause youto coll ide wi th object s
or other road user s. 0007
Payatt ention toobject sand other road
user s. 0007
Wher enec essar y,stop theve hicle or
cancel thepar king procedur ewit h
Ac tivePa rking Assist. 0007
If,forex am ple, thePlease Engage Reverse
Gear messag eappear sin themultimedia sys‐
te m disp lay: sele ctthecor responding trans‐
mission position.
Ve hicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
The vehicle drives intoth eselect edpar king
space.
On com pletion ofthepar king procedur e,the
Parking AssistFinished, TakeContr olof Vehicle
displa ymessag eappear s.Fu rther maneuv ering
ma yst ill be nec essar y. 0007
Aftercom pletion ofthepar king procedur e,
saf eguar dth eve hicle agains tro lling away.
When requ ired bylegalrequ iremen tsor local
con dition s:tur nth ewheels towa rdsth ecurb.
0009 Youcan stop theve hicle andchang eth e
tr ans missi on positio ndu ring thepar king pro‐
cedur e.The system then calculat esane w ve
hicle path.The parking procedur ecan
th en be con tinued. Ifno newvehicle pathis
av ailable, thetransmission positionwillbe
ch ang edagain. Ifth eve hicle hasnotye t
re ac hed thepar king space, thepar king pro‐
cedur ewill becanc eled, should age ar be
ch ang ed.
Exit ingapa rking spacewit hAc tiv ePa rking
Assis t
Re quirement s:
R The vehicle hasbeen parkedwit hAc tive
Pa rking Assist.
Please note that youar ere sponsible forth eve hi‐
cle and surround ingsdur ing theent ire par king
pr ocedur e. 0007
Startth eve hicle. 19
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m disp lay: sele ctthecor responding trans‐
mission position.
The vehicle movesout ofthepar king space.
The turnsignal indicat orisswitc hedoffaut o‐
maticall y. Ex
am ple: vehicles with360° Camer a
Af terth eex itin gpr ocedur ehas been completed,
th eParkin gAssist Finished, TakeContr olof
Vehicle messageappear sin thedispla yof the
multime diasystem. Awa rning tone and displ ay
4 inthedispla yof themultimedia system
pr om ptyouto take ove rcontr olof theve hicle.
Yo uha ve toacc elerat e,brak e, steer and chang e
ge ar yourself again. Fu
nction ofDrive Awa yAssis t
Dr ive Aw ayAssi stcan reduce these verity of an
im pa ct wh en pulling away.If an obs tacle is
de tected inthedir ect ion oftra vel,th eve hicle's
speed isbrief lyreduced toappr ox.1 mp h
(2 km/ h).Ifacr itic alsituat ionisde tected, the
00CB symbol appearson thecamer aimag eof
th emultimedia system. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent caused by
limit eddetection perform anc eof Drive
Aw ayAssi st
Dr ive Aw ayAssi stcanno tal wa ys cle arly iden‐
tify obje ctsand traf fic situ ations.
In such case s,Dr ive Aw ayAssi stmight :
R Warnyouwit hout reason andlimit the
ve hicle speed.
R Notwa rnyouor notlimit theve hicle
speed. 0007
Alw ayspa ycar eful attention tothetra f‐
fi c situ ation; donotre ly on Drive Aw ay
Assi stalon e. 0007
Beprepar edtobrak eor sw erve as nec ‐
essar y,prov ided thetra ffic situat ion
per mitsand that itis saf eto take eva‐
siv eact ion. Dr
ive Aw ayAssi stisonl yan aid. Itis no ta sub‐
st itut efo ryo ur att entio nto thesur round ings.
The responsibili tyforsaf emaneu vering and
pa rking remains withyo u. Mak esur eth at no
per son s,anim alsorobj ect set c. arein the
maneu vering rang e.
A risk ofacollision mayar ise inthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s,forex am ple:
R Ifth edr iver mix esup theaccelera torand
br ak epeda ls.
R Ifth ewr ong gear isselec ted.
The Drive Aw ayAssi stfunction isactiv eunder
th efo llo wing condition s:
R IfPa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis act ivat ed.
R Everytime thege ar isch ang edto005E or005B
when theve hicle isat ast ands till.
R Ifth ede tected obs tacle isless than appr ox.
3.3 ft(1.0 m) away. 200
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Ifth etime hasbeen setincor rectly .
R Inacti vedriving situation s,ifyo uch ang e
lane sand vary your spee dfreq uen tly.
The ATTENTION ASSISTtir edness oraler tness
assessment isdele tedand restar tedwhen con‐
tin uing thejour neyin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifyo uswit choffth eengine.
R Ifyo uunf astenyo ur seat beltandopen the
dr iver's door (e.g.chang ingdriver sor taking
a br ea k).
Se ttin gAT TENTI ONASSIST
Multimedia system:
0018 Vehicle 0019
k Assist ance
0019 ATTE NTION ASSIS T
Se tting options 0007
Select Standard, SensitiveorOff.
Sugg esting are st area 0007
Select SuggestRes tArea. 0007
Activate0073 ordeacti vate thefunc tion 0053.
If AT TENTION ASSISTde tects fatig ue or
incr easing lack ofatt ention ,it sugg ests a
re st area inthevicinit y. 0007
Selec ta sugg estedre st area: youar egui‐
ded totheselect edrest area. Tr
af fic Sign Assis t Fu
nction ofTraf fic Sign Assis t Tr
af fic Sign Assistdetects traf fic sig ns with mul‐
tifunction camera1. Itassi stsyo uby displa y‐
ing detected spe edlimits andovertakin gre stric‐ tions
intheins trument clusterand optionally in
th eHead-up Display.
Since Traf fic Sign Assistalso uses thedat a
st or ed inthena vig ation system, itcan updat e
th edispla yin thefo llo wing situat ionswithout
de tecting traf fic sig ns:
R Whe nth eve hicle chang esroads, e.g.a free‐
wa yen try or exitro ad.
R When avillag eor cityboun darywhic his
st or ed inthedigit almap ispassed.
The camer aalso detects traf fic sig ns with a
re striction indicatedbyan addit ionalsign (e.g.in
we tcond itions ).
Tr af fic Sign Assistisonl yan aid. Thedriver is
re sponsible forke eping asaf edis tance tothe
ve hicle infront, forve hicle speed andforbr aking
in good time. Themaximu mper missi blespee d
als odepe ndsonfact or ssu ch asthero ad sur‐
fa ce and traf fic condi tions.
Wa rning when thema xim um permis sible
speed isexc eeded
The system can warnyouif yo uunin tentio nally
exc eed themaximum permissible speed.Todo Dr
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is, youcan spec ifyinthemultimedia system
by howmuc hth emaximum permissible speed
can beexc eeded beforeawa rning isissued. You
can specify whether thewa rning isto be justa
visual warning oran acous ticone aswell.
Displa yin theIns trum ent Displa y In
stru ment Displa yin theWi descr eenCockpit
1 Perm issible speed
2 Perm issible speedwhenther eis are striction
3 Addition alsign withre striction Tr
af fic Sign Assistisno tav ailable inall coun ‐
tr ies. Ifit is una vailable, display1 issho wnin
th espeedome ter.
Sy stem limita tions
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifth er eis poor visibility ,e.g. due toinsuf fi‐
cie ntillu mina tionofthero ad, ifth er ear e
highl yva riable shade condition sor inrain,
sno w,fogor hea vyspr ay.
R Ifth er eis glar e, e.g .fr om oncom ingtraf fic,
di re ct sunli ght orreflect ions. R
Ifth ewindshield inthear ea ofthemultifunc ‐
tion camer ais dir ty,or ifth ecamer ais fog‐
ge dup, damag edorcovered.
R Ifth etra ffic sign sar ehar dto detect, e.g. due
to dir tor sno w,orbecause they areco vered
or due toinsuf ficie ntlighti ng.
R Ifth einf ormation inthena vig ation system's
digit almap isincor rect or out-of-da te.
R Ifth esigns areambiguous, e.g.traf fic sig ns
on cons tructi onsites orinad jacent lanes.
R Ifyo utur nshar plywhen traffic sig ns areou t‐
sid eth ecamer a'sfield ofvision.
Se tting Traf fic Sign Assis t
Mult imed iasystem:
0018 Vehicle 0019
k Assist ance
0019 Traffic SignAssist
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gaut omati cadop tion
of spe edlimits
Re quiremen ts:
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti va‐
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Select LimitAdop tion. 0007
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion.
The speed limitsdetected byTraf fic Sign
Assi stareaut omat icallyadop tedby Active
Dis tance AssistDIS TRONI C.
Di spl aying detected traf fic signs inthe
med iadis pla y 0007
Select Display inCOMA ND. 0007
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion.
0009 When DISTRONIC orcruise control areacti‐
va ted, thespeed detected can bemanu ally
ad op tedas thespeed limit(0013 page17 1).
Ad jus tingthe type ofwa rning 0007
Selec tVisual &Audible ,Visual orNon e.
Ad jus tingthe warning threshold
This value determ ines thespeed atwhic ha
wa rning isissued whenexceeded. 0007
Select Warning Threshold. 0007
Setth edesir edspeed. Blind
SpotAssis tand Activ eBli nd Spo t
As sist wit hex itwa rning Fu
nction ofBlind SpotAssis tand Activ e
Bli nd Spo tAs sist wit hex itwa rning
Blin dSpo tAss istand ActiveBli nd Spo tAssi st
use twolat eral, rear-facin gra dar sensor sto
monit orthear ea up to130ft (40 m)behind your
ve hicle and10ft(3 m) direct lyne xt to your vehi‐
cle.
If ave hicle isde tected atspe eds aboveappr ox‐
imat ely8 mp h(12 km/h) andthis vehicle subse‐
qu ent lyent ersth emonit oring rang edire ctly next
to your vehicle, thewa rning lam pin theoutside
mir rorlig hts upred.
If ave hicle isde tected clos eto theside ofyour
ve hicle, there dwa rning lam pin theoutside mir‐
ro rflashes .If yo uswit chon thetur nsignal indi‐
cat orinthecor responding direction, awa rning
to ne sou nds once .If th etur nsignal indicat or
re mains switchedon,allother detected vehicles
ar eindicat edonlyby theflashin gof there d
wa rning lam p.
If yo uove rtak eave hicle quickl y, no warning is
giv en. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite Blind
Spo tAssi st
Bli nd Spo tAssi stdoes notre act tovehicles
appr oaching andovertakin gyo uat agr ea tly
di ffer ent speed.
As are sult, Blind SpotAssis tcanno twa rn
dr iver sin this situat ion. 0007
Alw ayspa ycar eful attention tothetra f‐
fi c situ ation and maintain asaf edis‐
ta nce attheside oftheve hicle. Blind
SpotAssis tand ActiveBli nd Spo tAssi st
ar eon lyaids. Theyma yfa ilto detect some vehi‐
cles andareno subs titutefo ratt entiv edr iving.
Alw aysensur eth at ther eis suf ficie ntdist anc eto
th eside forot her road user sand obstacle s.
Exi twa rning
The exitwa rning isan addition alfunc tion of
Blin dSpo tAss istand canwarnvehicle occu‐
pants about approaching vehicles whenleaving
th eve hicle when statio nary. Dr
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WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite exit
wa rning
The exitwa rning react snei ther tostatio nary
obj ect sno rto vehicles approaching youat a
gr eat lydif fere nt spe ed.
As are sult, theex itwa rning cannotwa rn
dr iver sin these situation s. 0007
Alw ayspa ypar ticular attention tothe
tr af fic situ ation whe nope ning thedoor s
and makesur eth er eis suf ficie ntcle ar‐
ance . If
th er eis ave hicle inthemonit oring rang e, this
is indic ated intheoutside mirror.If ave hicle
occupant opensthedoor ontheside withth e
wa rning, awa rning tone sou nds and thewa rning
lam pin theoutside mirrorst ar ts to flash.
This addit ionalfun ction ison lyavailable when
Blin dSpo tAs sis tis act ivat ed and uptoamax i‐
mum ofthre eminut esafte rth eignition has
been switchedoff.The exitwa rning isno long er
av ailable once thewa rning lam pin theoutside
mir rorflashes thre etimes. The
exitwa rning isonl yan aid and nota subs ti‐
tut efo rth eatt ent ion ofvehicle occupants. The
re sponsibili tyforopening andclosi ngthedoor s
and forlea ving theve hicle remains withth eve hi‐
cle occupants.
Sy stem limita tions
Blin dSpo tAs sis tand ActiveBli nd Spo tAssi st
ma ybe limi tedin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R ifth er eis dir ton thesensor sor thesensor s
ar eobscur ed
R inpoor visibility ,e.g. due tofog, hea vyrain or
sno w
R ifth er ear enar row vehicles, e.g.bicycles or
mo torbik es
R ifth ero ad has very wide ornar row lanes
R ifve hicles areno tdr iving inthemiddle of
th eir lane
Wa rnings maybe issued inerro rwhen driving
close tocrash barrier sor similar solidlanebor‐
der s.Alw aysmak esur eth at ther eis suf ficie nt
di st anc eto theside forot her traf fic or obs ta‐
cle s. Wa
rnings maybe interru pte dwhen driving along‐
side long vehicles, forex am ple truc ks,fo ra pr o‐
long edtime.
Blind SpotAssis tis no toper ationa lwhen reve rse
ge ar iseng aged.
The exitwa rning maybe limit edinthefo llo wing
situat ions:
R When thesensor sar eco veredby adjac ent
ve hicles innar row par kingspac es.
R When people approachth eve hicle.
R Intheeve ntofstatio naryor slo wlymo ving
obj ect s.
Fu nction ofbrak eapp lication (Activ eBlind
Spo tAssis t)
The brak eapplication functionisonl yav ailable
fo rve hicles withaDr iving Assistance Packag e.
If Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stdetects arisk ofaside
im pact inthemonit oring rang e, acou rse-co r‐
re cting brak eap plica tion iscar ried out. This is
designed tohelp youavo idacollis ion.
The cour se-cor recting brak eap plica tion isavaila‐
ble inthespeed rang ebe twee nap prox imat ely
20 mph(30 km/h) and125mp h(200 km/h). 206
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WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite
br ak eapplication ofActiveBli nd Spo t
Assi st
A cou rse-co rrect ing brak eapplication cannot
alw ayspr eve ntacol lisi on. 0007
Alw aysst eer ,br ak eor accelera teyour‐
self ,espe ciallyif Ac tiveBli nd Spo t
Assi stwa rnsyo uor mak esaco urse-
co rrect ing brak eapplication. 0007
Alw aysmaint ainasaf edis tance atthe
sides. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi st
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stdoes notre act tothe
fo llo wing:
R Ifve hicles overtak eto oclosel yon the
side, placing them intheblind spotar ea
R Vehicles approaching andovertakin gyo u
at agr ea tly differ ent speed As
are sult, ActiveBli nd Spo tAssi stma ynei‐
th er giv ewa rnings norinterve ne insuch sit‐
uations. 0007
Alw ayspa ycar eful attention tothetra f‐
fi c situ ation and maintain asaf edis‐
ta nce attheside oftheve hicle. If
acour se-cor recting brak eap plica tion occu rs,
th ere dwa rning lam pflashes intheoutside mir‐
ro rand awa rning tone sou nds. Inadditio n,dis‐
pl ay 1 indic atingth edang erofaside collision
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
In rare case s,thesy stem maymak ean inappr o‐
pr iat ebr ak eapplication. Thisbrak eapplication ma
ybe interru pte dat anytime ifyo usteer
slightl yin theopposit edir ect ion oraccelera te.
Sy stem limita tions
Eit her acour se-cor recting brak eap plica tion
ap propr iate to thedr iving situation ,or non eat
all, mayoccur inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R Vehicles orobs tacle s,e.g. crash barrier s,are
locat edon both sides ofyour vehicle.
R Ave hicle approaches tooclosely ontheside.
R Youha ve adop tedaspor tydriving style wit h
high corner ing speeds.
R Youbr ak eor acc elerat esign ifican tly.
R Adr ivi ng safety system interve nes, e.g.ESP ®
or ActiveBr ak eAssi st.
R ESP ®
is de acti vated.
R Aloss oftirepr essur eor adef ect ive tir eis
de tected. Dr
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