2019 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS COUPE Owner's Manual

Re
versing camer a Fu
nction ofthere ar vie wcamer a If
yo uha ve act ivat ed thefunc tion inthemultime‐
dia system, theimag efrom rear vie wcam era1
is sho wninthemultimedia system displa ywhen
re ve rsege ar isselec ted. Dynamic guidelines
sho wthepat hth eve hicle willtake wit hth e
st eer ing wheel inits cur rent positio n.Thi shel ps yo
uto orient yourself and toavoid obstacle s
whe nba cking up.
The rear vie wcam erais on lyan aid. Itis no ta
subs titutefo ryo ur att entio nto thesur round ings.
The responsibili tyforsaf emaneu vering and
pa rking remains withyo u. Mak esur eth at ther e
ar eno per sons, animals orobjec tsetc., inthe
maneu vering area while ma neu vering and park‐
ing.
Yo ucan selectfrom thefo llo wing views:
R Normalvie w
R Wide-ang levie w
The area behind theve hicle isdispla yedas a
mir rorimag e,as intheinside rear vie wmir ror.
Ve hicl eswithout Activ ePa rking Assis t
The follo wing camer avie ws areav ailable inthe
multime diasystem: Nor
mal view
1 Yello wguide line,vehicle width(dr iven sur‐
fa ce) dep endi ngon thecur rent steer ing
wheel angle(dynamic)
2 Yello wlane markingth ecour sethetir es will
ta ke atthecur rent steer ing wheel angle
(dynamic)
3 Yello wguide lineatadis tance ofapprox ‐
imat ely3. 3ft (1.0 m) from there ar area
4 Bum per
5 Redguide lineatadis tance ofapprox imat ely
1. 0 in (0.3 m)from there ar area Dr
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Wi
de-ang levie w
Ve hicl eswith Activ ePa rking Assis t
The follo wing camera views areav ailable inthe
multime diasystem: Nor
mal view
1 Yello wlane markingth ecour sethetir es will
ta ke atthecur rent steer ing wheel angle
(dynamic)
2 Yello wguide line,vehicle width(dr iven sur‐
fa ce) dep endi ngon thecur rent steer ing
wheel angle(dynamic)
3 Redguide lineatadis tance ofapprox imat ely
12 in(0. 3m) from there ar area
4 Yello wwa rning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRONI C:obs tacles areat adis tance of
be twee nap prox imat ely2. 0ft (0.6 m)and
3.3 ft(1.0 m) 5
Redwa rning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRONI C:obs tacles areve ry clos e
(a ppr oximat ely1. 0 ft (0.3 m)orless)
6 Orang ewa rning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRONI C:obs tacles areamed iumdis‐
ta nce away (be tween appr oximat ely1. 0 ft
(0.3 m)and 2.0ft(0.6 m))
0009 Ifth eent ire sy stem fails, theinner segmen ts
of thewa rning displa yar esho wninred. The
indicat orlam pon thePA RK TRONI Cbut ton
light sup and theé symbol appearsin
th emultifunc tiondispla y.
If th esy stem fails atthere ar,th ere ar seg‐
men tsaresho wninredwhen backingup
and arehidden whendriving forw ards.
When ActivePa rking Assistis act ive, the
lanes aredispla yedin green.
If Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis deac tiva ted,
th ewa rning displa yfa des out. 19
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Wi
de-ang levie w
Sy stem limita tions
The rear vie wcam erawill notfun ction orwill
on lypa rtiall yfunc tion inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R The trunk lidisopen .
R Ther eis hea vyrain, sno wor fog.
R The ambient lightcondit ionsarepoor ,e.g. at
night.
R The camer alens isobs truct ed, dirtyor fog‐
ge dup. Obser vetheno teson cleaning the
re ar vie wcam era(0013 page35 1).
R Cameras, orvehicle component sin whic h
th ecamer asareins talled, aredamag ed.In th
is eve nt,have thecamer as,their position s
and their setting checkedat aqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop.
The field ofvision andother funct ionsofthere ar
vie wcam erama ybe restrict ed dueto addit ional
acc esso ries on there ar oftheve hicle (e.g.
license platebr ac ketor bicy cle rack ).
0009 The displa ycon tras tma ybe impair eddue to
inc ident sunligh tor other light sources. In
th is case, paypar ticular attent ion.
0009 Have thedispla yre pair edorreplaced if,for
ex am ple, pixelerro rs consi derablyrestrict its
us e. 360
°came ra Fu
nction ofthe360° Camera
The 360° Camera isasy stem that con sistsof
fo ur cam eras. The cam eras coverth eimmediat e
ve hicle surround ings.The system assis tsyou,
e.g .when parkingor atexits withre duced visibil‐
ity .
The 360°Camer ais onl 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 ther e
ar eno per sons, animals orobjec tsetc., inthe
maneu vering area while ma neu vering and park‐
ing.
The system evaluat esimag esfrom thefo llo wing
cameras:
R Rear vie wcam era
R Front camer a
R Twoside camer asintheoutside mirrors
Vi ew sof the360° Camera
Yo ucan selectfrom differe nt vie ws: Dr
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1
Wide-ang levie w, front
2 Topvie wwit himag efrom thefront camer a
3 Topvie wwit himag esfrom theside camer as
in theoutside mirrors
4 Wide-ang levie w, rear
5 Topvie wwit himag efrom there ar vie wcam ‐
er a
6 Topvie wwit htrailer view(if trailer hitchis
ins talled) To
pvie w 1
Lane indicati ngthero uteth eve hicle will
ta ke wit hth esteer ing wheel inits cur rent
po sitio n
2 Yello wwa rning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRONI C:obs tacles atadis tance of
ap prox imat ely3. 3ft (1.0 m) orless
3 Your vehicle from above
If th edis tance totheobjec tlessens, thecolor of
wa rning displa y2 chang es:
R From appr ox.3.3 ft(1.0 m): yello w
R From appr ox.2.0 ft(0.6 m):orang e
R From appr ox.1. 0 ft (0.3 m):red When
Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis oper ational
and noobj ectis de tected, thesegment sof the
wa rning displa yar egr ay ed out.
0009 Ifth eent ire sy stem fails, thesegmen tsof
th ewa rning displa yar esho wninredand the
é symbol appearsinthemultifunc tion
displa yin theins trument cluster.
If th esy stem fails atthere ar,th edispla yof
th esegment sch ang esasfollo ws :
R The rear segm entsar esho wninred
when backingup.
R The rear segm entsar ehidde nwhen driv‐
ing forw ards.
If Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis deac tiva ted,
th ewa rning displa yfa des out. 19
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Guide
lines 1
Yello wlane markingth ecour sethetir es will
ta ke atthecur rent steer ing wheel angle
(dynamic)
2 Yello wguide line,vehicle width(dr iven sur‐
fa ce) dep endi ngon thecur rent steer ing
wheel angle(dynamic)
3 Redguide lineatadis tance ofapprox imat ely
12 in(0. 3m) from there ar area
4 Markat adis tance ofappr ox.3.3 ft(1.0 m)
0009 When ActivePa rking Assistis act ive, lanes
1 aredispla yedin green. The
guide linesinthemultimedia system dis‐
pla ysho wthedis tances toyour vehicle. The
dis tances apply toroad leve l.
Side viewof themir rorca mer as
The side sof theve hicle canbeseen inthis vie w. 1
Guide lineofextern al vehicle dimensions
wit houtside mirrors folded out
2 Markerof thewheel contact poi nts
Sy stem failur e
If th er eis no oper ational readin ess, thefo llo wing
mess ageappear sin themultimedia system: Sy
stem limita tions
The 360° Camera willnotfun ction orwill only
par tiall yfun ction inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R The door sar eopen .
R The side mirrors arefo lded in.
R The trunk lidisopen .
R Ther eis hea vyrain, sno wor fog.
R The ambient lightcondit ionsarepoor ,e.g. at
night.
R The camer alens isobs truct ed, dirtyor fog‐
ge dup.
R Ifcamera sor vehicle component sin whic h
th ecamer asareins talled aredamag ed.In Dr
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th
is event ,ha ve thecamer as,their position s
and their setting checkedat aqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop.
0009 Donotuse the360° Camer aunder suchcir‐
cums tances. Youco uld other wise injureot h‐
er sor collide withobject swhen parking the
ve hicle.
If th eve hicle iscar rying ahea vyload, leavingth e
st andar dheigh tcan result ininaccur aciesinthe
guide linesandinthedispla yof thege ner ated
ima ges,depending ontech nica lcond itions.
The field ofvision andother funct ionsofthe
came rasystem maybe restrict ed dueto addi‐
tio nal attachme ntson theve hicle (e.g.license
plat ebr ac ket,bicy cle rack ).
0009 The contras tof thedispla yma ybe impair ed
by abr uptdir ect sunlight orby other light
sour ces, e.g.when driving outofaga rage .In
th is case, paypar ticular attent ion.
0009 Have thedispla yre pair edorreplaced if,for
ex am ple, pixelerro rs consi derablyrestrict its
us e.
See theno teson cleaning the360° Camer a
(0013 page35 1). Selecting
avie wforthe 360° Camer a
Re quirement s:
R The Auto.Rear View Cam. function isselec‐
te din themultimedia system. 0007
Engage reve rsege ar. 0007
Inthemultimedia system, select thedesir ed
vie w.
Opening thecam eraco verof the rear vie w
camer a
Mul timedi asy stem:
0018 Vehicle 0019
k Assist ance
0019 Camera &Parkin g 0007
Select OpenCamera Cover.
0009 The camer aco vercloses automatical lyafte r
some timeorafte ran ignitio ncy cle.
Se tting thecam eraas afa vo rite
Yo ucan callupthecamer avie wdir ect lyin the
multime diasystem bysettin git as afa vo rite . 0007
Press the00E2 buttononthecon trol ele‐
ment .
The main functionsar edispla yed. 0007
Navig atedo wn wardstwice.
The Favorite smenu appears. 0007
Select New Favorite. 0007
Select Veh icle. 0007
Select Camera. Ac
tiv ePa rking Assis t Fu
nction ofActiv ePa rking Assis t
Ac tivePa rking Assistis an elect ronic parking
assis tance system whic huses ultrasound andis
aut omaticall yactiv ated dur ing forw ardtra vel.
The system isoper ational atspeeds below
appr oximat ely22 mph(35 km/h).
When allthecon ditions arefulf illed, thefo llo w‐
ing symbol appearsin themultifunc tiondispla y
in theins trument cluster: The
system then independen tly locat esand
measur espar allel andperpendicular parking
spaces onboth sides oftheve hicle. 19
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When
ActivePa rking Assisthas detected parking
spaces ,th efo llo wing symbol appearsin themul‐
tifun ction displa yin theins trument cluster: The
arrow ssho won whic hside ofthero adw ay
fr ee par king spaces areloca ted. The yar eth en
sho wninthemultimedia system displa y.
The parking space and,ifnecessar y,thepar king
dir ect ion can beselect edasdesir ed.Active
Pa rking Assistcalc ulatesasuit able vehicle path
and assis tsyouin par kingand exitin gth epar k‐
ing space.
Ve hicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:Ac tive
Pa rking Assistsuppor tswit hch ang inggear,
acc elerating ,br akin gand steer ing theve hicle.
Ac tivePa rking Assistis onl yan aid. Itis no ta
subs titutefo 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. Ac
tivePa rking Assistis can celed if,amon got her
th ings ,one ofthefo llo wing actions iscar ried
out :
R Youdeac tivatePa rking AssistPA RK TRONI C.
R Youdeac tivateAc tivePa rking Assist.
R Youbegin steer ing.
R Youappl yth epar king brak e.
R Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
Yo uen gage trans missi on positio n005D.
R ESP ®
int erve nes.
R Youopen thedoor sor thetrunk lidwhile
dr iving.
Sy stem limita tions
Obj ectslocat edabo veorbelo wthede tection
ra ng eof ActivePa rking Assistar eno tde tected
whe nth epar king space isbeing measur ed.
These arealso notta ke nint oacco untwhen the
par kingmaneuv eriscalculat ed,e.g. overhang ing
loads, overhangs orloading ramp sof truc ks or
th eboundar iesofpar king spaces. Insome cir‐
cums tances, ActivePa rking Assistma yth er efor e
guide youint oth epar king space prematur ely. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
object slocat edabo veorbelo wthe
de tection rang eof ActivePa rking Assist
If th er ear eobjec tsabo veorbelo wthe
de tection rang e, thefo llo wing situat ionsmay
ar ise:
R ActivePa rking Assistma yst eer tooear ly.
R Vehicl eswith automatic transmis‐
sio n:The vehicle mayno tst op infront of
th ese objec ts.
This could cause acollision. 0007
Inthese situation s,do notuse Active
Pa rking Assist. Sn
ow fallor hea vyrain ma ylead toapar king
spac ebein gmeas ured inac curately. Pa rking
spaces that arepar tiallyoccupied bytrai le r
dr aw bar smight notbe ident ified assuc hor be
measur edincor rectly .Only useAc tivePa rking
Ass iston leve l,high- grip grou nd . Dr
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Do
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. 19
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