2019 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS COUPE trailer

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Detection rang eof thesensor s
If se veralcon secut ive kic kin gmo vements are
no tsuccessfu l,wa itte nseco nds.
Sy stem limita tions
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
if:
R Sno wor dir t,e.g. from road salt ,co vers the
sensor area.
R The kicking movement ismade using apr os‐
th etic leg. The
trunk lidcould beopen edorclos edunin ten‐
tio nal ly,in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Aper son 'sarms orlegs aremo vingin the
sensor detection rang e, e.g .wh en polishi ng
th eve hicle orpic king upobject s.
R Object sar emo vedor placed behind theve hi‐
cle, e.g. tensi oni ng stra ps orlugg age.
R Clam pingstra ps, tarp sor other coverings are
pu lled ove rth ebum per.
R Apr otect ive mat withalengt hre ac hin gove r
th etrunk silldown intoth ede tection rang e
of thesensor sis used.
R The protect ive mat isno tsecur edcor rectl y.
R Workisbeing undertake non thetrailer hitch,
on trailer sor rear bicy clerack s.
Deactiv ateKEYLES S-GO(0013 page63) ordo
no tcar rytheSmar tKey about your per son in
suc hsit uatio ns. Swit
ching separ atetrunk locking onoroff If
yo ucen trally unlocktheve hicle while separate
loc king isactiv ated, thetrunk willremain locked. 0007
Toswitc hon: slide theswitc hto position
0047. 0007
Toswitc hof f:slide theswitc hto position
0048.
0009 Ifan acciden thas been detected, thetrunk
will unloc keve nif sep aratelock ing is
switc hedon. Open
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pr
oper lyde tected bythesy stem. Themaximum
per missible speedapplying fora ve hicle witha
tr ailer isno tde tected bythesy stem. Inthese sit‐
uations youmus tadj ustyo ur spee dyo urself . 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto Active
Spe edLimi tAssi stadap tingth eve hicle's
speed
The speed adoptedby ActiveSpe edLimi t
Assi stma ybe toohigh orincor rect insome
indi vidualcase s,su ch as:
R Inthewe tor infog
R When towing atrailer 0007
Ensur eth at thedr iven speed complies
wit htraf fic re gulations. 0007
Adjus tth edr iving speed tosuit current
tr af fic and weather condition s. Fu
nction ofrout e-base dspee dadap tation 0009
The follo wing function iscoun try- dependen t
and onlyav ailable incon junction withth e
Dr iving Assi stanc ePa ckag e. When
Distance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti ve,th e
function adjuststh espeed depending onthe
ro uteeve nts ahead. Dep endingonthedr ive pr o‐
gr am select ed,theve hicle negotiatesthero ute
eve ntaheadin afue l-saving, com fortable or
dynam icman ner.When thero uteev ent has been
passed, theve hicle acceler ates again tothe
st or ed speed. Thesetdis tan cetotheve hicle in
fr ont, vehicles detected aheadand speedrestric‐
tions aheadar eta ke nint oacco unt.
Ro ute-based speedadj ustm entcan byconf ig‐
ur ed inthemultimedia system
(0013 page17 6).
Ro uteeve nts aheadar e:
R Bend s
R T-int ersect ions,tr af fic cir cle sand tollst a‐
tio ns
R Turnsand exits
R Traf fic jams ahead(only with Liv eTr af fic
( 0013 page280))
0009 When theto llst atio nis reac hed, ActiveDis ‐
ta nce AssistDIS TRONI Cad op tsthespeed as
th estor ed speed. Also,
thespeed isreduced ifth etur nsignal to
ch ang elane sis swit ched on and one ofthefo l‐
lo wing situat ionsisde tected:
R Turning offat intersect ions
R Drivin gon slowing- down lanes
R Drivin gon lanes adjacenttoslo wing-do wn
lanes
The driver isresponsible forch oosing theright
speed andobser vingother road user s.This
applies inpar ticular tointersect ions,traf fic cir‐
cle sand traf fic lights, asroute-based speed
adap tatio ndo es notbr ak eth eve hicle toast and‐
st ill.
When routeguidan ceisact ive, thefirs tsp ee d
ad jus tment iscar ried out automatic ally.If th e
tur nsigna lind icatoris swi tched on,theselect ed
ro uteis co nfirmed andfurther speed adjustment
is activ ated.
Speed adjustmentis canc eled inthefo llo wing
cases :
R Ifth etur nsignal indicat orisswitc hedoff
bef oreth ero uteeve nt. Dr
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Ifth edr iver depr esses theaccelera toror
br ak epeda ldur ing thepr ocess.
Sy stem limita tions
Ro ute-based speedadap tatio ndo es nottak e
ri ght ofwa yre gulations intoaccount .The driver
is responsible forcom plying withro ad traf fic
re gulations anddriving atasuit able speed.
In dif ficul tcondi tions (e.g.uncl earro ads, narrow
lanes, wetro ad sur faces, snowor ice )or whe n
dr ivi ng with atrailer ,th espeed adjustmentmade
by thesy stem mayno talw aysbe suit able. In
th ese situation sth edr iver mus tint erve ne
acco rding ly. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent inspi teof
ro ute-based speedadj ustm ent
Ro ute-based speedadj ustm entmigh tmal‐
fun ction orbe temp orarily una vailable inthe
fo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifmap datais no tup todat eor available
R Ifyo udo notfo llo wtheselect edroute
guidan ce R
Ifth ese tro uteis re-pl anne d
R Inroad con stru ction area s
R Whe nto wing atrailer
R Inbad weather orroad con dition s
R Ifth eaccelera torpeda lis depr essed 0007
Adjus tth espeed tothetraf fic situ ation. Se
tting rout e-base dspee dadjus tment Re
quirement s:
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti va‐
te d.
Multimedia system:
0018 Vehicle 0019
k Assist ance
0019 Speed Adjustmen t 0007
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion. Ac
tiv eSte ering Assis t Fu
nction ofActiv eSte ering Assis t
0009 ActiveSt eer ing Assis tis count ry-de pende nt
and only available forve hicles withth eDr iv‐
ing Assis tance Packag e.
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis tis oper ational atspeeds
up to130mp h(210 km/h) andhelpsyouto stay
in thecent erofthelane bymeans ofmoder ate
st eer ing interve ntio ns.Itus es theve hicle infront
and thelane marking sas are fere nce dependi ng
on thedr iven speed.
When thesy stem isactiv elysteer ing, theè
symbol issho wningreen inthemultifunc tion
displa y.
If th ede tection oflane mar kings andvehicles
ahead isim pair ed,ActiveSt eer ing Assis t
switc hestopassiv emode. Thesystem prov ides
no suppor tin this case. During thetra nsit ion
fr om activ eto passiv est atus ,th eè symbol is
sho wnasenlar gedand flashes yello w. Once the
sy stem ispassiv e,theè symbol issho wnas
gr ay inthemultifunc tiondispla y. 17
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Driving and parking

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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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Driving and parking

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Check BrakePadsSee
Operator' sManual *T
hebrak epads have reac hed thewe arlimit . 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto restrict ed braki ng powe r
When thebr ak epads have reac hed their wearlimit ,th ebr aking powe rma ybe restrict ed. 0007
Drive on car efu lly. 0007
Have thebr ak esy stem checkedimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 0007
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Dr
iving systems Displa
ymess ages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Act ive Blind SpotAsst.Not
Available WhenTowing a
Trailer SeeOperator' sMan-
ual *W
hen youes tablish theelectr icalconnect iontothetra iler ,Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stisuna vailable. 0007
Press thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol and ackn ow ledg eth edispla ymessag e.
Drive MoreSlowly *Y
ouaredr iving toofast forth eselect edvehicle leve l. 0007
Inorder toadjus tth eve hicle leve l,yo umus tno tdr ive at spee dsgreat erthan 37 mph(6 0km/h). 0007
Inorder toadjus tth eve hicle leve ldur ing trailer operation ,yo umus tno tdr ive at spee dsgreat erthan 19 mp h
(30 km/ h). Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 435

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Act ive Lane Keeping Assist
Inoperat ive 0007
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Malfunction
DriveatMax.
50 mph *A
IRMA TICisfunctioning onlytoalimit edextent. The vehicle's handling charact eristic sma ybe affect ed.
000E NO
TEThe tires ofthefront axle orthefront fende rscou ldbe damag edbylarge steer ing movements 0007
Avoid larg esteer ing movements whiledr iving andlistenfo rscr aping sounds . 0007
Ifyo uhear scraping sounds, pulloverand stop theve hicle safely,pa ying attention toroad and traf fic con‐
di tions ,and seta hig her vehicle leve lif possible . 0007
Drive in amann erappr opriatefo rth ecur rent leve l,but donotex ceed 50mph(80 km/h). 0007
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
DY NA MIC BODY CONT ROLis malfu nctioning. Thevehicle's handling charact eristic sma ybe affect ed. 0007
Donotdr ive at spe eds grea terth an 50 mph(80 km/h). 0007
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Blind SpotAssist NotAvail-
able When Towing aTrailer
See Operator's Manual *W
hen youes tablish theelectr icalconnect iontothetra iler ,Blind SpotAssis tis una vailable. 0007
Press thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol and ackn ow ledg eth edispla ymessag e.
00CC *Y
ouhave pulled away despit eth eve hicle leve lbeing toolow. 44
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Dis play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps