Opening
the camera co ver of the reve rsing
camera
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Camera & parking #
Select Open camera cover.
% The camera co ver closes auto maticallyafter
some time or af ter an ignition cycle.
Setting the camera as a favo urite
Yo u can call up the camera view directly in the
multimedia sy stem bysetting it as a favo urite. #
Press theò button on theto uchpad.
The main functions are displ ayed. #
Navigate down wards twice.
The Favourites menu appears. #
Select New favourite. #
Select Vehicle . #
Select Camera. Ac
tive Parking Assist Fu
nction of Active Parking Assist
Ac tive Parking Assist is an elect ronic pa rking
assis tance sy stem which uses ultrasound and is
automatically activated during forw ard tra vel.
The sy stem is operational at speeds below
appr oximately 35 km/h.
If all requ irements are met, theÇ display
appears in the multifunction displa y.The sy stem
th en independently locates and measures paral‐
lel and perpendicular parking spaces on bo th
sides of theve hicle.
When Active Parking Assist has de tected pa rking
spaces, theÈ display appears in the multi‐
function displa y.The ar rowsshow on which side
of thero ad de tected pa rking spaces are located.
They are then shown in the media displa y.The
parking space and, if necessar y,the parking
direction can be selected as desired. Active
Pa rking Assist calculates a suitable vehicle path,
switches on the turn signal indicator and assists
yo u in parking and exiting the parking space. Ac
tive Parking Assist pr ovides assis tance when
ch anging gear, accelerating, braking and steer‐
ing 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 manoeuvring and
parking remains with you. Make sure that no
persons, animals or objects etc. are in the
manoeuvring range.
Ac tive Parking Assist is cancelled if, among
ot her things, one of thefo llowing actions is car‐
ri ed out:
R Parking Assist PARKTRONIC is deacti vated.
R Active Parking Assist is deactivated.
R You begin steering.
R You apply the parking brake.
R You en gage transmission position j.
R ESP ®
inter venes.
R You open the doors or theta ilgate while driv‐
ing. 260
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Press button 1. The media display sho
ws the view of Active Park‐
ing Assist. Area 2displa ysdetected pa rking
spaces 4and vehicle path 3.
% Vehicle path 3shown on the media display
may dif fer from the actual vehicle path. #
Ifyo u ha vedriven past a parking space: bring
th eve hicle toast andstill. #
Select desired parking space 4. #
Where necessar y,select the parking direc‐
tion: forw ards or reve rse.
Ve hicle path 3is shown, depending on
selected parking space 4and the parking
direction. #
Confirm selected parking space 4.
% The turn signal indicator is switched on auto‐
matically when the parking procedure
begins. The turn signal indicator is switched
off automatically when you swit chtoh .
Yo u are responsible for selecting the turn signal
indicator in accordance with the traf fic condi‐
tions. If necessar y,select the turn signal indica‐
to r according ly. &
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. #
Pay attention toobjects and other road
users. #
Where necessar y,stop theve hicle or
cancel the parking procedure with
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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 media display
may dif fer from the actual vehicle path. #
Confirm direction of exit3 todrive out of
th e parking space.
% The turn signal indicator is switched on auto‐
matically when theex iting procedure begins.
Yo u are responsible for selecting the turn signal
indicator in accordance with the traf fic condi‐
tions. If necessar y,select the turn signal indica‐
to r according ly. &
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. #
Pay attention toobjects and other road
users. #
Where necessar y,stop theve hicle or
cancel the parking procedure with
Ac tive Parking Assist. #
If,forex ample, thePlease engage forward
gear message appears in the media display:
select the cor responding transmission posi‐
tion.
The vehicle mo ves out of the parking space.
The turn signal indicator is switched off auto‐
maticall y. The image sho
wsanexample of a vehicle with a
360° Camera.
Af terth eex iting procedure has been comple ted,
th eParking Assist finished, take control of vehi-
cle message appears in the media displa y. A
wa rning tone and displ ay4 inthe media dis‐
play prom ptyouto take ove r control of theve hi‐
cle. You ha vetoaccelerate, brake, steer and
ch ange gear yourself again.
Fu nction of Drive Away Assist
Drive AwayAssi stcan reduce the se verity of an
impact when pulling away. If an obs tacle is
de tected in the direction of tr avel, theve hicle's
speed is brief lyreduced toappr ox. 2 km/h. If a 264
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Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Traffic Sign Assist
Ac tivating/deactivating automatic adoption
of speed limits (only vehicles with Driving
Assistance Package) #
Select Adopt limit. #
Activate or deacti vate the function.
The speed limits de tected byTraf fic Sign
Assi stare automatically adop tedby Active
Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC.
% If one of thefo llowing sy stems is activated,
th e speed de tected can be manually adop ted
as the speed limit:
R Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
R Cruise control
R Variable limiter
Fu rther information (/ page 230).
Displaying de tected traf fic signs in the
medi a display #
Select Display in head unit. #
Activate or deacti vate the function.
Ad justing the type of warning #
Select Visual & audible ,Visual orNone.
Ad justing the warning threshold
This value de term ines the speed at which a
wa rning is issued when exceeded. #
Select Warning threshold. #
Set the desired speed. Blind Spot Assist and
Active Blind Spot
Assi stwith exitwa rning Fu
nction of Blind Spot Assist and Active
Blind Spot Assi stwith exitwa rning
Blind Spot Assist and Active Blind Spot Assi st
use two lateral, rear-facing radar sensors to
monitor the area up to40 m behind your vehicle
and 3 m directly next to yourvehicle.
If a vehicle is de tected at speeds ab ove appr ox‐
imately 12km/h and this vehicle subsequently
enters the monitoring range di rectly next to your
ve hicle, thewa rning lamp in the outside mir ror
lights up red. If a
vehicle is de tected close tothe side of your
ve hicle, there dwa rning lamp in the outside mir‐
ro rflashes. If you swit chon the turn signal indi‐
cator in the cor responding direction, a warning
to ne sounds once. If the turn signal indicator
re mains switched on, all other de tected vehicles
are indicated only bytheflashing of thered
wa rning lamp.
If yo uove rtake a vehicle quickl y,no warning is
given. &
WARNING Risk of accident despi teBlind
Spot Assi st
Blind Spot Assi stdoes not react 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 on lyaids. They may failto detect some vehi‐ 270
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speed,
for braking in good time and forst ay ing
in lane.
Ve hicles with Driving Assistance pac kageor
Driving Assistance Plus pa ckage: Active Lane
Ke eping Assist can bring theve hicle back into
th e lane with a lane-cor recting brake application.
In the case of a broken lane marking being
de tected, a brake application will only be made if
a ve hicle has been de tected in the adjacent lane.
Oncoming vehicles, overtaking vehicles and vehi‐
cles in adjacent lanes can be de tected.
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist is available in the
speed range between 60 km/h and 200 km/h. If a lane-co
rrecting brake application occurs, dis‐
play 1appears in the multifunction displa y.
Sy stem limits
No lane-cor recting brake application occu rsin
th efo llowing situations:
R You clear lyand actively steer, brake or accel‐
erate.
R You ha veswitched on the turn signal indica‐
to r (situation-dependent).
R A driving saf ety sy stem inter venes, su chas
ESP ®
,Ac tive Brake Assi stor Active Blind
Spot Assi st.
R You ha veadop ted a sporty driving style with
high cornering speeds or high rates of accel‐
eration.
R When ESP ®
is deactivated.
R When driving with a trailer, the electrical con‐
nection tothe trailer has been cor rectly
es tablished.
R If a loss of tyre pressure or a defective tyre
has been de tected and displ ayed. The sy
stem may be impaired or may not function
in thefo llowing situations:
R Ifth ere is poor visibility, e.g. due toinsuf fi‐
cient illumination of thero ad, if there are
highly variable shade conditions or in rain,
sno w,fog or heavy spr ay.
R Ifth ere is glare, e.g. from oncoming traf fic,
th e sun or reflections.
R Ifth e windscreen in the area of the multi‐
function camera is dirty, or if the camera is
mis ted up, damaged or co vered.
R Ifth ere are no lane markings, or se veral
unclear lane markings are present for one
lane, e.g. around roadwor ks.
R Ifth e lane markings are worn, dark or cov‐
ered.
R Ifth e dis tance totheve hicle in front is too
short and thus the lane markings cann otbe
de tected.
R Ifth e lane markings change quickl y,e.g.
lanes branch off, cross one ano ther or
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Activate or deacti vate the count ries.
To avoid: the display button is activated. The
ro ute avoids roads requ iring a special toll
st icke r in the selected count ries.
To use: the display button is off. The route
ta ke s into account roads in the selected
count rywhich requireyouto pay a time-
based fee (vignette). A vignette allo wsforthe
use of a route network for a limi ted time
period.
% These route options are not available in
eve rycountr y.
Selecting notifications for the route
Re quirements:
R For an audible indication when approach‐
ing a personal POI: the USB device conta ins
personal POIs.
R The USB device is connec ted with the multi‐
media sy stem.
R The category in which the personal POI
belongs is activated. Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Navigation 5
Z
5 Advanced 5
Announcements #
Switch No driving recomm. on or off.
No navi gation announcements are issued
when the display button is switched on. #
Toselect a navigation announcement:
select an option #under theDRIVING REC-
OMMEND. category.
The following options are available:
R Acoustic signal only
In place of the spoken navigation
announcement you hear a gong. The
gong signals an upcoming driving
manoeuv reand also sounds during the
driving manoeuvre.
R Reduced driving recomm.
If a navigation announcement is available,
yo u hear a brief announcement, e.g. "turn
ri ght".
R Detailed driving recomm. If a navigation announcement is
available
and theAnnounce street names option is
switched on, you hear a co mplete
announcement, e.g. "In 200 m at the end
of thest re et turn right into Station Road". #
Tohave stre et names announced during
a driving manoeuvre: switch onAnnounce
street names. #
Select Reduced driving recomm. orDetailed
driving recomm..
The name of thest re et into which you should
turn is announced.
% The options in theDRIVING RECOMMEND.
category are not available in everycountry
and in all languages.
Selecting messages forTRAFFIC #
Activate a messa ge.
The display button is activated.
The following options are available:
R Traffic incidents
Traf fic incidents are announced, e.g.
ro adwor ksand road bloc ks. 380
MBUX multimedia sy stem
To
wing eye
Ins talling .............................................. 512
St orage location ................................... 511
To wing me thods ...................................... 507
Tr af fic announcements
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .462
Tr af fic information .................................. 393
Car-to-X-Communication .................... .396
Displ aying the tra ffic map .................. .394
Displ aying traf fic incidents .................. 395
Extending a Live Traf fic Information
subscription ......................................... 394
Live Traf fic Information ....................... 393
Overview ............................................. 393
Re gis tering Live Traf fic Information ..... 394
Switching on the display ......................3 96
Tr af fic map
see Map
Tr af fic Sign Assist .................................. .268
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 268
Setting .................................................2 69
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 68
Tr ailer hitch
Axle load ............................................. 553 Bicycle
rack ......................................... 279
Care .................................................... 489
Coupling up/uncoupling a trailer ........ .277
Extending/r etra cting the ball neck ...... 276
Fa stening points ..................................5 51
Gene ral no tes ...................................... 551
Mounting dimensions .......................... 551
No tes ................................................... 275
Overhang dimension ............................5 51
Soc ket ................................................. 277
To ngue weight .................................... .552
To wing capacity .................................. .552
Tr ailer Manoeuv ring Assi st................... 251
Tr ailer Manoeuvring Assist ..................... 251
Ad justing the articulation angle ........... 252
Fu nction ............................................... 251
St raightening manoeuvre .................... 252
Using .................................................. .251
Tr ailer operation
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi st....................... 272
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist .................. 273
Bicycle rack ......................................... 279
Coupling up/uncoupling a trailer ........ .277
Extending/r etra cting the ball neck ...... 276
No tes ................................................... 275Soc
ket ................................................. 277
Tr ailer stabilisation
Fu nction/no tes .................................... 216
Tr ansfer redve hicle data
Android Auto ....................................... 433
Apple CarPl ay®
.................................... 433
Tr ansmission position display ................188
Tr anspo rting
Ve hicle .................................................5 10
Tr im element (Care) .................................491
Tr ip
Menu (on-board computer) .................. 289
Tr ip computer
Displaying ............................................ 289
Re setting ............................................. 290
Tr ip distance ............................................ 289
Displaying ............................................ 289
Re setting ............................................. 290
Tr ip me ter
see Trip dis tance
Tu rn signal indicator
see Turn signal lights 662
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