2020 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS COUPE Owner's Manual

If
indicat orlam p1 isno tlit, Parking Assist
PA RK TRONI Cis act ive. Ifth eindicat orlam pis lit
or theé symbol appearsin themultifunc tion
displa y,Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis no t
act ive. #
Press button2.
% Dep endingontheve hicle's equipment, the
butt onmayalso belocat edinthecent er
con sole. %
Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis aut omat ically
act ivat ed when theve hicle isstar ted.
Ad jus tingthe warning tones ofParking
Assis tPA RK TRONI C
Mu ltimed iasystem:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance
5 Camera &Parkin g5
Set Warning Tones
Ad jus tingthe volum eof thewa rning tones #
Select Warning ToneVolume. #
Seta va lue.
Ad jus tingthe pitchof the warning tones #
Select Warning TonePitch.
Se ta va lue.
Specif yingthest ar ting pointfo rthe warning
to nes
Yo ucan spec ifywhe ther thePa rking Assist
PA RK TRONI Cwa rning tones should comm ence
wh en theve hicle isfur ther aw ay from anobs ta‐
cle . #
Sele ctWa rnEarl y. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gaudi ofa deo ut
Yo ucan spec ifywhe ther thevo lume ofamedia
sour ceinthemultimedia system isto be
re duced whenParking AssistPA RK TRONI Cgiv es
an audible warning. #
Selec tAudio Fadeout DuringWarn ingTon es. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion. Dr
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Re
versing camer a Fu
nction ofthere ar vie wcamer a When
youen gage reve rsege ar,th eimag efrom
re ar vie wcam era1 issho wninthemultimedia
sy stem. Dynamic guidelinesshowthepat hth e
ve hicle willtake wit hth esteer ing wheel inits
cur rent positio n.Thi shel psyouto orient your‐
self and toavoid obstacle swhe 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.
The guide linesinthemedia displaysho wthe
dis tances toyour vehicle. Thedistances dis‐
pl ay ed onlyapply toroad leve l.
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 200
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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 indic ator ofParking Assist
PA RK TRONI C:obs tacles atadis tance
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))
% Ifth eent ire sy stem fails, thesegment sof
th ewa 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 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(/ page19 6). Dr
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Wi
de-ang levie w
Sy stem failur e
If th er eis no oper ational readin ess, thefo llo wing
mess ageappear sin themultimedia system: Sy
stem limit s
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(/ page36 2).
R Camer as,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 ).
% The displa ycon tras tma ybe impair eddue to
inc ident sunligh tor other light sources. In
th is case, paypar ticular attent ion. %
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 .
Vi ew sfrom the360° Camer aar eav ailable for
fo rw ardtrave lup toaspee dof appr ox.10 mph
(1 6 km/ h)and alwaysav ailable whenbacking
up.
The 360° Camera ison lyan aid and maysho wa
dis torted viewof obs tacle s,sho wthem incor ‐
re ctly ornotsho wthem atall. Itis no ta subs ti‐
tut efo ryo ur att entio nto thesur roundi ngs.The
re sponsibili tyforsaf emaneu vering and parking
re mains withyo u. Mak esur eth at ther ear eno
per sons, animals orobjec tsetc., inthemaneu‐
ve ring area while ma neu vering and parking. 202
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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: 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(vehicles witha
tra iler hitch)
To pvie w 1
Lane indicati ngthero uteth eve hicle will
ta ke atthecur rent steer ing wheel angle
2 Warning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRONI C
3 Your vehicle from above The
color oftheindividual segmentsof wa rning
displa y2 isbased onthedis tance tothede tec‐
te dobs tacle :
R Yello wsegment s:obs tacle sat adi st anc e
be tween appr ox.2.0 ft(0.6 m)and 3.3ft
(1 .0 m)
R Orang esegment s:obs tacle sat adi st anc e
be tween appr ox.1. 0 ft (0.3 m)and 2.0ft
(0.6 m)
R Redse gme nts: obstacle sat ave ry shor t
dis tance ofapprox .1. 0 ft (0.3 m)orless
When Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis operatio nal
and noobj ectis de tected, thesegment sof the
wa rning displa yar esho wningray .
% Ifth eent ire sy stem fails, thesegment sof
th ewa 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 edispla yof
th esegment sch ang esasfollo ws :
R The rear segm entsar esho wninred
when backingup. Dr
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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(/ page19 6).
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 ofapprox .3.3 ft(1.0 m)
% When ActivePa rking Assistis act ive, lane
mar kings1 aredispla yedin green.
The guide linesinthemedia displaysho w
th edis tances toyour vehicle. Thedistances
ap ply 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 e360° Camer ais no tre ady foroper ation,
th efo llo wing mess ageappear sin themultimedia
sy stem: Sy
stem limit s
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. 20
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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
th is eve nt,have thecamer as,their position s
and their setting checkedat aqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop.
% 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 ).
% 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. %
Have thedispla yre pair edorreplaced if,for
ex am ple, pixelerro rs consi derablyrestrict its
us e.
See theno teson cleaning the360° Camer a
(/ page362).
Selecting avie wforthe 360° Camer a
Re quirement s:
R The Auto.Rear View Cam. function isselec‐
te din themultimedia system. #
Engage reve rsege ar. #
Inthemultimedia system, select thedesir ed
vie w.
Opening thecam eraco verof the rear vie w
camer a
Mul timedi asy stem:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance
5 Camera &Parkin g #
Select OpenCamera Cover.
% 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 . #
Press the00E2 buttononthecon trol ele‐
ment .
The main functionsar edispla yed. #
Navig atedo wn wardstwice.
The Favorite smenu appears. #
Select New Favorite. #
Select Veh icle. #
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).
If all requ iremen tsareme t,th eÇ displa y
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.The system
th en independen tly locat esand measur espar al‐ Dr
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lel
and perpendic ularparkingspaces onboth
sides oftheve hicle.
When ActivePa rking Assisthas detected parking
spaces ,th eÈ displa yappear sin themulti‐
func tion displa y.The arro ws sho won whic hside
of thero ad detected parking spaces arelocat ed.
The yar eth en sho wninthemedia display.The
par king space and,ifnecessar y,thepar king
dir ect ion can beselect edasdesir ed.Active
Pa rking Assistcalc ulatesasuit able vehicle path,
switc hesonthetur nsignal indicat orand assis ts
yo uin par kingand exitin gth epar king space.
Ve hicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:Ac tive
Pa rking Assistpr ov ides assis tance when chang ‐
ing gear,acc elerating ,br akin gand steer ing the
ve 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 Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis deac tiva ted.
R ActivePa rking Assistis deact ivat ed.
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 limit s
Obj ectslocat edabo veorbelo wthede tection
ra ng eof Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cor Active
Pa rking Assistar eno tde tected whe nth epar k‐
ing space isbeing measur ed.These arealso not
ta ke nint oacco untwhen thepar king maneuv er
is calculat ed,e.g. overhang ingloads, overhang s
or loadin gra mp sof truc ks ortheboundar iesof
par king spaces. Insome circums tances, Active
Pa rking Assistma yth er efor eguide youint oth e
par kingspace prematur ely. &
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. #
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 . 20
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