2020 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS SEDAN park assist

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Toshif tup: pull steer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 2. #
Toshif tdo wn: pullsteer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 1. #
Todeac tivate: pullst eer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 2and hold itin place .
The transm issionposit ion005Bappear sin the
multifu nctiondisplay.
Pe rm anen tse tting: #
Cha ngeto drive pr og ram =(/ page15 2). #
Select drive se tting 0063(/ page 152).
Pl ug -in hy brid: obser vetheno tesin theSupple‐
ment .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto recogni zedan‐
ge rs.
Mer cede s-AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto rec‐
ogni zedangers. Gear
shiftrecomm endation Mer
cedes -AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto rec‐
ogni zedangers.
The gearshif tre comme ndation assists youin
adop tingan eco nomic aldrivin gst yle. #
Ifge arshif tre comme ndation mess age1 is
sho wnonthemultifunc tiondispla y,shif tto
th ere comme ndedgear. Using
kickdow n Mer
cede s-AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto rec‐
ogni zedangers. #
Maxi mum acceler atio n:dep ress theaccel‐
er ator pedal beyond thepr essur epoint .
The automatic transmiss ionshiftsup tothene xt
ge ar when themaximum enginespeedis
re ac hed toprotect theengine from overrev ving. Glide
mode functio n Plug-i
nhy brid: obser vetheno tesin theSupple‐
ment .Ot her wise, youma yno tre cogni zedan‐
ge rs.
Mer cede s-AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yno tre cog‐
nize dangers.
Wi th an ant icip ator ydr ivin gst yle, glide mode
helps youto reduce fuelconsum ption.
Glide mode isch aract erize dby thefo llo wing:
R The com bustion engin eis disco nnect edfrom
th edr ivet ra in and continues torunin neu tral . 15
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Driving and parking

Count
ryRadio type approval number
Unit ed
Ar ab Emi‐
ra tes ER4
1849/1 5
Deal erNo: DA35176/1 4
Unit ed
St ates FCC
ID:NZLM UAHL5 Fu
rther information onthedeclar ationofcon ‐
fo rm ity forwir eles sve hicle component s
(/ page25). Elec
tric par king brak e Elec
tric par king brak efunction (applying
aut omaticall y) &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enleftunat tende din the
ve hicle
If ch ildr enarelef tunat tende din theve hicle,
th ey cou ld:
R Ope ndoo rs,th er eb yendang ering other
per sons orroad user s.
R Getout and bestru ck byoncom ingtraf‐
fi c.
R Ope rate vehicle equipment andbecome
tr apped, forex am ple.
In addit ion,th ech ildr encould alsosetth e
ve hicle inmo tion, forex am ple by:
R Releasing thepar king brak e.
R Changing thetra nsmiss ionposition .
R Startin gth eve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eke ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. #
Keep theve hicle keyout ofreac hof
ch ildr en. The
elect ric pa rking brak eis applied ifth etra ns‐
mission isin position 005Dand one ofthefo llo w‐
ing con dition sis fulf illed:
R The engin eis switc hedoff.
R The seat belttongu eis no tins ertedin the
seat beltbuckleofthedr iver's seat andthe
dr iver's door isopened.
% Toprev ent application: pullthehandle ofthe
electr icpar king brak e.
In thefo llo wing situat ions,th eelectr icpar king
br ak eis also applied:
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis bring ing
th eve hicle toast ands till.
R The HOL Dfun ction iske eping theve hicle sta‐
tio nar y. Dr
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R
ActivePa rking Assistis ke eping theve hicle
st atio nary.
This isthecase ifone ofthefo llo wing condition s
is also fulfilled:
R The engin eis switc hedoff.
R The seat belttongu eis no tins ertedin the
seat beltbuckleofthedr iver's seat andthe
dr iver's door isopened.
R Ther eis asy stem malfunct ion.
R The powe rsupp lyis insuf ficie nt.
R The vehicle isstatio naryfo ra lengt hyper iod.
When theelectr icpar king brak eis applied, the
re d0049 (USA)or0024 (Canada) indicatorlam p
appear sin theins trument cluster.
The electr icpar king brak eis no taut omaticall y
applied ifth eengine isswitc hedoffby theEC O
st ar t/ stop funct ion. Electr
icpar king brak efunction (releasing
aut omat ically)
The electr icpar king brak eis released whenthe
fo llo wing condition sar efulf illed:
R The driver's door isclos ed.
R The engin eis running .
R Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
The transmis sionisin posi tion 005Bor005E and
yo udepr esstheaccelera torpeda lor you
shif tfr om transmission position005Dto005B or
005E when onleve lgr ou nd withth edr iver's
door closed.
R Ifth etransmission isin position 005E,the
tr unk lid mu stbe closed.
R The seat belttongu eis ins ertedint oth eseat
belt buckleofthedr iver's seat.
Ve hicles withaut omatic transmission: ifth eseat
belt tongu eis no tins ertedint oth eseat belt
buc kleofthedr iver's seat, thefo llo wing condi‐
tion smus tbe fulf illed:
R Youshif tfr om transm issionposi tion005D.
R Youha ve prev iousl ydr iven atspeeds grea ter
th an 2mp h(3 km/h). When
theelectr icpar king brak eis released, the
re d0049 (USA)or0024 (Canada) indicatorlam p
in theins trument clustergoes out.
Appl ying/rele asing theelectr icpa rking
br ak ema nuall y
Appl ying 16
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Dep
endingontheve hicle's equipment, thera dar
sensor sar eint egr ated behind thebum pers
and/or behindtheMer cedes star.The ultrason ic
sen sorsar eloc ated inthefront and rear bum p‐
er s. Ke ep these partsfree ofdir t,ice and slush
(/ page368). Thesensor smus tno tbe cov‐
er ed, forex am ple bybicy clerack s, ove rhang ing
loads, sticke rs,fo ilor foils toprotect agains t
st one chipping .Ad dition allicense platebr ac kets
can like wise impair thefunc tion oftheultr asonic
sensor s.In theev ent ofdamag eto thebum pers
or radiat orgrill, orfollo wing acollis ionimpact ing
th ebum persor radiat orgrill, have thefunc tion
of thesensor sch eckedat aqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop. Ifth esensor sar edamag ed,some
dr iving systems anddriving safetysy stems may
no long erfunc tion proper ly. Ov
ervie wof driving systems anddriving
saf etysy stems In
this sect ion, youwill find informa tionab ou t
th efo llo wing drivin gsy stems anddriving safety
sy stems:
R 360° Camer a(/ page208) R
ABS (Anti-loc kBra king System)
(/ page17 1)
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
(/ page 183)
R AIRMATIC (/ page 197)
R ActiveBr ak eAssi st(/ pag e17 5)
R ActiveLa ne Keeping Assist(/ page22 4)
R ATTENTION ASSIST(/ page21 7)
R BAS(Brak eAssis tSys tem) (/ page17 2)
R Hill StartAs sis t(/ page19 5)
R DYNA MIC BODY CONTR OL(/ page19 7)
R EBD (El ectr onicBra keforc eDis tribution)
(/ page17 5)
R ESP ®
(El ectr onicSta bility Program)
(/ page17 2)
R ESP ®
Cr ossw indAssis t(/ page17 5)
R ActiveSpe edLimi tAssi st(/ pag e18 7)
R HOLD functio n(/ page 196)
R STEER CONTR OL(/ page 175)
R ActiveSt eer ing Assis twit hre scue lanefunc‐
tion (/page18 9) R
ActiveEmerg encyStop Assis t(/ page19 3)
R ActivePa rking Assist(/ page21 1)
R Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C(/ pag e20 0)
R Rear vie wcam era(/ page20 6)
R ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi st(/ pag e19 1)
R Cruis econtr ol(/ page 181)
R Blind SpotAssis tand ActiveBli nd Spo tAssi st
wit hex itwa rning (/ page22 1)
R Traf fic Sign Assist(/ pag e21 9) Fu
nction ofABS The
Anti-loc kBr ak eSy stem (ABS )re gulat esthe
br ak epr essur ein critical driving situation s:
R Dur ing braking, e.g.atfull brak eapplication
or insuf ficie nttiretracti on, thewheels are
pr eve nted from lock ing.
R Vehicle steer ability whilebraking isensur ed.
If ABS interve nes when braki ng, youwill feel a
pulsing inthebr ak epedal. Thepulsating brak e
pedal canbeanindicat ionofhazar dous road Dr
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If
th eve hicle deviat esfrom thedir ect ion desir ed
by thedr iver ,ES P®
can stabiliz eth eve hicle by
int erve ning inthefo llo wing ways:
R One ormor ewheels arebr ak ed.
R The engine outputisadap tedaccor dingto
th esituation .
ES P®
is deactiv ated ifth e00BB ESP®
OFF warn‐
ing lam plight sup con tinuousl yin theins trument
clus ter:
R Driving stabilit ywill nolongerbe improve d.
R Crosswind Assistis no long eractiv e.
R The drive wheels couldspin.
R ETS/4 ETStra ction control isstill act ive.
% When ESP®
is deact ivat ed, youar est ill assis‐
te dby ESP ®
wh en braki ng.
If th e00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam pflashes inthe
ins trumen tclus ter,one orseveralve hicle wheels
has reac hed itsgrip limit :
R Adaptyo ur drivin gst yle to suit thecur rent
ro ad and weather condition s. R
Donotdeac tivateES P®
.
R Onlydepr esstheaccelera torpeda las faras
is necessar ywhen pulling away.
Dea ctivateESP ®
in thefo llo wing situat ionsto
im prov etraction :
R When usingsnowch ains .
R Indeep snow .
R Onsand orgrav el.
% Spinn ingthewheels results inacutting
action, whichenhances traction.
If th e00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam plight sup con tinu‐
ousl y,ESP ®
is no tav ailable duetoamalf unction.
Obse rveth efo llo wing informatio n:
R Warning and indic ator lam ps(/ page48 7)
R Disp lay mess ages (/ page439)
ET S/4ET S(Electr onicTractio nSy stem)
ET S/ 4ETS tracti oncontr olispa rtof ESP ®
and
mak esitpossible topull away and accelerat eon
a slippe ryroadw ay. ET
S/4ET Scan improve theve hicle's traction by
int erve ning inthefo llo wing ways:
R The drive wheels arebr ak ed individually if
th ey spin.
R Mor edr ive to rq ue istrans ferred tothewheel
or wheels withtra ction.
Inf luence ofdrive pr og rams onESP®
The drive pr og rams enabl eESP ®
to adap tto dif‐
fe re nt we ather and road con dition sas wellas
th edr iver's prefer reddr iving style. Youcan
sele ctthedr ive pr og rams using theDY NA MIC
SELE CTswitc h(/ page15 2). Dr
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Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gES P®
(E lectr onicSta‐
bil ity Prog ram) Mu
ltimed iasystem:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance 5
ESP
Mer cedes‑AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yno tre cog‐
nize dangers. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion.
ES P®
is deactiv ated ifth e00BB ESP®
OFF warn‐
ing lam plight sup con tinuousl yin theins trument
clus ter.
Obser vetheinf ormation onwarning lam psand
displa ymess ages whic hma ybe sho wninthe
ins trumen tclus ter. Fu
nction ofESP ®
Cr osswind Assist ES
P®
Cr osswind Assistde tects sudde ngu stsof
side wind andhelps thedr iver tokeep theve hi‐
cle inthelane:
R ESP®
Cr osswind Assistis activ eat vehicle
speeds between appr ox.50 mph(8 0km/h) and
125mp h(2 00 km/h) whendr iving
st ra ight ahead orcor ner ing slight ly.
R The vehicle isstabiliz edbymeans ofindivi d‐
ua lbr ak eapp lication onone side. Fu
nction ofEBD (electr onicbrak efo rc edis‐
tr ibut ion) EB
Dis ch aract erize dby thefo llo wing:
R Mon itor ing and regulating thebr ak epr essur e
on there ar wheels .
R Improv ed driving stabilit ywhen brakin g,
espe ciallyon ben ds. Fu
nction ofSTEER CONT ROL ST
EER CONTR OLhelpsyo uby trans mitting a
no tice ablesteer ing forc eto thesteer ing wheel in
th edir ect ion requ ired forve hicle stabiliz ation.
This steer ing recomme ndation isgiv en particu‐
lar lyin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Both right wheels orboth leftwheels areon
a we tor slip pe ry road sur face whe nyo u
br ak e R
The vehicle star ts to skid
Sy stem limit s
ST EER CONTR OLmaybe impa ired orma yno t
fu nctio nin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R ESP®
is deact ivat ed.
R ESP®
is malfun ctionin g.
R The steer ing ismalfunct ioning.
If ES P®
is malfunct ioning,youwill beassis ted
fur ther by theelectr icpo we rst eer ing. Fu
nction ofActiv eBr ak eAs sist Ac
tiveBr ak eAssi stconsi stsof thefo llo wing
func tions:
R Distance warning func tion
R Autonomo usbraki ng func tion
R Situ ation-d epend ent braki ng assist anc e
R Vehicl eswith Drivin gAss istanc ePa ck‐
ag e:Evasi ve Steer ing Assis tand corner ing
func tion Dr
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Ac
tiveBr ak eAssi stcan helpyo uto minimize the
ri sk ofacollision withve hicles, cyclis tsor
pedes trians, orreduce theef fects ofsuch acol li‐
sion .
If Ac tiveBr ak eAssi sthas detected arisk ofcolli‐
sion, awa rning tone sou nds and theL dis‐
ta nce warning lam plight sup intheins trument
clus ter.
If yo udo notre act tothewa rning, autono mous
br akin gcan beinit iated incritic alsituat ions.
In espec iallycritic alsituat ions,Ac tiveBr ak e
Assi stcan initia te aut onomo usbrakin gdir ect ly.
In this case, thewa rning lam pand warning tone
occu rsi mu ltane ously with thebr aking applica‐
tion .
If yo uappl yth ebr ak eyo urself inacr itical situa‐
tio nor appl yth ebr ak edur ing autonomous brak‐
ing, situation -dependen tbr aking assistance
occu rs.The brak epr ess ureincr eases uptomax‐
imum full-sto pbr aking ifnec essar y. If
aut onomous braking orsitua tion-dependent
br aking assistanc ehas occurred, displa y1
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla yand then
aut omaticall ygoes outafte ra shor ttime.
If th eaut onomous braking function orthesitua‐
tion -dependen tbr aking assistance istrig ge red,
additional preve ntiv emea suresfo roccupa nt
pr otect ion (PRE-S AFE®
)ma yalso beinitiat ed. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent caused by
limit eddetection perform anc eof Active
Br ak eAssi st
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stcanno tal wa ys cle arly
ident ifyobje ctsand complextraf fic situ a‐
tions .
In such case s,Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stmight :
R Giveawa rning orbrak ewit hout reason
R Notgiv eawa rning ornotbr ak e #
Alw ayspa ycar eful attention tothetra f‐
fi c situ ation; donotre ly on ActiveBr ak e
Assi stalon e.Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stisonl y
an aid. Thedriver isresponsible for
maint ainingasui table distance tothe
ve hicle infront, vehicle speed andfor
br aking ingood time. #
Beprepar edtobrak eor sw erve ifnec ‐
essar y. %
Ifth esy stem isuna vailable, the00D4 displa y
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
Als oob ser vethesy stem limits ofActiveBr ak e
Assi st. 17
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Situat
ion-dependent braking assistance mayint erve ne atspeeds star ting from appr oxima tely 4mp h(7 km /h)in thefo llo wing situations: Ve
hicl es
tr av eling in
fr ont St
ation ary
ve hicl es Cr
oss ing
ve hicl es Mo
ving
pedes trians St
ation ary
pedes trians Cr
oss ing
cy cli sts Cy
clis tstrave l‐
ing infront St
ation ary
cy cli sts
Ve hicles
wit hout Driv‐
ing Assis‐
ta nce Pack‐
ag e Up
toappr ox.
15 5mp h
(250 km/h) Up
toappr ox.
50 mph
(80 km/ h) No
react ion Uptoappr ox.
37 mph
(60 km/ h) No
react ion Uptoappr ox.
37 mph
(60 km/ h) Up
toappr ox.
50 mph
(80 km/ h) No
react ion
Ve hicles with
Dr iving Assis‐
ta nce Pack‐
ag e Up
toappr ox.
15 5mp h
(250 km/h) Up
toappr ox.
62 mph
(1 00 km/ h) Up
toappr ox.
43 mph
(70 km/ h) Up
toappr ox.
43 mph
(70 km/ h) Up
toappr ox.
43 mph
(70 km/ h) Up
toappr ox.
43 mph
(70 km/ h) Up
toappr ox.
50 mph
(80 km/ h) Up
toappr ox.
43 mph
(70 km/ h) Canceling
abr ak eapp lication ofActiv eBr ak e
As sist
Yo ucan cancelabr ak eapplic ationof Active
Br ak eAssi stat anytim eby :
R Fully depr essin gth eacceler ator pedal or
wit hkic kdo wn.
R Releasing thebr ak epedal. Ac
tiveBr ak eAssi stma ycancel thebr ak eappli‐
cation whenoneofthefo llo wing condition sis
fulf illed:
R Youman euvertoavo idtheobs tacle .
R The reisno long erarisk ofcollision.
R Anobs tacle isno long erdetected infront of
yo ur vehicle. Ev
asiv eSt eer ing Assis t(onl yve hicl eswith
Dr ivin gAss istanc ePa ckag e)
Ev asi ve Steer ing Assis thas thefo llo wing charac‐
te rist ics:
R The ability todetect statio naryor mo ving
pedes trians .
R Assis tance thro ugh powe r-assis tedsteer ing if
it de tects asw erving mane uver. Dr
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