2020 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA COUPE ESP

adop
tionof thespeed limit,aredispla yedin the
contr olfeedbac kof themultifunc tiondispla yon
a sing leline.
Ac tiv eSte ering Assis tst atus displa y 1
Gray steer ing wheel: ActiveSt eer ing Assis t
switc hedonand passiv e
2 Green steer ing wheel: ActiveSt eer ing Assis t
switc hedonand activ e
3 Flashing steer ing wheel: prom pttothedr iver
to act ivel ycon firm ortransition from activ e
to passiv est atus ,sy stem limits detected
Dur ing thetransition from activ eto passiv est a‐
tus ,symbo l3 issho wnasenl arge dand flash‐ ing
.On ce thesy stem ispassiv e,symbol 1is
sho wnasgray inthemultifunc tiondispla y. Fu
nction ofHill StartAss ist Hill
StartAs sis tholds theve hicle fora shor t
time when pulling away on ahill under thefo l‐
lo wing condition s:
R Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
The transmis sionisin posi tion 005Bor005E.
R The electricpar king brak eis released.
This gives youen ough timeto mo veyour foot
fr om thebr ak epedal totheaccelera torpeda l
and depr essitbef oreth eve hicle begins toroll
aw ay. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due totheve hicle rolling away
Af tera shor ttime, HillStartAs sis tno longer
holds theve hicle anditcan rollaw ay. #
Ther efor e, swif tly mo veyour foot from
th ebr ak epedal totheacceler ator pedal.
Neveratt em pttolea vetheve hi‐
cle ifit is being heldbyHillSt artAs sis t. HOLD
functi on HOLD
functi on
The HOL Dfun ction holds theve hicle atast and‐
st ill wit hout requ iring youto depr essthebr ak e
pedal, e.g.while waitin gin traf fic.
The HOLD functionisonly anaid. The responsi‐
bility forth eve hicle safely standi ngstill remains
wit hth edr iver .
Sy stem limit s
The HOL Dfun ction isonl yint end edtoprov ide
assis tance when drivi ng and isno ta su fficien t
mean sof saf eguar dingtheve hicle agains tro lling
aw ay when statio nary.
R The incline mustno tbe great erthan 30%. Dr
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The vehicle issecur edwithth eelectr icpar k‐
ing brak e.
In thefo llo wing situat ions,th eve hicle isheld by
tr ans missi on positio n005D and /or bytheelectr ic
par king brak e:
R The seat beltisunf astened andthedr iver's
door isopened.
R The vehicle isswitc hedoff.
R Ther eis amalfunction inthesy stem orthe
po we rsupp lyis insuf ficie nt. St
art-of fassi st Fu
nction ofstar t-of fassi st
St art-of fassis tenab lesoptim alvehicle acceler a‐
tion from ast ands till.Fo rth is, asuit ablyhigh-
gr ip road sur face isrequ ired, thetir es and vehi‐
cle mus talso beingood condition.
Do notactiv atest ar t-of fassis ton public roads.
Be sureto obser vethesaf etyno tesand informa‐
tion onESP ®
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tiv atin gthe star t-of fassi st &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding and having
an acci dent from whe elsspi nning
Whe nyo uuse star t-of fassis t,ind ividual
wheels couldspin andyouco uld lose contro l
of theve hicle.
If ESP ®
is deactiv ated, ther eis arisk ofskid‐
ding andaccident! #
Mak esur eth at no per son sor obs tacles
ar ein theclose vicinit yof your vehicle. #
Deactiv atingESP®
(/ page16 3). #
Movethesteer ing wheel tothest ra ight -
ahead position. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal firm lywith your left
fo ot and keep itdepr essed. #
Engage the005B drive position (/page14 4). #
Select thespor tiestav ailable drive pr ogram
B orC(/ page14 0). #
Rapidl ydepr esstheacceler ator pedal fully. #
Take your foot offth ebr ak e, but keep the
acc elerat orpedal depresse d.
The vehicle pullsaway atmax imum acceler a‐
tio n. #
Swit chon ESP ®
once theaccelera tionproce‐
dur eis com plete.ESP ®
wi llot her wise notbe
able tostabiliz eth eve hicle ifth eve hicle
st ar ts to skid orawheel star ts to spin.
Cancel ingstar t-of fassi st #
Remo veyour foot from theacceler ator pedal. #
React ivat eth eES P®
. Fu
nction ofada ptive dam ping adjustm ent Suspen
sionwithadap tivedam ping adjus tment
con tinuously adjuststhech aract eristic sof the
suspension dampersto thecur rent operati ng
and drivi ng cond itions.
The damp ing issetindiv iduall yfo reac hwhee l
and isaffect ed bythefo llo wing fact or s:
R The road sur face condi tions
R Vehicle load
R The drive pr ogr am select ed Dr
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The driving style
The drive pr ogr am can beadjus tedusing the
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h. Pa
rking Assis tPA RK TRONI C Fu
nction ofParking Assis tPA RK TRONI C Pa
rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis an elec tron ic
par kingassi stanc esy stem withultr asound. It
monit orsth ear ea around your vehicle using mul‐
tiple sensor s1 onthefront bum perand onthe
re ar bum per.Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Csho ws
yo uth edis tance betwee nyo ur vehicle anda
de tected obs tacle visually and audibly . Pa
rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis on lyan aid. Itis
no ta subs titutefo ryo ur att entio nto thesur‐
ro und ings.The responsibili tyforsaf emaneu ver‐
ing and parking remains withyo u. Mak esur e
th at ther ear eno per sons, animals orobjec tsin
th emaneuv ering area while maneuv ering and
par king in/exitingpar king spaces.
In thest andar dse tting ,an intermit tent wa rning
to ne sou nds from adi st anc eof appr oximat ely
1. 0 ft (0.3 m)toan obs tacle infront and approx ‐
imat ely3. 3ft (1.0 m) toan obs tacle beh ind. A
continu ouswa rning tone sou nds from adi st anc e
of appr oximat ely0. 7ft (0.2 m).Using theWarn
Early AllAroun dse tting inthemultimedia sys‐
te m, thewa rning tones forfr ont and side impact
pr otect ion can besetto sound atagr eat erdis‐
ta nce ofapprox imat ely3. 3ft (1.0 m) infront and
2.0 ft(0.6 m)onthesides (/page19 3).
% TheWar nEarl yAll Arou ndsetting isalwa ys
act ive in there ar oftheve hicle.
If Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis deac tiva ted,
Ac tivePa rking Assistis una vailable. Pa
rking Assis tPA RK TRONI Cdispl ayinthe
mu ltim edia system Ve
hicles withAc tivePa rking Assistwit hout a
360 °Camer a 18
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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.
Depe ndingon theve hicle equipment, youcan
sele ctfrom 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 wguide lineatadis tance ofapprox ‐
imat ely3. 3ft (1.0 m) from there ar area
3 Yello wlane markingth ecour sethetir es will
ta ke atthecur rent steer ing wheel angle
(dynamic)
4 Bum per
5 Redguide lineatadis tance ofapprox imat ely
1. 0 in (0.3 m)from there ar area Wi
de-ang levie w
Ve hicl eswith Activ ePa rking Assis t
The follo wing camera views areav ailable inthe
multime diasystem: 19
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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.
% 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
(/ page396). Selecting
avie wforthe 360° Camer a #
Eng agere ve rsege ar. #
Select thedesir edviewin themultimedia
sy stem (/ page19 6).
Op eni ng thecam eraco verof the rear vie w
camer a
Mul timedi asy stem:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Assist ance
5 Camera &Parkin g #
Select OpenCamera Cover.
% The camer aco vercloses automatical lyafte r
some timeorafte ran ignitio ncy cle. 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‐
lel and perpendicular parking spaces 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. Dr
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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,or theboundar 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 . Do
notuse ActivePa 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.the
fo llo wing:
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 av el in 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. 200
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Ac
tivePa rking Assistwill notassis tyo uwit h
par kingspac espar allel oratright anglestothe
dir ect ion oftrav el in 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
% Depen dingontheve hicle's equipment, the
butt onmayalso belocat edatadif fere nt
po sitio nin thecent ercon sole. #
Press butt on1. The
media displaysho wsthevie wof ActivePa rk‐
ing Assist. Ar ea 2 displa ysdetected parking
spaces 4and vehicle path3.
% Vehicle path3 shownonthemedia display
ma ydif ferfr om theactual vehicle path. #
Ifyo uha ve driven pas ta par kingspace: bring
th eve hicle toast ands till. #
Select desir edpar kingspac e4. #
Wher enec essar y,select thepar king direc‐
tion :fo rw ards orreve rse.
Ve hicle path3 issho wn, depending on
select edpar king space 4and thepar king
dir ect ion. Dr
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Con firm select edpar king space 4.
% The turnsignal indicat orisswitc hedonaut o‐
matically whenthepar king procedur e
begins. Theturnsignal indicat orisswitc hed
of faut omaticall ywhen youswit chto005B .
Yo uar ere sponsible forsele cting thetur nsignal
indicat orinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi ‐
tions .If neces sary,select thetur nsignal indica‐
to raccor dingly. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto vehi‐
cle swinging outwhile parking orpulli ng
out ofapar king space
While parking orexitin gapar kingspace, the
ve hicle swings outand candrive ont oar eas
of theonc oming lane.
This could cause youto coll ide wi th object s
or other road user s. #
Payatt ention toobject sand other road
user s. #
Wher enec essar y,stop theve hicle or
cancel thepar king procedur ewit h
Ac tivePa rking Assist. #
If,forex am ple, thePlease Engage Reverse
Gear messag eappear sin themedia display:
select thecor responding transmission posi‐
tion.
Ve hicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
The vehicle drives intoth eselect edpar king
space.
On com pletion ofthepar king procedur e,the
Parking AssistFinished, TakeContr olof Vehicle
displa ymessag eappear s.Fu rther maneuv ering
ma yst ill be nec essar y. #
Aftercom pletion ofthepar king procedur e,
saf eguar dth eve hicle agains tro lling away.
When requ ired bylegalrequ iremen tsor local
con dition s:tur nth ewheels towa rdsth ecurb.
% Youcan stop theve hicle andchang eth e
tr ans missi on positio ndu ring thepar king pro‐
cedur e.The system then calculat esane w
ve hicle path.The parking procedur ecan
th en be con tinued. Ifno newvehicle pathis
av ailable, thetransmission positionwillbe
ch ang edagain. Ifth eve hicle hasnotye t
re ac hed thepar king space, thepar king pro‐ cedur
ewill becanc eled, should age ar be
ch ang ed.
Exit ingapa rking spacewit hAc tiv ePa rking
Assis t
Re quirement s:
R The vehicle hasbeen parkedwit hAc tive
Pa rking Assist.
% Depe ndingon theve hicle's equipment, the
butt onmayalso belocat edatadif fere nt
po sitio nin thecent ercon sole.
Please note that youar ere sponsible forth eve hi‐
cle and surround ingsdur ing theent ire par king
pr ocedur e. #
Startth eve hicle. 202
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