2020 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA sensor

Ac
tiv eDi stance AssistDI ST RO NIC Fu
nction ofActiv eDi stance Assist
DI ST RO NIC Ac
tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cma intains the
se tspeed onfree-f lowing roads. Ifve hicles in
fr ont arede tected, these tdis tance ismai n‐
ta ined, ifnec essar y,unt ilth eve hicle comes toa
halt. Thevehicle acceler ates orbrak es depend‐
ing onthedis tance totheve hicle infront and
th ese tspeed. Thespeed anddistance tothe
ve hicle infront arese tand save don thesteer ing
wheel onvehicles without theDr iving Assistance
Pa ckag e, inthera ng ebe twee n15 mp h
(20 km/ h)and 120mp h(200 km/h) and,on ve
hicles withth eDr iving Assistance Packag e, in
th era ng ebe twee n15 mp h(20 km/h) and
13 0mp h(210 km/h) .
Ot her featur esofActiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI C:
R Adjus tsthedr iving style depending onthe
select eddrive pr ogr am (fuel efficie nt, com‐
fo rtable ordynam ic)(/ page13 9)
R Vehicl eswith Drivin gAss istanc ePa ck‐
ag e:react sto statio naryve hicles detected in
urb anspe edrang es (exc ep tbicy cles and
mo torcyc les)
R Initiates acc eler ation tothestor ed speed if
th etur nsignal indicat orisswitc hedonto
ch ang eto theove rtakin glane
R Vehicl eswith Drivin gAss istanc ePa ck‐
ag e:take sone-sided overtakin gre strictions
int oacco untonhighwaysor on multi-lane
ro ads withsepar atero adw ays(countr y-
dependen t)
Ve hicl eswith Activ ePa rking Assis tand Driv‐
ing Assis tance Packag e:ifth eve hicle has
been brak ed toast ands tillon mult i-lane,sepa‐ ra
te roadw aysby ActiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI C,itcan automatical lyfollo wtheve hi‐
cle infront driving offag ain within 30seconds. If
a cr itical situation isde tected whe ndr ivi ng off,a
vis ualand acoustic warning isgiv en indic ating
th at thedr iver mus tno wtake contr olof theve hi‐
cle. The vehicle isno tacceler ated anyfur ther.
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis only anaid.
The driver isresponsible forke eping asaf edis‐
ta nce totheve hicle infront, forve hicle speed
and forbr aking ingood time.
Sy stem limit s
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Insno w,rain, fog, hea vyspr ay,if th er eis
gl ar e, indir ect sunlight oringrea tly varying
ambien tlight .
R The windsh ieldinthear ea ofthecamer ais
dir ty,fo gg ed up, damag edorcovered.
R Ifth era dar sensor sar edir tyor covered.
R Inpar kingga rage sor on roads withsteep
uphill ordownhill gradients. Dr
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R
The transmission isin position 005B.
R The driver's door isclosed.
R Chec kof thera dar sensor system has been
success fullycompleted.
R Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis no tbein g
used topar kth eve hicle ortoexitfrom a
par kingspace.
R The vehicle does notskid. Deactiv
atingActiv eDi stance Assist
DI ST RO NIC : #
Press button 1.
Ac tiv atin gAc tiv eDi stance AssistDI ST RO NIC #
Toactiv atewi thout ast or ed speed :pr ess
ro ck er switc h3 up(SET +)or down (SET -), or
press rock er switc h4 up(RES). Remo ve
yo ur foot from theacceler ator pedal.
The current spe edisstor ed and maint ained
by theve hicle.
or #
Toactiv atewi th ast or ed speed :pr ess
ro ck er switc h4 up(RES). Remo veyour foot
fr om theacceler ator pedal.
% Bypressing rock er switc h4 upagain, the
speed limitation shownintheins trument
clus terwil lbe ado ptedby ActiveDis tance
Assi stDIS TRONI Cor variable limiter. #
Toacc eptth edisp laye dspe edrestriction
when Activ eDi stance AssistDI ST RO NIC
is ac tiv e:press rock er switc h4 up(RES).
The speed limitdispla yedin theins trument
clus teris ado ptedas thestor ed speed. The
ve hicle adaptsits speed tothat oftheve hicle
in front, butonlyup tothestor ed speed. Dr
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The
system mayalso beimpair edorma yno t
func tion inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R The sensorsin there ar bum peraredir ty,
damag edorcoveredby ast icke ror ice and
sno w,forex am ple.
R The exterior lighting showsafa ult.
% The ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi stsensor s
adjus taut omaticall ywhile acer tain dis tance
is be ing driven afte rth eve hicle hasbeen
deliv ered. ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi stis
una vailable oronl ypar tiall yav ailable during
th is teac h-in proce ss;noarro w appear sne xt
to theØ ActiveSt eer ing Assis tsymbol
when thetur nsignal indicat orisactiv ated.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gAc tiv eLan eCha nge
As sist
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Assist ance
5 Act ive Lane Change Assist #
Activateor deacti vate thefunc tion.
Fu nction ofActiv eEme rgency Stop Assis t
If th edr iver con tinuall yignor esthevisual or
acous ticwarning toput their hands onthesteer‐ ing
wheel, theBeginn ingEmer gencySt op mes‐
sag eappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.Ifth e
dr iver still does notre spond, ActiveDis tance
Assi stDIS TRONI Creduces thespeed. Thevehi‐
cle isdeceler ated instag es toast ands till.
De pen dingon thecount ry,at speeds below
40 mph(60 km/h) thehazar dwa rning light s
switc hon aut omat ically.
When theve hicle isstatio nary,thefo llo wing
act ions arecar ried out :
R The vehicle issecur edwithth eelectr icpar k‐
ing brak e
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis end ed
R The vehicle isunloc ked
R Ifpossib le,an emer gency callis place dto
th eMer cedes- Benzemergency callcent er
The driver can cance lth edeceler ationatany
time byper form ing one ofthefo llo wing actions :
R Steer ing
R Braking oracceler ating
R Pressing ast eer ing-wheel button
R Oper ating Touc hCon trol R
Activati ng ordeacti vating ActiveDis tance
Assi stDIS TRONI C Ov
erview ofActiv eDi stance Assist
DI ST RO NIC displa ysintheins trum ent clus‐
te r The
assis tance grap hicand thest atus displa y
sho wthest atus ofthefo llo wing functionsin the
ins trumen tclus ter:
R ActiveDis tan ceAssi stDIS TRONI C
R Route-based speedadap tatio n
R ActiveSt eer ing Assis t Dr
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R
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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Ve
hicles withAc tivePa rking Assistand a360 °
Camer a
If Ac tivePa rking Assistis deact ivat ed and an
obs tacle isde tected inthepat hof theve hicle, a
pop-up windowforPa rking AssistPA RK TRONI C
1 appear sin themultimedia system atspeeds
belo w6mp h(1 0 km/h).
The color oftheindividual segmentsof thewa rn‐
ing displa yis based 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
Displa yof Activ ePa rking Assis tPA RK TRONI C
in the Head-u pDi spla y Op
tiona lly,obs tacle sde tected byActivePa rking
Ass istPA RK TRONI Cfrom adis tance ofapprox ‐
imat ely3. 3ft (1.0 m) infront 2and 2.0ft
(0.6 m)onthesides 3can also bedispla yedin
th eHead-up Display. Sy
stem limit s
Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cdoes notne cessa‐
ri ly take intoacc ount thefo llo wing obstacle s:
R Obs tacle sbel ow thede tection rang e, e.g .
pe rsons, animals orobject s.
R Obs tacle sab oveth ede tection rang e, e.g .
ove rhang ingloads, overhang sor loadin g
ra mp sof truc ks.
The sensor smus tbe free ofdir t,ice and slush.
Ot her wise, they ma yno tfunction correctly .
Cl ea nth esensor sre gular ly,ta king careno tto
scr atc hor damag eth em. Dr
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Pr
oblem
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
bol appear sin themultifunc tiondis‐
pla y.
Re ar segm ents1 orall-r oundseg‐
men ts2 light upred. At thesame
time, awa rning tone sou nds for
appr oximat elytw oseco ndseverytim e
th eve hicle isstar ted. The é symbol
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y. The
sensor sar edir ty. #
Clean thesensor sand obser vetheno teson car eof vehicle parts(/ page396).
Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Chas been deactiva teddue toamalf unction. #
Startth eve hicle again. #
Ifth epr oblem persists, con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Fu
nction ofthepa ssiv eside impact protec‐
tion
Pa ssiv eside impact protect ion isan additional
Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cfun ction whic h
wa rnsth edr iver about obstacle sat theside of
th eve hicle. Awa rning isissued whenobstacle s
ar ede tected between thefront and rear detec‐
tion rang e. In orde rfo ran object ontheside to
be detected, thesensor sin thefront and rear
bum permus tfirs tde tect theobjec twhile you
ar edr ivin gpas tit. Dur
ing thepar king procedur eor maneuv ering,
objec tsarede tected astheve hicle drives pas t.
If yo usteer inthedir ect ion ofade tected obs ta‐
cle and ther eis arisk ofalat eral collision, a
wa rning isissued. Thesegme ntson thesides
light upyello wor red, dependin gon thedis tance
to theobs tacle . Seg
ment colordepe ndingon distan ce
Co lor Lateral dis tan ce
Ye llo wA pprox.1. 0 -2.0 ft
(30 -60 cm)
Re dA pprox.< 1.0 ft
(30 cm) In
order forlat eral front orrear segm entsto be
displa yed, theve hicle mustfirs ttr ave la dis tance
of at leas tha lfof theve hicle length.Once the
ve hicle hastrave led thelengt hof theve hicle, all Dr
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of
thelat eral front and rear segm entscan bedis‐
pla yed. Pa
rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cdisp lay: vehicles
wit hout a360° Camer a
1 Oper ational front and rear
2 Operation alfron t,re ar and sides
3 Obstacle detected atthefront right (yello w)
and rear (red) Pa
rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cdisp lay: vehicles
wit ha360° Camer a
1 Oper ational front and rear
2 Operation alfron t,re ar and sides
3 Obstacle sde tected atthefront right (red)
Sa vedobs tacle son thesides aredele tedin the
fo llo wing situat ions,fo rex am ple:
R Youpar kth eve hicle andswitc hof fth eigni‐
tion .
R Youopen thedoor s.
Af terth eengine isrestar ted, obs tacle son the
sides mustbe detected again bef oreane w
wa rning can beissued. Sy
stem limit s
The system limits forPa rking Assist
PA RK TRONI Cappl yto passiv eside impact pro‐
te ction.
The follo wing objectsar eno tde tected, forex am‐
ple:
R Pedes trians who approachth eve hicle from
th eside
R Objec tsplaced next to theve hicle
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gPa rking Assis t
PA RK TRONI C
* NO
TERisk ofan acci dent from objects
at clo serang e Pa
rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cma yno tde tect
cer tain obje ctsat clos era ng e. #
Whe npa rking ormane uvering theve hi‐
cle, paypar ticular attention toany
obj ect swhic har eabo veorbelo wthe
sensor s,e.g. flowe rpo ts or draw bar s.
The vehicle orother objects couldoth‐
er wise bedamag ed. 19
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Ve
hicl eswith Blind SpotAss ist: Cr oss Traf fic
Ale rtcan warndriver sof anycr ossing traffic
when backingup out ofapar kingspace. The
ra dar sensor sin thebum peralso monit orthe
ar ea adjac enttotheve hicle. Ifacr itical situation
is de tected, symbo l1 appea rsinthemedia dis‐
pla y.Ifth edr iver does notre spond tothewa rn‐
ing, theve hicle's brak es can beappli edaut omat‐
ically .
If th era dar sensor sar eobs truct edbyvehicles
or other object s,de tection isno tpos sible.
Cr oss Traf fic Aler tis acti veund erthefo llo wing
con dition s:
R IfBlin dSpo tAss istis act ivat ed. R
Ifth eve hicle isbac king upatwa lkin gpace.
R Ifth emaneuv ering assis tant func tionis acti ‐
va tedin themultimedia system.
Sy stem limit s
Cr oss Traf fic Aler tis no tav ailable onincline s.
% Alsoobse rveth esy stem limits ofActive
Bli nd Spo tAssi st(/ pag e209).
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gmane uveringass is‐
ta nc e
Mu ltimed iasystem:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Assist ance
5 Camera &Parkin g #
Switc hManeuverin gAssist anceonoroff.
% Maneuv ering assis tance mustbe activ efo r
th efunc tion ofDrive Aw ayAssi st
( / pag e204). AT
TENTI ONASSIST Fu
nction ofATTENTI ONASSIST
AT TENTION ASSISTassis tsyouon long,mon oto‐
nous journeys,e.g. onhighw aysand trunk roads.
If AT TENTION ASSISTde tects indicatorsof fati‐ gu
eor incr easing laps es inconce ntration onthe
par tof thedr iver ,it sugg ests taking abr ea k.
AT TENTION ASSISTis onl yan aid. Itcann ot
alw aysde tect fatig ue orlaps es inconce ntration
in tim e.The system isno ta subs titutefo ra we ll-
re sted and attent ive dr iver .On long journeys,
ta ke regular break sin good timethat allo wfor
adeq uatere cup erati on.
Yo ucan choose between twose ttings:
R Standar d:nor mal system sensit ivity.
R Sensitiv e:higher system sensit ivity.The
dr iver iswa rned ear lier and theatt ent ion
le ve lde tected byATTENTION ASSISTis adap‐
te daccor dingly.
If dr ow siness orincr easing lapsesinconcen tra‐
tion arede tected, theATTE NTION ASSIS T:Take
a Break !wa rning appear sin theIns trument Dis‐
pla y.Yo ucan ackn ow ledg eth emessag eand
tak eabr eak wher eneces sary.Ifyo udo notta ke
a br eak and ATTENTION ASSISTcont inues to
de tect incr easing lapse sin concentr ation, you
will bewarned again afte ra minimu mof
15 minut es. Dr
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