2020 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS WAGON 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 21
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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
1. 0 in (0.3 m)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(/ page21 2). 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 tailg ateis open .
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(/ page38 0).
R Camer as,orvehicle component sin whic h
th ecamer asareins talled, aredamag ed.In
th is event ,ha ve 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 .
The views ofthe360° Camer aar ealw aysav aila‐
ble when drivin gfo rw ards up toaspee dof
appr ox.10 mph(1 6 km/h) andwhen backing
up.
The 360° Camer ais onl yan aid. Itis no ta sub‐
st itut efo 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. 21
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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 Yello wwa rning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRONI C:obs tacles atadis tance of
ap prox imat ely3. 3ft (1.0 m) orless
3 Your vehicle from above
If th edis tance totheobjec tlessens, thecolor of
wa rning displa y2 chang es.From adis tance of ap
prox imat ely2. 0ft (0.6 m)thewa rning displa y
is sho wninorang e.From adis tance ofapprox ‐
imat ely1. 0 ft (0.3 m)thewa rning displa yis
sho wninred.
When Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis oper ational
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.
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(/ page21 2). Dr
iving and parking 21
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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
1. 0 in (0.3 m)from there ar area
4 Markat adis tance ofappr ox.3.3 ft(1.0 m)
% When ActivePa rking Assistis act ive, the
lane markingsaredispla yedin green. The
guide linesinthemultimedia system dis‐
pla ysho wthedis tances toyour vehicle. The
dis tances onlyapply 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 er eis no oper ational readin ess, thefo llo wing
mess ageappear sin themedia display: 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 tailg ateis open .
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.
R Ifcamera sor vehicle component sin whic h
th ecamer asareins talled aredamag ed.In 220
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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.
Do notuse the360° Camer aunder suchcir cum‐
st anc es.Youco uld other wise injureot her sor
collide withobject swhen parking ormaneuv er‐
ing theve hicle.
On vehicles withheight-adjus table suspension or
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
(/ page380).
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 ofup to
appr oximat ely22 mph(35 km/h). Whenallthe
condi tions areful filled, thec symbol appears
in themultifunc tiondispla yand thesy stem auto‐
maticall ysear ches forand measu respar king
spaces onboth sides oftheve hicle parallel and
per pendicular tothedir ect ion oftra vel.If Ac tive
Pa rking Assistis act ivat ed, suitable parking
spaces aredispla yedin themultimedia system. Dr
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The
ë symbol appearsin themultifunc tion
displa y.The arro ws sho won whic hside ofthe
ro ad free par kingspac esareloc ated.
The parkingspac eand, ifnec essar y,thepar king
dir ect ion can beselect edasdesir ed.Active
Pa rking Assistcalc ulatesasuit able vehicle path
and assis tsyouin par kingand exitin gth epar k‐
ing space.
Ac tivePa rking Assistch ang esgear,acc elerat es,
br ak es and steer sth eve 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 Youdeac tivatePa rking AssistPA RK TRONI C.
R Youdeac tivateAc tivePa rking Assist.
R Youbegin steer ing.
R Youappl yth epar king brak e. R
Youen gage 005D.
R ESP ®
int erve nes.
R Youopen theta ilg ate.
Sy stem limita tionsofActiv ePa rking Assis t
Obje ctslocat edabo veorbelo wthede tection
ra ng eof ActivePa rking Assistar eno tde tected
whe nth epar king space isbeing measur ed.
These arealso notta ke nint oacco untwhen the
par kingmaneuv eriscalculat ed,e.g. overhang ing
loads, overhang sor loadin gra mp sof truc ks or
th eboundar iesofpar king spaces. Insome cir‐
cums tances, ActivePa rking Assistma yth er efor e
guide youint oth epar king space 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 Ifyo uar edr ivin gin extreme weather condi‐
tio ns suc has ice ,pac kedsno wor inhea vy
ra in.
R Ifyo uar etranspo rting aload that protru des
be yond theve hicle.
R Ifth epar king space ison ast eep downhill or
uphill gradient.
R Ifyo uha ve installed snowch ains . 222
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