Once
youhave exited theparking spacecom-
pletely, thesteering wheelismoved tothe
straight-ahead position.Youhear atone and
the Active Parking AssistFinished Active
Parking AssistFinished mes-
sage appea rson the multifunction display.You
will then have tosteer andmerge intotraffic
on your own. Active Parking Assistisstill avail -
able. Youcantake overthesteering beforethe
vehicle hasexited theparking spacecom-
pletely. Thisisuseful ,for example whenyou
recognize thatitis alrea dypossible topull out
of the parking space.
Cance lingActive Parking Assist X
Stop themovement ofthe multifunction
steering wheelorsteer yoursel f.
Act ive Parking Assistwillbecanceled at
once. TheActive Parking AssistCan‐ Active
Parking AssistCan‐
celed celed
message appearsinthe multifunction
displa y.
or X Press thePARKTRONIC button
(Y page 173).
Act ive Parking Assistisswitched offand
Act ive Parking Assistisimmediately can-
celed. TheActive Parking AssistCan‐ Active
Parking AssistCan‐
celed celed
message appearsinthe multifunction
displa y.
Act ive Parking Assistiscanceled automaticall y
if:
R the electric parking brakeisengaged
R transmission position005Disselected
R parking usingActive Parking Assistisno
longer possible
R you aredriving fasterthan6mph (10km/h )
R awheel spins,ESP®
intervenes orfails. In
such cases the00E5 warning lamplights up
in the instrument cluster
A warning tonesounds. Theparking symbol
disapp earsandthemultifunction display
shows theActive Parking AssistCan‐ Active
Parking AssistCan‐
celed celed
message.
When Active Parking Assistiscanceled, you
must steer andbrake againyoursel f.
If asystem malfunction occurs,thevehicle is
braked toastandstill. Todrive on,depress the
accelerator again. Rear
view camera
General notes Rear
viewcamera 0043isan optical parking and
maneuvering aid.Itshows thearea behind
your vehicle withguide linesinthe multimedia
system display.
The area behind thevehicle isdispla yedasa
mirror image, asinthe rear view mirror.
Observe thenotes oncleaning (Ypage 284).
i The
text shown inthe multimedia system
displa ydepends onthe langua gesetting.
The followi ngare examples ofrear view
camera messages inthe multimedia system
displa y.
Importa ntsafety notes The
rear view camera isonly anaid. Itis not a
replacement foryour attent iontoyour immedi-
ate surroundings. Youarealwa ysresponsible
for safe maneuvering andparking. Makesure
that there arenopersons, animalsorobjects
in the maneuvering areawhen youaremaneu-
vering orparking.
Under thefollowi ngcircumstances, therear
view camera willnotfunction, orwill function
in alimited manner:
R ifthe tailgate isopen
R in heavy rain,snow orfog
R at night orinvery dark places
R ifthe camera isexposed tovery bright light
R ifthe area islit by fluorescent bulbsorLED
lighting (thedispla ymay flicker)
R ifthere isasudden changeintemperature,
e.g. when driving intoaheated garagein
winter 178
Driving
systemsDriving andparking
R
ifthe camer alens isdirt yor obst ructed.
Obser vethe noteson clean ing
(Y page 284)
R ifthe rear ofyour vehic leisdamaged. Inthis
case, havethecamer aposit ionand setting
chec kedataqualified specialist workshop.
The field ofvision andotherfunc tionsof the
rear view camer amay berest ricteddue to
addition alacc essor iesonthe rear ofthe vehi-
cle (e.g. licenseplate holder ,rear bicyc le
rack ).
i The
contrast ofthe display maybeaffec -
ted bythe sudden presenceof sunligh tor
oth erlight sourc es,e.g. when exitinga
garage. Payparticular attent ion inthis situa-
tion .
i If
usability issever elyrest ricted, e.g. due
to pixel errors,have thedisplay repairedor
replac ed.
Activa ting/d eactivating therea rview
cam era X
To acti vate:make surethattheSmar tKey
is in posit ion0048inthe ignit ionlock .
X Make surethattheActi vationbyRgear Acti
vationbyRgear
func tion isselec tedinthe multim ediasys-
tem ;see theDigit alOperat or'sManual.
X En gage reversegear.
The area behin dthe vehic leisshown with
guide linesinthe multim ediasystemdis-
play.
The image fromthe rear view camer ais
available throughout themane uverin gproc -
ess.
To deact ivate:the rear view camer adeact i-
vate sif you shift thetransm ission to005D or
aft erdrivin gfor wards ashor tdist ance.
The innersegme ntsof the warnin gindic ator
are displayed inred ifthe reisacom plete sys-
tem failure. Theindic atorlamp inthe
PARK TRONIC buttonlight sup.
If the syst emfails atthe rear ofthe vehic le:
R the rear segme ntsare shown inred when
back ingup.
R the rear segme ntsare hidden whendriving
for wards. Messa
gesinthemu ltim edia system
disp lay The
rear view camer amay show adist orted
view ofobst acles, showtheminc orre ctly or
not atall. The rear view camer adoes notshow
obje ctsin the followin gposit ions:
R very closeto the rear bumper
R under therear bumper
R in the area immed iatelyabove thetailgat e
handle
! Obj
ectsnot atgroun dlevel mayappear to
be furt her away thantheyact ually are,e.g.:
R the bumper ofapark edvehic le
R the drawbar ofatrailer
R the ball couplin gof atrailer towhitch
R the rear sectionofan HGV
R aslant edpost
Use theguideline sonly fororien tation.
Appr oach objectsno furt her than thebot-
tom -most guideline . 0043
Yellow guidelineatadist anceof approx -
imate ly13 ft(4. 0m) fromthe rear ofthe
vehic le
0044 Whit eguide linewitho utste erin ginput –
vehic lewidth including theexterior mirrors
(st atic )
0087 Yellow guidelineforthe vehic lewidth
inc luding theexterior mirrors, atthe cur-
ren tste erin gwheel angle(dynamic )
0085 Yellow lanemark ingthe cour sethe tires
will takeat the curr entsteerin gwheel
angle (dynamic ) Driving
systems
179Driving andparking Z
0083
Yellow guidelineatadistan ceofapprox -
imate ly3ft (1. 0m) from therear ofthe
vehic le
0084 Vehic lecen teraxle (mark erassist ance)
006B Bumper
006C Red guide lineatadistan ceofapprox -
imate ly12 in(0. 30 m)from therear ofthe
vehic le 0043
Frontwarnin gdisplay
0044 Addit ional measurem entoperat ionalreadi-
ness indicatorforPark ingAssist
PARKT RONIC
0087 Rear warnin gdisplay
When ParkingAssistPARKT RONIC isopera-
tion al(Y page 173),addition almeasurem ent
operat ionalreadin essindic ator0044appears in
the multim ediasyste mdisplay. Ifthe Park ing
Ass istPARKT RONIC warningdisplays are
act ive orlight up,warnin gdisplays 0043and 0087
are also active orlight upcor respon dinglyin
the multim ediasyste mdisplay. "Rever
separking" funct ion Ba
cking upstraight intoapa rking space
withou tsteer inginpu t 0043
Whit eguide linewithout steerin ginput –
vehic lewidth including theexterior mirrors
(stat ic)
0044 Yellow guidelineforthe vehic lewidth
inc luding theexterior mirrors, atthe cur-
ren tste erin gwheel angle(dynamic )
0087 Yellow guidelineatadistan ceofapprox -
imate ly3ft (1. 0m) from therear area
0085 Red guide lineatadistan ceofapprox -
imate ly12 in(0. 30 m)from therear area
X Make surethattherear view camer ais
switc hedon(Ypage 179).
The lane andtheguide linesareshown .
X With thehelp ofwhite guide line0043,chec k
wheth erthe vehic lewill fitintothe park ing
space.
X Usin gwhite guide line0043asaguide, care-
fully back upunt ilyou reach theend posi-
tion .
Red guide line0085isthe nat the end ofthe
park ingspace. Thevehic leisalmost parallel
in the park ingspace. 180
Driving
systemsDriving andparking
Wide-ang
lefuncti on 0043
Symbo lfor the wide-angl eview function
0044 You rvehicl e
0087 Parki ngAssist PARKTR ONICwarning dis-
pla ys
Select thisview whenyou aredrivi ngout ofan
exit and theview ofcrossing trafficisrestric-
ted, forexamp le. 360
°camera
Gene ralnote s The
360° camera isasyste mconsisting of
four camera s.
The syste mprocess esima ges from thefollow-
ing camera s:
R Rea rview camera
R Front camera
R Two camera sin the exterior rearview mir-
rors
The camera scover theimmed iatesurro und-
ings ofthe vehicl e.The syste msup ports you,
e.g. when parkingorifvisi onisrestricted atan
exit.
The 360° camera images can beshow nin full
screen modeorinsix diffe rent split-screen
view son the COMAND display.A spli t-screen
view alsoinclu desatop view ofthe vehicl e.
This view iscalcu latedfrom thedata supplied
by the instal ledcamera s(virtu alcamera ).
The sixspli t-screen viewsare:
R Top view andpicture fromtherear view
camera (130°viewingangl e)
R Top view andpicture fromthefront camera
(wi thout displaying the maximu msteering
whee langl e)
R Top view andenlarged rearview R
Top view andenlarged front view
R Top view andrear-vi ewima ges from the
exterior mirrorcamera s(rea rwhe elview )
R Top view andforwa rd-view images from the
exterior mirrorcamera s(front wheelview )
When thefunction isactive andyoushift the
transmiss ionfrom position 005Bor005E to005C,
you seetheprevi ousview inthe COMAND dis-
pla y.The dyna micguidel ines arehidd en.
When youshift betwe entransmiss ionposi -
tions 005Band 005E,you seetheprevi ouslysele c-
ted front orrear view.
Important safetynotes The
360° camera isonly anaid.It is not a
repl aceme ntfor you rattention toyou rimmed i-
ate surro undings. Youarealwaysrespo nsible
for safe maneu veringandparki ng.Make sure
that there arenoperso ns,anima lsor objects
in the maneu veringareawhenyou aremaneu -
vering orparki ng.
The 360° camera mayshow adistorte dview
of obsta cles,show themincorrectly ornot at
all .It cannot showobjects inthe followi ng
area s:
R under thefront bump er
R very close tothe front bump er
R very close tothe rear bump er
R under therear bump er
R in close range abovethe handl eon the trunk
lid
R very close tothe exterior mirrors
You arealwaysrespo nsiblefor safe ty,and
must alwayspay attention toyou rsurro und-
ings whenparki ngand maneu vering. This
app liesto the area sbehi nd,infront ofand
besi dethe vehicl e.You couldotherw ise
endang eryou rself andothers.
The 360° camera willnot function orwil lfunc-
tion inalimi ted manner:
R ifthe doors areopen
R ifthe exterior mirrorsarefoldedin
R ifthe tailgate isopen
R in hea vyrain, snow orfog
R at night orinvery dark places
R ifthe camera sare expose dto very bright
lig ht
R ifthe area islit by fluo rescent bulbsorLED
lig hting (thedisplaymay flicker) 182
Driv
ingsyste msDrivingand parking
still
detects increasing lapsesinconcen tra-
tion, youwillbewarned againafter 15minutes
at the earliest. Thiswillonly happen ifATTEN-
TION ASSISTstill detects typicalindicators of
fatigue orincreasing lapsesinconcen tration.
Vehicles withtheCOMAND multimedia
system: ifawarning isoutput inthe multi-
function display,aservice stationsearchis
performed inthe multimedia system.Youcan
select aservice stationandnavigation tothis
service stationwillthen begin. Thisfunction
can beactivated ordeactivated inthe multi-
media system; seetheDigital Operator's Man-
ual . Lane
Tracking package
General notes The
Lane Tracking packageconsistsofBlind
Spot Assist (Ypage 185)andLane Keeping
Assist (Ypage 186).
Blind SpotAssis t General
notes
Blind SpotAssist monitors theareas oneither
side ofthe vehicle thatarenot visible tothe
driver withtwolateral, rear-facing radarsen-
sors. Awarning displayin the exterior mirrors
draws yourattent iontovehicles detected in
the monitored area.Ifyou then switch onthe
corresponding turnsignal tochange lane,you
will also receive anoptical andaudiblewarn-
ing.
Blind SpotAssist supports youfrom aspeed of
approximately 20mph (30km/h).
Importa ntsafety notes G
WARNING
Blind SpotAssist doesnotreact to:
R vehicles overtaken tooclosely onthe side,
placing theminthe blind spotarea
R vehicles whichapproach withalarge
speed differential andovertake yourvehi-
cle
As aresult, BlindSpotAssist maynotgive
warnings insuch situations. Thereisarisk
of an accident. Always
observe thetraffic conditions care-
fully ,and maintain asafe lateral distance.
Blind SpotAssist isonly anaid. Itmay failto
detect somevehicles andisno substitute for
attent ivedriving. Alwaysensurethatthere is
sufficient distancetothe side forother road
users andobstacles.
i USA
only:
This device hasbeen approved bythe FCC
as a"Vehicul arRada rSystem". Theradar
sensor isintended foruse inan automotive
radar system only.Removing, tampering
with, oraltering thedevice willvoid anywar-
ranties, andisnot permitted bythe FCC. Do
not tamper with,alter, oruse inany non-
approved way.
Any unauthorized modificationtothis device
could voidtheuser’s authority tooperate
the equip ment.
Rada rsenso rs
The radar sensors forBlind SpotAssist are
integrated intotherear bumper. Makesure
that thebumpers arefree from dirt,iceor
slush. Thesensors mustnotbecovered, for
example bycycle racks oroverhanging loads.
Following asevere impact orinthe event of
damage tothe bumpers, havethefunction of
the radar sensors checked ataqual ified spe-
cialist workshop. BlindSpotAssist maynolon-
ger work properly.
Monitoring rangeofthe senso rs
In particular, thedetection ofobstacles canbe
impaired if:
R there isdirt onthe sensors oranything else
covering thesensors
R there ispoor visibil ity,e.g. due tofog, heavy
rain orsnow
R anarrow vehicle traveling infront ,e.g. a
motorbike orbicycle
R the road hasvery wide lanes
R the road hasnarrow lanes
R you arenot driving inthe middle ofthe lane
R there arebarriers orother roadboundarie s
Vehicles inthe monitoring rangearethen not
indicated.
Blind SpotAssist monitors thearea upto10 ft
(3 m) behind yourvehicle anddirectly nextto
it. Driving
systems
185Drivingandparking Z
If
the lanes arenarrow, vehiclesdriving inthe
lane beyond thelane next toyou rvehicle may
be indicated ,especia llyifthe vehicle sare not
driving inthe middl eof their lane. Thismay be
the case ifthe vehicle sare driving onthe inner
side oftheir lane.
Due tothe nature ofthe system:
R warnings maybeissu edinerror when driv-
ing close tocrash barriersor simil arsolid
lane borders.
R warnings maybeinterrupted whenyouare
driving alongsideparticul arlylong vehicle s,
such astrucks, foraprolonged time.
Warning display 0043
Warning display
Blind SpotAssist isnot active atspeed sbelow
appro ximately 20mph (30km/h). Vehiclesin
the monitoring rangearethen notindicated .
When BlindSpotAssist isactivated, indicator
lamp 0043inthe exterior mirrorslightsupyellow
at speed sof up to20 mph (30km/h ).At
speed sabove 20mph (30km/h), theindicator
lamp goesoutand Blind SpotAssist isopera -
tional.
If avehicle isdetected withintheblind spot
monitoring rangeatspeed sabove 20mph
(30 km/h), warning lamp0043onthe corre-
sponding sidelights upred. This warning is
alw ays emitted whenavehicle enterstheblind
spot monitoring rangefrombehind orfrom the
side. When youovertake avehicle ,the warning
only occurs ifthe difference inspeed isless
than 7mph (12km/h ).
The yellow indicator lampgoesoutifreverse
gear isengaged .In this event, BlindSpot
Assist isno longer active.
The brightness ofthe indicator/wa rninglamps
is adjusted automaticallyaccording tothe
ambi entlight. Col
lision warning
If avehicle isdetected inthe monitoring range
of Blind SpotAssist andyouswitch onthe cor-
respondi ngturn signal ,a doub lewarning tone
sounds. Redwarning lamp0043flashe s.Ifthe
turn signal remains on,vehicle sdetected are
indicated bythe flashi ngofred warning
lamp 0043.There arenofurther warning tones.
Swi tching onBlind SpotAssist
X Make surethatBlind SpotAssist isactiva-
ted inthe on-board computer (Ypage 198).
X Turn theSmartKey topositio n0048 inthe igni-
tion lock.
Warning lamps0043 inthe exterior mirrors
light upred forappro ximately 1.5seconds
and then turnyellow.
Lane Keeping Assist Gene
ralnotes Lane
Keepi ngAssist monitors thearea infront
of you rvehicle bymeans ofmultifu nctioncam-
era 0043which isattached behindthetop ofthe
windshi eld.Lane Keepi ngAssist detects lane
markings onthe road andcanwarn youbefore
you leaveyou rlane unintentionally .
This function isavai lablein the range betwee n
40 mph and120 mph (60km/h and
200 km/h).
A warning maybegiven ifafront wheel passes
over alane marking. Itwil lwarn youbymeans
of intermittent vibrationin the steering wheel
for upto1.5 seconds .
Important safetynotes G
WARNING
Lane Keepi ngAssist cannot always clearl y
detect lanemarkings. 186
Drivi
ngsystemsDrivi ngand parking
X
Press 0076toconf irm.
X Press the0064 or0063 button toselect the
Automatic DoorLock Automatic
DoorLockfunction.
If the Automatic DoorLock Automatic
DoorLockfunctionis
switched on,the multifunc tiondisplay
shows thedoors inorange.
X Press the0076 button tosave thesetting.
If you activat ethe Automatic DoorLock Automatic
DoorLock
funct ion,thevehicle iscent rally locked above
a speed ofaround 9mph (15km/ h).
For furth erinfor mationonthe automa ticlock-
ing feature ,see (Ypage 76).
Ac tivati ng/deac tivati ngthe acoustic
lo cki ng veri ficatio nsig nal
If yo uswi tch onthe Acou stic Lock Acou
stic Lockfuncti on,
an acou sticsignal sounds whenyo ulock the
vehi cle.
X Pres sthe 0059 or0065 button onthe steer -
ing whe elto sel ect the Sett . Sett
.menu .
X Pres sthe 0064 or0063 button tosel ect the
Vehi cle Vehi
clesubmenu .
X Pres s0076 toconfir m.
X Pres sthe 0064 or0063 button tosel ect the
Acou stic Lock Acou
stic Lockfuncti on.
If the Acou stic Lock Acou
stic Lockfuncti onisacti vate d,
the multifunction displa yshow sthe 0037
sy mbol inora nge.
X Pres sthe 0076 button tosav ethe setting .
Co mfort Sw
itchin gthe fold-in mirrors whenlock-
ing feature on/o ff
Thi sfuncti onisonly availab lein Ca nada .
Thi sfuncti onisonly availab lewhe nthe vehi cle
is equ ipped with the electrica lfol d-in functi on.
Whe nyo uacti vate theAuto .Mirr orFold ‐ Auto
.Mirr orFold ‐
ing ing
functi on,the exteri ormirro rsare folded in
whe nthe vehi cleislocke d.Ifyo uunl ock the
vehi cleand then openthe driver's orfront-
pa sseng erdoo r,the exteri ormirro rsfoldou t
ag ain.
If yo uhav eswi tched onthe Auto .Mirr or Auto
.Mirr or
Fold ing Fold
ingfuncti onand youfol din the exteri or
mirro rsusi ng the button onthe door
(Y page 99), they willnot foldou tau toma ti-
cal ly.The exteri ormirro rscan then onlybefol-
ded outusi ng the button onthe door. X
Pres sthe 0059 or0065 button onthe steer -
ing whe elto sel ect the Sett . Sett
.menu .
X Pres sthe 0064 or0063 button tosel ect the
Conv enience Conv
eniencesubmenu .
X Pres s0076 toconfir m.
X Pres sthe 0064 or0063 button tosel ect the
Auto .Mirr orFold ing Auto
.Mirr orFold ingfuncti on.
If the Auto .Mirr orFold ing Auto
.Mirr orFold ingfuncti onis
swi tched on,the multifunction displa y
show sthe exteri ormirro rin ora nge.
X Pres sthe 0076 button tosav ethe setting .
Ac tivati ng/deac tivati ngthe EASY-
ENTRY /EXIT feature G
WARNI
NG
Whe nthe EASY-ENTR Y/EXITfeature adjusts
the steer ingwhe eland thedriver's seat,yo u
and other vehicleoccup ants–pa rticu larly
chil dren–cou ldbeco metrap ped.The reisa
risk ofinjur y.
Whi lethe EASY-ENTR Y/EXITfeature ismak-
ing adjustme nts,make surethat noone has
any bodypa rts inthe swe epofthe seatand
the steer ingwhe el.
If some bodybeco mestrapped:
R pre ssone ofthe memo ryfuncti onpos i-
tion buttons, or
R pre ssone ofthe memo ryfuncti onmem-
ory buttons, or
R move theswitch forsteer ingwhe el
ad justme ntinthe oppositedir ectio nto
that inwhi chthe steer ingwhe elismovi ng
The adjustme ntproce ssisstopp ed.
X Pres sthe 0059 or0065 button onthe steer -
ing whe elto sel ect the Sett ings Sett
ings menu .
X Pres sthe 0064 or0063 button tosel ect the
Conv enie nce Conv
enie ncesubmenu .
X Pres s0076 toconfir m.
X Pres sthe 0064 or0063 button tosel ect the
Easy Entry/Exit Easy
Entry/Exitfuncti on.
If the Easy Entry/Exit Easy
Entry/Exitfuncti onisacti va-
ted, themultifunction displa yshow sthe
steer ingwhe elin ora nge.
X Pres sthe 0076 button tosav ethe setting .
i Ple
ase note: the setting selected forthe
acou sticlocki ngveri fication signal mus t 200
Men
usand subme nusOn-board computer anddispl ays
The
cup holder andtherubber matunderneath
can beremoved forcleaning. Cleanthemwith
clean, lukewarm wateronly.
X To remove: carefullypullinupper section s
of cup holder 0043onthe driver's andfront -
passenger sidesuntiltheyrelease.
X Lift the cup holder upwards 0044until itcan
be removed. X
To install: insertcupholder intolateral
curved sections0044 inthe stowage compart-
ment .Insert thecup holder sothat the
wedge ofthe upper section ofcup holder 0043
faces forwards.
X Press thecup holder downwards untilit
engages onthe right andleft-hand sides.
Cup holder inthe rear seat armrest !
Do
not siton orsupport yourbody weight
on the rear seat armrest whenitis folded
down, asyou could otherwise damageit.
! Close
thecup holder before folding the
rear seat armrest up.Otherwise, thecup
holder couldbedamaged. X
Fold down therear seat armrest.
X To open: pressthefront ofcup holder 0043
or 0044.
Cup holder 0043or0044 exten dsautomatically.
X To close: slidecupholder 0043or0044 back
until itengages. Sun
visors
Overview G
WARNIN
G
If the mirror coverofthe vanity mirror isfol-
ded upwhen thevehicle isin motion ,you
could beblinded byincident light.There isa
risk ofan accident .
Always keepthemirror coverfolded down
while driving. 0043
Mirror light
0044 Brack et
0087 Retaining clip,e.g.foracar park ticket
0085 Vanity mirror
0083 Mirror cover Featur
es
259Stowage andfeatu res Z