2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLC trailer

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
R Trailer view
The area behin dth eve 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 Tr
ailer view(vehic leswithatrailer hitch)
1 Yello wguide line,locat ingaid 226
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2
Redguide lineatadis tance ofapprox imat ely
1. 0 in (0.3 m)from theball head ofthe
tr ai le rhi tc h
3 Ballhe ad ofthetrailer hitch
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 displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRONI C:obs tacles areat adis tance of
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(/ page22 1). Wi
de-ang levie w Dr
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Tr
ailer view(vehic leswithatrailer hitch)
1 Yello wguide line,locat ingaid
2 Redguide lineatadis tance ofapprox imat ely
1. 0 in (0.3 m)from theball head ofthe
tr ai le rhi tc h
3 Ballhe ad ofthetrailer hitch
Sy stem limit s
The rear vie wcam erawill notfun ction orwill
on lypa rtiall yfunc tion inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R The tailgat eis 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(/ page43 3).
R The cam eraor rear passe nger com partment
of your vehicle isdamag ed.Inthis case, have
th ecamer aand itsposition andsetting
ch eckedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
% Donotuse there ar vie wcam erain these
types ofsituation .Yo uco uld other wise injure
ot her sor collide withobject swhen parking
th eve 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 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 contras tof thedispla yma ybe impair ed
by direct sunlight orby other light sources,
e.g. when driving outofaga rage .In this
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 and maysho wa
dis torted viewof obs tacle s,sho wthem incor ‐
re ctly ornotsho wthem atall. Itis no ta subs ti‐
tut efo ryo ur att entio nto thesur round ings.The
re sponsibili tyforsaf emaneu vering and parking
re mains withyo u. Mak esur eth at ther ear eno
per sons, animals orobjec tsetc., inthemaneu‐
ve ring area while ma neu vering and parking. 228
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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 Warning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRONI C
3 Your vehicle from above The
color oftheindividual segmentsof wa rning
displa y2 isbased 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
When Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis operatio nal
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. Dr
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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(/ page22 1).
Guid elines 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
12 in(0. 3m) from there ar area
4 Markat adis tance ofapprox .3.3 ft(1.0 m)
% When ActivePa rking Assistis act ive, lane
mar kings1 aredispla yedin green.
The guide linesinthemedia displaysho w
th edis tances toyour vehicle. Thedistances
ap ply toroad leve l.
In trailer mode, theguide linesaresho wnat
th eleve lof thetrailer hitch.
Tr aile rvie w(vehic leswith atraile rhitc h)
If yo usele cttrailer viewand notrailer isco upled
to theve hicle, thefo llo wing displa yappear s: 1
Yello wguide line,locat ingaid
2 Redguide lineatadis tance ofapprox imat ely
12 in(0. 3m) totheball head ofthetra iler
hitc h
3 Ball head ofthetrailer hitch 230
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When
theelectr icalconnect ionises tablished
be tween theve hicle andthetra iler ,th edispla y
ch ang estotheside camer avie w.
This viewsuppor tsmaneuv ering procedur eswit h
a trailer .
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 e360° Camer ais no tre ady foroper ation,
th efo llo wing mess ageappear sin themultimedia
sy stem: 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 Dr
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messageappea rsinthemedia display.A
wa rning tone and thefo llo wing displa yin the
media display pr om ptyouto take ove rcontr olof
th eve hicle: Yo
uha ve toacc eler ate, brak e, steer and chang e
ge ar yourself again.
Fu nction ofDrive Awa yAssis t
Dr ive Aw ayAssi stcan reduce these verity of an
impact when pulling away.If an obs tacle is
de tected inthedir ect ion oftrav el, theve hicle's
speed isbrief lyreduced toappr ox.1 mp h
(2 km/ h).Ifacr itic alsituat ionisde tected, sym‐
bol É appea rsinthemedia display. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent caused by
limit eddetection perform anc eof Drive
Aw ayAssi st
Dr ive Aw ayAssi stcanno tal wa ys cle arly iden‐
tify obje ctsand traf fic situ ations. In
such case s,Dr ive Aw ayAssi stmight :
R Warnyouwit hout reason andlimit the
ve hicle speed.
R Notwa rnyouor notlimit theve hicle
speed. #
Alw ayspa ycar eful attention tothetra f‐
fi c situ ation; donotre ly on Drive Aw ay
Assi stalon e. #
Beprepar edtobrak eor sw erve as nec ‐
essar y,prov ided thetra ffic situat ion
per mitsand that itis saf eto take eva‐
siv eact ion. Dr
ive Aw ayAssi stisonl 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 no
per son s,anim alsorobj ect set c. arein the
maneu vering rang e.
A risk ofacollision mayar ise inthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s,forex am ple:
R Ifth edr iver mix esup theaccelera torand
br ak epeda ls. R
Ifth ewr ong gear isselec ted.
Dr ive Aw ayAssi stisact ive under thefo llo wing
con dition s:
R IfPa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis act ivat ed.
R Everytime thege ar isch ang edto005E or005B
when theve hicle isat ast ands till.
R Ifth ede tected obs tacle isless than appr ox.
3.3 ft(1.0 m) away.
R Ifth emaneuv ering assis tant func tionis acti ‐
va tedin themultimedia system.
Sy stem limit s
The perform anc eof Drive Aw ayAssi stislimit ed
on inclines .
When drivin gwit hatrailer ,Dr ive Aw ayAssi stis
no tav ailable.
% Alsoobse rveth esy stem limits ofParking
Ass istPA RK TRONI C(/ page22 0).
Fu nction ofCross Traf fic Aler t
% Alsore ad theins truction son Blind Spot
Assis t(/ page24 2). Dr
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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.
Cr oss Traf fic Aler tis no tav ailable whendrivin g
wit hatrailer .
% Alsoobse rveth esy stem limits ofActive
Bli nd Spo tAssi st(/ pag e24 2).
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 e23 7). 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 238
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