2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS Owners Manual

Pr
oblems withParking Assis tPA RK TRONI C Ve
hicles without 360° Camer a Ve
hicles with360° Camer a Pr
oblem
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Re ar segm ents1 orall-r oundseg‐
men ts2 light upred. The é sym‐ Pa
rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis malf unction ing and hasbeen deactiva teddue tosignal interfere nce. #
Startth eve hicle again. #
Chec kif Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis wo rking atadif fere nt locati on. 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(/ page490).
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 27
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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. Dr
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If
th eé symbol issho wninthemultifunc tion
displa y,Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis no t
act ive.
Mult imed iasystem:
4 Setting s5
Quick Access
5 PARKTRONIC #
Activateor deacti vate thefunc tion.
% 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 © 5
Set ting s5
Assist ance
5 Camera &Parkin g
Ad jus tingthe volum eof thewa rning tones #
Select Warning ToneVolume. #
Seta va lue.
Ad jus tingthe pitchof the warning tones #
Select Warning TonePitch. #
Seta 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 yAll Arou nd. #
Activateor deacti vate 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 C
soun dsawa rning tone. #
Select Aud ioFad eou tDuri ngWa rning Tones. #
Activateor deacti vate thefunc tion. 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 wninthemedia dis‐
pla y.Dyna micguide lines showthepat 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. 27
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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
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 Dr
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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 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(/ page27 1). Wi
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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 failur e If
th ere ar vie wcam erais no toper ational, ames ‐
sag eappear 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(/ page49 0). R
The cam eraor rear ofyour vehicle isdam‐
ag ed. Inthis case, have thecamer aand its
position andsetting checkedat 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
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360°
camer a 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 roundi ngs.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.
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
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