2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET ESP

Ac
tiv eDi stance AssistDI ST RO NIC status dis‐
pla yand route-base dspee dadap tation 1
ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Csel ect ed,
se tsp eci fied distance (numbe rof seg ments
be low theve hicle)
2 ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cde acti va‐
te d, speed stor ed 3
ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cacti ve,
speed stor ed, novehicle detected (brigh t
ve hicle symbol)
4 ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cacti ve,
speed stor ed, vehicle detected (green vehi‐
cle symbol)
5 ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cand route-
based speedadap tatio nacti ve,speed stor ed
% Onhighw aysor high-speed major roads, the
gr een ç vehicle symbol isdispla yedcy cli‐
cally when theve hicle isready topull away.
% Ifyo udepr esstheacceler ator pedal beyond
th ese tting oftheAc tiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI C,thesy stem isswitc hedtopas‐
siv emode. Theç Suspen dedmessag e
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
Speedome ter
The stor ed speed ishighlight edon thespeedom‐
et er.If th espeed oftheve hicle infront orthe
speed adjustment isless than thestor ed speed
due tothero uteeve ntahead, thesegment sin
th espeedome terlig ht up. Deactiv ationofActive
Dis tance AssistDIS TRONI C,as wellas altera‐
tion sto thespeed duetomanua lor automatic adop
tionofthespeed limit,aredispla yedin the
contr olfeedbac kof themultifunc tiondispla yon
a sing leline.
Ac tiv eSte ering Assis tst atus displa y 1
Gray steer ing wheel: ActiveSt eer ing Assis t
switc hedonand passiv e
2 Green steer ing wheel: ActiveSt eer ing Assis t
switc hedonand activ e
3 Flashing steer ing wheel: prom pttothedr iver
to act ivel ycon firm ortransition from activ e
to passiv est atus ,sy stem limits detected
Dur ing thetransition from activ eto passiv est a‐
tus ,symbo l3 issho wnasenl arge dand flash‐ 18
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ing.
Onceth esy stem ispassiv e,symbol 1is
sho wnasgray inthemultifunc tiondispla y. Fu
nction ofHill StartAss ist Hill
StartAs sis tholds theve hicle fora shor t
time when pulling away on ahill under thefo l‐
lo wing condition s:
R The transmissio nis in posit ion005Bor005E.
R The elect ric pa rking brak eis released.
This gives youen ough timeto mo veyour foot
fr om thebr ak epedal totheaccelera torpeda l
and depr essitbef oreth eve hicle begins toroll
aw ay. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due totheve hicle rolling away
Af tera shor ttime, HillStartAs sis tno longer
holds theve hicle anditcan rollaw ay. #
Ther efor e, swif tly mo veyour foot from
th ebr ak epedal totheacceler ator
pedal. Neveratt em pttolea vetheve hi‐
cle ifit is being heldbyHillSt artAs sis t. HOLD
functi on HOLD
functi on
The HOL Dfun ction holds theve hicle atast and‐
st ill wit hout requ iring youto depr essthebr ak e
pedal, e.g.while waitin gin traf fic.
The HOLD functionisonly anaid. The responsi‐
bility forth eve hicle safely standi ngstill remains
wit hth edr iver .
Sy stem limit s
The HOL Dfun ction isonl yint end edtoprov ide
assis tance when drivi ng and isno ta su fficien t
mean sof saf eguar dingtheve hicle agains tro lling
aw ay when statio nary.
R The incline mustno tbe great erthan 30%. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe HOL Dfun ction &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto the
HOLD functio nbei ng activ ated whe nyo u
lea vetheve hicle
If yo ulea vetheve hicle while onlyth eHOLD
func tion isbraking theve hicle, theve hicle
can rollaw ay inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifth er eis amalfunct ioninthesy stem or
in thepo we rsupp ly.
R Ifth eHOLD function isdeactiv ated by
depr essing theacceler ator pedal orbrak e
pedal, e.g.byave hicle occupant. #
Alw aysdeactiv ateth eHOLD function
and secur eth eve hicle agains tro lling
aw ay bef orelea ving theve hicle. Dr
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The
vehicle issetto thehigh leve l.
Yo ur sele ction issave d.
The vehicle islowe redag ain inthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s:
R When drivin gfa ster than 75 mph
(1 20 km/ h).
R When driving between 50mph(80 km/h)
and 75mph(120 km/h) forapp roxima tely
th re eminut es.
R Aftersele cting adr ive pr ogr am using the
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
The vehicle isadjus tedto theheight ofthelas t
activ edr ive pr og ram.
Lo we ring theve hicl e #
Press butt on1.
Indicat orlam p2 goes out.Thevehicle is
adjus tedto theheight ofthelas tactiv edr ive
pr ogr am. 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 setting inthemultimedia system, thewa rn‐
ing tones forfr ont and side impact protect ion
can besetto sound atagr eat erdis tance of
ap prox imat ely3. 3ft (1.0 m) infront and 2.0ft
(0.6 m)onthesides (/page19 6).
% The Warn Earlysetting isalwa ys act ive fo r
th ere ar oftheve hicle.
If Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis deac tiva ted,
Ac tivePa rking Assistis una vailable. Dr
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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. Cam
eravie ws inthemu ltim edia system 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) Dr
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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. 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 Dr
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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 yin theins trument
clus terand thesy stem automaticall ysear ches
fo rand measu respar king spaces onboth sides
of theve hicle parallel andperpendicular tothe
dir ect ion oftrav el. IfAc tivePa rking Assistis act i‐
va ted, suit able parkingspaces aresho wninthe displa
yof themultimedia system. Theë sym‐
bol appear sin thedispla yof themultimedia sys‐
te m. The arro ws sho won whic hside ofthero ad‐
wa yfree par king spac esareloc ated.
The parking spac eand ,if ne cessar 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 Assistpr ov ides assis tance when
ch ang inggear,acc eler ating,brakin gand steer‐
ing theve 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 trans missi on positio n005D.
R ESP ®
int erve nes.
R Youopen thedoor sor thetrunk lidwhile
dr iving.
Sy stem limit s
Obj ectslocat 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, overhangs orloading ramp 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. 202
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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 Inextreme weather condition ssuc has ice ,
pac kedsno wor inhea vyrain.
R When transpor tingaload that protru des
be yond theve hicle.
R Ifth epar king space ison ast eep downhill or
uphill gradient.
R When snowch ains areins talled.
Ac tivePa rking Assistma yalso displa ypar king
spaces that areno tsuit able forpar king, e.g.:
R Parking spaces wherepar kingis prohibit ed.
R Parking spaces onunsuit ablesurfaces.
Ac tivePa rking Assistwill notassis tyo uwit h
par kingspac esatright anglestothedir ect ion of
tr ave lin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Iftw opar kingspaces arelocat edimmed i‐
at elyne xt to eac hot her .
R Ifth epar king space isimmediat elyne xt to a
lo w obs tacle such asacur b. Ac
tivePa rking Assistwill notassis tyo uwit h
par kingspac espar allel oratright anglestothe
dir ect ion oftrave lin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifth epar king space ison acurb.
R Ifth epar king space isbor deredbyan obs ta‐
cle ,e.g. atree, apos tor atrai le r.
Pa rking withAc tiv ePa rking Assis t Dr
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Press butt on1. The
media displaysho wsthevie wof ActivePa rk‐
ing Assist. Ar ea 2 displa ysdetected parking
spaces 4and vehicle path3.
% Vehicle path3 shownonthemedia display
ma ydif ferfr om theactual vehicle path. #
Ifyo uha ve driven pas ta par kingspace: bring
th eve hicle toast ands till. #
Select desir edpar kingspac e4. #
Wher enec essar y,select thepar king direc‐
tion :fo rw ards orreve rse.
Ve hicle path3 issho wn, depending on
select edpar king space 4and thepar king
dir ect ion. #
Conf irm select edpar king space 4.
% The turnsignal indicat orisswitc hedonaut o‐
maticall ywhen thepar king procedur e
begins. Theturnsignal indicat orisswitc hed
of faut omaticall ywhen youswit chto005B .
Yo uar ere sponsible forsele cting thetur nsignal
indicat orinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi ‐
tions .If neces sary,select thetur nsignal indica‐
to raccor dingly. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto vehi‐
cle swinging outwhile parking orpulli ng
out ofapar king space
While parking orexitin gapar kingspace, the
ve hicle swings outand candrive ont oar eas
of theonc oming lane.
This could cause youto coll ide wi th object s
or other road user s. #
Payatt ention toobject sand other road
user s. #
Wher enec essar y,stop theve hicle or
cancel thepar king procedur ewit h
Ac tivePa rking Assist. #
If,forex am ple, thePlease Engage Reverse
Gear messag eappear sin themedia display:
select thecor responding transmission posi‐
tion.
The vehicle drives intoth eselect edpar king
space.
On com pletion ofthepar king procedur e,the
Parking AssistFinished, TakeContr olof Vehicle
displa ymessag eappear s.Fu rther maneuv ering
ma yst ill be nec essar y. #
Aftercom pletion ofthepar king procedur e,
saf eguar dth eve hicle agains tro lling away.
When requ ired bylegalrequ iremen tsor local
con dition s:tur nth ewheels towa rdsth ecurb. 20
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