2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS light

Ra
ising thev ehic le #
Press button1 .
Indicat orlam p2 lights up.
The vehicle issettot he high leve l.
Yo ur sele ction issave d. The
vehicle islowe reda gain inthef ollo wing sit‐
uations:
R When driving faster than 75 mph
(1 20 km/ h).
R When driving between 50mph(80 km/h)
and 75mph(120k m/h) fora pproxima tely
th re em inut es.
R Afters ele cting adrive progr am using the
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
The vehicle isadjus tedt ot he height ofthel ast
activ edrive prog ram.
Lo we ring thev ehic le #
Press button1 .
Indica torlam p2 goes out.Thevehicle is
adjus tedt ot he height ofthel asta ctiv edrive
pr ogr am. Pa
rking Assis tPARK TRON IC Fu
nction ofParking Assis tPARK TRON IC Pa
rking AssistP ARK TRON ICisan electr onic
pa rkinga ssistanc esystem withu ltrasound. It
monit orst he area around your vehicle using mul‐
tiple sensor s1 onthef ront bum perand onthe
re ar bum per.Parking AssistP ARK TRON ICshows
yo ut he distance betwee ny our vehicle anda
de tected obs tacle visually and audibly .
Pa rking AssistP ARK TRON ICisonly anaid. Itis
no tas ubstitutef or your att entio nt ot he sur‐
ro und ings.The responsibili tyfors afem aneu ver‐
ing and parking remains withyou. Mak esure
th at ther ea reno per sons, animals orobjec tsin Dr
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Orang esegments: obstacle satad ista nc e
be tween appr ox.1 .0 ft(0.3 m)and 2.0ft
(0.6 m)
R Reds egme nts: obstacle satav erys hor t
dis tance ofapprox .1 .0 ft(0.3 m)orless
Sy stem limit s
Pa rking AssistP ARK TRON ICdoes notn ecessa‐
ri ly take intoa ccount thef ollo wing obstacle s:
R Obs tacle sb elow thed etecti onrang e, e.g .
pe rsons, animals orobject s.
R Obs tacle sabove thed etecti onrang e, e.g .
ove rhang ingloads, overhang sorloadin g
ra mp softruck s. The
sensor smustb efreeo fdirt, ice and slush.
Ot her wise, they ma ynotfunction correctl y.
Clean thes ensor sregular ly,t aki ng care notto
scr atc ho rdamag ethem.
Pr oblems withParking Assis tPARK TRON IC Ve
hicles without 360° Camer a Ve
hicles with3 60° 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 AssistP ARK TRON ICisma lfunctio ningand has been deactiva tedd uetosignal interfere nce. #
Startt he vehicle again. #
Chec kifP arking AssistP ARK TRON ICiswo rking atad iffe re nt locati on. Dr
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oblem
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
bol appear sint he multifunction dis‐
pla y.
Re ar segm ents1 orall-r oundseg‐
men ts2 light upred. At thes ame
time, awarning tone sou nds for
appr oximat elyt wo seco ndseverytim e
th ev ehicle isstar ted. The é symbol
appear sint he multifunction display. The
sensor saredir ty. #
Clean thes ensor sand obser vethen otes on car eofvehicle parts(/ page421).
Pa rking AssistP ARK TRON IChasb een deac tiva tedd uetoam alfunc tion. #
Startt he vehicle again. #
Ifth ep roblem persists, con sult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop. Fu
nction ofthep assiv es ide impact protec‐
tion
Pa ssiv eside impact protect ion isan additional
Pa rking AssistP ARK TRON ICfunctio nwhich
wa rnst he driver about obstacle satthe side of
th ev ehicle. Awarning isissued whenobstacle s
ar ed etect edbetween thef ront and rear detec‐
tion rang e. In orde rfor an objec tonthe side to
be detected, thes ensor sint he front and rear
bum permus tfirst detect theo bjec twhile you
ar ed rivin gp astit. Dur
ing thep arking procedur eorm aneuv ering,
objec tsared etect edasthev ehicle drives pas t.
If yo us teer inthed irect ion ofad etect edobs ta‐
cle and ther ei sar iskofalater al collision, a
wa rning isissued. Thesegme ntso nthe sides
light upyello wo rred, depending onthed ista nce
to theo bstacle . Seg
ment colord epe ndin gond istan ce
Co lorL ater al dis tan ce
Ye llo wA pprox.1 .0 -2 .0ft
(30 -60c m)
Re dA pprox.< 1.0f t
(30 cm) In
order forl ater al front orrear segm entstob e
displa yed, thev ehicle mustfirst trave lad ista nce
of at leas th alfo fthe vehicle length.Once the
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Redw arning displa yofParking Assist
PA RK TRONI C:obs tacles arev eryc los e
(a ppr oximat ely1 .0ft(0.3 m)orless)
6 Orang ewarning displa yofParking Assist
PA RK TRONI C:obs tacles aream edium dis‐
ta nce away (be tween appr oximat ely1 .0ft
(0.3 m)and 2.0ft(0.6 m))
% Ifth ee ntires ystemf ails, thei nner segment s
of thew arning displa yaresho wninred. The
indicat orlam ponthe PARK TRONI Cbutton
light supa nd theé symbol appearsin
th em ultifunc tiondispla y.
If th es ystemf ails atther ear ,the rear seg‐
men tsares hown inredw hen backingu p
and areh idden whendriving forw ards.
When ActiveP arking Assisti sa ctive, the
lane markingsared ispla yedi ng reen.
If Pa rking AssistP ARK TRON ICisde act ivat ed ,
th ew arning displa yfades out. Wi
de-ang levie w
Sy stem failur e
If th er ei sn oo per ational readin ess, thef ollo wing
messag eappear sint he multimedia system: Sy
stem limit s
The rear vie wc ameraw illno tfun ction orwill
on lypa rtiall yfunc tion inthef ollo wing situations:
R The trunk lidisopen.
R Ther eish eavy rain, sno worfog.
R The ambient lightcondit ionsarep oor ,e.g. at
night.
R The camer alens isobs truct ed, dirtyor fog‐
ge du p.Obser vethen otes on cleaning the
re ar vie wc amera( /pag e421).
R Cameras, orvehicle component sinw hich
th ec amer asarei nstalled, ared amag ed.In
th is eve nt,have thec amer as,their position s
and their setting checkeda taq ualifiedspe‐
cialis tworks hop.
The field ofvision andother funct ionsofther ear
vie wc ameram aybe restrict ed duet oa ddit ional
acc esso ries on ther ear ofthev ehicle (e.g.
license platebrack et or bicy cle rack ).
% The displa ycontras tmaybe impair eddue to
inc ident sunligh toro ther light sources. In
th is case, payp artic ular attent ion. 24
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oximat ely2 .0ft(0.6 m)thew arning displa y
is sho wninorang e.From adista nce ofapprox ‐
imat ely1 .0ft(0.3 m)thew arning displa yis
sho wninred.
When Parking AssistP ARK TRON ICisop erationa l
an dn oobjec tisd etect ed, thes egment softhe
wa rning displa yaresho wningray .
% Ifth ee ntires ystemf ails, thes egment sof
th ew arning displa yaresho wninred. The
indicat orlam ponthe PARK TRONI Cbutton
light supa nd theé symbol appearsin
th em ultifunc tiondispla y.
If th es ystemf ails atther ear ,the displa yof
th es egment schang esasfollo ws :
R The rear segm entsaresho wninred
when backingu p.
R The rear segm entsarehidde nwhen driv‐
ing forw ards.
If Pa rking AssistP ARK TRON ICisde act ivat ed ,
th ew arning displa yfades out(/ page235). Guid
elines 1
Yello wl ane markingthe cour sethet ires will
ta ke atthec urrent steer ing wheel angle
(dynamic)
2 Yello wg uide line,vehicle width(driven sur‐
fa ce) dep endi ngon thec urrent steer ing
wheel angle(dynamic)
3 Redg uide lineatad ista nce ofapprox imat ely
1. 0i n( 0.3 m)from ther ear area
4 Markatad ista nce ofapprox .3 .3 ft(1.0 m)
% When ActiveP arking Assisti sa ctive, the
lane markingsared ispla yedi ng reen. The
guide linesinthem ultimedia system dis‐
pla yshowt he distances toyour vehicle. The
dis tances onlyapply toroad leve l.
Side viewo fthe mir rorc am eras
The side so fthe vehicle canbeseen inthis vie w. 1
Guide lineofextern al vehicle dimensions
wit ho utside mirrors folded out
2 Markero fthe wheel contactpoints
Sy stem failur e
If th er ei sn oo per ational readin ess, thef ollo wing
messag eappear sint he media display: 24
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Sy
stem limit s
The 360°Camera willnotfun ction orwill only
par tiall yfun ction inthef ollo wing situations:
R The door sareopen .
R The side mirrors aref olded in.
R The trunk lidisopen.
R Ther eish eavy rain, sno worfog.
R The ambient lightcondit ionsarep oor ,e.g. at
night.
R The camer alens isobs truct ed, dirtyor fog‐
ge du p.
R Ifcamera sorvehicle component sinw hich
th ec amer asarei nstalled ared amag ed.In th
is eve nt,have thec amer as,their position s
and their setting checkeda taq ualifiedspe‐
cialis tworks hop.
Do notu se the3 60° Camer aunder suchcircum‐
st anc es.Youc ouldother wise injureother so r
collide witho bject swhen parking ormaneuv er‐
ing thev ehicle.
On vehicles withh eight-adjus table suspension or
if th ev ehicle iscar rying aheavy load, leavingthe
st andar dheigh tcan result ininaccur aciesinthe
guide linesandinthed ispla yofthe gener ated
ima ges,depending ontech nica lcond itions.
The field ofvision andother funct ionsofthe
came rasystem mayberestrict ed due toaddi‐
tio nal attachme ntso nthe vehicle (e.g.license
plat ebrack et,b icyc le rack ).
% The contras tofthe displa ymaybe impair ed
by abr uptd irect sunlight orby other light
sour ces, e.g.when driving outofag arag e. In
th is case, payp artic ular attent ion.
% Have thed ispla yrepair edorreplaced if,for
ex am ple, pixelerro rs consi derablyrestrict its
us e. See
then otes on cleaning the3 60° Camer a
(/ page421).
Selecting aviewf orthe3 60°C amera
Re quirement s:
R The Auto.Rear View Cam. function isselec‐
te di nt he multimedia system. #
Engage reve rseg ear . #
Inthem ultimedia system, select thed esir ed
vie w.
Opening thec am erac ove rofthe rear vie w
camer a
Mul timedi asystem:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance
5 Camera &Parkin g #
Select OpenCamera Cover.
% The camer acover clos esaut omati callyafter
some timeorafte ra nignitio ncycle.
Se tting thec am eraa saf avorite
Yo uc an call upthec amer aviewd irect lyin the
multime diasystem bysettin gita saf avorite . Dr
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Ifth ew indshield inthea reao fthe multifunc‐
tion camer aisd irty ,o rift he camer aisf og‐
ge du p,damag edorcovered.
R Ifth et raffic signs areh ardt od etect, e.g.due
to dir torsnow, orbecause they arec ove red
or due toinsuf ficie ntlighti ng.
R Ifth ei nfor mation inthen avigation system's
digit almap isincor rect or out-of-da te.
R Ifth es igns area mbiguous, e.g.traffic sign s
on con stru ction sites orinad jacent lanes.
R Ifyo ut urns har ply, when passin gtraf fics igns
ou tsid ethe camer a'sfield ofvision.
Se tting Traf ficS ign Assis t
Re quirement s:
R Fora utomat icado ption ofspeed limits:
Ac tiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Cisa ctiva‐
te d. Multimedia
system:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance
5 Traffic SignAssist
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gautomati cadop tion
of spe edlimits #
Select LimitAdo ption. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thef unc tion .
The speed limitsdetected byTraf ficS ign
Assi starea utomat icallyadop tedb yActiv e
Dis tance AssistDIS TRONI C.
Di spl aying detected traf fics igns inthe
med iadis pla y #
Select Display inCOMA ND. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thef unc tion .
% Ifone ofthef ollo wing systems isactiv ated,
th es peed detected can bemanu ally ad op ted
as thes peed limit:
R ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI C
R Cruise contr ol
Fu rther information (/page214). Ad
jus tingthe type ofwa rning #
Selec tVisual &Audible ,Visual orNon e.
Ad jus tingthe warning threshold
This value determ ines thes peed atwhic ha
wa rning isissued whenexceeded. #
Select Warning Threshold. #
Setthe desir edspeed. Dr
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Nig
htView Assis t Fu
nction ofNight View Assis t Wi
th thea idof camer a2,N ightView Assi st
helps yout or ecog nizethec our seofther oad or
obs tacle sint he dar k.The multifunct iondispla y
th en sho wsam onochrome imageofthe sur‐
ro und ingarea infron to fthe vehicle. Infrared camer
a1 helps detect ped estria ns and ani‐
mal s.
Nig htView Assi stisonl yana id. The driver is
re sponsible fort he distance tothev ehicle in
fr ont, forv ehicle speed, forb raking ingood time
and fors taying inlane.
% Asinfrare dl ight isno tv isible totheh uman
ey e, Night View Assi stcan remain activated
when ther ei so ncoming traf fic.
The infrared headlam psswi tcho nint he
dar kfroms peeds ofappr oximat ely5m ph
(1 0k m/ h).This means that, while statio n‐
ar y, yo ud on othave thef ull visual rang ea nd
canno tchec kwhether Night View Assi stis
wo rking.
Sy stem limita tions
Night View Assi stcanno tdispl ay object sdirectl y
in front ofor directl ynexttot he vehicle. Itma y
be thec ase that obj ect sarehigh light edaswell
as pedes trians oranimals .
The system maybeimp aired orma ynotfunc tion
in thef ollo wing instances:
R inpo or vis ibility ,e .g.s no w, rain, fogo rheavy
spr ay. R
thew indshield isdir tyinthev icin ityofthe
came ra.
R thec amer aisf ogg edup, damag edorcov‐
er ed.
R thei nfra redc amer aint he radiat orgrill is
damag ed,dirty,f ogg edup orcovered.
R onbends, onhillt ops orindips.
R athigh ambient temp eratur es.
Fu nction ofpedes trian and anima ldetection
of Night View Assis t
Nigh tViewA ssistcan detect ped estria ns using
typ icalchar acteristics, e.g.theb ody contour s
and postureo fap erson standi ngupr ight .
Lar geanim als,e.g.deer ,cows orhor ses, can
also bedetected. Smal lera nimal s,e.g. dogsor
cats, aren otdetected.
Pe des trian and animal detection isau tomatical ly
switc hedonwhen thef ollo wing requ iremen ts
ar ef ulfilled:
R Night View Assi stisact ivat ed.
R The drivin gspeed isat leas t5mph
(1 0k m/ h). 25
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