2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS Active parking assist

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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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Press the00E2 buttononthec ontrol ele‐
ment .
The main functionsaredispla yed. #
Navig ated ownwards twice.
The Favorite sm enu appea rs. #
Select New Favorite. #
Select Veh icle. #
Select Camera. Ac
tiv eP arking Assist Fu
nction ofActiv eP arking Assist
Ac tiveP arking Assisti sa ne lect ronic parking
assis tance system whic huses ultrasound andis
aut omaticall yactiv ated dur ing forw ardt rave l.
The system isoper ational atspeeds ofup to
appr oximat ely2 2m ph(35 km/h). Whenallthe
condi tions aref ulfilled, thec symbol appears
in them ultifunc tiondispla yint he instrument
clus tera nd thes ystema utomaticall ysear ches
fo ra nd measu resp arking spaces onboth sides
of thev ehicle parallel andperpendicular tothe
dir ect ion oftrav el. IfAc tiveP arking Assisti sa cti‐
va ted, suit able parkingspaces ares hown inthe displa
yofthe multimedia system. Theë sym‐
bol appear sint he displa yofthe multimedia sys‐
te m. The arro ws sho wonwhichs ide ofther oad‐
wa yfreep arking spac esarel oc ated.
The parking spac eand,ifn ecessar y,thep arking
dir ect ion can beselect edasdesir ed.Active
Pa rking Assistc alc ulat esasuitable vehicle path
and assis tsyoui np arkin ga nd exitin gthe par k‐
ing space.
Ac tiveP arking Assistp rovide sassis tance when
ch ang inggear,a cceler ating,brakin gand steer‐
ing thev ehicle.
Ac tiveP arking Assisti so nlya na id. Itis no ta
subs titutef or your att entio nt ot he sur round ings.
The responsibili tyfors afem aneu vering and
pa rking remains withyou. Mak esuret hat no
per sons, animals orobject setc. arei nt he
maneuv ering rang e.
Ac tiveP arking Assisti sc anceled if,amon gother
th ings ,one ofthef ollo wing actions iscar ried
out :
R Youd eac tivateP arking AssistP ARK TRON IC.
R Youd eac tivateA ctiv eParking Assist.
R Youb egin steer ing. R
Youa ppl ythe par king brak e.
R Youe ngaget rans mi ssi on positio n005D.
R ESP ®
int erve nes.
R Youo pen thed oor sorthe trunk lidwhile
dr iving.
Sy stem limit s
Obj ectslocat edabo veorbelo wthe detection
ra ng eo fActiv eParking Assista re notd etect ed
when thep arking space isbeing measur ed.
These area lso nottak en into acco untwhen the
par kingm aneuv eriscalculat ed,e.g. overhang ing
loads, overhangs orloading ramp softruck so r
th eb oundar iesofpar king spaces. Insome cir‐
cums tances, ActiveP arking Assistm ayther efor e
guide youi ntot he par king space prematur ely. 24
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WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent duet o
object slocat edabo veorbelo wthe
de tection rang eo fActiv eParking Assist
If th er ea reobjec tsabo veorbelo wthe
de tection rang e, thef ollo wing situations may
ar ise:
R ActiveP arking Assistm aysteer tooe arly.
R Vehicl eswith automatic transmis‐
sio n:The vehicle maynotstop infront of
th ese objec ts.
This could cause acollision. #
Inthese situation s,do notu se Active
Pa rking Assist. Sn
ow fallor hea vyrain ma ylead toap arkin g
spac ebeingm easured inac curately. Pa rking
spaces that arep artial lyoccupied bytrai le r
dr aw bar sm ight notb eident ified assuc horbe
measur edincor rectly .Only useA ctiv eParking
Ass isto nleve l,high- grip grou nd . Do
notu se ActiveP arking Assisti nt he follo wing
situat ions:
R Inextreme weather condition ssucha sice ,
pac keds nowo rinh eavy rain.
R When transpor tingal oad that protru des
be yond thev ehicle.
R Ifth ep arking space ison asteep downhill or
uphill gradient.
R When snowchains arei nstalled.
Ac tiveP arking Assistm ayalso displa yparkin g
spaces that aren otsuit able forp arking, e.g.:
R Parking spaces whereparkin gisp rohibit ed.
R Parking spaces onunsuit ablesurfaces.
Ac tiveP arking Assistw illno ta ssis tyou with
par king spaces atright anglestothed irect ion of
tr ave lint he follo wing situat ions:
R Iftw op arkin gspaces arel ocat edimmedi‐
at elyn exttoe acho ther.
R Ifth ep arking space isimmediat elyn exttoa
lo wo bstacle such asac urb. Ac
tiveP arking Assistw illno ta ssis tyou with
par king spaces paralle lora tright anglestothe
dir ect ion oftrave lint he follo wing situat ions:
R Ifth ep arking space ison acurb.
R Ifth ep arking space isbor deredbyan obs ta‐
cle ,e.g. atree, ap osto ra trai le r.
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Ifth ew rong gear isselec ted.
Dr iveA wayA ssistisact iveu nder thef ollo wing
condition s:
R IfPa rking AssistP ARK TRON ICisac tiv ated .
R Everyt imet he gear isch ang edto005E or005B
when thev ehicle isat as tands till.
R Ifth ed etect edobs tacle isless than appr ox.
3.3 ft(1.0 m) away.
R Ifth em aneuv ering assis tant func tionisa cti‐
va tedi nt he multimedia system.
Sy stem limit s
The perform anc eofDrive Aw ayAssi stislimit ed
on inclines .
% Also obser vethes ysteml imits ofParking
Ass istP ARK TRON IC(/ page 233).
Fu nction ofCross Traf ficA lert
% Alsoread thei nstruction sonB lind Spot
Assis t(/ pag e256). Ve
hicl eswith Blind SpotAssist: Cr oss Traf fic
Ale rtcan warndriver so fany crossing traffic
when backingu po utofap arkin gspace. The
ra dar sensor sint he bum peralso monit orthe
ar ea adjac enttothev ehicle. Ifac ritical situation
is de tected, symbo l1 appea rsinthem edia dis‐
pla y.Ifth ed rive rd oes notrespond tothew arn‐
ing, thev ehicle's brak es can beapplied automat‐
ically . If
th er adar senso rsareo bstruct edbyvehicles
or other object s,de tection isno tp ossib le.
Cr oss Traf ficA lertisa ctive und erthef ollo wing
condition s:
R IfBlind SpotAssisti sa ctivat ed.
R Ifth ev ehicle isbac king upatwa lkin gpace.
R Ifth em aneuv ering assis tant func tionisa cti‐
va tedi nt he multimedia system.
Sy stem limit s
Cr oss Traf ficA lertisn otavailable onincline s.
% Alsoo bse rvet he system limits ofActive
Bli nd Spo tAssist(/ pag e256).
Deactiv ating/a ctivating maneu vering assis‐
tance
Multimedia system:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance
5 Camera &Parkin g5
Maneuverin gAssist . #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thef unc tion .
% Maneuv ering assis tance mustbe activ efor
th ef unc tion ofDriveA wayA ssist
( / pag e248) and Cross Traf ficA lert
(/ page 249). 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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et urns ignal indicat orinthec orresponding
dir ection, awarning tone sou nds once .The red
wa rning lam pint he outside mirrorf lashes. Ifth e
tur ns igna lind ica torr emain sswitc hed on,all
ot her detected vehicles arei ndicat edonlybythe
fl ashin gofthe redw arning lamp.
If yo uo vertak eav ehicle quickl y, no warning is
giv en. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite Blind
Spo tAssist
Bli nd Spo tAssistdoes notreact tovehicles
appr oaching andovertakin gyou atag reatly
di ffer ent speed.
As aresult, BlindSpotAssis tcanno twarn
dr iver si nt his situa tion. #
Alw aysp aycar eful attention tothet raf‐
fi cs ituation and maintainas afed is‐
ta nce atthes ide ofthev ehicle. Blind
SpotAssis tand ActiveB lind Spo tAssist
ar eo nly aids. Theym ayfailto detect some vehi‐
cles andaren osubs titut efor att entiv edriving. Alw
ayse nsur ethat ther ei ss ufficie ntdist anc eto
th es ide foro ther road user sand obs tacle s.
Sy stem limita tions
The system maybelimit edinthef ollo wing situa‐
tions:
R The sensor saredir tyor covered.
R Poor visibility ,e.g. due tofog, hea vyrain,
sno worspray .
R Narrow vehicles, e.g.bicycles, arew ithin the
monit oring rang e.
Wa rnings maybeissued inerro rw hen driving
close tocrash barrier so rsimilar solidlanebor‐
der s.Wa rnings maybeinter ru pte dw hen driving
alongside longvehicles, fore xamp letruc ks,for a
pr olong edtime.
Blind SpotAssis tisn otoper ationa lwhen reve rse
ge ar iseng aged.
Fu nction ofbrak ea pplication (Activ eBlind
Spo tAssis t)
% The brak ea pplication functionisonl yavaila‐
ble forv ehicles withaD riving Assis tance
Pa ckag e. If
Ac tiveB lind Spo tAssistdetects arisk ofas ide
im pact inthem onit oring rang e, ac ourse-co r‐
re cting brak ea pplica tion iscar ried out. This is
designed tohelp youa void ac ollis ion.
The cour se-cor recting brak ea pplica tion isavaila‐
ble inthes peed rang eb etwe en approx imat ely
20 mph(30 km/h) and125m ph(200 km/h). &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite
br ak ea pplication ofActiveB lind Spo t
Assi st
Ac ourse-co rrect ing brak ea pplication cannot
alw aysp reve nt ac ollisi on. #
Alw ayss teer,b rake oraccelera teyour‐
self ,espe ciall yifA ctiv eBlind Spo t
Assi stwa rnsy ou ormak esac ourse-
co rrect ing brak ea pplication. #
Alw aysm aint ainasafed ista nce atthe
sides. Dr
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WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite
Ac tiveB lind Spo tAssist
Ac tiveB lind Spo tAssistdoes notreact tothe
fo llo wing:
R Ifve hicles overtak et oo closel yonthe
side, placing them intheb lind spotarea
R Vehicles approaching andovertakin gyou
at ag reatly differ ent speed
As aresult, ActiveB lind Spo tAssistma ynei‐
th er giv ew arning snorinterve ne insuch sit‐
uations. #
Alw aysp aycar eful attention tothet raf‐
fi cs ituation and maintainas afed is‐
ta nce atthes ide ofthev ehicle. If
ac our se-cor recting brak ea pplica tion occu rs,
th er ed warning lam pflashes intheo utside mir‐
ro ra nd aw arning tone sou nds. Inadditio n,ad is‐
pl ay 1 indic atingthe dang erofas ide collision
appear sint he multifunction display.
In rare case s,thes ystemm aymak eaninappr o‐
pr iat eb rake application. Thisbrak ea pplication
ma ybeinter ru pte datany time ifyo us teer
slightl yint he opposit edirect ion oraccelera te. Sy
stem limit s
Eit her acour se-cor recting brak ea pplica tion
ap propr iate to thed riving situation ,orn onea t
all, mayoccur inthef ollo wing situations:
R Vehicles orobs tacle s,e.g. crash barrier s,are
locat edon both sides ofyour vehicle.
R Avehicle approaches tooc losely onthes ide.
R Youh avea dop tedas portydriving stylew ith
high corner ing speeds.
R Youb rake oracc elerat esign ifican tly.
R Adrivi ng safety system interve nes, e.g.ESP ®
or ActiveB rake Assi st.
R ESP ®
is de acti vated.
R Aloss oftirep ressur eoraf aulty tirei s
de tected.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gBlind Spo tAssisto r
Ac tiv eB lind Spo tAssist
Mu ltim ed iasystem:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance
5 Blind SpotAssist #
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