2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS Owner's Manual

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Night View Assi stdispla y
2 Standb ysymbo lfor activ epede strian detec‐
tion
3 High lighti ng
4 Pedes trian detected
If ped estria nd etecti onisact ive, standb ysymbo l
2 appear s.Ther eisn osepar ates ymbo lfor ani‐
mals. Detected ped estria ns orani mal sarehig h‐
li ght edbyac olor frame.
Ac tiv atin gordeac tivatin gNight View Assis t
Re quirement s: R
The vehicle hasbeen star tedo rthe ignition
is switc hedon.
R The light switc hisint he 0058 or0058 posi‐
tion.
R Reverseg ear has notb een engaged. #
Press butt on1.
The appr opriateN ightViewA ssistdispla y
appear sint he multifunction display. %
The infrared headlam psared eactiv ated at
speeds below3mph(5k m/h) .The Night
Vi ew imag econtin ues tobe displa yedu ntil
yo us wit ch itof fb yp ressing button1.
Switc hingautomat icactiv ation on/of f
Re quirement s:
R Pedes trian detection isacti ve(/ pag e254).
R The roadw ayisno tlit.
R The speed isat leas t37m ph(60 km/h).
If all ther equir ements aref ulfilled, then ight
vision imageisa utomatic allys hown inthem ulti‐
func tion displa yassoon aspeople oranimals
ar ed etect ed.
Multime diasystem:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance
5 Aut. Night ViewAssist #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thef unc tion .
Spo tlight function
The spotlight function isan additional function
fo rN ight View Assi st.I tr uns intheb ackg round
and flashes theh eadlam psatdetected per sons Dr
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hfour shor timp ulses. Thisattracts thed riv‐
er's attent ion toappr oachingp edes trians .
Displ ayinthea ssis tance graphic 1
Spotligh tfunction switched onbut noto per ‐
ating
2 Spotligh tfunction switched onand oper ating The
pedestria ns ymb olinthea ssis tance grap hic
ind icatest he status ofthes potlight function.If
th ep edes trian symbol isdispla yedd ark1,t he
funct ionisswitc hedon.Ifth es ymbol isdis‐
pla yedb right 2,t heconditions fort he Spo tlight
function area lso fulfilled.
Sy stem limita tions
The spotlightfun ction does notflash atanimals.
The spotlight functionisno ta ctiveo risa ctive
on lyto alimit edextent if:
R Youa redrivin ginc ityt raffic.
R Thep edestria ns are loca tedi nt he area ofan
oncoming vehicle orav ehicle infront.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe spo tlight func ‐
tio n
Re quirement s:
R Pedes trian detection isacti ve(/ pag e254).
R The roadw ayisno tlit.
R The speed isat leas t37m ph(60 km/h).
R AdaptiveH ighbeam Assis tPlus isswit ched
on. If
all ther equir ements aref ulfilled, theh eadlam p
fl ashes four sho rtpulses atap edes trian detec‐
te do nornear tother oadw ay.
Multimedia system:
4 Vehicle 5
÷ 5
Light Setting s
5 Spot light #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thef unc tion . Blind
SpotAssis tand Activ eB lind Spo t
As sist Fu
nction ofBlind SpotAssis tand Activ e
Bli nd Spo tAssist
Bli nd Spo tAssistuses twol ater al, rear-facin g
ra dar sensor stom onit orthea reau pto1 30 ft
(40 m)behind your vehicle and10ft(3 m)
dir ect lyne xt to your vehicle.
If av ehicle isde tected atspe eds abovea ppr ox‐
imat ely8m ph(12k m/h) andthis vehicle subse‐
qu ent lyent erst he monit oring rang ed irec tly next
to your vehicle, thew arning lampint he outside
mir rorlights upred.
If av ehicle isde tected clos etoy our vehicle in
th el ater al monit oring rang ea nd yous wit ch on 256
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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
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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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tiv eL aneK eeping Assist Fu
nction ofActiv eL aneK eeping Assist Ac
tiveL aneK eeping Assistmonit orst he area in
fr ont ofyour vehicle bymeans ofmultifu nction
camer a1.I tserve st op rotect youa gains tunin ‐
te ntio nallylea vingy our lane. Youw illbe warned
by vibr ation pulses inthes teer ing wheel andgui‐ ded
byac our se-cor recting brak ea pplica tion
ba ck intoy our lane.
Yo ua rewa rned byvibr ation pulses inthes teer‐
ing wheel inthef ollo wing circums tances:
R ActiveL aneK eeping Assistdetects alan e
mar king.
R Afront whe eldrives ove rthis lane marking.
Yo uw illalso beguided backintoy our lane by
means ofac our se-cor recting brak ea pplica tion
if th ef ollo wing condition sareme t:
R ActiveL aneK eeping Assistdetects lane
mar kingson both edg esofthel ane.
R Afront wheel drives over as olid lane mark‐
ing.
Yo uc an act ivat eo rdeac tivatet he ActiveL ane
Ke eping Assistwarning .
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assistcan neit her reduce
th er isk ofan acci dent ifyo uf ail toadap tyour
dr iving stylen orove rride thel aws ofphysics. It
can nottak ei ntoa ccount road, weather ortraf fic
condi tions.Activ eLaneK eeping Assistiso nlya n
aid. Youa reresponsible form aint ainingasafe
dis tance tothev ehicle infront, forv ehicle speed,
forb raking ingood timeandfors taying
in lane.
Ve hicl eswith Drivin gAssistanc ePacka ge or
Dr ivi ng Ass istan cePlus Packag e:Ac tiveL ane
Ke eping Assistcan bring thev ehicle backinto
th el ane withal ane-c orrecting brak ea pplica tion.
In thec ase ofab roke nl ane marking being
de tected, abrake applica tion willonly bemad eif
av ehicle hasbeen detected inthea djacen tlane.
Onc oming vehicles, overtakin gvehicles andvehi‐
cles inadjacent lanescanbedetected.
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assistisa vailable inthe
speed rang eb etwe en 37 mph(60 km/h) and
12 4m ph(200 km/h). Dr
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al ane-cor recting brak ea pplica tion occu rs,d is‐
pla y1 appear sint he multifunction display.
Sensitivity ofActiv eL aneK eeping Assist
% The availabilit yofthe follo wing function is
coun try- dependen t.
Al ane-c orrecting brak ea pplica tion also occu rs
in theSens itivesetting inthef ollo wing situa‐
tions:
R ActiveL aneK eeping Assistdetects asolid
la ne mar king.
R Afront whe eldrives ove rthis lane marking.
Sy stem limit s
No lane- correcting brak ea pplica tion occu rsin
th ef ollo wing situations:
R Youc lear ly and activel ys teer,b rake oraccel‐
er ate.
R Youh aves witc hed onthet urns ignal indica‐
to r( situ ation-dep endent).
R Adriving safetys ystemi nter ve nes, such as
ES P®
,A ctiv eBrake Assi stor ActiveB lind
Spo tAssist. R
Youh ave adop tedas portydriving stylew ith
high corner ing speeds orhigh rateso faccel‐
er ation.
R When ESP®
is deactiv ated.
R Ifal oss oftirep ressur eoraf aulty tireh as
been detected and displ aye d.
The system maybeimp aired orma ynotfunc tion
in thef ollo wing situations:
R Ifth er ei sp oor visibility ,e.g. due toinsuf fi‐
cie ntillu mina tionofther oad, ifth er ea re
highly variable shade condition sorinr ain,
sno w,fogo rheavy spr ay.
R Ifth er ei sg lare,e.g. from oncom ingtraf fic,
th es un orreflect ions.
R Ifth ew indshield inthea reao fthe multifunc‐
tion camer aisd irty ,o rift he camer aisf og‐
ge du p,damag edorcovered.
R Ifth er ea reno lane markings ,ors eve ral
unc lear lane markingsarep resen tfor one
lane, e.g.around roadw orks .
R Ifth el ane marking sarewo rn,d arko rcov‐
er ed. R
Ifth ed ista nce tothev ehicle infront istoo
shor tand thus thel ane marking scann otbe
de tected.
R Ifth el ane marking schang equickly, e.g.
lanes branc hoff,c ross one another or
mer ge.
R Ifth er oadw ayisvery nar row and wind ing.
Ve hicl eswithout Drivin gAssistanc ePack‐
ag eo rDrivi ng Ass istan cePlus Packag e:
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assistuses radar sensor s
to monit orseverala reas around thev ehicle. If
th er adar senso rsinther ear bum perared irty or
co veredw iths now, thes ystemm aybe impair ed
or ma ynotfunc tion.Ifa no bstacle inthel ane in
whic hyou ared rivin gh asbeen detected, no
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tiv atin g/deac tivatin gActive Lan eKeeping
Assis t &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assistwarning
Al ane- correcting brak ea pplica tion canno t
al wa ys bring thev ehicle backintot he origi‐
nal lane. #
Alw ayss teer,b rake oraccelera teyour‐
self ,espe ciall yifA ctiv eLaneK eeping
Assis twarns youo rm akes alane -cor‐
re cting brak ea pplica tion. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite inter‐
ve ntio nofActiv eLaneK eeping Assist
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assistdoes notd etect
tr af ficc ondi tions orroad user s.In very rare
case s,thes ystem maym akea ninappr opri‐
at eb rake application, e.g.afte ri nt entional ly
dr iving overas olidl ane marking.
The brak ea pplica tion canbeinterru pte dat
an yt ime ifyo us teer slightl yint he opposit e
dir ection. #
Alw aysm akes uret hat ther ei ss uffi‐
cie ntdist anc etot he side foro ther traf‐
fi co robstacle s. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite Lane
Ke eping Assist
Lane Keeping Assistcann otalw aysc lear ly
de tect lane mar kings .
In such case s,Lane Keeping Assistcan:
R givea nu nnec essar ywarning
R notg iveaw arning #
Alw aysp aypar ticular attention tothe
tr af fics ituation and keep within the
lane, espec iallyifA ctiv eLaneK eeping
Assis taler tsyou. Be
suretoo bser vethes ystem limit ations of
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assist. #
Press butt on2.
If indicat orlam p1 lights up,ActiveL ane
Ke eping Assistisa ctiv ated, thel ane mark‐
ings ares hown aslight inthea ssis tance
gr ap hic. Whe nActiv eLaneK eeping Assistis
activ e,thel ane marking saresho wningreen
in thea ssis tance grap hic.
% Dep endingonthec ount ry,y ou mayhave to
pr ess and hold theb utton todeactiv ate. Dr
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tting thes ensit ivityofActive Lan eKeep‐
ing Assis t
Multi media system:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance
5 Act .Lane Keep. Assist #
Select asetting.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe warning #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 Lane Depart.
Warning.
Yo ud on otrecei veanyw arning when leaving
al ane ifth el ane keeping warning system is
deactiv ated. Ve
hicl etow ing instruct ions
The vehicle isno ts uit able fort he use oftowb ar
sy stems that areu sed forf lat towing ording hy
to wing, fore xamp le.Attach ing and using towb ar
sy stems canlead todamag eonthe vehicle.
When youa retowing avehicle withtow bar sys‐
te ms, safed riving charact eristic sc anno tb e
guar anteed fort he towing vehicle orthet owe d
ve hicle. Thevehicle-tr ailercombination may
sw erve from side toside. Complywiththe per‐ mitt
edtowing methods (/page436) and the
ins truct ions fort ow ing withb otha xleso nthe
gr ound (/page438). 262
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