2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS display

If
al ane chang eisn otposs ible, thea rrow fades
out afte raf ewsec ond sand anew lane chang e
mus tbeinit iated. Animm ediat elane chang eis
on lypo ssible on free wa ys ection sw ithout speed
limi ts.
If th es ystemi simp aired, ActiveL aneC hange
Assi stma ybec anceled .Ifi ti sc anceled ,the
Lane Change Canceled messageappe arsi nt he
multifunction displayand aw arning tone sou nds. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from chang ‐
ing lane toan occ upied adjacentlane
Lan eChan geAssi stcanno talway sd etect
clear lyifth ea djacen tlane isfree.
The lane chang em ightbeinit iated although
th ea djacen tlane isno tfree. #
Beforec hanging lanes,makesuret hat
th en eighbor inglane isfree and ther ei s
no dang ertoother road user s. #
Mon itor thel ane chang e. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifLane
Ch ang eAssistune xpectedl ystops func‐
tionin g
If th es ystem limit ations forL ane Change
Assis thave been reac hed, ther ei sn og uar‐
ant eethat thes ystem will remain active.
Lane ChangeA ssis tcanno tthen assis tyou
by appl ying steer ing torq ues . #
Alw aysm onit orthel ane chang eand
ke ep your han dson thes teer ing wheel.
Obser vethet raffic con dition sand steer
and/or brak ei fn eces sary. Sy
stem limit s
The system limit ations ofActiveS teer ing Assis t
apply toActiveL aneC hangeA ssist
( / pag e219).
Th es ystemm ayalso beimpair edorma ynot
func tion inthef ollo wing situations:
R The sensor sint he rear bum perared irty ,
damag edorcoveredb yas tickero rice and
sno w,fore xamp le.
R The exterior lighting showsafault. %
The ActiveL aneC hangeA ssistsensor s
adjus tautomaticall ywhile acertain dis tance
is be ing driven afte rt he vehicle hasbeen
deliv ered. ActiveL aneC hangeA ssistis
una vailable oronl ypartiall yavailable during
th is teac h-in proce ss;noarro wa ppear snext
to theØ ActiveS teer ing Assis tsymbol
when thet urns ignal indicat orisactiv ated.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gActive Lan eChange
As sist
Multimedia system:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance #
Select LaneChange Assist. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thef unc tion .
Fu nction ofActiv eE me rgency Stop Assis t
If th ed rive rc ontinuall yignor esthev isual or
acous ticwarning toput their hands onthes teer‐
ing wheel, theBeginn ingEmer gencyStopmes‐
sag eappear sint he multifunction display.Ifth e
dr iver still does notrespond, ActiveD ista nce
Assi stDIS TRONI Creduces thes peed. Thevehi‐
cle isdeceler ated instag es toas tands till. 222
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Ac
tiv eD ista nce AssistD ISTR ON ICstatus dis‐
pla yand route-base dspee dadap tatio n 1
ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Cselect ed,
se ts pecified distance (numbe rofsegments
be lowt he vehicle)
2 ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Cdeacti va‐
te d, speed stor ed 3
ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Cactive,
speed stor ed, novehicle detected (brigh t
ve hicle symbol)
4 ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Cactive,
speed stor ed, vehicle detected (green vehi‐
cle symbol)
5 ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Candroute-
based speedadap tatio na ctive,s peed stor ed
% Onhighw ayso rhigh-speed major roads, the
gr een ç vehicle symbol isdispla yedc ycli‐
cally when thev ehicle isready topull away.
% Ifyo ud epr ess thea cceler ator pedal beyond
th es etting oftheA ctiv eDista nce Assist
DIS TRONI C,thes ystemi sswitc hed topas‐
siv em ode. Theç Suspended message
appear sint he multifunction display.
Speedome ter
The stor ed speed ishighlight edon thes peedom‐
et er.Ift he speed ofthev ehicle infront orthe
speed adjustment isless than thes tore ds peed
due tother out eevent ahead, thes egment sin
th es peedome terl ight up. Deactiv ationofActive
Dis tance AssistDIS TRONI C,as wellas altera‐
tion stot he speed duetomanua lora utom atic adop
tionofthes peed limit,ared ispla yedi nt he
con trol feedbac kofthe multifunction displayon
as ing leline.
Ac tiv eS teer ing Assis tstat us disp lay 1
Gray steer ing wheel: ActiveS teer ing Assis t
switc hedonand passiv e
2 Green steer ing wheel: ActiveS teer ing Assis t
switc hedonand activ e
3 Flashing steer ing wheel: prom pttothed rive r
to act ivel yc onfirm ortransition from activ e
to passiv estatus ,systeml imits detected
Dur ing thet ransition from activ etop assiv esta‐
tus ,symbo l3 issho wnasenl arge da nd flash‐ 22
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NO
TEDama gefrom automatic braking If
one ofthef ollo wing function siss witc hed
on, thev ehicle brak es aut omatically incer‐
ta in situat ions:
R ActiveB rake Assi st
R ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI C
R HOLD functio n
R ActiveP arking Assist
To avo iddamag etot he vehicle, deactiv ate
th ese systems inthef ollo wing orsimila rsit‐
uation s: #
Dur ing towing #
Inac arwa sh Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle isstatio nary.
R The driver's door isclosed orthes eat belt on
th ed rive r's side isfastened.
R The engine isrunning orhasb eena utomati‐
cally switc hedoffb ythe ECOs tart/s top
funct ion. R
The electr icpar king brak ei sr eleased.
R ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Cisd eacti ‐
va ted.
R The transmis sionisin position 005B,005Eor005C.
Ac tiv atin gthe HOL Dfunc tion #
Dep ress theb rake pedal andafte ras hort
time quickl yd epr ess further until the00D9
displa yappear sint he multifunction display. #
Release theb rake pedal.
Deactiv atingtheHOLD function #
Depr essthea cceler ator pedal topull away.
or #
Depr esstheb rake pedal untilthe00D9 dis‐
pla yd isappear sfromt hemultifunction dis‐
pla y.
The HOLD functionisdeactiv ated inthef ollo w‐
ing situations:
R ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Cisa ctiva‐
te d.
R The transmission isswitc hedtoposition 005D.R
The vehicle issecur edwiththe electr icpar k‐
ing brak e.
In thef ollo wing situations, thev ehicle isheld by
tr ans missi on positio n005D and /or bythee lectr ic
par king brak e:
R The seat beltisunf astened andthed rive r's
door isopened.
R The vehicle isswitc hedoff.
R Ther eisam alfunction inthes ystemo rthe
po we rsupp lyis insuf ficie nt. AI
RMA TIC Fu
nction ofAIRMA TIC
AIRMA TICisan air suspension system withvaria‐
ble dam pingfor improve ddriving comf ort.The
all-r ound leve lc on trol system ensur estheb est
possible suspension andconstant grou nd clea r‐
anc e,eve nw ithal aden vehicle. When driving at
speed, thev ehicle islowe reda utomatic allyto
im prove driving safetya nd toreduce fuelcon‐
sum ption. Youa lso have theo ption ofmanually
adjus tingthev ehicle leve l. 226
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Pr
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
ve hicle hastrave led thel engt hofthe vehicle, all 236
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appr
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 butt on1. The
media displayshows thev iewo fActiv ePark‐
ing Assist. Ar ea 2 displa ysdetected parking
spaces 4and vehicle path3.
% Vehicle path3 shownonthem edia displa y
ma ydiffe rf romt heactual vehicle path. #
Ifyo uh ave driven pas tap arkin gspace: bring
th ev ehicle toas tands till. #
Select desir edpar kingspac e4. #
Wher enecessar y,select thep arking direc‐
tion :for wa rdso rreverse.
Ve hicle path3 issho wn, depending on
select edpar king space 4and thep arking
dir ect ion. #
Conf irms elect edpar king space 4.
% The turns ignal indicat orisswitc hedonaut o‐
maticall ywhen thep arking procedur e
begins. Theturns ignal indicat orisswitc hed
of fa utomaticall ywhen yous wit ch to005B .
Yo ua reresponsible fors ele cting thet urns ignal
indicat orinaccor dance withthe traf ficc ondi ‐
tions .Ifn eces sary,select thet urns ignal indica‐
to ra ccor dingly. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent duet ov ehi‐
cle swinging outwhile parking orpulling
out ofap arking space
While parking orexitin gap arkin gspace, the
ve hicle swings outand candriveo ntoa reas
of theo ncoming lane.
This could cause yout oc ollidew itho bject s
or other road user s. #
Paya tten tion toobject sand other road
user s. #
Wher enecessar y,stop thev ehicle or
cancel thep arking procedur ewith
Ac tiveP arking Assist. #
If,fore xamp le,thePlease Engage Reverse
Gear messag eappear sint he media display:
select thec orresponding transmission posi‐
tion.
The vehicle drives intot he select edpar king
space.
On com pletion ofthep arking procedur e,the
Parking AssistFinished, TakeContr olof Vehicle
displa ymessag eappear s.Fu rther maneuv ering
ma ystillb en ecessar y. #
Afterc om pletion ofthep arking procedur e,
saf eguar dthe vehicle agains trolling away.
When requ ired bylegalrequ iremen tsor local
con dition s:tur nthe wheels towa rdst he curb. 24
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%
Youc an stop thev ehicle andchang ethe
tr ansmiss ionp ositio nd uringt he par king pro‐
cedur e.The system then calculat esan ew
ve hicle path.The parking procedur ecan
th en be con tinued. Ifno newv ehicle pathis
av ailable, thet ransmission positionwillbe
ch ang edagain. Ifth ev ehicle hasnotyet
re ac hed thep arking space, thep arking pro‐
cedur ewillbe canc eled, should agear be
ch ang ed.
Exit ingaparking spa cewit hA ctive Parking
Assis t
Re quirement s:
R The vehicle hasbeen parkedw ithA ctiv e
Pa rking Assist.
Please note that youa reresponsible fort he vehi‐
cle and surround ingsduring thee ntirep arking
pr ocedur e. #
Startt he vehicle. #
Press butt on1.
The media displayshows thev iewo fActiv e
Pa rking Assist. #
Ifth ev ehicle hasbeen parkeda tright angles
to thed irect ion oftra vel:in area 2,s elect
dir ect ion oftra vel3 .
% The vehicle pathshown onthem edia displa y
ma ydiffe rf romt heactual vehicle path. #
Conf irmd irection ofexit3 todriveo utof
th ep arking space.
% The turns ignal indicat orisswitc hedonaut o‐
maticall ywhen thee xiting proc ed ureb egin s.
Yo ua reresponsible fors ele cting thet urns ignal
indicat orinaccor dance withthe traf ficc ondi ‐
tions .Ifn eces sary,select thet urns ignal indica‐
to ra ccor dingly. Dr
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&
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent duet ov ehi‐
cle swinging outwhile parking orpulling
out ofap arking space
While parking orexitin gap arkin gspace, the
ve hicle swings outand candriveo ntoa reas
of theo ncoming lane.
This could cause yout oc ollidew itho bject s
or other road user s. #
Paya tten tion toobject sand other road
user s. #
Wher enecessar y,stop thev ehicle or
cancel thep arking procedur ewith
Ac tiveP arking Assist. #
If,fore xamp le,thePlease Engage Forward
Gear messag eappear sint he media display:
select thec orresponding transmission posi‐
tion.
The vehicle moveso utofthep arking space.
The turns ignal indicat orisswitc hedoffa uto‐
maticall y.
Af tert he exitin gprocedur ehasbeen completed,
th eParkin gAssist Finished, TakeContr olof Vehicle
messageappear sint he media display.A
wa rning tone and thef ollo wing displa yint he
media displaypromp tyou totake ove rcontr olof
th ev ehicle: Yo
uh ave toacc eler ate, brak e, steer and chang e
ge ar yourself again.
Fu nction ofDriveA wayA ssis t
Dr iveA wayA ssistcan reduce thes eve rity of an
impact when pulling away.Ifa no bstacle is
de tected inthed irect ion oftrav el, thev ehicle's
speed isbrief lyreduced toappr ox.1 mph
(2 km/ h).Ifac ritic alsituat ionisde tected, the
00CB symbol appearsinthem edia displa y. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent caused by
limit eddetection perform anc eofDrive
Aw ayAssi st
Dr iveA wayA ssistcanno talway sc lear ly iden‐
tify obje ctsand traf fics ituations. In
such case s,Dr iveA wayA ssistmight :
R Warnyouw ithout reason andlimit the
ve hicle speed.
R Notw arny ou ornotlimit thev ehicle
speed. #
Alw aysp aycar eful attention tothet raf‐
fi cs ituation; donotrely onDriveA way
Assi stalon e. #
Beprepar edtobrak eo rswe rvea snec‐
essar y,prov ided thet raffic situat ion
per mitsand that itis saf etot akee va‐
siv ea ction . Dr
iveA wayA ssistisonl yana id. Itis no tas ub‐
st itut efor 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.
Ar isk ofac ollision mayarise inthef ollo wing sit‐
uations, fore xamp le:
R Ifth ed rive rm ixes up thea ccelera tora nd
br ak ep eda ls. 24
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