2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS park assist

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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em aneuv ering area while maneuv ering and
par king in/exitingparking spaces.
In thes tandar dsetting ,ani nter mit tent wa rning
to ne sou nds from adista nc eo fappr oximat ely
1. 0f t(0.3 m)toan obs tacle infront and approx ‐
imat ely3 .3ft(1.0 m) toan obs tacle beh ind. A
continu ousw arning tone sou nds from adista nc e
of appr oximat ely0 .7ft(0.2 m).Using theWarn
Early setting inthem ultimedia system, thew arn‐
ing tones forf ront and side impact protect ion
can besettos ound atag reater dis tance of
ap prox imat ely3 .3ft(1.0 m) infront and 2.0ft
(0.6 m)onthes ides (/page238).
% The Warn Earlysetting isalw aysa ctiv efor
th er ear ofthev ehicle.
If Pa rking AssistP ARK TRON ICisde act ivat ed ,
Ac tiveP arking Assisti su navailable. Pa
rking Assis tPARK TRON ICdisp layi nt he
mu ltim edia system Ve
hicles withA ctiv eParking Assistw ithout a
360 °Camer a Ve
hicles withA ctiv eParking Assista nd a360°
Camer a
If Ac tiveP arking Assisti sd eact ivat ed and an
obs tacle isde tected inthep atho fthe vehicle, a
pop-up windowforParking AssistP ARK TRON IC
1 appe arsi nt he multimedia system atspeeds
belo w6m ph(10k m/h).
The color ofthei ndividual segmentsofthe warn‐
ing displa yisb ased onthed ista nce tothed etec‐
te do bstacle :
R Yello ws egment s:obs tacle satad ista nc e
be tween appr ox.2 .0 ft(0.6 m)and 3.3ft
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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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thel ater al front and rear segm entscan be dis‐
pla yed. Pa
rking AssistP ARK TRON ICdispl ay:v ehicles
wit hout a360° Camer a
1 Oper ational front and rear
2 Operation alfron t,re ar and sides
3 Obstacle detected atthef ront right (yello w)
and rear (red) Pa
rking AssistP ARK TRON ICdispl ay:v ehicles
wit ha3 60°Camer a
1 Oper ational front and rear
2 Operation alfron t,re ar and sides
3 Obstacle sd etect edatthef ront right (red)
Sa vedo bstacle so nthe sides ared eletedi nt he
fo llo wing situat ions,for exam ple:
R Youp arkt he vehicle andswitc hoffthei gni‐
tion .
R Youo pen thed oor s.
Af tert he engine isrestar ted, obs tacle so nthe
sides mustbed etect edagain beforean ew
wa rning can beissued. Sy
stem limit s
The system limits forP arking Assist
PA RK TRONI Capplytop assiv eside impact pro‐
te ction.
The follo wing objectsa renotd etect ed, fore xam‐
ple:
R Pedes trians who approachthe vehicle from
th es ide
R Objec tsplaced next to thev ehicle
Deactiv ating/acti vating Parking Assis t
PA RK TRONI C
* NO
TERisk ofan acci dent from objects
at clo serang e Pa
rking AssistP ARK TRON ICma ynotdetect
cer tain obje ctsa tclos erang e. #
Whenpar king ormane uvering thev ehi‐
cle, payp articular attention toany
obj ect sw hicha reabo veorbelo wthe
sensor s,e.g. flowe rpotso rdrawbar s.
The vehicle orother objects couldoth‐
er wise bedamag ed. Dr
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If
indicat orlam p2 isno tlit, Parking Assist
PA RK TRONI Cisa ctive. Ifth ei ndicat orlam pislit
and theé symbol appearsint he multifunc‐
tion displa y,Pa rking AssistP ARK TRON ICisno t
ac tiv e. #
Pres sb utton1 .
% Parking AssistP ARK TRON ICisau tomat ically
act ivat ed when thev ehicle isstar ted. Ad
jus tingthe warning tones ofParking
Assis tPARK TRON IC
Mul timedia system:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance
5 Camera &Parkin g5
Set Warning Tones
Ad jus tingthe volum eofthe warning tones #
Select Warning ToneVolume. #
Setav alue.
Ad jus tingthe pitc hofthe warning tones #
Select Warning TonePitch.
Se tav alue.
Specif yingthes tar ting point fort he warning
to nes
Yo uc an spec ifywhe ther theP arking Assist
PA RK TRONI Cwarning tones shouldc omm ence
wh en thev ehicle isfur ther aw ay from anobs ta‐
cle . #
Sele ctWa rnEarl y. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thef unc tion . Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gaudi ofadeout
Yo uc an spec ifywhe ther thev olume ofam edia
sour ceinthem ultimedia system isto be
re duced whenParking AssistP ARK TRON ICgive s
an audible warning. #
Selec tAudio Fadeout DuringWarning Ton es. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thef unc tion . Re
versing camer a Fu
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When
youe ngager eve rseg ear ,the imag efrom
re ar vie wc amera1 issho wninthem ultimedia
sy stem. Dynamic guidelinesshowthe pat hthe
ve hicle willtake wit hthe steer ing wheel inits
cur rent positio n.Thi sh elps yout oo rient your‐
self and toavoid obstacle sw henb ackin gu p.
The rear vie wc amerai so nly anaid. 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 ther e
ar en op ersons, animals orobjec tsetc., inthe
maneu vering area whilem aneu vering and park‐
ing.
The guide linesinthem edia displa yshowt he
dis tances toyour vehicle. Thedistances dis‐
pl ay ed onlyapply toroad leve l.
Yo uc an sele ctfrom thef ollo wing views:
R Normalvie w
R Wide-ang levie w
The area behind thev ehicle isdispla yeda sa
mir rorimag e,as inthei nside rear vie wm irro r. Cam
erav iews inthem ultim edia system Nor
mal view
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 Yello ww arning indicator ofParking Assist
PA RK TRONI C:obs tacles atad ista nce
be twee na pproxim ately 2.0 ft(0.6 m)and
3.3 ft(1.0 m) Dr
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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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