2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS wheel

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mu stbe activ ated, but notint er ve ning .
R ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Cisa ctiva‐
te d. #
Ifindicat orlam p1 isoff:pr ess butt on2.
Fu nction ofActiv eL aneC hangeA ssist
% Thef ollo wing function iscountr y-dependen t
and onlyavailable incon junction withthe
Dr iving Assista nc eP acka ge . Ac
tiveL aneC hangeA ssistsuppor tsthed rive r
when chang inglane sbyappl ying steer ing torq ue
if th ed rive ro per ates aturns ignal indicat or.
Assis tance when chang inglane sisp rovide difa ll
th ef ollo wing condition sareme t:
R Youa redrivin gonaf reewa yorroad with
multiple lanesinthed irect ion oftrave l.
R The neigh boring lane issepar ated byab ro‐
ke nl an em arkin g.
R Novehicle isde tected inthea djacen tlane.
R The driven speed isbe tween 50mph
(80 km/ h)and 110m ph(180 km/ h).
R ActiveL aneC hangeA ssistisswitc hedonin
th em ultimedia system.
R ActiveS teer ing Assis tiss witc hed onand
activ e. If
no vehicle isde tected inthea djacen tlane and
al ane chang eisp ermit ted, thel ane chang e
begin safter thed rive rh as activ ated thet urns ig‐
nal indicat or.T his issho wntothed rive rw itha
gr een arro w 2 next to thes teer ing wheel sym‐
bol. TheLane Change tothe Left messag ealso
appear s,fore xamp le.IfAc tiveL aneC hange
Assi sthas been activated withthe turns ignal
indicat orbut alane chang eisn otimm ediat ely
poss ible, agraya rrow 1 appear snexttot he
st eer ing wheel symbol, whichremain sgreen.
When thel ane chang eassis tance star ts,t he turn
signal indicat orisaut omaticall yactiv ated along
wit hthe displa yint he multifunction display. Dr
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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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Dep
endingonthec ount ry,a ts peeds below
40 mph(60 km/h) theh azar dwarning lights
switc honautomat ically.
When thev ehicle isstatio nary,thef ollo wing
actions arec arried out :
R The vehicle issecur edwiththe electr icpar k‐
ing brak e
R ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Cise nded
R The vehicle isunloc ked
R Ifpossib le,an emer gency callisp lace dt o
th eM ercedes- Benzemergency callcent er
The driver can cance lthe deceler ationatany
time byper form ing one ofthef ollo wing actions:
R Steer ing
R Braking oracceler ating
R Pressing asteer ing-wheel button
R Oper ating Touc hC ontrol
R Activati ng ordeacti vating ActiveD ista nce
Assi stDIS TRONI C Ov
erview ofActiv eD ista nce Assist
DI ST RO NIC displa ysinthei nstrum ent clus‐
te r The
assis tance grap hica nd thes tatus displa y
sho wthe status ofthef ollo wing function sint he
ins trument cluster:
R ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI C
R Route-based speedadap tatio n
R ActiveS teer ing Assis t Assis
tantdispla y 1
Route-based speedadap tatio n:typ eofrout e
eve nt
2 Vehicle infront
3 Distance indicator
4 Setspecifiedd ista nc e
5 Own vehicle Dr
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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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Cr
osswind Assist
Cr osswi ndstabiliz ationhasthef ollo wing charac‐
te rist ics:
R The stabiliz ationoperat esby chang ingwheel
loads thro ugh adjustin gt he ABC spring
st ru ts.
R Disruptions when drivin gstrai gh ta head are
re duced.
R Count ersteer ing issuppor ted.
R Crosswind Assistisa ctiv eatvehicle speeds
be tween 50mph(80 km/h) and130m ph
(2 10 km/h) when drivi ng stra ight ahead or
cor ner ing slight ly.
Fu nction ofRO AD SUR FACE SCAN
% This function isno ta vailable inall coun tries. The
ROAD SUR FACE SCAN function mon itor st he
ro ad infron to fyour vehicle using amultifunc‐
tion camer a1.R OADS URFACE SCAN detects
une venness inther oad surface, e.g. bump s,
bef oret he vehicle drives ove rthem. Chassis
mo vements arer educed anddriving comfortis
incr eased. RO
AD SUR FACE SCAN isaut omat icallyactivat ed
if th ef ollo wing condition sareme t:
R Drivep rogram A (Comf ort)or N
(C UR VE)iss ele cted.
R The vehicle issettot he nor mal leve l.
R Youa redrivin gatas peedbetwe en 4m ph
(7 km/ h)and 112m ph(180 km/h).
Sy stem limit s
RO AD SUR FACE SCAN can beimpair edinthe
fo llo wing situat ionsorcan stop funct ioning:
R Ifth er oadw ayisinsuf ficie ntly lit, e.g. at
nigh t.
R Insno w,rain, fog, hea vyspr ay,ift her eis
gl ar e, indir ect sunlight oringrea tly varying
ambien tlight .
R Ifth ew indshield inthea reao fm ultifunc tion
camer a1 isdir ty,f ogg edup, damag edor
co vered.
R Ifth er oad surface hasn oo ptic stru ctur eor
re flect slight.
R Ifyo ua redrivin gtoo close tothev ehicle in
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Ifsections ofther out ehave averys mall
ra dius ofcur vatur e.
R Dur ing abrupt driving maneuv ers, e.g. heavy
br aking orsudden acceleration.
Obser vethen otes on cleaning them ultifunc tion
camer a(/pag e421).
Se tting thev ehic leleve l &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent because
ve hicle leve list oo high
If yo ud rive atah ighervehicle leve l,th ed riv‐
ing charact eristic sm aybe impair eddue to
th eh igher vehicle centerofgrav ity .
The vehicle candrifto utw ards, fore xamp le,
when steer ing orcor ner ing. #
Alw aysc hoose avehicle leve lw hic his
suit edtothed riving stylea nd ther oad
sur face condi tions. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment from vehi‐
cle lowe ring
Whe nlowe ring thev ehicle, people could
become trapped ifth eir limbs areb etwe en
th ev ehicle bodyandthet ires orunder neath
th ev ehicle. #
Mak esuren oo neisunder neaththe
ve hicle orinthei mmediat evicinit yof
th ew heel arch es when thev ehicle is
being lowe red. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du et ot he vehicle lowe ring
Ve hicl eswith AIRB ODYC ONT ROLo r
le ve lc ontr olsystem: when youu nload lug‐
ga ge orlea vethev ehicle, thev ehicle firs t
ri ses slightly andthen retur ns tothes etleve l
shor tlya fter wa rds.
Yo uo ranyo neelse inthev icinit yofthe
whee larches ortheu nderbody couldthus
bec ome trapped.
The vehicle canalso belowe reda fter bein g
loc ked. #
When leaving thev ehicle, makesure
th at nobody isin thev icin ityofthe
wheel arch es ortheu nderbody . Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle hasbeen star ted.
R The vehicle mustnotbe mo ving faster than
75 mph(120k m/h) .
R Onl ylowe rthe vehicl e:when thev ehicle is
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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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Have thed ispla yrepair edorreplaced if,for
ex am ple, pixelerro rs consi derablyrestrict its
us e. 360
°came ra Fu
nction ofthe3 60° Cam era
The 360°Camera isas yst em that con sistsof
fo ur cam eras. The cam eras coverthe immediat e
ve hicle surround ings.The system assis tsyou,
e.g .when parkingo ratexitsw ithr educed visibil‐
ity .
The views ofthe3 60° Camer aarealw aysa vaila‐
ble when drivin gforwa rdsu ptoas peedof
appr ox.1 0m ph(16k m/h) andwhen backing
up.
The 360° Camer aiso nlya na 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 ther e
ar en op ersons, animals orobjec tsetc., inthe
maneu vering area whilem aneu vering and park‐
ing. The
system evaluat esimag esfrom thef ollo wing
camera s:
R Rear vie wc amera
R Front camer a
R Twos ide camer asintheo utside mirrors
Vi ew so fthe 360 °Camera
Yo uc an sele ctfrom differe nt vie ws: 1
Wide-ang levie w, front
2 Topv ieww ithi mag efromt hefront camer a
3 Topv ieww ithi mag esfrom thes ide camer as
in theo utside mirrors
4 Wide-ang levie w, rear 5
Topv ieww ithi mag efromt herear vie wc am‐
er a
6 Topv ieww itht railer view( vehicles witha
tra iler hitch)
To pv iew 1
Lane indicati ngther out ethe vehicle will
ta ke atthec urrent steer ing wheel angle
2 Yello ww arning displa yofParking Assist
PA RK TRONI C:obs tacles atad ista nce of
ap prox imat ely3 .3ft(1.0 m) orless
3 Your vehicle from above
If th ed ista nce totheo bjec tlessens, thec olor of
wa rning displa y2 chang es.From adista nce of Dr
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