2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS ESP

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
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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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ing.
Oncethe system ispassiv e,symbol 1is
sho wnasgray inthem ultifunc tiondispla y. Fu
nction ofHill StartA ssist Hill
StartA ssisth olds thev ehicle foras hort
time when pulling away on ahillunder thef ol‐
lo wing condition s:
R The transm issionisin position 005Bor005E.
R The electr icpar king brak ei sr eleased.
This gives youe nough timetom ovey our foot
fr om theb rake pedal tothea ccelera torp eda l
and depr essitbef oret he vehicle begins toroll
aw ay. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tothev ehicle rolling away
Af teras horttime, HillStartA ssistn olon ger
holds thev ehicle anditcan rollaw ay. #
Ther efor e, swif tlym ove your foot from
th eb rake pedal tothea cceler ator
pedal. Nevera ttem pttolea vethev ehi‐
cle ifit is being heldbyHillStart As sis t. HOLD
functi on HOLD
functi on
The HOL Dfunction holds thev ehicle atas tand‐
st ill wit hout requ iring yout od epr ess theb rake
pedal, e.g.while waitin gint raffic.
Th eH OLD functi onisonly anaid. The responsi‐
bility fort he vehicle safely standi ngstill remains
wit hthe driver .
Sy stem limit s
The HOL Dfunction isonl yintend edtoprov ide
assis tance when drivi ng and isno tas ufficien t
mean sofsafeguar dingthev ehicle agains trolling
aw ay when statio nary.
R The incline mustnotbe great erthan 30%. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe HOL Dfuncti on &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent duet ot he
HOLD function being activatedw heny ou
lea vethev ehicle
If yo ul eave thev ehicle whileonlythe HOLD
function isbraking thev ehicle, thev ehicle
can rollaw ay inthef ollo wing situations:
R Ifth er ei sam alfunct ioninthes ystemo r
in thep owersupply .
R Ifth eH OLD function isdeactiv ated by
depr essing thea cceler ator pedal orbrak e
pedal, e.g.byavehicle occupant. #
Alw aysd eactiv atet he HOLD function
and secur ethe vehicle agains trolling
aw ay bef orel eaving thev ehicle. Dr
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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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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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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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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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