2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS ESP

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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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Ifth ew rong gear isselec ted.
Dr iveA wayA ssistisact iveu nder thef ollo wing
condition s:
R IfPa rking AssistP ARK TRON ICisac tiv ated .
R Everyt imet he gear isch ang edto005E or005B
when thev ehicle isat as tands till.
R Ifth ed etect edobs tacle isless than appr ox.
3.3 ft(1.0 m) away.
R Ifth em aneuv ering assis tant func tionisa cti‐
va tedi nt he multimedia system.
Sy stem limit s
The perform anc eofDrive Aw ayAssi stislimit ed
on inclines .
% Also obser vethes ysteml imits ofParking
Ass istP ARK TRON IC(/ page 233).
Fu nction ofCross Traf ficA lert
% Alsoread thei nstruction sonB lind Spot
Assis t(/ pag e256). Ve
hicl eswith Blind SpotAssist: Cr oss Traf fic
Ale rtcan warndriver so fany crossing traffic
when backingu po utofap arkin gspace. The
ra dar sensor sint he bum peralso monit orthe
ar ea adjac enttothev ehicle. Ifac ritical situation
is de tected, symbo l1 appea rsinthem edia dis‐
pla y.Ifth ed rive rd oes notrespond tothew arn‐
ing, thev ehicle's brak es can beapplied automat‐
ically . If
th er adar senso rsareo bstruct edbyvehicles
or other object s,de tection isno tp ossib le.
Cr oss Traf ficA lertisa ctive und erthef ollo wing
condition s:
R IfBlind SpotAssisti sa ctivat ed.
R Ifth ev ehicle isbac king upatwa lkin gpace.
R Ifth em aneuv ering assis tant func tionisa cti‐
va tedi nt he multimedia system.
Sy stem limit s
Cr oss Traf ficA lertisn otavailable onincline s.
% Alsoo bse rvet he system limits ofActive
Bli nd Spo tAssist(/ pag e256).
Deactiv ating/a ctivating maneu vering assis‐
tance
Multimedia system:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance
5 Camera &Parkin g5
Maneuverin gAssist . #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thef unc tion .
% Maneuv ering assis tance mustbe activ efor
th ef unc tion ofDriveA wayA ssist
( / pag e248) and Cross Traf ficA lert
(/ page 249). Dr
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th
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
sides. Dr
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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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Ac
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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If
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
la ne-cor recting brak ea pplica tion occu rs. 260
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Ac
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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Fu
ll-scr eenmenu
Yo uc an displ aythef ollo wing menus infull on
th eI nstrument Display:
R DriveA ssist
R Trip #
Onthec orresponding menu,useleft-hand
To uc hC ontrol 2 toscr olltothee nd ofthe
lis t. #
Press left-hand Touc hC ontrol 2.
The selected men uwillbe displ ayedinf ull. Se
tting thed esig n
On -bo ardc om put er:
4 Designs
% This function isavailable onlyforv ehicles
wit haW idescr eenCockpit.
The follo wing design scan be selec ted:
R Classic
R Sport
R Progres sive #
Toselect adesign: swipeupwards ordown‐
wa rdso nthe left-hand Touc hC ontrol. #
Press thel eft-hand Touc hC ontrol.
The Instru ment Displa ywillb es hown inthe
select eddesign. Se
tting thea reaf or addit iona lvalue s G-m
eter (exa mp le)
1 Area fora dditional values
2 Indexpoint s #
Toselect displaycont ent:swipe tothe
ri ght onthel eft-hand Touc hC ontrol. #
Swip eupwards ordown wardso nthe left-
hand Touc hC ontrol to select displaycont ent.
When displaycont ent isselect ed,thea rea
fo ra dditional values 1will brief lybe high‐
light ed.
Ind expoint s2 will displa ythe select edlist
it em.
The follo wing displa ycontent can beselect edin
th eClassic andSport designs:
R Tach ome ter
R Navig ation
R ECOd isplay
R Consu mption
R G-m eter
The follo wing content can beselect edinthePro-
gressive design:
R date
R Navig ation
R ECOd isplay
R Consu mption
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Instrument Displayand on- boar dcom put er