2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SALOON LONG turn signal

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Green: the sy stem is activated and opera‐
tional. Driver display in
theAssistance menu
If a vehicle is de tected wi thin the monitoring
ra nge, there dwa rning lamp lights up in the cor‐
re sponding outside mir ror.In the Assis tance
menu, the lamp in outside mir ror1 also lights
up red, and the lane in which theve hicle is
de tected is hatched out.
If a vehicle is de tected in the monitoring range
and you swit chon the turn signal indicator in the
cor responding direction, a warning tone sounds
twice and thewa rning lamp flashes red in the re
spective outside mir ror.Re dra dar waves2
are displa yed next toyour vehicle in the assis‐
ta nce graphic.
If th e turn signal indicator remains on, the dis‐
play in the outside mir rorflashes for all other
de tected vehicles, but no fur ther wa rning tone
sounds. If youove rtake a vehicle quickl y,no
wa rning is given.
% Vehicles with active ambient lighting: if
Warning assistance is activated,theAc tive
Blind Spot Assi stwa rning is also accompa‐
nied byambient lighting (/ page162).
Obse rveth e no tes on driving sy stems and your
re sponsibility; you may otherwise failto recog‐
nise dangers (/ page 219). &
WARNING Risk of accident despi te
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi st
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi stdoes not react tothe
fo llowing:
R ifyo uove rtake a vehicle too closely so
th at it is in the blind spot area R
ifve hicles tr avelling at a much faster
speed approach and then ove rtake
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi stmay not give warn‐
ings or inter vene in su chsituations. #
Alw ays pay careful attention tothe traf‐
fi c situation and maintain a safe dis‐
ta nce at the side of theve hicle. Exit
warning
The exitwa rning is an additional function of
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi stand can warnvehicle
occupants attem pting tolea vethest ationary
ve hicle about approaching vehicles. &
WARNING Risk of accident despi teexit
wa rning
The exitwa rning neither reacts tostationary
objects nor tovehicles approaching you at a
great lydif fering speed.
The exitwa rning cannot warndrivers in these
situations. #
Alw ays pay particular attention tothe
traf fic situation when opening the doors 252
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R
ESP ®
is deacti vated.
R A loss of tyre pressure or a defective tyre is
de tected.
R Transport equipment, forex ample a trailer or
bicycle rack , is attached tothe trailer hitch
and the electrical connection has been cor‐
re ctly es tablished.
Ac tivating/deactivating Active Blind Spot
Assi st
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Avoid collision 5
Active Blind Spot Assist #
Select Active Blind Spot Assist. #
Select OnorOff. Ac
tive Lane Keeping Assist Fu
nction of Active Lane Keeping Assist
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist monitors the area in
front of your vehicle bymeans of the multifunc‐
tion camera (/ page 220) and can warnyou
before you lea veyour lane unin tentionally. The
sy stem can guide you back into your lane th
ro ugh a course-co rrecting steering inter ven‐
tion and additional lywa rnsyo u with vibration
pulses in thesteering wheel. Active Lane Keep‐
ing Assist is available in the speed range
between 60 km/h and 200 km/h.
The sy stem can inter vene in thefo llowing situa‐
tions:
R Active Lane Keeping Assist de tects a lane
marking.
R One of your front wheels goes over a lane
marking.
If yo u activate the turn signal indicator, a steer‐
ing inter vention does not occur on the cor re‐
sponding side.
If th e sy stem de tects an obs tacle, su chas
ano ther vehicle in the adjacent lane, a steering
inter vention occu rsrega rdless of the turn signal
indicator. If you lea vethe lane without using the
turn signal indica tor,but an obs tacle is de tected
in your lane, a steering inter vention does not
occu r. Displ
ay1 will appear in the driver display and a
wa rning tone will sound in thefo llowing situa‐
tions:
R Asteering inter vention byActive Lane Keep‐
ing Assist lasts longer than appr oximately ten
seconds.
R The sy stem car ries out two or more steering
inter ventions wi thin appr oximately three
minutes without any steering inter vention
from the driver.
In theAc tive Lane Keeping Assist settings, you
can set the sensitivity of the sy stem and set the
le ve l of support. Additionally, you can set
whe ther the sy stem should react todiscontinu‐ Driving and parking
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de
tected pa rking spaces are located. They are
th en shown in the cent ral displa y.
The parking space can be selected as desired.
Depending on the location of the parking space,
th e parking direction (rear wards or forw ards)
can also be selec ted as desired.
When Active Parking Assist is activated, the turn
signal indicators are activated based on the cal‐
culated path of your vehicle. When you are
en tering or exiting a parking space, the proce‐
dure is assis tedby acceleration, braking, steer‐
ing and gear changes.
To start the parking procedure, press thec
button (/ page273).
Ac tive Parking Assist will be cancelled in thefo l‐
lowing situations:
R You deactivate Parking Assist PARKTRONIC.
R You press thec button again.
R You begin steering.
R You en gage transmission position j.
R ESP ®
inter venes.
R You open the driver's door. Sy
stem limits
If th eex terior lighting is malfunctioning, Active
Pa rking Assist is not available.
Also obse rveth e sy stem limits of thefo llowing
sy stems:
R Reversing camera (/ page 260)
R 360° Camera (/ page 262)
Objects located abo veor below the de tection
ra nge of Active Parking Assist, such as over‐
hanging loads, overhangs or loading ramp s of
goods vehicles or the borders of parking spaces,
are not de tected du ring measu rement of the
parking space. These are also then not taken
into account when calculating the parking proce‐
dure. In some circums tances, Active Parking
Assist may therefore guide you into the parking
space prematurely or brake too late.
Cer tain environmental conditions, such as snow‐
fa ll or heavy rain, may lead toa parking space
being measured inaccuratel y.Pa rking spaces
th at are partial lyoccupied bytrailer dr awbars
might not be identified as such or be measured
inco rrectly . Only use Active Parking Assist on
le ve l, high- grip ground. &
WARNING Risk of accident due to
objects located abo veor below the
de tection range of Active Parking Assist
If th ere are objects abo veor below the
de tection range, thefo llowing situations may
arise:
R Active Parking Assist may steer too ear ly.
R The vehicle may not stop in front of these
objects.
This could cause a collision. #
Inthese situations, do not use Active
Pa rking Assist. Ac
tive Parking Assist can also display unsuitable
parking spaces, e.g. parking spaces in which
parking is not permit ted or parking spaces on
unsuitable sur faces.
Do not use Active Parking Assist in thefo llowing
situations:
R Inextreme weather conditions such as ice,
pac ked snow or in heavy rain. 272
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When
theve hicle is stationar y,indicated vehicle
path 4into cur rently selected pa rking space
5 also appears. #
If parking spaces are displa yed: bring the
ve hicle toast andstill. #
If necessar y,select ano ther parking space. #
Vehicles with 360° Camera: tochange the
parking direction, tapth e selected parking
space again. #
Tostart the pa rking procedure: press but‐
to n1 again.
The vehicle drives into the selected parking
space.
The turn signal indicator is switched on automat‐
ically when the parking procedure begins. Yo u
are responsible for selecting the turn signal indi‐
cator in accordance with the traf fic conditions. If
necessar y,select the turn signal indicator
accordingly. &
WARNING Risk of accident due tovehi‐
cle swinging out while parking or pulling
out of a parking space
While parking or exiting a parking space, the
ve hicle swings out and can drive onto areas
of the oncoming lane.
This could cause youto collide wi thobjects
or other road users. #
Pay attention toobjects and other road
users. #
Where necessar y,stop theve hicle or
cancel the parking procedure with
Ac tive Parking Assist. On completion of
the parking procedure, the
Ø Active Parking Assist finished, take con-
trol of vehicle displaymessa geappears. #
Secure theve hicle against rolling away.
When requ ired bylegal requirements or local
conditions: turn the wheels towa rdsth eke rb.
% You can stop theve hicle and change the
transmission position du ring the parking pro‐
cedure. The sy stem then calculates a new
ve hicle path. If no new vehicle path is availa‐
ble, the transmission position can be
ch anged again, or the process can be can‐
celled. You can also inter rupt the parking
procedure bybraking, forex ample, tolet
people in or out of theve hicle. The parking
procedure can then be continued bybriefly
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Exiting a pa
rking space with Active Parking
Assist
Re quirements:
R The vehicle is equipped with a 360° Camera.
R The vehicle has been par ked with Active
Pa rking Assist. #
Start theve hicle. #
Press button 1. #
Select Parking Assistance menu2. #
If necessar y,ch ange direction of exit3. #
Tostart exiting the pa rking space: press
button 1again. #
If necessar y,ch ange the transmission posi‐
tion. Obser veany messages displa yed in the
driver display and central displa y.
The vehicle mo ves out of the parking space. The turn signal indicator is automatically
switched on when
exiting a parking space begins
and switched off when it is comple ted. You are
re sponsible for selecting the turn signal indicator
in accordance with the traf fic conditions. If nec‐
essar y,select the turn signal indicator accord‐
ingly.
Af terth e parking space has been exited, a warn‐
ing tone and theØ Active Parking Assist fin-
ished, take control of vehicle message prompt
yo uto take control of theve hicle. You ha veto
accelerate, brake, steer and change gear your‐
self again.
If yo u do not react tothe prom pttotake control
of theve hicle, the sy stem will brake theve hicle
to ast andstill.
Fu nction of Remo teParking Assist
% Remo teParking Assist is an additional func‐
tion of Active Parking Assist. Comply with
local traf fic la wsand regulations when using
Re mo teParking Assist on public roads.
If it is requ ired toturn the wheels towa rdthe
ke rb, you cannot use Remo teParking Assist. Driving and parking
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