2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SALOON LONG lane assist

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The exterior lighting sho wsa defect.
R The sy stem does not de tect a suitable road,
fo rex ample, in tight bends or shortly af ter a
slip road.
R The vehicle is on a construction site.
% The Active Lane Change Assi stsensors
adjust automatically while a cer tain dis tance
is being driven af terth eve hicle has been
delivered. Active Lane Change Assi stis
una vailable or only partially available during
th is teach-in process, and no ar rows are dis‐
pla yed next totheØ Active Steering
Assist symbol.
Obser vethe no tes on driving sy stems and your
re sponsibility; you may otherwise failto recog‐
nise dangers (/ page 219).
Selecting Active Lane Change Assi st
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Driving #
Select the function. Ac
tive Brake Assi st Fu
nction of Active Brake Assi st
Ac tive Brake Assi stconsi sts of thefo llowing
functions:
R Distance warning function
R Autonomous braking function
R Situation-dependent braking assi stance
R Evasive Steering Assist (count ry-specific)
Ac tive Brake Assi stcan help youto minimise the
ri sk of a collision with vehicles, cyclists or
pedestrians or toreduce the ef fects of su ch a
collision.
If Ac tive Brake Assi sthas de tected a risk of colli‐
sion, a warning tone sounds and theL dis‐
ta nce warning lamp lights up. In
theAssistance menu, an insuf ficient di stance
1 totheve hicle in front is displa yed in red. If
yo u fur ther reduce the dis tance, theve hicle in
front is also highlighted in red. When the sy stem
de tects a risk of collision, redra dar waves2
appear in front of theve hicle.
Ve hicles with PRE-SAFE ®
:depending on the
countr y,an additional haptic warning occurs in
th efo rm of slight, repeated tensioning of the
seat belt.
% Vehicles with active ambient lighting: if
Warning assistance is activated,theAc tive
Brake Assi stwa rning is also accompanied by
ambient lighting (/ page162). Driving and pa
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Atleast one of there d tra ffic lights de tected
is on the front passenger side beside the
ve hicle's own lane.
R The traf fic lights are in thefo llowing
sequence (from topto bottom): red, yello w,
green.
% Ifth e function is available, you can activate
or deactivate thewa rnings at pedestrian
crossings, stop signs and red lights in the
Tr af fic Sign Assi stmenu under Further warn-
ings (/page 250).
% The assi stance functions of DIGITAL LIGHT
can also warnyou of no-ent rysigns, stop
signs and red lights byprojecting a triangle
onto thero adw ay (/page 157).
Sy stem limits
The sy stem may be impaired or may not function
particular lyin thefo llowing situations:
R If visibility is poor, e.g. due toinsuf ficient illu‐
mination of thero ad, high lyvariable shade
conditions, rain, sno w,fog, swirling dust or
heavy spr ay. R
Ifth ere is glare, e.g. from oncoming traf fic,
di re ct sunlight or reflections.
R Ifth e windscreen in the area of the multi‐
function camera is dirty, or if the camera is
mis ted up, damaged or co vered.
R If tra ffic signs are dif ficult todetect, e.g. due
to dirt, sno w,ice, insuf ficient lighting or driv‐
ing too close totheve hicle in front, or
because they are co vered, faded, damaged,
badly positioned or twis ted.
R Active traf fic signs wi thLED display s may not
be de tected cor rectly or at all due totech ni‐
cal factors, su chas transmission frequenc y.
R Ifth e information on the navigation sy stem's
digital map is incor rect, incomple teor out of
date.
R If signs or thero ad la yout is ambiguous, e.g.
traf fic signs in roadwor ks, at exits and
ra mp s, in neighbouring lanes or parallel
ro ads.
R If signs do not con form tothest andard.
R If signs or road la youts are specific tothe
country and devia tefrom thero ute guidance in
the navigation sy stem, e.g. at or be yond
construction si tes.
R After sharp turns and tight bends, when traf‐
fi c signs are outside the camera's field of
vision.
R Ifyo uove rtake vehicles with traf fic signs
whi chare af fixe d or attached tothem.
R Ifyo u are using transpo rtequipment secured
to theve hicle with a trailer coupling, such as
a bicycle rack ,re strictions for car/trailer
combinations may be considered valid if
applicable.
Setting Traf fic Sign Assist
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Assistance 5
Traffic Sign Assist
Ac tivating or deactivating the speed warning #
Activate or deacti vate Speed limit warning .
Setting the type of warning #
Select ´nexttoSpeed limit warning. #
Select Visual & audible orVisual. 250
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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
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and make sure
there is suf ficient clear‐
ance. If a
vehicle is de tected in the monitoring range,
th ere dwa rning lamp lights up in the cor re‐
sponding outside mir ror.
If a vehicle occupant pulls the door handle on
th e side of thewa rning, a warning tone sounds
twice and the ambient lighting in there spective
door and thewa rning lamps in the cor respond‐
ing outside mir rorflash red.
Ve hicles with MBUX Interior Assistant: the
visual warning begins as soon as the hand of a
ve hicle occupant mo ves in tothe area of the
door.
% Ve
hicles with ambient lighting or active
ambient lighting: theWarning assistance of
th e ambient lighting can be activated and
deactivated (/ page162).
% The warning assis tance can di ffer depending
on the equipment and may vary according to
th e setting.
The exitwa rning is only available when Active
Blind Spot Assi stis activated and up toa maxi‐ mum of
thre e minutes af terth e ignition has
been switched off. The exitwa rning is no longer
av ailable once thewa rning lamp in the outside
mir rorflashes thre e times.
The exitwa rning is only an aid and not a substi‐
tute forth e attention of vehicle occupants. The
re sponsibility for opening and closing the doors
and for leaving theve hicle remains with theve hi‐
cle occupants.
Sy stem limits
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi stmay be limi ted in thefo l‐
lowing situations, in particular:
R ifth ere is dirt on the sensors or the sensors
are obscured
R in poor visibility, e.g. due tofog, heavy rain or
snow
R ifth ere are nar rowvehicles, e.g. bicycles or
mo torbikes
R ifth ero ad has very wide or nar row lanes
R ifve hicles are not driving in the middle of
th eir lane Wa
rnings may be issued in er ror when driving
close tocrash ba rriers or similar continuous lane
borders. Alw ays make sure that there is suf fi‐
cient di stance tothe side forot her traf fic or
obs tacles.
Wa rnings may be inter rupte d when driving along‐
side long vehicles, forex ample lor ries, for a pro‐
longed time.
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi stis not operational when
re ve rsege ar is engaged.
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi stis not operational if
transpo rtequipment, forex ample a trailer or
bicycle rack , is attached tothe trailer hitch and
th e electrical connection has been cor rectly
es tablished.
Ad ditionall y,theex itwa rning may be limited in
th efo llowing situations:
R when the sensors are co veredby adjacent
ve hicles in nar rowparking spaces
R when people approach theve hicle
R intheeve nt of stationary or slowly moving
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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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ous lane markings or only continuous lane mark‐
ings (/
page 257).
St atus displa ysforAc tive Lane Keeping
Assist
ï White:Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist is
deactivated.
ï Yello w: there is a malfunction. Please
also obser vethe display messages.
ð Grey:Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist is acti‐
va ted, but not operating.
ð Green: Active Lane Keeping Assist is
activated and operating. If the sy stem is
operational on only one side, the lane
marking is shown in green on the cor re‐
sponding side.
ð Red:Active Lane Keeping Assist has gui‐
ded you back into your lane with a
course-co rrecting steering inter vention.
The status display will flash if there is
also a haptic warning in thesteering
wheel. The lane marking is shown in red
only on the side for which there is a
wa rning. Ve
hicles without Driving Assistance
Pa ckage: if bothlane markings are
simultaneously shown in red in thest atus
displa y,Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist has
initiated an emer gency stop
(/ page 239).
Ac tive Lane Change Assi stdispl ayinthe
"Assistance" menu If
th e front wheel of theve hicle drives over a
de tected lane marking, this will be highligh ted
re d in theAssistance menu inthe driver's dis‐
pla y. %
Vehicles with active ambient lighting: if
Warning assistance is activated,theAc tive
Lane Keeping Assist warning is also accom‐
panied byambient lighting (/ page162).
Sy stem limits
In thefo llowing situations, no lane-cor recting
st eering inter vention occu rsbut rath er a warning
in thesteering wheel, depending on the situa‐
tion:
R You clear lyand actively steer, brake or accel‐
erate.
R If a driving saf ety sy stem inter venes, su chas
ESP ®
,Ac tive Brake Assi stor Active Blind
Spot Assi st.
R You ha veadop ted a sporty driving style with
high cornering speeds or high rates of accel‐
eration.
R When ESP ®
is deactivated.
R If transport equipment, forex ample a trailer
or bicycle rack , is attached tothe trailer
hitch and the electrical connection has been
cor rectly es tablished. 256
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If a loss of tyre pressure or a defective tyre
has been de tected and displ ayed.
The sy stem may be impaired or may not function
particularly in thefo llowing situations:
R Ifth ere is poor visibility, e.g. due toinsuf fi‐
cient illumination of thero ad, if there are
highly variable shade conditions or in rain,
sno w,fog or heavy spr ay.
R Ifth ere is glare, e.g. from oncoming traf fic,
th e sun or reflections.
R Ifth e windscreen in the area of the multi‐
function camera is dirty, or if the camera is
mis ted up, damaged or co vered.
R Ifth ere are no lane markings, or se veral
unclear lane markings are present for one
lane, e.g. around roadwor ks.
R Ifth e lane markings are worn, dark or cov‐
ered.
R Ifth e dis tance totheve hicle in front is too
short and thus the lane markings cann otbe
de tected. R
Ifth e lane markings change quickl y,e.g.
lanes branch off, cross one ano ther or
mer ge.
R Ifth e car riag ewa y is very nar row and wind‐
ing.
Obse rveth e no tes on driving sy stems and your
re sponsibility; you may otherwise failto recog‐
nise dangers (/ page 219).
Ac tivating/deactivating Active Lane Keeping
Assist
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Avoid collision
5 Active Lane Keeping Assist #
Switch the function on or off.
Alternatively, Active Lane Keeping Assist can be
activated and deactivated in the Assis tance
menu.
% Afterst arting the engine, the settings are
count ry-specific. Setting
Active Lane Keeping Assist
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Avoid collision
5 Active Lane Keeping Assist
Setting the sensitivity #
Select ´. #
Select Early,Med.orLate.
The last selec ted setting will be adop tedth e next
time the engine is star ted.
% The standard setting forth is function is
dependent on the count ry.
Ac tivating or deactivating assistance on dis‐
continuous lane markings #
Select Advanced support .
The la stselected setting will be adop tedth e next
time the engine is star ted.
% The standard setting forth is function is
dependent on the count ry. Driving and pa
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Inthe Sport drive program, only the normal
ve hicle le vel is possible when the trailer
soc ket is contacted (trailer/bicycle rack ). Re
versing camera Fu
nction of there ve rsing camera
The reve rsing camera monitors the area behind
yo ur vehicle. If this function is activated
(/ page 267), the image from there ve rsing
camera is automatically displa yed in the cent ral
display when reve rsege ar is selec ted.
The reve rsing camera is only an aid. It is not a
substitute foryo ur attention tothe sur roundings.
The responsibility for safe manoeuvring and
parking remains with you. Make sure that there
are no persons, animals or objects etc., in the
manoeuvring area while manoeuvring and park‐
ing.
% The area behind theve hicle is displa yed as a
mir ror image, as in the inside rearview mir‐
ro r. Camera views
menu (top view)
1 Menu Parking Assist
2 Reversing camera with top view
3 Wide-angle view
4 Trailer view
5 Toactivate/deactivate Parking Assist
PA RKTRONIC (/ page270) 6
Warning display of Parking Assist
PA RKTRONIC (/ page 267)
7 Guide lines at a dis tance of appr oximately
0.5 m, 1.0 m, 1.5 m and 3.0 m from there ar
area
8 Path marking the course the tyres will take
with the cur rent steering wheel angle
(dynamic)
9 Driven sur face depending on the cur rent
st eering wheel angle (dynamic)
A Guide line at a dis tance of appr oximately
0.3 m from there ar area
% When Active Parking Assist is active, lane
markings 8are displa yed in green
(/ page 271). 260
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