2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SALOON LONG parking sensors

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Start theve hicle using the smartphone.
Af tereve ryengine start, the engine runs for
te n minu tes.
Yo u can car ryout a maximum of two consecu‐
tive starting attem pts. Yo u must start theve hicle
once with theke y before trying tostart the
engine again with the smartphone. you can stop
th eve hicle again at any time.
% Further information can be found in the
smartphone app.
Securing the engine against starting before
car rying out maintenance or repair work: #
switch on the hazard warning light sy stem.
or #
unlock the doors.
or #
open a side window or the sliding sunroof. Ru
nning-in no tes To
preser vethe engine during thefirs t15 00 km:
R drive at varying road speeds and engine
speeds. R
do not drive at speeds greater than
14 0 km/h.
R drive theve hicle in drive program A
or ;.
R shift tothe next highest gear at theve ry lat‐
est when the needle reaches the last third
before there d area in there v counter.
R do not shift down a gear manually in order to
brake.
R avoidove rstraining theve hicle, e.g. driving at
full thro ttle.
R do not depress the accelera tor pedal past
th e pressure point (kickdown).
R only increase the engine speed gradually and
accelera tetheve hicle tofull speed af ter
15 00 km.
This also applies when the engine or parts of the
driv etra in ha vebeen replaced.
Please also obser vethefo llowing running-in
no tes:
R in cer tain driving and driving saf ety sy stems,
th e sensors adjust automatically while a cer‐
ta in dis tance is being driven af terth eve hicle has been delivered or af
terre pairs. Full sys‐
te m ef fectiveness is not reached until the
end of this teach-in process.
R brakepads, brake discs and tyres that are
either new or ha vebeen replaced only ach‐
ie ve optimum braking ef fect and grip af ter
se veral hundred kilom etre s of driving. Com‐
pensate forth ere duced braking ef fect by
applying greaterfo rc eto the brake pedal. Note
s on optimised acceleration If all necessary
requ irements and activation con‐
ditions are fulfilled, the best possible accelera‐
tion can be achie ved from a standstill.
Do not use the optimised acceleration on public
ro ads. Individual wheels could spin and you
could lose control of theve hicle. There is an
increased risk of skidding and/or accident.
Be sure toobser vethe saf ety no tes and informa‐
tion on ESP ®
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Information on
vehicle sensors and cameras Some driving and driving saf
ety sy stems use
cameras as well as radar, lidar or ultrasonic sen‐
sors tomonitor the area in front of, behind or
next totheve hicle. %
The radar and lidar sensors are integ rated
behind the bumpers and/or behind the
Mercedes star.
1 Multifunction camera
2 Cameras in the outside mir rors
3 Ultrasonic sensors
4 Front camera
5 Reversing camera &
WARNING Risk of accident due to
re stricted de tection per form ance of vehi‐
cle sensors and cameras
If th e area around vehicle sensors or cam‐
eras is co vered, damaged or dirty, cer tain
driving and saf ety sy stems cann otfunction
cor rectly. The reis a risk of an accident. #
Keep the area around vehicle sensors
or cameras clear of any obstructions
and clean. #
Have damage tothe bumper, radiator
grille or stone chipping in the area of
th e front and rear wind owsrepaired at
a qu alified specialist workshop. Pa
rticular ly,ke ep the areas around the sensors
and cameras free of dirt, ice or slush
(/ page 356). The sensors and cameras must
not be co vered and the de tection ranges around
th em must be kept free. Do not attach additional
license pla tebrac kets, ad vertisements, sticke rs,
fo ils or foils toprotect against stone chippings in
th e de tection range of the sensors and cameras. 220
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Make sure
that there are no overhanging loads
pr otru ding into the de tection range.
If th ere is damage toa bumper or thera diator
grille, or af ter an impact, ha vethe function of
th e sensors checked at a qualified specialist
wo rkshop. Ha vedamage or stone chipping in the
area of the cameras on the front and rear win‐
do ws repaired at a qualified specialist workshop. Overview of driving sy
stems and driving
saf ety sy stems R
ABS (Anti-lock Braking System)
(/ page 221)
R BAS (Bra keAssist System) (/ page 222)
R ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Program)
(/ page 222)
R ESP ®
Crosswind Assist (/ page 223)
R ESP ®
trailer stabilisation (/ page 223)
R EBD (Electronic Brakeforc eDistribution)
(/ page 224)
R STEER CONTROL (/ page 224)
R HOLD function (/ page 224) R
Hill Start Assist (/ page 225)
R Adaptive Brake Lights (/ page 226)
R ATTENTION ASSIST (/ page 226)
R Limiter (/ page 228)
R Traf fic Sign Assi st (/ page 247)
R Traf fic light view (/ page 251)
R AIRMATIC (/ page 258)
Driving Assistance pac kage
R Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
(/ page 229)
R Active Speed Limit Assi st(countr y-depend‐
ent) (/ page 234)
R Route-based speed adap tation (countr y-
dependent) (/ page 235)
R Active Brake Assi st (/ page 243)
R Active Steering Assist (count ry-dependent)
(/ page 237)
R Active Emergency Stop Assist (countr y-
dependent) (/ page 239)
R Active Lane Change Assi st(countr y-depend‐
ent) (/ page240) R
Active Stop-and-Go Assist (countr y-depend‐
ent) (/ page 236)
R Active Blind Spot Assi stwith exitwa rning
(/ page 251)
R Active Lane Keeping Assist (/ page 255)
R PRE-SAFE ®
Impulse Side (/ page 56)
Pa rking Package
R Reversing camera (/ page 260)
R 360° Camera (/ page 262)
R Parking Assist PARKTRONIC (/ page 267)
R Active Parking Assist (/ page271)
R Remo teParking Assist (/ page275) Fu
nction of ABS The Anti-lock Brake Sy
stem (ABS) regulates the
brake pressure in critical driving situations:
R During braking, e.g. at full brake application
or insuf ficient tyre traction, the wheels are
pr ev ented from locking.
R Vehicle steerability while braking is ensured. Driving and parking
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Sy
stem limits
The sy stem may be impaired or may not function
in thefo llowing situations, forex ample:
R In sn ow,ra in, fog, heavy spr ay, if there is
gl are, in direct sunlight or in greatlyvarying
light conditions.
R The windsc reen in the area of the camera is
dirty, mis ted up, damaged or co vered.
R Ifth era dar sensors are dirty or co vered.
R In multi- stor ey car pa rks or on roads with
st eep uphill or downhill gradients.
R Ifth ere are nar rowvehicles in front, such as
bicycles or mo torcyc les.
In addition, on slippery roads, braking or accel‐
erating can cause one or se veral wheels tolose
traction and theve hicle could then skid.
Do not use Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC in
th ese situations. &
WARNING Risk of accident from acceler‐
ation or braking byActive Dis tance
Assi stDISTRONIC
Ac tive Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC may accel‐
erate or brake in thefo llowing cases, for
ex ample:
R Ifth eve hicle pulls away using Active Dis‐
ta nce Assi stDISTRONIC.
R Ifth estored speed is called up and is
considerably faster or slo werth an the
cur rently driven speed.
R IfAc tive Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC no
longer de tects a vehicle in front or does
not react toreleva nt objects. #
Alw ays carefully obser vethe traf fic con‐
ditions and be ready tobrake at all
times. #
Take into account the tra ffic situation
before calling up thestored speed. &
WARNING Risk of accident due toinsuf‐
fi cient decele ration byActive Dis tance
Assi stDISTRONIC
Ac tive Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC brakes
yo ur vehicle with up to50% of the possible
deceleration. If this decele ration is not su ffi‐
cient, Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
alerts you with a visual and acoustic warning. #
Adjust your speed and main tain a suita‐
ble dis tance from theve hicle in front. #
Brake theve hicle yourself and/or take
ev asive action. &
WARNING Risk of accident if de tection
function of Active Dis tance Assi st
DISTRONIC is impaired
Ac tive Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC does not
re act or has a limited reaction:
R when driving on a dif fere nt lane or when
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Fo
rth is, thefo llowing conditions must be fulfil‐
led:
R You are on a mo torw ay or high-speed major
ro ad.
R The vehicle speed is between appr oximately
80 km/h and 180 km/h.
R The neighbou ring lane is separated bya bro‐
ke n lane ma rking.
R Novehicle or obs tacle is de tected in the
adjacent lane.
R Since the last time theve hicle wasst ar ted,
th e sensors ha vedetected a vehicle at a suit‐
able dis tance behind your vehicle.
R Active Lane Change Assi stis selec ted in the
multimedia sy stem.
R Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC and Active
St eering Assist are activated on mo torw ays.
The sy stem is not available and must be reacti‐
va ted in thefo llowing situations:
R Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC and Active
St eering Assist werealready activated before
entering the mo torw ay. R
The sy stem briefly does not de tect thero ad
yo u are on as a mo torw ay or a mo torw ay-like
ro ad, e.g. on a mo torw ay junction.
As soon as Active Lane Change Assi stdetects a
suitable road, you can reactivate it with J,
M orN. Driver display in
theAssistance menu 1
Green ar row: lane change initiated
2 Red ar row: lane change cancelled
When Active Lane Change Assi stisavailable, the
± display appears along with green ar rows in
th e driver displa y.Ifth e sy stem has been activa‐
te d but is not cur rently available, the± dis‐ Driving and parking
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Tr
af fic Sign Assi stcan de tect following addi‐
tional signs 3and, if necessar y,anal ysethe
re leva nce of there strictions using other vehicle
sensors:
R inwe t conditions
R on slippe ryroad sur faces
R infog
R temp orary restrictions
R exits
R limits for car/trailer combinations
Tr af fic Sign Assi stalso uses data from the digital
st re et map in the navigation sy stem. Therefore,
when you lea veor enter a municipality or change
ro ads, on a mo torw ay ex it or slip road forex am‐
ple, or af teryo u turn at a junction, the display in
th e driver display can be updated without a traf‐
fi c sign having been de tected.
If Traf fic Sign Assi stcannot de term ine the cur‐
re ntly applicable maximum pe rmissible speed
(e.g. due tomissing signs), thefo llowing display
appears in the driver display: Tr
af fic Sign Assi stis not available in all coun‐
tries. If theve hicle is in a country where Traf fic
Sign Assi stis not suppor ted, this is displa yed
continuously.
% Also obser vethe information on display mes‐
sages in Traf fic Sign Assi st (/ page 492).
Wa rning when the maximum permissible
speed is exceeded
The sy stem can warnyou if you unin tentionally
exc eed the maximum permissible speed. Todo
th is, you can specify in the multimedia sy stem
by how much the maximum permissible speed
can be exceeded before a warning is issued. Yo u
can set thewa rning tovisual only (the traf fic
sign flashes thre e times in the driver display) or
visual and acoustic, including a warning tone.
Ad ditional functions of Traf fic Sign Assist
(count ry-specific)
Wa rning for no-entry signs: Traf fic Sign Assi st
can warnyou if you drive the wrong way down a section of
road, forex ample on mo torw ay slip
ro ads or one-w aystre ets.
Wa rning at pedestrian crossings: ifyou
approach pedestrian crossings, pr ovided that
pedestrians are in the danger zone or are moving
to wa rds it, Traf fic Sign Assi stcan warnyou up to
a speed of appr oximately 70 km/h.
Wa rning at stop signs: Traf fic Sign Assi stcan
wa rnyou up toa speed of appr oximately
70 km/h if you are about todrive past a stop
sign unintentionall y.Fo rth is to be possible, the
signs must be clear, forex ample if the sy stem
de tects more than one stop sign, or a stop sign
can be confirmed using the digital navigation
map. Nowarning can be issued if se veral dif fer‐
ent signs are de tected.
Wa rning at red lights: Traf fic Sign Assi stcan
wa rnyou up toa speed of appr oximately
70 km/h if you are about todrive thro ugh a red
light unin tentional ly.
The following conditions must be fulfilled:
R Several traf fic lights ha vebeen de tected.
R All traf fic lights de tected are red. Driving and parking
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Setting
thewa rning threshold
This value de term ines the speed at which a
wa rning is issued when exceeded. #
Set the desired speed under Warning thresh-
old.
Ac tivating or deactivating further functions
of Traf fic Sign Assist #
Activate or deacti vate Further warnings .
The available functions are activated or deac‐
tivated.
Setting the type of warning for further func‐
tions #
Select ´nexttoFurther warnings . #
Select Visual & audible orVisual. Tr
af fic light view Information on
the traf fic light view
The traf fic light view suppo rts th e driver when
wa iting in front of a red light bydisplaying the
came raimage on the cent ral displa y.The cam‐
era image is displa yed when the driver is thefirst ve
hicle in front of there d light and faded out
when theve hicle drives off.
Displaying traf fic light view
Re quirements:
R The Traffic light view option is switched on.
R A traf fic light view is available.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Assistance 5
Traffic light view
% This function is not available in all countries.
If th eve hicle is in firs t position at a traf fic light,
th e camera image with traf fic light view is shown
in the cent ral displa y.
When theve hicle pulls away,th e camera image
is faded out. #
Activate Dor deacti vate E Traffic
light view.
Using other available functions #
Select ´. #
Select On request orAutomatic.
If On request is set and a traf fic light view is
av ailable, thePlease tap here for traffic light
view. message is displa yed. The camera
image is shown af ter confirmation of the
messa ge.
If Automatic is set,the camera image is auto‐
matically displa yed when the traf fic light view
is available. Ac
tive Blind Spot Assi stwith exitwa rning Fu
nction of Active Blind Spot Assi stwith exit
wa rning
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi stuses radar sensors to
monitor the area up to40 m behind and 3 m
next toyour vehicle.
The sy stem can de tect vehicles tr avelling from
speeds of appr oximately 12km/h and issue a
wa rning if they mo veinto the monitoring range.
St atus display in the driver's display
¸ Grey:th e sy stem is activated but inopera‐
tive. Driving and parking
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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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