2021 MERCEDES-BENZ B-CLASS HATCHBACK park assist

*
N
NO
OTE
TE Damage from automatic braking If one of
thefo llowing functions is switched
on, theve hicle brakes automatically in cer tain
situations:
R Active Brake Assist
R Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
R HOLD function
R Active Parking Assist
To avoid damage totheve hicle, deactivate
th ese systems in thefo llowing or similar situa-
tions: #
during towing #
in a car wash *
N
NOOTE
TE Damage due tounsuitable car wash #
Before driving into a car wash make sure
th at the car wash is suitable forth eve hi-
cle dimensions. #
Ensu rethere is su1cient ground clear-
ance between the underbody and the
guide rails of the car wash. #
Ensure that the clearance width of the
car wash, in particular the width of the
guide rails, is su1cient. To
avo id damage toyour vehicle when using a car
wa sh, ensu rethefo llowing beforehand:
R Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC is deactiva-
te d.
R The HOLD function is switched o..
R The side windo wsand sliding sunroof are com-
ple tely closed.
R The blo werfo rth eve ntilation/heating is
switched o..
R The windsc reen wiper switch is in position 005A.
R The key is at a minimum dis tance of 3 m away
from theve hicle. Otherwise theta ilgate could
open unintentionall y.
R In automatic car washes with con veyo r sys-
te ms:
- Neutral 005Cis engaged. -
V Vehicles wit ehicles wit h aut
h automatic tr
omatic tr ansmission:
ansmission: If
yo uwo uld like tolea vetheve hicle while it
is being washed, make sure theke y is
located in theve hicle. The park position
005D isotherwise automatically engaged.
% If, aTer the car wash, youre mo vethewax
from the windscreen and wiper rubbers, this
will pr event smearing and reduce wiper noise.
A
A ut
ut omatic car w
omatic car w ash mode
ash mode
In car wash mode, theve hicle is prepared for driv-
ing into the automatic car wash. Car wash mode
can be activated at a speed of up to20 km/h
Ac tivate (/ page 345).
The following settings are made when car wash
mode is activated:
R The outside mir rors are folded in.
R Topreve ntthe windscreen washer system
from starting up automaticall y,thera in sensor
is deactivated.
R The rear wind owwiper is deacti vated.
R The windo wsand the sliding sunroof are
closed. 344
344
Maintenance and care

R
The air conditioning system is set toair-recir-
culation mode.
R Parking Assist PARKTRONIC is deactivated.
R V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h 360° Camer
h 360° Camer a:
a:the front image is
activated aTer appr ox. eight seconds.
If one of the settings cannot be selected, this is
displa yedby a% behind there specti veset-
ting.
Ab ove a speed of 20 km/h Car wash mode is
automatically deacti vated.
The following settings are reset when car wash
mode is deacti vated:
R The outside mir rors are folded out.
R The rain sensor is activated.
R The rear wind owwiper is activated.
R The air conditioning system is set tofresh air
mode.
R Parking Assist PARKTRONIC is reset tothe
pr ev iously selected setting.
R The windo wsand the sliding sunroof remain
closed. R
V
V ehicles wit ehicles wit h 360° Camer
h 360° Camer a:
a:the front image is
deactivated at speeds abo ve18 km/h. A
A
ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating aut
ating automatic car w
omatic car w ash mode
ash mode R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R theve hicle is stationar y.
R the engine is running.
Multimedia system: 4 © 5
Settings 5
Quick access
A
A ctiv
ctiv ating aut
ating aut omatic car w
omatic car w ash mode
ash mode #
Select Car wash mode . #
Select Start.
If one of the settings cannot be selected, this is
displa yedby a% behind there specti veset-
ting.
% For an overview of the settings made when
activating automatic car wash mode
(/ page 343). Deactiv Deactiv
ating aut
ating aut omatic car w
omatic car w ash mode
ash mode #
Select Stop.
The automatic car wash settings are reset.
% The automatic car wash mode is automatically
deacti vated as soon as a speed of 20 km/h is
ex ceeded. Inf
Inf
or
ormation on using a high-pr
mation on using a high-pr essur
essure cleaner
e cleaner &
W WARNING ARNING Risk of an accident when using
high-pressure cleane rswith round-spr ay
nozzles
The water jet can cause extern ally invisible
damage.
Components damaged in this wa y may un ex-
pectedly fail. #
Do not use a high-pressure cleaner with
round-spr aynozzles. #
Have damaged tyres or chassis parts
re placed immediatel y. Maintenance and ca
re
345 345

#
Information on the permissible gross mass of
th eve hicle can be found on theve hicle identi-
/cation plate (/ page 394).#
V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h aut
h automatic tr
omatic tr ansmission:
ansmission: do not
open the driver's door or front passenger
door; the transmission otherwise automati-
cally shiTs toposition 005D. #
Fitth eto wing eye (/ page 370). #
Fasten theto wing device.
* N
NOOTE
TE Damage due toincor rect connec-
tion of theto w bar #
Only connect theto w rope or tow bar to
th eto wing eyes. #
Deactivate the automatic locking mechanism
(/ page 87). #
Do not activate the HOLD function. #
Deactivate tow- awa y protection
(/ page 104). #
Deactivate Active Brake Assist (/ page 248).#
V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h aut
h automatic tr
omatic tr ansmission:
ansmission: shiTto
position 005C. #
V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h manual tr
h manual tr ansmission:
ansmission: shiTto
neutral 005C. #
Release the electric parking brake. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due tolimited
saf ety-re lated functions during theto wing
process
Saf ety-re lated functions are limited or no lon-
ge rav ailable in thefo llowing situations:
R theve hicle is switched o..
R the brake system or po wer steering system
is malfunctioning.
R the energy supply or the on-board electri-
cal system is malfunctioning.
When your vehicle is towe daw ay, signi/cantly
more e.ort may be requ ired tosteer and
brake than is normally requ ired. #
Use a tow bar. #
Make sure that the steering wheel can
mo vefreely be fore towing theve hicle
awa y. *
N
NO
O TE
TE Damage due toexcessive tractive
po wer If
yo u pull away sharpl y,the tractive po wer
may be too high and theve hicles could be
damaged. #
Pull away slo wlyand smoo thly. Loading t
Loading t
he v
he v ehicle f
ehicle f or tr
or transport
anspo rt Hybr
Hybr
id v
id vehicles:
ehicles: transpor tation of vehicles should
only be car ried out byprofessional reco very com-
panies. #
Obser vethe no tes on towing away
( / page 367). #
Connect theto wing device totheto wing eye
in order toload theve hicle.
% You can also attach theto w bar tothe trailer
hitch. #
V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h aut
h automatic tr
omatic tr ansmission:
ansmission: shiTthe
automatic transmission toposition 005C. 368
368
Breakdown assistance

T
T
o
o wing ey
wing eye st
e st or
orag
ag e location
e location The
towing eye is under the load compartment
0oor. F
F
itting and r
itting and r emo
emo ving t
ving t heto
he towing eye
wing eye #
Press the mark on co ver1 inwa rds and
re mo ve. #
Screw intheto wing eye clockwise as far as it
will go and tighten.
V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h a tr
h a trailer hitc
ailer hitc h:
h:vehicles with a trailer
hitch do not ha veare ar brac ketfo rth eto wing
ey e. Fasten theto w bar tothe trailer hitch. #
Make sure that co ver1 engages in the
bumper when youre mo vetheto wing eye.
* N
NOOTE
TE Damage totheve hicle due toincor-
re ct use of theto wing eye or trailer hitch When a
towing eye or trailer hitch is used to
re co ver a vehicle, theve hicle may be damaged
in the process. #
Only use theto wing eye or trailer hitch to
to w awa y or tow start theve hicle. #
Do not use theto wing eye or trailer hitch
to to wtheve hicle during reco very. T
T
o
o w
w -st
-st ar
arting t
ting t he v
he vehicle
ehicle V V
ehicles wit ehicles wit h aut
h automatic tr
omatic tr ansmission
ansmission
* NO
NOTE
TE Damage tothe automatic transmis-
sion due to tow-starting The au
tomatic transmission may be damaged
in the process of tow- starting vehicles with
automatic transmission. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission
must not be tow- star ted. #
Vehicles with an automatic transmission must
not be tow- star ted.
V V ehicles wit ehicles wit h manual tr
h manual tr ansmission
ansmission #
Obser vethe no tes on towing away
( / page 367). #
If necessar y,allow the engine and exhaust
system tocool down. #
Swit chon the ignition. #
Engage second gear. #
Release the electric parking brake. 370
370
Breakdown assistance

*
N
N O
OTE
TE Damage tovehicle body or suspen-
sion components caused by/tted snow
ch ains On 4MATIC
vehicles, if you /t snow chains on
th ere ar wheels, you can damage vehicle body
or suspension components. #
On 4MATIC vehicles, only /t snow chains
on the front wheels. *
N
NO OTE
TE Damage tothe wheel trim from /t-
ted snow chains If snow
chains are /tted tosteel wheels, the
wheel trims can be damaged. #
Remo vethe wheel trims of steel wheels
before /tting snow chains. Obser
vethefo llowing no tes when using snow
ch ains:
R Snow chains are only permissible for cer tain
wheel/tyre combinations. You can obtain
information about this from a Mercedes-Benz
Service Centre. R
For saf etyre asons, only use snow chains that
ha ve been speci/cally appr oved foryo ur vehi-
cle byMercedes-Benz, or snow chains with
th e same quality standard.
R If snow chains are /tted, the maximum per-
missible speed is 50 km/h.
R V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h A
h Activ
ctiv e P
e Par
arking Assist
king Assist: :do not use
Ac tive Parking Assist when snow chains are
/tted.
% You can permanently limit the maximum
speed for driving with winter tyres
(/ page 235).
% You can deactivate ESP ®
to pull away
( / page 227). This allo ws the wheels tospin,
achieving an increased driving forc e. T
T
yr
yr e pr
e pr essure
essure N
No
ot
tes on tyr
es on tyr e pr
e pressure
essure &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due toinsu1-
cient or excessive tyre pressure
Un derin0a tedorove rin0ated ty res pose in par-
ticular thefo llowing risks:
R The tyres can burst.
R The tyres can wearexcessively and/or
une venly.
R The driving characteristics as well as the
stee ring and braking characteristics may
be greatly impaired. #
Comply with there commended tyre
pressure and check the tyre pressure of
all tyres, including the spare wheel, regu-
lar ly:
R monthly
R when the load changes
R before embarking on a lon ger journey Wheels and tyres
375
375

Displa
Displa
y messag
y messag es P
es Possible causes/conseq
ossible causes/consequences and uences and0050
0050Solutions
Solutions
ä
Fault Drive at max. 80
km/h *T
he adjustable damping is malfunctioning. The vehicle's handling characteristics may be a.ected. #
Do not drive at speeds greater than 80 km/h. #
Consult a quali/ed specialist workshop.
Parking Assist and
PARKTRONIC inoperative
See Owner's Manual *V
Vehicles wit ehicles wit h A
h Activ
ctiv e P
e Par
arking Assist
king Assist: :Ac tive Parking Assist and Parking Assist PARKTRONIC are malfunctioning.
V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit hout A
hout Activ
ctive P
e Par
arking Assist
king Assist: :Pa rking Assist PARKTRONIC is malfunctioning. #
Stop theve hicle in accordance with the tra1c conditions and restart theve hicle. #
Ifth e display message still appears, consult a quali/ed specialist workshop. Displ
aymessages and warning/indicator lamps
461
461

W
W
ar
ar ning and indicat
ning and indicat or lam
or lamps
ps Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of indicat
w of indicat or and w
or and war
arning lam
ning lam ps
ps Some systems will per
form a self-test when the
ve hicle is switched on. Some indicator and warn-
ing lamps may brie0y light up or 0ash. This beha v-
iour is non-critical. These indicator and warning
lamps indicate a malfunction only if they light up
or 0as haTer theve hicle has been star ted or dur-
ing a journe y.
S
S t
tandar
andar d ins
d instr
trument displ ay
ument display W
W
idescr
idescr een coc
een coc kpit ins
kpit instrtrument display
ument display Depending on
the display setting, the positions of
th e indicator lamps on the inst rument display may
di.er from theex ample shown.
Indicat
Indicat or and w
or and w ar
arning lam
ning lam ps:
ps:
0075 Restraint system (/ page 480)
00E9 Seat belt (/ page 480)
_ Reduced po wer (/ page 482)
00D6 System error (/ page 482)
003D Electricalfault (/ page 482)
ï Trailer hitch (/ page 483)
Ù Powe r steering (/ page 483) ÿ
V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h a widescr
h a widescr een coc
een cockpit
kpit:
:
coolant temp erature (/ page 484)
00B9 Engine diagnostics (/ page 484)
0028 V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h a diesel engine:
h a diesel engine: preglow
003D Electricalfault (/ page 484)
00D4 Reser vefuel wi thfuel /ller 0ap loca-
tion indicator (/ page 484)
0024 Electric parking brake (red)
(/page 488)
0024 Electric parking brake (yellow)
(/page 488)
004D Brakes (yellow) (/ page 488)
004D Brakes (red) (/ page 488)
L Distancewarning (/ page 490)
Ó Active Brake Assist (/ page 490)
ê Active Brake Assist (/ page 490)
0025 ABS (/page 491)
00E5 ESP®
(/ page 491)
00BB ESP®
OFF (/ page 491) Display messages and
warning/indicator lamps
479 479

1, 2, 3 ...
1, 2, 3 ...
4MA
4MA TIC
TIC
Fu nction................................................ 191
12 V batt 12 V batt ery ery
see On-board electrical system bat tery (12 V)
12 V soc ket
12 V soc ket
see Soc ket (12 V)
360° Camera
360° Camera
Care...................................................... 348
Fu nction................................................ 260
Opening the camera co ver (r eversing
camera)................................................. 263
Selecting a view.....................................2 63
Switching automatic operation on/o.
(r ev ersing camera)................................. 263 A A
A/C function
A/C function Activating/deactivating (control panel)... 158
Ac tivating/deactivating (MBUX multi-
media system)....................................... 158
ABS (Anti-loc ABS (Anti-loc k Br
k Br aking Syst
aking Syst em)
em).................... 225 A A
cceler
cceler ation
ation
see Kickdown
A
A ccident and Br
ccident and Br eakdo
eakdown Manag
wn Manag ement
ement
Mercedes me connect........................... 319
A
A cous
coustic loc tic loc king
kingv
ver
er i/cation
i/cation signal
signal
Ac tivating/deactivating............................ 82
A
A cous
coustic pr tic pr esence indicat
esence indicat or (sound g
or (sound gener-
ener-
at
at or)
or)
No tes..................................................... 166
A
A cous
coustic V tic Vehicle Indication
ehicle Indication
Sound generator.................................... 166
A
A ctiv
ctiv e Blind Spo
e Blind Spo t Assist
t Assist
Brake application................................... 254
Fu nction................................................ 252
System limi tations.................................. 252
Tr ailer operatio n.................................... .254
A
A ctiv ctiv e bonne
e bonne t (pedes
t (pedestr trian pr ot
ian pr otection)
ection)
Operation.............................................. 337
Re setting............................................... 337
A A ctiv
ctiv e Br
e Br ak
ake Assist
e Assist
Fu nction/no tes...................................... 244
Setting................................................... 248 A
A
ctiv
ctiv e Dist
e Dist ance Assis
ance Assis t DIS
t DISTR
TRONIC
ONIC
Ac tive Emer gency Stop Assist................ 243
Calling up a speed................................. 237
Fu nction................................................ 235
Inc reasing/decreasing speed................. 237
Maximum design speed.......................... 182
Ro ute-based speed adap tation............... 240
Selecting............................................... 237
St oring a speed...................................... 237
Switching o./deactivating.................... .237
Switching on/activating......................... 237
System limitations.................................. 235
A A ctiv
ctiv e Emerg
e Emerg encySt
ency Stop Assist
op Assist ...................... 243
A
A ctiv
ctiv e headlam
e headlam ps
ps........................................ .141
A
A ctiv
ctiv e Lane K
e Lane K eeping Assist
eeping Assist
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 257
Ac tivating/deactivating thewa rning....... 257
Fu nction................................................ 255
Setting the sensitivity.............................2 57
System limits......................................... 255
Tr ailer operatio n.................................... .255
A
A ctiv
ctiv e P
e P ar
arking Assist
king Assist
Exiting a parking space. ......................... 271
Fu nction................................................ 268 Ind
ex
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495