2021 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS park assist

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thero ad detected parking spaces arelocat ed.
The yar eth en sho wninthemedia display.
The parking space canbeselect edasdesir ed.
Dependin gon thelocation ofthepar king space,
th epar king direct ion (rear wardsor forw ards)
can also beselec tedas desir ed.
When ActivePa rking Assistis act ivat ed, thetur n
signal indicat orsar eactiv ated based onthecal‐
culat edpat hof your vehicle.
When youar een tering orexitin gapar king
space, thepr ocedur eis assis tedby acc eleration ,
br akin g,steer ing and gear chang es.
Ac tivePa rking Assistis onl yan aid. Itis no ta
subs titutefo ryo ur att entio nto thesur round ings.
The responsibili tyforsaf emaneu vering and
pa rking remains withyo u. Mak esur eth at no
per son s,anim alsorobj ect set c. arein the
maneu vering rang e.
Ac tivePa rking Assistwill becan celed inthefo l‐
lo wing situat ions:
R Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis deac tiva ted.
R Youbegin steer ing.
R Youappl yth epar king brak e. R
Youen gage trans missi on positio n005D.
R ESP ®
int erve nes.
R Youopen thedoor sor thetrunk lidwhile
dr iving.
Sy stem limit s
If th eex terior lighting ismalfunct ioning,Active
Pa rking Assistis no tav ailable.
Obj ectsloc ated abo veorbelo wthede tection
ra ng eof thesensor s,e.g. overhang ingloads,
ove rhang sor loadin gra mp sof truc ks,or thebor‐
der sof par king spaces, areno tde tected during
mea surement ofthepar king space. Theseare
also then notta ke nint oacco untwhen calcul at‐
ing thepar king procedur e.In some circums tan‐
ces, ActivePa rking Assistma yth er efor eguide
yo uint oth epar king space incorrectl y. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
object slocat edabo veorbelo wthe
de tection rang eof ActivePa rking Assist
If th er ear eobjec tsabo veorbelo wthe
de tection rang e, thefo llo wing situat ionsmay
ar ise:
R ActivePa rking Assistma yst eer tooear ly.
R The vehicle mayno tst op infront ofthese
objec ts.
This could cause acollision. #
Inthese situation s,do notuse Active
Pa rking Assist. Ex
treme weather condition s,suc has snow or
hea vyrain, ma ylead toapar kingspac ebein g
meas ured inac curately. Pa rking spaces that are
par tiallyoc cupied bytrai le rdr aw bar smight not
be ident ified assuc hor be measur edinco rrect ly.
Onl yuse ActivePa rking Assiston leve l,high- grip
gr ound. Dr
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notus eAc tivePa rking Assistin thefo llo wing
situat ions:
R Inextreme weather condition ssuc has ice ,
pac kedsno wor inhea vyrain.
R When transpor tingaload that protru des
be yond theve hicle.
R Onsteep uphill ordownhill gradients ofmor e
th an appr oximat ely15 %.
R When snowch ains areins talled.
R Direct lyafte ra tir ech ang eor when spare
tir es areins talled.
R Ifth etir epr essur eis toolow or toohigh.
R Ifth esuspension isout ofalignment ,e.g.
af te rbo ttoming outonacurb.
Ac tivePa rking Assistma yalso displa ypar king
spaces that areno tsuit able forpar king, suchas:
R Parking spaces wherepar kingis prohibit ed.
R Parking spaces onunsuit ablesurfaces. Pa
rking withAc tiv ePa rking Assis t
% Depen dingontheve hicle's equipment, the
butt onmayalso belocat edatadif fere nt
po sitio nin thecent ercon sole. #
Press butt on1. The
media displaysho wsthevie wof ActivePa rk‐
ing Assist. Ar ea 2 displa ysdetected parking
spaces 4and vehicle path3.
% Vehicle path3 shownonthemedia display
ma ydif ferfr om theactual vehicle path. #
Ifapar king space isdispla yed: stop theve hi‐
cle. #
Select desiredpar king space 4and con‐
fi rm . #
Ifnecessar y,select thepar king direct ion: for‐
wa rdsor reve rse, and confirm .
Ve hicle path3 issho wn, depending on
select edpar king space 4and thepar king
dir ect ion. 21
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The turnsignal indicat orisswitc hedonaut o‐
matically whenthepar king procedur e
begins.
Yo uar ere sponsible forsele cting thetur nsignal
indicat orinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi ‐
tions .If neces sary,select thetur nsignal indica‐
to raccor dingly. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto vehi‐
cle swinging outwhile parking orpulli ng
out ofapar king space
While parking orexitin gapar kingspace, the
ve hicle swings outand candrive ont oar eas
of theonc oming lane.
This could cause youto coll ide wi th object s
or other road user s. #
Payatt ention toobject sand other road
user s. #
Wher enec essar y,stop theve hicle or
cancel thepar king procedur ewit h
Ac tivePa rking Assist. #
If,forex am ple, thePlease Engage Reverse
Gear messag eappear sin themedia display: select
thecor responding transmission posi‐
tion.
The vehicle drives intoth eselect edpar king
space.
% During thepar king procedur ewit hAc tive
Pa rking Assist, th elane marking sar edis‐
pla yedin green inthecamer aimag e.
On com pletion ofthepar king procedur e,the
Ø Parking AssistFinished, TakeContr olof
Vehicle displaymessag eappear s.Fu rther
maneuv ering mayst ill be nec essar y. #
Aftercom pletion ofthepar king procedur e,
saf eguar dth eve hicle agains tro lling away.
When requ ired bylegalrequ iremen tsor local
con dition s:tur nth ewheels towa rdsth ecurb.
% Youcan stop theve hicle andchang eth e
tr ans missi on positio ndu ring thepar king pro‐
cedur e.The system then calculat esane w
ve hicle path.Ifno newvehicle pathis availa‐
ble, thesy stem can chang eth etransmission
position again orcanc elthepar king proce‐
dur e. Exiting
apar king space withAc tiv ePa rking
Assis t
Re quirement s:
R The vehicle hasbeen parkedwit hAc tive
Pa rking Assist.
% Depe ndingon theve hicle's equipment, the
butt onmayalso belocat edatadif fere nt
po sitio nin thecent ercon sole.
Please note that youar ere sponsible forth eve hi‐
cle and surround ingsdur ing theent ire par king
pr ocedur e. #
Startth eve hicle. Dr
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Press butt on1.
The media displaysho wsthevie wof Active
Pa rking Assist. #
Ifth eve hicle hasbeen parkedper pendicular
to thedir ect ion oftra vel:in area 2, selec t
dir ect ion oftra vel3 Left orRight .
% The vehicle pathsho wnonthemedia display
ma ydif ferfr om theactual vehicle path. #
Conf irm dir ection ofexit3 todrive out of
th epar king space.
% The turnsignal indicat orisswitc hedonaut o‐
maticall ywhen theex itin gpr ocedur ebegin s.
Yo uar ere sponsible forsele cting thetur nsignal
indicat orinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi ‐
tions .If neces sary,select thetur nsignal indica‐
to raccor dingly. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto vehi‐
cle swinging outwhile parking orpulli ng
out ofapar king space
While parking orexitin gapar kingspace, the
ve hicle swings outand candrive ont oar eas
of theonc oming lane.
This could cause youto coll ide wi th object s
or other road user s. #
Payatt ention toobject sand other road
user s. #
Wher enec essar y,stop theve hicle or
cancel thepar king procedur ewit h
Ac tivePa rking Assist. #
If,forex am ple, thePlease Engage Forward
Gear messag eappear sin themedia display:
select thecor responding transmission posi‐
tion.
The vehicle movesout ofthepar king space.
The turnsignal indicat orisswitc hedoffaut o‐
maticall y.
Af terth epar king space hasbeen exited, awa rn‐
ing tone and theØ ParkingAssist Finished, 21
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Take
Control ofVehicle messagepr om ptyouto
ta ke contr olof theve hicle.
The vehicle isno taut omatically brak ed and can
ro llaw ay.Yo uha ve toacc eler ate, brak e, steer
and chang ege ar yourself again. Ma
neuv ering assistance Fu
nction ofDrive Awa yAssis t
Dr ive Aw ayAssi stcan reduce these verity of an
impact when pulling away.If an obs tacle is
de tected inthedir ect ion oftrav el, theve hicle's
speed isbrief lyreduced toappr ox.1 mp h
(2 km/ h).Ifacr itic alsituat ionisde tected, the
É symbol appearsinthemedia display.
% Youcan cancelaninterve ntio nby Drive
Aw ayAssi stat anytim eby deactiv ating
Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI C(/ page20 7). &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent caused by
limit eddetection perform anc eof Drive
Aw ayAssi st
Dr ive Aw ayAssi stcanno tal wa ys cle arly iden‐
tify obje ctsand traf fic situ ations. #
Alw ayspa ycar eful attention tothetra f‐
fi c situ ation; donotre ly on Drive Aw ay
Assi stalon e. #
Beprepar edtobrak eor sw erve as nec ‐
essar y,prov ided thetra ffic situat ion
per mitsand that itis saf eto take eva‐
siv eact ion. Dr
ive Aw ayAssi stisonl yan aid. Itis no ta sub‐
st itut efo ryo ur att entio nto thesur round ings.
The responsibili tyforsaf emaneu vering and
pa rking remains withyo u. Mak esur eth at no
per son s,anim alsorobj ect set c. arein the
maneu vering rang e.
A risk ofacollision mayar ise inthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s,forex am ple:
R Ifth eaccelera torand brak epeda lsaremix ed
up.
R Ifan incor rect transm ission position is
eng aged.
Dr ive Aw ayAssi stisact ive under thefo llo wing
con dition s:
R IfPa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis act ivat ed. R
Ifyo ushif tth etra nsmiss ionposition to005E or
005B when theve hicle isstatio nary.
R Ifth ede tected obs tacle isless than appr ox.
3.3 ft(1.0 m) away.
R Ifth emaneuv ering assis tance func tionis
acti vatedin themultimedia system.
Sy stem limit s
The perform anc eof Drive Aw ayAssi stislimit ed
on inclines .
% Also obser vethesy stem limits ofParking
Ass istPA RK TRONI C(/ page20 3).
Fu nction ofCross Traf fic Aler t
% Cross Traf fic Aler tis only available forve hi‐
cles withBlind SpotAssis tor ActiveBli nd
Spo tAssi st.
Cr oss Traf fic Aler tcan warndriver sof anycr oss‐
ing traffic when backingup and mane uvering out
of apar kingspace. Theradar sensor sin the
bum peralso monit orthear ea adjacen tto the
ve hicle. Ifacr itical situation isde tected, the
L symbol appearsinthemedia displayand
th eve hicle canbebrak ed aut omatically . Dr
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If
th era dar sensor sar eobs truct edbyvehicles
or other object s,de tection isno tpos sible.
Cr oss Traf fic Aler tis acti veund erthefo llo wing
con dition s:
R Ifth eve hicle isbac king upatwa lkin gpace.
R Maneuv ering assis tance isacti vated
( / pag e21 4).
% Also observeth eins truction son Blind Spot
Assis tand ActiveBli nd Spo tAssi st
( / pag e19 1).
Sy stem limit s
Cr oss Traf fic Aler tis no tav ailable onincline s.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe mane uvering
ass ista nt
Mu ltimed iasystem:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Assist ance
5 Camera &Parkin g #
Switc hManeuverin gAssist anceonoroff.
% The maneuv ering assis tant mu stbe activ e
fo rth efunc tion ofDrive Aw ayAssi st
( / pag e21 3) and Cross Traf fic Aler t
(/ page 213). Ve
hicl eto wing instruct ions
The vehicle isno tsuit able forth euse oftow bar
sy stems that areused forflat towing ording hy
to wing, forex am ple. Attach ing and using tow bar
sy stems canlead todamag eon theve hicle.
When youar eto wing ave hicle withto w bar sys‐
te ms, safedr iving charact eristic scan notbe
guar anteed forth eto wing vehicle ortheto we d
ve hicle. Thevehicle-tr ailercombination may
sw erve from side toside. Complywithth eper‐
mitt edtowing methods (/page288) andthe
ins truct ions forto wing withbo th axle son the
gr ou nd (/ page 289). 21
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Naviga tion #
Onthecor responding menu,usethelef t-
hand Touc hCon trol to scr olltotheend ofthe
lis t. #
Press thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol.
The selected men uwill bedispl ayedfull-
scr een. Ov
ervie wof displa yson themu ltifunct ion
disp lay
Dis playson themultifunc tiondispla y
u ActivePa rking Assistact ivat ed
(/ page21 0)
é Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cdeac tiva ted
( / pag e20 7)
h Cruise control (/ page16 9)
ç ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
(/ page 171)
ê ActiveBr ak eAssi st(/ pag e18 6)
à ActiveSt eer ing Assis t(/ page17 8)
¬ ActiveTraf fic Ja m Assi st(/ pag e17 7) 00B0
Ac
tiveLa ne Keeping Assist(/ page19 4)
± ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi st(/ pag e18 1)
00D6 ECO
star t/ stop funct ion(/ page14 1)
00D9 HO
LD functio n(/ page 166)
00CE Ad
aptiveHig hbeam Assis t(/ page11 7)
Ve hicl eswith Traf fic Sign Assis t:De tected
ins tructi ons and traf fic sig ns (/ page 187).
Fo ran ove rview of theindicat orand warning
lam ps,see (/page38 7). Head
-upDispla y Fu
nction oftheHead -upDispla y *
NO
TEMercede s-AMG vehicles #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement .
Yo uco uld other wise failto recogni ze
da ngers. The
Head-upDisp lay pr ojects thefo llo wing infor‐
matio nint oth edr iver's field ofvision abovethe
coc kpit, forex am ple:
R The vehicle speed R
Information from thena vig ation system
R Information from thedr iving systems and
dr iving safetysy stems
R Some warning mess ages
Depe ndingon theve hicle's equipment, differe nt
cont entcan besho wnintheth re ear eas ofthe
Hea d-up Display (/ page 220).
Di spla yco ntent 1
Navig ation instructions
2 Current speed Ins
trument Displayand on-boar dcom puter 21
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To
avo iddamag eto theve hicle, deactiv ate
th ese systems inthefo llo wing orsimilar sit‐
uation s: #
Dur ing towing #
Inacar wash *
NO
TEDama gedue touns uitable car
wa sh #
Beforedr iving intoacar wash mak e
sur eth at thecar wash issuit able for
th eve hicle dimensions. #
Ensur eth er eis suf ficie ntgrou nd clear‐
ance between theunderbody andthe
guide rails ofthecar wash. #
Ensur eth at theclear ance widthof the
car wash, inpar ticular thewidt hof the
guide rails, issuf ficie nt. To
avo iddamag eto your vehicle when usinga
car wash, ensur eth efo llo wing beforehand:
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis de acti ‐
va ted.
R The HOLD function isswitc hedoff. R
The surround viewcam eraor there ar vie w
cam erais swit ched off.
R The side windo wsand slidin gsun roof are
com pletely clos ed.
R The blowe rfo rth eve ntil ation/he ating is
sw itched off.
R The windsh ield wipe rsw itchis in po sitio n
005A.
R The Sma rtKe yis at amin imum distance of
10 ft(3 m) away from theve hicle. Other wise,
th etrunk lidcould openunintentionall y.
R Forcar washes withacon veyo rsy stem: neu‐
tr al 005C iseng aged.
% Incar washes withacon veyo rsy stem: ifyo u
lea vetheve hicle while itis being washed,
mak esur eth eSmar tKey islocat edinthe
ve hicle. Theparkposition 005Disother wise
aut omaticall yeng aged.
% If,afte rth ecar wash, youre mo vethewa x
fr om thewindshield andwiper rubber s,this
will preve ntsme aring and reduce wiper
noise. No
teson using apo we rwa sher &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent when
us ing powe rwa sher swit hro und -spr ay
nozzl es
The waterje tcan caus eex tern all yin visi ble
damag e.
Com ponentsdamag edinthis wa yma yune x‐
pec tedly fail. #
Donotuse apo we rwa sher withro und -
spra yno zzles. #
Have damag edtires orchassis parts
re placed immediat ely. To
avo iddamag eto your vehicle, observethefo l‐
lo wing when usingapo we rwa sher :
R The Smar tKey isat amin imum distance of
10 ft(3 m) away from theve hicle. Other wise,
th etrunk lidcould openunintentionally .
R Maint ainadis tance ofat leas t11 .8 in
(30 cm) totheve hicle.
R Vehicl eswith decorativ efo il: par tsof your
ve hicle areco veredwit hadecor ativefo il. 27
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