2021 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN Owner's Manual

R
Anoutside mir roris no tcom pletely folded
out.
R The trunk lidisopen .
R The weather condition sar epoor ,e.g .hea vy
ra in, sno w,fog, stor m or spr ay.
R The ambient lightcondit ionsarepoor ,e.g. at
night.
R The camer alens isobs truct ed, dirtyor fog‐
ge dup.
R Ifcamera sor vehicle component sin whic h
th ecamer asareins talled aredamag ed.In
th is eve nt,have thecamer as,their position s
and their setting checkedat aqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop.
% Donotuse thesur round viewcam eraunde r
suc hcir cum stanc es.Youco uld other wise
injur eot her sor collide withobject swhen
par king theve hicle.
Fo rte ch nica lre ason s,thest andar dheigh tof the
ve hicle maybe altered ifth eve hicle iscar rying a
hea vyload andcanresult ininaccur aciesinthe
guide linesandinthedispla yof thege ner ated
ima ges. The
field ofvision andother funct ionsofthe
came rasystem maybe restrict ed dueto addi‐
tio nal attachme ntson theve hicle (e.g.license
plat ebr ac ket,bicy cle rack ).
% The contras tof thedispla yma ybe impair ed
by abr upt,dir ect sunlight orby other light
sour ces, e.g.when driving outofaga rage .In
th is case, paypar ticular attent ion.
% Have thedispla yre pair edorreplaced if,for
ex am ple, pixelerro rs consi derablyrestrict its
us e.
See theno teson cleaning thesur round view
cam era(/ page28 5).
Calli ngup thevie wof thesur round view
camer ausing reve rsege ar #
Shif tto reve rsege ar. #
Select thedesir edviewin themultimedia
sy stem (/ page21 2). #
If,afte rshif ting toreve rsege ar,th eimag eof
th ere ar vie wcam erais no tsho wn: switchoff
th eignition ,pr ess and hold thec button,
switc hon theignition andengagere ve rse
ge ar again. Pa
rking Assis tPA RK TRONI C Fu
nction ofParking Assis tPA RK TRONI C
Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis an elec tron ic
par kingassi stanc esy stem whic hmonit orsth e
ar ea sur round ingyour vehicle andshowsyouth e
dis tance betwee nth eve hicle andade tected
obs tacle visually and audibly .
Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis on lyan aid. Itis
no ta subs titutefo ryo ur att entio nto thesur‐
ro und ings.The responsibili tyforsaf emaneu ver‐
ing and parking remains withyo u. Mak esur e
th at ther ear eno per sons, animals orobjec tsin
th emaneuv ering area while maneuv ering and
par king in/exitingpar king spaces.
The passiv eside impact protect ion also warns
yo uof obs tacle sto theside. During thepar king
pr ocedur eor maneuv ering, objec tsarede tected
as theve hicle drives pas t.Ifyo usteer inthe
dir ect ion ofade tected obs tacle and ther eis a
ri sk ofalat eral collision, awa rning isissued. In
or der foran object ontheside tobe detected,
th esensor sin thefront and rear bum permus t
fi rs tde tect theobjec twhile youar edr ivin gpas t
it. Dr
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In
order forfr ont orrear obs tacle sto theside to
be displa yed, theve hicle mustfirs ttr ave la dis‐
ta nce ofat leas tha lfave hicle length.Once the
ve hicle hastrave led one vehicle length,obs ta‐
cle son allsid es can besho wn.
Di spla ysinthemed iadisp lay Ve
hicles withsur round viewcam era Ve
hicles without surround viewcam era
As soon asParking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis oper a‐
ti on al, there spectiv ear eas ofthedispla yar e
sho wninblue.
1 Oper ational, front and rear
2 Operation al,allaroun d
3 Obstacle sde tected atthefront leftand on
th eright-h andside
The color ofthedispla ych ang esdepen dingon
th edis tance tothede tected obs tacle :
R Blue :> 3.3 ft(1 m) (no obstacle sde tected)
R Yello w: appr oximat ely3. 3ft (1 m) -2.3 ft
(0.7 m) R
Orang e:appr oximat ely2. 3ft (0.7 m)-1. 2 ft
(0.4 m)
R Red:<1.2 ft (0.4 m)
Ve hicl eswith surround viewcamer a:the
boundar yline shiftsdynamicall ydependin gon
th eposition anddistance oftheobs tacle sde tec‐
te d.
Depen dingonthedis tance totheobs tacle
de tected, anintermitt entwarning tone also
sou nds. Youcan setth etimin gof thewa rnings
in themultimedia system (/ page21 9).
St andar dse tting :
R Front and sides :< 1.2 ft (0.4 m)
R Rear: <3.3 ft(1 m)
Warn EarlyAllAro und :
R Front :< 3. 3ft (1 m)
R Sides: <2.3 ft(0.7 m)
R Rear: <3.3 ft(1 m)
A con tinuous warning tone sou nds from adi s‐
ta nce ofapprox imat ely0. 7ft (0.2 m),rega rdless
of theselect edsetting. 21
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hicles withsur round viewcam era Ve
hicles without surround viewcam era If
an obs tacle intheve hicle pathis de tected and
th eCamera &Parkin gmenu isno topen inthe
media display, pop-up window1 appear s:
R Vehicl eswithout Activ ePa rking Assis t:at
spee dsbelo w8mp h(12 km/h)
R Vehicl eswith Activ ePa rking Assis t:at
spee dsbelo w11 mp h(1 8 km/h) Op
tionally ,obs tacle sde tected byParking Assist
PA RK TRONI Cfrom adis tance ofapprox imat ely
3. 3ft (1.0 m) infront 2and 2.3ft(0.7 m)on
th eside 3can also bedispla yedin theHead-up
Displa y. Sy
stem limit s
Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cdoes notne cessa‐
ri ly take intoacc ount thefo llo wing obstacle s:
R Obs tacle sbel ow thede tection rang e, e.g .
pe rsons, animals orobject s.
R Obs tacle sab oveth ede tection rang e, e.g .
ove rhang ingloads, overhang sor loadin g
ra mp sof truc ks.
R Pedes trians oranimals approaching theve hi‐
cle from theside.
R Objec tsplaced next to theve hicle.
Obs tacle son thesides areno tsho wninthefo l‐
lo wing situat ions,fo rex am ple:
R Youpar kth eve hicle andswitc hof fth eigni‐
tion .
R Youopen thedoor s.
Af teran ignitio ncy cle, obstacle smus tbe detec‐
te dag ain bydriving pastth em beforeawa rning
can beissued.
Obser vetheinf ormation onvehicle sensor sand
camer as;thesy stem other wise canno tfunct ion
pr oper ly(/ page17 2). Dr
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oblems withParking Assis tPA RK TRONI C 1
Vehicles withsur round viewcam era
2 Vehicles without surround viewcam era
If th ePa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cdisp lay ligh ts
up redfo rapp roxima tely thre esecon dsthen
goes out,andtheé symbol appearsin the
ins trumen tclus ter,th esy stem mayha ve been
deactiv ated due tosignal interfere nce. Startth e
ve hicle again and checkif Pa rking Assist
PA RK TRONI Cis wo rking atadif fere nt locati on. If
th eé symbol appearsin theins trument
clus terand awa rning tone sou nds, itma ybe
du eto one ofthefo llo wing causes:
R Thesensor sar edir ty:clean thesensor s
and obser vetheno teson car eof vehicle
par ts(/ page285).
R Parking Assis tPA RK TRONI Chas been
deac tivated due toamalfunc tion:re star t
th eve hicle. Ifth epr oblem persists, con sult a
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gPa rking Assis t
PA RK TRONI C
* NO
TERisk ofan acci dent from objects
at clo serang e Pa
rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cma yno tde tect
cer tain obje ctsat clos era ng e. #
Whe npa rking ormane uvering theve hi‐
cle, paypar ticular attention toany
obj ect swhic har eabo veorbelo wthe
sensor s,e.g. flowe rpo ts or draw bar s.
The vehicle orother object scould oth‐
er wise bedamag ed. #
Vehicl eswithout AIRBO DY CONT ROL:
pr ess theé buttoninthecent ercon sole.
% Vehicl eswith AIRBO DY CONT ROL:you
can activate or deactiv atePa rking Assist
PA RK TRONI Cin themultimedia system
(/ page21 8).
If th eindicat orlam pin theé buttonisno tlit,
Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis act ive. Ifth eindi‐
cat orlam pis lit or theé symbol appearsin
th eins trument cluster,Pa rking Assist
PA RK TRONI Cis no tact ive.
% Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis aut omat ically
act ivat ed when theve hicle isstar ted.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gPa rking Assis t
PA RK TRONI Cusi ng the multime diasystem
* NO
TERisk ofan acci dent from objects
at clo serang e Pa
rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cma yno tde tect
cer tain obje ctsat clos era ng e. #
Whe npa rking ormane uvering theve hi‐
cle, paypar ticular attention toany
obj ect swhic har eabo veorbelo wthe 21
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sensor
s,e.g. flowe rpo ts or draw bar s.
The vehicle orother object scould oth‐
er wise bedamag ed. Re
quirement s:
R The camera menuis open.
R Or:Ac tivePa rking Assistis act ive.
R Or:th ePA RK TRONI Cpop- upwin dow
appear s. #
Tap= inthemedia display.
If th eindicat orlam pis lit, Parking Assist
PA RK TRONI Cis act ive. Ifth eindicat orlam pis
no tlit or theé symbol appearsin theins tru‐
ment cluster,Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis no t
act ive.
% Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis aut omat ically
act ivat ed when theve hicle isstar ted.
Alt ernativ ely,Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Ccan be
act ivat ed ordeac tiva tedin thequ ick acc ess
men u. Se
tting thewa rning tones ofParking Assis t
PA RK TRONI C
Mu ltimed iasystem:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Assist ance
5 Camera &Parkin g
Ad jus tingthe volum eof thewa rning tones #
Select Warning ToneVolume. #
Seta va lue.
Ad jus tingthe pitchof the warning tones #
Select Warning TonePitch. #
Seta va lue.
Specif yingthest ar ting pointfo rthe warning
to nes
Yo ucan spec ifywhe ther thePa rking Assist
PA RK TRONI Cwa rning tones should comm ence
wh en theve hicle isfur ther aw ay from anobs ta‐
cle . #
Sele ctWa rnEarl yAll Arou nd. #
Activateor deacti vate thefunc tion. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gaudi ofa deo ut
Yo ucan spec ifywhe ther thevo lume ofamedia
sour ceinthemultimedia system isto be
re duced whenParking AssistPA RK TRONI C
soun dsawa rning tone. #
Select Aud ioFad eou tDuri ngWa rning Tones. #
Activateor deacti vate thefunc tion. Ac
tiv ePa rking Assis t Fu
nction ofActiv ePa rking Assis t
Ac tivePa rking Assistis an elect ronic parking
assis tance system, whic huses ultrasound with
th eassis tance ofthere ar vie wcam eraand sur‐
ro und viewcam era. When youar edr ivin gfo r‐
wa rdsup toappr oximat ely22 mph(35 km/h),
th esy stem automaticall ymeasur espar king
spaces onboth sides oftheve hicle.
Ac tivePa rking Assistof fers thefo llo wing func‐
tion s:
Ve hicles withre ar vie wcam era
R Parking inpar kingspaces parallel tothero ad Dr
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Ve
hicles withsur round viewcam era
R Parking inpar kingspaces parallel tothero ad
R Parking inpar kingspaces perpendic ularto
th ero ad (op tionall yeit her forw ards or
re ve rse)
R Parking inpar kingspaces that can onlybe
de tected assuch due tomar kings (for exam‐
ple atthero adside )
R Exiting apar kingspac epar allel tothero ad
As soon asall requ iremen tsareme tfo rsear ch‐
ing forpar king space s,theÇ displa yappear s
in themultifunc tiondispla y.
When ActivePa rking Assisthas detected parking
spaces ,th eÈ displa yappear sin themulti‐
func tion displa y.The arrow ssho won whic hside
of thero ad detected parking spaces arelocat ed.
The yar eth en sho wninthemedia display.
Ve hicl eswith rear vie wcamer a:thepar king
space canbeselect edasdesir ed.The vehicle is
par kedin reve rse.
Ve hicl eswith surround viewcamer a:the
par kingspace canbeselect edasdesir ed.
Depen dingonthelocation 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.
The parking procedur eis assis tedby acc eler at‐
ing ,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 Youen gage trans missi on positio n005D.
R ESP ®
int erve nes.
R Youopen thedr iver's door .
R Afteractiv ating ActivePa rking Assist, yo u
pr ess thec buttonagain (/ page22 1). 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 incorrectly . &
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. 220
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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 edincor rectly .
Only useAc tivePa rking Assiston leve l,high- grip
gr ound.
Do notuse ActivePa 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 #
Press butt on1. Pa
rking spaces detected bythesy stem are
sho wninthemedia display.When theve hicle is
st atio nary,indic ated vehicle path2 intocur‐
re ntly select edparking space 3also appear s. #
Ifapar kingspace isdispla yed: stop theve hi‐
cle. #
Ifnecessar y,select another par king space. #
Vehicl eswith surround viewcamer a:if
necessa ry,ch ang eth epar king direct ion. #
Tostar tth epa rking procedur e:con firm
select edpar king space 3. Dr
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The
turnsignal indicat orisswitc hedonaut omat‐
ically when thepar king procedur ebegins. You
ar ere sponsible forsele cting thetur nsignal indi‐
cat orinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions.If
neces sary,select thetur nsignal indicat or
accor 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 markings aredis‐
pla yedin green inthecamer aimag e.
On com pletion ofthepar king procedur e,the
Ø Parking AssistFinished, TakeContr olof
Vehicle messageappear s.Fu rther maneuv ering
ma yst ill be nec essar y. #
Secu retheve 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, thetransmission positioncanbe
ch ang edagain, orthepr ocess canbecan‐
celed. Youcan also interru pt thepar king pro‐
cedur eby braking, forex am ple toletpeople
in or out oftheve hicle. Theparking proce‐ dur
ecan then be con tinued bybrief lypress‐
ing theacceler ator pedal.
Exiting apar king space withAc tiv ePa rking
Assis t
Re quirement s:
R The vehicle iseq uipped withasur round view
cam era.
R The vehicle hasbeen parkedpar allel tothe
ro ad withAc tivePa rking Assist.
Please note that youar ere sponsible forth eve hi‐
cle and surround ingsdur ing theent ire par king
pr ocedur e. #
Startth eve hicle. #
Press butt on1.
The media displaysho wsthevie wof Active
Pa rking Assist. 222
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