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Pr
oblems withParking Assis tPA RK TRONI C Ex
am ple: vehicles withsur round viewcam era
When rear segm ents1 orall-r oundsegm ents
2 light upredand theé symbol appearsin
th emultifunc tiondispla y,Pa rking Assist
PA RK TRONI Cma yha ve been deactiv ated due to
signal interfere nce. Startth eve hicle again and
ch eckif Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis wo rking
at adif fere nt locati on. If
awa rning tone also sou nds forapp roxima tely
tw ose co nd seve rytim eth eve hicle isstar ted, it
ma ybe due toone ofthefo llo wing causes:
R Thesensor sar edir ty:clean thesensor s
and obser vetheno teson car eof vehicle
par ts(/ page299).
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.
Fu nction ofthepa ssiv eside impact protec‐
tion
Pa ssiv eside impact protect ion isan additional
Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cfun ction whic h
wa rnsth edr iver about obstacle sat theside of
th eve hicle. Awa rning isissued whenobstacle s
ar ede tected between thefront and rear detec‐
tion rang e. In orde rfo ran object ontheside to
be detected, thesensor sin thefront and rear
bum permus tfirs tde tect theobjec twhile you
ar edr ivin gpas tit.
Dur ing thepar king procedur eor when maneu‐
ve ring, objects arede tected astheve hicle drives
pas t.Ifyo usteer inthedir ect ion ofade tected obs
tacle and ther eis arisk ofalat eral collision,
a wa rning isissued andthesegment slight upin
color inthedispla y.
The segment colorchang esdepen dingon the
dis tance tothede tected obs tacle :
R Yello w: appr oximat ely1. 0 -2.0 ft
(30 -60 cm)
R Red:less than appr oximat ely1. 0 ft (30 cm)
In order forlat eral front orrear segm entsto be
displa yed, theve hicle mustfirs ttr av el adis tance
of at leas tha lfof theve hicle length.Once the
ve hicle hastrave led thelengt hof theve hicle, all
of thelat eral front and rear segm entscan bedis‐
pla yed. 21
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Redguide lineatadis tance ofapprox imat ely
1. 0 in (0.3 m)from theball head ofthe
tr ai le rhi tc h
3 Ballhe ad ofthetrailer hitch
Sy stem failur e
If th ere ar vie wcam erais no toper ational, the
fo llo wing displa yappear sin themultimedia sys‐
te m. Sy
stem limit s
The rear vie wcam erawill notfun ction orwill
on lypa rtiall yfunc tion inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R The tailgat eis open .
R Ther eis hea vyrain, sno wor fog.
R The ambient lightcondit ionsarepoor ,e.g. at
night.
R Camer as,orvehicle component sin whic h
th ecamer asareins talled, aredamag ed,dirty or
covered. Obser vetheinf ormation onvehi‐
cle sensor sand camer as(/ page17 4).
% Donotus eth ere ar vie wcam erain these
types ofsituation .Yo uco uld other wise injure
ot her sor collide withobject swhen parking
th eve 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 cont rast of thedispla yma ybe impair ed
by direct sunlight orby other light sources,
e.g. when driving outofaga rage .In this
case, paypar ticular attent ion.
% Have thedispla yre pair edorreplaced if,for
ex am ple, pixelerro rs consi derablyrestrict its
us e. 360
°came ra Fu
nction ofthesur round viewcamer a
The surround viewcam erais asy stem that con ‐
sis tsof four cam eras. The cam eras coverth e immed
iateve hicle surround ings.The system
assis tsyou, e.g .when parkingor atexits with
re duced visibility .
The views ofthesur round viewcam eraar e
alw aysav ailable whendrivin gfo rw ards up toa
speed ofappr ox.10 mph(1 6 km/h) andwhen
bac king up.
The surround viewcam erais on lyan aid and
ma ysho wadis torted viewof obs tacle s,sho w
th em incor rectly ornotsho wthem atall. Itis no t
a subs titutefo ryo ur att entio nto thesur round ‐
ing s.The responsibili tyforsaf emaneu vering and
pa rking remains withyo u. Mak esur eth at ther e
ar eno per sons, animals orobjec tsetc., inthe
maneu vering area while ma neu vering and park‐
ing.
The system evaluat esimag esfrom thefo llo wing
cameras:
R Rear vie wcam era
R Front camer a
R Twoside camer asintheoutside mirrors
% Youcan open theco verof there ar vie wcam ‐
er aman ually(/ page22 3). Dr
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1
Guide lineofextern al vehicle dimensions
wit houtside mirrors folded out
2 Markerof thewheel contact poi nts
Sy stem failur e
If th esy stem isno tre ady foroper ation, thefo l‐
lo wing mess ageappear sin themedia display: Sy
stem limit s
The surround viewcam erawill notfun ction or
will onlypa rtiall yfunc tion inthefo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R The door sar eopen .
R The outs idemirrors arefo lded in.
R The tailg ateis open .
R Ther eis hea vyrain, sno wor fog.
R The ambient lightcondit ionsarepoor ,e.g. at
night.
R Camer as,orvehicle component sin whic h
th ecamer asareins talled, aredamag ed,dirty
or covered. Obser vetheinf ormation onvehi‐
cle sensor sand camer as(/ page17 4).
% 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 cont rast of 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(/ page29 9).
Select ingavie wforthe surround viewcam‐
er a #
Shif tto reve rsege ar. #
Select thedesir edviewin themultimedia
sy stem (/ page21 9). #
If,af te 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. 222
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Sy
stem limit s
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifth er eis poor visibility ,e.g. due toinsuf fi‐
cie ntillu mina tionofthero ad, ifth er ear e
highl yva riable shade condition sor inrain,
sno w,fogor hea vyspr ay.
R Ifth er eis glar e, e.g .fr om oncom ingtraf fic,
di re ct sunli ght orreflect ions.
R Ifth ewindshield inthear ea ofthemultifunc ‐
tion camer ais dir ty,or ifth ecamer ais fog‐
ge dup, damag edorcovered.
R Ifth etra ffic sign sar ehar dto detect, e.g. due
to dir tor sno w,because they areco vered, or
due toinsuf ficie ntlighti ng.
R Ifth einf ormation inthena vig ation system's
digit almap isincor rect or out-of-da te.
R Ifth esigns areambiguous, e.g.traf fic sig ns
on cons tructi onsites orinad jacent lanes.
R Ifyo utur nshar ply, when passin gtraf fic sig ns
ou tsid eth ecamer a'sfield ofvision.
Se tting Traf fic Sign Assis t
Re quirement s: R
Onl yve hicl eswith Drivin gAss istanc e
Pa ckag e:
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cmu stbe
activ ated forth eaut omatic adoptionof
speed limits.
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Assist ance
5 Traffic SignAssist
Ac tiv atin gor deac tivatin gaut omati cadop ‐
tio nof spe edlimits (onlyve hicl eswith Driv‐
ing Assistanc ePa ckag e) #
Select LimitAdoptio n. #
Activateor deacti vate thefunc tion.
The speed limitsdetected byTraf fic Sign
Assi stareaut omat icallyadop tedby Active
Dis tance AssistDIS TRONI C.
% Ifone ofthefo llo wing systems isactiv ated,
th ede tected spe edcan bemanu ally ad op ted
as thespeed limit:
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
R Cruise contr ol
R Variable limiter Fu
rther information (/page19 1).
Dis playin gde tected traf fic signs inthe
me diadispla y #
Select DisplayinCentra lDispl ay. #
Activateor deacti vate thefunc tion.
Ad jus tingthe type ofwa rning #
Selec tVisual &Audible ,Visual orOff .
Ad jus tingthe warning threshold
This value determ ines thespeed atwhic ha
wa rning isissued whenexceeded. #
Select Warning Threshold. #
Setth edesir edspeed. Blind
SpotAssis tand Activ eBli nd Spo t
As sist wit hex itwa rning Fu
nction ofBlind SpotAssis tand Activ e
Bli nd Spo tAs sist wit hex itwa rning
Blin dSpo tAss istand ActiveBli nd Spo tAssi st
use twolat eral, rear-facin gra dar sensor sto
monit orthear ea up to130ft (40 m)behind and
10 ft(3 m) next to your vehicle. 230
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If
acour se-cor recting brak eap plica tion occu rs,
th ere dwa rning lam pflashes intheoutside mir‐
ro rand awa rning tone sou nds. Inadditio n,adi s‐
pl ay 1 indic atingth edang erofaside collision
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
In rare case s,thesy stem maymak ean inappr o‐
pr iat ebr ak eapplication. Thisbrak eapplication
ma ybe interru pte dat anytime ifyo usteer
slightl yin theopposit edir ect ion oraccelera te.
Sy stem limit s
No tethesy stem limit ations ofActiveBli nd Spo t
Assi st;yo uma yot her wise notre cogni zethedan‐
ge rs (/ pag e230) . Eit
her acour se-correcting brak eap plica tion
ap propr iate to thedr iving situation ,or non eat
all, mayoccur inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R Vehicles orobs tacle s,e.g. crash barrier s,are
locat edon both sides ofyour vehicle.
R Ave hicle approaches tooclosel yon theside.
R Youha ve adop tedaspor tydriving style wit h
high corner ing speeds.
R Youbr ak eor acc elerat esign ifican tly.
R Adr ivi ng safety system interve nes, e.g.ESP ®
or ActiveBr ak eAssi st.
R ESP ®
is de acti vated.
R Aloss oftirepr essur eor afa ulty tireis
de tected.
R Youar edr ivin gwit hatrailer andtheelectr i‐
cal con nect iontothetra iler hitchhas been
cor rectl yes tablished.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gBli nd Spo tAs sist or
Ac tiv eBli nd Spo tAs sist
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Assist ance #
Activateor deacti vate Blind Spot Assist. or #
Activateor deacti vate Act. Blind Spo tAssi st. Ac
tiv eLan eKe eping Assist Fu
nction ofActiv eLan eKe eping Assist
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assistmonit orsth ear ea in
fr ont ofyour vehicle bymeans ofthemultifunc ‐
tion camer a(/ page17 4).It ser vesto protect
yo uag ains tunin tentio nallyleav ing your lane .
Yo uwill bewarned byvibr ation pulses inthe
st eer ing wheel andguided byacour se-cor rect‐
ing brak eap plica tion back intoyo ur lane .
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assistis available inthe
speed rang ebe twee n37 mph(60 km/h) and
12 4mp h(2 00 km/h) .
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assistcan neither reduce
th erisk ofan accident ifyo ufa ilto adap tyo ur
dr ivin gst yle nor override thelaws ofphysics. It
can notta ke intoacc ount road, weather ortraf fic
condi tions.Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assistis onl yan
aid. Youar ere sponsible formaint ainingasaf e
dis tance totheve hicle infront, forve hicle
speed, forbr aking ingood timeandforst ay ing
in lane. Dr
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The
status ofActiveLa ne Keeping Assistis dis‐
pla yedin theon- boar dcom puter:
R 00B0 (green): ActiveLa ne Keeping Assistis
activ eand oper ating.
R 00B0 (gray):Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assistis
activ ebut notoper ating.
R ·: ActiveLa ne Keeping Assistis deactiv a‐
te dor ther eis amalfunct ion. If
alane-c orrecting brak eap plica tion occu rs,dis‐
pla y1 appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
The system does notint erve ne ifyo uact ivat e
th etur nsignal indicat or.If th esy stem detects an
obs tacle ,su ch asano ther vehicle intheadjacen tlane,
itwill interve ne rega rdless ofthetur nsig‐
nal indicat or.
If yo ulea vethelane without using thetur nsig‐
nal indicat orbut anobs tacle isde tected inyour
lane ,th esy stem will notint erve ne.
Yo uar ewa rned byvibr ations inthesteer ing
wheel inthefo llo wing circums tances:
R ActiveLa ne Keeping Assistde tects alane
mar king.
R Afront whe eldrives over this lane marking.
Condit ionsfora co urse -cor rectin gbr ak e
ap plica tion(vehicles withou tDr iving Assis‐
tance Packag e)
Lane markings weredetected on both sides of
th elane. Thefront wheel drives ove ra continu‐
ous lane marking.
% Abr ak eapp lication maybe interru pte dat
an ytime ifyo usteer slightl yin theopposit e
dir ect ion. Conditions
fora co urse -cor rectin gbr ak e
ap plica tion(vehicles withDr iving Assistance
Pa ckag e)
R Acontinuou sla ne mar king wasde tected and
dr iven ove rwit hth efront wheel.
R Alane marking andanappr oaching vehicle,
an overtaking vehicle orvehicles driving par‐
allel toyour vehicle weredetected inthe
adjac entlane .The fron twheel drives ove r
th elane marking .
% Abr ak eapplication maybe interru pte dat
an ytime ifyo usteer slightl yin theopposit e
dir ect ion.
Sy stem limit s
No lane- correcting brak eap plica tion occu rsin
th efo llo wing situat ions:
R Youcle arly and activel yst eer ,br ak eor accel‐
er ate.
R Ifadr iving safetysy stem interve nes, such as
ES P®
,Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stor ActiveBli nd
Spo tAssi st. 23
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Do
notexc eed thefo llo wing values:
R Perm issible towing capac ity
R Perm issible rear axle load oftheto wing vehi‐
cle
R Perm issible gross mass oftheto wing vehicle
R Perm issible gross mass ofthetrailer
R Maximum permissible speedofthetra iler
En sur eth efo llo wing beforest ar tin gajo ur ne y:
R The tirepr essur eon there ar axle oftheto w‐
ing vehicle issetfo ra maximu mloa d
R The lighting ofthecon nect edtrailer isoper a‐
tion al
In theeve ntofincr eased rear axle load, theve hi‐
cle/tra ilercombination mayno texc eed amaxi‐
mum speed of62 mph(1 00 km/h) forre ason s
con cerningth eoper ating permit. This also
applies incount ries inwhic hth eper missible
maximum speedforve hicle/tr ailercombinations
is abo ve62 mph(1 00 km/h).
Ve hicl eswith AIRMA TICorE-AC TIVE BODY
CONT ROL:ifth esoc ketof thetra iler hitchis
occupied, e.g.byatrailer orrear bicy clerack , th
eve hicle issetto thenor mal leve lre ga rdless
of thedr ive pr og ram at speed sgr eat erthan
19 mp h(3 0km/h). At
tac hin gth eball neck &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due toan incorrectly installed ballcou‐
pling
If th eball coupling isno tins talled and
eng aged cor rectly ,it ma ybeco medetach ed
dur ing traveland endan gerot her road user s.
Ther eis arisk offata linj ury. #
Installand secur eth eball coupling as
descr ibedintheball coupling manufac‐
tur er's installation instruct ions . #
When theball coupling hasbeen instal‐
led, ensureth at itis cor rectly secu red
bef oreev erytrip. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto an
inc orrectl yins talled and secur edball
couplin g
If th eball coupling hasnotbeen correctly
ins talled and secur ed,thetra iler can become
de tach ed. #
Installand secur eth eball coupling as
descr ibedintheball coupling manufac‐
tur er's installation instruct ions . #
When theball coupling hasbeen instal‐
led, ensureth at itis cor rectly secu red
bef oreev erytrip. Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle issecur edagains tro lling away. Dr
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At
tac hin gth eball neck #
Remo vecover1 from theball neckmount
in thedir ect ion ofthear row . #
Storeco ver1 sothat itcan notmo ve
ar oun d. #
Obse rveth emanuf acturer'sinstallation
ins truct ions .
Obser vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle. Coupling
oruncoupling atrailer &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom theve hicle
le ve lbeing chang ed
Ve hicl eswith leve lcontr olsystem: the
ve hicle leve lma ybe chang edunin tentio nally,
e.g. byother persons. Youma ybec ome trap‐
ped ifyo uco uple uporunc ouple atrailer
while theve hicle leve lis ch ang ing.In addi‐
tio n,other people couldbecome trapped if
th eir limbs arebe tween theve hicle body and
th etir es orunder neathth eve hicle.
When coupling uporuncoupling atrailer ,
mak esur eth at: #
The door sor tailg atear eno topen edor
clos ed. #
Youdo notini tiat eth eleve lcon trol sys‐
te m and donotoper ateth eDY NA MIC
SELE CTswitc h. #
Donotloc kor unloc kth eve hicle. Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle issecur edwithth eelectr icpar k‐
ing brak e. R
The transmission isin position 005D.
The trailer willbecor rectly detected bytheve hi‐
cle onlyif th efo llo wing condition sar eme t:
R The trailer isconn ectedcor rectl y.
R The trailer lighting system isin wo rking
or der .
The func tionsof thefo llo wing systems willbe
af fect ed byacor rectl yconnect edtrai le r:
R ActiveLa ne Keeping Assist
R ESP®
tra iler stabiliz ation
R Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C
R ActivePa rking Assist
R Blin dSpo tAss istor ActiveBli nd Spo tAssi st
R Drive Aw ayAssi st
R Cross Traf fic Aler t
R Rear vie wcam era
R Surround viewcam era
R AIR BO DY CONTR OL
R AIRMA TIC
R E-AC TIVE BODY CONTR OL 238
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