ve
hicle, orgiv es no conf irmation tothesy stem,
a wa rning tone sou nds inad ditio nto thevisual
wa rning mess age.
If th edr iver still does notre spond tothewa rn‐
ing, theBeginn ingEmer gencySt op messag e
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.Ifth edr iver
st ill does notre spond, ActiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI Creduces thespeed. Thevehicle is
deceler ated instag es toast ands till.
De pen dingon thecount ry,at speeds below
40 mph(60 km/h) thehazar dwa rning light s
switc hon aut omat ically.
When theve hicle isstatio nary,thefo llo wing
act ions arecar ried out :
R The vehicle issecur edwithth eelectr icpar k‐
ing brak e.
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis end ed
R The vehicle isunloc ked.
R Ifpossible, anemer gency callis place dto
th eMer cedes- Benzemergency callcent er
The driver can cance lth edeceler ationatany
time byper form ing one ofthefo llo wing actions :
R Steer ing R
Braking oracceler ating
R Deact ivating ActiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI C Fu
nction ofActiv eTr af fic Jam Assis t Ac
tiveTr af fic Ja m Assi sthelps youwhen intraf‐
fi c jams onmul ti-la neroads withsepar atero ad‐
wa ys by aut omat icallypullin gaw ay wit hin upto
60 seconds andwithmode rate steer ing maneu‐
ve rs.It or ients itselfus ing theve hicle infront
and lane markings. ActiveTr af fic Ja m Assi st
aut omat icallymain tains asaf edis tance from the
ve hicle infront and vehicles cuttingin.
Ac tiveTr af fic Ja m Assi strequ ires you, as the
dr iver ,to keep your han dson thesteer ing wheel
at all times sothat youar eable tointerve ne at
an ytime tocor rect thecour seoftheve hicle and
ke ep itin lane.
Obser vetheno teson driving systems andyour
re sponsibili ty;yo uma yot her wise failto recog‐
nize dangers(/ page 174). Ac
tiveTr af fic Ja m Assi stact ivat es aut omat ically
when allofthefo llo wing condition sar eme t:
R Youar ein atraf fic jam onafree wa yor high -
spe edmajorro ad.
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti va‐
te dand activ e(/ page19 1).
R ActiveBr ak eAssi stisavailable
(/ page18 0).
R ActiveSt eer ing Assis tis activ ated and activ e
(/ page19 7).
R ActiveTraf fic Ja m Assi stisact ivat ed
(/ page200).
R Youar etrave ling nofaster than 35 mph
(60 km/ h).
The follo wing symbol isdispla yedin theins tru‐
ment clusterwhen thesy stem isactiv e: Dr
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2
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
Ve hicl eswith Activ ePa rking Assis t
The follo wing camera views areav ailable inthe
multime diasystem: Nor
mal view
1 Yello wlanes markingth ecour sethetir es
will take wit hth ecur rent steer ing ang le
(dynamic) 2
Yello wguide line,vehicle width(dr iven sur‐
fa ce) dep endi ngon thecur rent steer ing
ang le(dynamic)
3 Redguide lineatadis tance ofapprox imat ely
1. 0 in (0.3 m)from there ar area
4 Yello wwa rning indic ator ofParking Assist
PA RK TRONI C:obs tacles atadis tance
be twee nap prox imat ely2. 0ft (0.6 m)and
3.3 ft(1.0 m)
5 Redwa rning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRONI C:obs tacles areve ry clos e
(a ppr oximat ely1. 0 ft (0.3 m)orless)
6 Orang ewa rning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRONI C:obs tacles areamed iumdis‐
ta nce away (be tween appr oximat ely1. 0 ft
(0.3 m)and 2.0ft(0.6 m)) Wi
de-ang levie w Tr
ailer view(vehic leswithatrailer hitch)
1 Yello wguide line,locat ingaid 21
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Driving and parking
Vi
ew sof thesur round viewcamer a
Yo ucan selectfrom differe nt vie ws: 1
Wide-ang levie w, front
2 Topvie wwit himag efrom thefront camer a
3 Topvie wwit himag esfrom theside camer as
in theoutside mirrors
4 Wide-ang levie w, rear
5 Topvie wwit himag efrom there ar vie wcam ‐
er a
6 Topvie wwit htrailer view(vehicles witha
tra iler hitch) To
pvie w 1
Lane indicati ngthero uteth eve hicle will
ta ke atthecur rent steer ing wheel angle
2 Warning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRONI C
3 Your vehicle from above
The color oftheindividual segmentsof wa rning
displa y2 isbased onthedis tance tothede tec‐
te dobs tacle :
R Yello wsegment s:obs tacle sat adi st anc e
be tween appr ox.2.0 ft(0.6 m)and 3.3ft
(1 .0 m) R
Orang esegment s:obs tacle sat adi st anc e
be tween appr ox.1. 0 ft (0.3 m)and 2.0ft
(0.6 m)
R Redse gme nts: obstacle sat ave ry shor t
dis tance ofapprox .1. 0 ft (0.3 m)orless
When Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis operatio nal
and noobj ectis de tected, thesegment sof the
wa rning displa yar esho wningray . 220
Driving andparking
Guide
lines 1
Yello wlane markingth ecour sethetir es will
ta ke atthecur rent steer ing wheel angle
(dynamic)
2 Yello wguide line,vehicle width(dr iven sur‐
fa ce) dep endi ngon thecur rent steer ing
wheel angle(dynamic)
3 Redguide lineatadis tance ofapprox imat ely
1. 0 in (0.3 m)from there ar area
4 Markat adis tance ofappr ox.3.3 ft(1.0 m)
% When ActivePa rking Assistis act ive, lane
mar kings1 aredispla yedin green. The
guide linesinthemedia displaysho w
th edis tances toyour vehicle. Thedistances
ap ply toroad leve l.
In trailer mode, theguide linesaresho wnat
th eleve lof thetrailer hitch.
Tr aile rvie w(vehic leswith atraile rhitc h)
If yo usele cttrailer viewand notrailer isco upled
to theve hicle, thefo llo wing displa yappear s: 1
Yello wguide line,locat ingaid
2 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 When
theelectr icalconnect ionises tablished
be tween theve hicle andthetra iler ,th edispla y
ch ang estotheside camer avie w.
This viewsuppor tsmaneuv ering procedur eswit h
a trailer .
Side viewof themir rorca mer as
The side sof theve hicle canbeseen inthis vie w. Dr
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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. %
The turnsignal indicat orisswitc hedonaut o‐
maticall ywhen thepar 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. Dr
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&
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, Take
Contr olof Vehicle 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. AT
TENTI ONASSIST Fu
nction ofATTENTI ONASSIST
AT TENTION ASSISTassis tsyouon long,mon oto‐
nous journeys,e.g. onhighw aysand trunk roads.
If AT TENTION ASSISTde tects indicatorsof fati‐
gu eor incr easing laps es inconce ntration onthe
par tof thedr iver ,it sugg ests taking abr ea k.
AT TENTION ASSISTis onl yan aid. Itcann ot
alw aysde tect fatig ue orlaps es inconce ntration
in time .The system isno ta subs titutefo ra we ll-
re sted and attent ive dr iver .On long journeys,
ta ke regular break sin good timethat allo wfor
adeq uatere cup erati on.
Yo ucan choose between twose ttings:
R Standar d:nor mal system sensit ivity.
R Sensitiv e:higher system sensit ivity.The
dr iver iswa rned ear lier and theatt ent ion le
ve lde tected byATTENTION ASSISTis adap‐
te daccor dingly.
If dr ow siness orincr easing lapsesinconcen tra‐
tion arede tected, theATTE NTION ASSIS T:Take
a Break !wa rning appear sin theIns trument Dis‐
pla y.Yo ucan ackn ow ledg eth emessag eand
tak eabr eak wher eneces sary.Ifyo udo notta ke
a br eak and ATTENTION ASSISTcont inues to
de tect incr easing lapse sin concentr ation, you
will bewarned again afte ra minimu mof
15 minut es. Dr
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Yo
ucan have thefo llo wing status informat ionfor
AT TENTION ASSISTdispla yedin theassis tance
menu oftheon- boar dcom puter:
R The lengt hof thejour neysince thelas t
br eak .
R The attent ion leve lde term ined byATTENTION
ASS IST:
- thefuller thecir cle, thehigher theatt en‐
tion alleve lde term ined
- asyour att entio nwa nes, thecir cle inthe
cent erofthedispla ybecomes smaller
If AT TENTION ASSISTis unable tocal cul ateth e
att ent ion leve land cannotissue awa rning, the
Sys tem Suspend edmes sage appear s.
If awa rning isgiv en intheIns trument Display,
th emultimedia system offers to sear chfora re st
ar ea. Youcan selectare st area and star tna vig a‐
tio nto this rest area. This function can beact iva‐
te dand deactiv ated inthemultimedia system.
If AT TENTION ASSISTis deactiv ated, theÛ
symbol appearsin theassis tance grap hicin the
Ins trument Displaywhen theengine isrunning .
AT TENTION ASSISTis activ ated aut omaticall ywhen
theengine isre-sta rted. The lastselect ed
sensit ivityleve lre mains stor ed.
Sy stem limit s
AT TENTION ASSISTis activ ein the37 mph
(60 km/ h)to 124mp h(2 00 km/h) speedra ng e.
The func tional ity ofATTENTION ASSISTis
re strict ed, and warnings maybe dela yedor not
occ uratall inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifyo uha ve been driving forless than appr ox‐
imat ely30 min utes.
R Ifth ero ad con dition ispoor (unevenro ad
sur face orpotholes).
R Ifth er eis ast ro ng side wind.
R Ifyo uadop ta spor tydrivin gst yle (high cor‐
ner ing speeds orhigh ratesof acceler ation).
R Ifth eSt eer ing Assis tfunc tion ofActiveDis ‐
ta nce AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti ve.
R Ifth etime hasbeen setincor rectly .
R Ifyo uch ang elane sand vary your spee dfre‐
qu ent lyIn activ edr iving situation s. The
ATTENTION ASSISTtir edness oraler tnes s
assessment isdele tedand restar tedwhen con‐
tin uing thejour neyin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifyo uswit choffth eengine.
R Ifyo uunf astenyo ur seat beltandopen the
dr iver's door (e.g.chang ingdriver sor taking
a br ea k).
Se ttin gAT TENTI ONASSIST
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Assist ance
5 Atten tion Assist
Se tting options #
Select Standard, SensitiveorOff.
Sugg esting are st area #
Select SuggestRes tArea. #
Activateor deacti vate thefunc tion.
If AT TENTION ASSISTde tects fatig ue or
incr easing lack ofatt ention ,it sugg ests a
re st area inthevicinit y. #
Select thesugg estedre st area.
Yo uar eguided totheselect edrest area. 228
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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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