2021 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SALOON LONG steering

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ev
ver
er sing camera
sing camera F
F
unction of t
unction of t herev
he rever
ersing camera
sing camera
The reve rsing camera monitors the area behind
yo ur vehicle. If you ha veactivated the function
(/ page 317), the image from there ve rsing cam-
era is automatically displa yed in the central dis-
play when reve rsege ar is engaged.
The reve rsing camera is only an aid. It is not a
substitute foryo ur attention tothe sur roundings.
The responsibility for safe manoeuvring and par k-
ing remains with you. Make sure that there are no
persons, animals or objects etc., in the manoeu-
vring area while manoeuvring and parking.
% The area behind theve hicle is displ ayed as a
mir ror image, as in the inside rearview mir ror. Camera views
menu (top view)
1 Parking Assistance menu
2 Reversing camera with top view
3 Wide-angle view
4 Trailer view
5 Activates/deactiva tesPa rking Assist
PA RKTRONIC (/ page 320) 6
Warning display of Parking Assist
PA RKTRONIC (/ page 317)
7 Guide lines at a distance of app roximately
0.5 m, 1.0 m, 1.5 mand 3.0 m from there ar
area
8 Path marking the course the tyres will take
with the cur rent steering wheel angle
(dynamic)
9 Driven sur face depending on the cur rent
steering wheel angle (dynamic)
A Guide line at a distance of appro ximately
0.3 m from there ar area
% When Active Parking Assist is active, lanes 8
are displa yed in green (/ page 321). 310 310
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7
Toactivate/deacti vate Parking Assist
PA RKTRONIC (/ page 320)
8 Toset the GPS activation point (/ page 317)
9 Toswitch between standard and wide-angle
view
A Toswitch between standard and trailer view
% In all vie ws,th ePa rking Assist PARKTRONIC
wa rning display is shown (/ page 317).F
F
unction of t
unction of t he guide lines
he guide lines 1
Guide lines at a distance of appr oximately
0.5 m, 1.0 m, 1.5 m and 3.0 m from there ar
area
2 Path marking the course the tyres will take
with the cur rent steering wheel angle
(dynamic)
3 Driven sur face depending on the cur rent
steering wheel angle (dynamic)
4 Guide line at a distance of appro ximately
0.3 m from there ar area %
When Active Parking Assist is active, lanes
and guide lines are displa yed in green ins tead
of yellow (/ page 321).
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T op vie
op vie w wit
w with imag
h imag e fr
e from t
om t he fr
he fr ont or rev
ont or rever
ersing
sing
camera
camera
If yo u ha veactivated the function, the image from
th ere ve rsing camera is automatically displa yed in
th e central display when reve rsege ar is selected
(/ page 317). 1
Warning display of Parking Assist
PA RKTRONIC (/ page 317)
2 Your vehicle from abo ve
3 Lane indicating thero ute theve hicle will take
at the cur rent steering angle Driving and parking
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parking spaces are located. These are
then shown
in the central displa y.
When Active Parking Assist is activated, the turn
signal indicators are activated based on the calcu-
lated path of your vehicle. When you are entering
or exiting a parking space, the procedure is assis-
te dby acceleration, braking, steering and gear
ch anges.
To start the parking procedure, press thec
button (/ page 323).
Ac tive Parking Assist will be cancelled in thefo l-
lowing situations:
R You deactivate Parking Assist PARKTRONIC.
R You press thec button again.
R You begin steering.
R You engage transmission position j.
R ESP ®
inter venes.
R You open the driver's door.
Syst
Syst em limits
em limits
If th eex terior lighting is malfunctioning, Active
Pa rking Assist is not available. Also obser
vethe system limits of thefo llowing
systems:
R Reversing camera (/ page 310)
R 360° Camera (/ page 312)
Objects located abo veor below the de tection
ra nge of Active Parking Assist, such as overhang-
ing loads, overhangs or loading ramp s of goods
ve hicles or the borders of parking spaces, are not
de tected during measurement of the parking
space. These are also then not take n into account
when calculating the parking procedure. In some
circumstances, Active Parking Assist may there-
fo re guide you into the parking space prematurely
or brake too late.
Cer tain environmental conditions, such as sno w-
fa ll or heavy rain, may lead toa parking space
being measured inaccuratel y.Pa rking spaces that
are partial lyoccupied bytrailer dr awbars might
not be identi/ed as such or be measured incor-
re ctl y.Only use Active Parking Assist on le vel,
high-g rip gr ound. &
W WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due toobjects
located abo veor below the de tection
ra nge of Active Parking Assist
If th ere are objects abo veor below the de tec-
tion range, thefo llowing situations may arise:
R Active Parking Assist may steer too ear ly.
R The vehicle may not stop in front of these
objects.
There is a danger of collision! #
Inthese situations, do not use Active
Pa rking Assist. Ac
tive Parking Assist can also display unsuitable
parking spaces, e.g. parking spaces in which
parking is not permitted or parking spaces on
unsuitable sur faces.
Do not use Active Parking Assist in thefo llowing
situations:
R Inextreme weather conditions such as ice,
pac ked snow or in heavy rain.
R When transporting a load that pr otru des
be yond theve hicle. 322 322
Driving and parking

P
P
ausing A
ausing A ctiv
ctive P
e Par
arking Assist
king Assist
Yo u can inter rupt the parking or exiting procedure
of Active Parking Assist byper form ing one of the
fo llowing actions, forex ample: #
depressing the brake pedal #
opening the front passenger door, a rear door,
th e boot or the bonnet #
applying the electric parking brake or activat-
ing the HOLD function #
T
To r
o r esume t
esume t he par
he parking or e
king or e xiting pr
xiting procedur
ocedure:
e:
ge ntly dep ress the accelerator pedal.
% Ifth e electric parking brake was applied
before Active Parking Assist was activated,
depress the accelerator pedal lightly tostart
th e parking or exiting procedure.
Check the area around your vehicle again before
re suming a paused parking procedure. Make sure
th at persons, animals or objects are no longe r in
th e manoeuvring range. Also obser vethe system
limitations of Active Parking Assist. A
A
ut
ut omatic br
omatic br aking function of A
aking function of A ctiv
ctive P
e Par
arking
king
Assist
Assist
Pe rsons or objects de tected in the manoeuvring
ra nge could cause theve hicle tobrake sharply
and inter rupt the parking or exiting procedure.
The vehicle will then be held at a standstill. If you
depress the accelerator pedal, the parking or exit-
ing procedure is resumed.
Check the area around your vehicle again before
re suming the parking or exiting procedure. Make
sure that persons, animals or objects are no lon-
ge r in the manoeuvring range. Also obser vethe
system limi tations of Active Parking Assist. R R
emot
emot e P
e Par
arking Assist
king Assist F
F
unction of R
unction of R emot
emote P
e Par
arking Assist
king Assist
% Remo teParking Assist is an additional func-
tion of Active Parking Assist. Comply with
local tra1c la wsand regulations when using
Re mo teParking Assist on public roads.
If it is requ ired toturn the wheels towa rdthe
ke rb, you cannot use Remo teParking Assist. Please no
tethat you can only use Remo te
Pa rking Assist if you ha veava lid driving
licence and are in a /t state todrive.
Re mo teParking Assist par ksyour vehicle or exits
th e parking space while you are outside of your
ve hicle. You can monitor the manoeuvring and
parking procedure on your mobile phone.
Wi th Remo teParking Assist, you can car ryout all
th e parking procedures of Active Parking Assist.
Yo u can also position theve hicle directly in front
of a garage or a driv eway entrance and then use
Re mo teParking Assist toenter or exit a parking
space.
Re mo teParking Assist manages pulling away,
braking and steering. While Remo teParking Assist
is active, theve hicle is loc ked.
Re mo teParking Assist is only an aid. It is not a
substitute foryo ur attention tothe sur roundings.
The responsibility for safe manoeuvring and par k-
ing remains with you. Inter rupt or term inate the
parking procedure if necessar y.Make sure that no
persons, animals or objects etc. are in the
manoeuv ring range. Make sure toalso pay atten-
tion toother vehicles. 326 326
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Pedest rian de tection (only on assistant dis-
play)
Ç Active Parking Assist is available
(/ page 323)
È Active Parking Assist has recognised a
parking space (/ page 323)
é Parking Assist PARKTRONIC deactivated
(/ page 320) ç
Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
(/ page 276)
Ò Speci/ed distance forAc tive Distance
Assist DISTRONIC (/ page 276)
æ Active Brake Assist switched o.
(/ page 294)
Ä Active Brake Assist impaired or not func-
tioning (/ page 294)
Ø Active Steering Assist (/ page 284)
± Active Lane Change Assist (/ page 288)
ð Active Lane Keeping Assist (/ page 302)
Z Active Blind Spot Assist (only on assistant
display) (/ page 300)
õ Plug‑in hybrid operation activated
° Haptic accelerator pedal
(/page 221, 226, 224)
ò Sound generator inoperative (/ page 508)
è ECO start/stop function (/ page 219)
ë HOLD function (/ page 272)
_ Adaptive Highbeam Assist Plus
(/ page 176) ð
Maximum permissible speed exceeded (for
cer tain countries only)
¬ Active Stop-and-Go Assist (/ page 284)
Ò Slippery road sur face warning
V V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h
hTr
Tra1c
a1c Sign Assist:
Sign Assist: detected instruc-
tions and tra1c signs (/ page 294) Driver display
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o
ot
tes on oper
es on oper ating safe
ating safety
ty
Fo ryo ur ow n sa fety, alw ays obser vethefo llowing
points when operating mobile communications
equipment and especially your voice control sys-
te m:
R Obser vethe legal requ irements forth e coun-
try in which you are driving.
R Ifyo u use thevo ice control system in an emer-
ge ncy your voice can change and your tele-
phone call, e.g. an emer gency call, can
th ereby be unnecessarily dela yed.
R Familiarise yourself with thevo ice control sys-
te m functions before starting the journe y.
% The v The v oice contr
oice contr ol syst
ol system does no
em does no t r
t replace
eplace
t
t he Owner's Manual.
he Owner's Manual.
The ans wersfrom thevo ice control system do
not pr ovide the comple tescope of informa-
tion contained in the Owner's Manual. The
vo ice control system does also not give
de tailed warning or damage information. Yo u
can getthe full scope of information about
th e function and safe operation of the sys-
te ms and components in theve hicle in the
Owner's Manual. Oper
Oper
ation
ation F
F
unction of t
unction of t he MBUX V
he MBUX Voice Assist
oice Assistant
ant Using
the MBUX Voice Assistant, vehicle func-
tions and various areas of the MBUX multimedia
system can be operated byvoice input, e.g. navi-
ga tion or telephone. The MBUX Voice Assistant is
operational about half a minute aTer switching on
th eve hicle and can be operated from all seats
(depending on the optional equipment). Conducting a dialogue Conducting a dialogue
R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R Voice activation must be switched on in the
multimedia system (/ page 355).
R For cor rections during output, theVoice
barge-in option must be activated in the multi-
media system (/ page 355).
St
St ar
arting a dialogue
ting a dialogue #
Say Hey Mercedes toactivate the MBUX
Vo ice Assistant.
or #
Press the£ button on the multifunction
steering wheel.
A blue wave appears in the MBUX multimedia
system. The dialogue can be star ted.
Fo rth e dialogue with the MBUX Voice Assistant,
yo u can use comple tesentences of collo quial lan-
guage as voice commands. Voice activation can
also be combined directly with a voice command,
e.g. Hey Mercedes, how warm is it outside?
Int Int err
err up
upting t
ting t he dialogue
he dialogue #
During the dialogue say Pause.
The dialogue is inter rupted. #
Say Hey Mercedes tocontinue the dialogue.
Corr
Corr ecting an entry
ecting an entry #
During the dialogue say Correction.
or #
Inter rupt the system's voice output.
Changing dialogue lev
Changing dialogue lev el
el #
During the dialogue, say Back.
The MBUX Voice Assistant jumps back tothe
pr ev ious dialogue step. 354
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MBUX
Voice Assistant

Inf
Inf
or
ormation on online v
mation on online v oice applications
oice applications
Re quirement: theOnline voice services option is
activated in the suggestions.
The suggested voice applications are made availa-
ble online and are based on your pr evious voice
inputs.
Examples:
R What will thewe ather be like tomor row?
R Play the messages.
R Start Geoquiz.
R Open thega rage door.
Calling up and oper Calling up and oper ating t
ating the Zer
he Zer o Lay
o Layer
er
Calling up t
Calling up t he Zer
he Zero Lay
o Layer
er
When theve hicle has been switched on, the Zero
La yer is displa yed with the digital map. Navigation
is active. #
F
Fr
rom anot
om anot her application:
her application: pressthe© but-
to n on theright side of the steering wheel.
or #
Tap on ©. Oper
Oper
ating applications in t
ating applications in t he r
he reduced vie
educed vie w (ex
w (exam-
am-
ples)
ples) #
Media:
Media: toplay the pr evious or next trac k,tap
û orü. #
T
To answ
o answ er a call or call a missed call:
er a call or call a missed call: tap on
th e contact.
ATer the connection has been established,
th e call functions are available. #
T
To end a call:
o end a call: tap on the contact again. #
T
To r
o r epl
epl y t
y to messag
o messag e:
e:tap on a message and
dictate the message via the MBUX voice assis-
ta nt. #
T
To st
o st ar
art a massag
t a massag e pr
e progr
ogram:
am: tap on the appli-
cation and start the massage programme. #
T
To select a pre
o select a pre vious des
vious destination:tination:tap on the
application and select one of the pr evious
destinations. #
T
To select a des
o select a destination fr tination from t
om thefav
he favour
our it
ites:
es: tap
on the application and select the destination.
Hiding and sho
Hiding and sho wing t
wing the displa
he displa y ar
y area wit
ea wit h applica-
h applica-
tions
tions #
T
To hide:
o hide: pullthe applications down. #
T
To show
o show :
:pull the bar abo ve© upwards.
or #
Select ©.
or #
Press the© button on the steering wheel
on theright. MBUX multimedia system
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Conducting a dialogue
Conducting a dialogue
S
S
t
tar
ar ting a dialogue
ting a dialogue #
Say "Hey Mercedes" toactivate the MBUX
Vo ice Assistant. Voice activation must be
switched on in the multimedia system.
or #
Press the£ button on the multifunction
steering wheel.
A blue line appears in the MBUX multimedia
system. The dialogue can be star ted.
Fo rth e dialogue with the MBUX Voice Assistant,
yo u can use comple tesentences of collo quial lan-
guage as voice commands. Voice activation can
also be directly combined with a voice command,
e.g. "Hey Mercedes, how fast can I drive?" .
Calling up help Calling up help #
F
For inf
or inf or
ormation about t
mation about t he MBUX V
he MBUX Voice Assis-
oice Assis-
t
t ant
ant: :say "Hey Mercedes, what can you do?" #
Digit
Digit al Owner's Manual:
al Owner's Manual: "Show me the Own-
er's Manual". The fullextent of the Digital
Owner's Manual is available when theve hicle
is stationar y. Oper
Oper
ating functions (ex
ating functions (ex am
amples)
ples) #
T
To oper
o oper at
ate t
e t he na
he na vig
vigation:
ation: "Search for an
Asian restaurant, but not Japanese, in South
London." #
T To oper
o oper at
ate t
e t he phone:
he phone: "Call my father." #
T
To c
o c hang
hang e t
e the syst
he syst em languag
em languag e t
e to English
o English
(shor
(shor t command):
t command): "Change language to Eng-
lish". #
T
To oper
o oper at
ate t
e t he r
he r adio:
adio: "Show me the list of
radio stations." #
T
To oper
o oper at
ate media:
e media: "Switch on random play-
back." #
T
To oper
o oper at
ate v
e v ehicle functions:
ehicle functions: "Switch the
seat heating to level 2." #
T
To oper
o oper at
ate online functions:
e online functions: "What's the time
in Sydney?" #
T
To ask a q
o ask a q ues
uestion about t
tion about t he v
he vehicle:
ehicle: "Do I
have Blind Spot Assist?" Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of t
w of t he MBUX Int
he MBUX Int er
erior Assist
ior Assist ant
ant &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury from the cam-
era's laser radiation
This product uses a classi/cation 1 laser sys-
te m. If the housing is opened or damaged,
laser radiation may damage your retina. #
Do not open the housing. #
Always ha vemaintenance workand
re pairs car ried out byaqu ali/ed special-
ist workshop. This device is a class 1 laser product in accord-
ance with IEC 60825-1:2014 and DIN EN
60825-1:2014.
%
The camera records image data forth e appli-
cations, forex ample body, head and hand
de tection.
The camera con verts th e image data directly
into me tadata. No image data is sa ved in the
process. The data is only processed in the
ve hicle and is not transmitted from theve hi-
cle. MBUX multimedia system
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