2021 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SALOON LONG brake

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Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h ambient lighting or activ
h ambient lighting or activ e ambi-
e ambi-
ent lighting:
ent lighting: theWarning assistance ofthe
ambient lighting can be activated and deacti-
va ted (/ page 179).
% The warning assistance can di.er depending
on the equipment and may vary according to
th e setting.
The exitwa rning is only available when Active
Blind Spot Assist is activa ted and up toa maxi-
mum of thre e minutes aTer the ignition has been
switched o.. The exitwa rning is no longer availa-
ble once thewa rning lamp in the outside mir ror
0ashes thre e times.
The exitwa rning is only an aid and not a substi-
tute forth e attention of vehicle occupants. The
re sponsibility for opening and closing the doors
and for leaving theve hicle remains with theve hi-
cle occupants.
Syst Syst em limits
em limits
Ac tive Blind Spot Assist may be limited in thefo l-
lowing situations, in particular:
R ifth ere is dirt on the sensors or the sensors
are obscured R
in poor visibility, e.g. due tofog, heavy rain or
snow
R ifth ere are nar row vehicles, e.g. bicycles or
mo torbikes
R ifth ero ad has very wide or nar row lanes
R ifve hicles are not driving in the middle of their
lane
Wa rnings may be issued in er ror when driving
close tocrash bar riers or similar continuous lane
borders. Alw ays make sure that there is su1cient
distance tothe side forot her tra1c or obs tacles.
Wa rnings may be inter rupted when driving along-
side long vehicles, forex ample lor ries, for a pro-
longed time.
Ac tive Blind Spot Assist is not operational when
re ve rsege ar is engaged.
Ac tive Blind Spot Assist is not operational if trans-
port equipment, forex ample a trailer or bicycle
ra ck , is attached tothe trailer hitch and the elec-
trical connection has been cor rectly es tablished. Ad
ditionall y,theex itwa rning may be limited in the
fo llowing situations:
R when the sensors are co veredby adjacent
ve hicles in nar row parking spaces
R when people approach theve hicle
R intheev ent of stationary or slo wlymoving
objects
F F unction of t
unction of t he br
he brak
ake application of A
e application of A ctiv
ctive Blind
e Blind
Spo
Spo t Assist
t Assist
If Ac tive Blind Spot Assist de tects a risk of a side
impact in the monitoring range, a cours e-correct-
ing brake application is car ried out. This is
designed tohelp youavo id a collision.
The course-cor recting brake application is availa-
ble in the speed range between appro ximately
30 km/h and 200 km/h. &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident despi tebrake
application of Active Blind Spot Assist
A course-cor recting brake application cann ot
alw ays pr event a collision. #
Always steer, brake or accelerate your-
self, especially if Active Blind Spot Assist 300
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wa
rnsyo u or makes a course-cor recting
brake application. #
Always maintain a safe dis tance at the
sides. &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident despite Active
Blind Spot Assist
Ac tive Blind Spot Assist does not react in the
fo llowing situations:
R Ifyo uove rtake vehicles at a high speed.
R Ifve hicles approach and overtake you at a
gr eatly di.erent speed.
Ac tive Blind Spot Assist may not give warnings
or inter vene in such situations. #
Always pay careful attention tothe tra1c
situation and maintain a safe distance at
th e side of theve hicle. If a course-co
rrecting brake application occurs,
th ere dwa rning lamp 0ashes in the outside mir ror
and a warning tone sounds. In addition, a display
1 indicating the danger of a side collision
appears in the driver's displa y.
In rare cases, the system may make an inappro-
priate brake application. This brake application
may be inter rupted at any time if you steer slightly
in the opposite direction or accelerate. Syst Syst
em limits
em limits
Either a course-cor recting brake application
appropriate tothe driving situation, or none at all,
may occur especially in thefo llowing situations:
R Vehicles or obs tacles, e.g. crash bar riers, are
located on bo thsides of your vehicle.
R Ave hicle approaches too closely on the side.
R You ha veadop ted a sporty driving style with
high cornering speeds.
R You brake or accelerate signi/cant ly.
R A driving sa fety system inter venes, e.g. ESP ®
or Active Brake Assist.
R ESP ®
is deactivated.
R A loss of tyre pressure or a defective tyre is
detected.
R Transpo rtequipment, forex ample a trailer or
bicycle rack , is attached tothe trailer hitch
and the electrical connection has been cor-
re ctly es tablished. Driving and parking
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Gr
Green:
een: Active Lane Keeping Assist is acti-
va ted and operating. If the system is
operational on only one side, the lane
marking is shown in green on the cor re-
sponding side.
ð R
Red:
ed: Active Lane Keeping Assist has gui-
ded you back into your lane with a course-
cor recting steering inter vention. The sta-
tus display will 0ash if there is also a hap-
tic warning in the steering wheel. The lane
marking is shown in red only on the side
fo r which there is a warning.
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V ehicles wit
ehicles wit hout Dr
hout Driving Assist
iving Assist ance P
ance Pack-
ac k-
ag
ag e:
e: if bo thlane markings are simultane-
ously shown in red in the status displa y,
Ac tive Lane Keeping Assist has initiated an
emer gency stop (/ page 286). A
A
ctiv
ctiv e Lane Chang
e Lane Chang e Assis
e Assist displat displa y in t
y in the "Assis-
he "Assis-
t
t ance" menu
ance" menu If
th e front wheel of theve hicle drives over a
de tected lane marking, this will be highlighted red
in theAssistance menu inthe driver's displa y.
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Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h activ
h active ambient lighting:
e ambient lighting: ifWarn-
ing assistance is activated,theAc tive Lane
Ke eping Assist warning is also accompanied
by ambient lighting (/ page 179). Syst
Syst
em limits
em limits
In thefo llowing situations, no lane-cor recting
steering inter vention occurs but rather a warning
in the steering wheel, depending on the situation:
R You clear lyand actively steer, brake or accel-
erate.
R If a driving saf ety sy stem inter venes, such as
ESP ®
,Ac tive Brake Assist or Active Blind Spot
Assist.
R You ha veadop ted a sporty driving style with
high cornering speeds or high rates of acceler-
ation.
R When ESP ®
is deacti vated.
R If transport equipment, forex ample a trailer or
bicycle rack , is attached tothe trailer hitch
and the electrical connection has been cor-
re ctly es tablished.
R If a loss of tyre pressure or a defective tyre
has been de tected and displa yed. Driving and parking
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Selecting a vie
Selecting a vie
w f
w for t
or t he 360° Camer
he 360° Camer a (rev
a (r ever
erse
se
g
g ear)
ear)
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R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The Activation in R setting is activated in the
multimedia system (/ page 317).#
Engage reve rsege ar. #
Select the desired view in the multimedia sys-
te m (/ page 312).
Se
Se tting t
tting t herev
he rever
ersing camer
sing camer a or 360° Camera
a or 360° Camera
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 no persons,
animals or objects etc. are in the manoeuvring
ra nge. Pay attention toyour surroundings and be
re ady tobrake at all times.
Multimedia system: 4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Camera #
Activate or deactivate Activation in R.
% The settings for deactivating there ve rsing
camera are not available in every countr y.360° Camer
360° Camer
a wit
a with GPS - managing activ
h GPS - managing activ ation
ation
positions
positions
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Camera
R R enaming an activ
enaming an activ ation position
ation position
% You can de term ine activation positions in the
Camera views menu. (/page 312) #
Select an activation position. #
Select ´. #
Enter a name and con/rm.
The activation position is sa ved under the new
name.
Dele Dele ting an activ
ting an activ ation position
ation position #
Select Manage activation positions. #
Select an activation position. #
Select E. #
Con/ rmthe prom pt.
The activation position is del eted. Opening t
Opening t
he camer
he camera cov
a cover of t
er of t herev
he rever
ersing cam-
sing cam-
era
era
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Camera #
Select Open camera cover.
% The camera co ver closes automatically aTer
some time or aTer theve hicle is switched on
or o.. P P
ar
ar king Assis
king Assis t P
t PARK
ARK TR
TRONIC
ONIC F
F
unction of P
unction of P ar
arking Assis
king Assis t P
t PARK
ARK TR
TRONIC
ONIC
Pa rking Assist PARKTRONIC is an electronic par k-
ing assistance system which monitors the area
sur rounding your vehicle and sho wsyouth e dis-
ta nce between theve hicle and a de tected obs ta-
cle visual lyand audib ly.
The passive side impact pr otection also warnsyou
of obstacles tothe side. These must be de tected
beforehand bythe sensors in the front or rear
bumper while driving bythem. If you steer in the
direction of a de tected obstacle and there is a risk
of a lateral collision, a warning is issued. The pas- 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
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Immediat
Immediat
e par
e parking via t
king via t he
heCamera views menu
menu #
Select theCamera views menu. #
When theve hicle is stationary and in transmis-
sion position k, and symbol 6appears in
th e camera image: press button 1again.
The parking procedure is initiated forthe
de tected parking space.
% The parking space and parking direction can-
not be changed in immediate parking.
% This function can be deactivated in thePark-
ing menu. Exiting a par Exiting a par
king space wit
king space wit h A
h Activ
ctiv e P
e Par
arking Assist
king Assist
R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The vehicle is equipped with a 360° Camera.
R The vehicle has been par ked with Active Park-
ing Assist. #
Start theve hicle. #
Press but ton1. #
Select Parking Assistance menu2. #
If necessar y,ch ange direction of exit3. #
T
To st
o st ar
art e
t e xiting t
xiting t he par
he parking space:
king space: press but-
to n1 again. #
If necessar y,ch ange the transmission posi-
tion. Obser veany messages displ ayed inthe
driver's display and central displa y.
The vehicle mo ves out of the parking space.
The turn signal indicator is automatically switched
on when exiting a parking space begins and
switched o. when it is comple ted. You are
re sponsible for selecting the turn signal indicator
in accordance with the tra1c conditions. If neces-
sar y,select the turn signal indicator accordingl y.
ATer the parking space has been exited, a warn-
ing tone and theØ Active Parking Assist fin-
ished, take control of vehicle message prompt
yo uto take cont rol of theve hicle. You ha veto
accelerate, brake, steer and change gear yourself
again.
If yo u do not react tothe prom pttotake cont rol
of theve hicle, the system will brake theve hicle to
a standstill. Driving and parking
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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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Syst
Syst
em limits
em limits
If th e system de tects a malfunction or a system
limit during the manoeuvring or parking proce-
dure, the procedure will be cancelled:
R The vehicle is brought toa standstill.
R Transmission position jis selected and the
electric parking brake is applied automaticall y.
R The vehicle is switched o..
R The vehicle remains loc ked.
If th e parking manoeuvre is cancelled, a cor re-
sponding message is displa yed on the mobile
phone.
Depending on the situation, you can then take
cont rol of the procedure, manoeuvre theve hicle
back tothe starting position or manually take con-
trol of theve hicle.
The system limits of Active Parking Assist apply
(/ page 321).
Cer tain environmental conditions, such as sno w-
fa ll or heavy rain, may lead toa parking space
being measured inaccurately or toconnection
problems with the mobile phone. Only use
Re mo teParking Assist on le vel, high-g rip gr ound. During
the parking procedure, you should not
stand more than appr ox. 3.0 m away from the
ve hicle. Atgre ater dis tances, the procedure will
be inter rupted and a cor responding message will
be displ ayed on the mobile phone. If you mo ve
closer totheve hicle, you will be able tocontinue
th e procedure.
Oper Oper ating R
ating R emot
emote P
e Par
arking Assist
king Assist
R
R eq
equir uir ements:
ements:
Fo rth eRe mo teParking Assist function, you
re qu ire a mobile phone and the cur rent Remo te
Pa rking Assist App foryo ur vehicle type.
% A list of compatible mobile phones can be
found at: https://www.mercedes-benz-
mobile.com/
The following operating systems are suppor ted:
R Android™
R Apple ®
iOS &
W WARNING
ARNING Danger due toinsu1cient view
of theve hicle sur roundings
If yo u manoeuvre, park or exit a parking space
with theve hicle using Remo teParking Assist,
obser vethefo llowing: #
Make sure that you ha vethe best view
possible of theve hicle and theve hicle's
sur roundings. #
Make sure that no persons, animals or
objects are in the path of your vehicle. #
Make sure that you maintain a suitable
distance totheve hicle and that nei ther
yo u nor other road users could be
endangered. #
Beawa reoftheve hicle's sur roundings at
all times and identify possible dangers. #
If necessar y,cancel the parking proce-
dure. No persons or pets are permitted
toremain in the
ve hicle during the parking procedure. Obser vethe
system limits at all times. If necessar y,cancel the Driving and parking
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