2022 MERCEDES-BENZ A CLASS rear view mirror

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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 tsyouwhen youar epar kingor atexits with
re duced visibility ,fo rex am ple.
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(/ page18 9).
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 Dr
iving and parking 18
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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 trunk lidisopen .
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(/ page15 2).
% Donotus eth esur 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(/ page26 1).
Calli ngup thevie wof thesur round view
camer ausing reve rsege ar #
Shif tto reve rsege ar. #
Select thedesir edviewin themultimedia
sy stem (/ page18 7). #
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. Open
ingthecam eraco verof the rear vie w
camer a
Mul timedi asy stem:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Assist ance
5 Camera &Parkin g #
Select OpenCamera Cover.
% The camer aco vercloses automatical lyafte r
some timeorafte ran ignitio ncy cle. 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 withultr asound. It
monit orsth ear ea around your vehicle using mul‐
tiple sensor son thefront bum perand onthe
re ar bum per.Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Csho ws
yo uth edis tance betwee nyo ur vehicle anda
de 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 Dr
iving andparking 18
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To
avo iddamag eto theve hicle, deactiv ate
th ese systems inthefo llo wing orsimilar sit‐
uation s: #
Dur ing towing #
Inacar wash *
NO
TEDama gedue touns uitable car
wa sh #
Beforedr iving intoacar wash mak e
sur eth at thecar wash issuit able for
th eve hicle dimensions. #
Ensur eth er eis suf ficie ntgrou nd clear‐
ance between theunderbody andthe
guide rails ofthecar wash. #
Ensur eth at theclear ance widthof the
car wash, inpar ticular thewidt hof the
guide rails, issuf ficie nt. To
avo iddamag eto your vehicle when usinga
car wash, ensur eth efo llo wing beforehand:
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis de acti ‐
va ted.
R The HOLD function isswitc hedoff. R
The surround viewcam eraor there ar vie w
cam erais swit ched off.
R The side windo wsand slidin gsun roof are
com pletely clos ed.
R The blowe rfo rth eve ntil ation/he ating is
sw itched off.
R The windsh ield wipe rsw itchis in po sitio n
005A.
R The Sma rtKe yis at amin imum distance of
10 ft(3 m) away from theve hicle. Other wise,
th etrunk lidcould openunintentionall y.
R Forcar washes withacon veyo rsy stem: neu‐
tr al 005C iseng aged.
% Incar washes withacon veyo rsy stem: ifyo u
lea vetheve hicle while itis being washed,
mak esur eth eSmar tKey islocat edinthe
ve hicle. Theparkposition 005Disother wise
aut omaticall yeng aged.
% If,afte rth ecar wash, youre mo vethewa x
fr om thewindshield andwiper rubber s,this
will preve ntsme aring and reduce wiper
noise. Au
tomatic carwa sh mode
In car wash mode, theve hicle isprepar edfor
dr iving intoth eaut omatic carwash. Car wash
mode canbeactiv ated ataspeed ofup to
12 mp h(20 km/h)(/ page259).
The follo wing settings aremade whencarwash
mode isactiv ated:
R The outside mirrors arefo lded in.
R Topreve ntthewindshield washer system
fr om star tin gup aut omat ically,thera in sen ‐
sor isdeact ivat ed.
R The rear wind owwiper isdeact ivat ed.
R The aircon ditionin gsy stem issetto air-reci r‐
culat ionmode .
R Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis deac tiva ted.
R Vehicl eswith surround viewcamer a:the
fr ont imageisact ivat ed afte rapp rox. eight
seco nds.
If one ofthese ttings cann otbe select ed,this is
displa yedby a% behindth ere spectiv ese t‐
ting.
Ab oveaspeed of12 mp h(2 0km/h) carwash
mode isaut omaticall ydeactiv ated. 258
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The
follo wing settings arere se twhen carwash
mode isdeactiv ated:
R The outside mirrors arefo lded out.
R The rain sen sor isact ivat ed.
R The rear wind owwiper isact ivat ed.
R The aircon ditionin gsy stem issetto fresh air
mode.
R Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis rese tto the
pr ev iousl yselec tedse tting.
R Vehicl eswith surround viewcamer a:the
fr ont imageisdeact ivat ed atspeeds above
11 mp h(1 8 km/h). Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gaut omati ccar wash
mode Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle isstatio nary.
R The engine isrunning . Mu
ltimed iasystem:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Quick Access
Ac tiv atin gaut omati ccar wash mode #
Select AutomaticCarWash Mode. #
Select Start .
If one ofthese ttings cann otbe select ed,this is
displa yedby a% behindth ere spectiv ese t‐
ting.
% Foran overvie wof these ttings made when
activ ating automatic carwash mode
(/ page25 7).
Deactiv atingautomatic carwash mode #
Select Stop.
The automatic carwash settin gsarere se t.
% The automatic carwash mode isaut omati‐
cally deactiv ated assoon asaspeed of
12 mp h(20 km/h) isexc eeded. No
teson using apo we rwa sher &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent when
us ing powe rwa sher swit hro und -spr ay
nozzl es
The waterje tcan caus eex tern all yin visi ble
damag e.
Com ponentsdamag edinthis wa yma yune x‐
pec tedly fail. #
Donotuse apo we rwa sher withro und -
spra yno zzles. #
Have damag edtires orchassis parts
re placed immediat ely. To
avo iddamag eto your vehicle, observethefo l‐
lo wing when usingapo we rwa sher :
R The Smar tKey isat amin imum distance of
10 ft(3 m) away from theve hicle. Other wise,
th etrunk lidcould openunintentionally .
R Maint ainadis tance ofat leas t11 .8 in
(30 cm) totheve hicle.
R Vehicl eswith decorativ efo il: par tsof your
ve hicle areco veredwit hadecor ativefo il. Maint
enanceand care259