2022 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS Owners Manual

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When driving between 37mph (60km/h) and
50 mph(8 0km /h)fo rappr oximat elyth re e
minut es.
R ATer chang ingadr ive pr og ram using the
DY NAMI CSEL ECTsw itch.
Th eve hicle isadju sted totheheight ofthelast
activ edr ive prog ram.
Lo w Lo
wer er
ing t ing
the v he
vehicle ehicle
#
Press button1.
Indicat orlam p2 goes out.Thevehicle is
adju sted totheheight oftheactiv edr ive pr o-
gr am. RR
ear vie ear
viewcamer a w
camer a FF
unct ionoft unct
ionofthe r he
rear vie ear
viewcamer a w
camer a
When youeng agere ve rsege ar,th eimag efrom
th ere ar vie wcamer ais sho wnonthemedia dis-
pla y.Dynamic guidelinesshowthepat hth eve hi-
cle will take withth ecur rent steer ing angle .This
hel psyouto orient yourself and toavo idobst acles
when backing up. The
rear vie wcamer ais onl yan aid. Itis no ta
subs titutefo ryo ur att ention tothesur roundings.
The responsi bilityforsaf emaneuv ering and park-
ing remains withyo u. Mak esur eth at ther ear eno
per sons, animals orobjects etc., inthemaneuv er-
ing area while maneuv ering and parking.
The guide linesonthemedia displaysho wthedis-
ta nces toyour vehicle. Thedistances displa yed
onl yappl yto road leve l.
Depending ontheve hicle equipme nt,yo ucan
select from thefo llo wing views:
R Nor malvie w
R Wide-angle view
The area behind theve hicle isdispl ayedas amir -
ro rimag e,as intheinside rear vie wmir ror.
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
without P hout
Par ar
king Assis king
Assist P t
PARK ARK
TR TR
ONIC ONIC
The follo wing camer avie ws areav ailabl ein the
multimed iasystem: Nor
mal view
1 Driven sur face depen dingonthecur rent
st eer ing angle (dyna mic )
2 Guidelines atadist anceof app roximat ely
1.6 T(0.5 m),3.3 T(1.0 m),5T (1.5 m)and
9.9 T(3.0 m)from there ar area
3 Lanemar king thecour sethetir es will take
wit hth ecur rent steer ing angle (dyna mic )
4 Bum per
5 Guideline atadist anceof app roximat ely
1.0 T(0.3 m)from there ar area Dr
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de-angle view
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withP h
Par ar
king Assis king
Assist P t
PARK ARK
TR TR
ONIC ONIC
The follo wing camer avie ws areav ailabl ein the
multimed iasystem: Nor
mal view
1 Yellowwa rning displa y:obst acles atadis-
ta nce between approximat ely2.3 T(0.7 m)
and 3.3T(1.0 m)
2 Orang ewa rning displa y:obst acles atadis-
ta nce between approximat ely1.3 T(0.4 m)
and 2.3T(0.7 m)
3 Guid elin es atadis tance ofapp roximat ely
1.6 T(0.5 m),3.3 T(1.0 m),5T (1.5 m)and
9.9 T(3.0 m)from there ar area
4 Yellowlanes marking thecour sethetir es will
ta ke withth ecur rent steer ing angle (dyna mic ) 5
Driven sur face depen dingonthecur rent
st eer ing angle (dyna mic )
6 Guideline atadist anceof app roximat ely
1.0 T(0.3 m)from there ar area
The color ofwa rning displa y1/2 chang es
dynami callyand isbased onthedist ance tothe
de tected obs tacle:
R Blue: Blu
e:no obs tacles detected atadis tance less
th an 3.3 T(1.0 m)
R Y Y
ello w ello
w: :
obs tacles atadis tance between
app roxim ately2.3 T(0. 7m) and 3.3T(1. 0m)
R Or Or
ang ang
e: e:
obst acles atadist ancebe tween
app roximat ely1.3 T(0.4 m)and 2.3T(0.7 m)
R R R
ed: ed:
obstacles atave ry shor tdis tance of
app roximat ely1.3 T(0.4 m)orless
% V V
ehicl eswit ehicl
eswithA h
Activ ctiv
eP e
Par ar
king Assis t king
Assis t: :
when
Ac tivePa rking Assist isactiv e,lane markings
4 aredispla yedin green. 200200
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de-angle view
1 Displa yof Parking Assist PARK TRON IC
Sy st Sy
stem malfunctio n em
malfunctio n
If th ere ar vie wcamer ais no toper ational, the
Sys tem Inoperative messag eappear son the
media display.
Sy st Sy
stem limits em
limits
The rear vie wcamer awill notfu nct ion orwill only
par tiallyfunc tionin thefo llo wing situations:
R The trunk lidisopen.
R The weather cond itions arepoor ,e.g .hea vy
ra in, sno w,fog, stor m or spr ay. R
The ambientligh tcond itionsarepoo r,e.g. at
night.
R Camer as,orvehicle compone ntsin whic hth e
camer asareins talled, aredamag ed,dirtyor
co vered. Obser vetheinf ormation onvehicle
senso rsand camer as(/ page163 ).
% Donotuse there ar vie wcamer ain these
types ofsituations. Youcould other wise injure
ot her sor colli dewithobj ects when parking
th eve hicle.
% The cont rast of thedispla yma ybe impair ed
by direct sunlight orby other light sour ces,
e.g .when drivi ng out ofaga rage .In this case,
pa ypar ticular attention.
% Have thedispla yre pair edorreplaced if,for
ex am ple, pixelerro rs consid erabl yre str ictits
us e. 36
0° came ra 360°
camer a FF
unction oft unction
ofthe sur r he
sur round vie ound
viewcamer a w
camer a
The surround viewcamer ais asy stem that con-
sis tsof four camer aswhic hco verth eimmediat e
sur roundings oftheve hicle. Thesystem assis ts yo
uwhen youar epar king oratexits withre duced
visibility ,fo rex am ple.
The views ofthesur round viewcamer aar ealw ays
av ailabl ewhen drivi ng forw ards up toaspeed of
appr ox.10 mph(1 6km /h)an dwh en backing up.
The surround viewcamer ais onl yan aid and may
sho wadist ortedvie wof obst acles, showthem
incor rectl yor notsho wthem atall. Itis no ta sub-
stit utefo ryo ur att ention tothesur roundings. The
re sponsi bilityforsaf emaneuv ering and parking
re mains withyo u. Mak esur eth at ther ear eno
per sons, animals orobjects etc., inthemaneuv er-
ing area while maneuv ering and parking.
The system evaluat esimag esfrom thefo llo wing
camer as:
R Rear vie wcamer a
R Front camer a
R Twoside camer asintheoutside mirrors Dr
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ie w ie
ws of t s
of the sur r he
sur round vie ound
viewcamer a w
camer a 1
Wide-angle view, front
2 Topvie wwit himag efrom thefront camer a
3 Topvie wwit himag esfrom theside camer as
in theoutside mirrors
4 Wide-angle view, rear
5 Topvie wwit himag efrom there ar vie wcam-
er a
6 Topvie wwit htrailer view(vehicles witha
tr ailer hitch)
F F
unction oft unction
ofthe guide lines he
guide lines
Guide linesarealso displa yedin thecamer a
imag esoftheto pvie ws.Thes ear ebas edon the cur
rent steer ing angle andshow thedist ance to
objects andother vehicles. 1
Guide lines atadis tance ofapp roximat ely
1.6 T(0.5 m),3.3 T(1.0 m),5T (1.5 m)and
9.9 T(3.0 m)from there ar area
2 Yellowlanes marking thecour sethetir es will
ta ke withth ecur rent steer ing angle (dyna mic )
3 Driven sur face depen dingonthecur rent
st eer ing angle (dyna mic )
4 Guideline atadist anceof app roximat ely
1.0 T(0.3 m)from there ar area
% When ActivePa rking Assist isactiv e,pat hs
2 aredispla yedin green. The
guide linesshowthedist ances toyour
ve hicle. Thedistances applyto road leve l.
In all views,th ePa rking Assist PARK TRON ICwa rn-
ing displa yis also shown(/ page204).
The color ofwa rning displa ych ang esdynami cally
and isbased onthedist ance tothede tected
obs tacle:
R Blue: Blu
e:no obs tacles detected atadis tance less
th an 3.3 T(1.0 m)
R Y Y
ello w ello
w: :
obs tacles atadis tance between
app roximat ely2.3 T(0.7 m)and 3.3T(1.0 m)
R Or Or
ang ang
e: e:
obs tacles atadis tance between
app roximat ely1.3 T(0.4 m)and 2.3T(0.7 m)
R R R
ed: ed:
obstacles atave ry shor tdis tance of
app roximat ely1.3 T(0.4 m)orless
% When Parking Assist PARK TRON ICisope ra-
tional andnoobjec tis de tected, thewa rning
displa yis sho wnherein blue. 202202
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ide-angle view ide-angle
view,fr ,
fr ont ont
1
Warning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRON IC T T
op vie op
viewwit w
wit hima g h
ima ge fr e
from t om
the fr he
front camer a ont
camer a 1
Warning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRON IC(/ page204)
2 Your vehicle from above
3 Lane indica tingthero uteth eve hicle willtake
at thecur rent steer ing angle
T T
op vie op
viewwit w
wit hima g h
ima ges fr es
from t om
the sideca mer he
sideca mer asin as
in
t t
he outs idemirr he
outs idemirror s or
s
The front and rear sides oftheve hicle canbe
seen inthis vie w. Sy
st Sy
stem limits em
limits
If th esy stem isno tre ady foroper ation, theSys-
tem Inoperative messageappear sin themedia
displa y.
The surround viewcamer awill notfunction orwill
onl ypar tiall yfunction inthefo llo wing situations:
R Youar edr iving forw ards ataspeed great er
th an appr oximat ely10 mph (16km/h).
R The door sar eopen.
R Anoutside mirroris no tcom pletely folded out.
R The trunk lidisopen.
R The weather cond itions arepoor ,e.g .hea vy
ra in, sno w,fog, stor m or spr ay. Dr
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R
The ambientligh tcond itionsarepoo r,e.g. at
night.
R The camer alens isobstr ucted, dirtyor fogg ed
up.
R Ifca mer asorvehicle compone ntsin whic hth e
camer asareins talled aredamag ed.Inthis
ev ent, have thecamer as,their positions and
th eir setting checkedat aqua li/ed specialist
wo rkshop.
% Donotuse thesur round viewcamer aunder
suc hcir cumst ances. Youcould other wise
inj ureot her sor colli dewithobj ects when
par king theve hicle.
Fo rte ch nica lre asons, thestandar dheight ofthe
ve hicle maybe altered ifth eve hicle iscar rying a
hea vyload andcanresult ininaccu racies inthe
guide linesandinthedispla yof thege ner ated
ima ges.
The /eld ofvisi onand other funct ionsof thecam-
er asy stem maybe restr icte ddue toaddit ional
att achmen tson theve hicle (e.g.licen seplat e
br ac ket,bicy clerack ).
% The contras tof thedispla yma ybe impair ed
by abr upt,dir ect sunl ight orby other light sour
ces, e.g.when drivi ng out ofaga rage .In
th is case, paypar ticular attention.
% Have thedispla yre pair edorreplaced if,for
ex am ple, pixelerro rs consid erabl yre str ictits
us e.
See theno teson clean ingthesur round viewcam-
er a(/ page277).
Calling upt Calling
upthe vie he
viewof t w
of the sur r he
sur round vie ound
viewcamer a w
camer a
using rev using
rever er
se g se
gear ear
#
Eng agere ve rsege ar. #
Select thedesir edviewin themultimedia sys-
te m (/ page201). #
If,aTer shiTing toreve rsege ar,th eimag eof
th ere ar vie wcamer ais no tsho wn: switc ho.
th eve hicle, press and hold thec button,
switc hon theve hicle andengagere ve rsege ar
ag ain. Open
ingt Open
ingthe camer he
camer aco v a
co ver oft er
ofthe r he
rear vie ear
viewcam- w
cam-
er a er
a
Mul time diasystem:
4 © 5
Setting s5
Assi stance
5 Camera &Pa rking #
Select OpenCa mera Cover.
% The camer aco vercloses automaticall yaTer
some timeoraTer anignition cycle. PP
ar ar
king Assis king
Assist P t
PARK ARK
TR TR
ONIC ONIC
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unction ofP unction
ofPar ar
king Assis king
Assist P t
PARK ARK
TR TR
ONIC ONIC
Pa rking Assist PARK TRON ICisan elec tronic park-
ing assist ancesystem whic hmonit orsth ear ea
sur rounding your vehicle andshowsyouth edis-
ta nce between theve hicle andade tected obs ta-
cle visual lyand audib ly.
Pa rking Assist PARK TRON ICisonl yan aid.It is
no ta sub stitut efo ryo ur att ention tothesur round-
ings. Theresponsi bilityforsaf emaneuv ering and
par king remains withyo u. Mak esur eth at ther e
ar eno per sons, animals orobjects inthemaneu-
ve ring area while ma neuv ering and parking in/
ex iting parking space s. 204204
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The
passivesid eim pac tpr otection alsowarnsyo u
of obst acles totheside. Duringthepar king proce-
dur eor maneuv ering, objects arede tected asthe
ve hicle drives pas t.Ifyo usteer inthedir ection of
a de tected obs tacle and ther eis arisk ofalat eral
colli sion ,a wa rning isissued. Inorder foran
object ontheside tobe detected, thesensor sin
th efront and rear bum permus t/r st detect the
object whileyouar edr iving pastit.
In order forfr ont orrear obs tacles totheside to
be displa yed, theve hicle must/r st trave la dis-
ta nce ofatlea sthalfave hicle length. Once the
ve hicle hastrav eled onevehicle length, obs tacles
on allsides canbesho wn. Displa
y Displa
ys on t s
on the media display he
media display Ve
hicles withsur round viewcamer a Ve
hicles without surround viewcamer a As
soon asParking Assist PARK TRON ICisope ra-
tional ,th ere specti veareas ofthedispla yar e
sho wninblue.
1 Oper ational, front and rear
2 Oper ational, allaroun d
3 Obstacles detected atthefront leTand on
th eright-h andside
The colorofthedispla ych ang esdepen dingon the
dist ance tothede tected obs tacle:
R Blue: Blu
e:>3.3 T(1 m) (no obstacles detected)
R Y Y
ello w ello
w: :
appr oximat ely3.3 T(1 m) -2.3 T
(0.7 m)
R Or Or
ang ang
e: e:
appr oximat ely2.3 T(0.7 m)-1.2 T
(0.4 m)
R R R
ed: ed:
<1.2 T(0.4 m)
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withsur r h
sur round vie ound
viewcamer w
camer a: a:
theboun-
dar yline shiTs dynamicall ydepending onthe
position anddistance oftheobst acles detected.
Depen dingonthedist ance totheobst acle detec-
te d, an intermitt entwarning tone alsosou nds. You
can setth etiming ofthewa rnings inthemultime-
dia system (/ page210). Dr
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andar dse tting :
R F F
r r
ont and sides: ont
and sides: <1.2 T(0.4 m)
R R R
ear ear
:< :
< 3.3 T(1 m)
Wa rnEarl yAll Arou nd:
R Fr Fr
ont ont: :
< 3.3 T(1 m)
R Sides: Sides:
<2.3 T(0.7 m)
R R R
ear ear
:< :
< 3.3 T(1 m)
A contin uouswarning tone sou nds from adis -
ta nce ofapp roximat ely0.7 T(0.2 m),rega rdless
of theselect edsetting . Ve
hicles withsur round viewcamer a Ve
hicles without surround viewcamer a
If an obst acle intheve hicle pathis de tected and
th eCame ra&Parking menuisno topen onthe
media display,pop-up window1 appear s:
R v v
ehicles wit ehicles
without A hout
Activ ctiv
eP e
Par ar
king Assist king
Assist: :
at
speeds below8mp h(1 2km /h)
R v v
eh icle swi t eh
icle swi th A h
Act iv ct
ive P e
Par ar
king Assist ki
ng Assist : :
at spee ds
be low 11 mph(1 8km /h) Op
tionally, obst acles detected byParking Assist
PA RK TRON ICfrom adist anceof app roximat ely
3.3 T(1.0 m)infront 2and 2.3T(0.7 m)onthe
side 3can also bedispla yedin theHead-up Dis-
pla y.
Sy st Sy
stem limits em
limits
Pa rking Assist PARK TRON ICdoe sno tnece ssarily
ta ke intoaccount thefo llo wing obstacles:
R Obst acles belowthede tection rang e, e.g. per-
sons ,anim alsorobje cts.
R Obst acles abo vethede tection rang e, e.g.
ov erhanging loads,overhangs orloading
ra mp sof truc ks. 206206
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