2022 MERCEDES-BENZ GLA park assist

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The rear vie wcamer awill notfu nct ion orwill only
par tiallyfunc tionin thefo llo wing situations:
R The tailg ateis open.
R Ther eis hea vyrain, sno wor fog.
R The amb ient lightcond itions arepoo 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(/ page168) .
% 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 as.The camer ascoverth e
immediat eve hicle surroundings. Thesystem
assists youwhen youar epar king oratexits with
re 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
% Youcan open theco verof there ar vie wcam-
er amanu ally(/ page208) .
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camer a
Yo ucan select from di.er entviews: 1
Wide-angle view, front
2 Topvie wwit himag efrom thefront camer a Dr
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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)
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op view op
view 1
Lane indicating thero uteth eve hicle willtake
at thecur rent steer ing wheel angle
2 Warning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRON IC
3 Your vehicle from above The
coloroftheindividual segments ofwa rning
displa y2 isbased onthedist ance tothede tec-
te dobst acle:
R Y Y
ello ello
wsegments: w
segments: obstacles atadist ance
be tween appr ox.2.0 T(0.6 m)and 3.3T
(1.0 m)
R Or Or
ang ang
esegme nts: e
segme nts:obstacles atadist ance
be tween approx. 1.0 T(0.3 m)and 2.0T
(0.6 m)
R R R
ed segm ents: ed
segm ents:obs tacles atave ry shor tdis-
ta nce ofapp rox. 1.0 T(0.3 m)orless
When Parking Assist PARK TRON ICisope rational
and noobjec tis de tected, thesegments ofthe
wa rning displa yar esho wningray . Guide
lines Guide
lines 1
Yellowlane marking thecour sethetir es will
ta ke atthecur rent steer ing wheel angle
(d yna mic )
2 Yellowguide line,vehicle width(dr iven sur-
fa ce) depen dingonthecur rent steer ing wheel
angle (dyna mic )
3 Redguide lineatadist ance ofappr oximat ely
1.0 in(0.3 m)from there ar area
4 Markat adis tance ofapp rox. 3.3 T(1.0 m)
% When ActivePa rking Assist isactiv e,lanes 1
ar edispla yedin green. 206206
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ag ain.
Open ingt Open
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camer aco v a
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a
Mul time diasystem:
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Setting s5
Assi stance
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Select OpenCa mera Cover.
% The camer aco vercloses automaticall yaTer
some timeoraTer anignition cycle. PP
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Pa rking Assist PARK TRON ICisan elec tronic park-
ing assist ancesystem withultr asound. Itmonit ors
th ear ea around your vehicle usingmult iplesen-
sor son thefront bum perand onthere ar bum per.
Pa rking Assist PARK TRON ICshow syo uth edis-
ta nce between your vehicle 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.
In thestandar dse tting ,an intermitt entwarning
to ne sou nds from adist anceof app roximat ely
1.0 T(0.3 m)toan obs tacle infront and appr ox-
imat ely3.3 T(1.0 m)toan obs tacle behin d.A
cont inuous warning tone sou nds from adist ance
of app roximat ely0.7 T(0.2 m).Using theWarn
Early AllAround setting inthemultimedia system,
th ewa rning tones forfr ont and side impact pro-
te ction canbesetto soun dat agre ater dis tance
of app roximat ely3.3 T(1.0 m)infront and 2.0T
(0.6 m)onthesides (/page212).
% The Warn EarlyAllAround setting isalw ays
activ eat there ar oftheve hicle. P P
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hicles withsur round viewcamer a
If yo uha ve notsel ect edtheCame ra&Parking
menu andanobst acle isde tected inthepat hof
th eve hicle, apop- upwind owforPa rking Assist
PA RK TRON IC1 app earsin themultimedia sys-
te m at speeds below6mp h(1 0km /h).
Th eco lorof theindividual segments ofthewa rn-
ing displa yis based onthedist ance tothede tec-
te dobst acle:
R Y Y
ello ello
wsegments: w
segments: obstacles atadist ance
be tween appr ox.2.0 T(0.6 m)and 3.3T
(1.0 m) R
Or Or
ang ang
esegme nts: e
segme nts:obstacles atadist ance
be tween approx. 1.0 T(0.3 m)and 2.0T
(0.6 m)
R R R
ed segm ents: ed
segm ents:obs tacles atave ry shor tdis-
ta nce ofapp rox. 1.0 T(0.3 m)orless
Displ a Displ
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of Par ar
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inthe he
Head -upDispl ay Hea
d-up Display Op
tion ally,obst acles detected byParking Assist
PA RK TRON ICfrom adist anceof app roximat ely
3.3 T(1.0 m)infront 2and 2.0T(0.6 m)onthe
sides 3can also bedispla yedin theHead-up
Displa y. Sy
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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.
The sens orsmust befree ofdir t,ice and slush.
Ot her wise,they ma yno tfun ction correctl y.Clean
th esensor sre gula rly, especiall yaTer driving o.-
ro ad, taking careno tto scr atc hor damag eth em
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am ple:ve hicles withsur round viewcamer a
When rear segme nts1 orall- round segments
2 light upredand theé symbol appearsin
th eInstr ument Display,Pa rking Assist
PA RK TRON ICma yha ve been deactiv ated due to
sign alint erfere nce. Startth eve hicle again and
ch eckif Pa rking Assist PARK TRON ICiswo rking at
a di.er entlocation. If
awa rning tone alsosou nds forappr oximat ely
tw oseconds everytime theve hicle isstar ted, it
ma ybe due toone ofthefo llo wing causes :
R The sensor The
sensor sar s
ar edir e
dir ty ty
: :
clean thesensor sand
obser vetheno teson car eof vehicle parts
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hasbeen deact i-
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ed due t ed
due to amalf unct ion: o
amalf unct ion:re star tth eve hi-
cle. Ifth epr oblem persists, consult aqu ali/ed
special istwo rkshop.
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passiv eside im e
side impact prot pact
protection ection
Pa ssiv eside impact protection isan additional
Pa rking Assist PARK TRON ICfunctio nwh ich wa rns
th edr iver about obstacles attheside oftheve hi-
cle. Awa rning isissued whenobstacles are
de tected between thefront and rear detection
ra ng e. Inorder foran object ontheside tobe
de tected, thesensor sin thefront and rear
bum permus t/r st detect theobject whileyouar e
dr iving pastit.
Dur ingthepar king procedur eor maneuv ering,
objects arede tected astheve hicle drives pas t.If
yo usteer inthedir ection ofade tected obs tacle
and ther eis arisk ofalat eral colli sion ,a wa rning is
issued andthesegments lightupincolor onthe
displa y.
The segm entcolorchang esdepen dingon thedis-
ta nce tothede tected obs tacle:
R Y Y
ello w ello
w: :
appr oximat ely1.0 -2.0 T(30 -60 cm)
R R R
ed: ed:
less than appr oximat ely1.0 T(30 cm)
In order forlat eral, front orrear segme ntsto be
displa yed, theve hicle must/r st trav el adist ance
of atleast halfave hicle' slen gth. Once theve hicle
has trave lled thelengt hof theve hicle, allofthe
lat eral front and rear segme ntscan bedispl ayed. 210210
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Pa
rking Assist PARK TRON ICdis pla y:vehicles
wit hout asur round viewcamer a
1 Oper ational front and rear
2 Oper ationalfront ,re ar and sides
3 Obstacle detected atthefront right (yello w)
and rear (red) Pa
rking Assist PARK TRON ICdis pla y:vehicles
wit hasur round viewcamer a
1 Oper ational front and rear
2 Oper ationalfront ,re ar and sides
3 Obstacles detected atthefront right (red)
Sa vedobst acles onthesides aredele tedin the
fo llo wing situations, forex am ple:
R Youpar kth eve hicle andswitc hit o..
R Youopen thedoor s.
ATer theengine isrestar ted, obst acles onthe
sides mustbe detected again beforeane wwa rn-
ing can beissued. Sy
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The system limits forPa rking Assist PARK TRON IC
app lyto passiv eside impact protection.
The follo wing objects areno tde tected, forex am-
ple:
R Pedest rians who approachth eve hicle from
th eside
R Objects placednext to theve hicle
A A
ctiv ctiv
atin g/deact iv atin
g/deact ivatin gP atin
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Risk ofan acciden tfr om objects at
close rang e Pa
rking Assist PARK TRON ICma yno tde tect
cer tain objects atclose rang e. #
Whe npar king orma neuv ering theve hi-
cle, paypar ticu larattent ion toany
obj ects whichar eabo veorbelo wthe
senso rs,e.g .0o we rpo tsor draw bar s.
The vehicle orother objects could other -
wise bedamag ed. Dr
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ements: ements:
R The camer amenu isopen.
R Or:Ac tivePa rking Assist isactiv e.
R Or:th ePA RK TRON ICpop -up wind owappear s. #
Tap= onthemedia display.
If th eindicat orlam pin theé buttonisno tlit,
Pa rking Assist PARK TRON ICisac tive. Ifth eindi-
cat orlam pis lit or theé symbol appearsin
th einst rument cluster,Pa rking Assist
PA RK TRON ICisno tac tive.
% Parking Assist PARK TRON ICisaut oma tically
ac tivated when theve hicle isstar ted.
Alt ernativ ely, Pa rking Assist PARK TRON ICcanbe
ac tivated ordea ctivated inthequ ick acces s
menu. Se Se
tting t tting
the w he
war ar
ning t ning
tones ofP ones
ofPar ar
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Assist
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Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Camera &Parking
A A
djus djust
ingt ting
the v he
volume oft olume
ofthe w he
war ar
ning t ning
tones ones
#
Select Warning ToneVolume. #
Seta va lue.
A A
djus djust
ingt ting
the pitc he
pitc hof t h
of the w he
war ar
ning t ning
tones ones
#
Select Warning TonePitch. #
Seta va lue.
Specifying t Specifying
the st he
star ar
ting point f ting
point for t or
the w he
war ar
ning t ning
tones ones
Yo ucan specify whether thePa rking Assist
PA RK TRON ICwa rning tones should commenc e
wh en theve hicle isfurther awa yfrom anobs tacle. #
Select WarnEarl yAll Arou nd. #
Swit chthefunction onoro..
A A
ctiv ctiv
ating/deactiv ating/deactiv
atingaudio f ating
audio fadeout adeout
Yo ucan specify whether thevo lume ofamedia
sour ceinthemultimedia system isto be reduced when
Parking Assist PARK TRON ICsou nds awa rn-
ing tone. #
Selec tAudio Fadeout DuringWarn ingTone s. #
Switc hth efunction onoro.. AA
ctiv ctiv
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Par ar
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Assist FF
unction ofA unction
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Assist
Ac tivePa rking Assist isan electr onicparking
assist ancesystem, whic huses ultrasound with
th eassist anceofthere ar vie wcamer aand sur-
ro und viewcamer a.When youar edr iving for-
wa rdsup toappr oximat ely22 mph(3 5km /h),th e
sy stem automati callymeasur espar king spaces on
bo th sides oftheve hicle.
Ac tivePa rking Assist o.ersth efo llo wing func-
tions:
R Parking inpar king space spar allel tothero ad
R Parking inpar king spaces perpendicular tothe
roa d(op tional lyeit her forw ards orreve rse)
R Exiting parking spaces ifyo uha ve par ked
using ActivePa rking Assist 212212
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As
soo nas allrequ irements areme tfo rsear ching
fo rpar king spaces ,th eÇ displayappear sin
th eInstr ument Display.
When ActivePa rking Assist hasdetected par king
spaces, theÈ displayappear sin theInstr u-
ment Displa y.The arro ws sho won whic hside of
th ero ad detected par king spaces arelocat ed.
The yar eth en sho wnonthemedia display.
The parking spacecanbe select edasdes ired.
Dep endi ngon thelocation ofthepar king space,
th epar king direction (rear wardsor forw ards) can
also beselect edasdesir ed.
When ActivePa rking Assist isactiv ated, thetur n
signal indicat orsar eactiv ated based onthecalcu-
lat ed pat hof your vehicle.
When youar eent ering orexiting apar king space ,
th epr ocedur eis assist edbyacceler ation,braking ,
st eer ing and gear chang es.
Ac tivePa rking Assist isonl yan aid. Itis no ta sub-
stitut efo ryo ur att ention tothesur roundings. The
re sponsi bilityforsaf emaneuv ering and parking
re mains withyo u. Mak esur eth at no per sons, ani-
mals orobj ects etc. arein themaneuv ering
ra ng e. Ac
tivePa rking Assist willbecanceled inthefo l-
lo wing situations:
R Parking Assist PARK TRON ICisdea ctivated.
R Youbegin steer ing.
R Youappl yth epar king brak e.
R V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withaut h
aut omatic tr omatic
transmission: ansmission:
you
eng agetransmission position005D.
R ESP ®
int erve nes.
R Youopen thedoor sor theta ilg atewhile driv-
ing.
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If th eex terior lightin gis malfunct ioning,Ac tive
Pa rking Assist isno tav ailabl e.
Obj ects locatedabo veorbelo wthede tection
ra ng eof thesensor s,e.g. overhang ingloads,
ov erhangs orloading ramp sof truc ks,or thebor -
der sof par king spaces ,ar eno tde tected dur ing
measur ementof thepar king space. Theseare
also then notta ke nint oac cou ntwh en calcu lati ng
th epar king procedur e.Insome circumst ances,
Ac tivePa rking Assist mayth er efor eguide youint o
th epar king space incorrectl y. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofaccid ent due toobjects
locat edabo veorbelo wthede tection
ra ng eof ActivePa rking Assist
If th er ear eobjects aboveorbelo wthede tec-
tion rang e, thefo llo wing situations mayar ise:
R ActivePa rking Assist mayst eer tooear ly.
R The vehicle mayno tst op infront ofthese
objects.
Ther eis adang erofcollision! #
Inthese situations, donotuse Active
Pa rking Assist. Extr
eme weather cond itions, suchas sno wor
hea vyrain, ma ylead toapar king space being
measur edinacc urately. Pa rking spaces that are
par tiallyoccupied bytraile rdr aw bar smight notbe
identi/ edassuc hor be measur edincor rectl y.
Onl yuse ActivePa rking Assist onleve l,high-g rip
gr ound.
Do notuse ActivePa rking Assist inthefo llo wing
situations:
R Inextreme weather cond itions suchas ice,
pac kedsno wor inhea vyrain. Dr
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