2022 MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS ESP

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tiv atin g/deac tivatin gAc tiv eBli nd Spo t
As sist
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Assist ance
5 Collision Avoidance
5 Act ive Blind SpotAssist #
Select Active Blind SpotAssist. #
Select OnorOff. Ac
tiv eLan eKe eping Assist Fu
nction ofActiv eLan eKe eping Assist
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assistmonit orsth ear ea in
fr ont ofyour vehicle bymeans ofthemultifunc ‐
tion camer a(/ page21 0) andcan warnyou
bef oreyo ulea veyour lane unintentio nally.The
sy stem can guide youbac kint oyo ur lane
th ro ugh aco urse- correct ing steer ing interve n‐
tio nand additio nal lywa rnsyo uwit hvibr atio n
pulses inthesteer ing wheel. ActiveLa ne Keep‐
ing Assis tis available inthespeed rang e
be twee n37 mph(60 km/h) and124mp h
(200 km/h). The
system can interve ne inthefo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R ActiveLa ne Keeping Assistde tects alane
mar king.
R One ofyour fron twheel sgoes overa lane
mar king.
If yo uact ivat eth etur nsignal indicat or,a st eer‐
ing interve ntio ndo es notoccu ron thecor re‐
sponding side.
If th esy stem detects anobs tacle ,su ch as
ano ther vehicle intheadjacen tlane, ast eer ing
int erve ntio noccu rsrega rdless ofthetur nsignal
indicat or.If yo ulea vethelane without activating
th etur nsignal indicat or,but dang erofacollision
wit hamo ving obstacle isde tected inyour lane ,
a st eer ing interve ntio ndo es notoccu r. Dis
play 1 will appear inthedr iver displa yand a
wa rning tone willsou ndinthefo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R Asteer ing interve ntio nby ActiveLa ne Keep‐
ing Assis tlas tslong erthan appr oximat elyte n
seconds.
R The system carries out twoor mor esteer ing
int erve ntio nswithin appr oximat elyth re e
minut eswit hout anyst eer ing interve ntio n
fr om thedr iver .
In theAc tiveLa ne Keeping Assistse ttings, you
can setth esensit ivityofthesy stem and setth e
le ve lof suppor t.Ad dition ally,yo ucan set
whe ther thesy stem should react todiscon tinu‐ 24
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lane markings oronl ycont inuous lanemark‐
ings (/page24 8).
St atus displa ysforAc tiv eLan eKe eping
Assis t
ï White:Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assistis
deactiv ated.
ï Yello w: ther eis amalfunct ion.Please
also obser vethedispla ymessag es.
ð Gray:Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assistis acti‐
va ted, but notoper ating.
ð Green: ActiveLa ne Keeping Assistis
activ ated and oper ating. Ifth esy stem is
oper ational ononlyone side, thelane
mar king issho wningreen onthecor re‐
sponding side.
ð Red:ActiveLa ne Keeping Assisthas gui‐
ded youbac kint oyo ur lane witha
co urse- correct ing steer ing interve ntio n.
The status displa ywill flash ifth er eis
also ahap ticwarning inthesteer ing
wheel. Thelane marking issho wninred
onl yon theside forwhi chther eis a
wa rning. Ve
hicl eswithout Drivin gAss istanc e
Pa ckag e:ifbo th lane markingsare
simult aneousl ysho wninredin thest atus
displa y,Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assisthas
initiat edanemer gency stop
(/ page22 7).
Ac tiv eLan eCha ngeAs sist displ ayinthe
"Assis tance"menu If
th efront wheel oftheve hicle drives ove ra
de tected lane mar king, this will behighligh ted
re din theAssist ancemenu inthedr iver's dis‐
pla y. %
Vehicl eswith activeambien tlig hting: if
Warni ngSupp ortisactiv ated, theAc tive
La ne Keeping Assistwa rning isalso accom‐
panied byambie ntlight ing(/ page15 8).
Sy stem limit s
In thefo llo wing situat ions,no lane- correcting
st eer ing interve ntio noccu rsbut rath er awa rning
in thesteer ing wheel, depending onthesitua‐
tion :
R Youcle arly and activel yst eer ,br ak eor accel‐
er ate.
R Ifadr iving safetysy stem interve nes, such as
ES P®
,Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stor ActiveBli nd
Spo tAssi st.
R Youha ve adop tedaspor tydriving style wit h
high corner ing speeds orhigh ratesof accel‐
er ation.
R When ESP®
is deactiv ated.
R Ifaloss oftirepr essur eor afa ulty tirehas
been detected and displ aye d. Dr
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WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du eto theve hicle lowe ring
Ve hicl eswith AIRMA TICorleve lcontr ol:
when youunlo adlugg ageor lea vetheve hi‐
cle, theve hicle firs trises slightly andthen
re tur ns tothese tle ve lshor tly af te rw ards.
Yo uor anyone else inthevicinit yof the
wheel arch es ortheunderbody couldthus
bec ome trapped.
The vehicle canalso belowe redaf te rbeing
loc ked. #
When leaving theve hicle, makesur e
th at nobody isin thevicinit yof the
wheel arch es ortheunderbody . *
NO
TEDama gedue tovehicle lowe ring Pa
rts of thebody could bedamag edwhen
th eve hicle islowe red. #
Mak esur eth at ther ear eno obs tacles
suc has curbs underneathor inthe
immed iatevicin ityofthebody when the
ve hicle isbeing lowe red. Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle hasbeen star ted.
R The vehicle isno tmo ving faster than 37 mph
(60 km/ h).
R When thetrailer socketis cont acted (traile r/
bi cy cle rack ):th eve hicle isno tmo ving faster
th an 19 mp h(3 0km/h).
Mul timedi asy stem:
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ß 5
y
Ra ising theve hicl e #
Select t.
The indica torlam plig hts upcontinuous ly.
The vehicle israised tooff-r oad leve l+1 .
Yo ur sele ction issave d. The off-r oad leve l+1 set
re mains stor ed eve naf te rth eignition hasbeen
switc hedoff.
The vehicle islowe redag ain inthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s:
R When drivin gfa ster than 50 mph(80 km/h).
R When driving brief lybe tween 37mph
(60 km/ h)and 50mph(80 km/h). R
Aftersele cting adif fere nt drive pr ogr am
us ing theDY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
In this case, theve hicle isadjus tedto the
height oftheactiv edr ive pr ogr am.
R When thetra iler socketis cont acted (traile r/
bi cy cle rack ):th eve hicle ismo ving faster
th an 19 mp h(30 km/h).
Lo we ring theve hicl e #
Select t.
The indica torlam pgoes out.
The vehicle isadjus tedto theheight ofthe
act ive dr ive pr ogram.
% IntheSpor tdr ive pr ogr am, onlyth enor mal
ve hicle leve lis possible whenthetra iler
soc ketis cont acted(traile r/b icycle rack ). E-
AC TIVE BODY CONT ROL Fu
nction ofE-AC TIVE BODY CONT ROL
E- AC TIVE BODY CONTR OLisan electr ohydr aulic
suspe nsion system withva riable dampingfo r
im prov ed driving comfort.The all-round leve l
contr olsystem ensur esthebes tpossible sus‐ 250
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uor anyone else inthevicinit yof the
wheel arch es ortheunderbody couldthus
bec ome trapped.
The vehicle canalso belowe redaf te rbeing
loc ked. #
When leaving theve hicle, makesur e
th at nobody isin thevicinit yof the
wheel arch es ortheunderbody . *
NO
TEDama gedue tovehicle lowe ring Pa
rts of thebody could bedamag edwhen
th eve hicle islowe red. #
Mak esur eth at ther ear eno obs tacles
suc has curbs underneathor inthe
immed iatevicin ityofthebody when the
ve hicle isbeing lowe red. Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle hasbeen star ted.
R The vehicle isno tmo ving faster than 37 mph
(60 km/ h). R
When thetrailer socketis cont acted (traile r/
bi cy cle rack ):th eve hicle isno tmo ving faster
th an 19 mp h(3 0km/h).
Mul timedi asy stem:
4 © 5
ß 5
y
Ra ising theve hicl e #
Select t.
The indica torlam plig hts upcontinuous ly.
The vehicle israised tooff-r oad leve l+1 .
Yo ur sele ction issave d. The off-r oad leve l+1 set
re mains stor ed eve naf te rth eignition hasbeen
switc hedoff.
The vehicle islowe redag ain inthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s:
R When drivin gfa ster than 50 mph(80 km/h).
R When driving brief lybe tween 37mph
(60 km/ h)and 50mph(80 km/h).
R Aftersele cting adif fere nt drive pr ogr am
us ing theDY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
In this case, theve hicle isadjus tedto the
height oftheactiv edr ive pr ogr am. R
When thetra iler socketis cont acted (traile r/
bi cy cle rack ):th eve hicle ismo ving faster
th an 19 mp h(30 km/h).
Lo we ring theve hicl e #
Select t.
The indica torlam pgoes out.
The vehicle isadjus tedto theheight ofthe
act ive dr ive pr ogram.
% IntheSpor tdr ive pr ogr am, onlyth enor mal
ve hicle leve lis possible whenthetra iler
soc ketis cont acted (traile r/b icycle rack ). Re
ar vie wcamer a Fu
nction ofthere ar vie wcamer a
The rear vie wcam eramon itor sth ear ea behind
yo ur vehicle. When youen gage reve rsege ar,th e
imag efrom there ar vie wcam erais aut omat i‐
call ysho wnonthecent raldispla y.
The rear vie wcam erais on lyan aid. Itis no ta
subs titutefo ryo ur att entio nto thesur round ings.
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 Dr
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maneu
vering area while ma neu vering and park‐
ing.
% The area behin dth eve hicle isdispla yedas a
mir rorimag e,as intheinside rear vie wmir ‐
ro r. Camer
aViews menu(top view)
1 Park ingAssist anc emen u
2 Rear vie wcam erawit hto pvie w 3
Wide-ang levie w
4 Activates /de activatesPa rking Assist
PA RK TRONI C(/ page26 3)
5 Warning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRONI C(/ page26 0)
6 Guide lines atadis tance ofapprox imat ely
1. 6 ft (0.5 m),3.3 ft(1.0 m), 5ft (1.5 m) and
9.9 ft(3.0 m)from there ar area
7 Path mar king thecour sethetir es will take
wit hth ecur rent steer ing wheel angle
(dynamic)
8 Driven sur face dep endi ngon thecur rent
st eer ing wheel angle(dynamic)
9 Guide lineatadis tance ofapprox imat ely
1. 0 ft (0.3 m)from there ar area
% When ActivePa rking Assistis act ive, lanes
7 aredispla yedin green (/page263). Wi
de-ang levie w
Sy stem limit s
If th esy stem isno tre ady foroper ation, theSys-
tem Inoper ativemessag eappear son thecent ral
displa y. 25
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Select E. #
Confirm thepr om pt.
The activ ation position isdele ted.
Opening thecam eraco verof the rear vie w
camer a
Mul timedi asy stem:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Assist ance
5 Camera #
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 whic hmonit orsth e
ar ea sur round ingyour vehicle andshowsyouth e
dis tance betwee nth eve hicle andade tected
obs tacle visually and audibly .
The passi ve side impact protect ion also warns
yo uof obs tacle sto theside. These mustbe
de tected bef oreha ndbythesensor sin thefront or
rear bum perwhile drivin gby them. Ifyo u
st eer inthedir ect ion ofade tected obs tacle and
th er eis arisk ofalat eral collision, awa rning is
issued. Thepassiv eside impact protect ion can
be activ ated and deactiv ated via themultimedia
sy stem.
In order forfr ont orrear obs tacle sto theside to
be displa yed, theve hicle mustfirs ttr ave la dis‐
ta nce ofat leas tha lfave hicle length.Once the
ve hicle hastrave led one vehicle length,obs ta‐
cle son allsid es can besho wn.
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
th emaneuv ering area while maneuv ering and
par king in/exitingpar king spaces. Messag
eson thecentr aldisp lay Ve
hicles withsur round viewcam era Ve
hicles withre ar vie wcam era 260
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Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gPa rking Assis t
PA RK TRONI C
* NO
TERisk ofan acci dent from objects
at clo serang e Pa
rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cma yno tde tect
cer tain obje ctsat clos era ng e. #
Whe npa rking ormane uvering theve hi‐
cle, paypar ticular attention toany
obj ect swhic har eabo veorbelo wthe
sensor s,e.g. flowe rpo ts or draw bar s.
The vehicle orother object scould oth‐
er wise bedamag ed. Re
quirement s:
R The camera menuis open.
R Or:Ac tivePa rking Assistis act ive.
R Or:th ePA RK TRONI Cpop- upwin dow
appear s. #
Tap= inthecent raldispla y.
If th eindicat orlam pis lit, Parking Assist
PA RK TRONI Cis act ive. Ifth eindicat orlam pis
no tlit or theé symbol appearsin theins tru‐ ment
cluster,Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis no t
act ive.
% Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis aut omat ically
act ivat ed when theengine isstar ted.
Alt ernativ ely,Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Ccan be
act ivat ed ordeac tiva tedin thequ ick acc ess
men u.
Se tting thewa rning tones ofParking Assis t
PA RK TRONI C
Mu ltimed iasystem:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Assist ance
5 Parkin g
Se tting thevo lum eor pit ch ofthewa rning
to nes #
Setth edesir edleve lunder Volume orTone
Pitc h.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gaudi ofa deo ut #
Activateor deacti vate Aud ioFad eout.
The volume ofthecur rentl ypl ay ing media
sour ceisreduced during aPa rking Assist
PA RK TRONI Cwa rning tone.
or #
Swi tchAud ioFad eou tWhe nin Ron oroff.
The volume ofthecur rentl ypl ay ing media
sour ceisreduced whenreve rsege ar is
eng aged.
Se tting thetim eof thewa rnings #
Selec tTime ofWarnin g. #
Setth etime forth ewa rning. Ac
tiv ePa rking Assis t Fu
nction ofActiv ePa rking Assis t
Ac tivePa rking Assistis an elect ronic parking
assis tance system, whic huses ultrasound with
th eassis tance ofthere ar vie wcam eraand sur‐
ro und viewcam era. When youar edr ivin gfo r‐
wa rdsup toappr oximat ely22 mph(35 km/h),
th esy stem automaticall ymeasur espar king
spaces onboth sides oftheve hicle.
Ac tivePa rking Assistof fers thefo llo wing func‐
tion s:
Ve hicles withre ar vie wcam era
R Parking inpar kingspaces parallel tothero ad Dr
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Bac king upintopa rking spaces perpendic u‐
lar tothero ad
Ve hicles withsur round viewcam era
R Parking inpar kingspaces parallel tothero ad
R Parking inpar kingspaces perpendic ularto
th ero ad (op tionall yeit her forw ards or
re ve rse)
R Parking inpar kingspaces that can onlybe
de tected assuch due tomar kings (for exam‐
ple atthero adside )
R Exiting apar kingspac epar allel tothero ad
R Exiting apar kingspac eper pen dicul arto the
ro ad (op tionall yeit her leftor right)
Ac tivePa rking Assistis onl yan aid. Itis no ta
subs titutefo ryo ur att entio nto thesur round ings.
The responsibili tyforsaf emaneu vering and
pa rking remains withyo u. Mak esur eth at no
per son s,anim alsorobj ect set c. arein the
maneu vering rang e.
If Ac tivePa rking Assistis available, theÇ
messag eappear son thedr iver displa y.When
th esy stem detects parking spaces ,È
appear s.The arrow ssho won whic hside ofthe ro
ad free par kingspac esareloc ated. Thes ear e
th en sho wnonthecent raldispla y.
When ActivePa rking Assistis act ivat ed, thetur n
signal indicat orsar eactiv ated based onthecal‐
culat edpat hof your vehicle. When youar e
en tering orexitin gapar kingspace, thepr oce‐
dur eis assis tedby acc eleration ,br akin g,steer‐
ing and gear chang es.
To star tth epar king procedur e,press thec
butt on(/ page265).
Ac tivePa rking Assistwill becan celed inthefo l‐
lo wing situat ions:
R Youdeac tivatePa rking AssistPA RK TRONI C.
R Youpr ess thec buttonagain.
R Youbegin steer ing.
R Youen gage trans missi on positio n005D.
R ESP ®
int erve nes.
R Youopen thedr iver's door .
Sy stem limit s
If th eex terior lighting ismalfunct ioning,Active
Pa rking Assistis no tav ailable. Als
oobse rveth esy stem limits ofthefo llo wing
sy stems:
R Rear vie wcam era(/ page25 3)
R Surround viewcam era(/ page25 5)
Obj ectsloc ated abo veorbelo wthede tection
ra ng eof ActivePa rking Assist, suc has over‐
hanging loads,overhang sor loadin gra mp sof
tr uc ks orthebor dersof par king spaces, areno t
de tected during mea surement ofthepar king
space. Thesearealso then notta ke nint o
acco untwhen calcul ating thepar king procedur e.
In some circums tances, ActivePa rking Assist
ma yth er efor eguide youint oth epar king space
pr ematur elyorbrak eto olat e.
Cer tain en vironm entalcon dition s,suc has sno w‐
fa llor hea vyrain, ma ylead toapar kingspac e
bein gmeas ured inac curat ely. Pa rking spaces
th at arepar tiallyoccupied bytrai le rdr aw bar s
might notbe ident ified assuc hor be measur ed
inco rrect ly.Only useAc tivePa rking Assiston
le ve l,high- grip ground. 26
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