2022 MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS park assist

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Variable limiter
Fu rther information aboutActiveDis tance
Assi stDIS TRONI C(/ page 220).
% Further information onspeed adaptatio n
(/ page 223) .
Fu nction ofActiv eSt op- and -Go Assis t
Ac tiveSt op-and-Go Assisthelps youwhen in
traf fic jams onmul ti-la neroads withseparat e
ro adw aysby aut omat icallypullin gaw ay wit hin up
to 60 seconds andwithmode rate steer ing
maneuv ers. Itor ients itself using theve hicle in
fr ont and lane markings. ActiveSt op-and-Go
Assis taut omaticall ymaint ainsasaf edis tance
fr om theve hicle infront and vehicles cuttingin.
Ac tiveSt op-and-Go Assistre qu ires you, as the
dr iver ,to keep your han dson thesteer ing wheel
at all times sothat youar eable tointerve ne at
an ytime tocor rect thecour seoftheve hicle and
ke ep itin lane.
Obser vetheno teson driving systems andyour
re sponsibili ty;yo uma yot her wise failto recog‐
nize dangers(/ page 210). Ac
tiveSt op-and-Go Assistactiv ates aut omati‐
call ywhen allofthefo llo wing condition sar e
me t:
R Youar ein atraf fic jam onafree wa yor high -
spe edmajorro ad.
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti va‐
te dand activ e(/ page220 ).
R ActiveSt eer ing Assis tis activ ated and activ e
(/ page22 7).
R Youar etrave ling nofaster than 35 mph
(60 km/ h).
When ActiveSt op-and-Go Assistis activ eth e
¬ status displa yappear sin thedr iver displa y.
Sy stem limit s
The system limit ations ofActiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI Cand ActiveSt eer ing Assis tapply to
Ac tiveSt op-and-Go Assist(/ page225). Ac
tiv eSte ering Assis t Fu
nction ofActiv eSte ering Assis t
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis tis onl yav ailable uptoa
speed of130mp h(210 km/h) .The system helps yo
uto stay inthecent erofthelane bymeans of
moder atesteer ing interve ntio ns.Dep endingon
th espeed driven, ActiveSt eer ing Assis tuses the
ve hicles ahead andlane markings asare fer‐
ence.
% Dependi ngon thecount ry,in thelowe r
speed rang eAc tiveSt eer ing Assis tcan use
th esur round ingtraf fic as are fere nce. Ifnec‐
ess ary, Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis tcan then also
pr ov ide assis tance when drivi ng away from
th ecent erofthelane.
If th ede tection oflane mar kings andvehicles
ahead isim pair ed,ActiveSt eer ing Assis t
switc hestopassiv emode. Thesystem prov ides
no suppor tin this case.
Pe rm anen tst atus displa yon thedr iver dis‐
pla y
Ø Gray:acti vatedand passiv e
Ø Green: activated and activ e
Ø Red,fla shing: prom pttothedr iver to
act ivel ycon firm ortransition from activ e
to passiv est atus ,sy stem limit detected Dr
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The lane markings arewo rnaw ay,dar kor
co veredup, e.g. bydirtor sno w.
R Ifth edis tance totheve hicle infront istoo
shor tand thus thelane marking scann otbe
de tected.
R The road isnar row and windin g.
R Ther ear eobs tacle son thelane orprojec ting
out intoth elane, suchas objec tmar kers.
The system does notpr ov ide assis tance inthe
fo llo wing condition s:
R Onvery tight cur vesand when turning.
R When crossing intersections.
R Atround about sor tollplazas.
R When activel ych ang inglane without switch‐
ing onthetur nsignal indicat or.
R When thetir epr essur eis toolow. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifAc tive
St eer ing Assis tune xpect edlystops func‐
tionin g
If th esy stem limits ofActiveSt eer ing Assis t
ar ere ac hed ther eis no guar anteethat the
sy stem will remain activeor wil lke ep the
ve hicle inlane. #
Alw ayske ep your han dson thesteer ing
wheel andobser vethetra ffic car efull y. #
Alw aysst eer theve hicle paying atten‐
tion totraf fic condi tions. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifAc tive
St eer ing Assis tune xpect edlyinterve nes
The detection oflane mar kings andobje cts
ma ymal functi onand causeune xpect ed
st eer ing interve ntio ns. #
Steer accor dingtotraf fic condi tions. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gAc tiv eSte ering
Assis t
Re quirement s:
R ESP®
is act ivat ed, but isno tint erve ning .
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti va‐
te d.
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Assist ance
5 Drivin g #
Select ØAct.St eering Asst.. Fu
nction ofActiv eEme rgency Stop Assis t Ac
tiveEmerg encyStop Assis tuses touc hsen ‐
sor sto monit orwhe ther thedr iver holds the
st eer ing wheel andinitiat esan emer gency stop if
necessar y.
If Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis tis deactiv ated, the
acc elerat orand brak epedal aremon itor ed as
we llas thesteer ing wheel. Awa rning isissued
when thesteer ing wheel isno tbeing heldor
when apedal isno tdepr essed, andtheve hicle
is in dang eroflea ving thelane. Dr
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If
th esy stem detects that thedr iver has not
st eer edtheve hicle fora consider ableper iod of
time orhas remo vedth eir hands from thesteer‐
ing wheel, visualwarning 1isissued. Ifth e
dr iver still does notst eer theve hicle, orgiv es no
conf irmation tothesy stem, awa rning tone
sou nds inad ditio nto thevisual warning mes‐
sag e.
Also obser vetheins truction son thecon tact
de tection ofActiveSt eer ing Assis t
(/ page225). Ac
tiveEmerg encyStop Assis tissues thefo llo w‐
ing warnings inorder :
R Disp lay mess age1 appear sin thedr iver's
displa y.
R Inaddi tion todispla y1 awa rning tone
sou nds.
R The BeginningEmerg encyStopmessage
appear son thedr iver displa y,acon tinuous
wa rning tone sou nds, theve hicle nolong er
acceler ates, and ther eis aslight, repeat ed
te nsi oni ng oftheseat belt.
R The vehicle speed isreduced inincr ement s
until itis at ast ands till.Sh arpbr ak eim pul‐
ses arealso produc ed.
De pen dingon thecount ry,a lane chang eto the
adjac entright-h andlane iscar ried out, ifpossi‐
ble.
% Itis onl ypossible tochang eacr oss onelane
and onlyinto theright-h andlane, andnot
ont oth ehar dshoulder .
When automatic braking isinitiat ed,ActiveDis ‐
ta nce AssistDIS TRONI Cis de acti vated. Depen d‐ing
onthecount ry,th ehazar dwa rning light sys‐
te m isswitc hedon.
When theve hicle isstatio nary,thefo llo wing
act ions arecar ried out :
R The vehicle issecur edwithth eelectr icpar k‐
ing brak e.
R The vehicle isunloc ked.
R Ifpossible, anemer gency callis place dto
th eMer cedes- Benzemergency callcent er.
Bef oreau tomatic braking isinitia ted, youcan
can celActiveEmerg encyStop Assis tby steer‐
ing.
Yo ucan canceltheint erve ntio nby ActiveEmer ‐
ge ncy Stop Assis taf te rau tomatic braking isini‐
tiat edbyone ofthefo llo wing actions :
R Accel erati ng orbraki ng: theemer gency stop
is canceled, butthewa rning mess age, wa rn‐
ing tone and powe rst eer ing remain active
R Steer ing: powe r-assis tedsteer ing iscan‐
celed, thewa rning mess ageand warning
to ne remain activeand theve hicle continues
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ActiveEmerg encyStop Assis tcan initiat ean
emer gency stop amaximum ofthre etimes
wit hin one ignition cycle. Afterth is Ac tive
St eer ing Assis tand ActiveEmerg encyStop
Assis tar edeactiv ated forth at ign ition cycle .
Sy stem limit s
If Ac tiveLa ne Keeping Assistdoes notde tect
la ne mar kings ,Ac tiveEmerg encyStop Assis tis
no tactiv e.
Fo rth ede tection ofvehicles andother obsta‐
cle s,obs erve thesy stem limits ofthefo llo wing
func tions:
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
(/ page 218)
R ActiveSt eer ing Assis t(/ page225)
R ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi st(/ pag e229 ) Ac
tiv eLan eCha ngeAs sist Fu
nction ofActiv eLan eCha ngeAs sist
Ac tiveLa ne Chang eAssi stsuppor tsthedr iver
when chang inglane sand isact ivat ed byindic at‐
ing brief ly. Ac
tiveLa ne Chang eAssi stisonl yan aid and not
a subs titutefo ryo ur att entio n.Itis ess ential that
yo uobse rveth eno teson driving systems and
yo ur responsibili tyintheve hicle Operator's
Manual; youma yot her wise failto recogni zedan‐
ge rs.
The follo wing condition smus tbe fulf illed fora
lane chang e:
R Youar eon ahigh wayor high -speed major
ro ad.
R The vehicle speed isbe tween appr oximat ely
50 mph(80 km/h) and110mp h(1 80 km/h) .
R The neigh boring lane issepa ratedby abr o‐
ke nlane ma rking.
R Novehicle orobs tacle isde tected inthe
adjac entlane .
R Sincethelas ttime theve hicle wasst ar ted,
th esensor sha ve detected ave hicle atasuit‐
able distance behind your vehicle.
R ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi stisselec tedin the
multime diasystem.
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cand Active
St eer ing Assis tar eactiv ated on highw ays. The
system isno tav ailable andmustbe react i‐
va tedin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cand Active
St eer ing Assis twe realready activat ed bef ore
ent ering thehighw ay.
R The system brief lydoes notde tect thero ad
yo uar eon asahigh wayor asim ilar road,
e.g .on afree wa yin te rsect ion.
As soon asActiveLa ne Chang eAssi stdetects a
su itab leroad, youcan react ivat eit wit hJ,
M orN. Dr
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iver dis pla yin theAssist ancemenu 1
Green arrow :la ne chang einit iated
2 Redar row :la ne chang ecan celed
When ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi stisavailable, the
± displa yappear salong withgr een arrow sin
th edr iver displa y.Ifth esy stem has been activa‐
te dbut isno tcur rently available, the± dis‐ pla
yappear salong withgr ay arrow sin thedr iver
displa y.
If no vehicle orobs tacle isde tected intheadja‐
cent laneandalane chang eis per mitted, the
lane chang ebegin saf te rth edr iver has indicat ed
br ief ly.The lane chang eis sho wntothedr iver
wit haflashin ggr ee nar ro w ne xt to the±
st eer ing wheel symbol. Green arro w 1 isdis‐
pla yedin theappr opriateadjacen tlane inthe
Assi stance menu inthedr iver displa y.The Lane
Change tothe Left messag e,forex am ple, also
appear s.
Ac tiveLa ne Chang eAssi stcan becance led in
va rious situations, includingthefo llo wing:
R Chang ein thesur round ingcond ition s(e. g.
de tected obs tacle ).
R The driver remo vesth eir hands from the
st eer ing wheel.
R The driver steer swit hto omuc hfo rc eor in
th eopposit edir ect ion.
R The driver mo vesth etur nsignal indicat orin
th eopposit edir ect ion. R
ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cor Active
St eer ing Assis tis deactiv ated.
R The vehicle canno tmak eth elane chang eas
plan ned.
Canc ellationofActiveLa ne Chang eAssi stisdis‐
pla yedas follo ws :
R The arro w in theselect eddirect ion oftrave l
tur ns red.
R Acor responding messageappea rson the
dr iver displa y.
R Incer tain cir cums tances awa rning tone
sou nds. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whench ang ‐
ing lane toan occ upied adjacentlane
Lan eChan geAssi stcanno tal wa ys cle arly
de tect ifth eadjacen tlane isfree.
The lane chang emigh tbe init iated although
th eadjacen tlane isno tfr ee. #
Beforech ang inglane s,mak esur eth at
th eneighbor inglane isfree and ther eis
no dang ertoother road user s. 230
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Monit orthelane chang e. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifLane
Ch ang eAssi stune xpectedl yst ops func‐
tionin g
If th esy stem limit ations forLane Change
Assis tha ve been reac hed, ther eis no guar‐
ant eethat thesy stem will remain active.
Lane ChangeAssis tcanno tth en assis tyo u
by appl ying steer ing torq ue. #
Alw aysmonit orthelane chang eand
ke ep your han dson thesteer ing wheel.
Obser vethetra ffic con dition sand steer
and/or brak eif neces sary. Sy
stem limit s
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing instances:
R The reispoor visibilit y,e.g. due tosno w,rain,
fo g, hea vyspr ay,gr eatl yva rying ambien t
light orstro ng sha dows onthero ad.
R Ther eis glar e, e.g .fr om oncom ingtraf fic,
di re ct sunli ght orreflect ions. R
Due toinsuf ficie ntillu mina tionofthero ad,
or ifth eex terior lighting indicatesamalfunc‐
tion.
R The windshield isdir ty,fo gg ed up, damag ed
or coveredin thevicinit yof thecamer a,e.g.
by ast icke r.
R The sensor sar edamag ed,coveredor dir ty.
R No,or several,unc lear lane markingsare
pr esen tfo rone lane, orthemar king sch ang e
qu ickl y, forex am ple, inacon stru ction area
or intersecti ons.
R The system does notde tect asu itab leroad,
fo rex am ple, intig ht cur vesor shor tly af te r
an acc ess road.
R The lane markingsarewo rnaw ay,dar kor
co veredup, e.g. bydirtor sno w.
R Ifth edis tance totheve hicle infront istoo
shor tand thus thelane markings cannotbe
de tected.
R The reareobs tacle son thelane orprojec ting
out intoth elane, suchas objec tmar kers.
R When thetir epr essur eis toolow. Als
oob ser vethesy stem limits ofActiveSt eer ing
Assis tand theinf ormation onvehicle sensor s
and camer asintheve hicle Operator's Manual.
% The ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi stsensor s
adjus taut omaticall ywhile acer tain dis tance
is be ing driven afte rth eve hicle hasbeen
deliv ered. ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi stis
una vailable oronl ypar tiall yav ailable during
th is teac h-in proce ss,and noarro ws aredis‐
pla yedne xt to theØ ActiveSt eer ing
Assis tsymbol.
Selecting Activ eLan eCha ngeAs sist
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Assist ance
5 Drivin g #
Select thefunc tion. Ac
tiv eBr ak eAs sist Fu
nction ofActiv eBr ak eAs sist
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stconsi stsof thefo llo wing
func tions:
R Distance warning func tion Dr
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Autonomo usbraki ng func tion
R Situ ation-d epend ent braki ng assist anc e
R Evasiv eSt eer ing Assis t(count ry-spe cific)
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stcan helpyo uto minimize the
ri sk ofacollision withve hicles, cyclis tsor
pedes trians ortoreduce theef fects ofsuch a
coll ision.
If Ac tiveBr ak eAssi sthas detected arisk ofcolli‐
sion, awa rning tone sou nds and theL dis‐
tan cewarning lam plight sup. In
theAssist ancemenu, aninsuf ficie ntdist anc e
1 totheve hicle infront isdispla yedin red. If
yo ufur ther reduce thedis tance, theve hicle in fr
ont isalso highlight edinred. When thesy stem
de tects arisk ofcollision, redra dar waves2
appear infront oftheve hicle.
Ve hicl eswith PRE-S AFE®
:depe nding onthe
cou ntry,an addit ionalhap ticwarning occursin
th efo rm ofslight, repeat edtensi oni ng ofthe
seat belt.
% Vehicl eswith activeambien tlig hting: if
Warni ngSupp ortisactiv ated, theAc tive
Br ak eAssi stwa rning isalso accompanied by
ambie ntlight ing(/ page15 8).
If yo udo notre act tothewa rning, autono mous
br akin gcan beinit iated incritic alsituat ions.
In par ticular lycritical situ ations, ActiveBr ak e
Assi stcan also initia te aut onomo usbrakin g
dir ect ly.In this case, thewa rning lam pand warn‐
ing tone occu rsi mu ltane ously with thebr aking
application.
If yo uappl yth ebr ak eyo urself inacr itical situa‐
tio nor appl yth ebr ak edur ing autonomous brak‐
ing, situation -dependen tbr aking assistance
occu rs.The brak epr ess ureincr eases uptomax‐
imum full-sto pbr aking ifnec essar y. If
aut onomous braking orsitua tion-dependent
br aking assistanc ehas occurred, pop up1
appear sin thedr iver displa yand then aut omati‐
cally goes outafte ra shor ttime.
If th eaut onomous braking function orthesitua‐
tion -dependen tbr aking assistance istrig ge red,
additional preve ntiv emea suresfo roccupa nt
pr otect ion (PRE-S AFE®
)ma yalso beinitiat ed. 232
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tonomous braking function
The autonomous braking functioncan interve ne
fr om speedsof approx imat ely4 mp h(7 km/h):
R Atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely15 5mp h
(250 km/h)when approaching vehicles
ahead.
R Atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely75 mph
(1 20 km/ h)when approaching crossin gve hi‐
cles, pedes trians andcyclis ts.
R Atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely62 mph
(1 00 km/ h)when approaching statio nary
ve hicles.
R Atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely50 mph
(80 km/ h)when approaching cyclis tsahead.
R Atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely43 mph
(70 km/ h)when approaching statio nary
pedes trians andcyclis ts. Sit
uation -depen dent brak ing assistance
Sit uatio n-depen dentbr akin gassis tance can
int erve ne from speedsof approx imat ely4 mp h
(7 km/ h):
R Atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely15 5mp h
(250 km/h)when approaching vehicles
ahead.
R Atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely75 mph
(1 20 km/ h)when approaching crossin gve hi‐
cles, pedes trians andcyclis ts.
R Atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely62 mph
(1 00 km/ h)when approaching statio nary
ve hicles.
R Atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely50 mph
(80 km/ h)when approaching cyclis tsahead.
R Atspeeds uptoappr oximat ely43 mph
(70 km/ h)when approaching statio nary
pedes trians andcyclis ts. Cancel
ingabr ak eap plica tionofActiv eBr ak e
As sist
Yo ucan cancelabr ak eapplic ationof Active
Br ak eAssi stat anytim eby :
R Fully depr essin gth eaccelera torpeda lor
wit hkic kdo wn.
R Releasing thebr ak epedal.
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stma ycancel thebr ak eappli‐
cation whenoneofthefo llo wing condition sis
fulf illed:
R Youman euvertoavo idtheobs tacle
R The reisno long erarisk ofcollision
R Anobs tacle isno long erdetected infront of
yo ur vehicle
Re actio nto oncomin gro ad user s
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stcan also react todetected
oncomi ngroad user s:
R React ion uptospeeds ofappr oximat ely
62 mph(1 00 km/h)
R Warning foroncoming road user sth ro ugh
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