2022 MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS sensor

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ivin gand drivin gsaf etysy stems Dr
iving systems andyour responsibility Yo
ur vehicle iseq uipped withdr iving systems
whic hassis tyo uin drivin g,par kingand man eu‐
ve ring theve hicle. Thedriving systems areonl y
aids. Theyar eno ta subs titutefo ryo ur att entio n
to thesur round ingsand donotre lie ve youof
yo ur responsibili typer tainin gto road traf fic law.
The driver isalw aysre sponsible formaint aining
a saf edis tance totheve hicle infront, forve hicle
speed, forbr aking ingood timeandforst ay ing
in lane. Payatt ention tothetra ffic con dition sat
all tim esand interve ne when nece ssary.Be
aw areof thelimit ations rega rding thesaf euse of
th ese systems.
Dr iving systems canneither reduce therisk of
accident ifyo ufa ilto adap tyo ur drivin gst yle nor
ove rride thelaws ofphysics. Theycan notalw ays
ta ke intoacc ount road, weather ortraf fic condi ‐
tions . In
fo rm ation onvehicl esen sorsand camer as Some
driving anddriving safetysy stems use
camer asaswellas radar ,lidar orultr asonic sen‐
sor sto monit orthear ea infront of,behind or
ne xt to theve hicle. 1
Multifunction camera
2 Camer asintheoutside mirrors
3 Front radar
4 Front camer a
5 Corner radar s
6 Ultra sonic sensor s
7 Rear vie wcam era 21
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WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
re strict ed detection perform anc eof vehi‐
cle sensor sand camer as
If th ear ea around vehicle sensor sor cam‐
er as isco vered, damag edordir ty,cer tain
dr ivin gand safetysy stems cann otfunction
cor rectly .The reisarisk ofan accident. #
Keep thear ea around vehicle sensor s
or camer asclear ofanyobs tructions
and clean. #
Have damag eto thebum per,ra diat or
gr ille orstone chipping inthear ea of
th efront and rear wind owsrepair edat
a qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Pa
rticular ly,ke ep thear eas around thesensor s
and camer asfree ofdir t,ice orslush
(/ page338). Thesensor sand camer asmus t
no tbe coveredand thede tection rang es arou nd
th em mus tbe kept free. Donotatt achadd itiona l
lice nse platebrac ket,ad vertisemen ts,sticke rs,
fo ils orfoils toprotect agains tst one chipping sin
th ede tection rang eof thesensor sand camer as. Mak
esur eth at ther ear eno ove rhang ingloads
pr otru ding intoth ede tection rang e.
If th er eis damag eto abum perorthera diat or
gr ille, orafte ran impact, have thefunc tion of
th esensor sch eckedat aqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop. Have damag eor stone chipping inthe
ar ea ofthecamer ason thefront and rear win‐
do ws repair edataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
% The rear vie wcam erama ymo veinand out
aut omat icallyfo rth epur pose ofcalibr ation,
eve nth ough ther eis no camer aimag ein the
displa y. Ov
ervie wof driving systems anddriving
saf etysy stems R
ABS(Anti- lockBra king System)
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R BAS(Bra keAssis tSys tem) (/ page21 2)
R ESP ®
(E lectr oni cSta bility Program)
(/ page21 3)
R ESP ®
Cr ossw indAssis t(/ page21 4) R
EBD (El ectr onicBra keforc eDis tribution)
(/ page21 4)
R STEER CONTR OL(/ page 214)
R HOLD functio n(/ page 215)
R HillSt artAs sis t(/ page21 6)
R ATTENTION ASSIST(/ page21 6)
R Traf fic Sign Assist(/ pag e236)
R Traf fic light view(/ page 240)
R AIRMA TIC(/ page24 8)
R E-AC TIVE BODY CONTR OL(/ page250)
Dr iving Assistance package
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
(/ page 218)
R ActiveSpe edLimi tAssi st(coun try- depend‐
ent )(/ page222 )
R Route-based speedadap tatio n(co untr y-
dependen t)(/ page223)
R ActiveBr ak eAssi st(/ pag e23 1)
R ActiveSt eer ing Assis t(count ry-de pende nt)
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Dr
iver dis pla yin theAssist ancemenu 1
Vehicle infront
2 Distance indicator
3 Setspe cified dist anc e
Ve hicle detected infront 1ishig hlight edin
gr een. Itma yal so be inthelane tothelef tof
yo ur vehicle insituations whereit is no tper mit‐
te dto overtake on theright, forex am ple onhigh ‐
wa ys.
Pe rm anen tst atus displa y
R ç (white): ActiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI Csel ect ed,sp eci fied distance set R
ç (gre en): ActiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI Cacti ve,specif ieddistance setand
ve hicle detected
The stor ed speed issho wnunder theper manen t
st atus displa yand highlight edon thespeedome‐
te r.When ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis
pa ssi ve,th est atus displa yis gray ed out.
If th espeed oftheve hicle infront orthespeed
adjus tmentis less than thestor ed speed dueto
th ero uteeve ntahead, thesegment sin the
speedome terlig ht up.
When these tspecif ieddistance isincr eased or
de crea sed ,th eÒ displa ybr ief lyappear s
unde rth eve hicle intheper manen tst atus dis‐
pla y.
% Onhighw aysor high-speed major roads, the
gr een ç vehicle symbol isdispla yedcy cli‐
cally when theve hicle isready topull away.
% Ifyo udepr esstheacceler ator pedal beyond
th ese tting oftheAc tiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI C,thesy stem isswitc hedtopas‐
siv emode. Theç Suspen dedmessag e
appear son thedr iver displa y. Sy
stem limit s
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing situat ions,fo rex am ple:
R Insnow ,ra in, fog, hea vyspr ay,if th er eis
gl ar e, indir ect sunlight oringrea tly varying
ambien tlight .
R The windsh ieldinthear ea ofthecamer ais
dir ty,fo gg ed up, damag edorcovered.
R Ifth era dar sensor sar edir tyor covered.
R Inpar kingga rage sor on roads withsteep
uphill ordownhill gradients.
R Ifth er ear enar row vehicles infront, suchas
bicy cles ormo torcyc les.
In addition ,on slipper yro ads, brakin gor acc el‐
er atin gcan caus eon eor severalwheels tolose
tr act ion and theve hicle could then skid.
Do notuse ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cin
th ese situation s. Dr
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WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from acce ler‐
ati on orbraki ng byActiveDis tance
Assi stDIS TRONI C
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cma yacc el‐
er ateor brak ein thefo llo wing cases ,fo r
ex am ple:
R Ifth eve hicle pullsaway usin gAc tiveDis ‐
ta nce AssistDIS TRONI C.
R Ifth estor ed speed iscalled upand is
consider ablyfa ster or slo werth an the
cur rently driven spe ed.
R IfAc tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cno
lo ng er detects ave hicle infront ordoes
no tre act toreleva nt objects. #
Alw ayscar efully observethetraf fic con‐
di tions andbeready tobrak eat all
times. #
Take intoacc ount thetra ffic situat ion
bef orecallin gup thestor ed speed. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto insuf ‐
fi cie ntdece lera tio nby ActiveDis tance
Assi stDIS TRONI C
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cbrak es
yo ur vehicle withup to50% ofthepossible
deceler ation.Ifth is decele ratio nis no tsu ffi‐
cien t,Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
al er ts youwit havis ual and acoustic warning. #
Adjus tyo ur spee dand main tain asuit a‐
ble distance from theve hicle infront. #
Brak eth eve hicle yourself and/or take
ev asiv eact ion. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifde tection
functi onofActiveDis tan ceAssi st
DIS TRONI Cis impai red
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cdo es not
re act orhas alimit edreact ion:
R when drivin gon adif fere nt lane orwh en
ch ang inglane s R
topedes trians, animals, bicycles orsta‐
tio nar yve hicles, orune xpect edobs tacle s
R tocom plex traf fic condi tions
R tooncom ingvehicles andcrossing traf fic
As are sult, ActiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI Cma ynei ther giv ewa rnings nor
int erve ne insuch situations. #
Alw aysobser vethetra ffic con dition s
car efull yand react accordin gly. Oper
ating Activ eDi stance AssistDI ST RO NIC
Re quirement s:
R The elect ric pa rking brak eis released.
R ESP®
is act ivat ed and isno tint erve ning .
R The trans mis sion isin po sitio n005B.
R Allthedoor sar eclosed.
R Chec kof thera dar sensor system has been
success fullycompleted.
R Snow chain mode isno tact ive
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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
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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,
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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 applica tionin orde rto
re duce these verity of an acc ident
Ev asi veSte ering Assis t &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite Eva‐
si ve Steer ing Assis t
Ev asiv eSt eer ing Assis tcann otalw aysre cog‐
nize objectsorcom plex traf fic situ ations
cle arly.
Mor eover,th esteer ing suppor tpr ov ided by
Ev asive St eer ing Assis tis no tsuf ficie ntto
avo idacollis ion. #
Alw ayspa ycar eful attention tothetra f‐
fi c situ ation; donotre ly on Evasiv e
St eer ing Assis talone. #
Beprepar edtobrak eor sw erve ifnec ‐
essar y. #
End thesuppor tby act ivel yst eer ing in
non -critical situation s. #
Drive at an appr opriatespeed ifth er e
ar epedes trians close tothepat hof
yo ur vehicle. Ev
asiv eSt eer ing Assis thas thefo llo wing charac‐
te rist ics:
R Detection ofped estria ns, cycli stsand vehi‐
cles.
R Assis tance thro ugh powe r-assis tedsteer ing if
it de tects asw erving mane uver.
R Activati on byan abr uptst eer ing movement
dur ing asw erving maneu ver.
R Assi stanc edur ing swervin gand stra ight enin g
of theve hicle.
R React ion from aspee dof appr oximat ely
13 mp h(20 km/h) uptoaspee dof appr ox‐
imat ely68 mph(110 km/h) .
The steer ing suppor tof Evasiv eSt eer ing Assis t
can becanc eled atanytime bycou nter steer ing.
Sy stem limit s
Fu llsy stem perform anc eis no tav ailable fora
fe w sec ond saf te rswitc hingontheignition or
af te rdr iving off.
If th esy stem isuna vailable orthefunc tionsar e
re strict ed, the00C7 warning lam pappear sin the
dr iver's displa y. The
system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc ‐
tion ,par ticular lyin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Insno w,rain, fog, hea vyspr ay,if th er eis
gl ar e, indir ect sunlight oringreat lyvarying
ambien tlight .
R Ifth esensor sar edir ty,fo gg ed up, damag ed
or covered(/ page21 0).
R Ifth esensor sar eim pair eddue tointerfer‐
ence from other radar sour ces, e.g.stro ng
ra dar reflect ions inpar king garage s.
R Ifaloss oftirepr essur eor afa ulty tirehas
been detected and displ ayed.
R Incom plextraf fic situ ations whereobject s
cann otalw aysbe clear lyidentif ied.
R Ifpedes trians, cyclis tsor vehicles move
qu ickl yint oth esensor detection rang e.
R Ifro ad user sar ehidde nby other object sor
ar elocat edclose toother object s.
R Ifth etypical outline ofapedes trian orcyclis t
cann otbe distinguished from thebac k‐
gr ound. Dr
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Ifapedes trian orcyclis tis no tde tected as
su ch ,e.g. due tospecial clothing orother
object s.
R Ifth edr iver's seat beltisno tfa stened.
R Oncurveswit hatight radius.
% The ActiveBr ak eAssi stsensor sadjus taut o‐
matically whileacer tain dis tance isbe ing
dr iven afte rth eve hicle hasbeen delivered.
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stisuna vailable oronl y
par tiall yav ailable during thete ac h-in proc‐
ess.
Se tting Activ eBr ak eAs sist
Re quirement s:
R The ignit ionisswitc hedon.
Multime diasystem:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Assist ance
5 Avoid collision 5
Act ive Brak eAssist #
Select thedesir edsetting.
The setting isretained when theengine is
ne xt star ted. Deactiv
atingActiv eBr ak eAs sist
% Itis recomme ndedthat youalw ayslea ve
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stact ivat ed. #
Select Off.
The distance warning func tion,th eaut ono‐
mous braking function andtheEv asiv eSt eer‐
ing Assis tar edeactiv ated.
When theengine isne xt star ted, themedium
se tting isaut omaticall yselect ed.
% IfAc tiveBr ak eAssi stisdeact ivat ed, the
00D4 symbol appearsinthest atus barofthe
multifu nctiondisplay. Tr
af fic Sign Assis t Fu
nction ofTraf fic Sign Assis t
Tr af fic Sign Assistdetects traf fic sig ns with the
multifu nctioncameraand comparesthis wit h
inf ormatio nin thedigit alna vig ation map.It
assis tsyouby displa yingdetected spe edlimits
and overtakin gre strictions onthedr iver displa y
and ontheHead-up Display.The system can
issue awa rning when youexc eed themaximum
per missible speed. In
some countries, thesy stem can prov ide you
wit hfur ther func tionsand canwarnyouwhen
yo uar eappr oachingpedes trian cross ingsor
when youar eabout todrive pas tst op signs or
re dlights unintentionall y.
The camer aalso detects and analyzes traf fic
signs withare striction indicated byan addit ional
sign (e.g.when wet).
Tr af fic Sign Assistonl yvisualizes selectedsigns
on thedr iver displa y.Ac tua ltr af fic sig ns and
spe edlimits have prior ity ove rtr af fic sig ns and
spe edlimits shownonthedr iver displa y.
Als oob ser vethefo llo wing informatio n:
R Selec ta speed adaptedto thetraf fic, sur‐
ro und ingsand weather condition s
R Obse rveactual traffic sign s
R Obser veapplic abletraffic ru les and regula‐
tions
Obser vetheno teson driving systems andyour
re sponsibili ty;yo uma yot her wise failto recog‐
nize dangers(/ page 210). 23
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