2022 MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS Owners Manual

The
rear vie wcam erawill notfun ction orwill
on lypa rtiall yfunc tion inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R Youar edr ivin gfo rw ards ataspee dgr ea ter
th an appr oximat ely10 mph(1 6 km/h).
R The trunk lidisopen.
R The weather condition sar epoor ,e.g .hea vy
ra in, sno w,fog, stor m or spr ay.
R The ambient lightcondit ionsarepoor ,e.g. at
night oriflight isshining intoth ecamer a.
R The camer alens isobs truct ed, dirtyor fog‐
ge dup. Obser vetheno teson cleaning the
re ar vie wcam era(/ page33 8).
R The cam eraor rear ofyour vehicle isdam‐
ag ed. Inthis case, have thecamer aand its
position andsetting checkedat aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop.
R The detection rang eis limit edbyaddit ional
ve hicle attachments atthere ar,suc has a
lice nseplat ebr ac ketor bicy cle rack .
Als oob ser vetheinf ormation onvehicle sensor s
and camer as(/ page21 0).
% Donotuse there ar vie wcam erain these
types ofsituation s.Yo uco uld other wise injur
eot her sor collide withobject swhen
par king theve hicle.
% The cont rast of thedispla yma ybe impair ed
by direct sunlight orby other light sources,
e.g. when driving outofaga rage .In this
case, paypar ticular attent ion.
% Have thedispla yre pair edorreplaced if,for
ex am ple, pixelerro rs consi derablyrestrict its
us e. 360
°came ra Fu
nction ofthesur round viewcamer a
The surround viewcam erais asy stem that con ‐
sis tsof four cam eras whic hco verth eimmediat e
sur round ingsof theve hicle. Thecamer asassis t
yo uwhen youar epar king,forex am ple, orat
ex its withre duced visibility .
The surround viewcam erainc ludes thefo llo wing
cameras andevaluat estheir imag es:
R Rear vie wcam era
R Front camer a
R Twoside camer asintheoutside mirrors The
camer asareonl yan aid and maysho wadis‐
to rted viewof obs tacle s,sho wthem incor rectly
or notsho wthem atall. The yar eno ta subs ti‐
tut efo ryo ur att entio nto thesur round ings.The
re sponsibili tyforsaf emaneu vering and parking
re mains withyo u. Mak esur eth at ther ear eno
per sons, animals orobjec tsetc., inthemaneu‐
ve ring area while ma neu vering and parking. Dr
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Menu
overview Camer aViews 1
Menu Parkin gAss istan ce
2 Topvie wwit himag efrom thefront camer a
3 Topvie wwit himag efrom there ar vie wcam ‐
er a
4 3Dview, left-hand sideoftheve hicle
5 3Dview, right- hand sideoftheve hicle
6 3Dautovie w 7
Toact ivat e/d eact ivat ePa rking Assist
PA RK TRONI C(/ page26 3)
8 Tosetth eGPS activation point
(/ page259)
9 Toswitc hbe tween standar dand wide- angle
vie w
% Inall views,th ePa rking AssistPA RK TRONI C
wa rning displa yis sho wn(/ page260). Fu
nction oftheguid elines 1
Guide linesatadis 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
2 Path mar king thecour sethetir es will take
wit hth ecur rent steer ing wheel angle
(dynamic)
3 Driven sur face dep endi ngon thecur rent
st eer ing wheel angle(dynamic)
4 Guide lineatadis tance ofapprox imat ely
1. 0 ft (0.3 m)from there ar area 256
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When ActivePa rking Assistis act ive, lanes
and guide linesaredispla yedin green
ins tead ofyello w(/ page263 ).
To pvie wwi th imag efrom the fron tor rear
vie wcamer a
If th efunc tion isactiv ated, theimag efrom the
re ar vie wcam erais aut omat icallydispla yedon
th ecent raldispla ywhen reve rsege ar isselec ‐
te d. 1
Warning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRONI C(/ page26 0)
2 Your vehicle from above
3 Lane indicating thero uteth eve hicle will
ta ke atthecur rent steer ing ang le 3D
view,left/r ight -hand side oftheve hicl e
* NO
TERisk ofacci dent dueto object s
being severely dist or tedin thedispla yor
no tdispla yedat all Due
tothepr ojec tion ofthecamer as,
objec tsinthe3D views maybe severely dis‐
to rted when displayedor notdispla yedat all. #
Mak esur eth at ther ear eno per sons,
animals orobjec tsetc. in themaneu‐
ve ring area while ma neu vering and
pa rking. 1
Disp lay of Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C
(/ page26 0)
In the3D view, left-/r ight -han dside oftheve hi‐
cle, thevir tual camer amo vesto there spectiv e
side oftheve hicle. When youch ang eth etra ns‐
mission position,th evie wisaut omatic allyadap‐
te d.
3D autovie w
% The area behind theve hicle isno tdispla yed
as amir rorimag eas isusu alin the3D
vie ws. Dr
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1
Display ofParking AssistPA RK TRONI C
(/ page26 0)
2 Guide lines
In the3D autovie w, thevir tual camer amo vesto
th est andar dper spec tive, facing forw ardfrom
th ere ar abo vethero of. The viewch ang esaut o‐
mat icall ywhen approachingobs tacle s.
If yo uto uc hth eto uc hsc reen, thevie wch ang es
to 3D viewwit hfree rotatio n.Youcan turn,tilt
and zoom thevie ws bytouc h. Wi
de-an glevie w 1
Displayof Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C
(/ page26 0)
2 Toswitc hbe tween standar dand wide- angle
vie w
Sy stem limit s
If th esy stem isno tre ady foroper ation, theSys-
tem Inoper ativemessag eappear son thecent ral
displa y. The
surround viewcam erawill notfun ction or
will onlypa rtiall yfunc tion inthefo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R Youar edr ivin gfo rw ards ataspee dgr ea ter
th an appr oximat ely10 mph(1 6 km/h).
R The door sar eopen.
R Anoutside mirroris no tcom pletely folded
out.
R The trunk lidisopen .
R The weather condition sar epoor ,e.g .hea vy
ra in, sno w,fog, stor m or spr ay.
R The ambient lightcondit ionsarepoor ,e.g. at
night oriflight isshining intoth ecamer a.
R The camer alens isobs truct ed, dirtyor fog‐
ge dup.
R Ifcamera sor vehicle component sin whic h
th ecamer asareins talled aredamag ed.In
th is eve nt,have thecamer as,their position s
and their setting checkedat aqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop. 258
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Donotus eth esur round viewcam eraunde r
suc hcir cum stanc es.Youco uld other wise
injur eot her sor collide withobject swhen
par king theve hicle.
Fo rte ch nica lre ason s,thest andar dheigh tof the
ve hicle maybe altered ifth eve hicle iscar rying a
hea vyload andcanresult ininaccur aciesinthe
guide linesandinthedispla yof thege ner ated
ima ges.
The field ofvision andother funct ionsofthe
came rasystem maybe restrict ed dueto addi‐
tio nal attachme ntson theve hicle (e.g.license
plat ebr ac ket,bicy cle rack ).
% The contras tof thedispla yma ybe impair ed
by abr upt,dir ect sunlight orby other light
sour ces, e.g.when driving outofaga rage .In
th is case, paypar ticular attent ion.
% Have thedispla yre pair edorreplaced if,for
ex am ple, pixelerro rs consi derablyrestrict its
us e.
See theno teson cleaning thesur round view
cam era(/ page33 8). Calli
ngup thesur round viewcamer avie ws
using thebut ton #
Press butt on1. #
Select theCamera Viewsmenu. #
Inthemultimedia system, select thedesir ed
vie w(/ page255). Selecting
avie wforthe surround viewcam‐
er a(reve rsege ar) #
Eng agere ve rsege ar. #
Select thedesir edviewin themultimedia
sy stem (/ page255).
Sur round viewcamer awith GPS-managin g
activ ation positions
Mul timedi asy stem:
4 © 5
Set ting s5
Assist ance
5 Camera
Re naming anactiv ation position
% Youcan determ ine activation positionsinthe
Camer aViews menu.(/ page25 5) #
Select anact ivatio nposi tion. #
Select ´. #
Entera name andconf irm.
The activ ation position issave dunder the
ne wnam e.
De letin gan acti vatio npos ition #
Select Manag eActiva tionPos itions . #
Select anacti vatio npo sitio n. Dr
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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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As
soo nas Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis oper a‐
ti on al, there spectiv ear eas ofthedispla yar e
sho wninblue.
1 Oper ational, front and rear
2 Operation al,allaroun d
3 Operation al,allaroun dand obstacle detec‐
te d
The color ofthedispla ych ang esdepen dingon
th edis tance tothede tected obs tacle :
R Blue :> 3.3 ft(1 m) (no obstacle sde tected)
R Yello w: appr ox.3.3 ft(1 m) -2.2 ft(0.7 m)
R Orang e:appr ox.2.2 ft(0.7 m)-1. 2 ft
(0.4 m)
R Red:<1.2 ft (0.4 m)
Ve hicl eswith surround viewcamer a:the
boundar yline shiftsdynamicall ydependin gon
th eposition anddistance oftheobs tacle sde tec‐
te d.
Depen dingonthedis tance totheobs tacle
de tected, anintermitt entwarning tone also
sou nds. Youcan setth etimin gof thewa rnings
in themultimedia system. IntheWarn Earlyset‐ ting
,th esy stem warnsyo ufrom adis tance of
3.3 ft(1 m), inthest andar dse tting onlyfrom
1. 2 ft (0.4 m). Ve
hicles withsur round viewcam era Ve
hicles withre ar vie wcam era
If yo uar eno tin theCamera &Parkin gmenu and
an obs tacle intheve hicle pathis de tected,
und erthefo llo wing condition spop- upwindo w
1 appear son thedr iver displa y:
R Vehicl eswithout Activ ePa rking Assis t:
when drivin gno faster than 8mp h
(1 2 km/ h). Dr
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R
Vehicl eswith Activ ePa rking Assis t:when
dr ivin gno faster than 11mp h(1 8 km/h). Op
tionally ,obs tacle sde tected byParking Assist
PA RK TRONI Cfrom adis tance ofapprox imat ely
3. 3ft (1.0 m) infront 2and 2.2ft(0.7 m)on
sides 3can also bedispla yedon theHead-up
Displa y.
Sy stem limit s
Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cdoes notne cessa‐
ri ly take intoacc ount thefo llo wing obstacle s:
R Obs tacle sbel ow thede tection rang e, e.g .
pe rsons, animals orobject s. R
Obs tacle sab oveth ede tection rang e, e.g .
ove rhang ingloads, overhang sor loadin g
ra mp sof truc ks.
R Pedes trians oranimals approaching theve hi‐
cle from theside.
R Objec tsplaced next to theve hicle.
Obs tacle son thesides areno tsho wninthefo l‐
lo wing situat ions,fo rex am ple:
R Youpar kth eve hicle andswitc hof fth eigni‐
tion .
R Youopen thedoor s.
Af terth eengine isrestar ted, obs tacle smus tbe
de tected again by driving pastth em beforea
ne wwa rning can beissued.
Also obser vethesy stem limits ofthefo llo wing
sy stems:
R Rear vie wcam era(/ page25 3)
R Surround viewcam era(/ page25 5)
Obs erve theinf ormation onvehicle sensor sand
camer as;thesy stem other wise canno tfunct ion
pr oper ly(/ pag e21 0). Pr
obl ems with Parking Assis tPA RK TRONI C
If th ePa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cdisp lay ligh ts
up redfo rapp roxima tely thre esecon dsand then
goes out,andtheé symbol appearson the
dr iver displa y,Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cma y
ha ve been deactiv ated due tosignal interfer‐
ence. Startth eve hicle again and checkif Pa rk‐
ing AssistPA RK TRONI Cis wo rking atadif fere nt
lo cati on.
If awa rning tone also sou nds, itma ybe dueto
one ofthefo llo wing causes:
R Thesensor sar edir ty:clean thesensor s
and obser vetheno teson car eof vehicle
par ts(/ page338).
R Parking Assis tPA RK TRONI Chas been
deac tivated due toamalfunc tion:re star t
th eve hicle. Ifth epr oblem persists, con sult a
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 262
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