2022 MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS Owners Manual

Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gPa rking Assis t
PA RK TRONI C
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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:
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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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WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
object slocat edabo veorbelo wthe
de tection rang eof ActivePa rking Assist
If th er ear eobjec tsabo veorbelo wthe
de tection rang e, thefo llo wing situat ionsmay
ar ise:
R ActivePa rking Assistma yst eer tooear ly.
R The vehicle mayno tst op infront ofthese
objec ts.
This could cause acollision. #
Inthese situation s,do notuse Active
Pa rking Assist. Ac
tivePa rking Assistcan also displa yunsuit able
par kingspaces ,e.g. parkingspaces inwhic h
par kingis no tper mittedor par kingspaces on
unsuit ablesurfaces.
Do notus eAc tivePa rking Assistin thefo llo wing
situat ions:
R Inextreme weather condition ssuc has ice ,
pac kedsno wor inhea vyrain. R
When transpor tingaload that protru des
be yond theve hicle.
R Ifth epar king space ison ast eep downhill or
uphill gradient.
R When snowch ains areins talled.
R Direct lyafte ra tir ech ang eor when spare
tir es areins talled.
R Ifth etir epr essur eis toolow or toohigh.
R Ifth esuspension isout ofalignment ,e.g.
af te rbo ttoming outonacurb.
R Onsteep inclin esofmor eth an appr oximat ely
15 %. Pa
rking withAc tiv ePa rking Assis t #
Press butt on1. Dr
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Select Parking Assistance menu2.
Pa rking spaces 3detected bythesy stem are
sho wnonthecent raldispla y. When
theve hicle isstatio nary,indic ated vehicle
pat h4 intocur rentl ysel ect edparking space
5 also appear s. #
Ifpar kingspaces aredispla yed: bring the
ve hicle toast ands till. #
Ifnec essar y,select another par king space. #
Vehicl eswith surround viewcamer a:to
ch ang eth epar king direct ion, tapth eselec‐
te dpar kingspace again. #
Tostar tth epa rking procedur e:press but‐
to n1 again.
The vehicle drives intoth eselect edpar king
space.
The turnsignal indicat orisswitc hedonaut omat‐
ically when thepar king procedur ebegins. You
ar ere sponsible forsele cting thetur nsignal indi‐
cat orinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions.If
neces sary,select thetur nsignal indicat or
accor dingly. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto vehi‐
cle swinging outwhile parking orpulli ng
out ofapar king space
While parking orexitin gapar kingspace, the
ve hicle swings outand candrive ont oar eas
of theonc oming lane.
This could cause youto coll ide wi th object s
or other road user s. 266
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Payatt ention toobject sand other road
user s. #
Wher enec essar y,stop theve hicle or
cancel thepar king procedur ewit h
Ac tivePa rking Assist. On
com pletion ofthepar king procedur e,the
Active Parking AssistFini shed:Take Control of
Veh icledispl aymessa geappear s. #
Sec ureth eve hicle agains tro lling away.
When requ ired bylegalrequ iremen tsor local
con dition s:tur nth ewheels towa rdsth ecurb.
% Youcan stop theve hicle andchang eth e
tr ans missi on positio ndu ring thepar king pro‐
cedur e.The system then calculat esane w
ve hicle path.Ifno newvehicle pathis availa‐
ble, thetransmission positioncanbe
ch ang edagain, orthepr ocess canbecan‐
celed. Immed
iatepar king from thecam eravie w #
Sele cttheCamera Viewsmenu. #
When theve hicle isstatio naryand thetrans‐
mission isposition 005E,and them symbol
6 appear sin thecamer aimag e:press the
m symbol 6ontheside onwhic hyo u
wish topar k.
The parking procedur eis initiat edinthe
dir ect ion select ed.
% The parkingspace andparkingdir ect ion can‐
no tbe chang edinimm ediat epar king.
% This function can bedeac tivated inthePark-
ing menu. Exiting
apar king space withAc tiv ePa rking
Assis t
Re quirement s:
R The vehicle iseq uipped withasur round view
cam era.
R The vehicle hasbeen parkedwit hAc tive
Pa rking Assist. #
Startth eve hicle. #
Press butt on1. Dr
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Select Parking Assistance menu2. #
Ifneces sary,ch ang edir ect ion ofexit3. #
Tostar tex iting thepa rking space:press
butt on1 again. #
Ifnec essar y,ch ang eth etransmission posi‐
tion .Obser veanymes sagesdispla yedon the
dr iver displa yand central displa y.
The vehicle movesout ofthepar king space. The
turnsignal indicat orisaut omaticall y
switc hedonwhen exitin gapar kingspace begins
and switc hedoffwhen itis com pleted. Youar e
re sponsible forsele cting thetur nsignal indicat or
in accor dance withth etraf fic condi tions.If nec‐
ess ary, select thetur nsignal indicat oraccor d‐
ing ly.
Af terth epar king space hasbeen exited, awa rn‐
ing tone and theØ Active Parkin gAssist Fin-
ished: TakeContr olof Vehicle messagepr om pt
yo uto take contr olof theve hicle. Youha ve to
acc elerat e,brak e, steer and chang ege ar your‐
self again.
If yo udo notre act tothepr om pttotake contr ol
of theve hicle, thesy stem will brak eth eve hicle
to ast ands till.
Pa using Activ ePa rking Assis t
Yo ucan interru pt thepar king orexitin gpr oce‐
dur eof ActivePa rking Assistby one ofthefo l‐
lo wing actions ,fo rex am ple: #
Depressi ngthebr ak epedal #
Openin gth efront passeng erdoor ,a re ar
door ,th etrunk orthehood #
Appl ying theelectr icpar king brak eor acti‐
va ting theHOLD function #
Toresume thepa rking orexiting proce‐
dur e:gently depress theaccelera torpeda l.
% Ifth eelectr icpar king brak ewa sappli ed
bef oreAc tivePa rking Assistwa sactiv ated,
depr esstheacceler ator pedal lightlyto star t
th epar king orexitin gpr ocedur e.
Chec kth ear ea around your vehicle again before
re suming apause dpar king procedur e.Mak e
sur eth at per son s,anim alsorobj ect sar eno lon‐
ge rin themaneuv ering rang e. Als oob ser vethe
sy stem limit ations ofActivePa rking Assist.
Au tomatic braki ng fun ction ofActiv ePa rking
Assis t
Pe rsons orobject sde tected inthemaneuv ering
ra ng ecou ldcau setheve hicle tobrak eshar ply
and interru pt thepar king orexitin gpr ocedur e.
The vehicle willthen be held atast ands till.If
yo udepr esstheacceler ator pedal, thepar king
or exitin gpr ocedur eis resumed.
Chec kth ear ea around your vehicle again before
re suming thepar king orexitin gpr ocedur e.Mak e
sur eth at per son s,anim alsorobj ect sar eno lon‐ 268
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rin themaneuv ering rang e. Als oob ser vethe
sy stem limit ations ofActivePa rking Assist. Maneu
vering assis tance Fu
nction ofDrive Awa yAssis t
Dr ive Aw ayAssi stcan reduce these verity of an
impact when pulling away.If th esy stem detects
an obs tacle inthedir ect ion oftrave l,th eve hi‐
cle's speed isbrief lyreduced toappr oximat ely
1 mp h(2 km/h).
A risk ofcollision mayar ise inthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s,forex am ple:
R Ifth edr iver mix esup theaccelera torand
br ak epeda ls.
R Ifth edr iver eng ages an incor rect gear.
R Ifth edr iver depr esses theaccelera torpeda l
wit hto omuc hfo rc e.
Dr ive Aw ayAssi stisact ive under thefo llo wing
con dition s:
R Ifth eve hicle wasst atio naryand thetra ns‐
mission position wasch ang edto005E or005B. R
Ifth eve hicle hasrolled less than appr ox‐
imat ely3. 3ft (1.0 m) sinc ebeing atast and‐
st ill.
R Ifth ede tected obs tacle isless than appr ox.
3.3 ft(1.0 m) away.
The Drive- awayAssist canbedeactiv ated or
activ ated intheManeuverin gAssist ancemenu
(/ page27 1).
If acr itica lsitua tionisde tected, thefo llo wing
symbol appearsin redin theselect edviewin the
Camer a& Park ingmen u: %
IfDr ive Aw ayAssi stisno tav ailable, the
same symbol appearsingray .If th eCamera
& Parkin gmenu isno topened onthecent ral
displa y,thesymbol andpop-up ofParking
Ass istPA RK TRONI Cbo th appear .
Dr ive Aw ayAssi stisonl yan aid. Itis no ta sub‐
st itut efo 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. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent caused by
limit eddetection perform anc eof Drive
Aw ayAssi st
Dr ive Aw ayAssi stcanno tal wa ys cle arly iden‐
tify obje ctsand traf fic situ ations. #
Alw ayspa ycar eful attention tothetra f‐
fi c situ ation; donotre ly on Drive Aw ay
Assi stalon e. #
Beprepar edtobrak eor sw erve as nec ‐
essar y,prov ided thetra ffic situat ion
per mitsand that itis saf eto take eva‐
siv eact ion. Sy
stem limit s
The system limits ofActivePa rking Assistappl y
(/ page263).
On uphill gradien ts,th eper form anc eof Drive
Aw ayAssi stisrestrict ed.
Fu nction ofcross traf fic wa rning
The cross traffic wa rning can warnyouof cross ‐
ing traffic whe nyo uar eex itin gapar kingspace. Dr
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radar sensor sin thebum peralso monit or
th ear ea adjacen tto theve hicle.
The cross traf fic wa rning isact ive under thefo l‐
lo wing condition s:
R Warn ingforCross Traffic,Rear :th eve hicle is
dr iving inreve rseat aspeed slowerth an
appr ox.6 mp h(1 0 km/h).
R Warning forCross Traffic, Front:th eve hicle
is driving forw ards ataspee dslo werth an
appr ox.6 mp h(1 0 km/h) andthecamer a
imag eis sho wnonthecent raldispla y
(/ page259 ).
The Warn ingforCross Traffic,Fro ntcan be
deact ivat ed oract ivat ed intheManeuverin g
Assist ancemenu (/page27 1).
If acr itica lsitua tionisde tected, thefo llo wing
symbol appearsin redin theselect edviewin the
Camer a& Park ingmen u: Warn
ingforCros sTraf fic,Rear :th eve hicle can
be aut omaticall ybr ak ed ifcr oss traf fic is de tec‐
te d.
% Ifth ecr oss traf fic wa rning isno tav ailable,
th eL symbol appearsin gray .If th e
Camer a& Park ingmen uis no topen edon
th ecent raldispla y,thesymbol andpop-up of
Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cbo th appear .
The cross traf fic wa rning isonl yan aid and nota
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. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent caused by
limit eddetection perform anc eof the
cr oss traf fic wa rning
The cross traf fic wa rning cannotalw ays
cle arly ident ifyobje ctsand traf fic situ ations. #
Alw ayspa ycar eful attention tothetra f‐
fi c situ ation; donotre ly on thecr oss
tra ffic wa rning alone. #
Beprepar edtobrak eor sw erve as nec ‐
essar y,prov ided thetra ffic situat ion
per mitsand that itis saf eto take eva‐
siv eact ion. Sy
stem limit s
The system limits ofActivePa rking Assistappl y
(/ page263).
If th era dar sensor sar eobs truct edbyvehicles
or other object s,de tection isno tpos sible.
In thefo llo wing situat ions,th ecr oss traf fic wa rn‐
ing isno tav ailable:
R Onincline s
Ma neuv ering brak efu ncti on
The man euvering brak efun ction can preve ntcol ‐
li si ons with pedes trians when theve hicle is
bac king upatslo wspeeds. Ifth ere ar vie wcam ‐
er ade tects aper son intheve hicle path,the
ve hicle canbebrak ed toast ands till.
The man euvering brak efun ction can interve ne
und erthefo llo wing condition s:
R The vehicle isbac king upataspeed slower
th an 6mp h(1 0 km/h). 27
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