2022 MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS sensor

Messag
eson thedr iver disp lay 1
Perm issible speed
2 Perm issible speedwhenther eis are striction
3 Addition alsign withre striction
The system can showup totwotraf fic sig ns on
th edr iver displa ysimult aneousl y.The system
alw ayspr ior itizes displa yingspeed limits. Upto
one traf fic sig nwi th amax imum permiss ible
spee dcan besho wnontheHead-up Display.If
tw ospeed signsaresho wnonthedr iver displa y,
fo rex am ple, when speedlimit sar ede tected, the
va lue ofleft-hand speed limit1istransm itted
to thelimit eror ActiveDis tance Assist DIS
TRONI Cforado ption and issho wnonthe
Hea d-up Display. Ex
am ples oftraf fic sig ns whi chcan bedispla yed
Tr af fic Sign Assistcan detect and displ ayfollo w‐
ing traf fic sig ns 1:
R Spee dlimits
R End ofthespeed limit
R Overtaking restrictions
R Playst re ets
R Signssho wing thest ar tor end ofhigh ways
R Signssho wing thest ar tor end ofexpress‐
wa ys R
Recomme ndedspeeds
Tr af fic Sign Assistcan detect follo wing addi‐
tion alsign s3 and, ifnec essar y,anal yzethe
re leva nce ofthere strictions using other vehicle
sensor s:
R When wet
R Slippe ryroad sur faces
R Infog
R Temp orar yre strictions
R Exits
R Restrictions forve hicle/tr ailercombinations
Tr af fic Sign Assistalso uses datafrom thedigit al
st re et map inthena vig ation system. When you
lea veorent eramunicipality orchang ero ads, on
a free wa yex itor acc ess road forex am ple, or
af te ryo utur nat an intersec tion,thedispla yon
th edr iver displa ycan thus be updat edwithout a
tr af fic sig nha ving beende tected.
In addition, thesy stem can displa yspeed limits
ahead onthedr iver displa yand theHead-up Dis‐
pla y.The driver displa ycan also showthedis‐
ta nce toan upco minglowe rlimi tspee d.Forth is Dr
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A
se ttur nsigna lle ft or right and lane recom‐
mend ations during acti verouteguidan ceare
ta ke nint oacco untforth edispla y.
The service isforinf ormation purposes onlyand
is no tlink edtoanyot her vehicle functions, sys‐
te ms orcom ponents. Pleasenote that thedis‐
pla yeddat ais no tav ailable inall traf fic ar ea s
and maybe incor rect.
Ce rtain light signalsystems automaticall yadap t
th eir switc hingtimes tothecur rent traf fic situ a‐
tion. Thiscan lead toasudden chang ein the
cou ntdo wndispl ay.
The driver displa yis sho wnafte rsele cting the
Assi stance menu .If ano ther menu isselect ed,
th etraf fic light countdo wnisno tdi spl ayed.
Also obser 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.
Sy stem limit s
The displa ydoes notappear inthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s,forex am ple:
R Ther eis no traf fic light data available.
R The timere maini nguntil thene xt green
phase isless than tenseco nds.
R Emerg encyvehicles orlocal publictranspor t
ar elocat edinthevicinit yof theint ersect ion.
R The datatra nsmiss ionfrom theve hicle has
been interru pte d.
R Light signal systems arelocat edinacon ‐
st ru ction sitear ea orarebei ng mai ntained.
R The light signal system ismalfunct ioning.
R The subscr iption totheser vice hasexpir ed. Ac
tiv eBli nd Spo tAs sist wit hex itwa rning Fu
nction ofActiv eBli nd Spo tAs sist wit hex it
wa rning
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stuses radar sensor sto
monit orthear ea up to130ft (40 m)behind and
10 ft(3 m) next to your vehicle.
The system can detect vehicles trave ling from
speeds ofappr oximat ely8 mp h(12 km/h) and
issue awa rning ifth ey mo veintoth emonit oring
ra ng e.
St atus displa yin thedr iver's displa y
¸ Gray:th esy stem isactiv ated but inoper a‐
tiv e.
¸ Green: thesy stem isactiv ated and oper a‐
tion al. 24
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If
ave hicle isde tected inthemonit oring rang e,
th ere dwa rning lam plight sup inthecor re‐
sponding outsidemirror.
If ave hicle occupant pullsthedoor handle on
th eside ofthewa rning, awa rning tone sou nds
twi ce and theambient lightinginthere spectiv e
door andthewa rning lam psinthecor respond‐
ing outside mirrorflash red.
Ve hicl eswith MBUX Interior Ass istant :th e
visu alwa rning begin sas soon asthehand ofa
ve hicle occupant movesin to thear ea ofthe
door .
% Ve
hicl eswith ambien tlig hting oractiv e
ambien tlig hting: theWarning Supportof
th eambient lightingcanbeactiv ated and
deactiv ated (/ page15 8).
% The warning assis tance candiffer depending
on theeq uipment andmayva ry acc ordin gto
th ese tting.
The exitwa rning isonl yav ailable whenActive
Bli nd Spo tAssi stisact ivat ed and uptoamax i‐
mum ofthre eminut esafte rth eignition has
been switchedoff.The exitwa rning isno long er av
ailable once thewa rning lam pin theoutside
mir rorflashes thre etimes.
The exitwa rning isonl yan aid and nota subs ti‐
tut efo rth eatt ent ion ofvehicle occupants. The
re sponsibili tyforopening andclosi ngthedoor s
and forlea ving theve hicle remains withth eve hi‐
cle occupants.
Sy stem limit s
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stma ybe limi tedin thefo l‐
lo wing situat ions,in par ticular :
R Ifth er eis dir ton thesensor sor thesensor s
ar eobscur ed
R Inpoor visibility ,e.g. due tofog, hea vyrain or
sno w
R Ifth er ear enar row vehicles, e.g.bicycles or
mo torbik es
R Ifth ero ad has very wide ornar row lanes
R Ifve hicles areno tdr iving inthemiddle of
th eir lane
Wa rnings maybe issued inerro rwhen driving
close tocrash barrier sor similar continuous lane
bor ders.Alw aysmak esur eth at ther eis suf fi‐ cie
ntdist anc eto theside forot her traf fic or
obs tacle s.
Wa rnings maybe interru pte dwhen driving along‐
side long vehicles, forex am ple truc ks,fo ra pr o‐
long edtime.
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stisno topera tionalwhen
re ve rsege ar iseng aged.
Ad dition ally,theex itwa rning maybe limit edin
th efo llo wing situat ions:
R When thesensor sar eco veredby adjac ent
ve hicles innar row par kingspac es
R When people approachth eve hicle
R Intheeve ntofstatio naryor slo wlymo ving
obj ect s
Fu nction ofthebr ak eap plica tionofActiv e
Bli nd Spo tAs sist
If Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stdetects arisk ofaside
im pact inthemonit oring rang e, acou rse-co r‐
re cting brak eap plica tion iscar ried out. This is
designed tohelp youavo idacollis ion.
The cour se-cor recting brak eap plica tion isavaila‐
ble inthespeed rang ebe twee nap prox imat ely
20 mph(3 0km/h) and125mp h(2 00 km/h) . 24
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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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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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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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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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The
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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