2022 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SALOON exiting a parking space

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Increasing brake pressure when theve hicle is
stationar y.This brake application is cancelled
automatically when theve hicle pulls away.
If an accident did not occur, the pre-em ptive
measures that we re ta ken are reve rsed.
Sy
Sy st
stem limits
em limits
The system will not initiate any action in thefo l-
lowing situations:
R when reve rsing
The system will not initiate any braking application
in thefo llowing situations:
R whilst driving
or
R when entering or exiting a parking space while
using Active Parking Assist F F
unction of PRE-S
unction of PRE-S AFE
AFE®
®
Im
Im pulse Side
pulse Side If an imminent side impact is de
tected, PRE-
SA FE®
Impulse Side can pre-em ptively mo vethe
front seat vehicle occupant's upper body towa rds
th e centre of theve hicle. It does this by rapidly in0ating an air cushion in
the outer seat side bol-
ster of the seat backrest on the side on which the
impact is anticipated. This increases the distance
between the door and theve hicle occupant.
V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h E-A
h E-ACTIVE BOD
CTIVE BOD Y C
Y CONTR
ONTR OL:
OL:the body
can also be slightly raised.
If PRE-SAFE ®
Impulse Side has been deplo yed or
is faulty, thePRE-SAFE impulse side inoperative
See Owner's Manual(/ page 426) display mes-
sage appears. A
A
ut
ut omatic measur
omatic measur es
esaTer
aTer an accident
an accident
Depending on the type and se verity of the acci-
dent, and depending on theve hicle's equipment,
th efo llowing measures can be implemented, for
ex ample:
R automatic braking (post-collision brake)
R activating the hazard warning lights
R triggering an automatic emer gency call
(/ page 350)
R switching o. the engine To
start theve hicle again, switch theve hicle
o. and on once more (/ page 200). Depend-
ing on the type and se verity of the accident,
yo u may no longer be able tostart theve hicle.
R switching o. the fuel supply
R unlocking theve hicle doors
R lowe ring the side windo ws
R displaying the emer gency guide in the central
display
R switching on the interior lighting
F
F unction of t
unction of t he pos
he post-collision brt-collision br ake
ake
Depending on the accident situation, the post-col-
lision brake can minimise the se verity of a fur ther
collision or even avo id it.
If an accident is de tected, the post-collision brake
can implement automatic braking. When theve hi-
cle has come toa standstill, the electric parking
brake is automatically applied.
The driver can cancel automatic braking bytaking
th efo llowing actions:
R braking more strongly than automatic braking Occupant saf
ety
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tting t he w
he war
arning t
ning t ones of P
ones of P ar
arking Assist
king Assist
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ARK TR
TRONIC
ONIC
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Parking
Se
Se tting t
tting t he v
he volume or pitc
olume or pitc h of t
h of the w
he war
arning t
ning t ones
ones #
Set the desired le vel under Volume orTone
pitch.
A
A ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating audio f
ating audio fadeout
adeout #
Select Audio fadeout .
The volume of the cur rently playing media
sou rce is reduced during a Parking Assist
PA RKTRONIC warning tone.
or #
Activate or deactivate Audio fadeout in trans.
position R.
The volume of the cur rently playing media
sou rce is reduced when reve rsege ar is
engaged.
Se Se tting t
tting t he time of t
he time of t he w
he war
arnings
nings #
Select Time of warning. #
Set the time forth ewa rning. A
A
ctiv
ctiv e P
e Par
arking Assist
king Assist F
F
unction of A
unction of A ctiv
ctive P
e Par
arking Assist
king Assist
Ac tive Parking Assist is an electronic parking
assistance system, which uses ultrasound with
th e assistance of the 360° Camera. When you are
driving forw ards up toappr oximately 35 km/h,
th e system automatically measures parking
spaces on bo thsides of theve hicle.
Ac tive Parking Assist o.ers thefo llowing func-
tions:
R Parking in parking spaces parallel tothero ad
R Parking in parking spaces perpendicular tothe
road (optional lyeither forw ards or reve rse)
R Parking in parking spaces that can only be
de tected as such due tomarkings (for exam-
ple at thero adside)
R Exiting a parking space parallel tothero ad
R Exiting a parking space perpendicular tothe
ro ad (optionally either leT or right)
Ac tive Parking Assist is only an aid. It is not a sub-
stitute foryo ur attention tothe sur roundings. The
re sponsibility for safe manoeuvring and parking
re mains with you. Make sure that no persons, ani- mals or objects
etc. are in the manoeuvring
ra nge.
If Ac tive Parking Assist is available, theÇ mes-
sage appears in the driver's displa y.When the
system de tects parking spaces, Èappears.
The ar rows show on which side of thero ad free
parking spaces are located. These are then shown
in the central displa y.
When Active Parking Assist is activated, the turn
signal indicators are activated based on the calcu-
lated path of your vehicle. When you are entering
or exiting a parking space, the procedure is assis-
te dby acceleration, braking, steering and gear
ch anges.
To start the parking procedure, press thec
button (/ page 280).
Ac tive Parking Assist will be cancelled in thefo l-
lowing situations:
R You deactivate Parking Assist PARKTRONIC.
R You press thec button again.
R You begin steering.
R You engage transmission position j.
R ESP ®
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T
To st
o st ar
art t
t t he par
he par king pr
king pr ocedur
ocedur e:
e:press button
1 again.
The vehicle drives into the selected parking
space.
The turn signal indicator is switched on automati-
cally when the parking procedure begins. You are
re sponsible for selecting the turn signal indicator
in accordance with the tra1c conditions. If neces-
sar y,select the turn signal indicator accordingl y.&
W WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of accident due tovehicle
swinging out while parking or pulling out
of a parking space
While parking or exiting a parking space, the
ve hicle swings out and can drive onto areas of
th e oncoming lane.
This could cause youto collide with objects or
ot her road users. #
Pay attention toobjects and other road
users. #
Where necessar y,stop theve hicle or
cancel the parking procedure with Active
Pa rking Assist. On completion of
the parking procedure, the
Active Parking Assist finished displaymessage
appears. #
Secure theve hicle against rolling away.When
re qu ired bylegal requ irements or local condi-
tions: turn the wheels towa rdsth eke rb.
% You can stop theve hicle and change the
transmission position during the parking pro-
cedure. The system then calculates a new
ve hicle path. If no new vehicle path is availa-
ble, the transmission position can be changed
again, or the process can be cancelled.
Immediat Immediat e par
e parking via t
king via t he
heCamera views menu
menu #
Select theCamera views menu. #
When theve hicle is stationary and in transmis-
sion position k, and symbol 6appears in
th e camera image: press button 1again.
The parking procedure is initiated forthe
de tected parking space.
% The parking space and parking direction can-
not be changed in immediate parking.
% This function can be deactivated in thePark-
ing menu.
Exiting a par Exiting a par king space wit
king space wit h A
h Activ
ctiv e P
e Par
arking Assist
king Assist
R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The vehicle has been par ked with Active Park-
ing Assist. #
Start theve hicle. #
Press but ton1. Driving and parking
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Select Parking Assistance menu2. #
If necessa ry,ch ange direction of exit3. #
T
To st
o st ar
art e
t e xiting t
xiting t he par
he parking space:
king space: press but-
to n1 again. #
If necessar y,ch ange the transmission posi-
tion. Obser veany messages displ ayed in the
driver's display and central displa y.
The vehicle mo ves out of the parking space. The turn signal indicator is automatically switched
on when
exiting a parking space begins and
switched o. when it is comple ted. You are
re sponsible for selecting the turn signal indicator
in accordance with the tra1c conditions. If neces-
sar y,select the turn signal indicator accordingl y.
ATer the parking space has been exited, a warn-
ing tone and theØ Active Parking Assist fin-
ished, take control of vehicle message prompt
yo uto take cont rol of theve hicle. You ha veto
accelerate, brake, steer and change gear yourself
again.
If yo u do not react tothe prom pttotake cont rol
of theve hicle, the system will brake theve hicle to
a standstill.
P P ausing A
ausing A ctiv
ctive P
e Par
arking Assist
king Assist
Yo u can inter rupt the parking or exiting procedure
of Active Parking Assist byper form ing one of the
fo llowing actions, forex ample: #
depressing the brake pedal #
opening the front passenger door, a rear door,
th e boot or the bonnet #
applying the electric parking brake or activat-
ing the HOLD function #
T
To r
o r esume t
esume t he par
he parking or e
king or e xiting pr
xiting procedur
ocedure:
e:
ge ntly dep ress the accelerator pedal.
% Ifth e electric parking brake was applied
before Active Parking Assist was activated,
depress the accelerator pedal lightly tostart
th e parking or exiting procedure.
Check the area around your vehicle again before
re suming a paused parking procedu re. Make sure
th at persons, animals or objects are no longe r in
th e manoeuvring range. Also obser vethe system
limitations of Active Parking Assist.
A
A ut
ut omatic br
omatic br aking function of A
aking function of A ctiv
ctive P
e Par
arking
king
Assist
Assist
Pe rsons or objects de tected in the manoeuvring
ra nge could cause theve hicle tobrake sharply
and inter rupt the parking or exiting procedure.
The vehicle will then be held at a standstill. If you
depress the accelerator pedal, the parking or exit-
ing procedure is resumed.
Check the area around your vehicle again before
re suming the parking or exiting procedure. Make
sure that persons, animals or objects are no lon- 282 282
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risk of collision may occur in thefo llowing situa-
tions, forex ample:
R Ifth e driver mixes up the accelerator and
brake pedals.
R Ifth e driver engages an incor rect gear.
R Ifth e driver depresses the accelerator pedal
with too much forc e.
Drive Away Assist is active under thefo llowing
conditions:
R Ifth eve hicle was stationary and the transmis-
sion position wasch anged tok orh.
R Ifth eve hicle has rolled less than appr ox-
imately 1.0 m since being at a standstill.
R Ifth e de tected obstacle is less than appr ox.
1.0 m away.
Drive-away Assist can be deactivated or acti vated
in theManoeuvring assistance menu
(/ page 289).
If a critical situation is de tected, thefo llowing
symbol appears in red in the selected view in the
Camera & parking menu: %
If Drive AwayAssist is not available, the same
symbol appears in grey . If theCamera & park-
ing menu is not open in the central displa y,
th e symbol and pop-up of Parking Assist
PA RKTRONIC bo thappear.
Drive Away Assist is only an aid. It is not a substi-
tute foryo ur attention tothe sur roundings. The
re sponsibility for safe manoeuvring and parking
re mains with you. Make sure that no persons, ani-
mals or objects etc. are in the manoeuvring
ra nge. &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of accident caused bylimi-
te d de tection per form ance of Drive Away
Assist
Drive Away Assist cannot alw ays clear lyiden-
tify objects and tra1c situations. #
Always pay careful attention tothe tra1c
situation; do not relyon Drive Away
Assist alone. #
Be prepare dto brake or swer veas nec-
essar y,prov ided the tra1c situation per-
mits and that it is safe totake evasive
action. Syst
Syst
em limits
em limits
The system limits of Active Parking Assist apply
(/ page 278).
On uphill gradients, the per form ance of Drive
Away Assist is restric ted.
F
F unction of cr
unction of cr oss
osstr
tra1c
a1c w
war
ar ning
ning
The cross tra1c warning can warnyou of crossing
tra1c when you are exiting a parking space. The
ra dar sensors in the bumper also monitor the area
adjacent totheve hicle.
The cross tra1c warning is active under thefo l-
lowing conditions:
R Warning for crossing traffic behind: theve hi-
cle is driving in reve rse at a speed slo werth an
appr ox. 10 km/h.
R Warning for crossing traffic ahead: theve hi-
cle is driving forw ards at a speed slo werth an Driving and parking
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Ifth e manoeuvring brake function is not avail-
able, the same symbol appears in grey.
The manoeuvring brake function is only an aid. It
is not a substitute foryo ur attention tothe sur-
ro undings. The responsibility for safe manoeuvring
and parking remains with you. Make sure that no
persons, animals or objects etc. are in the
manoeuv ring range. &
W WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of accident caused bylimi-
te d de tection bythe manoeuvring brake
function
The manoeuvring brake function cannot
alw ays clear lyde tect people. Other obs tacles
are not de tected bythe function.
In these cases, the function may brake unnec-
essarily or not brake at all. #
Always pay careful attention tothe tra1c
situation; do not relyonthe manoeuvring
brake function alone. #
Beready tobrake. Syst Syst
em limits
em limits
Obser vethe system limits of thefo llowing func-
tions:
R Active Parking Assist (/ page 278)
R 360° Camera (/ page 270)
The manoeuvring brake function is not available in
th efo llowing situations:
R on inclines
A
A ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating manoeuvr
ating manoeuvr ing assist
ing assistance
ance
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Parking
% This function is available on demand
(/ page 24). #
Select Manoeuvring assistance. #
Activate or deactivate the desired manoeu-
vring assistance. Memor
Memor
y P
y Par
arking Assist
king Assist F
F
unction of Memor
unction of Memor y P
y Par
arking Assist
king Assist
Memory Parking Assist can park your vehicle
using a pr eviously stored parking space. You can
store parking procedures with a tota l distance of
up to500 m (100 m per parking or exiting proce-
dure).
During parking or exiting, the system can tr avel a
pr ev iously stored path of up toappr oximately
100 m toor out of the desired parking space, for
ex ample, from the driv eway entrance in tothe
ga rage.
Wi thin a radius of appr ox. 150 m, only one par k-
ing or exiting procedure can be recorded.
Only use Memory Parking Assist on private prop-
erty. Use on public roads, e.g. in public parking
spaces, is not permitted.
Memory Parking Assist is only an aid. It is not a
substitute foryo ur attention tothe sur roundings.
The responsibility for safe manoeuvring and par k- Driving and parking
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#
Follow the inst ructions on the central displa y.
The vehicle drives into the selected parking
space.
% The turn signal indicator is not switched on
automaticall y.Yo u are responsible for select-
ing the turn signal indicator in accordance
with the tra1c conditions. #
ATer completion of the parking procedure,
safeguard theve hicle against rolling away.
Exiting a par Exiting a par king space wit
king space wit h Memor
h Memory P
y Par
arking
king
Assist
Assist
R R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The exiting procedure wasre corded toget her
with there specti veparking procedure and
stored separately within one driving cycle.
R The vehicle was par ked using Memory Parking
Assist. #
Press button 1.
The Camera & parking view opens inthe cen-
tral displa y. #
Select Memory Parking Assist menu2. S
S
t
tar
ar ting t
ting t he e
he exiting pr
xiting procedu re
ocedure #
Press 6. #
Con/rm the sa vedex iting procedure. #
Follow the inst ructions on the central displa y.
The vehicle drives there corded route.
% The turn signal indicator is not switched on
automatically .Yo u are responsible for select-
ing the turn signal indicator in accordance
with the tra1c conditions. #
Take cont rol of theve hicle aTer theex iting
procedure has been comple ted.
Se Se tting Memor
tting Memor y P
y Par
arking Assist
king Assist
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Camera & parking 5
Parking Assistance
5 Memory Parking Assist
R
R enaming a r
enaming a r ecor
ecording
ding #
Select Manage lanes. #
Select ´nexttothe desired recording. #
Enter a name and con/rm with OK. Dele
Dele
ting a r
ting a r ecor
ecording
ding #
Select Manage lanes. #
Select Enexttothe desired recording. #
Con/rm the message prom ptwith Yes.
Dele
Dele ting all r
ting all r ecor
ecordings
dings #
Select Manage lanes. #
Select Delete all lanes .
% Alternativel y,yo u can dele teall data in Mem-
ory Parking Assist byresetting the multimedia
system (/ page 327). V
V
ehicle to
ehicle towing ins
wing ins tr
tructions
uctions
The vehicle is not suitable forth e use of tow bar
systems that are used for 0at towing or dinghy
to wing, forex ample. Attach ing and using tow bar
systems can result in damage totheve hicle.
When you are towing a vehicle with tow bar sys-
te ms, safe driving characteristics cannot be guar-
anteed forth eto wing vehicle or theto we dve hicle.
The vehicle-trailer combination may swer vefrom
side toside. 292
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A
A
ctiv
ctiv e P
e Par
arking Assist
king Assist
Au tomatic braking function................... .282
Cross tra1c warning.............................. 287
Drive Away Assist................................... 286
Exiting a parking space.......................... 281
Fu nction................................................ 278
Manoeuvring brake function................... 288
Pa rking.................................................. 280
Pa using.................................................. 282
System limitations..................................2 78
A A ctiv
ctiv e Speed Limit Assist
e Speed Limit Assist , Driving system
Display................................................... 242
Fu nction................................................ 242
A A ctiv
ctiv eSt
e St eer
eer ing Assist
ing Assist
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 247
Ac tive Emer gency Stop Assist................ 247
Ac tive Lane Change Assist..................... 248
Fu nction................................................ 245
System limits......................................... 245
A
A ctiv
ctiv e
eTr
Tra1c
a1c Jam Assist
Jam Assist
Fu nction................................................ 245
A
A dap
dap tiv
tive br
e br ak
ake lights
e lights .................................... 234 A
A
dap
dap tiv
tive Highbeam Assis
e Highbeam Assist Plus t Plus, High
beam Function................................................ 170
Switching on/o..................................... 171
A
A dditional door lock
dditional door lock ....................................... 88
A
A dditiv
dditiv es
es,Additives (engine oil), Lubricant
additives Engine oil............................................... 421
Fuel....................................................... 420
Air conditioning menu Air conditioning menu Calling up..............................................1 83
Air dis
Air distr tribution
ibution
Setting (MBUX multimedia system)......... 184
Setting (THERMOTRONIC)......................1 81
Air v Air v ents
ents, Air vents, Vents
Ad justing (front).................................... .196
Ad justing (rear)...................................... 196
Glo vebox.............................................. .197
Air
Air -r
-recir
ecir culation mode (wit
culation mode (wit h
h/ne
/ne par
particle
ticle
pr
pr e/lt
e/lt er)
er)....................................................... 185
Air
Air -w
-wat
ater duct
er duct, Air inlet, Waterta nk
Ke eping free.......................................... 368 Airbag
Airbag, Occupant saf
ety
Ac tivation................................................ 43
Belt airbag............................................... 46
Centre airbag (driver, front passenger)...... 49
Cushionbag.............................................. 49
Fr ont airbag (driver, front passenger)........ 49
Installation locations................................ 49
Knee airbag............................................. 49
Overview.................................................. 49
PA SSENGER AIR BAG indicator la mps...... 55
Pr otection................................................ 51
Re ar airbag............................................. .49
REAR SEAT AIR BAG indicator lamps........ 59
Re duced pr otection.................................. 52
Side airbag.............................................. 49
Wi ndow airbag......................................... 49
Air0 ow
Air0ow
Setting (THERMOTRONIC )...................... 181
AIRMA AIRMA TIC
TIC
Setting................................................... 266
Suspension............................................ 265
Ambient lighting Ambient lighting Setting (MBUX multimedia system)......... 173 Index
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