2023 MERCEDES-BENZ A CLASS Owners Manual

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The rear vie wcamer awill notfu nct ion orwill only
par tiallyfunc tionin thefo llo wing situations:
R The trunk lidisopen.
R Ther eis hea vyrain, sno wor fog.
R The amb ient lightcond itions arepoo r,e.g. at
night.
R Camer as,orvehicle compone ntsin whic hth e
camer asareins talled, aredamag ed,dirtyor
co vered. Obser vetheinf ormation onvehicle
senso rsand camer as(/ page155 ).
% Donotuse there ar vie wcamer ain these
types ofsituations. Youcould other wise injure
ot her sor colli dewithobj ects when parking
th eve hicle.
% The cont rast of thedispla yma ybe impair ed
by direct sunlight orby other light sour ces,
e.g .when drivi ng out ofaga rage .In this case,
pa ypar ticular attention. %
Have thedispla yre pair edorreplaced if,for
ex am ple, pixelerro rs consid erabl yre str ictits
us e. 36
0° came ra 360°
camer a FF
unction oft unction
ofthe sur r he
sur round vie ound
viewcamer a w
camer a
The surround viewcamer ais asy stem that con-
sis tsof four camer as.The camer ascoverth e
immediat eve hicle surroundings. Thesystem
assists youwhen youar epar king oratexits with
re duced visibility ,fo rex am ple.
The views ofthesur round viewcamer aar ealw ays
av ailabl ewhen drivi ng forw ards up toaspeed of
appr ox.10 mph(1 6km /h)an dwh en backing up.
The surround viewcamer ais onl yan aid and may
sho wadist ortedvie wof obst acles, showthem
incor rectl yor notsho wthem atall. Itis no ta sub-
stit utefo ryo ur att ention tothesur roundings. The
re sponsi bilityforsaf emaneuv ering and parking
re mains withyo u. Mak esur eth at ther ear eno
per sons, animals orobjects etc., inthemaneuv er-
ing area while maneuv ering and parking. The
system evaluat esimag esfrom thefo llo wing
camer as:
R Rear vie wcamer a
R Front camer a
R Twoside camer asintheoutside mirrors
% Youcan open theco verof there ar vie wcam-
er amanu ally(/ page194) .
V V
ie w ie
ws of t s
of the sur r he
sur roun dvie oun
dvie wcamer a w
camer a
Yo ucan select from di.er entviews: 1
Wide-angle view, front
2 Topvie wwit himag efrom thefront camer a Dr
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3
Topvie wwit himag esfrom theside camer as
in theoutside mirrors
4 Wide-angle view, rear
5 Topvie wwit himag efrom there ar vie wcam-
er a
6 Topvie wwit htrailer view(vehicles witha
tr ailer hitch)
T T
op view op
view 1
Lane indicating thero uteth eve hicle willtake
at thecur rent steer ing wheel angle
2 Warning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRON IC
3 Your vehicle from above The
coloroftheindividual segments ofwa rning
displa y2 isbased onthedist ance tothede tec-
te dobst acle:
R Y Y
ello ello
wsegments: w
segments: obstacles atadist ance
be tween appr ox.2.0 T(0.6 m)and 3.3T
(1.0 m)
R Or Or
ang ang
esegme nts: e
segme nts:obstacles atadist ance
be tween approx. 1.0 T(0.3 m)and 2.0T
(0.6 m)
R R R
ed segm ents: ed
segm ents:obs tacles atave ry shor tdis-
ta nce ofapp rox. 1.0 T(0.3 m)orless
When Parking Assist PARK TRON ICisope rational
and noobjec tis de tected, thesegments ofthe
wa rning displa yar esho wningray . Guide
lines Guide
lines 1
Yellowlane marking thecour sethetir es will
ta ke atthecur rent steer ing wheel angle
(d yna mic )
2 Yellowguide line,vehicle width(dr iven sur-
fa ce) depen dingonthecur rent steer ing wheel
angle (dyna mic )
3 Redguide lineatadist ance ofappr oximat ely
1.0 in(0.3 m)from there ar area
4 Markat adis tance ofapp rox. 3.3 T(1.0 m)
% When ActivePa rking Assist isactiv e,lanes 1
ar edispla yedin green. 192192
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The
guidelines inthemedia displaysho wthe
dist ances toyour vehicle. Thedistances apply
to road leve l.
Side vie Side
viewof t w
of the mir r he
mir ror camer or
camer as as
The sides oftheve hicle canbeseen inthis vie w. 1
Guide lineofextern al vehicle dimen sionswit h
outs idemirrors folded out
2 Markerof thewheel contactpoints
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failur e ailur
e
If th esy stem isno tre ady foroper ation, thefo l-
lo wing messa geappear sin themedia display: Sy
st Sy
stem limits em
limits
The surround viewcamer awill notfunction orwill
onl ypar tiall yfunction inthefo llo wing situations:
R The door sar eopen.
R The outside mirrors arefo lded in.
R The trunk lidisopen.
R Ther eis hea vyrain, sno wor fog.
R The amb ient lightcond itions arepoo r,e.g. at
night.
R Camer as,orvehicle compone ntsin whic hth e
camer asareins talled, aredamag ed,dirtyor
co vered. Obser vetheinf ormation onvehicle
senso rsand camer as(/ page155 ).
% Donotuse thesur round viewcamer aunder
suc hcir cumst ances. Youcould other wise
inj ureot her sor colli dewithobj ects when
par king theve hicle. Fo
rte ch nica lre asons, thestandar dheight ofthe
ve hicle maybe altered ifth eve hicle iscar rying a
hea vyload andcanresult ininaccu racies inthe
guide linesandinthedispla yof thege ner ated
ima ges.
% The cont rast of thedispla yma ybe impair ed
by abr upt,dir ect sunl ight orby other light
sour ces, e.g.when drivi ng out ofaga rage .In
th is case, paypar ticular attention.
% Have thedispla yre pair edorreplaced if,for
ex am ple, pixelerro rs consid erabl yre str ictits
us e.
See theno teson clean ingthesur round viewcam-
er a(/ page269).
Calling upt Calling
upthe vie he
viewof t w
of the sur r he
sur round vie ound
viewcamer a w
camer a
using rev using
rever er
se g se
gear ear
#
Eng agere ve rsege ar. #
Select thedesir edviewin themultimedia sys-
te m (/ page191). #
If,aTer shiTing toreve rsege ar,th eimag eof
th ere ar vie wcamer ais no tsho wn: switc ho.
th eve hicle, press and hold thec button, Dr
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switc
hon theve hicle andengagere ve rsege ar
ag ain.
Open ingt Open
ingthe camer he
camer aco v a
co ver oft er
ofthe r he
rear vie ear
viewcam- w
cam-
er a er
a
Mul time diasystem:
4 © 5
Setting s5
Assi stance
5 Camera &Pa rking #
Select OpenCa mera Cover.
% The camer aco vercloses automaticall yaTer
some timeoraTer anignition cycle. PP
ar ar
king Assis king
Assist P t
PARK ARK
TR TR
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unction ofP unction
ofPar ar
king Assis king
Assist P t
PARK ARK
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Pa rking Assist PARK TRON ICisan elec tronic park-
ing assist ancesystem withultr asound. Itmonit ors
th ear ea around your vehicle usingmult iplesen-
sor son thefront bum perand onthere ar bum per.
Pa rking Assist PARK TRON ICshow syo uth edis-
ta nce between your vehicle andade tected obs ta-
cle visual lyand audib ly.
Pa rking Assist PARK TRON ICisonl yan aid.It is
no ta sub stitut efo ryo ur att ention tothesur round-
ings. Theresponsi bilityforsaf emaneuv ering and par
king remains withyo u. Mak esur eth at ther e
ar eno per sons, animals orobjects inthemaneu-
ve ring area while ma neuv ering and parking in/
ex iting parking space s.
In thestandar dse tting ,an intermitt entwarning
to ne sou nds from adist anceof app roximat ely
1.0 T(0.3 m)toan obs tacle infront and appr ox-
imat ely3.3 T(1.0 m)toan obs tacle behin d.A
cont inuous warning tone sou nds from adist ance
of app roximat ely0.7 T(0.2 m).Using theWarn
Early AllAround setting inthemultimedia system,
th ewa rning tones forfr ont and side impact pro-
te ction canbesetto soun dat agre ater dis tance
of app roximat ely3.3 T(1.0 m)infront and 2.0T
(0.6 m)onthesides (/page198).
% The Warn EarlyAllAround setting isalw ays
activ eat there ar oftheve hicle. P P
ar ar
king Assis king
Assis tP t
PAR K AR
KTR TR
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display in t y
in the mult i- he
mult i-
media syst media
system em
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hicles without surround viewcamer a 194194
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Ve
hicles withsur round viewcamer a
If yo uha ve notsel ect edtheCame ra&Parking
menu andanobst acle isde tected inthepat hof
th eve hicle, apop- upwind owforPa rking Assist
PA RK TRON IC1 app earsin themultimedia sys-
te m at speeds below6mp h(1 0km /h).
Th eco lorof theindividual segments ofthewa rn-
ing displa yis based onthedist ance tothede tec-
te dobst acle:
R Y Y
ello ello
wsegments: w
segments: obstacles atadist ance
be tween appr ox.2.0 T(0.6 m)and 3.3T
(1.0 m) R
Or Or
ang ang
esegme nts: e
segme nts:obstacles atadist ance
be tween approx. 1.0 T(0.3 m)and 2.0T
(0.6 m)
R R R
ed segm ents: ed
segm ents:obs tacles atave ry shor tdis-
ta nce ofapp rox. 1.0 T(0.3 m)orless
Displ a Displ
ay of P y
of Par ar
king Assis king
Assis tP t
PAR K AR
KTR TR
ONIC int ONIC
inthe he
Head -upDispl ay Hea
d-up Display Op
tion ally,obst acles detected byParking Assist
PA RK TRON ICfrom adist anceof app roximat ely
3.3 T(1.0 m)infront 2and 2.0T(0.6 m)onthe
sides 3can also bedispla yedin theHead-up
Displa y. Sy
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limits
Pa rking Assist PARK TRON ICdoe sno tnece ssarily
ta ke intoaccount thefo llo wing obstacles:
R Obst acles belowthede tection rang e, e.g. per-
sons ,anim alsorobje cts.
R Obst acles abo vethede tection rang e, e.g.
ov erhanging loads,overhangs orloading
ra mp sof truc ks.
The sens orsmust befree ofdir t,ice and slush.
Ot her wise,they ma yno tfun ction correctl y.Clean
th esensor sre gula rly, taking careno tto scr atc h
or damag eth em (/ page155). Dr
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PrPr
obl ems wit obl
ems withP h
Par ar
king Assis king
AssistP t
PARK ARK
TR TR
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IC Ex
am ple:ve hicles withsur round viewcamer a
When rear segme nts1 orall- round segments
2 light upredand theé symbol appearsin
th eInstr ument Display,Pa rking Assist
PA RK TRON ICma yha ve been deactiv ated due to
sign alint erfere nce. Startth eve hicle again and
ch eckif Pa rking Assist PARK TRON ICiswo rking at
a di.er entlocation. If
awa rning tone alsosou nds forappr oximat ely
tw oseconds everytime theve hicle isstar ted, it
ma ybe due toone ofthefo llo wing causes :
R The sensor The
sensor sar s
ar edir e
dir ty ty
: :
clean thesensor sand
obser vetheno teson car eof vehicle parts
(/ page269).
R P P
ar ar
king Assis king
Assis tP t
PAR K AR
KTR TR
ONIC hasbeen deact i- ONIC
hasbeen deact i-
v v
at at
ed due t ed
due to amalf unct ion: o
amalf unct ion:re star tth eve hi-
cle. Ifth epr oblem persists, consult aqu ali/ed
special istwo rkshop.
F F
unct ionoft unct
ionofthe passiv he
passiv eside im e
side impact prot pact
protection ection
Pa ssiv eside impact protection isan additional
Pa rking Assist PARK TRON ICfunctio nwh ich wa rns
th edr iver about obstacles attheside oftheve hi-
cle. Awa rning isissued whenobstacles are
de tected between thefront and rear detection
ra ng e. Inorder foran object ontheside tobe
de tected, thesensor sin thefront and rear
bum permus t/r st detect theobject whileyouar e
dr iving pastit.
Dur ingthepar king procedur eor maneuv ering,
objects arede tected astheve hicle drives pas t.If
yo usteer inthedir ection ofade tected obs tacle
and ther eis arisk ofalat eral colli sion ,a wa rning is
issued andthesegments lightupincolor onthe
displa y.
The segm entcolorchang esdepen dingon thedis-
ta nce tothede tected obs tacle:
R Y Y
ello w ello
w: :
appr oximat ely1.0 -2.0 T(30 -60 cm)
R R R
ed: ed:
less than appr oximat ely1.0 T(30 cm)
In order forlat eral, front orrear segme ntsto be
displa yed, theve hicle must/r st trav el adist ance
of atleast halfave hicle' slen gth. Once theve hicle
has trave lled thelengt hof theve hicle, allofthe
lat eral front and rear segme ntscan bedispl ayed. 196196
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Pa
rking Assist PARK TRON ICdis pla y:vehicles
wit hout asur round viewcamer a
1 Oper ational front and rear
2 Oper ationalfront ,re ar and sides
3 Obstacle detected atthefront right (yello w)
and rear (red) Pa
rking Assist PARK TRON ICdis pla y:vehicles
wit hasur round viewcamer a
1 Oper ational front and rear
2 Oper ationalfront ,re ar and sides
3 Obstacles detected atthefront right (red)
Sa vedobst acles onthesides aredele tedin the
fo llo wing situations, forex am ple:
R Youpar kth eve hicle andswitc hit o..
R Youopen thedoor s.
ATer theengine isrestar ted, obst acles onthe
sides mustbe detected again beforeane wwa rn-
ing can beissued. Sy
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stem limits em
limits
The system limits forPa rking Assist PARK TRON IC
app lyto passiv eside impact protection.
The follo wing objects areno tde tected, forex am-
ple:
R Pedest rians who approachth eve hicle from
th eside
R Objects placednext to theve hicle
A A
ctiv ctiv
atin g/deact iv atin
g/deact ivatin gP atin
gPar ar
king Assis t king
Assis t
P P
AR K AR
KTR TR
ONIC usingt ONIC
usingthe mult imedi asy he
mult imedi asy st st
em em
* NO NO
TE TE
Risk ofan acciden tfr om objects at
close rang e Pa
rking Assist PARK TRON ICma yno tde tect
cer tain objects atclose rang e. #
Whe npar king orma neuv ering theve hi-
cle, paypar ticu larattent ion toany
obj ects whichar eabo veorbelo wthe
senso rs,e.g .0o we rpo tsor draw bar s.
The vehicle orother objects could other -
wise bedamag ed. Dr
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RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The camer amenu isopen.
R Or:Ac tivePa rking Assist isactiv e.
R Or:th ePA RK TRON ICpop -up wind owappear s. #
Tap= onthemedia display.
If th eindicat orlam pin theé buttonisno tlit,
Pa rking Assist PARK TRON ICisac tive. Ifth eindi-
cat orlam pis lit or theé symbol appearsin
th einst rument cluster,Pa rking Assist
PA RK TRON ICisno tac tive.
% Parking Assist PARK TRON ICisaut oma tically
ac tivated when theve hicle isstar ted.
Alt ernativ ely, Pa rking Assist PARK TRON ICcanbe
ac tivated ordea ctivated inthequ ick acces s
menu. Se Se
tting t tting
the w he
war ar
ning t ning
tones ofP ones
ofPar ar
king Assist king
Assist
P P
ARK ARK
TR TR
ONIC ONIC
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Camera &Parking
A A
djus djust
ingt ting
the v he
volume oft olume
ofthe w he
war ar
ning t ning
tones ones
#
Select Warning ToneVolume. #
Seta va lue.
A A
djus djust
ingt ting
the pitc he
pitc hof t h
of the w he
war ar
ning t ning
tones ones
#
Select Warning TonePitch. #
Seta va lue.
Specifying t Specifying
the st he
star ar
ting point f ting
point for t or
the w he
war ar
ning t ning
tones ones
Yo ucan specify whether thePa rking Assist
PA RK TRON ICwa rning tones should commenc e
wh en theve hicle isfurther awa yfrom anobs tacle. #
Select WarnEarl yAll Arou nd. #
Swit chthefunction onoro..
A A
ctiv ctiv
ating/deactiv ating/deactiv
atingaudio f ating
audio fadeout adeout
Yo ucan specify whether thevo lume ofamedia
sour ceinthemultimedia system isto be reduced when
Parking Assist PARK TRON ICsou nds awa rn-
ing tone. #
Selec tAudio Fadeout DuringWarn ingTone s. #
Switc hth efunction onoro.. AA
ctiv ctiv
eP e
Par ar
king Assist king
Assist FF
unction ofA unction
ofActiv ctiv
eP e
Par ar
king Assist king
Assist
Ac tivePa rking Assist isan electr onicparking
assist ancesystem, whic huses ultrasound with
th eassist anceofthere ar vie wcamer aand sur-
ro und viewcamer a.When youar edr iving for-
wa rdsup toappr oximat ely22 mph(3 5km /h),th e
sy stem automati callymeasur espar king spaces on
bo th sides oftheve hicle.
Ac tivePa rking Assist o.ersth efo llo wing func-
tions:
R Parking inpar king space spar allel tothero ad
R Parking inpar king spaces perpendicular tothe
roa d(op tional lyeit her forw ards orreve rse)
R Exiting parking spaces ifyo uha ve par ked
using ActivePa rking Assist 198198
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