PP
er er
manent st manent
status displa atus
displa yof A y
of Activ ctiv
eDist e
Dist ance ance
Assis Assist
DIS t
DIS TR TR
ONIC ONIC
R k (white):ActiveDist ance Assist
DIS TRONI Csele cted, spec i/eddist ance set
R k (whit eve hicle, greenspeedome ter):
Ac tiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI Cacti ve,
speci/ed distance setand vehicle detected
R k (gre en): ActiveDist ance Assist
DIS TRONI Cacti ve,speci/ed distance setand
ve hicle detected
R r: Route-based speedadaptation active
( / pag e194).
The stor ed speed issho wnalong withth eper ma-
nent status displa yand highlight edon thespeed-
ome ter. When ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI C
is pas sive,thespeed isgraye dout.
% Onhighw aysor high- speed major roads, the
gr een ç vehicle symbol isdispl ayedcy cli-
call ywhen theve hicle isready topull away.
% Ifyo udepr esstheacceler ator pedal beyond
th ese tting oftheAc tiveDist ance Assist
DIS TRONI C,thesy stem isswitc hedtopassiv e mode.
Theç Suspendedmessag e
appear sin theInstr ument Display.
Displa Displa
yon t y
on the speedome t he
speedome ter er
The stor ed speed ishighlight edon thespeedome-
te r. Ifth espeed oftheve hicle infront orthe
speed adjustment forth ero uteev ent ahead is
less than thestor ed speed, thesegments inthe
speedo meterlight up.The Instr ument Display
sho wsthedeactiv ationofActiveDist ance Assist
DIS TRONI C,as wellas alterations tothespeed
due tomanual oraut omatic adoptionofthemaxi-
mum permissible speed.
Sy st Sy
stem limits em
limits
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunction
in thefo llo wing situations, forex am ple:
R Insno w,rain, fog, hea vyspr ay,if th er eis glar e,
in dir ect sunlight oringreatl yva rying ambient
light.
R The windshield inthear ea ofthecamer ais
dir ty,fo gg ed up, dam aged orcovered.
R Ifth era dar sensor sar edir tyor covered.
R Inpar king garage sor on roads withsteep
uphil lor downhil lgr adien ts. R
Ifth er ear enar row vehicles infront ,suc has
bicy cles ormo torc yc les.
In addition, onslipper yro ads, braking oracceler -
atin gcan cause oneorseveralwheels tolose
tr action andtheve hicle could then skid.
Do notuse ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI Cin
th ese situations. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident from acceler a-
tion orbraking byActiveDist ance Assist
DIS TRONI C
Ac tiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI Cma yacc el-
er ateor brak ein thefo llo wing cases ,fo r
ex am ple:
R Ifth eve hicle pullsawa yusin gAc tiveDis-
ta nce AssistDIS TRON IC.
R Ifth estor ed speed iscalled upand iscon-
sider ablyfa ster or slowe rth an thecur -
re ntl ydr iven spe ed.
R IfAc tiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI Cno
long erdetects ave hicle infront ordoes
no tre act toreleva nt obje cts. Dr
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#
T T
o oper o
oper at at
eA e
Activ ctiv
eDist e
Dist ance Assis ance
Assist t
DIS DIS
TR TR
ONIC: ONIC:
press thero ck er switc hesonthe
st ee ring wheel cont rolunit upordown tothe
desir edposition.
A A
ctiv ctiv
ating/ deactiv ating/
deactiv atingA ating
Activ ctiv
eDist e
Dist ance Assis ance
Assist t
DIS DIS
TR TR
ONIC ONIC
#
Press theH button.
A A
ctiv ctiv
ating A ating
Activ ctiv
eDist e
Dist ance Assis ance
Assist DIS t
DIS TR TR
ONIC ONIC
#
T T
o activ o
activ at at
ewit e
wit hout ast hout
astor or
ed speed: ed
speed: press
ro ck er switc h1 upM ordown N, or
select Jwithth eleT rock er switc h.
or #
T T
o activ o
activ at at
ewit e
wit hast h
astor or
ed speed: ed
speed: selectJ
wit hth eleT rock er switc h. #
Remo veyour foot from theacceler ator pedal.
The current spe edisstor ed and maintaine dby
th eve hicle.
A A
dop dop
tingade t tin
gade tect ect
edspeed limit ed
speed limit #
ActivateAc tiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI C. #
Ifatra1c signhasbeen detected and isdis-
pla yedin theinst rument cluster:select J
wit hth eleT rock er switc h.
The maximum permissible speedonthetra1c
sign isadop tedas thestor ed speed. Thevehi-
cle adap tsits speed tothat of theve hicle in
fr ont ,but onlyup tothestor ed speed.
Pulling awa Pulli
ngawa ywit y
wit hA h
Acti v cti
ve Dist e
Dist ance Assis ance
Assist t
DIS DIS
TR TR
ONIC ONIC
#
ActivateAc tiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI C
and remo veyour foot from thebr ak epedal. #
Select Jwithth eleT rock er switc h.
or #
Depr esstheacceler ator pedal brie0y and
/r ml y.
The functi onsofActiveDist ance Assist
DIS TRONI Ccontinue tobe car ried out.
Deactiv Deactiv
atingA ating
Activ ctiv
eDist e
Dist ance Assis ance
Assist DIS t
DIS TR TR
ONIC ONIC &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofan accident dueto
Ac tiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI Cbeing
acti vewhen youlea vethedr iver's seat
If yo ulea vethedr iver's seat while theve hicle
is bein gbr ak ed byActiveDist ance Assist
DIS TRONI Conl y,theve hicle canrollaw ay. #
Alwaysdeacti vate Ac tiveDist ance Assist
DIS TRONI Cand secureth eve hicle to
pr ev ent itfrom rolling awaybef oreyo u
lea vethedr iver's seat. #
Select Owithth eleT rock er switc h.
% Ifyo ubr ak e, deactiv ateESP ®
or ifESP ®
int er-
ve nes, ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI Cis
dea ctivated.
Incr Incr
easing ordecr eas
ing ordecr easing t eas
ing the spee d he
spee d #
1mp h(1 km /h):pr es sro ck er switc h1 up
M ordown N tothepr essur epoint.
or #
5mp h(1 0km /h):pr es sro ck er switc h1 up
M ordown N beyond thepr essur e
point. Dr
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&
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofaccid ent ifAc tiveSt eer -
ing Assist unexpect edlyst ops function ing
If th esy stem limits ofActiveSt eer ing Assist
ar ere ac hed ther eis no guar anteethat the
sy stem will remain activeor will keep theve hi-
cle inlane . #
Alwayske ep your hands onthesteer ing
wheel andobser vethetra1c carefull y. #
Alwaysst eer theve hicle paying attent ion
to tra1 cco nd itio ns . &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofaccid ent ifAc tiveSt eer -
ing Assist unexpect edlyint erve nes
The detection oflane marking sand obje cts
ma ymalfu nctionand cause unexpect edsteer -
ing interve ntions . #
Steer accor dingtotra1 cco nd itio ns . AA
ct iv ct
ivat ing/ deact iv at
ing/ deact ivat ing A at
ing Act iv ct
ive St e
St eer eer
ing Assist ing
Assist
R R
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R ESP ®
is activ ated, but isno tint erve ning. R
ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti va-
te d.
Multimedi asy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Quick Access #
Select 004FSteering Assist. FF
unction ofA unction
ofActiv ctiv
eEmer g e
Emer gency St ency
Stop Assist op
Assist If
th esy stem detects that thedr iver has not
st eer edtheve hicle fora consider ableperiod of
time orhas remo vedth eir hands from thesteer ing
wheel, display1 appear sin theInstr ument Dis-
pla y.Ifth edr iver still does notst eer theve hicle,
or giv es no con/r mation tothesy stem, awa rning to
ne sou nds inadd itionto thevisual warning mes-
sag e.
If th edr iver still does notre spond tothewa rning,
th eBeginning Emergency Stopmessag eappear s
in theInstr ument Display.Ifth edr iver still does
no tre spond ,Ac tiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI C
re duces thespeed. Thevehicle isdecel erated in
st ag es toast ands till.
Depe nding on thecountr y,at speeds below
40 mph(6 0km /h)th ehazar dwa rning lights
switc hon automaticall y.
When theve hicle isstation ary, thefo llo wing
actions arecar ried out:
R The vehicle issecur edwithth eelectr icpar k-
ing brak e.
R ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI Cis ended.
R The vehicle isunl ocked.
R Ifpossible, anemer gency callis pla ced tothe
Mercede s-Benzemergency callcent er.
The driver can cancel thedeceler ationatanytime
by per form ing one ofthefo llo wing actions:
R Steer ing 198198
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R
The navig ation ser vice sop tion isavailabl e,
subscr ibedtoand activ ated intheMer cedes
me Portal.
R The tra1c light dat aser vice belon gstothe
scope ofthena vig ation services.
The current vehicle positionand thedir ection of
tr av el aretransmitt edvia thecommunication
module andaligned withth edat afrom thetra1c
light dataser vice prov ider .The prov ider gather s
dat afrom tra1c lights whichtransmit their chang -
ing phases. Whentheve hicle approaches aninter-
secti onwithne tworke dtra1c lights, datais trans-
mitt edtotheve hicle.
A se ttur nsign alleT orright and lane recommen -
dation sdur ing activ ero uteguidance areta ke n
int oaccount forth edispla y.
The service isforinf ormation purposes onlyand is
no tlink edtoanyot her vehicle funct ions,systems
or com pone nts. Ple ase note that thedispla yed
dat ais no tav ailabl ein all tra1c areas and maybe
inco rrect.
Cer tain light signal systems automaticall yadap t
th eir switc hingtimes tothecur rent tra1c situa- tion.
Thiscanlea dto asudde nch ang ein the
count down displa y.
The informa tion intheInstr ument Displayis
sho wnaTer selecting thedispla ycont ents inthe
Assi stance men u.Ifano ther menu isselect ed,the
tr a1 cligh tco un tdow nis no tdis pla yed.
Also obser vethefo llo wing information:
R select aspeed adaptedto thetra1c, sur-
ro undings andweather cond itions
R obser veactual tra1c signs
R obser veappli cable tra1c rules and regula -
tions
Pleas eobs erve theno teson drivi ng systems and
yo ur responsi bility.Yo ucould other wise failto rec-
ogn izedang ers.
Sy st Sy
stem limit s em
limit s
The displa ydoes notappear inthefo llo wing situa-
tions, forex am ple:
R Ther eis no tra1c light dat aav ailabl e.
R The time remainin gunti lth ene xt green phase
is less than tensec onds . R
Eme rgency vehicles orlocal publictranspor t
ar elocat edinthevicinity oftheint ersection.
R The datatransmission from theve hicle has
been interrupted.
R The tra1c lightsystems arelocat edinacon-
str uction sitear ea orareunder going mainte-
nance.
R The light signal system ismalfunctionin g.
R The subscr iption totheser vice hasexpir ed. SwitcSwitc
hingt hing
the he
tr tr
a1c a1c
lightinf light
infor or
mation displa mation
displayon y
on
or or
o. o.
Multimedi
asy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance #
Switc hTraffi cLight Information onD or
o. E. 208208
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The
system maybe impai redor ma yno tfun ction
par ticular lyin thefo llo wing situations:
R Ifth er eis poor visibility ,e.g. duetoinsu1c ient
illumination ofthero ad, highl yva riable shade
cond itions, rain, sno w,fogor hea vyspr ay.
R Ifth er eis glar e,e.g. from oncoming tra1c, the
sun orre0ectio ns.
R Ifth ewindshield inthear ea ofthemultifun c-
tion camer ais dir ty,or ifth ecamer ais fogg ed
up, dam aged orcovered.
R Ifth er ear eno lane markings, orseveral
unclear lanemarkings arepr esent forone
lane, e.g.around roadw orks .
R Ifth elane markings arewo rn,dar kor cov-
er ed.
R Ifth edist ance totheve hicle infront istoo
shor tand thus thelane markings canno tbe
de tected.
R Ifth elane markings chang equ ickl y, e.g. lanes
br anc ho., cross one another or mer ge.
R Ifth ero ad isvery nar row and wind ing.
R V V
ehicle swit ehicle
swit hDr h
Dr iving Assis t ivi
ng Assis tance P ance
Pac k ac
kag ag
e: e:
if
th era dar sensor sin there ar bum peraredir ty or
coveredin sno wand anobst acle isde tec-
te din your lane, nolane-cor rectin gbr ak e
applicat iontake splace.
A A
ctiv ctiv
atin g/deacti v atin
g/deacti vatin gA atin
gActiv ctiv
eLane K e
Lane Keepi ng eepi
ng
Assis t Assis
t
Mul time diasystem:
4 © 5
Setting s5
Qui ckAccess
5 Active LaneKeeping Assi st #
Activateor dea ctivateth efunction .
Se Se
tting A tting
Activ ctiv
eLane K e
Lane Keeping Assist eeping
Assist
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Active LaneKeeping Assist
A A
ctiv ctiv
ating ordeactiv ating
ordeactiv atingt ating
the hap he
hap ticw tic
war ar
ning ning
#
Select Warning.
Ac tivateor dea ctivateth efunction . FF
unction ofadap unction
ofadap tiv tiv
edam e
dam ping adjus ping
adjustmen t tment
Suspension
withadap tivedam ping adjustmen t
continuousl yadjusts thech aract eristi cs ofthe suspen
siondampersto thecur rent ope rating and
dr iving condi tions.
The dam ping isse tindividu allyfo reac hwheel and
is a.ect edbythefo llo wing fact or s:
R The road sur face condi tions
R Vehicle load
R The drive pr og ram select ed
R The drivin gst yle
The drive pr og ram can beadjus tedusing the
DY NAMI CSEL ECTsw itch. RR
ea rvie ea
rvie wca me ra w
camer a FF
unct ionoft unct
ionofthe r he
rear vie ear
viewcamer a w
camer a
When youeng agere ve rsege ar,th eimag efrom
th ere ar vie wcamer ais sho wninthemedia dis-
pla y.Dynamic guidelinesshowthepat hth eve hi-
cle will take withth ecur rent steer ing angle .This
hel psyouto orient yourself and toavo idobst acles
when backing up.
The rear vie wcamer ais onl yan aid. Itis no ta
subs titutefo ryo ur att ention tothesur roundings.
The responsi bilityforsaf emaneuv ering and park- Dr
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ing
remains withyo u. Mak esur eth at ther ear eno
per sons, animals orobjects etc., inthemaneuv er-
ing area while maneuv ering and parking.
% Youcan open theco verof there ar vie wcam-
er amanu ally(/ page218) .
The guide lines inthemedia displaysho wthedis-
ta nces toyour vehicle. Thedistances displa yed
onl yappl yto road leve l.
Depending ontheve hicle equipme nt,yo ucan
select from thefo llo wing views:
R Nor malvie w
R Wide-angle view
The area behind theve hicle isdispl ayedas amir -
ro rimag e,as intheinside rear vie wmir ror.
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
without P hout
Par ar
king Assis king
Assist P t
PARK ARK
TR TR
ONIC ONIC
The follo wing camer avie ws areav ailabl ein the
multimed iasystem: Nor
mal view
1 Yellowguide line,vehicle width(dr iven sur-
fa ce) depen dingonthecur rent steer ing angle
(d yna mic )
2 Yellowguide lineatadist ance ofappr ox-
imat ely3.3 T(1.0 m)from there ar area
3 Yellowlanes marking thecour sethetir es will
ta ke withth ecur rent steer ing angle (dyna mic )
4 Bum per
5 Redguide lineatadist ance ofappr oximat ely
1.0 in(0.3 m)from there ar area Wi
de-angle view
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withP h
Par ar
king Assis king
Assist P t
PARK ARK
TR TR
ONIC ONIC
The follo wing camer avie ws areav ailabl ein the
multimed iasystem: 214214
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Nor
malvie w
1 Yellowlanes marking thecour sethetir es will
ta ke withth ecur rent steer ing angle (dyna mic )
2 Yellowguide line,vehicle width(dr iven sur-
fa ce) depen dingonthecur rent steer ing angle
(d yna mic )
3 Redguide lineatadist ance ofappr oximat ely
1.0 in(0.3 m)from there ar area
4 Yellowwa rning indicat orofParking Assist
PA RK TRON IC: obst acles atadist ance
be tween approximat ely2.0 T(0.6 m)and
3.3 T(1.0 m) 5
Redwa rning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRON IC: obst acles areve ry close
(appr oximat ely1.0 T(0.3 m)orless)
6 Orang ewa rning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRON IC: obst acles areamed iumdis-
ta nce away(be tween appr oximat ely1.0 T
(0.3 m)and 2.0T(0.6 m)) Wi
de-angle view
Sy st Sy
stem f em
failur e ailur
e
If th ere ar vie wcamer ais no toper ational, thefo l-
lo wing displa yappear sin themultimedia system. Sy
st Sy
stem limits em
limits
The rear vie wcamer awill notfu nct ion orwill only
par tiallyfunc tionin thefo llo wing situations:
R The tailg ateis open.
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(/ page180) .
% 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. Dr
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%
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(/ page218) .
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 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 216216
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