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drivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watchtrafficcloselyandactivelyintervenewhereappropri#j
ate.
Warning
DuetohighspeedswhenPDCParkDistance
Controlisactivated,thewarningcanbede#j
layedduetophysicalcircumstances.Thereisa riskofinjuryorriskofdamagetoproperty.
Avoidapproachinganobjecttoofast.Avoid drivingofffastwhilePDCParkDistanceControl
isnotyetactive.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
Parkassistancebutton
Ultrasoundsensors UltrasoundsensorsofthePDC,forinstanceinthebumpers.
Functionalrequirements
'xDonotcoversensors,forinstancewithstick#j
ers,bicycleracksorsimilar.'xKeepthesensorscleanandfreeofice.Switchingon/off
Switchingonautomatically Thesystemswitchesonautomaticallyinthefol#jlowingsituations:'xIfselectorleverpositionRisengagedwhen
theengineisrunning.'xDependingontheequipmentversion:while
approachingdetectedobstaclesifthespeed isslowerthanapprox.2.5mph/4km/h.Theactivationdistancedependsonthesituation
inquestion.
Youmayswitchautomaticactivationwhenob#j
staclesaredetectedonandoff.
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."DriverAssistance"4."ParkingandManeuvering"5.Ifnecessary,"AutomaticPDCActivation"6."AutomaticPDCActivation"
Thesettingisstoredforthedriverprofilecur#j
rentlyused.
Dependingonequipment,anadditionalcamera
viewisalsoswitchedon.
Automaticdeactivationduring
forwardtravel
Thesystemswitchesoffwhenacertaindriving
distanceorspeedisexceeded.
Switchthesystembackon,ifneeded.
Switchingon/offmanually Presstheparkassistancebutton.
'xOn:theLEDlightsup.'xOff:theLEDgoesout.
Therearviewcameraimageisdisplayedifthere#j
versegearisengagedwhenpressingthepark assistancebutton.
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Dependingontheequipmentversion,thesys#j
temcannotbeswitchedoffmanuallyifthere#j
versegearisengaged.
Warning Signaltones Generalinformation
Anintermittenttoneindicateswhenthevehicle
isapproachinganobject.E.g.,whenanobjectis
detectedtotheleftrearofthevehicle,asignal
tonesoundsfromtheleftrearspeaker.
Theshorterthedistancetotheobject,the shortertheintervals.
Whenthedistancetoadetectedobjectisless
thanapprox.8in/20cm,acontinuoustoneis
sounded.
Whenthereareobjectsinfrontofandbehindthe vehicleatthesametime,withadistancesmaller
thanapprox.8in/20cm,analternatingconstant
tonewillsound.
Theintermittenttoneandconstanttoneare switchedoffiftheselectorleverpositionPisen#j gaged.
Theintermittenttoneisswitchedoffafterashort timewhenthevehicleisstationary.
Volume
ThePDCsignaltonevolumecanbeadjusted.1."CAR"2."Settings"3."DriverAssistance"4."ParkingandManeuvering"5."VolumePDCsignal"6.Setthedesiredvalue.
Thesettingisstoredforthedriverprofilecur#j
rentlyused.
Visualwarning
Theapproachofthevehicletoanobjectis shownontheControlDisplay.Objectsthatare
fartherawayarealreadydisplayedontheControl
Displaybeforeasignalsounds.
ThedisplayappearsassoonasPDCisactivated.
Therangeofthesensorsisrepresentedinthe
colorsgreen,yellowandredwhenobstaclesare
detected.
Lanesarefadedinforbetterestimationofthere#j quiredspace.
Whentheimageoftherearviewcameraisdis#j played,theswitchcanbemadetoPDCortoa
differentviewwithobstaclemarkingsasneeded:
1.PresstheControllertotheleft,ifneeded.2.Forinstance"Park.sensorsonly"
Crosstrafficwarning:dependingontheequip#j ment,itiswarnedinthePDCdisplayagainstve#jhiclesapproachinginthefrontorrearfromtheside.
Additionalinformation:
Crosstrafficwarning,refertopage 283.
Systemlimits
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemisdesignedtooperateincertain
conditionsandcircumstances.Duetocondi#j tionsorotherfactors,thesystemmaynotre#jspond.Theremaybeariskofaccidentorrisk
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ofdamagetoproperty.Activelyinterveneas
warranted.RefertotheinformationinthisOwn#j er#ssManualregardingthescopeofthesys#j
tem#ssoperationandlimitations.
Trailertowing Withatrailer,atrailerpowersocketinuseorwhentrailertowingisactivated,therearPDC
functionswillbeswitchedoff.
Whitesymbolisdisplayed.
Dependingonthevehicleequipment,
therangeofthesensorsisshownasa
shadedareaontheControlDisplay.
Limitsofultrasonicmeasurement
Thedetectionofobjectswithultrasonicmeas#j
urementscanrunintophysicallimits,e.g.,inthe
followingsituations:'xForsmallchildrenandanimals.'xForpersonswithcertainclothing,forinstance coats.'xWithexternalinterferenceoftheultrasound,
forinstancefrompassingvehiclesorloud
machines.'xWhensensorsaredirty,icedover,damaged
oroutofposition.'xUndercertainweatherconditions,e.g.,high relativehumidity,wetconditions,snowfall,
cold,extremeheat,orstrongwind.'xWithtowbarsandtrailercouplingsofother
vehicles.'xWiththinorwedge-shapedobjects.'xWithmovingobjects.'xWithelevated,protrudingobjectssuchas ledges.'xWithobjectswithcorners,edges,and
smoothsurfaces.'xWithobjectswithafinesurfacestructure
suchasfences.'xForobjectswithporoussurfaces.'xWithsmallandlowobjects,forinstance
boxes.'xWithobstaclesandpersonsattheedgeof thelane.'xWithsoftobstaclesorobstaclescoveredin
foammaterial.'xWithplantsandbushes.'xLowobjectsalreadydisplayed,forinstance
curbs,canmoveintotheblindareaofthe sensorsbeforeorafteracontinuoustonesounds.'xCargothatextendsbeyondtheperimeterof
thevehicleisnottakenintoaccountbythe
system.
Falsewarnings
Thesystemmayissueawarningunderthefol#j
lowingconditionseventhoughthereisnoobsta#j
clewithinthedetectionrange:
'xInheavyrain.'xWhensensorsareverydirtyorcoveredwith
ice.'xWhensensorsarecoveredinsnow.'xOnroughroadsurfaces.'xOnunevensurfaces,suchasspeedbumps.'xInlargebuildingswithrightanglesand smoothwalls,forinstanceinundergroundga#j
rages.'xInautomaticcarwashes.'xDuetoheavyexhaust.'xWhenthetrailerhitchcoverisnotonstraight.'xDuetootherultrasoundsources,forinstance sweepingmachines,highpressuresteam
cleanersorneonlights.
Topreventfalsealarms,switchoffautomatic
ParkDistanceControlPDCactivationonobsta#j
cledetection,forinstanceinautomaticcar
washes.
Malfunction
ACheckControlmessageisdisplayed.
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Whitesymbolisdisplayed,andtherange
ofthesensorsisdimmedontheControl
Display.
PDCParkDistanceControlhasfailed.Havethe
systemcheckedbyadealer'sservicecenteror anotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Dependingonequipment version:emergencybrake function,ActivePDC
Concept
TheemergencybrakingfunctionofPDCinitiates
anemergencybrakingincaseofacuteriskof collision.
Generalinformation Thisfunctionmaynotbeavailable.Contactyour
authorizeddealer#ssservicecenteroranother qualifiedservicecenterastowhetherthisaddi#j
tionalfunctioniscurrentlyinyourvehicleorwhenitcanbeinstalledinyourvehicleinthefuture.
Duetosystemlimits,acollisioncannotbepre#j ventedunderallcircumstances.
Thefunctionisavailablebelowwalkingspeed
whendrivinginreverseorrollingbackward.
Apressoftheacceleratorpedalinterruptsthe brakeintervention.
Afteremergencybrakingtoastop,furthercreep#j
ingtowardanobstacleispossible.Proceedwith caution.Tomoveforward,lightlypresstheaccel#j
eratorpedalandreleaseasneeded.
Iftheacceleratorpedalisdepressedlonger,the vehicledrivesoff.Manualbrakingispossibleat
anytime.
Thesystemusestheultrasonicsensorsofthe
ParkDistanceControlPDCandtheParkingAs#j
sistant.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driver#sspersonaljudgmentinassessingthe
trafficconditions.Thereisariskofaccident. Adjustdrivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watch
trafficandvehiclesurroundingscloselyandac#j tivelyintervenewhereappropriate.
Additionally,theSafetyInstructionsforthePDC
ParkDistanceControlandtheAutomaticParking Assistantapply.
Additionalinformation:
'xPDCParkDistanceControl,referto
page 260.'xParkingassistant,refertopage 276.
Temporaryswitchingoff
Theemergencybrakefunctioncanbeswitched
offtemporarily:
ConfirmthemessageontheControlDisplay. Duringcontinueddrivinginthissurroundingsit#j uation,nofurtheremergencybrakingwilloccur.
Settings Itispossibletosetwhichareasonthevehiclewill
beprotectedbythesystem.
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."DriverAssistance"4."ParkingandManeuvering"5."ActivePDCwithbrakinginterv."6.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Thesettingisstoredforthedriverprofilecur#j
rentlyused.
Systemlimits ThelimitsofthesystemsoftheParkDistance
ControlPDCandtheParkingAssistantapply.
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Thesystemcannotbeusedinthefollowingsit#j
uations,forexample:'xWhenHillDescentControlisactive,the emergencybrakingfunctionisdeactivated.
HillDescentControlHDC,refertopage 233.'xWhendrivingwithatrailer.
Ifrequired,deactivatethesystemviaiDrive
whereapplicable.
WithParkingAssistant: sideparkingaid
Concept
Thesystemwarnsofobstaclesonthesideof thevehicle.
Generalinformation
Thesystemusestheultrasonicsensorsofthe ParkDistanceControlPDCandtheParkingAs#jsistant.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driver#sspersonaljudgmentinassessingthe trafficconditions.Thereisariskofaccident.Adjustdrivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watch
trafficandvehiclesurroundingscloselyandac#j tivelyintervenewhereappropriate.
Additionally,theSafetyInstructionsforthePDCParkDistanceControlandtheAutomaticParkingAssistantapply.
Additionalinformation:
'xPDCParkDistanceControl,referto
page 260.'xParkingassistant,refertopage 276.Display
Toprotectthesidesofthevehicle,obstacle
markingsaredisplayedonthesidesofthevehi#j
cle.
'xColormarkings:warningagainstdetectedob#j stacles.'xGraymarkings,hatchedarea:noobstaclesweredetected.'xNomarkings,blackarea:theareanexttothe
vehiclewasnotyetcaptured.
Limitsofthesideparkingaid
Thesystemonlydisplaysstationaryobstacles
thatwerepreviouslydetectedbysensorswhile passingthem.
Thesystemdoesnotdetectwhetheranobstacle moveslateron.Ifthevehicleisstationary,the markingsareshowninblackafteracertaintime.
Theareanexttothevehiclemustbenewlycap#j tured.
Thesideparkingaidisnotavailablewhenthe
trailersocketisoccupiedortrailertowingisacti#j
vated.
Additionally,thelimitsofthesystemsofthePark DistanceControlPDCandtheParkingAssistant
apply.
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WithoutSurroundView:rearviewcamera
Concept
Therearviewcameraprovidesassistancein parkingandmaneuveringbackwards.Thearea
behindthevehicleisshownontheControlDis#j play.
Additionally,assistancefunctionscanbeshown
inthedisplay,e.g.,helplines.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe driver#sspersonaljudgmentinassessingthe
trafficconditions.Thereisariskofaccident. Adjustdrivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watch
trafficandvehiclesurroundingscloselyandac#j tivelyintervenewhereappropriate.
Overview
Dependingonthevehicle
equipment:buttoninthevehicle
Parkassistancebutton
Camera
Thecameralensislocatedinthehandleofthe tailgate.
Theimagequalitymaybeimpairedbydirt.If
necessary,cleanthecameralens.
Switchingon/off
Switchingonautomatically Thesystemisswitchedonautomaticallyifselec#j
torleverpositionRisengagedwhentheengine
isrunning.
Automaticdeactivationduring
forwardtravel
Thesystemswitchesoffwhenacertaindriving
distanceorspeedisexceeded.
Switchthesystembackon,ifneeded.
Dependingonthevehicle
equipment:switchingon/off
manually
Presstheparkassistancebutton.
'xOn:theLEDlightsup.'xOff:theLEDgoesout.
Theparkingassistancefunctionsareshownon
theControlDisplay.
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SwitchingtheviewviaiDrive
Iftherearviewcameraviewisnotdisplayed,
changetheviewviaiDrive:1.Ifnecessary,tiltthecontrollertotheside.2."Rearviewcamera"
Therearviewcameraimageisdisplayed.
Functionalrequirements
'xThetailgateisfullyclosed.'xKeeptherecordingrangeofthecamera
open.Protrudingcargoorcarriersystemsand
trailersthatarenotconnectedtoatrailer
powersocketcanrestrictthevisibilityrange
ofthecamera.
DisplayontheControlDisplay
Functionbars
Theassistancefunctionscanbeactivatedman#j
uallyviathefunctionbarsonthesidesofthe
ControlDisplay.
1.MovetheControllertotheright,ifneeded.2.Withcorrespondingequipment:
"Cameraimage"3.'x"Parkingaidlines".
Pathwaylinesandturningradiuslinesare
displayed.'x"Obstaclemark.".
Dependingonthevehicleequipment,the
obstaclesdetectedbyPDCParkDistance
Controlaredisplayedbymarkings.
Zoomontrailerhitch:
1.MovetheControllertotheleft,ifneeded.2."Trailerhitch".
Azoomedimageofthetrailerhitchisshown.
Morethanoneassistancefunctioncanbeactive
atthesametime.
Parkingaidlines
Pathwaylines
Pathwaylineshelpyoutoestimatethespacere#j
quiredwhenparkingandmaneuveringonlevel
roads.
Pathwaylinesdependonthesteeringangleand arecontinuouslyadjustedtothesteeringwheel
movements.
Turningradiuslines
Turningradiuslinescanonlybesuperimposed onthecameraimagetogetherwithpathway
lines.
Turningradiuslinesshowthecourseofthe smallestpossibleturningradiusonalevelroad.
Onlyoneturningradiuslineisdisplayedafterthe
steeringwheelisturnedpastacertainangle.
Parkingusingpathwayandturningradius
lines
1.Positionthevehiclesothattheredturningra#j
diuslineleadstowithinthelimitsofthepark#j
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2.Turnthesteeringwheeltothepointwherethegreenpathwaylinecoversthecorre#j
spondingturningradiusline.
Obstaclemarking
Dependingonthevehicleequipment,obstacles
behindthevehiclearedetectedbythePDCPark DistanceControlsensors.
Obstaclemarkingscanbefadedintotheimage oftherearviewcamera.
Thecoloredthresholdsoftheobstaclemarkings
matchthemarkingsofthePDCParkDistance
Control.
Zoomontrailerhitch
Tomakeiteasiertoattachatrailer,youcan
zoominontheviewofthetrailerhitch.
Twostaticcirclesegmentsshowthedistance
betweenthetrailerandthetrailerhitch.
Adockinglinedependentonthesteeringangle
helpswithaimingforthetrailerwiththetrailer
hitch.
Whenzoomingin,rememberthattheviewmay
nolongershowcertainobstacles.
Settingbrightnessandcontrast
viaiDrive
Withtherearviewcameraswitchedon:1.MovetheControllertotheright,ifneeded.2."Cameraimage"3.Toperformthedesiredsetting:'x"Brightness"'x"Contrast"
Systemlimits
Deactivatedcamera
Whenthecameraisdeactivated,forinstance
whenthetailgateisopen,thecameraimageis displayedhatchedingray.
DetectionofobjectsVerylowobstaclesaswellashigh,protruding
objectssuchasledgesmaynotbedetectedby
thesystem.
Dependingonthevehicleequipment,someas#j
sistancefunctionsalsoconsiderdatafromthe
PDCParkDistanceControl.
FollowthenotesinthePDCParkDistanceCon#j
trolchapter.
TheobjectsdisplayedontheControlDisplay maybecloserthantheyappear.Donotestimate thedistancefromtheobjectsonthedisplay.
WithParkingAssistant Plus:SurroundView
Concept
Thesystemprovidesassistanceinparkingand maneuvering.Theareaaroundthevehicleis
shownontheControlDisplay.
Generalinformation Severalcamerascapturetheareafromdifferentselectableperspectives.
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Thefollowingcameraperspectivescanbedis#j
played:'xAutomaticcameraperspective:thesystem
showsthecameraperspectivesuitablefor
therespectivedrivingsituation.'xRearviewcamera:forrepresentingtheareas behindthevehicle.'xRight-handandleft-handsideview:forrepre#j
sentingtheareasonthesidesofthevehicle.'xUnobstructedcameraperspective,movable viaiDrive.'xPanoramaView:topresentcrosstraffic,for
instanceatjunctionsanddriveways,depend#j
ingonthecurrentlyengagedgear.
Dependingontheview,thevehicle'ssurround#j ingsorapartofitisdepicted.
Additionally,assistancefunctionsareshownin
thedisplay,e.g.,helplines.
Morethanoneassistancefunctioncanbeactive
atthesametime.
Someassistancefunctionscanbemanuallyacti#j
vated.
Thefollowingassistancefunctionsareautomati#j
callydisplayed:
'xSideparkingaid.'xDooropeningangle.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driver#sspersonaljudgmentinassessingthe
trafficconditions.Thereisariskofaccident. Adjustdrivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watch
trafficandvehiclesurroundingscloselyandac#j tivelyintervenewhereappropriate.
Overview
Buttonsinthevehicle
Parkassistancebutton
PanoramaView
Cameras
Frontcamera
Rearviewcamera
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Onecameraislocatedatthebottomofeachex#jteriormirrorhousing.
Theimagequalitymaybeimpairedbydirtonthe
cameralenses.Ifrequired,cleanthecamera
lenses.
Switchingon/off
Switchingonautomatically Thesystemisswitchedonautomaticallyifselec#j
torleverpositionRisengagedwhentheengine isrunning.
Thecameraperspectivesuitablefortherespec#j tivedrivingsituationisdisplayed.
Additionalinformation:
Switchingon/off,refertopage 261.
Switchingon/offmanually Presstheparkassistancebutton.
'xOn:theLEDlightsup.'xOff:theLEDgoesout.
Therearviewcameracannotbeswitchedoffifthereversegearisengaged.
Automaticdeactivationduring
forwardtravel
Thesystemswitchesoffwhenacertaindriving
distanceorspeedisexceeded.
Switchthesystembackon,ifneeded.
DisplayontheControlDisplay
Overview1Functionbar,left2Cameraimage3Sideview4Automaticcameraperspective5Movableunobstructedcameraperspective6Functionbar,right7Rearviewcamera8Selectionwindow
Functionbarontheleft
Theleftfunctionbarcanbeusedforthedirect
selectionofvariousviewsviaiDrive.Movethe Controllertotheleft,ifneeded.
'x"Carwash".'x"Parking":aroundthevehicle.'x"3Dview":availablecamera.'x"Trailerhitch".
Sideview
Thesideviewcanbeselectedfortherightorleftvehicleside.
Thisviewhelpswhenpositioningthevehicleat thecurborwithotherobstaclesonthesideby
displayingthesidesurroundings.
Thesideviewlooksfromreartofrontandincase
ofdanger,focusesautomaticallyonpossibleob#j stacles.
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