MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS ESTATE 2021 Owners Manual

Where necessary, stop the vehicle or
cancel the parking procedure with Active
Parking Assist.
On completion of the parking procedure, theActive Parking Assist finished, take control of vehicle display message appears.
Secure the vehicle against rolling away. When
required by legal requirements or local condi-
tions: turn the wheels towards the kerb.%You can stop the vehicle and change the transmission position during the parking pro-
cedure. The system then calculates a new
vehicle path. If no new vehicle path is availa-
ble, the transmission position can be changed
again, or the process can be cancelled.Immediate parking from the camera viewSelect the Camera views menu.When the vehicle is stationary and the trans-
mission is position 005E, and the R symbol
6 appears in the camera image: press the
R symbol 6 on the side on which you
wish to park.
The parking procedure is initiated in the direc-
tion selected.%The parking space and parking direction can-
not be changed in immediate parking.%This function can be deactivated in the Park-
ing menu.
qExiting a parking space with Active Parking
Assist
Requirements: = The vehicle is equipped with a 360° Camera.
= The vehicle has been parked with Active Park-
ing Assist.Start the vehicle.Press button 1.Driving and parking249

Select Parking Assistance menu 2.If necessary, change direction of exit 3.To start exiting the parking space: press but-
ton 1 again.If necessary, change the transmission posi-
tion. Observe any messages displayed in the driver display and central display.
The vehicle moves out of the parking space.The turn signal indicator is automatically switched
on when exiting a parking space begins and
switched oM when it is completed. You are
responsible for selecting the turn signal indicator in accordance with the traPc conditions. If neces-
sary, select the turn signal indicator accordingly.
Aser the parking space has been exited, a warn-
ing tone and the Ø Active Parking Assist fin-
ished, take control of vehicle message prompt
you to take control of the vehicle. You have to
accelerate, brake, steer and change gear yourself again.
If you do not react to the prompt to take control of the vehicle, the system will brake the vehicle to
a standstill.

q Pausing Active Parking Assist
You can interrupt the parking or exiting procedure
of Active Parking Assist by one of the following
actions, for example:depressing the brake pedalopening the front passenger door, a rear door,
the boot or the bonnetapplying the electric parking brake or activat- ing the HOLD functionTo resume the parking or exiting procedure:
gently depress the accelerator pedal.%If the electric parking brake was applied
before Active Parking Assist was activated, depress the accelerator pedal lightly to start
the parking or exiting procedure.
Check the area around your vehicle again before
resuming a paused parking procedure. Make sure
that persons, animals or objects are no longer in
the manoeuvring range. Also observe the system limitations of Active Parking Assist.

q Automatic braking function of Active Parking
Assist
Persons or objects detected in the manoeuvring range could cause the vehicle to brake sharply and interrupt 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
resuming the parking or exiting procedure. Make
sure that persons, animals or objects are no lon-
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ger in the manoeuvring range. Also observe thesystem limitations of Active Parking Assist.
Manoeuvring assistant

q Function of Drive Away Assist
Drive Away Assist can reduce the severity of an
impact when pulling away. If the system detects
an obstacle in the direction of travel, the vehicle's
speed is brieOy reduced to approximately 2 km/h.
A risk of collision may arise in the following situa-
tions, for example:
= If the driver mixes up the accelerator and
brake pedals.
= If the driver engages an incorrect gear.
= If the driver depresses the accelerator pedal
with too much force.
Drive Away Assist is active under the following conditions:
= If the vehicle was stationary and the transmis-
sion position was changed to 005E or 005B.
= If the vehicle has rolled less than approx-
imately 1.0 m since being at a standstill.
= If the detected obstacle is less than approx.
1.0 m away.
Drive-away Assist can be deactivated or activated
in the Manoeuvring assistance menu
(  page 253).
If a critical situation is detected, the following
symbol appears in red in the selected view in the Camera & parking menu:

%If Drive Away Assist is not available, the same
symbol appears in grey. If the Camera & park-
ing menu is not opened in the central display,
the symbol and pop-up of Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC both appear.
Drive Away Assist is only an aid. It is not a substi-
tute for your attention to the surroundings. The
responsibility for safe manoeuvring and parking
remains with you. Make sure that no persons, ani- mals or objects etc. are in the manoeuvringrange.
&WARNING Risk of accident caused by limi-
ted detection performance of Drive Away Assist
Drive Away Assist cannot always clearly iden-
tify objects and traPc situations.
Always pay careful attention to the traPc
situation; do not rely on Drive Away Assist alone.Be prepared to brake or swerve as nec-
essary, provided the traPc situation per-
mits and that it is safe to take evasive
action.
System limits
The system limits of Active Parking Assist apply
(  page 245).
On uphill gradients, the performance of Drive
Away Assist is restricted.
If transport equipment is secured to the trailer
hitch, such as a trailer or bicycle rack, Drive Away
Assist is not available when you are reversing.
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qFunction of cross traPc warning
The cross traPc warning can warn you of crossing
traPc when you are reversing out of a parking
space. The radar sensors in the bumper also mon-
itor the area adjacent to the vehicle.
The cross traPc warning is automatically active
when you reverse at a speed of less than approx- imately 10 km/h.
Depending on the country, the cross traPc warn-
ing can be deactivated or activated in the
Manoeuvring assistance menu ( page 253).
If a critical situation is detected, the following symbol appears in red in the selected view in the Camera & parking menu:

Warning for crossing traffic behind : the vehicle
can be automatically braked if cross traPc is
detected.
%If the cross traPc warning is not available, the
/ symbol appears in grey. If the Camera
& parking menu is not opened in the centraldisplay, the symbol and pop-up of Parking
Assist PARKTRONIC both appear.
The cross traPc warning is only an aid and not a
substitute for your attention to the surroundings. The responsibility for safe manoeuvring and park-
ing remains with you. Make sure that no persons, animals or objects etc. are in the manoeuvringrange.
&WARNING Risk of accident caused by limi-
ted detection performance of the cross
traPc warning
The cross traPc warning cannot always clearly
identify objects and traPc situations.
Always pay careful attention to the traPc
situation; do not rely on the cross traPc
warning alone.Be prepared to brake or swerve as nec-
essary, provided the traPc situation per-
mits and that it is safe to take evasive
action.System limits
The system limits of Active Parking Assist apply
(  page 245).
If the radar sensors are obstructed by vehicles or other objects, detection is not possible.
In the following situations, the cross traPc warn-
ing is not available:
= on inclines
= Warning for crossing traffic behind : if trans-
port equipment, for example a trailer or bicy-
cle rack, is attached to the trailer hitch and the electrical connection has been correctly
established

q Manoeuvring brake function
The manoeuvring brake function can prevent colli-
sions with pedestrians when the vehicle is revers- ing at slow speeds. If the reversing camera
detects a person in the vehicle path, the vehicle
can be braked to a standstill.
The manoeuvring brake function can intervene under the following conditions:
= The vehicle is reversing at a speed slower than
10 km/h.252Driving and parking

=The camera image is shown in the central dis-
play (  page 241).
You can activate and deactivate the manoeuvring brake function in the Manoeuvring assistance
menu (  page 253).
If the manoeuvring brake function is triggered, the
following symbol appears in red in the selected view in the Camera & parking menu:

%If the manoeuvring brake function is not avail-
able, the same symbol appears in grey. If the Camera & parking menu is not opened in the
central display, the symbol and pop-up of
Parking Assist PARKTRONIC both appear.
The manoeuvring brake function is only an aid. It
is not a substitute for your attention to the sur- roundings. The responsibility for safe manoeuvring
and parking remains with you. Make sure that no
persons, animals or objects etc. are in the manoeuvring range.
&WARNING Risk of accident caused by limi-
ted detection by the manoeuvring brake
function
The manoeuvring brake function cannot
always clearly detect people. Other obstacles
are not detected by the function.
In these cases, the function may brake unnec-
essarily or not brake at all.
Always pay careful attention to the traPc
situation; do not rely on the manoeuvring
brake function alone.Be ready to brake.
System limits
Observe the system limits of the following func-
tions:
= Active Parking Assist (  page 245)
= 360° Camera (  page 236)
= Reversing camera (  page 232)
The manoeuvring brake function is not available in
the following situations:
= on inclines
= if transport equipment, for example a trailer or
bicycle rack, is attached to the trailer hitch
and the electrical connection has been cor- rectly established

q Activating/deactivating manoeuvring assis-
tance
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 ParkingSelect Manoeuvring assistance .Activate or deactivate the desired manoeu-
vring assistance.
Trailer Manoeuvring Assist

q Function of Trailer Manoeuvring Assist
&WARNING Risk of accident due to unsuita-
ble trailers
Trailers with a steered axle or a Nsh wheel
cannot be used with Trailer Manoeuvring
Assist.
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Due to this, the trailer cannot be manoeuvred
in the desired direction and you can cause a
collision or the trailer can overturn.Only use Trailer Manoeuvring Assist with trailers with Nxed drawbars and axles.*NOTE Damage due to overhanging loads
in front or drawbar installations
The vehicle and the trailer may be damaged
during manoeuvring due to overhanging loads
at the front of the trailer or drawbar installa-
tions.
Pay attention to overhanging loads or
drawbar installations while manoeuvring.
Trailer Manoeuvring Assist assists you when
reversing with a trailer. Using the reversing cam-
era, it monitors the articulation angle between the vehicle and trailer and adjusts it to a speciNed
value. Trailer Manoeuvring Assist also limits your speed.
Trailer Manoeuvring Assist is only an aid. It is not
a substitute for your attention to the surround- ings. The responsibility for safe manoeuvring and
parking remains with you. Make sure that there
are no persons, animals or objects in the manoeu- vring area while manoeuvring and parking in/exit-ing parking spaces.
You can either enter the articulation angle value
directly via the multimedia system, use a straight- ening manoeuvre or the 90° manoeuvre. When
carrying out a straightening manoeuvre, the sys-
tem calculates the articulation angle automatically
and straightens the vehicle/trailer combination to
the trailer's current direction.
Observe the notes on towing a trailer
(  page 256).
System limits
Observe the system limits of the following func-
tions:
= Active Parking Assist (  page 245)
= 360° Camera (  page 236)
= Reversing camera (  page 232)
The system may be impaired or may not function
in the following situations:
= The gradient is greater than approximately
15%.

q Using Trailer Manoeuvring Assist
Requirements: = The vehicle has been started and is stationary.
= A trailer has been detected.
= The gradient is less than approximately 15%.
= The tailgate is closed.
= The electric parking brake is not applied.
= The driver's seat belt is fastened.254Driving and parking

Using Trailer Manoeuvring AssistEngage reverse gear 005E.Press button 1.
The camera image is shown in the media dis-
play.
You can select various manoeuvres in the Trailer
Manoeuvring Assist menu. The manoeuvres avail-
able depend on the current articulation angle and
length of the trailer.
To adjust the articulation angle: select 3.
Swipe les or right anywhere in the camera
image in the media display to change the
articulation angle.
or
To activate the straightening manoeuvre:
select 1.
The system calculates the articulation angle in such a way that the direction of the trailer at
the time of activation is maintained. There is ashort countersteering movement of the trailer
while the vehicle is reversed, which then
guides it back to the desired line. In this way, the vehicle is aligned straight with the trailer
and, at the same time, the direction of the
trailer is maintained.
or
To activate the 90° manoeuvre: = Align the vehicle in the same direction
(line) as the trailer.
= Select (les or right) 2.
The system calculates the articulation angle
so that the trailer can be manoeuvred into a
space perpendicular to the vehicle using the
smallest possible angle. Aser the manoeuvre,
the vehicle is aligned again in the direction of
the trailer.Accelerate and brake as required.Driving and parking255

%The maximum articulation angle depends on
the length of the trailer. This is calculated by
the system by driving the vehicle forwards,
including cornering. Before the length of the
trailer has been calculated, the maximum articulation angle is approximately 23°. The
longer the trailer is, the higher the maximum articulation angle (max. approximately 60°).%Pay attention to your surroundings and beready to brake at all times.
Trailer hitch
Notes on trailer operation
Observe the following notes on the tongue weight:
= Do not use a tongue weight that exceeds or
falls below the permissible tongue weight
= Use a tongue weight as close as possible to
the maximum tongue weight
Do not exceed the following values:
=
Permissible towing capacity
=
Permissible rear axle load of the towing vehi- cle
=Permissible gross weight of the towing vehicle
=
Permissible gross weight of the trailer
=
Maximum permissible speed of the trailer
Ensure the following before starting a journey: = The tyre pressure on the rear axle of the tow-
ing vehicle is set for a maximum load
= The lighting of the connected trailer is opera-
tional
In the event of increased rear axle load, the car/ trailer combination must not exceed a maximum speed of 100 km/h for reasons concerning theoperating permit. This also applies in countries inwhich the permissible maximum speed for car/
trailer combinations is above 100 km/h.
%When you are reversing with a trailer, remem-
ber to use the Trailer Manoeuvering Assist
function (  page 253).Folding the ball neck out and in&WARNING Risk of accident due to the ball
neck not being engaged
If the ball neck is not engaged, the trailer may
come loose.
Always engage the ball neck as descri-
bed.&WARNING Risk of injury from ball neck
swinging outwards
The ball neck may swing outwards when
unlocking or when it has not been properly
engaged.
There is a risk of injury within the ball neck's range of movement!
Unlock the ball neck only when its range
of movement is unobstructed.Always be sure the ball neck is engaged
when folding inwards.256Driving and parking

*NOTE Increased risk of damage to prop-
erty due to folded-out ball neckWhen the trailer is not coupled or the bicycle rack is attached, fold in the ballneck or, in the case of a fully electric
trailer hitch, retract the ball neck.*NOTE Damage to the vehicle due to incor-
rect use of the trailer hitch
When a trailer hitch is used to recover a vehi-
cle, the vehicle may be damaged in the proc- ess.
Use the trailer hitch only for pulling a
trailer or attaching approved carrier sys-
tems (e.g. a bicycle rack).
Requirements: = The vehicle is secured against rolling away.
= The swivel range is clear.
= The trailer cables or adapter plugs have been
removed.
Folding the ball neck outPull switch 2 until the ball neck unlocks.
The ball neck will fold out from under the rear
bumper.
Indicator lamp 1 will Oash.Pull the ball neck in the direction of the arrow
until it engages audibly in a vertical position.
Indicator lamp 1 on the ball neck release
switch will go out.
If the ball neck is not securely locked in place, the Check trailer hitch lock display message
will appear on the driver's display.Remove the cover cap from the ball head and
store it in a safe place.Driving and parking257

Make sure that the ball on the ball neck is clean.Check that it is either greased or dry (grease-
free), depending on the instructions for the trailer.
Folding the ball neck inPull switch 2 until the ball neck unlocks.
The ball neck will fold up under the rear
bumper.
Indicator lamp 1 will Oash.Push the ball neck in the direction of the
arrow until it engages audibly behind the
bumper.
Indicator lamp 1 and the display on the driv-
er's display will disappear.
Observe the information about the notiNcations
on the driver's display:
= Indicator and warning lamps (  page 525)
= Display messages (  page 463)
Coupling up/uncoupling a trailer
Requirements:
= The ball neck is extended and engaged in a
securely locked position.
Trailers with a 7-pin plug can be connected to the vehicle with the following adapters:
= Adapter plug
= Adapter cable
The trailer will be correctly detected by the vehi-
cle only if the following conditions are met:
= The trailer is connected correctly.
= The trailer lighting system is in working order.
The functions of the following systems will be
aMected by a correctly connected trailer:
= ESP n
trailer stabilisation
= Trailer Manoeuvering Assist
= Active Lane Keeping Assist
= Parking Assist PARKTRONIC
= Active Parking Assist
= Blind Spot Assist or Active Blind Spot Assist
= Drive Away Assist
= Cross traPc warning
= Manoeuvering brake function
= Reversing camera=360° Camera
Coupling up a trailer*NOTE Damage to the starter battery due
to full discharge
Charging the trailer battery using the power
supply of the trailer can damage the starter
battery.
Do not use the vehicle's power supply to
charge the trailer battery.Remove the cover cap from the ball head and
store it in a safe place.Position the trailer on a level surface behind
the vehicle and couple it up to the vehicle.258Driving and parking