parking sensors MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS SALOON 2018 User Guide

0007
Select Adopt limit . 0007
Activate 0073or deacti vate 0053 the function.
The speed limits de tected byTraf fic Sign
Assi stare automatically adop tedby Active
Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC.
Displ aying de tected traf fic signs in the
media display 0007
Select Display in COMAND .0007
Activate 0073or deacti vate 0053 the function.
0009 When DISTRONIC, cruise control or theva ri‐
able limiter are activated, the speed de tec‐
te d can be manually adop ted as the speed
limit (0013 page 220).
Ad justing the type of warning 0007
Select Visual & audible ,Visual orNone.
Ad justing the warning threshold
This value de term ines the speed at which a
wa rning is issued when exceeded. 0007
Select Warning threshold. 0007
Set the desired speed. Blind Spot Assist and
Active Blind Spot
Assi stwith exitwa rning Fu
nction of Blind Spot Assist and Active
Blind Spot Assi stwith exitwa rning
Blind Spot Assist and Active Blind Spot Assi st
use two lateral, rear-facing radar sensors to
monitor the area up to40 m behind your vehicle
and 3 m directly next to yourvehicle.
If a vehicle is de tected at speeds ab ove appr ox‐
imately 12km/h and this vehicle subsequently
enters the monitoring range di rectly next to your
ve hicle, thewa rning lamp in the outside mir ror
lights up red.
If a vehicle is de tected close tothe side of your
ve hicle, there dwa rning lamp in the outside mir‐
ro rflashes. If you swit chon the turn signal indi‐
cator in the cor responding direction, a warning
to ne sounds once. If the turn signal indicator
re mains switched on, all other de tected vehicles
are indicated only bytheflashing of thered
wa rning lamp.
If yo uove rtake a vehicle quickl y,no warning is
given. 000A
WARNING Risk of accident despi teBlind
Spot Assi st
Blind Spot Assi stdoes not react tovehicles
approaching and overtaking you at a greatly
di fferent speed.
As a result, Blind Spot Assist cannot warn
drivers in this situation. 0007
Alw ays pay careful attention tothe traf‐
fi c situation and maintain a safe dis‐
ta nce at the side of theve hicle. Blind Spot Assist and
Active Blind Spot Assi st
are on lyaids. They may failto detect some vehi‐
cles and are no substitute for attentive driving.
Alw ays ensure that there is suf ficient di stance to
th e side forot her road users and obs tacles.
Exit warning
The exitwa rning is an additional function of
Blind Spot Assist and can warnvehicle occu‐
pants about approaching vehicles when leaving
th eve hicle when stationar y. 256
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000A
WARNING Risk of accident despi teexit
wa rning
The exitwa rning reacts nei ther tostationary
objects nor tovehicles approaching you at a
great lydif fere nt speed.
As a result, theex itwa rning cannot warn
drivers in these situations. 0007
Alw ays pay particular attention tothe
traf fic situation when opening the doors
and make sure there is suf ficient clear‐
ance. If
th ere is a vehicle in the monitoring range, this
is indicated in the outside mir ror.If a vehicle
occupant opens the door on the side with the
wa rning, a warning tone sounds and thewa rning
lamp in the outside mir rorst arts toflash.
This additional function is on lyavailable when
Blind Spot Assist is activated and up toa maxi‐
mum of thre e minutes af terth e ignition has
been switched off. The exitwa rning is no longer
av ailable once thewa rning lamp in the outside
mir rorflashes thre e times. The
exitwa rning is only an aid and not a substi‐
tute forth e attention of vehicle occupants. The
re sponsibility for opening and closing the doors
and for leaving theve hicle remains with theve hi‐
cle occupants.
Sy stem limitations
Blind Spot Assist and Active Blind Spot Assi st
may be limi ted in thefo llowing situations:
R ifth ere is dirt on the sensors or the sensors
are obscured
R in poor visibility, e.g. due tofog, heavy rain or
snow
R ifth ere are nar row vehicles, e.g. bicycles or
mo torbikes
R ifth ero ad has very wide or nar rowlanes
R ifve hicles are not driving in the middle of
th eir lane
Wa rnings may be issued in er ror when driving
close tocrash ba rriers or similar solid lane bor‐
ders. Alw ays make sure that there is suf ficient
di st ance tothe side forot her traf fic or obs ta‐
cles. Wa
rnings may be inter rupte d when driving along‐
side long vehicles, forex ample lor ries, for a pro‐
longed time.
Blind Spot Assist is not operational when reve rse
ge ar is engaged.
Blind Spot Assist is not operational when a
trailer is coupled totheve hicle and the electrical
connection has been cor rectly es tablished.
The exitwa rning may be limited in thefo llowing
situations:
R When the sensors are co veredby adjacent
ve hicles in nar row parking spaces.
R When people approach theve hicle.
R Intheeve nt of stationary or slowly moving
objects.
Fu nction of brake application (Active Blind
Spot Assist)
The brake application function is only available
fo rve hicles with a Driving Assis tance Pack age.
If Ac tive Blind Spot Assi stdetects a risk of a side
impact in the monitoring range, a cou rse-cor‐
re cting brake application is car ried out. This is
designed tohelp youavo id a collision. Driving and parking
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If a lane-cor
recting brake application occu rs, dis‐
play 1appears in the multifunction displa y.
Sy stem limitations
No lane-cor recting brake application occu rsin
th efo llowing situations:
R You clear lyand actively steer, brake or accel‐
erate.
R You ha veswitched on the turn signal indica‐
to r (situation-dependent).
R A driving saf ety sy stem inter venes, su chas
ESP ®
,Ac tive Brake Assi stor Active Blind
Spot Assi st. R
You ha veadop ted a sporty driving style with
high cornering speeds or high rates of accel‐
eration.
R When ESP ®
is deactivated.
R When driving with a trailer, the electrical con‐
nection tothe trailer has been cor rectly
es tablished.
R If a loss of tyre pressure or a defective tyre
has been de tected and displ ayed.
The sy stem may be impaired or may not function
in thefo llowing situations:
R Ifth ere is poor visibility, e.g. due toinsuf fi‐
cient illumination of thero ad, if there are
highly variable shade conditions or in rain,
sno w,fog or heavy spr ay.
R Ifth ere is glare, e.g. from oncoming traf fic,
th e sun or reflections.
R Ifth e windscreen in the area of the multi‐
function camera is dirty, or if the camera is
mis ted up, damaged or co vered.
R Ifth ere are no lane markings, or se veral
unclear lane markings are present for one
lane, e.g. around roadwor ks. R
Ifth e lane markings are worn, dark or cov‐
ered.
R Ifth e dis tance totheve hicle in front is too
short and thus the lane markings cann otbe
de tected.
R Ifth e lane markings change quickl y,e.g.
lanes branch off, cross one ano ther or
mer ge.
R Ifth e car riag ewa y is very nar row and wind‐
ing.
Ve hicles with Driving Assistance pac kage or
Driving Assistance Plus pa ckage: Active Lane
Ke eping Assist uses radar sensors tomonitor
se veral areas around theve hicle. If thera dar
sensors in there ar bumper are dirty or co vered
with sn ow,th e sy stem may be impaired or may
not function. If an obs tacle in the lane in which
yo u are driving has been de tected, no lane-cor‐
re cting brake application occu rs.260
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00AFPlace
theke y in the mar ked
space See Owner's Manual ................. 534
Please reduce speed ...........................5 04
00D7Please wait Charging high- volt‐
age battery .......................................... 51 8
PRE-SAFE inoperative See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 501
Ra dar sensors dirty See Owner's
Manual ................................................ 496
006FRe ar left seat backrest not
loc ked (Example) .................................5 38
0077Re ctify tyre pressure ................... 530
Re duce speed ...................................... 532
00C8Re fill Ad Blue Eng. start not pos‐
sible .................................................... 522
00C8Re fill Ad Blue See Owne r’s Man‐
ual .......................................................5 22
0024Re lease parking brake .................495
009ERe place air cleaner ......................516,
Replace key See Owner's Man‐
ual ...................................................... .535
00AFRe placekey ................................ .534
00B6Re servefuel le vel........................ .519
0075 Restra int sys. malfunction Con‐
sult workshop ...................................... 503
Re versing not poss. Consult work‐
shop ....................................................5 25
Risk of vehicle rolling Driver door
open and transmission not in P ...........527
Ru n Flat Indicator inope rative ............. 533
003DSee Owner's Manual ....................514
Speed limit (winter tyres) XXX km/h ...513
00CC Steering malfunction Incre ased
ph ysical ef fort See Owner's Manual .... 538
00CCSt eering malfunction See Own‐
er's Manual ......................................... 527
00CCSt eering malfunction Stop
immediately See Owner's Manual .......538 St
op vehicle Lea veengine running
Wa itTransmission cooling ...................524
003D Stop vehicle Lea veengine run‐
ning ...................................................... 51 5
003D Stop vehicle See Owner's Man‐
ual ........................................................ 516
00CC Stop vehicle Vehicle too low ........ 509
çsuspended ................................... 511
0049 Switch off lights .......................... 542
0049 Switch on headlamps ..................542
To shift out of P or N,depress brake
and start engine .................................. 525
00C8To p upAdBlue Perf.re duced in
XXX miles See Owner's Manual ...........524
00C8 Top up AdBlue Perf.re duced:
XXX km/h Nostart in XXX km ............ 523
To p up coolant See Owner ’sManual ....515
00B2 Top up washer fluid .................... .540
Tr af fic Sign Assi stCamera view
re stricted See Owner's Manual ........... 508572
Index

Tr
af fic Sign Assi stcur rently una vaila‐
ble See Owner's Manual ...................... 507
Tr af fic Sign Assi stinope rative ............. 507
00CATr ailer coupling extending… ......... 535
Tr ansmission Malfunction Stop ............ 524
0024Tu rnon the ignition torelease
th e parking brake ................................ 492
0077Ty repress. monitor cur rently
una vailable .......................................... 531
0077Ty repress. monitor inoperative
No wheel sensors ................................ 531
0077Ty repress. monitor inoperative ...531
Ty re pressure Check tyres ...................528
Ty re(s) ove rheated ...............................5 32
00CCVe hiclerising Please wait............ 505
00CCVe hiclerising ...............................5 08
0077Wa rning tyre defect .....................529
0077Wheel sensor(s) missing .............. 531
Wi thout changing gear, consult work‐
shop ....................................................5 25Display on
the windscreen
see Head-up display
Distance control see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
Di stance recorder
see Trip dis tance
DI STRO NIC
see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
Door Additional door lock .............................. 77
Child saf ety lock (rear door) .................. 70
Locking (emer gency key) ...................... .81
Opening (from the inside) ......................78
Un locking (emer gency key) .................... 81
Un locking (from the inside) ...................78
Door cont rol panel .................................... .16
Dr aw bar
see Tow- bar sy stem
Drive Away Assist .................................... 250
Drive position Engaging .............................................. 183
Drive prog ram display ............................. 178Drive prog
rams
see DYNA MIC SELECT
Driver's seat see Seat
Driving abroad Symmetrical dipped beam ...................1 35
Driving lights see Automatic driving lights
Driving saf ety sy stem ............................ .202
ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy stem) ........... 203
Ac tive Brake Assi st.............................. 208
Ad aptive brake lights .......................... .214
BA S (Brake Assi stSystem) .................. 204
EBD (Elect ronic Brake forc e Distribu‐
tion) ..................................................... 207
ESP ®
Crosswind Assist ........................ 207
ESP ®
trailer stabilisation .................... .207
Overview ............................................. 203
Ra dar sensors .....................................2 02
Re sponsibility ...................................... 202
ST EER CONTROL ................................. 208
Driving sy stem
DY NA MIC BODY CONTROL .................. 232 Index
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