MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS 2020 Owner's Manual

When
youe ngager eve rseg ear ,the imag efrom
re ar vie wc amera1 issho wninthem ultimedia
sy stem. Dynamic guidelinesshowthe pat hthe
ve hicle willtake wit hthe steer ing wheel inits
cur rent positio n.Thi sh elps yout oo rient your‐
self and toavoid obstacle sw henb ackin gu p.
The rear vie wc amerai so nly anaid. Itis no ta
subs titutef or your att entio nt ot he sur round ings.
The responsibili tyfors afem aneu vering and pa
rking remains withyou. Mak esuret hat ther e
ar en op ersons, animals orobjec tsetc., inthe
maneu vering area whilem aneu vering and park‐
ing.
The guide linesinthem edia displa yshowt he
dis tances toyour vehicle. Thedistances dis‐
pl ay ed onlyapply toroad leve l.
Yo uc an sele ctfrom thef ollo wing views:
R Normalvie w
R Wide-ang levie w
The area behind thev ehicle isdispla yeda sa
mir rorimag e,as inthei nside rear vie wm irro r. Cam
erav iews inthem ultim edia system Nor
mal view
1 Yello wl ane markingthe cour sethet ires will
ta ke atthec urrent steer ing wheel angle
(dynamic)
2 Yello wg uide line,vehicle width(driven sur‐
fa ce) dep endi ngon thec urrent steer ing
wheel angle(dynamic)
3 Redg uide lineatad ista nce ofapprox imat ely
1. 0i n( 0.3 m)from ther ear area
4 Yello ww arning indicator ofParking Assist
PA RK TRONI C:obs tacles atad ista nce
be twee na pproxim ately 2.0 ft(0.6 m)and
3.3 ft(1.0 m) Dr
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Redw arning displa yofParking Assist
PA RK TRONI C:obs tacles arev eryc los e
(a ppr oximat ely1 .0ft(0.3 m)orless)
6 Orang ewarning displa yofParking Assist
PA RK TRONI C:obs tacles aream edium dis‐
ta nce away (be tween appr oximat ely1 .0ft
(0.3 m)and 2.0ft(0.6 m))
% Ifth ee ntires ystemf ails, thei nner segment s
of thew arning displa yaresho wninred. The
indicat orlam ponthe PARK TRONI Cbutton
light supa nd theé symbol appearsin
th em ultifunc tiondispla y.
If th es ystemf ails atther ear ,the rear seg‐
men tsares hown inredw hen backingu p
and areh idden whendriving forw ards.
When ActiveP arking Assisti sa ctive, the
lane markingsared ispla yedi ng reen.
If Pa rking AssistP ARK TRON ICisde act ivat ed ,
th ew arning displa yfades out. Wi
de-ang levie w
Sy stem failur e
If th er ei sn oo per ational readin ess, thef ollo wing
messag eappear sint he multimedia system: Sy
stem limit s
The rear vie wc ameraw illno tfun ction orwill
on lypa rtiall yfunc tion inthef ollo wing situations:
R The trunk lidisopen.
R Ther eish eavy rain, sno worfog.
R The ambient lightcondit ionsarep oor ,e.g. at
night.
R The camer alens isobs truct ed, dirtyor fog‐
ge du p.Obser vethen otes on cleaning the
re ar vie wc amera( /pag e421).
R Cameras, orvehicle component sinw hich
th ec amer asarei nstalled, ared amag ed.In
th is eve nt,have thec amer as,their position s
and their setting checkeda taq ualifiedspe‐
cialis tworks hop.
The field ofvision andother funct ionsofther ear
vie wc ameram aybe restrict ed duet oa ddit ional
acc esso ries on ther ear ofthev ehicle (e.g.
license platebrack et or bicy cle rack ).
% The displa ycontras tmaybe impair eddue to
inc ident sunligh toro ther light sources. In
th is case, payp artic ular attent ion. 24
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Have thed ispla yrepair edorreplaced if,for
ex am ple, pixelerro rs consi derablyrestrict its
us e. 360
°came ra Fu
nction ofthe3 60° Cam era
The 360°Camera isas yst em that con sistsof
fo ur cam eras. The cam eras coverthe immediat e
ve hicle surround ings.The system assis tsyou,
e.g .when parkingo ratexitsw ithr educed visibil‐
ity .
The views ofthe3 60° Camer aarealw aysa vaila‐
ble when drivin gforwa rdsu ptoas peedof
appr ox.1 0m ph(16k m/h) andwhen backing
up.
The 360° Camer aiso nlya na id. Itis no tas ub‐
st itut efor your att entio nt ot he sur round ings.
The responsibili tyfors afem aneu vering and
pa rking remains withyou. Mak esuret hat ther e
ar en op ersons, animals orobjec tsetc., inthe
maneu vering area whilem aneu vering and park‐
ing. The
system evaluat esimag esfrom thef ollo wing
camera s:
R Rear vie wc amera
R Front camer a
R Twos ide camer asintheo utside mirrors
Vi ew so fthe 360 °Camera
Yo uc an sele ctfrom differe nt vie ws: 1
Wide-ang levie w, front
2 Topv ieww ithi mag efromt hefront camer a
3 Topv ieww ithi mag esfrom thes ide camer as
in theo utside mirrors
4 Wide-ang levie w, rear 5
Topv ieww ithi mag efromt herear vie wc am‐
er a
6 Topv ieww itht railer view( vehicles witha
tra iler hitch)
To pv iew 1
Lane indicati ngther out ethe vehicle will
ta ke atthec urrent steer ing wheel angle
2 Yello ww arning displa yofParking Assist
PA RK TRONI C:obs tacles atad ista nce of
ap prox imat ely3 .3ft(1.0 m) orless
3 Your vehicle from above
If th ed ista nce totheo bjec tlessens, thec olor of
wa rning displa y2 chang es.From adista nce of Dr
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appr
oximat ely2 .0ft(0.6 m)thew arning displa y
is sho wninorang e.From adista nce ofapprox ‐
imat ely1 .0ft(0.3 m)thew arning displa yis
sho wninred.
When Parking AssistP ARK TRON ICisop erationa l
an dn oobjec tisd etect ed, thes egment softhe
wa rning displa yaresho wningray .
% Ifth ee ntires ystemf ails, thes egment sof
th ew arning displa yaresho wninred. The
indicat orlam ponthe PARK TRONI Cbutton
light supa nd theé symbol appearsin
th em ultifunc tiondispla y.
If th es ystemf ails atther ear ,the displa yof
th es egment schang esasfollo ws :
R The rear segm entsaresho wninred
when backingu p.
R The rear segm entsarehidde nwhen driv‐
ing forw ards.
If Pa rking AssistP ARK TRON ICisde act ivat ed ,
th ew arning displa yfades out(/ page235). Guid
elines 1
Yello wl ane markingthe cour sethet ires will
ta ke atthec urrent steer ing wheel angle
(dynamic)
2 Yello wg uide line,vehicle width(driven sur‐
fa ce) dep endi ngon thec urrent steer ing
wheel angle(dynamic)
3 Redg uide lineatad ista nce ofapprox imat ely
1. 0i n( 0.3 m)from ther ear area
4 Markatad ista nce ofapprox .3 .3 ft(1.0 m)
% When ActiveP arking Assisti sa ctive, the
lane markingsared ispla yedi ng reen. The
guide linesinthem ultimedia system dis‐
pla yshowt he distances toyour vehicle. The
dis tances onlyapply toroad leve l.
Side viewo fthe mir rorc am eras
The side so fthe vehicle canbeseen inthis vie w. 1
Guide lineofextern al vehicle dimensions
wit ho utside mirrors folded out
2 Markero fthe wheel contactpoints
Sy stem failur e
If th er ei sn oo per ational readin ess, thef ollo wing
messag eappear sint he media display: 24
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stem limit s
The 360°Camera willnotfun ction orwill only
par tiall yfun ction inthef ollo wing situations:
R The door sareopen .
R The side mirrors aref olded in.
R The trunk lidisopen.
R Ther eish eavy rain, sno worfog.
R The ambient lightcondit ionsarep oor ,e.g. at
night.
R The camer alens isobs truct ed, dirtyor fog‐
ge du p.
R Ifcamera sorvehicle component sinw hich
th ec amer asarei nstalled ared amag ed.In th
is eve nt,have thec amer as,their position s
and their setting checkeda taq ualifiedspe‐
cialis tworks hop.
Do notu se the3 60° Camer aunder suchcircum‐
st anc es.Youc ouldother wise injureother so r
collide witho bject swhen parking ormaneuv er‐
ing thev ehicle.
On vehicles withh eight-adjus table suspension or
if th ev ehicle iscar rying aheavy load, leavingthe
st andar dheigh tcan result ininaccur aciesinthe
guide linesandinthed ispla yofthe gener ated
ima ges,depending ontech nica lcond itions.
The field ofvision andother funct ionsofthe
came rasystem mayberestrict ed due toaddi‐
tio nal attachme ntso nthe vehicle (e.g.license
plat ebrack et,b icyc le rack ).
% The contras tofthe displa ymaybe impair ed
by abr uptd irect sunlight orby other light
sour ces, e.g.when driving outofag arag e. In
th is case, payp artic ular attent ion.
% Have thed ispla yrepair edorreplaced if,for
ex am ple, pixelerro rs consi derablyrestrict its
us e. See
then otes on cleaning the3 60° Camer a
(/ page421).
Selecting aviewf orthe3 60°C amera
Re quirement s:
R The Auto.Rear View Cam. function isselec‐
te di nt he multimedia system. #
Engage reve rseg ear . #
Inthem ultimedia system, select thed esir ed
vie w.
Opening thec am erac ove rofthe rear vie w
camer a
Mul timedi asystem:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance
5 Camera &Parkin g #
Select OpenCamera Cover.
% The camer acover clos esaut omati callyafter
some timeorafte ra nignitio ncycle.
Se tting thec am eraa saf avorite
Yo uc an call upthec amer aviewd irect lyin the
multime diasystem bysettin gita saf avorite . Dr
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Press the00E2 buttononthec ontrol ele‐
ment .
The main functionsaredispla yed. #
Navig ated ownwards twice.
The Favorite sm enu appea rs. #
Select New Favorite. #
Select Veh icle. #
Select Camera. Ac
tiv eP arking Assist Fu
nction ofActiv eP arking Assist
Ac tiveP arking Assisti sa ne lect ronic parking
assis tance system whic huses ultrasound andis
aut omaticall yactiv ated dur ing forw ardt rave l.
The system isoper ational atspeeds ofup to
appr oximat ely2 2m ph(35 km/h). Whenallthe
condi tions aref ulfilled, thec symbol appears
in them ultifunc tiondispla yint he instrument
clus tera nd thes ystema utomaticall ysear ches
fo ra nd measu resp arking spaces onboth sides
of thev ehicle parallel andperpendicular tothe
dir ect ion oftrav el. IfAc tiveP arking Assisti sa cti‐
va ted, suit able parkingspaces ares hown inthe displa
yofthe multimedia system. Theë sym‐
bol appear sint he displa yofthe multimedia sys‐
te m. The arro ws sho wonwhichs ide ofther oad‐
wa yfreep arking spac esarel oc ated.
The parking spac eand,ifn ecessar y,thep arking
dir ect ion can beselect edasdesir ed.Active
Pa rking Assistc alc ulat esasuitable vehicle path
and assis tsyoui np arkin ga nd exitin gthe par k‐
ing space.
Ac tiveP arking Assistp rovide sassis tance when
ch ang inggear,a cceler ating,brakin gand steer‐
ing thev ehicle.
Ac tiveP arking Assisti so nlya na id. Itis no ta
subs titutef or your att entio nt ot he sur round ings.
The responsibili tyfors afem aneu vering and
pa rking remains withyou. Mak esuret hat no
per sons, animals orobject setc. arei nt he
maneuv ering rang e.
Ac tiveP arking Assisti sc anceled if,amon gother
th ings ,one ofthef ollo wing actions iscar ried
out :
R Youd eac tivateP arking AssistP ARK TRON IC.
R Youd eac tivateA ctiv eParking Assist.
R Youb egin steer ing. R
Youa ppl ythe par king brak e.
R Youe ngaget rans mi ssi on positio n005D.
R ESP ®
int erve nes.
R Youo pen thed oor sorthe trunk lidwhile
dr iving.
Sy stem limit s
Obj ectslocat edabo veorbelo wthe detection
ra ng eo fActiv eParking Assista re notd etect ed
when thep arking space isbeing measur ed.
These area lso nottak en into acco untwhen the
par kingm aneuv eriscalculat ed,e.g. overhang ing
loads, overhangs orloading ramp softruck so r
th eb oundar iesofpar king spaces. Insome cir‐
cums tances, ActiveP arking Assistm ayther efor e
guide youi ntot he par king space prematur ely. 24
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WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent duet o
object slocat edabo veorbelo wthe
de tection rang eo fActiv eParking Assist
If th er ea reobjec tsabo veorbelo wthe
de tection rang e, thef ollo wing situations may
ar ise:
R ActiveP arking Assistm aysteer tooe arly.
R Vehicl eswith automatic transmis‐
sio n:The vehicle maynotstop infront of
th ese objec ts.
This could cause acollision. #
Inthese situation s,do notu se Active
Pa rking Assist. Sn
ow fallor hea vyrain ma ylead toap arkin g
spac ebeingm easured inac curately. Pa rking
spaces that arep artial lyoccupied bytrai le r
dr aw bar sm ight notb eident ified assuc horbe
measur edincor rectly .Only useA ctiv eParking
Ass isto nleve l,high- grip grou nd . Do
notu se ActiveP arking Assisti nt he follo wing
situat ions:
R Inextreme weather condition ssucha sice ,
pac keds nowo rinh eavy rain.
R When transpor tingal oad that protru des
be yond thev ehicle.
R Ifth ep arking space ison asteep downhill or
uphill gradient.
R When snowchains arei nstalled.
Ac tiveP arking Assistm ayalso displa yparkin g
spaces that aren otsuit able forp arking, e.g.:
R Parking spaces whereparkin gisp rohibit ed.
R Parking spaces onunsuit ablesurfaces.
Ac tiveP arking Assistw illno ta ssis tyou with
par king spaces atright anglestothed irect ion of
tr ave lint he follo wing situat ions:
R Iftw op arkin gspaces arel ocat edimmedi‐
at elyn exttoe acho ther.
R Ifth ep arking space isimmediat elyn exttoa
lo wo bstacle such asac urb. Ac
tiveP arking Assistw illno ta ssis tyou with
par king spaces paralle lora tright anglestothe
dir ect ion oftrave lint he follo wing situat ions:
R Ifth ep arking space ison acurb.
R Ifth ep arking space isbor deredbyan obs ta‐
cle ,e.g. atree, ap osto ra trai le r.
Pa rking withA ctive Parking Assis t Dr
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Press butt on1. The
media displayshows thev iewo fActiv ePark‐
ing Assist. Ar ea 2 displa ysdetected parking
spaces 4and vehicle path3.
% Vehicle path3 shownonthem edia displa y
ma ydiffe rf romt heactual vehicle path. #
Ifyo uh ave driven pas tap arkin gspace: bring
th ev ehicle toas tands till. #
Select desir edpar kingspac e4. #
Wher enecessar y,select thep arking direc‐
tion :for wa rdso rreverse.
Ve hicle path3 issho wn, depending on
select edpar king space 4and thep arking
dir ect ion. #
Conf irms elect edpar king space 4.
% The turns ignal indicat orisswitc hedonaut o‐
maticall ywhen thep arking procedur e
begins. Theturns ignal indicat orisswitc hed
of fa utomaticall ywhen yous wit ch to005B .
Yo ua reresponsible fors ele cting thet urns ignal
indicat orinaccor dance withthe traf ficc ondi ‐
tions .Ifn eces sary,select thet urns ignal indica‐
to ra ccor dingly. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent duet ov ehi‐
cle swinging outwhile parking orpulling
out ofap arking space
While parking orexitin gap arkin gspace, the
ve hicle swings outand candriveo ntoa reas
of theo ncoming lane.
This could cause yout oc ollidew itho bject s
or other road user s. #
Paya tten tion toobject sand other road
user s. #
Wher enecessar y,stop thev ehicle or
cancel thep arking procedur ewith
Ac tiveP arking Assist. #
If,fore xamp le,thePlease Engage Reverse
Gear messag eappear sint he media display:
select thec orresponding transmission posi‐
tion.
The vehicle drives intot he select edpar king
space.
On com pletion ofthep arking procedur e,the
Parking AssistFinished, TakeContr olof Vehicle
displa ymessag eappear s.Fu rther maneuv ering
ma ystillb en ecessar y. #
Afterc om pletion ofthep arking procedur e,
saf eguar dthe vehicle agains trolling away.
When requ ired bylegalrequ iremen tsor local
con dition s:tur nthe wheels towa rdst he curb. 24
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Youc an stop thev ehicle andchang ethe
tr ansmiss ionp ositio nd uringt he par king pro‐
cedur e.The system then calculat esan ew
ve hicle path.The parking procedur ecan
th en be con tinued. Ifno newv ehicle pathis
av ailable, thet ransmission positionwillbe
ch ang edagain. Ifth ev ehicle hasnotyet
re ac hed thep arking space, thep arking pro‐
cedur ewillbe canc eled, should agear be
ch ang ed.
Exit ingaparking spa cewit hA ctive Parking
Assis t
Re quirement s:
R The vehicle hasbeen parkedw ithA ctiv e
Pa rking Assist.
Please note that youa reresponsible fort he vehi‐
cle and surround ingsduring thee ntirep arking
pr ocedur e. #
Startt he vehicle. #
Press butt on1.
The media displayshows thev iewo fActiv e
Pa rking Assist. #
Ifth ev ehicle hasbeen parkeda tright angles
to thed irect ion oftra vel:in area 2,s elect
dir ect ion oftra vel3 .
% The vehicle pathshown onthem edia displa y
ma ydiffe rf romt heactual vehicle path. #
Conf irmd irection ofexit3 todriveo utof
th ep arking space.
% The turns ignal indicat orisswitc hedonaut o‐
maticall ywhen thee xiting proc ed ureb egin s.
Yo ua reresponsible fors ele cting thet urns ignal
indicat orinaccor dance withthe traf ficc ondi ‐
tions .Ifn eces sary,select thet urns ignal indica‐
to ra ccor dingly. Dr
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&
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent duet ov ehi‐
cle swinging outwhile parking orpulling
out ofap arking space
While parking orexitin gap arkin gspace, the
ve hicle swings outand candriveo ntoa reas
of theo ncoming lane.
This could cause yout oc ollidew itho bject s
or other road user s. #
Paya tten tion toobject sand other road
user s. #
Wher enecessar y,stop thev ehicle or
cancel thep arking procedur ewith
Ac tiveP arking Assist. #
If,fore xamp le,thePlease Engage Forward
Gear messag eappear sint he media display:
select thec orresponding transmission posi‐
tion.
The vehicle moveso utofthep arking space.
The turns ignal indicat orisswitc hedoffa uto‐
maticall y.
Af tert he exitin gprocedur ehasbeen completed,
th eParkin gAssist Finished, TakeContr olof Vehicle
messageappear sint he media display.A
wa rning tone and thef ollo wing displa yint he
media displaypromp tyou totake ove rcontr olof
th ev ehicle: Yo
uh ave toacc eler ate, brak e, steer and chang e
ge ar yourself again.
Fu nction ofDriveA wayA ssis t
Dr iveA wayA ssistcan reduce thes eve rity of an
impact when pulling away.Ifa no bstacle is
de tected inthed irect ion oftrav el, thev ehicle's
speed isbrief lyreduced toappr ox.1 mph
(2 km/ h).Ifac ritic alsituat ionisde tected, the
00CB symbol appearsinthem edia displa y. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent caused by
limit eddetection perform anc eofDrive
Aw ayAssi st
Dr iveA wayA ssistcanno talway sc lear ly iden‐
tify obje ctsand traf fics ituations. In
such case s,Dr iveA wayA ssistmight :
R Warnyouw ithout reason andlimit the
ve hicle speed.
R Notw arny ou ornotlimit thev ehicle
speed. #
Alw aysp aycar eful attention tothet raf‐
fi cs ituation; donotrely onDriveA way
Assi stalon e. #
Beprepar edtobrak eo rswe rvea snec‐
essar y,prov ided thet raffic situat ion
per mitsand that itis saf etot akee va‐
siv ea ction . Dr
iveA wayA ssistisonl yana id. Itis no tas ub‐
st itut efor your att entio nt ot he sur round ings.
The responsibili tyfors afem aneu vering and
pa rking remains withyou. Mak esuret hat no
per sons, animals orobject setc. arei nt he
maneuv ering rang e.
Ar isk ofac ollision mayarise inthef ollo wing sit‐
uations, fore xamp le:
R Ifth ed rive rm ixes up thea ccelera tora nd
br ak ep eda ls. 24
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