light MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS COUPE 2015 Owners Manual

Minimum distance
Centre Approx. 20 cm
Corners Approx. 15 cm
If there is an obstacle within this range, the rel-
evant warning displaysl ight up andawarning
tone sounds. If the distance falls below the min- imum, the distance may no longer be shown.
Warning displays :
Segmentsont he left-hand side of the vehi-
cle
; Segmentsont he right-hand side of the vehi-
cle
= Segmentss howing operational readiness
The warning displayss how the distance
between the sensors and the obstacle. The
warning display for the front area is in the instru- ment cluster. The warning display for the rear
area is located on the roof lining in the rear
compartment.
The warning display for each side of the vehicle
is divided into five yellow and two red segments.
PARKTRONIC is operational if operational read-
iness indicator =lights up.
The gear lever position or the transmission posi- tion of the automatic transmission and the
direction in which the vehicle is rolling deter-
mine which warning display is active when the
engine is running. Manual transmission: Gear lever position Warning display
Forward gear
or
Neutral
Front area activated
Reverse gear
Rear and front areas
activated
Automatic transmission:
Transmission posi-
tion Warning display
D
Front area activated
R,
Nor the vehicle is
rolling backwards Rear and front areas
activated
P
No areas activated
One or more segments light up as the vehicle
approaches an obstacle, depending on the vehi-
cle's distance from the obstacle.
From the:
R sixth segment onwards, you will hear an inter-
mittentw arning tone for approximately two
seconds.
R seventh segment onwards, you will hear a
warning tone for approximately two seconds.
This indicates that you have now reached the minimum distance. Driving systems
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Deactivating/activating PARKTRONIC
d
Switc hont hedashboard
e Switc hinthecentre console
: Deactivates/activates PARKTRONIC
; Indicator lamp
If indicator lamp ;lights up, PARKTRONIC is
deactivated. Active Parking Assis tisthena lso
deactivated.
i PARKTRONIC is automatically activated
when you turn th ekeyto position 2in the
ignition lock. 200
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Problems with PARKTRONIC
Problem
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions Only the red segments in
the PARKTRONIC warn-
ing displaysa re lit. You
also hear awarning tone
for approximately two
seconds.
PARKTRONIC is then
deactivated and the indi-
cator lamp on the
PARKTRONIC button
lights up. PARKTRONIC has malfunctioned and has been deactivated.
X If problems persist, have PARKTRONIC checked at aqualified spe-
cialist workshop. Only the red segments in
the PARKTRONIC warn-
ing displaysa re lit.
PARKTRONIC is then
deactivated. The PARKTRONIC sensors are dirty or there is interference.
X
Clean the PARKTRONIC sensors (Y page 330).
X Switch the ignition back on. The problem may be caused by an external source of radio or ultra-
sound waves.
X See if PARKTRONIC functions in adifferent location. Active Parking Assist
General notes Active Parking Assist is an electronic parking aid
with ultrasound. It measures the road on both
sides of the vehicle. Aparking symbol indicates
as uitable parking space. Active steering inter-
vention and brake application can assist you
during parking and when exiting aparking
space. You may also use PARKTRONIC
(Y page 197).
Important safety notes Active Parking Assist is only an aid. It is not a
substitute for your attention to the immediate
surroundings. The responsibility for safe
manoeuvring and parking remains with you.
Make sure that no persons, animals or objects
are in the manoeuvring range.
When PARKTRONIC is deactivated, Active Park-
ing Assist is also unavailable.
For vehicles with the trailer tow hitch folded out,
the minimum length for parking spaces is
slightly longer.
If you have attached atrailer to your vehicle, you
should not use Active Parking Assist. Once the
electrical connection is established between your vehicle and the trailer, Active Parking
Assist is no longer available. PARKTRONIC is
deactivated for the rear area. G
WARNING
While parking or pulling out of aparking
space, the vehicle swings out and can drive
onto areas of the oncomingl ane. This could
cause you to collide with other road users.
There is arisk of an accident.
Pay attention to other road users. Stop the
vehicle if necessary or cancel the Active Park- ing Assist parking procedure.
! If unavoidable, you should drive over obsta-
cles such as kerbs slowly and not at asharp
angle. Otherwise, you may damage the
wheels or tyres.
Active Parking Assist may also display spaces
not suitable for parking, e.g.: R parking or stopping restrictions
R in front of driveways or entrances and exits
R unsuitable surfaces Driving systems
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X
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shift the transmissio
ntoposition Dor R.
Vehicles with manual transmission: shift
to forward or reverse gear.
The Start Start Park
ParkAssist?
Assist? Yes:
Yes:OK
OKNo:
No: %
message appears in the multifunction display.
X To cance lthe procedure: press the%
button on the multifunction steering wheel or pull away.
or
X To exit
aparkin gspac eusing Active Park-
in gA ssis t:press the abutton on the mul-
tifunction steering wheel.
The ParkAssist active Accelerate
Par kAssist active Accelerate
and brake
and brake Observesurroundings
Observ esurroundings mes-
sage appears in the multifunction display.
X Releas ethe multifunction steering wheel.
X Pull away ,being ready to brake at al ltimes. Do
not excee damaximum speed of approx-
imately 10 km/h when exiting aparking
space. Otherwise, Active Parking Assist will
be cancelled.
X Vehicles with automatic transmission:
depending on the message or as required,
shift the transmissio ntoposition Dor R.
Vehicles with manual transmission:
depending on the message or as required,
engage forward or reverse gear.
Active Parking Assist immediately steers in
the othe rdirection. The ParkAssist
Par kAssist
active Accelerat eand brake
active Accelerat eand brake Observe Observe
surroundings
surroundings message appears in the mul-
tifunction display.
i Yo
uw illa chieve the bes tresults by waiting
for the steering procedure to complete before
pulling away.
If yo ureverse afte ractivation, the steering
wheel is move dtothe straight-ahea dposi-
tion.
X Drive forward sand reverse as prompte dby
the PARKTRONIC warning displays, several
time sifn ecessary.
Once yo uhavee xited the parking space com-
pletely, the steering wheel is move dtothe
straight-ahea dposition. Yo uhearat one and the
Park Park Assist
Assist switched
switched off
offmessage appears
in the multifunction display .You will then have
to stee rand merg einto traffic on your own.
PARKTRONIC is stil lavailable .You can take over
the steering before the vehicl ehasexited the
parking space completely .Thisisu seful, for example, when yo
urecognis ethat it is already
possible to pull ou tofthe parking space.
Cancellin gActive Parking Assist X
Stop the movement of the multifunction
steering wheel or stee ryourself.
Active Parking Assist will be cancelled at
once. The ParkAssist cancelled
Par kAssist cancelled mes-
sage appears in the multifunction display.
or X Press the PARKTRONIC button (Y page 200).
PARKTRONIC is switche doff and Active Park-
ing Assist is immediately cancelled. The
Par kAssist cancelled
Par kAssist cancelled message appears
in the multifunction display.
Active Parking Assist is cancelled automatically if:
R the electri cparking brake is applied
R transmissio nposition Pis selected in vehicles
with automatic transmission
R parking using Active Parking Assist is no lon-
ger possible
R youa re driving faster tha n10km/h
R aw heel spins and ESP ®
intervene sorfails.
The ÷ warning lamp lights up in the instru-
ment cluster.
Aw arning tone sounds. The parking symbo ldis-
appears and the multifunction display shows the
Par kAssist cancelled
Par kAssist cancelled message.
Whe nActive Parking Assist is cancelled, you
mus tstee rand brake agai nyourself.
If as ystem malfunction occurs, the vehicl eis
braked to astandstill. To drive on, depres sthe
accelerato rpedal again. Driving systems
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Reversin
gcamera
General notes Reversing camera
:is an optical parking and
manoeuvring aid. It shows the are abehind your
vehicl ewithg uide lines in the multimedi asys-
tem.
The are abehind the vehicl eisdisplayed as a
mirror image, as in the rear-vie wmirror.
i The text shown in the multimedi
asystem
depends on the languag esetting. The follow-
ing are examples of reversing camera mes-
sages in the multimedi asystem.
Important safety notes The reversing camera is only an aid. It is not a
substitute for your attention to the immediate
surroundings. The responsibility for safe
manoeuvring and parking remains with you.
Make sure that there are no persons ,animal sor
objects in rang ewhile manoeuvring and parking.
Unde rthe following circumstances, the revers-
ing camera will not function, or will function in a limite dmanner:
R if the boo tlid is open
R in heavy rain, snow or fog
R at nigh torinv ery dark places
R if the camera is exposed to very bright light
R if the are aislitby fluorescent bulb sorLED
lighting (the display may flicker)
R if there is asudde nchange in temperature,
e.g. when driving into aheated garag einwin-
ter R
if the camera lens is dirty or obstructed.
Observe the notes on cleaning
(Y page 330)
R if the rea rofyourv ehicl eisd amaged. In this
case, have the camera position and setting
checke dataq ualified specialist workshop.
The field of visio nand othe rfunctions of the
reversing camera may be restricte ddueto addi-
tiona laccessorie sonthe rea rofthe vehicl e(e.g.
licence plate holder ,bicycl erack).
i The reversing camera is protected from rain-
drops and dust by means of aflap. Whe nthe
reversing camera is activated, this fla popens.
The fla pcloses agai nwhen:
R youh avef inishe dthe manoeuvring process
R yous witch off the engine
R youo pent he boot
See the notes on cleaning (Y page 330).
For technical reasons ,the fla pmay remain
ope nbriefl yafterthe reversing camera has
bee ndeactivated.
Activating/deactivatin gthe reversing
camera X
To activate: make sure that the key is in
position 2in the ignition lock.
X Make sure that the Activation byRgear
Activation by Rgear
function is selected in the multimedi asystem
(se ethe separate operating instructions).
X Engag ereverse gear.
The reversing camera fla popens. The multi-
media system shows the are abehind the vehi-
cle with guid elines.
The image from the reversing camera is avail- able throughout the manoeuvring process.
X To switc
hthe functio nmode for vehicles
with trailer tow hitch: using the controller,
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function or symbol
;for "Coupling up a
trailer".
The symbol of the selected function is high-
lighted.
To deactivate: the reversing camera deacti-
vates if you shift the transmission to Por after
driving forwards ashort distance.
Multimedi adisplay The reversing camera may show
adistorted view
of obstacles or show them incorrectly or not at
all .O bstacles are not show nbythe reversing
camera in the following locations:
R very close to the rear bumper
R under the rear bumper
R in the area immediately above the handl eon
the boot lid
! Objects not at ground leve
lmay appear to
be further away than they actually are, e.g.:
R the bumper of aparked vehicle
R the drawbar of atrailer
R the bal lcoupling of atrailer tow hitch
R the rear section of an HGV
R as lanted post
Use the guidelines only for orientation.
Approach objects no further than the bottom- most guideline. :
Yellow guide line at adistance of approx-
imately 4.0 mfrom the rear of the vehicle
; White guide line without turning the steering
wheel, vehicl ewidth including the exterior
mirrors (static)
= Yellow guide line for the vehicl ewidth
including the exterior mirrors, for current
steering whee langle (dynamic)
? Yellow lane marking the course the tyres will
take at the current steering whee langle
(dynamic) A
Yellow guide line at adistance of approx-
imately 1.0 mfrom the rear of the vehicle
B Vehicle centre axis (locating aid)
C Bumper
D Red guide line at adistance of approximately
0.30 mfrom the rear of the vehicle
The guide lines are show nwhen the transmis-
sion is in position R.
The distance specifications only apply to
objects that are at ground level. :
Front warning display
; Additional PARKTRONIC measurement
operational readiness indicator
= Rea rwarning display
Vehicles with PARKTRONIC: when
PARKTRONIC is operational (Y page199) ,addi-
tional measurement operational readiness indi-
cator ;appears in the multimedi asystem dis-
play. If the PARKTRONIC warning display sare
active or light up, warning displays :and =
are als oactive or light up correspondingl yinthe
multimedi asyste mdisplay. Driving systems
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:
White guide line at curren tsteerin gwheel
angle
; Parking space marking
X Turn the steerin gwheel to the centre position
while the vehicle is stationary. :
Red guide line at adistanc eofapproximately
0.30mf rom the rear of the vehicle
; White guide line without turning the steering
wheel
= Endofp arking space
X Reverse carefully until you have reached the
end position.
Red guide line :is then at the end of parking
space =.The vehicle is almost parallel in the
parking space. "Coupling up
atrailer" function :
Vehicle centre point on the yellow guide line
at ad istanc eofapproximately 1.0 mfrom
the rear of the vehicle
; Trailer drawbar
This function is only available on vehicles with a
trailer tow hitch.
X Before coupling up atrailer, set the height of
trailer drawbar ;so that it is slightly higher
than the ball coupling.
X Position the vehicle centrally in fron toftrailer
drawbar ;. :
Red guide line at adistanc eofapproximately
0.30mf rom the ball coupling
; Trailer drawbar locatin gaid
= Trailer drawbar
? Symbol for the "Coupling up atrailer" func-
tion
A Ball coupling
X Select symbol ?using the multimedia sys-
tem controller.
The "Coupling up atrailer" function is selec-
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apply to object
sthata re at th esame leve las
th eb all coupling.
X Reverse carefully, making sure that trailer
drawbar locatin gaid; points approximately
in th edirection of trailer drawbar =.
X Reverse carefully until trailer drawbar =rea-
ches th ered guide line.
The distanc ebetween th etrailer drawbar and
th er ed guide line is no wapproximately
0.30 m.
X Couple up th etrailer (Y page 227).
"Wide-angle" function :
Symbol for th ewide-angle view function
; Own vehicle
= PARKTRONIC warning displays
You can also use th ereversing camera to select
aw ide-angle view.
When PARKTRONIC is operational (Y page 199),
as ymbo lfor your own vehicle appear sinthe
display of th emultimedia system. If the
PARKTRONIC warning displays are active, warn-
ing displays =light up in th emultimedia system
display in yellow or red respectively.
Object detection The reversing camera helps detect moving and
stationar
yobjects. If an object (person ,vehicle
or other obstacle )isdetected, this object is
marke dwithabar. Object slocate dsom edis-
tance away from th evehicle are marke dwith a
yellow bar. If th edistanc etotheobject is very
small ,the bar is displaye dinred.
Object detection only work sinwide-angle view.
To ensure that you can use th efunction ,itmust
be switched on in th emultimedia system (see
th es eparate operatin ginstructions). 360° camera
General notes The 360° camera is
acamera system that con-
sist soff our cameras.
The system evaluates image sfromt hefollowing
cameras:
R reversing camera
R fron tcamera
R two side cameras in th eexterio rmirrors
The cameras cover th eimmediat esurroundings
of th evehicle .The system assists you, e.g .when
parking or at exits with reduced visibility.
You can show image sfromt he360° camera in
full-screen mode or in seven differen tsplit-
screen views on th emultimedia system. Asplit-
screen view also includes atop view of th evehi-
cle .This view is calculate dfromt hedat asup-
plied by th einstalled cameras (virtual camera).
The seven split-screen views are: R Top view and image from th ereversing cam-
era (130° viewin gangle)
R Top view and image from th efront camera
(130° viewing angle without displaying the
maximum steering wheel angle)
R Top view and enlarge drear view
R Top view and enlarge dfront view
R Top view and trailer view (vehicle swith trailer
to wh itch)
R Top view and image sfromt herear-facin gside
cameras (rear wheel view)
R Top view and image sfromt heforward-facing
side cameras (fron twheel view)
When th efunction is active and you shif tthe
transmission from Dor Rto N,t heguide lines
are hidde ninthemultimedia system.
When you chang ebetween transmission posi-
tions Dand R,you see th epreviously selected
fron torr ear view.
Distances measured by PARKTRONIC will also
be optically displayed:
R as red or yellow brackets aroun dthe vehicle
symbo lintopview in split-screen mode or
R at th ebotto mrightasr ed or yellow brackets
aroun dthe vehicle symbo linfull-screen mode
The line thicknes sand colour of th ebrackets
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R
yello wbrackets wit hthinl ines: PARKTRONIC
is active
R yello wbrackets wit hnorma llines: an objec tis
presen tinclose range of th evehicle
R red line: an objec tispresen tintheimmediate
close range of th evehicle
Important safety notes The 360° camera is only an aid and may sho
wa
distorted vie wofobstacles, sho wthemi ncor-
rectl yorn otat all. The 360° camera is no ta
substitut efor attentive driving.
The responsibilit yfor saf emanoeuvrin gand
parkin gremain swithy ou. Mak esuret hatthe re
are no persons, animals or objects in range
while manoeuvrin gand parking.
You are always responsibl efor safety, and must
always pay attention to your surroundings when
parkin gand manoeuvring. This applies to the
area sbehind ,infront of and beside th evehicle.
You could otherwise endanger yourself and oth- ers.
The 360° camera will no tfunction or will func-
tion only in alimite dmanner:
R if th edoors are open
R if th eexter iorm irror sare folded in
R if th ebootlid is open
R in heav yrain ,sno worf og
R at night or in ver ydark places
R if th ecameras are exposed to ver ybright light
R if th earea is lit by fluorescent bulbs or LED
lighting (the display may flicker)
R if th ecamera lenses mis tup, e.g. when driving
into aheated garage in winter, causin garapid
chang eintemperature
R if th ecamera lenses are dirty or covered
R if th evehicl ecom ponent sinwhichthe cam-
eras are fitte dare damaged. In this event,
hav ethe camera position and setting checked
at aq ualified specialist workshop.
Do no tuse th e360°c amera under suc hcir-
cumstances. You could otherwise injur eothers
or damage objects when parkin gthe vehicle.
The guide lines in th emultimedia system display
sho wthe distances to your vehicle. The distan-
ce so nlya pply to roa dlevel.
In trailer mode, th eguide lines are shown at the
level of th etrailer to whitch.
The camera in th erear area is protected by
mean sofaf lap.This flap open swhen th e360° camera is activated. Se
ethe note sonc leaning
(Y page 330). Fo rtechnic al reasons, th eflap
may remain open briefl yafter th e360°c amera
has been deactivated.
The field of vision and other function softhe
camera system may be restricted due to addi-
tional accessories on th erear of th evehicl e(e.g.
licence plat eholder, bicycle rack).
On vehicles wit hheight-adjustable suspension,
due to th etechnic al conditions, leavin gthe
standard height can result in:
R inaccuracies in th eguide lines
R inaccuracies in th edisplay of generated
images (top view)
Activation conditions The 360° camera imag
ecan be displayed if:
R them ultimedia system is switched on
R the 360°c amera
360 °c amera function is switched on
i If you are drivin
gfaste rtha natam oderate
speed and switch on th e360°c amera, a
warnin gmessage appears.
The warnin gmessage disappear sif:
R you are again drivin gatamoderatespeed.
The 360° camera is then activated.
R them essage is confirmed wit hthe %
button.
Switchin gthe 360° camer aon/off
using th ebutton X
To switch on: press button:.
The followin gappears dependin gonwhether
transmission position Dor Ris selected: Driving systems
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"Coupling up
atrailer" function :
Vehicle centrep oint on the yellow guide line
at ad istance of approximately 1.0 mfrom
the rear of the vehicle
; Trailerd rawbar
= Red guide line at adistance of approximately
0.30 mfrom the rear of the vehicle
X Set the height of trailer drawbar ;so that it
is slightly higher than the ball coupling.
X Position the vehicle centrally in front of trailer
drawbar ;. :
Symbol for the trailer view setting
; Trailerd rawbarlocating aid
= Ball coupling
? Red guide line at adistance of approximately
0.30 mfrom the ball coupling
X Select symbol :using the controller.
The "Coupling up atrailer" function is selec-
ted. The distance specifications now only
apply to objects that are at the same level as
the ball coupling.
X Reverse carefully,m aking sure trailer drawbar
locating aid ;points approximately in the
direction of the trailer drawbar. X
Reverse carefully until the trailer drawbarr ea-
ches red guide line ?.
The distance between the trailer drawbara nd
the red guide line is now approximately
0.30 m.
X Couple up the trailer (Y page 227).
i For technical reasons, the ball coupling of
the trailer tow hitch in the multimedia system
displayise ither only partiallyv isible or not at
all.
The lines are shown at the level of the trailer tow hitch.
180° view :
Symbol for the full-screen setting with the
reversing camera image
; Own vehicle
= PARKTRONIC warning displays
i 180° view can also be selected as front
view.
Select this view when you are driving out of an
exit and the view of crossing traffic is restricted,
for example.
i If you select the
%symbol in the display
and confirm with the controller, the split-
screen view appears.
Stopping the 360° camera display The 360° camera displayiss
topped:
R when you select transmission position P,or
R when you are driving at moderate speeds
The view which was active before the 360° cam-
era was displayed appears in the multimedia
display. You can also stop the 360° camera dis-
play split-screen view by selecting the %
symbol in the displaya nd then confirming with
the COMAND controller. 214
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