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Pa rking Guidan ce is anelectro nicparki ng
ai d with aradar sensor system. It meas-
ures theroad spa ceon both sides of your
veh icle by me ansof th eradar sensor sys-
tem. An appropriate parking spaceis indi-
ca ted and ste ering instructi onsgiven to
park in this space. !
Youm ustd eactivat ethe radar sens orsys-
tem incertain count ries and near radio as tro-
nomical installations. Furt herinf orm ation can be
found in the index under "Radar sen sor system –
swi tchingon /o ff".
Use Parki ng Guidanc efo r parki ngspa ces
wh ich are:
! parallel to the dire ction of tra vel
! onstraight roads ,i.e. not on corners
! onthesa me leve l as thero ad ,i.e. not
on pa veme nts ,fo rin sta nce. Flat kerbs
ma yno tb eidentified byParking Guid-
an ce. Pa
rkin gGu idan ce G
Risk of accident Pa
rking Guidance is onl yan ai dan dma yin-
di cat eparking spaces which ar einap prop ri-
at e, e. g. where parking is forb idde n,infront
of driv eways, on unsuitabl esurfaces etc.
Pa rking Guidance disp lays the parking
sp ace sym bolicall yinthe instr umentclust er
as it was whe nth epa rking sp acewa sin itia l-
ly me asured when the vehi cle dr ove past it.
Su bsequen tch an ges to the parki ngspac e
ar enot ta kenin to acco un t,e. g. ifthe vehicle
pa rking in front ofor behind it chang es its
pos itionor obstacl esare moved into the
par king space .Mo ving ob jects arenot dis-
pl ay ed, e. g. pedest rian sor passing veh icles.
Pa rking Guidance does not relieve you of
yo ur responsibil ity to pay attention. Yo uma y
ca usean ac cide nt or injure yourself or oth-
er s if you rely purely onParking Guidance.
Yo uar ea lway sre sponsi ble fo r saf etyan d
mu stpayatte ntion to yo urimme diatesur-
ro und ings when parkinga nd manoeuvr ing. G
Risk of inju ry Make su
rethat no pe rsons or animals are
in the ma noeuvring ra nge. Ot herwis e,they
co uld be injur ed. 216_R
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Pa rking instru ctions:
! On na rrow roads, sta yclos eto the
pa rking spac ewhend riving past it.
! Parking spaces which are li ttered, ove r-
gr own or infron to f trai lers might not
be identified.
! Observ ePa rk Assist 's wa rning di splay
du ring the parki ngguida nceproc edure
(= page 317).
Th edi st an ce ofyour vehicle from theke rb
af ter co mpleting th eparking gui dancep ro-
ce du re depends on th epos ition and the
sha peoftheve hicles in fr ont ofand behi nd
th eparkin gspace as well as thepr ev ailing
co nd itio ns .In so me cases Parking Guid-
anc ema ygu ideyo utoo far or not far
en ough into the parking spac e.In these
ca se, abort th eparki ngproc edure and cor-
rect th epos ition of th evehicl e. Identify
ingapa rking space
Pa rkin gGuida nceis auto matica lly ac tiv at-
ed inforward mode. At spee ds ofbelow
16 km /h,th ewh ite park ingspac esy mb ol
is displ ayed in the in strum entcluster as a
syst emdisplay. The park ingspace symb ol
tu rns blue as so onasParking Guidan ce
id entifies a parki ngspace. 1
Parking spacefo un d on the le ft-h an d
si de
2 Parking space symbol
3 Parking spacefo un d on th eright -hand
si de
In ord erfor a parki ngspa ceto be identified
by Parki ng Guidanc e,theparking space
must be:
! limi tedat there ar
! parallel to thedir ection of trav el
! atleas t1.5 mwide
! atleas t1m longe rth an the car Pa
rking spa cesa re disp layedwhendri ving
past the mun tilyouar eat adi st an ce of
15 m beyon dthem. Bydefault, Parki ng
Gu idan ce onlydisplays parkingspac eson
the front-passenger side.
Park ingspaces onthe dr iver 's side ar edis-
pl ay ed assoon astheturn signal on the
driver 'sside isswitc hed on.
To park on th edriver 'sside , the turn signal
on the driver's side mu st rem ain switc hed
on until rev erse gear isen gaged. Parki
ng
Th efollowing describes howt o park on the
fr ont-passenger side. Parki ng on th edriv-
er's side isperform edinversely.
A wa rning tone sounds if Pa rkingGui dance
identifies anobstacle beh ind the vehicl e
during th eparking proc edure.Stop imme-
di at ely. Thepa rking space andth e lane
fl as h in the inst ru me ntcluste r.On lycon-
tin ue onc eyou are sure that there is no
risk. The displ ayin the in strume ntcluster
st op sflash ing once Par king Gui dance no
lo ng er identifies anyob stac les. Theg uided
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6 Stop the vehicl e as lo ngasthe desired
parki ngspace isind icat ed by th eblue
parki ngspac esy mb ol in th e instru ment
cluster.
6 Engage reverse ge ar.
The following message appe ars in the
mu lti-fu nc tio ndisplay: "Che ck entire
surroundings. Confirm with OK." .6
Confir mwith # on the mu lti-fu nc-
tion steering whe el.
Th einst rume ntclus ter disp lay sw itch-
es to Parki ngGuidan ce.
Steering instructions
1 Redlines show the current steering
whe elang le
2 Yellow line s sh owthere qu ired st eering
wh eel ang le
6 Turn the steerin gwh eelwh ile th evehi-
cle is st ationa ry untilth ered line s1
correspond to the yellow lines 2.
The lines turn gree n. Ifth epark ing
spac eisdisplayed in the inst rume nt
clus ter,awhit ebr ac ke tappear sat the
en dof the gre enlines with an ar row for
the target position. Dr
iving into apa rki ng space
1 Gree nlin es when the steerin gwheel
ang leisco rre ct
6 Maintain the steerin gwh eelang leand
re ve rse carefully.
6 Stop assoon asthe warni ngtone
so un ds.
Th eve hicle hasreached thepo sition
when you nee dto coun terstee r. G
Risk of acc ident Pa
rking Guid ance is onlyan ai dan dmi ght
not detect all obstacl es.P arking Guid ance
might notbeable to detect ob ject sprope rly
at corn ers or on smooth surface s.Pa rking
Gu ida nce does notrelieve youo fyou rre-
sponsibility to pay att ention.
Yo uare always responsib lefor safety and
must payat tentio nto your immed iatesu r-
ro un dings when parkingan d ma noeuvr ing.
Ot he rwis e,you co uld enda nger your selfan d
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Counte rsteer ing
1 Red li nessh ow th ecu rrent ste ering
whe elang le
2 Yellow line sshow th erequired steering
whe elang le
6 Turn thestee ring wh eelwhile theve hi-
cl e is stat iona ry until th ered line s1
corresp ond to the yellow lines 2.
The lines 2turn green and awhite
br ac ket with an arrowisdispl ayed to
re present the target position. Drivin
gin to th efina lp osition
1 Gree nline swh en the stee ring wh eel
ang le is correct
6 Maintai nt he steer ing wh eel angle and
re ve rsec arefully until the vehicle is in
the final position.
The "Parking guidance finished" mes-
sage appears onthe mult i-fu nc tion dis-
play and awa rning to nesoun ds.
Th ePa rk Assist warningt oneaddit ion-
al ly so undsif th edista nceto the rear is
too short. Fi
na lpos ition
Depending on the size of th eparking
spac e,theve hicle may be at anangle to
th eke rb. Inthis case Pa rkingGuidan cewill
gu ideyo u up to there ar en dof thepark ing
spac e, ifpossibl e.
6 Take upthe fi nalpo sitio n by manoe u-
vring ifnece ssary.
6 Obse rveth e Pa rkAssist disp lay. 216_R
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cellin gPar king Guidance
6 Pressthe Park Assist button on the
da shbo ard (=
page317).
Par king Guidan ceiscan celled immedi-
at ely and Park Assist switche doff. No
message ap pearson the mult i-fu nc tion
display.
Pa rking Guidan ceisau tomatically ab orted
if it is nolong er po ssible to guide the vehi-
cle into the parki ngspa ceorafa ult occ urs.
Th eparking spacedis appears andthe
"P arking Guidance cancelled" message ap-
pe ars on the multi-f un ction di splay. Th
ereversi ngcame rais an electron ican d
vi sual parki ngaid. It sh ows you the area
be hind the vehi cle, inthe COMA ND dis-
pl ay . In addition to the ca merafunction,
it as sist syou byprovi ding guide lin es
whe n:
! backing upandp arking in re verse
! parki ngin parallel
Th ear ea behi ndtheve hicle issho wnas a
mi rror image, asyouwou ldsee it inthe
rear-vi ewmirror.
Th ere ve rsing came rais lo cated in the boot
lid handl est rip.
1 Rever sing came ra Vi
ew th roug hth eca me ra Re
versi ng camera*
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tching on therever sing came ra
6 Make sure the ignition isswitched on.
6 Make sure that the "Automati cin R
gear" settingf orthe rever sing ca mera
is select edin th einstru me ntclus ter
( = page 285).
6 Engage reverse ge ar.
Th eare abe hind th evehi cleis sh own in
th e CO MAND display with guide li nes
fo r the most re cently sele cted parki ng
funct ion. G
Risk of accide nt The
reversing came ra is only an ai dan dma y
distor tpe rspectiv e,show object sina ccu-
rately or not show them at all.Thereve rsing
ca mer adoes notrelieve youo fthe res ponsi-
bil ity to pay attention. The cam era may not
sh ow ob ject sint hefollowin gar ea s:
! Veryclose to the rear bump er
! Under there ar bumper
! Above the bo otlid ha ndle
Yo ua re alwa ys respo nsibl efo rsa fety and
must continu eto pay attention to you rim-
me diat e sur round ings when pa rking an d
manoe uvring .Thisap plies tothe area be-
hi nd, infront of and beside theve hicle. Ot h-
er wi se, you could enda nger yourse lfan d
others. G
Risk of inju ry Make sure
thatnopersons or ani malsare
in the manoe uvring ran ge.O therwi se ,they
cou ldbe injur ed. G
Risk ofaccide nt The reversing cam
erado es not func tion or
its fun ctions arere stricted if:
! the boot lid is op en
! itis raining veryhard, snowing orfoggy
! it is nigh t ti me oryouar edr ivin gyou rve-
hi cle in a very dark area
! thec am erai sexposed tover ybright
white lig ht
! yourimmed iatesurround ings areillu mi-
na ted with fluore scen tlight, e.g. fr om
fluo rescent tubes (the display mayflic k-
er)
! there isaver ysu dde nch an ge intemper-
atur e,e.g. ifyou drive int oaheat edga-
rage from the cold in winter
! the cam era lens isdirty or co vered
! the rear of your vehicle is dama ged. If
this is the case, have thepo sition and
se tting of thecam erachecked ata qu al-
ifie dsp ecialist workshop.
Me rced es-Benz reco mmen dsthat you
use a Merced es-Ben zSe rvice Centr efor
th is pu rpose Op
eratio nof the reversing came rama ybe
li mi tedon icy, slip per yan d sno w-co vered
ro ads. The ve hiclem ayslip andth ereb y
leav eits calculated rou te.
Do not uset he reve rsing cam era in such
situations .Yo ucou ldotherwise injure other
peopl edur ing pa rking or damage objects
an dyou rve hicle.
If you fitothe rw heelso rtyres to your vehi-
cl e, this cou ldpre vent ther ever sing cam era
fr om workin gcorrectly .Ther efor e, get infor-
ma tion in ad vanc e from a Merced es-Benz
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i Thei mage from the rev ersing camera is no
longer displayed if youac tiva te anothe rfu nc tion
using COMAN Dwh en rev ersing or parking in par-
allel .To reactivat eth e im age, disengage and re-
engage rev erse gear. Re
ver sing orparking
This auxiliar y function assist syou when
yo uare rev ersing in a st raight lineo rpark-
in gi nr everse at anyan gle.
1Guid eline forve hic lewidth
2 4.0m guideline
3 1.0m guideline
4 Red0 .25 m guide li ne
Re d0. 25 m guide li ne4,1m guide li ne
3 and 4. 0mguide line 2correspond to
the dista nce to th erear endo fthe veh icle.
Guid eline forve hicle width 1shows the
wi dthn eede dfo r the vehicle. 6
Engage reve rsege ar.
Th ear ea behind theve hicle is sho wnin
the COMAN D displaywith guide li nes
fo rth emo strece ntly select ed parking
fu nc tion.
6 Make sure that th efu nction for re verse
parki ngis select edinCO MA ND.
1 Blue guide li neforr ev ersin g in a
str aight line
2 Yellow guide li neforc orne ring
Wh enyou turn the steerin gwh eel, the
space neede dby the vehicl e is sh own
by theyello wguide li ne2.
6 Reverse carefully. G
Risk of acc ident Bear
inmin dth at ob jects that are not touc h-
in g the ground may ap pear furthe raw ay
th an they actually are (e.g. thebu mp erof a
ve hiclep ark ed beh ind, atraile rtow baror
th erear of alorry) .In this case, yo ushould
no tuse the gui deline sto measure the di s-
ta nc e,since there would otherw ise be a risk
of accid ent.
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erefor e, do notap proach anobst acle
cl ose r thanup toredg uide line 4 (0.2 5m
gui de line ),as you coul dotherwise alre ad y
co me into contac t with the obstac le.
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6 Turn thestee ring wh eelin su chawa y
th at yell owguide li nes fo rcorne ring 2
appear wi thin the space whe reyou
wish to park.
If nothing projectsa cros sthe yell ow
gu ide li nesor isbe twee nthe yellow
li nes, thi smeans that the spacein
whi chyouwi sh to park iswide enough.
6 Assoon as bl ueguide li ne1 for re-
versi nginas traig htline isparallel to
th espa ceinwh ich yo uwi sh to park,
turn the steering wheel to thestraight
ah ead pos itio n. Para
llelpark ing
Th isau xiliary fu nction assist syou wh en
yo u wis hto park in aline, e.g. in a parki ng
spac eparallel to the road.
6 Stop parallel to and approx im ate ly1 m
from the ve hiclein fron t of the parking
space. 6
Stop in such awaythat th efront of the
pa rke dvehi cle is on aleve lw ith yo ur
re ar wh eel.
6 Engage rever segear.
6 Makesure that thefu nc tion forpara llel
pa rking is selec tedin CO MA ND.
1 Vert ical gu ide li ne
6 Back up carefully, parallel to th eve hi-
cl e parked next to youun til verti cal
guide li ne1 isat theen dof thepa rked
ve hicle.
6 Stop the vehicle. 1
Vert ical gu ide li ne
2 Extension guide line
3 Guide li nesfo rve hicle outline
6 With the veh iclestat iona ry, tur nthe
st eerin gwh eel in the direc tion youwi sh
to park in, unti lextension guide line 2
intersects vertic alguide line 1.
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Risk of acc ident If
the vertica l guid elines are not yet atthe
end of the pa rked ve hiclea nd you begin to
turn the steeri ngwheel ,you could collid e
wi th the parked vehicle.
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Ifth ere is an obs tacle wit hin guide lines for
th eve hicle ou tline 3,th ep arking space is too
small for your vehicle.
If you turn the steeri ngwheel too far, thefollow-
ing message appears in theCO MA ND display:
"S teering wheel turned toof ar.P leas etu rn steer-
ing wheel bac k".Turn the steering wheel ba ck
until the displa ygoesout and ext ension guide
line 2intersec tsvertical guide line 1.If you
rev erse any furt her wit hthis inc orrec tsteering
wheel position ,th e fol lowing message appears
in the displa y: "Steering wheel turned toofa r.
Pa rkAs sist disab led. "D rive theve hicleout of the
parki ngspace again and repeat the parkin gpro-
cedu re.
6 Back up,ke ep ing th e steering wh eel in
the resulti ngpos ition.
A cu rved guide line appears after driv-
ing a shortdist ance. 1
Curved guide li ne
i If you turn the steeri ngwheel while bac king
up, the foll owing mes sage appears in the displa y:
"S teering wheel turned too far. Park Assist disa-
bled. "Drive the veh icleout of the parking spa ce
again and repeat the parkin gprocedure.
6 Reverseun tilcu rved guide li ne1 in-
terse ctsthe limi t of the parki ngspa ce,
e.g. the kerb.
6 Stop the vehicl e.
6 With the veh iclestat ionary, tur nthe
steering wheel intheo pposite direc-
tion to fulllock.
The guide li nesfor reve rsing in a
strai ght li neappear intheCO MA ND
disp lay. 1
Guid eline forco rnering
2 Guide line for re versing in astraight
li ne
6 Reversewi th th est ee ring wh eelinthis
pos ition unt ilgu ide li ne for reversi ngin
a st raigh tline 2ispa rallel to the edge
of the park ing space, e.g. th eke rb.
6 Turn thest eeri ng wh eelto th est raight
ah ead position and back up,le av ing
su fficie nt di stanc ebehind your vehicl e.
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Ni ght View Ass ist illum inat es the road with
in frar ed light, in addit ion to th enorm al
he adlamp s. A ca meraatthe top of the
winds cree n pi cksu p th einfra red light and
sho wsa blac kand whi teview inthemu lti-
fu nc tio ndisplay. The im ageint he multi-
function di splay corre spond sto the vi ewof
th eroad provided by th ema in-bea mhead-
lamps. The
Night View Assist im age in the multi-
fu nc tio ndisplay is notimpai red:
! bythe head lamp sof oncomin g vehicles
! if you cannot swi tch on the main-b eam
he adlamp s due to onc oming tra ffic
Th is en ables yo utoa nticip ate the course
of th eroad andr ecogni seobs tacles ea rli-
er. i
Infrared ligh tisno tvisible tothehu ma n
eye and canth erefore remain switch ed on at all
ti me swi thou tdaz zlin gon coming tr affic.
1 Night View Assist camera Ni
gh tVie wAs sis t* G
Risk of accide nt Ni
ght Vi ewAssist is only an aid designe dto
as sist dr ivin g, an d do esnot relieve yo uof
th er espo nsibilit yto payattentio n.Do not
rely on the Ni ghtVi ew As sist im age, butco n-
tinue to loo kthro ught he windsc reen .The
responsibility to dri vesafely
and ap prop riate lyforthe current traf fic situ-
ation lies with you at all time s.Othe rwise,
you co uld enda nger your selfan d ot hers.
The NightView Assist image in the multi-
fu nc tion display ma y no tbe asclea ras usual
in fog, rain an dsnow. G
Risk ofaccide nt Ni
ght Vi ewAssist cannot de tect objects lo-
ca tedd irec tlyinf ront or to the si deof
th ev ehicle. When manoe uvring , co ntinue to
lo ok through the windsc reen.Ma kesure
that nopersons or animals are in or near the
area in which you are manoeuvr ing. P5
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