night vision MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE 2015 Owners Manual

Important safety notes
The reversing camera is only an aid. It is no
ta
substitut efor your attention to th eimmediate
surroundings. The responsibilit yfor safe
manoeuvrin gand parking remains wit hyou.
Mak esure that there are no persons, animals
or objects in range while manoeuvrin gand
parking.
Under th efollowin gcircumstances, the
reversing camera will no tfunction ,orwill
function in alimited manner:
R if th eboot lid or tailgat eisopen
R in heav yrain ,sno worf og
R at night or in ver ydark places
R if th ecamera is expose dtoveryb right light
R if th earea is lit by fluorescent bulbs or LED
lighting (the display may flicker)
R if there is asudde nchang eint emperature,
e.g. when driving int oaheated garag ein
winter
R if th ecamera len sisdirtyoro bstructed.
Observ ethe note sonc leaning
(Y page 390)
R if th erear of your vehicl eisdamaged. In this
case, have th ecamera position and setting
checke dataq ualified specialist workshop
The field of vision and other function softhe
reversing camera may be restricted due to
additional accessories on th erear of th evehi-
cle (e.g. licence plat eholder, bicycle rack).
On vehicles wit hheight-adjustable chassis,
leaving th estandard height can result in inac-
curacie sintheguide lines, depending on
technical conditions.
i The reversing camera is protected from
raindrops and dust by mean sofaflap.
When th ereversing camera is activated,
this flap opens.
The flap closes again when:
R you have finishe dthe manoeuvrin gproc-
ess
R you switch off th eengine
R you open th eboot Se
et he note sonc leaning (Y page 390).
Fo rtechn ical reasons, th eflap may remain
open briefly after th ereversing camera has
been deactivated.
Activating/deactivating th ereversing
camera X
To activate: makesure that th ekeyis in
position 2in th eignition lock.
X Mak esure that the ActivationbyR
Activatio nbyR
gear
gear function is selected in Audio 20 or
COMAND Online; see th eDigital Owner's
Manual.
X Engage revers egear.
The reversing camera flap opens. The area
behind th evehicl eiss hown wit hguide lines
in th eAudio 20 or COMAND Onlin edisplay.
The imag efromt hereversing camera is
available throughout th emanoeuvring
process.
X To switch th efun ction mod efor vehi-
cles with traile rtow hitch: usingthe con-
troller ,select symbol :for th e"Reverse
parking "function or symbol ;for "Cou-
plin gupat railer".
The symbol of th eselected function is high-
lighted.
To deactivate: ther eversing camera deacti-
vates if you shif tthe transmission to Por after
driving forwards ashort distance. Driving systems
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