MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN 2019 Owner's Manual

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Redwa rning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRONI C:obs tacles areve ry clos e
(a ppr oximat ely1. 0 ft (0.3 m)orless)
6 Orang ewa rning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRONI C:obs tacles areamed iumdis‐
ta nce away (be tween appr oximat ely1. 0 ft
(0.3 m)and 2.0ft(0.6 m))
0009 Ifth eent ire sy stem fails, theinner segment s
of thewa rning displa yar esho wninred. The
indicat orlam pon thePA RK TRONI Cbut ton
light sup and theé symbol appearsin
th emultifunc tiondispla y.
If th esy stem fails atthere ar,th ere ar seg‐
men tsaresho wninredwhen backingup
and there ar segm entsar ehidde nwhen driv‐
ing forw ards .
When ActivePa rking Assistis act ive, the
lanes aredispla yedin green.
If Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis deac tiva ted,
th ewa rning displa yfa des out. Wi
de-ang levie w
Sy stem limita tions
The rear vie wcam erawill notfun ction orwill
on lypa rtiall yfunc tion inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R The trunk lidisopen .
R Ther eis hea vyrain, sno wor fog.
R The ambient lightcondit ionsarepoor ,e.g. at
night.
R The camer alens isobs truct ed, dirtyor fog‐
ge dup. Obser vetheno teson cleaning the
re ar vie wcam era(0013 page36 1).
R The cam eraor rear ofyour vehicle isdam‐
ag ed. Inthis case, have thecamer aand its position
andsetting checkedat aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop.
0009 Donotuse there ar vie wcam erain these
types ofsituation .Yo uco uld other wise injure
ot her sor collide withobject swhen parking
th eve hicle.
If th eve hicle iscar rying ahea vyload, leavingth e
st andar dheigh tcan result ininaccur aciesinthe
guide linesandinthedispla yof thege ner ated
ima ges,depending ontech nica lcond itions.
The field ofvision andother funct ionsofthere ar
vie wcam erama ybe restrict ed dueto addit ional
acc esso ries on there ar oftheve hicle (e.g.
license platebr ac ketor bicy cle rack ).
0009 The contras tof thedispla yma ybe impair ed
by direct sunlight orby other light sources,
e.g. when driving outofaga rage .In this
case, paypar ticular attent ion.
0009 Have thedispla yre pair edorreplaced if,for
ex am ple, pixelerro rs consi derablyrestrict its
us e. Dr
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360°
camer a Fu
nction ofthe360° Camera
The 360°Camera isasy stem that con sistsof
fo ur cam eras. The cam eras coverth eimmediat e
ve hicle surround ings.The system assis tsyou,
e.g .when parkingor atexits withre duced visibil‐
ity .
The 360°Camer ais onl yan aid. Itis no ta sub‐
st itut efo ryo ur att entio nto thesur round ings.
The responsibili tyforsaf emaneu vering and
pa rking remains withyo u. Mak esur eth at ther e
ar eno per sons, animals orobjec tsetc., inthe
maneu vering area while ma neu vering and park‐
ing.
The system evaluat esimag esfrom thefo llo wing
cameras:
R Rear vie wcam era
R Front camer a
R Twoside camer asintheoutside mirrors
Vi ew sof the360° Camera
Yo ucan selectfrom differe nt vie ws: 1
Wide-ang levie w, front
2 Topvie wwit himag efrom thefront camer a
3 Topvie wwit himag esfrom theside camer as
in theoutside mirrors
4 Wide-ang levie w, rear
5 Topvie wwit himag efrom there ar vie wcam ‐
er a
6 Topvie wwit htrailer view(if trailer hitchis
ins talled) To
pvie w 1
Lane indicati ngthero uteth eve hicle will
ta ke wit hth esteer ing wheel inits cur rent
po sitio n
2 Yello wwa rning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRONI C:obs tacles atadis tance of
ap prox imat ely3. 3ft (1.0 m) orless
3 Your vehicle from above
If th edis tance totheobjec tlessens, thecolor of
wa rning displa y2 chang es.From adis tance of
ap prox imat ely2. 0ft (0.6 m)thewa rning displa y
is sho wninorang e.From adis tance ofapprox ‐
imat ely1. 0 ft (0.3 m)thewa rning displa yis
sho wninred. 200
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When
Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis oper ational
and noobj ectis de tected, thesegment sof the
wa rning displa yar esho wningray .
0009 Ifth eent ire sy stem fails, thesegment sof
th ewa rning displa yar esho wninred. The
indicat orlam pon thePA RK TRONI Cbut ton
light sup and theé symbol appearsin
th emultifunc tiondispla y.
If th esy stem fails atthere ar,th edispla yof
th esegment sch ang esasfollo ws :
R The rear segm entsar esho wninred
when backingup.
R The rear segm entsar ehidde nwhen driv‐
ing forw ards.
If Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis deac tiva ted,
th ewa rning displa yfa des out. Guid
elines 1
Yello wlane markingth ecour sethetir es will
ta ke atthecur rent steer ing wheel angle
(dynamic)
2 Yello wguide line,vehicle width(dr iven sur‐
fa ce) dep endi ngon thecur rent steer ing
wheel angle(dynamic)
3 Redguide lineatadis tance ofapprox imat ely
1. 0 in (0.3 m)from there ar area
4 Markat adis tance ofappr ox.3.3 ft(1.0 m)
0009 When ActivePa rking Assistis act ive, the
lanes aredispla yedin green. The
guide linesinthemultimedia system dis‐
pla ysho wthedis tances toyour vehicle. The
dis tances onlyapply toroad leve l.
Side viewof themir rorca mer as
The side sof theve hicle canbeseen inthis vie w. 1
Guide lineofextern al vehicle dimensions
wit houtside mirrors folded out
2 Markerof thewheel contact poi nts
Sy stem failur e
If th er eis no oper ational readin ess, thefo llo wing
mess ageappear sin themultimedia system: Dr
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Sy
stem limita tions
The 360°Camera willnotfun ction orwill only
par tiall yfun ction inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R The door sar eopen .
R The side mirrors arefo lded in.
R The trunk lidisopen .
R Ther eis hea vyrain, sno wor fog.
R The ambient lightcondit ionsarepoor ,e.g. at
night.
R The camer alens isobs truct ed, dirtyor fog‐
ge dup.
R Ifcamera sor vehicle component sin whic h
th ecamer asareins talled aredamag ed.In th
is eve nt,have thecamer as,their position s
and their setting checkedat aqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop.
Do notuse the360° Camer aunder suchcir cum‐
st anc es.Youco uld other wise injureot her sor
collide withobject swhen parking ormaneuv er‐
ing theve hicle.
On vehicles withheight-adjus table suspension or
if th eve hicle iscar rying ahea vyload, leavingth e
st andar dheigh tcan result ininaccur aciesinthe
guide linesandinthedispla yof thege ner ated
ima ges,depending ontech nica lcond itions.
The field ofvision andother funct ionsofthe
came rasystem maybe restrict ed dueto addi‐
tio nal attachme ntson theve hicle (e.g.license
plat ebr ac ket,bicy cle rack ).
See theno teson cleaning the360° Camer a
(0013 page36 1).
Selecting avie wforthe 360° Camer a
Re quirement s:
R The Auto.Rear View Cam. function isselec‐
te din themultimedia system. 0007
Engage reve rsege ar. 0007
Inthemultimedia system, select thedesir ed
vie w.
Opening thecam eraco verof the rear vie w
camer a
Mul timedi asy stem:
0018 Vehicle 0019
k Assist ance
0019 Camera &Parkin g 0007
Select OpenCamera Cover.
0009 The camer aco vercloses automatical lyafte r
some timeorafte ran ignitio ncy cle.
Se tting thecam eraas afa vo rite
Yo ucan callupthecamer avie wdir ect lyin the
multime diasystem bysettin git as afa vo rite . 0007
Press the00E2 buttonon thecon trol ele‐
ment .
The main functionsar edispla yed. 0007
Navig atedo wn wardstwice.
The Favorite smenu appears. 0007
Select New Favorite. 0007
Select Veh icle. 0007
Select Camera. 202
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Ac
tiv ePa rking Assis t Fu
nction ofActiv ePa rking Assis t
Ac tivePa rking Assistis an elect ronic parking
assis tance system whic huses ultrasound andis
aut omaticall yactiv ated dur ing forw ardtra vel.
The system isoper ational atspeeds ofup to
appr oximat ely22 mph(35 km/h). Whenallthe
condi tions areful filled, thec symbol appears
in themultifunc tiondispla yand thesy stem auto‐
maticall ysear ches forand measu respar king
spaces onboth sides oftheve hicle parallel and
per pendicular tothedir ect ion oftra vel.If Ac tive
Pa rking Assistis act ivat ed, suitable parking
spaces aredispla yedin themultimedia system.
The ë symbol appearsin themultifunc tion
displa y.The arro ws sho won whic hside ofthe
ro ad free par kingspac esareloc ated.
The parkingspac eand, ifnec essar y,thepar king
dir ect ion can beselect edasdesir ed.Active
Pa rking Assistcalc ulatesasuit able vehicle path
and assis tsyouin par kingand exitin gth epar k‐
ing space. Ve
hicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:Ac tive
Pa rking Assistch ang esgear,acc eler ates, brak es
and steer sth eve hicle.
Ac tivePa rking Assistis onl yan aid. Itis no ta
subs titutefo ryo ur att entio nto thesur round ings.
The responsibili tyforsaf emaneu vering and
pa rking remains withyo u. Mak esur eth at no
per son s,anim alsorobj ect set c. arein the
maneu vering rang e.
Ac tivePa rking Assistis can celed if,amon got her
th ings ,one ofthefo llo wing actions iscar ried
out :
R Youdeac tivatePa rking AssistPA RK TRONI C.
R Youdeac tivateAc tivePa rking Assist.
R Youbegin steer ing.
R Youappl yth epar king brak e.
R Youen gage 005D.
R ESP ®
int erve nes.
R Youopen theta ilg ate.
Sy stem limita tionsofActiv ePa rking Assis t
Obje ctslocat edabo veorbelo wthede tection
ra ng eof ActivePa rking Assistar eno tde tected whe
nth epar king space isbeing measur ed.
These arealso notta ke nint oacco untwhen the
par kingmaneuv eriscalculat ed,e.g. overhang ing
loads, overhang sor loadin gra mp sof truc ks or
th eboundar iesofpar king spaces. Insome cir‐
cums tances, ActivePa rking Assistma yth er efor e
guide youint oth epar king space prematur ely. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
object slocat edabo veorbelo wthe
de tection rang eof ActivePa rking Assist
If th er ear eobjec tsabo veorbelo wthe
de tection rang e, thefo llo wing situat ionsmay
ar ise:
R ActivePa rking Assistma yst eer tooear ly.
R Vehicl eswith automatic transmis‐
sio n:The vehicle mayno tst op infront of
th ese objec ts.
This could cause acollision. 0007
Inthese situation s,do notuse Active
Pa rking Assist. Sn
ow fallor hea vyrain ma ylead toapar king
spac ebein gmeas ured inac curately. Pa rking Dr
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spaces
that arepar tiallyoccupied bytrai le r
dr aw bar smight notbe ident ified assuc hor be
measur edincor rectly .Only useAc tivePa rking
Ass iston leve l,high- grip grou nd .
Do notuse ActivePa rking Assistin thefo llo wing
situat ions:
R Ifyo uar edr ivin gin extreme weather condi‐
tio ns suc has ice ,pac kedsno wor inhea vy
ra in.
R Ifyo uar etranspo rting aload that protru des
be yond theve hicle.
R Ifth epar king space ison ast eep downhill or
uphill gradient.
R Ifyo uha ve installed snowch ains .
Ac tivePa rking Assistma yalso displa ypar king
spaces that areno tsuit able forpar king, e.g.:
R Parking spaces wherepar kingis prohibit ed.
R Parking spaces onunsuit ablesurfaces. Ac
tivePa rking Assistwill notassis tyo uwit h
par kingspac esatright anglestothedir ect ion of
tr av el in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Iftw opar kingspaces arelocat edimmed i‐
at elyne xt to eac hot her .
R Ifth epar king space isdir ect lyne xt to alow
obs tacle such asacur b.
Ac tivePa rking Assistwill notassis tyo uwit h
par kingspac espar allel oratright anglestothe
dir ect ion oftrave lin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifth epar king space ison acurb.
R Ifth epar king space isbor deredbyan obs ta‐
cle ,e.g. atree, apos tor atrai le r.
Pa rking withAc tiv ePa rking Assis t
0009 Depen dingontheve hicle's equipment, the
butt onmayalso belocat edatadif fere nt
po sitio nin thecent ercon sole. 0007
Press butt on1. 20
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The
ActivePa rking Assistvie wappear son the
multime diasystem displa y.Area 2 displ ays
de tected parking spaces 4and vehicle path
3.
0009 Vehicle path3 shownonthemultimedia
sy stem displa yma ydif ferfr om theactual
ve hicle path. 0007
Ifyo uha ve driven pas ta par kingspace: bring
th eve hicle toast ands till. 0007
Select desir edpar kingspac e4. 0007
Wher enec essar y,select thepar king direc‐
tion :fo rw ards orreve rse.
Ve hicle path3 issho wn, depending on
select edpar king space 4and thepar king
dir ect ion. 0007
Conf irm select edpar king space 4.
0009 The turnsignal indicat orisswitc hedonaut o‐
maticall ywhen thepar king procedur e
begins. Theturnsignal indicat orisswitc hed
of faut omaticall ywhen youswit chto005B .
Yo uar ere sponsible forsele cting thetur nsignal
in accor dance withth etraf fic condi tions.If nec‐
ess ary, select thetur nsignal accordingly. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto vehi‐
cle swinging outwhile parking orpulli ng
out ofapar king space
While parking orexitin gapar kingspace, the
ve hicle swings outand candrive ont oar eas
of theonc oming lane.
This could cause youto coll ide wi th object s
or other road user s. 0007
Payatt ention toobject sand other road
user s. 0007
Wher enec essar y,stop theve hicle or
cancel thepar king procedur ewit h
Ac tivePa rking Assist. 0007
If,forex am ple, thePlease Engage Reverse
Gear messag eappear sin themultimedia sys‐
te m disp lay: sele ctthecor responding trans‐
mission position.
The vehicle drives intoth eselect edpar king
space.
On com pletion ofthepar king procedur e,the
Parking AssistFinished, TakeContr olof Vehicle
displa ymessag eappear s.Fu rther maneuv ering
ma yst ill be nec essar y. 0007
Aftercom pletion ofthepar king procedur e,
saf eguar dth eve hicle agains tro lling away.
When requ ired bylegalrequ iremen tsor local
con dition s:tur nth ewheels towa rdsth ecurb. Dr
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0009
Youcan stop theve hicle andchang eth e
tr ans missi on positio ndu ring thepar king pro‐
cedur e.The system then calculat esane w
ve hicle path.The parking procedur ecan
th en be con tinued. Ifno newvehicle pathis
av ailable, thetransmission positionwillbe
ch ang edagain. Ifth eve hicle hasnotye t
re ac hed thepar king space, thepar king pro‐
cedur ewill becanc eled, should age ar be
ch ang ed.
Exit ingapa rking spacewit hAc tiv ePa rking
Assis t
Re quirement s:
R The vehicle hasbeen parkedwit hAc tive
Pa rking Assist.
0009 Depe ndingon theve hicle's equipment, the
butt onmayalso belocat edatadif fere nt
po sitio nin thecent ercon sole.
Please note that youar ere sponsible forth eve hi‐
cle and surround ingsdur ing theent ire par king
pr ocedur e. 0007
Startth eve hicle. 0007
Press butt on1.
The ActivePa rking Assistvie wappear son
th emultimedia system displa y. 0007
Ifth eve hicle hasbeen parkedat right angles
to thedir ect ion oftra vel:in area 2, selec t
dir ect ion oftra vel3.
0009 The vehicle pathsho wnonthemultimedia
sy stem displa yma ydif ferfr om theactual
ve hicle path. 0007
Conf irm dir ection ofexit3 todrive out of
th epar king space.
0009 The turnsignal indicat orisswitc hedonaut o‐
maticall ywhen theex itth epar king space
pr ocedur ebegins. 206
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Yo
uar ere sponsible forsele cting thetur nsignal
in accor dance withth etraf fic condi tions.If nec‐
ess ary, select thetur nsignal accordingly. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto vehi‐
cle swinging outwhile parking orpulli ng
out ofapar king space
While parking orexitin gapar kingspace, the
ve hicle swings outand candrive ont oar eas
of theonc oming lane.
This could cause youto coll ide wi th object s
or other road user s. 0007
Payatt ention toobject sand other road
user s. 0007
Wher enec essar y,stop theve hicle or
cancel thepar king procedur ewit h
Ac tivePa rking Assist. 0007
If,forex am ple, thePlease Engage Forward
Gear messag eappear sin themultimedia sys‐ te
m disp lay: sele ctthecor responding trans‐
mission position.
The vehicle movesout ofthepar king space.
The turnsignal indicat orisswitc hedoffaut o‐
maticall y. Ex
am ple: vehicles with360° Camer a
Af terth eex itin gpr ocedur ehas been completed,
th eParkin gAssist Finished, TakeContr olof
Vehicle messageappear sin thedispla yof the
multime diasystem. Awa rning tone and displ ay
4 inthedispla yof themultimedia system
pr om ptyouto take ove rcontr olof theve hicle.
Yo uha ve toacc elerat e,brak e, steer and chang e
ge ar yourself again. Fu
nction ofDrive Awa yAssis t
Dr ive Aw ayAssi stcan reduce these verity of an
im pa ct wh en pulling away.If an obs tacle is
de tected inthedir ect ion oftra vel,th eve hicle's
speed isbrief lyreduced toappr ox.1 mp h
(2 km/ h).Ifacr itic alsituat ionisde tected, the
00CB symbol appearson thecamer aimag eof
th emultimedia system. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent caused by
limit eddetection perform anc eof Drive
Aw ayAssi st
Dr ive Aw ayAssi stcanno tal wa ys cle arly iden‐
tify obje ctsand traf fic situ ations.
In such case s,Dr ive Aw ayAssi stmight :
R Warnyouwit hout reason andlimit the
ve hicle speed.
R Notwa rnyouor notlimit theve hicle
speed. 0007
Alw ayspa ycar eful attention tothetra f‐
fi c situ ation; donotre ly on Drive Aw ay
Assi stalon e. Dr
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0007
Beprepa redto brak eor sw erve as nec ‐
essar y,prov ided thetra ffic situat ion
per mitsand that itis saf eto take eva‐
siv eact ion. Dr
ive Aw ayAssi stisonl yan aid. Itis no ta sub‐
st itut efo ryo ur att entio nto thesur round ings.
The responsibili tyforsaf emaneu vering and
pa rking remains withyo u. Mak esur eth at no
per son s,anim alsorobj ect set c. arein the
maneu vering rang e.
A risk ofacollision mayar ise inthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s,forex am ple:
R Ifth edr iver mix esup theaccelera torand
br ak epeda ls.
R Ifth ewr ong gear isselec ted.
The Drive Aw ayAssi stfunction isactiv eunder
th efo llo wing condition s:
R IfPa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis act ivat ed.
R Everytime thege ar isch ang edto005E or005B
when theve hicle isat ast ands till.
R Ifth ede tected obs tacle isless than appr ox.
3.3 ft(1.0 m) away. R
Ifth emaneuv ering assis tance func tionis
acti vatedin themultimedia system.
Sy stem limita tions
Dr ive Aw ayAssi stisno tav ailable onincline s.
Fu nction ofCross Traf fic Aler t
0009 Alsore ad theins truction son Blind Spot
Assis t(0013 page21 3). Ve
hicl eswith Blind SpotAss ist: driver scan
also bewarned ofanycr ossing traf fic whe n
ba cking upout ofapar kingspace. Ifacr itic al
situat ionisde tected, symbo l1 appea rsinthe
multime diasystem displa y.Ifth edr iver does not
re spond tothewa rning, theve hicle's brak es can
be appli edaut omaticall y.To do this, thefunc tion
uses thera dar sensor sin thebum per.The area
adjacen tto theve hicle iscont inually monitored.
If th era dar sensor sar eobs truct edbyvehicles
or other object s,de tection isno tpos sible.
The Cross Traf fic Aler tfuncti onisacti veund er
th efo llo wing condition s:
R IfBlin dSpo tAss istis act ivat ed.
R Ifth eve hicle isbac king upatwa lkin gpace.
R Ifth emaneuv ering assis tance func tionis
acti vatedin themultimedia system.
Sy stem limita tions
The Cross Traf fic Aler tfuncti onisno tav ailable
on incline s. 208
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