sensor MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS 2020 User Guide

St
andb ymode (ext ens ion ofthe star terb at‐
te ry 's per iod out ofuse) St
andb ymode functi on
% This function isno ta vailable fora llmodel s.
If standb ymode isact ivat ed, energyl oss willbe
min imiz eddur inge xtende dperiods ofnon-op er‐
at ion.
St andb ymode isch aract erize db ythe follo wing:
R thes tarter batt eryi sp reser ved.
R them aximum non-opera tionaltime appear s
in them edia displa y.
R thec onnect iontoonline services isint erru p‐
te d.
R theA TA(anti-t heftalarm system) isno ta vail‐
able.
R thei nter ior motion sensor andtow- aw ay
alar mfunction sarenota vailable.
R thef unc tion ford etecti ngdamag eona
pa rked vehicle isno ta vailable. If
th ef ollo wing condition sarefulf illed, standb y
mode canbeact ivat ed ordeac tivated usin gthe
multimedia system:
R thee ngine isswitc hedoff.
R thei gnition isswitc hedon.
Ex ceeding thev ehicle's displayedn on-opera ‐
tion altime maycause incon venie nce, i.e.itc an‐
no tb eg uarant ee dt hat thes tarter batt eryw ill
re liably star tt he engine.
The star terb att erym ustb ec harg edfirs ti nt he
fo llo wing situat ions:
R The vehicle's non-oper ational timemustbe
ex tende d.
R The Batte ryCh arg eInsu fficie ntfor Stand by
Mod emes sage appear sint he media display.
% Standb ymode isaut omat icallydeac tivated
when thei gnition isswitc hedon.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gstan dbym ode
Mul timedi asystem:
4 Vehicle 5
î Vehicle Setting s
5 Standby Mode
% This function isno ta vailable fora llmodel s. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thef unc tion .
When youa ctivat et he function ,apromp t
appear s. #
Select Yes.
St andb ymode isact ivat ed. Dr
iving anddriving safetys ystems Dr
iving systems andyour responsibility Yo
ur vehicle iseq uipped withd riving systems
whic hassis tyou indriving, parking andmaneu‐
ve ring thev ehicle. Thedriving systems area ids
and donotrelie veyouo fyour responsibili typer‐
ta inin gtor oad trafficl aw .Pay attention tothe
tr af ficc ondi tions atallt ime sand interve ne
wh en nece ssary.B ea wareofthel imit ations
re ga rding thes afeu seofthese systems. Inf
ormat iononradar and ultrasonic senso rs Some
drivi ng and drivi ng safety systems use
ra dar orultr asonic sensorstom onit orthea rea
in front of,behind ornext to thev ehicle (depend‐
ing onthev ehicle's equipment). 200
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Dep
endingonthev ehicle's equipment, ther adar
senso rsarei ntegr ated behind theb um per s
and/or behindther adiat orgrill. The ultrasonic
senso rsarel ocat edinthef ront and rear bum p‐
er s. Ke ep these partsfree ofdir t,ice and slush
(/ page421).The sensor smustn otbe cov‐
er ed, fore xamp leby bicy clerack s, ove rhang ing
loads, sticke rs,foil orfoils toprotect agains t
st one chipping .Addition allicense platebrack et
can like wise impair thef unc tion oftheu ltrasonic
sensor s.In thee vent ofdamag etot he bum pers
or radiat orgrill, orfollo wing acollis ionimpact ing
th eb um per sorradiat orgrill, have thef unc tion
of thes ensor schec keda taq ualifiedspec ialist
wo rkshop. Ifth es ensor saredamag ed,some
dr iving systems anddriving safetys ystems may
no long erfunc tion proper ly. Ov
ervie wo fdriving systems anddriving
saf etys ystems In
this sect ion, youw illfind informa tiona bout
th ef ollo wing driving systems anddriving safety
sy stems:
R 360° Camer a(/pag e241) R
ABS (Anti-l ockBrak ingSystem)
(/ page201)
R ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI C
(/ page 212)
R AIR BODY CONTR OL(/ page226)
R ActiveB rake Assi st(/ pag e205)
R ActiveL aneK eeping Assist(/pag e259)
R ATTENTION ASSIST( / pag e250)
R BAS(Bra ke Assis tSys tem) (/ page202)
R Hill StartA ssist( / pag e225)
R EBD( Elec tron icBra keforc eDis tribution)
(/ page205)
R ESP®
(Elect ronic Stability Program)
(/ page202)
R ESP ®
Cr osswind Assist(/ pag e204)
R ActiveS peed Limi tA ssist(/ pag e216)
R HOLD function (/page225)
R STEER CONTR OL(/ page 205)
R ActiveS teer ing Assis twithr escue lanefunc‐
tion (/page219)
R MAGICB ODYC ONTR OL(/ page229) R
Night View Assi st(/ pag e254)
R ActiveE merg ency Stop Assis t(/ pag e222)
R ActiveP arking Assist( /pag e244)
R Parking AssistP ARK TRON IC(/ page 233)
R Rear vie wc amera( /pag e238)
R ActiveL aneC hangeA ssist(/ pag e221)
R Cruise control (/ page210)
R Blind SpotAssis tand ActiveB lind Spo tAssist
( / pag e256)
R Traf ficS ign Assi st(/ pag e251) Fu
nction ofABS The
Anti-loc kBrake System (ABS )regulat esthe
br ak ep ressur einc ritical driving situation s:
R Dur ing braking, e.g.atfull brak ea pplication
or insuf ficie nttiret racti on, thew heels are
pr eve nted from lock ing.
R Vehicle steer ability whilebraking isensur ed.
If ABS interve nes when braki ng, youw illfeel a
pulsing intheb rake pedal. Thepulsating brak e
pedal canbeanindicat ionofhazar dous road Dr
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&
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent despite
Ev asiveS teer ing Assis t
Ev asiv eSteer ing Assis tcann otalw aysc lear ly
identify objectsandcomplextraffic situa‐
ti on s.
In additi on,the steer ing suppor tofEvasiv e
St eer ing Assis tisg ene rallyn otsufficien tto
avo idac ollis ion.
In suc hcases Evasiv eSteer ing Assis tcan:
R givea nu nnec essar ywarning orprov ide
assis tance
R notg iveaw arning ornotp rovide assis‐
ta nce #
Alw aysp aycar eful attention tothet raf‐
fi cs ituation; donotrely onEvasiv e
St eer ing Assis talone. #
Beready tobrak ea nd take evasiv e
act ion ifnec essar y. #
Preve ntthea ssis tance byact ivel y
st eer ing innon -critical driving situa‐
tion s. #
Drivea tana ppr opr iates peed ifpedes‐
tr ians arec lose tothep atho fyour vehi‐
cle. Sy
stem limit s
Fu llsy stem perform anc eisn otavailable fora
fe ws econd safter swit ching onthei gnition or
af te rd riving off.
The system maybeimp aired orma ynotfunc tion
in thef ollo wing situations:
R Insno w,rain, fog, hea vyspr ay,ift her eis
gl ar e, indir ect sunlight oringrea tly varying
ambien tlight .
R Ifth es ensor saredir ty,f ogg edup, damag ed
or covered.
R Ifth es ensor sareimpair eddue tointerfer‐
ence from other radar sour ces, e.g.stro ng
ra dar reflect ions inpar king garage s.
R Ifal oss oftirep ressur eoraf aulty tireh as
been detected and displ aye d.
R Incom plextraffic situation swhere object s
cann otalw aysb ec lear lyidentif ied. R
Ifpedes trians orvehicles movequickl yi nto
th es ensor detection rang e.
R Ifpe destrians areh idde nbyother objects .
R Ifth et ypical outline ofap edes trian cann ot
be distinguished from theb ackg round.
R Ifap edes trian isno td etect edassuc h,e.g.
due tospecial clothing orother object s.
R Onbends withat ightradius.
% The ActiveB rake Assi stsensor sadjus tauto‐
matically whileacertain dis tance isbe ing
dr iven afte rt he vehicle hasbeen delivered.
Ac tiveB rake Assi stisuna vailable oronl y
par tiall yavailable during this teac h-in per iod. Se
tting Activ eB rake Assist Multimedia
system:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance
5 Act ive Brak eAssist
Ve hicl eswithout Drivin gAssistanc ePack‐
ag e:The settings canbemade afte rs tartin gt he
ve hicle. Dr
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#
Alw aysc arefully observethet raffic co n‐
diti onsa nd beready tobrak ea tall
times. #
Take intoa ccount thet raffic situat ion
bef orec allin gupthe stor ed speed. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent duet oinsuf ‐
fi cie ntdece lera tio nb yActiv eDista nce
Assi stDIS TRONI C
Ac tiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Cbrake s
yo ur vehicle withu pto5 0% ofthem aximum
possible deceleration.Ifth is decele ratio nis
no ts ufficien t,Ac tiveD ista nce Assist
DIS TRONI Calertsy ou withav isual and
aco ustic warning. #
Inthese cases, adjustyour speed and
ke ep asufficie ntdist anc e. #
Brak ethe vehicle yourself and/or take
ev asiv eaction . &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifde tection
functi onofActiveD istan ceAssi st
DIS TRONI Cisimpai red
Ac tiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Cdoesn ot
re act orhas alimit edreact ion:
R when drivin gonad iffe re nt lane orwh en
ch ang inglane s
R topedes trians, animals, bicycles orsta‐
tio nar yvehicles, orune xpect edobs tacle s
R tocom plex traf ficc ondi tions
R tooncom ingvehicles andcrossing traf fic
As aresult, ActiveD ista nce Assist
DIS TRONI Cm aynei ther giv ew arning snor
int erve ne insuch situations. #
Alw ayso bser vethet raffic con dition s
car efull yand react accordin gly. Oper
ating Activ eD ista nce AssistD ISTR ONIC
Re quirement s:
R The vehicle hasbeen star ted.
R The elect ricp arkin gb rake isreleased.
R ESP®
is act ivat ed and isno tint er ve ning . R
The trans mis sion isin po sitio n005B.
R The driver' sd oorisc losed .
R Checko fthe radar sensor system has been
success fullycom pleted.
R Parking AssistP ARK TRON ICisno tb ein g
used topar kthe vehicle ortoexitfrom a
par kingspace.
R The vehicle does nots kid. 21
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If
al ane chang eisn otposs ible, thea rrow fades
out afte raf ewsec ond sand anew lane chang e
mus tbeinit iated. Animm ediat elane chang eis
on lypo ssible on free wa ys ection sw ithout speed
limi ts.
If th es ystemi simp aired, ActiveL aneC hange
Assi stma ybec anceled .Ifi ti sc anceled ,the
Lane Change Canceled messageappe arsi nt he
multifunction displayand aw arning tone sou nds. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from chang ‐
ing lane toan occ upied adjacentlane
Lan eChan geAssi stcanno talway sd etect
clear lyifth ea djacen tlane isfree.
The lane chang em ightbeinit iated although
th ea djacen tlane isno tfree. #
Beforec hanging lanes,makesuret hat
th en eighbor inglane isfree and ther ei s
no dang ertoother road user s. #
Mon itor thel ane chang e. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifLane
Ch ang eAssistune xpectedl ystops func‐
tionin g
If th es ystem limit ations forL ane Change
Assis thave been reac hed, ther ei sn og uar‐
ant eethat thes ystem will remain active.
Lane ChangeA ssis tcanno tthen assis tyou
by appl ying steer ing torq ues . #
Alw aysm onit orthel ane chang eand
ke ep your han dson thes teer ing wheel.
Obser vethet raffic con dition sand steer
and/or brak ei fn eces sary. Sy
stem limit s
The system limit ations ofActiveS teer ing Assis t
apply toActiveL aneC hangeA ssist
( / pag e219).
Th es ystemm ayalso beimpair edorma ynot
func tion inthef ollo wing situations:
R The sensor sint he rear bum perared irty ,
damag edorcoveredb yas tickero rice and
sno w,fore xamp le.
R The exterior lighting showsafault. %
The ActiveL aneC hangeA ssistsensor s
adjus tautomaticall ywhile acertain dis tance
is be ing driven afte rt he vehicle hasbeen
deliv ered. ActiveL aneC hangeA ssistis
una vailable oronl ypartiall yavailable during
th is teac h-in proce ss;noarro wa ppear snext
to theØ ActiveS teer ing Assis tsymbol
when thet urns ignal indicat orisactiv ated.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gActive Lan eChange
As sist
Multimedia system:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance #
Select LaneChange Assist. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thef unc tion .
Fu nction ofActiv eE me rgency Stop Assis t
If th ed rive rc ontinuall yignor esthev isual or
acous ticwarning toput their hands onthes teer‐
ing wheel, theBeginn ingEmer gencyStopmes‐
sag eappear sint he multifunction display.Ifth e
dr iver still does notrespond, ActiveD ista nce
Assi stDIS TRONI Creduces thes peed. Thevehi‐
cle isdeceler ated instag es toas tands till. 222
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Ra
ising thev ehic le #
Press button1 .
Indicat orlam p2 lights up.
The vehicle issettot he high leve l.
Yo ur sele ction issave d. The
vehicle islowe reda gain inthef ollo wing sit‐
uations:
R When driving faster than 75 mph
(1 20 km/ h).
R When driving between 50mph(80 km/h)
and 75mph(120k m/h) fora pproxima tely
th re em inut es.
R Afters ele cting adrive progr am using the
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
The vehicle isadjus tedt ot he height ofthel ast
activ edrive prog ram.
Lo we ring thev ehic le #
Press button1 .
Indica torlam p2 goes out.Thevehicle is
adjus tedt ot he height ofthel asta ctiv edrive
pr ogr am. Pa
rking Assis tPARK TRON IC Fu
nction ofParking Assis tPARK TRON IC Pa
rking AssistP ARK TRON ICisan electr onic
pa rkinga ssistanc esystem withu ltrasound. It
monit orst he area around your vehicle using mul‐
tiple sensor s1 onthef ront bum perand onthe
re ar bum per.Parking AssistP ARK TRON ICshows
yo ut he distance betwee ny our vehicle anda
de tected obs tacle visually and audibly .
Pa rking AssistP ARK TRON ICisonly anaid. Itis
no tas ubstitutef or your att entio nt ot he sur‐
ro und ings.The responsibili tyfors afem aneu ver‐
ing and parking remains withyou. Mak esure
th at ther ea reno per sons, animals orobjec tsin Dr
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R
Orang esegments: obstacle satad ista nc e
be tween appr ox.1 .0 ft(0.3 m)and 2.0ft
(0.6 m)
R Reds egme nts: obstacle satav erys hor t
dis tance ofapprox .1 .0 ft(0.3 m)orless
Sy stem limit s
Pa rking AssistP ARK TRON ICdoes notn ecessa‐
ri ly take intoa ccount thef ollo wing obstacle s:
R Obs tacle sb elow thed etecti onrang e, e.g .
pe rsons, animals orobject s.
R Obs tacle sabove thed etecti onrang e, e.g .
ove rhang ingloads, overhang sorloadin g
ra mp softruck s. The
sensor smustb efreeo fdirt, ice and slush.
Ot her wise, they ma ynotfunction correctl y.
Clean thes ensor sregular ly,t aki ng care notto
scr atc ho rdamag ethem.
Pr oblems withParking Assis tPARK TRON IC Ve
hicles without 360° Camer a Ve
hicles with3 60° Camer a Pr
oblem
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Re ar segm ents1 orall-r oundseg‐
men ts2 light upred. The é sym‐ Pa
rking AssistP ARK TRON ICisma lfunctio ningand has been deactiva tedd uetosignal interfere nce. #
Startt he vehicle again. #
Chec kifP arking AssistP ARK TRON ICiswo rking atad iffe re nt locati on. Dr
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Pr
oblem
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
bol appear sint he multifunction dis‐
pla y.
Re ar segm ents1 orall-r oundseg‐
men ts2 light upred. At thes ame
time, awarning tone sou nds for
appr oximat elyt wo seco ndseverytim e
th ev ehicle isstar ted. The é symbol
appear sint he multifunction display. The
sensor saredir ty. #
Clean thes ensor sand obser vethen otes on car eofvehicle parts(/ page421).
Pa rking AssistP ARK TRON IChasb een deac tiva tedd uetoam alfunc tion. #
Startt he vehicle again. #
Ifth ep roblem persists, con sult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop. Fu
nction ofthep assiv es ide impact protec‐
tion
Pa ssiv eside impact protect ion isan additional
Pa rking AssistP ARK TRON ICfunctio nwhich
wa rnst he driver about obstacle satthe side of
th ev ehicle. Awarning isissued whenobstacle s
ar ed etect edbetween thef ront and rear detec‐
tion rang e. In orde rfor an objec tonthe side to
be detected, thes ensor sint he front and rear
bum permus tfirst detect theo bjec twhile you
ar ed rivin gp astit. Dur
ing thep arking procedur eorm aneuv ering,
objec tsared etect edasthev ehicle drives pas t.
If yo us teer inthed irect ion ofad etect edobs ta‐
cle and ther ei sar iskofalater al collision, a
wa rning isissued. Thesegme ntso nthe sides
light upyello wo rred, depending onthed ista nce
to theo bstacle . Seg
ment colord epe ndin gond istan ce
Co lorL ater al dis tan ce
Ye llo wA pprox.1 .0 -2 .0ft
(30 -60c m)
Re dA pprox.< 1.0f t
(30 cm) In
order forl ater al front orrear segm entstob e
displa yed, thev ehicle mustfirst trave lad ista nce
of at leas th alfo fthe vehicle length.Once the
ve hicle hastrave led thel engt hofthe vehicle, all 236
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of
thel ater al front and rear segm entscan be dis‐
pla yed. Pa
rking AssistP ARK TRON ICdispl ay:v ehicles
wit hout a360° Camer a
1 Oper ational front and rear
2 Operation alfron t,re ar and sides
3 Obstacle detected atthef ront right (yello w)
and rear (red) Pa
rking AssistP ARK TRON ICdispl ay:v ehicles
wit ha3 60°Camer a
1 Oper ational front and rear
2 Operation alfron t,re ar and sides
3 Obstacle sd etect edatthef ront right (red)
Sa vedo bstacle so nthe sides ared eletedi nt he
fo llo wing situat ions,for exam ple:
R Youp arkt he vehicle andswitc hoffthei gni‐
tion .
R Youo pen thed oor s.
Af tert he engine isrestar ted, obs tacle so nthe
sides mustbed etect edagain beforean ew
wa rning can beissued. Sy
stem limit s
The system limits forP arking Assist
PA RK TRONI Capplytop assiv eside impact pro‐
te ction.
The follo wing objectsa renotd etect ed, fore xam‐
ple:
R Pedes trians who approachthe vehicle from
th es ide
R Objec tsplaced next to thev ehicle
Deactiv ating/acti vating Parking Assis t
PA RK TRONI C
* NO
TERisk ofan acci dent from objects
at clo serang e Pa
rking AssistP ARK TRON ICma ynotdetect
cer tain obje ctsa tclos erang e. #
Whenpar king ormane uvering thev ehi‐
cle, payp articular attention toany
obj ect sw hicha reabo veorbelo wthe
sensor s,e.g. flowe rpotso rdrawbar s.
The vehicle orother objects couldoth‐
er wise bedamag ed. Dr
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R
Ifth ew rong gear isselec ted.
Dr iveA wayA ssistisact iveu nder thef ollo wing
condition s:
R IfPa rking AssistP ARK TRON ICisac tiv ated .
R Everyt imet he gear isch ang edto005E or005B
when thev ehicle isat as tands till.
R Ifth ed etect edobs tacle isless than appr ox.
3.3 ft(1.0 m) away.
R Ifth em aneuv ering assis tant func tionisa cti‐
va tedi nt he multimedia system.
Sy stem limit s
The perform anc eofDrive Aw ayAssi stislimit ed
on inclines .
% Also obser vethes ysteml imits ofParking
Ass istP ARK TRON IC(/ page 233).
Fu nction ofCross Traf ficA lert
% Alsoread thei nstruction sonB lind Spot
Assis t(/ pag e256). Ve
hicl eswith Blind SpotAssist: Cr oss Traf fic
Ale rtcan warndriver so fany crossing traffic
when backingu po utofap arkin gspace. The
ra dar sensor sint he bum peralso monit orthe
ar ea adjac enttothev ehicle. Ifac ritical situation
is de tected, symbo l1 appea rsinthem edia dis‐
pla y.Ifth ed rive rd oes notrespond tothew arn‐
ing, thev ehicle's brak es can beapplied automat‐
ically . If
th er adar senso rsareo bstruct edbyvehicles
or other object s,de tection isno tp ossib le.
Cr oss Traf ficA lertisa ctive und erthef ollo wing
condition s:
R IfBlind SpotAssisti sa ctivat ed.
R Ifth ev ehicle isbac king upatwa lkin gpace.
R Ifth em aneuv ering assis tant func tionisa cti‐
va tedi nt he multimedia system.
Sy stem limit s
Cr oss Traf ficA lertisn otavailable onincline s.
% Alsoo bse rvet he system limits ofActive
Bli nd Spo tAssist(/ pag e256).
Deactiv ating/a ctivating maneu vering assis‐
tance
Multimedia system:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance
5 Camera &Parkin g5
Maneuverin gAssist . #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thef unc tion .
% Maneuv ering assis tance mustbe activ efor
th ef unc tion ofDriveA wayA ssist
( / pag e248) and Cross Traf ficA lert
(/ page 249). Dr
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