ESP MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS 2020 Repair Manual

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Have thed ispla yrepair edorreplaced if,for
ex am ple, pixelerro rs consi derablyrestrict its
us e. 360
°came ra Fu
nction ofthe3 60° Cam era
The 360°Camera isas yst em that con sistsof
fo ur cam eras. The cam eras coverthe immediat e
ve hicle surround ings.The system assis tsyou,
e.g .when parkingo ratexitsw ithr educed visibil‐
ity .
The views ofthe3 60° Camer aarealw aysa vaila‐
ble when drivin gforwa rdsu ptoas peedof
appr ox.1 0m ph(16k m/h) andwhen backing
up.
The 360° Camer aiso nlya na id. Itis no tas ub‐
st itut efor your att entio nt ot he sur round ings.
The responsibili tyfors afem aneu vering and
pa rking remains withyou. Mak esuret hat ther e
ar en op ersons, animals orobjec tsetc., inthe
maneu vering area whilem aneu vering and park‐
ing. The
system evaluat esimag esfrom thef ollo wing
camera s:
R Rear vie wc amera
R Front camer a
R Twos ide camer asintheo utside mirrors
Vi ew so fthe 360 °Camera
Yo uc an sele ctfrom differe nt vie ws: 1
Wide-ang levie w, front
2 Topv ieww ithi mag efromt hefront camer a
3 Topv ieww ithi mag esfrom thes ide camer as
in theo utside mirrors
4 Wide-ang levie w, rear 5
Topv ieww ithi mag efromt herear vie wc am‐
er a
6 Topv ieww itht railer view( vehicles witha
tra iler hitch)
To pv iew 1
Lane indicati ngther out ethe vehicle will
ta ke atthec urrent steer ing wheel angle
2 Yello ww arning displa yofParking Assist
PA RK TRONI C:obs tacles atad ista nce of
ap prox imat ely3 .3ft(1.0 m) orless
3 Your vehicle from above
If th ed ista nce totheo bjec tlessens, thec olor of
wa rning displa y2 chang es.From adista nce of Dr
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Press the00E2 buttononthec ontrol ele‐
ment .
The main functionsaredispla yed. #
Navig ated ownwards twice.
The Favorite sm enu appea rs. #
Select New Favorite. #
Select Veh icle. #
Select Camera. Ac
tiv eP arking Assist Fu
nction ofActiv eP arking Assist
Ac tiveP arking Assisti sa ne lect ronic parking
assis tance system whic huses ultrasound andis
aut omaticall yactiv ated dur ing forw ardt rave l.
The system isoper ational atspeeds ofup to
appr oximat ely2 2m ph(35 km/h). Whenallthe
condi tions aref ulfilled, thec symbol appears
in them ultifunc tiondispla yint he instrument
clus tera nd thes ystema utomaticall ysear ches
fo ra nd measu resp arking spaces onboth sides
of thev ehicle parallel andperpendicular tothe
dir ect ion oftrav el. IfAc tiveP arking Assisti sa cti‐
va ted, suit able parkingspaces ares hown inthe displa
yofthe multimedia system. Theë sym‐
bol appear sint he displa yofthe multimedia sys‐
te m. The arro ws sho wonwhichs ide ofther oad‐
wa yfreep arking spac esarel oc ated.
The parking spac eand,ifn ecessar y,thep arking
dir ect ion can beselect edasdesir ed.Active
Pa rking Assistc alc ulat esasuitable vehicle path
and assis tsyoui np arkin ga nd exitin gthe par k‐
ing space.
Ac tiveP arking Assistp rovide sassis tance when
ch ang inggear,a cceler ating,brakin gand steer‐
ing thev ehicle.
Ac tiveP arking Assisti so nlya na id. Itis no ta
subs titutef or your att entio nt ot he sur round ings.
The responsibili tyfors afem aneu vering and
pa rking remains withyou. Mak esuret hat no
per sons, animals orobject setc. arei nt he
maneuv ering rang e.
Ac tiveP arking Assisti sc anceled if,amon gother
th ings ,one ofthef ollo wing actions iscar ried
out :
R Youd eac tivateP arking AssistP ARK TRON IC.
R Youd eac tivateA ctiv eParking Assist.
R Youb egin steer ing. R
Youa ppl ythe par king brak e.
R Youe ngaget rans mi ssi on positio n005D.
R ESP ®
int erve nes.
R Youo pen thed oor sorthe trunk lidwhile
dr iving.
Sy stem limit s
Obj ectslocat edabo veorbelo wthe detection
ra ng eo fActiv eParking Assista re notd etect ed
when thep arking space isbeing measur ed.
These area lso nottak en into acco untwhen the
par kingm aneuv eriscalculat ed,e.g. overhang ing
loads, overhangs orloading ramp softruck so r
th eb oundar iesofpar king spaces. Insome cir‐
cums tances, ActiveP arking Assistm ayther efor e
guide youi ntot he par king space prematur ely. 24
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Press butt on1. The
media displayshows thev iewo fActiv ePark‐
ing Assist. Ar ea 2 displa ysdetected parking
spaces 4and vehicle path3.
% Vehicle path3 shownonthem edia displa y
ma ydiffe rf romt heactual vehicle path. #
Ifyo uh ave driven pas tap arkin gspace: bring
th ev ehicle toas tands till. #
Select desir edpar kingspac e4. #
Wher enecessar y,select thep arking direc‐
tion :for wa rdso rreverse.
Ve hicle path3 issho wn, depending on
select edpar king space 4and thep arking
dir ect ion. #
Conf irms elect edpar king space 4.
% The turns ignal indicat orisswitc hedonaut o‐
maticall ywhen thep arking procedur e
begins. Theturns ignal indicat orisswitc hed
of fa utomaticall ywhen yous wit ch to005B .
Yo ua reresponsible fors ele cting thet urns ignal
indicat orinaccor dance withthe traf ficc ondi ‐
tions .Ifn eces sary,select thet urns ignal indica‐
to ra ccor dingly. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent duet ov ehi‐
cle swinging outwhile parking orpulling
out ofap arking space
While parking orexitin gap arkin gspace, the
ve hicle swings outand candriveo ntoa reas
of theo ncoming lane.
This could cause yout oc ollidew itho bject s
or other road user s. #
Paya tten tion toobject sand other road
user s. #
Wher enecessar y,stop thev ehicle or
cancel thep arking procedur ewith
Ac tiveP arking Assist. #
If,fore xamp le,thePlease Engage Reverse
Gear messag eappear sint he media display:
select thec orresponding transmission posi‐
tion.
The vehicle drives intot he select edpar king
space.
On com pletion ofthep arking procedur e,the
Parking AssistFinished, TakeContr olof Vehicle
displa ymessag eappear s.Fu rther maneuv ering
ma ystillb en ecessar y. #
Afterc om pletion ofthep arking procedur e,
saf eguar dthe vehicle agains trolling away.
When requ ired bylegalrequ iremen tsor local
con dition s:tur nthe wheels towa rdst he curb. 24
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Youc an stop thev ehicle andchang ethe
tr ansmiss ionp ositio nd uringt he par king pro‐
cedur e.The system then calculat esan ew
ve hicle path.The parking procedur ecan
th en be con tinued. Ifno newv ehicle pathis
av ailable, thet ransmission positionwillbe
ch ang edagain. Ifth ev ehicle hasnotyet
re ac hed thep arking space, thep arking pro‐
cedur ewillbe canc eled, should agear be
ch ang ed.
Exit ingaparking spa cewit hA ctive Parking
Assis t
Re quirement s:
R The vehicle hasbeen parkedw ithA ctiv e
Pa rking Assist.
Please note that youa reresponsible fort he vehi‐
cle and surround ingsduring thee ntirep arking
pr ocedur e. #
Startt he vehicle. #
Press butt on1.
The media displayshows thev iewo fActiv e
Pa rking Assist. #
Ifth ev ehicle hasbeen parkeda tright angles
to thed irect ion oftra vel:in area 2,s elect
dir ect ion oftra vel3 .
% The vehicle pathshown onthem edia displa y
ma ydiffe rf romt heactual vehicle path. #
Conf irmd irection ofexit3 todriveo utof
th ep arking space.
% The turns ignal indicat orisswitc hedonaut o‐
maticall ywhen thee xiting proc ed ureb egin s.
Yo ua reresponsible fors ele cting thet urns ignal
indicat orinaccor dance withthe traf ficc ondi ‐
tions .Ifn eces sary,select thet urns ignal indica‐
to ra ccor dingly. Dr
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WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent duet ov ehi‐
cle swinging outwhile parking orpulling
out ofap arking space
While parking orexitin gap arkin gspace, the
ve hicle swings outand candriveo ntoa reas
of theo ncoming lane.
This could cause yout oc ollidew itho bject s
or other road user s. #
Paya tten tion toobject sand other road
user s. #
Wher enecessar y,stop thev ehicle or
cancel thep arking procedur ewith
Ac tiveP arking Assist. #
If,fore xamp le,thePlease Engage Forward
Gear messag eappear sint he media display:
select thec orresponding transmission posi‐
tion.
The vehicle moveso utofthep arking space.
The turns ignal indicat orisswitc hedoffa uto‐
maticall y.
Af tert he exitin gprocedur ehasbeen completed,
th eParkin gAssist Finished, TakeContr olof Vehicle
messageappear sint he media display.A
wa rning tone and thef ollo wing displa yint he
media displaypromp tyou totake ove rcontr olof
th ev ehicle: Yo
uh ave toacc eler ate, brak e, steer and chang e
ge ar yourself again.
Fu nction ofDriveA wayA ssis t
Dr iveA wayA ssistcan reduce thes eve rity of an
impact when pulling away.Ifa no bstacle is
de tected inthed irect ion oftrav el, thev ehicle's
speed isbrief lyreduced toappr ox.1 mph
(2 km/ h).Ifac ritic alsituat ionisde tected, the
00CB symbol appearsinthem edia displa y. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent caused by
limit eddetection perform anc eofDrive
Aw ayAssi st
Dr iveA wayA ssistcanno talway sc lear ly iden‐
tify obje ctsand traf fics ituations. In
such case s,Dr iveA wayA ssistmight :
R Warnyouw ithout reason andlimit the
ve hicle speed.
R Notw arny ou ornotlimit thev ehicle
speed. #
Alw aysp aycar eful attention tothet raf‐
fi cs ituation; donotrely onDriveA way
Assi stalon e. #
Beprepar edtobrak eo rswe rvea snec‐
essar y,prov ided thet raffic situat ion
per mitsand that itis saf etot akee va‐
siv ea ction . Dr
iveA wayA ssistisonl yana id. Itis no tas ub‐
st itut efor your att entio nt ot he sur round ings.
The responsibili tyfors afem aneu vering and
pa rking remains withyou. Mak esuret hat no
per sons, animals orobject setc. arei nt he
maneuv ering rang e.
Ar isk ofac ollision mayarise inthef ollo wing sit‐
uations, fore xamp le:
R Ifth ed rive rm ixes up thea ccelera tora nd
br ak ep eda ls. 24
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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
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et urns ignal indicat orinthec orresponding
dir ection, awarning tone sou nds once .The red
wa rning lam pint he outside mirrorf lashes. Ifth e
tur ns igna lind ica torr emain sswitc hed on,all
ot her detected vehicles arei ndicat edonlybythe
fl ashin gofthe redw arning lamp.
If yo uo vertak eav ehicle quickl y, no warning is
giv en. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite Blind
Spo tAssist
Bli nd Spo tAssistdoes notreact tovehicles
appr oaching andovertakin gyou atag reatly
di ffer ent speed.
As aresult, BlindSpotAssis tcanno twarn
dr iver si nt his situa tion. #
Alw aysp aycar eful attention tothet raf‐
fi cs ituation and maintainas afed is‐
ta nce atthes ide ofthev ehicle. Blind
SpotAssis tand ActiveB lind Spo tAssist
ar eo nly aids. Theym ayfailto detect some vehi‐
cles andaren osubs titut efor att entiv edriving. Alw
ayse nsur ethat ther ei ss ufficie ntdist anc eto
th es ide foro ther road user sand obs tacle s.
Sy stem limita tions
The system maybelimit edinthef ollo wing situa‐
tions:
R The sensor saredir tyor covered.
R Poor visibility ,e.g. due tofog, hea vyrain,
sno worspray .
R Narrow vehicles, e.g.bicycles, arew ithin the
monit oring rang e.
Wa rnings maybeissued inerro rw hen driving
close tocrash barrier so rsimilar solidlanebor‐
der s.Wa rnings maybeinter ru pte dw hen driving
alongside longvehicles, fore xamp letruc ks,for a
pr olong edtime.
Blind SpotAssis tisn otoper ationa lwhen reve rse
ge ar iseng aged.
Fu nction ofbrak ea pplication (Activ eBlind
Spo tAssis t)
% The brak ea pplication functionisonl yavaila‐
ble forv ehicles withaD riving Assis tance
Pa ckag e. If
Ac tiveB lind Spo tAssistdetects arisk ofas ide
im pact inthem onit oring rang e, ac ourse-co r‐
re cting brak ea pplica tion iscar ried out. This is
designed tohelp youa void ac ollis ion.
The cour se-cor recting brak ea pplica tion isavaila‐
ble inthes peed rang eb etwe en approx imat ely
20 mph(30 km/h) and125m ph(200 km/h). &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite
br ak ea pplication ofActiveB lind Spo t
Assi st
Ac ourse-co rrect ing brak ea pplication cannot
alw aysp reve nt ac ollisi on. #
Alw ayss teer,b rake oraccelera teyour‐
self ,espe ciall yifA ctiv eBlind Spo t
Assi stwa rnsy ou ormak esac ourse-
co rrect ing brak ea pplication. #
Alw aysm aint ainasafed ista nce atthe
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WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite
Ac tiveB lind Spo tAssist
Ac tiveB lind Spo tAssistdoes notreact tothe
fo llo wing:
R Ifve hicles overtak et oo closel yonthe
side, placing them intheb lind spotarea
R Vehicles approaching andovertakin gyou
at ag reatly differ ent speed
As aresult, ActiveB lind Spo tAssistma ynei‐
th er giv ew arning snorinterve ne insuch sit‐
uations. #
Alw aysp aycar eful attention tothet raf‐
fi cs ituation and maintainas afed is‐
ta nce atthes ide ofthev ehicle. If
ac our se-cor recting brak ea pplica tion occu rs,
th er ed warning lam pflashes intheo utside mir‐
ro ra nd aw arning tone sou nds. Inadditio n,ad is‐
pl ay 1 indic atingthe dang erofas ide collision
appear sint he multifunction display.
In rare case s,thes ystemm aymak eaninappr o‐
pr iat eb rake application. Thisbrak ea pplication
ma ybeinter ru pte datany time ifyo us teer
slightl yint he opposit edirect ion oraccelera te. Sy
stem limit s
Eit her acour se-cor recting brak ea pplica tion
ap propr iate to thed riving situation ,orn onea t
all, mayoccur inthef ollo wing situations:
R Vehicles orobs tacle s,e.g. crash barrier s,are
locat edon both sides ofyour vehicle.
R Avehicle approaches tooc losely onthes ide.
R Youh avea dop tedas portydriving stylew ith
high corner ing speeds.
R Youb rake oracc elerat esign ifican tly.
R Adrivi ng safety system interve nes, e.g.ESP ®
or ActiveB rake Assi st.
R ESP ®
is de acti vated.
R Aloss oftirep ressur eoraf aulty tirei s
de tected.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gBlind Spo tAssisto r
Ac tiv eB lind Spo tAssist
Mu ltim ed iasystem:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance
5 Blind SpotAssist #
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tiv eL aneK eeping Assist Fu
nction ofActiv eL aneK eeping Assist Ac
tiveL aneK eeping Assistmonit orst he area in
fr ont ofyour vehicle bymeans ofmultifu nction
camer a1.I tserve st op rotect youa gains tunin ‐
te ntio nallylea vingy our lane. Youw illbe warned
by vibr ation pulses inthes teer ing wheel andgui‐ ded
byac our se-cor recting brak ea pplica tion
ba ck intoy our lane.
Yo ua rewa rned byvibr ation pulses inthes teer‐
ing wheel inthef ollo wing circums tances:
R ActiveL aneK eeping Assistdetects alan e
mar king.
R Afront whe eldrives ove rthis lane marking.
Yo uw illalso beguided backintoy our lane by
means ofac our se-cor recting brak ea pplica tion
if th ef ollo wing condition sareme t:
R ActiveL aneK eeping Assistdetects lane
mar kingson both edg esofthel ane.
R Afront wheel drives over as olid lane mark‐
ing.
Yo uc an act ivat eo rdeac tivatet he ActiveL ane
Ke eping Assistwarning .
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assistcan neit her reduce
th er isk ofan acci dent ifyo uf ail toadap tyour
dr iving stylen orove rride thel aws ofphysics. It
can nottak ei ntoa ccount road, weather ortraf fic
condi tions.Activ eLaneK eeping Assistiso nlya n
aid. Youa reresponsible form aint ainingasafe
dis tance tothev ehicle infront, forv ehicle speed,
forb raking ingood timeandfors taying
in lane.
Ve hicl eswith Drivin gAssistanc ePacka ge or
Dr ivi ng Ass istan cePlus Packag e:Ac tiveL ane
Ke eping Assistcan bring thev ehicle backinto
th el ane withal ane-c orrecting brak ea pplica tion.
In thec ase ofab roke nl ane marking being
de tected, abrake applica tion willonly bemad eif
av ehicle hasbeen detected inthea djacen tlane.
Onc oming vehicles, overtakin gvehicles andvehi‐
cles inadjacent lanescanbedetected.
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assistisa vailable inthe
speed rang eb etwe en 37 mph(60 km/h) and
12 4m ph(200 km/h). Dr
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al ane-cor recting brak ea pplica tion occu rs,d is‐
pla y1 appear sint he multifunction display.
Sensitivity ofActiv eL aneK eeping Assist
% The availabilit yofthe follo wing function is
coun try- dependen t.
Al ane-c orrecting brak ea pplica tion also occu rs
in theSens itivesetting inthef ollo wing situa‐
tions:
R ActiveL aneK eeping Assistdetects asolid
la ne mar king.
R Afront whe eldrives ove rthis lane marking.
Sy stem limit s
No lane- correcting brak ea pplica tion occu rsin
th ef ollo wing situations:
R Youc lear ly and activel ys teer,b rake oraccel‐
er ate.
R Youh aves witc hed onthet urns ignal indica‐
to r( situ ation-dep endent).
R Adriving safetys ystemi nter ve nes, such as
ES P®
,A ctiv eBrake Assi stor ActiveB lind
Spo tAssist. R
Youh ave adop tedas portydriving stylew ith
high corner ing speeds orhigh rateso faccel‐
er ation.
R When ESP®
is deactiv ated.
R Ifal oss oftirep ressur eoraf aulty tireh as
been detected and displ aye d.
The system maybeimp aired orma ynotfunc tion
in thef ollo wing situations:
R Ifth er ei sp oor visibility ,e.g. due toinsuf fi‐
cie ntillu mina tionofther oad, ifth er ea re
highly variable shade condition sorinr ain,
sno w,fogo rheavy spr ay.
R Ifth er ei sg lare,e.g. from oncom ingtraf fic,
th es un orreflect ions.
R Ifth ew indshield inthea reao fthe multifunc‐
tion camer aisd irty ,o rift he camer aisf og‐
ge du p,damag edorcovered.
R Ifth er ea reno lane markings ,ors eve ral
unc lear lane markingsarep resen tfor one
lane, e.g.around roadw orks .
R Ifth el ane marking sarewo rn,d arko rcov‐
er ed. R
Ifth ed ista nce tothev ehicle infront istoo
shor tand thus thel ane marking scann otbe
de tected.
R Ifth el ane marking schang equickly, e.g.
lanes branc hoff,c ross one another or
mer ge.
R Ifth er oadw ayisvery nar row and wind ing.
Ve hicl eswithout Drivin gAssistanc ePack‐
ag eo rDrivi ng Ass istan cePlus Packag e:
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assistuses radar sensor s
to monit orseverala reas around thev ehicle. If
th er adar senso rsinther ear bum perared irty or
co veredw iths now, thes ystemm aybe impair ed
or ma ynotfunc tion.Ifa no bstacle inthel ane in
whic hyou ared rivin gh asbeen detected, no
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