Active parking assist MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS 2020 Owner's Manual

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Steer ing wheel gearshif tpaddles →
186
2 Comb inationswit ch →
151
3 Instrument Display →
263
4 DIRECT SELECT leve r →
184
5 PASSENGER AIRBAGi ndicat orlam ps →
45
6 Media display →
291
7 Start/ stop butt on →
173
8 Climat econtrol systems →
165
9 Glovebox →
128
A Stow agec om par tment →
127
B Cup holder →
135
C Haza rdwa rning lam ps →
152
D Extend sthe rear seat head restra int s →
110
E Parking AssistP ARK TRON IC →
237
F Touc hpad →
292
G ActiveP arking Assist →
245
H Setsthev ehicle leve l →
228 I
DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc h →
183
J ECO star t/ stop funct ion →
181
K Control pan elfort he multimedia system →
264
L Adjus tsthes teer ing wheel →
117
Swi tches thes teer ing wheel heateron/ off →
118
M Control pan elfor:
On-boar dcom put er →
264
Cr uise control →
211
Ac tiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI C →
214
N Diagno stics con nection →
26
O Open sthe hood →
409
P Electr icpar king brak e →
197
Q Light switch →
150
R Control pan elfor:
Ac tiveS teer ing Assis t →
220
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assist →
261
Night View Assi st →
255 At
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Start .The rang ed ispl ay ed does notindicat ea
fi xe dr eduction incon sum ption. DY
NA MIC SELECT switch Fu
nction oftheD YNAMI CSELECT switch Plug-i
nhybr id:obser vethen otes intheS upple‐
ment .Other wise, youm ayfailto recogni zedan‐
ge rs.
Mer cede s-AMG vehicl es:obse rvet he notesi n
th eS upplement .Other wise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ogni zedangers.
Use theD YNAMI CSELE CTswitc htoc hang e
be tween thef ollo wing drivep rograms:
R =(Ind ividua l):indivi dualsettings
R C(Spor t):spor tydriving style
R A (Comf ort): com fortable andeconomic al
dr ivin gstyle
R Vehicl eswith MAGIC BODY CONT ROL:
N (CURVE):comfortable drivin gw ith
cur veinc linat ionfunc tion
R ;(Eco): particular lyecon omicaldrivin g
st yle %
The drivep rogram select edappear sint he
multifunction displayofthe on-boar dcom‐
put er.
Depen dingonthed rive prog ram, thef ollo wing
sy stems chang etheir charact eristic s:
R Drive:
- Engin ea nd trans miss ionman agemen t
- ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI C
R ESP ®
R Electricpo we rsteer ing Selecting
thed rive prog ram #
Press DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc h1 forw ards
or bac kwards.
The drivep rogram select edappea rsinthe
multifu nctiondisplay. Dr
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Ifge arshif trecom mendatio nmessage1 is
sho wnonthem ultifunc tiondispla y,shif tto
th er ecom mende dgear . Using
kickdo wn Mer
cedes- AMGvehicl es:obse rvet he notesi n
th eS upplement .Other wise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ogni zedangers. #
Maxi mum acceler atio n:dep ress thea ccel‐
er ator pedal beyond thep ressur epoint .
The automatic transmiss ionshiftsup tothen ext
ge ar when them aximum enginespeedis
re ac hed toprotect thee ngine from overrev ving. Glide
mode functio n Plug-i
nhybr id:obser vethen otes intheS upple‐
ment .Other wise, youm ayfailto recogni zedan‐
ge rs.
Mer cede s-AMG vehicl es:obse rvet he notesi n
th eS upplement .Other wise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ogni zedangers. Wi
th an ant icip ator yd rivin gs tyle,g lide mode
helps yout or educe fuelconsum ption.
Glide mode isch aract erize db ythe follo wing:
R The com bustion engin eisd isco nnect edfrom
th ed rive trai na nd thev ehicle continues to
ro llin neut ral.
R The transmission position005Bisdispla yedi n
gr een inthem ultifunc tiondispla y.
Glide mode isact ivat ed ifth ef ollo wing condi‐
tions arem et:
R Drivep rogram ; issel ect ed.
R The spee di sw ithi nas uitable rang e.
R The road's courseissuit able, e.g.nos teep
uphill ordownhill inclinesortight bends.
R Youd on otdepr essthea ccelera toro rb rake
peda l.
% Glide mode canalsob eactiv ated ifyo uh ave
select edtheEc ose tting fort he drivew hen
in drivep rogram =.
Glide modeisd eactiv ated again ifone ofthe
condi tions isno long erme t. Ve
hicl eswith Activ eD ista nce Assist
DI ST RO NIC :wh en ActiveD ista nce Assist
DIS TRONI Cisa ctive,the glide mode function is
re strict ed. Fu
nction of4MA TIC
4MA TICensur esthat all four wheel saredriven
when needed. Toget her withE SP®
and 4ETS,
4MA TICimprove sthe traction ofyour vehicle
whene verad rive nw hee lspins duetoinsuf fi‐
cie nttracti on.
If yo uf ail toadap tyour driving style, 4MA TICcan
neit her reduce ther isk ofan acci dent norover‐
ri de thel aw so fphysics. 4MATICcanno ttak e
acc oun tofroad, weather and traf ficc ondi tions .
4MA TICisonly anaid. Youa reresponsible espe‐
cially form aint ainingasafed ista nce from the
ve hicle infront, forv ehicle speed, forb raking in
good timeandfors taying inlane.
% Inwint ryroad con dition s,them aximum
ef fect of 4MA TICcan beachie vedo nlyi fy ou
use wint ertires (M+S tires), withs now
ch ains ifnec essar y. 18
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Count
ryRadio type approval number
Unit ed
Ar ab Emi‐
ra tes ER4
1849/1 5
Deal erNo: DA35176/1 4
Unit ed
St ates FCC
ID:N ZLM UAHL5 Fu
rther information onthed eclar ation ofcon ‐
fo rm ity forw ireles svehicle component s
(/ page25). Elec
tric par king brak e Elec
tric par king brak ef unction (applying
aut omaticall y) &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enleftu nat tende dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildr enarel eftu nat tende dint he vehicle,
th ey cou ld:
R Ope ndoors,t her ebye ndang ering other
per sons orroad user s.
R Getoutand bestru ck byoncom ingtraf‐
fi c.
R Ope rate vehicle equipment andbecome
tr apped, fore xamp le.
In addit ion,the childr encould alsosetthe
ve hicle inmo tion, fore xamp leby:
R Releasing thep arking brak e.
R Changing thet ransmiss ionposition .
R Startin gt he vehicle. #
Neverlea ve childr enunat tende dint he
ve hicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alwayst ake
th ek eywit hyou and lockthe vehicle. #
Keep thev ehicle keyo utofreac ho f
ch ildr en. The
elect ricp arkin gb rake isapplied ifth et rans‐
mission isin position 005Dand one ofthef ollo w‐
ing condition sisf ulf illed:
R The engin eiss witc hed off.
R The seat belttongu eisn otins ertedi nt he
seat beltbuckleofthed rive r's seat andthe
dr iver's door isopened.
% Toprev ent application: pulltheh andle ofthe
electr icpar king brak e.
In thef ollo wing situations, thee lectr icpar king
br ak ei sa lso applied:
R ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Cisb ring ing
th ev ehicle toas tands till.
R The HOL Dfunction iske eping thev ehicle sta‐
tio nar y. Dr
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ActiveP arking Assisti sk eeping thev ehicle
st atio nary.
This isthec ase ifone ofthef ollo wing condition s
is also fulfilled:
R The engine isswitc hedoff.
R The seat belttongu eisn otins ertedi nt he
seat beltbuckleofthed rive r's seat andthe
dr iver's door isopened.
R Ther eisas ystemm alfunct ion.
R The powe rsupp lyis insuf ficie nt.
R The vehicle isstatio naryfor alengt hyper iod.
When thee lectr icpar king brak ei sa pplied, the
re d0049 (USA)or0024 (Canada) indicatorlam p
appear sint he instrument cluster.
The electr icpar king brak ei sn otaut omaticall y
applied ifth ee ngine isswitc hedoffb ythe ECO
st ar t/ stop funct ion. Electr
icpar king brak ef unction (releasing
aut omat ically)
The electr icpar king brak ei sr eleased whenthe
fo llo wing condition sarefulf illed:
R The driver's door isclos ed.
R The engin eisr unn ing.
R Thet rans mis sion isin po sitio n005B or005E and
yo ud epr ess thea ccelera torp eda lory ou
shif tfromt ransmission position005Dto005B or
005E when onleve lg roun dw itht he driver's
door closed.
R Ifth et ransmission isin position 005E,the
tr unk lidmus tbec losed.
R The seat belttongu eisins ertedi ntot he seat
belt buckleofthed rive r's seat.
If th es eat belt tongu eisn otins ertedi ntot he
seat beltbuckleofthed rive r's seat, thef ollo w‐
ing condition smustb efulfilled:
R Yous hiftfromt ransm issionposi tion005D.
R Youh avep reviou slydriven atspe eds great er
th an 2m ph(3km/h). When
thee lectr icpar king brak ei sr eleased, the
re d0049 (USA)or0024 (Canada) indicatorlam p
in thei nstrument clusterg oes out.
Appl ying/rele asing thee lectr icpa rking
br ak em anuall y
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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
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hicles withthe Driving Assistance Packag e, in
th er ang ebetwe en 15 mp h(20 km/h) and
13 0m ph(210 km/h) .
Ot her featur esofActiveD ista nce Assist
DIS TRONI C:
R Adjus tsthed riving styled epending onthe
select eddrivep rogram (fuel efficie nt, com‐
fo rtable ordynam ic)(/ page183)
R Vehicl eswith Drivin gAssistanc ePack‐
ag e:react stos tatio nar yvehicles detected in
urb anspe edrang es (exc ep tb icy cles and
mo torcyc les)
R Initiates acc eler ation tothes tore ds peed if
th et urns ignal indicat orisswitc hedonto
ch ang etot he ove rtakin glane
R Vehicl eswith Drivin gAssistanc ePack‐
ag e:take so ne-sided overtakin grestricti ons
int oa cco unt onhighwayso ronm ulti-lane
ro ads withs eparat eroadw ays( countr y-
dependen t)
Ve hicl eswith Activ eP arking Assista nd Driv‐
ing Assis tance Packag e:ifth ev ehicle has
been brak ed toas tands tillo nm ulti-lan e,sepa‐ ra
te roadw aysb yA ctiv eDista nce Assist
DIS TRONI C,itcan automatical lyfollo wt he vehi‐
cle infront driving offa gain wit hin 30seconds. If
ac ritical situation isde tected whe ndrivi ng off,a
vis ualand aco ustic warning isgiv en indic ating
th at thed rive rm ustn ow take contr olof thev ehi‐
cle. The vehicle isno ta cceler ated anyf urther.
Ac tiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Ciso nly anaid.
The driver isresponsible fork eeping asafed is‐
ta nce tothev ehicle infront, forv ehicle speed
and forb raking ingood time.
Sy stem limit s
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 oringreat lyvarying
ambien tlight .
R The windsh ieldinthea reao fthe camer ais
dir ty,f ogg edup, damag edorcovered.
R Ifth er adar senso rsared irty or covered.
R Inpar kingg arag es oron roads withsteep
uphill ordownhill gradients. R
Ifth er ea renar rowv ehicles infront, suchas
bicy cles ormo torcyc les.
In addition ,ons lipper yroads, braking oraccel‐
er ating cancause oneorseveralw heels tolose
tr act ion and thev ehicle couldthen skid.
Do notu se ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Cin
th ese situation s. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from acce ler‐
ati on orbraki ng byActiveD ista nce
Assi stDIS TRONI C
Ac tiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Cm ayacc el‐
er ateo rbrake inthef ollo wing cases, for
ex am ple:
R Ifth ev ehicle pullsaway usin gActiv eDis‐
ta nce AssistDIS TRONI C.
R Ifth es tore ds peed iscalled upand is
considera blyfaster or slo werthan the
cur rently driven spe ed.
R IfAc tiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Cno
lo ng er detects avehicle infront ordoes
no treact toreleva nt objects. 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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Deact
ivat ing Activ eD ista nce Assist
DI ST RO NIC : #
Press button 1.
Ac tiv atin gActive Distance AssistD ISTR ONIC #
Toactiv atew ithout astore ds peed :pr ess
ro ck er switc h3 up(SET +)or down (SET -), or
press rock er switc h4 up(RES). Remo ve
yo ur foot from thea cceler ator pedal.
The current spe edisstor ed and maint ained
by thev ehicle.
or #
Toactiv atew ithas tore ds peed :pr ess
ro ck er switc h4 up(RES). Remo veyour foot
fr om thea cceler ator pedal.
% Bypressing rock er switc h4 upagain, the
speed limitation showninthei nstrument
clus terw illb ea dopte dbyActiv eDista nce
Assi stDIS TRONI Corvariable limiter. #
Toacc eptthe display ed speed restriction
when Activ eD ista nce AssistD ISTR ON IC
is ac tiv e:press rock er switc h4 up(RES).
The speed limitdispla yedi nt he instrument
clus teri sa dopte dasthe stor ed speed. The
ve hicle adaptsits speed tothat ofthev ehicle
in front, butonlyuptot he stor ed speed. Ac
cep tingthe display ed speed restriction
when Distance AssistDISTR ON ICisact iva‐
te d #
Press rock er switc h4 up(RES).
The speed limitdispla yedi nt he instrument
clus teri sa dopte dasthe stor ed speed. The
ve hicle adaptsits speed tothat ofthev ehicle
in front, butonlyuptot he stor ed speed.
Pulling away wit hA ctive Distance Assist
DI ST RO NIC #
Remo veyour foot from theb rake pedal and
activ ateA ctiv eDista nce AssistDIS TRONI C. #
Press rock er switc h4 up(RES).
or #
Depr essthea cceler ator pedal brief lyand
fi rm ly.
The funct ionsofActiveD ista nce Assist
DIS TRONI Cconti nue tobe car ried out. Dr
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