sensor MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET 2021 User Guide

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stem limit s
Fu llsy stem perform anc eis no tav ailable fora
fe w sec ond saf te rswitc hingontheignition or
af te rdr iving off.
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing situat ions:
R Insno w,rain, fog, hea vyspr ay,if th er eis
gl ar e, indir ect sunlight oringrea tly varying
ambien tlight .
R Ifth esensor sar edir ty,fo gg ed up, damag ed
or covered.
R Ifth esensor sar eim pair eddue tointerfer‐
ence from other radar sour ces, e.g.stro ng
ra dar reflect ions inpar king garage s.
R Ifaloss oftirepr essur eor afa ulty tirehas
been detected and displ aye d.
R Incom plextraf fic situ ations whereobject s
cann otalw aysbe clear lyidentif ied.
R Ifpedes trians orvehicles movequickl yint o
th esensor detection rang e.
R Ifpe destrians arehidde nby other object s.
R Ifth etypical outline ofapedes trian cann ot
be distinguished from thebac kground. R
Ifapedes trian isno tde tected assuch ,e.g.
due tospecial clothing orother object s.
R Onbends withatight radius.
% The ActiveBr ak eAssi stsensor sadjus taut o‐
matically whileacer tain dis tance isbe ing
dr iven afte rth eve hicle hasbeen delivered.
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stisuna vailable oronl y
par tiall yav ailable during this teac h-in per iod. Se
tting Activ eBr ak eAs sist Multimedia
system:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance
5 Act ive Brak eAssist
The settings canbeadjus tedwhen theignition is
switc hedon. #
Select Early,Medium orLate.
% Your sele ction isretained when theve hicle is
ne xt star ted.
Deactiv atingActiv eBr ak eAs sist
% Itis recomme ndedthat youalw ayslea ve
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stact ivat ed. #
Select Off.
The distance warning func tion andtheaut on‐
omous braking function aredeactiv ated.
Ve hicl eswithout Drivin gAss istanc ePa ck‐
ag e:whe nth eve hicle isne xt star ted, the
mediu msetting isau tomatical lysele cted.
Ve hicl eswith Drivin gAss istanc ePa ck‐
ag e:Evasi ve Steer ing Assis tis no tav ailable.
When theignition isne xt star ted, the
mediu msetting issele cted automatical lyand
Ev asiv eSt eer ing Assis tis available.
% IfAc tiveBr ak eAssi stisdeact ivat ed, the
00D4 symbol appearsinthest atus barofthe
multifu nctiondisplay. Speed
controlcruise contr ol Fu
nction ofcruise contr ol
Cr uise controlre gulat esthespeed totheva lue
selec tedby thedr iver .
If yo uacc elerat eto ove rtak e, forex am ple, the
st or ed speed isno tdele ted. Ifyo ure mo veyour
fo ot from theacceler ator pedal afte rove rtakin g, 15
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k (gre en): ActiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI Cacti ve,specif ieddistance setand
ve hicle detected
R r: Route-based speedadap tatio nacti ve
( / pag e16 5).
Th estor ed speed issho wnalong withth eper‐
manen tst atus displa yand highlight edon the
speedome ter.When ActiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI Cis pa ssi ve,th espeed isgray ed out.
% Onhighw aysor high-speed major roads, the
gr een ç vehicle symbol isdispla yedcy cli‐
cally when theve hicle isready topull away.
% Ifyo udepr esstheacceler ator pedal beyond
th ese tting oftheAc tiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI C,thesy stem isswitc hedtopas‐
siv emode. Theç Suspende dmessag e
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
Disp layon thespeed ometer
The stor ed speed ishighlight edon thespeedom‐
et er.If th espeed oftheve hicle infront orthe
speed adjustment isless than thestor ed speed
due tothero uteeve ntahead, thesegment sin
th espeedome terlig ht up. Deactiv ationofActive Dis
tance AssistDIS TRONI C,as wellas altera‐
tion sto thespeed duetomanua lor automatic
adop tionofthemaximum permissible speed,are
displa yedin thecon trol feedbac kof themulti‐
func tion displa yon asing leline.
Sy stem limit s
The system maybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion
in thefo llo wing situat ions,fo rex am ple:
R Insnow ,ra in, fog, hea vyspr ay,if th er eis
gl ar e, indir ect sunlight oringrea tly varying
ambien tlight .
R The windsh ieldinthear ea ofthecamer ais
dir ty,fo gg ed up, damag edorcovered.
R Ifth era dar sensor sar edir tyor covered.
R Inpar kingga rage sor on roads withsteep
uphill ordownhill gradients.
R Ifth er ear enar row vehicles infront, suchas
bicy cles ormo torcyc les.
In addition ,on slipper yro ads, brakin gor acc el‐
er atin gcan caus eon eor severalwheels tolose
tr act ion and theve hicle could then skid. Do
notuse ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cin
th ese situation s. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from acce ler‐
ati on orbraki ng byActiveDis tance
Assi stDIS TRONI C
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cma yacc el‐
er ateor brak ein thefo llo wing cases ,fo r
ex am ple:
R Ifth eve hicle pullsaway usin gAc tiveDis ‐
ta nce AssistDIS TRONI C.
R Ifth estor ed speed iscalled upand is
consider ablyfa ster or slo werth an the
cur rently driven spe ed.
R IfAc tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cno
lo ng er detects ave hicle infront ordoes
no tre act toreleva nt objects. #
Alw ayscar efully observethetraf fic con‐
di tions andbeready tobrak eat all
times. #
Take intoacc ount thetra ffic situat ion
bef orecallin gup thestor ed speed. 16
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&
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto insuf ‐
fi cie ntdece lera tio nby ActiveDis tance
Assi stDIS TRONI C
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cbrak es
yo ur vehicle withup to50% ofthepossible
deceler ation.Ifth is decele ratio nis no tsu ffi‐
cien t,Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
al er ts youwit havis ual and acoustic warning. #
Adjus tyo ur spee dand main tain asuit a‐
ble distance from theve hicle infront. #
Brak eth eve hicle yourself and/or take
ev asiv eact ion. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifde tection
functi onofActiveDis tan ceAssi st
DIS TRONI Cis impai red
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cdo es not
re act orhas alimit edreact ion:
R when drivin gon adif fere nt lane orwh en
ch ang inglane s R
topedes trians, animals, bicycles orsta‐
tio nar yve hicles, orune xpect edobs tacle s
R tocom plex traf fic condi tions
R tooncom ingvehicles andcrossing traf fic
As are sult, ActiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI Cma ynei ther giv ewa rnings nor
int erve ne insuch situations. #
Alw aysobser vethetra ffic con dition s
car efull yand react accordin gly. Oper
ating Activ eDi stance AssistDI ST RO NIC
Re quirement s:
R The elect ric pa rking brak eis released.
R ESP®
is act ivat ed and isno tint erve ning .
R The trans mis sion isin po sitio n005B.
R The driver' sdo or isclo sed .
R Checkof thera dar sensor system has been
success fullycompleted.
R Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis no tbein g
used topar kth eve hicle ortoexitfrom a
par kingspace. #
Tooper ateAc tiv eDi stance Assist
DI ST RO NIC :press thero ck er switc hon the
st eer ing wheel control unit upordown tothe
desir edposition .
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gAc tiv eDi stance
Ass istDI ST RO NIC #
Press theH button.
Ac tiv atin gAc tiv eDi stance AssistDI ST RO NIC Dr
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#
Alw aysmonit orthelane chang eand
ke ep your han dson thesteer ing wheel.
Obser vethetra ffic con dition sand steer
and/or brak eif neces sary. Sy
stem limit s
The system limit ations ofActiveSt eer ing Assis t
apply toActiveLa ne Chang eAssi st
( / pag e16 7).
The system mayalso beimpair edorma yno t
func tion inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R The sensorsin there ar bum peraredir ty,
damag edorcoveredby ast icke ror ice and
sno w,forex am ple.
R The exterior lighting showsadef ect.
% The ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi stsensor s
adjus taut omaticall ywhile acer tain dis tance
is be ing driven afte rth eve hicle hasbeen
deliv ered. ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi stis
una vailable oronl ypar tiall yav ailable during
th is teac h-in proce ss;noarro w appear sne xt
to theØ ActiveSt eer ing Assis tsymbol
when thetur nsignal indicat orisactiv ated. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gAc tiv eLan eCha nge
As sist Multimedia
system:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance #
Select LaneChange Assist. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thefunc tion. Fu
nction ofActiv eEme rgency Stop Assis t If
th esy stem detects that thedr iver has not
st eer edtheve hicle fora consider ableper iod of
time orhas remo vedth eir hands from thesteer‐
ing wheel, display1 appear sin themultifunc ‐
tion displa y.Ifth edr iver still does notst eer the ve
hicle, orgiv es no conf irmation tothesy stem,
a wa rning tone sou nds inad ditio nto thevisual
wa rning mess age.
If th edr iver still does notre spond tothewa rn‐
ing, theBeginn ingEmer gencySt op messag e
appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.Ifth edr iver
st ill does notre spond, ActiveDis tance Assist
DIS TRONI Creduces thespeed. Thevehicle is
deceler ated instag es toast ands till.
De pen dingon thecount ry,at speeds below
40 mph(60 km/h) thehazar dwa rning light s
switc hon aut omat ically.
When theve hicle isstatio nary,thefo llo wing
act ions arecar ried out :
R The vehicle issecur edwithth eelectr icpar k‐
ing brak e.
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis end ed
R The vehicle isunloc ked.
R Ifpossible, anemer gency callis place dto
th eMer cedes- Benzemergency callcent er
The driver can cance lth edeceler ationatany
time byper form ing one ofthefo llo wing actions :
R Steer ing 17
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The vehicle mustno tbe mo ving faster than
50 mph(8 0km/h).
Ra ising theve hicl e #
Press butt on1.
Indicat orlam p2 lights up.
The vehicle issetto thehigh leve l.
Yo ur sele ction issave d. The
vehicle islowe redag ain inthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s:
R When drivin gfa ster than 75 mph
(1 20 km/ h).
R When driving between 50mph(80 km/h)
and 75mph(120 km/h) forapp roxima tely
th re eminut es.
R Aftersele cting adr ive pr ogr am using the
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
The vehicle isadjus tedto theheight ofthelas t
activ edr ive pr og ram.
Lo we ring theve hicl e #
Press butt on1.
Indica torlam p2 goes out.Thevehicle is
adjus tedto theheight ofthelas tactiv edr ive
pr ogr am. Pa
rking Assis tPA RK TRONI C Fu
nction ofParking Assis tPA RK TRONI C
Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis an elec tron ic
par kingassi stanc esy stem withultr asound. It
monit orsth ear ea around your vehicle using mul‐ tiple
sensor son thefront bum perand onthe
re ar bum per.Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Csho ws
yo uth edis tance betwee nyo ur vehicle anda
de tected obs tacle visually and audibly .
Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis on lyan aid. Itis
no ta subs titutefo ryo ur att entio nto thesur‐
ro und ings.The responsibili tyforsaf emaneu ver‐
ing and parking remains withyo u. Mak esur e
th at ther ear eno per sons, animals orobjec tsin
th emaneuv ering area while maneuv ering and
par king in/exitingpar king spaces.
In thest andar dse tting ,an intermit tent wa rning
to ne sou nds from adi st anc eof appr oximat ely
1. 0 ft (0.3 m)toan obs tacle infront and approx ‐
imat ely3. 3ft (1.0 m) toan obs tacle beh ind. A
continu ouswa rning tone sou nds from adi st anc e
of appr oximat ely0. 7ft (0.2 m).Using theWarn
Early setting inthemultimedia system, thewa rn‐
ing tones forfr ont and side impact protect ion
can besetto sound atagr eat erdis tance of
ap prox imat ely3. 3ft (1.0 m) infront and 2.0ft
(0.6 m)onthesides (/page17 8).
% TheWar nEarl yse tting isalwa ys act ive fo r
th ere ar oftheve hicle. 17
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Pa
rking Assis tPA RK TRONI Cdispl ayinthe
mu ltim edia system Ve
hicles without surround viewcam era Ve
hicles withsur round viewcam era
If yo uha ve notsel ect edtheCamera &Parkin g
menu andanobs tacle isde tected inthepat hof
th eve hicle, apop-up windowforPa rking Assist
PA RK TRONI C1 appear sin themultimedia sys‐
te m at speed sbelo w6mp h(1 0 km/h).
The color oftheindividual segmentsof thewa rn‐
ing displa yis based onthedis tance tothede tec‐
te dobs tacle :
R Yello wsegment s:obs tacle sat adi st anc e
be tween appr ox.2.0 ft(0.6 m)and 3.3ft
(1 .0 m) R
Orang esegment s:obs tacle sat adi st anc e
be tween appr ox.1. 0 ft (0.3 m)and 2.0ft
(0.6 m)
R Redse gme nts: obstacle sat ave ry shor t
dis tance ofapprox .1. 0 ft (0.3 m)orless
Sy stem limit s
Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cdoes notne cessa‐
ri ly take intoacc ount thefo llo wing obstacle s:
R Obs tacle sbel ow thede tection rang e, e.g .
pe rsons, animals orobject s.
R Obs tacle sab ove thede tection rang e, e.g .
ove rhang ingloads, overhang sor loadin g
ra mp sof truc ks.
The sensor smus tbe free ofdir t,ice and slush.
Ot her wise, they ma yno tfunction correctl y.
Clean thesensor sre gular ly,ta king careno tto
scr atc hor damag eth em. Dr
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Pr
oblems withParking Assis tPA RK TRONI C Ex
am ple: vehicles withsur round viewcam era
When rear segm ents1 orall-r oundsegm ents
2 light upredand theé symbol appearsin
th emultifunc tiondispla y,Pa rking Assist
PA RK TRONI Cma yha ve been deactiv ated due to
signal interfere nce. Startth eve hicle again and
ch eckif Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis wo rking
at adif fere nt locati on. If
awa rning tone also sou nds forapp roxima tely
tw ose co nd seve rytim eth eve hicle isstar ted, it
ma ybe due toone ofthefo llo wing causes:
R Thesensor sar edir ty:clean thesensor s
and obser vetheno teson car eof vehicle
par ts(/ page340).
R Parking Assis tPA RK TRONI Chas been
deac tivated due toamalfunc tion:re star t
th eve hicle. Ifth epr oblem persists, con sult a
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Fu nction ofthepa ssiv eside impact protec‐
tion
Pa ssiv eside impact protect ion isan additional
Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cfun ction whic h
wa rnsth edr iver about obstacle sat theside of
th eve hicle. Awa rning isissued whenobstacle s
ar ede tected between thefront and rear detec‐
tion rang e. In orde rfo ran object ontheside to
be detected, thesensor sin thefront and rear
bum permus tfirs tde tect theobjec twhile you
ar edr ivin gpas tit.
Dur ing thepar king procedur eor when maneu‐
ve ring, objects arede tected astheve hicle drives
pas t.Ifyo usteer inthedir ect ion ofade tected obs
tacle and ther eis arisk ofalat eral collision,
a wa rning isissued andthesegment slight upin
color inthedispla y.
The segment colorchang esdepen dingon the
dis tance tothede tected obs tacle :
R Yello w: appr oximat ely1. 0 -2.0 ft
(30 -60 cm)
R Red:less than appr oximat ely1. 0 ft (30 cm)
In order forlat eral front orrear segm entsto be
displa yed, theve hicle mustfirs ttr av el adis tance
of at leas tha lfof theve hicle length.Once the
ve hicle hastrave led thelengt hof theve hicle, all
of thelat eral front and rear segm entscan bedis‐
pla yed. 17
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Pa
rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cdisp lay: vehicles
wit hout asur round viewcam era
1 Operation alfron tand rear
2 Operation alfron t,re ar and sides
3 Obstacle detected atthefront right (yello w)
and rear (red) Pa
rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cdisp lay: vehicles
wit hasur round viewcam era
1 Operation alfron tand rear
2 Operation alfron t,re ar and sides
3 Obstacle sde tected atthefront right (red)
Sa vedobs tacle son thesides aredele tedin the
fo llo wing situat ions,fo rex am ple:
R Youpar kth eve hicle andswitc hof fth eigni‐
tion .
R Youopen thedoor s.
Af terth eengine isrestar ted, obs tacle son the
sides mustbe detected again bef oreane w
wa rning can beissued. Sy
stem limit s
The system limits forPa rking Assist
PA RK TRONI Cappl yto passiv eside impact pro‐
te ction.
The follo wing objectsar eno tde tected, forex am‐
ple:
R Pedes trians who approachth eve hicle from
th eside
R Objec tsplaced next to theve hicle
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gPa rking Assis t
PA RK TRONI C
* NO
TERisk ofan acci dent from objects
at clo serang e Pa
rking AssistPA RK TRONI Cma yno tde tect
cer tain obje ctsat clos era ng e. #
Whe npa rking ormane uvering theve hi‐
cle, paypar ticular attention toany
obj ect swhic har eabo veorbelo wthe
sensor s,e.g. flowe rpo ts or draw bar s.
The vehicle orother objects couldoth‐
er wise bedamag ed. Dr
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Cam
eravie ws inthemu ltim edia system Nor
mal view
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 Yello wwa rning indic ator ofParking Assist
PA RK TRONI C:obs tacles atadis tance
be twee nap prox imat ely2. 0ft (0.6 m)and
3.3 ft(1.0 m) 5
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))
% When ActivePa rking Assistis act ive, the
lane markingsaredispla yedin green.
The guide linesshowthedis tances toyour
ve hicle. Thedistances onlyapply toroad
le ve l. Wi
de-ang levie w Sy
stem failur e
If th ere ar vie wcam erais no toper ational, the
fo llo wing mess ageappear sin themedia display: Sy
stem limit s
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 Camer as,orvehicle component sin whic h
th ecamer asareins talled, aredamag ed,dirty
or covered. Obser vetheinf ormation onvehi‐
cle sensor sand camer as(/ page15 0).
% Donotus eth ere ar vie wcam erain these
types ofsituation .Yo uco uld other wise injure
ot her sor collide withobjects whenparking
th eve hicle. Dr
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Guide
lines 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)
% When ActivePa rking Assistis act ive, the
lane markingsaredispla yedin green. The
guide linesshowthedis tances toyour
ve hicle. Thedistances onlyapply toroad
le ve 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 ere ar vie wcam erais no toper ational, the
fo llo wing mess ageappear sin themedia display: Sy
stem limit s
The surround viewcam erawill notfun ction or
will onlypa rtiall yfunc tion inthefo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
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 Camer as,orvehicle component sin whic h
th ecamer asareins talled, aredamag ed,dirty
or covered. Obser vetheinf ormation onvehi‐
cle sensor sand camer as(/ page15 0).
Do notus eth esur round viewcam eraunde r
suc hcir cum stanc es.Youco uld other wise injure
ot her sor collide withobject swhen parking or
maneuv ering theve hicle. 18
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